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1▼CD: Blues Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rollin' Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters3:09
2How Many More Years?
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
3I'm in the Mood
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (on 1951-08-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
John Lee Hooker3:08
4Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
5Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:55
6Three O'Clock in the Morning Blues
B.B. King3:02
7Every Day I Have the Blues
Memphis Slim2:34
8The Mojo Boogie
J.B. Lenoir2:59
9Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3.852:52
10Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:45
11Reconsider Baby
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1954-09-27)
membranophone:
Harold “Chick” Booth (on 1954-09-27)
piano:
Paul Drake (blues pianist) (on 1954-09-27)
saxophone:
Julian Beasley (on 1954-09-27), Choker Campbell (on 1954-09-27), Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1954-09-27) and David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-09-27)
trombone:
Fats Morris (trombonist) (on 1954-09-27)
trumpet:
Phil Gibeau (on 1954-09-27)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1954-09-27)
recording of:
Reconsider Baby (on 1954-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Lowell Fulson3:11
12Boogie Chillen
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:
Boogie Chillen’ (in 1948-09)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:09
13Shotgun Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1948-02)
guitar:
Joel Hopkins and Lightnin’ Hopkins
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Shotgun Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:41
14Ain't Nobody's Business
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon6:00
15Stormy Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:03
2▼CD: Blues Divas
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1Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Bessie Smith3:01
2Cake Walking Babies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-08)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1925-01-08)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1925-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1925-01-08)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1925-01-08)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1925-01-08)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Alberta Hunter2:58
3C. C. Rider
Ma Rainey3:12
4Hard Times Blues
Ida Cox2:59
5I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
piano:
Cora Grainger (on 1926-11-20)
vocals:
Sippie Wallace (on 1926-11-20)
recording of:
I'm a Mighty Tight Woman (on 1926-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace3:05
6T. B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
Victoria Spivey3:15
7Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith3:22
8Freight Train Blues
Trixie Smith3:16
9Sobbin' Sister Blues
Clara Smith3:10
10Me & My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:49
11Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Ethel Waters3:12
12Romance In The Dark
recording of:
Romance in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Lil Green (blues singer/songwriter)
Lil Green3:23
13That's A Pretty Good Love
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Ozzie Cadena and Fred Mendelsohn
editor:
Malcolm Addey
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-05-14)
baritone saxophone:
Leslie Johnakins (on 1956-05-14)
bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1956-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Sol Hall (on 1956-05-14)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1956-05-14)
piano:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist) (on 1956-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1956-05-14) and Warren Luckey (on 1956-05-14)
vocals:
Big Maybelle (on 1956-05-14)
arranger:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-14)
recording of:
That's a Pretty Good Love (on 1956-05-14)
writer:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) and Fred Mendelsohn
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Big Maybelle2:36
145-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown3:14
15Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:50
3▼CD: Birth of the Blues
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1Hellhound on My Trail
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Hellhound on My Trail (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Cadmean Dawn
Robert Johnson42:39
2Spoonful Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
A Spoonful Blues (on 1929-06-14)
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:13
3Statesboro' Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:32
4I'm So Glad
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
I’m So Glad (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
Skip James2:52
5Rabbit Foot Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-12)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-12)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:59
6Kassie (Casey) Jones
Furry Lewis3:07
7Fixin' to Die Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:49
8Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson53:39
9Candy Man
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
recording of:
Candy Man Blues (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
composer:
Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:49
10Guitar Blues
Lonnie Johnson3:17
11Milk Cow Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-13)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1930-05-13)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1930-05-13)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1930-05-13)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk) (on 1930-05-13)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:05
12Midnight Special
Big Bill Broonzy2:53
13The Bourgeois Blues
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly3:15
14Homeless and Hungry Blues
Josh White3:02
15Dark Was the Night
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:19
4▼CD: Blues'n'Boogie
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1Wedding Boogie
Little Esther2:57
2Married Woman's Boogie
Billy Wright2:36
3My Gal's A Jockey
Big Joe Turner3:15
4The Hucklebuck
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (on 1948-12-15)
instrumental recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1948-12-15)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Paul Williams3:09
5Lonesome Lover Blues
cover recording of:
Lonesome Lover Blues
lyricist and composer:
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine2:48
6Airplane Blues
Helen Humes2:33
7Double-Faced Deacon
Tommy Brown2:58
8Head Hunter
Big Jay McNeely3:05
9Ain't Nuthin' Shakin'
Johnny Otis2:29
10Don't Be Angry
Nappy Brown2:24
11Write Me A Letter
The Ravens2:54
12Atomic Boogie
Pete Johnson2:54
13My Good Pott
Doc Pomus2:43
14Easy, Easy Baby
Varetta Dillard2:39
15I Want To Rock
LaVern Baker2:42

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part of:Simply 4CD (Union Square Music) (order: 9)