The Ultimate Blues Box

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Very Best of John Lee Hooker
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dimples
John Lee Hooker2:13
2Every Night
John Lee Hooker2:59
3Baby Lee
John Lee Hooker2:59
4Crawlin’ Black Spider
John Lee Hooker2:45
5I’m So Excited
John Lee Hooker2:55
6Mama, You Got a Daughter
John Lee Hooker2:39
7I Love You Honey
John Lee Hooker2:36
8House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker4:04
9Trying to Find a Woman
John Lee Hooker3:40
10Maudie
John Lee Hooker2:25
11I’m in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:45
12Boogie Chillun
John Lee Hooker2:37
13Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:50
14Crawlin’ Kingsnake
John Lee Hooker2:46
15Dusty Road
John Lee Hooker2:21
16No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:26
17My First Wife Left Me
John Lee Hooker3:35
18Moanin’ Blues
John Lee Hooker3:17
19I’m Going Upstairs
John Lee Hooker2:55
20I’m Mad Again
John Lee Hooker2:39
21Want Ad Blues
John Lee Hooker2:15
22What Do You Say
John Lee Hooker2:31
23Boom 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 Hooker3.32:29
2▼CD: Blues Guitar Masters
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Robert Johnson3:00
2Country Blues
Muddy Waters3:27
3I Got a Break Baby
T‐Bone Walker3:17
4Mister Johnson’s Swing
Lonnie Johnson2:48
5Lonesome Dog Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:43
6Mr Highwayman
recording of:
Mr. Highway Man
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf feat. Willie Johnson2:28
7If You Love Me Baby
Little Milton2:36
8Mojo Boogie
J.B. Lenoir2:52
9Bonus Pay
Pat Hare2:11
10Feeling Good
Junior Parker feat. Floyd Murphy2:57
11Bad Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-01-08)
drums (drum set):
Ray Scott (drums)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
lead vocals:
Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)
recording of:
Bad Boy
writer:
Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)
Eddie Taylor3:02
12A.W. Baby (Sweet Home Chicago)
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:38
13The Telephone Is Ringing
Pee Wee Crayton3:09
14All Your Love
Magic Sam2:59
15All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
Otis Rush2:39
16This Is the End
Buddy Guy3:00
17Tell on Me Baby
Lonnie Brooks2:10
18Number Nine Train
Tarheel Slim feat. Jimmy Spruill2:53
19Steppin’ Out
bass:
Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (on 1959-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18)
electric guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1959-08-18)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
saxophone:
Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-08-18)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
performer:
Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)
Memphis Slim feat. Matt Murphy2:03
20Blues Guitar
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Blue Guitar
composer:
Earl Hooker
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Earl Hooker2:46
3▼CD: Blues Guitar Masters
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Man of the World
recording of:
Man of the World
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd. and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac feat. Peter Green2:53
2Someday (live)
Mississippi Fred McDowell4:09
3Outside Help
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (in 1972)
live recording of:
Outside Help (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
recording of:
Outside Help
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King7:38
4Cummins Prison Farm
Calvin Leavy4:44
5Born Under a Bad Sign
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King5:26
6The Score
Robert Cray4:09
7Gangstar of Love
Johnny Winter2:30
8Red Light, Green Light (live)
Freddie King8:20
9You Don’t Love Me
Luther Allison6:27
10Frosty (live)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown5:52
11One Life to Live
recording of:
One Life to Live (John Mayall)
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
John Mayall’s Blues Breakers feat. Walter Trout5:20
12Too Many Dirty Dishes
Albert Collins4:26
13Blues in E (live)
Roy Buchanan7:20
4▼CD: Boppin’ the Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get It Over Baby
Ike Turner2:05
2Hey Little Girl
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:24
3I’m Gonna Shake It
Rosco Gordon2:01
4The Hucklebuck
instrumental recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1953-07-15)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Earl Hooker3:07
5Tiger Man
Rufus Thomas2:49
6Love My Baby
Little Junior’s Blue Flames2:37
7Gee I Wish
Billy Love2:52
8Go Ahead On
Guitar Red2:47
9Mean, Mean Woman
Elven Parr & His In the Groove Boys1:55
10Baby Tell Me Your Name
Ray Johnson Combo2:28
11Rhumba Chillen
Albert Williams2:33
12Walked All Night
Charley Booker2:43
13My Be Bop Gal
Doctor Ross2:37
14Bop With Me Baby
Rosco Gordon2:37
15Somebody Told Me
Little Milton2:57
16The Boogie Disease
Doctor Ross2:53
17Boogie in the Park
Joe Hill Louis2:48
18T‐Model Boogie
Rosco Gordon2:29
19Shim Sham Shimmy
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:24
20After the Hop
Bill Pinkney2:07
5▼CD: The Best of the Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Downhearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-15)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-15)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith3:28
2Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson2:42
3Bobby Sox Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-30) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-30)
bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1946-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Rabon Tarrant (on 1946-09-30)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1946-09-30)
piano:
Thomas Kahn (jazz) (on 1946-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jack McVea (on 1946-09-30)
trumpet:
Joe Kelly (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-30)
vocals:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
performer:
Jack McVea & His All Stars (on 1946-09-30)
recording of:
Bobby Sox Blues (on 1946-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Dootsie Williams
T‐Bone Walker2:41
4The Wolf Is at Your Door (Howlin’ for My Baby)
recording of:
The Wolf Is At Your Door
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:57
5Easy
Big Walter Horton3:01
6Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters2:47
7Blues, Leave Me Alone
Jimmy Rogers3:06
8Juke
Little Walter2:44
9I Got It Made (When I Marry Shirly Mae)
Guitar Jr.2:04
10Gotta Find My Baby
bass:
Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (on 1959-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18)
electric guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1959-08-18)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
saxophone:
Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-08-18)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
performer:
Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)
Memphis Slim2:20
11Baby What You Want Me to Do
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-07)
electric bass guitar [electric bas]:
Marcus Johnson (bassist) (on 1959-08-07)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-08-07), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-07)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
vocals:
Mama Reed (on 1959-08-07) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do (on 1959-08-07)
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:23
12Big Car Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:24
13Searching for a Woman
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1961-03-01)
baritone saxophone:
Freddie Robinette
bass:
Lee Otis (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Theodis Morgan (Blues drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
instruments:
Wilbur Gibson (Blues trumpet player)
piano:
Sam Wallace (piano)
tenor saxophone:
Hal White
Albert King33:04
14Don’t Start Me Talkin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1955-08-12)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-08-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:36
15First Time I Met the Blues
Buddy Guy2:20
16Rollin’ and Tumblin’
Elmore James2:31
17Goin’ Down Slow
recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley4:47
18Nobody’s Fault but Mine
Walter “Wolfman” Washington3:57
19I Ain’t Got You
live cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers4:10
20Dirty Ground Hog
John Lee Hooker3:32
21It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:21
22Rough Dried Woman
Big Mac feat. Hubert Sumlin2:52
23I Ain’t Done Wrong
recording of:
I Ain’t Done Wrong
writer:
Keith Relf
The Yardbirds feat. Jeff Beck3:41
6▶CD: The Best of the Blues