Jook Joint Blues Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1943 - 1956

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Annotation

The cardboard case round the jewel cases has a quote 'That's what they want' similar to the titles of each individual CD.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-02 11:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: 'You'd Be Dancing Too'
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1Wine, Women, Whiskey
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1954-04-17)
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Papa Lightfoot
vocals:
Papa Lightfoot
Papa Lightfoot2:15
2Rock Me, MamaLightnin’ Slim3:18
3Little Lean Woman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Arthur Gunter and Little Al
vocals:
Little Al
Little Al2:01
4Hydramatic Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1953-05)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Joe Hill Louis
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Albert Williams
vocals:
Joe Hill Louis
Joe Hill Louis2:33
5Lucy Mae Blues
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1953-03-05)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Washington (blues drummer)
guitar:
Frankie Lee Sims
vocals:
Frankie Lee Sims
Frankie Lee Sims2:32
6Goin' to New Orleans
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (from 1953-04 to present)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
harmonica:
Little Sam Davis
vocals:
Little Sam Davis
Little Sam Davis2:39
7Another Fool Like Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953)
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Jesse Thomas (American musician, also known as Young Jesse)
vocals:
Jesse Thomas (American musician, also known as Young Jesse)
Jesse Thomas2:25
8Little Milton Boogie
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (in 1953)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Little Milton Anderson
vocals:
Eddie White (blues vocalist)
Little Milton Anderson2:37
9Scott's Boogie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
Robert Fox (blues drummer)
guitar:
Charles McLennan (blues guitarist) and James Scott Jr (blues guitarist)
vocals:
L.B. Lawson
L.B. Lawson2:25
10She's GoneSchoolboy Cleve2:15
11Down at the Depot
recorded in:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States (in 1951-07)
guitar:
John Lee
vocals:
John Lee
John Lee3:21
12Calling All Cows
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Dranes and Jo Jo Williams
harmonica:
P.T. Hayes (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Lazy Bill Lucas
vocals:
Lazy Bill Lucas
The Blues Rockers2:42
13Courtin' in a Cadillac
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jimmie Sheffield (blues drummer)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Chris Collins (blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Jerry McCain
piano:
Ed Brooks (blues piano player)
vocals:
Jerry McCain
Jerry McCain2:14
14Wakin' and Cryin' Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952)
drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Sonny Boy Holmes
vocals:
Sonny Boy Holmes
Sonny Boy Holmes2:41
15Ride, Hooker, Ride
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
harmonica:
Little Sam Davis
vocals:
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker2:44
16Don't Let Your Daddy Slow Walk You Down
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, guitar, tenor saxophone and trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
bass:
'Wallace' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Kid King
piano:
Skippy Brooks
vocals:
Good Rockin' Sam
Good Rockin' Sam2:56
17Cool Down, Mama
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1950-05)
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 Hunter2:15
18Country Boy
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1949)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Pee Wee Hughes
vocals:
Pee Wee Hughes
Pee Wee Hughes2:46
19Little Mae Boogie
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Smokey Hogg (US blues singer and guitarist)
piano:
Alex Moore
vocals:
Alex Moore
Alex Moore2:35
20Gotta Get TogetherFrank Edwards2:12
21When I Come in This House, Woman
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953)
guitar:
D.C. Bender (blues guitarist) and Big Son Tillis
vocals:
Big Son Tillis and Lillian Tillis (blues vocalist)
Big Son Tillis3:01
22I'm Gonna Leave You, BabyLazy Lester2:12
23Evil and Hanky
recorded in:
Fresno, California, United States (in 1949)
piano:
Mercy Dee
vocals:
Mercy Dee
Mercy Dee2:45
24Bad LuckLightnin’ Slim3:01
25Central Avenue Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1948)
guitar:
Norman Green (blues vocalist & guitarist)
harmonica:
? Turner (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Norman Green (blues vocalist & guitarist)
R. Green & Turner3:32
26On My Way
recorded in:
Berkeley, California, United States (in 1954)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Johnny Heartsman
piano:
Chuck Morris (blues pianist)
vocals:
Alvin Smith
Alvin Smith2:42
27Highway 80 Blues
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Tommy Lee Thompson
vocals:
Tommy Lee Thompson
Tommy Lee Thompson3:08
28Mama Does the Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1952-12-20 to present)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
J.D. Edwards
piano:
'Blind Boy' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Red Johnson
Red Johnson2:49
CD 2: 'That Guy's Crazy'
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1She Fool Me
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1952)
drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Harvey Hill, Jr.
vocals:
Harvey Hill, Jr.
