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Dot 1103There is no photo of this artist known to exist

 

L.C. Green
b. October 23, 1921 in Minter City, Leflore County, Mississippi
d. August 24, 1985 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan

discography

Von 42

#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
11952L. C. GREEN

- When The Sun Is Shining (M 6009) #   @ youtube
- Hold Me In Your Arms (M 6016)

rec. 1952 in Gallatin, TN; L.C. Green, voc, g; # Walter Mitchell, hca


Dot 1103 [Randy Wood's label]

21952L. C. GREEN

- Little School Girl (M 6010)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Remember Way Back (M 6011)   @ youtube

rec. 1952 in Gallatin, TN; L.C. Green, voc, g; Walter Mitchell, voc, hca


Dot 1128

31953L. C. GREEN

- Little Machine (M 6012)
- Come Back Sugar Mama (M 6013)

rec. 1952 in Gallatin, TN; L.C. Green, voc, g; Walter Mitchell, voc


Dot 1147

41953 

L. C. GREEN AND HIS GUITAR
- Going Down To The River Blues (42) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
SAM KELLY AND HIS HARMONICA
- Ramblin Around Blues (43) *   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1953 in Detroit, MI; L.C. Green, # voc, g; Walter Mitchell, * voc, hca; Robert Richard, hca


Von 42/43

   

- 38 Pistol Blues   @ youtube
- Mary Ann Blues
- Goin' To The River (tk 2)
- Hastings Street Boogie #   @ youtube
- Things Is Goin' So Tough Today *
- Shine My Light

rec. mid-1950s in Detroit, MI; L.C. Green, voc, g; # "Sam Kelly" (= Walter Mitchell), hca; * unknown, p; prod. by Joe Von Battle

Barrelhouse BH-012 (US 1977)


LP / CD compilations
51966Detroit Blues - The Early 1950s

Baby Boy Warren
- Sanafee [J-V-B 26]
- Baby Boy Blues [J-V-B 59]
- Mattie Mae [Hallo Stranger] [J-V-B 26]
- Chicken [J-V-B 59]
Dr. Ross
- Thirty Two Twenty
Bobo Jenkins
- 10 Below Zero
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
Eddie Kirkland
- No Shoes

Detroit Count
- Hastings Street Opera

L. C. Green
- Remember Way Back [Dot 1128]
Big Maceo
- Big City Blues
John Lee Hooker
- House Rent Boogie
One String Sam
- I Need $100
Brother Will Hairston
- Alabama Bus


cover photo by Jacques Demêtre

notes by Paul Oliver


Blues Classics BC 12 (US 1966)

Blues Classics discography

64/1968Detroit
the post war blues volume 5

Harvey Hill & His String Band
- She Fool Me

L.C. Green
- When The Sun Is Shining [Dot 1103]
- Hold Me In Your Arms [Dot 1103]
Henry Smith & His Blue Flames
- Lonesome Blues
- Good Rockin' Mama
Sylvester Cotton & His Guitar
- Sak-Relation Blues
- Ugly Woman

Slim Pickens
- Papa's Boogie
Baby Boy Warren & His Buddy
- Lonesome Cabin Blues
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman
- Forgive Me Darling
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
Bobo Jenkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Andrew Durham & His Guitar
- Sweet Lucy
- Hattie Mae


notes (04/1968) by Ron Harwood and Sam Stark

the post-war blues pwb 5 (UK 4/1868)

PWB discography

71977Detroit Ghetto Blues   1948-1954

Slim Pickens
- Papa's Boogie   @ Spotify
Walter Mitchell
- Pet Milk Blues   @ youtube
- Stop Messin' Around   @ Spotify

L. C. Green
- Little School Girl [Dot 1128]   @ Spotify
- Going Down To The River [Von 42/43]   @ Spotify
Sam Kelly
- Ramblin' Around Blues [Von 42/43]   @ Spotify
Playboy Fuller
- Gonna Play My Guitar   @ youtube
- Sugar Cane Highway   @ youtube

Rocky Fuller
- Soon One Morning   @ Spotify
- Come On Baby Now   @ Spotify
Robert Henry
- Something's Wrong   @ youtube
Baby Boy Warren
- Hello Stranger   @ Spotify
Henry Smith
- Lonesome Blues   @ Spotify
- Good Rockin' Mama   @ youtube
Baby Boy Warren
- Taxi Driver   @ youtube
- Bad Lover Blues   @ Spotify


notes by Leroy Pierson
click to read liner notes! click to read liner notes! click to read liner notes!
Nighthawk 104 (US 1977)

Nighthawk Records discography

81977Blues Guitar Killers
Detroit 1950's

L.C. Green & Sam Kelly
- 38 Pistol Blues   @ youtube
- Mary Ann Blues
- Goin' To The River (tk 2)
- Hastings Street Boogie   @ youtube
- Things Is Goin' So Tough Today
- Shine My Light

Johnny Howard
- Natural Man Blues
- Dark Night Blues
Rocky Fuller
- Early Evening Blues
Henry Smith
- Kansas City Blues
Eddie Burns
- I Ain't Cheatin'
- Sunnyland Blues


