J A M E S  'S O N'   T H O M A S; source: front cover of L+R 42.030, photographer: Axel Küstner
source: front cover of L+R 42.030, photographer: Axel Küstner

James
'Son'
Thomas

 b. October 14, 1926 in Eden, Mississippi
 d. June 26, 1993 in Greenville, 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.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

James 'Son' Thomas LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11968Blues From The Delta
Field Recordings 1968

Son Thomas
- Cairo Blues
Lee Kizart
- Bottle Up And Go
Scott Dunbar
- Big Fat Momma
Lovey Williams
- Rooting Ground Hog

Son Thomas
- Rock Me Momma

Lovey Williams
- Train I Ride
Scott Dunbar
- It's So Cold Up North
Lee Kizart
- Don't Want No Woman Telling Me What To Do
Scott Dunbar
- Jay Bird

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William Ferris Jr.: Blues From The Delta.- Studio Vista, London 1970 (series ed. by Paul Oliver)

notes by Bill Ferris
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Matchbox SDM 226

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= Autogram ALLP 243

21970James 'Son' Thomas, Lee Kizart & Lovey Williams: The Blues Are Alive And Well

Son Thomas
- Crawling Kingsnake
- Beefsteak Blues
- Fast Boogie
- Recollections of childhood and sessions
- 44 Blues
- Standing At The Crossroads
Lee Kizart
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- I Got The World In A Jug Baby And The Stopper In My Hand
- Been A Long Time Since I Been Home
- Hello Miss Good Looking

- Got The Blues For My Baby
- Conversation about Blues and Religion
Lovey Williams
- Honey, I Aint Going Outta That Door
- Baby, Let Me Ride In Your Automobile
- Coal Black Mare
- Mo Jo Hand
- Boogie Chillun

rec. by Bill Ferris in Tutwiler, Leland and Morning Star, Mississippi

notes by Bill Ferris
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XTRA 1105
2a1972Blues For Your Pocket

Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Son House
- New Pony Blues
Furry Lewis
- Pearlee Blues
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy
- Guitar Shuffle
Brownie McGhee
- Sportin' Life Blues

Memphis Slim
- Boogie Woogie Piano Styles
Little Brother Montgomery
- Lonesome Mama
Sticks McGhee
- Drink Of Wine Mop Mop
J.D. Short
- So Much Wine

James 'Son' Thomas
- Beefsteak Blues
Fred McDowell
- Mojo Hand

compiled by Mike Leadbitter

notes by Mike Leadbitter
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Transatlatic TRA SAM 25

= Guimbarda 30111057 (Sp 1979)

31973Mississippi Folk Voices

Napoleon Strickland
- Somebody Knocking On My Door
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Glory Glory Hallelujah
Bill Mitchell
- Pico Polka
- High Level
- Tom & Jerry

James Thomas
- "The Blues" (Conversation)
- Cool Water
- Momma Talk To Your Daughter
John Arnold
- Hobo's Meditation

The Chapman Family
- We So Glad To Be Here
- God Spoke
- He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
J.L. Jones And The Good Guys
- Light At The River
- As I Go Along My Way
Mississippi Sacred Harp Singers
- When I Can Read My Titles Clear
- Love Divine
Inmates Parchman State Penitentiary Camp B
- Oh Rosie
- Lazarus

1968-72 field recordings by Bill Ferris

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Southern Folklore SF-101

notes by William Ferris



Southern Culture SC 1700
(198?)

