sometimes titled I'VE HAD MY FUN
30+1 suggested versions:
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
Going Down Slow (3:14)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, November 11, 1941;
Originally released by Bluebird in 1942
on the 10" single "St. Louis Jimmy: Monkey Face Blues"
St. Louis Jimmy Oden - vocals
Roosevelt Sykes - piano
Alfred Elkins - bass
Ray Charles
I've Had My Fun (2:43)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 1949;
Originally released by Swing Time in 1950
on the 10" single "Ray Charles Trio: I've Had My Fun"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Lloyd Glenn/Jim Lauderdale
Ray Charles - piano, vocals
G. D. McKee - guitars
Mitchell Webb - guitars
Ralph Hamilton - bass
Champion Jack Dupree
Goin' Down Slow (4:05)
Recorded in New York City, NY, February 4, 1958;
Originally released by Atlantic in 1958
on the album "Champion Jack Dupree: Blues from the Gutter"
writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree - piano, vocals
Larry Dale (aka Ennis Lowery) - guitars
Wendell Marshall - bass
Willie Jones - drums
Piano solo at the beginning by Champion Jack Dupree
Guitar solo in the mid by Larry Dale
Little Walter
Going Down Slow (2:56)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, December 1959;
Originally released by Chess in 1995
on the album "Little Walter: Blues with a Feeling"
Little Walter - harmonica, vocals
Luther Tucker - guitars
(prob.) Fred Robinson - guitars
Willie Dixon - bass
Fred Hunter - drums
Harmonica solo in the mid by Little Walter
B. B. King
Going Down Slow (2:52)
Recorded in January 9, 1962;
Originally released by Kent in 1962
on the 7" single "B. B. King: When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to B. B. King
B. B. King - guitars, vocals
Plas Johnson - sax
Maxwell Davis - sax
unknown - guitars, piano, bass, drums
Guitar solo at the beginning by B. B. King
Otis Spann
Had My Fun (3:41)
Recorded live in Bremen, Germany, October 13, 1963;
Originally released by Fontana in 1963
on the album "American Folk Blues Festival 1963"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Otis Spann
Otis Spann - piano, vocals
Sonny Boy Williamson - harmonica
Matt Guitar Murphy - guitars
Willie Dixon - bass
Bill Stepney - drums
Piano solo in the beginning by Otis Spann
Harmonica solo in the mid by Sonny Boy Williamson
Paul ButterfieldGoin' Down Slow (4:21)
Recorded at Mastertone Studios, New York City, NY, Winter 1964;
Originally released by Elektra in 1995
on the album "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: The Original Lost Elektra Sessions"
Paul Butterfield - harmonica, vocals
Elvin Bishop - guitars
Mike Bloomfield - piano
Jerome Arnold - bass
Sam Lay - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Elvin Bishop
Animals
Going Down Slow (6:17)
Recorded at Lansdowne Recording Studio, London, England or at T.T.G, Hollywood, CA, July 1966;
Originally released by MGM in 1966
on the album "The Animals: Animalism"
Eric Burdon - vocals
Hilton Valentine - guitars
Dave Rowberry - organ
Chas Chandler - bass
Barry Jenkins - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Hilton Valentine
Canned Heat
Goin' Down Slow (3:49)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, April 1967;
Originally released by Liberty in 1967
on the album "Canned Heat"
Bob Hite - vocals
Alan Wilson - harmonica
Ray Johnson - piano
Larry Taylor - bass
Frank Cook - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning & in the mid by Alan Wilson
Electric Flag
Goin' Down Slow (4:46)
Recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, CA, July 1967;
Originally released by Columbia in 1988
on the re-released album "The Electric Flag: A Long Time Comin'"
Nick Gravenites - vocals
Mike Bloomfield - guitars
Barry Goldberg - piano
Harvey Brooks - bass
Buddy Miles - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Mike Bloomfield
George Harmonica Smith
Goin' Down Slow (5:22)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, October 2-4, 1968;
Originally released by Capitol in 1996
on the album "Shakey Jake/George Harmonica Smith/James Cotton: Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3";
also released by BGO in 2012
on the re-release album "George Smith & the Chicago Blues Band: Blues with a Feeling - A Tribute to Little Walter"
George Harmonica Smith - harmonica, vocals
Muddy Waters - guitars
Luther Johnson or Marshall Hooks - guitars
