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Richard Harney and Mose Vinson on the grounds of the 33rd National Folk Festival 1971; source: Sing Out! vol. 20 # 6 (1971), p. 7; photographer: Herbert Wise
Earl Bell and Mose Vinson on the grounds of the 33rd National Folk Festival 1971
source: Sing Out! vol. 20 # 6 (1971), p. 7; photographer: Herbert Wise

Earl Bell
b. February 19, 1914 on a plantation
near Hernando, Mississippi

d. July 4, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee
discography
Earl Bell and Dewey Corley, 1971; source: Front cover of Blues Unlimited 93 (July 1972); photographer: G.L. Moore
Earl Bell and Dewey Corley, 1971
source: Front cover of Blues Unlimited 93 (July 1972); photographer: G.L. Moore

  Earl Bell

- Dust My Broom
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- Rocky Mountain
- 209 Central
- Travellin' Man #
- Terraplane Blues #
- Memphis Boogie

rec. May 26, 1964 in Memphis, TN; Earl Bell. voc, g

Swedish Radio Station unissued

# Jefferson Records
SBACD 12658/9 (2004)

11971The Memphis Blues Again   Vol. 1

Nathan Beauregard
- Nobody's Business But My Own
- Lonesome To Myself
Sam Clark & Dewey Corley and Richard Harney
- Sunnyland Train Blues

Earl Bell & Marshall "Memphis Sonny Boy" Jones
- Catfish Blues #
Mose Vinson & Backwards Sam Firk and Dewey Corley
- You Ain't Too Old
Mose Vinson & Backwards Sam Firk
- Bullfrog Blues
Sweet Charlene Peeples & Mose Vinson
- Tin Pan Alley
- Scood Up Be Doop Day

Furry Lewis
- Natural Born Eastman No. 2
Furry Lewis & Willie Morris and Dewey Corley
- New Turn Your Money Green
Joe Dobbins & Backwards Sam Firk
- Basin Street Blues
- Sweet Patricia
Gus Cannon
- Mule Gallop
Dewey Corley & Willie Morris and Furry Lewis
- Dewey's Walkin' Blues
Dewey Corley & Walter Miller
- Step It Up And Go

rec. in Memphis in October, 1969 and # at the Peabody Hotel (Memphis) in June, 1970; Earl Bell, voc, g; Memphis Sonny Boy (Marshall Jones), hca; prod. by Gene Rosenthal; cover drawing by Dick Bangham

notes by Stephan Michaelson and Steve LaVere with assistance by Nick Perls and Michael Stewart
notes by Stephan Michaelson & Steve LaVere; click to enlarge!Nathan Beauregard; click to enlarge! Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon, Sam Clark; click to enlarge!Dewey Corley, Mose Vinson, Sweet Charlene; click to enlarge! Earl Bell & Memphis Sonny Boy, Joe Dobbing; click to enlarge!notes by Steve LaVere, track list; click to enlarge!   gatefold notes; click to enlarge!    
Adelphi AD 1009 (US 1971)

notes by Stephan Michaelson

= Echo Music 801 (UK 1985) "Blues Anthology Vol. 1" "Memphis Blues"

Adelphi Records discography

21971


Beale Street Mess-Around

Revival / Barclay track sequence:
Dewey Corley
- Just A Dream I Had On My Mind # *
- Tri-State-Bus # *
- Back To The Country # *
- I'm Going Home # []
- Four O'Clock In The Morning # *

Will Shade & Abe McNeil
- Beale Street Mess-Around
Will Shade & Furry Lewis
- Muscle Shoals Blues
Charlie Burse & Will Shade
- Kansas City Blues
Will Shade
- Dirty Dozen
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It

Rounder track sequence:
Will Shade & Abe McNeil
- Beale Street Mess-Around
Will Shade & Furry Lewis
- Muscle Shoals Blues
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Furry Lewis
- Pearlee
Will Shade
- Dirty Dozen
Furry Lewis
- Old Original Furry Lewis Blues
Will Shade & Catherine Porter
- Let Me Ride With You Tonight
Walter Miller & Dewey Corley
- I'm Going Home

Will Shade & Charlie Burse
- Kansas City Blues
Will Shade
- Newport News

Earl Bell
- Jump On Down # //
Furry Lewis
- U.S. Waltz
Will Shade
- I'll Get A Break
Will Shade, Charley Burse, Furry Lewis
- Eleven Light City
Furry Lewis
- Hello, Judge



originally unissued tracks from same session, published 2006 by Fat Possum as MP3 only:
Earl Bell
- Terraplane Blues #   @ youtube (~8:45)
- Crawling Kingsnake #   @ youtube (0:00)
- KC Blues (with Furry Lewis, 2nd voc and Johnny Woods, hca) #
- Dust My Broom #
- Rocky Mountain #   @ youtube (~3:10)
- Vicksburg Blues #   @ youtube (~11:05)



# rec. August 1967 in Memphis, TN by George Mitchell and Roger Brown

[] Dewey Corley, voc, kazoo, b; Walter Miller, g

* Dewey Corley, voc, kazoo, b; Johnny Woods, hca; Earl Bell, g

// Earl Bell, voc, g; Walter Miller, g

notes by Bengt Olsson

Revival RVS 1004

Revival Records discography

notes by Bengt Olsson
[translated into French]

= Barclay 920.414 (Fr)
"Blues from Memphis"

notes by Roger Brown

(=) Rounder 2006 (1975)

Rounder Records discography

31978Tennessee: The Folk Heritage
Volume 1: The Delta

Beale Street Originals - Mr. Crump Don't 'Low
Grandma Dixie Davis - Memphis Blues
Sonny Blake Combo - One Room Country Shack
Roosevelt Sykes - Backyard Blues
Sam Clark Combo - Jammin The Blues
Choir Of The Lambert Church Of God In Christ, Memphis - Keep Me With A Mind

