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Mary Johnson
née Mary Williams   a/k/a "Signifying Mary Johnson"
b. 1905 near Jackson, Mississippi (or c. 1900 near Eden Station, MS)
relocated to St. Louis, Missouri in 1915; was married to Lonnie Johnson from 1925 to 1932

d. c. 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri

discography
M A R Y   J O H N S O N
Mary Johnson   source: Cohn 1993,
p. 65 ("Frank Driggs Collection")

#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
11929MARY JOHNSON

- Black Men Blues (C-3457- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Western Union Blues (C-3458- ) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. May 29, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; # Ike Rodgers, tb; Henry Brown, p


Brunswick 7081

Henry Brown discography

21929MARY JOHNSON

- Muddy Creek Blues (C-3451- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Room Rent Blues (C-3452- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. May 7, 1929 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Ike Rodgers, tb; Henry Brown, p


Brunswick 7093

Henry Brown discography

31929Mary Johnson

- Mean Black Man Blues (L-172-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Dream Daddy Blues (L-173-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

c. November 1929 in Grafton, WI; Mary Johnson, voc; # Ike Rodgers, tb; Henry Brown, p


Paramount 12931

Henry Brown discography

41929Henry Brown and Ike Rodgers

- Blues Stomp (L-178-2) #   @ youtube
- Blind Boy Blues (L-179-1)   @ youtube

rec. c. November 1929 in Grafton, WS; Henry Brown, p solo; Ike Rodgers, tb; prob. Mary Johnson, sp


Paramount 12934

= Century 3020


= Jazz Collector L31

Henry Brown discography

51929Mary Johnson

- Barrel House Flat Blues (L-176-2)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Key To The Mountain Blues (L-177-3)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

c. November 1929 in Grafton, WI; Mary Johnson, voc; Ike Rodgers, tb; Henry Brown, p


Paramount 12996


= Century 3016

Paramount Album P-2 (107)
(three 10 inch 78 rpm)

Henry Brown discography

61930MARY JOHNSON

- Dawn Of Day Blues (C-5587- )   @ youtube
- Three Months Ago Blues (C-5586- )   @ youtube

rec. April 8, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Judson Brown, p; Tampa Red, g


Brunswick 7153

Tampa Red discography

71930MARY JOHNSON

- Death Cell Blues (C-5593- )   @ youtube
- Friendless Gal Blues (C-5592- )   @ youtube

rec. April 8, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Judson Brown, p; Tampa Red, g


Brunswick 7160

Tampa Red discography

81930MARY JOHNSON

- Morning Sun Blues (C-5594-A)   @ youtube
- No Good Town Blues (C-5595-A)   @ youtube

rec. c. April 9, 1930 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Judson Brown, p; Tampa Red, g


Brunswick 7175

Tampa Red discography

91932Sykes And Johnson

- Steady Grinding (18803)
- I Can't To Save My Life (18805)

rec. September 22, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Roosevelt Sykes, Mary Johnson, voc duet; Roosevelt Sykes, p


Champion 16558

Roosevelt Sykes discography

101932MARY JOHNSON

- Rattlesnake Blues (18791)   @ youtube
- Mary Johnson Blues (18792) #   @ youtube

rec. September 22, 1932 in Richmond, IN; Mary Johnson, voc; Roosevelt Sykes, p; # Artie Mosby, vn


Champion 16570
[110 records sold]


= Champion 50062

Roosevelt Sykes discography

111934MARY JOHNSON

- Those Black Man Blues (C-9313- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Peepin' At The Risin' Sun (C-9314- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. August 18, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Ike Rodgers, tb; Henry Brown, p


Decca 7012

Henry Brown discography

121934MARY JOHNSON

- Deceitful Woman Blues (C-9326- ) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Black Gal Blues (C-9335- ) *   @ youtube   @ Spotify

# rec. August 20, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Henry Brown, p
* rec. August 24, 1934 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; Henry Brown, p


Decca 7014

Henry Brown discography

131937SIGNIFYING MARY JOHNSON

- I Just Can't Take It (90755-A) *   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Delmar Avenue (90749-A) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

