The Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First Released on 78s and 45s, 1914-1969

by Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First / Var

Overview

Memphis is one of the handful of cities that have a legitimate claim as the epicenter of the blues -- maybe not the place where it was born but certainly a town where it thrived throughout the 20th century. Bear Family's mammoth 2023 box set The Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First Released on 78's and 45's 1914-1969 tells the city's story in exacting detail, pairing a hefty hardcover book with 534 tracks spread out over the course of 20 CDs. It's a long journey from W.C. Handy's "Mr. Crump and the Memphis Blues" to Ike & Tina Turner's funky "Crazy 'Bout You Baby," but the pleasurable thing about The Memphis Blues Box is that it takes its time to both linger on the main roads and venture down detours. A good portion of the box is devoted to jug bands and their offshoots, the rollicking sound that's at the foundation of the Memphis blues. It's not until the box is well past its halfway point that driving boogie and electrified rackets come into the mix, a combination ushered in through the emergence of B.B. King and Joe Hill Louis, heightened by the appearance of Howlin' Wolf, then sent into the stratosphere with "Rocket '88,'" the Jackie Brenston 45 that arguably fathered rock & roll. The Memphis Blues Box hardly ignores rock & roll and its many ramifications. The compilers take a broad view that's welcome, finding space for jumping rockabilly from Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins, plus the laid-back groove of Booker T. & the M.G.'s. These elements aren't overly emphasized. Rather, they're included next to soul-blues and funk, not to mention that blues revival coda of Gus Cannon singing "Walk Right In" in 1969, to show how the original sound of Memphis blues evolved and ingrained itself into the culture. That makes The Memphis Blues Box invaluable as a historical document, but it's also simply a straight-up blast, particularly if it's taken in 20 individual segments instead of a day-long binge. Breaking up this 20-CD set into smaller segments allows both the minute developments and the big picture to resonate strongly, a sequencing that gives The Memphis Blues Box a real wallop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2023
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127175151

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Mr. Crump and the Memphis Blues  - W.C. Handy
2. The Memphis Blues: One Step  -  Victor Military Band
3. Yellow Dog Blues  -  Handy
4. Sun Brimmers  -  Memphis Jug Band
5. Memphis Jug  -  Memphis Jug Band
6. What Makes a Bow-Legged Woman Crazy `Bout her Knock-Kneed Man?  - Sadie James
7. Drop Down  - Baby Moore
8. Midnight Frolic Drag  -  Williamson's Beale Street Frolic Orchestra
9. Rock Away  - Sadie McKinney
10. I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun  - Ollie Rupert
11. Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All  - Blind Mamie Forehand
12. Ain't Gonna be Your Low Down Dog  - Ollie Rupert
13. Memphis Scronch  -  Williamson's Beale Street Frolic Orchestra
14. Everybody's Blues  - Furry Lewis
15. Sunshine Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band
16. Memphis Boy  -  Memphis Jug Band
17. It's a Good Thing  -  Beale Street Sheiks
18. Beale Town Bound  -  Beale Street Sheiks
19. Mr. Crump Don't Like It  -  Beale Street Sheiks
20. Billy Lyons and Stack O Lee  - Furry Lewis
21. Kansas City Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band
22. I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train  - Jennie Clayton  - Jennie Mae Clayton  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Ben Ramey  - Will Shade  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
23. Beale Street Mess Around  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Ben Ramey  - Will Shade  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
24. Turpentine Blues  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
25. Vol Stevens Blues  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon

Disc 2

26. My Money Never Runs Out  -  Banjo Joe  - Arthur Blake  - Gus Cannon
27. Rock Island Blues  - Lewis Black
28. The Crowing Rooster  -  Can  - Maylon "Pet" Harney  - Richard Harney  -  Pet  -  Pet and Can  - Walter Rhodes
29. Corn Liquor Blues  - Lewis Black
30. Twelve Pound Daddy  - Pearl Dickson  - Maylon "Pet" Harney  - Richard Harney
31. Minglewood Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis  - Ashley Thompson
32. I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop  - Jim Jackson
33. Madison Street Rag  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis  - Ashley Thompson
34. Springdale Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis  - Ashley Thompson
35. My Monday Woman Blues  - Jim Jackson
36. Snitchin' Gambler Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Charlie Polk  - Will Shade  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
37. Bedtime Blues  - Frank Stokes
38. My Mobile Central Blues  - Jim Jackson
39. Memphis Stomp  - James Augustine  - Elly Bellare  - Rupe Biggadike  - Bob Cooke  - Ken Herlin  -  Memphis Stompers
40. Jake Bottle Blues  - Lemuel Turner
41. Coal Oil Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Charlie Polk  - Ben Ramey  - Will Shade  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
42. Peaches in the Springtime  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Charlie Polk  - Ben Ramey  - Will Shade  - Vol Stevens  - Casey Bill Weldon
43. Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues  - Jim Richardson  - Mooch Richardson
44. Bootlegging Blues  - Jim Jackson  - Eva Smith
45. Policy Blues  - Jim Jackson  - Eva Smith
46. Two Time Blues  - Arthur Petties
47. Dill Pickles Rag  - Charles L. Johnson  -  McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers
48. Keghouse Blues  - George Cathya  - Lonnie Johnson  -  Keghouse
49. Labor Blue  - Tom Dickson

Disc 3

50. Helena Blues  - Lonnie Johnson  - Jim Richardson  - Mooch Richardson
51. Happy Blues  - Tom Dickson
52. Burying Ground Blues  - Lonnie Johnson  - Jim Richardson  - Mooch Richardson
53. Jasper Taylor Blues  - Eddie Heywood  - Jasper Taylor  -  Taylor  - Clarence Williams
54. Mistreatin' Blues  - Frank Stokes
55. It Won't Be Long Now  - Frank Stokes
56. Nehi Mamma Blues  - Frank Stokes
57. I Got Mine  - Frank Stokes
58. This Morning She Was Gone  - Jim Jackson
59. I Will Turn Your Money Green  - Furry Lewis
60. Furry's Blues  - Furry Lewis
61. Stomp That Thing  - Furry Lewis  - Frank Stokes
62. Kassie Jones, Pt. 1  - Furry Lewis
63. Cannon Ball Blues  - Furry Lewis
64. Judge Harsh Blues  - Furry Lewis
65. I'm Gonna Move to Louisiana  - Jim Jackson
66. `Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do  - Frank Stokes
67. Take Me Back  - Frank Stokes
68. Kyle's Worried Blues  - Charlie Kyle
69. Walking Blues  - Charlie Kyle
70. Traveling Man  - Jim Jackson
71. Pig Ankle Strut  - Elijah Avery  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis
72. Ripley Blues  - Elijah Avery  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis
73. Hollywood Rag  - Elijah Avery  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis

Disc 4

74. Bye, Bye, Policeman  - Jim Jackson
75. Rolling Stone  - Robert Wilkins
76. Jail House Blues  - Robert Wilkins
77. Feather Bed  - Elijah Avery  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  - Noah Lewis
78. Lindberg Hop  - Jab Jones  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
79. Sugar Pudding  - Jab Jones  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
80. A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake  - Jab Jones  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
81. On the Road Again  - Jab Jones  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
82. Whitewash Station Blues  - Jab Jones  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
83. Stealin' Stealin'  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
84. Jug Band Waltz  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
85. Viola Lee Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Noah Lewis
86. Riley's Wagon  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon
87. Better Leave That Stuff Alone  - Will Shade
88. She Stabbed Me With an Ice-Pick  - Will Shade
89. Canned Heat Blues  -  Keghouse
90. Nobody Knows (What the Good Deacon Does)  - Hambone Willie Newbern
91. Shelby County Workhouse  - Hambone Willie Newbern
92. Roll and Tumble Blues  - Hambone Willie Newbern
93. Fourth and Beale  - Gus Cannon  -  Cannon
94. Last Chance Blues  - Gus Cannon  -  Cannon  - Howard Woods
95. What's the Matter?  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
96. John Henry (The Steel Driving Man), Pt. 1  - Furry Lewis
97. Black Gypsy Blues  - Furry Lewis
98. The Dirty Dozen  -  Speckled Red

Disc 5

99. South Memphis Blues  - Frank Stokes
100. Dirty Butter  - Minnie Wallace
101. The Old Folks Started It  - Minnie Wallace
102. Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 1  - Garfield Akers
103. Cow Cow Blues  - Jed Davenport
104. Whiskey Drinkin' Blues  - Jenny Pope
105. Alabama Blues  - Robert Wilkins
106. Long Train Blues  - Robert Wilkins
107. That's No Way to Get Along  - Robert Wilkins
108. Jim Jackson's Jamboree, Pt. 1  -  Georgia Tom  - Jim Jackson  -  Speckled Red  -  Tampa Red  - J. Mayo Williams
109. You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa?  - Hattie Hart
110. Right Now Blues  - Frank Stokes
111. Diving Duck Blues  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
112. Undertaker Blues  - Douglas Williams  -  Williams
113. Little Sarah  - Sleepy John Estes  - Yank Rachell
114. Broken Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
115. I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried to Deal Me)  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
116. Number Nine Blues  - Blind Clyde Church
117. I'm Going Away Blues  - Frank Stokes
118. Frank Stokes' Dream  - Frank Stokes
119. Memphis Rounders Blues  - Frank Stokes
120. Going to Germany  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Noah Lewis
121. Last Chance Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Hosea Wood
122. Walk Right In  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Hosea Wood
123. He Got Better Things for You  -  Memphis Sanctified Singers  - Tarleton Roberts

Disc 6

124. Leaving Blues  - Mel Parker  - Mel Parker  - Douglas Williams  -  Williams
125. The Beale Street Sheik  - Douglas Williams  -  Williams
126. Thrill Me  - Douglas Williams  -  Williams
127. Chickasaw Special  - Noah Lewis
128. The Rooster's Crowing Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Hosea Wood
129. Jonestown Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon
130. Memphis Yo Yo Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Jennie Pope
131. K. C. Moan  - Tewee Blackman  -  Memphis Jug Band
132. I Whipped My Woman With a Single Tree  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
133. I Will Meet You at the Station  -  Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers
134. Beale Street Breakdown  - Jed Davenport  -  Davenport
135. Jug Blues  - Jed Davenport  -  Davenport
136. I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
137. Mister Tango Blues  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
138. You Ought to Move Out of Town  - Jed Davenport  -  Davenport
139. Save Me Some  - Jed Davenport  -  Davenport
140. Fare Thee Well Blues  - Joe Calicott
141. Traveling Mama Blues  - Joe Calicott
142. What Fault You Find of Me?, Pt. 1  -  Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie  - Joe McCoy  - Kansas Joe McCoy  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
143. Can I Do It for You?, Pt. 1  -  Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie  - Joe McCoy  - Minnie McCoy
144. She Wouldn't Give Me None  -  Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie  - Joe McCoy
145. I'll Go With Her Blues  - Robert Wilkins
146. Nashville Stonewall Blues  - Robert Wilkins
147. Tennessee Workhouse Blues  - Jennie Pope  - Jenny Pope
148. What's the Matter Now?, Pt. 1  - Charlie Nickerson  - Charlie "Bozo" Nickerson

Disc 7

149. Rent Man Blues  - Jenny Pope
150. Bedside Blues  - Jim Thompkins
151. Hesitation Blues  - Jim Jackson
152. Bumble Bee  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
153. I'm Talking About You  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
154. Down the Big Road Blues  - Mattie Delaney
155. Tallahatchie River Blues  - Mattie Delaney
156. Dough Roller Blues  - Garfield Akers
157. Stinging Snake Blues  - Madelyn James
158. Long Time Blues  - Madelyn James
159. Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Charlie Nickerson
160. Milk Cow Blues  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
161. Oh Ambulance Man  - Jennie Mae Clayton  -  Memphis Jug Band
162. Cocaine Habit Blues  - Jennie Mae Clayton  -  Memphis Jug Band
163. Cave Man Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
164. It Won't Act Right  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
165. Jim Strainer Blues  - Jennie Mae Clayton  -  Memphis Jug Band
166. Fourth Street Mess Around  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
167. What'cha Doin'?  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
168. I'm Going Back Home  - Joe Johnson  - Minnie McCoy
169. Bumble Bee Blues  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Jug Band
170. Meningitis Blues  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Jug Band
171. The New Frisco Train  - Napoleon Hairiston  - A. White  - Bukka White  - Washington White
172. I Am in the Heavenly Way  - Washington White
173. I Never Told a Lie  -  McCoy & Johnson  - Minnie McCoy

