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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

B A B Y   B O Y   W A R R E N; source: David Harrison: Die Legenden des Blues.- p. 64 (the guitar is a Fender Telecaster)
source: David Harrison: Die Legenden des Blues.- p. 64
photographer's name not given
(the guitar is a Fender Telecaster)
Baby Boy Warren
Robert Henry Warren
b. August 13, 1919 in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
d. July 1, 1977 at home in Detroit, Michigan

buried at Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery, McComb County, MI
discography
B A B Y   B O Y   W A R R E N & Boogie Woogie Red in Warren's back yard, Detroit, April 1972; source: Fred Reif @ facebook; photographer: Fred Reif; (the guitar is a Harmony 335-ish copy)
Baby Boy Warren & Boogie Woogie Red
in Warren's back yard, Detroit, April 1972
source: Fred Reif @ facebook; photographer: Fred Reif
(the guitar is a Harmony 335-ish copy)

#year
of release
title / label # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm
112/1949"BABY BOY" WARREN

- My Special Friend Blues (PR706A)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Nervy Woman Blues (PR706B)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Robert Henry Warren, voc, g; Charlie Mills, p

Prize label 'dummy': Prize 704-A (Johnny Williams: Miss Rosie Mae)
Prize 706 [Bob Maxwell's label]


= Staff 706 (US 1950) [Idessa Malone's label]

     
= Gotham 507 (US 1950) [Ivin Ballen's label]

21/1950BABY BOY WARREN AND HIS BUDDY

- Lonesome Cabin Blues (PR707A)   @ youtube
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman (PR707B) #   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Robert Henry Warren, voc, g; Charlie Mills, p; # Milt Hinton?, b


Staff 707

31950JOHNNY WILLIAMS

- Forgive Me Darling (BW709-A1)   @ youtube
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey (BW709-B1)   @ youtube

rec. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Robert Henry Warren, voc, g; Charlie Mills, p


Staff 709


= Federal 12008
[King subsidiary]   [as by BABY BOY WARREN]

41950JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Staff 717
- I Got Lucky (J.W.717-A)   @ youtube
- Let's Renew Our Love (J.W.717-B)   @ youtube

Swing Time 225
- I Got Lucky (224A)
- Let's Renew Our Love (224B)

Swing Time 255
- I Got Lucky (255A)
- Let's Renew Our Love (255B)

rec. 1950 in Detroit, MI; Robert Henry Warren, voc, g; Boogie Woogie Red, p; Curtis Foster, dr


Staff 717

= Swing Time 225 (1950)


= Swing Time 255 (US 1950)

51953BABY BOY WARREN And His Trio

- Taxi Driver (A)   @ youtube
- Bad Lover Blues (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1950 in Detroit, MI; Robert Henry Warren, voc, g; Boogie Woogie Red, p; Curtis Foster, dr

Cadet recordings


Sampson 633 [subsidiary of Sam Taylor's Prosperity Recording Co.]

6c1954BABY BOY WARREN

- Sanafee [Not Welcome Any More] (26A) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Hello Stranger [Mattie Mae] (26B)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. c. 1954 in Detroit, MI; Baby Boy Warren, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Washboard Willie, washb, dr


J-V-B 26

# = Excello 2211 (1962)

7c.1954BABY BOY WARREN AND HIS BAND

J-V-B 59
BABY BOY WARREN AND HIS BAND
- Chicken [aka Chuc-A-Luck] (59A) #   @ youtube
- Baby Boys Blues [sic] [aka Bring Me My Machine Gun] (59B)   @ youtube

Drummond 3002
BABY BOY WARREN and his Band
- Chicken (308)
- Baby Boy Blues (309)

rec. c. 1954 in Detroit, MI; Baby Boy Warren, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Washboard Willie, washb, dr


J-V-B 59 [# has been used for two different records]


= Drummond 3002 (US 1956)

# = Excello 2211 (US 1962)

81954BABY BOY WARREN

- Mattie Mae (54-113)   @ youtube
- Santa Fe (54-114)   @ youtube

rec. 1954 in Detroit [Chicago?]; Baby Boy Warren, voc, g; Boogie Woogie Red, p; Calvin Frazier, g; Washboard Willie, washb


Blue Lake 106 [Al Benson's label]

91956BABY BOY WARREN

- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me (310)   @ youtube
- Stop Breakin' Down (311)   @ youtube

rec. c. 1954 in Detroit, MI; Baby Boy Warren, voc, g; Johnny Hooks, ts; Boogie Woogie Red, p; Little George Jackson, g; Jimmy Tarrant, dr


Drummond 3003

101962BABY BOY WARREN

- Not Welcome Any More [aka Sanafee]
- Chuc-A-Luck [aka Chicken]

J-V-B 26 / J-V-B 59 (US c.1954)


Excello 45-2211 (US 1962)


LP / CD compilations
111966Detroit Blues - The Early 1950s

Baby Boy Warren
- Sanafee [J-V-B 26]
- Baby Boy Blues [J-V-B 59]
- Mattie Mae [Hallo Stranger] [J-V-B 26]
- Chicken [J-V-B 59]
Dr. Ross
- Thirty Two Twenty [DIR A101 / B102]
Bobo Jenkins
- 10 Below Zero [Fortune 838, 78 rpm!]
- Baby Don't You Want To Go [Fortune 838, 78 rpm!]
Eddie Kirkland
- No Shoes

Detroit Count
- Hastings Street Opera
L.C. Green
- Remember Way Back
Big Maceo
- Big City Blues [Specialty 320]
John Lee Hooker
- House Rent Boogie
One String Sam
- I Need $100
Brother Will Hairston
- Alabama Bus (Parts 1 & 2)


cover photo by Jacques Demêtre

notes by Paul Oliver


Blues Classics BC 12 (US 1966)

Blues Classics discography

11a1967California Blues

Smokey Hogg
- I Don't Want No Bloodstains [Exclusive 89]
- Restless Bedroom Blues [Exclusive 95]
Lowell Fulson
- Television Blues
- Angel Smile

Johnny Williams (Baby Boy Warren)
- Let's Renew Our Love [Staff 717]
- I Got Lucky [Staff 717]
John Lee Hooker
- Prison Bound

John Lee Hooker
- Bumble Bee Blues
Smokey Hogg
- My Last Blues [Exclusive 95]
- Jesus Knows How Much We Can Bear [Exclusive 89]
Lowell Fulson
- Jennie Lee
- Baby Don't You Hear Me Calling
Floyd Dixon
- Johnny Katherine
- Mississippi Blues


notes by Paul Oliver

Polydor 423242 (Germany 1967)


= Black Lion BLCD 760224 (Germany 1997)

1204/1968Detroit
the post war blues volume 5

Harvey Hill & His String Band
- She Fool Me
L.C. Green
- When The Sun Is Shining
- Hold Me In Your Arms
Henry Smith & His Blue Flames
- Lonesome Blues
- Good Rockin' Mama
Sylvester Cotton & His Guitar
- Sak-Relation Blues
- Ugly Woman

Slim Pickens
- Papa's Boogie

Baby Boy Warren & His Buddy
- Lonesome Cabin Blues
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman
- Forgive Me Darling
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
Bobo Jenkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Andrew Durham & His Guitar
- Sweet Lucy
- Hattie Mae


notes (4/1968) by Ron Harwood and Sam Stark

the post-war blues pwb 5

PWB discography

131968?Story Of The Blues - Blues Pianorama -1

Harmonica Slim
- My Girl Won't Quit Me
- You Better Believe
Joe Hill Louis
- Glamour Girl
- Keep Your Arms Around Me
Willie Love
- Take It Easy, Baby
- Little Car Blues
Jimmy Eager
- Please Mr. Doctor [Sabre 100, 1954]
Tampa Red
- I Should Have Loved Her More


Baby Boy Warren
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me [Drummond 3003, c.1954]
- Stop Breakin' Down [Drummond 3003, c.1954]
Billy Emerson
- Move, Baby, Move [Sun 214, 1954-55]
- When It Rains It Pours [Sun 214, 1954-55]
Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Feelin' Good [Sun 187]
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues [Sun 187]
Allen Bunn
- My Kinda Woman [Red Robin 124]
- Too Much Competition [Red Robin 124]



Negro Art M-12-SB-357 (Fr 1968?)

