Illustrated Willie Mabon discography

W I L L I E M A B O N, 1952; promotional photo; photographer: Gilles Petard
Willie Mabon 1952 photographer: Gilles Petard Willie Mabon
Willie James Mabon
b. October 24, 1925 in Hollywood, Shelby County, TN
d. April 19, 1985 in Paris, France
buried at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois
discography
Willie Mabon with Mrs. (Beatrice) Mabon
"The Cash Box" magazine, Vol. XIV, January 24, 1953, No. 18

year
of release

title / label / notes

1953

BIG WILLIE with acc.

- Bogey Man (R-1389) # @ youtube
- It Keeps Raining (R-1390) @ youtube

rec. August 28, 1949 at United Broadcasting Studios in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p, # hca; ~~Earl Dranes, g;~~ Sam Casimir, g; Andrew Harris, b

Apollo 450 (US 1953)

Delmark DE 655
Classics CD 5154

1/1950

BLUES ROCKERS

- Trouble In My Home (U7218) *
- Times Are Getting Hard (U7219) #

rec. 1949 in Chicago, IL by Al Benson; poss. James Watts, * voc; Willie Mabon, p, # voc; Eddie El, g; g; Earl Dranes, b

Aristocrat 407 (US 1/1950)

Official CD 401

11/1952

WILLIE MABON and his Combo

- I Don't Know (U-4315) @ youtube
- Worry Blues (U-4314) @ youtube

unissued tracks from same session:
- See Me Cry (U-4315 A)
- L.A. (U-4315 B)

rec. c. October 1952 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Ernest Cotton, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Bill Stepney, dr

"I Don't Know" (Chess 1531) hit #1 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart and remained on the charts for 15 weeks

Parrot 1050 (11/1952) [Al Benson's label]

= Checker 1050 (end 11/1952)

= Chess 1531

2/1953

Answer song to "I Don't Know"

LINDA HAYES with RED CALLENDER SEXTETTE
- Yes! I Know (What You're Putting Down) (AA) # @ youtube
QUE MARTYN
- Sister Anne (A) (instr) * @ Spotify

# rec. c. December 1952 in Los Angeles, CA; Bertha Williams, voc; ts; bs; p; g; Red Callender, b; dr
* rec. 1952 in Los Angeles, CA; Quedellis Martyn, ts; org; b

10 inch 78 rpm

Recorded in Hollywood 244 (US 2/1953) [John Dolphin's label]

7 inch 45 rpm

Recorded in Hollywood 244 (US 3/1953)

4/1953

WILLIE MABON and his Combo

- I'm Mad (U 4328) # @ youtube
- Night Latch (U 4331) (instr) @ youtube

originally unissued tracks from same session:
- I'm Mad (alt tk) [Chess CXMP 2056, Chess CD CHD 9330] @ youtube
- Got To Have It (U 4329) [Charly CD BM44] @ youtube
- Beggar Or Bandit (U 4330) [Teldec LP 6.24806AG] @ youtube

rec. February 5, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Fred Clark, ts; Joseph "Cool Breeze" Bell, b; Steve Boswell, dr

Chess 1538 (US 4/1953)

# Chess LP 1439

1953

Answer song to "I'm Mad"

MITZY MARS with SAX MALLARD and Orchestra
- I'm Glad (U 4354) @ youtube
- Roll 'em (U 4355) @ youtube

rec. March 29, 1953 at Universal Recording in Chicago, IL; Mitzy Mars, voc; Oett "Sax" Mallard, ts; p; Leroy Jackson, b; W.B. "Sleepy" Nelson, dr

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm

Checker 773 (US 1953)

8/1953

WILLIE MABON and his Combo

- You're A Fool (U 7528) @ youtube
- Monday Woman (U 7529) @ youtube

rec. June 1953 poss. in New York, NY; Willie Mabon, voc, p; tp; Milt Larkin, tb; as; bs; Charles Ferguson, ts; Ted Sturgis, b; dr ~~Paul King, tpt; Hal Ashby, Hubert Robertson, tens; Bill Anderson, b; Norman J. Davis, dr~~

Chess 1548 (8/1953)

12/1953

WILLIE MABON and Orchestra

- I Got To Go (U 7571) @ youtube
- Cruisin' (U 7572) @ youtube

originally unissued track from same session:
- Life Could Be Miserable [Chess CD CHD2-9385] @ youtube

rec. November 1953 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Andrew "Goon" Gardner, as; Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr

Chess 1554 (US 12/1953)

4/1954

WILLIE MABON

- Would You Baby? (U 7511) @ youtube
- Late Again (U 7612) @ youtube

originally unissued tracks from same session:
- I'm Tired (U 7610) [Chess/Teldec 6.24806] @ youtube
- Mabon's Boogie (U 7512)

rec. c. February 1954 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr

Chess 1564 (US 4/1954)

- Heartbroken Blues (7677)
- Come On Baby (U 7678) [Chess 1592] @ youtube
- Lonely Blues (U 7579) [Chess/Teldec 6.24806, Chess CH 9189] @ youtube
- Willie's Blues (7680) [Chess/Teldec 6.24806, Chess CH 9189] @ youtube

rec. August 1954 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Andrew Gardner, as; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr

Chess unissued

10/1954

WILLIE MABON

- Poison Ivy (U 7722) @ youtube
- Say Man (U 7723) # @ youtube

rec. c. October 1954 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr; # voc group

Chess 1580 (US 10/1954)

3/1955

WILLIE MABON

- Come On Baby (U 7678) # @ youtube
- Wow I Feel So Good (U 7782) * @ youtube

# rec. August 1954 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Andrew Gardner, as; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr
* rec. late January / early February 1955 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr

Chess 1592 (US 3/1955)

10/1955

WILLIE MABON

- The Seventh Son (U 7871) @ youtube
- Lucinda (U 7872) @ youtube

originally unissued tracks from same session:
- He Lied (U 7869) [Chess/Teldec 6.24806] # @ youtube
- Someday You Gotta Pay (U 7870) (= Someday You Will Have To Pay) [Chess/Teldec 6.24806] @ youtube

rec. June 1, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; # Willie Dixon, voc; Paul King, tp; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr

Chess 1608 (US 10/1955)

5/1956

WILLIE MABON

- Knock On Wood (U 8119) @ youtube
- Got To Let You Go (U 8120) # @ youtube

unissued track from same session:
- untitled (U 8121)

rec. May 24, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Harold Ashby, Herbert Robertson, ts; Bill Anderson, b; Oliver Coleman, dr; # fem voc group

Chess 1627 (US 5/1956)

1957

WILLIE MABON

- Light Up Your Lamp (F 575-1) @ youtube
- Rosetta, Rosetta (F 576-1) @ youtube

originally unissued tracks from same session:
- It's Gonna Hurt You (F 577) [Negro Rhythm 107] @ youtube
- It's Gonna Hurt You (short version) [Negro Rhythm 107, not listed on back cover & label!]
- Got To Find My Baby (F 578) [Negro Rhythm 107] @ youtube

rec. August 16, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, p; Ellis Hunter, g, Bill Anderson, b; Lonnie Lee Evans, dr

Federal 12306

Negro Rhythm Records discography

2/1960

WILLIE MABON

- I Gotta Go Now (AP 538) @ youtube
- Michell [sic] (AP 540)

rec. 1960 prob. at Sheldon (Chess) Studio in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, Wurlitzer p; Harvey Hill, g; Bill Anderson, b; Jimmy Bolden, dr

Kedric Mabon @ facebook: "My father made this song for my big sister Michelle Mabon Canty"

Mad 1298 (US 2/1960) [Tommy 'Madman' Jones' label]

Harvey Hill discography I'm not sure if the "Harvey Hill" accompanying Willie Mabon is the same musician as the one recorded on S.R.C. 104 and Spivey

1960

WILLIE MABON

- I Don't Know (U 537)
- I Got To Have Her (U 539)

rec. 1960 prob. at Sheldon (Chess) Studio in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, Wurlitzer p; Jay Peters, ts; Harvey Hill, g; Bill Anderson, b; Jimmy Bolden, dr

Mad 1300 (US 2/1960)

Harvey Hill discography I'm not sure if the "Harvey Hill" accompanying Willie Mabon is the same musician as the one recorded on S.R.C. 104 and Spivey

- Why Did It Happen To Me (10408) #
- I'm Mad At You (10409) #
- Keep My Lover Girl With Me (10410)
- I Love My Baby (10411)

rec. c. 1960 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p with unknown acc.

Chess unissued

# Chess/Teldec 6.24806

1962

WILLIE MABON

- Got To Have Some (S 2125) @ youtube
- Why Did It Happen To Me (S 2126) @ youtube

rec. 1962 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Billy Emerson, org; Willie Hudson, g; Bob Hudson, b; Al Duncan, dr

Formal 1016

= USA 823

= Sue WI-320 (UK 10/1964)

1962

WILLIE MABON

- Fannie Mae (FR 1051 A) #
- Mean Mistreater (FR 1051 B)

rec. 1962 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Willie Hudson, g; # unknown, 2nd g; Bob Hudson, b; Al Duncan, dr

Formal 1018

# = Solar 54001

1962

Willie Mabon

- Fannie Mae (FR 1051 A) #
- Early One Morning (FR 1052 B) @ youtube

rec. 1962 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Willie Hudson, g; # unknown, 2nd g; Bob Hudson, b; Al Duncan, dr

# Formal 1018

Solar 54001

1963

WILLIE MABON

- Just Got Some (USA 2556) # @ youtube
- That's No Big Thing (USA 2557) @ youtube

rec. February 7, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Lacy Gibson, g; Billy Emerson, org; 2 unk ts; Jack Myers, b; Al Duncan, dr

USA 735

= Sue WI-331 (UK 2/1965)

1963

WILLIE MABON

- Too Hot To Handle (USA 783) *
- I'm The Fixer (USA 786) # @ youtube

* rec. February 7, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Lacy Gibson, g; Billy Emerson, org; 2 unknown, ts; Jack Myers, b; Al Duncan, dr
# rec. May 23, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Eugene Pearson, g; Billy Emerson, org; 2 unk ts; Jack Myers, b; Al Duncan, dr

USA 741

= USA 785

# = Sue WI-382 (UK 9/1965)

- Klick-Ed Clack

rec. February 7, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Lacy Gibson, g; Billy Emerson, org; 2 unk ts; Jack Myers, b; Al Duncan, dr

