S N O O K Y   P R Y O R; source: front cover of P-Vine PLP 9019
source: front cover of P-Vine PLP 9019

Snooky
Pryor

James Edward Pryor
b. September 15, 1921 in Lambert, Mississippi
d. October 18, 2006 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

discography

S N O O K Y   P R Y O R; source: front cover of Fuel 2000 CD 061384 
source: front cover of Fuel 2000 CD 061384          

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

Snooky Pryor 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11947Snooky & Moody [sic]

- Stockyard Blues (M 1312) #
- Keep What You Got (M 1313)

rec. Chicago, 1947; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca, # speech; Moody Jones, g


Marvel 702
[Chester A. Scales' label]




= Old Swing-Master 22
(July 1949) [Egmont
Sonderling / Al Benson
label]

21948Snooky & Moody

- Telephone Blues (PL 101)
- Boogie (PL 102)

rec. Chicago, 1948; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Moody Jones, g




Planet 101/102
[Chester A. Scales' label]




= Old Swing-Master 18
(May 1949)

31948Man Young

- My Baby Walked Out On Me (PL 103)
- Let Me Ride Your Mule (PL 104)

rec. Chicago, 1948; Johnny Young, voc, mand.; Snooky Pryor, hca; Johnny Williams, g


Planet 103/104


= Old Swing-Master 19
(May 1949)

41949Snooky Pryor & His Trio

- Boogy Fool (JB 101 A)
- Raisin' Sand (JB 101 B)

rec. Chicago, 1949; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Leroy Foster, g; Moody Jones, b




JOB 101
51950Sunnyland Slim & His Trio

- Back To Korea Blues (EO-CB-4504 SS1A)
- It's All Over Now (EO-CB-4505 SS1B)

rec. Chicago, October 1950; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Leroy Foster, g


Sunny 101
61952Snooky Pryor

- I'm Getting Tired (JB 48881)
- Going Back On The Road (JB 48882)

rec. Chicago April 28, 1952; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; prob. Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, b


JOB 115
  Snooky Pryor

- Fine Boogie

rec. Chicago April 28, 1952; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; prob. Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, b


JOB unissued
  Moody Jones

- Rough Treatment (JB 48882)
- Rough Treatment - alt. tk.
- Why Should I Worry (JB 48883)

rec. Chicago April 28, 1952; Moody Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; unknown g, dr

JOB unissued
  Snooky Pryor

- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Real Fine Boogie
- Harp Instrumental

rec. Chicago, 1952/53; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; prob. Sunnyland Slim, p; Moody Jones, g; unkown, b


unissued
71953Snooky Pryor

- Cryin' Shame (JOB 3006)
- Eighty Nine Ten (JOB 3011)

rec. Chicago, 1953: Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; prob. Eddie Taylor, Moody Jones, g


JOB 1014
81953Snooky Pryor

- Crosstown Blues (P53-206)
- I Want You For Myself (P53-207)

rec. Chicago, 1953; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; unknown, g; Moody Jones, b; unknown, dr




Parrot 807
91953Floyd Jones & Band

- Schooldays (On My Mind) (53-128)
- Ain't Times Hard (53-129)

rec. Chicago, February 3, 1953; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr


Vee-Jay Vj 111
101953Floyd Jones & Band

- Floyd's Blue(s) (53-130) *
- Any Old Lonesome Day (53-131) #

rec. Chicago, February 3, 1953; Floyd Jones, g, # voc; Snooky Pryor, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr


Vee-Jay Vj 126
  Sunnyland Slim

- Troubles Of My Own (54-132)
- Worried About My Baby (53-133)
- I Done You Wrong (54-134)
- Be My Baby (54-135)

rec. Chicago, February 3, 1953; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Floyd Jones or Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace, dr

Vee-Jay unissued
111954Sunnyland Slim

- Going Back To Memphis
- Devil Is A Busy Man

rec. Chicago, early 1954; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Snooky Pryor, hca; Eddie Taylor or Floyd Jones, g

Blue Lake 105
  Snooky Pryor

- I'm Going Away
- Rest A Little While

rec. Chicago, 1954; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Homesick James, g

Atomic H unissued

Sunnyland KS-101 (1970)

  Snooky Pryor

- Stop The Train Conductor
- Stop The Train Conductor - take 2,3
- Walking Boogie

rec. Chicago, mid-1950s; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; unknown g; b; dr


unissued
121956Snooky Pryor

- Someone To Love Me (56-500)
- Judgment Day (56-502)

rec. Chicago, July 17, 1956; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, g; Earl Phillips, dr




Vee-Jay Vj 215
  Snooky Pryor

- A Date With My Baby
- Someone To Love Me - alt tk
- You Tried To Ruin Me Baby
- Judgment Day - alt tk

rec. Chicago, July 17, 1956; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Johnny Young, Floyd Jones, g; Earl Phillips, dr


Vee-Jay unissued
13195?Snooky Pryor

- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man (2001)
- Boogie Twist (2002)

rec. Chicago late 1950s; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Sylvester Plunkett, g; J.C. Hurds, b; Little Joe Harris, dr




JOB 1126
  Snooky Pryor

- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man - alt tk
- Big Guns
- Can't We Get This Straight
- My Head Is Turning Grey
- I Can't Feel Good No More - alt tk

rec. Chicago late 1950s; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Sylvester Plunkett, g; J.C. Hurds, b; Little Joe Harris, dr


