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G A B R I E L   B R O W N & Rochelle French; source:
Gabriel Brown & Rochelle French in Eatonville, Florida, June 1935
source: http://www.loc.gov/...; photographer: Alan Lomax
Zora Neale Hurston, Rochelle French & G A B R I E L   B R O W N; source:
Zora Neale Hurston, Rochelle French & Gabriel Brown in Eatonville, Florida, June 1935; source: http://www.loc.gov/...; photographer: Alan Lomax

 

Gabriel Brown
b. 1910 in (Orlando) prob. Blue Springs, Gadsden County, Florida
reportedly drowned in 1972, location of death unknown
discography

G A B R I E L   B R O W N; source: Front cover of Flyright 591 and Krazy Kat KK 758
source: Front covers of Flyright 591
and Krazy Kat KK 758

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
   

- John Henry (355-A)
- John Henry (instr.) (355-B)
- Blues (357-B) #
- Tone The Bell Easy (358-A-1)
- The Motherless Child (358-A-2)
- A Dream Of Mine (359-A)
- Education Blues (360-A) #
- Talking In Sebastapol (360-B)#
- Careless Love (361-A)

rec. late (poss. 20) June, 1935 in Eatonville, FL by Elizabeth Barnicle, Zora Neale Hurston, & Alan Lomax; Gabriel Brown, voc, g; # Rochelle French, g

Library of Congress
unissued

Flyright-Matchbox
SDM 257

   

- Frankie And Albert (Cooney And Delia) (358-B-1)

rec. June, 1935 in Eatonville, FL by Elizabeth Barnicle, Zora Neale Hurston, & Alan Lomax; John French, voc; Gabriel Brown, g

Library of Congress
unissued

Flyright-Matchbox
SDM 257

   

- Casey Jones (356-A) #
- Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On (356-B)
- Out In The Cold Again (357-A)
- What Did The Doodle-Bug Say To The Mole (359-B-3)
- Uncle Bud (366-A) #
- Po' Bo, Long Ways From Home (454-B)

rec. June, 1935 in Eatonville, FL by Elizabeth Barnicle, Zora Neale Hurston, & Alan Lomax; Rochelle French, voc, g; Gabriel Brown, g, # voc

Library of Congress
unissued

Flyright-Matchbox
SDM 257

11943GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down (A)   @ youtube
- You Ain't No Good (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1943 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5003

= Beacon 5003


= Joe Davis 5003

21943GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Black Jack Blues (A)
- Going My Way (B)

rec. 1943 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5004


= Beacon 5004

= Joe Davis 5004

31943GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Down In The Bottom (A)
- Bad Love (B)

rec. August 26, 1943 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5006

41943GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- I've Got To Stop Drinkin' (A)
- Cold Love (B)

rec. August 26, 1943 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5008


= Joe Davis 5008

5
[sic]
1944GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- I Don't Feel So Good (A)
- Stop Jivin' Me (B)

rec. September 13, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5016


= Joe Davis 5016

61944GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- That's Alright #
- Doing My Best *

# rec. September 13, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g
* rec. October 26, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5018

71944GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Good-Time Papa
- Baby Boy, Baby

rec. October 26, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5019

81945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- It's Getting Soft (A)
- Don't Worry About It (B)

rec. May 2, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g

Gennett 5020


= Joe Davis 5020

91945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Hold That Train (A)
- Boogie Woogie Guitar (B)

rec. May 2, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Beacon 5021


= Joe Davis 5021

101945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Pleading (A) *
- Mean Old Blues (B) #

# rec. May 2, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g
* rec. June 27, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5022

Joe Davis DA-5

111945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- You Have To Be Different (A)
- The Jinx Is On Me (B)



originally unissued track from same session:
- The Jinx Is On Me (alt tk)

rec. May 2, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5023


= Joe Davis 5023

Joe Davis DA-5

121945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- I'll Be Seeing You One Of These Days (A) *
- It's Time To Move (B) #

