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Confessin’ The Blues collects together the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect education to the genre. The tracklisting on the various formats has been chosen by The Rolling Stones.

The Rolling Stones have long been supporters of the Blues from before the start of z career right through to their latest album, Blue & Lonesome which featured their interpretations of the classics, many of which appear in their original versions here on Confessin’ The Blues. Mick Jagger was an early fan of the Blues: “The first Muddy Waters album that was really popular was Muddy Waters at Newport, which was the first album I ever bought”. Keith Richards said, “If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.”

Confessin’ The Blues includes tracks by the biggest Blues pioneers including Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Johnson. All of these artists had an impact on the nascent Rolling Stones, be they influencing Keith’s guitar licks or Mick’s vocals and lyrics. As Ronnie Wood says: “That’s how Mick and Keith first got close as well, on the train coming back from college. They noticed each other’s record collection and it was, “Hey, you’ve got Muddy Waters. You must be a good guy, let’s form a band”.

The album cover artwork comes courtesy of Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood who has added his own personal twist to the project by painting his interpretation of a Bluesman.

Confessin’ The Blues is a real musical education from those who know the genre best, the greatest living band on the planet, The Rolling Stones.

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Original blues masterpieces hand picked and curated in collaboration with The Rolling Stones.

Tracklist

A1 Muddy Waters– Rollin' Stone
A2 Howlin' Wolf– Little Red Rooster (Aka The Red Rooster)
A3 Elmore James w/ Sonny Boy Williamson (2)– Dust My Broom
A4 Slim Harpo– I'm A King Bee
A5 Bo Diddley– You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
A6 Chuck Berry– Little Queenie
B1 John Lee Hooker– Boogie Chillen
B2 Little Walter– I Hate To See You Go
B3 Jimmy Reed– Bright Lights, Big City
B4 Robert Johnson– Love In Vain Blues
B5 Fred McDowell– You Gotta Move
C1 Howlin' Wolf– Just Like I Treat You
C2 Eddie Taylor (2)– Ride'Em On Down
C3 Little Walter– Blue And Lonesome
C4 Lightning Slim– Hoodoo Blues
C5 Bo Diddley– Crawdad
D1 Little Walter– Just Your Fool
D2 Magic Sam– All Your Love
D3 Big Maceo– Worried Life Blues
D4 Amos Milburn– Down The Road Apiece
D5 Jay McShann & Walter Brown– Confessin The Blues

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