Roots of Blues: 72 Blues Standards That Inspired Generations

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Candy Man Blues recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28) guitar: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28) vocals: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)	Mississippi John Hurt	2:47
2	War Is Over (Goodbye California) guitar and lead vocals: John Lee Hooker recording of: War Is Over (Goodbye California) (in 1948-11) writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	2:45
3	Highway 49 recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12) bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]: Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12) guitar and lead vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1941-12-12) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1941-12-12) vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1941-12-12)	Big Joe Williams	3:16
4	Me and My Chauffeur Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21) bass: [unknown] guitar: Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21) vocals: Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013) recording of: Me and My Chauffeur Blues writer: Memphis Minnie publisher: Arc Music Corp.	Memphis Minnie	2:47
5	I Be’s Troubled recorded in: Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08) publisher: Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. recording of: I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08) lyricist and composer: Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	3:06
6	Blind Love recording of: Blind Love writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.	B.B. King	3:01
7	When You Got a Good Friend recording engineer: Vincent Liebler executive producer: Art Satherly producer: Don Law guitar: Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23) vocals: Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Soul Jam Records (in 2015) recorded at: Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23) recording of: When You Got a Good Friend (on 1936-11-23) lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.	Robert Johnson	2:40
8	Boogie Woogie Woman recording of: Boogie Woogie Woman writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:49
9	Down Baby	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:17
10	Don’t You Want a Man Like Me recording of: Don’t You Want a Man Like Me writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:02
11	Lady Luck Blues	Bessie Smith	3:09
12	Fine Looking Woman recording of: Fine Lookin' Woman writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:19
13	Good Morning Blues recording of: Good Morning Blues lyricist, composer and arranger: Huddie William Ledbetter publisher: Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.	Lead Belly	2:56
14	Got the Blues recording of: Got the Blues writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:51
15	Country Blues recording of: Country Blues #2 writer: Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	3:24
16	Gotta Find My Baby recording of: Gotta Find My Baby writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:26
17	Stomp Boogie	John Lee Hooker	3:08
18	Hard Working Woman recording of: Hard Workin' Woman	B.B. King	2:33

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Brother James recorded in: Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05) guitar: Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1937-05-05) lead vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05) vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)	Big Joe Williams	2:56
2	Highway Bound recording of: Highway Bound writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:47
3	New York City recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-17) guitar: Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17) vocals: The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-17) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17) recording of: New York City (on 1940-06-17) writer: Huddie William Ledbetter	Lead Belly	3:03
4	I Gotta Find My Baby recording of: Gotta Find My Baby writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:46
5	L.A. Blues	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:54
6	Miss Martha King recording of: Miss Martha King writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:42
7	Train Whistle Blues	Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry	2:47
8	Mistreated Woman recording of: Mistreated Woman writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:46
9	Burr Clover Farm Blues recording of: Burr Clover Blues writer: Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	2:56
10	My Baby Is Gone recording of: My Baby's Gone writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:45
11	Alberta guitar and lead vocals: John Lee Hooker recording of: Alberta (on 1949-02-18) writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	3:05
12	My Own Fault Darlin' recording of: My Own Fault, Darlin' writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	3:22
13	Guess Who recording of: Guess Who lyricist: Ralph Freed composer: Burton Lane	Billie Holiday	3:10
14	Neighborhood Affair recording of: Neighborhood Affair writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:55
15	Frisco Town recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18) guitar: Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18) vocals: Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18) recording of: Frisco Town (Blues by Memphis Minnie) (on 1929-06-18) writer: Memphis Minnie	Memphis Minnie	2:55
16	Please Hurry Home recording of: Please Hurry Home writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	4:31
17	Country Blues #2	Muddy Waters	3:34
18	Please Love Me recording of: Please Love Me writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music	B.B. King	2:48

