The Vintage Blues Box

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Tracklist

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1Come On In My Kitchen
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)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1989)
recording of:
Come On In My Kitchen (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), King of Spades Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd. and Standing Ovation Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Robert Johnson42:51
2Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1935-02-25) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams3:05
3Get Your Yas Yas Out
recorded in:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States (on 1938-10-29)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-10-29)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1938-10-29)
Blind Boy Fuller2:27
4I Wonder Where My Easy Rider’s Gone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-07-09)
bass:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1929-07-09)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-07-09)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-07-09)
washboard:
Jasper Taylor (on 1929-07-09)
vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1929-07-09)
Tampa Red2:48
5I Feel So Good
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
6Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing
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)
publisher:
Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
recording of:
Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:39
7Shake It and Break It (but Don’t Let It Fall Mama)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
recording of:
Shake It and Break It But (Don't Let It Fall Mama)
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:09
8Ice Man (Come On Up)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-02-18)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
Memphis Minnie3:00
9Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Lead Belly1:51
10Frigidaire Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-11-11)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1937-11-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-11-11)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1937-11-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:03
11How Long ‘Buck’
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
Skip James2:55
12When I Been Drinkin’
Big Bill Broonzy2:54
13It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
14Black Train Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
Bukka White2:57
15Stone Pony Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
recording of:
Stone Pony Blues (on 1934-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:50
16Drop Down Mama
Sleepy John Estes2:47
17Bakershop Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1929-09-24)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1929-09-24)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:07
18Delta Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Son House
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician)
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
Son House5:21
19Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
Lead Belly43:11
20Sugar Mama Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:57