Kingfish, Delta Swing, African Folk Society, Floatin' Bridge, Negro Rhythm Records discography Record labels founded and owned by George Paulus (1948-2014) George Paulus (photo courtesy of Patrick Banino)

## (released)	artists / titles / annotations
Barrelhouse Records
BH/bhm-01 (1969)	Washboard Willie: Whippin' That Board - Shake Your Moneymaker, Honey [Von unissued] °° - 10/20 Special Blues [Von unissued] °° - Washboard Willie's After Hours Pt. I # [Von 721]   @ youtube - No Name Blues [Von unissued] °° - Summer Ridge Drive [sic] # [Von unissued] °° - A Fool On A Mule [Von 702] °°   @ youtube - Hambone Blues [Von 702]   @ youtube - Move After Hours [sic] # [Von unissued] °° - C.C. Rider [Von unissued] °° - Struttin' That Stuff # [Von unissued] °° - Washboard Willie's After Hours Pt. II # [Von 721]   @ youtube - Dupree Blues [Von unissued] °° rec. 1962/64; William Paden Hensley, voc, washb, dr; Calvin Frazier, g; Chuck Smith, b; # Boogie Woogie Red, p cover drawing by George Paulus °° re-released on JSP1036 (UK 1982) and P-Vine PCD 23894 (Jp 2007) notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH/bhm-01 (US 1969) Washboard Willie discography
BHS/bhs-02 (1969)	Big John Wrencher and his Maxwell Street Blues Boys: Maxwell Street Alley Blues Barrelhouse LP BH-002 track sequence:@ youtube (full LP album, though differing track sequence!) - Maxwell Street Alley Blues   @ youtube - Don't Want No Special Rider   @ youtube - Rubbin' My Root   @ youtube - No Good Weasel   @ youtube - Gonna Bring Down All My Clothes   @ youtube - Dust My Bed   @ youtube - Mama Here Come Your Root Man   @ youtube - John's Moonshine Blues   @ youtube - Ha Ha Baby   @ youtube - Conductor Took My Baby To Tennessee   @ youtube - Rockin' Chair Blues   @ youtube Blue Sting CD 028 / P-Vine PCD-1889 track sequence:@ youtube (full CD album) - Maxwell Street Alley Blues - Special Rider Blues [Don't Want No Special Rider] - Back Porch Boogie (instr) °°   @ youtube - No Good Weasel - Goin' Upstairs [Gonna Bring Down All My Clothes] - Dust My Bed - Root Man Blues [Mama Here Come Your Root Man] - Moonshine Blues [John's Moonshine Blues] - Ha-Ha Baby - Conductor Blues [Conductor Took My Baby To Tennessee] - Rockin' Chair Blues - 12th Street Boogie (instr) °°   @ youtube - Rough/Tough Boogie (instr) °°   @ youtube °° CD bonus tracks rec. September 14, 15 & 19, 1969 in Chicago, IL by George Paulus & Dick Shurman; Big John Wrencher, voc, shouts, hca; Little Buddy Thomas, g; "Playboy" Vinson, dr; prod. by George Paulus cover drawing by George Paulus (1st ed.) / Robert Crumb (later ed.) notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-002 (US 1969) [1st ed.]   Barrelhouse BH-002 (US 1974) [2nd ed.] notes (1992) by George Paulus (=) Blue Sting CD 028 (Belgium 1992) notes (October 1992) by George Paulus = P-Vine PCD-1889 (Jp 1993) "Big John Wrencher and His Chicago Blues Band" Big John Wrencher discography
BH-003	Unknown Detroit Bluesmen Vol. 1 Obviously never published
