Various - The Great Blues Men

Various - The Great Blues Men
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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 NixonMandolin – Yank Rachel	2:45
A4	–Muddy Waters	Nineteen Years Old Bass – Sonny WimberleyDrums – 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. PageDrums – J. JonesGuitar – F. GreenePiano – J.P. JohnsonTenor 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

Producer – John Hammond (tracks: B5, B6, C4, D5), Michael Chechik (tracks: D6), Samuel Charters* (tracks: A1, B2, B3, C2, C5, D3, D7)

Notes

1986 Reissue

(P)(C) 1986 Vanguard Records, A Welk Record Group Company

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.

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)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	New Zealand	1972
VSD 25/26	Various	The Great Blues Men ‎(2xLP, Comp, Quad)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	France	1972