Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1CaldoniaLouis Jordan2:44
- 2Baby Get LostBillie Holiday3:17
- 3Worried Life BlueAndy Kirk2:28
- 4Rock Me MamaBig Joe Turner2:49
- 5The Dirty DozensSam Price2:38
- 6Blow Top BluesDinah Washington3:21
- 7Who Threw the Whisky in the Well?Wynonie Harris & Lucky Millinder2:56
- 8Trouble in MindSister Rosetta Tharpe2:34
- 9Fat and FortyAl Hibbler3:09
- 10Billie’s BluesBillie Holiday3:09
- 11Boogie Woogie Blue PlateLouis Jordan2:45
- 12Confessin’ the BluesJay McShann & Walter Brown3:07
- 13Jelly JellyJosh White3:24
- 14That’s the Stuff You Gotta WatchElla Fitzgerald3:07
- 15Box Car Shorty and Peter BlueCousin Joe2:49
- 16What’s the Use of Getting SoberLouis Jordan2:57
- 17Natchez FireGene Gilmore2:54
- 18Piney Town BluesBig Joe Turner2:59
- 19I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of TownJimmie Lunceford & Dan Grissom2:56
- 20Justice BluesClarence “Gatemouth” Brown6:07
- CD 2
- 1I’m a ManBo Diddley2:454.5 ★
- 2Walking by MyselfJimmy Rogers2:462.0 ★
- 324 HoursEddie Boyd3:27
- 4Mama Talk to You DoughterJ.B. Lenoir2:20
- 5Midnight HourClarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:39
- 6Reconsider BabyLowell Fulson3:09
- 7I Can’t Hold OutElmore James2:15
- 8My BabeLittle Walter2:39
- 9I Just Want to Make Love to YouMuddy Waters2:501.0 ★
- 10Mother EarthMemphis Slim2:403.0 ★
- 11Jealous BluesSonny Parker3:12
- 12Leave My Wife AloneJohn Lee Hooker2:462.0 ★
- 13Don’t Start Me TalkingSonny Boy Williamson2:345.0 ★
- 14I Don’t KnowWillie Mabon3:08
- 15Smokestack Lightnin’Howlin’ Wolf3:02
- 16Texas FloodLarry Davis2:41
- 17Directly From My Heart to YouLittle Richard2:55
- 18When the Lights Go OutJimmy Witherspoon2:49
- 19Wee Wee HoursChuck Berry3:033.0 ★
- 20Keep on Doggin’Rosco Gordon2:49
- 21Jock‐O‐MoJames "Sugar Boy" Crawford2:26
- 22Hound DogBig Mama Thornton2:494.6 ★
- CD 3
- 1Madison BluesElmore James2:24
- 2Bring It on HomeSonny Boy Williamson2:36
- 3Dead PresidentsLittle Walter2:50
- 4Little Red RoosterHowlin’ Wolf2:26
- 5You Need LoveMuddy Waters2:415.0 ★
- 6One Bourbon, One Scotch, One BeerJohn Lee Hooker3:003.5 ★
- 7Call Me (Bo’s Blues)Bo Diddley2:35
- 8My ManOtis & Lucille Spann3:37
- 9The Things I Used to DoChuck Berry2:42
- 10Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor3:004.0 ★
- 11Back Door ManHowlin’ Wolf2:485.0 ★
- 12In the MoodJohn Lee Hooker2:43
- 13Calling on My DarlingAlbert King3:04
- 14Driving WheelJunior Parker2:37
- 15First Time I Met the BluesBuddy Guy2:183.0 ★
- 16My Home Is the DeltaMuddy Waters3:59
- 17Stormy Monday BluesBobby “Blue” Bland4:09
- 18Grits Ain’t GroceriesLittle Milton2:39
- 19I’d Rather Go BlindEtta James2:354.0 ★
- 20So Many Roads, So Many TrainsOtis Rush3:10
- 21Drifting BluesBobby “Blue” Bland3:26
- CD 4
- 1House Rent BoogieJohn Lee Hooker6:26
- 2Can’t Get No Grindin’Muddy Waters2:46
- 3BioChuck Berry4:245.0 ★
- 4Chips Flying EverywhereJohnny Little John3:27
- 5W.O.M.A.N.Etta James3:151.0 ★
- 6Doin’ the ShoutJohn Lee Hooker3:32
- 7When I Was DrinkingBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry2:44
- 8I Said Shut Up, WomanBo Diddley3:35
- 9Who’s Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I’m Gone?Muddy Waters5:06
- 1012 Year Old BoyHomesick James3:25
- 11BluebirdJohn Lee Hooker5:25
