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V O L   S T E V E N S; Victor 21356-AThere is no photo of this artist known to exist

Vol Stevens
b. October 6, 1892 in Ripley, Mississippi
d. 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri 1)

discography
V O L   S T E V E N S; Victor 21356-B

#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
11927Memphis Jug Band

- Beale Street Mess Around (40320-1) #
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing (40321-1) *

rec. October 20, 1927 in Atlanta, Ga.; # Will Shade, hca, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, voc, g; * Charlie Polk, jug; # one of the band, sp


Victor 21066

21927Will Weldon

- Turpentine Blues (40322-2)
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule (40323-2)

rec. October 20, 1927 in Atlanta, Ga.; Will Weldon, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md, sp


Victor 21134

31927Memphis Jug Band

- State Of Tennessee Blues (40313-2) #
- Kansas City Blues (40315-1) *

rec. October 19, 1927 in Atlanta, Ga.; Will Shade, voc, * hca, # g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, * voc; Will Weldon, g, * voc; Vol Stevens, # bj-md, * g; ; # Jenny Clayton, voc; # one of the band, sp


Victor 21185

# = Bluebird B5430
= Regal Zonophone MR2331 (UK)

41928Vol Stevens

- Vol Stevens Blues (40324-1)
- Baby Got The Rickets (40325-1)

rec. Atlanta, Ga., October 20, 1927; Vol Stevens, voc, bj-md; Will Weldon, g


Victor 21356

51928Memphis Jug Band

- Bob Lee Junior Blues (40314-2) #
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train (40312-2) *

rec. October 19, 1927 in Atlanta, Ga.; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jenny Clayton, voc


Victor 21412

61928Memphis Jug Band

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues (41817-2, -3) #
- She Stays Out All Night Long (41891-2)*

# rec. February 1, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug
* rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug; several of the band, sp


Victor 21524

71928Memphis Jug Band

- Peaches In The Springtime (41890-2) *
- Evergreen Money Blues (41818-2) #

# rec. February 1, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug
* rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug


Victor 21657

   

- Peaches In The Springtime (41890-1)

rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug

Victor unissued

81928Memphis Jug Band

- Lindberg Hop (47008-2)
- Sugar Pudding (47009-1) #

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g, # hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, jug; # unknown, voc trio


Victor 21740

   

- Lindberg Hop (47008-1)

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, jug

Victor unissued

"X" LVA 3009
"X" EVA 3009
Victor LPV 540
RCA RD 7893
RCA RA 5343
RBF RF 6
RCA 2461-2-R
Document DOCD-5022

91928Memphis Jug Band

- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake (47010-2)
- On The Road Again (47011-1) #

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; unknown, hca; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38015

101928Memphis Jug Band

- Whitewash Station Blues (47036-2) #
- Stealin' Stealin' (47037-2) *

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, # bj-md, * g; Jab Jones, lead voc, jug


Victor V38504

   

- Stealin' Stealin' (47037-3)

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, lead voc, jug

Victor unissued

RCA 2461-2-R
Document DOCD-5150

111928Memphis Jug Band

- Mississippi River Waltz (47039-2)
- Jug Band Waltz (47038-2)

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md, g; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38537

121930Memphis Sheiks

- He's In The Jail House Now (62990-2) #
- Round And Round (64732-2) *

# rec. November 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Burse, g, poss. harmony voc; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Nickerson, voc
* rec. November 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; poss. Will Weldon, mand; Ben Ramey, kazoo, harmony voc; unknown, jug


Victor 23256

131932Charlie Burse

- I Got Good Taters (18650- ) #
- Little Green Slippers (18655- )

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Will Shade, hca; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr, woodblocks


Champion 16481

# Varsity 6037

141932"Poor Jab"

- My Love Is Cold (18651- )
- Poor Jab Blues (18652- )

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Jab Jones, voc, p; acc. by Picaninny Jug Band: Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, washb

107 copies of Champion 16483 were ever sold


Champion 16483

Blues Images Vol. 15
(rel. 2017, for 2018)

