The Story of the Blues: 125 Blues Classics

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Boom Boom
2▶CD: Every Day I Have the Blues
3▶CD: Dust My Broom
4▼CD: Hoochie Coochie Man
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1I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3.852:52
2Farther Up the Road
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:59
3She Winked Her Eye
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown5:55
4Wanderin' Heart
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Wendell Duconge (US R&B saxophonist (alto))
baritone saxophone:
Herb Hardesty
bass:
Frank Fields
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Coleman (Fats Domino's drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
guitar:
Walter “Papoose” Nelson (guitarist in Fats Domino's band)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew
performer:
Dave Bartholomew's Band (Group led by Dave Bartholomew) and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:30
5Rainin' in My Heart
Peppermint Harris2:35
6Barbecue Blues
guitar and vocal:
Barbecue Bob
recording of:
Barbecue Blues
writer:
Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob3:12
7One Kiss
Jimmy Rogers2:44
8Forty Four
recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Abraham Music and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
Howlin’ Wolf2:49
9My Daily Wish
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:42
10Registration Day Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:10
11So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:11
12Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:00
13Sinful Woman
Elmore James2:54
14Return Mail Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:15
15Bad Luck Soul
recording of:
Bad Luck Soul
writer:
B.B. King
B.B. King2:19
16Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:44
17Motherless Children
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
18I Don't Hurt Anymore
Lonnie Johnson3:55
19Black Cat Bone
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1950 until 1951)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:56
20T-99 Blues
Jimmy Nelson3:07
21Sweet Little Angel
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-11-07)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1950-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1950-11-07)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1950-11-07)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
Tampa Red2:58
22Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:50
23Phonograph Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
Phonograph Blues (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson42:35
24Frankie and Johnny
Mississippi John Hurt3:27
25Keep It to Yourself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-08-07)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-08-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1956-08-07)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1956-08-07) and Luther Tucker (on 1956-08-07)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1956-08-07)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1956-08-07)
recording of:
Keep It to Yourself
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Sonny Boy Williamson52:50
5▶CD: I Put A Spell On You