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J E R R Y   M c C A I N, 1951 with his then guitarist Christopher Collins (Trumpet and Excello recordings); source: Block - Tijdschrift voor Blues #77 (jan/feb/mrt '91), p. 12;<br>reversed left to right & photoshopped by Stefan Wirz
Jerry McCain, 1951 with his then guitarist Christopher Collins
source: Block - Tijdschrift voor Blues #77 (jan/feb/mrt '91), p. 12;
reversed left to right & photoshopped by Stefan Wirz
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Jerry McCain
b. June 19, 1930 near Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
d. March 28, 2012 at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, Etowah County, AL

buried at Rainbow Memorial Gardens in Rainbow City, Etowah County, AL
discography
J E R R Y   M c C A I N, Old Memphis, Alabama, May 2000; source: Front cover of Crosscut Records catalog 2000-IV; photographer: Axel Küstner
Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Old Memphis, Alabama, May 2000
source: Front cover of Crosscut Records catalog 2000-IV
photographer: Axel Küstner


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11954JERRY "BOOGIE" McCAIN His Harmonica and Orch.

- East Of The Sun (DRC 189)   @ youtube
- Wine-O-Wine (DRC 190)   @ youtube



unissued tracks from same session:
- Oh Wee Baby (DRC 191) [Trumpet 218, unissued]
- Feel Just Like I'm In Love (DRC 192) [Trumpet 218, unissued]

rec. October 10, 1953 at Diamond Recording Studios, North Farish Street in Jackson, MS; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Bernard Williams, ts; Dave Campbell, p; Chris Collins, g; Herman Fowlkes, b; Walter McCain, dr

 
Trumpet 217 / 45-217 (US 1954)

24/1955"BOOGIE" McCAIN

- Stay Out Of Automobiles (DRC 217) #   @ youtube
- Love To Make Up (DRC 218)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Middle Of The Night (DRC 217-2) [Acoustic Archives AA 701]   @ youtube
- Crazy 'bout That Mess (DRC 219) [Acoustic Archives AA 701]   @ youtube
- Fall Guy (DRC 220) [Acoustic Archives AA 701]   @ youtube

rec. November 4, 1954 at Diamond Recording Studios, North Farish Street in Jackson, MS; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; # Bernard Williams, ts; Dave Campbell, p; Chris Collins, g; J.V. Turner, b-g; Raz Roseby, b; Junior Blackmon, dr


Trumpet 231 (US 4/1955)

31956JERRY McCAIN AND HIS UPSTARTS

- Courtin' In A Cadillac (A) #   @ youtube
- That's What They Want (B)   @ youtube

rec. November 1955 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; # Edward "Skippy" Brooks, p; Chris Collins, g; Jimmy Sheffield, dr

 
Excello 2068 / 45-2068 (US 1956)

# Excello 2268

41956JERRY McCAIN And His Upstarts

- If It Wasn't For My Baby (A)   @ youtube
- You Don't Love Me No More (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1956 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Chris Collins, g; Jimmy Sheffield, dr

 
Excello 2079 / 45-2079 (US 1956)

51956JERRY McCAIN and His Upstarts

- Things Ain't Right (A)   @ youtube
- Run Uncle John! Run (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1956 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Chris Collins, g; Jimmy Sheffield, dr

 
Excello 2081 / 45-2081 (US 1956)

61/1957JERRY McCAIN And His Upstarts

- My Next Door Neighbor (A)   @ youtube
- Trying To Please (B) #   @ youtube

rec. 1955 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, # hca; Edward "Skippy" Brooks, p; Robert Christian, g; Roosevelt McCain, dr

 
Excello 2103 / 45-2103 (US 1/1957)

71957JERRY McCAIN And His Upstarts

- Listen! Young Girls (A)   @ youtube
- Bad Credit (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1955 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Edward "Skippy" Brooks, p; Robert Christian, g; Roosevelt McCain, dr

 
Excello 2111 / 45-2111 (US 1957)

81957JERRY McCAIN

- Groom Without A Bride (A)   @ youtube
- The Jig's Up (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1955 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Edward "Skippy" Brooks, p; Robert Christian, g; Roosevelt McCain, dr

   
Excello 2127 (US 1957)

99/1960JERRY McCAIN

- She's Tough (S 888)   @ youtube
- Steady (S 889) (instr)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- She's Tough (alt tk)   [Gas GAS-1101] @ youtube
- Steady (alt tk) (instr) [Gas GAS-1101]   @ youtube
- Ruff Stuff (Tuff Stuff) [Gas GAS-1102]   @ youtube
- What About You [Gas GAS-1102]   @ youtube
- West Capitol Street Jump
- Delta Boogie

rec. 1960 in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Fred Bush, p; Chris Collins, L.M. Jackson, g; Walter McCain, dr


Rex 1014 (US 9/1960)

= Rex 1014 (repro)

104/1962JERRY McCAIN

- Red Top (instr)   @ youtube
- Twist "62"   @ youtube

rec. 1962 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Joe Perkins, tp; Boots Randolph, ts; Floyd Cramer, org/p; Grady Martin, Henry Strzelecki, g; b; dr; Anita Kerr Singers, backgr voc