41977Mississippi Delta & South Tennessee Blues

Sam Chatmon
- Open Your Book

Eddie Cusic [name misspelled "Eddie Quesie"] & James Thomas, g
- Once I Had A Car
Asie Payton
- Catfish Blues
Wallace Johnson
- Pine Top's Boogie

James Thomas
- Bottle Up And Go
Eugene Powell
- Poor Boy Blues

Walter Cooper
- Peach Tree Blues
Cary Tate
- Early One Morning
Charley Sangster
- Bull Cow Blues
Van Hunt
- Mister Crump
Joe Cooper
- Boogie Children
Eugene Powell
- M & O Blues
notes by Gianni Marcucci
and Enzo Castella



Albatros VPA 8387

Albatros discography

4a197?Way Back Yonder ...
Original Country Blues Volume 2
Clarksdale, Greenville, Leland, Mississippi (1978)

Wade Walton
- The Little Red Rooster
- Razor Rhythm
Ernest Roy
- Boogie Children
Big Jack Johnson
- Catfish Blues
Wallace Johnson
- Tommy Dorsey Boogie
- Vicksburg Blues

Eugene Powell
- Hesitation Blues
- See See Rider

Son Thomas
- Shake 'Em On Down
- If I Get Lucky
- Four Women Blues



Albatros VPA 8459

Albatros discography

51980Living Country Blues USA
The Introduction


Guitar Frank
Lonesome Road Blues #
Memphis Piano Red
The Train Is Coming
Flora Molton & The Truth Band
- What's The Matter Now
- The Titanic
Lottie Murell
- Trouble Late Last Night #
Sam Chatmon
- Sittin' On Top Of The World #

James 'Son' Thomas
- Rock Me Mama #
Hammie Nixon
- Corinna, Corinna #
Cora Fluker & Ola Mae Bell
- Talkin' 'Bout Jesus
Walter Brown
- So Hard To See
Archie Edwards
- Bear Cat Mama Blues
Bowling Green John Cephas & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
- Reno Factory
Lonnie Pitchford
- My Babe
Sam "Stretch" Fields
- Bluebird Blues
Joe Savage
- Mean Ol' Frisco
Arzo Youngblood
- I Can't Be Successful
CeDell "Big G" Davis
- I Don't Know Why
Othar Turner & the Rising Star Five & Drum Band
- Tango Twist
Guitar Slim
- Come On In My Kitchen #
- Lula's Back In Town
Boyd Rivers
- You Got To Move #
Boogie Bill Webb
- Big Road Blues #

recorded 1980 by Siegfried Christmann and Axel Küstner

"none of the takes included in this double album will re-appear in further releases"

# tracks reissued on Evidence ECD 26105-2

DLP
notes by Axel Küstner
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some tracks reissued on CD
Evidence ECD 26105-2 (1999)
Living Country Blues
- An Anthology

2 CD set
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= L+R LRCD 711921 (2008)

L + R discography

61981Living Country Blues USA Vol. 2
Blues On Highway 61


James 'Son' Thomas
- Standing At The Crossroads
Sam Chatmon
- Stop And Listen Blues #

James 'Son' Thomas
- Bull Cow Blues #
- 61 Highway Blues
Walter Brown
- Keep On Walkin'
Joe Cooper
- She Put Me Out On The Road

Sam Chatmon
- Sam's Blues
- Black Night

James 'Son' Thomas
- Mean Ol' Frisco
Sam Chatmon
- My Daddy Was A Jockey #
Eddie Cusic
- Gonna Cut You Loose #
Sam Chatmon
- Vicksburg Blues #

recorded 1980 by Siegfried Christmann and Axel Küstner

# tracks reissued on Evidence ECD 26105-2

notes by Axel Küstner
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L+R 42.032

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some tracks reissued on CD
Evidence ECD 26105-2 (1999)
Living Country Blues
- An Anthology

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= L+R LRCD 713024 (2008)

L + R discography

71981Son Thomas
Plays And Sings Delta Blues


- Big Leg Woman
- High Brown
- Whiskey Headed Woman
- Devil Blues
- Take A Little Walk
- Cool Water Blues
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Black Rat
- Hard Time Blues
- Catfish Blues
- My Black Mare
- Bull Cow Blues

rec. may 1981 in Groningen, The Netherlands, by Leo Bruin




Swingmaster 2102 (NL)


