Century of the Blues

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▼CD 1
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1Mississippi Boweavil Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Virginia, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:06
2My Black Mama, Part 1
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
My Black Mama, Part 1
writer:
Son House
Son House3:12
3Future Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Future Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
Willie Brown3:02
4Canned Heat
Tommy Johnson3:28
5Left Alone Blues
Ishmon Bracey3:23
6Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
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, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Robert Johnson42:53
7Kind Hearted Woman Blues
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)
recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
Robert Johnson52:53
8Wind Howlin' Blues
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (from 1942-07-20 until 1942-07-22)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax
guitar, harmonica and lead vocals:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Honey Boy Edwards3:16
9Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, 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 James3:01
10Shake 'em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’em on Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bukka White3:03
11Sitting on Top of the World
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:06
12Stack O'Lee 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 Hurt2:59
13Barrelhouse Blues
Edward Andrews2:54
14Catfish Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, 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 Petway2:51
15Bottle It Up and Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-11-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tommy McClennan (on 1939-11-22)
Tommy McClennan2:50
16Bull Frog Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Virginia, United States (on 1928-10-10)
guitar:
William Harris (Early 1900's blues artist (aka Alonso Boone)) (on 1928-10-10)
vocals:
William Harris (Early 1900's blues artist (aka Alonso Boone)) (on 1928-10-10)
recording of:
Bullfrog Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Harris (Early 1900's blues artist (aka Alonso Boone))
publisher:
Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
William Harris3:09
17Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-11)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1930-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers43:01
18Farewell Blues
Sol Hoopi2:51
19Old Original Kokomo Blues
Kokomo Arnold2:55
20Country Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1941-08)
recorded at:
Stovall (plantation in Mississippi where Muddy Waters first recorded) in Mississippi, United States
Muddy Waters3:28
21I Be's Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:07
22Boogie Chillin
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (on 1948-11-03)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:13
23Little Boy Blue
Robert Lockwood, Jr.3:03
24Ramblin'
Johnny Shines2:34
25Yellow Dog Blues
Sam Collins2:31
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1Matchbox Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:03
2Ground Hog Blues
Ramblin’ Thomas3:10
3Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
Lead Belly3:03
4Evil Hearted Woman Blue
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-03-21)
Oscar Woods3:13
5Outside Woman Blue
Blind Joe Reynolds2:58
6Maxwell Street Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson2:48
7Bulldoze Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar and pan flute [reed pipes]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Bull Doze Blues (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas53:28
8Black Ace
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-02-15) and Dallas, Texas, 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)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
recording of:
Black Ace
lyricist and composer:
Black Ace (American blues musician)
Black Ace2:49
9It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:13
10The Gone Dead Train
King Solomon Hill3:20
11Woke Up With the Blues in My Fingers
Lonnie Johnson3:14
12Penitentiary Moan Blues
Alger “Texas” Alexander3:09
13Katie Mae
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-11-04)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
piano:
Thunder Smith
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Katie Mae (on 1946-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:02
14Diddie Wa Diddie
recording of:
Diddie Wa Diddie
composer:
Blind Blake (1920 blues)
Blind Blake3:00
15I Want Some of Your Pie
Blind Boy Fuller2:46
16Mama T'Ain't Long Fo' Day
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:02
17Motherless Chile Blues
Barbecue Bob3:15
18Jealous Hearted Blues
Charley Lincoln3:38
19No No Blues
Curley Weaver3:10
20Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Sylvester Weaver3:03
21Big Legged Woman
Brownie McGhee2:44
22Twelve Gates to the City
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26) and Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
vocals:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26) and Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
Reverend Gary Davis3:11
23Every Day in the Week Blues
Pink Anderson2:56
24Runaway Man Blues
Floyd Council2:54
25Divin' Duck Blue
Sleepy John Estes3:12
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1Careless Love Blues
Bessie Smith3:29
2Goin' Crazy With the Blues
Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds3:03
3Whip It to a Jelly
Clara Smith3:14
4See See Rider
recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version) (on 1924-10-16)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Ma Rainey3:13
5Mister Man, Part 1
Ida Cox2:59
6Murder in the First Degree
Victoria Spivey3:05
7I'm a Mighty Tight Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-02-07)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1929-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1929-02-07)
piano:
Sippie Wallace (on 1929-02-07)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1929-02-07)
trumpet:
Natty Dominique (on 1929-02-07)
vocals:
Sippie Wallace (on 1929-02-07)
recording of:
I'm a Mighty Tight Woman (on 1929-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace2:55
8Black Angel Blues
Lucille Bogan3:08
9Long Ways From Home
Louise Johnson3:30
10Downhearted Blues
Alberta Hunter2:51
11Rock Island Blues
Furry Lewis2:49
12Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Gus Cannon3:13
13Rollin' and Tumblin' Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-14)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
Roll and Tumble Blues (on 1929-03-14)
writer:
Albert Luandrew (blues pianist) and Hambone Willie Newbern
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Hambone Willie Newbern3:04
14Moanin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw3:04
15He's in the Jailhouse Now
Memphis Jug Band3:13
16That's No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:56
17What's the Matter Blues
Frank Stokes3:03
18How Long, How Long Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1928-06-19)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr3.53:04
19Cow Cow Blues
Cow Cow Davenport3:09
20Bricks in My Pillow
Bumble Bee Slim3:10
21The Honeydripper
Roosevelt Sykes2:45
22Strut That Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-04-02)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
washboard:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-04-02)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:59
23Blues at Midnight
Memphis Slim2:46
24Gangster's Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw2:48
25Kokomo Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
Scrapper Blackwell3:04
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1Key to the Highway
recording of:
Key to the Highway
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy3:04
2Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams2:49
3Poor Man Blues
Henry Townsend3:01
4You Can't Get That Stuff No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
piano:
Georgia Tom (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red3:00
5Worried 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, Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:54
6Jockey Blues
Jazz Gillium2:51
7That's All Right
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:55
8When 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
Kansas Joe McCoy3:13
9Me and My Chauffeur
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:49
10Guitar Swing
guitar and membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
vocals:
Brown Bombers of Swing and Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
Casey Bill Weldon2:59
11Mama Don't Allow No. 2
Washboard Sam3:06
12Gypsy Woman
recording of:
Gypsy Woman
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:36
13Moanin' at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951-08)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (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
14Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (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 Williamson3:01
15Eyesight to the Blind
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-03-12)
recording engineer:
Bill Holford (on 1951-03-12)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Cliff Bivens (on 1951-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-03-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-03-12)
piano:
Dave Cambell (on 1951-03-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-03-12)
recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1951-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:04
16Evans Shuffle
Little Walter2:14
17This Train
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:53
18Prowling Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk3:06
19Ain't Nobody's Business
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:57
20Dust 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 James2:47
21B.B. Boogie
recording of:
B.B. Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:15
22Three O'Clock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951-09)
bass:
Tuff Green (in 1951-09)
drums (drum set):
Earl Forest (in 1951-09)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1951-09)
piano:
Johnny Ace (1950s rhythm & blues) (in 1951-09)
saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (in 1951-09) and Richard Sanders (saxophonist) (in 1951-09)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1951-09)
cover recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946) (in 1951-09)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:04
23Everyday I Have the Blues
Lowell Fulson2:33
24Mean Old World
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:56
25Call It Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:02

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