BH-003 (1974)	Charlie Feathers: Good Rockin' Tonight - Good Rockin' Tonight (Roy Brown) - Corrina (public domain) - Call Dog (Charlie Feathers) - She's Gone (= Long Gone Lonesome Blues) (Hank Williams) - Tongue-Tied Jill (Huffman, Chastain) - Break Song (Charlie Feathers) - Baby Let's Play House (Arthur Gunter) - Mound of Clay (Roy Acuff) - Blues Stay Away From Me (Delmore Bros.) # - Matchbox (Carl Perkins) - Two To Choose (Charlie Feathers) # - Rain Keeps On Falling ("writer and publisher unknown") - She Sure Can Rock Me (Piano Red) - Kansas City (Lieber-Stoller) rec. November 20 & 21, 1973 at Allied Studios, Memphis, TN; Charlie Feathers, voc, rhythm g, National steel g, string b; Bubba Feathers, lead g; # Wanda Feathers, voc; Jumpin Jeff Todd, el b, org; Thumper Muth, dr; Terry "Dunk" Carter, engineer; prod. by George Paulus; mastered by Malcolm Chisolm (Chess Studios); remix by Malcolm Chisolm/George Paulus artwork, design by George Paulus cover photograph of Charlie Feathers by Phillip McKinley Parker notes by George Paulus   Barrelhouse BH-003 (US 1974) = P-Vine PCD-1887 (Jp) re-released (along with "Live in Memphis") on CD 1992: Demon Records "Good Rockin' Tonight & Live in Memphis" re-released 1994 on Edsel EDCD 355
BH-004 (1974)	Chicago Boogie! Barrelhouse BH-004 track sequence: Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her, take 1 # - I Just Keep Loving Her, take 2 Othum Brown & Little Walter - Ora Nelle Blues, take 1 # - Ora Nelle Blues, take 2 Johnny Young - Money Takin Woman, take 1 * - Money Takin Woman, take 2 Johnny Williams & Johnny Young - Worried Man Blues * Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - Little Store Blues, take 1 - Little Store Blues, take 2 Boll Weevil - Christmas Time Blues - Thinkin' Blues Sleepy John Estes - Harlem Bound - Stone Blind Johnny Temple - Olds "98" Blues St. George STG-1001 track sequence: Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her, take 1 # Othum Brown & Little Walter - Ora Nelle Blues, take 1 # Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - Little Store Blues, take 1 Johnny Young - Money Takin Woman, take 1 * Boll Weevil - Christmas Time Blues Johnny Temple - Olds 98 Blues Sleepy John Estes - Stone Blind Johnny Williams & Johnny Young - Worried Man Blues * Boll Weevil - Thinkin' Blues Johnny Young - Money Takin Woman, take 2 Othum Brown & Little Walter - Ora Nelle Blues, take 2 Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - Little Store Blues, take 1 Jimmy Rogers & Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her, take 2 Sleepy John Estes - Harlem Bound rec. 1947 in Bernard and Red Abrams' Maxwell Street record shop for the Ora Nelle label # previously issued as Ora Nelle 711 (= Chance 1116) * previously issued as Ora Nelle 712 all other tracks previously unissued artwork / design by George Paulus notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-004 (US 1974) = St. George STG-1001 (US 1983) "Chicago Boogie! 1947" improved sound notes by Kiyoshi Nagata and George Paulus = P-Vine PCD-1888 (Jp 1993) = P-Vine PLP-6714 (Jp 1993?) St. George Records discography
BH-005 (1975)	Harmonica Frank Floyd: Blues That Made The Roosters Dance - New Fangled Café - Jack & Jill Blues - Lucille Blues # - Shampoo (The Whorehouse Special) - Sweet Farm Girl - Ditchin' Man Blues - Beer Drinkin' Daddy - What Key? - Memphis To New Orleans - Packin' That Stuff - Shanghai Rooster Breakdown # - Sittin' On Top Of The World [] - Snortin' The Blues [] - Tribute To Jimmy Rogers [sic] - Ring Tail Tom Cat Rag - Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' rec. June 28, 1975 at Glass Finger Studios in Chicago, IL by George Paulus; Harmonica Frank Floyd, voc, g, # hca; or [] voc, hca art and design by George Paulus notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-005 Harmonica Frank Floyd discography