151932Burse and Shade / Charlie Burse

Burse and Shade
- Fishing In The Dark (18658- ) #
Charlie Burse
- She Done Sold It Out (18657- ) *

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Will Shade, voc, hca; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr, woodblocks
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Will Shade, voc, hca; acc. by Picaninny Jug Band: Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr


Champion 16599

161932Picaninny Jug Band / DALLAS JUG BAND

Champion 16615
Picaninny Jug Band
- You Got To Have That Thing (18647- )   @ youtube
- Bottle It Up And Go (18649- )   @ youtube

Varsity 6025
DALLAS JUG BAND
- You Gotta Have That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Will Shade, hca; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, dr


Champion 16615 (US 1932)


= Varsity 6025 (US 1940)

171932Charlie Burse / "Poor Jab"

Charlie Burse acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Get It From The Front (18654- ) #
"Poor Jab" acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Get It From Behind (18653- ) *

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Will Shade, voc, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Jab Jones, voc, jug; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr


Champion 16630

181932Burse and Stephen / "Poor Jab"

Burse and Stephen acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Tappin' That Thing (18648- ) #
"Poor Jab" acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Come Along Little Children (18656- ) *   @ youtube

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Charlie Burse, voc; Vol Stevens, voc, md; Will Shade, hca; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Jab Jones, voc, jug; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr


Champion 16654

# Varsity 6037

191940JOLLY JUG BAND

- Got Good Taters [Champion 16481]
- Tapping That Thing [Champion 16654]


Varsity 6037 (US 1940)


LP / CD compilations
201951Jazz Vol. 3 - New Orleans

The New Orleans Wanderers
- Perdido Street Blues
Bunk Brass Band
- Didn't He Ramble

Dallas Jug Band
- Bottle It Up And Go
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- Snake Rag
Jelly Roll Morton
- New Orleans Blues
Bunk Johnson Original Superior Band
- Down By The
Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven
- Keyhole Blues

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- Dippermouth Blues
- High Societ
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
- Milnburg Hoys
- Tiger Rag
Red Onion Jazz Babies
- Cake Walking Babies
Johnny Dodds Orchestra
- Hear Me Talkin' To Ya
Jelly Roll Morton's Quartet
- Mornful Serenade


notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.





Folkways FP 57

notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.
read notes at Smithsonian Folkways !
= Folkways FJ 2803

20a1951Jazz Vol. 4: The Jazz Singers

Ivy Anderson
- All Of Me / The Mooche/ Margie / Louisiana / Baby Won't You Please Come Home? / It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing / Doctor Jazz (medley)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight
- Organ Grinder's Swing
Jimmy Rushing with the Count Basie Orchestra
- Don't You Miss Your Baby?
Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
- Keep A Knockin' / Jingle Bells / Oopapada / Sugar (medley)
Fats Waller And Una Mae Carlisle
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Bessie Smith
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Dallas Jug Band
- You Gotta Have That Thing
Ma Rainey
- Traveling Blues
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Strut That Thing
Bertha Chippie Hill
- Trouble In Mind
Champion Jack Dupree
- Jitterbug
Sonny Terry
- Fox Chase


notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.

Folkways FP 59


Folkways FP 59

notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.
read notes at Smithsonian Folkways !
= Folkways FJ 2804

20b1952Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3 - Songs

- Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
- East Virginia - Buell Kazee
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- I Woke Up One Morning In May - Didier Hebert
- James Alley Blues - Richard 'Rabbit' Brown
- Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs
- I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Mountaineer's Courtship - Ernest And Hattie Stoneman
- The Spanish Merchant's Daughter - Stoneman Family

- Bob Lee Junior Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Single Girl, Married Girl - Carter Family
- Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme - Cleoma Breaux & Joseph Falcon
- Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Expressman Blues - Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell

- Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Feather Bed - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- 99 Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- Prison Cell Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- C'est Si Triste Sans Lui - Cleoma And Ophy Breaux And Joseph Falcon
- Way Down The Old Plank Road - Uncle Dave Macon
- Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave Macon
- Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Train On The Island - J.P. Nestor
- The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard
- Fishing Blues - Henry Thomas


ed. by Harry Smith

2 LP set

Folkways FP-253

2 LP set

= Folkways FA 2953

6 CD box set

Smithsonian Folkways (1997)

20c1954The Jug Bands
Backgrounds of Jazz Vol. 1

Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Southern Shout
- Banjoreno
- Boodle-Am Shake
- National Blues


Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues

- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)

10 inch LP
notes by Orrin Keepnews
and Bill Grauer, Jr.

