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M E M P H I S   J U G   B A N D (Ben Ramey, Will Shade, Charles Polk, Will Weldon); source: Robert Crumb's 'Heroes Of The Blues' - A set of 36 cards # 21 (Yazoo Records. Inc.)
Ben Ramey, Will Shade, Charles Polk, Will Weldon
source: Robert Crumb's 'Heroes Of The Blues' - A set of 36 cards # 21 (Yazoo Records. Inc.)

Memphis Jug Band
and associates
discography
Among the recorded members
of the Memphis Jug Band were (at various times)
Will Shade (vocals, guitar, harmonica)
Charlie Burse (guitar, mandolin, and vocals)
Tewee Blackman (vocals, guitar)
Robert Burse (drums)
Jennie Mae Clayton (Shade's wife) (vocals)
Laura Dukes (mandolin)
Otto Gilmore/Gilmer (drums and woodblocks)
Hattie Hart (vocals)
Johnny Hodges/Hardge (piano)
Jab Jones (jug, piano, vocals )
"Hambone" Lewis (jug)
Memphis Minnie (guitar and vocals)
Charlie Nickerson (piano and vocals)
Charlie Pierce (vn)
Charlie Polk (jug)
Ben Ramey (vocals and kazoo)
Milton Robie (vn)
Vol Stevens (vocals, vn, and mandolin)
Minnie Wallace (vocals)
Will Weldon (guitar and vocals)

#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
11927Memphis Jug Band

- Stingy Woman–Blues (37942-2)
- Sun Brimmers–Blues (37941-1, -3)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, voc, g; Charlie Polk, jug


Victor 20552

   

- Sun Brimmers–Blues (37941-2)
- Stingy Woman–Blues (37942-1)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, voc, g; Charlie Polk, jug

Victor unissued

"X" LP LVA3009
EVA EP 3009
RCA RD7893
RCA NL89276
Wolf WSE 131
Document DOCD 5021

21927Memphis Jug Band

- Memphis Jug–Blues (37943-1, -2) #
- Newport News–Blues (37944-2) *

# rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g, voc; Charlie Polk, jug, voc

* rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, poss. sp; Will Weldon, g, poss. sp; Charlie Polk, jug


Victor 20576

   

- Newport News–Blues (37944-1)

rec. February 24, 1927 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, poss. sp; Will Weldon, g, poss. sp; Charlie Polk, jug

Victor unissued

"X" LP LVA3009
EVA EP 3009
HMV EP 7EG8073
Victor LP V540
RCA RD7893
RCA RA5343
Yazoo 1076
Document DOCD 5021

31927Memphis Jug Band

- Sunshine Blues (38658-1) #   @ youtube
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town (38660-2) *   @ youtube

# rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g, voc; Charlie Polk, jug; 'Shakey Walter', hca

* rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, g, voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, g, voc; Charlie Polk, jug

'Shakey Walter' most likely is *not* Walter Horton, because Horton - born April 6, 1921 - would have been only 6 years old when the session took place


Victor 20781

41927Memphis Jug Band

- Sometimes I Think I Love You (38657-1) #   @ youtube
- Memphis Boy (38659-1) ("Memphis Boy–Blues") *   @ youtube

# rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Charlie Polk, jug; 'Shakey Walter', hca

* rec. June 9, 1927 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, g, voc; Charlie Polk, jug

'Shakey Walter' most likely is *not* Walter Horton, because Horton - born April 6, 1921 - would have been only 6 years old when the session took place


Victor 20809

51927Memphis Jug Band

- Beale Street Mess Around (40320-1) #
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing (40321-1) *

# rec. October 20, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Will Shade, hca, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, voc, g; one of the band, sp

* rec. October 20, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Vol Stevens, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Charlie Polk, jug


Victor 21066

61927Will Weldon

- Turpentine Blues (40322-2)
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule (40323-2)

rec. October 20, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Will Weldon, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md, sp


Victor 21134

71927Memphis Jug Band

- Kansas City Blues (40315-1) *
- State Of Tennessee Blues (40313-2) #

# rec. October 19, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Will Shade, voc, g; Jenny Clayton, voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; one of the band, sp

* rec. October 19, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Will Shade, voc, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, g, voc; Vol Stevens, g


Victor 21185

# = Bluebird B5430

= Regal Zonophone MR2331 (UK)

81928Memphis Jug Band

- Coal Oil Blues (41888-2)   @ youtube
- Papa Long Blues (41889-2)   @ youtube

rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Vol Stevens, voc, g; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Charlie Polk, jug; one of the band, sp


Victor 21278

91928Vol Stevens

- Vol Stevens Blues (40324-1)
- Baby Got The Rickets (40325-1)

rec. Atlanta, Ga., October 20, 1927; Vol Stevens, voc, bj-md; Will Weldon, g


Victor 21356

101928Memphis Jug Band

- Bob Lee Junior Blues (40314-1)
or
- Bob Lee Junior Blues (40314-2)   @ youtube
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train (40312-1) #
or
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train (40312-2) #   @ youtube
or
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train (40312-3) # [most likely a remastered version of tk 1 or tk2!]

rec. October 19, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Jenny Clayton, voc; Will Shade, g, # voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md


Victor 21412

111928Memphis Jug Band

- Snitchin' Gambler Blues (41817-2, -3) #
- She Stays Out All Night Long (41891-2)*

# rec. February 1, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug

* rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug; several of the band, sp


Victor 21524

121928Memphis Jug Band

- Peaches In The Springtime (41890-2) *
- Evergreen Money Blues (41818-2) #

# rec. February 1, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Will Weldon, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug
* rec. February 13, 1928 at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo, voc; Will Weldon, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Polk, jug


Victor 21657

   

- Evergreen Money Blues (41818-1)

1950s Keepnews/Grauer Vinyl Victor Master Test Pressing


test pressing

12a1928Will Shade

- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick (47093-1)
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone (47092-2)

rec. September 24, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Jab Jones, p


Victor 21725

131928Memphis Jug Band

- Lindberg Hop (47008-2)
- Sugar Pudding (47009-1) #

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g, # hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, jug; # unknown, voc trio


Victor 21740

   

- Lindberg Hop (47008-1)

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, jug

Victor unissued

"X" LVA 3009
"X" EVA 3009
Victor LPV 540
RCA RD 7893
RCA RA 5343
RBF RF 6
RCA 2461-2-R
Document DOCD-5022

141928Memphis Jug Band

- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake (47010-2)
- On The Road Again (47011-1) #

rec. September 11, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; unknown, hca; # Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38015

151928Memphis Jug Band

- Whitewash Station Blues (47036-2) #
- Stealin', Stealin' (47037-2) *

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, # bj-md, * g; Jab Jones, lead voc, jug


Victor V38504

   

- Stealin' Stealin' (47037-3)

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Jab Jones, lead voc, jug

Victor unissued

RCA 2461-2-R
Document DOCD-5150

161928Memphis Jug Band

- Mississippi River Waltz (47039-2) (instr)
- Jug Band Waltz (47038-2) (instr)

rec. September 15, 1928 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md, g; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38537

16a1929Minnie Wallace

- The Old Folks Started It (55572-2) *
- Dirty Butter (55571-2) #   @ youtube

rec. September 23, 1929 in Memphis, TN; Minnie Wallace, voc; prob. Will Shade, # g, * hca; prob. Milton Robey, g; prob. Jab Jones, # p, *jug; * prob. Charlie Burse, g; # unknown member of the group, voc refrain


Victor V38547

= Bluebird B5144

= Sunrise S3225

   

- The Old Folks Started It (55572-1)

rec. September 23, 1929 in Memphis, TN; Minnie Wallace, voc; prob. Will Shade, hca; prob. Milton Robey, g; prob. Jab Jones, jug; prob. Charlie Burse, g

Victor unissued

RCA NL 89276
Wolf WSE-131

171929Memphis Jug Band

- I Can't Stand It (55529-1)
- What's The Matter (55530-2)

rec. September 17, 1929 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, bj-md, g; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38551

181929Memphis Jug Band

- K.C. Moan (56346-1 or -2) #
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues (56345-2) *

# rec. October 4, 1929 in Memphis, TN; voc trio (poss. led by Teewee Blackman, with Ben Ramey and Charlie Burse supporting); Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Teewee Blackman, g; Jab Jones, jug

* rec. October 4, 1929 in Memphis, TN; Hattie Hart, voc; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Teewee Blackman, g; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38558

# Bluebird B5430
Regal Zonophone MR 2331

191929Memphis Jug Band

- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree (56347-2) *   @ youtube
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon (55598-1) #   @ youtube

# rec. September 27, 1929 in Memphis, TN;

* rec. October 4, 1929 in Memphis, TN; voc trio (Will Shade, lead voc); Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Charlie Nickerson, p; Jab Jones, jug


Victor V38578

* Bluebird B5040
* Sunrise S3137

201929Memphis Jug Band

- I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried to Deal Me) (55599-1) #
-Tired Of You Driving Me (56344-2) *

# rec. September 27, 1929 in Memphis, TN;

* rec. October 3, 1929 in Memphis, TN;


Victor V38586

211930Memphis Jug Band

- Bumble Bee Blues (59993-2) *
- Everybody's Talking About (59917-2) #

# rec. May 12, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; unknown, bj; Hambone Lewis, jug

* rec. May 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo, prob. sp; Charlie Burse, mand; Memphis Minnie, voc, g; Hambone Lewis, jug


Victor V38599

21a1930Kaiser Clifton

- She'll Be Back Someday (62553-2) #
- Teach Me Right From Wrong (62554-1)

rec. May 30, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Kaiser Clifton, voc; Will Shade, g, # sp; prob. Edward Hatchett, p


Victor V38600

221930Memphis Jug Band

- Cave Man Blues (59962-2) *
- Oh Ambulance Man (59933-2) #

# rec. May 17, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Hattie Hart, voc; ...

* rec. May 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN;


Victor V38605

Hattie Hart discography

231930Memphis Jug Band

- Cocaine Habit Blues (59933-2) #
- It Won't Act Right (59964-2) *

# rec. May 17, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Hattie Hart, voc; ...

* rec. May 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN;


Victor V38620

241930Memphis Jug Band

- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On (62582-2) #   @ youtube
- Fourth Street Mess Around (59963-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. June 5, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Hattie Hart, voc; Will Shade, voc, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Hambone Lewis, jug
* rec. May 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, mand; Hambone Lewis, jug; two of the band, harmony voc


Victor 23251

251930Memphis Sheiks

- He's In The Jail House Now (62990-2) #   @ youtube
- Round And Round (64732-2) *   @ youtube

# rec. November 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc; Will Shade, hca; Vol Stevens, bj-md; Charlie Burse, g, poss. harmony voc; Jab Jones, jug

* rec. November 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc; Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo, harmony voc; poss. Will Weldon, mand; unknown, jug


Victor 23256

261930Carolina Peanut Boys

- This Will Bring You Back (64733-2) [You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back]
- Got A Letter From My Darlin' (64731-2)

rec. November 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN;


Victor 23267

271930Hattie Hart

- Won't You Be Kind To Me? (55582-1)
- You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa? (55583-1)

rec. September 24, 1929 in Memphis, TN;


Victor 23273

Hattie Hart discography

   

- You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa? (55583-2)

rec. September 24, 1929 in Memphis, TN;

Victor unissued

Magnolia MLP 501

281930Carolina Peanut Boys

- Move That Thing (64740-2)   @ youtube
- You Got Me Rollin' (64741-2)   @ youtube

rec. November 28, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc, sp; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; poss. Will Weldon, mand; Ben Ramey, harmony voc; unknown, jug


Victor 23274

28a1930Kaiser Clifton

- Cash Money Blues (62551-2)   @ youtube
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues (62552-1)   @ youtube

rec. May 30, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Kaiser Clifton, voc; Will Shade, g; prob. Edward Hatchett, p; poss. 'Ham' Lewis, jug


Victor 23278

291931 Buck Franklin / Charley Nickerson

Buck Franklin with Washboard Band
- Crooked World Blues (68219-2) #   @ youtube

Charley Nickerson with Jug Band
- Going Back To Memphis (62583-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. June 4, 1931 in Memphis, TN; Buck Franklin, voc; Washboard Rhythm Kings: unknown, as; unknown, p; Teddy Bunn, g; unknown, bj; unknown, wb
* rec. June 5, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Charlie Nickerson, voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Will Shade, g; Charlie Burse, g; Hambone Lewis, jug; group, voc


Victor 23310

301931Carolina Peanut Boys

Carolina Peanut Boys
- Spider's Nest Blues (62581-) #   @ Spotify
Noah Lewis Jug Band
- Selling The Jelly (64738-2)   @ youtube


# rec. June 5, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Hattie Hart, voc; Will Shade, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Hambone Lewis, jug

* rec. November 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Ms. Van Zula Carter Hunt, voc; Noah Lewis, hca; John Estes, g; unknown, mand; Ham Lewis, jug


Victor 23319

311931Memphis Jug Band

- Taking Your Place (56343-3) #
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues (62541-2) *

# rec. October 3, 1929 in Memphis, TN;

* rec. May 29, 1930 in Memphis, TN;


Victor 23347

321931Memphis Jug Band

- Jim Strainer Blues (59961-2) #   @ youtube
- Meningitis Blues (59994- ) *   @ youtube

# rec. May 21, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc; Ben Ramey, kazoo; unknown, p; Hambone Lewis, jug

* rec. May 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Memphis Minnie, voc, g; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Hambone Lewis, jug


Victor 23421

331932Charlie Burse

- I Got Good Taters (18650- ) #
- Little Green Slippers (18655- )

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Will Shade, hca; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr, woodblocks


Champion 16481

# Varsity 6037 (as by Jolly Jug Band)

341932Poor Jab

- My Love Is Cold (18651- )
- Poor Jab Blues (18652- )

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Jab Jones, voc, jug; acc. by Picaninny Jug Band: Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr


Champion 16483

351932Burse and Shade / Charlie Burse

Burse and Shade
- Fishing In The Dark (18658- ) #
Charlie Burse
- She Done Sold It Out (18657- ) *

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Will Shade, voc, hca; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr, woodblocks
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Will Shade, voc, hca; acc. by Picaninny Jug Band: Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr


Champion 16599

361932Picaninny Jug Band

- You Got To Have That Thing (18647- )
- Bottle It Up And Go (18649- )

rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Will Shade, hca; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, dr


Champion 16615


= Varsity 6025 (as by Dallas Jug Band)

371932Charlie Burse / "Poor Jab"

Charlie Burse acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Get It From The Front (18654- ) #
"Poor Jab" acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Get It From Behind (18653- ) *

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Will Shade, voc, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Jab Jones, voc, jug; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr


Champion 16630

381932Burse and Stephen / "Poor Jab"

Burse and Stephen acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Tappin' That Thing (18648- ) #
"Poor Jab" acc. by Picaninny Jug Band
- Come Along Little Children (18656- ) *

# rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Charlie Burse, voc; Vol Stevens, voc, md; Will Shade, hca; Jab Jones, jug; Otto Gilmore, dr, woodblocks
* rec. August 3, 1932 in Richmond, Ind.; Jab Jones, voc, jug; Will Shade, hca; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Vol Stevens, md; Otto Gilmore, woodblocks, dr


Champion 16654

# Varsity 6037 (as by Jolly Jug Band)

39193?Jolly Jug Band

- I Got Good Taters [Champion 16481]
- Tapping That Thing [Champion 16654]


Varsity 6037

401934Memphis Jug Band

- Jazzbo Stomp (C-782-2) #   @ youtube
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin' (C-805-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. November 6, 1934 in Memphis, TN;

* rec. November 8, 1934 in Memphis, TN;


OKeh 8955


= Biltmore 1101 (US 1950?)