JOB unissued
141957Bluesville Chicago
Blues And Gospel Train No. 10

Joseph Lee Williams
- Going Back Home
- Baby Left Town
- Kings Highway
- Eula Mae
Eddie Taylor
- Bad Boy
- You'll Always Have A Home
- Ride Em On Down

Billy Boy
- Wish You Would
- I Was Fooled
- Don't Stay Out All Night
- I Ain't Got You

Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day
- Someone To Love Me
Eddie Taylor
- Don't Knock At My Door

Vee Jay VJS1000

notes by Kurt Mohr



= Top Rank RLP 109 (Fr
1959 "Bluesville Chicago
Vol. 1"
)

151965Chicago Blues - The Early 1950s

Homesick James
- Homesick
Baby Face Leroy
- Boll Weevil
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 1
Little Walter
- Muskadine
J. B. Hutto
- Dim Lights
- Things Are So Slow
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
Baby Face Leroy
- Rollin' & Tumblin' - pt. 2

Junior Wells
- Hoodoo Man
Little Willie Foster
- Falling Rain Blues

Snooky & Moody
- Stockyard Blues
Johnny Young
- Money Taking Woman
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Big Walter
- Hard Hearted Woman
Robert Nighthawk
- Kansas City Blues
John Brim
- Tough Times

Blues Classics BC 8

Blues Classics discography

161969Blues People

Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues
- Nervy Woman Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Six Three O
- Jackson Town Girl

Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
Mumbles (Walter Horton)
- Little Boy Blue
- Now Tell Me Baby
John Brim Trio
- Trouble In The Morning
- Humming Blues

Snooky Pryor
- I'm Getting Tired
- Going Back On The Road
Little Son Willis
- Roll Me Over Slow
- Baby Come Back Home
Lazy Bill Lucas and His Blue Rhythms
- She Got Me Walkin'
- I Had A Dream



Highway 51 H-102

Highway 51 discography

16a196?More Down Home Blues

Juke Boy Bonner
- Life Is A Dirty Deal [Goldband unissued]
Good Jelly Bess
- Come And Get It [Hermitage 775]

Papa Lightfoot
- Wine, Women, Whiskey [Imperial 5289]

Snooky Pryor
- Cryin' Shame [J.O.B. 1014]
7 inch 45 rpm EP
notes by John J. Broven



Jan & Dil JR 451 (UK)
171970Snooky Pryor

- Telephone Blues
- Boogie
- Raising Sand
- Boogy Fool
- I'm Getting Tired
- Going Back On The Road
- I Want You For Myself

- Crosstown Blues
- Crying Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
- Someone To Love Me
- Judgement Day
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist

reissue of postwar 78 rpm JOB records; rec. 1948 - 1963; Snooky Pryor, voc., harmonica; Moody Jones, g or b; Leroy Foster, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Eddie Taylor, g; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Johnny Young, g; Floyd Jones, g; Homesick James, g: Little Joe Harris, Alfred Wallace, Earl Philips, dr

notes (August 1969)
by John J. Broven



Flyright LP 100

Flyright discography


= Magpie PY 1813 (1986)

Magpie discography

181970Electric Blues Chicago Style

Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- You Got Me Wrong
Eddie Taylor
- Looking For Trouble
Billy Boy Arnold
- My Heart Is Crying

Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- Prisoner's Plea

Junior Wells / Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues

Floyd Jones
- Ain't Times Hard
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Wish You Would
Eddie Taylor - I'm Gonna Love You

Floyd Jones
- School Days On My Mind
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Was Fooled



Buddah BDS 7511
191970Have A Good Time - Chicago Blues
Chicago Anthology

Homesick James
- Little And Low
- Look On Yonder's Wall
- My Home Ain't Here
Walter Horton
- I Need My Baby Blues
- Have A Good Time
Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs
- Messin' With Mabe

Smokey Smothers
- I'm Lookin' For You
"Poor" Bob Woodfork
- I Wanna School You Pretty Baby
- Ain't Got A Lousy Dime
L.C. McKinley
- So Strange
- Mind Your Business

Snooky Pryor
- I'm Going Away #
- Rest A Little While #

# rec. by Rev. H. H. Harrington for his Atomic-H label




Sunnyland KS-101 (UK)

Sunnyland discography

201971On The Road Again
An Anthology Of Chicago Blues 1947-1954

lp 1 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Johnny Shines
- Brutal Hearted Woman (U 2339)
John Brim Trio
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Now She's Gone

Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun (U 2337)
Little Walter Trio
- Moonshine Blues
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip
J.B. & His Hawks
- Pet Cream Man
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues
Little Walter Trio
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You

M 100 / XTRA 1133 track sequence
Floyd Jones & His Trio
- On The Road Again

Snooky And Moody
- Keep What You Got
Delta Joe
- Roll, Tumble And Slip
Little Walter Trio
- Bad Acting Woman
- I Just Keep Lovin' Her
- Moonshine Blues
Baby Face Leroy Trio
- Red Headed Woman
Othum Brown
- Ora Nelle Blues

Johnny Shines
- Evening Sun (U 2337)
- Brutal Hearted Woman (U 2339)
John Brim Trio
- Humming Blues
- Trouble In The Morning
J.B. & His Hawks
- Lovin' You
- Pet Cream Man
- Now She's Gone

disc to tape transfer: Pete Welding
original recordings provided by Frank Scott and Bruce Bromberg
liner notes by John Harmer & Frank Scott

Rick Griffin cover art
4 pages insert





Muskadine 1


= Muskadine M 100

Muskadien discography




= XTRA 1133 (1973)

