Doctor Clayton Peter Joe Cleighton b. April 19, 1898 in Georgia d. January 7, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois discography

source: front cover of Blues & Rhythm 24 (1986)

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 Doctor Clayton 78 rpm / 45 rpm / EPs / LPs / CDs # year of release title / label # / notes 10 inch 78 rpm 1 1930 Jesse Clayton - Station House Blues (C-6080- ) - Neckbone Blues (C-6081- ) rec. September 9, 1930 in Chicago; Jesse Clayton, voc; unknown (prob. Georgia Tom Dorsey), p; unknown (Tampa Red), g Vocalion 1598 2 1935 Joe Pullum / Peter J. Clayton Joe Pullum - Joe Louis Is The Man (94491-1) * Peter J. Clayton - Peter's Blues (91415-1) # # rec. July 27, 1935 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Beatrice 'Toots' Willis, p * rec. August 13, 1935 in San Antonio, Tx.; Joe Pullum, voc: Andy Boy, p Bluebird B6071 3 1935 Milton 'Pinetop' Sparks / Peter J. Clayton Milton Sparks - Grinder Blues (91447-1) Peter J. Clayton - Yo Yo Jive [No. 2] (91416-1) # # rec. July 27, 1935 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Beatrice 'Toots' Willis, p * rec. July 28, 1935 in Chicago; Milton Sparks, voc; Aaron Sparks, p; Henry Townsend, g Bluebird B6096       - Naptown Blues (91409-1) - If You Don't Give Me What I Want (91410-1) - Yo Yo Jive (91413-1) - Working Man's Moan (91414-1) rec. July 27, 1935 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Beatrice 'Toots' Willis, p Bluebird unissued 4 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - '41 Blues (C-39898-1) - Love Is Gone (C-3902-1) rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb OKeh 06375 5 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - Slick Man Blues (C-3894-1) # - Confessin' The Blues (C-3972-1) * # rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb * rec. August 19, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb OKeh 06398 6 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - False Love Blues (C-3895-1) # - Streamline Love (C-3973-1) * # rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb * rec. August 19, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb OKeh 06464 # = Conqueror 9947 7 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - Roaming Gambler (C-3893-1) # - Something Going On Wrong (C-3896-1) rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb OKeh 06514 # = Conqueror 9947 8 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - Roaming Gambler [OKeh 06464] - False Love Blues [OKeh 06514] Conqueror 9947 9 1941 PETER CLEIGHTON - Confessin' The Blues (C-3972-1) * - Back Door Man Blues (C-3900-1) # # rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb * rec. August 19, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb Conqueror 9948       - Black Snake Blues (C-3897-1)# - Moonshine Man Blues (C-3899-1) * - Jitterbug Swing (C-3901-1) rec. July 1, 1941 in Chicago; Peter Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Robert Lockwood, g; unknown, sb Columbia unissued # = RST BD 2062 (1989) * = RST BD 2102 10 1941 Doctor Clayton - Doctor Clayton Blues (070402-1) - Gotta Find My Baby (070405-1) rec. November 11, 1941 in Chicago; Doctor Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb Bluebird B8901 11 1941 Doctor Clayton - Watch Out Mama (070403-1) - Cheating And Lying Blues (070404-1) rec. November 11, 1941 in Chicago; Doctor Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb Bluebird B8938 12 1942 Doctor Clayton - Honey Stealin' Blues (074166-1) # - On The Killin' Floor (074168-1) rec. March 27, 1942 in Chicago; Doctor Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb; Ransom Knowling, bb Bluebird 34-0702 # = Groove G5006 13 1942 Doctor Clayton - Pearl Harbor Blues (074170-1) - My Own Blues (074167-1) rec. March 27, 1942 in Chicago; Doctor Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb; Ransom Knowling, bb Bluebird B9003 14 1942 Doctor