Arthur "Guitar" Kelley 45 rpm / LPs / CDs

#	year of release	title	label # / notes
1	1970	Louisiana Blues Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley, Silas Hogan, Henry Gray, Moses 'Whispering' Smith, Clarence Edwards Henry Gray - The Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest - Lucky, Lucky Man Guitar Kelley - If I Ever Get Back Home # - Talk To Be Baby # - I Got A Funny Feeling # Silas Hogan - Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen Henry Gray - Cold Chills Clarence Edwards - Hear That Rumbling - How Many More Years Moses "Whispering" Smith - On The Dark Road Crying # rec. April 24, 1970 in Baton Rouge by Terry Pattison and Chris Strachwitz; Arthur Kelley, voc, g; Whispering Smith, hca; Gene Douzier, b; Samuel Hogan, dr	notes by Terry Pattison Arhoolie 1054 = Arhoolie AR 19011 (D) notes by Terry Pattison = Arhoolie CD 9004 (c.1997) Arhoolie discography
		- Get Up In The Morning rec. April 24, 1970 in Baton Rouge by Tracy Pattison and Chris Strachwitz; Arthur Kelley, voc, g; Gene Douzier, b; Samuel Hogan, dr	Arhoolie unissued
2	1970	ARTHUR (GUITAR) KELLEY - How Can I Stay (When All I Have Is Gone) # - Number Ten At The Station (And Number Twelve Is On The Road) *   @ youtube # rec. August 12/13, 1970 in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g; Moses "Whispering" Smith, hca; Gregg "Little Guitar" Schaefer, solo g, b [overdubbed]; Roy Lee Sheppard, rhythm g; Clarence Prophet, b; Samuel Hogan, dr; Mike Vernon, perc * rec. August 15, 1970 in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g	Excello EX-2315
3	1970	Swamp Blues record 1: - Looking The World Over - Whispering Smith - Somebody Stole My Baby And Gone - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Just Give Me A Chance - Silas Hogan - Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Clarence Edwards - Can't Las Too Long - Henry Gray - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Whispering Smith - Deep South Mose - Whispering Smith - Dry Chemical Blues - Silas Hogan - How Can I Stay When All I Have Is Gone - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Let Me Love You - Clarence Edwards - Cold Black Mare - Whispering Smith - I Didn't Tell Her To Leave - Silas Hogan record 2: - Cooling Board - Clarence Edwards - Storm In Texas - Whispering Smith - Gray's Bounce - Henry Gray - Hoo-doo Blues - Silas Hogan - Worried Life Blues - Henry Gray - I Want Somebody - Clarence Edwards - I Don't Know Why - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Honey Bee Blues - Silas Hogan - Baton Rouge Breakdown - Whispering Smith - Shower Of Rain - Henry Gray - Number Ten At The Station & Number Twelve Is On The Road - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Baby, Please Don't Go - Whispering Smith Moses "Whispering" Smith, voc, hca; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Henry Gray, voc, p; Clarence Edwards, voc, g; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g; Gregg "Little Guitar" Schaefer, solo g; Roy Lee Sheppard, rhythm g; Gregg Schaefer, Leon Medica, Clarence Prophet, b; Samuel Hogan, dr gatefold of Blue Horizon 7-63869	DLP Excello LPS-8015/16 Excello discography DLP = Blue Horizon 7-63869 (UK 1970) DLP Vogue LDVS 17258 (Germany 1971) (=) Sonet SNTF 773 (Vol. 1) (UK 1978) (=) Sonet SNTF 774 (Vol. 2) (UK 1978) notes by Mike Vernon = Ace CDCHD 661 (UK 1997)
4	1971	Blues Live In Baton Rouge at the Speak Easy - Hoo Doo Blues - Silas Hogan # [] - Lonesome La La - Silas Hogan # [] - Rock Me Baby - "Guitar" Kelly * [] - Count The Days I'm Gone - "Guitar" Kelly * [] - It's My Own Fault - Whispering Smith § - Hurry Down Sunshine - "Guitar" Kelly * - Greyhound Bus Station - Silas Hogan # - Kelley's Killer (instr) - "Guitar" Kelly * - Do You Wanna Jump Children - Clarence Edwards // - Coolin' Board - Clarence Edwards // rec. c. 1972 live at The Speak-Easy in Baton Rounge, LA # Silas Hogan, vocg; [] prob. Moses 'Whispering' Smith, hca; g; b; dr * Arthur 'Guitar' Kelly voc, g; [] prob. Moses 'Whispering' Smith, hca; [] g; [] b; [] dr § Moses 'Whispering' Smith, voc; Roy Lee Sheppard, g; b; dr // Clarence Edwards, voc, g; g; b; dr	Excello LPS-8021 Excello discography
5	1998	Louisiana Blues Live At Tabby's Blues Box Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 1 - Lord, Oh Lord - Tammy Thomas - I'm a Free Hearted Man - Silas Hogan - Let Me Be Your Hatchet - Silas Hogan - So Close Together - Tabby Thomas   @ youtube - Long Distance Call - Tabby Thomas - Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Caress Me Baby - Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool - Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Rainin' in My Heart - Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Diggin' My Potaoes - Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley #   @ youtube - Part-Time Love - Chris Thomas - It Hurts Me Too - Henry Gray - The Stars Are Crying - W.W. Woodfolk - Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Clarence Edwards   @ youtube - I'm the One - Clarence Edwards # rec. May 1987 live at Tabby's Blues Box in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelly, voc, g; prob. Alfred Jackson, g; Silas Hogan Jr., b; Tammy Thomas, dr	Wolf CD 120.922 (Austria)
6	1999	Silas Hogan: The Godfather featuring Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 6 Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin' - I'm A Free Hearted Man - You're Too Late Baby - Hoo-Doo Blues   @ youtube - Ain't It A Shame - Mr. Charlie - Lonesome La La - My Starter Won't Start - Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen   @ youtube - Bad Little Puppy   @ youtube - Airport Blues Arthur Kelley - Kelley's Boogie - Good Morning Heartache - I Got A Funny Feeling   @ youtube - Poor Man rec. 1988 and 1990 in Baton Rouge, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Bruce Lamb, Julian Piper, gs; Oskar "Harpo" Davis, hca; David Carroll, b; Sam Hogan, dr # rec. April 1988 in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelly, voc, g	notes by Julian Piper Wolf CD 120.927 (Austria)
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 147
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 207
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 289
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 243
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 301
- Michael P. Smith: New Orleans Jazz Fest - A Pictorial History.- Gretna (Pelican Publishing Company) 1991
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Excello EX-2315

thanks to Alan Balfour for additional info

Arthur "Guitar" Kelley & Silas Hogan at the 1972 New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival
source: Michael P. Smith, p. 36; photographer: Michael P. Smith

 

Silas Hogan & Arthur "Guitar" Kelley 1984
source: Nick Spitzer's documentary "Raining in My Heart"