Roots of Rhythm: Guitar Kings

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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 James2:56
2Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King2:37
3Pretty Thing
Bo Diddley2:51
4School Day
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1956-12-15)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-12-15) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-12-15)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1956-12-15)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-12-15)
vocals:
Chuck Berry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K and Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-12-15)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 3)
recording of:
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) (on 1956-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
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 Nightlight Music Pty Ltd.
Chuck Berry4.252:42
5Call It Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:01
6Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker52:42
7Why I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King8:38
8Crosscut Saw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-11-02)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-11-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-11-02) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-11-02), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-11-02) and Andrew Love (on 1966-11-02)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-11-02) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-11-02)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-11-02) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-11-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018)
cover recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues (on 1966-11-02)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Albert King2:34
9Lightnin's Boogie
recording of:
Lightnin's Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:19
10Frosty
Albert Collins3:04
11Smokestack Lightning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1956-01), Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf53:08
12Long Distance Call
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Long Distance Call (on 1951-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters52:41
13Double Trouble
Otis Rush2:43
14Space Guitar
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:37

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part of:Roots of Rhythm: From the Birth of the Blues to the Sound of Soul (Multi CD Set, each CD is published along with a short book) (order: 18)