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Imperial Records C O U N T R Y   J I M promo photo; source: http://shreveportsongs.blogspot.de/2013/02/pete-mckinley-country-jim-shreveport.html; a bit photoshopped by Stefan Wirz
Imperial Records Country Jim promo photo
source: shreveportsongs.blogspot.de
a bit photoshopped by Stefan Wirz
Country Jim
real name: James Bledsoe
b. c. 1925 near Shreveport, Louisiana
date and location of death unknown

discography

#year
of release
title / label / notes
11949HOT ROD HAPPY

- Hot Rod Boogie (A)   @ youtube
- Worried Blues (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in Shreveport, LA by Tillman Franks; James Bledsoe, voc, g; b; dr


Pacemaker HB 1014 [Tillman Franks' & Webb Pierce's label, Shreveport]

21950COUNTRY JIM

- Rainy Morning Blues (IM146)   @ youtube
- Avenue Breakdown (IM147) #   @ youtube

rec. c. January 1950 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g; b; # dr


Imperial 5062 [Lew Chudd's label]

31950COUNTRY JIM

- Old River Blues (IM144)   @ youtube
- I'll Take You Back Baby (IM145)   @ youtube

rec. c. January 1950 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g; b


Imperial 5073

41950COUNTRY JIM

- Good Looking Woman (IM187)   @ youtube
- Plantation Blues (IM189)   @ youtube

rec. April 1950 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g


Imperial 5091

51950COUNTRY JIM

- Sad And Lonely Blues (IM186) (2:25)   @ youtube
- Philippine Blues (IM188) (2:22)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Sad And Lonely Blues (alt tk) (2:26) [Imperial LM 94006]   @ youtube
- Philippine Blues (alt tk) (2:18) [Imperial LM 94000]   @ youtube

rec. April 1950 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g


Imperial 5095

   

- Mean Little Girl
- Jimmie's Jump
- Dial 110 Blues [] #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Don't Want Me Blues []   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Lonesome Today
- Travis Street Blues
- Hollywood Blues
- Texas Street Blues
- Going Away Baby
- Gonna Leave Baby
- Last Winter Blues
- Stormin' And Rainin' *   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Come Back Baby
- Hollywood Boogie #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Run Around
- One Thing My Baby Likes [] *   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Jesus Said I'll Go
- It's So Lonesome
- Undertaker
- I'll Be Waitin' Up There

rec. 1951/52 [one of the sessions on March 12, 1952] in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g; [] unknown, dr

Specialty unissued [Art Rupe's label]

# Specialty SPS 2149

* Specialty CD 7061

   

- Shreveport Blues #   @ youtube
- Don't Want Me Blues *

# rec. March 12, 1952 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; 'Pete' McKinley, voc, g, hca; [James Bledsoe, voc ???;] unknown, dr

* rec. March 12, 1952 in Shreveport, LA at KWKH studios; James Bledsoe, voc, g; unknown, dr

Specialty unissued

Specialty SNTF 5014


LP / CD compilations
610/1968Goin' Up The Country
Rural Blues   Vol. 1

Nathaniel Terry - Take It Easy [Imperial 5150]   @ youtube
Manny Nichols - Forgive Me [Imperial 5173]   @ youtube

Country Jim - Avenue Breakdown [Imperial 5062]   @ youtube
Lil' Son Jackson - Disgusted [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Thunder 'N Lightnin' - West Coast Blues [Aladdin 165]   @ youtube
Lightnin' Hopkins - Howling Wolf Blues [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Snooks Eaglin - Nobody Knows [Imperial 5671]   @ youtube


Nathaniel Terry - Don't Know Why [Imperial 5150]   @ youtube
Manny Nichols - Worried Life [Imperial 5173]   @ youtube

Country Jim - Phillipine [sic] Blues (alt tk) (2:18) [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Lil' Son Jackson - Thrill Me Baby (alt tk) [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Thunder 'N Lightnin' - Can't Do Like You Used To [Aladdin 165]   @ youtube
Lightnin' Hopkins - Can't Get That Woman Off My Mind [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Snooks Eaglin - By The Water [Imperial 5692]   @ youtube


reissue coordination by Steve LaVere

notes (September 1968) by Pete Welding
 
Imperial LM-94000 (US 10/1968)

notes (September 1968) by Pete Welding

= Liberty LBL 83213E (UK 1968)

