Guitar Pete Franklin 78 rpm / LPs / CDs

#	year of release	title	label # / notes
1	1947	St. Louis Jimmy - Coming Up Fast (HY40CF) - One Doggone Reason (HY43ODR) rec. Chicago December 1947; St. Louis Jimmy, voc; Roosevelt Sykes, p; Lamont 'Guitar Pete' Franklin, eg; poss Alfred Elkins, b rec. for Hy-Tone label	10 inch 78 rpm Opera 4
2	1949	Guitar Pete Franklin - Casey Brown Blues - Down Behind The Rise rec. Chicago Jan. 26, 1949	10 inch 78 rpm RCA Victor 22-0012 Nighthawk LP 101
		Guitar Pete Franklin - Mr. Charley - Naptown Blues rec. Chicago Jan. 26, 1949	RCA Victor unissued
3	1949	Jazz Gillum - Take One More Chance With Me - Look What You Are Today rec. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1949; Jazz Gillum, v, hca with Bob Call, p; Pete Franklin, g; Ransom Knowling, b; Judge Riley, dr	10 inch 78 rpm RCA Victor 22-0033, 50-0017
4	1949	Jazz Gillum - Gonna Be Some Shooting - A Lie Is Dangerous rec. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1949; Jazz Gillum, v, hca with Bob Call, p; Pete Franklin, g; Ransom Knowling, b; Judge Riley, dr	10 inch 78 rpm RCA Victor 22-0051, 50-0035
		John Brim - Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) (1014) - Moonlight Blues (1015) rec. Chicago, late 1952; John Brim, v/g with Ernest Cotton, ts; Sunnyland Slim, p; Pete Franklin, g; Big Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr	JOB unissued Flyright 568; KC CD 03; Paula PDC-22; Jazz Classics 5086
		Ernest Cotton - Couldn't Take My Rest rec. Chicago, late 1952; Ernest Cotton, ts; Sunnyland Slim, p; Pete Franklin, g; Big Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr	JOB unissued
		unidentified artist - Where Have You Been So Long rec. Chicago, late 1952; unidentified, voc; Sunnyland Slim, p; poss. Pete Franklin, g; poss. Moody Jones, b; Alfred Wallace, dr	JOB unissued Flyright 584; Flyright FLYCD 28, Paula PCD-19
5	1953	John Brim And His Trio - Over Nite (U-1016) # - Drinking Woman (S-1924) * # rec. Chicago, late 1952; Sunnyland Slim, p; John Brim, eg; Ernest Cotton, ts; Pete Franklin, g; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr * rec. Chicago August 22, 1952; John Brim, voc; prob. Eddie Taylor, eg; Sunnyland Slim, p	10 inch 78 rpm JOB 1011 Flyright FLYCD 31; Paula PCD-15; Opal OCD 110; Westside WESA 910; Westside CD WESD 233; Classics CD 5171
5a	8/1954	Sunnyland Slim And His Boys - Shake It Baby (1009-A) * - Woman Trouble (= Over Nite) (U-1016) # * rec. Chicago, late 1952; Sunnyland Slim, p; unidentified, eg; Ernest Cotton, ts; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr; unidentified female, voc # rec. Chicago, late 1952; Sunnyland Slim, p; John Brim, eg; Ernest Cotton, ts; Pete Franklin, g; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr	10 inch 78 rpm Job 1105 Flyright FLYCD 31; Paula PCD-15; Opal OCD 110; Westside WESA 910; Westside CD WESD 233; Classics CD 5171
		Sunnyland Slim And His Boys - City Of New Orleans (U-1017) rec. Chicago, late 1952; Sunnyland Slim, p; John Brim, eg; Ernest Cotton, ts; Pete Franklin, g; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr	Job unissued Westside WESA 910; Classics CD 5171
6	1963	The Blues Of Pete Franklin: Guitar Pete's Blues - I Got To Find My Baby - Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Prison Bound - Black Gal - Grievin' Me - Rocky Mountains - Six White Horses - Sail On - My Old Lonesome Blues - Guitar Pete's Blues rec. in Indianapolis, In., July 12, 1961 by Art Rosenbaum; Pete Franklin, voc, g & p	notes by Art Rosenbaum Bluesville BVLP 1068 = OBCCD-560-2 Bluesville discography sound clips
