Living the Blues: Blues Greats

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Annotation

Time-Life's "Living The Blues" series.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-06 05:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Smoke Stack Lightning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf53:08
2Crawling King Snake Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
John Lee Hooker3:01
3Double Trouble
Otis Rush2:44
4It Hurts Me Too
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too (on 1963-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:20
5Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:47
6Little by Little
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-05-23)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Eugene Lounge
guitar:
Earl Hooker and Dave Myers
harmonica and lead vocals:
Junior Wells
piano:
Lafayette Leake
background vocals:
Willie Dixon and Mel London
vocals:
Junior Wells
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paula Records
recording of:
Little by Little (on 1959-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Dimension Gate Music
Junior Wells2:35
729 Ways
Willie Dixon2:11
8One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers2:55
9T-Bone Shuffle
T‐Bone Walker3:00
10Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:48
11Juke
Little Walter & His Night Cats2:43
12I Just Want to Make Love to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-04-13)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (on 1954-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:52
13Help Me
Sonny Boy Williamson3:09
14Fannie Mae
recording of:
Fannie Mae
lyricist and composer:
Morris Levy (in 1959), Clarence Lewis (in 1959) and Waymon Glasco (1911-1976 blues musician) (in 1959)
writer:
Buster Brown (1911-1976 blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, FROST Music Corp, Jonware Music Co. (US publisher) and Olivia Pub. Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Buster Brown2:58
15Walking by Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-10-29)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-10-29)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set):
A. J. Gladney (Blues drummer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1956-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1956-10-29)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1956-10-29)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-10-29)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1956-10-29)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
recording of:
Walking by Myself (on 1956-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Jimmy Rogers22:48
16Driving Wheel
Junior Parker2:38
17We're Gonna Make It
vocals:
Little Milton (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
We’re Gonna Make It
writer:
Gene Barge, Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Little Milton32:41
18Cry Cry Cry
recording of:
Cry, Cry, Cry (Bobby “Blue” Bland song)
lyricist and composer:
Deadric Malone
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:43
19Wee Wee Hours
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
recording of:
Wee Wee Hours (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry33:04
20Black Night
Charles Brown3:06

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part of:Living the Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 3) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2073841 [info]