BH-006	Ain't No Stopper On My Faucet, Mama! Unknown Detroit Blues Obviously never published
BH-006 (1976)	Charlie Feathers Live in Memphis, Tennessee - Honky Tonk Man - Shake, Rattle & Roll - Rock N Roll Ruby - It's All Over Now - Tongue-Tied Jill - Roll Over Beethoven - Blueberry Hill - I Got A Woman - Wild Side Of Life - Hello Josephine - Send Me The Pillow - Blue Moon Of Kentucky rec. December 28, 1973 at Silver Dollar Bar before a live & drunk audience in Memphis, TN; Charlie Feathers, voc, rhythm g; Lawrence Feathers, voc; Bubba Feathers, el g; track A -3-4-5-6: Charlie Feathers, backgr voc; Memphis Mike, dr kit; Wanda Feathers: backgr voc, tamb notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-006 (US 1976) = Barrelhouse BH-006 (US 197?) re-released (along with "Good Rockin' Tonight") on CD 1992: Demon Records "Good Rockin' Tonight & Live in Memphis"
BH-007 (1976)	Joe Carter and his Chicago Broomdusters: Mean & Evil Blues - Take A Little Walk With Me (+ Big John Wrencher) *   @ youtube - Honey Bee   @ youtube - Rock Me   @ youtube - I'm Worried #   @ youtube - It Hurts Me Too   @ youtube - Shake Your Moneymaker   @ youtube - Sloppy Drunk   @ youtube - Treat Me The Way You Do   @ youtube - Dust My Broom   @ youtube - Blow Wind Blow   @ youtube - Hoochie Koochie Man   @ youtube Joe Carter, voc, lead & slide g; Walter "Big Red" Smith, g; Johnny Junious, dr   Barrelhouse BH-007 = P-Vine CD 5202 (Jp 1997) * Take A Little Walk With Me re-released 1992 on Various Artists: Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics.- Rhino CD R2 71124 # I'm Worried re-released 1998 on Various Artists: Blues Masters, Vol. 18: More Slide Guitar Classics.- Rhino CD R2 75348 Big John Wrencher discography
BH-008 (1976)	Blind Joe Hill: Boogie In The Dark - Boogie In The Dark   @ youtube - Tin Pan Alley   @ youtube - Hideaway (instr)   @ youtube - One Room Country Shack   @ youtube - Manish Boy - She Fool Me - Hey Hey - Sweet Home Chicago   @ youtube - Rock The Night Baby   @ youtube - She Gotta Go   @ youtube rec. May 14, 1975 at Glass Finger Studios in Chicago, IL by George Paulus; Blind Joe Hill, voc, g, hca, dr, hi-hat, cymbals, tamb "The One Man Blues Band, Blind Joe plays honest blues with his hands, his feet, his voice and his heart" cover photo by Amy O'Neal notes by Thomas 'Mit' Schuller Barrelhouse BH-008 (US 1976) Blind Joe Hill discography
BH-009 (1976)	Bring Me Another Half-A-Pint  @ youtube (full album) Harmonica Blues Bands Kansas City Red - Mean Black Spider #   @ youtube - Money Tree #   @ youtube - K.C. Red's In Town #   @ youtube Easy Baby - Good Morning Mr. Blues   @ youtube Nate Armstrong - Red Light Boogie   @ youtube Sonny Boy McGhee - Bluebird Blues   @ youtube - Train Fare Home   @ youtube Earl Payton - Too Late   @ youtube - I Got To Go   @ youtube Billy Branch - Hoochie Coochie Man   @ youtube - Billy's Boogie   @ youtube rec. March 22 & 29, April 12, 1975 in Chicago, IL; prod. by Steve Wisner; album production & mixing by George Paulus # rec. at Willie Dixon's Sound Factory with Hayes Ware, Nate Armstrong and Big Guitar Red cover artwork by R. Crumb; liner photographs by Jim and Amy O'Neal notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-009