Disc 8

174. Don't Want No Woman (T'Have T'Give My Money To)  - Joe Johnson  -  McCoy & Johnson
175. Georgia Skin  - Joe Johnson  - Minnie McCoy
176. Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues  - Jennie Mae Clayton  -  Memphis Jug Band
177. Stonewall Blues  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
178. Stack O' Dollars  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
179. Sweet Mama  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes  - Yank Rachell
180. Cash Money Blues  - Jessie Clifton  - Kaiser Clifton
181. She'll Be Back Someday  - Jessie Clifton  - Kaiser Clifton
182. Spider's Nest Blues  -  Carolina Peanut Boys  - Jennie Mae Clayton
183. Papa's Got Your Bath Water On  - Hattie Hart  -  Memphis Jug Band
184. Going Back to Memphis  - Charlie Nickerson  - Charlie "Bozo" Nickerson  - Will Shade
185. I'm Blue and Lonesome  -  Fleming & Townsend  - Reece Fleming  - Respers Townsend
186. She's Just That Kind  -  Fleming & Townsend  - Reece Fleming  - Respers Townsend
187. In Dat Mornin'  - Jimmie Lunceford  -  Lunceford
188. I'm Sittin' on Top of the World  -  Beale Street Rounders  - Jed Davenport
189. Talking `Bout Yo Yo  -  Beale Street Rounders  - Jed Davenport
190. North Memphis Blues  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
191. He's in the Jailhouse Now  -  Memphis Sheiks  - Burt Murphy
192. Wolf River Blues  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon  -  Cannon
193. Bring It With You When You Come  -  Cannon's Jug Stompers  - Gus Cannon
194. Like I Want to Be  - Noah Lewis  -  Lewis
195. Ticket Agent Blues  - Noah Lewis  -  Lewis
196. New Minglewood Blues  - Noah Lewis  -  Lewis
197. Round and Round  -  Memphis Sheiks  - Will Shade
198. This Will Bring You Back  -  Carolina Peanut Boys  - Will Shade
199. Move That Thing  -  Carolina Peanut Boys  - Charlie Nickerson  - Will Shade

Disc 9

200. Bad Luck's My Buddy  - Noah Lewis  -  Lewis
201. Selling the Jelly  -  Carolina Peanut Boys  - Van Hunt
202. Tricks Ain't Walkin No More  - Lucille Bogan  -  Memphis Minnie
203. Bottle It Up and Go  - Charlie Burse  -  Picaninny Jug Band  - Will Shade
204. Tappin' That Thing  -  Burse and Stephen  - Jab Jones  - Will Shade
205. Highway No. 61 Blues  - Jack Kelly  -  Kelly
206. Policy Rag  - Jack Kelly  -  Kelly
207. Country Woman  - Will Batts
208. Cadillac Baby  - Will Batts
209. Doctor Medicine  - Daniel Higgs  -  Kelly
210. Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel No. 1  - Ramblin' Red Lowery  - Earl L. Winchester
211. Sugar Farm Blues  - Dan Jackson  - Poor Jim  - Yank Rachell  - Dan Smith
212. You Got to Move (You Ain't Got to Move), Pt. 1  - Kansas Joe McCoy  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
213. Give It to Me in My Hand  - Kansas Joe McCoy  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
214. Moanin' the Blues  - Allen Shaw
215. Tear It Down, Bed Slats and All  -  Memphis Jug Band
216. Bottle It Up and Go  - Charlie Burse  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
217. Insane Crazy Blues  - Charlie Burse  -  Memphis Jug Band
218. Memphis Shakedown  - Charlie Burse  -  Memphis Jug Band  - Will Shade
219. Let Me Ride  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
220. Down South Blues  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes  - Hammie Nixon
221. Stop That Thing  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes  - Hammie Nixon
222. The Cockeyed World  - Minnie Wallace  -  Wallace
223. Let's All Do That Thing  - Minnie Wallace  -  Wallace
224. Hoodoo Lady  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
225. Black Cat Blues  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie

Disc 10

226. You Can't Rule Me  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
227. Down in the Alley  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
228. Shake 'Em on Down  - Bukka White
229. Brownsville Blues  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
230. Easin' Back to Tennessee  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
231. Good Biscuits  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
232. Diggin' My Potatoes  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Little Son Joe
233. Key to the World  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Little Son Joe
234. Call the Fire Wagon  - Minnie McCoy  -  Memphis Minnie
235. Grief Will Kill You  - Charlie Doyle  - Little Buddy Doyle
236. Hard Scufflin' Blues  - Charlie Doyle  - Little Buddy Doyle
237. Beale Street Holiday  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
238. Goldie May  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
239. What's the matter With the Well?  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
240. Good Potatoes on the Hill  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
241. Dawn of Day Blues  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
242. Scared to Death  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
243. Fan It  - Frankie Jaxon  -  Swift Jewel Cowboys
244. Memphis Blues  - W.C. Handy  -  Swift Jewel Cowboys
245. You Played a Trick on Me  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
246. Oh, Liza!  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
247. Single Man Blues  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
248. Spider Bite Blues  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
249. Nummy Nimmy Not  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
250. You Can Go  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
251. Insane Jealous Blues  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
252. Zugity Zugity Zomp  - Jimmy DeBerry  -  Deberry
253. Here's Your Opportunity  - Gene Steele  - Wiley Walker

Disc 11

254. Just a Little of the Blues  - Gene Steele
255. You Done Done It  - Jack Kelly
256. Diamond Buyer Blues  - Jack Kelly
257. High Behind Blues  - Jack Kelly
258. Sweet Man Blues  - Charlie Doyle  - Little Buddy Doyle
259. World Wandering Blues  - Jack Kelly
260. You Better Watch Out  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
261. Too Much Beef  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
262. Brand New Day Blues  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
263. Magic Spell Blues  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
264. Ain't Gonna Be No Doggone Afterwhile  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
265. It Makes No Difference Now  -  Burse  - Jimmie Davis  - Floyd Tillman
266. Memphis Highway Stomp  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
267. It's Against the Rule  - Charlie Burse  -  Burse
268. Parchman Farm Blues  - Bukka White
269. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing  - Bukka White
270. Special Streamline  - Bukka White
271. Last Pair of Shoes Blues  - Peter Chatman  -  Chatman
272. Beer Drinking Woman  -  Memphis Slim  - Joe Williams
273. Grinder Man Blues  -  Memphis Slim  - Joe Williams
274. The Shelby County Blues  -  Memphis Slim  - Joe Williams
275. Biscuit Baking Woman  - Yank Rachell
276. Hobo Blues  - Yank Rachell
277. In My Girlish Days  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie
278. Me and My Chauffeur Blues  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie
279. Lawyer Clark Blues  - John Estes  - Sleepy John Estes
280. Don't You Want to Know  -  Delta Boys  - John Estes
281. Tappin' That Thing  - Yank Rachell

