The Ultimate Blues Box

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▼ CD 1: The Very Best of John Lee Hooker
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Dimples	John Lee Hooker		2:13
2	Every Night	John Lee Hooker		2:59
3	Baby Lee	John Lee Hooker		2:59
4	Crawlin’ Black Spider	John Lee Hooker		2:45
5	I’m So Excited	John Lee Hooker		2:55
6	Mama, You Got a Daughter	John Lee Hooker		2:39
7	I Love You Honey	John Lee Hooker		2:36
8	House Rent Boogie	John Lee Hooker		4:04
9	Trying to Find a Woman	John Lee Hooker		3:40
10	Maudie	John Lee Hooker		2:25
11	I’m in the Mood	John Lee Hooker		2:45
12	Boogie Chillun	John Lee Hooker		2:37
13	Hobo Blues	John Lee Hooker		2:50
14	Crawlin’ Kingsnake	John Lee Hooker		2:46
15	Dusty Road	John Lee Hooker		2:21
16	No Shoes recording of: No Shoes lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker		2:26
17	My First Wife Left Me	John Lee Hooker		3:35
18	Moanin’ Blues	John Lee Hooker		3:17
19	I’m Going Upstairs	John Lee Hooker		2:55
20	I’m Mad Again	John Lee Hooker		2:39
21	Want Ad Blues	John Lee Hooker		2:15
22	What Do You Say	John Lee Hooker		2:31
23	Boom Boom producer: Calvin Carter bass: James Jamerson drums (drum set): Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961) guitar: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) piano: Joe Hunter tenor saxophone: Hank Crosby vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, 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 (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker	3.35	2:29

▼ CD 2: Blues Guitar Masters
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	Robert Johnson		3:00
2	Country Blues	Muddy Waters		3:27
3	I Got a Break Baby	T‐Bone Walker		3:17
4	Mister Johnson’s Swing	Lonnie Johnson		2:48
5	Lonesome Dog Blues	Lightnin’ Hopkins		2:43
6	Mr Highwayman recording of: Mr. Highway Man writer: Chester Arthur Burnett	Howlin’ Wolf feat. Willie Johnson		2:28
7	If You Love Me Baby	Little Milton		2:36
8	Mojo Boogie	J.B. Lenoir		2:52
9	Bonus Pay	Pat Hare		2:11
10	Feeling Good	Junior Parker feat. Floyd Murphy		2:57
11	Bad Boy recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-01-08) drums (drum set): Ray Scott (drums) guitar: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) harmonica: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) lead vocals: Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) recording of: Bad Boy writer: Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)	Eddie Taylor		3:02
12	A.W. Baby (Sweet Home Chicago)	Robert Lockwood, Jr.		2:38
13	The Telephone Is Ringing	Pee Wee Crayton		3:09
14	All Your Love	Magic Sam		2:59
15	All Your Love (I Miss Loving)	Otis Rush		2:39
16	This Is the End	Buddy Guy		3:00
17	Tell on Me Baby	Lonnie Brooks		2:10
18	Number Nine Train	Tarheel Slim feat. Jimmy Spruill		2:53
19	Steppin’ Out bass: Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (on 1959-08-18) drums (drum set): Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18) electric guitar: Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1959-08-18) piano: Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18) saxophone: Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-08-18) vocals: Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18) performer: Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)	Memphis Slim feat. Matt Murphy		2:03
20	Blues Guitar recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-05)	Earl Hooker		2:46

▼ CD 3: Blues Guitar Masters
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Man of the World recording of: Man of the World composer: Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) publisher: Fleetwood Music Ltd. and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.	Fleetwood Mac feat. Peter Green		2:53
2	Someday (live)	Mississippi Fred McDowell		4:09
3	Outside Help recorded in: Kansas City, Missouri, United States (in 1972) live recording of: Outside Help (in 1972) lyricist and composer: B.B. King recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King	B.B. King		7:38
4	Cummins Prison Farm	Calvin Leavy		4:44
5	Born Under a Bad Sign recording of: Born Under a Bad Sign lyricist: William Bell composer: Booker T. Jones publisher: Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.	Albert King		5:26
6	The Score	Robert Cray		4:09
7	Gangstar of Love	Johnny Winter		2:30
8	Red Light, Green Light (live)	Freddie King		8:20
9	You Don’t Love Me	Luther Allison		6:27
10	Frosty (live)	Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown		5:52
11	One Life to Live	John Mayall’s Blues Breakers feat. Walter Trout		5:20
12	Too Many Dirty Dishes	Albert Collins		4:26
13	Blues in E (live)	Roy Buchanan		7:20

