Name: Chess Blues by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 602567848127
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1. Lollypop Mama

by Clarence Samuels

Primary Artist: Clarence Samuels; Main Performer
Orchestra: Dave Young's Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Roy Brown; Composer
Lyricist: Roy Brown; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

2. Bilbo Is Dead

by Andrew Tibbs

Primary Artist: Andrew Tibbs; Main Performer
Orchestra: Dave Young's Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Andrew Tibbs; Composer
Lyricist: Andrew Tibbs; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

3. Johnson Machine Gun

by Sunnyland Slim

Primary Artist: Sunnyland Slim; Main Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Albert Luandrew
Willie Blackwell; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Blackwell
Albert Luandrew; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

4. Fly Right, Little Girl

by Sunnyland Slim

Primary Artist: Sunnyland Slim; Main Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Albert Luandrew; Composer
Lyricist: Albert Luandrew; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

5. Little Anna Mae

by Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim

Featured Artist: Sunnyland Slim; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: Muddy Waters
Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield
Muddy Waters; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

6. I Can't Be Satisfied

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters
Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

7. My Sweet Lovin' Woman

by Robert Nighthawk

Primary Artist: Robert Nighthawk; Main Performer
Composer: Robert "ramblin Bob" Nighthawk
Robert Mccullum; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Mccullum
Robert "ramblin Bob" Nighthawk; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

8. I Feel Like Going Home

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters
Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

9. She Ain't Nowhere

by Sunnyland Slim

Primary Artist: Sunnyland Slim; Main Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Albert Luandrew; Composer
Lyricist: Albert Luandrew; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

10. Florida Hurricane

by St. Louis Jimmy

Primary Artist: St. Louis Jimmy; Main Performer
Composer: James B. Oden; Composer
Lyricist: James B. Oden; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

11. Memory Of Sonny Boy

by Forest City Joe

Primary Artist: Forest City Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Forest City Joe
Forrest Sykes; Composer
Lyricist: Forrest Sykes
Forest City Joe; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

12. Tonky Boogie

by Forrest Sykes

Composer: Forrest Sykes; Composer
Primary Artist: Forrest Sykes; Main Performer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

13. Cryin' The Blues

by Laura Rucker

Primary Artist: Laura Rucker; Main Performer
Composer: Laura Rucker; Composer
Lyricist: Laura Rucker; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

14. My Head Can't Rest Anymore

by Baby Face Leroy

Primary Artist: Baby Face Leroy Foster; Main Performer
Composer: Leroy Foster
Joe Brown
Baby Face Leroy Foster; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Brown
Leroy Foster; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

15. Big Town Playboy

by Little Johnny Jones

Primary Artist: Little Johnny Jones; Main Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Johnny Jones
Eddie Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie Taylor
Johnny Jones; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

16. Sweet Black Angel

by Robert Nighthawk

Primary Artist: Robert Nighthawk; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Mccullum; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Mccullum; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

17. Rollin' Stone

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters
Ernest "big" Crawford; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

18. Luedella

by Jimmy Rogers

Double Bass: Big Crawford; Performer
Primary Artist: Jimmy Rogers; Main Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Big Crawford
Little Walter
Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Vocals: Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Composer: James A. Lane; Composer
Lyricist: James A. Lane; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

19. Mother Earth

by Memphis Slim

Primary Artist: Memphis Slim; Main Performer
Performer: Memphis Slim; Performer
Vocals: Memphis Slim; Performer
Composer: Peter Chatman
Lewin Simpkins; Composer
Lyricist: Lewin Simpkins
Peter Chatman; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Ralph Bass; Production

20. Dr. Ross' Boogie

by Dr. Isaiah Ross

Primary Artist: Dr. Isaiah Ross; Main Performer
Composer: Dr. Isaiah Ross; Composer
Lyricist: Dr. Isaiah Ross; Composer
Producer: Sam C. Phillips; Production

