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Willie Brown
Willie Lee Brown
b. August 6, 1900 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
(Eagle & LeBlanc 2013: "reportedly 1899 in Shelby, Bolivar County, MS")
lived in Robinsonville, MS from 1929 and moved to Lake Cormorant, MS by 1935

d. December 30, 1952 in Tunica, Mississippi

buried at Good Shepherd Cemetery in Prichard, MS
discography
Willie (Lee) Brown should not be confused with (at least two) other "William Browns":

1. William Brown, who recorded "Mississippi Blues", "East St. Louis Blues" and "Ragged And Dirty" on July 16, 1942
at Sadie Beck's Plantation, Arkansas for the Library of Congress,
2. William Brown, who was recorded May 11, 1939 at State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas for the Library of Congress.

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records,
but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible

even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
11930Louise Johnson

- All Night Long Blues (L-398-1)   @ youtube
- Long Ways From Home (L-399-2)   @ youtube

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Louise Johnson, voc, p; Son House and/or Willie Brown, sp


Paramount 12992

   

- All Night Long Blues (L-398-2)   @ youtube

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Louise Johnson, voc, p; Son House and/or Willie Brown, sp

Paramount unissued

Document 5321

21930Willie Brown

- Grandma Blues
- Sorry Blues

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Willie Brown, voc, g

no copies have been found yet!


Paramount 13001

31930Louise Johnson

- On The Wall (L-419-1) #   @ youtube
- By The Moon And Stars (L-420-2)   @ youtube

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Louise Johnson, voc, p; # Son House and/or Willie Brown, sp


Paramount 13008

41930Charley Patton

- Going To Move To Alabama (L-37-1) #   @ youtube
- Moon Going Down (L-432-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. c. October 1929 in Grafton, WI; Charley Patton, voc, g

* rec. c. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Charley Patton, voc, g; Willie Brown, 2nd g


Paramount 13014

Charley Patton discography

51930Charley Patton

- Dry Well Blues (L-429-2)   @ youtube
- Bird Nest Bound (L-433-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Charley Patton, voc, g; Willie Brown, 2nd g


Paramount 13070

Charley Patton discography

61930Willie Brown

- M & O Blues (L-413-2)   @ youtube
- Future Blues (L-418-2)   @ youtube

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Willie Brown, voc, g


Paramount 13090   The "W" of "Willie Brown" on the Paramount 13090-A label (looking something like a "V", but more likely a corrupted "W") is to be found on all known surviving specimen of that record!


= Champion 50023 (1935)

71930Willie Brown

- Kicking In My Sleep Blues
- Window Blues

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Willie Brown, voc, g

no copies have been found yet!


Paramount 13099

   

- Walkin' Blues (9/2#1) []   @ youtube

rec. May 28, August 1930 in Grafton, WI; Son House, voc, g; Willie Brown, g

[] test pressing found in 1985, now in the possession of Richard Nevins

Paramount unissued ?

[] Document 532
    Document 5002
    Yazoo CD 2002

Son House discography

   

- Levee Camp Blues (4780-A-2) *   @ youtube
- Government Fleet Blues (4780-B-1) *   @ youtube
- Walking Blues (4780-B-2) *   @ youtube
- Fo' Clock Blues (4781-A-2) ||   @ youtube
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (4781-A-3) //   @ youtube
- Camp Hollers (4781-B-1) #   @ youtube
- Going To Fishing (4781-B-3) |||   @ youtube
- test (4782-A-2) \\
- Uncle Sam Done Called (4782-A-3) \\   @ Spotify

rec. c. August 28-31, 1941 at Clack Store near Lake Cormorant, MS by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress
* Son House, voc, g; Leroy Williams, hca; Willie Brown, g; Fiddlin' Joe Martin, mand, sp
# Son House, voc, sp; Willie Brown, sp; Fiddlin' Joe Martin, voc, sp
|| Fiddlin' Joe Martin, voc, sp, mand; Willie Brown, sp, g; Son House, sp
||| Fiddlin' Joe Martin, voc, sp; Leroy Williams, hca; Willie Brown, g
// Willie Brown, voc, g
\\ Leroy Williams, voc, hca; Willie Brown, g; Fiddlin' Joe Martin, sp

