The Great Blues Singers

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
Lead Belly?:??
2Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.25?:??
3Country Blues
recording of:
Country Blues #1
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters?:??
4Cheatin’ and Lyin’ Blues
Dr. Clayton?:??
5New Early in the Morning
Sonny Boy Williamson?:??
6Picthin’ Boogie
Cripple Clarence Lofton?:??
7Young Woman’s Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-26)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1926-10-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-10-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-26)
recording of:
Young Woman’s Blues (on 1926-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
Bessie Smith?:??
8Gator Wobble
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-06)
cowbell, washboard and wood block:
Robert Burse (on 1934-11-06)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-06)
guitar and harmonica and harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-06)
jug and piano:
Jab Jones (on 1934-11-06)
mandolin:
Laura Dukes (on 1934-11-06)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1934-11-06)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-06)
Memphis Jug Band?:??
9Hell Hound on My Tail
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Hellhound on My Trail (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Cadmean Dawn
Robert Johnson4?:??
10Future Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (in 1930-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28, in 1930-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
Future Blues (on 1930-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
Willie Brown5?:??
11Chicago Bound Blues
Ida Cox?:??
12Feather Bed Blues
Bumble Bee Slim?:??
13Fort Worth and Denver Blues
Bessie Tucker?:??
14No No Blues
Curley Weaver?:??
15Trouble in Mind
Bertha “Chippie” Hill?:??
16Indiana Avenue Stomp
Montana Taylor?:??
17Crying Mother Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-04)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1936-02-04)
lead vocals:
Red Nelson (on 1936-02-04)
Red Nelson?:??
18Louise Louise Blues
Johnny Temple?:??
19Whip It to a Jelly
Clara Smith?:??
20Baby Please Don’t Tell on Me
Tommy McClennan?:??