Illustrated 'Whispering Smith' discography

Whispering Smith with three of his six children
source: Arnaudon 1977, p. 231; photographer: Val Wilmer

Whispering Smith
Moses Smith
b. January 25, 1932 in Union Church (near Brookhaven), Jefferson County, Mississippi
d. April 28, 1984 at Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
discography W H I S P E R I N G S M I T H; source: Back cover of Atlantic 60036
source: Back cover of Atlantic 60036
photographer not specified: Hans Harzheim or Norbert Hess

#	year of release	title / label / notes
1	1963	"WHISPERING" SMITH - Mean Woman Blues (A) @ youtube - Hound Dog Twist (instr) (B) @ youtube rec. January 1963 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello 2232 (US 1963)
		- Baby Left Me This Morning # - Harmonica Twist (instr) * @ youtube - Please Give Me One More Chance * rec. January 1963 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello unissued # Flyright FLY 518 * Excello CD 2002
2	1963	WHISPERING SMITH - Don't Leave Me Baby (A) - Live Jive (instr) (B) rec. January 1963 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello 2237 (US 1963)
2a	1963	SILAS HOGAN - I'm Going In The Valley (A) @ youtube - Lonesome La La (B) @ youtube rec. September 1963 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Isaiah Chatman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Burnell Hayney, dr Excello 2241 (US 1963)
3	1963	Authentic R&B - I'm Evil - Lightnin' Slim - You're Gonna Ruin Me Baby - Lazy Lester - I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo [Excello 2113] - Going Through The Park - Jimmy Anderson - I'm Warning You Baby - Lightnin' Slim - Lonesome Lonely Blues - Lonesome Sundown - Wild Cherry - Leroy Washington - You're Too Late Baby - Silas Hogan - I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester - I Love The Life I'm Living - Slim Harpo [Excello 2239] - Naggin' - Jimmy Anderson - I'm Gonna Quit You Pretty Baby - Silas Hogan - I'm Glad She's Mine - Lonesome Sundown - I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo [Excello 2113] - Mean Woman Blues - Whispering Smith [Excello 2232] - Loving Around The Clock - Lightnin' Slim notes by Guy Stevens Stateside SL 10068 (UK 1963) Ace CDCHD 492
		- Wake Up Old Maid @ youtube rec. January 1964 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Al Foreman, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello unissued Ace CDCHD 492
4	1964	WHISPERING SMITH - Cryin' Blues (A) @ youtube - I Tried So Hard (B) @ youtube rec. April 1964 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello 2250 (US 1964)
		- Cryin' Blues (alt tk) rec. April 1964 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello unissued Flyright CD 24
4a	1964	SILAS HOGAN - Dark Clouds Rollin' (A) - I'm In Love With You Baby (B) @ youtube rec. April 1964 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Al Foreman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Jeffrey Holden, dr Excello 2251 (US 1964)
4b	1964	SILAS HOGAN - Just Give Me A Chance (A) * @ youtube - Everybody Needs Somebody (B) # @ youtube # rec. September 1963 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Isaiah Chatman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Burnell Hayney, dr * rec. January 1964 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; "Slim", voc, g; Burnell Hayney, dr Excello 2255 (US 1964)
5	1964	WHISPERING SMITH - Baby You're Mine (A) # - I Can't Take It No More (B) * # rec. January 1963 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, hca; Ulysses Williams, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr * rec. January 1964 in Crowley, LA; Moses Smith, voc, # hca; Ulysses Williams, g; * Al Foreman, g; Ernest Ambrose, b; Sammy K. Brown, dr Excello 2260 (US 1964)
6	1/1965	The Real R&B Slim Harpo - Little Queen Bee [Excello 2246] Whispering Smith - I Tried So Hard [Excello 2250] Silas Hogan - I'm Goin' In The Valley [Excello 2241] Leon Austin - I'm So Glad [Excello 2248] Lonesome Sundown - I Had A Dream Last Night [Excello 2249] Lightnin' Slim - She's My Crazy Little Baby [Excello 2252] Slim Harpo - I Need Money [Excello 2246] Jimmy Anderson - Goin' Crazy Over TV [Excello 2257] Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin' [Excello 2251] Lonesome Sundown - You're Playin' Hookey [Excello 45-2254] Slim Harpo - Still Rainin' In My Heart [Excello 2253] Earl Gaines - It's Love Baby [Excello 2056] Jimmy Anderson - Nothing In This World [Excello 2220] Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House [Excello 2047] Lightnin' Slim - Wintertime Blues [Excello 2224] Whispering Smith - Cryin' Blues [Excello 2250] Stateside SL 10112 (UK 1/1965) = Tasty TASTY 002 (UK 19??) (=) Ace CDCHD 562 (UK 1994)
6a	1965	SILAS HOGAN - Baby Please Come Back To Me (A) @ youtube - Out And Down Blues (B) @ youtube rec. January 1965 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Lazy Lester or Al Foreman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Jeffrey Holden, dr Excello 2266 (US 1965)
6b	1965	SILAS HOGAN - Every Saturday Night (A) # @ youtube - So Long Blues (B) * # August 1964 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Jimmy Anderson, hca; Katie Webster, p; Sherman Webster, b; Austin Broussard, dr * rec. January 1965 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Lazy Lester or Al Foreman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Jeffrey Holden, dr Excello 2270 (US 1965)
