Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best Of The Blues (2003) (Johnson/Smith/Hooker/King)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602498603741 Release Date: 8/26/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60610266 Item#: MH3PSY Buy.com Sales Rank: 24281 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson ~ Various Artists 2. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) - Bessie Smith ~ Various Artists 3. Devil Got My Woman - Skip James ~ Various Artists 4. Evil (Is Going On) - Howlin' Wolf ~ Various Artists 5. Hoochie Coochie Man, (I'm Your) - Muddy Waters ~ Various Artists 6. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker ~ Various Artists 7. Death Letter Blues - Son House ~ Various Artists 8. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists 9. I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James ~ Various Artists 10. Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King ~ Various Artists 11. All Your Love - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers/Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists 12. One Good Man - Janis Joplin ~ Various Artists 13. Red House - The Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ Various Artists 14. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band (live) ~ Various Artists 15. Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble ~ Various Artists 16. Am I Wrong? - Keb' Mo' ~ Various Artists 17. Just Won't Burn - Susan Tedeschi ~ Various Artists 18. Voodoo Music - Los Lobos ~ Various Artists 19. Vietnam Blues - Cassandra Wilson ~ Various Artists 20. Round & Round - Bonnie Raitt ~ Various Artists 21. I Pity The Fool - Robert Cray/Shemeika Copeland (live) ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Full title: Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best Of The Blues. Includes liner notes by Mark A. Humphrey. When 2003 was officially proclaimed "The Year of the Blues" by the United States government, famed film director Martin Scorsese produced a PBS documentary series entitled THE BLUES. A series of compilations were released in conjunction with the shows, and THE BEST OF THE BLUES collects some of the finest tracks from those more in-depth titles, serving as both a convenient sampler and an excellent introduction to the genre as a whole. While a single disc can only present the briefest overview of a style that has spanned more than a century and birthed both jazz and rock & roll, the collection does a good job of hitting several of the most pivotal and legendary blues and blues-rock tracks, from Skip James's chilling "Devil Got My Woman" to Stevie Ray Vaughn's Texas roadhouse classic "Pride and Joy." In addition, the album finishes up with several new recordings from contemporary artists who are deeply indebted to the blues, offering insight into the music's continued influence in the 21st century.   Technical Info Release Date : 08/26/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 0000704 Label : UTV Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602498603741    Product Image