Blues Story (1998 release)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Original version of compilation with individual track differences in No. 17 & No. 20.

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-10 02:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Les rois du Blues
2▶CD: Le Blues Anglais
3▶CD: Les Labels de Légende Chess Records
4▶CD: Le Blues Rock
5▶CD: Le Rock ’n’ Roll Noir & Le Rhythm ’n’ Blues
6▶CD: Les grandes voix du Blues
7▶CD: Les guitar heroes du blues
8▶CD: Le Louisiana Blues
9▶CD: Chicago Blues
10▶CD: Concert, Volume 1
11▶CD: Le Blues Blanc
12▶CD: Le West Coast Blues
13▶CD: Le Blues Rock, Volume 2
14▶CD: Le Texas Blues
15▶CD: Les Labels de Légende Vee Jay & Sun
16▼CD: Les Lables de Légende Chess Records, Volume 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277)
recording of:
Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2.452:44
2Big House
Howlin’ Wolf7:27
3I’m a Little (Mixed Up)
Koko Taylor2:40
4Bye Bye Bird
Sonny Boy Williamson2:32
5Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 99)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy27:10
6You Know My Love
Otis Rush42:41
7Walkin’ the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Blues (in 1955-05)
writer:
Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree
cover recording of:
Walkin’ the Blues
writer:
Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree
Willie Dixon3:03
8I’m Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters3.53:02
9Walking by Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-10-29)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-10-29)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set):
A. J. Gladney (Blues drummer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1956-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1956-10-29)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1956-10-29)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-10-29)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1956-10-29)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
recording of:
Walking by Myself (on 1956-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Jimmy Rogers22:46
10Eisenhower Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-10-06)
guitar:
J.B. Lenoir (on 1954-10-06)
membranophone:
Al Galvin (on 1954-10-06)
piano:
Joe Montgomery (on 1954-10-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax) (on 1954-10-06)
vocals:
J.B. Lenoir (on 1954-10-06)
J.B. Lenoir2:52
11Dead Presidents
Little Walter2:45
12Slim’s Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-03)
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1950-03)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1950-03)
drums (drum set):
Leon Hooper (in 1950-03)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
tenor saxophone:
Timothy Overton (blues saxophonist) (in 1950-03)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1950-03)
recording of:
Slim's Blues (in 1950-03)
writer:
Peter Chatman
Memphis Slim3:00
13Someday
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1964-06-30)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-30) and Robert Nighthawk (on 1964-06-30)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1964-06-30)
membranophone:
Clifton James (on 1964-06-30)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1964-06-30)
vocals:
Robert Nighthawk (on 1964-06-30)
recording of:
Someday
composer:
Robert Nighthawk
Robert Nighthawk3:03
14Confessin’ the Blues
recording of:
Confessin’ the Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
publisher:
Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Chuck Berry2:09
15Worried Life Blues
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
Worried Life Blues
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
John Lee Hooker3:04
17▶CD: Le Blues au Féminin
18▶CD: La nouvellle Scene du Blues
19▶CD: Les Labels de Légende Alligator Records
20▶CD: Les Grandes Pianistes et le Boogie‐Woogie
21▶CD: Concert, Volume 2
22▶CD: Les Labels de Légende Alligator Records, Volume 2
23▶CD: Les labels de legende Point Blank & Demon
24▶CD: Soul‐Blues
25▶CD: Le Blues d’Ailleurs
26▶CD: Folk‐Blues
27▶CD: Zydeco & Delta Blues
28▶CD: Nouvelle Vague
29▶CD: Les Labels de Légende Chess Records & Demon
30▶CD: Slide Guitar