Blues Greats

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Saint Louis Blues
Bessie Smith3:11
2See See Rider Blues
Ma Rainey3:12
3Matchbox 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
4Blue Yodel No. 1
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 42)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers3.53:26
5West End Blues
Ethel Waters3:26
6Too Tight Blues No. 2
Blind Blake2:56
7K C Moan
recording of:
K.C. Moan
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band2:34
8Sitting on Top of the World
Mississippi Sheiks3:16
9New How Long How Long Blues
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr2:54
10Blood River Blues
Josh White2:49
11High 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 Patton3:10
12Mean Mistreater Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-06-14)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-06-14)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1934-06-14)
Tampa Red2:49
13If You See My Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-05-27)
double bass and wood block:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
Memphis Minnie3:17
14I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Robert Johnson2:55
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Red
The Harlem Hamfats2:41
2Good Morning Blues
recording of:
Good Morning Blues
writer:
Count Basie (pianist), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Jimmy Rushing
Count Basie3:08
3Good Morning 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), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:04
4Shack Bully Stomp
Peetie Wheatstraw2:38
5Goin’ Away Blues
Big Joe Turner2:40
6Fine and Mellow
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:12
7The Loveless Blues
Lonnie Johnson3:14
82 19 Blues
recording of:
2.19 Blues
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Louis Armstrong2:50
9Jelly Jelly
cover recording of:
Jelly, Jelly
writer:
Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Billy Eckstine3:26
10Romance in the Dark
Lil Green3:22
11I Feel So Good
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
12Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12)
bass and washtub bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
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 Williams2:50
13Beer Drinking Woman
Memphis Slim3:23
14Mama Mama Blues
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:02
3▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Trouble in Mind
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:31
2Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:54
3When My Baby Left Me
Cootie Williams2:43
4Uncle Sam Blues
Hot Lips Page3:19
5Roberta
Lead Belly3:09
6Shake Down Blues
Sonny Terry2:53
7R M Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-12-22)
alto saxophone and alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Earl Simms (on 1945-12-22)
bass and double bass [bass]:
David Robinson (on 1945-12-22)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1945-12-22)
tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Buddy Floyd (on 1945-12-22)
trumpet:
Hosea Sapp (on 1945-12-22)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1945-12-22)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1945-12-22)
recording of:
R.M. Blues (on 1945-12-22)
writer:
Milton Rector (blues bassist)
publisher:
EMI Songs MV GmbH
Roy Milton3:08
8Wynonie’s Blues
Wynonie Harris2:50
9Drifting Blues
Charles Brown3:15
10Rich Man’s Blues
Dinah Washington2:56
11I’m Gonna Find My Baby
recording of:
I’m Gonna Find My Baby (on 1946-09-30)
writer:
John Criner and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:56
12Burying Ground Blues
Muddy Waters2:33
13Katie Mae
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:01
14That’s All Right
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)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup4.52:51