The Story of the Blues: 125 Blues Classics

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Boom Boom
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boom Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:33
2Travelin' to California
Albert King3:01
3Baby Please Don't Go
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Muddy Waters53:16
4Coffee Blues
recording of:
Coffee Blues
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:41
5Strollin' With Bones
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) and Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
trumpet:
Eddie Hutcherson (US trumpeter)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
recording of:
Strollin' With Bones (on 1950-04-05)
composer:
Edward Louis Davis and Vida Lee Walker
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
T‐Bone Walker2:29
6First Time I Met the Blues
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-03-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-03-02)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1960-03-02)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-03-02), Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02) and Bob Neely (on 1960-03-02)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-02)
recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues (on 1960-03-02)
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Buddy Guy3.52:18
7I'm Satisfied
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-01)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1960-01) and Otis Rush (in 1960-01)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1960-01)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1960-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Neely (in 1960-01)
vocals:
Otis Rush (in 1960-01)
Otis Rush22:25
8I'm a Man
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 370)
recording of:
I’m a Man (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley4.353:00
9I Can't Hold Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-04)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Homesick James (on 1960-04-14) and Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris (in 1960-04, on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1960-04) and Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1960-04-14)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-04-14) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (on 1960-04-14)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:16
10Two Headed Woman
Junior Wells2:42
11Ninety Nine
Sonny Boy Williamson2:39
12Are You Out There?
Percy Mayfield2:57
13Riding in the Moonlight
recording of:
Riding in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Howlin’ Wolf
Willie Nix3:14
14You Got Me Dizzy
recording of:
You Got Me Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed2:53
15It's My Life
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:42
16Just Got to Know
Jimmy McCracklin2:49
17Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters4.352:55
18Reeonsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:10
19Little City Woman
Big Bill Broonzy2:46
20What Have I Done
Jimmy Rogers2:43
21I'm Mad
Willie Mabon2:38
22Moon Going Down
additional guitar:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1930-05-28)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1930-05-28)
Charley Patton3:16
23Strange Angel
alto saxophone:
Maurice J. Simon (US saxophonist) (on 1951-08-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1951-08-15)
double bass [bass]:
William K. "Billy" Hadnott (on 1951-08-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Oscar Lee Bradley (on 1951-08-15)
guitar:
Mitchell “Tiny” Webb (on 1951-08-15)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (on 1951-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Thomas Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (on 1951-08-15)
vocals:
Amos Easton (on 1951-08-15)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-15)
Bumble Bee Slim2:39
24Spoon's Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon2:25
25Smokestack Lightnin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1956-01), Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf53:05
▶ CD 2: Every Day I Have the Blues
▶ CD 3: Dust My Broom
▶ CD 4: Hoochie Coochie Man
▶ CD 5: I Put A Spell On You