The Very Best of Blues Guitar

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1If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
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)
recording of:
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:37
2I 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
3Built for Comfort
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Norman Dayron
bass:
Bill Wyman (on 1970-05-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eric Clapton
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1970-05-07)
membranophone:
Charlie Watts (on 1970-05-07)
piano:
Ian Stewart (on 1970-05-07)
saxophone:
Dennis Lansing (on 1970-05-07) and Joe Miller (on 1970-05-07)
trumpet:
Jordan Sandke (on 1970-05-07)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1970-05-07)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-05-07)
remixed at:
RCA Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
Built for Comfort (on 1970-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music
Howlin’ Wolf feat. Eric Clapton2:06
4Too Many Cooks
bass guitar:
Richard Cousins
guitar:
Robert Cray
vocals:
Robert Cray
cover recording of:
Too Many Cooks
writer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) and Sony Music Publishing France
Robert Cray2:50
5Outside Help (live)
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (in 1972)
live recording of:
Outside Help (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King7:38
6Born Under a Bad Sign
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King3:29
7Everyday I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Peter Chatman
Santana3:05
8One Life to Live
recording of:
One Life to Live (John Mayall)
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
John Mayall feat. Walter Trout5:20
9Gangster of Love
cover recording of:
Gangster of Love
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
publisher:
Booty Ooty Music, Lynnal Music, Virjon Music, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Johnny Winter2:29
10Don’t Know Which Way to Go (live)
live recording of:
Don't Know Which Way to Go
writer:
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy5:18
11Short Fuse (live)
live recording of:
Short Fuse
composer:
Roy Buchanan
publisher:
Great Outlook Music
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France)
Roy Buchanan2:55
12Red House (live)
live recording of:
Red House
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
Jimi Hendrix8:03
13Twenty Four Hours
Muddy Waters feat. Mike Bloomfield4:51
14I Can’t Quit You Baby
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
Otis Rush3:09
15Like Jimmy Reed Again
recording of:
Like Jimmy Reed Again
composer:
Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
The Yardbirds feat. Jeff Beck3:04
16New Death Matter
Dave Kelly3:27
17Snake Drive
recording of:
Snake Drive
composer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
Copyright Control
Eric Clapton2:28
18Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:37
19It Hurts Me Too
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too (on 1963-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music, Lonmel Publishing, Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:19
20Man of the World
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Immediate (in 1969)
music videos:
Man of the World by Fleetwood Mac
recording of:
Man of the World
composer:
Peter Green
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd. and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac feat. Peter Green2:52
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1Frosty (live)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown4:33
2Telephone Blues
producer:
Jimmy Page
bass:
John McVie (in 1965-10)
drums (drum set):
Hughie Flint (in 1965-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (in 1965-10)
guitar family:
Eric Clapton
performer:
Eric Clapton
recording of:
Telephone Blues (in 1965-10)
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
John Mayall feat. Eric Clapton3:57
3Young Fashioned Ways
recording of:
Young Fashioned Ways
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters feat. Rory Gallagher4:25
4Love Me, Love Me
Guitar Junior2:01
5All Your Love
recording of:
All Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Magic Sam
Magic Sam3:01
6Blue Guitar
recording of:
Blue Guitar
composer:
Earl Hooker
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France
Earl Hooker2:46
7Someday
recording of:
Someday
composer:
Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk feat. Buddy Guy3:06
8Sittin’ Here Alone
Hound Dog Taylor3:48
9You Got Me Dizzy
recording of:
You Got Me Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed feat. Eddie Taylor2:51
10Big Town Playboy
Eddie Taylor3:00
11I Smell Trouble
recording of:
I Smell Trouble
lyricist and composer:
Don Robey
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Ike & Tina Turner3:47
12Sweet Home Chicago (live)
live cover recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company and Horoscope Music (in 1982)
Luther Allison4:55
13Baby Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1948)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1948)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1948)
cover recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Big Joe Williams
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:54
14I Can’t Quit You Baby
drums (drum set):
Big Al Downing (on 1968-11-25)
electric bass guitar:
Phil Upchurch (on 1968-11-25)
electric guitar:
Cash McCall (on 1968-11-25)
piano:
Donny Hathaway (on 1968-11-25)
saxophone and trumpet:
[unknown] (on 1968-11-25)
solo electric guitar and lead vocals:
Little Milton (on 1968-11-25)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby (on 1968-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Milton6:39
15Rubber Monkey
Santa Barbara Machine Head feat. "Honest" Ron Wood2:37
16Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
recording of:
Ain’t Gonna Cry No More
writer:
Tony McPhee
T.S. 'Groundhog' McPhee3:05
17Choker
recording of:
Choker
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page1:26
18Hypin’ Women Blues
bass:
Billy Hadnott
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker
instruments:
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr.
piano:
Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
“Bumps” Myers
trumpet:
Teddy Buckner
performer:
T‐Bone Walker
recorded at:
Radio Recorders in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1949-05-13)
recording of:
Hypin’ Women Blues (on 1949-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
publisher:
Henry Heritage Music
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
T‐Bone Walker2:49
19Cotton Crop Blues
James Cotton feat. Pat Hare3:03
20How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf feat. Willie Johnson2:42
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1Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Sylvester Weaver3:03
2Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:24
3Away Down in the Alley Blues
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
Lonnie Johnson2:52
4Dry Land Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (on 1928-08-28)
Furry Lewis3:08
5Ain’t No Tellin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
6Atlanta Strut
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
recording of:
Atlanta Strut (on 1929-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:10
7Police Dog Blues
Blind Blake2:49
8South Carolina Rag
Blind Willie Walker3:11
9Keep It Clean
Charley Jordan2:47
10Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:00
11Boogie Woogie Woman
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Kenneth Goldstein
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Woman (Tampa Red)
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France
Tampa Red3:11
12Long Tall Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-03-30)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1932-03-30)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1932-03-30)
Big Bill Broonzy2:50
13Barrelhouse Woman No.2
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell2:55
14Crow Jane
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Martin (on 1935-07-27)
recording of:
Crow Jane
writer:
Carl Martin
Carl Martin2:54
15Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1937-10-30)
guitar:
[unknown] and Oscar “Buddy” Woods
piano:
Kitty Gray (on 1937-10-30)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (on 1937-10-30)
recording of:
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away (on 1937-10-30)
composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods
Oscar “Buddy” Woods2:35
16Special Stream Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White2:55
17That Ain’t Right
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-10-22)
bass and double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
That Ain't Right (on 1941-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
Nat Cole / Oscar Moore3:20
18Meet Me Around the Corner
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (on 1941-03-27)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
recording of:
Meet Me Around the Corner (Big Joe Williams)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Williams
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Big Joe Williams2:59
19Black Rat Swing
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12)
Memphis Minnie / Little Son Joe2:53
20Guy’s Got to Go
Charlie Christian2:16

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