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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

R A L P H   W I L L I S; source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h2AKUMmvvk
Washboard Pete Sanders & Ralph Willis
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h2AKUMmvvk
Ralph Willis
real name poss. Tommy J. Ward
b. 1910 near Birmingham, Alabama
d. June 11, 1957 in New York City
discography
 

#year
of release
title / label # / notes
11944RALPH (BAMA) WILLIS

- Comb Your Kitty Kat (S1099)   @ youtube
- Worried Blues (S1098)   @ youtube

rec. 1944 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g


Regis 118

= Regis 1018

21946BROWNIE McGHEE

- Worried Life Blues (406 / 403-Z)   @ youtube
- Brownie's Guitar Boogie (403-B) #   @ youtube

rec. 1946 in New York; Brownie McGhee, voc, g: Sonny Terry, hca; # prob. Ralph Willis, g


Alert 403

31946BROWNIE McGHEE

- Going Down Slow (402 / 405-Y)
- Brownie's Guitar Boogie (405) #

rec. 1946 in New York; Brownie McGhee, voc, g: Sonny Terry, hca; # prob. Ralph Willis, g


Alert 405

4c.1946RALPH WILLIS ALABAMA TRIO

- So Many Days (2000)   @ youtube
- That Gal's No Good (2001)   @ youtube

rec. c.1946 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; prob. Brownie McGhee, g; b


20th Century 20-09

5c.1946RALPH WILLIS ALABAMA TRIO

- New Goin' Down Slow (2002)   @ youtube
- Goin' To Chattanooga (2003) #   @ youtube

rec. c.1946 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; # Judson Coleman, voc; prob. Brownie McGhee, g; b


20th Century 20-11

6c.1946RALPH WILLIS ALABAMA TRIO

- Steel Mill Blues (2004) #   @ youtube
- I Will Never Love Again (2005)   @ youtube

rec. c. 1946 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; # Judson Coleman, voc; prob. Brownie McGhee, g; b


20th Century 20-12

71947BROWNIE McGHEE

- Sportsmans Blues *
- Boogie The Blues [Brownie's Guitar Boogie] #

# rec. 1946 in New York; Brownie McGhee, voc, g: Sonny Terry, hca; prob. Ralph Willis, g
* rec. 1947 in New York; Brownie McGhee, g: Sonny Terry, hca; Jesse Powell, ts; Sammy 'Sticks' Evans, dr


Alert 425

81948ALABAMA SLIM

- Eloise (S35-122)   @ youtube
- Boar Hog Blues (S35-121)   @ youtube

rec. June 8, 1948 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g


Savoy 5553

   

- Goin' To Virginia (S35-120)   @ youtube
- I've Been A Fool (S35-123)   @ youtube

rec. June 8, 1948 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g

Savoy unissued

Savoy SJL 2255 (1981)

91948WASHBOARD PETE

- Christmas Blues (S35-160)   @ youtube
- Neighborhood Blues (S35-163)   @ youtube

rec. c. September 23, 1948 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Pete Sanders, washb


Savoy 5556

101948SLEEPY JOE and his Washboard Band

- Amen Blues (S35-161)   @ youtube
- Mama Mama Blues (S35-164)   @ youtube

rec. c. September 23, 1948 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Pete Sanders, washb


Savoy 753

   

- I'll Never Love Again (S35-165)
- Just A Note (S35-165)

rec. c. September 23, 1948 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Pete Sanders, washb

Savoy unissued

111949RALPH WILLIS

- Shake That Thing (SRC820)   @ youtube
- Trouble Don't Last (SRC819)   @ youtube

rec. 1948/49 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g


Signature 32012

= Lee 105

= Hi-Tone 155

121949Ralph Willis

- Just A Note (SRC817)   @ youtube
- Church Bells (SRC818)   @ youtube

rec. 1948/49 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g


Signature 32016

131949RALPH WILLIS

- Sportin' Life (G674)   @ youtube
- Cool That Thing (G673) #   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g, voc; # unk, voc, b


Abbey 3002 [Peter Doraine label]


Billboard November 26, 1949

141949Ralph Willis and Spider Sam

- Tell Me Pretty Baby (G671)
- I'm Gonna Rock (G672)   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g


