Illustrated Lafayette Thomas discography

live footage of Lafayette Thomas accompanying Betty Janette
(Betty Harris of NOLA) at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival Lafayette Thomas
Lafayette Jerl "The Thing" Thomas
b. June 13, 1928 in Harrison County, Texas (~~Shreveport, Louisiana~~)
d. May 20, 1977 in Brisbane, California
buried at Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo County, California
discography L A F A Y E T T E T O M A S; source: Sheldon Harris' Blues Who's Who p. 509
source: Sheldon Harris' Blues Who's Who p. 509

#	year of release	title / label # / notes
1	1948	Bob Geddins and His Cavaliers - Thinkin' And Thinkin' (CT 5A) # - Jumping For Julia (CT 5B) rec. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Sherman Louis, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; B. Bostic, b; # ens voc Cave Tone 5 = Modern 20-685 (as by "Bob Geddins' Cavaliers" or as by "Sherman's Trio" (5B)
1a	1948	Bob Geddins CAVALIERS - Nobody's Business (A / 3935) # - Ghost Riders (B) rec. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, lead voc; John Becknell, George Salter, Elbridge Vann, voc; Sherman Louis, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; B. Bostic, b Cava-tone 101 (US 1948) # = Gilt-Edge GE-5022 (US 12/1950)
1b	1948	Bob Geddins CAVALIERS - (I'm) So Tired I Could Cry (A 3933) - West Side Jump (Boogie Boy Boogie) (B3934) # rec. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; Sherman Louis, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Bill Bostic, b Cava-tone 102 (US 1948) # as by "West Side Trio" = Gilt-Edge GE-5033 (US 1951)
1c	1948	Bob Geddins CAVALIERS - I'm A Stranger Here (A 3932) # @ youtube - St. Louis Blues (B) rec. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, lead voc; # John Becknell, George Salter, baritone voc; V. Eldridge, tenor voc; Sherman Louis, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Bill Bostic, b Cava-tone 103 (US 1948) # = Gilt-Edge 5022 (12/1950)
1e	1948	Jimmy Wilson and His All Stars - Honey Bee (CAV105) - Please Believe In Me (CAV107) rec. c. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Aladdin 3087
2	1948	JIMMY WILSON Cava-Tone 252: - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie # (CAV106) - Mistake In Live (CAV108) Aladdin 3140: JIMMY WILSON and the Scatman - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie # (CAV106) JIMMY WILSON and His All-Stars - Mistake In Live (CAV108) rec. c. 1948 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; # Scatman Crothers, speech; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Cava-Tone 252 = Aladdin 3140
2a	12/1950	BOB GEDDINS' CAVALIERS - Nobody's Business If I Do [Cava-Tone CT 101] - I'm Just A Stranger Here (3932) [Cava-Tone CT 103] Gilt-Edge GE-5022
3	1/1952	L. J. Thomas and His Louisiana Playboys - Baby Take A Chance With Me (U 7393) # - Sam's Drag (U 7394) rec. October 1951 in Memphis by Sam Phillips (Sun Records); Lafayette Jerl Thomas, g, # voc; with saxes, p, b, dr Chess 1493
4	1952	JIMMY WILSON and His All-Stars - Every Dog Has His Day (SF 2052) - Lemon Squeezer (SF 2053) rec. July 11, 1952 in San Francisco, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; Que Martyn, ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Aladdin 3169 Aladdin SP 1259 (1985)
5	1952	JIMMY WILSON and His All-Stars - It's Time To Change (SF 2054-1) - Any Man's A Fool (SF 2055-1) # rec. July 11, 1952 in San Francisco, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; # Que Martyn, ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Aladdin 3241 Aladdin SP 1259 (1985)
6	1953	JIMMY WILSON and His All-Stars - Tin Pan Alley (6244) - Big Town Jump (6245) rec. 1953 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc, poss b; Que Martyn, ts; sax; King Solomon, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; dr Big Town 101
7	1953	Jimmie Wilson and His All Stars with King Solomon on piano - Call Me A Hound Dog (6262) - Instrumental Jump (What's Up) (6263) # rec. 1953 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc, poss b; Que Martyn, ts; sax; King Solomon, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; dr Big Town 103 # = Modern 1003 as by "Johnny Todd"
7a	1953	WILLIE B. HUFF - I Love You Baby (6264) @ youtube - Operator 209 (6265) @ youtube rec. 1953 in Oakland, CA; Willie B. Huff (female artist), voc; ts; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; dr Big Town 105 (US 1953)
8	1953	JIMMY WILSON - A Woman Is To Blame (6388) - Blues At Sundown (6389) rec. 1953 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc, poss b; Que Martyn, ts; sax; King Solomon, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; dr Big Town 107
9	1953	JIMMY WILSON and His All Stars - Ethel Lee (UN 2137-3) - Tell Me (UN 2140-2) rec. May 14, 1953 in Los Angeles; Jimmy Wilson, voc; saxes; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr 7-11 2104
10	1953	Jimmy Wilson - Baby Don't Want Nobody But Me (UN 2138-6) - Crying Like A Baby Child (UN 2139-2) rec. May 14, 1953 in Los Angeles; Jimmy Wilson, voc; saxes; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr scheduled as 7-11 2105, but never issued Aladdin SP 1259 (1985)
		- Night Or Day (ACA 2719) rec. 1953 in Oakland, CA; Lafayette Thomas, g; with p, b, dr Peacock unissued
11	1954	Jerry Thomas - Don't Have To Worry (Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town) (MM 2065) - Lost Mind (Standing At The Back Door Crying) (MM 2066) rec. 1954 in Oakland, CA; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; with Johnny Parker, ts; ts; Jimmy McCracklin, p; b, dr Modern 927
12	1954	Johnny Parker & His Orchestra - Tired Of Everybody (MM 2067) - What You Did To Me (MM 2068) rec. c. March 1954 in Oakland, CA; Johnny Parker, voc; ts; Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr RPM 407
13	1954	James Reed - I Wanna Know (A) - Roughest Place In Town (Tin Pan Alley) (B) @ youtube rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr Rhythm 1775