Library of Congress, originally unreleased


LP / CD compilations
81963The Mississippi Blues   1927-1940

Bukka White
- The Panama Limited
- Special Streamline

Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues
Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
Robert Wilkins
- That's No Way To Get Along
- I Do Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied
- Louis Collins
William Harris
- Bullfrog Blues
- Hot Time Blues
Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Son House
- Preachin The Blues - part 1
- Preachin The Blues - part 2


brochure notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow
 
Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 1963)also delivered with labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions plus leaflet "The Mississippi Blues")

Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 196?)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions plus leaflet "The Mississippi Blues")

Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 196?)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

notes by Gayle Dean Wardlow (biographies) and David Evans (lyric transcriptions)

= Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (US 1966)   on labels: "The Mississippi Blues No. 1"

= Origin Jazz Library OJL-5 (180g repro 2018)

OJL Records discography

91965The Mississippi Blues Number 2

Son House
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2

Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues
- Long Ways From Home
Charlie Patton
- Rattlesnake Blues
- Screamin And Hollerin The Blues
Jaydee Short
- Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake
- Telephone Arguin' Blues

Blind Willie Reynolds
- 3rd Street Woman Blues
- Nehi Blues
Robert Wilkins
- I'll Go With Her Blues
- Get Away Blues
Hi Henry Brown
- Titanic Blues
- Preacher Blues
Joe Calicott
- Fare Thee Well Blues
Garfield Akers
- Dough Roller Blues


notes by David Evans and Bill Givens

Origin Jazz Library OJL-11 (US 1965)

OJL Records discography

101967Willie Brown / Son House

Willie Brown
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (4781-A-3)
Son House
- Shetland Pony Blues (4781-A-1)


rec. c. August 24-31, 1941 at Clack Store near Lake Cormorant, MS by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress

pressed on vinyl, not shellac!

10 inch 78 rpm

Herwin 92404

Willie Brown track:
Roots RL 332
Roots RSE 5
Flyright FLY 541

Son House track:
Roots RL 332
Roots RSE 1
Folklyric 9002

Herwin Records discography

111968Down South 1927-1941
Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama-Florida

Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Home Wreckin' Blues
Kid Cole
- Hard Hearted Mama Blues
- Niagra Fall Blues
Robert Johnson
- Milkcow's Calf Blues No. 2
Tommy McClennan
- Deep Blue Sea Blues

Fiddlin' Joe Martin - Son House - Willie Brown
- Fo' Clock Blues
Fiddlin' Joe - Willie Brown - Leroy Williams
- Going To Fishing

Barefoot Bill
- Big Rock Jail
Wiley Barner
- If You Want A Good Woman
Clifford Gibson
- Hard-Headed Woman Blues
- Levee Camp Moan
Jaybird Coleman
- Save Your Money
- Let These Women Go
- Man Trouble Blues
Tallahassee Tight
- Black Snake
Blind Blake
- Depression's Gone From Me Blues



Roots RL-313

Roots Records discography

121969Boogie Woogie Rarities   1927-1932

Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues [original version]
- Molasses Sopper Blues [accompanying George Hannah]
Wesley Wallace
- Number 29
Blind Leroy Garnet
- Chain 'em Down

Cripple Clarence Lofton
- On The Wall (accompanying Louise Johnson, voc, p)
Will Ezell
- Playing The Dozens
- Just Can't Stay Here

Charlie Spand
- Hastings Street (with Blind Blake)
- Levee Camp Man
Jabo Williams
- Jab Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- Chimes Blues
- New Cow Cow Blues (with B.T. Wingfield)
Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan
Charles Avery
- Dearborn Street Breakdown


notes by Mait Edey

Milestone MLP 2009

Milestone Records discography

131970Cream Of The Crop

Son House
- Shetland Pony Blues

Willie Brown
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
Bukka White
- Sic 'Em Dogs On
- Po' Boy
William Harris
- Kitchen Range Blues
Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers
- Go I'll Send Thee
- Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime
Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler)
- Why Do You Moan?