211972Take A Little Walk With Me
The Blues in Chicago 1948-1957

J.B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie
Willie Nix
- All By Yourself

Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy
Little Willie Foster
- Little Girl
John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Robert Nighthawk
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman
John Brim
- Gary Stomp

Lazy Bill Lucas
- She Got Me Walkin'
Willie Nix
- Nervous Wreck
Floyd Jones
- Skinny Woman
Grace Brim
- Going Down The Line

Johnny Young
- My Baby Walked Out
Little Walter
- Blue Baby
Jimmy Rogers
- Ludella No.2
Baby Face Leroy
- Take A Little Walk With Me


Grace Brim
- Mean Man Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Feel So Bad
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love
Lazy Bill Lucas
- I Had A Dream
Willie Nix
- No More Love

Floyd Jones
- Floyd's Blues
John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Memphis Minnie
- World Of Trouble


Johnny Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
Floyd Jones
- Big World
John Brim
- Drinking Woman
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Willie Nix
- Just Can't Stay
Junior Wells
- Tomorrow Night
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
Johnny Shines
- Living In The White House

compiled, annotated and produced by Leroy Pierson

DLP
notes by Leroy J. Pierson









Boogie Disease BD 101/2
[Leroy Pierson's first (one
record) label, 500 copies only]
221973American Blues Legends '73

Boogie Woogie Red
- Viper Song
- After Hours
- Red's Boogie

Snooky Pryor
- Dangerous Woman
- Sloppy Drunk
- Bottle Up And Go #
- Shake Your Moneymaker #
Homesick James
- Tin Pan Alley
- Dust My Broom

Washboard Willie
- I Feel So Fine
- Kansas City
Red & Mose
- Sassy
Whispering Smith
- Take Me Back Baby
Lightnin' Slim
- Love Bug
- Walking In The Park

# CD bonus tracks


Polydor 2460 186


= Big Bear / Indigo CD 2527
(2002; 2 CD set)
"American Blues Legends
1973 / 1974"

231973Snooky Pryor And The Country Blues

- Miss Mattie Mae
- Stop Teasing Me
- Mr. Charlie's Mule
- Mighty Long Time
- Can I Be Your Friend

- Break It On Down
- Dirty News
- Wrapped In Sin
- Time Waits On No One
- Call The Doctor

rec. 1972; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Homesick James, lead slide g; Dave Myers, b; Mighty Joe Young, rhythm g; Fred Below, dr; prod. by Al Smith

notes by Amy O'Neal
and Snooky Pryor
click to enlarge !

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Today TLP 1012

notes by Neil Slaven
click to enlarge !
= Sequel NEB CD 926 (1997)

241973Homesick James: Ain't Sick No More

- 13 Highway
- 12 Year Old Boy
- Buddy Brown
- Fayette County Blues
- Little Girl
- In Love

- My Baby's Gone
- Little And Low
- Money Getter
- I Ain't Doin' No Good
- Sugar Mama
- Woman I Love

rec. 1973; Homesick James Williamson, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; Dave Myers, b; Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, dr

notes by Homesick James

Bluesway BLS 6071
251973Snooky Pryor: Do It If You Want To

- Trying To Sell My Monkey
- You Wait Too Long
- Somebody Been Rambling In My Drawers
- Sweet As An Apple In A Tree
- The One I Crave To See

- Snooky And Andy At The Mardi Gras
- Do It If You Want To
- I Want To Go Fishin'
- Take It Kind Of Easy
- Can I Be Your Man
- A Little While
- Keep Your Fat Mouth Out Of My Business

rec. May 1973; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Justin Adams, rhythm g; John E. Moore, lead g; George French, b, Alonzo Stewart, dr

notes by Al Smith



Bluesway BLS/BLQ 6076
261973Homesick James & Snooky Pryor

- Crossroads (Homesick James)
- Nothin' But Trouble (Snooky Pryor)
- Shake Your Money Maker (Homesick James) #
- Cross Town (Snooky Pryor)
- Careless Love (Homesick James)
- After You There Won't be Nobody Else (Snooky Pryor)

- The Woman I Love (Homesick James)
- I Feel Alright (Snooky Pryor)
- Drivin' Dog (Homesick James)
- She Knows How To Love Me (Snooky Pryor)
- Homesick Blues Again (Homesick James)

rec. at Chalk Farm Studios March 3, 1973; # rec. February 21, 1973; ; Homesick James, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Bob Brunning, b; John Hunt, dr; Bob Hall, p; prod. by Jim Simpson






Caroline C 1502 (UK)
[Virgin Records subsidiary]


= Big Bear / Intercord
INT 146.404 (G 1973)




= Big Bear / Carosello BRP
2002 (It 1981)

(=) Sanctuary CD 712

271976Snooky Pryor: Shake Your Boogie

- Shake Your Boogie
- Bottle Up & Go
- You Don't Know My Name
- Bluebird Blues
- Can't Love Me & Homesick Too

- Baby Left Me A Mule To Ride
- Jump & Shout
- Gonna Have A Good Time
- So Sweet
- Crazy 'bout You
Big Bear 14 (UK)


= Big Bear 146.406 (G)


= Big Bear/Carosello BRP
2033 (1982)

(=) Sanctuary CD 712

281978Blues Is Killing Me
14 Rare Performances

Leroy Foster
- Blues Is Killin' Me
Robert Lockwood
- Dust My Broom
Grace Brim
- Man Around My Door
Floyd Jones
- Big World
J. B. Lenoir
- How Much More

