The Best of Chess Blues, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Rollin' Stone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-02)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters) (in 1950-02)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters43:07
2Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1949-07, on 1949-09-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1949-07)
guitar:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
piano:
Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist) (in 1949-07)
vocals:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
recording of:
Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues) (on 1949-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
R. Nighthawk
publisher:
Testament Music
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:03
324 Hours
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952-10)
double bass [bass]:
Alfred Elkins (in 1952-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Walker (drummer) (in 1952-10)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (in 1952-10)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (in 1952-10)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Little Sax Crowder (saxophonist) (in 1952-10)
vocals:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (in 1952-10)
Eddie Boyd & His Chess Men3:28
4Seventh Son
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1955)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1955)
recording of:
The Seventh Son (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Willie Mabon2:52
5Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:11
6(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
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
7Smokestack Lightning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Howlin’ Wolf33:06
8Juke
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952-05)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Elgin Evans (in 1952-05)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1952-05) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1952-05)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-05)
recording of:
Juke (in 1952-05)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter & His Night Cats2:45
9Eisenhower Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Gavin (in 1955-10)
guitar:
J.B. Lenoir (in 1955-10)
piano:
Joe Montgomery (in 1955-10)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax) (in 1955-10)
vocals:
J.B. Lenoir (in 1955-10)
J.B. Lenoir2:52
10Walking by Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-10-29)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-10-29)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set):
A. J. Gladney (Blues drummer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1956-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1956-10-29)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1956-10-29)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-10-29)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1956-10-29)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
vocals:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1956-10, on 1956-10-29)
recording of:
Walking by Myself (on 1956-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Jimmy Rogers22:48
11Don't Start Me to Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1955-08-12)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-08-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:37
12Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (in 1955-12) and Luther Tucker (in 1955-12)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1955-12)
recording of:
Boom, Boom, Out Goes the Lights (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
Little Walter2:49

Credits

Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
liner notes:Don Snowden
mastering:Greg Fulginiti
remastering:Gary Hollis
compiler:Andy McKaie
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987)
ASIN:US: B000002PDY [info]