Blues: 36 Masterpieces of Blues Music / 36 Chefs‐d’œuvre 1927–1942

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

Annotation

Need to be checked with cover or booklet especially as some tracks seems wrongly credited on the available listing from official website

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-12 08:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Les premiers blues régionaux
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Breathtaking Blues
Rhythm Willie2:55
2Lining Track
Lead Belly2:43
3Mississipi Moan
The Mississipi Moaner3:02
4Revenue Man Blues
Charlie Patton3:12
5Catfish Blues
Robert Petway3:02
6You Scolded Me and Drove Me From Your Door
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1930-12-17)
guitar:
Virginia Bracey (on 1930-12-17) and Caldwell Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
lead vocals:
Caldwell Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
vocals:
Mississippi Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
recorded at:
King Edward Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1930-12-17)
Mississipi Bracy3:11
7Water Coast Blues
Honeyboy Edwards2:37
8Baby, Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Joe Williams2:53
9Blind Arthur’s Breakdown
Blind Arthur Blake2:30
10Blood Red River
Josh White2:50
11Brownie Blues
Tarter and Gay2:45
12Train Wishtle Blues
Sonny Terry2:54
13Dying Gambler
Blind Willie McTell2:28
14De Kalb Chain Gang
Fred McMullen2:48
15Lonesome House Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-10)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-10)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:24
16Levee Camp Moan
Texas Alexander2:50
17No Good Woman Blues
Jesse Thomas2:39
18Don’t Sell It, Don’t Give It Away
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-03-21)
Oscar Woods2:54
2▼CD: Blues des villes, blues des migrants
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bumble Bee Blues
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1930-05-26) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-05-26)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1930-05-26)
jug:
Hambone Lewis (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
Bumble Bee Blues
writer:
Lizzie Douglas (Lizzie Douglas Lawlers; songwriter; aka. Memphis Minnie, Minnie McCoy, Minnie Lawlers, Gospel Minnie, Texas Tessie, Mamie Smith; member of Memphis Minnie And Her Jug Band)
Memphis Minnie2:34
2New Minglewood Blues
Noah Lewis1:15
3Someday Baby
John Estes2:32
4Down the Highway
Charlie Pickett2:42
5Good Morning Little Scoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:54
6Winnie the Wailer
Lonnie Johnson3:20
7Ashes in My Whiskey
Walter Davis5:55
8The Girl I Left Behind
Blind Blues Darby3:25
9Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
Peetie Wheatstraw3:02
10Baltimore Blues
Charlie McCoy2:50
11Mean Mistreater Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-06-14)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-06-14)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1934-06-14)
Tampa Red3:01
12New Shake ’em on Down
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
13Gillum’s Windy Blues
Jazz Gillum2:59
14Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12)
bass, washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Joe Williams3:06
15Love Me Baby
Sonny Boy Williamson2:26
16Up North Blues
Yank Rachell3:06
17Blues on Central Avenue
Joe Turner2:56
18Mean Old World
T‐Bone Walker2:31