Illustrated Rufus and Ben Quillian discography

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Ben Quillian
Rufus
b. February 2, 1900 in Gainesville, Georgia
d. January 31, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia
and Ben
b. June 23, 1907 in Gainesville, Georgia
d. July 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri
Quillian
discography
Rufus Quillian source of both photos:
Blues Unlimited 123 (1977), p. 23

**Rufus and Ben Quillian** 78 rpm / LPs / CDs
#	year of release	title / label # / notes
*10 inch 78 rpm*
		The Savannah Blues Trio - Doodlin' Back (Quillian) (14989-B) - Light House Blues (14977- ) @ youtube rec. April 1, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Southern Blues Singers: two unknowns, tenor voc; unknown, bass voc; Cow Cow Davenport, p Gennet 6845 / Gennet 6828 Champion 15734 (as by "Charleston Blues Trio") = Supertone 9441
1	1929	Blue Harmony Boys - Jerking The Load (GEX-2474-A) @ youtube @ Spotify - Take It Out Too Deep (GEX-2475-A) @ Spotify rec. c. October 25, 1929 in New York City, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Brother Jackson, poss James McCrary, voc trio; Rufus Quillian, p, Ben Quillian, g [?] Paramount 12889
2	1929	Blue Harmony Boys - Good Feeling Blues (GEX-2478-A) @ Spotify - Sweet Miss Stella Blues (GEX-2471--) @ Spotify rec. c. October 25, 1929 in New York City, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Brother Jackson, poss James McCrary, voc duet by two of them; Rufus Quillian, p, Ben Quillian, g [?] Paramount 12901
3	1929	Blue Harmony Boys - Ragged But Right (GEX-2476-A) @ Spotify - All In Down And Out (GEX-2477-A) @ Spotify rec. c. October 25, 1929 in New York City, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Brother Jackson, poss James McCrary, voc duet by two of them; Rufus Quillian, p, Ben Quillian, g [?] Paramount 12976
		Blue Harmony Boys - I've Got The Blues (GEX-2472--) @ Spotify - Blue Harmony Blues (GEX-2473--) @ Spotify rec. c. October 25, 1929 in New York City, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Brother Jackson, poss James McCrary, voc trio; Rufus Quillian, p, Ben Quillian, g [?] Paramount prob. unissued
4	11/1930	RUFUS and BEN QUILLIAN - Keep It Clean (150362-2) # @ youtube @ Spotify - Good Right Now (150363-1) @ Spotify rec. April 23, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Ben Quillian, voc duet; Rufus Quillian, p; James McCrary, g Columbia 14560-D
5	1930	RUFUS & BEN QUILLIAN - Working It Slow (151088-2) @ Spotify - I Got Everything (151089-2) @ Spotify rec. December 7, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Ben Quillian, voc duet; Perry Bechtel [might be Hoke Rice], g (West Coast pressing serif typeface, 22 mm ring, pressed in Oakland plant) (East Coast pressing sans serif, pressed at Bridgeport plant) Columbia 14584-D
6	1930	Rufus and Ben Quillian - Satisfaction Blues (151090-1) # @ youtube @ Spotify - It's Dirty But Good (151091-1,-2) * @ Spotify rec. December 7, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Ben Quillian, * voc duet, # vocal trio with unknown; Perry Bechtel [might be Hoke Rice], g Columbia 14616-D
7	1/1932	RUFUS & BEN QUILLIAN WITH JAMES MCCRAVY [sic] - Holy Roll (151994-1) @ Spotify - Workin' It Fast (151997-1) @ Spotify rec. October 31, 1931 in Atlanta, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Ben Quillian and James McCrary, voc trio; Rufus Quillian, p Columbia 14639-D
		- House Rent Rag (151995-1) - Wigglin' That Thing (151996-1) rec. October 31, 1931 in Atlanta, Ga.; Rufus Quillian, Ben Quillian and James McCrary, voc trio; Rufus Quillian, p Columbia unissued
8	1932	JAMES MC CRAVY [sic] - Shove It Up In There (151998-2) @ youtube @ Spotify - Loose Me From This Woman (151999-1) @ Spotify rec. October 31, 1931 in Atlanta, Ga.; James McCrary, voc; Rufus Quillian, p Columbia 14641-D
*LP / CD compilations*
9	1974	Uptown Blues A Decade Of Guitar-Piano Duets 1927-1937 Big Bill Broonzy - Mountain Blues Rufus & Ben Quillian - Sweet Miss Stella Blues [Paramount 12901] Bo Carter - When You Left Charlie Campbell - Goin' Away Blues Teddy Darby - My Leona Blues Down Home Blues - You Do It Leola Manning - He Pans Me Rufus & Ben Quillian - Good Feeling Blues [Paramount 12901] Watson's Pulman Porters - Barbecue Blues Cripple Clarence Lofton - Policy Blues Willie Harris - What Makes A Tom Cat Blue? Mack Rhinehart & Brownie Stubblefield - Uptown Blues Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - Papa's On The Housetop Charley Spand - Ain't Gonna Stand For That notes by Stephen Calt and John Miller cover art by Garry Bready Yazoo L 1042 = Yazoo CD 1042 YAZ [1993] Yazoo Records discography
