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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

P A T   H A R E playing a Danelectro-manufactured Silvertone guitar at 708 Club in Chicago, IL, 1959; source: Arnaudon 1977, p. 110; photographer: Georges Adins
Pat Hare playing a Danelectro-manufactured Silvertone guitar
at 708 Club in Chicago, IL, 1959
source: Arnaudon 1977, p. 110; photographer: Georges Adins
Pat Hare
Auburn Hare
b. December 20, 1930 in Cherry Valley, Arkansas

d. September 26, 1980 at the Stillwater Prison in Bayport near St. Paul, Minnesota
buried at Stillwater's Fairview Cemetery, Bayport near St. Paul, Minnesota
discography
P A T   H A R E, playing while imprisoned at Stillwater Prison, 1980; source: PBS Clip: Season 3 Episode 31 | 10m 35s @ https://www.pbs.org/video/auburn-hare-18658/?fbclid=IwAR0xT2kvhdZAc7TltyXJ-Au8SqiXigU3qCazbIAfEWcGRurYK_KAG2jWFTM
Pat Hare playing while imprisoned at Stillwater Prison, 1980
source: PBS Clip: Season 3 Episode 31 | 10m 35s
@ www.pbs.org/video/auburn-hare-18658/...

#year
of release
title / label / notes
14/1952?Walter Bradford and The Big City Four

- Dreary Nights (U53)
- Nothing But The Blues (U54)

rec. February 13, 1952 in Memphis, TN; Walter Bradford, voc; L.C. Hubert, p; Pat Hare, g; Jerry Lee Walker, dr


Sun 176
[never found - ever issued?]

   

- Reward For My Baby *
- Love For Me Baby §
- Lucy Done Moved # §
- Too Blue To Cry //

rec. June 14, 1952 in Memphis, TN; Walter Bradford, voc; L.C. Hubert, p, # voc; Pat Hare, g; Jerry Lee Walker, dr

Sun unissued

* Charly CR 30126

§ Sun Box LP 105 / CD 7

// Sun CDSUN 38

26/1953BIG MEMPHIS MARAINEY Onzie Horne Combo [sic]

- Call Me Anything, But Call Me (U71) #
- Baby, No, No! (U72)

rec. April 19, 1953 in Memphis, TN; Lillian Mae Harrison (Big Memphis Ma Rainey), voc; # Onzie Horne, vb; Pat Hare, g; Tuff Green, b; Houston Stokes, T.S. Lewis, dr

 
Sun 184

310/1953ROSCO GORDON and His Orchestra

- Ain't No Use (ACA2273)   @ youtube
- Rosco's Mambo (ACA2274) #   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- Spent My Money Too Fast (ACA2272)

rec. 1952 in Houston; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc

 
Duke 114 (US 10/1953)

   

- Blue And Lonesome   @ soundcloud
- Baby's Gone And Left Me   @ soundcloud

rec. December 4, 1953; Houston Stokes, voc; Pat Hare, g; Billy Love, b; Kenneth Banks, dr

Sun unissued

Bear Family Sun Blues Box

41952ROSCOE GORDON And His Orchestra

- Dream Baby (MM1899)
- Trying (MM1898)

rec. September 15, 1952 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc


RPM 369

   

- Trying (alt tk)

rec. September 15, 1952 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc

RPM unissued

Ace CDCHD 694

51952Roscoe Gordon And His Orchestra

- Lucile [sic] (Looking For My Baby) (MM1900) #
- Blues For My Baby (MM18)

rec. September 15, 1952 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; # Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc


RPM 373

# = Modern 31

61952Roscoe Gordon

- Just In From Texas (MM1936)
- I'm In Love (MM1937)

rec. 1952/53 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc


RPM 379

   

- Just In From Texas (alt tk)

rec. 1952/53 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr

RPM unissued

Ace CDCHD 694

71952Roscoe Gordon

- Tomorrow May Be Too Late (MM1957)
- We're All Loaded (Whiskey Made Me Drunk) (MM1958)

rec. 1952/53 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc


RPM 384

   

- Why Do I Love You Baby #
- Throwing My Money Away #
- Throwing My Money Away (alt tk) []
- Don't Have To Worry 'bout You No More #

rec. 1952/53 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr

RPM unissued

# Ace CH 26

[] Ace CDCHD 694

81954Hot Shot Love

- Wolf Call Boogie (F 12, tk.1)
- Harmonica Jam (F 13)

rec. January 8, 1954 in Memphis, Tn.; Coy Love Jr., voc, hca; Mose Vinson, p; Pat Hare, g; Kenneth Banks, b; Houston Stokes, dr


Sun 196

   

- Wolf Call Boogie (F 12, tk.2) // *
- Wolf Call Boogie (F 12, tk.3) // #
- Harpin On It (instr.) []
- Cotton Patch Hop (instr.) §

rec. January 8, 1954 in Memphis, Tn.; Coy Love Jr., voc, hca; // Mose Vinson, p; Pat Hare, g; Kenneth Banks, b; Houston Stokes, dr

Sun unissued

* Sun Box 105 / CD BOX 7

# Rounder SS 29

[] Sun LP 1060

§ Titanic CD 6006

92/1954"LITTLE JUNIOR" PARKER   Bill Johnson's Blue Flames

- Dirty Friend Blues (ACA2724)   @ youtube
- Can't Understand (ACA2725) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. December 2, 1953 in Houston, TX; Junior Parker, voc; Bill Johnson's Blue Flames: # ts; Bill Johnson, p; Pat Hare, g; b; dr

 
Duke 120 (US 3/1954)

104/1954JAMES COTTON

- My Baby (U98)
- Straighten Up Baby (U99)

rec. December 7, 1953 in Memphis, TN; James Cotton, voc; Harvey Simmons, ts; Tom Roane, bs; Billy 'Red' Love, p; Pat Hare, g; Kenneth Banks, b; Houston Stokes, dr


Sun 199

   

- Blue Man (tk 1) #   @ youtube
- High (tk 1) #   @ youtube
- High (But High) (tk 2) *   @ youtube

rec. January 8, 1954 in Memphis, TN; Kenneth Banks, voc, b; Mose Vinson, p; Pat Hare, g; Houston Stokes, dr

Sun unissued

# Sun CD Box 7

* Krazy Kat KK 7427

   

- Blue Man #   @ youtube
- But High *   @ youtube

rec. January 11, 1954 in Memphis, TN; Kenneth Banks, voc; Eugene Fox, ts; Ike Turner, p; Pat Hare, g; Jesse Knight Jr., b; Willie Sims, dr

Sun unissued

# Sun CDSUN 37 ??????????? (38?)

* Sun CDSUN 28

115/1954LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER   Bill Johnson Blue Flames

- Please Baby Blues (ACA2723) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Sittin', Drinkin' And Thinkin' (ACA2726)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. December 2, 1953 in Houston, TX; Junior Parker, voc; Bill Johnson's Blue Flames: # saxes; Bill Johnson, p; Pat Hare, g; b; dr

 
Duke 127 (US 5/1954)

127/1954ROSCO GORDON

- Three Cent Love (ACA2275)   @ youtube
- You Figure It Out (ACA2276) #   @ youtube

rec. 1952 in Houston; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; as; ts; bs; Pat Hare, g; b; dr; # ensemble voc

   
Duke 129 (US 7/1954)

137/1954JAMES COTTON

- Cotton Crop Blues (U120)
- Hold Me In Your Arms (U121) #

rec. May 14, 1954 in Memphis, TN; James Cotton, voc, # perc; Mose Vinson, p; Pat Hare, g; John Bowers, dr


Sun 206

 ! ! ! ! ! ! 

- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby [2:58] #   @ youtube
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby (Cheatin' And Lyin' Blues) (alt tk) [3:11] *   @ youtube
- Bonus Pay (Ain't Gonna Be That Way) #   @ youtube

rec. May 14, 1954 in Memphis, TN; Pat Hare, voc, g; Billy 'Red' Love, p; Israel Franklin, dr

Sun unissued

# Redita LP-111
  Rounder SS 38


* Charly Sun Box 105
  Charly CD 8100

141955Rosco Gordon

- Just Love My Baby (U162)   @ youtube
- Weeping Blues (U163)   @ youtube

rec. June 9, 1955 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; Harvey Simmons, ts; Richard Sanders, bs; Pat Hare, g; Tuff Green, b; Jeff Greyer, dr


Flip / Sun 227

   

- Just Love My Baby (tk 1) #
- Just Love My Baby (tk. 41) #
- Just Love My Baby (alt tk) []

rec. June 9, 1955 in Memphis, TN; Rosco Gordon, voc, p; Harvey Simmons, ts; Richard Sanders, bs; Pat Hare, g; Tuff Green, b; Jeff Greyer, dr

Flip/Sun unissued

# Titanic CD 6006 (It)

[] Charly CD 213 (UK)

154/1955LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER   The Blue Flames

- Backtracking (ACA2905) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- I Wanna Ramble (ACA2906)   @ youtube   @ Spotify



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Can You Tell Me Baby (ACA2903) # [Ace CH 42]   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Bachelor's Blues (ACA2904) #

rec. June 10, 1954 in Houston; Junior Parker, voc; # Jimmy Stewart, tp; # Joe Fritz, as; # Jimmy Johnson, ts; # Rayfield Devers, bs; Donnie McGowan, p; Pat Hare, g; Hamp Simmons, b; Sonny Freeman, dr

 
Duke 137 (US 4/1955)

161956MUDDY WATERS And His Guitar

- Forty Days & Forty Nights (8012) #
- All Aboard (8013) *

rec. February 2, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; * 2nd hca added (prob. James Cotton); # Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr


Chess 1620

171956MUDDY WATERS

- Don't Go No Farther (8148)
- Diamonds At Your Feet (8149)

rec. June 29, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; prob. same personel as Chess 1620: Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Odie Payne, dr


Chess 1630

181956MUDDY WATERS

- I Got To Find My Baby (U7937) #
- Just To Be With You (8147) *

# rec. November 3, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr
* rec. June 29, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; prob. same personel as Chess 1620: Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Odie Payne, dr


Chess 1644

1912/1957LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER and His Combo

- Pretty Baby (FR3024-3 [2:32]   @ youtube or FR3024-5 [3:04] [extended version]   @ youtube)   @ Spotify
- That's Alright (FR3025)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. December 11, 1956 in Houston, TX; Junior Parker, voc, hca; Connie Mac Booker, p; Pat Hare, g; Otis Jackson, b; John 'Jabo' Starks or Sonny Freeman, dr

 
Duke 168 (US 12/1957)

201957MUDDY WATERS

- Got My Mojo Working (8393) *
- Rock Me (8389) #

# rec. December 1, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr

* rec. January 12, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr


Chess 1652

211957MUDDY WATERS

- Good News (8510)
- Come Home Baby (I Wish You Would) (8512)

rec. June 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. Fred Below, dr


Chess 1667

221957MUDDY WATERS

- Evil (8511) *
- I Live The Life I Love (I Love The Life I Live) (8388) #

# rec. December 1, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Marcus Johnson, ts; sax; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Robert Lockwood Jr., g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr

* rec. June 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. Fred Below, dr


Chess 1680

237/1957Bobby "Blue" Bland

- Farther Up The Road (FR3029)   @ youtube
- Sometime Tomorrow (FR3028) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1957 in Houston; Bobby Bland, voc; Bill Harvey, ts; Pat Hare [or Floyd Murphy or Clarence Holliman], g; b; Sonny Freeman, dr; # Joe Scott Singers, voc grp

 
Duke 170 (US 7/1957)

245/1958MUDDY WATERS

- I Won't Go On (8732)   @ youtube
- She's Got It (8733)   @ youtube

rec. c. January 1958 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. Fred Below, dr

   
Chess 1692 (US 5/1958)

258/1958MUDDY WATERS

- She's Nineteen Years Old (8979-1)   @ youtube
- Close To You (8980-2)   @ youtube

rec. August 1958 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Luther Tucker, g; Willie Dixon, b; Francis Clay, dr

 
Chess 1704 (US 8/1958)

262/1959MUDDY WATERS

- Mean Mistreater (9194) *   @ youtube
- Walking Thru The Park (9140-2) #   @ Spotify

# rec. August 1958 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Luther Tucker, g; Willie Dixon, b; Francis Clay or George Hunter, dr

* January 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Luther Tucker, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr

       
Chess 1718 (US 2/1959)

277/1959MUDDY WATERS

- Take The Bitter With The Sweet (9504)   @ youtube
- She's Into Somethin' (9505)   @ youtube

rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr


Chess 1733 (US 7/1959)

2810/1959MUDDY WATERS

- Recipe For Love (9514) #   @ youtube
- Tell Me Baby (9640) * [Chess LP 1444]   @ youtube

# rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr

* rec. July/August 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Willie Smith, dr


Chess 1739 (US 10/1959)

291/1960MUDDY WATERS

- When I Get To Thinking (9641) * [Chess LP 1444]   @ youtube
- I Feel So Good (9511) # [Chess LP 1444]   @ youtube

# rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; org overdubbed; Pat Hare; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr

* rec. July/August 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr

last Muddy Waters Chess on 78 rpm!


