Illustrated Little Willy Foster discography

source: Back cover of Relic LP 8024; photographer: Jim O'Neal
Little Willy Foster
Willy / Willie Foster
b. April 20, 1922 in Dublin, Mississippi
d. November 25, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois
discography

"Little" Willy Foster not to be confused with Willie J. (James) Foster
(b. September 19, 1921 on Dunleth plantation near Leland, Mississippi, d. May 20, 2001 in Jackson, Tennessee)

source: Blues Unlimited 137/138 (Spring 1980), p. 13
photographer: Mike Rowe

#	year of release	title / label / notes
*10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm*
1	7/1955	"LITTLE" WILLY FOSTER Blue Lake 113 - Falling Rain Blues (P-53222) # @ youtube - Four Day Jump (P-53223) @ youtube Parrot 813 - Falling Rain Blues (P-53222) # - Four Day Jump (P-53223) rec. January 14, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Little Willie Foster, hca, # voc; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Floyd Jones, Eddie Taylor, g Lazy Bill Lucas discography Blue Lake 113 (7/1955) [Al Benson's label] = Parrot 813 (1956) [originally Al Benson's label, by then taken over by Lawyer Burton]
		- 3 unknown titles rec. June 10, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Little Willie Foster, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p [?]; Floyd Jones, Eddie Taylor, g; Ray Scott [most likely Walter Spriggs], dr rejected / unissued
2	1957	Little Willie Foster - Crying The Blues (C 1010) # @ youtube - Little Girl (C 1011) * @ youtube rec. c. March 1957 in Chicago, IL; Little Willie Foster, hca, # voc; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Floyd Jones, g, * voc; Triolue High ["Teeno Yehire"], g; prob. Willie Dixon, b; Ray Scott [most likely Walter Spriggs], dr Floyd Jones discography Lazy Bill Lucas discography Cobra 5011 [Eli Toscano's label]
*LP / CD compilations*
3	1965	Chicago Blues - The Early 1950s Homesick James - Homesick Baby Face Leroy - Boll Weevil - Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 1 Little Walter - Muskadine J.B. Hutto - Dim Lights - Things Are So Slow Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years Baby Face Leroy - Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 2 Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues [Parrot 813] Snooky & Moody - Stockyard Blues Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman Floyd Jones - Dark Road Big Walter - Hard Hearted Woman Robert Nighthawk - Kansas City Blues John Brim - Tough Times notes by Chris A. Strachwitz Blues Classics BC 8 Blues Classics discography
4	1972	Take A Little Walk With Me The Blues in Chicago 1948-1957 J.B. Hutto - Combination Boogie Willie Nix - All By Yourself Floyd Jones - Any Old Lonesome Day Eddie Taylor - Big Town Playboy Little Willie Foster - Little Girl [Cobra 5011] John Lee Henley - Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door Robert Nighthawk - My Sweet Lovin' Woman John Brim - Gary Stomp Lazy Bill Lucas - She Got Me Walkin' [Chance 1148] Willie Nix - Nervous Wreck Floyd Jones - Skinny Woman Grace Brim - Going Down The Line Johnny Young - My Baby Walked Out Little Walter - Blue Baby Jimmy Rogers - Ludella No.2 Baby Face Leroy - Take A Little Walk With Me Grace Brim - Mean Man Blues Robert Nighthawk - Feel So Bad Homesick James - The Woman I Love [Chance 1131] Lazy Bill Lucas - I Had A Dream [Chance 1148] Willie Nix - No More Love Floyd Jones - Floyd's Blues John Lee Henley - Rhythm Rockin' Boogie Memphis Minnie - World Of Trouble Johnny Young - Let Me Ride Your Mule Floyd Jones - Big World John Brim - Drinking Woman Memphis Minnie - Kissing In The Dark Willie Nix - Just Can't Stay Junior Wells - Tomorrow Night Little Willie Foster - Crying The Blues [Cobra 5011] Johnny Shines - Living In The White House compiled, annotated and produced by Leroy Pierson DLP notes by Leroy J. Pierson Boogie Disease BD 101/2 [Leroy Pierson's first (one record) label, 500 copies only]
