125 Blues Hits

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Tracklist

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1Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
Big Bill Broonzy2:46
2Low Cotton
Josh White2:53
3Early in the Morning
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-11-11)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1937-11-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1937-11-11)
piano:
Walter Davis (on 1937-11-11)
recording of:
Early in the Morning (on 1937-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Sonny Boy Williamson2:48
4I'm Just a Lady's Man
Jimmy Witherspoon2:26
5Grass Cutter Blues
Alice Moore2:56
6Milk Cow Blues
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2014)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1934-09-10)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc., State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal and Universal Music Corp.
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:08
7Beale Street Mama
Bessie Smith3:36
8I Be Bound to Write to You
recording of:
I Be Bound to Write to You
writer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters3:12
9Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
Lead Belly3:10
10Chicago Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:12
11Born for but Luck
Brownie McGhee2:52
12Helpless Blues
John Lee Hooker3:40
13The Army Blues
David Edwards3:49
14Shake That Thing
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1936-07-09)
piano:
[unknown]
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1936-07-09)
Kokomo Arnold2:39
15John Hardy
Lead Belly4:21
16Four Hands Are Better Than Two
Lonnie Johnson3:17
17Red River Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas
recording of:
Red River Blues
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas3:06
18Call It Stormy Monday But Tuesday Is Just As Bad
T‐Bone Walker3:02
1915C a Day
Roosevelt Sykes2:43
20Night Time Blues
‘Ma’ Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band3:00
21Woman in My Life
recording of:
Women in My Life
John Lee Hooker3:11
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