= Swingmaster CD 2204
(2001) "Mississippi Delta
Bluesman"

www.swingmasterrecords.
com

81982Living Country Blues USA Vol. 5
Mississippi Delta Blues


James 'Son' Thomas
- Big Fat Mama
James 'Son' Thomas & Cleveland Jones
- I Laid And I Wondered #
CeDell Davis
- Bull Dog Blues
Othar Turner
- My Babe #
CeDell Davis
- Love Blues

James 'Son' Thomas
- Cairo Blues

CeDell Davis
- Hello Central

James 'Son' Thomas
- Catfish Blues #
Walter Brown
- Goin' To Arkansas City
Stonewall Mays
- Jazz Boogie Woogie #
CeDell Davis
- Let Me Play With Your Poodle #
Stonewall Mays
- Stormy Weather Blues

recorded 1980 by Siegfried Christmann and Axel Küstner

# tracks reissued on Evidence ECD 26105-2

notes by Axel Küstner
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L+R 42.035

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some tracks reissued on CD
Evidence ECD 26105-2 (1999)
Living Country Blues
- An Anthology

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= L+R LRCD 712720 (2008)

L + R discography

91982Living Country Blues USA Vol. 9
Mississippi Moan


Boogie Bill Webb
- Maggie Campbell Blues #
Lonnie Pitchford
- My Baby Walked Away

James 'Son' Thomas
- Beefsteak Blues
Joe Savage
- Joe's Prison Camp Holler #
Arzo Youngblood
- Bye Bye Blues #
Sam "Stretch" Shields
- Mellow Peaches
Cora Fluker
- Out In The Woods

Arzo Youngblood
- Worried Blues
Walter Brown
- Levee Camp Holler #
Cora Fluker
- Look How This World Done A Change
Boogie Bill Webb
- Seven Sisters Blues
Walter Brown
- Mississippi Moan #

recorded 1980 by Siegfried Christmann and Axel Küstner

# tracks reissued on Evidence ECD 26105-2

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L+R 42.039

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some tracks reissued on CD
Evidence ECD 26105-2 (1999)
Living Country Blues
- An Anthology

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= L+R LRCD 712324 (2008)

L + R discography

101982Living Country Blues USA Vol. 10
Country Boogie


Lottie Murrell
- Spoonful #
Napoleon Strickland
- That's The Boogie #
Guitar Slim
- Lovin' Blues

James 'Son' Thomas
- Mama Don't 'Low No Guitar Playin' Here
Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
- Bouncin' Ball
Lonnie Pitchford
- One String Boogie

Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
- Burn Your Bridges
Memphis Piano Red
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Archie Edwards
- Sellin' That Stuff
Lonnie Pitchford
- Shake Your Moneymaker #
Cora Fluker
- Swing, Swing
Cedell "Big G" Davis
- You Got To Do The Boogie Woogie #

recorded 1980 by Siegfried Christmann and Axel Küstner

# tracks reissued on Evidence ECD 26105-2

notes by Axel Küstner
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L+R 42.040

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some tracks reissued on CD
Evidence ECD 26105-2 (1999)
Living Country Blues
- An Anthology

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= L+R LRCD 712225 (2008)

L + R discography

111982The James 'Son' Thomas Album

- Big Fat Mama
- The Real Catfish Blues
  [unexpurgated version]
- Standing At The Crossroads
- 61 Highway

