The Story of the Blues: 125 Blues Classics

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Boom Boom
2▼CD: Every Day I Have the Blues
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1Everyday 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. King2:50
2I'm a King Bee
recording of:
I’m a King Bee
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
Slim Harpo3:01
3Susie Q
bass:
Sonny Trammell (in 1957)
guitar:
James Burton (in 1957) and Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
membranophone:
Ronnie Lewis (in 1957)
background vocals:
[unknown] (in 1957)
vocals:
Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 24)
recording of:
Susie Q (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
additional composer:
Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and PeerMusic AB
Dale Hawkins2:14
4I've Made Nights by Myself
recording of:
I’ve Made Nights by Myself
writer:
Albert King
Albert King2:36
5My Babe
Little Walter2:33
629 Ways
Willie Dixon2:09
7Happy Home
Elmore James2:45
8Let Me Love You Baby
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
membranophone:
Fred Below
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby (on 1960-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Bug Music, Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Bug Music, Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Buddy Guy2:53
9I Feel Like Going Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1948-04)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1948-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (in 1948-04)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters
vocals:
Muddy Waters (in 1948-04)
recording of:
Feel Like Going Home (in 1948-04)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
publisher:
Arc Music
Muddy Waters3:09
10Wine, Wine, Wine
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Jimmy Binkley & His Combo (on 1954-01-06)
orchestra:
Jimmy Binkley & His Combo (on 1954-01-06)
recording of:
Wine, Wine, Wine (firstly performed in 1954) (on 1954-01-06)
writer:
Jimmy Binkley (until 1954-01-06) and Carl Herman (until 1954-01-06)
Jimmy Binkley2:34
11Mean Old World
T‐Bone Walker2:54
12When I've Been Drinkin'
Smokey Hogg2:25
13Can't Quit You Baby
Otis Rush3:06
14I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis2:32
15West Winds Are Blowing
Walter Shakey Horton3:08
16Come to Me Baby
Howlin’ Wolf2:23
17The Things That I Used to Do
alto saxophone:
Gus Fontenette (on 1953-10-26)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-10-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Oscar Moore (on 1953-10-26)
guitar:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (on 1953-10-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1953-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Burbank (on 1953-10-26) and Joseph Tillman (on 1953-10-26)
trumpet:
Frank S. Mitchell (on 1953-10-26)
vocals:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (on 1953-10-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (on 1953-10-26)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984)
recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do (on 1953-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Guitar Slim3:01
18Joliet Blues
Johnny Shines2:38
19Free and Easy Mind
Jimmy Nelson2:59
20So Nice and Kind
St. Louis Jimmy3:03
21Sun Brimmer's Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-02-24)
guitar:
Will Weldon (on 1927-02-24)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1927-02-24)
jug:
Charlie Polk (on 1927-02-24)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-02-24)
vocals:
Will Weldon (on 1927-02-24)
recording of:
Sun Brimmer’s Blues (on 1927-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band3:11
22Take a Little Chance
Jimmy DeBerry2:19
23Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music, Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:53
24If You Love Me
Little Milton2:34
25Dimples
bass:
George Washington (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music, Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:11
3▶CD: Dust My Broom
4▶CD: Hoochie Coochie Man
5▶CD: I Put A Spell On You