Kings of the Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rollin' Stone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-02)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters) (in 1950-02)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters53:09
2Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
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 James2:55
3One 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 Hooker42:58
4I Got the Blues
Albert King9:09
5Bring It on Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home (original Willie Dixon version) (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:36
6Ten Years Ago
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Ten Years Ago (on 1960-12-16)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Buddy Guy2:39
7Baby 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
8Stormy Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:51
9Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
10My Babe
Little Walter2:34
11So Many Roads
Otis Rush3:12
12Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:10
13When the Lights Go Out
Jimmy Witherspoon2:51
14Guess I'm a Fool
Memphis Slim3:03
15I'm in Love With You Baby
Otis Spann2:44
16Ludella
Jimmy Rogers2:51