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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 |
Willie Love 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
| # | year
of release | title | label # / notes |
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10 inch 78 rpm |
| 1 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Eyesight To The Blind (DRC1-15)
- Crazy About You Baby (DRC1-16)
rec. January 4, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Joe Dyson, dr | 
Trumpet no # |
| 2 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Eyesight To The Blind (DRC15-2)
- Crazy About You Baby (DRC16-2)
rec. March 12, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; prob Willie Love, p; (Elmore James ?) g; Henry Reed, b; Joe Dyson, dr | 
Trumpet 129 |
| 3 | 1951 | WILLIE LOVE AND HIS THREE ACES
- Take It Easy Baby (DRC37)
- Little Car Blues (DRC38)
rec. April 7, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Willie Love, voc, p; Otis Green, ts; Lonnie Holmes, g; Alex Wallace, dr | 
Trumpet 137 |
| 4 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Do It If You Wanta (DRC18)
- Cool, Cool Blues (DRC19) #
rec. August 5, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, # Dave Campbell, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Leonard Ware, b; dr | 
Trumpet 139 |
| 5 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON His Harmonica and House Rockers
- Stop Crying (DRC17)
- Come On Back Home (DRC20)
rec. August 5, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Leonard Ware, b; dr | 
Trumpet 140 |
| 6 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON His Harmonica & House Rockers
- West Memphis Blues (DRC22)
- I Cross My Heart (DRC21)
rec. August 5, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Leonard Ware, b; dr | 
Trumpet 144 |
| 7 | 1951 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues (DRC45)
- Pontiac Blues (DRC46)
rec. August 5, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Leonard Ware, b; dr | 
Trumpet 145 |
| 8 | 1951 | WILLIE LOVE and HIS THREE ACES
- Everybody's Fishing (DRC48) #
- My Own Boogie (DRC50) *
rec. July 25, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Willie Love, voc, p; * prob. Otis Green, ts; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; prob Alex Wallace, dr; # ens voc | 
Trumpet 147 |
| 9 | 1952 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Mighty Long Time (DRC88)
- Nine Below Zero (DRC89)
rec. December 4, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Cliff Givens, voc b; Joe Dyson, dr | 
Trumpet 166 |
| 10 | 1952 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON His Harmonica and House Rockers
- Stop Now Baby (DRC92)
- Mr. Down Child (DRC93)
rec. December 4, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Cliff Givens, voc b; Joe Dyson, dr | 
Trumpet 168 |
| 11 | 1952 | WILLIE LOVE AND HIS THREE ACES
- Feed My Body To The Fishes (DRC100)
- Falling Rain (DRC101)
rec. December 1, 1951 in Jackson; Willie Love, voc, p; Little Milton Campbell, g; T.J. Green, b; Junior Blackmon, dr | 
Trumpet 172 |