- Beefsteak Blues
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Stormy Monday Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- Mama Don't 'Low No Guitar Playin' Round Here
- Hoochie Coochie Man / Tune In Next Time

tracks on Bellaphon CD:
- Big Fat Mama
- The Real Catfish Blues
  [unexpurgated version]
- Standing At The Crossroads
- 61 Highway
- Beefsteak Blues
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Stormy Monday Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- Mama Don't 'Low No Guitar Playin' Round Here
- Hoochie Coochie Man / Tune In Next Time
- Smokey Mountain Blues #
# from L+R 42.065

tracks on Evidence CD:
- Mama Don't 'Low No Guitar Playin' Round Here
- Big Fat Mama
- Beefsteak Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- The Real Catfish Blues
  [unexpurgated version]
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Highway 61
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Stormy Monday Blues
- Catfish Blues ['clean' version]
- Smokey Mountain #
- Hoochie Coochie Man / Tune In Next Time
# from L+R 42.065

tracks on P-Vine CD:
- Big Fat Mama
- The Real Catfish Blues
- Standing At The Crossroads
- 61 Highway
- Beefsteak Blues
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Stormy Monday Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- Mama Don't 'low No Guitar Playin' Round Here
- Medley: Hoochie Coochie Man / Tune In Next Time

notes by Inge Gawlitta
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L+R 42.048

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(=) Bellaphon CDLR 82006
(1996) "James 'Son' Thomas"
(Blues Classics series)


= Evidence CD 26095 (1998)
"Beefsteak Blues"

= P-Vine PCD 2178
"Living Country Blues"

L + R discography

121982American Folk Blues Festival 1982
Program and LP Album with all participating artists

James 'Son' Thomas
- Cairo Blues #
Archie Edwards
- The Road Is Rough And Rocky
Bowling Green & John Cephas
- Bye Bye Baby
Carey Bell & Billy Brach
- Tribute To Big Walter

Lurrie Bell & Billy Brach
- The Train I Ride
Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band
- Goin' On Main Street
Margie Evans, Cash McCall et al.
- Mistreated Woman

tracks from other L+R LPs, unissued tracks, and demo recordings
# from L+R 42.035

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L + R 50.001

L + R discography

131982American Folk Blues Festival '82

Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch
- Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Margie Evans & Carey Bell
- Oh Lawdy Lord
Harmonica Phil Wiggins, Carey Bell, Billy Branch
- Tribute To Little Walter

James 'Son' Thomas
- Catfish Blues

Chicago's Young Blues Generation & J. W. Williams
- Sweet Little Angel
Archie Edwards
- The Road Is Rough And Rocky
Carey Bell & Lurrie Bell
- Easy To Love
Bowling Green John Cephas & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
- Last Fair Deal

rec. November 06, 1982 at the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach-Konzerthalle, Frankfurt/Oder

notes by Herbert Flügge



Amiga 856016 (GDR)
141982American Folk Blues Festival
Blues Live '82


James 'Son' Thomas
- Beefsteak Blues
- Catfish Blues
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Stormy Moonday Blues
Archie Edwards
- How Long Blues
- That Won't Do
- Take Me Back Baby
Bowling Green John Cephas & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
- Bid Boss Man
- Burn Your Bridges
- Running And Hiding
- Worried Man Blues
Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch
- Detroit, Michigan
- Tribute To Little Walter
Carey Bell
- Goin' On Main Street
- Blues Harp By Three
Margie Evans
- That Dirty Black Rat
- Sometimes I'll Be Gone
- Bye Bye Baby
DLP
rec. November 15th, 1982
at the Palmengarten,
Frankfurt a. M. and
November 24th, 1982
at the Siegerlandhalle,
Siegen

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L + R discography

151982Son Thomas
Son Down On The Delta


- Highway '61 Blues
- Ludella Ludella
- Monologue on Bottlenecks
- Steel Guitar Rag
- Monologue on Ghosts
- Crawlin' King Snake
- Bottle It Up And Go

- Big Fat Mama
- Mean Old Frisco
- Beefsteak Blues
- Monologue on Getting Old
- Mama Don't Low
- Boogie Chillun

rec. live in Fort Worth, Texas in 1981

notes by Mike H. Price



Flying High FH 6506
161983James 'Son' Thomas
Highway 61 Blues


- Fast Boogie
- Rock Me Mama
- Bottle Up And Go
- Beef Steak Blues
- Catfish Blues
- Look Up Side The Wall

