Best of Blues

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
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 Waters2:53
2One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
John Lee Hooker3:00
3Walkin' the Blues
Willie Dixon3:02
4My Babe
Little Walter3:32
5Smokestack Lightnin'
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:05
6Let Your Consience Be Your Guide
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1959)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (in 1959) and Luther Tucker (in 1959)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1959)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1959)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1959)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:18
7I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Little Milton3:03
8Ten Years Ago
Buddy Guy2:36
9California Blues
Albert King2:46
10I Don't Know
Willie Mabon3:07
11I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters3:15
12It Must 've Been the Devil
Otis Spann2:39
13Dust 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
Elmore James2:55
14Mean Old World
Little Walter2:52
15Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:48
16Roll My Baby
Big Joe Turner8:02