P-Vine PCD 5416 bonus tracks:
Eddie Burns
- I Am Leaving
- Wig Wearing Woman
- You Better Cut That Out
- You Say That You're Leaving
Calvin Frazier
- We'll Meet Again
- Rock House
Bobo Jenkins
- Decoration Day Blues, tk 1
- Decoration Day Blues, tk 2


rec. mid-1950s in Detroit, MI; original sessions prod. by Joe Von Battle; album prod. by George Paulus
front cover: Rabbit Johnson, Detroit, early 1950s ("George Paulus Collection")
back cover of P-Vine PCD-5416: Bobo Jenkins ("George Paulus Collection")

notes by George Paulus

Barrelhouse BH-012 (US 1977)


(=) P-Vine PCD-5416 (Jp 2001)

Barrelhouse Records discography

91979Home Again Blues

Luther Huff
- 1951 Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Desert Blues
Bluesboy Bill
- Come On Babe
Sunnyland Slim
- Back To Korea Blues
Hot Red Happy
- Worried Blues
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Baby Face Leroy
- Lou Ella
Brother Willie Eason
- I Want To Live (So God Can Use Me)


Frankie Lee Sims
- Home Again Blues [Blue Bonnet 147]
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Come And Go With Me
Eddie Kirkland
- Time For My Lovin' To Be Done
Sunnyland Slim
- It's All Over Now
John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er

L. C. Green
- Come Back Sugar Mama [Dot 1147]
Charles Bradix
- Wee Wee Hours
Little Sam Davis
- 1958 Blues


notes by Pat Conte, Don Kent and Robert Javors

Mamlish S-3799 (US 1979)

Mamlish Records discography

101996Stompin'   Volume 20
The Country Blues

Leroy Dallas - Jump Little Children, Jump
Juke Boy Barner (Bonner) - Rock With Me Baby
Sonny Boy Williamson - Bring Along Half A Pint
Jesse Thomas - Another Friend Like Mine
Little Sam Davies (with Earl Hooker) - Goin' To New Orleans
(Alfred) Harmonica "Blues King" Harris - Blues King Mambo
Eddie Burns - Hello Miss Jessie Lee
J. & J. Deuces - Little Woman Blues

Joe Williams - Stack O'Dollars
Soldier Boy Houston - Hug Me Baby

L.C. Green - When The Sun Is Shining [Dot 1103]
Sleepy Joe - Mama Mama Blues
Joe Hill Louis - Joe's Jump
Harmonica "Blues King" Harris - I Need You Pretty Baby For My Own
Henry Thomas - Good Rockin' Mama
Snooky Pryor - Boogie Twist



Stompin' STOMP 120 UK 1996)

111999Country Blues Obscurities

Little Joe
- Keep Your Arms Around Me
Leroy Dallas
- Jump Little Children Jump
Little Sam Davis
- Goin To New Orleans

L.C. Green
- The Sun Was Shining [Dot 1103]
Freddy King
- That's What You Think
Harmonica Harris
- Blues King Mango
Henry Smith
- Good Rockin' Mama
J & J Deuces
- Little Woman Blues
Eddie Burns
- Hello Miss Jessie Lee [DeLuxe 6024]
Buddy Lewis
- You've Got Good Business
Albert & Charles
- Weird
Joe Williams
- Stack O Dollars
Sonny Boy Williams
- Alice Mae Blues
Harvey Hill Jr.
- She Fool Me
Joe Hill Louis
- Joe's Jump
Jesse Belvin
- Going Away Baby
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Another Half A Pint
Juke Boy Barner
- Rock With Me Baby
Clifford King
- Want To Jump With You Baby
Jessie Pipkin
- Work With It
Emright
- One Of These Days
Richard Brothers
- Drunk Drivers Comin'
John Lee
- Down At The Depot
- Alabama Boogie



Tapper CD T2 [inferior sound, no notes, no discographical information]


= Stompin' CD 319 "Stompin' Vol. 19" [with label shots & notes on all the songs]

Stompin' Records discography

122002Delta Blues 1940-1951

disc 1:
Son House - Delta Blues
Bukka White - Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
Bukka White - Fixin To Die Blues
Son House - Walking Blues
Robert Jr Lockwood - Black Spider Blues
Muddy Waters - You Re Gonna Miss Me When Am Gone
Lucious Curtis - Lonesome Highway Blues
Willie Ford - Santa Fe Blues
Tony Hollins - Tease Me Over Blues
William Brown - Ragged And Dirty
Tommy McClennan - Deep Blue Sea Blues
Tommy McClennan - I Love My Baby
Robert Petway - Ride 'Em On Down
Johnny Shines - Evil Hearted Woman Blues
Joe Hill Louis - Joe's Jump
Big Joe Williams - She's A Married Woman
Arthur Crudup - My Baby Left Me
Junior Brooks - Lone Town Blues

disc 2:
Bobo Thomas - Catfish Blues

L.C. Green - Little School Girl [Dot 1128]
Slim Pickens - Notoriety Woman
Bluesboy Bill - Come On Babe
Honeyboy Edwards - Build A Cave
Honeyboy Edwards - Who May Your Regular Be?
Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' At Midnight
B.B. King - Mistreated Woman
Tommy Lee - Highway 80 Blues
Elmore James - Dust My Broom
Sonny Boy Williamson - Eyesight To The Blind
Luther Huff - 1951 Blues
Sam Davis - Going Home Blues
Tommy Lee - Packin Up My Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson - Mighty Long Time
Doctor Ross - Little Soldier Boy
Willie Love - Feed My Body To The Fishes
Big Joe Williams - Delta Blues


