Post-War Blues Classics

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wobbling Baby
John Lee Hooker2:37
2Dust My Broom
Homesick James and His Dusters3:20
3Beulah Land
recording of:
Beulah Land
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12376)
Mississippi John Hurt3:44
4This Old Fool
Junior Wells & Buddy Guy3:11
5Broke Down Engine
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1949)
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Blind Willie McTell
recording of:
Broke Down Engine
writer:
Blind Willie McTell
arranger:
Bob Dylan
version of:
Broke Down Engine
Blind Willie McTell2:47
6Ray's Blues
recording of:
Ray’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:55
7T-Bone Blues Special
T‐Bone Walker2:39
8Honey Hush
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-05-12)
producer:
Big Joe Turner
alto saxophone:
Dimes Dupont (American saxophonist) (on 1953-05-12)
double bass [bass]:
John Fernandez (bassist) (on 1953-05-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alonzo Stewart (on 1953-05-12)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1953-05-12)
piano:
Kathy Thomas (on 1953-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Warren Hebrew (on 1953-05-12)
trombone:
Worthia Thomas (trombone) (on 1953-05-12)
trumpet:
Frank Mitchell (trumpet) (on 1953-05-12) and Thomas Sheldon (trumpet) (on 1953-05-12)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1953-05-12)
orchestra:
Pluma Davis' Orchestra (on 1953-05-12)
arranger:
Pluma Davis
recording of:
Honey Hush (on 1953-05-12)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Lou Willie Turner
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Joe Turner2:40
9Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Skip James2:49
10Nasty Boogie
Champion Jack Dupree3:10
11Today I Sing the Blues
Freddie King3:58
12Frankie Was a Good Woman
Mance Lipscomb3:17
13Reap What You Sow
recording engineer:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer) (in 1969-02)
producer:
Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites
baritone saxophone:
Ronald Eades (American saxophonist) (in 1969-02)
bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969-02)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (in 1969-02)
guitar:
Duane Allman (in 1969-02) and Otis Rush (in 1969-02)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett (in 1969-02) and Mark Naftalin (in 1969-02)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Arnold (in 1969-02) and Aaron Varnell (in 1969-02)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (in 1969-02)
vocals:
Otis Rush (in 1969-02)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (in 1969-02)
recording of:
Reap What You Sow (in 1969-02)
writer:
Bloomfield, Butterfield and Gravenites
Otis Rush4:56
14Rockin' My Boogie
Big Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band3:31
15Shake 'em on Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:19
16Country Playboy
Louisiana Red2:55
17Black Snake
Josh White3:46
18My Time Is Expensive
Guitar Slim3:04
19Mournful Blues
Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey3:09
20Married Woman Blues
bass:
Herman Hassell (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
J.B. Hutto
vocals:
J.B. Hutto
J.B. Hutto and His Hawks3:10
21Mighty Tight Woman
Bonnie Raitt4:20
22I Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band3:33
23Young Man's Blues
Howard Scott & Jimmy Witherspoon3:13
24I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Reider (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist)
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
Mose Allison3:57