Living the Blues: Chicago Blues

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▼ CD 1
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1Bring Another Half Pint
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-11-12)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-11-12)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1947-11-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-11-12)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-11-12)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-11-12)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:06
2Cabbage Greens No. 1
Champion Jack Dupree3:00
3Rock Me Mama
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:59
4Blowtop Blues
Lil Green2:49
5I Stay Blue All the Time
Big Bill Broonzy2:29
6Somebody's Been Worryin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1945-07-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1945-07-12)
membranophone:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1945-07-12)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1945-07-12)
Big Joe Williams3:11
7Chicago Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Chick” Sanders (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano:
Big Maceo Merriweather (on 1945-10-15)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:58
8The Blues What Am
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-04-24)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-04-24)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1947-04-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1947-04-24)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-04-24)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1947-04-24)
Jazz Gillum2:41
9If the Sea Was Whiskey
recording of:
If the Sea Was Whiskey
writer:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) and Willie Dixon
The Big Three Trio3:06
10(I'm Just) Crazy 'Bout You Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-09-01)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1953-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1953-09-01)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1953-09-01) and Tampa Red (on 1953-09-01)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1953-09-01)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1953-09-01)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1953-09-01)
Tampa Red3:04
11Prowling Night Hawk
Robert Lee McCoy3:05
12Dust My Broom
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:42
13Take a Little Walk With Me
Babyface Leroy3:09
14Brown Skinned Woman
Sunnyland Slim2:59
15No Mail Blues
Memphis Slim2:46
▼ CD 2
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1They Call Me Muddy Waters
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-12-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Elgin Evans (on 1951-12-29)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-12-29)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-12-29)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29)
recording of:
They Call Me Muddy Waters (on 1951-12-29)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:26
2Me and My Chauffeur
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1952-07-11) and Memphis Minnie (on 1952-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-07-11)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1952-07-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1952-07-11)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie3:03
3Dark Roads
Floyd Jones3:26
4Picture in the Frame
Eddie Boyd2:59
5Ludella
Jimmy Rogers2:53
6Man Watch Your Woman
J.B. Lenoir3:09
7Mean Old World
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Mean Old World (in 1952-10)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
Little Walter2:56
8High and Lonesome
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
Jimmy Reed2:47
9Who's Been Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’ (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:24
10I Ain't Got You
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy Boy Arnold2:16
11I Got What It Takes
Koko Taylor3:05
12Keep On Loving Me Baby
recording of:
Keep on Lovin’ Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
Otis Rush2:23
13I'm Leaving You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Robert Lockwood, Jr.
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano and lead vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann2:41
14Lonesome Cabin
Sonny Boy Williamson3:04
15Let Me Love You Baby
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
membranophone:
Fred Below
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
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 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby (on 1960-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing), Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing), Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Buddy Guy2:53