T O M M Y   M c C L E N N A N; source:  

Tommy
McClennan

born April 8, 1908 near Yazoo City, Mississippi
died possibly 1962 in Chicago, Illinois
discography

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Tommy McClennan 78 rpm / EPs / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11939Tommy McClennan

- You Can Mistreat Me Here (044239-1)
- New "Shake 'Em On Down" (044240-1)

rec. November 22, 1939, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g

Bluebird B8347

= Montgomery Ward M8786

21939Tommy McClennan

- Whiskey Head Woman (044242-1)
- Bottle It Up And Go (044241-1)

rec. November 22, 1939, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g



Bluebird B8373


= Montgomery Ward M8787

31939Tommy McClennan

- Baby, Don't You Want To Go? (044245-1)
- Cotton Patch Blues (044244-1)

rec. November 22, 1939, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb



Bluebird B8408

= Montgomery Ward M8788

41939Tommy McClennan

- Brown Skin Girl (044243-1)
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me (044246-1)

rec. November 22, 1939, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g



Bluebird B8444

= Montgomery Ward M8789

51940Tommy McClennan

- New Highway No. 51 (044986-1) #
- I'm Goin', Don't You Know (044985-1)

rec. May 10, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb

Bluebird B8499

= Montgomery Ward M8920

# Victor 20-2931

61940Tommy McClennan

- My Baby's Doggin' Me (044991-1)
- She's A Good Looking Mama (044992-1)

rec. May 10, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb



Bluebird B8545

= Montgomery Ward M8921

71940Tommy McClennan

- She's Just Good Huggin' Size (044987-1)
- My Little Girl (044988-1)

rec. May 10, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb



Bluebird B8605

= Montgomery Ward M8922

81940Tommy McClennan

- My Baby's Gone (044989-1)
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome (044990-1)

rec. May 10, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb



Bluebird B8669

= Montgomery Ward M8923

91940Tommy McClennan

- Katy Mae Blues (053739-1)
- Love With A Feeling (053740-1)

rec. December 12, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g



Bluebird B8689
101940Tommy McClennan

- Whiskey Head Man (053736-1)
- New Sugar Mama (053737-1)

rec. December 12, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g

Bluebird B8760
111940Tommy McClennan

- Black Minnie (053742-1)
- Drop Down Mama (053741-1)

rec. December 12, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g



Bluebird B8704
121940Tommy McClennan

- Elsie Blues (053743-1)
- Down To Skin And Bones (053738-1)

rec. December 12, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g

Bluebird B8725
131941Tommy McClennan

- Classy Mae Blues (064886-1)
- Des'e My Blues (064884-1)

rec. September 15, 1941, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Joe McCoy, imb



Bluebird B8853
141941Tommy McClennan

- Cross Cut Saw Blues (064885- )
- You Can't Read My Mind (064887-1)

rec. September 15, 1941, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Joe McCoy, imb

Bluebird B8897
151941Tommy McClennan

- Travelin' Highway Man (064888-1) #
- I'm A Guitar King (064890-1)

rec. September 15, 1941, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Joe McCoy, imb

Bluebird B8957

# Victor 20-2931

161942Robert Petway

- Boogie Woogie Woman (074111-1) *
- Hollow Log Blues (0074112-1-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; Alfred Elkins, imb; * poss. Tommy McClennan, voc, sp

Robert Petway discography




Bluebird B8987
171941Tommy McClennan

- Deep Blue Sea Blues 064889-1 )
- It's A Cryin' Pity (064891-1)

rec. September 15, 1941, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb



Bluebird B9005
181942Tommy McClennan

- Mozelle Blues (074100-1)
- Mr. So And So Blues (074102-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Ransom Knowling, sb



Bluebird B9015
191942Tommy McClennan

- Blues Trip Me This Morning (074101-1)
- Bluebird Blues (074107-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Ransom Knowling, sb



Bluebird B9037
201942Tommy McClennan

- Roll Me, Baby (074103-1)
- Blue As I Can Be (074106-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Ransom Knowling, sb