6c	1965	SILAS HOGAN - If I Ever Needed You Baby (A) * - Early One Morning (B) # @ youtube * rec. January 1964 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Al Foreman, g; poss. Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Burnell Hayney or Jeffrey Holden, dr # rec. January 1965 in Crowley, LA; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Moses Smith, hca; Lazy Lester or Al Foreman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, b; Jeffrey Holden, dr Excello 2271 (US 1965)
7	1969	The Real Blues - Think It Over - Roscoe Shelton [Excello 2167] - Miss You So - Roscoe Shelton [Excello 2181] - I'm Gonna Kill That Hen - Blue Charlie [Nasco 6002] - Not Welcome Anymore - Baby Boy Warren [Excello 2211] - It's Love Baby - Earl Gaines [Excello 2217] - I Tried So Hard - Whispering Smith [Excello 2250] - Trouble At Home Blues - Silas Hogan [Excello 2221] - Frankie And Johnny - Jimmy Anderson [previously unissued] - Workin' For My Baby - Arthur Gunter [Excello 2204] - Death Valley Blues - Lightnin' Slim [previously unissued] - Courtroom Blues - Lazy Lester [previously unissued] - Loving You The Way I Do - Slim Harpo [Excello 2282] Excello 8011 (US 1969) = Excello 8011 (US 19??) = Excello 8011/SO-1 (US late 1980s) "Electronically reprocessed to simulate stereo" Excello Records discography
8	1970	ARTHUR (GUITAR) KELLEY - How Can I Stay (When All I Have Is Gone) # - Number Ten At The Station (And Number Twelve Is On The Road) * @ youtube # rec. August 12/13, 1970 in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g; Moses "Whispering" Smith, hca; Gregg "Little Guitar" Schaefer, solo g, b [overdubbed]; Roy Lee Sheppard, rhythm g; Clarence Prophet, b; Samuel Hogan, dr; Mike Vernon, perc * rec. August 15, 1970 in Baton Rouge, LA; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g Excello EX-2315 (US 1970)
9	1970	Louisiana Blues Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley, Silas Hogan, Henry Gray, Moses 'Whispering' Smith, Clarence Edwards Henry Gray - The Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest - Lucky, Lucky Man Guitar Kelley - If I Ever Get Back Home # - Talk To Be Baby # @ youtube - I Got A Funny Feeling # @ youtube Silas Hogan - Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen [] @ youtube Henry Gray - Cold Chills Clarence Edwards - Hear That Rumbling - How Many More Years Moses "Whispering" Smith - On The Dark Road Crying ** @ youtube Arhoolie CD 9004 bonus track: Moses "Whispering" Smith - I Love You Baby * @ youtube # rec. April 24, 1970 in Baton Rouge by Terry Pattison and Chris Strachwitz; Arthur Kelley, voc, g; Whispering Smith, hca; Gene Douzier, b; Samuel Hogan, dr * rec. April 27, 1970 in Baton Rouge by Terry Pattison and Chris Strachwitz; Whispering Smith, voc, hca; Henry Gray, p; Roy Lee Sheppard, g; Clarence Prophet, b; Samuel Hogan, dr [] rec. April 27, 1970 in Baton Rouge by Terry Pattison and Chris Strachwitz; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Whispering Smith**, hca; Gene Douzier, b; Samuel Hogan, dr photography by Chris Strachwitz notes by Terry Pattison Arhoolie 1054 (US 1970) notes by Terry Pattison = Arhoolie AR 19011 (Germany 1970) notes by Terry Pattison (=) Arhoolie CD 9004 (US 1997) Arhoolie Records discography
9a	1970	The Downhome Blues Volume 3 Lightnin' Slim - Just Made 21 Whispering Smith - I Tried So Hard Schoolboy Cleve - New Kind Of Loving Mr. Calhoun - Hallo Friends, Hallo Pals Lightnin' Slim - Just A Lonely Stranger Lonesome Sundown - I'm Gonna Cut Out On You [Excello 2259] Roscoe Chenier - I Broke The Jo-Jo [Reynaud 1018] Slim Harpo - Little Queen Bee Lazy Lester - Patrol Blues Schoolboy Cleve - Leaving You Baby Lightnin' Slim - Greyhound Blues Whispering Smith - Crying Blues Roscoe Chenier - Born For Bad Luck notes by Keith Tillman Python PLP-KM 22 (UK 1970) Python Records discography
10	1970	Swamp Blues record 1: - Looking The World Over - Whispering Smith - Somebody Stole My Baby And Gone - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Just Give Me A Chance - Silas Hogan - Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Clarence Edwards - Can't Las Too Long - Henry Gray - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Whispering Smith - Deep South Mose - Whispering Smith - Dry Chemical Blues - Silas Hogan - How Can I Stay When All I Have Is Gone - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Let Me Love You - Clarence Edwards - Cold Black Mare - Whispering Smith - I Didn't Tell Her To Leave - Silas Hogan record 2: - Cooling Board - Clarence Edwards - Storm In Texas - Whispering Smith @ youtube - Gray's Bounce - Henry Gray - Hoo-doo Blues - Silas Hogan - Worried Life Blues - Henry Gray - I Want Somebody - Clarence Edwards - I Don't Know Why - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Honey Bee Blues - Silas Hogan - Baton Rouge Breakdown - Whispering Smith - Shower Of Rain - Henry Gray - Number Ten At The Station & Number Twelve Is On The Road - Arthur "Guitar" Kelley - Baby, Please Don't Go - Whispering Smith rec. August 12, 13, 14 & 15, 1970 at the Deep South Studios in Baton Rouge, LA Moses "Whispering" Smith, voc, hca; Silas Hogan, voc, g; Henry Gray, voc, p; Clarence Edwards, voc, g; Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, voc, g; Gregg "Little Guitar" Schaefer, solo g (overdubbed); Roy Lee Sheppard, rhythm g; Gregg Schaefer (overdubbed), Leon Medica, Clarence Prophet, b; Samuel Hogan, dr; anonymous, perc (overdubbed) DLP Excello LPS-8015/16 (US 1970) DLP = Blue Horizon 7-63869 (UK 1970) DLP = Vogue LDVS 17258 (Germany 1971) (=) Sonet SNTF 773 (Vol. 1) (UK 1978) + Sonet SNTF 774 (Vol. 2) (UK 1978) 2 LP set = Bluesmen BD-32219/2 (Spain 1980 + 1983) notes (1997) by Mike Vernon = Ace/Excello CDCHD 661 (UK 1997) Excello Records discography Blue Horizon Records discography Arthur "Guitar" Kelley discography Silas Hogan discography
