1) 1900 census (June 28) gives January 1894 for birth of Armentia, "daughter"The 1917 draft card gives March 21, 1893other sources (e.g. en.wikipedia.org) claim June 30, 1893 or even 18922) Tennessee Death Records Index as "Armetia Chatmon", age 71
see also Bo Carter/Chatmon as member of The Mississippi Sheiks
Brunswick 7048
Brunswick 7080
= Supertone S2212 (as by "Chatman And McCoy")
= Vocalion 02701
OKeh 8852
OKeh 8853
OKeh 8858
OKeh 8870
OKeh 8887
OKeh 8888
OKeh 8889
Columbia 14661-D
= Vocalion 03091
OKeh 8897
= Vocalion 03259 (as by "BO" CARTER)
OKeh 8906
OKeh 8912
OKeh 8923
OKeh 8930
OKeh unissued
OKeh 8935
OKeh 8952
Columbia 14671-D
Bluebird B5489
Bluebird B5536
Bluebird B5594
Bluebird B5629
Bluebird B5704
Bluebird B5825
Bluebird B5861
Bluebird B5912
Bluebird B5997
Bluebird B6024
Bluebird B6058
Bluebird B6124
Bluebird B6295
= Montgomery Ward M-7049 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B6315
Bluebird B6373
Bluebird B6407
Bluebird B6444
Bluebird B6529
Sparks Brothers / "Pinetop & Lindberg" discography
Bluebird B6589
Henry Townsend discography
Bluebird B6659
Montgomery Ward M-7114 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B6695
Montgomery Ward M-7113 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B6735
Bluebird B7073 (US 1936)
Bluebird B7213
Bluebird unissued
Bluebird B7927
Bluebird B7952
Bluebird B7968
Bluebird B8045
Bluebird B8078
Bluebird B8093
Bluebird B8122
Bluebird B8147
Bluebird B8159
Bluebird B8397
Montgomery WardM-8758 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B8423
Montgomery Ward M-8759 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B8459
Montgomery Ward M-8760 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B8495
Montgomery Ward M-8761 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B8514
Montgomery Ward M-8762 (2/12/1940)
Bluebird B8555
Montgomery Ward M-8763 (2/12/1940)
unreleased
RBF 9 (US 1964)
RBF discography
Melodeon MLP 7324 (US 1966)
Melodeon MLP 7324 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) "Party Blues"
Melodeon Records discography
Milestone MLP 2004
= CBS 63738 (UK)
Milestone Records discography
Historical ASC-5 (No. 5)
= Historical ASC-5829-5
= Historical HLP-5 (Vol. 5)
Historical Records discography
notes by Samuel Charters RBF 14 (US 1967)
Down With The Game D 201
Down With The Game discography
Roots RL-314 (Austria 1968)
Roots Records discography
notes by Dave Evans Yazoo 1007 (US 1968)
= Yazoo CD 1007 YAZ (US 1991)
= Yazoo HLP 1007 (180 g)
Yazoo Records discography
notes by Stephen Calt, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart Yazoo L-1014 (US 1968)
= Yazoo L-1014 (US 1974 or later)
Confidential CLP 002 (Fr 1968?)
notes by Bill Givens and David Evans Origin Jazz Library OJL 18 (US 1969)
OJL Records discography
Mamlish S-3801 (US 1971)
Mamlish Records discography
notes by Stephen Calt and John Miller Yazoo L-1034 (US 1973)
notes by Stephen Calt and John Miller Yazoo L-1042 (US 1974)
= Yazoo CD 1042 YAZ (US 1993)
Yazoo L-1043 (US 1974)
= Air Mail Recordings AIRAC-1321 (Jp 2007)
= Yazoo 1043HLP [180g reissue LP]
notes by Howard "Stretch" Johnson Stash ST-101 (US 1976)
(=) Stash CD 1 (US 19??)
= Stash CD 1 (US 1987)
= Mojo CD 301 (1996) "The Copulatin' Blues"
Stash/Jass Records discography
Nugrape CBR-001 (Australia 1977)
Nugrape Records discography
notes by Chris Smith Policy Wheel PW 4593
Policy Wheel Records discography
notes by Steve Calt Yazoo 1063 (US 1979?)