10	1974	Please Warm My Weiner Old Time Hokum Blues Whistling Bob Howe & Franke Griggs - The Coldest Stuff In Town [actually "The Hottest Stuff In Town"] Tommie Bradley & James Cole - Adam And Eve Buddie Burton - Ham Fatchet Blues Part 1 Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - The Alley Crap Game Rufus & Ben Quillian - Satisfaction Blues [Columbia 14616-D] Hokum Boys - I Had To Give Up Gym Papa Charlie Jackson - You Put It In, I'll Take It Out Butterbeans & Susie - Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama Robert & Charlie Hicks - Darktown Gambling - The Crap Game The Yazoo All Stars [actually "The Paramount All Stars"] - Hometown Skiffle Part 1 - Hometown Skiffle Part 2 Memphis Minnie - Banana Man Blues Leola B & Kid Wesley Wilson - Uncle Joe Bo Carter - Please Warm My Weiner notes [?] by Stephen Calt cover art by Robert Crumb Yazoo L-1043 = Yazoo CD 1043 YAZ [1992] Yazoo Records discography
11	1977	Postscripts 1927-33 The Piano Blues Vol. 5 Little Brother Montgomery - Frisco Hi-Ball Turner Parrish - Trenches Roosevelt Sykes - 44 Blues Mozelle Alderson - Tight Whoopee Sammy Brown - Jockey Blues Speckled Red - Wilkins Street Stomp Jame Robinson - Humming Blues Rufus & Ben Quillian - Holy Roll [Columbia 14639-D] Cow Cow Davenport - Atlanta Rag Pinetop & Lindberg - 4-11-44 Lonnie Clark - Down In Tennessee Skip James - If You Haven't Any Hay Charlie Spand - Soon This Morning No 2 Herve Duerson - Avenue Strut Stump Johnson - Bound To Be A Monkey Kingfish Bill Tomlin - Hot Box foreword by Francis Smith notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett Magpie PY 4405 Magpie Records discography
12	1978	Let's Get Loose Folk and Popular Blues Styles from the Beginning to the Eraly 1940s Yank Rachell & Sonny Boy Williamson - Peach Tree Blues Pillie Browning - Brownskin Woman Johnson Boys - Violin Blues Modern Jazz Quartet of Norfolk - What's The Matter Now Buck Mountain Band - Yodeling Blues Hattie Hudson & Willie Tyson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul Clara Smith - Let's Get Loose George O'Connor - Nigger Blues Tyus & Tyus - Dad's Old Mule Rufus & Ben Quillan - Keep It Clean [Columbia 14560-D] Leroy Carr - Blue Night Blues Walter Roland - House Lady Blues Wilbur "Joe" McCoy & Herb Morand - I'm Cuttin' Out Tommy McClennan - Deep Blue Sea Blues Sonny Boy Williamson & Big Bill Broonzy - Love Me Baby The Five Breezes - My Buddy Blues compiled by David Evans notes by David Evans New World 290 www.newworldrecords.org (download liner notes)
13	1984	Rufus & Ben Quillian 1929-31 Blue Harmony Boys - Sweet Miss Stella Blues (Gex-2471) - Jerking The Load (Gex-2474-A) - Take It Out Too Deep (Gex-2475-A) - Ragged But Right (Gex-2476-A) - All In Down And Out (Gex-2477-A) - Good Feeling Blues (Gex-2478-A) - Keep It Clean (150362-2) - Good Right On (150363-1) Rufus & Ben Quillian - Working It Slow (151088-2) - I Got Everything (150189-2) - Satisfaction Blues (151090-1) - It's Dirty But Good (151091- ) Rufus & Ben Quillian with James McCrary - Holy Roll (151994-1) - Workin' It Fast (151997-1) James McCrary - Shove It Up In There (151998-2) - Loose Me From This Woman (151999-1) notes by Paul Oliver Matchbox MSE-217Matchbox Records discography
14	1988	OJL's GA - The Black Country Music Of Georgia 1927-36 Tampa Red - Down In Spirit Blues Buddy Moss - Jealous Hearted Man Lillie Mae - Wise Like That Sam Montgomery - King Of Knaves No. 2 Sylvester Weaver - Rock Pile Blues Bumble Bee Slim - Hey Lawdy Mama Charlie Lincoln - Ugly Papa Rufus & Ben Quillian - Keep It Clean [Columbia 14560-D] Eddie Head & Family - Lord, I'm The True Vine Kokomo Arnold - Model "T" Woman Blues Georgia Tom - Hear Me Beefing At You Sara Martin - Useless Blues Barbecue Bob - Crooked Woman Blues Luther Magby - Jesus Is Getting Ready For The Great Day Rev. Gates - David & Uriah notes by Don Kent Origin OJL-25OJL Records discography
15	1995	Hokum, Blues and Rags 1929-1930s Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Joe Linthcome - Pretty Mama Blues - Humming Blues Rufus & Ben Quillian (Blue Harmony Boys) - Sweet Miss Stella Blues - Jerking The Load - Take It Out Too Deep - Ragged But Right - All In Down And Out - Good Feeling Blues - Keep It Clean - Good Right On - Working It Slow - I Got Everything - Satisfaction Blues - It's Dirty But Good - Holy Roll - Workin' It Fast - Shove It Up In There (James McCrary, voc) - Loose Me From This Woman (James McCrary, voc) Pratt And George - Pratt And George Blues - part 1 - Pratt And George Blues - part 2 The Three Stripped Gears - Depression Blues - Black Bottom Strut notes by Kip Lornell Document DOCD 5392
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 570, 734-735
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
source of left column picture: Blues Unlimited 123 (1977), p. 23
thanks to Bob Eagle, Chris Smith, Alan Balfour, Paul Swinton and Tony Russell for additional info / scans

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