written by Mel London;
first recorded by Ricky Allen in 1962, titled CUT YOU A-LOOSE;
most famous version was recorded by Otis Rush in 1975;
my favorite version was recorded by Buddy Guy in 2005;
20+1 suggested versions:Ricky Allen recorded in 1962;
James Cotton recorded in 1968;
Climax Blues Band recorded in 1970;
Luther Allison recorded in 1972;
Charlie Musselwhite recorded in 1974;
Otis Rush recorded in 1975;
Koko Taylor recorded in 1978;
Willie James Lyons recorded in 1979;
Junior Wells (with Buddy Guy) recorded in 1981;
Lucky Lopez Evans recorded in 1990;
Tinsley Ellis recorded in 1994;
Angela Strehli recorded in 1998;
Willie Foster recorded in 2001;
Johnny B Moore recorded in 2003;
Charles Wilson recorded in 2003;
Buddy Guy recorded in 2005;
Scott Holt recorded in 2005;
Bluesballs recorded in 2006;
Michael Katon recorded in 2012;
Robben Ford recorded in 2013;
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (feat Noah Hunt) recorded in 2014
DOUBLE TROUBLE
written & first recorded by Otis Rush in 1958;
most famous & my favorite version was recorded live by Eric Clapton in 1979;
20 suggested versions:Otis Rush recorded in 1958;
John Mayall recorded in 1967;
Paul Butterfield recorded in 1967;
Otis Rush recorded live in 1973;
Eric Clapton recorded in 1976;
Nighthawks recorded live in 1976;
Flavium recorded in 1979;
Eric Clapton recorded live in 1979;
Blues'N'Trouble recorded in 1986;
Otis Rush & Eric Clapton recorded live in 1986;
Hamsters recorded live in 1989;
Too Slim & the Taildraggers recorded in 1990;
John Primer recorded in 1991;
Sean Costello recorded in 2000;
James Blood Ulmer recorded in 2001;
Ronnie Earl (feat. Kim Wilson) recorded in 2004;
Jeremy Spencer recorded live in 2007;
Eric Clapton recorded live in 2008;
Innes Sibun recorded in 2013;
Ronnie Earl (feat. Diane Blue) recorded in 2016;
another song with this same title was written by Harriett Melka, which was first recorded by Big Bill Broonzy in 1941;
Muddy Waters recorded Melka's Double Trouble in 1959, Joe Bonamassa in 2014
DUST MY BROOM
written & first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936, titled I BELIEVE I'LL DUST MY BROOM;
reworked by Elmore James in 1951, titled DUST MY BROOM (also the most famous version);
also reworked by Elmore James in 1955, titled DUST MY BLUES;*
my favorite version was recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1967, titled I BELIEVE MY TIME AIN'T LONG;**
30+1 suggested versions:Robert Johnson recorded in 1936;
Arthur Big Boy Crudup recorded in 1949;
Robert Lockwood Jr recorded in 1951;
Elmore James recorded in 1951;
Elmore James recorded in 1955;*
Elmore James recorded in 1959;
Howlin' Wolf recorded live in 1964;
James Cotton recorded in 1964;
Spencer Davis Group recorded in 1966;*
John Mayall recorded in 1966;
Eddie Boyd recorded in 1967;
Fleetwood Mac recorded in 1967;**
Ike & Tina Turner recorded in 1968;
Taj Mahal recorded in 1968;
Cuby + Blizzards recorded live in 1968;*
Fleetwood Mac recorded in 1968;
Canned Heat recorded live in 1969;
Luther Allison recorded in 1969;
Hound Dog Taylor recorded live in 1974;
John Littlejohn recorded live in 1976;
Calvin Jones (with Nighthawks) recorded in 1977;
Z.Z. Top recorded in 1979;
Sunnyland Slim recorded live in 1981;
Albert King recorded in 1984;
Jeff Healey recorded live in 1994;
Henry Gray recorded live in 1996;
Eddie Taylor Jr. recorded in 1998;
Bill Perry recorded live in 1998;
Sherman Robertson recorded live in 2005;
Elmore James Jr. recorded in 2010;