- Highway 61 Blues
- Ludella
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Must Have Been The Devil
- Dust My Broom
- Sonny Ford Shuffle
notes by William Ferris



Southern Culture SC 1701
171983Bothered All The Time

Lovey Williams
- Going Away Blues
Sonny Boy Williams
- How I Learned To Play Guitar
Louis Dotson
- Sitting On Top Of The World
Arthur Williams
- A Definition Of The Blues
Parchman Work Gang
- Rosie

James 'Son' Thomas
- Bull Cow Blues
Lee Kizart
- Juke Joint Reminiscence
- Boogie
- A Tale Of Church Hypocrisy

James 'Son' Thomas
- Blues And Spirituals
Southland Hummingbirds
- There Are Days

Jasper Love
- The Blues As Consolation
Lee Kizart
- World In A Jug
Gussie Tobe
- The Abuse Of Farm Laborers
Sonny Boy Williams
- Shotgun Blues
Gussie Tobe
- Why They Called Colored Folks Bears
Sonny Boy Williams
- Going Down To The Station
Anonymous
- Hidden Violence In Mississippi
Lovey Williams
- Mojo Hand Blues
Jasper Love
- Tables Turned On The Bossman
Wash Herron & Big Jack Jackson
- Stack Of Dollars

rec. by William Ferris 1963-68; ed. by John Barnie

notes by William Ferris
essay on inner sleeve
by John Barnie







Southern Culture SC 1703
181985The Mississippi Delta Blues Album
The greatest blues album ever recorded [sic!]

Linda Hopkins
- How Blue Can You Get
Z Z Hill's Road Band (a tribute to ZZ Hill)
- Delta State Of Mind
Lynn White ("Queen Of The Blues")
- Stepping Out
Ollie Nightingale
- Jealousy She's Gone
Nighthawks
- Man

Elmore James
- Mean Mistreatin' Mama
Sam "Blues Man" Meyers
- Back Into My Baby's Arms

James "Son" Thomas
- Big Fat Mama
Toru Oki
- Mojo
Muddy Waters Jr.
- I Wanna Rock You



Mid-South NR 15901

[be warned - it ain't ;-]

191985American Folk Blues Festival '85
Program and LP-Album with all participating artist

James Sparky Rucker
- Babylon Blues
- Here Rattler Here
Cash Mc Call
- No More Doggin'
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Mr. Cleanhead's Blues
- Kidney Stew

Blind Joe Hill
- Big Boss Man
- I'm Travellin'
The Young Blues Thrillers
- Blues Thriller's Funk

James 'Son' Thomas
- Standing At The Crossroads #
Margie Evans
- Chilly Waters

tracks from other L+R LPs, unissued tracks, and demo recordings
# from L+R 42.048

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L+R 50.003

L + R discography

201985American Folk Blues Festival Live '85

James "Sparky" Rucker
- Walkin' Blues
Blind Joe Hill
- Fanny Mae
Cash McCall & Young Blues Thrillers
- I Can't Quit You Baby

James 'Son' Thomas
- Smokey Mountain Blues
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson &Young Blues Thrillers
- Hold It Right There
Young Blues Thrillers
- From Boogie To Funk
- Gettin' Closer
- Young Blues Thrillers' Theme
Margie Evans, Cash McCall & Young Blues Thrillers
- Two lovers in one

rec. October 22, 1985, Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt a. M., and October. 23, 1985, Capitol, Mannheim

notes by Horst Lippmann
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L+R 42.065

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= L+R CDLR 42065 (1992)

L + R discography

211986National Downhome Blues Festival - Volume Four

Dr. Ross
- Chicago Breakdown
- That's All Right, Mama
- Biscuit Baking Woman
Booker T. Laury
- Woman I Love Lives In Memphis, Tennessee
- Disco Strut


