Illustrated Blind Lemon Jefferson discography

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Paramount publicity photo, probably taken in 1925
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Lemmon B. Jefferson, b. September 1893 near Big Tehuacana Creek,
between present-day Wortham and Kirvin, Freestone County, Texas

d. Dezember 19, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois
buried at Wortham Negro Cemetery (later Wortham Black Cemetery)
In 2007, the cemetery's name was changed to Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery
discography

Blind Lemon Jefferson 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs

year
of release

title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records,
but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible
even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data

1926

BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON

- Booster Blues (2474-1) @ youtube @ Spotify
- Dry Southern Blues (2475-1) @ youtube @ Spotify

rec. c. March 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
some copies as by "Blind Lemon Jeffesron" [sic]

Paramount 12347

1926

BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON

- Long Lonesome Blues (2472-1) @ Spotify
or
- Long Lonesome Blues (2472-2) @ Spotify
- Got The Blues (2471-1) @ Spotify
or
- Got The Blues (2471-2) @ Spotify

rec. c. March 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

- Long Lonesome Blues (1054) # @ Spotify
- Got The Blues (1053) # @ Spotify

# rec. c. May 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g (Marsh Laboratories recordings, no takes are shown)

some copies as by "Blind Lemon Jeffesron" [sic], some copies give author credit to "Lemons Jefferson" [sic]

"Blind Lemon Jeffesron" [sic]

St. Louis Music Company double sided broadsheet flyer
("World's Largest Distributors Of Race Records by Mail")

"Lemon"

"Lemon"

"Lemons"

"Lemons"
Paramount 12354
(2472 / 2471)

"Lemon"

"Lemon"

"Lemons"
Paramount 12354
(1054 / 1053)

7/1926

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Black Horse Blues (2543-1) @ youtube @ Spotify
- Corinna Blues (2544-1) @ youtube @ Spotify
or
- Corinna Blues (2544-2) @ youtube @ Spotify

rec. c. April 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12367

1926

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Jack O'Diamonds (2557-1) @ Spotify
or
- Jack O'Diamonds (2557-2) # @ Spotify
- Chock House Blues (2558-2) # @ youtube @ Spotify

rec. c. May 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12373

# = Paramount 14022
(1949?)

# = Jazz Collector L 103
(1953)

Jazz Collector discography

1926

Deacon L. J. Bates

- All I Want Is That Pure Religion (11041-1) @ youtube @ Spotify
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart (11040-1) @ Spotify

rec. c. December 1925 / January 1926 in Chicago, IL; Deacon L.J. Bates (almost certainly Blind Lemon Jefferson in religious role), voc, g

Paramount 12386

= Herwin 93031
(as by Deacon Jackson)

1926

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Old Rounders Blues (2018-1)
- Beggin Back (2016-4)

rec. c. August 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12394

1/1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- That Black Snake Moan (3067-2)
- Stocking Feet Blues (3066-1)

rec. c. November 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12407

4/1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Wartime Blues (3070-1) #
- Booger Rooger Blues (3088-2) *

# rec. c. November 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. December 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12425

Paramount 12425
test pressing

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Bad Luck Blues (3090-2) *
- Broke And Hungry (3076-2) #

# rec. c. November 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. December 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12443

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Rabbit Foot Blues (3089-1) *
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues (3077-2) #

# rec. c. November 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. December 1926 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12454

= Tempo R46 (UK 195?)

= Jazz Collector L 91

Jazz Collector discography

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Black Snake Moan (80523-B)
- Match Box Blues (80524-B) [starts "I'm Going To The River"]

rec. March 14, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

early pressing

later pressing
OKeh 8455

= Jazz Classics 511

= Jazz Society AA513 (Fr)

Jazz Society discography

- 'Stillery Blues (80525-B)
- Woman Labor Man (80526-B)
- My Easy Rider (80527-B)
- Elder Green's In Town (80528-B)
- English Stop Time (80529-B) (instr)

rec. March 14, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

OKeh unissued

- Laboring Man Away From Home (80536-B)

rec. March 15, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

OKeh unissued

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Match Box Blues (4424-2) [starts with partial instrumental, then "Sitting Here Wondering"]
or
- Match Box Blues (4446-4) [starts with full instrumental chorus, then "Sitting Here Wondering"]
- Easy Rider Blues (4423-2)

rec. c. April 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12474

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Rising High Water Blues (George Perkins) (4491-5) #
- Teddy Bear Blues (George Perkins) (4567-1) *
or
- Teddy Bear Blues (George Perkins) (4567-2) *

# rec. c. May 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc; George Perkins, p
* rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc; George Perkins, p

Paramount 12487

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson and his Feet / Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson and his Feet
- Hot Dogs (George Perkins) (4578-3) * @ youtube
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Weary Dogs Blues (George Perkins) (4514-4) # @ youtube

# rec. c. May 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g~~; George Perkins, p~~ (despite "Piano and Guitar Acc." on label)
* rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, g, sp~~; George Perkins, p~~

Paramount 12493

# Tempo R 38 (UK 195?)

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Black Snake Dream Blues (George Perkins) (4577-2) *
- Right Of Way Blues (George Perkins) (4515-2) #

# rec. c. May 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12510

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Rambler Blues (20040-2)
- Struck Sorrow Blues (20039-2)

rec. c. September 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12541

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Chinch Bug Blues (20064-1)
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues (20065-2)

rec. c. October 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12551

1927

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Gone Dead On You Blues (20070-2)
- One Dime Blues (20075-2)

rec. c. October 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12578

1/1928

1st edition
Deacon L. J. Bates
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean (20074-2) (2:42) * @ Spotify
- He Arose From The Dead (4579-1) #

2nd edition
Deacon L. J. Bates
- Where Shall I Be (20073-2) * @ youtube
- He Arose From The Dead (4579-1) #

# rec. c. June 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. October 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12585 (1st ed.)

Paramount 12585 (2nd ed.)

2nd ed. = Herwin 93004
as by Elder J. C. Brown

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Sunshine Special (20066-1)
- Lonesome House Blues (20076-2)

rec. c. October 1927 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12593

4/1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- 'Lectric Chair Blues (20364-2)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (20374-1) (2:52) @ youtube

rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12608

= Broadway 5059

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Lemon's Worried Blues (20375-3)
- Prison Cell Blues (20388-2)

rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12622

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Balky Mule Blues (20381-3)
- Mean Jumper Blues (20380-2)

rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12631

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Lemon's Cannon Ball Blues (20401-1) *
- Change My Luck Blues (20387-2) #

# rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. March 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12639

# Tempo R 38 (UK 195?)

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Piney Woods Money Mama (20408-2) #
- Low Down Mojo Blues (20636-1) *

# rec. c. March 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. June 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

"Blind Lemon JeffersonS' [sic] Birthday Record"

Paramount 12650

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (20363-?) (~2:49) // @ youtube @ Spotify ("I used to be a drunkard, I was rowdy everywhere I go")
or
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (20363-2) (~2:38) \\ @ youtube @ Spotify ("I used to be a drunkard, rowdy everywhere I go")

- Long Lastin' Lovin' (20407-2) * @ Spotify

// \\ rec. c. February 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

* rec. c. March 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

20363-? may derive from a variation of Paramount 12666 (then probably being 20363-1) or from a test pressing

Paramount 12666

// Collectors Classics CC22

// Document DOCD-5019

// JSP JSPCD-7706

\\ Riverside RLP 1053 /
London AL3546

\\ Riverside diverse

\\ Milestone diverse

\\ Joker SM 3103

\\ Olympic OL 7134 /
Collectables COL-5194/
Tradition/Rykodisc
TCD 1011

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

c. July 1928 session
- Lockstep Blues (20750-2)
- Hangman's Blues (20751-1, -2)

rec. c. July 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
remade at the c. August 1928 session

c. August 1928 session #
- Lockstep Blues (20815-2)
- Hangman's Blues (20816-2)

rec. c. August 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12679
("20750" / "20751")

# = Tempo R39 (UK 195?)

# = E-Disc R2 (Sw 195?)

1928

BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON / TAMPA RED

BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON
- How Long How Long (20788-1) #
TAMPA RED
- Through Train Blues (20544-2) *

# rec. c. July 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. c. May 1928 in Chicago, IL; Tampa Red, voc, g; unknown, bb

Tampa Red discography

Paramount 12685

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Christmas Eve Blues (20818-2)
- Happy New Year Blues (20819-2)

rec. c. August 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12692

1928

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- D B Blues (20821-1)
- Maltese Cat Blues (20820-1) [some [all?] labels as by "Blind Lemon Jetferson"!]

rec. c. August 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12712

1928/29

Blind Lemon Jefferson

c. July 1928 session
- Competition Bed Blues (20749-2)
- Sad News Blues (20772-2)

rec. c. July 1928 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
remade at the c. January 1929 session

c. January 1929 session
- Competition Bed Blues (21132-1)
- Sad News Blues (21133-1)

rec. c. January 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12728

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Eagle Eyed Mama (21095-3)
- Dynamite Blues (21096-1)

rec. c. January 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12739

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- That Black Snake Moan No. 2 (21202-1)
- Tin Cup Blues (21198-1)

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12756

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Oil Well Blues (21197-1)
- Saturday Night Spender Blues (21201-2)

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12771

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

c. March 1929 session
- Peach Orchard Mama (21196-1)
- Big Night Blues (21199-1)

rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
remade at the c. August 1929 session

c. August 1929 session
- Peach Orchard Mama (21400-2)
- Big Night Blues (21402-2)

rec. c. August 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12801

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Bakershop Blues (15668)
- Long Distance Moan (15670-A)

rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12852

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Bed Springs Blues (L.Jefferson) (15664)
- Yo Yo Blues (L.Jefferson) (15665)

rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12872

= Broadway 5056

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Pneumonia Blues (Jefferson-Lamoore) (15669)
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues (Jefferson-Lamoore) (15671)

rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12880

1930?

