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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 |
Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey 78 rpm / LPs / CDs
| # | year
of release | title | label # / notes |
|---|
10 inch 78 rpm |
| 1 | 1924 | Viola McCoy
- West Indies Blues (13007) #
- It Makes No Difference Now (13012)
rec. April 14, 1924 in New York City; Viola McCoy, voc; # unknown1) [Robert Cooksey ?], hca; Edgar Dowell, p; # Elmer Snowden, bj
1) according to Dixon, Godrich & Rye 1997 |
Vocalion 14801= Guardsman 7003 (UK) |
| Bobby Leecan and Robert Cooksey were mentioned in Roger Pryor Dodge's fall 1925 article "Jazz Contra Whiteman", first published (retitled "Negro Jazz") in The Dancing Times (1929), pp. 32-35 |
| 2 | 1925 | Sara Martin
- Forget Me Not Blues (73759-B) #
- Some Of These Mornings (73778-B) *
# rec. c.November 12, 1925 in New York City; Sara Martin, voc; Bubber Miley, c; Robert Cooksey, hca; prob. Phil Worde, p
* rec. November 24, 1925 in New York City; Sara Martin, voc; Harry's Happy Four: Harry Cooper, Louis Metcalf, c; Earres Prince, p; Bernard Addison, bj |
OKeh 8292 |
| 3 | 1925 | Sara Martin
- Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares Blues (73760-A)
- Give Me Just A Little Of Your Time (73761-B)
rec. c.November 12, 1925 in New York City; Sara Martin, voc; Bubber Miley, c; Robert Cooksey, hca; prob. Phil Worde, p |
OKeh 8304 |
| 4 | 1926 | Bobby Leecan Robert Cooksey
- Black Cat Bone Blues (36356-1)
- Dirty Guitar Blues (36357-2)
rec. September 27, 1926 in New York City; Bobby Leecan, g; Robert Cooksey, hca |
Victor 20251 |
| | |
- Philadelphia Cut-Out (3635-2)
- Hesitating Blues (36359-2)
- Dinah (trial recording)
rec. September 27, 1926 in New York City; Bobby Leecan, g; Robert Cooksey, hca | Victor unissued |
| 5 | 1926 | Elizabeth Smith & Sidney Easton
- When My Wants Run Out (36621-3)
- Talk 'bout Something That's Gwine To Happen (36622-3)
rec. October 18, 1926 in New York City; Elizabeth Smith, Sidney Easton, voc duet; Phil Worde, p; Bobby Leecan, g |
Victor 20334 |
| 6 | 1926 | South Street Trio
- Need More Blues (37021-2)
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (37022-2)
rec. November 22, 1926 in New York City; Robert Cooksey, voc, hca; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g |
Victor 20402 |
| | |
- Need More Blues (37021-1)
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (37022-1)
rec. November 22, 1926 in New York City; Robert Cooksey, voc, hca; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g | Victor unissued Collector's Classics CC53
Document DOCD 5279 |
| 7 | 1926 | South Street Trio
- South Street Stomp (370024-1)
- Big Four (370023-2)
rec. November 22, 1926 in New York City; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g | 
Victor V38509 |
| | |
- South Street Stomp (370024-2)
rec. November 22, 1926 in New York City; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g | Victor unissued Collector's Classics CC53
Document DOCD 5279 |
| 8 | 1927 | Mandy Lee / Helen Baxter
Mandy Lee
- Harlem Blues (7012-7) #
Helen Baxter
- I Wants A Real Man (6909-1) *
# rec. c.December 1926/January 1927 in New York City; Mandy Lee, voc, unknown, p; unknown, g
* rec. c.December 1926/January 1927 in New York City; Helen Baxter, voc, Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; prob. Phil Worde, p |
Banner 1920= Domino 3892 * = Oriole 795 = Regal 8238 |
| 9 | 1927 | Mandy Lee / Helen Baxter
Mandy Lee
- Somebody's Been Loving My Baby (7016-1, -2) #
Helen Baxter
- Scrubbin' Blues (6910-2) *
# rec. c.December 1926/January 1927 in New York City; Mandy Lee, voc, unknown, p; unknown, g
* rec. c.December 1926/January 1927 in New York City; Helen Baxter, voc, Robert Cooksey, hca, kazoo; Bobby Leecan, g; prob. Phil Worde, p |
Banner 1958= Domino 3929 * = Oriole 795 = Regal 8283 |
| 10 | 1927 | Margaret Johnson
- Good Woman Blues (37680-2)