2 CD set

Frémeaux & Associés FA 5030 (Fr 2002)

132004Down Home Blues Classics (1943-1953)

disc 1:
- Little Mama Boogie - Thunder Smith
- Cross Country Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
- Hobo - J.-D. Edwards
- Hole In The Wall - L.C. Williams
- Rock Island Blues - Leroy Ervin
- Alley Special - Wright Holmes
- Quinsella - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Hattie Green - Dr. Hepcat
- Angel Chile - Andy Thomas
- Back To Sante Fe - Lee Hunter
- Rattlesnake Blues - Rattlesnake Cooper
- Mistreated Blues - Buddy Chiles
- No One To Love Me - Leroy Johnson
- Too Many Woman Blues - Willie Lane
- Locked In Jail Blues - Johnny Beck
- Wee Wee Hours - Charley Bradix
- Forgive Me Blues - Jesse James
- Black Snake Blues - Monister Parker
- Neglected Woman - Alexander Moore
- Gambling Blues - Lil Son Jackson
- Throw A Little Boogie - Manny Nicols
- Give Me Central 209 - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Western Rider Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- Take It Easy - Nat Terry
- Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther Stoneham


disc 2
- Boogie - Snooky & Moody
- Hard Times - Floyd Jones
- Stop Messing Around - Walter Mitchell
- Cadillac Woman - Robert Richard
- Big City Blues - Big Maceo
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey - Baby Boy Warren
- Notoriety Woman - Eddie Burns
- Rolling Stone - Muddy Waters
- Cut That Out - Junior Wells
- Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins
- Crying Won't Help You - Robert Nighthawk
- Soon One Morning - Rocky Fuller
- Mean Old World - Little Walter
- Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe
- It Was A Dream - John Brim
- The Last Time - Jimmy Rogers
- Sad Story - Blue Smitty

- Little School Girl - L.C. Greene [Dot 1103]
- Something's Wrong With My Lovin' Machine - Robert Henry
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- I'll Die Tryin' - J.B. Lenoir
- Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- I Am The Boogie Man - John Lee Hooker
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr
- High And Lonesome - Jimmy Reed


disc 3
- She's A Married Woman - Big Joe Williams
- How Many Years - Howlin Wolf
- Build Myself A Cave - Mr. Honey
- Mr Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks
- Creole Gal Blues - Edgar Blanchard
- Too Late Baby Stick - Horse Hammond
- Country Boy Blues - Pee Wee Hughes
- Ardelle - David "Pete" McKinley
- Cadillac Blues - J.D. Horton
- Schoolboy Lost - John Hunter
- Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson
- 1951 Blues - Luther Huff
- New Arrival - Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Catfish Blues - Bobo Thomas
- Going Home To Mama - Clarence London
- Highway 80 Blues - Tommy Lee
- Western Union Man Chicago - Sunny Boy
- After Awhile - Papa Lightfoot
- Sweet Angel -Earl Hooker
- Seventy Four Blues - Willie Love
- Easy - Jimmy & Walter
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy DeBarry
- Make A Little Love - Arthur Big Boy Crudup
- Goin' To New Orleans - Goin' To New Orleans


disc 4
- Broome Street Blues - Skookle-Dum-Do & Sheffield
- Black Jack Blues - Gabriel Brown
- Worried Man Blues - The Blues Boys
- Income Tax Blues - Ralph Wills
- Poor Little Angel- Dennis McMillan
- Broke Down Engine - Blind McTell
- Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
- Number Writer - Dan Pickett
- She's Gone - Big Boy Ellis
- Your Sweet Man Blues - Leroy Dallas
- Blues Mixture - Sticks McGhee
- Shackles Round My Body - Little David
- Ticket Agent - Curley Weaver
- I Got What My Daddy Likes - Marylyn Scott
- Blind's Blues - John Lee
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er - John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Awful Shame - Hank Kilroy
- Lizzie Lou - Doug Quattlebaum
- Rub A Little Boogie - Duke Bayou
- So Much Trouble - Brownie McGhee
- Wine Head Baby - Lazy Slim Jim
- Baby, Let's Have Some Fun - Sonny Terry
- Rumors About My Baby - Willie Baker
- Gimme Your Bankroll - Square Walton
- Shake Baby Shake Champion - Jack Dupree


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD box

Boulevard Vintage 1003 (UK 2004)

142005Detroit Blues

disk 1
Calvin Frazier
- I'm In The Highway Man
- This Old World's In A Tangle (Fragment)
- Lilly Mae (1)
- Welfare Blues
- Blues
- She's A Double-Crossin' Woman
- Calvin Frazier Interview
- Dirty Dozens, The
- Calvin Frazier Interview
- Boogie-Woogie
- Lilly Mae (2)
- This Old World's In A Tangle
- Highway 51 Blues
Sampson Pittman
- John Henry - Cotton Farmer Blues
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- Joe Louis
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- Welfare Blues
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- I Been Down In The Circle Before
- Sampson Pittman Interveiw
- Levee Camp Story
- Highway 61 Blues
- Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad (1)
- Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad (2)


