AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY

written by Deadric Malone (aka Don Robey),
first recorded by Fenton Robinson in 1959

Recordings:

1959: FENTON ROBINSON
(single)

1967: ALBERT KING
(from his studio albums "Born Under a Bad Sign" & "King of the Blues Guitar")
Albert King - guitars, vocals; Isaac Hayes or Booker T. Jones - piano; Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass; Al Jackson Jr - drums; Andrew Love - sax; Joe Arnold - sax; Wayne Jackson - trumpet

1968: SANTANA
(from their compilation studio album "Jingo & More Famous Tracks")
Carlos Santana - guitars; Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals; Tom Frazier - guitars; David Brown - bass; Bob Livingston - drums; Marcus Malone, Mike Carabello - percussion

1968: SANTANA
(from their live album "Live at the Fillmore")
Live at the Fillmore, December 1968

Carlos Santana - guitars; Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals;David Brown - bass; Bob Livingston - drums; Marcus Malone - percussion

1969: ERIC BURDON & ANIMALS
(from their studio album "Love is")
Recorded at TTG Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, October 1968
Eric Burdon - vocals; John Weider - guitars; Andy Summers - guitars; Zoot Money - piano, bass; Barry Jenkins - drums

1969: ALBERT KING
(from his live album "Live '69")
Live at the Cue, Madison, WI, May 29, 1969
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Eddie Burns - guitars; ??? - bass; Fred Below - drums

1969: KEY LARGO
(from their studio album "Key Largo")
Pat McAuliffe - vocals; Laurence Garman - harmonica; Laurie Sauford - guitars; Bob Savage - keyboards; Tom Stead - bass; Kenny Lamb - drums; ??? - horns

1970: ELVIN BISHOP
(from his studio album "Feel It")
Jo Baker - vocals; Elvin Bishop - guitars; Stephen Miller - keyboards; ??? - bass; John Chambers - drums

1971: JOHN HAMMOND
(from his studio album "Source Point")
John Hammond - guitars, vocals; Billy Nicholls - bass; Charles Joseph Otis - drums

1973: AL KOOPER
(from his album "Naked Songs")
Al Kooper - keyboards, vocals; Charlie Brown - guitars; John Paul Fetta - bass; Junior Hanley - drums

1974: MAGGIE BELL
(from her studio album "Queen of the Night")
Maggie Bell - vocals; Boggle Young - guitars; Cornell Dupree - guitars; Chuck Rainey - bass; Steve Gadd - drums; ??? - keyboards; ??? - horns

1975: ALBERT KING
(from their live albums "Live in Montreux" & "Blues from the Road")
Live in Montreux, Switzerland, July 12, 1975
Albert King - guitars, vocals; Rory Gallagher - guitars; James Washington - keyboards; Lonnie Turner - bass; Joe Turner - drums; Nate Fitzgerald, Steve Wilson, Wayne Preston - horns

1976: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
(from his studio album "Mighty Joe Young")
Mighty Joe Young - guitars, vocals; Ron Steele - guitars; William Chinnock - guitars; Floyd Morris - keyboards; Ken Saydak - keyboards; Cornelius Boyshaw or Louis Satterfield - bass; Ira Gates or Alvino Bennett - drums

1976: JIM KAHR
(from John Lee Hooker's live album "Live in Concert")
Live at Aula der Universitat, Cologne, Germany, June 18, 1976

Jim Kahr - guitars, vocals; Roger Brouse - bass; Ken Swank - drums

1976: MAGIC SLIM
(from his live album "Let Me Love You")
Live at Ma Bea's, Chicago, IL, October 9, 1976
Magic Slim - guitars, vocals; Alabama Junior - guitars; Nick Holt - bass; Douglas Holt - drums

1977: FENTON ROBINSON
(from his studio album "I Hear Some Blues Downstairs")
Fenton Robinson - guitars, vocals; Steve Ditzell - guitars; Bill Heid - keyboards; Larry Exum - bass; Ashward Gates Jr. - drums

1982: GEORGE THOROGOOD
(from his studio album "Bad to the Bone")
George Thorogood - guitars, vocals; Hank Carter - sax; Ian Stewart - keyboards; Billy Blough - bass; Jeff Simon - drums

1982: GEORGE THOROGOOD
(from his live album "Live in Boston")
Live at the Bradford Ballroom, Boston, MA, November 23, 1982
George Thorogood - guitars, vocals; Hank Carter - sax; Billy Blough - bass; Jeff Simon - drums