- Second-Handed Blues (37681-2)
rec. February 14, 1927 in New York City; Margaret Johnson, voc; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; prob. Phil Worde or Mike Jackson, p |
Victor 20652 |
| | |
- Second-Handed Blues (37681-1)
rec. February 14, 1927 in New York City; Margaret Johnson, voc; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; prob. Phil Worde or Mike Jackson, p | Victor unissued Victor LP V534
RCA RD7840 (UK)
RST BD 2112 (Austria)
Document DOCD-5436 |
| 11 | 1927 | MARTIN & ROBERTS [sic]
- Dollar Blues (E-22051/52/53)
- Hock My Shoes (E-22059/60/61)
rec. March 22, 1927 in New York City; Alfred Martin, g; Robert Cooksey, hca, voc | 
Brunswick 7007 |
| 12 | 1927 | Martin & Robert
- Maxwell And Peoria Blues (E-22054/55/56)
- South Street Blues (E-22057/58)
rec. March 22, 1927 in New York City; Alfred Martin, g; Robert Cooksey, hca |
Vocalion 1127 |
| 13 | 1927 | Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band
- Washboard Cut Out (38434-1) #
- Midnight Susie (38436-2)
rec. April 5, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; Alfred Martin, md; unknown, voc; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, voc |
Victor 20660# Electrola EG790
# His Master's Voice B5398 |
| 14 | 1927 | Bobbie Leecan And Robert Cooksey
- Don't You Let Your Head Hang Down (38930-1)
- Blue Harmonica (38932-1)
rec. May 24, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Bobby Leecan, kazoo, g; Robert Cooksey, hca |
Victor 20768 |
| 15 | 1927 | Thomas Waller with Morris's Hot Babies
- Savannah Blues (38051-1)
- Won't You Take Me Home (38052-3) #
rec. May 20, 1927; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, Charlie Irvis, tb; # Phil Worde, p; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr | 
Victor 20776 |
| 16 | 1927 | Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band
- Shortnin' Bread (38435-3) #
- Apaloosa Blues (38437-3) *
rec. April 5, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g, * kazoo; Alfred Martin, md; unknown, voc; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, # voc |
Victor 20853= Bluebird B5194 = Sunrise S3274 * His Master's Voice
B5430 (revs by Benny
Moten's Kansas City
Orchestra) |
| 17 | 1927 | Bobbie Leecan And Robert Cooksey
- Ain't She Sweet (38929-2)
- Royal Palm Special (38931-1)
rec. May 24, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Bobby Leecan, kazoo, g; Robert Cooksey, hca |
Victor 20958 |
| | |
- Ain't She Sweet (38929-1)
rec. May 24, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Bobby Leecan, kazoo, g; Robert Cooksey, hca | Victor unissued Document DOCD 5280 |
| 18 | 1927 | Margaret Johnson
- What Kind Of Love Is That? (35757-1) #
- Dead Drunk Blues (37682-2) *
# rec. July 9, 1926 in New York City; Margaret Johnson, voc; The Black & Blue Trio: unknown, cl; Henry Palmer, p; unknown, bj; unknown, sb
* rec. February 14, 1927 in New York City; Margaret Johnson, voc; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; prob. Phil Worde or Mike Jackson, p |
Victor 20982 |
| 19 | 1927 | Blind Bobby Baker
- Macon Georgia Cut Out #
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
rec. c.June 1927 in New York City; Bobby Leecan, voc, g, # kazoo |
Pathé Actuelle 7533= Perfect 133 |
| 20 | 1927 | Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band
- Memphis Shake (107617)
- My Old Daddy's Got A Brand New Way To Love (107618)
rec. July 1927 in New York City; Tom Morris, c; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; Mike Jackson, p; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, dr |
Pathé Actuelle 7536= Perfect 136 = Parlophone 11530 (UK) |
| 21 | 1927 | Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band
- Kansas City Shuffle (107619- )
- Black Cat Bone (107620 ) #
rec. July 1927 in New York City; Tom Morris, c; Robert Cooksey, hca, # voc; Bobby Leecan, g; Mike Jackson, p; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, dr |
