Sonny 'Cat Daddy' Rodgers 45 rpm / LPs / CDs

#	year of release	title	label # / notes
1	1960	Roots Of The Blues Southern Folk Heritage Series Lonnie Young - Jim and John Vera Hall - The Wild Ox Moan Fred McDowell - Been Drinkin' Water Out Of A Hollow Log Miles Pratcher - All Night Long Fred McDowell - Shake 'Em On Down Forest City Joe - Levee Camp Reminiscence Lonnie Young - Chevrolet Lonnie Young - Oree Johnny Lee Moore - Levee Camp Holler - Eighteen Hammers Forest City Joe - Train Time Fred McDowell - Freight Train Blues Forest City Joe - Drink On Little Girl # Forrest City Joe tracks rec. October 1, 1959 in Hughes, AR by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins; Forrest City Joe, voc, hca; # Oliver Lee "Sonny Boy" Rogers, g; # Thomas Martin or Darnel Walker, dr Forrest City Joe discography	notes by Gary Kramer Atlantic SD-1348 notes by Alan Lomax = Polydor-Atlantic 590 019 (UK 1968) = Atlantic 782496 4 cd boxset 1993 "Sounds Of The South"
2	1960	The Blues Roll On Southern Folk Heritage Series Boy Blue - Boogie Children Forest City Joe - She Lived Her Life Too Fast Fred McDowell - Drop Down Mama Lonnie Young - Sittin' On Top Of The World John Dudley - Cool Water Blues Forest City Joe - She Don't Love Me That Way - Stop Breaking Down Boy Blue - Joe Lee's Rock Rosalie Hill - Bullyin' Well Fred McDowell - When You Get Home, Write Me A Few Little Lines Forest City Joe - Red Cross Store # - Forest City Jump Forrest City Joe tracks rec. October 1, 1959 in Hughes, AR by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins; Forrest City Joe, voc, hca; Oliver Lee "Sonny Boy" Rogers, g; Thomas Martin or Darnel Walker, dr # Forrest City Joe, voc, p Forrest City Joe discography	Atlantic SD 1352 = London LTZ-K 15215 notes by Alan Lomax = Polydor-Atlantic 590 025 (UK 1968) = Atlantic 782496 4 cd boxset 1993 "Sounds Of The South"
3	1965	MO JO and his "Chi 4" - My Mojo's Working (SK4M 1351) - She's A Whole Lot's A Woman (SK4M 1351) # rec. 1964/65 in Minneapolis, MN; Mojo Buford, voc; Oliver Lee "Sonny Boy" Rodgers, g; Jo Jo Williams, b; Francis Clay, dr; # ens voc	Adell 101
4	1965	MOJO and the "chi 4" - MO JO Woman (SK4M 1350) # - It Was Early One Morn'n (SK4M 1349) * rec. 1964/65 in Minneapolis, MN; Mojo Buford, voc; * Artis Hopkins, 2nd voc; Oliver Lee "Sonny Boy" Rodgers, g; Jo Jo Williams, b; Francis Clay, dr; # ens voc	Adell 102
5	1970	Lazy Bill & His Friends - Had A Dream - Early One Morning - Sarah Jane - Johnny Mae # - Sensation Rag - Rock 'N' Roll Boogie - All Pretty Women - Poor Boy Blues - Foolin' Around - I Feel So Good # - She Got Me Walkin' # rec. May 3, 1970 in Minneapolis, MN by Jeff Titon; Lazy Bill Lucas, voc, p; Sonny Rodgers, g; Jo Jo Williams, b; Mojo Bruford, dr	notes by Jeff Titon Lazy 12 M 02 (Fr)