Moody Jones
- Please Somebody #
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare

poss. Elgin Evans
- Ethel Bea
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman

Sunnyland Slim
- The Devil Is A Busy Man
B.B. King
- Recession Blues
John & Grace Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow
Memphis Minnie and Her Combo
- World Of Trouble
Percy Parham
- Just A Mouse

# Moody Jones, voc, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; prob. Johnny Shines, g; prob. Alfred Wallace, dr

notes by Pete Welding
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Juke Joint 1501
291978Going To Chicago - Blues 1949-1957

Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Aw Aw Baby
- Sweet Woman From Maine
L.C. McKinley
- Blue Evening Blues
J.B. Lenoir
- In The Evening
- Please Don't Go Away
Forest City Joe
- Ash Street Boogie

Willie Mabon
- It's Gonna Hurt You
- Got To Find My Baby
Robert Jenkins Trio
- Steelin' Boogie pt. 1 (Parkway 103)
- Steelin' Boogie pt. 2 (Parkway 103)

Sunnyland Slim
- Back To Korea (Sunny 101)
- It's All Over Now (Sunny 101)
click to enlarge !
Negro Rhythm Records 107
[George Paulus label]

BU 130/26

301979Home Again Blues

Luther Huff
- 1951 Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Desert Blues
Bluesboy Bill
- Come On Babe

Sunnyland Slim
- Back To Korea Blues
Hot Red Happy
- Worried Blues
Hank Kilroy
- Awful Shame
Baby Face Leroy
- Lou Ella
Brother Willie Eason
- I Want To Live (So God Can Use Me)

Frankie Lee Sims
- Home Again Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Come And Go With Me
Eddie Kirkland
- Time For My Lovin' To Be Done

Sunnyland Slim
- It's All Over Now
John Tinsley & Fred Holland
- Keep Your Hands Off 'Er
L. C. Green
- Come Back Sugar Mama
Charles Bradix
- Wee Wee Hours
Little Sam Davis
- 1958 Blues



Mamlish S-3799

Mamlish discography

31197?Black Cat Trail

Elmore James
- Hawaiian Blues
Big Boy Spires
- Murmur Low
Johnny Howard
- Vacation Blues
Slim Pickens
- Bad Woman Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Crying Won't Help You
Grace Brim
- Strange Man
Willie Lane
- Black Cat Rag

Otis Hinton
- Walking Down Hill

Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist
Black Diamond
- T. P. Railer
Chicago Sunny Boy
- Western Union Man
Baby Face Leroy
- Pet Rabbit
Rev. Utah Smith
- God's Mighty Hand
Country Paul
- Black Cat Trail



Mamlish S-3800

Mamlish discography

321979Homesick & Snooky Pryor: Sad And Lonesome

- Sad & Lonesome
- Homesick's Cross Roads
- It Seem Like A Dream
- It's All Over Now
- Shake Your Money Maker
- Some Day Baby Blues
- Rock Me

- No More Lovin'
- Push Me Well
- I Believe I Get Married
- Harp Boogie
- Last Fair Deal
- Telephone Blues
- Goin' To The Pawn Shop

Wolf 120.409


= Wolf CD 120.409 (1989)

32a1979Vivian & Jimmy's Blues Showcase

Willie Cobbs
- You Don't Love Me [Vee Jay 411]
- You're So Hard To Please [Vee Jay 411]
- Lonely Boy [Pure Gold 302, remastered by Vee Jay]
Christine Kittrell
- Sittin' & Drinkin' [Vee Jay 399]
- I'm A Woman [Vee Jay 444]
- It's Nobody's Fault [Vee Jay 444]
J. B. Lenoir
- Do What I Say [Vee Jay 352]

J. B. Lenoir
- Oh Baby
[Vee Jay 352]
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me [Vee Jay 215]
- You Tried To Ruin Me [Vee Jay unissued]
- Judgment Day [Vee Jay 215]
Floyd Jones
- Schooldays (On My Mind) [Vee Jay 111]
- Ain't Times Hard [Vee Jay 111]
- Any Old Lonesome Day [Vee Jay 126]
click to enlarge !
Teichiku ULS-1913-JY (Jp)
32b1980Snooky (Pryor) & Moody (Jones)
The Job series Vol. 3

- Fine Boogie
- I'm Getting Tired
- Rough Treatment (tk. 1)
- Why Should I Worry (tk. 1)
- Going Back On The Road
- Rough Treatment (tk. 3)
- Please Somebody
- Real Fine Boogie
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Rough Treatment (tk. 2)
- Why Should I Worry (tk. 2)
- Boogie Twist
- Big Guns
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Can't We Get This Straight
notes by Mike Rowe
click to enlarge !
Flyright FLY 565

Flyright discography

331980Various Chicago Slickers Vol. 2 1948-55

Little Walter
- Blue Baby

Man Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
- My Baby Walked Out
Robert Nighthawk
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman
Grace Brim
- Goin Down The Line
Johnny Shines
- Living In The White House
Willie Nix
- No More Love
- Nervous Wreck

Willie Nix
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Yourself
Floyd Jones
- Skinny Woman
John Brim
- Drinking Woman
Lazy Bill
- I Had A Dream
J. B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie

Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
- Floyd's Blue



Nighthawk 107

Nighthawk discography

341980Snooky Pryor: Pitch A Boogie

- Fine Boogie
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Going Back On The Road
- Raising Sand
- Real Fine Boogie
- I Don't Like To Worry You

- Stop The Train Conductor
- Walking Boogie
- Rough Treatment
- Why Should I Worry
- Let's Get This Straight
- Boogie Twist