21. Joliet Blues

by Johnny Shines

Primary Artist: Johnny Shines; Main Performer
Composer: John Ned Shines; Composer
Lyricist: John Ned Shines; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

22. Moanin' At Midnight

by Howlin' Wolf

Drums: Willie Steele; Performer
Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Guitar: Willie Johnson; Performer
Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Performer: Willie Steele
Willie Johnson
Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: Carl Germany; Composer
Lyricist: Carl Germany; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
Willie Dixon; Production

23. All Night Long

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: Melvin Jackson
Melvin "lil' Son" Jackson; Composer
Lyricist: Melvin Jackson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

24. Mr. Commissioner

by Arbee Stidham

Primary Artist: Arbee Stidham; Main Performer
Composer: Arbee Stidham; Composer
Lyricist: Arbee Stidham; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

25. Gettin' Old And Grey

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Composer: Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Sam C. Phillips; Production

1. Walkin' The Boogie

by John Lee Hooker

Guitar: John Lee Hooker; Performer
Primary Artist: John Lee Hooker; Main Performer
Performer: John Lee Hooker; Performer
Vocals: John Lee Hooker; Performer
Composer: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Lyricist: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

2. Juke

by Little Walter

Drums: Elgin Evans; Performer
Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Elgin Evans
Muddy Waters
Little Walter
Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Composer: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

3. Conjur Man

by Memphis Minnie

Primary Artist: Memphis Minnie; Main Performer
Composer: Fletcher Henderson; Composer
Author: Henry Troy; Production
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

4. Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

5. Broken Heart

by Memphis Minnie

Primary Artist: Memphis Minnie; Main Performer
Composer: Memphis Minnie; Composer
Lyricist: Memphis Minnie; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

6. Truckin' Little Woman

by Willie Nix

Primary Artist: Willie Nix; Main Performer
Composer: Big Bill Broonzy; Composer
Lyricist: Big Bill Broonzy; Composer
Producer: Sam C. Phillips; Production

7. Funeral Hearse At My Door

by Rocky Fuller

Primary Artist: Rocky Fuller; Main Performer
Composer: Iverson Minter; Composer
Lyricist: Iverson Minter; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

8. Hard Time Gettin' Started

by Eddie Boyd

Primary Artist: Eddie Boyd; Main Performer
Composer: Eddie Boyd; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie Boyd; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

9. Don't Need No Horse

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Composer: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Lyricist: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

10. Eight Ball

by Gus Jenkins

Primary Artist: Gus Jenkins; Main Performer
Composer: J. Mayo Williams; Composer
Lyricist: J. Mayo Williams; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

11. Fast Boogie

by Little Walter

Composer: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

12. I'm Mad

by Willie Mabon

Primary Artist: Willie Mabon; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Mabon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Mabon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

13. Ice Cream Man

by John Brim

Primary Artist: John Brim; Main Performer
Composer: John Brim; Composer
Lyricist: John Brim; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

14. Whose Muddy Shoes

by Elmore James

Primary Artist: Elmore James; Main Performer
Composer: Elmore James; Composer
Lyricist: Elmore James; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

15. Got To Have It

by Willie Mabon

Primary Artist: Willie Mabon; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Mabon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Mabon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

16. I Declare That Ain't Right

by Henry Gray

Primary Artist: Henry Gray; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Gray; Composer
Lyricist: Henry Gray; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

17. Remember

by Alberta Adams

Primary Artist: Alberta Adams; Main Performer
Composer: Alberta Adams; Composer
Lyricist: Alberta Adams; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

18. Untitled Instrumental

by Henry Gray, Morris Pejoe

Composer: Morris Pejoe
Henry Gray; Composer
Primary Artist: Henry Gray
Morris Pejoe; Main Performer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

19. Blues With A Feeling

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Composer: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Lyricist: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

20. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man

by Muddy Waters

Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Otis Spann
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters
Fred Below
Jimmy Rogers
Little Walter; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

21. Forty Four

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Composer: Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

