The Chess Story (1947-1975)For almost 30 years some of the best black music appeared on the Chess label . This sumptuous box set captures the full range of the Chess catalogue: from the raw Chicago blues sound of Muddy Waters (an astonishing 31 tracks), Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker; through the more playful RnB of the likes of Chuck Berry (19 tracks) and Bo Diddley (15 tracks); to the soulful sound of artists like Fontella Bass, Etta James and Little Milton.
Disc 1 - 1947-1950
01. Chicago Boogie - The Five Blazes
02. Hey Pretty Mama - Jump Jackson and his Orchestra
03. Ice Man's Blues - Tom Archia
04. Boogie Woogie Blues - Clarence Samuels
05. Bilbo Is Dead - Andrew Tibbs
06. Johnson Machine Gun - Sunnyland Slim
07. Gypsy Woman - Muddy Waters
08. I Feel Like Crying - Andrew Tibbs
09. She Ain't Nowhere - Sunnyland Slim
10. I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
11. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
12. Tonky Boogie - Forrest Sykes
13. Florida Hurricane - St. Louis Jimmy
14. You're Gonna Miss Me - Muddy Waters
15. Locked out Boogie - Leroy Foster
16. Streamline Woman - Muddy Waters
17. A Woman on Every Street - Forest City Joe
18. Crying the Blues - Laura Rucker
19. Baby I'm Sick of You - Duke Jenkins
20. Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel) - Robert Nighthawk
21. You're Gonna Need My Help - Muddy Waters
22. Big Town Playboy - Little Johnny Jones
23. Screamin' and Cryin' - Muddy Waters
24. All I Need Is You - The Bozier Boys
25. Six Three O - Robert Nighthawk
26. Rollin' and Tumblin', Pt.1 - Muddy Waters
Disc 2 - 1950-51
01. Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
02. That's Alright - Jimmy Rogers
03. You Got to Get It - The Dozier Boys
04. Send for the Doctor - Doc Pomus
05. Louisiana Blues - Muddy Waters
06. Goin' Away Baby - Jimmy Rogers
07. So Glad I Found You - Johnny "Shoeshine Johnny" Shines
08. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
09. Long Distance Call - Muddy Waters
10. Slow Caboose - Sax Mallard
11. The World's in a Tangle - Jimmy Rogers
12. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
13. Leave My Wife Alone - John Lee Hooker
14. Honey Bee - Muddy Waters
15. My Real Gone Rocket - Jack Brenston & His Delta Cats
16. Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Ron Wolf
17. Howlin' Tomcat - Harmonica Frank Floyd
18. Juiced - Billy Love
19. How Many More Years - Howlin' Ron Wolf
20. Still a Fool - Muddy Waters
21. Hey Little Girl - John Godfrey Trio
22. Booted - Rosco Gordon
23. She Moves Me - Muddy Waters
24. No More Doggin' Around - Rufus Thomas
25. Dark Road - Floyd Jones
26. Dr. Ross Boogie - Dr. Isaiah Ross
Disc 3 - 1952-54
01. Mr. Highway Man - Howlin' Ron Wolf
02. Murmur Low - Arthur "Big Boy" Spires
03. Walkin' the Boogie - John Lee Hooker
04. When I Am Gone [Extended Version] - Joe Hill Louis
05. Truckin' Little Woman - Willie Nix
06. Sugar Mama - John Lee Hooker
07. Juke - Little Walter & His Nightcats
08. Date Bait - Blue Smitty
09. Every Day I Have the Blues - Joe Williams
10. Standing Around Cryin' - Muddy Waters
11. Mean Old World - Little Walter
12. I Don't Know - Willie Mabon
13. 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd
14. Me and My Chauffeur - Memphis Minnie
15. Sad Hours - Little Walter
16. She Just Won't Do Right (Dust My Broom) - Elmore James
17. I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
18. Be Careful What You Do - John Brim
19. Off the Wall - Little Walter
20. Diggin' My Potatoes - Washboard Sam
21. Nadine - The Coronets
22. I'm Glad - Mitzi Mars
23. Forty Cups of Coffee - Danny Overbea
24. Tell Me Mama - Little Walter
25. Third Degree - Eddie Boyd
Disc 4 - 1952-54
01. White Cliffs of Dover - The Blue Jays
02. Blues with a Feeling - Little Walter
03. Jock-A-Mo - Sugar Boy Crawford