P-Vine PLP 9019 (Jp)
351983Baby Face Leroy & Floyd Jones
The Job series Vol. 6

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Anymore
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- Pet Rabbit
- Louella
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Blues Is Killing Me
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
- I Lost A Good Woman

Floyd Jones
- Skinny Mama
- Rising Wind
- On The Road Again

Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Head Is Turning Grey
- Can't Feel Good
unknown
- Where Have You Been So Long
notes by Mike Rowe

Flyright FLY 584

Flyright discography

361983Combination Blues
Chicago Bluesmasters Vol. 1

J.B. Hutto & His Hawks
- Combination Boogie
- Now She's Gone
- Pet Cream Man
- Lovin' You
- Price Of Love
- Things Are So Slow
- Dim Lights


Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day
- Someone To Love Me
- You Tried To Ruin Me
Willie Nix And His Combo
- Nervous Wreck
- No More Love
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Myself

Charly CRB 1042
371984Homesick James & Snooky Pryor:
Shake Your Moneymaker - Live 1973


- Boogy Fool / Boogie Twist
- Crying Shame
- Work With Me Annie
- Annie Had A Baby
- After You

- Bobby's Rock
- I Believe
- Tin Pan Alley
- Shake Your Moneymaker

rec. 1973 in Germany

notes by Alan Balfour



Krazy Kat KK 790
38198?Memphis Minnie & Others: World Of Trouble
The Job series Vol. 7

John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lulu Mae's Door

Snooky Pryor
- Stop The Train Conductor - takes 1, 2 3
- Walking Boogie
- I Can't Feel Good No More
- My Head Is Turning
Snooky Pryor and his Trio
- Cryin' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman
Sunnyland Slim & His Playboys
- Four Day Bounce
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
- World Of Trouble
- In Love Again
- What A Night
Little Son Joe
- Ethel Bea
- A Little Too Late
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare

Flyright FLY 585

Flyright discography

391989Tenth Anniversary Anthology: Volume 1

Snooky Pryor
- How'd You Learn To Shake It Like That
Eddie Taylor
- If You Don't Want Me Baby
James Cotton
- Cotton Crop Blues

Sunnyland Slim
- Built Up From The Ground
Albert Collins
- Cold Cold Feeling

Jimmy Rogers
- Walkin' By Myself #
James Cotton
- Sad Letter Blues #
Eddie Taylor
- Bad Boy #
Buddy Guy
- Look On Yonders Wall
- Things I Used To Do
Pinetop Perkins
- Caldonia
Otis Rush
- Double Trouble
Jimmy Rogers
- You're Sweet

# CD bonus tracks




Antones 0004
= Line ANLP 4.00446

= P-Vine PCD-1804 (Jp 2002)

= Ryko CD

401989?Hand Me Down Blues
Parrot / Blue Lake Vol. 1

John Brim
- Gary Stomp
Dusty Brown
- He Don't Love You
- Hurry Home
- Rusty Dusty
- Yes She's Gone
Willie Foster
- Four Day Jump

Henry Gray
- Goodbye Baby
- That Ain't Right
- Watch Yourself
- You Messed Up
Albert King
- Hand Me Down Blues #
- Little Boy Blue
- Little Boy Blue - alt. tk #

Snooky Pryor
- Crosstown Blues
- I Want You For Myself #
Sunnyland Slim
- Going Back To Memphis
- Devil Is A Busy Man #

# CD bonus tracks [?]


Relic LP 8024

= Relic CD 7015 (1990)

411989Snooky Pryor: Snooky

- Broke And Hungry
- Nine Below Zero
- Judgment Day
- Why You Want To Do Me Like That
- It Hurts Me Too
- Look What You Do To Me
- Cheatin' And Lyin'
- Crazy 'Bout My Baby
- Key To The Highway
- That's The Way To Do It
- Money And Women
- Don't Worry 'Bout Me
notes by Justin O'Brian

Blind Pig BPCD-2387
421989Chicago Blues Harmonicas 1949 - 1958

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Any More
- Take A Little Walk With Me

Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Cryn' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
John Lee Henley
- Rhythm Rockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Louis Myers
- Bluesy
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Louis Myers
- Just Whaling
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Steady Rollin' Man
- Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
Charles Clark
- Row Your Boat
Shakey Horton
- Need My Baby
- Have A Good Time
Sunnyland Slim
- Highway 61

Flyright FLYCD 11


= Paula PCD-7 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

431990Snooky Pryor

- Fine Boogie
- I'm Getting Tired
- Rough Treatment (two takes)
- Why Should I Worry?
- Going Back On The Road
- Real Fine Boogie
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist
- Keep What You Got
- Stockyard Blues
- Boogie
- Telephone Blues
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
- My Baby Walked Out On Me
- Harp Instrumental
- Stop The Train Conductor
- Walking Boogie
- My Head Is Turning Grey
notes by Klaus Kilian

Flyright FLYCD 20

= Paula PCD-11 (1991 US)

Flyright discography

441991Johnny Shines and Snooky Pryor:
Back To The Country


CD track sequence
- Trouble In Mind (Jones)
- Corrine Corrina (Chatman/Parish/Williams)
- Cool Driver (Shines)
- They're Red Hot (Johnson)
- Crossroads (Johnson)
- Lost A Good Woman (Pryor) #
- Evening Sun (Shines)
- Peace In Hell (Nicholas)
- Send Your Man To War (Pryor)
- Come On In My Kitchen (Johnson)
- Blues Come To Texas (Shines)
- Moon Is Rising (Shines)
- Hey Bobba Re Bop (Hamner)
- Terraplane (Johnson)
- I Make You Happy (Pryor)