22. Got To Find My Baby

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

23. Evil (Is Going On)

by Howlin' Wolf

Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Drums: Earl Phillips; Performer
Guitar: Jody Williams
Hubert Sumlin; Performer
Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Performer: Earl Phillips
Willie Dixon
Otis Spann
Howlin' Wolf
Jody Williams
Hubert Sumlin; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
Willie Dixon; Production

24. Reconsider Baby

by Lowell Fulson

Bass Guitar: Leroy Cooper; Performer
Primary Artist: Lowell Fulson; Main Performer
Drums: Chick Booth; Performer
Performer: Julian Beasley
Fats Morris
Chick Booth
David "fathead" Newman
Choker Campbell
Lowell Fulson
Phillip Gibeaux
Paul Drake
Leroy Cooper; Performer
Piano: Paul Drake; Performer
Saxophone: Choker Campbell
Julian Beasley
Phillip Gibeaux
David "fathead" Newman; Performer
Trombone: Fats Morris; Performer
Vocals: Lowell Fulson; Performer
Composer: Lowell Fulson; Composer
Lyricist: Lowell Fulson; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

25. Mama Talk To Your Daughter

by J.b. Lenoir

Drums: Al Galvin; Performer
Primary Artist: J.b. Lenoir; Main Performer
Guitar: J.b. Lenoir; Performer
Performer: Joe Montgomery
Lorenzo Smith
J.b. Lenoir
Al Galvin; Performer
Piano: Joe Montgomery; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Lorenzo Smith; Performer
Vocals: J.b. Lenoir; Performer
Composer: Alex Atkins
J.b. Lenoir; Composer
Lyricist: Alex Atkins
J.b. Lenoir; Composer

1. Mellow Down Easy

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Performer: Willie Dixon; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

2. My Eyes (Keep Me In Trouble)

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Francis Clay; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Francis Clay
Muddy Waters
Otis Spann
Little Walter
Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Hap Walker; Composer
Lyricist: Hap Walker; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

3. My Babe

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Robert Lockwood
Jr.
Leonard Caston; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Leonard Caston
Willie Dixon
Little Walter
Robert Lockwood
Jr.
Fred Below; Performer
Vocals: Little Walter; Performer
Composer: Sam "lightnin" Hopkins
Willie Dixon
Lightnin' Hopkins; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon
Sam "lightnin" Hopkins; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon; Production

4. You Got To Love Me

by Billy Boy Arnold

Primary Artist: Billy Boy Arnold; Main Performer
Composer: Bo Diddley
Billy Boy Arnold; Composer
Lyricist: Billy Boy Arnold
Bo Diddley; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

5. Walking The Blues

by Willie Dixon

Primary Artist: Willie Dixon; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

6. Don't Start Me To Talkin'

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Rogers
Muddy Waters; Performer
Performer: Otis Spann
Jimmy Rogers
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters
Sonny Boy Williamson
Fred Below; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson; Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon; Production

7. Smokestack Lightnin'

by Howlin' Wolf

Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Drums: Earl Phillips; Performer
Guitar: Hubert Sumlin
Willie Johnson; Performer
Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Performer: Hosea Lee Kennard
Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf
Hubert Sumlin
Willie Johnson
Earl Phillips; Performer
Piano: Hosea Lee Kennard; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
Willie Dixon; Production

8. 29 Ways

by Willie Dixon

Primary Artist: Willie Dixon; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

9. Right To Love You

by Paul Gayten, Myrtle Jones

Featured Artist: Myrtle Jones; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Paul Gayten; Main Performer
Composer: James Ian Shaw; Composer
Lyricist: James Ian Shaw; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess; Production

10. Ain't Nobody's Business

by Jimmy Witherspoon

Primary Artist: Jimmy Witherspoon; Main Performer
Composer: Clarence Williams
Porter Grainger
Robert Graham Prince; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Graham Prince
Clarence Williams
Porter Grainger; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