4a	1980	King Cobras Chicago Kings Of The Harmonica Little Willie Foster - Crying The Blues [Cobra 5011] Louis Myers - Bluesy Sonny Boy Williamson - Steady Rollin' Man Charles Clark - Row Your Boat tk 1 - Row Your Boat tk 2 Little Willie Foster - Little Girl [Cobra 5011] Sunnyland Slim - It's You Baby Arbee Stidham - When I Find My Baby Louis Myers - Just Whaling Shakey Horton - Need My Baby tk 1 - Need My Baby tk 2 - Have A Good Time Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 Sonny Boy Williamson - Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket notes by Bruce Bastin Flyright FLY 567 Flyright Records discography
4a	1989	Chicago Blues Harmonicas 1949 - 1958 Baby Face Leroy - My Head Can't Rest Any More - Take A Little Walk With Me Snooky Pryor - Boogy Fool - Raisin' Sand - Cryn' Shame - Eighty Nine Ten John Lee Henley - Rhythm Rockin' On Lula Mae's Door Little Willie Foster - Crying The Blues [Cobra 5011] - Little Girl [Cobra 5011] Louis Myers - Bluesy Arbee Stidham - When I Find My Baby Louis Myers - Just Whaling Sonny Boy Williamson - Steady Rollin' Man - Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket Charles Clark - Row Your Boat Shakey Horton - Need My Baby - Have A Good Time Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 Flyright FLYCD 11 = Paula PCD-7 (1991 US) Flyright Records discography
5	1989?	Hand Me Down Blues Parrot/Blue Lake # 1 Henry Gray - Watch Yourself - That Ain't Right - Goodbye Baby - You Messed Up Dusty Brown - He Don't Love You - Yes She's Gone - Hurry Home - Rusty Dusty Albert King - Hand Me Down Blues [Parrot unissued] - Little Boy Blue (alt tk) [Parrot unissued] John Brim - Gary Stomp [Parrot 799] Sunnyland Slim - Going Back To Memphis - Devil Is A Busy Man Snooky Pryor - Crosstown Blues [Parrot 807] - I Want You For Myself [Parrot 807] Little Willie Foster - Four Day Jump [Parrot 813] notes (December 1989) by Dick Shurman Relic 8024 (US 1989?) = Relic CD 7015 (US 1990)
6	1999	Harp Blues - Wine Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot - Walking By Myself - Jimmy Rogers with Big Walter - Chicago Breakdown - Doctor Ross - Ninety Nine - Sonny Boy Williamson - Steady - Jerry McCain - Up The River - Cousin Leroy - Sweet Home Chicago - Little Junior Parker - Sleeping In The Ground - Sammy Myers - Monkey Doin' Woman - Shy Guy Douglas - Found Love - Jimmy Reed - Roller Coaster - Little Walter & His Jukes - Ride With Your Daddy Tonight - Frank Frost - All Night Long Aka Rockin' And Rollin' - The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band - A Fool No More - Eddie Hope & Manish Boys - Howlin' Wolf Boogie - Howlin' Wolf - Need My Baby - Shakey Horton - Little Girl - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - Bring Another Half Pint - Sonny Boy Williamson - I Ain't Got You - Billy Boy - Easy (I Almost Lost My Mind) - Jimmy & Walter - Western Union Man - Chicago Sunny Boy (Joe Hill Louis) - What's This I Hear? - Shy Guy Douglas - Rocket 88 - The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet - West Helena Blues - George Smith - Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor Ace CDCHD 710
6a	2001	The Parrot Records Blues Story - Bad Luck Blues - Albert King - Mama Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir - West Coast Blues - Ernest Lewis - Tough Times - John Brim - That Ain't Right - Henry Gray - Cool Playing Blues - Curtis Jones - Easy Lovin' - Little Papa Joe - Fine Girls - J.B. Lenoir - Looking For My Baby - Little Papa Joe - Murder In The First Degree - St. Louis Jimmy Oden - Blue Blues Boogie - Nature Boy Brown - Yes, She's Gone - Dusty Brown - Santa Fe - Baby Boy Warren - Devil Is A Busy Man - Sunnyland Slim - Crosstown Blues - Snooky Pryor - No More Lovin' - Ernest Lewis - Falling Rain Blues - Little Willie Foster - Gary Stomp - John Brim - Wrong Blues - Curtis Jones - Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir - Mattie Mae - Baby Boy Warren - Four Day Jump - Little Willie Foster - Going Back To Memphis - Sunnyland Slim - Watch Yourself - Henry Gray - Be On Your Merry Way - Albert King notes by Victor Pearlin Preserved CD 8575 (US 2001)
