Little World   and   L I T T L E   J O E   B L U E; source: Govenar 1988, p. 56; photographer: Alan Govenar; click to enlarge !
Little World and Little Joe Blue, Classic Club, Oak Cliff, 1984
source: Govenar 1988, p. 56; photographer: Alan Govenar

Little
Joe Blue

Joseph Valery Jr.
b. September 23, 1934 in Vicksburg, Mississippi
d. April 22, 1990 in Reno, Nevada

discography
L I T T L E   J O E   B L U E; source: Harris 1987, p. 54; photographer: Norbert Hess; click to enlarge !
source: Harris 1987, p. 54
photographer: Norbert Hess

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

Little Joe Blue 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11963JOE VALERY

- Just Love Won't Do (NR 1121A)
- I've Got My Reasons (NR 1121B)

rec. 1963 in Los Angeles, CA; Joe Valery, voc; tp; Willie Gresham, ts; Austin McCoy, p; Ben Gresham, g; Jimmy Gresham, b; dr

Nanc 1121
   

- Dirty Work Is Going On #
- My Deepest Regrets
- Understanding #
- Jimmy's Special #
- Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It #

rec. 1964 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; Larry Green, g; Curtis Tillman, b; Chuck Thomas, dr

Kent unissued

# P-Vine PCD-3060

21966LITTLE JOE BLUE

Movin' 132:
- Dirty Work Going On (A)
- Pretty Woman (B)

Checker 1141:
- Dirty Work Going On (14757)   @ youtube
- Pretty Woman (14758)

rec. March 22, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; Larry Green, g; Curtis Tillman, b; Chuck Thomas, dr; prod. by Fats Washington



Movin' 132
[Mel Alexander's label]




(leased to) Checker 1141

   

- Bad Business (14759)
- Larry's Jump (instr) (14760)

rec. March 22, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; Larry Green, g; Curtis Tillman, b; Chuck Thomas, dr; prod. by Fats Washington
Movin' / Checker unissued
31966LITTLE JOE BLUE

Movin' 134:
- My Tomorrow (X)
- Once A Fool

Checker 1150:
- My Tomorrow (14928)
- Once A Fool (14930)

rec. June 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; Larry Green, g; Curtis Tillman, b; Chuck Thomas, dr; prod. by Fats Washington

Movin' 134


(leased to) Checker 1150

41966LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Little Baby (A) *   @ youtube
- Just A Look At You Woman (B) #   @ youtube

rec. June 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; # tp; Maxwell Davis, p; * org; Larry Green, g; Curtis Tillman, b; Chuck Thomas, dr; prod. by Fats Washington

Movin' 135
51967LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Me And My Woman (15652)
- My Heart Beats Like A Drum (15654)

rec. March 1967 in Chicago, IL; Little Joe Blue, voc; tps; Gene Barge, ts; saxes; p; Bryce Robinson, g; Willie Dixon, b; Maurice White, dr; prod. by Gene Barge & Willie Dixon

Checker 1173
   

- Something Going On (15651)
- She Knocks Me Out (15653)
- Death Valley (16076)
- A Bad Situation (16077)
- Used To Be (16078)

rec. March 1967 in Chicago, IL; Little Joe Blue, voc; tps; Gene Barge, ts; saxes; p; Bryce Robinson, g; Willie Dixon, bMaurice White, dr
Checker unissued
   

- Among Woman And Man

rec. 1967 in Oackland, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; Larry Randolph, g; Haskell Sadler, b
Kent unissued
61969LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Standing On The Threshold (SL 1506)   @ youtube
- Don't Stop Loving Me (SL 1507)

rec. December 1968 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; Lowell Fulson, g; b; dr

Jewel 799
71969LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Loose Me (SL 1597)   @ youtube
- A Fool Is What You Wanted (SL 1598)

rec. 1969 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; b; dr

Jewel 806
81969LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Shakin' Hands With The Judge (SL 1661)
- If There's A Better Way (SL 1662)

rec. 1969 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc; saxes; Maxwell Davis, p; b; dr

Jewel 810

= Jewel 850

91970LITTLE JOE BLUEe

Sound Stage 7-2661:
- Don't Tax Me In (S-886)
- Lonely (ZTSC 90117) #

Kris 8080:
- Don't Tax Me In (K 0026)
- Lonely (K 0025) #

rec. 1970 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; # ts; org, p; g; b; dr

Sound Stage 7 SS7-2661


= Kris K-8080 (1971?)

