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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

E U G E N E   P O W E L L; source: Front cover of Wolf CD 120.931; photographer: Hannes Folterbauer (photoshop completed by Stefan Wirz)
source: Front cover of Wolf CD 120.931
photographer: Hannes Folterbauer
(photoshop completed by Stefan Wirz)


Eugene Powell
aka 'Sonny Boy Nelson'
b. December 23, 1908 in Utica, Hinds County, Mississippi
d. November 4, 1998 at the Delta Regional Health Center in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
buried at The Evergreen Cemetery in Metcalfe, Mississippi
discography

#year
of release
title / label # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11936Sonny Boy Nelson

- Pony Blues (02602-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Street Walkin' (02600-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Eugene Powell, voc, g; Willie Harris Jr., g


Bluebird B6672 (US 1936)

21936Robert Hill

- You Gonna Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old (02605-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- It Is So Good (02611-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, voc, hca; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g


Bluebird B6680 (US 1936)

# Bluebird B6963

31936George Guesnon / Robert Hill

George Guesnon
- Goodbye, Good Luck To You (02659-1) *   @ youtube

Robert Hill
- Pal, How I Miss You Tonight (02608-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

# rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, voc, hca; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g
* rec. October 16, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Creole George Guesnon, voc, Little Brother Montgomery, p


Bluebird B6706 (US 1936)

41936Robert Hill

- Just Smilin' (02607-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Hill's Hot Sauce (02612-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, hca, voc, # kazoo.; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g


Bluebird B6716 (US 1936)

51936Sonny Boy Nelson

- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving, Baby (02601-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Lovin' Blues (02599-1)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Eugene Powell, voc, g; Willie Harris Jr., g


Bluebird B6718 (US 1936)

61936Robert Hill

- I Had A Gal For The Last Fifteen Years (02603- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Tell Me What's Wrong With You (02604- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, voc, hca; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g


Bluebird B6741 (US 1936)

71936Robert Hill

- I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Lumber-Yard Blues   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, voc, hca; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g


Bluebird B6776 (US 1936)

81936Robert Hill / Blue Bill

Robert Hill
- G Blues (02606-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
Blue Bill
- More Blues (100899-1) *   @ youtube


# rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, hca, speech.; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g
* rec. August 5, 1936; George Clarke ('Blue Bill'), voc, hca; or: George Clarke, hca solo; acc. unknown, g


Bluebird B6795 (US 1936)

9193?Mississippi Matilda

- Hard Working Woman (02595- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Happy Home Blues (02596- )   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Matilda Powell, voc.; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., g


Bluebird B6812 (US 193?)

   

- Peel Your Banana (02593- )

rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Matilda Powell, voc.; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., g

Bluebird unissued

101937?Robert Hill / Richard M. Jones

Robert Hill
- You Gonna Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old (02605-1) #
Richard M. Jones
- Trouble In Mind (100681-1) *   @ youtube


# rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Robert Hill, voc, hca; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., 2nd g

* rec. August 5, 1936 in Chicago, IL; Richard M. Jones, voc, p; Lee Collins, t; unknown, ts

# Bluebird B6680


Bluebird B6963 (US 1937?)

111937 

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Low Down (02598-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
Tampa Red and The Chicago Five
- When Love Comes In (07608- ) *   @ youtube


# rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Eugene Powell, voc, g; Willie Harris Jr., voc, g; prob. Bo Carter, g
* rec. May 4, 1937 at the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Tampa Red, voc, g, kazoo; unknown, cl; Black Bob, p; Willie B. James, g; unknown, sb


Bluebird B7091 (US 1937)

Tampa Red discography

12193?Sonny Boy Nelson / John Estes

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Long Tall Woman (02597-1) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
John Estes
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair (55581-1) *   @ youtube


# rec. October 15, 1936 at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA; Eugene Powell, voc, g; Willie Harris Jr., g
* rec. September 24, 1929 in Memphis, TN [Victor V38549]


Bluebird B7849 (US 193?)

