Tracklist
- CD 1: Roots and "Race Recordings" 1925-45
- 1Baby Don't You Want To GoTommy McClennan2:58
- 2Maxwell Street BluesPapa Charlie Jackson2:47
- 3East Chicago BluesPinetop and Lindberg2:46
- 4Chicago Bound BluesBessie Smith3:06
- 5Key To The HighwayJazz Gillum2:41
- 6Chicago Mill BluesPeetie Wheatstraw2:55
- 7C&A BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:00
- 8Boogie Woogie DanceTampa Red3:12
- 9Kid Man BluesBig Maceo2:37
- 10Hard Time BluesBertha “Chippie” Hill2:55
- 11Chicago's Too Much For MeSparks Brothers3:12
- 12Western Union ManSonny Boy Williamson3:03
- 13Creole QueenBill Gaither2:52
- 14Jim Crow BluesCow Cow Davenport3:05
- 15Chicago Monkey Man BluesRosa Henderson3:12
- 16Diggin' My PotatoesWashboard Sam2:56
- 17See My Great MistakeMemphis Slim2:57
- 18I.C. BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:02
- 19Drivin' WheelRoosevelt Sykes3:04
- 20Chicago BluesArthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:12
- 21Me & My ChauffeurMemphis Minnie2:47
- 22Friar's Point BluesRobert Nighthawk2:48
- 23Little Low Woman BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:48
- 24Take A Little Walk With MeRobert Lockwood Jr.2:54
- 25Goin' To Chicago BluesBig Joe Turner2:59
- CD 2: The Golden Age 1946-52
- 1Chicago Is Just That WayEddie Boyd2:55
- 2You've Been Mistreating MeBig Bill Broonzy2:56
- 3Horse Shoe BoogieLee Brown2:56
- 4P Wine BluesBig Joe Williams3:11
- 5The Blues What AmJazz Gillum2:36
- 6One Doggone ReasonSt. Louis Jimmy3:02
- 7Chicago BreakdownBig Maceo2:57
- 8BoogieSnooky & Moody2:19
- 9I Can't Be SatisfiedMuddy Waters2:423.5 ★
- 10Mellow Chick SwingSonny Boy Williamson2:35
- 11Black Angel BluesRobert Nighthawk3:03
- 12Let Me Ride Your MuleMan Young2:41
- 13Fine & BrownRoosevelt Sykes2:55
- 14Hard TimesFloyd Jones2:28
- 15Let's RollJ.B. Lenoir2:54
- 16Crawlin' King SnakeTony Hollins3:08
- 17Rollin' & Tumblin'Baby Face Leroy2:505.0 ★
- 18I Just Keep Lovin' HerLittle Walter2:54
- 19Rollin' & Tumblin'Baby Face Leroy3:14
- 20She's DynamiteTampa Red2:19
- 21Saddle My PonyHowlin’ Wolf2:34
- 22Roll Tumble & SlipDelta Joe3:16
- 23Nobody Loves MeMemphis Slim2:51
- 24Chance to LoveJimmy Rogers3:20
- 25I'm Gonna Dig Myself a HoleArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:59
- CD 3: Into the Rock Era
- 1She's Nineteen Years OldMuddy Waters4:33
- 2Big Katie AllenDavid “Honeyboy” Edwards4:08
- 3My Baby's Coming HomeHound Dog Taylor2:41
- 4Hard Walking HannahJimmy Reed2:58
- 5The Blues Is Here to StayEddie Boyd2:45
- 6SpoonfulWillie Dixon4:48
- 7First Time I Met the BluesBuddy Guy6:21
- 8My Baby's GoneHomesick James3:07
- 9Hoodoo ManJunior Wells3:22
- 10Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor4:03
- 11Somebody Please Loan Me a DimeFenton Robinson4:23
- 12Look What You DoneEddie C. Campbell3:11
- 13I Don't Know WhyEddy Clearwater4:49
- 14One More MileJames Cotton3:06
- 15You're Gonna Need MeLuther Allison5:43
- 16Times Are Gettin' TougherLittle Mac2:24
- 17Too Late to PraySunnyland Slim3:47
- 18You Went Away BabyCarey Bell4:13
- 19Tell Me How You Like ItByther Smith4:16
- 20Sweet Home ChicagoJoe Carter4:39
Release credits
- washtub bass [24]
- guitar [20], vocal [20]
- guitar [2.10, 1.5, 1.12, 1.18, 1.23], vocal [18]
- guitar [4], lead vocals [4]
- lead vocals [7], piano [7]
- piano [1.12, 2.10]
- drums (drum set) [7, 10]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- piano [5]
- double bass [9]
- membranophone [18]
- harmonica [21], lead vocals [21]
- harmonica [2.5, 1.5], lead vocals [1.5, 2.5]
- trumpet [6]
- piano [18]
- drums (drum set) [20], membranophone [4-5]
- piano [6]
- piano [20]
- guitar [21]
- harmonica [18-19], vocal [18]
- guitar [21], vocal [21]
- guitar [9, 18-19], vocal [9]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- vocal [6]
- bass [4-5, 20], double bass [20]
- guitar [24], vocal [24]
- guitar [11], vocal [11]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- harmonica [2.4, 2.10, 1.12, 1.23], lead vocals [1.12, 1.23, 2.10]
- piano [11]
- guitar [2.7, 2.20, 1.8], kazoo [20], solo [8], vocal [20]
- piano [23]
- washtub bass [12]
- double bass [10-11]
- guitar [21]
- guitar [5]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- bass [2.21, 1.21]
- drums (drum set) [18-19]
Issues
- S3x CD2003