BH-010 (1977)	Robert Richard: Banty Rooster Blues - Banty Rooster Blues - Wine Bottle Boogie - Motherless Children - Motor City Blues - Bird Nest Blues - Roll Me Baby - Take You With Me This Time - Death Bell Blues - Key to the Highway - Black Widow Spider - Down In Mississippi - Junkyard Stomp - Black Snake Blues - Old Detroit - Honey, What's Wrong With You - Shake My Thing rec. February 23, 1975 and May 1, 1977 in Detroit, MI on the Barrelhouse Mobile Unit by George Paulus; Robert Richard, voc, hca, el g; James "Rabbit" Johnson, el g cover photo by Sven Ahlstrom notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-010 = P-Vine PCD 5205
BH-011 (1977)	Marcus Van Story: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Oh-Dee! - Milkcow Blues Boogie   @ youtube - Shim Sham Shimmy   @ youtube - Shot Gun Boogie   @ youtube - My Baby Left Me   @ youtube - Drinkin' Wine Spo-de-oh-dee   @ youtube - I Forgot To Remember To Forget   @ youtube - Blue Suede Shoes   @ youtube - Memphis Blues   @ youtube - Mystery Train   @ youtube - Hound Dog   @ youtube - Tutti Frutti   @ youtube - The Signifyin' Monkey   @ youtube rec. Spring 1974 at Quentin Quinton Claunch Studios and May 15, 1976 at Globe Studios in Memphis, TN; mixed & prod. by George Paulus artwork & design by George Paulus; cover photography by Sven Ahlstrom Malcolm Yelvington & His Memphis Nighthawks: Malcolm Yelvington, voc; Marcus Van Story, voc, hca; Charlie Feathers, ac rhythm g; Choctaw, el b; Memphis Cat, dr Marcus Van Story & His Memphis Meteors: Marcus Van Story, voc, ac rhythm g, hca, train whistle; Johnny Lee Forester, el lead g; The Hawk, b; Les Van Story, dr notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-011
BH-012 (1977)	Blues Guitar Killers Detroit 1950's L.C. Green & Sam Kelly - 38 Pistol Blues - Mary Ann Blues - Goin' To The River - take two - Hastings Street Boogie - Things Is Goin' So Tough Today - Shine My Light Johnny Howard - Natural Man Blues - Dark Night Blues Rocky Fuller - Early Evening Blues Henry Smith - Kansas City Blues Eddie Burns - I Ain't Cheatin' - Sunnyland Blues P-Vine PCD 5416 bonus tracks: Eddie Burns - I Am Leaving - Wig Wearing Woman - You Better Cut That Out - You Say That You're Leaving Calvin Frazier - We'll Meet Again - Rock House Bobo Jenkins - Decoration Day Blues, take 1 - Decoration Day Blues, take 2 rec. mid-1950s in Detroit, MI; original sessions prod. by Joe Von Battle; album prod. by George Paulus front cover: Rabbit Johnson, Detroit, early 1950s ("George Paulus Collection") back cover of P-Vine PCD-5416: Bobo Jenkins ("George Paulus Collection") notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-012 (=) P-Vine PCD-5416 (Jp 2001)
BH-013 (1977)	Easy Baby and his Houserockers Sweet Home Chicago Blues - Madison Street Boogie   @ youtube - So Tired - You Gonna Miss Me   @ youtube - All My Life   @ youtube - Eyesight To The Blind - When My Left Eye Jumps   @ youtube - Sweet Home Chicago   @ youtube - Rock Me Baby - Last Night - If You Hear Me Howlin' - Walking Thru The Park - She's 19 Years Old   @ youtube rec. March 28, 1977 at Acme Studio in Chicago, IL; Easy Baby (Alex Randle), voc, hca; Eddie Taylor, el g; Mac Thompson, b; Kansas City Red, dr; prod. by George Paulus cover and back photographs by Joe Frogg notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-013 = P-Vine PCD-5206 (Jp 1997) Mac Thompson discography