411934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- Tear It Down, Bed Slats And All (C-785-2) #   @ youtube
- Boodie Bum Bum (C-792-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. November 6, 1934 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Charlie Pierce, vn; Jab Jones, p; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Robert Burse, washb

* rec. November 7, 1934 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, g, sp; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, p; Charlie Burse, g; Robert Burse, dr


OKeh 8956


= Vocalion 03182

421934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- Gator Wobble (C-783-2) #   @ youtube
- My Business Ain't Right (C-806-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. November 6, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, hca, g, Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, p; Laura Dukes, mand; Charlie Burse, shouts; Robert Burse, washb
* rec. November 8, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, sp; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, mand, shouts; Robert Burse, perc


OKeh 8958


= Wax Shop 102 (US 1951?) [Dante Bolletino's (of Paradox Industries from 139 East 47th Street, New York [100]17) 1951-1952 label]

Laura Dukes discography

431934CHARLIE BURSE with Memphis Jug Band

- Bottle It Up And Go (C-796-1) #   @ youtube
- Insane Crazy Blues (C-797-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. November 7, 1934 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, g, # sp; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, voc, mand


OKeh 8959


= Vocalion 03080

441934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- Memphis Shakedown (C-803-2) *   @ youtube
- Mary Anna Cut Off (C-780-2) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

# rec. November 6, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, hca, g, Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, p; Laura Dukes, mand; Charlie Burse, voc
* rec. November 8, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, g, sp; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, g, shouts; Robert Burse, perc


OKeh 8960

Laura Dukes discography

451934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- She Done Sold It Out (C-800-1) *   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- My Love Is Cold (C-781-2) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

# rec. November 6, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, g, sp; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Laura Dukes, mand; Charlie Burse, shouts; Robert Burse, washb
* rec. November 7, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, p; Charlie Burse, voc, g


OKeh 8963


= Vocalion 03081

Laura Dukes discography

461934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- Jug Band Quartette (C-807-1) *   @ youtube
- Little Green Slippers (C-794-1) #   @ youtube

# rec. November 7, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; prob. Laura Dukes, ukelele; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Robert Burse, dr
* rec. November 8, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Robert Burse, perc


OKeh 8966


= Vocalion 03050

Laura Dukes discography

471934MEMPHIS JUG BAND

- Take Your Finger [sic] Off It (C-793-1) *   @ youtube
- Fishin' In The Dark (C-795-1) #   @ youtube

# rec. November 7, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc, g, Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; prob. Laura Dukes, ukelele; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Robert Burse, dr
* rec. November 7, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Will Shade, voc; Charlie Pierce; vn; Jab Jones, jug; Charlie Burse, g; Robert Burse, dr


Vocalion 03175

Laura Dukes discography

47a1934?Memphis Jug Band

- I Whipped My Woman With A Single Tree [Victor V38578]
- Oh Ambulance Man [Victor V38605]


Bluebird B5040

= Sunrise S3137

Hattie Hart discography

481934?Memphis Jug Band

- Kansas City Blues [Victor 21185]
- K.C. Moan [Victor 38558]


Bluebird B5430


= Regal Zonophone MR2331 (UK 1936)

491934?The Memphis Jug Band / Noah Lewis and his Jug Band

The Memphis Jug Band
- Stonewall Blues (62542- ) *   @ youtube
Noah Lewis and his Jug Band
- Ticket Agent Blues (64736-2) #   @ youtube


# rec. November 26, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Noah Lewis, voc, hca; John Estes, g; James Rachell, mand; Ham Lewis, j
* rec. May 29, 1930 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Hambone Lewis, j


Bluebird B5675


EP / LP / CD compilations
501951Jazz Vol. 3 - New Orleans

The New Orleans Wanderers
- Perdido Street Blues
Bunk Brass Band
- Didn't He Ramble

Dallas Jug Band
- Bottle It Up And Go
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- Snake Rag
Jelly Roll Morton
- New Orleans Blues
Bunk Johnson Original Superior Band
- Down By The
Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven
- Keyhole Blues

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- Dippermouth Blues
- High Societ
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
- Milnburg Hoys
- Tiger Rag
Red Onion Jazz Babies
- Cake Walking Babies
Johnny Dodds Orchestra
- Hear Me Talkin' To Ya
Jelly Roll Morton's Quartet
- Mornful Serenade


notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.

Folkways FP 57

notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.
read notes at Smithsonian Folkways !
= Folkways FJ 2803

511951Jazz Vol. 4: The Jazz Singers

Ivy Anderson
- All Of Me / The Mooche/ Margie / Louisiana / Baby Won't You Please Come Home? / It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing / Doctor Jazz (medley)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight
- Organ Grinder's Swing
Jimmy Rushing with the Count Basie Orchestra
- Don't You Miss Your Baby?
Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
- Keep A Knockin' / Jingle Bells / Oopapada / Sugar (medley)
Fats Waller And Una Mae Carlisle
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Bessie Smith
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Dallas Jug Band
- You Gotta Have That Thing
Ma Rainey
- Traveling Blues
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Strut That Thing
Bertha Chippie Hill
- Trouble In Mind
Champion Jack Dupree
- Jitterbug
Sonny Terry
- Fox Chase


notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.

Folkways FP 59


Folkways FP 59

notes by Frederic Ramsey Jr.
read notes at Smithsonian Folkways !
= Folkways FJ 2804

521952Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3 - Songs

- Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
- East Virginia - Buell Kazee
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- I Woke Up One Morning In May - Didier Hebert
- James Alley Blues - Richard 'Rabbit' Brown
- Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs
- I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Mountaineer's Courtship - Ernest And Hattie Stoneman
- The Spanish Merchant's Daughter - Stoneman Family

- Bob Lee Junior Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Single Girl, Married Girl - Carter Family
- Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme - Cleoma Breaux & Joseph Falcon
- Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Expressman Blues - Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell

- Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Feather Bed - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- 99 Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- Prison Cell Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- C'est Si Triste Sans Lui - Cleoma And Ophy Breaux And Joseph Falcon
- Way Down The Old Plank Road - Uncle Dave Macon
- Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave Macon
- Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Train On The Island - J.P. Nestor
- The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard
- Fishing Blues - Henry Thomas


ed. by Harry Smith

2 LP set

Folkways FP-253


= Folkways FA 2953


1997 re-released
as 6 CD Box Set by Smithsonian Folkways www.folkways.si.edu

531954The Jug Bands
Backgrounds of Jazz Vol. 1

Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Southern Shout
- Banjoreno
- Boodle-Am Shake
- National Blues


Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)

10 inch LP

X  LVA-3009 (US 1954)

= X  RA-5543

541954?The Jug Bands: Memphis Jug Band
Backgrounds of Jazz

- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues

- Newport News Blues
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)

7 inch 45 rpm EP

X  EVA-3009 (US 1954?)

551955Memphis Jug Band

- Sun Brimmers Blues [actually plays A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake 47010-2]
- Overseas Stomp [actually plays On The Road Again 47011-1]

- Stingy Woman Blues (37942-1)
- Newport News Blues (37944-1)

7 inch 45 rpm EP

HMV 7EG 8073 [withdrawn immediately after issue]

561957American Skiffle Bands

The Mobile Strugglers
- Raise A Ruckus Tonight
- Rock Me, Baby
- My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
- Trouble, Trouble Followed Me All Of My Days
Virgil Perkins
- Interview
Virgil Perkins & Jack Sims
- Goin' Around The Mountain, Darlin' Bessie
- John Henry


The Memphis Jug Band
- Harmonica Blues #
- Tippin' Around [] #
Gus Cannon
- Interview
- Old John Booker, You Call That Gone
- Kansas City Blues

The Memphis Jug Band
- What You Gonna Do, Baby, When Your Troubles Get Like Mine
[aka I Can't Stand It; mentioned in notes, but not on this LP!] #
Will Shade & Charlie Burse
- Interview #
The Memphis Jug Band
- Take Your Fingers Off It [] #

album rec. by Samuel B. Charters

# rec. December 5, 1956 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, hca, g; Charlie Burse, voc, g; [] Gus Cannon, jug

notes by Samuel Barclay Charters

Folkways FA 2610 (US 1957)


= Folkways FA 2610 (US 19??)

 
= Folkways FA 2610 (US 19??)

custom CDr

= Smithsonian Folkways FA 2610 (US 2004)

571959The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder's Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin' Stealin'
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin' To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I'm A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin' Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong


edited by Samuel B. Charters

8-page booklet by Samuel B. Charters

RBF RF 1 (US 1959)


= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)

RBF discography

581960The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

RF-202 tracks:
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It * #
Hambone Willie Newburn
- Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis
- You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
L'il Son Jackson
- Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett
- Down The Highway

Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan
- New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Penitentiary Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day

Charlie Burse
- Take Your Fingers Off It [] #
Charlie Lincoln
- My Wife Drove Me From My Door
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Come Go Home With Me
- Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson
- Standing At The Crossroads


Lightnin' Hopkins
- One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis
- John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis
- Warm Up
Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
John Hurt
- Frankie
Blind Willie McTell
- Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Airy Man Blues
Skip James
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro
- Mohuna Blues

Sonny Terry and Oh Red
- Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes
- Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins
- Solo
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy
- Mama Don't Love It
Moochie Reeves
- Key To The Highway


compiled by Samuel B. Charters
# rec. December 5, 1956 in Memphis, TN by Samuel B. Charters; Will Shade, voc, hca, g; [] Charlie Burse, voc, g; Gus Cannon, * voc, [] jug

notes by Samuel B. Charters

RBF RF-202 (X)

The 1st ed. of this record, RF-202, featured only extracts of most of the recordings on 202X


=XTRA 1035 (2 LP boxed set UK)


= XTRA 1035 (DLP UK 1966)
= Fontana 982.099

RBF discography
XTRA Records discography

591962The Great Jug Bands

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Goin' To Germanys
Memphis Minnie and Her Jug Band
- Grandpa And Grandma Blues
Birmingham Jug Band
- Getting Ready For Trial
- German Blues
Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band
- Cold Iron Bed
- Red Ripe Tomatoes
Whistler and His Jug Band
- The Jug Band Special


Memphis Jug Band
- Coal Oil Blues
- Jug Band Waltz
Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers
- Come Over Here
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Garden Of Joy Blues
Kentucky Jug Band
- Walkin' Cane Stomp
Noah Lewis's Jug Band
- New Minglewood Blues
- Ticket Agent Blues

Memphis Shieks
- He's In The Jailhouse Now

notes by Sam Charters

Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 1962)

notes by Sam Charters

= Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 196?)

notes by Sam Charters
 
= Origin Jazz Library OJL 4 (US 19??)

OJL Records discography
Cannon's Jug Stompers discography
Jaybird Coleman discography
Whistler and His Jug Band discography

59a1962Hudba Černého Lidu (Black Folk Music)

LP 1: Blues
The Tub Jug Washboard Band - Traveling Blues
Bessie Smithová [sic] - A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Jim Jam Band - 38 Slug
Huddie Ledbetter - Leavin' Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
Tommy McClennan - I'm Guitar King

Memphis Jug Band - Tippin' Round
Bukka White - Fixin' To Die

Mobile Strugglers - Trouble, Trouble
Washboard Sam - I Been Treated Wrong
"Red" Willie Smith - Kansas City Blues
"Red" Willie Smith - Solty Dog
Huddie Ledbetter - Pigmeat
Memphis Slim - Woman Blues Boogie
Tommy Ladniera [sic] - Really The Blues
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Gene Moore - Dark Road


LP 2: Hudba New Orleansu (New Orleans Music)
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Bogalusa Strut
Unknown Artist - Snimek Z Africke Ugandy
Unknown Artist - Let Your Hammer Ring
Terry Clement, Laurent Clement, Grant Paul Clement - La Chanson Du Mardi Gras
Sonny Terry's Washboard Band - Sonny's Jump
The Lapsey Band - When I Lay My Burden Down
Eureka Brass Band - Lord Lord Lord
Unknown Artist - Bourbon Street Parade
Scott Joplin - Original Rags

Charlie Love, Emile Barnes, Billy Huntington, Albert Glenny, Albert Jiles - Maple Leaf Rag
Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals - Stockyard Strut
Bunk Johnson and His Superior Jazz Band - Down By The Riverside
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band - Southern Stomp
Billie Piercová [sic] & De De Pierce - Married Man Blues
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven - Keyhole Blues
Albert Wynn's Creole Jazz Band - Parkway Stomp
Baby Dodds - Rudiments With Drum-Stick Nervebeat
Kid Clayton - Jimmy's Blues


Hovorí (announcements): Zdenek Štepánek & Jirí Šrámek

DLP

Supraphon DV 15134 G (Czechoslovakia 1962) [Folkways origin]

60196?Blues Classics by The Jug, Jook and Washboard Bands

Memphis Jug Band
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin
Dallas Jug Band
- Elm Street Woman Blues
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Hen Party Blues
Walter Taylor
- 38
Mississippi Jook Band
- Hitting The Bottle Stomp
Chasey Collins
- Atlanta Town
Washboard Sam
- Buckets Got A Hole In It

Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Brown Skin Mama

Memphis Jug Band
- Cocaine Habit
Birmingham Jug Band
- Wild Cat Squall
Ed Kelly
- Shim Shamming

Memphis Jug Band
- Stonewall Blues
Washboard Sam
- Sophisticated Mama

Memphis Jug Band
- Jazzbo Stomp

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Blues Classics BC 2 (US 196?)

