'Funny Papa' Smithné John T. Smith Otis Cook 1) a/k/a The Howling Wolf a/k/a Howling Smith('Funny Paper Smith' was a gaffe on the part of Vocalion officials)b. prob. 1890 1909 or 1910 in Bastrop County, near Austin, Texas 1)d. poss. 1940 1979, prob. in Illinois in Bastrop County, Texas 1)discography
1) source: Bob Eagle @ facebook, 06/28/2019
Vocalion unissued
Vocalion 1558
Vocalion 1582(prob. either never issued or withdrawn immediately after issue)
Vocalion 1590
'Magnolia Harris' is probably Victoria Spivey
Vocalion 1602
= Melotone M12077
Vocalion 1614
Melotone M12117
= Polk P9013(James K. Polk Inc, Atlanta, GA)
= Vocalion 02699 (1934)
Vocalion 1633
Vocalion 1641
Vocalion 1655
Vocalion 1664
Vocalion 1674
Vocalion 1679
Vocalion 03036
Vocalion 03168
notes by Jerome Epstein Yazoo L-1010
Yazoo Records discography
Down With The Game D 205
DWTG discography
Roots RL-312 (Austria 1968)
= Roots RL-312 (Austria 19??)
= Autogram RL-312 (Germany 2010) "Texas Country Music Vol. 1 - Blues series"
Roots Records discography
notes by Stephen Calt, Woody Mann, Nick Perls & Michael Stewart Yazoo L-1031
= Yazoo CD 1031 (199?)
notes by Toyo Nakamura MCA MCA-3525 (Jp 1976)
notes by Paul Oliver Magpie PY 4411 (UK 1979)
Magpie Records discography
3 LP setMCA / Victor VIM-20/2 (Jp 1983)
= MCA CD (1996) (3 CD set)
Little Hat Jones discography
RST Blues Documents BD-2010 (Austria 1987)
= Story of Blues CD 3532(1992)
notes by Teddy DoeringRST BDCD 6016
= Document BDCD 6016(2000)
= Document BDCD 6016
notes by David Evans Document DOCD 5224
notes by Geoffrey Allan LesterCollectables COL-5549
notes by Chris SmithDocument DOCD 5318
Document DOCD 5461
P-Vine PCD-5756
Catfish KATCD 179
Catfish Records (UK) discography
Talent / Star Talent 806
Tom Shaw discography
notes by Frank Scott Advent 2801 (US)
= XTRA 1132 (UK)
original notesby Frank Scott (=) Testament TCD 5027(1995)
Advent Records discography
notes by Stephen Calt Blue Goose 2008
Blue Goose Records discography
Document DOCD 5223
Collectables COL-5278
thanks to Russell Shor, Helge Thygesen, Donovan Weaver and Bob Eagle for additional info / scans