Illustrated Teddy Moss discography

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Teddy Moss
date and location [Indianapolis?] of birth unknown
date and location of death unknown
discography

#	year of release	title / label / notes
*10 inch 78 rpm* Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records, but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
1	1929	Teddy Moss - Texas Dream Blues (15512- ) # @ Spotify - Dying In The Electric Chair (15514- ) * @ Spotify rec. August 28, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; * Bob Robinson, cl; Herve Duersen, p Gennett 6993 # Champion 16059 as by "James Platt" * Champion 15860 as by "James Platt" # Supertone 9521 as by "Floyd Griffen" * Supertone 9522 as by "Floyd Griffin" # * Varsity 6059 as by "Blue Boy"
2	1929	Teddy Moss - You Broke My Heart Baby (15515- ) # @ Spotify - Sympathizing Blues (15520- ) * @ Spotify rec. August 28, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Bob Robinson, cl; Turner Parrish, p Gennett 7010 # Champion 15880 as by "James Platt" * Champion 15860 as by "James Platt" # Supertone 9522 as by "Floyd Griffin" * Supertone 9525 as by "Floyd Griffiin" # Varsity 6052 as by "Blue Boy" * Varsity 6030 as by "Tall Tom"
3	1929	Teddy Moss - Easy Papa (15521- ) * @ youtube @ Spotify - Ocean Wave Blues (15513-A) # @ Spotify * rec. August 28, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Turner Parrish, p; Bob Robinson, cl # rec. August 28, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Herve Duersen, p Gennett 7055 * Champion 15880 as by "James Platt" * Supertone 9522 as by Floyd Griffin * Varsity 6030 as by "Tall Tom"
4	1929	Teddy Moss - Heart Breaker Blues (15516-A) * @ Spotify - Back-Biter Blues (15517- ) # @ Spotify rec. August 28, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Bob Robinson, cl; Turner Parrish, p Gennett 7084 Champion 15927 as by "James Platt" Supertone 9523 as by "Floyd Griffin" * Varsity 6065 # Varsity 6052 as by "Tall Tom"
5	1930	Scrapper Blackwell / Teddy Moss Gennett 7158 Scrapper Blackwell - Springtime Blues (16209-A) # @ Spotify Teddy Moss - Rocky Luck Blues (16210-A) * @ Spotify Champion 15973 Scrapper Blackwell - Springtime Blues (16209-A) # James Platt - Rocky Luck Blues (16210-A) * # rec. February 4, 1930 in Richmond, IN; 'Scrapper' Blackwell, voc, g * rec. February 4, 1930 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Bob Robinson, cl; Jimmy Blythe, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g 78 Quarterly #3: "no known copies [of Gennett 7158]" "two known copies [of Champion 15973] Scrapper Blackwell discography Gennett 7158 = Champion 15973
		- Motherless Child Blues (16211-A) # - Mistreating Blues (16212-A) # - Root-Ta-Toot Man (16213-A) # - Ain't It A Shame (16214-A) # - Ain't That Some Gal? (16215-A) * rec. February 4, 1930 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Bob Robinson, # cl, * voc; Jimmy Blythe, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g Gennett unissued
6	1929	Floyd Griffin [Teddy Moss] - Dying In The Electric Chair [Gennett 6993; Champion 15860; Varsity 6059] - You Broke My Heart Baby [Gennett 7010; Champion 15880; Varsity 6030] Supertone 9522
7	1929	Floyd Griffin [Teddy Moss] - Heart Breaker Blues [Gennett 7084; Champion 15927; Varsity 6065] - Back-Biter Blues [Gennett 7084; Champion 15927; Varsity 6052] Supertone 9523