# rec. May 2, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g
* rec. June 27, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5024

Joe Davis DA-5

131945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Wrap Me Up Tight (A)
- I Want A Little Fun (B)

rec. June 27, 1945 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5025


= Joe Davis 5025

Joe Davis DA-5

141945Joe Davis Records presents
Down Home Blues by Gabriel Brown and his Guitar

- Pleading (Joe Davis 5022)
- Mean Old Blues (Joe Davis 5022)

- You Have To Be Different (Joe Davis 5023)
- The Jinx Is On Me (Joe Davis 5023)

- I'll Be Seeing You One Of These Days (Joe Davis 5024)
- It's Time To Move (Joe Davis 5024)

- Wrap Me Up Tight (Joe Davis 5025)
- I Want A Little Fun (Joe Davis 5025)

set of four 78 rpm records
     
Joe Davis DA-5 (US 1945)

151945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Not Now, I'll Tell You When (A)
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy (B)

rec. September 13, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Gennett 5015


= Joe Davis 5015

= Davis 5015


= Jazz Selection J.S. 601 (Fr)

161945GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- I've Done Stopped Gambling (A)
- Stick With Me (B)

rec. October 26, 1944 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Joe Davis 5017

171949GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Hold Me Baby
- Nobody Loves Me Like My Little Girl

rec. August 3, 1949 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Jay-Dee 779 [was cancelled]

Krazy Kat KK 785

181949GABRIEL BROWN

- I Can't Last Long (75291)
- Suffer (75292)

rec. August 3, 1949 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


Coral 65019

191952GABRIEL BROWN And His Guitar

- Cold Mama (DA 189, 52-4-454)
- I'm Just Crazy (DA 188, 52-5-453)



originally unissued track from same session:
- Youngster's Blues (DA 190, 52-5-455) [Krazy Kat KK 785]

rec. October 30, 1952 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g


MGM 11407

   

- I Am Playing The Game (DA 213, 52-5-548) #
- I Am Just Hard Luck (DA 214, 52-5-549) #
- Got No Money Blues (DA 215, 52-5-550) #
- It Ain't Like That (DA 216, 52-5-551)
- I Had My Hands On It (DA 217, 52-5-552) #

rec. December 15, 1952 in New York; Gabriel Brown, voc, g

unissued

# Krazy Kat KK 785


LP / CD compilations
201966?Blues Classics Volume 4

Leroy Dallas
- I'm Going Away
- Good Morning Blues
- I'm Down Now
- Jump Little Children
Joe Williams
- His Spirit Lives On
Peter Warfield
- Morning Train Blues
Dennis McMillon
- Going Back Home
John Henry Barbee
- Six Week Old Blue
Carl Martin
- Lets Have A New Deal
Sonny Boy Johnson
- Swimming Pool Blues

Gabriel Brown
- Black Jack Blues
Lost John Hunter
- YM & V Blues
James Cain
- Good Mr. Roosevelt
Peter McKinley
- Mean Black Snake


Blues Classics BC 14 (US 1966?)

Blues Classics discography

20a1969The Blues Keep Falling

Luther Huff
- Rosalie
Jimmy DeBerry
- Before Long

Gabriel Brown
- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
Tony Hollins
- Wine O Woman
- Crawlin' Kingsnake
Jnr. Parker
- Mother In Law

Otis Hinton
- Walkin' Down Hill
- Emmaline
Danny Boy
- Wild Women
Lightning Slim
- New Orleans Bound
- I Can't Live Happy
- Ethel Mae
- Buggar Buggar Boy


Sunflower without #

Sunflower Records discography

20b1973New York Country Blues

Jelly Belly & Slim Seward
- Water Trough Blues
Square Walton
- Pepper Head Woman
Alonzo Scales
- Hard Luck Child
Allen Bunn (Tarheel Slim)
- The Guy With The 45
Leroy Dallas
- Baby Please Don't Go Back To New Orleans