Bluebird B34-0706
211942Tommy McClennan

- I Love My Baby (074104-1)
- Shake It Up And Go (074105-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Ransom Knowling, sb



Bluebird B34-0716
22194?Tommy McClennan

- New Highway No. 51 (044986-1) *
- Travelin' Highway Man (064888-1) #

* rec. May 10, 1940, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb
# rec. September 15, 1941, Chicago., Ill.; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Joe McCoy, imb
Bluebird B8499 /
Bluebird B8957




RCA Victor 20-2931


EP / LP / CD compilations
22a1959The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon’s Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder’s Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin’ Stealin’
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin’ To Die

Tommy McClennan
- I’m A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin’ Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong
edited by Sam Charters







RBF RF 1

RBF discography

231960The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

The 1. ed. of this record, RF-202, featured only extracts of most of the recordings on 202X

RF-202 tracks:
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newburn
- Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis
- You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
L'il Son Jackson
- Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett
- Down The Highway
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord

Tommy McClennan
- New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Penitentiary Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse
- Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln
- My Wife Drove Me From My Door
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Come Go Home With Me
- Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson
- Standing At The Crossroads
Lightnin' Hopkins
- One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis
- John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis
- Warm Up
Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
John Hurt
- Frankie
Blind Willie McTell
- Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Airy Man Blues
Skip James
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro
- Mohuna Blues
Sonny Terry and Oh Red
- Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes
- Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins
- Solo
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy
- Mama Don't Love It
Moochie Reeves
- Key To The Highway

compiled and annotated
by Samuel B. Charters



RBF RF-202 (X)

The 1. ed. of this record,
RF-202, featured only
extracts of most of the
recordings on 202X

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=XTRA 1035 (2 LP boxed
set UK)

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=XTRA 1035 (DLP UK 1966)

= Fontana 982.099

RBF discography

241961Tommy McClennan
Treasury of Jazz series Vol. 5

- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New "Shake 'em On Down"
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- My Baby's Gone

- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Roll Me, Baby
- Blue As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
10 inch LP

RCA 130-274 (Fr)
251962Blues

Ma Rainey
Bessie Smith
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Tommy McClennan
- I'm A Guitar King
Bukka White
Washboard Sam
Red Willie Smith
Huddie Ledbetter
Sonny Terry
Memphis Slim
Jim Jam Band
Memphis Jug Band
The Mobile Strugglers
Tommy Ladnier Orchestra


Hovorí Zdenek Štepánek a Jirí Šrámek

Supraphon DV 15134 GR
(Cz) {Folkways origin]
261965Bluebird Blues 1933-46

Blind Willie McTell
- Lonesome Day Blues
- Searching The Desert For The Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
- Mean Mistreater Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Wild Cow Blues
- Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Down South
- Moonshine


Tommy McClennan
- Bluebird Blues
- Brown Skin Girl
Sleepy John Estes
- Lawyer Clark Blues
- Little Laura Blues
Arthur Crudup
- Black Pony Blues
- Death Valley Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Jersey Belle Blues
- Crowing Rooster Blues


reissue prod. by Brad McCuen
notes by Lawrence Cohn
click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !
RCA Victor LPV-518
= RCA RD-7786
271966Blues Roots / Mississippi

Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues
- Big Fat Mama Blues
- Big Road Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Barbecue Bust
Joe Williams
- My Grey Pony
Bo Carter
- Cigarette Blues
- All Around Man

Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Honeymoon Blues
Charlie McCoy
- That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away

Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Man
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Miss Louisa Blues
- Until My Love Come Down
compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters

RBF RF 14

RBF discography

281967Down With The Game Vol. 1

Little Buddy Doyle
- Three-Sixty-Nine Blues
- Sweet Man Blues
Tommy Griffin
- Miserable Life Blues
Charley Jordan
- Cutting My A B C's
- Chifferobe
Little David
- Original Sweet Patunia (Patootie Blues)
- Standing By A Lampost
[sic]

Memphis Minnie
- Memphis Minnie-jitis Blues
- Frankie Jean ((That Trottin' Fool)

