The Birth of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters2:57
2Road Runner
recording of:
Road Runner
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Bo Diddley3:30
3Cry Before I Go
Jimmy Reed3:53
4War Is Starting Again
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:09
5The Thrill Is Gone
Luther Allison9:53
6My Baby’s Got Something
John Lee Hooker2:54
7Neighbour Neighbour
King Biscuit Boy & The Ronnie Hawkins Band3:08
8Bye Bye Bird
recording of:
Bye Bye Bird
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:58
9This Is the End
recording of:
This Is the End
writer:
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy3:06
10Looking Back
recording of:
Looking Back
lyricist and composer:
John Watson
publisher:
Jowat Music and Vrijon Music
Johnny “Guitar” Watson1:55
11How Blue Can You GetAlbert Collins8:05
12You’re Gonna Need Me, Baby
Louisiana Red3:24
13Junior’s Wall
Junior Wells3:04
14Blues for Mud
Buddy Reed3:33
15Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field
arranger:
Muddy Waters
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters3:10
16Down at the Corner Grocery Store
Jimmy Reed3:24
17Johnny B. Goode
U.P. Wilson3:42
18Black Man Blues
John Lee Hooker3:33
19Wang Dang Doodle
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor4:05
20I Had It So Hard
Sunnyland Slim3:29
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Alabama Train
Louisiana Red3:23
2You’re Gonna Need Me
Luther Allison3:31
3You Don’Know What Love Is
Fenton Robinson4:26
4Come On in This House
Byther Smith4:09
5Hoodoo Man
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells3:25
6Hold That Train
Byther Smith4:00
7Baby Please Don’t Go
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Muddy Waters1:25
8I Got a Mind to Travel
Luther Guitar Junior Johnson with The Muddy Waters Band6:16
9Rialto Rock
Buddy Reed3:35
10Soft and Mellow Stella
Sunnyland Slim4:17
11Blue and Lonesome
Billy Boy Arnold with Tony (T.S.) McPhee6:20
12Hold on Baby
U.P. Wilson4:48
13When My First Wife Left Me
Jimmy Johnson5:23
14You Sure Can’t Do
Buddy Guy2:46
15Drunk
Tommy Tucker3:21
16Drivin’ the Boogie
Colin "Barrelhouse" Banagan3:55
17Trouble No More
recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Bug Music and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Muddy Waters2:47
18Goin’ Mad Blues
John Lee Hooker3:49
19Bertha
Earl Hooker3:58
20Hi Heel Sneakers
Tommy Tucker4:00
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1I Gotta New Car / Framed
Troyce Key & J.J. Malone5:22
2Tell Me How You Like It
Byther Smith4:19
3Walking Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Muddy Waters3:58
461 Highway
Mississippi Fred McDowell5:57
5Hot ’n’ Heavy
Earl Hooker1:58
6Cummins Prison Farm
Magic Slim5:15
7Why Do You Want to Hurt Me
Mighty Joe Young3:35
8Lightnin’ Bug
Louisiana Red3:30
9Wa-Wa Blues (Part 2)
Earl Hooker3:00
10Madison Blues
The Mighty Houserockers ft. Les Wilson3:35
11Stormy Monday
Joe Carter3:50
12Tell Me Who’s Wrong
Tommy Tucker2:47
13That Ain’t It
Big Walter Horton3:35
14Help
Isaac Scott3:24
15Baby What You Want Me to Do
U.P. Wilson with Paul Orta & The Kingpins5:24
16Somebody Lend Me a Dime
Fenton Robinson2:31
17Rocky Mountains
Clarence Edwards3:33
18Blue Light
The Mighty Houserockers ft. Les Wilson4:55
19Mayor Daley’s Blues
Eddy Clearwater5:40
20Back Door Friend
Billy Boy Arnold3:45