Complete Blues: The Roots of the Allman Brothers Band

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Tracklist

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1Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy43:03
2Last Lover Blues
Blind Boy Fuller2:44
3Statesboro Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:30
4Stormy Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:01
5Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
B.B. King3:00
6Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:05
7Trouble No More
recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Muddy Waters2:41
8Can’t Stop Lovin’
recording of:
Can’t Stop Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
Elmore James2:14
9It Takes Time
Otis Rush2:48
10Deep Feeling
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1956-12-15)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-12-15)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1956-12-15)
steel guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-12-15)
recording of:
Deep Feeling (on 1956-12-15)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry4.52:18
11Need Your Love So Bad
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-09-20)
baritone saxophone:
Reuben Phillips (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Milton Hinton (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Calvin Shields (on 1955-09-20)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1955-09-20)
piano:
Robert "Bubber" Johnson (US singer, songwriter, pianist & actor) (on 1955-09-20)
tenor saxophone:
David Van Dyke (on 1955-09-20) and Willis Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1955-09-20)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1955-09-20)
recording of:
Need Your Love So Bad (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Little Willie John and Mertis John Jr. (older brother of Little Willie John)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Little Willie John42:15
12It’s Too Late
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-04-13)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
background vocals:
The Cookies (50s girl group) (on 1956-04-13)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1956-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (from 1956 to present)
recording of:
It’s Too Late (on 1956-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tideland Music Publishing Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Chuck Willis2:35
13I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-22)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1941-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1941-11-22)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1941-11-22)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1941-11-22)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-22)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (on 1941-11-22)
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Louis Jordan2:51
14Did You Ever Love a Woman
recording of:
Did You Ever Love a Woman
composer:
Arnold Dwight Moore (Arnold Dwight Moore)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
B.B. King2:33
15Wild About You Baby
recording of:
Wild About You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Elmore James3:14
16Mona
recording of:
Mona
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bo Diddley2:19
17Hoochie 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 Waters3.852:46
18Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:31
19San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (1))
instrumental recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys52:33
20Nobody Knows You When You Are Down & Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Bessie Smith52:57
21Tears
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-04-21)
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1937-04-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1937-04-21), Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1937-04-21) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-04-21)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-04-21)
recording of:
Tears (on 1937-04-21)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt2:38
22Come On In My Kitchen (take 2)
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:
Come On In My Kitchen (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), King of Spades Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd. and Standing Ovation Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Robert Johnson42:36
23T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
Jimmie Rodgers2:55
24Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:21

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