The Best of American Folk & Blues

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Annotation

3CD digipack of a mix of "American Folk" and blues music; the quality of the transfers presented here range wildly, with some of them being a bit too loud and thus generating unnecessary distorition when compared to the original recordings or better transfers on other releases.

Track 15, CD2 is mis-credited to T-Bone Walker when it is actually Memphis Slim singing.

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-15 11:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Get Evil
recording of:
I Get Evil
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King42:30
2Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (from 1961-11-20 until 1961-11-22)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1961-11-20 until 1961-11-22)
recording of:
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Bob Dylan version) (from 1961-11-20 until 1961-11-22)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-10)
lyricist:
Blind Boy Fuller
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Eric Von Schmidt
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Reverend Gary Davis
arranger:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-10)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
version of:
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Eric Von Schmidt version)
Bob Dylan2.552:36
3Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King32:39
4Hold That Train
recording of:
Hold That Train
writer:
Doctor Clayton
publisher:
Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
B.B. King43:18
5Crying at the Station
recording of:
Crying at the Station
writer:
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee44:03
6Train Done Gone
recording of:
Train Done Gone
writer:
Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
Eddie Kirkland42:32
7Casey Jones
recording of:
Casey Jones
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
Pete Seeger42:13
8Too Close Blues
recording of:
Too Close Blues
writer:
Jerry West
Lightnin’ Slim41:59
9Stormy Monday
cover recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
Jimmy Witherspoon43:43
10Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
cover recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
Sanga Music, Inc. and The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
Sanga Music, Inc. and The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
The Kingston Trio43:05
11Stewball
recording of:
Skewball (aka Skewbald)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 456)
Memphis Slim34:17
12Highway Blues
recording of:
Highway Blues
lyricist and composer:
Joe Luke (songwriter)
Lightnin’ Hopkins42:40
13Roll On, Buddy
recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
Paul Clayton42:41
14Love My Baby
recording of:
Love My Baby
writer:
Shakey Jake Harris
Shakey Jake43:06
15Jack Went a Sailing
recording of:
Jack Went a Sailing ("Jack he went a-sailing, with a weak and troubled mind")
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 268)
Loris Holland41:58
16Just Make Love to Me
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters32:48
17Johnny Runkins
recording of:
Johnny Runkins
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11060)
Pat Foster41:36
18Rainin’ in My Heart
recording of:
Rainin’ in My Heart
writer:
Slim Harpo and J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
Slim Harpo42:31
19I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’Bout You Baby
writer:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee43:24
20Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.252:33
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