The Very Best Of Blues - 101 - Various
The Very Best Of Blues - 101 - Various
"From the Deep South to Chicago, all your Blues Favourites are found on these CDs. Telling about life in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. Great songs of love and heartaches and everything in between that inspired them to pick up the guitar and sing. All of the greats are here from John Lee Hooker, BB King, Howling Wolf, Ray Charles and Muddy Waters to their heroes and inspirations, the pioneers of Blues like Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Bessie Smith, and Leadbelly. These albums will give you a great insight in the Blues and life in America at that time. 101 tracks, over 4 hours of music on 4CDs."
Disc 1
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
John Lee Hooker - I'm In The Mood
Elmore James - Look On Yonder Wall
B.B. King - Shake It Up And Go
Junior Wells - Two Headed Woman
Chuck Berry Confessin' The Blues
Ray Charles - Mess Around
Lightnin' Hopkins - I've Been 'Buked And Scorned
Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy
Stick McGhee & His Buddies - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Jimmy McCracklin - Beer Drinkin' Woman
Guitar Slim - Bad Luck Blues
Big Joe Turner - Trouble In Mind
Eddie Boyd - Third Degree
Jimmy Rogers - Walking By Myself
Josh White - T. B. Blues
Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
Roy Brown - Hard Luck Blues
Son House - Walking Blues (Death Letter Blues)
Big Maceo - Big Road Blues
Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway
Tampa Red - It Hurts Me Too
Bessie Smith - Empty Bed Blues
Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues
Disc 2
Little Walter - My Babe
Muddy Waters - Rollin' And Tumblin'
Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues
Freddy King - I'm Tore Down
Champion Jack Dupree - Goin' Down Slow
Otis Spann - Evil Ways
Jimmy Witherspoon & Ben Webster - Cherry Red
Elmore James - Dust My Broom
T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday But Tuesday Is Just As Bad
Ray Charles - Sittin' On Top Of The World
Big Bill Broonzy - Diggin' My Potatoes
Howlin' Wolf - Forty Four
Junior Wells And Earl Hooker - Messin' With The Kid
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen'
"Big Mama" Thornton - Hound Dog
Connie Allen with Todd Rhodes Orchestra - Rocket 69
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
Little Junior Parker - Mystery Train
Big Maceo - I Got the Blues
Son House - John The Revelator
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues
Bessie Smith - Chicago Bound Blues
Disc 3
Etta James - At Last
John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster
Memphis Slim - Every Day I Have The Blues
Bo Diddley - Hey Bo Diddley
Albert King - Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
B.B. King - Mr. Pawnbroker
Chuck Willis - C C Rider
Little Walter - Juke
Lightnin' Hopkins - Coffee House Blues
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
Muddy Waters & Ernest Crawford - Rolling Stone
J.B. Lenoir - Mama Talk To Your Daughter
John Lee Hooker - Crawling King Snake Blues
Wynonie Harris - Wynonie's Blues
Percy Mayfield & Joy Hamilton - Sugar Mama, Peachy Papa
Julia Lee - King Size Papa
Leadbelly - John Henry
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Rock Me Mama
Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
Bessie Smith - Alexanders Rag Time Band
Tampa Red - Sugar Mama Blues
Disc 4
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Howlin' Wolf - Evil (Is Going On)
Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
Freddy King - Hide Away
Little Milton - Losing Hand
Bo Diddley - I'm A Man
John Lee Hooker - Dimples
B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel
Jimmy Witherspoon - Spoon's Blues
Little Walter - Blues With A Feeling
Amos Milburn - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Otish Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
Ray Charles - Blues Before Sunrise
Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours
Roosevelt Sykes - Night Time Is The Right Time
Ruth Brown - Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Cleanhead Blues
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Mean Old Frisco
T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49
Leadbelly - Salty Dog
Big Bill Broonzy - I Feel So Good
Bukka White - Black Train Blues