Jukebox Favourites: The Best of the Blues

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'm a King Bee
bass guitar:
Clinton "Fats" Perrodin
drums (drum set):
Clarence "Jockey" Etienne
guitar:
Guitar Gable
harmonica:
Slim Harpo
vocals:
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo33:05
2Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-01-11)
bass:
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)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:09
3Boogie Chillun
John Lee Hooker2:38
4Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:01
5Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters4.352:58
6Mama Talk to Your Daughter
J.B. Lenoir2:31
7The Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim and His Band3:03
8You Got Me Dizzy
recording of:
You Got Me Dizzy
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed2:58
9Wandering Heart
T‐Bone Walker2:35
10I Can't Quit You Baby
Otis Rush3:11
11Trouble Trouble
Lowell Fulson2:58
12Everyday I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:52
13Big Time Mama
Champion Jack Dupree2:41
1424 Hours
Eddie Boyd3:29
15I Wish You Would
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2016)
recording of:
I Wish You Would
lyricist and composer:
Billy Boy Arnold
publisher:
Tristan Music
Billy Boy Arnold2:44
16Steppin' Out
Memphis Slim2:08
17It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:06
18Juke
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-05-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1952-05-12)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-05-12)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1952-05-12)
recording of:
Juke (on 1952-05-12)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:45
19High Sheriff Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton3:11
20Black Cat Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:13
▼ CD 2
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1My Babe
Little Walter2:41
2Dimples
John Lee Hooker2:14
3Rollin' and Tumblin'
recording of:
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Morganfeld arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
M. Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Roll and Tumble Blues
Muddy Waters3:02
4Walkin' the Blues
cover recording of:
Walkin’ the Blues
writer:
Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree
Willie Dixon3:06
5Dust 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 James2:57
6Two Headed Woman
bass [electric bass]:
Dave Myers
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Eugene Lounge
guitar:
Syl Johnson
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paula Records
cover recording of:
Two-Headed Woman
writer:
Willie Dixon and L.P. Weaver (Songwriter)
Junior Wells2:42
7Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Lead Belly3:07
8Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams2:51
9Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-11, on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson3:42
10Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:44
11Black Angel Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:06
12Take a Little Walk With Me
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:59
13When the Lights Go Out
Jimmy Witherspoon2:54
14Aint No Tellin'
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)
Mississippi John Hurt2:58
15Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:10
16Got Love If You Want It
Slim Harpo2:52
17Someday Baby Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:08
18Diggin' My Potatoes
Memphis Slim2:57
19Decoration Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-09-06)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James
guitar:
Buddy Guy
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
piano:
Lafayette Leake
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
recording of:
Decoration Day (on 1963-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:27
20Boar Hog Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14)
electric guitar:
George Barnes (on 1938-03-14)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)
Jazz Gillum2:51
▼ CD 3
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1I Just Keep Loving Her
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1947)
guitar:
Othum Brown (blues performer) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:30
2Good Morning Little School Girl
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 and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:06
3I Don't Know
J.B. Lenoir2:28
4I'm in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:45
5Mojo Hand
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960-11)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Mojo Hand
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:03
6Roll Your Moneymaker
Magic Sam2:48
7The Comeback
bass:
Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (on 1959-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18)
electric guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1959-08-18)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
saxophone:
Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-08-18)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
performer:
Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)
Memphis Slim2:20
8Got My Mojo Working
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-12-01)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 360)
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Muddy Waters4.52:54
9Three Times a Fool
recording of:
Three Times a Fool
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
Otis Rush2:53
10Anna Lee Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:19
11Walking Blues (Death Letter Blues)
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House)
writer:
Son House
Son House2:57
12Shakedown Blues
Sonny Terry2:53
13Call It Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:04
14Texas Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
recording of:
Texas Blues (on 1941-06-21)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:58
15Cryin' for You Blues
Sammy Hill2:58
16Standing at the Crossroads
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
Elmore James2:50
17Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon
composer:
Willie Dixon (until 1960)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:46
18Chicago Blues
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” Crudup3:14
19Love Me With a Feeling
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-03-07)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1950-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1950-03-07)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1950-03-07)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1950-03-07)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1950-03-07)
Tampa Red3:21
20Southbound Train
Big Bill Broonzy3:02
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1Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
Charley Patton3:07
2High Fever 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)
Bukka White2:55
3Blow Wind Blow
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans (on 1953-09-24)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1953-09-24)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1953-09-24)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1953-09-24)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24)
recording of:
Blow Wind Blow (on 1953-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music, Inc. and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters53:15
4Sittin’ on Top of the World
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
Howlin’ Wolf2:34
5Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King2:41
6Before You Accuse Me
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Before You Accuse Me
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Figure Music and Longitude Music
Bo Diddley43:08
7Blues at Sundown
Amos Milburn2:32
8Homesick Blues
Blind Boy Fuller3:14
9Sugar Mama
Big Joe Williams2:40
10Kidney Stew Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson3:04
11Blues With a Feeling
Little Walter3:09
12Susie Q
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-12-17)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1938-12-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-12-17)
mandolin:
Willie Hatcher (on 1938-12-17)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1938-12-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:19
13Lost Baby Blues
Little Buddy Doyle2:45
14Little Rain
recording of:
Little Rain
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Jimmy Reed2:28
15That Ain't the Way to Do It
recording of:
That Ain’t the Way to Do It
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King2:21
16Dark Was the Night
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:25
17Farther Up the Road
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:03
18I'm a Prowlin' Ground Hog
Big Bill Broonzy3:36
19Sit and Cry (The Blues)
Buddy Guy3:05
20Sweet Sixteen
Walter Davis2:53

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