# not included on LP release !!!

LP track sequence
- Trouble In Mind (Jones)
- Corrine Corrina (Chatman/Parish/Williams)
- Cool Driver (Shines)
- They're Red Hot (Johnson)
- Crossroads (Johnson)
- Evening Sun (Shines)
- I Make You Happy (Pryor)

- Come On In My Kitchen (Johnson)
- Hey Bobba Re Bop (Hamner)
- Blues Come To Texas (Shines)
- Moon Is Rising (Shines)
- Send Your Man To War (Pryor)
- Terraplane (Johnson)
- Peace In Hell (Nicholas)

Johnny Nicholas acoustic g, p, steel g, prod


Blind Pig BP-4391


= Blind Pig BPLP 4391 (2008)
remastered, limited edition,
HQ-180 gram LP

www.blindpigrecords.com

451991Tenth Anniversary Anthology: Volume 2

Chester King
- Chicago Bound
James Cotton
- Trouble Blues
Mark Kazanoff
- Shake For Me
Chester King
- Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Otis Rush
- Natural Ball


Snooky Pryor
- Sloppy Drunk
James Cotton
- Moanin' At Midnight
- Evan Shuffle
Albert Collins
- Black Cat Bone
Lazy Lester
- The Same Thing Could Happen To You
Matt “Guitar” Murphy
- High Jack



Antones ANT 0016
461992Snooky Pryor: Too Cool To Move

- Keyhole In Your Door
- Can I Be Your Friend
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Don't You Want To Know
- Cheatin' And Lyin'
- Walkin' With Snooky
- Fire, Fire
- Coal Black Mare
- Lovin' You Is Killin' Me
- Boogie Twist
- My Baby Been Gone
- Please Be Careful

Antones ANT 0017
471993Prime Chops, Volume 2

Johnny Shines & Snooky Pryor
- Cool Driver
Walter Horton
- Walter's Swing

Blind Pig BPCD 8002

www.blindpigrecords.com

481994Snooky Pryor: In This Mess Up To My Chest

- Bury You In A Paper Sack
- Pay For All Our Sins
- Stick Way Out Behind
- Can I Get A Witness?
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Take It Easy Greasy
- Slow Down Baby
- Bluebird Blues
- Hello Little Baby
- She Tried To Ruin Me
- My Baby's Too Sweet To Die
- Judgement Day



Antones ANT 0028
Texas Music Group 28
= Discovery 74211 (1997)
48a1995Ain'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)
491996Uncle Sam Blues

- Army Blues - Bukka White
- G.I. Blues - Lightnin' Slim
- Red's Dream - Louisiana Red
- Vietnam Blues - J.B. Lenoir
- Stormy Desert - Cooper Terry
- Overseas Blues - Memphis Willie Borum

- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man - Snooky Pryor
- Back To Korea Blues - Sunnyland Slim
- Vietcong Blues - Junior Wells
- Million Lonesome Women - Brownie McGhee
- '41 Blues - Dr. Clayton
- Pearl Harbour Blues - Dr. Clayton
- Give Me A 32-30 - Arthur Big Boy Crudup
- Win The War Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- The Army Blues - David Edwards
- Atomic Bomb Blues - Homer Harris
- So Cold In Vietnam - Johnny Shines
- Sad News From Korea - Lightnin' Hopkins



Blues Encore CD 52043
501997Chicago Blues Live Vol. 1

Willie Dixon
- Built For Comfort
Muddy Waters
- Howling Wolf
Louis Myers
- Little Walter's Boogie
- That's All Right
Homesick James
- Gotta Move
- Early One Morning

Snooky Pryor
- Harp Boogie
- Bluebird Blues
Eddie Taylor
- Lookout In The Weather
- Bullcow Blues
Howlin' Wolf
- Evil
Detroit Junior
- Call My Job
- Cool Water Blues

with Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin


Wolf CD 120.271
511997Snooky Pryor: Mind Your Own Business

- Mind Your Business
- Come On Down To My House
- Goin' Back To Arkansas
- Motty And Me
- I'm So Glad
- You Set Me Free
- Miss Fanny Brown
- Good Or Bad Times
- Shake Your Boogie
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- No More Monkey Business
- Little Brown Hen

Discovery 74708
=Texas Music Group 311
(2001)
521997Chicago Blues - The Golden Era




Charly CDGR 143-2
531997Chicago Blues Hard Times


Indigo IGOCD 2095
5419?Snooky Pryor: Real Fine Boogie




P-Vine PCD-2158
5619?Billy Boy Arnold & Snooky Pryor

Billy Boy Arnold
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me [VJ 215]
- Someone To Love Me [alt tk]
- You Tried To Ruin Me Baby
- Judgment Day [VJ 215]
- Judgment Day [alt tk]

P-Vine PCD-5265
571999Snooky Pryor: Can't Stop Blowin'

- Slow Down
- I Got To Give It Up
- I Learnt My Lesson Well
- Ain't Nobody's Business - Don't Worry About Me
- Got To Find My Baby
- Going Down Slow
- Someone To Love Me
- When Things Go Wrong With You
- I've Got My Eyes On You
- I Been Crucified
- I Heard The News
- Boots 'n' Saddle

