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Vocalion 21134Casey Bill Weldon discography

Will Weldon
William "Will" Weldon a/k/a Will Weldon, Jr.
b. around 1904 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi
d. April 30, 1934 at home in Memphis, Tennessee

buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee
discography
W I L L   W E L D O N; source: Front cover of Blues Collection 158292
source: Front cover of Blues Collection 158292

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm

"Casey Bill Weldon" (b. July 10, 1909 in Pine Bluff, AR; date (196?) and location of death unknown)**
most likely is not the same musician as Memphis Jug Band member "Will Weldon"
 

11927Memphis Jug Band

- Sun Brimmers Blues (37941-1, -3)
- Stingy Woman Blues (37942-2)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, voc, g; Charlie Polk, jug

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 20552

   

- Sun Brimmers Blues (37941-2)
- Stingy Woman Blues (37942-1)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, voc, g; Charlie Polk, jug

Victor unissued

"X" LP LVA3009
EVA EP 3009
RCA RD7893
RCA NL89276
Wolf WSE 131
Document DOCD 5021

21927Memphis Jug Band

- Memphis Jug Blues (37943-1, -2) #
- Newport News Blues (37944-2) *

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, * poss. sp; Will Weldon, g, # voc, * poss. sp; Charlie Polk, jug, # voc

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 20576

   

- Memphis Jug Blues (37943-1, -2)
- Newport News Blues (37944-2)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, * poss. sp; Will Weldon, g, # voc, * poss. sp; Charlie Polk, jug, # voc

Victor unissued

"X" LP LVA3009
EVA EP 3009
HMV EP 7EG8073
Victor LP V540
RCA RD7893
RCA RA5343
Yazoo 1076
Document DOCD 5021

2a1927Ollie Rupert

- I Raised My Window And Looked At The Rising Sun (37963-2)   @ youtube
- Ain't Goin' To Be Your Low Down Dog (37964-2)   @ youtube

rec. February 28, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Ollie Rupert, female voc; unknown, jew's harp; poss. Will Weldon, g; poss. Will Shade, g


Victor 20577

31927Memphis Jug Band

- Sunshine Blues (38658-1) #
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town (38660-2) *

rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, g, * voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo, * voc; Will Weldon, g, voc; Charlie Polk, jug; # 'Shakey Walter', hca

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 20781

41927Memphis Jug Band

- Sometimes I Think I Love You (38657-1) #
- Memphis Boy Blues (38659-1) *

rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, * voc; Will Weldon, g, * voc; Charlie Polk, jug; # 'Shakey Walter', hca

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 20809

51927Memphis 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

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21066

61927Will 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

71927Memphis 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

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21185

# = Bluebird B5430
= Regal Zonophone MR2331 (UK)

81928Memphis Jug Band

- Coal Oil Blues (41888-2)
- Papa Long Blues (41889-2)

rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, hca, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, poss. sp; Will Weldon, voc, g, poss. sp; Charlie Polk, jug, voc

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21278

91928Vol 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

Vol Stevens discography


Victor 21356

101928Memphis 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

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21412

111928Memphis 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

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21524

121928Memphis Jug Band

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

# 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

Memphis Jug Band discography


Victor 21657

131934?Memphis Jug Band

- Kansas City Blues [Victor 21185]
- K.C. Moan [Victor 38558]

Memphis Jug Band discography


Bluebird B5430


= Regal Zonophone
MR2331 (UK 1936)


EP / LP / CD compilations
11952Anthology 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

2 LP set
ed. by Harry Smith

Folkways FP-253


= Folkways FA 2953


1997 re-released
as 6 CD Box Set
by Smithsonian Folkways
www.folkways.si.edu

www.harrysmitharchives.com

21954The 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


X  LVA-3009

= X  RA-5543

31954?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

41955Memphis 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]

