King of the Blues [Box]

Original Release Date:  1992

Track Listing

• 1. Miss Martha King [#]
• 2. She's Dynamite
• 3. Three O'Clock Blues
• 4. Please Love Me
• 5. You Upset Me Baby
• 6. Every Day I Have the Blues
• 7. Rock Me Baby
• 8. Recession Blues
• 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
• 10. I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In
• 11. Blues at Midnight
• 12. Sneakin' Around
• 13. My Baby's Comin' Home
• 14. Slowly Losing My Mind [#]
• 15. How Blue Can You Get? [#]
• 16. Rockin' Awhile [#]
• 17. Help the Poor [#]
• 18. Stop Leading Me On [#]
• 19. Never Trust a Woman [#]
• 20. Sweet Little Angel [Live]
• 21. All over Again
• 22. Sloppy Drunk [#]
• 23. Don't Answer the Door, Pts. 1 & 2
• 24. I Done Got Wise
• 25. Think It Over
• 26. Gambler's Blues [Live]
• 27. Goin' Down Slow [#]
• 28. Tired of Your Jive [Live]
• 29. Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2 [Live][#]
• 30. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
• 31. I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me
• 32. Lucille
• 33. Watch Yourself
• 34. You Put It on Me
• 35. Get Myself Somebody [#]
• 36. I Want You So Bad
• 37. Why I Sing the Blues
• 38. Get off My Back, Woman
• 39. Please Accept My Love [Live]
• 40. Fools Get Wise [#]
• 41. No Good
• 42. So Excited
• 43. The Thrill Is Gone
• 44. Confessin' the Blues
• 45. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
• 46. Hummingbird
• 47. Ask Me No Questions
• 48. Chains and Things
• 49. Eyesight to the Blind [#]
• 50. Niji Baby [Live][#]
• 51. Blue Shadows
• 52. Ghetto Woman
• 53. Ain't Nobody Home
• 54. I Got Some Help I Don't Need [Single Edit][#]
• 55. Five Long Years
• 56. To Know You Is to Love You
• 57. I Like to Live the Love
• 58. Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
• 59. Let the Good Times Roll [Live]
• 60. Don't You Lie to Me
• 61. Mother Fuyer
• 62. Never Make a Move Too Soon
• 63. When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)
• 64. Better Not Look Down
• 65. Caldonia [Live]
• 66. There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
• 67. Play With Your Poodle [#]
• 68. Darlin' You Know I Love You
• 69. Inflation Blues
• 70. Make Love to Me [Rehearsal][#]
• 71. Into the Night
• 72. Six Silver Strings
• 73. When Love Comes to Town [7" Edit & Mix][#]
• 74. Right Place, Wrong Time
• 75. Many Miles Travelled
• 76. I'm Moving On
• 77. Since I Met You Baby

Credits

• Bobby "Blue" Bland: Vocals, ?
• Eddie Boyd: Composer
• Lloyd Glenn: Piano
• Buddy Guy: Composer
• John Lee Hooker: Composer
• Ivory Joe Hunter: Composer
• Memphis Slim: Composer
• Naná Vasconcelos: Percussion
• Johnny Ace: Piano
• The Dave Clark Five: Composer
• Dr. John: Composer, Keyboards
• Aretha Franklin: Composer
• Rick James: Composer
• Carole King: Piano (Electric)
• Al Kooper: Piano
• Gary Moore: Vocals, Producer, ?
• Bonnie Raitt: Vocals, ?