Clayton - Ain't No Business We Can Do (074171-1) - Moonshine Woman Blues (074169-1) rec. March 27, 1942 in Chicago; Doctor Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb; Ransom Knowling, bb Bluebird B9021 15 1942 Dr. Clayton - On The Killin' Floor - My Own Blues - Pearl Harbor Blues 12 inch 78 rpm Victory Disc VDisc 82 16 194? Doctor Clayton - Watch Out, Mama Lil Green - What Have I Done? (044976-1) Eddie Condon's Jazz Band with Hot Lips Page - Uncle Sam Blues 12 inch 78 rpm Victory Disc VDisc 191       - Root Doctor Blues (D6AB 1834) - Midnight Rambler (D6AB 1835) - Angels In Harlem (D6AB 1836) - Chain Eagle Blues (D6AB 1837) rec. February 22, 1946 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Leonard Caston, p; Ollie Crawford, g; Alfred Elkins, b unissued 17 1946 Dr. Clayton - I Need My Baby (D6VB 1921) - Hold That Train, Conductor (D6VB 1926) # rec. August 7, 1946 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Willie Lacey, g; Ransom Knowling, b Victor 20-1995 # = Groove G5006 18 1946 Dr. Clayton - Angels In Harlem (D6VB 1923) - Ain't Gonna Drink No More (D6VB 1922) rec. August 7, 1946 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Willie Lacey, g; Ransom Knowling, b Victor 20-2153 19 1946 Dr. Clayton - Copper Colored Mama (D6VB 1925) - Root Doctor Blues (D6VB 1924) rec. August 7, 1946 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Willie Lacey, g; Ransom Knowling, b Victor 20-2323 20 194? Doctor Clayton - Doctor Clayton Blues (070402-1) - Gotta Find My Baby (070405-1) rec. November 11, 1941 in Chicago; Doctor Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb Bluebird B8901 Victor 20-2799 45 rpm / EP / LP / CD compilations 21 1956 Dr. Clayton - Honey Stealin' Blues # - Hold That Train, Conductor * # rec. March 27, 1942 in Chicago; Doctor Cleighton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Alfred Elkins, imb; Ransome Knowling, bb * rec. August 7, 1946 in Chicago; Peter J. Clayton, voc; Blind John Davis, p; Willie Lacey, g; Ransom Knowling, b Groove 4G-5006 22 1964 Doctor Clayton - Angels In Harlem - On The Killin' Floor - Cheating And Lying - Watch Out Mama EP notes by Michael Vernon RCA RCX 7177 (RCA Victor Race Series Vol. 6) 23 1969 Chicago Sessions Vol. 1 (1937-41) Louisiana Johnny - Cherry Hill Blues - Razor Cuttin' Man Charlie Spand - Soon This Morning No. 2 - Gone Mother Blues Alfred Fields - Money Green - Mighty Blue - Spongy Baby - Step Pepper Stepper Frank Edwards - Sweet Man Blues - Three Women Blues Peter Cleighton - Roaming Gambler - Slick Man Blues - Something Going On Wrong - Confessin' The Blues Perry Weston - Border Blues - Night Time Is The Right Time Kokomo K-1005Kokomo discography 24 1970 Doctor Clayton And His Buddy: Pearl Harbour Blues [sic] Doctor Clayton - My Own Blues - Moonshine Women Blues - Pearl Harbor Blues [sic] - Ain't No Business We Can Do - I Need My Baby - Ain't Gonna Drink No More - Root Doctor Blues - Copper 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 notes by Neil Slaven RCA INT 1176 (UK) 25 1975 Bluebird Blues Sleepy John Estes - Poor John Blues - Little Laura Blues - When The Saints Go Marching In Son Bonds - A Hard Pill To Swallow Blind Willie McTell - Searching The Desert For The Blues - Mr. McTell Got The Blues Big Joe Williams - Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff - Wild Cow Blues Tommy McClennan - Bottle It Up And Go - Brown Skin Girl - Bluebird Blues Clifford Gibson - She Rolls It Slow Sonny Boy Williamson - Down South - Moonshine - Elevator Woman Washboard Sam & His Washboard Band - Gonna Hit The Highway Big Maceo - Texas Blues - Detroit Jump Arthur "Big Boy"Crudup - That's All Right - Mean Old Frisco - Rock Me Mama Doctor Clayton - Copper Colored Mama Doctor Clayton's Buddy - Nappy Head Woman - Walking With The Blues 2 LP set RCA RVC RA-9054/55 (Jp 1975) 25a 1981 Vintage Blues Big Maceo - Kid Man Blues Dr. Clayton - Cheating And Lying Blues Arthur Crudup - Who's Been Fooling You - The War Is Over Jazz Gillum - Whiskey Headed Buddies Lonnie Johnson - Some Day Baby - My Love Is Down Piano Red - Sober St. Louis Jimmy - My Story Blues Arbee Stidham - My Heart Belongs To You Sunnyland Slim - Farewell Little Girl - Broke & Hungry Roosevelt Sykes - Bobby Sox Blues - Her Little Machine Tampa Red - Give Me Mine Now - Better Leave My Gal Alone Big Joe Williams - Drop Down Blues - Wanita [actually plays "Somebody's Been Borrowing"] Sonny Boy Williamson - We Got To Win - Sonny Boy's Jump RCA INTS 5099 = RCA NL 43607 26 1982 Big City Blues Bumble Bee Slim - Burned Down Mill Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning, School Girl Rosetta Howard - Let Your Linen Hang Low Curtis Jones - Gold Digger Blues Doctor Clayton - On The Killin' Floor Jazz Gillum - Take A Little Walk With Me Peg Leg Howell - Sadie Lee Blues Texas Alexander - Sabine River Blues Martha Copeland - Stole My Man Blues Cousin Joe - Bad Luck Blues Walter Davis - I Did Everything I Could Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson Swing Peetie Wheatstraw - Chicago Mill Blues St. Louis Jimmy - Going Down Slow Jim Jackson - My Monday Woman Blues Leroy Carr - Six Cold Feet In The Ground Albatros VPA 8473 = Albatros: VC 5021 (cassette)Albatros Records discography 27 1982 Okeh Chicago Blues - Good Doing Daddy - Big Boy Edwards (unissued master) - Hollywood Stomp - Victoria Spivey & Her Chicago Four - Blues And Trouble - Curtis Jones (unissued performance) - Brownskin Woman Swing - Roosevelt Scott - Miss Ora Lee Blues - Peter Chatman & His Washboard Band - Born For Bad Luck - Brownie Mcghee - Weed Head Woman - Champion Jack Dupree - 15 Cents A Day - Roosevelt Sykes (The Honey Dripper) - Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins - Confessin' The Blues - Peter Cleighton - I Am Sailin' - Memphis Minnie - Just Had To Holler - Little Son Joe - I Can't Write - Big Bill & His Rhythm Band - Bad Whiskey Blues - The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) - Tennessee Woman Blues - Johnny Shines (unissued) - Delta Pine Blues - Johnny Shines (unissued) - Ride, Ride Mama - Johnny Shines (unissued) - Evil-Hearted Woman Blues - Johnny Shines (unissued) rec. Chicago, Feb 24, 1946; Johnny Shines, voc, g; prob. Big Bill Broonzy, g; - Jitterbug Blues - Muddy Waters (unissued) - Hard Day Blues - Muddy Waters (unissued) - Burying Ground Blues - Muddy Waters (unissued) Muddy Waters (Vocal, Guitar), James Clarke (Piano), Probably Baby-face Leroy Foster (Guitar), Chicago, September 27, 1946) Big Joe Williams - P Vine Blues - Bad And Weak Hearted Blues - King Biscuit Stomp - I'm A Highway Man - Banta Rooster Blues (unissued) - Mean Step Father Blues (unissued) - House Lady Blues - Don't You Leave Me Here (Big Joe Williams (Vcl, Guitar), Sonny Boy Williamson (Harmonica), Ransom Knowling (Bass), Judge Lawrence Riley (Drums), Chicago, December 18, 1947) compiled and edited by Michael Brooks & Jim Fishel 2 LP set notes by Jim O'Neal Epic EG 37318/37319 = Epic EPC 22123 (UK) 28 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 - Copper Colored Mama - Hold That Train, Conductor notes by Terry Ohmer Bluetime BT-2005 29 1989 Doctor Clayton And His Buddy (1935 - 1947) Peter J. Clayton - Peter's Blues - Yo Yo Jive - Roaming Gambler - Slick Man Blues - False Love Blues - Something Going On Wrong - Black Snake Blues - '41 Blues - Love Is Gone - Confessin' The Blues - Streamline Love Sunnyland Slim ( as Doctor Clayton's Buddy) - Farewell Little Girl - Broke And Hungry - Illinois Central - Nappy Head Woman - Across The Hall - Walking With The Blues - Sweet Lucy Blues - No Whiskey Blues Blues Documents BD-2062 = Story of the Blues CD 3539 (1993) 30 1990 Blues Bands In Chicago (1934-1941) John Oscar - You Can't Last Long Like That - Got To Be Worried Now - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter - Something's Wrong - Swing My Rhythm Blue Scott And His Blue Boys - Rubbin' Rubbin' - Rubbin' Rubbin' tk 2 - At The Bottom Leonard Scott - She's Got Something Good - You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down Jimmy Strange - Yas Yas Yas - Yas Yas Yas No. 2 Chicago Five - I Ain't Gonna Do It - I'm A Gamblin' Man Bob Robinson Trio - Crying For Love - Heart-Breaking Blues Jimmy McLain - Tailor Made Blues - Keep Your Fly Trap Closed Peter Clayton - Moonshine Man Blues RST Blues Documents BD-2102 (Austria 1990) 31 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 notes by David M. Frost Document DOCD 5179 www.document-records.com 32 1994 Doctor Clayton & His Buddies: Complete Recordings 1946 & 1947 Doctor Clayton - I Need My Baby - Ain't Gonna Drink No More - Angels In Harlem - Root Doctor Blues - Copper Colored Mama - Hold That Train Conductor Doctor Clayton's Buddy (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 Willie "Longtime" Smith - No Special Rider Here - My Buddy Doctor Clayton - Due Respects To You - I Love You Baby Boogie - Dirty Deal Boogie - Flying Cloud Boogie - Devilment on my mind - Homeless blues Old Tramp OTCD 05 (NL) 33 1996 Uncle Sam Blues - Army Blues - Bukka White - G.I. Blues - Lightnin' Slim - Red's Dream - Louisiana Red - Vietnam Blues - J.B. Lenoir - Stormy Desert - Cooper Terry - Overseas Blues - Memphis Willie Borum - Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man - Snooky Pryor - Back To Korea Blues - Sunnyland Slim - Vietcong Blues - Junior Wells - Million Lonesome Women - Brownie McGhee - '41 Blues - Dr. Clayton - Pearl Harbor Blues - Dr. Clayton - Give Me A 32-30 - Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Win The War Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson - The Army Blues - David Edwards< - Atomic Bomb Blues - Homer Harris - So Cold In Vietnam - Johnny Shines - Sad News From Korea - Lightnin' Hopkins Blues Encore CD 52043 34 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 P-Vine PCD-5774 (Jp) Will be completed and expanded with further details !!! Sources / Further reading: - Chris Smith: "I'm a first class root doctor".- Part 1: Talking Blues 5 (1977), p. 2-7; Part 2: Talking Blues 6 (1977), p. 8-14; Afterword: Talking Blues 7 (1977), p. 13-16 - Tony Burke: "Ain't gonna drink no more" The Story of Doctor Clayton / Doctor Clayton discography.- Blues & Rhythm 24 (1986), p. 4-6 - Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 163-164 - Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 95 - Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 258 - http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/label/bluetime/bluetime.htm - http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/c/clayton.htm - http://home.no.net/bluesman/Hjemmeside/dc.htm - http://www.blues.ru/BlackCat/dc.htm - http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/PearlHarbor/popular-songs.htm source of left column picture: front cover of Bluetime BT-2005 thanks to Alan Balfour and Jim O'Neal for additional info / scans   Chris Smith: "I'm a first class root doctor".- Part 1: Talking Blues 5 (1977), p. 2-7; Part 2: Talking Blues 6 (1977), p. 8-14; Afterword: Talking Blues 7 (1977), p. 13-16 Tony Burke: "Ain't gonna drink no more" The Story of Doctor Clayton / Doctor Clayton discography.- Blues & Rhythm 24 (1986), p. 4-6 The articles above are 'published' here for private research only. While of historical interest, they may contain factual errors only revealed by later research. Be advised that more recent reference works should be consulted regarding factual points such as spelling of names, dates of birth, dates of recordings.   Doctor Clayton bio at Bad Dog Blues source: cover of  Talking Blues 5 (1977)   Back to 'American Music' Back to starting page [www.wirz.de] © responsible for contents: Stefan Wirz (latest date of editing: 04/28/2017)