Curated and compiled by the Rolling Stones in conjunction with BMG and Universal, the double-disc collection Confessin' the Blues is designed as a benefit for Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, but for most listeners it'll be an excellent primer on the blues. The 42-track collection leans heavily on electric blues, particularly blues that came out of Chicago, but that's not a big surprise coming from the Stones. Then again, Confessin' the Blues isn't meant to surprise, nor is it designed for blues connoisseurs. Instead, it's a way of spreading the gospel of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, and Robert Johnson, along with several other names of that caliber. For neophytes, this thoughtful collection of blues giants is bound to spark a long love affair with the blues. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Muddy Waters / Rollin' Stone
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Howlin' Wolf / Little Red Rooster
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Sonny Boy Williamson / Dust My Broom
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Slim Harpo / I'm A King Bee
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Chuck Berry / Little Queenie
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John Lee Hooker / Boogie Chillen
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Little Walter / I Hate to See You Go
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Jimmy Reed / Bright Lights, Big City
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Robert Johnson / Love In Vain Blues
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Howlin' Wolf / Just Like I Treat You
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Bo Diddley / You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
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Eddie Taylor / Ride 'Em On Down
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Lightnin' Slim / Hoodoo Blues
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Little Walter / Just Your Fool
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Magic Sam / All Your Love
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Otis Rush / I Can't Quit You Baby
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Big Maceo Merriweather / Worried Life Blues
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Elmore James & The Broom Dusters / Blues Before Sunrise
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Jimmy Reed / Little Rain
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Little Walter / Blue and Lonesome
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Robert Johnson / Stop Breakin' Down Blues
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Mississippi Fred McDowell / You Gotta Move
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Muddy Waters / I Just Want to Make Love to You
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Bo Diddley / Mona
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Boy Blue / Boogie Children
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Eddie Taylor / Bad Boy
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Chuck Berry / Carol
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B.B. King / Rock Me Baby
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Bo Diddley / Crawdad.
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Little Walter / I Got to Go
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Muddy Waters / I Want to Be Loved
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Howlin' Wolf / Little Baby
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Dale Hawkins / Suzie Q
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Amos Milburn / Down The Road Apiece
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Billy Boy Arnold / Don't Stay Out All Night
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Little Johnny Taylor / Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Pt. 1)
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Big Bill Broonzy / Key to the Highway
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Reverend Robert Wilkins / The Prodigal Son
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Muddy Waters / Mannish Boy
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Howlin' Wolf / Commit a Crime (1991 Chess Box Version)
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Buddy Guy / Damn Right I Got The Blues
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Jay McShann / Confessin' the Blues (with Walter Brown) [Single Version]