101971LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Doin' Some Serious Living - Part 1
- Doin' Some Serious Living - Part 2

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns; p; g; b; dr: mrcs; voc group



Kris K-8081
111971LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Southern Country Boy (SL 1769)
- Peaceful Man (SL 1770)

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; saxes; org; p; b; dr

Jewel 817
121971LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Right There Where You Left It
- Gonna Walk On

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; saxes; org; p; b; dr

Jewel 829

Jewel LP/LPS 5008

131972Little Joe Blue: Southern Country Boy

- Just Love Won't Do
- I'm Not Your First Love
- Right There Where You Left It
- Only A Fool
- Gonna Walk On

- Encourage Me Baby
- If You'd Only Let Me Love You
- Southern Country Boy
- Little Joe Blue
- Sometime Tomorrow

P-Vine PJ-102 bonus tracks:
- Don't Tell Me Nothing About My Baby   @ youtube
- If You Love Me Like You Say
- My Heart Beats Like A Drum
- You Hands May Be Tied (But You Heart's Got To Be Free)

rec. c. 1972 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; tps; saxes; hca; org; p; g; b; dr; prod. by Don Logan
notes by Diane Dunlop



Jewel LPS-5008


= P-Vine LP PJ-102 (Jp)
"Just Like B."


= Paula PCD-500 (1997)


= P-Vine PCD-93046 (Jp)

14197?LITTLE JOE BLUE

- My Tomorrow (SL-3059)
- Your Hands May Be Tied (But You Heart's Got To Be Free) (SL-3060)

rec. c. 1972 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; b; dr

Ronn 99
15197?LITTLE JOE BLUE

- If You Love Me Like You Say
- Sweet 16

rec. c. 1972 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; b; dr

Ronn 118
16197?LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Wasn't Born Yesterday (K-0073)
- Been Nowhere And Don't Care (K-0074)

rec. c. 1978 [?] in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns; prob. Little Mac Simmons, hca; p; b; dr

Kris K-8104
17197?LITTLE JOE BLUE

- We All Have The Blues - Part 1 (A)
- We All Have The Blues - Part 2 (B)

rec. early 1970s in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns; prob. Little Mac Simmons, hca; p; b; dr

Kris K-8111
18197?LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Who's The Fool? (A)
- Give What You've Got (B)

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; org, p; g; b; dr

Kris K-8120
191973LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Lonesome Feeling
- Doin' Some Serious Living #

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns, hca, g; b; dr; # mrcs; # voc group; prod. by Mel Alexander

Space 45-308
201973Little Joe Blue: Happy Here - "Earthy Blues"

- Introducing Little Joe Blue [on Flyright LP: complete version]
- You Got To Come To Me #
- Who's The Fool? #   @ youtube
- Lonesome Feeling
- Shopping Instead #   @ youtube

- You're On My Mind   @ youtube
- Doin' Some Serious Living
- Don't Tax Me In   @ youtube
- Joe's Soul Thang
- Lonely

rec. prob. 1971 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; # "J.D. Nicholson & His Bacon Fat Band"; prod. by Mel Alexander

Space MJJ 4729
[Mel Alexander's label]

notes by Mel Alexander



= Kris K-8105 (US 1978)
"Blue & The Blues Are
Back"

notes by Clive Richardson



= Flyright FLY 534
(UK 1978)
"Don't Tax Me In"

Flyright discography

211974LITTLE JOE BLUE

- You Keep My Nose To The Grindstone (SS103-A) #
- Why I Sing The Blues (SS103-B)

rec. 1974 live at the San Francisco Blues Festival, San Francisco, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; # horns; b; dr

Soul Set SS-103
221975LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden (And I'll Show You How To Plant A Rose) - Part 1 (MA-1101-A)
- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden (And I'll Show You How To Plant A Rose) - Part 2 (MA-1101-B)

rec. late 1974 / early 1975 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; saxes; org; p; b; dr

Miles Ahead 1101


= Bel-Ad 1009

Kris LP K-8119

231975LITTLE JOE BLUE

- Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You) - Part 1 (A)
- Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You) - Part 2 (B)

rec. c. 1975; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; unknown acc.



