Album · 1957
Singin’ the Blues
Tracklist
1
Please Love Me
Singin’ the Blues
2:52
2
You Upset Me Baby
Singin’ the Blues
3:05
3
Everyday I Have the Blues
Singin’ the Blues
2:51
4
Bad Luck
Singin’ the Blues
2:56
5
3 O’Clock Blues
Singin’ the Blues
3:03
6
Blind Love
Singin’ the Blues
3:00
7
Woke Up This Morning
Singin’ the Blues
2:59
8
You Know I Love You
Singin’ the Blues
3:07
9
Sweet Little Angel
Singin’ the Blues
3:03
10
Ten Long Years
Singin’ the Blues
2:49
11
Did You Ever Love a Woman
Singin’ the Blues
2:35
12
Crying Won’t Help You
Singin’ the Blues
2:59
In print
First pressed 1957, still pressed 2024 — 35 pressings across 8 countries.
Credits
Maxwell Davis
Arranger
Florette Bihari
Art Direction
Brian Burrows
Design
Ben Branch
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Bill Harvey
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Billy Hadnott
Instrument · bass
“Bumps” Myers
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Charles Crosby
Instrument · congas
Charles H. Waller
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Connie Mack Booker
Instrument · piano
Floyd Jones
Instrument · trumpet
Floyd Newman
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Floyd Turnham
Instrument · baritone saxophone
George Coleman
Instrument · alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Hank Crawford
Instrument · alto saxophone
Ike Turner
Instrument · piano
James Walker
Instrument · bass
Jesse Price
Instrument · drums
Jesse Sailes
Instrument · drums
Jewell Grant
Instrument · alto saxophone
Johnny Board
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Jymie Merritt
Instrument · bass
Kenny Sands
Instrument · trumpet
Lawrence Burdine
Instrument · alto saxophone
Lorenzo Holden
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Maurice Simon
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Millard Lee
Instrument · piano
Ralph Hamilton
Instrument · bass
Red Callender
Instrument · bass
Ted Curry
Instrument · drums
Vernon Porter
Instrument · trumpet
Willard McDaniel
Instrument · piano
Willie Mitchell
Instrument · trumpet
Cy Schneider
Liner Notes
John Broven
Liner Notes
Warren Lanier
Liner Notes
Yasufumi Higurashi
Liner Notes
Bob Jones
Mastering
Duncan Cowell
Mastering
Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Gene Lesser
Photography
Joe Bihari
Producer
B.B. King
Vocal · vocals, guitar
Jules Taub
Writer
Memphis Slim
Writer
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