Negro Art Records discography

141970The 'Downhome' Blues Part Two

Little Al
- No Jive [Excello 2098]
Lonesome Sundown
- My Home Is A Prison [Excello 2102]
Slim Harpo
- Strange Love [Excello 2138]
Arthur Gunter
- Baby Let's Play House
Little Al
- Easy Ridin' Buggy [Excello 2128]
Lazy Lester
- Lonesome Highway Blues [Excello 2230]

Silas Hogan
- Airport Blues [Excello 2231]
Little Al
- Little Lean Woman [Excello 2098]

Baby Boy Warren
- Chuck-A-Luck [Chicken] [J-V-B 59 / Excello 2211]
Jimmy Anderson
- Goin' Crazy Over T.V. [Excello 2257]
Little Sonny
- I'll Love You Baby [JVB 5001 / Excello 2209]
Little Al
- Every Day Brings About A Change [Excello 2128]
Lonesome Sundown
- Don't Go [Excello 2145]


notes by Keith Tillman

Python PLP-KM 14

Python Records discography

151969The Real Blues

- Think It Over - Roscoe Shelton [Excello 2167]
- Miss You So - Roscoe Shelton [Excello 2181]
- I'm Gonna Kill That Hen - Blue Charlie [Nasco 6002]

- Not Welcome Anymore - Baby Boy Warren [J-V-B 26 / Excello 45-2211]
- It's Love Baby - Earl Gaines [Excello 2217]
- I Tried So Hard - Whispering Smith [Excello 2250]

- Trouble At Home Blues - Silas Hogan [Excello 2221]
- Frankie And Johnny - Jimmy Anderson [previously unissued]
- Workin' For My Baby - Arthur Gunter [Excello 2204]
- Death Valley Blues - Lightnin' Slim [previously unissued]
- Courtroom Blues - Lazy Lester [previously unissued]
- Loving You The Way I Do - Slim Harpo [Excello 2282]



Excello 8011 (US 1969)


= Excello 8011 (US 19??)


= Excello 8011/SO-1 (US late 1980s) "Electronically reprocessed to simulate stereo"

Excello Records discography

161972Johnny Mars: Blues From Mars (on labels: "Rocket 88")

- Rocket 88   @ Spotify
- Off The Wall   @ Spotify
- It's My Own Fault   @ Spotify
- Me And Piney Brown   @ Spotify
- My Dream (Blues In My Sleep)   @ Spotify
- Don't Start Me To Talking   @ Spotify

- Bring It On Home   @ Spotify
- Break It Up   @ Spotify
- Back Track   @ Spotify
- Aw Baby   @ Spotify

- Meet Me In The Alley #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. May 1972 at Chalk Farm Studios, London, UK; Johnny Mars, voc, hca; Bob Brunning, b; Pat Grover, g; Bob Hall, mandolin, p; John Hunt, dr; # Boogie Woogie Red (Vernon Harrison), voc; # Baby Boy Warren, voc; prod. by Jim Simpson

"Big Bear Two"

notes by Mike Leadbitter

Polydor 2460 168 (1972)

= Big Bear BEAR 17

= Apolo Records J&B-6.006 (Spain 1982)

Big Bear Records discography
Johnny Mars discography

171972The Excello Story

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

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

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

- She's My Kinda' Girl - Shy Guy Douglas
- Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers
- Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- She's Mine, All Mine - Arthur Gunter
- Chicken Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels
- Love Shock - Little Sonny

- Chuc-A-Luck - Baby Boy Warren
- Quit My Drinkin' - Robert Garrett

gatefold DLP
notes (February 1972) by John Broven

Excello LPS-8025 (US 1972)

gatefold DLP
notes (February 1972) by John Broven

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

Excello Records discography
Blue Horizon Records discography

18197?Something Gone Wrong
Blues Obscurities Volume 5

Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507]
- Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507]
Leroy 'Country' Johnson
- Log House On The Hill [Freedom 1509]
- No One To Love Me [Freedom 1509]
Ernest McClay
- Big Timin' Woman [Murray 506]
- Night Working Woman [Murray 506]
Little Walter
- I Just Keep Loving Her [Ora Nelle 711]

Othum Brown (+ Little Walter)
- Ora Nelle Blues [Ora Nelle 711]
Little Sam Davis
- 1958 Blues [Rockin' 512]
- Goin' Home To Mother [Rockin' 512]
Little Milton Anderson
- Little Milton's Boogie [Delta 403]
- Boogie Woogie Woogie Baby [Delta 403]
Dan Pickett
- Something's Gone Wrong [Gotham 512]
- Chicago Blues [Gotham 512]


Blues Obscurities BOV5 (UK 197?)

Blues Obscurities discography

191976Detroit Ghetto Blues 1948-1954

Slim Pickens
- Papa's Boogie
Walter Mitchell
- Pet Milk Blues
- Stop Messin' Around
L. C. Green
- Little School Girl
- Going Down To The River
Sam Kelly
- Ramblin' Around Blues
Playboy Fuller
- Gonna Play My Guitar
- Sugar Cane Highway

Rocky Fuller
- Soon One Morning
- Come On Baby Now
Robert Henry
- Something's Wrong

Baby Boy Warren
- Hello Stranger [J-V-B 26]
Henry Smith
- Lonesome Blues
- Good Rockin' Mama

Baby Boy Warren
- Taxi Driver [Sampson 633]
- Bad Lover Blues [Sampson 633]

notes by Leroy Pierson
click to read liner notes! click to read liner notes! click to read liner notes!
Nighthawk 104 (US 1976)

Nighthawk Records discography

201977Baby Boy Warren: Detroit Blues   1949 to 1954
14 Classic Lowdown Blues

- My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507]
- Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507]
- Lonesome Cabin Blues [Staff 707]
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman [Staff 707]
- Forgive Me Darling [Staff 709]
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey [Staff 709]
- I Got Lucky [Swing Time 255 225]

- Let's Renew Our Love [Swing Time 255 225]
- Hello Stranger [J-V-B 26]
- Mattie Mae [Blue Lake 106]
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me [Drummond 3003]
- Stop Breakin' Down [Drummond 3003]
- Taxi Driver [Sampson 633]
- Bad Lover Blues [Sampson 633]

compiled/edited by George Paulus

notes by Anonymous (most likely George Paulus)

Kingfish 1001 (US 1977)

there were also specimen sold with the original front cover and green labels


Kingfish 1001 (US 197?)

