Bottleneck Blues Anthology

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

Tracklist

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1Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:22
2Rock Pile Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-11-27)
guitar:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-27) and Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-27)
lead vocals:
Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-27)
Sylvester Weaver3:01
3Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:41
4The Twelves
Kokomo Arnold3:11
5Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-11, on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson3:41
6Goin' Up the Country
Barbecue Bob3:13
7B & O Blues No. 2
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-21) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-21)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-21)
recording of:
B and O Blues No.2
Blind Willie McTell3:01
8Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Kokomo (on 1935-10-31)
background vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go (on 1935-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams33:25
9Guitar Blues
recording of:
Guitar Blues
writer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) and Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues)
Lonnie Johnson33:15
10Cherry Ball Blues
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
recording of:
Cherry Ball Blues (in 1931-02)
writer:
Skip James
Skip James2:46
11Bumble Bee Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-01-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-01-28)
Tampa Red3:28
12Police Dog Blues
Blind Blake2:50
13A 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 Patton3:11
14Hard Road Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-01-19)
guitar:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-01-19)
vocals:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19)
Buddy Moss3:11
15Broke and Hungry
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-11)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-11)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:00
16Milk Cow Blues
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2014)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1934-09-10)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold43:09
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 Johnson43:01
18Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Sylvester Weaver3:00
19Ease It to Me Blues
Barbecue Bob2:59
20Nobody's Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:10
21Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:00
22Murderer's Home Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:01
23Seminole Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-10-11)
guitar:
Willie B. James (on 1937-10-11) and Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
Tampa Red3:03
24Moon 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 Patton3:17
25Bye-Bye Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-04)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
Tommy Johnson3:11