Head Rag Hop: Piano Blues 1925-1960

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1▼CD: Piano Blues 1925-1929
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1Suitcase Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-02-25)
piano:
Hersal Thomas (on 1945-02-25)
recording of:
Suitcase Blues (on 1945-02-25)
composer:
Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas2:35
2Fish Tail Dance
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1925-06)
piano:
Hersal Thomas (in 1945-06)
vocals:
Hociel Thomas (in 1945-06)
Hociel Thomas2:40
3Honky Tonk Train Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-12)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (in 1927-12)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Train Blues (in 1927-12)
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
sub-publisher:
Multitone AB (in 1982)
Meade Lux Lewis3:15
4Evil Woman Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
piano:
probably Bob Call (in 1928-02)
vocals:
James ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins (in 1928-02)
James ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins3:04
5Doggone My Good Luck Soul
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-04)
piano:
Willie Tyson (US blues pianist) (on 1927-12-04)
vocals:
Hattie Hudson (on 1927-12-04)
Hattie Hudson53:13
6Cow Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-16)
piano:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist) (on 1928-07-16)
recording of:
Cow Cow Blues (on 1928-07-16)
composer:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist)
Cow Cow Davenport3:10
7Avenue Strut
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-08-28)
piano:
Herve Duerson (on 1929-08-28)
Herve Duerson2:51
8Penitentiary
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-29)
piano:
K.D. Johnson (on 1928-08-29)
vocals:
Bessie Tucker (on 1928-08-29)
Bessie Tucker3:27
9Mixed Up Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-08)
piano:
Will Ezell (in 1928-08)
Will Ezell2:41
10Michigan River Blues
piano:
Bert M. Mays
vocals:
Bert M. Mays
Bert M. Mays3:08
11Carbolic Acid Blues
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-12-08)
vocals:
Bobbie Cadillac (on 1928-12-08)
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-08)
Bobbie Cadillac3:01
12Pine Top’s Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-29)
piano:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith (on 1928-12-29)
vocals:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith (on 1928-12-29)
recording of:
Pine Top Blues (on 1928-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith (until 1928-12-29)
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith2:55
13Heifer Dust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-02)
solo piano:
Will Ezell (in 1929-02)
Will Ezell3:00
14Moaning Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
piano:
Bernice Edwards (in 1929-02)
vocals:
Bernice Edwards (in 1929-02)
Bernice Edwards2:38
15Dying Pickpocket Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-01)
piano:
Barrel House Welch (in 1929-01)
vocals:
Barrel House Welch (in 1929-01)
Barrel House Welch2:51
16Jump Steady Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-01-15)
piano:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith (on 1929-01-15)
vocals:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith (on 1929-01-15)
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith3:19
17Slum Gullion Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-06-22)
solo piano:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist) (on 1929-06-22)
Cow Cow Davenport3:06
18Sweet Black Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
St Louis Bessie (St. Louis blues singer) (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Sweet Black Woman (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
Bessie Mae Smith (St. Louis blues singer)
St. Louis Bessie2:31
19Detroit Rocks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-04-23)
solo piano:
Montana Taylor (on 1929-04-23)
Montana Taylor3:21
20Stomp ’em Down to the Bricks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-09)
guitar and spoken vocals [speech]:
Lawrence Casey (blues guitarist) (on 1929-05-09)
piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1929-05-09)
Henry Brown3:36
21Walking Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-07)
solo piano:
Raymond Barrow (on 1929-06-07)
Raymond Barrow3:06
22House Rent Scuffle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-06-27)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-06-27)
piano:
Charles Avery (on 1929-06-27)
vocals:
Lil Johnson (1930s blues singer) (on 1929-06-27)
Lil Johnson2:51
23Pitchin’ Boogie
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-09-20)
cornet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-09-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1929-09-20)
piano:
Will Ezell (on 1929-09-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1929-09-20)
vocals:
Will Ezell (on 1929-09-20)
Will Ezell3:04
24Black Men Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-09)
piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1929-05-09)
vocals:
Mary Johnson (on 1929-05-09)
Mary Johnson3:02
25Mooch Piddle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-05-01)
piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist) (on 1929-05-01)
Cow Cow Davenport2:50
2▼CD: Piano Blues 1929-1932
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1Louisiana Glide
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-10-12)
solo piano:
Blind Leroy Garnett (on 1929-10-12)
Blind Leroy Garnett3:09
2Henry Brown Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-08-16)
