the mercury blues 'n' rhythm story

‘The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955’ é uma compilação de quarto discos que abrange a primeira década da gravadora ‘Mercury Record Corporation’ como rótulo. Cada um dos quatro discos é organizado tematicamente de acordo com a região: Midwest, Southwest, West Coast e East Coast. E cada um deles contém blues e R&B clássicos concentrando-se principalmente sobre os artistas locais e regionais tornando a compilação atraente, mas o seu principal valor é a visão concisa de um dos mais influentes rótulos da história da música. Os conteúdos são apresentados de forma cronológica, começando apropriadamente com o boogie-woogie ‘It's Just the Blues’, composição do baixista Willie Dixon. A qualidade do áudio destes oito volumes antológicos é um incentivo adicional para os colecionadores e curiosos. ‘The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955’ foi nomeado para um Grammy Award em 1997 de melhor álbum histórico. A ‘Mercury Record Corporation’ foi fundada em Chicago em 1945 por Irving Green, Adams Berle e Talmadge Arthur. Para gravações, eles eram uma força importante no jazz e blues, música clássica, rock and roll e música country. A Mercury tinha duas fábricas, uma em Chicago e outra em St. Louis, Missouri, com o uso de prensas automáticas que funcionavam 24 horas. Ao invés de confiar em rádios, a Mercury inicialmente se baseou em jukeboxes para promover sua música. Jukebox é um aparelho eletrônico utilizado em bares e lanchonetes que reproduz a música escolhida pelo cliente inserindo-se moedas.

Midwest Blues CD 1 CD 2 big bill broonzy & his orchestra (south bound train)

CD 1 01. It's Just the Blues - Four Jumps of Jive 02. Bedroom Blues - Sippie Wallace/Albert Ammons 03. Buzz Me - Sippie Wallace/Albert Ammons 04. My Baby Left Me - T-Bone Walker 05. Come Back to Me Baby Blues - T-Bone Walker 06. She Is Going to Ruin Me - T-Bone Walker 07. Joy Juice - Dinah Washington 08. If It's Good - Julia Lee 09. Show Me Missouri Blues - Julia Lee 10. Dream Lucky Blues - Julia Lee 11. Doin' the Boogie Woogie - Albert Ammons/Mildred Anderson 12. Suitcase Blues - Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings 13. Tell Your Best Friend Nothing - Myra Taylor 14. Railroad Porter's Blues - Eddie Vinson 15. Gonna Send You Where I Got You From - Eddie Vinson 16. Hold That Money - Gene Ammons/Earl Coleman 17. I'm in My Sins This Morning - Myra Taylor 18. Booted - Myra Taylor 19. Long John Blues - Dinah Washington 20. Wonderin' Man, (I'm A) - Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four 21. I Love My Wiskey - Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four 22. You've Been Mistreating Me - Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four 23. I Stay Blue All the Time - Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four 24. Water Coast Blues - Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four 25. Shame on You Baby - St. Louis Jimmy Oden 26. I'm Not Satisfied - St. Louis Jimmy Oden Tracklist CD 2 01. Mud Kickin' Woman - Sunnyland Slim & His Sunny Boys 02. Everytime I Get to Drinkin' - Sunnyland Slim & His Sunny Boys 03. Train Is Comin' - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 04. Question, The - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 05. I'm a Good Rockin' Daddy - Ray Snead 06. Drivin' Me Mad - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 07. Never Let Me Love - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 08. Train Time - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 09. Blue Evening - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 10. Get Back (Black, Brown and White) - Big Bill Broonzy 11. Willie Mae - Big Bill Broonzy 12. I Know She Will - Big Bill Broonzy 13. Leavin' Day - Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra 14. South Bound Train - Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra 15. Tomorrow - Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra 16. You Changed - Big Bill Broonzy & His Big Little Orchestra 17. Dig Myself a Hole, (I'm Gonna) - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 18. Dust My Broom - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 19. Glory For Man - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 20. My Daily Wish - Robert Lockwood, Jr. 21. No Mail Blues - Memphis Slim & His Orchestra 22. You're Gonna Need My Help Someday - Memphis Slim 23. Ain't Nothing But a Child - Sunnyland Slim & His Trio 24. Brown Skinned Woman - Sunnyland Slim & His Trio 25. Hit the Road Again - Sunnyland Slim & His Trio 26. Gin Drinkin' Baby - Sunnyland Slim & His Trio 27. Leap Year Blues - Sax Mallard & His Orchestra/Andrew Tibbs