Elco 4404
241975American Blues Legend '75

Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Biscuit Bakin' Mama
- Bury Me Back In The USA
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Wish You Would
- Sugar Mama
Tommy Tucker
- Alimony
- Hard Luck Blues

Homesick James
- If I Could Live My Life All Over Again
- Baby Please Set A Date

Little Joe Blue
- A Fool Is What You Want
- Five Long Years
Lonesome Jimmie Lee Robinson
- Chicken Head
- Mean Mistreater

American Blues Legends '75
- Got My Mojo Working

rec. May 5 & 6, 1975 live at the Club 100, London; prod. by Jim Simpson



Big Bear BEAR 8

Big Bear discography

251978?Little Joe Blue: Best Of The Blues

- Introducing Little Joe Blue
- Dirty Work Going On
- Been Nowhere And Don't Come
- Don't Tax Me In
- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden - Part 1
- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden - Part 2

- Lonesome Feeling
- Wasn't Born Yesterday
- You Got To Come To Me
- Who's The Fool?
- We All Have The Blues

rec. 1970s in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns; p; b; dr

Kris LP K-8119 (US)
261979San Francisco Blues Festival   Vol. 3
Highlight Performances from the Annual West Coast Blues Event

Big Mama Thornton
- Fo' Day Blues
- Ball And Chain
- You Don't Have To Go
Sugar Pie Desanto
- Hello San Francisco

Sam Brothers Five
- I'm A Hog, Baby
- Party

Little Joe Blue
- Outside Help #

# rec. August 11, 1979 at San Francisco Blues Festival, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; Mark Naftalin, p; Ron Thompson, g; Mike Lewis, b; Harold Burks, dr

Solid Smoke SS-8011 (US)
271980?Little Joe Blue & Dino Spells

- Wail On, Jennings (A)
- Don't Tell Me 'Bout My Baby (B)

A Little Joe Blue & Dino Spells
B The Dino Spells

Misipy MI-100
281982San Francisco Blues Festival - In Europe Again

Sonny Rhodes
- Paris Boogie Woogie
- I Don't Wanna Cry
- Ann Hold On
Guitar Mac
- Guitar Mac
- Taxi Blues
- All Night And Day


Joe Blue
- Wasn't Born Yesterday #
- We All Have The Blues #
- Never Been Nowhere #
Little Frankie
- Respect
- My Little Girl
- It Ain't Love No More


J.J. Malone
- How I Like To Walk Down Paris Lanes
- Let's Party
- Peace And Love
Troyce Key
- Without A Fight
- San Francisco Bay
- No Cuttin' Loose
Roy Rogers
- Take Me Walkin'
- Don't You Be Nobody's Fool
- Anagramme


# rec. June 8/9, 1992 in Paris, France; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; J.J. Malone, p; Roy Rogers, g; Henry Oden, b; Steve Griffith, dr
DLP

Paris Album C 3343/44 (Fr)
291984Lil' Joe Blue: It's My Turn Now

- (Let's Go) Boogie With The Young Folks
- That Baby's Not Mine
- Hey Eighteen Wheeler (Take Me Home)
- It's My Turn Now
- Hour In Your Garden (Peggy Graceland & Elizabeth Harton) *

- The Girl Is Mine
- Slow Roll
- She Did It Again *
- Me And My Guitar *
- I Wasn't Born Yesterday (Bobby Patterson)

rec. & mixed 1984 at Platinum City Recording Studios, Dallas, TX; written (except where noted), arranged, produced and recorded by Al Braggs & the Al Braggs Orchestra; Little Boy Blue, voc, * solo g; Dave von Blohn, Mark Breithaupt, tp; Peter Whitman, ts; Lee Charles, ts solos; Greg Cox, tb; Andy Upchurch, * Alvin Wright, keyb; Smokin' Joe Kubek, lead g; James Braggs, * Chester Burns, * Rodney Carrington, rhythm g; Johnny Woods, * Teal Warren, b; Paul Moore, * Billy Guy, dr; Arris Wheaton, string ensemble; Arris Wheaton, shaker; Al Braggs, chimes; Renita Burns, Dolores Williams, Leo Johnson, Finnell Clark, backup voc; executive producer: Mr. Sam Wright, Jr