14	1954	James Reed - Oh People (A) - My Love Is Real (AA) rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr Money 201
15	1954	JAMES REED and His Band - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (6409) - You Better Hold Me (6639) rec. 1954 in San Francisco, CA; James Reed, voc, p; ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr Big Town 117
16	1954	Jimmy Wilson - Strangest Blues (A) - I Used To Love A Woman (B) rec. 1954 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; Wild Willie Moore, ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; Johnny Heartsman, b; dr Rhythm 1765 = Elko 915 as by "Jimmy Nolen"
17	1954	Jimmy Wilson - Trouble-Trouble (A) - Frisco Bay (B) rec. 1954 in Oakland, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; p; poss Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Rhythm 1766
		- Weekend Blues (2 tks) (H 622) - Deep South Guitar Blues (H 623) # @ youtube - Why Don't You Tell Me You Love Me rec. 1955 in Los Angeles; Lafayette Thomas, g; with p, b, dr Hollywood unissued # JSP JSPCD 7796
18	1955	LAFAYETTE THOMAS WITH AL PRINCE ORCH. - Weekly Blues (A) # @ Spotify - The Thing (AA) * rec. c. 1955 in Oakland, CA; Lafayette Thomas, g, # voc; with ts, bs, p, b, dr Trylite 1100 * (=) Trylite 4100/1100 (repro 2010)
19	1956	Jimmy Wilson - Louise (C125) # - Alley Blues (C127) rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; # ts; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Chart 610
20	1956	JIMMY WILSON - Send Me Your Key (C126) - Poor, Poor Lover (C128) rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Chart 629
		- Alley Blues - alt tk rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Chart unissued Rockin' CD 5502
21	1956	Jimmy Wilson and His Band - Trouble In My House (6703) - Jumpin' From Six To Six (6705) # rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr; # ens voc Big Town 115
22	1956	Jimmy Wilson and His Band - I've Found Out (6702) - Oh Red (6704) # rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Big Town 123 # = Irma 108
23	1956	JIMMY WILSON Blues Blasters Band - Oh Red (108X) - Blues In The Alley (XX) rec. 1956 in Miami, FL; Jimmy Wilson, voc; ts; bs; prob Jimmy McCracklin, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr Irma 108
24	1957	LAFAYETTE THOMAS / THE JUMPING JUDGE and His Court LAFAYETTE THOMAS - Cockroach Run (5000X) # THE JUMPING JUDGE and His Court * - The Trial (XX) rec. 1957 in Oakland, CA; # Lafayette Thomas, g; with ts; bs; prob. Johnny Heartsman, p; b; dr * Bob Geddins Jumping 5000
25	1957	Juke Boy Barner & Group - Well Baby (111A) - Rock With Me Baby (111B) rec. Oakland, 1957; Juke Boy Bonner, voc, g, hca; Lafayette Thomas, g; unk. b Irma 111 (Bob Geddins' label) Arhoolie 2008 Wolf CD 120.613 X Rockin' Blues LP 1000
		- Old Memories (U 8926) @ Spotify - Claim On You (U 8927) rec. July 1958 in Chicago, IL; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; poss. Al Jones, tb; as; Johnny Parker, ts; bs; Jimmy McCracklin, p; poss. Horace Hall, b; Ray Cotton, dr Chess unissued P-Vine PLP 6033 (1984) MCA CHD 2-9393 (1998)
26	1958	ROY HAWKINS - I Hate To Be Alone (1041) @ youtube - Lonesome Without You (1042) @ youtube rec. 1958 in San Francisco, CA; Roy Hawkins, voc; saxes; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr Rhythm 120 (US 1958) Roy Hawkins discography
27	1958	ROY HAWKINS - Baby, Please Don't (1046) @ youtube - It's Love (1045) @ youtube rec. 1958 in San Francisco, CA; Roy Hawkins, voc; saxes; p; Lafayette Thomas, g; b, dr Rhythm 122 (US 1958) Roy Hawkins discography
28	1959	LAFAYETTE THOMAS - Please Come Back To Me (SLT79603) # @ youtube - Lafayette's A-Coming (SLT70604) @ youtube @ Spotify rec. July 7, 1959 in New York; Lafayette Thomas, g, # voc; Sam Price, p; John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, b; Joe Belton, dr Savoy 1574
		- Blues (SLT79601) - Texarkana (SLT70602) # rec. July 7, 1959 in New York; Lafayette Thomas, g; Sam Price, p; John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, b; Joe Belton, dr Savoy unissued # Savoy Jazz CD 17307
29	1960	Little Brother Montgomery: Tasty Blues - Tasty Blues @ youtube - Santa Fe @ youtube - How Long, Brother? @ youtube - Pleading Blues @ youtube - No Special Rider @ youtube - Brother's Boogie @ youtube - Sneaky Pete Blues @ youtube - Something Keeps Worrying Me @ youtube - Cry, Cry Baby @ youtube - Satellite Blues @ youtube - Deep Fried @ youtube - Vicksburg Blues @ youtube rec. July 1, 1960 in New York City; Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Julian Euell, b front cover photo by Raeburn Flerlage Roosevelt Sykes tracks on Fantasy 24717: Roosevelt Sykes - Drivin' Wheel - Long, Lonesome Night - Set The Meat Outdoors @ youtube - Coming Home - Stompin' The Boogie - Number Nine @ youtube - Calcutta - Selfish Woman - Hangover - Night Time Is The Right Time @ youtube - Runnin' The Boogie @ youtube - Hey Big Momma Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p; Clarence Perry, Jr., ts; Frank Ingalls, g; Floyd Ball, g; Armond "Jump" Jackson, dr notes by Frank Driggs Bluesville BVLP 1012 (US 1960) notes by Frank Driggs = Status ST 1012 (US mid-1960s) notes by Frank Driggs = Prestige PRT/PRST 7807 (US 1972) notes by Frank Driggs = OBCCD-554-2 (US 1992) notes by Frank Driggs = OBCCD-554-2 (EU 1992) notes by Paul Oliver (=) Fantasy 24717 (US 1973) "Urban Blues" (along with BVLP 1006) Bluesville Records discography OBC Records discography Little Brother Montgomery discography Roosevelt Sykes discography
29a	1960	Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 - I Got My Brand On You - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Baby, Please Don't Go - Soon Forgotten - Tiger In Your Tank - I Feel So Good - Got My Mojo Working - Got My Mojo Working pt. 2 - Goodbye Newport Blues [] - I Got My Brand On You # - Soon Forgotten # - Tiger In Your Tank # - Meanest Woman # rec. July 3, 1960 at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca, Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr; [] Butch Cage, vl; [] Lafayette Thomas, g # 2001 MCA/Chess bonus tracks; rec. June 1960 in Chicago Chess LP 1449
