Various - The Great Blues Men
Singer: VariousTitle: The Great Blues Men
Label: Vanguard – VSD 25/26
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1972
Category: Blues
Style: Country Blues, Chicago Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues
Size MP3 zip: 1596 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1290 mb
Rating: 3.8✭
Format: MP3 AHX MP4 APE AA AUD AAC WMA FLAC
- 1290 downloads at 29 mb/s
MP3 version
- 1596 downloads at 32 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Homesick James | Set A DateBass – Willie DixonDrums – Frank Kirkland |
2:44 |
| A2 | –John Lee Hooker | Dusty RoadWritten-By – John Lee Hooker |
3:05 |
| A3 | –Sleepy John Estes | CorinnaHarmonica, Jug – Hammy Nixon*Mandolin – Yank Rachel* |
2:45 |
| A4 | –Muddy Waters | Nineteen Years OldBass – 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 BluesWritten-By – Jesse Fuller |
2:40 |
| A6 | –Mance Lipscomb | Blues In GWritten-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 BluesGuitar [2nd] – Patrick Sky |
3:15 |
| B2 | –Junior Wells | Stormy Monday BluesGuitar – Buddy GuyWritten-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Bob Crowder* |
4:19 |
| B3 | –Johnny Shines | Dynaflow BluesWritten-By – J. Shines* |
2:35 |
| B4 | –Son House | Empire State BluesGuitar [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 HighwayWritten-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 BluesWritten-By – J. Mayo Williams, Johnny Temple |
2:55 |
| C5 | –Johnny Young | Tighten Up On ItWritten-By – Johnny Young |
3:06 |
| C6 | –James Cotton | Ain't Nobody's Business | 3:23 |
| D1 | –Jimmy Rushing | How Long, How Long BluesWritten-By – Leroy Carr |
4:45 |
| D2 | –Skip James | Cypress Grove BluesWritten-By – Skip James |
4:10 |
| D3 | –J.B. Hutto | Please HelpWritten-By – Hutto* |
2:52 |
| D4 | –Fred McDowell | Fred's Rambling Blues | 2:05 |
| D5 | –Ida Cox | Four Day CreepBass – 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.
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 | 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) | Vanguard | VSD 25/26 | New Zealand | 1972 |
| VSD • 25/26 | Various | The Great Blues Men (2xLP, Comp, RE) | Vanguard | VSD • 25/26 | US | 1986 |