disk 2
John Lee Hooker
- Cold Chills (All Over Me)
- Rock Me Mama
- It Hurts Me So
- I Got Eyes For You
- Key To The Highway
- Bluebird Blues
- It's Been A Long Time Baby
- Ride 'Til I Die
- I Tried Hard
- Rock House Boogie
- It's Stormin' And Rainin'
- Let's Talk It Over
- Cool Little Car
- Lookin' For A Woman
- Boogie Rambler
- No More Doggin'
- Love Money Can't Buy
- Please Take Me Back
- My Baby Don't Love Me
- Pouring Down Rain
- Real, Real Gone
- Guitar Lovin' Man
- Stuttering Blues
- Too Much Boogie
- Need Somebody

disk 3
Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues
- Nervy Woman Blues
- Lonesome Cabin Blues
- Don't Want To Skinny Woman
- Forgive Me Darling
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
- I Got Lucky
- Let's Renew Our Love
- Taxi Driver
- Bad Lover Blues
- Sanafee
- Hello Stranger
- Chicken
- Baby Boy Blues
- Chuck-A-Luck
- Mattie Mae
- Santa Fe
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
- Stop Breakin' Down
- It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done
Eddie Kirkland
- That's All Right
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
- No Shoes
- No Shoes
- Mistreated Woman
- Time For My Lovin' To Be Done


disk 4
Eddie Burns
- Papa's Boogie
- Notoriety Woman
- Hello Miss Jessie Lee
- Dealing With The Devil
Henry Smith
- Lonesome Blues
- Good Rockin' Mama

L.C. Green
- Going Down To The River [Von 42/43]
Sam Kelly
- Ramblin' Around Blues [Von 42/43]
Robert Richard
- Cadillac Woman
- Wig Wearing Woman
- Root Hog
Walter Mitchell
- Stop Messing Around
- Pet Milk Blues
Joe Von Battle
- Looking For My Woman
Playboy Fuller
- Gonna Play My Guitar
- Sugar Cane Highway
John Brim Combo
- Strange Man
- Mean Man Blues
Big Maceo
- Leavin' Blues
- Have You Heard About It
- Worried Life Blues No. 2
- Strange To Me Blues
- Without You My Life Don't Mean A Thing
- Eloise, Don't Play Me For A Fool
Detroit Count
- Hastings Street Opera: 1
- Hastings Street Opera: 2 - Detroit Count


4 CD set

JSP JSPCD 7736 (UK 2005)

152010Let Me Tell You About The Blues
The Evolution of Detroit Blues

CD 1:
- A Double Crossing Woman - Calvin Frazier
- Highway 61 Blues - Sampson Pittman
- Cadillac Woman - Robert Richard
- Street Opera (Part 1) - Detroit Count
- Stop Messin' Around - Walter Mitchell
- Notoriety Woman - Slim Pickens
- Root Hog - Robert Richard
- Pet Milk Blues - Walter Mitchell
- Sak-Relation Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Lookin' For My Woman - Joe Von Battle
- Street Opera (Part 2) - Detroit Count
- Ugly Woman Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Henry's Swing Club - John Lee Hooker
- Little Bitty Woman - James Taylor
- Sweet Lucy - Andrew Dunham
- My Special Friend Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Stormy Weather Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Strange Man - John Brim [Fortune 801]
- Worried Life Blues No. 2 - Big Maceo
- Hattie Mae - Andrew Dunham
- Without You My Life Don't Mean A Thing - Big Maceo
- Never Satisfied - John Lee Hooker
- That's All Right - Eddie Kirkland
- Mean Man Blues - John Brim [Fortune 801]
- Where Did You Stay Last Night - Eddie Burns


CD 2:
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker
- It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done - Eddie Kirkland
- Old Battle Ax - Robert Henry

- 38 Pistol Blues - L.C. Green [Barrelhouse BH-012]
- I'm A Boogie Man - John Lee Hooker
- Sugar Cane Highway - Playboy Fuller
- Hello Miss Jessie Lee - Eddie Burns

- Hastings Street Boogie - L.C. Green [Barrelhouse BH-012]
- Gonna Play My Guitar - Playboy Fuller
- Dealing With The Devil - Eddie Burns
- No Shoes - Eddie Kirkland

- Ramblin' Around Blues - Sam Kelly [Von 42/43]
- Goin' Down To The River Blues - L.C. Green [Von 42/43]
- Sanafee (Not Welcome Anymore) - Baby Boy Warren
- Natural Man Blues - Johnny Howard
- Bus Driver - John Brim [Fortune unissued]
- Hello Stranger - Baby Boy Warren
- Good Rockin' Mama - Henry Smith
- Dark Night Blues - Johnny Howard
- Lonesome Blues - Henry Smith
- Chicken - Baby Boy Warren
- I Need A $100.00 - One String Sam
- Washboard Blues (Part 1) - Washboard Willie
- Rock House - Calvin Frazier
- My Baby Ooo - One String Sam


CD 3:
- Thirty-Five-Thirty - Paul Williams
- We're Gonna Rock - Wild Bill Moore
- T.J. Boogie - T.J. Fowler
- The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams
- Red Hot Blues - T.J. Fowler
- Little Tillie Willie - Detroit Count
- Looky Ploot - Emmit Slay
- Burnt Toast - Wild Bill Moore
- It Ain't Right - Kitty Stevenson
- Beulah - Emmit Slay
- I Want To Rock - Little Miss Sharecropper
- The Rainy Day Blues - Sonny Wilson
- I Feel So Good - Maurice King & His Wolverines
- That's The Best I Can Do For You Blues - The Kool Kats
- I Want A Lavender Cadillac - Maurice King & His Wolverines
- Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To - Calvin Frazier
- Say Baby Say - T.J. Fowler
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill
- Little Baby Child - Calvin Frazier
- Remember - Alberta Adams
- J.B. Boogie - Joe Weaver & His Blue Notes
- I Do Like I Please - John Lee Hooker
- No One Monkey Goin' To Run My Show - Gip (Sandman) Roberts
- Five Long Years - Lena Hall
- No More Doggin' - John Lee Hooker