- 12Everytime I Gets to Drinkin’Sunnyland Slim3:11
- 13Pretty ThingBo Diddley2:474.0 ★
- 14Keep Your Big Mouth Out of My BusinessSnooky Pryor3:33
- 15My Time After a WhileBuddy Guy2:581.0 ★
- 16The Sun Is ShiningElmore James2:41
- 17I Be’s TroubledMuddy Waters3:05
- 18The ClockJohnny Ace2:58
- 19Next Time You See MeJunior Parker2:38
- 20I Smell TroubleBobby “Blue” Bland2:32
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [2]
- saxophone [19]
- piano [3]
- guitar [19]
- double bass [22]
- saxophone [21]
- conductor [22]
- trombone [21]
- vocal [22]
- harmonica [2]
- bass [14]
- bass [14]
- vocal [2]
- harmonica [13]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- guitar [4.13, 2.1], vocal [2.1, 4.13]
- tenor saxophone [15, 20]
- assistant [22]
- trumpet [2]
- guitar [4.15, 3.10, 3.15], vocal [3.15, 4.15]
- conductor [2]
- organ [19]
- saxophone [19]
- guitar [2.19, 4.3], lead vocals [4.3, 2.19]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- editor [22]
- electric bass guitar [19]
- saxophone [21]
- piano [22]
- trombone [2]
- baritone saxophone [4.15, 3.15], saxophone [10]
- drums (drum set) [19]
- guitar [6]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- guitar [7], lead vocals [7], slide guitar [7], vocal [7]
- trumpet [2]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- producer [3]
- lead vocals [19]
- saxophone [19]
- bass guitar [21]
- drums (drum set) [4.13, 2.1]
- drums (drum set) [3.10-11, 3.15, 2.13], membranophone [8]
- bass [3]
- saxophone [10], tenor saxophone [10]
- trumpet [19]
- alto saxophone [2]
- double bass [2]
- trombone [2]
- membranophone [7]
- piano [1]
- bass guitar [7], guitar [7]
- piano [2]
- harmonica [11], lead vocals [11]
- guitar [11]
- producer [22]
- saxophone [7], tenor saxophone [7]
- bass [3.10, 3.15, 4.15]
- piano [21], vocal [21]
- tenor saxophone [4.15, 3.15]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- maracas [4.13, 2.1]
- guitar [19]
- trumpet [2]
- guitar [2, 9, 13], lead vocals [2], vocal [2]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- mix [22], recording [22]
- guitar [6], lead vocals [6]
- piano [19]
- producer [22], vibraphone [22]
- performing orchestra [22]
- guitar [10]
- lead vocals [10], vocal [10]
- piano [10, 20]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- producer [19]
- guitar [8], piano [15]
- harmonica [1]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- piano [15]
- piano [7]
- harmonica [8-9], vocal [8]
- producer [22]
- executive [6]
- bass guitar [20]
- guitar [13]
- guitar [2]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- guitar [20], lead vocals [20]
- piano [2.2, 2.9, 2.13, 3.11]
- guitar [22]
- producer [6]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- arranger [19], producer [19], recording [19]
- guitar [2, 8]
- drums (drum set) [19]
- editor [6]
- alto saxophone [2]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- background vocals [21]
- guitar [21]
- baritone saxophone [2]
- harmonica [13], vocal [13]
- organ [19], piano [19]
- assistant [22]
- assistant [22]
- guitar [3]
- background vocals [10], bass [3.20, 2.2, 2.9], double bass [3.11, 2.2, 2.8, 2.13, 2.19], producer [10]
- piano [14], vocal [14]
- drums (drum set) [2], instrument [6], membranophone [2], saxophone [7]
Issues
H1998