Son House
- The Pony Blues
- The Jinx Blues - part 1
Alfred Lewis
- Mississippi Swamp Moan
Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins
- Workin' On The Railroad
- Yellow Woman Blues
Richard (Rabbit) Brown
- James Alley Blues
The Beale Street Sheiks
- Rockin' On The Hill Blues



Roots RL 332 (Austria 1970)

Roots Records discography

141971Pitchin' Boogie
A Second Collection of Boogie Woogie Piano Rarities

Meade Lux Lewis
- Freakish Blues (George Hannah, voc)
Jimmy Blythe
- Chicago Stomps
- Armour Avenue Struggle
- Mr. Freddie Blues
- Sunshine Special (Sodarisa Miller, voc)
Roosevelt Sykes
- Honey Dripper Blues
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- By The Moon & Stars (accompanying Edith Johnson, voc, p)

Jimmy Blythe & W.E. "Buddy" Burton
- Block And Tackle

Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Long Ways From Home (accompanying Edith Johnson, voc, p)
Will Ezell
- Heifer Dust
- Barrel House Man
- Pitchin' Boogie
- Barrel House Women
Bob Call
- Evil Woman Blues


notes by Martin Williams

Milestone MLP 2018 (US 1971)

Milestone Records discography

151972Deep South Country Blues

William Harris
- Bull Frog Blues
William Moore
- Old Country Rock
Son House
- My Black Mama part I
- My Black Mama part II
Sunny Boy & His Pals (Papa Harvey Hull & Long Cleve Reed)
- The France Blues
Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues


Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues
George "Bullet" Williams
- Touch Me Light Mama
Henry Sims
- Tell Me Man Blues
Buster Johnson
- Undertaker Blues
Garfield Akers
- Cottonfield Blues part 1
- Cottonfield Blues part 2


 
Flyright LP 102 (UK 1972)

Flyright Records discography

161972Barrelhouse Blues 1927-1936

Bob Call
- Thirty-One Blues
Barelhouse Welsh
- Dying Pickpocket Blues
Joe Dean
- I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today
George Noble
- Seminole Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Sam, You're Just A Rat

Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Montana Taylor
- Indiana Avenue Stomp

Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues No. 2
Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- State Street Jive
Jabo Williams
- Polack Blues
Jesse James
- Ramrod
Raymond Barrow
- Walking Blues
Will Ezell
- Barrelhouse Woman (tk 2)


notes by Stephen Calt, Jerome Epstein, Nick Perls

Yazoo 1028 (US 1972)


= Yazoo CD 1028 (US 1992)

Yazoo Records discography

171973Legendary Sessions - Delta Style
The Famous Paramount Recordings in Chronological Order

Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues
- Long Ways From Home
Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2

Willie Brown
- M&O Blues
- Future Blues

Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
- By The Moon And Stars
Son House
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2

Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Son House, Willie Brown
- Fo' Clock Blues #
Willie Brown
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor #
Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Willie Brown, Leroy Williams
- Goin' To Fishing #

# "supplements to RSE-1 (Son House 1941-42 Library of Congress Sessions)"


Roots RSE-5 (Austria 1973) (Special edition)


= autogram RSE-5 (Germany 2005) (Collector's series)

Roots Records discography

181977Paramount 1929-1930
'whip it to a jelly' (The Piano Blues Vol. 1)

Charlie Spand
- Moanin' The Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Chain 'Em Down
Little Brother
- No Special Rider
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Lee Blues
Louise Johnson
- By The Moon And Stars
Will Ezell
- Pitchin' Boogie
Blind Leroy Garnett
- Louisiana Glide
Blind Blake / Spand
- Hastings St.

