Illustrated Romeo Nelson discography

Romeo Nelson
Iromeio "Romeo" Nelson
b. March 12, 1902 in Springfield, Tennessee
d. May 17, 1974 at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
buried at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois
discography
Romeo Nelson, 1959

#	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
1	1929	Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop (C-4300-B) # @ youtube - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing (C-4629- ) * @ youtube # rec. September 5, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Romeo Nelson, voc, p * rec. October 9, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Romeo Nelson, voc, p Vocalion 1447 (US 1929) # Brunswick 80021, Hot Record Society 8, Vocalion V1011
2	1930	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom - Friendless Blues (C-3854- ) # @ youtube Tampa Red "The Guitar Wizard" - Dying Mercy Blues (C-4238-A) * @ youtube # rec. July 12, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Tampa Red, voc, g; Georgia Tom, voc, p; unknown, sb * rec. September 5, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Tampa Red, voc, g; ~~prob. Georgia Tom Dorsey~~ Romeo Nelson, p Vocalion 1491 (US 1930) Tampa Red discography
2a	1930	Romeo Nelson - Dyin' Rider Blues (C-4752- ) # @ youtube - 1129 Blues (The Midnight Special) (C-5257- ) * @ youtube unissued track from November 26, 1929 session: - 11.29 Blues (C-4753-B) # # rec. November 26, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Romeo Nelson, voc, p * rec. c. February 3, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Romeo Nelson, voc, p Vocalion 1494 (US 1930)
3	6/1938	ROMEO NELSON / MONTANA TAYLOR Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop [Vocalion 1447] Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks [Vocalion 1419] Hot Record Society 8 (US 6/1938) Montana Taylor discography
4	5/1952	ROMEO NELSON / MONTANA TAYLOR Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop [Vocalion 1447] Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp [Vocalion 1419] Vocalion V.1011 (UK 5/1952) (Origins of Jazz series) Montana Taylor discography
*LP / CD compilations*
5	6/1943	Boogie Woogie Piano Historic Recordings by Pioneer Piano Men Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks (80019 A) [Vocalion 1419] - Indiana Avenue Stomp (80019 B) [Vocalion 1419] Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No. 1 (80020 A) [Brunswick 7116] - The Dirty Dozen No. 2 (80020 B) [Brunswick 7151] Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop (80021 A) [Vocalion 1447] Speckled Red - Wilkins Street Stomp (80021 B) [Brunswick 7116] Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues (80022 A) [Vocalion 1198] - State Street Jive (80022 B) [Vocalion 1198] set of four 10 inch 78 rpm records 8-pp. booklet with liner notes by Eugene Williams Brunswick Album B-1005 (US 6/1943) (Collector's Series) 10 inch LP notes by Eugene Williams = Brunswick BL 58018 (US 1950) set of four 7 inch 45 rpm records notes by Eugene Williams = Brunswick Album 9-7020 (US 1951) Montana Taylor discography Speckled Red discography
6	1955	Piano Jazz Vol. 1 - Barrel House And Boogie Woogie Brunswick BL-54014 / Vogue Coral LVA 9069: - Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor - The Dirty Dozen, No. 1 - Speckled Red [Brunswick 7116] - The Dirty Dozen, No. 2 - Speckled Red [Brunswick 7151] - Wilkins Street Stomp - Speckled Red [Brunswick 7116] - Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Smith - Pinetop's Blues - Pinetop Smith - Jump Steady Blues - Pinetop Smith - I'm Sober Now - Pinetop Smith - Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport - State Street Jive - Cow Cow Davenport Swaggie S1326: - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Smith - Pine Top's Blues - Pinetop Smith - Jump Steady Blues - Pinetop Smith - I'm Sober Now - Pinetop Smith - Now I Ain't Got Nothin' At All - Pinetop Smith - I've Got More Sense Than That - Pinetop