solo piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1929-08-16)
Henry Brown2:59
3The Dirty Dozen
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
recorded at:
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
recording of:
The Dirty Dozens (on 1929-09-22)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Perryman
Speckled Red3:15
4Head Rag Hop
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-09-05)
solo piano:
Iromeio “Romeo” Nelson (on 1929-09-05)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1929-09-05) and Tampa Red (on 1929-09-05)
Iromeio “Romeo” Nelson3:00
5Freight Train Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-10-19)
piano:
Eddie Miller (blues piano) (on 1929-10-19)
vocals:
Eddie Miller (blues piano) (on 1929-10-19)
Eddie Miller2:49
6Gotta Shave ’em Dry
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-10)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1929-10)
vocals:
James ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins (in 1929-10)
James ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins3:05
7Dearborn Street Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-10)
solo piano:
Charles Avery (in 1929-10)
Charles Avery3:17
8Gettin’ Dirty Just Shakin’ That Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-10-09)
piano:
Iromeio “Romeo” Nelson (on 1929-10-09)
vocals:
Iromeio “Romeo” Nelson (on 1929-10-09)
Iromeio “Romeo” Nelson2:58
9Eastern Chimes Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-11)
solo piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (in 1929-11)
Henry Brown3:29
10No. 29
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-11)
solo piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Wesley Wallace (US blues pianist) (in 1929-11)
recording of:
No. 29 (in 1929-11)
writer:
Wesley Wallace (US blues pianist)
Wesley Wallace3:15
11They May Not Be My Toes
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-05)
piano:
Whistlin’ Alex Moore (on 1929-12-05)
vocals:
Whistlin’ Alex Moore (on 1929-12-05)
Whistlin’ Alex Moore3:08
12The Duck’s Yas‐Yas‐Yas
recorded in:
Long Island City, New York, New York, United States (in 1929-01)
piano:
James 'Stump' Johnson (in 1929-01)
vocals:
James 'Stump' Johnson (in 1929-01)
James 'Stump' Johnson2:41
1331 Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-12-13)
solo piano:
Bob Call (on 1929-12-13)
Bob Call2:43
14Fat Fanny Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-12)
solo piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Jim Clarke (blues pianist) (in 1929-12)
Jim Clarke3:07
15Louisiana Bound
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-12)
piano:
Charley Taylor (in 1929-12)
vocals:
Charley Taylor (in 1929-12)
Charley Taylor3:11
16She Don’t Know Who She Wants
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-01-23)
piano:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1930-01-23)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1930-01-23)
Lonnie Johnson3:25
17The Right String but the Wrong Yo‐Yo
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-04-08)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
recording of:
The Right String, Baby, but the Wrong Yo Yo (on 1930-04-08)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Perryman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Speckled Red2:29
18Tight Whoopee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-04-17)
piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Judson Brown (blues piano) (on 1930-04-17)
vocals:
Mozelle Alderson (on 1930-04-17)
Mozelle Alderson2:47
19All Night Long Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
piano:
Louise Johnson (blues artist) (on 1930-05-28)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28) and Son House (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Louise Johnson (blues artist) (on 1930-05-28)
Louise Johnson3:03
203, 6 and 9
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1930-08)
piano:
Roosevelt 'Dobby Bragg' Sykes (in 1930-08)
vocals:
Roosevelt 'Dobby Bragg' Sykes (in 1930-08)
Roosevelt Sykes2:59
21Don’t Feel Welcome Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-09-19)
piano:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1930-09-13)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1930-09-13)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:10
22Vicksburg Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1930-09)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (in 1930-09)
vocals:
Little Brother Montgomery (in 1930-09)
recording of:
Vicksburg Blues (in 1930-09)
composer:
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery2:59
23Gamblin’ Man’s Prayer
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1930-12)
piano:
Piano Kid Edwards (in 1930-12)
vocals:
Piano Kid Edwards (in 1930-12)
Piano Kid Edwards2:55
24Humming Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1931-03-20)
banjo and other vocals [Humming]:
possibly Ed Harris (blues banjo player) (on 1931-03-20)
piano:
James 'Bat' Robinson (jazz/blues singer and pianist 1903–1957, aka “Bat”, “The Hummingbird”) (on 1931-03-20)
vocals:
James 'Bat' Robinson (jazz/blues singer and pianist 1903–1957, aka “Bat”, “The Hummingbird”) (on 1931-03-20)
Bat the Hummingbird2:52
25Jab Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-05)
solo piano:
Jabo Williams (in 1932-05)
recording of:
Jab Blues (in 1932-05)
writer:
Jabo Williams
Jabo Williams3:21
3▼CD: Piano Blues 1933-1936
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1Trenches
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1933-01-13)
solo piano:
Turner Parrish (on 1933-01-13)
Turner Parrish3:13
2Hokum Stomp
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1930-11-20)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1930-11-20)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1930-11-20)
vocals:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1930-11-20) and Jane Lucas (on 1930-11-20)
Hokum Boys2:54
3Pete Wheatstraw
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-09-28)
guitar:
possibly Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1931-09-28)
piano and lead vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1931-09-28)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1931-09-28)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:17
4I Believe I’ll Make a Change
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1932-02-22)
piano:
Aaron 'Pinetop' Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Milton 'Lindberg' Sparks (on 1932-02-22)
Pinetop and Lindberg3:04
5Rattlesnake Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1932-09-22)
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1932-09-22)
vocals:
Mary Johnson (on 1932-09-22)
Mary Johnson2:58
6Pratt City Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-05)
piano:
Jabo Williams (in 1932-05)
Jabo Williams3:19
7If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
piano:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
Skip James2:56
8Money Johnson
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
James 'Stump' Johnson (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
James 'Stump' Johnson (on 1933-08-02)
James 'Stump' Johnson2:37
9The Fives
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1933-01-13)
piano:
Turner Parrish (on 1933-01-13)
Turner Parrish3:20
10L & N Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
|Roosevelt 'Willie Kelly' Sykes (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1933-08-02)
recording of:
L and N Rag
Walter Davis2:56
11Chicago’s Too Much for Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
Aaron Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Milton Sparks (on 1933-08-02)
Sparks Brothers3:13
12Piano Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-07-19)
piano:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-19)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Lucille Bogan (on 1933-07-19) and Sonny Scott (1930's blues artist) (on 1933-07-19)
Walter Roland2:56
13Cuban Villa Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-10)
piano:
Charlie Segar (on 1934-09-10)
Charlie Segar3:19
14Suicide Blues (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-12-17)
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1934-12-17)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-12-17)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-12-17)
Leroy Carr2:54
15Beer Drinking Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-10-30)
bass:
Leroy Batchelor (on 1940-10-30)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-10-30)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-10-30)
Memphis Slim2:58
16Red Cross Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-07-17)
piano:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-17)
vocals:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-17)
Walter Roland3:15
17Throw Me in the Alley
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-24)
clarinet and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1934-08-24)
guitar:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1934-08-24)
piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1934-08-24)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1934-08-24)
Peetie Wheatstraw2:49
18Sweet Sixteen
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1935-02-25) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen (on 1935-02-25)
composer:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
Walter Davis2:49
19Strut That Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-04-02)
drums (drum set) and piano and washboard:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-04-02)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
recording of:
Strut That Thing (on 1935-04-02)
writer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:58
20Weeping Willow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-18)
guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-07-18)
vocals:
Barrelhouse Buck (on 1935-07-18)
Barrelhouse Buck2:52
21Who’s Been Here Today
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-06)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-06)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-06)
vocals:
Bumble Bee Slim (on 1936-02-06)
Bumble Bee Slim2:57
22Tell Her About Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-28)
guitar:
probably Henry Townsend (on 1935-07-28)
piano:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1935-07-28)
vocals:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1935-07-28)
Pinetop3:09
23Brown Skin Girls
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-18)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1935-07-18)
piano, lead vocals and whistling:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-07-18)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-07-18)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:52
24Rootin’ Ground‐Hog Blues
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1935-10-16)
piano:
Blind Mack (on 1935-10-16)
vocals:
Blind Mack (on 1935-10-16)
Blind Mack2:51
25Streamline Train
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-04)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1936-02-04)
vocals:
Red Nelson (Wilborn) (on 1936-02-04)
Red Nelson2:50
4▶CD: Piano Blues 1936-1960