		Guitar Pete Franklin - ???	rec. Indianapolis, 1972 by Nick Perls Blue Goose unissued
7	1975	Windy City Blues The Transition: 1935 to 1953 Pinetop [Aaron 'Pinetop' Sparks] - Every Day I Have The Blues State Street Boys - Sweet To Mama Washboard Sam - Easy Ridin' Mama Robert Lee McCoy - Prowlin' Nighthawk Sonny Boy Williamson - Sunnyland - My Little Cornelius Robert Lockwood - Black Spider Blues - I'm Gonna Train My Baby Guitar Pete Franklin - Down Behind The Rise - Casey Brown Blues Tampa Red - Green And Lucky Blues Robert Lockwood - Gonna Dig Myself A Hole - Dust My Broom Tony Hollins - Fishin' Blues - Wino Woman Johnny Shines - Please Don't	Nighthawk 101 Nighthawk discography
8	1976	Blues From The Windy City Chicago In Transition 1946 - 1952 Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Country Woman Blues John Sellers - Let Me Be Your Sidetrack Sonny Boy Williamson - Bring Another Half Pint Willie 'Long Time' Smith - Due Respects To You Eddie Boyd - I Had To Let Her Go Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Take One More Chance With Me Tampa Red - Maybe Some Day Guitar Pete Franklin - Casey Brown Blues Tampa Red - It's Good Like That Memphis Minnie - Tears On My Pillow Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Look What You Are Today Walter Davis - What May Your Troubles Be Guitar Pete Franklin - Down Behind The Rise Willie 'Long Time ' Smith - Flying Cloud Boogie James 'Beal St.' Clark - You Can't Make The Grade Walter Davis - Tears Came Rollin' Down	Flyright LP 4713 Flyright discography
9	1977	Indianapolis Jump Shirley Griffith & J.T. Adams - Maggie Campbell - Saturday Blues - Indianapolis Jump - Big Road Blues Yank Rachell - Mandolin Jump J.T. Adams & Shirley Griffith - Kill It Kid - I Don't Feel Welcome - The Hop Joint - Kentucky Guitar Blues Pete Franklin - Lowdown Dirty Ways - The Fives - Penal Farm Blues Bertha Lee Jones - Spanish Blues Scrapper Blackwell - Little Girl Blues - Cherry James Easley - Big Leg Woman Guitar Pete Franklin rec. Indianapolis, Dec. 24, 1963	notes by Art Rosenbaum Flyright 523 Flyright discography
10	197?	John Brim / Little Hudson Classic Early 1950s Chicago Blues John and Grace Brim - Young And Wild - I Love My Baby tk. 1 - I Love My Baby tk. 2 - Trouble In The Morning - Humming Blues - Man Around My Door - Hospitality Blues - Hard Pill To Swallow tk. 2 John Brim - Drinking Woman - Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) # - Moonlight Blues # Little Hudson - Rough Treatment - I'm Looking For A Woman - Things Going So Tough With Me tk. 1 - Things Going So Tough With Me tk. 4 - Don't Hang Around - Shake It Baby # John Brim, v/g with Ernest Cotton, ts; Sunnyland Slim, p; Pete Franklin, g; Big Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, d	rec. Chicago, late 1952 P-Vine 9020 Flyright 568 KC CD 03, Paula PCD-22 Flyright discography
11	1983	Baby Face Leroy & Floyd Jones The Job series Vol. 6 Baby Face Leroy - My Head Can't Rest Anymore - Take A Little Walk With Me - Pet Rabbit - Louella - Late Hours At Midnight - Blues Is Killing Me Floyd Jones - Dark Road - I Lost A Good Woman Floyd Jones - Skinny Mama - Rising Wind - On The Road Again Snooky Pryor - Boogy Fool - Raisin' Sand - Head Is Turning Grey - Can't Feel Good unknown - Where Have You Been So Long	notes by Mike Rowe Flyright FLY 584