1311/1938Mack & Mack / Mississippi Matilda

Mack & Mack
- Black (01899-1) *

Mississippi Matilda
- A & V Blues (02594- ) #   @ youtube   @ Spotify

* rec. December 22, 1936 in Chicago, IL; Billy Mack and Mary Mack, voc duet, acc. poss. Albert Ammons, p
# rec. October 15, 1936 at St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, LA; Matilda Powell, voc.; Eugene Powell, g; prob. Willie Harris Jr., g


Bluebird B7908 (US November 2, 1938)


LP / CD compilations
141968Down With The Game Vol. 3

Big Bill (Broonzy)
- C & A Blues
Devil's Daddy In Law (Floyd Council)
- Lookin' For My Baby

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Low Down
Yank Rachell & Dan Smith
- Night Latch Blues
- Gravel Road Blues
Frank Stokes
- Mistreatin' Blues
(Big) Joe Williams
- Meet Me Around The Corner

Walter Roland
- Piano Stomp
Will Batts
- Cheatin' Woman
- Cadillac Baby
Lucille Bogan
- Shave 'Em Dry
Devil's Daddy In Law (Floyd Council)
- I Don't Want No Hungry Woman
Sam Montgomery
- I'm Through With You
Charlie Pickett
- Trembling Blues



Down With The Game D 203 (UK 1968)

DWTG discography

151969Masters Of The Blues 1928-1940

Robert Johnson
- Little Queen Of Spades
- Love In Vain Blues
Curley Weaver
- Sometime Mama,
- Two Faced Woman
Little Bill Gaither
- Georgia Barrel House
Blind Boy Fuller
- You Got To Have Your Dollar
- I Had A Gal For The Last Fifteen Years

Robert Hill
- I Had A Gal For The Last Fifteen Years [Bluebird B6741]

Tommy Johnson
- Lonesome Blues take 1 (unissued)
- Lonesome Blues take 2 (unissued)
- Canned Heat
Bumble Bee Slim
- I'm Waiting On You
- Downtown Blues
Frank Stokes
- Downtown Blues (unissued take)
Texas Alexander
- Yellow Girl Blues
- I Am Calling You Blues


notes by Chris Albertson

Historical HLP-31

Historical Records discography

  Eugene Powell

rec. 1970 and 1972 by Gene Rosenthal and Steve LaVere

Adelphi unissued

161974Lonesome Road Blues
15 Years in the Mississippi Delta 1926 - 1941

Big Joe Williams
- Little Leg Woman
Arthur Pettis
- Good Boy Blues

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Street Walkin' [Bluebird B6672]
Mississippi Bracey [Bracy]
- Stered Gal [Stir It, Gal]
- Cherry Ball
Sam Collins
- My Road Is Rough And Rocky
- Lobesome Road Blues

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Freddie Spruell
- Milk Cow Blues
- Tom Cat Blues
Skip James
- I'm So Glad
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Johnny Temple
- The Evil Devil Blues
The Mississippi Moaner
- It's Cold In China Blues


notes by Stephen Calt and John Miller

Yazoo L-1038 (US 1974)


= Yazoo L-1038


= Yazoo CD 1038 (US 1992?)

Yazoo Records discography

171976Harmonica Blues
Great Harmonica Performances of the 1920s and '30s

Freeman Stowers
- Railroad Blues
State Street Boys
- Crazy About You
Carver Boys
- Wang Wang Harmonica Blues
Lee Brown
- My Driving Wheel
Ashley & Foster
- Bay Rum Blues

Robert Hill
- I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother [Bluebird B6776]
Chuck Darling
- Blowin' The Blues
- Harmonica Rag
Jaybird Coleman
- Man Trouble Blues
Jazz Gillum
- I Want You By My Side
Alfred Lewis
- Friday Moan Blues
Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton
- House Snake Blues
Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
- Need More Blues
De Ford Bailey
- Davidson County Blues


click to read notes !
Yazoo L 1053 (US 1976)

Yazoo Records discography

181977Mississippi Delta & South Tennessee Blues

Sam Chatmon
- Open Your Book
Eddie Quesie [name misspelled "Eddie Quesie"] & James Thomas, g
- Once I Had A Car
Asie Payton
- Catfish Blues
Wallace Johnson
- Pine Top's Boogie
James Thomas
- Bottle Up 'Em And Go [sic]