• Leon Russell: Piano, Conductor
• Ringo Starr: Drums
• Joe Walsh: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Gary Wright: Piano (Electric)
• Conte Candoli: Trumpet
• Arnett Cobb: Sax (Tenor)
• George Coleman: Sax (Alto)
• Hank Crawford: Sax (Alto), Horn Arrangements
• Ronnie Cuber: Sax (Baritone)
• Leonard Feather: Composer
• Victor Feldman: Bass (Electric)
• Jimmy Forrest: Sax (Tenor)
• Red Holloway: Sax (Tenor)
• Quincy Jones: Conductor, Producer
• Tom "Bones" Malone: Trombone
• Jay McShann: Composer
• Jerome Richardson: Sax (Baritone)
• Jimmy Rowles: Piano
• Joe Sample: Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Horn Arrangements
• David Sanborn: Sax (Alto)
• Woody Shaw: Trumpet
• Earl Turbinton: Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
• Ben Webster: Saxophone
• Irving Ashby: Guitar
• Bobby Bryant: Trumpet
• Major Holley: Bass
• Oliver Jackson: Drums
• Ray Linn: Trumpet
• Ernie Royal: Trumpet
• Jimmy Henderson: Trombone
• Tampa Red: Composer
• Don Wilkerson: Saxophone
• Patrick Williams: Trumpet
• Jesse Ed Davis: Guitar
• Arthur Adams: Guitar
• Ronnie Barron: Organ
• Roland Bautista: Guitar (Rhythm)
• Walter Brown: Composer
• Clydie King: Choir, Chorus
• The Memphis Horns: Horn
• Jim Price: Trombone, Trumpet, Piano (Electric), Horn Arrangements
• Jim Keltner: Drums
• Jim Gordon: Drums
• The Edge: Guitar, Composer, Keyboards
• Bunny Hull: Vocals (Background)
• Charles Mann: Composer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
• Tasha Thomas: Vocals (Background)
• Al Aarons: Trumpet
• Rudy Aikels: Bass
• Al Porcino: Trumpet
• Robert Anderson: Piano
• Kenny Aronoff: Drums
• Joshie Armstead: Vocals (Background)
• Harold Austin: Saxophone
• Sidney Barnes: Composer
• Marcus Barnett: Percussion
• Helen Duncan: Vocals (Background)
• Phil Blackman: Keyboards
• Johnny Board: Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• George Bohannon: Horn
• James Bolden: Trumpet
• Bono: Composer, Vocals
• Henry Boozier: Trumpet
• Ben Branch: Saxophone, ?
• Tom Branch: Trumpet
• Oscar Brashear: Trumpet
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown: Conga
• Garnett Brown: Trombone
• Paulette Brown: Vocals (Background)
• Brownie McGhee: Composer
• John Browning: Trumpet
• Lawrence Burdine: Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
• Joseph Burton: Trombone
• Will Calhoun: Drums
• Red Callender: Bass
• Lenny Castro: Percussion
• Roland Chambers: Guitar
• Peter Chatman: Composer
• Warren Chiasson: Vibraphone
• Mahlon Clark: Saxophone
• Merry Clayton: Choir, Chorus
• Adam Clayton: Bass, Composer, ?
• John Willie Cook: Trumpet
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Bob Daisley: Bass
• Maxwell Davis: Organ, Arranger, Conductor, Sax (Tenor)
• Pluma Davis: Trombone
• Quitman Dennis: Horn, Saxophone
• Cornell Dupree: Guitar
• Lawrence Dermer: Synthesizer
• Brother Gene Dinwiddie: Saxophone
• Debra Dobkin: Percussion
• Hobart Dotson: Trumpet
• Martin Drover: Horn, ?
• Phyllis Duncan: Vocals (Background)
• Esmond Edwards: Producer
• Calep Emphrey: Drums
• Colin Escott: Liner Notes
• Tommy Eyre: Keyboards
• Wilton Felder: Sax (Tenor), Producer
• Sid Feller: Producer
• Charles Fendley: Trombone
• Julio Ferrer: Guitar
• Venetta Fields: Choir, Chorus
• Anton Fig: Drums
• Fred Ford: Saxophone, ?