12	1988	Bluesville Vol. 1 "Folk Blues" Furry Lewis - Judge Boushay Blues Memphis Willie B. - Country Girl Blues K.C. Douglas - Big Road Blues Big Joe Williams - Levee Camp Blues Robert Curtis Smith - Catfish Blues Memphis Willie B - Highway 61 (CD only) Furry Lewis - Shake 'em On Down (CD only) Sidney Maiden - San Quentin Blues Wade Walton - Big Fat Mama Pete Franklin - Grievin' Me Blind Willie McTell - Dying Crapshooter's Blues Blind Snooks Eaglin - Alberta (CD only) Lonnie Johnson - Fine Booze and Heavy Dues Scrapper Blackwell - Blues Before Sunrise Doug Quattlebaum - You Is One Black Rat Reverend Gary Davis - You Got to Move Blind Snooks Eaglin - Brown Skin Woman Baby Tate - See What You Done Done (CD only) Scrapper Blackwell - Goin' Where The Monon Crosses The Yellow Dog (CD only) Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Pawn Shop Lightnin' Hopkins (LP only) - T-Model Blues	Ace CH 247 Ace CD 247 Bluesville discography
13	1990	Blues Is Killin' Me Baby Face Leroy - Blues Is Killin' Me - Late Hours At Midnight - Louella - Pet Rabbit Floyd Jones - Dark Road - I Lost A Good Woman - On The Road Again - Rising Wind - Skinny Mama Little Hudson - Don't Hang Around - I'm Looking For A Woman - Rough Treatment - Things Going So Tough With Me Memphis Minnie - In Love Again - Kissing In The Dark - What A Night - World Of Trouble Little Son Joe - Ethel Bea - A Little Too Late Unknown - Where Have You Been So Long	Flyright FLYCD 28 = Paula PCD-19 (1991 US)
14	1990	Chicago Piano 1951 - 1958 from Cobra and JOB Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 - It's You Baby - Over Night - That Woman - 'Fore Day Bounce Floyd Jones - Big World Sunnyland Slim - Mary Lee Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years - Hard Headed Woman - It's Miserable To Be Alone Charles Clark - Row Your Boat Memphis Slim - I Wonder What's The Matter - I Can't Live Without You - Best Gal I Ever Had - So Tired - Need My Baby Little Brother Montgomery - Keep Drinkin' - Boogie Moody Jones - Please Somebody J.T. Brown - Short Dresses	Flyright FLYCD 31 = Paula PCD-15 (1991 US)
15	1994	Jazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 4 (1946-1949) - Fast Woman - All In All Blues - Keep On Sailing - Look On Younder Wall - Long Razor Blues - I'm Gonna Train My Baby - Roll Dem Bones - Can't Trust Myself - I'm Not The Lad - Blues What Am - Gonna Take My Rap - You Got To Run Me Down - Chauffer Blues - Hand Reader Blues - Country Woman Blues - You Should Give Some Away - Take A Little Walk With Me - What A Gal - Signifying Woman - Devil Blues - Jazz Gillum's Blues - Take One More Chance With Me - Gonna Be Some Shooting - Look What You Are Today - A Lie Is Dangerous	Document CD 5200 sound clips
16	1994	Tampa Red: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 14, 1949-1951 Guitar Pete Franklin - Casey Brown Blues - Mr. Charley - Down Behind The Rise Tampa Red - It's a Brand New Boogey - Come On, If You're Coming - Please Try to See It My Way - When Things Go Wrong With You - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - That's Her Own Business - It's Too Late Now - I'll Find My Way - 1950 Blues - It's Good Like That - Love Her With A Feelin' - New Deal Blues - Midnight Boogie - Don't Blame Shorty For That - I Miss My Lovin' Blues - Sweet Little Angel - Since My Baby's Been Gone - She's Dynamite - Pretty Baby Blues - Early In The Morning	Document CD 5214 sound clips
