The Essential

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Bull Cow Blues
  2:51
• 2
  Rising Sun Shine On
  3:12
• 3
  I Can't Be Satisfied
  2:47
• 4
  Saturday Night Rub
  2:55
• 5
  Too Too Train Blues
  2:52
• 6
  Come on Mama
  2:52
• 7
  Midnight Special
  2:52
• 8
  Can't You Trust Me No More?
  3:07
• 9
  Brown Skin Shuffle
  2:58
• 10
  How You Want It Done?
  2:52
• 11
  My Stove's in Good Condition
  2:53
• 12
  Big Bill Blues
  2:57
  5.0 ★
• 13
  Long Tall Mama
  2:48
  5.0 ★
• 14
  Monkey Man Blues
  3:03
• 15
  Mr. Conductor Man
  2:58
• 16
  Pig Meat Strut
  2:50
• 17
  Rukus Juice Blues
  3:05
• 18
  Crazy About You
  2:58
• CD 2
• 1
  Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2
  2:45
• 2
  Key to the Highway
  3:03
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Jivin' Mr. Fuller Blues
  2:55
• 4
  Where Did You Stay Last Night?
  3:06
• 5
  Stove Pipe Stomp
  2:47
• 6
  Mountain Blues
  3:04
• 7
  The Southern Blues
  3:36
• 8
  Nancy Jane
  3:03
• 9
  My Big Money
  3:13
• 10
  St. Louis Women Blues
  2:55
• 11
  I Feel So Good
  2:47
• 12
  Looking for My Baby
  2:50
• 13
  C.C. Rider [Take A]
  3:17
• 14
  That Number of Mine
  2:42
• 15
  Black Cat Rag
  2:58
• 16
  You May Need My Help Someday
  3:03
• 17
  Martha Blues
  3:12

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Release credits

• Big Bill Broonzy
  guitar [2.2, 2.11, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.12-13], vocal [2.2, 2.11, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.12-13]
• Frank Brasswell
  guitar [3]
• Jazz Gillum
  harmonica [2]
• John Thomas
  guitar [12]
• Washboard Sam
  spoken vocals [11], washboard [2, 11]

Issues

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  The Essential

  2x CD
  2001