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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

Luke
Long Gone
Miles
b. May 8, 1925 in Lachute, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
d. November 23 22, 1987 at View Park Convalescent Center in Los Angeles, California

ashes interred at Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA
discography
L U K E   'L O N G   G O N E'   M I L E S; from Front cover of World Pacific WP 1820; photographer: James Dickson
source: Front cover of World Pacific WP 1820
photographer: James Dickson

#
year
of
release
title / label # / notes
11961Lightnin' Hopkins: Country Blues

- Long Time
- Rainy Day Blues

- Baby! #   @ Spotify
- Long Gone Like A Turkey Through The Corn
- Prison Blues Come Down On Me #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Backwater Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
- Gonna Pull A Party

- Bluebird, Bluebird
- See See Rider
- Worrying My Mind
- Till The Gin Gets Here
- Bunion Stew
- You Got To Work To Get Your Pay
- Go Down Old Hannah
- Hear My Black Dog Bark

- Black And Evil [unissued] #
- Walkin' With Frankie [unissued] #

rec. February 16 & 26, 1959 in Houston, Tx. by Mack McCormick
# with Luke 'Long Gone' Miles, voc

Tradition Everest S-2056 tracks:
- Short Haired Woman
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Long Time
- The Foot Race Is On

- Prison Blues Comes Down On Me #
- Bunion Stew

- Mama And Papa Hopkins
- Get Off My Toe
- Trouble In Mind
- Till The Gins Runs Out
- Gonna Pull A Party
- When The Saints Go Marching In


notes by Mack McCormick

Tradition TLP 1035 (US 1971)


some tracks on Tradition Everest S-2056 (US 1968) "The Best of Lightnin' Hopkins"

= Bellaphon BLS 4022 (Germany 197?)


= Columbia SL-5018-EV (Jp)

notes by Mack McCormick

= Rycodisk TCD 1003 (US 1996)

notes by Joe Nick Patoski

= Tradition 1084 (US 2002) "The Tradition Masters"
2 CD-set (along with "Autobiography In Blues")


"Baby!" also on Tradition CD 1074 (US 1999) "The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins"

21962Luke 'Long Gone' Miles

- Let Me Play With Your Poodle (YW 23839)
- War Time Blues (YW 23845)

rec. February 5, 1962 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, g: Willie Chambers, g; unknown b, dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Smash S-1755

31962Luke 'Long Gone' Miles

- Long Gone (YW 23840)
- War Time Blues (YW 23845)

rec. February 5, 1962 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, g: Willie Chambers, g; unknown b, dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Smash S-1755 (2nd pressing)

41964Long Gone Miles: Country Born

- I Feel All Right
- Things That I Used To Do
- No Money, No Honey [World Pacific 408]   @ youtube
- Miss Hazel Mae   @ youtube
- Long Gone [World Pacific 408]

- Barefoot Rock
- Bad Luck [actually "Third Degree"]   @ youtube
- Mercury Jump
- Long Distance Call
- So Sorry For To Leave   @ youtube

rec. February 5, 1964 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Willie Chambers, g; Leroy Vinnegar, b; prod. by James Dickson

click to read liner notes  
World Pacific 1820 (US 1964)

51964Long Gone Miles

- Long Gone (A) [World Pacific 1820]
- No Money, No Honey (B) [World Pacific 1820]   @ youtube

rec. February 5, 1964 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Willie Chambers, g; Leroy Vinnegar, b; prod. by James Dickson

7 inch 45 rpm

World Pacific 408 (US 1964)

61965Long Gone Miles and The Boys From 25th Street

- 38 Pistol *
- Lena Mae

rec. May 17, 1965 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Bruce Bromberg, g; J.C. Warner, g, * speech; D.L. Walker, b; K. Sawyer, dr; prod. by Bruce Bromberg

7 inch 45 rpm

Two Kings DM-100 (US 1965)

