Blues Breakers

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

4-CD set; incomplete. 4 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Individual cat#s: KBOX419A–D

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-16 00:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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4▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Long Nights
cover recording of:
Long Nights
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
B.B. King3:34
2The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James4.52:42
3C‐H‐I‐C‐K‐E‐N Blues
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15)
recorded at:
Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1965-04-15)
Mississippi John Hurt0:57
4Out of Sight
Johnny Winter2:22
5Whiskey and Wimmen
recording of:
Whiskey and Wimmen
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Lee Hooker2:39
6Bad Luck Blues
recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
writer:
Jerry West (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller) and Otis Hicks (blues)
Lightnin’ Slim2:36
7Don’t Wake Me
recording of:
Don’t Wake Me
writer:
Samuel Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins44:46
8John Lee Boogie
recording of:
John Lee Boogie
writer:
John Mayall
John Mayall4:15
9Someone Cares for Me
orchestra:
Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Someone Cares for Me (in 1955-08)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”), Jules Taub and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:58
10Mr Pawnbroker
recording of:
Mr. Pawnbroker
writer:
Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
B.B. King3:16
11Everybody’s Blue
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry6:45
12Blues for My Cookie
recording of:
Blues for My Cookie
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:33
13Freight Loader
recording of:
Freight Loader
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton2:46
14Catfish Blues
cover recording of:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
B.B. King2:28
15No Shoes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-01)
bass:
Sylvester Hickman (on 1960-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and William "Lefty" Bates (on 1960-03-01)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-03-01)
recording of:
No Shoes (on 1960-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker12:23
16It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:04
17Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out
Big Joe Williams3:25
18Women Lovin’ Each Other
Mike Bloomfield4:40