3 CD set

Fantastic Voyage FVTD070

162012Essential Detroit Blues

CD 1:
John Lee Hooker - Love Money Can't Buy
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Papa's Boogie
Big Maceo - Big City Blues
Doctor Ross - Industrial Boogie
Playboy Fuller - Sugar Cane Highway
Bobo Jenkins - Baby Don't You Want To Go
Baby Boy Warren - My Special Friend Blues
Eddie Kirkland - That's All Right
John Lee Hooker - I Do Like I Please
Joe Weaver & His Blue Notes - J.B. Boogie
Robert Henry - Something's Wrong With My Little Machine
One String Sam - I Need $100

L.C. Green - Remember Way Back [Dot 1128]
Calvin Frazier - Sweet Lucy (Drinkin' Woman)
Sylvester Cotton - Sak-Relation Blues
Walter Mitchell - Stop Messin' Around
Slim Pickens - Notoriety Woman
Baby Boy Warren - Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
Johnny Howard - Dark Night Blues
Bobo Jenkins - Ten Below Zero
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Dealing With The Devil

Sam Kelly - Ramblin' Around The Blues [Von 42/43]
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
Robert Richard - Wig Wearing Woman
John Lee Hooker - Prison Bound Blues


CD 2:
Washboard Willie - Washboard Blues (Part 1)
One String Sam - My Babby Ooo

L.C. Green - The Sun Was Shining [Dot 1103]
Calvin Frazier - Lily Mae
Brother Will Hairston - Alabama Bus
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Hello Miss Jessie Lee
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 1)
John Lee Hooker - Bumble Bee Blues
Doctor Ross - Thirty Two Twenty
Walter Mitchell - Pet Milk Blues
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues No. 2
Eddie Kirkland - It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done
Baby Boy Warren - Nervy Woman Blues
Johnny Howard - Natural Man Blues
Sylvester Cotton - Ugly Woman Blues
Robert Henry - Old Battle Ax
John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin'
Andrew Dunham - Hattie Mae
Joe Von Battle - Lookin' For My Woman

L.C. Green - Going Down The River [Von 42/43]
Calvin Frazier - Rock House
Henry Smith - Good Rockin' Mama
Playboy Fuller - Gonna Play My Guitar
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 2)
Baby Boy Warren - Bad Lover Blues


2 CD set

Not Now Music NOT2CD445

(=) NOT2LP162

172012Definitive Delta Blues

CD 1:
Elmore James - Standing At The Crossroads
Bukka White - Fixin' To Die
Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
Charley Patton - Spoonful Blues
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Who May Your Regular Be
Big Bill Broonzy - Mississippi River Blues
John Lee Hooker - Miss Sadie Mae
Tommy McClennan - Bottle It Up And Go
Muddy Waters - I Be's Troubled
Blind Willie McTell - Stomp Down Rider
Mississippi John Hurt - Blue Harvest Blues
Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton - Dirty Mistreater
Robert Lockwood Jr - Little Boy Sue
Willie Brown - Ragged And Dirty
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
Bobo Thomas - Catfish Blues
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Black Pony Blues
Lucious Curtis - Lonesome Highway Blues
Son House - Special Rider Blues
Charley Patton - 34 Blues
Robert Petway - Crawlin' King Snake
Tony Hollins - When The Leevee Breaks
Kansas Joe McCoy - Canned Heat Blues
Tommy Johnson - Delta Blues


CD 2:
Big Joe Williams - Country Blues
Muddy Waters - Stagolee
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Death Valley Blues
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Black Spider Blues
Robert Lockwood Jr - Highway No. 51
Tommy McClennan - Candy Man Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Hellhound On My Trail
Robert Johnson - Early In The Morning
Elmore James - Early In The Morning
Sleepy John Estes - Hobo Jungle Blues
Papa Charlie McCoy - Motherless And Fatherless Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Blue Harvest Blues
Bukka White - Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
Bo Carter - Banana Your Fruit Basket
Son House - My Black Mama (Part 1)
Ishman Bracey - Left Alone Blues
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Luther Huff - 1951 Blues
Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Robert Petway - Rockin' Chair Blues
Kansas Joe McCoy - Something Gonna Happen To You
Joe Hill Louis - Joe's Jump
Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink Water Of Blues
Big Joe Williams - Rootin' Ground Hog
Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues


CD 3:
Robert Johnson - Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
Son House - Am I Right Or Am I Wrong?
Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Build A Cave
Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues
Robert Lockwood Jr - Take A Little Walk With Me
Ishman Bracey - Trouble Hearted Blues
Big Joe Williams - She's A Married Woman
Skip James - I'm So Glad
Tommy McClennan - I Love My Baby
John Lee Hooker - Landing Blues
Papa Charlie McCoy - Last Time Blues
Big Joe Williams - I'm Getting Wild About Her
Sleepy John Estes - Special Agent Blues
Bukka White - Shake Them Down
Charley Patton - Shake It And Break It
Freddie Spruell - Milk Cow Blues

