Taj Mahal – The Essential Taj Mahal

Bass – James Thomas (6)
Drums – Sandy Konikoff
Lead Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Producer – David Rubinson
Rhythm Guitar – Ry Cooder
Vocals, Harmonica – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Sleepy John Estes

Bass – James Thomas (6)
Drums – Sandy Konikoff
Lead Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Producer – David Rubinson
Rhythm Guitar – Ry Cooder
Vocals, Harmonica – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Blind Willie McTell

Mandolin – Ry Cooder
Producer – David Rubinson
Written-By, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Harmonica – Taj Mahal

Bass – Gary Gilmore (2)
Drums – Chuck Blackwell
Electric Guitar, Piano – Jesse Ed Davis
Piano – Al Kooper
Producer – David Rubinson
Written-By – Yank Rachell
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar], Harmonica – Taj Mahal

Bass – Gary Gilmore (2)
Drums – Chuck Blackwell
Piano – Al Kooper
Producer – David Rubinson
Written-By, Electric Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar], Harmonica – Taj Mahal

Bass – Gary Gilmore (2)
Drums – Chuck Blackwell
Electric Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Piano – Al Kooper
Producer – Taj Mahal
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar], Harmonica – Taj Mahal

Bass – Gary Gilmore (2)
Drums – Chuck Blackwell
Electric Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Producer – David Rubinson
Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Goffin And King

Bass – Gary Gilmore (2)
Drums – Chuck Blackwell
Electric Guitar, Piano – Jesse Ed Davis
Producer – David Rubinson
Vocals – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Earl Green
Written-By – Carl Montgomery

Producer – David Rubinson
Written-By – Jesse Ed Davis
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal

Producer – David Rubinson
Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Henry Thomas

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements], Tuba, Flugelhorn, Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3)
Bass – Bill Rich
Congas – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums – Greg Thomas (3)
Electric Piano, Piano – John Simon
Guitar – John Joseph Hall
Producer – David Rubinson
Tuba, Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyre
Tuba, Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Bob Stewart
Tuba, Trombone – Joe Daley
Written-By – Gary Gilmore (2)
Written-By – Chuck Blackwell
Written-By – Jesse Ed Davis
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar], Whistling, Fife [Spirit Of '76 Six Holed Fife] – Taj Mahal

Arranged By [Brass], Tuba, Flugelhorn, Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3)
Arranged By, Vocals, Harmonica – Taj Mahal
Bass – Bill Rich
Congas – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums – Greg Thomas (3)
Electric Piano, Piano – John Simon
Guitar – John Joseph Hall
Tuba, Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyre
Tuba, Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Bob Stewart
Tuba, Trombone – Joe Daley
Written-By – Blind Willie Johnson

Bass – Bill Rich
Congas, Bells [African] – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums – James Charles Otey, Jr.
Electric Guitar – Hoshal Wright
Electric Piano – John Simon
Producer – David Rubinson
Tuba, Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Howard Johnson (3)
Tuba, Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyre
Tuba, Flugelhorn – Bob Stewart
Tuba, Trombone – Joe Daley
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal

Bass – Bill Rich
Congas, Bells [African] – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums – James Charles Otey, Jr.
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Electric Piano – John Simon
Producer – David Rubinson
Steel Drums – Andy Narell
Tuba, Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Howard Johnson (3)
Tuba, Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyre
Tuba, Flugelhorn – Bob Stewart
Tuba, Trombone – Joe Daley
Written-By, Vocals, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal

Backing Vocals – Pointer Sisters
Producer – David Rubinson
Written-By, Vocals, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Taj Mahal

Backing Vocals – Pointer Sisters
Producer – David Rubinson
Tuba, Handclaps – Howard Johnson (3)
Written-By, Vocals, Whistling, Handclaps – Taj Mahal

Backing Vocals – Pointer Sisters
Producer, Vocals, Dobro [Brass Dobro] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Mississippi John Hurt

Producer, Whistling, Handclaps, Resonator Guitar [National Steel-Bodied Guitar] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – John Work

Backing Vocals – Carole Fredericks
Backing Vocals – Tommy Henderson
Bass – Bill Rich
Congas, Percussion – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums [Trap], Percussion – Kester Smith
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Producer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Organ [Fender Rhodes], Harmonica – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Delroy Wilson
Written-By – Hylton Beckford
Written-By – Winston Bailey
Written-By – Derrick Crooks

Backing Vocals – Merry Clayton
Backing Vocals – Claudia Lennear
Bass – Bill Rich
Congas, Percussion – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums [Trap], Percussion – Kester Smith
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Organ – Merl Saunders
Piano [Ska] – Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Producer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Bob Marley

