The Ultimate 8: Blues Collection

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

Annotation

8 Jewel Cases in a Longbox. Individual cat#s: 8X 8804-1, 8X 8804-2, 8X 8804-3, 8X 8804-4, 8X 8804-5, 8X 8804-6, 8X 8804-7, 8X 8804-8

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-24 13:43 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: John Lee Hooker
2▶CD: Robert Johnson
3▶CD: Ray Charles
4▶CD: Robert Cray
5▶CD: B.B. King
6▶CD: Various Artists
7▼CD: Various Artists
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crawlin’ Kingsnake
John Lee Hooker2:43
2Rowdy Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1929-09-25)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-09-25) and Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
vocals:
Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
Kid Bailey2:56
3Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:02
4Barrelhouse Woman No.2
Leroy Carr2:38
5In New Orleans
Lead Belly3:12
6East Chicago Blues
Pinetop and Lindberg2:42
7You’re an Old Lady
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-19)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1945-10-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-19)
recording of:
You're an Old Lady (on 1945-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:09
8Careless Love Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
Bessie Smith3:21
9I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Robert Johnson2:56
10I Be’s Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:03
11Midnight Steppers
Big Bill Broonzy2:39
12Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1939)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (in 1939)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:48
13State Street Special
Jimmy Yancey2:37
14Panama Limited Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White53:07
15Rope Stretchin’ Blues
Blind Blake2:59
16Baby Keeps On Breaking 'em Down
Big Joe Williams3:10
17Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:08
18Down on Pennsylvania Avenue
Bertha Idaho2:49
19West Smoker’s Dream
Joey McCoy3:09
20When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy3:07
8▶CD: Various Artists

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Release

ASIN:UK: B00007B8PQ [info]