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L I T T L E   H U D S O N; source: Blues Unlimited 137/138 (Spring 1980), p. 11 ('courtesy Little Hudson')
source: Blues Unlimited 137/138 (Spring 1980), p. 11
("courtesy Little Hudson")
Little Hudson
real name: Hudson Shower (Showers)
b. September 6, 1919 in Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi
d. March 22, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois

discography
unknown, Howlin' Wolf, L I T T L E   H U D S O N, Lane (the 708 Club security guard) & B.B. King, 708 Club, Chicago, IL, mid-1950s; source: Blues Unlimited 137/138 (Spring 1980), p. 11 ('courtesy Little Hudson')
unknown, Howlin' Wolf, Little Hudson & B.B. King
background right: Lane (the 708 Club security guard)
708 Club, Chicago, IL, mid-1950s

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm
110/1953LITTLE HUDSON and His Red Devil Trio

- Rough Treatment (U 2359)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- I'm Looking For A Woman (U 2360)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. January 31, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Hudson Shower, voc, g; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; James Bannister, dr


J.O.B. JOB-1015 (US 10/1953)


= J.O.B. JOB-1015 (US 195?)   [typo on 45: "Womam"]


J.O.B. JOB-1015 (US 1957)

= J.O.B. JOB-1015 (repro UK 20??)

Lazy Bill Lucas discography

   

- Things Going So Tough With Me (U 2361-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Things Going So Tough With Me (U 2361-4) #
- Don't Hang Around (U 2362) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Shake It Baby (U 2363) #   @ youtube

rec. January 31, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Hudson Shower, voc, g; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; James Bannister, dr

J.O.B. unissued

# Flyright 568

Lazy Bill Lucas discography

   

- No Money Down   @ youtube

rec. 1958 in Chicago, IL; Hudson Shower, voc, g; p; b; dr

radio commercial for a clothing store

originally unissued

St. George STG 1003


LP / CD compilations
21966Let Me Tell You About The Blues   Volume One

Floyd Jones
- Keep What You Got
Ernest Lewis
- No More Lovin'
- West Coast Blues

Little Hudson
- Rough Treatment [JOB 1015]
Howlin' Wolf
- Passing By Blues [RPM 340]
John Brim
- Gary Stomp
Eddie Hope
- Lost Child

J.B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie
- Now She's Gone
West Texas Slim
- Little Mae Bell
- Loudella
Eddie Hope
- A Fool No More
Danny Boy
- Kokomo Me Baby
The Howling Wolf
- I Want Your Picture [RPM 347]
- My Baby Stole Off [RPM 347]


notes by Mike Leadbitter

Blue Horizon LP 2 (UK 1966) [only 99 copies pressed]

Blue Horizon Records discography

31971Blues From Chicago   Volume Three

Floyd Jones and his Band
- Ain't Times Hard [Vee-Jay 111]
- Schooldays On My Mind [Vee-Jay 111]
Lazy Bill and his Blue Rhythms
- She Got Me Walkin' [Chance 1148]
L.C. McKinley
- Companion Blues [States 135]
Chicago Sunny Boy [Joe Hill Louis]
- Jackpot [Meteor 5004]
James Banister and his Combo
- Blues And Trouble [States 141]

Little Walter and his Jukes
- Teenage Beat [Checker 845]
Sir John Lee Hooker
- We're All God's Children [Fortune 855]
L.C. McKinley
- Weeping Willow Blues [States 135]
Freddy King
- That's What You Think [El-Bee 157]

Little Hudson and his Red Devil Trio
- Rough Treatment [JOB 1015]
Big Walter and his Combo
- Back Home To Mama [States 145]

notes by Keith Tillman

Python PLP-KM 15 (UK 1971)

Python Records discography

41980John Brim / Little Hudson
Classic Early 1950s Chicago Blues

P-Vine PLP 9020 track sequence:
John Brim
- Young And Wild [JOB unissued]
- I Love My Baby (tk 1) [JOB unissued]
- Woke Up This Morning [J.O.B. 110]
- "Chattanooga Tennessee" (= Hospitality Blues) (Grace Brim, voc) [J.O.B. 117]
- Humming Blues [J.O.B. 110]
- Hard Pill To Swallow [most likely tk 1] [JOB unissued]
- Drinkin' Woman [J.O.B. 1011]


Little Hudson
- Rough Treatment [J.O.B. 1015]
- I'm Looking For A Woman [J.O.B. 1015]
- Things Going So Tough With Me (tk 4) [JOB unissued]
- Don't Hung [sic] Around [JOB unissued]
- Shake It Baby [JOB unissued]
John Brim
- Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) [JOB unissued] #
- Moonlight Blues [JOB unissued] #

Flyright FLY 568 track sequence:
John and Grace Brim
- Young And Wild [P-Vine PLP 9020]
- I Love My Baby (tk 1) [P-Vine PLP 9020]
- I Love My Baby (tk 2) °°
- Trouble In The Morning [J.O.B. 110]
- Humming Blues [J.O.B. 110]
- Man Around My Door [J.O.B. 117] °°
- Hospitality Blues [J.O.B. 117]
- Hard Pill To Swallow "tk 2" [tk 2 actually tk 1]

