Tracklist
- CD 1: USA Pre War Bluesplayers
- 1Murderer’s Home BluesBlind Willie McTell3:07
- 2Honky Tonk Train BluesMeade "Lux" Lewis4:17
- 3Death LetterSon House4:225.0 ★
- 4Hellhound on My TrailRobert Johnson2:37
- 5Backwater BluesBessie Smith3:20
- 6Avalon BluesMississippi John Hurt3:044.0 ★
- 7Dealing With the DevilBrownie McGhee2:36
- 8Further on Up the RoadDavid “Honeyboy” Edwards4:20
- 9Key to the HighwayBig Bill Broonzy2:36
- 10Let Me RideMemphis Minnie2:59
- 11Poor MeCharley Patton3:01
- 12She’s Coming Back Some Rainy DayBarbecue Bob3:09
- 13The Boll WeevilLead Belly3:04
- 14Jefferson Jack O’Diamond BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:50
- 15I’m So GladSkip James2:51
- CD 2: USA Post War Bluesplayers 1
- 1Hound DogBig Mama Thornton2:514.6 ★
- 2Old and GreyArthur “Big Boy” Crudup4:12
- 3Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor3:03
- 4Baby, Scratch My BackSlim Harpo2:35
- 5Burning FireOtis Spann3:18
- 6Talk to Me BabyElmore James2:17
- 7Boogie ChillenJohn Lee Hooker3:11
- 8I Got the Blues AgainT‐Bone Walker3:19
- 9Lady Sings the BluesBillie Holiday3:47
- 10Everybody’s Fishin’James Cotton3:19
- 11Lead Me OnBobby Bland2:06
- 12Hate to See You GoLittle Walter2:19
- 13Everything Is BrokenR.L. Burnside4:53
- 14Little Red RoosterOtis Rush4:44
- 15Hustled Down in TexasJohnny Winter3:30
- 16Going to New YorkJimmy Reed2:19
- 17Free AgainRobert Pete Williams5:04
- 18Mean Old HighwaySonny Boy Williamson3:24
- 19I’ll Die Tryin’J.B. Lenoir3:08
- CD 3: USA Post War Bluesplayers 2
- 1Dollar Got the BluesClarence “Gatemouth” Brown5:27
- 2Stone CrazyBuddy Guy2:59
- 3Paying the Cost to Be the BossB.B. King2:37
- 4Texas FlyerFreddie King3:47
- 5W‐O‐M‐A‐NEtta James3:161.0 ★
- 6My Home Is in the DeltaMuddy Waters4:02
- 7A Good Man Is a Hard to FindAlberta Hunter4:00
- 8EvilHowlin’ Wolf2:57
- 9Tollin’ BellsLowell Fulson3:06
- 10Blues for HawaiiansChuck Berry3:26
- 11You Can’t Judge a Book by Its CoverBo Diddley3:15
- 12I Been Burning Bad GasolineLightnin’ Hopkins4:16
- 13The Train Is Coming (Of Five long Years)Eddie Boyd4:27
- 14It Don’t Make Sense (You Can’t Make Peace)Willie Dixon4:26
- 15Honey HushAlbert Collins4:19
- 16The Panic’s OnEarl King3:22
- 17I Want to Ta‐Ta You BabyJohnny “Guitar” Watson5:474.0 ★
- 18Sweet Home ChicagoJohn Hammond4:29
- 19You’re Tough EnoughJunior Wells2:30
- CD 4: USA Modern Bluesplayers
- 13:31
- 2TightropeStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:43
- 3Please Call HomeThe Allman Brothers Band4:03
- 4Joyful NoiseThe Derek Trucks Band5:50
- 5I’m Gonna Find Another YouJohn Mayer2:42
- 6Hell at HomeSonny Landreth3:44
- 7Gone Woman BluesRory Block3:46
- 8The Way You AreEric Bibb3:14
- 9Don’t Try to ExplainKeb’ Mo’4:01
- 10Blues in the NightDr. John4:41
- 11Colour and ShapeJoe Bonamassa5:05
- 12Band See the LightJeff Healey4:29
- 13Something for the PainRobben Ford4:57
- 14Smoking GunRobert Cray4:094.0 ★
- 15Nobody Gets Me DownT-Model Ford3:16
- 16Gimme Dat Harp BoyCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band3:37
- 17Fannie MaeCanned Heat3:08
- CD 5: UK Bluesplayers 1
- 1County JailAlexis Korner's Skiffle Group3:12
- 2Black NightSavoy Brown4:54
- 3Strange BrewCream2:49
- 42:40
- 5New York City BluesThe Yardbirds4:22
- 6All My LifeJohn Mayall3:58
- 7Crossroads (live)Eric Clapton5:19
- 8Boom BoomThe Animals3:15
- 9Junior’s WailingSteamhammer3:19
- 10Slow BluesMick Taylor3:22
- 11Lawdy Miss ClawdyDuffy Power1:49
- 12Down Home GirlJohn Dummer Blues Band3:26
- 13How’s Your HouseIan Hunter4:21
- 14Blackjack GamePaul Lamb & The King Snakes7:40
- 15Messin’ With the Kid (live)Rory Gallagher4:19
- CD 6: UK Bluesplayers 2
- 1Up and Down (Part 1)Mick Abrahams Band2:03
- 2Up and Down (Part 2)Mick Abrahams Band2:17
- 3The StumbleGary Moore3:00
- 4Rollin’ HomeClimax Blues Band3:09
- 5Everyday I Have the BluesLong John Baldry3:03
- 6Worried DreamFleetwood Mac5:26
- 7Brush With the Blues (live)Jeff Beck6:27
- 8Can’t Put You DownMatt Schofield3:17
- 9Bleeding HeartJeremy Spencer4:48
- 10FranklinHokie Joint4:24
- 11A Fool No MorePeter Green7:44
- 12Going DownChicken Shack3:35
- 13Groundhog BluesIan Siegal5:11
- 14The Rolling StoneDuster Bennett3:01
- 15I’m Not Ashamed to Sing the Blues (live)The Blues Band3:53
- 16The Night Time Is the Right TimeThe Graham Bond Organisation3:00
Release credits
- double bass [1]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- conductor [1]
- vocal [1]
- recording [14]
- guitar [14], vocal [14]
- assistant [1]
- producer [14]
- guitar [11], vocal [11]
- assistant [14]
- editor [1]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- producer [14]
- piano [1]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- producer [3]
- producer [1]
- mix [14]
- mix [9], recording [9]
- mix [1], recording [1]
- producer [3]
- producer [9]
- recording [9]
- producer [1], vibraphone [1]
- performing orchestra [1]
- arranger [17], producer [17]
- executive [14]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- guitar [9], vocal [9]
- producer [1]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- guitar [1]
- keyboard [14]
- assistant [9]
- bass [14]
- guitar [14], vocal [14]
- assistant [9]
- guitar [15], lead vocals [15]
- lead vocals [3], steel guitar [3]
- assistant [1]
- assistant [1]
- trombone [14], trumpet [14]
- double bass [9]
- background vocals [10], instrument [9], piano [10]
Issues
T6x CD2009