= Liberty 2C062-90.185 (Fr 1969) (manufactured by Pathé Marconi)

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Beat Goes On BGOCD 384 (UK 1998) (along with Imperial LM-94001) "Rural Blues, Volumes 1&2" (remastered)

mini LP CD

= Clinck ODR-6610 (Jp 8/2018) "Rural Blues Vol. 1 & Vol. 2"

Imperial/Liberty "Legendary Masters" series discography
Manny Nichols discography
Lil' Son Jackson discography
Thunder Smith discography
Lightnin' Hopkins discography
Snooks Eaglin discography

71968Down Home Stomp
Rural Blues   Vol. 3

Papa Lightfoot
- Jump The Boogie
- Mean Ol Train
Boogie Bill Webb
- Boogie
- Bad Dog
J.D. Edwards
- Playboy Blues
- Hobo
Lowell Fulsom
- Stormin' And Rainin'

Roosevelt Sykes
- Hush Oh Hush
- I'm Tired
Manny Nichols
- No One To Love Me

Country Jim
- Sad And Lonely (alt tk) (2:26) [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Lil' Son Jackson
- Rock And Rollin' # 2
- Sad Letter Blues


production coordinator: Bob Hite

notes by Pete Welding

Imperial LM-94006 (US 1968)

notes by Pete Welding

= Liberty LBL 83329 (UK 1969)


= Matchbox MB 904 (UK 1989) "Rural Blues"

notes by Pete Welding

= Beat Goes On BGOCD 464 (UK 1999, remastered)

Imperial/Liberty "Legendary Masters" series discography
Papa Lightfoot discography
Lightnin' Hopkins / J.D. Edwards discography
Roosevelt Sykes discography

81968Texas

Jesse Thomas
- Texas Blues
- Gonna Write You A Letter
Alex Moore
- Neglected Woman
- If I Lose You Woman
Manny Nichols
- Walkin' Talkin' Blues
- Tall Skinny Mama Blues
Soldier Boy Houston
- Western Rider Blues
- Hug Me Baby

Buddy Chiles
- Mistreated Blues
- Jet Black Woman
Andy Thomas
- Baby Quit Me Blues
- Angel Child

Country Jim
- Old River Blues [Imperial 5073]
- I'll Take You Back [Imperial 5073]
Nat Terry
- Take It Easy
- I Don't Know Why


notes (April 1968) by Paul Oliver

the post-war blues pwb 4 (UK 1968)

PWB discography

9196?Texas - Louisiana

Alexander Moore
- I Want My Mary
- Miss No Good Weed
Black Diamond (James Butler)
- T.P. Railer
Li'l Son Jackson
- Ground Hog Blues
Frankie Lee Sims
- Don't Forget My Baby
- Single Man Blues
Jesse Thomas
- Same Old Stuff
- Zetter Blues
- Mountain Key Blues

Country Jim (James Bledsoe)
- Rainey Morning Blues [Imperial 5062]
- Avenue Blues [Imperial 5062]
Li'l Son Jackson
- Cario Blues [sic]
- Evil Blues


notes by Chris Roby

Highway 51 H-103 (UK 196?)

Highway 51 Records discography

101970I'm Your Country Man

Shy Guy Douglas
- I'm You Country Man
- Wasted Time
Stickhorse Hammond
- Gambling Man
- Alberta
Pete McKinley
- Shreveport Blues
- Ardella
Little Boy Fuller [Rich Trice]
- Shake Your Stuff
- Lazy Bug Blues


Country Jim
- Sad And Lonely Blues [Imperial 5095]
Willie Lane
- Howling Wolf Blues
- Black Cat Rag
Sonny Boy Davis & Rattlesnake Cooper
- Rhythm Blues
- I Don't Live Here No More
Square Walton & Sonny Terry
- Gimme Your Bankroll
- Pepper Head Woman
Doug Quattlebaum
- Lizzie Lou


notes by Chris Roby

Highway 51 H-104 (UK 1970)

Highway 51 Records discography

111968/70Dirt Blues (Minit MLL/MLS 40005)

Lightnin' Hopkins
- Fast Mail Rambler [Aladdin 204]
- Shotgun [Aladdin 3063]
- My California [Aladdin 3262]
T-Bone Walker
- Glamour Girl
- Love Is Just A Gamble
- I'm About To Lose My Mind
Lil' Son Jackson
- Rockin' & Rollin'