29b	196?	Goin' To California Lowell Fulson - Three O¹Clock Blues - I'm Wild About You - Don't Be So Evil - Prison Bound - My Baby Left Me - Double Trouble - Storming and Raining K.C. Douglas with Sidney Maiden - Mercury Boogie Sidney Maiden with K.C. Douglas - Eclipse Of The Sun Willie B. Huff - Beggar Man Blues Mercy Dee Walton - One Room Country Shack Johnny Fuller - Train, Train Thunder Smith - New Worried Life Blues "Rocky Mountain" Stoneham - Water Coast Blues Thunder Smith - Thunder's Boogie (piano solo) notes by Chris Strachwitz Heritage 1003 Heritage Records discography
30	1961	Memphis Slim: Just Blues - Beer Drinkin' Woman * - Teasing The Blues # - The I.C. Blues * [] @ youtube @ Spotify - Baby Doll # - Just Blues * - Blue And Disgusted * - Blue Brew # - Rack 'Em Back Jack # - Motherless Child * [] @ youtube @ Spotify - Brenda # - When Your Dough Roller Is Gone * - Hey Slim * # rec. April 26, 1960 in New York; Memphis Slim, voc, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Wendell Marshall, b * rec. November 15, 1960 in New York; Memphis Slim, voc, p; [] Buster "Harpie" Brown, hca notes by Joe Goldberg Bluesville BVLP 1018 (US 1961 ff.) notes by Joe Goldberg = Bluesville BVLP 1018 (UK 1961) "Produced in England by Interdisc" notes by Joe Goldberg = Prestige PR 1018 (US 19??) (=) Fantasy F 24705 (US 1972) (along with BVLP 1031) "Raining The Blues" = Fantasy FCD-24705-2 = Ace CH 485 (along with BVLP 1031) Bluesville Records discography
31	1961	Memphis Slim: No Strain - Darling, I Miss You So * - Lonesome Traveller * [] @ youtube @ Spotify - Raining The Blues # - Lucille # - Don't You Think You're So Smart # - No Strain # - You Are Gonna Need My Help One Day * - Angel Child * [] @ youtube @ Spotify - Fast And Free * - My Baby Left Me * - Nice Stuff # # rec. April 26, 1960 in New York; Memphis Slim, voc, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Wendell Marshall, b * rec. November 15, 1960 in New York; Memphis Slim, voc, p; [] Buster "Harpie" Brown, hca notes by Pete Welding Bluesville BVLP 1031 (US 1961) notes by Pete Welding = Fontana 688 302 ZL (UK 1965) (=) Fantasy F 24705 (1972) (along with BVLP 1018) "Raining The Blues" = Fantasy FCD-24705-2 = Ace CH 485 140 g LP = DOL DOL1475 (It 2014) Bluesville Records discography Fontana Records discography
31a	12/1961	AL and NETTIE - Now You Know (6159X) # @ youtube - San Francisco Twist (6159XX) @ youtube Al & Nettie with Jimmy McCracklin Band; # Bob Geddins, org Gedinson's GD-6159 (Bob Geddins' label)
31b	1962	CAMILLE AND THE CREATIONS - Hey Baby # @ youtube - Johnny # with Lafayette Thomas, g Gedinson's GD-100
31c	1962	Twist with Jimmy McCracklin - I Can't Tell (I Got Eyes For You) # - (I'm) Gonna Tell Your Mother # - My Mother Says # - That Ain't Right # - Please Forgive # - Couldn't Be A Dream # - Oh Baby (Darlin' Share Your Love) # - You Don't Seem To Understand (Give My Heart A Break) # - Reelin' And Rockin' Twist (Rockin' All Day) # * rec. 1954/55 (* 1949) in Oakland for Modern Crown CLP 5244 (US 1962) = United US 7719 (1963) "My Rockin' Soul" = Custom CM/CS 2057 "My Rockin' Soul" = P-Vine VIP-5006M (Jp 1977)
31d	1963	Jimmy McCracklin: I Just Gotta Know - I Just Gotta Know - My Love For You - Too Late For Change @ Spotify - Susie And Pat - Farewell - You've Been Misled - Club Savoy - Don't Deceive - Shame Shame Shame - Every Night - I Don't Care - Get Back Jimmy McCracklin, voc; Lafayette Thomas, g Imperial LP-9219 / 12219 (US 1963)
32	1969	Oakland Blues featuring L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, Lafayette "Thing" Thomas and Dave Alexander track sequence on cover and label: L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Clean Your House - Train Time Blues - Jack Rabbit Boogie - Separate Ways - Bringin' My Baby Back Home Lafayette "Thing" Thomas - Party With Me # * - I Had A Dream # * - A Fool's Way of Doin' Things # Dave Alexander - Love Is Just For Fools - Good Soul Music - Highway 59 actual track sequence on vinyl: L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Clean Your House - Separate Ways - Jack Rabbit Boogie - Train Time Blues - Bringin' My Baby Back Home Lafayette "Thing" Thomas - Party With Me # * - I Had A Dream # * - A Fool's Way of Doin' Things # Dave Alexander - Love Is Just For Fools [] - Good Soul Music [] - Highway 59 [] # rec. September 9, 1968 in Berkeley; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; Dave Alexander, p; Charles Thomas, g; * L.C. Robinson, st-g; Malachi Spencer, b; Garnell Barfield, dr [] rec. March 3, 1969 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles; Dave Alexander, voc, p; George Smith, hca; Houston Twister [Albert Collins], g; Dave Johnson, b; Paul Lagos, dr prod. by Steve LaVere; arranged & directed by Jimmy McCracklin notes by Pete Welding World Pacific WPS-21893 = Liberty LBS-83234 (UK 1969)
33	1970	Oakland Blues KC Douglas - Mercury Boogie Sidney Maiden - Eclipse Of The Sun Willie B. Huff - Beggar Man Blues Juke Boy Bonner - Well Baby Mercy Dee Walton - Trailing My Baby LC Good Rockin' Robinson - Why Don't You Write To Me Juke Boy Bonner - Rock With Me Baby Johnny Fuller - Train, Train Blues - First Stage of the Blues Jimmy McCracklin - When I'm Gone Jimmy Wilson - Tin Pan Alley - A Woman Is To Blame - Blues At Sundown - Frisco Bay notes by Lee Hildebrand Arhoolie 2008 (US 1970) = Trio PA-3063 (Jp 1975) Arhoolie Records discography
33a	1970/71?	Juke Joint Blues Eddie Burns - Bad Woman Blues Ernest "Buddy" Lewis - Lonesome Bedroom Harvey Hill Jr. - She Fooled Me Mr. Honey (David Edwards) - Build A Cave L. C. Williams - The Lazy J Lightning Leon - Reposession Blues Alvin Smith - On My Way Dr. Hepcat - Hattie Green Sonny Boy Holmes - The $64 Question Arthur "Big Boy" Spires - Which One Do I Love Sonny Terry - Harmonica Train Sonny Boy Holmes - T N T Woman Jimmy Wilson - Trouble, Trouble Square Walton - Bad Hangover rec. 1948 - 1959 notes by Paul Oliver Blues Classics 23 (US 1970/71?)