6	1977	Roots Of The Blues Henry Ratcliff - Louisiana Bakari-Badji - Field Song From Senegal John Dudley - Po' Boy Blues Tangle Eye - Kate Left Memphis Leroy Miller And A Group Of Prisoners - Berta, Berta Fred McDowell And Miles Pratcher - Old Original Blues [= Fred McDowell Blues] Ed Young And Lonnie Young - Jim And John Alec Askew - Emmaline, Take Your Time Miles Pratcher And Bob Pratcher - Buttermilk Leroy Gary - Mama Lucy Miles Pratcher And Bob Pratcher - I'm Gonna Live Anyhow Till I Die Tangle Eye And A Group Of Prisoners - No More, My Lord Rev. Crenshaw And The Congregation Of New Brown's Chapel, Memphis - Lining Hymn And Prayer Fred McDowell - Death Comes A-Creepin' In My Room [= Soon One Mornin'] Congregation Of New Brown's Chapel, Memphis - Church-House Moan Bessie Jones - Beggin' The Blues Rose Hemphill - Rolled And Tumbled # Fred McDowell, Miles Pratcher, And Fannie Davis - Goin' Down To The Races [= Goin' Down To The River] Forrest City Joe - You Gotta Cut That Out Forrest City Joe track rec. October 1, 1959 in Hughes, AR by Alan Lomax with the assistance of Shirley Collins; Forrest City Joe, voc, hca; Oliver Lee "Sonny Boy" Rogers, g; Thomas Martin or Darnel Walker, dr # Fred McDowell erroneously credited as guitarist Forrest City Joe discography	notes by Alan Lomax New World NW 252 notes by Alan Lomax = New World CD 80252 (1997)
7	1979	Mojo Buford's Chicago Blues Summit Mr. Blues 7603 / Rooster R-7603 track sequence: - Mo' Jam (instr) # - Deep Sea River # - I Need you So Bad [] - Worry Worry [] - I'm So Glad # - Devil's Love Sin # - St. James Infirmary * - Windy City Blues # - Watch Dog # - Mean Old World * - Blues for Georgia Boy # Pony Canyon 1850 / P-Vine PCD-1850 track sequence: - Mo' Jam (instr) # - Deep Sea River # - I Need you So Bad [] - Sammy's Shuffle # # - Worry Worry [] - I'm So Glad # - Devil's Love Sin # - St. James Infirmary * - Sonny's Blues # - Don't Go No Farther # # - Windy City Blues # - Watch Dog # - Mean Old World * - Blues for Georgia Boy # # CD bonus tracks rec. February 17, 1979 at the Curtom Studios in Chicago, IL; prod. by Steve Wisner # George 'Mojo' Buford, voc, hca; Sammy Lawhorn, James 'Pee Wee' Madison, Oliver 'Sonny' Rogers, Abe 'Little Smokey' Smothers, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Sam Lay, dr * Sammy Lawhorn, voc, g; George 'Mojo' Buford, hca; Oliver 'Sonny' Rogers, Abe 'Little Smokey' Smothers, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Sam Lay, dr [] Abe 'Little Smokey' Smothers, voc, g; James 'Pee Wee' Madison, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Sam Lay, dr	notes by Dick Shurman Mr. Blues MB 7603 Mr. Blues discography notes by Dick Shurman = Rooster R-7603 (1982) = Pony Canyon 1850 (Jp 2000) = P-Vine PCD-1850 (Jp 2002)
8	1989	Sonny Rodgers and the Cat Scratchers - Cadillac Baby - Big Leg Woman rec. May 27, 1989 at the Blue Moon Studios, South Minneapolis, MN; Sonny Rodgers, voc, g; Curtis Blake, hca; Mike "The Hook" Deutsch, p; John Wickstrom, rhythm g; Pat Dawson, b; Greg Chuck or Brad Moe, dr; prod. by Pat Dawson	Blue Moon BMR-001 (US)
9	1990	Sonny Rodgers: They Call Me The Cat Daddy - Big Leg Woman - Black Nights Are Falling [] - Bad Whiskey # § - Cadillac Baby - You Got to Love Me or Leave Me [] - They Call Me the Cat Daddy # § - Walkin' Thru the Park # § - Five Long Years # - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl * - I Got To Go * - Fever # - Stand By Me # # rec. 1987-1990 at the Blue Moon Studios, South Minneapolis, MN; Sonny Rodgers, voc, g; Curtis Blake, hca; Mike "The Hook" Deutsch, p; § Dan Schwalbe, g; Pat Dawson, b; Greg Chuck or Brad Moe, dr * rec. 1987-1990 at the Blue Moon Studios, South Minneapolis, MN; Sonny Rodgers, voc, g; Curtis Blake, hca; Kid Boogie Nord, p; Pat Dawson, b; Kevin Carsten, dr [] rec. January 1990 at the Blue Moon Studios, South Minneapolis, MN; Sonny Rodgers, voc, g; Bill Conner sax; Tommy Spaeth, p; Ivan Wallace; Dave Miller, b; Moe Stevenson, dr	Blue Moon BMR-003 (US) = Fattening Frogs JUMP-2 (UK 1990)