7	2002	Goin' Down To Eli's The Cobra & ABCO Rhythm & Blues Anthology 1956-1958 - Highway 61 - Sunnyland Slim - Have A Good Time - Shakey Horton - Just Whaling - Louie Meyers and The Aces [sic] - You Eat Too Much - Harold Burrage - Killer Diller - Guitar Shorty - Irma Lee - Guitar Shorty - Screaming And Crying - Morris Pejoe - Row Your Boat - Charles Clark and the Willie Dixon Band - Steady Rollin Man - Sonny Boy Williamson - Can This Be Mine - Freddie Hall - When I Find My Baby - Arbee Stidham - I Don't Care Who Knows - Harold Burrage - Fishin' In My Pond - Lee Jackson - Crying The Blues - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - I Wonder What's The Matter - Memphis Slim - Bluesy - Louie Meyers and The Aces [sic] - Messed Up - Harold Burrage - My Life Depends On It - Betty Everett - It's You Baby - Sunnyland Slim - You Don't Treat Me Right - Guitar Shorty - Changing Love - Clarence Dolly - Maybe Blues - Morris Pejoe - Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket - Sonny Boy Williamson - Meet Me Halfway - Arbee Stidham - Ain't Gonna Cry - Betty Everett - Little Girl - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - Need My Baby - Shakey Horton - I'll Just Keep Walkin' - Lee Jackson - Hidden Charms - Charles Clark and the Willie Dixon Band - Best Gal I Ever Had - Memphis Slim - Eli Toscano Blues - Sunnyland Slim / Willie Dixon prod. by Willie Dixon Westside CD 868 (UK)
8	2005	The Devil Is A Busy Man - The Devil Is A Busy Man - Sunnyland Slim - Murder In The First Degree - St. Louis Jimmy - Watch Yourself - Henry Gray - Drop Anchor - Harmonica Slim - Wear Your Black Dress - Willie Egan - Mama Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir - Rosalie Blues - L.G. McKinley - Easy Lovin' - Little Papa Joe - Blue Blue Boogie - Nature Boy Brown - Cool Playing Blues - Curtis Jones - Crosstown Blues - Snooky Pryor [Parrot 807] - Four Day Jump - Little Willie Foster [Parrot 813] - Bad Luck Blues - Albert King - On The Hook - Earl Hooker - Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sammy Davis - She's Takin' All My Money - Johnny Lewis - Alley Blues - Jimmy Wilson - Walkin' The Streets - Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back Home Today - Willie Baker - Lost Child - Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys compiled by Paul Klein notes by Victor Pearlin and Roger Kash Empire Musicwerks 545450693-2
9	2007	Treasures from the Vault of Cobra Records - This Is the End - Buddy Guy (alt tk) - Roll Your Moneymaker - Shakey Jake - I'm Gonna Forget About You - Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm (alt tk) - Something Else - Duke Jenkins - My Love - Betty Everett - Messed Up - Harold Burrage - I'll Just Keep Walkin' - Lee Jackson - Irma Lee - Guitar Shorty - Don't Leave Me - Clarence Jolly - Crying The Blues - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - My Life Depends on You - Betty Everett - You've Got to Lose - Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm (alt tk) - You Sure Can't Do - Buddy Guy (alt tk) - Fine Girl - The Calvaes - You Eat Too Much - Harold Burrage - The Duke Walks - Duke Jenkins notes by Bill Dahl Fuel 2000 CD
