25 Blues Masters, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This album's cover mistakenly references Pinetop Perkins as Pinetops Perkins on tracks 8 and 22.

Annotation last modified on 2006-01-15 10:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Boom 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 Hooker3.42:31
2Lightnin's Stomp
recording of:
Lightnin's Stomp
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:39
3Cc Rider
Ray Charles2:42
4Can't Hold On
producer:
Johnny Otis
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Canned Heat2:33
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
Howlin’ Wolf3:53
6Casey Jones
Mississippi John Hurt3:08
7The Boll Weevil
Lead Belly3:11
8Kidney Stew
Pinetop Perkins4:09
9Honest I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:48
10G.I. Blues
Lightnin’ Slim2:36
11Wish Me Well
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins
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)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist)
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)
tenor saxophone:
John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
performer:
Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)
Memphis Slim2:43
12Chains of Love
Big Joe Turner4:01
13Corrina Corrina
Muddy Waters3:38
14Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
Billie Holiday1:49
15Sugar Mama
Big Joe Williams2:40
16Process
John Lee Hooker3:39
17Santa Fe Blues
recording engineer and editor:
Robert "Mack" McCormick
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:16
18Rockin' Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
Ray Charles2:48
19Goin' Down Slow
double bass and spoken vocals:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer)
membranophone:
Sam Lay
piano:
Henry Gray
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Howlin’ Wolf3:26
20My Creole Belle
Mississippi John Hurt3:44
21John Hardy
Lead Belly3:40
22Yonders Wall
Pinetop Perkins3:23
23I'm Nervous
live recording of:
I'm Nervous
writer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed22:33
24My Babe
Lightnin’ Slim2:27
25Jump for Joy
recording of:
(We're Gonna) Jump for Joy
composer:
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner3:26