Blues Legends

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: Guitar Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We’re Ready
Buddy Guy3:49
2Blues for Dancers
Earl Hooker3:00
3Come On in This House
Byther Smith4:08
4You Upset Me Baby
Luther Allison6:40
5Red House
recording of:
Red House
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (company, not a label)
Jimi Hendrix10:41
6Looking Back
recording of:
Looking Back
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson1:54
7The Things I Used to Do
live cover recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Albert Collins3:45
8Goin’ Mad Blues
recording of:
Goin’ Mad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:48
9Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Fenton Robinson4:25
10Ho Ho
Ike Turner2:31
11You Sure Can’t Do
Buddy Guy2:45
12Chinese White Boy
Peter Green3:46
13Taking Off
Matt Murphy3:50
14I Asked for Whisky
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:59
15Blue and Lonesome
Billy Boy Arnold & Tony McPhee6:21
167 Comes 11
U.P. Wilson3:37
17Hell of a Night
Roy Gaines & The Crusaders4:03
18The End of the Blues
Earl Hooker4:26
CD 2: Blues Giants
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hi‐Heel Sneakers
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
Tommy Tucker4:03
2Prancin’
Ike Turner2:43
3Alabama Train
Louisiana Red3:20
4Sit and Cry (The Blues)
Buddy Guy3:10
5Stomp Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:09
6Juke
Little Walter3:39
7Who’se Ol’ Funku Drawers Is These ?
Louisiana Red3:22
8Hoodoo Man
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells3:24
9Cry Before I Go
Jimmy Reed3:51
10Try to Quit You Baby
Buddy Guy2:37
11War Is Starting Again
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:06
12Sad Hours
recording of:
Sad Hours
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter5:25
13How Blue Can You GetAlbert Collins8:03
14You’re Gonna Need Me Baby
Louisiana Red3:22
15Two Bugs in a Rug
Earl Hooker5:51
1610 Years Ago
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells10:06
17No Friend Around
recording of:
No Friend Around
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:56
18Junior’s Wall
Junior Wells3:02
19Hot n’ Heavy
Earl Hooker1:53
CD 3: Live Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Enter the Tornado
U.P. Wilson with Paul Orta & The Kingpins2:19
2Hold On Baby
U.P. Wilson7:25
3Speak My Mind
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks3:05
4Jukin’ With Walter
Big Walter Horton4:21
5Wish Me Well
Memphis Slim3:54
6I’ve Got a Mind to TravelAlbert Collins7:53
7Bye Bye Bird
recording of:
Bye Bye Bird
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:57
8Christo Redemptor
Charlie Musselwhite4:59
9All My Love in Vain
Sonny Boy Williamson3:29
10Honey Bee
recording of:
Honey Bee
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters4:01
11Outside Woman Blues
recording of:
Outside Woman Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Joe Reynolds
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
Jimi Hendrix8:05
12Sunshine of Your Love
cover recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Jimi Hendrix2:11
13The Thrill Is Gone
Luther Allison9:53
14When I Lay My Burden Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell & Jo-Ann Kelly4:15
15That Ain’t It
Big Walter Horton3:33
16How Can One Woman Treat a Man So Mean?
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells6:29
CD 4: Chicago Blues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1First Time I Met The Blues
Buddy Guy6:24
2Don’t Stay Out All Night
Billy Boy Arnold & Tony McPhee3:18
3Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
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 Waters3.82:54
4Born With The Blues
Buster Benton & Carey Bell4:50
5Country Girl
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells5:52
6I Wish You Would
Billy Boy Arnold & Tony McPhee3:14
7Road Runner
Bo Diddley3:27
8Born in Missouri
Magic Slim5:12
9The Leading Band
Earl Hooker2:34
10Why Do You Want to Hurt Me
Mighty Joe Young4:39
11When My First Wife Quit Me
Jimmy Johnson5:22
12Wang Dang Doodle
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor4:04
13I Had It So Hard
Sunnyland Slim3:29
14She’s 19 Years Old
Muddy Waters4:33
15You Don’t Know What Love Is
Fenton Robinson4:24
16You Went Away Baby
Willie Williams4:14
17Moaning for Molasses
Jody Williams2:24
18I Don’t Like to Travel
Byther Smith4:17
19The Foxtrot
Earl Hooker1:56