Disc 12

282. Get Ready to Meet Your Man  - James Clark  - James "Beale Street" Clark
283. Killer Diller  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie
284. Fish Man Blues  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie
285. Come to Me Baby (What Evil Have I Done)  - James "Beale Street" Clark  - Harriett Melka
286. Rockin' the House  - Peter Chatman  -  Memphis Slim
287. Long About Three  - Al Jackson  -  Jackson
288. Miss Martha King  - B.B. King  - Riley King
289. Let's Go to the Liquor Store  -  Green
290. I Love My Baby  -  Green  - Sammy Jett
291. Got the Blues  - B.B. King  - Riley King
292. She Ain't No Good  -  Green  - A. White
293. A Jumpin' and a Shufflin'  - Joe Hill Louis
294. Don't Trust Your Best Friend  - Joe Hill Louis
295. I'm So Worried  - Rufus Thomas
296. Highway 61  - Robert Johnson  -  Memphis Eddie
297. Cool Down Mamma  - Lost John Hunter  - Lyndell Woodson
298. Y M & V Blues  - Lost John Hunter
299. Gotta Let You Go  - Joe Hill Louis  - Sam Phillips
300. Beer Bottle Boogie  -  Mister Swing  -  Plater
301. B. B. Boogie  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
302. The Other Night Blues  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
303. I Feel Like a Million  - Joe Hill Louis  - Jules Taub
304. Boogie in the Park  - Joe Hill Louis  - Jules Taub
305. Dark Skin Woman Blues  -  Lite
306. Jumping This Morning  -  Lite
307. Don't You Want a Man Like Me  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
308. B. B. Blues  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
309. Fine Looking Woman  - B.B. King  - Riley King

Disc 13

310. Roscoe's Boogie  - Roscoe Gordon
311. Little Boy Blue  - Big Walter Horton  -  Mumbles
312. Walkin' Talkin' Blues  - Joe Hill Louis
313. Goin' Down Slow  - Joe Hill Louis  - Jules Taub
314. Rocket ¿88¿  - Jackie Brenston
315. Heartbroken and Worried  - Ike Turner
316. Independent Woman  - Jackie Brenston
317. Saddled the Cow  - Roscoe Gordon  - Jules Taub
318. Big Legged Woman  - Joe Hill Louis
319. Eyesight to the Blind  - Joe Hill Louis  - Sonny Boy Williamson
320. She's Dynamite  - B.B. King  - Hudson Whittaker
321. She Really Treats Me Wrong  - Leonard Chess  - Sam Phillips  -  Sargent
322. Night Workin' Blues  - Rufus Thomas  - Marty Witzel
323. Crazy About You Baby  - Rufus Thomas
324. Tennessee Bounce  - Phineas Jr. Newborn  - Phineas Sr. Newborn  - Jules Taub
325. She's a Mean Woman  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
326. Fine as Wine  - Dick Cole  -  Newborn  - Jules Taub
327. Black Gal  - Big Walter Horton  -  Mumbles
328. Jumpin' Blues  - Big Walter Horton  -  Mumbles
329. Lonesome Bedroom Blues  - Willie Nix  - Jules Taub
330. Goin Away Walkin  - Frank Floyd  - Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd
331. She's Done Moved  - Frank Floyd  - Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd
332. Juiced  - Jackie Brenston  - Billy Love
333. Dime a Dozen  - Roscoe Gordon
334. Moanin' at Midnight  - Carl Germany  -  Howlin' Wolf
335. How Many More Years  - Carl Germany  -  Howlin' Wolf
336. Tuckered Out  - Jackie Brenston  - Larry Meeks

Disc 14

337. Booted  - Tommy Courtney  - Rosco Gordon  - Roscoe Gordon
338. 3 o'clock blues  - B.B. King  - Riley King
339. Morning At Midnight  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
340. Riding in the Moonlight  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
341. Crying at Daybreak  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
342. My Baby Stole Off  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
343. Booted  - Roscoe Gordon
344. You're Gonna Cry  - Billy Love
345. Country Clown  - Doctor Ross
346. Dry Up Baby  - Robert Bland  - Jules Taub
347. Crying  - Robert Bland  -  Gordon
348. Two Kinds of Women  - Roscoe Gordon
349. The Wolf Is at Your Door  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
350. Worried All the Time  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
351. Drivin' Slow  - Johnny London
352. Mr. Highway Man  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
353. My Own Fault, Darlin'  - B.B. King  - Riley King
354. Some Day, Somewhere  - B.B. King  - Riley King
355. Bad Women, Bad Whiskey  -  Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames  - Junior Parker
356. Walk Right In  -  Bill Harvey's Orchestra  - Bonita Cole  - William G. Harvey
357. I Hear You Knockin'  -  Bill Harvey's Orchestra  - Bonita Cole  - William G. Harvey
358. Chocolate Blonde  - Joe Hill Louis
359. No More Doggin'  - Roscoe Gordon
360. Trouble and Heartaches  - Ike Turner
361. New Orleans Wimmen  - Roscoe Gordon
362. What You Got on Your Mind  - Roscoe Gordon
363. Trouble and Me  - Earl Forest  - Joe Josea
364. I Wronged a Woman  - Earl Forest  - Jules Taub

Disc 15

365. Rock the Bottle  -  Beale Streeters  - Earl Forest
366. Whoopin' and Hollerin'  -  Beale Streeters  - Earl Forest  - David James
367. Drifting From Town to Town  - Robert Bland
368. Mid Night Hours Journey  - Johnny Ace  - Joe Josea
369. You Know I Love You  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
370. Boogie Woogie Woman  - B.B. King  - Riley King  - Jules Taub
371. When I Am Gone (She Treats Me Mean and Evil)  - Joe Hill Louis
372. Saddle My Pony (Gonna Find My Baby Out in the World Somewhere)  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
373. Looking for My Baby  -  Bonnie & Ike Turner  - Bonnie Turner  - Ike Turner
374. Hey, Fat Girl  - Rosco Gordon
375. T Model Boogie  - Rosco Gordon
376. Decorate the Counter  - Tommy Courtney  - Rufus Thomas
377. Love Is a Gamble  - Marion Louis Lee  -  Mary Sue  - Ike Turner
378. Truckin' Little Woman  - Willie Nix
379. Little Annie  - Frank Brown  - Frank Jr. Brown  -  Nelson
380. Still Feeling Sad  - Frank Brown  - Frank Jr. Brown  -  Nelson
381. Pretty Baby Blues  - Woodrow Adams  -  Adams  -  Three B's
382. Poor Man  - Billy Love
383. My Song  - Johnny Ace  -  Beale Streeters  - David Mattis
384. Dorothy Mae  - Joe Hill Louis
385. Too Many Women  -  Beale Streeters  - Rosco Gordon  - David Mattis
386. Angel  - Johnny Ace  - David Mattis
387. I.O.U. Blues  - Bobby "Blue" Bland  - David Mattis
388. Ain't No Use  - Rosco Gordon  -  Gordon
389. Three Cent Love  - Rosco Gordon  -  Gordon
390. Dream Baby  - Rosco Gordon  -  Gordon  - Roscoe Gordon
391. Lucille (Looking for My Baby)  - Rosco Gordon  -  Gordon  - Roscoe Gordon