8	1929	Floyd Griffiin [sic¹⁾] [Teddy Moss] - Sympathizing Blues [Gennett 7010; Champion 15860; Varsity 6052] - Easy Papa [Gennett 7055; Champion 15880; Varsity 6030] ¹⁾ typesetter obviously used a ligature "ffi" plus an additional "i" for the (invented) family name! Supertone 9525
9	1933	James Platt [Teddy Moss] - Sympathizing Blues [Gennett 7010; Supertone 9525; Varsity 6052] - Dying In The Electric Chair [Gennett 6993; Supertone 9522; Varsity 6059] 1708 copies sold Champion 1586
10	1933	James Platt [Teddy Moss] - You Broke My Heart Baby [Gennett 7010; Supertone 9522; Varsity 6030] - Easy Papa [Gennett 7055; Supertone 9525; Varsity 6030] Champion 1588
11	1939/40	TALL TOM [Teddy Moss] - You Broke My Heart Baby [Gennett 7010; Champion 15880; Supertone 9522] - Easy Papa [Gennett 7055; Champion 15880; Supertone 9525] Varsity 6030
12	1939/40	BLUE BOY [Teddy Moss] - Sympathizing Blues [Gennett 7010; Champion 15860; Supertone 9525] - Back-Biter Blues [Gennett 7084; Champion 15927; Supertone 9523] Varsity 6052
13	1939/40	TEDDY MOSS - Rocky Luck Blues (16210-A) [Gennett 7158; Champion 15973] - Heart Breaker Blues [Gennett 7084; Champion 15827; Supertone 9523] rec. February 4, 1930 in Richmond, IN; Teddy Moss, voc; Bob Robinson, cl; Jimmy Blythe, p; Scrapper Blackwell, g Varsity 6065
*LP / CD compilations*
14	1959	Tall Tom & Pinewood Tom The Male Blues Vol. 4 Tall Tom (Teddy Moss) - You Broke My Heart - Easy Papa Pinewood Tom (Josh White) - D.B.A. Blues - New Mean Mistreater Blues 7 inch 45 rpm EP Jazz Collector JEL 5 Jazz Collector discography
15	1976	Moods Of Jimmy Blythe Sodarissa Miller - Hot Springs Water Blues (9026-2) - Who'll Drive My Blues Away (9027-1) Lottie Beaman - Mama Can't Lose (1904-1) Sodarissa Miller - Broadway Daddy Blues (9074-4) Jimmy Blythe - Fat Meat And Greens Sodarissa Miller - Midnight Special (2225-1) Viola Bartlette - Shake That Thing (2467-1) Priscilla Stewart - It Must Be Hard (2354-1) Priscilla Stewart - Jefferson County (2659-2) - Lonesome Hour Blues (4251-1) - New Mr. Freddie Blues (4252-1) Lonnie Johnson - When A Man Is Treated Like A Dog (13290) - Bear Cat Blues (13300) Alexander Robinson - My Baby (20377-2) Hokum Boys - The Folks Down Stairs (403340-B) Teddy Moss - Rocky Luck Blues (16210-A) Whoopee 105 (Switzerland 1976) Whoopee Records discography
16	1988	The Piano Blues Of Herve Duerson And Turner Parrish Complete Recordings In Chronological Order Herve Duerson - Avenue Strut - Naptown Special - Easy Drag Teddy Moss - Texas Dream Blues - Ocean Wave Blues - Dyin' In The Electric Chair - You Broke My Heart Baby - Heart-Breaker Blues - Back-Biter Blues Turner Parrish - Wake Up In The Morning Blues - Western Traveler Blues Teddy Moss - Sympathizin' Blues - Easy Papa - Rocky Luck Blues Turner Parrish - Graveyard Blues - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More - Trenches - Fives RST Blues Documents BD-2025
17	1993	Barrelhouse Piano Blues & Stomps 1929 - 1933 Herve Duerson - I'm Busy, You Can't Come In (Alura Mack as Sallie Taylor, voc) - Avenue Strut - Naptown Special - Easy Drag - Evening Chimes Waltz (Teddy Moss, voc) - Texas Dream Blues (Dreamin' Of Texas) (Teddy Moss, voc) - Ocean Wave Blues (Teddy Moss, voc) - Dyin' In The Electric Chair (Teddy Moss, voc) Turner Parrish - You Broke My Heart Baby (Teddy Moss, voc) - Heart Breaker Blues (Teddy Moss, voc) - Back-Biter Blues (Teddy Moss, voc) - Wake Up In The Morning - Western Traveler Blues - Sympathizin' Blues (Sorry Blues) (Teddy Moss, voc) - Easy Papa (Teddy Moss, voc) Herve Duerson - You'll Be Sorry Some Day (Harry Campbell, voc) Turner Parrish - Graveyard Blues - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More - Trenches - Fives 'Kingfish' Bill Tomlin - Dupree Blues - Army Blues - Hot Box - Mean And Unkind Blues notes by Howard Rye Document DOCD-5193