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Key To The Highway
- Lose Your Money
- Louise
- Sportin' Life
Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
- Miss Hazel Mae
- Bad Luck
- Long Distance Call

 
Dirt Blues (Liberty LBS 83404/05 X)

LP 1:
Papa George Lightfoot - Wine, Woman, Whisky
Lightnin' Hopkins - Antoinette's Blues [Vault SLP 129]
The Chambers Brothers - Blues Get Off My Shoulder
Lil' Son Jackson - Disgusted
Slim Harpo - A Man Is Crying
The Robins - Around About Midnight

Fats Domino - Stay Away
Sunnyland Slim - Dust My Broom
George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band - My Babe
T-Bone Walker - I Get So Weary
Big Joe Williams - Oh Baby
George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band - Can't Hold Out Much Longer [World Pacific 21887]

LP 2:
Slim Harpo - Something Inside Me
Papa George Lightfoot - Take It Witcha [Vault LP 130]
The Chambers Brothers - It's All Over Now
Smiley Lewis - Shame, Shame, Shame

Country Jim - Phillipine Blues [sic]
Snooks Eaglin - Travellin' Mood

Lightnin' Hopkins - California Mudslide [Vault SLP 129]
Boogie Bill Webb - Boogie
The Jewels - No Shoulder To Cry
Wilson Pickett - If You Need Me
Lightnin' Hopkins - Howling Wolf Blues
Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That

Minit MLL 40005 front cover photography and design by Michael Hasted;
Liberty LBS 83404/05 X design by Ulrich Eichberger

same front cover for mono & stereo!

Minit MLL 40005 (mono) (UK 1968) [Liberty subsidiary]


= Minit MLS 40005 (stereo) (UK 1968)

gatefold DLP

Liberty LBS 83404/05 X (stereo) (Germany 1970)

121972Dark Muddy Bottom Blues

Specialty SPS 2149 / Specialty SL-5089-SP track sequence:
- Nothin' But Trouble - John Lee Hooker
- A Woman Acts Funny - Pinebluff Pete
- Rather Be Sloppy Drunk - Big Joe Williams
- Black Cat Bone - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Ain't Done Nothin' Wrong - Clarence London

- Hollywood Boogie - Country Jim [previously unissued]

- Dark Muddy Bottom Blues - Mercy Dee [Specialty 481]
- Ride My New Car With Me - Big Joe Williams
- Uncle Sam Blues - Pinebluff Pete
- I Need Love So Bad - John Lee Hooker

- Dial 110 Blues - Country Jim [previously unissued]
- Dark and Cloudy - Lightnin' Hopkins

compiled by Barret Hansen


P-Vine PCD-1832/3 track sequence:
CD 1:
Lightning Hopkins - Black Cat Bone
Lightning Hopkins - Disagreeable
Lightning Hopkins - Dark And Cloudy
Frankie Lee Sims - I'll Get Along Somehow
Frankie Lee Sims - Rhumba My Boogie
Mercy Dee - One Room Country Shack
Mercy Dee - My Woman Knows The Score
Mercy Dee - Dark Muddy Bottom
Mercy Dee - The Rent Man Blues
Mercy Dee - The Drifter
Jesse Thomas - Jack O'Diamond
Smokey Hogg - I Want A Roller
Smokey Hogg - Born On The 13th
Smokey Hogg - Crawdad
Smokey Hogg - Evil Mind Blues
Smokey Hogg - You Better Watch That Jive
Smokey Hogg - Goin' Back To Texas

Country Jim - Hollywood Boogie
Country Jim - Dial 110 Blues
Clarence London - One Rainy Morning
Clarence London - Goin' Back To Mama
Clarence London - Ain't Done Nothing Wrong


CD 2:
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams - Ride My New Car With Me
Big Joe Williams - Rather Be Sloppy Drunk
Big Joe Williams - Cottage Grove Blues
Pine Bluff Pete - A Woman Acts Funny
Pine Bluff Pete - No. 4 Boogie
Pine Bluff Pete - Hampton Stranger
Pine Bluff Pete - Uncle Sam Blues
Pete McKinley - Mean Black Snake
Pete McKinley - Cryin' For My Baby

