Illustrated John Littlejohn discography

J O H N L I T T L E J O H N, Chicago 1989; source: Front cover of Wolf CD 120.859; photographer: Christian Dozzler
John Littlejohn, Chicago 1989
source: Front cover of Wolf CD 120.859; photographer: Christian Dozzler John ny Littlejohn
né John Wesley Funchess a/k/a Johnny Little John
b. April 16, 1931 in Chapel Hill or Learned, Hinds County, Mississippi
d. February 1, 1994 at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
buried in Learned, Hinds County, Mississippi
discography
John Littlejohn, Chicago 1960s
source: Blues & Rhythm 155 (2000), p. 48; photographer: Raeburn Flerlage

#	year of release	title / label / notes
1	1954	JIMMY REED and his Trio - You Don't Have To Go (53-120) @ youtube - Boogie In The Dark (53-121) (instr) @ youtube originally unissued track from same session: - Shoot My Baby (53-122) [Vee Jay VJS 7303] @ youtube rec. poss December 29/30, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, g, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; John Littlejohn, g; Albert King, dr; presence of 3rd (Littlejohn's) guitar doubtful Vee Jay VJ 119
2	1956	JIMMY REED - Rockin' With Reed (53-123) (instr) # @ youtube - Can't Stand To See You Go (53-384) * @ youtube # rec. poss December 29/30, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, g, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; John Littlejohn, g; Albert King, dr; presence of 3rd (Littlejohn's) guitar doubtful * rec. December 5, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, g, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; Vernell Fournier, dr Vee Jay VJ 186
3	1966	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN AND GUITAR - Kitty O (A) # @ youtube JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN AND GUITAR ROGERS TENOR SAX - Johnny's Jive (B) (instr) @ youtube rec. August 1966 in Chicago, IL.; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Menard Rogers, ts, # voc; Allan Batts, org; Jesse Blackful, b; Herbert White, dr; prod. by M. Rogers Margaret 996 [Menard Rogers' label]
4	1966	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN & HIS GUITAR Margaret 997 - Can't Be Still (A) @ youtube - What In The World (You Gonna Do) (B) @ youtube (2:30) Terrell TR 6178 - What In The World (You Gonna Do) (A) - Can't Be Still (B) rec. August 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Menard Rogers, ts, voc; Allan Batts, org; Jesse Blackful, b; Herbert White, dr; prod. by M. Rogers Margaret 997 = Terrell TR 6178
5	1968	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN T-D-S 4710 - Bloody Tears (A) - Just Got In Town (B) # Weis 3437 - Bloody Tears (1128) - Just Got In Town (1129) # rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Abb Locke, ts; Lafayette Leake, p; prob. Johnny "Twist" Williams, g; Calvin Jones, b; Bill Warren, dr; prod. by O.L. Coleman T-D-S 4710 = Weis 3437 (US 1968) # = T-D-S 4714
6	1968	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN - 29 Ways (A) @ youtube - I Need Lovin (B) @ youtube rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Abb Locke, ts; Lafayette Leake, p; prob. Johnny "Twist" Williams, g; Calvin Jones, b; Bill Warren, dr; prod. by Oscar L. Coleman T-D-S 4713
7	1968	Johnny Little John - Father Popcorn (Just Got to Town) (B, 1129) # Bo Dud & Johnny Twist - I Am Back Home # rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Abb Locke, ts; Lafayette Leake, p; prob. Johnny "Twist" Williams, g; Calvin Jones, b; Bill Warren, dr; prod. by Oscar Coleman T-D-S 4714
8	1968	John Littlejohn's Chicago Blues Stars - What In The World You Goin' To Do @ youtube - Treat Me Wrong @ youtube - Catfish Blues (omit saxes) @ youtube - Kiddeo @ youtube - Slidin' Home - Dream - Reelin' And Rockin' - Been Around The World - How Much More Long [uncredited on later LP pressing] @ youtube - Shake Your Moneymaker @ youtube CD bonus tracks: - I'm Tired - Nowhere To Lay My Head (omit saxes) rec. November 14, 1968 at Universal Studios in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Robert Pulliam, ts, backgr voc; Willie Young, ts, backgr voc; Monroe Jones Jr., g; Alvin Nichols, b, backgr voc; Booker Sidgrave, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz and Willie Dixon cover photo by Chris Strachwitz; liner photo of band by Ray Flerlage Arhoolie CD 1043 cover photo by Ray Flerlage notes by Chris Strachwitz Arhoolie 1043 (US 1968) notes by Chris Strachwitz = Arhoolie AR 19006 (EUR) = Trio PA-3050 (Jp) notes (1968) by Chris Strachwitz (edited by Dix Bruce) (=) Arhoolie CD 1043 (US 1991) = P-Vine PCD-2107 (Jp 1991) notes by Chris Strachwitz (=) Arhoolie CD 9019 (US 2001) "Slidin' Home" (=) P-Vine PCD-93732 (Jp 2013) Arhoolie Records discography
		- Keep On Running (17634) @ youtube - She's Too Much (17635) @ youtube - When I Think About My Baby (17636) @ youtube - I Had A Dream (17637) @ youtube rec. February 2, 1969 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Donald Hankins, saxes; Mighty Joe Young, g; Sylvester Boines, b; Hezekiah Roby, dr Chess unissued Blues Ball 2003 (1979) Chicago Slide CS-005 (1979) JSP 1074 (198?) Charly CD RED 36 (1991)
9	1969	J.L. Smith - Come Dance With Me (A) @ youtube - Tears Won't Help You Baby (B) @ youtube rec. 1969 in Chicago, IL; J.L. Smith, voc; Abb Locke, ts; Walter Horton, hca; Johnny "Twist" Williams, John Littlejohn, g; Calvin Jones, b; Bill Warren, dr; prod. by Johnny Twist A-1 DUD 4709
10	1969	Blues Roots LP 1: - Frisco Lines - Fred McDowell - Fare You Well Baby Blues - Joe Callicott - Long Haired Doney - R.L. Burnside - Mean Stepfather - Big Joe Williams - Bald Eagle Train - Bukka White and "Washboard Willie" [= Wayne Pope!] @ youtube - Don't Drive Me Away - R.C. Smith - Long Tall Girl - Mance Lipscomb - Red River Blues - Lil' Son Jackson - I Am the Black Ace - Black Ace - Whistling Alex Moore Blues - Alex Moore - Texas Blues - Lowell Fulson and Martin Fulson, rhythm g - The Ma Grinder - Robert Shaw - Take A Walk - Lightnin' Hopkins LP 2: - Bear Cat Blues - John Jackson - Snowing And Raining - Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly - Got A Date I Can't Be Late - Jesse Fuller - You Got Another - Lightnin' Hopkins and Barbara Dane - Struggle Here - Juke Boy Bonner and Alvin J. Simon, dr - Listen At That Bull - G. Coleman - Trouble Blues - Big Joe Turner - Dream - John Littlejohn [Arhoolie 1043] - Sugar Daddy - Mercy Dee Walton - I'm Feeling Alright - Big Mama Thornton - Sometimes I Cry - Johnny Young - Black Snake Blues - Clifton Chenier - Two Bugs - Earl Hooker "The selections from this album have been comprised from the catalog of Arhoolie Records ... Except where otherwise indicated, all selections produced and recorded by Chris Strachwitz" gatefold DLP Poppy PYS-60.003 (US 1969) = RCA Victor 740 069 (France 1969) = RCA Victor SHP-6124/25 (Jp) = Tomato TOM-2-7006 (US 1978) gatefold DLP = Tomato DLP 2696181 (Germany 1989) 2 CD set notes by Bill Dahl = Tomato CD TOM-3001 (US 2002)
