Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Helpless BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:39
- 2Careless Love BluesBessie Smith3:26
- 3You’re Not Goin’ to Worry My Life AnymoreLightnin’ Hopkins2:50
- 4Keep Your Arms Around MeArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:30
- 5If Someone Would Only Love MeJelly Roll Morton3:42
- 6Crawlin’ King SnakeJohn Lee Hooker3:001.0 ★
- 7’41 BluesDoctor Clayton2:56
- 8Gulf Coast BluesBessie Smith3:06
- 9Dirty Road BluesArthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:05
- 10Boom BoomJohn Lee Hooker2:293.2 ★
- 11Bumble BeeMemphis Minnie3:18
- 12I Got My Discharge PapersBig Joe Turner2:41
- 13Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me DownBig Bill Broonzy2:46
- 14Keep What You GotLonnie Johnson2:56
- 15Bad Luck BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:41
- 16How You Want It DoneBig Bill Broonzy2:52
- 17I’m a Black Woman’s ManBrownie McGhee2:50
- 18Dupree Shake DanceChampion Jack Dupree2:50
- CD 2
- 1Feel So BadLightnin’ Hopkins2:09
- 2Henry’s Swing ClubJohn Lee Hooker3:09
- 3Dying Gambler’s BluesBessie Smith2:58
- 4Burr Clover BluesMuddy Waters3:11
- 5All Alone BluesSonny Terry3:06
- 6I’m a Rattlesnakin’ DaddyBlind Boy Fuller3:06
- 7It’s Your Time NowBig Bill Broonzy2:50
- 8Fussy MabelJelly Roll Morton3:19
- 9Chain Gang BluesChampion Jack Dupree2:31
- 10Howlin’ WindsBig Joe Turner2:52
- 11Good Morning BluesLead Belly2:53
- 12Black Panter BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:32
- 1315C a DayRoosevelt Sykes2:43
- 14Gypsy WomanMuddy Waters2:34
- 15I Have Got to GoSonny Boy Williamson2:47
- 16Johnson and Turner BluesBig Joe Turner3:01
- 17Cross Road BluesRobert Johnson2:305.0 ★
- 18Born for Bad LuckBrownie McGhee2:50
- CD 3
- 1Hard Headed WomanJohn Lee Hooker2:29
- 2You Gonna Miss MeMuddy Waters2:36
- 3Bye Bye Baby BluesBlind Boy Fuller2:33
- 4Blowing the BluesSonny Terry2:54
- 5Each DayJelly Roll Morton2:58
- 6Barbeque BluesBarbecue Bob3:12
- 7Check Up on My Baby BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:45
- 8Crow Jane BluesSonny Terry2:35
- 9I’m on My Last Go RoundLead Belly3:09
- 10Find Me a WomanJohn Lee Hooker2:40
- 11Gamblin Man Blues ChampionChampion Jack Dupree2:47
- 12Good Woman BluesLeroy Carr2:58
- 13High SocietyJelly Roll Morton2:49
- 14Whiskey Headed BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:55
- 15Huckle Up BabyJohn Lee Hooker2:47
- 16I Know You Gonna Miss MeBig Joe Williams3:04
- 17I’m Callin’ DaisyBrownie McGhee2:37
- 18I’m Still in the DarkBig Joe Turner3:05
- CD 4
- 1I Be Bound to Write to YouMuddy Waters3:11
- 2Do My Baby Think of MeJohn Lee Hooker2:53
- 3Eagle Rock RagLead Belly2:45
- 4West Cost BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:38
- 5Blue Blood BluesJelly Roll Morton3:00
- 6Good‐Bye NowBrownie McGhee & Blind Boy Fuller2:50
- 7Warehouse Man BluesChampion Jack Dupree2:48
- 8Georgia RagBlind Willie McTell3:04
- 9Crudup’s After HoursArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:55
- 10Hard Pain BluesT‐Bone Walker3:02
- 11Man BluesKokomo Arnold2:53
- 12I’m Getting Wild About HerBig Joe Williams2:46
- 13West End BluesJelly Roll Morton2:52
- 1432–20 BluesMuddy Waters3:21
- 15I Know Your Wig Is GoneT‐Bone Walker2:44
- 16Highway 49Big Joe Williams3:15
- 17Be Good to MeBrownie McGhee2:48
- 18Avalon BluesMississippi John Hurt3:014.0 ★
- CD 5
- 1Beale Street MamaBessie Smith3:35
- 2Blues (That Mean Old Twister)Lightnin’ Hopkins3:09