51962The Great Jug Bands

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Goin' To Germanys
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 Shieks
- He's In The Jailhouse Now

notes by Sam Charters



Origin Jazz Library OJL 4

OJL Records discography

61964Blues Classics
by The Jug, Jook and Washboard Bands


Memphis Jug Band
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin
Dallas Jug Band
- Elm Street Woman Blues
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Hen Party Blues
Walter Taylor
- 38
Mississippi Jook Band
- Hitting The Bottle Stomp
Chasey Collins
- Atlanta Town
Washboard Sam
- Buckets Got A Hole In It

Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Brown Skin Mama
Memphis Jug Band
- Cocaine Habit
Birmingham Jug Band
- Wild Cat Squall
Ed Kelly
- Shim Shamming
Memphis Jug Band
- Stonewall Blues
Washboard Sam
- Sophisticated Mama
Memphis Jug Band
- Jazzbo Stomp

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Blues Classics discography

71965?Memphis Jug Band
The Jug Bands Vol. 1

- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Taking Your Place
- Take Your Finger Off It
- My Business Ain't Right

- 'Gator Wobble

- Round And Round
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Mary Ann Cut Off


Collector's Classics CC2

81966?The Jug Bands

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Lindberg Hop
Dixieland Jug Blowers
Washboard Rhythm Boys
- Some Of These Days



RCA (Jp) RA 5343

91967The Jug Bands Vol. 1

Memphis Jug Band
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Memphis Boy Blues

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Bugle Call Rag


7 inch 33 rpm EP

Natchez NEP-701 (NL)

101967Jugs, 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, The Vamp Of New Orleans
- Coney Island Washboard
- What Makes My Baby Cry?
- It Takes A Good Woman
Tiny Parham and His Musicians
- Washboard Wiggles
- Sud Buster's Dream
The Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Pepper Steak
- Shoot 'Em


reissue prod. by Mike Lipskin

notes by Herb Shultz

RCA (US) LPV-540

=RCA (UK) RD-7893

111968Missouri and Tennessee 1924-1937

Missouri
Charley Jordan
- Raidin' Squad
The Two Charlies
- Got Your Water On
- Don't Put Your Dirty Hands On Me
Henry Spaulding
- Biddle Street Blues
Stovepipe No. 1
- Lonesome John
- Fisher's Hornpipe
Henry Townsend
- She's Got A Mean Disposition
Stovepipe No. 1 & David Crockett
- A Woman Gets Tired Of The Same Man All The Time


Tennessee
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-eyed Woman's Blues
- Way Down In Arkansas
Banjo Joe
- My Money Never Runs Out
Rosie Mae Moore
- Staggering Blues
James "Yank" Rachel
- Little Sarah
- T-Bone Steak Blues
Charlie Pickett
- Crazy 'bout My Black Gal

Memphis Jug Band
- Evergreen Money Blues


Roots RL 310

Roots Records discography

121968Harmonicas, Washboards, Fiddles & Jugs (1926-1933)

Bobby Leecan's Need-More Band
- Apaloosa Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Peaches In The Springtime
- Feed Your Friend With A Long-Handled Spoon
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree

- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
Jack Kelly's Jug Band
- Believe I'll Go Back Home
- Ko-Ko-Mo Blues
Banjo Joe (Cannon & Blake)
- Jazz Gypsy Blues

Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Black Cat Bone Blues
- Dirty Guitar Blues
James Cole
- Mistreated The Only Friend You Had
- Nobody's Business If I Do
Kansas City Blues Strummers
- String Band Blues
King David's Jug Band
- Sweet Potato Blues
- I Can Deal Worry
Whistler's Jug Band
Pig Meat Blues


Roots RL 311

Roots Records discography

131968Frank Stokes' Dream 1927-1931

Tom Dickson
- Labor Blues
Frank Stokes
- Frank Stokes' Dream
- Take Me Back
Pearl Dickson
- Twelve Pound Daddy
Furry Lewis
- Black Gypsy Blues
- Creeper's Blues
Noah Lewis
- Devil In The Woodpile


Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
Furry Lewis
- I Will Turn Your Money Green
- Judge Harsh Blues
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
- 'Frisco Town
- I Don't Want That Junk Outta You
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Noah's Blues
Frank Stokes
- Last Go Round

notes by Fritz Peterson

Yazoo L 1008
CD 1008 YAZ [1992?]
Shanachie Blues

Yazoo Records discography

13a1969Up And Down The Mississippi (1926-1940)

Richard (Rabbit) Brown
- Mystery Of The Dunbar's Child
- I'm Not Jealous Roots
Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Jailhouse Fire Blues
- Shaggy Dog Blues
Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler)
- You Can't Keep No Brown
Mae Glover & John Byrd
- Pig Meat Papa
Jim Thompkins
- Bedside Blues
Bertha Lee & Charley Patton
- Mind Reader Blues

Robert Lee McCoy
- Friar's Point Blues
Mississippi Bracey
- You Scolded Me And Drove Me From Your Door
- I'll Overcome Someday

Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy
Little Buddy Doyle
- Grief Will Kill Me
- Bad In Mind Blues
Lane Hardin
- California Desert Blues
Henry Townsend
- Henry's Worry Blues



Roots RL 319 (Austria 1969)

= autogram/Roots RL 319 (Germany 2009)

Roots Records discography

141969Memphis 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

151969Memphis Blues

Johnson Boys
- Prater Blues
Frank Stokes
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - part 1

Ollie Rupert
- I Raised My Window
- Ain't Gonna Be Your Low Down Dog
Hambone Willie Newbern
- She Could Toodle
William & Versey Smith
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home
Furry Lewis
- Mr. Furry's Blues
- Mistreatin' Mama

Allen Shaw
- I Couldn't Help It
Tom Dickson
- Worry Blues
Sleepy John Estes
- Poor John Blues
- Whatcha Doin'?
Rosie Mae Moore
- School Girl Blues
Jim Jackson
- Bootlegging Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- You Got Me Rollin'
Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Shoot 'Em



Roots RL-323

Roots Records discography

161969?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


Origin Jazz Library OJL 19

OJL Records discography

171969?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

181969The Story Of The Blues

Fra-Fra Tribesmen
- Yarum Praise Songs
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O' Lee Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Travelin' Blues
Charley Patton
- Stone Pony Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Black Snake Moan
Leadbelly
- Pig Meat Papa
Texas Alexander
- Broken Yo-yo
Peg Leg Howell
- Broke And Hungry Blues
Barbecue Bob
- It Won't Be Long Now
Henry Williams
- Georgia Crawl
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman
Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
Bessie Smith
- In The House Blues
Lillian Glinn
- Shake It Down
Bertha 'Chippie' Hill
- Pratt City Blues
Butterbeans And Susie
- What It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time)


Leroy Carr
- Midnight Hour Blues
Faber Smith
- East St Louis Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Whiskey Blues

Casey Bill
- W.P.A. Blues
Bo Carter
- Sorry Feeling Blues
Robert Johnson
- Little Queen Of Spades
Bukka White
- Parchman Farm Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Me And My Chauffeur Blues

Blind Boy Fuller
- I Want Some Of Your Pie
Brownie McGhee
- Million Lonesome Woman
Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Moan
Big Bill Broonzy
- All By Myself
Joe Turner
- Roll 'Em Pete
Otis Spann
- Bloody Murder
Elmore James
- Sunnyland
Johnny Shines
- I Don't Know

DLP
comp. by Paul Oliver

Columbia G 30008 (US)
= CBS 66218(UK)
= CBS 22135

191970Travellin' This Lonesome Road
An Anthology Of The Victor/Bluebird Catalogues

Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues #
- Pick Poor Robin Clean #
Blind Willie McTell
- Mr. McTell's Got The Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- She Stays Out All Night Long
James Rachel
- Sweet Mama
Clifford Gibson
- Jive Me Blues
- She Rolls It Slow
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Pretty Mama Blues

Walter Davis
- Travellin' This Lonesome Road
- Sad And Lonesome Blues
Elijah Jones
- Katy Fly
- Mean Actin' Mama
Joe Williams
- Get Your Head Trimmed Down
- Peach Orchard Mama
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Early In The Morning
- Project Highway

