The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: John Lee Hooker: Birth of a Legend

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: John Lee Hooker: Birth of a Legend

2▼CD: Blues Greats
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Honest I Do recording of: Honest I Do lyricist and composer: Jimmy Reed writer: Ewart G. Abner, Jr.	Jimmy Reed	2:42
2	Walking Blues recording of: Walking Blues lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.	Muddy Waters	2:56
3	Smoke Stack Lightning recording of: Smokestack Lightning lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	Howlin’ Wolf	3:09
4	Don’t Start Me to Talkin’ recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12) double bass [bass]: Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12) drums (drum set) [drums]: Fred Below (on 1955-08-12) guitar: Muddy Waters (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (on 1955-08-12) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1955-08-12) piano: Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12) vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1955-08-12) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996) recording of: Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12) lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson publisher: Arc Music	Sonny Boy Williamson	2:35
5	How You Want It Done?	Big Bill Broonzy	2:52
6	Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain’t Long) recording of: Dust My Broom additional lyricist and additional composer: Robert Johnson lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades version of: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	Elmore James	2:45
7	Ride ’em on Down cover recording of: Shake ’Em On Down lyricist and composer: Bukka White publisher: Conrad Music	Eddie Taylor	2:56
8	Baby Please Don’t Go recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22) double bass [bass]: Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22) drums (drum set) [drums]: Judge Lawrence Riley (on 1947-07-22) guitar and lead vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1947-07-22) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1947-07-22) additional performer: Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson 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	Big Joe Williams	2:47
9	Mystery Train producer: Sam Phillips double bass [bass]: Kenneth Banks (in 1953-10) drums (drum set) [drums]: John Bowers (in 1953-10) guitar: Floyd Murphy (in 1953-10) vocals: Junior Parker (in 1953-10) recorded at: Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1953-10) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013) recording of: Mystery Train (in 1953-10) writer: Junior Parker and Sam Phillips publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)	Little Junior's Blue Flames	2:24
10	Mama Talk to Your Daughter	J.B. Lenoir	2:27
11	Katie Mae Blues recorded in: Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-11-04) guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins piano: Thunder Smith vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins recording of: Katie Mae (on 1946-11-04) lyricist and composer: Lightnin’ Hopkins publisher: Prestige Music Co.	Lightnin’ Hopkins	3:00
12	Who Do You Love? recording of: Who Do You Love? lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel (in 1956) publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.	Bo Diddley	2:28

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/8688039 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B005GMRVH2 [info]
purchase for mail-order:	http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/RGNET1263/ [info]

Release group

part of:	Music Rough Guides (number: 1263) (order: 263)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/1019429 [info]

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