Blues — 1960s, a return in popularity, and the prime years for electric blues
16 songs — 54 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Guy | First Time I Met the Blues | Chess 1753 | 1960 | April |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Vee Jay 1043 | 1961 | March |
| Freddie King | Hide Away | Federal 12401 | 1961 | January |
| Lazy Lester | Whoa Now | Excello 2206 | 1961 | November |
| Wild Jimmy Spruill | Cut and Dried | Enjoy 2006 | 1964 | April |
| Albert Collins | Frosty | Hall 1920 | 1964 | July |
| B.B. King | Beautician Blues | Kent 403 | 1964 | October |
| Skip James | Illinois Blues | Takoma unreleased | 1964 | November |
| Lightnin’ Hopkins | You Is One Black Rat | Prestige 7370 | 1964 | December |
| R.L. Burnside | Poor Black Mattie | Arhoolie 1042 | 1969 | |
| The Butterfield Blues Band | Born in Chicago | Elektra S-8 | 1965 | |
| Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band | You Don’t Love Me Baby | Delmark 612 | 1965 | November |
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Chess 1135 | 1966 | February |
| Albert King | Born Under a Bad SIgn | Stax 217 | 1967 | May |
| Hound Dog Taylor | Sitting Here Alone | Chess unreleased | 1967 | |
| Taj Mahal | She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) | Columbia 9698 | 1968 | August |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Buddy Guy – “First Time I Met the Blues”: Buddy Guy [vocal, guitar]; Jack Meyers [bass], Fred Below [drums]; Little Brother Montgomery [piano]; Jarrett Gibson, Bob Neely [t-sax], Donald Hankins [b-sax]; recorded 3/2/60
- John Lee Hooker – “Boom Boom”: Hooker [vocal, guitar]; Larry Veeder [guitar]; James Jamerson [bass]; Benny Benjamin [drums]; Joe Hunter [piano]; Hank Crosby [t-sax]; Andrew “Mike” Terry [b-sax]
- Freddie King – “Hide Away”: King [vocal, guitar]; Sonny Thompson [piano]; Bill Willis [bass]; Phillip Paul [drums]; recorded 8/26/60 in Cincinnati; as Freddy King
- Lazy Lester – “Whoa Now”: Lester [vocal, harmonica]; Katie Webster [piano]; Lionel Torrence (Prevost) [t-sax]; Al Foreman, Pee Wee Trahan [guitars]; Bobby McBride [bass]; Warren Storm [drums]; J.D. Miller [producer]
- Wild Jimmy Spruill – “Cut and Dried”: Spruill [guitar]; Bobby Robinson [producer]; recorded in NYC
- Albert Collins – “Frosty”: Collins [guitar]; Bill Johnson [bass]; Herbert Henderson [drums]; Walter McNeil [keys]; Henry Hayes [a-sax]; Big Tiny [t-sax]; Frank Mitchell [trumpet]; Bill Hall [producer]; recorded in Houston
- B.B. King – “Beautician Blues”: King [vocal, guitar]; Red Callender [bass]; Sonny Freeman [drums]; Maxwell Davis, Lloyd Glenn [keys]; Jewell Grant [a-sax]; Jake Porter [trumpet]; Plas Johnson, Bobby Forte [t-sax]
- Skip James – “Illinois Blues”: unknown [drums]; John Fahey, Ed Denson, Bill Barth [producers]; from She’s Lyin album recorded in 1964 for Takoma Records, released 1993, released as Herwin 92403 in 1967
- Lightnin’ Hopkins – “You Is One Black Rat”: Lightnin’ Hopkins [guitar]; recorded 12/2/64; New York City
- R.L. Burnside – “Poor Black Mattie”: recorded 8/24/67 in Mississippi
- The Butterfield Blues Band – “Born in Chicago”: [original version]; Paul Butterfield [vocal, harmonica]; Mike Bloomfield [guitar]; Elvin Bishop [guitar]; Jerome Arnold [bass]; Sam Lay [drums]; Mark Naftalin [organ]; as Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band – “You Don’t Love Me Baby”: Junior Wells [vocal, harmonica]; “Friendly Chap” (aka Buddy Guy) [guitar]; Jack Myers [bass]; Billy Warren [drums]; Bob Koester [producer]; recorded 9/22-23/65
- Koko Taylor – “Wang Dang Doodle”: Taylor [vocal]; Buddy Guy, Johnny Williams [guitar]; Jack Myers [bass]; Fred Below [drums]; Lafayette Leake [piano]; Gene Barge, Donald Hankins [sax]; Dixon [backing vocals]; Willie Dixon [producer]; rec 12/7/65
- Albert King – “Born Under a Bad Sign”: King [vocal, lead guitar]; Steve Cropper [guitar]; Donald Dunn [bass]; Al Jackson Jr [drums]; Booker T. Jones [keys]; Wayne Jackson [tru]; Andrew Love [t-sax]; Joe Arnold [b-sax]; Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr [producers]
- Hound Dog Taylor – “Sitting Here Alone”: Taylor [vocal, guitar]; Lee Jackson [bass]; Robert Whitehead [drums]; Lafayette Leake [piano]; Walter Horton [harmonica]; recorded 1967 or 1968
- Taj Mahal – “She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride)”: Taj Mahal [vocal, guitar, harmonica]; Gary Gilmore [bass]; Earl Palmer [drums]; Al Kooper [piano]; Jesse Ed Davis [guitar]; David Rubinson [producer]
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