211988Alley Special

Wright Holmes
- Good Road Blues
- Alley Special
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Quinsella
Wright Holmes
- Drove From Home Blues
David McKinley
- Ardelle
Stick Horse Hammond
- Little Girl
- Truck 'em

Muddy Waters (as "James Carter")
- Mean Red Spider

Baby Boy Warren
- Nervy Woman Blues [Prize / Staff 706]
- My Special Friend Blues [Prize / Staff 706]
W. Harris
- Angel Of Mercy
- Low Down Dirty Shame
Eddie Burns
- Untitled Blues (Decoration Day Blues)
David McKinley
- Shreveport Blues


remastered by John R.T. Davis

notes (November 1987) by Chris Smith

Krazy Kat KK 820 (UK 1988)

notes by Chris Smith

= Collectables CD COL-5320 (UK 1990)

Krazy Kat Records discography

221990John Lee Hooker: Detroit Blues

Krazy Kat KK 816 / Collectables COL-CD-5316 tracks:
John Lee Hooker
- House Rent Boogie
- Wandering Blues
Eddie Burns
- Making A Fool Out Of Me
John Lee Hooker
- Questionnaire Blues
- Real Gone Gal
Eddie Burns
- Squeeze Me Baby
John Lee Hooker
- Feed Her All Night
Eddie Burns
- Gangster Blues
- Where Did You Stay Last Night
John Lee Hooker
- My Daddy Was A Jockey
- Little Boy Blue
- How Long Must I Be Your Slave
Eddie Burns
- Grieving Blues
John Lee Hooker
- Ground Hog
- Mean Old Train
- Catfish


Flyright FLYCD 23 tracks:
John Lee Hooker
- House Rent Boogie
- Wandering Blues
Eddie Burns
- Making A Fool Out Of Me
John Lee Hooker
- Questionnaire Blues
- Real Gone Gal
Eddie Burns
- Squeeze Me Baby
John Lee Hooker
- Feed Her All Night
Eddie Burns
- Gangster Blues
- Where Did You Stay Last Night
John Lee Hooker
- My Daddy Was A Jockey
- Little Boy Blue
- How Long Must I Be Your Slave
Eddie Burns
- Grieving Blues
John Lee Hooker
- Ground Hog
- Mean Old Train
- Catfish
- Decoration Day Blues

Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues [Prize / Staff 706]
- Nervy Woman Blues [Prize / Staff 706]

notes by Mike Rowe

Krazy Kat KK 816 (UK 1987) "John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns: Detroit Blues 1950-1951"

notes by Mike Rowe (Hooker/Burns) & Chris Smith (Warren)

(=) Flyright FLYCD 23 (UK 1990) "John Lee Hooker: Detroit Blues"

notes by Mike Rowe

(=) Collectables COL-CD-5151 (on front cover: COL-CD-5115) (US 1990) "John Lee Hooker - The Rare Recordings" (Gotham Golden Classics)

notes by Kerry Kudlacek ("AKA Chicago Kerry")

= Collectables COL-CD 5316 (US 1990) "John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns: Detroit Blues 1950-1951"

Krazy Kat Records discography
Flyright Records discography
Eddie Burns discography

231991Baby Boy Warren

- My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507]
- Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507]
- Lonesome Cabin Blues [Staff 707]
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman [Staff 707]
- Forgive Me Darling [Staff 709]
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey [Staff 709]
- Let's Renew Our Love [Swing Time 255 225]
- I Got Lucky [Swing Time 255 225]
- Mattie Mae [Blue Lake 106]
- Santa Fe [Blue Lake 106]

- Taxi Driver [Sampson 633]
- Bad Lover Blues [Sampson 633]
- Chicken # [Drummond 3002]
- Baby Boy Blues [Drummond 3002]
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me [Drummond 3003]
- Stop Breakin' Down [Drummond 3003]
- Sanafee [] [J-V-B 26]
- Hellow [sic] Stranger [J-V-B 26]
- Not Welcome Any More [] [Excello 45-2211]
- Chuc-A-Luck # [Excello 45-2211]

# [] identical recordings from different labels !!!

notes by Mark Cunningham

BBW 901 (UK 1991)

241994Motor City Blues - Please Mr. Foreman
(The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1973)

Schoolkids SKR 2101-2 / P-Vine PCD-1978 / Sequel NEXCD 274 track sequence:
Chinner Mitchell / Mack Collins - Introductions
Little Junior - I Got My Eyes On You
Joe L. - Please Mr. Foreman
Bobo Jenkins - 24 Years #
One String Sam - I Need $100
Johnnie Mae Matthews - Send You Back To Georgia
Washboard Willie - Wee Baby Blues
Dr. Ross - Boogie Disease
Boogie Woogie Red - The Viper Song

Baby Boy Warren - Too Many Drivers *   @ youtube
Eddie "Guitar" Burns - Better Watch What You're Doing
Mr. Bo - Don't Want No Woman
Eddie Kirkland - I Got The Blues
Bobo Jenkins - Reelin' & Rockin' #

Baby Boy Warren - She's Fine *   @ youtube
Boogie Woogie Red - Red's Boogie
Joe L. - In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
One String Sam - I Got To Go
The Partymakers Inc. - Move It
John Sinclair interviewed by Fred Flame


Total Energy LP NER-3019 track sequence:
Bobo Jenkins - 24 Years #
Baby Boy Warren - Too Many Drivers *
Dr. Ross - Boogie Disease
One String Sam - I Need $ 100
Eddie Burns - I Call It Love
Little Junior - I Got My Eyes On You

Washboard Willie - Do You Wanna Jump
Eddie Kirkland - I Got The Blues
Boogie Woogie Red - The Viper Song
Mr. Bo - Don't Want No Woman
Johnny Mae Matthews - Send You Back To Georgia
Joe L. - Please Mr. Foreman


Total Energy CD NER-3019 track sequence:
Bobo Jenkins - 24 Years (2:01) #
Baby Boy Warren - Too Many Drivers (4:01) *
Doctor Ross - Boogie Disease (1:54)
One String Sam - I Need $100 (2:35)
Eddie Kirkland - Mojo In Her Backbone (6:30)
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - I Call It Love (3:38)
Bobo Jenkins - Reelin' & Rockin' (3:12) #
Washboard Willie - Do You Wanna Jump (3:33)
Doctor Ross - Chicago Breakdown (2:45)
Eddie Kirkland - I Got The Blues (3:42)
Boogie Woogie Red - Viper's Drag (2:07)
Mr. Bo - Don't Want No Woman (2:53)
Bobo Jenkins - She Wanna Sell My Monkey (2:53) #
Washboard Willie - Wee Baby Blues (4:10)

Baby Boy Warren - She's Fine (5:31) *
Joe Lee Carter - Please Mr. Foreman (3:38)
Little Junior - I Got My Eyes On You (3:34)
Boogie Woogie Red - Red's Boogie (5:04)
Johnnie Mae Matthews - Send You Back To Georgia (3:19)
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Better Watch What You're Doing (2:55)
Joe Lee Carter - In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) (2:43)
One String Sam - I Got To Go (0:49)


rec. September 8, 1973 live at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival at the Otis Spann Memorial Field, MI; prod. by John Sinclair