X  LVA-3009

= X  RA-5543

211954?The Jug Bands: Memphis Jug Band
Backgrounds of Jazz

- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues

- Newport News Blues

- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)

7 inch 45 rpm EP

X  EVA-3009

221955Memphis Jug Band

- Sun Brimmers Blues [actually plays A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake 47010-2]
- Overseas Stomp [actually plays On The Road Again 47011-1]

- Stingy Woman Blues (37942-1)
- Newport News Blues (37944-1)

7 inch 45 rpm EP

HMV 7EG 8073
[withdrawn immediately
after issue]

231962The Great Jug Bands

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Goin' To Germany
Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band
- Grandpa And Grandma Blues
Birmingham Jug Band
- Getting Ready For Trial
- German Blues
Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band
- Cold Iron Bed
- Red Ripe Tomatoes
Whistler and His Jug Band
- The Jug Band Special


Memphis Jug Band
- Coal Oil Blues
- Jug Band Waltz
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
- Come Over Here
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Garden Of Joy Blues
Kentucky Jug Band
- Walkin' Cane Stomp
Noah Lewis's Jug Band
- New Minglewood Blues
- Ticket Agent Blues

Memphis Sheiks
- He's In The Jailhouse Now

notes by Sam Charters

Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 1962)

notes by Sam Charters

Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 196?)

notes by Sam Charters
 
Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 19??)

OJL Records discography

241963The Jug Bands

The Old Southern Jug Band
- Blues Just Blues
- Thats All
- Hatchet Head Blues
The Birmingham Jug Band
- Bill Wilson
King Davids Jug Band
- Rising Sun Blues
- Whats That Tastes Like Gravy
Cannons Jug Stompers
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
Cliffords Louisville Jug Band
- Struttin The Blues


Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Whitewash Station
- She Done Sold It Out
The Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Banjoreno
- Carpet Alley
- House Rent Rag

read notes at Smithsonian Folkways !
RBF RF 6

RBF discography

24a1965Tub Jug Washboard Bands   1924-1932

Tub Jug Washboard Band
- Tub Jug Rag
- San
Whistler and his Jug Band
- Chicago Flip
- Jerry O' Mine
George 'Chicken' Wilson
- Chicken Wilson Blues
- House Snake Blues
Cincinnati Jug Band
- Newport Blues
- George Street Blues

Bob Coleman
- Tear It Down
- Cincinnati Underworld Woman
Guy Lumpkin
- Decatur Street Drag
Eddie Mapp
- Riding The Blinds
Walter Taylor
- Thirty Eight And Plus
- Diamond Ring Blues

Picaninny Jug Band
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go

"Classic Jazz Masters" series edited by Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; this patricular LP has been prepared by Mr. Max E. Vreede, Kijkduin, The Netherlands; remastered by van de Water Sound Studio

gatefold LP
including a 6 pp. brochure with notes by Paul Oliver, lyrics & photos

= Riverside RM 8802 (NL 1965) ("Classic Jazz Masters")

gatefold LP
including a 6 pp. brochure with notes by Paul Oliver, lyrics & photos
   
Riverside RLP 8802 / RPL.8802 (US 1965) ("Classic Jazz Masters")


= Pierre Cardin PC 93.522 (Fr 1975?) ("Golden Jazz")


= Mercury 6332 983 (Fr 19??)