Descriptive Novelty: Featuring Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Will Ezell, Charlie Spand, The Hokum Boys, Papa Charlie Jackson ("The Paramount All Stars")

- Hometown Skiffle – Part I (21453-2)
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-3)

rec. c. ~~October~~ August 1929 in Chicago, IL; The Hokum Boys: prob. Alex Hill, voc; poss. Georgia Tom Dorsey, p; unidentified, voc; Charlie Spand, p, voc; Will Ezell, p, sp; Papa Charlie Jackson, bj, voc; Blind Lemon Jefferson [?], g, sp; Arthur Blake, g, sp; prob. Alex Hill, announcements

"Hometown Skiffle – Part I" actually consists of brief contributions:
The Hokum Boys: Shake That Thing
Will Ezell: Mixed Up Rag
Blind Blake: A Blues

"Hometown Skiffle – Part II" actually consists of brief contributions:
Blind Lemon Jefferson [or rather: Blind Blake impersonating Blind Lemon Jefferson]: Introduction
The Hokum Boys: Sellin' That Stuff
Charlie Spand: Soon This Morning
Papa Charlie Jackson: Shake That Thing

Blind Blake discography

Papa Charlie Jackson discography

Charlie Spand discography

Paramount 12886

= Steiner-Davis SD 107
(1948) (as by Charlie Spand,
Will Ezell, Alex Hill, Papa
Charlie and others)

= Tempo R 20 (UK 1950)

- Hometown Skiffle – Part I (21453-1)
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-1)
- Hometown Skiffle – Part II (21454-2)

rec. c. October 1929 in Chicago, IL; The Hokum Boys: prob. Alex Hill, voc; poss. Georgia Tom Dorsey, p; unidentified, voc; Charlie Spand, p, voc; Will Ezell, p, sp; Papa Charlie Jackson, bj, voc; Blind Lemon Jefferson [?], g, sp; Arthur Blake, g, sp; prob. Alex Hill, announcements

unissued tests:
21453-1-2 (unissued take 1)
51454-1-2 (unissued both takes)

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Southern Woman Blues (15667- )
- Mosquito Moan (15666- )

rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12899

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Cat Man Blues (15673- )
- Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues (15672- )

rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12921

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- The Cheaters Spell (15674) *
- Disgusted Blues (Lamoore) (21110-2) #

# rec. c. January 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12933

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Bootin' Me 'Bout (Lamoore) (15675) *
- Empty House Blues (Lamoore) (21200-1) #

# rec. c. March 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g
* rec. September 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Paramount 12946

43a

195?

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Change My Luck Blues [Paramount 12639]
- Weary Dogs Blues [Paramount 12493]

Tempo R 38 (UK 195?)

LP / CD compilations

1953

The Folk Blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Lonesome House Blues
- Jack O' Diamonds Blues

- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Woman Blues
- That Black Snake Moan No. 2
- Balky Mule Blues

prod. by Bill Grauer
Riverside RLP 1014 cover artwork by Paul Robert J. Lee

10 inch LP
notes by Orrin Keepnews

Riverside RLP 1014 (US 1953)

10 inch LP
notes by Anonymous

= London AL 3508 (UK 1953)

London/Riverside discography

≠ Riverside RLP 12-125
(12 inch LP)

1955

Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
and other Folk-Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- Bad Luck Blues
- Big Night Blues
- Peach Orchard Mama

- Sunshine Special
- Chock House Blues
- Long Distance Moan
- Baker Shop

10 inch LP

Riverside RLP 1053 (US 10/1955)

10 inch LP

London AL 3546 (UK)

London/Riverside discography

4/1957

Blind Lemon Jefferson sings the Blues

- Rising High Water Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Tin Cap Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues

- That Growling Baby Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- Oil Well Blues
- Long Lastin' Lovin'

10 inch LP
notes by Paul Oliver

London AL 3564

London/Riverside discography

1957

Blind Lemon
the classic folk blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- That Growling Baby Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- Oil Well Blues
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- Tin Cup Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues

- Risin High Water Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Big Night Blues
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Sunshine Special

front cover design by Paul Bacon, photo by Paul Weller

Riverside RLP 12-125

1958

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 2

- The Black Snake Moan
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues

- Lonesome House Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- That Black Snake Moan Number 2
- Long Distance Moan
- Bakershop Blues

front cover design by Paul Bacon, photo by Paul Weller

notes by Orrin Keepnews

Riverside RLP 12-136

48a

1959

The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell - Low Down Rounder's Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band - Stealin' Stealin'
Blind Willie Johnson - You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond

Leroy Carr - Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes - Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy - Key To The Highway
Bukka White - Fixin' To Die
Tommy McClennan - I'm A Guitar King
Robert Johnson - Preachin' Blues
Washboard Sam - I Been Treated Wrong

edited by Samuel B. Charters

LP accompanying Samuel B. Charters' book "The Country Blues"

New York (Rinehart & Company), 1959London (Michael Joseph), 1960New York (da Capo), 1975

8-page booklet by Samuel B. Charters

RBF RF 1 (US 1959)

= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)

RBF discography

1959?

Blind Lemon Jefferson and Buddy Boy Hawkins
The Male Blues Vol. 5

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Stocking Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan

Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Shaggy Dog Blues
- Jailhouse Fire Blues

Buddy Boy Hawkins discography

notes by Owen Bryce

Jazz Collector JEL 8

Jazz Collector discography

1962

The Country Blues - Texas

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Blind Lemon's Cannonball Moan
- One Dime Blues
- Got The Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Lockstep Blues
- Change My Luck Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues

Willard 'Ramblin' Thomas
- Good Time Blues
- Ramblin' Man
- Poor Boy Blues
- Jig Head Blues
- New Way Of Livin'
- Hard Dallas Blues
- So Lonesome Blues
- Lock And Key Blues

Ramblin' Thomas discography

Heritage HLP 1007

Heritage Records discography

= Collectors Classics CC 5
(Denmark) "Blind Lemon
Jefferson / Willard
'Ramblin' Thomas"

Collectors Classics discography

= Early Jazz Classics
EJC 1200

196?

Blind Lemon Jefferson and Ed Bell
The Male Blues Vol. 7

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Change My Luck Blues
- Weary Dogs Blues [sic!]

Ed Bell
- Frisco Whistle Blues
- Mean Conductor Blues

Ed Bell discography

Jazz Collector JEL 13

Jazz Collector discography

196?

Blind Lemon Jefferson and Huddie Ledbetter
The Male Blues Vol. 8

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- One Dime Blues

Huddie Ledbetter
- Four Day Worry Blues
- New Black Snake Moan

Jazz Collector JEL 24

Jazz Collector discography

52a

1965

Blind Lemon Jefferson
The Great Country Blues Singers

- Blind Pig Blues (tk 1)
- Hurry And Bring It Home (tk 2)

- We Sure Got Hard Times Now (tk 1)
- The Spider And The Fly (tk 2)

7 inch 45 rpm EP

Swedish Blues Society
sbs ep 2

1966

The Party Blues

Dennis McMillon
- Paper Wooden Daddy @ youtube
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Bed Springs Blues @ youtube
Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band
- It's Tight Like That @ youtube
- How Long How Long Blues @ youtube
- She Loves So Good @ youtube
Red Nelson ["Dirty Red"]
- Mother Fuyer
Soldier Boy Houston
- Western Rider Blues [Atlantic 971] @ youtube

Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
- Don't Drink It In Here @ Spotify
Memphis Jug Band
- Oh Ambulance Man @ youtube
- Cave Man Blues @ youtube
Jim Hill & Eddie Anthony
- Wringing That Thing @ youtube
Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man Blues @ youtube
Bo Carter
- All Around Man @ youtube
Blind Blake
- Diddie Wa Diddie @ youtube

prod. by Richard Spottswood

Melodeon MLP 7324 (US 1966)

Melodeon MLP 7324
("Biograph" reissue 197?)
"Party Blues"

Melodeon discography

53a

1966

The Mike Raven Blues Show

- Levee Camp Moan - Texas Alexander
- Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Walk Right In - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Four Till Late - Robert Johnson
- Cow Cow Blues - Speckled Red
- Low Friends - Victoria Spivey

- See See Rider - Leadbelly
- Willie May Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- The Sky Is Crying - Sonny Boy Williamson
- I'm Gonna Lay Down - Brownie McGhee
- Don't Treat That Man - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Kocking At Your Door - Elmore James

notes (1st November, 1966)
by Mike Raven

XTRA 1047 (UK 1966)

XTRA Records discography

1967

The Immortal Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Lock Step Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Low Down Mojo Blues

- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Bootin' Me 'Bout
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues

Milestone MLP 2004

Milestone Records discography

= CBS 63738 (UK)

1967

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 1 (1926-1929)

Roots RL 301 (1st ed. 1967; 14 tracks)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Wartime Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Corrina Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Maltese Cat Blues
- D.B. Blues
- Dry Southern Blues

- Booster Blues
- Dynamite Blues
- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Right Of Way Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Black Snake Moan
- Chock House Blues

produced by Evelyn Hruby; compiled by Johnny Parth

Roots RL 301 (2nd ed. 1970) / autogram RL-301 (18 tracks)
Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 1 (1926-1929)
- Wartime Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Corrina Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Maltese Cat Blues
- D.B. Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Rambler Blues [not on 1st ed.]
- Rabbit Foot Blues [not on 1st ed.]

- Booster Blues
- Dynamite Blues
- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Right Of Way Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Black Snake Moan
- Chock House Blues
- Prison Cell Blues [not on 1st ed.]
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [not on 1st ed.]

compiled and produced by Evelyn Parth; remastered by Hans Peter Strobl

Document DLP 587 (1990; 18 tracks)
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926-1929)
- Booster Blues (2474-1)
- Dry Southern Blues (2475-1)
- Black Horse Blues (2543-1)
- Corinna Blues (2544-2)
- Chock House Blues (2558-2)
- Wartime Blues (3070-1)
- Booger Rooger Blues (3088-2)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (3089-1)
- Black Snake Moan (80523-B)

- Right Of Way Blues (4515-2)
- Black Snake Dream Blues 4577-2)
- Rambler Blues (20040-2)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (20374-1)
- Prison Cell Blues (20388-2)
- Maltese Cat Blues (20820-1)
- D B Blues (20821-1)
- Eagle Eyed Mama (21095-3)
- Dynamite Blues (21096-1)

compiled and produced by Johnny Parth; remastered by Studio Hans Klement
original recordings from the collections of Dr. Bernd Küfferle and Johnny Parth

Roots RL-301 (14 tracks)
(1st ed. Austria 1967)

(=) Roots RL-301 (18 tracks)
(2. rev. ed. Austria 1970)

Roots Records discography

(=) Document DLP 587
(Austria 1990)

Document Records discography

= autogram/Roots RL-301 (Germany 2005)

1968

Nearer My God To Thee (1926-1942)
Sanctified Singers, Preachers & Congregations

Richard Rabbit Brown
- Sinking Of The Titanic
Sister Mary Nelson
- The Royal Telephone
Joe & Emma Taggart
- Mother's Love
Rev. F.W. McGee
- Jonah In The Belly Of The Whale
Washington Phillips
- Lift Him Up That's All
Mississippi John Hurt
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground
Arizona Dranes
- Sweet heaven Is My Home
Blind Willie Johnson
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond

Bozie Sturdivant
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
Mississippi John Hurt
- Blessed Be The Mama
Rev. F.W. McGee
- With His Stripes We Are Healed
Arizona Dranes
- It's All Right Now
Blind Joe Taggart
- Religion Is Something Within You
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- He Arose From The Dead
Skip James
- Be Ready When He Comes
Barbecue Bob
- When The Saints Go Marching In

compiled and produced by Evelyn Sperker

Roots RL-304

Roots Records discography

1968

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 2 (1925-1929)

- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- All I Want Is That Pure Religeon
- Jack o'Diamond Blues - tk. 1
- Old Rounder's Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues - tk. 2
- Match Box Blues - tk. 4
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - no. 1
- 'Lectric Chair Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Competition Bed Blues
- Sad News Blues
- Christmas Eve Blues
- Happy New Year Blues
- Yo Yo Blues
- Fence Breakin
- Yellen' Blues
- Cat Man Blues

