Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues: The Definitive Collection! Part 1: 1939–1954

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Tracklist

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1That’s All Right
Jimmy Rogers2:48
2Midnight Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-11-07)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1950-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1950-11-07)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1950-11-07)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
Tampa Red2:50
3Black Night
Charles Brown3:09
4Rock Little Baby
Cecil Gant3:09
5Why Should I Cry?
Lonnie Johnson2:48
6Rocket ’88’
Jackie Brenston2:50
7How Many More Tears?
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Howlin’ Wolf22:43
8Boogie Woogie Nighthawk
James ‘Wide Mouth’ Brown2:21
9Baby Let’s Go Down to the Woods
Floyd Dixon3:17
10Kansas City Blues
Robert Nighthawk2:37
11Pontiac Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson2:41
12Dust 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 James2:46
13I’m in the Mood
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (on 1951-08-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
John Lee Hooker33:07
14Cold Cold Feeling
T‐Bone Walker3:11
15Ramblin’ On My Mind
Boyd Gilmore2:49
16Please Send My Baby Back
Sunny Blair2:18
17Trust in Me
edit of:
Trust in Me (master) by Fats Domino
recording of:
Trust in Me (on 1952-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino)
writer:
Theodore R. Jarrett
Fats Domino2:50
18Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:45
19Me and My Chauffeur Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:52
20Five Long Years
Eddie Boyd2:41
21Lonesome Train
Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson2:23
22Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton4.652:51
23Chocolate Pork Chop Man
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-28)
Pete ’Guitar’ Lewis2:53
24Woke Up This Morning
recording of:
Woke Up This Morning
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing and Powerforce Music
B.B. King2:58
25Evening Sun
Johnny Shines2:31
26Cryin’ Shame
Snooky Pryor2:51
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