The Great Blues Singers

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Tracklist

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1I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson53:00
2You’re an Old Lady
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-19)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1945-10-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-19)
recording of:
You're an Old Lady (on 1945-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:13
3In New Orleans
Lead Belly3:16
4East Chicago Blues
Pinetop and Lindberg2:46
5Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:05
6Crawlin’ Kingsnake
John Lee Hooker2:46
7Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1939)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (in 1939)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:51
8Barrelhouse Woman No.2
Leroy Carr2:42
9I Be’s Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:06
10Midnight Steppers
Big Bill Broonzy2:42
11Careless Love Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
Bessie Smith3:24
12Break ’em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-12)
bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-12-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-12)
Big Joe Williams3:14
13Panama Limited Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White53:11
14Weed Smoker’s Dream
recording of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy (in 1936)
translated version of:
La fille aux cheveux roux (Weed Smoker’s Dream)
Kansas Joe McCoy3:13
15Down on Pennsylvania Avenue
Bertha Idaho3:09
16Street State Special
Jimmy Yancey2:53
17When the Levee Breaks
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Publishing, Inc.
version of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song)
Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy2:41
18Rope Stretching Blues
Blind Blake3:02
19Rowdy Man Blues
Kid Bailey53:00
20Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:11
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