The Blues Collection: Big Maceo, Worried Life Blues

~ Release by Big Maceo (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1County Jail Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
2:57
2Why Should I Hang Around?
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
3:13
3Anytime for You
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Snags" Jones (on 1942-07-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1942-07-28)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-28)
2:55
4Since You Been Gone
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Snags" Jones (on 1942-07-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1942-07-28)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-28)
2:53
5I Got the Blues
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
2:53
6Worried Life Blues No. 1
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
42:58
7Winter Time Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
2:55
8Big Road Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
3:01
9Detroit Jump
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-05)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05)
2:49
10Texas Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
recording of:
Texas Blues (on 1941-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
2:56
11Tuff Luck Blues
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
3:03
12Have You Heard About It
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1950)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950)
membranophone:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (in 1950)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1950) and James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1950)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1950)
2:23
13Strange to Me
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1950)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950)
membranophone:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (in 1950)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1950) and James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1950)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1950)
3:09
14Worried Life Blues No. 2
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1950)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950)
membranophone:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (in 1950)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1950) and James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1950)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1950)
2:51
15Leaving Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1950)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950)
membranophone:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (in 1950)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1950) and James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1950)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1950)
2:57
16Without You My Life Don’t Mean a Thing
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1950)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950)
harmonica:
Grace Brim (blues performer) (in 1950)
membranophone:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (in 1950)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1950) and James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1950)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1950)
2:52

Credits

Release

part of:The Blues Collection (Series released in the UK from 1993 to 1997 by Orbis Publishing Ltd. Catalog numbers generally prefixed 'BLU NC') (number: 38) (order: 38)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2430478 [info]