Fantasy Records Catalog: OBC 500 series
Original Blues Classics 500 series (12 inch LP)
OBCCD 501-2 Willie Dixon - Willie's Blues
Harold Ashby (ts) Memphis Slim (p) Wally Richardson (g) Willie Dixon (b, vo) Gus Johnson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 1959
| 1923-2 | Move Me |
| 1924 | That's All I Want Baby |
| 1925 | Don't You Tell Nobody |
| 1926 | Good Understanding |
| 1927 | I Got A Razor |
| 1928 | That's My Baby |
| 1929 | Nervous |
| 1930 | Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues |
| 1931 | Built For Comfort |
| 1932 | Youth To You |
| 1933 | Slim's Thing |
| 1934 | Go Easy |
OBCCD 502-2 Blues By Lonnie Johnson
Hal Singer (ts -1/11) Claude Hopkins (p) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo) Wendell Marshall (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1960
| 1. 2056 | You Will Need Me |
| 2. 2057 | I Don't Hurt Anymore |
| 3. 2058 | You Don't Move Me |
| 4. 2059 | Big Leg Woman |
| 5. 2060 | One Sided Love Affair |
| 6. 2061 | There Must Be A Way |
| 7. 2062 | She's Drunk Again |
| 8. 2063 | There's No Love |
| 9. 2064 | Blues 'Round My Door |
| 10. 2065 | She Devil |
| 11. 2066 | Don't Ever Love |
| 12. 2067 | No Love For Sale |
OBCCD 503-2 Sonny Terry - Sonny's Story
J.C. Burris (hca) Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Sticks McGhee (g) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 13, 1960
| 2594 | Telephone Blues |
| 2595 | Great Tall Engine |
| 2596 | Get On My Feet After While |
| 2597 | Four O'Clock Blues |
| 2598 | Sonny's Story |
| 2599 | I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More |
| 2600 | My Baby Done Gone |
| 2601 | Worried Blues |
| 2602 | High Powered Woman |
| 2603 | Pepper Headed Woman |
| 2604 | Hoo Wee Baby |
| 2605 | California Blues |
OBCCD 504-2 Pink Anderson - Carolina Bluesman, Vol. 1
Pink Anderson (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, April 12, 1961
| My Baby Left Me This Morning | |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | |
| Mama Where Did You Stay Last Night | |
| Big House Blues | |
| Meet Me In The Bottom | |
| Weeping Willow Blues | |
| Baby I'm Going Away | |
| Thousand Woman Blues | |
| I Had My Fun | |
| Every Day In The Week | |
| Try Some Of That |
OBCCD 505-2 Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues
Sonny Terry (hca) Bennie Foster (g) Brownie McGhee (g, vo)NYC, October 6, 1960
| 2584 | Little Black Engine |
| 2585 | I Don't Know The Reason |
| 2586 | Trouble In Mind |
| 2587 | Every Day I Have The Blues |
| 2589 | Door To Success |
| 2590 | Jump, Little Children |
| 2591 | Lonesome Play |
| 2592 | One Thing For Sure |
| 2593 | The Killin' Floor |
OBCCD 506-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Blues In My Bottle
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, July 26, 1961
| Buddy Brown's Blues | |
| Wine Spodee-O-Dee | |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | |
| Death Bells | |
| DC-7 | |
| Going To Dallas To See My Pony Run | |
| Jailhouse Blues | |
| Blues In The Bottle | |
| Beans, Beans, Beans | |
| Catfish Blues | |
| My Grandpa Is Old Too! |
OBCCD 507-2 Memphis Slim - All Kinds Of Blues
Memphis Slim (p, vo)1961
| Blues Is Troubles | |
| Grinder Man Blues | |
| Three-In-One Boogie | |
| Letter Home | |
| Churnin' Man Blues | |
| Two Of A Kind | |
| The Blacks | |
| If You See Kay | |
| Frankie And Johnny Boogie | |
| Mother Earth |
OBCCD 508-2 Mama Yancey/Little Brother Montgomery - Chicago-The Living Legends: South Side Blues
Ted Butterman (cor) Bob Gordon (cl) Rufus Brown (ts) Little Brother Montgomery (p, vo) Mike McKendrick (bj)"The Birdhouse", Chicago, IL, September 6, 1961
| 344-1 | New Satellite Blues |
"The Birdhouse", Chicago, IL, September 8, 1961
| 389 | How Long Blues |
| 390 | Four O'Clock Blues |
| 391 | Make Me A Pallet On The Floor |
| 392 | Mama Yancey's Blues |
same location, date
| 1. 394 | Jelly Jelly |
| 2. 395 | I'm A Jelly Roll Baker |
| 3. 396 | A Wonderful Thing |
| 4. 397 | Things 'Bout Comin' My Way |
| 5. 398 | I Knew You Were Kiddin' All The Time |
OBCCD 509-2 Odetta And The Blues
Buck Clayton (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Herb Hall (cl) Dick Wellstood (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Shep Shepherd (d) Odetta (vo)NYC, 1962
| Hard Oh, Lord | |
| Believe I'll Go | |
| Oh, Papa | |
| How Long Blues | |
