Blues Is Black

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Airplane Blues
drums (drum set):
Melvin Merritt
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
piano:
Wilbert Ellis
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:48
2Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Kokomo (on 1935-10-31)
background vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go (on 1935-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams33:24
3Blowing the Blues
Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:51
4Drop Down (I Don't Feel Welcome Here)
Sleepy John Estes2:45
5Frankie
Mississippi John Hurt3:23
6Good Jelly
Big Bill Broonzy3:18
7Mama's Got the Blues
Bessie Smith2:57
8Revue Man Blues
Charley Patton2:40
9The Jive Blues
Peter Chatman2:47
10Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass [bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-07-11)
drums (drum set):
Elga Edmunds (on 1952-07-11)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21), Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11) and Ernest Lawler (on 1952-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-07-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:46
11Mean Old Frisco Blues
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:36
12Sally Dog
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-01-12)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-01-12)
Kokomo Arnold42:48
13Susi-Q
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-12-17)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1938-12-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-12-17)
mandolin:
Willie Hatcher (on 1938-12-17)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1938-12-17)
John Lee Williamson3:13
14T-Bone Boogie
T‐Bone Walker3:03
15You Can't Get That Stuff No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
piano:
Georgia Tom (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red2:56
16Booze and Blues
Ma Rainey3:15
17Everyday I Have the Blues
Blind John Davis3:49
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Black Gal Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-11-11)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1937-11-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-11-11)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1937-11-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:48
2C.C. Rider
Davis3:23
3Death of Blind Boy Fuller (2)
Brownie McGhee2:43
4Georgia Rag
recording of:
Georgia Rag
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:03
5Howlin' Winds
Big Joe Turner2:52
6Yancey Stomp
Jimmy Yancey2:50
7Joe Louis Strut
double bass:
Bill Settles (on 1935-08-22)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1935-08-22)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-08-22)
Memphis Minnie2:52
8Gamblin' Man Blues
Champion Jack Dupree2:47
9Stomp Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:07
10I Can't Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:42
11Pinebluff, Arkansas
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
Bukka White2:48
12Preaching Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (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 (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Robert Johnson42:56
13Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly2:12
14Step It Up and Go No
Brownie McGhee2:46
15Jasper's Gal
Peter Chatman2:54
16Can't Do Like You Used To
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:06
17Cemetery Blues
Bessie Smith3:30