Roots RL-306

Roots Records discography

= RST BD-2082

1968

Texas Country Music Vol. 1 (1927-1936)

Henry Thomas
- Arkansas
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Sunshine Special - tk 1
Bernice Edwards
- Hot Mattress Stomp
J.T. "Funny Paper" Smith
- Before Long
Texas Tommy
- Jail Break Blues
Ramblin' Thomas
- No Job Blues
- Back Gnawing Blues
Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts
- Frisco Blues

Coley Jones
- Sweet Mama Blues
Dallas String Band
- Dallas Rag
Blind Willie Johnson
- When The War Was On
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
Texas Alexander
- Section Gand Blues
- No More Woman Blues
- Sittin' On A Log
Jesse James
- Sweet Patuni

compiled and produced by Evelyn Parth; cover photo: Mike Leadbitter

Roots RL-312

= Autogram RL-312 (Germany 2010)
"Texas Country Music
Vol. 1 - Blues series"

Roots Records discography

1968

Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933

Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Awful Fix
Henry Thomas
- Don't Leave Me Here
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Hot Dogs
Little Hat Jones
- Bye Eye Baby Blues
Six Cylinder Smith
- Oh Oh Lonesome
Sammy Hill
- Needin' My Women
King Solomon Hill
- The Gone Dead Train

Willie Reed
- Dreaming Blues
Henry Thomas
- Lovin' Babe
Texas Alexander
- 98 Degree Blues
Little Hat Jones
- Kentucky Blues
Sammy Hill
- Cryin' For You
King Solomon Hill
- Tell Me Baby
Six Cylinder Smith
- Pennsylvania Woman Blues

notes by Horace Butterworth
[= Stephen Calt]

Belzona L-1004

notes by Stephen Calt

= Yazoo L-1004 (19??)

notes by Stephen Calt

= Yazoo L-1004 (19??)
"Don't Leave Me Here"
The Blues of Texas,
Arkansas, & Louisiana
1927-1932

= Yazoo CD 1004 YAZ
(1991)

Yazoo Records discography

1968

Blind Lemon Jefferson 1926-29

- Got The Blues (3:01)
- Long Lonesome Blues (2:57)
- Booster Blues (2:54)
- Dry Southern Blues (2:50)
- Beggin' Back (2:50)
- Match Box Blues (3:16)

- Hot Dogs (2:49)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:41)
- Christmas Eve Blues (2:43)
- Happy New Years Blues (2:41)
- Bed Spring Blues (2:54)
- Yo Yo Blues (2:36)

cover artwork by Fred Romary

notes by Lawrence Cohn

Biograph BLP-12000

= Biograph 6370 901 (F)

Biograph Records discography

1968?

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume Two

- Jack O' Diamonds
- Chock House Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Rising High Water Blues

- Teddy Bear Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Change My Luck Blues

notes by Ralph J. Gleason

Milestone MLP 2007

Milestone Records discography

1969

Blind Lemon Jefferson 1926-29
Vol. 2: Master Of The Blues

- 'Lectric Chair Blues
- How Long, How Long
- D.B. Blues
- Maltese Cat Blues
- Fence Breakin' Yellen' Blues
- Cat Man Blues

- Booger Rooger Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Where Shall I Be
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Women
- Rambler Blues

artwork of b/w cover by Arnold S. Caplin
artwork of red cover by Fred Romary

notes by Chris Albertson

Biograph BLP-12015

= Blue Moon BMLP 1.050
(UK)

Biograph Records discography

1969/70?

Blind Lemon Jefferson
Masters of the Blues Volume 1

- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Stocking Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Broke And Hungry
- Shucklin' Sugar Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Rising High Water Blues

- Weary Dog Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Woman
- Sunshine Special
- Where Shall I Be
- Lonesome House Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues ("20363-2") [actually 20363-?]

Collector's Classics CC22

1970

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 3 (1928-1929)

- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- How Long How Long
- Oil Well Blues
- Tin Cup Blues
- That Black Shake Moan no. 2
- Big Night Blues

- Peach Orchard Mama
- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Woman Blues
- Bakershop Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- Long Distance Moan
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues
- Bootin' Me 'Bout

Roots RL-331

Roots Records discography

1970

Ten Years Of Black Country Religion 1926 - 1936

Charley Patton
- Lord I'm Discouraged
Kid Prince Moore
- Church Bells
- Sign Of Judgement
Blind Willie Davis
- I've Got A Key To The Kingdom
- Your Enemy Cannot Harm You
Lonnie Mcintorsh
- Arise And Shine
Bo Weavil Jackson
- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land

Jaybird Coleman
- I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan Some Of These Days
Charley Patton
- Prayer Of Death - part 1
- Prayer Of Death - part 2
Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers
- Go I'll Send Thee
- Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Where Shall I Be ?
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion

notes by Stephen Calt,
Nick Perls & Michael
Stewart

Yazoo L-1022

Yazoo Records discography

1970

Recording The Blues

Lucille Bogan - Skin Game Blues
Bertha 'Chippie' Hill (with Louis Armstrong) - Kid Man Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rabbit Foot Blues
Whistlin' Alex Moore - Blue Bloomer Blues
Barbecue Bob - Crooked Woman Blues
Georgia Cotton Pickers - She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
Rev. J. M. Gates - Death's Black Train Is Coming
Mississippi Sheiks - Loose Like That

Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On
Allan Shaw - I Couldn't Help It
Tim Wilkins - New Stock Yard Blues
Bumble Bee Slim - Bricks In My Pillow
Big Bill - Detroit Special
Lil Johnson - Press My Button (Ring My Bell)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Ain't It A Pity And A Shame
Pinetop Burks - Fannie Mae Blues

album illustrates the book "Recording The Blues" in the Blues Paperback Series, produced by November Books Ltd., and published in 1970 by Studio Vista Ltd.

Epic ECPJ-23

notes by Robert W.M.
Dixon and John Godrich

CBS M 52797 (UK 1970)

= Epic ECPJ-23 (Jp 1970)

1970/71?

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Black Snake Moan
A third Milestone collection of the classic country blues of the legendary singer/guitarist

- That Black Snake Moan
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- Tin Cup Blues
- That Black Snake Moan No.2

- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Woman Blues
- Baker Shop Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- Long Distance Moan
- That Growling Baby Blues

notes by John Hammond

Milestone MLP 2013

Milestone Records discography

1970/71?

The Blues Tradition
Notable Performances by Early Bluesmen (1927-1932)

Big Bill Broonzy
- Big Bill Blues
- Mr. Conductor Man
King Solomon Hill
- The Gone Dead Train
- Tell Me, Baby
Bumble Bee Slim
- No Woman, No Nickel
- Chain Gang Bound
Willie Brown
- M & O Blues
- Future Blues

Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Staggerin' Blues
- Low Down Woman
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Oil Well Blues
Bobby Grant
- Nappy Head Blues
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues
Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Shaggy Dog Blues
- Jailhouse Fire Blues

"Reissued by special arrangement with John Steiner"; cover illustration [Sam Collins!] courtesy John Steiner; prod. by Orrin Keepnews

notes by Michael Cuscuna

Milestone MLP 2016

Milestone Records discography

1971

Texas & Louisiana Country (1927-1932)

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Struck Sorrow Blues
- Empty House Blues
- Saturday Night Spender Blues
- Bed Springs Blues
Willie Reed
- Leavin' Home
Texas Bill Day & Billiken Johnson
- Billiken's Weary Blues
Gene Campbell
- Wandering Blues
- Robbin' And Stealin' Blues

Billiken Johnson & Fred Adams
- Sun Beam Blues
- Interurban Blues
Coley Jones
- Drunkard's Special
Willard 'Ramblin'' Thomas
- Hard To Rule Woman Blues
- Sawmill Moan
- No Baby Blues
- Ramblin' Mind Blues
King Solomon Hill
- Whoopee Blues

Roots RL 335 (UK)

Roots/Saydisc RL 335 (UK)

Roots Records discography

1971

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- The Black Snake Moan
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues

- Lonesome House Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- That Black Snake Moan - Number 2
- Long Distance Moan
- Bakershop Blues

Joker SM 3103 (It)

1971

The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Broke And Hungry
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Easy Rider Blues

- Match Box Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Lock Step Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues

6 paged insert

Milestone SJET-8339 (Jp)

1972

Blind Lemon Jefferson / Son House

Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin' The Blues - part 1
- Preachin' The Blues - part 2
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
- Delta Blues *

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Wartime Blues
- Weary Dog Blues
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- One Dime Blues
- Lemon's Cannonball Moan
- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Dynamite Blues
- Big Night Blues

Eddie James House, Jr. (Son House), voc, g; * Leroy Williams, hca
Blind Lemon Jefferson, voc, g

Son House discography

notes by Arnold S. Caplin

Biograph BLP-12040

= Blue Moon BMLP 1.037
(UK)

Biograph Records discography

197?

This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix
the gospel according to ...

Rev. Dr. J. Gordon McPherson
- This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix (excerpts from sermon)
Rev. Robert Wilkins
- Old Time Religion
- I Wish I Was In Heaven
- Holy Ghost Train
- The Gamblin' Man
Fred McDowell
- Jesus Is On The Main Line
- See What My Lord Has Done
Skip James
- Let Jesus Lead You

Jaybird Coleman
- I'm Gonna Cross The River Jordan
Sam Collins
- Devil In The Lion's Den
Rev. Moses Mason
- Go Wash In The Beautiful Stream
Washington Phillips
- You Can't Stop A Tattler
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion
- He Arose From The Dead

notes by Richard K. Spottswood

Biograph BLP 12027

Biograph Records discography

1974

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Jack O' Diamonds *
- Chock House Blues *
- Stocking Feet Blues *
- That Black Snake Moan *
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues *
- Rabbit Foot Blues *
- Bad Luck Blues *
- Broke And Hungry *

- Easy Rider Blues *
- Match Box Blues *
- Rising High Water Blues *
- Teddy Bear Blues *
- Lonesome House Blues *
- Sunshine Special *
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Balky Mule Blues

- Change My Luck Blues *
- Prison Cell Blues *
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues * [20363-2]
- Lock Step Blues *
- Hangman's Blues *

- Oil Well Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Mosquito Moan *
- Southern Woman Blues *
- Baker Shop Blues *
- Pneumonia Blues *
- Long Distance Moan *
- That Growling Baby Blues *

* CD tracks

DLP
notes by Pete Welding

Milestone M-47022 (US)

= Milestone MCD-47022
(1992) 25 tracks

Milestone Records discography

1974

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Early Blues

- The Black Snake Moan
- Chock House Blues
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues
- Balky Mule Blues

- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues [20363-2]
- That Black Snake Moan - Number 2
- Long Distance Moan
- Bakershop Blues

Olympic OL 7134 (US)

notes by Kerry Kudlacek

= Collectables COL-5194
(1992) "Penitentiary
Blues" (Golden Classics)

= Tradition / Rykodisc
TCD 1011 (4/1996)
"Moanin' All Over"