L.C. Green - Little School Girl [Dot 1128]
Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Telling
Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground
Robert Johnson - Love In Vain
Charley Patton - Moon Going Down
Bukka White - Special Steam Lines
Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More


3 CD set

Not Now Music NOT3CD087

182012Definitive Detroit Blues

CD 1:
John Lee Hooker - I Got Eyes For You
Calvin Frazier - Sweet Lucy (Drinkin' Woman)
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Where Did You Stay Last Night
Doctor Ross - Thirty Two Twenty
Baby Boy Warren - Forgive Me Darling
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Hello Miss Jessie
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
Eddie Kirkland - Mistreated Woman

L.C. Green - Going Down The River [Von 42/43]
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues No. 2
John Lee Hooker - It's Hurts Me So
Playboy Fuller - Sugar Cane Highway
Robert Henry - Old Battle Ax
Little Miss Sharecropper - Take Out Some Time
Joe Weaver And His Blue Notes - J.B. Boogie
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 1)
Sylvester Cotton - Ugly Woman Blues
Andrew Dunham - Sweet Lucy

L.C. Green - When The Sun Is Shining [Dot 1103]
One String Sam - My Baby Ooo
Baby Boy Warren - Sanafee
John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin'
Walter Mitchell - Pet Milk Blues
Robert Richard - Root Hog
Washboard Willie - Washboard Blues (Part 1)


CD 2:
Baby Boy Warren - Bad Lover Blues
Eddie Kirkland - No Shoes
John Lee Hooker - Rock Me Mama
Joe Von Battle - Lookin' For My Woman
Bobo Jenkins - Nothing But Love

L.C. Green - Remember Way Back [Dot 1128]
Doctor Ross - Industrial Boogie
Sonny Wilson - The Rainy Day Blues
Eddie Kirkland - It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done
One String Sam - I Need $100
Brother Will Hairston - Alabama Bus
Wild Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock
Henry Smith - Good Rockin' Mama
John Lee Hooker - Prison Bound Blues
Kitty Stephenson & Todd Rhodes - Make It Good
Eddie Kirkland - That's All Right
Calvin Frazier - Lily Mae
Baby Boy Warren - My Special Friend Blues
Robert Henry - Something's Wrong With My Little Machine
John Brim - Mean Man Blues
Walter Mitchell - Stop Messin' Around
Slim Pickens - Notoriety Woman
Bobo Jenkins - Baby Don't You Want To Go
Little Miss Sharecropper - I've Tried
John Lee Hooker - Love Money Can't Buy


CD 3:
John Lee Hooker - Please Take Me Back
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Papa's Boogie
Calvin Frazier - She's Double Crossing Woman
Johnny Howard - Dark Night Blues
Baby Boy Warren - Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
T.J. Fowler - Red Hot Blues
Playboy Fuller - Gonna Play My Guitar
T.J. Fowler & Alberta Adams - Say Baby Say
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 2)
Andrew Dunham - Hattie Mae
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Dealing With The Devil
Sampson Pittman - Highway 61 Blues
Sylvester Cotton - Sak-Relation Blues
John Lee Hooker - Bumble Bee Blues
Johnny Howard - Natural Man Blues
Baby Boy Warren - Nervy Woman Blues
Henry Smith - Lonesome Blues

Sam Kelly - Ramblin' Around Blues [Von 42/43]
Robert Richard - Wig Wearing Woman
Calvin Frazier - Rock House
Wild Bill Moore - Burnt Toast
Bobo Jenkins - Ten Below Zero
Calvin Frazier - I'm In The Highway, Man
Big Maceo - Big City Blues
John Lee Hooker - I Do Like I Please


3 CD set

Not Now Music NOT3CD097

192012Juke Joints   Vol. 3

disc 1:
- I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo
- My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone - Hop Wilson
- Steady - Jerry McCain
- Late Hours At Midnight - Homesick James
- Ludella - Jimmy Rogers
- Sail On, Little Girl - Pete McKinley
- Alley Special - Wright Holmes
- Play My Juke Box - Boy Green
- Chicago Blues - Dan Pickett
- Shackles Round My Body - David Wylie
- Throw A Little Boogie - Manny Nicholls
- Dial 110 Blues - Country Jim
- About To Lose My Mind - Big Boy Spires
- You Better Move On Away From Here - Honeyboy
- Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
- Seems Like A Million Years tk 1 - Willie Nix
- Western Union Man - Chicago Sunny Boy
- Silver Haired Woman - Johnny Williams
- She Got Me Walkin' - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Ride My New Car With Me - Big Joe Williams
- After Hours - Earl Hooker
- 1958 Blues - Little Sam Davis
- Bad Feeling Blues (alt tk) - Lightnin' Slim
- Feel So Worried tk 2 - Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson
- I Want A Roller - Smokey Hogg
- Gary Stomp - John Brim