1983: ALBERT KING
(from his bootleg live album "Live at Antone's")
Live at Antone's, Austin, TX, February 26 or 27, 1983
Albert King - guitars, vocals; Tony Llorens - keyboards; Gus Thornton - bass; Michael Llorens - drums; Steve Douglas - sax; Cal Lewiston - trumpet

1983: ALBERT KING
(from his live album "Live in Canada ")
Live in Toronto, Canada, 1983
Albert King - guitars, vocals; Tony Llorens - keyboards; Gus Thornton - bass; Michael Llorens - drums; Steve Douglas - sax; Cal Lewiston - trumpet

1985: SONS OF BLUES
(from their studio album "As the Years Go Passing By")
Recorded in Paris, France, May 23 & 24, 1985

J. W. Williams - bass, vocals; Billy Branch - harmonica; Carl Weathersby - guitars; Francois Rilhac - piano; Moses Rutues - drums

1988: TINSLEY ELLIS
(from his studio album "Georgia Blue")
Tinsley Ellis - guitars, vocals; Oliver Wells - organ; Ricky Keller - keyboards; Wayne Burdette - bass; Yonrico Scott - drums

1990: LURRIE BELL
(from their studio with Carey Bell album "Dynasty")
Lurrie Bell - guitars, vocals; Carey Bell - harmonica; Pete Allen - guitars; Jerry Soto - organ; Tyson Bell - bass; James Bell - drums

1990: GARY MOORE
(from his studio album "Still Got the Blues")
Gary Moore - guitars, vocals; Don Airey - organ; Nicky Hopkins - piano; Bob Daisley - bass; Brian Downey - drums; Frank Mead - sax; Nick Payn - sax

1990: KEN ARCONTI
(from his album "As the Years Go Passing By")
Live at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, October 20, 1990

Ken Arconti - guitars, vocals; Lizz Fischer - keyboards; Frank DeRose - bass; Carveth Clauson - drums

1992: NICK HOLT
(from his album "You Better Watch Yourself")
Live at Rockhaus, Vienna, Austria, March 13, 1992

Nick Holt - bass, drums; Magic Slim - guitars; John Primer - guitars; Earl Howell - drums

1994: JIMMY JOHNSON
(from his studio album "I'm a Jockey")
Recorded at Streetville Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, June 1993

Jimmy Johnson - guitars, vocals; Billy Branch - harmonica; Lucky Peterson - organ; Jessie Lockridge - piano; Anthony Morris - bass; David Russell - drums

1994: OTIS RUSH
(from his studio album "Ain't Enough Comin' In")
Otis Rush - guitars, vocals; Johnny Lee Schell, John Porter - guitars; Ian McLagan - piano; Mick Weaver - organ; Greg Rzab - bass; Tony Braunagel - drums; Joe Sublett, Marty Grebb - sax; Darrell Leonard - trumpet

1995: JEFF HEALEY
(from his studio album "Cover to Cover")
Jeff Healey - guitars, vocals; Roy Bittan - keyboards; Joe Rockman - bass; Tom Stephen - drums

1995: WILLIE KENT
(from his studio album "Blues and Trouble"
Willie Kent - bass, vocals; Carlos Showers - guitars; Ken Barker - piano; Cleo Williams - drums

1996: JIM KAHR
(from his live album "Incredibly Live")

1997: MICK CLARKE & LOU MARTIN
(from their studio album "Happy Home")
Mick Clarke - guitars; Lou Martin - piano

1998: WILLIE KENT
(from his studio album with Lil' Ed Williams "Who's Been Talking"
Willie Kent - bass, vocals; Lil' Ed Williams - guitars; Eddie C. Campbell - guitars; Allen Batts - piano; Baldhead Pete Williams - drums

1998: DANA DIXON
(from her studio album "Boogie Woman")
Recorded at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998

1999: DEBBIE DAVIES
(from her studio album "Tales from Austin Motel")
Debbie Davies - guitars, vocals; Anthony Geraci - piano; Tommy Shannon - bass; Chris Layton - drums

2000: CARLOS JOHNSON
(from his studio album "My Name is Carlos Johnson")
Carlos Johnson - guitars, vocals; Robert Porzio - guitars; Mauro Diana - bass; Adrin Flores - drums

