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C L E O   P A G E; source: Front cover of JSP 1075
source: Front cover of JSP 1075
Cleo Page
b. Cleo Mallard 1), May 25, 1928 near Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
d. February 19, 1979 2) at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California

buried at Paradise Memorial Park in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California
discography
 

1) son of Sebrum Mallard and Clara Sowell; SSDI SSN 570-34-8791: "Cleo Page"
2) as per death certificate; 1930 census, April 11, has Cleo as a son of Joe and Clara H. Page, while Sebrum Mallard was a neighbor

C L E O   P A G E; from front cover of P-Vine PCD-23893
source: Front cover of P-Vine PCD-23893

#year
of release
title / label # / notes
11955C. PAGE ORCHESTRA With ERNEST JOHNS

- Aline (F492-1) #
- A Long, Long Time (F493-1)

rec. June 17, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page ? with Ernest Johns, voc, p [dr?]; 2 gs; b; dr; # kazoo

   
Federal 12235

21955ROLLING CREW With Orchestra

- Home On Alcatraz (JO2514) (Cleo Page)   @ youtube
- Cryin' Emma (JO2515) (Cleo Page)   @ youtube

rec. September 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page, voc; ts; p; b; dr

 
Aladdin 3301 / 45-3301

   

- Bad Bulldog (IM5056)

rec. September 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page, voc; ts; p; b; dr

Aladdin unissued

 1955PRESTON LOVE and His Orchestra

- Groove Juice (7910) (Johnny Otis) (instr)
- If You Ever Get Lonesome (7909) (Cleo Page-J. Otis) #   @ youtube

rec. December 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; # Roy 'Happy' Easter, voc; Don Johnson, tp; George Washington, tb; Jackie Kelso, as/ts; Fred Harman, bs; Devonia Williams, p; Pete Lewis, g; Johnny Parker, b; Leard Bell, dr; [Preston Love's not present!]; prod. by Johnny Otis

# Lynwood Slim covered that song as "Reach For Your Telephone"


Ultra 45-101

 1956LITTLE ARTHUR MATTHEWS Featured with Johnny Otis Orchestra

- Hot Diggitty Dog (11160) (Hodge and Belvin)   @ youtube
- Bad Bad Bulldog (11158) (Gallo-Kelso-Page-Otis)   @ youtube

rec. 1956 in Los Angeles, CA; Arthur Matthews, voc; Jackie Kelso, ts; Fred Harmon, bs; Devonia Williams, p; Jimmy Nolen, g; Johnny Parker, b; Leard Bell, dr; prod. by Johnny Otis


Dig 45-117

   

- Bad Bad Bulldog (alt tk) (Gallo-Kelso-Page-Otis)

rec. 1956 in Los Angeles, CA; Arthur Matthews, voc; Jackie Kelso, ts; Fred Harmon, bs; Devonia Williams, p; Jimmy Nolen, g; Johnny Parker, b; Leard Bell, dr; prod. by Johnny Otis

Dig unissued

Ace CDCHD 351

   

- I've Been Blind (Cleo Page)

rec. 1956 in Los Angeles, CA; Robert McKirby, voc; ts; p; g; b; dr; prod. by Johnny Otis

Dig unissued

Ace CDCHD 351

31958CURLEY PAGE AND BAND

- East Imperial (D-1011) (instr.)   @ youtube
- Curly's Wail or Curley Rock (D-1012) (instr.) #   @ youtube

rec. 1958 in Los Angeles, LA; Curley (or Curler) Page, # sp; ts; hca; p; g; b; dr


Dalton 106   [Dalton and Sutton were the same company]

3a1963?CURLEY PAGE AND BAND

- Boot Hill (58502)   @ youtube
- I Believed In A Woman (58501)   @ youtube

rec. mid/late 1950s in Los Angeles, CA; Sly Williams, voc, poss. g; other musicians unknown

[it has been suggested that "Sly Williams" might actually be Cleo Page, others stated that the artist was aurally similar to Clarence Samuels, others believe that "Sly Williams" was almost certainly Jesse Allen]


Dalton 107   [Dalton and Sutton were the same company]

Sutton SU 316

3b1963Jimmy Witherspoon: Stormy Monday and other blues
also Mel Williams, Baby Moses, Sly Williams

Jimmy Witherspoon
- Stormy Monday
- What Will I Tell My Heart
- I Know The Lord
- Many Things

"Sly Williams"
- I Believe In A Woman

"Sly Williams"
- Boot Hill
"Mel Williams" / "Baby Moses" [???]
- I'm Gonna Take A Chance
- That's The Way
- Help Me [actually by Sly Stone]
- Oh What A Night [actually by Sly Stone]


[neither front or back cover nor labels indicate, which of the artists mentioned on the front cover can be heard on which track]