Eugene Powell
- Poor Boy Blues [tk 1] #   @ Spotify

Walter Cooper
- Peach Tree Blues
Cary Tate
- Early One Morning
Charley Sangster
- Bull Cow Blues
Van Hunt
- Mister Crump
Joe Cooper
- Boogie Children

Eugene Powell
- M & O Blues (3:50) #   @ Spotify

# rec. August 8, 1976 in Greenville, MS by Gianni Marcucci; Eugene Powell, voc, g
photos by Enzo Castella

liner & booklet notes by Gianni Marcucci

Albatros VPA 8387 (It 1977)
= Albatros VC 4894 (cassette)

Albatros Records discography
Sam Chatmon discography
Eddie Cusic discography
James 'Son' Thomas discography
Cary Tate discography

191977?Jackson Blue Boys (And two from New Orleans)
Sixteens classics of blues, jazz, hokum and minstrelsy 1928 - 1940

New Orleans Nehi Boys
- Mobile Stomp
- Farish Street Rag
Mississippi Blacksnakes
- Blue Sky Blues

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Low Down [Bluebird B7091]
Willie Lofton
- It's Killing Me
- Poor Boy Blues
Alec Johnson
- Mysterious Coon

Bo Carter
- County Farm Blues
- Border Of New Mexico
Charlie McCoy
- It Ain't No Good part 1
Arthur Pettis
- Thart Won't Do
Walter Vincson
- Losing Blues
Jackson Blue Boys
- Hidin' On Me
- Sweet Alberta
Johnny Temple
- Snapping Cat


notes by Chris Smith

Policy Wheel PW 4593 (UK 1977?)

Policy Wheel Records discography

201978Eugene Powell ("Sonny Boy Nelson")
Police In Mississippi

- Police In Mississippi Blues (3:30) # [Pony Blues (Santa Fe)]   @ Spotify
- 44 Blues (4:15) # [tk 1]   @ Spotify
- Blues Leaping From Texas (3:11) # [Texas Blues]   @ Spotify
- Blues In G (5:00) # [I've Been A Dog In My Family]   @ Spotify

- The Blues Jumped A Rabbit (3:31) #   @ Spotify
- Old Home Blues (instr) (4:02) #   @ Spotify
- Reminiscences (2:48) # [Eugene Powell discusses his music]   @ Spotify
- Meet Me In The Bottom (3:26) #   @ Spotify
- Dark Road Blues (2:31) #   @ Spotify

rec. August 8, 1976 in Greenville, MS by Enzo Castello & Gianni Marcucci

click to read notes ! click to read notes !
Albatros VPA 8422 (It 1978)

= Albatros VC 4919 (cassette)

Albatros Records discography

# Mbirafon MB103 (2013)

211979Way Back Yonder ...
Original Country Blues   Volume 2
Clarksdale, Greenville, Leland, Mississippi (1978)

Wade Walton
- The Little Red Rooster
- Razor Rhythm
Ernest Roy
- Boogie Children
Big Jack Johnson
- Catfish Blues
Wallace Johnson
- Tommy Dorsey Boogie
- Vicksburg Blues


Eugene Powell
- Hesitation Blues (2:54) #   @ Spotify
- See See Rider (2:25)   @ Spotify (as "See See Rviver")
Son Thomas
- Shake 'Em On Down
- If I Get Lucky
- Four Women Blues


Albatros VPA 8459 front cover photo (James 'Son' Thomas and daughter) by Gianni Marcucci
Albatros ALB 13 front cover photo by Gianni Marcucci

notes by Gianni Marcucci

Albatros VPA 8459 (It 1979)


(=) Albatros ALB 13 "Way Back Yonder... Original Country Blues Volumes 1, 2 & 3" (It 1979)

Albatros Records discography
Wade Walton discography
James 'Son' Thomas discography

221979I Got The Blues This Morning

Charley Sangster
- Dreamed Eyes Woman
- Kokomo Blues
Lum Guffin
- Louise
- Baby Please Don't Go
John Williams
- Mr. Freddy Blues
Charley Taylor
- The Blues So Bad