33b	1971	When Girls Do It LP 1: Bobby 'Guitar' Bennett - When Girls Do It Junior Wells - I'm A Stranger Little Oscar Stricklin - Suicide Blues Harmonica Fats - How Low Is Low Magic Slim - Love Me Baby [Ja-Wes 0105] Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm - Down And Out Sam Baker - Sweet Little Angel Drifting Charles - Evil Hearted Woman - Drifting Cloud Memphis Slim And His House Rockers - Blue And Lonesome Donnie Jacobs - Street Walkin' Woman T.V. Slim - Don't Knock The Blues [Pzazz 005] - My Heart's Full Of Pain [Pzazz 005] Buddy Guy - Hard But It's Fair LP 2: Magic Sam - My Love Is Your Love Danny Boy - Wild Woman - Kokomo Me Baby Jimmy McCracklin - Fare Well - Take A Chance Mr. Bo - I Ain't Gonna Suffer - If Trouble Was Money Junior Wells - I'm A Stranger Clear Waters - Hilly Billy Blues - Boogie Woogie Baby Tender Slim - Don't Cut Out On Me - I'm Checkin' Up Sugar Boy Williams - Little Girl - Five Long Years compiled, arranged & prod. by Ian Sippen & Peter Shertser DLP notes by Peter Shertser Red Lightnin' RL 006 (UK 1971) = Broadside CD STERN1 (UK 2008) Red Lightnin' Records discography
33c	1972	Sugar Pie DeSanto - Hello San Francisco - part 1 - Hello San Francisco - part 2 # Sugar Pie DeSanto, voc; # Lafayette Thomas, g; prod by J.C. Moore Jasman 4
34	1976	Mr. Fulbright's Blues Jimmy Nolen [actually Jimmy Wilson] - Strangest Blues # - I Used To Love A Woman # Phillip Walker - Louisiana Walk - I Want You For Myself - Playing In The Park - Heelo My Darling Mac Willis - Pretty Woman - Howling Woman Smokey Hogg - Blue And Lonesome Blues - Misery In My Life Elmon Mickle - Flat Foot Sam - I Got To Get Some Money Jesse Fuller - Listen Here Mr. Fireman - San Francisco Bay Blues Big Son Tillis & D.C. Bender - Zetela Blues - Rock Is My Pillow - Ten Long Years - I Got A Letter Unknown Artist A - Hard Luck Blues - Lonesome Road Jesse Thomas - Another Fool Like Me George Smith - West Helena Blues Unknown Artist B - Come Back Baby Unknown Artist C - Strange Ol' Feeling J.D. Nicholson - I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More Jimmy Nolen - Let's Try It Again Willie Egans - It's A Shame - Willie's Boogie # with Lafayette Thomas, g 2 LP set P-Vine Special PLP 2-704 (Jp 1976) = P-Vine PCD 2008 notes by Chris Bentley = Diving Duck DD 4314/5 "Mr. Fullbright's Blues Vols. 1 & 2" (NL 1990) = Wolf CD 120.614/129.615 (Austria 1998) "Elko Blues Vols. 1 & 2"
35	1979?	Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters: Rockin' Man - Miss Mattie Left Me - Rock And Rye - Miss Minnie Lee Blues - I Can't Understand Love - Bad Condition Blues - Just Won't Let Her Go - Gotta Cut Out # - Movin' On Down The Line # - Rockin' Man - That's Life # - Looking For A Woman - Share And Share Alike # - She Felt Too Good # - Hear My Story # - I Wanna Make Love To You # - You're The One # # with Lafayette Thomas, g Route 66 KIX 12 (Sweden 1979?)
35b	1981	Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters Volume One - Reelin' And Rockin' # * - Love When It Rains * - Beer Drinkin' Woman (prev. uniss. alt. take 1949) # * - I Think My Time Is Here # * - I'll Get A Break Some Day * - Just Won't Let Her Go (prev. uniss. alt. take 1950) * - Ragged As A Mop (MM 1293-2) [aka "Hamburger Joint"] (prev. uniss. 1949) # * - My Life Depends On You (prev. uniss. 1949) * - Up And Down Blues (prev. uniss. alt. take 1949) # * - Gonna Find Another Woman (prev. uniss. 1949) * * with Robert Kelton, g # with Lafayette Thomas, g 10 inch LP Ace 10CH28
36	1984	The Best Of Jimmy McCracklin with Lafayette Thomas - Minnie Lee - Everybody Rock (New Orleans Beat) - Suffer - The Wobble - I'm To Blame - The Walk - Later On - One Track Love - Old Memories (Lafayette Thomas, voc) - Claim On You (Lafayette Thomas, voc) - He Knows The Rules - Hurt Me - I Know - Take Care Of Yourself - I'll Take The Blame - Trottin' rec. 1957/58 in Chicago for Chess/Checker P-Vine Chess PLP 6033 (Jp 1984)
36a	1984	Sugar Pie DeSanto Hello, San Francisco - How Many Times (1983) - A Matter Of Time (1983) - Mama (1979) - Straighten It Out With Your Man (1974) - Git Back (1974) - Dialog Art Aficinado, Nice, France - Hello San Francisco - part 1 (1972) - Hello San Francisco - part 2 (1972) # - Strange Feeling - Enemy - Wha'd You Do That For (1977) - Keep Your Women's Lib rec. 1967-83; Sugar Pie DeSanto, voc; # Lafayette Thomas, g; prod by J.C. Moore Jasman JR-121829
37	1985	Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956 L. J. Thomas & His Louisiana Playboys - Baby Take A Chance With Me - Sam's Drag 9 LP box set Charly Sun Box 105 www.sunrecords.com
37a	1985	Jimmy Wilson: San Francisco 1952-53 - Every Dog Has His Day (Aladdin 3169) # - Lemon Squeezer (Aladdin 3169) # - It's Time To Change (Aladdin 3241) - Any Man's A Fool (Aladdin 3241) # - Baby Don't Want Nobody But Me (7-11 2105) * - Crying Like A Baby Child (7-11 2105) * rec. July 11, 1952 in San Francisco, CA; Jimmy Wilson, voc; # Que Martyn, ts; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr * rec. May 14, 1953 in Los Angeles; Jimmy Wilson, voc; saxes; Lafayette Thomas, g; b; dr 7 inch EP notes by Gérard Herzhaft Aladdin SP 1259 (Fr 1985) (Pathé Marconi)
38	1985?	Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters: I'm Gonna Have My Fun - I'm Gonna Have My Fun - True Love Blues - You Don't Love Me - What's Your Phone Number # - Your Heart Ain't Right - I Found That Woman # - The Cheater # - Beer Tavern Girl # - She's Gone # - My Days Are Limited # - I Cried - The End # - Take-A-Chance # - I'm The One # - Blues Blasters Boogie # - Fare You Well # # with Lafayette Thomas, g Route 66 KIX 29 (Sw)
39	1986	Memphis: Beale Street Breakdown Chess Blues Archives Vol. 3 Doctor Ross - Doctor Ross Boogie - Country Clown Walter Horton - Walter's Boogie - West Winds Are Blowing Willie Nix - Truckin Little Woman - Just One Mistake Harmonica Frank - Swamp Root Harmonica Frank - Goin' Away Walkin' - Howlin' Tomcat - She Done Moved Joe Hill Louis - When I'm Gone - Dorothy Mae LJ Thomas - Baby Take A Chance With Me - Sam's Drag P-Vine PLP 6073 (Jp)
