Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin\x{2019} Jay Hawkins
2. Just Make Love To Me - Muddy Waters
3. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
4. Every Day I Have The Blues - B.B. King
5. C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
6. I\x{2019}m A Man - Bo Diddley
7. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
8. Queen Bee - John Lee Hooker
9. Smokestack Lightning - Howlin\x{2019} Wolf
10. Ain\x{2019}t That Loving You Baby - Jimmy Reed
11. I Can\x{2019}t Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
12. Who - Little Walter & His Jukes
13. Keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Williamson
14. When I\x{2019}ve Been Drinkin\x{2019} - Smokey Hogg
15. It\x{2019}s My Life - Bobby Bland
16. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
17. Wanderin\x{2019} Heart - T-Bone Walker
18. Thrill Me Baby - Lil\x{2019} Son Jackson
19. Memphis Slim U.S.A. - Memphis Slim
20. Mama Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir
21. I\x{2019}m Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
22. Walking The Blues - Willie Dixon & the All Stars
23. Walking By Myself - Jimmy Rogers
24. Blues Blasters Boogie - Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters
25. Two-Headed Woman - Junior Wells.

Disc 2:

1. Dimples - John Lee Hooker
2. I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo
3. Got My Mojo Workin' - Muddy Waters
4. Farther Up The Road - Bobby Bland
5. You Got Me Dizzy - Jimmy Reed
6. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
7. Are You Out There? - Percy Mayfield
8. That Man Is Walking - Larry Liggett
9. Evil - Howlin' Wolf
10. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins
11. Trouble, Trouble - Lowell Fulson
12. Forty Cups Of Coffee - Danny Overbea
13. Free And Easy Mind - Jimmy Nelson
14. Cool Off Baby - Billy 'Curley' Barrix
15. Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights) - Little Walter
16. See You Later Alligator - Bobby Charles
17. Wine Wine Wine - Jimmy Binkley
18. Be Careful What You Do - John Brim
19. 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd
20. Don't Touch My Head - J.B. Lenoir
21. I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
22. Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson
23. Rock Me - Muddy Waters
24. When The Lights Go Out - Jimmy Witherspoon
25. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #758 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-01
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great compilation but partially sourced from MP3
This is a great compilation of some of the best 50's post-Depression blues records, so there ain't any of the very early blues records included here, and no Robert Johnson, despite of beeing named on the cover. The liner notes from Michael Heatley are brief but informative.
There is one serious issue to this compilation however. I noticed some of the typical MP3 artefacts on one of the first tracks of CD 2 and according to a quick analysis of the waveforms at least some of the tracks from the second disc are sourced from MP3s. So be aware of that.

The Blues to Choose
This anthology repeats a number of tracks ( about a dozen) that you'll find everywhere, but also has some rarer artists and songs that make it worth the ridiculously cheap price. A good ones for blues fans new and not-so-new!

some great tunes
Wanted a taste of old time blues and this turned out to be ideal. A few tunes I knew and many I am learning day by day. Having read Ronnie Woods autobiography I can see how much of the early Stones stuff was influenced by many blues players. Good foot tapping stuff, recomend to anyone wanting some ol' blues at good price.