Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey

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1Devil 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 James3:01
2C.C. Rider
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
Lead Belly2:59
3Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Kokomo (on 1935-10-31)
background vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go (on 1935-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams33:24
4Dirty Mother for You (Don't You Know)
Roosevelt Sykes3:00
5Billie's Blues
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1936-07-10)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (jazz bassist) (on 1936-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-07-10)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1936-07-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1936-07-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1936-07-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-07-10)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1936-07-10)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
Billie Holiday42:40
6Cross 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 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 Johnson52:40
7Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
8Shake 'em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’Em On Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bukka White3:02
9Roll 'em Pete
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1938-12-30)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1938-12-30)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1938-12-30)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner2:50
10Catfish Blues
Robert Petway2:54
11Going to Chicago Blues
performer:
Jimmy Rushing
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Jimmy Rushing43:26
12Key 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 Broonzy43:01
13Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:47
14Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:56
15Cross Cut Saw Blues
Tommy McClennan2:46
16Evil Gal Blues
performer:
Dinah Washington
cover recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Lionel Hampton Sextet feat. Dinah Washington2:55
17Strange Things Happening Everyday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-22)
double bass:
Abe Bolar (on 1944-09-22)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1944-09-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1944-09-22)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1944-09-22)
recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day (on 1944-09-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
arrangement of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe32:53
18Honeydripper, Part 1
Joe Liggins3:06
19Drifting Blues
double bass:
Eddie Williams (blues musician) (on 1945-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Otis (on 1945-09-11)
guitar:
Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers) (on 1945-09-11)
piano:
Charles Brown (blues musician) (on 1945-09-11)
vocals:
Charles Brown (blues musician) (on 1945-09-11)
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers feat. Charles Brown33:14
20Let the Good Times Roll
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1956-10-22)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-22)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1956-10-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (on 1956-10-22)
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Louis Jordan42:48
21That's All Right Mama
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup4.52:56
22Call It Stormy Monday
bass:
Arthur Edwards (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
electric guitar and vocal:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn
tenor saxophone:
“Bumps” Myers
trumpet:
Teddy Buckner (US dixieland jazz trumpeter)
recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
T‐Bone Walker33:03
23Good Rockin' Tonight
double bass:
Carl Wilson (Carl "Flat Top" Wilson) (on 1947-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Donaldson (on 1947-12-28)
piano:
Joe Knight (US jazz and R&B pianist) (on 1947-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Hal Singer (on 1947-12-28)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1947-12-28)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1947-12-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Wynonie Harris52:48
24Ain't Nobody's Business, Part 1
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:55
25Double Crossing Blues
guest performer:
Little Esther (Little Esther) and The Robins (US 1940/50s R&B group)
Johnny Otis Quintette feat. Little Esther & The Robins32:47
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