100 Hits: Blues Tunes

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Howlin’ for My Baby
recording of:
Howlin’ for My Baby
composer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:57
2Red Hot
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:25
3Ella Hums the Blues
Ella Fitzgerald5:16
4Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:11
5Please, Mr. Johnson
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Robinson (Saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
bass:
Leonard Sonny Williams (bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Donald Dean (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-12-18)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Billie Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18) and Tina Brooks (on 1952-12-18)
vocals:
Amos Milburn (on 1952-12-18)
Amos Milburn2:42
6Meaning of the Blues
vocals:
Kitty White
conductor:
Hal Mooney
arranger:
Hal Mooney
Kitty White2:32
7My Baby’s Gone
recording of:
My Baby's Gone
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightning Hopkins2:46
8Rockin’ Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Mildred Bailey3:12
9Weed Head Woman
Champion Jack Dupree2:55
10The Birth of the Blues
Pearl Bailey3:02
11Stack O’Lee Blues
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
12Mean Old World
T‐Bone Walker2:56
13Two Kinds of Women
Roscoe Gordon3:05
14Blues and Trouble
alto saxophone:
Leo Wright
bass:
George Tucker (bass)
drums (drum set):
Jimmie Smith (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Gildo Mahones
vocals:
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:51
15Louisiana Glide
Blind Leroy Garnett3:04
16Blues for Turfers
Gene Ammons4:04
17Texas Blues
Charles Brown2:54
18Salty Papa
Albinia Jones3:04
19Lookin’ for My Baby
Little Milton2:51
20Born for Bad Luck
Brownie McGhee2:51
▼CD 2
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1Everyday I Have the Blues
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (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. King2:47
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday43:05
3What’s the Matter Baby
recording of:
What's the Matter Baby (in 1951-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino
Fats Domino2:20
4Loud Talkin’ Woman
Helen Humes2:57
5East St. Louis Blues
Faber Smith2:51
6St. Louis Blues
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Lena Horne3:04
7Ethel Mae
recorded in:
Crowley, Louisiana, United States (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Drake (blues drummer)
harmonica:
Schoolboy Cleve
instruments and vocals:
Lightnin’ Slim
Lightning Slim3:14
8Blues in My Heart
Miss Rhapsody2:40
9Life Is Like That
Bonita Cole with Bill Forte's Orchestra3:08
10Wolf Call Boogie
Coy "Hot Shot" Love2:39
11Midnight Hour Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
Leroy Carr3:09
12Why Did You Waste My Time
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins with Tiny Grimes & the Rockin’ Highlanders2:56
13Pratt City Blues
Bertha “Chippie” Hill2:56
14Rockin’ Chair Daddy
Harmonica Frank Floyd3:10
15Kind Hearted Woman Blues
recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
Robert Johnson2:50
16Balky Mule Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
Balky Mule Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:42
17Peddlin’ Man
Liza Brown2:53
18It Won’t Be Long Now
Barbecue Bob3:06
19Blues With a Feeling
Little Walter3:33
20Mister, You’ve Gone and Got the Blues
Billy Eckstine3:30
▼CD 3
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1Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:09
2Gabbin’ Blues
Big Maybelle2:42
3Black Snake
Lead Belly3:10
4They Call Me Mr. Blues
Grant "Mr Blues" Jones2:59
5Going to Chicago Blues
Big Joe Turner2:59
6Memphis Blues
Lizzie Miles3:45
7Late in the Evening Blues
recording of:
Late in the Evening Blues
writer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
Ray Charles3:05
8Big City Blues
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone and trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947-07)
double bass:
Percy Joell (in 1947-07)
drums (drum set):
Dorothea "Dottie" Smith (in 1947-07)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (in 1947-07)
piano:
Chester Slater (in 1947-07)
vocals:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (in 1947-07), Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (in 1947-07), Percy Joell (in 1947-07), Chester Slater (in 1947-07) and Dorothea "Dottie" Smith (in 1947-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
Wynonie Harris2:30
9Black Mountain Blues
Bessie Smith3:06
10Cool Kind Treatment
Eddie Boyd3:07
11Meet Me With Your Black Dress
Jimmy Nelson2:53
12Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Ruth Brown2:53
13Here Is a Letter
Little Caesar2:35
14Church Street Sobbin’ Blues
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-11-05)
piano:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (on 1928-11-05)
Blind Willie Dunn3:05
15Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
cover recording of:
Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sarah Vaughan2:58
16Stone Pony Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
recording of:
Stone Pony Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:49