Harvey Hill, Jr.2:50
2Chicken Hearted Woman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956)
bass, drums (drum set), piano and saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Johnny Copeland
vocals:
Clarence Samuels
Clarence Samuels2:42
3That's What They Want
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jimmie Sheffield (blues drummer)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Chris Collins (blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Jerry McCain
piano:
Ed Brooks (blues piano player)
vocals:
Jerry McCain
Jerry McCain2:22
4Sneaky Groundhog
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1951-12-18)
guitar:
Clifford Gibson (on 1951-12-18)
vocals:
Clifford Gibson (on 1951-12-18)
Clifford Gibson2:59
5Blinds Blues
recorded in:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States (in 1951-07)
guitar:
John Lee
vocals:
John Lee
John Lee2:15
6Sugar Mama
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1949)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Pee Wee Hughes
vocals:
Pee Wee Hughes
Pee Wee Hughes2:28
7One Room Country ShackMercy Dee2:50
8You Are Doing Me Wrong
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
bass:
'Wallace' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Kid King
guitar:
Al Gunter (blues guitarist) and Arthur Gunter
piano:
Skippy Brooks
vocals:
Arthur Gunter
Arthur Gunter2:47
9I Can't Live HappyLightnin’ Slim3:06
10Mean Old Train
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1954-04-17)
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Papa Lightfoot
vocals:
Papa Lightfoot
Papa Lightfoot2:31
11Jackson Juke
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (in 1953)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Little Milton Anderson
vocals:
Eddie White (blues vocalist)
Little Milton Anderson1:58
12Jealous Man
recorded in:
West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (in 1953)
bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Joe Hill Louis
tenor saxophone:
George Lawson (blues sax player)
vocals:
Joe Hill Louis
Johnny Lewis2:32
13Winehead Swing
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
bass and harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and James Tisdom
vocals:
James Tisdom
James Tisdom3:06
14Weekend Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1954)
bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Lafayette Thomas
vocals:
Lafayette Thomas
Lafayette Thomas3:07
15Leave My Money AloneLonesome Sundown2:52
16Pebble in My ShoeWild Bill Phillips2:00
17Lonely Blues
recorded in:
Oakland, California, United States (in 1956)
bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
K.C. Douglas2:57
18No. 4 BoogiePinebluff Pete2:21
19Someday You'll Understand
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1954)
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
King Davis
vocals:
King Davis
King Davis2:43
20Alley Corn
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker2:42
21I Got Them Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952)
drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Sonny Boy Holmes
vocals:
Sonny Boy Holmes
Sonny Boy Holmes2:43
22L.J. Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1948)
guitar:
Ernest McCloy or Beverley Scott (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
performer:
Louis Jackson (Rhythm & Blues, 1940s/1950s)
Louis Jackson2:47
23She's So Good to Me
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
harmonica:
Little Sam Davis
vocals:
Little Sam Davis
Little Sam Davis2:12
24New Orleans BoundLightnin’ Slim2:51
25West Kinney Street Blues
recorded in:
probably Newark, NJ, New Jersey, United States (in 1943)
guitar:
Seth Richard
harmonica:
? Sheffield (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Seth Richard
Skoodle-Dum-Doo & Sheffield2:45
26I'm HimSchoolboy Cleve2:07
27Neglected Woman
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Smokey Hogg (US blues singer and guitarist)
piano:
Alex Moore
vocals:
Alex Moore
Alex Moore2:42
28Too Much Competition
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1954)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Tarheel Slim
piano:
Wilbert Ellis
vocals:
Tarheel Slim
Tarheel Slim2:42
CD 3: 'And That Was Good Times'
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1A Fool No More
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hope
guitar:
Louis Major (blues guitarist) and Roosevelt Parker (blues guitarists)
harmonica:
Johnny Tucker (blues harmonica player)
