25 Blues 'n' Soul Greats, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Dimples
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 Hooker42:14
2You'll Be Mine
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)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
recording of:
You’ll Be Mine (in 1961-12)
composer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:30
3My Babe
Little Walter2:38
4I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Billie Holiday2:35
5The Stuff You Gotta Watch
recording of:
Stuff You Gotta Watch
lyricist, writer and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:40
6Born Blind
Sonny Boy Williamson2:32
7Boogie Chillum'
John Lee Hooker2:33
8Catfish Blues
cover recording of:
Catfish Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
B.B. King2:27
9Who's Been Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (Member of The Famous Flames) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’ (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:25
10Early in the Morning
Roy Milton2:42
11Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
Billie Holiday1:59
12Poor Howard Green Corn
Lead Belly3:13
13Sad Hours
Little Walter3:09
14Dust 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 James2:59
15Iodine in My Coffee
recording of:
Iodine in My Coffee
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:21
16Tupelo
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Tupelo (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Tupelo
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:25
17Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1960-06) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:26
18Say
Joe Simon2:26
19B. B. Boogie
recording of:
B.B. Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:20
20Nice Work If You Can Get It
double bass [bass]:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-06)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1957-07-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-07-06)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Newport Jazz Festival 1957 (1957-07-06)
recorded at:
Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1957-07-06)
live recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1957-07-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
Billie Holiday32:37
21Work With Me
Sonny Boy Williamson2:54
22Close to You
recording of:
Close to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters2:58
23Drug Store Woman
John Lee Hooker2:46
24Little Baby
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1961-05) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-05)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-05)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Little Baby (in 1961-05)
writer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:48
25You're So Fine
Little Walter3:03