Southwest Blues CD 3 CD 4 violet hall (all alone) I sit and cry

CD 3 01. Garfield Avenue Boogie - Jay McShann/Crown Prince Waterford 02. Crown Prince Blues - Jay McShann/Crown Prince Waterford 03. Shipyard Woman Blues - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 04. W.B. Blues - Walter Brown/Jay McShann's Orchestra 05. Sloppy Drunk - Walter Brown/Jay McShann's Orchestra 06. Lovin' a Beggar - Walter Brown/Jay McShann's Orchestra 07. Miss Lollipop's Confession - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 08. Love Troubles - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 09. Baby Get Wise - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 10. Byrd's Blues - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 11. Her Mind Is Gone - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 12. Bald Head - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 13. Hey Now Baby - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 14. Oh Well - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 15. Boogie's the Thing - George Miller & His Mid-Riffs 16. She Won't Leave No More - Little Joe Gaines 17. Mercury Boogie - Hosie Dwine Craven 18. Hadacol Bounce - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 19. Longhair Stomp - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 20. Been Fooling Around - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 21. Between the Night and Day (In the Wee Wee Hours) - Roy Byrd 22. Streetwalkin' Daddy - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 23. Job For a Jockey, A - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 24. Still My Little Angel Child - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy 25. Cloudy Weather Blues - Preacher Lee Graves 26. Sixty Years and a Day - Preacher Lee Graves Tracklist CD 4 01. Papa Said Yes, Mama Said No, No, No - Preacher Lee Graves 02. I'm From Texas - Preacher Lee Graves 03. Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther "Rocky" Stoneham 04. January 11, 1949 Blues - Luther "Rocky" Stoneham 05. I Don't Want No Woman - L.C. Williams 06. Louise - L.C. Williams 07. I Don't Like to Travel - L.C. Williams 08. Miss Georgia - Smokey Hogg 09. She's Always on My Mind - Smokey Hogg 10. Dirty Mistreater - Smokey Hogg 11. I'm Looking For My Baby - Smokey Hogg 12. I Sit and Cry, (All Alone) - Violet Hall 13. Six Foot Papa (I'm a Whole Lot of Woman) - Violet Hall 14. Got a Mean Woman - John Hogg 15. Why Did You Leave Me - John Hogg 16. Sad News From Korea - Lightnin' Hopkins 17. Let Me Fly Your Kite - Lightnin' Hopkins 18. Gone With the Wind - Lightnin' Hopkins 19. She's Almost Dead - Lightnin' Hopkins 20. Married Woman Blues, (In Love With A) - Elmore Nixon 21. Playboy Blues - Elmore Nixon 22. Cave Man Blues - Elmore Nixon 23. Million Dollar Blues - Elmore Nixon 24. Ain't It a Shame - Lightnin' Hopkins 25. Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Lightnin' Hopkins

West Coast Blues CD 5 CD 6 johnny otis & his orchestra (last mile)