Son Thomas
- Roll And Tumble
Henry & Vernell Townsend
- The Tears Come Rolling Down
Henry Townsend
- Standing Looking Out The Window
Larry Johnson
- The Wrong Woman
- Can't You Hear The Angels Singing?
Hezekiah & The Houserockers
- Downhome Blues
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Southland SLP-24

(=) Southland SCD-22

Southland discography

221987Son Thomas
Good Morning Schoolgirl


- Rollin' And Tumblin'
- Sugar Mama Blues
- Good Morning School Girl
- Nelson Street Blues
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Bumble Bee
- Hard Times

- Big Fat Mama
- Two Trains Running
- Whiskey Head Woman
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Ethel Mae
- Forty Four Blues

Hepcat CD 440-2 tracks:
- Good Morning School Girl #
- Sugar Mama Blues #
- Rollin' And Tumblin' #
- Nelson Street Blues #
- Standing At The Crossroads #
- Bumble Bee #
- Hard Times #
- Big Fat Mama #
- Two Trains Running #
- Whiskey Headed Woman #
- Bottle It Up And Go #
- Ethel Mae #
- Forty Four Miles #
- Crawlin' King Snake *
- Beefsteak Blues *
- Mama Talk To Your Daughter (prev. unissued)
- It Hurts Me Too *
- Cairo Blues *
- Steel Guitar Rag (prev. unissued)

# from Black and Blue 33.744
* from Black and Blue 33.745

rec. march 19th 1986 at Continental studio, Paris, by Didier Perrier

notes by Jean Buzelin



Black and Blue 33.744


Black & Blue /
Hepcat CD 440-2
"Hard Times" (2003)

231987Mississippi Blues Festival 1986

Jessie Mae Hemphill
- Eagle Bird
- Streamline Train
- I'm So Glad You Don't Know What's On My Mind (take 2)
- My Daddy's Blues
Hezekiah & the House Rockers
- She Used To Be Your Woman But She Comes To See Me Sometimes


Son Thomas
- Crawling Kingsnake
- Beefsteak Blues
- It Hurts Me Too
- Cairo Blues
Hezekiah & the House Rockers
- Roll Me Baby
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Hepcat CD 457-2 tracks:
- My Daddy's Blues #
- Go Back To Your Used To Be #
- I'm So Glad You Don't Know What's On My Mind (take 1) #
- Saint Louis Blues #
- Don't Mess With My Toot Toot #

rec. march 19th 1986 at Continental studio, Paris, by Didier Perrier

notes by Jean Buzelin



Black and Blue 33.745 (Fr)




= Black & Blue / Hepcat
CD 457-2 (2004)

241987James Son Thomas
Gateway To The Delta


- I Love The Way You Walks *
- Sugar Mama *
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl *
- Rock Me *
- It Hurts Me Too

- I Walked All Night Long
- Trainfare Blues
- Cold Black Mare
- After The War
- Three Days I Cried *
- Bull Cow Blues

* with Walter Liniger, hca

notes by Jerry W. Ward



Rustron LP 1001
(Sylvester Oliver's label
Rust College, Holly Springs)

Handy Award 1989 category
"Traditional Blues Album"

www.bluesprof.com

251989James 'Son' Thomas & Walter Liniger
Bottomlands


- European Country
- Big Boss Man
- Beefsteak Blues
- Chicago Blues
- Lady Lee
- Catfish Blues

- Ludella
- Train I Ride
- Smokey Mountain
- Honey Bee
- Cairo
- Southern Memories

rec. Clarksale, Miss. Oct. 1989


Rooster Blues R96100
(cassette only)

= P-Vine PCD-5289 (1997)

www.bluesprof.com

26199?Giants Of Country Blues Vol. 2

James 'Son' Thomas
- I Hurst Me Too #
- Four Women Blues #
- Shake 'Em On Down #
- Dust My Broom []
- Beefsteak Blues §
L. R. Burnside
- It's Be Troubled
- When My First Wife Left Me