Chess 1748 (US 1/1960)

307/1960MUDDY WATERS

- Love Affair (9513) *   @ youtube
- Look What You've Done (8392) #   @ youtube

# rec. January 12, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr

* rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr


Chess 1758 (US 7/1960)

30a1/1960Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill"
The Songs of "Big Bill" Broonzy

- Tell Me Baby
- Southbound Train
- When I Get To Thinking
- Just A Dream (On My Mind)
- Double Trouble

- I Feel So Good
- I Done Got Wise
- Mopper's Blues
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Hey, Hey

rec. June - August 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc; James Cotton, hca, Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr
photographer: Don Bronstein

notes by Studs Terkel

Chess LP 1444


PYE International NPL 28048 (UK 1964) "Muddy Waters sings the songs of Big Bill Broonzy"

notes by Studs Terkel

= Funckler/Chess PAR 209 (NL 1964)


= Marble Arch MAL 723 (UK 1967)

notes by Studs Terkel

= Chess/Vogue 515029 (Fr 1986)


= Chess/Green Line GCH8029
(It 1987)

notes by Studs Terkel and Bob Schnieders

= MCA/Chess CH-9197 (mastered by Steve Hoffman) (US 1986) "Muddy Waters sings Big Bill Broonzy"

notes by Studs Terkel and Bob Schnieders

(=) MCA/Chess CHD-5907 (mastered by Steve Hoffmann) (US 1986) "Sings Big Bill / Folksinger" (Two on One)

notes by Studs Terkel, Ralph Bass & Tony Russel

(=) Beat Goes On BGOCD 397 (UK 1997) "Sings Big Bill / Folksinger"

311960Muddy Waters at Newport 1960

- I Got My Brand On You
- (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
- Baby, Please Don't Go
- Soon Forgotten
- Tiger In Your Tank

- I Feel So Good
- Got My Mojo Working
- Got My Mojo Working pt. 2
- Goodbye Newport Blues []

2001 / 2007 CD bonus tracks:
- I Got My Brand On You #
- Soon Forgotten #
- Tiger In Your Tank #
- Meanest Woman #

rec. July 3, 1960 at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca, Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare ["Tat Harris" on back cover], g; Andrew Stephens ["Andrew Stevenson" on back cover], b; Francis Clay, dr; [] Butch Cage, vl; [] Lafayette Thomas, g

# rec. June 1960 in Chicago

the archtop on the cover picture is John Lee Hooker's guitar; photographer: Burt Goldblatt

notes by Jack Tracy

Chess LPS/LP 1449


= Barclay 84.093 (Fr 1964)

= Chess CRL 4513 (UK 1965)

notes by Jack Tracy

= Marble Arch MAL 661 (UK 1967)

notes by Mike Leadbitter

= Checker 6467 306 (UK 1973)

notes by Jack Tracy (italian)

= Carosello/Chess BRP 2026 (It 1982)


= P-Vine/Chess PLP-814 (Jp 1983)


= Chess/Vogue 515039 (Fr 19??)


= Chess/Green Line GCH-8022
(It 1986)


= MCA/Chess CH-9198 (mastered by Steve Hoffman) (US 1986)

= MCA/Chess CHD-31269 (mastered by Steve Hoffman) (1986)

= MCA 6704024 (Brazil 1987)

notes by Jack Tracy

= MCA/Chess CD 1011
(1989)


(=) Beat Goes On BGOCD 314 (UK 1996) "... in Newport / Live"

notes by Mary Katherine Aldin and Jack Tracy

(=) MCA/Chess 088112515-2 (2001)


(=) Chess/Victor SJET 8237 (mini LP CD Jp 2007)


= Speakers Corner 180g LP / Chess 1449 (mastered by Ray Staff, AIR-Studios, London

321974"706 Blues"
A Collection of Rare Memphis Blues

Guitar Red
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Go Head On
Ed Kirby
- Mean Old Gin
Rufus Thomas
- I'm So Worried
- I'll Be A Good By
Joe Hill Louis
- Tiger Man
Junior Parker
- Mystery Train
- Love My Baby


Pat Hare
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Ain't Gonna Be That Way (Bonus Pay) [Sun unissued]
Eddie Snow
- Ain't That Right
Frank Frost
- Jack' Jump
Handy Jackson
- Got My Application Baby
- Trouble Will Get You Down
Roscoe Gordon
- Juice Head
- V.O. Baby



Redita LP-111 (NL 1974)

Redita Records discography

331976Sun Blues
The Roots Of Rock Vol. 7

Handy Jackson
- Got My Application Baby
- Trouble (Will Bring You Down)
Willie Nix
- Seems Like A Million Years
- Baker Shop Boogie
Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Feelin' Good
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues
Rufus Thomas
- Tiger Man
- Save That Money


Hot Shot Love
- Wolf Call Boogie (tk 2) [Sun unissued]
- Harmonica Jam [Sun 196]
James Cotton
- Cotton Crop Blues [Sun 206]
- Hold Me In Your Arms [Sun 206]
Doctor Ross
- Boogie Disease
- Juke Box Boogie
Eddie Snow
- Ain't That Right
- Bring Your Love Back To Me


Charly CR 30114 (UK) "The Roots of Rock" series

348/1977Memphis Blues Sounds
The Roots Of Rock Vol. 12

Raymond Hill
- My Baby Left Me
- You've Changed
- I'm Back Pretty Baby
Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
Eddie Snow
- I'm A Good Man
- I Got To Put You Down
Shy Guy Douglas
- Shy Guy's Back In Town
- Detroit Arrow Blues

Guitar Red
- Go Ahead On
Guitar Red
- Baby Please Don't Go

Walter Bradford
- Reward For My Baby [Sun unissued]
James Cotton
- Straighten Up Baby
Five Tino's
- Don't Do That
Ed Kirby
- Troubled
The Prisonaires
- Just Walkin' In The Rain
The Southern Jubilees
- There's A Man In Jerusalem


Charly CR 30126 (UK) "The Roots of Rock" series

35198?

Roscoe Gordon
- Why Do I Love You Baby #
- Throwing My Money Away #
- Don't Have To Worry 'bout You No More #

# with Pat Hare, g


Ace CH 26 (UK)

35a1982Little Junior Parker and The Blue Flames: I Wanna Ramble

- I Wanna Ramble # [Duke 137]
- Please Baby Blues # [Duke 127]
- Dirty Friend Blues # [Duke 120]
- Can't Understand # [Duke 120]
- Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin' # [Duke 127]
- Driving Me Mad
- I'm Tender

- Pretty Baby # [Duke 168]

- Sweet Home Chicago
- 5 Long Years

- Can You Tell Me Baby # [Duke unissued]
- Backtracking # [Duke 137]
- There Better Be No Feet (In My Shoes)
- Mother-In-Law Blues

- That's Alright # [Duke 168]
- Pretty Baby (version 2) # [Duke 168]

# with Pat Hare, g

notes by Ray Topping

Ace CH 42 (UK 1982)