Smith - Big Boy They Can't Do That - Pinetop Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Pinetop Smith - Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor - The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen - No. 2 - Speckled Red - Wilkins Street Stomp - Speckled Red - Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson - Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport - State Street Jive - Cow Cow Davenport notes by Nat Shapiro Brunswick BL-54014 (UK 1955) notes by Peter Gammond = Vogue Coral LVA 9069 (UK 1957) (=) Swaggie S1326 (Australia 1981)"Piano Jazz: Boogie Woogie Pianists" 1928-1930
		- two harmonica pieces rec. early 1960s in Chicago, IL (?) by (Donald R. Hill and) Dave Mangurian; Romeo Nelson, hca unissued
		- three pieces: - Four O'clock Blues - ??? rec. early 1960s in Chicago, IL (?) by Pete Welding & Erwin Helfer for Paul Affeldt's Euphonic label; Romeo Nelson, voc, p unissued
7	1965	Collector's Classics Volume Two Jazz Collector Series 33 1/3 Dewey Jackson's Peacock Orchestra - Capitol Blues - Go'Won To Town Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen - No. 2 King Oliver & His Dixie Syncopators - Speakeasy Blues - Snag It To No. 2 (tk 1) Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop 33 1/3 rpm EP notes by Bill Haesler Swaggie JCS-33748 (Australia 1965)
8	1966	Piano Blues Walter Roland - Big Mama - Dice's Blues Sylvester Palmer - Broke Man Blues Mississippi Jook Band - Skippy Whippy Wesley Wallace - Fanny Les Blues - Number 29 Jabbo Williams - Pratt City Blues Walter Davis - M & O Blues Romeo Nelson - Dyin' Rider Blues Louise Johnson - On The Wall Roosevelt Sykes - Lost All I Had Blues Little Brother Montgomery - The First Time I Met You Jabbo Williams - Jab Blues Peetie Wheatstraw - Good Woman Blues compiled and edited by Samuel Charters cover photo by Ann Charters notes by Samuel Charters RBF 12 (US 1966) RBF discography
9	c.1967	Rugged Piano Classics 1927-1939 Skip James - 22-20 Blues @ youtube Jim Clark - Fat Fanny Stomp @ youtube Cripple Clarence Lofton - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie @ youtube Henry Brown - Stomp Em Down To The Bricks @ youtube Black Diamond Twins - Block & Tackle @ youtube Blythe and Burton - Block & Tackle Blues @ youtube Blythe and Clark - Don't Break Down @ youtube Cow Cow Davenport - Alabama Strut @ youtube Sammy Brown - The Jockey Blues @ youtube Romeo Nelson - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing @ youtube James Wiggins - Frisco Bound @ youtube - 44 Blues @ youtube Jessie James - Lonesome Day Blues @ youtube Frank Melrose - Pass The Jug @ youtube notes by Tracy Nelson Origin Jazz Library OJL 15 (US c.1967) OJL Records discography
10	1974	Boogie Woogie Pianos Pinetop Smith - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop's Blues - I'm Sober Now - Jump Steady Blues Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No. 1 - Wilkins Street Stomp - The Dirty Dozen No. 2 Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues - Mr.Freddie Blues - Celeste Blues - Yancey Special Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks - Indiana Avenue Stomp Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues - State Street Jive notes by Shouichi Yoi MCA-3083 (Jp 1974) = MCA VIM 4638 (Jp 1981) Montana Taylor discography Pinetop Smith discography Speckled Red discography
11	1975	Piano In Style 2 "Black Fingers" 1928-1938 Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport - Cow Cow Blues - State Street Jive Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp - Detroit Rocks Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen (No.1) - Wilkins Street Stomp - The Dirty Dozen (No.2) Alex Hill - Stompin' Em Down - Tack Head Blues Robert "Bob" Call - Thirty-One Blues Honey Hill - Boogie Woogie Mary-Lou Williams - Night Life (instr) - Drag 'Em - Isabelle - Clean Pickin' notes by Pierre-François Cangardel MCA 510.122 (Fr 1975) (Jazz Heritage series)