Sutton SU 316   [Bob Blythe's low-budget LP label, founded in February 1963; Dalton and Sutton were the same company]

41970Pages Of Time

- Boo Bam (Johnson and Reynolds)
- Pages Of Time (Johnson and Reynolds)

rec. ???? in Los Angeles, CA; Wilbur Reynolds on "Mulitidivided Free Style Horn"; Cleo Page, g; Guy Jones, boo bams; "Produced, Directed, Arr. and Eng. under the personal supervision of: Jimmy Johnson at the Jimmy Johnson Recording Studios"[sic]


CB no #

51971Cleo Page

- "Black Man"–Part I (Too Tough To Die) (Page-Reynolds-Jones) (JJ-1000-A)
- "Black Man"–Part II (Too Tough To Die) (Page-Reynolds-Jones) (JJ-1000-B) (instr)

rec. 1971 prob. in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page, voc, rhythm g; Wilbur Reynolds, lead g, multi-divider horn; Guy Jones, (Maurice), boo bams; "produced and recorded under the personal supervision of Jimmy Johnson's Recording Studio's by Black Man Power in the heart of the ghetto "Watts" California"


Wonder 1000/1001

61972Cleo Page

- Goodie Train Part I (7-11-A) (Cleo Page) #   @ youtube
- Goodie Train Part II (7-11-B) (Cleo Page) []   @ youtube

rec. 1972 prob. in Los Angeles, CA.; Cleo Page, voc, g; hca; # p; [] org; b; dr; fem voc gr; "Arranged By: Page - Johnson - Reynolds"


Goodie Train 007

JSP 1003
JSP 4502

   

- Boot Hill

rec. late 1960s / early 1970s

Goodie Train unissued

JSP 1003

71972CLEO PAGE

- Leaving Mississippi (A) (Cleo Page)
- You Know You Wrong (B)

rec. 1972 prob. in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page, voc, g; hca; org; p; Jessie ?, g; b; dr; prod. by Cleo Page


Las Vegas 009   (A Div. of Goodie Train)

JSP 1003
JSP 1075

???1970Blues In D Natural

Robert Nighthawk
- Crying Won't Help You
- The Moon Is Rising
Elmore James
- Hawaiian Boogie
- Early In The Morning
Charles Clark
- Hidden Charms
- Row Your Boat
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural

Earl Hooker
- Tanya
- Blue Guitar
Frankie Lee Sims
- She Likes To Boogie Real Low
- Well Goodbye Baby
Tommy Brown
- Southern Women
- Remember Me

Sly Williams
- I Believe In A Woman
- Boot Hill


Red Lightnin' RL 005

Red Lightnin' Records discography

7a197?Johnny Otis presents - Some Old Folks Boogie

Al Simmons
- You Ain't Too Old

Johnny Otis
- Groove Juice [Ultra 45-101]
- If You Ever Get Lonesome [Ultra 45-101]
Sailor Boy
- What Have I Done Wrong (part 1)
Moose John
- Talkin' About Me
Slim Green
- My Woman Done Quit Me

Sidney Maiden with Slim Green & The Cats From Fresno
- Hand Me Down Baby [Dig 138]
Abe Moore
- A & J
Moose John
- Wrong Doin' Woman
Sailor Boy
- What Have I Done Wrong (part 2)
Abe Moore
- Moore's Boogie
Al Simmons
- Old Folks Boogie


P-Vine PLP 709 (Jp 197?)

81979Cleo Page

- I Love To Eat It - Hamburger #
- Goodie Train [Goodie Train 007 - parts 1 & 2]

# rec. in the 1970s in Los Angeles, CA.; Cleo Page, voc, el g; hca; org; p; dr; voc gr; prod. by Cleo Page; "a Goodie Train (U.S.) recording"


JSP 4502

JSP Records discography

91979Cleo Page: Leaving Mississippi

- Leaving Mississippi [Las Vegas 009]   @ youtube
- Red Nigger   @ youtube
- I Got A Girl   @ youtube
- Wine   @ youtube
- Roll Your Belly Slow   @ youtube
- You Know You Wrong [Las Vegas 009]

- California Prison Farm   @ youtube
- Boot Hill   @ youtube
- California Style   @ youtube
- Guitar Lullabye
- Don't Tear My Clothes
- Goodie Train

rec. at various dates through the 1970s in Los Angeles, CA; Cleo Page, voc, el g; hca; org; b; dr; voc gr; prod. by Cleo Page; "a Goodie Train (U.S.) recording"


JSP 1003


= P-Vine PCD-23893 (Jp 2007)

JSP Records discography

101980The Blues Guitar Album

Jimmy Lee Robinson
- Cry Over Me
Johnny Guitar Watson
- Late Freight Twist
Johnny Littlejohn
- What In The World
Cleo Page
- Wine [JSP 1003]
- California Prison Farm [JSP 1003]

Hip Lankchan
- Somebody's Fishing In My Pond
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

JSP Records discography

111983From La to L.A.