# rec. May 22, 1937 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; unknown, p; prob. Kokomo Arnold, g
* rec. May 23, 1937 in Chicago, IL; Mary Johnson, voc; prob. Peetie Wheatstraw, p


Decca 7305

Kokomo Arnold discography
Peetie Wheatstraw discography

14194?Barrel House Blues from St. Louis
Played and Sung By Ike Rodgers, Edith Johnson, Henry Brown,
Baby Jay, Alice Moore, Mary Johnson, Roosevelt Sykes

Paramount 105
Edith Johnson
- Good Chib Blues [Paramount 12864]
- Can't Make Another Day [Paramount 12864]

Paramount 106
Alice Moore
- Broadway Street Woman Blues [Paramount 12819]
- Black And Evil Blues [Paramount 12819]


Paramount 107
Mary Johnson
- Key To The Mountain Blues [Paramount 12996]
- Barrel House Flat Blues [Paramount 12996]

three 10 inch 78 rpm records in album set

Paramount Album P-2 [most likely never saw the light of day]

Henry Brown discography
Alice Moore discography


LP / CD compilations
14a1953The Fabulous Trombone of Ike Rodgers
King of the Gutbucket Blues

- Nickel's Worth Of Liver
- Screenin' The Blues
- It Hurts So Good
- Good Chib Blues

- My Man Blues
- Prison Blues
- 21st Street Stomp

- Barrel House Flat


Riverside RLP 1013 (US 1953)


London AL 3512

London Records discography

151957Great Blues Singers

Ma Rainey
- Oh My Babe Blues
- Take Me To The Basement
- Trust No Man
Ida Cox
- Wild Wimen Don't Have The Blues
- Southern Woman's Blues
Sara Martin
- Death Sting Me Blues

Bessie Smith
- St. Louis Blues
Trixie Smith
- He Likes It Slow

Mary Johnson
- Key To The Mountain
Hociel Thomas
- Go Down Sunshine
Chippie Hill
- Charleston Blues
- Around The Clock Blues


prod. by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews

notes by Orrin Keepnews

Riverside RLP 12-121

161967Roosevelt Sykes: Mr. Sykes Blues 1929-1932

Dobby Bragg
- Fire Detective Blues
- Single Tree Blues
Edith Johnson
- Good Chib Blues
- Can't Make Another Day
Charlie McFadden
- People People Blues
- Groceries On The Shelf
Dobby Bragg
- 3-6 And 9 (Three, Six And Nine)
- We Can Sell That Thing


Mary Johnson
- Rattlesnake Blues
- Mary Johnson Blues
Jimmy Oden
- I Have Made Up My Mind
- Sitting Down Thinking Blues
Matthew McClure
- Prisoner's Blues
Roosevelt Sykes
- Mr. Sykes Blues
- Highway 61 Blues
Eithel Smith
- Jelly Roll Mill


notes by Paul Oliver

Riverside RLP 8819 (US 1967)


= Les Disques Pierre Cardin 93514 (Fr 1970)


= Music Parade Cetra LEL209 (It 1973)

= Mercury 6332 992 (Fr 19??)

171968Blue Ladies
A Reissue of Great Recording Rarities   1926-1930

Margaret Whitmore
- 'tain't A Cow In Texas
- That Thing's Been Done Put On Me

Mary Johnson
- Muddy Creek Blues
- Room Rent Blues
Alice Moore
- Lonesome Dream Blues
- Kid Man Blues
Issie Ringgold
- He's A Good Meat Cutter
- Be On Your Merry Way

Ma Rainey
- Log Cabin Blues
- Hustlin' Blues
Lil Brown
- Save My Jelly
- Gut Struggle
Priscilla Stewart
- A Little Bit Closer
- I Want To See My Baby
Lucille Bogan
- Pay Roll Blues
- New Way Blues


included with this LP is a reproduction of a 1930 Paramount catalogue supplement

notes by Jeff Tarrer

Southern Preservation NRC-656 (US 1968)