BH-014 (1979)	Charlie Feathers: That Rock-A-Billy Cat - Gone Gone Gone - Tongue-tied Jill - Wild Side Of Love - Do You Know - (She Knows How To) Rock Me - Wide River - Crazy Heart - Uh Huh Honey - Cold Dark Night - Rain - Mama Oh Mama - Cherry Wine - There Will Be Three - I'm Movin' On Charlie Feathers, voc, ac rhythm g; Troy Jones, g; Ramon Maupin, g; Marcus Van Story, slappin' string b, el b; Tiny Fuller, g; Bubba Fuller, dr Barrelhouse BH-014 (US 1979) = Norton CD ED-225 (US 1996) = Edsel EDCD 348 (UK 1992)
BH-015 (1979)	Chicago Slim Blues Band: Love Me, ... Or I'll Kill Ya! Barrelhouse BH-015 track sequence: - I Know You're Smokin' Reefer   @ youtube - Harpsucker!!!   @ youtube - I Got A Rich Man's Woman - Little Red Rooster - Sweet Lovin' Woman   @ youtube - Ride That Number 9 - Love Me...Or I'll Kill Ya!   @ youtube - Knock 3 Times - Boogie Till The Break Of Day   @ youtube - Knee Deep In Trouble - I Want You To Rape Me   @ youtube - Better Buy This Record! Blue Sting CD BS 027 track sequence: - I Know You're Smokin' Reefer (3:58) - Harpsucker !! (3:09) - I Got A Rich Man Woman (3:32) - Little Red Rooster (3:56) - Sweet Lovin' Woman (3:44) - Ride That Number Nine (3:13) - Love Me ... Or I'll Kill Ya ! (5:11) - Knock 3 Times (4:02) - Boogie Till The Break Of Day (3:32) - Knee Deep In Trouble (4:07) - I Want You To Rape Me (4:43) - Better Buy This Record! (2:19) Blue Sting CD BS 027 bonus tracks - Help Me (4:52) - Love You Mama (3:58)   @ youtube - Knocked Out And Loaded (3:27) - Smokin' Reefer (4:10) Chicago Slim, voc, hca, g; Bumble Bee Bob, g, horn; Ramblin' Roger, b; Cadillac Sam Burton, dr notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-015 (US 1979) = Blue Sting CD BS 027 (Belgium 1992) "Boogie Till Break Of Day"
BH-016 (1981)	Roy 'The Hound' Hall & his Tennessee Rock-a-billies Rockabilly Or Else! - I'm Walkin' - The Dirty Boogie - Shake, Rattle And Roll - Caldonia - Bedspring Motel - One Monkey Don't Stop The Show - Lost My Woman - Hello Josephine - My Gal - Flat Foot Sam   @ youtube - Hi-Yo Silver rec. September 23, 1979 and April 5, 1980 notes by George Paulus Barrelhouse BH-016
other George Paulus labels
Kingfish (1977)	Baby Boy Warren: Detroit Blues   1949 to 1954 14 Classic Lowdown Blues - My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507] - Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507] - Lonesome Cabin Blues [Staff 707] - Don't Want No Skinny Woman [Staff 707] - Forgive Me Darling [Staff 709] - Please Don't Think I'm Nosey [Staff 709] - I Got Lucky [Swing Time 255 225] - Let's Renew Our Love [Swing Time 255 225] - Hello Stranger [J-V-B 26] - Mattie Mae [Blue Lake 106] - Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me [Drummond 3003] - Stop Breakin' Down [Drummond 3003] - Taxi Driver [Sampson 633] - Bad Lover Blues [Sampson 633] compiled/edited by George Paulus notes by Anonymous (most likely George Paulus) Kingfish 1001 (US 1977) there were also specimen sold with the original front cover and green labels Kingfish 1001 (US 197?) Baby Boy Warren discography