# Bobo Jenkins, voc, g; Steve Nardella, hca; John Nicholas, g; Sarah Brown, b; Fran Christina, dr; unknown fem. voc
* Baby Boy Warren, voc, hca with The Partymakers Incorporated: Little Sonny Allen, org; Little Mack Collins, Bob Kimball, g; Champ Dogg, b; Earl Jones, dr

notes (August 10, 1994) by John Sinclair

Schoolkids SKR 2101-2 (US 1994)

notes (August 10, 1994) by John Sinclair

= Sequel NEXCD 274 (UK 1994)


= P-Vine PCD-1978 (Jp 1996)


(=) Total Energy LP/CD NER-3019 (US 1998)

261998Bayou Blues Harp
House Rockin' & Hip Shakin' Vol. 4

- Ponderosa Stomp - Jerry West
- Moody Blues - Slim Harpo
- I'm Him - J.D. Miller

- Santa Fe - Baby Boy Warren
- Love Shock - Aaron Willis
- Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain
- If I Had My Life to Live Over - T. House
- Lonesome La La - Silas Hogan
- You Better Change - Curtis Grossley
- If You Think I've Lost You - Jerry West
- Winter Time Blues - Jerry West
- Trying to Please - Jerry McCain
- Storm in Texas (Texas Flood) - Moses Smith
- Frankie and Johnny - Tom House
- Snoopin' Around - Slim Harpo
- I Told My Little Woman - L. Johnson
- Don't Say a Word - Cornelius Green

- Bring Me My Machine Gun - Baby Boy Warren
- I'll Love You Baby - Aaron Willis
- Hound Dog Twist - Jerry West



Hip-O Records CD 40139 (US 1998)

271999The Excello Story Vol. 4: 1961-1975

- Baby Scratch My Back -Slim Harpo
- I'm Tired Waitin' Baby - Jerry West
- Lonesome, Lonely Blues - Cornelius Green
- It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
- Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas
- Love Shock - Aaron Willis

- Not Welcome Anymore - Baby Boy Warren
- Naggin' - Jerry West
- Trouble At Home Blues - Silas Hogan
- Mean Woman Blues - Jerry West
- Winter Time Blues - Jerry West
- Tip on in, Pt. 1 - Slim Harpo
- You Put Your Touch On Me - Lee Emerson
- Soldier's Sad Story - Eugene T Watkins
- You'll Lose A Good Thing - Kip Anderson
- Live And Let Live - N. House
- The Right Here Is Where You Belong - Jerry Washington
- Power Is Gone - Eugene Kemp
- Snake Out Of Green Grass (Pt. 1) - Roshell Anderson
- (Don't Take Her) She's All I Got - Jerry Jr. Williams,



Hip-O Records CD 40157 (US 1999)

281999Deep Harmonica Blues

- Courtin' In A Cadillac - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- That's What They Want - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers
- Johnny Mae - Blues Rockers

- Santa Fe (Not Welcome Anymore) - Baby Boy Warren
- Chicken (Chuck a Luck) - Baby Boy Warren
- Love Shock - Little Sonny
- I'll Love You Baby (Until the Day I Die) - Little Sonny

- Bring Me My Machine Gun (Baby Boy Blues) - Baby Boy Warren
- Hello Stanger (Mattie Mae) - Baby Boy Warren
- You Better Change - Ole Sonny Boy
- Blues And Misery - Ole Sonny Boy
- You Don't Love Me No More - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts
- Goin' Home - Lightnin' Slim
- Mannish Boy (I'm Grown) - Lightnin' Slim
- Wondering And Worrying - Slim Harpo
- They Call Me Lazy - Lazy Lester
- Harmonica Twist - Whispering Smith
- Please Give Me One More Chance - Whispering Smith
- Shut Your Mouth - Jimmy Anderson
- Rats And Roaches on Your Mind - Jimmy Anderson
- When I Met You Baby - Jolly George
- She's Got Me - Jolly George



Ace CDCHD 604 (UK 1999)

292001Baby Boy Warren: Stop Breakin' Down
The Complete Recordings

- My Special Friend Blues
- Nervy Woman Blues
- Lonesome Cabin Blues
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman
- Forgive Me Darling
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
- Let's Renew Our Love
- I Got Lucky
- Mattie Mae
- Santa Fe
- Taxi Driver
- Bad Lover Blues
- Chicken
- Baby Boy Blues
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
- Stop Breakin' Down
- Sanafee
- Hellow Stranger
- Not Welcome Any More
- Chuc-A-Luck
- Too Many Drivers
- She's Fine


Official OF-CD 5901 ("Denmark" 2001)

302001The Parrot Records Blues Story

- Bad Luck Blues - Albert King
- Mama Talk to Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir
- West Coast Blues - Ernest Lewis
- Tough Times - John Brim
- That Ain't Right - Henry Gray
- Cool Playing Blues - Curtis Jones
- Easy Lovin' - Little Papa Joe
- Fine Girls - J.B. Lenoir
- Looking for My Baby - Little Papa Joe
- Murder in the First Degree - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
- Blue Blues Boogie - Nature Boy Brown
- Yes, She's Gone - Dusty Brown

- Santa Fe - Baby Boy Warren
- Devil Is a Busy Man - Sunnyland Slim
- Crosstown Blues - Snooky Pryor
- No More Lovin' - Ernest Lewis
- Falling Rain Blues - Little Willie Foster
- Gary Stomp - John Brim
- Wrong Blues - Curtis Jones
- Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir

- Mattie Mae - Baby Boy Warren
- Four Day Jump - Little Willie Foster
- Going Back to Memphis - Sunnyland Slim
- Watch Yourself - Henry Gray
- Be on Your Merry Way - Albert King


notes by Victor Pearlin

Preserved CD 8575 (US 2001)

312002Don't Worry 'bout The Bear

disc 1:
- Shake Your Boogie - Snooky Pryor
- After You There Won't Be Nobody Else - Snooky Pryor
- Crossroads - Homesick James
- Highway 51 - Homesick James
- Honeydripper - Big John Wrencher
- Seems Like A Million Years - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Ready For Eddie - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear - Doctor Ross
- I'm A Mannish Boy - Doctor Ross
- Got Something To Tell You [live] - Doctor Ross, Chicago Aces
- Sneaky Pete - Erwin Helfer
- Homage To AA And PJ - Erwin Helfer, Bob Hall
- Texas Flood - Whispering Smith
- Walkin' In The Park - Lightnin' Slim
- 12th Street Boogie - G.P. Jackson

- Meet Me In The Alley - Johnny Mars, Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren

disc 2:
- She's in L.A. - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Do It If You Wanna - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Viper Song - Boogie Woogie Red
- I Wish You Would - Arnold, Billy Boy
- It's My Own Fault - Johnny Mars
- I've Been Down So Long - Johnny Mars
- Klickety Klock - Willie Mabon
- Blues Fell This Morning - Mickey Baker
- I'll Always Be In Love With You - Mickey Baker
- Alimony - Tommy Tucker
- Buzzard Luck - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
- Blues For My Baby - Charles Brown
- So Tired - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Let The Good Times Roll - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Honky Tonk - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- When A Woman Loves A Man - Cousin Joe


2 CD set
notes by Jim Simpson

Indigo IGOXDCD 2503 (UK 2002)


= Sanctuary CD 81268 (2003)


= Castle CD 36170 (US 2005)

