Play Me the Blues… The Legendary Blues Singers

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1
2▶CD: Volume 2
3▶CD: Volume 3
4▶CD: Volume 4
5▶CD: Volume 5
6▶CD: Volume 6
7▼CD: Volume 7
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1When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
recording of:
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
B.B. King2:55
2Tell Me
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf12:55
3All My Love in Vain
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)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:49
4Dimples
John Lee Hooker2:13
5Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Little Walter2:48
6Something Inside of Me
recording of:
Something Inside of Me
writer:
Elmore James and James Sehorn
Elmore James4:49
7Mama Talk to Your Daughter
cover recording of:
Mama Talk to Your Daughter
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Ghana Music
John Mayall3:56
8Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out
Big Joe Williams3:28
9Sad to Be Alone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. and Luther Tucker
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
membranophone:
Fred Below
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
recording of:
Sad to Be Alone (on 1960-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:56
10Bottle Up and Go
John Lee Hooker2:27
11Just a Dream
recording of:
Just a Dream (on My Mind)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Leeds Music and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
Muddy Waters2:31
12Long Nights
recording of:
Long Nights
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
B.B. King3:30
13Blues in the Dark
Dave Brubeck4:38
14Eyesight to the Blind
Mike Bloomfield4:12
15I Got to Find My Baby
Little Walter2:47
16Freight Loader
recording of:
Freight Loader
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton2:45
8▶CD: Volume 8
9▶CD: Volume 9
10▶CD: Volume 10