= Music Parade Cetra LEL 201 (It 19??) ("Classic Jazz")


= BASF 10 29848-5 (Fr 1974) ("Jazz Ancestors")

Whistler's Jug Band discography
Bob Coleman discography
Eddie Mapp discography
Picaninny Jug Band discography

251966?The Jug Bands

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues

- Overseas Stomp (Lindberg Hop)
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Southern Shout
- Banjoreno
- Boodle-Am Shake
- National Blues
Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Some Of These Days



RCA RA 5343 (Jp)

261967Jugs, Washboards and Kazoos

Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Boodle-Am Shake
- Don't Give All The Lard Away
- House Rent Rag
- Banjoreno
- Southern Shout

Memphis Jug Band
- Newport News Blues
- Sun Brimmers Blues

- Overseas Stomp

Five Harmaniacs
- Sadie Green Vamp Of New Orleans
- Coney Island Washboard [previously unissued]
- What Makes My Baby Cry? [previously unissued]
- It Takes A Good Woman (To Keep A Good Man At Home) [previously unissued]
Tiny Parham and His Musicians
- Washboard Wiggles
- Sud Buster's Dream
The Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Pepper Steak
- Shoot 'Em


reissue prod. by Mike Lipskin; remastered by Don Miller

notes by Herb Shultz

RCA LPV-540 (US 1967)

notes by Herb Shultz

= RCA RD-7893 (UK 1967)

26a1968The Memphis Area - 1927-1932

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Madison Street Rag
- Hollywood Rag
Sleepy John Estes
- Broken-Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too
- Black Mattie Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Nobody Knows What The Good Deacon Does

Burse & Stephen
- Tappin' That Thing
"Poor Jab"
- Come Along, Little Children
Frank Stokes
- It Won't Be Long Now - tk. 2

Memphis Minnie
- Garage Fire Blues
Noah Lewis' Jug Band
- Bad Luck's My Buddy
Sleepy John Estes
- Stack O' Dollars
- My Black Gal Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll And Tumble Blues
Robert Wilkins
- Nashville Stonewall Blues
- Police Sergeant Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Kansas City Blues

   
Roots RL 307

Roots Records discography

271969?More Of That Jug Band Sound   1927-1939

Memphis Jug Band
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
Noah Lewis's Carolina Peanut Boys
- Selling The Jelly

Vol Stevens
- Baby Got The Rickets, Mama's Got The Mobile Blues
Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band
- Beale St. Breakdown
- Save Me Some
Tommy Bradley
- Adam And Eve
- Four Days Blues
Cincinnati Jug Band
- George St. Stomp

Jack Kelly
- Betty Sue
- Man Fooler Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
- On The Road Again
Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- Louisville Special
Daddy Stovepipe and Mississippi Sarah
- Greenville Strut
Birmingham Jug Band
- Giving It Away
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Wolf River Blues



notes by Henry Vestine

Origin Jazz Library OJL 19

OJL Records discography

281969?The Blues In Memphis 1927-1939

Sleepy John Estes
- Drop Down Mama
- Married Woman Blues
Allen Shaw
- I Couldn't Help It
Robert Wilkins
- New Stock Yard Blues
Yank Rachell
- Gravel Road Woman
Furry Lewis
- Falling Down Blues
Beale Street Shieks
- Mr. Crump Don't Like It

Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- That Will Be Alright
- Goin' Back To Texas

Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Viola Lee Blues
Jack Kelly
- Flower Blues
Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule


front cover design by Marina Bokelman

notes by Dave [sic] Evans

Origin Jazz Library OJL-21

OJL Records discography

291969Memphis Jug Band Vol. 1 (1927-1929)

- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Sunshine Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- State Of Tennessee Blues

- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues

- Papa Long Blues
- She Stays Out All Night Long

- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- Mississipi River Waltz
- I Can't Stand It
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues


Roots RL 322

Roots Records discography

301971Memphis Jug Band Vol. 2 (1927-1934)

- Memphis Boy Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Sugar Pudding
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin', Stealin'
- I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried To Deal Me)
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- K.C. Moan

- Oh Ambulance Man
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back

- I Got Good Taters
- She Done Sold It Out


Roots RL 337

Roots Records discography

30a1979Memphis Shakedown

Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
Little Buddy Doyle & Walter Horton
- Bad In Mind Blues
- Three-Sixty-Nine Blues
- Sweet Man Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Newport News Blues