Abbey 3005

Hollywood LP 30
(as by Connie Bennet,
Billy Smyth & The
Harlemaires)

Solitaire LP 063
(as by Manhattan
Rhythm Boys)

151950RALPH WILLIS featuring BROWNIE MAGEE [sic] and Orchestra

- Blues, Blues, Blues (JR1502)   @ youtube
- Somebody Is Got To Go (JR1501)   @ youtube

rec. August 31, 1950 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; dr


Jubilee 5034

161950Ralph Willis and Brownie McGhee

- Everyday I Weep And Moan (JR1500)   @ Spotify
- I Got A Letter (JR1503)   @ Spotify

rec. August 31, 1950 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; dr


Jubilee 5044

   

- Cold Chills   @ Spotify
- Black And Tan   @ Spotify

rec. August 31, 1950 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b

Jubilee unissued

Westside CD WESM 531 (UK 1999)

171951RALPH WILLIS featuring BROWNIE McGEE [sic]

- Income Tax Blues (4462)   @ youtube
- Bed Tick Blues (4463)   @ Spotify

rec. January 18, 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; dr


Jubilee 5078

   

- Too Late To Scream And Shout   @ Spotify
- Hoodoo Man   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. January 18, 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; dr

Jubilee unissued

Sequel NEMCD 749 (1995)
Document DOCD 5601 (1998)

181951Ralph Willis - Brownie McGhee - Dumas Ransom

Signal 1006
Ralph Willis - Brownie McGhee - Dumas Ransom
- Tell Me Pretty Baby (MU1006A) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Church Bell Blues (MU1006B)   @ youtube

Prestige 907
RALPH WILLIS
- Church Bell Blues (1007A)
- Tell Me Pretty Baby (1007B) #

rec. 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; # dr

Signal 1006


= Prestige 907

191951RALPH WILLIS - BROWNIE McGHEE

- Goodbye Blues (MU1007A)   @ youtube
- Lazy Woman Blues (MU1007B) #   @ youtube

rec. 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; Dumas Ransom, b; # dr


Signal 1007


= Prestige 906


= Esquire 10-370 (UK)

201951RALPH WILLIS

- Old Home Blues (208)   @ youtube
- Salty Dog (210)   @ youtube

rec. October 3, 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g


Prestige 919


= Esquire 10-380 (UK)

   

- Seven Years Blues (206)
- Bad Girl Blues (207)
- It's Bad (209)
- I've Been A Fool (211)
- Whiskey Boogie (212)
- Crooked Woman Blues (213)
- Walkin' Guitar Blues (214)

rec. October 3, 1951 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g

Prestige unissued

211952Ralph Willis Country Boys

- It's Too Late (305)
- I'll Never Love Again (307)

rec. December 1951 or February 1952 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, g; poss. Bob Harris, b


Par 1306

221952Ralph Willis Country Boys

- Cold Chills (308)   @ youtube
- Amen (310)   @ youtube

rec. December 1951 or February 1952 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, voc, g; poss. Bob Harris, b


Prestige 923

   

- Put It In The Sand (306)
- Remember Last Night (309)
- County Jail Blues (311)

rec. December 1951 or February 1952 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Brownie McGhee, voc, g; poss. Bob Harris, b

Prestige unissued

231953RALPH WILLIS

- Why'd You Do It (K8353-1)   @ youtube
- Do Right (K8351-1)   @ Spotify

rec. January 14, 1953 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, g; Gary Mapp, b

 
King 4611

241953RALPH WILLIS

- Gonna Hop On Down The Line (K8350-3)   @ youtube
- Door Bell Blues (K8352-1)   @ youtube

rec. January 14, 1953 in New York; Ralph Willis, voc, g; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, g; Gary Mapp, b


King 4631

251957Manhattan Rhythm Boys: Rhythm & Blues (Rhythm In Blues)

Ralph Willis and Spider Sam
- I Want To Rock Till I Drop (I'm Gonna Rock) [Abbey 3005]
Bill Gooden
- Steady Roll [Abbey A66]

Ralph Willis and Spider Sam
- Tell Me Pretty Baby [Abbey 3005]
Brother Blues (Jack Dupree) and the Back Room Boys
- Featherweight Mama [Abbey 3015]