71965Long Gone Miles and The Boys From 25th Street

- Early One Morning *
- Losing My Mind

rec. May 17, 1965 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; * unknown, 2nd voc; Bruce Bromberg, g; J.C. Warner, g, * speech; D.L. Walker, b; K. Sawyer, dr; prod. by Bruce Bromberg

7 inch 45 rpm

Two Kings DM-101 (US 1965)

   

- Trouble Blues
- Cool Your Heels

rec. May 17, 1965 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc; Bruce Bromberg, g; J.C. Warner, g, D.L. Walker, b; K. Sawyer, dr; prod. by Bruce Bromberg

Two Kings unissued

[acetats sold by Joel Slotnikoff]

81968This Is The Blues Vol. 2

Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
- I Feel All Right
Lightnin Hopkins
- How Long Have It Been Since You Been Home
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Baby Please Don't Go
Bumble Bee Slim
- Puppy Love

Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
- Barefoot Rock

Lightnin Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry & Big Joe Williams
- You Steal My Chickens, You Can't Make 'Em Lay
Barbara Dane
- How Long Blues
Bumble Bee Slim
- Wake Up In The Mornin'
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Livin' With The Blues

Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
- Long Gone

gatefold LP
notes (September 1968) by Pete Welding


three different label imprints: 1. no special imprint [mono?] - 2. "stereo" - 3. "electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo"
   
World Pacific ST-20150 (US 1968)

gatefold LP

= World Pacific/Liberty WPS-20150 ("electronically rechanneled stereo") (Germany 19??)


= World Pacific/Toshiba WP-8761 (Jp 1969)

91968/70Dirt Blues (Minit MLL/MLS 40005)

Lightnin' Hopkins
- Fast Mail Rambler [Aladdin 204]
- Shotgun [Aladdin 3063]
- My California [Aladdin 3262]
T-Bone Walker
- Glamour Girl
- Love Is Just A Gamble
- I'm About To Lose My Mind
Lil' Son Jackson
- Rockin' & Rollin'

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Key To The Highway
- Lose Your Money
- Louise
- Sportin' Life

Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
- Miss Hazel Mae
- Bad Luck
- Long Distance Call

Dirt Blues (Liberty LBS 83404/05 X)

LP 1:
Papa George Lightfoot - Wine, Woman, Whisky
Lightnin' Hopkins - Antoinette's Blues [Vault SLP 129]
The Chambers Brothers - Blues Get Off My Shoulder
Lil' Son Jackson - Disgusted
Slim Harpo - A Man Is Crying
The Robins - Around About Midnight

Fats Domino - Stay Away
Sunnyland Slim - Dust My Broom
George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band - My Babe
T-Bone Walker - I Get So Weary
Big Joe Williams - Oh Baby
George Smith & The Chicago Blues Band - Can't Hold On Much Longer

LP 2:
Slim Harpo - Something Inside Me
Papa George Lightfoot - Take It Witcha
The Chambers Brothers - It's All Over Now
Smiley Lewis - Shame, Shame, Shame
Country Jim - Phillipine Blues
Snooks Eaglin - Travellin' Mood

Lightnin' Hopkins - California Mudslide [Vault SLP 129]
Boogie Bill Webb - Boogie
The Jewels - No Shoulder To Cry
Wilson Pickett - If You Need Me
Lightnin' Hopkins - Howling Wolf Blues
Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That

Minit MLL 40005 front cover photography and design by Michael Hasted; Liberty LBS 83404/05 X design by Ulrich Eichberger

same front cover for mono & stereo!