   
OKeh 4-7150 (US 4/1962)

116/1962JERRY McCAIN & His Harmonica

- Run Back Home   @ youtube
- Jet Stream (instr) #   @ youtube

rec. 1962 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Joe Perkins, tp; Boots Randolph, ts; Floyd Cramer, org/p; Grady Martin, Henry Strzelecki, g; b; dr; # strings; prod. by Don Law & Frank Jones

DJ copy only

OKeh 4-7157 (US 6/1962)

128/1962JERRY McCAIN And His Harmonica

- Jet Stream (instr) #   @ youtube
- Popcorn (instr) *   @ youtube

rec. 1962 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, hca; Joe Perkins, tp; Boots Randolph, ts; Floyd Cramer, org/p; Grady Martin, Henry Strzelecki, g; b; dr; * Anita Kerr Singers, backgr voc; # strings; prod. by Don Law & Frank Jones

 
OKeh 4-7158 (US 8/1962)


= Epic 5-7158 (Ca 1962)

133/1963JERRY McCAIN and his harmonica

- Turn The Lights On Popeye (CO 77422) (instr) #   @ youtube
- Hop Stroll (CO 77423) (instr)   @ youtube

rec. December 17, 1962 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, hca; # ts; org; g; b; dr; female voc group; prod. by Don Law & Frank Jones

   
OKeh 4-7170 (US 3/1963)

143/1965JERRY McCAIN

- Here's Where You Get It (10095)   @ youtube
- Pokey (10096)   @ youtube

rec. 1965 in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; tps; Floyd Cramer, p; Grady Martin, g; b; dr; voc group

 
Ric S 153-65 (US 3/1965)

151965JERRY McCAIN

- Love Me Right (S 1321)   @ youtube
- Ting-Tang-Tigalu (S 1322) #   @ youtube

rec. 1965? in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, # hca; "Round Man" Lane, ts; p; G; b; dr; voc group


Continental C-777 (US 1965)

161965THE SHINDIGS

- Pussycat 'A Go-Go   @ youtube
- Shimmy Shimmy Sham   @ youtube

rec. 1965? in Nashville, TN; Dough Sahm, voc; Jerry McCain, hca


Esco 100 (US 1965)

171965JERRY McCAIN

- Edna   @ youtube
- She's Righteous   @ youtube

rec. 1965? in Nashville, TN; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; "Round Man" Lane, ts; p; G; b; dr; voc group


Esco 101 (US 1965)

181965 

BLUES ROCKERS
- Calling All Cows [Excello 2062]

JERRY McCAIN And His Upstarts
- Courtin' In A Cadillac [Excello 2068]

 
Excello 2268 (US 1965)

1911/1965JERRY McCAIN

- 728 Texas (Where The Action Is) (MW 596) (instr) (2:50)   @ youtube
- Homogenized Love (MW 597) (2:35) #   @ youtube

rec. 1965 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; # ts; g; b; dr


Jewel 753 (US 11/1965)

204/1966JERRY McCAIN

- Sugar Baby (TM 1524) (1:52) #   @ youtube
- Honky Tonk (Pt. 2) (TM 1525) (instr) (2:13)   @ youtube

rec. 1966 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; ts; # p; g; b; dr; prod. by Stan Lewis


Jewel 761 (US 4/1966)

211966Downhome Blues - Sixties Style

Lightnin' Leon
- Dark Muddy Bottom   @ youtube
- Repossession Blues   @ youtube

Little Red Walters [sic]
- Picking Cotton

Jerry McCain
- Steady   @ youtube

issued in a plain white card sleeve
"Lightnin' Leon" was subsequently discovered to be a pseudonym for Sun rockabilly artist Billy Lee Riley

7 inch 45 rpm EP


Jan & Dil JR 450 (UK 1966)

221967JERRY McCAIN

- Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With (TM 1777) (2:13) #   @ youtube
- She's Crazy 'Bout Entertainers (TM 1778) (2:40) *   @ youtube

# rec. 1966 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; ts; g; b; dr
* rec. 1967 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; ts; g; b; dr


Jewel 773 (US 1967)

2311/1967JERRY McCAIN

- Juicy Lucy (SL 1286) (instr) (2:13)#   @ youtube
- Put It Where I Can Get It (SL 1287) (2:48) *   @ youtube

# rec. 1966 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; ts; g; b; dr; prod. by Scotty Moore
* rec. 1967 in Tyler, TX; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; ts; g; b; dr; prod. by Stan Lewis


Jewel 790 (US 11/1967)

241969Jerry McCain

- Homogenized Love [Jewel 753]
- 728 Texas [Jewel 753]


Python PKM-02 (UK 1969)

251970JERRY McCAIN

- Welfare Cadilac [sic] Blues (A)   @ youtube
- Funky Down Easy (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1970 in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; org; g; b; dr; prod. by Gary Sizemore


Royal American RA-4 (US 1970)

261970JERRY McCAIN

- The Cockfight (A)   @ youtube
- I'm In Trouble (AA)   @ youtube

rec. 1970 in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; org; g; b; dr; prod. by Gary Sizemore


Royal American 14 (US 1970)


Man at Work !!!
(Please do not comment until I'm stumped, i.e. until this piece of advice has disappeared ;-)
18a1970Blues From The Bayou