Joe Willie Wilkins
- Walking Blues
Boogie Bill Webb
- Doodeville Blues
- I'll Buy You A Ticket
- It Used To Be
- Maggie Campbell Blues
- Seven Sisters Blues
Clyde Maxwell
- Untitled Blues
Cornelius Bright
- Devil's Blues

# rec. November 6, 1981 in Leland, Ms. by Michael Hortig; James 'Son" Thomas, voc, g
[] rec. July 6, 1975 in Leland, Ms. by Hannes Folterbauer & Christoph Steffl; James 'Son" Thomas, voc, g
§ rec. June 17, 1981 in Leland, Ms. by Ulrich Hahn; James 'Son" Thomas, voc, g

cover drawing of Clyde Maxwell by Bernd Conrad

notes by Michael Hortig
and Herbert Pessiak



Wolf LP 120.917
26a199?Giants Of Country Blues Vol. 3

Jack Owens
- Leavin’ Blues
Eugene Powell
- Blues In Texas

Son Thomas
- Walking Cane
LV Conerly
- Hard Headed Woman
Roosevelt Holts
- Big Road Blues
Arzo Youngblood
- I Don’t Want No Woman
Sam Chatmon
- Talkin’ Bout My Girl
Wade Walton
- Catfish Blues
Isaac Youngblood
- Big Road Blues
Wade Walton
- Catfish Blues
Isaac Youngblood
- Big Road Blues
Mott Willis
- Long Tall Woman

Robert Shaw
- Ma Grinder Pt 2
- Mobile & KC Blues
- The Cows
- Rock Island
Lavada Durst
- Boogie Woogie
Alex Moore
- Henry 6 Mike
Memphis Piano Red
- Mama Likes Good Whiskey
- After Hours
Mose Vinson
- Blues Jumped A Rabbit
- Four O’Clock Blues

Wolf LP 120.921

not identical with Wolf CD
120.918 with same title !!!

271999Living Country Blues: An Anthology

Disc 1:   Mississippi Moan
- Catfish Blues (James Thomas)
- Bye Bye Blues (Arzo Youngblood)
- Gonna Cut You Loose (Eddie Cusic)
- You Gonna Take Sick And Die (Boyd Rivers)
- Maggie Campbell Blues (Bill Webb)
- Sittin' on Top Of The World (Sam Chatmon)
- Move Daniel (Cora Fluker)
- My Babe (Othar Turner)
- Boogie Chillen (Lonnie Pitchford)

- Bull Cow Blues (James Thomas)
- Stop And Listen Blues (Sam Chatmon)
- Swing, Swing (Arzo Youngblood)
- Jazz Boogie Woogie (Stonewall Mays)
- Jesus On The Mainline (Boyd Rivers)
- Shake Your Money Makeer (Lonnie Pitchford)

- Rock Me Mama (James Thomas / Cleveland Jones)
- Big Road Blues (Bill Webb)
- My Daddy Was A Jockey (Sam Chatmon)
- That's The Boogie (Napoleon Strickland)
- Vicksburg Blues (Sam Chatmon)
- Mississippi Moan (Walter Brown)
- When I Lay Down My Burden (Othar Turner)

Disc 2:   Lonesome Road Blues (East Coast)
- Lonesome Road Blues (Guitar Frank)
- Baby Please Give Me A Break (Archie Edwards)
- Road Is Rough And Rocky (Archie Edwards)
- Come On In My Kitchen (Guitar Slim)
- Bye And Bye, I'm Going To See The King (Flora Molton & The Truth Band)
- Chimney Hill Breakdown (Guitar Frank)
- Railroad Bill (GuitarFrank, )
- Chicken Can't Roost Too High For Me (John Cephas)
- Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad (John Cephas, / Phil Wiggins)
- Do Lord Remember Me (Archie Edwards)
- Jelly Roll Baker (Guitar Frank)
- I'm Feelin' Lonesome (Guitar Slim)
- My Old Schoolmates (Archie Edwards)
- Lonesome Home Blues (Guitar Slim)
- T For Texas (Archie Edwards)
- Diggin' My Potatoes (Guitar Frank)

