Blues Is Black

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Airplane Blues
drums (drum set):
Melvin Merritt
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
piano:
Wilbert Ellis
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:48
2Baby Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Kokomo (on 1935-10-31)
background vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go (on 1935-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams33:24
3Blowing the Blues
Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:51
4Drop Down (I Don't Feel Welcome Here)
Sleepy John Estes2:45
5Frankie
Mississippi John Hurt3:23
6Good Jelly
Big Bill Broonzy3:18
7Mama's Got the Blues
piano:
Fletcher Henderson
vocal:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
recording of:
Mama's Got The Blues (Martin and Williams, 1920s)
writer:
Sarah Martin (1920s US blues singer, 1884–1955)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Bessie Smith2:57
8Revue Man Blues
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:40
9The Jive Blues
Peter Chatman2:47
10Me 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 Minnie2:46
11Mean Old Frisco Blues
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:36
12Sally Dog
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-01-12)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1937-01-12)
Kokomo Arnold42:48
13Susi-Q
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-12-17)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1938-12-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-12-17)
mandolin:
Willie Hatcher (Soul artist from Detroit) (on 1938-12-17)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1938-12-17)
John Lee Williamson3:13
14T-Bone Boogie
T‐Bone Walker3:03
15You Can't Get That Stuff No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red2:56
16Booze and Blues
Ma Rainey3:15
17Everyday I Have the Blues
Blind John Davis3:49
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