The Story of the Blues: 125 Blues Classics

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Boom Boom
▶ 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
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1I Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:27
2Give Me Central 209
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:59
3Did You Ever
Jimmy Witherspoon3:24
4Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon
composer:
Willie Dixon (until 1960)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:44
5Forty Cups of Coffee
Danny Overbea3:11
6Fixin' to Die Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:50
7Got My Mojo Working
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-12-01)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 360)
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Muddy Waters4.52:51
8Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King32:36
9Queen Bee
recording of:
Queen Bee
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:35
10The Sun Is Shining
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
bass guitar:
Homesick James
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist)
recording of:
The Sun Is Shining (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:45
11Overhauling Blues
Big Joe Williams2:45
12I Can't Stop
Otis Rush32:14
13Walking Alone
Memphis Slim2:43
1424 Hours
Eddie Boyd3:28
15Ease It to Me Blues
Barbecue Bob2:58
16She Don't Treat Me Good No More
Blind Willie McTell2:53
17Truckin' Little Woman
Willie Nix2:38
18Pistol Slapper Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-05)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-04-05)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-04-05)
recording of:
Pistol Slapper Blues (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Fulton Allen
Blind Boy Fuller2:41
19Who
Little Walter2:24
20Don't Start Me to Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-08)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-08) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:35
21B & O Blues No 2
recording of:
B and O Blues No.2
Blind Willie McTell3:01
22The Last Time
Jimmy Rogers2:44
23I Got My Eyes on You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-02)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1960-03-02)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1960-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
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)
recording of:
I've Got My Eyes On You (on 1960-03-02)
writer:
B. Guy and W. Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy2:20
24The Woman I Love (Moonshine Woman Blues)
B.B. King3:02
25Me and the Devil Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
recording of:
Me and the Devil Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson52:31