Mean Old World: The Blues from 1940 to 1994
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1996
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Ma RaineyMemphis Minnie2:45
- 2I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of TownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 3Mean Old ’Frisco BluesArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:37
- 4Bourgeois BluesLead Belly2:19
- 5Mean Old WorldT‐Bone Walker2:54
- 6Evil Gal BluesDinah Washington2:54
- 7I WonderCecil Grant3:00
- 8Blood on the MoonHot Lips Page2:25
- 9Chicago BreakdownBig Maceo2:56
- 10Angels in HarlemDoctor Clayton3:04
- 11Billie’s BluesBillie Holiday3:47
- 12Hoodoo HoodooSonny Boy Williamson2:56
- 13Good Rockin TonightRoy Brown and His Mighty Men2:573.0 ★
- 14Chicken Shack BoogieAmos Milburn2:49
- 15Trouble BluesCharles Brown2:23
- 16Crawlin’ KingsnakeJohn Lee Hooker3:001.0 ★
- 173:03
- 18Cairo BluesLil’ Son Jackson2:50
- 19Black Angel BluesRobert Nighthawk3:04
- 20Mardis Gras in New OrleansProfessor Longhair2:55
- 21Every Day I Have the BluesLowell Fulson2:33
- 22Double Crossing BluesJohnny Otis Quintette feat. Little Esther Phillips2:48
- CD 2
- 1Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Part 1)Muddy Waters3:015.0 ★
- 2Mother EarthMemphis Slim and The Houserockers2:44
- 3Please Send Me Someone to LovePercy Mayfield2:553.0 ★
- 4Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain’t long)Elmore James2:45
- 5How Many More YearsHowlin’ Wolf2:432.0 ★
- 6Black, Brown and WhiteBig Bill Broonzy3:08
- 7Rocket ’88’Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats2:494.0 ★
- 8JukeLittle Walter & His Night Cats2:44
- 9Five Long YearsEddie Boyd2:42
- 10Mean Old WorldLittle Walter & His Night Cats2:56
- 11I Smell a RatBig Mama Thornton1:42
- 12Gabbin’ BluesBig Maybelle2:42
- 13(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters2:483.8 ★
- 14The Things That I Used to DoGuitar Slim and His Band3:022.0 ★
- 15Eisenhower BluesJ.B. Lenoir2:56
- 16Okie Dokie StompGatemouth Brown with The Pluma Davis Orchestra2:35
- 17Come Back BabyRay Charles3:072.0 ★
- 18How Long, How Long BluesJimmy Rushing4:51
- 19Cherry RedJoe Turner and His All-Stars3:26
- 20San Francisco Bay BluesJesse Fuller3:02
- 21I Can’t Quit You BabyOtis Rush3:08
- 22Three Hours Past MidnightJohnny “Guitar” Watson3:31
- CD 3
- 1Freight TrainElizabeth Cotten2:45
- 2Junker’s BluesChampion Jack Dupree3:12
- 3Sweet’s BluesJimmy Witherspoon5:18
- 4Living With the BluesSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:53
- 5Shake ’em on DownMississippi Fred McDowell2:36
- 6SpoonfulHowlin’ Wolf2:435.0 ★
- 7Pardon Denied AgainRobert Pete Williams4:44
- 8FreddieMance Lipscomb2:40
- 9Hide AwayFreddie King2:36
- 10Goin’ Back to FloridaLightnin’ Hopkins3:13
- 11Trust My BabySonny Boy Williamson2:44
- 12Drivin’ WheelJunior Parker2:37
- 13Bright Lights, Big CityJimmy Reed2:45
- 14Stormy Monday BluesBobby “Blue” Bland4:10
- 15Tongue LashingAlbert Collins2:50
- 16Worry, WorryB.B. King6:31
- 17Baby Scratch My BackSlim Harpo2:53
- 18ThinkJimmy McCracklin2:27
- 19Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor3:004.0 ★
- 20Early in the MorningJunior Wells4:47
- 21Sweet Home ChicagoJohnny Shines3:29
- CD 4
- 1Crosscut SawAlbert King2:33
- 2Every Night and Every DayMagic Sam3:07
- 3Why I Sing the BluesB.B. King8:342.0 ★