Electro-Fi 3359
581999Snooky Pryor: Shake My Hand

- Shake My Hand
- Work With Me Annie
- Someday Baby
- Tomorrow Night
- Telephone Blues
- In This Mess
- Pistol Packin' Mama
- My Babe
- Headed South
- Jump For Joy
- Don't Like To Brag

Blind Pig BPCD-5050
592001Snooky Pryor and Friends: Pitch A Boogie Woogie If It Takes Me All Night Long
Seminal Post-War Chicago Blues

Floyd Jones
- Keep What You Got
- Stockyard Blues
Moody Jones
- Rough Treatment
- Rough Treatment (alt. take)
- Why Should I Worry
Snooky Pryor
- Big Guns (Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man) (undubbed version)
- Boogie Twist
- Boogy Fool
- Can't We Get This Straight
- Cryin' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
- Fine Boogie
- (Real) Fine Boogie
- Going Back On The Road
- Harp Instrumental
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- I Can't Feel Good No More
- I Can't Feel Good No More (alt. take)
- I'm Getting Tired
- Raisin' Sand
- Stop The Train Conductor (take 1)
- Stop The Train Conductor (take 2)
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Walking Boogie
Snooky & Moody
- Snooky & Moody's Boogie
- Telephone Blues
Johnny Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
- My Baby Walked Out

Westside WESA 869
602002Snooky Pryor & His Mississippi Wrecking Crew

- Rock-A-While
- School Days
- Electro-Fi Blues
- Decoration Day
- I Ain't Seen My Baby
- Pinetop's Grinder Man Blues
- Kind Lover
- Sugar Mama Blues
- Corinna
- After You (There Won't Be Nobody Else)

Electro-Fi 3373
60a2002Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story

disc 1
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- Late Hours At Midnight - Babyface Leroy
- Pet Rabbit - Babyface Leroy
- How Much More - J.B. Lenoir
- Mojo - J.B. Lenoir

- Boogie Fool - Snooky Pryor
- Crying Shame - Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
- Rough Treatment - Little Hudson
- Don't Hand Around - Little Hudson
- Sweet Woman From Maine - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dust My Broom - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dark Road - Floyd Jones,
- Skinny Mama - Floyd Jones
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Hard Pill To Swallow - John Brim
- Glad I Don't Worry No More - Fat Man
- Please Somebody - Moody Jones
- Keep Drinkin' - Little Brother Montgomery
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie - John Lee
- Man Around My Door - Grace Brim
- Down Home Child - Sunnyland Slim
- Ethel Bea - Little Son Joe
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Goin' Back To Memphis - Ernest Cotton


disc 2
- Aw Aw Baby - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Pearly B - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Leaving Your Town - Sunnyland Slim
- Overnight - Sunnyland Slim
- Trouble In The Morning - John Brim
- You've Got To Stop This Mess - Fat Man

- Eighty Nine Ten - Snooky Pryor
- Raising Sand - Snooky Pryor
- Things Going So Tough With Me - Little Hudson
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenoir
- People Are Meddling - J.B. Lenoir
- Knockin' On Lula's Mae's Door - John Lee
- Big World - Floyd Jones
- On The Road Again - Floyd Jones
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- Cool Driver - Johnny Shines
- Hospitality Blues - Grace Brim
- Louella - Babyface Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me - Babyface Leroy
- Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd
- Little Too Late - Little Son Joe
- Why Should I Worry - Moody Jones
- Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- World Of Trouble - Memphis Minnie
- Drinking Woman - John Brim
- Uh'm Beautiful - Ernest Cotton
2 CD set

Westside CD WESD 233
60b2002Don't Worry 'bout The Bear

disc 1
- Shake Your Boogie - Snooky Pryor
- After You There Won't Be Nobody Else - Snooky Pryor
- Crossroads - Homesick James
- Highway 51 - Homesick James
- Honeydripper - Big John Wrencher
- Seems Like A Million Years - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Ready For Eddie - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor
- Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear - Doctor Ross
- I'm A Mannish Boy - Doctor Ross
- Got Something To Tell You [live] - Doctor Ross, Chicago Aces
- Sneaky Pete - Erwin Helfer
- Homage To AA And PJ - Erwin Helfer, Bob Hall
- Texas Flood - Whispering Smith
- Walkin' In The Park - Lightnin' Slim
- 12th Street Boogie - G.P. Jackson
- Meet Me In The Alley - Johnny Mars, Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren


disc 2
- She's in L.A. - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Do It If You Wanna - Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Viper Song - Boogie Woogie Red
- I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
- It's My Own Fault - Johnny Mars
- I've Been Down So Long - Johnny Mars
- Klickety Klock - Willie Mabon
- Blues Fell This Morning - Mickey Baker
- I'll Always Be In Love With You - Mickey Baker
- Alimony - Tommy Tucker
- Buzzard Luck - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
- Blues For My Baby - Charles Brown
- So Tired - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Let The Good Times Roll - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- Honky Tonk - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors
- When A Woman Loves A Man - Cousin Joe
2 CD set
notes by Jim Simpson

Indigo IGOXDCD 2503 (UK)


= Sanctuary CD 81268 (2003)


= Castle CD 36170 (US 2005)

612003Mojo Ramble: Snooky Pryor Live In Concert

- Dirty Rat
- Shake My Hand
- Come On Down To My House
- It Hurts Me Too
- I Learnt My Lesson
- Let Your Hair Down, Woman
- Headed South
- Where Did You Learn To Shake It Like That?