Pete McKinley & Country Jim - Don't Want Me Blues
Pete McKinley & Country Jim - Shreveport Blues
Big Maceo - Big City Blues
Big Maceo - One Sunday Morning
Big Maceo - Just Tell Me Baby
Honeyboy [Frank Patt] - Blood Stains On The Wall
Honeyboy [Frank Patt] - My Time Ain't Long
Gus Jenkins - Cold Love
Little Temple And His "88" [Gus Jenkins] - Worries And Troubles
Little Temple And His "88" [Gus Jenkins] - I Ate The Wrong Part


compiled by Hitoshi Koide

notes by Darryl Stolper

Specialty SPS-2149 (US 1972)


= Specialty SL-5089-SP (Jp 1974)

2 CD set

(=) P-Vine PCD-1832/3 (Jp 1992)

131973Country Blues

Big Joe Williams
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Ride My New Car With Me
- Rather Be Sloppy Drunk
- Cottage Grove Blues

Country Jim
- Dial 110 Blues [Specialty SPS 2149]
"Pete McKinley & Country Jim" [???]
- Shreveport Blues [previously unissued]   @ youtube
Country Jim
- Don't Want Me Blues [previously unissued]   @ youtube

Pine Bluff Pete
- A Woman Acts Funny
- No. 4 Boogie
- Hampton Stranger
- Uncle Sam Blues
Pete McKinley
- Mean Black Snake
Clarence London
- One Rainy Morning
- Ain't Done Nothin' Wrong


electronically re-channelled to simulate stereo

notes by Samuel Charters

Specialty SNTF 5014 (UK 1973)


notes by Samuel Charters

= Specialty SPY. 28100 (Fr 1977)

141974Blues Anthology Vol. 1 - Texas Blues

- Disgusted - Lil' Son Jackson
- Sad Letter Blues - Lil' Son Jackson
- Take It Easy - Nathaniel Terry
- I Don't Know Why - Nathaniel Terry
- Worried Life / Manny Nichols
- No One To Love Me - Manny Nichols
- Love Me Mama - Boogie Bill Webb

- Howlin' Wolf Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Can't Get That Woman Off My Mind - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Playboy Blues - J.D. Edwards
- Hobo - J.D. Edwards

- Sad And Lonely - Country Jim [Imperial 5095]
- Good Lookin' Woman - Country Jim [Imperial 5091]
- Boogie - Boogie Bill Webb


Toshiba Liberty LLR-8188 (Jp 1974)

15197?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
- 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]



African Folk Society 3428 (US 197?)

161979Home Again Blues

Luther Huff
- 1951 Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Desert Blues
Bluesboy Bill
- Come On Babe
Sunnyland Slim
- Back To Korea Blues

Hot Rod Happy
- Worried Blues [Pacemaker 1014]
Hank Kilroy
- Awful Shame
Baby Face Leroy
- Lou Ella
Brother Willie Eason
- I Want To Live (So God Can Use Me)

Frankie Lee Sims
- Home Again Blues [Blue Bonnet 147]
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Come And Go With Me
Eddie Kirkland
- Time For My Lovin' To Be Done
Sunnyland Slim
- It's All Over Now
John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er
L.C. Green
- Come Back Sugar Mama
Charles Bradix
- Wee Wee Hours
Little Sam Davis
- 1958 Blues



Mamlish S-3799 (US 1979)

Mamlish Records discography

171994Bloodstains On The Wall
Country Blues from Specialty

Honey Boy
- Blood Stains On The Wall
- You Better Move On Away From Here
- Have You A Match
Pine Bluff Pete
- Uncle Sam Blues
- Woman Acts Funny
Clarence London
- Going Back To Mama
- Got A Letter This Morning
- Want To Boogie Woogie
Big Joe Williams
- Ride My New Car With Me
- Rather Be Sloppy Drunk

Country Jim Bledsoe
- Dial 110 Blues
- Hollywood Boogie
- One Thing My Baby Likes
- Stormin' And Rainin'
Little Temple
- I Ate The Wrong Part
- What A Mistake
- Mean And Evile
- Cold Love
Pete McKinley
- Black Snake Blues
- Cryin' For My Baby
- Look A Here Boy
- Whistlin' Blues

Pete McKinley & [???] Country Jim
- Don't Want Me Blues
Pete McKinley
- David's Boogie
- Sail On Little Girl Sail On


compiled by Billy Vera; digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (1994, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California)

notes by Billy Vera

Ace CDCHD 576 (UK 1994)

= Specialty SPCD-7061-2 (US 1994)

