The Ultimate Blues Box

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The Very Best of John Lee Hooker
2▶CD: Blues Guitar Masters
3▶CD: Blues Guitar Masters
4▶CD: Boppin’ the Blues
5▼CD: The Best of the Blues
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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