Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955

Release Date: 1996
Format: Pre-Owned CD
Label: Mercury Records
Catalog Number: 314 528 292-2

Midwest Blues
1-1 Four Jumps Of Jive– It's Just The Blues
1-2 Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings, Sippie Wallace– Bedroom Blues
1-3 Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings, Sippie Wallace– Buzz Me
1-4 T-Bone Walker, Marl Young And His Orchestra– My Baby Left Me
1-5 T-Bone Walker, Marl Young And His Orchestra– Come Back To Me Baby Blues
1-6 T-Bone Walker, Marl Young And His Orchestra– She Is Going To Ruin Me
1-7 Dinah Washington, Gus Chappell's Orchestra– Joy Juice
1-8 Julia Lee, Tommy Douglas' Orchestra– If It's Good
1-9 Julia Lee, Tommy Douglas' Orchestra– Show Me Missouri Blues
1-10 Julia Lee– Dream Lucky Blues
1-11 Albert Ammons And His Piano & Rhythm Kings, Mildred Anderson– Doin' The Boogie Woogie
1-12 Albert Ammons And His Piano & Rhythm Kings– Suitcase Blues
1-13 Myra Taylor– Tell Your Best Friend Nothing
1-14 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Railroad Porter's Blues
1-15 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Gonna Send You Where I Got You From
1-16 Gene Ammons Sextet, Earl Coleman– Hold That Money
1-17 Myra Taylor– I'm In My Sins This Morning
1-18 Myra Taylor– Booted
1-19 Dinah Washington– Long John Blues
1-20 Big Bill Broonzy And His Fat Four– (I'm A) Wonderin' Man
1-21 Big Bill Broonzy And His Fat Four– I Love My Whiskey
1-22 Big Bill Broonzy, Big Bill Broonzy And His Fat Four– You've Been Mistreating Me
1-23 Big Bill Broonzy, Big Bill Broonzy And His Fat Four– I Stay Blue All The Time
1-24 Big Bill Broonzy, Big Bill Broonzy And His Fat Four– Water Coast Blues
1-25 St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Sunnyland Slim And His Orchestra– Shame On You Baby
1-26 St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Sunnyland Slim And His Orchestra– I'm Not Satisfied
2-1 Sunnyland Slim And His Sunny Boys– Mud Kickin' Woman
2-2 Sunnyland Slim And His Sunny Boys– Everytime I Get To Drinkin'
2-3 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– Train Is Comin'
2-4 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– The Question
2-5 Ray Snead– I'm A Good Rockin' Daddy
2-6 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– Drivin' Me Mad
2-7 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– Never Let Me Love
2-8 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– Train Time
2-9 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– Blue Evening
2-10 Big Bill Broonzy– Get Back (Black, Brown And White)
2-11 Big Bill Broonzy– Willie Mae Blues
2-12 Big Bill Broonzy– I Know She Will
2-13 Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra– Leavin' Day
2-14 Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra– Southbound Train
2-15 Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra– Tomorrow
2-16 Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra– You Changed
2-17 Robert Jr. Lockwood And His Band– I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole
2-18 Robert Jr. Lockwood And His Band– Dust My Broom
2-19 Robert Jr. Lockwood And His Band– Glory For Man
2-20 Robert Jr. Lockwood And His Band– My Daily Wish
2-21 Memphis And His Orchestra– No Mail Blues
2-22 Memphis Slim And His Orchestra– You're Gonna Need My Help Someday
2-23 Sunnyland And His Trio– Ain't Nothing But A Child
2-24 Sunnyland And His Trio– Brown Skinned Woman
2-25 Sunnyland Slim And His Trio– Hit The Road Again
2-26 Sunnyland Slim And His Trio– Gin Drinkin' Baby
2-27 Sax Mallard & His Orchestra, Andrew Tibbs– Leap Year Blues
Southwest Blues
3-1 Jay McShann, His Piano & Orchestra, Crown Prince Waterford– Garfield Avenue Boogie
3-2 Jay McShann, His Piano & Orchestra, Crown Prince Waterford– Crown Prince Blues
3-3 Jay McShann, His Piano & Orchestra, Jimmy Witherspoon– Shipyard Woman Blues
3-4 Walter Brown, Jay McShann's Orchestra– W.B. Blues
3-5 Walter Brown, Jay McShann's Orchestra– Sloppy Drunk
3-6 Walter Brown, Jay McShann's Orchestra– Lovin' A Beggar
3-7 Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy, George Miller's Mid Driffs– Miss Lollipop's Confession
3-8 Alma " The Lollipop Mama" Mondy, George Miller's Mid Driffs– Love Troubles
3-9 Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy, George Miller's Mid Driffs– Baby Get Wise
3-10 Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers– Byrd's Blues
3-11 Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers– Her Mind Is Gone
3-12 Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers– Bald Head
3-13 Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers– Hey Now Baby
3-14 Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers– Oh Well
3-15 George Miller & His Mid Driffs– Boogie's The Thing
