Essential Memphis Blues

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CD 1
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1Three O'Clock Blues
recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:02
2Moanin' at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951-08)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1951-08)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951-08)
recording of:
Moanin' at Midnight (in 1951-08)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
3Riding in the Moonlight
Willie Nix3:15
4Mystery Train
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:22
5Fixin' 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 White2:48
6Registration Day Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:10
7Take a Little Chance
guitar:
Jimmy DeBerry (on 1953-05-16)
membranophone:
Raymond Jones (drummer) (on 1953-05-16)
piano:
Mose Vinson (on 1953-05-16)
vocals:
Jimmy DeBerry (on 1953-05-16)
Jimmy DeBerry2:19
8West Winds Are Blowing
Walter Shakey Horton3:08
9You're Gonna Cry
Billy Love2:28
10If You Love Me
Little Milton2:35
11New Bumble Bee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-07-01)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-07-01) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-01)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-01)
Memphis Minnie2:52
12We All Gotta Go Sometime
Joe Hill Louis2:37
13Down the Dirt Road Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:55
14Sun Brimmer's Blues
Memphis Jug Band3:11
15Greyhound Blues
D.A. Hunt2:37
16Straighten Up Baby
James Cotton2:19
17Old Jim Canaan's
Robert Wilkins2:52
18Taylor - Mae
Doctor Ross2:45
19Walking in the Rain
Rufus Thomas Jr.2:24
20We All Gotta Go Sometime
Big Walter Horton2:57
21Schoolboy
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1959-05)
bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Lost John Hunter
vocals:
Lost John Hunter
Lost John Hunter & The Blind Bats2:51
22Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:01
23Last Time Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
Charlie McCoy3:03
24Rats in My Kitchen
Sleepy John Estes3:05
25Follow the Rule
Johnny Ace2:29
CD 2
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1Before Long
recording of:
Before Long
writer:
Jimmy DeBerry
Jimmy DeBerry2:58
2I Feel Like a Million
Joe Hill Louis2:31
3Ain't That Right
Eddie Snow2:36
4Cotton Crop Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
James Cotton3:03
5Save That Money
Rufus Thomas Jr.2:44
6K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Burse (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tee Wee Blackman (in 1929)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04), Will Shade (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band32:32
7How Many More Years?
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (in 1951)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (in 1951)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1951)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (in 1951)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:43
8Feel So Worried
Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson2:26
9The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-24)
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1929-09-24)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1929-09-24)
piano:
Johnny Hardge (on 1929-09-24)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1929-09-24)
recording of:
The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes2:58
10Feelin' Good
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:55
11Seems Like a Million Years
Willie Nix2:48
12Ace's Wild
Johnny Ace2:33
13Easy
Jimmy & Walter2:58
14Third Street Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-26)
guitar:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
Blind Willie Reynolds2:40
15I'm Wild About My Lovin'
Jim Jackson3:13
16Little Soldier Boy
Doctor Ross2:57
17Moanin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw3:01
18Boogie in the Park
Joe Hill Louis2:47
19Fare Three Well Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-20)
guitar:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
vocals:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
Joe Callicott3:10
20Hard Scufflin' Blues
Little Buddy Doyle2:39
21Death Bell Blues
Tom Dickson3:12
22That's No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:54
23Somebody Told Me
Little Milton2:55
24Weed Smoking Mama
Charlie Burse2:48
25Everyday I Have the Blues
cover 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. King2:56