322004Down Home Blues Classics (1943-1953)

disc 1
- Little Mama Boogie - Thunder Smith
- Cross Country Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
- Hobo - J.-D. Edwards
- Hole In The Wall - L.C. Williams
- Rock Island Blues - Leroy Ervin
- Alley Special - Wright Holmes
- Quinsella - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Hattie Green - Dr. Hepcat
- Angel Chile - Andy Thomas
- Back To Sante Fe - Lee Hunter
- Rattlesnake Blues - Rattlesnake Cooper
- Mistreated Blues - Buddy Chiles
- No One To Love Me - Leroy Johnson
- Too Many Woman Blues - Willie Lane
- Locked In Jail Blues - Johnny Beck
- Wee Wee Hours - Charley Bradix
- Forgive Me Blues - Jesse James
- Black Snake Blues - Monister Parker
- Neglected Woman - Alexander Moore
- Gambling Blues - Lil Son Jackson
- Throw A Little Boogie - Manny Nicols
- Give Me Central 209 - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Western Rider Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- Take It Easy - Nat Terry
- Sittin' Here Wonderin' - Luther Stoneham


disc 2
- Boogie - Snooky & Moody
- Hard Times - Floyd Jones
- Stop Messing Around - Walter Mitchell
- Cadillac Woman - Robert Richard
- Big City Blues - Big Maceo

- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey - Baby Boy Warren
- Notoriety Woman - Eddie Burns
- Rolling Stone - Muddy Waters
- Cut That Out - Junior Wells
- Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins
- Crying Won't Help You - Robert Nighthawk
- Soon One Morning - Rocky Fuller
- Mean Old World - Little Walter
- Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe
- It Was A Dream - John Brim
- The Last Time - Jimmy Rogers
- Sad Story - Blue Smitty
- Little School Girl - L.C. Greene
- Something's Wrong With My Lovin' Machine - Robert Henry
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- I'll Die Tryin' - J.B. Lenoir
- Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- I Am The Boogie Man - John Lee Hooker
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr
- High And Lonesome - Jimmy Reed


disc 3
- She's A Married Woman - Big Joe Williams
- How Many Years - Howlin Wolf
- Build Myself A Cave - Mr. Honey
- Mr Ticket Agent - Silver Cooks
- Creole Gal Blues - Edgar Blanchard
- Too Late Baby Stick - Horse Hammond
- Country Boy Blues - Pee Wee Hughes
- Ardelle - David "Pete" McKinley
- Cadillac Blues - J.D. Horton
- Schoolboy Lost - John Hunter
- Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson
- 1951 Blues - Luther Huff
- New Arrival - Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Catfish Blues - Bobo Thomas
- Going Home To Mama - Clarence London
- Highway 80 Blues - Tommy Lee
- Western Union Man Chicago - Sunny Boy
- After Awhile - Papa Lightfoot
- Sweet Angel -Earl Hooker
- Seventy Four Blues - Willie Love
- Easy - Jimmy & Walter
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy DeBarry
- Make A Little Love - Arthur Big Boy Crudup
- Goin' To New Orleans - Goin' To New Orleans


disc 4
- Broome Street Blues - Skookle-Dum-Do & Sheffield
- Black Jack Blues - Gabriel Brown
- Worried Man Blues - The Blues Boys
- Income Tax Blues - Ralph Wills
- Poor Little Angel- Dennis McMillan
- Broke Down Engine - Blind McTell
- Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
- Number Writer - Dan Pickett
- She's Gone - Big Boy Ellis
- Your Sweet Man Blues - Leroy Dallas
- Blues Mixture - Sticks McGhee
- Shackles Round My Body - Little David
- Ticket Agent - Curley Weaver
- I Got What My Daddy Likes - Marylyn Scott
- Blind's Blues - John Lee
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er - John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Awful Shame - Hank Kilroy
- Lizzie Lou - Doug Quattlebaum
- Rub A Little Boogie - Duke Bayou
- So Much Trouble - Brownie McGhee
- Wine Head Baby - Lazy Slim Jim
- Baby, Let's Have Some Fun - Sonny Terry
- Rumors About My Baby - Willie Baker
- Gimme Your Bankroll - Square Walton
- Shake Baby Shake Champion - Jack Dupree


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD box
notes by Neil Slaven

Boulevard Vintage BVBCD-1003 (UK 2004)


= Boulevard Vintage BVDCD1033 (UK 2015)

Boulevard Vintage Records discography

332005Detroit Blues

disk 1
Calvin Frazier
- I'm In The Highway Man
- This Old World's In A Tangle (Fragment)
- Lilly Mae (1)
- Welfare Blues
- Blues
- She's A Double-Crossin' Woman
- Calvin Frazier Interview
- Dirty Dozens, The
- Calvin Frazier Interview
- Boogie-Woogie
- Lilly Mae (2)
- This Old World's In A Tangle
- Highway 51 Blues
Sampson Pittman
- John Henry - Cotton Farmer Blues
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- Joe Louis
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- Welfare Blues
- Sampson Pittman Interview
- I Been Down In The Circle Before
- Sampson Pittman Interveiw
- Levee Camp Story
- Highway 61 Blues
- Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad (1)
- Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad (2)


disk 2
John Lee Hooker
- Cold Chills (All Over Me)
- Rock Me Mama
- It Hurts Me So
- I Got Eyes For You
- Key To The Highway
- Bluebird Blues
- It's Been A Long Time Baby
- Ride 'Til I Die
- I Tried Hard
- Rock House Boogie
- It's Stormin' And Rainin'
- Let's Talk It Over
- Cool Little Car
- Lookin' For A Woman
- Boogie Rambler
- No More Doggin'
- Love Money Can't Buy
- Please Take Me Back
- My Baby Don't Love Me
- Pouring Down Rain
- Real, Real Gone
- Guitar Lovin' Man
- Stuttering Blues
- Too Much Boogie
- Need Somebody


disk 3
Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues
- Nervy Woman Blues
- Lonesome Cabin Blues
- Don't Want To Skinny Woman
- Forgive Me Darling
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
- I Got Lucky
- Let's Renew Our Love
- Taxi Driver
- Bad Lover Blues
- Sanafee
- Hello Stranger
- Chicken
- Baby Boy Blues
- Chuck-A-Luck
- Mattie Mae
- Santa Fe
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
- Stop Breakin' Down
- It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done
Eddie Kirkland
- That's All Right
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
- No Shoes
- No Shoes
- Mistreated Woman
- Time For My Lovin' To Be Done


disk 4
Eddie Burns
- Papa's Boogie
- Notoriety Woman
- Hello Miss Jessie Lee
- Dealing With The Devil
Henry Smith
- Lonesome Blues
- Good Rockin' Mama
L.C. Green
- Going Down To The River
Sam Kelly
- Ramblin' Around Blues
Robert Richard
- Cadillac Woman
- Wig Wearing Woman
- Root Hog
Walter Mitchell
- Stop Messing Around
- Pet Milk Blues
Joe Von Battle
- Looking For My Woman
Playboy Fuller
- Gonna Play My Guitar
- Sugar Cane Highway
John Brim Combo
- Strange Man
- Mean Man Blues
Big Maceo
- Leavin' Blues
- Have You Heard About It
- Worried Life Blues No. 2
- Strange To Me Blues
- Without You My Life Don't Mean A Thing
- Eloise, Don't Play Me For A Fool
Detroit Count
- Hastings Street Opera: 1
- Hastings Street Opera: 2 - Detroit Count


4 CD set

JSP JSPCD 7736 (UK 2005)