Big Mac
- Rough Dried Woman, Part 1
Bobo Thomas
- Catfish Blues

Jerry McCain
- Juicy Lucy
Arthur Crudup
- Make A Little Love [Trumpet 186]
George (Wild Child) Butler
- Jelly Jam
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Lovin' Arms
Frank Frost
- Ride With Your Daddy Tonight

Carter Brothers
- Booze In The Bottle
Peppermint Harris
- Raining In My Heart
John Mosley
- I Love Her, I Need Her
Little Joe Blue
- Loose Me
Curtis Griffin
- I Found Something Better
Peppermint Harris
- Little Girl
Little Joe Blue
- Standing On The Threshold


compiled by Charlie Gillett

notes by Charlie Gillett

PYE International NPL 28142 (UK 1970)

18b1972The Excello Story

record 1:
- Goin' Home - Lightnin' Slim
- Just Made Twenty One - Lightnin' Slim
- My Home Is A Prison - Lonesome Sundown
- No Jive - Little Al
- Little Lean Woman - Little Al
- Don't Bring Me No Friend - Blue Charlie
- Tell Me Pretty Baby - Lazy Lester
- Gonna Stick To You Baby - Lonesome Sundown

- Nothin' But The Devil - Lightnin Slim
- Bobby Sox Baby - Slim Harpo
- Snoopin' Around - Slim Harpo
- Frankie & Johnny - Jimmy Anderson
- Everybody Needs Somebody - Silas Hogan
- Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas
- Live Jive - Whispering Smith
- Don't Let Nobody Know - Willie Baker

record 2:
- Little Darlin' - The Gladiolas
- Sweetheart Please Don't Go - The Gladiolas
- Oh Julie - Crescendos
- Miss You So - Lillian Offitt
- This Should Go On Forever - Guitar Gable
- Prisoner's Song - Warren Storm
- Mama Mama Mama Look What Your Little Boy's Done - Warren Storm
- Rainin' In My Heart - Slim Harpo

- She's My Kinda' Girl - Shy Guy Douglas
- Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers

- Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- She's Mine, All Mine - Arthur Gunter
- Chicken Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels
- Love Shock - Little Sonny
- Chuc-A-Luck - Baby Boy Warren
- Quit My Drinkin' - Robert Garrett


DLP
notes (February 1972) by John Broven

Excello LPS-8025 (US 1972)

DLP
notes (February 1972) by John Broven

= Blue Horizon 2683 007
= 2937-001A / 2937-002B (UK 1972)

Excello Records (LPs) discography
Blue Horizon Records discography

191972Jerry McCain / Frank Frost / Arthur Crudup: Harpin On It

Jerry McCain
- 728 Texas (Where The Action Is)
- Homogenized Love
- Sugar Baby
- Honky Tonk
- Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With
- She's Crazy 'Bout Entertainers
- Juicy Lucy
- Put It Where I Can Get It

Frank Frost
- My Back Scratcher
- Harp And Soul
- Things You Do
- Harpin' On It
- Pocket Full Of Money
- Ride With Your Daddy Tonight
Arthur Crudup
- Gonna Find My Baby [Trumpet 186]
- Make A Little Love With Me [Trumpet 186]


notes by Mike Leadbitter

= Carnival Gold Standard 2941 001 (UK 1972) (Juke Blues series # 5)

Arthur Crudup discography

20197?Downhome Harp

- Fool No More - Eddie Hope
- The Spell - Kid Thomas

- Steady - Jerry McCain

- Lost Child - Eddie Hope
- She's Tough - Jerry McCain
- The Wolf Pack - Kid Thomas


XX MIN 709

211976Southern Harp

Jerry McCain
- Steady [Rex 1014]
Schoolboy Cleve
- New Kind Of Lovin' [Reynaud 1017]

Jerry McCain
- She's Tough [Rex 1014]

Sonny Boy Williamson [Jeff Williamson]
- Mailman, Mailman [Ram 2501]

Jerry McCain
- Things Ain't Right [Excello 2081]
Sammy Myers
- You Don't Have To Go [Fury 1035]


7 inch 33 1/3 rpm EP

Black Diamond 4507

Black Diamond Records discography

221977JERRY McCAIN

- She's Tough (alt tk)   @ youtube
- Steady (alt tk) (instr)   @ youtube

rec. 1960 in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Fred Bush, p; Chris Collins, L.M. Jackson, g; Walter McCain, dr


Gas GAS-1101 (US 1977)

231977JERRY McCAIN

- Ruff Stuff (Tuff Stuff)   @ youtube
- What About You   @ youtube

rec. 1960 in Birmingham, AL; Jerry McCain, voc, hca; Fred Bush, p; Chris Collins, L.M. Jackson, g; Walter McCain, dr


Gas GAS-1102 (US 1977)

241979Blow By Blow

Junior Wells
- A Tribute To Little Walter

Jerry McCain
- She's Tough
- Steady
Andy Belvin
- Travellin' Mood
Sammy Lewis
- Somebody Stole My Love
- You Lied To Me
Sam Myers
- My Love Is Here To Stay
- Sleeping In The Ground

Long Tall Lester
- Working Man
- All Because Of You
Eddie Hope
- A Fool No More
- Lost Child
Charles Walker
- My Babe
- 40 Days And 40 Nights
Cliff Jackson
- Nine Below Zero
Smokey Smothers
- Hello Little Schoolgirl


     
Sundown CG 709-01 (NL 1979)


= Sundown CG 709-01 (NL 1985/86 ?)