- Lindberg Hop
- K.C. Moan
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Insane Crazy Blues
- Memphis Shakedown
Jenny Pope
- Mr. Postman Blues


Magpie PY 1810

Magpie Records discography

30b1981Memphis Jug Band

- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Cave Man Blues 1-3
- Gator Wobble

- Beale Street Mess Around
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'

- Lindberg Hop
- Fourth St. Mess Around
- Memphis Boy Blues
- Taking Your Place

- On The Road Again
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Cocaine Habit Blues


- Oh Ambulance Man
- K.C. Moan
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- The Old Folks Started It
- Newport News Blues - take 1
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green

- Little Green Slippers

- Spider's Nest Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- Insane Crazy Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- What's The Matter?

- Whitewash Station Blues

Casey Bill Weldon discography

DLP
notes by Bengt Olsson

Yazoo L 1067

= Yazoo CD 1067 YAZ
(1991?) [23 tracks only !]

Yazoo Records discography


= Air Mail Recordings
AIRAC-1327/28 (Jp 2007)

311986Memphis Jug Band   1927-34
The Remaining Titles

Will Shade, Ben Ramey, Will Weldon, Vol Stevens, Jennie Clayton
- I Packed My Suitcase
- Kansas City Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- Jug Band Waltz
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Whipped My Woman With A Long Handled Spoon
- Stonewall Blues

Will Shade, Memphis Sheiks, Vol Stevens, Charlie Burse, Jab Jones & Charlie 'Bozo' Nickerson
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats & All
- Fishin' In The Dark
- Rukus Juice & Chittlin'
- Jug Band Quartette

notes by Paul Oliver

Matchbox MSE 1008

Matchbox Records discography

31a1986?Copulating Rhythm

- The Candy Man - Rosettta Howard with The Harlem Hamfats (1938)
- Tired As I Can Be - Bessie Jackson (1934)
- You've Got To Save That Thing - Ora Alexander (1934)
- Ants In My Pants - Bo Carter (1931)
- Don't Tear My Clothes - The Chicago Black Swans
- My Baby (Squeeze Me Again) - Lil Johnson (1937)
- She Showed It All - Napoleon Fletcher with Roosevelt Sykes (1933)
- Honey, Your So Good To Me - Lil Johnson (1936)


- You've Gotta Have That Thing - The Dallas Jug Band
- If You Don't Give Me What I Want - Lil Johnson (1936)
- Please Warm My Wiener - Bo Carter (1935)
- Try And Get It - Bea Foote with Charlie Shavers (1938)
- Grinding Mill - Johnny Temple (1939)
- If You See My Rooster - Memphis Minnie (1936)
- I Don't Want No Skinny Women - Blind Boy Fuller with Sonny Terry (1940)
- Take It Easy Greasy - Lil Johnson (1936)



Jass 3

31b1987Them Dirty Blues
A Five Record Copulation Compilation

record 1:
- Bring On Home To Grandma - Mississippi Mud Mashers
- I'm Gonna Heat Your Bread - Lee 'Pork Chop' Green
- Keep It To Yourself - Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams
- Worn Out Engine Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
- She Done Sold It Out - Memphis Jug Band
- Big Leg Mama - Kokomo Arnold
- Daddy, You've Got Everything - Mary Dixon
- Take A Pro - Unidentified Armed Forces Radio Orchestra
- Yas Yas Yas No. 1 - Jimmy Strange, The Yas Yas Man
- The Hottest Stuff In Town - Bob Howe And Frankie Griggs
- Every Morning Blues - Walter Roland
- Ram Rod Blues - Mississippi Sheiks
- Ash Can Blues - Bob Clifford
- Caught Us Doing It - Hokum Boys
- Blue Bloomer Blues - Whistlin' Alex Moore
- Mister Mary Blues - Speedy Holmes