Bobby Marshall
- Call Me Darlin' [Abbey 3014]
The Master Keys
- Mr. Blues [Abbey 3017]
- Don't Cry Darling [Abbey 3017]
Bobby Marshall
- I'm Going To Live For Today [Abbey 3018]


8 track 10 inch LP

Solitaire SRO 63 (UK 1957)

261957Connie Bennet, Billy Smyth & The Harlem-Aires: Rhythm and Blues in the Night

Bobby Marshall
- Call Me Darlin' [Abbey 3014]
- I'm Gonna Live For Today [Abbey 3018]
The Master Keys
- Don't Cry Darlin' [Abbey 3017]
Bill Gooden
- Steady Roll [Abbey A66]

Ralph Willis and Spider Sam
- Tell Me Pretty Baby [Abbey 3005]
Brother Blues (Jack Dupree) and the Back Room Boys
- Featherweight Baby [Abbey 3015]
??? - not Jimmy Witherspoon!
- Rain, Rain, Rain [??? - not Modern 20-677]

The Master Keys
- Mister Blues [Abbey 3017]

Ralph Willis and Spider Sam
- I Want To Rock Till I Drop (I'm Gonna Rock) [Abbey 3005]
Dinah Washington ???
- I Don't Hurt Anymore [Mercury 70439x45 ???]
The McGuire Sisters ???
- If You Believe [Coral 51501 ???]
The Drifters ???
- Honey Love [Atlantic 1029 ???]
The Crystals ???
- Come To Me Darlin' [Luna 45-101 / 5001-X45 ???]
B.B. King ???
- When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer [RPM 412 / Modern 11 ???]


cover picture of Julie Newmar

12 inch LP

Hollywood LPH-30 (US 1957)

2719??Jump 'n Jive with Ralph Willis
featuring Sonny Terry

- Why'd You Do It [King 4611]
- Do Right [King 4611]

- Gonna Hop On Down The Line [King 4631]
- Door Bell Blues [King 4631]

7 inch 45 rpm EP
notes by Jacques Demêtre

Odéon SOE 3504 (Fr 19??)

281961Ralph Willis: Alabama Blues

- Lazy Woman Blues [Signal 1007]
- Good-Bye Blues [Signal 1007]

- Church Bell Blues [Signal 1006]
- Tell Me Pretty Baby [Signal 1006]

7 inch 45 rpm EP
notes by Paul Oliver

Esquire EP 241 (UK 1961)

291963Everybodys Favorite Blues

Big Tom Collins
- A Real Good Feeling
Ivory Joe Hunter
- Changing Blues
Joe Tex
- My Biggest Mistake
Little Willie Littlefield
- Miss K.C.'s Fine
Robert Richard
- Root Hog
Johnny O'Neal
- Ruth Ann

Jimmy Witherspoon
- Lucille
Roy 'Baldhead' Byrd (Professor Longhair)
- Gone So Long
Harold Tinsley
- Bad News Blues
Eddie Kirkland
- No Shoes
John Lee Hooker
- Don't You Remember Me

Ralph Willis
- Door Bell Blues [King 4631]


King LP 875 (US 1963)

= King LP 875 (US 1995)
= King CD 875 (US 1997)

301969Blind Boy Fuller On Down Vol. 2
16 tracks in the Fuller tradition

Julius Daniels
- Crow Jane Blues
Blind Boy Fuller
- Walking And Looking Blues
- Working Man Blues
Buddy Moss
- Tricks Ain't Walking No More
Blind Gary Davis
- Cruel And Evil Woman Blues
- I'm Throwing Up My Head
Bull City Red
- Mississippi River
- Pick And Shovel Blues

Sonny Jones
- Love Me With A Feeling
- Dough Roller
Blind Boy Fuller No. 2
[Brownie McGhee]
- Got To Find My Little Woman
- I'm A Black Woman's Man

