There's simply no sound in the blues as easily digestible, accessible, instantly recognizable, and as easy to play and sing as the music of
Jimmy Reed. His best-known songs -- "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Bright Lights, Big City," "Honest I Do," "You Don't Have to Go," "Going to New York," "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby," and "Big Boss Man" -- have become such an integral part of the standard blues repertoire, it's almost as if they have existed forever. Because his style was simple and easily imitated, his songs were accessible to just about everyone from high-school garage bands having a go at it, to Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, Jr., and the Rolling Stones, making him, in the long run, perhaps the most influential bluesman of all.
Disc 1
01 - High And Lonesome
02 - Jimmy's Boogie
03 - I Found My Baby
04 - Roll And Rhumba
05 - You Don't Have To Go
06 - Boogie In The Dark
07 - Shoot My Baby
08 - Rockin' With Reed
09 - You Upset My Mind
10 - I'm Gonna Ruin You
11 - Pretty Thing
12 - I Ain't Got You
13 - She Don't Want Me No More
14 - Come On Baby
15 - I Don't Go For That
16 - Baby, Don't Say That No More
17 - Ain't That Loving You Baby
18 - Can't Stand To See You Go
19 - When You Left Me
20 - I Love You Baby
21 - My First Plea
22 - You Got Me Dizzy
23 - Honey, Don't Let Me Go
24 - Untitled Instrumental
Disc 2
01 - It's You Baby
02 - Honey, Where Arte You Going
03 - Do The Thing
04 - Little Rain
05 - Signals Of Love
06 - Sun Is Shining
07 - Baby, What's On Your Mind
08 - Honest I Do
09 - State Street Boogie
10 - Odds And Ends
11 - My Bitter Seed
12 - Ends And Odds
13 - My Baby (Down In Virginia)
14 - You're Something Else
15 - String To Your Heart
16 - Go On To School
17 - You Got me Crying
18 - Moon Is Rising
19 - Down In Virginia
20 - I'm Gonna Get My Baby
21 - I Wanna Be Loved
22 - Caress My Baby
23 - I Know It's A Sin
Disc 3
01 - You'N That Sack
02 - Going To New York
03 - I Told You Baby
04 - Take Out Some Insurance
05 - I'm Nervous
06 - You Know I Love You
07 - Baby, What You Want me To Do
08 - Goin' By The River (1)
09 - Goin' By The River (2)
10 - Where Can You Be
11 - Hush Hush
12 - I Was So Wrong
13 - Blue Blue Water
14 - Please Don't
15 - Found Love
16 - You Gonna Need My Help
17 - Hold Me Close
18 - Come Love
19 - Big Boss Man
20 - Meet Me
21 - I Got The Blues
22 - Sugar Sugar
23 - Got Me Chasing You
Disc 4
01 - Down The Road
02 - Want To Be With You Baby
03 - Jimmy's Rock
04 - Tell The World I Do
05 - You're My Baby.wav
06 - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
07 - Close Together
08 - You Know You're Looking Good
09 - Laughing At The Blues
10 - I'm A Love You
11 - Kind OF Lonesome
12 - Found Joy
13 - Tell Me You Love Me
14 - Bright Lights, Big City
15 - Baby, What's Wrong
16 - Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth
17 - I'm Mr. Luck
18 - Blue Carnegie
19 - Take It Slow
20 - Good Lover
21 - Down In Mississippi
22 - Too Much
Disc 5
01 - I'll Change My Style
02 - Let's Get Together
03 - In The Morning
04 - You Can't Hide
05 - Back Home At Noon
06 - Lookin' For You Baby
07 - Kansas City Baby
08 - Oh John
09 - Shame, Shame, Shame
10 - Cold And Lonesome
11 - There'll be A Day
12 - Ain't No Big Deal
13 - Mary, Mary
14 - Upside The Wall
15 - Baby's So Sweet
16 - I'm Gonna Help You
17 - Up Tight
18 - Mixed Up
19 - I'm Trying To Please You
20 - Five Long Years
21 - See See Rider
22 - Outskirts Of Town
23 - Trouble In Mind
Disc 6
1 - The Comeback (03:07)
2 - How Long Blues (02:58)
3 - Roll 'Em Pete (02:46)
4 - Cherry Red (02:49)
5 - Wee Wee Baby (02:20)
6 - St. Louis Blues (02:30)
7 - Worried Life Blues (02:16)
8 - Blues For 12 Strings (01:44)
9 - New Chicago Blues (02:18)
10 - Wear Something Green (02:46)
11 - Help Yourself (03:03)
12 - Heading For A Fall (03:07)
13 - Going Fishing (03:00)
14 - Left Handed Woman (02:26)
15 - I Wanna Be Loved (02:25)
16 - Fifteen years (02:44)
17 - New Leaf (02:43)
18 - When Your Doing All Right (02:43)
19 - I'm Going Upside Your Head (02:57)
20 - Devil's Shoestring (02:43)
21 - You've Got Me Waiting (02:39)
22 - I'm The Man Down There (03:01)
23 - When Girls Do (02:09)
24 - Don't Think I'm Through (03:37)
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