The Blues: 50 Essential Blues Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Junior Wells2:55
2Spoonful
recording of:
Spoonful
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
3Dust 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 James3:10
4Wolf Call Boogie
Coy “Hot Shot” Love2:31
5Crawlin’ Kingsnake
John Lee Hooker2:43
6Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:50
7Everyday I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:48
8Stormy Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:00
9Take Out Some Insurance
recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed2:19
10That’s All Right Mama
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:52
11Wine Women Whiskey
Papa Lightfoot2:12
12Walkin’ the Blues
Willie Dixon3:03
13Slow Down
Louis Jordan2:37
14Come Back Baby
Doctor Ross2:48
15Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:43
16Rollin’ 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 Waters3:05
17I’m a King Bee
Slim Harpo2:59
18Easy
Big Walter Horton2:56
19This Is the End
Buddy Guy2:57
20Guitar Shuffle
Lowell Fulson2:45
21Eyesight to the Blind
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
22I Was Fooled
Billy Boy Arnold2:48
23Double Trouble
Otis Rush2:41
24It Must Have Been the Devil
Otis Spann3:45
25Today I Sing the Blues
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Aretha Franklin2:48
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1Trouble So Hard
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-10)
editor:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Trouble So Hard (on 1959-10-10)
writer:
Vera Hall
Vera Hall31:38
2Sweet Home Chicago
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
cover recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Horoscope Music (in 1982)
Robert Johnson43:00
3Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, 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 White2:40
4Trouble in Mind
Bertha “Chippie” Hill2:41
5Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
Bessie Smith3:27
6Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, 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 Hurt2:45
7Whooping the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1947-03-04)
guitar:
Sticks McGhee (on 1947-03-04)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1947-03-04)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (on 1947-03-04)
Sonny Terry2:41
8Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House4:55
9Midnight Special
Lead Belly3:05
10Baking Powder Blues
Lucille Bogan2:58
11Why Don’t You Do Right
Lil Green2:56
12Lightning Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:28
13Shake ’em on Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:19
14Garter Snake Blues
Victoria Spivey3:14
15Falling Down Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
performer:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Falling Down Blues
writer:
Robert Wilkins
Furry Lewis52:48
16Racketeer Blues
Lonnie Johnson3:12
17Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey3:10
18I’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 James2:49
19Gin Mill Blues
Clara Smith3:05
20Statesboro’ 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 McTell2:30
21Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar (blues pianist and occasional singer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy43:01
22Rabbit 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 Jefferson2:56
23When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:09
24Spoonful 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 Patton3:09
25Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
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 Johnson3.753:18