The Blues: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

Edition: Album

Genre: Blues

Sub-Genre: Compilation

Label: Proper Music Distribution

Number of Discs: 3

Track Listing:

Disc 1
1: Crazy Blues - Marnie Smith
2: Down Hearted Blues - Bessie Smith
3: See See Rider - Ma Rainey
4: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
5: Nobody's Fault But Mine - Blind Willie Johnson
6: Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
7: Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
8: Big Road Blues - Tommy Johnson
9: How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr
10: When the Levee Breaks - Memphis Minnie
11: That's No Way to Get Along - Robert Wilkins
12: Roll and Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
13: Pony Blues - Charley Patton
14: I Can't Be Satisfied - Big Bill Broonzy
15: My Black Mama Pt. 1 - Son House
16: Someday Baby Blues - Sleepy John Estes
17: Baby, Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
18: Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson
19: Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
20: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson

Disc 2
1: Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy
2: Good Morning Blues - Lead Belly
3: It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red
4: That's Alright Mama - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
5: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) - T-Bone Walker
6: Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
7: Automobile Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
8: Everyday I Have the Blues - Lowell Fulson
9: That's All Right - Jimmy Rogers
10: Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
11: Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain't Long) - Elmore James
12: I'm in the Mood - John Lee Hooker
13: Three O'clock Blues - B.B. King
14: The Things That I Used to Do - Guitar Slim
15: Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
16: Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
17: Space Guitar - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
18: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
19: When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer - B.B. King
20: Last Night - Little Walter

Disc 3
1: Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
2: Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
3: I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
4: Don't Start Me to Talking - Sonny Boy Williamson
5: W-O-M-A-N - Etta James
6: Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
7: Dimples - John Lee Hooker
8: I Ain't Got You - Billy Boy Arnold
9: I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
10: Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
11: The Sun Is Shining (Edited Version) - Jimmy Reed
12: Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed
13: I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo
14: I've Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
15: Try to Quit You Baby - Buddy Guy
16: She's Nineteen Years Old - Muddy Waters
17: Sitting On Top of the World - Howlin' Wolf
18: Mean Old Frisco - Snooks Eaglin
19: Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
20: Messin' With the Kid - Junior Wells