17	1999	The Bluesville Years, Vol. 9 "Down the Country Way" J.T. Adams And Shirley Griffith - Match Box Blues - O Mama How I Love You Robert Curtis Smith - Get A Real Young Woman - I'm Going Away Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin' - Locomotive Blues Robert Pete Williams - Free Again - Rolling Stone Wade Walton - Rock Me, Mamma - Blues, Stay Away From Me Big Joe Williams - Jockey Ride Blues - Coal And Iceman Blues Pete Franklin - I Got To Find My Baby - Black Gal Scrapper Blackwell - Blues Before Sunrise - A Blues Blind Willie Mctell - Broke Down Engine Blues - Don't Forget It Tampa Red - Dark And Stormy Night - You Better Let My Gal Alone	Prestige PRCD-9917-2 fantasyjazz.com Bluesville discography
18	1999	The Bluesville Years, Vol. 11 "Blues is Heart's Sorrow" Roosevelt Sykes - I Hate To Be Alone - Selfish Woman Sunnyland Slim - Everytime I Get To Drinking Mercy Dee Walton - Pity And A Shame Jimmy Witherspoon - I'll Go On Living - Sail On - Little Girl - How Long Blues Lightnin Hopkins with Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues Henry Townsend - The Train Is Coming Willie Dixon with Memphis Slim - Nervous Lonnie Johnson - You Have No Love In Your Heart - Evil Woman - Four Walls and Me Mildred Anderson - I'm Getting Long Alright Little Brother Montgomery - Cry Cry Baby Curtis Jones - Fool Blues - Good Woman Blues Pete Franklin - My Old Lonesome Blues St Louis Jimmy - Dog House Blues - Some Sweet Day	Prestige PRCD-9921-2 fantasyjazz.com Bluesville discography
19	200?	Gonna Take My Rap Post War Chicago Blues, 1945-49 Sonny Boy Williamson (1) - Elevator Woman James 'Beal St.' Clark - Come To Me Baby (What Evil Have I Done) Sonny Boy Williamson (2) - Sonny Boy's Jump Dr. Clayton - Farwell Little Girl John Sellers - Let Me Be Your Sidetrack Willie 'Long Time' Smith - Due Respects To You Sonny Boy Williamson (1) - GM And O blues Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Gonna Take My Rap Memphis Minnie - Mean Mistreater Blues Eddie Boyd - I Had To Let Her Go James 'Beal St.' Clark - You Can't Make The Grade Dr. Clayton - Broke And Hungry Tampa Red - It's A Brand New Boogey Pete Franklin - Casey Brown Blues Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Signifying Woman Willie 'Long Time ' Smith - Flying Cloud Boogie Tampa Red - Come On If You're Coming Pete Franklin - Down Behind The Rise Memphis Minnie - True Love Tampa Red - Please Try To See It My May Bill 'Jazz' Gillum - Hand Reader Blues Tampa Red - I'll Find My Way	Indigo IGCD 2114
20	2001	Jazz Gillum: It Sure Had A Kick The Essential Recordings of ... - You're Laughing Now - I'm Gonna Get It - Let Her Go - It Sure Had A Kick - Riley Springs Blues - I Got Somebody Else - Maybe You'll Love Me Too - It Looks Bad For You - War Time Blues - You Are Doing Me Wrong - Down South Blues - I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town - I Couldn't Help It - Tell Me, Mama - Keep on Sailing - Long Razor Blues - I'm Gonna Train My Baby - I'm Not The Lad - Blues What Am - Country Woman Blues - Take A Little Walk With Me - What A Gal - Take One More Chance With Me - Look What You Are Today Guitar Pete Franklin only on the final two titles	Indigo IGOCD 2132
21	2001	Sunnyland Slim And Friends: Sunnyland Special The Cobra and Job recordings 1949-56 Sunnyland Slim - When I Was Young - Bassology - Worried About My Baby - Down Home Child - Sunnyland Special Sunnyland Slim Trio - Mary Lee - Leaving Your Town Sunnyland Slim And His Boys - Shake It Baby - Woman Trouble - City Of New Orleans Sunnyland Slim And His Playboys - That Woman - Four Day Bounce Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 - It's You Baby Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Rogers - Blues Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 - Highway 61 - Highway 61 Floyd Jones - Big World - Dark Road Floyd Jones And His Trio - I Lost A Good Woman - Skinny Mama - Rising Wind - On The Road Again Moody Jones - Please Somebody Robert Lockwood Jr. - Aw Aw Baby - Sweet Woman From Maine - Dust My Broom - Pearly B - Dust My Broom	Westside CD WESA 910