11	1971	WHISPERING SMITH - Why Am I Treated So Bad [] // $ @ youtube - It's All Over $ rec. c. 1971 in Baton Rouge, LA; Whispering Smith, voc; // Leroy Pero, Willie Singleton, Johnnie Cage, Napoleon Martin, Reggie Morrison, Trombone Obry, horns; Bobby Powell, $ keyb, [] voc; Melvin Hill, Harvey Lexing, gs; Alfred Lucas, b; Greg 'Dog' Johnson, Nolan Smith, dr, perc; prod. by Lionel T. Whitfield Excello 2338 (US 1971)
12	1971	Whispering Smith: Over Easy P-Vine PCD-2811 bonus tracks: - Mean Woman Blues [Excello 2232] - Hound Dog Twist [Excello 2232] - Don't Leave Me Baby [Excello 2237] - Live Jive [Excello 2237] - I Tried So Hard [Excello 2250] - Crying Blues [Excello 2250] - I Can't Take It No More [Excello 2260] - Baby You're Mine [Excello 2260] Excello EX-8020 tracks: - What In The World's Come Over You # // $ - Mojo Hand * - The Way You Treat Me # - I Don't Want No Woman # $ - Everybody Needs Love * § - I Know I've Got A Sure Thing * § - Why Am I Treated So Bad [Excello 2338] # [] // $ @ youtube - Rock Me Baby * - Married Man # // $ - I Know You Don't Love Me # - It's All Over [Excello 2338] # $ - You Want To Do It Again # // $ # rec. c. 1971 in Baton Rouge, LA; Whispering Smith, voc; // Leroy Pero, Willie Singleton, Johnnie Cage, Napoleon Martin, Reggie Morrison, Trombone Obry, horns; Bobby Powell, $ keyb, [] voc; Melvin Hill, Harvey Lexing, gs; Alfred Lucas, b; Greg 'Dog' Johnson, Nolan Smith, dr, perc; prod. by Lionel T. Whitfield * rec. c. 1971 in Baton Rouge, LA; Whispering Smith, voc, § hca; unknown g notes by Pierre Gonneau Excello EX-8020 = Blue Horizon 2431-015 (UK 1971) = Contempo CRM116 (UK) (=) Ace CDCHD 578 (UK 1995) Lightnin' Slim / Whispering Smith "High & Low Down/Over Easy" (=) P-Vine PCD-2811 Excello Records discography
13	1972	Blues Live In Baton Rouge at the Speak Easy@ youtube (full album) - Hoo Doo Blues - Silas Hogan # [] - Lonesome La La - Silas Hogan # [] - Rock Me Baby - "Guitar" Kelly * [] @ youtube - Count The Days I'm Gone - "Guitar" Kelly * [] - It's My Own Fault - Whispering Smith § - Hurry Down Sunshine - "Guitar" Kelly * - Greyhound Bus Station - Silas Hogan # - Kelley's Killer (instr) - "Guitar" Kelly * - Do You Wanna Jump Children - Clarence Edwards // - Coolin' Board - Clarence Edwards // rec. c. 1972 live at The Speak-Easy in Baton Rounge, LA; prod. by Lynn Ourso Jr. # Silas Hogan, voc, g; [] prob. Moses 'Whispering' Smith, hca; g; b; dr * Arthur 'Guitar' Kelly voc, g; [] prob. Moses 'Whispering' Smith, hca; [] g; [] b; [] dr § Moses 'Whispering' Smith, voc; Roy Lee Sheppard, g; b; dr // Clarence Edwards, voc, g; g; b; dr Excello LPS 8021 (US 1972) Excello LPS 8021 SO-1 (US late 1980s) = Contempo CRM 115 (UK) Excello Records discography
14	1972	The Excello Story record 1: - Goin' Home - Lightnin' Slim - Just Made Twenty One - Lightnin' Slim - My Home Is A Prison - Lonesome Sundown - No Jive - Little Al - Little Lean Woman - Little Al - Don't Bring Me No Friend - Blue Charlie - Tell Me Pretty Baby - Lazy Lester - Gonna Stick To You Baby - Lonesome Sundown - Nothin' But The Devil - Lightnin Slim - Bobby Sox Baby - Slim Harpo - Snoopin' Around - Slim Harpo - Frankie & Johnny - Jimmy Anderson - Everybody Needs Somebody - Silas Hogan - Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas - Live Jive - Whispering Smith - Don't Let Nobody Know - Willie Baker record 2: - Little Darlin' - The Gladiolas - Sweetheart Please Don't Go - The Gladiolas - Oh Julie - Crescendos - Miss You So - Lillian Offitt - This Should Go On Forever - Guitar Gable - Prisoner's Song - Warren Storm - Mama Mama Mama Look What Your Little Boy's Done - Warren Storm - Rainin' In My Heart - Slim Harpo - She's My Kinda' Girl - Shy Guy Douglas - Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers - Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - She's Mine, All Mine - Arthur Gunter - Chicken Hearted Woman - Clarence Samuels - Love Shock - Little Sonny - Chuc-A-Luck - Baby Boy Warren - Quit My Drinkin' - Robert Garrett DLP notes (February 1972) by John Broven Excello LPS-8025 (US 1972) DLP notes (February 1972) by John Broven = Blue Horizon 2683 007 = 2937-001A / 2937-002B (UK 1972) Excello Records discography Blue Horizon Records discography
15	9/1972	Montreux Blues Festival Excello EX 28026 track sequence: LP 1: Doctor Ross - Freight Train @ youtube - Chicago Breakdown @ youtube Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - Lonesome Cabin Blues @ youtube - Just Imagination @ youtube - Caress Me Baby @ youtube - Baby, What You Want Me To Do @ youtube Bessie Griffin with The Johnny Thompson Singers - Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross @ youtube Jimmy Dawkins - Casino Trick Stick @ youtube - Five Long Years @ youtube - Dust My Broom / Sweet Home Chicago @ youtube LP 2: Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - I Want You To Love Me @ youtube - You Got Me Dizzy @ youtube - Nobody Loves Me But My Mother @ youtube - My Starter Won't Work @ youtube - Storm In Texas @ youtube Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - Got My Mojo Working @ youtube Jimmy Dawkins - Whole Lotta Lovin' @ youtube - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town @ youtube - You Don't Love Me @ youtube - Close Down Boogie Verve 2610 006 track sequence: LP 1: Bessie Griffin with The Johnny Thompson Singers - Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - Lonesome