Blues: Gold

by Gold: Blues / Various (Rmst)

Overview

None of the cuts on this two-disc, 38-track collection is particularly obscure or hard to find elsewhere, but what makes it a useful set is having them all in one package, and the end result is a nice introduction to modern electric blues. Included are such classic blues performances as Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," T-Bone Walker's "Call It Stormy Monday," Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee," Jimmy Reed's "Big Boss Man," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign," Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind," and Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Flood Down in Texas," among many others. Again, nothing here is going to make a blues collector jump up and shout, but they aren't going to complain, either, since every cut is a stone cold classic. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	01/10/2006
Label:	Hip-O
UPC:	0602498342527
Rank:	50585

Tracks

Disc 1

1. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man  - Willie Dixon  - Muddy Waters
2. Hound Dog  - Jerry Leiber  - Mike Stoller  - Big Mama Thornton
3. Call It Stormy Monday  - T-Bone Walker
4. Reconsider Baby  - Lowell Fulson
5. The Things That I Used to Do  -  Guitar Slim
6. My Babe  - Willie Dixon  -  Little Walter
7. I'm a Man  - Bo Diddley
8. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)  - Ray Charles
9. I'm a King Bee  - Slim Harpo  - James Moore
10. So Many Roads, So Many Trains  - Slim Harpo  - Marshall Paul
11. Big Boss Man  - Luther Dixon  - Jimmy Reed
12. Spoonful  - Willie Dixon  -  Howlin' Wolf
13. Have You Ever Loved a Woman  - Freddie King  - Billy Myles
14. Drivin' Wheel  - Junior Parker  - Roosevelt Sykes
15. Turn on Your Love Light  - Bobby "Blue" Bland  - Deadric Malone  - Joseph Scott
16. Frosty  - Albert Collins
17. Bring It on Home  - Willie Dixon  - Sonny Boy Williamson
18. My Time After Awhile  - Ron Badger  - Sheldon Feinberg  - Robert Geddins  - Buddy Guy
19. Hoodoo Man Blues  -  Wells
20. Wang Dang Doodle  - Willie Dixon  - Koko Taylor
21. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer  - John Lee Hooker

Disc 2

22. Mean Old World  - Duane Allman  - Eric Clapton  - Walter Jacobs
23. All Your Love  - Eric Clapton  - Willie Dixon  -  Mayall  - Otis Rush
24. Shake Your Moneymaker  -  Butterfield  - Elmore James
25. Born Under a Bad Sign  - Booker T. Jones  - Albert King
26. I'd Rather Go Blind  - Bill Foster  - Etta James  - Ellington Jordan
27. She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)  - Taj Mahal  - Yank Rachell
28. The Thrill Is Gone  - Rick Darnell  - Roy Hawkins  - B.B. King
29. If Walls Could Talk  -  Little Milton
30. Trouble No More  -  Allman Brothers Band  - Muddy Waters
31. Luther's Blues  - Luther Allison
32. Down Home Blues  - Z.Z. Hill  - George Jackson
33. Flood Down in Texas  - Larry Davis  - Joseph Scott  -  Vaughan
34. Bad to the Bone  -  Destroyers  - George Thorogood  -  Thorogood
35. Smoking Gun  - Bruce Bromberg  - Richard Cousins  - Robert Cray  -  Cray
36. Am I Wrong?  -  Keb Mo
37. Good Morning Little School Girl  - Jonny Lang
38. Just Won't Burn  - Susan Tedeschi

