The Story of the Blues

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Annotation

CD 1:
The Origin of the Blues 1 - 9
Blues & Entertainment 10 - 16
The Thirties, Urban & Rural Blues 17 - 24

CD 2:
World War II and After 1 - 5
Bonus Tracks 6 - 18

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-24 05:43 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Origin of the Blues / Blues & Entertainment / The Thirties, Urban & Rural Blues
2▼CD: World War II and After / Bonus Tracks
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1I Want Some of Your Pie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1939-06-12)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-06-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1939-06-12)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-06-12)
Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:46
2Million Lonesome Women
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-22)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (on 1941-05-22)
harmonica:
Jordan Webb (on 1941-05-22)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (on 1941-05-22)
Brownie McGhee2:37
3Wild Cow Moan
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson2:55
4All by Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-17)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:30
5Roll 'em Pete
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1938-12-30)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1938-12-30)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1938-12-30)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Joe Turner & Pete Johnson2:52
6Bald Headed Woman
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Donald Cooks (in 1952)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1952)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1952)
recording of:
Bald Headed Woman (in 1952)
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad) and Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:58
7You Shook Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1969-09)
producer:
Abner Spector
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1969-09)
vocals:
Willie Dixon (in 1969-09)
recording of:
You Shook Me (in 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
additional writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Willie Dixon4:19
8Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
drums (drum set):
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters5:26
9She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
writer:
James Rachell and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal3:32
10I Ain't Superstitious
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
bass:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
membranophone:
Micky Waller
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
vocals and performer:
Rod Stewart
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Superstitious (from 1968-05-14 until 1968-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Jeff Beck Group3.54:56
11Killing Floor
bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist)
guitar:
Mike Bloomfield
keyboard:
Barry Goldberg (blues rock keyboardist and producer) and Herbie Rich
membranophone:
Buddy Miles
saxophone:
Herbie Rich
tenor saxophone:
Peter Strazza
trumpet:
Marcus Doubleday
vocals:
Nick Gravenites
cover recording of:
Killing Floor
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
The Electric Flag4:14
12One Good Man
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1969-06-24)
performer:
Kozmic Blues Band (on 1969-06-24)
recording of:
One Good Man (on 1969-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin44:14
13Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970-06)
engineer:
David Brown (US producer, engineer – Record Plant Studios, Wally Heider Studios) and John Fiore (engineer)
producer:
Fred Catero and Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band)
bass guitar:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
congas:
José “Chepito” Áreas (in 1970-06) and Michael Carabello (in 1970-06)
congas and percussion:
Michael Carabello (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
congas, percussion and timbales and timbales:
José “Chepito” Áreas (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Michael Shrieve (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
guitar:
Carlos Santana (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Gregg Rolie (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
percussion:
Rico Reyes (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
tabla:
Steven Saphore (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
background vocals:
Rico Reyes (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05) and Carlos Santana (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
vocals:
Gregg Rolie (in 1970-06)
arranger:
Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1970-06-04 until 1970-06-05)
cover recording of:
Black Magic Woman (in 1970-06)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), King Music Publ. Co. Ltd. and Murbo Music Publishers, Inc.
cover recording of:
Gypsy Queen (in 1970-06)
composer:
Gábor Szabó (in 1966)
publisher:
Gabor & Cardigan Music, PAB Music Corp. and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Santana4.155:26
14Highway 61 Revisited
cover recording of:
Highway 61 Revisited
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
Johnny Winter5:10
15Texas Flood
assistant recording engineer:
James Geddes
recording engineer:
Richard Mullen
assistant producer:
Mikie Harris
executive producer:
John Hammond (producer)
producer:
Double Trouble (assoc. with Stevie Ray Vaughan), Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan
assistant mixer:
Harry Spiridakis and Don Wershba (engineer)
mixer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon
drums (drum set):
Chris Layton
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Down Town Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Riverside Sound in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Texas Flood
lyricist:
Larry Davis (US blues guitarist/vocalist)
composer:
Larry Davis (US blues guitarist/vocalist) and J.W. Scott (40s–60s US blues artist)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4.155:24
16Dangerous Mood
bass:
James Hutchinson
guitar:
Keb’ Mo’
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
membranophone:
Laval Belle
vocals:
Keb’ Mo’
recording of:
Dangerous Mood
lyricist and composer:
Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’5:01
17Cry a While
assistant recording engineer:
Jeremy Welch
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Jack Frost (pseudonym for Bob Dylan)
bass:
Tony Garnier (American bassist)
guitar:
Larry Campbell (worked with Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends), Bob Dylan and Charlie Sexton
keyboard:
Augie Meyers
membranophone:
David Kemper
vocals:
Bob Dylan
recording of:
Cry a While
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 2001-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 2001 to present)
Bob Dylan3.55:08
18Ride On
bass guitar:
Doug Wimbish (bass guitarist and producer)
guitar family:
Skip McDonald
membranophone:
Keith LeBlanc
percussion:
Talvin Singh
vocals:
Saz Bell
contains samples by:
Howlin’ Wolf
samples:
Ride On by Lead Belly
Little Axe5:23

Credits

Release

liner notes:Paul Oliver (blues and architecture)
producer:Paul Oliver (blues and architecture)
Jerry Rappaport
mastering:Seth Foster
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
ASIN:US: B00009KU7O [info]