Sleepy Joe's Washboard Band [Ralph Willis]
- Mama, Mama Blues [Savoy 753]
Jammin' Jim
- Shake Boogie [Savoy 1106]
Dan Pickett
- Lemon Man
Curley Weaver
- Trixie


notes by David Harrison

Matchbox/Saydisc SDR 168 (UK 1969)p>Matchbox Records discography

311970Ralph Willis: Carolina Blues
with Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
- I Will Never Love Again
- Goin' To Chatanooga
- Church Bells
- Cold Chills
- Mama Mama Blues
- Amen Blues
- Good Bye Blues
- Salty Dog
- Blues Blues Blues
- Cool That Thing
- Every Day I Weep And Moan
- Income Tax Blues

rec. 1946 - 1952

notes by Paul Oliver

Blues Classics BC 22 (US 1970)

Blues Classics discography

31a1971Ralph Willis

- Boar Hog Blues
- Worried Blues
- Christmas Blues

- Comb Your Kitty Kat
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- Somebody Is Got To Go


XX MIN 703 (UK 1971)

XX discography

31b1971/72?More Ralph Willis

- New Going Down Slow
- Neighborhood Blues
- Eloise

- Just A Note
- Troubles Don't Last
- Shake That Thing


XX MIN 711 (UK 1971/72?)

XX discography

321972Ralph Willis / Country Paul / Robert Henry: Faded Picture Blues

Country Paul [aka Carolina Slim]
- Since I Seen Your Smiling Face [King 4532]>
- Your Picture Done Faded [King 4517]
- Ain't It Sad [King 4517]
- One More Time [King 4532]
- Mother Dear Mother [King 4573]
- Sidewalk Boogie [King 4573]
- I'll Never Walk In Your Door [King 4560]
- Black Cat Trail [King 4560]


Ralph Willis
- Gonna Hop On Down The Line [King 4631]
- Do Right [King 4611]
- Door Bell Blues [King 4631]
- Why'd You Do It [King 4611]
Robert Henry
- Something's Wrong With My Loving Machine [King 4624]
- Old Battle Ax [King 4646]
- Early In The Morning [King 4646]
- Miss Anna B [King 4624]


compiled by Simon Gee

note in 1972 Polydor catalogue: "Country Paul titles mistakenly credited
to 'Paul Howard' on the American version of this album" [King KS-1098 1976]

notes by Mike Leadbitter

Carnival Gold Standard 2941 201 (UK 1972) ("Juke Blues 4") ("Marketed by Polydor")

Carolina Slim discography

331976Paul Howard / Ralph Willis: Faded Picture Blues

Paul Howard
- Your Picture Done Faded [King 4517]
- Sidewalk Boogie [King 4573]
- Black Cat Trail [King 4560]
- Mother, Dear Mother [King 4573]

Ralph Willis
- Gonna Hop On Down The Line [King 4631]
- Do Right [King 4611]

Paul Howard
- Since I Seen Your Smiling Face [King 4532]
- I'll Never Walk In Yor Door [King 4560]
- One More Time [King 4532]
- Ain't It Sad [King 4517]

Ralph Willis
- Door Bell Blues [King 4631]
- Why'd You Do It [King 4611]


King KS-1098 (US 1976)


= Bellaphon Rare Bid BID 8024 (Germany 19??)

2 LP set

= King Gusto GD-5032X (US 1976) "Moanin' and Stompin' Blues" (along with John Lee Hooker [/ Earl Hooker] ex King 727 ... Sings Blues)

33a1978Brownie McGhee & His Buddies 1945-1955
Let's Have A Ball

- Let's Have A Ball - Jack Dupree
- Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
- Dices Dices - Big Chief Ellis
- Baby Let's Have Some Fun - Sonny Terry

- Tell Me Pretty Baby - Ralph Willis [Abbey 3005]
- My Baby Likes To Shuffle - Alonzo Scales
- Day Break - Brother Blues (Dupree)
- All Night Long - Brownie McGhee

- Baby Baby Blues - Stick McGhee
- Doggin' Blues - Bobby Harris
- Big Chief's Blues - Big Chief Ellis
- She Is Gone - Big Chief Ellis
- Featherweight Mama - Brother Blues (Dupree)

- I'm Gonna Rock - Ralph Willis [Abbey 3005]
- Baby, You Say You Love Me - Bobby Harris
- The Woman I Love - Brownie McGhee



Magpie PY 1805 (UK 1978)