record 2:
- Wet It Frankie - Half Pint Jaxon
- I Want Some Of Your Pie - Blind Boy Fuller
- You Can't Sleep In My Bed - Mary Dixon
- Messin' Around - Bud Jackson's Swannee Serenaders
- The Coldest Stuff In Town Whistling - Bob Howe And Frankie Griggs
- Somebody's Been Using That Thing - Holmes And Howard
- She Really Meant To Keep It - Johnny Messner And His Orchestra
- Empty Bed Blues, Part One - Bessie Smith
- Empty Bed Blues, Part Two - Bessie Smith
- Big Mama - Walter Roland
- Loose Like That - The Mississippi Sheiks
- Once Or Twice - Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams
- Shake It, Baby - Blind Boy Fuller
- I Can't Use That Thing - Connie McClean's Rhythm Boys
- She Really Meant To Keep It - Johnny Messner And His Orchestra
- Tricks Ain't Walkin' - Jimmy Rushing


record 3:
- Somebody's Been Using That Thing, No. 2 - The Hokum Boys
- Shave 'em Dry - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Sissy Man - Pinewood Tom
- Sissy Blues - Ma Rainey With Her Georgia Band
- Two Old Maids In A Folding Bed - Monette Moore With Her Swing Shop Boys
- Rollin Mama Blues - Ruby Glaze And Hot Shot Willie
- Windy City Blues - Ruth Ladson With The Three Shadows
- Stew Meat Blues - Lucille Bogan
- Toothache Blues - Victoria Spivey And Lonnie Johnson
- Anybody Here Want To Try My Cabbage? - Maggie Jones With Louis Armstrong And Fletcher Henderson
- Take Your Hand Off It - Lil Johnson
- I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted - Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band
- I'm A Mighty Tight Woman - Sippie Wallace
- Gas Man Blues - Mae Glover
- Black Snake Blues - Victoria Spivey
- I Got What It Takes - Blanch Galloway With Her Joy Boys


record 4:
- The Candy Man - Rosetta Howard
- Tired As I Can Be - Bessie Jackson
- You've Got To Save That Thing - Ora Alexander
- Ants In My Pants - Bo Carter
- Don't Tear My Clothes - The Chicago Black Swans
- My Baby - Lil Johnson
- She Showed It All - Napoleon Fletcher
- Honey's You're So Good To Me - Lil Johnson

- You've Gotta Have That Thing - The Dallas Jug Band
- If You Don't Give Me What I Want - Lil Johnson
- Please Warm My Weiner - Bo Carter
- Try And Get It - Bea Foote
- Grinding Mill - Johnny Temple
- If You See My Rooster - Memphis Minnie
- I Don't Want No Skinny Woman - Blind Boy Fuller
- Take It Easy, Greasy - Lil Johnson


record 5:
- Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) - Georgia White
- Southern Can Mam - Blind Willie And Partner
- Let Me Pat That Thing - The Hokum Boys Time
- My Handy Man - Ethel Walters
- Six Or Seven Times [aka Four or Five Times] - The Chocolate Dandies
- The Duck's Yas-Yas-Yas - James Stump Johnson
- My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Miss Edith Wilson
- I Wonder Who's Boogien' My Woogie Now - Chicago Swingers
- What's That Smells Like Fish - Blind Boy Fuller
- How Do They Do It That Way - Red Allen And Victoria Spivey
- Pap's Got You Water On - Memphis Jug Band
- Honey Dipper Blues - Hattie North
- All Around Man - Bo Carter
- Easy Rider - Tampa Red
- Uncle Ned Don't Use Your Head - Lonnie Johnson
- I'm Wild About That Thing - Bessie Smith

5 LP box set

Jass Box One

321989Memphis Jug Band & Associates 1929-1937

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets (Mama's Got The Mobile Blues)
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
Jenny Pope
- Bull Frog Blues
- Tennessee Workhouse Blues

Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It
Kaiser Clifton
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You, Papa?

