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
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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
144 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:13
2Under Eyed Woman
Roosevelt Sykes3:16
3Knock Me Out
Roosevelt Sykes2:51
4Trouble and Whiskey
Roosevelt Sykes2:41
5Sykes Advice Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:45
6Training Camp Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:53
7Sugar Babe Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:48
8Jiving the Jive
Roosevelt Sykes3:20
9Little Sam
Roosevelt Sykes2:41
10The Honeydripper
Roosevelt Sykes3:00
11Am I Right or Wrong
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House1:52
12The Pony Blues
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House
recording of:
Pony Blues (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
writer:
Son House
Son House5:18
13Walkin' Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House)
writer:
Son House
Son House2:56
14Depot Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:57
15Country Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:24
16The Jinx Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House3:25
17Levee Camp Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
lead vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
recording of:
Levee Camp Blues (on 1941-09-03)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:47
18Special Rider Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Special Rider Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:05
19Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
Son House5:06
20American Defense
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:56
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