Sweet Home Chicago

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Roots and "Race Recordings" 1925-45
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Baby Don't You Want To Go
Tommy McClennan2:58
2Maxwell Street Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson2:47
3East Chicago Blues
Pinetop and Lindberg2:46
4Chicago Bound Blues
Bessie Smith3:07
5Key To The Highway
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-09)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-05-09)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (in 1940)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Jazz Gillum2:41
6Chicago Mill Blues
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-04-04)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1940-04-04)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1940-04-04)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1940-04-04)
Peetie Wheatstraw2:56
7C&A Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:00
8Boogie Woogie Dance
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1931-01, on 1931-01-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-01-28)
solo guitar:
Tampa Red
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Dance
writer:
Tampa Red
Tampa Red3:12
9Kid Man Blues
Big Maceo2:38
10Hard Time Blues
Bertha “Chippie” Hill2:55
11Chicago's Too Much For Me
Sparks Brothers3:12
12Western Union Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-04-04)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-04-04)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-04-04)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1941-04-04)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (blues bassist) (on 1941-04-04)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:03
13Creole Queen
Bill Gaither2:53
14Jim Crow Blues
Cow Cow Davenport3:06
15Chicago Monkey Man Blues
Rosa Henderson3:12
16Diggin' My Potatoes
Washboard Sam2:56
17See My Great Mistake
Memphis Slim2:58
18I.C. Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:02
19Drivin' Wheel
Roosevelt Sykes3:04
20Chicago Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:12
21Me & My Chauffeur
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:48
22Friar's Point Blues
Robert Nighthawk2:48
23Little Low Woman Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1939-07-21)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1939-07-21)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:48
24Take A Little Walk With Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-07-30)
vocals:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
Robert Lockwood Jr.2:55
25Goin' To Chicago Blues
Big Joe Turner2:59
▶ CD 2: The Golden Age 1946-52
▶ CD 3: Into the Rock Era