Picaninny Jug Band
- Come Along Little Children
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Tappin' That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go


Wolf WSE 131

32a1990Memphis Jug Band: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 1

- Sun Brimmers Blues (take 2)
- Stingy Woman Blues (take 2)
- Memphis Jug Blues (take 2)
- Newport News Blues (take 1)
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues

- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing
- Snitchin' Gambler-Blues (take 2)
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5021

32b1991Memphis Jug Band: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 2

- She Stays Out All Night Long (take 2)
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp) (take 1)
- Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It (take 1)
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5022

32c1991Memphis Jug Band: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 3

- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewall Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
- Going Back To Memphis

- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Got A Letter From My Darling
- Round And Round
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'


Document DOCD 5023

331991Wild About My Lovin'
Beale Street Blues 1928-30

Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Stealin' Stealin'
- K. C. Moan
- On The Road Again
- Jug Band Waltz
Jim Jackson
- My Monday Woman Blues
- I'm Wild About My Lovin'
- When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone
- I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Going To Germany
- Prison Wall Blues
Frank Stokes
- Downtown Blues
- Taint Nobody's Business
- Taint Nobody's Business (Part II)
- Take Me Back


notes by Billy Altmann

RCA 2461-2-R (US)

341992Memphis Jug Bands: Walk Right In
The Blues Collection # 41

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Minglewood Blues
- Viola Lee Blues
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Walk Right In
- Ripley Blues
- Feather Bed

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmer's Blues
- Sugar Pudding
- K.C. Moan
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- Cocaine Habit Blues

- On The Road Again
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Move That Thing
- Cave Man Blues
- It Won't Act Right

- He's In The Jailhouse Now

ed. by Tony Russell


Orbis BLU NC 0041

34a1993The Memphis Jug Band   Volume 1
February 1927 to February 1928

- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues

- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring When The Birds Begin To Sing
Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets Mama's Got The Mobile Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- She Stays Out All Night Long

remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 606

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 15 (UK)

34b1993The Memphis Jug Band   Volume 2
September 1928 to October 1929

Memphis Jug Band
- Lindberg Hop
- Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin', Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter?
Minnie Wallace
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa?
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried To Deal Me Will)
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- K.C. Moan
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree


remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 607

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 16 (UK)

34c1993The Memphis Jug Band   Volume 3
May to November 1930, plus some alternate takes

- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewell Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got You Water On
- Going Back To Memphis

- He's In The Jailhouse
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- Round And Round
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Lindberg Hop

remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 608

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 18 (UK)

351998Memphis Jug Band   (1927-30)
Associates and Alternate Takes

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues (take 1/3)
- Stingy Woman-Blues (take 1)
- Newport News Blues (take 2)

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues (take 3)
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)(take 2)
Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
- Hitch Me To Your Buggie
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It (take 2)
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You, Papa?
Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong
Jenny Pope
- Bull Frog Blues
- Tennessee Workhouse Blues
- Mr. Postman Blues
- Rent Man Blues


Wolf WBCD-004

362005The Memphis Jug Band with Cannon's Jug Stompers

disc 1:
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues

- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring
- Turpentine Blues - Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule - Will Weldon
- Vol Stevens Blues - Vol Stevens
- Baby Got The Rickets (Mama's Got The Mobile Blues) - Vol Stevens
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- She Stays Out All Night Long

disc 2:
- Lindberg Hop
- Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitehouse Station Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone - Will Shade
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice Pick - Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter
- Dirty Butter - Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It - Minnie Wallace
- Won't You Be Kind To Me - Hattie Hart
- You Wouldn't, Would You Papa? - Hattie Hart
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- K.C. Moan
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single Tree


disc 3:
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewall Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Going Back To Memphis

- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- Round And Round
- You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- Son Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Lindberg Hop

disc 4:
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Minglewood Blues
- Big Railroad Blues
- Madison Street Rag
- Springdale Blues
- Ripley Blues
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Noah's Blues
- Hollywood Rag
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Feather Bed
- Cairo Rag
- Bugle Call Rag
- Viola Lee Blues
- Riley's Wagon
- Last Chance Blues
- Tired Chicken Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
- The Rooster's Crowing Blues
- Jonestown Blues
- Pretty Mama Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Wolf River Blues
- Money Never Runs Out
- Prison Wall Blues


remastered by John R.T. Davies

4 CD set

JSP JSPCD 7745 (UK 2005)