12	197?	Barrelhouse Piano Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues - State Street Jive - Alabama Strut - Back In The Alley - Mootch Piddle Henry Brown - Stomp 'Em Down To The Bricks Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen - Wilkins Street Stomp Speckled Red - Dirty Dozen No. 2 Montana Taylor - Whoop And Holler Stomp - Hayride Stomp - Indiana Avenue Stomp - Detroit Rocks Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - The Midnight Special Jazz Piano JP-5007
13	1977	Vocalion 1928-1930 'shake your wicked knees' (The Piano Blues Vol. 3) Cow Cow Davenport - Back In The Alley Bert M. Mays - Michigan River Blues Joe Dean - I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today Lee Green - Memphis Fives Jim Clarke - Fat Fanny Stomp Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues Romeo Nelson - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing Dan Stewart - New Orleans Blues Lil Johnson - House Rent Scuffle Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks Tampa Red - Black Hearted Blues Pinetop Smith - Jump Steady Blues Joe Dean - Mexico Bound Blues Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop Cow Cow Davenport - Texas Shout Montana Taylor & The Jazoo Boys - Whoop And Holler Stomp foreword by Francis Smith notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett Magpie PY 4403 = Magpie PYCD 03 Magpie Records discography
14	1984	The Pioneers of Boogie Woogie Original Masterpieces Vol. 1 Pine Top Smith - Pinetop's Blues Pine Top Smith - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Pine Top Smith - Jump Steady Blues Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen No. 2 Henry Brown - Deep Morgan Cripple Clarence Lofton - In The Morning Speckled Red - Jim Jackson's Jamboree Jimmy Yancey - Yancey Special Jimmy Yancey - White Sox Stomp Jimmy Yancey - The Fives Jimmy Yancey - South Side Stuff Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp Charles Avery - Dearborn Street Breakdown Joker SM 4081 (It 1984) 6 LP set (=) Joker SM 9416 (It) (boxed set of Joker SM 4081 to SM 4086)
15	1985	Clarence Pine Top Smith / Romeo Nelson Complete Recordings 1928 - 1930 Clarence Pine Top Smith - Pine Top's Blues (tk 1) - Pine Top's Blues (tk 2) - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (tk 1) - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie (tk 2) - I Got More Sense Than That - I'm Sober Now - Big Boy They Can't Do That - Jump Steady Blues (tk 1) - Jump Steady Blues (tk 2) - Now I Ain't Got Nothing At All - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Dyin' Rider Blues - The Midnight Special notes by Martin van Olderen Oldie Blues OL 2831 (NL 1985) Oldie Blues discography
16	1989	Boogie Woogie Masterpieces Cow Cow Davenport - State Street Jive Pinetop Smith - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks Charles Avery - Dearborn St. Breakdown Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop Wesley Wallace - No. 29 Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues Count Basie Quintet - Boogie Woogie Count Basie - Boogie Woogie Albert Ammons - Shout For Joy Pete Johnson - Roll 'em Pete Jimmy Yancey - Yancey Stomp Big Maceo - Chicago Breakdown Joe Hunter - Nasty Neighbourhood Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Pete Johnson - Dive Bomber notes by Kurt Mohr Official 3031 ("Denmark" 1989) (=) Official CD 83031
17	1992	Boogie Woogie & Barrelhouse Piano Vol. 2 1928 - 1930 Bob Call - Keep A-Knockin' An You Can't Get In (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - Evil Woman Blues (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - 31 Blues Raymond Barrow - Walking Blues Blind Leroy Garnett - My Lovin' Blues (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - Weary-Heart Blues (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - Chain 'em Down - Louisiana Glide - Forty-Four Blues (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - Frisco Bound (James "Boodle-It" Wiggins, voc) - What Do You Think This Is? (Marie Griffin, voc) - Blue And Disgusted (Marie Griffin, voc) James "Boodle-It" Wiggins - Corinne Corinna Blues - Gotta Shave 'Em Dry Romeo Nelson - Head Rag Hop - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Dyin' Rider Blues - 11.29 Blues (The Midnight Special) Rudy Foster - Black Gal Makes Thunder - Corn Trimmer Blues Piano Kid Edwards - Gamblin' Mans Prayer Blues - Hard Luck Gamblin' Man - Piano Kid Special - Give Us Another Jug notes by Mike Rowe Document DOCD-5103 (Austria 1992) notes by Mike Rowe = Document DOCD-5103 (UK 2008)