Disc 16

392. Little Walter's Boogie [Take 3]  - Big Walter Horton
393. West Winds Are Blowing [Take 1]  - Big Walter Horton
394. Oh! Red  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
395. Seems Like a Million Years  - Willie Nix  - Sam Phillips
396. Baker Shop Boogie  - Willie Nix  - Sam Phillips
397. Every Monday Morning  - Walter "Tang" Smith
398. We All Gotta Go Sometime  - Joe Hill Louis
399. Burley Cutie  - Johnny Ace  - John Alexander
400. No Blow No Show  - Bobby Bland  - Bobby "Blue" Bland  - David Mattis
401. Just in From Texas  - Roscoe Gordon  - David Mattis
402. We're All Loaded  - Roscoe Gordon  - Jules Taub
403. Don't Do It Again  - Leslie Louis
404. Blue Memphis  - George Lawson  -  Lawson
405. Honkin' the Blues  - George Lawson  -  Lawson
406. She's Taking All My Money  - Johnny Lewis
407. Jealous Man  - Johnny Lewis  - Leslie Louis
408. Got My Application Baby  - Handy Jackson  - Sam Phillips
409. Trouble (Will Bring You Down)  - Handy Jackson  - Sam Phillips
410. I Love My Baby  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
411. Life Is Like That  - Bonita Cole  -  Fort
412. Gatemouth's Ghost  - Bill Fort  -  Fort
413. Easy  - Jimmy DeBerry  - Big Walter Horton  -  Jimmy  -  Jimmy & Walter
414. Before Long  - Jimmy DeBerry  - Big Walter Horton  -  Jimmy  -  Jimmy & Walter
415. Western Union Man  - Joe Hill Louis  - Jules Taub
416. On the Floor  - Joe Hill Louis  - Leslie Louis
417. Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog)  - Sam Phillips  - Rufus Thomas
418. Call Me Anything, But Call Me  - Milton Addington  -  Big Memphis Ma Rainey  -  Onzie Horne Combo

Disc 17

419. Baby, No No!  - Milton Addington  -  Big Memphis Ma Rainey  - Marion Keisker  -  Onzie Horne Combo  - Ma Rainey
420. Greyhound Blues  - D.A. Hunt
421. Take a Little Chance  - Sam Burns  - Jimmy DeBerry
422. Time Has Made a Change  - Sam Burns  - Jimmy DeBerry
423. Beale St. Shuffle  - Joe Dobbins  -  Four Cruisers
424. Feelin' Good  -  Little Junior's Blue Flames  - Junior Parker
425. Fussin' and Fightin' Blues  -  Little Junior's Blue Flames  - Junior Parker
426. Save That Money  - Rufus Thomas
427. Beggin' My Baby  - Milton Campbell  -  Little Milton
428. Love My Baby  -  Little Junior's Blue Flames  - Junior Parker
429. Mystery Train  -  Little Junior's Blue Flames  - Junior Parker
430. Come Back Baby  - Doctor Ross
431. Kissing in the Dark  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band
432. World of Trouble  - Ernest Lawlars  -  Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band
433. All Shook Out  - David Mattis  -  Moohah
434. Going Crazy  -  Branch  - Don Hines
435. Straighten Up Baby  - James Cotton
436. Hydramatic Woman  - Joe Hill Louis
437. Harmonica Jam  - Coy Love  - Hot Shot Love
438. No Teasing Around  - Billy Emerson  - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
439. If You Love Me (Baby)  - Milton Campbell  -  Little Milton
440. Lookin' For My Baby  - Milton Campbell  -  Little Milton
441. The Woodchuck  - Billy Emerson  - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
442. The Snuggle  - Raymond Hill
443. Hart's Bread Boogie  - Billy Love
444. Cotton Crop Blues  - James Cotton
445. Rockin Chair Daddy  - Frank Floyd  - Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd
446. That's All Right  - Bill Black  - Arthur Cruddup  - Scotty Moore  - Elvis Presley
447. The Boogie Disease  - Doctor Ross

Disc 18

448. Drinkin Wine Spodee O Dee  - Sticks McGhee  - Malcolm Yelvington  -  Yelvington
449. When It Rains It Pours  - Billy Emerson  - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
450. Milkcow Blues Boogie  - Kokomo Arnold  - Bill Black  - Scotty Moore  - Elvis Presley
451. Baby You Just Don't Know  - Woodrow Adams  - Lester Bihari
452. Goin' Away Baby  - Joe Hill Louis  -  Vendor
453. Just Plain Tired  - Joe Hill Louis  -  Vendor
454. I Feel So Worried  - Willie Johnson  -  Johnson  - Sammy Lewis
455. Red Hot  - Billy Emerson  - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
456. Just Love Me Baby  - Rosco Gordon
457. Bring Your Love Back Home  - Eddie Snow
458. Mystery Train  - Bill Black  - Scotty Moore  - Junior Parker  - Sam Phillips  - Elvis Presley
459. Something for Nothing  - Billy Emerson  - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
460. My Last Mile  - Lester Bihari  - Walter Miller  -  Saxons
461. What Can The Matter Be?  - Minnie Thomas  -  Waters
462. The Easy Livin' Plan  -  Bearcats  - Lester Bihari  - Rufus Thomas
463. I'm Steady Holding On  -  Bearcats  - Lester Bihari  - Rufus Thomas
464. The Chicken (Dance With You)  - Rosco Gordon
465. Boppin' the Blues  - Howard Griffin  - Carl Perkins
466. Red Headed Woman  - Sonny Burgess
467. Shoobie Oobie  - Rosco Gordon
468. Love at First Sight  - Milton Campbell  -  Leslo  -  Little Milton  -  Playmates Of Rhythm
469. Ooh! My Little Baby  - Milton Campbell  -  Little Milton  -  Playmates Of Rhythm
470. Motherless Child Blues  - Levi Seabury  -  Seabury
471. Waughely's Boogie  - Millard Lee  -  Lee
472. Matchbox  - Carl Perkins
473. Farewell Blues  -  Lee  - Rosetta Perry
474. You Gotta Help Me Some  - Chester Guydon
475. Coming Home, Pt. 1  - Tuff Green  -  Green  - Joe Hall