Johnny Winter recorded in 2011
FIVE LONG YEARS
written & first recorded by Eddie Boyd in 1952;
most famous version was recorded by Yardbirds in 1964;
my favorite version was recorded by Buddy Guy in 1991;
30+1 suggested versions:Eddie Boyd recorded in 1952;
Little Junior Parker recorded in 1959;
Al Smith recorded in 1960;
John Lee Hooker recorded in 1961;
Frank Frost recorded in 1962;
Muddy Waters recorded live in 1963;
Yardbirds recorded live in 1964;
Eddie Boyd recorded in 1965;
Ike & Tina Turner recorded in 1968;
Cuby + Blizzards recorded live in 1968;
Oscar Benton recorded in 1969;
Luther Allison recorded in 1969;
Freddie King recorded in 1970;
John Lee Hooker (feat. Joe Cocker) recorded in 1974;
John Littlejohn recorded live in 1976;
Magic Slim recorded in 1978;
Rod Piazza recorded in 1981;
Luther Tucker recorded in 1990;
Buddy Guy recorded in 1991;
Eric Clapton recorded in 1994;
Cuby + Blizzards recorded in 1997;
Bryan Lee recorded live in 1997;
Carey Bell recorded live in 1998;
Big Daddy G. recorded in 1998;
Pinetop Perkins recorded in 1999;
Byther Smith recorded in 2000;
Phil Guy recorded live in 2002;
Lurrie Bell recorded live in 2008;
Wes Jeans recorded live in 2009;
Buddy Guy recorded live in 2013;
J. C. Smith recorded in 2015
GOIN’ DOWN SLOW
written & first recorded by St. Louis Jimmy Oden in 1941;
sometimes titled I'VE HAD MY FUN;
most famous version was recorded by Free in 1968;
my favorite version was recorded by Shirley King in 1992;
30+1 suggested versions:St Louis Jimmy Oden recorded in 1941;
Ray Charles recorded in 1950;
Champion Jack Dupree recorded in 1958;
Little Walter recorded in 1959;
B. B. King recorded in 1962;
Otis Spann recorded live in 1963;
Paul Butterfield recorded in 1964;
Animals recorded in 1966;
Canned Heat recorded in 1967;
Electric Flag recorded in 1968;
George Harmonica Smith recorded in 1968;
Free recorded in 1968;
Jimmy Witherspoon recorded in 1969;
Duane Allman recorded in 1969;
Howlin' Wolf recorded in 1970;
Bacon Fat recorded live in 1970;
Jimmy Witherspoon & Eric Burdon recorded live in 1971;
Little Sonny recorded live in 1972;
Junior Wells recorded in 1975;
Magic Slim recorded live in 1976;
Eric Clapton recorded live in 1978;
Robert Cray recorded live in 1990;
Johnnie Johnson recorded in 1990;
Shirley King recorded in 1992;
Pinetop Perkins recorded in 1996;
Snooky Pryor recorded in 1998;
Alan Haynes recorded live in 2001;
Tom Jones (feat. Jeff Beck) recorded in 2002;
Byther Smith recorded in 2007;
Henry Gray recorded in 2009;
Albert Castiglia recorded in 2014
GOING DOWN
written by Don Nix;
first recorded by Moloch in 1969;
most famous version was recorded by Freddie King in 1970;
my favorite version was recorded by Walter Rossi in 1976;
30+1 suggested versions:Moloch recorded in 1969;
Freddie King recorded in 1970;
John Lee Hooker recorded in 1971;
Stone the Crows recorded live in 1971;
Chicken Shack recorded in 1971;
Jeff Beck (feat. Bobby Tench) recorded in 1972;
Tommy Bolin (with Energy feat Jeff Cook) recorded live in 1972;
Lobby Loyde (feat. Andy Fordham) recorded live in 1973;
Incredible Hog recorded in 1973;
Barrelhouse recorded in 1974;
Walter Rossi recorded in 1976;
Deep Purple recorded live in 1976;
Luther Allison recorded in 1979;
Stevie Ray Vaughan (feat. Jeff Beck) recorded live in 1984;
Walter Trout recorded live in 1991;
Dave Hole recorded in 1995;
Philip Sayce recorded in 1996;
Joe Satriani (feat Steve Vai & Eric Johnson) recorded live in 1996;
Blinddog Smokin' recorded live in 1997;