181971Ike Rodgers: Gut Bucket Trombone

- Malt Can Blues
- Twenty-First Street Stomp
- It Hurts So Good
- Black And Evil Blues
- Prison Blues
- My Man Blues
- Screamin' The Blues [actually Screenin' The Blues]
- Broadway St. Woman Blues

- Nickel's Worth Of Liver Blues
- Good Chib Blues
- Lonesome Dream Blues
- Kid Man Blues

- Barrelhouse Flat Blues
- Key To The Mountain Blues
- Blues Stomp
- Blind Boy Blues



Collector's Classics CC 37 (Denmark 1971) "Masters of the Blues 11"

191975The Blues Box - Country Blues

record 1:
Kokomo Arnold
- Shake That Thing
Baby Doo
- The Death Of Walter Barnes
Scrapper Blackwell
- Motherless Boy Blues
Dot Rice & Frankie Black
- Texas Stomp
Son Bonds
- Trouble Trouble Blues
Walter Coleman
- I'm Going To Cincinnati
- Smack That Thing
Blind Teddy Darby
- The Girl I Left Behind

Bumble Bee Slim
- Bleeding Heart Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- I Ain't No Iceman
- Railroad Blues
Big Boy Teddy Edwards
- W-P-A Blues
Cow Cow Davenport
- Louisiana
Blind Boy Fuller
- Stingy Mama
- Working Man Blues
Gene Gilmore
- Natchez Fire



record 2:
Bill Gaither
- Pains In My Heart
- In The Wee Wee Hours
Jimmie Gordon
- Graveyard Blues
- Sweet Jelly Rollin'
The Harlem Hamfats
- Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes
- Let Me Feel It
Honey Hill
- Boogie Woogie
- Set 'Em

Springback James
- Stingaree Mama Blues
- Rusty Can Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Flood Water Blues
- Blue Ghost Blues

Signifying Mary Johnson
- Peepin' At The Risin' Sun
- Black Gal Blues
Charlie McCoy
- Candy Man Blues
- Baltimore Blues



record 3:
Joe McCoy
- I Got To Have A Little More
- Please Baby
Robert Lee McCoy
- Gonna Keep It For Me Daddy
- Mama Don't Allow Me To Stay Out All Night Long
Charlie McFadden
- People People
Leothus "Lee" Green
- 44 Blues
Barrel House Buck McFarland
- Mercy Mercy Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues

Arthur McKay
- Central Limited Blues
- She Squeezed My Lemon
Blind Willie McTell
- Let Me Play With Your Yo-Yo
- Ticket Agent Blues
Alice Moore
- Telephone Blues
- Don't Deny Me Baby
Shorty Bob Parker
- The Death Of Slim Green
- So Cold In China



record 4:
Johnny Temple
- Louise Louise Blues
Black Ace
- Whiskey And Woman
Curley Weaver
- Oh Lawdy Mama
Peetie Wheatstraw
- These Times
Georgia White
- Daddy Let Me Lay It On You
- Dead Man's Blues
Oscar Woods
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues
- Don't Sell It-Don't Give It Away

Charlie Pickett
- Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal
- Trembling Blues
Red Nelson
- Detroit Special
- Streamline Train
Sloke And Ike
- Slocum Blues
- Chocolate Candy Blues
Johnnie Strauss
- Hard Working Woman
Roosevelt Sykes
- Soft And Mellow


compiled by Robert "Bob" Hertwig (TELDEC product manager)

4 LP set
notes (in German and English) by Robert Hertwig





MCA Coral 6.30106 (Germany 1975)

= MCA Coral 82.024 / RCOX 7526/1-4 (Germany 1975)

(=) Bob CD 203 (Germany 2006)

201977Brunswick 1928-1930
'nothing but a worried mind' (The Piano Blues Vol. 2)

Lucille Bogan
- Alley Boogie
- New Way Blues
'Speck' Pertum
- Gamblers Blues
- Weak Eyed Blues
- Harvest Moon
John Oscar
- Whoopee Mama Blues
Freddie Nicholson
- You Gonna Miss Me Blues
- Freddie's Got The Blues

