Blues Spirit

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Annotation

Track 7.2 is incorrectly titled "Baby Won't You Jump With Me" (writers C. Warfield - C. Williams). It's actually a recording of "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (written by Clarence Williams and Charles Warfield).

Annotation last modified on 2020-06-08 08:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Helpless Blues
John Lee Hooker3:39
2Careless Love Blues
Bessie Smith3:26
3You’re Not Goin’ to Worry My Life Anymore
recording of:
You're Not Goin' to Worry My Life Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:50
4Keep Your Arms Around Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Draper (1940s drummer) (on 1944-12-15)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1944-12-15)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1944-12-15)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:30
5If Someone Would Only Love Me
recording of:
If Someone Would Only Love Me
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton3:42
6Crawlin’ King Snake
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
John Lee Hooker3:00
7’41 Blues
Doctor Clayton2:56
8Gulf Coast Blues
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Bessie Smith3:06
9Dirty Road Blues
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:05
10Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:29
11Bumble Bee
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
recording of:
Bumble Bee
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:18
12I Got My Discharge Papers
Big Joe Turner2:41
13Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down
Big Bill Broonzy2:46
14Keep What You Got
Lonnie Johnson2:56
15Bad Luck Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1939-07-21)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1939-07-21)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:41
16How You Want It Done
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
Big Bill Broonzy2:52
17I’m a Black Woman’s Man
Brownie McGhee2:50
18Dupree Shake Dance
Champion Jack Dupree2:50
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Feel So Bad
recording of:
Feel So Bad (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:09
2Henry’s Swing Club
recording of:
Henry’s Swing Club
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:09
3Dying Gambler’s Blues
Bessie Smith2:58
4Burr Clover Blues
recording of:
Burr Clover Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:11
5All Alone 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 Terry3:06
6I’m a Rattlesnakin’ Daddy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-23)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-23)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-23)
recording of:
I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy (on 1935-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Boy Fuller3:06
7It’s Your Time Now
Big Bill Broonzy2:50
8Fussy Mabel
Jelly Roll Morton3:19
9Chain Gang Blues
Champion Jack Dupree2:31
10Howlin’ Winds
Big Joe Turner2:52
11Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (from 1940 to present)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Lead Belly2:53
12Black Panter Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-11)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1941-12-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-11)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1941-12-11)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:32
1315C a Day
Roosevelt Sykes2:43
14Gypsy Woman
recording of:
Gypsy Woman
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:34
15I Have Got to Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-11)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1941-12-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-11)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1941-12-11)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-11)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:47
16Johnson and Turner Blues
Big Joe Turner3:01
17Cross Road Blues
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)
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 Johnson52:30
18Born for Bad Luck
Brownie McGhee2:50
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hard Headed Woman
recording of:
Hard Headed Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:29
2You Gonna Miss Me
recording of:
You're Gonna Miss Me
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:36
3Bye Bye Baby Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-12-15)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1937-12-15)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1937-12-15)
Blind Boy Fuller2:33
4Blowing the Blues
Sonny Terry2:54
5Each Day
Jelly Roll Morton2:58
6Barbeque Blues
Barbecue Bob3:12
7Check Up on My Baby Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-12-14)
guitar:
Ted Summitt (on 1944-12-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1944-12-14)
membranophone:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1944-12-14)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1944-12-14)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:45
8Crow Jane Blues
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
piano:
Melvin Merritt
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:35
9I’m on My Last Go Round
Lead Belly3:09
10Find Me a Woman
John Lee Hooker2:40
11Gamblin Man Blues Champion
Champion Jack Dupree2:47
12Good Woman Blues
Leroy Carr2:58
13High Society
Jelly Roll Morton2:49
14Whiskey Headed Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-06-17)
guitar:
“Jackson” Joe Williams (on 1938-06-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-06-17)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1938-06-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:55
15Huckle Up Baby
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-12)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-12)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-12)
recording of:
Huckle Up Baby (in 1949-12)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:47
16I Know You Gonna Miss Me
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
Big Joe Williams3:04
17I’m Callin’ Daisy
Brownie McGhee2:37
18I’m Still in the Dark
Big Joe Turner3:05
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Be Bound to Write to You
Muddy Waters3:11
2Do My Baby Think of Me
John Lee Hooker2:53
3Eagle Rock Rag
Lead Belly2:45
4West Cost Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:38
5Blue Blood Blues
recording of:
Blue Blood Blues
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton3:00
6Good‐Bye Now
Brownie McGhee & Blind Boy Fuller2:50
7Warehouse Man Blues
Champion Jack Dupree2:48
8Georgia Rag
recording of:
Georgia Rag
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:04
9Crudup’s After Hours
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)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:55
10Hard Pain Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:02
11Man Blues
Kokomo Arnold2:53
12I’m Getting Wild About Her
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-03-27)
washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (blues bassist) (on 1941-03-27)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-03-27)
Big Joe Williams2:46
13West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
is based on:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Jelly Roll Morton2:52
1432–20 Blues
cover recording of:
32‒20 Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Muddy Waters3:21
15I Know Your Wig Is Gone
T‐Bone Walker2:44
16Highway 49
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-12)
Big Joe Williams3:15
17Be Good to Me
Brownie McGhee2:48
18Avalon Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Avalon Blues
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt43:01
▼ CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Beale Street Mama
Bessie Smith3:35
2Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:09
3I Be’s Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:04
4Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:47
5Custard Pie Blues
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
piano:
Melvin Merritt
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:58
6Coal Miner Blues
Brownie McGhee2:44
7Fort Worth and Dallas Blues
Lead Belly3:03
8Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown
Sonny Terry2:30
9Baby Let’s Have Some Fun
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:24
10Give Me a 32–20
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-04-14)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1942-04-14)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:52
1149 Highway Blues
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
49 Highway Blues (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams3:19
12Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
Bessie Smith3:09
13Goodbye Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:09
14I’m Going Fishing Too
Kokomo Arnold & Alice Moore3:06
15Cabbage Greens No. 1
Champion Jack Dupree2:59
16Don’t Be So Evil
David Edwards2:41
17Money Tree Man
Kokomo Arnold & Alice Moore3:03
18Moonshine
double bass:
Bill Settles (on 1936-11-12)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-11-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-11-12)
trumpet:
Mr. Sheiks (on 1936-11-12)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-11-12)
Memphis Minnie2:45
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:European Union
distributed by and marketed by:Flex Media Entertainment
Weton-Wesgram B.V. (not an imprint, for copyrights/marketing/distribution use only)
ASIN:UK: B0006GTDPQ [info]