Clifton Chenier
- The Things I Did For You
- You Don't Call Me Anyhow
- Caldonia
Big Mama Thornton
- Rooster Blues
Big Walter Price
- Pack Fair 'n Square

Sherman Robertson
- Tears In My Eyes

Cleo Page
- Red Nigger [JSP 1003]
- Roll Your Belly Slow [JSP 1003]


JSP 1066

JSP Records discography

121984Going To California

Don & Dewey
- Miss Sue
- My Heart Is Breaking
Sugarcane Harris
- Elim Stole My Baby
B. Thomas
- Pocket Change
Roy Brown
- Separation Blues
- Lack Of Nookie


Cleo Page
- Leaving Mississippi [Las Vegas 009]
- California Prison Farm [JSP 1003]
Model T Slim
- Woman's The Glory Of Man
- Take My Hand
Monica Dupont
- Screaming For My Freedom
- Too Much Alcohol



JSP 1075

JSP Records discography

131992Dapper Cats, Groovy Tunes & Hot Guitars
The Legendary DIG Masters Vol. 3

- Telephone Boogie - Johnny "Guitar" Watson & Jeannie Barnes
- I Got A Girl That Lives Over Yonder - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- My Aching Feet - Henry Strogin

- I've Been Blind, Blind, Blind - Robert McKirby [Dig unissued]
- Jimmy's Jive - Jimmy Nolen
- Hey Little Girl - Richard Lewis
- Bingo - Abe Moore
- Talk To Me Baby - Roy "Happy" Easter
- Sad Stories - Larry Waters
- Check Yourself - Tony & Barbara
- Someday - T W Sams
- Country Boogie - Preston Love And The Orchestra
- Get Away From Here - Pete "Guitar" Lewis
- Ain't Gonna Tell - Dessa Ray
- Wiggle Walk - Johnny Otis
- Things Won't Be Right Without You - Devonia "Lady Dee" Williams
- Much More - Jessie & Joyce
- Itty Bitty Bee - Ray Johnson
- Baby Please Come Home - Little Billy Robbins
- Gotta Have Lovin' - Little Billy Robbins
- The Blooper - Johnny Otis & The Jayos

- Bad Bad Bulldog (alt tk) - Little Arthur Matthews [Dig unissued]
- Hot Diggety Dog - Little Arthur Matthews [Dig 45-117]
- Dead Man's Hop - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra



Ace CDCHD 351

???1993My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama

Sly Williams
- Boot Hill
- I Believe In A Woman
Lafayette Thomas
- Weekly Blues
- The Thing
Mojo Watson
- You Know You Don't Want Me
The Masked Marvel's Buddy
- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues No. 2
Earl Hooker
- Yea, Yea

Earl Hooker
- Do The Chicken
Harmonica King (George Smith)
- All Last Night
Guitar Tommy Moore
- Your Car Machine
- I Ain't Botherin' Nobody
Calvin Leavy
- Cummins Prison
Mojo Watson
- I Kept On Trying
- Look-A-There


Lenox 1012 (Fr)


= Lenox CD 1012

142011The Goodie Train

Skip Robinson - I Just Can't Wait
The Red West Combo - My Babe
Don & Jerry With The Fugitives - In The Cover Of Night
The Knockouts - You Can Take My Girl
Dale Hawkins & His Escapades - Hey Hey
Gary U.S. Bonds - I Wanta Holler
Jimmy Boyd - Lazy Me
The Ho-Dads - Honky
The Pace-Setters - Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Scat Man Crothers - Golly Zonk (It's Scat Man)
The Pop-Ups - Lurking
George Jackson - Tossin' And Turnin'

Cleo Page - The Goodie Train - Parts 1 & 2
Roy Head - When I Marry Sunshine
Ronnie & The Pomona Casuals - I Wanna Do The Jerk
Billy Lamont - Shake And Jerk
Grady Martin - Twist And Turn
Hoyt Axton - Double Double Dare
Pancho Villa & The Bandits - Ain't That Bad
Chester Hooks & The Vibrants - Long Route Home
The Red Ryders - Papa San
David Clayton-Thomas - Say Boss Man



Dogfish TGT-001 (US 2011)

152012House Rent Party   Volume 1
Music To Disturb Your Neighbords

Dean Hawley - Bossman
Ebe Sneezer & The Epidemics - That's All I've Got
The Megatones - Shimmy ,Shimmy Walk Part 1
The Scouts - Custer's Stomp
Muddy Waters - Trouble No More
Bruce Channel - Come On Baby
T-Model Ford - Chicken Head Man
Cleveland Crochet - Sugar Bee