▼ CD 4: Boppin’ the Blues
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Get It Over Baby	Ike Turner		2:05
2	Hey Little Girl	Billy “The Kid” Emerson		2:24
3	I’m Gonna Shake It	Rosco Gordon		2:01
4	The Hucklebuck instrumental recording of: The Hucklebuck (on 1953-07-15) lyricist: Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer) additional writer: Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) composer: Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)	Earl Hooker		3:07
5	Tiger Man	Rufus Thomas		2:49
6	Love My Baby	Little Junior’s Blue Flames		2:37
7	Gee I Wish	Billy Love		2:52
8	Go Ahead On	Guitar Red		2:47
9	Mean, Mean Woman	Elven Parr & His In the Groove Boys		1:55
10	Baby Tell Me Your Name	Ray Johnson Combo		2:28
11	Rhumba Chillen	Albert Williams		2:33
12	Walked All Night	Charley Booker		2:43
13	My Be Bop Gal	Doctor Ross		2:37
14	Bop With Me Baby	Rosco Gordon		2:37
15	Somebody Told Me	Little Milton		2:57
16	The Boogie Disease	Doctor Ross		2:53
17	Boogie in the Park	Joe Hill Louis		2:48
18	T‐Model Boogie	Rosco Gordon		2:29
19	Shim Sham Shimmy	Billy “The Kid” Emerson		2:24
20	After the Hop	Bill Pinkney		2:07

▼ CD 5: The Best of the Blues
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Downhearted Blues recorded in: New York, United States (on 1923-02-16) vocals: Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-15) recording of: Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-15) lyricist: Alberta Hunter (in 1922) composer: Lovie Austin (in 1922)	Bessie Smith		3:28
2	Cross Road Blues	Robert Johnson		2:42
3	Bobby Sox Blues recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-30) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-30) bass: Frank Clarke (on 1946-09-30) drums (drum set): Rabon Tarrant (on 1946-09-30) electric guitar: T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1946-09-30) piano: Thomas Kahn (jazz) (on 1946-09-30) tenor saxophone: Jack McVea (on 1946-09-30) trumpet: Joe Kelly (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-30) vocals: T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) performer: Jack McVea & His All Stars (on 1946-09-30) recording of: Bobby Sox Blues (on 1946-09-30) writer: Dootsie Williams	T‐Bone Walker		2:41
4	The Wolf Is at Your Door (Howlin’ for My Baby) recording of: The Wolf Is At Your Door writer: Chester Arthur Burnett	Howlin’ Wolf		2:57
5	Easy	Big Walter Horton		3:01
6	Got My Mojo Working recording of: Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement) additional writer: Morgan Field (blues musician) arranger: Muddy Waters (blues musician) publisher: Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co. version of: Got My Mojo Working (original version)	Muddy Waters		2:47
7	Blues, Leave Me Alone	Jimmy Rogers		3:06
8	Juke	Little Walter		2:44
9	I Got It Made (When I Marry Shirly Mae)	Guitar Jr.		2:04
10	Gotta Find My Baby bass: Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (on 1959-08-18) drums (drum set): Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18) electric guitar: Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1959-08-18) piano: Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18) saxophone: Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-08-18) vocals: Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18) performer: Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)	Memphis Slim		2:20
11	Baby What You Want Me to Do drums (drum set) [drums]: Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-07) electric bass guitar [electric bas]: Marcus Johnson (bassist) (on 1959-08-07) guitar: Lefty Bates (on 1959-08-07), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-07) harmonica: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) vocals: Mama Reed (on 1959-08-07) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) recording of: Baby What You Want Me to Do (on 1959-08-07) lyricist: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07) composer: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07) publisher: Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.	Jimmy Reed		2:23
12	Big Car Blues	Lightnin’ Hopkins		3:24
13	Searching for a Woman recorded in: St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1961-03-01) baritone saxophone: Freddie Robinette bass: Lee Otis (Blues bass player) drums (drum set): Theodis Morgan (Blues drummer) guitar and lead vocals: Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) instruments: Wilbur Gibson (Blues trumpet player) piano: Sam Wallace (piano) tenor saxophone: Hal White	Albert King	3	3:04
14	Don’t Start Me Talkin’ recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12) double bass [bass]: Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12) drums (drum set) [drums]: Fred Below (on 1955-08-12) guitar: Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-08-12) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12) piano: Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12) vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996) recording of: Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12) lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) publisher: Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)	Sonny Boy Williamson	5	2:36
15	First Time I Met the Blues	Buddy Guy		2:20
16	Rollin’ and Tumblin’	Elmore James		2:31
17	Goin’ Down Slow recording of: Goin’ Down Slow lyricist and composer: James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter) publisher: Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.	Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley		4:47
18	Nobody’s Fault but Mine	Walter “Wolfman” Washington		3:57
19	I Ain’t Got You live cover recording of: I Ain’t Got You lyricist and composer: Calvin Carter publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers		4:10
20	Dirty Ground Hog	John Lee Hooker		3:32
21	It Hurts Me Too recording of: It Hurts Me Too lyricist and composer: Elmore James and Mel London writer: Kevin Moore publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)	Elmore James		3:21
22	Rough Dried Woman	Big Mac feat. Hubert Sumlin		2:52
23	I Ain’t Done Wrong recording of: I Ain’t Done Wrong writer: Keith Relf	The Yardbirds feat. Jeff Beck		3:41

▶ CD 6: The Best of the Blues

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