Eddie Miller
- Freight Train Blues
- Good Jelly Blues
- School Day Blues
Shorty George
- Jones Law Blues
Bob Call
- 31 Blues
Henry Brown
- Stomp 'Em Down To The Bricks

Mary Johnson
- Dawn Of Day Blues
Mozelle Alderson
- Tight In Chicago


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4402 (UK 1977)

Magpie Records discography

211980The Accompanist 1933-1941
'play it for me' (The Piano Blues Vol. 14)

Bumblebee Slim
- New Bricks In My Pillow
- New Orleans Stop Time
- Any Time A Night
- Rough Treatment
- When Somebody Loses
Johnson & Trowbridge
- Steady Grindin'
Lil Johnson
- I Lost My Baby
- Keep On Knocking

Carl Rafferty
- Dresser With The Drawers
Bill Gaither
- Georgia Woman Stomp
Charlie McFadden
- Times Are So Tight
Johnny Temple
- What Is That She Got

Mary Johnson
- Deceitful Woman
Blind Squire Turner
- Pitty Pat
Doretha Trowbridge
- Bad Luck Blues
Kansas City Kitty
- Christmas Mornin'


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4414 (UK 1980)

Magpie Records discography

21a1983Tampa Red (1928-1942) It's Tight Like That

- (Honey) It's Tight Like That
- Big Fat Mama
- Juicy Lemon Blues
- Uncle Bud
- How Long, How Long Blues
- It's Tight Like That
- Kunjine Baby

- Friendless Gal Blues (Mary Johnson, voc)
- Death Cell Blues (Mary Johnson, voc)

- Have You Ever Been Worried In Mind - Part 1
- Have You Ever Been Worried In Mind - Part 2
- You Rascal You
- Boogie Woogie Dance
- Bumble Bee Blues
- Stop And Listen Blues
- Down In Spirit Blues
- Mean Old Tom Cat Blues
- Don't Jive It Mama



Blues Documents BD-2001 (Austria 1983)

221984Barrelhouse Women 1925-1933
'play it for your mama' (The Piano Blues Vol. 19)

Davenport & Smith
- State Street Jive
Doretha Trowbridge
- Slavin' Mama Blues
Margaret Thornton
- Texas Bound Blues
Elzadie Robinson
- St. Louis Cyclone
- The Santa Claus Crave

Mary Johnson
- Mean Black Man Blues
- Black Men Blues
- Morning Sun Blues

Lucille Bogan
- Coffee Grindin' Blues
Margaret Whitmire
- That Thing
Ida May Mack
- Good-bye Rider
Lillian Miller
- Kitchen Blues
Alderson & Beck
- State Street Special
Evelyn Brickey
- Down In The Valley Blues
Elizabeth Washington
- Riot Call Blues
Lil Johnson
- Never Miss Your Jelly


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4419 (UK 1984)

Magpie Records discography

231987Kokomo Arnold: Master Of The Bottleneck Guitar   1930-38

- Rainy Night Blues (A)
- Paddlin' Madeline Blues (A)
- Black Money Blues (B)
- 'Cause You're Dirty (C)
- Tonic Head Blues (C)
- Doin' The Doopididy (D)
- The Mule Laid Down And Died (E)

- Delmar Avenue (F)
- Running Drunk Again (Germany)

- Coffin Blues (Germany)
- Lonesome Road Blues (Germany)
- Fool Man Blues (H)
- Sister Jane Cross The Hall (H)
- Grandpa Got Drunk (I)
- Black Mattie (I)
- Shine On, Moon (J)
- Goin' Down In Galilee (K)
- Something's Hot (K)


A) Gitfiddle Jim: Kokomo Arnold,voc/g; B) Kokomo Arnold; C) Kokomo Arnold; D) Kokomo Arnold; E) Kokomo Arnold; F) Signifying Mary Johnson, voc; acc. prob. Peetie Wheatstraw, p; Kokomo Arnold, g G) Kokomo Arnold, voc/g; Peetie Wheatstraw, p; unknown, sbs. H & I) Kokomo Arnold; J) Kokomo Arnold, voc/g; Peetie Wheatstraw, p; K) Kokomo Arnold, voc/g; unknown, p