Empire Enterprise LP no #
301984LITTLE JOE BLUE

- She Did It Again (A)
- Me And My Guitar (B)

rec. & mixed 1984 at Platinum City Recording Studios, Dallas, TX; written, arranged, produced and recorded by Al Braggs & the Al Braggs Orchestra; Little Boy Blue, voc, solo g; Dave von Blohn, Mark Breithaupt, tp; Peter Whitman, ts; Lee Charles, ts solos; Greg Cox, tb; Alvin Wright, keyb; Smokin' Joe Kubek, lead g; Chester Burns, Rodney Carrington, rhythm g; Teal Warren, b; Billy Guy, dr; Arris Wheaton, string ensemble; Arris Wheaton, shaker; Al Braggs, chimes; Renita Burns, Dolores Williams, Leo Johnson, Finnell Clark, backup voc; executive producer: Mr. Sam Wright, Jr

Platinum City PCR 005
311985Jewel Spotlights the Blues   Volume 1

- Southern Country Boy - Carter Brothers
- My Back Scratcher - Frank Frost
- Dust My Broom - Elmo James
- Back Door Friend - Lightnin' Hopkins

- Standing On The Threshold - Little Joe Blue [Jewel 799]

- Put It All In There - George "Wild Child" Butler
- Sleeper - Lowell Fulson
- Night Time Is The Right Time - Big Joe Turner
- Rough Dried Woman, Part 1 - Big Mac
- Rough Dried Woman, Part 2 (instr) - Big Mac


CD bonus tracks:
- Sex Appeal - Willie Dixon
- The Mojo - J.B. Lenoir



Jewel LPS-5015


(=) Jewel JCD-5015

321985Jewel Spotlights the Blues   Volume 2

LP track sequence: - Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
- Nothing Takes The Place Of You - Toussaint McCall
- Stand By - John Lee Hooker
- Mr. Charlie - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Mathilda - Cookie & His Cupcakes
- Sweet 94 - Buster Benton


- Gonna Walk On - Little Joe Blue [Jewel 5008]
- Breakfast Time - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Money Is The Name Of The Game - Buster Benton
- My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- I Feel Good - John Lee Hooker


CD track sequence:
- Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
- You Sure Can't Do - Buddy Guy
- Double Trouble - Otis Rush
- Mr. Charlie - Lightnin' Hopkins (with 2:17 spoken intro)
- Matchbox - Ike Turner
- New Way Of Lovin' - Willie Dixon
- Gonna Walk On - Little Joe Blue
- Breakfast Time - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Money Is The Name Of The Game - Buster Benton
- My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- Feel Good - John Lee Hooker
- Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
Everything Gonna Be Alright - Magic Sam


Jewel LPS-5016


(=) Jewel JCD-5016

331986West Coast Winners
An Anthology of West Coast Blues & R&B 1953-1967

- I'm On My Way - Alvin Smith
- Dirty Work Is Going On - Little Joe Blue
- Good Woman - Sherwood Fleming
- Midnight Bells Are Ringing - T-Bone Walker
- Brick - Johnny Morisette
- I'm Gonna Change My Way Of Living - Bob Reed
- Bald Headed Woman - Haskell Sadler
- My Heart Is A Prison - Percy Mayfield

- My Time After A While - Tiny Powell
- Bad Shape - Johnny Morisette
- I'm Leaving You - Bob Reed
- Won't You Think It Over - Dale Cunningham
- She's My Baby - Flash Terry
- That Empty Feeling - T. Bone Walker

- Me And My Woman - Little Joe Blue
- Blue Shadows Falling - Al King

Moonshine BLP 103

Moonshine discography

341987Little Joe Blue: Blue's Blues

- Right There Where You Left It
- Little Joe Blue
- Sometime Tomorrow
- Encourage Me Baby
- Don't Stop Loving Me
- Shakin' Hands With the Judge
- Fool Is What You Wanted

- Southern Country Boy
- Just Love Won't Do
- If You'd Only Let Me Love You
- I'm Not Your First Love
- Loose Me
- Gonna Walk On
- If There's A Better Way

Jewel LPS-5008

notes by Neil Slaven

Charly CRB 1150 (UK)

351987Little Joe Blue: Dirty Work Going On

- Big Leg Woman
- Dirty Work Going On
- Don't Start Me To Talking
- Encourage Me Baby

- Just Your Fool
- Stop Wasting My Time (Don't Waste My Time)
- Let Me Love You
- How Could You Do It To Me

rec. c. 1987 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; horns; kbds; gs; bgs; dr

