Nothing But the Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock me mama
recording of:
Rock Me Mama
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:42
2Found My Baby Crying
recording of:
Found My Baby Crying
writer:
Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:58
3The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James4.52:47
4Rollin' And Tumblin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
Elmore James2:31
5T-Bone Shuffle
T‐Bone Walker3:01
6No Worry Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:44
7Ain't That Loving You Baby
recording of:
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Elvis Presley Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:15
8Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:41
9Dimples
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 Hooker42:15
10Boom 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 Hooker3.32:32
11Born Under A Bad Sign
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King3:29
12You upset me babe
Albert King4:15
13Rockin' Chair Blues
Big Bill Broonzy2:51
14The Southern Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:36
15That's All Right
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:21
16Rock Me Mama
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:27
17Love In Vain
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: 2011)
recording of:
Love in Vain Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson52:27
18Me And The Devil Blues
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)
recording of:
Me and the Devil Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson42:38
19Down Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-06)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith43:27
20Empty bed blues (Parts 1 & 2)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-03-20)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1928-03-20)
Bessie Smith6:24