The Sun Records Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gotta Let You Go
guitar and harmonica:
Joe Hill Louis (in 1950)
vocals:
Joe Hill Louis (in 1950)
Joe Hill Louis2:43
2Rocket “88”
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats42:48
3B.B. Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
James "Shinny" Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (on 1951-01-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
E.A. Kemp (on 1951-01-08)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1951-01-08)
piano:
Ford Nelson (on 1951-01-08)
saxophone:
Solomon Hardy (on 1951-01-08)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1951-01-08)
recording of:
B.B. Blues
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King2:31
4Swamp Root
guitar and harmonica:
Harmonica Frank Floyd (on 1951-07-15)
vocals:
Harmonica Frank Floyd (on 1951-07-15)
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:35
5Moanin’ at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
6How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
7There’s a Man in Jerusalem
The Southern Jubilees2:23
8Rats in My Kitchen
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1952-04-24)
harmonica and washboard:
Lee Crisp (on 1952-04-24)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1952-04-24)
Sleepy John Estes3:06
9She May Be Yours (But She Comes to See Me Sometime)
drums (drum set):
Willie Nix (on 1952-11-17)
guitar and harmonica:
Joe Hill Louis (on 1952-11-17)
piano:
Albert Williams (on 1952-11-17)
vocals:
Joe Hill Louis (on 1952-11-17)
Joe Hill Louis3:03
10Baker Shop Boogie
drums (drum set):
Willie Nix (on 1952-10-09)
guitar:
Joe Willie Wilkins (on 1952-10-09)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (on 1952-10-09)
piano:
Albert Williams (on 1952-10-09)
vocals:
Willie Nix (on 1952-10-09)
Willie Nix2:47
11Easy
drums (drum set):
Houston Stokes (on 1953-02-25)
guitar:
Jimmy DeBerry (on 1953-02-25)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1953-02-25)
Jimmy & Walter2:57
12Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog)
double bass:
Tuff Green (on 1953-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Houston Stokes (on 1953-03-08)
guitar:
Joe Hill Louis (on 1953-03-08)
vocals:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter) (on 1953-03-08)
Rufus Thomas2:51
13Take a Little Chance
drums (drum set):
Raymond Jones (drummer) (on 1953-05-16)
guitar:
Jimmy DeBerry (on 1953-05-16)
piano:
Mose Vinson (on 1953-05-16)
vocals:
Jimmy DeBerry (on 1953-05-16)
Jimmy DeBerry2:20
14Just Walkin’ in the Rain
guitar and baritone vocals:
William Stewart (US Doo-Wop/R&B vocalist, member of The Prisonaires) (on 1953-06-01)
bass vocals:
Marcell Sanders (on 1953-06-01)
lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Johnny Bragg (on 1953-06-01)
tenor vocals:
John Drue (on 1953-06-01) and Ed Thurman (on 1953-06-01)
recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1953-06-01)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
The Prisonaires2:41
15Make Room in the Lifeboat for Me
guitar and harmonica:
Howard Seratt (in 1953)
vocals:
Howard Seratt (in 1953)
Howard Seratt2:35
16Feelin’ Good
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:59
17Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)
Rufus Thomas2:48
18Mystery Train
Little Junior's Blue Flames2:24
19Come Back Baby
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
guitar and harmonica:
Doctor Ross (on 1953-10-03)
washboard:
Reuben Martin (on 1953-10-03)
vocals:
Doctor Ross (on 1953-10-03)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-10-03)
Doctor Ross52:49
20Gospel Train
The Jones Brothers2:20
21My Kind of Carryin’ On
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (in 1954-04)
fiddle:
Tommy Seals (in 1954-04)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1954-04) and Doug Pointdexter (Sun Records artist) (in 1954-04)
steel guitar:
Millard Yeow (in 1954-04)
vocals:
Doug Pointdexter (Sun Records artist) (in 1954-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1954-04)
recording of:
My Kind of Carryin’ On (in 1954-04)
writer:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) and Doug Pointdexter (Sun Records artist)
Doug Poindexter & The Starlite Wranglers1:59
22I’m Gonna Murder My Baby
bass:
Israel Franklin (on 1954-05-14)
guitar:
Pat Hare (on 1954-05-14)
piano:
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) (on 1954-05-14)
vocals:
Pat Hare (on 1954-05-14)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Murder My Baby (on 1954-05-14)
writer:
Hare
Pat Hare3:05
23Cotton Crop Blues
drums (drum set):
John Bowers (drummer) (on 1954-05-14)
electric guitar:
Pat Hare (on 1954-05-14)
piano:
Mose Vinson (on 1954-05-14)
vocals:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (on 1954-05-14)
recording of:
Cotton Crop Blues (on 1954-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
James Cotton2:56
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Credits

Release

art direction:Monster X (design)
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records) (task: compilation)
Jimmy Guterman (task: compilation)
remastering:Bob Fisher (producer, recording artist & mastering engineer)
design:Rachel Gutek
part of:BMG Club Edition (number: DRC31211) (order: 185)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3804489 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000033DF [info]