Jimmy Rogers (album)
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Jimmy Rogers is a double compilation album
of the blues
guitarist
Jimmy Rogers
. The album was published as part of the Chess Masters series.
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Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of the blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters' band of the 1950s.-Career:...
. The album was published as part of the Chess Masters series.
Track listing
All songs written by Jimmy Rogers. Published by Arc Music, BMIBroadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
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Side one
- "Left Me With A Broken Heart" (1953) – 2:55
- "Blues All Day Long" (1954) – 3:00
- "Today Today Blues (1950)" – 3:07
- "The World's In A Tangle" (1951) – 2:55
- "She Loves Another Man" (1951) – 2:50
- "Hard Working Man" (1951) – 2:21
Side two
- "Chance To Love" (1951) – 2:20
- "My Little Machine" (1951) – 3:06
- "Mistreated Baby" (1952) – 2:25
- "What's The Matter" (1952) – 3:10
- "You're The One" (1955) – 2:26
- "If It Ain't Me" (1956) – 2:00
Side three
- "One Kiss" (1957) – 2:45
- "I Can't Believe" (1957)- 3:00
- "What Have I Done" (1957) – 2:42
- "My baby Don't Love Me No More" (1957) – 2:20
- "Trace Of you" (1957) – 2:32
- "Don't you Know My Baby" (1956) – 2:31
Side four
- "Crying Shame" (1952) – 2:47
- "Give Love Another Chance" (1952) – 2:58
- "This Has never Been" (1956) – 4:29
- "Rock This House" (1959) – 2:53
- "My Last Meal" (1959) – 3:00
- "You Don't know" (1960) – 2:41
- "Can't Keep From Worrying" (1960) – 2:29
Credits
- Jimmy RogersJimmy RogersJimmy Rogers was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters' band of the 1950s.-Career:...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on all tracks except "Give Love Another Chance", on which Rogers only plays guitar. - A. J. Gladys – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Big-Crawford – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bob Woodfork – guitar
- Eddie Ware – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocal on "Give love Another Chance" - Elgin Evans – drums
- Ernest Cotton – tenor saxTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Francis ClayFrancis ClayFrancis Clay , born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois,he started playing Jazz, professionally at the age of 15, played drums behind many of the biggest names of 20th century popular American music...
– drums - Fred BelowFred BelowFred Below was a leading blues drummer, best known for his innovative work with Little Walter and Chess Records in the 1950s. Nobody laid more of the Chicago blues rhythmic foundations, particularly its archetypal backbeat, than Fred Below.-Career:He was born in Chicago, and started playing drums...
– drums - 'Fred Robertson' – guitar (actually Freddy RobinsonAbu Talib (musician)Abu Talib was an African American blues and jazz guitarist, singer, and harmonica player.-Career:...
) - George HunterGeorge HunterGeorge Hunter may refer to:* George Hunter , Canadian journalistic photographer* George Hunter , businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune bottling Coca-Cola* George Hunter...
– drums - Henry GrayHenry Gray (musician)Henry Gray is an African-American blues piano player and singer. He has been playing for more than seven decades, and has played with a multitude of artists including Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Boy Arnold, Morris Pejoe, the Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf among many others...
– piano - Joe youngJoe YoungJoe Young was a lyricist. He was born in New York. Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s, beginning his career working as a singer and songplugger for various music publishers. During World War I, he entertained the U.S...
– guitar - Johnny JonesJohnny JonesJohn "Johnny" Jones was a pioneer settler in New Zealand.Born in New South Wales, Australia, Jones spent his early life on sealing and whaling ships, before becoming a ferryman at Port Jackson...
– piano - J. T. BrownJ. T. BrownJ. T. Brown was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J.T. Brown and Bep Brown.-Biography:...
– tenor sax - Little WalterLittle WalterLittle Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs , was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations...
– harp, guitar on "Hard Working Man" - Luther TuckerLuther TuckerFor the publisher see The Genesee FarmerLuther Tucker was an American blues guitarist.While soft spoken and shy, Tucker made his presence known through his unique and clearly recognizable guitar style. Tucker helped to define the music known as Chicago Blues, but played everything from blues to...
– guitar - Muddy WatersMuddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...
– guitar - Odie PayneOdie PayneOdie Payne was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career Payne worked with a range of musicians including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Little Johnny Jones, Tampa Red, Otis Rush, Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Little Brother Montgomery, Memphis...
– drums - Otis SpannOtis SpannOtis Spann was an American blues musician, who many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.-Career:Born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, Spann became known for his distinct piano style....
– piano - S. P. Leary – drums
- Walter Horton – harp
- Wayne BennettWayne Bennett (blues guitarist)Wayne Bennett was an American blues guitarist.-Biography:He was born in Sulphur, Oklahoma, and died in New Orleans Louisiana. He worked with blues musicians such as Bobby Bland, Boxcar Willie, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker and Elmore James, as well as with jazz musicians, including Cannonball...
– guitar - Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
– bass