USA unissued

- Don't Let That Music Die
- Lover Gal

rec. May 23, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Eugene Pearson, g; Billy Emerson, org; 2 unk ts; Jack Myers, b; Al Duncan, dr

USA unissued

Jewel / P-Vine PLP-9017
Flyright LP 580

1964

WILLIE MABON

- Ruby's Monkey (USA 800)
- I'm Hongry (USA 801)

rec. January 27, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Willie Hudson, g; Earl Crossley, Johnny Cameron, ts; Reginald Boyd, b; Al Thompson, dr

USA 750

1964

WILLIE MABON

- New Orleans Blues (USA 813)
- Some More (USA 814) # @ youtube

rec. January 27, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Willie Hudson, g; Earl Crossley, Johnny Cameron, ts; Reginald Boyd, b; Al Thompson, dr

USA 759

# = Sue WI-382 (UK 9/1965)

1964

WILLIE MABON

- Somebody Gotta Pay (820) @ youtube
- Harmonica Special (821)

rec. January 27, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Willie Hudson, g; Earl Crossley, Johnny Cameron, ts; Reginald Boyd, b; Al Thompson, dr

USA 767

1964

WILLIE MABON

- Lonesome Blue Water (862)
- Some Time I Wonder (USA 863) @ youtube

rec. October 29, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Billy Brimfield, tp; Neil Green, ts; John Watson, tb; unknown, g; Al Duncan, dr

USA 787

1964

WILLIE MABON

- Something For Nothing (RK3M-6368)
- Baby Sweets (RK3M-6373)

rec. October 29, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Billy Brimfield, tp; Neil Green, ts; John Watson, tb; unknown g; Al Duncan, dr

USA 805

1964

The Blues Volume 4

Billy Stewart
- Billy's Blues part 2
Little Walter
- Last Night
Lowell Fulson
- Trouble Trouble
Larry Williams
- My Baby's Got Soul
Eddie Boyd
- Third Degree
Willie Mabon & His Combo
- I Don't Know

Betty James
- I'm A Little Mixed Up
Muddy Waters
- She's 19 Years Old
T.V. Slim
- Flat Foot Sam
Little Walter
- Boom Boom
Memphis Slim & House Rockers
- I Guess I'm A Fool
John Lee Hooker
- Leave My Wife Alone

notes by Joe Segal

Argo 4042 (US 1964)

notes by Joe Segal

= Chess CRL 4003 (UK 1964)

= Chess/MCA CH/CHD-
9220 (1990)

9/1965

WILLIE MABON

- I'm The Fixer [USA 741]
- Some More [USA 759]

Sue WI-382 (UK 9/1965)

1965

Rhythm And Blues Of Chicago
Bluesscene USA Vol. 1

Elmore James
- Knocking At Your Door
Willie Mabon
- Mean Mistreater
Ricky Allen
- Ouch
T. V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me
A. C. Reed
- Lotta Lovin'
Ricky Allen
- I Don't Got It
Jesse Fortune
- Good Things

T. V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart
Willie Mabon
- I'm The Fixer
A. C. Reed
- This Little Voice
Jesse Fortune
- Heavy Heart Beat
Ricky Allen
- Early In The Morning
Willie Mabon
- Fannie Mae
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks

notes by Paul Oliver

Storyville SLP 176 (Denmark 1965)

= Teichiku ULS-1817-R (Jp)

= Storyville SLP 840

Storyville Records discography

29a

1965

The Blues Volume 5

- That's Alright - Jimmy Rogers [Chess 1435]
- Honey Bee - Muddy Waters [Chess 1468]
- How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf [Chess 1479]
- Ground Hog Blues - John Lee Hooker
- Free and Easy Mind - Jimmy Nelson
- Double Dealing - Percy Mayfield

- Seventh Son - Willie Mabon & his Combo [Chess 1608]
- Check Yourself - Lowell Fulson
- The Key - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Me and My Chauffeur - Memphis Minnie
- Confessin' the Blues - Little Walter & the Jukes [Checker 890]
- 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd [Chess 1533]

notes by Marshall Chess and Willie Dixon

Cadet LP-4051 (US 1965 ff.) "All Platinum Record Group" "GRT Record Group" "Chess Producing Corp."

= Chess CRL 45123 (UK 1965)

notes by Marshall Chess and Willie Dixon

Cadet LPS-4051 (US 1966) "Electronically altered for STEREO"

LP
notes by Marshall Chess, Mary Katherine Aldin, Willie Dixon

= Chess/MCA CH-9320 (US 1990)

CD
notes by Marshall Chess, Mary Katherine Aldin, Willie Dixon

= Chess/MCA CHD-9320 (US 1990)
= Chess/MCA CHC-9320 (cassette)

Argo/Cadet/Chess 'The Blues' series discography

29b

1966

Blues Southside Chicago

Shakey Horton
- Can't Help Myself
Johnny Young
- One More Time #
Sunnyland Slim
- Everytime I Get To Drinking
Poor Bob
- I Won't Be Happy
Eddie Boyd
- Where You Belong
Robert Nighthawk
- Merry Christmas °°
Homesick James
- Crutch And Cane

Johnny Young
- Little Girl * @ youtube
Poor Bob
- The Sun Is Rising
Homesick James
- Got To Move
Sunnyland Slim
- I Got To Get To My Baby
Ronda Mitchell & Mrs. Lovell
- J.F. Kennedy's Reservation
Robert Nighthawk
- Lula Mae °°
Eddie Boyd
- Losing Hand

rec. in Chicago, IL by Willie Dixon

Decca LK 4748 cover photo of Robert Nighthawk by Frank Scott
Flyright LP 521 cover photo: Chicago 1941 by Russell Lee (courtesy of Library of Congress)

notes by Mike Leadbitter

Decca LK 4748 (UK 1966)

original notes by Mike Leadbitter

= Flyright LP 521 (UK 1976)

notes by Mike Leadbitter

= Decca TAB 63 (UK 1983) (Rock Echoes series)

Flyright Records discography

1969

WILLIE MABON

- I'll Keep On Hurtin' (C-18199)
- I Won't Be Back No More (C-18200)

rec. October 24, 1969 in Chicago,IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Lefty Bates, g; King Kolax, prob. Billy Brimfield, tp; Neil Green, ts; John Watson, tb; Eugene Howell, b; Al Thompson, dr

Checker 1235

- Troubles (C-18198)

rec. October 24, 1969 in Chicago,IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Lefty Bates, g; King Kolax, prob. Billy Brimfield, tp; Neil Green, ts; John Watson, tb; Eugene Howell, b; Al Thompson, dr

Checker unissued

1969

Heavy Heads Voyage 2

Willie Mabon
- I Don't Know
Chuck Berry
- Wee Wee Hours
Muddy Waters
- Forty Days And Forty Nights
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Your Funeral And My Trial
Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' At Midnight
Little Walter
- Off The Wall

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Fattening Frogs For Snakes
Little Walter
- Key To The Highway
Muddy Waters
- All Night Long
Howlin' Wolf
- How Many More Years
John Lee Hooker
- Union Station Blues
Lowell Fulson
- Reconsider Baby

Chess LPS 1528

31a

1970

Have A Good Time - Chicago Blues
Chicago Anthology

Homesick James
- Little And Low ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording] @ youtube
- Look On Yonder's Wall # [unissued Willie Dixon recording] @ youtube
- My Home Ain't Here ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording] @ youtube
Walter Horton
- I Need My Baby Blues * [unissued Willie Dixon recording] @ youtube
- Have A Good Time * [unissued Willie Dixon recording] @ youtube
Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs § [Biscayne 005] @ youtube
- Messin' With Mabel § [Biscayne 015] @ youtube

Smokey Smothers
- I'm Lookin' For You + [Gamma GA-104] @ youtube
"Poor" Bob Woodfork
- I Wanna School You Pretty Baby || [originally unissued] @ youtube
- Ain't Got A Lousy Dime || [originally unissued; alt tk of "The Sun Is Rising"] @ youtube
L.C. McKinley
- So Strange // [originally unissued] @ youtube
- Mind Your Business // [originally unissued] @ youtube
Snooky Pryor
- I'm Going Away \\ [Atomic-H unissued] @ youtube
- Rest A Little While \\ [Atomic-H unissued] @ youtube

compiled by Mike Leadbitter
Walter Horton photo (inner gatefold) by Marcel Imsand

# rec. August 1964 in Chicago, IL by Willie Dixon; Homesick James, voc, g; ## Walter Horton, hca; Henry Gray or Willie Mabon, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr
* rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Walter Horton, voc, hca; Henry Gray, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr
§ rec. 1964/65 in Chicago, IL; Prez Kenneth (Kenneth Kidd), voc, b; Willie Welchess, ts; Birmingham Jones, hca; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr
+ rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers, voc, hca, g; b; dr
|| rec. 1965 in Chicago, IL; "Poor" Bob Woodfork, voc, g; Henry Gray, p; Buddy Guy, Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James
// rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; L.C. McKinley, voc, g; p; g; b; dr
\\ rec. 1954 in Chicago, IL by the Rev. Houston H. Harrington for his Atomic-H label; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Homesick James, g

notes on four leaflets (December 1970) by Mike A. Leadbitter

Sunnyland KS 101 (UK 1970)

Sunnyland discography

1972

Willie Mabon Is Back - Funky

- Trouble Blues
- Guilty Blues
- Hang Loose Baby
- Worry Blues
- I'm Going To Get You

- I Wonder
- Poison Ivy
- Hey Gal
- My Baby Won't Write To Me
- Thinkin' About You
- I Don't Know

rec. early 1972 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Malcolm 'Little Mac' Simmons, hca; Mighty Joe Young, Eugene Pearson, g; Jimmy Richards, b; Bill Warren, dr

notes by Al Smith

Blues On Blues BOB 10004 (US 1972) [Al Smith's label]

notes by Pete Welding

Antilles AN 7013 (Fr 1976) "Willie Mabon Sings 'I Don't Know' and other Chicago Blues Hits"

Blues on Blues discography

32a

1972

WILLIE MABON

- Poison Ivy (BOB-0012-A)
- Guilty Blues (BOB-0012-B)

rec. early 1972 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Malcolm 'Little Mac' Simmons, hca; Mighty Joe Young, Eugene Pearson, g; Jimmy Richards, b; Bill Warren, dr; prod. by Al Smith

Blues on Blues BOB 2002 (US 1972)

