100 Years of the Blues

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▼ CD 1: Mystical Gods - Prewar Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crossroads Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:29
2Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
Bessie Smith2:56
3Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (on 1927-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927-04)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:58
4Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Blake3:01
5Cocaine Habit Blues
Memphis Jug Band2:48
6Lay Some Flowers on My Grave
recording of:
Lay Some Flowers on My Grave
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:20
7Mr. Johnson Swing
Lonnie Johnson2:42
8Keep It to Yourself
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-08-24)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-08-24)
Memphis Minnie2:54
9Drop Down Mama
Sleepy John Estes3:08
10When the Sun Goes Down
Leroy Carr2:55
11Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James2:58
12Step It Up and Go
Blind Boy Fuller2:55
13Whiskey and Women
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1937-02-15) and Dallas, United States (on 1937-02-15)
steel guitar [National steel guitar]:
Black Ace (American blues musician) (on 1937-02-15)
vocals:
Black Ace (American blues musician) (on 1937-02-15)
Black Ace3:00
14The Honey Dripper
Roosevelt Sykes2:50
15Black Snake Swing
Victoria Spivey2:59
16Old Original Kokomo Blues
Kokomo Arnold2:50
17Blind Lemon
Leadbelly3:06
18Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:37
19Stack O'Lee Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:55
20Catfish Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1941-03-28)
guitar:
Robert Petway (on 1941-03-28)
washtub bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-03-28)
vocals:
Robert Petway (on 1941-03-28)
recording of:
Catfish Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
Robert Petway2:48
21Good Morning Little School Girl
recorded in:
Aurora, 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) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:59
22John the Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson43:18
23Hobo Blues
Cliff Carlisle2:49
24Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1947-07-22)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (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)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (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 Williams2:43
▼ CD 2: Big City Blues - Urban Blues
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1Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
2I Got a Break, Baby
T‐Bone Walker3:13
3See See Rider Blues
Bea Booze3:09
4Red River Dam Blues
Washboard Sam2:56
5Ida Red Likes the Boogie
recording of:
Ida Red Likes the Boogie (on 1949-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:39
6Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats2:47
7That's All Right
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup52:52
8Talk to Me Baby
Elmore James2:13
9Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn2:48
10Cotton Crop Blues
The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet2:19
11Reelin' and Rockin'
Chuck Berry, Lafayette Leake, Fred Below, Phil Chess, Leonard Chess, Willie Dixon3:13
12Pretty Thing
Bo Diddley, Lester Davenport, Clifton James, Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Lester Davenport, Clifton James, Leonard Chess, Phil Chess2:48
13A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
Hop Wilson3:06
14Big Boss Man
Jimmy Reed2:44
15Rock This House
Jimmy Rogers2:47
16Salty Papa Blues
recording of:
Salty Papa Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton
Dinah Washington3:02
17Don't Cry Baby
Etta James2:22
18Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Big Bill Broonzy2:50
19I Don't Know
Willie Mabon, Bill Anderson, Billy Stepney & Ernest Cotton3:06
20Juke
Little Walter2:42
21Don't Start Me to Talkin'
Sonny Boy Williamson2:32
22Mother Earth
Memphis Slim, Alex Atkins, Alfred Elkins, Leon Hooper, Elgin Evans & Timothy Overton2:39
23I Pity the Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
I Pity the Fool (on 1960-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Deadric Malone
Bobby Bland2:40
24I'm Satisfied
Otis Rush2:21
25Spoonful
Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Hubert Sumlin, Freddie King, Fred Below, Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon & Howlin’ Wolf2:40
26Boom, Boom
John Lee Hooker & Al Smith2:38
▼ CD 3: Transatlantic Blues - The Sixties
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1My Home Is in the Delta
Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon,, Clifton James & Andy McKaie3:57
2Linin' Track
Ray and Glover Koerner2:16
361 Highway
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:02
4Empire State Express
recorded in:
New York, United States
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Al Wilson (Canned Heat member) (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
recording of:
Empire State Express (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:39
5Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound
Long John Baldry & Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated2:49
6I'm a King Bee
Slim Harpo3:01
7High Heel Sneakers
R. Higgenbotham,, Weldon Dean Young, Brenda Jones, Johnny Williams, & Tommy Tucker2:47
8Hoochie Coochie Man
The Graham Bond Organisation2:44
9Milk Cow Blues
The Kinks3:39
10I Got My Mojo Working
The Sheffields2:33
11Double Trouble
cover recording of:
Double Trouble
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers3:20
12Cross My Heart
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown3:09
13How Blue Can You Get
recording of:
How Blue Can You Get?
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
B.B. King & Sid Feller2:40
14Leave My Girl Alone
Buddy Guy3:24
15Frosty
Albert Collins3:02
16Mojo Hand
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:19
17By and By (Poor Me)
The Rising Sons3:31
18World in a Jug
Canned Heat3:27
19Sitting on Top of the World
Grateful Dead2:42
20Blues With a Feeling
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band4:23
21Back Door Man
The Blues Project3:17
22Love Until I Die
Alvin Lee, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee,, Ten Years After, Leo Lyons, Gus Dudgeon & Mike Vernon2:04
23Born Under a Bad Sign
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Felix Pappalardi & Cream3:03
▼ CD 4: We Still Got the Blues - Modern Day Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Gotta Move
The Rolling Stones2:31
2If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Guy Davis3:57
3Love in Vain
Keb’ Mo’3:05
4Should've Learnt My Lesson
Rory Gallagher3:34
5I Love Everybody
Johnny Winter3:41
6I Wonder
The Robert Cray Band3:54
7Dirty Pool
recording engineer:
James Geddes and Richard Mullen
assistant producer:
Mikie Harris
executive producer:
John Hammond (producer)
producer:
Double Trouble (assoc. with Stevie Ray Vaughan), Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan
assistant mixer:
Harry Spiridakis and Don Wershba (engineer)
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon
drums (drum set):
Chris Layton
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
recorded at:
Down Town Studio in Los Angeles, United States and Riverside Sound in Austin, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Dirty Pool
lyricist and composer:
Doyle Bramhall and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble3.655:00
8When I Leave Here
Robben Ford, Henry Butler, Tom Brechtlein & Robben Ford & The Blue Line4:55
9Darker Side
Jonny Lang, Dennis Morgan, Bruce McCabe, Ricky Peterson & Art Edmaiston5:05
10Rolling Log
The Blues Band3:39
11Give It Up or Let Me Go
Bonnie Raitt4:27
12A World Away
Sonny Landreth4:42
13Back to the River
Susan Tedeschi3:54
14Electric Memphis Blues
Chris Rea4:14
15Trouble
The Answer3:09
16Devil Girl
Marcus Bonfanti4:41
17Why I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
Lee Ritenour, Jonny Lang, B.B. King, Vince Gill & Keb’ Mo’6:32