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photographer: Chris Strachwitz
Sidney Maiden
b. 1923 in Mansfield April 1917 in Evelyn, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
d. late 1980s in Arizona
discography
 

#year
of release
title / label / notes
11949K. C. DOUGLAS TRIO

- Mercury Boogie (DT2004) #   @ youtube
- Eclipse Of The Sun (DT2005) *   @ youtube

rec. c.1948 in Oakland, CA; K.C. Douglas, g, # voc, with Sidney Maiden, hca, * voc; labels of Down Town list Ford Chaney, g, and Otis Cherry, dr, as present, but neither is audible


Down Town 2004 (US 1949)

 
= Gilt Edge GE 5043 (as by "Lowell Fulson")

K.C. Douglas discography

24/1952SIDNEY MAIDEN

- Honey Bee Blues (IM432)   @ Spotify
- Thinking The Blues (IM431) (instr)

rec. April 15, 1952 in San Francisco, CA; Sidney Maiden voc, hca; ts; p; g; b; dr


Imperial 5189 (US 4/1952)

   

- Working Woman (IM429) #   @ youtube
- Up The River Blues (IM429A) #   @ youtube
- Broke And Busted (IM430) #   @ youtube
- Harpin' The Boogie (IM430A) #   @ youtube
- Wake Up Wicked Woman
- I'm Putting My Woman Down

rec. April 15, 1952 in San Francisco, CA; Sidney Maiden voc, hca; ts; p; g; b; dr

Imperial unissued

# Toshiba/Liberty LLS-70049 (1975)

31955SIDNEY MAIDEN and his RAMBLERS

- Hurry, Hurry, Baby (A) #   @ youtube
- Everything Is Wrong (B) *   @ youtube

rec. June 28, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Sidney Maiden, hca, # voc; Haskell 'Cool Papa' Sadler, g, * voc; g; B. Brown, dr


Flash 101 [Charlie "Flash" Reynolds' label]

Flash discography

41955HASKELL SADLER and his ORCHESTRA

- Do Right Mind (A) *   @ youtube
- Gone For Good (B) #   @ youtube

rec. June 28, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Robert Haskell 'Cool Papa' Sadler, g, # voc; * unknown voc; # Sidney Maiden, hca; saxes; p; Bee Brown, dr


Flash 103

Flash discography

51957SIDNEY MAIDEN / AL SIMMONS   Slim Green and The Cats From Fresno

Sidney Maiden   Slim Green and The Cats From Fresno
- Hand Me Down Baby (15886) 78 rpm #
- Hand Me Down Baby (15888) 45 rpm #   @ youtube
Al Simmons   Slim Green and The Cats From Fresno
- Old Folk's Boogie (15889) *   @ youtube


# rec. 1957 in Los Angeles, CA; Sidney Maiden voc, hca; p; Slim Green, g; Al Simmons, dr
* rec. 1957 in Los Angeles, CA; Al Simmons, voc, dr; Slim Green, g; ts; p

 
Dig 45-138 (US 1957)

P-Vine PLP 709 (197?)
Ace CHCHD 334 (1992)

61960I Have To Paint My Face

F 1005 (1960) track list:
Sam Chatman
- I Have To Paint My Face [lyrics]
- You Shall Be Free (Nigger Be A Nigger) *
- I Stand And Wonder
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- Forty-Four Blues #
Jasper Love
- Desert Blues
Sam Chatmon
- Lay My Burden Down (Glory Hallelujah) *
Kathryn Pitman and group
- Save A Seat For Me

Wade Walton & R. C. Smith
- Barbershop Rhythm
R.C. Smith
- Going Back To Texas
Jasper Love & Columbus Jones
- The Slop
R. C. Smith
- Lost Love Blues
- Lonely Widow
Wade Walton
- Rooster Blues
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- Butch's Blues


rec. 1960 by Chris A. Strachwitz with assistance from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oliver

notes to Arhoolie F 1005; click to enlarge! notes to Arhoolie F 1005; click to enlarge! notes to Arhoolie F 1005; click to enlarge!
leaflet accompanying Arhoolie F 1005 (1960)
with notes by Mack McCormick

F 1005 (1980) track list:
Sam Chatman
- I Have To Paint My Face [lyrics]
K.C. Douglas
- Big Road Blues #
Sam Chatman
- I Stand And Wonder
Big Joe Williams
- Texas Blues #
Bukka White
- Drifting Blues #

Wade Walton & R.C. Smith
- Barbershop Rhythm
R. C. Smith
- Going Back To Texas

K.C. Douglas & Sidney Maiden
- Blues And Trouble #
R.C. Smith
- Lonely Widow
Wade Walton
- Rooster Blues
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- Butch's Blues


