Various Artists - Paint It Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones

The idea behind Paint It Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones is such a simple, appealing one that it's a wonder that the record wasn't made before 1997. The Stones never made any secret of their debt to the blues, so it makes sense that their songs would sound good when performed by blues and R&B artists. That's the idea behind Paint It Blue -- contemporary blues and R&B artists sing some of the band's bluesiest songs. While some may quibble that the idea is a little too cute, the performances by Luther Allison ("You Can't Always Get What You Want"), Junior Wells ("(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"), Taj Mahal ("Honky Tonk Women"), Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ("Ventilator Blues"), the Holmes Bros. ("Beast of Burden") and Bobby Womack ("It's All Over Now"), among many others, are hard to argue with. It's a rock-solid record that confirms what great songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Aldridge Design, Art Direction Alvin Youngblood Hart Performer, Vocals, Dobro, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar Andy Haller Assistant Engineer Barry Lowenthal Drums Benny Graeff Assistant Engineer Bill MacBeath Bass Bill Ortiz Trumpet Bob Margolin Guitar Bob Sunda Bass (Acoustic), Bass Bobby Womack Performer, Vocals, Guitar Butch Bonner Vocals, Guitar Carol Friedman Photography Chuck Kirkpatrick Guitar Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Guitar, Vocals, Violin, Performer Coco Montoya Guitar Dan Baird Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Slide Guitar Danny Gottlieb Tambourine, Drums, Conga Daryn Roven Engineer Dave Smith Bass Dennis Chambers Drums Dennis Ferrante Mastering Derek Trucks Performer, Guitar (Steel), Guitar, Slide Guitar Devon Devick Executive Producer Eric Ambel Guitar Erik Zobler Engineer Ernest Williamson Organ (Hammond) Gordon Gibson Assistant Engineer Hense Powell Bass, Percussion, Piano (Electric) Jacqueline Johnson Vocals (Background) Jacquelyn Reddick Vocals (Background) James Cotton Harmonica, Performer James Mincin III Photography Jason Standard Assistant Engineer Jay Newland Engineer, Mastering, Producer Jay Nicholas Assistant Engineer Jeff Minnieweather Drums Jim Gaines Producer Jimmy Romeo Assistant Engineer Jimmy Vivino Guitar, Guitar (12 String) Joe Louis Walker Performer, Vocals, Guitar Joe Thomas Bass John Firmin Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) John Snyder Producer Johnny B. Gayden Bass Johnny Copeland Performer, Guitar, Vocals Joseph Thomas Bass Junior Wells Performer, Vocals, Harmonica Kathryn Keller Moss Assistant Producer Keith Christopher Bass Kenny Smith Drums Kevin Devick Executive Producer Larry McCray Vocals, Guitar, Performer Larry McRae Performer Lucky Peterson Clavinet, Guitar, Vocals, Performer, Organ (Hammond) Luther Allison Performer, Vocals, Guitar Mark Johnson Assistant Engineer Mike Eppley Organ (Hammond), Piano Otis Clay Vocals, Performer Patrice Battioni Photography Pete Sears Piano Rob Sudduth Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) Robert Geller Assistant Engineer Ron Heard Photography Ron Lowe Assistant Engineer Ron Prince Guitar Roosevelt Purifoy Clavinet, Organ (Hammond), Piano Rory Earnshaw Photography Rusty McFarland Engineer Semon "Tiny" Holmes Performer Shemekia Copeland Vocals (Background), Performer Sherman Holmes Vocals Sonny Landreth Dobro Steve Devick Concept, Executive Producer Steve Hunt Bass Steve McCray Vocals (Background), Drums Steve Potts Drums Taj Mahal Vocals, Performer, Dobro Terry Anderson Drums The Holmes Brothers Performer The Yayhoos ? Tim Bryant Design, Art Direction Tim Rose Guitar Tom McCluskey Mastering Tony Daigle Engineer Tony Z Organ (Hammond) Wendell Holmes Organ (Hammond), Guitar, Vocals Willie Dixon Drums Yahoos Performer Yonrico Scott Drums