Cabin Blues - Just Imagination - Caress Me Baby - Baby, What You Want Me To Do Doctor Ross - Freight Train - Chicago Breakdown Jimmy Dawkins - Casino Trick Stick - Five Long Years - Dust My Broom / Sweet Home Chicago LP 2: Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - I Want You To Love Me - You Got Me Dizzy - Nobody Loves Me But My Mother - My Starter Won't Work - Storm In Texas Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - Got My Mojo Working Jimmy Dawkins - Whole Lotta Lovin' - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - You Don't Love Me - Close Down Boogie rec. June 18, 1972 at the Pavillon, Montreux, Switzerland Verve 2610 006 has some tracks on sides A and B of LP 1 interchanged! Verve 2610 006 front photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir DLP notes by Mike Vernon and Chris Turner Excello EX 28026 (US 1972) DLP notes by Mike Vernon and Chris Turner (=) Verve 2610 006 (Germany 1972) "Blues Night - Live from Montreux" Excello Records discography
16	1973	American Blues Legends '73 Boogie Woogie Red - Viper Song - After Hours - Red's Boogie Snooky Pryor - Dangerous Woman - Sloppy Drunk - Bottle Up And Go °° Homesick James - Shake Your Money Maker °° - Tin Pan Alley - Dust My Broom Washboard Willie - I Feel So Fine - Kansas City Red & Mose - Sassy * Whispering Smith - Take Me Back Baby # @ Spotify - Texas Flood # [] @ youtube Lightnin' Slim - Love Bug - Walking In The Park # * rec. February 16, 1973 in London, UK; Whispering Smith, hca # voc; Boogie Woogie Red, p; Homesick James, Lightnin' Slim, g; Trigger Hill, b; Uncle Tom Farnell, dr; prod. by Jim Simpson °° CD bonus tracks "Big Bear Four" Polydor 2460 186 (UK 1973) = Big Bear BEAR 20 2 CD set (=) Big Bear/Indigo CD 2527 (UK 2002) "American Blues Legends '73/'74" Big Bear Records discography
17	1973	American Folk Blues Festival '72 LP 1: Bukka White - I'm Gettin' Ready * @ youtube - World Boogie (1:25) * °° @ youtube - Aberdeen Blues * @ youtube Big Joe Williams - My Baby Is Gone # @ youtube - My Boots & Shoes # @ youtube - Louise (1:28) # °° @ youtube Robert Pete Williams - Look Here Woman # @ youtube Roosevelt Sykes - Driving Wheel (2:50) * @ youtube - Sweet Home Chicago (2:10) * @ youtube - Boot That Thing (2:10) * °° @ youtube Memphis Slim - Baby Please Come Home # °° @ youtube - Lonesome Traveller # @ youtube - Boogin' And Bluesin' # @ youtube Johnny Young, W.D. Kent, Billy Davenport - Instrumental Boogie * @ youtube LP 2: Big Mama Thornton - Tell Me Baby # @ youtube - Ball In [sic] Chain # @ youtube T-Bone Walker - Shake It Baby # @ youtube - Goin' Back To Church # @ youtube Jimmy Rogers & Whispering Smith - Chicago Bound (3:10) * °° @ youtube - Tricky Woman * @ youtube Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - Winter Time Blues * @ youtube Jimmy Dawkins Chicago Blues Band - Don't Ever Leave Me * @ youtube - Got My Mojo Workin' * @ youtube °° not on CD # rec. March 16, 1972 at Hilpert Theatre, Lünen, Germany: Memphis Slim, voc, p; Big Mama Thornton, voc, hca; Big Joe Williams, voc, g; Robert Pete Williams, voc, g; T-Bone Walker, voc, g, p; Hartley Severns, ts, bs, ss, vn; Edward Taylor, ts; Paul Lenart, g; Phillip Morrison, b; Vinton Johnson, dr * rec. October 26, 1972 at Circus-Krone-Bau, München, Germany: Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p; Bukka White, voc, g; Johnny Young, voc, mand; Lightnin' Slim, voc, g; Whispering Smith, voc, hca; Jimmy Dawkins, voc, g; Big Voice Odom, voc; Jesse Williams, g; W.D. Kent, b; Billy Davenport, dr photography by Rolf Ambor, Hans Harzheim, Norbert Hess gatefold DLP notes (German & English) by Siegfried Schmidt-Joos Atlantic 60036 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland 1973) "The 10th American Folk Blues Festival - 'Blues Giants - Rock Creators'" gatefold DLP notes (English only) by Siegfried Schmidt-Joos = L+R 42.018 (Germany 1980) "American Folk Blues Festival '72" = L+R LRC-2018 (cassette) (Germany 1980) = Edigsa/L+R 12A0272 (Sp 1981) notes (English only) by Siegfried Schmidt-Joos (=) Optimism/L+R LR CD-2018 (US 1991?) notes (English only) by Siegfried Schmidt-Joos (=) Bellaphon/L+R CDLS 42018 (Germany 1998?) American Folk Blues Festival discography L+R Records discography Bukka White discography Big Joe Williams discography Robert Pete Williams discography Roosevelt Sykes discography Johnny Young discography Jimmy Rogers discography Lightnin' Slim discography Jimmy Dawkins discography
17a	1976	Gonna Head For Home The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions Volume 2 Sylvester Buckley - She Treats Me So Evil Boogie Jake - Early Morning Blues Mr. Calhoun - Hello Friends, Helleo Pals Henry Gray - Midnight Dream Blue Boy Dorsey - Walkin' Out My Door Jimmy Anderson - When I Play My Harp Joe Johnson - Alimonia Blues Sylvester Buckley - Mumblin' Blues Boogie Jake - I Don't Know Why Mr. Calhoun - Sunny Side Of Love Vince Monroe - Hey Mattie Silas Hogan - I'm A Free-Hearted Man Flyright LP 517 (UK 1976) Flyright discography
18	1977	Rooster Crowed For Day The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions Volume 3 Mr. Calhoun - Change Your Ways - They Call Me Mr. Calhoun - I'm Ragged And Dirty Ramblin' Hi Harris - Early One Morning - Trying To Call My Baby Silas Hogan - My Baby Walked Out - Tell Me Baby Leroy Washington - Prison Blues Whispering Smith - Baby Left Me This Morning Jimmy Dotson - I Wanna Know Blue Charlie - Don't Have No Friends Clarence Garlow - Foggy Blues Flyright LP 518 (UK 1977) Flyright discography