Disc 19

476. Glamour Girl  - Joe Hill Lewis  -  Little Joe
477. What a Fool I Can Be  - June Nance  - Robert Talley
478. Sally Jo  - Rosco Gordon  - Sam Phillips
479. Mop Bop Boogie  - Wilbur Steinburg  - Robert Talley
480. Wasting My Time  - Willie Mitchell  -  Mitchell  - Billy Taylor
481. You Don't Love Me  - Willie Cobbs
482. Sad and Blue  - Woodrow Adams  - Ruben Cherry
483. Repossession Blues  - Roland Janes  -  Lightnin' Leon
484. Little School Girl  - Billy Garner
485. It's Too Bad  - Eddie Boyd
486. Blues Like Midnight  - G. Celia Camp  - Billy Yates
487. Big Legs  - Ruben Cherry  - Cleanhead Cootsie
488. I'm So Glad  - Don Hines
489. Stormy Monday Blues  - Bob Crowder  - Billy Eckstine  - Don Hines  - Earl Hines
490. Green Onions  -  Booker T. & the MG's  - Steve Cropper  - Al Jr. Jackson  - Booker T. Jones  -  MG's  - Lewie Steinberg
491. Jelly Roll King  - Frank Frost
492. Crawlback  - Frank Frost
493. Five Long Years  - Willie Cobbs
494. Too Sad  - Willie Cobbs
495. Fine and Mellow  - Eleanora McKay  - Rufus Thomas
496. Lonely Boy (I Need a Woman)  - Gilbert Caples  - Willie Cobbs
497. Big Boss Man  - Willie Cobbs  - Luther Dixon  - Al Smith
498. You Had to Pay  - Earl Forest  - Donald Hines
499. Astronote Blues  -  Big John  - Charles D. Scott
500. West Memphis Blues  - Calvin Newborn
501. Cross Cut Saw  -  Binghampton Blues Boys  - Fred Ingram  - William Moss  - Willie Sanders  - George "Chicken" Walker
502. My Sweetheart Is Like a Gypsy  - Levester Carter  - Ed Kirby  - Big Lucky  -  Millionaires Band  - Lindbergh Nelson
503. Hurricane Blues  - Big Lucky Carter  - Levester Carter  - Prince Gabe  - Ed Kirby  - Lindbergh Nelson  -  Prince Gabe & the Millionaires
504. Now It's Alright  - Earl Forest
505. Here It Is  - Frank Allen  - Mills Allen

Disc 20

506. Rock Me Baby  - Billy Adams  - Joe Josea  - Riley King
507. My Babe  - Willie Dixon  -  Jesters
508. Never Let Me Go  - Willie Cobbs  - Rico Collins
509. You Don't Know How It Feels to Have the Blues  - Willie Wilkes
510. He Won't Bite Me Twice  - Big Amos Patton
511. Fatten Pin  - Clyde Hopkins
512. Laundromat Blues  - Sandy Jr. Jones  - Albert King
513. Overall Junction  - Albert King
514. Man or Mouse  - Robert Kelton  - Junior Parker
515. Just Like a Fish  - Junior Parker  - Pearl Woods
516. Crosscut Saw  - Albert King
517. You Can Make It If You Try  - Ted Jarrett  - Junior Parker
518. Country Girl  - Junior Parker
519. I'm Gone  - Big Amos Patton
520. A Touch of the Blues  - Bobby Bland  - Deadric Malone
521. I Am Blue and Lonesome  - Claude Johnson
522. Sitting Here Thinking  - Claude Johnson
523. Steady Holding On  - Rufus Thomas
524. What a Dream  - Jimmy Davis  -  Three Tuffs
525. A Man's a Fool  - Jimmy Davis  -  Three Tuffs
526. You Can't Leave Me  - Junior Kimbell
527. Miss Betty Green  - Big Lucky Carter  - Levester Carter
528. Goofer Dust  - Big Lucky Carter  - Levester Carter
529. I've Been Hurt  - Big Lucky Carter  - Levester Carter
530. Frank This Is It  - Jellean Delk  - Cliff Jackson  -  Naturals  - Teddy Paige  - Jerry Phillips
531. Nine Below Zero  - Cliff Jackson  -  Naturals  - Sonny Boy Williamson
532. Crazy 'Bout You Baby  - Ike Turner  -  Turner  - Tina Turner  - Sonny Boy Williamson
533. Mean Old World  - Ike Turner  -  Turner  - Tina Turner
534. Walk Right In  - Gus Cannon