Robert Petway
- Boogie Woogie Woman
Bukka White
- When Can I Change My Clothes
- High Fever Blues
Joe Williams
- Please Don't Go
- Break 'Em On Down



Down With The Game D 200

Down With The Game
discography

291968Tommy McClennan: Cross Cut Saw Blues
(1939-1941)

- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- I'm Goin' Don't You Know
- She's Just Good Huggin' Size
- My Little Girl
- My Baby's Doggin' Me
- She's A Good Looking Mama
- New Sugar Mama
- Down To Skin And Bones Blues

- Katy Mae Blues
- Love With A Feeling
- Drop Down Mama
- Black Minnie
- Elsie Blues
- Cross Cut Saw Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- It's A Crying Pity



Roots RL-305

Roots discography


= Best of Blues BOB 16
(1989/90?) "Tommy
McClennan 1931-1941"

301968Down South 1927-1941
Louisiana - Mississippi - Alabama - Florida

Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice
Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Home Wreckin' Blues
Kid Cole
- Hard Hearted Mama Blues
- Niagra Fall Blues
Robert Johnson
- Milkcow's Calf Blues No. 2

Tommy McClennan
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
Fiddlin' Joe Martin - Son House - Willie Brown
- Fo' Clock Blues
Fiddlin' Joe - Willie Brown - Leroy Williams
- Going To Fishing

Barefoot Bill
- Big Rock Jail
Wiley Barner
- If You Want A Good Woman
Clifford Gibson
- Hard-Headed Woman Blues
- Levee Camp Moan
Jaybird Coleman
- Save Your Money
- Let These Women Go
- Man Trouble Blues
Tallahassee Tight
- Black Snake
Blind Blake
- Depression's Gone From Me Blues

Roots RL-313

Roots discography

311968Mississippi Blues Vol. 3 1928-1942

Arthur Petties
- Out On The Santa Fe Blues
Bo Carter
- I Want You To Know
Poor Boy Lofton
- Jake Leg Blues
- My Mean Baby Blues
Mississippi Sheiks
- Jail Bird Love Song
- Yodeling Fiddling Blues
Big Joe McCoy
- I'm Through With You
- When You Said Goodbye

Robert Johnson
- Drunken Hearted Man
Mr. Freddie Spruell
- Let's Go Riding
Robert Petway
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O'Lee Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman

Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr. So And So Blues


compiled and produced by Evelyn Sperker

Roots RL 314

Roots discography

321971Blues 1920-40

LP 1
Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues
- Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey
- Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Dark Night Blues
- Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson
- Drayman Blues
Bukka White
- The Panama Ltd.

Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues
Frank Stokes
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business
- Frank Stoke's Dream
Sleepy John Estes
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Don't Want No Woman



LP 2
Memphis Jug Band
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Going Back To Memphis
- Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon
- Viola Lee Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe
- The Spasm


Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Woman
- De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Highway 49
- Peach Orchard Mama
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me



LP 3
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Devil's Son-In-Law
- Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo
- Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum
- Hard Working Man Blues

Big Bill Broonzy
- Friendless Blues
- The Southern Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy
- Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Good Morning Schoolgirl
- Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
3 LP box

RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp)








= RCA Victor RA-9051/3
(Jp 1975)

331975Bluebird Blues

Sleepy John Estes
- Poor John Blues
- Little Laura Blues
- When The Saints Go Marching In
Son Bonds
- A Hard Pill To Swallow
Blind Willie McTell
- Searching The Desert For The Blues
- Mr. McTell Got The Blues

Big Joe Williams
- Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff
- Wild Cow Blues

Tommy McClennan
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Brown Skin Girl
- Bluebird Blues
Clifford Gibson
- She Rolls It Slow


Sonny Boy Williamson
- Down South
- Moonshine
- Elevator Woman
Washboard Sam & His Washboard Band
- Gonna Hit The Highway
Big Maceo
- Texas Blues
- Detroit Jump

