Dealing With the Devil: 25 Essential Blues Classics

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1Tomorrow Night
recording of:
Tomorrow Night (on 1947-12-10)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Wilhelm Grosz Music Co
Lonnie Johnson3:05
2All She Wants to Do Is Rock
baritone saxophone:
Bill McLemore (saxophonist) (on 1949-04-13)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1949-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-13)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1949-04-13)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Douglas (on 1949-04-13) and Johnny Griffin (on 1949-04-13)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-04-13)
trumpet:
Joe Morris (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-13)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1949-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
All She Wants to Do Is Rock (on 1949-04-13)
writer:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) and Teddy McRae
Wynonie Harris2:33
3Landlord Blues
recording of:
Landlord Blues (on 1947-11-18)
writer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) and Alexander Sample
Ivory Joe Hunter2:51
4Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
recording of:
Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red (on 1949-08-10)
writer:
Henry Glover and Syd Nathan
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson2:41
5Devil’s Jump
recording of:
Devil’s Jump (in 1949-08)
lyricist and composer:
Texas Slim (Robert Sullivan)
Texas Slim2:55
6Hard Luck Blues
baritone saxophone:
Harry Porter (US saxophonist) (on 1950-04-19)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-04-19)
guitar:
Willie Gaddy (on 1950-04-19)
piano:
Buddy Griffin (of the Griffin Brothers, R&B pianist) (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Griffin (40-50s US R&B trombonist) (on 1950-04-19)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-04-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Hard Luck Blues (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-04-19)
publisher:
Lark Music Ltd.
Roy Brown3:00
7Well, Oh Well
recording of:
Well, Oh Well (on 1950-02-08)
writer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Bernard and Lois Mann
Tiny Bradshaw2:42
8Real Good Feeling
recording of:
Real Good Feelin' (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Brownie McGhee
Big Tom Collins3:07
9Gone So Long
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1951-12-04)
double bass [bass]:
Norman Sinegal (on 1951-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Charles Otis (The Honeyman) (on 1951-12-04)
guitar:
Walter “Papoose” Nelson (guitarist in Fats Domino's band) (on 1951-12-04)
piano:
Professor Longhair (on 1951-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Burbank (on 1951-12-04)
recording of:
Gone So Long (on 1951-12-04)
composer:
Roy Byrd
Roy “Baldhead” Byrd2:34
10Aged and Mellow Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-16)
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1952-01-16)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (on 1952-01-16)
double bass:
Mario Delagarde (1950s US bass player) (on 1952-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-01-16)
guitar:
Peter Lewis (on 1952-01-16)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1952-01-16)
trombone:
George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1952-01-16)
trumpet:
Don Johnson (1950s' R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-01-16)
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (on 1952-01-16)
recording of:
Aged and Mellow (on 1952-01-16)
writer:
Preston Love and Johnny Otis
Little Esther2:46
11K.C. Loving
recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) (on 1952-08-18)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Little Willie Littlefield2:42
12I’ll Drown in My Tears
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-12-14)
alto saxophone:
Dennis Brooks (US saxophonist) (on 1951-12-14)
bass:
Clifford McGray (US bassist) (on 1951-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Norman F. Johnson (US drummer) (on 1951-12-14)
guitar:
Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (on 1951-12-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1951-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
David "Bubba" Brooks (tenor saxophonist) (on 1951-12-14)
vocals:
Lula Reed (on 1951-12-14)
recording of:
I’ll Drown in My Tears (on 1951-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
Sonny Thompson with Lula Reed2:51
13Big Ten‐Inch Record
recording of:
Big Ten Inch Record (on 1952-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Weismantel
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Fort Knox Music Co, Jay and Cee Music Corp., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Quartet Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Bull Moose Jackson42:13
14Fast Women and Slow Gin
recording of:
Fast Woman and Slow Gin (on 1953-06-04)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Jimmy Witherspoon2:33
15This Woman of Mine
Wilbert Harrison3:00
16Dealing With the Devil
recording of:
Dealing With the Devil (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist)
Eddie Burns3:01
17Don’t Take It So Hard
recording of:
Don’t Take It So Hard (on 1955-02-16)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
Earl (Connelly) King2:43
18Let the Doorbell Ring
Champion Jack Dupree2:12
19Another Woman’s Man
Joe Tex2:38
20Need Your Love So Bad
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-09-20)
baritone saxophone:
Reuben Phillips (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Milton Hinton (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Calvin Shields (on 1955-09-20)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1955-09-20)
piano:
Robert "Bubber" Johnson (US singer, songwriter, pianist & actor) (on 1955-09-20)
tenor saxophone:
David Van Dyke (on 1955-09-20) and Willis Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1955-09-20)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1955-09-20)
recording of:
Need Your Love So Bad (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Little Willie John and Mertis John Jr. (older brother of Little Willie John)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Little Willie John42:17
21I’m Tore Up
vocals:
Billy Gayles
recording of:
I'm Tore Up
writer:
Ralph Bass and Ike Turner
Billy Gayles with Ike Turner’s Rhythm Rockers2:23
22Look at Little Sister
recording of:
Look at Little Sister
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters2:30
23Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
recording of:
Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Fort Knox Music Co and Trio Music Company
Albert King2:57
24I’m Tore Down
engineer:
Randall Merryman
recording of:
I’m Tore Down
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Freddy King2:38
25Cuttin’ In
Johnny “Guitar” Watson3:14