361983Red Hot & Blue

Jackie Brenston And The Delta Cats - Rocket 88
Dewey Phillips - Red Hot And Blue
Billy The Kid Emerson - Red Hot
Billy Love - Gee I Wish
Guitar Red - Baby Please Don't Go
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Love Me Baby
Rosco Gordon - Bop With Me Baby
Earl Hooker - The Hucklebuck
Tiny Kennedy - Strange Kinda Feeling
Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat
Eddie Snow - Ain't That Right

Pat Hare - It Ain't Gonna Be That Way (Bonus Pay) [Sun unissued]
Howlin' Wolf - Oh Red
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train
Doctor Ross - Doctor Ross' Boogie (alt.)
Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Tiny Kennedy - Blues Disease


Charly CRB 1061 (UK 1983)

371985Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956

record seven:
side 13 - Greyhound Blues

D.A. Hunt
- Greyhound Blues
- Lonesome Ol' Jail
Earl Hooker
- Steel Guitar Rag
Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down
Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night [Sun unissued]
- Baby I'm Coming Home (tk 2) [Sun unissued]

Walter Bradford
- Reward For My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Love For My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Lucy Done Moved [Sun unissued]

side 14 - Cotton Crop Blues
James Cotton
- My Baby [Sun 199]
- Straighten Up Baby [Sun 199]
- Cotton Crop Blues [Sun 206]
- Hold Me In Your Arms [Sun 206]
Pat Hare
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby (Cheatin' And Lyin' Blues) (alt. tk) [Sun unissued]
- Bonus Pay (Ain't Gonna Be That Way) [Sun unissued]
'Hot Shot' Love
- Wolf Call Boogie (tk 2) [Sun unissued]
- Harmonica Jam [Sun 196]

notes (on Pat Hare) by Colin Escott

9 LP box set
incl. 22-pp. illustrated booklet notes by Martin Hawkins, Colin Escott & Hank Davis

Charly Sun Box 105 (UK 1985)

Sun Blues Box discography

37a1985Memphis Blues - Unissued Titles From The 1950s

Woodrow Adams
- The Last Time [Sun/Checker unissued]
Dr. Ross
- Cat Squirrel
- That's Alright
William Steart
- Black Snake Boogie
- 44
Willie Carr
- Outside Friends
Raymond Hill
- Sittin' On Top Of The World

Kenneth Banks
- High (tk 2) [Sun unissued]

Johnny O'Neal
- Peg Leg Baby
Little Milton
- Oo-Wee Baby
Eddie Snow
- Stay With Me Baby
Rufus Thomas
- I'm Off That Stuff
Eddie Snow
- I'm All Alone
Sherman "Blues" Johnson
- Blues Jumped A Rabbit
- Hello Pretty Baby
Phineas Newborn Sr.
- Phineas' Boogie
- The Joint Is Jumping


Krazy Kat KK 7427 (UK 1985)

Krazy Kat Records discography

381987Memphis Aggressive Guitars Vol. 1

Pat Hare
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Bonus Pay (Ain't Gonna Be That Way) [Sun unissued]
Big Memphis Ma Rainey
- Call Me Anything, But Call Me [Sun 184]
- Baby, No, No! [Sun 184]
Walter Bradford
- Reward For My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Love For Me Baby [Sun unissued]
- Lucy Done Moved [Sun unissued]

Tot Randolph
- Blues Train
Sammy Lewis
- Gonna Leave You Baby
- I Feel So Worried (take 1)
- I Feel So Worried (take 2)
- So Long Baby Goodbye

Roscoe Gordon
- Just Love Me Baby [Sun unissued]
Kenneth Banks
- High (But High) [Sun unissued]


P-Vine/Sun PLP-312 (Jp 1987)

38a1987Memphis Aggressive Guitars Vol. 2

Earl Hooker
- Earl's Boogie Woogie
Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night Long
- Baby, I'm Coming Home

Walter Bradford
- Too Blue To Cry
Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down
Earl Hooker
- Call My Name (Goin' On Down The Line)
- Guitar Rag No. 2

Raymond Hill
- I'm Back Pretty Baby
- Sittin' On Top Of The World
L.B. Lawson
- Can't Love Me And My Money, Too
- Got My Call Card
Honeyboy Edwards
- Sweet Home Chicago
Albert Williams
- Rhumba Chillen
- Hoodoo Man
Earl Hooker
- Earl's Shuffle


P-Vine PLP-341 (Jp 1987)

391989The Sun Blues Archives, Vol. 1 - Blue Guitar

Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
- Mexicali Hip Shake
- Razorback
- Blue Guitar
- Red River Variations
- Move On Down The Line
- Guitar Rag

Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night
Pinetop Perkins
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (alt tk)
Lewis-Johnson Combo
- Baby Tell Me Your Name

Coy Love & Pat Hare
- Harping On It [Sun unissued]
- Wolf Call Boogie [Sun 196 ?]
L.B. Lawson & James Scott Blues Rockers
- Flypaper Boogie
- Missing In Action
- Scott's Boogie


Charly/Sun LP 1060 (UK 1989)

401989Sun Records Harmonica Classics

Jimmy & Walter
- Easy
Walter Horton
- West Winds Are Blowing
- In The Mood
Doctor Ross
- Jukebox Boogie
- Country Clown
- Downtown Boogie


Hot Shot Love
- Wolf Call Boogie [Sun 196]
- Harmonica Jam [Sun 196]
- Wolf Call Boogie (tk 3) [Sun unissued]
Sammy Lewis - Willie Johnson Combo
- So Long Baby Goodbye
Joe Hill Louis
- Keep Your Arms Around Me Mama
- Got Me A New Woman
- She May Be Yours


Rounder SS 29 (US 1989)

411990Mystery Train

Junior Parker
- Mystery Train [Sun 192]
- Love My Baby [Sun 192]
- Feelin' Good [Sun 187]
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues [Sun 187]
- Feelin' So Bad ("Sun unissued in North America")
- Love My Baby (alt tk) [Sun unissued]

- Sittin' Drinkin' and Thinkin' ("previously unissued in North America") [Duke 127]
- Sittin' At The Bar ("previously unissued in North America")
- Sittin' At My Window (Please Baby Blues) ("previously unissued in North America") [Duke 127]
James Cotton
- Cotton Crop Blues [Sun 206]
- Hold Me In Your Arms [Sun 206]
- My Baby [Sun 199]
Pat Hare
- Bonus Pay ("previously unissued") [Sun unissued, Redita LP-111]
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby ("previously unissued") [Sun unissued, Redita LP-111]

notes by Colin Escott

Rounder SS 38 (US 1990)

