A Life in Music Selected Sides 1925-1953

Original Release Date:  2009

Track Listing

• 1. Won't Don't Blues
• 2. Mr Johnson's Blues
• 3. Falling Rain Blues
• 4. No Good Blues
• 5. Newport Blues
• 6. Love Story Blues
• 7. Nile of Genago
• 8. To Do This You Gotta Know How
• 9. South Bound Water
• 10. I Done Told You
• 11. Steppin' on the Blues
• 12. Four Hands Are Better Than Two
• 13. I Love You Mary Lou
• 14. Woke Up with the Blues in My Fingers
• 15. Stay Out of Walnut Street Alley
• 16. St. Louis Cyclone Blues
• 17. 6/88 Glide
• 18. Life Saver Blues
• 19. Untitled Instrumental
• 20. I'm Not Rough
• 21. Hotter Than That
• 22. Savoy Blues
• 23. Playing with the Strings
• 24. Stompin' 'Em Along Slow
• 25. Away Down in the Alley Blues
• 26. The Mooche
• 27. Move Over
• 28. Hot and Bothered
• 29. Careless Love
• 30. Paducah
• 31. Star Dust
• 32. Have to Change Key to Play These Blues
• 33. Jet Black Blues
• 34. Blue Blood Blues
• 35. Sitting on Top of the World
• 36. Kansas City Man Blues
• 37. A Handful of Riffs
• 38. She's Makin' Whoopee in Hell Tonight
• 39. Another Woman Booked Out and Bound to Go
• 40. Wipe It Off
• 41. The Dirty Dozen
• 42. Deep Sea Blues
• 43. Got the Blues for Murder Only
• 44. Just a Roamin' Man
• 45. Jelly Killed Old Sam
• 46. The Faults of All Women and Men
• 47. The Best Jockey in Town
• 48. Uncle Ned Don't Lose Your Head
• 49. I'm Nuts About That Gal
• 50. Racketeers Blues
• 51. Man Killing Broad
• 52. Hard Times Ain't Gone No Where
• 53. Got the Blues for the West End
• 54. Why Women Go Wrong
• 55. Jersey Belle Blues
• 56. Four-O-Three Blues
• 57. Crowing Rooster Blues
• 58. Lazy Woman Blues
• 59. Chicago Blues
• 60. From 22 to 44
• 61. Rambler's Blues
• 62. Fly Right, Baby
• 63. He's a Jelly-Roll Baker
• 64. Watch Shorty
• 65. Keep What You Got
• 66. Drifting Along Blues
• 67. How Could You Be So Mean
• 68. Rocks in My Bed
• 69. Love Is the Answer
• 70. Blues for Everybody
• 71. Blues in My Soul
• 72. Your Last Time Out
• 73. Blues for Lonnie
• 74. What a Woman
• 75. Tomorrow Night
• 76. Friendless Blues
• 77. Falling Rain Blues
• 78. It's Too Late to Cry
• 79. Playing Around
• 80. My My Baby
• 81. Trouble Ain't Nothing But the Blues
• 82. Blues Stay Away from Me
• 83. Nothing But Trouble
• 84. Old Fashioned Love
• 85. What Do You Want That I've Got, Pretty Baby
• 86. Why Should I Cry
• 87. It Was All in Vain
• 88. You Only Want Me When You're Lonely
• 89. Me and My Crazy Self
• 90. Seven Long Days
• 91. I'm Guilty
• 92. Just Another Day
• 93. You Can't Buy Love
• 94. Can't Sleep Any More
• 95. Don't Make Me Cry, Baby
• 96. My Woman Is Gone
• 97. Will You Remember
• 98. Stick with It, Baby
• 99. I Found a Dream
• 100. It's Been So Long

Credits

• Blind John Davis: Piano
• Lonnie Johnson: Banjo, Guitar, Violin, Kazoo, Vocals
• Hoagy Carmichael: Percussion, Scat
• Johnny Dodds: Clarinet
• Johnny Hodges: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
• James P. Johnson: Piano
• Eddie Lang: Guitar
• King Oliver: Cornet
• Kid Ory: Trombone
• Todd Rhodes: Piano
• Hal Singer: Sax (Tenor)
• Red Prysock: Sax (Tenor)
• Don Redman: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Carl Wilson: Bass
• Johnny St. Cyr: Banjo
• Bubber Miley: Trumpet
• Wellman Braud: Bass
• Sonny Greer: Drums
• Ed Allen: Cornet
• Tom Archia: Sax (Tenor)
• Louis Armstrong: Vocals
• Lil Armstrong: Piano
• Vincent Bair-Beyes: Sax (Alto)
• Bill Benjamin: Drums
• Barney Bigard: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Teddy Buckner: Sax (Baritone)
• Nelson Burton: Drums
• Harry Carney: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
• Langston Curl: Trumpet
• Leonard Davis: Trumpet
• Holley Dismukes: Sax (Alto)
• Clarence Donaldson: Drums
• Duke Ellington: Piano
• John Erby: Piano
• Porter Grainger: Piano
• Fred Guy: Banjo
• Andrew Harris: Bass
• Simeon Hatch: Piano
• Charlie Hooks: Trumpet
• Charlie Irvis: Clarinet, Trombone, Sax (Tenor)
• J.C. Johnson: Piano
• Claude Jones: Trombone
• Joe Knight: Piano
• Ransom Knowling: Bass
• Clarence Mack: Bass
• Monte Morrison: Bass
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton: Trombone
• Hot Lips Page: Trumpet
• Frank Payne: Piano
• Calvin Shields: Drums
• Herman Smith: Piano
• Louis Stephens: Sax (Tenor)
• Dave Wilborn: Banjo
• Clarence Williams: Vocals, Washboard, Jug
• Spencer Williams: Vocals, Scraper
• Ralph Escudero: Brass
• Cuba Austin: Drums
• Ray Felder: Sax (Tenor)
• John Nesbitt: Trumpet
• Prince Robinson: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Milton Senior: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• James Johnson: Guitar
• Baby Cox: Vocals
• Eddie Smith: Bass
• Horace Eubanks: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Joe Williams: Bass
• John Arnold: Piano
• Paul Renfro: Sax (Tenor)
• Paul Parks: Bass
• Jimmy Robinson: Piano
• George Thomas: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Franklyn Skeete: Bass
• Pete Patterson: Banjo
• Leon Abramson: Drums
• James "Steady Roll" Johnson: Banjo, Guitar, Violin, Vocals
• Sam Long: Sax (Alto)
• Lazy Harris: Piano
• Josh Atheimer: Piano
• Joe Britten: Trombone
• Cranston Hamilton: Piano
• Arthur Whetsel: Trumpet
• William Rollins: Sax (Tenor)