		- Mean Old World # * - Slidin' # * - The Moon Is Rising * - Dust My Broom [] rec. August 21, 1970 at John Littlejohn's home in Chicago, IL by Frank Scott; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Jimmy Rogers, g Advent unissued # Advent 2806 (1977) * Testament TCD 5028 (1995) [] Testament TCD 5021 (1995)
11	1970	The Story Of The Blues Vol. 2 Side One: Guitar Pickers Curley Weaver - No No Blues Little Hat Jones - Hurry Blues Emery Glen - Blue Blazes Blues 'Mooch' Richardson - Low Down Barrelhouse Blues 2 Lonnie Johnson - Broken Levee Blues Buddy Moss - Undertaker Blues J.B. Lenoir - Mojo Boogie Son House - Pearline Side Two: Piano Blues Whistlin' Alex Moore - West Texas Woman Sylvester Palmer - Lonesome Man Blues George Noble - The Seminole Blues Cripple Clarence Lofton - Brown Skin Blues Bumble Bee Slim - Ramblin' With That Woman Roosevelt Scott - Black Gal Blues Roosevelt Sykes - Training Camp Blue Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues Side Three: Blues Girls Maggy Jones - Good Time Flat Blues Clara Smith - Whip It To A Jelly Cleo Gibson - I've Got Ford Movement In My Hips Martha Copeland - Desert Blues Victoria Spivey - Christmas Morning Blues Liza Brown, Ann Johnson - Get On Out Of Here Merline Johnson - Good Old Easy Street Big Maybelle - Maybelle's Blues Side Four: Blues Groups Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - That Will Be Alright Mississippi Mud Steppers - Jackson Stomp Jazzbo Tommy & Lowlander's - Blaze Face Cow Duskey Dailey & His Band - Miss Georgia Blues Willie 'Long Time' Smith - My Buddy Dr. Clayton Otis Rush - Love That Woman Magic Sam - All Your Love John Littlejohn - Been Around The World compiled by Paul Oliver DLP notes by Paul Oliver CBS 66232 (UK 1970) = CBS 88630 (NL 1970) notes by Paul Oliver = CBS 66232 (It 1970) "La Storia del Blues Vol. Due" 4 LP set (=) CBS 66426 (Fr 1972) "Vol. 1 & 2" = CBS LSP 14410 (Germany 1981) other releases at discogs.com
12	11/1970	JOHNNY LITTLEJOHN - Shake Your Moneymaker [Arhoolie 1043] - Dream [Arhoolie 1043] Love LRS 1055 (Finland 11/1970)
13	1972	Blues Rarities LP 1: J.L. Smith - Got My Top Let Down - If It's Too Late - I Hate To See You Go - Can't Stand Your Evil Ways - Tears Won't Help You Baby - Bleeding Heart Mighty Joe Young - Sweet Kisses John Littlejohn - Bloody Tears [T-D-S 4710] - What In The World [Margaret 997] - 29 Ways [T-D-S 4713] - Kitty O [Margaret 996] Little Eddie - Teddy Bear Blues - The Skrooch Bo Dudley - Shotgun Rider LP 2: Fenton Robinson - From My Heart - Say You're Leavin' Prez Kenneth - I Am The Man Downstairs G.L. Crockett - Every Goodbye Ain't Gone Magic Sam - She Belongs To Me Andre Odom - Fattening Frogs For Snakes Jody Williams - You May Louie Meyers & The Aces - Just Whaling - Bluesy Detroit Jr. - The Way I Feel Bo Bo Jenkins - Tell Me Who - Nothing But Love Smokey Smothers - I Got My Eyes On You Eddie Taylor - Big Town Playboy front cover photo by Horst Lippmann 2 LP set Rarities no #, no print on labels (NL 1972)
14	1973	RICKY ALLEN - No Better Time Than Now * - Talk' en About My Baby # rec. c. 1971[?] in Chicago, IL; Ricky Allen, voc; # horns; Rick Estrin, * hca. # org; John Littlejohn, g; b; dr One-Way 7000 [Offe Reese label]
15	1973	The Bob Riedy Chicago Blues Band: Lake Michigan Ain't No River Chicago Ain't No Hilly Town - My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble @ youtube - House Rock @ youtube - Walking By Myself @ youtube - Slick Chick @ youtube - Sloppy Drunk Blues @ youtube - Keep On Looking # // @ youtube - Have You Ever // @ youtube - Dust My Broom # [] @ youtube - Reconsider Baby # [] @ youtube - I Don't Know Why # [] @ youtube - Chicken Shack (instr) @ youtube - Mandolin Boogie (instr) @ youtube - Why Did You Break My Heart @ youtube - Johnnie's Jump @ youtube Includes the title of the LP/CD in the lyrics: "Lake Michigan Ain't No River, Chicago Ain't No Hilly Town" - Pig Ear Rag (instr) @ youtube rec. 1972 at Sound Studios in Chicago, IL # Bob Riedy, p; Chris Mason, ts; John Littlejohn, g; [] voc; Bob Falvey, b; Richard "Hubcap" Robinson, dr, // voc Bob Riedy, p; Jimmy Rogers, Frank Capek, g; Chris Mason, sax; Jim Wydra, b; Sam Lay, dr; Carey Bell, hca; Johnny Young, mand Rounder 2005 (US 1973) = Dargil 2005 (Portugal 1979) notes (in German) by Anonymous = Pläne PL 88128 (Germany 1979) = Chicago Sound Recordings SCR 2005 [Bob Riedy's label] www.chicagosoundrecords.com Rounder Records discography Jimmy Rogers discography Johnny Young discography
16	1973	Johnny Little John: Funky From Chicago - Lost In The Jungle # [] @ Spotify - I Met A Stranger # [] @ Spotify - Chips Flying Everywhere # @ Spotify - Guitar King # @ Spotify - Keep On Runnin' # @ Spotify - Need More Baby * // @ Spotify - 29 Ways * § @ Spotify - Came Home This Mornin' * § @ Spotify - ~~19 Years Old~~ [mentioned on back cover, but not included on the album] - How Long Blues * @ Spotify - Worried Head * @ youtube @ Spotify rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; prod. by Al Smith # John Littlejohn, voc, g; [] Walter Horton, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon, b; Willie Smith, dr * John Littlejohn, voc, g; // Marcus Johnson, ts; § Joe Willie Pinetop Perkins, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Dave Myers, b; Freddie Below, dr photos by Jerry Griffith notes by John Little John and Marcus Johnson Bluesway BLS-6069 Bluesway Records discography
17	1974	Jimmy Reed: Blues Is My Business - You'n That Sack [58-993, Vee Jay unissued] - I Told You Baby [58-995, Vee Jay VJ 304] - When You Left Me [56-483, Vee Jay unissued] - Please Don't [59-1318, Vee Jay unissued] - You're Gonna Need My Help [59-1320, Vee Jay unissued] - My Baby [57-793, Vee Jay unissued, aka Down In Virginia] - I Ain't Got You [55-293 - alt tk, Vee Jay unissued] - Come On Baby [55-295, Vee Jay unissued] - Shoot Me Baby [53-122, Vee Jay unissued] - Go Get My Baby [Vee Jay VJ 298 (I'm Gonna Get My Baby)] - Red Lights The Stop Light [57-660 (Signals Of Love) - alt tk, Vee Jay unissued] - I'm Gonna Love You [Vee Jay VJ 380 (I'm A Love You)] Vee Jay VJS 7303 = Vee-Jay/Collectables COL-CD-7114 (2000)
