Blues with a Feeling

written & first recorded by Rabon Tarrant in 1947;
reworked by Little Walter in 1953;

20 suggested versions:

Rabon Tarrant (& Jack McVea All Stars)
Blues with a Feeling (3:01)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, May 1947;
Originally released by Black & White in 1947
on Rabon Tarrant with Jack McVea and His Door Openers 10" 78-prm single B-side

Rabon Tarrant - vocals, drums
Jack McVea - sax
unknown - piano, bass, horns
Sax solo at the beginning & in the mid by Jack McVea
Trumpet solo at the beginning & at the end

Little Walter
Blues with a Feeling (3:08)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, July 23, 1953;
Originally released by Checker in 1953
on Little Walter and His Jukes' single
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Little Walter - harmonica, vocals
Dave Myers - guitars
Louis Myers - guitars
Willie Dixon - bass
Fred Below - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Little Walter

Paul Butterfield 
Blues with a Feeling (4:25)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, September 1965;
Originally released by Elektra in 1965
on the album "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Paul Butterfield – harmonica, vocals
Mike Bloomfield – guitars
Elvin Bishop – guitars
Mark Naftalin – organ
Jerome Arnold – bass
Sam Lay – drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Paul Butterfield
Guitar solo in the mid by Mike Bloomfield

Twentieth Century Zoo
Blues with a Feeling (9:19)
Recorded in Autumn 1968;
Originally released by Vault in 1969
on the album "Twentieth Century Zoo: Thunder on a Clear Day"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Bob Sutko - harmonica, vocals
Paul "Skip" Ladd - lead guitar
Greg Farley - rhythm guitar
Allan Chitwood - bass
Paul Bennett - drums
unknown - organ, piano
Guitar solo at the beginning by Skip Ladd
Harmonica solo after the 3rd verse by Bob Sutko
Organ solo after the 3rd verse
Guitar solo after the 3rd verse by Greg Farley
Piano solo after the 4th verse

Fleetwood Mac 
Blues with a Feeling (2:56)
Recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, March 10, 1969;
First broadcasted by BBC on March 16, 1969;
Originally released by Castle in 1995
on the album "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac: Live at the BBC"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Danny Kirwan - guitars, vocals
Peter Green - guitars
(prob.) Jeremy Spencer - piano
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums
Guitar solo in the mid & at the end by Danny Kirwan

Shakey Vick 
Blues with a Feeling (7:15)
Recorded live at Mothers Club, Birmingham, England, 1969;
Originally released by Pye in 1969
on the album "Shakey Vick: Little Woman You're So Sweet"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Graham Vickery - harmonica, vocals
Bruce Langsman - guitars
Nigel Tickler - bass
Ned Balen - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & after the 2nd verse by Graham Vickery
Guitar solo after the 3rd verse by Bruce Langsman

Bacon Fat
Blues with a Feeling (3:10)
Recorded live at The Black Prince, Bexley, Kent, England, November 22, 1970
Originally released by Blue Horizon in 2006
on the album "George Smith & Bacon Fat: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions"

Rod Piazza - harmonica, vocals
Gregg Schaefer - guitars
Buddy Reed - guitars
J. D. Nicholson - piano
Jerry Smith - bass
Dick Innes - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Rod Piazza

George Harmonica Smith
Blues with a Feeling (3:28)
Recorded live at Hull University, Hull, England, November 1970
Originally released by Blue Horizon in 2006
on the album "George Smith & Bacon Fat: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions"

George Harmonica Smith - harmonica, vocals
Gregg Schaefer - guitars
Buddy Reed - guitars
J. D. Nicholson - piano
Jerry Smith - bass
Dick Innes - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by George Harmonica Smith

Louis Myers
Blues with a Feeling (4:27)
Recorded at P. S. Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, January 14, 1971
Originally released by Vogue in 1973
on the album "The Aces: Dust My Broom" 
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Louis Myers - harmonica, vocals
Sammy Lawhorn - lead guitar
Eddie Taylor - guitars
Dave Myers - bass
Fred Below - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning, after the 1st & 3rd verses by Louis Myers

Steve Miller Band
Blues with a Feeling (5:27)
Recorded live at Ultrasonic Studios, New York City, NY, March 27, 1972
Not released officially;
Released on the bootleg album "Steve Miller Band: The Gangster Is Back"

Steve Miller - guitars, vocals
Dick Thompson - keyboards
Ben Sidran - keyboards
Gerald Johnson - bass
Roger Alan Clark - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & in the mid by Steve Miller