Blues Classics discography

611965Tub Jug Washboard Bands   1924-1932

Tub Jug Washboard Band
- Tub Jug Rag
- San
Whistler and his Jug Band
- Chicago Flip
- Jerry O' Mine
George 'Chicken' Wilson
- Chicken Wilson Blues
- House Snake Blues
Cincinnati Jug Band
- Newport Blues
- George Street Blues

Bob Coleman
- Tear It Down
- Cincinnati Underworld Woman
Guy Lumpkin
- Decatur Street Drag
Eddie Mapp
- Riding The Blinds
Walter Taylor
- Thirty Eight And Plus
- Diamond Ring Blues

Picaninny Jug Band
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go

"Classic Jazz Masters" series edited by Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; this patricular LP has been prepared by Mr. Max E. Vreede, Kijkduin, The Netherlands; remastered by van de Water Sound Studio

gatefold LP
including a 6 pp. brochure with notes by Paul Oliver, lyrics & photos

= Riverside RM 8802 (NL 1965) ("Classic Jazz Masters")

gatefold LP
including a 6 pp. brochure with notes by Paul Oliver, lyrics & photos
   
Riverside RLP 8802 / RPL.8802 (US 1965) ("Classic Jazz Masters")


= Pierre Cardin PC 93.522 (Fr 1975?) ("Golden Jazz")


= Mercury 6332 983 (Fr 19??)



= Music Parade Cetra LEL 201 (It 19??) ("Classic Jazz")


= BASF 10 29848-5 (Fr 1974) ("Jazz Ancestors")

Whistler's Jug Band discography
Bob Coleman discography
Eddie Mapp discography

621964The Jug Bands

The Old Southern Jug Band
- Blues Just Blues
- Thats All
- Hatchet Head Blues
The Birmingham Jug Band
- Bill Wilson
King Davids Jug Band
- Rising Sun Blues
- Whats That Tastes Like Gravy
Cannons Jug Stompers
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
Cliffords Louisville Jug Band
- Struttin The Blues


Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Whitewash Station
- She Done Sold It Out
The Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Banjoreno
- Carpet Alley
- House Rent Rag



RBF RF 6 (US 1964)

RBF discography

631965Conversation With The Blues
A Documentary of Field Recordings by Paul Oliver

LP tracks:
Boogie Woogie Red - So Much Good Feeling (spoken, with own piano)
Willie Thomas - A Little Different spoken
James Butch Cage & Willie Thomas - Kill That Nigger Dead (Cage, vocal and fiddle; Thomas, vocal and guitar)
Lil' Son Jackson - The Onliest Way (spoken)
J.B. Lenoir - My Father's Style (guitar solo)
J.B. Lenoir - So It Rocked On (spoken)
J.B. Lenoir - Move To Kansas City (vocal and own guitar)
Otis Spann - When She Comes Back (spoken)
Otis Spann - Poor Country Boy (vocal, with own piano)
Lightnin' Hopkins - Ain't No Easy Thing (spoken)
Mance Lipscomb - Evil Heart Blues (vocal and own piano)
Blind Arvella Gray - A Roughneck (spoken)
Roosevelt Sykes - West Helena Blues (vocal and guitar)

Will Shade - Days Of Nineteen-Hundred (spoken)
Will Shade - Newport News Blues (vocal and own guitar)
Whistling Alex Moore - Chock House Days (spoken)
Whistling Alex Moore - Come and Get Me (vocal and own piano)
Brother John Sellers - Move Back For What? (spoken)
J. B. Lenoir - I Been Down So Long (vocal and own guitar)

Jasper Love - Santa Fé Blues (vocal and piano)
John Lee Hooker - Somewhere Down The Line (spoken)
Robert Curtis Smith - I Hope One Day My Luck Will Change (vocal and own guitar)
Otis Spann - Only Places They Can Go (spoken)
Otis Spann - People Calls Me Lucky (vocal and own piano)
Henry Townsend - What Have I Committed (spoken)
James Butch Cage - Tween Midnight And Day (vocal and own guitar)
Little Brother Montgomery - Walking Basses (spoken) #
Little Brother Montgomery - Dud Low Joe (piano solo) #
Little Brother Montgomery - It's A Barrelhouse Blues (spoken) # []
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues (vocal with piano) #
Little Brother Montgomery - They Beat Me To Chicago (spoken) # []
Roosevelt Sykes - They All Called Him 'Pork Chops' (spoken)
Roosevelt Sykes - Forty-Four Blues (vocal and own piano)
Robert Junior Lockwood & Sunnyland Slim - Doctor Clayton And Me (spoken) []
Robert Junior Lockwood & Sunnyland Slim - Take A Little Walk With Me (vocal with own electric guitar, with Sunnyland Slim, piano) []
Edwin Buster Pickens - To Have The Blues Within (spoken)
Mance Lipscomb - Blues In The Bottle (vocal and own guitar)

CD tracks:
- So Much Good Feeling - Boogie Woogie Red
- A Little Different - Willie Thomas
- Kill That Nigger Dead - James "Butch" Cage & Willie Thomas
- The Onliest Way - Lil Son Jackson
- My Father's Style / So It Rocked On / Move To Kansas City - J.B. Lenoir
- When She Come Back / Poor Country Boy - Otis Spann
- Ain't No Easy Thing - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Evil Heart Blues - Mance Lipscomb
- A Roughneck - Blind Arvella Gray
- West Helena Blues - Roosevelt Sykes

- Days of 1900 / Newport News Blues - Will Shade
- Chock House Days / Come and Get Me - Whistling Alex Moore
- Move Back! For What? - Brother John Sellers
- Been Down So Long - J.B. Lenoir
- A Place They Call Boots' - James "Stump" Johnson []
- Henry Brown Blues - Henry Brown []
- They Called Us Gandy Dancers / Work Songs / John Henry - Blind Arvella Gray with Blind James Brewer []
- Santa Fe Train - Edwin "Buster" Pickens
- Most Reason I Sing - Robert Curtis Smith
- Santa Fe Blues - Jasper Love
- Somewhere Down The Line - John Lee Hooker
- I Hope One Day My Luck Will Change - Robert Curtis Smith
- Only Places They Can Go / People Call Me Lucky - Otis Spann
- What Have I Committed? - Henry Townsend
- 'Tween Midnight And Day - James "Butch" Cage
- Walking Basses / Dud Low Joe / The First Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery #
- They Call Him "Pork Chops" / Forty-Four Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Blues In The Bottle - Mance Lipscomb
- To Have The Blues Within - Edward "Buster" Pickens
- Colorado Springs Blues - Edwin "Buster" Pickens []


All tracks recorded between June 26 and August 28, 1960
# rec. July 14, 1960 in Chicago, IL

LP and CD have slightly different tracks: [] = not on LP resp. CD !!!

notes (plus 6-pp. insert) by Paul Oliver    Decca LK 4664 insert (1 sheet folded to 6 pp.)
 
Decca LK 4664 (UK 1965)

notes by Paul Oliver

= Decca LK 4664 (Germany 1965)

 

LP resp. CD accompanying Paul Oliver's book by the same title:


London (Cassell) (1st UK ed. 1965)   xv, 217 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm

 
New York (Horizon Press) (1st US ed. 1965)   xix, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

 
London ("Jazz Book Club") JBC 64 (2nd UK ed. 1967)


Cambridge (University Press) 0 521 59181 3 (revised edition of the original 1965 book with enclosed CD) (2nd US ed. 1997)


Doyosha LLC (1st Jp ed. 2016) ISBN 978-4-907511-25-8 (190 × 129 × 21,8 mm | 336 pages (incl. 48 photos) | weight: 9,5 pound; price: 1.850 JPY equals 14,84 EUR)   translated by Yasufumi Higurashi

641965?Memphis Jug Band
The Jug Bands Vol. 1

- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Taking Your Place
- Take Your Finger Off It
- My Business Ain't Right

- 'Gator Wobble
- Round And Round
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Mary Ann Cut Off


Collector's Classics CC2 (Denmark 1965?)

651966The Party Blues

Dennis McMillon
- Paper Wooden Daddy   @ youtube
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Bed Springs Blues   @ youtube
Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band
- It's Tight Like That   @ youtube
- How Long How Long Blues   @ youtube
- She Loves So Good   @ youtube
Red Nelson ["Dirty Red"]
- Mother Fuyer
Soldier Boy Houston
- Western Rider Blues [Atlantic 971]   @ youtube

Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
- Don't Drink It In Here   @ Spotify

Memphis Jug Band
- Oh Ambulance Man   @ youtube
- Cave Man Blues   @ youtube
Jim Hill & Eddie Anthony
- Wringing That Thing   @ youtube
Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man Blues   @ youtube
Bo Carter
- All Around Man   @ youtube
Blind Blake
- Diddie Wa Diddie   @ youtube


prod. by Richard Spottswood


Melodeon MLP 7324 (US 1966)


Melodeon MLP 7324 ("Biograph" reissue 197?) "Party Blues"

Melodeon Records discography

661966?The Jug Bands

Memphis Jug Band
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Lindberg Hop
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Southern Shout
- Banjoreno
- Boodle-Am Shake
- National Blues
Washboard Rhythm Kings
- ???


"Vocal refrain by Ghost Howell, Steve Washington, Eddie Miles, Lee Watson & Wilbur Daniels, Bella Benson, Jimmie Shine"


RCA (Jp) RA 5343

671967The Jug Bands Vol. 1

Memphis Jug Band
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Memphis Boy Blues

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Bugle Call Rag


7 inch 33 rpm EP

Natchez NEP-701 (Argentina 1967)

681967The Jug Bands Vol. 2

Memphis Jug Band
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Insane Crazy Blues

- My Business Ain't Right
- Fourth Street Mess Around

7 inch 33 rpm EP
notes by John Godrich

Natchez NEP-703 (Argentina 1967)

691967Jugs, Washboards and Kazoos

Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Boodle-Am Shake
- Don't Give All The Lard Away
- House Rent Rag
- Banjoreno
- Southern Shout

Memphis Jug Band
- Newport News Blues
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Overseas Stomp

Five Harmaniacs
- Sadie Green, The Vamp Of New Orleans
- Coney Island Washboard
- What Makes My Baby Cry?
- It Takes A Good Woman
Tiny Parham and His Musicians
- Washboard Wiggles
- Sud Buster's Dream
The Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Pepper Steak
- Shoot 'Em


reissue prod. by Mike Lipskin

notes by Herb Shultz

RCA (US) LPV-540

=RCA (UK) RD-7893

701968The Memphis Area - 1927-1932

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Madison Street Rag
- Hollywood Rag
Sleepy John Estes
- Broken-Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too
- Black Mattie Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Nobody Knows What The Good Deacon Does
- Burse & Stephen
- Tappin' That Thing
"Poor Jab"
- Come Along, Little Children
Frank Stokes
- It Won't Be Long Now - tk. 2

Memphis Minnie
- Garage Fire Blues
Noah Lewis' Jug Band
- Bad Luck's My Buddy
Sleepy John Estes
- Stack O' Dollars
- My Black Gal Blues
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Roll And Tumble Blues
Robert Wilkins
- Nashville Stonewall Blues
- Police Sergeant Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Kansas City Blues

   
Roots RL 307 (Austria 1968)

Roots Records discography

711968Missouri and Tennessee 1924-1937

Missouri
Charley Jordan
- Raidin' Squad
The Two Charlies
- Got Your Water On
- Don't Put Your Dirty Hands On Me
Henry Spaulding
- Biddle Street Blues
Stovepipe No. 1
- Lonesome John
- Fisher's Hornpipe
Henry Townsend
- She's Got A Mean Disposition
Stovepipe No. 1 & David Crockett
- A Woman Gets Tired Of The Same Man All The Time


Tennessee
Hambone Willie Newbern
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-eyed Woman's Blues
- Way Down In Arkansas
Banjo Joe
- My Money Never Runs Out
Rosie Mae Moore
- Staggering Blues
James "Yank" Rachel
- Little Sarah
- T-Bone Steak Blues
Charlie Pickett
- Crazy 'bout My Black Gal

Memphis Jug Band
- Evergreen Money Blues


Roots RL 310 (Austria 1968)

Roots Records discography

721968Harmonicas, Washboards, Fiddles & Jugs (1926-1933)

Bobby Leecan's Need-More Band
- Apaloosa Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Peaches In The Springtime
- Feed Your Friend With A Long-Handled Spoon
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
Jack Kelly's Jug Band
- Believe I'll Go Back Home
- Ko-Ko-Mo Blues
Banjo Joe (Cannon & Blake)
- Jazz Gypsy Blues

Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Black Cat Bone Blues
- Dirty Guitar Blues
James Cole
- Mistreated The Only Friend You Had
- Nobody's Business If I Do
Kansas City Blues Strummers
- String Band Blues
King David's Jug Band
- Sweet Potato Blues
- I Can Deal Worry
Whistler's Jug Band
Pig Meat Blues


issued with a single-sheet (photocopied) insert


Roots RL-311 (Austria 1968)

Roots Records discography

731968Frank Stokes' Dream 1927-1931

Tom Dickson
- Labor Blues
Frank Stokes
- Frank Stokes' Dream
- Take Me Back
Pearl Dickson
- Twelve Pound Daddy
Furry Lewis
- Black Gypsy Blues
- Creeper's Blues
Noah Lewis
- Devil In The Woodpile


Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
Furry Lewis
- I Will Turn Your Money Green
- Judge Harsh Blues
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
- 'Frisco Town
- I Don't Want That Junk Outta You
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Noah's Blues
Frank Stokes
- Last Go Round

notes by Fritz Peterson

Yazoo L 1008 (US 1968)

= Yazoo CD 1008 YAZ (US 1992?)