Gabriel Brown
- Cold Mama
<b>Brownie McGhee
- Seeboard & Southern

Jelly Belly & Slim Seward
- Sorry Woman Blues
Square Walton
- Gimme Your Bankroll
Alonzo Scales
- We Just Can't Agree
Allen Baum (Tarheel Slim)
- Too Much Competition

Gabriel Brown
- I'm Just Crazy
Sonny Boy & Sam
- Mama Blues
Big Boy Ellis
- Dices Dices


notes by Bruce Bastin

Flyright LP 4705 (UK 1973)

Flyright Records discography

211975Out In The Cold Again
Library Of Congress Field Recordings Vol. 3

Gabriel Brown
- John Henry
- John Henry (instr.)
Rochelle French
- Casey Jones
- Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
- Out In The Cold Again
Gabriel Brown & Rochelle French
- Blues
Gabriel Brown
- Tone The Bell Easy
- Motherless Child
John French
- Franky And Albert
Rochelle French
- Po' Boy, Long Way From Home
Gabriel Brown
- A Dream Of Mine
Rochelle French
- Blues (I Ain't Got No Mama Now) (take 1)
- Blues (I Ain't Got No Mama Now) (take 2)

- What Did The Doodle-Bug Say To The Mole
Gabriel Brown
- Education Blues
- Talking In Sebastapol
- Careless Love
Rochelle French & Gabriel Brown
- Uncle Bud

rec. Eatonville, Florida, in late (poss. 20) June 1935 by Elizabeth Barnicle, Zora Neale Hurston, & Alan Lomax


Flyright-Matchbox SDM 257 (UK 1975)

Flyright Records discography

221976Gabriel Brown And His Guitar

- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
- Black Jack Blues
- Going My Way
- Down In The Bottom
- Bad Love
- I've Got To Stop Drinkin'
- Cold Love
- Not Now, I'll Tell You When

- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
- I've Done Stopped Gambling
- Stick With Me
- It's Getting Soft
- Don't Worry About It
- Hold That Train
- Boogie Woogie Guitar
"Poor Bill & Gabriel Brown" [Gabriel Brown]
- Way Up On The Mountain #
- A Hundred Women #

# Flyright FLY 591 minus Poor Bill tracks

12-pp. booklet notes and transcriptions by Tony Travers

Policy Wheel PW 4592 (UK 1976)

2-pp. booklet notes (May 1981) by Bruce Bastin
click to read notes by Bruce Bastin !
(=) Flyright FLY 591 (UK 1981) (minus Poor Bill tracks)

Policy Wheel Records discography
Flyright Records discography

231977Songs Of Migration And Immigration
Folk music in America Vol. 6

- Steamboat Whistle Blues - Roy Acuff
- Marching To Utah - Rose Thompson
- Railroad Bill - Frank Hovington
- The Moore Girl - A. and J. Baxter
- Jim Crow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport
- Rambling Lover - Dick Reinhart

- Down In The Bottom - Gabriel Brown
- Dear Okie - Doye O'Dell
- Zrobil Góral Krzyz Na Czole - Zespól Gírali Giewont
- Barney McCoy - Uncle Alec Dunford and Fields Ward
- Emigrantsvisa - Otto Magnusson
- Hay Nazanem Yarer - Reuben J. Baboyan
- Dzieci w Krateczki - Wladyslaw Polak
- Poor But Ambitious - The Bamboo Orchestra, featuring Wilmoth Houdini
- O Gero Amerikanos - D. Perdicopoulos
- Pesni o Dovbushe - Artistic Village Troup


collection ed. by Richard K. Spottswood for The Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture


Library of Congress LBC 6

241977Songs Of Complaint And Protest
Folk music in America Vol. 7

Mattie, Marthie, and Minnie
- You Can't Live With 'Em (And You Can't Live Without 'Em)
Wilmoth Houdini
- Don't Do That To Me
Dutch Coleman
- Granny Get Your Hair Cut
John McGhee
- Well World Doggone
Bumble Bee Slim
- Hard Rocks In My Bed
Jerry McCain And His Upstarts
- My Next Door Neighbour
Ewgen Zukowsky
- Wujko politykan

David McCarn
- Poor Man, Rich Man

Gabriel Brown
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- Kill That Nigger Dead
J.B. Lenoir
- Mississippi Road
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
- Over The Hills To The Poorhouse
Bessie Tucker
- Key To The Bushes Blues
Walter Roland
- Collector Man Blues
The Tiger
- Workers' Appeal


collection ed. by Richard K. Spottswood for The Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture


Library of Congress LBC7

251981Gabriel Brown 1943-1945

- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
- Black Jack Blues
- Going My Way
- Down In The Bottom
- Bad Love
- I've Got To Stop Drinkin'
- Cold Love

- Not Now, I'll Tell You When
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
- Stick With Me
- I've Done Stopped Gambling
- It's Getting Soft
- Don't Worry About Me
- Boogie Woogie Guitar
- Hold That Train

Policy Wheel PW 4592 (1976) + 2 tracks by Poor Bill with Gabriel Brown

notes by Bruce Bastin
click to read notes by Bruce Bastin !
Flyright FLY 591

Flyright Records discography

261983Gabriel Brown 1944-1952

- That's Alright
- Stick With Me
- Doing My Best
- Good-Time Papa
- Baby, Boy, Baby
- Mean Old Blues
- You Have To Be Different
- The Jinx Is On Me

- It's Time To Move
- Hold Me Baby
- Nobody Loves Me Like My Little Girl
- Youngster's Blues
- I Am Playing The Game
- I Am Just Hard Luck
- Got No Money Blues
- I Had My Hands On It

notes by Bruce Bastin
click to read notes by Bruce Bastin!
Krazy Kat KK 785

271991Red River Blues 1934 - 1943
Library of Congress East Coast Blues Recordings

Blind Joe
- When I Lie Down
- In Trouble
Reese Crenshaw
- Trouble
Robert Davis
- Poor Joe Breakdown
Jimmie Owens
- Not Satisfied
Willie Williams
- Red River Blues
J. Wilson
- Barrel House Blues
Allison Mathis
- Mama You Goin' To Quit Me
Jimmie Strothers
- Goin' To Richmond
Smith Band
- Fort Valley Blues
Buster Brown
- War Song
Gus Gibson
- Milk Cow Blues
Sonny Chestain
- Po' Boy Long Way From Home
Buster Brown
- I'm Gonna Make You Happy
Gus Gibson
- Railroad Song
James Sneed's Washboard Band
- Southern Rag
Allison Mathis & Jesse Stroller
- John Henry

Gabriel Brown
- Talking In Sebastopol
Booker T. Sapps
- Alabama Blues - part 1
- The Weeping Worry Blues
Willy Flowers
- Levee Camp Holler
Booker T. Sapps
- Boot That Thing


notes by Ray Templeton

Travelin' Man TMCD 08

Travelin' Man Records discography

281992Play My Juke Box
East Coast Blues 1943 - 1954

Boy Green
- Play My Juke-Box
- A&B Blues
Curley Weaver
- Some Rainy Day
Marylin Scott
- I Got What My Daddy Likes
Skoodle-Dum-Doo & Sheffield
- West Kinney Street Blues
- Tampa Blues
- Broom Street Blues
- Gas Station Blues
Hank Kilroy
- Harlem Women
- Awful Shame
Hootin' Owl (Guitar Shorty)
- I Love That Woman
Big Chief Ellis
- Dices Dices
Julius King
- One O'Clock Boogie
Robert Lee Westmoreland
- Hello Central, Please Give Me 209
- Good Looking Woman Blues
Jelly Bean & Guitar Slim
- Humming Bird Blues
Sunny Jones
- Leaving Home Blues
- Don't Want Pretty Women
Elder R. Wilson & Family
- Better Get Ready
Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly
- I've Been Dreaming