Magpie Records discography

33b1980Brownie McGhee Blues: B.M. Blues 1944-1959

- Me And My Dog
- Heart In Sorrow

- Brownie's Guitar Boogie
- Evil But Kindhearted
- My Bulldog Blues
- She Loves So Easy
- Big Legged Woman
- I'm Gonna Move Across The River

- Watch Out
- Dissatisfied Woman
- Rum Cola Papa [omitted from back sleeve track listing]
- Pawnshop Blues
- B. M. Blues
- Gin Head Woman
- Cheatin' & Lying
- Need Some One To Love Me



Magpie PY 1809 (UK 1980)

Magpie Records discography

341981Southern Blues
The Roots of Rock 'N Roll Vol. 11

John Lee Hooker (Birmingham Sam)
- Grievin' Blues
- Low Down Midnight Boogie
- Landing Blues
- Twister Blues
- Shady Grove Blues
- Goin' Home Blues
- Like A Woman

Little Boy Fuller (Richard Trice)
- Bed Spring Blues (S3452)
- Pack It Up And Go (S3453)
- Blood Red River (S3454)
- Down-Hearted Man (S3455)

Ralph Willis
- Goin' To Virginia [previously unissued]
- Boar Hog Blues
- Eloise
- I've Been A Fool [previously unissued]


Billy Tate
- Oh Oh Baby
- Cryin' In The Morning
- No Money
George Stevenson
- Meet Me At Grandma's Joint
- Teasin' Tan
Earl Johnson (Earl King)
- Have You Gone Crazy?
- Beggin' At Your Mercy
Little Eddie
- Hallelujah

Billy Wright
- Everybody Goes When The Wagon Comes
- Keep Your Hand On Your Heart And Your Mind On Me
- Mercy Mercy
- Stacked Deck
- Mean Old Wine
- Hey Little Girl
- You Satisfy
- Turn Your Lamp Down Low


DLP
notes by Peter B. Lowry

Savoy SJL 2255 (US 1981)

351988East Coast Blues

Ralph Willis
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
Doug Quattlebaum
- Foolin' Me (2:31)   @ Spotify
- Don't Be Funny Baby [full version 5:18]

Ralph Willis
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- New Goin' Down Slow
Dan Pickett
- Number Writer
- Laughing Blues

Tarheel Slim
- Somebody Changed The Lock
- You're A Little Too Slow
Dan Pickett
- Driving That Thing
- I Can Shake It

Ralph Willis
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
Sonny Terry
- No Love Blues
Doug Quattlebaum
- Lizzie Lou [original speed: 2:28]   @ Spotify


Gotham recordings

notes by Chris Smith

Krazy Kat KK 824

original notes (November 1987) by Chris Smith
notes by Chris Smith, November 1987; click to enlarge!
= Collectables VCL 5324 (US 1990)

Krazy Kat Records discography

361991Gotham Post-War Country Blues Anthology

Ralph Willis
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
- New Goin' Down Slow
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
Doug Quattlebaum
- Don't Be Funny Baby
- Foolin' Me
- Lizzie Lou
Wright Holmes
- Good Road Blues
- Alley Special
- Drove From Home Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Quinsella
David Pete McKinley
- Shreveport Blues
- Ardelle
Stick "Horse" Hammond
- Little Girl
- Truck 'Em On Down
Muddy Waters (as James 'Sweet Lucy' Carter & His Orchestra)
- Mean Red Spider


P-Vine PCD 2274 (Jp 1991)

371992Drove From Home Blues

Wright Holmes
- Good Road Blues
- Alley Special
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Quinsella
Wright Holmes
- Drove From Home Blues
David Pete McKinley
- Ardelle
Stick "Horse" Hammond
- Little Girl
- Truck 'Em On Down
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Netta Mae
- She's Alright With Me
- I Done Got Tired
David Pete McKinley
- Shreveport Blues

Ralph Willis
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
Doug Quattlebaum
- Don't Be Funny Baby

Ralph Willis
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- New Goin' Down Slow
Sonny Terry
- No Love Blues

Ralph Willis
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
Sonny Terry
- Lonesome Room
- Baby, Let's Have Some Fun
Muddy Waters
- Mean Red Spider


rel. orig. on the Gotham and 20th Century labels between 1946-52

notes by Larry Hoffman

Flyright FLYCD 48 (UK 1992)