41a1990Let's Drink Some Juice & All Get Loose

Billy Love - Juiced (2:30)
Johnny O'Neal - Ugly Woman (2:29)
Billy Emerson - Hey Little Girl (2:18)
Charley Booker - Walked All Night (2:42)
Eddie Snow - Don't Dog Me Around (2:46)
Roscoe Gordon - I'm Gonna Shake It And Break It (1:52)
Raymond Hill - I'm Back Pretty Baby (2:42)
Little Milton - Rode That Train (2:35)
Junior Parker - Love My Baby (2:27)
Houston Stokes - You'll By Sorry (2:18)
Earl Hooker - Going On Down The Line (2:16)
Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (2:44)
Eddie Snow - Skin And Bones (1:56)
Charley Booker - Baby I'm Coming Home (2:39)
Billy Love - Gee I Wish (2:12)
Roscoe Gordon - If You Want Your Woman (2:52)

Pat Hare - Bonus Pay (2:08)
Albert Williams - Rhumba Chillen (2:20)
Eddie Snow - I'm A Good Man (2:28)
Little Milton - If You Love Me Baby (2:32)
Roscoe Gordon - T-Model Boogie (2:14)
James Cotton -Hold Me In Your Arms (2:46)
Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 (2:49)

Kenneth Banks - But High (2:33)


Sun CDSUN 28 (Fr 1990)

421995Ain't Times Hard
Modern Blues Anthology

CD 1:
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Well That's All Right - Howlin' Wolf
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Seems Like A Million Years - Willie Nix
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Joe Hill Louis
- Mojo Boogie - J.B. Lenoir
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Easy - Big Walter Horton
- Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) - Rufus Thomas
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy De Berry
- Feelin' Good - Junior Parker
- Mystery Train - Junior Parker
- The Boogie Disease - Doctor Ross
- Hart's Bread Boogie - Billy Love
- Ain't Times Hard - Floyd Jones
- Combination Boogie - J.B. Hutto
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton

- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare [Sun unissued]
- You Don't Have To Go - Jimmy Reed
- Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
- Aw Baby (Sweet Home Chicago) - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- So Long Baby, Goodbye - Willie Johnson


CD 2:
- I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
- Big Town Playboy - Eddie Taylor
- Hands Off - Priscilla Bowman
- I Ain't Got You - Billy Boy Arnold
- Every Woman I Know (Crazy About Automobiles) - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Judgement Day - Snooky Pryor
- I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
- Have A Good Time - Big Walter Horton
- The Telephone Is Ringing - Pee Wee Crayton
- Going Back Home - Big Joe Williams
- It's You Baby - Sunnyland Slim
- Fishin' In My Pond - Lee Jackson
- The Twelve Year Old Boy - Elmore James
- All Your Love - Magic Sam
- Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed
- Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Bobby Parker
- Mama, You Got A Daughter - John Lee Hooker
- Double Trouble - Otis Rush
- Row Your Boat - Charles Clark
- Roll You Moneymaker - Shakey Jake
- This Is The End - Buddy Guy
- Number Nine Train - Tarheel Slim
- Kansas City - Jimmy Witherspoon
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker


CD 3:
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Boogie Jake
- No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
- Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim
- Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
- Somebody's Doin' Me Wrong - Edgar Blanchard
- Little By Little - Junior Wells
- Will My Man Be Home Tonight? - Lillian Offitt
- You Don't Have To Go - Sam Myers
- Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
- Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
- Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Christine Kitrell
- You Don't Love Me - Willie Cobbs
- Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
- Got Me A Louisiana Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
- Mean Old Frisco - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- My Baby's Sweet - Homesick James
- It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
- Too Many Cooks - Jesse Fortune
- Cut You A-Loose - Rick Allen
- You Better Stop - Andrew Brown


CD 4:
- Rough Dried Woman, Pt. 1 - Big Mac
- Ain't Broke Ain't Hungry - Polka Dot Slim
- Figure Head - Lonnie Brooks
- The Way I Feel - Detroit Junior
- Southern Country Boy - Carter Brothers
- Out Of Bad Luck - Magic Sam
- Ride With Your Daddy Tonight - Frank Frost
- Say You're Leavin' - Fenton Robinson
- She's Crazy 'bout Entertainers - Jerry Mccain
- Hard Times - Young, Mighty Joe
- Rambling Woman - Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker
- Put It All In There - George 'Wild Child' Butler
- Long Way From Home - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Rock Me Baby - Ike And Tina Turner
- Cummins Prison Farm - Calvin Leavy
- Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
- Shakin' Hands With The Judge - Little Joe Blue
- My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- High Cost Of Livin' - Al King
- It's My Fault Darling - Little Johnny Taylor
- Go And Help Yourself - Albert Washington
- Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man, Pt. 1 - Bobby Rush
- Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
- Food Stamp Blues - Eddie Lang


compiled by Les Fancourt

4 CD set with 44-pp. booklet

Charly CD DIG 3 (UK 1995)

431996Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956

disc three:
Willie Nix
- Midnight Showers of Rain
- Prison Bound Blues
- Riding In The Moonlight
- Let's Take A Little Walk
James Banister
- Ain't Gonna Tell You No Lie (Sweet Little Woman)
Dennis Binder
- Love You Love You Baby
Woodrow Adams
- Last Time (tk 1)
- Train Is Comin'
- If You Don't Want Me
- Train Time

Walter Bradford
- Reward For My Baby [Sun unissued]
- Love For My Baby [Sun unissued]
LC Hubert
- Lucy Done Moved [Sun unissued]
Walter Horton
- West Winds Are Blowing
- In The Mood
- Little Walter's Boogie (tk 2)
- We All Gotta Go Sometime (tk 2)
Raymond Hill
- Long Gone Raymond
- My Baby Left Me
- Somebody's Been Carryin' On Your Rollin' On
- I'm Back Pretty Baby
Willie Nix
- Seems Like a Million Years
- Bakershop Boogie
Walter 'Tang' Smith
- Hi-Tone Mama
- Every Monday Morning


disc five:
Big Memphis Ma Rainey
- Call Me Anything, But Call Me [Sun 184]
- Baby, No No! [Sun 184]
D.A. Hunt
- Greyhound Blues
- Lonesome Ol' Jail
Jimmy DeBerry
- Party Line Blues
- Take A Little Chance
- Time Has Made A Change
Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Feelin' Good
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues
Shy Guy Douglas
- Work With Her Boy
- Detroit Arrow Blues
William Stewart
- Country Farm Blues
- They Call Me Talking Boy
- Rattlesnake Mama
- Forty Four Blues
Tot Randolph
- Blues Train
Rufus Thomas Jr.
- Save That Money
- Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)
Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down
Earl Hooker
- Move On Down The Line
- Instrumental (The Drive)
- The Hucklebuck
- Blue Guitar
Pinetop Perkins
- Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie
Walter Horton
- Off the Wall
- Off the Wall (two incomplete takes)


disc seven:
Billy Love
- Hart's Bread Boogie

Coy 'Hot Shot' Love
- Wolf Call Boogie (tk 1) [Sun 196]
- Harmonica Jam [Sun 196]
- Wolf Call Boogie (tk 2) [Sun unissued]
- Harpin' On It [Sun unissued]
Kenneth Banks
- Blue Man (tk 1) [Sun unissued]
- High (tk 1) [Sun unissued]
Billy Love
- Way After Midnight (tk 1)
- Hey Now (tk 1)
- Gee I Wish (tk 3)
- The News Is All Around Town (tk 1)
Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Sittin' Drinkin' And Thinkin'
- Sittin' At The Bar
- Sittin' At The Window
- Feelin' Bad
Little Milton
- Alone And Blue
- She's My Queen
- Lookin' For My Baby
- Homesick For My Baby
- If You Love Me Baby
- I Love My Baby (version 1)
Raymond Hill
- The Snuggle
- Bourbon Street Jump