Gabriel Brown
- The Jinx Is One Me (alt tk)
Tarheel Slim
- Too Much Competition



Flyright FLY CD 45

Flyright Records discography

291996Gabriel Brown: Mean Old Blues 1943 - 1948

- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
- Black Jack Blues
- Going My Way
- Down In The Bottom
- Bad Love
- I've Got To Stop Drinkin'
- Cold Love
- Not Now, I'll Tell You When
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
- I've Done Stopped Gamblin'
- It's Getting Soft
- Don't Worry About It
- Hold That Train
- Boogie Woogie Guitar
- That's Alright
- Stick With Me
- Doing My Best
- Good-Time Papa
- Baby, Boy, Baby
- Mean Old Blues
- You Have To Be Different
- The Jinx Is One Me
- It's Time To Move
- Hold Me Baby
- Nobody Loves Like My Little Girl

notes by Lawrence Hoffman

Flyright FLYCD 59

Flyright Records discography

29a1996The Blues Collection Vol. 84 - East Coast Blues

Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band
- Wash-Board Cut Out
Julius Daniels
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues [Victor 20658]
Blind Blake
- Southern Rag
Luke Jordan
- If I Call You Mama
Jack Gowdlock
- Poor Jane Blues
Peg Leg Howell & Eddie Anthony
- Turkey Buzzard Blues
Luke Jordan
- Pick Poor Robin Clean
Jack Gowdlock
- Rollin' Dough Blues
Julius Daniels & Bubba Lee Torrence
- Slippin' And Slidin' Up The Golden Street [Victor 20499]
Luke Jordan
- Tom Brown Sits In His Prison Cell
Blind Blake
- Depression's Gone From Me Blues
Blind Boy Fuller
- Walking And Looking Blues
Boy Green
- Play My Juke Box
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Carolina Blues

Gabriel Brown
- Down In The Bottom
Skoodle Dum Doo & Sheffield Seth Richard(s)
- Gas Ration Blues
Marylin Scott
- I Got What My Daddy Likes
Boy Green
- A And B Blues
Sunny Jones
- Don't Want Pretty Women
Skoodle Dum Doo & Sheffield Seth Richard(s)
- Tampa Blues


prod. by Tony Russell; remastering: John R.T. Davis

booklet notes by Tony Russell

Orbis BLU NC084

302001Gabriel Brown


Catfish CD 182 (UK)

312003Alan Lomax - Blues Songbook

disc: 1
- Goin' Down The River - Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Rolled And Tumbled - Rosalie Hill
- Cherry Ball Blues - Jack Owens & Bud Spires
- Dust My Broom - Howlin' Wolf
- Boogie Children - Joe Lee
- Stagolee - Lucious Curtis
- Stop All The Buses - Cecil Augusta
- Worried Life Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- The Pony Blues - Son House
- Tangle Eye Blues - Walter 'Tangle Eye' Jackson
- Trouble So Hard - Vera Ward Hall
- Worried Blues - Sonny Terry
- Beggin' The Blues - Bessie Jones

