100 Hits: Blues Tunes

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1Everyday I Have the Blues
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:47
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday33:05
3What’s the Matter Baby
recording of:
What's the Matter Baby (in 1951-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino)
Fats Domino2:20
4Loud Talkin’ Woman
Helen Humes2:57
5East St. Louis Blues
Faber Smith2:51
6St. Louis Blues
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Lena Horne3:04
7Ethel Mae
recorded in:
Crowley, Louisiana, United States (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Drake (blues drummer)
harmonica:
Schoolboy Cleve
instruments and vocals:
Lightnin’ Slim (blues)
Lightning Slim3:14
8Blues in My Heart
Miss Rhapsody2:40
9Life Is Like That
Bonita Cole with Bill Forte's Orchestra3:08
10Wolf Call Boogie
Coy “Hot Shot” Love2:39
11Midnight Hour Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
recording of:
Midnight Hour Blues
composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2016)
Leroy Carr3:09
12Why Did You Waste My Time
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins with Tiny Grimes & the Rockin’ Highlanders2:56
13Pratt City Blues
Bertha “Chippie” Hill2:56
14Rockin’ Chair Daddy
Harmonica Frank Floyd3:10
15Kind Hearted Woman Blues
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:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
Robert Johnson52:50
16Balky Mule Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
Balky Mule Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:42
17Peddlin’ Man
Liza Brown2:53
18It Won’t Be Long Now
Barbecue Bob3:06
19Blues With a Feeling
Little Walter3:33
20Mister, You’ve Gone and Got the Blues
Billy Eckstine3:30
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ASIN:US: B000LMPFHU [info]