Eugene Powell
- Greenville Boogie (2:14) [Boogie Woogie]   @ Spotify
- I Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satisfied (4:48)   @ Spotify

James Thomas
- Mama Don't Allow
- Bumble Bee Blues
Lonzo Burkes
- Louisiana Blues

Eugene Powell
- Big Fat Mama (2:06)   @ Spotify
William Diamond
- Stop Your Crying
Sam Chatmon
- Falling Out
Eddie Cusic [name misspelled "Eddie Quesie"]
- You Better Stop Arguing Over Me
Wallace Johnson
- After Hours
Van Hunt
- Mississippi River Blues
Clay Pittman
- I Got The Blues This Morning
Asie Payton
- Blind Man


notes by Gianni Marcucci

Albatros VPA 8461 (It 1979)

Albatros Records discography

231980Delta Blues Festival '79

Napoleon Strickland Fife and Drum Band (Jesse Mae Hemphill, Abe Young)
- Shimmy Shawhaha
Boyd Rivers
- Grow Sick And Die
Clyde Maxwell
- Alberta
Big Joe Williams
- Tell Me Mama
Harmonica Medley:
Napoleon Strickland
- Fox Chase
- Let's Boogie
Hammie Nixon
- Rock Me Mama
- Mule To Ride

Sam Chatmon & Eugene Powell
- How Long

Johnny Shines
- Have You Ever Loved A Woman
Sam Myers
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Sylvia Embry
- Goin' To New York
Betty Fikes & Johnny Shines Band
- Rock Me Baby
Lefty Dizz
- You Might Have Made Your Move Too Soon


rec. September 8, 1979 in Freedom Village (outside Greenville), Mississippi, by Worth Long in cooperation with Mississippi Action for Community Education (MACE)


Delta Blues DBF 79

23a1980Mississippi Delta Blues

Boyd Rivers   @ youtube
- You Got To Take Sick And Die One Of These Days
- When I Cross Over
Clyde Maxwell   @ youtube
- I Left Alabama
Hammie Nixon [& Napoleon Strickland]   @ youtube
- I'm A Tatta [actually "(Po)Tato"] Digging Man [Nixon]
- Fox Hound [Strickland]
- Sent My Baby A Brand New Twenty Dollar Bill [Nixon]
- Let's Boogie [Strickland]
- Rock Me Baby [Nixon]
Big Joe Williams   @ youtube
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Don't You Wish Your Woman Was Tailored Made Like Mine [actually "Tailor Made"]
- Came Home This Morning

Sam Chatmon & Eugene Powell   @ youtube
- We Going Round The Mountain
- How Long That Evening Train Been Gone
Johnny Shines   @ youtube
- You Got To Pay The Cost
- I Walked All The Way From East St. Louis Today
Betty Fikes   @ youtube
- Rock Me Baby, Rock Me All Night Long
Johnny Shines with Robert Lockwood Jr.   @ youtube
- They Call Me Little Wolf
Sylvia Embry   @ youtube
- I'm Going To New York, Even If I Have To Walk
Lefty Dizz
- Make Your Move Too Soon


filmed September 8, 1979 live at the 1st [*not* 2nd (1980), as the VHS' notes claim!] Mississippi Delta Blues Festival at Freedom Village (outside Greenville), Mississippi; hosted by Willie Dixon; VHS 60 min, colour, mono


Kay Jazz KJ 081 (UK 1980)

241988Giants Of Country Blues Guitar  1967-81

Jessie Mae Hemphill
- Eagle Bird °°   @ youtube
- Shame, Shame °°   @ youtube

Son House
- Baby Please Don't Dog Me 'Round   @ youtube
Sam Chatmon
- Stoop Down Baby   @ youtube
- Baby Please Come Back To Me   @ youtube
- Stop And Listen   @ youtube

Eugene Powell
- 44 Blues (3:51, edited or alt tk) #   @ youtube
- Suitcase Full Of Troubles (3:48, edited or alt tk) #   @ youtube
- Texas - Santa Fe (2:50) #   @ youtube
Furry Lewis
- Going To Brownsville   @ youtube