182002New Orleans Blues

Rabbit Brown - James Alley Blues
Rabbit Brown - I'm Not Jealous
Genevieve Davis - Haven't Got A Dollar
N. O. Willie Jackson - Old New Orleans Blues
Kid Stormy Weather - Short Hair Blues
Kid Stormy Weather - Bread And Water Blues
Lizzie Miles - I Hate A Man Like You
Little Brother Montgomery - Crescent City Blues
King Solomon Hill - Whoopie Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett - Louisiana Glide
Charley Taylor - Louisiana Bound
Ramblin' Thomas - Ground Hog Blues
Champion Jack Dupree - Cabbage Greens #1
Buddy Woods - Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away)
Blind Joe Reynolds - Third Street Woman Blues
Sam Collins - New Salty Dog
Shreveport Home Wreckers - Fence Breakin' Blues
Jelly Roll Morton - Mamie's Blues
Ann Turner - Decieved Blues
Champion Jack Dupree - Junker's Blues
Kitty Gray - My Baby's Ways
Little Brother Montgomery - Louisiana Blues - Part 2
Creole George - Graveyard Love Blues

Hot Rod Happy - Worried Blues [Pacemaker 1014]


Acrobat ACRCD 140 (UK 2002)

192007Down Home Blues Classics - Memphis And The South   1949-1954

disc 1
- Don't Trust Your Best Friend - Joe Hill Louis
- Bugger Bugger Boy - Lightning Slim
- She's Gone - Schoolboy Cleve
- Stay Out Of Automobiles - Jerry McCain
- Why Don't You Let Me Be - J.D. Horton
- Going Home To Mother - 'Little' Sammy Davis
- She's A Driving Woman - Big Joe Williams
- YM And V Blues - Big Joe Williams

- Phillipine Blues - Country Jim
- Bad Luck - Lightning Slim
- Call On The Phone - Louis Campbell
- Truckin' Little Woman - Willie Nix
- Country Clown - Doctor Ross
- Open Your Book - Percy Lee Crudup
- V8 Ford Blues - Willie Love
- Packin' Up My Blues - Tommy Lee
- Rosalee - Luther Huff
- 1958 Blues - 'Little' Sammy Davis
- Shady Lone Blues - Willie Love
- Jumpin' With Jarvis - Papa Lightfoot
- Blind's Blues - John Lee [Federal 12089]
- Wine O Wine - Jerry McCain
- Jumpin' And A Shufflin' - Joe Hill Louis
- Bulldog Blues - Luther Huff
- 21 Minutes To 9 - Willie Love

- I'll Take You Back - Country Jim
- Worried Blues - Hot Rod Happy [Pacemaker 1014]

disc 2
- Wine Whiskey And Women - Papa Lightfoot
- Love To Make Up - Jerry McCain
- Joe's Jump - Joe Hill Louis
- Ethel Mae - Lightning Slim
- His Spirit Lives On - Big Joe Williams
- Don't Want Anyone Hanging Around - Louis Campbell
- Rock Me Mama - Lightning Slim
- Strange Letter Blues - Schoolboy Cleve
- Nelson St Blues - Willie Love
- I Ain't For It - 'Boogie' Bill Webb
- PL Blues - Papa Lightfoot
- New Orleans Bound - Lightning Slim
- She's So Good To Me - 'Little' Sammy Davis
- Dirty Disposition - Luther Huff

- Old River Blues - Country Jim
- East Of The Sun - Jerry McCain
- Alabama Boogie - John Lee [Federal 12054]
- Tears In My Eyes - Percy Lee Crudup
- Dr Ross Boogie - Dr. Ross
- Just One Mistake - Willie Nix
- I Can't Live Happy - Lightning Slim
- Married Woman Blues - Big Joe Williams

- Sad And Lonely - Country Jim
- Down At The Depot - John Lee [Federal 12054]
- Railroad Blues - Joe Hill Louis
- Bad Dog - 'Boogie' Bill Webb
- Baby's Blues - John Lee [Federal 12089]


compiled by Paul Vernon

2 CD set
notes by Paul Vernon

Boulevard Vintage BVBCD-1015 (US)