Bernard Allison recorded live in 1999;
Tony Vega recorded live in 1999;
Don Nix recorded in 2002;
J. D. Simo recorded in 2002;
Gov't Mule recorded live in 2003;
Buddy Guy recorded live in 2005;
Jake's Blues Band recorded in 2005;
Michael Powers recorded in 2006;
John Mayall recorded in 2007;
Gary Hoey recorded in 2013;
Jimi Barbiani (feat. Alessio Velliscic) recorded in 2014;
Joe Bonamassa recorded live in 2015
GOT MY MOJO WORKING
written by Preston Foster;
first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1956 (also recorded by Ann Cole in that same year);
most famous version was recorded live by Muddy Waters in 1960;
my favorite version was recorded live by Daniel Castro in 2003;
30 suggested versions:Muddy Waters recorded in 1956;
Ann Cole recorded in 1957;
Muddy Waters recorded live in 1960;
Frank Frost recorded in 1962;
Blues Incorporated (feat. Cyril Davies) recorded in 1962;
Manfred Mann recorded in 1964;
Mike Bloomfield recorded in 1964;
Sam Lay recorded in 1965;
Jimmy Smith recorded in 1965;
Otis Spann recorded in 1969;
George Harmonica Smith recorded in 1969;
Andrew Big Voice Odom recorded live in 1972;
Luther Johnson recorded in 1975;
B. B. King recorded in 1977;
Sam Lay (feat Bob Riedy) recorded live in 1978;
Muddy Waters recorded live in 1978;
Carey Bell recorded live in 1980;
Katie Webster recorded live in 1990;
Pinetop Perkins recorded live in 1991;
Mel Brown recorded live in 1991;
Jimmy Rogers recorded live in 1991;
Big Daddy Kinsey recorded in 1993;
Junior Wells recorded live in 1996;
Buddy Guy recorded live in 1998;
Pat Hall recorded live in 1999;
Daniel Castro recorded live in 2003;
Clarence Gatemouth Brown recorded live in 2004;
Nellie Tiger Travis recorded in 2004;
Johnny Winter recorded in 2011;
John Primer (with Shemekia Copeland) recorded in 2015
HELP ME
written by Sonny Boy Williamson II/Willie Dixon/Ralph Bass;
first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson in 1963;
most famous & my favorite version was recorded by Ten Years After in 1967;
40+1 suggested versions:Sonny Boy Williamson recorded in 1963;
Paul Butterfield recorded in 1964;
Junior Wells recorded in 1966;
Charlie Musselwhite recorded in 1967;
Canned Heat recorded in 1967;
Ten Years After recorded in 1967;
Black Cat Bones recorded in 1967;
John Mayall recorded live in 1967;
Johnny Winter recorded in 1967;
McKenna Mendelson Mainline recorded in 1968;
Cuby + Blizzards recorded in 1969;
Luther Allison recorded in 1969;
Bacon Fat recorded live in 1970;
Otis Waygood Blues Band recorded in 1970;
Ten Years After recorded live in 1973;
Lobby Loyde (feat. Billy Thorpe) recorded live in 1973;
Junior Wells recorded live in 1978;
Magic Slim recorded in 1978;
Rainer Baumann recorded live in 1980;
Zora Young recorded in 1982;
Billy Branch recorded in 1982;
John Mayall recorded live in 1987;
Chicago Beau recorded live in 1991;
Walter Trout recorded live in 1991;
Junior Wells recorded live in 1997;
Mick Pini recorded live in 1997;
Phil Guy recorded live in 1997;
Johnny B. Moore recorded in 1998;
Chris Aaron recorded in 2000;
Michael Coleman recorded in 2000;
Nimmo Brothers recorded live in 2001;
Melvin Taylor recorded in 2001;
Big Daddy G. (feat. Tortoise Blue) recorded live in 2001;
Charlie Musselwhite recorded live in 2002;
Miller Anderson recorded in 2003;
Geoff Achison recorded live in 2005;
Dave Walker recorded in 2005;
John McVey recorded live in 2007;
Chris Harper recorded in 2007;
Jim McCarty recorded live in 2008;