Jack Owens
- Hard Times   @ youtube
- Cherry Ball   @ youtube
- Give Me Your Money   @ youtube
- Devil Blues   @ youtube
Mager Johnson / Carey 'Ditty' Mason
- Traveling Man Blues   @ youtube
Mott Willis
- Traveling Man Blues   @ youtube
- Someday Blues   @ youtube
- Bad Night Blues   @ youtube


°° rec. September 1991 in Senatobia, MS; Jessie Mae Hemphill. voc, g (on CD only)
# rec. June 18, 1981 in Greenville, MS by Ulrich Hahn; Eugene Powell, voc, g

Wolf LP 120.911 photography by Michael Hortig
Wolf CD 120.911 photography by Michael Hortig and Hannes Folterbauer

notes by Daniel Gugolz

original edition with false photo caption,     repress: caption corrected ("Mott Willis" instead of "Jack Owens")
Wolf 120.911 (Austria 1988)

notes by Daniel Gugolz & Hannes Folterbauer

(=) Wolf CD 120.911 (Austria 19??) "Giants Of Country Blues Guitar Vol. 1 (1967-1991)"

251988Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon / Sonny Boy Nelson: Southern Blues

Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon *@ youtube (side A)
- You Rascal You
- I Ain't Gonna Sell It
- Someday Baby You Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore
- The Death Of President Kennedy
- Tear It Down (Tearing Little Daddy)
- Mama Don't Allow Me To Stay Out All Night Long
- 80 Highway
- Mama Won't You Do That Thing


Sonny Boy Nelson (Eugene Powell) #@ youtube (side B)
- "44" Blues
- Pony Blues
- Don't Cry Baby
- M&O Blues
- Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
- G Rag
- My Gal's Got A Heart Like A Rock Cast In The Sea
- I Just Keep On Working
- Blues On My Mind

* rec. 1974 live at El Mocombo, Toronto, Ca
# rec. 1985 in Greenville, MS; Eugene Powell, voc, g


Wolf 120.916 (Austria 1988)

Sleepy John Estes discography
Hammie Nixon discography

261989Sonny Boy Nelson with Mississippi Matilda and Robert Hill (1936)
Complete Recordings In Chronological Order

Mississippi Matilda
- A. & V. Blues
- Hard Working Woman
- Happy Home Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Long Tall Woman
- Low Down
- Lovin' Blues
- Street Walkin'
- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving, Baby
- Pony Blues

Robert Hill
- I Had A Gal For The Last Fifteen Years
- Tell Me What's Wrong With You
- You Gonna Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old
- G Blues
- Just Smilin'
- Pal, How I Miss You Tonight
- Lumber-Yard Blues
- I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother Hill
- It Is So Good
- Hill's Hot Sauce

notes by Paul Oliver

Wolf WSE 128 (Austria 1989)

271992Giants Of Country Blues Vol. 3

Jack Owens
- Leavin' Blues

Eugene Powell
- Blues In Texas (2:43) #
Son Thomas
- Walking Cane
LV Conerly
- Hard Headed Woman
Roosevelt Holts
- Big Road Blues
Arzo Youngblood
- I Don't Want No Woman
Sam Chatmon
- Talkin' Bout My Girl
Wade Walton
- Catfish Blues
Isaac Youngblood
- Big Road Blues
Wade Walton
- Catfish Blues
Isaac Youngblood
- Big Road Blues
Mott Willis
- Long Tall Woman

Robert Shaw
- Ma Grinder Pt 2
- Mobile & KC Blues
- The Cows
- Rock Island
Lavada Durst
- Boogie Woogie
Alex Moore
- Henry 6 Mike
Memphis Piano Red
- Mama Likes Good Whiskey
- After Hours
Mose Vinson
- Blues Jumped A Rabbit
- Four O'Clock Blues


# rec. June 18, 1981 in Greenville, MS by Ulrich Hahn; Eugene Powell, voc, g
cover drawing (of Robert Shaw) by Bernd Konrad

notes by Michael Hortig

Wolf 120.921 (Austria 1992)

not identical with Wolf CD 120.918 with same title !!!

