Blues

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1These Foolish Things
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Billie Holiday?:??
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday4?:??
3Down Hearted Blues
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith?:??
4Gulf Coast Blues
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (in 1923)
Bessie Smith?:??
5St Louis Blues
Bessie Smith?:??
6Match Box 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 Jefferson?:??
7Statesboro' Blues
recording of:
Statesboro Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell?:??
8C C Rider
Ma Rainey?:??
9Evil Gal Blues
cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Dinah Washington?:??
10Baby Get Lost
recording of:
Baby Get Lost
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s US composer/arranger)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Dinah Washington?:??
11This Bitter Earth
recording of:
This Bitter Earth
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music, Iza Music Corp. and Play Music, Inc.
Dinah Washington?:??
12Dust 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 James?:??
13The Sky Is Crying
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James?:??
14Kansas City (live)
live recording of:
Kansas City
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Muddy Waters?:??
15They Call Me Muddy Waters (live)
live recording of:
They Call Me Muddy Waters
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters?:??
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