| Make Me A Pallet On The Floor | |
| Go Down Sunshine | |
| Leavin' This Mornin' | |
| Hogan's Alley | |
| Oh, My Babe | |
| Yonder Comes The Blues | |
| Weeping Willow Blues | |
| Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out |
OBCCD 510-2 Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Chicago-The Living Legends
Jimmy Archey (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Lovie Austin (p) George "Pops" Foster (b) Jasper Taylor (d) Alberta Hunter (vo -1/7)"Prince Hall Masonic Temple", Chicago, IL, September 1, 1961
| 1. 312 | Downhearted Blues |
| 2. 313 | Mornin' Low |
| 3. 314 | You Better Change |
| 4. 315 | Now I'm Satisfied |
| 5. 316 | I Will Always Be In Love With You |
| 6. 317 | Streets Paved With Gold |
| 7. 318 | St. Louis Blues |
| 8. 320 | Gillian Stomp |
| 9. 321 | C Jam Blues |
| 10. 322 | Sweet Georgia Brown |
OBCCD 511-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Evenin' Blues
Clifford Scott (ts, as, fl) Bert Kendrix (p, org) T-Bone Walker (g) Clarence Jones (b) Wayne Robertson (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo)Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 1963
| Money's Gettin' Cheaper | |
| Grab Me A Freight | |
| Don't Let Go! | |
| I've Been Treated Wrong | |
| Evenin' | |
| Cane River | |
| Baby, How Long | |
| Good Rocking Tonight | |
| Kansas City | |
| Drinking Beer | |
| Don't Let Go! (alt. take) | |
| I've Been Treated Wrong (alt. take) | |
| Evening (alt. take) | |
| Cane River (alt. take) |
OBCCD 512-2 King Curtis - Trouble In Mind
King Curtis (ts, as, g, vo) Paul Griffin (p) Al Casey, Mae Pierce (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Belton Evans (d) The Cookies (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 25, 1961
| 2989 | Trouble In Mind |
| 2990 | Bad Bad Whiskey |
| 2991 | Don't Deceive Me |
| 2992 | But That's All Right |
| 2993 | I Have To Worry |
| 2994 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out |
| 2995 | Woke Up This Morning |
| 2996 | Ain't Nobody's Business |
| 2997 | Deep Fry |
| 2998 | Jivin' Time |
OBCCD 513-2 Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland - It's The Blues Man!
King Curtis, Oliver Nelson (ts) Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland (hca, g, vo) Herman Foster (p) Billy Butler (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Frank Shea (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1961
| 3301 | I Tried |
| 3302 | Man Of Stone |
| 3304 | Train Gone Done |
| 3305 | I'm Going To Keep Lovin' You |
| 3306 | Something's Gone Wrong In My Life |
| 3307 | Baby You Know It's True |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1962
| 3423 | Saturday Night Stomp |
| 3424 | I'm Gonna Forget You |
| 3425 | Down On My Knees |
| 3426 | Don't Take My Heart |
| 3427 | Daddy, Please Don't Cry |
| 3428 | Have Mercy On Me |
OBCCD 514-2 Al Smith - Hear My Blues
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts -1/6) Shirley Scott (org) Wendell Marshall (b) Arthur Edgehill (d) Al Smith (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 20, 1959
| 1. 1853 | Night Time Is The Right Time |
| 2. 1854 | I'll Be Alright |
| 3. 1855 | I've Got The Right Kind Of Lovin' |
| 4. 1856 | Never Let Me Go |
| 5. 1857 | I've Got A Girl |
| 6. 1858 | Tears In My Eyes |
| 7. 1859 | Come On Pretty Baby |
| 8. 1860 | Pledging My Love |
OBCCD 515-2 Curtis Jones - Trouble Blues
Curtis Jones (p, vo) Robert Banks (org) Johnny "Moose John" Walker (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)NYC, November 9, 1960
| 2672 | Weekend Blues |
| 2673 | Good Woman Blues |
| 2674 | A Whole A Lot Of Talk For You |
| 2675 | Suicide Blues |
| 2676 | Please Say Yes |
| 2677 | Lonesome Bedroom Blues |
| 2678 | Fool Blues |
| 2679 | Good Time Special |
| 2680 | Love Season |
| 2681 | Low Down Worried Blues |
| 2683 | Trouble Blues |
OBCCD 516-2 Tampa Red - Don't Tampa With The Blues
Tampa Red (g, kazoo, vo)Chicago, IL, 1960
| I'm A Stranger Here | |
| Let Me Play With Your Poodle | |
| Goodbye, Baby | |
| Things About Coming My Way | |
| Kansas City Blues | |
| You Better Do Right | |
| Louise Blues | |
| It's Tight Like That | |
| You Got To Love Her With A Feeling | |
| Boogie Woogie Woman |
OBCCD 517-2 Blind Willie McTell - Last Session
Blind Willie McTell (g, vo)Atlanta, GA, September, 1956
| Baby It Must Be Love | |
| Drying Crapshooters Blues | |