18	1974	JOHNNY LITTLEJOHN - Dream [Arhoolie 1043] # - Catfish Blues [Arhoolie 1043] rec. November 14, 1968 at Universal Studios in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; # Robert Pulliam, ts, backgr voc; # Willie Young, ts, backgr voc; Monroe Jones Jr., g; Alvin Nichols, b, backgr voc; Booker Sidgrave, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz and Willie Dixon Joliet 204 (US 1974) Joliet Records discography
19	1977	Chicago Blues At Home Louis Myers - Going Back To The Ghetto @ youtube John Littlejohn - Mean Old World # @ youtube Eddie Taylor - Greyhound Bus @ youtube Louis Myers - Stop Breaking Down @ youtube Bob Myers - Train Fare Home °° @ youtube Jimmy Rogers - Ludella ## @ youtube Johnny Shines - Ramblin' @ youtube John Littlejohn - The Moon Is Rising # °° @ youtube Homesick James Williamson - Tell Me Who @ youtube Louis Myers - Short Haired Woman °° @ youtube Jimmy Rogers - Back Door Friend ## °° @ youtube Bob Myers - Right Kind Of Life @ youtube John Littlejohn - Slidin' # @ youtube Louis Myers - Mean Red Spider @ youtube Louis Myers - Just a Snap Boogie °° @ youtube Jimmy Rogers - What Have I Done ## °° @ youtube Eddie Taylor - Jackson Town @ youtube Eddie Taylor - Tell Me Baby °° @ youtube # John Littlejohn tracks rec. August 21, 1970 at John Littlejohn's home in Chicago, IL by Frank Scott; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Jimmy Rogers, g ## Jimmy Rogers tracks rec. August 21, 1970 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; John Littlejohn, g Johnny Shines track rec. June 1974 at KPFK Radio, North Hollywood, CA; Johnny Shines, voc, g Homesick James track rec. March 8, 1973 in Chicago, IL by Jim O'Neal; Homesick James, voc, g; Andrew McMahon, g; Lou Ella Smith, conga photography (Louis & Bob Myers) by Amy O'Neal, all other photos by Frank Scott °° CD bonus tracks, previously unissued notes by Frank Scott Advent 2806 (US 1977) notes by Frank Scott (=) Testament TCD-5028 (US 1995) Advent Records discography Testament Records discography Jimmy Rogers discography Johnny Shines discography Homesick James discography
20	1977	John Little John: Dream Blues from Chicago MCM 900.300 track sequence: - Rob And Steal @ Spotify - Five Long Years @ Spotify - Reconsider Baby @ Spotify - Twelve Years Old Boy @ Spotify - Kiddeo @ youtube @ Spotify - Dream @ Spotify - That's All Right @ Spotify - I Can't Stay Here [] @ Spotify Storyville STCD 8034 track sequence: - Rob And Steal - Five Long Years - Reconsider Baby - Twelve Years Old Boy - Kiddeo - Dream - That's All Right - I Can't Stay Here [] - Bobby's Rock # @ Spotify - Dust My Broom # @ Spotify - 29 Ways # @ Spotify - I Don't Know Why I Love You # @ Spotify - I Play The Blues For You # @ Spotify - Maybe I Don't Know # @ Spotify # CD bonus tracks rec. November 8, 1976 "live" at Ma Bea's Lounge, Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Larry Burton, g; Aaron Burton, b; [] Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon, b; Candy Utah, dr; prod. by Luc Nicolas Morgantini & Marcelle Morgantini notes by Gwen Persiany & Marcelle Morgantini MCM 900.300 (Fr 1977) (=) Storyville STCD 8034 (Denmark 1994) MCM Records discography Storyville Records discography
21	1977	Chicago Blues Nights Vol. 1 John Little John ... Eddie Taylor ... Hip Linkchain ... Jimmy Dawkins ... Jimmy Johnson ... Direct From Chicago MCM 900.306 track sequence: Jimmy Dawkins - Welfare Line - You Don't Love Me Eddie Taylor - Down In Virginia # Hip Linkchain - Millionaire Blues John Little John - So Glad You're Mine - All I Want Jimmy Johnson - Little By Little - Lucille Hip Linkchain - Hide Away Storyville STCD 8043 track sequence: Jimmy Dawkins 1 - Welfare Line 2 - You Don't Love Me Eddie Taylor 3 - Down In Virginia # 4 - Lucky Lou °° Hip Linkchain 5 - Millionaire Blues 6 - Hip's Jam °° 7 - All Right The Way You Do °° 8 - Sweet Home Chicago °° John Littlejohn 9 - So Glad You're Mine 10 - All I Want Jimmy Johnson 11 - Little By Little 12 - Lucille Alabama Jr. Pettis 13 - I Want Some °° Hip Linkchain 14 - Hide Away °° CD bonus tracks 2013 reissued on 'The Chicago Bluesbox' (8 CD set Storyville 1088612) prod. by Marcelle Morgantini tracks 1 & 2 [of CD reissue!] rec. November 10, 1976 live at Big Duke's in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Dawkins, voc, g; Richard Kirch, g; Sylvester Boines, b; Tyrone Centuray, dr tracks 3 & 4 rec. November 24, 1977 live at Golden Slipper in Chicago, IL; Eddie Taylor, g, # voc; Lacy Gibson, g; Hayes Ware, b; Fred Below, dr tracks 5 to 8 & 14 rec. November 1, 1976 live at Ma Bea's in Chicago, IL; Hip Lankchan, voc, g; Jimmy Miller, g; Ernest Gatewood, b; Tyrone Centuray, dr tracks 9 & 10 rec. November 8, 1976 live at Ma Bea's in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Larry Burton, g; Aaron Burton, b; Candy Utah, dr tracks 11 & 12 rec. October 19, 1977 live at Golden Slipper in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Johnson, voc, g; David Mathews, g; Ike Anderson, b; Dino Neal, dr tracks 13 rec. November 9, 1976 live at Ma Bea's in Chicago, IL; Alabama Junior Pettis, voc, g; Magic Slim, g; Nick Holt, b; Douglas Holt, dr MCM 900.306 (Fr 1977) (=) Storyville STCD 8032 (Dk 1994) "Chicago Blues Nights Vol. 1" MCM Records discography Storyville Records discography
22	1977	Guitar Star Mighty Joe Young - Hard Times - Guitar Star Fenton Robinson - Say You're Leaving - Directly From My Heart Bobby Parker - Blues Get Off My Shoulder - You Got What It Takes Johnny Littlejohn - Bloody Tears [T-D-S 4710] Homer Walker Jr. - Do Uncle Willie's Dance - Move Back Baby Magic Sam - Out Of Bad Luck - She Belongs To Me Lefty Bates - Rock Alley - Background Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker - Rambling Woman Wayne Bennett - Rockin' notes by Peter Shertser Red Lightnin' RL 0017 (UK 1977) Red Lightnin' Records discography
