ABC of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: Kokomo Arnold & Billy Boy Arnold
CD 2: Richard Berry & Barbecue Bob
CD 3: Bobby "Blue" Bland & Charles Brown
CD 4: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown & Blue Lu Baker
CD 5: Big Bill Bronzy, Scrapper Blackwell & Blind Blake
CD 6: Champion Jack Dupree & Cousin Joe
CD 7: Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell & Pee Wee Crayton
CD 8: Bo Diddley
CD 9: Willie Dixon & Floyd Dixon
CD 10: Snooks Eaglin & Sleepy John Estes
CD 11: Lowell Fulson & The Four Blazes
CD 12: Buddy Guy, Arthur Gunter & Slim Gaillard
CD 13: John Lee Hooker & Wynonie Harris
CD 14: Earl Hooker & Screamin' Jay Hawkins
CD 15: Lightnin' Hopkins
CD 16: Howlin' Wolf
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Look-A-Here Baby
Howlin’ Wolf2:11
2Smile at Me
Howlin’ Wolf2:07
3California Boogie
Howlin’ Wolf2:58
4My Baby Walked Off
recording of:
My Baby Walked Off
Howlin’ Wolf3:00
5Chocolate Drop
Howlin’ Wolf2:43
6Mr. Highway ManHowlin’ Wolf2:49
7Color and Kind
Howlin’ Wolf3:12
8Everybody's in the Mood
recording of:
Everybody's in the Mood
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf3:00
9(Well) That's Alright
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-04-17)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Blues guitarist) (on 1952-04-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-04-17)
recording of:
(Well) That's All Right (on 1952-04-17)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf3:03
10Baby Ride With Me
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
11Decoration Day Blues
cover recording of:
Decoration Day
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Howlin’ Wolf3:17
12Moanin' 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’ Wolf2:57
13The Wolf Is at Your DoorHowlin’ Wolf2:59
14Getting Old and Grey
Howlin’ Wolf2:37
15Oh, Red!
recording of:
Oh! Red
composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
Howlin’ Wolf2:38
16My Last Affair
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-10-07)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (on 1952-10-07) and Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Taylor (gospel) (on 1952-10-07)
trombone:
Walter "Tang" Smith (on 1952-10-07)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-10-07)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1952-10-07)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:59
17Dorothy Mae
Howlin’ Wolf2:45
18I Got a Woman/Sweet Woman
Howlin’ Wolf3:29
19Bluebird Blues
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-04-17)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Blues guitarist) (on 1952-04-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-04-17)
cover recording of:
Bluebird (on 1952-04-17)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Howlin’ Wolf2:50
20Howlin' Wolf Boogie
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1951-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-12-18)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Blues guitarist) (on 1951-12-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-12-18)
piano:
Albert Williams (on 1951-12-18)
recording of:
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie (on 1951-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:39
CD 17: Alberta Hunter & Ivory Joe Hunter
CD 18: Robert Johnson
CD 19: Elmore James & Lonnie Johnson
CD 20: Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson & Skip James
CD 21: B.B. King
CD 22: Little Walter
CD 23: Lightnin' Slim & J.B. Lenoir
CD 24: Leadbelly
CD 25: Little Willie John & Smiley Lewis
CD 26: Furry Lewis & Robert Lockwood
CD 27: Magic Sam & Jimmy McCracklin
CD 28: Percy Mayfield & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
CD 29: Memphis Minnie & Big Maybelle
CD 30: Roy Milton & Amos Milburn
CD 31: Big Maceo & Blind Willie McTell
CD 32: Memphis Slim & Tommy McLennan
CD 33: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Mississippi John Hurt
CD 34: Robert Nighthawk & Johnny Otis
CD 35: Charley Patton & Snooky Pryor
CD 36: Professor Longhair & Junior Parker
CD 37: Jimmy Reed & Otis Rush
CD 38: Jimmy Rushing & Tampa Red
CD 39: Bessie Smith
CD 40: Huey "Piano" Smith & Frankie Lee Smith
CD 41: Roosevelt Sykes & Son House
CD 42: Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines
CD 43: Big Mama Thornton & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
CD 44: Sonny Terry & Eddie Taylor
CD 45: Big Joe Turner & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
CD 46: T-Bone Walker & Jimmy Witherspoon
CD 47: Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
CD 48: Sippie Wallace & Peetie Wheatstraw
CD 49: Johnny Guitar Watson & Big Joe Williams
CD 50: Sonny Boy Williamson I. & Sonny Boy Williamson II.
CD 51: Bukka White & Josh White
CD 52: Jimmy Yancey