| Pal Of Mine | |
| Don't Forget It | |
| Kill It Kid | |
| That Will Never Happen No More | |
| Beedle Um Bum | |
| A Married Man's A Fool | |
| A To Z Blues | |
| Salty Dog | |
| Wabash Cannonball | |
| Easy Life |
OBCCD 518-2 Lonnie Johnson/Victoria Spivey - Idle Hours
Cliff Jackson (p) Victoria Spivey (p, vo) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, July 13, 1961
| 270 | Long Time Blues |
| 271 | Idle Hours |
| 272 | Leave Me Or Love Me |
| 273 | Darling I Miss You So |
| 274 | Please Baby |
| 275 | End It All |
| 276 | Good Luck Darling |
| 277 | You Are My Life |
| 278 | Oh Yes, Baby |
| 279 | No More Cryin' |
| 280 | You Have No Love In Your Heart |
| 281 | I Got The Blues So Bad |
OBCCD 519-2 Reverend Gary Davis - Say No To The Devil
Reverend Gary Davis (g, hca, vo)NYC, 1961
| Say No To The Devil | |
| Time Is Drawing Near | |
| Hold To God's Unchanging Hand | |
| Bad Company Brought Me Here | |
| I Decided To Go Down | |
| Lord, I Looked Down The Road | |
| Little Bitty Baby | |
| No One Can Do Me Like Jesus | |
| Lost Boy In The Wilderness | |
| Trying To Get To Heaven In Due Time |
OBCCD 520-2 Alberta Hunter/Lucille Hegamin/Victoria Spivey - Songs We Taught Your Mother
Henry Goodwin (tp) Cecil Scott (cl, ts) Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) Gene Brooks (d) Lucille Hegamin (vo)NYC, August 16, 1961
| 300 | Arkansas Blues |
| 301 | Has Anybody Seen My Corine? |
| 302 | You'll Want My Love |
| 303 | St. Louis Blues |
same location, date
| 304 | Black Snake Blues |
| 305 | Going Back Home |
| 306 | I Got The Blues So Bad |
| 307 | Let Him Beat Me |
same location, date
| 308 | I Got A Mind To Ramble |
| 309 | I've Got Myself A Working Man |
| 310 | Chirpin' The Blues |
| 311 | You Gotta Reap What You Sow |
OBCCD 521-2 Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Lightnin' Hopkins (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1960
| 2618 | One Monkey Don't Stop The Show |
| 2619 | Changed The Lock On My Door |
| 2620 | Tater Pie |
| 2621 | Diggin' My Potatoes |
| 2622 | She's So Sweet |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, around 1961
| Sonny's Coming | |
| Ida Mae | |
| Callin' Mama | |
| Bad Luck | |
| Blues For The Bottom |
OBCCD 522-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Leonard Gaskin (b) Herbie Lovelle (d)NYC, June 4, 1963
| Business You're Doin' | |
| Wake Up Old Lady | |
| Stranger Blues | |
| Don't Embarrass Me, Lady | |
| Little Sister's Boogie | |
| Goin' Away | |
| You Better Stop Here | |
| I'm Wit' It |
OBCCD 523-2 The Blues Of Memphis Slim - Steady Rolling Blues
Memphis Slim (p, org, vo)NYC, October 9, 1961
| Steady Rolling Blues | |
| Sweet Root Man | |
| Mean Mistreatin' Mama | |
| Soon One Morning | |
| Cella's Boogie | |
| Big Legged Woman | |
| Rock Me Mama | |
| Goin' Down Slow | |
| Mr. Freddie Boogie | |
| Three Women Blues |
OBCCD 524-2 Reverend Gary Davis/Pink Anderson - Gospel, Blues And Street Songs
Pink Anderson (g, vo) Jumbo Lewis (wbd -2)Charlottesville, VA, May 29, 1950
| 1. | John Henry |
| 2. | Everyday In The Week |
| 3. | The Ship Titanic |
| 4. | Greasy Greens |
| 5. | Wreck Of The Old 97 |
| 6. | I've Got Mine |
| 7. | He's In The Jailhouse Now |
NYC, January 29, 1956
| Blow, Gabriel | |
| Twelve Gates To The City | |
| Samson And Delilah | |
| Oh Lord, Search My Heart | |
| Get Right Church | |
| You Got To Go Down | |
| Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning | |
| There Was A Time That I Was Blind |
OBCCD 525-2 Little Brother Montgomery - Chicago-The Living Legends: Piano, Vocal And Band Blues
Ted Butterman (cor -1/3,6,7,9) Bob Gordon (cl -1/3,6) Rufus Brown (ts -1) Little Brother Montgomery (p, vo) Mike McKendrick (bj -1/3,8,9) Elaine McFarland (vo -9)"The Birdhouse", Chicago, IL, September 6, 1961
| 1. 343 | Saturday Night Function |
| 2. 347 | Up The Country Blues |
| 3. 348 | Michigan Water Blues |
| 4. 349 | Prescription For The Blues |
| 5. 350 | Home Again Blues |
| 6. 352 | Trouble In Mind |
| 7. 353 | Somethin' Keep Worryin' Me Blues |
| 8. 354 | Sweet Daddy, Your Mama's Done Gone Mad |
| 9. 355 | Oh, Daddy |
| 10. 356 | 44 Vicksburg |
OBCCD 526-2 Jesse Fuller - The Lone Cat
Jesse Fuller (g, hca, kazoo, vo)Los Angeles, CA, January 19 & 25, April 12, 1958
| Leavin' Memphis | |
| Frisco Bound | |
| Take It Slow And Easy | |
| The Monkey And The Engineer | |
