The Story of the Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Mississippi John Hurt3:33
2Casey Jones
Mississippi John Hurt3:05
3Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Lead Belly2:39
4Boll Weevil
Lead Belly3:09
5Nothin' but the Blues
bass:
Donald Cooks (in 1954-04)
drums (drum set):
Ben Turner (blues drummer) (in 1954-04)
electric guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
recorded at:
ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04)
recording of:
Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04)
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:21
6Evil Hearted Woman
bass:
Donald Cooks (in 1954-04)
drums (drum set):
Ben Turner (blues drummer) (in 1954-04)
electric guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
recorded at:
ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04)
recording of:
Evil Hearted Woman (in 1954-04)
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:45
7Things I Used to Do
cover recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Lightnin’ Slim3:12
8My Babe
Lightnin’ Slim2:24
9Jump for Joy
recording of:
(We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy
composer:
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner3:24
10Hones I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:45
11Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Howlin’ Wolf3:49
12Shake It for Me
recording of:
Shake for Me
composer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf4:13
13Terraplane Blues
Big Joe Williams1:38
14I Got 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 Waters2:59
15Hoochie Coochie Man
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3:00
16Corrina Corrina
recording of:
Corrine, Corrina
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Armetia Chatman (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
Muddy Waters3:36
17Baby Please Don't Go
live recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Muddy Waters32:48
18Whiskey & Wimmen
John Lee Hooker2:39
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 and 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
20Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.32:31

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ASIN:UK: B000024VHK [info]