- John Henry - Gabriel Brown
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- Cherry Ball Blues - Skip James
- I Hate A Man Like You - Jelly Roll Morton
- Roll 'Em - Pete Johnson
- Kokomo - The Memphis Jug Band
- Life Is Like That - Big Bill Broonzy


disc: 2
- I Could Hear My Name A Ringin' - Big Bill Broonzy
- Dimples In Your Jaws - Joe Lee
- Catfish Blues - Jack Owens & Bud Spires
- Kill-It-Kid Rag - Blind Willie McTell
- You're Gonna Need My Help - Elinor Boyer
- The Army Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- Blues De La Prison - Canray Fontenot
- I Been Drinnkin' - Vera Ward Hall
- I Been A Bad, Bad Girl - Ozella Jones
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- Boogie Instrumental - R.L. Burnside
- Blind Lemon Blues - Lead Belly
- Sweet Patootie Blues - Albert Ammons
- The Last Time - Sam Chatmon
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Desert Blues - Hattie Ellis
- Joe Turner - Hobart Smith
- Joe Turner - Miles
- Joe Turner - Big Bill Broonzy
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Hobart Smith
- How Long Blues - Sonny Terry


2 CD set

Rounder CD 1866

322006Shake That Thing: East Coast Blues 1935-1953

disc 1:
Gabriel Brown
- John Henry (vocal)
- John Henry
- Blues
- Tone The Bell Easy
- Motherless Child
- Po' Boy, Long Way From Home
- A Dream Of Mine
- Education Blues
- Talking In Sebastopol
- Careless Love
- I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down
- You Ain't No Good
- Black Jack Blues
- Going My Way
- Down In The Bottom
- Bad Love
- I've Got To Stop Drinkin'
- Cold Love
- Not Now, I'll Tell You When
- I'm Gonna Take It Easy
- That's Alright
- Stick With Me
- I've Done Stopped Gamblin'
- Doing My Best
- Good-Time Papa
- Baby, Boy, Baby


disc 2:
Gabriel Brown
- It's Getting Soft
- Don't Worry About It
- Mean Old Blues
- You Have To Be Different
- The Jinx Is On Me
- It's Time To Move
- Hold Me Baby
- Nobody Loves Me Like My Little Girl
- Youngster's Blues
- Cold Mama
- I'm Just Crazy
- I Am Playing The Game
- I Am Just Hard Luck
- Got No Money Blues
- I Had My Hands On It
Dan Pickett
- Laughing Rag
- Baby How Long
- You Got To Do Better
- Ride To A Funeral In A V-8
- Decoration Day
- Drivin' That Thing
- That's Grieving Me
- 99 1/2 Won't Do
- Baby Don't You Want To Go
- Chicago Blues
- Something's Gone Wrong



disc 3:
Ralph Willis
- Worried Blues
- Comb Your Kitty Kat
- Just A Note
- Church Bells
- Trouble Don't Last
- Shake That Thing
- So Many Days
- That Gal's No Good
- New Goin' Down Slow
- Goin' To Chattanooga
- Steel Mill Blues
- I Will Never Love Again
- Goin' To Virginia
- Boar Hog Blues
- Eloise
- I've Been a Fool
- Christmas Blues
- Amen Blues
- Neighborhood Blues
- Mama, Mama Blues
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- I'm Gonna Rock
- Cool That Thing
- Sportin' Life
- Everyday I Weep And Moan
- Somebody Is Got To Go



disc 4:
Ralph Willis
- Blues, Blues, Blues
- I Got A Letter
- Too Late To Scream And Shout
- Hoodoo Man
- Income Tax Blues
- Bed Tick Blues
- Cold Chills
- Black And Tan
- Church Bell Blues
- Tell Me Pretty Baby
- Goodbye Blues
- Lazy Woman Blues
- Old Home Blues
- Salty Dog
- Cold Chills
- Amen
- Gonna Hop On Down The Line
- Do Right
- Door Bell Blues
- Why'd You Do It
Dan Pickett
- Early One Morning
- Number Writer
- Lemon Man
- Laughing Blues
- Number Writer Take 1
- I Can Shake It
- Drivin' That Thing (alternate)


4 CD box set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7753



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 109-110
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 97
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 64
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 19
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 59
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: front cover of Flyright FLYCD 59

thanks to Alan Balfour, Snežana Lažarević, Ulf Bergenblad, Phil Wight, Fede Corchero and Helge Thygesen for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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