Sundown Records discography

251979The Kings Sing The Blues Vol. 2

Jerry McCain
- Steady
- She's Tough
Sammy Myers
- My Love Is Here To Stay
- Sleeping In The Ground
Mercy Baby
- Marked Deck
- Mercy's Blues

Frankie Fair
- Mean Mistreater
Frankie Lee Sims
- Hey Little Girl
- My Talk Didn't Do Any Good
- Well Goodbye Baby
Buddy Guy
- The Way You've Been Treat Me
- Baby Don't You Wanna Come Home



Vivid Sound VS-1011 (Jp 1979)

261979Going Down To Louisiana
Previously unreleased recordings

Joe Hill Louis
- Joe Hill Boogie
- 4th & Beale
- Ruthy Mae
- Going Down To Louisiana
- Get Up Of It
- Sweetest Woman
Schoolboy Cleve & his Houserockers
- Beautiful Beautiful Love

Big Boy Crudup
- Mean Old World, Baby [Champion unissued, Vivid Sound VS-1008]
- I've Been Mistreated [Champion unissued, Vivid Sound VS-1008]
- Boogie All The Time [Champion 108, Ace 5031)]
- I Wonder Where My Baby's Gone [Champion 108, Ace 5031)]
Schoolboy Cleve & his Houserockers
- My Baby Done Gone
Bad Smitty
- Smokestack Lightning

Sam Myers
- Rhythm With Me2)

1) according to van Olderen's liner notes these two tracks "were published a long time ago on the already long-gone Bluesband label" [???]

2) this is actually an alternative take of "Steady" by Jerry McCain !

notes by Martin van Olderen

White Label LP 9955 (NL 1979)

26a1981Jerry McCain: Choo Choo Rock
Previously unreleased recordings

- Cutie Named Judie (2:08)
- Geronimo's Rock (2:56)
- It Must Be Love (3:10)
- Rock And Roll Ball (3:01)
- I Need Somebody To Love (2:15)
- Turn Your Damper Down (2:52)

- I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From A Rock And Roll City (2:32)
- Choo Choo Rock (2:13)
- Bell In My Heart (2:35)
- My Next Door Neighbour (2:38)
- Crying Like A Fool (3:08)

rec. 1956/57 in Gadsden, AL (demo recordings for Excello Records); Jerry McCain, voc, hca; 2 gts; dr

notes by Martin van Olderen

White Label LP 9966 (NL 1981)

271990Tiny Kennedy, Clayton Love, Jerry "Boogie" McCain: Strange Kind Of Feeling

Tiny Kennedy
- Strange Kind Of Feelin'
- Have You Heard About The Farmer's Daughter?
- Early In The Mornin', Baby
- Don't Lay This Job On Me
- Blues Disease
Clayton Love & His Shufflers
- Shufflin' With Love
- Susie


Jerry "Boogie" McCain
- East Of The Sun [Trumpet 217]
- Wine-O-Wine [Trumpet 217]
- Stay Out Of Automobiles [Trumpet 231]
- Middle Of The Night [previously unissued]
- Crazy 'Bout That Mess [previously unissued]
- Fall Guy [previously unissued]
- Love To Make Up [Trumpet 231]

notes by Marc Ryan

Acoustic Archives AA-701, North San Juan, CA ("Trumpet Records")


= Alligator ALCD 2701 (US 1993)

281991Johnny Shines & Friends@ youtube (just ignore them king-size pauses 'tween the tracks!)

- Dust My Broom
- You're The One I Love
- Rock Me
- So Glad I Found You


- Brutal Hearted Woman #
- Down The Highway
- The Delta Pines
- Hello Central


rec. 1991 in Gadsden, AL; Johnny Shines, voc (recovering from a stroke, hence no g); Alan Adkins, ts; Peter Madcat Ruth, hca; # Jerry "Boogie" McCain, hca; Gloria Sitz ("Blueswoman Alabama Annie" f/k/a "Memphis Annie"), p, b; Bart Pate, g; Jim Henderson, dr


Alley-Way 001 (cassette only)

291995Ain't Times Hard
Modern Blues Anthology

CD 1:
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Well That's All Right - Howlin' Wolf
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Seems Like A Million Years - Willie Nix
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Joe Hill Louis
- Mojo Boogie - J.B. Lenoir
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Easy - Big Walter Horton
- Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) - Rufus Thomas
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy De Berry
- Feelin' Good - Junior Parker
- Mystery Train - Junior Parker
- The Boogie Disease - Doctor Ross
- Hart's Bread Boogie - Billy Love
- Ain't Times Hard - Floyd Jones
- Combination Boogie - J.B. Hutto
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare
- You Don't Have To Go - Jimmy Reed
- Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
- Aw Baby (Sweet Home Chicago) - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- So Long Baby, Goodbye - Willie Johnson


