Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Drinkin’ Wine Spo‐Dee‐O‐DeeStick McGhee3:18
- 2Drank Up All the Wine Last NightStick McGhee2:58
- 3Last Dime BluesBarrelhouse Sammy2:55
- 4Last Dime BluesBarrelhouse Sammy2:52
- 5Mardi Gras in New OrleansRoy “Baldhead” Byrd2:54
- 6Hey Now BabyProfessor Longhair2:58
- 7She Walks Right InProfessor Longhair2:53
- 8She Walks Right InProfessor Longhair2:37
- 9Let’s Do ItStick McGhee2:58
- 10House Warmin’ BoogieStick McGhee3:13
- 11Dallas Bebop BluesLawyer Houston3:06
- 12In the Army Since 1941Soldier Boy Houston3:08
- 13Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:27
- 14Vicksburg Blues ’51Little Brother Montgomery2:28
- 15Talkin’ BoogieLittle Brother Montgomery2:55
- 16Yancey SpecialJimmy Yancey2:42
- 17Santa Fe BluesJimmy and Mama Yancey2:50
- 18Monkey Woman BluesJimmy and Mama Yancey4:08
- 19Worried Life BluesRay Charles3:02
- 20All Night Lover BluesJimmy ‘Baby Face’ Lewis3:07
- CD 2
- 1Jump, Everybody, JumpJoe Morris Blues Cavalcade2:35
- 2Anytime, Any Place, AnywhereJoe Morris Blues Cavalcade3:07
- 3I’m So Good to You (Pretty Baby)Jimmy ‘Baby Face’ Lewis2:39
- 4Rock Me DaddyJoe Morris Blues Cavalcade2:32
- 5Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade3:01
- 6Chains of LoveBig Joe Turner3:27
- 7Bump Miss SusieBig Joe Turner2:25
- 8Let’s Get Together and Make Some LoveJimmy ‘Baby Face’ Lewis2:45
- 9Every TimeLil Green2:59
- 10I’ve Got That FeelingLil Green3:00
- 11Sweet SixteenBig Joe Turner2:58
- 12Alarm Clock BoogieOdelle Turner2:35
- 13Messin’ UpChuck Norris2:44
- 14Losing HandRay Charles3:141.0 ★
- 15Feeling SadRay Charles2:521.0 ★
- 16TV MamaBig Joe Turner2:50
- 17Oke‐She‐Moke‐She‐PopBig Joe Turner3:04
- 18Last Call for WhiskeyChoker Campbell3:07
- 19TipitinaProfessor Longhair & His Blues Scholars2:40
- 20Who’s Been Fooling YouProfessor Longhair & His Blues Scholars2:09
- CD 3
- 1Big Foot MayHal Paige2:51
- 2In the EveningBig Joe Turner5:04
- 3Roll Baby RollFloyd Dixon2:21
- 4Wait BabyLittle Johnny Jones3:12
- 5Hoy HoyLittle Johnny Jones2:41
- 6Chicago BluesLittle Johnny Jones3:14
- 7Hey BartenderFloyd Dixon2:49
- 8When I Get LuckyFloyd Dixon2:29
- 9Floyd’s BluesFloyd Dixon2:28
- 10Papa Ain’t SaltyT‐Bone Walker2:48
- 11Play on Little GirlT‐Bone Walker2:32
- 12T‐Bone Blues SpecialT‐Bone Walker2:38
- 13Roll’em PeteBig Joe Turner3:45
- 14Piney Brown BluesBig Joe Turner4:55
- 15Down Through the YearsGuitar Slim2:26
- 16It’s Too LateChuck Willis2:37
- 17Ain’t Nobody’s BusinessJimmy Witherspoon5:16
- 18How Long BluesJimmy Witherspoon3:04
- 19T‐Bone BluesT‐Bone Walker3:49
- 20Call It Stormy MondayT‐Bone Walker3:04
- CD 4
- 1After the Lights Go Down LowAl Hibbler2:42
- 2Empty Bed BluesLaVern Baker4:54
- 3Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and OutLaVern Baker3:59
- 4Preaching the BluesLaVern Baker2:55
- 5Nasty BoogieChampion Jack Dupree3:10
- 6Junker’s BluesChampion Jack Dupree3:13
- 7Along About MidnightGuitar Slim2:36
- 8My Time Is ExpensiveGuitar Slim3:05
- 9Trouble in MindJimmy Ricks3:16
- 10Romance in the DarkJimmy Ricks2:17
- 11Two Years of TortureRay Charles3:261.0 ★
- 12I’m Gettn’ Long AlrightEsther Phillips3:02
- 13Confessin’ the BluesEsther Phillips3:02
- 14Cherry RedEsther Phillips3:16
- 15Going Down SlowAretha Franklin4:34
- 16Today I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin4:25
- 17River’s InvitationAretha Franklin2:42
- 18Play It CoolFreddie King3:48
- 19I Don’t KnowFreddie King3:08
- 20My Love for You Will Never DieOtis Rush4:31
Release credits
- producer [1.1, 2.15-16, 2.19, 3.7, 3.16]
- baritone saxophone [19]
- lead vocals [15], piano [15-16]
- arranger [15-17], conductor [16-17], recording [15]
- trombone [16-17]
- trumpet [16-17]
- piano [1]
- lead vocals [16]
- tenor saxophone [11]
- guitar [1]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- vocal [16]
- trumpet [11]
- tenor saxophone [11], woodwind [16-17]
- drums (drum set) [19]
- bass [19]
- guitar [16]
- trumpet [11, 16-17]
- piano [7], vocal [7]
- trumpet [15]
- alto saxophone [16-17], flute [11], saxophone [11]
- double bass [1]
- alto saxophone [16-17]
- tenor saxophone [16]
- guitar [15], lead vocals [15]
- producer [3.15, 1.1]
- vibraphone [16-17]
- engineer [19]
- bass [16]
- producer [2.15-16, 2.19, 4.11, 4.15-17, 3.7, 3.16]
- trombone [16-17]
- electric guitar [15], guitar [16]
- guitar [7]
- bass [16]
- trumpet [11, 16-17]
- electric guitar [15]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- piano [17]
- guitar [17]
- producer [19], saxophone [15], tenor saxophone [16-17]
- vocal [2]
- tenor saxophone [19]
- piano [16]
- bass [15]
- baritone saxophone [16]
- trumpet [11]
- alto saxophone [11]
- trombone [11]
- producer [11]
- alto saxophone [15]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- tenor saxophone [11]
- baritone saxophone [16-17]
- piano [19], vocal [19]
- trombone [11]
- arranger [11]
- piano [2.15, 4.11], vocal [2.15, 4.11]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- trumpet [16-17]
- drums (drum set) [15-16]
- bass [17]
- tenor saxophone [16-17]
- trumpet [11, 16-17]
- trumpet [16]
- organ [15-16]
- guitar [1], lead vocals [1]
- performer [1]
- background vocals [16]
- trombone [16-17]
- arranger [15], producer [16-17], recording [15-17]
- bass [15], guitar [16]
- trombone [16-17]
- trumpet [15]
- baritone saxophone [15]
- engineer [19]
- baritone saxophone [15]
- drums (drum set) [1], instrument [7]
Issues
A