40	1987	Bay Area Blues Blasters featuring Lafayette "Thing" Thomas Lafayette Thomas - Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town - Standing In The Back Door Cryin' Johnny Parker - What You Did To Me - Tired Of Everybody James Reed - Dr. Brown - You Better Hold Me - The End Jimmy McCracklin's Blues Blasters - Blues Blasters Boogie Roy Hawkins - It's Hard - Is It Too Late - The Thrill Is Gone - If I Had Listened Baby "Pee Wee" Parham - People Are Wonderin' - I've Got A Feeling James Reed - My Mama Told Me - The End Original sessions prod. by Joe Bihari and Bob Geddins notes by Ray Topping Ace CDH 224
40a	1988	Blues Guitar Blasters Jimmy Nolan - After Hours Albert King - Killing Floor Albert King - You Threw Your Love On Me Too Strong Lowell Fulson - Talkin' Woman Lowell Fulson - Everytime It Rains B.B. King - Early In The Morning B.B. King - Talkin' The Blues Elmore James - Dust My Blues Elmore James - Elmo's Shuffle Lafayette Thomas - Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town Lafayette Thomas - Standing In The Back Door Crying Guitar Slim - Certainly All Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do Ike Turner - Twistin' The Strings Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Oh Babe Pee Wee Crayton - Twinky Pee Wee Crayton - Mistreated So Bad T-Bone Walker - Hey Hey Baby John Lee Hooker - I Had A Good Girl Elmore James - Hawaiian Boogie compiled by Ted Carroll Ace CHA 232 (UK/Germany 1988)
41	198?	Guitar In My Hands An Anthology of Virtuoso West Coast Blues Guitarists & R&B Guitarists 1948-1959 Jimmy Nolen - Wipe Your Tears Pee Wee Crayton - Pappy's Blues Gene Phillips - Slippin' And Slidin' Jimmy Nolen - Can't Stand To See You No More Jimmy Toliver - Rolling Lafayette Thomas - Please Come Back Home To Me Pee Wee Crayton - I'm Your Prisoner Jimmy Nolen - The Way You Do Chuck Norris - Let Me Know Jimmy Nolen - It Hurts Me Too Lowell Fulson - Juke Box Shuffle Pee Wee Crayton - Crying And Walking Gene Phillips - Ramblin' Woman Jimmy Nolen - You've Been Goofing Pete "Guitar" Lewis - Ooh Midnight Chuck Norris Messin' Up Jimmy Nolen - How Fine Can You Be Lafayette Thomas - Lafayette's A Comin Moonshine 108 (NL) Moonshine discography
42	198?	Jimmy Wilson: Trouble In My House - Every Dog Has His Day # - Lemon Squeezer # - Ethel Lee # - Tell Me # - Call Me A Hound Dog # - I_ve Found Out # - Trouble In My House # - Jumpin' From Six To Six # - Oh Red # - Blues In The Alley # - Louise # - Send Me Your Key # - Poor Poor Lover # - Easy Easy Baby - My Heart Cries Out For You - I Don't Care # with Lafayette Thomas, g Diving Duck 4305 (NL)
42a	1993	My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama Sly Williams - Boot Hill - I Believe In A Woman Lafayette Thomas - Weekly Blues - The Thing Mojo Watson - You Know You Don't Want Me The Masked Marvel's Buddy - Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues No. 2 Earl Hooker - Yea, Yea Earl Hooker - Do The Chicken Harmonica King - All Last Night Guitar Tommy Moore - Your Car Machine - I Ain't Botherin' Nobody Calvin Leavy - Cummins Prison Mojo Watson - I Kept On Trying - Look-A-There Lenox 1012 (Fr) Lenox CD 1012
43	1994	1950's Oakland Blues Juke Boy Bonner - Well Baby # - Rock With Me Baby # Jimmy McCracklin - I Wanna Make Love To You # - You're The One # - Fare-Well # - Savoy Jump # - I'm The One # - Take A Chance # - Beer Tavern # - Love For You # Big Mama Thornton - Don't Talk Back - Big Mama's Coming Johnny Fuller - Strange Land - First Stage Of The Blues - No More - Weeping And Mourning Jimmy Wilson & The Blues Blasters - Oh Red # - Blues In The Alley # # with Lafayette Thomas, g originally released on Irma Records Wolf CD 120.613
44	1998	Chess Blues Guitar Two Decades of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969 disc 1: - Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk - That's All Right - Jimmy Rodgers - So Glad I Found You - Johnny Shines - When I Am Gone - Joe Hill Louis - Walkin' The Boogie - John Lee Hooker - Date Bait - Blue Smitty - Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe - Sad, Sad Day - Muddy Waters - It Was A Dream - John Brim - Forty Cups Of Coffee - Danny Overbea - Just A Fool - Eddie Boyd - Loving Man - Muddy Waters - I've Got A Woman - Howlin Wolf - Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson - Give Me One More Shot - J. B. Lenoir - Rollin' Blues - Lowell Fulson - Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley - Guitar Rumba - Earl Hooker - What Kind Of Gal Is That? - Jody Williams - Frog Hop - Earl Hooker - Lucky You - Jody Williams - Old Memories - Lafayette Thomas - Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry disc 2: - Walking Thru The Park - Muddy Waters - Treat Me Like I Treat You - Eddie Burns - Claim On You - Layfayette Thomas - Rock This House - Jimmy Rodgers - I'm Satisfied - Otis Rush - I Still Got The Blues - Chuck Berry - Broken Hearted Blues - Buddy Guy - Talk To Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out) - Elmore James - My Babe - Bo Diddley - Won't Be Hanging Around - Albert King - I Can Tell - Bo Diddley - Hidden Charms - Howlin' Wolf - Buddy's Boogie - Buddy Guy - What Kind Of Love Is This? - Little Milton - Someday - Robert Nighthawk - Killing Floor - Howlin Wolf - Leave My Girl Alone - Buddy Guy - Cross My Heart - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Watch Out - Hound Dog Taylor - One Sunny Day - Lonnie Brooks - I Can't Quit You Baby - Little Milton - She's Too Much - Johnny Littlejohn compiled by Andy McKaie & Bill Dahl cover photo by Ray Flerlage, booklet photos by Mike Rowe 2 CD set MCA CHD-2-9393 (US 1998)
45	1999	Jimmy Wilson & His All Stars: Jumpin' From Six To Six - Jumpin' From Six to Six # - Trouble In My Home # - Ethel Lee # - Every Dog Has His Day # - Lemon Squeezer # - Honey Bee # - I Found Out # - Oh Red # - Oh Red - alternative version # - Blues In The Alley # - Strangest Blues # - I Used To Love A Woman # - Tin Pan Alley # - Big Town Jump # - Call Me A Hound Dog # - A Woman Is To Blame # - Blues At Sundown # - Please Believe Me # - It's Time To Change # - Any Man's Fool # - Baby Don't Want Nobody But Me # - Could I Be Wrong - Crying Like A Baby Child # - Easy Easy Baby - Don't You Know - Tell Me # with Lafayette Thomas, g Official CHD 5256 be warned: "... remastering frequently leaves a lot to be desired" (Frank Scott) !!!