CD 2:
- I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
- Big Town Playboy - Eddie Taylor
- Hands Off - Priscilla Bowman
- I Ain't Got You - Billy Boy Arnold
- Every Woman I Know (Crazy About Automobiles) - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Judgement Day - Snooky Pryor
- I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
- Have A Good Time - Big Walter Horton
- The Telephone Is Ringing - Pee Wee Crayton
- Going Back Home - Big Joe Williams
- It's You Baby - Sunnyland Slim
- Fishin' In My Pond - Lee Jackson
- The Twelve Year Old Boy - Elmore James
- All Your Love - Magic Sam
- Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed
- Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Bobby Parker
- Mama, You Got A Daughter - John Lee Hooker
- Double Trouble - Otis Rush
- Row Your Boat - Charles Clark
- Roll You Moneymaker - Shakey Jake
- This Is The End - Buddy Guy
- Number Nine Train - Tarheel Slim
- Kansas City - Jimmy Witherspoon
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker


CD 3:
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Boogie Jake
- No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
- Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim
- Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
- Somebody's Doin' Me Wrong - Edgar Blanchard
- Little By Little - Junior Wells
- Will My Man Be Home Tonight? - Lillian Offitt
- You Don't Have To Go - Sam Myers
- Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
- Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
- Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Christine Kitrell
- You Don't Love Me - Willie Cobbs
- Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
- Got Me A Louisiana Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
- Mean Old Frisco - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- My Baby's Sweet - Homesick James
- It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
- Too Many Cooks - Jesse Fortune
- Cut You A-loose - Rick Allen
- You Better Stop - Andrew Brown


CD 4:
- Rough Dried Woman, Pt. 1 - Big Mac
- Ain't Broke Ain't Hungry - Polka Dot Slim
- Figure Head - Lonnie Brooks
- The Way I Feel - Detroit Junior
- Southern Country Boy - Carter Brothers
- Out Of Bad Luck - Magic Sam
- Ride With Your Daddy Tonight - Frank Frost
- Say You're Leavin' - Fenton Robinson

- She's Crazy 'bout Entertainers - Jerry McCain
- Hard Times - Mighty Joe Young
- Rambling Woman - Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker
- Put It All In There - George 'Wild Child' Butler
- Long Way From Home - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Rock Me Baby - Ike and Tina Turner
- Cummins Prison Farm - Calvin Leavy
- Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
- Shakin' Hands With The Judge - Little Joe Blue
- My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- High Cost Of Livin' - Al King
- It's My Fault Darling - Little Johnny Taylor
- Go And Help Yourself - Albert Washington
- Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man, Pt. 1 - Bobby Rush
- Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
- Food Stamp Blues - Eddie Lang


compiled by Les Fancourt

4 CD set with 44-pp. booklet

Charly CD DIG 3 (UK 1995)

301998Tuff Enuff
The Ace Blues Masters   Vol. 3

- Looped - Joe Dyson Orchestra / Johnny Collins
- I Got The Blues For You (tk 4) - Al Collins Orchestra
- Shuckin' Stuff (Take 1) - Al Collins Orchestra
- I Know I'll Die - Kenzie Moore
- I Can't Forget You Baby (tk 1) - Junior Blackmon
- Down South (tk 1) - Junior Blackmon
- Baby Say You Will - Jesse Allen
- Goodbye Blues - Jesse Allen
- Beautiful, Beautiful Love - Schoolboy Cleve
- My Baby Done Gone - Schoolboy Cleve
- Bad Feeling Blues - Lightnin' Slim
- Lightnin' Slim Boogie - Lightnin' Slim
- Sleeping In The Ground - Sammy Myers
- My Love Is Here To Stay - Sammy Myers
- The Way You Been Treating Me - Buddy Guy
- Baby Don't You Wanna Come Home - Buddy Guy
- Sittin' Here Worryin' - Little Cameron
- You Got The Wrong Kind Of Life - Little Cameron
- Annie Mae - Little Cameron
- Don't You Say A Mumblin' Word - Guitar Reed
- Rockin' Blues - Guitar Reed
- Mean Mistreater - Frankie Fair

- Steady - Jerry McCain
- She's Tough - Jerry McCain


Westside WESM-570 (UK 1998)

31199?Papa Lightfoot & Sammy Myers: Blues Harmonica Wizards

Papa Lightfoot
- Wine, Women & Whiskey
- Jump The Boogie
- Mean Ole Train
- PL Blues
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Blue Lights
- Mean Ole Train Version 2
- Wild Fire
- Jumpin' With Jarvis
- Rub A Little Boogie(Champion Jack Dupree, voc)
- Mr. Ticket Agent (Donald "Silver" Cooks, voc)
- Coming Back Home(Donald "Silver" Cooks, voc)
- Creole Gal Blues (Edgar Blanchard, voc)
- She'll Be Mine After Awhile (Edgar Blanchard, voc)
- Mean Ole Train Version 3
Sammy Myers
- Sleeping In The Ground
- My Love Is Here To Stay
- You Don't Have To Go
- Sad, Sad Lonesome Day
- Look On Yonder Wall (with Elmore James)
- Poor Little Angel Child (with Elmore James)

- Rhythm With Me #

# this is actually an alternative take of "Steady" by Jerry McCain!


Official CD 5254 ("Denmark" 199?)