| New Corrine | |
| Guitar Blues | |
| Runnin' Wild | |
| Hey, Hey | |
| In That Great Land | |
| The Way You Treat Me | |
| Down Home Waltz | |
| Beat It On Down The Line | |
| Buck And Wing |
OBCCD 527-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Baby, Baby, Baby
Leo Wright (as, tamb) Gildo Mahones (p) Kenny Burrell (g) George Tucker (b) Jimmie Smith (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo)NYC, May 6, 1963
| 3781 | Bad Bad Whiskey |
| 3782 | Baby, Baby, Baby |
| 3783 | One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer |
| 3784 | Blues And Trouble |
| 3785 | Mean Old Frisco |
| 3786 | Sail On Little Girl |
| 3787 | Lonely Boy |
| 3788 | Rocks In My Bed |
Los Angeles, CA, July 8, 1963
| 3948 | Endless Sleep |
| 3949 | I Can't Hardly See |
| 3950 | I'll Go On Living |
| 3951 | It's A Lonesome Old World |
OBCCD 528-2 Jesse Fuller's Favorites
Jesse Fuller (vo, g, hca, kazoo, cymb, fotdella)May 13, 1963
| Key To The Highway | |
| Tickling The Strings | |
| Stranger Blues | |
| Cincinnati Blues | |
| Trouble If I Don't Use My Head |
May 14, 1963
| Red River Blues | |
| How Long Blues | |
| You Can't Keep A Good Man Down | |
| Jesse's New Midnight Special | |
| Fables Aren't Nothing But Doggone Lies | |
| Brownskin Gal (I Got My Eyes On You) | |
| Hump In Your Back |
OBCCD 529-2 Homesick James - Blues On The South Side
Lafayette Leake (p) Homesick James Williamson (g, vo) Lee Jackson (el-b) Clifton James (d)Chicago, IL, January 7, 1964
| Gotta Move | |
| The Cloud Is Crying | |
| Homesick's Shuffle | |
| Goin' Down Swingin' | |
| Lonesome Road | |
| Homesick Blues | |
| Stones In My Pathway | |
| Workin' With Homesick | |
| Crawlin' | |
| Johnny Mae | |
| The Woman I'm Lovin' | |
| She May Be Your Woman |
OBCCD 530-2 Otis Spann - The Blues Never Die!
James Cotton (hca, vo) Otis Spann (p, vo) James Madison, Muddy Waters (g) Milton Rector (el-b) S.P. Leary (d)Chicago, IL, November 21, 1964
| The Blues Will Never Die | |
| I Got A Feeling | |
| One More Smile To Go | |
| Feelin' Good | |
| After Awhile | |
| Dust My Broom | |
| Come On | |
| Straighten Up Baby | |
| Must Have Been The Devil | |
| Lightnin' | |
| I'm Ready |
OBCCD 531-2 Lonnie Johnson/Elmer Snowden - Blues And Ballads
Elmer Snowden (g) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo) Wendell Marshall (b)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1960
| 2130 | Savoy Blues |
| 2137 | St. Louis Blues |
| 2138 | Elmer's Blues |
| 2140 | Jelly Roll Baker |
| 2142 | Haunted House |
| 2143 | Blues For Chris |
| 2146 | There's No Love |
| 2149 | Memories Of You |
| 2150 | I'll Get Along Somehow |
| 2151 | I Found A Dream |
OBCCD 532-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin'
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 9, 1960
| 2652 | Automobile Blues |
| 2653 | You Better Watch Yourself |
| 2654 | Thinkin' 'Bout An Old Friend |
| 2655 | The Walkin' Blues |
| 2656 | Back To New Orleans |
| 2657 | Katie Mae |
| 2658 | Down There Baby |
| 2659 | Mean Old Frisco |
| 2660 | Shinin' Moon |
| 2661 | Come Back Baby |
OBCCD 533-2 K.C. Douglas - K.C.'s Blues
K.C. Douglas (g, vo)Oakland, CA, middle 1961
| Broken Heart | |
| Hen House Blues | |
| Wake Up, Workin' Woman | |
| Rootin' Ground Hog | |
| Meanest Woman | |
| Born In The Country | |
| Love Me All Night Long | |
| Tell Me | |
| Cryin' | |
| K.C.'s Doctor Blues | |
| You Got A Thing Now | |
| Watch Dog Blues |
OBCCD 534-2 Billie And Dede Pierce - New Orleans-The Living Legends: Vocal Blues And Cornet In The Classic Tradition
DeDe Pierce (cor -1/8) Billie Pierce (p, vo) Albert Jiles (d)"Hall Of The Societe Des Jeunes Amis", New Orleans, LA, January 27, 1961
| 1. 204 | St. Louis Blues |
| 2. 205 | Goodbye Daddy Blues |
| 3. 206 | Careless Love Blues |
| 4. 207 | Brickhouse Blues |
| 5. 208 | Algiers Hoodoo Blues |
| 6. 209 | Slow Tonk Blues |
| 7. 210 | Gulf Coast Blues |
| 8. 212 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out |
| 9. 214 | Love Song Of The Nile |
OBCCD 535-2 Fred McDowell - Long Way From Home
Fred McDowell (g, vo)November 12, 1966
| The Train I Ride | |
| Poor Boy | |
| Long Way From Home | |
| Milk Cow Blues | |
| John Henry | |
| Gravel Road Blues | |
| Millionaire's Daughter Blues | |
| Big Fat Mama | |
| You Drove Me From Your Door | |
| Sail On, Little Girl |