Blues on Blues discography

32b

1972

Chicago Blues Anthology

Album 1
- Tough Times - John Brim
- Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk
- So Glad I Found You - Johnny Shines
- Having Fun - Memphis Slim
- Goin' Away Baby - Jimmy Rogers
- I Don't Know - Willie Mabon

- Dark Road - Floyd Jones
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir
- By Myself - Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam
- Murmur Low - Big Boy Spires
- Rattlesnake - John Brim

Album 2
- I See My Baby - Elmore James
- Korea Blues - J.B. Lenoir
- You Can't Live Long - Floyd Jones
- I Can't Stop - Willie Dixon
- Third Degree - Eddie Boyd
- Ten Years Ago - Buddy Guy

- Be Careful - John Brim
- Jackson Town Gal - Robert Nighthawk
- The World's In A Tangle - Jimmy Rogers
- You Know My Live - Willie Dixon
- My Time After A While - Buddy Guy
- Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rogers

2 LP set

notes by Pete Welding

Chess 2CH 60012

= Chess CH 50 011 (Fr)

= Chess CXMD4053 (UK Chess Masters)

= Chess/MCA 2CH 92520 (1984)

1973

Willie Mabon: Cold Chilly Woman

- 'Round For You
- Cold Chilly Woman
- Michelle
- Guilty Blues *

- Why Did It Happen To Me
- Baby, Why Don't You Write To Me
- Lucinda
- Mary-Ann °°
- Blue Piano In Bordeaux
- Michelle °°
- Shakin' The Boogie °°
- Why Did It Happen To Me °°
- Sad Feeling °°
- Mabon's Best °°
- You Rascal You °°

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. December 3 & 4, 1972 in Bordeaux, France; Willie Mabon, voc, p, hca; * Emmett Sutton, b; Bill Warren, dr

Black & Blue 33.501 (Fr 1973)

= Black & Blue CD 463 (Fr 2004)

1973

Willie Mabon: Come Back

- Come Back
- Discotheque Special
- I'm Going To Get You
- Thinking About You
- Blues For Chantal

. Mabon's Boogie
- Somebody Got To Pay
- Worry Blues
- Fooling Around
- Evening Shadows

rec. January 1973 in France; Willie Mabon, voc, p, hca; Eddy Tuleja, g; Emmett Sutton, b; Tony Cahill, dr

notes by Laurent Goddet

America 30 AM 6126 (Fr)

1973

Willie Mabon: The Comeback

- Klickety Clock
- Lonely Blues
- Come On Baby
- Keep My Lover With Me
- Shake That Thing
- I Still Don't Know

- The Comeback
- I Don't Know
- My Baby Won't Write To Me
- Boogie Woogie Special
- I'm Hungry
- I'll Keep On Hurtin' #

rec. & mixed January - March 1973 at Chalk Farm Studios, London, England; Willie Mabon, voc, p, hca; Mickey Baker, g; # Colin Smith, tpt, # Johnny Barnes, bs; Dan Armstrong, b; Pete York, dr; Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Paddie McHugh of "Kokomo", backing voc; prod. by Jim Simpson

notes by Tony Cummings

Big Bear BEAR 9

Big Bear Records discography

35a

1973

The Montreux Blues Festival

Memphis Slim
- Wish Me Well
- Angel Child
- Lend Me Your Love
McHouston "Mickey" Baker
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- Make Your Bed Up Mama
Willie Mabon
- Harmonica Swing

Willie Mabon
- Sad Feeling
- Mabon Soul
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- Louisiana Breakdown
- Highball For Gate
- Cajun Blues
- Got My Mojo Working

CD bonus tracks:
Willie Mabon
- Have A Little Mercy On Me
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- The Drifter Rides Again

rec. June 29 & July 1, 1973 live at 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival; backing musicians from Freddie King Band and Little Milton Band

Barclay 920439 (Fr 1973)

= Polygram Jazz / Verve 261006 (1993)

notes by Philippe Rault

= Maison De Blues 983 212-6 (Fr 2006)

1974

Big Willie Mabon: Live + Well

LP track sequence:
- Klickety Klock
- Dorsey's Boogie Woogie
- Lover Girl # °°
- Rainy Night In Georgia
- Rockin' Willie #

- I Don't Know
- Hey Girl #
- Shake The Thing °°
- Little Red Rooster °°
- Amen °°

°° not on CD reissues

CD track sequence:
- Klickety Klock
- Willie's Bounce °°
- Rainy Night In Georgia
- Dorsey's Boogie
- I Don't Know
- The Seventh Son °°
- Rockin' Willie #
- I'm The Fixer °°
- Hey Girl #
- When The Saints °°
- That Lucky Old Sun °°

°° not on LP issues

rec. "live" February 6, 1974 at "Sinkkasten", Frankfurt/Main, Germany; Willie Mabon, voc, p, # hca

notes by S.A. Christmann

Ornament CH-7.102 (Germany 1974)

= ESCEHA CH-7.102

= CMA/Ornament CD CM 8008 (Germany 1991)

(original 1977) notes by S.A. Christmann

Chrisly CD CM-30008 (Germany 2000) "Rainy Night In Georgia"

Ornament Records discography

1974

Willie Mabon: Chicago 1963

- I'm The Fixer [USA 741]
- Just Got Some [USA 735]
- Somebody Gotta Pay [USA 767]
- I'm Hongry [USA 750]
- Ruby's Monkey [USA 750]
- That's No Big Thing [USA 735]

- Lonesome Blue Water [USA 787]
- New Orleans Blues [USA 759]
- Too Hot To Handle [USA 741]
- Harmonica Special (instr) [USA 767]
- Some Time I Wonder [USA 787]
- Some More [USA 759]

America 30 AM 6136 (Fr 1974)
[very poor sound quality]

1974

Jimmy Rogers: That's All Right resp. Sloppy Drunk

Black & Blue 33.504 tracks:
- Sloppy Drunk (5:35)
- Gold Tailed Bird (3:40)
- Walking By Myself (2.32)
- That's All Right (3:25)
- Ludella (3:14)

- I Lost The Good Woman (5:00)
- You're Sweet (3:09)
- The Last Time (3:50)
- Shelby County (3:00)
- Tricky Woman (3:32)

Black & Blue 33.544 tracks:
- Sloppy Drunk [version 2] (3:22) [previously unissued]
- I Can't Sleep For Worrying (3:54) [previously unissued]
- Mistreated Baby (3:32) [previously unissued]
- Slick Chick (2:00) [previously unissued]
- Pretty Baby (3:35) [previously unissued]
- Left Me With A Broken Heart (3:30) [previously unissued]

- I Lost The Good Woman (5:00) [Black & Blue 33.504]
- You're Sweet (3:09) [Black & Blue 33.504]
- The Last Time (3:50) [Black & Blue 33.504]
- Shelby County (3:00) [Black & Blue 33.504]
- Tricky Woman (3:32) [Black & Blue 33.504]

Black & Blue Black & Blue CD 59.544 / Evidence ECD 26036-2 track sequence:
- Sloppy Drunk [version 2] (3:25)
- I Can't Sleep For Worrying (3:56)
- Mistreated Baby (3:44)
- Slick Chick (2:03)
- Pretty Baby (3:39)
- Left Me With A Broken Heart (3:33)
- I Lost A Good Woman (5:03)
- You're Sweet (3:11)
- The Last Time (3:52)
- Shelby County (3:04)
- Tricky Woman (3:35)
- Sloppy Drunk (5:42)
- Gold Tailed Bird (3:59)
- Walking By Myself (2:44)
- That's All Right (3:35)
- Ludella (3:21)

Black & Blue BB 452-2 track sequence:
- Sloppy Drunk (tk 1) (3:25)
- I Can't Sleep For Worrying (tk 2) (3.58)
- Mistreated Baby (3:46)
- Pretty Baby (3:39)
- Slick Chick (2:04)
- Left Me With A Broken Heart (3:33)
- I Lost The Good Woman (5:04)
- You're So Sweet (3:13)
- The Last Time (3:53)
- Shelby County (3:03)
- Tricky Woman (3:35)
- Sloppy Drunk (tk 2) (3:29)
- Pretty Baby (tk 1) (3:11)
- I Cant Sleep For Worrying (tk 1) (3:56)
- Walkin' By Myself (2:52)
- Gold Tailed Bird (3:46)
- Sloppy Drunk (5:39)
- Ludella (3:20)
- That's All Right (3:33)

Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; Louis Myers, g; Willie Mabon, p; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr

side A of Black & Blue 33.504 rec. December 8, 1973 live at the Casino of Biarritz, France
side B of Black & Blue 33.504 and side A of Black & Blue 33.544 rec. December 13, 1973 at Studio Condorcet in Toulouse, France

Black & Blue 33.504 front cover photo by J.-P. Tahmazian
Evidence ECD 26036-2 front cover photo by James Fraher

notes by Jacques Morgantini

Black & Blue 33.504 (Fr 1974)

(=) Black & Blue 33.544 (Fr 19??) "Sloppy Drunk"

(=) Black & Blue CD 59.544 (Fr 1989) "Sloppy Drunk"

notes by Bill Dahl

= Evidence ECD 26036-2 (US 1993) "Sloppy Drunk"

= Black & Blue CD 452-2 "That's All Right" (Blues Reference series)

Jimmy Rogers discography

38a

1974

Koko Taylor: Southside Baby resp. Southside Lady

Black & Blue LP 33.505 track sequence:
- I'm A Little Mixed Up (73-191) (3:38) # @ youtube
- Wonder Why (73-185) (3:18) # @ youtube
- What Kind Of Man Is This? (73-183-1) (4:55) # @ youtube
- Black Nights (73-189-2) (3:55) # @ youtube
- Love Me To Death (73-184-1) (4:04) # @ youtube

- Wang Dang Doodle (73-163) (6:15) * @ youtube
- I Got What It Takes (73-164) (4:50) * @ youtube
- Twenty Nine Ways (73-165) (4:20) * @ youtube
- I Got My Mojo Working (73-166) (3:24) * @ youtube

Black & Blue LP 33.542 track sequence:@ youtube (full album)
- I'm A Little Mixed Up (73-191) (3:38) # [Black & Blue CD 33.505]
- Wonder Why (73-185) (3:18) # [Black & Blue CD 33.505]
- What Kind Of Man Is This? (73-183-1) (4:55) # [Black & Blue CD 33.505]
- Black Nights (73-189-2) (3:55) # [Black & Blue CD 33.505]
- Love Me To Death (73-184-1) (4:04) # [Black & Blue CD 33.505]