Flyright Records discography

381994Ralph Willis: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol. 1 (1944-1951)

- Worried Blues
- Comb Your Kitty Kat
- Just A Note
- Church Bells
- Trouble Don't Last
- Shake That Thing
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
- New Goin' Down Slow
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
- Boar Hog Blues
- Eloise
- Goin' To Virginia
- I've Been A Fool
- Christmas Blues
- Amen Blues
- Neighbourhood Blues
- Mama, Mama Blues
- Cool That Thing
- Sportin' Life
- I'm Gonna Rock
- Everyday I Weep And Moan
- Somebody's Got To Go

notes by Dave Moore

Document DOCD 5256 (Austria 1994)

391994Ralph Willis: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol. 2 (1950-1953) plus The Complete Leroy Dallas (1949-1962)

Ralph Willis
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- I Got A Letter
- Income Tax Blues
- Bed Tick Blues
- Church Bell Blues
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- Tell Me Pretty Baby (alt tk)
- Goodbye Blues
- Lazy Woman Blues
- Old Home Blues
- Salty Dog
- Cold Chills
- Amen
- Gonna Hop On Down The Line
- Do Right
- Door Bell Blues
- Why'd You Do It
Leroy Dallas
- I'm Down Now But I Won't Be Down Always
- Jump Little Children Jump
- Good Morning Blues
- I'm Going Away
- Your Sweet Man's Blues
- Baby Please Don't Go Back To New Orleans
- Sweet Man Blues
- She Caught The M&O


notes by Dave Moore

Document DOCD 5257 (Austria 1994)

401995Jumping At Jubilee

Freddie Kohlman Orchestra
- Hole In The Ground
Cousin Joe
- You'll Never Get Nothing Without Trying
- Ramblin' Woman
Jessie Powell
- Can't Help Myself Part 1&2
- I'm All Alone (take 5)
Piney Brown
- Don't Pass Me By (take 8)
- Battle With The Bottle (take 1)
- 3d Loving (take 2)
- You Bring Out The Wolf In Me
Danny Cobb
- Ay Lah Bah

Ralph Willis
- Everyday I Weep & Moan [Jubilee 5044]
- Somebody's Got To Go [Jubilee 5034]
- Blues Blues Blues [Jubilee 5034]
- I Got A Letter [Jubilee 5044]
- Too Late To Scream & Shout [Jubilee unissued]
- Hoodoo Man
[Jubilee unissued]
- Income Tax Blues [Jubilee 5078]
- Bed Tick [Jubilee 5078]
Ray La Verne
- Yes He Did
- Rock On The Bop
- Drunk, That's All
- Rock And Roll



Sequel NEMCD 749 (UK 1995)

40a1998Too Late Too Late Vol. 10 (1926-1951)

Three Bad Habits (1920's)
- Three Bad Habit Blues
Blind Blake (1926)
- West Coast Blues (3056-2)
Jacksonville Harmony Trio (1927)
Why Did You Leave Me Alone?
- I Wonder
Hattie Burleson (1928)
Jim Nappy (take b)
Ramblin' Thomas (1928)
- Hard Dallas Blues (take 4) (21018-4)
Blind Blake (1929)
- Diddie Wa Diddie (15459- -)
Charlie Spand (1930)
- Big Fat Mama Blues (tk 2)
Bill Williams (1930)
- No Good Buddy (tk 1)
Ivory Joe Hunter (1933)
- Stackolee
Camp Actonjive Cats (c. 1938)
- If You're A Viper
Stanford Mosby (c.1938)
- Hicky Ricky
Sonny Terry (1938)
- Lost John (2494-a)
Big Boy (1941)
- John Henry
Nashville Washboard Band (1942)
- Deary, Don't Be Angry
- Kohoma Blues
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
- Going Away To Make It Lonesome Here
- Arkansas Traveler
Theopolis Stokes (1942)
Washboard Solos: - Breakdown Tempo - Blues Tempo - Swing Tempo
Thomas James Carroll (1942)
- Bullfiddle, Cord-Can-One-String Tuning And Interview
James Kelly - Tom Carroll (1942)
- Solo (Bye Bye Blues)
Big Joe Williams (1947)
- Baby, Please Don't Go (tk -ng)

