The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals

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1I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3.852:53
2Mother Earth
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1950)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1950)
membranophone:
Leon Hooper (in 1950)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1950)
tenor saxophone:
Timothy Overton (blues saxophonist) (in 1950)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1950)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1950)
Memphis Slim2:44
3I Don't Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Bill Evans (bassist for Willie Mabon) and Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (in 1952)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
recording of:
I Don’t Know (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Willie Mabon3:11
4Sugar Mama
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (original version) (on 1952-04-24)
John Lee Hooker3:19
524 Hours
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1952-10-10)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1952-10-10)
membranophone:
Percy Walker (drummer) (on 1952-10-10)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist) (on 1952-10-10)
vocals:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-10-10)
Eddie Boyd3:30
6Ice Cream Man
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-04) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-05-04)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-04)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-04)
recording of:
Ice Cream Man (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter)
John Brim42:47
7Jock-A-Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
drums (drum set):
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (until 1953-09)
Sugar Boy Crawford2:29
8Wang Dang Doodle
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-02-17)
vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-02-17)
orchestra:
The Willie Dixon Orchestra (on 1954-02-17)
recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1954-02-17)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Willie Dixon2:48
9I Just Want to Make Love to You
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-13)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-04-13) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-04-13)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-04-13)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1954-04-13)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-13)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-04-13)
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (on 1954-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters4.52:53
10Reconsider Baby
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1954-09-27)
membranophone:
Harold “Chick” Booth (on 1954-09-27)
piano:
Paul Drake (blues pianist) (on 1954-09-27)
saxophone:
Julian Beasley (on 1954-09-27), Choker Campbell (on 1954-09-27), Leroy Cooper (saxophonist) (on 1954-09-27) and David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-09-27)
trombone:
Fats Morris (trombonist) (on 1954-09-27)
trumpet:
Phil Gibeau (on 1954-09-27)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1954-09-27)
recording of:
Reconsider Baby (on 1954-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Lowell Fulson3:13
11Eisenhower Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-10-06)
guitar:
J.B. Lenoir (on 1954-10-06)
membranophone:
Al Galvin (on 1954-10-06)
piano:
Joe Montgomery (on 1954-10-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax) (on 1954-10-06)
vocals:
J.B. Lenoir (on 1954-10-06)
J.B. Lenoir2:55
12My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist, writer and arranger:
Willie Dixon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
is based on:
This Train
Little Walter2:43
13I'm a Man
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 370)
recording of:
I’m a Man (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley4.353:03
14The Seventh Son
alto saxophone:
Andrew "Goon" Gardner (on 1955-06-01)
bass:
Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1955-06-01)
membranophone:
Oliver Coleman (on 1955-06-01)
piano:
Willie Mabon (on 1955-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Herbert Robinson (on 1955-06-01)
trumpet:
Paul King (jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-06-01)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (on 1955-06-01)
recording of:
The Seventh Son (on 1955-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Willie Mabon2:56
15See You Later Alligator
bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Theriot (in 1955-10)
guitar:
Larry Guidry (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ed LeBlanc (in 1955-10)
saxophone:
Carlo Marino (in 1955-10), Raoul Prado (sax player) (in 1955-10) and Harry Simontaux (in 1955-10)
vocals:
Bobby Charles (in 1955-10)
recording of:
See You Later, Alligator (in 1955-10)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Guidry (in 1955-10)
Bobby Charles2:52
16Trouble No More
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-11-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-11-03)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-03)
membranophone:
Francey Clay (on 1955-11-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-11-03)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-11-03)
recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics) (on 1955-11-03)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Muddy Waters52:44
17Roll Over Beethoven
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Vincent Pitts (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 97)
recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Chuck Berry4.152:26
18Who Do You Love?
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1956-05-24)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1956-05-24)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1956-05-24)
background vocals:
The Moonglows (1950s Cleveland R&B group)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 132)
recording of:
Who Do You Love? (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley3.52:28
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Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
design/illustration:Mike Fink
producer:Andy McKaie
mastering:Erick Labson
compiler:Bill Dahl
Andy McKaie
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4307921 [info]
ASIN:US: B000005KQZ [info]