45a	1999	Jasman presents Miss Sugar Pie DeSanto A Slice Of Pie - Shoppin' Cart Blues - Keep It Like It Is - Straighten It Out With Your Man - Hello San Francisco - part 1 (1972) - Hello San Francisco - part 2 (1972) # - Git Back - Face The Hard Times - Goodbye - Blues Express - part 1 - Blues Express - part 2 Sugar Pie DeSanto, voc; # Lafayette Thomas, g; prod by J.C. Moore Jasman CD 1105
45b	1999	Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters: The Modern Recordings 1948-50 - Reelin' And Rockin' (Rockin' All Day) # - Deceivin' Blues # - Beer Drinkin' Woman # - I'll Get A Break Someday - Love When It Rains - Deceivin' Blues (2) # - I Think My Time Is Here # - Josephine - Bad Condition Blues - Blues Blasters Shuffle - Oh I'm In Love - You Deceived Me # - Gotta Cut Out # - Up And Down Blues # - Racket Blues - Bad Health Blues # - Just Won't Let Her Go - Don't Mistreat Me - Cold Hearted - Your Heart Ain't Right - Hamburger Joint (MM 1293-3) # - Crying Blues - Mistreating Me - 1942 Boogie - Bad Health Blues (2) # # with Lafayette Thomas, g Ace CD CHD 720
45c	2002	West Coast Guitar Killers Vol. 1 - Let's Go Smitty - Floyd Dixon (with Johnny "Guitar" Watson) - Mean Old World - Johnny Fuller - Hard Life - Guitar Shorty (aka David William Kearney) - Ways Of A Man - Guitar Shorty - Tom Cat - Big Mama Thornton - Midnight Blues - Baby Calloway - Scarred Knees - Little Miss Janice (aka Janice Wesson Tyrone) - Behind The Sun - The Rockin' Bros. - Weekly Blues - Lafayette Thomas - The Thing - Lafayette Thomas - Claim On You - Lafayette Thomas - Old Memories [actually "Please Come Back To Me"] - Lafayette Thomas - One Nighter Blues - Johnny Otis - Goomp Blues - Johnny Otis - I'm Leaving You - Ivory Lucky (aka Ted Taylor with Bob Reed's Orch.) - In The Wee Wee Hours - Joe Liggins - Baby Please Don't - Troyce Key (with Eddie Cochran on guitar) Go - Watch Your Mouth - Troyce Key (with Eddie Cochran on guitar) - How Long Will It Last - Guitar Shorty - Love Loves - Guitar Shorty - Brick - Johnny Morisette - Lafayette's A'Comin - Lafayette Thomas - Too Late To Change - Jimmy McCracklin @ Spotify - I Never Thought - Guitar Shorty - High Sailing - Claude & The Hightones El Segundo ESR 01002
45d	2002	West Coast Guitar Killers Vol. 2 - Tell Me Tell Me - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - She's My Baby - Flash Terry & Orchestra - Poison Ivy - Two Crows & The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe - Tell The Truth - Blues Slim and his band - You Upset Me Baby - Willie Snow & The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe - Reconsider Baby - The Diggers featuring Lloyd Rowe - Git To Gittin' - Pee Wee Crayton - You Don't Know What You're Doing - R.S. Rankin - Looking Back - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - The Eagle Is Back - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Slow Jam - Bud Spudd and the Sprouts - Take A Chance - Jimmy McCracklin - Beer Tavern Girl - Jimmy McCracklin - Rock-It - The Rocking Bros. (Jason & Wilber) - Strangest Blues - Jimmy Wilson - Good Woman Blues - B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts - I Believe In A Woman - Sly Williams - Boot Hill - Sly Williams - After Awhile - Jesse Allen - Knocked Out - Jimmy Liggins - The Search Is Over - Cal Green with the Midnighters - I Can Hear My Baby Calling - Cal Green with the Midnighters - Rat Now - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Baby Don't Leave - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - The Boogie Twist - Cal Valentine & The Texas Rockers El Segundo ESR 01003
46	2003	Savoy Blues 1944-1994 disc 1: - Uncle Sam's Blues - Hot Lips Page - Groovin' the Blues - Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) - Lips Blues - Hot Lips Blues - Evil Gal Blues - Albinia Jones - Salty Papa Blues - Albinia Jones/Don Byas's Swing Seven - All I Sing Is Blues - Billy Eckstine - I'm Going Way Back Home - Gatemouth Moore/Budd Johnson Quartet - Walking My Blues Away - Gatemouth Moore/Budd Johnson Quartet - Man Wanted - Pete Johnson/Etta Jones - I Got My Discharge Papers - Joe Turner - My Gal's a Jockey - Joe Turner - Tell Me Pretty Baby - Billy Eckstine - Jelly, Jelly - Billy Eckstine - I'm Still in the Dark - Joe Turner - Love Doctor Blues - Gatemouth Moore - Auto Mechanic Blues - Brownie McGhee/Champion Jack Dupree - Midnight at the Barrelhouse - Johnny Otis - Doc's Boogie - Doc Pomus - Fruity Woman - Doc Pomus - Lucille, Lucille - Joe Turner - Hollywood Bed - Joe Turner disc 2: - Goin' Mad Blues - Delta John (Lee Hooker) - Lowdown Midnight Boogie - Birmingham Sam (John Lee Hooker) - Robbie-Doby-Boogie - Brownie McGhee - Miss Pearl Boogie - John Lee Hooker - Do the Boogie - John Lee Hooker - Mistrustin' Blues - Esther Phillips/Mel Walker/Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Sad Feeling - Helen Humes/Marshal Royal & His Orchestra - Knockin' Myself Out - Helen Humes - Stacked Deck - Billy Wright - Doggin' Blues - Linda Hopkins - Warning Blues - Linda Hopkins/Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Good Lovin' - H-Bomb Ferguson - Take Out Some Time - Little Miss Sharecropper - I've Tried - Little Miss Sharecropper - How Long - Little Miss Sharecropper - Never Trust a Woman - Tommy Brown - Keyhole Blues - Eddie Mack - Goin' Down Slow - Billy Wright - In the Evening - Joe Williams - Kansas City Blues - Joe Williams - Things Have Changed - Sticks McGhee disc 3: - Right Time, The - Nappy Brown - Ramblin' Blues - Big Maybelle - Blues Early, Early - Big Maybelle - Please Come Back To Me - Lafayette Thomas - Texarkana - Lafayette Thomas - One Man's Mad - Memphis Slim - Cold Blooded Woman - Memphis Slim - Sittin' Here Thinkin' - John Lee Hooker - Sad and Lonesome - John Lee Hooker - Snake in the Grass - Eddie Kirkland - When I First Started Hoboing - Eddie Kirkland - Hard to Raise a Family Today - Eddie Kirkland - Dust My Broom - Robert Lockwood Jr. - Forver on My Mind - Robert Lockwood Jr. - Selfish Ways - Robert Lockwood Jr. - I Put Myself Together - Charles Brown - I've Got a Right to Cry - Charles Brown Savoy Jazz CD 17307