Pathé Actuelle 7539= Perfect 139 = Parlophone 11548 (UK) |
| | |
- Kansas City Shuffle (107619-2)
- Black Cat Bone (107620-2) #
rec. July 1927 in New York City; Tom Morris, c; Robert Cooksey, hca, # voc; Bobby Leecan, g; Mike Jackson, p; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, dr |
Pathé Actuelle unissuedDocument DOCD-5619 |
| 22 | 1927 | Thomas Waller with Morris's Hot Babies
- I Ain't Got Nobody (40094-2)
- Red Hot Dan (40096-1, -2)
rec. December 1, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, tb; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr |
Victor 21127 |
| 23 | 1927 | South Street Trio
- Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (39374-2)
- Dallas Blues (39377-2)
rec. October 27, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca, voc; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g |
Victor 21135 |
| | |
- Mean Old Bed Bug Blues (39374-1)
- Dallas Blues (39377-1)
rec. October 27, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca, voc; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g | Victor unissued Collector's Classics CC53
Document DOCD 5280 |
| 24 | 1927 | Thomas Waller with Morris's Hot Babies
- Please Take Me Out Of Jail (40098-2)
- He's Gone Away (40093-2, -3)
rec. December 1, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, tb; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr |
Victor 21202 |
| | |
- He's Gone Away (40093-1)
- Please Take Me Out Of Jail (40098-1)
rec. December 1, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, tb; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr | Victor unissued |
| 25 | 1927 | South Street Trio
- Cold Mornin' Shout (39375-2)
- Suitcase Breakdown (39376-2)
rec. October 27, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, bj; Alfred Martin, g | 
Victor 21249 |
| 26 | 1927 | Thomas Waller with Morris's Hot Babies
- The Digah Stomp (40095-2)
- Geechee (40097-1, -2)
rec. December 1, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, tb; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr |
Victor 21358 |
| | |
- The Digah Stomp (40095-1)
rec. December 1, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Fats Waller, org, p, voc; Thomas Morris, cornet, sp, voc; Jimmy Archey, tb; Bobby Leecan, g; Eddie King, dr | Victor unissued |
| 27 | 1928 | Cooksey And Watson / El Watson
Cooksey And Watson
- El Watson's Fox Chase (43952-2) #
El Watson
- One Sock Blues (43955-2)
rec. May 7, 1928 in New York City; El Watson, hca solo, # sp; Robert Cooksey, # hca, # sp; # Watson or Cooksey, voc effects |
Victor 21440 |
| 28 | 1928? | BOBBIE LEECAN'S NEED MORE BAND / DIXIELAND JUG BLOWERS
BOBBIE LEECAN'S NEED MORE BAND
- Wash Board Cut-Out (38434-1) #
DIXIELAND JUG BLOWERS
- Skip, Scat, Doodle-Do (37224-2) *
# rec. April 5, 1927 in Camden, N.J.; Robert Cooksey, hca; Bobby Leecan, g; Alfred Martin, md; unknown, voc; Eddie Edinborough, washboard, voc
* rec. December 10, 1926 in Chicago; Lockwood Lewis, voc, as; Clifford Hayes, vn; Cal Smith, Freddie Smith, Curtis Hayes, bj; Earl McDonald, voc, jug; Henry Clifford, jug | # Victor 20660
* Victor 20649
Electrola EG 790 (Germany)
= His Master's Voice B5398 |
LP / CD compilations |
| 29 | 1965 | Rare Blues Of The Twenties
'Blind' Richard Yates
- Sore Bunion Blues
- I'm Gonna Moan My Blues Away
Virginia Liston
- Rolls Royce Papa
- I'm Gonna Get Me A Man
Jenny Pope
- Whiskey Drinking Blues
- Doggin' Me Around Blues
Ethel Waters
- Tell 'Em Bout Me
Grant & Wilson
- Scoop It
- Stevedore Man
Georgia Tom & Tampa Red
- Grievin' Me Blues
- It's Tight Like That
Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Blue Harmonica
- Don't Let Your Head Hang Down
Coletha Simpson
- Down South Blues
cover drawings by Arnold S. Caplin | 
Historical Jazz RBT ASC 1= Historical ASC-5829-1
("Volume 1") = Historical 5829 HJ notes (review)
by Paul Burgess, Jr.
= Historical HLP-1 (No. 1)  Historical discography
|
| 30 | 1966 | Women of the Blues
Mamie Smith
- Goin' Crazy With The Blues
- What Have You Done
Victoria Spivey
- Moaning The Blues
- Blood Hound Blues
Sweet Peas (Addie Spivey)
- I Got A Man In The 'bama Mines
- Cold In Hand
Lizzie Miles
- My Man O' War
- Electrician Blues
Alberta Hunter
- Sugar
- Beale Street Blues
Monette Moore
- Somebody's Been Lovin' My Baby
- Hard Hearted Papa
Sippie Wallace
- You Gonna Need My Help
- I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
Margaret Johnson
- Dead Drunk Blues
- Second-Handed Blues
reissue prod. by Mike Lipskin; remastered by Don Miller | notes by Pete Welding
RCA LPV-534 (US 1966)= RCA RD-7840 (UK) notes by Pete Welding
= RCA LPM-534 (Germany) |
| 31 | 1967 | They Sang The Blues (1927-1929)
Mississippi John Hurt
- Nobody's Dirty Business
"Mr. Freddie" Spruell
- Tom Cat Blues
Ki Ki Johnson
- Wrong Woman Blues
- Lady, Your Clock Ain't Right
Willie Reed
- Leavin' Home
Sluefoot Joe
- Shouting Baby Blues
- Tooten' Out Blues
Blind Bobby Baker (= Bobby Leecan)
- Macon Georgia Cut Out
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Frenchy's String Band
- Texas And Pacific Blues
- Sunshine Special
Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers
- I Want Two Wings To Veil My Face
prod. by Arnold S. Caplin | notes by Paul Burgess
Historical ASC-17
= Historical ASC-5829-17
= Historical HLP-17Historical discography |
| 32 | 1968 | Harmonicas, Washboards, Fiddles & Jugs (1926-1933)
Bobby Leecan's Need-More Band
- Apaloosa Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Peaches In The Springtime
- Feed Your Friend With A Long-Handled Spoon
- I Whipped My Woman With A Single-Tree
- I Packed My Suitcase, Started To The Train
Jack Kelly's Jug Band
- Believe I'll Go Back Home
- Ko-Ko-Mo Blues
Banjo Joe (Cannon & Blake)
- Jazz Gypsy Blues
Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Black Cat Bone Blues
- Dirty Guitar Blues
James Cole
- Mistreated The Only Friend You Had
- Nobody's Business If I Do
Kansas City Blues Strummers
- String Band Blues
King David's Jug Band
- Sweet Potato Blues
- I Can Deal Worry
Whistler's Jug Band
- Pig Meat Blues | 
Roots RL-311Roots discography |
| 33 | 1969 | The Great Harmonica Players Volume 2
1927-1940
Jed Davenport
- Cow Cow Blues
- How Long How Long Blues
Martin & Robert
- Dollar Blues
- Hock My Shoes
Slim Barton & James Moore
- Poor Convict Blues
Minnie Wallace and Will Shade
- The Cockeyed World
- Field Mouse Stomp
Jimmy Smith [Victor 20020]
- Mountain Blues
Leecan & Cooksey
- Royal Palm Special
- Ain't She Sweet
Ellis Williams
- Smokey Blues
- Buttermilk Blues
Joe Williams (with Jed Davenport)
- I Want It Awful Bad
- Mr. Devil Blues
Robert Lee McCoy (with Sonny Boy Williamson on harp)
- Tough Luck
Sonny Terry
- Harmonica And Wasboard Breakdown | 
Roots RL-321Roots discography |
| 34 | 1974 | Mama Let Me Lay It On You 1926-1936
Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (tk 2)
Irene Scruggs
- Itching Heel
Smith And Harper
- Poor Girl
Willie Walker
- South Carolina Rag - take 1
Blind Blake
- Chump Man Blues
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Every Day In The Week Blues
Walter Coleman
- Mama Let Me Lay It On You
Josh White
- Good Gal
Leola B. Wilson
- Wilson Dam
- Black And Tan
Spark Plug Smith
- Vampire Women
Blind Blake
- Sweet Jivin' Mama
Smith And Harper
- Insurance Policy Blues
Charlie Manson
- Nineteen Women Blues | notes by Stephen Calt
and John Miller
Yazoo 1040= Yazoo CD 1040 [1991] Yazoo discography |
| 35 | 1976 | Harmonica Blues
Great Harmonica Performances of the 1920s and '30s
Freeman Stowers
- Railroad Blues
State Street Boys
- Crazy About You
Carver Boys
- Wang Wang Harmonica Blues
Lee Brown
- My Driving Wheel
Ashley & Foster
- Bay Rum Blues
Robert Hill
- I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother
Chuck Darling
- Blowin' The Blues
- Harmonica Rag
Jaybird Coleman
- Man Trouble Blues
Jazz Gillum
- I Want You By My Side
Alfred Lewis
- Friday Moan Blues
Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton
- House Snake Blues
Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Need More Blues (tk 2)
De Ford Bailey
- Davidson County Blues
| notes by Steve Calt
Yazoo L 1053
= CD 1053 YAZ
Yazoo discography |
| 36 | 1977 | Jazz Some Beginnings 1913-1926
- You Can't Get Away From It - Bert Williams
- Down Home Rag - James Europe's Society Orchestra
- Raggin' The Scale - Fred Van Eps
- Round The Corner - Dabney's Band
- I'm Done - Eddie Hunter, Alex Rogers, and C. Luckyeth Roberts
- You Gotta See Mama Every Night - Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers
- Masculine Women! Feminine Men! - Friar's Inn Orchestra
- Taint Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do - Matson's Creole Serenaders
- Graysom Street Blues - Black and Blue Trio
- Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares Blues - Sara Martin
- When My Sugar Walks Down The Street - The New Orleans Orchestra
- Weary Blues - The Vic Meyers Orchestra
- Old Time Blues - Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
- In Harlem's Araby - The Good Time Band
compiled by Samuel Charters | notes by Samuel Charters
RBF RF 31RBF discography |
| 37 | 197? | The Blues of Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey
with South Street Trio
- Need More Blues (tk 2)
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (tk 2)
- Big Four
- South Street Stomp (tk 1)
- Mean Old Bed Bud Blues (tk 2)
- Cold Mornin' Shout
- Suitcase Breakdown
- Dallas Blues (tk 2)
- Washboard Cut Out
- Shortnin' Bread
- Midnight Susie
- Apaloosa Blues
- Need More Blues (tk 1)
- Whiskey Blues (aka Whiskey And Gin Blues) (tk 1)
- South Street Stomp (tk 2)
- Bed Bug Blues (aka Mean Old Bed Bug Blues) (tk 1)
- Dallas Blues (tk. 1)
| 
Collector's Classics CC-53
(Denmark 197?) |
| 38 | 1983 | Great Harp Players (1927-30)
William Francis & Richard Sowell
- John Henry Blues (E-4603)
- Roubin Blues (E-4606)
El Watson
- Pot Licker Blues (39732-2)
- Narrow Gauge Blues (39733-2)
- El Watson's Fox Chase (43952-2)
- Bay Rum Blues (43953-2)
- Sweet Bunch Of Daisies (43954-2)
- One Sock Blues (43955-2)
Palmer McAbee
- Lost Boy Blues (41929-2)
- McAbee's Railroad Piece (41930-2)
Freeman Stowers
- Railroad Blues (14711)
- Texas Wild Cat Chase (14898)
- Medley Of Blues (14899)
All Out And Down
Old Time Blues
Hog In The Mountain
- Sunrise On The Farm (14900-B)
Blues Birdhead
- Mean Low Blues (403111-A)
- Harmonica Blues (403112-A)
Alfred Lewis
- Mississippi Swamp Moan (C-4481)
- Friday Moan Blues (C-4482) | 
Matchbox MSE-209Matchbox discography |
| 39 | 1986 | Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey 1926-27
The Remaining Titles
Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Black Cat Bone Blues (36356-1)
- Dirty Guitar Blues (36357-2)
Martin And Robert
- Dollar Blues (E-22052)
- Maxwell And Peoria Blues (E-22054/55/56)
- South Street Blues (E-22057/58)
- Hock My Shoes (E-22059)
Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Ain't She Sweet (38929-2)
- Don't You Let Your Head Hang Down (38930-1)
Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Royal Palm Special (38931-1)
- Blue Harmonica (38932-1)
Blind Bobby Baker
- Macon Georgia Cut Out (Pa7533)
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Pa7533)
Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band
- Memphis Shake (107617)
- My Old Daddy's Got A Brand New Way To Love (107618)
- Kansas City Shuffle (107619-1)
- Black Cat Bone (107620-1) | notes by Paul Oliver
Matchbox MSE 1010Matchbox discography |
| 40 | 1990 | Female Blues Singers Volume B2 (1923-1928)
Helen Baxter
- I Wants A Real Man
- Scrubbin' Blues
Eloise Bennett
- Love Me Mr. Strange Man
- Effervescent Daddy
- I Can't Be Satisfied With One
- Sting Me, Mr. Strange Man
Glory Bernard
- Put It Here Or Keep It Out There
- That's Why The Undertaker's Busy
- South Bound Blues
- Cockroach Blues
Lela Bolden
- Southern Woman Blues
- Seawall Special Blues
| 
Selmerphone SHN-4013 |
| 41 | 1991 | Female Blues Singers Volume R/S (1921-1931)
Irene Mims (Hazel Smith)
- West End Blues
- Get Up Off Your Knees
Dolly Ross
- He Don't Know (And I Can't Make Him Understand)
- Hootin' Owl Blues
Laura Rucker
- Little Joe
- St. Louis Blues
Gertrude Saunders
- I'm Craving For That Kind Of Love
- Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home
- Potomac River Blues
- Love Me
- Don't Let Your Love Come Down
- You Can't Have It Unless I Give It To You
Mae Scott
- Squawkin' The Blues
- I'll Get Even With You (Revengeful Blues)
Clara Smith
- Wandering Boy Blues
- Sand Raisin' Blues
Clementine Smith
- Everybody Loves My Baby
- Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Mornin'
Elizabeth Smith
- When My Wants Run Out
- Talk 'bout Something That's Gwine To Happen
| 
Selmerphone SHN-4031 |
| 42 | 1994 | Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey Volume 1 1924-1927
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order
- West Indies Blues (Viola McCoy, voc)
- Forget Me Not Blues (Sara Martin, voc)
- Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares Blues (Sara Martin, voc)
- Give Me Just A Little Of Your Time (Sara Martin, voc)
- Black Cat Bone Blues
- Dirty Guitar Blues
- When My Wants Run Out (Elizabeth Smith-Sidney Easton, voc)
- Talk 'Bout Somethin' That's Gwine To Happen (Elizabeth Smith-Sidney Easton, voc)
- Need More Blues (tk 1)
- Need More Blues (tk 2)
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (tk 1)
- Whiskey And Gin Blues (tk 2)
- Big Four
- South Street Stomp (tk 1)
- South Street Stomp (tk 2)
- I Wants A Real Man (Helen Baxter, voc)
- Scrubbin' Blues (Helen Baxter, voc)
- Good Woman Blues (Margaret Johnson, voc)
- Second Handed Blues (Margaret Johnson, voc)
- Dead Drunk Blues (Margaret Johnson, voc)
- Dollar Blues
- Maxwell And Peoria Blues
- South Street Blues
- Hock My Shoes
| notes by John Wilby
Document DOCD-5279 |
| 43 | 1994 | Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey Volume 2 1927-1928
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order
- Wash-Board Cut Out
- Shortnin' Bread
- Midnight Susie
- Apaloosa Blues
- Ain't She Sweet (tk 1) [previously unissued]
- Ain't She Sweet (tk 2)
- Don't Let Your Head Hang Down
- Royal Palm Special
- Blue Harmonica
- Macon Georgia Cut Out
- Nobody Knows You When You're
- Down And Out
- Memphis Shake
- My Old Daddy's Got A Brand
- New Way To Love
- Kansas City Shuffle
- Black Cat Bone
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues (tk 1)
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues (tk 2)
- Cold Morning Shout
- Suitcase Breakdown
- Dallas Blues (tk 1)
- Dallas Blues (tk 2)
- El Watson's Fox Chase
| notes by John Wilby
Document DOCD-5280 |
| 44 | 1995 | Viola McCoy Volume 2 (1924-1926)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order
- I've Got The World In A Jug
- I Ain't Gonna Marry, Ain't Gonna Settle Down
- If Your Good Man Quits You, Don't Wear No Black
- West Indies Blues
- It Makes No Difference Now
- I Don't Want Nobody That Don't Want Me
- It Makes No Difference Now (12948)
- I Don't Want Nobody That Don't Want Me
- Mamma, Mamma (Don't Love Her Papa No More)
- Mama's Gone, Goodbye
- You Don't Know My Mind (tk 2)
- Buzzin' Around (tk 2)
- How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (tk 2)
- Clearing House Blues (tk 2)
- Keep On Going (13805) (vocal duet with Billy Higgins)
- Get Yourself A Monkey Man And Make Him Strut His Stuff (vocal duet with Billy Higgins)
- Keep On Going (31699) (vocal duet with Billy Higgins)
- Memphis Bound (tk C)
- Stomp Your Blues Away
- Shake That Thing
- South Street Blues
- Charleston Blues
- I'm Saving It All For You
- Papa, If You Can't Do Better (I'll Let A Better Papa Move In)
| notes by Howard Rye
Document DOCD-5417 |
| 45 | 1996 | Before The Blues Vol. 2
The Early American Black Music Scene
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Skin Game Blue - Peg Leg Howell s
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Just A Spoonful - Charley Jordan
- Doggone My Good Luck Soul - Hattie Hudson
- There's A Brown Skin Girl Down The Road Somewhere - Eck Robertson
- You're Going To Leave The Old Home Jim! - Lulu Jackson
- Deep Blue Sea Blues - Tommy McClennan
- Cold Morning Shout - South Street Trio
- Been Listening All The Day - Blind Joe Taggart
- Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues - Charley Patton
- I'll Lead A Christian Life - Golden P. Harris
- The Old Folks Started It - Minnie Wallace
- Vine Street Drag - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine - Blind Willie Johnson
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Guitar Stomp - Roland & Scott
- Jack O'Diamond Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Reuben Oh Reuben - Emry Arthur
- Memphis Stomp - Blue Boys
- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Roving Cowboy - Frank Jenkins | notes by Don Kent
and Richard Nevins
Yazoo CD 2016 |
| 46 | 2007 | A Richer Tradition - Country Blues & String Band Music 1923 - 1942
disc 1
- Guitar Blues - Sylvester Weaver
- Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay - Ed Andrews
- Sundown Blues - Daddy Stovepipe
- Salt Lake City Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Whiskey And Gin Blues - South Street Trio
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Hey Lawdy Mama - The France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull/Long "Cleve" Reed
- A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe No.1/David Crockett
- Bamalong Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- Blue Coat Blues - "Blue Coat" Tom Nelson
- Frisco Whistle Blues - Ed Bell
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- Gravel Camp Blues - Lewis Black
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- Death Bell Blues - Tom Dickson
- C.C. & O. Blues - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Middlin' Blues - George "Bullet" Williams
- Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Kyle's Worried Blues - Charlie Kyle
- Bull Frog Blues - William Harris
- Sobbin' Woman Blues - Elizabeth Johnson
- Miss Meal Cramp Blues - Alec Johnson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
disc 2
- Jail House Blues - Whistler & His Jug Band
- Blues, Just Blues, That's All - Old Southern Jug Band
- String Band Blues - Kansas City Blues Strummers
- Black Cat Blues - Old Pal Smoke Shop Four
- Dirty Guitar Blues - Leecan & Cooksey
