Tuba / Sousaphone as blues instrument

Taj Mahal's Tuba Band; from inner gatefold of CBS S 66288; photographer: Bruce Steinberg

Tuba/Sousaphone
as blues instrument
Achtung:
Not all recordings listed here are 'blues' in a pure sense

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

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**tuba / sousaphone as blues instrument**
#	year of release	title	label # / notes
1	1928	Sharlie English - Transom Blues (20346-2) - Tuba Lawdy Blues (20352-1) rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Sharlie English (Sharlie King), voc, Tiny Parham, p; Bert Cobb, bb	Paramount 12610
1a	1928	Blind Lemon Jefferson / Tampa Red Blind Lemon Jefferson - How Long How Long (20788-1) Tampa Red - Through Train Blues (20544-2) # # rec. Chicago, c. May 1928 with unknown tuba player	Paramount 12685
2	1928	Emma Wright / Bobbie Cadillac Emma Wright - Lonesome Trail Blues (147596-2) # Bobbie Cadillac - Carbolic Acid Blues (147599-2) # rec. Dallas, Tx., December 7, 1928 Emma Wright, voc, Leroy Williams, t; unknown, cl; unknown, p; unknown, bb	Columbia 14413-D
3	1929	Bessie Tucker - Better Boot That Thing (55328-1,-2) # - Katy Blues (55329-1,-2) rec. August 10, 1929 in Dallas, Tx.; Bessie Tucker, voc; K.D. Johnson, p, # presumably voc; Jesse Thomas, g; unknown, bb	Victor V38542
4	1964	Doctor Clayton - Angels In Harlem - On The Killin' Floor # - Cheating And Lying - Watch Out Mama # Ransom Knowling, tuba rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942	EP RCA RCX 7177 (RCA Victor Race Series Vol. 6) read liner notes Doctor Clayton discography
5	1970	Doctor Clayton And His Buddy: Pearl Harbour Blues Doctor Clayton - My Own Blues # - Moonshine Women Blues # - Pearl Harbor Blues # - Ain't No Business We Can Do # - I Need My Baby - Ain't Gonna Drink No More - Root Doctor Blues - Cooper Colored Mama Doctor Clayton's Buddy (Albert Luandrew) [Sunnyland Slim] - Farewell Little Girl - Broke And Hungry - Illinois Central - Nappy Head Woman - Across The Hall Blues - Walking With The Blues - Sweet Lucy Blues - No Whiskey Blues # Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba) rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942	RCA INT 1176 read liner notes Doctor Clayton discography
6	1971	Taj Mahal: Happy Just To Be Like I Am - Happy Just To Be Like I Am # - Stealin' - Oh Susanna - Eighteen Hammers - Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day # - Chevrolet - West Indian Revelation - Black Spirit Boogie with Howard Johnson, tuba	CBS S 64447
7	1971	Taj Mahal: The Real Thing Live at Fillmore East - Fishin' Blues - Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (Any Mo') - Sweet Mama Janisse - Going Up To The Country And Paint My Mailbox Blue - Big Kneed Gal - You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond - Tom And Sally Drake - Diving Duck Blues - John, Ain' It Hard - She Caught The Katy And Left Me A Mule To Ride - You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey But I Do Love The Way You Strut Your Stuff with Howard Johnson (double B flat, F), Bob Stewart (double C), Joseph Dailey (double B flat), and Earle McIntyre (E flat), tubas	DLP CBS S 66288
8	1972	Taj Mahal: Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff - Conch (Introduction) - Kalimba - Bound To Love Me Some - Ricochet - A Free Song - Corinna - Cakewalk Into Town # - Sweet Home Chicago - Texas Woman Blues - Gitano Negro # with Howard Johnson, tuba	Columbia KC 31605 = Columbia MFCD 764
9	1972	B.B. King: L.A. Midnight - I Got Some Help I Don't Need # - Help The Poor - Can't You Hear Me Talking To You? - Midnight - Sweet Sixteen - (I Believe) I've Been Blue Too Long # - Lucille's Granny # # Red Callender, tuba	ABC ABCX-743
10	1973	Tampa Red: Bottleneck Guitar 1928-1937 Frankie Jaxon - It's Heated Tampa Red - You Got To Reap What You Sow - What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy Ma Rainey - Black Eye Blues 20898-1 Tampa Red - The Duck Yas YaS Yas Madlyn Davis - It's Red Hot Georgia Tom - If You Want Me To Love You Tampa Red - No Matter How She Done It - Through Train Blues # - Seminole Blues Madlyn Davis - Too Black Bad Tampa Red - Come On Mama Do That Dance - Denver Blues Lil Johnson - House Rent Scuffle # with unknown tuba player	Yazoo L 1039