1977

Charlie Patton
- Pony Blues
Blind Blake
- Early Morning Blues

Willie Brown
- M. and O. Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Long Lonesome Blues

flexible 33 1/3 rpm disc that came with the 1977 1st (hardback) edition of Jeff Todd Titon's book "Early Downhome Blues" (Urbana University of Illinois Press)

7 inch flexible EP

Eva-Tone MAL 771

1979

Erotic Blues
Canti Erotici Afroamericani

Dirty Red
- Mother Fuyer
Sam Collins
- Slow Mama Slow
Washboard Sam
- Let Me Play Your Vendor
Bo Carter
- Ram Rod Daddy
Lucille Bogan
- Coffee Grindin' Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Jelly Roll Baker
Tampa Red
- She Can Love So Good
Blind Blake
- Diddie Wa Diddie
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
Mississippi John Hurt
- Candy Man Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Suzie Q
Ruby Glaze & Blind Willie McTell
- Rollin' Mama Blues
Blind Boy Fuller
- I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy
Big Bill Broonzy
- Night Watchman Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Oil Well Blues
Walter Davis
- Think You Need A Shot

coll. by Alessandro Roffeni

Albatros VPA 8456
Albatros VC 4961 (cassette)

notes by Alessandro Roffeni

= DOM/Albatros CD
DAF 120

Albatros Records discography

1984

Blind Lemon Jefferson 1926-29

- Got The Blues (2471-1)
- Long Lonesome Blues (2472- )
- Match Box Blues (80524-B)
- Hot Dog (4578-3)
- He Arose From The Dead (4579-1)
- Struck Sorrow Blues (20039-2)
- Gone Dead On You Blues (20070-2)
- One Dime Blues (20075-2)
- Change My Luck Blues (20387-2)

- Lemon's Cannon Ball Blues (20401-1)
- Lockstep Blues (20815-2)
- Hangman's Blues (20816-2)
- Disgusted Blues (21110-2)
- Empty House Blues (21200-1)
- Saturday Night Spender's Blues (21201-2)
- Bed Springs Blues (15664)
- The Cheaters Spell (15674)

Matchbox MSE 1001

Matchbox Records discography

1984

Blind Lemon Jefferson: King Of The Country Blues

DLP L-1069 (28 tracks!):
LP 1:
- Broke And Hungry
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Got The Blues
- Black Horse Blues

- One Dime Blues
- Corrina Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Oil Well Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- He Arose From The Dead
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues

LP 2:
- Match Box Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Big Might Blues
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues

- Bad Luck Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Rambler Blues
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Wartime Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Long Lonesome Blues

CD 1069 YAZ (23 tracks only!):
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues (15671)
- Bad Luck Blues (3090-2)
- Match Box Blues (4446-4)
- Hot Dogs (4578-3)
- One Dime Blues (20075-2)
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues (3077-2)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (3089-1)
- Corrina Blues (2544-2)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (20374-1)
- Easy Rider Blues (4423-2)
- Broke And Hungry (3076-2)
- Black Horse Blues (2543-1)
- Lonesome House Blues (20076-2)
- Oil Well Blues (21197-1)
- He Arose From The Dead (4579-1)
- Beggin' Back (3016-4)
- Prison Cell Blues (20388-2)
- Rambler Blues (20040-2)
- Gone Dead On You Blues (20070-2)
- Wartime Blues (3070-1)
- Booger Rooger Blues (3088-2)
- Right Of Way Blues (4515-2)
- Big Night Blues (21199-1)

cover artwork by Robert Armstrong

DLP
notes by Stephen Calt

Yazoo L-1069

(=) CD 1069 YAZ (1990)

Yazoo Records discography

1986?

The Blind Lemon Jefferson Collection
20 Blues Greats

- Hangman's Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Broke And Hungry
- Match Box Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Shuckin Sugar Blues

- Easy Rider Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Lonesome House Blues
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Bad Luck Blues
- Lock Step Blues
- Bootin' Me 'Bout
- Black Horse Blues

Deja Vu DVLP 2073 (It)

1989

Blind Lemon Jefferson: The Story
22 Phonographics Memories

- Match Box Blues
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Bad Luck Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Sunshine Special
- Black Horse Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Bootin' Me 'Bout
- Change My Luck Blues
- Lock Step Blues
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Easy Rider Blues

Deja Vu DVRECD 293 (It)

1990

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1925-1929)

- I Want To Be Like Jesus In Me Heart
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Old Rounders Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Match Box Blues
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean
- 'Lectric Chair Blues

- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Competion Bed Blues
- Sad News Blues
- Christmas Eve Blues
- Happy New Year Blues
- Yo Yo Blues
- Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues
- Cat Man Blues

Blues Documents
RST BD-2082

1990

The Greatest in Country Blues (1927-1956)

LP 1
- High Water Everywhere - Charlie Patton
- See That My Grave Is Kepy Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cotton Field Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers
- James Alley Blues - Richard "Rabbit" Brown
- Had A Good Father And Mother - Washington Phillips
- Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds
- My Black Momma Part I - Son House
- Bull-Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
- Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
- How Long - Frank Stokes
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins

LP 2
- Devil Got The Woman - Skip James
- When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
- The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
- Touch Me Light Momma - George "Bullet" Williams
- Mothers Love - Blind Joe Taggart
- Skin Man Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Lost Lover Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Levee Camp Moan Blues - Texas Alexander
- K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
- Preachin' Blues - Robert Johnson
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues - Bessie Tucker
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- Crazy Cryin' Blues - Memphis Minnie
- Woke Up This Morning - Roosevelt Graves
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- McAbee Railroad Piece - Palmer McAbee
- The Gone Dead Train - King Soloman Hill
- Hastings St. - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand

LP 3
- Shorty George - Smith Casey
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Bozie Sturdivant
- I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters
- How You Want It Done? - Big Bill Broonzy
- She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day - The Georgia Cotton Pickers
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Lonesome Day Blues - Jesse James
- Moanin' The Blues - Allen Shaw
- Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr
- Jack O'Diamonds - Pete Harris
- Dust My Broom - Elmore James
- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Baby Face Leroy
- Penitentiary Blues (Pt. 1 & 2) - Smokey Hogg
- Baby How Long - Dan Pickett
- Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
- River Blues (Pt. 2) - Lowell Fulson
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins

compiled by Johnny Parth

3 LP set with 24 pp. booklet notes by Paul Oliver

RST Blues Documents BD-01 (Austria 1990)

3 CD set
notes by Paul Oliver

1927-1930

1927-1936

1929-1956
= Story Of Blues/Da Music 3521/3522/3523 (Austria 1992)

= Century Media SOB 3521-2/3522-2/3523-2 (1994)

3 CD set

= 1201 Music 7002-2 (US 1999)

83a

1990

Legends Of The Blues - Volume One

Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (3:14)
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues [4446-4] (3:02)
Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Tellin' (2:56)
Blind Willie Johnson - Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' (3:03)
Bo Carter - Pigmeat Is What I Crave (2:52)
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Is Mine (3:15)
Lonnie Johnson - Low Down St. Louis Blues (3:04)
Charley Patton - Revenue Man Blues (2:42)
Leroy Carr - Stormy Night Blues ((2:38)
Pinetop Tom - I Believe I'll Make A Change (2:55)
Leadbelly - Fort Worth And Dallas Blues (3:04)
Peetie Wheatstraw - Sweet Home Blues (2:53)
Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:20)
Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away, #2 (2:49)
Big Bill Broonzy - Spreadin' Snakes Blues (2:42)
Memphis Minnie - Nothing In Ramblin' (2:45)
Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues (2:48)
Muddy Waters - Hard Day Blues (2:46)
Big Joe Williams - Don't You Leave Me Here (2:40)
Son House - Death Letter (4:20)

Roots 'n' Blues series prod. by Lawrence Cohn

notes by Paul Oliver
Columbia C 46215 (LP) (US 1990)

notes by Paul Oliver

Columbia CK 46215 (CD) (US 1990)

= CBS 467245 2 (CD)
(EU 1990)

1990

Blind Lemon Jefferson: The Complete Recordings
Blues Nº 43

- Broke and Hungry (3:03)
- Bad Luck Blues (2:51)
- Matchbox Blues (2:54)
- Easy Rider Blues (2:57)
- Rambler Blues (2:47)
- One Dime Blues (2:47)
- Mean Jumper Blues (2:39)
- Hangman Blues (3:24)
- Oil Well Blues (2:46)
- Tin Cup Blues (2:46)
- Big Night Blues (2:54)
- Southern Woman Blues (3:08)
- That Crawling Babe Blues (2:42)

Charly (1990)

= Charly BA043 (1996)

= Charly (1997)

1991?

Blind Lemon Jefferson: One Dime Blues

- All I Want Is That Pure Religion
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Wartime Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues

- Black Snake Moan
- Rambler Blues
- How Long, How Long
- Matchbox Blues
- Hot Dogs
- He Arose From The Dead
- One Dime Blues
- Easy Rider Blues

notes by Paul Fryer

Aldabra ALB 1006 (UK)

1991?

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Cat Man Blues

- 'Lectric Chair Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Christmas Eve Blues
- Maltese Cat Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Prison Cell Blues
- Change My Luck Blues
- Lemon's Cannon Ball Blues

- Oil Well Blues
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Women Blues
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues
- Bed Springs Blues
- Yo Yo Blues
- Cat Man Blues

notes by Paul Fryer

Aldabra ALB 1009 (UK)

1991

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 1 1925-1926
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order

- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart (3:02)
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion (3:11)
- Got The Blues (2471-1) (2:50)
- Long Lonesome Blues (2472-2) (2:54)
- Booster Blues (2:47)
- Dry Southern Blues (2:48)
- Black Horse Blues (2:54)
- Corinna Blues (3:05)
- Got The Blues (1053) (3:02)
- Long Lonesome Blues (1054) (3:08)
- Jack O' Diamonds Blues (tk 1) (2:30)
- Jack O' Diamonds Blues (tk 2) (2:45)
- Chock House Blues (2:37)
- Beggin' Back (2:50)
- Old Rounders Blues (2:43)
- Stocking Feet Blues (3:04)
- That Black Snake Moan (3:04)
- Wartime Blues (3:00)
- Broke And Hungry (2:58)
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues (3:02)
- Booger Rooger Blues (2:47)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (2:55)
- Bad Luck Blues (2:49)

notes by Bob Groom

Document DOCD-5017

1991

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 2 1927
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order

- Black Snake Moan
- Match Box Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Weary Dogs Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Hot Dogs
- He Arose From The Dead (Deacon L.J. Bates)
- Struck Sorrow Blues
- Rambler Blues
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Where Shall I Be?
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean [Paramount 12585]
- One Dime Blues
- Lonesome House Blues

notes by Bob Groom

Document DOCD-5018

1991

Blind Lemon Jefferson Volume 3 1928
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order

- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (2:45) [20363-?]
- 'Lectric Chair Blues (2:30)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:50)
- Lemon's Worried Blues (2:58)
- Mean Jumper Blues (2:36)
- Balky Mule Blues (2:42)
- Change My Luck Blues (2:25)
- Prison Cell Blues (2:44)
- Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan (2:42)
- Long Lastin' Lovin' (2:49)
- Piney Woods Money Mama (2:56)
- Low Down Mojo Blues (2:47)
- Competition Bed Blues (2:49)
- Lock Step Blues (3:17)
- Hangman's Blues (3:22)
- Sad News Blues (2:40)
- How Long How Long (2:44)
- Christmas Eve Blues (2:55)
- Happy New Year Blues (2:53)
- Maltese Cat Blues (3:01)
- D B Blues (2:43)

notes by Bob Groom

Document DOCD-5019

1991

Blind Lemon Jefferson: King of the Blues

- Jack O' Diamond Blues (2:48)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (2:58)
- Weary Dog Blues (3:01)
- Bad Luck Blues (2:51)
- Easy Rider Blues (2:56)
- Match Box Blues (3:01)
- Rising High Water Blues (2:30)
- That Black Snake Moan (3:06)
- Prison Cell Blues (2:47)
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (2:48)
- Cat Man Blues (3:15)
- Piney Woods Money Mama (2:58)
- Deceitful Brown Skin Woman (3:00)
- Hot Dogs (2:57)
- Lonesome House Blues (2:26)
- Wartime Blues (3:08)
- Broke And Hungry (3:02)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:52)
- Big Night Blues (2:53)
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion (3:12)

P-Vine PCD-2252 (Jp)

199?

