Volume 1, Smokestack Lightnin'

~ Release by Howlin’ Wolf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1951)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (in 1951)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
2:41
2Moanin' at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951-08)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1951-08)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
recording of:
Moanin' at Midnight (in 1951-08)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:56
3I Love My Baby
3:00
4Neighbors
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1954-03)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (in 1954-03) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1954-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1954-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1954-03)
recording of:
Neighbors (in 1954-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:47
5I'm the Wolf
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-04-18)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (on 1954-04-18) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-04-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-18)
recording of:
I'm the Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:54
6Rockin' Daddy
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-04-18)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (on 1954-04-18) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-04-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-18)
recording of:
Rockin' Daddy (on 1954-04-18)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:05
7Just My Kind
recording of:
Just My Kind
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:53
8I've Got a Woman
2:57
9Work for Your Money
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
Work for Your Money
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:12
10All Night Boogie
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1953-10-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-10-28) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1953-10-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1953-10-28)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1953-10-28)
recording of:
All Night Boogie (on 1953-10-28)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
52:16
11Baby How Long
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Baby How Long (on 1954-05-25)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:55
12No Place to Go
recording of:
No Place to Go
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:57
13Evil
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
52:54
14Fourty Four
recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
2:48
15I'll Be Around
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
I'll Be Around (on 1954-05-25)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:16
16Who Will Be Next?
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Who Will Be Next? (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:37
17I Have a Little Girl
2:37
18I Asked for Water
2:53
19Smokestack 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)
53:04
20Natchez Burning
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’ (on 1956-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:11

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ASIN:US: B00004SP95 [info]