Greatest Blues of All-Time

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Howlin' for My Darling (a.k.a. Calling on My Darling)
Albert King & Otis Rush3:06
2The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
BB King, Jules Bihari, Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King5:27
3Little Bittie Gal's Blues
Big Joe Turner3:22
4Turn on Your Love Light
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:39
5Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:11
6Whose Muddy Shoes
Elmore James3:18
7Worried About My Baby
recording of:
Worried About My Baby
writer:
Joe Josea and Jules Taub
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
8Lonesome Mood
John Lee Hooker5:12
9I Got What It Takes
Koko Taylor3:08
10Stand By Me
Junior Parker2:34
11Rolling Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:07
12Why My Baby
T‐Bone Walker2:53
13Walking the Blues
Willie Dixon3:05
14No Money No Luck
recording of:
No Money, No Luck
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music Co, Lark Music Ltd., Mother Bertha Music Ltd. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
B.B. King3:46
15Two Steps From the Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:36
16Hard Luck Blues
Little Milton3:02
17Brownie's New Blues
guest performer:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee5:02
18Ask Me No Questions
recording of:
Ask Me No Questions
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc.
B.B. King3:09
19Ain't No Big Deal on You
Little Milton2:20
20They Call It Stormy Monday (a.k.a. "Stormy Monday Blues")
T‐Bone Walker2:24
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Guess Who
recording of:
Guess Who
writer:
Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin
publisher:
Michele Publ. Co.
B.B. King4:08
2Corinne, Corrina
Big Joe Turner2:32
3Billy's Blues, Part Two
Billy Stewart2:27
4Do What You Set Out to Do
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:39
5Third Degree
Eddie Boyd3:16
6Depression Blues
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:55
7How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1951)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (in 1951)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
8I Put My Trust in You
John Lee Hooker5:18
9Big Boss Man
cover recording of:
Big Boss Man
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
Koko Taylor4:20
10Moanin' the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-10)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-09-10) and Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-10)
Memphis Minnie3:06
11She's Nineteen Years Old
recording of:
She's Nineteen Years Old
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:19
12Every Night I Have to Cry
T‐Bone Walker2:48
13Piney Brown Blues
Big Joe Turner2:54
14Rainin' All the Time
recording of:
Rainin’ All the Time
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), LZMC, MCA Music Ltd. and Pamco Music
B.B. King2:55
15Touch of the Blues
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Touch of the Blues
writer:
Don Robey
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:20
16Blind Man
Little Milton3:24
17Hole in the Wall
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:48
18Chains and Things
assistant engineer:
John Henning, Llyllianne Douma and Mike D. Stone
engineer:
Gary Kellgren and Bill Szymczyk
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Bryan Garofalo (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
electric piano:
Carole King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
recording of:
Chains and Things (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King feat. Carole King4:55
19Funky Butt
Muddy Waters2:54
20Goin' to Funky Town
T‐Bone Walker5:00
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Help the Poor
recording of:
Help the Poor
lyricist and composer:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Noma Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
B.B. King2:39
2Doggin' the Dog
Big Joe Turner2:46
3Farther Up the Road
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:59
4Buddy's Groove
Buddy Guy3:44
5The Sun Is Shining
recording of:
The Sun Is Shining
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:44
6Tail Dragger
recording of:
Tail Dragger
writer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:59
7Heartaches and Troubles
Jimmy Reed2:22
8Tantalizing With the Blues
John Lee Hooker5:06
9Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (Side-man blues guitar player, Big Boy Spires associate) (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:02
10Weary Woman's Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
Memphis Minnie2:56
11Can't Get No Grindin' (What's the Matter With the Mill)
recording of:
Can’t Get No Grindin’
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:48
12Party Girl
T‐Bone Walker3:04
13Driftin' Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:27
14Let Me Make You Cry a Little Longer
recording of:
Let Me Make You Cry a Little Longer
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music and Irving Music, Inc.
B.B. King5:49
15Mother-In-Law Blues
Junior Parker2:33
16We're Gonna Make It
vocals:
Little Milton
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
We’re Gonna Make It
writer:
Gene Barge, Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Little Milton32:41
17Sugar Sweet
recording of:
Sugar Sweet
writer:
Mel London
Muddy Waters2:31
18I Like to Live the Love
recording of:
I Like to Live the Love
writer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Charles Mann (US soul singer)
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
Bobby Bland & B.B. King3:29
19Confusion Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:53
20Let the Good Times Roll (live)
live recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Bobby Bland & B.B. King5:30

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