Yazoo Records discography

741969?More Of That Jug Band Sound 1927-1939

Memphis Jug Band
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
Noah Lewis's Carolina Peanut Boys
- Selling The Jelly
Vol Stevens
- Baby Got The Rickets, Mama's Got The Mobile Blues
Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band
- Beale St. Breakdown
- Save Me Some
Tommy Bradley
- Adam And Eve
- Four Days Blues
Cincinnati Jug Band
- George St. Stomp

Jack Kelly
- Betty Sue
- Man Fooler Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
- On The Road Again
Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- Louisville Special
Daddy Stovepipe and Mississippi Sarah
- Greenville Strut
Birmingham Jug Band
- Giving It Away
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Wolf River Blues


notes by Henry Vestine

Origin Jazz Library OJL 19 (US 1969?)

OJL Records discography

751969?The Blues In Memphis 1927-1939

Sleepy John Estes
- Drop Down Mama
- Married Woman Blues
Allen Shaw
- I Couldn't Help It
Robert Wilkins
- New Stock Yard Blues
Yank Rachell
- Gravel Road Woman
Furry Lewis
- Falling Down Blues
Beale Street Shieks
- Mr. Crump Don't Like It

Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- That Will Be Alright
- Goin' Back To Texas

Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Viola Lee Blues
Jack Kelly
- Flower Blues

Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule


Origin Jazz Library OJL-21 (US 1969?)

OJL Records discography

761969Memphis Jug Band Vol. 1 (1927-1929)

- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Sunshine Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues

- Papa Long Blues
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- Mississipi River Waltz
- I Can't Stand It
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues

 
Roots RL 322 (Austria 1969)


saydisk Roots RL 322 (UK 19??)

Roots Records discography

771969Memphis Blues

Johnson Boys
- Prater Blues
Frank Stokes
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - part 1
Ollie Rupert
- I Raised My Window
Ollie Rupert
- Ain't Gonna Be Your Low Down Dog
Hambone Willie Newbern
- She Could Toodle
William & Versey Smith
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home
Furry Lewis
- Mr. Furry's Blues
- Mistreatin' Mama

Allen Shaw
- I Couldn't Help It
Tom Dickson
- Worry Blues
Sleepy John Estes
- Poor John Blues
- Whatcha Doin'?
Rosie Mae Moore
- School Girl Blues
Jim Jackson
- Bootlegging Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- You Got Me Rollin'
Washboard Rhythm Kings
- Shoot 'Em


 
Roots RL 323 (Austria 1969)


= Roots/Saydisc RL 323 (UK 1969) [differing from Roots RL-323 only by sticker on front cover top left!]


= autogram/Roots RL 323 (Germany)

Roots Records discography

781969The Story Of The Blues

Fra-Fra Tribesmen
- Yarum Praise Songs
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O' Lee Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Travelin' Blues
Charley Patton
- Stone Pony Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Black Snake Moan
Leadbelly
- Pig Meat Papa
Texas Alexander
- Broken Yo-yo
Peg Leg Howell
- Broke And Hungry Blues
Barbecue Bob
- It Won't Be Long Now
Henry Williams
- Georgia Crawl
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman

Memphis Jug Band
- Gator Wobble
Bessie Smith
- In The House Blues
Lillian Glinn
- Shake It Down
Bertha 'Chippie' Hill
- Pratt City Blues
Butterbeans And Susie
- What It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time)


Leroy Carr
- Midnight Hour Blues
Faber Smith
- East St Louis Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Whiskey Blues
Casey Bill
- W.P.A. Blues
Bo Carter
- Sorry Feeling Blues
Robert Johnson
- Little Queen Of Spades
Bukka White
- Parchman Farm Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Me And My Chauffeur Blues

Blind Boy Fuller
- I Want Some Of Your Pie
Brownie McGhee
- Million Lonesome Woman
Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Moan
Big Bill Broonzy
- All By Myself
Joe Turner
- Roll 'Em Pete
Otis Spann
- Bloody Murder
Elmore James
- Sunnyland
Johnny Shines
- I Don't Know


DLP
comp. by Paul Oliver

Columbia G 30008 (US)
= CBS 66218 (UK 1969)
= CBS 22135

791970Travellin' This Lonesome Road
An Anthology Of The Victor/Bluebird Catalogues

Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues #
- Pick Poor Robin Clean #
Blind Willie McTell
- Mr. McTell's Got The Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- She Stays Out All Night Long
James Rachel
- Sweet Mama
Clifford Gibson
- Jive Me Blues
- She Rolls It Slow
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Pretty Mama Blues

Walter Davis
- Travellin' This Lonesome Road
- Sad And Lonesome Blues
Elijah Jones
- Katy Fly
- Mean Actin' Mama
Joe Williams
- Get Your Head Trimmed Down
- Peach Orchard Mama
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Early In The Morning
- Project Highway

# previously unissued first takes

notes by Neil Slaven
click to read liner notes!
RCA International (Camden) INT 1175 (UK 1970)
= RCA International 731.046 (UK 1970)
= RCA 731.046 (Fr 1970)
= RCA 731.046

801971Memphis Jug Band Vol. 2 (1927-1934)

- Memphis Boy Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Sugar Pudding
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin', Stealin'
- I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried to Deal Me)
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- K.C. Moan

- Oh Ambulance Man
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- I Got Good Taters
- She Done Sold It Out


Roots RL 337 (Austria 1971)

Roots Records discography

811971The Great Jug Bands 1926-1934
never before on LP

Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band
- Save Me Some
- You Ought To Move Out Of Town
- Beale Street Breakdown
- The Dirty Dozen
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Money Never Runs Out
- Prison Wall Blues

Phillips Louisville Jug Band
- Soldier Boy Blues
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Louisville Stomp
- Skip, Skat, Doodle-Do
Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- Rockin' Chair Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- Memphis Shakedown
- Papa Long Blues

notes by Dick Spottswood

Historical HLP-36 (US 1971)

Historical Records discography

821971Blues 1920-40

LP track sequence:
LP 1
Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey - Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Dark Night Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson - Drayman Blues
Bukka White - The Panama Ltd.

Jim Jackson - I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis - Dry Land Blues

Frank Stokes - T'Ain't Nobody's Business
Frank Stokes - Frank Stokes' Dream
Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
Sleepy John Estes - Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie - Don't Want No Woman



LP 2
Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Blues
Memphis Jug Band - Going Back To Memphis
Memphis Jug Band - Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon - Viola Lee Blues
Gus Cannon - Going To Germany
Gus Cannon - Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe - The Spasm

Tommy McClennan - Whiskey Head Woman
Tommy McClennan - De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49
Big Joe Williams - Peach Orchard Mama
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood - Take A Little Walk With Me



LP 3
Leroy Carr - Rocks In My Bed
Leroy Carr - - Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw - Devil's Son-In-Law
Peetie Wheatstraw - Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum - Hard Working Man Blues [Bluebird B6276]

Big Bill Broonzy - Friendless Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - The Southern Blues
Tampa Red - Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy - Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Schoolgirl
Sonny Boy Williamson - Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway



CD track sequence:
CD 1
Early Years of Country Blues
Tommy Johnson - Road Blues (3:18)
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues (3:37)
Ishman Bracey - Trouble-Hearted Blues (3:24)
Blind Willie McTell - Dark Night Blues (2:49)
Blind Willie McTell - Loving Talking Blues (2:34)
Clifford Gibson - Drayman Blues (2:59)
Clifford Gibson - She Rolls It Slow (2:44) °°
Bukka White - The Panama Ltd. (3:08)
Memphis Blues
Jim Jackson - I'm Wild About My Loving (3:11)
Furry Lewis - Dry Land Blues (3:05)

Frank Stokes - 'Taint Nobody's Business (3:11)
Frank Stokes - Frank Stokes' Dream (2:52)
Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love, She Got ... (2:56)
Sleepy John Estes - Poor John Blues (2:52) °°
Sleepy John Estes - Lawyer Clark Blues (3:09)
Son Bonds - A Hard Pill To Swallow (2:58) °°
Memphis Minnie - Don't Want No Woman (3:13)
Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Blues (3:30)
Memphis Jug Band - Going Back To Memphis (2:20)
Memphis Jug Band - Jug Band Waltz (2:49)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Viola Lee Blues (3:08)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Going To Germany (2:32)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Walk Right In (2:52)
Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah - The Spasm (2:54)
Washboard Sam & His Washboard Band - Gonna Hit The Highway (3:09) °°

CD 2
Mississippi Blues In The 30's
Tommy McClennan - Whisky Head Woman (3:00)
Tommy McClennan - Des'e My Blues (3:17)
Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go (3:21)
Big Joe Williams - Highway 49 (3:12)
Big Joe Williams - Peach Orchard Mama (2:46)
Robert Petway - Catfish Blues (2:52)
Robert Lockwood - Take A Little Walk With Me (2:55)
Piano Blues
Leroy Carr - Rocks In My Bed (3:11)
Leroy Carr - Six Cold Feet In The Ground (3:06)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Devil's Son-In-Law (3:22)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Pete Wheatstraw (3:15)
Little Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues Part 3 (3:07)
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues (2:57)
Big Maceo - Detroit Jump (2:47) °°
Joe Pullum with Andy Boy - Hard Working Man Blues (3:35)
City Blues
Big Bill Broonzy - Friendless Blues (3:22)
Big Bill Broonzy - The Southern Blues (3:32)
Tampa Red - Kingfish Blues (3:11)
Robert Lee McCoy - Tough Luck (3:04)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning Schoolgirl (3:01)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Elevator Woman (2:38) °°
Sonny Boy Williamson - Early In The Morning (2:58)
Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway (2:40)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right (2:54) °°


compiled by Yasufumi Higurashi, Toyo Nakamura & Hiroshi Suzuki; manufactured from Master Recordings of RCA corporation

°° CD has seven additional tracks!

3 LP folding box with 30-page booklet

RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp 1971)

3 LP slide-in box with 30-page booklet

= RCA Victor RA-9051/3 (Jp 1975)

2 CD set, notes by Hiroshi Suzuki, Toyo Nakamura, Yasufumi Higurashi, Hisamitsu Noguchi & Shoichi Yui

= RCA BVCP-8733/4 (Jp 1994) "Blues 1927-46"

2 CD set

= RCA BVCM-37530/1 (Jp 2004) "Blues 1927-46"

831971Beale Street Mess-Around

Revival / Barclay tracks:
Dewey Corley
- Just A Dream I Had On My Mind *
- Tri-State-Bus *
- Back To The Country *
- I'm Going Home #
- Four O'Clock In The Morning *
# + Walter Miller, g
* + Johnny Woods, harm; Earl Bell, g


Will Shade & Abe McNeil
- Beale Street Mess-Around
Will Shade & Furry Lewis
- Muscle Shoals Blues
Charlie Burse & Will Shade
- Kansas City Blues
Will Shade
- Dirty Dozen
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It



Rounder tracks:
Will Shade & Abe McNeil
- Beale Street Mess-Around
Will Shade & Furry Lewis
- Muscle Shoals Blues
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Furry Lewis
- Pearlee

Will Shade
- Dirty Dozen
Furry Lewis
- Old Original Furry Lewis Blues

Will Shade & Catherine Porter
- Let Me Ride With You Tonight
Walter Miller & Dewey Corley
- I'm Going Home


Will Shade & Charlie Burse
- Kansas City Blues
Will Shade
- Newport News
Earl Bell
- Jump On Down
Furry Lewis
- U.S. Waltz

Will Shade
- I'll Get A Break
Will Shade, Charley Burse, Furry Lewis
- Eleven Light City
Furry Lewis
- Hello, Judge


recorded 1963, 1967, and 1968 in Memphis by George Mitchell and Roger Brown


Revival RVS 1004


= Barclay 920414 (Fr)


(=) Rounder 2006

Revival Records discography
Rounder Records discography

84197?Old Original Tennessee Blues

Furry Lewis
- Good Morning, Baby
- Hello, Judge
- Old Original Furry Lewis Blues
- Brownsville Blues
- Glory, Hallelujah

Sleepy John Estes (rec. Memphis, 1967)
- Floating Bridge
- Mr. Pat
- Rats In My Kitchen
- Special Agent

Will Shade
- Newport News
- I'll get A Break

rec. Memphis 1963 & 1967 by George Mitchell


Revival RVS 1008 (UK 197?)