Arthur "Big Boy"Crudup
- That's All Right
- Mean Old Frisco
- Rock Me Mama
Doctor Clayton
- Copper Colored Mama
Doctor Clayton's Buddy
- Nappy Head Woman
- Walking With The Blues
2 LP set

RCA RVC RA-9054/55 (Jp)
341975Tommy McClennan: Travelin' Highway Man

- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- Bottle Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome

- De'se My Blues
- Classy Mae Blues
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Roll Me, Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Sjake It Up And Go
- Blue As I Can Be

Flyright LP 112

Flyright discography

notes by Alan Balfour



= Travelin' Man TM-804
"Cotton Patch Blues"
(1984) [remastered]


(=) Travelin' Man TMCD 06
(1990)

Travelin' Man
discography

351975Mississippi Blues In The 40s

Tommy McClennan
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- My Baby's Gone
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Roll Me, Baby
- Blue As I Can Be
Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby

Robert Lockwood
- Little Boy Blue
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Robert Petway
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
- Bertha Lee Blues
- In The Evening


album conception by Toyo Nakamura
notes (in Japanese)
by Yasufumi Higuarsi

RCA RVC RA-5708 (Jp 1975)
361977The Blues

LP 1, side 1
Sleepy John Estes
- Working Man Blues
Will Weldon
- I's Just A Bad Luck Man
Big Bill Broonzy
- Friendless Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Vitamin A

Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
Johnny Temple
- Big Woman Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- When You Feel Low-Down
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky

LP 1, side 2 [track sequence?]
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
Walter Davis
Lil Green
- What Have I Done
Pete Johnson
- Cuttin' The Boogie
Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
Memphis Slim
- Caught The Old Coon At Last
Victoria Spivey
- Moaning The Blues
Washboard Sam
- She's Making A Fool Out Of Me
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Devil's Son-In-Law
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Jivin' The Blues
- My Black Name Blues
Jimmy Yancey
- Slow And Easy Blues

prod. by Jean-Paul Guitier
3 LP set
notes (in French)
by Michael Walter
(translated by
Don Waterhouse)



RCA PM 42039 (Fr)
371977Tommy McClennan: Mississippi Blues
Bluebird series No. 12

- New "Shake 'em On Down"
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- Katy Mae Blues
- Love With A Feeling
- Des'e My Blues

- Classy Mae Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- I'm A Guitar King
- Mozelle Blues
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Blue As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
notes by
Jacques Morgantini

RCA PM 42040 (Fr)
381978Let's Get Loose
Folk and Popular Blues Styles from the Beginning to the Eraly 1940s

Yank Rachell & Sonny Boy Williamson
- Peach Tree Blues
Pillie Browning
- Brownskin Woman
Johnson Boys
- Violin Blues
Modern Jazz Quartet of Norfolk
- What's The Matter Now
Buck Mountain Band
- Yodeling Blues
Hattie Hudson & Willie Tyson
- Doggone My Good Luck Soul
Clara Smith
- Let's Get Loose
George O'Connor
- Nigger Blues

Tyus & Tyus
- Dad's Old Mule
Rufus & Ben Quillan
- Keep It Clean
Leroy Carr
- Blue Night Blues
Walter Roland
- House Lady Blues
Wilbur "Joe" McCoy & Herb Morand
- I'm Cuttin' Out

Tommy McClennan
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson & Big Bill Broonzy
- Love Me Baby
The Five Breezes
- My Buddy Blues


compiled by David Evans
notes by David Evans





New World 290
391979Blues Giants
Masters of Jazz Vol. 15

LP 1
- Southern Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jasper's Gal - Memphis Slim
- Anytime Is The Right Time - Roosevelt Sykes

- New Shake 'Em On Down - Tommy McClennan
- Willow Tree Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Anna Lou Blues - Tampa Red
- Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
- Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo

- Early In The Morning - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Milk Cow Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Pleading Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Get Yourself Together - Lonnie Johnson
- Walkin' And Drinkin' - Roosevelt Sykes
- Evil Blues - Washboard Sam
- Let Me In Your Saddle - Walter Davis
- Key To The Highway - William 'Jazz' Gillum



