Best of the Blues

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Annotation

This CD has the same title, label, catalog number and barcode as another release, but has a different track list.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-16 22:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hard Headed Woman
recording of:
Hard Headed Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Hard Hearted Woman
lyricist and composer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
John Lee Hooker2:35
2Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.32:32
3Mojo Hand
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960-11)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
recording of:
Mojo Hand
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:00
4Nice Work If You Can Get It
double bass [bass]:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-06)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1957-07-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-07-06)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Newport Jazz Festival 1957 (1957-07-06)
recorded at:
Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1957-07-06)
live recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1957-07-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Billie Holiday32:35
5The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King5:05
6C.C. Rider
recording of:
C.C. Rider
lyricist and composer:
Ma Rainey
writer:
Arent
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
Ray Charles2:47
7I’m Gonna Drown Myself
Ray Charles3:02
8Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:47
9How Blue Can You Get
cover recording of:
How Blue Can You Get?
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
B.B. King3:39
10I’m Wonderin’ and Wonderin’
recording of:
I’m Wondering and Wondering
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles3:20
11Blue Tail Fly
Leadbelly2:18