Blues Legends

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters2:55
2One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker42:59
3Walkin' the Blues
Willie Dixon3:04
4My Babe
Little Walter2:33
5Smokestack Lightnin'
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
6Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1959)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (in 1959) and Luther Tucker (in 1959)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1959)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1959)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1959)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:19
7I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Little Milton3:07
8Ten Years Ago
Buddy Guy2:41
9California Blues
Albert King2:48
10I Don't Know
Willie Mabon3:09
11I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters3:03
12It Must 've Been the Devil
Otis Spann2:43
13Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:04
14Mean Old World
Little Walter2:55
15Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:50
16Roll Me Baby
Big Joe Turner8:02
2CD
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1Payin' The Cost to Be the Boss
recorded in:
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1983)
live recording of:
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King6:14
2Goin' Home
Muddy Waters2:33
3Highway 49
recording of:
Highway 49
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Howlin’ Wolf3:05
4Crawling King Snake
John Lee Hooker2:40
5Roll 'em Pete
Big Joe Turner3:59
6Gamblers Blues
recording of:
Gambler's Blues
writer:
Peter Chatman
Memphis Slim4:07
7Mean Mistreatin' MamaElmore James2:44
8My Baby's So Sweet
Jimmy Reed2:42
9Cause of It All
recording of:
Cause of It All
writer:
Chester Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
10Guess Who
recording of:
Guess Who
writer:
Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin
publisher:
Michele Publ. Co.
B.B. King5:50
11It's Hard for Me to Believe Baby
Otis Rush5:57
12Walter's Blues
Little Walter3:33
13Honest I Do
Jimmy Reed2:41
14Forty Days and Forty Nights
recording of:
Forty Days and Forty Nights
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Roth
Muddy Waters2:51
15I'm in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:41
16The Thrill Is GoneB.B. King4:52