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
1Hammer Song
recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
publisher:
M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
Pete Seeger42:12
2Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker32:10
3I Wanna See My Baby
recording of:
I Wanna See My Baby
writer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T‐Bone Walker43:19
4Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Dave Van Ronk41:53
5Mean Ole Frisco
recording of:
Mean Old Frisco
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
B.B. King32:28
6Man of Stone
recording of:
Man of Stone
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
Eddie Kirkland31:57
7Little Old Log Cabin in the Woods
recording of:
The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
writer:
William Shakespeare Hays (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2473)
Pegram & Parham33:05
8I’ve Made Nights by Myself
recording of:
I’ve Made Nights by Myself
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King42:39
9Patrol Blues
recording of:
Patrol Blues
Lazy Lester42:34
10Love Henry
recording of:
Young Hunting (aka Henry Lee / Love Henry / The Proud Girl / Earl Richard)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 47) and Child Ballads (number: 68)
Peggy Seeger46:25
11I’m a Mojo Man
recording of:
I’m a Mojo Man
writer:
Cornelius Green and Jerry West
Lonesome Sundown32:24
12A Worried Man
recording of:
A Worried Man
writer:
Tom Glazer and Dave Guard
is based on:
Worried Man Blues
The Kingston Trio22:52
13I Love You Baby
recording of:
I Love You Baby, Part 1
Smokey Hogg32:19
14Wreck of the Old ’97
recording engineer:
Moses Asch
guitar:
Cisco Houston
vocals:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
Woody Guthrie42:14
15Bye Bye Baby Memphis
live recording of:
Bye Bye Baby
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T‐Bone Walker32:38
16Late Last Night
recording of:
Late Last Night
writer:
James Moore (aka Slim Harpo) and Jerry West
Slim Harpo42:39
17Heads Up
recording of:
Heads Up
writer:
Freddy King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King32:32
18Peg and Awl
recording of:
Peg and Awl
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)
Doc Watson42:13
19I'm a Rollin’ Stone
recording of:
I'm a Rollin' Stone (Lightnin' Slim)
composer:
Otis Hicks (blues) and Jerry West
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Lightnin’ Slim42:27
20Hoochie Coochie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3.752:50
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