F L O Y D   J O N E S; source:
Floyd Jones 1979
source: amazon.de; photographer: Jim O'Neal

Floyd Jones 1972; source: Harley Cockliss' movie 'Chicago Blues'


Floyd Jones "live" at youtube.com

Floyd Jones
b. July 21, 1917 in Marianna, Arkansas
d. December 19, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois

discography
F L O Y D   J O N E S   c. 1944; source:
Floyd Jones c. 1944
source: Blues Unlimited 137/138 (1980), p. 15
reversed left to right by Stefan Wirz

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.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Floyd Jones 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm
11947SNOOKY & MOODY

- Stockyard Blues (M 1312) #
- Keep What You Got (M 1313)

rec. 1947 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca, # speech; Moody Jones, g



Marvel 702
[Chester A. Scales' label?]




= Old Swing-Master 22
(7/1949) [Egmont
Sonderling / Al Benson
label]

21949SUNNY LAND SLIM And His SUNNYLAND BOYS

- Hard Times (A)
- School Days (B)

rec. May 14, 1949 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; prob. Muddy Waters, g; Elga Edmonds, dr



Tempo-Tone 1001
31951FLOYD JONES

- Big World (JB 35221, A) #   @ youtube
- Dark Road (JB 35222, B)   @ youtube

rec. March 22, 1951 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; # Billy Howell, tp; Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, b; Alfred Wallace, dr



J.O.B. 1001
41952FLOYD JONES

- Dark Road (U1006)
- Big World (U1007)

rec. December 29, 1951 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Rogers, g; poss. Willie Coven, dr

Chess 1498
   

- Overseays (U7417) #
- Playhouse (U7418) *

rec. December 29, 1951 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Rogers, g; poss. Willie Coven, dr
Chess unissued

# Chess LP 6641 174

* Chess LP 411

51952FLOYD JONES

- You Can't Live Long (U7480)   @ youtube
- Early Morning (U7481)

rec. September 17, 1952 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Junior Wells, hca; Jimmy Rogers, g; Elga Edmonds, dr

Chess 1527
61953FLOYD JONES

- Skinny Mama (U2365)   @ youtube
- On The Road Again (U2367)   @ youtube

rec. January 31, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, b; Alfred Wallace, dr

J.O.B. 1013
   

- I Lost A Good Woman (U2364) #
- I'm Gonna Buy A Big Knife (alt tk?)
- Rising Wind (U2366) #

rec. January 31, 1953 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, b; Alfred Wallace, dr
J.O.B. unissued

# Flyright LP 584

71954FLOYD JONES and Band

- School Days On My Mind (53-128)   @ youtube
- Ain't Times Hard (53-129)   @ youtube

rec. Chicago, February 3, 1954; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr



Vee-Jay VJ 111
81954FLOYD JONES and his Orchestra

- Floyd's Blue (53-130) *
- Any Old Lonesome Day (53-131) #   @ youtube

rec. Chicago, February 3, 1954; Floyd Jones, g, # voc; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr



Vee-Jay VJ 126
   

- Troubles Of My Own (53-132)
- Worried About My Baby (53-133)
- I Done You Wrong (53-134)
- Be My Baby (53-135)

rec. February 3, 1954 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Floyd Jones or Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr
Vee-Jay unissued

Classics CD 5171

   

- Steady Pistol (53-136)
- Stroll Out West (53-137)

rec. February 7, 1954 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Taylor, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Floyd Jones, g; Alfred Wallace, dr
Vee-Jay unissued
91954Sunnyland Slim

- Going Back To Memphis (BL 54109)   @ youtube
- Devil Is A Busy Man (BL 54110)   @ youtube

rec. early 1954 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Eddie Taylor or Floyd Jones, g
Blue Lake 105
9a1954Sunnyland Slim

- Shake It Baby (BL 54115)
- Bassology (BL 54116)

rec. early 1954 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Eddie Taylor or Floyd Jones, g; Big Crawford, b, mrcs
Blue Lake 107
9b1955"LITTLE" WILLY FOSTER

Parrot 813
- Falling Rain Blues (P53222) #
- Four Day Jump (P53223)

Blue Lake 113
- Falling Rain Blues (BL 55-134) #   @ youtube
- Four Day Jump (BL 55-133)   @ youtube

rec. January 14, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Little Willie Foster, hca, # voc; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Floyd Jones, Eddie Taylor, g

Little Willie Foster discography

Lazy Bill Lucas discography




Parrot 813 (c.3/1955)




= Blue Lake 113 (7/1955)

101956Snooky Pryor

- Someone To Love Me (56-500)
- Judgment Day (56-502)

rec. July 17, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, g; Earl Phillips, dr



Vee-Jay VJ 215
   

- A Date With My Baby (56-499)
- Someone To Love Me (alt tk) #
- You Tried To Ruin Me Baby (56-501) #
- Judgment Day (alt tk) #

rec. July 17, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, g; Earl Phillips, dr

Vee-Jay unissued

# Charly CRB 1042

10a1957Little Willie Foster

- Crying The Blues (C 1010)   @ youtube
- Little Girl (C 1011) *   @ youtube

rec. 1956 in Chicago, IL; Little Willie Foster, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Floyd Jones, g, * voc; Triolue High [Teeno Yehire], g; prob. Willie Dixon, b; Ray Scott, dr

Little Willie Foster discography

Lazy Bill Lucas discography








Cobra 5011
[Eli Toscano's label]

LP / CD compilations
111960Floyd Jones

- Any Old Lonesome Day [Vee-Jay 126]
- Floyd's Blues [sic] [Vee-Jay 126]

- Hard Times [Vee-Jay 111]
- Schooldays On My Mind [Vee-Jay 111]


Top Rank RES 135 (Fr)
121965Chicago Blues - The Early 1950s

Homesick James
- Homesick
Baby Face Leroy
- Boll Weevil
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 1
Little Walter
- Muskadine
J. B. Hutto
- Dim Lights
- Things Are So Slow
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
Baby Face Leroy
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 2

Junior Wells
- Hoodoo Man
Little Willie Foster
- Falling Rain Blues

Snooky & Moody
- Stockyard Blues [Marvel 702]
Johnny Young
- Money Taking Woman

Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Big Walter
- Hard Hearted Woman
Robert Nighthawk
- Kansas City Blues
John Brim
- Tough Times

Blues Classics BC 8

Blues Classics discography

12a1966Chicago / The Blues / Today ! Vol. 3

Johnny Young
- One More Time
- Kid Man Blues
- My Black Mare
- Stealin' Back
- I Got Mine In Time
- Tighten Up on It


Johnny Shines Blues Band
- Dynaflo Blues
- Black Spider Blues
- Layin' Down My Shoes And Clothes
- Rockin' My Boogie #
- Mr. Bo Weevil
- Hey, Hey

Johnny Shines Blues Band rec. December 1965 in Chicago, IL; Johnny Shines, voc, g with Walter Horton, hca; # Charlie Musselwhite, hca; Floyd Jones, b, Frank Kirkland, dr



Vanguard VRS 9218


= Fontana TFL 6070 (1966)

= Vanguard CD 79218
(1989)

13196?Floyd Jones – Eddie Taylor
Masters of Modern Blues Volume 3

Floyd Jones
- Rising Wind
- Stockyard Blues
- M&O Blues
- Dark Road
- Sweet Talkin' Woman #
- Hard Times
- Playhouse Blues #
- Dark Road #

Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy
- Peach Tree Blues
- Bad Boy
- Feel So Bad #
- Train Fare Home
- Take Your Hand Down
- After Hours
- Bad Boy
#

# CD bonus tracks

Floyd Jones, voc, g; Eddie Taylor voc, g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Fred Below, dr

Testament T-2214


= Testament TCD 5001
(1994)

Testament discography

14196?Goin' To Chicago

LP tracks:
Sam Lay Blues Band
- Tell Me, Mama
- Walking By Myself
- I Can't Be Satisfied
Billy Boy Arnold Band
- I Left My Happy Home
- Billy Boy's Jump
- Crying And Pleading

J.B. Hutto & The Hawks
- Wild, Wild Woman
- Bluebird

Floyd Jones - Eddie Taylor Band
- Playhouse Blues
- I Feel So Bad
- Sweet Talkin' Woman

CD tracks:
Billy Boy Arnold Band
- Left My Happy Home
- Billy Boy's Jump
- Cryin' and Pleadin'
- Left My Happy Home (alt. take)
- Baby Jane
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Baby Left Me A Mule to Ride
- Hello Baby
- I Love Only You
- Evalina
- Come See Me Early in the Morning (take 1)
- Why Is Everybody Down On Me
- Come See Me Early in the Morning (take 2)
- Somebody Help Me With These Blues


Testament T-2218


(=) Testament TCD 5018
(1995)

Testament discography

159/1969Snooky Pryor

- Telephone Blues
- Boogie
- Raising Sand
- Boogy Fool
- I'm Getting Tired
- Going Back On The Road
- I Want You For Myself

- Crosstown Blues
- Crying Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
- Someone To Love Me
- Judgement Day
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist

reissue of postwar 78 rpm JOB records; rec. 1948 - 1963; Snooky Pryor, voc., harmonica; Moody Jones, g or b; Leroy Foster, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Johnny Young, g; Floyd Jones, g; Homesick James, g: Little Joe Harris, Alfred Wallace, Earl Philips, dr
notes (August 1969)
by John J. Broven



Flyright LP 100

Flyright discography


= Magpie PY 1813 (1986)

Magpie discography

15a1970Drop Down Mama

Johnny Shines
- So Glad I Found You
Robert Nighthawk
- Sweet Black Angel
- Anna Lee
Big Boy Spires
- One Of These Days [Checker 752]
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- Drop Down Mama

Floyd Jones
- Playhouse [Chess unissued]
Big Boy Spires
- Murmur Low [Checker 752]


Floyd Jones
- You Can’t Live Long [Chess 1527]
Johnny Shines
- Joliet Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Jackson Gal Blues
- Return Mail Blues
Claude Smith
- Crying [alt tk, Chess unissued]
- Sad Story [Chess 1522]

Floyd Jones
- Dark Road [Chess 1498]




Chess 411






= P-Vine PLP 807 (Jp)


= MCA Chess CHD-93002

161970Electric Blues Chicago Style

Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- You Got Me Wrong
Eddie Taylor
- Looking For Trouble
Billy Boy Arnold
- My Heart Is Crying

Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- Prisoner's Plea

Junior Wells / Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues

Floyd Jones
- Ain't Times Hard
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Wish You Would
Eddie Taylor - I'm Gonna Love You

Floyd Jones
- School Days On My Mind
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Was Fooled



Buddah BDS 7511
171971On The Road Again
An Anthology Of Chicago Blues 1947-1954

lp 1 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Johnny Shines
- Brutal Hearted Woman (U 2339)
John Brim Trio
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Now She's Gone

Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun (U 2337)
Little Walter Trio
- Moonshine Blues
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip
J.B. & His Hawks
- Pet Cream Man
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues
Little Walter Trio
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You

M 100 / XTRA 1133 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again
Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
- Moonshine Blues
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun (U 2337)
- Brutal Hearted Woman (U 2339)
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You
- Pet Cream Man
- Now She's Gone


disc to tape transfer: Pete Welding
original recordings provided by Frank Scott and Bruce Bromberg
liner notes by John Harmer & Frank Scott

Rick Griffin cover art
4 pages insert





Muskadine 1


= Muskadine M 100

Muskadien discography




= XTRA 1133 (1973)

XTRA discography

17a1972Big Walter Horton: King of The Harmonica Players

- Easy
- Evalena
- Have A Good Time
- Need My Baby
- It's You Baby
- Highway 61
- Back Home To Mama


- Juke (instr)
- La Cucaracha/La Paloma (1st) (instr)

- I Hate To See The Sun Go Down #
- Going Back To St. Louis (1st) (instr)
- Crawling King Snake (1st) *
- Ain’t It A Shame
- She Left Me a Mule to Ride
- That's Wrong Little Mama


rec. January 24, 1970 in Chicago, IL by Clas Ahlstrand; Walter Horton, hca, # voc; Floyd Jones, g, * voc



Delta LP 1000 (Sw)
   

- If It Ain’t Me

rec. January 24, 1970 in Chicago, IL by Clas Ahlstrand; Walter Horton, hca, voc; Floyd Jones, g
Delta unissued
181972Take 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]
   

[11 unknown titles]


rec. January 25, 1974 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; poss. Snooky Pryor. hca; Louis Myers, Homesick James, gs; David Myers, b; Fred Below, dr

Bluesway unissued
18a6/1975Genesis Vol. 3 - Sweet Home Chicago

Album 1
Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Anymore
- Take A Little Walk With Me

Floyd Jones
- Dark Road [Chess 1498]
- Big World [Chess 1498]
- Overseas [Chess unissued]
- Playhouse [Chess LP 411]
Otis Spann
- It Must Have Been The Devil
- Five Spot

Gus Jenkins
- Eight Ball
Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires
- One Of These Days [Checker 752]
- Murmur Low [Checker 752]
Little Henry
- I Declare That Ain't Right
- Matchbox Blues
Blue Smitty
- Sad Story [Chess 1522]
- Elgin Movements [Chess unissued]
- Date Bait [Chess unissued]


Album 2
Muddy Waters
- Mean Red Spider
- Hard Days
- Burying Ground
- Last Time I Fool Around With You
- Screaming And Crying
- Where's My Woman Been
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - part 1
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - part 2

- Stuff You Gotta Watch
- Lonesome Day
- Iodine In My Coffee
- Flood
- I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
- Oh! Yeh
- Smokestack Lightning


Album 3
Little Walter
- Juke
- Boogie
- Mean Old World
- Sad Hours
- Don't Have To Hunt No More
- Tonight With A Fool
- Quarter To Twelve
- Blues With A Feeling

- Last Boogie
- Fast Boogie
- Light's Out
- You're So Fine
- Blues Light
- Last Night
- Thunderbird
- I Got To Go


Album 4
Jimmy Rogers
- Today, Today Blues
- The World Is In A Tangle
- She Loves Another Man
- Hard Working Man
- Chance To Love
- My Little Machine
- Mistreated Baby
- What's The Matter

Jimmy Rogers
- You're The One
John Brim
- Rattlesnake
- It Was A Dream
- Ice Cream Man
- Lifetime Baby
- Tough Times
- Go Away
- That Ain't Right

compiled by Mike Rowe

4 LP box set

Chess 6641 174
(UK Phonogram)



Neil Slaven review in Blues Unlimited 113, p. 24-25; click to download pdf-file
Neil Slaven review in Blues
Unlimited 113, p. 24-25

191976Walter & Floyd: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Us

- She's Got A Nickel *
- Talk About Your Daddy *
- When The Moon Rise High *
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (instr)
- Hey Little Girl #
- Mr. Freddie's Blues #
- Overseas Blues #
- Stockyard Blues #
- Take A Little Walk #


rec. November 1975 in Chicago, IL by Ingve Nordström; Walter Horton, hca, * voc; Floyd Jones, g, # voc

Magnolia MLP 301 (Sw)

Magnolia discography

19a1976Chicago Slickers 1948-1953

Little Walter
- I Want My Baby

Floyd Jones
- School Days
- Hard Time
Forest City Joe
- A Woman On Every Street
Little Walter
- Just Keep Lovin' Her
John Brim
- Dark Clouds
- Lonesome Man Blues
Earl Hooker
- Sweet Angel

Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Cool Driver
Homesick James
- Lonesome Ole Train
- Farmer's Blues
Delta Joe
- Train Time
Big Boy Spires
- About To Lose My Mind [Chance 1137]

Floyd Jones
- Early Morning

notes by Leroy Pierson



Nighthawk 102

Nighthawk discography

201978Blues Is Killing Me
14 Rare Performances

Leroy Foster
- Blues Is Killin' Me
Robert Lockwood
- Dust My Broom
Grace Brim
- Man Around My Door

Floyd Jones
- Big World
J. B. Lenoir
- How Much More
Moody Jones
- Please Somebody
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare

poss. Elgin Evans
- Ethel Bea
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman
Sunnyland Slim
- The Devil Is A Busy Man
B.B. King
- Recession Blues
John & Grace Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow
Memphis Minnie and Her Combo
- World Of Trouble
Percy Parham
- Just A Mouse


notes by Pete Welding
click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !
Juke Joint 1501
211979Vivian & Jimmy's Blues Showcase

Willie Cobbs
- You Don't Love Me [Vee Jay 411]
- You're So Hard To Please [Vee Jay 411]
- Lonely Boy [Pure Gold 302, remastered by Vee Jay]
Christine Kittrell
- Sittin' & Drinkin' [Vee Jay 399]
- I'm A Woman [Vee Jay 444]
- It's Nobody's Fault [Vee Jay 444]
J. B. Lenoir
- Do What I Say [Vee Jay 352]

J. B. Lenoir
- Oh Baby [Vee Jay 352]
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me [Vee Jay 215]
- You Tried To Ruin Me [Vee Jay unissued]
- Judgment Day [Vee Jay 215]

Floyd Jones
- Schooldays (On My Mind) [Vee Jay 111]
- Ain't Times Hard [Vee Jay 111]
- Any Old Lonesome Day [Vee Jay 126]
click to enlarge !
Teichiku ULS-1913-JY (Jp)
221980Snooky (Pryor) & Moody (Jones)
The Job series Vol. 3

- Fine Boogie
- I'm Getting Tired
- Rough Treatment (tk. 1)
- Why Should I Worry (tk. 1)
- Going Back On The Road
- Rough Treatment (tk. 3)
- Please Somebody
- Real Fine Boogie
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Rough Treatment (tk. 2)
- Why Should I Worry (tk. 2)
- Boogie Twist
- Big Guns
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Can't We Get This Straight
notes by Mike Rowe
click to enlarge !
Flyright FLY 565

Flyright discography

231980Chicago Slickers Vol. 2 1948-55

Little Walter
- Blue Baby
Man Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
- My Baby Walked Out
Robert Nighthawk
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman
Grace Brim
- Goin Down The Line
Johnny Shines
- Living In The White House
Willie Nix
- No More Love
- Nervous Wreck

Willie Nix
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Yourself

Floyd Jones
- Skinny Woman
John Brim
- Drinking Woman
Lazy Bill
- I Had A Dream
J. B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie

Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
- Floyd's Blue



Nighthawk 107

Nighthawk discography

241981David 'Honeyboy' Edwards, Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Kansas City Red, Floyd Jones: Old Friends

- Apron Strings
- Gamblin' Man
- 43rd Street Jump
- The War Is Over *
- When I Came In
- Banty Rooster #
- Mr. Freddy Blues #   @ youtube
- Over The Sea Blues # *
- I'm A Prisoner
- Freedom Train
- Lightin' Struck The Roor House
- Linda Lu *
- Lula Mae *
- That's All Right I'll Be Around *
- Heartache
- Sometimes I Worry *
- I'm Going Back Home

rec. June 8-9, 1979 in Chicago, IL; # Floyd Jones, voc, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Honeyboy Edwards, g; Kansas City Red. dr

* CD bonus tracks
notes by Jim O'Neal



Earwig 4902


= Earwig CD 4902

251983Baby 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 [J.O.B. 1001]
- I Lost A Good Woman [J.O.B. unissued]

Floyd Jones
- Skinny Mama [J.O.B. 1013]
- Rising Wind [J.O.B. unissued]
- On The Road Again [J.O.B. 1013]
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

Flyright discography

25a1983Combination Blues
Chicago Bluesmasters Vol. 1

J.B. Hutto & His Hawks
- Combination Boogie
- Now She's Gone
- Pet Cream Man
- Lovin' You
- Price Of Love
- Things Are So Slow
- Dim Lights


Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day (alt tk) [VeeJay unissued]
- Someone To Love Me (alt tk) [VeeJay unissued]
- You Tried To Ruin Me Baby [VeeJay unissued]
Willie Nix And His Combo
- Nervous Wreck
- No More Love
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Myself

Charly CRB 1042
261984Floyd Jones: On The Road Again
The JOB / Chess sides

- On The Road Again [J.O.B. 1013]
- Got A Letter From My Baby (Rising Wind) [Flyright LP 584]
- Skinny Mama [J.O.B. 1013]
- I Lost A Good Woman [Flyright LP 584]
- Dark Road [J.O.B. 1001]
- Big World Blues [J.O.B. 1001]

- Early Morning [Chess 1527]
- Overseas [Chess LP 6641 174]
- You Can't Live Long [Chess 1527]
- Big World [Chess 1498]
- Dark Road [Chess 1498]
- Playhouse [Chess LP 411]


P-Vine PLP-9028
27198?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

281987Chicago Blues Session   Vol. 2

Smokey Smothers
- Schooldays
- Don't Judge Nobody
- Do The Thing
- Sad Day
Vera Taylor
- Look Out
- All Your Lovin Mr. Lovin

Johnny B. Moore
- Sacrified - Memphis Bound
Eddie Taylor
- Take Your Hands Down
- I Got Long To Stay
Homesick James
- You Treat Me Nothing

Floyd Jones
- Take A Little Walk With Me #

# rec. June 1984 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g

Wolf 120.848 (Austria)
291989Chicago 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
- Rhythm 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


= Paula PCD-7 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

301990Snooky Pryor

- Fine Boogie
- I'm Getting Tired
- Rough Treatment (two takes)
- Why Should I Worry?
- Going Back On The Road
- Real Fine Boogie
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist
- Keep What You Got
- Stockyard Blues
- Boogie
- Telephone Blues
- Let Me Ride Your Mule #
- My Baby Walked Out On Me #
- Harp Instrumental
- Stop The Train Conductor
- Walking Boogie
- My Head Is Turning Grey

# Johnny "Man" Young voc, mand
notes by Klaus Kilian

Flyright FLYCD 20

= Paula PCD-11 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

311998Chicago Blues Legends
Chicago Blues Session   Vol. 17

Dave Myers - You Can't Love Me That Way
- Bring My Love Down By The Pound
- Elevate Me Baby
- Someday Baby
Detroit Junior
- Race Track
- So Unhappy
- You've Been Laid
Mac Thompson
- I Love You Baby
- Big Boss Man
Jimmy Lee Robinson
- I Shot A Man
- Rosa Lee
- Wagon Wheel
Willie Johnson
- Anna Lee
- Gonna Ride
- Rocky Mountain

Floyd Jones
- Take A Little Walk With Me #
- Stockyard Blues #

# rec. June 1984 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g

Wolf CD 120.863 (Austria)
322005Floyd Jones: The Chronological 1948-1953

- Stockyard Blues
- Keep What You Got
- Big World Jones
- Dark Road
- Dark Road
- Big World1
- Overseas
- Playhouse
- You Can't Live Long
- Early Morning
- I Lost a Good Woman
- Skinny Mama
- Rising Wind
- On the Road Again
- Schooldays on My Mind
- Ain't Times Hard
- Floyd's Blues
- Any Old Lonesome Day

Classics CD 5130 (Fr)
332006Sunnyland Slim: The Chronological 1952-1955

- Bassology (Chance)
- Bassology (Blue Lake 107)
- Be Mine Alone (Club 51)
- Be My Baby (Vee Jay unissued)
- City Of New Orleans
- Devil Is A Busy Man (Blue Lake 105)
- Four Day Bounce (JOB 1108)
- Going Back To Memphis (Blue Lake 105)
- I Done You Wrong (Vee Jay unissued)
- Living In The White House (Chance)
- Please Don't (Chance)
- Sad And Lonesome (Club 51)

- Shake It Baby (Blue Lake 107)
- Shake It Baby (JOB 1105)
- That Woman (You Have Heard Of A Woman) (JOB 1108)

- Troubles Of My Own (Vee Jay unissued)
- When I Was Young (Chance)
- Woman Trouble (JOB 1105)
- Worried About My Baby (Chance)

- Worried About My Baby (Vee Jay unissued)

Classics CD 5171 (Fr)


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 143
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 200
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 154, 235, 279, 452, 484, 511, 521
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 238
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 293-294
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/chess1.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/job.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/parrot.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/tempotone.html
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/veejay.html

source of left column picture: http://www.bluesnexus.com/bio.php?id=192

thanks to Paul Vernon and Joe Louis for additional info

 

F L O Y D   J O N E S; source:
Floyd Jones
source: Harris 1987, p. 293; photographer: Peter B. Lowry
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