''Jimmy Rogers'' is a double

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of the

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Jimmy Rogers Jay or James Arthur "Jimmy" Rogers (June 3, 1924December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had a solo career and ...

. The album was published as part of the Chess Masters series.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimmy Rogers. Published by Arc Music, BMI.

Side one

# "Left Me with a Broken Heart" (1953) – 2:55 # "Blues All Day Long" (1954) – 3:00 # "Today Today Blues (1950)" – 3:07 # "The World's in a Tangle" (1951) – 2:55 # "She Loves Another Man" (1951) – 2:50 # "Hard Working Man" (1951) – 2:21

Side two

# "Chance to Love" (1951) – 2:20 # "My Little Machine" (1951) – 3:06 # "Mistreated Baby" (1952) – 2:25 # "What's the Matter" (1952) – 3:10 # "You're the One" (1955) – 2:26 # "If It Ain't Me" (1956) – 2:00

Side three

# "One Kiss" (1957) – 2:45 # "I Can't Believe" (1957)- 3:00 # "What Have I Done" (1957) – 2:42 # "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" (1957) – 2:20 # "Trace of You" (1957) – 2:32 # "Don't You Know My Baby" (1956) – 2:31

Side four

# "Crying Shame" (1952) – 2:47 # "Give Love Another Chance" (1952) – 2:58 # "This Has Never Been" (1956) – 4:29 # "Rock This House" (1959) – 2:53 # "My Last Meal" (1959) – 3:00 # "You Don't know" (1960) – 2:41 # "Can't Keep from Worrying" (1960) – 2:29

Personnel

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on all tracks except "Give Love Another Chance", on which Rogers only plays guitar. * A. J. Gladys –

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* Big-Crawford –

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* Bob Woodfork – guitar * Eddie Ware –

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, vocal on "Give love Another Chance" *

Elgin Evans Elga Speed Edmonds (June 22, 1909 – August 26, 1966), sometimes mistakenly credited as Elgin Evans in early record discographies although he never used that name himself, was an American drummer. He was the drummer in blues musician Muddy W ...

– drums *

Ernest Cotton Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian ...

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tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

Francis Clay Francis Clay (November 16, 1923 – January 21, 2008) was an American jazz and blues drummer, best known for his work behind Muddy Waters in the 1950s and 1960s, and as an original member of the James Cotton band. Clay's jazz-influenced style is ...

– drums *

Fred Below Frederick Below Jr. (September 6, 1926 – August 13, 1988) was an American blues drummer who worked with Little Walter and Chess Records in the 1950s. According to Tony Russell, Below was a creator of much of the rhythmic structure of Chicago ...

– drums * 'Fred Robertson' – guitar (actually

Freddy Robinson Abu Talib (born Fred Leroy Robinson; February 24, 1939 – October 8, 2009) was an American blues and R&B guitarist. Career Born to an African American family in Memphis, Tennessee, he was raised in the state of Arkansas and moved to Chicago, ...

) * George Hunter – drums *

Henry Gray Henry Gray (1827 – 13 June 1861) was a British anatomist and surgery, surgeon most notable for publishing the book ''Gray's Anatomy''. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) at the age of 25. Biography Gray was born ...

– piano * Joe Young – guitar * Johnny Jones – piano * J. T. Brown – tenor sax *

Little Walter Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him ...

– harp, guitar on "Hard Working Man" *

Luther Tucker Luther Tucker (January 20, 1936 – June 18, 1993) was an American blues guitarist. While soft-spoken and shy, Tucker made his presence known through his unique and clearly recognizable guitar style. Tucker helped to define the music known as ...

– guitar *

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of moder ...

– guitar *

Odie Payne Odie Payne (August 27, 1926 – March 1, 1989) was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career he worked with a range of musicians, including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Little Johnny Jones, Ta ...

– drums *

Otis Spann Otis Spann (March 21, 1924, or 1930April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist. Early life Sources differ over Spann's early years. Some state that he was born in Jackson, Mississippi, ...

– piano * S. P. Leary – drums * Walter Horton – harp * Wayne Bennett – guitar *

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

– bass

Notes and sources

* Track Listings and Credits as they appear on Chess CH-2-9211 1984 compilation albums Jimmy Rogers albums Chess Records compilation albums {{blues-album-stub