202007'That's What They Want' Jook Joint Blues
Good Time Rhythm & Blues   1943-1956

disc 1:
- Wine, Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot
- Rock Me Mama - Lightnin' Slim
- Little Lean Woman - Little Al
- Hydramatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis
- Lucy Mae Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
- Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sam Davis
- Another Fool Like Me - Jesse Thomas
- Little Milton's Boogie - Little Milton Anderson
- Scott's Boogie - L.B. Lawson
- She's Gone - Schoolboy Cleve
- Down At the Depot - John Lee
- Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers
- Courtin' In a Cadillac - Jerry McCain
- Walkin' And Cryin' Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes
- Ride Hooker Ride - Earl Hooker
- Don't Let Your Daddy Slow Walk You Down - Good Rockin' Sam
- Cool Down Mama - Lost John Hunter
- Country Boy - Pee Wee Hughes
- Lillie Mae Boogie - Alex Moore
- Gotta Get Together - Frank Edwards
- When I Come In This House Woman - Big Son Tillis
- I'm Gonna Leave You Baby - Lazy Lester
- Evil And Hanky - Mercy Dee
- Bad Luck - Lightnin' Slim
- Central Avenue Blues - R. Green & Turner
- On My Way - Alvin Smith
- Highway 80 Blues - Tommy Lee Thompson
- Mama Does the Boogie - Red Johnson


disc 2:
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr.
- Chicken Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels
- That's What They Want - Jerry McCain
- Sneaky Groundhog - Clifford Gibson
- Blinds Blues - John Lee
- Sugar Mama - Pee Wee Hughes
- One Room Country Shack - Mercy Dee
- You Are Doing Me Wrong - Arthur Gunter
- I Can't Live Happy - Lightnin' Slim
- Mean Old Train - Papa Lightfoot
- Jackson Juke - Little Milton Anderson
- Jealous Man - Johnny Lewis
- Winehead Swing - James Tisdom
- Weekend Blues - Lafayette Thomas
- Leave My Money Alone - Lonesome Sundown
- Pebble In My Shoe - Wild Bill Phillips
- Lonely Blues - K.C. Douglas
- No-4 Boogie - Pinebluff Pete
- Someday You'll Understand - King Davis
- Alley Corn - Earl Hooker
- I Got Them Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes
- L.J. Boogie - Louis Jackson
- She's So Good To Me - Little Sam Davis
- New Orleans Bound - Lightnin' Slim
- West Kinney Street Blues - Skoodle-Dum-Doo & Sheffield
- I'm Him - Schoolboy Cleve
- Neglected Woman - Alex Moore
- Too Much Competition - Tarheel Slim


disc 3:
- A Fool No More - Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys
- Johnny Mae - Blues Rockers
- Got My Call Card - L.B. Lawson
- Love My Baby - Frank Edwards
- Jump the Boogie - Papa Lightfoot

- One Thing My Baby Likes - Country Jim
- A Dream - Little Willie Cotton
- Happy Go Lucky - Good Rockin' Beasley
- Bugger Bugger Boy - Lightnin' Slim
- Sweet Angel - Earl Hooker
- You Don't Love Me No More - Jerry McCain
- My Woman Knows the Score - Mercy Dee
- Goin' Home To Mother - Little Sam Davis
- Santa Fe Blues - Pee Wee Hughes
- Tiger Man - Little Al
- Alabama Boogie - John Lee
- Wolf Call Boogie - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love
- Congo Mombo - Guitar Gable
- Big Time Woman - Ernest McClay
- Paper Wooden Daddy - Dennis McMillon
- Bloodstains On the Wall - Honeyboy
- Rub a Little Boogie - Alec Seward
- Schoolboy - Lost John Hunter
- Ethel May - Lightnin' Slim
- Knocking the Boogie - Jerry Perkins
- Mistreated Baby Blues - Little Milton Anderson
- The $64 Question - Sonny Boy Holmes
- If I Lose You Woman - Alex Moore


disc 4:
- Lester's Stomp - Lazy Lester
- Dark Muddy Bottom - Mercy Dee
- Lost Child - Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys
- 1958 Blues - Little Sam Davis
- Now Listen Baby - Good Rockin' Sam
- Lost Without Love - Lonesome Sundown
- Alla Blues - R. Green & Turner
- She's Mine All Mine - Arthur Gunter
- T.N.T. Woman - Sonny Boy Holmes
- Lightnin' Blues - Lightnin' Slim
- K.C. Boogie - K.C. Douglas
- Baby Blues - John Lee
- She's Taking All My Money - Johnny Lewis
- Let Me Be Your Handy Man - Clifford Gibson
- You Better Change - Ole Sonny Boy
- Strange Letter Blues - Schoolboy Cleve
- Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain
- Wine Head Baby - Lazy Slim Jim
- Don't Take It Out On Me - Frankie Lee Sims
- Deep South Guitar Blues - Lafayette Thomas
- Packin' Up My Blues - Tommy Lee Thompson
- Blow It Down - Little Milton Anderson
- Good Road Blues - Wright Holmes
- Katherine Blues - Jerry Perkins
- On the Hook - Earl Hooker
- I Can't Be Successful - Lightnin' Slim

