written & first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1950;
most famous version was recorded live by Savoy Brown in 1968;
my favorite version was recorded by Steamhammer in 1969;
20 suggested versions:
Muddy Waters recorded in 1950;Louisiana Red recorded in 1965;
Animals recorded in 1966;
Blues Project recorded live in 1966; (titled Going Down Louisiana)
Savoy Brown recorded live in 1968;
Bintangs recorded in 1969; (titled Louisiana)
Steamhammer recorded in 1969; (titled Another Travelling Tune)
Jo Ann Kelly recorded in 1969;
Climax Blues Band recorded in 1970;
Savoy Brown recorded live in 1970;
Flower Travellin' Band recorded in 1970;
John Hammond recorded in 1981;
Savoy Brown recorded live in 1981;
Paul Rodgers recorded in 1993;
Lonnie Pitchford recorded in 1994;
Foghat recorded in 1994;
Paul Rodgers recorded live in 1995;
David Gogo recorded in 2001;
Leslie West recorded in 2005;
Foghat recorded in 2010
MELLOW DOWN EASY
written by Willie Dixon;
first recorded by Little Walter in 1954 (also the most famous version);
my favorite version was recorded by Harmonica Shah in 2000;
20 suggested versions:
Little Walter recorded in 1954;Paul Butterfield recorded in 1965;
George Harmonica Smith recorded in 1968;
Bacon Fat recorded live in 1970;
Cactus recorded live in 1971;
John Hammond recorded in 1971;
Luther Johnson recorded in 1972;
Carey Bell recorded live in 1978;
Johnny Mars recorded in 1980;
Rod Piazza recorded in 1981;
Phil Guy recorded in 1981; (titled Mellow Down)
Johnny Big Moose Walker recorded live in 1982;
Mark Ford recorded in 1990;
Smokin' Joe Kubek (feat. Bnois King) recorded in 1993;
Willie Big Eyes Smith recorded live in 1998;
Tab Benoit recorded in 1999;
Carey Bell recorded live in 2000;
Harmonica Shah recorded in 2000;
Bobby Parker recorded live in 2004;
Mark Ford recorded live in 2004;
Jason Ricci recorded in 2005
PARCHMAN FARM
written & first recorded by Mose Allison in 1957;
most famous & my favorite version was recorded by Blue Cheer in 1967;
20 suggested versions:
Mose Allison recorded in 1957;Georgie Fame recorded live in 1963;
Blues Project recorded live in 1965;
Johnny Winter recorded in 1966;
John Mayall recorded in 1966;
Blue Cheer recorded in 1967; (titled Parchment Farm)
Cactus recorded in 1969;
Blues Image recorded in 1970;
Abstract Truth recorded in 1971;
Cactus recorded live in 1971;
Charlie Daniels recorded in 1972;
John Mayall recorded live in 1985;
Ford Blues Band recorded in 1989;
Blueass Blues Band recorded in 1994;
Dave Meniketti recorded in 1998;
Rick Derringer recorded in 2000;
Gov't Mule (feat. Dave Malone) recorded live in 2008;
Blue Cheer recorded live in 2008; (titled Parchment Farm)
Albert Castiglia recorded in 2012;
Mark Doyle recorded live in 2013
RECONSIDER BABY
written & first recorded by Lowell Fulson in 1954;
sometimes titled as HATE TO SEE YOU GO* or SO LONG**;
most famous version was recorded by Chicken Shack in 1969;
my favorite version was recorded live by Lurrie Bell in 1982;
30+1 suggested versions:
Lowell Fulson recorded in 1954;Elvis Presley recorded in 1960;
Magic Sam recorded live in 1966;*
Ike & Tina Turner recorded in 1968;
T-Bone Walker recorded in 1968;
Chicken Shack recorded in 1969;
John Dummer (feat. Dave Kelly) recorded in 1969;
Charles Ford Band recorded in 1972;
Freddie King recorded in 1972;
John Littlejohn recorded in 1972;
Mojo Buford recorded in 1973;
BB King recorded in 1975;
Junior Wells recorded in 1975;**
Hip Linkchain recorded in 1976;
Lonnie Brooks recorded in 1977;
Lurrie Bell recorded live in 1982;
Andrew Big Voice Odom recorded in 1982;
Louis Myers recorded live in 1983;
U.P. Wilson recorded in 1988;
Eric Clapton recorded in 1994;
J.W. Williams recorded in 1994;
Robin Trower recorded in 1994;
Mick Pini recorded in 1997;
Beyond Blue recorded live in 1997;
Carvin Jones recorded in 1998;
Blues Wire recorded live in 1999;
Joe Bonamassa recorded in 2004;
Lurrie Bell recorded live in 2005;
Shane Pruitt recorded live in 2006;
Johnnie Bassett recorded in 2012
RED HOUSE
written & first recorded by Jimi Hendrix in 1966 (also the most famous version);
my favorite version was recorded by Jimi Hendrix in 1968;
40+1 suggested versions:
Jimi Hendrix recorded in 1966;Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1967;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1968;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1968;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1968;
Jimi Hendrix recorded in 1968;
Thunder and Roses recorded in 1969;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1969;
Cinderella recorded in 1970;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1970;
Scorpions recorded live in 1975;
Randy Hansen recorded live in 1984;
John Lee Hooker recorded in 1989;
Walter Trout recorded live in 1989;
Johnny Winter recorded live in 1990;
Hamsters recorded live in 1991;
Albert King recorded in 1991;
Paul Gilbert recorded live in 1991;
Jimmy Thackery recorded in 1992;
Magic Slim recorded in 1992;
Scott Holt recorded live in 1992;
Buddy Guy recorded in 1993;
Leslie West recorded live in 1993;
John Primer recorded in 1993;
Buddy Miles recorded live in 1995;
Eric Johnson recorded live in 1996;
Indigenous recorded in 1998;
Marc Reece recorded live in 1999;
Michael Hill recorded in 2000;
Edgar Winter & Steve Lukather recorded live in 2000;
Deák Bill Gyula recorded live in 2001;
Mick Taylor recorded live in 2001;
Ten Years After recorded live in 2003;
Clas Yngström recorded live in 2003;
Hiram Bullock recorded live in 2004;
Melvin Taylor recorded live in 2004;
Rob Tognoni recorded live in 2006;
Gary Moore (feat. Billy Cox) recorded live in 2007;
Jean-Paul Bourelly recorded live in 2008;
Back Door Slam recorded live in 2008;
Chase Walker recorded in 2016
ROCK ME BABY
written & first recorded by Lil’ Son Jackson in 1951, titled as ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’;
reworked by Muddy Waters in 1956, titled ROCK ME;*
also reworked by B. B. King in 1964, titled ROCK ME BABY (also the most famous version);
my favorite version was recorded by Junior Wells in 1969;
50 suggested versions:
Lil’ Son Jackson recorded in 1950;Muddy Waters recorded in 1956;*
B. B. King recorded in 1964;
Otis Spann recorded in 1964; (titled ROCK ME MAMA)
Otis Redding recorded in 1965;
Junior Wells recorded in 1965; (titled ALL NIGHT LONG)
Zoot Money recorded live in 1966;
Animals recorded in 1966;
Jimi Hendrix recorded live in 1967;
Savoy Brown recorded in 1967;
James Cotton recorded live in 1967;
Blue Cheer recorded in 1967;
Ike & Tina Turner recorded in 1968;
Jeff Beck (feat. Rod Stewart) recorded in 1968; (titled ROCK MY PLIMSOUL)
Aztecs recorded in 1969;
Junior Wells recorded in 1969;*
Luther Johnson recorded in 1972;
Luther Allison recorded in 1972;
Willie Dixon recorded live in 1973;*
Cuby + Blizzards recorded live in 1974;
Hanson recorded in 1974;
Robin Trower (feat. James Dewar) recorded live in 1975;
Big Mama Thornton recorded live in 1975;
Atlantis recorded live in 1975;
Walter Rossi recorded in 1976;
Eddy Clearwater recorded live in 1976;
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush recorded in 1980;
James Sparky Rucker recorded live in 1983;
Louis Myers recorded in 1991;*
Willie Dixon recorded live in 1991;*
Willie Kent recorded live in 1993;*
Bernard Allison recorded live in 1994;
Bryan Lee recorded live in 1997;
Big Bill Morganfield recorded in 1997;*
Mick Abrahams recorded live in 1998;
Henry Gray recorded live in 1999;
Kim Wilson recorded in 2001;
Etta James recorded live in 2001;
Daniel Castro recorded live in 2003;
Lafayette & the Lease Breakers recorded live in 2003;
Sean Chambers recorded in 2004;
Mike Onesko recorded in 2004;
Jake’s Blues Band recorded in 2005;
Pat Travers recorded in 2006;
Zora Young recorded live in 2007;*
Byther Smith recorded live in 2007;
Eddie Turner recorded live in 2007;
Paul Oscher recorded in 2010;*
Kinsey Report recorded live in 2011;
Walter Trout recorded live in 2015
ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’
written by Noah Lewis or Hambone Willie Newbern;
first recorded by Hambone Willie Newbern in 1929, titled ROLL AND TUMBLE BLUES;
reworked by Baby Face Leroy Foster and Muddy Waters also in 1950;
most famous version was recorded by Muddy Waters in 1950;
my favorite version was recorded by Memphis Slim in 1970;
30 suggested versions:
Hambone Willie Newbern recorded in 1929;Baby Face Leroy Foster recorded in 1950;
Muddy Waters recorded in 1950;
Elmore James recorded in 1960;
Johnny Shines recorded in 1966;
Cream recorded in 1966;
Canned Heat recorded in 1967;
Johnny Winter recorded in 1967;
Muddy Waters recorded in 1969;
Blues Creation recorded in 1969;
Aguaturbia recorded in 1969;
Memphis Slim recorded in 1970;
Dr. Feelgood recorded in 1975;
Junior Wells recorded in 1981;
Lurrie Bell recorded in 1982;
Eric Clapton recorded live in 1992;
Little John Chrisley recorded in 1992;
Johnny B. Moore recorded live in 1995;
R. L. Burnside recorded live in 1996;
Big Bill Morganfield recorded in 1997;
David Gogo recorded in 2000;
Damon Fowler recorded live in 2003;
RL Burnside recorded in 2004;
Phil Brown recorded live in 2006;
Joe Louis Walker recorded in 2008;
Jubal Kane recorded in 2010;
Foghat recorded in 2010;
Jay Jesse Johnson recorded in 2012;
North Mississippi Allstars recorded in 2013;
Popa Chubby recorded in 2014
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
written by Walter Winson & Lonnie Chatmon;
first recorded by Mississippi Sheiks in 1930;
most famous & my favorite version was recorded by Cream in 1968;
20 suggested versions:
Mississippi Sheiks recorded in 1930;Ray Charles recorded in 1950;
Howlin’ Wolf recorded in 1957;
Cream recorded in 1968;
Camel recorded in 1969;
Howlin’ Wolf recorded in 1970;
Totta’s Bluesband recorded live in 1981;
Pat Travers recorded in 1992;
B. B. M. recorded live in 1993;
Joe Lynn Turner recorded in 1994;
Groundhogs recorded in 1997;
North Mississippi Allstars recorded in 1999;
Hubert Sumlin recorded live in 2004;
Cream recordedlive in 2005;
James Blood Ulmer recorded in 2005;
Bo Ramsey recorded in 2005;
Matt Schofield recorded live in 2007;
Walter Trout recorded live in 2007;
Jeff Healey recorded live in 2007;
Mike Onesko recorded live in 2008
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING
written & first recorded by Howlin’ Wolf in 1951, titled CRYING AT DAYBREAK;*
reworked by Muddy Waters in 1954, titled SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING;
also reworked by Howlin' Wolf in 1956, titled SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING;
most famous version was recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956;
my favorite version was recorded by Lucky Peterson in 2002;
25 suggested versions:
Howlin’ Wolf recorded in 1951;*Muddy Waters recorded in 1954;
Howlin’ Wolf recorded in 1956;
John Lee Hooker recorded in 1959;
Yardbirds recorded live in 1964;
Manfred Mann recorded in 1964;
Animals recorded in 1966;
John Hammond recorded in 1967;
Quicksilver Messenger Service recorded live in 1968;
Howlin’ Wolf recorded in 1968;
Smokestack Lightnin’ recorded in 1969;
Blues Creation recorded in 1969;
Edgar Broughton Band recorded live in 1969;
Fenton Robinson recorded in 1970;
Mike Harrison recorded in 1972;
Valerie Wellington recorded in 1983;
Jimmy Rogers recorded in 1993;
Lester Butler recorded in 1997;
Hubert Sumlin recorded in 1997;
Gene Deer recorded in 1998;
Lucky Peterson recorded in 2002;
Miller Anderson recorded in 2003;
Etta James recorded in 2004;
Kim Wilson recorded live in 2004;
Omar Dykes recorded in 2013
SO MANY ROADS
written by Paul Marshall;
first recorded by Otis Rush in 1960 (also the most famous version);
my favorite version was recorded by John Mayall in 1966;
25 suggested versions:
Otis Rush recorded in 1960;John Hammond recorded in 1965;
John Mayall recorded in 1966;
Climax Blues Band recorded in 1969;
Freight Train recorded in 1971;
Climax Blues Band recorded live in 1973;
Otis Rush recorded live in 1975;
Jimmy Johnson recorded live in 1978;
Kim Wilson recorded in 1985;
Pete Haycock recorded live in 1992;
Too Slim & the Taildraggers recorded in live 1993;
Blue By Nature recorded in 1995;
Murali Coryell recorded in 1999;
McCarty-Hite Project recorded in 2000;
Byther Smith recorded in 2000;
Nimmo Brothers recorded live in 2001;
Joe Bonamassa recorded in 2006;
Foghat recorded in 2010;
John Mayall recorded live in 2010;
Joe Bonamassa recorded live in 2013;
Ray Fuller recorded live in 2013
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