Revival Records discography

851971Memphis Jug Band
La storia del Jazz - History Of Jazz -The Jug Bands

- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Taking Your Place
- What's The Matter?
- Going Back To Memphis
- Take Your Fingers Off It
- My Business Ain't Right

- Round And Round
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- I Won't Act Right
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Mary Anna Cut Off


Joker SM 3104 (It 1971)

85a1973?Low Down Memphis Barrelhouse Blues

Hattie Hart
- I Let My Daddy Do That
Will Shade
- Better Let That Stuff Alone
Robert Wilkins
- Alabama Blues
South Memphis Jug Band
- Policy Rag
- Doctor Medicine
Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- Shake Mattie
- My Washwoman's Gone

Mooch Richardson
- T and T Blues
John Estes
- My Black Gal Blues
Jack Kelly
- Highway No. 61 Blues
Mooch Richardson
- Burying Ground Blues
Jim Jackson
- Bootlegging Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Reachin' Pete
Mooch Richardson
- Low Down Barrelhouse Blues pt. 1


rec. 1928 - 1935


Mamlish S 3803 (US 1973)

Mamlish Records discography

861974If Beale Street could talk ...
A Selection of Pre-War Memphis Blues Favorites 1928 - 1939

Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
- She Wouldn't Give Me None
Jim Jackson
- Going Round The Mountain

Memphis Jug Band
- Tear It Down Bedslats And All
Hattie Hart
- You Wouldn't Would You Papa?
Beale Street Rounders
- I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
Jack Kelly
- You Done Done It
Charlie Manson
- Nineteen Women Blues

Minnie Wallace
- Pick 'Em Up And Put 'Em Down

Memphis Jug Band
- Spider's Nest Blues
Jack Kelly
- Joe Louis Special

Minnie Wallace
- Let's All Do That Thing
Kid Cole
- Sixth Street Moan
Beale Street Rounders
- Talking 'Bout Yo-Yo
Kid Cole
- Hey Hey Mama Blues
Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
- Give It To Me In My Hand
Memphis Minnie
- Mr. Tango Blues


prod. by Yngve Nordström Jr.

notes by Bengt Olsson

Magnolia MLP 501 (Sweden 1974)

Magnolia Records discography

871976Jumping On The Hill

The Beale Street Sheiks
- Jumping On The Hill

Memphis Jug Band
- My Love Is Cold
Furry Lewis
- Cannon Ball Blues
Kaiser Clifton
- She'll Be Back Some Day
The Delta Boys
- Don't You Want To Know?
Jim Jackson
- Old Dog Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Little Green Slippers
Too Tight Henry
- Squinch Owl Moan

Tom Dickson
- Worry Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Fishin' In The Dark
Little Buddy Doyle
- She's Got Good Dry Goods
Kaiser Clifton
- Teach Me Right From Wrong

Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
Jim Jackson
- Santa Fe Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Jug Band Quartette
Too Tight Henry
- The Way I Do


notes (unsigned) by Chris Smith

Policy Wheel PW 459-1 (UK 1976)

Policy Wheel Records discography

881976Pipe, Spoon, Pot And Jug

- Kickin' The Gong Around - Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
- Pipe Dream Blues - Hazel Meyers
- Junker's Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
- Reefer Man - Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
- Dopey Joe - Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart
- You'se A Viper - Stuff Smith And His Onyx Club Boys
- Plastic Jesus - Mantanooska Thunderbuck

- Knockin' Myself Out - Lil Green
- Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey

- Cocaine Habit Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Take A Whiff On Me - Huddie Leadbetter
- Selling That Stuff - Mckinney's Cotton Pickers
- Harlem Gin Blues - Sam Price And His Texas Blusicians
- Don't You Make Me High - Blue Lu Barker and Danny Barker's Fly Cats



Stash ST 102

Stash discography

88a1976Give Me Another Jug
Jug Bands 1924-1931 Vol. 1

Sara Martin's Jug Band
- Blue Devil Blues
- Jug Band Blues
Dixieland Jug Blowers
- If You Can't Make It Easy
- When I Stopped Running
Ben Ferguson
- Please Don't Holler Mama
- Try And Treat Her Right
John Harris
- Glad And Sorry Blues
Madelyn James
- Stinging Snake Blues

Jed Davenport And His Beale Street Jug Band
- Jug Blues
- Piccolo Blues
King David's Jug Band
- Georgia Bo-Bo
- Tear It Down

Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
Whistler's Jug Band
- Foldin' Bed
- Hold That Tiger



Whoopee 102 (Switzerland 1976)

Whoopee Records discography

891979Memphis Shakedown

Memphis Jug Band
- Memphis Shakedown
- Sun Brimmers Blues
Little Buddy Doyle & Walter Horton Hammie Nixon
- Bad In Mind Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Fourth Street Mess Around
Little Buddy Doyle & Walter Horton Hammie Nixon
- Three-Sixty-Nine Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Lindberg Hop

Memphis Jug Band
- Insane Crazy Blues
Jenny Pope
- Mr. Postman Blues
Kaiser Clifton
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
- Cash Money Blues
Little Buddy Doyle & Walter Horton Hammie Nixon
- Sweet Man Blues

Memphis Jug Band
- Newport News Blues
- K.C. Moan


Magpie PY 1810 (UK 1979)

Magpie Records discography

901981Memphis Jug Band

Yazoo DLP 1067 / Air Mail AIRAC-1327 (28 track sequence):
LP/CD 1:
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing °°
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Cave Man Blues 1-3 °°
- Gator Wobble
- Beale Street Mess Around
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues °°
- Stealin' Stealin'

- Lindberg Hop
- Fourth St. Mess Around
- Memphis Boy Blues
- Taking Your Place
- On The Road Again
- Tired Of You Driving Me °°
- Cocaine Habit Blues


LP/CD 2:
- Oh Ambulance Man
- K.C. Moan
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- The Old Folks Started It
- Newport News Blues - take 1
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Little Green Slippers

- Spider's Nest Blues °°
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- Insane Crazy Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- What's The Matter?
- Whitewash Station Blues

°° not on Yazoo CD 1067

Yazoo CD 1067 YAZ track sequence (23 tracks only):
- Lindberg Hop
- On The Road Again
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Insane Crazy Blues
- K.C. Moan
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Newport News Blues - take 1
- Whitewash Station Blues
- The Old Folks Started It
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Gator Wobble
- Little Green Slippers
- Taking Your Place
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Memphis Boy Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- What's The Matter?
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Beale Street Mess Around
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- Fourth St. Mess Around

cover artwork by R. Crumb

gatefold DLP
notes by Bengt Olsson

Yazoo L-1067 (US 1981) [28 tracks]


(=) Yazoo CD 1067 YAZ (US 1990) [23 tracks only !]

Original notes by Bengt Olsson + Japanese notes by Kazunari Sugano & Shinichi Ogawa

= Air Mail Recordings AIRAC-1327/28 (Jp 2007) [28 tracks !]

= Yazoo 1067HLP [180g reissue DLP]

Yazoo Records discography

911984Memphis Blues (1928 - 1930)
(Jazz Tribune No. 51)

Frank Stokes
- How Long?
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do Part 2
- It Won't Be Long Now
- Right Now Blues
Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Lovin'
- I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana Part 1
- I'm Gonna Move To Louisiana Part 2
- This Mornin' She Was Gone

Furry Lewis
- Kassie Jones Part 1
- Dry Land Blues
- I Will Turn Your Money Green
- Mistreatin' Mama
Robert Wilkins
- Jailhouse Blues
- Rolling Stone Part 1
- Rolling Stone Part 2
- I Do Blues



Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmer Blues
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
Minnie Wallace
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't, Would You Papa?

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Big Railroad Blues
- Feather Bed
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
Memphis Minnie
- I'm Going Back Home
- I Never Told A Lie
Joe McCoy and Joe Johnson
- Don't Want No woman
Memphis Minnie
- Georgia Skin


reissue produced by Jean-Paul Guiter

DLP
notes (in French) by Jean Buzelin; English translation by Don Waterhouse

RCA NL 89276 (Fr)
= RCA NK 89276 (cassette)

= BMG/RCA CD 74321264092
(1995)

921985Tennessee Legends

Sleepy John Estes
- Floating Bridge
- Special Agent
- Mr. Pat
- Rats In My Kitchen
Furry Lewis
- Brownsville Blues
- Mistreatin' Woman
- Fare-Thee-Well Blues


Will Shade
- Kansas City Blues
Will Shade & Furry Lewis
- The Train
Gus Cannon
- Boll Weevil Blues
Will Shade
- Wine-Headed Man
Furry Lewis & Will Shade
- Furry Lewis Rag
Charlie Burse & Will Shade
- Beale Street Shuffle
Jennie Mae Clayton & Will Shade
- What Must I Do?
Will Shade
- Jump And Jive

rec. 1962-63 in Memphis, TN by George Mitchell & Roger Brown

notes by Roger S. Brown

Southland SLP-14

Southland Records discography

931986Memphis Jug Band: The Remaining Titles (1927-34)

Will Shade, Ben Ramey, Will Weldon, Vol Stevens, Jennie Clayton
- I Packed My Suitcase
- Kansas City Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- Jug Band Waltz
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Whipped My Woman With A Long Handled Spoon
- Stonewall Blues

Will Shade, Memphis Sheiks, Vol Stevens, Charlie Burse, Jab Jones & Charlie 'Bozo' Nickerson
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats & All
- Fishin' In The Dark
- Rukus Juice & Chittlin'
- Jug Band Quartette

notes by Paul Oliver

Matchbox MSE 1008 (UK 1986)

Matchbox Records discography

941986Viper Mad Blues
16 Songs of Dope and Depravity

- Kickin' The Gong Around - Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra
- Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey

- Cocaine Habit Blues - The Memphis Jug Band
- Pipe Dream Blues - Hazel Meyers
- Smoking Reefers - Larry Adler
- Take A Whiff On Me - Leadbelly
- Killin' Jive - The Cats & The Fiddle
- You'se A Viper - Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys

- The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow - Cleo Brown
- Reefer Man - Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band
- The Onyx Hop - Frankie Newton & His Uptown Serenaders
- Knockin' Myself Out - Lil Green
- Junker's Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
- Reefer Hound Blues - Curtis Jones
- The Reefer Song - Fats Waller
- I'm Feeling High And Happy - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra


CD bonus tracks:
- When I Get Low, I Get High - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
- Ol' Man River (Smoke A Little Tea) - Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutter
- Blue Reefer Blues - Richard M. Jones & His Jazz Wizards
- Cocaine - Dick Justice
- Reefer Head Woman - Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys
- Willie The Weeper - Frankie 'Halfpint' Jaxon
- Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan
- Blue Drag - Freddy Taylor & His Swing Men From Harlem
- A Viper's Moan - Willie Bryant & His Orchestra



Jass Four


= Jass CD Four
"25 songs ..."


= Mojo MOJ 306 (1996)

Stash/Jass Records discography

951986Copulating Rhythm   Volume 2

- Get 'Em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) - Georgia White
- Southern Can Mama - Blind Willie And Partner
- Let Me Pat That Thing - The Hokum Boys
- My Handy Man - Ethel Waters
- Six Or Seven Times - The Chocolate Dandies
- The Duck's Yas-Yas-Yas - James "Stump" Johnson
- My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Miss Edith Wilson
- I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now - Oscar's Chicago Swingers

- What's That Smells Like Fish? - Blind Boy Fuller
- How Do They Do It That Way? - Victoria Spivey

- Papa's Got Your Water On - The Memphis Jug Band
- Honey Dripper Blues - Hattie North
- All Around Man - Bo Carter
- (Easy Rider) I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone - Tampa Red And His Hokum Jug Band
- Uncle Ned, Don't Use Your Head - Lonnie Johnson
- I'm Wild About That Thing - Bessie Smith



Jass Five

Stash/Jass Records discography

961987Them Dirty Blues
A Five Record Copulation Compilation

LP 1:
- Bring On Home To Grandma - Mississippi Mud Mashers °°
- (Good Mornin' Susie) I'm Gonna Heat Your Bread - Lee Green °°
- Keep It To Yourself - Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams
- Worn Out Engine Blues - Blind Boy Fuller °°

- She Done Sold It Out - The Memphis Jug Band °°
- Big Leg Mama - Kokomo Arnold °°
- Daddy, You've Got Everything - Mary Dixon °°
- Take A Pro - Unidentified Armed Forces Radio Orchestra °°

- Yas Yas Yas No.1 - Jimmy Strange, The Yas Yas Man
- The Hottest Stuff In Town - Bob Howe and Frankie Griggs °°
- Every Morning Blues - Walter Roland
- Ram Rod Blues - Mississippi Sheiks °°
- Ash Can Blues - Bob Clifford °°
- Caught Us Doing It - Hokum Boys °°
- Blue Bloomer Blues - Whistlin' Alex Moore °°
- Mister Mary Blues - Speedy Holmes °°


LP 2:
- Wet It - Frankie Half Pint Jaxon
- I Want Some Of Your Pie - Blind Boy Fuller °°
- You Can't Sleep In My Bed - Mary Dixon
- Messin' Around - Bud Jackson's Swannee Serenaders °°
- The Coldest Stuff In Town - Whistling Bob Howe and Frankie Griggs
- Somebody's Been Using That Thing - Holmes And Howard °°
- She Really Meant To Keep It - Johnny Messner and His Orchestra
- Empty Bed Blues, Part One - Bessie Smith

- Empty Bed Blues, Part Two - Bessie Smith
- Big Mama - Walter Roland °°
- Loose Like That - The Mississippi Sheiks °°
- Once Or Twice - Lonnie Johnson and Spencer Williams °°
- Shake It, Baby - Blind Boy Fuller °°
- I Can't Use That Thing - Connie McClean's Rhythm Boys °°
- If You Can't Get Five, Take Two - Georgia White 1) °°
- Tricks Ain't Walkin' - Jimmy Rushing °°

1) back cover erroneously lists "She Really Meant To Keep It - Johnny Messner and His Orchestra" as track #7 on both sides of LP 2! (evidence: http://www.horntip.com/mp3/1930s/1930s--1978ca_them_dirty_blues_(boxed_LPs)/?fref=gc)

LP 3:
- Somebody's Been Using That Thing, No.2 - The Hokum Boys
- Shave 'em Dry - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Sissy Man - Pinewood Tom
- Sissy Blues - Ma Rainey with Her Georgia Band
- Two Old Maids In A Folding Bed - Monette Moore with Her Swing Shop Boys
- Rollin Mama Blues - Ruby Glaze and Hot Shot Willie
- Windy City Blues - Ruth Ladson with The Three Shadows
- Stew Meat Blues - Lucille Bogan