- Philippine Blues - Country Jim
- Harpin' On It - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7796 (UK 2007)

222010Juke Joint Blues 2
Crazy With The Blues

disc: 1
Lee Brown: Horse Shoe Boogie
Jerry Mccain - Bad Credit
Cleo Harves - Crazy With The Blues
Papa Lightfoot - P.l. Blues
Louis Campbell - Gotta Have You Baby
Sammy Myers - My Love Is Here To Stay
Mr. Honey - Build A Cave
Andrew Thomas - Chicago Blues
K.C. Douglas - Mercury Boogie
Haskell Sadler - Gone For Good
Boogie Bill Webb - I Ain't For It
James Tisdom - Model T Boogie
Big Chenier - Let Me Hold Your Hand
King Davis - Waggin' Your Tail
Sonny Boy Johnson - I'm Drinkin' My Last Drink
Sidney Maiden - Eclipse Of The Sun
J.D. Edwards - Playboy Blues
Left Hand Charlie - Miss My Lagnion

Country Jim - Old River Blues
Lewis Campbell - Don't Want Anyone Hangin' Around
Buddy Lewis - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Slim Green - Tricky Woman Blues
Lee Brown - Ruby Moore Blues
Pete McKinley - Mean Black Snake
Ernest McClay - Night Working Woman
Jerry Perkins - P 38 Stomp

Hot Rod Happy - Worried Blues [Pacemaker 1014]

disc: 2
Jimmy Rogers - Round About Boogie
John Brim - Bus Driver
Willie Lane - Prowlin' Ground Hog
James Tisdom - Throw This Poor Dog A Bone
Lewis Campbell - A Call On The Phone
Pinebluff Pete - A Woman Acts Funny
Haskell Sadler - Do Right Mind
Lee Brown - Lowland Blues
King Davis - Someday You'll Understand
K.C. Douglas - Lonely Boy Blues
J.D. Edwards - Hobo
Sonny Boy Johnson - Swimming Pool Blues
Jerry McCain - My Next Door Neighbor
Jimmy McCracklin - My Baby's Last Goodbye
Big Chenier - Please Try To Realise
Sidney Maiden - Everything Is Wrong
Pete McKinley - Cryin' For My Baby
Mr. Honey - Who May Your Regular Be
Sammy Myers - Sleeping In The Ground

Country Jim - I'll Take You Back Baby
Buddy Lewis - You've Got Good Business
Robert Lee Westmoreland - Good Looking Woman Blues
Lee Brown - Round The World Boogie
Louis Campbell - The Natural Facts
James Tisdom - '51 Blues
Boogie Bill Webb - Bad Dog
Papa Lightfoot - Jumpin' With Jarvis


2 CD set

JSP JSPCD 4213 (UK 2010)

232012Juke Joints   Vol. 3

disc 1:
- I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo
- My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone - Hop Wilson
- Steady - Jerry McCain
- Late Hours At Midnight - Homesick James
- Ludella - Jimmy Rogers
- Sail On, Little Girl - Pete McKinley
- Alley Special - Wright Holmes
- Play My Juke Box - Boy Green
- Chicago Blues - Dan Pickett
- Shackles Round My Body - David Wylie
- Throw A Little Boogie - Manny Nicholls