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Thorogood & the Destroyers   Primary Artist
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers   Primary Artist
Derek and the Dominos   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Little Milton   Primary Artist
Lowell Fulson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
George Thorogood   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Little Walter   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Robert Cray Band   Primary Artist
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Albert King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble   Primary Artist
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Primary Artist,Vocals
Guitar Slim   Primary Artist
Taj Mahal   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Etta James   Primary Artist,Vocals
Duane Allman   Primary Artist,Guitar,Slide Guitar
Destroyers   Primary Artist
Jonny Lang   Primary Artist
Otis Rush   Primary Artist
Buddy Guy   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Junior Wells   Primary Artist
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Primary Artist
Keb' Mo'   Primary Artist
Koko Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Junior Parker   Primary Artist
Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Albert Collins   Primary Artist,Guitar
B.B. King   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Jimmy Reed   Primary Artist
Z.Z. Hill   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Allman Brothers Band   Primary Artist
Big Mama Thornton   Primary Artist,Vocals
T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Primary Artist
Paul Butterfield   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Primary Artist
Little Junior Parker   Primary Artist
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Susan Tedeschi   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ray Charles   Primary Artist
Bo Diddley   Primary Artist
Luther Allison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Freddie King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Philip Gilbeaux   Trumpet
Rayfield Davers   Sax (Baritone)
Theodore Arthur   Sax (Tenor)
Julien Beasley   Saxophone
Gus Fontenette   Sax (Alto)
Herman "Little Junior" Parker   Vocals
Leroy Emanuel   Guitar
Henry Hayes   Sax (Alto)
Fats Morris   Trombone
Arthur Edwards   Bass
Devonia Williams   Piano
Johnny Otis   Vibraphone
Morris Jennings   Drums
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Phil Upchurch   Bass
Mark Naftalin   Organ
Pete "Guitar" Lewis   Guitar
Peter Boe   Keyboards
Herbert Henderson   Drums
Hamp Simmons   Bass
Chick Booth   Drums
Ray Griffin   Bass
Bruce McCabe   Piano
Mama Reed   Vocals
Billy Franze   Guitar (Rhythm)
Murray Watson   Trumpet
Hubert Sumlin   Guitar
Robert Cray   Guitar,Vocals
Sam Lay   Drums
Walter McNeil   Organ
Leard Bell   Drums
Paul Drake   Piano
Bill Warren   Drums
Albert Winston   Bass
Carl Banks   Organ
Laval Belle   Drums
Charlotte Chenault   Vocals (Background)
Milton Rector   Bass
Hubert Myers   Sax (Tenor)
Tommy Nevue   Trumpet
John Watson   Trombone
Bill Johnson   Bass
Bill Willis   Bass
Lefty Bates   Guitar
Oscar Lee Bradley   Drums
John McVie   Bass
Herb Lovelle   Drums
Earl Phillips   Drums
Gary Gilmore   Bass
Leroy Cooper   Saxophone
Teddy Reynolds   Piano
Joe Scott   Trumpet
Charles Crawford   Sax (Baritone)
Jesse Davis   Guitar
Floyd Morris   Piano
Roger Dawkins   Drums
Paul "Blind Man" Harris   Keyboards
Dewey Oldham   Organ,Piano
Choker Campbell   Saxophone
Chris Layton   Drums
Lafayette Leake   Piano
James "Hutch" Hutchinson   Bass
Clifton James   Drums
Eddie "Guitar" Burns   Guitar
Frank Mitchell   Trumpet
Fred Below   Drums
Elvin Bishop   Guitar
Gregg Allman   Organ,Vocals
Charles Chalmers   Saxophone
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Dickey Betts   Guitar
Jeff Simon   Drums
Billy Blough   Bass
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar
Philip Paul   Drums
Michael Bloomfield   Guitar
Hank Carter   Saxophone
Thomisene Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Aaron Varnell   Saxophone
Albert Lowe   Guitar
Willie Dixon   Bass,Vocals
Dino Zimmerman   Guitar
Jim Lamond   Bass
Jimmy Beck   Saxophone
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson   Trumpet
Bobby Nicholson   Bass
Jerome Arnold   Bass
Jewel Bass   Vocals (Background)
Pluma Davis   Trombone
Richard Cousins   Bass
Otis Spann   Piano
Oscar Moore   Drums
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums
Butch Trucks   Drums
David "Fathead" Newman   Saxophone
Joe Arnold   Flute,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Gerald Jemmott   Bass
Jack Meyers   Bass
Jarrett Gibson   Sax (Tenor)
Donald Hankins   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Al Duncan   Drums
Tom West   Organ
Chuck Blackwell   Drums
Tommy Shannon   Bass
Ben Branch   Sax (Tenor)
Pat Hayes   Harmonica
David Smith   Bass
Rob Stupka   Drums
Steve Cropper   Guitar
Sonny Thompson   Piano
Jimmy Rogers   Guitar
Booker T. Jones   Piano
Andrew Love   Sax (Tenor)
Berry Oakley   Bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Donny Hathaway   Piano
Cash McCall   Guitar
Floyd Newman   Saxophone
Gene Barge   Conductor,Saxophone
Lee Baker   Guitar
Johnny Board   Saxophone
Leonard Caston   Piano
Ricky Peterson   Organ
David Hood   Bass
John Starks   Drums
Lloyd Lambert   Bass
Hughie Flint   Drums
John Mayall   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Andy McKaie   Audio Production,Compilation Producer
George Henry Jackson   Composer
Roosevelt Sykes   Composer
Lowell Fulson   Composer
Mary Katherine Aldin   Liner Notes
Roy Hawkins   Composer
Philippe Rault   Producer
Marshall Paul   Composer
Ralph Bass   Producer
Brian Smith   Photography
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Johnny Otis Orchestra   Performer
George Jackson   Composer
George Thorogood   Composer
Calvin Carter   Producer
Guitar Slim   Composer
Jim Steinfeldt   Photography
Lightnin' Hopkins   Composer
Robert Cray   Composer
Mark Abramson   Assistant Producer
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Composer
Hiroyuki Arakawa   Photography
Ron Badger   Composer
Mike Fink   Design
Elmon Mickle   Composer
Johnny Vincent   Producer
Paul Natkin   Photography
Rick Darnell   Composer
Al Smith   Composer
Tommy Couch, Jr.   Producer
Pat Lawrence   Executive Producer
Tom Terrell   Photography
Emily Cagan   Product Manager
Dana Smart   Supervisor
Yank Rachell   Composer
Michael Putland   Photography
Ebet Roberts   Photography
Joe Scott   Arranger
Frank Ockenfels   Photography
Ray Flerlage   Photography
Jay Miller   Producer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Billy Foster   Composer
Les Gruseck   Photography
Eddie Jones & His Playboys   Composer
Paul "Blind Man" Harris   Photography
Jim Marshall   Photography
Joe Willie James   Composer
Robert Eugene Miller   Composer
Donto Foster   Composer
Kevin R. Moore   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Larry Davis   Composer
James Moore   Composer
Taj Mahal   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Joseph Scott   Composer,Producer
Otis Rush   Composer
Tom Dowd   Producer
Bruce Bromberg   Composer,Producer
Wolf Stephenson   Producer
Willie Dixon   Composer,Producer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Richard Cousins   Composer
Rick Hall   Producer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Gilles Petard   Photography
William Bell   Composer
Aaron Walker   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Tom Hambridge   Producer
Albert Collins   Composer
Bill Foster   Composer
Bill Szymczyk   Producer
Bill Hall   Producer
Ellington Jordan   Composer
Eddie Jones   Composer
Billy Myles   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Paul Rothchild   Producer
Sheldon Feinberg   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Susan Tedeschi   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Luther Allison   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Don Robey   Composer
Gene Barge   Arranger
Dennis Walker   Producer
David Rubinson   Producer
Deadric Malone   Composer
David Z.   Producer
John Porter   Producer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Leonard Chess   Producer