* omitted from 1969 and 1980 remastered LP versions; not included in CD 432
# on remastered LP version only

notes by Mack McCormick

Arhoolie F 1005 (1960)

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Arhoolie F 1005 (1980)
subtitled "A Random Collection of Mississippi Blues"


partly reissued on Arhoolie CD 432 (US 1995) "Mississippi Blues 1960"

Arhoolie Records discography

71961Sidney Maiden: Trouble An' Blues

- Buy Me An Airplane
- Sweet Little Woman
- My Black Name
- Sidney's Fox Chase
- San Quentin Blues
- Tell Me, Somebody

- Blues An' Trouble
- Hand-Me-Down Baby
- Sidney's Worried Life Blues
- Me And My Chauffeur
- Coal Black Mare
- I'm Goin' Back Home

rec. April 16, 1961 in Berkeley, CA by Chris Strachwitz; Sidney Maiden, voc, hca; K.C. Douglas, g

notes by Larry Cohn

Bluesville 1035 (US 1961)

notes by Larry Cohn

= OBC OBCCD-574-2 (US 1994)


= Analogue Productions APR 3011 Stereo (US) (Audiophile 180 g LP)

Bluesville Records discography
OBC Records discography

81961

Arhoolie F 1006 (196?)

Blues N' Trouble

Arhoolie FS 101 / F 1006 (1961 + 197?) track sequence:
Big Joe Williams
- Married Woman Blues
Lil' Son Jackson
- Johnny Mae
Lowell Fulson
- Good Woman Blues
Mance Lipscomb
- Back Water Blues
Jasper Love
- Love's Honeydripper
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- One Thin Dime

Sam Chatman
- God Don't Like Ugly
"Whistling" Alex Moore
- Wake Up Old Lady
Black Ace
- Hitchhiking Woman
Robert Curtis Smith
- Stella Ruth

Mercy Dee
- I Been A Fool

Arhoolie F 1006 (1980) track sequence:
Big Joe Williams
- Married Woman Blues
Lil' Son Jackson
- Johnny Mae
Lowell Fulson
- Good Woman Blues
Mance Lipscomb
- Back Water Blues
Jasper Love
- Love's Honeydripper
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas
- One Thin Dime

Sidney Maiden
- Chicago Blues °°

Black Ace
- Hitchhiking Woman
Sam Chatman
- God Don't Like Ugly
"Whistling" Alex Moore
- Wake Up Old Lady
Black Ace
- Ace's Guitar Blues °°
Robert Curtis Smith
- Stella Ruth
Fat Boy Hayes [aka 'Jelly Belly']
- Goin' Back South [aka "Down South Blues"] °°

Mercy Dee
- I Been A Fool

°° on 1980 remastered LP version only

on CD 432 only:
Sam Chatmon
- Hollandale Blues


Black Ace rec. September 19, 1960 in Ft. Worth, TX by Chris Strachwitz
Butch Cage & Willie Thomas rec. 1960 in Zachary, LA by Chris Strachwitz
Sam Chatman rec. July 25, 1960 in Hollandale, MS by Chris Strachwitz
Lowell Fulson rec. c. 1949 in Oakland, CA by Bob Geddins
Fat Boy Hayes [aka 'Jelly Belly'] rec. 1947 in New York, NY
Lil' Son Jackson rec. July 1960 in Dallas, TX by Chris Strachwitz
Mance Lipscomb rec. August 13, 1960 in Navasota, TX by Chris Strachwitz
Jasper Love rec. July 23, 1960 in Clarksdale, MS by Chris Strachwitz

Sidney Maiden rec. February 5, 1961 in Stockton, CA by Chris Strachwitz
Mercy Dee rec. February 5, 1961 in Stockton, CA by Chris Strachwitz
"Whistling" Alex Moore rec. summer 1960 in Dallas, TX by Chris Strachwitz
Robert Curtis Smith rec. July 24, 1960 at the "Big 6" Barbershop in Clarksdale, MS by Chris Strachwitz
Big Joe Williams rec. October 6, 1960 in Los Gatos, CA by Chris Strachwitz


photos by Chris Strachwitz (except Black Ace, courtesy B.K. Turner)


Arhoolie FS101 (1961)

notes (on 4-page leaflet)
by Chris Strachwitz

= Arhoolie F 1006 (196?)

notes (on back cover)
by Chris Strachwitz

= Arhoolie F 1006 (197?)

notes (on back cover)
by Chris Strachwitz

1980 release uses same front and back
covers as 197? release, but actually
has slightly different content - as
printed on the labels!


