Various - The Great Blues Men


  • Singer: Various
  • Album's title: The Great Blues Men
  • Genre: Blues
  • Label: Vanguard ‎– VSD 25/26
    Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
    Country: New Zealand
    Date of released: 1972
    Category: Blues
    Style: Country Blues, Chicago Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues
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  • Size MP3 ZIP: 1300 mb
  • Size FLAC ZIP: 1492 mb
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Various - The Great Blues Men

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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 –Homesick James Set A Date
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Frank Kirkland
 2:44
A2 –John Lee Hooker Dusty Road
Written-By – John Lee Hooker
 3:05
A3 –Sleepy John Estes Corinna
Harmonica, Jug – Hammy Nixon*Mandolin – Yank Rachel*
 2:45
A4 –Muddy Waters Nineteen Years Old
Bass – Sonny Wimberley*Drums – S.P. LearyGuitar – Pee Wee Madison*, Luther JohnsonHarmonica – George Smith Piano – Otis SpannWritten-By – McKinley Morganfield
 4:55
A5 –Jesse Fuller San Francisco Bay Blues
Written-By – Jesse Fuller
 2:40
A6 –Mance Lipscomb Blues In G
Written-By – Mance Lipscomb
 3:33
A7 –Rev. Gary Davis If I Had My Way (Samson And Delilah)
Written-By – Gary Davis*
 3:05
B1 –Mississippi John Hurt Moanin' The Blues
Guitar [2nd] – Patrick Sky
 3:15
B2 –Junior Wells Stormy Monday Blues
Guitar – Buddy GuyWritten-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Bob Crowder*
 4:19
B3 –Johnny Shines Dynaflow Blues
Written-By – J. Shines*
 2:35
B4 –Son House Empire State Blues
Guitar [2nd] – Al Wilson Written-By – Son House
 3:01
B5 –Sonny Terry Mountain Blues 3:04
B6 –Joe Turner* & Pete Johnson It's All Right, Baby 2:30
C1 –Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Key To The Highway
Written-By – Broonzy*, Charles Segar
 3:38
C2 –Otis Spann Burning Fire 3:15
C3 –Lightning Hopkins* Cotton Field Blues 5:36
C4 –Big Bill Broonzy Louise, Louise Blues
Written-By – J. Mayo Williams, Johnny Temple
2:55
C5 –Johnny Young Tighten Up On It
Written-By – Johnny Young
3:06
C6 –James Cotton Ain't Nobody's Business 3:23
D1 –Jimmy Rushing How Long, How Long Blues
Written-By – Leroy Carr
 4:45
D2 –Skip James Cypress Grove Blues
Written-By – Skip James
 4:10
D3 –J.B. Hutto Please Help
Written-By – Hutto*
 2:52
D4 –Fred McDowell Fred's Rambling Blues 2:05
D5 –Ida Cox Four Day Creep
Bass – W. Page*Drums – J. Jones*Guitar – F. Greene*Piano – J.P. Johnson*Tenor Saxophone – Lester YoungTrombone – Dickie WellsTrumpet – Buck ClaytonWritten-By – Ida Cox
 3:25
D6 –Robert Pete Williams On My Way From Texas 3:43
D7 –Otis Rush It's A Mean Old World 2:22

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – Ode Record Company Ltd.

Credits

  • Artwork [Collage] – Eric Von Schmidt
  • Design – Jules Halfant
  • Liner Notes – Leroy J. Pierson*
  • Producer – John Hammond (tracks: B5, B6, C4, D5), Michael Chechik (tracks: D6), Samuel Charters* (tracks: A1, B2, B3, C2, C5, D3, D7)

Notes

(P)1972 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. Recorded in U.S.A.
Tracks B5, B6, C4, and D5 recorded live in 1938.
Tracks C3, D4, and D6 recorded live in 1964.
Tracks A1, B2, C2, C5, D3, and D7 recorded in 1965.

Gatefold cover.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
VSD 25/26 Various The Great Blues Men ‎(2xLP, Comp) Vanguard VSD 25/26 US 1972
VSD 25/26 Various The Great Blues Men ‎(2xLP, Comp) Vanguard VSD 25/26 Australia 1972
VMS 73104 Various The Great Blues Men ‎(LP, Comp) Vanguard VMS 73104 US 1987
VSD 25/26 Various The Great Blues Men ‎(2xLP, Comp, Quad) Vanguard VSD 25/26 France 1972
VSD • 25/26 Various The Great Blues Men ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE) Vanguard VSD • 25/26 US 1986


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