Grateful Dead Family Discography: Mercury Blues / Mercury Boogie

Mercury Blues / Mercury Boogie

Composer: K.C. Douglas / Robert Geddins

Mercury Blues was performed by BK3 (Kreutzmann, Burbridge, Murawski Trio) in 2008. It was also played by Bill Kreutzmann, Mike Gordon and Scott Murawski in June 2009.

The song was written by K.C. Douglas and Robert Geddins and first released on a single by K.C. Douglas in 1948. The original title of the song was Mercury Boogie. Later recordings generally use the title Mercury Blues. Note that are are other songs with the title Mercury Blues.

Bill Kreutzmann

Denver, CO, Feb 20, 2009, BK3, 2009

K.C. Douglas

no info Single (Mercury Boogie / Eclipse of the Sun), K.C. Douglas, 1948
no info A Dead-Beat Guitar And The Mississippi Blues, K.C. Douglas, 1954
no info Goin' To California, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 1960
no info Oakland Blues, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 1970
no info Single (You Hear Me Howlin' / Mercury Boogie), K.C. Douglas, 1973
no info The Country Boy, K.C. Douglas, 1974
no info I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues: 1960, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 1995
no info 15 Down Home Country Blues Classics, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 1996
no info Mercury Blues, K.C. Douglas, 1998
no info Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 2000
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (K. C. Douglas), 2003
no info Blues Goes On, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 2006
no info The Bob Geddins Blues Legacy, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 2009
no info Juke Joint Blues 2: Crazy With The Blues, Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 2009
no info Pink Cadillac - Essential Rock n Roll Cruisin', Various Artists (K.C. Douglas), 2012

Other recordings

Revolution Soundtrack, Various Artists (Steve Miller), 1968
no info Orion Express, Orion Express, 1975
Fly Like An Eagle, Steve Miller Band, 1976
no info El Rayo-X, David Lindley, 1981
no info Single (Mercury Blues / El Rayo-X), David Lindley, 1981
no info Single (Your Old Lady / Mercury Blues), David Lindley, 1981
Steve Miller Band Live!, Steve Miller Band, 1983
no info Music From Texas And Other Foreign Countries, Dan Lambert, 1987
no info Reheated, Canned Heat, 1988
no info Rodent Rock, The Hamsters, 1988
no info A Lot About Livin', And A Little 'Bout Love, Alan Jackson, 1992
no info Travellin' Tracks, Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo, 1992
Monterey International Pop Festival Box Set: 25th Anniversary, Various Artists (Steve Miller Band), 1992
no info Party On: The 80's Greatest Rock Hits Vol 4, Various Artists (David Lindley), 1992
no info Single (Mercury Blues / Chattahoochee), Alan Jackson, 1993
no info Walter Ego, Sy Klopps Blues Band, 1993
no info Trouble Man, Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers, 1994
disc/Chance_In_A_Million.htm"> info Chance In A Million, Zero, 1994
Steve Miller Band (Box Set), Steve Miller Band, 1994
no info Official Bootleg, David Lindley + Hani Naser, 1994
Texas Music, Vol. 3: Garage Bands & Psychedelia, Various Artists (Steve Miller Band), 1994
no info The Greatest Hits Collection, Alan Jackson, 1995
no info Today's Sizzlin' Country, Various Artists (Alan Jackson), 1995
no info Fruit Of The Loom Presents All Star Collection, Various Artists (Alan Jackson), 1996
no info The Greatest Hits: Past, Present, Future, Various Artists (Alan Jackson), 1996
no info Telephone Road Houston, TX, Mark May And The Agitators, 1997
Hard Rock Cafe: Classic Rock, Various Artists (David Lindley), 1997
Monterey International Pop Festival Box Set: 30th Anniversary, Various Artists (Steve Miller Band), 1997
no info Pet Sounds: 10 Years of Rodent Rock, The Hamsters, 1998
Live At Martin's, The Harmophones, 1998
no info Maximum 80's, Various Artists (David Lindley), 1998
no info Hot Rods & Custom Classics, Various Artists (David Lindley), 1999
no info Elektra The First 50 Years Promo, Various Artists (David Lindley), 2000
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros, Dwight Yoakam, 2002
Steve Miller Band: On Tour 1973-1976, Steve Miller Band, 2002
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Steve Miller Band, Steve Miller Band, 2002
no info Downtown Women, Shy Blakeman & The Whiskey Fever Band, 2003
no info Classic Country: Road Songs, Various Artists (Alan Jackson), 2003
Dwight's Used Records, Dwight Yoakam, 2004
no info Live With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Meat Loaf, 2004
no info The Greatest Hits Video Collection, Alan Jackson, 2004
no info White Line Flyers, Various Artists (Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers), 2004
no info Burnin' Vermin, The Hamsters, 2005
no info Ultimate 16 Originals: The Very Best Of Classic Rock, Various Artists (David Lindley), 2005
no info The Essential Jimmy Thackery, 2006
no info The Very Best Of, Vol.2, Canned Heat, 2006
no info The Collection, Alan Jackson, 2006
no info 16 Biggest Hits, Alan Jackson, 2007
no info Live From Chicago, Steve Miller Band, 2007
no info Cookin’ With Cohen, David Bennett Cohen, 2007
no info In Texas Live, Mark May Band, 2009
no info Love Is Strange, Jackson Browne / David Lindley, 2010
Classic Rock: The Collection, Various Artists (David Lindley), 2012
no info Let It Slide, Sterling Koch, 2013
no info New Everything, Brooks Williams, 2013
no info Country, Alan Jackson, 2014
no info Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, Alan Jackson, 2015
no info Loud and Proud, Johnny Hiland, 2016
no info El Rayo Live, David Lindley And El Rayo-X, 2016
no info The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, Various Artists (Steve Miller Band), 2017
no info Ain't Quite Like That, Greezy Wheels, 2019
no info The Island, Lon Eldridge, 2020
no info Best Of Me, Joanna Connor, 2023

Mercury Blues was regularly played by Zero and by other Steve Kimock groups. It can be found on a number of their officially released concert recordings.