James Cotton
- Cotton Crop Blues [Sun 206]
- Hold Me In Your Arms [Sun 206]

disc eight:
Pat Hare
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby [2:58] [Sun unissued]
- Bonus Pay [Sun unissued]
Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- When It Rains It Pours
- Move Baby Move
- Shim Sham Shimmy
Sammy Lewis
- Willie Johnson Combo - Gonna Leave You Baby
- Feel So Worried (tk 1)
- So Long Baby Goodbye
- Feel So Worried (tk 3)
Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Red Hot
- Satisfied
Eddie Snow
- Bring Your Love Back Home To Me
- Ain't That Right
- Don't Dog Me Around
- Mean Mean Woman
- Stay With Me Baby (tk 1)
Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Something For Nothing
- Little Fine Healthy Thing
Rosco Gordon
- That's What You Do To Me
- I'm Gonna Shake It
- Let's Get High
- New Orleans Louisiana
Ike Turner
- Get It Over Babe
- How Long Will It Last
- I'm Gonna Forget About You (Matchbox)
- You Ain't The One For Me


8 CD box set  incl. 60-pp. booklet notes by Neil Slaven & Roger Dopson

Charly CDSUNBOX 7 (UK 1996)

Sun Blues Box discography

43a1997Big Bad Blues
25 SUN Blues Classics   Vol. 1

- Before Long - Jimmy and Walter
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Joe Hill Louis
- Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas
- Carry My Business On - Houston Boines
- Baby I'm Coming Home - Charlie Booker
- Juiced - Billy Red Love
- My Real Gone Rocket - Jackie Brenston
- Greyhound Blues - D A Hunt
- Wolf Call Boogie - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love
- Prison Bound Blues - Willie Nix
- Blues Train - Tot Randolph
- Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Beggin' My Baby - Little Milton
- Red Hot - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton

- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare [2:58]
- Rattlesnakin Mama - William Stewart
- Tiger Man - Mose Vinson
- Gonna Leave You Baby - Sammy Lewis
- Cool Down Mama - Lost John Hunter
- Come Back Home - Howlin' Wolf
- Come Back Baby - Doctor Ross
- Feel So Worried - Sammy Lewis
- Lets Get High - Rosco Gordon
- Aint That Right - Eddie Snow



Charly CPCD 8100 (UK 1997)

442006Memphis Blues
Important Postwar Blues

disc 1:
- Gotta Let You Go - Joe Hill Louis
- Boogie in the Park - Joe Hill Louis
- That Ain't Right (tk 1) - Henry Hill
- Little Soldier Boy (tk 2) - Doctor Ross
- Country Clown (tk 1) - Doctor Ross
- County Farm Blues - William Stewart
- They Call Me Talkin' Boy - William Stewart
- Easy - Jimmy & Walter
- Before Long - Jimmy & Walter
- Lonesome Ol' Jail - D.A. Hunt
- Greyhound Blues - D.A. Hunt
- Registration Day Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- Rats in My Kitchen - Sleepy John Estes
- Rattlesnake Mama - William Stewart
- Forty Four Blues - William Stewart
- I Feel Like a Million - Joe Hill Louis
- Heartache Baby - Joe Hill Louis
- Shorty the Barber - Charlie Burse
- Last Time, The - Woodrow Wilson Adams
- Train Is Comin' - Woodrow Wilson Adams
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Perkins
- Wolf Call Boogie - Sleepy John Estes
- Harmonica Jam - Coy "Hot Shot" Love
- Policy Man Blues (tk 1) - Coy "Hot Shot" Love
- Take a Little Chance - Jimmy DeBerry
- Tailor Made - Doctor Ross
- Boogie Disease, The - Doctor Ross


disc 2:
- Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
- Bluebird - Howlin' Wolf
- Move on Down the Line - Earl Hooker
- Hucklebuck, The - Earl Hooker
- Walter's Instrumental - Walter Horton
- Grandmother Got Grandfather Told - Walter Horton
- Midnight Showers of Rain - Willie Nix
- Prison Bound Blues - Willie Nix
- Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas
- Married Woman - Rufus Thomas
- Roscoe's Boogie - Rosco Gordon
- City Women - Rosco Gordon
- Baby, Baby - Earl Forest
- Rock the Bottle - Earl Forest
- Bad Women, Bad Whiskey - Little Parker, Jr.
- You're My Angel - Little Parker, Jr.
- Good Lovin' - Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Drifting from Town to Town - Bobby "Blue" Bland
- My Baby - James Anthony Cotton
- Straighten Up Baby - James Anthony Cotton
- Work with Her Boy - Shy Guy Douglas
- Detroit Arrow Blues - Shy Guy Douglas
- Carry My Business On (tk 1) - Houston Boines
- Crying in the Courthouse (tk 1) - Houston Boines
- Walked All Night - Charley Booker
- Baby I'm Coming Home - Charley Booker

- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare [Sun unissued]
- Bonus Pay - Pat Hare [Sun unissued]

disc 3:
- T Model Boogie - Rosco Gordon
- Saddled the Cow (And Milked the Horse) - Rosco Gordon
- Seems Like a Million Years (tk 1) - Willie Nix
- Riding in the Moonlight - Willie Nix
- Can't Love Me and My Money Too - L.B. Lawson
- Flypaper Boogie - L.B. Lawson
- Somebody Told Me - Little Milton
- If You Love Me Baby - Little Milton
- Feelin' Good - Little Junior
- Fussin' and Fightin' Blues - Little Junior
- Hart's Bread Boogie - Billy Love
- Blues Leave Me Alone - Billy Love
- She Comes to See Me Sometime (tk 1) - Joe Hill Louis
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Joe Hill Louis
- Sweet Home Chicago (tk 1) - David Honeyboy Edwards
- Mistreating Boogie - Mose Vinson
- Worry You Off My Mind - Mose Vinson
- Lucy Done Moved - L.C. Hubert
- Don't Dog Me Around - Eddie Snow
- Skin and Bone (tk 1) - Eddie Snow
- Dead Letter Blues (tk 1) - Johnny O'Neal
- Ugly Woman (tk 3) - Johnny O'Neal
- You'll Be Sorry - Houston Stokes
- Blue and Lonesome - Houston Stokes
- Long Gone Raymond - Raymond Hill
- I'm Back Pretty Baby - Raymond Hill
- Blue Man (tk 1) - Kenneth Banks
- High (tk 1) - Kenneth Banks


disc 4:
- Tiger Man - Rufus Thomas
- Save That Money - Rufus Thomas
- Lookin' for My Baby - Little Milton
- Homesick for My Baby - Little Milton
- Feel So Worried - Sammy Lewis/Willie Johnson
- So Long Baby Goodbye - Sammy Lewis/Willie Johnson