Too Late, Too Late Blues Vol. 1
Newly Discovered Titles & Alternative Takes

Blind Blake
- Early Morning Blues (3057-2)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Lock Step Blues (20750)
- Hangman's Blues (20751-2)
George 'Bullet' Williams
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham (tk. 3)
Bessie Tucker
- My Man Has Quit Me (tk. 2)
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin', Stealin' (tk. 3)
Willie Baker
- Weak-Minded Woman (14782 - Test)
Rev. D C Rice
- Will They Welcome Me There?
Charlie Spand
- Levee Camp Man (-6) (breakdown)
- Mississippi Blues (-v6)
Robert Peeples
- Worry Blues
Charley Patton
- I Shall Not Be Moved (tk. 2)
Big Bill Broonzy
- Bow Leg Baby
Frank Brasswell
- Mountain Girl Blues (16575)
Memphis Minnie
- Memphis Minnie-Jitis Blues (tk. B)
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom
- Do It Some More
Kansas City Kitty
- Knife Man Blues
Bo Carter (Bo Chatman)
- New Auto Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
- Worried In Mind Blues
'Kansas Joe' Mccoy
- Meat Cutter Blues (alt. tk.)
- What's The Matter With You?
Memphis Minnie
- Reachin' Pete (tk. B)
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues No. 5
Memphis Minnie
- Running And Dodging Blues (tk. 2 - Test)
Little Buddy Doyle
- Slick Capers Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- The Victim Of Love

notes by Roger Misiewicz

Document DOCD 5150

1993

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Got The Blues
King of the Blues I - 2

- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Old Rounders Blues
- Stockings Feet Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Black Snake Moan
- Match Box Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- He Arose From The Dead
- Struck Sorrow Blues

P-Vine PCD-2437 (Jp)

1994

Too Late Too Late Vol. 3 1926 - 1960's

Buddy Boy Hawkins (1927)
- Number Three Blues (tk. 1)
Side Wheel Sally Duffie (1927)
- Bunker Hill Blues
- Plantation Blues
Memphis Jug Band (1928)
- She Stays Out All Night Long (tk. 1)
Lottie Kimbrough & Winston Holmes (1928)
- Don't Speak To Me
Jim Jackson (1928)
- I'm Wild About My Lovin' (take 1)
- Electric Chair Blues (Jefferson County Blues)
William Harris (1928)
- Bad Treated Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1929)
- Big Night Blues (21402)
Charley Patton (1929)
- I Shall Not Be Moved (alt. tk.)
Mississippi Sheiks (1930)
- The Jazz Fiddler (tk A)
Memphis Minnie (1930)
- Dirt Dauber Blues
- You Dirty Mistreater
Curley Weaver (1933)
- No No Blues (12909-1)
- Early Morning Blues (12910)
Tampa Red (1934)
- I'll Get A Break Some Day
Joshua White (1935)
- Cherry Picker
- Tweet Tweet Mama Blues
Leadbelly (1935)
- My Baby Quit Me (17183-1)
Casey Bill Weldon (1936)
- We Gonna Move (To The Outskirts...) (tk. 2)
Tampa Red (1940)
- This Ain't No Place For Me
Ida Parham (1940's 1950's)
- Untitled Blues
Two Gospel Keys (1948)
- If I Never See You Anymore
- Stranger, Don't Drive Me Away
Jesse Thomas (c.1960's)
- Your Love Is Automatic
- Rain Sleet Or Snow

notes by Guido van Rijn

Document DOCD 5276

1994

Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blues Giants

- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Stockings Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- War Time Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Shuckin 'Sugar Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Hot Dogs
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Prison Cell Blues
- Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan

P-Vine PCD-3759 (Jp)

1995

Suitcase Full of Blues

- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- Frisco Whistle Blues - Ed Bell
- Ramblin' Man - Ramblin' Thomas
- Going Away Blues - Lottie Kimbrough
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Gus Cannon
- Florida Bound - Edward Thompson
- Pea Vine Blues - Charley Patton
- Rambler Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Up the Way Bound - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham - George "Bullet" Williams
- Slidin' Delta - Tommy Johnson
- Down the Country - Leola B. Wilson
- M and O Blues - Willie Brown
- Georgia Bound - Blind Blake
- Number Three Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Sunshine Special - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Illinois Blues - Skip James
- I Wonder to Myself - Tommy Johnson
- Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Mean Conductor Blues - Ed Bell
- Suitcase Full of Blues - Ishman Bracey

cover art
by Tony Mostrom

Black Swan HCD-23

1995

Too Late Too Late Volume 4 c. 1892 - 1937

- Brudder Rasmus - Louis Vasnier
- Southern Blues - Unknowns
- I Got What It Takes But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away [10020-1] - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Hot Papa Blues [2207-1] - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Mama, Don't You Think I Know? [2224-1] - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Gay Cattin' [2672-1] - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Teddy Bear Blues (tk 1) - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Mr. Moore Blues - Ida May Mack
- When You Lose Your Daddy (tk 1) - Ida May Mack
- You Got Me In This Mess (tk 2) - Georgie Tom
- Saturday Night Rub - Big Bill
- Pig Meat Strut - Big Bill
- All Night Long Blues (alt tk) - Louise Johnson
- Black Spider Blues - Sweet Papa Tadpole
- Weep And Moan When I'm Gone - Sweet Papa Tadpole
- Nok-Em All - Eddie And Oscar
- Flying Crow Blues - Eddie And Oscar
- Death Room Blues (tk 1) - Blind Willie McTell
- Lord, Send Me An Angel (tk 2) - Blind Willie McTell
- Doin' The Best I Can (tk A) - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Where The Sweet Old Oranges Grow - Sam Montgomery
- Keyhole Blues (tk 2) - Casey Bill Weldon
- Family Trouble Blues - Andrew Hogg
- Kind-Hearted Blues - Andrew Hogg

notes by Guido van Rijn

Document DOCD-5321

1996

Blind Lemon Jefferson: The Complete Recordings Vol. 3

- Chinch Bug Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Where Shall I Be?
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean
- One Dime Blues
- 'lectric Chair Blues
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Bulky Mule Blues
- Change My Luck Blues
- Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Competition Bed Blues
- Lock-Step Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Sad News Blues
- How Long How Long
- Christmas Eve Blues
- Happy New Year Blues
- Maltese Cat Blues

P-Vine PCD-5722 (Jp)

1998

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Match Box Blues
The Essential Recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Broke And Hungry Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Black Snake Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Hot Dogs
- Rambler Blues
- Gone Dead Blues
- One Dime Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Christmas Eve Blues
- D B Blues
- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Bed Springs Blues

compiled by Les Fancourt

notes by Les Fancourt

Indigo IGOCD 2075 (UK)

1998

Paramount Blues: Early Morning Blues

- West Coast Blues - Blind Blake
- Early Morning Blues - Blind Blake
- Yo Yo Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Bootin' Me 'Bout - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Scoville Ave. Blues - Dad Nelson
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacy
- Fast Stuff Blues - George Thomas
- Ham Bone Blues - Ed Bell
- Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues - Bobby Grant
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Cotton Field Blues - Dad Nelson
- Yola My Blues Away - Skip James
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- Empty House Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Bed Springs Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Teddy Darby
- My Laona Blues - Teddy Darby
- Red River Blues - Dad Nelson

Black Swan CD 31

100

1999

Blind Lemon Jefferson: The Complete Recordings Vol. 4

- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Dynamite Blues
- Disgusted Blues
- Competition Bed Blues
- Sad News Blues
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Oil Well Blues
- Tin Cup Blues
- Empty House Blues
- Saturday Night Spender Blues
- That Black Snake Moan No. 2
- Bed Springs Blues
- Yo Yo Blues
- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Woman Blues
- Bakershop Blues
- Pneumonia Blues
- Long Distance Moan
- That Crawlin 'Baby Blues
- Fence Breakin 'Yellin' Blues
- The Cheaters Spell
- Bootin 'Me' Bout
- Big Night Blues
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Corinna Blues

P-Vine PCD-5785 (Jp)

101

2000

The Great Race Record Labels, Vol. 1: Paramount Records

- Blind Arthur's Breakdown - Blind Blake
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Salty Dog Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Drunken Spree - Skip James
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Little Low Mama Blues - Ma Rainey
- High Water Everywhere, Pt. 1 - Charley Patton
- Pratt City - Jabo Williams
- St. Louis Cyclone Blues - Elzadie Robinson
- Mecca Flat Blues - Priscilla Stewart
- Farrell Blues - Henry "Son" Sims
- Soon This Morning Blues - Charlie Spand
- Ramblin' Mind Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- Down In The Basement Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
- Jake Liquor Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Gus Cannon
- Mr. Man, Pt. 1 - Ida Cox
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Blind Teddy Darby
- Off The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Honey Bee Blues - Bumble Bee Slim
- West Coast Rag - William Ezell
- Ridin' Horse - Tommy Johnson
- Midnight Blues - Gary Moore

Catfish KATCD 160

Catfish Records (UK) discography

102

2000

The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Match Box Blues
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues
- Hot Dogs
- Corrina Blues
- Rambler Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- 'Lectric Chair Blues
- One Dime Blues
- Got The Blues [Paramount 12608; unlike Yazoo L-1069]
- See That My Grave's [rather: "... Grave Is ..."] Kept Clean [Paramount 12608; Yazoo L-1069]
- He Arose From The Dead
- Black Horse Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Booster Blues
- Bed Spring Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Beggin Back
- Wartime Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- How Long How Long
- Long Lonesome Blues [Paramount 12608; unlike Yazoo L-1069]
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart

Yazoo CD 2057

103

2001

Prison Blues

- Chain Gang Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Big Rock Jail - Ed Bell
- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Jim Jackson
- Prison Blues - Alice Moore, Ike Rodgers
- Jailhouse Fire Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Christmas In Jail, Ain't That A Pain - Leroy Carr
- Penitentiary Bound Blues - Sylvester Weaver
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Midnight Special - Leadbelly
- County Jail Special - Champion Jack Dupree
- The County Farm Blues - Mae Glover, James Parker
- New Prison Blues - Peg Leg Howell
- DeKalb Chain Gang - Fred McMullen
- The County Farm Blues - Bo Carter
- Alabama Prison Blues - Jesse Wadley
- County Jail - Big Maceo, Tampa Red
- Crime Don't Pay - Merline Johnson
- County Jail Blues - "Funny Paper" Smith
- Big House Bound - Blind Boy Fuller
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- Doin' A Stretch - Blind Blake, Alex Robinson
- Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White, Washboard Sam
- Prisoner Bound - Frank Busby, Honey Hill

Catfish KATCD 179

Catfish Records (UK) discography

104

2002

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Rambler Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Matchbox Blues
- Hot Dogs
- Hangman's Blues
- He Arose From The Dead
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues
- One Dime Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- Where Shall I Be
- Lock Step Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Broke And Hungry
- Gone Dead On You Blues

Black Swan BSCD-41

105

2002

Country Blues - the essential

CD 1:
- Weeping Willow - Blind Boy Fuller
- Little Rock Blues - Pearl Dickson
- Weak-Minded Woman - Willie Baker
- Saturday Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimborough
- Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell
- California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin
- Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers
- Mississippi Jailhouse Groan - Rube Lacey
- Charming Betsy - Henry Thomas
- Mamlish Blues - Barefoot Bill
- Easy Rider Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Davidson County Blues - De Ford Baily
- Kentucky Blues - Little Hat Jones
- Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan
- Mama, You Gotta Get It Fixed - Troy Ferguson
- One Way Gal - William Moore
- Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties

CD 2:
- Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
- Police Sargeant Blues - Robert Wilkins
- Penal Farm Blues - Scrapper Blackwell
- Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter
- Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone
- Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
- Nehi Mamma Blues - Frank Stokes
- I Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover
- Happy Blues - Tom Dickson
- Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding
- C.C. & O Blues - Pink Anderson and Simmy Dooley
- I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis
- John Henry Blues - Evans & Mcclain
- Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Devil In The Woodpile - Noah Lewis
- Bye Bye Mama - Buddy Moss
- Jailhouse Fire Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins

2 CD set
notes by Gary Atkinson

Document CBL-200008 (UK 2002)

106

2003

Blind Lemon Jefferson
The Complete 94 Classic Sides Remastered

disc A: Chicago 1926
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart (3:08)
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion (3:16)
- Got The Blues (2:55)
- Long Lonesome Blues (2:58)
- Booster Blues (2:51)
- Dry Southern Blues (2:53)
- Black Horse Blues (2:57)
- Corinna Blues (3:09)
- Got The Blues (3:06)
- Long Lonesome Blues (3:12)
- Jack O' Diamond Blues (2:34)
- Jack O' Diamond Blues (2:48)
- Chock House Blues (2:41)
- Beggin Back (2:53)
- Old Rounders Blues (2:48)
- Stocking Feet Blues (3:09)
- That Black Snake Moan (3:07)
- Wartime Blues (3:03)
- Broke And Hungry (3:03)
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues (3:06)
- Booger Rooger Blues (2:51)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (2:58)
- Bad Luck Blues (2:52)

disc B: Atlanta & Chicago 1927
- Black Snake Moan (3:03)
- Match Box Blues (2:55)
- Easy Rider Blues (2:57)
- Match Box Blues (3:11)
- Match Box Blues (3:02)
- Rising High Water Blues (George Perkins, p) (2:30)
- Weary Dogs Blues (3:00)
- Right Of Way Blues (2:55)
- Teddy Bear Blues (2:29)
- Teddy Bear Blues (2:35)
- Black Snake Dream Blues (George Perkins, p) (2:39)
- Hot Dogs (2:58)
- He Arose From The Dead (2:47)
- Struck Sorrow Blues (3:15)
- Rambler Blues (2:48)
- Chinch Bug Blues (2:50)
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues (3:00)
- Sunshine Special (2:46)
- Gone Dead On You Blues (2:46)
- Where Shall I Be? (2:33)
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean (2:42)
- One Dime Blues (2:48)
- Lonesome House Blues (2:27)

disc C: Chicago 1928
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (2:49) [20363-?]
- 'Lectric Chair Blues (2:32)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:54)
- Lemon's Worried Blues (3:02)
- Mean Jumper Blues (2:39)
- Balky Mule Blues (2:45)
- Change My Luck Blues (2:28)
- Prison Cell Blues (2:48)
- Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan (2:45)
- Long Lastin' Love (2:52)
- Piney Wood's Money Mama (2:59)
- Low Down Mojo Blues (2:50)
- Competition Bed Blues (2:52)
- Lock Step Blues (3:09)
- Hangman's Blues (3:07)
- Sad News Blues (2:42)
- How Long How Long (2:47)
- Lockstep Blues (3:20)
- Hangman's Blues (3:25)
- Christmas Eve Blues (2:58)
- Happy New Year Blues (2:56)
- Maltese Cat Blues (3:05)
- D B Blues (2:46)

disc D: Chicago & Richmond 1929
- Eagle Eyed Mama (2:45)
- Dynamite Blues (2:56)
- Disgusted Blues (2:51)
- Competition Bed Blues (2:47)
- Sad News Blues (2:56)
- Oil Well Blues (2:47)
- Tin Cup Blues (2:47)
- Big Night Blues (2:55)
- Bed Spring Blues (3:00)
- Saturday Night Spendor Blues (3:02)
- That Black Snake Moan No. 2 (2:52)
- Peach Orchard Mama (3:05)
- Big Night Blues (3:10)
- Bed Spring Blues (3:07)
- Yo Yo Blues (2:38)
- Mosquito Man (3:08)
- Southern Woman Blues (3:09)
- Bakershop Blues (3:14)
- Pneumonia Blues (3:22)
- Long Distance Moan (3:30)
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues (2:42)
- Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues (3:04)
- Cat Man Blues (3:15)
- The Cheaters Spell (3:20)
- Bootin' Me 'Bout (3:12)

4 CD set
notes by Hans Birkholz
JSP JSPCD-7706

JSP JSPCD-7706 - disk A

JSP JSPCD-7706 - disk B

JSP JSPCD-7706 - disc C

JSP JSPCD-7706 - disc D

107

2003

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 1
2004 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Blind Blake
- No Job Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- Rising High Water Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Down The Dirt Road Blues - Charley Patton
- Death Cell Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Rough Rugged Road - Bumble Bee Slim
- Dry Spell Blues - Son House
- Bad Feeling Blues - Blind Blake
- Beale Town Bound - The Beale Street Sheiks
- Black Snake Dream - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Dead Drunk Blues - Ma Rainey

Supplementary CD tracks:
- I Want Someone To Love Me - Tommy Johnson
- Cold Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Times Has Done Got Hard - King Solomon Hill

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 1 (2004)

Blues Images

108

2004

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 2
2005 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Drunken Spree - Skip James
- My Black Mama Parts 1 & 2 - Son House
- Blues, Oh Blues - Ma Rainey
- Jungle Man Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
- Sitting On Top Of The World - Mississippi Sheiks
- Pony Blues - Charley Patton
- Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake - Jaydee Short
- Depressions Gone From Me Blues - Blind Blake
- Midnight Hour Blues - Ida Cox
- Half Cup Of Tea - Beale Street Sheiks
- Christmas Eve Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson

Supplementary CD tracks:
- My Buddy, Blind Papa Lemon - King Solomon Hill
- Ninety Nine Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- You Gotta Have That Thing - Memphis Jug Band
- Bottle It Up And Go - Memphis Jug Band

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 2 (2005)

Blues Images

109

2004

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Black Snake Moan
The First Country Blues Superstar

- Hot Dogs
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Prison Cell Blues
- Black Snake Moan
- Hangman's Blues
- That Crawling Baby Blues
- He Arose From The Dead
- Sunshine Special
- Matchbox Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- One Dime Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Stocking Feet Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Snapper SBLUECD013

110

2004

The Very Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson: Match Box Blues

- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corrina Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Beggin' Back
- That Black Snake Moan
- Wartime Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
- Hot Dogs
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Gone Dead On You
- One Dime Blues
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Pneumoina Blues
- That Crawling Baby Blues

P-Vine PCD-23549 (Jp)

111

2004

Back To The Crossroads - The Roots of Robert Johnson

Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (3:06)
Kokomo Arnold - Old Original Kokomo Blues (2:55)
Bumble Bee Slim - Cruel Hearted Woman (2:49)
Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues (3:04)
Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues (3:09)
Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting On Top Of The World (3:16)
Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp (2:38)
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (3:00)
Son House - My Black Mama, Pt. 1 (3:09)
Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (3:23)
Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down (2:58)
Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues (3:09)
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Your Enemy Cannot Harm You [as Rev. E.W. Clayborn] (3:02)
Johnnie Temple - Lead Pencil Blues (3:06)
Skip James - 22-20 Blues (2:52)
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Dry Southern Blues (2:5()
Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues (3:04)
Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way (3:28)
Peetie Wheatstraw - King Of Spades (3:08)
Harlem Hamfats - Oh Red (2:38)
Charley Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die (2:58)
Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues (3:10)
Son House - Preachin' The Blues (3:03)

remastered from original 78 recordings

Yazoo CD 2070

112

2005

Too Late Too Late Volume 11 c. 1924 - 1939

Papa Charlie Jackson
- Salt Lake City Blues (tk 1)
- Salty Dog Blues (tk 1)
- Shave �Em Dry (tk 1)
- Coffee Pot Blues (tk 2)
- Shake That Thing (tk 1)
- The Faking Blues (tk 1)
- I'm Going Where The Chilly Winds Don't Blow (tk 1)
- Mumsy Mumsy Blues (tk 1)
Ma Rainey
- Stormy Sea Blues (tk 2)
- Broken Hearted Blues (tk 1)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Got The Blues (2471-1)
- Long Lonesome Blues (2472-2)
- Corinna Blues (tk 1)
Charlie �Dad� Nelson
- Red River Blues (tk 2)
Blind Blake
- Dry Bone Shuffle (tk 2)
- Keep It Home (tk 2)
- Rope Stretchin' Blues - Part 1 (tk 1)
El Watson with The Johnson Brothers
- The Soldier's Poor Little Boy
Ezra Howlett Shelton
- Gonna Quit That Man And How!
Hokum Boys
- Somebody's Been Using That Thing No.2 (tk 2)
Jim Jackson
- Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues - Part 2
- Mean Woman Blues
Robert Johnson
- Traveling Riverside Blues (tk 1)
Dixie Harmony Four
- Poor Stranger Blues

Document DOCD-5625

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2005

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 3
2006 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- Love My Stuff - Charley Patton
- M&O Blues - Willie Brown
- He Calls That Religion - Mississippi Sheiks
- Champagne Charlie's My Name - Blind Blake
- Lost Man Blues - Ida Cox
- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- War Time Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ma Rainey
- Skoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Christmas In Jail - Leroy Carr

