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Freddie King: Texas Flyer: 1974-1976 [Box]

CD / Bear Family Records (Germany) / 2010-12-21

Tracks: Pack It Up; My Credit Didn't Go Through; I Got the Same Old Blues; Only Getting Second Best; Texas Flyer; Pulp Wood; She's a Burglar; I Had a Dream; Come On (Let the Good Times Roll); It's Your Move;...
Artists: Freddie King

Illustrators: Rien Wisse; Claude Meyer; Marc de Jonghe; R.A. Andreas; Pertti Nurmi; Hans Ekestang; Jan Ytterberg; Mike Vernon.

Photographers: Rien Wisse; Claude Meyer; Marc de Jonghe; R.A. Andr...continue...

Freddie King: Texas Flyer: 1974-1976 [Box]

5 CD / Bear Family Records (Germany) / 2010-12-07

Tracks: Pack It Up; My Credit Didn't Go Through; I Got the Same Old Blues; Only Getting Second Best; Texas Flyer; Pulp Wood; She's a Burglar; I Had a Dream; Come On (Let the Good Times Roll); It's Your Move;...
Artists: Freddie King

The final volume in Bear Family's excellent Freddie King retrospective covering his final years is the one with the most surprises. Over the course of five CDs, the producers of this box have included...continue...

Freddie King: Takin' Care of Business [Box]

7 CD / Charly Records (UK) / 2009-07-21

Tracks: Country Boy; That's What You Think; You Know That You Love Me (But You Never Tell Me So); See See Baby; You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling; Have You Ever Loved a Woman; Hide Away; I Love the Woman...
Artists: Freddie King

Personnel: Freddie King (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Eloise Whitfield (vocals); Don Preston (guitar, background vocals); Cornell Dupree, Bobby "Blanco" King, Fred Jordan , Lonnie Mack, Robert Lo...continue...

Buddy Guy: Live At The Checkerboard Lounge [Digipak]

1 CD / JSP Records / 2007-10-09

Tracks: Buddy's Blues, Pt. 1; Done Got Over You; I've Got a Right to Love My Woman; Tell Me What's Inside of You - (Version 1); Things I Used to Do, The; Dollar Done Fell, The; Buddy's Blues, Pt. 2; Get Up G...
Artists: Buddy Guy

Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); L.C. Thurston (vocals); Little Phil Smith, Phil Guy (guitar); J.W. Williams (bass); Ray Allison (drums).

Recorded live at Buddy Guy's Southside Chicago Cl...continue...

Buddy Guy: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: I Can't Quit the Blues; Things I Used to Do, The; 24 Hours of the Days; My Time After Awhile; Mary Had a Little Lamb; Knock on Wood; Posion Ivy; Hold That Plane; One Room Country Shack; Watermelon Man
Artists: Buddy Guy

Eric Clapton and John Mayer, as well as any artist who has topped a "best guitarists" list in recent years, owe a debt of gratitude to Buddy Guy, one of the original guitar heroes. His work is showcas...continue...

Precious Bryant: My Name Is Precious *

CD / Music Maker / 2006-02-15

Tracks: It's Alright; Hey Baby; Someday Baby; If You Don't Love Me, Would You Fool Me Good?; Georgia Buck; Long Distance Call; Fever; One Black Rat; Things I Used to Do, The; Precious Bryant Staggerin' Blues...
Artists: Precious Bryant

Personnel: Precious Bryant (vocals, guitar); Precious Bryant; Tony Bryant (bass instrument); Cootie Stark (vocals); Timothy Duffy (guitar).

Liner Note Author: Timothy Duffy.

Recording in...continue...

Paul Oscher: Living Legends

1 CD / Blues Leaf Records / 2005-04-28

Tracks: Gotta Go Now; Hide Away; All Night; Sometimes I Wonder; Ode to Billie Joe; Take a Little Walk With Me; My Love Is; What Have I Done; Sugar Mama; Things I Used to Do, The; Thunder; Sandra Lee; Have Me...
Artists: Paul Oscher

Personnel: Paul Oscher (vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass harmonica, piano); Steve Guyger (vocals, harmonica); Mike Lampe (bass).

Recorded at Showplace Studios, Dover, New Jersey on August 22-23,...continue...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Extended Versions (Collectables)

1 CD / Collectables / 2004-10-26

Tracks: Tuff Enuff; She's Tough; Look Watcha' Done; Hustle Is On, The; Wrap It Up; My Babe; I Can Tell; Things I Used to Do, The; Wait on Time; Early Every Morning
Artists: The Fabulous Thunderbirds

The Fabulous Thunderbirds' entry in the confusingly titled Extended Versions series is made up of live recordings from the early 2000s. The ten tracks include the band's biggest hits like "She's Tough...continue...