OBCCD 536-2 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g, vo)"Sugar Hill", San Francisco, CA, December, 1961
| Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me | |
| Born To Live The Blues | |
| Just About Crazy | |
| Up, Sometimes Down | |
| Baby, I Knocked On Your Door | |
| Keep On Walking | |
| Baby, I Got My Eye On You | |
| I Got A Little Girl | |
| I Feel Alright Now | |
| Worry, Worry, Worry | |
| Sweet Woman Blues |
OBCCD 537-2 Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues
Jesse Fuller (g, hca, kazoo, vo)Los Angeles, CA, 1963
| San Francisco Bay Blues | |
| Jesse's New Midnight Special | |
| Morning Blues | |
| Little Black Train | |
| Midnight Cold | |
| Whoa Mule | |
| John Henry | |
| I Got A Mind To Ramble | |
| Crazy About A Woman | |
| Where Could I Go But To The Lord | |
| Stealin' Back To My Old Time Used To Be | |
| Brownskin Girl (I've Got My Eye On You) |
OBCCD 538-2 John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
John Lee Hooker (g, vo) Sam Jones (b -4/12) Louis Hayes (d -4/12)NYC, February 9, 1960
| 1. | Come On And See About Me |
| 2. | Democrat Man |
| 3. | That's My Story |
| 4. | No More Doggin' |
| 5. | I Need Some Money |
| 6. | I'm Wanderin' |
| 7. | I Want To Talk About You |
| 8. | Gonna Use My Rod |
| 9. | You're Leavin' Me Baby |
| 10. | Wednesday Evenin' Blues |
| 11. | One Of These Days |
| 12. | I Believe I'll Go Back Home |
OBCCD 539-2 Ernestine Allen - Let It Roll
King Curtis (ts) Paul Griffin (p) Al Casey, Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Belton Evans (d) Ernestine Allen (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 30, 1961
| 3060 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads |
| 3061 | Miss Allen's Blues |
| 3062 | I Want A Little Boy |
| 3063 | Love For Sale |
| 3064 | Lullaby Of Broadway |
| 3065 | Mean O' Evil |
| 3066 | The Man I Love |
| 3067 | Tea For Two |
| 3068 | Let It Roll |
OBCCD 540-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Soul Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Leonard Gaskin (b) Herbie Lovelle (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 4 & 5, 1964
| I'm Going To Build A Heaven Of My Own | |
| My Babe | |
| Too Many Drivers | |
| The Howling Wolf | |
| Rocky Mountain Blues | |
| I Mean Goodbye | |
| I'm A Crawling Black Snake | |
| Black Ghost Blues | |
| Lonesome Graveyard | |
| Darling, Do You Remember Me? |
OBCCD 541-2 Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g, vo)unknown location, date
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee | |
| Children, Go Where I Send Thee | |
| What A Beautiful City | |
| Glory, Glory | |
| If I Could Hear My Mother Pray | |
| I'm Going To Shout | |
| I Shall Not Be Moved | |
| Packing Up | |
| Get Right, Church | |
| Some Of These Days | |
| If You See My Saviour | |
| You Can't Hide |
OBCCD 542-2 The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker (g, vo)Detroit, MI, April, 1959
| Black Snake | |
| How Long Blues | |
| Wobblin' Baby | |
| She's Long, She's Tall, She Weeps Like A Willow Tree | |
| Pea Vine Special | |
| Tupelo Blues | |
| I'm Prison Bound | |
| I Rowed A Little Boat | |
| Water Boy | |
| Church Bell Tone | |
| Bundle Up And Go | |
| Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl | |
| Behind The Plow |
OBCCD 543-2 Lonnie Johnson - Losing Game
Lonnie Johnson (g, p, vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 28, 1960
| 2780 | My Little Kitten Susie |
| 2781 | New Year's Blues |
| 2782 | Losing Game |
| 2783 | Moanin' Blues |
| 2784 | New Orleans Blues |
| 2785 | Slow And Easy |
| 2786 | Evil Woman |
| 2787 | Lines On My Face |
| 2788 | Four Walls And Me |
| 2789 | What A Difference A Day Makes |
| 2790 | Summertime |
| 2791 | You Won't Let Me Go |
OBCCD 544-2 Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues
Blind Willie McTell (g, vo)Atlanta, GA, September, 1956
| Beedle Um Bum |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1960
| 2140 | Jelly Roll Baker |
| 2147 | Backwater Blues |
Chicago, IL, 1960
| Let Me Play With Your Poodle |
Spartanburg, SC, April 12, 1961
| Try Some Of That |
Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Car Machine Blues |
NYC, September 21, 1961
| I'm A Red Hot Mama |
NYC, September 26, 1961
| That Man |
NYC, October 9, 1961
| Steady Rolling Blues | |
| Sweet Root Man |
1961
| Churnin' Man Blues | |
| If You See Kay |
circa 1961 or 1962???