Yazoo CD 1063 (US 1991?)
notes by Steve Calt Yazoo L-1064 (US 1979)
= Yazoo CD 1064
= Air Mail Recordings AIRAC-1326 (Jp 2007)
= Yazoo 1064HLP [180g reissue LP]
coll. by Alessandro Roffeni
Albatros VPA 8456Albatros VC 4961 (cassette)
notes by Alessandro Roffeni = DOM/Albatros CD DAF 120
Albatros Records discography
Earl Archives BD-610 (Austria 1982)
notes by Guido van Rijnand Hans Vergeer Agram 2011 (NL 1984)
DLPnotes by Paul Oliver Matchbox MSEX 2001/2002 (UK 1984)
This set is issued to complement the book "Songsters & Saints: Vocal Traditions On Race Records" by Paul Oliver, Cambridge (Cambridge University Press) 1984
Matchbox Records discography
notes by Paul Oliver Matchbox MSE 1005 (UK 1985) (Bluesmaster series)
Matchbox Records discographyMississippi Sheiks discographySam Chatmon discography
Jass Three (US 1986)
Jass Five (US 1986)
Old Tramp OT 1203 (NL 1987)
5 LP box set (80 tracks) Jass Box One (US 1987)
5 cassette set (80 tracks) (=) Jass JCB1-1 - JCB1-5 (US 1988)
2 CD set (50 tracks) (=) Jass JASS CD-11/12 (US 1989)
Document DLP 524 (Austria 1988)
Document Records discography
Earl Archives BD-618 (Austria 1989)
notes by Paul Oliver Columbia LP C/AL 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = Columbia/Legacy CD CK 46215 (US 1990)
notes by Paul Oliver = CBS/Legacy CD 467245 (EU 1990)
= CBS/Sony CSCS 5323 (Jp 1990)
notes by Neil Slaven (=) SPV Blue SPV 91722 (Germany/Poland 2008)
20 CD box set, CD 5 (=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)
notes by Ken Romanowski Document DOCD-5078 (Austria 1991)
notes by Ken Romanowski Document DOCD-5079 (Austria 1991)
notes by Ken Romanowski Document DOCD-5080 (Austria 1991)
notes by Ken Romanowski Document DOCD-5081 (Austria 1991)
notes by Ken Romanowski Document DOCD-5082 (Austria 1991)
4 disc setnotes by Lawrence Cohn and Pete Welding Columbia Legacy 47911/47912-15 (US 1992)
20 CD box set (=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014)
notes by Roger Misiewicz Document DOCD-5150 (Austria 1993)
notes by Guido van Rijn Document DOCD-5216 (Austria 1994)
3 CD set20-page booklet by Steven C. TracyStarsounds 3712-2 (US 1997)
= 1201 Music (2001) "Southern Country Blues Vol. 2: Down In Boogie Alley" [sic]
Catfish KATCD 118 (UK 1999)
Catfish Records (UK) discographyTommy Johnson discography
notes by Pat Harrison Catfish KATCD 154 (UK 2000)
Catfish Records (UK) discography
Catfish KATCD 167 (UK 2000)
Catfish KATCD 168 (UK 2000)
4 CD boxCatfish KATX1 (UK 2000)
Catfish KATCD 175 (UK 2001)
drawing on the CD's front cover depicts, among others, Buddy Moss (guitar playing sans convict uniform), whose music is not present on the CD
Catfish KATCD 179 (UK 2001)
Catfish KATCD 216 (UK 2002)
Document CLB-200028 (UK 2003)
3 CD setFantastic Voyage FVTD055 (UK 2010)
P-Vine PCD-20089 (Jp 2011)
4 CD setnotes by Neil Slaven JSP JSPCD 77151 (UK 2012)
Nehi NEH 03 (UK 2013)
Nehi NEH 02 (UK 1/2014)
Blues Images Calendar Vol. 17 (rel. 2019, for 2020)
Blues Images CD BIM-117 (US 2019) accompanying Blues Images Calendar Vol. 17 (for 2020)
Blues Images calendar discography
thanks to John Heneghan, Russell Shor, Chris Smith, Tom Ball, Helge Thygesen and T. DeWayne Moore for additional info / scans
The Mississippi Sheiks (Bo Carter, Lonnie Chatmon & Walter Vinson) by Robert Crumbsource: Robert Crumb's "Heroes Of The Blues" Trading Card #12
Bo Carter by Robert Crumbsource: Robert Crumb's "Heroes Of The Blues" Trading Card #36
Bo Carter, Memphis, TN, July 1960; photographer: Paul Oliver
Bo Carter, Will Shade & Gus Cannon, Memphis, TN, July 1960photographer: Paul Oliver; photo up to now only published in (at least) two separate parts, photoshop merged by Stefan Wirz
Cover of Stefan Grossman's 1968instruction book "The Country Blues Guitar"This obviously is not Bo Carter! Who else is it?