Let Me Tell You About the Blues: New Orleans - The Evolution of New Orleans Blues

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1The Things That I Used to Do
alto saxophone:
Gus Fontenette (on 1953-10-26)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-10-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Oscar Moore (on 1953-10-26)
guitar:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Burbank (on 1953-10-26) and Joseph Tillman (on 1953-10-26)
trumpet:
Frank S. Mitchell (trumpet) (on 1953-10-26)
vocals:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-10-26)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984)
recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do (on 1953-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Guitar Slim23:04
2Something’s Wrong
Herbert “Woo Woo” Moore2:16
3Goin’ Down
Fats Matthews2:42
4Pony Tail
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Wendell Duconge (US R&B saxophonist (alto))
baritone saxophone:
Herb Hardesty
bass:
Frank Fields
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Coleman (Fats Domino's drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
guitar:
Walter “Papoose” Nelson (guitarist in Fats Domino's band)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew
performer:
Dave Bartholomew's Band (Group led by Dave Bartholomew) and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:21
5Jock-A-Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
membranophone:
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (until 1953-09)
Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters2:29
6Say Baby
Willie Johnson2:19
7Wine, Women & Whiskey
Papa Lightfoot2:15
8When the Sun Goes Down
Leonard Lee3:01
9You Ain’t So Much a Much
Blanche Thomas2:25
10Eating and Sleeping
Earl King2:18
11Runnin’ Wild
Pee Wee Crayton2:31
12Single Life
Billy Tate2:17
13Sweet Old Chicago
Roosevelt Sykes2:26
14Country Woman
Boo Breeding2:27
15Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:13
16Directly From My Heart
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (until 1959-03)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (until 1959-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (until 1959-03)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (until 1959-03)
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Stewart Sisters (girl trio from Long Beach, CA) (until 1959-03)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (until 1959-03)
remix of:
Directly From My Heart (undubbed Specialty master) by Little Richard
recording of:
Directly From My Heart (to You) (until 1959-03)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1955-09)
Little Richard2:23
17Who’s Been Fooling You?
Big Boy Myles & The Shaw-Wees1:54
18See You Later Alligator
Bobby Charles2:53
19Let the Good Times Roll
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 15)
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Shirley & Lee52:27
20Let the Four Winds Blow
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1957-01)
drums (drum set):
Charles Williams (1950s US drummer) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Justin Adams (1950s session guitarist) (in 1957-01)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (in 1957-01)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1957-01), Clarence Hall (in 1957-01) and Herb Hardesty (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
cover recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
Roy Brown22:05
21Goodbye Blues
Jesse Allen3:17
22Troubles, Troubles
Eddie Lang3:02
23There’s a Will There’s a Way
Ernie K‐Doe2:36
24That Certain Door
Snooks Eaglin3:19
25You Don’t Have to Go
Sammy Myers2:31

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part of:Let Me Tell You About the Blues (order: 4)