Bass – Bill Rich
Congas, Percussion – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums [Trap], Percussion – Kester Smith
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Written-By, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Finger Cymbals – Taj Mahal

Bass – Ray Fitzpatrick
Congas, Percussion – Larry McDonald
Drums [Trap] – Kester Smith
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Kalimba – Rudy Costa
Keyboards – Earl "Wire" Lindo
Written-By, Producer, Mandolin [National Steel-Bodied Mandolin], Guitar [F-Holed 6-String Guitar], Piano – Taj Mahal

Bass – Ray Fitzpatrick
Congas, Percussion – Larry McDonald
Congas, Percussion – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums – Kester Smith
Electric Guitar – Hosal Wright
Keyboards – Earl "Wire" Lindo
Written-By, Producer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Taj Mahal

Bass – Ray Fitzpatrick
Congas, Percussion – Rocki Dzidzornu
Drums [Trap] – Kester Smith
Saxophone – Rudy Costa
Steel Drums – Robert Greenidge
Written-By, Producer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Taj Mahal

Backing Vocals – Pam Vincent
Backing Vocals – Melody McCully
Backing Vocals – Joyce Wilson
Bass – Ray Fitzpatrick
Congas, Percussion – Larry McDonald
Congas, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Djembe, Congas, Shekere, Percussion – Babatunde Olatunji
Drums, Drum Programming [DBX] – Ozzie Williams
Electric Guitar – Jesse Ed Davis
Keyboards – Wayne Henderson
Producer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Taj Mahal
Steel Drums – Robert Greenidge
Synthesizer – Jeanette Acosta
Written-By – Winston Bailey

Bass – Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels
Drums – Mark Singer
Guitar – Abdul Wali
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Kim Jordan
Percussion – Kester Smith
Written-By – Langston Hughes
Written-By, Producer, Vocals, Guitar – Taj Mahal

Backing Vocals – Sheryl Crow
Backing Vocals – Daryl Hall
Backing Vocals – John Oates
Bass – Doug Grigsby
Congas, Percussion – Bill Summers
Drums – Andy Kravitz
Lap Steel Guitar – Eric Bazilian
Written-By, Programmed By [Syntheziser] – Richard Feldman
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Taj Mahal

Bass – Tony Jones (2)
Lap Steel Guitar – Sonny Rhodes
Producer – John Porter
Washboard [Rub Board] – Myrick Guillory
Written-By, Vocals, Piano – Taj Mahal

Bass – Bob Glaub
Drums – Richie Hayward
Guitar – Johnny Lee Schell
Horns – The Texacali Horns
Organ – Mick Weaver
Piano – Bill Payne
Producer, Guitar – John Porter
Vocals – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Roosevelt Jamison

Bass – Larry Fulcher
Drums – Tony Braunagel
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano – Jon Cleary
Producer – John Porter
Rhythm Guitar – Johnny Lee Schell
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Sublett
Trumpet – Darrell Leonard
Vocals – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Bernard Anders

Bass – James Hutchinson
Drums – Tony Braunagel
Producer – John Porter
Twelve-String Guitar – Mike Campbell
Vocals, Dobro, Harmonica – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Taj Mahal

Guitar – Johnny Lee Schell
Organ [B-3] – Mick Weaver
Piano – Jon Cleary
Producer – John Porter
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Sublett
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn – Darrell Leonard
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn – The Texacali Horns
Vocals, Dobro – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Horace Silver

Bass – Pancho Graham
Drums – Kester Smith
Producer – Carey Williams
Steel Guitar [Hawaiian] – Fred Lunt
Ukulele [Baritone] – Michael Barretto
Ukulele [Liliu] – Patrick Cockett
Ukulele [Tenor], Guitar [Slack Key Guitar] – Wayne Jacintho
Ukulele [Tenor], Guitar [Slack Key Guitar] – Carlos Andrade
Written-By, Vocals, Dobro [National Dobro Guitar] – Taj Mahal

Kora – Toumani Diabaté
Ngoni – Bassekou Kouyate
Producer – Lucy Duran
Producer – Joe Boyd
Vocals – Ramatou Diakité
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – Taj Mahal

Bass – Larry Fulcher
Guitar – Denny Freeman
Guitar – The Phantom Blues Band
Organ – Mick Weaver
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Sublett
Trumpet – Darrell Leonard
Written-By – Johnny Lee Schell
Written-By, Producer, Drums – Tony Braunagel
Written-By, Vocals – Taj Mahal

Arranged By, Guitar, Featuring – Etta Baker
Guitar – Taj Mahal
Producer – Timothy Duffy
Written By – Traditional