Evejim EJ 1991
[Leon Haywood's label]

(=) Evejim CD 2054

361987Little Joe Blue

- Big Leg Woman
- Just Your Fool


Evejim EJ 1991
371987Little Joe Blue

- Dirty Work Going On
- Don't Start Me To Talking


Evejim EJ 1993
381989Little Joe Blue: I'm Doing All Right Again

- I'm Doing All Right Again # []
- As Mean As Ive Been Good (Double Dealing) []
- Who
- I'm Not Blind

- Me And My Woman
- Devil In Disguise
- My Tomorrow
- You Keep My Nose To The Grinding Stone

rec. c. 1989 in Los Angeles, CA; Little Joe Blue, voc, g, # double tracked voc; tps; tb; as; bs; ts; org; [] kbds; 2 g; b; dr; arr. by Leon Haywood & John Stephens



Evejim EJR 4009

(=) Evejim CD 2054

391989Little Joe Blue

- My Tomorrow
- I'm Doing All Right Again

Evejim 2017


= Evejim 89511

401993Little Joe Blue / Eddie Burns
Chicago Blues Festival '86


Little Joe Blue
- Dirty Work Goin' On
- You're Breaking My Heart
- Me and My Guitar
- If You Let Me Love You
- Give Me One Hour in Your Garden
- Big Leg Woman
- You Can Help Me If You Want So
- She Did It Again
Eddie Burns
- Lonesome Feeling
- I Dig You Baby
- In the State Highway
- You Got to Love Me With Feeling
- New Inflation Blues
- This Old House
- Wee Baby Blues


rec. November 24 & 25, 1986 at Farmsound Studio, Heelsum, The Netherlands, by Wil Hesen; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; Billy Branch, hca; Melvin Taylor, g; Nick Charles, b; Julian Vaughan, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard and Martin van Olderen



Black & Blue BB 733-2 (Fr)

Black & Blue BB 471-2

411993Chicago Blues Festival Vol. 5 1983-1986

Buster Benton
- The Best Piece Of Chicken I Ever Had I Stole It
- Money Is The Name Of The Game
Lafayette Leake
- Memories Of Jimmy
- If You're Not Mine
Jimmy Johnson
- Heap See
- When My First Wife Quit Me
Billy Boy Arnold
- My Babe
John "Mad Dog" Watkins
- The Same Thing
Larry Davis
- I Tried
Byther Smith
- Addressing The Nation With The Blues
A.C. Reed
This Little Voice
Maurice Vaughn
- Mojo Hand

Little Joe Blue
- You're Breaking My Heart
Eddie Burns
- In The State Highway
- This Old House
notes by Jean Buzelin

Black & Blue CD 605
421995Classic Blues   Volume 1

- You Got To Feel It - Ted Taylor
- Homewrecker - Fontella Bass
- Feel Good Babe - Frank Frost
- She's A Good'un - Bobby Rush
- Learning Tree - Artie White
- I Feel Good - John Lee Hooker
- Wig Wearin' Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins

- Encourage Me Baby - Little Joe Blue
- Honky-Tonk - Jerry McCain
- I Will Wait For You - L.C. Cooke
- Dust My Broom - Elmo James
- Bad Bad Whiskey - Peppermint Harris
- Good Woman Go Bad - Barbara Carr
- School Of Life - Cicero Blake
- Big Legged Woman - Jimmy Reed
- Everybody Knows About My Good Thing - Little Johnny Taylor



Ronn CD 8007
431995Ain't Times Hard
Modern Blues Anthology

CD 1
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Well That's All Right - Howlin' Wolf
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Seems Like A Million Years - Willie Nix
- We All Gotta Go Sometime - Joe Hill Louis
- Mojo Boogie - J.B. Lenoir
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Easy - Big Walter Horton
- Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) - Rufus Thomas
- Take A Little Chance - Jimmy De Berry
- Feelin' Good - Junior Parker
- Mystery Train - Junior Parker
- The Boogie Disease - Doctor Ross
- Hart's Bread Boogie - Billy Love
- Ain't Times Hard - Floyd Jones
- Combination Boogie - J.B. Hutto
- Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
- I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare
- You Don't Have To Go - Jimmy Reed
- Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
- Aw Baby (Sweet Home Chicago) - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- So Long Baby, Goodbye - Willie Johnson