 
Document DLP 512 (Austria 1987)

Document Records discography

241988Mary Johnson: I Just Can't Take It

- Muddy Creek Blues
- Room Rent Blues
- Western Union Blues
- Barrel House Flat Blues
- Key To The Mountain Blues
- Three Months Ago Blues
- Dawn Of Day Blues
- Friendless Gal Blues
- Death Cell Blues

- No Good Town Blues
- Rattlesnake Blues
- Mary Johnson Blues
- Those Black Men Blues
- Peepin' At The Risin' Sun
- Deceitful Woman Blues
- Black Gal Blues
- Delmar Avenue
- I Just Can't Take It

notes by Guido van Rijn, Cor van Sliedregt & Hans Vergeer

Agram AB 2014 (NL 1988)

251989Times Are So Tight

Uncle Skipper (Charley Jordan)
- Cutting My A B C's
Walter Davis
- I Love You More And More

Mary Johnson
- Western Union Blues
Clifford Gibson
- Sneaky Groundhog
Mary Harris
- No Christmas Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Third Street's Going Down
Booker T. Washington
- If I Get Lucky
Verdi Lee & Charley Jordan
- Get It If You Can

Clifford Gibson
- Let Me Be Your Handy Man
Booker T. Washington
- Wrapped Up In Bad Luck
Dolly Martin
- All Men Blues
Silvester Palmer
- Mean Blues
Charlie McFadden
- Times Are So Tight
Verdi Lee & Charley Jordan
- Signifying At You
Frank Pluitt
- Found A Note On My Door
Pinetop (Sparks)
- Got The Blues About My Baby


notes by M. Cunningham

Swingtime/Bluetime BT 2017 ("Denmark" 1989)

261989St. Louis Girls   (1929-1937)

Mae Belle Miller
- Trouble Everywhere Blues
- Working Man On The Seas
- Beale And Main Blues
- Long Tall Man Blues

Mary Johnson
- Black Men Blues
- Mean Black Man Blues
- Morning Sun Blues
Elizabeth Washington
- Whiskey Blues
- Mistreated Blues

Doretha Trowbridge
- Bad Luck Blues
- Slavin' Mama Blues
Alice Moore
- Black Evil Blues
- Daddy Calling Mama
- Blue Black And Evil Blues
- Hand In Hand Woman
- Doggin' Man Blues
- Tired Of Me Blues
- Too Many Men
- Don't Deny Me Baby



RST Blues Documents BD-2055 (Austria 1989)

= Story of Blues CD 3536-2

26a1991Kokomo Arnold: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 3 (1936-1937)

- Grass Cutter Blues
- Telephone Blues
- Dark Angel
- Money Tree Man

- Delmar Avenue (Mary Johnson, voc)
- I'm Going Fishing Too
- Three Men
- Shake That Thing
- Try Some Of That
- My Gal's Been Foolin' Me
- Running Drunk Again
- Coffin Blues
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Mister Charlie
- Backfence Picket Blues
- Fool Man Blues
- Long And Tall
- Salty Dog
- Cold Winter Blues
- Sister Jane Cross The Hall
- Wild Water Blues
- Laugh And Grin Blues


notes by Keith Briggs

Document DOCD 5039 (Austria 1991)

271994Mary Johnson
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order   1929-1936

- Muddy Creek Blues
- Room Rent Blues
- Black Men Blues
- Western Union Blues
- Mean Black Man Blues
- Dream Daddy Blues
- Barrel House Flat Blues
- Key To The Mountain Blues
- Three Months Ago Blues
- Dawn Of Day Blues
- Friendless Gal Blues
- Death Cell Blues
- Morning Sun Blues
- No Good Town Blues
- Rattlesnake Blues
- Mary Johnson Blues
- Those Black Man Blues
- Peepin' At The Risin' Sun
- Deceitful Woman Blues
- Black Gal Blues
- Delmar Avenue
- I Just Can't Take It

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD-5305 (Austria 1994)