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- How You Want Your Rollin' Done - Louie Lasky
- Married Woman Blues - George Torey
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 3 (2006)

Blues Images

114

2006

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 4
2007 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey
- Cocaine Habit Blues - Memphis Jug Band
- Gonna Move To Alabama - Charley Patton
- Texas Blues - Marshall Owens
- 'fore Day Creep - Ida Cox
- Black Snake Moan No. 2 - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Jazzin' The Blues - Beale Street Sheiks
- Back To The Woods Blues - Charlie Spand
- Chain Gang Bound - Bumble Bee Slim
- Don't Wake It Up - Mississippi Sheiks
- Blues The World Forgot - parts I & II - Ma Rainey
- Lonesome Christmas Blues - Blind Blake

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Try Me One More Time - Marshall Owens
- Stingaree Man Blues - Chocolate Brown
- Mississippi County Farm Blues - Son House
- Clarksdale Moan - Son House

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 4 (2007)

Blues Images

115

2007

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 5
2008 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Range In My Kitchen Blues - Texas Alexander
- One Dime Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Mississippi Jail House Groan - Rube Lacey
- Nehi Mama Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Deep Moaning Blues - Ma Rainey
- Jail House Blues - Crying Sam Collins
- Madison Street Rag - Banjo Joe (Gus Cannon)
- Seaboard Stomp - Blind Blake
- The New Shake That Thing - Mississippi Sheiks
- Low Down Jail House - Blind Blake
- Cold And Blue - Ida Cox
- The Santa Claus Crave - Elzadie Robinson

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Ain't Gonna Do That No More - Blind Blake
- Talkin' To You Wimmin' About The Blues - Blind Willie McTell & Mary Willis
- Merciful Blues - Blind Willie McTell & Mary Willis
- Outside Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 5 (2008)

Blues Images

116

2007

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Black Snake Moan

disc 1:
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues #1
- Corinna Blues #2
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Jack O'Diamonds #1
- Jack O'Diamonds #2
- Chock House Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Old Rounders Blues
- Stocking Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Wartime Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues

disc 2:
- Bad Luck Blues
- Black Snake Moan
- Match Box Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues #2
- Match Box Blues #4
- Rising High Water Blues
- Weary Dogs Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues #1
- Teddy Bear Blues #2
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Hot Dogs
- He Arose From The Dead
- Struck Sorrow Blues
- Rambler Blues
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Where Shall I Be?
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean

disc 3:
- One Dime Blues
- Lonesome House Blues
- Penitentiary Blues
- 'lectric Chair Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Lemon's Worried Blues
- Mean Jumper Blues
- Balky Mule Blues
- Change My Luck Blues
- Prison Cell Blues
- Cannon Ball Moan
- Long Lastin' Lovin'
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Low Down Mojo Blues
- Competition Blues
- Lock Step Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Sad News Blues
- How Long, How Long?
- Lockstep Blues
- Hangman's Blues
- Xmas Eve Blues
- Happy New Year Blues

disc 4:
- Maltese Cat Blues
- D B Blues
- Eagle Eyed Mama
- Dynamited Blues
- Disgusted Blues
- Sad Well Blues
- Oil Well Blues
- Big Night Blues
- Empty House Blues
- Saturday Night Spender Blues
- That Black Snake Moan No. 2
- Peach Orchard Mama
- Big Night Blues
- Yo, Yo Blues
- Mosquito Moan
- Southern Woman Blues
- Bakershop Blues
- Pneumonia Blues

disc 5:
- Long Distance Moan
- That Crawling Baby Blues
- Fence Breaking Yelling Blues
- Cat Me Blues
- The Cheaters Spell
- Booting Me Bout
Oak Cliff T-Bone
- Trinity River Blues
- Wichita Fall Blues
Willie Reed
- Dreaming Blues
- Texas Blues
- Leaving Home
- Going Back To My Baby
- Some Low Down Groundhog Blues
- All Worn Out & Dry Blues
Little Hat Jones
- New Two Sixteen Blues
- Two String Blues
- Rolled From Side To Side Blues
- Hurry Blues
- Little Hat Blues
- Corpus Blues
- Kentucky Blues
- Bye, Bye, Baby Blues
- Cross The Water Blues
- Cherry Street Blues

5 CD set

Snapper SBLUCD502X

116a

2007

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 5
2008 Calendar with free CD

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 5 (2008)

Blues Images

117

2008

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 6
2009 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Night & Day Blues - Blind Blake
- Milk Cow Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Shake It And Break It - Charley Patton
- Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader - Skip James
- Home Town Skiffle Parts 1 & 2 - Paramount All Stars
- Jailhouse Fire Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Worried Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Cherry Ball Blues - Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
- Graveyard Dream Blues - Ida Cox
- Nightmare - Elgar's Creole Orchestra
- The Death Of Blind Lemon - Rev Emmett Dickenson
- Death May Be Your Christmas Present - Rev. AW Nix>

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Sun To Sun - Blind Blake
- The Laffing Rag - Ben Curry
- Hot Dog - Ben Carry
- Home Town Skiffle - Paramount All Stars
- Alcohol And Jake Blues - Tommy Johnson

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 6 (2009)

Blues Images

118

2009

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 7
2010 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins
- High Water Everywhere Parts 1 & 2 - Charley Patton
- Hard Luck Child - Skip James
- Match Box Blues [4446-4] - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Mojo Hand Blues - Ida Cox
- She's Crazy 'Bout Her Lovin' - Mississippi Sheiks
- The Death Of Holmes' Mule Parts 1 & 2 - Charlie Turner and Winston Holmes
- Slow Driving Moan - Ma Rainey
- Early Morning Blues - Blind Blake
- Coal Man Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Sawmill Moan - Ramblin' Thomas
- This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix! - Rev. J. Gordon McPherson

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down tk. 1 - Frank Palmes
- Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down tk. 2 - Frank Palmes
- Married Man Blues - Test, tk. 2 - Irene Scruggs with Blind Blake
- Married Man Blues - Test, tk. 3 - Irene Scruggs with Blind Blake
- Doctor Oh Doctor - Henry Townsend
- Jack O' Diamonds-Georgia Rub - Henry Townsend

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 7 (2010)

Blues Images

119

2009

Blind Lemon Jefferson: I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart

- Got The Blues
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Jack O'Diamonds Blues
- Chock House Blues
- Beggin' Back

- Old Rounders Blues
- Stocking Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Wartime Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Bad Luck Blues

Monk MK312 (It)

120

2009

Blind Lemon Jefferson: See That My Grave's Kept Clean

- Black Snake Moan
- Match Box Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- Weary Dog Blues
- Right Of Way Blues
- Teddy Bear Blues
- Black Snake Dream Blues
- Hot Dogs
- He Rose From The Dead

- Struck Sorrow Blues
- Rambler Blues
- Chinch Bug Blues
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues
- Sunshine Special
- Gone Dead On You Blues
- Where Shall I Be?
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean
- One Dime Blues
- Lonesome House Blues

Monk MK330 (It)

121

2008

Blind Lemon Jefferson

- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion
- Got The Blues (tk 1)
- Got The Blues (tk 2)
- Long Lonesome Blues (tk 1)
- Long Lonesome Blues (tk 2)
- Booster Blues
- Dry Southern Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Corinna Blues (tk 1)
- Corinna Blues (tk 2)
- Got The Blues
- Long Lonesome Blues
- Jack O' Diamond Blues (tk 1)
- Jack O' Diamond Blues (tk 2)
- Chock House Blues
- Beggin' Back
- Old Rounders Blues
- Stocking Feet Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Wartime Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- Shuckin' Sugar Blues
- Booger Rooger Blues
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Bad Luck Blues

P-Vine PCD-18535 (Jp)

122

2009

The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson

- Jack O'Diamond Blues (tk 2)
- Rabbit Foot Blues
- Weary Dogs Blues
- Bad Luck Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Match Box Blues
- Rising High Water Blues
- That Black Snake Moan
- Prison Cell Blues
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
- Cat Man Blues
- Piney Woods Money Mama
- Deceitful Brownskin Blues
- Hot Dogs
- Lonesome House Blues
- Wartime Blues
- Broke And Hungry
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Big Night Blues
- All I Want Is That Pure Religion

P-Vine PCD-15025 (Jp)

123

2009

Charley Patton & Blind Lemon Jefferson: Devil's Best Friend

Charley Patton
- Mississippi Boweavil Blues
- Screamin' And Hollerin' Blues
- A Spoonful Blues
- Devil Sent The Rain Blues
- Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
- Going To Move To Alabama
- Pea Vine Blues
- I Shall Not Be Moved
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean
- That Black Snake Moan
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues
- Jack O'Diamond Blues
- Long Distance Moan
- Chock House Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- 'Lectric Chair Blues

Great American Music
GA542CD

124

2010

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 8
2011 Calendar with free CD

January to December artwork:
- Sissy Man Blues - Kokomo Arnold
- Pea Vine Blues - Charley Patton
- Billy Lyons And Stack O'Lee - Furry Lewis
- Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Labor Blues - Tom Dickson
- Dentist Chair Blues - Parts 1 & 2 - Hattie McDaniel and Charlie Jackson
- Cherry Ball Blues - Skip James
- Hey! Lawdy Mama - The France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull and Long Cleve Reed (The Down Home Boys)
- I'll Be Gone, Long Gone - Mississippi Sheiks
- Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues - Ma Rainey
- Ko Ko Mo Blues - Parts 1 & 2 - Jabo Williams
- Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus? - Reverend J. M. Gates

bonus tracks (artwork doesn't exist for these songs):
- Tom Rushen Blues - Charley Patton
- Cannon Ball Blues (alt tk, previously unissued) - Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues - Furry Lewis
- Lonesome Home Blues (test, previously unissued) - Tommy Johnson
- Save Your Money - Let These Women Go - Rabbits Foot Williams
- Mistreatin' Mama - Rabbits Foot Williams

Blues Images no 8

Blues Images

124a

2012

Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920s Volume 10
2013 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- Diddy Wah Diddy - Blind Blake
- What's The Matter With The Mill - Memphis Minnie
- Sow Good Seeds - Lil' McClintock
- Peach Orchard Mama [21400-2] - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake
- Snatch It Back Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Pig Meat Blues - Ardell Bragg
- Alabama Scratch - Parts 1 & 2 - Harum Scarum
- Frankie And Albert - Charley Patton
- Ice And Snow Blues - Clifford Gibson
- The Devil And God Meet At Church - Rev. Emmet Dickenson

Supplementary CD tracks:
- I Believe I'll Go Back Home - Blind Willie Davis
- Trust In God And Do The Right - Blind Willie Davis
- Titanic Blues - Hi Henry Brown
- Preacher Blues - Hi Henry Brown
- Fancy Tricks - Laura Rucker with Blind Blake
- Ocean Blues - Freddie Spruell with Washboard Sam
- Y.M.V. Blues - Freddie Spruell with Washboard Sam
- Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone - tk 1 [unreleased] - Charley Patton
- Some Of These Days I'll be Gone - tk 2 [released] - Charley Patton

