Best of the Blues – The Complete Blues Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Is Hip
John Lee Hooker3:26
2Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
drums (drum set):
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
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 Waters5:21
3Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Buddy Guy4:28
4Blues for Salvador
recording of:
Blues for Salvador
writer:
Carlos Santana and Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Santana5:57
5Black Magic Woman
recording of:
Black Magic Woman
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), King Music Publ. Co. Ltd. and Murbo Music Publishers, Inc.
Fleetwood Mac2:53
6The House Is Rockin
Stevie Ray Vaughan2:22
7Messin’ With the Kid
Rory Gallagher4:20
8Shame, Shame, Shame
Johnny Winter4:20
9Who Do You Love?
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4:20
10Roxette
Dr. Feelgood2:55
11Feelin Good
cover recording of:
Feelin' Good
writer:
Junior Parker
publisher:
Blues Man Music and Diamond Cholla Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
The Fabulous Thunderbirds55:26
12(Take Another) Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company4:13
13On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd., Songs of Peer (publisher; see also Songs of Peer, Ltd.) and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat4:56
14You Shook Me
Jeff Beck2:30
15Boom Boom
The Animals3:19
16Smokestack Lightning
Manfred Mann3:31
17Baby Please Don’t Go
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:13
18That’s Alright
Jimmy Rogers3:07
19Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Big Joe Williams3:08
20Good Morning Little School Girl
Mississippi Fred McDowell4:29
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1Hellhound on My Trail
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Hellhound on My Trail (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Cadmean Dawn
Robert Johnson42:40
2Shotgun Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:39
3Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:14
4Come Back Baby
John Lee Hooker2:57
5CC Rider
Leadbelly3:00
6Boogie Woogie Memphis
Memphis Slim3:10
7Good Time Tonight
Big Bill Broonzy2:31
8Shake Em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’Em On Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bukka White3:01
9Death Letter Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2007)
recording of:
Death Letter (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
publisher:
Sondick Music
Son House54:20
10Don’t You Leave Me Here
Big Joe Williams2:39
11Back Door Man
Willie Dixon6:08
12Evil Hearted Woman
T‐Bone Walker2:36
13Key to the Highway No.1
Brownie McGhee2:40
14Dust My Broom
Freddie King3:10
15Six Days on the Road
Taj Mahal2:59
16I’d Rather Go Blind
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chicken Shack3:14
17I’ve Got My Mojo Working
Manfred Mann3:10
18Need Your Love So Bad
Fleetwood Mac3:51
19Bad to the Bone
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4:56
20Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo
Johnny Winter3:32