11. I'm Leaving You

by Otis Spann

Primary Artist: Otis Spann; Main Performer
Composer: Otis Spann; Composer
Lyricist: Otis Spann; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

12. Break Of Day

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Composer: Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

13. Please Don't Go

by Floyd Dixon, Willie Dixon

Featured Artist: Willie Dixon; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Floyd Dixon; Main Performer
Composer: Floyd Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Floyd Dixon; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon; Production

14. Keep It To Yourself

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

15. Walking By Myself

by Jimmy Rogers

Double Bass: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Jimmy Rogers; Main Performer
Drums: A.j. Gladney
Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Rogers
Robert Lockwood
Jr.; Performer
Harmonica: Walter "shakey" Horton; Performer
Performer: A.j. Gladney
Willie Dixon
Otis Spann
Jimmy Rogers
Robert Lockwood
Jr.
Walter "shakey" Horton
Fred Below; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Composer: Jimmy Rogers; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmy Rogers; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

16. Got My Mojo Working

by Muddy Waters

Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Francis Clay; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy Rogers; Performer
Harmonica: Little Walter; Performer
Performer: Otis Spann
Willie Dixon
Muddy Waters
Francis Clay
Jimmy Rogers
Little Walter; Performer
Piano: Otis Spann; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Preston Foster; Composer
Lyricist: Preston Foster; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

17. Fattening Frogs For Snakes

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

18. Slow Leake

by Lafayette Leake

Primary Artist: Lafayette Leake; Main Performer
Composer: Lafayette Leake; Composer
Lyricist: Lafayette Leake; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

19. Sitting On Top Of The World

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Alfred Elkins; Performer
Drums: Earl Phillips; Performer
Guitar: Hubert Sumlin; Performer
Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Performer: Alfred Elkins
Howlin' Wolf
Hubert Sumlin
Earl Phillips
Hosea Lee Kennard; Performer
Piano: Hosea Lee Kennard; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Arranger: Chester Burnett; Composer
Composer: Lonnie Chatmon
Walter Vinson; Composer
Lyricist: Walter Vinson
Lonnie Chatmon; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess; Production

20. She Don't Know

by J.b. Lenoir

Primary Artist: J.b. Lenoir; Main Performer
Composer: J.b. Lenoir; Composer
Lyricist: J.b. Lenoir; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

21. Your Funeral And My Trial

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

22. Key To The Highway

by Little Walter

Primary Artist: Little Walter; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Segar
William Lee Conley Broonzy; Composer
Lyricist: William Lee Conley Broonzy
Charles Segar; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

23. Double Trouble

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: Ronnie Van Zant
Allen Collins
Harriett Melka; Composer
Lyricist: Harriett Melka
Ronnie Van Zant
Allen Collins; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

24. Come On Home

by Eddie Boyd

Primary Artist: Eddie Boyd; Main Performer
Composer: Eddie Boyd; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie Boyd; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

25. The Goat

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

26. So Many Roads, So Many Trains

by Otis Rush

Primary Artist: Otis Rush; Main Performer
Composer: Marshall Paul; Composer
Lyricist: Marshall Paul; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

1. First Time I Met The Blues

by Buddy Guy

Bass Guitar: Jack Meyers; Performer
Primary Artist: Buddy Guy; Main Performer
Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Buddy Guy; Performer
Performer: Jarrett Gibson
Buddy Guy
Little Brother Montgomery
Fred Below
Bob Neely
Donald Hankins
Jack Meyers; Performer
Piano: Little Brother Montgomery; Performer
Saxophone: Bob Neely
Donald Hankins
Jarrett Gibson; Performer
Vocals: Buddy Guy; Performer
Composer: Eurreal Montgomery; Composer
Lyricist: Eurreal Montgomery; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Leonard Chess; Production

2. Too Poor

by Detroit Jr.