18a	1978	The Blues Vol. 4 1975-77 LP 1: Johnny Mars - I've Been Down So Long [Big Bear BEAR 12] Eddie Guitar Burns - Every Jug Stands On It's Own Bottom [Big Bear BEAR 7] Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would [Big Bear BEAR 8] Little Joe Blue - A Fool Is What You Want [Big Bear BEAR 8] Lonesome Jimmy Lee Robinson - Chicken Head [Big Bear BEAR 8] Eddie Playboy Taylor - Seems Like A Million Years [Big Bear BEAR 6] Eddie Playboy Taylor - Gamblin' Man [Big Bear BEAR 6] Mickey Baker - Make Your Bed Up Mama [Big Bear BEAR 5] Big John Wrencher - I'm A Root Man [Big Bear BEAR 4] Cousin Joe - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use [Big Bear BEAR 1] George G.P. Jackson - A Letter Dressed In Red - Leavin' Kansas City [Big Bear BEAR 1] LP 2: Mickey Baker - New York New York [Big Bear BEAR 5] Doctor Ross - Hazel [Big Bear previously unissued] @ youtube Snooky Pryor - Dangerous Woman [Polydor 2460 186] Washboard Willie - I Feel So Fine [Polydor 2460 186] Johnny Mars - Blue Midnight [Big Bear BEAR 8] Snooky Pryor - Sloppy Drunk [Polydor 2460 186] Cousin Joe - You're Never Too Old To Boogie [Big Bear BB 14] Homesick James - Crossroads [Caroline C 1502] Tommy Tucker - Hard Luck Blues [Big Bear BEAR 8] Eddie Guitar Burns - Bury Me Back In The USA [Big Bear BEAR 8] Boogie Woogie Red - After Hours [Polydor 2460 186] Red & Mose (Boogie Woogie Red & Whispering Smith) - Sassy [Polydor 2460 186] Big Bear BDUB 2 DLP Big Bear / Intercord INT 156.401 (UK 1978) Big Bear Records discography
19	1984	Sunland Louisiana Blues Anthology Henry Gray - Don't Start That Stuff - Talkin' About You Robert Milburn - Let Me Go Home Whiskey - Alabama Blue Tabby Thomas - My Special Plea Raful Neal - Down Home Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do? Whispering Smith - Just Like A Woman - Raining In My Heart Mighty House Rockers - House Rocker Jump notes by Bob 'Soulman' Scheir Sunland LPS-2001
20	1984	WHISPERING SMITH & The Mighty House Rockers - Just Like A Woman (SS-1003A) @ youtube - Hound Dog Howl (instr) (SS-1004B) Sunland 102
21	1984	AVI presents An Anthology Of The Blues - I'm Warning You Baby - Lightnin' Slim - My Home Is A Prison - Lonesome Sundown - The Moon Without You - Chuck Brown - Baby What You Want Me To Do - Lightnin' Slim & Whispering Smith - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Jimmy Dawkins - That's What You Mean To Me - The Kelly Brothers - High Cost Of Living - Jimmy Dawkins - Raining In My Heart - Slim Harpo - Things I Used To Do - Jimmy Dawkins - Mean Old Frisco Blues - Lightnin' Slim - Mojo Hand - Whispering Smith - Five Long Years - Bessie Griffin Avi 8654
21a	1989	Silas Hogan: I'm A Free Hearted Man The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions Volume 32 - I'm A Free Hearted Man [Flyright 517] - My Baby Walked Out [Flyright 518] - Don't Do That To Me [previously unissued] ('Blues Boy Dorsey', voc) - Come Here To Me Baby [previously unissued] ('Blues Boy Dorsey', voc) - I'm Gonna Join The Army [previously unissued] (unknown, voc) - Sweet Little Things You Do [previously unissued] (unknown, voc) - Every Saturday Night [Excello 2270] - Born In Texas [Sunnyland KS 102] - Let Me Be Your Hatchet [Sunnyland KS 102] - My Baby Walked Out (alt tk) [previously unissued] - Looking For My Baby [Zynn 511] (Jimmy Dotson, voc) - I Need Your Love [Rocko 516] (Jimmy Dotson, voc) - Tell Me Baby (alt tk) [previously unissued] - Come Here To Me Baby [previously unissued] ('Blues Boy Dorsey', voc) "photograph: Courtesy of Pierre Degeneffe" notes (June 1989) by Ray Templeton Flyright FLY 595 (UK 1989) Flyright Records discography
22	1989	Louisiana Swamp Blues - I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo - I Hope You Come Back Home - Buddy Guy - I'm Warning You Baby - Lightnin' Slim - Gonna Stick To You Baby - Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester - Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester - Baby Baby (I Know You're A Lady) - Katie Webster & Ashton Savoy - Naggin' - Jimmy Anderson - Alimonia Blues - Joe Johnson - Mumblin' Blues - Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow - Early In The Morning - Boogie Jake - My Baby Walked Out - Silas Hogan - Baby Left Me This Morning - Moses 'Whispering' Smith [previously unissued] - Hey Mattie - Mr. Calhoun - Early One Morning - Rambling Hi Harris - Wild Cherry - Leroy Washington - Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas - Midnight Dream - Henry Gray - Little Queen Bee (Got A Brand New King) - Slim Harpo Flyright FLYCD 09 (UK 1989) Flyright Records discography
23	1990	More Louisiana Swamp Blues - She Treats Me So Evil - Sylvester Buckley - I Don't Know Why - Boogie Jake - Trying To Call My Baby - Hi Harris - I'm A Free-Hearted Man - Silas Hogan - Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo - Stranger In Your Town - Lightnin' Slim - Mojo Man - Lonesome Sundown - Late Late In The Evening - Lazy Lester - Change Your Ways - Mr. Calhoun - The World Loves A Lover - Mr. Mojo - Natural Born Man - Joe Mayfield - Dreaming Dreaming - Joe Rich - Draft Board Blues - Jimmy Anderson - Cryin' Blues (alt tk) - Whispering Smith [previously unissued] - Dirty Woman Blues - Joe Johnson - Lucky Lucky Man - Henry Gray - Shoo-Shoo Chicken - Charles Sheffield - C.C. Rider - Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Runnin' And Hidin' - Carol Fran - You Can Have My Husband But Don't Mess With My Man - Kat Flyright FLYCD 24 (UK 1990) Flyright Records discography