(=) Arhoolie F 1006 (1980)

notes by Chris Strachwitz

partly reissued on
Arhoolie CD 432 (1995)
"Mississippi Blues 1960"

Arhoolie Records discography

91961Goin' To California

Lowell Fulson
- Three O'Clock Blues
- I'm Wild About You
- Don't Be So Evil
- Prison Bound
- My Baby Left Me
- Double Trouble
- Storming and Raining


K.C. Douglas with Sidney Maiden
- Mercury Boogie [Down Town 2004]
Sidney Maiden with K.C. Douglas
- Eclipse Of The Sun [Down Town 2004]
Willie B. Huff
- Beggar Man Blues
Mercy Dee
- Trailing My Baby
Johnny Fuller
- Train, Train, Train
Thunder Smith
- New Worried Life Blues
Rocky ("Rocky Mountain" Stoneham)
- Water Coast Blues
Thunder Smith
- Thunder's Unfinished Boogie (piano solo)


recorded by Bob Geddins; edited & selected by Chris A. Strachwitz

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Heritage HLP 1003 (UK 1961)

Heritage Records discography

101961Mercy Dee

first pressing track sequence:
- Mercy's Troubles (9:30)   @ youtube
- Jack Engine (4:02) ° [never re-released on CD]   @ youtube
- Lady Luck (3:10) [Arhoolie 45-501]   @ youtube
- Red Light (2:30)   @ youtube

- Walked Down So Many Turnrows (3:05)   @ youtube
- Troublesome Mind (5:55)   @ youtube
- Betty Jean (1:30) [Arhoolie 45-501]   @ youtube
- Call The Asylum (3:05)   @ youtube
- Mercy's Party (5:08) # ° [never re-released on CD]   @ youtube

second pressing track sequence:
- Mercy's Troubles (9:30)
- Harvest Time (3:45) [Bluesville BV 1039 as "Have You Ever Been Out In The Country"]   @ youtube
- Lady Luck (3:10)
- Red Light (2:30)
- Trying To Kick This Habit (2:25) °° [1954 Rhythm unissued]   @ youtube

- Walked Down So Many Turnrows (3:05)
- After The Fight (3:15) °°   @ youtube
- Troublesome Mind (5:55)
- Betty Jean (1:30)
- Call The Asylum (3:05)
- Shady Lane (4:20) °°   @ youtube

° only on 1st pressing
°° only on 2nd pressing

rec. February 5 & 12, & March 12, 1961 in Stockton, CA & April 16, 1961 in Berkeley, CA; Mercy Dee Walton, voc, p; K.C. Douglas, g, # voc; Sidney Maiden, hca, # voc; Otis Cherry, dr
cover photo by William Carter

notes (1961) by Chris A. Strachwitz     "Arhoolie Records, Box No. 5073, Berkeley 5, Calif."
 
Arhoolie F1007 (1st pressing 1961, blue back cover)

notes (1961, newly typeset) by Chris A. Strachwitz     "Arhoolie Records, Box 9195, Berkeley, Ca. 94709"

Arhoolie F1007 (1st pressing 1963?, white back cover)
"ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963." (en.wikipedia)
Mercy Dee's death on December 2, 1962 is mentioned in the newly typeset notes, so publishing date must be 1963!

notes (1961) by Chris A. Strachwitz

Arhoolie F1007 (2nd pressing 1965?)   track list correction sticker on back cover!

Arhoolie CD 369 (US 1993)

Arhoolie Records discography
Mercy Dee Walton discography
K.C. Douglas discography

111961Mercy Dee

- Lady Luck (2:40) [Arhoolie F1007]   @ youtube
- Betty Jean (1:50) [Arhoolie F1007]   @ youtube

rec. April 16, 1961 in Berkeley, CA; Mercy Dee Walton, voc, p; Sidney Maiden, hca; Otis Cherry, dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Arhoolie 45-501 (US 1961)

Arhoolie Records discography
Mercy Dee Walton discography

12c.1963Mercy Dee Walton: A Pity And A Shame

- Pity And A Shame (4:01) *
- Your Friend And Woman (5:15)
- Five Card Hand (3:06) * []
- Have You Ever Been Out In The Country (3:38) (= "Harvest Time")   @ youtube
- After The Fight (3:54) *

- One Room Country Shack (4:06)
- My Little Angel (4:07) *
- Shady Lane (5:14)
- The Drunkard (5:37) * []

rec. April 16, 1961 in Berkeley, CA by Chris Strachwitz; Mercy Dee Walton, voc, p; Sidney Maiden, hca; * Otis Cherry, dr; [] Marcellus Thomas [Big Joe Williams' chauffeur!], voc
front cover photo by William Carter

