The Blues Masters

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Tracklist

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1Shake It Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-11-23)
producer:
Bob Thiele
bass and guest double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1965-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (on 1965-11-23)
guest drums (drum set):
David Francis (on 1965-11-23)
guest guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1965-11-23)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1965-11-23) and John Lee Hooker (on 1965-11-23)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (on 1965-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Shake It Baby (on 1965-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker4:21
2Cold Hearted Woman
T‐Bone Walker2:33
3Buy Me a Hound Dog
Jimmy Reed2:32
4Trying to Get Back on My Feet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-09-03)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (on 1963-09-03)
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1963-09-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (on 1963-09-03)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1963-09-03)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-09-03)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1963-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1963-09-03)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Trying to Get Back on My Feet (on 1963-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson2:08
5Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
6The Sun Is Shining
recording of:
The Sun Is Shining
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:44
7I'm Satisfied
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-01)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (in 1960-01) and Otis Rush (in 1960-01)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (in 1960-01)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1960-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Neely (in 1960-01)
vocals:
Otis Rush (in 1960-01)
Otis Rush2:24
8I'm a King Bee
bass guitar:
Clinton "Fats" Perrodin
drums (drum set):
Clarence "Jockey" Etienne
guitar:
Guitar Gable
harmonica:
Slim Harpo
vocals:
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo3:03
9Confessin' the Blues
Little Walter3:03
10Wang Dang Doodle
The Willie Dixon Orchestra2:45
11Ain't Nobody's Business
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:42
12Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty, Brandon Harris and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton2:51
13I Just Want to Make Love to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-04-13)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers
harmonica:
Little Walter
piano:
Otis Spann
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (on 1954-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:51
14Baby, Please Don't Go
John Lee Hooker2:29
15I Can't Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
publisher:
Bug Music and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:43
16Worried Life
Little Walter2:40
17Think It Over
recording of:
Think It Over
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King2:51
18Bye Bye Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-01-11)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (on 1963-01-11) and Lafayette Leake (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-01-11)
recording of:
Bye Bye Bird (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:36

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