281993Jack Owens & Eugene Powell: The Last Giants Of Mississippi Blues

Jack Owens
- Cherry Ball
- Hard Times
- Devil
- You Leavin'
- No Lovin'
- Please Give Me Your Money

Eugene Powell
- 44 Blues (4:02) #   @ youtube
- Suitcase Full Of Troubles (4:13) #   @ youtube
- Police In Mississippi (3:25) *   @ youtube
- Born In Texas (3:20) #   @ youtube
- Good Mornin', Little Schoolgirl (3:26) #   @ youtube
- Blues In Texas (4:11) #   @ youtube
- Goin' Up The Country (4:52) []   @ youtube
- When I Leave Town (3:14) *   @ youtube
- Mississippi River (3:11) *   @ youtube
- Mean Mistreating Mama (3:58) *   @ youtube
Jack Owens & Bud Spires
- Hard Times
- My Baby's Gone
- Keep On Rumblin'
- Cool Water
- Devil


# rec. June 18, 1981 in Greenville, MS by Ulrich Hahn; Eugene Powell, voc, g
* rec. September 22, 1982 in Greenville, MS by Hannes Folterbauer; Eugene Powell, voc, g
[] rec. September 15, 1991 in Greenville, MS by Hannes & Andrea Maria Folterbauer; Eugene Powell, voc, g
photos by Rien Wisse [not "Rien Wiaaw"], Dr. Herbert Passiak, Andrea Maria & Hannes Folterbauer

notes by Larry Hoffman

Wolf CD 120.931 (Austria 1993)

291994Memphis Blues Caravan, Vol. 1

Sam Chatmon
- Forgive Me Too
Big Sam Clark
- I Fell in Love With This Woman

Sonny Boy Nelson
- Pony Blues (1:57) #
Earl Bell
- Travelin' Blues
Sleepy John Estes / Hammie Nixon
- President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
- Yellow Yam Blues
Bukka White
- Bed Springs Blues
Furry Lewis
- Mary Tell-Blues/Mother Story
Harmonica Frank
- Goin' Away Happy
Houston Stackhouse
- Crying Won't Help You
Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys
- Me And The Devil Blues




unissued tracks from same Eugene Powell session:
- 13 unknown tracks #

# rec. January 16, 1975 in Greenville, MS by Steve LaVere & Bob Eagle; Eugene Powell, voc, g

notes by Steve LaVere

Memphis Archives CD 7008 (US 1994)

30199?Mississippi Blues Vol. 3
Complete Recordings of Robert Petway, Mississippi Matilda & Sonny Boy Nelson

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues

Mississippi Matilda
- A & V Blues
- Hard Working Woman
- Happy Home Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Long Tall Woman
- Low Down
- Lovin' Blues
- Street Walkin'
- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving Baby
- Pony Blues

notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5671 (Austria 199?)

312013Eugene Powell: Blues At Home   3
Recorded in Greenville, Mississippi   (1976-1982)

- Pony Blues (Santa Fe) (3:27) ["Police In Mississippi Blues"; Albatros 8422]
- Forty-Four Blues (tk 4) (1:54) [Albatros unissued]
- Forty-Four Blues (tk 1) (4:16) [Albatros VPA 8422]
- Texas Blues (3:12) ["Blues Leaping From Texas"; Albatros 8422]
- Untitled Blues (4:23) ["I Got The Blues And I Can't Be Satisfied" Albatros 8461]
- Meet Me In The Bottom (3:23) [Albatros VPA 8422]
- Poor Boy Blues (tk 1) (4:19) [Albatros VPA 8387]
- Poor Boy Blues (tk 2) (3:13) [Albatros unissued]
- Poor Boy Blues (tk 3) (1:32) [Albatros unissued]
- Old Home Blues (instr) (2:18) [Albatros unissued; different tk on Albatros VPA 8422]
- M & O Blues (3:22) [Albatros VPA 8422]
- Big Fat Mama Rag (1:28) [Albatros VPA 8461, sped up]
- I've Been A Dog In My Family (5:00) ["Blues in G"; Albatros VPA 8422]
- Blues Jumped A Rabbit (3:29) [Albatros VPA 8422]
- Dark Road Blues (2:29) [Albatros VPA 8422]
- Hesitation Blues (2:51) [Albatros VPA 8459]
- See See Rider (1:58) [Albatros unissued; different tk on Albatros VPA 8459!]
- Boogie-Woogie (1:18) ["Boogie Woogie"; Albatros VPA 8461, shortend]
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1:35) [Albatros unissued]
- My Lonesome Song (2:25) [Albatros unissued]
- Don't Tear My Clothes (1:26) [Albatros unissued]
- Buddy Neal Blues (4:09) [Albatros unissued]
- So Cold In China (3:02) [Albatros unissued]
- Eugene Powell discusses his music (2:45) ["Reminiscences"; Albatros VPA 8422]