Primary Artist: Detroit Jr.; Main Performer
Composer: Emery Williams; Composer
Lyricist: Emery Williams; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

3. Blue Shadows

by Lowell Fulson

Primary Artist: Lowell Fulson; Main Performer
Composer: Lloyd C. Glenn; Composer
Lyricist: Lloyd C. Glenn; Composer
Producer: Phil Chess
Lowell Fulson
Leonard Chess
Willie Dixon; Production

4. The Shakedown

by Lloyd Glenn

Primary Artist: Lloyd Glenn; Main Performer
Composer: Lloyd C. Glenn; Composer

5. The Sun Is Shining

by Elmore James

Primary Artist: Elmore James; Main Performer
Composer: Elmore James; Composer
Lyricist: Elmore James; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

6. Callin' For My Darlin'

by Albert King

Primary Artist: Albert King; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon
Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon
Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Oliver Sain; Production

7. The Red Rooster

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Dixon; Performer
Drums: Sam Lay; Performer
Guitar: Hubert Sumlin; Performer
Performer: Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf
Sam Lay
Johnny Jones
Hubert Sumlin; Performer
Piano: Johnny Jones; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

8. Nine Below Zero

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess; Production

9. Goin' Down Slow

by Howlin' Wolf

Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Composer: James B. Oden; Composer
Lyricist: James B. Oden; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

10. Satisfied

by Little Milton

Primary Artist: Little Milton; Main Performer
Composer: Oliver Sain
Milton Campbell; Composer
Lyricist: Oliver Sain
Milton Campbell; Composer
Producer: Oliver Sain; Production

11. Something's Got A Hold On Me

by Etta James

Primary Artist: Etta James; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Reggie Boyd; Performer
Drums: Al Duncan; Performer
Guitar: Matthew Mcauley Murphy; Performer
Performer: Matthew Mcauley Murphy
Etta James
John Young
Al Duncan
Reggie Boyd; Performer
Piano: John Young; Performer
Vocals: Etta James; Performer
Composer: Etta James
Leroy Kirkland
Pearl Woods; Composer
Lyricist: Pearl Woods
Etta James
Leroy Kirkland; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

12. Wrinkles

by The Big Three Trio

Composer: Lafayette Leake; Composer
Primary Artist: The Big Three Trio; Main Performer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

13. Bring It On Home

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Primary Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon
Leonard Chess; Production

14. Good Moanin' Blues

by Walter "shakey" Horton

Primary Artist: Big Walter Horton; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

15. Killing Floor

by Howlin' Wolf

Baritone Saxophone: Donald Hankins; Performer
Primary Artist: Howlin' Wolf; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Andrew Mcmahon; Performer
Drums: Sam Lay; Performer
Guitar: Hubert Sumlin
Buddy Guy; Performer
Harmonica: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Performer: Sam Lay
Arnold Rogers
Lafayette Leake
Buddy Guy
Howlin' Wolf
Hubert Sumlin
Andrew Mcmahon
Donald Hankins; Performer
Piano: Lafayette Leake; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Arnold Rogers; Performer
Vocals: Howlin' Wolf; Performer
Composer: Chester Burnett; Composer
Lyricist: Chester Burnett; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
Willie Dixon; Production

16. What Kind Of Man Is That?

by Koko Taylor

Primary Artist: Koko Taylor; Main Performer
Composer: Koko Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Koko Taylor; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

17. We're Gonna Make It

by Little Milton

Primary Artist: Little Milton; Main Performer
Performer: Phil Wright; Performer
Composer: Billy Davis
Gene Barge
Carl William Smith
Raynard Miner; Composer
Lyricist: Gene Barge
Raynard Miner
Carl William Smith
Billy Davis; Composer
Producer: Billy Davis
Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production
Recording Arrangement: Phil Wright; Production