- Dial 110 Blues - Country Jim
- About To Lose My Mind - Big Boy Spires
- You Better Move On Away From Here - Honeyboy
- Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
- Seems Like A Million Years tk 1 - Willie Nix
- Western Union Man - Chicago Sunny Boy
- Silver Haired Woman - Johnny Williams
- She Got Me Walkin' - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Ride My New Car With Me - Big Joe Williams
- After Hours - Earl Hooker
- 1958 Blues - Little Sam Davis
- Bad Feeling Blues (alt tk) - Lightnin' Slim
- Feel So Worried tk 2 - Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson
- I Want A Roller - Smokey Hogg
- Gary Stomp - John Brim


disc 2:
- Operator Blues tk 2 - Houston Boines
- My Baby Left Me - John Lee Hooker
- Lookin' For My Baby tk 5 - Little Milton
- I'm Gonna Love You - Eddie Taylor
- She's Gone With The Wind - The Sugarman
- Eula Mae - Big Joe Williams
- Ardelle - Pete McKinley
- Happy Home Blues - D.C. Washington
- I've Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
- That's All Right - Jimmy Rogers
- Hello Central, Please Give Me 209 - Robert Lee Westmoreland
- Crying - J.D. Edwards
- I'll Move You - Eddie Kirkland
- Awful Shame - Hank Kilroy
- Cadillac Blues - J.D. Horton

- Hollywood Boogie - Country Jim
- Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson
- Please Mam Forgive Me - Sunny James
- You Better Watch That Jive - Smokey Hogg
- Walking Talking Blues - Manny Nicholls
- Locked In Jail Blues - Johnny Beck
- Highway 51 - Stick Horse Hammond
- Jet Black Woman - Buddy Chiles
- I Had A Dream - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Got A Letter This Morning - Clarence London
- Down South - Junior Blackmon


disc 3:
- She's Tough - Jerry McCain
- Baker Shop Boogie tk 1 - Willie Nix
- Ridin' Home - Leslie Louis

- Sad And Lonely - Country Jim
- Crawdad - Smokey Hogg
- No One To Love Me - Manny Nicholls
- Wonderin' And Worryin' - Slim Harpo
- Lightnin' Slim Boogie - Lightnin' Slim
- A & B Blues - Boy Green
- Homesick Blues - Homesick James
- Fat Mouth - Johnny Williams
- Number Writer - Dan Pickett
- King's Highway - Big Joe Williams
- John Henry - Pinetop Slim
- Jammin' - Earl Hooker
- Take It Easy - Nat Terry
- Mr Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks
- Which One Do I Love - Big Boy Spires
- Little School Girl - L.C. Greene
- Excuse Me Baby - Sunny James
- Have You A Match - Honeyboy
- Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sam Davis
- Want To Boogie-woogie - Clarence London
- Love Me Mama - Boogie Bill Webb
- Log House On The Hill - Leroy Johnson
- You'll Always Have A Home - Eddie Taylor


disc 4:
- Jimmie's Boogie - Jimmy Reed
- Rather Be Sloppy Drunk - Big Joe Williams
- G-man Blues - Houston Boines
- No One To Love Me - Leroy Johnson
- Y M & V Blues - Lost John Hunter
- Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther Stoneham
- Strange Love - Slim Harpo
- Size 4 Shoe - Smokey Hogg
- I'm In Love - Jimmy Rogers
- You Gotta Lay Down Mama - Johnny Beck
- Jelly Roll Man - Bill Simpson
- Cold In The Evening - J.D. Edwards
- Mistreated Blues - Buddy Chiles
- My Baby's Gone - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Forgive Me - Manny Nicholls
- Don't Do It Again - Leslie Louis

- Good Lookin' Woman - Country Jim
- Goin' Back To Mama - Clarence London
- Truck 'em On Down - Stick Horse Hammond
- Goin' Back Home Today - Willie Baker
- Uncle Sam Blues - Pinebluff Pete
- Harlem Women - Hank Kilroy

- Don't Want Me Blues - Pete McKinley
- Broke And Hungry - Hop Wilson
- I Don't Know Why - Nat Terry
- Boogie - Boogie Bill Webb


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 77150 (UK 2012)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 129, 436
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, p. 133
- Kip Lornell & Tracey E. W. Laird: Shreveport Sounds in Black & White.- Jackson (University Press of Mississippi) 2008, pp. 217 ff.
- http://shreveportsongs.blogspot.de/2013/02/pete-mckinley-country-jim-shreveport.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Dave Penny for additional info / scan

C O U N T R Y   J I M; source: Inner gatefold of Imperial LM-94006 (1968) 'Down Home Stomp - Rural Blues, Vol. 3' ('Photograph courtesy of Jazzland Record Shop, Richmond, California')
Country Jim
source: Inner gatefold of Imperial LM-94006
("Photograph courtesy of Jazzland Record Shop, Richmond, California")

 

 

 

 

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