Otis Spann - piano
Sonny Wimberley - bass
S. P. Leary - drums
Harmonica solo after the 1st verse by George Harmonica Smith
Guitar solo after the 2nd verse by Muddy Waters
Free
Goin' Down Slow (8:23)
Recorded at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London, England, between October-December 1968;
Originally released by Island in 1968
on the album "Free: Tons of Sobs"
Paul Rodgers - vocals
Paul Kossoff - guitars
Steve Miller - piano
Andy Fraser - bass
Simon Kirke - drums
Guitar solo after the 1st verse by Paul Kossoff
Piano solo after the 2nd verse by Steve Miller
Jimmy Witherspoon
Going Down Slow (5:00)
Recorded (prob.) in 1969;
Originally released by Bluesway in 1969
on the album "Jimmy Witherspoon: The Blues Singer"
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals
Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica
Harvey Mandel (or Danny Kalb) - guitars
Barry Goldberg (or Jack McDuff) - organ, piano
unknown - bass, drums, horns
Guitar solo at the beginning
Harmonica solo in the mid by Charlie Musselwhite
Organ solo in the mid
Duane Allman
Goin' Down Slow (8:48)
Recorded at Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, February 1969;
Originally released by Capricorn in 1972
on the album "Duane Allman: An Anthology"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Jack Dupree
Duane Allman - guitars, vocals
Paul Hornsby - piano
Berry Oakley - bass
Johnny Sandlin - drums
Guitar solo after the 1st & 2nd verse & at the end by Duane Allman
Howlin' Wolf
Goin' Down Slow (5:56)
Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, May 2-7, 1970;
Originally released by Chess in 1974
on the album "Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf: London Revisited"
Howlin' Wolf - guitars, vocals
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Jeff Carp - harmonica
Bill Wyman - bass
Charlie Watts - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning, after the 1st verse & at the end by Hubert Sumlin
Harmonica solo at the end by Jeff Carp
Bacon Fat
I've Had My Fun (6:48)
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
Guitar solo at the beginning by Gregg Schaefer or Buddy Reed
Piano solo in the mid by J. D. Nicholson
Harmonica solo in the mid by Rod Piazza
Jimmy Witherspoon & Eric Burdon
Going Down Slow (5:39)
Recorded live in 1971;
Originally released by MGM in 1971
on the album "Jimmy Witherspoon & Eric Burdon: Guilty!"
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals (1st, 3rd & 5th verses)
Eric Burdon - vocals (2nd, 4th & 5th verses)
Ike White - guitars
Charles Miller - tenor sax
(prob.) Lonnie Jordan - organ
(prob.) B. B. Dickerson - bass
(prob.) Harold Brown - drums
(prob.) Papa Dee Allen - percussion
Guitar solo at the beginning, in the mid by Ike White
Little Sonny
Goin' Down Slow (6:51)
Recorded live at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, September 9, 1972;
Originally released by Schoolkids in 1994
on the album "Little Sonny: Blues with a Feeling"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to James Odom
Little Sonny - harmonica, vocals
Aaron Willis Jr. - guitars
Sam Witcher - guitars
Roderick Chandler - bass
Curtis Sharp - drums
Harmonica solo at the beginning, after the 1st verse & at the end by Little Sonny
Guitar solo after the 2nd verse by Aaron Willis Jr.
Junior Wells
Goin' Down Slow (5:54)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, 1974;
Originally released by Delmark in 1991
on the re-released album "Junior Wells: On Tap"
Junior Wells - harmonica, vocals
Phil Guy - lead guitar
Sammy Lawhorn - rhythm guitar
Johnny Big Moose Walker - keyboards
Herman Applewhite - bass
Roosevelt Shaw - drums
A. C. Reed - sax
Charles Miles - sax
Guitar solo after the 1st verse by Phil Guy
Harmonica solo after the 2nd verse by Junior Wells
Magic Slim
Going Down Slow (7:16)
Recorded live at Ma Bea's, Chicago, IL, November 9, 1976;
Originally released by MCM in 1977
on the album "Magic Slim: Born on a Bad Sign"
Magic Slim - lead guitar, vocals
Alabama Pettis Junior - rhythm guitar
Nick Holt - bass
Douglas Holt - drums
Guitar solo after the 1st & 2nd verse & at the end by Magic Slim
Eric Clapton
Goin' Down Slow/Rambling on My Mind (13:36)
Recorded live at Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, February 11, 1978;
Originally released by Polydor in 1996
on the album "Eric Clapton: Crossroads 2"
Eric Clapton - guitars, vocals
George Terry - guitars
Dick Sims - organ, piano
