R 'N' B Classics

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Mannish Boy part of: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 229) recording of: Mannish Boy writer: Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield publisher: Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd. part of: Risky Business (film soundtrack)	Muddy Waters	2:57
2	High Heel Sneakers recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963) producer: Herb Abramson bass guitar [bass]: Brenda Lee Jones (in 1963) guitar: Dean "Cousin Sugar" Young (in 1963) organ and piano: Tommy Tucker (in 1963) vocals: Tommy Tucker (in 1963) recording of: Hi‐Heel Sneakers (in 1963) lyricist and composer: Robert Higginbotham publisher: Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher	Tommy Tucker	2:51
3	Bright Lights Big City recording of: Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961) lyricist and composer: Jimmy Reed publisher: Arc Music Corp. and Conrad Music	Jimmy Reed	2:41
4	Smokestack Lightning recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01) double bass: Willie Dixon (in 1956-01) drums (drum set): Earl Phillips (in 1956-01) guitar: Willie Johnson (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01) harmonica and lead vocals: Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01) piano: Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 285) recording of: Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01) lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	Howlin’ Wolf	3:07
5	My Babe double bass: Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25) guitar: Leonard Caston (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25) harmonica: Little Walter (on 1955-01-25) membranophone: Fred Below (on 1955-01-25) vocals: Little Walter (on 1955-01-25) recording of: My Babe (on 1955-01-25) lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon writer: [traditional] and Willie Dixon publisher: Arc Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music, Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music	Little Walter	2:36
6	Dust My Broom recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11) bass: Homesick James (in 1959-11) drums (drum set): Sam Myers (in 1959-11) guitar: Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11) instruments: Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11) membranophone: Odie Payne (in 1959-11) piano: Johnny Jones (in 1959-11) saxophone: [unknown] (in 1959-11) tenor saxophone: J.T. Brown (in 1959-11) tenor saxophone [tenor sax]: [unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11) vocals: Elmore James (in 1959-11) recording of: Dust My Broom (in 1959-11) 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	2:56
7	Dimples 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 Hooker	2:16
8	Kansas City part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 5) cover recording of: Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) lyricist: Jerry Leiber (in 1952) composer: Mike Stoller (in 1952) publisher: EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	Wilbert Harrison	2:31
9	Boom Boom producer: Calvin Carter bass: James Jamerson drums (drum set): Benny Benjamin (in 1961) guitar: John Lee Hooker piano: Joe Hunter tenor saxophone: Hank Crosby vocals: John Lee Hooker phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (in 1967) recorded at: Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463) recording of: Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker	2:35
10	Shame Shame Shame recording of: Shame, Shame, Shame lyricist and composer: Jimmy Reed publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.	Jimmy Reed	2:52
11	Got My Mojo Working bass guitar: Donald “Duck” Dunn guitar: Michael Bloomfield and Muddy Waters membranophone: Sam Lay piano: Otis Spann vocals: Muddy Waters live recording of: Got My Mojo Working (original version) (on 1969-04-24) lyricist and composer: Preston Foster publisher: Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Muddy Waters	3:26
12	Shake Your Moneymaker bass: Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) drums (drum set): King Mose (in 1961) and Sam Myers (in 1961) piano: Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961) slide guitar and lead vocals: Elmore James (in 1961) recorded at: J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019) recording of: Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961) lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: EMI Longitude Music	Elmore James	2:32
13	Feelin' Good	Little Junior Parker	2:57
14	Spoonful recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06) double bass: Willie Dixon (in 1960-06) drums (drum set): Fred Below (in 1960-06) guitar: Hubert Sumlin (in 1960-06) piano: Otis Spann (in 1960-06) lead vocals: Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 219) recording of: Spoonful (in 1960-06) lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Mathews Music	Howlin’ Wolf	2:42