- Toothache Blues - Victoria Spivey and Lonnie Johnson
- Anybody Here Want To Try My Cabbage? - Maggie Jones with Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson
- Take Your Hand Off It - Lil Johnson
- I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted - Washboard Sam and His Washboard Band
- I'm A Mighty Tight Woman - Sippie Wallace
- Gas Man Blues - Mae Glover
- Black Snake Blues - Victoria Spivey
- I Got What It Takes - Blanch Galloway with Her Joy Boys


LP 4:
- The Candy Man - Rosetta Howard
- Tired As I Can Be - Bessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan) °°
- You've Got To Save That Thing - Ora Alexander °°
- Ants In My Pants - Bo Carter (Bo Chatman) °°
- Don't Tear My Clothes - The Chicago Black Swans °°
- My Baby (Squeeze Me Again) - Lil Johnson °°
- She Showed It All - Napoleon Fletcher °°
- Honey, You're So Good To Me - Lil Johnson °°

- You've Gotta Have That Thing - The Dallas Jug Band °°
- If You Don't Give Me What I Want - Lil Johnson °°
- Please Warm My Weiner - Bo Carter (Bo Chatman) °°
- Try And Get It - Bea Foote °°
- Grinding Mill - Johnny Temple °°
- If You See My Rooster - Memphis Minnie °°
- I Don't Want No Skinny Woman - Blind Boy Fuller
- Take It Easy, Greasy - Lil Johnson °°


LP 5:
- Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) - Georgia White °°
- Southern Can Mama - Blind Willie and Partner °°
- Let Me Pat That Thing - The Hokum Boys
- My Handy Man - Ethel Waters °°
- Six Or Seven Times - The Chocolate Dandies °°
- The Duck's Yas-yas-yas - James "Stump" Johnson °°
- My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Miss Edith Wilson °°
- I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woggie Now - Oscar's Chicago Swingers °°

- What's That Smells Like Fish? - Blind Boy Fuller °°
- How Do They Do It That Way? - Victoria Spivey

- Papa's Got Your Water On - The Memphis Jug Band °°
- Honey Dripper Blues - Hattie North (Edith North Johnson) °°
- All Around Man - Bo Carter (Bo Chatman) °°
- (Easy Rider) I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone - Tampa Red and his Hokum Jug Band °°
- Uncle Ned, Don't Use Your Head - Lonnie Johnson °°
- I'm Wild About That Thing - Bessie Smith


°° on JASS CD-11/12 (50 tracks!)

comp. by Joe Lauro
cover illustration by Collin Kellogg

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)

Stash/Jass Records discography

971988The Blues 1923 to 1933

- Give Me A Break - Ida Cox With Jesse Crump
- Nothin' But Blues - Cleo Gibson With Her Hot Three
- Barrel House Blues - Rosa Henderson with Edgar Dowell
- Midnight Mama - Frances Hereford with The Levee Serenders

- Kansas City Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Prove It On Me Blues - Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey
- Be On Your Merry Way - Issie Ringgold
- Blue Yodel No 9 - Jimmy Rogers with Louis and Lil Armstrong

- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Bessie Smith
- Jenny's Ball - Mamie Smith
- Moaning The Blues - Victoria Spivey
- Organ Grinder - Eva Taylor with Williams Jug Band
- Get Up Off Your Knees - Ethel Waters with Clarence Williams
- I've Got What It Takes - Margaret Webster with Clarence Williams' Washboard Band
- That Thing's Done Been Put On Me - Margaret Whitmire with Arnold Wiley
- He Used To Be Your Man - Lena Wilson with The Nubian Five


notes by Bill Haesler

BBC REB 683


= BBC CD 683
"Jazz Classics in Digital
Stereo" series

= ABC 836046-2

981989Memphis Jug Band & Associates 1929-1937

Memphis Jug Band, Vol Stevens, Will Shade, Jenny Pope
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets (Mama's Got The Mobile Blues)
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
- Bull Frog Blues
- Tennessee Workhouse Blues

Minnie Wallace, Kaiser Clifton, Hattie Hart, Picaninny Jug Band
- The Old Folks Started It
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You, Papa?
- Come Along Little Children
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Tappin' That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go

notes by Chris Smith

Wolf WSE 131 (Austria 1989)

991989Will Shade & Gus Cannon 1961
with Friends at a Private Party in Memphis, Tenn.

- Kansas City Blues
- Can't Stay I've Got To Go
- Carry Me Back To West Virginia #
- Can I Ride With You Tonight?
- I Can't Stand It
- Goin' Round The Mountain #
- You Send Me John
- I'm Sitting Beside The Water []

- Son Brimmer's Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Stella
- I'll Get A Break Before Long
- Walk Right In (No. 2) #
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- Train
- Banjo Rag #

rec. July 18/19, 1961 in Memphis, TN; Will Shade, voc, g; Laura Dukes, voc, banjolele; # Gus Cannon, voc, bj, jug


Document DLP 561 (Austria 1989)

Laura Dukes discography

1001990Memphis Jug Band: Complete Works 1932-1934

Picaninny Jug Band
- You Got To Have That Thing
- Tappin' That Thing
- Bottle It Up And Go
- I Got Good Taters
- Come Along Little Children
Memphis Jug Band
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Gator Wobble
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats And All
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Take Your Finger Off It
- Little Green Slippers
- Fishin' In The Dark
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Insane Crazy Blues
- She Done Sold It Out
- Memphis Shakedown
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin'
- My Business Ain't Right
- Jug Band Quartette

notes by Chris Smith

Blues Document BDCD 6002 (Austria 1990)

1011990Memphis Jug Band
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 1


- Sun Brimmers Blues (take 2)
- Stingy Woman Blues (take 2)
- Memphis Jug Blues (take 2)
- Newport News Blues (take 1)
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring, When The Birds Begin To Sing
- Snitchin' Gambler-Blues (take 2)
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5021 (Austria 1990)

101a1990The Greatest in Country Blues   (1927-1956)

LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins


LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander

- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake and Charlie Spand


LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins


compiled by Johnny Parth

3 LP set with 24-pp. booklet notes (English and German) by Paul Oliver

RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)

3 CD set
notes by Paul Oliver

1927-1930


1927-1936


1929-1956
= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)

= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)

3 CD set

= 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)

1021991Memphis Jug Band:
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 2


- She Stays Out All Night Long (take 2)
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp) (take 1)
- Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It (take 1)
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5022 (Austria 1991)

1031991Memphis Jug Band:
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 3


- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewall Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
- Going Back To Memphis
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Got A Letter From My Darling
- Round And Round
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5023 (Austria 1991)

103a1991Wild About My Lovin'
Beale Street Blues 1928-1930

The Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Stealin' Stealin'
- K. C. Moan
- On The Road Again
- Jug Band Waltz
Jim Jackson
- My Monday Woman Blues
- I'm Wild About My Lovin'
- When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone
- I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
- Viola Lee Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Going To Germany
- Prison Wall Blues
Frank Stokes
- Downtown Blues
- Taint Nobody's Business
- Taint Nobody's Business (Part II)
- Take Me Back


compiled by Billy Altman; digitally remastered by Joe Lopes
remastered from the original source recordings

notes by Billy Altman

RCA 2461-4 (RCA heritage series)

1041992Memphis Harp & Jug Blowers   1927-1939

Minnie Wallace
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It (take 1)
- The Old Folks Started It (take 2)
Jed Davenport
- How Long How Long Blues
- Cow Cow blues
- Beale Street Breakdown
Jed Davenport
- You Ought To Move Out Of Town
- The Dirty Dozen
- Jug Blues
- Save Me Some
- Piccolo Blues
- I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
- Talkin' 'Bout Yo-Yo
Minnie Wallace
- The Cockeyed World
- Field Mouse Stomp
- Let's All Do That Thing
- Pick 'Em Up And Put 'Em Down
Little Buddy Doyle
- Hard Scufflin' Blues
- Grief Will Kill You
- Slick Capers Blues
- Renewed Love Blues
- Bad In Mind Blues
- Three Sixty Nine Blues
- She's Got Dry Goods
- Lost Baby Blues
- Sweet Man Blues


notes by Mike Rowe

Blues Document BDCD 6028 (Austria 1992)

1051993The Memphis Jug Band   Vol. 1

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring When The Birds Begin To Sing
Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets Mama's Got The Mobile Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- She Stays Out All Night Long

remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 606 (UK 1993)

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 15 (UK 200?)

www.frogrecords.co.uk

1061993The Memphis Jug Band   Vol. 2

Memphis Jug Band
- Lindberg Hop - Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Stealin' , Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter?
Minnie Wallace
- Dirty Butter
- The Old Folks Started It
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa?
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried To Deal Me Will)
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- K.C. Moan
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree

remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 607 (UK 1993)

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 16 (UK 200?)

www.frogrecords.co.uk

1071993The Memphis Jug Band   Vol. 3

- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewell Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got You Water On
- Going Back To Memphis
- He's In The Jailhouse
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- Round And Round
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Lindberg Hop

remastered by John R.T. Davies

notes by Neil Slaven

JSP CD 608 (UK 1993)

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 18 (UK 200?)

www.frogrecords.co.uk

1081995Memphis Masters
Early American Blues Classics   1927-1934

- Country Woman - Will Batts
- Death Bell Blues - Tom Dickson
- Billy Lyons and Stackolee - Furry Lewis
- Pile Driver Blues - Joe McCoy
- I'm Going Away Blues - Frank Stokes
- Little Rock Blues - Pearl Dickson
- Beale Street Breakdown - Jed Davenport
- Where Is My Good Man At? - Memphis Minnie
- Doctor Medicine - South Memphis Jug Band
- Poor Boy A Long Way From Home - Gus Cannon
- Red Ripe Tomatoes - Jack Kelly
- Downtown Blues - Frank Stokes
- Last Chance Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone - Will Shade

- Won't You Be Kind? - Hattie Hart
- Cadillac Baby - Will Batts
- Bob Lee Junior Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- I Let My Daddy Do That - Hattie Hart
- Old Sometime Blues - Frank Stokes

remastered by Richard Nevins

notes by Don Kent

Yazoo CD 2008 (US 1995)

1091995Memphis Jug Bands: Walk Right In
The Blues Collection # 41

Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Minglewood Blues
- Viola Lee Blues
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Walk Right In
- Ripley Blues
- Feather Bed

Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmer's Blues
- Sugar Pudding
- K.C. Moan
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- On The Road Again
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Move That Thing
- Cave Man Blues
- It Won't Act Right
- He's In The Jailhouse Now

ed. by Tony Russell


Orbis BLU NC 041

109a1996Booze & The Blues

State Street Swingers - You Drink Too Much (3:13)
Charley Jordan - Cherry Wine Woman (2:50)
Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrel House Blues (2:49)
Mississippi Sheiks - Bootlegger's Blues (3:31)
Barbecue Bob as Robert Hicks - Me And My Whiskey (3:06)
Kid Prince Moore - Bug Juice Blues (2:38)
Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye (2:36)
Charlie Burse & Memphis Jug Band - Rukus Juice And Chittlin' (2:51)
Merline Johnson as The Yas Yas Girl - Bad Whiskey Blues (2:35)
Amos Easton as Bumble Bee Slim - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away) - Part 1 (3:04)
Amos Easton as Bumble Bee Slim - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away) - Part 2 (3:09)
Little Big Gaither - Moonshine By The Keg (2:44)
Lucille Bogan as Bessie Jackson - Drinking Blues (2:54)

Peetie Wheatstraw - More Good Whiskey Blues (2:59)
Joshua White as Pinewood Tom - Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues (3:01)
Casey Bill Weldon - Give Me Another Shot (2:42)
Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues (2:55)
Sloppy Henry - Canned Heat Blues (2:53)
The Big Three Trio & Rosetta Howard - When I Been Drinking (3:15)
Big Bill Broonzy - When I Been Drinking (2:50)
Jack Newman - Blackberry Wine (2:46)
Rev. W.M. Mosley - Drinking Shine (3:04)

SPV GmbH SPV 91 732 CD bonus tracks:
Leadbelly - Honey, I'm All Out And Down (3:13)
Robert Johnson - Drunken Hearted Man (2:24)


Roots n' Blues series prod. by Lawrence Cohn

notes by Mark A. Humphrey

Columbia/Legacy CK 67002 (US 1996) (Roots n' Blues series)

notes by Mark A. Humphrey

Columbia/Legacy COL 483586 2 (EU 1996) (Roots n' Blues series)

notes by Neil Slaven

= SPV GmbH SPV 91 732 CD (Germany 2008) (Roots n' Blues series)

20 CD box set, CD 14
notes by Dean Rudland
     

(=) Sony Music 88875043322 (US 2014) (Roots n' Blues series)

109b1996The Roots Of Rap
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s

Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down
Luke Jordan - Cocaine Blues
Allen Brothers - Bow Wow Blues
Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - Jive Man Blues
Henry Thomas - Jonah In The Wilderness
Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag

Memphis Jug Band - Whitewash Station
Red Henderson - Automobile Ride Through Alabama
Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No. 2
Butterbeans & Susie - 'Tain't None O' Your Business
Beale Street Sheiks - It's A Good Thing
Jimmie Davis - She's A Hum Dum Dinger
Leroy Carr - Papa's On The House Top
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Let That Liar Alone
Frank Hutchinson - Back In My Home Town
T.C.I. Section Crew - Track Linin
Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Strut
Lonnie Glosson - Arkansas Hard Luck Blues
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom - How Can You Have The Blues?
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles - Pickin' Off Peanuts
Pine Top Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Dixieland Jug Blowers - When I Stopped Running I Was At Home
Memphis Minnie - Frankie Jean


prod. by Don Kent & Richard Nevins; remastered (directly from original 78s) by Richard Nevins

notes by Don Kent

Yazoo CD 2018 (US 1996)

1101998Memphis Jug Band:
Associates and Alternate Takes (1927-30)