John Brim
- Drinking Woman [J.O.B. 1011]
- Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) # [P-Vine PLP 9020]
- Moonlight Blues # [P-Vine PLP 9020]

Little Hudson
- Rough Treatment [J.O.B. 1015]
- I'm Looking For A Woman [J.O.B. 1015]
- Things Going So Tough With Me (tk 1) °° [J.O.B. unissued]
- Things Going So Tough With Me (tk 4) [P-Vine PLP 9020]
- Don't Hang Around [P-Vine PLP 9020]
- Shake It Baby [P-Vine PLP 9020]

# with Pete Franklin, g

°° tracks not on P-Vine PLP 9020; note on Flyright FLY 568 back cover: "Most of the above were issued on P-Vine PLP-9020, but the album does not include JB-41532-2, 51921 and U-2361-1."


P-Vine PLP-9020 (Jp 1980) "john brim & little hudson"

notes by Mike Rowe

Flyright 568 (UK 1981)

KC CD 03, Paula PCD-22

Flyright Records discography
John and Grace Brim discography

51984Southside Screamers! Chicago Blues 1948-1958
12 rare unreleased Tracks

Elijah Jones & His Guitar
- Shake 'Em On Down
- Sad Home Blues
- TNT Blues
- Race Horse Blues
Guitar Johnny
- My Baby's Gone

Little Hudson Red Devil Trio
- No Money Down [previously unissued]   @ youtube" target="_blank">@ youtube

Uncle Percy Blues Band
- Squeeze Me Baby
- Bottleneck Boogie
Boll Weevil Blues Trio
- Streamline Woman
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Dixie Boy & His Combo
- One More Drink
- Fast Life Boogie


notes by George Paulus

St. George STG-1003 (US 1984)

St. George Records discography

61990Blues Is Killin' Me

Baby Face Leroy
- Blues Is Killin' Me
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Louella
- Pet Rabbit
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
- I Lost A Good Woman
- On The Road Again
- Rising Wind
- Skinny Mama

Little Hudson
- Don't Hang Around [J.O.B. unissued]
- I'm Looking For A Woman [J.O.B. 1015]
- Rough Treatment [J.O.B. 1015]
- Things Going So Tough With Me [J.O.B. unissued]
Memphis Minnie
- In Love Again
- Kissing In The Dark
- What A Night
- World Of Trouble
Little Son Joe
- Ethel Bea
- A Little Too Late
Unknown
- Where Have You Been So Long


notes by Mike Rowe

Flyright FLYCD 28 (UK 1990)


= Paula PCD-19 (US 1991)

Flyright Records discography
Baby Face Leroy discography
Floyd Jones discography

71995Ain't Times Hard
Modern Blues Anthology

disc 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 [JOB 1015]
- 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
- 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


disc 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


disc 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


disc 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)

82001Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story

disc 1:
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- Late Hours At Midnight - Babyface Leroy
- Pet Rabbit - Babyface Leroy
- How Much More - J.B. Lenoir
- Mojo - J.B. Lenoir
- Boogie Fool - Snooky Pryor
- Crying Shame - Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor

- Rough Treatment - Little Hudson [JOB 1015]
- Don't Hang Around - Little Hudson
- Sweet Woman From Maine - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dust My Broom - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dark Road - Floyd Jones
- Skinny Mama - Floyd Jones
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Hard Pill To Swallow - John Brim
- Glad I Don't Worry No More - Fat Man
- Please Somebody - Moody Jones
- Keep Drinkin' - Little Brother Montgomery
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie - John Lee
- Man Around My Door - Grace Brim [J.O.B. 117]
- Down Home Child - Sunnyland Slim
- Ethel Bea - Little Son Joe
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Goin' Back To Memphis - Ernest Cotton


disc 2:
- Aw Aw Baby - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Pearly B - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Leaving Your Town - Sunnyland Slim
- Overnight - Sunnyland Slim
- Trouble In The Morning - John Brim
- You've Got To Stop This Mess - Fat Man
- Eighty Nine Ten - Snooky Pryor
- Raising Sand - Snooky Pryor

- Things Going So Tough With Me - Little Hudson
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson [JOB 1015]
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenoir
- People Are Meddling - J.B. Lenoir
- Knockin' On Lula's Mae's Door - John Lee
- Big World - Floyd Jones
- On The Road Again - Floyd Jones
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- Cool Driver - Johnny Shines
- Hospitality Blues - Grace Brim [J.O.B. 117]
- Louella - Babyface Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me - Babyface Leroy
- Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd
- Little Too Late - Little Son Joe
- Why Should I Worry - Moody Jones
- Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- World Of Trouble - Memphis Minnie
- Drinking Woman - John Brim
- Uh'm Beautiful - Ernest Cotton

