Living the Blues - 1953-1954 Blues Classics

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1I Feel So Bad
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1953-09-17)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1953-09-17)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-09-17)
recording of:
I Feel So Bad (on 1953-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Berkshire Music Inc., Cecil Lennox Ltd, Chuck Willis Music Co., Elvis Presley Music Inc. and Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
Chuck Willis2:55
2Well I Done Got Over
vocals:
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
recording of:
Well, I Done Got Over It (on 1953-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Guitar Slim2:30
3You Upset Me Baby
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
trumpet:
Harry D. Jones (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Modern Studios in Culver City, California, United States (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
recording of:
You Upset Me Baby (from 1954-08-18 until 1958-08-19)
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
B.B. King3:04
4Blues With a Feeling
Little Walter3:06
5Feelin’ Good
Little Junior’s Blue Flames3:00
624 Hours
Eddie Boyd3:29
7I Smell a Rat
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953)
baritone saxophone:
Fred Ford (baritone saxophonist) (in 1953)
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (in 1953)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (in 1953)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (in 1953)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (in 1953)
tenor saxophone:
James Von Streeter (in 1953)
trombone:
George Washington (jazz trombonist) (in 1953)
trumpet:
Don Johnson (1950s' R&B trumpeter) (in 1953)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (in 1953)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (in 1953)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis Orchestra (in 1953)
recording of:
I Smell a Rat (in 1953)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Big Mama Thornton1:44
8Tipitina
Professor Longhair2:40
9One Room Country Shack
Mercy Dee Walton2:51
10Gabbin’ Blues
Big Maybelle2:42
11Bear Cat
Rufus Thomas2:52
12K.C. Loving
recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) (on 1952-08-18)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Little Willie Littlefield2:40
13I’m Mad
recording of:
I’m Mad (on 1953-02-05)
writer:
Willie Mabon
Willie Mabon2:39
14Let Me Go Home Whiskey
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Robinson (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
bass:
Leonard Sonny Williams (bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Donald Dean (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-12-18)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Billie Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18) and Tina Brooks (on 1952-12-18)
vocals:
Amos Milburn (on 1952-12-18)
recording of:
Let Me Go Home, Whiskey (on 1952-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
Amos Milburn2:50
15Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:35
16Evil
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:56
17Blue Monday
Smiley Lewis2:44
18When the Lights Go Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-06-10)
recording of:
When the Lights Go Out (on 1954-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
cover recording of:
When the Lights Go Out
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Jimmy Witherspoon42:53
19Space Guitar
Young John Watson2:39
20Hittin’ on Me
Buddy Johnson3:08

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part of:Living the Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 8) (order: 8)