The Jim Dandee's - Loco-Motion
Ted Harris - Just Thought I'd Set You Straight
The Carnation - Scorpion
Dale Wright - That's Show Biz

Cleo Page - Goodie Train Part 1
John Lee Hooker - I Need Some Money
Webb Pierce - Love Love Love
Dave Baby Cortez - Gettin To The Point



Rent House RHR-1-LP
(Sp 2012)

162022Cleo Page: Black Man

- Goodie Train Part I & II
- Leaving Mississippi
- Red Nigger
- I Got A Girl
- Wine

- California Style
- Roll Your Belly Slow
- Boot Hill
- Guitar Lullabye
- California Prison Farm

- Black Man (Too Tough To Die) - Part I & II

Compiled by Patrick Derrien
Cover artwork by Julien Mortimer.
There is no CD version, nor possible download.
Can be ordered at madeinrecords.toulouse@gmail.com

12 inch LP + 7 inch 45 rpm single
notes by Patrick Derrien & Gene Tomko

 


covers of "Boot Hill"
11966The Siegel-Schwall Band

- Down In The Bottom (Chester Burnett)
- I Have Had All I Can Take (Mark Siegel)

- Boot Hill (Jimmy Witherspoon [sic])   @ Spotify
- When I Got The Time (Jos Davidson)
- I've Got To Know (Mark Siegel)
- Mama/Papa (Jim Schwall)
- I'll Be The Man (Mark Siegel)

- Little Babe (Chester Burnett)
- Going To New York (Jimmy Reed)
- Mary (Mark Siegel)
- So Glad You're Mine (Arthur Crudup)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon)
- Break Song (Siegel, Schwall, Davidson, Chadwick)


Corky Siegel, voc, p, hca; Jim Schwall, voc, g; Jos Davidson, voc, b; Russ Chadwick, dr


Vanguard VRS-9235 (mono)
= VSD-79235 (stereo)

re-released as LP and (along with "Shake") on 2on1 CD:

VCD 79235/89 by Vanguard/Comet (It)

21984Johnny Winter: Guitar Slinger

- It's My Life Baby
- Don't Take Advantage Of Me
- Iodine In My Coffee
- Trick Bag
- Mad Dog


- Boot Hill ("unknown")   @ youtube
- I Smell Trouble
- Lights Out
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- My Soul



Alligator AL 4735

31991Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: The Sky Is Crying

- Boot Hill ("writer unknown")   @ Spotify
- The Sky Is Crying
- Empty Arms
- Little Wing
- Wham

- May I Have A Talk With You
- Close To You
- Chitlins Con Carne
- So Excited
- Life By The Drop


track 1 rec. February-April, 1989 at Kiva Studios, Memphis, TN


EPC 468640-1

42003Julian Sas: A Smile To My Soul

- Sugarcup Boogie
- Is This What They Call The Blue
- Horror Tone Groove
- Last Man In First Man Out -
- My Love Is Tumblin' Down -
- Crossroad Call
- I Want Your Love
- Never Gettin' Tired -
- Stone Desert
- My Life Is Gonna Be All Mine

- Boot Hill   @ Spotify
- Where Will It End?!
- Makin' My Return


52008Chris Juergensen: Strange Phenomena

- The Spirit
- Long Time Wondering
- Nothing's Got Me
- Living The Lie
- Blood On The Street
- House On The Hill (live)

- Boot Hill (live)   @ Spotify
- Sweet Melissa (live)
- Tell Me a Story (live)
- Born To Love You (live)


62011Texas Slim: Cookin' With Gas

- Welcome To The Game
- See See Baby
- Driving Blues
- Coffee Shop Girl
- High Alert
- Mellow Together
- When It's Cold Outside
- Funky Love
- Expresso Girl

- Boot Hill   @ Spotify
- Drama Queen
- I'm Good




Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, pp. 307, 476
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 357, 429, 469
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 497

- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver 2019, p. 511
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 201, p. 346
- Bob McGrath: The R&B Indies - Volumes One to Four.- West Vancouver BC (Eyeball Productions) (2nd ed. 2005 to 2007)
- http://blindman.15.forumer.com/a/sly-williams_post16379.html
- http://www.bluesworld.com/78Auc45-45.html
- http://www.johnnyspencer.info/imagetexts/blackmanCP.htm
- http://forbiddeneye.com/labels/sutton.html
- http://www.discogs.com/Preston-Love-And-His-Orchestra-Groove-Juice-If-You-Ever-Get-Lonesome/release/735339
- http://www.discogs.com/Little-Arthur-Mathews-Hot-Diggitty-Dog-Bad-Bad-Bulldog/release/764298
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to 'BJL', "rshurman', 'Blue Escorpio', Alan Balfour, Rob Ford, Klaus Kilian, Pierre Monnery, Gerrit Robs, Eran Sebbag and Patrick Derrien for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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