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Bluesville BV 1039 (US c.1963)

notes by Chris Strachwitz
click to read notes ! click to read notes !
= OBC OBCCD-552-2 (US 1992)

Bluesville Records discography
OBC Records discography
Sidney Maiden discography

131970Oakland Blues

K.C. Douglas - Mercury Boogie [Down Town 2004]
Sidney Maiden - Eclipse Of The Sun [Down Town 2004]
Willie B. Huff - Beggar Man Blues [Rhythm 1770]
Juke Boy Bonner - Well Baby [Irma 111]
Mercy Dee Walton - Trailing My Baby [Rhythm 1774]
LC Good Rockin' Robinson - Why Don't You Write To Me [Rhythm 1772]
Juke Boy Bonner - Rock With Me Baby [Irma 111]

Johnny Fuller - Train, Train Blues [Rhythm 1773]
Johnny Fuller - First Stage Of The Blues [Rhythm 1767]
Jimmy McCracklin - When I'm Gone [Trilon 245]
Jimmy Wilson - Tin Pan Alley [Big Town 101]
Jimmy Wilson - A Woman Is To Blame [Big Town 107]
Jimmy Wilson - Blues At Sundown [Big Town 107]
Jimmy Wilson - Frisco Bay [Rhythm 1766]


notes by Lee Hildebrand

Arhoolie 2008 (US 1970)


= Trio PA-3063 (Jp 1975)

Arhoolie Records discography
Trio Records discography
K.C. Douglas discography
Juke Boy Bonner discography
Mercy Dee Walton discography
LC Good Rockin' Robinson discography
Johnny Fuller discography
Jimmy McCracklin discography
Jimmy Wilson discography

13a1975West Coast Blues
Blues Anthology Vol. 2

Lowell Fulson - Stormin' And Rainin'
L.C. Williams - All Through My Dreams

Sidney Maiden - Thinking The Blues [Imperial 5189]
Sidney Maiden - Honey Bee Blues [Imperial 5189]
Mercy Dee Walton - Bird Brain Baby
Mercy Dee Walton - Roaming Blues
J.D. Edwards - Crying

Cecil Gant - When You Left Me Baby
Cecil Gant - Blues By Cecil
Amos Milburn - Chicken Shuck Boogie
Joe Turner - Story To Tell
Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris - The Battle Of The Blues
T-Bone Walker - Blues Is A Woman
T-Bone Walker - I Got The Blues



Toshiba/Liberty LLR-8192 (Jp 1975)

Imperial/Liberty discography

141975Down South Blues   1952-1962
Blues Anthology Vol. 4

Sidney Maiden
- Up The River [Imperial unissued]   @ youtube
- Working Woman [Imperial unissued]   @ youtube
- Broke And Busted [Imperial unissued]   @ youtube
- Harpin' The Boogie [Imperial unissued]   @ youtube
Clifton Chenier
- Country Bred
Slim Harpo
- A Man Is Crying [Imperial LM-94001]
- Something Inside Me [Imperial LM-94001]

Guitar Slim
- New Arrival
- Standin' At The Station
- Crying In The Morning
- Bad Luck Is On Me
Earl King
- Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) - Part I
Snooks Eaglin
- See See Rider [Imperial LM-94001]
- Nobody Knows [Imperial 5671]



Toshiba/Liberty LLS-70049 (Jp 1975)

Imperial/Liberty discography

15197?Johnny Otis presents - Some Old Folks Boogie

Al Simmons
- You Ain't Too Old
Johnny Otis
- Groove Juice
- If You Ever Get Lonesome
Sailor Boy
- What Have I Done Wrong (part 1)
Moose John
- Talkin' About Me
Slim Green
- My Woman Done Quit Me


Sidney Maiden with Slim Green & The Cats From Fresno
- Hand Me Down Baby [Dig 138]
Abe Moore
- A & J
Moose John
- Wrong Doin' Woman
Sailor Boy
- What Have I Done Wrong (part 2)
Abe Moore
- Moore's Boogie
Al Simmons
- Old Folks Boogie



P-Vine PLP 709 (Jp 197?)