3-16 Little Joe Gaines, George Miller's Mid Driffs– She Won't Leave No More
3-17 Hosie Dwine Craven, George Miller's Mid Driffs– Mercury Boogie
3-18 Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers– Hadacol Bounce
3-19 Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers– Longhair Stomp
3-20 Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers– Been Fooling Around
3-21 Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers– Between The Night And Day (In The Wee Wee Hours)
3-22 Alma "The Lollypop Mama" Mondy– Streetwalkin' Daddy
3-23 Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy– A Job For A Jockey
3-24 Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy– Still My Little Angel Child
3-25 Lee Graves, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– Cloudy Weather Blues
3-26 Lee Graves, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– Sixty Years And A Day
4-1 Lee Graves, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– Papa Said Yes, Mama Said No, No, No
4-2 Lee Graves, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– I'm From Texas
4-3 Luther Stoneham– Sittin' Here Wonderin'
4-4 Luther Stoneham– January 11, 1949 Blues
4-5 L.C. "Lightnin' Jr" Williams, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– I Don't Want No Woman
4-6 L.C. "Lightnin' Jr" Williams, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– Louise
4-7 L.C. "Lightnin' Jr" Williams, Henry Hayes And His Rhythm Kings– I Don't Like To Travel
4-8 "Smokey" Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– Miss Georgia
4-9 "Smokey" Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– She's Always On My Mind
4-10 "Smokey" Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– Dirty Mistreater
4-11 "Smokey" Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– I'm Looking For My Baby
4-12 Violet Hall, The Rhythm Kings– (All Alone) I Sit And Cry
4-13 Violet Hall, The Rhythm Kings– Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman)
4-14 John Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– Got A Mean Woman
4-15 John Hogg, The Rhythm Kings– Why Did You Leave Me?
4-16 Lightnin' Hopkins– Sad News From Korea
4-17 Lightnin' Hopkins– Let Me Fly Your Kite
4-18 Lightnin' Hopkins– Gone With The Wind
4-19 Lightnin' Hopkins– She's Almost Dead
4-20 Elmore "Elmo" Nixon, The Rhythm Kings– (In Love With A) Married Woman Blues
4-21 Elmore "Elmo" Nixon, The Rhythm Kings– Playboy Blues
4-22 Elmore "Elmo" Nixon, The Rhythm Kings– Cave Man Blues
4-23 Elmore "Elmo" Nixon, The Rhythm Kings– Million Dollar Blues
4-24 Lightnin' Hopkins– Ain't It A Shame
4-25 Lightnin' Hopkins– Crazy 'Bout My Baby
West Coast Blues
5-1 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Ernestine
5-2 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Roll On Katy
5-3 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Voodoo Woman Blues
5-4 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– I Want A Little Girl
5-5 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Bar Fly Blues
5-6 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boy
5-7 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– All My Geets Are Gone
5-8 Jay McShann And His Sextette, Jimmy Witherspoon– Strange Woman Blues
5-9 Viviane Greene– Bowlegged Boogie
5-10 Viviane Greene– He's The Man (He's Tall And Cool)
5-11 Viviane Greene– Red Light
5-12 Smiley Turner– When A Man Has The Blues
5-13 Smiley Turner– Lonely Boy Blues
5-14 Billy Valentine– Beer Drinking Baby
5-15 Chuck Norris & His Guitar– What's Good For One's Good For All
5-16 Chuck Norris & His Guitar– Kinda Sick, Mostly Worried
5-17 Chuck Norris & His Guitar– Hey Everybody
5-18 Austin McCoy & His Combo, Frankie Ervin– I'd Rather Be Like A Hermit
5-19 Austin McCoy & His Combo, Frankie Ervin– High School Baby
5-20 Big Jim Wynn & His Band– West Coast Lover
5-21 Big Jim Wynn & His Band– Dog House Blues
5-22 Meredith Howard, Maxwell Davis And His Orchestra– Just Kiss Me Once (And You'll Be Back)
5-23 Ike Lloyd– Worrying Blues
5-24 Ike Lloyd– Boogie On The 88
5-25 Ike Lloyd– I Only Want Your Love
5-26 J.D. Edwards– West Coast Blues
5-27 Red Johnson And His Orchestra– Mama Does The Boogie (Washington Ave. Boogie)
6-1 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Call Operator 210
6-2 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Baby Baby Blues
6-3 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Gypsy Blues
6-4 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Sugar, Sugar
6-5 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Last Mile
6-6 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– The Candle's Burning Low
6-7 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– The Love Bug Boogie (That's The Way It's Gonna Be)
