Songlist-
1959-
The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James)
How Many More Years (Howlin Wolf)
I'm Coming Home (The Staple Singers)
Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
1960-
Spoonful (Howlin' Wolf)
Mojo Hand (Lightnin' Hopkins)
1961-
It's My Own Fault (BB King)
Hard Times (Ray Charles)
I Pity the Fool (Bobby Blue Bland)
Ball and Chain (Big Mama Thornton)
Down Child (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
The Little Red Rooster (Howlin' Wolf)
Hideaway (Freddie King)
Driving Wheel (Little Junior Parker)
Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)
1962-
You Shook Me (Muddy Waters)
The Blues Ain't Nothin But a Woman (Helen Humes)?
1963-Memphis (Lonnie Mack)
1964-
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (Muddy Waters)
How Blue Can You Get (BB King)
1965-Alabama Blues (JB Lenoir)
Going Down to the River
Bring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
Hoodoo Man Blues (Junior Wells)
1966-
Tin Pan Alley (Sunnyland Slim)
T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Otis Spann)
You list multiple songs by WILLIE DIXON, the most recorded and covered artist in blues, but do not give him the credit due. And, you have none of his actual performances of his own songs that are some the THE best.
SPOONFUL
LITTLE RED ROOSTER
YOU SHOOK ME
HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN
BACK DOOR MAN
I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
AND ABOUT 30 MORE.
tg38b 8 months ago
@tg38b Didnt he write these songs FOR Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Little Walter, etc. and weren't those versions the original recordings that hit the charts and the versions that everyone remembers? If I remember correctly, Willie Dixon didnt even record the songs himself til many years later and they weren't nearly as popular as the original recordings.
King689 8 months ago
@tg38b I agree he deserves more credit. He's extremely significant in blues history, probably the greatest blues songwriter of all time. I just don't think his actual performances of these songs were as significant as the original recordings for Chess Records by Muddy Waters and all those guys.
King689 8 months ago