Living the Blues - Texas & West Coast Blues Classics

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Midnight Hour
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:46
2Lonesome Whistle Blues
engineer:
Randall Merryman
recording of:
Lonesome Whistle Blues
writer:
Alan Moore (songwriter), Elson Teat and Rudolph Toombs
Freddie King2:57
3Oh Baby
orchestra:
Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Oh Baby (in 1955)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”), Sam Ling and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:40
4Pink Champagne
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
bass:
Eddie A. Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Pepe Prince (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-01-20)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-01-20)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-01-20), James Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
recording of:
Pink Champagne (on 1950-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins (until 1950-01-20)
Joe Liggins3:03
5Fool's Paradise
Chuck Brown2:48
6Lucy Mae Blues
Frankie Lee Sims2:33
7Blue Shadows
Lowell Fulson2:48
8High Society
T‐Bone Walker2:56
9Tin Pan Alley
Jimmy Wilson3:13
10I Almost Lost My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-21)
bass:
Bill Pemberton (on 1949-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-10-21)
piano:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1949-10-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1949-10-21)
vocals:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1949-10-21)
recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind (on 1949-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher) and St. Louis Music Corp.
Ivory Joe Hunter3:13
11Pack Fair and Square
Big Walter Price52:23
12Let's Rock a While
Amos Milburn2:43
13Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1955)
guitar:
Roy Gaines (in 1955)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Harvey (saxophone) (in 1955)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (in 1955)
orchestra:
Billy Harvey Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Laugh, Laugh, Laugh (in 1955)
writer:
Don Robey
Big Mama Thornton2:45
14Just Got to Know
Jimmy McCracklin2:58
15Ain't That Loving You
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:34
16Blue Monday
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1963)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lloyd Lambert (in 1963)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Herman Hawkins (in 1963)
guitar:
Clarence Holloman (in 1963)
piano:
James Booker (in 1963)
saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1963)
trumpet:
Calvin Owen (in 1963), Joe Bridewater (in 1963) and James Mayes (in 1963)
vocals:
James Davis (Electric Blues Guitarist) (in 1963)
recording of:
Blue Monday (in 1963)
writer:
Gil Caple and Don Robey
James Davis2:57
17Lightnin' Don't Feel Well
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:22
18Dyin' Flu
Albert Collins3:17
19Central Avenue Blues
Pee Wee Crayton2:44
20Please Send Me Someone to Love
producer:
Art Rupe
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Edward Truman Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-08-16)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love (on 1950-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
Percy Mayfield32:53

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part of:Living the Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 17) (order: 16)