Living the Blues: Blues Classics 1960-1964

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King2:37
2Hush Hush
recording of:
Hush Hush
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed2:37
3I Pity the Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
I Pity the Fool (on 1960-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Deadric Malone
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:44
4You Shook Me
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1962-06-27)
guitar:
Earl Hooker (on 1962-06-27)
membranophone:
Bobby Little (drummer) (on 1962-06-27)
organ:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1962-06-27)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1962-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
A.C. Reed (on 1962-06-27)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1962-06-27)
recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1962-06-27)
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
Muddy Waters52:46
5Sweet 16, Part 1
B.B. King3:04
6Rainin’ in My Heart
producer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
drums (drum set):
Sammy K. Brown
guitar:
James Johnson (50s-60s US bass player) and Rudolph Richard
harmonica:
Slim Harpo
tenor saxophone:
Willie Parker
vocals:
Slim Harpo
recording of:
Rainin’ in My Heart
writer:
Slim Harpo and J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
Slim Harpo42:34
7Something’s Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (US blues guitarist/bassist) (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (jazz pianist) (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 40)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
Etta James42:49
8Part Time Love
recording of:
Part Time Love
lyricist and composer:
Clay Hammond
publisher:
Cherio Corp., Jondora Music, Parker Music and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
Little Johnny Taylor3:54
9Little Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-05)
earliest release:
The Red Rooster by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:29
10Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
recording of:
Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Fort Knox Music Co and Trio Music Company
Albert King3:00
11Watch Your Step
recording of:
Watch Your Step
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Parker (blues rock guitarist)
publisher:
Marcia Music
Bobby Parker2:49
12Cuttin’ In
Johnny “Guitar” Watson3:16
13Just a Little Bit
Rosco Gordon2:08
14Stormy Monday Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland4:10
15Come On, Part 1
Earl King2:51
16The First Time I Met the Blues
Buddy Guy2:22
17Shake Your Moneymaker
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961) and Sam Myers (blues musician) (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 James2:35
18Have You Ever Loved a Woman
engineer:
Randall Merryman
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
Freddie King3:06
19In the Dark
Junior Parker2:40
20Blue Guitar
recording of:
Blue Guitar
composer:
Earl Hooker
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Earl Hooker52:39

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part of:Living the Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 5) (order: 5)