The Reid Brothers: Take a Ride on the Blues Train *

1 CD / C-BOY RECORDS, INC. / 2004-07-06

Tracks: Take a Ride on the Blues Train -*; Honest I Do; I Don't Want My Baby to Stroke Me Like That; Funky Feet; Things I Used to Do, The; Ain't Gona Wait on You -*; My Baby, She's Gone -*; We, Re on the Move
Artists: The Reid Brothers

Freddie King: Larger Than Life

1 CD / Beat Goes On / 2003-11-04

Tracks: It's Better to Have (And Don't Need); You Can Run But You Can't Hide; Woke Up This Morning; It's Your Move; Boogie Bump; Meet Me in the Morning; Things I Used to Do, The; Ain't That I Don't Love You;...
Artists: Freddie King

Digitally remastered edition of one of Texas legend's best albums. Freddie King was one of the lynchpins of modern blues guitar. Along with Otis Rush,...continue...
Personnel: Freddie King (vocals, guitar); Freddie King; Wah-Wah Watson (guitar); Chris Mercer, Mick Eves, Steve Gregory , Mick Eve (tenor saxophone); Joe Davis (baritone saxophone); Darrell Leonard, J...continue...

Albert Collins: Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even in a Guitar)/Trash Talkin'

1 CD / Beat Goes On / 2001-11-15

Tracks: Do the Sissy; Collins' Mix; Let's Get It Together; Got a Good Thing Goin'; All About My Girl; Doin' My Thing; Let's Get It Together Again; Ain't Got Time; Turnin' On; Whatcha Say (I Don't Know); Push...
Artists: Albert Collins

2 LPs on 1 CD: LOVE CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE (EVEN IN A GUITAR) (1969)/TRASH TALKIN' (1969).

Originally released on Imperial (12428) & Imperial (12438).

Personnel: Albert Collins (vocals, g...continue...

Lightnin' Slim: King of the Louisiana Swamp Blues

1 CD / Aim Records (Australia) / 2001-10-01

Tracks: Bad Luck Blues; G.I. Blues; My Babe; Things I Used to Do, The; Voodoo Blues; Crazy About You Baby; That's All Right; Good Morning Heartache; Rooster Blues; Oh Baby
Artists: Lightnin' Slim

Includes liner notes by Peter Noble.

This is part of the Aim Best Of Rock, Best Of Blues, Best Of Soul, Best Of Reggae series.

Personnel: Lightnin' Slim (vocals, guitar).

Liner No...continue...

Little Mack Simmons: The Best of Little Mack Simmons

1 CD / Electro-Fi Records / 2001-02-27

Tracks: Leaving in the Morning; Hooked on Your Love; Let Me Explain My Love; So Unhappy; You're So Special; My Babe; Things I Used to Do, The; Fever; You Mistreated Me; Blue Lite; Snap Your Fingers; Mother-I...
Artists: Little Mack Simmons

Producers include: Al Lerman, Little Mack Simmons.

Compilation producers: Andrew Galloway, Sandra B. Tooze.

Engineers include: Norm Barker, Peter Hudson.

Includes liner notes by A...continue...

Cephas & Wiggins: Bluesmen

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Tracks: Big Boss Man; Mama Let Me Lay It on You; Prison Bound Blues; Jesus Is Mine; Little Red Rooster, The; Blake's Rag; Shanty in Old Shanty Town, A; Broke Down Engine; Good Morning Little Schoolgirl; St. ...
Artists: Cephas & Wiggins

Full performer name: Bowling Green John Cephas/Harmonica Phil Wiggins.

Personnel includes: Bowling Green John Cephas (vocals), Harmonica Phil Wiggins (harmonica).

Personnel: John Cephas ...continue...

Buddy Guy: The Complete Vanguard Recordings

3 CD / Vanguard / 2000-10-31

Tracks: Man and the Blues, A; I Can't Quit the Blues; Money (That's What I Want); One Room Country Shack; Mary Had a Little Lamp; Just Playing My Axe; Sweet Little Angel; Worry, Worry; Jam on a Monday Mornin...
Artists: Buddy Guy

THE COMPLETE VANGUARD RECORDINGS features all the tracks from THIS IS BUDDY GUY (1968), A MAN AND THE BLUES (1968) and HOLD THAT PLANE (1972) as well as previously unreleased live material.

Inc...continue...

J.B. Hutto: Hip Shakin'

1 CD / Wolf / 2000-01-11

Tracks: Too Much Alcohol; Things I Used to Do, The; Dust My Broom; Hip Shakin'; Mistake in Life; Garbage Man; Milkman Blues
Artists: J.B. Hutto

Personnel includes: J.B. Hutto (vocals, slide guitar); Small Blues Charlie, Brewer Phillips (bass); Fritz Ozmec, Ted Harvey (drums).

Recorded in Vienna, Austria....continue...

Little Mack Simmons: Somewhere on Down the Line

1 CD / Electro-Fi Records / 1999-05-17

Tracks: Trouble No More; (I'm Just Like) Poison Ivy; Things I Used to Do, The; So Unhappy; Snap Your Fingers; All Around the World; It's Gonna Rain; I'm Ready; Hooked on Your Love; Fever; Next Time You See Me
Artists: Little Mack Simmons

Personnel: Ted Leonard (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Al Lerman (acoustic guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Joe Yanuziello (steel guitar); Nik Tjelios (mandolin); Tyler Yare...continue...

Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers: Have Some Fun

1 CD / Wolf / 1998-06-02

Tracks: Gonna Send You Back to Georgia; Taylor's Crawl; Rock Me Baby; Good Night Boogie; Wild About You Baby; Jumping With Symphony Sid; Things I Used to Do, The; Phillips Stomp; I Just Can't Take It; What'd...
Artists: Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers

Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers: Hound Dog Taylor, Brewer Phillips, Ted Harvey.

Recorded live at Joe's Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1972.

Personnel: Hound Dog Taylor (vocals, g...continue...

Buddy Guy: As Good as It Gets

1 CD / Vanguard / 1998-01-13

Tracks: Poison Ivy - (previously unreleased); One Room Country Shack; Things I Used to Do, The; Fever; 24 Hours of the Day; You Were Wrong; Sweet Little Angel; You Got a Hole in Your Soul - (previously unrel...
Artists: Buddy Guy

Personnel includes: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Wayne Bennett, Phil Guy (guitar); Junior Wells (harmonica); Donald Hankins, Aaron Corthen, Bobby Fields (saxophone); George Alexander (trumpet); Otis Sp...continue...

Sonny Rhodes: Just Blues

1 CD / Evidence / 1995-04-14

Tracks: I Can't Lose; Things I Used to Do, The; Please Love Me; House Without Love; Think; Cigarette Blues; Strange Things Happening; It Hurts Me Too; East Oakland Stomp
Artists: Sonny Rhodes

Recorded in 1985.

Personnel: Sonny Rhodes (vocals, guitar, lap steel guitar); Steve Gannon, Troyce Key (guitar); Bernard Anderson (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jonathan...continue...

Luther Allison: Soul Fixin' Man

1 CD / Alligator Records / 1994-06-21

Tracks: Bad Love; I Want to Know; Soul Fixin' Man; Middle of the Road; She Was Born That Way; Gave It All; You Been Teasin' Me; Nobody But You; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is; Things I Used to Do, The; L...
Artists: Luther Allison

Personnel: Luther Allison (guitar, vocals), Another Blessed Creation Choir (vocals), James Solberg (guitar), Ernest Williamson (keyboards), Dave Smith (bass), James Robinson (drums), Kpe Lee (percussi...continue...

Luther Johnson/Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson: On the Road Again

1 CD / Evidence / 1994-04-04

Tracks: On the Road Again; Back Door Man; Things I Used to Do, The; Catfish Blues; Aces Blues; You Move Me; Rock Me Baby; She Moves Me; You've Got Me Runnin'; (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man; Impressions from...
Artists: Luther Johnson/Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson

Personnel: Luther Johnson (guitar, vocals); Johnny Shines (guitar).

Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.

Recorded in Bordeaux, France on December 5, 1972 and in Bienne, Switerland on November...continue...

Buddy Guy: Live in Montreux

1 CD / Evidence / 1992-05-22

Tracks: One Room Country Shack; Things I Used to Do, The; Every Day I Have the Blues; Driving Wheel; Help Me; Come on in This House; Messin' With the Kid; Somebody's Got to Go; Everything's Going to Be Alrig...
Artists: Buddy Guy

Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Junior Wells (vocals, harmonica); Jimmy Johnson (vocals, guitar); Dave Myers (bass); Odie Payne (drums).

Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.

Recorded l...continue...

Buddy Guy: My Time After Awhile

1 CD / Vanguard / 1992-05-01

Tracks: Man and the Blues, A; I'm Ready; Things I Used to Do, The; Stormy Monday Blues; You Give Me Fever; Sweet Little Angel; My Time After Awhile; Five Long Years; It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong); 2...
Artists: Buddy Guy

Personnel includes: Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Otis Spann, A.C. Reed, Freebo.

Producer: Samuel Charters.

Compilation producer: Mary Katherine Aldin.

Includes liner notes by Mary Kat...continue...

Chick Willis: Stoop Down Baby...Let Your Daddy See

1 CD / Collectables / 1991-01-30

Tracks: Stoop Down Baby Let Your Daddy See; Things I Used to Do, The; My Story; Mother Fuyer; Something to Remember You By; Sometime Soon; This Is My Life
Artists: Chick Willis

Personnel: Chick Willis (vocals).

Unknown Contributor Role: Chick Willis.

Here's the signifyin' original "Stoop Down Baby" in its long, unexpurgated version as issued on the tiny La Val ...continue...

Buddy Guy: This Is Buddy Guy!

1 CD / Vanguard / 1989-06-26

Tracks: I Got My Eyes on You; Things I Used to Do, The; Fever; Knock on Wood; I Had a Dream Last Night; 24 Hours of the Day; You Were Wrong; I'm Not the Best
Artists: Buddy Guy

Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Tim Kahaitsu (guitar); A.C. Reed, Bobby Fields (tenor saxophone); Leslie Crawford (baritone saxophone); Norman Spiller, George Alexander (trumpet); Jack Meyers (...continue...