Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1947

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let the Good Times Roll
Louis Jordan2:48
2Swanee River Boogie
Albert Ammons2:32
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 (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
T‐Bone Walker2:40
4Open the Door Richard!
Jack McVea2:58
5Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Amos Milburn2:59
6I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)
Savannah Churchill2:53
7Old Maid Boogie
recording of:
Old Maid Boogie
composer:
Eddie Vinson
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson2:46
8Shake That Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-08-06)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-08-06)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1946-08-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1946-08-06)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1946-08-06)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:47
9Blow Top Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-05-21)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Herbie Fields (on 1945-05-21)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1945-05-21)
drums (drum set):
George Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1945-05-21)
guitar:
Billy Mackel (on 1945-05-21)
piano:
Johnny Mehegan (on 1945-05-21)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Arnett Cobb (on 1945-05-21)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-21)
vibraphone and vibraphone [vibes]:
Lionel Hampton (on 1945-05-21)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1945-05-21, on 1956-05-21)
cover recording of:
Blow Top Blues (on 1945-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
recording of:
Blow Top Blues (on 1945-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
Lionel Hampton3:20
10Time to Change Your Town
Wynonie Harris2:40
11Sally Zu-Zaz
Big Joe Turner2:55
12That's My Desire
Hadda Brooks Trio2:44
13Signifying Monkey
The Big Three Trio2:54
14That's All Right
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup4.52:55
15New Orleans Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:58
16True Blues
Roy Milton2:48
17Chicago Boogie
The Five Blazes2:53
18Don't You Think I Ought to Know
Bill Johnson & his Musical Notes2:59
19W.B. Blues
Walter Brown2:30
20He's a Real Gone Guy
Nellie Lutcher3:02
21Ol' Man River
cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1947-04-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
The Ravens3:00
22Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan2:46
23(Opportunity Knocks but Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee2:55
24Lollypop Mama
Clarence Samuels2:48
25Since I Fell for You
Annie Laurie2:55
26Big Legs
Gene Phillips2:59
27Guitar in My Hand
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:39
28Hasting Street Bounce
Paul Williams Sextet2:43

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Blowing the Fuse: R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox (number: 1947) (order: 3)