Minit MLL 40005 (mono) (UK 1968) [Liberty subsidiary]


= Minit MLS 40005 (stereo) (UK 1968)

gatefold DLP

Liberty LBS 83404/05 X (stereo) (Germany 1970)

101969Long Gone Miles

- Hello Josephine (K 500-1)   @ youtube
- Little Sweet Thing (K 500-2)   @ youtube

rec. 1969 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc, George Smith, hca; Marshall Hooks, Bernie Pearl, g; b; dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Kent 500

1119??Long Gone Miles / The Platters

Long Gone Miles
- Hello Josephine
The Platters
- The Middle Of Nowhere


7 inch 45 rpm

Shoreline 101 / 102

121982Suckin' And Blowin'

George Smith
- Telephone Blues
Sonny [Terry] & Jaycee [Burris]
- Keep On Doggin' Me
Jerry McCain
- East Of The Sun

Long Gone Miles & George Smith
- Little Sweet Thing #
Papa Lightfoot
- P.L. Blues
George Smith
- Love Life
Cousin Leroy
- I'm Lonesome
Ole Sonny Boy
- Blues & Misery


Long Gone Miles & George Smith
- Hello Josephine #
Morris Bailey
- Tell Me Why
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Polly Put Your Kettle On
Jerry McCain
- Wine-O-Wine
Ole Sonny Boy
- You Better Change
George Smith
- Blues In The Dark
Sonny Terry
- Dangerous Woman
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Mailman, Mailman


# rec. 1969 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc, George Smith, hca; Marshall Hooks, Bernie Pearl, g; b; dr


Sundown CG 709-03 (NL 1982)

Sundown Records discography

1310/1982Shoe Label Records presents ...
"Pick Your Choice" With George "Harmonica" Smith

George Smith
- Stockholm Swing

Long Gone Miles
- Trouble, Trouble   @ youtube
Doug McCloud [sic]
- Think I'll Go Out Drinkin'
Evans Walker
- Baby Please

George Smith
- Misty
- Bad Luck At My Door
Blind Joe Hill
- Don't Be Nobody's Fool
William Clarke & The Nightowls
- 52 Cards In A Deck


rec. October 1982 at McCoy Studio, Los Angeles, Ca; George Smith. voc, talking, hca; Luke 'Long Gone' Miles, voc; Lloyd Glenn, p; Dennis Walker, Jerry Abrams, b; Systan, Eddie Heans, dr; Mark Withers, p; Bernie Pearl, Evans Walker, g; J.D. Nicholson, p; prod. by George Smith and Bernie Pearl

recorded for George Smith's "Traveling Shoes Records"

released as Shoe Label SL-1001 after George Smith's death

141984Luke 'Long Gone' Miles: Country Boy

- Long Gone []
- Miss Nella Bella # [actually "Miss Nella Belle"]   @ youtube
- Bad Gasoline []
- Speckledy Gravy # *   @ youtube
- Talking Woman []
- Let Me Play With Your Poodle []
- Achin' All Over #

- War Time Blues []
- 38 Pistol []
- Catfish #
- Country Boy []
- Bad Luck Child []
- T.V. Commercials []
- Morning Dove #

# rec. August 25, 1961 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc, speech; poss. Willie Chambers, g; unknown g, b, dr, * p
[] rec. February 5, 1962 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc, speech; Sonny Terry, hca; Brownie McGhee, g: Willie Chambers, g; unknown b, dr, * p

[of these recordings only "Long Gone", "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" and "War Time Blues" were previously issued on (two different) 45 rpm (Smash 1755)]


Sundown CG 709-05 (NL 1984)

Sundown Records discography

151987Luke 'Long Gone' Miles



rec. spring 1987 in Los Angeles, CA with the William Clarke Band


Satch ???? [Richard "Satch" Chavira's label]

161999Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's

Rufus "Bearcat" Thomas
- I'm Steady Holdin' On
- The Easy Livin' Plan

Long Gone Miles & George Smith #
- Gotta Find My Baby *   @ youtube
- Little Sweet Thing
- Hello Josephine
Eddie Lang
- Come On Home
- I'm All Alone
- I'm Beggin' With Tears
- You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk
Walter Miller
- My Last Mile
- Standing On The Highway
Jim Lockhart
- Boogie Woogie Baby
Clarence Lively
- Back To The Country
- Stop It All

