Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Howlin’ for My BabyHowlin’ Wolf2:57
- 2Red HotBilly “The Kid” Emerson2:25
- 3Ella Hums the BluesElla Fitzgerald5:16
- 4Dust My BluesElmore James3:11
- 5Please, Mr. JohnsonAmos Milburn2:42
- 6Meaning of the BluesKitty White2:32
- 7My Baby’s GoneLightning Hopkins2:46
- 8Rockin’ ChairMildred Bailey3:12
- 9Weed Head WomanChampion Jack Dupree2:55
- 10The Birth of the BluesPearl Bailey3:02
- 11Stack O’Lee BluesMississippi John Hurt2:47
- 12Mean Old WorldT‐Bone Walker2:56
- 13Two Kinds of WomenRoscoe Gordon3:05
- 14Blues and TroubleJimmy Witherspoon2:51
- 15Louisiana GlideBlind Leroy Garnett3:04
- 16Blues for TurfersGene Ammons4:04
- 17Texas BluesCharles Brown2:54
- 18Salty PapaAlbinia Jones3:04
- 19Lookin’ for My BabyLittle Milton2:51
- 20Born for Bad LuckBrownie McGhee2:51
- CD 2
- 1Everyday I Have the BluesB.B. King2:47
- 2Strange FruitBillie Holiday3:053.0 ★
- 3What’s the Matter BabyFats Domino2:20
- 4Loud Talkin’ WomanHelen Humes2:57
- 5East St. Louis BluesFaber Smith2:51
- 6St. Louis BluesLena Horne3:04
- 7Ethel MaeLightning Slim3:14
- 8Blues in My HeartMiss Rhapsody2:40
- 9Life Is Like ThatBonita Cole with Bill Forte's Orchestra3:08
- 10Wolf Call BoogieCoy “Hot Shot” Love2:39
- 11Midnight Hour BluesLeroy Carr3:09
- 12Why Did You Waste My TimeScreamin’ Jay Hawkins with Tiny Grimes & the Rockin’ Highlanders2:56
- 13Pratt City BluesBertha “Chippie” Hill2:56
- 14Rockin’ Chair DaddyHarmonica Frank Floyd3:10
- 15Kind Hearted Woman BluesRobert Johnson2:505.0 ★
- 16Balky Mule BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:42
- 17Peddlin’ ManLiza Brown2:53
- 18It Won’t Be Long NowBarbecue Bob3:06
- 19Blues With a FeelingLittle Walter3:33
- 20Mister, You’ve Gone and Got the BluesBilly Eckstine3:30
- CD 3
- 1Boogie ChillenJohn Lee Hooker3:09
- 2Gabbin’ BluesBig Maybelle2:42
- 3Black SnakeLead Belly3:10
- 4They Call Me Mr. BluesGrant "Mr Blues" Jones2:59
- 5Going to Chicago BluesBig Joe Turner2:59
- 6Memphis BluesLizzie Miles3:45
- 7Late in the Evening BluesRay Charles3:05
- 8Big City BluesWynonie Harris2:30
- 9Black Mountain BluesBessie Smith3:06
- 10Cool Kind TreatmentEddie Boyd3:07
- 11Meet Me With Your Black DressJimmy Nelson2:53
- 12Happiness Is a Thing Called JoeRuth Brown2:53
- 13Here Is a LetterLittle Caesar2:35
- 14Church Street Sobbin’ BluesBlind Willie Dunn3:05
- 15Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless ChildSarah Vaughan2:58
- 16Stone Pony BluesCharley Patton2:49
- 17Louella BrownPee Wee Crayton3:23
- 18Got My Application, BabyHandy Jackson3:07
- 19New Kind of LovingR.B. Thibadeaux2:54
- 20You See Me SmilingElmore Nixon2:49
- CD 4
- 1The BluesEartha Kitt2:52
- 2All by MyselfBig Bill Broonzy2:29
- 3Wise Woman BluesDinah Washington2:49
- 4False Friend BluesIvory Joe Hunter2:41
- 5A Stranger Called the BluesJune Christy3:584.0 ★
- 6Miss Stella BrownSonny Boy Williamson2:50
- 7RM BluesRoy Milton & His Solid Senders2:59
- 8Army BluesBobby “Blue” Bland2:36
- 9Creole Gal BluesEdgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers2:33
- 10Why Don’t You Do RightLil Green2:56
- 11Parchman Farm BluesBukka White2:41
- 12Hard Time BluesIda Cox & Her All-Star Band2:58
- 13Coffee Daddy BluesDanny Taylor2:36
- 14Bad NeighborhoodFloyd Dixon3:02
- 15Double Crossing WomanRoy Brown3:00
- 16Stacked DeckBilly Wright3:00
- 17One Room Country ShackMercy Dee2:48
- 18Reliefin’ BluesBlow-Top Lynn & His House Rockers2:24
- 19SchoolboyLong John Hunter2:50
