The Story of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1

2▼CD: Volume 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Barrelhouse Blues	Johnny Otis		3:54
2	Information Blues	Roy Milton		2:26
3	Bad Whiskey recording of: Bad Bad Whiskey writer: Adelia Davis and Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)	Amos Milburn		2:31
4	Big Legged Women	Charles Brown		2:56
5	Blues in the Ghetto	Pee Wee Crayton		3:19
6	Boom‐Chick‐A‐Boogie	Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers		3:46
7	Old Maid’s Boogie	Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson		3:33
8	Boogie Woogie Papa	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore		4:02
9	Beans and Corn Bread recording of: Beans and Corn Bread writer: Fred B. Clark (wrote "Beans and Corn Bread") and Fleecie Moore	Louis Jordan		3:03
10	Alone in the City recording of: Alone in the City lyricist and composer: Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)	Ray Charles		3:01
11	Round About Midnight	Richard Berry		4:12
12	Roll’em Hawk	Big Joe Turner		3:01
13	All I Could Do Was Cry producer: Leonard Chess and Phil Chess lead vocals: Etta James (in 1960-01) orchestra: Riley Hampton Orchestra (in 1960-01) conductor: Riley Hampton (in 1960-01) arranger: Riley Hampton recording of: All I Could Do Was Cry (in 1960-01) writer: Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd	Etta James	4	2:56
14	I’m a Man recording of: I’m a Man lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) publisher: 68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Bo Diddley		2:43
15	Mean Old World	Little Walter		2:58
16	Please Don’t Leave Me	Johnny Otis		2:43

3▶CD: Volume 3

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Release information

Barcode:: 9002986117131
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 2:34:35

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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