281996St. Louis Blues 1925-1941

- Mr. Johnson's Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding
- Built Right On The Ground - Blind Teddy Darby
- Fire Detective Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Can't Make Another Day
- Duck Yas-Yas-Yas

- Black Men Blues - Mary Johnson
- It Hurts So Good
- Deep Morgan Blues - Henry Brown
- Black And Evil Blues - Alice Moore
- Don't Put That Thing on Me - Clifford Gibson
- Keep It Clean, No. 2
- Henry's Worry Blues
- Barefoot Blues
- Harvest Moon Blues
- As True As I've Been To You
- I Have Made Up My Mind
- Ain't It A Pity And A Shame?
- Shack Bully Stomp - Peetie Wheatstraw
- Don't Take Away My P.W.A. - Jimmie Gordon
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff - Big Joe Williams
- Sweet Sixteen - Walter Davis
- Only Woman



EPM Musique BC158392 (Fr 1996)

292003Down On The Levee - The Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol. 2
Classic Recordings of the 1920s and 30s

Henry Brown
- Stomp 'Em Down To The Bricks
- Deep Morgan Blues
Pinetop & Lindberg
- Louisiana Bound
Henry Brown
- Eastern Chimes Blues

Mary Johnson
- Those Blackman Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Don't Feel Welcome
Blind Squire Turner
- Pitty Pat
Roosevelt Sykes
- Cotton Seed Blues
Eddie Miller
- Freight Train Blues
Doretha Trowbridge
- Slavin' Mama Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- She Don't Know Who She Wants
Specks Pertum
- Weak Eyed Blues
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Lee Blues
- No. 29
El-Zee Floyd
- Snowbound And Blue
Pinetop & Lindberg
- Believe I'll Make A Change
Stump Johnson
- Steady Grindin'
Sparks Brothers
- Down On The Levee
St. Louis Jimmy
- That's All I Think
Alice Moore
- Tomorrow Blues
Stump Johnson
- Money Johnson
Sparks Brothers
- Chicago's Too Much For Me
Pinetop
- Tell Her About Me



Yazoo CD 2065 (US 2003)

Yazoo Records discography

302003Wild About That Thing
Ladies Sing The Blues

- Long Tall Daddy - Big Time Sarah
- Wild About That Thing - Katherine Davis
- Confessin' The Blues - Karen Carroll
- Don't You Feel My Leg - Blue Lu Barker
- Got The Blues 'Bout My Baby - Bonnie Lee
- He May Be Your Man - Edith Wilson
- You've Been A Good Ole Wagon - Grana Louise
- Rich Man's Blues - Dinah Washington
- Not For The Love Of You - Shirley Johnson
- I Love My Lovin' Lover - Betty Roche
- Brain Damage - Zora Young

- Never Too Late - Mary Johnson # [previously unissued]
- Show Me The Way - Mary Johnson # [previously unissued]

# rec. 1955 in St. Louis, MO by Bob Koester; Mary Johnson, voc; with The Dixie Stompers


Delmark DX-913 (US 2003)

Delmark Records discography

312004The Paramount Masters

disc 1:
- Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
- Red River Blues - Lottie Beaman
- Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
- You Can't Keep No Brown - Bo Weevil Jackson
- Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues - Teddy Darby
- No. 29 - Wesley Wallace
- Outside Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Old Country Rock - William Moore
- Keep A-Knockin' - James "Boodle It" Wiggins
- Touch Me Light Mama - George "Bullet" Williams
- Jack Of All Trades - Moanin' Bernice Edwards
- Come on in (Ain't Nobody Here But Me) - Harum Scarums
- All Birds Look Like Chicken To Me - Sweet Papa Stovepipe
- Cotton Field Blues - Charlie 'Dad' Nelson
- Traveling Blues - Ma Rainey
- Soon This Morning Blues - Charlie Spand
- Gay Cattin' - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Whoopee Blues - King Solomon Hill
- Eagles on a Half - Geechie Wiley
- Wasn't It Sad About Lemon - Washboard Walter
- Freakish Man Blues - George Hannah
- Rough Rugged Road Blues - Bumble Bee Slim
- Mississippi Jail House Groan - Rube Lacy
- Try Me One More Time - Marshall Owens