23	1978	John Littlejohn: sweet little angel Black & Blue 33.526 track sequence: - Please Love Me (78-202) - Sweet Little Angel (78-204) - Next Time You See Me (78-203) - Burro Beat (78-206) - Dust My Broom (78-207) - Twenty Nine Ways (78-208) - Close To You (78-201-2) Black & Blue CD BB443-2 track sequence: - Please Love Me (78-202) - Sweet Little Angel (78-204) - Next Time You See Me (78-203) - Burro Beat (78-206) - Twenty Nine Ways (78-208) - Driftin' Blues (78-205) [previously unissued] - Dust My Broom (78-207) - Close To You (78-201-2) - I'm Ready (78-200-1) [previously unissued] rec. November 20, 1978 at Barclay Studio, Paris, France by Gerhard Lehner; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Lafayette Leake, p; Coleman ("Alabama Junior") Pettis, Jr., g; Nick Holt, b; Fred Below. dr Black and Blue 33.526 (Fr 1978) (=) Black and Blue CD BB 443-2 (Fr)
24	1979	Lafayette Leake: feel so blue Black & Blue 33.527 track sequence: - Feel So Blue - Short Dressed Woman - I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town - Fine Little Girl (take 2) - Train Boogie - Fast Boogie No. 2 - Easy Blues - Fast Boogie No. 1 Black & Blue CD BB 434-2 track sequence: - Feel So Blue - Train Boogie - Short Dressed Woman - Fine Little Angel (take 2) - Fast Boogie No. 2 - I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town - Trouble In Mind (take 1 unissued) - Easy Blues - Fast Boogie No. 1 - Fine Little Angel (take 1) rec. November 19, 1978 in Paris, France; Lafayette Leake, voc, p; John Littlejohn, g; Nick Holt, b; Fred Below, dr Black & Blue 33.527 (Fr 1979) Black & Blue 33.527 (Fr) (The Blues Singers & Players Collection Vol. 18) (=) Black & Blue CD BB 434-2 (Fr 2002) "Easy Blues"
25	1979	Sultans Of The Slide Guitar Rare and unreleased Recordings from 1953 - 1969 Hound Dog Taylor - Watch Out [Checker 1223, issued?] Robert Nighthawk - My Angel [previously unissued] Johnny Littlejohn - Keep On Running [previously unissued] Hound Dog Taylor - Hound Dog [previously unissued] Koko Taylor with Robert Nighthawk - What Kind Of Man Is This [Checker 1092] Johnny Littlejohn - She's Too Much [previously unissued] Hound Dog Taylor - Scrappin' [previously unissued] Robert Nighthawk - She Knows How To Love A Man [previously unissued] Johnny Littlejohn - When I Think About My Baby [previously unissued] Hound Dog Taylor - Sitting Here Alone [previously unissued] Johnny Littlejohn - I Had a Dream [previously unissued] Koko Taylor with Robert Nighthawk - I Got What It Takes [Checker 1092] Hound Dog Taylor - Down Home Special [Checker 1223, issued?] Robert Nighthawk - Someday [previously unissued] rec. 1949-1969 notes by Anonymous Blues Ball 2003 BU 137/138,39 Blues Ball Records discography
26	1979	Slide Guitar Classics Hound Dog Taylor - Sitting Here Alone John Littlejohn - Keep On Running Robert Nighthawk - My Angel Hound Dog Taylor - Watch Out John Littlejohn - She's Too Much Hound Dog Taylor - Hound Dog John Littlejohn - I Had A Dream Earl Hooker - Tanya Hound Dog Taylor - Down Home Special John Littlejohn - When I Think About My Baby Earl Hooker - Oh, Baby Hound Dog Taylor - Scrappin' Chicago Slide CS-005 (US 1979) BU 137/138,39 Blue Night / Chicago Slide Records discography Hound Dog Taylor discography Earl Hooker discography
27	1979	Chicago Jump Dusty Brown - Do You Love Me - Will You Forgive Me Baby - Please Don't Go - Well You Know I Love You Doc Terry - Things Can't Stay The Same - Doctor Boogie - Who Do Blues Jimmy Lee Robinson - Chicago Jump - All Of My Life - Times Is Getting Hard - Twist It Baby Johnny Littlejohn - What In The World [Margaret 997] - Can't Be Still [Margaret 997] JSP 1004 (UK 1979) JSP Records discography
28	1979	KING EDWARD WITH SAMMY MYERS - The Things I Used To Do (72279) # SAMMY MEYERS WITH KING EDWARD ON GUITAR - You're So Fine (72379) * # rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, MS; "King" Edward Antoine, voc, g; Sam Myers, hca; Mercy Baby, p; John Littlejohn, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr * rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, MS; Sam Myers, voc, hca; "King" Edward Antoine, g; John Littlejohn, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr; prod. by John Vincent 7 inch 45 rpm Ace 3027 (US 1979)
		- I Should Quiet [sic] You Baby rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, MS; "King" Edward Antoine, voc, g; Sam Myers, hca; Mercy Baby, p; John Littlejohn, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr; prod. by John Vincent Ace unissued Ace LP/CD 2028
		- Sad And Lonesome * // - Money Is My Downfall # // @ youtube - Gold Tail Bird - tk 1 # [] @ youtube - Gold Tail Bird - tk 2 # // @ youtube rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, MS; Sam Myers, voc, hca; # Mercy Baby, p; John Littlejohn, g; * "King" Edward Antoine, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr; prod. by John Vincent Ace unissued // Ace LP/CD 2028 [] Westside WESM 579
29	1980	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN - I Wanna Go Home (72079) @ youtube - She's 19 Years Old (72179) * @ youtube rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, Ms; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Sam Myers, hca; "King" Edward Antoine, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr; prod. by John Vincent 7 inch 45 rpm Ace 3028 (US 1980) Ace LP/CD 2028 (US 1981) * Westside WESD 240 (UK 2002)
		- I Got My Nose Open # @ mailchimp.com - Hideaway rec. May 15, 1979 in Jackson, Ms; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Sam Myers, hca; "King" Edward Antoine, g; George Allen, b; Charlie Blount or Glen Holmes, dr; prod. by John Vincent Ace unissued # Ace LP/CD 2028 (US 1981) Westside WESD 240 (UK 2002)
30	1981	John Vincent presents Genuine Mississippi Blues Ace LP 2028 tracks: Johnny Littlejohn - She Nineteen Year Old [Ace 3028] Elmore James, Jr. - Crazy Bend Ida Mae - Bad Feeling - Cummins Prison Blues King Edward - I should Quiet You Baby [Ace unissued] - The Things I Used To Do [Ace 3027] Fred McDowell - Baby Please Don't Go [not "Don't Say A Mumblin Word" as written on back cover!] Bad Smitty - Smokestack Lightnin - How Many More Years Sam Myers - Sad & Lonesome [Ace unissued] - You're So Fine [Ace 3027] - Money Is My Downfall [Ace unissued] - Gold Tail Bird (tk 2) [Ace unissued] Johnny Littlejohn - I Wanna Go Home [Ace 3028] - I Got My Nose Open [Ace unissued] Ace CD 2028 tracks: - Smokestack Lightenin' - Bad Smitty - How Many More Years - Bad Smitty - Sad And Lonesome - Sam Myers - You're So Fine - Sam Myers - Money Is My Downfall - Sam Myers - Gold Tail Bird - Sam Myers - I Wanna Go Home - John Littlejohn - I Got My Nose Open - John Littlejohn - She Nineteen Year Old - John Littlejohn - Crazy Bout Ida Mae - Elmore James, Jr. - Bad Feeling - Elmore James, Jr. - Cummins Prison Blues - Elmore James, Jr. - I Should Quiet You, Baby - King Edward - The Things I Used To Do - King Edward - Baby, Please Don't Go - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Hey Little Girl - Frankie Lee Sims - Walking With Frankie - Frankie Lee Sims - What Will Lucy Mae Do - Frankie Lee Sims - Don't Say A Mumblin Word - Mississippi Fred McDowell Westside WESM 579 tracks: - Smokestack Lightning - Bad Smitty - Gold Tail Bird (tk 1) - Sam Myers [Ace unissued] - I Got My Nose Open - Johnny Littlejohn - Crazy 'Bout Ida Mae - Elmore James Jr. - Money Is My Downfall - Sam Myers - The Things I Used To Do - King Edward - Standing At The Crossroads - Bad Smitty [Ace unissued] - You're So Fine - Sam Myers - Bad Feeling - Elmore James Jr. - Sad And Lonesome - Sam Myers - I Wanna Go Home - Johnny Littlejohn - Last Night - Bad Smitty [Ace unissued] - I Should Quit You Baby (Killing Floor) - King Edward - Take Me Where You Go - Sam Myers [Ace unissued] - Cummins Prison Blues - Elmore James Jr. - She's 19 Years Old - Johnny Littlejohn - How Many More Years - Bad Smitty - Gold Tail Bird (tk 2) - Sam Myers - Today I Started Loving You Again - King Edward - Walkin' With Smitty (tk 1) - Bad Smitty [Ace unissued] Ace LP 2028 (UK 1981) (=) Ace CD 2028 (1993) notes by Neil Slaven (=) Westside WESM 579 (UK 1999) "Genuine Mississippi Blues... Plus" (Ace Blues Masters Vol. 4)
31	1980	The Blues Guitar Album Jimmy Lee Robinson - Cry Over Me Johnny Guitar Watson - Late Freight Twist Johnny Littlejohn - What In The World [Margaret 997] Cleo Page - Wine - California Prison Farm Hip Lankchan - Somebody's Fishing In My Pond [Sanns 8802] Grover Pruitt - Mean Ol' Train Buddy Guy - Tell Me What's Inside Of You Phillip Guy - Don't Answer The Door Louisiana Red & Sugar Blue - The Whole World (Is In A Tangle) Jimmy Rogers & Left Hand Frank - Money, Marbles & Chalk JSP 1016 (UK 1980) JSP Records discography
32	1981	Chess Blues Rarities Rare and Unissued Recordings B.B. King - Recession Blues - Don't Keep Me Waiting - Tickle Britches - Don't Break Your Promise Howlin' Wolf - You Can't Put Me Out - Gettin' Late Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' Daddy - I Didn't Know - I Better Go Now - New Crawlin' King Snake - My Mind Is Ramblin' - Tail Dragger - Poor Wind That Never Change Buddy Guy - Stick Around - Gully Hully - That's It - American Bandstand - Untitled Instrumental - My Love Is Real - Moanin' Hound Dog Taylor - Down Home Special - Watch Out - Scrappin' - Sittin' Here Alone - Hound Dog Sonny Boy Williamson - Little Village - Unseen Eye John Littlejohn - Keep On Running [Blues Ball 2003] - She's Too Much [Blues Ball 2003] - When I Think About My Baby [Blues Ball 2003] - I Had A Dream [Blues Ball 2003] [despite being listed in FANCOURT & MCGRATH 2012 as on Chess LP 2-92519 until now I found no evidence that the four Littlejohn tracks are actually included in either of those DLP sets] DLP notes by Manfred Miller Chess/Teldec 6.28 601 (Germany 1981) DLP = Chess CXMD 4055 (UK 1984) "The Best of Chess" = Chess 2-9230 DLP Chess LP 2-92519 (1986) [Littlejohn tracks definitely not included in this set !!!]
33	1982	4 Brothers 1882, 1883 JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN & ORCHESTRA - What In The World (You Gonna Do?) (1882-A) (DC-100) # @ youtube GEORGE ROBINSON & ORCHESTRA - Tanglewood Blues (1883-B) (DC-101) * Full Scope 1001 JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN - Poor Man's Blues (SOC 1001-A) # - Poor Man's Blues (instr) (SOC-1001-B) # # rec. autumn 1980 in Brookfield, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; horns; Emery "Detroit Jr." Williams Jr., keyb; Larry Burton, g; Aron Burton, b; Pete Coleman (aka Cleo "Bald-Head Pete" Williams), dr * rec. 1982 in Chicago, IL; Harmonica George (George Robinson), voc, hca; horns; Emery "Detroit Jr." Williams Jr., p; Larry Burton, g; Aron Burton, b; Pete Coleman (aka Cleo "Bald-Head Pete" Williams), dr 4 Brothers 1882, 1883 (=) Full Scope 1001
34	1982	JOHNNY LITTLE JOHN - Chips Flying Everywhere (8200-A) - Johnny's Blues (8200-B) rec. autumn 1980 in Brookfield, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; horns; Emery "Detroit Jr." Williams Jr., keyb; Larry Burton, g; Pete Coleman (aka Cleo "Bald-Head Pete" Williams), dr Full Scope 8200
35	1982	John Littlejohn and Carey Bell: The Blues Show! Live at Pit Inn - Bloody Tears @ youtube - Hoochie Coochie Man @ youtube - Mama Told Me # - Sweet Home Chicago [] - Dream - Carey Bell's Rock (instr) - Easy To Love You # - Kiddio - Slidin' Home (instr) - Shake Your Money Maker rec. December 22, 1981 live at the Roppongi Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca, # voc; Casey Jones, dr, [] voc, Larry Burton, g; Willie Kent, b Yupiteru YR-23-4004 (Jp 1982) = P-Vine/ZYX PCD-2844 (Jp 2001) = P-Vine PCD-25006 (Jp 2004)
36	1984	Kings Of Slide Guitar Hound Dog Taylor - Watch Out [Checker 1223] - Hound Dog - Scrappin' (instr) @ youtube - Sittin' Here Alone - Downhome Special (instr) [Checker 1223] Johnny Littlejohn - What In The World [Margaret 997] - Can't Be Still [Margaret 997] - Bloody Tears [T-D-S 4710] - I Had A Dream [Blues Ball 2003] - When I Think About My Baby [Blues Ball 2003] - Keep On Running [Blues Ball 2003] - She's Too Much [Blues Ball 2003] JSP 1074 (UK 1984) JSP Records discography Hound Dog Taylor discography
37	1983	Lafayette Leake: Big Piano Man - Disgusted - Memories Of Jimmy - Fog In London - If You're Not Mine - Let It All Hang Out - Midnight Blues - Lonely Piano - Left In Misery - Big Piano Man rec. November 23, 1983 in Paris, France; Lafayette Leake, voc, p; John Littlejohn, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr Blue Phoenix 33.721 (Fr 1983)
38	1984	Buster Benton: First Time In Europe - Honey Bee (83-041) - The Hawk Is Coming (83-034) - The Best Piece Of Chicken I Ever Had I Stole It (83-40) - Something About The Blues (83-37) - Hard Luck Blues (83-38) - I Must Have A Hole In My Head (83-44) - Cold Man (83-36) # - Money Is The Name Of The Game (83-42) # - Lean On Me (83-35) - Hold It On (83-43) rec. November 22, 1983 at Sysmo Studio, Paris, France; Buster Benton, voc, g; Lafayette Leake, p; John Littlejohn, g; # Joe Beard, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne Jr., dr Blue Phoenix 33.722 (Fr 1984) = Black & Blue 59.722-1 (Fr 19??)