342005The R&B Hits Of 1954
A Sensational Star Studded Selection

disk 1: Red-Hot Rhythm and Blues!
- Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
- It Should've Been Me - Ray Charles
- I'll Be True - Faye Adams
- Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
- My Love For You - Johnny Ace
- Lovey Dovey - The Clovers
- Oh What A Dream - Ruth Brown
- You Done Me Wrong - Fats Domino
- The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
- You're So Fine - Little Walter
- One Moment With You - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
- Oop Shoop - Shirley Gunter & The Queens
- Tipitina - Professor Longhair
- Quiet Whiskey - Wynonie Harris
- Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - The Toppers
- I'm In The Mood For You - Annie Laurie
- You Upset Me Baby - B.B. King
- I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
- I Wasn't Thinkin', I Was Drinkin' - The Checkers
- Baptize Me In Wine - Jalacy Hawkins
- Short John - Dinah Washington
- It's My Own Fault - John Lee Hooker
- Monkey Hips And Rice - The "5" Royales
- Evil Is Going On - Howling Wolf
- Mule Milk - Big Jay McNeely
- Take Out Your False Teeth Daddy - Margie Day
- Gee - The Crows
- Poison Ivy - Willie Mabon
- Space Guitar - Young John Watson


disc 2: Big Time Boogie Woogie
- Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker
- Gloria - The Cadillacs
- Make My Dreams Come True - Elmore James
- Riot In Cell Block No. 9 - The Robins
- Watch Dog - Lula Reed
- I Feel So Bad - Chuck Willis
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Roy Hamilton
- Ling Ting Tong - The Five Keys
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Big Maybelle
- Please Forgive Me - Johnny Ace
- Just Make Love To Me - Muddy Waters
- Such A Night - The Drifters
- Hurts Me To My Heart - Faye Adams
- Whole Lotta' Love - B.B. King
- Sincerely - The Moonglows
- Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Tick Tock - Marvin & Johnny
- Sexy Ways - The Midnighters
- I Smell A Rat - Big Mama Thornton
- I'm Just Your Fool - Buddy Johnson
- Hearts Of Stone - The Charms
- Jock-O-Mo - Sugar Boy
- Baby Let's Play House - Arthur Gunter
- You Don't Have To Go - Jimmy Reed
- I Understand Just How You Feel - The Four Tunes
- East Of The Sun - Jerry McCain
- I'm Leavin' (Clickity Clack) - The Hollywood Flames
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenore


disc 3: Star-Studded Sounds!
- Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - The Spaniels
- Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
- Sh-Boom - The Chords
- Thrill Me Baby - Lil' Son Jackson
- Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown
- Pouring Down Rain - John Lee Hooker
- Never Let Me Go - Johnny Ace
- Annie Had A Baby - The Midnighters

- Chicken - Baby Boy Warren
- Don't You Know - Ray Charles
- Honey Love - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Toy Bell - The Bees
- Sloppy Drunk - Jimmy Rogers
- Story Of My Life - Guitar Slim
- I'm Gonna Run It Down - The "5" Royales
- When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer - B.B. King
- Last Night - Little Walter
- I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
- Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - The Clovers
- Memphis Slim U.S.A. - Memphis Slim
- Something's Wrong - Fats Domino
- Wanderin' Heart - T-Bone Walker
- My Baby's 3-D - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
- Nightshift Blues - Zilla Mays & The Blues Caravan
- You're Still My Baby - Chuck Willis
- Rockin' Daddy - The Howling


3 CD set
     
Indigo IGOTCD 2565 (UK 2005)

352007The Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond

disc 1
- Walkin' Blues - Son House
- Mean Mistreater Mama - Leroy Carr
- Lead Pencil Blues - Johnny Temple
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- Georgia Bound - Blind Blake
- Blue Ghost Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Mr- Carl's Blues - Carl Rafferty
- Change My Luck Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Things 'Bout Coming My Way - Tampa Red
- Police Station Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Old Original Kokomo Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Roll And Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
- No Job Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Shelby County Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Booze And Blues - Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
- You're Gonna Somebody When You Die - Charley Patton
- 22/20 Blues - Skip James
- Milk Cow Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Preachin' The Blues Pt. 1 - Son House
- Life Saver Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- The Evil Devil Blues -Johnny Temple
- When The Sun Comes Down - Leroy Carr
- Red River Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dry Southern Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Show Me What You Got - Mississipppi Sheiks


disc 2
- Kind Hearted Woman Blues - Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson
- Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
- Ramblin' On My Mind - Robert Johnson
- When You Got A Good Friend - Robert Johnson
- Come On In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson
- Terraplane Blues - Robert Johnson
- They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson
- Phonograph - Robert Johnson
- 32-20 Blues - Robert Johnson
- Dead Shrimp Blues - Robert Johnson
- Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
- Walkin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down - Robert Johnson
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - Robert Johnson
- Stones In My Passway - Robert Johnson
- I'm A Steady Rollin' Man - Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late - Robert Johnson
- Hell Hound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
- Little Queen Of Spades - Robert Johnson
- Malted Milk - Robert Johnson
- Drunken Hearted Man - Robert Johnson
- Me And The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
- Stop Breakin' Down Blues - Robert Johnson
- Travelin' Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson
- Honeymoon Blues - Robert Johnson
- Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
- Milkcow's Calf Blues - Robert Johnson


disc 3
- Country Blues No. 1 - Muddy Waters
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- Burr Clover Farm Blues - Muddy Waters
- Ramblin' Kid Blues - Muddy Waters
- Rosalie - Muddy Waters
- Take A Walk With Me - Muddy Waters
- Burr Clover Blues - Muddy Waters
- I Be Bound To Write To You No. 1 - Muddy Waters
- I Be Bound To Write To You No. 2 - Muddy Waters
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - Muddy Waters
- You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days - Muddy Waters
- Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You - Muddy Waters
- Country Blues No. 2 - Muddy Waters
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone No. 2 - Muddy Waters
- 32-20 Blues - Muddy Waters
- Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood
- She's A Double-Crossin' Woman - Calvin Frazier
- Friar's Point Blues - Robert Lee McCoy
- I'm A Highway Man - Big Joe Williams
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues - Johnny Shines
- Lilly Mae No. 1 - Calvin Frazier
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Sweet Home Chicago - Honeyboy Edwards
- Fishtail - Johnny Shines
- Muskadine Blues - Little Walter


disc 4
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Long Lonesome Day - James Williamson
- Rollin' & Tumblin' Pts. 1 & 2 - Baby Face Leroy Foster
- Johnnie Mae - James Williamson

- Stop Breaking Down - Baby Boy Warren
- Standing At The Crossroads - Elmore James
- Lonesome Blues - James Williamson
- Homesick - James Williamson
- I Believe - Elmore James
- Rambling Blues - Johnny Shines
- Maggie Lee Blues - Johnny Shines
- You're The One That I Love - Johnny Shines
- Sweet Home Chicago - Johnny Shines
- Shake 'Em On Down - Johnny Shines
- Moanin' & Groanin' The Blues - Johnny Shines
- Terraplane Blues - Blind Will Dukes
- Dead Shrimp Blues - Blind Will Dukes
- Steady Rollin' Man - Blind Will Dukes
- Me And The Devil - Blind Will Dukes
- Mean Hearted Woman - Blind Will Dukes
- Ramblin' Blues - Blind Will Dukes
- Hobo Blues - Blind Will Dukes
- Milk Cow Blues - Blind Will Dukes
- Mistreated So Long - Blind Will Dukes
- Sail On Little Woman - Blind Will Dukes
- Hoodoo Man - Blind Will Dukes


compiled by Neil Slaven

4 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7795 (UK 2007)