Disc 3:   You Got To Move (Tennessee, Arkansas & More)
- Vacation In Heaven (Flora Molton & The Truth Band)
- Granny, Will Your Dog Bite? (Othar Turner)

- I Laid And I Wondered (James Thomas / Cleveland Jones)
- I Can't Stand It (Flora Molton & The Truth Band)
- Mr. Freddie Blues (Memphis Piano Red)
- Corine, Corrina (Hammie Nixon)
- Rollin' And Tumblin' (Lottie Murrell)
- She's Tailor Made (Charlie Sangster)
- Hounds (Sam Shields)
- You Got To Move (Boyd Rivers)
- Let Me Play With Your Poodle (CeDell Davis)
- Viola Lee Blues (Hammie NIxon)
- Joe's Prison Camp Holler (Joe Savage)
- When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Othar Turner)
- Spoonful (Lottie Murrell, )
- You Got To Do The Boogie Woogie (CeDell Davis)
- Trouble Late Last Night (Lottie Murrell)
- Dry Bones In The Valley (Cora Fluker)
- I Got a Gal 'Cross The Bottom (Lottie Murrell)
- Soon One Mornin' (Hammie Nixon)
- Levee Camp Holler (Walter Brown)
- Precious Lord (Boyd Rivers)

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Evidence ECD 26105-2

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with 48 page booklet

282001National Downhome Blues Festival - Volume Two

John Jackson
- Bad Water Blues
- Rocks & Gravel
- I'm A Bad Man
Albert Macon & Robert Thomas
- She Wanna Do The Boogie Woogie
- My Baby Don't Wear No Drawers
Robert Lockwood
- Big Legged Woman
Snooky Pryor & Homesick James
- Why You Want To Treat Me Like That
- Boogie Twist
Piano Red
- Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo
- Lowdown Dog
Eddie Kirkland
- I Got My Eyes On You
Dr. Ross
- Chicago Breakdown
- That's All Right, Mama
- Biscuit Baking Woman
Booker T. Laury
- Woman I Love Lives In Memphis, Tennessee
- Disco Strut

Son Thomas
- Roll And Tumble
Henry & Vernell Townsend
- The Tears Come Rolling Down
Henry Townsend
- Standing Looking Out The Window
Larry Johnson
- The Wrong Woman
- Can't You Hear The Angels Singing?
Hezekiah & The Houserockers
- Downhome Blues
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Southland SCD-22

Southland discography



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources:
- own record collection
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour and Walter Liniger for additional info / scans
and to the Highway 61 Blues Museum, Leland, Mississippi, for correcting Eddie Cusic's name on Albatros VPA 8387

source of left column picture: Cover of Black & Blue 33.745; photographer: Jean-Pierre Tahmazian

J A M E S  'S O N'   T H O M A S; source: Valerie Wilmer: The Face Of Black Music
James 'Sonny Ford' Thomas, Leland, Mississippi, 1972
(from Valerie Wilmer: The Face Of Black Music.- New York 1976, no p.)

 

J A M E S  'S O N'   T H O M A S; source: Notes of L+R 50.003; photographer: Axel Küstner
James 'Son' Thomas, 198?
(from notes of L+R 50.003; photographer: Axel Küstner)

 

J A M E S  'S O N'   T H O M A S; source: Cover of Black & Blue 33.745; photographer: Jean-Pierre Tahmazian
James 'Son' Thomas, Paris, France, 1986
(from cover of Black & Blue 33.745; photographer: Jean-Pierre Tahmazian)

 

James 'Son' Thomas biography

http://www.littletobywalker.com/pages/jamessonthomas.html

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