Martin Scorsese Presents - The Best of the Blues

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1Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
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)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
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 Johnson52:39
2Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1927-03-02) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-02)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1927-03-02)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-02)
recording of:
Muddy Water (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Bessie Smith3:09
3Devil 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
4Evil (Is Going On)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:54
5(I'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 Waters3.852:51
6Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.32:32
7Death Letter Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2007)
recording of:
Death Letter (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
publisher:
Sondick Music
Son House54:21
8Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Hard Times (Nobody Knows Better Than I)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ray Charles42:55
9I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter)
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Etta James42:36
10The Thrill Is Gone
recording engineer:
Joe “Ears” Zagarino (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Bill Szymczyk (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Herbie Lovelle (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
electric piano, organ and piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Hugh McCracken (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
lead vocals:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
performer:
Ravon Darnell (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Roy Hawkins (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
remasters:
The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1985)
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song) (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King4.755:26
11All Your Love
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Mike Vernon
bass guitar:
John McVie (in 1966-04)
drums (drum set):
Hughie Flint (in 1966-04)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (in 1966-04)
organ:
John Mayall (in 1966-04)
vocals:
John Mayall (in 1966-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
cover recording of:
All Your Love (I Miss Loving) (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers33:34
12One Good Man
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-24)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-24)
recording of:
One Good Man (on 1969-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin44:10
13Red House
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Dave Siddle (engineer)
producer:
Chas Chandler
bass guitar:
Noel Redding (from 1966-12-13 until 1967-04)
drums (drum set):
Mitch Mitchell (UK drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, many others) (from 1966-12-13 until 1967-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jimi Hendrix (from 1966-12-13 until 1967-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (in 1997)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1964 - 1967) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-13), DeLane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-02) and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-04)
recording of:
Red House (from 1966-12-13 until 1967-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience43:51
14One Way Out (live)
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Jay Mark
bass and electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1971-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (on 1971-06-27) and Butch Trucks (on 1971-06-27)
electric piano and organ:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27) and Dickey Betts (on 1971-06-27)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1972, in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-27)
live cover recording of:
One Way Out (on 1971-06-27)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
The Allman Brothers Band35:00
15Pride and Joy
assistant recording engineer:
James Geddes
recording engineer:
Richard Mullen
assistant producer:
Mikie Harris
executive producer:
John Hammond (producer)
producer:
Double Trouble (assoc. with Stevie Ray Vaughan), Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan
assistant mixer:
Harry Spiridakis and Don Wershba (engineer)
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon
drums (drum set):
Chris Layton
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
recorded at:
Down Town Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Riverside Sound in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Pride and Joy
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
publisher:
Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4.453:40
16Am I Wrong
assistant recording engineer:
Rose Landaur (engineer)
recording engineer:
Joe McGrath and John Strother
assistant engineer:
Rich Veltrop
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Joe McGrath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Am I Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Keb’ Mo’ Music
Keb’ Mo’32:20
17Just Won't Burn
Susan Tedeschi44:44
18Voodoo Music
cover recording of:
Voodoo Music
writer:
Willie Dixon and J.B. Lenoir
Los Lobos3:23
19Vietnam Blues
recording of:
Vietnam Blues (on 2002-05-15)
writer:
J.B. Lenoir
Cassandra Wilson4:33
20Round & Round
cover recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Ghana Music (in 1971)
Bonnie Raitt23:40
21I Pity the Fool (live)
Robert Cray & Shemekia Copeland5:02