Papa Lightfoot discography
Sammy Myers discography

322006Sonny Boy Williamson: Cool Cool Blues
The Classic Sides 1951-1954

disc 1:
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Eyesight To The Blind
- Crazy About You Baby
- Stop Crying
- Do It If You Wanna
- Cool, Cool Blues
- Come On Back Home
- I Cross My Heart
- West Memphis Blues
- Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues
- Pontiac Blues
- Mighty Long Time
- Nine Below Zero
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (45)
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (78)
- Too Close Together
- Stop Now Baby
- Mr. Down Child
- Cat Hop
- Gettin' Out Of Town
- Red Hot Kisses
- Going In Your Direction
- Empty Bedroom
- Boppin' With Sonny
- From The Bottom
- No Nights By Myself


disc 2:


Big Joe Williams
- Mama Don't Allow Me
- Delta Blues
- Overhauling Blues
- Whistling Pines
- Friends And Pals
- Juanita
- She Left Me A Mule
- Bad Heart Blues
- Dirty Disposition
- 1951 Blues
- Bull Dog Blues
- Rosalee
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
- My Baby Boogies All The Time
- I Wonder
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Make A Little Love
Bobo "Slim" Thomas
- Catfish Blues
Elmore James
- Dust My Broom

Jerry "Boogie" McCain
- East Of The Sun
- Wine-O-Wine
- Stay Out Of Automobiles
- Middle Of The Night
- Love To Make Up
- Crazy 'Bout That Mess
- Fall Guy

disc 3:
Willie Love
- Take It Easy Baby
- Little Car Blues
- Everybody's Fishing
- My Own Boogie
- Feed My Body To The Fishes
- Falling Rain
- Vanity Dresser Boogie
- Seventy Four Blues
- 21 Minutes To Nine
- Shady Lane Blues
- Nelson Street Blues
- V-8 Ford
- Shout Brother, Shout
- Way Back
Sherman "Blues" Johnson
- Pretty Baby Blues
- Sugar Mama
- Hot Fish
- Lost In Korea
Tiny Kennedy
- Early In The Morning Baby
- Strange Kind of Feeling
- Blues Disease
- Don't Lay This Job On Me
- Have You Heard About the Farmer's Daughter
Wally Mercer
- Too Old To Get Married
- If You Don't Mean Business
- Hey, Miss Lula


disc 4:
Sonny Boy Williamson
- She's Crazy
- 309
- Sonny's Rhythm
- City Of New Orleans
- Keep It To Yourself
- Going In Your Direction
- Clowning With The World
- I Ain't Beggin' Nobody
- Shuckin' Mama
- From The Bottom
- She's Crazy
- Sonny's Rhythm
- Keep It To Yourself
- Going In Your Direction
- From The Bottom
- I Ain't Beggin' Nobody
- From The Bottom
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
- Gotta Find My Baby (alt tk)
- Gotta Find My Baby (alt tk)
Willie Love
- Worried Blues
- Lonesome World Blues
- Wonderful Baby
- Willie Mae
- Worried Blues
- Shout, Brother, Shout
- Willie Mae


4 CD box
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 7766 (UK 2006)

332017Down Home Blues - Chicago - Fine Boogie

CD 1:
James McCain - I Got To Check Up On My Baby(3:32)
James McCain - Good Morning Mr. Roosevelt (2:40)
Bluesboy Bill - Come On Babe (2:28)
Johnny Shines - Tennessee Woman Blues (2:51)
Muddy Waters - Jitterbug Blues (2:52)
Muddy Waters - Burying Ground Blues (2:45)
Muddy Waters - Hard Day Blues (2:50)
John Sellers - Let Me Be Your Sidetrack (2:47)
Willie "Long Time" Smith - My Buddy Doctor Clayton (3:04)
Willie "Long Time" Smith - I Love You Baby Boogie (3:09)
Little Walter with Othum Brown - Ora Nelle Blues (2:37)
Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her (2:29)
Jimmy Rogers - Little Store Blues (2:37)
Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman (2:35)
Johnny Temple - Old '98' Blues (2:25)
Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied (2:43)
St. Louis Jimmy - Florida Hurricane (2:57)
Delta Joe aka Sunnyland Slim - Train Time (3:19)
Delta Joe aka Sunnyland Slim - Roll Tumble And Slip (3:25)
Floyd Jones - Stockyard Blues (2:54)
Floyd Jones - Keep What You Got (2:22)
Little Walter - Blue Baby (2:17)
Little Walter - I Want My Baby (2:48)
Robert Nighthawk with Ethel Mae Brown - Down The Line (2:50)
The Nighthawks - She Knows How To Love A Woman (3:09
Big Maceo - One Sunday Morning (2:52)
Big Maceo - Just Tell Me Baby (2:29)