Ten Years After recorded live in 2014
HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN
written by Willie Dixon;
first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954 (also the most famous version);
sometimes titled I'M YOUR HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN;
my favorite version was recorded live by Luther Johnson in 1976;
50 suggested versions:Muddy Waters recorded in 1954;
Alexis Korner (feat. Cyril Davies) recorded in 1962 ;
Manfred Mann recorded in 1964;
Graham Bond recorded in 1965;
Blues Project recorded live in 1965;
John Mayall recorded live in 1966;
Jimmy Smith recorded in 1966;
Jimi Hendrix recorded in 1967;
Chuck Berry recorded live in 1967;
Steppenwolf recorded in 1967;
Muddy Waters recorded in 1968;
Magic Sam recorded live in 1968;
Dragonfly recorded in 1968;
Junior Wells recorded in 1969;
Willie Dixon recorded in 1970;
Allman Brothers Band recorded in 1970;
Stackwaddy recorded in 1972;
Livin' Blues recorded live in 1975;
Luther Johnson recorded live in 1976;
Eddy Clearwater recorded live in 1976;
Muddy Waters (feat. Mick Jagger) recorded live in 1981;
John Littlejohn recorded live in 1981;
Big Time Sarah recorded in 1982, titled HOOCHIE COOCHIE WOMAN;
Johnny Dyer recorded in 1983;
Carey Bell recorded in 1988;
Luther Allison recorded live in 1991;
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells recorded live in 1993;
Paul Rodgers recorded in 1993;
Blues Mobile Band recorded in 1993;
Eric Clapton recorded in 1994;
Dickie Peterson recorded in 1996;
Sugar Blue recorded live in 1996;
Etta James recorded in 1998, titled HOOCHIE COOCHIE GAL;
David Gogo recorded live in 1998;
Pinetop Perkins recorded live in 1998;
Mel Brown recorded live in 1998;
Paul Wood recorded in 1999;
Willie Foster recorded live in 1999;
Jeff Healey recorded live in 1999;
Peter Garstenauer recorded in 2001;
W.I.N.D. recorded in 2002;
Jon Lord (with The Hoochie Coochie Men feat. Jimmy Barnes) recorded live in 2003;
Griff Hamlin recorded live in 2004;
Mojo Buford recorded in 2005;
Jay Gordon recorded live in 2005;
Buddy Guy recorded live in 2006;
Peter McGraw recorded in 2008;
Mud Morganfield recorded live in 2008;
Blindside Blues Band recorded in 2009;
Blindstone recorded in 2012
I CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY
written by Willie Dixon;
first recorded by Otis Rush in 1956;
most famous & my favorite version was recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1968;
25 suggested versions:Otis Rush recorded in 1956;
John Lee Hooker recorded in 1966;
Savoy Brown recorded in 1966;
John Mayall recorded in 1967;
James Cotton recorded live in 1967;
John Mayall recorded live in 1967;
Dirty Blues Band recorded in 1968;
Led Zeppelin recorded in 1968;
Led Zeppelin recorded live in 1969;
Willie Dixon recorded in 1970;
Little Milton recorded live in 1972;
Otis Rush recorded in 1974;
Mighty Joe Young recorded in 1978;
Luther Allision recorded in 1979;
Cash McCall recorded live in 1985;
Pat Travers recorded in 1992;
Oernes Blues Band recorded live in 1998;
Little Milton recorded in 1999;
Todd Wolfe recorded live in 1999;
Otis Rush recorded live in 1999;
Joe Survival Caruso recorded in 2001;
Gary Moore recorded in 2004;
Michael Powers recorded in 2004;
Leslie West recorded in 2005;
Rolling Stones recorded in 2015
John Lee Hooker also recorded live his own composition, titled I CAN'T QUIT YOU NOW BLUES in 1963;
it was covered by Cuby + Blizzards in 2003, titled I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY
