source: Leadbitter 1971, between pp. 122 & 123
photographer: Pete Welding)

John Lee  (Henley)
b. February 13, 1919 in Canton, Mississippi
d. March 12, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois

discography

2010   45 rpm replica

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

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'John Lee' Henley 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

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1c.5/1958JOHN LEE

- Rythm Rockin' Boogie [sic] (U-4911) #   @ youtube
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door (U-4912)   @ youtube

rec. prob. 1952 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, voc, hca; Robert Lockwood Jr., g; Johnny Holloway, g; Moody Jones, b; Sona Sago [Allan Williams], dr; # ensemble voc





J.O.B. 114
   

- My Baby's Gone
- Angel Child
- Love Me Over Slow

rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; David Edwards, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron
originally unissued

Testament CD 6002 (1997)

   

- Blue And Lonesome
- Ida Lou Blues

rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, voc, hca; David "Honeyboy" Edwards, g; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron
originally unissued

Testament CD 6002 (1997)

   

- Slidin' Devil (2 tks)
- Devil's Dream
- Fox Chase

rec. November 30, 1965 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca solo
unissued
   

- Careless Love # []
- Greenback Dollar #
- You Are My Sunshine #
- Slidin' Devil
- Old Mule
- Old George Burney
- Two Step
- Foxchase []
- Devil's Dream
- Snake Hippin' []

rec. January 9, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca, # voc
originally unissued

[] Testament CD 6011


LP / CD compilations
21965Chicago
the post-war blues volume 1

Johnny Shines
- Brutal Hearted Woman
- Evening Sun
Willie Nix & His Combo
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Yourself
"Little" Willie Foster
- Falling Rain Blues
- Four Day Jump
J B. Hutto & His Hawks
- Pet Cream Man
- Lovin' You

Othum Brown
- Ora-Nelle Blues
Little Walter
- I Just Keep Loving Her
Johnny William(s)
- Worried Man Blues
Johnny Young
- Money Taking Woman

John Lee
- Knocking On Lula Mae's Door
- Rythm Rockin' Boogie [sic]
Junior Wells & His Eagle Rockers
- Hodo Man [sic]
- Junior's Wail
notes by Charles Radcliffe





post-war blues pwb 1

pwb discography

31965Ramblin' On My Mind
Classic Train and Travel Blues

Johnny Young with Little Walter Jacobs, Jimmy Walker
- Hear That Whistle Blow
Carl Hodges
- Standing At The Greyhound Station
Leroy 'Country' Dallas
- She Caught The M&O
Jimmy Brewer
- Pea Vine Whistle

Honeyboy Edwards
- Highway 61 #
Big Joe Williams
- Ramblin' On My Mind

Blind Connie Williams
- Key To The Highway
Dr. Isaiah Ross
- Hobo Blues
John Lee Grandison
- My Home Ain't Here
Bill Jackson
- Freight Train Blues
Elijah Brown
- Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
W. B. 'Piano Bill' Bryson
- Mean Old Train


# rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; David Edwards, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron

notes by Pete Welding





Milestone MLP-3002

Milestone discography

41972Take A Little Walk With Me
The Blues in Chicago 1948-1957

J.B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie
Willie Nix
- All By Yourself
Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy
Little Willie Foster
- Little Girl

John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Robert Nighthawk
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman
John Brim
- Gary Stomp

Lazy Bill Lucas
- She Got Me Walkin'
Willie Nix
- Nervous Wreck
Floyd Jones
- Skinny Woman
Grace Brim
- Going Down The Line
Johnny Young
- My Baby Walked Out
Little Walter
- Blue Baby
Jimmy Rogers
- Ludella No.2
Baby Face Leroy
- Take A Little Walk With Me


Grace Brim
- Mean Man Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Feel So Bad
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love
Lazy Bill Lucas
- I Had A Dream
Willie Nix
- No More Love
Floyd Jones
- Floyd's Blues

John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Memphis Minnie
- World Of Trouble

Johnny Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
Floyd Jones
- Big World
John Brim
- Drinking Woman
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Willie Nix
- Just Can't Stay
Junior Wells
- Tomorrow Night
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
Johnny Shines
- Living In The White House


compiled, annotated and produced by Leroy Pierson
DLP
notes by Leroy J. Pierson









Boogie Disease BD 101/2
[Leroy Pierson's first (one
record) label, 500 copies only]
51981Chicago Blues - A Quarter Century

LP 1
Big Road To Chicago
Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Fish Tail
- Cool Driver
- Ain't Doin' No Good
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Moody Jones
- Rough Treatment
- Why Should I Worry
- Please Somebody

5 Long Years At Steel Mill
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
- Hard Head Woman
J.T. Brown
- My Gal Went Away
- Soup Line
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Son Joe
- I'd Write A Letter
Little Brother Montgomery
- Keep On Drinkin'
Memphis Slim
- Black Cat Crossed My Trail



LP 2
Chicago Blues Is Killing Me
Baby Face Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Pet Rabbit

John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
J.B. Lenoir
- Let It Roll
John Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow

Just Blowing
Louis Meyers
- Just Wailing
- Bluesy
Big Walter Horton
- Have A Good Time
- Need My Baby
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Junior Wells with Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues



LP 3
Down Home Child Grown Up
Sunnyland Slim
- Down Home Child
- Over Night
- Highway 61
Lee Jackson
- Fishin' In My Pond
- I'll Just Keep Walking
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Homesick James
- Crossroads


Rather Fight Than Switch
Buddy Guy
- Sit And Cry
- Try To Quit You Baby
Shakey Jake with Magic Sam
- Call Me If You Need Me
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks
- Heavy Heart Beat
A.C. Reed
- I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
Ricky Allen
- Ouch!



LP 4
Hard Times Follow Me
Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'
Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural
Lonnie Brooks
- Figure Head
Reggie Boyd
- Nothing But Poison
Andrew Brown
- You Better Stop


Sing The Way I Feel
Koko Taylor
- Honky Tonky
Big Moose
- Rambling Woman
- Foot Race
Big Mac
- Rough Dried Woman
Detroit Jr.
- The Way I Feel
- Call My Job
Bobby Rush
- I Don't Know
Buster Benton
- Money Is The Name Of The Game
4 LP set
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P-Vine PLP-9022-9025 (Jp)
6198?Memphis Minnie & Others: World Of Trouble
The Job series Vol. 7

John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Snooky Pryor
- Stop The Train Conductor - takes 1, 2 3
- Walking Boogie
- I Can't Feel Good No More
- My Head Is Turning
Snooky Pryor and his Trio
- Cryin' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman
Sunnyland Slim & His Playboys
- Four Day Bounce
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
- World Of Trouble
- In Love Again
- What A Night
Little Son Joe
- Ethel Bea
- A Little Too Late
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare

Flyright FLY 585

Flyright discography

71989Chicago Blues Harmonicas 1949 - 1958

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Any More
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Cryn' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten

John Lee Henley
- Rythm Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Louis Myers
- Bluesy
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Louis Myers
- Just Whaling
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Steady Rollin' Man
- Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
Charles Clark
- Row Your Boat
Shakey Horton
- Need My Baby
- Have A Good Time
Sunnyland Slim
- Highway 61



Flyright FLYCD 11 (UK)


= Paula PCD-7 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

81997David 'Honeyboy' Edwards:
Crawling Kingsnake


- Just Like Jesse James *
- Sweet Home Chicago *
- Blues Like Showers Of Rain *
- Long Tall Woman Blues *
- Love Me Over Slow *
- Crawling Kingsnake *
- Skin And Bones Blues *
- Bull Cow Blues *

- Blue And Lonesome # []
- My Baby's Gone #
- Ida Lou Blues # []
- Angel Child #
- Love Me Over Slow #
- Honeyboy speaks with Pete Welding about Robert Johnson and Tommy Johnson *

* rec. July 29, 1967 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards voc, g
# rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, Ill., by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca, [] voc
prod. by Pete Welding

David "Honeyboy" Edwards discography

notes by Frank Scott



Testament CD 6002
91998Down Home Harp

- Blue Mood - Big Walter Horton
- We All Got To Go - Billy Boy Arnold
- Billy Boy's Jump - Billy Boy Arnold
- Borrow Love And Go - James 'Bat' Robinson
- You Know I Love You - Big John Wrencher
- Thinkin' About Your Apples - Coot Venson
- Sweet Woman Blues - George Robertson
- Canadian Sunset - Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet
- Last Night Blues - Andrew Cauthen
- Blue As I Can Be - Willie Lee Harris

- Fox Chase - John Lee Henley #
- Snake Hippin' - John Lee Henley #
- Careless Love - John Lee Henley # []
- Sweet Little Woman - Robert Nighthawk With Little Walter
- Slow Train Through Arkansas - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- T-Model And The Train - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- Morning Rock - Coot Venson
- Blues For Illinois - Dr. Ross
- Mattie Mae - Billy Boy Arnold
- Where The Southern Crosses The Dog - Coot Venson
- Goin' Down To The Station - Andrew Cauthen
- Walter's Boogie - Big Walter Horton
- John Henry - James 'Bat' Robinson
- Baby, You Don't Have To Go - Johnny Young With Little Walter


# rec. January 9, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca, [] voc

Testament TCD 6011
102001Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story

disc 1
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- Late Hours At Midnight - Babyface Leroy
- Pet Rabbit - Babyface Leroy
- How Much More - J.B. Lenoir
- Mojo - J.B. Lenoir
- Boogie Fool - Snooky Pryor
- Crying Shame - Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
- Rough Treatment - Little Hudson
- Don't Hand Around - Little Hudson
- Sweet Woman From Maine - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dust My Broom - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dark Road - Floyd Jones,
- Skinny Mama - Floyd Jones
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Hard Pill To Swallow - John Brim
- Glad I Don't Worry No More - Fat Man
- Please Somebody - Moody Jones
- Keep Drinkin' - Little Brother Montgomery

- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie - John Lee
- Man Around My Door - Grace Brim
- Down Home Child - Sunnyland Slim
- Ethel Bea - Little Son Joe
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Goin' Back To Memphis - Ernest Cotton


disc 2
- Aw Aw Baby - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Pearly B - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Leaving Your Town - Sunnyland Slim
- Overnight - Sunnyland Slim
- Trouble In The Morning - John Brim
- You've Got To Stop This Mess - Fat Man
- Eighty Nine Ten - Snooky Pryor
- Raising Sand - Snooky Pryor
- Things Going So Tough With Me - Little Hudson
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenoir
- People Are Meddling - J.B. Lenoir

- Knockin' On Lula's Mae's Door - John Lee
- Big World - Floyd Jones
- On The Road Again - Floyd Jones
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- Cool Driver - Johnny Shines
- Hospitality Blues - Grace Brim
- Louella - Babyface Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me - Babyface Leroy
- Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd
- Little Too Late - Little Son Joe
- Why Should I Worry - Moody Jones
- Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- World Of Trouble - Memphis Minnie
- Drinking Woman - John Brim
- Uh'm Beautiful - Ernest Cotton
2 CD set

Westside CD WESD 233


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 113-114
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 224
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 206
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 225
- Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing but the Blues.- London (Oak Publications) 1971
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/job.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: J.O.B. 114

 

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