vocals:
Johnny Tucker (blues harmonica player)
Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys2:23
2Johnny Mae
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Jo Jo Williams
harmonica:
P.T. Hayes (blues harmonica player)
instruments and vocals:
Earl Dranes
piano:
Lazy Bill Lucas
The Blues Rockers2:53
3Got My Call Card
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1952-01)
drums (drum set):
Robert Fox (blues drummer)
guitar:
Charles McLennan (blues guitarist) and James Scott Jr (blues guitarist)
vocals:
L.B. Lawson
L.B. Lawson3:28
4Love My BabyFrank Edwards2:40
5Jump the Boogie
engineered in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1954-04-17)
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Papa Lightfoot
vocals:
Papa Lightfoot
Papa Lightfoot2:23
6One Thing My Baby Likes
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (from 1951 until 1952)
guitar:
James Bledsoe (Jim Bledsoe, blues guitarist)
vocals:
James Bledsoe (Jim Bledsoe, blues guitarist)
Country Jim2:17
7A Dream
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Willie Cotton
piano:
possibly Al Prince (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Little Willie Cotton
Little Willie Cotton2:32
8Happy Go Lucky
engineered in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1953)
bass, drums (drum set) and tenor saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Skippy Brooks
vocals:
Sam Beasley
Good Rockin' Beasley2:56
9Bugger Bugger BoyLightnin’ Slim2:07
10Sweet Angel
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker3:07
11You Don't Love Me No More
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Jimmie Sheffield (blues drummer)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Chris Collins (blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Jerry McCain
piano:
Ed Brooks (blues piano player)
vocals:
Jerry McCain
Jerry McCain2:33
12My Woman Knows the ScoreMercy Dee2:15
13Goin' Home to Mother
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
harmonica:
Little Sam Davis
vocals:
Little Sam Davis
Little Sam Davis2:35
14Santa Fe Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1949)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Pee Wee Hughes
vocals:
Pee Wee Hughes
Pee Wee Hughes2:25
15Tiger Man
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1953-05 to present)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Joe Hill Louis
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Albert Williams
vocals:
Joe Hill Louis
recording of:
Tiger Man
writer:
Joe Hill Lewis and Sam Burns (founder of Sun Records)
Joe Hill Louis3:12
16Alabama Boogie
recorded in:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States (in 1951-07)
guitar:
John Lee
vocals:
John Lee
John Lee2:51
17Wolf Call BoogieCoy ''Hot Shot'' Love3:02
18Congo MomboGuitar Gable2:23
19Big Time Woman
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1948)
guitar:
Ernest McClay and Beverley Scott (blues guitarist)
piano:
Louis Jackson (Rhythm & Blues, 1940s/1950s)
vocals:
Ernest McClay
Ernest McClay2:58
20Paper Wooden DaddyDennis McMillon2:34
21Bloodstains on the Wall
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-06)
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Frank Patt and Jimmy Liggins
piano:
Gus Jenkins
vocals:
Frank Patt
Honeyboy2:59
22Rub a Little Boogie
bass:
Bob Harris (blues bass player)
drums (drum set) and washboard:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee and Alec Seward (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree
vocals:
Alec Seward
Duke Bayou2:19
23Schoolboy
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 Hunter2:52
24Ethel Mae
recorded in:
Crowley, Louisiana, United States (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Drake (blues drummer)
harmonica:
Schoolboy Cleve
instruments and vocals:
Lightnin’ Slim
Lightnin’ Slim3:18
25Knocking the Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1946)
guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Jerry Perkins
Jerry Perkins2:01
26Mistreated Baby Blues
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (from 1954 until 1955)
guitar, piano and saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
harmonica:
Little Milton Anderson
Little Milton Anderson3:01
27The 64 Dollar QuestionSonny Boy Holmes2:55
28If I Lose You Woman
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Smokey Hogg (US blues singer and guitarist)
piano:
Alex Moore
vocals:
Alex Moore
Alex Moore2:38
CD 4: 'You're Going to Have Fun'