362010Let Me Tell You About The Blues
The Evolution of Detroit Blues

CD 1:
- A Double Crossing Woman - Calvin Frazier
- Highway 61 Blues - Sampson Pittman
- Cadillac Woman - Robert Richard
- Street Opera (Part 1) - Detroit Count
- Stop Messin' Around - Walter Mitchell
- Notoriety Woman - Slim Pickens
- Root Hog - Robert Richard
- Pet Milk Blues - Walter Mitchell
- Sak-Relation Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Lookin' For My Woman - Joe Von Battle
- Street Opera (Part 2) - Detroit Count
- Ugly Woman Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Henry's Swing Club - John Lee Hooker
- Little Bitty Woman - James Taylor
- Sweet Lucy - Andrew Dunham

- My Special Friend Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Stormy Weather Blues - Sylvester Cotton
- Strange Man - John Brim [Fortune 801]
- Worried Life Blues No. 2 - Big Maceo
- Hattie Mae - Andrew Dunham
- Without You My Life Don't Mean A Thing - Big Maceo
- Never Satisfied - John Lee Hooker
- That's All Right - Eddie Kirkland
- Mean Man Blues - John Brim [Fortune 801]
- Where Did You Stay Last Night - Eddie Burns


CD 2:
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker
- It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done - Eddie Kirkland
- Old Battle Ax - Robert Henry
- 38 Pistol Blues - L.C. Green [Barrelhouse BH-012]
- I'm A Boogie Man - John Lee Hooker
- Sugar Cane Highway - Playboy Fuller
- Hello Miss Jessie Lee - Eddie Burns
- Hastings Street Boogie - L.C. Green [Barrelhouse BH-012]
- Gonna Play My Guitar - Playboy Fuller
- Dealing With The Devil - Eddie Burns
- No Shoes - Eddie Kirkland
- Ramblin' Around Blues - Sam Kelly [Von 42/43]
- Goin' Down To The River Blues - L.C. Green [Von 42/43]

- Sanafee (Not Welcome Anymore) - Baby Boy Warren
- Natural Man Blues - Johnny Howard
- Bus Driver - John Brim [Fortune unissued]

- Hello Stranger - Baby Boy Warren
- Good Rockin' Mama - Henry Smith
- Dark Night Blues - Johnny Howard
- Lonesome Blues - Henry Smith

- Chicken - Baby Boy Warren
- I Need A $100.00 - One String Sam
- Washboard Blues (Part 1) - Washboard Willie
- Rock House - Calvin Frazier
- My Baby Ooo - One String Sam


CD 3:
- Thirty-Five-Thirty - Paul Williams
- We're Gonna Rock - Wild Bill Moore
- T.J. Boogie - T.J. Fowler
- The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams
- Red Hot Blues - T.J. Fowler
- Little Tillie Willie - Detroit Count
- Looky Ploot - Emmit Slay
- Burnt Toast - Wild Bill Moore
- It Ain't Right - Kitty Stevenson
- Beulah - Emmit Slay
- I Want To Rock - Little Miss Sharecropper
- The Rainy Day Blues - Sonny Wilson
- I Feel So Good - Maurice King & His Wolverines
- That's The Best I Can Do For You Blues - The Kool Kats
- I Want A Lavender Cadillac - Maurice King & His Wolverines
- Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To - Calvin Frazier
- Say Baby Say - T.J. Fowler
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill
- Little Baby Child - Calvin Frazier
- Remember - Alberta Adams
- J.B. Boogie - Joe Weaver & His Blue Notes
- I Do Like I Please - John Lee Hooker
- No One Monkey Goin' To Run My Show - Gip (Sandman) Roberts
- Five Long Years - Lena Hall
- No More Doggin' - John Lee Hooker


3 CD set

Fantastic Voyage FVTD070 (UK 2010)

372012Essential Detroit Blues

CD 1:
John Lee Hooker - Love Money Can't Buy
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Papa's Boogie
Big Maceo - Big City Blues
Doctor Ross - Industrial Boogie
Playboy Fuller - Sugar Cane Highway
Bobo Jenkins - Baby Don't You Want To Go

Baby Boy Warren - My Special Friend Blues
Eddie Kirkland - That's All Right
John Lee Hooker - I Do Like I Please
Joe Weaver & His Blue Notes - J.B. Boogie
Robert Henry - Something's Wrong With My Little Machine
One String Sam - I Need $100
L.C. Green - Remember Way Back >[Dot 1128]
Calvin Frazier - Sweet Lucy (Drinkin' Woman)
Sylvester Cotton - Sak-Relation Blues
Walter Mitchell - Stop Messin' Around
Slim Pickens - Notoriety Woman

Baby Boy Warren - Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
Johnny Howard - Dark Night Blues
Bobo Jenkins - Ten Below Zero
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Dealing With The Devil
Sam Kelly - Ramblin' Around The Blues [Von 42/43]
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
Robert Richard - Wig Wearing Woman
John Lee Hooker - Prison Bound Blues


CD 2:
Washboard Willie - Washboard Blues (Part 1)
One String Sam - My Babby Ooo
L.C. Green - The Sun Was Shining [Dot 1103]
Calvin Frazier - Lily Mae
Brother Will Hairston - Alabama Bus
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Hello Miss Jessie Lee
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 1)
John Lee Hooker - Bumble Bee Blues
Doctor Ross - Thirty Two Twenty
Walter Mitchell - Pet Milk Blues
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues No. 2
Eddie Kirkland - It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done

Baby Boy Warren - Nervy Woman Blues
Johnny Howard - Natural Man Blues
Sylvester Cotton - Ugly Woman Blues
Robert Henry - Old Battle Ax
John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin'
Andrew Dunham - Hattie Mae
Joe Von Battle - Lookin' For My Woman
L.C. Green - Going Down The River [Von 42/43]
Calvin Frazier - Rock House
Henry Smith - Good Rockin' Mama
Playboy Fuller - Gonna Play My Guitar
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 2)

Baby Boy Warren - Bad Lover Blues

2 CD set

Not Now Music NOT2CD445 (UK 2012)

(=) Not Now Music NOT2LP162 (UK 2012)

382012Definitive Detroit Blues

CD 1:
John Lee Hooker - I Got Eyes For You
Calvin Frazier - Sweet Lucy (Drinkin' Woman)
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Where Did You Stay Last Night
Doctor Ross - Thirty Two Twenty

Baby Boy Warren - Forgive Me Darling
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Hello Miss Jessie
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
Eddie Kirkland - Mistreated Woman
L.C. Green - Going Down The River [Von 42/43]
Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues No. 2
John Lee Hooker - It's Hurts Me So
Playboy Fuller - Sugar Cane Highway
Robert Henry - Old Battle Ax
Little Miss Sharecropper - Take Out Some Time
Joe Weaver And His Blue Notes - J.B. Boogie
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 1)
Sylvester Cotton - Ugly Woman Blues
Andrew Dunham - Sweet Lucy
L.C. Green - When The Sun Is Shining [Dot 1103]
One String Sam - My Baby Ooo

Baby Boy Warren - Sanafee
John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin'
Walter Mitchell - Pet Milk Blues
Robert Richard - Root Hog
Washboard Willie - Washboard Blues (Part 1)