- 4Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Part 1Little Johnny Taylor3:18
- 5Little BluebirdLittle Milton6:55
- 6Your Turn to CryJimmy Johnson5:51
- 7Down Home BluesZ.Z. Hill5:12
- 8Your Husband Is Cheatin' on UsDenise LaSalle4:38
- 9How Long This Must Go OnRoosevelt 'Bubba' Barnes and The Playboys4:03
- 10Jr. BluesJunior Kimbrough6:43
- 11Big Legged Mamas Are Back in StyleTaj Mahal4:16
- 12Stubborn WomanTutu Jones3:20
- 13Cities Need HelpBuddy Guy5:31
- 14YouBilly Branch6:33
- 15Between Midnight and DayCory Harris3:35
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [1]
- piano [3]
- guitar [1], lead vocals [1]
- double bass [11]
- piano [14], vocal [14]
- horn [1]
- piano [2]
- producer [3]
- guitar [3], vocal [3]
- producer [16]
- lead vocals [9], piano [9]
- vocal [11]
- producer [3], recording [3]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- piano [12]
- performer [1]
- piano [1]
- electric guitar [20], guitar [3.19, 4.13], vocal [13]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- baritone saxophone [3]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- trombone [13]
- double bass [2]
- piano [11]
- trumpet [11]
- saxophone [19]
- bass guitar [1]
- piano [3]
- engineer [13], mix [13], producer [13]
- trumpet [2]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- double bass [1]
- performer [22]
- trumpet [14]
- drums (drum set) [2.13, 3.6, 3.11, 3.19]
- baritone saxophone [11]
- saxophone [19], tenor saxophone [19]
- guitar [3]
- trombone [11]
- guitar [14], vocal [14]
- alto saxophone [14]
- harmonica [5], lead vocals [2.5, 3.6]
- guitar [6]
- guitar [3]
- piano [5, 7]
- piano [1]
- bass [19], double bass [20]
- baritone saxophone [7], vocal [7]
- tenor saxophone [11]
- bass [3]
- bass guitar [7]
- producer [1]
- guitar [13]
- horn [1]
- engineer [3], recording [3]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- piano [13]
- vibraphone [11]
- performing orchestra [11]
- guitar [19]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- harmonica [20], lead vocals [20]
- lead vocals [19], vocal [19]
- piano [11, 19]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- piano [17]
- guitar [1]
- harmonica [13]
- bass guitar [14]
- alto saxophone [2], tenor saxophone [2], vocal [2]
- guitar [11]
- bass [2]
- guitar [2], vocal [2]
- producer [11]
- tenor saxophone [1.14, 2.3]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- guitar [2]
- mix [13]
- guitar [1, 13], vocal [1, 13]
- alto saxophone [13]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- piano [3.6, 2.13]
- piano [3]
- vocal [3]
- guitar [11]
- bass [17], double bass [12]
- arranger [14], piano [14]
- tenor saxophone [7]
- double bass [3]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- producer [3.20, 4.2]
- guitar [11]
- guitar [19], vocal [19]
- editor [11]
- vocal [13]
- recording [10]
- harmonica [11], vocal [11]
- harmonica [12], lead vocals [12]
- assistant [13]
- guitar [1]
- assistant [13]
- piano [2]
- recording [3.20, 4.2]
- piano [19]
- guitar [9, 17], kazoo [17], vocal [17]
- performer [1]
- bass [13]
- trumpet [13]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- horn [1]
- background vocals [19], double bass [1.19, 3.6, 3.11, 2.13], producer [19]
- guitar [5]
- guitar [7]
- guitar [12]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- bass [14], drums (drum set) [14], guitar [14]
Issues
M1996