MR.   S H O R T S T U F F   M A C O N; source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Soe7jnZck
Mr. Shortstuff and Big Joe Williams
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Soe7jnZck

Mr. Shortstuff
Macon

John Wesley Macon
b. 1923 (HARRIS 1987) or 1933 (other sources) in Crawford, Mississippi
d. December 28, 1973 in Macon, Mississippi

discography

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.

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'Mr. Shortstuff' Macon LPs / CD
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11964Introducing Mr. Shortstuff
His 1st Recordings

- I Want To Love (215) #
- Moanin (216) #
- Didn't Know Right From Wrong (222) *
- Cotton Pickin (217) #
- Old Grey Mule (213) #
- What Makes A Broke Man Sleep So Sound (231) *

- I Want A Little Bit (214) #
- Great Big Legs (218) #
- If You Can't Fly A Plane (226) *
- Don't Want (219) #
- No Special Woman (220) #
- Toledo To Buffalo (228) *

rec. May 23, 1964 in New York; John Wesley Macon, g, # voc, Big Joe Williams, g, sp, * voc

front and back cover photographs by Len Kunstadt
notes by Len Kunstadt
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Spivey 1005

Spivey discography

21965Rev. Gary Davis / Short Stuff Macon

Rev. Gary Davis
- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom
- He Knows Just How Much We Can Beer
- Lord, I'll Be With You Always
- Yeah!


Short Stuff Macon
- My Jack Don't Drink Water   @ youtube
- Corrina
- Hell Bound Blues
- Messing With That Thing
- Rock Road Bad Treatin'

Macon tracks rec. May 18, 1964 after a concert at Bard College in New York; John Wesley Macon, voc, g, Big Joe Williams, g, sp
notes (on Gary Davis)
by Gillian Cook

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XTRA 1009 (UK 1965)

XTRA discography

31967Big Joe Williams & Short Stuff Macon
Hell Bound & Heaven Sent


- Night Cap Blues *
- My Jack Don't Drink Water No More #
- Flour Dough Blues *
- Hell-Bound Blues #   @ youtube
- Big-Legged Women, Keep Your Dresses Down *
- Short Stuff's Corinna #

- Don't Leave Me Here *
- You Rascal You *
- Messing With That Thing #
- Bumble Bee *
- If You Can't Fly *
- Rock Road Bad Treatin' #

rec. May 18, 1964 after a concert at Bard College in New York; John Wesley Macon, g, # voc; Big Joe Williams, g, * voc

Cover drawing and cover design by Craig Mierop
notes by Paul Nelson
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Folkways FT 1004 (mono)
Folkways FTS-31004 (stereo)

www.folkways.si.edu

41968Encore For The Chicago Blues

Muddy Waters Blues Men
- Yes Sir! Boss
Harvey Hill
- I Feel So Good
Koko Taylor
- I'm Looking For A Man
Memphis Slim
- Chicago To Paris
Babe Stovall
- My Brown Is A Mistraeter

Big Joe Williams
- Move Your Hand *
Olive Brown
- Woman's Lament
J.B. Lenoir
- Korea Blues

Washboard Sam's Band
- Chicago Rock
Victoria Spivey
- T B Blues
Willie Dixon
- Brooklyn Going To Be My Home
John Hammond & Babe Stovall, g & Kazoo Papa [= Len Kunstadt], kazoo
- Squeeze My Lemon
John Henry Barbee
- Six Weel Old Blues
Viola Wells
- See See Rider
Homesick James
- Somebody's Been Talkin'
Roosevelt Sykes
- Dirty Mother Fuyer


* rec. May 23, 1964 in New York; Big Joe Williams, voc, g; John Wesley Macon, g
notes by Len Kunstadt
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Spivey 1009

Spivey discography

51999Big Joe Williams and Friends
Going Back To Crawford


- Back Home Blues
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Saturday Night Women
- Been In Crawford Too Long
- Sugar Diabetes Blues
- Run Here Jailer With The Key
- Take Me Out of the Bottom
- Bird Nest

- Corrina #
- I Walked All Night Long
- Sugar On The Bottom #
- Bad Luck #
- Checkin' Out
- My Last Girl - Don't Treat Her Wrong
- Can't Listen No More
- Don't Stay Long
- I'm Wild About My Jelly Roll
- Moanin' 'Fo Day
- I'm Leavin' This Town
- I Don't Know Why

- My Baby Stopped Drinking Water #
- Good Times Here, Better Down The Road #
- Shake It Enough For Me
- Mary Frances

- My Baby Don't Stand No Foolin' #
- She Have Broken My Heart #

# rec. c. March 1971 in Starkville, MS & May 21, 1971 in Crawford, MS; John “Shortstuff” Macon, voc, (rattling), g; Big Joe Williams, g
notes by Chris Strachwitz
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Arhoolie CD 9015


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 352, 581
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 297, 497
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 344
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Spivey 1005

 

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