Charles Avery
- Dearborn St. Breakdown
Charlie Spand
- Mississippi Blues
Will Ezell
- Heifer Dust
Little Brother
- Vicksburg Blues
Wesley Wallace
- No. 29
James Wiggins
- Forty-Four Blues
Henry Brown
- Henry Brown Blues

Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues

foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4401 (UK 1977)

Magpie PYCD 01 (UK 1990) (four add'l tracks)

Magpie Records discography

191977 Charlie Patton
- Pony Blues
Blind Blake
- Early Morning Blues


Willie Brown
- M. and O. Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Long Lonesome Blues


flexible 33 1/3 rpm disc that came with the 1977 1st (hardback) edition of Jeff Todd Titon's book "Early Downhome Blues" (Urbana University of Illinois Press)


Eva-Tone MAL 771 (US 1977)

201979Walking Blues

Son House
- Levee Camp Blues
- Goverment Fleet Blues
- Walking Blues
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
- Fo' Clock Blues
Willie Brown
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
- Goin' To Fishing
Son House
- Special Rider Blues


Leroy Williams
- Uncle Sam Done Called
Willie '61' Blackwell
- Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus
David Edwards
- Spread My Raincoat Down
- Water Coast Blues
- Army Blues
- Wind Howlin' Blues
- Roamin And Ramblin Blues


rec. by Alan Lomax in the early 1940s

notes by John Cowley

Flyright FLY 541 (UK 1979)

Flyright Records discography

211982Paramount Vol. 2 1927-1932
'raised in the alley' (The Piano Blues Vol. 17)

Jabo Williams
- Pratt City Blues
Henry Brown
- Eastern Chimes Blues
Freddie Brown
- Raised In The Alley Blues
Skip James
- 22-20 Blues
Raymond Barrow
- Walking Blues
Charley Taylor
- Heavy Suitcase Blues
Barrel House Welch
- Dying Pickpocket Blues

Louise Johnson
- Long Way From Home

Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Charley Taylor
- Louisiana Bound
Barrel House Welch
- Larceny Woman Blues
Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
Will Ezell
- Playing The Dozen
Freddie Brown
- Whip It To A Jelly
Henry Brown
- Deep Morgan Blues
Jabo Williams
- Jabo Blues


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4417 (UK 1982)

Magpie Records discography

221985Giants Of Country Blues Vol. 1 (1927-32)

Wolf WSE 116 tracks:
Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues
Bobby Grant
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues
- Nappy Head Blues
King Solomon Hill
- Down On Bended Knee - tk 1
- Down On Bended Knee - tk 2
- Gone Dead Train
- Tell Me Baby
- Whoopee Blues - tk 1
- Whoopee Blues - tk 2

Son House
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2
Rube Lacy
- Ham Hound Crave
- Mississippi Jail House Groan

Wolf WSE CD 107 tracks:
Bobby Grant
- Nappy Head Blues
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues
Rube Lacy
- Mississippi Jail House Groan
- Ham Hound Crave

Willie Brown
- M & O Blues
- Future Blues
King Solomon Hill
- Whoopee Blues
- Whoopee Blues
- Down On My Bended Knee
- Down On My Bended Knee
- The Gone Dead Train
- Tell Me Baby
Son House
- My Black Mama (Part 1)
- My Black Mama (Part 2)
- Preachin' The Blues (Part 1)
- Preachin' The Blues (part 2)
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 1)
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 2)
- Walking Blues
John Henry Barbee
- Six Weeks Old Blues
- God Knows I Can't Help It
- You'll Work Down To Me Someday
- Against My Will



Wolf WSE 116 (Austria 1985)


(=) Wolf WSE CD 107 (Austria 2002)

231988Delta Blues Vol. 1   1929-1930

Charley Patton
- Elder Greene Blues [L-38-2 - unissued Pm test]
- Some These Days I'll Be Gone [L-43-1 - unissued Pm test]
- Hammer Blues [L-47-1 - unissued Pm Test]

Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues [L-398-1 - unissued Pm test]
- Long Ways From Home [L-399-2 - unissued Pm test]
- On The Wall [L-419-1 - unissued Pm test]
- By The Moon And Stars [L-420-2 - unissued Pm test]

