Best Blues Album in the World... Ever

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Mannish BoyMuddy Waters2:57
2Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1995)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:02
3My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
[traditional] and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music, Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Walter2:36
4Spoonfull
Willie Dixon4:59
5Nine Below ZeroSonny Boy Williamson3:29
6Kokomo Me Baby
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:03
7Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, Encore Music, King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:40
8Baby, Please Don't Go
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:14
9I Want to Go Home on the Morning Train
Son House2:45
10Shotgun
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1948-02)
guitar:
Joel Hopkins and Lightnin’ Hopkins
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Shotgun Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:41
11Parchman Farm
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Mike Vernon
bass guitar:
John McVie
cover recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1966-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers2:23
12I've Got Love If You Want It
John Hammond3:43
13Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-08-05)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Leonard Ware (on 1951-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-08-05)
guitar and slide guitar:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1951-08-05)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
recording of:
Dust My Broom (on 1951-08-05)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:47
14Little Boy Blue
engineer and mixer:
Stu Black
producer:
Carey Bell and Bruce Iglauer
bass:
Joe Harper
drums (drum set):
Frank Swan
guitar:
Eddie Taylor
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton
harmonica [second harmonica, right channel]:
Carey Bell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Alligator Records (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sound Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Big Walter Horton3:15
15TrampLowell Fulson3:06
16Oh Baby
Big Joe Williams2:45
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Born Under a Bad SignAlbert King2:47
2Smokestack Lightnin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
Howlin’ Wolf3:08
3Boogie at Russian Hill
producer:
Roy Rogers
recording of:
Boogie at Russian Hill
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker4:35
4Smoking GunRobert Cray4:08
5CrossfireStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:11
6Frosty
recording of:
Frosty
lyricist and composer:
Albert Collins
publisher:
Big Bopper Music and Big Bopper Music Company
Albert Collins3:25
7The Thrill Is Gone
recording engineer:
Joe “Ears” Zagarino (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Bill Szymczyk (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Herbie Lovelle (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
electric piano, organ and piano:
Paul Harris (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Hugh McCracken (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
lead vocals:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
performer:
Ravon Darnell (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Roy Hawkins (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
remasters:
The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1985)
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song) (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King5:26
8Call It Stormy Monday but Tuesday Is Just as Bad
T‐Bone Walker3:03
9Shame, Shame, Shame
Johnny Winter4:21
10I'm a King BeeSlim Harpo3:04
11Baby What You Want Me to Do
recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music, Conrad Music, Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:50
12She Moves Me
James Cotton Blues Band4:27
13Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
Buddy Guy4:29
14Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Junior Wells3:55
15Key to the Highway
George “Harmonica” Smith2:33
16How Long
Memphis Slim2:20

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ASIN:CA: B000065Q5J [info]