11	1977	Leon Redbone Double Time - Diddy Wa Diddie # - Nobody's Sweetheart - Shine On Harvest Moon - Crazy Blues - Mississippi Delta Blues # - Mr. Jelly Roll Baker - My Melancholy Baby - Sheik Of Araby - Mississippi River Blues - Winin' Boy Blues - If We Never Meet Again The Side Of Heaven # Jonathan Dorn, tuba	Warner Bros. WB 56301
12	1978	Ry Cooder: Jazz - Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now - Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him # - The Pearls / Tia Juana - The Dream - Happy Meeting In Glory # - In A Mist - Flashes - Davenport Blues - Shine - Nobody - We Shall Be Happy # # Red Callender, tuba	Warner Brothers WB 56488
13	1978	Leon Redbone Champagne Charlie - Champagne Charlie - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Sweet Sue, Just You + - The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) - Alabama Jubilee # - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) - Yearning (Just For You) # - If Someone Would Only Love Me # - I Hate A Man Like You - T. B. Blues + Vince Giordano, tuba # John Dorn, tuba	Warner Bros. WB 56533 = Warner Bros. CD 3165-2
14	1981	Leon Redbone From Branch To Branch - (Mama's Got a Baby Named) Te Na Na - A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight - Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad) - Step It Up and Go - Your Cheatin' Heart # - Seduced * - Why - My Blue Heaven - Extra Blues - When You Wish Upon a Star - Prairie Lullaby # Jonathan Dorn, tuba * Jim Self, tuba	Atco EC 38-136
15	1983	Hans Theessink: Baby Wants To Boogie - Weary Blues From Waitin� - River�s Invitation - Down Where The Drunkards Roll - John Hurt - Creole Belle - Goodbye Monday Blues - Mississippi You�re On My Mind - Titanic - L.A. Freeway - Shake Hands With The Sun # - Play It Again Sam - Aragon Mill - Almost Every Circumstance - Witte Wieve # Per Knudsen, tuba	Blue Groove BG-3020
16	1985	Leon Redbone Red To Blue - Diamonds Don't Mean A Thing - Lovesick Blues - Reaching For Someone And Not Finding Anyone There - Somebody Stole My Gal - Steal Away Blues - Salty Dog # - Border Of The Quarter - Someday, Sweetheart - Whose Honey Are You? - Living With The Blues - Nobody Cares If I'm Blue - Think Of Me Thinking Of You # Big Jonny Dong, tuba	August AS 8888
17	1987	Doctor Clayton: Gotta Find My Baby - Doctor Clayton Blues - Watch Out Mama - Cheating And Lying Blues - Gotta Find My Baby - Honey Stealin' Blues # - My Own Blues # - On The Killin' Floor # - Moonshine Women Blues # - Pearl Harbor Blues # - Ain't No Business We Can Do # - I Need My Baby - Ain't Gonna Drink No More - Angels In Harlem - Root Doctor Blues - Cooper Colored Mama - Hold That Train, Conductor # Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba) rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942	Bluetime BT-2005 read liner notes Doctor Clayton discography
18	1987	Hans Theessink: Baby Wants To Boogie - Baby Wants To Boogie - My Baby Changed The Lock On Her Door - Slidin� Delta - Stones In My Passway - Nobody�s Fault But Mine - Darkest Hour - Southsea Shuffle - Hunted Man - Went To The Doctor - When Things Go Wrong Jon Sass, tuba	Blue Groove BG-1020
19	1989	Hans Theessink: Johnny & The Devil - Johnny & The Devil - Travelling Man - Sitting In Limbo - Living In The Fast Lane - Mississippi - Flying Shoes - Shake Hands With The Sun - Dough Roller Blues - Grinning In Your Face - False Accusations Jon Sass, tuba	Blue Groove BG-2020
20	1992	Hans Theessink: Call Me - Late Last Night - Call Me - Mabellene - Lonely Days & Lonely Nights - Soul Of Song - Ain't Got No Home - The Planet - New Orleans - Rock The Boat - Bluesdoctor - Cuckoo - Sail On Jon Sass, tuba	MW Records MWCD 2004
21	1993	Hans Theessink & Blue Groove live - Built For Comfort - Jesus On The Mainline - Charly Stone - I Shall Not Be Moved - Call Me - Yes We Can Can - Rock The Boat - Cocaine Blues - The Planet - Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Shake Your Moneymaker Jon Sass, tuba	Minor Music 801038
22	1994	Hans Theessink: Hard Road Blues - Big Bill's Guitar - Hard Road Blues - You Make Me Feel So Good - Prison Blues - Two Trains - Blind Willie - Sugar Babe - Minnibelle - Vicksburg Is My Home - One Kind Favour - Shotgun Blues - Cypress Grove - Sitting On Top Of The World Jon Sass, tuba	Minor Music 801047
23	1994	Taj Mahal An Evening Of Acoustic Music - Stagger Lee - Dust My Broom - Take This Hammer - Blues With A Feeling - Big Legged Mamas Are Back In Style Again - Crossing - Come On In My Kitchen - Candy Man - Statisfied 'N' Tickled Too - Sittin' On Top Of The World - Cake Walk Into Town # - Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie Anymo' - Big Kneed Gal # - Texas Woman Blues # - Tom & Sally Drake # # Howard Johnson, tuba	Tradition & Moderne 004