161980K.C. Douglas: Mercury Boogie

- Mercury Boogie [Down Town 2004]
- Eclipse Of The Sun [Down Town 2004]

- Canned Heat
- Catfish
- Big Road Blues
- Kansas City
- I Got The Key
- Casey Jones

- Mercury Blues
- Blues
- I Met The Blues This Morning
- I Have My Woman
- Had I Money


previously on Down Town 2004 & Cook LP

cover art by Geert van Hall

notes by Guido van Rijn

Oldie Blues OL 2812 (NL 1980)

Oldie Blues discography

171983Jericho Alley Blues Flash!
Blues in Los Angeles 1955-59

P-Vine PLP 9052 / Diving Duck DD 4312
B. Brown & McVouts
- Good Woman Blues

Haskell Sadler
- Do Right Mind [Flash 103]
- Gone For Good [Flash 103]
Sidney Maiden
- Hurry Hurry Baby [Flash 101]
- Everything I Do Is Wrong [Flash 101]
Slim Green
- Shake 'Em Up
- Jericho Alley

Paul Clifton
- Are You Alright
Sheryl Crowley
- It Ain't To Play With
- Just A Night Girl
Sweet Pea Walker
- Sweet Pea
Frank Patt
- Gonna Hold On
- You're Going To Pay For It Baby
- I'm Your Slave



P-Vine PLP 9053 / Diving Duck DD 4313
Gus Jenkins & Orchestra
- Drift On
- Stand By Me
- Tricky
- Slow Down
- Remember Last Xmas
- Copper Tan
- Done Changed
- You Told Me

Guitar Shorty
- Hard Life
- Ways Of A Man
- I Never Thought
- Pumpkin Pie
- How Long Can It Last?
- Love Love
Frank Patt
- Just A Minute Baby

DLP

P-Vine PLP 9052/53 (Jp 1983)

notes by Les Cook

(=) Diving Duck DD 4312 (NL 1988)


(=) Diving Duck DD 4313 (NL 1988)

Flash discography

181988Bluesville Vol. 1   "Folk Blues"

Furry Lewis - Judge Boushay Blues   @ youtube
Memphis Willie B. - Country Girl Blues   @ youtube
K.C. Douglas - Big Road Blues   @ youtube
Big Joe Williams - Levee Camp Blues   @ youtube
Robert Curtis Smith - Catfish Blues   @ youtube

Sidney Maiden - San Quentin Blues   @ youtube
Wade Walton - Big Fat Mama   @ youtube
Pete Franklin - Grievin' Me   @ youtube

Blind Willie McTell - The Dying Crapshooter's Blues   @ youtube
Lonnie Johnson - Fine Booze and Heavy Dues   @ youtube
Scrapper Blackwell - Blues Before Sunrise   @ youtube
Reverend Gary Davis - You Got To Move   @ youtube
Blind Snooks Eaglin - Brown Skinned Woman   @ youtube
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Pawn Shop   @ youtube
Lightnin' Hopkins - T-Model Blues   @ youtube
Doug Quattlebaum - You Is One Black Rat   @ youtube


Ace CDCH 247 bonus tracks:
Memphis Willie B - Highway 61   @ youtube
Furry Lewis - Shake 'em On Down   @ youtube
Blind Snooks Eaglin - Alberta   @ youtube
Baby Tate - See What You Done Done   @ youtube
Scrapper Blackwell - Goin' Where The Monon Crosses The Yellow Dog   @ youtube


compiled by Ray Topping

notes (8-pp. booklet) by John H. Cowley
read liner notes, part 1read liner notes, part 2
Ace CH 247 (UK 1988)


Ace CDCH 247 (UK 1988)

Bluesville Records discography

191992Dig These Blues: The Legendary Dig Masters, Volume 2

- Old Folks Boogie - Al Simmons
- You Ain't Too Old - Al Simmons
- Country Home - Sailor Boy
- What Have I Done Wrong, Parts 1 & 2 - Sailor Boy

- Hand Me Down Baby - Sidney Maiden [Dig 138]
- Going Back To The Plow - Hozay
- I've Got An Expensive Woman - Hozay
- Wrong Doin' Woman - Moose John
- Talkin' 'Bout Me - Moose John
- Springtime Blues - T.W. Sams
- Come On Home - Jimmy Nolen
- If You Ever Get Lonesome - Roy "Happy" Easter
- My Woman Done Quit Me - Slim Green & Cats From Fresno
- Moore Boogie - Abe Moore & Orchestra
- S&J - Abe Moore & Orchestra
- Singing The Blues - Little Billy Robbins
- Full Grown Woman - Larry Waters
- Don't Tell Me That You Love Me - Larry Waters
- Bring Her Back To Me - Billy Robbins
- Elim Stole My Baby (Boo Hoo) - Sugar Cane
- They Say You Never Can Miss - Sugar Cane



Ace CHCHD 334 (UK 1992)

201993Mercy Dee Walton: Troublesome Mind

- Have You Ever Been Out In The Country
- Five Card Hand
- After The Fight (previously unreleased - previously on LP 1007 2nd pressing)
- Lady Luck (previously unreleased)
- Betty Jean (previously unreleased)
- One Room Country Shack
- Mercy's Troubles
- Sugar Daddy
- Red Light
- Walked Down So Many Turnrows
- Call The Asylum (previously unreleased)
- Mercy's Shuffle (previously unreleased)
- Troublesome Mind
- Shady Lane (previously unreleased - previously on LP 1007 2nd pressing)
- Eight Wonder Of The World
- I Been A Fool

rec. February 5, 12 & 16, 1961 in Stockton, CA; Mercy Dee Walton, voc, p; K.C. Douglas, g, # voc; Sidney Maiden, hca; Otis Cherry, dr

Arhoolie 1007 (196?)