Memphis Jug Band
- Sun Brimmers Blues (take 1/3)
- Stingy Woman-Blues (take 1)
- Newport News Blues (take 2)
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues (take 3)
- Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp)(take 2)
Will Weldon
- Turpentine Blues
- Hitch Me To Your Buggie
Vol Stevens
- Vol Stevens Blues
- Baby Got The Rickets
Will Shade
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice-Pick
Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It (take 2)
Hattie Hart
- Won't You Be Kind To Me?
- You Wouldn't Would You, Papa?
Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Fort Worth And Denver Blues
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right From Wrong
Jenny Pope
- Bull Frog Blues
- Tennessee Workhouse Blues
- Mr. Postman Blues
- Rent Man Blues



Wolf WBCD-004 (Austria 1998)

1111999Memphis jug band: he's in the jailhouse now

- Newport News Blues
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Kansas City Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- Coal Oil Blues
- On the Road Again
- Lindberg Hop
- Jug Band Waltz
- Stealin' Stealin'
- I Can't Stand It
- I Can Beat You Plenty
- K.C. Moan
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Fourth Street Mess Around
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Going Back to Memphis
- Spider's Nest Blues
- He's in the Jailhouse Now
- Move That Thing
- Gator Wobble
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- Jug Band Quartette


ABM ABMMCD 1178

1121999Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

disc 1:
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney

- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson


disc 2:
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways from Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery


disc 3:
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan


disc 4:
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown


4 CD set
40-pp. booklet by Joop Visser

Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)

1131999Violin, Sing The Blues For Me
African-American Fiddlers, 1926 - 1947

- vn Blues - Johnson Boys
- K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- Beaver Slide Rag - Peg Leg Howell
- Alma Waltz - Mississippi Mud Steppers
- Window Pane Blues - Tommie Bradley
- Travelin' Railroad Man Blues - Alabama Sheiks
- Pig Meat Blues - Whistler & His Jug Band
- Right Now Blues - Frank Stokes
- East Jackson Blues - Bo Chatmon
- Memphis Blues - Mobile Strugglers
- Vine Street Drag - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- Broken Bed Blues - Kansas City Blues Strummers
- Lonesome Blues - Eddie Anthony/Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams

- Memphis Shakedown - Memphis Jug Band
- Adam and Eve - Tommie Bradley
- Tell Me Man Blues - Henry "Son" Sims
- Blue Coat Blues - Tom Nelson
- Salty Dog - Booker Orchestra
- Baby, Please Don't Go - Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
- Stop and Listen Blues No. 2 - Mississippi Sheiks
- Stealin' Blues - Cow Cow Davenport
- The Moore Girl - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- Highway 61 Blues - Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band
- Ted's Stomp - Louie Bluie


notes by Marshall Wyatt

Old Hat CD 1002

114199?Memphis Sessions (1956 - 1961)

Will Shade (1956)
- I Can't Stand It
Furry Lewis (1959)
- Slide guitar instrumental [Warm Up] [RBF 202]
- You Can Leave [Me] Baby [RBF 202]
Gus Cannon
- I Met Mr. Toad #

Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Dirty Mother For You #
Will Shade
- You Send Me John (No. 2) #
- The Woman I'm Lovin' #
Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Salty Water #
- He's Knocking On My Door #
Gus Cannon
- Show Me The Way To Go Home #

Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- He's Gone #

Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Shanghai Blues #
Gus Cannon
- Walk Right In (No. 1) #

Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Nobody Loves Me #
Will Shade
- You Send Me John (No. 2) #
Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- I'm Goin Down To Lucy Maes #
Charles Hicks (voc, g)
- Lucille #

Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Haunted House Blues #
Will Shade
- Dirty, Dirty Dozen #
Mary Mitchell (with Will Shade, g)
- I'm Drifting #
Little Laura Dukes (with Gus Cannon, bj & Will Shade, g; tub b)
- Laura Blues #

# rec. July 18 / 19, 1961 at a private party in Memphis, TN by Don Hill


Wolf 120.920 (Austria 199?)

Laura Dukes discography

114a2001"Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!"
Fiddle Music   1927-35

- Rukus Juice And Chittlin' - Memphis Jug Band
- The Jazz Fiddler - Lonnie Carter / Walter Jacobs
- Moanin' And Groanin' Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Dance Hall Shuffle - Clifford Hayes
- My Four Reasons - Ikey Robinson & His Band
- Wild Cow Blues - Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
- Knox County Stomp - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- Rustlin' Man - State Street Boys
- Sister Maud Mule - Alec Johnson
- G Rag - Georgia Yellow Hammers
- Throw Me In The Alley - Peetie Wheatstraw
- If You Can't Make It Easy, Sweet Mama - The Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Bunker Hill Blues - Frank Stokes
- I Got A Gal - James Cole String Band
- Sweet To Mama - State Street Boys

- Doctor Medicine - Memphis Jug Band
- Cabo Verdranos Peca Nove - Abrew's Portuguese Instrumental Trio
- Worried Man Blues - Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
- Georgia Crawl - Eddie Anthony / Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams
- Good Old Turnip Greens - Bo Chatmon
- Memphis Stomp - The Blue Boys
- Get Up Off That Jazzophone - Bubbling Over Five
- Rukus Juice Shuffle - Alabama Rascals
- Lazy Lazy River - Mississippi Sheiks


compiled by Marshall Wyatt

notes by Marshall Wyatt

Old Hat CD-1003

1152001The best of the Memphis Jug Band

- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Papa's Got Your Bath Water On
- On The Road Again
- K.C. Moan
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- Memphis Shakedown
- She Stays Out All Night Long
- Meningitis Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'
- He's in The Jailhouse Now
- Taking Your Place
- Ambulance Man
- Beale Street Mess Around
- Going Back To Memphis
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Insane Crazy Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'

compiled by Richard Nevins


Yazoo CD 2059 (US 2001)

1162002When The Sun Goes Down Vol. 2: The First Time I Met the Blues
'The Secret History of Rock & Roll' series

Victoria Spivey - Telephoning The Blues
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Viola Lee Blues
Genevieve Davis - Haven't Got A Dollar To Pay Your House Rent Man
Ishman Bracey - Saturday Blues
Jim Jackson - When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues

Memphis Jug Band - Stealin', Stealin'
Furry Lewis - Judge Harsh Blues
Edna Winston - Rent Man Blues
Harris And Harris - I Don't Care What You Say
Lizzie Miles With Jelly Roll Morton - I Hate A Man Like You
Frank Stokes - "Taint Nobody's Business If I Do-Part I
Sippie Wallace - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
Jimmy Rogers - Blue Yodel #9
Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love, She Got Long, Curly Hair
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe - Don't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To)

Memphis Jug Band - Cocaine Habit Blues
Blind Willie Reynolds - Married Woman Blues
Jimmie Davis - Red Nightgown Blues
Mississippi Matilda - Hardworking Woman
Bo Carter - Doubled In A Knot
Daddy Stovepipe and Mississippi Sarah - If You Want Me Baby
Little Brother Montgomery - The First Time I Met The Blues
Mississippi Sheiks with Bo Carter - Sales Tax


notes by David Evans & Colin Escott

RCA Victor 63987

1172003Alan Lomax - Blues Songbook

disc: 1
- Goin' Down The River - Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Rolled And Tumbled - Rosalie Hill
- Cherry Ball Blues - Jack Owens & Bud Spires
- Dust My Broom - Howlin' Wolf
- Boogie Children - Joe Lee
- Stagolee - Lucious Curtis
- Stop All The Buses - Cecil Augusta
- Worried Life Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- The Pony Blues - Son House
- Tangle Eye Blues - Walter 'Tangle Eye' Jackson
- Trouble So Hard - Vera Ward Hall
- Worried Blues - Sonny Terry
- Beggin' The Blues - Bessie Jones
- John Henry - Gabriel Brown
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- Cherry Ball Blues - Skip James
- I Hate A Man Like You - Jelly Roll Morton
- Roll 'Em - Pete Johnson

- Kokomo - The Memphis Jug Band #
- Life Is Like That - Big Bill Broonzy

disc: 2
- I Could Hear My Name A Ringin' - Big Bill Broonzy
- Dimples In Your Jaws - Joe Lee
- Catfish Blues - Jack Owens & Bud Spires
- Kill-It-Kid Rag - Blind Willie McTell
- You're Gonna Need My Help - Elinor Boyer
- The Army Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- Blues De La Prison - Canray Fontenot
- I Been Drinnkin' - Vera Ward Hall
- I Been A Bad, Bad Girl - Ozella Jones
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- Boogie Instrumental - R.L. Burnside
- Blind Lemon Blues - Lead Belly
- Sweet Patootie Blues - Albert Ammons
- The Last Time - Sam Chatmon
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Desert Blues - Hattie Ellis
- Joe Turner - Hobart Smith
- Joe Turner - Miles
- Joe Turner - Big Bill Broonzy
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Hobart Smith
- How Long Blues - Sonny Terry


# rec. September 30, 1959 in Memphis, TN by Alan Lomax; Charlie Burse, voc, g; Will Shade, voc, b, washb; Robert Carter, g; Dewey Corley, b, jug, kazoo

2 CD set

Rounder CD 1866 (US 2003)

1182004I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Three

CD One
Snooks Eaglin
- Yours Truly
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
- My Babe
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey
- Careless Love
- Rock Island Line
- CC Rider
- I'm Looking For A Woman
- Hello Dolly
- Lonesome Road
Babe Stovall
- Good Morning Blues
- Candy Man
- Fo' Day Blues
- Gonna Move To Kansas City
Johnny Moment
- Keep Our Business To Yourself
- You Got To Mind How To Treat Someone Else

Will Shade
- I Got The Blues So Bad § #
- I Can't Stand It [] #
Furry Lewis
- Baby, I Know You Don't Love Me
Earl Bell
- Travellin' Man
- Terraplane Blues
Moose Williams
- Mother Keep Your Light Burning High In The Window



CD Two
Willie Mabon
- Somebody's Got To Pay
Big Walter Horton
- West Side Blues
- Tin Pan Alley
- This Is It
Sunnyland Slim
- Prison Bound
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Hot Potatoes
- One Room Country Shack
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues
Johnny Young
- You Got Bad Blood, I Think You Need A Shoot
Washboard Sam
- Mama Don't Allow
Big Joe Williams
- Rootin' Groundhog
- Southern Blues
- King's Highway Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
- Improvisations and Interview
- Drive 'em Down Special
- Improvisations and Interview
- I Feel Like A Millionaire
- Improvisations and Interview
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Improvisations and Interview


# rec. May 26, 1964 in Memphis, TN for Swedish Radio by Olle Helander; Will Shade, voc, g; § Laura Dukes, banjolele; [] Johnny Moment, hca

2 CD set

Jefferson Records SBACD 12658/9 (Sweden 2004)

Laura Dukes discography

1192005The Memphis Jug Band with Cannon's Jug Stompers

disc 1:
- Sun Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Sometimes I Think I Love You
- Sunshine Blues
- Memphis Boy Blues
- I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
- State Of Tennessee Blues
- Bob Lee Junior Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- Beale Street Mess Around
- I'll See You In The Spring
- Turpentine Blues - Will Weldon
- Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule - Will Weldon
- Vol Stevens Blues - Vol Stevens
- Baby Got The Rickets (Mama's Got The Mobile Blues) - Vol Stevens
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Evergreen Money Blues
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues
- Peaches In The Springtime
- She Stays Out All Night Long

disc 2:
- Lindberg Hop
- Sugar Pudding
- A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake
- On The Road Again
- Whitehouse Station Blues
- Stealin' Stealin'
- Jug Band Waltz
- Mississippi River Waltz
- Better Leave That Stuff Alone - Will Shade
- She Stabbed Me With An Ice Pick - Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
- What's The Matter
- Dirty Butter - Minnie Wallace
- The Old Folks Started It - Minnie Wallace
- Won't You Be Kind To Me - Hattie Hart
- You Wouldn't, Would You Papa? - Hattie Hart
- Feed Your Friend With A Long Handled Spoon
- I Can Beat You Plenty
- Taking Your Place
- Tired Of You Driving Me
- Memphis Yo Yo Blues
- K.C. Moan
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single Tree

disc 3:
- Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green
- Oh Ambulance Man
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Jim Strainer Blues
- Cave Man Blues
- Fourth Street Mess
- It Won't Act Right
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Stonewall Blues
- Spider's Nest Blues
- Papa's Got Your Water On
- Going Back To Memphis
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Got A Letter From My Darlin'
- Round And Round
- You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
- Move That Thing
- You Got Me Rollin'
- Son Brimmers Blues
- Stingy Woman Blues
- Newport News Blues
- Snitchin' Gambler Blues
- Lindberg Hop

disc 4:
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Minglewood Blues
- Big Railroad Blues
- Madison Street Rag
- Springdale Blues
- Ripley Blues
- Pig Ankle Strut
- Noah's Blues
- Hollywood Rag
- Heart Breakin' Blues
- Feather Bed
- Cairo Rag
- Bugle Call Rag
- Viola Lee Blues
- Riley's Wagon
- Last Chance Blues
- Tired Chicken Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
- The Rooster's Crowing Blues
- Jonestown Blues
- Pretty Mama Blues
- Bring It With You When You Come
- Wolf River Blues
- Money Never Runs Out
- Prison Wall Blues


remastered by John R.T. Davies

4 CD set
notes by Keith Briggs

JSP JSPCD 7745 (UK 2005)