- Boodle-Am-Shake - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Quill Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- The Jug Band Special - Whistler & His Jug Band
- Cold Morning Shout - South Street Trio
- Violin Blues - Johnson Boys
- Easy Winner - The Blue Boys
- G- Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson/Nelson/Porkchop
- I Got A Gal - James Cole's String Band
- The Jazz Fiddler - Walter Jacobs/Lonnie Carter
- Knox Couty Stomp - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- Adam And Eve - Tommie Bradley
- Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
- Giving It Away - Birmingham Jug Band
- Jackson Stomp - Mississippi Mud Steppers
- Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
- Travelin' Railroad Man Blues - Alabama Sheiks
- Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
- Ted's Stomp - Louie Blue/Ted Bogan
- Dusting the Frets - Dallas Jamboree Jug Band
- Arkansas Traveller - Nashville Washboard Band
disc 3
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - "Long Cleve" Reed/Little Harvey Hull
- Tuxedo Blues - Whistlin' Pete & Daddy Stovepipe
- Mean Conductor Blues - Ed Bell
- Back Door Blues - Emery Glen
- Spanish Blues - Lewis Black
- Helena Blues - Mooch Richardson
- I Heard the Voice Of a Pork Chop - Bogus Ben Covington
- Rising River Blues - George Carter
- She Could Toodle-Oo - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Weak Minded Woman - Willie Baker
- Old Rock Island Blues - Lonnie Coleman
- Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding
- I Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover
- Showers Of Rain Blues - Edward Thompson
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- If I Call You Mama - Luke Jordan
- Never Drive a Stranger From Your Door - Willie Harris
- Mississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Shaking Weed Blues - Tommy Settlers
- South Carolina Rag - Willie Walker
- Beans - El Morrow/Beans Hambone
- Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Window Pane Blues - Tommie Bradley
- Hot Jelly Roll Blues - George Carter
disc 4
- Labor Blues - Tom Dickson
- Goin' Away Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- No Baby - Charlie Kyle
- Early Mornin' Blues - William Harris
- Dreaming Blues - Willie Reed
- Weeping Willow Blues - George Carter
- Way Down In Arkansas - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Wild About My Loving - Lonnie Coleman
- Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone
- Florida Bound - Edward Thompson
- God Didn't Make No Monkey Man - Eli Framer
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- Diamond Ring Blues - Jim Jam (Walter Taylor)
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Lonesome Midnight Dream - Willie Harris
- Billy Goat Blues - John Byrd
- That Won't Do - Arthur Pettis
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- 'Toby' Woman Blues - Gene Campbell
- Rollin' Dough Blues - Jack Gowdlock
- Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell
- Farewell To You Baby - Carl Martin
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Married Woman Blues - George Torey
- Dago Blues - Virgil Childers | 4 CD box
JSP JSPCD 7798 |
Additional information appreciated !!!
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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 225-226
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, pp. 45, 466-467, 536-537, 605, 821
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to 'Little Zion', 'Masked Marvel', and Alan Balfour for additional info / scans
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