10	2009	Cobra: Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Ike Turner & more disc 1: - All Your Love (I Miss Loving) - Otis Rush - This Is the End (alt tk) - Buddy Guy - Roll Over Moneymaker - Shakey Jake - I'm Gonna Forget About You - Ike Turner And His Kings Of Rhythm - Something Else - Duke Jenkins - Groaning The Blues (tk 3) - Otis Rush - The Way You've Been Treating Me - Buddy Guy - My Love - Betty Everett - Messed Up - Harold Burrage - I'll Just Keep Walkin' - Lee Jackson - Irma Lee - Guitar Shorty - She's A Good 'Un (tk 4) - Otis Rush - Something Else - Duke Jenkins - I Can't Quit Your Baby (tk 3) - Otis Rush - Rock And Roll Boogie (alt tk) - Clouds - Little Red Rooster - Otis Rush - Your Sure Can't Do (alt tk) - Buddy Guy - Don't Leave Me - Clarence Jolly - Crying The Blues - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - Three Times A Fool - Otis Rush - My Life Depends On You - Betty Everett - Double Trouble (tk 3) - Otis Rush - Call Me If You Need Me - Shakey Jake and Willie Dixon Band - You've Got To Lose - Ike Turner and His Kings Of Rhythm - Fine Girl - Calvaes - You Eat Too Much - Harold Burrage - The Duke Walks - Duke Jenkins - Matchbox - Ike Turner and His Kings Of Rhythm disc 2: - Highway 61 - Sunnyland Slim - Have A Good Time - Shakey Horton - Just Whaling - Louise Mayer - Killer Diller - Betty Everett - Screaming And Crying - Morris Pejoe - Row Your Boat - Charles Clark - 21 Days In Jail (tk 2) - Magic Sam - Steady Rollin' Man - Sonny Boy Williamson - Can This Be Mine - Freddie Hall - When I Find My Baby - Arbee Stidham - I Din't Care Who Knows - Harold Burrage - I Hope You Come Back Home - Buddy Guy - Fishin' In My Pond - Lee Jackson - I Wonder What's The Matter - Memphis Slim - Bluesy - Louise Leyer & The Aces - It's You Baby - Sunnyland Slim - You Don't Treat Me Right - Guitar Shorty - Everything Gonna Be Alright - Magic Sam - Changing Love - Clarence Jolly - Maybe Blues - Morris Pejoe - Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket - Sonny Boy Williamson - Box Top - Ike Turner and His Kings Of Rhythm - Meet Me Halfway - Arbee Stidham - Ain't Gonna Cry - Betty Everett - Little Girl - Little Willie Foster [Cobra 5011] - Need My Baby - Shakey Horton - Hidden Charms - Charles Clark - Best Gal I Ever Had - Memphis Slim - Eli Eosacno Blues - Sunnyland Slim 2 CD set Retroworld FLOAT 6026
11	2011	Juicy Harmonica Vol. 2 - You're Too Bad - Birmingham Junior & His Lover Boys [Ebony 1007] - 1958 Blues - Little Sam Davis - Rockin' 512] - Falling Rain Blues - Little Willy Foster [Blue Lake 113] - Alley Corn - Earl Hooker (Little Sam Davis, hca) [Rockin' unissued] - She's So Good To Me - Little Sam Davis [Rockin' 519] - Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sam Davis [Rockin' 519] - Truckin' Little Woman - Willie Nix (Walter Horton, hca) [Checker 756] - Old Battle Ax - Robert Henry [King 4646] - Opossum Rock - Sonny Boy Williams [Duplex 9005] - Just One Mistake - Willie Nix (Walter Horton, hca) [Checker 756] - Early In The Morning - Robert Henry [King 4646] - Red Headed Woman - Baby Face (Little Walter, hca) [Savoy 1122] - After-While - Papa Lightfoot [Aladdin 3171] - Don't You Know I Love You - Woodrow Adams [Home Of The Blues unissued] - Du Dee Squat - Little Luther [Criss Cross 110] - Aw Shucks Baby - Little Red Walter [Le Sage 711] - Complete This Order - James Cotton [Loma 2042] - Laying In The Weeds - James Cotton [Loma 2042] - Mean Old Train - Papa Lightfoot [Imperial 5289] - Open Your Book (Daddy Wants To Read With You) - Percy Lee Crudup [Checker 754] - Midnight Jump - Walter J. Westbrook & His Phantom Five [Bobbin 106] - I Love You O Yes I Do - Woodrow Adams [Home Of The Blues unissued] - Goin' Home To Mother - Little Sam Davis [Rockin' 512] - Birmingham Late Hours - Birmingham Junior & His Lover Boys [Ebony 1007] Sundown CD 4002 Sundown Records discography
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 154
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 188
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 181
- http://myweb.clemson.edu/~campber/parrot.html
- http://myweb.clemson.edu/~campber/cobra.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Flemming Nielsen, Alan Balfour and Joe Louis for additional info / scans