CD 2:)
Pete Franklin - Down Behind The Rise (3:12)
Pete Franklin - Casey Brown Blues (3:15)
Mildred White - Kind Hearted Woman (2:52)
Mildred White - Cutting Out On Me (2:57)
Muddy Waters - Last Time I Fool Around With You (2:39)
Muddy Waters - You Gonna Need my Help (3:04)
Baby Face Leroy - My Head Can't Rest Anymore (3:16)
Baby Face Leroy - Take A Little Walk With Me (3:10)
Gray Haired Bill - Gertrude (2:38)
Gray Haired Bill - I'm A Hard Working Man (2:59)
The Nighthawks - Black Angel Blues (3:05)
Jimmy Rogers - Ludella (2:42)
Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone (3:03)
Floyd Jones - Dark Road (3:15)
Floyd Jones - Overseas (2:13)
Floyd Jones - Playhouse (2:45)
Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call (2:41)
Muddy Waters - All Night Long (3:50)
J.B. Lenoir - Let's Roll (2:52)
Howlin' Wolf - Howling Wolf Boogie (2:40)
Johnny Shines - Ramblin' (2:32)
Johnny Shines - Ain't Doin' No Good (2:36)
Snooky Pryor - Fine Boogie (3:04)
Memphis Minnie - Conjur Man (2:59)
Little Walter - Juke (3:00)
Little Walter - Can't Hold Out Much Longer (2:55)

CD 3:
Elmore James - She Just Won't Do Right (3:04)
Elmore James - My Best Friend (3:22)
Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes (3:17)
Baby Face Leroy - Blues Is Killin' Me (3:04)
Baby Face Leroy - Late Hours At Midnight (3:11)
Blue Smitty - Crying (3:03)
Blue Smitty - Date Bait (2:37)
Jimmy Rogers - Mistreated Baby (3:30)
Jimmy Rogers - What's The Matter (3:17)
Homesick James - Whiskey Headed Woman (2:48)
Little Walter - Blue Midnight (3:04)
Johnny Williams - Silver Haired Woman (2:47)
Johnny Williams - Fat Mouth (2:39)
Jimmy Reed - You Don't Have To Go (3:06)
Jimmy Rogers - Act Like You Love Me (3:03)
Homesick James - Homesick (3:08)
Homesick James - Late Hours At Midnight (2:52)
Billy Boy Arnold - Hello Stranger (2:53)
Billy Boy Arnold - I Ain't Got No Money (2:31)
Johnny Shines - Evening Shuffle (2:16)
J.B. Lenoir - The Mojo (2:53)
J.B. Lenoir - Slow Down Woman (3:24)
Howlin' Wolf - You Gonna Wreck My Life (2:37)
Big Boy Spires - Someday little Darling (3:11)
Big Boy Spires - Rhythm Rock Boogie (2:38)
Memphis Minnie - Kissing In The Dark (2:32)

CD 4:
Sonny Boy Williamson - Work With Me (2:56)
Sonny Boy Williamson - You Killing Me (3:24)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' (2:36)
John Brim - Ice Cream Man (2:49)
John Brim - Life Time Baby (3:06)
Lazy Bill - My Baby's Gone (2:45)
Lazy Bill - I Can't Sleep, I Can't Eat (2:50)
Albert King - Little Boy Blue (2:45)
Albert King - Sweet Woman (2:59)
Sunnyland Slim - Trouble Of My Own (3:04)
Sunnyland Slim - Worried About My Baby (3:01)
Henry Gray - I Declare That Ain't Right (3:09)
Henry Gray - Matchbox Blues (3:25)
J.B. Hutto - Price Of Love (3:02)
Big Boy Spires - Tired Of Being Mistreated (2:30)
Sunnyland Slim - I Done You Wrong (3:04)
Sunnyland Slim - Be My Baby (2:55)
Little Walter - Got To Find My Baby (3:09)
J.B. Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues (2:32)
Dusty Brown - Yes She's Gone (2:41)
Dusty Brown - He Don't Love You (3:15)
Dusty Brown - Rusty Dusty (2:47)
Jimmy Rogers - You're The One (2:37)
Billy Boy Arnold - Sweet On You Baby (2:36)
Billy Boy Arnold - You Got To Love Me (2:29)
Jimmy Reed - You Upset My Mind (2:53)
Jimmy Reed - Come On Baby (2:40)

CD 5:
Elmore James - The Twelve Year Old Boy (3:07)
Elmore James - Coming Home (2:27)
Elmore James - It Hurts Me Too (3:06)
John Brim -Go Away (2:45)
John Brim - That Ain't Right (2:51)
Birmingham Junior - Birmingham Late Hours (2:30)
Birmingham Junior - You're Too Bad (2:31)
Howlin' Wolf - Break Of day (2:48)
Howlin' Wolf - Bluebird (3:35)
Howlin' Wolf - You Ought To Know (3:22)
Otis Spann - I'm Leaving You (2:42)
Otis Spann - I'm In Love With You Baby (2:40)
Snooky Pryor - Someone To Love Me (2:37)
Snooky Pryor - Judgement Day (2:47)
Snooky Pryor - You Tried To Ruin Me Baby (2:02)
Po' Joe Williams - Kings Highway (2:27)
Po' Joe Williams - Eula Mae (2:50)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Lose Your Eye (3:04)
Sonny Boy Williamson - I Wonder Why (1:34)
Sonny Boy Williamson - I Know What Love Is All About (2:42)
Jimmy Reed - When You Left Me (2:37)
Jimmy Reed - It's You Baby (2:27)
Jimmy Reed - Do The Thing (2:47)
Sonny Boy Williamson - The Key To Your Door (2:37)
John Brim - I Would Hate To See You Go (2:46)
John Brim - You Got Me Where You Want Me (3:02)
Eddie Boyd - 24 Hours Of Fear (2:34)
Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years (2:46)


