Let Me Tell You About the Blues: New Orleans - The Evolution of New Orleans Blues

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▼ CD 1
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1James Alley
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1927-03-11)
guitar:
Richard "Rabbit" Brown (on 1927-03-11)
vocals:
Richard "Rabbit" Brown (on 1927-03-11)
recording of:
James Alley Blues (on 1927-03-11)
writer:
Richard "Rabbit" Brown
Richard "Rabbit" Brown3:11
2Where Have All the Black Men Gone
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1928-04-25)
lead vocals:
Lillian Glinn (on 1928-04-25)
Lillian Glinn2:59
3Central Avenue Blues
William Day3:10
4Electrocuted Blues
Mary Butler2:49
5Good Old Turnip Greens
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1928-11)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (in 1928-11)
mandolin:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (in 1928-11)
violin:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1928-11)
vocals:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1928-11)
Bo Chatman3:10
6Far Away From Home Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
accordion:
Dewey Segura (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Didier Herbert (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Dewey Segura (on 1929-12-10)
Dewey Segura3:22
7God Moves on the Water
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:03
8The Reverend Is My Man
Christina Gray2:54
9Blues de basille
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (from 1930-11-19 until 1930-11-20)
accordion:
Amédé Ardoin (from 1930-11-19 until 1930-11-20)
fiddle:
Dennis McGee (from 1930-11-19 until 1930-11-20)
vocals:
Amédé Ardoin (from 1930-11-19 until 1930-11-20)
Amédé Ardoin3:07
10Times Is Tight Like That
Bo Carter & Walter Jacobs3:13
11Les blues de la prison
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-12-22)
accordion:
Amédé Ardoin (on 1934-12-22)
vocals:
Amédé Ardoin (on 1934-12-22)
Amédé Ardoin3:11
12Lean to One Woman
Mississippi Sheiks3:03
13Alberta
Lawrence Walker3:05
14These Jackson Women Will Not Treat You Right
Harry Carter3:33
15Vicksburg Blues No. 2
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1935-08-10)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1935-08-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1935-08-10)
Little Brother Montgomery3:00
16Raise Your Window
Falcon Trio2:52
17Ride My Mule
guitar:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (on 1936-02-20)
vocals:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (on 1936-02-20)
Bo Carter2:54
18Rats Been on My Cheese
guitar and lead vocals:
Walter Jacobs (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1936-10-16)
piano:
Ernest "44" Johnson (on 1936-10-16)
recorded at:
St. Charles Hotel (New Orleans, 1894-1974) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-10-16)
Walter Jacobs2:47
19Evil Hearted Woman
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-03-21)
Oscar “Buddy” Woods3:08
20You Gonna Look Like a Monkey When You Get Old
Robert Hill2:57
21Bo Carter’s Advice
Bo Carter3:15
22If You Don’t Want Me Please Don’t Dog Me Around
Chatmon Brothers3:17
23Lumber-Yard Blues
Robert Hill2:37
24Young Heifer Blues
Tom Griffin3:26
25Crescent City Blues
Little Brother Montgomery2:36
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1Good Rockin’ Tonight
alto saxophone:
O'Neil Jerome (in 1947-07)
drums (drum set):
Robert 'Bob' Ogden (in 1947-07)
trombone:
Clement Tervalone (in 1947-07)
trumpet:
Tony Moret (in 1947-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (in 1947-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Roy Brown3:02
2Annie’s Blues
Annie Laurie2:50
3Here Comes Smiley
Smiley Lewis2:36
4New Orleans Lover Man
Chubby "Hip Shakin'" Newsom2:58
5Girt Town Blues
Dave Bartholomew3:04
6Never Missed My Baby
Erline Harris2:19
7New Orleans Women Blues
James "Blazer Boy" Locks2:42
8Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians2:27
9Shrewsbury Blues
Tommy Ridgley3:06
103 x 7 = 21
Jewel King2:38
11The Fat Man
recording of:
The Fat Man (on 1949-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino42:40
12Pack Your Rags and Go
Larry Darnell2:22
13Bat-Lee Swing
George Miller & His Mid-Driffs2:52
14Stack-A’Lee, Part I
Archibald2:18
15Blow Your Top
Rodney Harris2:33
16Street Walkin’ Daddy
Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy2:46
17New Arrival
Eddie Jones & His Playboys2:36
18Jealous Blues
Ray Lewis2:51
19Mailman Blues
Lloyd Price2:13
20Joe’s Kid Sister
Blazer Boy2:55
21P.L. Blues
Papa Lightfoot2:26
22Crawdad Hole
recording of:
Crawdad Hole
lyricist and composer:
Lou Willie Turner
Big Joe Turner2:39
23Bad Dog
Boogie Bill Webb2:22
24I’ll Never Let You Go
Ray Johnson2:46
25I Wonder Who
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
recording of:
I Wonder Who
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:49
▼ CD 3
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1The 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 (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Burbank (on 1953-10-26) and Joseph Tillman (on 1953-10-26)
trumpet:
Frank S. Mitchell (trumpet) (on 1953-10-26)
vocals:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (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 (US blues guitarist aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Guitar Slim23:04
2Something’s Wrong
Herbert “Woo Woo” Moore2:16
3Goin’ Down
Fats Matthews2:42
4Pony Tail
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Wendell Duconge (US R&B saxophonist (alto))
baritone saxophone:
Herb Hardesty
bass:
Frank Fields
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Coleman (Fats Domino's drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
guitar:
Walter “Papoose” Nelson (guitarist in Fats Domino's band)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew
performer:
Dave Bartholomew's Band (Group led by Dave Bartholomew) and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:21
5Jock-A-Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
membranophone:
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (until 1953-09)
Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters2:29
6Say Baby
Willie Johnson2:19
7Wine, Women & Whiskey
Papa Lightfoot2:15
8When the Sun Goes Down
Leonard Lee3:01
9You Ain’t So Much a Much
Blanche Thomas2:25
10Eating and Sleeping
Earl King2:18
11Runnin’ Wild
Pee Wee Crayton2:31
12Single Life
Billy Tate2:17
13Sweet Old Chicago
Roosevelt Sykes2:26
14Country Woman
Boo Breeding2:27
15Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:13
16Directly From My Heart
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (until 1959-03)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (until 1959-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (until 1959-03)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (until 1959-03)
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Stewart Sisters (girl trio from Long Beach, CA) (until 1959-03)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (until 1959-03)
remix of:
Directly From My Heart (undubbed Specialty master) by Little Richard
recording of:
Directly From My Heart (to You) (until 1959-03)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
Little Richard2:23
17Who’s Been Fooling You?
Big Boy Myles & The Shaw-Wees1:54
18See You Later Alligator
Bobby Charles2:53
19Let the Good Times Roll
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 15)
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Shirley & Lee52:27
20Let the Four Winds Blow
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1957-01)
drums (drum set):
Charles Williams (1950s US drummer) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Justin Adams (1950s session guitarist) (in 1957-01)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (in 1957-01)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1957-01), Clarence Hall (in 1957-01) and Herb Hardesty (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
cover recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
Roy Brown22:05
21Goodbye Blues
Jesse Allen3:17
22Troubles, Troubles
Eddie Lang3:02
23There’s a Will There’s a Way
Ernie K‐Doe2:36
24That Certain Door
Snooks Eaglin3:19
25You Don’t Have to Go
Sammy Myers2:31

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part of:Let Me Tell You About the Blues (order: 4)