Earwig 16th Anniversary Sampler

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: November 14, 1995
• Total Time: 68:58
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Earwig was founded in 1979 by Michael Robert Frank, and it quickly become one of the top blues labels, recording artists based on the quality of their music rather than on sales potential. To celebrate Earwig's 16th anniversary, this 18-song collection of music from the label's catalog was put out in 1995. There is impressive variety on the single CD, with the settings ranging from Little Brother Montgomery's solo piano to rockish blues groups and everything in between. The selections were well chosen, and although sticking to the blues (no Motown, R&B, or soul music here), the disc shows the wide variety of music that appeared in the 1980s and '90s in the blues world. Overall, this CD gives one an excellent overview of some of the treasures in the Earwig catalog. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jelly Roll King	Frank Frost	The Jelly Roll Kings, Frank Frost	(2:20)
Lightnin' Struck the Poor House	Arthur Lee Stephenson	Old Friends, Kansas City Red, Arthur Lee Stephenson	(4:40)
Hair Like a Horse's Mane		Jim Brewer	(3:27)
Oil Man	Big Jack Johnson	Big Jack Johnson	(3:52)
Be Careful How You Vote	Albert Luandrew	Sunnyland Slim, Albert Luandrew	(3:35)
I'm Gonna Build My Bed on the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea	Eurreal Montgomery	Eurreal Montgomery, Little Brother Montgomery	(2:58)
Bottom of the Harp	Louis Myers	Louis Myers	(4:32)
Wes Cide Bluze	Jimmy Dawkins	Jimmy Dawkins	(4:59)
Eyes Full of Tears	David Honeyboy Edwards	David Honeyboy Edwards	(3:21)
When the Blues Hit You	Lester Davenport	Lester Davenport	(4:26)
Cairo	James "Son" Thomas	John Primer, James "Son" Thomas	(5:27)
Shake Your Apple Tree		H-Bomb Ferguson	(4:02)
Past, Present, and Future	Aron Burton	Aron Burton	(6:52)
Stick Candy	Eddie Watson	Lovie Lee	(2:30)
Better Know What You Runnin' From	William Henderson	Homesick James Williamson	(3:24)
Come Here Mama	Willie Anderson	Little Willie Anderson	(2:37)
Young Girl	Leon Brooks	Big Leon Brooks	(3:38)
Sittin' Here Wonderin'	Iverson Minter	Iverson Minter, Louisiana Red	(3:35)

Credits

Jim Brewer (Vocals), James Herndon (Drums), Michael Robert Frank (Producer), Robert Ferguson (Piano), Lovie Lee (Performer), Lester Davenport (Harmonica), Eric Neuhausser (Saxophone), Michael Ray (Drums), Aron Burton (Performer), Honeyboy Edwards (Guitar), Iverson Minter (Guitar), Johnny B. Gayden (Bass), Eddie Taylor (Guitar), Kansas City Red (Performer), Jimmy Dawkins (Vocals), Eurreal Montgomery (Piano), Eurreal Montgomery (Producer), Lovie Lee (Producer), Leon Brooks (Harmonica), John Smith (Bass), Chuck Goering (Piano), Frank Frost (Farfisa Organ), Frank Frost (Harmonica), Big Jack Johnson (Vocals), John "BJ John" Smith (Bass), Robert Ferguson (Vocals), John Primer (Guitar), Floyd Jones (Bass), David Honeyboy Edwards (Vocals), Barrelhouse Chuck Goering (Piano), Big Walter Horton (Harmonica), Louis Myers (Guitar), Sunnyland Slim (Vocals), Iverson Minter (Vocals), Frank Frost (Vocals), David Honeyboy Edwards (Harmonica), Billy Flynn (Guitar (Rhythm)), Walter Roy (Bass), Homesick James Williamson (Performer), Little Brother Montgomery (Vocals), Jim Brewer (Performer), Jimmy Dawkins (Guitar), The Jelly Roll Kings (Performer), Marty Charters (Guitar), George Hansen (Illustrations), Robert Covington (Drums), H-Bomb Ferguson (Performer), Nick Holt (Bass), Ray Scott (Drums), Louisiana Red (Vocals), Little Willie Anderson (Harmonica), Frank Frost (Piano), Eddie Lusk (Keyboards), Bob Corritore (Producer), Lurrie Bell (Guitar), Terran Doehrer (Design), Little Brother Montgomery (Producer), Sam Burton (Drums), Homesick James Williamson (Vocals), Eddie Watson (Piano), Aron Burton (Bass), Little Willie Anderson (Vocals), Big Leon Brooks (Performer), Willie Black (Bass), Willie Black (Bass), Willie Anderson (Vocals), Eddie Butler (Guitar (Rhythm)), Carl Snyder (Keyboards), Douglas Watson (Bass), Will Davis (Guitar (Rhythm)), Bill Flynn (Guitar (Rhythm)), Big Leon Brooks (Harmonica), Big Jack Johnson (Guitar), Little Willie Anderson (Performer), Louisiana Red (Guitar), Sammy Lawhorn (Guitar (Rhythm)), John Primer (Vocals), H-Bomb Ferguson (Piano), Louis Myers (Performer), Sam Carr (Drums), Will Davis (Vocals (Background)), Honeyboy Edwards (Vocals), Fred Grady (Drums), Lester Davenport (Vocals), David Honeyboy Edwards (Guitar), Little Brother Montgomery (Piano), Jimmy Dawkins (Performer), Louis Myers (Harmonica), Big Leon Brooks (Vocals), Big Jack Johnson (Performer), John Primer (Performer), Odie Payne (Drums), Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds (Harmonica), Michael Robert Frank (Liner Notes), Kansas City Red (Drums), Lester Davenport (Performer), Joe Poston (Drums), Lovie Lee (Vocals), Keenath Malachi Williams (Drums), Lovie Lee (Piano), Eurreal Montgomery (Vocals), Little Brother Montgomery (Performer), Pat Hall (Keyboards), Louis Myers (Vocals), Larry Burton (Guitar), Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Guitar), Steve Freund (Guitar), Pinetop Perkins (Piano), John Primer (Vocals (Background)), Kansas City Red (Vocals), Ernest Roy (Drums), Robert Covington (Vocals (Background)), Walter Horton (Harmonica), Eddie Watson (Vocals), Jan Montgomery (Producer), Leon Brooks (Vocals), Tino Cortez (Drums), Carey Bell (Harmonica), Sam Burckhardt (Sax (Tenor)), Honeyboy Edwards (Harmonica), Sunnyland Slim (Performer), David Honeyboy Edwards (Performer), Bob Stroger (Bass), Homesick James Williamson (Guitar), Willie Anderson (Harmonica), Aron Burton (Vocals), Sunnyland Slim (Piano), Fred Below (Drums), Jim Brewer (Guitar), Sunnyland Slim (Producer), H-Bomb Ferguson (Vocals), George Hanson (Cover Design), Louisiana Red (Performer)