As Good as It Gets: Country Blues

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Boodle-Am-Shake
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Lockwood Lewis (on 1926-12-10)
banjo:
Curtis Hayes (on 1926-12-10), Emmett Perkins (US jugband banjo player) (on 1926-12-10) and Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1926-12-10)
jug:
Henry Clifford (on 1926-12-10) and Earl McDonald (on 1926-12-10)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (on 1926-12-10)
vocals:
Lockwood Lewis (on 1926-12-10) and Earl McDonald (on 1926-12-10)
Dixieland Jug Blowers3:18
2Midnight Special
Leadbelly2:03
3Long Tall Mama
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
4Candy Man
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
5Statesboro Blues
recording of:
Statesboro Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:29
6Hesitation Blues
Jim Jackson3:20
7Walk Right In
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
recording of:
Walk Right In (on 1929-10-01)
composer:
Gus Cannon and Hosea Woods
Cannons Jug Stompers2:56
8Playing With the Strings
Lonnie Johnson3:02
9Baby 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 Williams33:24
10Diddie Wa Diddie
recording of:
Diddie Wa Diddie
composer:
Blind Blake (1920 blues)
Blind Blake2:58
11Every Day in the Week Blues
Pink Anderson & Blind Simmie Dooley2:53
12Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass [bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-07-11)
drums (drum set):
Elga Edmunds (on 1952-07-11)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21), Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11) and Ernest Lawler (on 1952-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-07-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21, on 1952-07-11)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:43
13Truckin' My Blues Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-04-29)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1936-04-29)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1936-04-29)
Blind Boy Fuller3:07
14I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
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)
recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson52:58
15Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:09
16Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey3:10
17It Hurts Me Too
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-10)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-05-10)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1940-05-10)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1940-05-10)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1940-05-10)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2012)
Tampa Red2:30
18Harmonica Stomp
Sonny Terry2:48
19Stealin' Stealin'
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15) and Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-15)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
jug and lead vocals:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-15)
background vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15), Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-15), Will Shade (on 1928-09-15) and Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-15)
Memphis Jug Band2:58
20Blood Red River
Josh White2:47
21Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson3:21
22I Will Turn Your Money Green
Furry Lewis3:11
23Bottle It Up and Go
Tommy McClennan2:49
24Atlanta Moan
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-05)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Atlanta Moan
writer:
Hudson Whittaker
Barbecue Bob3:05
25Walking Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio (Recording studio of Paramount Records) in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Walking Blues
writer:
Son House
Son House2:58
26How Long, How Long Blues
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell3:07
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