Chicago Blues 1940-1947

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chicago Blues
Lonnie Johnson2:49
2Friar’s Point Blues
Robert Nighthawk2:46
3Key to the Highway
Charles Segar2:52
4Crawling Kingsnake
Tony Hollins2:58
5Let’s Try It Again
Kansas Joe McCoy3:01
6Little Boy Blue
Robert Lockwood, Jr.3:06
7Tin Pan Alley
Curtis Jones2:55
8Peach Tree Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-11)
guitar:
Yank Rachell (on 1941-12-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-11)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-11)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-11)
vocals:
Yank Rachell (on 1941-12-11)
Yank Rachell2:48
9Bessie Lee Blues
Harmon Ray3:03
10Hollow Log Blues
Robert Petway3:07
11Pearl Harbor Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-03-27)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1942-03-27)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1942-03-27)
washtub bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1942-03-27)
lead vocals:
Doctor Clayton (on 1942-03-27)
Doctor Clayton3:05
12Things Have Changed
recording of:
Things Have Changed
composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:58
13Dog House Blues
St. Louis Jimmy Oden3:02
14Delta Pine Blues
Johnny Shines3:02
15Mean Red Spider
recording of:
Mean Red Spider
composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:23
16Hard Day Blues
recording of:
Hard Day Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:52
17Atomic Bomb Blues
Homer Harris2:38
18My Baby Walked Out on Me in 1944
Johnny Young2:57
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Saturday Evening Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:11
2Just One More Time
Walter Davis3:05
3Lend Me Your Love
Memphis Slim2:57
4Stockyard Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1947)
guitar:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Moody Jones (blues performer)
harmonica and spoken vocals:
Snooky Pryor (blues harmonica player)
lead vocals:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter)
Floyd Jones2:49
5Keep What You Got
Floyd Jones2:17
6Baby Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
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 Williams2:48
7No More Sweet Potatoes
The Big Three Trio2:49
8Blue Monday Blues
Eddie Boyd2:54
9It’s the Blues Baby
Little Walter2:15
10Grieving Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-09-23)
alto saxophone:
John Gardner (saxophone) (on 1947-09-23)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-09-23)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1947-09-23)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-09-23)
trumpet:
Walter Williams (1930s US trumpet player) (on 1947-09-23)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1947-09-23)
Tampa Red2:53
11Boogie
Snooky Pryor2:20
12Ora Nelle Blues
engineered in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1947)
guitar:
Othum Brown (blues performer) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Othum Brown (blues performer)
Othum Brown2:40
13I Just Keep Lovin’ Her
Little Walter2:28
14Walkin’ and Drinkin’
Roosevelt Sykes3:11
15Ramblin’ With That Woman
Washboard Sam3:18
16Bring Another Half a Pint
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-11-12)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-11-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-11-12)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1947-11-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-11-12)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-11-12)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:05
17Farewell Little Girl
Sunnyland Slim3:14
18Daybreak Blues
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1947-12-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1947-12-27)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-12-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1947-12-27)
Memphis Minnie3:08