Classic Blues

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Annotation

Series: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

Matrix / Runout (CD1): 2100008564066
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 2100008564103
Matrix / Runout (CD3): 2100008564141

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-21 11:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith3:21
2See See Rider
Ma Rainey3:13
3Trouble in Mind
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
Bertha “Chippie” Hill3:17
4Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
Blind Willie Johnson3:22
5Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:24
6Statesboro Blues
recording of:
Statesboro Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:33
7Bull Doze Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar and pan flute [reed pipes]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Bull Doze Blues (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas53:26
8When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie3:11
9That's No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:55
10Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith2:59
11A Spoonful Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
A Spoonful Blues
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:12
12Stack O'Lee Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt
recording of:
Stack O'Lee Blues
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:59
13Honky Tonk Train Blues
recording of:
Honky Tonk Train Blues
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
sub-publisher:
Multitone AB (in 1982)
Meade Lux Lewis3:15
14Got the Blues for Murder Only
Lonnie Johnson3:26
15I'm So Glad
Skip James2:52
16Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
Bessie Smith3:31
17Sweet Home Chicago
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
cover recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Horoscope Music (in 1982)
Robert Johnson43:02
18Good Morning, School Girl
John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson3:01
19Hellhound on My Trail
Robert Johnson2:39
20Get Your Yas Yas Out
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (on 1938-10-29)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-10-29)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-10-29)
Blind Boy Fuller2:24
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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 36)