39	1984	Valerie Wellington: Million Dollar Secret Rooster LP R2619 track sequence: - Down In The Dumps § - Million Dollar Secret \\ - Independent Blues # [] - Cold Cold Feeling {} - Smokestack Lightning // {} - Dirty No-Gooder's Blues \\ - My Baby Treats Me Like A Stepchild # // - You Can't Have My Monkey \\ - Bad Avenue // {} - Love Don't Love Nobody [] \\ Rooster CD RB2619 track sequence: - Down In The Dumps § - Million Dollar Secret \\ - Independent Blues # [] - Cold, Cold Feeling {} - Smokestack Lightning // {} - Dirty No-Gooder's Blues \\ - My Baby Treats Me Like A Stepchild # // - You Can't Have My Monkey \\ - Bad Avenue // {} - Love Don't Love Nobody [] \\ - Wild About You # [] - Voodoo Blues // rec. September/October 1983 at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, IL; prod. by Jim O'Neal & Valerie Wellington # Valerie Wellington, voc; [] Billy Branch, hca; John Littlejohn, sl g; Alphonso "John" Primer, g; [] Aron Burton, b; // Nick Holt, b; [] Casey Jones, dr; // Nathan Applewhite, dr Valerie Wellington, voc, § p; Magic Slim & The Teardrops (Morris Holt, g, bk voc; John Primer, g, bk voc; [] Aron Burton, b; // Nick Holt, b; [] Casey Jones, dr; // Nathan Applewhite, dr; {} Billy Branch, hca; \\ Sunnyland Slim, p Rooster LP R2619 (US 1984) (=) Rooster CD RB2619
40	1985	Johnny Littlejohn: So-Called Friends - Bloody Tears # § - Lottery Blues * § - So-Called Friends * // - Chips Flying Everywhere (I Can't Stay Here) * // - Two Way Street Burton # - Just A Little Love # - I Felt So Good * - Seven Day Blues # - Lost In The Jungle # - Take One (instr) (omit horns) * - She's Too Much # # rec. 1984 at Tanglewood Recording Studios in Brookfield, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Charles Beacham, tp; Bill McFarland, tb; Steele "Sonny" Seals, Hank Ford, bs; Jerry Wilson, A.C. Reed, Balthasar "Sam" Burckhardt, ts; § Scott Yule, ss; Lafayette Leake, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Aron Burton, b; Casey Jones, dr * rec. 1985 at Tanglewood Recording Studios in Brookfield, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Bill McFarland, tb; Steele "Sonny" Seals, bs; Hank Ford, bs; Abb Locke, ts; § Scott Yule, ts; // Jerry Wilson, ts; Alan Batts, p; Larry Burton, g; Aron Burton, b; Sam Lay, dr front photo by Larry Kodani; back photos by Jim O'Neal notes by Rich Mangelsdorff Rooster R-2621 (US 1985) notes by Rich Mangelsdorff = Double Trouble R-2621 (NL 1985) = Vivid Sound R-2621 (Jp 1985) notes by Hideki Soeda P-Vine PCD-1849 (Jp 1992)
40a	1986	Slidin' Chicago Hound Dog Taylor - Hound Dog - Watch Out - Scrappin' - Sittin' Here Alone - Down Home John Littlejohn - Keep On Running - She's Too Much John Littlejohn - When I Think About My Baby - I Had A Dream Earl Hooker - Frog Hop - Dynamite - Tryin' To Make A Livin' - Tanya - Oh Baby P-Vine/Chess PLP-6074 (Jp 1986) Hound Dog Taylor discography Earl Hooker discography
41	1988	Buster Benton: Blues At The Top - You're My Lady - Blues And Trouble - It's Good In My Neighborhood - Lonesome For A Dime - I Wish't I Knew - From Missouri - Dangerous Woman - That's Your Thing - Can't Wait To See My Baby's Face - In The Ghetto - Honey Bee (83-041) * - The Hawk Is Coming (83-034) * - I Must Have A Hole In My Head (83-44) * - Cold Man Ain't No Good (83-36) * # - Money Is The Name Of The Game (83-42) * # * rec. November 22, 1983 at Sysmo Studio, Paris, France; Buster Benton, voc, g; Lafayette Leake, p; John Littlejohn, g; # Joe Beard, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne Jr., dr Blue Phoenix 233.730 (Fr 1988) = Evidence ECD 26030-2 (US 1993)
42	1989	John Littlejohn's Blues Party Chicago Blues Session Volume 13 - 29 Ways # - My Head Is Bald [] - Bloody Tears * - Dream # § - One More Mile // - I'm Your Fool // - It's Too Much * - Came Home This Morning * - Keep On Running * # rec. February 7, 1989 at ACME Studio, Chicago, IL by Paul Smith; John Littlejohn, voc, g; § Kenneth Barker, p; Alfonso "John" Primer, g; Willie Kent, b; Timothy Taylor, dr; prod. by Hannes Folterbauer, Willie Kent & Daniel Gugolz [] rec. February 7, 1989 at ACME Studio, Chicago, IL by Paul Smith; Taildragger, voc; Luther "Slim" Adams, g; Billy Branch, hca; Alfonso "John" Primer, g; Willie Kent, b; Timothy Taylor, dr; prod. by Hannes Folterbauer, Willie Kent & Daniel Gugolz // rec. February 7, 1989 at ACME Studio, Chicago, IL by Paul Smith; Willie Kent, voc, b; Luther "Slim" Adams, g; Billy Branch, hca; Alfonso "John" Primer, g; Timothy Taylor, dr; prod. by Hannes Folterbauer, Willie Kent & Daniel Gugolz * rec. June 27, 1989 at ACME Studio, Chicago, IL by Paul Smith; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Christian ~~Dottier~~ Dozzler, p; Alfonso "John" Primer, g; Willie Kent, b; Timothy Taylor, dr; prod. by Hannes Folterbauer, Willie Kent & Daniel Gugolz photos by Christian Dozzler notes by Daniel Gugolz Wolf LP 120.859 (Austria 1989) = Wolf CD 120.859 (Austria 1989) = Wolf CD 120.859 (Austria 2001)
43	1991	Slidin' A Collection of the Blues Slide Guitar Elmore James - Country Boogie (Tool Bag Boogie) - My Best Friend - I See My Baby - She Just Won't Do Right (Dust My Broom (To Give My Friends A Chance)) - Whose Muddy Shoes - I Can't Hold Out (Talk To Me Baby) - The Sun Is Shining - Stormy Monday - Madison Blues - The Sun Is Shining (alt tk) Hound Dog Taylor - Hound Dog - Watch Out - Scrappin' - Sitting Here Alone - Down Home Earl Hooker - Tanya - Oh Baby John Littlejohn - Keep On Running [Blues Ball 2003] - She's Too Much [Blues Ball 2003] - When I Think About My Baby [Blues Ball 2003] - I Had A Dream [Blues Ball 2003] notes by Norman Darwen Charly CD RED 36 (UK 1991)
44	1992	Johnny Littlejohn: When Your Best Friend Turns Their Back On You - The Sun Is Shining - If You Don't Want Me - 29 Ways - Drifting - Slidin' Home @ youtube - Feel Like Choppin' - What In The World - I Didn' Know Baby - Johnny's Jive - Keep On Running rec. 1992 in Chicago, IL; John Littlejohn, voc, g; Ralph Lapetina, p; Craig Davis, g; Harlan Terson, b; Jody Young, dr JSP CD 246 (UK 1992) = JSP CD 809 (UK 1999) JSP Records discography
