The Real Folk Blues
Chess records 1965 – LPS-1502
notes :The Real Folk Blues is a compilation album by blues musician
Howlin' Wolf, which was released by Chess Records in 1965.
The album's songs, which were originally issued as singles,
were recorded in Chicago between 1956 and 1965.
credits:
Howlin' Wolf – vocals, harmonica, guitar
J. T. Brown (track 7, 8 & 10), Adolph 'Billy' Duncan (track 5),
Arnold Rogers (tracks 1, 2 & 6),
Eddie Shaw (tracks 11 & 12) – tenor saxophone
Donald Hankins – baritone saxophone (tracks 8 & 10)
Lee Eggleston (tracks 11 & 12), Johnny Jones (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 7),
Hosea Lee Kennard (tracks 3-5 & 9),
Lafayette Leake (tracks 8 & 10), Otis Spann (track 9) – piano
Buddy Guy (tracks 8 & 10-12), Willie Johnson (tracks 5 & 9),
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (tracks 5 & 9),
Hubert Sumlin (tracks 1-4, 6-8 & 10-12) – guitar
Jerome Arnold (track 7, 8 & 10), Willie Dixon (tracks 5 & 9),
Alfred Elkins (tracks 3 & 4),
Andrew Palmer (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon[4] – bass
Junior Blackmon (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 7), Earl Phillips (tracks 3-5 & 9),
Sam Lay (tracks 8 & 10-12) – drums
Recorded in Chicago on July 19, 1956 (track 9), June 24, 1957
(track 5), December 1957 (tracks 3 & 4),
September 28, 1962 (track 7), August 14, 1963 (tracks 8 & 10),
August 1964 (track 1, 2 & 6) and April 15, 1965 (tracks 11 & 12)
tracklist:
All compositions credited to Chester Burnett except where noted
A1 Killing Floor
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:44
A2 Louise
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:38
A3 Poor Boy
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:29
A4 Sittin' On Top Of The World
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:27
A5 Nature
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:41
A6 My Country Sugar Mama
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:29
B1 Tail Dragger
Written-By – Willie Dixon
2:54
B2 Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
Written-By – Willie Dixon
2:59
B3 Natchez Burnin'
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:09
B4 Built For Comfort
Written-By – Willie Dixon
2:32
B5 Ooh Baby Hold Me
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:34
B6 Tell Me What I've Done
Written-By – Chester Burnett
2:45