Long Gone Miles & George Smith #
- Let Me Play With Your Poodle *   @ youtube
- Low Down Dirty Shame *
- Need Love So Bad *
- Rocks in My Pillow Blues *
- My Kind of Woman *
- Miss Nera Belle * [actually "Miss Nella Belle"]   @ youtube
- I Don't Want No Army *   @ youtube
Unknown (poss. Walter Horton)
- Untitled Harmonica Boogie
Leon "Dr. Jive" Williams
- Same Mistake Twice
- The Other Man


# rec. 1969 in Los Angeles; Long Gone Miles, voc, George Smith, hca; Marshall Hooks, Bernie Pearl, g; b; dr
* previously unissued
compilation of Modern and Kent recordings


P-Vine PCD-3058 (Jp 1999)

172008The Superstitions Issue Luke 'Long Gone' Miles
Riding Around In My V8 Ford Live 1985 in Venice, California


- Mojo Hand
- 38 Pistol & A V8 Ford   @ youtube
- Shake Now Baby Shake
- My Little One Room Country Shack
- "Long Gone's" Advice   @ Spotify
- It's Mighty Crazy
- Long Gone (With My Red Pajama's On)   @ Spotify
- I Can't Get Along With You

issued on CD-R by John A. Williamson


Conjur Root Records

www.cdbaby.com



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 306
- Pete Welding: Robert Pete Williams / Luke (Long Gone) Miles, The Ash Grove, Los Angeles.- Down Beat 33 (1966), no. 22, p. 26-27
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/l/longgone.htm

thanks to Alan Balfour, Phil Watson, Klaus Kilian, Gerrit Robs, Bert Visscher and Bob Eagle for additional info / scans

 

Unknown, Long Gone Miles, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Chris Strachwitz; from http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-12-15; photo by Mack McCormick/music_feature2.html
Unknown 1), Long Gone Miles, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Chris Strachwitz,    
Houston, Texas, 1959. photo by Mack McCormick; (source:    
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-12-15/music_feature2.html)    


1) not Mance Lipscomb, who wasn't 'discovered' earlier than in the summer of 1960!

 

Lightnin' Hopkins & L.C.   Luke 'Long Gone' Miles,   L.C. W I L L I A M S & Lightnin' Hopkins, August 1960; source: http://brazosvalleyblues.blogspot.de/p/chapter-nine.html; photographer: Paul Oliver
Luke 'Long Gone' Miles, L.C. Williams & Lightnin' Hopkins, August 1960
source: http://brazosvalleyblues.blogspot.de/p/chapter-nine.html
photographer: Paul Oliver

 

Lightnin' Hopkins & L.C.   Luke 'Long Gone' Miles,   L.C. W I L L I A M S, Joe 'Spider' Kilpatrick & Lightnin' Hopkins, Houston, TX, August 1960; source: Alan Govenar: Lightnin' Hopkins - His Life and Blues.- Chicago (Chicago Review Press) 2010, unpaginated photo pages between pp. 178 & 179; photographer: Chris Strachwitz
Luke 'Long Gone' Miles, L.C. Williams, Joe 'Spider' Kilpatrick & Lightnin' Hopkins, Houston, TX, August 1960
source: Alan Govenar: Lightnin' Hopkins - His Life and Blues.- Chicago (Chicago Review Press) 2010, unpaginated photo pages between pp. 178 & 179
photographer: Chris Strachwitz

 

 Luke 'Long Gone' Miles & Bernie Pearl, 1966; source: source: Gahr/Shelton: The Face of Folk Music.- New York, 1968, p. 119 ('Long John Miles'); photographer: David Gahr
Luke 'Long Gone' Miles & Bernie Pearl, 1966
source: Gahr/Shelton: The Face of Folk Music.- New York, 1968, p. 119 ("Long John Miles")
photographer: David Gahr

 

 

 

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