45	1995	Bottleneck Blues Napoleon Strickland - Key To The Bushes Big Joe Williams - Talking About Bottleneck - Traveling Blues Robert Night Hawk - Crying Won't Help You Mississippi Fred McDowell - Six White Horses Mott Willis - Knife Instrumental Robert Lee Granderson - Flora Blues J.B. Hutto & The Hawks - Wild Wild Woman Blind Connie Williams - St. Louis Blues David Honeyboy Edwards - Worryin' Woman Blues Robert Johnson - I'm Coming, Lord, Please Don't Drive Me Away Chicago Blues Band - Verna Lee Blues Mississippi Fred McDowell - Wouldn't Mind Dying John Littlejohn - Dust My Broom [Advent, previously unissued] Blind Connie Williams - Trouble In Mind Big Joe Williams - How Do You Want Your Rollin' Done Mott Willis - M & O Blues Johnny Shines - Crucial Moment Jack Owens - Train Time Robert Johnson - I Don't Know When Death Is Gonna Call Me Herb Quinn - Casey, You Can't Ride This Train Napoleon Strickland - Skake 'Em Down [Testament T-2216 announced, but not issued] notes by David Evans Testament TCD-5021 (US 1995) = P-Vine PCD-5576 (Jp) Testament Records discography
45a	1996	15 Urban Blues Classics Arhoolie Presents American Masters Vol. 2 - Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson - Big Mama's Bumble Bee - Big Mama Thornton - Cincinnati Stomp - Big Joe Duskin - Anna Lee - Earl Hooker - Up & Down The Avenue - Charlie Musselwhite - Been Around The World - John Littlejohn - Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson - I Know That's Right - Katie Webster - The Raven - Omar Sharriff - You Think I'm Your Good Thing - Bee Houston - Going Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner - Ups & Downs - L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Atlanta Bounce - Piano Red - Wild, Wild, Woman - Johnny Young - Gibson Creek Shuffle - The Charles Ford Band Arhoolie CD 102 (US 1996) Arhoolie Records discography
45b	1996	Let's Have A Blues Ball! The Music of the Juke Joints - I'm Having A Ball - Johnny Young - Dream - John Littlejohn - Swing It On Home - Big Mama Thornton - Anna Lee - Earl Hooker - Going Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner - It's Hard - Clifton Chenier - Come On Baby - Lightnin' Hopkins - Nine Below Zero - Sonny Boy Williamson - Gambling Blues - Juke Boy Bonner - Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm In The Big City - Juke Boy Bonner - Meet You At The Chicken Shack - Lightnin' Hopkins - Rag Around Your Head - John Delafose - The Blues (Won't Let Me Take My Rest) - Henry Gray - Shake Your Moneymaker - John Littlejohn - If Trouble Was Money - Charlie Musslewhite - Wild, Wild Woman - Johnny Young - Gimme A Penny - Big Mama Thornton - On The Road Again - Johnny Young - Mojo In My Hand - L.C. Robinson Arhoolie CD 590 (US 1996) = Ace CDCHD 590 (UK) Arhoolie Records discography
45c	2000	Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary disc 1: - San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller (previously unreleased) - Mercury Blues - K.C. Douglas - Shake Shake Mama - Mance Lipscomb - Cairo Blues - Lil' Son Jackson - Barbershop Rhythm - Wade Walton / Robert Curtis Smith - One Thin Dime - Butch Cage / Willie Thomas - Charmin' Betsy - Hodges Brothers - Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues - Alex Moore - I Am The Black Ace - Black Ace - Brother James - Big Joe Williams - Lady Luck - Mercy Dee - Don't Drive Me Away - R.C. Smith - Zydeco Introduction - Zydeco Announcer - Bernadette Chere - Albert Chevalier - Bald Headed Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go - James Campbell - Believe On Me - Rev. Louis Overstreet - Low Down Blues - George Lewis - The Country Blues - J.E. Mainer - Crowley Waltz - The Hackberry Ramblers - She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain - Booker White (previously unreleased) - Ay, Ai Ai - Clifton Chenier - Write Me A Few Lines - Fred McDowell - Charlie James - Mance Lipscomb - Louisiana Blues - Clifton Chenier disc 2: - Cindy - John Jackson - Little Red Rooster - Big Mama Thornton - La Betaille - Isom Fontenot - Calcasieu Waltz - Nathan Abshire - Almlied - Eibelsberger Duo - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - Del McCoury - In The Breeze - Jerry Hahn Quintet - Goin' Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner - Sometimes I Cry - Johnny Young - Two Bugs And A Roach - Earl Hooker - Dream - John Littlejohn - Things Gonna Get Better - Bee Houston - Visions - Sonny Simmons - I Wish I Could Sing - Bongo Joe - Boogieing In Strasbourg - Alex Moore - The Death Of Dr. Martin Luther King - Big Joe Williams - Please Settle In Vietnam - Lightnin' Hopkins - Shake 'Em On Down - Fred McDowell / Johnny Woods - El Desesperado - Los Pinguinos Del Norte - Creole Belles - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra - Finger Lickin' Good - Charlie Musselwhite disc 3: - Church Point Breakdown - Austin Pitre - Gstanzeln Aus Dem Freistriztal - Original Herberstein Trio - Gibson Creek Shuffle - Charles Ford Band - Ups And Downs - L.C. Robinson - You Ain't Got A Chance - Piano Red - Home Sweet Home - Boisec Ardoin / Canray Fontenot - Satan's Burning Hell - Bill Neely - Luzita - Narciso Martinez - Yo Me Enamore - Trio San Antonio - Borracho Perdido - Trio San Antonio - One Of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) - J.C. Burris - Allons A Grand Coteau - Clifton Chenier - En Bas Du Chene Vert - Dewey Balfa / Marc Savoy/D.L. Menard - Besos Y Copas - Chavela Ortiz Y Brown Express - Fast Santa Fe - Robert Shaw - I'll See You In C-U-B-A - Any Old Time String Band - El Balaju - Conjunto Alma Jarocha - La Gata - Los Caporales De Panuco - Beym Rebas Sude - The Klezmorim - J'ai Laisse De La Maison - Cheese Read - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Don Santiago Jimenez Sr. - Mi Problema - Lydia Mendoza disc 4: - Gritenme Piedras Del Campo - Flaco Jimenez - Co-Fe - John Delafose - Single Girl - Rose Maddox - Bec De La Manche - Canray Fontenot - Bosco Stomp - Octa Clark / Hector Duhon - Negra Ausencia - Santiago Jimenez Jr. - La Chanson De Cinquante Sous - Michael Doucet Dit BeauSoleil (previously unreleased) - Shake What You Got - Preston Frank - Little Black Eyes - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - The Chill Of A Saturday Afternoon - Wade Fruge - Jolie Blonde - Chuck Guillory - Here To Stay - Rebirth Brass Band - I Know That's Right - Katie Webster - I've Been There - Lawrence Ardoin - Mentiste Cuando