BluesWay Records


BluesWay Records was an American subsidiary label of ABC-Paramount Records, begun by Bob Thiele in 1966. Artists such as John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rushing, Otis Spann, and T-Bone Walker were among those who signed for the label. BluesWay released B. B. King's 1969 Live and Well and Completely Well albums, the latter containing his hit "The Thrill is Gone". The label also released the James Gang's first album, 1969's Yer' Album.
BluesWay ceased operations in 1970, with Hooker, King and James Gang being transferred to the parent ABC Records label. The imprint was briefly revived in 1973-74. The BluesWay masters, along with the rest of ABC Records' assets, were sold to MCA Records in 1978.

Discography

BluesWay Records released albums from 1967 until 1974.
Catalog No. AlbumArtistDetails
6001Blues Is King
6002Live at Cafe Au Go Go
6003The Blues Is Where It's At
6004The New Jimmy Reed Album
6005Every Day I Have the Blues with Oliver Nelson and his Orchestra
6006Singing the Blues
6007Cherry Red
6008Stormy Monday Blues
6009Soulin'
6010Dirty Blues BandDirty Blues Band
6011Blues on Top of Blues
6012Urban Blues
6013The Bottom of the Blues
6014Funky Town
6015Big Boss Man
6016Lucille
6017Livin' the Blues
6018The Soul of Bonnie and ClydeSouth Central Avenue Municipal Blues Band
6019The Blues Are All Brown
6020Stone Dirt featuring Rod "Gingerman" Piazza
6021The Outlaw Blues Band
6022His Best – The Electric B. B. KingCompilation of ABC and BluesWay recordings
6023Simply the Truth
6024Down in Virginia
6026The Blues Singer
6028A Long Way from Home and Sonny Terry
6029George Smith of the Blues and his Blues Band
6030Breaking In
6031Live & Well
6032Don't Have to Worry
6034Yer' Album
6036Rambling Woman featuring Earl Hooker and Otis Hale
6037Completely Well
6038If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im featuring Earl Hooker
6039Legend
6040Hunh!
6043Time to Get It TogetherCountry Coalition
6050Back In the AlleyCompilation of ABC and BluesWay recordings
6051The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon
6052Kabuki Wuki
6053The Genius Live in ConcertReissue of ABC/ABCS 500
6054I Ain't from Chicago
6055Farther On Down the Road
6056Hard Times: The Classic Blues of Roy Brown
6057Sent for You Yesterday
6058Dirty MistreaterCompilation of tracks from 6008 and 6014
6059I Couldn't Believe My Eyes and Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker
6060Roll 'EmReissue of Bluesway BLS 6006
6061Blues Classics Volume 1Various Artists
6062Blues Classics Volume 2Various Artists
6063Heart Loaded with Trouble
606418 Pounds of Uncleaned Chittlins and Other Greasy Blues SpecialitiesCompilation
6065Call on MeReissue of Duke DLP 77
6066Sometimes Tomorrow My Broken Heart Will Die
6067The Ultimate Jimmy Reed
6068Sunnyland Slim Plays Ragtime BluesSunnyland Slim
6069Funky from Chicago
6070Cry Before I Go
6071Ain't Sick No MoreHomesick James
6072Do You Remember the Great Earl HookerRecorded 1966
6073Jimmy Reed at Carnegie HallReissue of Vee-Jay 1035
6074After 21 Years
6075I Can't Keep My Foot from Jumping
6076Do It If You Want To
6077Dirty Double Mother
6078Cousin Joe Of New OrleansCousin Joe
6079Last Night
6080Don't Your Plums Look Mellow Hanging on Your Tree
6081Hand of God
6082House Cleanin' Blues
6083Lonely Girl