Ralph Willis (1951)
- Too Late To Scream And Shout [Jubilee unissued]
- Hoodoo Man [Jubilee unissued]


Document DOCD 5601

411999Blues Complete

Ralph Willis
- Every Day I Weep And Moan
- Somebody's Got To Go
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- I Got A Letter
- Too Late To Scream And Shout
- Hoodoo Man
- Income Tax Blues
- Bed Tick
- Cold Chills [Jubilee unissued]
- Black And Tan
[Jubilee unissued]
Lonnie Johnson
- Don't Make Me Cry, Baby
- My Woman Is Gone
- Will You Remember (The Answer To Tomorrow Night)
- Stick With It, Baby
- Vaya Con Dios (may God Be With You)
- This Love Of Mine
- I Found A Dream
- It's Been So Long
Jump Jackson / Big Moose Walker
- Blue Love [#]
- Footrace To A Resting Place [#]
- Footrace To A Resting Place [takes 3 & 4]
- Wrong Doin' Woman [#]
- Wrong Doin' Woman [takes 2 & 3]
- One Eyed Woman [#]


notes by Neil Slaven

Westside WESM 531 (UK 1999)

422006Shake That Thing: East Coast Blues 1935-1953

disc 1:
Gabriel Brown
- John Henry (vocal)
- John Henry
- Blues
- Tone The Bell Easy
- Motherless Child
- Po' Boy, Long Way From Home
- A Dream Of Mine
- Education Blues
- Talking In Sebastopol
- Careless Love
- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
- Black Jack Blues
- Going My Way
- Down In The Bottom
- Bad Love
- I've Got To Stop Drinkin'
- Cold Love
- Not Now, I'll Tell You When
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
- That's Alright
- Stick With Me
- I've Done Stopped Gamblin'
- Doing My Best
- Good-Time Papa
- Baby, Boy, Baby



disc 2:
Gabriel Brown
- It's Getting Soft
- Don't Worry About It
- Mean Old Blues
- You Have To Be Different
- The Jinx Is On Me
- It's Time To Move
- Hold Me Baby
- Nobody Loves Me Like My Little Girl
- Youngster's Blues
- Cold Mama
- I'm Just Crazy
- I Am Playing The Game
- I Am Just Hard Luck
- Got No Money Blues
- I Had My Hands On It
Dan Pickett
- Laughing Rag
- Baby How Long
- You Got To Do Better
- Ride To A Funeral In A V-8
- Decoration Day
- Drivin' That Thing
- That's Grieving Me
- 99 1/2 Won't Do
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- Chicago Blues
- Something's Gone Wrong



disc 3:
Ralph Willis@ youtube
- Worried Blues
- Comb Your Kitty Kat
- Just A Note
- Church Bells
- Trouble Don't Last
- Shake That Thing
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
- New Goin' Down Slow
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
- Goin' To Virginia
- Boar Hog Blues
- Eloise
- I've Been a Fool
- Christmas Blues
- Amen Blues
- Neighborhood Blues
- Mama, Mama Blues
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- I'm Gonna Rock
- Cool That Thing
- Sportin' Life
- Everyday I Weep And Moan
- Somebody Is Got To Go


disc 4:
Ralph Willis
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- I Got A Letter
- Too Late To Scream And Shout
- Hoodoo Man
- Income Tax Blues
- Bed Tick Blues
- Cold Chills
- Black And Tan
- Church Bell Blues
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- Goodbye Blues
- Lazy Woman Blues
- Old Home Blues
- Salty Dog
- Cold Chills
- Amen
- Gonna Hop On Down The Line
- Do Right
- Door Bell Blues
- Why'd You Do It
Dan Pickett
- Early One Morning
- Number Writer
- Lemon Man
- Laughing Blues
- Number Writer Take 1
- I Can Shake It
- Drivin' That Thing (alternate)


4 CD box set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7753 (UK 2006)

432007Down Home Blues Classics: New York & The East Coast
1943-1953

disc 1
Ralph Willis - Tell Me Pretty Baby
Square Walton - Bad Hangover
Dennis McMillon - Woke Up One Morning
Brownie McGhee - That's The Stuff (Watch Out)
Curley Weaver - My Baby's Gone
Jack Dupree - Number Nine Blues
Carolina Slim - Georgia Woman
Leroy Dallas - Jump Little Children
Louis Hayes - Me And My Baby
Julius King - One O'Clock Boogie
Hank Kilroy - Harlem Women
Brownie McGhee - Knockabout Blues (Carolina Blues)