rec. August 8, 1976 in Greenville, Mississippi by Gianni Marcucci; Eugene Powell, voc, g, sp; rec., ed. & prod. by Giambattista Marcucci; digital remastered from original tapes
[ ] = my guesses


Mbirafon CD103 (It 2013)

MP3 at www.cdbaby.com

Albatros Records discography

322013St. Charles Blues

Sonny Boy Nelson - Pony Blues
Robert Hill - G Blues
Bo Carter - Pussy Cat Blues

Chatman Brothers - If You Don't Want Me Please Don't Dog Me 'round
Sonny Boy Nelson - Street Walkin'
Bo Carter - Sue Cow
Robert Hill - Hill's Hot Sauce

Chatman Brothers - Please Don't Give My Love Away
Bo Carter - Bo Carter's Advice
Sonny Boy Nelson - Low Down
Mississippi Matilda - Happy Home Blues
Robert Hill - Lumber Yard Blues
Bo Carter - Flea On Me

Sonny Boy Nelson - Lovin' Blues
Chatman Brothers - Stir It Now
Bo Carter - Got To Work Somewhere
Robert Hill - I'm Going To Write And Tell Mother
Bo Carter - Doubled Up In A Knot

Sonny Boy Nelson - If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving, Baby
Bo Carter - The Ins And Out Of My Girl
Mississippi Matilda - Hard Working Woman Blues
Bo Carter - All Around Man - Part 2
Robert Hill - You're Gonna Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old
Bo Carter - Worried G Blues

Chatman Brothers - Wake Me Just Before Day
Bo Carter - Don't Mash My Digger So Deep
Sonny Boy Nelson - Long Tall Woman
Bo Carter - Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me


Nehi NEH 03 (UK 2013)



additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 
- Robert M.W. Dixon & John Godrich: Blues & Gospel Records 1902 - 1943, 3rd ed. 1982, p. 158, 334, 531/532, 559
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, pp. 115,&nbsdp;219
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, Max Hoeffner, Alex van der Tuuk, Russell Shor, Helge Thygesen, Christian Stanfield, Paul Swinton, Larry Hoffman, Fernando Goin, Michael Hortig and Chris Hood for additional info / scans

 

only known photo of Mississippi Matilda; photographer (?): Steve LaVere
only known photo of  Mississippi Matilda
photographer: Steve LaVere

née Matilda Witherspoon, daughter of Dellis and Anna Witherspoon
b. January 27, 1914 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
split from Eugene Powell by 1952
d. November 15, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois

 

Eugene Powell with his wife Luis, Greenville, May 1982; source: ; photographer: Axel Küstner
Eugene Powell with his wife Luis, Greenville, May 1982
source: ; photographer: Axel Küstner

 

W I L L I E   M O R R I S; source: 0
Willie Morris, Richard 'Hacksaw' Harney, Sam Chatmon & Eugene Powell, Washington, D.C., 1972
source of right part of the photo: Living Blues 43 (summer 1979), p. 22 ("Copyright by Diana Davies, courtesy Smithsonian Institution");
source of left part of the photo: Internet; photomontage by Stefan Wirz

 


Eugene Powell 1994
source: CrossCut Catalog 95/96; photographer: Axel Küstner

 

 

 

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