04. Mad Love (I Want You to Love Me) - Muddy Waters
05. You're So Fine - Little Walter
06. Wine, Wine, Wine - Jimmy Binkley
07. Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rogers
08. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
09. Biscuit Baking Woman - Eddie "Guitar" Burns, Big Ed & His Combo
10. I'm a Young Rooster - Chordones, Leonard Tarver
11. Just Make Love to Me (I Just Want...) - Muddy Waters
12. Sloppy Drunk - Jimmy Rogers
13. Evil - Howlin' Wolf
14. When the Lights Go Out - Jimmy Witherspoon
15. You Better Watch Yourself - Little Walter
16. That Man Is Walking - Larry Liggett
17. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
18. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
19. Sincerely - The Moonglows
20. Mama Talk to Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir
21. Last Night - Little Walter
22. It Must Have Been the Devil - Otis Spann
23. Fourty Four - Howlin' Ron Wolf
24. I Want to Hugh You, Kiss You, Squeeze You - Buddy Griffin & His Orchestra
25. Free and Easy Mind - Jimmy Nelson
26. Most of All - The Moonglows
27. If You Don't Somebody Else Will - Johnny & Jimmy
Disc 5 - 1955-56
01. Mardi Gras Mambo - Hawketts
02. Love Me - Jimmy Lee & Wayne Walker
03. My Baby - Little Walter
04. Check Yourself - Lowell Fulson
05. I'm a Man - Bo Diddley
06. Bo Diddley - Bod Diddley
07. Are You out There? - Percy Mayfield
08. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
09. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
10. Diddley Daddy - Bo Diddley
11. Walking the Blues - Willie Dixon
12. The Seventh Son - Willie Mabon
13. Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley
14. Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
15. The $64,000 Question - Bobby Lee Tuggle
16. Trouble, Trouble - Lowell Fulson
17. Thirty Days - Chuck Berry
18. In My Diary - The Moonglows
19. See You Later, Alligator - Bobby Charles
20. Tippity Top - The Rays
21. Trouble No More - Muddy Waters
22. I'll Be Home - The Flamingos
23. Who - Little Walter
24. No Money Down - Chuck Berry
25. So Glad She's Mine - Charles "Hungry" Williams
26. You're the One - Jimmy Rogers
27. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Ron Wolf
Disc 6 - 1955-56
01. We Go Together - The Moonglows
02. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
03. You Better Believe It - Paul Gayten
04. A Kiss from Your Lips - The Flamingos
05. Take It Easy, Greasy - Bobby Charles
06. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
07. See-Saw - The Moonglows
08. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
09. Don't Go No Farther - Muddy Waters
10. I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) - Howlin' Ron Wolf
11. 29 Ways - Willie Dixon
12. Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lying to You) - The Flamingos
13. Keep It to Yourself - Sonny Boy Williams
14. Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry
15. Don't Touch My Head - J.B. Lenoir
16. I'm Ashamed Of Myself - Floyd Dixon
17. A Simple Prayer - The Ravens
18. Tall Dark And Handsome Man - Bobby Cisco
19. Boom, Boom (Out Goes the Lights) - Little Walter
20. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
21. Walkin' by Myself - Jimmy Rogers
22. Been So Long - The Pastels
23. Got My Mojo Workin' - Muddy Waters
24. School Day - Chuck Berry
25. Please Send Me Someone to Love - The Moonglows
26. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins
27. Rock Me - Muddy Waters
28. Blue Velvet - The Moonglows
Disc 7 - 1957-59
01. Hey Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
02. Fattening Frogs for Snakes - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
03. Long Lonely Nights - Lee Andrews & The Hearts
04. Mona (I Need You Baby) - Bo Diddley
05. Cool Off Baby - Billy "Curley" Barrix
06. Flat Foot Sam - T.V. Slim
07. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby - The Tuneweavers
08. Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry
09. Before You Accuse Me - Bo Diddley
10. That's Why I Love You So - Al Kent
11. My Soul - Clifton Chenier
12. Go Ahead - Billy Miranda
13. Ninety Nine - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
14. Book of Love - The Monotones
15. Look Out Mabel - G.L. Crockett
16. Sittin' on Top of the World - Howlin' Wolf
17. The Walk - Jimmy McCracklin
18. Nothin'shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) - Eddie Fontaine
19. Ten Commandments of Love [Full Version] - The Moonglows
20. Yea Yea - The Kendall Sisters
21. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
22. Tornado - Dale Hawkins
23. Four O'Clock in the Morning - Stanley Mitchell & The Tornados
24. Say Man - Bo Diddley
25. Everybody Rock (New Orleans Beat) - Jimmy McCracklin
26. Anything to Say You're Mine - Lula Reed
27. Your Funeral and My Trail - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
28. Moanin' for My Baby - Howlin' Ron Wolf
Disc 8 - 1957-59
01. You Got Me Whistlin' - Johnny Fuller
02. Oh-Oh - Eddie Bo
03. Carol - Chuck Berry
04. La-Do-Dada - Dale Hawkins
05. Loud Mouth Annie - Mtles & Dupont
06. Do You Remember? - L.C. Cooke
07. Vacation's Over - Lou Josie
08. Key to the Highway - Little Walter
09. Close to You - Muddy Waters
10. Sweet Little Rock and Roller - Chuck Berry
11. I'm Sorry - Bo Diddley
12. Sugaree - Rusty York
13. This Broken Heart - The Sonics
14. Crackin' Up - Bo Diddley
15. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
16. This Should Go on Forever - Rod Bernard
17. I Want to Know - Sugar Pie DeSanto
18. Save It - Mel Robbins
19. Back in the U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
20. Bad Girl - The Miracles
21. Unseeing Eye - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
22. Howlin' for My Darlin' - Howlin' Ron Wolf
23. Anna Macora - The Calvanes
24. Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Little Walter
25. Let It Rock - Chuck Berry
26. Road Runner - Bo Diddley
27. Trying to Make a Living - Bobby Saxton
28. Goin' Back to Memphis - Gene Simmons
29. First Time I Met the Blues - Buddy Guy
Disc 9 - 1960-61
01. All I Could Do Was Cry - Etta James
02. All Your Love - Otis Rush
03. I Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me, Baby) - Elmore James
04. If I Can't Have You - Etta James & Harvey Fuqua
05. Blue Shadows - Lowell Fulson
06. Spoonful - Howlin' Ron Wolf
07. Tiger in Your Tank - Muddy Waters
08. Gunslinger - Bo Diddley
09. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
10. At Last - Etta James
11. Back Door Man - Howlin' Ron Wolf
12. The Watusi - The Vibrations
13. Just Your Fool - Little Walter
14. Come On - Chuck Berry
15. I Won't Be Hanging Around - Albert King
16. You Always Hurt the One You Love - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
17. Peanut Butter - The Marathons
18. Down in the Bottom [Unedited Version] - Howlin' Ron Wolf
19. Music, Music, Music - The Sensations
20. I'm a Little Mixed Up - Betty James
21. Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Ron Wolf
22. So Mean to Me - Little Milton
23. Proof of Your Love - Jackie Cannon
24. Let Me In - The Sensations
25. Smokey Places - The Corsairs
26. Nine Below Zero [Unedited Version] - Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
27. Something's Got a Hold on Me - Etta James
28. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
Disc 10 - 1962-64
01. Reap What You Sow - Billy Stewart
02. Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez
03. You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover - Bo Diddley
04. Stop the Wedding - Etta James
05. Lonely Baby - Ty Hunter
06. Mama Didn't Lie - Jan Bradley
07. Got You on My Mind - Cookie & the Cupcakes
08. Pushover - Etta James
09. Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson [I]
10. 300 Pounds of Joy - Howlin' Ron Wolf
11. Sally Go Round the Roses - Jaynettes
12. You Keep Her - Joe Tex
13. Second Hand Lover - The Knight Brothers
14. Hi-Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
15. Nadine - Chuck Berry
16. You Can't Lose What Ain't Never Had - Muddy Waters
17. Soulful Dress - Sugar Pie DeSanto
18. My Time After A While - Buddy Guy
19. Selfish One - Jackie Ross
20. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing - Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
21. I Had a Talk with My Man - Mitty Collier
22. Promised Land - Chuck Berry
23. The Entertainer - Tony Clarke
24. Voice Your Choice - The Radiants
25. Crawlin' King Snake - Buster Brown
26. I Do Love You - Billy Stewart
Disc 11 - 1965-66
01. Love Is a Five-Letter Word - James Phelps
02. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
03. Ain't No Big Thing - The Radiants
04. Temptation 'Bout to Get Me - The Knight Brothers
05. Sitting in the Park - Billy Stewart
06. Who's Cheating Who? - Little Milton
07. The In Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio
08. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
09. Summertime - Billy Stewart
10. Searching for My Love - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
11. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
12. Dirty Work Goin' On - Little Joe Blue
13. In the Basement - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
14. Landslide - Tony Clarke
15. In the Mood - John Lee Hooker
16. It's a Man's Man's World - Big Maybelle
17. Wade in the Water - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
18. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker
19. Without A Woman - Kip Anderson
20. Peak of Love - Bobby McClure
21. Sweeter Than The Day Before - The Valentinos
22. To Know I Can't Touch - Barbara & The Browns
23. I Fooled You This Time - Gene Chandler
24. Try My Love Again - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
25. Ooh Baby - Bo Diddley
26. I Feel So Bad - Little Milton
Disc 12 - 1967-68
01. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Marlena Shaw
02. Dirty Man - Laura Lee
03. I'm Shorty - Tommy Tucker
04. Cheater Man - Irma Thomas
05. O-O I Love You - The Dells
06. Tell Mama - Etta James
07. Some-A Your Sweet Love - Wayne Cochran
08. Uptight Good Man - Laura Lee
09. There Is - The Dells
10. I'm Just What She Needs - Johnny Sayles
11. You Left the Water Running - Maurice & Mac
12. It Ain't Necessary - Mamie Galore
13. Sitting Home Alone - Hound Dog Taylor
14. Cadillac Jack - Andre Williams
15. Good to Me - Irma Thomas
16. Security - Etta James
17. Stay in My Corner - The Dells
18. You Name It, I've Had It - Willie Walker
19. Here Comes the Judge - Pigmeat Markham
20. Look at Me Now - Terry Callier
21. Walking Thru the Park - Muddy Waters
22. Grits Ain't Groceries - Little Milton
23. Love You Like a Woman - Koko Taylor
Disc 13 - 1969-75
01. I Had a Dream - John Littlejohn
02. Oh What a Night - The Dells
03. If Walls Could Talk - Little Milton
04. Who's Been Talking - Howlin' Ron Wolf
05. Baby, I Love You - Little Milton
06. Losers Weepers - Etta James
07. Recouperating - Lee Eldred
08. Can You Be a One-Woman Man - Sam Dees
09. Tease Your Man - Koko Taylor
10. Sad, Sad Day - Muddy Waters
11. My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
12. Give You Baby a Standing Ovation - The Dells
13. Can't Get No Grindin' - Muddy Waters
14. Can't Stay Here - Howlin' Ron Wolf
15. Bio - Chuck Berry
16. I Miss You - The Dells
17. I'll Be Holding On - Big Al Downing
18. Don't Make Me No Promises - The Dramatics
19. I'm Leaving On That Late, Late Train - Solomon Burke
20. Tell Me What You Want - Jimmy Ruffin
21. Going Down to Main Street - Muddy Waters
Disc 14
Phill Chess & Marshall Chess interviews
