The Blues: 1927-1946

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Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Whisky Head Woman
Tommy McClennan3:03
2Des'e My Blues
Tommy McClennan3:20
3Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams3:24
4Highway 49
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-12-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-12)
Big Joe Williams3:15
5Peach Orchard Mama
Big Joe Williams2:43
6Catfish Blues
Robert Petway2:54
7Take a Little Walk With Me
Robert Lockwood Jr.2:58
8Rocks in My Bed
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
Leroy Carr3:14
9Six Cold Feet in the Ground
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
Six Cold Feet in the Ground
writer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Leroy Carr3:09
10Devil's Son-In-Law
Peetie Wheatstraw3:25
11Pete Wheatstraw
Peetie Wheatstraw3:18
12Vicksburg Blues, Part 3
Little Brother Montgomery3:10
13Worried 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 Maceo2:57
14Detroit Jump
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-05)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1945-07-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-07-05)
Big Maceo2:50
15Hard Working Man Blues
Joe Pullum with Andy Boy3:38
16Friendless Blues
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1934-03-23)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1934-03-23)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1934-03-23)
Big Bill Broonzy3:25
17The Southern Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:35
18Kingfish Bues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-03-22)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-22)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1934-03-22)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-22)
Tampa Red3:14
19Tough Luck
Robert Lee McCoy3:07
20Good Morning 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 Williamson3:02
21Elevator Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-02)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1945-07-02)
guitar:
Sid Cox (on 1945-07-02)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1945-07-02)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1945-07-02)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:42
22Early in the Morning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-19)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1945-10-19)
membranophone:
Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-19)
recording of:
Early in the Morning (on 1945-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
23Key to the Highway
Jazz Gillum2:41
24Thats All Right
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:54

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