6-8 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– Brown Skin Butterball
6-9 Johnny Otis And His Orchestra– The Game Is Over
6-10 Pat Valdelar– Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
6-11 Pat Valdelar– Rock Me Baby
6-12 Ray Johnson– Boogie The Blues
6-13 Ray Johnson– House Of Blues
6-14 Ray Johnson– I'll Never Let You Go
6-15 Ray Johnson– Smilin' Blues
6-16 Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore– Something's Wrong
6-17 Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore– Five Long Letters
6-18 Mel Walker, Melba Liston And Her Orchestra– Unlucky Man
6-19 Mel Walker, Melba Liston And Her Orchestra– My Baby
6-20 Mel Walker, Melba Liston And Her Orchestra– Another Sad Night
6-21 Mel Walker, Melba Liston And Her Orchestra– Feelin' Mighty Lonesome
6-22 Mel Walker, Melba Liston And Her Orchestra– I Have Decided
6-23 Joe Liggins And His Orchestra– They Were Doing The Mambo
6-24 Joe Liggins And His Orchestra– Honeydrippin' Daddy
6-25 Joe Liggins And His Orchestra– Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
6-26 Rollee McGill– In My Neighborhood
6-27 Rollee McGill– Rhythm Rockin' Blues
East Coast Blues
7-1 Bill Samuels And The Cats 'n Jammer Three– Jockey Blues
7-2 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Cherry Red
7-3 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Somebody's Gotta Go
7-4 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Too Many Women Blues
7-5 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Just A Dream (On My Mind)
7-6 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– I Like To Be Home Blues
7-7 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Cleanhead Blues
7-8 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– When A Woman Loves Her Juice
7-9 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Kidney Stew Blues
7-10 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– King For A Day Blues
7-11 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Old Maid Boogie
7-12 Helen Humes, Buck Clayton's Orchestra– Jet Propelled Papa
7-13 The Trenier Twins, Gene Gilbeaux Orchestra– Hey, Sister Lucy!
7-14 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– When I Get Drunk
7-15 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Oil Man Blues
7-16 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Ever-Ready Blues
7-17 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Have You Ever Missed Your Baby?
7-18 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Some Women Do
7-19 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– Alimony Blues
7-20 Eddie "Mr. Cleanhead" Vinson And His Orchestra– I Took The Front Door In (I Took The Backdoor Out)
7-21 Dinah Washington, Cootie Williams And His Orchestra– Record Ban Blues
7-22 Dinah Washington, Teddy Stewart's Orchestra– Good Daddy Blues
7-23 Dinah Washington, Teddy Stewart's Orchestra– Baby Get Lost
7-24 Dinah Washington, Walter Buchanan Orchestra– Fine Fine Daddy
7-25 Dinah Washington, Walter Buchanan Orchestra– Please Send Me Someone To Love
7-26 Junior Tamplin, De Coates' Orchestra– Under The Viaduct (In Atlanta GA)
7-27 Junior Tamplin, De Coates' Orchestra– Love Is A Sin
8-1 Joyce Jackson, John Peek's Band– Lonely Blues
8-2 Joyce Jackson, John Peek's Band– Body Rocking Daddy
8-3 Joyce Jackson, John Peek's Band– Lovin' Blues
8-4 Dinah Washington, Nook Shrier Orchestra– New Blowtop Blues
8-5 Joe Houston– Worry, Worry, Worry
8-6 "Manhattan" Paul Bascomb– Mumbles Blues
8-7 Ella Johnson, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra– Hittin' On Me
8-8 John Peek & The Blues Caravan, Zilla Mayes– Don't Give My Good Love Away
8-9 John Peek & The Blues Caravan, Zilla Mayes– Thank You
8-10 John Peek & The Blues Caravan, Zilla Mayes– The Other Side
8-11 Ella Johnson, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra– I'm Just Your Fool
8-12 Ricky Harper, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra– Shut Your Big Mouth (Girl)
8-13 Stomp Gordon– Sloppy Daddy Blues
8-14 Stomp Gordon– Juicy Lucy
8-15 Stomp Gordon– What's Her Whimsey, Dr. Kinsey
8-16 Stomp Gordon– Walk Around The Corner
8-17 Dinah Washington– Short John
8-18 Jay Hawkins, The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra– This Is All
8-19 Jay Hawkins, The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra– What That Is
8-20 Jay Hawkins, The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra– (She Put The) Wamee (On Me)
8-21 Jay Hawkins, The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra– Well I Tried
8-22 Jay Hawkins, The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra– Talk About Me
8-23 Titus Turner– Sweet And Slow
8-24 Titus Turner– Big John
8-25 Titus Turner– All Around The World
8-26 Arthur Prysock– Woke Up This Morning