Best of the Blues: 50 Favorites

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boogie Woogie Blues
Roy Brown5:37
2Bullfrog Blues
cover recording of:
Bullfrog Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Harris (Early 1900's blues artist (aka Alonso Boone))
publisher:
Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
Canned Heat7:20
3Blues in the Ghetto
Pee Wee Crayton3:08
4Woman Is the Root of All Evil
Dr. John2:15
5I Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins3:31
6Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
Johnny Otis3:45
7I’ll Just Keep on Singing the Blues
Memphis Slim2:43
8Shake That Thing
recording of:
Shake That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Jackson
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Holdings
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:00
9The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King5:01
10Broken Hearted Blues
Buddy Guy3:10
11Big Legged Woman
Charles Brown2:52
12Chicken Shack Boogie
Canned Heat3:29
13Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton5:12
14Got My Mojo Working
The James Cotton Band4:05
15When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
recording of:
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
composer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Sam & Dave3:15
16Barrelhouse Blues
Johnny Otis6:13
17John Lee Boogie
recording of:
John Lee Boogie
writer:
John Mayall
John Mayall4:13

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0009VNBUQ [info]