10	1993	Sounds Of The South A Musical Journey From The Georgia Sea Islands To The Mississippi Delta Disc 1: Sounds Of The South / Blue Ridge Mountain Music: - The Banks Of The Arkansas / Wave The Ocean - Neil Morris/Charley Everidge - Hen Duck - Lonnie Young/Ed Young/Lonnie Young Jr. - The Farmer's Curst Wife - Estil C. Ball - Boll Weevil Holler - Vera Hall - Jesse James - The Mountain Ramblers - Jesse James - Vera Hill - Kenny Wagner - Bob Carpenter - Trouble So Hard - Vera Hall - Baptizing Scene - Reverend W.A. Donaldson - Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus - Viola James & Congregation - Windham - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Come On Boys, Let's Go To The Ball - Sid Hemphill/Lucas Smith - Join The Band - John Davis & Group - Lucky Holler - Ed Lewis - I Be So Blad When The Sun Goes Down - Ed Lewis & Group - Cotton Eyed Joe - The Mountain Ramblers - Big Tilda - The Mountain Ramblers - Jennie Jenkins - Estil C. Ball/Orna Ball - John Henry - The Mountain Ramblers - Rosewood Casket - The Mountain Ramblers - Silly Bill - The Mountain Ramblers - Big Ball In Boston - The Mountain Ramblers - Chilly Winds - Wade Ward - The Old Hickory Cane - The Mountain Ramblers - John Brown - Hobart Smith - Poor Ellen Smith - Hobart Smith - Shady Grove - The Mountain Ramblers Disc 2: Roots Of The Blues / The Blues Roll On: - Jim And John - Lonnie Young/Ed Young/Lonnie Young Jr. - The Wild Ox Moan - Vera Hall - Been Drinkin' Water Out Of A Hollow Log - Mississippi Fred McDowell - All Night Long - Miles Pratcher/Bob Pratcher - Shake 'Em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell/Mile Pratcher/Annie Davis - Levee Camp Reminiscence - Forrest City Joe - Chevrolet - Lonnie Young/Ed Young/Lonnie Young Jr. - Levee Camp Holler - Johnny Lee Moore - Eighteen Hammers - Johnny Lee Moore/12 Mississippi Penitentary Convicts - Drink On Little Girl - Forrest City Joe/Sonny Boy Rogers/Thomas Morgan - Drop Down Mama - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Boogie Children - Boy Blue / Willie Jones / Joe Lee - She Lived Her Life Too Fast - Forrest City Joe / Sonny Boy Rogers / Thomas Martin - Sittin' On Top Of The World - Lonnie Young/Ed Young/Lonnie Young Jr. - Cool Water Blues - John Dudley - Stop Breaking Down - Forrest City Joe / Sonny Boy Rogers / Thomas Martin - Joe Lee's Rock - Boy Blue/Willie Jones/Joe Lee - Bullyin' Well - Rosalie Hill - When You Get Home, Write Me A Few Lines - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Red Cross Store - Forrest City Joe - Forrest City Jump - Forrest City Joe / Sonny Boy Rogers / Thomas Martin Disc 3: Negro Church Music / White Spirituals: - Death, Have Mercy - Vera Hall - I Want Jesus To Walk With Me - James Shorty & Mississippi Fred McDowell - Jesus Is Real To Me - Mrs. Mary Lee/Congregation - I Love The Lord - Reverend R.C. Crenshaw & Congregation - A Sermon Fragment - Reverend G.I. Townsel - I'm Goin' Home On The Mornin' Train - Reverend R.C. Crenshaw & Congregation - Power - Madam Mattie Wigley/Congregation - On That Rock - Viola James/Lonnie Young/Ed Young - Jesus On The Mainline - James Shorty/Viola James/Congregation - I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship On The Ocean - Henry Morrison & St Simon's Island Singers - Blow Gabriel - John Davis/Bessie Jones/St. Simon's Island Singers - What Do You Think About Jesus (He's Alright) - Bernice McClellan/Congregation - Tribulations - Estil C. Ball/Lacey Richardson/Blair Reedy - When I Get Home - Estil C. Ball/Blair Reedy - The Poor Wayfaring Stranger - Estil C. Ball - Baptizing Down By The Creek - The Mountain Ramblers - Sermon And Lining Hymn - Reverend I.D Back/Congregation - Antioch - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Calvary - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Please Let Me Stay A Little Longer - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Father, Jesus Loves You - Estil C. Ball - Lonesome Valley - Estil C. Ball/Lacey Richardson/Orna Ball/Blair Reedy - Father Adieu - Estil C. Ball - The Old Country Church - The Mountain Ramblers - Cabin On The Hill - Estil C. Ball/Lacey... Disc 4: American Folk Songs For Children: - Johnson's Old Gray Mule - Mainer Band - My Little Rooster - Almeda Riddle - Whoa Mule - Mainer Band - Frog Went A-Courtin' - Almeda Riddle - Glenn's Chimes - Mainer Band - Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo - Almeda Riddle - Old Joe Clark - The Mountain Ramblers - Go Tell Aunt Nancy - Almeda Riddle - Train III - Mainer Band - Johnny Cuckoo - Bessie Jones & Group - Mama Buy Me A Chiney Doll - Almeda Riddle - Soldier, Soldier - Hobart Smith - Mary Mack - Jessie Pratcher/Mattie Gardner/Mary Gardner - Hambone - Bessie Jones - Banging Breakdown - Hobart Smith - Green Sally, Up - Jessie Pratcher/Mattie Gardner/Mary Gardner - Sometimes - Bessie Jones & Group - The Arkansas Traveller - Hobart Smith - Paper Of Pins - Estil C. Ball/Orna Ball - The Little Dappled Cow - Texas Gladden - Go To Sleep, Little Baby - Bessie Jones - Paddy On The Turnpike - Wade Ward/Charley Higgins/Charley Poe - Jimmy Sutton - Spence Moore/Roy Birns - Liza Jane - The Mountain Ramblers - Oree - Lonnie Young/Ed Young/Lonnie Young Jr. - Train Time - Forrest City Joe - Freight Train Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell - This Little Light Of Mine - James Shorty/Viola James/Congregation - Motherless Children - Felix Dukes / Mississippi Fred McDowell - Little Moses - Neil Morris reissue prod. by Yves Beauvais Forrest City Joe discography	Atlantic 782496
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 74, 152, 309
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 388-389
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: front cover of Blue Moon BMR-003

thanks to Alan Balfour, Ray Templeton, Gerrit Robs and Big Joe Louis for additional info / scans

Forrest City Joe 1959 with 'Sonny Boy Rogers'
source: front cover of Polydor-Atlantic 590 033
photographer: Alan Lomax