Mojo Buford (with Chain)
Blues with a Feeling (4:48)
Recorded at T.C.S. Studios, Melbourne, Australia, May 9, 1973
Originally released by Mushroom in 1973
on the album "Chain: Two of a Kind"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Mojo Buford - harmonica, vocals
Pee Wee Madison - guitars
Phil Manning - guitars
Ian Clyne - piano
Barry Sullivan - bass
Barry Harvey - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Mojo Buford

Big Walter Horton
Blues with a Feeling (4:32)
Recorded ive at the El Mocambo, Toronto, Canada, July 25, 1973
Originally released by Red Lightnin' in 1991
on the album "Big Walter Shakey Horton: Live at the El Mocambo"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Big Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals
unknown - guitars, bass, drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Big Walter Horton

Jimmy Dawkins
Blues with a Feeling (5:56)
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, 1976;
Originally released by Delmark in 1976
on the album "The Jimmy Dawkins Band: Blisterstring"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Jimmy Dawkins - guitars, vocals
Jimmy Johnson - guitars
Sonny Thompson - piano
Sylvester Boines - bass
Tyrone Centuray - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning, after the 1st & 2nd verses & at the end by Jimmy Dawkins

Luther Allison
Blues with a Feeling (6:25)
Recorded at Barclay Studio, Paris, France, December 13, 1977;
Originally released by Black and Blue in 1977
on the album "Luther Allison: Love Me Papa"
Writing credits labeled to Little Walter

Luther Allison - guitars, harmonica, vocals
Dan Hoeflinger - guitars
Sid Wingfield - piano
Jim Campbell - bass
Donald Robertson - drums
Piano solo after the 2nd verse by Sid Wingfield
Harmonica solo after the 4th verse by Luther Allison

Phil Guy
Blues with a Feeling (6:22)
Recorded at Soto Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, March 1982
Originally released by JSP in 1982
on the album "The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy"

Phil Guy - guitars, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Doug Williams - guitars
Professor Eddie Lusk - piano
J.W. Williams - bass
Ray Allison - drums
Maurice John Vaughn - sax
Larry Cox - harmonica
Guitar solos after the 1st & 2nd verse by Phil Guy
Harmonica solos after the 1st & 2nd verse by Larry Cox
Guitar solo after the 2nd verse by Buddy Guy

Carey Bell
Blues with a Feeling (4:47)
Recorded at Triple X Studio, London, England, 1988;
Originally released by JSP in 1995
on the album "Carey Bell: Harpslinger"

Carey Bell - harmonica, vocals
Richard Studholme - guitars
Andy Pyle - bass
Geoff Nichols - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning, in the mid & at the end by Carey Bell

Magic Slim 
Blues with a Feeling (8:55)
Recorded live at Zugabe, Vienna, Austria, June 24 or 25, 1992;
Originally released by Wolf
on the album "Magic Slim & the Teardrops: 44 Blues"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Magic Slim - guitars, vocals
John Primer - guitars
Nick Holt - bass
Earl Howell - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & before the 3rd verse by Magic Slim
Guitar solo after the 2nd verse by John Primer

Ford Blues Band
Blues with a Feeling (3:48)
Recorded in 2002;
Originally released by Blue Rock'it in 2002
on the album "The Ford Blues Band: In Memory of Michael Bloomfield"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Andy Just - harmonica, vocals
Chris Cain - guitars
Volker Strifler - guitars
John R. Burr - piano
Dewayne Pate - bass
Patrick Ford - drums 
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Andy Just
Guitar solo in the mid by Chris Cain

Jon Lord (with The Hoochie Coochie Men feat. Tim Gaze)
Blues with a Feeling (5:44)
Recorded live at The Basement, Sydney, Australia, February 7, 2003;
Originally released by EMI in 2003
on the album "Jon Lord with The Hoochie Coochie Men: Live at the Basement"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Tim Gaze - guitars, vocals
Jim Conway - harmonica
Jon Lord - organ
Bob Daisley - bass
Rob Grosser - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning, after the 1st verse by Jim Conway
Organ solo after the 2nd verse by Jon Lord
Guitar solo after the 3rd verse by Tim Gaze

Tail Dragger 
Blues with a Feeling (6:23)
Recorded live at at Rooster's Lounge, Chicago, IL, March 21, 2009
Originally released by Delmark in 2009
on the album "Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge"
Writing credits labeled to Walter Jacobs

Tail Dragger - vocals
Martin Lang - harmonica
Rockin' Johnny Burgin - guitars
Kevin Shanahan - guitars
Todd Fackler - bass
Rob Lorenz - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Martin Lang