Son House
- Walkin' Blues [unissued Pm test]
Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues [L-398-2 - unissued Pm test]
Tommy Johnson
- Morning Prayer [Unissued Pm test]
- Boogaloosa Woman [Unissued Pm test]
- Black Mare Blues [L-245-1 - unissued Pm test]
Alura Mack
- Woman Woman Blues [L-239-1 - unissued Pm test]



Document DLP 532 (Austria 1988)

Document Records discography

241990Paramount Vol. 1   1928-1932
The Piano Blues series

Charlie Spand - Moanin' The Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett - Chain 'Em Down
Little Brother - No Special Rider
Wesley Wallace - Fanny Lee Blues
Louise Johnson - By The Moon And Stars
Will Ezell - Pitchin' Boogie
Blind Leroy Garnett - Louisiana Glide
Blind Blake / Charlie Spand - Hastings St.
Skip James - If You Haven't Any Hay
'Jabo' Williams - Fat Mama Blues
'Boodle It' Wiggins - Evil Woman Blues
Lonnie Clark - Down In Tennessee
Charles Avery - Dearborn St. Breakdown
Charlie Spand - Mississippi Blues
Will Ezell - Heifer Dust
Little Brother - Vicksburg Blues
Wesley Wallace - No. 29
James Wiggins - Forty-Four Blues
Henry Brown - Henry Brown Blues

Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues

Magpie PY 4401 plus four tracks from Magpie PY 4420

notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PYCD 01 (UK 1990)

Magpie Records discography

251990The Greatest in Country Blues   (1927-1956)

LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes

- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins

LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand


LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins


compiled by Johnny Parth

3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver

RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)

3 CD set
notes by Paul Oliver

Vol. 1: 1927-1930


Vol. 2: 1927-1936


Vol. 3: 1929-1956
= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)

= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)

3 CD set

= 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)

261990Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers (1928-1930)

Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
- Walking Blues

Willie Brown
- M&O Blues
- Future Blues
Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Garfield Akers
- Cottonfield Blues - part 1
- Cottonfield Blues - part 2
- Dough Roller Blues
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues
Joe Callicott
- Fare Thee Well Blues
- Traveling Mama Blues
Jim Thompkins
- Bedside Blues
Blind Joe (Willie) Reynolds
- Outside Woman Blues
- Nehi Blues
- Married Man Blues
- Third Street Woman Blue
Rube Lacy
- Mississippi Jail House Blues
- Ham Hound Crave


notes by Bob Groom
 
Document DOCD-5002 (Austria 1990 ff.)

notes by Bob Groom

= Document DOCD-5002 (EU 2000)

notes by Bob Groom

= Document DOCD-5002 (EU 2008)

271991Masters Of The Delta Blues: The Friends Of Charlie Patton

- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Big Fat Mama Blues - Tommy Johnson
- I Am In The Heavenly Way - Bukka White

- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Brown Mama Blues - Ishman Bracey
- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Walking Blues (unissued Pm test) - Son House
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Promise True And Grand - Bukka White
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Maggie Campbell Blues - Tommy Johnson
- My Black Mama (Part 1) - Son House
- My Black Mama (Part 2) - Son House
- Yellow Bee - Bertha Lee

- Long Way From Home - Louise Johnson
- M & O Blues - Willie Brown
- Button Up Shoes (tk 1, unissued test) - Tommy Johnson
- Mind Reader Blues - Bertha Lee
- Lonesome Home Blues (tk 1, unissued test) - Tommy Johnson
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 1) - Son House
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 2) - Son House
- Preachin' The Blues (Part 1) - Son House
- Preachin' The Blues (Part 2) - Son House


prod. by Richard Nevins

notes by Don Kent

Yazoo CD 2002 (US 1991)

Yazoo Records discography

281995Suitcase Full of Blues

- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- Frisco Whistle Blues - Ed Bell
- Ramblin' Man - Ramblin' Thomas
- Going Away Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home - Gus Cannon
- Florida Bound - Edward Thompson
- Pea Vine Blues - Charley Patton
- Rambler Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Up the Way Bound - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham - George "Bullet" Williams
- Slidin' Delta - Tommy Johnson
- Down The Country - Leola B. Wilson