Electro-Fi 3381
622003Homesick James & Snooky Pryor:
Big Bear Sessions


Snooky Pryor
- Highway 51
- Lonesome Train
- Homesick's Original Dust My Broom
- Kissing In The Dark
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Mailman
- Shake Your Moneymaker
- Dust My Broom
- Worried About My Baby
- Can't Stay Here No More
- Tin Pan Alley
- Careless Love
- Crossroads (ft. Snooky Pryor)
- Woman I Love (ft. Snooky Pryor)
- Driven Dog (ft. Snooky Pryor)
- Homesick Blues Again (ft. Snooky Pryor)
- If I Could Live My Life All Over (bonus track)
- Baby Please Set A Date (bonus track)

Homesick James
- Shake Your Boogie
- Bottle Up & Go
- You Don't Know My Name
- Bluebird Blues
- Can't Love Me & Homesick Too
- Baby Left Me A Mule To Ride
- Jump & Shout
- Gonna Have A Good Time
- So Sweet
- Crazy Bout You
- Nothin But Trouble
- Cross Town
- After You There Won't Be Nobody Else
- I Feel Alright
- She Knows How To Love Me
- Dangerous Woman (bonus track)
- Sloopy Drunk (bonus track)

combines 1973 'Home Sweet Homesick James', 1974 'Shake Your Boogie' and 1975 'Homesick James & Snooky Pryor' albums plus 4 bonus tracks

2 CD set


Castle Music CMDDD712
= Sanctuary CD 81298
= Cascavelle CD 236075 (Sw 2005)

www.sanctuaryrecords.com

632004An Introduction to Snooky Pryor

- Snooky and Moody's Boogie
- Telephone Blues
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Fine Boogie
- I'm Getting Tired
- Going Back on the Road
- Hold Me in Your Arms
- (Real) Fine Boogie
- Harp Instrumental
- Cryin' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
- Stop the Train Conductor
- Walking Boogie
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Boogie Twist
- I Can't Feel Good No More
- Big Guns

Fuel 2000 CD 061384
642006Sunnyland Slim: The Chronological 1952-1955

- Bassology (Chance)
- Bassology (Blue Lake 107)
- Be Mine Alone (Club 51)

- Be My Baby (Vee Jay)
- City Of New Orleans
- Devil Is A Busy Man (Blue Lake 105)
- Four Day Bounce (JOB 1108)
- Going Back To Memphis (Blue Lake 105)

- I Done You Wrong (Vee Jay)
- Living In The White House (Chance)
- Please Don't (Chance)
- Sad And Lonesome (Club 51)
- Shake It Baby (Blue Lake 107)
- Shake It Baby (JOB 1105)
- That Woman (You Have Heard Of A Woman) (JOB 1108)

- Troubles Of My Own (Vee Jay)
- When I Was Young (Chance)
- Woman Trouble (JOB 1105)
- Worried About My Baby (Chance)

- Worried About My Baby (Vee Jay)

Classics CD 5171


Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

I herewith confess
that I do not have the ambition to list each and every CD anthology / compilation
containing only one (or two ;-) Snooky Pryor track(s) !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- p. 424-425
- Pete Hoppula website
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1966 - A complete guide to 20 years of recorded blues.- London/New York 1968.- p. 268
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. one, A to K.- p. 736-737
- http://blueslim.m78.com/discography.html
- http://www.kiwi-us.com/~slim//snooky.html
- The JOB Label
- The Old Swing-Master Label
- The Parrot and Blue Lake Labels
- The Planet and Marvel Labels
- Constellation Album discography - eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Today TLP 1012

thanks to Alan Balfour, Klaus Kilian, and Flemming Nielsen for additional info / scans

 

Stefan Wirz


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| Jo Ann Kelly | Lisa Kindred | Koerner, Ray & Glover |
| Jim Kweskin | Peter La Farge | Bruce Langhorne | Terrea Lea | J.B. Lenoir |
| Furry Lewis | Mance Lipscomb | Ennis Lowery/Larry Dale | Willie Mabon | Steve Mann | Judy Mayhan | Suni McGrath |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Memphis Willie B. | Herb Metoyer | Elmon Mickle |
| Luke 'Long Gone' Miles | John Miller | Sam Mitchell | Model T. Slim |
| Little Brother Montgomery | Buddy Moss | Rabbit Muse | Fred Neil |
| Bob Neuwirth | New Lost City Ramblers | Johnny Nicholas | Hermes Nye | Jack Owens |
| Dave Peabody | Robert Petway | Buster Pickens | Lonnie Pitchford |
| Snooky Pryor | Doug Quattlebaum | Willie Guy Rainey |
| Jerry Rasmussen | 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks | Walt Robertson | Paul Robeson |
| Judy Roderick | Dick Rosmini | Doctor Ross | Carl Sandburg | Brother John Sellers | Sid Selvidge |
| Thomas Shaw | Johnny Shines | J.D. Short | Siegel-Schwall Band | Patrick Sky |
| Gordon Smith | Robert Curtis Smith | Smoky Babe | Joseph Spence |
| Mark Spoelstra | Babe Stovall | Abu Talib (Freddy Robinson) |
| Baby Tate | Harry Taussig | Art Thieme | James 'Son' Thomas | Jesse Thomas | Willie B. Thomas |
| Joan Toliver | Henry Townsend | Willie Trice | Ton van Bergeyk |
| Dave van Ronk | Eric von Schmidt | Jackie Washington | Casey Bill Weldon |
| 'Bukka' White | Josh White | Geeshie Wiley | Major Wiley | Robert Wilkins | Bill Williams |
| Big Joe Williams | Robert Pete Williams | Chris Youlden |
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