Carl Radle - bass
Jamie Oldaker - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning, after the 1st & 2nd verse & at the end by Eric Clapton
Guitar solo before the 3rd verse by George Terry
Robert Cray
Going Down Slow (7:01)
Recorded live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, February 5, 1990;
Not released officially;
Released on the bootleg album "Eric Clapton: Blues Night London"
Robert Cray - guitars, vocals
Eric Clapton - guitars
Buddy Guy - guitars
Johnnie Johnson - piano
Robert Cousins - bass
Jamie Oldaker - drums
Guitar solo after the 1st verse by Buddy Guy
Guitar solo before the 2nd verse & at the end by Robert Cray
Clayton Love
Goin' Down Slow (4:34)
Recorded at George Edick's Club Imperial, St. Louis, MO, April 21, 1990;
Released by Modern Blues in 1991
on the album "Johnnie Johnson/Clayton Love/Jimmy Vaughn with the Johnnie Johnson Band: Rockin' Eighty-Eights"
Clayton Love - piano, vocals
Richard Shelby - guitars
Gus Thornton - bass
Kenny Birdell Rice - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Richard Shelby
Piano solo in the mid by Clayton Love
Shirley King
Going Down Slow (5:14)
Recorded at Paragon Studio, Chicago, IL, April 21 or May 12, 1992;
Originally released by GBW in 1992
on the album "Shirley King: Jump Through My Keyhole"
Shirley King - vocals
Jimmy Dawkins - lead guitar
Keith Scott - rhythm guitar
Jim Dorch - organ
Cornelius Boyson - bass
Ray Scott - drums
Edward Wilkerson Jr. - tenor sax
Sax solo in the mid by Edward Wilkerson Jr.
Guitar solo in the mid by Jimmy Dawkins
Pinetop Perkins
Going Down Slow (6:23)
Recorded in 1994;
Originally released by Telarc in 1996
on the album "The Muddy Waters Tribute Band: You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead & Gone)"
Pinetop Perkins - piano, vocals
Jerry Portnoy - harmonica
Bob Margolin - guitars
Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson - guitars
Calvin Jones - bass
Willie Big Eyes Smith - drums
Harmonica solo in the mid by Jerry Portnoy
Piano solo in the mid by Pinetop Perkins
Snooky Pryor
Going Down Slow (5:28)
Recorded at Hallamusic Recording, Toronto, Canada, August 31 or September 1, 1998;
Originally released by Electro-Fi in 1999
on the album "Snooky Pryor: Can't Stop Blowin'"
Snooky Pryor - harmonica, vocals
Mel Brown - guitars
Michael Fonfara - piano
Curtis Thibodeau - bass
Mike Fitzpatrick - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Mel Brown
Harmonica solo at the end by Snooky Pryor
Alan Haynes
Goin' Down Slow (7:11)
Recorded live at the Big Easy, Houston, TX, August 27-28, 2001;
Originally released by Red Guitars in 2002
on the album "Alan Haynes: Live at the Big Easy"
Alan Haynes - guitars, vocals
Appa Perry - bass
Uncle John Turner - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & in the mid by Alan Haynes
Tom Jones (feat. Jeff Beck)Goin' Down Slow (5:03)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002;
Originally released by Universal in 2003
on the album "Martin Scorsese Presents Red White & Blues"
Tom Jones - vocals
Jeff Beck - guitars
Jon Cleary - piano
Ian Jennings - bass
Marc Mondesir - drums
Peter King - sax
Guitar solo in the mid by Jeff Beck
Byther Smith
I Had My Fun (aka Goin' Down Slow) (5:28)
Recorded at RPAV Studios, Fresno, CA, June 13-14, 2007;
Originally released by Fedora in 2008
on the album "Byther Smith: Got No Place to Go"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Byther Smith
Byther Smith - guitars, vocals
Frank Goldwasser (aka Paris Slim) - guitars
Roger Perry - organ
Danny Camarena - bass
Chris Millar - drums
Guitar solo in the mid & at the end by Byther Smith
Henry Gray
Goin' Down Slow (4:23)
Recorded (prob.) in 2009;
Originally released by Lucky Cat in 2009
on the album "Henry Gray & the Cats: Times Are Gettin' Hard"
Writing credits are mistakenly labeled to Henry Gray
Henry Gray - piano, vocals
Brian Bruce - harmonica
Marty Christian - guitars
Andy Cornett - bass
Frank Kincel - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Marty Christian
Albert Castiglia
Going Down Slow (5:16)
Recorded at Fat Rabbit Studios, Glen Ridge, NJ, (prob.) 2014;
Originally released by Ruf in 2014
on the album "Albert Castiglia: Solid Ground"
Albert Castiglia - guitars, vocals
Jeremy Baum - keyboards
Matt Schuler - bass
Bob Amsel - drums
Electric piano solo after the 1st verse by Jeremy Baum
Guitar solo after the 2nd verse & at the end by Albert Castiglia
