Various - Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947

Label:

Frémeaux & Associés

Catalog#:

FA 150

Format:

2 x CD, Compilation

Country:

France

Released:

1998

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Chicago Blues

Tracklist

1-01	Lonnie Johnson (2) -	Chicago Blues	2:48
		Drums - Andrew Harris (2) Piano - Lil Armstrong* Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Lonnie Johnson (2)
1-02	Robert Nighthawk -	Friar's Point Blues	2:46
		Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Robert Nighthawk
1-03	Charlie Segar* -	Key To The Highway	2:52
		Drums, Written-By - Fred Williams Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Charlie Segar*
1-04	Tony Hollins -	Crawling Kingsnake	2:58
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Tony Hollins Washboard - Washboard Sam
1-05	Joe McCoy -	Let's Try It Again	3:00
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Harmonica - Robert Nighthawk Mandolin - Charlie McCoy (2) Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Joe McCoy Washboard - Ann Sortier
1-06	Robert Jr Lockwood* -	Little Boy Blue	3:05
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Vocals, Guitar - Robert Jr Lockwood* Written-By - Trad.*
1-07	Curtis Jones -	Tin Pan Alley	2:54
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Curtis Jones
1-08	Yank Rachell -	Peach Tree Blues	2:47
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Harmonica - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson* Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Yank Rachell Washboard - Washboard Sam
1-09	Harmon Ray -	Bessie Lee Blues	3:02
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Guitar, Written-By - Joe McCoy Mandolin - Charlie McCoy (2) Vocals, Written-By - Harmon Ray Washboard - Washboard Sam
1-10	Robert Petway -	Hollow Log Blues	3:07
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Vocals, Guitar - Robert Petway Written-By - Trad.*
1-11	Doctor Clayton -	Pearl Harbor Blues	3:05
		Bass - Alfred Elkins , Ransom Knowling Piano - Blind John Davis Vocals - Doctor Clayton
1-12	Big Maceo -	Things Have Changed	2:58
		Drums - Melvin Draper Guitar - Tampa Red Vocals, Piano - Big Maceo
1-13	St. Louis Jimmy Oden -	Dog House Blues	3:02
		Bass - Willie Dixon Piano - Roosevelt Sykes Saxophone [Alto] - J.T. Brown* Vocals, Written-By - Jimmy Oden*
1-14	Johnny Shines -	Delta Pine Blues	3:02
		Guitar - Big Bill Broonzy Vocals, Written-By - Johnny Shines
1-15	Muddy Waters -	Mean Red Spider	2:51
		Bass - Big Crawford Piano - Lee Brown Saxophone [Alto] - Alex Atkins Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Muddy Waters
1-16	Muddy Waters -	Hard Day Blues	2:37
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Piano - James Clark (2) Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Muddy Waters
1-17	Homer Harris (2) -	Atomic Bomb Blues	2:37
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Guitar - Muddy Waters Piano - James Clark (2) Vocals, Written-By - Homer Harris (2)
1-18	Johnny Young (3) -	My Baby Walked Out On Me In 1944	2:56
		Guitar - Johnny Williams (5) Harmonica - Snooky Pryor Vocals, Mandolin, Written-By - Johnny Young (3)
2-01	Big Bill Broonzy -	Saturday Evening Blues	3:10
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Tyrell Dixon Piano - Memphis Slim Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Big Bill Broonzy
2-02	Walter Davis -	Just One More Time	3:04
		Drums - Charles Saunders* Guitar - Leonard Caston (2) Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Walter Davis
2-03	Memphis Slim -	Lend Me Your Love	2:56
		Bass - Willie Dixon Saxophone [Alto] - Alex Atkins Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernest Cotton Vocals, Piano - Memphis Slim
2-04	Floyd Jones (2) -	Stockyard Blues	2:48
		Guitar - Moody Jones Harmonica - Snooky Pryor Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Floyd Jones (2)
2-05	Floyd Jones (2) -	Keep What You Got	2:16
		Guitar - Moody Jones Harmonica, Written-By - Snooky Pryor Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Floyd Jones (2)
2-06	Big Joe Williams -	Baby Please Don't Go	2:47
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Harmonica - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson* Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Big Joe Williams
2-07	Willie Dixon & Big Three Trio* -	No More Sweet Potatoes	2:49
		Drums - Alphonse Walker Guitar - Ollie Crawford Piano - Leonard Caston Vocals, Bass, Written-By - Willie Dixon
2-08	Eddie Boyd -	Blue Monday Blues	2:54
		Bass - E.L. Ligett Drums - Booker T. Washington Saxophone [Alto] - Oett "Sax" Mallard Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Casimir Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Eddie Boyd
2-09	Little Walter -	It's The Blues Baby	2:14
		Drums - Leroy Foster Guitar - Floyd Jones (2) , Muddy Waters Piano - Sunnyland Slim Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Walter
2-10	Tampa Red -	Grieving Blues	2:53
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Piano - Blind John Davis Saxophone [Tenor] - John Gardner (3) Trumpet - Walter Williams (3) Vocals, Guitar - Tampa Red
2-11	Snooky Pryor -	Boogie	2:19
		Guitar, Written-By - Moody Jones Vocals, Harmonica, Written-By - Snooky Pryor
2-12	Othum Brown -	Ora Nelle Blues	2:39
		Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Rogers Harmonica - Little Walter Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Othum Brown
2-13	Little Walter -	I Just Keep Lovin' Her	2:28
		Guitar - Jimmy Rogers , Othum Brown Harmonica, Vocals - Little Walter
2-14	Roosevelt Sykes -	Walkin' And Drinkin'	3:11
		Bass - Big Crawford Drums - W.B. Nelson Guitar - Sam Casimir Saxophone [Alto] - Oett "Sax" Mallard Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Casimir Trumpet - Johnny Morton Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Roosevelt Sykes
2-15	Washboard Sam -	Ramblin' With That Woman	3:17
		Bass - Big Crawford Guitar, Written-By - Big Bill Broonzy Saxophone [Alto] - Oett "Sax" Mallard Washboard, Vocals - Washboard Sam
2-16	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson* -	Bring Another Half A Pint	3:04
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Guitar - Big Bill Broonzy Piano - Blind John Davis Vocals, Harmonica, Written-By - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson*
2-17	Sunnyland Slim -	Farewell Little Girl	3:14
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Guitar - Big Bill Broonzy Piano - Blind John Davis Vocals - Sunnyland Slim
2-18	Memphis Minnie -	Daybreak Blues	3:08
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Guitar - Ernest Lawlars* Vocals, Guitar - Memphis Minnie