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
Lost John Hunter   Primary Artist
Vol Stevens   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Ma Rainey   Primary Artist
Casey Bill Weldon   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
W.C. Handy   Primary Artist
Garfield Akers   Primary Artist
Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats   Primary Artist
Victor Military Band   Primary Artist
Donald Hines   Primary Artist
Furry Lewis   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Frank Frost   Primary Artist
Frank Stokes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Charlie "Bozo" Nickerson   Primary Artist
Speckled Red   Primary Artist
Allen Shaw   Primary Artist
Jed Davenport   Primary Artist
Lemuel Turner   Primary Artist,Guitar (Steel)
Sammy Lewis   Primary Artist
Leslie Louis   Primary Artist
Charlie Burse   Primary Artist
Sleepy John Estes   Primary Artist
The Beale Street Sheiks   Primary Artist
Swift Jewel Cowboys   Primary Artist
Sonny Burgess   Primary Artist
Big Memphis Ma Rainey   Primary Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist
Blind Mamie Forehand   Primary Artist
Big Walter Horton   Primary Artist
Big Lucky Carter   Primary Artist
Big Amos Patton   Primary Artist
Billy "The Kid" Emerson   Primary Artist
Bonnie & Ike Turner   Primary Artist
Bill Black   Primary Artist
Bonnie Turner   Primary Artist
Ike Turner   Primary Artist
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Primary Artist
Billy Adams   Primary Artist
Ike & Tina Turner   Primary Artist
Billy Yates   Primary Artist
James "Beale Street" Clark   Primary Artist
Junior Parker   Primary Artist
Minnie Wallace   Primary Artist
Moohah   Primary Artist
Tom Dickson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bukka White   Primary Artist
Calvin Newborn   Primary Artist
Harmonica Frank Floyd   Primary Artist
Willie Nix   Primary Artist
Mooch Richardson   Primary Artist
Tina Turner   Primary Artist
Albert King   Primary Artist
Dan Jackson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Georgia Tom   Primary Artist
Hambone Willie Newbern   Primary Artist
Handy Jackson   Primary Artist
Little Son Joe   Primary Artist
Walter Rhodes   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Accordion
Walter Miller   Primary Artist
Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band   Primary Artist
Pearl Dickson   Primary Artist,Vocals
The MG's   Primary Artist
Billy Taylor   Primary Artist
Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist
Booker T. Jones   Primary Artist
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band   Primary Artist
Levi Seabury & His Band   Primary Artist
Little Joe   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Robert Bland   Primary Artist
Rosco Gordon   Primary Artist
Jim Jackson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Robert Wilkins   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Jimmy DeBerry   Primary Artist
Little Milton   Primary Artist
Little Junior's Blue Flames   Primary Artist
Rufus Thomas   Primary Artist
Scotty Moore   Primary Artist
Jellean Delk   Primary Artist
Jenny Pope   Primary Artist
Picaninny Jug Band   Primary Artist
Phineas Newborn Orchestra   Primary Artist
Joe Hill Louis   Primary Artist
Jack Kelly   Primary Artist
D.A. Hunt   Primary Artist
Cliff Jackson   Primary Artist
Billy Garner   Primary Artist
James Cotton   Primary Artist
Claude Johnson   Primary Artist
Joe Calicott   Primary Artist
Earl Forest   Primary Artist
Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers   Primary Artist
Mattie Delaney   Primary Artist
Ramblin' Red Lowery   Primary Artist
Noah Lewis Jug Band   Primary Artist
Raymond Hill   Primary Artist
Memphis Sheiks   Primary Artist
Memphis Jug Band   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Memphis Slim   Primary Artist
Minnie McCoy   Primary Artist
Eddie Boyd   Primary Artist
Kansas Joe McCoy   Primary Artist
Carolina Peanut Boys   Primary Artist
Eddie Snow   Primary Artist
Tampa Red   Primary Artist
Mary Sue   Primary Artist
The Saxons   Primary Artist
Jimmie Lunceford & His Chickasaw Syncopaters   Primary Artist
The Naturals   Primary Artist
"Pet" and "Can"   Primary Artist
Arthur Petties   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Gus Cannon & His Jug Stompers   Primary Artist
Cannon's Jug Stompers   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Cannon & Woods (The Beale Street Boys)   Primary Artist
Hattie Hart   Primary Artist
Will Batts   Primary Artist
Fleming & Townsend   Primary Artist
Roscoe Gordon   Primary Artist
Bill Harvey's Orchestra   Primary Artist
Tuff Green & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Woodrow Adams   Primary Artist
Billy Love   Primary Artist
Jasper Taylor's Original Washboard Band   Primary Artist
Keghouse   Primary Artist
Big John   Primary Artist
Gus Cannon   Primary Artist,Jug,Banjo,Vocals
Sadie James   Primary Artist
Lewis Black   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Memphis Stompers   Primary Artist
Dick Cole   Primary Artist
Sadie McKinney   Primary Artist
Playmates Of Rhythm   Primary Artist
Malcolm Yelvington   Primary Artist
Washington White   Primary Artist
Willie Johnson Combo   Primary Artist
Yank Rachell   Primary Artist
Will Shade   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Beale Streeters   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Williamson's Beale Street Frolic Orchestra   Primary Artist
A. White   Primary Artist
Blind Clyde Church   Primary Artist
Walter "Tang" Smith   Primary Artist
Jackie Brenston   Primary Artist
The Delta Boys   Primary Artist
Carl Perkins   Primary Artist
Doctor Ross   Primary Artist
Charlie Kyle   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Madelyn James   Primary Artist
Johnny Ace   Primary Artist
Johnny London   Primary Artist
Johnny Lewis   Primary Artist
Hot Shot Love   Primary Artist
Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames   Primary Artist
Jennie Clayton   Primary Artist
Memphis Sanctified Singers   Primary Artist
Mel Parker   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Noah Lewis   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Rosetta Perry   Primary Artist
Jimmy & Walter   Primary Artist
Jimmy   Primary Artist
Jim Thompkins   Primary Artist
Memphis Minnie   Primary Artist
Kaiser Clifton   Primary Artist
Frank Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
Willie Cobbs   Primary Artist
Junior Kimbell   Primary Artist
Rico Collins   Primary Artist
Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie   Primary Artist
Ollie Rupert   Primary Artist
Chester Guydon   Primary Artist
Cleanhead Cootsie   Primary Artist
Don Hines   Primary Artist
Douglas Williams Orchestra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
June Nance   Primary Artist
Wilbur Steinburg   Primary Artist
Willie Mitchell Orchestra   Primary Artist
The Binghampton Blues Boys   Primary Artist
Les Vendor   Primary Artist
Willie Wilkes   Primary Artist
Napoleon Hairiston   Primary Artist
Clyde Hopkins   Primary Artist
Mr. Swing   Primary Artist
Malcolm Yelvington & the Star Rhythm Boys   Primary Artist
Charlie Nickerson   Primary Artist
John Estes   Primary Artist
Onzie Horne Combo   Primary Artist
The Four Cruisers   Primary Artist
Woodrow Adams & the Three B's   Primary Artist
McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers   Primary Artist
Little Buddy Doyle   Primary Artist
Willie Sanders   Primary Artist
Memphis Eddie   Primary Artist
Three B's   Primary Artist
Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band   Primary Artist
Gene Steele   Primary Artist
Poor Jim   Primary Artist
Jennie Pope   Primary Artist
Bobby Bland   Primary Artist
Big Lucky   Primary Artist
The Millionaires Band   Primary Artist
Al Jackson Band   Primary Artist
Baby Moore   Primary Artist
Bill Fort Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bonita Cole   Primary Artist
Burse and Stephen   Primary Artist
Minnie Thomas   Primary Artist
Joe Hall   Primary Artist
Peter Chatman & His Washboard Band   Primary Artist
Prince Gabe & the Millionaires   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ford Nelson Quintet   Primary Artist
George Lawson Orchestra   Primary Artist
James Deberry & His Memphis Playboys   Primary Artist
Lightnin' Leon   Primary Artist
Lou Sargent Orchestra   Primary Artist
Millard Lee Orchestra   Primary Artist
Mills Allen   Primary Artist
Minnie Wallace & Her Night Hawks   Primary Artist
Rosco Gordon Orchestra   Primary Artist
The Three Tuffs   Primary Artist
Tippo Lite's All Stars   Primary Artist
Ben Branch Band   Primary Artist
Beale Street Rounders   Primary Artist
Phineas Newborn, Sr.   Primary Artist
Bobby Plater Orchestra   Primary Artist
Joe Johnson   Primary Artist
Mumbles   Primary Artist
Slim Lagoons Waters   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band   Primary Artist
The Bearcats   Primary Artist
The Jesters   Primary Artist
McCoy & Johnson   Primary Artist
Banjo Joe   Primary Artist
Can   Featured Artist
Pet   Featured Artist
George Cathya   Vocals
Ben Ramey   Kazoo,Vocals
Richard Harney   Guitar
Rupe Biggadike   Piano
Bob Cooke   Banjo
Arthur Blake   Guitar
Ashley Thompson   Guitar,Vocals
Elly Bellare   Clarinet
Maylon Harney "Pet"   Guitar
Ken Herlin   Trombone
Charlie Polk   Jug
Jennie Mae Clayton   Vocals
Eddie Heywood   Piano
Jim Richardson   Guitar,Vocals
Prince Gabe   Featured Artist
Elijah Avery   Guitar
Lonnie Johnson   Guitar
Tuff Green   Featured Artist
Jasper Taylor   Washboard