- Barrel House Flat Blues - Mary Johnson

disc 2:
- I Shall Not Be Moved - Charley Patton
- Walking Blues - Raymond Barrow
- Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Black and Evil Blues - Alice Moore
- The New Dirty Dozen - Ben Curry
- Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man - Freddie Spruell
- Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- Jack of Diamonds Georgia Rub - Henry Townsend
- Billy Goat Blues - John Byrd
- Bunker Hill Blues - Side Wheel Sally Duffie
- Number Three Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins
- Mamlish Blues - Ed Bell
- Eastern Chimes Blues - Henry Brown
- Fetch Your Water - Charlie Spand
- Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake - J.D. Short
- Water Bound Blues - Alice Pearson
- Broke Down Engine - Lonnie Clark
- Dying Pickpocket Blues - Barrel House Welch
- Seven Sister Blues - Edward Thompson
- Old Timbrook Blues - John Byrd
- The Preacher Must Get Some Sometime - Bob Robinson
- Motherless Child Blues - Elvie Thomas
- The Ducks Yas Yas - Jack O' Diamonds
- Boodle De Bum Bum - Ben Curry
- Gotta Shave 'Em Dry - James Wiggins


disc 3:
- Some Scream High Yellow - Bo Weevil Jackson
- Jab Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Raised In The Alley Blues - Freddie Brown
- Frisco Leaving Birmingham - George "Bullet" Williams
- Ninety Nine Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Conjur Man Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Mama's Angel Child - Sweet Papa Stovepipe
- Honey Blues - Lottie Beaman
- Lonesome Atlanta Blues - Bobby Grant
- Fat Greasy Baby - Robert Peeples
- No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
- New York Blues - Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Doctor, Oh Doctor - Henry Townsend
- I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop - Bogus Ben Covington
- Red Letter Blues - Ruby Paul
- Piano Kid Special - Piano Kid Edwards
- Where Did You Stay Last Night - Famous Hokum Boys
- The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
- Fanny Lee Blues - Wesley Wallace
- Narrow Face Blues - Washboard Walter
- Pick Poor Robin Clean - Geechie Wiley
- The Boy In The Boat - George Hannah
- Texas Blues - Marshall Owens
- Evil Woman Blues - James "Boodle It" Wiggins
- Three, Six and Nine - Roosevelt Sykes


disc 4:
- Tom Cat Blues - Freddie Spruell
- Smiling Blues - Jack O' Diamonds
- Mama, Don't You Think I Know - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Back To The Woods Blues - Charlie Spand
- Prison Blues - Alice Moore
- Deep Morgan Blues - Henry Brown
- My Laona Blues - Teddy Darby
- Pistol Blues - Bo Weevil Jackson
- Pratt City Blues - "Jabo" Williams
- Telephone Arguin' Blues - J.D. Short
- Over To My House - Elvie Thomas
- Hambone Blues - Ed Bell
- Down In Tennessee - Lonnie Clark
- Ham Hound Crave - Rube Lacy
- Fire Detective Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
- Up On The Hill Blues - Edward Thompson

- Key To The Mountain Blues - Mary Johnson
- Down On My Bended Knee - King Solomon Hill
- Red River Blues - Charlie 'Dad' Nelson
- Give Us Another Jug - Piano Kid Edwards
- Nehi Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
- Last Farewell Blues - Ruby Paul
- Larceny Woman Blues - Barrel House Welch
- Wicked Devil's Blues - Robert Peeples
- Raggin' The Blues - William Moore

4 CD box
       
JSP JSPCD 7723 (UK 2004)

322004Kokomo Arnold
The Story Of The Blues

CD 1: Shake That Thing
- Try Some Of That
- Mister Charlie
- Cutter Blues (Alice Moore, voc)
- Money Tree Man (Alice Moore, voc)

- Delmar Avenue (Mary Johnson, voc)
- Shake That Thing
- Backfence Picket Blues
- Fool Man Blues
- Long And Tall
- Salty Dog
- Cold Winter Blues
- Sister Jane Cross The Hall
- Wild Water Blues
- Laugh And Grin Blues
- Mean Old Twister
- Red Beans And Rice
- Set Down Gal