23a	1992	Baby Let's Burn Blues from Baton Rouge Jimmy Anderson - I'm A King Bee - Half Past Midnight - In The Dark In The Park - Baby Let's Burn - When I Play My Harp - Angel Please - I Wanna Boogie Jimmy Dotson - Oh Baby - I Need Your Love - I Wanna Know - Looking For My Baby Silas Hogan - Tell Me Baby (alt tk) [previously unissued] - Sittin' Here Wondering Blues Boy Dorsey - Walkin' Out My Door - Don't Do That To Me - Come Here To Me Baby Slim Harpo - One More Day Lightning Slim - Miss Sandy Brown - Tell Me Baby - Walk the Streets All Night Boogie Jake - I Don't Know Why Sylvester Buckley - I Can Be on My Way Henry Gray - Cold Chills Flyright FLYCD 51 (UK 1992) Flyright Records discography
24	1994	Authentic Excello R&B - I'm Evil - Lightnin' Slim - You're Gonna Ruin Me Baby - Lazy Lester - I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo - Going Through The Park - Jimmy Anderson - I'm Warning You Baby - Lightnin' Slim - Lonesome Lonely Blues - Lonesome Sundown - Wild Cherry - Leroy Washington - You're Too Late Baby - Silas Hogan - I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester - I Love The Life I'm Living - Slim Harpo - Naggin' - Jimmy Anderson - I'm Gonna Quit You Pretty Baby - Silas Hogan - I'm Glad She's Mine - Lonesome Sundown - I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo - Mean Woman Blues - Whispering Smith [Excello 2232] - Loving Around The Clock - Lightnin' Slim - Tell Me Pretty Baby - Lazy Lester - Hoodoo Party - Tabby Thomas - Lonesome La La - Silas Hogan - Wake Up Old Maid - Whispering Smith [previously unissued] @ youtube - I'm Tired Watin' Baby - Lightnin' Slim - Gonna Stick To You Baby - Lonesome Sundown - No Naggin' No Draggin' - Arthur Gunter - I'm Doin' Alright - Shy Guy Douglas Stateside SL 10068 Ace CDCHD 492 (UK 1994)
25	1995	The Real Excello R&B - Little Queen Bee - Slim Harpo - I Tried So Hard - Whispering Smith [Excello 2250] - I'm Goin' In The Valley - Silas Hogan - I'm So Glad - Leon Austin - I Had A Dream Last Night - Lonesome Sundown - She's My Crazy Little Baby - Lightnin' Slim - I Need Money - Slim Harpo - Goin' Crazy Over Tv - Jimmy Anderson - Dark Clouds Rollin' - Silas Hogan - You're Playin' Hookey - Lonesome Sundown> - Still Rainin' In My Heart - Slim Harpo - It's Love Baby - Earl Gaines - Nothing In This World - Jimmy Anderson - Baby Let's Play House - Arthur Gunter - Wintertime Blues - Lightnin' Slim - Cryin' Blues - Whispering Smith [Excello 2250] - Pleadin' For Love - Roscoe Shelton - Whoa Now - Lazy Lester - It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield - Rocka Me All Night Long - Jay Nelson - Leavin' Tennessee - Al Garner - Baby, Kiss Me Again - Sweet Clifford - Crazy Over You - Roscoe Shelton - Baby! I'm Stickin' To You - Charles Friday Stateside SL 10068 Ace CDCHD 562 (UK 1995)
25a	1995	Silas Hogan: Trouble Best of the Excello Masters - I'm Gonna Quit You Pretty Baby - Trouble At Home Blues - You're Too Late Baby - Airport Blues - Go On Pretty Baby [previously unissued] - Here They Are Again [previously unissued] - Lonesome La La - Roamin' Woman Blues - I'm Goin' In The Valley - Everybody Needs Somebody - Just Give Me A Chance - Dark Clouds Rollin' - Early One Morning - I'm In Love With You Baby - More Trouble At Home - Sittin' Here Wonderin' - So Glad/Every Saturday Night - Baby Please Come Back To Me - If I Ever Needed You Baby - Out And Down Blues - So Long Blues - Lonesome La La (alt tk) [previously unissued] - I'm In Love With You Baby (alt tk) [previously unissued] - Sittin' Here Wondering (alt tk) - I'm Goin' In The Valley (alt tk) [previously unissued] Excello CD 3005 (US 1995)
25b	1995	Silas Hogan: So Long Blues - I'm Gonna Quit You Pretty Baby - Trouble At Home Blues - You're Too Late Baby - Airport Blues - Go On Pretty Baby - Here They Are Again - Lonesome La La - Roamin' Woman Blues [previously unissued] - I'm Goin' In The Valley - Everybody Needs Somebody - Just Give Me A Chance - Dark Clouds Rollin' - Early One Morning - I'm In Love With You Baby - More Trouble At Home [previously unissued] - Sittin' Here A Wondering - So Glad - Every Saturday Night - Baby Please Come Back To Me - If I Ever Needed You Baby - Out And Down Blues - So Long Blues notes by Jeff Hannusch and John Broven Ace CDCHD 523 (UK 1995)
26	1997	Blues Hangover: Excello Blues Rarities disc 1: - I'm A King Bee - Jimmy Anderson - Going Through The Park - Jimmy Anderson - Naggin' - Jimmy Anderson - Nothing In This World - Jimmy Anderson - Frankie & Johnny - Jimmy Anderson - Love Me Baby - Jimmy Anderson - Goin' Crazy Over TV - Jimmy Anderson - Ain't Gonna Let Her Go - Jimmy Anderson - Rats & Roaches On Your Mind - Jimmy Anderson - Going Through The Park (Alternate Take) - Jimmy Anderson - Don't Bring No Friend (Breakdown Take) - Blue Charlie - I'm Gonna Kill That Hen - Blue Charlie - Harmonica Twist (instr) - Whispering Smith [previously unissued] - Please Give Me One More Chance - Whispering Smith [previously unissued] - Wake Up Old Maid - Whispering Smith [Ace CDCHD 492] - Death Valley Blues - Lightin Slim - Love Shock - Little Sonny - I'll Love You Baby - Little Sonny - No Jive - Little Al - Little Lean Woman - Little Al - You Better Change - Ole Sonny Boy - Blues And Misery - Ole Sonny Boy disc 2: - I'm Leaving This Morning - Early Drane - I Hate To See You Leave - Early Drane - My New Chevrolet - Early Drane - Evil Ways Blues - Early Drane - Find My Little Darling - Early Drane - Look On Yanders Wall - Early Drane - Nobody Prayin' - Early Drane - Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) - Early Drane - My Little Banty - Early Drane - Take A Walk With Me - Early Drane - Hillbilly Serenade - Early Drane - I'm Gonna Scratch Your Back Pt. 1 - Early Drane - Honey Bee Lonely - Early Drane - I'm Gonna Scratch Your Back Pt. 2 - Early Drane - Late In The Evening - Early Drane - Not Welcome Anymore - Baby Boy - Bring My Machine Gun - Baby Boy - Chuck-A-Luck - Baby Boy - Hello Stranger - Baby Boy - When I Met Your Baby - James Stewart - She's Got Me - James Stewart 2 CD set Excello CD 2002 (US 1997)