disc 2:
- Operator Blues tk 2 - Houston Boines
- My Baby Left Me - John Lee Hooker
- Lookin' For My Baby tk 5 - Little Milton
- I'm Gonna Love You - Eddie Taylor
- She's Gone With The Wind - The Sugarman
- Eula Mae - Big Joe Williams
- Ardelle - Pete McKinley
- Happy Home Blues - D.C. Washington
- I've Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
- That's All Right - Jimmy Rogers
- Hello Central, Please Give Me 209 - Robert Lee Westmoreland
- Crying - J.D. Edwards
- I'll Move You - Eddie Kirkland
- Awful Shame - Hank Kilroy
- Cadillac Blues - J.D. Horton
- Hollywood Boogie - Country Jim
- Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson
- Please Mam Forgive Me - Sunny James
- You Better Watch That Jive - Smokey Hogg
- Walking Talking Blues - Manny Nicholls
- Locked In Jail Blues - Johnny Beck
- Highway 51 - Stick Horse Hammond
- Jet Black Woman - Buddy Chiles
- I Had A Dream - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Got A Letter This Morning - Clarence London
- Down South - Junior Blackmon


disc 3:
- She's Tough - Jerry McCain
- Baker Shop Boogie tk 1 - Willie Nix
- Ridin' Home - Leslie Louis
- Sad And Lonely - Country Jim
- Crawdad - Smokey Hogg
- No One To Love Me - Manny Nicholls
- Wonderin' And Worryin' - Slim Harpo
- Lightnin' Slim Boogie - Lightnin' Slim
- A & B Blues - Boy Green
- Homesick Blues - Homesick James
- Fat Mouth - Johnny Williams
- Number Writer - Dan Pickett
- King's Highway - Big Joe Williams
- John Henry - Pinetop Slim
- Jammin' - Earl Hooker
- Take It Easy - Nat Terry
- Mr Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks
- Which One Do I Love - Big Boy Spires

- Little School Girl - L.C. Greene [Dot 1128]
- Excuse Me Baby - Sunny James
- Have You A Match - Honeyboy
- Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sam Davis
- Want To Boogie-woogie - Clarence London
- Love Me Mama - Boogie Bill Webb
- Log House On The Hill - Leroy Johnson
- You'll Always Have A Home - Eddie Taylor


disc 4:
- Jimmie's Boogie - Jimmy Reed
- Rather Be Sloppy Drunk - Big Joe Williams
- G-man Blues - Houston Boines
- No One To Love Me - Leroy Johnson
- Y M & V Blues - Lost John Hunter
- Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther Stoneham
- Strange Love - Slim Harpo
- Size 4 Shoe - Smokey Hogg
- I'm In Love - Jimmy Rogers
- You Gotta Lay Down Mama - Johnny Beck
- Jelly Roll Man - Bill Simpson
- Cold In The Evening - J.D. Edwards
- Mistreated Blues - Buddy Chiles
- My Baby's Gone - Lazy Bill Lucas
- Forgive Me - Manny Nicholls
- Don't Do It Again - Leslie Louis
- Good Lookin' Woman - Country Jim
- Goin' Back To Mama - Clarence London
- Truck 'em On Down - Stick Horse Hammond
- Goin' Back Home Today - Willie Baker
- Uncle Sam Blues - Pinebluff Pete
- Harlem Women - Hank Kilroy
- Don't Want Me Blues - Pete McKinley
- Broke And Hungry - Hop Wilson
- I Don't Know Why - Nat Terry
- Boogie - Boogie Bill Webb


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 77150 (UK)

202015Garden City Blues
Detroit's Jumping Scene 1948-1960

disk 1:
John Lee Hooker
- Rocks
- Leavin' Chicago
- Wednesday Evening Blues
- Mercy Blues
- Boogie Woogie
- Good Business
- Poor Slim (tk 1)
- Shake Your Boogie
- Poor Slim (tk 2)
- Down So Long
- Miss Pearl's Boogie
- Boogie Awhile
- Tuesday Evening
- Christmas Time Blues
- Cotton Pickin' Boogie
- Low Down Boogie
- We Gonna Make Everything Alright
- Must I Wait Til Your Man Is Gone
- Roll Me Baby
- Miss Rosie Mae
- Highway Blues
- I Love To Boogie
- Real Gone Gal
- Little Boy Blue


disk 2:
John Lee Hooker
- Questionnaire Blues
- My Daddy Was a Jockey
- Feed Her All Night
- How Long Must I Be Your Slave
- Ground Hog
- Mean Old Train
- Catfish
- Have Mercy On Poor Me
- I Came To See You Baby
- I'm A Boogie Man
- My Baby Left Me
Eddie Burns
- I Ain't Cheatin'
- Sunnyland Blues
- Making A Fool Out Of Me
- Gangster Blues
- Grieving Blues
- Where Did You Stay Last Night
- Squeeze Me Baby
- Decoration Day Blues
- She Keeps Me Guessing
- Sitting Here Wondering
- I Love To Jump the Boogie
- Tavern Lounge Boogie
The Richard Brothers
- Stolen Property
Big Jack Reynolds
- Going Down Slow


disk 3:
Sylvester Cotton
- Three Cent Stamp Blues
- Brownskin Woman
- Ugly Woman
- Christmas Blues
- Cottonfield Blues
- Stormy Weather Blues
- Wife Lovin' Blues
- Stranger In Your Town (tk 1)
- Big Chested Mama Blues (tk 1)
- Thanksgiving Blues
- Sak-Relation Blues
- Pay Day Blues
- I Tried
- When I'm Gone (tk 1)
- Waterlee Blues
- Single Man Blues
- Way Down In Hell
- Stranger In Your Town (tk 2)
- Big Chested Mama Blues (tk 2)
- When I'm Gone (tk 2)
Alfred Dunham
- Mae Liza (tk 1)
- Sweet Lucy
- Hattie Mae
- Little Bitty Woman (tk 1)
- Got a Woman
- She Left Me


disk 4:
Alfred Dunham
- I Found Out
- Geneve
- Nezeree Blues
- Mae Liza (tk 2)
- Little Bitty Woman (tk 2)