22	2003	Harmonica Blues, Vol. 2: 1946-1952 CD 1 - Hoodoo Hoodoo John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson - Boogy Fool Snooky Pryor - Take One More Chance With Me Jazz Gillum - Mellow Chick Swing John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson - Woman On Every Street Forest City Joe - Pontiac Blues Sonny Boy Williamson - Me Bebop Gal Doctor Ross - Little Boy Blue Big Walter Horton - Love My Baby Frank Edwards - Mercury Boogie - Cadillac Blues J. D.Horton - Better Get Ready Elder Roma Wilson - Brazos Blues Billy Brazos - Santa Fe Blues Pee Wee Hughes - Rambling Around My Blues Sam Kelly - Walkin' Talkin' Blues Joe Hill Louis - Now Tell Me Baby Big Walter Horton - Mr. Downchild Sonny Boy Williamson - Harmonica Boogie Pete Lewis CD 2 - Down South Blues Drifting Slim - Blue Midnight Little Walter - Going to New Orleans Little Sam Davis - Harmonica Rhumba Sonny Terry - Riding in the Moonlight Howlin' Wolf - Scratchin' Pete Lewis - Baby, Let's Have Some Fun Sonny Terry - Honeydripper Papa Lightfoot - Come Home and Go With Me Sonny Boy Johnson - Stop Mess Around - Jumpin' With Jarvis Papa Lightfoot, - Man Around My Door Grace Brim, - Little Milton's Boogie Little Milton - Five Foot Three Sunny Blair - Wailin' Willie Rhythm Willie - Hello Miss Jessie Lee Eddie "Guitar" Burns - Sad Hours Little Walter	Fremeaux CD FA 5059 (Fr) www.fremeaux.com
23	200?	John Brim: Authorized Blues His Random and JOB Recordings - Dark Clouds - Lonesome Man Blues - Going Down The Line - Young And Wild - Love My Baby - Trouble In The Morning - Humming Blues - Hard Pill To Swallow - Drinking Woman - Don't Leave Me # - Moonlight Blues # - Moving Out You Put The Hurt On Me # John Brim, v/g with Ernest Cotton, ts; Sunnyland Slim, p; Pete Franklin, g; Big Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, d	Anna Bea ABCD 451
24	2004	John Brim: 1950-1953 - Strange Man - Mean Man Blues - Dark Clouds - Lonesome Man Blues - Going Down The Line - Leaving Daddy Blues - Young And Wild - I Love My Baby - Trouble In The Morning - Humming Blues - Man Around My Door - Hospitality Blues - Hard Pill To Swallow - Drinking Woman - Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) - Moonlight Blues - Rattlesnake - It Was A Dream - Lifetime Baby - Ice Cream Man - Tough Times - Gary Stomp	Jazz Classics CD 5086
25	2007	Art Of Field Recording Vol. 1 50 Years Of Traditional Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Guitar Pete Franklin - Guitar Pete's Blues James Easley, Guitar Pete Franklin & Raymond Holoway - Big Leg Woman Guitar Pete Franklin - How Long Blues	4-CD set Dust-to-Digital
Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- Harris, Sheldon: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- p. 181-182
- Leadbitter, Mike & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. one, A to K.- p. 149, 423, 461
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/opera.html
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/job.html
-http://blueslim.m78.com/john_brim_e.html
- eBay auctions
- other internet sources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Prestige Bluesville 1068;
photographer: Art Rosenbaum

thanks to Alan Balfour for additional info / label scans

short Pete Franklin bio

 
source: Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who, p. 182