# previously unissued first takes

notes by Neil Slaven
click to read liner notes!
RCA International (Camden) INT 1175
= RCA 731.046

201971Memphis 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

211971The Great Jug Bands 1926-1934
never before on LP

Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band
- Save Me Some
- You Ought To Move Out Of Town
- Beale Street Breakdown
- The Dirty Dozen
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Money Never Runs Out
- Prison Wall Blues

Phillips Louisville Jug Band
- Soldier Boy Blues
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Louisville Stomp
- Skip, Skat, Doodle-Do
Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- Rockin' Chair Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- Memphis Shakedown

- Papa Long Blues

notes by Dick Spottswood

Historical HLP-36

Historical Records discography

221971Blues 1920-40

LP 1
Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues
- Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey
- Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Dark Night Blues
- Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson
- Drayman Blues
Bukka White
- The Panama Ltd.

Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues
Frank Stokes
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business
- Frank Stoke's Dream
Sleepy John Estes
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Don't Want No Woman



LP 2
Memphis Jug Band
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Going Back To Memphis
- Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon
- Viola Lee Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe
- The Spasm

Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Woman
- De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Highway 49
- Peach Orchard Mama
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me



LP 3
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Devil's Son-In-Law
- Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo
- Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum
- Hard Working Man Blues

Big Bill Broonzy
- Friendless Blues
- The Southern Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy
- Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Good Morning Schoolgirl
- Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway

3 LP box

RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp)






= RCA Victor RA-9051/3 (Jp 1975)

231971Memphis Jug Band:
La storia del Jazz




Joker SM 3104 (It)

271979Memphis 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

281979Blues Giants
Masters of Jazz Vol. 15

LP 1
- Southern Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jasper's Gal - Memphis Slim
- Anytime Is The Right Time - Roosevelt Sykes
- New Shake 'Em On Down - Tommy McClennan
- Willow Tree Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Anna Lou Blues - Tampa Red
- Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
- Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo

- Early In The Morning - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Milk Cow Blues - Big Bill Broonzy

- Pleading Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Get Yourself Together - Lonnie Johnson
- Walkin' And Drinkin' - Roosevelt Sykes
- Evil Blues - Washboard Sam
- Let Me In Your Saddle - Walter Davis
- Key To The Highway - William 'Jazz' Gillum


LP 2
- Beer Drinking Woman - Memphis Slim
- Crawlin' Kingsnake - Big Joe Williams
- Winter Time Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Louisiana Blues part 2 - Little Brother Montgomery
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Look On Yonder Blues - William 'Jazz' Gillum
- Coal And Iceman Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson

- My Stove Don't Work - Casey Bill Weldon

- Big Time Woman - Roosevelt Sykes
- Katy Mae Blues - Tommy McClennan
- Good Jelly - Big Bill Broonzy
- When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red

- 'Way Down In Louisiana - Casey Bill Weldon
- Teasin' Brown Skin - Walter Davis
- Caught The Old Coon At Last - Memphis Slim
- Lazy Woman Blues - Lonnie Johnson

DLP






RCA CL 42858 (UK)

291981Memphis 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

Vol Stevens 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)

301982Casey Bill Weldon: Red Hot Blues 1927-1937

Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
Casey Bill Weldon
- Deep Sea Diver
- Good Shuffler Blues
- Low Mellow Man Blues
- W. P. A. Blues
- Big Bill Blues (These Blues Are Doggin' Me)
- Can't You Remember ?
- Gonna Take My Time

- Oh! Red
- You Waited Too Long]
- Round And Round
- Give Me Another Shot
- Spider Blues
- Red Hot Blues
- Worried About That Woman
- You're Laughing Now
- Christmas Time Blues