| 12 | 1952 | WILLIE LOVE & His Three Aces
- Vanity Dresser Boogie (DRC102
- Seventy Four Blues (DRC103)
rec. December 1, 1951 in Jackson; Willie Love, voc, p; Little Milton Campbell, g; T.J. Green, b; Junior Blackmon, dr | 
Trumpet 173 |
| 13 | 1952 | WILLIE LOVE & The Three Aces
- 21 Minutes To Nine (DRC104)
- Shady Lane Blues (DRC105)
rec. December 1, 1951 in Jackson; Willie Love, voc, p; Little Milton Campbell, g; T.J. Green, b; Junior Blackmon, dr | 
Trumpet 174 |
| 14 | 1952 | WILLIE LOVE and His Three Aces
- Nelson Street Blues (DRC106)
- V-8 Ford (DRC107)
rec. December 1, 1951 in Jackson; Willie Love, voc, p; Little Milton Campbell, g; T.J. Green, b; Junior Blackmon, dr | 
Trumpet 175 |
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- Shout Brother, Shout (DRC174)
- Way Back (DRC175)
- Worried Blues (DRC175A) #
- Wonderful Baby (DRC176)
- Lonesome World Blues (DRC177?) #
- Willie Mae (DRC178)
- Ella Lee (DRC178)
rec. March 23, 1953 in Jackson, Ms.; Willie Love, voc, p; Bernard Williams, ts; Joe Willie Wilkins, g; b; Oneal Hudson, dr | Trumpet unissued # Acoustic Archives AA 700 |
| 15 | 1953 | WILLIE LOVE AND 3 ACES
- Shout, Brother, Shout (DRC174A)
- Way Back (DRC175B)
rec. April 13, 1953 in Houston, TX; Willie Love, voc, p; Richard Lillie, ts; Lester Williams, g; Buck Hinson, b; Rusty Alfred, dr | 
Trumpet 209 |
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- Worried Blues (tk 1) (DRC175A) #
- Worried Blues (tk 2) #
- Wonderful Baby (DRC176) []
- Lonesome World Blues (DRC177)
- Willie Mae (DRC178) § *
rec. April 13, 1953 in Houston, TX; Willie Love, voc, p; Richard Lillie, ts; Lester Williams, g; Buck Hinson, b; Rusty Alfred, dr | Trumpet unissued # P-Vine PCD 2184 (Jp)
[] Collectables CD 5243
§ Collectables CD 5240
* Alligator CD 2800 |
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- She’s Crazy (tk 1) *
- She’s Crazy (tk 2) #
- 309 #
- Sonny’s Rhythm (tk 1) #
- Sonny’s Rhythm (tk 2) *
- City Of New Orleans # @ youtube
- Clowning With The World
rec. April 14, 1953 in Houston, TX; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Richard Lillie, ts; Willie Love, p; Lester Williams, g; Walter Henson, b; Rusty Alfred, dr | Trumpet unissued # Acoustic Archives AA 700 * Acoustic Archives AA 801 |
| 16 | 1953 | SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON His Harmonica & Houserockers
- Too Close Together (DRC91) #
- Cat Hop (DRC180) *
# rec. December 4, 1951 in Jackson, MS; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Cliff Givens, voc b
* rec. March 23, 1953 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Kyle, Carlton Wells or Bernard Williams, sax; J.W. Walker, p; Joe Willie Wilkins, g; b; O'Neil Hudson, dr | 
Trumpet 212 |
| 17 | 1953 | "SONNY BOY" WILLIAMSON and His House Rockers
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (DRC90 78 rpm) #
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (45-DRC90 45 rpm) #
- Gettin' Out Of Town (DRC185)
