History of the Blues, Part 1

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Tracklist

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1Cross Road Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:32
2Everyday I Have the Blues
Blind John Davis3:50
3You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Muddy Waters2:36
4You're Gonna Miss Me
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:19
5My Baby Left Me (Blues)
T‐Bone Walker2:54
6Its the Same Old Story
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1944-10-30)
Big Joe Turner2:57
7Please Don't Go
John Lee Hooker2:49
8Lonesome Day Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:15
9My Gal Is Gone
Hot Lips Page3:14
10Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly2:09
11Down 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
12Hot Headed Woman
Sonny Terry3:13