Technical Credits

Don Hines   Composer
Tarleton Roberts   Composer
Lindbergh Nelson   Composer
James Augustine   Composer
Judy Peiser   Photography,Illustrations
Hans Schweitz   Photography,Illustrations
Marion Louis Lee   Composer
Earl L. Winchester   Composer
Eleanora McKay   Composer
Les Vendor   Composer
Willie Wilkes   Composer
Eva Smith   Composer
Bill Fort   Composer
Napoleon Hairiston   Composer
Clyde Hopkins   Composer
Charlie Nickerson   Composer
Evelyn Gerstenberger   Editing,Continuity
Frankie Jaxon   Composer
Joe McCoy   Composer
Dan Smith   Composer
Hosea Wood   Composer
John Estes   Composer
Frank Brown Jr.   Composer
Sammy Jett   Composer
William G. Harvey   Composer
Charlie Doyle   Composer
Carl Germany   Composer
Reece Fleming   Composer
Lyndell Woodson   Composer
Willie Sanders   Composer
Arthur Cruddup   Composer
Ruben Cherry   Composer
Tommy Courtney   Composer
Gene Steele   Composer
Leslo   Composer
Billy Emerson   Composer
Charles D. Scott   Composer
Howard Woods   Composer
Burt Murphy   Composer
Jennie Pope   Composer
Levi Seabury   Composer
Bonita Cole   Composer
Chester Guydon   Composer
Minnie Thomas   Composer
Joe Hall   Composer
Millard Lee   Composer
Mychael Gerstenberger   Artwork
Marcus Heumann   Mastering
Jessie Clifton   Composer
Dick Raichelson   Photography,Illustrations
G. Celia Camp   Composer
Robert Kelton   Composer
Douglas Williams   Composer
George "Chicken" Walker   Composer
Lester Bihari   Composer
Joe Johnson   Composer
Robert Talley   Composer
James Clark   Composer
Joe Williams   Composer
Milton Addington   Composer
Jim Cole   Photography,Illustrations
David James   Composer
Harriett Melka   Composer
John Alexander   Composer
Milton Campbell   Composer
Arthur Petties   Composer
Sticks McGhee   Composer
Gilbert Caples   Composer
Hattie Hart   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Will Batts   Composer
Roscoe Gordon   Composer
Marty Witzel   Composer
Sam Malbuch   Photo Restoration
Sandy Jones Jr.   Composer
Woodrow Adams   Composer
Billy Love   Composer
Al Jackson   Composer
Jerry Phillips   Composer
Coy Love   Composer
Bill Greensmith   Photography,Illustrations
Jab Jones   Composer
Martin Hawkins   Essay,Concept,Editing,Producer
Dave Booth   Photography,Illustrations
Larry Meeks   Composer
Keghouse   Composer
Gus Cannon   Composer
Respers Townsend   Composer
Lewis Black   Composer
Dick Cole   Composer
Hammie Nixon   Composer
Washington White   Composer
Wiley Walker   Composer
Yank Rachell   Composer
Willie Mitchell   Composer
Will Shade   Composer
Ted Jarrett   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Michael Hortig   Photography,Illustrations
A. White   Composer
Blind Clyde Church   Composer
Jennie Mae Clayton   Composer
Walter "Tang" Smith   Composer
Levester Carter   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Joe Dobbins   Composer
Carl Perkins   Composer
Doctor Ross   Composer
Eddie Heywood   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Charlie Kyle   Composer
Madelyn James   Composer
Johnny Ace   Composer
Johnny London   Composer
Johnny Lewis   Composer
Lewie Steinberg   Composer
Lucille Bogan   Composer
Jennie Clayton   Composer
Teddy Paige   Composer
William Moss   Composer
Jimmie Lunceford   Composer
Noah Lewis   Composer
Jim Thompkins   Composer
Jim Richardson   Composer
Jimmy Davis   Composer
Daniel Higgs   Composer
Willie Cobbs   Composer
George Lawson   Composer
Marion Keisker   Composer
Junior Kimbell   Composer
Fred Ingram   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Frank Allen   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Ed Kirby   Composer
Junior Parker   Composer
Minnie Wallace   Composer
Tom Dickson   Composer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Bukka White   Composer
Calvin Newborn   Composer
Willie Johnson   Composer
Willie Nix   Composer
Al Smith   Composer
Albert King   Composer
Hambone Willie Newbern   Composer
Handy Jackson   Composer
Charlie Musselwhite   Photography,Illustrations
David Less   Photography,Illustrations
Riley King   Composer
Deadric Malone   Composer
Walter Rhodes   Composer
Howard Griffin   Composer
Walter Miller   Composer
Sam Burns   Composer
Jed Davenport   Composer
Pearl Dickson   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Colin Escott   Photography,Illustrations
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Jackie Brenston   Composer
Frank Floyd   Composer
Robert Bland   Composer
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
Rosco Gordon   Composer
Jim Jackson   Composer
Robert Wilkins   Composer
Jimmy DeBerry   Composer
Rufus Thomas   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Peter Chatman   Composer
Jenny Pope   Composer
Phineas Newborn, Jr.   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Jack Kelly   Composer
D.A. Hunt   Composer
Billy Garner   Composer
James Cotton   Composer
Claude Johnson   Composer
Joe Hill Lewis   Composer
Joe Calicott   Composer
Earl Forest   Composer
Mattie Delaney   Composer
Raymond Hill   Composer
Minnie McCoy   Composer
Ernest Lawlars   Composer
Charles L. Johnson   Composer
Eddie Snow   Composer
David Mattis   Composer
Lost John Hunter   Composer
Vol Stevens   Composer
Casey Bill Weldon   Composer
Floyd Tillman   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Garfield Akers   Composer
Jasper Taylor   Composer
Furry Lewis   Composer
Frank Frost   Composer
Frank Stokes   Composer
Eddie Boyd   Composer
Speckled Red   Composer
Steve LaVere   Photography,Illustrations
Sam Phillips   Composer
Leonard Chess   Composer
Lemuel Turner   Composer
Leslie Louis   Composer
Charlie Burse   Composer
Roland Janes   Composer
Van Hunt   Composer
Tewee Blackman   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Pearl Woods   Composer
Sonny Burgess   Composer
Bob Crowder   Composer
Big Walter Horton   Composer
Big Amos Patton   Composer
Ike Turner   Composer
Billy Eckstine   Composer
J. Mayo Williams   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Kokomo Arnold   Composer
Joe Hill Louis   Composer