Ralph Willis - Church Bell Blues
Boy Green - A And B Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Love Changing Blues
Robert Lee Westmoreland - Hello Central, Please Give Me 209
Dennis McMillon - Paper Wooden Daddy
Louis Hayes - Good Boy
Dan Pickett - Ride To A Funeral In A V-8
Curley Weaver - Some Rainy Day
Carolina Slim - Side Walk Boogie
Brownie McGhee - Greyhound Bus
Gabriel Brown - Stick With Me
Blind Willie McTell - Talkin' To You Mama
Julius King - Mississippi Boogie
Leroy Dallas - I'm Down Now, But I Won't Be Down Always
Jack Dupree - Stumbling Block Blues


disc 2
Jack Dupree - Highway Blues (Walking Down The Highway)
Ralph Willis - Lazy Woman Blues
Brownie McGhee - Tell Me Baby
Doug Quattlebaum - Don't Be Funny Baby [edited single version]
Louis Hayes - In Love Blues
Little David - You're Gonna Weep And Moan
Leroy Dallas - Good Morning Blues
Skoodle Dum Doo - West Kinney Street Blues
Dennis McMillon - Goin' Back Home
Blind Willie McTell - Kill It Kid
Robert Lee Westmoreland - Good Looking Woman
Gabriel Brown - Cold Love
Marilyn Scott - Let's Do The Boogie Woogie
Julius King - If You See My Lover
Brownie McGhee - Confusin' Blues

Ralph Willis - Goodbye Blues
Carolina Slim - One More Drink
Curley Weaver - Trixie
Dan Pickett - You Got To Do Better
Jack Dupree - Drunk Again
Leroy Dallas - I'm Going Away
Julius King - I Want A Slice Of Your Pudding
Boy Green - Play My Juke Box
Big Boy Ellis - Dices Dices
Brownie McGhee - Bottom Blues
Louis Hayes - Crooked Wife Blues
Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy


2 CD set
notes by Paul Garon

Boulevard Vintage BVBCD 1017 (US 2007)

442013Legendary Country Blues Guitarists

Charlie Burse & Will Shade
- Kansas City Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
- Trouble In Mind
- Backwater Blues
Son House
- Talk About The Blues
- So Hard To Love Someone
Skip James
- Cherry Ball Blues
- Son House
- Sick And Bad Blues
Bukka White
- Aberdeen Blues
- Tombstone Blues
- Brownsville Blues,
Rev. Gary Davis Blind Gary Davis
- A Documentary by Harold Becker
Blind Connie Williams
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- I'm Going Too

Ralph Willis & Washboard Pete Sanders
- Dream I Had On My Mind
- I've Been Living With The Blues
- Midnight Special
Sam Chatmon
- Sales Tax Blues
- Outside Friend
- Fishing Blues (Evil Jackson)
- Glad When You're Dead
Mance Lipscomb
- I Want To Do Something For You
- Alabama Jubilee
Henry Johnson
- Blood Red River
Willie Trice
- Be Your Dog
- Run Here Gal
- Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
- Good Time Boogie, Sweet Sugar Mama
- Stand And Welcome Jesus
- When The Saints Go Marching In
Son House & Buddy Guy
- I Wish I Had My Whole Heart In My Hand



Vestapol DVD 13129 (US 2013)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 594-595
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 1072
- http://www.bsnpubs.com/budget/hollywood.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, Phil Hawkins, Gerrit Robs, Byron Foulger and Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva for additional info / scans

 

Southeast Blues further reading


Bastin, Bruce: Crying for the Carolines.- London (Studio Vista) 1971


Bastin, Bruce: Red River Blues - The Blues Tradition in the Southeast.- Chicago (University of Illinois Press) 1986


Bastin, Bruce: Truckin' My Blues Away - East Coast Piedmont Styles.- in: Cohn, Lawrence: Nothing But The Blues - The Music and the Musicians.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 205 - 231

 

 

 

 

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