1202005Memphis Shakedown: More Jug Band Classicss

disc 1:
Jack Kelly
- Highway No. 61 Blues
- Highway No. 61 Blues No. 2
- Red Ripe Tomatoes
- Believe I'll Go Back Home
- Country Woman
- Cheatin' Woman
- Ko-Ko-Mo Blues (tk 1)
- Ko-Ko-Mo Blues (tk 2)
- Cold Iron Bed
- R.F.C. Blues
- Policy Rag
- President Blues
- Highway No. 61 Blues
- Cadillac Baby
- Doctor Medicine
- Lightnin' Blues
- Betty Sue Blues
- Flower Blues
- Joe Louis Special
- High Behind Blues
- You Done Done It
- Diamond Buyer Blues
- World Wandering Blues
- Neck Bone Blues
- Men Fooler Blues


disc 2:
Picaninny Jug Band
- You Gotta Have That Thing
- Tappin' That Thing
- Bottle It Up and Go
- I Got Good Taters
- Come Along Little Children
Memphis Jug Band
- Mary Ann Cut Off
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Gator Wobble
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats and All
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Take Your Finger Off It
- Little Green Slippers
- Fishin' in the Dark
- Bottle It Up and Go
- Insane Crazy Blues
- She Done Sold It Out
- Memphis Shakedown
- Rukus Juice and Chittlin'
- My Business Ain't Right
- Jug Band Quartette
Kaiser Clifton
- Cash Money Blues
- Forth Worth & Denver Blues
- She'll Be Back Someday
- Teach Me Right from Wrong

disc 3:
Noah Lewis Jug Band
- Ticket Agent Blues
- New Minglewood Blue
- Selling the Jelly
- Bad Luck's My Buddy
- Chickasaw Special
- Devil in the Woodpile
- Like I Want to Be
Jed Davenport
- How Long How Long Blues
- Cow Cow Blues
- Beale Street Breakdown
- You Ought to Move Out of Town
- The Dirty Dozen
- Jug Blues
- Save Me Some
- Piccolo Blues
Beale Street Rounders
- I'm Sittin' on Top of the World
- Talkin' 'Bout Yo-Yo

Memphis Minnie
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Meningitis Blues
The Delta Boys
- Don't You Want to Know
- You Shouldn't Do That
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Black Gal Swing
- Get Up and Go
- Every Time My Heart Beats


disc 4:
Charlie Burse
- Beale Street Holiday
- Baby, You Win
- Oil It Up and Go
- What's the Matter with the Well
- I'm in Buddy's Wagon
- Good Potatoes on the Hill
- Weed Smoking Mama
- Dawn of Day Blues
- Goldie May
- Scared to Death
- You Better Watch Out
- Too Much Beef
- Magic Spell Blues
- It Makes No Difference Now
- Radio Blues
- Hell's Highway
- It's Against the Rule
- Ain't Gonna Be No Doggone Afterwhile
- Memphis Highway Stomp
- Brand New Day Blues
Minnie Wallace
- The Cockeyed World
- Field Mouse Stomp
- Let's All Do That Thing
- Pick 'Em Up and Put 'Em Down

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7752 (UK 2005)

1212006The Memphis Jug Band   Vol. 4

- I Packed My Suitcase, Started to the Train #1
- Bob Lee Junior Blues #1
- Beale Street Mess Around #2
- I'll See You in the Spring, When the Birds Begin to Sing #2
- Evergreen Money Blues #1
- Coal Oil Blues
- Papa Long Blues #1
- Peaches in the Springtime #1
- Stealin' Stealin' #1
- Mary Anna Cut Off
- My Love Is Cold
- Jazzbo Stomp
- Gator Wobble
- Tear It Down, Bed Slats and All
- Boodie Bum Bum
- Take Your Fingers Off It
- Little Green Slippers
- Fishin' in the Dark
- Bottle It Up and Go
- Insane Crazy Blues
- She Done Sold It Out
- Memphis Shakedown
- Rukus Juice and Chittlin'
- My Business Ain't Right
- Jug Band Quartette

notes by Neil Slaven

= Frog DGF 62 (UK 2006)

www.frogrecords.co.uk

1222007Memphis - That's All Right - From Blues To Rock'n'Roll

Part 1 - Old School
Frank Stokes - Memphis Rounders Blues (1929)
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Bring It With You When You Come (1930)
Joe Hill Louis - Heartache Baby (1950)
McCoy & Johnson - Don't Want No Woman (1930)
D.A. Hunt - Lonesome Old Jail (1953)
Little Buddy Doyle - Grief Will Kill You (1939)
Sleepy John Estes - Divin' Duck Blues (1929)
Howlin' Wolf - I Asked For Water (1956)

Memphis Jug Band - Kansas City Blues (1927)
Doctor Ross - Doctor Ross Boogie (1951)
Furry Lewis - Black Gypsy Blues (1929)
Robert Wilkins - Falling Down Blues (1929)


Part 2 - New Wave
Bobby Bland - It's My Life Baby (1955)
Minnie Thomas - I Know What You Need (1956)
Johnny Ace - So Lonely (1954)
Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 (1951)
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train (1953)
Elvis Presley - That's All Right (1954)
Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat (1953)
The Del Rios with The Bear Cats - Alone On A Rainy Nite (1956)
Rosco Gordon - Booted (1951)
Little Milton - Homesick For My Baby (1954)
James Cotton - Straighten Up Baby (1953)
B.B. King - Everyday I Have The Blues (1955)



Saga SARL 37

1235/2011The Frog   Blues and Jazz Annual   No. 2

- My Good Man Sam - King Oliver Orchestra
- Nobody Else Will Do - Edmonia Henderson
- High Society (test) - Sidney Bechet
- Panana Blues (test) - State Street Stompers

- K. C. Moan (test) - Memphis Jug Band
- Demonstration of Buddy Bolden's cornet style (test) - Bunk Johnson
- Preshious (sic) Lord (test) - Joe Taggart
- Crossroads Blues #1 - Robert Johnson
- Third Rail #B - Walter Barnes Royal Creolians
- Messin' Around - Cookie's Gingersnaps
- Chinaman Blues - Erskine Tate Vendome Orchestra
- Wabash Blues (test) - Troy Floyd Orchestra
- Dallas Blues - Marie Cahill
- Starvation Moan (test) - Ed Bell
- Whoopee Stomp (test) - Frank Melrose
- Senegalese Stomp - Savoy Bearcats
- Beau-Koo - Jack Omer Simeon
- Sidewalk Blues - Jelly Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers
- Blue Rhythm Stomp - Sammy Price and his Four Quarters
- Nasty But Nice - Bert Johnson
- Chinese Memories - Pierre De Caillaux
- Put On Your Old Grey - Bonnet Stan Atkins Band
- Tomi Tomi - Kanui & Lula
- Sweet Georgia Brown - Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians)
- Round & Round (test) - Casey Bill
- Key To The Highway - Jazz Gillum


remastered by Nick Dellow


CD accompanying the Frog Blues and Jazz Annual - No. 2

www.frogrecords.co.uk

1242017American Epic: The Collection

disc 1:
- The Coo Coo Bird (The Cuckoo) - Clarence Ashley
- On the Road Again - Memphis Jug Band
- The Panama Limited - Bukka White
- Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1 - Frank Stokes
- K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- I Am Bound for the Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes
- Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 2 - Garfield Akers
- I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Down On Penny's Farm - Bentley Boys
- Foldin' Bed - Whistler's Jug Band
- Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- Walk Right In - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - The Carter Family
- Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson
- Bayou Teche - Columbus Fruge
- Cool Drink of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Train On the Island - J.P. Nestor

disc 2:
- My Heart Keeps Singing - Elder J.E. Burch
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham - Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers
- Death's Black Train Is Coming - Rev. J. M. Gates
- Waiting for a Train - Jimmie Rodgers
- Darling, Where Have You Been So Long? - Tenneva Ramblers
- Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- Ma Blond Est Partie - Amadie Breaux, Ophey Breaux & Cleoma Breaux
- Peg and Awl - Carolina Tar Heels
- Chocolate to the Bone - Barbecue Bob
- Down On Me - Eddie Head and Family
- Prenez Courage - Cleoma Breaux with Joseph Falcon and Ophy Breaux
- Pickin' Off Peanuts - Dilly and his Dill Pickles
- Just Because - Nelstone's Hawaiians
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- Ladies On the Steamboat - Burnett & Rutherford
- Mamma, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day - Blind Willie McTell

disc 3:
- Cecilia - Cuarteto Flores
- La Coquetera - Los Borinquenos
- Coconito - Guty Cárdenas Y Lencho
- Lovesick Blues - Emmett Miller
- Long Tall Mama - Big Bill Broonzy
- John Henry Blues - Two Poor Boys
- Mr. Tom Hughes' Town - Lead Belly
- Louis Collins - Mississippi John Hurt
- I Am The Light of the World - Blind Gary Davis
- Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee
- Chant of the Eagle Dance - Hopi Indian Chanters
- Hilo Hula - Mike Hanapi & The Ilima Islanders
- If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Wreck of the '97 - Ernest Stoneman
- Faded Coat of Blue - Buell Kazee
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- Sail Away Ladies - Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers
- Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
- Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson
- Arkansas Traveller - Don Richardson

disc 4:
- Hard Time Blues - Lane Hardin
- Down the Dirt Road Blues - Charley Patton
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Banjo Joe
- Hastings Street - Blind Blake & Charlie Spand
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Gonna Have 'Lasses In the Morning - Golden Melody Boys
- New Orleans Stop Time - Memphis Minnie & Bumblebee Slim
- Prove It On Me Blues - Ma Rainey
- Gonne Die with My Hammer in My Hand - Williamson Brothers & Curry
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Banjoreno - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- It's a Good Thing - Beale Street Sheiks
- Trust In God and Do the Right - Blind Willie Davis
- Someday Baby Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Bull Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Brown Skin Gal (Down the Lane) - Massey Family
- Henry Lee aka Young Hunting - Dick Justice
- Old Country Rock - William Moore
- La Danseuse - Delma Lachney & Blind Uncle Gaspard
- My Black Mama, Pt. 1 & 2 - Son House
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James

disc 5:
- Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
- Mal Hombre - Lydia Mendoza
- Sunshine Special - Frenchy's String Band
- Old Jim Canan's - Robert Wilkins
- Les Blues De Voyage - Amédé Ardoin & Dennis McGee
- The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
- I'm Gonna Cross the River Jordan Some of These Days - Jaybird Coleman
- Tomi Tomi - Sol K. Bright with The Aloha Serenaders
- Sittin' On Top of the World - Mississippi Sheiks
- James Alley Blues - Richard Rabbit Brown
- The Indian Tom Tom - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band
- Blues In a Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- Je Me Suis En Alle - Bartmont Montet & Joswell Dupuis
- Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- E Mama Ea - Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette
- Ghost Dance - Truett & George
- Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus) - Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Allons A Lafayette - Joseph Falcon
- Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta, Pt. 1 & 2 - Los Madrugadores
- Denomination Blues (Part 1 & 2) - Washington Phillips


remastered by Nick Bergh
"American Epic: The Collection gathers 100 of these original recordings from the 1920s and 1930s in one five-disc set, restored to unprecedented levels of sonic fidelity. For this box set, compiled by Director Bernard MacMahon, engineer Nicholas Bergh refined a transfer process using a mix of both modern and vintage equipment in order to extract the remarkable resolution from the records that is often missed."

5 CD set
 
American Epic AMPC451 (US 2017)

1252017American Epic: The Best of Memphis Jug Band

- Stealin' Stealin'
- On the Road Again
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Lindberg Hop
- Newport News Blues
- K.C. Moan
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Sometimes I Think I Love You

- Fourth Street Mess Around
- You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
- What's The Matter
- Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
- Memphis Shakedown
- Whitewash Station Blues
- Insane Crazy Blues

180g LP

American Epic/Third Man TMR463 (US 2017)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 183
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 327-328
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, pp. 165, 363-364, 611-615, 788-789, 978-979
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 380, 481
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 716
- Bengt Olsson: Memphis Blues.- London (Studio Vista) 1970, pp 26-35
- Roger Misiewicz, T. Malcolm Rockwell & Helge Thygesen: Champion Sales Figures
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Iain Johnson, Benoît Brière, Helge Thygesen, Ken Brooks, Howard Rye, Paul Vernon, Bob Eagle and Ken Brooks for additional info / scans

 

M E M P H I S   J U G   B A N D (Ben Ramey, Will Shade, Charles Polk, Will Weldon; source: Olsson 1970, p. 28
Memphis Jug Band
(Ben Ramey, Will Shade, Charles Polk, Will Weldon)
from a Victor catalogue of 1930

source: Olsson 1970, p. 28

 

'M E M P H I S   J U G   B A N D'; actually Cannon's Jug Stompers: Gus Cannon (banjo/guitar), Ashely Thompson (guitar), Noah Lewis (harmonica); source: Olsson 1970, p. 26
"Memphis Jug Band"
actually Cannon's Jug Stompers:
Gus Cannon (banjo/guitar), Ashely Thompson (guitar), Noah Lewis (harmonica)
from a Victor catalogue of 1930

source: Olsson 1970, p. 26

 

J E D   D A V E N P O R T   and His Beale Street Jug Band; source:
"Memphis Jug Band"   Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band
standing, l to r: Henry Castle?, 12-str. guitar; unknown, jug; Jed Davenport, harmonica; Joe McCoy, guitar
sitting, l to r: unknown, jug; Charlie McCoy, mandolin

 

Mr. Crump did like it!
Life magazine Vol. 8, No. 13 (March 25, 1940); click to enlarge!   'A Negro jug band' 'on their trip home to Memphis' and thereby playing for 'Boss Crump', who 'strolls with accompanying minstrels through cars of his special train'; on 1st, 2nd and 3rd photo: Charlie Burse with guitar; on 2nd photo: Will Shade with jug; source: Life magazine Vol. 8, No. 13 (March 25, 1940), p. 20; jug band photos reprinted in Blues & Rhythm #62 (1991); click to enlarge!   Blues & Rhythm #62 (1991)
"A Negro jug band" "on their trip home to Memphis" and thereby playing for "Boss Crump",
who "strolls with accompanying minstrels through cars of his special train"
on 1st, 2nd and 3rd photo: Charlie Burse with guitar; on 2nd photo: Will Shade with jug

source: Life magazine Vol. 8, No. 13 (March 25, 1940), p. 20; jug band photos reprinted in Blues & Rhythm #62 (1991)

 

Charlie Burse & Will Shade'
Charlie Burse & Will Shade at youtube.com

 

 

 

 

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