The Ultimate Encyclopedia of American Blues Classics

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Annotation

There are some anomalies with this release.
The media are labelled 'The Ultimate Encyclopedia of American Blues Classics' and are dated 1997.
The Fatbox front cover and booklet, also the outer sleeve all say 'The Encyclopedia of Early Blues Classics'. The sleeve is (C) 2001.
The barcode and the cat. no. are consistent.
The packaging is a Fatbox in a card slip-case.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-03 07:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gulf Coast Blues
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Mildred Bailey3:11
2Big Bill Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:03
3Four Day Creep
Ida Cox3:28
4Lord I Wish I Could See
Reverend Gary Davis3:05
5Death Bell Blues
Tom Dickson3:11
6Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:04
7Homesick and Lonesome Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
Blind Boy Fuller3:10
8John Henry
Woody Guthrie2:46
9Mister Crump
William Christopher Handy2:03
10Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Billie Holiday3:18
11Black Man Blues
John Lee Hooker3:31
12Guitar Lightnin'
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:18
13Louis Collins
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
14Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:11
15Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:21
16I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson52:59
17The Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
Lead Belly3:06
18Billy Lyons and Stackolee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
Furry Lewis2:37
19Atlanta Blues
Sara Martin2:56
20Scarey Day Blues
recording of:
Scarey Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:02
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Where Is My Good Man At?
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1932-02-03) and Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
recording of:
Where Is My Good Man
Memphis Minnie3:03
234 Blues
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:58
3Sleep Talkin' Blues
Ma Rainey3:13
4Sugar Mama Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-03-23, on 1934-05-12)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-23, on 1934-05-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1934-03-23)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-23, on 1934-05-12)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (on 1934-03-23)
composer:
Tampa Red
Tampa Red3:29
5May Be the Last Time
Otis Rush4:01
6The Gin House Blues
Bessie Smith3:16
7I Just Want a Little Bit
Otis Spann3:33
8Black Gal
Victoria Spivey2:48
9Mountain Blues
Sonny Terry3:13
10Ball and Chain
Big Mama Thornton7:29
11Red Hot Mama
Sophie Tucker2:44
12Doin' Time
T‐Bone Walker3:03
13Blue Mood
Little Walter3:30
14St. Louis Blues
Ethel Waters2:18
15Hoochie Coochie Man
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3:04
16Special Stream Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White2:56
17Black and Evil Blues
Josh White3:16
18Cool Cool Blues
recording engineer:
Bill Holford
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Cliff Bivens
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell
guitar:
Joe Willie Wilkins
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
piano:
Dave Cambell
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
recording of:
Cool, Cool Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:45
19Skidrow Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon2:52
20Evil
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf5:12