ABC of the Blues

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Kokomo Arnold & Billy Boy Arnold
2▶CD: Richard Berry & Barbecue Bob
3▶CD: Bobby “Blue” Bland & Charles Brown
4▶CD: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Blue Lu Baker
5▶CD: Big Bill Bronzy, Scrapper Blackwell & Blind Blake
6▶CD: Champion Jack Dupree & Cousin Joe
7▶CD: Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell & Pee Wee Crayton
8▶CD: Bo Diddley
9▶CD: Willie Dixon & Floyd Dixon
10▶CD: Snooks Eaglin & Sleepy John Estes
11▶CD: Lowell Fulson & The Four Blazes
12▶CD: Buddy Guy, Arthur Gunter & Slim Gaillard
13▶CD: John Lee Hooker & Wynonie Harris
14▼CD: Earl Hooker & Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
#TitleArtistLength
1Sweet Black Angel
Earl Hooker3:09
2Earl’s Boogie Woogie
Earl Hooker2:33
3Goin’ Down the Line
Earl Hooker2:16
4Guitar Rag
Earl Hooker2:52
5I Put a Spell on You
vocals:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 299) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 313)
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (on 1956-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control, SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:25
6Yellow Coat
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:22
7If You Are But a Dream
cover recording of:
If You Are But a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton and Moe Jaffe
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:49
8You Made Me Love
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:01
9Orange Colored Sky
cover recording of:
Orange Colored Sky
writer:
Milton DeLugg and William Stein
publisher:
Amy Dee Music Corp.
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:49
10Hong Kong
vocals:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
recording of:
Hong Kong
writer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Irving Nahan
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:18
11Baptize Me in Wine
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:34
12Not Anymore
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins3:02
13I Hear Voices
recording of:
I Hear Voices
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:36
14The Whammy
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:31
15Little Demon
recording of:
Little Demon
writer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Irving Nahan
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:24
16Poor Folks
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins3:02
17Your Kind of Love
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:19
18Ashes
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:29
19Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music, Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins1:50
20Ol’ Man River
cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins4:21
15▶CD: Lightnin’ Hopkins
16▶CD: Howlin’ Wolf
17▶CD: Alberta Hunter & Ivory Joe Hunter
18▶CD: Robert Johnson
19▶CD: Elmore James & Lonnie Johnson
20▶CD: Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson & Skip James
21▶CD: B.B. King
22▶CD: Little Walter
23▶CD: Lightnin’ Slim & J.B. Lenoir
24▶CD: Leadbelly
25▶CD: Little Willie John & Smiley Lewis
26▶CD: Furry Lewis & Robert Lockwood
27▶CD: Magic Sam & Jimmy McCracklin
28▶CD: Percy Mayfield & Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
29▶CD: Memphis Minnie & Big Maybelle
30▶CD: Roy Milton & Amos Milburn
31▶CD: Big Maceo & Blind Willie McTell
32▶CD: Memphis Slim & Tommy McLennan
33▶CD: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Mississippi John Hurt
34▶CD: Robert Nighthawk & Johnny Otis
35▶CD: Charley Patton & Snooky Pryor
36▶CD: Professor Longhair & Junior Parker
37▶CD: Jimmy Reed & Otis Rush
38▶CD: Jimmy Rushing & Tampa Red
39▶CD: Bessie Smith
40▶CD: Huey “Piano” Smith & Frankie Lee Smith
41▶CD: Roosevelt Sykes & Son House
42▶CD: Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines
43▶CD: Big Mama Thornton & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
44▶CD: Sonny Terry & Eddie Taylor
45▶CD: Big Joe Turner & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
46▶CD: T‐Bone Walker & Jimmy Witherspoon
47▶CD: Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
48▶CD: Sippie Wallace & Peetie Wheatstraw
49▶CD: Johnny Guitar Watson & Big Joe Williams
50▶CD: Sonny Boy Williamson I. & Sonny Boy Williamson II.
51▶CD: Bukka White & Josh White
52▶CD: Jimmy Yancey