# rec. December 4, 1951 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Willie Love, p; Elmore James, Joe Willie Wilkins, g; Cliff Givens, voc b
* rec. October 24, 1953 in Jackson, Ms; Alex 'Rice' Miller, voc, hca; Bernard Williams, ts; .James Williams, g; Hermann Fowlkes, b; O'Neil Hudson, dr; Frank Crawley, mrcs | 
Trumpet 215 |
LP / CD compilations |
| 18 | 196? | Memphis And The Delta - 1950s
Houston Boines
- Relation Blues
Luther Huff
- Bull Dog Blues
Junior Brooks
- She's A Little Girl
Harmonica Frank
- Goin' Away Walking
Forest City Joe
- Memory Of Sonny Boy
Roosevelt Sykes
- West Helena Blues
Joe Hill Louis
- I Feel Like A Million
Sunnyland Slim
- Going Back To Memphis
Boyd Gilmore
- Rambling On My Mind
Drifting Slim
- Good Morning Blues
Willie Love
- Seventy Four Blues [Trumpet 173]
James Cotton
- Cotton Crop Blues
Baby Face Turner
- Gonna Let You Go
Elmore James
- Please Find My Baby | 
Blues Classics BC 15 Blues Classics
discography
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| 19 | 1966 | Memphis ....On Down
the post-war blues volume 2
Jimmy & Walter (Walter Horton & Jimmy De Berry)
- Easy
Joe Hill Louis
- Dorothy Mae
- When I Am Gone
Willie Love & His Three Aces
- Nelson Street Blues [Trumpet 175]
- V-8 Ford [Trumpet 175]
Levi Seabury & His Band
- Motherless Child Blues
Charley Booker
- Moonrise Blues
- Charley's Boogie Woogie
Harmonica Frank
- She's Done Moved
Junior Brooks
- Lone Town Blues
Drifting Slim
- My Little Machine
- Down South Blues
Luther Huff
- Dirty Disposition
- 1951 Blues
Boyd Gilmore
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- All In My Dreams | notes by Mike Rowe
The Post War Blues pwb 2PWB discography |
| 20 | 1966 | Two Willies From Memphis
Willie Love and His Three Aces
- Shady Lane Blues [Trumpet 174]
- Feed My Body To The Fishes [Trumpet 172]
- Falling Rain [Trumpet 172]
Willie Nix
- Lonesome Bedroom Blues (RPM 1951)
- No More Love (Chance 1954)
- Nervous Wreck (Chance 1954) | 7 inch EP
notes by Eddie Harding
Highway 51 H-700Highway 51 discography |
| 21 | 1968? | Story Of The Blues - Blues Pianorama -1
Harmonica Slim
- My Girl Won't Quit Me
- You Better Believe
Joe Hill Louis
- Glamour Girl
- Keep Your Arms Around Me
Willie Love
- Take It Easy, Baby [Trumpet 137]
- Little Car Blues [Trumpet 137]
Jimmy Eager
- Please Mr. Doctor [Sabre 100, 1954]
Tampa Red
- I Should Have Loved Her More
Baby Boy Warren
- Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me
- Stop Breakin' Down
Billy Emerson
- Move, Baby, Move [Sun 214, 1954-55]
- When It Rains It Pours [Sun 214, 1954-55]
Little Junior's Blue Flames
- Feelin' Good [Sun 187]
- Fussin' And Fightin' Blues [Sun 187]
Allen Bunn
- My Kinda Woman [Red Robin 124]
- Too Much Competition [Red Robin 124] | 
Negro Art M-12-SB-357 (Fr)Negro Art discography |
| 21a | 1968 | Story Of The Blues - Blues Pianorama -2
Big Boy Myles
- Who's Been Foolin' You [Specialty 564, prob. 1955]
- That Girl I Married [Specialty 564, prob. 1955]
Champion Jack Dupree
- Shake Baby Shake [Red Robin 112, prob. 1952]
- Highway Blues [Red Robin 112, prob. 1952]
- Stumbling Block Blues [Red Robin 109]
- Number Nine Blues [Red Robin 109]
Lonnie Lyons
- Sneaky Joe
- Betrayed
Willie Love & His Three Aces
- Shout Brother Shout [Trumpet 209]
- Way Back [Trumpet 209]
- Vanity Dresser Boogie [Trumpet 173]
- Everybody's Fishing [Trumpet 147]
- My Own Boogie [Trumpet 147]
Eddie Boyd
- It's Miserable To Be Alone [JOB 1009]
- I'm Pleading [JOB 1009]
- Blue Coat Man/font> [JOB 1007] | 
Negro Art M-12-SB-360 (Fr)Negro Art discography |
| 22 | 1983 | Willie Love: Shout Brother Shout
- Take It Easy Baby [Trumpet 137]
- Little Car Blues [Trumpet 137]
- Everybody's Fishing [Trumpet 147]
- My Own Boogie [Trumpet 147]
- Feed My Body To The Fishes [Trumpet 172]
- Falling Rain [Trumpet 172]
- Vanity Dresser Boogie [Trumpet 173]
- Seventy Four Blues [Trumpet 173]
- 21 Minutes To Nine [Trumpet 174]
- Shady Lane Blues [Trumpet 174]
- Nelson Street Blues [Trumpet 175]
- V-8 Ford [Trumpet 175]
- Shout Brother Shout [Trumpet 209]
- Worried Blues (takes 1 & 2) #
- Lonesome World Blues #
- Wonderful Baby #
- Willie Mae #
- Way Back [Trumpet 209]
# additional tracks on P-Vine / Purple Pyramid CDs | notes by
Martin van Olderen
Oldie Blues OL 2825 (NL)Oldie Blues discography 
(=) P-Vine PCD 2184
(Jp 1990)
"Nelson Street Blues"
= Purple Pyramid CD 832
(2000)
"Greenville Smokin'" |
| 23 | 1989 | Sonny Boy Williamson & Willie Love: Clownin' With The World
Sonny Boy Williamson
- She's Crazy (tk 2)
- 309
- Sonny's Rhythm (tk 1)
- City Of New Orleans @ youtube
- Keep It Yourself
- Shuckin' Mama
- I'm Not Beggin' Nobody
- Clownin' With The World
Willie Love
- Take It Easy, Baby
- Little Car Blues
- V-8 Ford
- Nelson Street Blues
- Falling Rain
- Feed My Body To The Fishes
- Worried Blues
- Lonesome World Blues | notes by Marc Ryan
Acoustic Archives AA-700
North San Juan, CA
("Trumpet Records")
= Alligator ALCD 2700 (1993)
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| 24 | 1990 | Delta Blues 1951
Big Joe Williams
sessions on Scott's Radio Service, and at Cedars of Lebanon in 1951, originally issued on Trumpet Records, Jackson, Mississippi
- Mama Don't Allow Me
- Delta Blues
- Overhauling Blues
- Whistling Pines
- Friends And Pals
- Juanita
- She Left Me A Mule
- Bad Heart Blues
Luther Huff
rec. at Scott's Radio Service Jan/Feb 1951
- 1951 Blues
- Dirty Disposition
- Bull Dog Blues
- Rosalee
Willie Love and his Three Aces (incl. Elmore James, Little Milton)
recorded at Scott's Radio Service and Musician's Union Hall
- Everybody's Fishing
- My Own Boogie
- 74 Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- 21 Minutes To Nine
- Vanity Dresser Boogie
 | notes by Marc Ryan
Acoustic Archives AA-702
North San Juan, CA
("Trumpet Records")
= Alligator ALCD 2702 (1993)
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| 25 | 1991 | Sonny Boy Williamson: Goin' In Your Direction
with B.B. King, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup and Willie Love
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Goin' In Your Direction
- From The Bottom
- No Nights by Myself
- Boppin' With Sonny
- Empty Bedroom
- Red Hot Kisses
- Gettin' Out Of Town
- Cat Hop
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (alt. tk.) [Trumpet 215]
- I'm Not Beggin' Nobody (alt. tk.)
