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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Louisiana Blues
recording of:
Louisiana Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:52
2Ramblin' by Myself
recording of:
Ramblin’ by Myself
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:20
3They Call Me Muddy Waters
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1951-12-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Elgin Evans (on 1951-12-29)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-12-29)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-12-29)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29)
recording of:
They Call Me Muddy Waters (on 1951-12-29)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:23
4Walkin' the Boogie
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:44
5Blues With a Feeling
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953)
recording of:
Blues With a Feeling (Little Walter version) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
is based on:
Blues With a Feeling (original Rabon Tarrant / Jack McVea version)
Little Walter3:06
6Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:03
7Bad Luck Blues
Albert King3:01
8Whose Muddy Shoes
Elmore James3:19
9Smokestack Lightnin'
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:05
10I've Been Down for So Long
J.B. Lenoir3:16
11Just You Fool
cover recording of:
Just Your Fool
writer:
Walter Jacobs
Little Walter2:34
12Mamma What About Your Daughter
J.B. Lenoir2:26
1399
Sonny Boy Williamson4:09
14First Time I Met the Blues
cover recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Buddy Guy2:10
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
John Lee Hooker3:00
2Little City Woman
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam2:52
3Stormy Monday
Little Milton4:22
4Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (Side-man blues guitar player, Big Boy Spires associate) (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:00
5Recession Blues
recording of:
Recession Blues
lyricist and composer:
Riley B. King
B.B. King2:25
6Goin' Down Slow
double bass and spoken vocals:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer)
membranophone:
Sam Lay
piano:
Henry Gray
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Howlin’ Wolf3:24
7Nine Below Zero
Sonny Boy Williamson4:17
8When My Left Eye Jumps
cover recording of:
When My Left Eye Jumps
writer:
Willie Dixon and Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Buddy Guy2:48
9(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1954-01-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
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)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
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) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
cover 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., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters42:51
10Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:11
11Evil
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:53
12Eisenhower Blues
J.B. Lenoir2:51
13Juke
Little Walter & His Night Cats2:43
14So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:11
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter)
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Etta James42:37
2Mother Earth
Memphis Slim2:41
3I Asked for Water
Howlin’ Wolf2:54
4Honey Bee
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Honey Bee (on 1951-01-23)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters53:25
5Loving You
Lowell Fulson3:04
6Diggin' My Potatoes
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam2:41
7Down at the Landing
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Down at the Landing
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:57
8One Way Out
recording of:
One Way Out
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
Sonny Boy Williamson2:01
9Who's Cheating Who?
Little Milton3:00
10Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters4.352:55
11Broken Hearted Blues
Buddy Guy3:10
12I Can't Stop Baby
Otis Rush32:15
13My Babe
Little Walter2:44
14Madison Blues
recording of:
Madison Blues
lyricist:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:23
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Your Funeral My Trial
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (from 1955-08-12 until 1958-03-27)
guitar:
Eugene Pearson (guitar, blues)
piano:
Lafayette Leake
recording of:
Your Funeral & My Trial
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:32
2My Time After a While
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1964-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1964-06-10)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1964-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1964-06-10)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
piano:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1964-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1964-06-10)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1964)
recording of:
My Time After While (on 1964-06-10)
writer:
Ronald Dean Badger, Sheldon Feinberg and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Publishing, Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Carriage House Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Merry Making Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy3:13
3Jacqueline
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam2:29
4I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters3:04
5In the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:43
6If I Can't Have You
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
If I Can’t Have You
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
Etta & Harvey52:47
7How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1951)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (in 1951)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
8Stone Crazy
recording of:
Stone Crazy
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:29
9Forty Days & Forty Nights
recording of:
Forty Days and Forty Nights
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Roth
Muddy Waters4.52:53
10Louise
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player), 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:
Louise (John Lee Hooker song) (on 1951-04-26)
writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:05
11Don't Start Me to Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (in 1955-08)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-08) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:36
12Moanin' at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951-08)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1951-08)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (in 1951-08)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
13Blue Shadows
recorded in:
Los Angeles, United States (on 1960-06-02)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Earl Brown (alto saxophonist) (on 1960-06-02)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Big Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1960-06-02)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Hadnott (on 1960-06-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1960-06-02)
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1960-06-02)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (on 1960-06-02)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Louis Williams (tenor sax) (on 1960-06-02)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1960-06-02)
Lowell Fulson2:28
14We're Gonna Make It
vocals:
Little Milton
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, United States
cover recording of:
We’re Gonna Make It
writer:
Gene Barge, Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Little Milton32:42