- M & O Blues - Willie Brown
- Georgia Bound - Blind Blake
- Number Three Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Sunshine Special - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Illinois Blues - Skip James
- I Wonder to Myself - Tommy Johnson
- Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Mean Conductor Blues - Ed Bell
- Suitcase Full of Blues - Ishman Bracey


compiled by John Tottenham, prod. for the GHB Jazz Foundation by Jon P. Pult
cover art by Tony Mostrom

notes by John Tottenham

Black Swan HCD-23 (US 1995) (US 1995)

291999Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

disc 1
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson


disc 2
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins

- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways From Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery


disc 3
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No. 2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan


disc 4
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown


4 CD set
40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser

Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)

302000The Great Race Record Labels, Vol. 1: Paramount Records

- Blind Arthur's Breakdown - Blind Blake
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Salty Dog Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Drunken Spree - Skip James
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Little Low Mama Blues - Ma Rainey
- High Water Everywhere, Pt. 1 - Charley Patton
- Pratt City - Jabo Williams
- St. Louis Cyclone Blues - Elzadie Robinson
- Mecca Flat Blues - Priscilla Stewart
- Farrell Blues - Henry "Son" Sims
- Soon This Morning Blues - Charlie Spand
- Ramblin' Mind Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Down In The Basement Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jake Liquor Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Gus Cannon
- Mr. Man, Pt. 1 - Ida Cox
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Blind Teddy Darby
- Off The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Honey Bee Blues - Bumble Bee Slim
- West Coast Rag - William Ezell
- Ridin' Horse - Tommy Johnson
- Midnight Blues - Gary Moore


artwork by "Slim" Hugh Harwood

notes (June 2000) by Dave Moore

Catfish KATCD 160 (UK 2000)

Catfish Records (UK) discography

312001Negro Blues And Hollers
The Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture

Son House, Willie Brown & Fiddlin' Joe Martin
- Camp Hollers
Charley Berry
- Cornfield Hollers
Silent Grove Baptist Church Conregation
- I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
Church of God Christ Congregation
- I'm Gonna Lift Up A Standard For My King
David Edwards
- Worried Life Blues
William Brown
- Ragged And Dirty
Son House
- Special Rider Blues
- Depot Blues
William Brown
- Mississippi Blues
William Blackwell & William Brown
- Four O'Clock Flower Blues
William Brown
- East St. Louis Blues
Son House
- Low Down Dirty Dog Blues



Rounder CD 1501 (US 2001)

322001Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton

disc 6: Charley's Orbit - Songs
- Booze And Blues - Ma Rainey
- The Crowing Rooster - Walter Rhodes
- I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacy
- Bye Bye Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Maggie Campbell - Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Kansas City Blues - William Harris
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Cold Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Sitting On Top Of The World - Mississippi Sheiks
- Just A Spoonful - Charley Jordan
- Banty Rooster - Blind Pete And George Ryan
- My Grey Pony - Big Joe Williams
- Dark Road Blues - Willie Lofton Trio
- Blues - Unknown Convict
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- Po' Boy - Bukka White

- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor - Willie Brown
- County Farm Blues - Son House
- Saddle My Pony - The Howlin' Wolf
- Forty Four - The Howlin' Wolf
- Too Close - Roebuck "Pops" Staples & Staple Singers


7-CD album

Revenant RVN-CD-212

332002Son House, Charlie Patton, Willie Brown, Louise Johnson: The Legendary Delta Blues Session

Louise Johnson
- All Night Long Blues
- Long Ways From Home
Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2

Willie Brown
- M&O Blues
- Future Blues
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
- By The Moon And Stars
Son House
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
Charley Patton
- Dry Well Blues
- Some Summer Day - part 1
- Moon Going Down
- Bird Nest Bound



P-Vine PCD-2250 (Jp 2002)