Dijiste - Flaco Jimenez - Aguililla - Los Campesinos De Michoacan - La Reine De La Salle - Odile Falcon - Chanson De La Sagesse - Michael Doucet - Hot Chili Mama - BeauSoleil - Check Out The Zydeco - C.J. Chenier - El Canoero - Valerio Longoria - Corrido Del Mono - Los Gavilanes De Oakland - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town - Omar Sharriff disc 5: - Mother - Paramount Gospel Singers - Gumagarugu - Chatuye - Khandan-E Amaturi III - Aziz Herawi - A Ti, Colombia - Ivan Cuesta - Food Stamp Blues - Treme Brass Band - Ain't It A Shame - Elder Roma Wilson - J'ai Ete Au Bal - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - La Mal Sentada - Los Cenzontles - Falling For You - Rose Maddox - Los Traficantes Del Bravo - Los Palomares Del Bravo (previously unreleased) - Jesus Will Fix It For You - Sonny Treadway - Medved Na Lancu - Csokolom - Jale Griego - Jose Moreno - El Corrido De Esequiel Hernandez - Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - What's His Name - Jesus! - The Campbell Brothers - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Aubrey Ghent Compilation producers: Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald; digitally remastered by Mike Cogan 5 CD box 66-pp. booklet by Chris Strachwitz, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt & Elijah Wald Arhoolie CD 491 (US 2000)
46	2002	Shuckin' Stuff Rare Blues from Ace Records (MS) CD 1: - Goodbye Blues - Jesse Allen - I'm Not Satisfied (alt tk) - Dave Dixon - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (alt tk) - Earl King - Mercy's Blues - Mercy Baby - I Got The Blues For You - Al Collins - Give A Helping Hand (alt tk) - Bobby Marchan - What Will Lucy Do - Frankie Lee Sims - 4th And Beale - Joe Hill Louis - Shuckin' Stuff - Al Collins - Baby You Can Get Your Gun - Earl King - Let's Get It - Edgar Blanchard - Bad Feeling Blues (alt tk) - Lightnin' Slim - Don't Say A Mumblin' Word - Fred McDowell - My Baby Done Gone - Schoolboy Cleve - I Got My Nose Open - John Littlejohn - I Feel So Good - Albert Scott - Mean Old World - Big Boy Crudup - Feeling So Low (alt tk) - Dave Dixon - My Love Is Strong (alt tk) - Earl King - Lightnin' Slim Boogie (alt tk) - Lightnin' Slim - She's 19 Years Old - John Littlejohn - Smokestack Lightning - Bad Smitty - Sweetest Woman I Ever Knew - Joe Hill Louis - Pity Poor Me (alt tk) - Bobby Marchan - Silly Dilly Woman - Mercy Baby - I'm So Glad You're Mine - Albert Scott - Hey Little Girl - Frankie Lee Sims CD 2: - My Love Is Here To Stay (alt tk) - Sammy Myers - Sleeping In The Ground (alt tk) - Sammy Myers - Every Day I Have The Blues - Alabama Red - I've Been Searchin' - Unknown Male Singer #0 - Honeycomb - Edgar Blanchard - I'll Never Leave Anymore - Unknown Male Singer #0 - Annie Mae (alt tk) - Little Cameron - I'm Leaving You Baby - Albert Scott - Every Night About This Time - Unknown Male Singer #1 - Standing At The Station - Unknown Male Singer #3 - Baby Please - H-Bomb Ferguson - Hideaway - Johnny Littlejohn - Take Me Back Baby Unknown Female Singer - Three Long Years - Unknown Male Singer #0 - My Love Is Here To Stay - Sammy Myers - Sleeping In The Ground - Sammy Myers - Driving Wheel (+ Message) - Alabama Red - Standing At The Crossroads (alt tk) - Bad Smitty - Lonesome Guitar (alt tk) - Edgar Blanchard - Lifetime In Prison Pt. 1 - Billy Tate - Lifetime In Prison Pt. 2 - Billy Tate - Sittin' Here Worryin' (alt tk) - Little Cameron - Little Boy Blue - Unknown Male Singer #2 - Pathway Of Love - Unknown Male Singer #3 - Right At Home - Albert Scott - Whiskey And Women - Unknown Male Singer #0 2 CD set Westside WESD 240 (UK 2002)
47	2013	It's A Southern Blues Thing - Volume 1 - No Way Out - Mighty Men - Heart Trouble - Jessie "Guitar" Box with Harry Dallas Band - Non Support (That's What The Judge Say) - Ironing Board Sam - You Won't Treat Me Right - TV Slim & His Bluesmen - The Things I Used To Do - King Edward with Sammy Myers, hca - Dark, Muddy Bottom - Lightnin' Leon - Worst Feeling (I Ever Had) - Willie Cobbs - Fatten Pin - Clyde Hopkins - Bye Bye Baby - Slim Sanders - Lein On Your Body - Calvin Johnson - She's Nineteen Years Old - Johnny Little John - "T" Model Ford - Model "T" Slim feat. Jack Wall, lead g - I've Been Used - Ironing Board Sam - Rambling Woman - Big Moose - Lorain, Lorain - Eddie Clay - Santa Fee - Clyde Hopkins - Married Too Soon - Jolly George - Look Here Mama - Harmonica Joe - Do It Like That - Little Willie Brown & Cameos - Ron-De-View 36 - Little Boyd (King of Harmonica) [Lamga 0002] - It's All Your Fault - Bill Rice - Burnt Out - Model "T" Slim with Jack Wall, g - Unsatisfied Mind - Calvin Johnson - Love Bounce - T.V. Slim & His Bluesmen Styletone 100
At Pete Hoppula's Johnny Littlejohn discography you'll find more compilation albums featuring John Littlejohn tracks which I'm at the moment too lazy to "illustrate" here

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 229
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 342, 495
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 528
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 12, 33, 182, 244, 246, 285-286, 337, 379, 435
- Bob McGrath: The R&B Indies - Volumes One to Four.- West Vancouver BC (Eyeball Productions) (2nd ed. 2005 to 2007), Vol. 2, pp. 134, 160
- Robert Neff & Anthony Connor: Blues.- Boston (Godine) 1975, p. 90 // London (Latimer) 1976
- http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/johnnylittlejohn.htm
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/veejay.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to 'Blue Escorpio', Alan Balfour, Byron Foulger, Klaus Kilian, Lex Jansen, Phil Wight, Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva, Hank Moore and John Taylor for additional info / scans

John Littlejohn, 1968
source: Arnaudon 1977, p. 163; photographer: Chris Strachwitz

John Littlejohn, early 1970s
source: Front and back covers of Bluesway BLS-6069; photographer: Jerry Griffith

John Littlejohn and son, Chicago, April 1971
source: bobcorritore.com/photos/chicago-blues-photos-from-bill-lupkin-part-1/
photographer: Bill Lupkin

John Littlejohn, Chicago 1974
source: Robert Neff & Anthony Connor: Blues.- Boston (Godine) 1975, p. 90
photographer: Robert Neff