Delta Swing (1977)	After Midnight - Chicago Blues 1952-1957@ youtube (full album playlist) J.B. Hutto - Price Of Love [Chance unissued]   @ youtube Jimmy Reed - State Street Boogie (instr) [Vee-Jay unissued]   @ youtube Grace Brim - Hospitality Blues [J.O.B. 117]   @ youtube - Man Around My Door [J.O.B. 117]   @ youtube Howlin' Wolf - Sweet Woman [18754; Charly CR 30134]   @ youtube - Dorothy Mae [tk 2; 18750; previously unissued]   @ youtube Tampa Red - Please Mr. Doctor [Sabre 100]   @ youtube - I Should Have Loved Her More [Sabre 100]   @ youtube Eddie Taylor - Stroll Out West [Vee-Jay unissued]   @ youtube - Find My Baby [Vee-Jay unissued]   @ youtube Baby Face Leroy - Pet Rabbit [J.O.B. 1002]   @ youtube - Louella [J.O.B. 1002]   @ youtube Curtis Jones - Flamin' Blues [Parrot unissued]   @ youtube - Upside Down Blues [Parrot unissued]   @ youtube L.C. McKinley - Rosalie Blues [Parrot unissued]   @ youtube - Pains In My Heart [Parrot unissued]   @ youtube "Album Producer: Laszlo Kandinsky Album Mixing: Sigfreid Belladonna Photos: John Wesley Colt Liner Notes: Manfred von Trippenhopf Album Design: Sten Gunn Studios Album Research: Fullers E.S.B. Research, London Centre Disc To Tape Transfer: Axel von Wittenburg Studios" Delta Swing 379
African Folk Society (1978)	Down South Blues 1949-1961 Lightnin' Slim - Station Blues [previously unissued] - Lightnin' Blues [previously unissued] - Bad Feelin' Blues [previously unissued] - School Boy Jump [previously unissued] Duke Paige - Ida May [Juke Box 520] Hot Rod Happy (Country Jim Bledsoe) - Worried Blues [Pacemaker 1014] - Hot Rod Boogie [Pacemaker 1014] John Lee Hooker - Shake Your Boogie [previously unissued] Woodrow Adams - Seventh Son [Home of the Blues unissued] - Everything I Do Is Wrong [Home of the Blues unissued] Howlin' Wolf - Pony Blues [aka Saddle My Pony; Chess 1515] - Bluebird Blues [aka Bluebird; previously unissued] James Tisdom - Last Affair Blues [Universal-Fox 100] - Model T Boogie [Universal-Fox 100] Dr. Hepcat - Hattie Green [Uptown 201] - Hepcat's Boogie [Uptown 201] "A Jump Back Production" "Album Compilation: John Uhuru Album Mixing: James Oboto Photo Credits: Roscoe Oto Maracaibo Album Design: William Wazoo Lines Notes: Lucius Zanzibar" African Folk Society 3428
Floatin' Bridge (1978)	Birmingham Jones / Kid Thomas Blues! Harp! Boogie! 1957-1965 Birmingham Jones - Drinkin' Again   @ youtube - I'm Glad - Chills And Fever - Birmingham Bounce - Tators And Matos [on label: "Mators"!] [actually Hubert Sumlin, g; Birmingham Jones, hca; p;b;dr] Kid Thomas - The Spell Kid Thomas - The Wolf Pack (tk 6) - The Wolf Pack (tk 7) - The Wolf Pack (tk 8) - That's My Baby (tk 1) - That's My Baby (tk 2) - Come On In This House - Need Your Love Baby - Here's My Story Floatin' Bridge 1069 Birmingham Jones discography
Negro Rhythm (1978)	Going To Chicago - Blues 1949-1957 Robert Jr. Lockwood - Aw Aw Baby [J.O.B. 1107]   @ youtube - Sweet Woman From Maine [J.O.B. 1107]   @ youtube L.C. McKinley - Blue Evening (Blues) [Vee Jay unissued]   @ youtube J.B. Lenoir - In The Evening [J.O.B. unissued]  @ youtube - Please Don't Go Away [J.O.B. unissued]   @ youtube Forest City Joe - Ash Street Boogie [Aristocrat unissued]   @ youtube Willie Mabon - It's Gonna Hurt You [Federal unissued]   @ youtube - Got To Find My Baby [Federal unissued]   @ youtube - It's Gonna Hurt You (short version) [not listed on back cover & label!] Robert Jenkins Trio - Steelin' Boogie (Parkway 103, Steelin' Boogie pt. 1)   @ youtube - Steelin' Boogie Blues / Part 2 (Parkway 103, Steelin' Boogie pt. 2)   @ youtube Sunnyland Slim - Back To Korea [Sunny 101]   @ youtube - It's All Over Now [Sunny 101]   @ youtube Negro Rhythm 107 BU 130/26
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Robert Crumb drawing for a record cover commissioned by Barrelhouse Records, never published