18	1998	Shake Your Wicked Knees - Rent Parties And Good Times Classic Piano Rags, Blues & Stomps 1928-43 - Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith - Pine Top's Blues - Pine Top Smith - Back In The Alley - Cow Cow Davenport - I'm So Glad I'm 21 Years Old Today - Joe Dean - Pitchin' Boogie - Will Ezell - Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis - Dearborn Street Breakdown - Charles Avery - Fat Fanny Stomp - Jim Clarke - Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport - Hip Shakin' Strut - Hokum Boys & Jane Lucas - House Rent Scuffle - Lil Johnson # - Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Romeo Nelson - Jump Steady Blues - Pine Top Smith - Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor - Whoop And Holler Stomp - Montana Taylor # - I'm Sober Now - Pine Top Smith - Indiana Avenue Stomp - Montana Taylor - Stomp 'em Down To The Bricks - Henry Brown - Hokum Stomp - Hokum Boys & Jane Lucas - Jimmy's Rocks - Jimmy Yancey - Mooch Piddle - Cow Cow Davenport # - Tight Whoopee - Mozelle Alderson prod. by Francis Wilford-Smith remastered by Richard Nevins, # John R. T. Davies notes by Bob Hall Yazoo CD 2035 (US 1998) Yazoo Records discography
19	2001	Piano Blues - The Essential disc 1: - Head Rag Hop - Romeo Nelson - Trenches - Turner Parrish - Ain't It A Shame - Leroy Carr - Big Mama - Walter Roland - 44 Blues - Roosevelt Sykes - Flying Crow Blues - Black Ivory King - I Don't Know - Cripple Clarence Lofton - Rocks In My Pillow - Bumble Bee Slim (Amos Easton) - Oh You Devil You - Oliver Brown - Fat Fanny Stomp - Jim Clarke - Playing The Dozen - Will Ezell - Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James - Black Gal Makes Thunder - Rudy Foster - All Night Long - Louise Johnson - Whoopie - Eddie Miller - Pine Tops Boogie - Pine Top Smith - If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road - Skip James - The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red disc 2: - I'm So Glad I'm 21 Years Old Today - Joe Dean - Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade 'Lux' Lewis - Think You Need A Shot - Walter Davis - Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport - Keep A-Knocking An You Can't Get In - James 'Boodle It' Wiggins - No. 29 - Wesley Wallace - 31 Blues - Bob Call - Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery - Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard - Joe Pullum - Joe Louis Strut - Memphis Minnie - Dearborn Street Breakdown - Charles Avery - Lonesome Man Blues - Sylvester Palmer - East Chicago Blues - Sparks Brothers - Pratt City Blues - 'Jabo' Williams - Shack Bully Stomp - 'Jabo' Williams - Soon This Morning - Charlie Spand - 5 O'Clock Blues - Jimmy Yancey - Detroit Rocks - Montana Taylor compiled by Paul Swinton double CD notes by Gary Atkinson Document CBL-200004 (UK 2001)
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 194
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 676, 850, 903
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 766-767
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, p. 397
- Michael Hortig: Romeo Nelson (1902-1974).- The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual No. 5 (2017), pp. 202-206
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/2206640-Romeo-Nelson
- http://employees.oneonta.edu/hilldr/bluesf.htm
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Helge Thygesen, Michael Hortig and Frits Segers for additional info / scans