Arhoolie CD 369

Arhoolie Records discography
Mercy Dee Walton discography

211995I Have To Paint My Face

- I Have To Paint My Face - Sam Chatmon [lyrics]
- Big Road Blues - K.C. Douglas
- I Stand And Wonder - Sam Chatmon
- Texas Blues - Big Joe Williams
- Night Shirt Blues - K.C. Douglas (previously unreleased)
- Mercury Blues - K.C. Douglas / Bruce Bratton (previously unreleased)
- Hollandale Blues - Sam Chatmon (previously unreleased)
- The Slop - Jasper Love / Columbus Jones
- Stella Ruth - R.C. Smith
- God Don't Like Ugly - Sam Chatmon
- Rooster Blues - Wade Walton
- Barbershop Rhythm - Wade Walton / R.C. Smith
- Going Back To Texas - R.C. Smith

- Blues And Trouble - K.C. Douglas / Sidney Maiden
- Lonely Widower - R.C. Smith
- Lost Love Blues - R.C. Smith
- Married Woman Blues - Big Joe Williams
- Love's Honeydripper - Jasper Love
- Desert Blues - Jasper Love
- One Thin Dime - Butch Cage / Willie Thomas
- Butch's Blues - Butch Cage / Willie Thomas
- Forty Four Blues - Butch Cage / Willie Thomas

- Chicago Blues - Sidney Maiden / K.C. Douglas


Arhoolie 1005 (1960)
Arhoolie 1006 (1961)

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Arhoolie CD 432

Arhoolie Records discography

222007Down Home Blues Classics - California & the West Coast

disc 1
K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues [Down Town 2004]
Sidney Maiden - Eclipse Of The Sun [Down Town 2004]
Little Son Willis - Bad Luck And Trouble
Little Son Willis - Operator Blues
Black Diamond - T P Railer
Black Diamond - Lonesome Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson - Dessert Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson - Come And Go With Me
Willie B Huff - Beggar Man Blues
Willie B Huff - I've Been Thinkin And Thinkin
Brother Jackson - LC Boogie
Junior Hampton - JH Stomp
Little Son Willis - Harlem Blues
Little Son Willis - I Love You Just The Same
Sonny Boy Holmes - Walkin' And Cryin' Blues
Sonny Boy Holmes - I've Got The Dollars 64000 Question Blues
Jerry Perkins - P38 Stomp
Jerry Perkins - My Baby's Last Goodbye
Slim Green - Alla Blues
Slim Green - Central Avenue Blues
Ernest Mcclay - Big Timing Woman
Ernest Mcclay - Night Working Woman
Buddy Lewis - You've Got No Business
Buddy Lewis - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Jerry Perkins - Katherine Blues
Jerry Perkins - Knockin' The Boogie
Al Prince - Don't Love A Married Woman
Al Prince - Wine Talk

disc 2
King Davis - Someday You'll Understand
King Davis - Waggin' Your Tail
Beverley Scott - Southern California Blues
Beverley Scott - Shakin' The Boogie
Little Son Willis - Skin And Bone
Little Son Willis - Nothing But The Blues
Slim Green - Baby I Love You
Slim Green - Tricky Woman Blues
Little Willie Cotton - Gonna Shook It Up And Go
Little Willie Cotton - A Dream
Sonny Boy Holmes - I Got Them Blues
Sonny Boy Holmes - TNT Woman
Goldrush - All My Money Is Gone
KC Douglas - Lonely Blues
KC Douglas - KC Boogie
Little Son Willis - Roll Me Over Slow
Little Son Willis - Baby Come Back Home
Sonny Boy Johnson - Swimming Pool Blues
Sonny Boy Johnson - I've Been Drinking My Last Drink
Beverley Scott - Brownskin Woman
Beverley Scott - Little Girl Blues
Willie B Huff - I Love You Baby
Willie B Huff - Operator

Sidney Maiden - Hurry Hurry, Baby [Flash 101]
Sidney Maiden - Everything Is Wrong [Flash 101]
Haskell Sadler - Do Right Mind [Flash 103]
Haskell Sadler - Gone For Good [Flash 103]
Alvin Smith - On My Way


