The Mercury Blues ’n’ Rhythm Story 1945–1955

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

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Includes an 88-page informative book, including details of personnel and recording dates.

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Tracklist

1CD: Midwest Blues, Volume 1
2CD: Midwest Blues, Volume 2
3CD: Southwest Blues, Volume 1
4CD: Southwest Blues, Volume 2
5CD: West Coast Blues, Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ernestine
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:51
2Roll on Katy
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon3:06
3Voodoo Woman Blues
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:36
4I Want a Little Girl
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:34
5Bar Fly Blues
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:32
6Please Stop Playing These Blues, Boy
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:57
7All My Geets Are Gone
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon2:35
8Strange Woman Blues
Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon3:08
9Bowlegged Boogie
Vivian Greene3:06
10He’s the Man (He’s Tall and Cool)
Vivian Greene2:55
11Red Light
recording of:
Red Light
lyricist and composer:
Vivian Greene
Vivian Greene2:58
12When a Man Has the Blues
Smiley Turner2:37
13Lonely Boy Blues
Smiley Turner2:39
14Beer Drinking Baby
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1949-11-07)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-11-07) and Johnny Collins (on 1949-11-07)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Valentine (US 1940/50s blues, R&B & jazz pianist & singer) (on 1949-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1949-11-07)
recording of:
Beer Drinking Baby (on 1949-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Valentine (US 1940/50s blues, R&B & jazz pianist & singer)
Billy Valentine2:38
15What’s Good for One’s Good for All
Chuck Norris & His Guitar2:55
16Kinda Sick, Mostly Worried
Chuck Norris & His Guitar3:04
17Hey Everybody
Chuck Norris & His Guitar2:26
18I’d Rather Be Like a Hermit
Frankie Ervin with Austin McCoy & His Combo2:41
19High School Baby
Frankie Ervin with Austin McCoy & His Combo2:51
20West Coast Lover
Big Jim Wynn & His Band2:43
21Dog House Blues
Big Jim Wynn & His Band3:01
22Just Kiss Me Once (And You’ll Be Back)
Meredith Howard2:40
23Worrying Blues
Ike Lloyd2:40
24Boogie on the 88
Ike Lloyd2:32
25I Only Want Your Love
Ike Lloyd3:08
26West Coast Blues
J.D. Edwards2:52
27Mama Does the Boogie (Washington Ave. Boogie)
Red Johnson & His Orchestra2:47
6CD: West Coast Blues, Volume 2
7CD: East Coast Blues, Volume 1
8CD: East Coast Blues, Volume 2