27	1997	Lightnin' Slim: Bad Luck And Trouble The Complete Excello Singles disc 1: - I Can't Be Successful - Lightnin' Blues - Sugar Plum - Just Made Twenty One - Wonderin' And Goin' - I'm Grown - Goin' Home - Bad Luck And Trouble - Have Your Way - Mean Ole Lonesome Train - I'm A Rollin' Stone - Love Me Mama - Hoo Doo Blues - Bed Bug Blues - It's Mighty Crazy - My Starter Won't Work - Tom Cat Blues - Blues At Night - Long Leanie Mama - I'm Leavin' You Baby - Feelin' Awful Blue - Sweet Little Woman - Lightnin's Troubles - Rooster Blues - G.I. Slim - I Just Don't Know - Too Close Blues - My Little Angel Child - Somebody Knockin' disc 2: - Greyhound Blues - Cool Down Baby - Nothin' But The Devil - Goin' Away Blues - I'm Tired Waiting Baby - Hello Mary Lee - You're Old Enough To Understand - Wintertime Blues - Mind Your Own Business - I'm Warning You Baby - You Know You're So Fine - Loving Around The Clock - Don't Mistreat Me Baby - The Strangest Feelin' - You Move Me Baby - I'm Evil - If You Ever Need Me - You Give Me The Blues - Just A Lonely Stranger - She's My Crazy Little Baby - I Hate To See You Leave - Don't Start Me Talking - Baby Please Come Back - Have Mercy On Me Baby - I've Been A Fool For You Darlin' - Darling, You're The One - Can't Live This Life No More - Bad Luck Blues - Love Is Just A Gamble 2 CD set P-Vine PCD-5230/31 (Jp 1997)
28	1999	Deep Harmonica Blues - Courtin' In A Cadillac - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - That's What They Want - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - Calling All Cows - Blues Rockers - Johnny Mae - Blues Rockers - Santa Fe (Not Welcome Anymore) - Baby Boy Warren - Chicken (Chuck A Luck) - Baby Boy Warren - Love Shock - Little Sonny - I'll Love You Baby (Until the Day I Die) - Little Sonny - Bring Me My Machine Gun (Baby Boy Blues) - Baby Boy Warren - Hello Stanger (Mattie Mae) - Baby Boy Warren - You Better Change - Ole Sonny Boy - Blues And Misery - Ole Sonny Boy - You Don't Love Me No More - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - Things Ain't Right - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - Goin' Home - Lightnin' Slim - Mannish Boy (I'm Grown) - Lightnin' Slim - Wondering And Worrying - Slim Harpo - They Call Me Lazy - Lazy Lester - Harmonica Twist - Whispering Smith - Please Give Me One More Chance - Whispering Smith - Shut Your Mouth - Jimmy Anderson - Rats And Roaches On Your Mind - Jimmy Anderson - When I Met You Baby - Jolly George - She's Got Me - Jolly George Ace CDCHD 604 (UK 1999)
29	2002	Don't Worry 'bout The Bear disc 1: - Shake Your Boogie - Snooky Pryor - After You There Won't Be Nobody Else - Snooky Pryor - Crossroads - Homesick James - Highway 51 - Homesick James - Honeydripper - Big John Wrencher - Seems Like A Million Years - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor - Ready For Eddie - Eddie "Playboy" Taylor - Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear - Doctor Ross - I'm A Mannish Boy - Doctor Ross - Got Something To Tell You [live] - Doctor Ross, Chicago Aces - Sneaky Pete - Erwin Helfer - Homage To AA And PJ - Erwin Helfer, Bob Hall - Texas Flood - Whispering Smith - Walkin' In The Park - Lightnin' Slim - 12th Street Boogie - G.P. Jackson - Meet Me In The Alley - Johnny Mars, Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren disc 2: - She's In L.A. - Eddie "Guitar" Burns - Do It If You Wanna - Eddie "Guitar" Burns - Viper Song - Boogie Woogie Red - I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold - It's My Own Fault - Johnny Mars - I've Been Down So Long - Johnny Mars - Klickety Klock - Willie Mabon - Blues Fell This Morning - Mickey Baker - I'll Always Be In Love With You - Mickey Baker - Alimony - Tommy Tucker - Buzzard Luck - Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Blues For My Baby - Charles Brown - So Tired - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors - Let The Good Times Roll - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors - Honky Tonk - Gene "The Mighty Flea" Connors - When A Woman Loves A Man - Cousin Joe 2 CD set notes by Jim Simpson Indigo IGOXDCD 2503 (UK 2002) (Big Bear Blues Heritage series) = Sanctuary CD 81268 (UK 2003) = Castle CD 36170 (US 2005)
30	2002	American Blues Legends '73/'74 disc 1: Boogie Woogie Red - Viper Song - After Hours - Red's Boogie Snooky Pryor - Dangerous Woman - Sloppy Drunk - Bottle Up And Go # - Shake Your Moneymaker # Homesick James - Tin Pan Alley - Dust My Broom Washboard Willie - I Feel So Fine - Kansas City Red & Mose - Sassy Whispering Smith - Take Me Back Baby Lightnin' Slim - Love Bug - Walking In The Park disc 2: Big John Wrencher - Big Johns Boogie - I'm A Roots Man - How Many More Years # Cousin Joe Pleasant - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use - Problems Doctor Ross - It Seems Like A Dream - On My Way To School - Boogie Disease No. 2 # Eddie "Playboy" Taylor - I Used To Have Some Friends - I Know My Baby - You Don't Love Me # G.P. Jackson - 12th Street Boogie - Letter Dressed In Red - Leavin' Kansas City Cousin Joe Pleasant - Railroad Avenue # - Blues Legends # CD bonus tracks Polydor 2460 186 = Big Bear BEAR 20 Munich BM 150 202 = Big Bear BEAR 1 2 CD set Big Bear / Indigo CD 2527 (Big Bear Blues Heritage series)