18. Wang Dang Doodle

by Koko Taylor

Background Vocals: Willie Dixon; Performer
Primary Artist: Koko Taylor; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Meyers; Performer
Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Guitar: Johnny "twist" Williams
Buddy Guy; Performer
Performer: Buddy Guy
Gene Barge
Fred Below
Lafayette Leake
Willie Dixon
Koko Taylor
Johnny "twist" Williams
Jack Meyers
Donald Hankins; Performer
Piano: Lafayette Leake; Performer
Saxophone: Donald Hankins
Gene Barge; Performer
Vocals: Koko Taylor; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Willie Dixon; Production
Recording Arrangement: Gene Barge
Willie Dixon; Production

19. Dirty Work Goin' On

by Little Joe Blue

Primary Artist: Little Joe Blue; Main Performer
Composer: Freddie Washington; Composer
Lyricist: Freddie Washington; Composer

20. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

by John Lee Hooker

Drums: Fred Below; Performer
Primary Artist: John Lee Hooker; Main Performer
Guitar: John Lee Hooker
Eddie Burns; Performer
Performer: Fred Below
John Lee Hooker
Eddie Burns
Lafayette Leake; Performer
Piano: Lafayette Leake; Performer
Vocals: John Lee Hooker; Performer
Composer: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Lyricist: John Lee Hooker; Composer
Producer: Ralph Bass; Production

21. Jinglin' Baby

by Eddie Burns

Primary Artist: Eddie Burns; Main Performer
Composer: Eddie Burns; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie Burns; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

22. That's Why I Don't Mind

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: Muddy Waters; Composer
Lyricist: Muddy Waters; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

23. Keep It To Myself

by Buddy Guy

Primary Artist: Buddy Guy; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson Ii; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Boy Williamson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

24. Sitting Here Alone

by Hound Dog Taylor

Primary Artist: Hound Dog Taylor; Main Performer
Composer: Theodore Roosevelt Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Theodore Roosevelt Taylor; Composer
Producer: Leonard Chess
Phil Chess; Production

25. I'd Rather Go Blind

by Etta James

Chess Blues

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 1

1. Lollypop Mama

2. Bilbo Is Dead

3. Johnson Machine Gun

4. Fly Right, Little Girl

5. Little Anna Mae

6. I Can't Be Satisfied

7. My Sweet Lovin' Woman

8. I Feel Like Going Home

9. She Ain't Nowhere

10. Florida Hurricane

11. Memory Of Sonny Boy

12. Tonky Boogie

13. Cryin' The Blues

14. My Head Can't Rest Anymore

15. Big Town Playboy

16. Sweet Black Angel

17. Rollin' Stone

18. Luedella

19. Mother Earth

20. Dr. Ross' Boogie

21. Joliet Blues

22. Moanin' At Midnight

23. All Night Long

24. Mr. Commissioner

25. Gettin' Old And Grey

Volume 2

1. Walkin' The Boogie

2. Juke

3. Conjur Man

4. Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone

5. Broken Heart

6. Truckin' Little Woman

7. Funeral Hearse At My Door

8. Hard Time Gettin' Started

9. Don't Need No Horse

10. Eight Ball

11. Fast Boogie

12. I'm Mad

13. Ice Cream Man

14. Whose Muddy Shoes

15. Got To Have It

16. I Declare That Ain't Right

17. Remember

18. Untitled Instrumental

19. Blues With A Feeling

20. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man

21. Forty Four

22. Got To Find My Baby

23. Evil (Is Going On)

24. Reconsider Baby

25. Mama Talk To Your Daughter

Volume 3

1. Mellow Down Easy

2. My Eyes (Keep Me In Trouble)

3. My Babe

4. You Got To Love Me

5. Walking The Blues

6. Don't Start Me To Talkin'

7. Smokestack Lightnin'

8. 29 Ways

9. Right To Love You

10. Ain't Nobody's Business

11. I'm Leaving You

12. Break Of Day

13. Please Don't Go

14. Keep It To Yourself

15. Walking By Myself

16. Got My Mojo Working

17. Fattening Frogs For Snakes

18. Slow Leake

19. Sitting On Top Of The World

20. She Don't Know