342003The Very Best Of Son House
Heroes of the Blues series

- My Black Mama - part 1
- Walkin' Blues - (unissued test)
- Dry Spell Blues
- Country Farm Blues
- Levee Camp Blues

- Walking Blues
- Shetland Pony Blues
- Delta Blues
- Special Rider Blues
- Depot Blues
- American Defense
- Am I Right Or Wrong
- Walking Blues (Death Letter)
- Grinnin' In Your Face
- Empire State Express
- John The Revelator


rec. between 1930 & 1965

notes by Mark Humphrey

Shout DK 30251 (US 2003)

352003Martin Scorsese presents the Blues: Son House

- My Black Mama - part 1
- Preachin' Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1

- Levee Camp Blues
- Walking Blues
- Special Rider Blues
- Pony Blues
- Death Letter *
- Pearline *


* from: The Legendary Son House: The Father Of The Blues


Sony CD 90485 (US 2003)

= Sony Jazz 5125742 (US 2004)

362005Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 3
2006 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- Love My Stuff - Charley Patton

- M & O Blues - Willie Brown
- He Calls That Religion - Mississippi Sheiks
- Champagne Charlie's My Name - Blind Blake
- Lost Man Blues - Ida Cox
- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- War Time Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ma Rainey
- Skoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Christmas In Jail - Leroy Carr

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- How You Want Your Rollin' Done - Louie Lasky
- Married Woman Blues - George Torey
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James

remastered by Richard Nevins


Blues Images Vol. 3 (2006)

Blues Images

372005Son House: Delta Blues

- Walkin' Blues
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
- Levee Camp Blues
- Government Fleet Blues
- Shetland Pony Blues
- Camp Hollers
- Delta Blues
- Special Rider Blues
- Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
- Depot Blues
- American Defense
- Am I Right Or Wrong
- County Farm Blues
- The Pony Blues
- The Jinx Blues



Snapper Music Group CD 2 (UK 2005)

382005Skip James: Hard Time Killin' Floor

Skip James
- Cypress Grove Blues
- If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
- Special Rider Blues
- Devil Got My Woman
- I'm So Glad
- Cherrry Ball Blues
- 22-20 Blues
- Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader
- Hard Luck Child
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
- Illinois Blues
- Drunken Spree
- Four O'clock Blues
- How Long Buck
- Yola My Blues Away
- Be Ready When He Comes
- What Am I To Do Blues

Son House
- My Black Mama, Pt. 1 #
- My Black Mama, Pt. 2 #

- Walkin' Blues #
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 #

# "bonus tracks", remastered by Richard Nevins

notes by Brett J. Bonner

Yazoo CD 2075 (US 2005)

Yazoo Records discography

392011Son House in Seattle 1968

disc 1: Concert
- Intro - Son House talking
- Death Letter Blues
- Son House talking
- Government Fleet Blues
- Son House talking
- Empire State Express
- Son House talking
- I Want To Live So God Can Use
- Son House talking
- Preachin' Blues
- Son House talking
- Louise McGhee

disc 2: Interview
- My Black Mama pt. 1 (1930)
- Interview

- All Night Long Blues - Louise Johnson
- Interview
- Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues - Charlie Patton
- Interview

- M & O Blues - Willie Brown
- Interview
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacy
- Interview
- Terraplane Blues - Robert Johnson
- Interview
- My Black Mama pt. 2 (1930)


rec. March 1968 in Seattle, WA; Son House, voc, g

2 CD set
notes by Dick Waterman and Bob Groom

Arcola ACD 1008 (US 2011)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 56-57
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 59-60
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 117, 404-406, 466, 601, 708, 1042
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 187
- David Evans: Big Road Blues - Tradition & Creativity in the Folk Blues.- Berkeley (Da Capo) 1982
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 204-205
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, p. 89
- Gayle Dean Wardlow: Chasin' that Devil Music - Searching for the Blues. - San Francisco (Backbeat Books, formerly Miller Freeman Books) 1998
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to David J Costa for additional info

 

 

 

 

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