- She's Crazy (tk 1)
- Sonny's Rhythm (tk 2)
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup & Sonny Boy Williamson
- Make A Little Love With Me
- Gonna Find My Baby
Bobo 'Slim' Thomas & Sonny Boy Williamson
- Catfish Blues | 
Acoustic Archives AA-801
North San Juan, CA
("Trumpet Records")
= Alligator ALCD 2803 (1994)
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| 26 | 1991 | Willie Love: Lonesome World Blues
Trumpet Masters Vol. 1
- Take It Easy Baby
- Little Car Blues
- Everybody's Fishing
- My Own Boogie
- Falling Rain
- Vanity Dresser Boogie
- 74 Blues
- Nelson Street Blues
- Shady Lane Blues
- V-8 Ford
- Willie Mae
- Way Back
- Worried Blues
- Lonesome World Blues | 
Collectables COL-5240 |
| 27 | 2000 | Willie Love & The Three Aces: Greenville Smokin'
- Take It Easy Baby
- Little Car Blues
- Everybody's Fishing
- My Own Boogie
- Falling Rain
- Feed My Body To The Fishes
- Vanity Dresser Boogie
- 74 Blues
- 21 Minutes To Nine
- Shady Lane Blues
- Nelson Street Blues
- V-8 Ford
- Shout Brother Shout
- Worried Blues
- Lonesome World Blues
- Wonderful Baby
- Willie Mae
- Way Back | notes by Marc Ryan
Purple Pyramid CLP 0832review by Craig Ruskey |
| 28 | 2006 | Sonny Boy Williamson: Cool Cool Blues
The Classic Sides 1951-1954
disc 1:
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Eyesight To The Blind #
- Crazy About You Baby #
- Stop Crying #
- Do It If You Wanna #
- Cool, Cool Blues #
- Come On Back Home #
- I Cross My Heart #
- West Memphis Blues #
- Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues #
- Pontiac Blues #
- Mighty Long Time #
- Nine Below Zero #
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (45) #
- She Brought Life Back To The Dead (78) #
- Too Close Together #
- Stop Now Baby #
- Mr. Down Child #
- Cat Hop
- Gettin' Out Of Town
- Red Hot Kisses
- Going In Your Direction
- Empty Bedroom
- Boppin' With Sonny
- From The Bottom
- No Nights By Myself
# with Willie Love, p
disc 2:
Big Joe Williams
- Mama Don't Allow Me
- Delta Blues
- Overhauling Blues
- Whistling Pines
- Friends And Pals
- Juanita
- She Left Me A Mule
- Bad Heart Blues
- Dirty Disposition
- 1951 Blues
- Bull Dog Blues
- Rosalee
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
- My Baby Boogies All The Time
- I Wonder
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Make A Little Love
Bobo "Slim" Thomas
- Catfish Blues
Elmore James
- Dust My Broom
Jerry "Boogie" McCain
- East Of The Sun
- Wine-O-Wine
- Stay Out Of Automobiles
- Middle Of The Night
- Love To Make Up
- Crazy 'Bout That Mess
- Fall Guy
disc 3:
Willie Love
- Take It Easy Baby
- Little Car Blues
- Everybody's Fishing
- My Own Boogie
- Feed My Body To The Fishes
- Falling Rain
- Vanity Dresser Boogie
- Seventy Four Blues
- 21 Minutes To Nine
- Shady Lane Blues
- Nelson Street Blues
- V-8 Ford
- Shout Brother, Shout
- Way Back
Sherman "Blues" Johnson
- Pretty Baby Blues
- Sugar Mama
- Hot Fish
- Lost In Korea
Tiny Kennedy
- Early In The Morning Baby
- Strange Kind of Feeling
- Blues Disease
- Don't Lay This Job On Me
- Have You Heard About the Farmer's Daughter
Wally Mercer
- Too Old To Get Married
- If You Don't Mean Business
- Hey, Miss Lula
disc 4:
Sonny Boy Williamson
- She's Crazy #
- 309 #
- Sonny's Rhythm #
- City Of New Orleans #
- Keep It To Yourself
- Going In Your Direction
- Clowning With The World
- I Ain't Beggin' Nobody
- Shuckin' Mama
- From The Bottom
- She's Crazy
- Sonny's Rhythm
- Keep It To Yourself
- Going In Your Direction
- From The Bottom
- I Ain't Beggin' Nobody
- From The Bottom
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
- Gotta Find My Baby
- Gotta Find My Baby
Willie Love
- Worried Blues
- Lonesome World Blues
- Wonderful Baby
- Willie Mae
- Worried Blues
- Shout, Brother, Shout
- Willie Mae
# with Willie Love, p
| 4 CD box
notes by Neil Slaven
JSP CD 7766 |
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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 348-349, 590-591
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p.
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
source of left column picture: cover of Oldie Blues OL 2825
thanks to Alan Balfour and Paul Vernon for additional info / scans
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