The Very Best of Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Baby Lee	John Lee Hooker	2:54
2	Lonesome Dog	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:39
3	Catfish Blues cover recording of: Catfish Blues (Robert Petway) lyricist and composer: Robert Petway publisher: MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Wabash Music Company	B.B. King	2:26
4	King Porter Stomp recording of: King Porter Stomp composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton	2:11
5	Trouble Blues	Charles Brown	2:40
6	Big Fat Woman	Lead Belly	1:19
7	I'm Leaving You Now	Lightnin’ Hopkins	3:53
8	Guess Who recording of: Guess Who writer: Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin publisher: Michele Publ. Co.	B.B. King	5:40
9	Rockin' Blues	Charles Brown	2:54
10	Lonesome	Memphis Slim	2:28
11	BB Boogie recording of: B.B. Boogie writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	3:17
12	Somebody's Got To Go	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore	3:25
13	Blues For My Baby	Memphis Slim	2:43
14	Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand	Charles Brown	3:16
15	In New Orleans	Lead Belly	3:16
16	Walkin' And Cryin' recording of: Walkin' and Cryin' writer: Sam Ling and Riley B. King	B.B. King	3:26
17	Have You Ever Loved A Woman	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:38
18	Mr. Jelly Lord recording of: Mr. Jelly Lord composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton	3:46

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Big Legged Woman	Charles Brown	2:51
2	Last Night	Lightnin’ Hopkins	5:09
3	Boggie Woogie Papa	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore	4:00
4	Four Walls	Memphis Slim	2:46
5	Big Fine Woman	John Lee Hooker	2:26
6	The Bourgeoise Blues	Lead Belly	3:03
7	Trouble Blues	John Lee Hooker	2:58
8	Walk A Long Time	Lightnin’ Hopkins	5:24
9	Boom Boom producer: Calvin Carter bass: James Jamerson drums (drum set): Benny Benjamin (in 1961) guitar: John Lee Hooker piano: Joe Hunter tenor saxophone: Hank Crosby vocals: John Lee Hooker phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (in 1967) recorded at: Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463) recording of: Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker	2:30
10	Everyday I Have The Blues recording of: Everyday I Have the Blues writer: Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935) revised by: Peter Chatman publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.	B.B. King	5:02
11	Cow Cow Blues	Memphis Slim	3:32
12	Sweet Sixteen recording of: Sweet Sixteen writer: Joe Bihari and B.B. King publisher: Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Progressive Music and Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd.	B.B. King	4:18
13	Did You Ever Love a Woman	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore	2:38
14	Big Bertah	Memphis Slim	2:09
15	Stratford Hunch recording of: Stratford Huntch composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton	3:38
16	Shreveport Stomp recording of: Shreveport Stomp composer: Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe	Jelly Roll Morton	4:21
17	True Love	Memphis Slim	2:59
18	Blues Before Sunrise	John Lee Hooker	3:42

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