47	2004?	The Best Of Big Town - Mattie, Leave Me Alone - Thrillers - Memories Of You - Ontarios - Tin Pin Alley - Jimmy Wilson - Big Eyes - Little Caesar - Who's Arms Are You Missing - Original Four Aces - He's A Real Fine Man - Fats Gaines - Wonder Why I'm Leaving - Little Caesar - I'm Gonna Move - Ontarios - Honkin' At Midnight - Frank Motley - Work With It - Que Martin - Bad Women Blues - Joe Hill Louis - You Better Hold Me - James Reed - Can't Stand It All Alone - Little Caesar - Don't Ever Leave Me Again - Angel Face - You Were My First Love Affair - Original Four Aces - Mean Train - King Solomon's Trio - Lover's Mambo - Ontarios - Things Ain't What They Used To Be - James Reed - What Kind Of Fool Is He - Little Ceasar - The Drunkard - Thrillers - Don't Know Where I'm At - Al Harrison - Call Me A Hound Dog - Jimmy Wilson - Homework Blues - Fats Gaines - Hydromatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis - I Can See An Angel - Original Four Aces - I Love You Baby - Willie B. Huff - Baby I'm Cutting Out - King Solomon's Trio - New Hound Dog - Frank Motley - I'll Drink A Toast - Ontarios - Operator 209 - Willie B. Huff - Release Me - Original Four Aces Big Town BTRCD 100
48	2004?	A Million Dollars Worth Of Girl Groups Vol. 1 The Dolls of Doo Wop - A compilation of some of the rarest Doo-Wop recordings ever made . . . - Please Mr. Disc Jockey - The Miller Sisters (New York, 1963) - Is This The End? - The Baby Dolls (Connecticut, 1959) - Cradle Rock - The Uniques (Texas, 1959) - What Made You Forget? - Penny & The Overtones (New York, 1958) - Teenager - The De-Vaurs (New York, 1958) - He Was Out With A Lady - The Dew Drops (California, 1958) - The Beating Of My Heart - The Petites (New York, 1961) - Do You Miss Me? - Mimi Allen & Group (Pennsylvania, 1961) - Don't Make Me Cry Again - The Edward Sisters (Pennsylvania, 1958) - Without You - The Sandetts (Alabama, 1960) - Every Boy In Town - The Duchesses (Illinois, 1960) - I'm Waiting - Terri & The Velveteens (California, 1963) - Hey Baby - Camille & The Creations (California, 1962) # - Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - The Shondelles (New Jersey, 1964) - Just The Way You Are - The Marlettes (New York, 1958) - Ling Ting Tong - The Allisons (California, 1963) - Please Holy Father - The Velveteens (California, 1960) - Bald Headed Papa - The Gingersnaps (Wisconsin, 1958) - Donnie - Margaret & The Charmettes (California, 1962) - Drip, Drop - The Deb-Teens (Pennsylvania, 1959) - I'll See You Somewhere - The Taylortops (New York, 1959) - As The Years Go By - Hartsy Maye & Group (New York, 1958) - Here Comes Another Teardrop - Cheryll Ani! & Group (Massachusetts, 1963) - I Love My Baby - The Sweet Marquees (New York, 1957) - Johnny - The Cannon Sisters (California, 1962) - Do This Do That - Barbara Joy & Group (New York, 1962) - You're A Hard Guy To Please - The Contessas (New Jersey, 1962) - Oldier Boy - Elena Marie & Group (California, 1961) - This Love Of Mine - Mary Ellen & The Rainbows (California, 1962) - I'll Try Again - The Levettes (California, 1963) # with Lafayette Thomas, g Live Gold Productions
49	2004	Jimmy McCracklin: Blues Blastin' Modern Recordings Volume 2 Jimmy McCracklin - Gonna Tell Your Mother # - I Got Eyes For You (I Can't Tell) # - The Panic's On # - Couldn't Be A Dream # - My Mother Said # - Blues Blasters Boogie # - That Ain't Right # - Darlin' Share Your Love (Oh Baby) # - Give My Heart A Break (You Don't Seem To Understand) # - Please Forgive (Me) Baby # - Let's Get Together # * - It Ain't No Use # * - Cold Hearted # * - Deceivin' Blues # * - Rockin' All Day # * - Oh! I'm In Love # * - I'll Get A Break Someday # * - Hamburger Joint (MM 1293-3) # * Lafayette Thomas - Lost Mind (Standing In The Back Door Crying) - Don't Have To Worry (Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town) Johnny Parker - Tired Of Everybody # - What You Did To Me # Baby Pee Wee Parham - I've Got A Feeling - People Are Wondering * previously unissued # with Lafayette Thomas, g Ace CD CHD 993
50	2007	'That's What They Want' Jook Joint Blues Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1943-1956 disc 1: - Wine, Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot - Rock Me Mama - Lightnin' Slim - Little Lean Woman - Little Al - Hydramatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis - Lucy Mae Blues - Frankie Lee Sims - Goin' To New Orleans - Little Sam Davis - Another Fool Like Me - Jesse Thomas - Little Milton's Boogie - Little Milton Anderson - Scott's Boogie - L.B. Lawson - She's Gone - Schoolboy Cleve - Down At the Depot - John Lee - Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers - Courtin' In a Cadillac - Jerry McCain - Walkin' And Cryin' Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes - Ride Hooker Ride - Earl Hooker - Don't Let Your Daddy Slow Walk You Down - Good Rockin' Sam - Cool Down Mama - Lost John Hunter - Country Boy - Pee Wee Hughes - Lillie Mae Boogie - Alex Moore - Gotta Get Together - Frank Edwards - When I Come In This House Woman - Big Son Tillis - I'm Gonna Leave You Baby - Lazy Lester - Evil And Hanky - Mercy Dee - Bad Luck - Lightnin' Slim - Central Avenue Blues - R. Green & Turner - On My Way - Alvin Smith - Highway 80 Blues - Tommy Lee Thompson - Mama Does the Boogie - Red Johnson disc 2: - She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr. - Chicken Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels - That's What They Want - Jerry McCain - Sneaky Groundhog - Clifford Gibson - Blinds Blues - John Lee - Sugar Mama - Pee Wee Hughes - One Room Country Shack - Mercy Dee - You Are Doing Me Wrong - Arthur Gunter - I Can't Live Happy - Lightnin' Slim - Mean Old Train - Papa Lightfoot - Jackson Juke - Little Milton Anderson - Jealous Man - Johnny