CD 2: Back On The Job
- Big Ship Blues
- Crying Blues
- Grandpa Got Drunk
- Black Mattie
- Neck Bone Blues
- Buddie Brown Blues (Rolling Time)
- Rocky Road Blues
- Head Cuttin' Blues
- Broke Man Blues
- Back On The Job
- Shine On, Moon (Shine On, Shine On)
- Your Ways And Actions
- Tired Of Runnin' From Door To Door
- My Well Is Dry
- Midnight Blues
- Goin' Down In Galilee (Swing Along With Me)
- Bad Luck Blues
- Kid Man Blues
- Something's Hot


2 CD set

archive blues 222067 (Membran Music)

332006Woke Up Dis Mornin'
A Collection Of Rare Blues Recordings

CD 1 Country Blues 1934 - 1938
- Peepin' At The Risin' Sun - Mary Johnson
- Trouble Trouble - Son Bonds
- Got To Have A Little More - Joe McCoy
- Hard Working Woman - Johnnie Strauss
- Motherless Boy - Scrapper Blackwell
- Bleeding Heart - Bumble Bee Slim
- Pains In My Heart - Bill Gaither
- Ticket Agent - Blind Willie McTell
- Shake That Thing - Kokomo Arnold<
- Louisiana - Big Teddy Boy Edwards
- Telephone Blues - Alice Moore
- Streamline Train - Red Nelson
- Soft And Mellow - Roosevelt Sykes
- Evil Hearted Woman - Oscar Woods
- Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods
- The Girl I Left Behind - Blind Blues Darby
- Stingy Mama - Blind Boy Fuller
- In The Wee Wee Hours - Bill Gaither
- Flood Water Blues - Lonnie Johnson
- Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal - Charlie Pickett
- Slocum Blues - Sloke and Ike
- Boogie Woogie - Honey Hill
- So Cold In China - Shorty Bob Parker
- Daddy Let Me Lay It On You - Georgia White



CD 2 City Blues 1936 - 1942
- Sissy Man Blues - Connie McLeans' Rhythm Boys
- T B's Got Me - Victoria Spivey
- Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes - The Harlem Hamfats
- She Walks Like A Kangaroo - Olli Shepard's Kentucky Boys
- Railroad Blues - Cow Cow Davenport
- Evil Hearted Woman - Oscar Woods
- Jack I'm Mellow - Trixie Smith
- Uncle Joe - Grant and Wilson
- Part Time Papa - The Bandana Girls
- A Brown Skin Gal Is The Best Gal After All - Fat Hayden
- Fine And Mellow - Alberta Hunter
- Blues At Midnight - Helen Proctor
- Lucille - Lee Brown
- Put Me Back In - The Alley Mae Hopkins with Wingy Carpenter And His Wingies
- I Don't Want You - George Davis
- Let Me Ride Your Train - Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon
- Oh Red! - Sam Price Blusicians
- Jive Me Baby - Johnny Temple
- The Low Down Lonely Blues - Sweet Georgia Brown
- Doggin' The Dog - Big Joe Turner
- Uncle Sam Come And Get Him - Bea Booze
- Gonna Buy Me A Telephone - Helen Humes with the Pete Brown Band
- Cannon Ball - Nora Lee King
- Me And My Chauffeur - Mabel Robinson


from 1975 MCA Coral 6.30106 (Blues Box Vol. 1)
and 1976 MCA Coral 30109 = MCA Coral 82.040 (Blues Box Vol. 2)

2 CD set

Bob CD 203 (Germany 2006) (Robert "Bob" Hertwig's label)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, p. 140
- Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943.- Oxford (Clarendon), 4th ed. 1997, pp. 468-469
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 536
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, pp. 287-288
- Roger Misiewicz, T. Malcolm Rockwell & Helge Thygesen: Champion Sales Figures
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Benoît Brière, Alex van der Tuuk and Fernando Goin for additional info / scans

 


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