- Cotton Crop Blues - James Anthony Cotton
- Hold Me in Your Arms - James Anthony Cotton
- Come Back Home (tk 1) - Howlin' Wolf
- Chocolate Drop - Howlin' Wolf
- Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
- Believe I'll Settle Down - Boyd Gilmore
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Walter Horton
- Off the Wall - Walter Horton
- Love My Baby - Little Junior
- Mystery Train - Junior Parker
- Dry Up Baby - Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Crying All Night Long - Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Way After Midnight (tk 1) - Billy Love
- Hey Now (tk 1) - Billy Love
- I Wronged a Woman - Earl Forest
- I Can't Forgive You - Earl Forest
- Midnight Hours Journey - Johnny Ace
- My Baby Left Me - Raymond Hill
- You're Driving Me Insane - Ike Turner
- Trouble and Heartaches - Ike Turner
- When It Rains It Pours - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
- Move Baby Move - Billy "The Kid" Emerson


4 CD set

JSP JSPCD 7777 (UK 2006)

452008Red Hot about The Blues
Previously Unreleased Sun Recordings

Billy the Kid Emerson - Red Hot (tk 2)
Houston Boines - Operator Blues (tk 3) [Modern unissued]
Houston Boines - G-Man Blues [Modern unissued]
Houston Boines - Operator Blues (tk 2) [Modern unissued]

Hot Shot Love - Cotton Patch Hop (instr) [Sun unissued]
Willie Nix - Seems Like A Million Years (tk 1)
Willie Nix - Baker Shop Boogie (tk 1 [?])
Willie Nix - Seems Like A Million Years (tk 2)
Doctor Ross - Juke Box Boogie (tk 2)
Doctor Ross - Boogie Disease (tk 5)
Doctor Ross - Juke Box Boogie (tk 1)
Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson - Feel so worried (tk 2)
Eddie Snow - Bring it home (tk 2)
Raymond Hill - The Snuggle (tk 2)
Billy the Kid Emerson - Little fine Healthy Thing (tk 3)
Billy the Kid Emerson - Something for Nothing (tk 1)
Billy the Kid Emerson - No Greater Love (tk 2)
Little Milton - Lookin' for my Baby (tk 1)
Little Milton - If you love me
Little Milton - Homesick for my Baby
Little Milton - Alone and Blue (tk 1)
Little Milton - Lookin' for my Baby (tk 5)
Roscoe Gordon - Just love me Baby (tk 1)
Roscoe Gordon - Love for you Baby
Roscoe Gordon - The Chicken
Roscoe Gordon - Weeping Blues
Roscoe Gordon - Just love me Baby (tk 4)
Billy Emerson - If Loving is Believing (tk 4)
Billy Emerson - I'm not going Home (tk 2)



Titanic TRC 6006 (It 2008)

46200?Too Blue To Cry ???????????

Kenneth Banks - Blue Man


Sun CDSUN 37 ?????????????? (38?)

47200?Too Blue To Cry

Walter Bradford and The Big City Four
- Too Blue To Cry


Sun CDSUN 38

48201?Pat Auburn Hare & Kenneth Banks

Kenneth Banks & Pat Hare
- High! [Sun unissued; Krazy Kat KK 7427?]
Pat Hare
- Bonus Pay [Sun unissued; Redita LP-111]

7 inch 45 rpm

Sun SP-104

492017Great Guitars At Sun
Featuring Scotty Moore, Roland Janes, Eddie Bush, Pat Hare, Roy Orbison

- Got Love If You Want It - Warren Smith
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
- Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
- We Wanna Boogie - Sonny Burgess
- Trouble Bound - Billy Riley
- Miss Froggie - Warren Smith
- Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
- You Made A Hit - Ray Smith
- Matchbox - Carl Perkins
- I Done Told You - Gene Simmons
- I Feel So Worried - Sammy Lewis
- Cindy Lou - Dick Penner
- Bear Cat- Rufus Thomas
- Laughin' And Jokin' - Ernie Chafin
- The Hucklebuck - Earl Hooker
- Rode That Train ("Lookin' For My Baby") - Little Milton
- Dear John - Warren Smith
- Come Back Home - Howlin' Wolf
- Tennessee - Carl Perkins
- Scott's Boogie - LB Lawson and James Scott's Blues Rockers
- Red Hot (alt tk) - Billy Riley
- Sweet Woman - Edwin Bruce
- Mona Lisa - Carl Mann
- Down & Out (aka "How Long Will It Last") - Tommy Hodge & Ike Turner
- Ooby Doobt (alt tk) - Roy Orbison
- Love My Baby - Little Junior Parker
- Bob Train - Bill Justis


notes by Hank Davis & Scott Parker

Bear Family BCD16148 (Germany 2017)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 109-110
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 142-143
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 192
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, pp. 28-29, 65, 230-231, 405
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 411-412
- Kevin Hahn: Pat Hare - a blues guitarist ('Take The Bitter With The Sweet').- Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), pp. 8-15
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. one, A to K.- p. 518
- Serge Tonneau: Auburn 'Pat' Hare (incl. discography).- Rhythm & Blues Panorama #34 (1965), pp. 26-39, 35
- The Sax Mallard Discography by Robert L. Campbell, Robert Pruter, and Armin Büttner (Latest revision: June 13, 2014)
- http://www.boija.com/skivor/sun_singles.htm
- http://www.vintagefidelity.com/blog/?p=77
- http://backwoodslisteners.blogspot.com/
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Flemming Nielsen, Mark Claes, Bob Eagle, Mike Gann, Benoît Brière, Mark Mumea, Keith Randall, Don Deering, Scott Dirks, Mark Evangelos and Michael Hurtt for additional info / scans and to Bruce Wayne Walker for correcting the erroneous info (taken from Charly Sun Box 105 booklet notes) that Pat Hare had been "paroled" to play at Bootlegger Sams !