- 3I Be’s TroubledMuddy Waters3:04
- 4Hobo BluesJohn Lee Hooker2:47
- 5Custard Pie BluesSonny Terry2:58
- 6Coal Miner BluesBrownie McGhee2:44
- 7Fort Worth and Dallas BluesLead Belly3:03
- 8Harmonica and Washboard BreakdownSonny Terry2:30
- 9Baby Let’s Have Some FunSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:24
- 10Give Me a 32–20Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:52
- 1149 Highway BluesBig Joe Williams3:19
- 12Easy Come, Easy Go BluesBessie Smith3:09
- 13Goodbye BluesT‐Bone Walker3:09
- 14I’m Going Fishing TooKokomo Arnold & Alice Moore3:06
- 15Cabbage Greens No. 1Champion Jack Dupree2:59
- 16Don’t Be So EvilDavid Edwards2:41
- 17Money Tree ManKokomo Arnold & Alice Moore3:03
- 18MoonshineMemphis Minnie2:45
- CD 6
- 1Honey BabeLightnin’ Hopkins2:33
- 2I Need Lovin’John Lee Hooker2:56
- 3Cake Walkin’ Babies, From HomeBessie Smith3:10
- 4I’m Gonna Find My BabyT‐Bone Walker2:55
- 5Four Day Worry BluesLead Belly3:09
- 6Harmonica BluesSonny Terry2:42
- 7Baby Please Don’t GoBig Joe Williams3:243.0 ★
- 8Dealing With the DevilBrownie McGhee2:35
- 9Aberdeen Mississippi BluesBukka White2:34
- 10Break ’em on DownBig Joe Williams3:14
- 11Goin’ To Chicago BluesBig Joe Turner3:00
- 12Beer Garden BluesSonny Terry2:44
- 13Blues After HoursPee Wee Crayton3:05
- 14Don’t Give Me the RunaroundT‐Bone Walker3:03
- 15Got the Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied)Mississippi John Hurt2:51
- 16Easy RiderLead Belly3:14
- 17I Can’t Be SatisfiedMuddy Waters2:423.5 ★
- 18W.P.A. RagBig Bill Broonzy2:47
- CD 7
- 1I’m in Awful MoodT‐Bone Walker2:44
- 2Baby Won’t You Jump With MeBessie Smith2:57
- 3I Can’t Stay Here in Your TownLightnin’ Hopkins2:47
- 4Death Letter BluesLead Belly2:59
- 5Four Hands Are Better Than TwoLonnie Johnson3:17
- 6Harmonica StompSonny Terry2:48
- 7Don’t Leave Me BabyT‐Bone Walker2:49
- 8After Hours BoogiePee Wee Crayton3:01
- 9Better Cut That CutSonny Boy Williamson2:59
- 10Call Is Stormy Monday but Tuesday Is Just a BadT‐Bone Walker3:02
- 11Hoo Doo HoodooSonny Boy Williamson2:54
- 12Blues at MidnightPeter Chatman & His Washboard Band2:42
- 13Cold in Hand BluesBessie Smith3:13
- 14Goin’ Mad BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:45
- 15Every DayJoe Williams2:36
- 16Got to Find My Little WomanBrownie McGhee2:31
- 17Brother JamesBig Joe Williams2:55
- 18Two O’Clock JumpJimmy Yancey2:56
- CD 8
- 1Four Woman in My LifeJohn Lee Hooker3:13
- 2I Feel Like Going HomeMuddy Waters3:08
- 3Can’t Do Like You Used ToLightnin’ Hopkins2:32
- 4Aggravatin’ PapaBessie Smith3:18
- 5Big Billy BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:58
- 6I Want Some of Your PieBlind Boy Fuller2:42
- 7Grass Cutter BluesAlice Moore2:55
- 8Baby You Gotta Change Your MindBlind Boy Fuller3:14
- 9Good Gal BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:46
- 10Horny FrogBig Bill Broonzy3:04
- 11Death of Blind Boy FullerBrownie McGhee2:59
- 12I’m in Sharp When I Hit the CostBig Joe Turner2:58
- 13Harmony BluesJelly Roll Morton3:32
- 14Brownskin Sugar PlumBlind Boy Fuller3:00
- 15Train Whistle BluesSonny Terry2:46
- 16Come Back BabyLightnin’ Hopkins2:40
- 17Nobody in My MindBig Joe Turner2:27
- 18NoctambulismLaurindo Almeida & Bud Shank4:35
- CD 9
- 1Down Hearted BluesBessie Smith3:264.0 ★
- 2Alabama BoundLead Belly3:044.0 ★
- 3Grinder ManJohn Lee Hooker3:11
- 4Have to Let You GoLightnin’ Hopkins2:39
- 5I Win the War BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:45