Lewis - Winehead Swing - James Tisdom - Weekend Blues - Lafayette Thomas - Leave My Money Alone - Lonesome Sundown - Pebble In My Shoe - Wild Bill Phillips - Lonely Blues - K.C. Douglas - No-4 Boogie - Pinebluff Pete - Someday You'll Understand - King Davis - Alley Corn - Earl Hooker - I Got Them Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes - L.J. Boogie - Louis Jackson - She's So Good To Me - Little Sam Davis - New Orleans Bound - Lightnin' Slim - West Kinney Street Blues - Skoodle-Dum-Doo & Sheffield - I'm Him - Schoolboy Cleve - Neglected Woman - Alex Moore - Too Much Competition - Tarheel Slim disc 3: - A Fool No More - Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys - Johnny Mae - Blues Rockers - Got My Call Card - L.B. Lawson - Love My Baby - Frank Edwards - Jump the Boogie - Papa Lightfoot - One Thing My Baby Likes - Country Jim - A Dream - Little Willie Cotton - Happy Go Lucky - Good Rockin' Beasley - Bugger Bugger Boy - Lightnin' Slim - Sweet Angel - Earl Hooker - You Don't Love Me No More - Jerry McCain - My Woman Knows the Score - Mercy Dee - Goin' Home To Mother - Little Sam Davis - Santa Fe Blues - Pee Wee Hughes - Tiger Man - Little Al - Alabama Boogie - John Lee - Wolf Call Boogie - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love - Congo Mombo - Guitar Gable - Big Time Woman - Ernest McClay - Paper Wooden Daddy - Dennis McMillon - Bloodstains On the Wall - Honeyboy - Rub a Little Boogie - Alec Seward - Schoolboy - Lost John Hunter - Ethel May - Lightnin' Slim - Knocking the Boogie - Jerry Perkins - Mistreated Baby Blues - Little Milton Anderson - The $64 Question - Sonny Boy Holmes - If I Lose You Woman - Alex Moore disc 4: - Lester's Stomp - Lazy Lester - Dark Muddy Bottom - Mercy Dee - Lost Child - Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys - 1958 Blues - Little Sam Davis - Now Listen Baby - Good Rockin' Sam - Lost Without Love - Lonesome Sundown - Alla Blues - R. Green & Turner - She's Mine All Mine - Arthur Gunter - T.N.T. Woman - Sonny Boy Holmes - Lightnin' Blues - Lightnin' Slim - K.C. Boogie - K.C. Douglas - Baby Blues - John Lee - She's Taking All My Money - Johnny Lewis - Let Me Be Your Handy Man - Clifford Gibson - You Better Change - Ole Sonny Boy - Strange Letter Blues - Schoolboy Cleve - Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain - Wine Head Baby - Lazy Slim Jim - Don't Take It Out On Me - Frankie Lee Sims - Deep South Guitar Blues - Lafayette Thomas - Packin' Up My Blues - Tommy Lee Thompson - Blow It Down - Little Milton Anderson - Good Road Blues - Wright Holmes - Katherine Blues - Jerry Perkins - On the Hook - Earl Hooker - I Can't Be Successful - Lightnin' Slim - Philippine Blues - Country Jim - Harpin' On It - Coy 'Hot Shot' Love 4 CD set notes by Neil Slaven JSP JSPCD 7796
51	2008	San Francisco Post-War California Down Home Blues part 1: Downtown Down Home Blues - San Francisco Blues - Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Blues - Black Diamond - Big Road Blues - K.C. Douglas - Leaving Memphis Frisco Bound - Jesse Fuller - Lonesome Cabin Blues - Mercy Dee Walton - Double Trouble Blues - Lowell Fulson - Can't Stand It All Alone - Little Caesar - Buddy - Johnny Fuller - Train Train Blues - Johnny Fuller - Beggar Man Blues - Willie B. Huff - I've Done Everything I Can - Walter Robinson part 2: The Influence of Lafayette Thomas' Guitar - Sam's Drag - Lafayette Thomas - Tin Pan Alley - Jimmy Wilson - A Woman Is To Blame - Jimmy Wilson - Doctor Brown - James Reed - My Mama Told Me - James Reed - Don't Have To Worry - Lafayette Thomas - Lost Mind - Lafayette Thomas - The Panic's On - Jimmy McCracklin - The End - Jimmy McCracklin - What You Did To Me? - Johnny Parker - Cockroach Run - Lafayette Thomas Saga Blues CD 40 SAG 530 192-8
52	2008	Bob Geddins' Cava-Tone Records Story Lowell Fulson - Prison Bound - My Baby Left Me Bob Geddins' Cavaliers with Jimmy Wilson - Nobody's Business # - Ghost Riders # Jimmy McCracklin - Bad Luck And Trouble - Railroad Blues Ulysses James - Poor Boy Lowell Fulson - Stormin' And Rainin' Jimmy McCracklin - Jimmy's Blues Emery Franklin - Lonesome Blues Jimmy Wilson with "Scat Man" Crothers - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie # Jimmy Wilson - Mistake In Life # Roy Hawkins & The Hawk's Men - Ain't No Fault Of Mine - They Raided The Joint Saunders King - September Song - Nobody Wants Me - When Your Lover Has Gone - Big Fat Butterfly Rising Star Gospel Singers - Brother Moses Rising Star Gospel Singers - While The Blood Is Running Warm In Your Veins - I Trust In God - Telephone Line Bob Geddins' Cavaliers - (I'm) So Tired I Could Cry # West Side Trio - West Side Jump (Boogie Boy Boogie) # # Lafayette Thomas, g notes by Opal Louis Nations Acrobat CD 4037 (UK)
53	2021	Lafayette Thomas:
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 529-530
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p.
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 509
- http://thehoundblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/lafayette-thing-thomas.html
- http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/3ROWNEW/NobodysBus.htm
- http://tefteller.com/html/current_auction/March-14-2013-KILLER-Blues-auction/Tefteller-March-14-KILLER-BLUES-auction-pix-pg6.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Dick Shurman, Patrice Champarou, 'Sleepyboyhawkins', Alan Balfour, Jim Clay, Sonny Burnett, Don Deering and Bill Dahl for additional info / scans

Lafayette Thomas in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, September 1959
source: Jacques Demêtre & Marcel Chauvard: Voyage au Pays du Blues.- Levallois-Perret (CLARB-Soul Bag) 1994, p. 45
photographer: Jacques Demêtre

Lafayette Thomas (left) and L. C. Robinson; source: Front cover of World Pacific WPS-21893; photographer: Ron Wolin
Lafayette Thomas (left) and L. C. Robinson
source: Front cover of World Pacific WPS-21893; photographer: Ron Wolin