Blues Images Vol. 10 (2012)

Blues Images

125

2013

The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Reborn and Remastered

disc 1:
- One Dime Blues (2:47)
- Easy Rider Blues (2:56)
- Jack O'Diamonds (Take 2) (2:47)
- Match Box Blues (2:54)
- Beggin' Back (2:52)
- Bad Luck Blues (2:51)
- He Arose From The Dead (2:46)
- Rambler Blues (2:47)
- See That My Grave Is Kept (2:53)
- That Crawlin' Baby (2:40)
- Hot Dogs (2:57)
- All I Want Is Pure Religion (3:13)
- Corinna Blues (Take 2) (3:08)
- Black Snake Moan (3:02)
- Where Shall I Be (2:33)
- Mosquito Moan (3:07)
- Black Horse Blues (2:57)
- Wartime Blues (3:03)
- Rabbit Foot Blues (2:57)
- Rising High Water Blues (2:31)
- Prison Cell Blues (2:47)
- I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart (3:05)
- Dry Southern Blues (2:51)
- Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues (2:47)

bonus disc "The Rough Guide to Country Blues Pioneers"
Big Bill Broonzy: Long Tall Mama (2:48)
Blind Blake: He's In The Jailhouse Now (2:46)
Skip James: Hard Time Killin' Floor (2:50)
Blind Willie Johnson: Mother's Children Have A Hard Time (3:23)
Tommy Johnson: Cool Drink Of Water Blues (3:25)
Frank Stokes: I Got Mine (3:05)
Robert Wilkins: That's No Way To Get Along (2:54)
Blind Willie McTell: Southern Can Is Mine (3:14)
Bukka White: District Attorney Blues (2:41)
Reverend Gary Davis: You Can Go Home (3:08)
Willie Brown: Future Blues (3:00)
Mississpi John Hurt: Nobody's Dirty Business (2:53)
Furry Lewis: Falling Down Blues (2:51)
Teddy Darby: Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues (3:05)
Son House: County Farm Blues (2:11)
Mississipi Sheiks: The World Is Going Wrong (3:24)
Leadbelly: Blind Lemon (My Friend Blind Lemon) (3:05)
Ishmon "Mississpi" Bracey: Stered Gal (3:11)
Robert Johnson: Preachin' Blues (2:51)
Charley Patton: Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone (Take 2) (3:08)
Barbecue Bob: Atlanta Moan (3:05)
The Memphis Jug Band: On The Road Again (2:50)
Memphis Minnie: Weary Woman's Blues (2:57)

180 g LP + free MP3 download card
- One Dime Blues
- Easy Rider Blues
- Jack O'Diamonds (tk 2)
- Match Box Blues
- Beggin' Back
- He Arose From The Dead

- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- That Crawlin' Baby Blues
- All I Want Is Pure Religion
- Corinna Blues (tk 2)
- Hot Dogs
- Rambler Blues

compiled by Neil Record

2 CD set

World Music Network
RGNET1298CD

180 g LP + MP3
notes by Rachel Jackson

(=) World Music Network
RGNET1298LP

126

2015

20 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920s Volume 13
2016 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- My Monday Blues - Jim Jackson
- When The War Was On - Blind Willie Johnson
- Walking Blues - Charlie Kyle
- Atlanta Moan - Barbecue Bob
- Boogie Woogie - Papa Charlie McCoy
- Some Cold Rainy Day - Curly Weaver and Ruth Willis
- Wabash Rag - Blind Blake
- 'Lectric Chair Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Beale Street Breakdown - Jed Davenport and His Beale Street Jug Band
- Vampire Women - Spark Plug Smith
- Georgia Cake Walk - Ma Rainey
- The High Cost Of Sin - Black Billy Sunday

Supplementary CD tracks:
- Will You Spend Eternity In Hell - Black Billy Sunday
- Special Question Blues - Hattie Hyde
- T & N O Blues - Hattie Hyde
- No Baby - Charlie Kyle
- Country Guy Blues - Papa Charlie McCoy
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Tar Road Blues - Jaydee Short
- Flaggin' It To Georgia - Jaydee Short

remastered by Richard Nevins

Blues Images Vol. 13 (2016)

Blues Images

127

2017

American Epic: The Collection

disc 1:
- The Coo Coo Bird (The Cuckoo) - Clarence Ashley
- On the Road Again - Memphis Jug Band
- The Panama Limited - Bukka White
- Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1 - Frank Stokes
- K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter
- I Am Bound for the Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes
- Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 2 - Garfield Akers
- I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Down On Penny's Farm - Bentley Boys
- Foldin' Bed - Whistler's Jug Band
- Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
- Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- Walk Right In - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - The Carter Family
- Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson
- Bayou Teche - Columbus Fruge
- Cool Drink of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Train On the Island - J.P. Nestor
disc 2:
- My Heart Keeps Singing - Elder J.E. Burch
- Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels
- I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham - Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers
- Death's Black Train Is Coming - Rev. J. M. Gates
- Waiting for a Train - Jimmie Rodgers
- Darling, Where Have You Been So Long? - Tenneva Ramblers
- Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- Ma Blond Est Partie - Amadie Breaux, Ophey Breaux & Cleoma Breaux
- Peg and Awl - Carolina Tar Heels
- Chocolate to the Bone - Barbecue Bob
- Down On Me - Eddie Head and Family
- Prenez Courage - Cleoma Breaux with Joseph Falcon and Ophy Breaux
- Pickin' Off Peanuts - Dilly and his Dill Pickles
- Just Because - Nelstone's Hawaiians
- Dupree Blues - Willie Walker
- Ladies On the Steamboat - Burnett & Rutherford
- Mamma, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day - Blind Willie McTell
disc 3:
- Cecilia - Cuarteto Flores
- La Coquetera - Los Borinquenos
- Coconito - Guty Cárdenas Y Lencho
- Lovesick Blues - Emmett Miller
- Long Tall Mama - Big Bill Broonzy
- John Henry Blues - Two Poor Boys
- Mr. Tom Hughes' Town - Lead Belly
- Louis Collins - Mississippi John Hurt
- I Am The Light of the World - Blind Gary Davis
- Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee
- Chant of the Eagle Dance - Hopi Indian Chanters
- Hilo Hula - Mike Hanapi & The Ilima Islanders
- If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Wreck of the '97 - Ernest Stoneman
- Faded Coat of Blue - Buell Kazee
- Country Blues - Dock Boggs
- Sail Away Ladies - Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers
- Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
- Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson
- Arkansas Traveller - Don Richardson
disc 4:
- Hard Time Blues - Lane Hardin
- Down the Dirt Road Blues - Charley Patton
- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home - Banjo Joe
- Hastings Street - Blind Blake & Charlie Spand
- See That My Grave's Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Gonna Have 'Lasses In the Morning - Golden Melody Boys
- New Orleans Stop Time - Memphis Minnie & Bumblebee Slim
- Prove It On Me Blues - Ma Rainey
- Gonne Die with My Hammer in My Hand - Williamson Brothers & Curry
- Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley
- Banjoreno - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- It's a Good Thing - Beale Street Sheiks
- Trust In God and Do the Right - Blind Willie Davis
- Someday Baby Blues - Sleepy John Estes
- Lonesome Road Blues - Sam Collins
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Bull Doze Blues - Henry Thomas
- Brown Skin Gal (Down the Lane) - Massey Family
- Henry Lee aka Young Hunting - Dick Justice
- Old Country Rock - William Moore
- La Danseuse - Delma Lachney & Blind Uncle Gaspard
- My Black Mama, Pt. 1 & 2 - Son House
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James
disc 5:
- Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
- Mal Hombre - Lydia Mendoza
- Sunshine Special - Frenchy's String Band
- Old Jim Canan's - Robert Wilkins
- Les Blues De Voyage - Amédé Ardoin & Dennis McGee
- The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
- I'm Gonna Cross the River Jordan Some of These Days - Jaybird Coleman
- Tomi Tomi - Sol K. Bright with The Aloha Serenaders
- Sittin' On Top of the World - Mississippi Sheiks
- James Alley Blues - Richard Rabbit Brown
- The Indian Tom Tom - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band
- Blues In a Bottle - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- Je Me Suis En Alle - Bartmont Montet & Joswell Dupuis
- Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
- E Mama Ea - Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartette
- Ghost Dance - Truett & George
- Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus) - Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- Allons A Lafayette - Joseph Falcon
- Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta, Pt. 1 & 2 - Los Madrugadores
- Denomination Blues (Part 1 & 2) - Washington Phillips

"American Epic: The Collection gathers 100 of these original recordings from the 1920s and 1930s in one five-disc set, restored to unprecedented levels of sonic fidelity. For this box set, compiled by Director Bernard MacMahon, engineer Nicholas Bergh refined a transfer process using a mix of both modern and vintage equipment in order to extract the remarkable resolution from the records that is often missed."

5 CD set

5 CD set

American Epic AMPC451 (US 2017)

128

2017

20 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920s Volume 15
2018 Calendar with free CD

CD and Calendar contents:
- Frisco Town - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- Strewin' Your Mess - Tampa Red and Georgia Tom
- Hot Dogs - Blind Lemon Jefferson and His Feet
- God Moves On The Water - Blind Willie Johnson
- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - Charley Patton
- Hard Road Blues - Blind Blake
- Lead Hearted Blues - Bertha Henderson with Blind Blake
- Slidin' Delta - Tommy Johnson
- Wasn't That Doggin' Me - Beale Street Sheiks
- The Evil Devil Blues - Johnnie (Geechie) Temple @ youtube
- It's Cold In China Blues - The Mississippi Moaner
- Happy As The Day Is Long - Rev. Steamboat Bill's Revival Singers

Supplementary CD tracks:
- I Wonder To Myself - Tommy Johnson
- Brown Skin Angel - "Hi" Henry Brown
- Hospital Blues - "Hi" Henry Brown
- The Devil And My Brown - Sam Butler aka Bo Weavil Jackson
- You Can't Keep No Brown - Sam Butler aka Bo Weavil Jackson
- Mississippi Boweavil Blues - Charley Patton
- My Love Is Cold - Jab Jones and The Memphis Jug Band
- Poor Jab Blues Jab - Jones and The Memphis Jug Band
- Weary Dogs Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson @ youtube
- Jacksonville Blues - Johnnie (Geechie) Temple
- Goin' Back To Texas - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
- Going Back To Memphis - Charley Nickerson and The Memphis Jug Band @ youtube

remastered by the AMERICAN EPIC sound team

Blues Images Vol. 15
(rel. 2017, for 2018)

Blues Images

Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 134
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 184-185
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 442-445
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 362
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 514-518
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, pp. 274-276
- Paul Swinton: A Twist of Lemon.- Blues & Rhythm 121 (Aug. 1997), pp. 4-9
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- John Tefteller and Blues Images Collection - used with permission
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Frank Scott, Howard Rye, Eric Simkin, Peter Brown, Larry Hoffman, David J Costa, Dave Williams, John Tefteller, Christopher Berry and Max Hoeffner for additional info / scans

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