2 CD set

Boulevard Vintage
BVBCD-1012

232011The Flash Record Story, Popular Platters - Recorded And Retailed

CD 1:
B. Brown And His Rockin' McVouts - Good Woman Blues (2:36)
Haskell Sadler - Gone For Good (2:10)

Sidney Maiden - Hurry, Hurry, Baby (2:36) [Flash 101]
B. Brown And His Rockin' McVouts - Mambo For Dancers (2:28)
Sidney Maiden - Everything Is Wrong (3:04) [Flash 101]
Haskell Sadler - Do Right Mind (2:51)
The Jayhawks - Counting My Teardrops (2:51)
The Emanon "4" - Blues For Monday (2:28)
The Emanon "4" - Oh! That Girl (2:31)
The Jayhawks - The Devil's Cousin (2:24)
Sheryl Crowley - Just A Night Girl (2:43)
James Curry - Still Longing For You (2:27)
Sheryl Crowley, James Curry - I'll Be Seeing You (2:13)
Lorenzo Holden - Walking Down Swing Street (2:48)
James Curry - Please Baby (2:22)
The Jayhawks - Don't Mind Dyin' (1:58)
The Jayhawks - Stranded In The Jungle (2:48)
James Curry - My Promise (2:18)
Sheryl Crowley - My Devotion (2:43)
The Jayhawks - My Only Darling (2:30)
The Jayhawks - Love Train (2:24)
Sheryl Crowley - It Ain't To Play With! (2:09)
Maurice Simons - Flashy (2:42)
Maurice Simons - Blue Light (3:05)
Gus Jenkins - You Told Me (2:55)
Frank Patt - Gonna Hold On (2:15)
Buddy Cypress - Don't Forsake Me (Bop To De Lao) (2:12)
Buddy Cypress - I'm In Love With You (2:18)
Frank Patt - You Going To Pay For It Baby (2:21)
The Fabulous Preston Combo - Ohh-La-Cha-Cha (2:15)

CD 2:
Judge Davis - Mr Boogie (2:04)
Judge Davis - Can't Sleep At Night (2:59)
Judge Davis - Sawmill Section (2:47)
Mamie Jenkins - Hambone (2:35)
Mamie Jenkins - Jump With Me Baby (2:29)
Nip Roman - Darling I Need You (2:50)
Nip Roman - With These Words (2:39)
The Hornets - Crying Over You (2:33)
The Hornets - Tango Moon (2:30)
The Poets - Dead (2:06)
The Poets - Vowels Of Love (1:56)
Judge Davis - Explain Yourself (2:42)
Paul Clifton - Ain't I Cried Enough (2:50)
Mamie Perry - I'm Hurted (2:33)
Mamie Perry - My Baby Waited Too Long (2:43)
Frank Patt - I'm Your Slave tk 2 (3:14)
The Cubans - You've Been Gone So Long (2:31)
The Arrows - Indian Bop Hop (2:43)
The Arrows - Annie Mae (2:00)
The Cubans - Don't Go Baby (3:12)
Frank Patt - Just A Minute Baby (3:00)
Gus Jenkins - Drift On (2:53)
Frank Patt - Don't Have To Cry No More (2:47)
The Cubans - You've Been Gone So Long (2:18)
The Cubans - Oh Miss Dolly (2:05)
The Cubans - Can't You See (2:12)
The Cubans - Tell Me (Will You Ever Be Mine) (3:19)
Paul Clifton - Are You Alright? (2:52)
Frank Patt - I'm Your Slave tk 1 (2:19)
Gus Jenkins - Slow Down (1:58)


compilation and archive research by Roger Armstrong

2 CD set
40-pp. booklet with notes by Jim Dawson

Ace CDTOP2 1309 (UK 2011)

Flash discography

242012Hollywood Blues - Classic West Coast Blues

disc 1
- Far East Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- Soldier Boy Houston Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- Quinsella - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Pretty Woman - Mac Willis
- I Got Them Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes
- When I Get In This House Woman - Big Son Tillis
- Model T Boogie - James Tisdom