L.C. Green & Sam Kelly
- When The Sun Was Shining [Dot 1103]
- Little Schoolgirl [Dot 1128]
- Remember Way Back [Dot 1128]
- Shine My Light [Barrelhouse BH-012]
James Walton
- Eva Lee
- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving
- Papa Do
Bobo Jenkins
- Decoration Day Blues (tk 1)
- Seasick And Water Bound
- Ten Below Zero
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- Decoration Day Blues (tk 2)
Eddie Kirkland
- Mercy Blues
- I'll Move You
- Train Done Gone
- You Know I Love You
- Blood On Your Hands
- Love You Till The Day I Die
- I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 77188 (UK 2015)

217/2016Down Home Blues Detroit

CD 1:
- Miss Lorraine - John Lee Hooker
- Talkin' Boogie - John Lee Hooker

- Come Back Sugar Mama - L.C. Green [Dot 1147]
- Little Machine - L.C. Green [Dot 1147]
- Papa's Boogie - Eddie Burns
- My Special Friend Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Nervy Woman Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Making A Fool Out Of Me - Eddie Burns
- Squeeze Me Baby - Eddie Burns
- Democrat Blues (Democrat Man) - Bobo Jenkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Bobo Jenkins
- Lillie Mae (version 1) - Calvin Frazier
- Rockhouse - Calvin Frazier
- Bus Driver - John Brim

- When The Sun Is Shining - L.C. Green [Dot 1103]
- Hold Me In Your Arms - L.C. Green [Dot 1103]
- Rockin' Chair Boogie - Clarence Posey
- Nelly Mae - Detroit Slim
- Lonesome Cabin Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman - Baby Boy Warren
- Gangster Blues - Eddie Burns
- Grievin' Blues - Eddie Burns

- Ramblin' Around Blues - Sam Kelly [Von 42/43]
- Now I'll Have To Sing The Blues - Martee Bradley
- Winter Time Is Comin' - Martee Bradley
- Taxi Driver Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Bad Lover Blues - Baby Boy Warren


CD 2:
- Graveyard Blues - John Lee Hooker
- I Love To Boogie - John Lee Hooker

- Little School Girl - L.C. Green [Dot 1128]
- Remember Way Back - L.C. Green [Dot 1128]
- Superstition - Eddie Burns
- Biscuit Baking Woman - Eddie Burns
- Forgive Me Darling - Baby Boy Warren
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey - Baby Boy Warren
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr.
- Boogie Woogie Woman - Harvey Hill Jr.
- Lilly Mae (version 2) - Calvin Frazier
- Dog Me Blues - Henry Smith
- Baby Don't You Want To Go - Bobo Jenkins
- Ten Below Zero - Bobo Jenkins
- I Got Lucky - Baby Boy Warren
- Let's Renew Our Love - Baby Boy Warren
- Papa Doo - James Walton
- Loving You Baby - Earl Chatman
- Parrot Lounge - Detroit Count
- Detroit Boogie - Detroit Count
- Seasick And Waterbound - Bobo Jenkins
- Pitch A Boogie Woogie - Big Jack Reynolds
- Lilly Mae (version 3) - Calvin Frazier
- Mattie Mae - Baby Boy Warren
- Santa Fe - Baby Boy Warren
- Hastings Street After Hours - Little Sonny
- Love You Pretty Baby - Little Sonny
- Have Mercy On Me - John Lee Hooker


CD 3:
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me - Baby Boy Warren
- Stop Breaking Down - Baby Boy Warren
- Love Shock - Little Sonny
- I'll Love You Baby Until The Day I Die - Little Sonny
- I'll Move You Baby - Eddie Kirkland
- Mercy Mercy - Eddie Kirkland
- Miss Sadie Mae - John Lee Hooker
- 609 Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross
- The Sunnyland - Doctor Ross
- Nothing But Love - Bobo Jenkins
- Tell Me Who - Bobo Jenkins
- Orange Driver - Eddie Burns
- Hard Hearted Woman - Eddie Burns
- I Gotta Find My Baby - Little Sonny
- Hear My Woman Calling - Little Sonny
- Chuck-A-Luck (or Chicken) - Baby Boy Warren
- Baby Boy Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Done Somebody Wrong - Eddie Kirkland
- I Need You Baby - Eddie Kirkland
- She's My Baby - Bob Kelly
- The Thing To Do - Eddie Burns
- I Hear My Woman Callin' (alt tk) - Little Sonny
- Industrial Boogie - Doctor Ross
- Thirty Two Twenty- Doctor Ross
- Baby Don't You Want Me To Go (alt tk) - Bobo Jenkins
- Ten Below Zero (alt) - Bobo Jenkins


3 CD set;
48-pp. book by Mike Rowe

Wienerworld WNRCD5095 (7/2016)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 194
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 217
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, p. 223
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 386
- Edward Komara: L.C. Green.- in Edward Komara (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Blues Vol. 1 (A-L).- New York/London (Routledge) 2005, p. 379
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Patrick Banino and Paul Vernon for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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