- I Got What It Takes (73-191) (4:25) * [previously unissued]
- Big Boss Man (73-188) (4:57) * [previously unissued] @ youtube
- I'm Gonna Get Lucky (73-186-2) (5:22) * [previously unissued]
- Twenty-Nine Ways (73-192-2) (3:48) * [previously unissued]

Black & Blue CD 59.542 / Evidence ECD 26007-2 track sequence:
- I'm A Little Mixed Up (73-191) (3:38) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505, LP 33.542]
- Wonder Why (73-185) (3:18) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505, LP 33.542]
- What Kind Of Man Is This? (73-183-1) (4:55) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505, LP 33.542]
- Black Nights (73-189-2) (3:55) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505, LP 33.542]
- Love Me To Death (73-184-1) (4:04) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505, LP 33.542]
- I Got What It Takes (73-191) (4:25) * [Black & Blue LP 33.542]
- Big Boss Man (73-188) (4:57) * [Black & Blue LP 33.542]
- I'm Gonna Get Lucky (73-186-2) (5:22) * [Black & Blue LP 33.542]
- Twenty-Nine Ways (73-192-2) (3:48) * [Black & Blue LP 33.542]
- I Love A Lover Like You (73-190-2) (2:47) * [previously unissued]
- Wonder Why II (73-162) (4:54) # [previously unissued]
- Wang Dang Doodle (73-163) (7:06) * [Black & Blue LP 33.505]
- I Got What It Takes (73-164) (5:08) * [Black & Blue LP 33.505]
- Twenty Nine Ways (73-190-2) (4:50) # [Black & Blue LP 33.505]
- I Got My Mojo Working (73-166) (3:43) * [Black & Blue LP 33.505]

originally unissued tracks from same sessions:
- What Kind Of Man Is This? (73-183-2) #
- What Kind Of Man Is This? (73-183-3) (4:06) # [Black & Blue CD BB 426.2]
- Love Me To Death (73-184-2) #
- I'm Gonna Get Lucky (73-186-1) #
- Black Nights (73-189-1) #
- I Love A Lover Like You (73-190-1) #
- Twenty Nine Ways (73-192-1) #

# rec. December 13, 1973 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Koko Taylor, voc; Willie Mabon, p; ~~Jimmy Rogers,~~ Louis Myers, g; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr
* rec. December 1, 1973 live at Casimir Hall, Amstelveen, The Netherlands by Martin van Olderen; Koko Taylor, voc; Willie Mabon, p; Jimmy Rogers, Louis Myers, g; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr

Black & Blue LP 33.505 cover design: Bernard Niquet, Emmanuel Choisnel
Black & Blue LP 33.542 cover design: Jean Buzelin
Black & Blue CD 59.542 front cover photo by Jean-Pierre Tahmazian
Black & Blue CD BB 426-2 photos by Jean-Pierre Arniac (cover) and Jean-Pierre Tahmazian

notes by Bernard Niquet & Emmanuel Choisnel

Black & Blue LP 33.505 (Fr 1974) "Southside Baby"

= Black & Blue LP 33.542 (Fr 1974?) "Southside Lady" (The Blues Singers & Players Collection Vol.3)

= Estúdio Eldorado LP 113.88.0539 (Brazil 1980s?

= Limited Edition LDR 3201 (Russia 2002) "Southside Lady"

(=) Black & Blue CD 59.542 (Fr 1989) "Southside Lady"

= Evidence ECD 26007-2 (US 1992) "Southside Lady"

(=) Black & Blue CD BB 426.2 (Fr 1999) "Southside Lady" (Blues Reference series)

= Limited Edition LDR 3201 (Russia 2002)

= Solid CDSOL-46160 (Jp 2018) "Southside Lady"

Jimmy Rogers discography

1975

Willie Mabon: Shake That Thing

- Riverboat
- I Enjoy Myself In Pau
- Shake That Thing
- Poison Ivy
- Hey Girl

- Worry Blues
- Hungry
- I'm Mad
- Got To Have Some
- Lover Girl

rec. June 29, 1973 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Willie Mabon, voc, p, hca: Louis Myers, Jimmy Rogers, g; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr

Black & Blue 33.506 (Fr 1975)

= Black & Blue 33.545 (Fr 19??)

= Black & Blue CD 435-2 (Blues Reference)

= P-Vine PCD 5532

1975

Otis Rush: Screamin' And Cryin'

Black & Blue 33.516 track sequence:
- Looking Back § @ youtube
- You're Gonna Need Me @ youtube (5:25)
- It's My Own Fault @ youtube

- I Can't Quit You Baby * @ youtube (7:15)
- Everyday I Have The Blues @ youtube
- A Beautiful Memory @ youtube (5:55)

Black & Blue CD BB 516 / Evidence ECD 26014-2S track sequence:
- Looking Back § (74-272-21)
- You're Gonna Need Me (74-275-2)
- It's My Own Fault (74-280)
- I Can't Quit You Baby (74-274-1) *
- Everyday I Have The Blues @ youtube
- A Beautiful Memory (74-277)
- I Got News For You (74-279) °°
- I Can't Quit You Baby (74-274-2) °°

°° CD bonus tracks

unissued tracks from same session:
- Looking Back (74-272-1) §
- Let's Have A Natural Ball (74-273-1)
- Let's Have A Natural Ball (74-273-2)
- You're Gonna Need Me (74-275-1)
- Frosty (74-276-1)
- Frosty (74-276-2)
- You're Gonna Need Me (74-275-3)
- Let's Have A Natural Ball (74-273-3)
- Frosty (74-276-3)

rec. November 26, 1974 at Barclay studio, Paris, France; Otis Rush, voc, g; Jimmy Dawkins, g; Willie Mabon, p; § Sunnyland Slim, p; * Jerome Van Jones, p, org; James Green, b; Robert Plunkett, dr

notes by Didier Tricard

Black & Blue 33.516 (Fr 1975)

notes by Armando Aflalo

= Black & Blue LP 3.035 (Brazil 1988)

notes by Lois Ulrey

= Evidence ECD 26014-2 (US 1992)

(=) Black & Blue CD BB 516 (Fr 1993)

Otis Rush discography

40a

1975

Mickey Baker: Take A Look Inside

- Make Your Bed Up Mama
- Don't Doubt Me
- Take A Look Inside
- Blues Fell This Morning
- Diggin' In My Potatoes
- Playing With Danger #

- I'll Always Be In Love With You #
- She Brings Out The Animal
- New York, New York
- Tight Ropes & Bumpy Roads
- Bewildered

Mickey Baker, voc, g; Willie Mabon, p, hca; Dan Armstrong, b (except #); # Pete Morgan, b; Peter York, dr
photos by Alan Johnson

notes by Tony Cummings

Big Bear BEAR 5

notes by Tony Cummings

= Big Bear / Intercord INT 146.408 (Germany 1979)

Big Bear Records discography

40b

1975

Rhythm And Blues Of Chicago
Bluesscene USA Vol. 1

Elmore James
- Knocking At Your Door
Willie Mabon
- Mean Mistreater
Ricky Allen
- Ouch
T.V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me
A.C. Reed
- Lotta Lovin'
Ricky Allen
- I Don't Got It
Jesse Fortune
- Good Things

T.V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart
Willie Mabon
- I'm The Fixer
A.C. Reed
- This Little Voice
Jesse Fortune
- Heavy Heart Beat
Ricky Allen
- Early In The Morning
Willie Mabon
- Fannie Mae
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks

front cover photo by Paul Oliver: Street musicians on Maxwell Street, Chicago

notes by Paul Oliver

Storyville SLP 176

notes by Paul Oliver

= Teichiku ULS-1817-R (Jp)

notes by Paul Oliver

= Storyville SLP 840

Storyville Records discography

1976

Willie Mabon Sings "I Don't Know" and other Chicago Blues Hits

- Trouble Blues
- Guilty Blues
- Hang Loose Baby
- Worry Blues
- I'm Going To Get You

- I Wonder
- Poison Ivy
- Hey Gal
- My Baby Won't Write To Me
- Thinkin' About You
- I Don't Know

rec. early 1972 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Little Mac Simmons, hca; Mighty Joe Young, Eugene Pearson, g; Jimmy Richards, b; Bill Warren, dr

Blues On Blues BOB 10004

notes by Pete Welding

Antilles AN 7013 (Fr 1976)

41a

1976

Mighty Joe Young: Bluesy Josephine

- Teasin' The Blues (tk 2) # @ youtube
- Five Long Years * @ youtube

- Sweet Home Chicago * @ youtube
- Wisefool Express (instr) (tk 2) * @ youtube
- Take Money (tk 3) # @ youtube

Black & Blue CD 59.521 2 / Evidence ECD-26023-2 bonus tracks:
- Fool's Advice (tk 3) @ youtube
- Need A Friend @ youtube

Black & Blue BB 442.2 track sequence:
- Teasin' The Blues (tk 1) # (10:20)
- Take Money (tk 1/2/3?) # (5:27)
- Five Long Years * (9:21)
- Wisefool Express (tk 1) * (6:32)
- Take A Fool [sic] Advice (tk 3) (4:38)
- Sweet Home Chicago (8:25)
- Need A Friend (4:35)
- Take Money (tk 2) # (5:18) [previously unissued]
- Wisefool Express (tk 1) (5:43) [previously unissued]
- Teasin' The Blues (tk 1) # (10:35) [previously unissued]

unissued tracks from same session:
- Take A Fool Advice (tk 1)
- Take A Fool Advice (tk 2)
- Take A Fool Advice (tk 4)
- Take A Fool Advice (tk 5)
- Take Money (tk 2) #
- Take Money (tk 4) #

rec. November 28, 1976 at Condorcet Studio, Toulouse, France; Mighty Joe Young, voc, g; * Ken Sajdak [Saydak], p (# Willie Mabon, p; Ken Sajdak [Saydak], org); Cornelius Boyson, b; Willie Hayes, dr

photography Black & Blue 33.521 (1976) / CD 59.521 2 (1989): Brigitte Charvolin
photography Black & Blue 33.521 (19??): Luc Nicolas-Morgantini
photography Evidence ECD-26023-2 (1993): Joseph A. Rosen (MJY at Mancini's Club, McKee's Rocks, PA, c. 1979)
photography Black & Blue 442.2 (2000): Jean-Pierre Tahmazian & Luc Nicholas Morgantini [sic], Brigitte Charvolin, Jean-Pierre Arniac & Willy Leiser

notes (in French) by Didier Tricard (English translation by Gwen Persiany)

Black & Blue 33.521 (Fr 1976)

notes (in French) by Didier Tricard (English translation by Gwen Persiany)

= Black & Blue 33.521 (Fr 19??)