372005Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows 1926 - 1937

disc 1:
- The Spasm - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah
- Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
- Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McClintock
- Hokum Blues - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- Jimbo Jambo Land - Shorty Godwin
- Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
- Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
- The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - Walter Smith
- Bow Wow Blues - Allen Brothers
- Beans - Beans Hambone & El Morrow
- A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe # 1 and David Crockett
- Tell It To Me - Grant Brothers & Their Music
- Ain't No Use Working So Hard - Carolina Tar Heels
- Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - Walter Cole
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet
- My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
- Railroadin' Some - Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
- Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop
- Baby All Night Long - Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers
- Born In Hard Luck - Chris Bouchillon

- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks

disc 2:
- Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Chevrolet Car - Sam McGee
- It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers
- Bring It With You When You Come - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Atlanta Strut - Blind Sammie
- Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
- Casey Bill - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
- Hannah - Chris Bouchillon
- Adam & Eve In The Garden - Bogus Ben Covington
- Mysterious Coon - Alec Johnson & His Band
- Her Name Was Hula Lou - Carolina Tar Heels
- Reno Blues - Three Tobacco Tags
- Scoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - Walter Smith
- Shout You Cats - Hezekiah Jenkins
- Nobody's Business If I Do - Tommie Bradley
- Sweet Sixteen - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
- Ticklish Reuben - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - Jim Jackson
- Shine - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- The Gypsy - Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
- Kiss Me Cindy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

2 CD set
notes by Marshall Wyatt & Bengt Olsson

Old Hat CD 1005 (US 2005)

382007Memphis Jug Band   Volume 4
The complete Vocalion & OKeh recordings plus unissued Victor tests

- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train #1
- Bob Lee Junior Blues #1
- Beale Street Mess Around #2
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing #2
- Evergreen Money Blues #1
- Coal Oil Blues #1
- Papa Long Blues #1

- Peaches In The Springtime #1
- Stealin' Stealin' #1
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Gator Wobble
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats And All
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Take Your Fingers Off It
- Little Green Slippers
- Fishin' In The Dark
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Insane Crazy Blues
- She Done Sold It Out
- Memphis Shakedown
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin'
- My Business Ain't Right
- Jug Band Quartette



Frog DGF 62 (UK 2007)

392009Memphis Blues   Volume 3 (1927-1930)

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmer's Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug-Blues
- Newport News Blues

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)
- Stealin' Stealin'
Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You Papa?
Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong



Document DOCD 5685

15201720 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920s Volume 15
2018 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Frisco Town - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- Strewin' Your Mess - Tampa Red and Georgia Tom
- Hot Dogs - Blind Lemon Jefferson and His Feet
- God Moves On The Water - Blind Willie Johnson
- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - Charley Patton
- Hard Road Blues - Blind Blake
- Lead Hearted Blues - Bertha Henderson with Blind Blake
- Slidin' Delta - Tommy Johnson
- Wasn't That Doggin' Me - Beale Street Sheiks
- The Evil Devil Blues - Johnnie (Geechie) Temple   @ youtube
- It's Cold In China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Happy As The Day Is Long - Rev. Steamboat Bill's Revival Singers

Supplementary CD tracks:
- I Wonder To Myself - Tommy Johnson
- Brown Skin Angel - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Hospital Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- The Devil And My Brown - Sam Butler aka Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown - Sam Butler aka Bo Weavil Jackson
- Mississippi Boweavil Blues - Charley Patton

- My Love Is Cold - Jab Jones and The Memphis Jug Band
- Poor Jab Blues - Jab Jones and The Memphis Jug Band
- Weary Dogs Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson   @ youtube
- Jacksonville Blues - Johnnie (Geechie) Temple
- Goin' Back To Texas - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- Going Back To Memphis - Charley Nickerson and The Memphis Jug Band   @ youtube


remastered by the AMERICAN EPIC sound team


Blues Images Vol. 15
(rel. 2017, for 2018)

Blues Images



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris (Collection 'Jazz Magazine', Editions Filipacchi) l977, p. 237
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, pp. 125, 490, 611-615, 720, 863
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

1) ARNAUDON, p. 237

source of left column picture: Victor 21356-A

thanks to Alan Balfour, Jim O'Neal and Max Hoeffner for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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