The Chess Story (disc 1: From the Blues to Doo-wop)

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1I Can't Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:43
2My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons2:48
3Rollin Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:07
4Rocket 88
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88”
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats42:50
5My Sweet Lovin' Woman
Robert Nighthawk2:49
6Booted
Rosco Gordon3:06
7Howlin' Wolf Boogie
recording of:
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
8High Priced Woman
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
High Priced Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:44
9Mumbles Blues
recording of:
Mumbles Blues
writer:
Leroy Kirkland (until 1952-08-06) and Bobby Lewis (R&B Singer) (until 1952-08-06)
Bobby Lewis2:29
10I Don't Know
Willie Mabon3:09
11Third Degree
Eddie Boyd3:16
12I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters42:52
13Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (US blues guitarist) (in 1954-10)
membranophone:
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (jazz pianist) (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック
The Moonglows3:12
14Mardi Gras Mambo
The Hawketts2:13
15Tippety Top
The Rays2:13
16Smokestack Lightnin
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
17Walkin' By Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-10-29)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set):
A. J. Gladney (Blues drummer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1956-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1956-10-29)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-10-29)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
recording of:
Walking by Myself (on 1956-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Platinum Songs US
recording of:
Walking by Myself (in 1956-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Platinum Songs US
Jimmy Rogers22:48
18Four O'Clock in the Morning
Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados2:34
19Over the Mountain Across the Sea
vocals:
Johnnie Louise Richardson (in 1957) and Joe Rivers (in 1957)
recording of:
Over the Mountain, Across the Sea (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Garvin (until 1957)
Johnnie & Joe2:18
20Teardrops
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 35)
recording of:
Tear Drops
writer:
Roy Calhoun and Barry Golder
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and G and H Music Publishing House Inc.
Lee Andrews & the Hearts42:23
21Ten Commandments of Love
Harvey & The Moonglows3:39
22Bad Girl
producer:
Berry Gordy
baritone vocals:
Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
bass vocals:
Warren “Pete” Moore
lead vocals:
Smokey Robinson
tenor vocals:
Claudette Robinson and Bobby Rogers
recording of:
Bad Girl
composer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
The Miracles2:43
23This Heart of Mine
The Falcons2:57
24Uh Huh My Baby
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:54
25I Can't Hold Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-04)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Homesick James (on 1960-04-14) and Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris (in 1960-04, on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1960-04) and Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1960-04-14)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-04-14) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (on 1960-04-14)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:17
26If I Can't Have You
Etta & Harvey2:47
27Stone Crazy
Buddy Guy3:45
28That's Why They Put Erasers on Pencils
The Gems2:01