Blues Giants: The Essential Songbook

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Recession Blues
recording of:
Recession Blues
lyricist and composer:
Riley B. King
B.B. King2:22
2(I'm Your) Hoochie Choochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
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 Waters42:48
3Boom Boom
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recording of:
Boom Boom
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:39
4Dust 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
Elmore James2:54
5Shame, Shame, Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
writer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:49
6Little Red Rooster
recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf3:47
7Don't Start Me Talking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-08)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-08) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:34
8Hi-Heel Sneakers
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
Tommy Tucker2:49
9Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters3:53
10My Babe
Little Walter2:40
11Mona
Bo Diddley3:39
12Bad Luck Blues
Albert King2:59
13I'm Your Witchdoctor
producer:
Jimmy Page
bass:
John McVie (in 1965-10)
drums (drum set):
Hughie Flint (in 1965-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (in 1965-10)
performer:
Eric Clapton
recording of:
I'm Your Witchdoctor
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers22:10
14Ain't Superstitious
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12), Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1961-12) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
recording of:
I Ain’t Superstitious (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:41
15Forty Four Blues
Memphis Slim3:29
16Baby, Please Don't Go
John Lee Hooker2:26
17I'm a Little Mixed Up
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1965)
producer:
Willie Dixon
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1965)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (in 1965)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1965) and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1965)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1965)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Gene Barge (in 1965)
background vocals [vocal group]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1965)
vocals:
Koko Taylor (in 1965)
cover recording of:
I’m a Little Mixed Up (in 1965)
composer:
Betty James and Edward Johnson (US songwriter)
Koko Taylor2:36
18Somebody in My Home
recording of:
Somebody in My Home
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:18
19Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (Electric blues guitarist & singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker42:13
20I Put a Spell on You
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 299) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 313)
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2.152:25
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Streamline Woman
recording of:
Streamline Woman
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
2Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Sonny Boy Williamson2:18
3Key to the Highway
Muddy Waters2:24
4Life I Use to Live
recording of:
Life I Used to Live
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:47
5Stormin' Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:48
6I'm in the Mood for Love
John Lee Hooker2:41
7Blue & Disgusted
Memphis Slim3:37
8Cold and Lonesome
recording of:
Cold and Lonesome
writer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed3:33
9Rolling Blues
Lowell Fulson2:49
10Walter's Blues
Otis Rush & Little Walter3:25
11Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters4:10
12Fannie Mae
recording of:
Fannie Mae
writer:
Buster Brown (1911-1976 blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and FROST Music Corp
Buster Brown2:55
13One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker42:56
14Losin' Hand
Little Milton2:36
15Glory Be
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:28
16Crazy for My Baby
Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim2:23
17Ninety Nine
Sonny Boy Williamson2:45
18Louise
recording of:
Louise
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf2:36
19Constipation Blues
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins5:31
20Can't Lose What Ain't Never Had
recording of:
You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:55
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jaqueline
Big Bill Broonzy2:27
2How Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1943-08)
guest harmonica and harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1943-08)
performer:
Sonny Terry (in 1943-08)
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (in 1943-08)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lead Belly2:10
3That's All Right
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Limited
Lightnin’ Slim2:58
4Terraplane Blues
Big Joe Williams1:36
5Lonesone Blues
Mississippi John Hurt3:36
6All by Myself
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam3:01
7The Burgeon Blues
Lead Belly3:01
8My Guitar Sings the Blues
recording of:
My Guitar Sings the Blues
writer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Luther Dixon
B.B. King3:39
9I Can't Stop Baby
Otis Rush2:13
10Money
Buddy Guy2:09
11You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover
Bo Diddley3:05
12When My First Wife Quit Me
Jimmy Johnson5:18
13Tell Me How You Like It
Byther Smith4:15
14So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:39
15First Time I Met the Blues
Buddy Guy6:17
16Red House
The Jimi Hendrix Experience11:27
17So Much to Say
John Mayall3:11
18Steelin'
Jeff Beck & The All Stars2:37
19Tribute to Elmore
recording of:
Tribute to Elmore
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page2:08
20Rollin' and Tumblin'
Canned Heat2:02

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