88-pp. book by Mike Rowe

5 CD set

Wienerworld WNRCD5100 (US/EU 2017)

3411/2020Down Home Blues: Miami, Atlanta & The South Eastern States - Blues In The Alley

CD 1:
- Sweet Man Blues - Frank Edwards
- Three Woman Blues - Frank Edwards
- Brown Skin Woman - Curley Weaver
- She Don't Treat Me Good No More - Curley Weaver
- I Keep On Drinkin' - Curley Weaver
- Baby, You Don't Mean Me No Good - David Wylie
- Baby, You're Gonna Change My Mind - David Wylie
- Terraplane Blues - Frank Edwards
- We Got To Get Together - Frank Edwards
- Spots Boogie - Poor Jim
- Brand New Woman - Poor Jim
- Baby Please Don't Go - John Lee
- Slappin' The Boogie - John Lee
- Love My Baby - Frank Edwards
- Gotta Get Together - Frank Edwards
- She Fooled Me - Poor Jim
- Rubber Ball Blues - Poor Jim
- The Monkey Song - Marylin Scott (Marylyn Scott)
- John Henry Boogie - John Ferguson
- No Good Woman Blues - Rudy Greene
- Florida Blues - Rudy Greene
- Gene Nobles Boogie (instr) - Richard Armstrong
- Gene Nobles Blues (instr) - Richard Armstrong
- Beer Bottle Boogie - Marylin Scott (Marylyn Scott)
- Uneasy Blues - Marylin Scott (Marylyn Scott)
- Ain't I Got You - John Bullard
- Bonus Blues - John Bullard


CD 2:
- Guitar Blues (instr) - Ray Charles
- Why Did You Go - Ray Charles
- Shake 'em Up (instr) - Earl Hooker
- Race Track (instr) - Earl Hooker
- Train Porter Blues - Charlie Harding
- I'm A Man Of Experience - Charlie Harding
- Help Me To Find My Right Mind - John Bullard
- Western Union Blues - John Bullard
- Spoiled Hambone Blues - John Bullard
- Skin To Skin - Willie Baker (C.B. Baker)
- Goin' Back Home - Willie Baker (C.B. Baker)
- Moonrise Blues (instr) - Charlie Harding
- Peach Tree Boogie (instr) - Charlie Harding
- Happy Blues (instr) - Earl Hooker
- Blue Guitar Blues (instr) - Earl Hooker
- I Went Back Home - Willie Baker (W.C. Baker)
- Kenny's Hop (instr) - Willie Baker (W.C. Baker)
- Going' Back Home Today - Willie Baker (W.C. Baker)

- Middle Of The Night - Jerry McCain
- Crazy 'bout That Mess - Jerry McCain
- Fall Guy - Jerry McCain
- I'm Wading In Deep Water - Tommy Malone
- It's Been So Long Baby - Tommy Malone
- Whiskey, Ol' Whiskey - Bill Reese
- I Gotta Find My Baby - Bill Reese
- Alley Blues - Jimmy Wilson
- Poor, Poor Lover - Jimmy Wilson
- Alley Blues (alt) - Jimmy Wilson


CD 3:
- Sweet Angel - Earl Hooker
- After Hours (instr) - Earl Hooker
- I've Found Out - Jimmy Wilson
- Blues In The Alley - Jimmy Wilson
- A Fool No More - Eddie Hope
- Lost Child - Eddie Hope
- You're Mine - Robert Willis
- Never Let Me Go - Robert Willis
- Redstone John - Shorty Long
- Alice Mae Blues - Sonny Boy Williams
- Wiggle It Baby - Crook Jr
- Please Believe Me Darling - Crook Jr
- Oh Baby - Rudy Greene
- Piney Brown Blues - Dan Harrison
- Straighten Up Juice Head - Dan Harrison
- May's Shuffle - Johnny Shaw
- Any May - Johnny Shaw
- Chicken Shack Boogie - Clifford King
- Want To Jump With You Baby - Clifford King
- Sweet Man Blues - Leroy Dallas
- She Caught The M & O - Leroy Dallas
- Kokomo Me Baby - Danny Boy Thomas
- Wild Women - Danny Boy Thomas

- She's Tough - Jerry McCain
- Steady (instr) - Jerry McCain
- Cut It Out - Willie Brown
- Do It Like That (instr) - Willie Brown
- Tell Me Why Love Don't Last - Willie Brown


3 CD digipak with outer slipcase and 78-pp. book

Wienerworld WNRCD5112 (UK November 27, 2020)



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 178
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 46
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, pp. 419-420
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, pp. 430-431
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 688-689
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 306-307
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, pp. 353-354
- Bill Rowe: Jerry McCain.- Career Discographies 1, no. 2 (April 1995), pp. 34-44
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Mathias Westerlund, Michael Duer and Gilbert Guyonnet for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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