 

The Beale Streeters on tour in South Carolina, 1952; l to r: standing: Junior Parker, Hamp Simmons, Jimmy Johnson, Eugene Ballow, Pat Hare; kneeling: Bobby Bland, Joe Fritz; source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p. 9 ('Norbert Hess / Joe Fritz collection')
The Beale Streeters on tour in South Carolina, 1952
l to r: standing: Junior Parker, Hamp Simmons, Jimmy Johnson, Eugene Ballow, Pat Hare
kneeling: Bobby Bland, Joe Fritz
source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p. 9 ("Norbert Hess / Joe Fritz collection")

 

Muddy Waters Band at Sylvio's Lounge, Chicago, 1957; colorized photo Muddy Waters Band at Sylvio's Lounge, Chicago, 1957; Pat Hare, g; Otis Spann, p; Muddy Waters, voc; not Big Crawford [died in March 1956!] Samuel 'Singin' Sam' Chatmon, b; unknown saxophonist; James Cotton, hca [only hands holding microphone visible]; source: https://de.pinterest.com/pin/440508407276721410/
Muddy Waters Band at Sylvio's Lounge, Chicago, 1957
Pat Hare, g; Otis Spann, p; Muddy Waters, voc; Big Crawford [died in March 1956!] Samuel "Singin' Sam" Chatmon, b;
unknown saxophonist; Elga Edmonds, dr [in adjacent photo!]; James Cotton, hca [in main photo only hands holding microphone visible]
source of main photo: de.pinterest.com/pin/440508407276721410/
source of photo on the right: Living Blues 208 (August 2010); www.issues.louisvillemusicnews.net/2011/2011April/rambleapril2011.php
photographer: Yannick Bruynoghe, December 1957 (same location, but not same session as main photo!)

 

Muddy Waters Band at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; l to r: Muddy Waters (just visible), Otis Spann, Francis Clay, Andrew Stephens, Little Walter & Pat Hare; source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.11; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
Muddy Waters Band at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959
l to r: Muddy Waters (just visible), Otis Spann, Andrew Stephens, Francis Clay, Little Walter & Pat Hare
source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.11; photographer: Jacques Demêtre

 

Muddy Waters Band at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; l to r: Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Andrew Stephens, James Cotton, Francis Clay & Pat Hare; source: Jacques Demêtre & Marcel Chauvard: Voyage au Pays du Blues.- Levallois-Perret (CLARB-Soul Bag) 1994, p. 97; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
Muddy Waters Band at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959
l to r: Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Andrew Stephens, James Cotton, Francis Clay & Pat Hare
source: Jacques Demêtre & Marcel Chauvard: Voyage au Pays du Blues.- Levallois-Perret (CLARB-Soul Bag) 1994, p. 97
photographer: Jacques Demêtre

 

Little Walter & P A T   H A R E at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; source: ; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
Little Walter & Pat Hare at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959
source: ; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
P A T   H A R E at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, September 1959; source: 'Les Génies du Blues' Vol. 5 (1993), p. 53; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
Pat Hare at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, September 1959
source: "Les Génies du Blues" Vol. 5 (1993), p. 53; photographer: Jacques Demêtre
The young woman next to Hare is Lois Anderson-Johnson-Clark,
mother of Mercy Morganfield, Muddy Waters' 3rd child

 

James Cotton & P A T   H A R E at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; source: Charly Sun Box 105 booklet
James Cotton & Pat Hare at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959
source: Charly Sun Box 105 booklet; photographer: Jacques Demêtre

 

Andrew Stephens, Jimmy Cotton & P A T   H A R E at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; source: Rhythm & Blues Panorama #41 (1966), p. 23; photographer: Georges Adins
Andrew Stephens, Jimmy Cotton & Pat Hare at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959
source: Rhythm & Blues Panorama #41 (1966), p. 23; photographer: Georges Adins

 

Sunnyland Slim, Barbara Dane, Andrew Stephens, most likely Francis Clay (behind Stephens) & P A T   H A R E at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959; source: Ebony Vol. XV No. 1 (November 1959), p. 150; photographer: David Jackson
Sunnyland Slim, Barbara Dane, Andrew Stephens, [most likely] Francis Clay (behind Stephens)
& Pat Hare at Smitty's Corner, Chicago, 1959

source: Ebony Vol. XV No. 1 (November 1959), p. 150; photographer: David Jackson

 

Muddy Waters Band at the Tay May Club, Chicago, 1960; l to r: Andrew Stephens, Muddy Waters & Pat Hare; source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.14; photographer: Paul Oliver
Muddy Waters Band at the Tay May Club, Chicago, 1960
l to r: Andrew Stephens, Muddy Waters & Pat Hare
source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.14; photographer: Paul Oliver

 

P A T   H A R E; source: back cover of Redita LP-111; photographer's name not given
Pat Hare
source: Back cover of Redita LP-111; photographer's name not given

 

Probe of Cop's Slaying Awaits Outcome of Killer's Condition' - article in the Saint Paul Dispatch, 16 December, 1963.- reprinted on p. 12 of: Kevin Hahn: Pat Hare - a blues guitarist<br>('Take The Bitter With The Sweet').- Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), pp. 8-15 ('courtesy Kevin Hahn')
"Probe of Cop's Slaying Awaits Outcome of Killer's Condition"
- article in the Saint Paul Dispatch, 16 December, 1963.- reprinted on p. 12 of: Kevin Hahn: Pat Hare - a blues guitarist
('Take The Bitter With The Sweet').- Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), pp. 8-15 ("courtesy Kevin Hahn")

 

P A T   H A R E; source: Charly Sun Box 105 booklet
Pat Hare out on parole with a guard from the Minimum Security Unit to play at Bootlegger Sams
source: Charly Sun Box 105 booklet; photographer: Colin Escott (flipped by Stefan Wirz)

 

A U B U R N   H A R E's headstone at Stillwater's Fairview Cemetery, Bayport near St. Paul, Minnesota; source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.14; photographer: Kevin Hahn
Auburn Hare's headstone at Stillwater's Fairview Cemetery, Bayport near St. Paul, Minnesota
source: Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), p.14; photographer: Kevin Hahn

 

Rhythm & Blues Panorama #34 (1965) Serge Tonneau: Auburn 'Pat' Hare (incl. discography).- Rhythm & Blues Panorama #34 (1965), pp. 26-30, 35
Serge Tonneau: Auburn 'Pat' Hare (incl. discography)
Rhythm & Blues Panorama #34 (1965), pp. 26-30, 35

 

P A T   H A R E on the cover of Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991) Kevin Hahn: Pat Hare - a blues guitarist ('Take The Bitter With The Sweet').- Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), pp. 8-15
Kevin Hahn: Pat Hare - a blues guitarist
('Take The Bitter With The Sweet')
Juke Blues #23 (Summer 1991), pp. 8-15

The articles above are 'published' here for private research only. While of historical interest, they may contain factual errors only revealed by later research. Be advised that more recent reference works should be consulted regarding factual points such as spelling of names, dates of birth, dates of recordings.

 

 

 

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