18	199?	Scrapper Blackwell Vol. 1 1928-1932 - Kokomo Blues - Penal Farm Blues - Mr. Scrapper's Blues - Down And Out Blues - Trouble Blues - part 1 - Trouble Blues - part 2 - Non-Skid Tread (duet with Chippie Hill) - Be-da-da-bum (3153) - Springtime Blues - Rocky Luck Blues (Teddy Moss, voc) - Mean Baby Blues (Robinson's Knights Of Rest) - Rambling Blues - Blue Day Blues - Down South Blues - Sneaking Blues - Hard Time Blues - Back Door Blues - Down In Black Bottom (Black Bottom McPhail, voc) - My Dream Blues (Black Bottom McPhail, voc) - Whiskey Man Blues (Black Bottom McPhail, voc) - Mix That Thing (Black Bottom McPhail, voc) Scrapper Blackwell discography Document BDCD-6029
19	2001	Texas Blues disc 1: - Rolled from Side to Side Blues - Little Hat Jones - Two String Blues - Little Hat Jones - Double Crossing Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander - Johnny Behren's Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander - Rambler Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Dry Southern Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Jim Nappy - Hattie Burleson - Don't Sell It-Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods - Triflin' Woman - Black Ace - Texas Worried Blues - Henry Thomas - Old Country Stomp - Henry Thomas - Back Gnawing Blues - Ramblin' Thomas - Down in Texas Blues - Jesse Thomas - Dallas Rag - Marco Washington - Sugar Blues - Marco Washington - Texas and Pacific Blues - Percy Darensbourg - Seven Sisters Blues, Pt. 1 - "Funny Paper" Smith - Seven Sisters Blues, Pt. 2 - "Funny Paper" Smith - Monkeyin' Around - Jake Jones - Texas Blues - Willie Reed - Dreaming Blues - Willie Reed - Jack of All Trades - Bernice Edwards - T.P. Window Blues - Jack Ranger disc 2: - Santa Fe Blues - Smith Casey - West Texas Blues - Smith Casey - West Texas Woman - Alex Moore - Heart Wrecked Blues - Alex Moore - Sundown Blues - Blind Norris - The Katy Blues - Blind Norris - Sunbeam Blues - Billiken Johnson - Interurban Blues - Fred Adams - Elm Street Woman Blues - Carl Davis - Flying Crow Blues - Carl Davis - Good Morning Blues - Texas Bill Day - Goin' Back to My Baby - Texas Bill Day - Wandering Blues - Gene Campbell - Robbin' and Stealin' Blues - Gene Campbell - Texas Dream Blues - Herve Duerson (Teddy Moss, voc) - Ocean Wave Blues - Herve Duerson (Teddy Moss, voc) - Matchbox Blues - Black Ivory King - The Flying Crow - Black Ivory King - Nok-Em All - Oscar Woods - Bad Luck Town Blues - Black Boy Shine - Gamblin' Jinx Blues - Black Boy Shine - West Dallas Drag No. 1 / Robert Cooper - Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard? - Joe Pullum 2 CD set notes by Keith Briggs Catfish KATCD 181 Catfish (UK) discography
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 669-670
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 747
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Mike Gann for additional info / scans