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Release “Play Me the Blues...” by Various Artists - MusicBrainz

️Wed Aug 28 2013

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Long Nights cover recording of: Long Nights lyricist and composer: Huddie William Ledbetter	B.B. King		3:35
2	The Sky Is Crying recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11) bass guitar: Homesick James (in 1959-11) drums (drum set): Odie Payne (in 1959-11) guitar: Elmore James (in 1959-11) piano: Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11) tenor saxophone [tenor sax]: [unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11) lead vocals: Elmore James part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991) recording of: The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11) lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: Longitude Music Co.	Elmore James	5	2:43
3	C-H-I-C-K-E-N Blues guitar: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15) vocals: Mississippi John Hurt (on 1965-04-15) recorded at: Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, United States (on 1965-04-15)	Mississippi John Hurt		0:58
4	Out of Sight	Johnny Winter		2:23
5	Whiskey and Wimmen recording of: Whiskey and Wimmen lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Arc Music , BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music	John Lee Hooker		2:40
6	Bad Luck Blues	Lightnin’ Slim		2:37
7	Don't Wake Me recording of: Don’t Wake Me writer: Samuel Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins	4	4:47
8	John Lee Boogie recording of: John Lee Boogie writer: John Mayall	John Mayall		4:16
9	Someone Cares for Me orchestra: Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra (in 1955-08) recording of: Someone Cares for Me (in 1955-08) writer: Maxwell Davis , Jules Taub and Johnny “Guitar” Watson	Johnny “Guitar” Watson		2:59
10	Mr. Pawnbroker recording of: Mr. Pawnbroker writer: Jules Taub publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	B.B. King		3:17
11	Everybody's Blues	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee		6:46
12	Blues for My Cookie recording of: Blues for My Cookie writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins		2:34
13	Freight Loader recording of: Freight Loader writer: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page publisher: EMI United Partnership Ltd.	Eric Clapton		2:47
14	Catfish Blues cover recording of: Catfish Blues lyricist and composer: Robert Petway publisher: MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Wabash Music Company	B.B. King		2:29
15	No Shoes recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-01) bass: Sylvester Hickman (on 1960-03-01) drums (drum set): Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01) guitar: John Lee Hooker and William "Lefty" Bates (on 1960-03-01) vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1960-03-01) recording of: No Shoes (on 1960-03-01) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker		2:24
16	It Hurts Me Too recording of: It Hurts Me Too lyricist and composer: Elmore James and Mel London writer: Kevin Moore publisher: Conrad Music , Lonmel Publishing , Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)	Elmore James		3:05
17	Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out	Big Joe Williams		3:26
18	Woman Lovin' Each Other	Mike Bloomfield		4:40

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Ridin' on the L & N live cover recording of: Riding on the L&N writer: Dan Burley and Lionel Hampton	John Mayall		5:47
2	Standing at the Crossroads recording of: Standing at the Crossroads writer: Elmore James and Joe Josea	Elmore James		2:45
3	Tribute to Elmore recording of: Tribute to Elmore writer: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page		2:07
4	Leavin' Blues	Johnny Winter		2:50
5	Boogie Chillen 2	John Lee Hooker		2:30
6	Got My Mojo Working recording of: Got My Mojo Working lyricist and composer: Preston Foster publisher: Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Canned Heat		2:38
7	You've Done Lost You're Good Thing Now recording of: You've Done Lost You're Good Thing Now writer: Reuben Floyd and Victoria Spivey publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	B.B. King		5:12
8	Santa Fe Blues recording engineer and editor: Robert "Mack" McCormick guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins		3:15
9	Down by the Riverside	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee		3:17
10	Dust My Broom recording of: Dust My Broom additional lyricist and additional composer: Robert Johnson lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: ARC Music , Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades version of: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	Elmore James		2:56
11	Big Road Blues recording of: Big Road Blues writer: Frank Cook , Bob Hite, Larry Taylor , Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson publisher: Reheated Music	Canned Heat		2:03
12	Dusty Road	John Lee Hooker		2:08
13	Deep River Blues producer: John Madara recording of: Deep River Blues lyricist and composer: John Oates publisher: Young Ideas Publishing Company	Hall & Oates		2:40
14	One Room Country Shack producer: Robert “Bumps” Blackwell orchestra: Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-11-11) recorded at: Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-11-11) cover recording of: One Room Country Shack (on 1957-11-11) writer: Mercy Dee Walton publisher: Venice Music	Johnny “Guitar” Watson		2:36
15	Pontiac Blues	The Animals & Sonny Boy Williamson		3:35
16	Ride in My New Car	Big Joe Williams		2:33
17	Jockey Blues	Mike Bloomfield		3:51
18	Ball and Chain	Big Mama Thornton		7:12

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Boom Boom producer: Calvin Carter bass: James Jamerson drums (drum set): Benny Benjamin (in 1961) guitar: John Lee Hooker piano: Joe Hunter tenor saxophone: Hank Crosby vocals: John Lee Hooker phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, 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 (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 publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker	3.35	2:31
2	Mean Mistreatin' Mama recording of: Mean Mistreatin’ Mama writer: Elmore James and Bobby Robinson	Elmore James		2:43
3	Coming Home recording of: Coming Home lyricist and composer: Elmore James	Elmore James		2:28
4	Lost and Gone recording of: Lost and Gone lyricist and composer: John Mayall	John Mayall		2:44
5	Going Down Slow cover recording of: Going Down Slow lyricist and composer: James Oden publisher: Universal/MCA Music Ltd.	Johnny Winter		4:45
6	It's My Own Fault Baby recording of: It's My Own Fault Baby writer: Riley B. King and Jules Taub publisher: MCA Music Entertainment GmbH	B.B. King		3:37
7	Baby Lee recording of: Baby Lee writer: James Bracken and John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker		2:45
8	Coffee for Mama	Lightnin’ Hopkins		3:32
9	Blues for the Lowlands guitar: Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962) harmonica: Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962) vocals: Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962) and Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962) recorded at: The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1961 until 1962)	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee		4:49
10	Lightning's Bad Luck	Lightnin’ Slim		2:37
11	Wolverine Blues recording of: Wolverine Blues lyricist: Benjamin F Spikes and John Spikes composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton		3:27
12	West Coast Idea recording of: West Coast Idea writer: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton		2:22
13	Outside Help (short version) live recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King	B.B. King		3:40
14	Lonesome Blues	Mississippi John Hurt		3:49
15	Nothin' but the Blues bass: Donald Cooks (in 1954-04) drums (drum set): Ben Turner (in 1954-04) electric guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) recorded at: ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04) recording of: Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04) writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins		2:24
16	Little Red Rooster	Big Mama Thornton		5:53
17	Baby Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams		1:49
18	Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight	Mississippi John Hurt		3:37

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