• Earl Forest: Drums
• Bobby Forte: Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
• Sonny Freeman: Drums
• Wilbert Freeman: Bass
• James Gadson: Drums
• Bryan Garofalo: Bass
• Leonard Gill: Guitar
• Gary Grant: Trumpet
• Jewell L. Grant: Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
• William Green: Sax (Alto)
• Ed Greene: Drums
• Paul Griffin: Keyboards
• Carl Hall: Vocals (Background)
• Ralph Hamilton: Bass
• Herbert Hardesty: Trumpet, Sax (Tenor)
• Norman Harris: Guitar
• Paul Harris: Organ, Piano
• Bill Harvey: Sax (Tenor)
• Jimmie Haskell: Conductor, String Arrangements
• Al Hendrickson: Guitar
• Ray Henderson: Composer
• Gary Herbig: Horn
• Jerry Hey: Trumpet
• Michael Hill: Guitar (Rhythm)
• John Hobbs: Synthesizer, Piano
• Bill Hood: Saxophone
• Stix Hooper: Percussion, Composer, Drums, Producer
• Milton Hopkins: Guitar
• Barney Hubert: Sax (Baritone)
• Louis Hubert: Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
• Kim Hutchcroft: Sax (Baritone)
• Bill Inglot: Remixing
• Jimmy Iovine: Producer
• Wayne Jackson: Horn
• Russell Jackson: Bass
• Ron Jacobs: Remixing
• Gerald Jemmott: Bass
• Will Jennings: Composer
• Duke Jethro: Organ
• Hilton Joseph: Sax (Tenor)
• Carol Kenyon: Vocals (Background)
• Randy Kerber: Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass
• George Kerr: Composer
• Ron Kersey: Keyboards
• Bobby Keys: Saxophone
• B.B. King: Guitar, Arranger, Composer, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes
• Riley King: Composer
• Russ Kunkel: Drums
• Michael Landau: Guitar
• Neil Larsen: Keyboards
• Leo Lauchie: Bass
• Trevor Lawrence: Saxophone
• Will Lee: Bass
• Millard Lee: Piano
• Stewart Levine: Producer
• Andrew Love: Horn
• Herb Lovelle: Drums
• Steve Madaio: Trumpet, Horn
• Sherlie Mathews: Choir, Chorus
• Hugh McCracken: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Kurt McGettrick: Horn
• Andy McKaie: Compilation Producer
• David McMurray: Saxophone
• Frank Mead: Horn, ?
• Ed Michel: Producer
• Cindy Mizelle: Vocals (Background)
• Larry Mullen, Jr.: Composer, Drums
• Earl Nash: Conga
• Calvin Newborn: Guitar
• Phineas Newborn, Jr.: Piano
• Ira Newborn: Arranger, Producer
• David "Fathead" Newman: Sax (Tenor)
• Dick Noel: Trombone
• Calvin Owens: Trumpet, Director
• Frank Owens: Piano
• Ray Parker, Jr.: Guitar
• Dean Parks: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Nicky Payne: Horn, ?
