100% Vintage Blues (20 originals from brown south)

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Beer Drinking Woman
Memphis Slim3:24
2Wee Wee Hours
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
recording of:
Wee Wee Hours (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
Chuck Berry3:05
3Leaving Truck
bass:
James Thomas
drums (drum set):
Sanford Konikoff
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jesse Edwin Davis
harp:
Taj Mahal
arranger:
Taj Mahal
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Taj Mahal4:50
4Kate 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’ Hopkins3:02
5Sinner's PrayerRay Charles3:24
6Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix YouJohn Lee Hooker6:43
7The Way You Been Treating Me
recorded in:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States (on 1957-05-30)
drums (drum set) [drums] and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (on 1957-05-30)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1957-05-30) and Phil Guy (on 1957-05-30)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1957-05-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (in 1957) and Ace Records (in 1979)
cover recording of:
The Way You Been Treating Me (on 1957-05-30)
writer:
Ike Turner
Buddy Guy3:16
8Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (in 1976-10)
membranophone:
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter
vocals:
Muddy Waters (in 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
writer:
Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters5:17
9I Ain't Superstitious
recording of:
I Ain’t Superstitious
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:54
10Country Girl
Buddy Guy5:22
11Don't Turn the Card
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
Memphis Minnie2:51
12So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:13
13Bad Luck
Albert King3:02
14My Babe
Little Walter2:38
15Hound DogBig Mama Thornton2:51
16Weed Head Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-01-28)
Champion Jack Dupree2:55
17Still a Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (on 1951-07-11) and Jimmy Rogers (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
Still a Fool (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters3:17
18You Gonna Need Me
Luther Allison5:45
19Last Goodbye Blues
Joe Turner2:59
20Rock Me BabyB.B. King3:00

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