| Jelly Whippin' Blues |
OBCCD 545-2 Big Joe Williams - Classic Delta Blues
Big Joe Williams (g, vo)1964
| Rollin' And Tumblin' | |
| Hellhound On My Trail | |
| Bird's Nest Bound | |
| Crossroads Blues | |
| Special Rider | |
| Pony Blues | |
| Pea Vine Special | |
| Walking Blues | |
| Dirt Road Blues | |
| Banty Rooster Blues | |
| Terraplane Blues | |
| Jinx Blues |
OBCCD 546-2 The Return Of Roosevelt Sykes
Clarence Perry Jr. (ts) Roosevelt Sykes (p, vo) Floyd Ball, Frank Ingalls (g) Armond "Jump" Jackson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1960
| 2044 | Number Nine |
| 2045 | Runnin' The Boogie |
| 2046 | Calcutta |
| 2047 | Hangover |
| 2048 | Comin' Home |
| 2049 | Long, Lonesome Night |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 2, 1960
| 2050 | Drivin' Wheel |
| 2051 | Night Time Is The Right Time |
| 2052 | Set The Meat Outdoors |
| 2053 | Selfish Woman |
| 2054 | Hey Big Momma |
| 2055 | Stompin' The Boogie |
OBCCD 547-2 Blind Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer
Blind Gary Davis (g, vo)NYC, August 24, 1960
| 2435 | I Belong To The Band |
| 2436 | I Am The Light Of This World |
| 2437 | Let Us Get Together Right Down Here |
| 2438 | Samson And Delilah |
| 2440 | Lo, I Be With You Always |
| 2443 | Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River |
| 2444 | Twelve Gates To The City |
| 2445 | Tryin' To Get Home |
| 2446 | Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' On |
| 2447 | Pure Religion |
| 2448 | Great Change Since I Been Born |
| 2449 | Death Don't Have No Mercy |
OBCCD 548-2 Lightnin' Hopkins/Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues
Sonny Terry (hca) Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1960
| 2623 | Rocky Mountain Blues |
| 2624 | Got To Move Your Baby |
| 2625 | So Sorry To Leave You |
| 2626 | Take A Trip With Me |
| 2627 | Last Night Blues |
| 2628 | Lightnin's Stroke |
| 2629 | Hard To Love A Woman |
| 2630 | Conversation Blues |
OBCCD 549-2 Tampa Red - Don't Jive Me
Tampa Red (g, kazoo, vo)circa 1961 or 1962???