LP 2
- Beer Drinking Woman - Memphis Slim
- Crawlin' Kingsnake - Big Joe Williams
- Winter Time Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Louisiana Blues part 2 - Little Brother Montgomery
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Look On Yonder Blues - William 'Jazz' Gillum
- Coal And Iceman Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- My Stove Don't Work - Casey Bill Weldon

- Big Time Woman - Roosevelt Sykes

- Katy Mae Blues - Tommy McClennan
- Good Jelly - Big Bill Broonzy
- When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red
- 'Way Down In Louisiana - Casey Bill Weldon
- Teasin' Brown Skin - Walter Davis
- Caught The Old Coon At Last - Memphis Slim
- Lazy Woman Blues - Lonnie Johnson
DLP







RCA CL 42858 (UK)
401983?Robert Petway:
Complete Recordings in Chronological Order (1941-42)


- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues

- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues

- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
notes by Paul Oliver

Wolf WSE 108

BF10,28

411987Mississippi Country Blues, Vol. 2 (1938-1942)
"Delta Blues In Chicago"

Tommy McClennan
- Brown Skin Girl
- New Highway No. 51
- Whiskey Head Man
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Bluebird Blues
John Henry Barbee
- Six Weeks Old Blues
- God Knows I Can't Help It

Willie "61" Blackwell
- She's Young And Wild
- Noiseless Motor Blues
- Don't Misuse Me, Baby
- Bald Eagle Blues
- Four O'Clock Flower Blues
- Chalk My To
- Machine Gun Blue
- Rampaw Street Blue
John Henry Barbee
- You'll Work Down To Me Someday
- Against My Will



Document DLP 520
41a19??Stompin' The Country Blues
Volume 22

Freddy King
- That's What You Think
Dennis McMillion
- Going Back Home
Harmonica Frank
- Rock A Little Baby
Jesse Belvin
- Goin' Away Baby

Tommy McClennan
- I Love My Baby
Albert & Charles
- Weird
Clifford King
- Chicken Shack Boogie
J&J Deuce
- Sweet Woman Blues

Clifford King
- Want To Jump With You Baby
Jesse Pipkin
- Work With It
Clear Waters
- Hillbilly Blues
Emright
- One Of These Days
Morris Pejoe
- Tired Of Crying Over You
Country Paul
- Sidewalk Boogie
Richard Bros
- Drunk Drivers Coming
Elmon Mickle
- Jackson Blues

Stompin' ST 122
421990Tommy McClennan: Travelin' Highway Man
1939 - 1942

- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby Please Don't Tell On Me
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- Des'e My Blues
- Classy Mae Blues
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Roll Me Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Shake It Up And Go
- Blue As I Can Be
- New Highway No 51
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Whiskey Head Man
- Boogie Woogie Woman
Travelin' Man TM-804

notes by Ray Templeton

Travelin' Man TMCD 06

431991Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
The Complete Recorded Works Of Otto Virgial, Robert Petway, Robert Lockwood

Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- Dust My Broom
- I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby
- Little Boy Blue
- Take A Walk With Me
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues

- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Catfish Blues
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- Left My Baby Crying
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- My Baby Left Me
- My Little Girl
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- Sleepy Woman Blues
Otto Virgial
- Bad Notion Blues
- Got The Blues About Rome
- Little Girl In Rome
- Seven Year Itch
notes by Alan Balfour

Wolf WBCD-005
44199?Mississippi Blues Vol. 3
Complete Recordings of Robert Petway, Mississippi Matilda & Sonny Boy Nelson

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues

- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
Mississippi Matilda
- A & V Blues
- Hard Working Woman
- Happy Home Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Long Tall Woman
- Low Down
- Lovin' Blues
- Street Walkin'
- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving Baby
- Pony Blues
notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5671
451997Tommy McClennan & Robert Petway:
A Guitar King 1939-1942


Tommy McClennan
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- New "Shake 'Em On Down"
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- Katy Mae Blues
- Black Minnie
- Love With A Feeling
- Elsie Blues
- Cross Cut Saw Blues
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- Travellin' Highway Man
- I'm A Guitar King
- I Love My Baby
- Mozelle Blues
- Bluebird Blues
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues

- Boogie Woogie Woman

EPM / Blues Collection
158702 (Fr)

BR120,28

461997Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942

disc 1
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New "Shake 'Em On Down"
- Bottle It Up and Go
- Whisky Head Woman
- Brown Skin Girl
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby Don't You Want To Go?
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me?
- I'm Going Don't You Know
- New Highway
- She's Just Good Huggin' Size
- My Little Girl
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- My Baby's Doggin' Me
- She's A Good Looking Mama
- Whiskey Head Man
- New Sugar Mama
- Down To Skin And Bones Blues
- Katy Mae Blues
- Love With A Feeling

disc 2
- Drop Down Mama
- Black Minnie
- Elsie Blues
- Des'e My Blues
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (alt. take)
- Cross Cut Saw Blues
- Classy Mae Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
- It's a Crying Pity
- Mozelle Blues
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Roll Me, Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Shake It Up And Go
- Blue As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman
2 CD set
notes by
Mary Katherine Aldin

RCA 0786367430-2
47199?Tommy McClennan:
The Complete Recordings Vol. 1 (1939-1940)


- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- Brown Skin Girl
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- Baby Please Don't Tell On Me
- I'm Going Don't You Know
- New Highway 51
- She's Just Good Huggin' Size
- My Little Girl
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- My Baby's Doggin' Me
- She's A Good Looking Mama
- Whiskey Head Man
- New Sugar Mama
- Down To Skin and Bones Blues
- Katy Mae Blues
- Love With A Feeling
notes by Keith Briggs

Document DOCD 5669
48199?Tommy McClennan:
The Complete Recordings Vol. 2 (1940-1942)


- Drop Down Mama
- Black Minnie
- Elsie Blues
- Des'e My Blues
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 1)
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 2)
- Classy Mae Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
- It's A Crying Pity
- Mozelle Blues
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Roll Me, Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Shake It Up And Go
- Blues As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
- Bluebird Blues (take 2)
notes by Keith Briggs

Document DOCD 5670
48a1999Broke, Black And Blue
An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

disc 1
Up Country Blues
- Barrel House Blues - Ed Andrews
- Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
- Sun Brimmers Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Goin' To Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
- Dry Bone Shuffle - Blind Blake
- Up Country Blues - DeFord Bailey
- Dead Drunk Blues - Sippie Wallace
- Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long 'Cleve' Reed
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name - Barbecue Bob
- Bo Lita - Kid Brown
- Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - William & Versey Smith
- Church Bells Blues - Luke Jordan
- Two Ways To Texas - Emery Glen
- It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
- Midnight Blues - Bill Moore
- Fare Thee Blues - Johnnie Head
- My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
- What's The Matter Blues - Frank Stokes
- School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- T And T Blues - Mooch Richardson
- TC Johnson Blues - T. C. Johnson


disc 2
Broke & Hungry Blues
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacey
- No More Women Blues - Alger "Texas" Alexander
- How Long, How Long Blues - Willie Jackson
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Chicken Wilson Blues - Chicken Wilson
- Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
- Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- Funny Feathers - Victoria Spivey
- Pitchin' Boogie - William Ezell
- Mr- Devil Blues - Jed Davenport
- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Weary Heart Blues - James Wiggins
- Poor Man Blues - Henry Townsend
- Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
- Trinity River Blues - T-Bone Walker
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Charley Taylor
- Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
- Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Long Ways from Home - Louise Johnson
- Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
- Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery


disc 3
Good Whiskey Blues
- Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Fat Mama Blues - Jabo Williams
- Never Mind Blues - Georgia Boyd
- Twelves (Dirty Dozens) - Kokomo Arnold
- Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
- That's What My Baby Likes - Bessie Jackson
- Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky
- Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 - Bumble Bee Slim
- Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ashes In My Whiskey - Walter Davis
- It's Cold in China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Jockey Blues - Jazz Gillum
- Prisoner Blues - George Clarke
- Back Door Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Booker T. Blues - Washboard Sam
- Hard Scufflin' Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
- Jersey Belle Blues - Lonnie Johnson

- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me - Tommy McClennan

disc 4
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame
- East St.Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather
- Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
- Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe
- Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown
- Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown
- Low Land Blues - Lee Brown
- Round The World Blues - Lee Brown
- Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon
- Fast Life - Jimmie Gordon
- Mistreated Blues - Jimmie Gordon
- I Ain't Like That No More - Jimmie Gordon
- Chain Gang Blues - Johnny Temple
- Yum, Yum, Yum - Johnny Temple
- My Baby's Acting Funny - Jimmie Gordon
- It's Time To Go - Jimmie Gordon
- That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Jimmie Gordon
- Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Jimmie Gordon
- I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Johnny Temple
- Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Johnny Temple
- Dixie Flyer - Johnny Temple
- Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Johnny Temple
- Rhythm Mama - Johnny Temple
- New Little Girl, Little Girl - Lee Brown


4 CD set,   40 page
booklet by Joop Visser





Proper CDBOX 7 (UK 1999)
492001Roots of Canned Heat

- Roll And Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Bullfrog Blues - William Harris
- Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
- Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
- Dust My Broom - Robert Johnson
- Big Road Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Statesboro' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Turpentine Blues - Casey Bill Weldon

- Whiskey Head Man - Tommy McClennan
- Pony Blues - Charley Patton
- Squablin' Blues - Barefoot Bill
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- It Hurts Me Too - Tampa Red
- Tell Me Man - Henry Sims
- Bulldoze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Two White Horses - Two Poor Boys
- Streamline Train - Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Shake It, Break It - Charley Patton
- That's All Right Mama - Arthur Crudup
- 34 Blues - Charley Patton
- Future Blues - Willie Brown

Catfish CD 174
502003Tommy McClennan & Robert Petway:
Cotton Pickin' Blues


Tommy McClennan
- Bottle It Up And Go
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues

Tommy McClennan
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Whiskey Head Woman
Robert Petway
- Ride 'Em On Down

Tommy McClennan
- Cross Cut Saw Blues
Robert Petway
- Let Me Be Your Boss

Tommy McClennan
- Des'e My Blues
- Brown Skin Girl
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues

Tommy McClennan
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- Classy Mae Blues
Robert Petway
- Boogie Woogie Woman

Tommy McClennan
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- New Shake 'em On Down
- My Little Girl
- It's A Crying Pity
- Travelin' Highway Man
Robert Petway
- In The Evening

Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr So And So Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
Robert Petway
- Rocking Chair Blues

Tommy McClennan
- New Highway No. 51 Blues
- Roll Me Baby



Acrobat CD 188
512004Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues

disc 3
Tommy McClennan
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- Brown Skin Girl
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- Baby Please Don't Tell On Me
- I'm Going Don't You Know
- New Highway 51
- She's Just Good Huggin' Size
- My Little Girl
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- My Baby's Doggin' Me
- She's A Good Looking Mama
- Whiskey Head Man
- New Sugar Mama
- Down To Skin and Bones Blues
- Katy Mae Blues
- Love With A Feeling
- Drop Down Mama
- Black Minnie
- Elsie Blues
- Des'e My Blues

disc 4
Tommy McClennan
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 1)
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 2)
- Classy Mae Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
- It's A Crying Pity
- Mozelle Blues
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Roll Me, Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Shake It Up And Go
- Blues As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
- Bluebird Blues (take 2)
- Boogie Woogie Woman
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
5 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP 7719


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 557-558
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Document DOCD 5670

thanks to Alan Balfour [once again] for add'l scans

 

from left: Elmore James, Sonnyboy Williamson, Tommy McClennan, Little Walter
Elmore James, Sonnyboy Williamson, Tommy McClennan, Little Walter; Chicago prob. 1953
(photo Big Bill Broonzy, court. Yannick Bruynoghe; source: Soul Bag 1983)

 

   
Paul Oliver: "Screening The Blues" (with accompanying LP CBS 63288)
have Tommy McClennan portrait on their covers

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