17Louella Brown
Pee Wee Crayton3:23
18Got My Application, Baby
Handy Jackson3:07
19New Kind of Loving
R.B. Thibadeaux2:54
20You See Me Smiling
Elmore Nixon2:49
▼CD 4
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1The Blues
Eartha Kitt2:52
2All by Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-17)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:29
3Wise Woman Blues
Dinah Washington2:49
4False Friend Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-12-05)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1947-12-05)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1947-12-05) and Oscar Pettiford (on 1947-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-05)
piano:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-12-05)
trombone and vibraphone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1947-12-05)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1947-12-05)
vocals:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-12-05)
Ivory Joe Hunter2:41
5A Stranger Called the Blues
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1954-01-19)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1954-01-19)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1954-01-19)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1954-01-19)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1954-01-19)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1954-01-19)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-01-19)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1954-01-19), Harry Betts (on 1954-01-19) and Tommy Pederson (on 1954-01-19)
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson (on 1954-01-19), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-01-19) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1954-01-19)
tuba:
Paul Sarmento (jazz tubist) (on 1954-01-19)
woodwind:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-01-19) and Harry Klee (on 1954-01-19)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1954-01-19)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1954-01-19)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-01-19)
recording of:
A Stranger Called the Blues (on 1954-01-19)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") and Robert Wells (songwriter)
June Christy3:58
6Miss Stella Brown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-12-14)
guitar:
Ted Summitt (on 1944-12-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1944-12-14)
membranophone:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1944-12-14)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1944-12-14)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:50
7RM Blues
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:59
8Army Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:36
9Creole Gal Blues
Edgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers2:33
10Why Don’t You Do Right
Lil Green2:56
11Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:41
12Hard Time Blues
Ida Cox & Her All-Star Band2:58
13Coffee Daddy Blues
Danny Taylor2:36
14Bad Neighborhood
Floyd Dixon3:02
15Double Crossing Woman
Roy Brown3:00
16Stacked Deck
Billy Wright3:00
17One Room Country Shack
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1953)
piano:
Mercy Dee Walton (in 1953)
vocals:
Mercy Dee Walton (in 1953)
recording of:
One Room Country Shack (in 1953)
writer:
Mercy Dee Walton
publisher:
Venice Music
Mercy Dee2:48
18Reliefin’ Blues
Blow-Top Lynn & His House Rockers2:24
19Schoolboy
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
Long John Hunter2:50
20Worn Out Engine Blues
Blind Boy Fuller3:00
▼CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Call Me Anything (But Call Me)
Big Memphis Ma Rainey2:59
2I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
live recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3:02
3No More Crying Blues
Mabel Scott3:13
4Bullmoose Jackson Blues
Bull Moose Jackson2:38
5A Trumpet Blows the Blues
Gwen Johnson & Quintin Batiste Orchestra2:42
6Greyhound Blues
D.A. Hunt2:39
7The Blues Pick on Me
Peppermint Harris2:04
8Train Train Blues
John Peek & The Blues Caravan2:50
9Dragnet Blues
Frankie Ervin with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:36
10Bad Housing Blues
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
Josh White2:36
11The Question
Memphis Slim2:54
12Moanin’ the Blues
Charlie Spand3:13
13Sorry Feeling Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-04)
guitar:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (on 1931-06-04)
vocals:
Bo Carter (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (on 1931-06-04)
Bo Carter3:11
14W.P.A. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-12)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
Casey Bill Weldon3:18
15Free Lancin’ Again
piano:
Charles Brown (blues musician) (in 1948)
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown2:31
16Cotton Crop Blues
recording of:
Cotton Crop Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
James Cotton3:01
17Dark Hour Blues
Jimmy Liggins2:23
18Travellin’ Blues
recording of:
Travelin' Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:21
19Well, I Done Got Over It
Guitar Slim2:30
20The End
Jimmy McCracklin3:08

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