| How Long | |
| Gin Headed Woman | |
| You Better Let My Gal Alone | |
| Don't Jive Me | |
| Dark And Stormy Night | |
| Don't You Lie To Me | |
| Georgia, Georgia | |
| Jelly Whippin' Blues | |
| Chicago Moan Blues | |
| Don't Dog Your Woman | |
| Drinkin' My Blues Away |
OBCCD 550-2 Lonnie Johnson - Another Night To Cry
Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, April 6, 1962
| Another Night To Cry | |
| I Got News For You, Baby | |
| Blues After Hours | |
| You Didn't Mean What You Said | |
| Fine Booze And Heavy Dues | |
| I've Got To Get Rid Of You | |
| Bow Legged Baby | |
| Make Love To Me Baby | |
| Lots Of Loving | |
| A Story About Barbara | |
| Goodbye Kitten |
OBCCD 551-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, January, 1962
| T Model Blues | |
| Jackstropper Blues | |
| You Cook All Right | |
| You Never Miss Your Water | |
| Let's Do The Susie-Q | |
| Smokes Like Lightning |
Houston, TX, February 17, 1962
| My Black Name | |
| Ida Mae |
Houston, TX, February 20, 1962
| Prison Farm Blues |
OBCCD 552-2 Mercy Dee Walton - A Pity And A Shame
Sidney Maiden (hca) Mercy Dee Walton (p, vo) Otis Cherry (d) Marcellus Thomas (vo)Berkeley, CA, April 16, 1961
| Pity And A Shame | |
| Shady Lane | |
| After The Fight | |
| Your Friend And Woman | |
| One Room Country Shack | |
| The Drunkard | |
| Five Card Hand | |
| Have You Ever Been Out In The Country | |
| My Little Angel | |
| Sidney's And Mercy's Shuffle |
OBCCD 553-2 Robert Pete Williams - Free Again
Robert Pete Williams (g, vo)Baton Rouge, LA, November 14, 1960
| Free Again | |
| Almost Dead Blues | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Two Wings | |
| A Thousand Miles From Nowhere | |
| Thumbing A Ride | |
| I've Grown So Ugly | |
| Death Blues | |
| Hobo Worried Blues | |
| Hay Cutting Song |
OBCCD 554-2 Little Brother Montgomery - Tasty Blues
Little Brother Montgomery (p, vo -1/4,6/12, p -5) Lafayette Thomas (g -1/4,6/12) Julian Euell (b -1/4,6/12)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1, 1960
| 1. 2339 | Satellite Blues |
| 2. 2340 | No Special Rider |
| 3. 2341 | Cry, Cry Baby |
| 4. 2342 | Brother's Boogie |
| 5. 2343 | Vicksburg Blues |
| 6. 2344 | Tasty Blues |
| 7. 2345 | Pleading Blues |
| 8. 2346 | Santa Fe |
| 9. 2347 | Sneaky Pete Blues |
| 10. 2348 | Something Keeps Worrying Me |
| 11. 2349 | How Long, Brother? |
| 12. 2350 | Deep Fried |
OBCCD 555-2 John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell
John Lee Hooker (g, vo)Detroit, MI, April 20, 1959
| Burning Hell | |
| Graveyard Blues | |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | |
| Jackson, Tennessee | |
| You Live Your Life And I'll Live Mine | |
| Smokestack Lightnin' | |
| How Can You Do It? | |
| I Don't Want No Woman If Her Hair Ain't No Longer Than Mine | |
| I Rolled And Turned And Cried The Whole Night Long | |
| Blues For My Baby | |
| Key To The Highway | |
| Natchez Fire |
OBCCD 556-2 Mildred Anderson - Person To Person
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Shirley Scott (org) George Duvivier (b) Arthur Edgehill (d) Mildred Anderson (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 22, 1960
| 1986 | Good Kind Daddy |
| 1987 | Person To Person |
| 1988 | Kidney Stew |
| 1989 | Connections |
| 1990 | I'm Free |
| 1991 | Please Don't Go |
| 1992 | Hello Little Boy |
| 1993 | I Didn't Have A Chance |
| 1994 | Ebb Tide |
OBCCD 557-2 Roosevelt Sykes - The Honeydripper
King Curtis (ts) Roosevelt Sykes (p, vo) Robert Banks (org) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 14, 1960
| 2477/2485 | Miss Ida B. |
| - | Satellite Baby |
| - | Mislead Mother |
| - | Yes Lawd |
| - | I Hate To Be Alone |
| - | Jail Bait |
| - | Lonely Day |
| - | Pocketful Of Money |
| - | She Ain't For Nobody |
OBCCD 558-2 The Blues Of Sunnyland Slim - Slim's Shout
King Curtis (ts -2/8,10) Sunnyland Slim (p, vo) Robert Banks (org) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1960
| 1. 2486/2497 | I'm Prison Bound |
| 2. - | Slim's Shout |
| 3. - | The Devil Is A Busy Man |
| 4. - | Brownskin Woman |
| 5. - | Shake It |
| 6. - | Decoration Day |
| 7. - | Baby How Long |
| 8. - | Sunnyland Special |
| 9. - | Harlem Can't Be Heaven |
| 10. - | It's You Baby |
OBCCD 559-2 Shakey Jake - Mouth Harp Blues
Shakey Jake (hca, vo) Robert Banks (p) Jimmy Lee Robinson (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Junior Blackmon (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1960
| 2704 | Angry Lover |
| 2705 | Things Is Alright |
| 2706 | My Broken Heart |
| 2707 | It Won't Happen Again |
| 2708 | Gimme A Smile |
| 2709 | Easy Baby |
| 2710 | Love You Baby |
| 2711 | Jake's Cha Cha |
| 2712 | Mouth Harp Blues |
