100% Vintage Blues (20 originals from brown south)

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Beer Drinking Woman
recording of:
Beer Drinking Woman (on 1940-10-30)
writer:
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim43:24
2Wee Wee Hours
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
recording of:
Wee Wee Hours (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry33:05
3Leaving Truck
bass:
James Thomas (US West Coast arranger, producer, sax player, bassist)
drums (drum set):
Sanford Konikoff
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jesse Edwin Davis
harp:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
arranger:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Taj Mahal4:50
4Kate Mae Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-11-04)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
piano:
Thunder Smith
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Katie Mae (on 1946-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:02
5Sinner's Prayer
cover recording of:
Sinner’s Prayer
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ray Charles2.53:24
6Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix You
recording of:
Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker6:43
7The Way You Been Treating Me
recorded in:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States (on 1957-05-30)
drums (drum set) [drums] and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-05-30)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1957-05-30) and Phil Guy (on 1957-05-30)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1957-05-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1957) and Ace Records (Mississippi soul/blues) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
The Way You Been Treating Me (on 1957-05-30)
writer:
Ike Turner
Buddy Guy3:16
8Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
drums (drum set):
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters35:17
9I Ain't Superstitious
recording of:
I Ain’t Superstitious
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:54
10Country Girl
Buddy Guy5:22
11Don't Turn the Card
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
Memphis Minnie2:51
12So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:13
13Bad Luck
Albert King33:02
14My Babe
Little Walter2:38
15Hound 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.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:51
16Weed Head Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-01-28)
Champion Jack Dupree2:55
17Still a Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
Still a Fool (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3.353:17
18You Gonna Need Me
Luther Allison5:45
19Last Goodbye Blues
Joe Turner2:59
20Rock Me Baby
guitar:
B.B. King
vocals:
B.B. King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1964) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1964)
recording of:
Rock Me Baby
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Powerforce Music, Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd., Universal Music Careers, BMG Music (in 1994) and Modern Sparta Music Ltd. (in 1994)
is based on:
Rockin’ and Rollin’
B.B. King3:00

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