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Stormy Sea Blues	Ma Rainey	2:43
2	Shake It Up and Go recording of: Shake It Up and Go writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:32
3	Mean Old Frisco Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-04-14) double bass: Ransom Knowling (on 1942-04-14) guitar: Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14) vocals: Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14) recording of: Mean Old Frisco Blues (on 1942-04-14) lyricist and composer: A Crudup	Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup	2:37
4	She Don’t Move Me No More recording of: She Don't Move Me No More writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	3:05
5	Little Geneva recording of: Little Geneva writer: McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	2:47
6	She’s a Mean Woman recording of: She's a Mean Woman writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:33
7	I’m a Low‐Down Groove recording of: I'm in a Low Down Groove lyricist and composer: Louis Jordan	Billie Holiday	3:10
8	She’s Dynamite recording of: She’s Dynamite lyricist and composer: Hudson Whittaker	B.B. King	2:31
9	Please Don’t Go	John Lee Hooker	2:49
10	Some Day, Somewhere recording of: Some Day Some Where writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:52
11	Cryin’ Blues guitar: Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-05-07) vocals: Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-05-07)	Kokomo Arnold	2:57
12	Story From My Heart and Soul recording of: Story From My Heart and Soul writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:58
13	Death Letter Blues recording of: Death Letter Blues (Leadbelly)	Lead Belly	2:59
14	Take a Swing With Me (Love You Baby) recording of: Take a Swing With Me writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:34
15	Beer Drinkin’ Women	Peter Chatman	3:21
16	That Ain’t the Way to Do It recording of: That Ain’t the Way to Do It writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	2:18
17	Rollin’ and Tumblin’ recording of: Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Morganfeld arrangement) writer: [traditional] arranger: M. Morganfield publisher: Arc Music Corp., Watertoons and Watertoons Music version of: Roll and Tumble Blues	Muddy Waters	3:00
18	The Other Night Blues recording of: The Other Night Blues writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	3:38

4▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Sail On Boogie	T‐Bone Walker	2:39
2	Three O’Clock Blues cover recording of: Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946) writer: Lowell Fulson publisher: Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music	B.B. King	3:01
3	Am I Blue cover recording of: Am I Blue? lyricist: Grant Clarke composer: Harry Akst publisher: EMI Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	Billie Holiday	2:50
4	Walkin’ and Cryin’ recording of: Walkin' and Cryin' writer: Sam Ling and Riley B. King	B.B. King	3:25
5	Stack o’ Dollars recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31) fiddle: Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31) guitar and lead vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1935-10-31) washboard: Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31) vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1935-10-31)	Big Joe Williams	3:11
6	When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes recording of: When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:27
7	John Hardy	Lead Belly	4:19
8	Why Did You Leave Me recording of: Why Did You Leave Me writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	3:09
9	Frankie recorded in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14) guitar: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14) vocals: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14) recording of: Frankie lyricist and composer: Mississippi John Hurt	Mississippi John Hurt	3:24
10	Woke Up This Morning recording of: Woke Up This Morning writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing and Powerforce Music	B.B. King	2:57
11	Come Back Baby	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:40
12	You Didn’t Want Me recording of: You Didn't Want Me writer: B.B. King	B.B. King	2:33
13	Gonna Follow My Baby	Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup	2:26
14	You Know I Love You	B.B. King	3:04
15	Peach Orchard Mama 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)	Big Joe Williams	2:42
16	Stop Breakin’ Down Blues recording engineer: Vincent Liebler executive producer: Art Satherly producer: Don Law guitar: Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20) vocals: Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Soul Jam Records (in 2015) recorded at: a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20) recording of: Stop Breaking Down Blues (on 1937-06-20) lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: MPCA King of Spades	Robert Johnson	2:17
17	Keeps On a Rainin’	Bessie Smith	3:08
18	Toad Frog Blues cornet: Howard Scott drums (drum set): Kaiser Marshall instruments: Don Redman piano: Fletcher Henderson trombone: Charlie Green	Ma Rainey	3:12

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ASIN:	US: B004C6QEEY [info]

US: B004C6QEEY