Memphis Slim - Memphis On The Mississippi
Furry Lewis - My Baby Don't Want Me
Joe Dobbins - Good Morning Blues

Dewey Corley Combo - Dewey's Blues #
Memphis Minnie Lawler - Nothin' In Ramblin'
Choir Of The Lambert Church Of God In Christ, Memphis - I Love The Lord


# rec. early 1970s live at the Memphis Cotton Festival, Memphis, TN; Dewey Corley, one-string b; "Memphis Piano Red" Williams, p; Earl Bell, g; Harry E. Godwin, washboard

produced, compiled & edited by Harry E. Godwin; cover painting by Stephen Longstreet

notes by Harry E. Godwin

Tennessee Folklore Society
TFS-102

41994Memphis Blues Caravan, Vol. 1

Sam Chatmon
- Forgive Me Too
Big Sam Clark
- I Fell in Love With This Woman
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Pony Blues

Earl Bell
- Travelin' Blues #
Sleepy John Estes / Hammie Nixon
- President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
- Yellow Yam Blues
Bukka White
- Bed Springs Blues
Furry Lewis
- Mary Tell-Blues/Mother Story
Harmonica Frank
- Goin' Away Happy
Houston Stackhouse
- Crying Won't Help You
Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys
- Me And The Devil Blues


# rec. May 13, 1974 live at the Mid-America Exposition, Convention Center, Memphis, TN; Earl Bell, voc, g

notes by Steve LaVere

Memphis Archives
CD 7008 (US 1994)

52004I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Three

CD One:
Snooks Eaglin
- Yours Truly   @ Spotify
- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie   @ Spotify
- My Babe   @ Spotify
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey   @ Spotify
- Careless Love   @ Spotify
- Rock Island Line   @ Spotify
- C.C. Rider   @ Spotify
- I'm Looking For A Woman   @ Spotify
- Hello Dolly   @ Spotify
- Lonesome Road   @ Spotify
Babe Stovall
- Good Morning Blues   @ Spotify
- Candy Man   @ Spotify
- Fo' Day Blues   @ Spotify
- Gonna Move To Kansas City   @ Spotify
Johnny Moment
- Keep Our Business To Yourself   @ Spotify
- You Got To Mind How To Treat Someone Else   @ Spotify
Will Shade
- I Got The Blues So Bad   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- I Can't Stand It   @ youtube   @ Spotify
Furry Lewis
- Baby, I Know You Don't Love Me   @ Spotify

Earl Bell
- Travellin' Man   @ Spotify
- Terraplane Blues   @ Spotify
Moose Williams
- Mother Keep Your Light Burning High In The Window   @ Spotify



CD Two:
Willie Mabon
- Somebody's Got To Pay   @ Spotify
Big Walter Horton
- West Side Blues   @ Spotify
- Tin Pan Alley   @ Spotify
- This Is It   @ Spotify
Sunnyland Slim
- Prison Bound   @ Spotify
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Hot Potatoes   @ Spotify
- One Room Country Shack   @ Spotify
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues   @ Spotify
Johnny Young
- You Got Bad Blood, I Think You Need A Shoot   @ Spotify
Washboard Sam
- Mama Don't Allow   @ Spotify
Big Joe Williams
- Rootin' Groundhog   @ Spotify
- Southern Blues   @ Spotify
- King's Highway Blues   @ Spotify
Champion Jack Dupree
- Improvisations and Interview 1   @ Spotify
- Drive 'em Down Special   @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 2   @ Spotify
- I Feel Like A Millionaire   @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 3   @ Spotify
- Barrelhouse Woman   @ Spotify
- Improvisations and Interview 4   @ Spotify


Snooks Eaglin tracks rec. June 2, 1964 in New Orleans, LA
Babe Stovall tracks rec. June 2, 1964 at the Art Gallery, St. Peter Street, New Orleans, LA

Johnny Moment, Will Shade, Furry Lewis, Earl Bell, and Moose Williams rec. May 26, 1964 at Will Shade's apartment, Memphis, TN
Earl Bell tracks rec. May 26, 1964 at Will Shade's apartment, Memphis, TN; Earl Bell, voc, g
CD 2 tracks rec. May 1964 at Southerland Lounge, Chicago, IL
except
Big Joe Williams tracks rec. May 18, 1961 at Willie Dixon's home in Chicago,IL
Champion Jack Dupree tracks rec. January 26, 1964 at Sveriges Radio, Karlaplansstudion in Stockholm, Sweden

2 CD set
notes writer's name not given, most likely Leif Gäverth

Jefferson Records SBACD 12658/9 (Sweden 2004)

 2006 
The George Mitchell Collection, Volume 4, Disc 5

- Terraplane Blues - Earl Bell   @ youtube
- Crawling Kingsnake - Earl Bell   @ youtube
- Jump On Down - Earl Bell
- KC Blues - Earl Bell with Furry Lewis, 2nd voc and Johnny Woods, hca
- Dust My Broom - Earl Bell
- Rocky Mountain - Earl Bell   @ youtube
- Vicksburg Blues - Earl Bell   @ youtube
- Telephone Ringing - Abe McNeil   @ youtube
- Black Panther - Abe McNeil
- 2 Trains Running - Abe McNeil
- Leave In The Morning - Walter Miller


rec. by George Mitchell


Fat Possum (MP3 only)

MP3 at www.rhapsody.com



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 24, 103
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 35
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 124
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 30
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Max Hoeffner, Andries van den Berg and Rob Ford for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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