Beginner's Guide to the Blues

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▼ CD 1: Goin' Up Country
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:40
2Whoopin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1947-03-04)
guitar:
Sticks McGhee (on 1947-03-04)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1947-03-04)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (on 1947-03-04)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:44
3Frankie & Albert
Mississippi John Hurt3:26
4That's All Right
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup52:56
5Walkin' the Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [2d guitar]:
Charley Patton or Willie Brown (American Delta blues musician)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio (Recording studio of Paramount Records) in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Walking Blues
writer:
Son House
Son House3:00
6Good Morning Blues
recording of:
Good Morning Blues
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Lead Belly2:55
7Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy43:05
8Statesboro Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:34
9High Water Everywhere
Charley Patton3:04
10Rocks in My Bed
Lonnie Johnson3:02
11Fixin' to Die Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:50
12Blues Before Sunrise
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell3:34
13Good Morning Judge
Furry Lewis5:32
14Sittin' on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:06
15Katie Mae
recording of:
Katie Mae
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:02
16I Be's Trouble / I Can't Be Satisfied
Muddy Waters3:07
17See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-10)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-10)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:41
▼ CD 2: Down in the City
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1Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:04
2Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:43
3This Is Hip
John Lee Hooker2:31
4(They Call It) Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:04
5Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
bass guitar:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
membranophone:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock 'n' roll on Sun, Vee-Jay & Chess Records), Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
recording of:
Help Me (on 1963-01-11)
writer:
Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:09
6The 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. King4:59
7I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter)
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Etta James42:37
8My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Walter2:41
9Smokestack Lightnin'
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:10
10Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:12
11Rollin' Stone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-02)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (in 1950-02)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters53:09
12Bad Luck Blues
Albert King33:03
13Walkin' 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 Rogers22:50
14Driftin' Blues
Charles Brown3:51
15Baby Don't You Wanna Come Home
Buddy Guy2:35
▼ CD 3: Keepin' the Tradition Alive
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1Rollin' and Tumblin'
recording of:
Rollin' and Tumblin'
lyricist and composer:
R.L. Burnside
R.L. Burnside3:53
2Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
Corey Harris2:55
3Set You Free
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
recording of:
Set You Free
writer:
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney
The Black Keys3.52:47
4Queen Bee
additional engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Lucy Durán
assistant mixer:
Rob Haddock
guitar:
Taj (US blues musician)
kora:
Toumani
ngɔni:
Bassekou
vocals:
Ramatou and Taj (US blues musician)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Queen Bee
lyricist and composer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté5:06
5Smoking Gun
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
guitar:
Robert Cray
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smoking Gun
writer:
Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray
Robert Cray44:09
6If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Rory Block3:04
7Mr Blues
Mem Shannon3:58
8Born in Louisiana
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown3:54
9The Push I Need
Shemekia Copeland3:47
10Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Kelly Joe Phelps9:33
11Ice Pick
Albert Collins3:10
12Out of the Dark
Walter “Wolfman” Washington5:54
13Blues Got Me Again
Charlie Musselwhite5:23

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