Earl Archives BD 605

311983Blues Giants
Masters of Jazz Vol. 15

Big Maceo
- Worried Life Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
- Milk Cow Blues
- The Southern Blues
- Good Jelly
Walter Davis
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
Lonnie Johnson
- Get Yourself Together
- Lazy Woman Blues
Tommy McClennan
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- Classy Mae Blues
Memphis Slim
- Beer Drinking Woman
- You Didn't Mean Me No Good
- Jasper's Gal
- Caught The Old Coon At Last
Little Brother Montgomery
- Pleading Blues
- Louisiana Blues - part 2
Roosevelt Sykes
- Big Time Woman
Tampa Red
- Anna Lou Blues
Washboard Sam
- Booker T Blues
- Evil Blues

Will Weldon
- 'Way Down In Louisiana
Big Joe Williams
- Crawlin' Kingsnake
- Please Don't Go
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Coal And Iceman Blues


RCA CL 42858 (UK)

321984Memphis Blues (1928 - 1930)
(Jazz Tribune No. 51)

Frank Stokes
- How Long?
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do Part 2
- It Won't Be Long Now
- Right Now Blues
Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Lovin'
- I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana Part 1
- I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana Part 2
- This Mornin' She Was Gone

Furry Lewis
- Kassie Jones Part 1
- Dry Land Blues
- I Will Turn Your Money Green
- Mistreatin' Mama
Robert Wilkins
- Jailhouse Blues
- Rolling Stone Part 1
- Rolling Stone Part 2
- I Do Blues



Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmer Blues
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
Minnie Wallace
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't, Would You Papa?

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Big Railroad Blues
- Feather Bed
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
Memphis Minnie
- I'm Going Back Home
- I Never Told A Lie
Joe McCoy and Joe Johnson
- Don't Want No woman
Memphis Minnie
- Georgia Skin

DLP

RCA NL 89276

RCA (Fr) discography

= BMG/RCA CD 74321264092
(1995)

331986Memphis Jug Band: The Remaining Titles (1927-34)

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

35a1987Memphis Blues (1927 - 1937)

Ollie Rupert
- I Raised My Window And Looked At The Rising Sun
- Ain't Goin' To Be Your Low Down Dog
Big Boy Cleveland
- Quill Blues
- Goin' To Leave You Blues
Walter Rhodes
- The Crowing Rooster
- Leaving Home Blues
Frank Stokes
- Downtown Blues
Tom Dickson
- Death Bell Blues
- Worry Blues

Tom Dickson
- Happy Blues
- Labor Blues>
Robert Wilkins
- Rolling Stone - Part 2 (take 1 [?]) [Victor 21741]
Sam Townsend
- I'm Missing That
- Lily Kimball Blues
Allen Shaw
- I Coundn't Help It
- Moanin' The Blues
George Torey
- Married Woman Blues
- Lonesome Man Blues



HK Records HK 4002

HK Records discography

361988The Blues 1923 to 1933

- Give Me A Break - Ida Cox With Jesse Crump
- Nothin' But Blues - Cleo Gibson With Her Hot Three
- Barrel House Blues - Rosa Henderson with Edgar Dowell
- Midnight Mama - Frances Hereford with The Levee Serenders

- Kansas City Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Prove It On Me Blues - Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey
- Be On Your Merry Way - Issie Ringgold
- Blue Yodel No 9 - Jimmy Rogers with Louis and Lil Armstrong

- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Bessie Smith
- Jenny's Ball - Mamie Smith
- Moaning The Blues - Victoria Spivey
- Organ Grinder - Eva Taylor with Williams Jug Band
- Get Up Off Your Knees - Ethel Waters with Clarence Williams
- I've Got What It Takes - Margaret Webster with Clarence Williams' Washboard Band
- That Thing's Done Been Put On Me - Margaret Whitmire with Arnold Wiley
- He Used To Be Your Man - Lena Wilson with The Nubian Five

notes by Bill Haesler

BBC REB 683


= BBC CD 683
"Jazz Classics in Digital
Stereo" series

= ABC 836046-2

381989Memphis Jug Band & Associates 1929-1937

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

Minnie Wallace, Kaiser Clifton, Hattie Hart, Picaninny Jug Band
- The Old Folks Started It
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You, Papa?
- Come Along Little Children
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Tappin' That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go

notes by Chris Smith

Wolf WSE 131

401990Memphis 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

411991Memphis 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

421991Memphis 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

431993The Memphis Jug Band Vol. 1

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 606

441993The Memphis Jug Band 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
- 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

