Sweet Home Chicago

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Roots and "Race Recordings" 1925-45
▼ CD 2: The Golden Age 1946-52
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chicago Is Just That Way
Eddie Boyd2:56
2You've Been Mistreating Me
Big Bill Broonzy2:57
3Horse Shoe Boogie
Lee Brown2:56
4P Wine Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-12-18)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-12-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-12-18)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-12-18)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-18)
Big Joe Williams3:11
5The Blues What Am
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-04-24)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-04-24)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1947-04-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1947-04-24)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-04-24)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1947-04-24)
Jazz Gillum2:37
6One Doggone Reason
St. Louis Jimmy3:03
7Chicago Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Chick” Sanders (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano:
Big Maceo Merriweather (on 1945-10-15)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:58
8Boogie
Snooky & Moody2:20
9I Can't Be Satisfied
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1948-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1948-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied (in 1948-04)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters52:43
10Mellow Chick Swing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-03-28)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1947-03-28)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles Saunders (on 1947-03-28)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1947-03-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-03-28)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-03-28)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:35
11Black Angel Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1949-07, on 1949-09-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1949-07)
guitar:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
piano:
Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist) (in 1949-07)
vocals:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
recording of:
Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues) (on 1949-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
R. Nighthawk
publisher:
Testament Music
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:04
12Let Me Ride Your Mule
Man Young2:41
13Fine & Brown
Roosevelt Sykes2:55
14Hard Times
Floyd Jones2:29
15Let's Roll
J.B. Lenoir2:55
16Crawlin' King Snake
Tony Hollins3:09
17Rollin' & Tumblin'
Baby Face Leroy52:50
18I Just Keep Lovin' Her
drums (drum set):
“Baby Face” Leroy Foster (American blues singer, drummer and guitarist) (in 1950-01)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950-01)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950-01)
Little Walter2:55
19Rollin' & Tumblin'
drums (drum set):
“Baby Face” Leroy Foster (American blues singer, drummer and guitarist) (in 1950-01)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950-01)
Baby Face Leroy3:15
20She's Dynamite
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-03-20)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1951-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1951-03-20)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1951-03-20)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1951-03-20)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1951-03-20)
Tampa Red2:20
21Saddle My Pony
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-04-17)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1952-04-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-04-17)
recording of:
Saddle My Pony (on 1952-04-17)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:35
22Roll Tumble & Slip
Delta Joe3:17
23Nobody Loves Me
Memphis Slim2:52
24Chance to Love
Jimmy Rogers3:20
25I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:59
▶ CD 3: Into the Rock Era