24	1994	Doctor Clayton: Complete Recorded Works (1935-1942) - Peter's Blues - Yo Yo Jive - Roaming Gambler - Slick Man Blues - False Love Blues - Something Going On Wrong - Black Snake Blues - '41 Blues - Moonshine Man Blues - Back Door Man Blues - Jitterbug Swing - Love Is Gone - Confessin' The Blues - Streaming Love - Doctor Clayton Blues - Watch Out Mama - Cheating And Lying Blues - Gotta Find My Baby - Honey Stealin' Blues # - My Own Blues # - On The Killin' Floor # - Moonshine Woman Blues # - Pearl Harbor Blues # - Ain't No Business We Can Do # # Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba) rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942	Document DOCD 5179 www.document-records.com Doctor Clayton discography
25	1994	Palermo Boogie Gang: Bottle Up & Go - Goin' To Budapest - Tell Me Mama - Five Long Years - Robert's Sunrise - Talk To Your Daughter - Oh, Oh, Hugh - Sugar Sweet - Blues With The Feeling - The Bourgeois Blues # - I Can't Know Everything - Don't Start Crying Now - Going To Budapest - C.C. Rider - Iko Iko - Rockin' Chair Boogie # Tibor B�neyi, tuba	(Hu)
26	1996	Bob Stewart: Then & Now - Hambone - Big Kneed Gal - King Porter Stomp - You Don't Know What Love Is - Rambler - Fishin' Blues - Nette - Tunk - Law Years - Nubian Stomp	Postcards POST 1014 more info / order
27	1996	Dr. Valter & The Lawbreakers: Sitting On The Top Of The World - Keep Rockin Mama # - Canned Heat Blues # - Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl # - Mother Before This Time Another Year - Cocaine Habit Blues - Li'l Liza Jane # - Police And High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down - Cut You Loose # - Ain't Goin' Down - Try Me One More Time - Mercedes Benz - Drop Down Mama # - Goin' To Brownsville # - Shim Shaming Tibor B�neyi, tuba	Fon� / Crossroads (Hu)
28	1997	Corey Harris: Fish Ain't Bitin' - High Fever Blues # - Frankie And Johnnie - Berry Owens Blues - Take Me Back - Fish Ain't Bitin' # - Preaching Blues - Bumble Bee Blues - God Don't Ever Change - 5-0 Blues # - Mama Got Worried - Worried Life Blues - High Fever Blues (Solo Version) - Jack O'Diamonds - If You Leave Me - Moosemilk Blues - You Got To Move - Clean Rag # # Anthony 'Tuba Fats' Lacen, tuba	Alligator ALCD 4850
29	1998	Dr. Valter & The Lawbreakers: Skin Game Blues - Walk Right In - I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan - Greasy Greens # - Brother Of Mine - Cotton Eyed Joe - After You Have Gone # - Mountain Hop - Thats No Way To Get Along # - Hoochie Coochie Man - 5-0 Blues # - How Much More - Here I Am Oh Lord - Write Me A Few Lines # Tibor B�neyi, tuba	Fon� / Crossroads (Hu)
30	2000	Steve James: Boom Chang - Galway Station Blues - The Gina Reel - Way Out On The Desert - Stack O' Lee's Blues - Born To Lose - Country Fool # - Squaw Teat Mountain Breakdown - Willie's Place - Been All Around This World - Voice Mail - Sonny Payne - Saturday Night In Jail - Saturday Night In Jail...Chorus Reprise - Seeds - (untitled) - (hidden track) # Mark Rubin, tuba	Burnside CD 38
31	2002	Doctor Clayton: Angels In Harlem - Peter's Blues - Yo You Jive - Slick Man Blues - Black Snake Blues - '41 Blues - Back Door Man Blues - Jitterbug Swing - Love Is Gone - Confessin' The Blues - Doctor Clayton Blues - Watch Out Mama - Cheating And Lying Blues - Gotta Find My Baby - Honey Stealin' Blues # - Pearl Harbor Blues # - Ain't No Business We Can Do # - I Need My Baby - Ain't Gonna Drink No More - Angels In Harlem - Root Doctor Blues - Copper Colored Mama - Hold That Train Conductor # Ransom Knowling, brass bass (tuba) rec. Chicago, March 27, 1942	P-Vine PCD-5774 (Jp) Doctor Clayton discography
32	2005	Someday Baby: Bonus Tracks / Backbone Move - She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride - Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - Give Me One Reason - Fishing Blues - The Duck Yas Yas - Long Haired Doney - Runnin� To The Judgment - Skinny Woman - Please Baby - Louisiana Blues - Keep It Clean - Shake �Em On Down - Dry Spell Blues - Casey Jones - Don�t Let The Devil Ride - Charmin� Betsy - She Caught The Katy (Pilu Classic Mix) J�nos Mazura, tuba	Prospero (Hu) = Flamingcheese (Ca 2006) http://cdbaby.com
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