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 608 (UK)

= Frog DGF 18 (US)

44a1994Memphis Blues 1927 - 1938

Ollie Rupert (1927)
- I Raised My Window And Looked At The Risin' Sun
- Ain't Goin' To Be Your Low Down Dog
Walter Rhodes (1927)
- The Crowing Rooster [Columbia 14289-D]
- Leaving Home Blues [Columbia 14289-D]
Pearl Dickson (1927)
- Twelve Pound Daddy [Columbia 14286-D]
- Little Rock Blues [Columbia 14286-D]
Madelyn James (1930)
- Stinging Snake Blues
- Long Time Blues
Charlie Bozo Nickerson (1930)
- What's The Matter Now? - Part 1
- What's The Matter Now? - Part 2
- Bozo's Blues - Part 1
- Bozo's Blues - Part 2
Sam Townsend (1930)
- I'm Missing That
- Lily Kimball Blues
Hattie Hart (1934)
- I'm Missing That Thing
- I Let My Daddy Do That
- Coldest Stuff In Town (Duet w. Allen Shaw)
- Happy-Go-Lucky Blues
George Torey (1937)
- Married Woman Blues
- Lonesome Man Blues
John Henry Barbee (1938)
- Six Weeks Old Blues (take 1)
- Six Weeks Old Blues (take 2)
- God Knows I Can't Help It
- You'll Work Down To Me Someday
- Against My Will



Document DOCD 5159

451998Memphis Jug Band: Associates and Alternate Takes (1927-30)

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

46200?Memphis Jug Band Volume 1

Memphis Jug Band
- 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


Frog DGF 15

www.frogrecords.co.uk

472005The 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)

481/2014Jackson Stomp
The Charlie McCoy Story

Charlie McCoy - Last Time Blues
Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink Of Water Blues
Johnnie Temple - Lead Pencil Blues (It Just Won't Write)
Charlie McCoy - That Lonesome Train That Took My Baby Away
Mississippi Mud Steppers - Jackson Stomp
Alec Johnson - Miss Meal Cramp
Curtis Jones - Palace Blues
Jackson Blue Boys - Hidin' On Me
Jackson Blue Boys - Sweet Alberta

Will Weldon - Gonna Take My Time
Charlie McCoy (Papa Charlie's Boys) - Gypsy Woman Blues
Harlem Hamfats - Oh! Red
Sonny Boy Williamson - Black Panther Blues
Charlie McCoy (Papa Charlie's Boys) - Too Long
Bo Carter - East Jackson Blues
Ishmon Bracey - Leavin' Town Blues
Mississippi Black Snakes - Blue Sky Blues
Charlie McCoy (The Mississippi Mudder) - Candy Man Blues
Memphis Minnie - Long As I Can See You Smile
Charlie McCoy And Bo Carter - Corrine Corrina
Charlie McCoy (The Mississippi Mudder) - Charity Blues
Walter Vinson - It's Gonna Stare You In The Face
Monkey Joe - Preach, Pray And Moan
Kansas Joe McCoy - Dresser Drawer Blues
Charlie McCoy (The Mississippi Mudder) - Motherless & Fatherless
Mississippi Mud Steppers - Sunset Waltz



Nehi NEH 02



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, pp. 775, 1002-1005
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 218
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 1026
- http://hotburrito.20m.com/blues/caseybillweldon.html
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/label/bluesdocument/earl.htm
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/label/oldtramp/oldtramp.htm
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Jim O'Neal (**) for additional info

 

C A S E Y   B I L L   W E L D O N (right?); from front cover of Document DOCD-5218
Casey Bill Weldon (right?); source: front cover of Document DOCD-5218
from the January 11, 1941 issue of the Chicago Defender, p. 21
(Robert Ford, p.1026)

 

 

 

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