The Blues Story

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Damn Your Eyes
recording of:
Damn Your Eyes
writer:
Steve Bogard (producer & writer) and Barbara Wyrick
Etta James4:06
2Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
The Robert Cray Band3:46
3What Will Become of Me?
Otis Spann4:26
4Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Johnny Copeland3:41
5Have You Ever Loved a Woman?
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Billy Myles
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
John Mayall6:43
6Frosty
Albert Collins3:04
7I Just Want to Make Love to You
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters & Little Walter2:50
8Dimples
John Lee Hooker2:11
9Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters2:52
10The Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-06)
electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-06)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-06)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06)
later releases:
The Red Rooster by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:27
11Dust in My Broom
Luther Allison3:34
12Shake Your Moneymaker
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961) and Sam Myers (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019)
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Elmore James2:31
13Born on the Wrong Side of Town
producer:
Tony Colton
recording of:
Born on the Wrong Side of Time
lyricist and arranger:
Rory Gallagher (Irish guitarist and songwriter)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Taste3:57
14My Girl Josephine
producer:
Glyn Johns
cover recording of:
My Girl Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Chris Farlowe2:12
15Don’t Start Me to Talking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-08)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-08) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:34
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