(=) Black & Blue CD 59.521 2 (Fr 1989)

notes by Chris Heim

(=) Evidence ECD-26023-2 (US 1993)

notes (in French) by Jacques Périn (English translation by Jeff & Patricia Kresser)

(=) Black & Blue BB 442.2 (Fr 2000)

Mighty Joe Young discography

197?

Sunnyland Slim: Worried About My Baby

- Worried About My Baby
- She Used To Love Me
- So Glad
- Levee Camp Blues
- Depression Blues

- I Got To Quit Ma Baby
- See My Lawyer
- It's You Baby
- No More Whiskey
- I Done You Wrong
- Swinging In Paris

rec. by Pierre Dobler at Barclay studio, Paris, France, Nov. 26, 1974: Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Jimmy Dawkins, g; Willie Mabon, hca; James Green, b; Bob Plunkett, dr

Black & Blue 33.558

1976

Heavy Timbre
Chicago Boogie Piano

Blind John Davis
- Davis Boogie
- A Little Every Day
- I Almost Lost My Mind
Sunnyland Slim
- She's Got A Thing Goin' On
- Canadian Walk
- Gotta See My Lawyer
Willie Mabon
- I Don't Know

Willie Mabon
- World of Trouble
- The Seventh Son
Jimmy Walker
- Four O'Clock Blues
- I Just Want To Hold On
Erwin Helfer
- The Fives
- Improvizations
Sunnyland Slim organ / Erwin Helfer piano
- Big Joe

CD bonus tracks:
Sunnyland Slim
- Promote Sunnyland A Drink
Blind John Davis
- Kansas City
Willie Mabon
- Slow Blues
Sunnyland Slim organ / Blind John Davis piano
- Johnny Sunny Blues
Jimmy Walker
- Mr. Freddie Blues

The Sirens 102

(=) The Sirens CD 5002 (2002)

1976

Boogie Woogie: Jean-Paul Amouroux And His Friends
Duos with Memphis Slim, Sammy Price, Milt Buckner, Jay McShann, Willie Mabon

- Boogie for 2 Pianos
- Crazy Boogie
- Lady Be Good Boogie
- Mister Freddie Boogie
- Sixth Avenue Express n 1
- Devil's Boogie
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
- My Chile
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- Slapping the Boogie
- Boogie for Fats Domino
- Boogie for Chuck Berry
- Boogie for Lionel Hampton
- Boogie for 3 Pianos
- Boogie Woogie Explosion

Media 7

= Media 7 MDCD 201 (1989)

1978

going to chicago blues! 1949-1957

Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Aw Aw Baby [J.O.B. 1107] @ youtube
- Sweet Woman From Maine [J.O.B. 1107] @ youtube
L.C. McKinley
- Blue Evening (Blues) [Vee Jay unissued] @ youtube
J.B. Lenoir
- In The Evening [J.O.B. unissued] @ youtube
- Please Don't Go Away [J.O.B. unissued] @ youtube
Forest City Joe
- Ash Street Boogie [Aristocrat unissued] @ youtube

Willie Mabon
- It's Gonna Hurt You [Federal unissued] # @ youtube
- Got To Find My Baby [Federal unissued] # @ youtube
- It's Gonna Hurt You (short version) # [not listed on back cover & label!]
Robert Jenkins Trio
- Steelin' Boogie pt. 1 [Parkway 103] @ youtube
- Steelin' Boogie pt. 2 [Parkway 103] @ youtube
Sunnyland Slim
- Back To Korea [Sunny 101] @ youtube
- It's All Over Now [Sunny 101] @ youtube

# rec. August 16, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Ellis Hunter, g, Bill Anderson, b; Lonnie Lee Evans, dr

A Division of Son Brimmer Enterprises
Album production: Joe Willie Gilmore
Liner notes: Hayes Williams
Mastering: Friday Ford Studios
Design and Calligraphy: Garfield Akers
Photos: Dudlow Tutwiler Archives

Negro Rhythm 107 [George Paulus label]
BU 130/26

1979

Willie Mabon: Chicago Blues Session!

@ youtube

- Little Red Rooster @ youtube
- Lonely Blues @ youtube
- It's A Shame @ Spotify
- Moanin' Blues @ youtube

- Monday Woman (A Tribute to Jimmy Reed) @ youtube
- Louise (A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf) @ youtube
- Seventh Son (Dedicated to Willie Dixon) @ Spotify
- I'm Mad @ youtube
- A Change Is Gonna Come @ Spotify

rec. July 4th, 1979 at Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Aron Burton, b; Casey Jones, dr Bellaphon CDLR 82003
- Little Red Rooster
- Lonely Blues
- It's A Shame
- Moanin' Blues
- Monday Woman (A Tribute to Jimmy Reed)
- Louise (A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf)
- Seventh Son (Dedicated to Willie Dixon)
- I'm Mad
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- I Don't Know # @ Spotify
- Mabon's Boogie # @ Spotify

# additional tracks from L+R 42.013

notes by Willy Leiser inner sleeve notes by Willy Leiser ("About Willie Mabon") and Horst Lippmann ("About The Session")

L+R 42.003 (Germany 1979)

= Evidence CD 26063 (US 1995)

(=) Bellaphon CDLR 82003 (Germany 1996) "Willie Mabon" (Blues Classics series)

L+R Records discography

1979

Blues Roots: Give Me The Blues
The Living Tradition

LP 1:
Smoky Babe - Boogy
Avery Brady - I Don't Want You No More
Doug Quattlebaum - Good Woman Blues
Huddie Ledbetter - Frankie And Albert, parts 1 + 2
[Jimmy Brewer - Big Road Blues
Even though shown on the cover as well as on the label track listing and even though there's a picture and a short bio of Jim Brewer in the liner notes, this Jim Brewer track is actually / erroneously? not included; instead there's the following Arthur Weston track !!!]
Arthur Weston - Someday Baby
Big Joe Williams - Long Road Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - You Better Mind

Clarence Edwards - Mean Old Frisco
Bert Logan, Russ Logan, Big Joe Williams - Four O'Clock In The Morning
Big ~~Joe~~ John Henry Miller, Jimmy Lee Miller - Down Here By Myself
Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - 21 Below Zero
Johnny Young - Green Door Blues
Arthur Weston - Roll Me Over Slow

LP 2:
Champion Jack Dupree - Back Door Special
Roosevelt Sykes - Southern Style Piano
Henry Brown - Low Down Drag
Memphis Slim - Funky Blues
Jimmy Yancey - Yancey Special
Sunnyland Slim - Sunnyland's Boogie

Speckled Red - Cow Cow Blues
Otis Spann - The Skies Are Blue
Memphis Slim - A Letter Home
Otis Spann - Boots And Shoes
Memphis Slim - Rebecca Blues
Willie Mabon - I'm The Fixer
Champion Jack Dupree - I Just Want To Be Free

compiled by Manfred Miller
front cover lino-cut by Hartmut Heumann

accompanying flyer

DLP
notes by Manfred Miller (English translation by Christa M. Gowing)

Storyville 6.28470 (Germany 1979)
to read liner notes click on pictures of covers: G = German / E = English text has been black/white reversed to improve readability

= PGP RTB 2LP 3220044 (Yugoslavia 1981)

Storyville Records discography

1979

Willie Mabon & Jean-Paul Amouroux: Boogie Woogie For 2 Pianos

- Boogie In The Garden *
- Klickety Klock *
- I Don't Know *
- Willie's Blues *
- Boogie Woogie Time
- When The Saints Go Marchin' In # *

- Willie's Boogie Woogie *
- Boogie All Night Long
- Honky Tonk Train Blues
- Shake Eattle And Roll *
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie *
- Slapping The Boogie *

rec. February 22 & 23, 1979 live at Jardin de Beaubourg in Paris, France; Willie Mabon, left p, voc, # hca; Jean-Paul Amouroux, right p; * Gilles Chevaucherie, b

Adda 590119 (Fr 1979)

= Adda CD 590119 (Fr 1992)

= Swing Land SLCD 1503

Willie Mabon & Jean-Paul Amouroux:
Boogie Woogie For 2 Pianos Vol. 2

Milan unissued

1980

The first Blues Sampler

Louisiana Red & Sunnyland Slim Blues Band
- Chicago, Glad To Be Back Home
J.B. Lenoir
- I Feel So Good
The Eddie Taylor Blues Band + Carey Bell
- Wreck On 83 Highway
Willie Dixon with Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim
- My Babe
Eddie Boyd with Buddy Guy a.o.
- Blue Monday Blues
Eunice Davis with Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash a.o.
- Rock Little Daddy

Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell
- Brought Up The Hard Way
Willie Mabon with Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor a.o.
- Monday Woman
Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash; guest Lousiana Red
- Early One Morning
Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
- Levee Woman
Sunnyland Slim Blues Band; guest Carey Bell
- Tired Of Travelling
Lousiana Red
- Witchcraft Blues

tracks from other L+R LPs, and unissued takes

L+R 42.006 (Germany 1980)

= L+R 30 888 2 (Germany 1980) "Blues Meeting" (Club Edition)

L+R Records discography

1980

Willie Mabon: I'm The Fixer

- I'm The Fixer [USA 741]
- Lover Gal [previously unissued]
- Just Got Some [USA 735]
- I'm Hongry [USA 750]
- Some More [USA 759]
- Don't Let That Music Die [previously unissued]

- Somebody Gotta Pay [USA 767]
- Harmonica Special (instr) [USA 767]
- New Orleans Blues [USA 759]
- Some Time I Wonder [USA 787]
- Something For Nothing [USA 805]
- Baby Sweet [USA 805]

Jewel / P-Vine PLP-9017 (Jp 1980)

notes by Alan Balfour

= Flyright LP 580 (UK 1981)
"Original USA recordings
1963-64"

Flyright Records discography

1981
DLP

American Folk Blues Festival '80

LP 1:
Louisiana Red
- Pretty Woman #
- I Wonder Who #
- Lonesome Train #
- Tribute To Mama Spivey # °°
Willie Mabon
- Mabon's Boogie * @ Spotify
- I Don't Know * @ Spotify

Washboard Doc, Lucky & Flash
- Shake, Rattle And Roll ||
Eunice Davis
- Rock Little Daddy °°
Washboard Doc, Lucky & Flash
- Flip, Flop And Fly ||
Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell
- Gamblin' Woman //
- I Got A Little Thing They Call The Swing //