31	2013	The Very Best of American Folk Blues Festival '63-'85 Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch (Chicago's Young Blues Generation) - The Train I Ride Margie Evans - Chilly Waters Juke Boy Bonner - Running Shoes Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Rock Island Line John Lee Hooker - Della Mae Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Et Pas Sale James "Sparky" Rucker - Crossroads Jimmy Dawkins Chicago Blues Band - Got My Mojo Workin' Lightin' Slim, Whispering Smith - Winter Time Blues Blind Joe Hill (One-Man-Blues-Band) - Big Boss Man John Jackson - Poor Boy Louisiana Red - Pretty Woman Bukka White - World Boogie Bowling Green John Cephas, Harmonica Phil Wiggins - Last Fair Deal Muddy Waters - Five Long Years John Lee Hooker - King Of The World Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm Trying To Make London My Home Victoria Spivey, Willie Dixon, Bill Stepney - Grant Spivey James "Sparky" Rucker - Babylon Blues Margie Evans, Sunnyland Slim & Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band - Hound Dog Bellaphon CDLR 664128 (Germany 2013)
32	2019	Blues Kings Of Baton Rouge CD 1: Slim Harpo - Blues Hang-Over [Excello 2184] Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas - Who Broke The Lock [Folk-Lyric FL 111] Lightnin' Slim - Bad Luck [Feature 3006] Lightnin' Slim - Bugger Bugger Boy [Feature 3012] Schoolboy Cleve - Strange Letter Blues [Feature 3013] Clarence Edwards - Smokestack Lightning [Folk-Lyric FL 111] Robert Pete Williams - Angola Special [Folk Lyric FL 109, 77 LA 12/17, Arhoolie CD 394] Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas - Jelly Roll [Folk-Lyric FL 111] Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee [Excello 2113] Lonesome Sundown - My Home Is A Prison [Excello 2102] Lightnin' Slim - Mean 'Ol Lonesome Train [Excello 2106] Clarence Edwards - Stack O' Dollars [Folk Lyric FL 111] Robert Pete Williams - Come Here Baby [Folk Lyric FL 109, 77 LA 12/17, Arhoolie R 2015, CD 394] Sally Dotson & Smoky Babe - Your Dice Won't Pass [Folk-Lyric FL 111, Arhoolie R 2018, CD 372] Lazy Lester - They Call Me Lazy [Excello 2107] Jimmy Dotson - Looking For My Baby [Zynn 511] Raful Neal - Crying Hard [Peacock 1686] Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter [Excello 2143] Lightnin' Slim - Lightnin's Troubles [Excello 2160] Slim Harpo - One More Day [Excello 2162] Lightnin' Slim - Rooster Blues [Excello 2169] Lightnin' Slim & Lazy Lester - Trip To Chicago (alt tk) [Ace CDCHD 1403] Slim Harpo - What A Dream [Excello 2184] Smoky Babe, Clyde Causey - Black Gal [Folk-Lyric FL 111, 77 LA 12-12, Arhoolie CD 440] Smoky Babe & Lazy Lester - Mississippi River So Deep And Wide [Folk-Lyric FL 111, 77 LA 12-12, Arhoolie R 2019, CD 440] Herman E. Johnson - Depression Blues [Arhoolie 1060, CD 440] CD 2: Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart [Excello 2194] Lightnin' Slim - I'm Tired Waitin' Baby [Excello 2203] Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party [Excello 2212] Lonesome Sundown - My Home Ain't Here [Excello 45-2213] Jimmy Anderson - Naggin' [Excello 2220] Silas Hogan - Trouble At Home Blues [Excello 2221] Lightnin' Slim - Winter Time Blues [Excello 2224] Jimmy Anderson - Going Through The Park [Excello 2227] Lightnin' Slim - I'm Evil [Excello 2228] The Nitehawks - Boogie Chillun [Montel 913] Moses "Whispering" Smith - Mean Woman Blues [Excello 22] Silas Hogan - I'm Goin In The Valley [Excello 2241] Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin' [Excello 2251] Lightnin' Slim - Can't Live This Life No More [Excello 2267] Isaiah Chattman - Cold In Hand [Flyright FLY 512] Slim Harpo - Baby, Scratch My Back [Excello 2273] Slim Harpo - I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil) [Excello 2173] Silas Hogan - Hoo Doo Blues [Excello LPS-8015/16] Henry Gray - Showers Of Rain [Excello LPS-8015/16] Arthur Kelley - Number Ten At The Station (And Number 12 Is On The Road) [Excello LPS-8015/16] Arthur Kelley - How Can I Stay (When All I Have Is Gone) [Excello LPS-8015/16] Moses "Whispering" Smith - Baton Rouge Breakdown [Excello LPS-8015/16] Silas Hogan - Honey Bee Blues [Excello LPS-8015/16] Silas Hogan - I Didn't Tell Her To Leave [Excello LPS-8015/16] Slim Harpo - The Music's Hot [Excello LPS-8013] Robert Pete Williams - Goodbye Slim Harpo [Ahura Mazda AMS 2002, 45-AMS-101, Fat Possum CD 80349] Slim Harpo - Talking Blues [Flyright 558] reissue prod. by Martin Hawkins 2 CD set notes by Martin Hawkins Bear Family Records BCD 17512 (Germany 2019) Excello Records discography Slim Harpo discography Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas discography Lightnin' Slim discography Robert Pete Williams discography Lonesome Sundown discography Smoky Babe discography Lazy Lester discography Herman E. Johnson discography Silas Hogan discography Arthur "Guitar" Kelley discography
Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 231-232
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, pp. 342-343
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 229
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 497
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 420
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources
thanks to Alan Balfour, Rolf Ambor and Mike Atherton for additional info / scans

Whispering Smith, Baton Rouge, August 8, 1973
source: Blues Forum 14 (1984), p. 37; photographer: Norbert Hess