CD 5 01. Ernestine - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 02. Roll on Katy - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 03. Voodoo Woman Blues - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 04. I Want a Little Girl - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 05. Bar Fly Blues - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 06. Please Stop Playing - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 07. All My Geets Are Gone - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 08. Strange Woman Blues - Jay McShann/Jimmy Witherspoon 09. Bowlegged Boogie - Vivian Greene 10. He's the Man (He's Tall and Cool) - Vivian Greene 11. Red Light - Vivian Greene (previously unreleased) 12. When a Man Has the Blues - Smiley Turner 13. Lonely Boy Blues - Smiley Turner 14. Beer Drinking Baby - Billy Valentine 15. What's Good For One's Good For All - Chuck Norris & His Guitar 16. Kinda Sick, Mostly Worried - Chuck Norris & His Guitar 17. Hey Everybody - Chuck Norris & His Guitar 18. I'd Rather Be Like a Hermit - Frankie Ervin/Austin McCoy 19. High School Baby - Frankie Ervin/Austin McCoy 20. West Coast Lover - Big Jim Wynn & His Band 21. Dog House Blues - Big Jim Wynn & His Band 22. Just Kiss Me Once (And You'll Be Back) - Meredith Howard 23. Worrying Blues - Ike Lloyd 24. Boogie on the 88 - Ike Lloyd 25. I Only Want Your Love - Ike Lloyd 26. West Coast Blues - J.D. Edwards 27. Mama Does the Boogie (Washington Ave Boogie) - Red Johnson Tracklist CD 6 01. Call Operator 210 - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 02. Baby Baby Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 03. Gypsy Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 04. Sugar Sugar - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 05. Last Mile - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 06. Candle's Burning Low, The - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 07. The Love Bug Boogie - Johnny Otis 08. Brown Skin Butterball - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 09. Game Is Over, The - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 10. Keep Your Hand on Your Heart - Pat Valdelar 11. Rock Me Baby - Pat Valdelar 12. Boogie the Blues - Ray Johnson 13. House of Blues - Ray Johnson 14. I'll Never Let You Go - Ray Johnson 15. Smilin' Blues - Ray Johnson 16. Something's Wrong - Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore 17. Five Long Letters - Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore 18. Unlucky Man - Mel Walker 19. My Baby - Mel Walker 20. Another Sad Night - Mel Walker 21. Feelin' Mighty Lonesome - Mel Walker 22. I Have Decided - Mel Walker 23. They Were Doing the Mambo - Joe Liggins & His Orchestra 24. Honeydrippin' Daddy - Joe Liggins & His Orchestra 25. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - Joe Liggins & His Orchestra 26. In My Neighborhood - Rollee McGill 27. Rhythm Rockin' Blues - Rollee McGill

East Coast Blues CD 7 CD 8 dinah washington (short john)

CD 7 01. Jockey Blues - Bill Samuels & The Cats 'N Jammers Three 02. Cherry Red Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 03. Somebody's Gotta Go - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 04. Too Many Women Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 05. Just a Dream - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 06. I Like to Be Home Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 07. Cleanhead Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 08. When a Woman Loves Her Juice - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 09. Kidney Stew Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 10. King For a Day Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 11. Old Maid Boogie - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 12. Jet Propelled Papa - Helen Humes 13. Hey, Sister Lucy! - Trenier Twins 14. When I Get Drunk - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 15. Oil Man Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 16. Ever-Ready Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 17. Have You Ever Missed Your Baby - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 18. Some Women Do - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 19. Alimony Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 20. I Took the Front Door in - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 21. Record Ban Blues - Dinah Washington 22. Good Daddy Blues - Dinah Washington 23. Baby Get Lost - Dinah Washington 24. Fine Fine Daddy - Dinah Washington 25. Please Send Me Someone to Love - Dinah Washington 26. Under the Viaduct (In Atlanta G.A.) - Junior Tamplin 27. Love Is a Sin - Junior Tamplin Tracklist CD 8 01. Lonely Blues - Joyce Jackson 02. Body Rocking Daddy - Joyce Jackson 03. Lovin' Blues - Joyce Jackson 04. New Blowtop Blues - Dinah Washington 05. Worry, Worry, Worry - Joe Houston 06. Mumbles Blues - Paul Bascomb 07. Hittin' on Me - Buddy Johnson/Ella Johnson 08. Don't Give My Good Love Away - Zilla Mayes/John Peek 09. Thank You - Zilla Mayes/John Peek 10. Other Side, The - Zilla Mayes/John Peek 11. I'm Just Your Fool - Buddy Johnson/Ella Johnson 12. Shut Your Big Mouth (Girl) - Buddy Johnson/Ricky Harper 13. Sloppy Daddy Blues - Stomp Gordon 14. Juicy Lucy - Stomp Gordon 15. What's Her Whimsey, Dr. Kinsey - Stomp Gordon 16. Walk Around the Corner - Stomp Gordon 17. Short John - Dinah Washington 18. This Is All - Jay Hawkins 19. What That Is - Jay Hawkins 20. Wamee (On Me), (She Put the) - Jay Hawkins 21. Well I Tried - Jay Hawkins 22. Talk About Me - Jay Hawkins 23. Sweet and Slow - Titus Turner 24. Big John - Titus Turner 25. All Around the World - Titus Turner 26. Woke up This Morning - Arthur Prysock