CD 2:
Baby Boy Warren - Bad Lover Blues
Eddie Kirkland - No Shoes
John Lee Hooker - Rock Me Mama
Joe Von Battle - Lookin' For My Woman
Bobo Jenkins - Nothing But Love
L.C. Green - Remember Way Back [Dot 1128]
Doctor Ross - Industrial Boogie
Sonny Wilson - The Rainy Day Blues
Eddie Kirkland - It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done
One String Sam - I Need $100
Brother Will Hairston - Alabama Bus
Wild Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock
Henry Smith - Good Rockin' Mama
John Lee Hooker - Prison Bound Blues
Kitty Stephenson & Todd Rhodes - Make It Good
Eddie Kirkland - That's All Right
Calvin Frazier - Lily Mae

Baby Boy Warren - My Special Friend Blues
Robert Henry - Something's Wrong With My Little Machine
John Brim - Mean Man Blues
Walter Mitchell - Stop Messin' Around
Slim Pickens - Notoriety Woman
Bobo Jenkins - Baby Don't You Want To Go
Little Miss Sharecropper - I've Tried
John Lee Hooker - Love Money Can't Buy


CD 3:
John Lee Hooker - Please Take Me Back
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Papa's Boogie
Calvin Frazier - She's Double Crossing Woman
Johnny Howard - Dark Night Blues

Baby Boy Warren - Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
T.J. Fowler - Red Hot Blues
Playboy Fuller - Gonna Play My Guitar
T.J. Fowler & Alberta Adams - Say Baby Say
Detroit Count - Hastings Street Opera (Part 2)
Andrew Dunham - Hattie Mae
Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Dealing With The Devil
Sampson Pittman - Highway 61 Blues
Sylvester Cotton - Sak-Relation Blues
John Lee Hooker - Bumble Bee Blues
Johnny Howard - Natural Man Blues

Baby Boy Warren - Nervy Woman Blues
Henry Smith - Lonesome Blues
Sam Kelly - Ramblin' Around Blues [Von 42/43]
Robert Richard - Wig Wearing Woman
Calvin Frazier - Rock House
Wild Bill Moore - Burnt Toast
Bobo Jenkins - Ten Below Zero
Calvin Frazier - I'm In The Highway, Man
Big Maceo - Big City Blues
John Lee Hooker - I Do Like I Please


3 CD set

Not Now Music NOT3CD097 (UK 2012)

397/2016Down Home Blues Detroit

CD 1:
- Miss Lorraine - John Lee Hooker
- Talkin' Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Come Back Sugar Mama - L.C. Green
- Little Machine - L.C. Green
- Papa's Boogie - Eddie Burns

- My Special Friend Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Nervy Woman Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Making A Fool Out Of Me - Eddie Burns
- Squeeze Me Baby - Eddie Burns
- Democrat Blues (Democrat Man) - Bobo Jenkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Bobo Jenkins
- Lillie Mae (version 1) - Calvin Frazier
- Rockhouse - Calvin Frazier
- Bus Driver - John Brim
- When The Sun Is Shining - L.C. Green
- Hold Me In Your Arms - L.C. Green
- Rockin' Chair Boogie - Clarence Posey
- Nelly Mae - Detroit Slim

- Lonesome Cabin Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Don't Want No Skinny Woman - Baby Boy Warren
- Gangster Blues - Eddie Burns
- Grievin' Blues - Eddie Burns
- Ramblin' Around Blues - Sam Kelly
- Now I'll Have To Sing The Blues - Martee Bradley
- Winter Time Is Comin' - Martee Bradley

- Taxi Driver Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Bad Lover Blues - Baby Boy Warren

CD 2:
- Graveyard Blues - John Lee Hooker
- I Love To Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Little School Girl - L.C. Green
- Remember Way Back - L.C. Green
- Superstition - Eddie Burns
- Biscuit Baking Woman - Eddie Burns

- Forgive Me Darling - Baby Boy Warren
- Please Don't Think I'm Nosey - Baby Boy Warren
- She Fool Me - Harvey Hill Jr.
- Boogie Woogie Woman - Harvey Hill Jr.
- Lilly Mae (version 2) - Calvin Frazier
- Dog Me Blues - Henry Smith
- Baby Don't You Want To Go - Bobo Jenkins
- Ten Below Zero - Bobo Jenkins

- I Got Lucky - Baby Boy Warren
- Let's Renew Our Love - Baby Boy Warren
- Papa Doo - James Walton
- Loving You Baby - Earl Chatman
- Parrot Lounge - Detroit Count
- Detroit Boogie - Detroit Count
- Seasick And Waterbound - Bobo Jenkins
- Pitch A Boogie Woogie - Big Jack Reynolds
- Lilly Mae (version 3) - Calvin Frazier

- Mattie Mae - Baby Boy Warren
- Santa Fe - Baby Boy Warren
- Hastings Street After Hours - Little Sonny
- Love You Pretty Baby - Little Sonny
- Have Mercy On Me - John Lee Hooker


CD 3:
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me - Baby Boy Warren
- Stop Breaking Down - Baby Boy Warren
- Love Shock - Little Sonny
- I'll Love You Baby Until The Day I Die - Little Sonny
- I'll Move You Baby - Eddie Kirkland
- Mercy Mercy - Eddie Kirkland
- Miss Sadie Mae - John Lee Hooker
- 609 Boogie - John Lee Hooker
- Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross
- The Sunnyland - Doctor Ross
- Nothing But Love - Bobo Jenkins
- Tell Me Who - Bobo Jenkins
- Orange Driver - Eddie Burns
- Hard Hearted Woman - Eddie Burns
- I Gotta Find My Baby - Little Sonny
- Hear My Woman Calling - Little Sonny

- Chuck-A-Luck (or Chicken) - Baby Boy Warren
- Baby Boy Blues - Baby Boy Warren
- Done Somebody Wrong - Eddie Kirkland
- I Need You Baby - Eddie Kirkland
- She's My Baby - Bob Kelly
- The Thing To Do - Eddie Burns
- I Hear My Woman Callin' (alt tk) - Little Sonny
- Industrial Boogie - Doctor Ross
- Thirty Two Twenty- Doctor Ross
- Baby Don't You Want Me To Go (alt tk) - Bobo Jenkins
- Ten Below Zero (alt) - Bobo Jenkins


3 CD set
48-pp. book by Mike Rowe

Wienerworld WNRCD5095 (UK 7/2016)

 
Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 172
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 558-559
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2012, p. 644

- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, p. 663
- 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. 
- Bob McGrath: The R&B Indies, Volumes 1-4.- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2005-2007, p. 4/287
- Pete Hoppula website
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Flemming Nielsen, Alan Balfour, Rob Ford, Paul Pelletier, Fred Reif and Patrick Banino for additional info / corrections / scans

 

B A B Y   B O Y   W A R R E N; source: Back cover of BBW LP 901; photographer's name not given; click to enlarge!
Baby Boy Warren in front of Bobo Jenkins' Big Star Studios in Detroit
source: Back cover of BBW LP 901; photographer's name not given

 

B A B Y   B O Y   W A R R E N   and his wife Carrie, Detroit, September 1972; source: Blues Unlimited 125 (July/August 1977), p. 16; photographer: Bill Greensmith; click to enlarge!
Baby Boy Warren and his wife Carrie, Detroit, September 1972
source: Blues Unlimited 125 (July/August 1977), p. 16; photographer: Bill Greensmith

 

 

 

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