LP 2:
Carey Bell
- One Day I Get Lucky \\
- Nineteen Years Old \\
- What My Mama Told Me \\
Sunnyland Slim
- Everytime I get To Drinking §

Sunnyland Slim
- Sunnyland's New Orleans Boogie §
Eddie Taylor
- Dust My Broom $
- There'll Be A Day $
Louisiana Red
- Labour Blues ##
- Thirty Dirty Women # °°

°° not on CD

rec. April 20 in Saarbrücken, April 22 in Mannheim, May 5 in Hamburg and May 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany
# Louisiana Red, voc, g
* Willie Mabon, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
|| Joseph "Washboard Doc", washboard; Cab Lucky, g, voc; John "Flash" Whitner, washtub b, humazoo, voc; Louisiana Red, dobro
°° Eunice Davis, voc; Sunnyland Slim, p
// Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Eddie Taylor, g \\ Carey Bell, voc, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
§ Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Carey Bell, hca; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
$ Eddie Taylor, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
## Louisiana Red, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr

photos by Ulla Reimer, Gerd Scheffler and Norbert Hess

notes by Norbert Hess

L+R 42.013 (Germany 1980)

(=) Optimism/L+R LR CD-2013 (US 1991)
= Optimism LRC-2013 (cassette)

(=) Bellaphon/L+R CDLS 42013 (Germany 1998)

4 CD box
notes by Ulfert Goemann

(=) Bellaphon / L+R CDLR 726123 (EU 2002) "American Folk Blues Festival 1970/1972/1980/1981"

American Folk Blues Festival discography
Hubert Sumlin discography

1982

Willie Mabon & His Combo: The Seventh Son

- I Don't Know
- Worry Blues
- I'm Mad
- Night Latch
- You're A Fool
- Monday Woman
- I Got To Go
- Cruisin'
- Late Again

- Would You Baby ?
- Poison Ivy
- Say Man
- Wow I Feel So Good
- Come On Baby
- The Seventh Son
- Lucinda
- Knock On Wood
- Got To Let You Go

Crown Prince IG-402 (Sweden 1982)

1982

Willie Mabon: I'm A Heart Regulator
Blues Roots Vol. 16

- I Don't Know [Parrot 1050 / Chess 1531]
- Begger Or Bandit [previously unissued]
- You're A Fool [Chess 1548]
- Monday Woman [Chess 1548]
- Willie's Blues [previously unissued]
- Someday You Gotta Pay [previously unissued]
- Poison Ivy [previously unissued]

- I'm Mad At You [previously unissued]
- Lonely Blues [previously unissued]
- I'm Tired [previously unissued]
- He Lied [previously unissued]
- Knock On Wood [Chess 1627]
- Why Did It Happen To Me [previously unissued]
- Seventh Son [Chess 1608]

'Blues Roots' series originally compiled by Manfred Miller & Wolfgang Michels
cover photo by Stephanie Wiesand

Chess GCH 8099 / Chess CH 9189 prod. for reissue by Milton Malden, Norman Schoenfeld & Freddi Jefferies

notes by Manfred Miller

Teldec/Chess 6.24806 AG (Germany 1982)

= Sugar Hill/Chess CH 9189 (US 1984)

= Green Line/Chess GCH 8099 (It 198?)

'Blues Roots' discography

1984

Willie Mabon: Mr. I-Don't-Know Man

- Knock On Wood
- The Seventh Son
- Poison Ivy
- You're A Fool
- He Lied
- Willie's Blues
- Say Man
- Someday You Gotta Pay

- I Don't Know
- Worry Blues
- Monday Woman
- Night Latch
- I'm Mad At You
- I'm Mad
- I Got To Go
- Why Did It Happen To Me

Chess/P-Vine PLP-6020 (Jp 1984)

1984

Willie Mabon: CHESS Masters

- I Don't Know
- Beggar Or Bandit
- You're A Fool
- Monday Woman
- Willie's Blues
- Someday You Gotta Pay
- Poison Ivy

- I'm Mad (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Lonely Blues
- I'm Tired
- He Lied
- Knock On Wood
- Why Didn't It Happen To Me
- The Seventh Son

Chess CXMP 2056 (UK 1984)

1986

Atlantic Blues: Piano

- Yancey Special - Jimmy Yancey
- Talkin' Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- Mournful Blues - Jimmy Yancey
- Farish Street Jive - Little Brother Montgomery *
- Salute To Pinetop - Jimmy Yancey
- Vicksburg Blues 1951 - Little Brother Montgomery *
- Shave 'Em Dry - Jimmy Yancey

- Frankie And Johnny - Champion Jack Dupree
- T.B. Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
- Strollin' - Champion Jack Dupree
- Ball The Wall - Professor Longhair *
- Tipitina - Professor Longhair
- Blue Sender - Vann Piano Man Walls
- After Midnight - Vann Piano Man Walls

- Roll 'Em Pete - Joe Turner with Pete Johnson, p
- 'Fore Day Rider - Jay McShann
- Cherry Red - ~~Jay McShann~~ Joe Turner with Pete Johnson, p *
- My Chile - Jay McShann
- Cow Cow Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Albert's Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis

- Ray's Blues - Ray Charles *
- Low Society - Ray Charles
- A Bit Of Soul - Ray Charles *
- Hey Bartender - Floyd Dixon
- Floyd's Blues - Floyd Dixon
- After Hours Blues - Texas Johnny Brown
- Junco Partner - Doctor John
- I Don't Know - Willie Mabon #

* not included on CD reissue
# rec. October 24, 1976 in Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Mick Jagger, hca; Lurrie Bell, b; Morris Jennings, dr; prod. by Ahmet Ertegun & Mick Jagger

2 LP set
notes by Jim O'Neal

Atlantic 7-81694-1

part of "Atlantic Blues: Guitar, Piano, Vocalists, Chicago" (8 LP box)

Atlantic 7-81713-1

4 CD set

(=) Atlantic CD 82309 (US 1990) "Atlantic Blues: Guitar, Piano, Vocalists, Chicago"

56a

1987

The Best of Chess Blues Volume One

- Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters
- Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel) - Robert Nighthawk
- 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd and His Chess Men
- Seventh Son - Willie Mabon
- Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulsom
- (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Juke - Little Walter & His Night Cats
- Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir
- Walking By Myself - Jimmy Rogers
- Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) - Little Walter

compiled by Andy McKaie

Chess CHD-31315 (US 1987)

56b

1991

The Blues Volume 6
'50s Rarities

- Goin' Back Home - Howlin' Wolf
- Juke (U 7437-4) - Little Walter [previously unissued]
- Funeral Hearse At My Door - Rocky Fuller
- Date Bait - Blue Smitty & His String Men
- Lake Michigan - Memphis Minnie
- What Kind Of Gal Is That? - Little Joe E. Lee
- I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Would You Call Me A Fool? - Percy Mayfield
- All Night Long - Muddy Waters
- Gary Stomp - John Brim
- Overseas - Floyd Jones
- Got Lonesome Here - Eddie Boyd
- Messin' Around With The Blues - Alberta Adams
- I'm Mad (alt tk) - Willie Mabon
- Alarm Clock Blues - Floyd Dixon
- Don't Drive Me Baby - Lowell Fulson

Chess/MCA CH/CHD9330 (US 1991)

56c

1992

The Ultimate Blues Collection Volume 2

CD 1:
Willie Mabon
- I Don't Know
- Rainy Night In Georgia
Carey Bell
- She's Nineteen Years Old
Fernest Arcenaux
- The Things I Used To Do
Archie Edwards
- Boogie Woogie Mama #
Big Jay McNeely
- Pretty Girls
- Country Boy
Detroit Gary Wiggins
- That What You Doin' To Me
Luther Allison
- The Dock Of The Bay
- Let's Try It Again

CD 2:
John Lee Hooker
- Introduction
- Goin' To California
- Black Night Is Falling
- Crawlin' Kingsnake
John Cephas
- Richmond Blues #
- St. James Infirmary #
Louisiana Red
- Louisiana Boogie
- When My Mama Was Livin'
- Got Sad News
- Stop Doggin' Me Around
Sam Chatmon
- I Gets The Blues #
- St. Louis Blues #

CD 3:
Champion Jack Dupree
- Wine, Wine, Wine
- You Can Make It
Memphis Piano Red
- Mother-In-Law Blues #
- Barrelhouse Blues #
Erwin Helfer and The Chicago Allstars
- Sneaky Pete
- 4 O'clock Blues
Tommy Tucker
- Blues Had A Baby
- Hard Luck Blues
- Five Long Years #
- Drifting Blues #

# previously unreleased

3 CD set

Chrisly CM 11002 ("Chrisly Records Blues Box")

Ornament Records discography

56d

1992

The Ultimate Blues Collection Volume 3

CD 1:
Karen Carroll
- Little Red Rooster
- Woke Up This Morning
- Big Boss Man
- Sweet Home Chicago
Maisha Grant
- Help Me Through The Day
- Mellow Down Easy
- Mama Talk To Your Daughter
- Please Love Me
The Cat
- Tin Roof Rules
Katie Webster
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
- Misty Blue

CD 2:
Thomas Shaw
- I'm Broke And I Haven't Got A Dime
- Sail Along Little Girl
Joanna Connor
- Guitar Woman
- The Sky Is Crying
VGO / Ed Morris
- Talking Hard Luck Blues
James 'Son' Thomas
- Bull Cow Blues
Luther Allison
- Fight
- Freedom
Thomas Shaw
- Smokey Mountain
- Mini Blues
Sam Chatmon
- Sittin' On Top Of The World

CD 3:
Willie Mabon
- Klickety Klock
- Lover Girl
- Dorsey's Boogie
- The Seventh Son
The Cat
- I Love My Baby
- Came Home This Morning
- Rockin' The Subway
'Big Moose' Walker
- Don't Cry Baby
Little Willie Littlefield
- Adam Come And Get Your Bone
- Prisoner For Tonight
Tommy Tucker
- Trouble In Mind

3 CD set

Chrisly CM 11003 (Germany 1992) ("Chrisly Records Blues Box")

1993

Willie Mabon: Seventh Son
Charly Masterworks Vol. 44

- I Don't Know
- I'm Mad (alt tk) [previously unissued]
- Got To Have It [previously unissued]
- Beggar Or Bandit
- You're A Fool
- Monday Woman
- I'm Tired
- Lonely Blues
- Willie's Blues
- Poison Ivy
- He Lied
- Someday You Gotta Pay
- The Seventh Son
- Knock On Wood
- Why Didn't It Happen To Me
- I'm Mad At You

1952-1960 Formal, USA, Mad recordings

Charly CDBM44 (UK 1993)

1992

Sunnyland Slim: House Rent Party
with Jimmy Rogers, Willie Mabon, St. Louis Jimmy, ...