- Hurry Hurry Baby - Sidney Maiden [Flash 101]
- Rampart Street Blues Part 1 - Charles Lacy
- Shakin' The Boogie - Beverly Scott
- T.P. Railer - Black Diamond
- Black Snake Blues - John Hogg
- Skin And Bone - Little Son Willis
- New Orleans Blues tk 1 - James 'Little' Houston
- Little Machine - Ira Taylor
- T-N-T Woman - Sonny Boy Holmes
- Leavin' Korea - Soldier Boy Houston
- Hollywood Blues - Soldier Boy Houston
- I'm Going Upstairs - Big Son Tillis
- Alla Blues - R. Green and Turner
- Last Affair Blues - James Tisdom
- Night Working Woman - Ernest McClay
- I'm Drinking My Last Drink - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Southern California Blues - Beverly Scott
- Tricky Woman Blues - Slim Green
- Old Hen - Soldier Boy Houston


disc 2
- Winehead Swing - James Tisdom
- Central Avenue Blues - R. Green and Turner
- Last Pair Of Shoes - Charles Lacy
- Lonesome Blues - Black Diamond
- Trailway Bus Station - Soldier Boy Houston
- At The Station Crying - Soldier Boy Houston
- Worryin' Blues - John Hogg
- Swimming Pool Blues - Sonny Boy Johnson
- I Got A Letter - Big Son Tillis
- Harlem Blues - Little Son Willis
- Brownskin Woman - Beverly Scott
- Rampart Street Blues Part 2 - Charles Lacy

- Everything I Do Is Wrong - Sidney Maiden [Flash 101]
- Desert Blues - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Penitentiary Blues Part 1 - Smokey Hogg
- Penitentiary Blues Part 2 - Smokey Hogg
- Operator Blues - Little Son Willis
- New Orleans Blues Take 2 - James ‘Little' Houston
- Throw This Poor Dog A Bone - James Tisdom
- Baby I Love You - Slim Green
- Walking And Crying Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes
- Big Timing Woman - Ernest McClay
- Howling Wolf - Mac Willis
- Come And Go With Me - Sonny Boy Johnson
- Little Girl Blues - Beverly Scott
- Old Hen - Soldier Boy Houston
- Hollywood Blues (fragment) - Soldier Boy Houston

compiled by Neil Slaven

2 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 4219 (UK 2012)

2520??Jericho Alley   Volume One
Blues in Los Angeles, 1955-1959

- Shake 'Em Up - Slim Green
- Jericho Alley - Slim Green
- Good Woman Blues - B. Brown & His McVouts

- Hurry Hurry Baby - Sidney Maiden & his Ramblers [Flash 101]
- Everything is Wrong - Sidney Maiden & his Ramblers [Flash 101]
- Mambo For Dancers - B. Brown & His McVouts
- Do Right Mind - Haskell Sadler & His Orchestra
- Gone For Good - Haskell Sadler & His Orchestra
- Sweet Pea (tk 1) - Sweet Pea Walker [Flash unissued]
- Sweet Pea (tk 2) - Sweet Pea Walker [Flash unissued]
- Just a Night Girl - Sheryl Crowley with James Curry & His Orchestra
- I'll Be Seeing You - Sheryl Crowley with James Curry & His Orchestra [Flash unissued]
- It Ain't to Play With! - Sheryl Crowley with Lorenzo Holden's Orchestra
- Flashy - Maurice Simons & His Orchestra
- You Going to Pay For it Baby - Frank Patt & Orchestra
- Gonna Hold On - Frank Patt & Orchestra
- Tricky - Gus Jenkins & Orchestra
- Remember Last Xmas - Gus Jenkins & Orchestra
- Hambone - Mamie Jenkins with Gus Jenkins Orchestra
- Jump With Me Baby - Mamie Jenkins with Gus Jenkins Orchestra
- Can't Sleep at Night - Judge Davis
- Sawmill Section - Judge Davis
- Are You Alright? - Paul Clifton
- Shake 'Em Up (alt tk) - Slim Green [Flash unissued]


24 various artist tracks 1955-1959 on the Flash label including 4 previously unreleased


Crystal Ball CD

Flash discography



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 305
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 133-134, 354, 557
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 160-161, 347, 533-534
- Mick Rainsford: Veelzijdig en toch single-minded - De Blues Connoisseur story.- Block 104 (1997), p. 20-24
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Flemming Nielson, Alan Balfour, Gerrit Robs, Jaap Hindriks and Patrick Banino for additional info / scans

 

Otis Cherry, K.C. Douglas, Mercy Dee Walton, Sidney Maiden; source: Blues Link 5 (1974), p. 15; photographer: Chris Strachwitz; click to enlarge!
Otis Cherry, K.C. Douglas, Mercy Dee Walton, Sidney Maiden
source: Blues Link 5 (1974), p. 15; photographer: Chris Strachwitz

 

Sidney Maiden, K.C. Douglas, Mercy Dee Walton; source: Blues Link 5 (1974), p. 17; photographer: Chris Strachwitz; click to enlarge!
Sidney Maiden, K.C. Douglas, Mercy Dee Walton
source: Blues Link 5 (1974), p. 17; photographer: Chris Strachwitz

 

 

 

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