The King R&B Box Set

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Tracklist

1▼CD: KBSCD‐7002–1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Know Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Bull Moose Jackson and His Band2:45
2Bye, Bye Baby Blues
The Ravens2:45
3I Love You, Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats3:00
4Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson3:05
5I Want a Bowlegged Woman
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats3:04
6Good Rockin’ Tonight
double bass:
Carl Wilson (Carl "Flat Top" Wilson) (on 1947-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Donaldson (on 1947-12-28)
piano:
Joe Knight (US jazz and R&B pianist) (on 1947-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Hal Singer (on 1947-12-28)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1947-12-28)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1947-12-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Wynonie Harris52:47
7Long About Midnight
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947-12)
recording of:
'Long About Midnight (in 1947-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1947-12)
Roy Brown3:05
8Blues for the Red Boy
Todd Rhodes2:41
9Pleasing You (As long as I live)
Lonnie Johnson3:06
10Rockin’ at Midnight
piano:
Leroy ‘Batman’ Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (in 1949-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1949-01)
recording of:
Rockin' at Midnight (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-01)
Roy Brown52:44
11Pot Likker
Todd Rhodes2:42
12Guess Who
Ivory Joe Hunter2:59
13All 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
14Page Boy Shuffle
Joe Thomas2:40
15Ashes on My Pillow
Eddie Vinson2:35
16Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson3:01
17Jealous Heart
Ivory Joe Hunter2:52
18Sittin’ on It All the Time
Wynonie Harris2:39
19Well, Oh Well
Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra2:43
20Hard 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 Brown3:01
21Good Morning Judge
Wynonie Harris2:42
22Disgusted
Mabel Scott2:30
23Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist) (until 1951)
The Dominoes3.52:31
24Flamingo
cover recording of:
Flamingo (on 1951-01-10)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
Earl Bostic2:42
25I’m Waiting Just for You
Lucky Millinder2:38
26Bloodshot Eyes
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1951-02-27)
recording of:
Bloodshot Eyes (on 1951-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Penny
writer:
Ruth Hall
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Quartet Music Inc.
Wynonie Harris and His All-Stars2:40
2▶CD: KBSCD‐7002–2
3▶CD: KBSCD‐7002–3
4▶CD: KBSCD‐7002–4

Credits

Release

art direction:Chuck Young (art direction)
liner notes:Colin Escott
editor:Lawrence Bailey
Judy Larson (production, engineer)
David McKinley (recording engineer at Woodland Studios in Nashville)
mastering:Douglas J. Farley
Mac Evans
Randall Merryman
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1061032 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000017BT [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/536134 [info]
Wikidata:Q85807653 [info]