- I'm Just A Lonesome Man (2:33) (Sunnyland Slim)
- Sad Old Sunday (Mother's Day) (2:00) (St. Louis Jimmy)
- Boogie Man (= Bogey Man) (3:10) [Apollo 450] (Willie Mabon)
- Hard Time (When Mother's Gone) (2:37) (Sunnyland Slim)
- Chicago Woman (2:52) (St. Louis Jimmy)
- I'm In Love (2:31) (Jimmy Rogers)
- Bad Times (Cost Of Living) (2:51) (Sunnyland Slim)
- Nervous Breakdown (2:41) (St. Louis Jimmy)
- It Keeps Raining (2:47) [Apollo 450] (Willie Mabon)
- Brown Skin Woman (Sunnyland Slim)
- Old Age Has Got Me (2:43) (St. Louis Jimmy)
- That's All Right (2:24) (Jimmy Rogers)
- Sad Old Sunday (alt) (3:28) (St. Louis Jimmy)
- I'm Just A Lonesome Man (alt) (2:47) (Sunnyland Slim)
- Bad Times (alt) (Sunnyland Slim) (2:48)

notes by John Brisbin

Delmark DD-655 (US 1992) (Apollo series)

= Delmark DC-655 cassette (US 1992) (Apollo series)

= P-Vine PCD-1856 (Jp 5/1992)

Delmark Records discography
Jimmy Rogers discography
St. Louis Jimmy discography

1994

Hubert Sumlin: Blues Anytime!

- It's You Baby *
- Love You Woman *
- Everytime I Get To Drinking *
- When I Feel Better *
- Blues Anytime *
- I Love *
- Leavy [sic] Camp Moan *
- My Babe *
- Hubert's Blues *
- We Gonna Jump *
- Big Legged Woman *
- Too Late For Me To Pray *
- Mabon's Boogie #
- I Don't Know #
- Woodchopping Blues °°
- I Love °°
- Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky °°

* rec. Nov. 1, 1964 at the Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin with Sunnyland Slim, Willie Dixon, Clifton James (from L+R 42.004 (1981))
# rec. April 20/22th, and May 5/7th, 1980 in Saarbrücken, Mannheim, Hamburg, and Düsseldorf, Germany; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Eddie Taylor, el. g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr (from L+R 42.013 (1981))
°° rec. March 17, 1981 at the Siegerlandhalle. Siegen, Germany; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Louisiana Red, voc, g; Lurrie Bell, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr (from L+R 42.022 (1981))

L+R CDLR 72010 (Germany 1994)

L+R Records discography

1995

The Best of Willie Mabon: I Don't Know
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Piano

- I Got To Have Some
- Mean Mistreater
- Why Did It Happen To Me
- Fannie Mae
- Sometime I Wonder
- I'm Hungry
- Just Got Some
- Harmonica Special
- Too Hot To Handle
- Somebody's Gotta Pay
- I Don't Know
- Shake That Thing
- Dorsey's Boogie Woogie
- Little Red Rooster
- Rockin' Willie

Wolf WBJ 020 (Austria 1995)

6/1997

Chess Blues Piano Greats
The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

disc 1
Eddie Boyd
- 24 Hours
- Got Lonesome Here
- I Got The Blues
- I Began To Sing The Blues °°
- Rosa Lee Swing
- Blues For Baby
- Hard Time Gettin' Started
- Third Degree
- Just A Fool
- Rattin' And Running Around
- Hush Baby, Don't You Cry
- Instrumental (tk 2) (instr) (=? Back Beat, tk 2) °°
- Picture In The Frame
- Nothing But Trouble
- Got Me Seein' Double
- What's The Matter Baby? °°
- Life Gets To Be A Burden
- Hotel Blues °°
- Come On Home
- Five Long Years °°
Otis Spann
- It Must Have Been The Devil
- Five Spot (instr)
- I'm Leaving You
- I'm In Love With You Baby

disc 2
Willie Mabon
- Don't Know
- Worry Blues
- I'm Mad
- Got To Have It
- Monday Woman
- I Got To Go
- Life Could Be Miserable °°
- Late Again
- Willie's Blues
- Say Man
- Poison Ivy
- Wow! I Feel So Good
- The Seventh Son [Chess 1608]
- Lucinda [Chess 1608?] °°?
- Someday You Will Have To Pay
- He Lied
- Knock On Wood
- I Love My Baby °°
Lafayette Leake
- Slow Leake
- Wrinkles (live)
- Swiss Boogie (live)

compiled by Andy McKaie with Don Snowdon; prod. by Andy McKaie
cover photo by Ray Flerlage

°° previously unreleased (in the USA)

2 CD set
notes by Don Snowdon at www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/chd29385

MCA/Chess CHD2-9385 (US 6/1997)

Eddie Boyd discography
Otis Spann discography

1999

I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume One

CD One:
Willie Mabon
- Michelle @ Spotify
- I'm Hungry @ Spotify
- I Don't Know @ Spotify
- New Orleans Blues @ Spotify
- I'm The Fixer @ Spotify
James Brewer
- I Know A Woman, She Lives Up The Hill @ Spotify
- Big Road Blues @ Spotify
- Blues In The Morning, Blues Every Turn Around @ Spotify
- Poor Kelly Blues @ Spotify
- I Don't No Woman, She Got Hair Like Drops Of Rain @ Spotify
Eddie Boyd (+ Mike Bloomfield)
- Five Long Years @ Spotify
- Her Picture In The Frame @ Spotify - Early Grave @ Spotify
- The Big Question @ Spotify
- Look Over Younder Wall @ Spotify
Yank Rachell
- Going To Pack Up My Things And Go @ Spotify
- Every Night And Day, I Hear My Baby Call My Name @ Spotify
- My Baby Rocks Me @ Spotify
- My Baby's Gone, Soon I'll Be Gone Myself @ Spotify

CD Two:
Johnny Young (+ Slim Willis, Otis Spann, Robert Whitehead)
- Why Did You Break My Heart @ Spotify
- Better Cut It Out @ Spotify
- My Baby Walked Out And Left @ Spotify
- Step By, Baby @ Spotify
- Monkey-Face Woman @ Spotify
Sunnyland Slim (+ Mike Bloomfield)
- Brownskin Woman @ Spotify - It's You Baby @ Spotify
- One Room Country Shack @ Spotify
- Sunnyland's Jump @ Spotify
- Rock Me @ Spotify
Big Walter Horton (+ Robert Nighthawk)
- Let's Have A Good Time @ Spotify
- Mean Mistreater @ Spotify
- I'm In The Mood @ Spotify
- Louise, Louise @ Spotify
- You Don't Mistreat Me @ Spotify
- Trouble In Mind @ Spotify
Interviews (& Olle Helander)
Willie Mabon @ Spotify
James Brewer @ Spotify
Eddie Boyd @ Spotify
Yank Rachell @ Spotify

unissued tracks from same session:
Yank Rachell
- Texas Tony (takes 1 to 3)
- Bye Bye Baby
- Sometimes I Believe My Baby Treats Me Wrong
- My Rock Is My Steady Pistol

CD 1 tracks all rec. May 16, 1964 in Chicago, IL
Willie Mabon, voc, p
James Brewer, voc, g
Eddie Boyd, voc, p; Mike Bloomfield, g
Yank Rachell, voc, mand, g; Mike Bloomfield, p; John Lee Granderson, g

CD 2 tracks all rec. May 1964 in Chicago, IL
Johnny Young rec. May 23, 1964; Johnny Young, voc, g; Slim Willis, hca; Otis Spann, p; Robert Whitehead, dr
Sunnyland Slim rec. May 19, 1964; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p
Walter Horton rec. May 23, 1964; Walter Horton, voc, hca; Robert Nighthawk, g
all interviews rec. May 16, 1964

2 CD set
notes by Scott Barretta, Björn Helander, Peps Persson, Sven Zetterberg & Louise Hoffsten

Jefferson Records SBACD 12653/4 (Sweden 1999)

1999

Chicago Blues From Federal Records

Kid Thomas
- Wolf Pack
- The Spell
- Jivin' Mess
- You're Fine
- Come Here Woman
- Beulah Come Back
- Here Is My Story
- Ride On, Ride On
Smokey Smothers
- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- Hello Little School Girl [Federal 12466]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
Willie Mabon
- Light Up Your Lamp [Federal 12306]
- Rosetta Rosetta [Federal 12306]
- It's Gonna Hurt You [Negro Rhythm 107]
- Got To Find My Baby [Negro Rhythm 107]
Bobby King
- I Want You To Rock Me
- Two Telephones
- W-A-S-T-E-D
- What A Day What A Night
Eddie Clearwater
- Real Good Time
- Hey Bernardine

notes (1998) by Ray Topping

Ace CDCHD 717 (UK 1999)

Smokey Smothers discography
Eddie Clearwater discography

2002

Don't Worry 'bout The Bear

disc 1:
- Shake Your Boogie - Snooky Pryor
- After You There Won't Be Nobody Else - Snooky Pryor
- Crossroads - Homesick James
- Highway 51 - Homesick James
- Honeydripper - Big John Wrencher
- Seems Like A Million Years - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Ready For Eddie - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear - Doctor Ross
- I'm A Mannish Boy - Doctor Ross
- Got Something To Tell You [live] - Doctor Ross, Chicago Aces
- Sneaky Pete - Erwin Helfer
- Homage To AA And PJ - Erwin Helfer, Bob Hall
- Texas Flood - Whispering Smith
- Walkin' In The Park - Lightnin' Slim
- 12th Street Boogie - G.P. Jackson
- Meet Me In The Alley - Johnny Mars, Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren

disc 2:
- She's in L.A. - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Do It If You Wanna - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Viper Song - Boogie Woogie Red
- I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
- It's My Own Fault - Johnny Mars
- I've Been Down So Long - Johnny Mars
- Klickety Klock - Willie Mabon
- Blues Fell This Morning - Mickey Baker
- I'll Always Be In Love With You - Mickey Baker
- Alimony - Tommy Tucker
- Buzzard Luck - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
- Blues For My Baby - Charles Brown
- So Tired - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Let The Good Times Roll - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Honky Tonk - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- When A Woman Loves A Man - Cousin Joe

