ABC of the Blues

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Kokomo Arnold & Billy Boy Arnold
▶ CD 2: Richard Berry & Barbecue Bob
▶ CD 3: Bobby “Blue” Bland & Charles Brown
▶ CD 4: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Blue Lu Baker
▶ CD 5: Big Bill Bronzy, Scrapper Blackwell & Blind Blake
▶ CD 6: Champion Jack Dupree & Cousin Joe
▶ CD 7: Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell & Pee Wee Crayton
▶ CD 8: Bo Diddley
▶ CD 9: Willie Dixon & Floyd Dixon
▶ CD 10: Snooks Eaglin & Sleepy John Estes
▶ CD 11: Lowell Fulson & The Four Blazes
▶ CD 12: Buddy Guy, Arthur Gunter & Slim Gaillard
▶ CD 13: John Lee Hooker & Wynonie Harris
▶ CD 14: Earl Hooker & Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
▶ CD 15: Lightnin’ Hopkins
▶ CD 16: Howlin’ Wolf
▶ CD 17: Alberta Hunter & Ivory Joe Hunter
▶ CD 18: Robert Johnson
▶ CD 19: Elmore James & Lonnie Johnson
▶ CD 20: Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson & Skip James
▶ CD 21: B.B. King
▶ CD 22: Little Walter
▶ CD 23: Lightnin’ Slim & J.B. Lenoir
▶ CD 24: Leadbelly
▶ CD 25: Little Willie John & Smiley Lewis
▶ CD 26: Furry Lewis & Robert Lockwood
▶ CD 27: Magic Sam & Jimmy McCracklin
▶ CD 28: Percy Mayfield & Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
▶ CD 29: Memphis Minnie & Big Maybelle
▶ CD 30: Roy Milton & Amos Milburn
▶ CD 31: Big Maceo & Blind Willie McTell
▼ CD 32: Memphis Slim & Tommy McLennan
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Really Got the Blues
Memphis Slim2:38
2Mother Earth
Memphis Slim2:42
3I Guess I’m a Fool
Memphis Slim3:03
4Havin’ Fun
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-03)
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1950-03)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1950-03)
drums (drum set):
Leon Hooper (in 1950-03)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
tenor saxophone:
Timothy Overton (blues saxophonist) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Havin' Fun (in 1950-03)
writer:
Frankie Lee Sims
Memphis Slim2:22
5Marack
recording of:
Marack
lyricist and composer:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Slim2:32
6Tia Juana
Memphis Slim2:52
7Reverebd Bounce
Memphis Slim2:37
8I’m Crying
Memphis Slim3:16
9Blues For My Baby
Memphis Slim2:41
10Slim’s Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-03)
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1950-03)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1950-03)
drums (drum set):
Leon Hooper (in 1950-03)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
tenor saxophone:
Timothy Overton (blues saxophonist) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Slim's Blues (in 1950-03)
writer:
Peter Chatman
Memphis Slim3:00
11Baby, Don’t You Want to Go
Tommy McLennan2:56
12You Can’t Mistreat Me
Tommy McLennan2:43
13Shake ’em on Down
Tommy McLennan3:08
14Bottle It Up and Go
Tommy McLennan2:47
15Brown Skin Girl
Tommy McLennan2:44
16I’m Going Don’t You Know
Tommy McLennan2:42
17My Baby’s Gone
Tommy McLennan2:43
18Whiskey Headed Woman
Tommy McLennan2:59
19It’s Hard to Be Lonesome
Tommy McLennan2:37
20Highway 51
Tommy McLennan2:48
▶ CD 33: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Mississippi John Hurt
▶ CD 34: Robert Nighthawk & Johnny Otis
▶ CD 35: Charley Patton & Snooky Pryor
▶ CD 36: Professor Longhair & Junior Parker
▶ CD 37: Jimmy Reed & Otis Rush
▶ CD 38: Jimmy Rushing & Tampa Red
▶ CD 39: Bessie Smith
▶ CD 40: Huey “Piano” Smith & Frankie Lee Smith
▶ CD 41: Roosevelt Sykes & Son House
▶ CD 42: Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines
▶ CD 43: Big Mama Thornton & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
▶ CD 44: Sonny Terry & Eddie Taylor
▶ CD 45: Big Joe Turner & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
▶ CD 46: T‐Bone Walker & Jimmy Witherspoon
▶ CD 47: Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
▶ CD 48: Sippie Wallace & Peetie Wheatstraw
▶ CD 49: Johnny Guitar Watson & Big Joe Williams
▶ CD 50: Sonny Boy Williamson I. & Sonny Boy Williamson II.
▶ CD 51: Bukka White & Josh White
▶ CD 52: Jimmy Yancey