cd 2
- I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
- Big Town Playboy - Eddie Taylor
- Hands Off - Priscilla Bowman
- I Ain't Got You - Billy Boy Arnold
- Every Woman I Know (Crazy About Automobiles) - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
- Judgement Day - Snooky Pryor
- I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
- Have A Good Time - Big Walter Horton
- The Telephone Is Ringing - Pee Wee Crayton
- Going Back Home - Big Joe Williams
- It's You Baby - Sunnyland Slim
- Fishin' In My Pond - Lee Jackson
- The Twelve Year Old Boy - Elmore James
- All Your Love - Magic Sam
- Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed
- Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Bobby Parker
- Mama, You Got A Daughter - John Lee Hooker
- Double Trouble - Otis Rush
- Row Your Boat - Charles Clark
- Roll You Moneymaker - Shakey Jake
- This Is The End - Buddy Guy
- Number Nine Train - Tarheel Slim
- Kansas City - Jimmy Witherspoon
- I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker


cd 3
- Bad Luck And Trouble - Boogie Jake
- No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
- Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim
- Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
- Somebody's Doin' Me Wrong - Edgar Blanchard
- Little By Little - Junior Wells
- Will My Man Be Home Tonight? - Lillian Offitt
- You Don't Have To Go - Sam Myers
- Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
- Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
- Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Christine Kitrell
- You Don't Love Me - Willie Cobbs
- Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
- Got Me A Louisiana Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
- Mean Old Frisco - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- My Baby's Sweet - Homesick James
- It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
- Too Many Cooks - Jesse Fortune
- Cut You A-Loose - Rick Allen
- You Better Stop - Andrew Brown


cd 4
- Rough Dried Woman, Pt. 1 - Big Mac
- Ain't Broke Ain't Hungry - Polka Dot Slim
- Figure Head - Lonnie Brooks
- The Way I Feel - Detroit Junior
- Southern Country Boy - Carter Brothers
- Out Of Bad Luck - Magic Sam
- Ride With Your Daddy Tonight - Frank Frost
- Say You're Leavin' - Fenton Robinson
- She's Crazy 'bout Entertainers - Jerry Mccain
- Hard Times - Young, Mighty Joe
- Rambling Woman - Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker
- Put It All In There - George 'Wild Child' Butler
- Long Way From Home - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Rock Me Baby - Ike And Tina Turner
- Cummins Prison Farm - Calvin Leavy
- Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker

- Shakin' Hands With The Judge - Little Joe Blue
- My Baby - Lowell Fulson
- High Cost Of Livin' - Al King
- It's My Fault Darling - Little Johnny Taylor
- Go And Help Yourself - Albert Washington
- Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man, Pt. 1 - Bobby Rush
- Spider In My Stew - Buster Benton
- Food Stamp Blues - Eddie Lang


compiled by Les Fancourt
4 CD set

Charly CD 3 (UK)
441996Little Joe Blue: Greatest Hits

- BIg Leg Woman
- Dirty Work Going On
- Don't Start Me To Talking
- Encourage Me Baby
- Just Your Fool
- Stop Wasting My Time/ Don't Waste My Time
- Let Me Love You
- How Could You Do It To Me
- I'm Doing All Right Again
- As Mean As I've Been Good (Double Dealing)
- Who
- I'm Not Blind
- Me And My Woman
- Devil In Disguise
- My Tomorrow
- You Keep My Nose To The Grinding Stone

Evejim EJ 1991 /
Evejim EJR 4009


Evejim EJ 2054-2

451998Super Blues Legends   Volume 2

- Trouble Blues - Charles Brown
- Born With The Blues - Memphis Slim

- Encourage Me Baby - Little Joe Blue
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Losing Boy - Eddie Giles
- She's A Good 'Un - Bobby Rush
- Slip Away Again - Clarence Carter
- Jimmie - Artie "Blues Boy" White
- Lonesome For A Dime - Buster Benton



Jewel JCD-5023
461999More Treasures from the Vault

- Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King
- Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King
- Recession Blues - B.B. King
- Don't Break Your Promise - B.B. King
- Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man - Bobby Rush
- Good Boy - T-Bone Walker
- Will My Gal Be Home Tonight - T-Bone Walker
- No Do Right - T-Bone Walker
- Get It On With Me - Bobby Rush
- Don't Keep Me Waiting - B.B. King