• Tommy Pedersen: Trombone
• Valerie Pinkston-Mayo: Vocals (Background)
• Roy Poper: Trumpet
• Robert Popwell: Bass
• Harold Potier: Drums
• Benny Powell: Trombone
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: Drums
• Jack Redmond: Trombone
• Waymon Reed: Trumpet
• Vernon Reid: Producer
• Lee Ritenour: Guitar
• Edward Rowe: Trumpet, Arranger
• Rebecca Evans Russell: Vocals (Background)
• Jesse Sailes: Drums
• Richard Sanders: Sax (Tenor)
• Ken Sands: Trumpet
• Julia Tillman Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Louis Satterfield: Bass
• Sidney Seidenberg: Producer, Executive Producer
• Steve Sherard: Trombone
• Louis Silas, Jr.: Remixing
• Charlie Singleton: Composer
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith: Organ, Piano
• David Spinozza: Guitar
• John Starks: Drums
• Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
• Eddie Saxman Synigal: Sax (Baritone)
• Bill Szymczyk: Producer
• Ian Taylor: Producer
• Linda Taylor: Vocals (Background)
• Bob Thiele: Producer
• Jon Tiven: Guitar, Producer
• Juan Tizol: Trombone
• James Toney: Organ
• Floyd Turnham: Sax (Baritone)
• Lloyd Ulyate: Trombone
• John Uribe: Guitar
• Louis Villery: Bass
• Klaus Voormann: Bass
• Cato Walker: Sax (Alto)
• Graham Walker: Drums
• Don Was: Producer
• Larry Washington: Conga
• Maxine Willard Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Luther Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Oren Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Ernie Watts: Sax (Alto)
• Steve Watson: Guitar
• Hudson Whittaker: Composer
• Dan Willard: Piano
• Sonny Boy Williamson: Composer
• Stevie Wonder: Keyboards
• Shelly Yakus: Remixing
• Earl Young: Drums
• Snooky Young: Trumpet
• Joe Zagarino: Piano, Producer
• Bert de Coteaux: Horn Arrangements
• Billy Butler: Guitar
• Chuck Finley: Horn
• Lisa Fisher: Vocals (Background)
• Tuff Green: Bass
• Jackie Mills: Drums
• Johnny Pate: Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Producer
• Mac Rebennack: Guitar
• Adolph Duncan: Sax (Tenor)
• Randy Jacobs: Guitar (Rhythm)
• Charlie Miller: Trumpet
• Bumps Myers: Saxophone
• Rebecca Russel: Vocals (Background)
• Sonny Burke: Piano
• Louis Gross: Composer
• John Landis: Producer
• Sally Tiven: Guitar
• Robert "Pops" Popewell: Bass
• Dave Crawford: Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Producer
• Charles Brooks: Piano
• Luther Dixon: Drums
• Sam Hawkins: Composer
• James Burke Oden: Composer
• Duke Ellington Orchestra: Orchestra, ?
• Erick Labson: Digital Remastering
• Ron Baker: Bass
• Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington: Bass
• Tommy Pederson: Trombone
• Geary Chansley: Photography
• Jake "Vernon" Porter: Trumpet
• Thek Edge: Guitar
• Johnny B. Gayton: Bass
• James B. Hutchenson: Bass
• R.L. Kass: Composer
• Lonny Lalanne: Trumpet
• Howie Leder: Producer
• Val Patillo: Bass
• Vernon Slater: Sax (Tenor)
• Lou Zito: Producer
• Howard E. Johnson: Sax (Alto)
• Bobby Cadwell: Guitar
• Joe Josea: Composer
• Jules Taub: Composer
• Fleecie Moore: Composer
• Jessie Mae Robinson: Composer
• Fats Washington: Composer
• Sam Ling: Composer
• Barry Moore: Producer
• Jules Bihari: Composer
• Jane Feather: Composer
• Ferdinand Washington: Composer
• Bill Havey: Sax (Tenor)
• Wilbur Bascomb, Jr.: Bass
• James Walker: Sax (Baritone)
• Jesse Daniels: Guitar
• Fred Jackson, Jr.: Flute, Sax (Tenor)
• Dave Clark: Composer
• David "Leather Sax" Allen, Jr.: Bass
• James Johnson: Composer
• Stephen Weiss: Composer
• Big Joe Turner: Bass
• Charles Bowles: Organ
• Jim Cook: Synthesizer
• Lee Gatling: Saxophone
• Sammie Jett: Trombone, ?
• Johnny Jones: Guitar
• Ted Curry: Drums
• Larry Williams: Saxophone
• Doctor Ragavoy: Piano
• Phineas Newborn, Sr.: Drums
• Dave Clark: Composer
• Sherlie Matthews: Choir, Chorus
• Jon Jones: Guitar (Rhythm)
• Carl Adams: Trumpet
• Nick Pentelow: Horn, ?
• James Oden: Composer
• Grainger Hunt: Composer
• Nesmond Hooper Jr.: Composer
• Jerome Doc Pomus: Composer
• Larry Glenn: Composer
• Mark Johnson: Composer
• Paul Mullen: Vibraphone