- 6Evil Man’s BluesHot Lips Page3:25
- 7Delmar AvenueMary Johnson3:03
- 8Bobby Sox BabyT‐Bone Walker2:37
- 9Back Door StrangerBrownie McGhee2:43
- 10Can’t Get That Woman Out of My MindLightnin’ Hopkins2:39
- 11Black Gal BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:48
- 12I Got a Break BabyT‐Bone Walker3:17
- 13Come Home EarlyBig Bill Broonzy3:01
- 14Fox ChaseSonny Terry2:05
- 15I’m in the MoodJohn Lee Hooker2:44
- 16Good GravySonny Boy Williamson2:48
- 17Hot Headed WomanSonny Terry3:11
- 18Brownsville BluesSleepy John Estes3:05
- CD 10
- 1Boogie ChillenJohn Lee Hooker3:093.0 ★
- 2Country BluesMuddy Waters3:23
- 3Dream Girl BluesT‐Bone Walker2:39
- 4Fast Mail RamblerLightnin’ Hopkins2:48
- 5He’s Gone BluesBessie Smith3:10
- 6Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt2:46
- 7Grinder Man BluesMemphis Slim3:09
- 8House Rent BoogieJohn Lee Hooker3:59
- 9Friendless BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:25
- 10Black Man BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:30
- 11Devil Got My WomanSkip James2:58
- 12AlbertaJohn Lee Hooker3:04
- 13Bull Cow BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:53
- 14Backwater BluesLonnie Johnson2:59
- 15I Want to ShoutJohn Lee Hooker2:23
- 16Good JellyBig Bill Broonzy3:18
- 17I Got Love for SaleBig Joe Turner2:36
- 18I’ll Never Be FreeTennessee Ernie Ford2:33
Release credits
- bass [4.16, 6.10], washtub bass [2.12, 2.15, 6.10, 4.16]
- drums (drum set) [9.5, 3.7]
- executive [17]
- guitar [5.10, 1.4, 4.9], vocal [4.9, 5.10, 1.4]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- producer [1.6, 10.1, 3.15]
- vocal [1]
- guitar [8.9, 1.15-16, 10.9, 10.13, 7.9, 9.16], vocal [1.16, 10.9, 10.13]
- guitar [5.11, 6.7, 6.10, 3.16, 4.12, 4.16, 7.17], lead vocals [7.17, 4.12, 4.16, 6.7, 6.10, 3.16], vocal [5.11, 4.12, 4.16, 3.16, 7.17, 6.7]
- double bass [18]
- piano [10.9, 5.18]
- guitar [2.6, 3.3, 8.6, 8.8, 8.14], vocal [8.6, 8.8, 8.14, 3.3, 2.6]
- piano [9.5, 2.12, 2.15, 3.7, 7.9, 7.11]
- guitar [3.8, 5.5]
- guitar [9], lead vocals [9], vocal [9]
- washboard [8]
- producer [10]
- background vocals [7], washboard [7]
- piano [1]
- fiddle [7]
- producer [17]
- double bass [17]
- tenor saxophone [10]
- guitar [11]
- bass [10]
- piano [10]
- guitar [10.1, 10.12, 2.2, 3.15, 1.6, 1.10], lead vocals [2.2, 10.12, 3.15], vocal [3.15, 1.6, 1.10, 10.1]
- guitar [11]
- drums (drum set) [4.9, 7.9]
- arranger [16], guitar [6.16, 9.2, 2.11], vocal [2.11, 6.16, 9.2]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- piano [3.8, 5.5]
- guitar [1.11, 5.18], vocal [5.18, 1.11]
- guitar [10.6, 4.18, 6.15], vocal [6.15, 10.6, 4.18]
- trumpet [18]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- double bass [5.10, 7.9, 7.11, 4.9]
- guitar [8]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- guitar [3.16, 7.17]
- guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
- harmonica [9.5, 9.11, 9.16, 7.9, 7.11, 7.17, 6.10, 1.15, 4.16, 3.7, 3.14, 3.16, 8.9, 2.12, 2.15], lead vocals [1.15, 3.7, 3.14, 8.9, 2.12, 2.15, 9.5, 9.11, 9.16, 7.9, 7.11]
- harmonica [3.8, 5.5, 6.12, 8.6, 2.5], vocal [5.5, 6.12, 2.5, 3.8]
- guitar [2.5, 6.12]
- guitar [9.5, 3.7]
- vocal [2]
- recording [17]
- piano [1.15, 9.11, 8.9]
- drums (drum set) [6.12, 2.5]
- washboard [6.9, 2.15]
- washtub bass [12]
- guitar [11]
- mandolin [14]
- background vocals [11], clarinet [11], percussion [11], piano [11], tenor saxophone [11], trumpet [11]
- guitar [14]
- guitar [12, 15]
Issues
B10x CD25 October 2004