- 20Worn Out Engine BluesBlind Boy Fuller3:00
- CD 5
- 1Call Me Anything (But Call Me)Big Memphis Ma Rainey2:59
- 2I’m Your Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters3:023.0 ★
- 3No More Crying BluesMabel Scott3:13
- 4Bullmoose Jackson BluesBull Moose Jackson2:38
- 5A Trumpet Blows the BluesGwen Johnson & Quintin Batiste Orchestra2:42
- 6Greyhound BluesD.A. Hunt2:39
- 7The Blues Pick on MePeppermint Harris2:04
- 8Train Train BluesJohn Peek & The Blues Caravan2:50
- 9Dragnet BluesFrankie Ervin with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:36
- 10Bad Housing BluesJosh White2:36
- 11The QuestionMemphis Slim2:54
- 12Moanin’ the BluesCharlie Spand3:13
- 13Sorry Feeling BluesBo Carter3:11
- 14W.P.A. BluesCasey Bill Weldon3:18
- 15Free Lancin’ AgainJohnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown2:31
- 16Cotton Crop BluesJames Cotton3:01
- 17Dark Hour BluesJimmy Liggins2:23
- 18Travellin’ BluesBlind Willie McTell3:21
- 19Well, I Done Got Over ItGuitar Slim2:30
- 20The EndJimmy McCracklin3:08
Release credits
- vocal [5]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- executive [15]
- guitar [2], vocal [2]
- vocal [2]
- guitar [8], vocal [8]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- piano [14]
- piano [6]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- guitar [13], vocal [13]
- woodwind [5]
- alto saxophone [5]
- tenor saxophone [12]
- performing orchestra [12]
- guitar [11], lead vocals [11], vocal [11]
- steel guitar [14], vocal [14]
- piano [15]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- piano [8], vocal [8]
- baritone saxophone [5]
- trumpet [5]
- producer [15]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- drums (drum set) [8], vocal [8]
- piano [12]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- guitar [14]
- baritone saxophone [12]
- trumpet [2]
- bass [14]
- piano [14]
- vocal [19]
- arranger [6], conductor [6]
- trumpet [4.4, 3.12]
- trombone [5]
- woodwind [5]
- guitar [5]
- piano [4], vocal [4]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- guitar [2]
- vocal [14]
- bass [5]
- French horn [5]
- double bass [2]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- vocal [5]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- guitar [14]
- vocal [6]
- producer [5]
- alto saxophone [14]
- double bass [12]
- bass [5]
- piano [11], vocal [11]
- baritone saxophone [5]
- instrument [7], vocal [7]
- piano [19], vocal [19]
- trumpet [5]
- piano [2]
- piano [17], vocal [17]
- trombone [5]
- producer [2]
- bass [4]
- tuba [5]
- double bass [8], vocal [8]
- arranger [5], conductor [5]
- trombone [5]
- double bass [2]
- guitar [15], vocal [15]
- drums (drum set) [12]
- piano [14]
- piano [5]
- alto saxophone [4], clarinet [4]
- lead vocals [12]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- harmonica [7]
- guitar [11]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- trumpet [5]
- harmonica [6], lead vocals [6]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- piano [2]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- alto saxophone [2], saxophone [2]
- flute [5], tenor saxophone [5]
- guitar [6]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- trombone [4.4, 3.12], vibraphone [4]
- alto saxophone [12]
- recording [15]
- washboard [2, 11]
- guitar [5]
- bass [4]
- vocal [8]
- alto saxophone [8], baritone saxophone [8], bass [19], double bass [14], drums (drum set) [17, 19], guitar [19], tenor saxophone [8], trumpet [8]
Issues
12006