2000: GEOFF ACHISON
(from his live album "Live at St. Andrews")
Live at St. Andrews Hotel, Australia, February 29, 2000

Geoff Achison - guitars, vocals; Mal Logan - keyboards; Roger McLachlan - bass; Kevin Murphy - drums

2000: BOZ SCAGGS
(from the live album "Strawberry Music Festival")
Live at the Strawberry Music Festival, May 28, 2000
Boz Scaggs - vocals; Steve Freund - guitars; Dave Matthews - keyboards; Hutch Hutchinson - bass; Jim Sanchez - drums; Tom Politzer - sax; Johnnie Bamont - sax; John Worley - trumpet; Applejack - harmonica

2001: AMAR SUNDY
(from his live album "Live and Blues")
Amar Sundy - guitars, vocals; Cyril Barbesol - keyboards; Thierry Jasmin Banare - bass; Latabi Diouani - drums

2001: BLACK, PINI & JESDINSKY
(from their live album "Live in Steinbach")
Live in Steinbach, Germany, October 10, 2001
Mick Pini - guitars, vocals; Uwe Jesdinsky - bass; Jimmy Carl Black - drums

2002: VIC VERGEAT
(from his live album "No Compromise")
Vic Vergeat - guitars, vocals; Mick Taylor - keyboards; Michele Guaglio - bass; Jo Macri - drums

2002: BLUES CONDITION
(from their demo album "Blues Won't Let Me Be")
Dániel Várnai - guitars, vocals; Imre Honfi - bass; Zsolt Kiss - drums

2002: BLUES CONDITION
(from their bootleg live album "Bem Rockpart")
Live at Bem Rockpart, Budapest, Hungary, April 6, 2002

Dániel Várnai - guitars, vocals; Imre Honfi - bass; Zsolt Kiss - drums

2002: BLUES CONDITION
(from their bootleg live album "Hear My Train a Comin'")
Live at the Geronimo, Budapest, Hungary, October 10, 2002

Dániel Várnai - guitars, vocals; Imre Honfi - bass; Zsolt Kiss - drums

2002: BLUES CONDITION
(from their bootleg live album "Keep on Rollin'")
Live at Geronimo, Budapest, Hungary, November 9, 2002

Dániel Várnai - guitars, vocals; Imre Honfi - bass; Zsolt Kiss - drums

2003: BLUES CONDITION
(from their bootleg live album "Blues Forever")
Live at Blues Alley, Budapest, Hungary, February 27, 2003
Dániel Várnai - guitars, vocals; László Cser - bass; Zsolt Kiss - drums

2003: LAFAYETTE & THE LEASEBREAKERS
(from their live album "Live")

2005: ELVIS T. BUSBOY
(from his studio album "Elvis T. Busboy & the Blues Butchers: A Cavalcade of Stars")

2005: MANNISH BOYS
(from their live album "Live and In Demand"
Live at the 19th Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, July 17, 2005
Finis Tasby - vocals; Randy Chortkoff - harmonica; Kirk Fletcher - guitars; Frank Goldwasser - guitars; Leon Blue - keyboards; Tom Leavey - bass; Richard Innes - drums

2006: DONALD KINSEY
(from his bootleg live album "Live at Chicago Blues Festival")
Live at Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago, IL, December 12, 2006

Donald Kinsey - guitars, vocals; Wayne Baker Brooks - guitars; Nick Byrd - guitars; Gary Goldsworthy - keyboards; Kenneth Kinsey - bass; Jerry Porter - drums

2007: BRITISH BLUES QUARTET
(from his live album "Live in Glasgow")
Live in Glasgow, Scotland, March 2007
Maggie Bell - vocals; Miller Anderson - guitars; Zoot Money - keyboards; Colin Hodgkinson - bass; Colin Allen - drums

2007: INNES SIBUN
(from his studio album "Tail Dragger")

2008: MANNISH BOYS
(from their bootleg live album "Live at Waterfront Blues Festival")
Live at Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, OR, July 4, 2008

Finis Tasby - vocals; Kid Ramos - guitars; Kirk Fletcher - guitars; Ronnie James Weber - bass; Richard Innes - drums; Randy Chortkoff - harmonica

2010: STEPHEN DALE PETIT
(from his studio album "The Crave")
Stephen Dale Petit - guitars, vocals; Chris Elliot - keyboards; Chris Borud - bass; Gary O'Toole - drums )

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