Play Me the Blues… The Legendary Blues Singers, Volume 8

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May also be part of 10CD box "Play Me the Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers", Wesgram, catalogue number WWCB001.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All I Can Do Is Cry
Ike & Tina Turner5:31
2Shed So Many Tears
Johnny Winter2:17
3Ain’t No Tellin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
4Out of Sight
Johnny Winter2:19
5Tupelo
John Lee Hooker7:19
6Bad Luck Blues
recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
writer:
Jerry West (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller) and Otis Hicks (blues)
Lightnin’ Slim42:32
7Heavy Snow
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:09
8John Lee Boogie
recording of:
John Lee Boogie
writer:
John Mayall
John Mayall4:15
9Double Trouble
Otis Rush2:42
10Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1979)
live cover recording of:
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:59
11Everybody’s Blue
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee6:43
12Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Bessie Smith3:15
13Freight Loader
recording of:
Freight Loader
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton2:46
14Can’t Hold On
producer:
Johnny Otis
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Canned Heat2:28
15Moanin’ Blues
John Lee Hooker3:16
16See‐Line Woman
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
See‐Line Woman (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
Nina Simone3:47
17Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out
Big Joe Williams3:26
18Women Lovin’ Each Other
Mike Bloomfield4:38

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part of:Play Me the Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers (number: 8) (order: 8)