2 CD set

Westside CD WESD 233 (UK 2001)

92004Down Home Blues Classics (1943-1953)

disc 1
- Little Mama Boogie - Thunder Smith
- Cross Country Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
- Hobo - J.-D. Edwards
- Hole In The Wall - L.C. Williams
- Rock Island Blues - Leroy Ervin
- Alley Special - Wright Holmes
- Quinsella - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Hattie Green - Dr. Hepcat
- Angel Chile - Andy Thomas
- Back To Sante Fe - Lee Hunter
- Rattlesnake Blues - Rattlesnake Cooper
- Mistreated Blues - Buddy Chiles
- No One To Love Me - Leroy Johnson
- Too Many Woman Blues - Willie Lane
- Locked In Jail Blues - Johnny Beck
- Wee Wee Hours - Charley Bradix
- Forgive Me Blues - Jesse James
- Black Snake Blues - Monister Parker
- Neglected Woman - Alexander Moore
- Gambling Blues - Lil Son Jackson
- Throw A Little Boogie - Manny Nicols
- Give Me Central 209 - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Western Rider Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- Take It Easy - Nat Terry
- Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther Stoneham


disc 2
- Boogie - Snooky & Moody
- Hard Times - Floyd Jones
- Stop Messing Around - Walter Mitchell
- Cadillac Woman - Robert Richard
- Big City Blues - Big Maceo
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey - Baby Boy Warren
- Notoriety Woman - Eddie Burns
- Rolling Stone - Muddy Waters
- Cut That Out - Junior Wells
- Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins
- Crying Won't Help You - Robert Nighthawk
- Soon One Morning - Rocky Fuller
- Mean Old World - Little Walter
- Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe
- It Was A Dream - John Brim
- The Last Time - Jimmy Rogers
- Sad Story - Blue Smitty
- Little School Girl - L.C. Greene
- Something's Wrong With My Lovin' Machine - Robert Henry
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- I'll Die Tryin' - J.B. Lenoir

- Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson [JOB 1015]
- I Am The Boogie Man - John Lee Hooker
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr
- High And Lonesome - Jimmy Reed


disc 3
- She's A Married Woman - Big Joe Williams
- How Many Years - Howlin Wolf
- Build Myself A Cave - Mr. Honey
- Mr Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks
- Creole Gal Blues - Edgar Blanchard
- Too Late Baby Stick - Horse Hammond
- Country Boy Blues - Pee Wee Hughes
- Ardelle - David "Pete" McKinley
- Cadillac Blues - J.D. Horton
- Schoolboy Lost - John Hunter
- Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson
- 1951 Blues - Luther Huff
- New Arrival - Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Catfish Blues - Bobo Thomas
- Going Home To Mama - Clarence London
- Highway 80 Blues - Tommy Lee
- Western Union Man Chicago - Sunny Boy
- After Awhile - Papa Lightfoot
- Sweet Angel -Earl Hooker
- Seventy Four Blues - Willie Love
- Easy - Jimmy & Walter
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy DeBarry
- Make A Little Love - Arthur Big Boy Crudup
- Goin' To New Orleans - Goin' To New Orleans


disc 4
- Broome Street Blues - Skookle-Dum-Do & Sheffield
- Black Jack Blues - Gabriel Brown
- Worried Man Blues - The Blues Boys
- Income Tax Blues - Ralph Wills
- Poor Little Angel- Dennis McMillan
- Broke Down Engine - Blind McTell
- Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
- Number Writer - Dan Pickett
- She's Gone - Big Boy Ellis
- Your Sweet Man Blues - Leroy Dallas
- Blues Mixture - Sticks McGhee
- Shackles Round My Body - Little David
- Ticket Agent - Curley Weaver
- I Got What My Daddy Likes - Marylyn Scott
- Blind's Blues - John Lee
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er - John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Awful Shame - Hank Kilroy
- Lizzie Lou - Doug Quattlebaum
- Rub A Little Boogie - Duke Bayou
- So Much Trouble - Brownie McGhee
- Wine Head Baby - Lazy Slim Jim
- Baby, Let's Have Some Fun - Sonny Terry
- Rumors About My Baby - Willie Baker
- Gimme Your Bankroll - Square Walton
- Shake Baby Shake Champion - Jack Dupree


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD box
notes by Neil Slaven

Boulevard Vintage BVBCD-1003 (UK 2004)

Boulevard Vintage discography



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 162
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 193
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 387
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 460
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Tom Ball for additional info

 

L I T T L E   H U D S O N; source: Blues Unlimited 128 (January/February 1978), p. 19 (photographer's name not given)
Little Hudson
source: Blues Unlimited 128 (January/February 1978), p. 19
(photographer's name not given)

 

Willie Smith & L I T T L E   H U D S O N; source: Blues Unlimited 145 (Winter 1983/84), p. 13 (photographer's name not given)
Willie Smith & Little Hudson
source: Blues Unlimited 145 (Winter 1983/84), p. 13
(photographer's name not given)

 

 

 

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