- Open House At My House - Little Joe Blue
- Tickle Britches - B.B. King


Jewel JCD-5066
471999West Coast Modern Blues 1960's

- Consider Yourself - Stacy Johnson
- You Got Me - Vernon Guy
- Don't Believe Him - Stacy Johnson
- Love Will Lead You Light - T-Bone Walker
- Should I Let Her Go (Sittin' Here Thinkin') - T-Bone Walker
- Jealous Woman - T-Bone Walker
- Hey Hey Baby - T-Bone Walker

- Dirty Work Going On - Little Joe Blue [Kent unissued]
- Understanding - Little Joe Blue [Kent unissued]
- Jimmy's Special - Little Joe Blue [Kent unissued]
- Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too - Little Joe Blue [Kent unissued]
- That Evil Child - B.B. King
- One Thing We Know - Flash Terry
- On My Way Back Home - Flash Terry
- Please Mr. President - King Solomon
- New Figure - King Solomon
- S.K. Blues - King Solomon
- Mr. Bad Luck - King Solomon
- Remove My Doubts - Stacy Johnson
- They Ain't Loving You - Vernon Guy
- Black Widow Spider - Willie Garland
- Address In My Hand - Willie Garland
- Soul Blues - Willie Garland



P-Vine PCD-3060 (Jp)
482002The Chess Story 1947-1975

disc 11:
James Phelps - Love Is A Five-Letter Word
Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It
The Radiants - Ain't No Big Thing
The Knight Brothers - Temptation 'Bout To Get Me
Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park
Little Milton - Who's Cheating Who?
The Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
Billy Stewart - Summertime
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love
Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle

Little Joe Blue - Dirty Work Goin' On
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In The Basement
Tony Clarke - Landslide
John Lee Hooker - In The Mood
Big Maybelle - It's A Man's Man's World
The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Wade in the Water
John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer
Kip Anderson - Without A Woman
Bobby McClure - Peak Of Love
The Valentinos - Sweeter Than The Day Before
Barbara & The Browns - To Know I Can't Touch
Gene Chandler - I Fooled You This Time
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Try My Love Again
Bo Diddley - Ooh Baby
Little Milton - I Feel So Bad

15 CD set (341 tracks)

MCA International 881
492006The Very Best Of Little Joe Blue

- Introducing Little Joe Blue
- You Got To Come To Me
- Who's The Fool
- Lonesome Feeling
- Shopping Instead
- You're On My Mind
- Doin' Some Serious Living
- Don't Tax Me In
- Joe's Soul Thang
- Lonely
- Dirty Work Going On
- Between Nowhere & Don't Care
- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden - Part 1
- Give Me An Hour In Your Garden - Part 2
- Wasn't Born Yesterday
- We All Have The Blues

notes by Mark Marymont

Collectables COL-CD-5744
502008Little Joe Blue: Dirty Work Goin' On

- Dirty Work Goin' On
- Me And My Guitar
- If You Let Me Love You
- You're Breaking My Heart
- Give Me One Hour In Your Garden
- Big Leg Woman
- You Can Help Me If You Want So
- She Did It Again
- I Want To Make Love To You
- The Thrill Is Gone
- Devil In The Sky
- How Could You Do It To Me

rec. November 24 & 25, 1986 at Farmsound Studio, Heelsum, The Netherlands, by Wil Hesen; Little Joe Blue, voc, g; Billy Branch, hca; Melvin Taylor, g; Nick Charles, b; Julian Vaughan, dr; prod. by Didier Tricard and Martin van Olderen

Black and Blue BB 471-2
(Blues Reference series)


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 162-163
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 232
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 333
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 989-990
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 278-279
- Alan Govenar: Meeting The Blues - The rise of the Texas sound.- Dallas (Taylor Publishing Company), 1988, pp. 56-57
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 54-55
- http://www.bsnpubs.com/gulfcoast/jewelblues.html
- http://www.bsnpubs.com/gulfcoast/ronn.html
- http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/kris.htm
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Little+Joe+Blue
- http://logcabin.cocolog-nifty.com/45rpm/2009/02/index.html
- http://logcabin.cocolog-nifty.com/45rpm/2011/10/index.html
- http://www.45cat.com
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Empire LP ????

thanks to Alan Balfour and "Don O" for additional info / scans

 

Stefan Wirz


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