2 CD set
notes by Jim Simpson

Indigo IGOXDCD 2503 (UK 2002)

= Sanctuary CD 81268 (UK 2003)

= Castle CD 36170 (US 2005)

2002

The USA Records Blues Story

- Figure Head - Lonnie Brooks
- The Duck Walk - Eddy Clearwater
- Some Time I Wonder - Willie Mabon
- From My Heart - Fenton Robinson
- Going Or Coming - Ricky Allen
- Forget It - Jimmy Burns
- It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad - Detroit Junior
- You Better Stop - Andrew Brown
- Hard Times (Follow Me) - Mighty Joe Young
- Like Heaven To Me - Koko Taylor
- I Feel So Good - J.B. Lenoir
- I'd Rather Fight Than Switch - A.C. Reed
- Just Got Some - Willie Mabon
- Too Many Cooks - Jesse Fortune
- Crossroads - Homesick James
- I Have Made A Change - Ricky Allen
- She's A Sweet One - Junior Wells
- Through All Your Faults - Jimmy Burns
- Call My Job - Detroit Junior
- Momee, Momee - Eddy Clearwater
- Something Can Go Wrong - Andrew Brown
- I'm Not Going Home - Lonnie Brooks
- Say You're Leavin' - Fenton Robinson
- My Baby's Sweet - Homesick James
- Honky Tonky - Koko Taylor
- Good Things - Jesse Fortune

compiled by Bill Dahl

notes by Bill Dahl

Fuel 2000 061209 (US 2002)
= Varese Sarabande (US 2002)

65a

2003

The Best of Mad Records

- Angels In the Sky - John McKinney & Premiers
- Underneath the Sun - Equallos
- Say It - Freddie & Freeloaders
- I Don't Know - Willie Mabon [Mad 1300]
- When It Rains It Pours - Billy the Kid Emerson
- Come Here - Four Shades of Rhythm
- Don't Say Goodbye - Rudy Robinson & Tone Blenders
- Big Nellie's - Tony Smith
- Patty Patty - Equallos
- Cha Cha Boogie - Louis Capenter's All Stars
- Jess One Mo Time - Madman Jones
- Michelle - Willie Mabon [Mad 1298]
- Ala Cart - Red Hollander
- I Never Get Enough - Billy the Kid Emerson
- Sugar In My Tea - Piney Brown & Blues Toppers
- Gee (How I Love You) - John McKinney & Premiers
- In Between Tears - Equallos
- Hi Fi Apartment - Mad Man Jones
- Background - Lefty Bates
- Nursery Love - Little Prince & Freeloaders
- When You're Hurtin - Rudy Robinson & Tone Blenders
- I Got To Have Her - Willie Mabon [Mad 1300]
- Oh Henry - Mad Man Jones
- Am I Blue - Lefty Bates
- Simple Steps - Red Hollander
- Tell Me Why - Johnny Holliday
- My Love - Piney Brown & Blues Toppers
- Rooster Rock - Mad Man Jones
- I Gotta Go Now - Willie Mabon [Mad 1298]
- Yeah - Louis Carpenter's All Stars
- Yodelin - Equallos

Mad MR-1005 [or 1003?]

Harvey Hill discography

2004

I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Three

CD One:
Snooks Eaglin
- Yours Truly @ Spotify
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie @ Spotify
- My Babe @ Spotify
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey @ Spotify
- Careless Love @ Spotify
- Rock Island Line @ Spotify
- C.C. Rider @ Spotify
- I'm Looking For A Woman @ Spotify
- Hello Dolly @ Spotify
- Lonesome Road @ Spotify
Babe Stovall
- Good Morning Blues @ Spotify
- Candy Man @ Spotify
- Fo' Day Blues @ Spotify
- Gonna Move To Kansas City @ Spotify
Johnny Moment
- Keep Our Business To Yourself @ Spotify
- You Got To Mind How To Treat Someone Else @ Spotify
Will Shade
- I Got The Blues So Bad @ youtube @ Spotify
- I Can't Stand It @ youtube @ Spotify
Furry Lewis
- Baby, I Know You Don't Love Me @ Spotify
Earl Bell
- Travellin' Man @ Spotify
- Terraplane Blues @ Spotify
Moose Williams
- Mother Keep Your Light Burning High In The Window @ Spotify

CD Two:
Willie Mabon
- Somebody's Got To Pay @ Spotify
Big Walter Horton
- West Side Blues @ Spotify
- Tin Pan Alley @ Spotify
- This Is It @ Spotify
Sunnyland Slim
- Prison Bound @ Spotify
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Hot Potatoes @ Spotify
- One Room Country Shack @ Spotify
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues @ Spotify
Johnny Young
- You Got Bad Blood, I Think You Need A Shoot @ Spotify
Washboard Sam
- Mama Don't Allow @ Spotify
Big Joe Williams
- Rootin' Groundhog @ Spotify
- Southern Blues @ Spotify
- King's Highway Blues @ Spotify
Champion Jack Dupree
- Improvisations and Interview 1 @ Spotify
- Drive 'em Down Special @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 2 @ Spotify
- I Feel Like A Millionaire @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 3 @ Spotify
- Barrelhouse Woman @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 4 @ Spotify

Snooks Eaglin tracks rec. June 2, 1964 in New Orleans, LA
Babe Stovall tracks rec. June 2, 1964 at the Art Gallery, St. Peter Street, New Orleans, LA
Johnny Moment, Will Shade, Furry Lewis, Earl Bell, and Moose Williams rec. May 26, 1964 at Will Shade's apartment, Memphis, TN
CD 2 tracks rec. May 1964 at Southerland Lounge, Chicago, IL
Willie Mabon track rec. May 16, 1964 at Southerland Lounge, Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p
except
Big Joe Williams tracks rec. May 18, 1961 at Willie Dixon's home in Chicago,IL
Champion Jack Dupree tracks rec. January 26, 1964 at Sveriges Radio, Karlaplansstudion in Stockholm, Sweden

2 CD set
notes writer's name not given, most likely Leif Gäverth

Jefferson Records SBACD 12658/9 (Sweden 2004)

2005

The Chronological Willie Mabon 1949 - 1954

- Bogey Man [Apollo 450]
- It Keeps Raining [Apollo 450]
- Worry Blues
- I Don't Know
- I'm Mad
- Got To Have It
- Beggar Or Bandit
- Night Latch
- You're A Fool
- Monday Woman
- I Got To Go
- Cruisin'
- I'm Tired
- Would You Baby ?
- Late Again
- Come On Baby
- Lonely Blues
- Willie's Blues
- Poison Ivy
- Say Man

Classics CD 5154 (Blues & Rhythm Series)

2013

Willie Mabon: Willie's Blues
The Greatest Hits 1952 - 1957

- Worry Blues
- I'm Mad
- Got To Have It
- Beggar Or Bandit
- You're A Fool
- Monday Woman
- I Got To Go
- Life Could Be Miserable
- I'm Tired
- Late Again
- Poison Ivy
- Say Man
- Lonely Blues
- Willie's Blues
- Wow I Feel So Good
- Someday You Will Have To Pay
- He Lied
- The Seventh Son
- Lucinda
- Knock On Wood
- Light Up Your Lamp
- Rosetta Rosetta
- It's Gonna Hurt You
- Got To Find My Baby

Jasmine JASMCD 3040

2014

Hidden Gems Volume Three: Aristocrat

Blues Rockers - Trouble In My Home
Chas. Bradix - Wee Wee Hours
Seven Melody Men - I'm On My Way
5 Blazes - Chicago Boogie
Jump Jackson & Orch. - The Greatest Mistake
Blues Rockers - Blues Rockers' Bop
Clarence Samuels with Dave Young's Orchestra - I Don't Love You Mamie
Rev. "Gatemouth" Moore & His Congregation - The Bible's Being Fulfilled Every Day
Jump Jackson & His Orch. - Hey Pretty Mama
Floyd Smith - Blue Moods
Dozier Boys - All I Need Is You
Blues Rockers - Times Are Getting Hard
5 Blazes - All My Geets Are Gone
Clarence Samuels with Dave Young's Orch. - Boogie Woogie Blues
Duke Jenkins Aristocrats - Berceuse
Chas. Bradix - Numbered Days
Blues Rockers - When Times Get Better
Seven Melody Men - Nobody Knows - Nobody Cares
Floyd Smith - Saturday Nite Boogie
Sax Mallard & His Orch. - Summit Ridge Drive
Duke Jenkins Aristocrats - Baby I'm Sick Of You
Dozier Boys - She's Gone
Prince Cooper Trio - Night Fall
Horace Palm with Duke Groner Trio - Lilacs In The Rain

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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 245
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2012, pp. 242,/nbsp;407-408, 415
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, pp. 51, 418-419
- Bez Turner, Guido van Rijn & Jim O'Neal (with help from Alan Balfour): Willie Mabon discography.- Blues Unlimited 143 (1982), pp. 29-31
- http://campber.people.clemson.edu/aristocrat.html (Aristocrat discography)
- http://campber.people.clemson.edu/chess2.html (Chess discography)
- http://campber.people.clemson.edu/parrot.html (Parrot discography)
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/label/crown/crown.htm
- http://campber.people.clemson.edu/mad.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Alan Balfour, Marc Claes, Phil Wight, Lex Jansen, Max Hoeffner, Robert Pruter, Kedric Mabon, Johnny Alexander and Jesse Birdsall for additional info / scans

Odie Payne, Little Johnny Jones, Willie Mabon, Big Bill Hill, Sam Dawson, Caledonia Lounge, Chicago 1950
source: Blues Forum Nr. 2 (März/April/Mai 1981), p. 41; photographer's name not given; photoshop treated by Stefan Wirz

Chess publicity photo, c. 1953
source: Blues Forum Nr. 7 (3. Quartal 1982), p. 21
photographer: Maurice, Chicago

Jimmy Bolden, Willie Mabon & Luther Tucker, Chicago, 1959
source: Blues Unlimited #143 (Autumn/Winter1982), p. 27; photographer: Marcel Chauvard

Willie Mabon & Luther [not "Otis"!] Tucker, Chicago, 1959 [not 1961!]
source: ; photographer: Marcel Chauvard

Willie Mabon at American Folk Blues Festival 1980 (?)
source: Front cover of Teldec/Chess 6.24806 AG; photographer: Stephanie Wiesand