| 2713 | Things Are Different Baby |
OBCCD 560-2 The Blues Of Pete Franklin - Guitar Pete's Blues
Pete Franklin (p, g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 1961
| I Got To Find My Baby | |
| Lonesome Bedroom Blues | |
| Prison Bound | |
| Black Gal | |
| Grievin' Me | |
| Rocky Mountains | |
| Six White Horses | |
| Sail On | |
| My Old Lonesome Blues | |
| Guitar Pete's Blues |
OBCCD 561-2 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g, vo)"The 2nd Fret", Philadelphia, PA, April, 1962
| Evil Hearted Me | |
| Sick Man | |
| Barking Bull Dog | |
| Spread The News Around | |
| Backwater Blues | |
| Custard Pie | |
| Wholesale Dealin' Papa | |
| Motorcycle Blues | |
| Hand In Hand | |
| I Woke Up One Morning And I Could Hardly See |
OBCCD 562-2 Billy Boy Arnold - More Blues On The South Side
Billy Boy Arnold (hca, vo) Lafayette Leake (p) Mighty Joe Young (g) Lee Jackson (el-b) Junior Blackman (d)Chicago, IL, December 30, 1963
| I Love Only You | |
| Evaleena | |
| Two Drinks Of Wine | |
| You're My Girl | |
| You Don't Love Me No More | |
| Oh, Baby | |
| School Time | |
| You Better Cut That Out | |
| Get Out Of Here | |
| Goin' By The River | |
| I'll Forget About You | |
| Billy Boy's Blues |
OBCCD 563-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - The Swarthmore Concert
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)"Swarthmore College Folk Festival", Swarthmore, PA, April 6, 1964
| Baby, Please Don't Go | |
| My Black Cadillac | |
| It's Crazy | |
| Mojo Hand | |
| My Babe | |
| Short Haired Woman | |
| Mean Old Frisco | |
| Trouble In Mind | |
| The Twister | |
| Green Onion | |
| Sun Goin' Down | |
| Come Go Home With Me | |
| I'm A Stranger |
OBCCD 564-2 Jesse Fuller - Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals, And Blues
Jesse Fuller (g, hca, kazoo, vo)Los Angeles, CA, January 19 & 25, April 12, 1958
| Take This Hammer | |
| Linin' Track | |
| I'm Going To Meet My Loving Mother | |
| Tiger Rag | |
| Memphis Boogie | |
| Raise A Ruckus | |
| By And By | |
| Fingerbuster | |
| Stagolee | |
| 99 Years | |
| Hesitation Blues |
OBCCD 565-2 Odetta - The Tin Angel
Larry Mohr (bj, vo) Odetta (g, vo)"The Tin Angel", San Francisco, CA, 1953
| John Henry | |
| Old Cotton Fields At Home | |
| The Frozen Logger | |
| Run, Come See Jerusalem | |
| Old Blue | |
| Water Boy | |
| Santy Ana | |
| I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago / The Biggest Thing | |
| The Car-Car Song | |
| No More Cane On The Brazos | |
| Pay Day At Coal Creek | |
| I've Been 'Buked And I've Been Scorned | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Another Man Don' Gone | |
| Children Go Where I Send Thee | |
| I Know Where I'm Going | |
| He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | |
| Timber | |
| Wade In The Water |
OBCCD 566-2 Victoria Spivey/Lonnie Johnson - Woman Blues
Victoria Spivey (p, vo) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, September 21, 1961
| Grow Old Together | |
| I'm A Red Hot Mama | |
| Thursday Girl | |
| Christmas Without Santa Claus | |
| Let's Ride Tonight | |
| Wake Up Daddy |
NYC, September 26, 1961
| That Man | |
| A Big One | |
| What Is This Thing They're Talking About | |
| Beautiful World |
OBCCD 567-2 The Blues Of Baby Tate - See What You Done Done
Baby Tate (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, August 14, 1961
| Dupree Blues | |
| See What You Done Done | |
| What Have I Done To You? | |
| Baby, I'm Going | |
| Hey Mama, Hey Pretty Girl | |
| When Your Woman Don't Want You Around | |
| Trucking Them Blues Away | |
| Baby, You Just Don't Know | |
| Lonesome Over There | |
| I Ain't Got No Loving Baby Now |
OBCCD 568-2 Blind Snooks Eaglin - That's All Right
Percy Randolph (hca, vo) Lucius Bridge (g, wbd, vo) Blind Snooks Eaglin (g, vo)New Orleans, LA, 1961
| That's All Right | |
| Bottle Up And Go | |
| Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes | |
| Don't You Lie To Me | |
| The Walkin' Blues | |
| (Well) I Had My Fun | |
| Fly Right (Back) Baby | |
| Mailman Passed And He Didn't Leave No News | |
| Brown Skinned Woman | |
| One More Drink | |
| I've Got A Woman | |
| I'm A Country Boy | |
| Alberta |
OBCCD 569-2 K.C. Douglas - Big Road Blues
K.C. Douglas (g, vo)Oakland, CA, middle 1961
| Big Road Blues | |
| Howling Blues | |
| Move To Kansas City | |
| Buck Dance | |
| Tore Your Playhouse Down | |
| Bottle Up And Go | |
| Whiskey Headed Woman | |
| Catfish Blues | |
| Canned Heat | |
| K.C.'s Blues | |
| Key To The Highway |
OBCCD 570-2 Lonnie Johnson With Elmer Snowden - Blues, Ballads And Jumpin' Jazz, Vol. 2
Elmer Snowden (g) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo) Wendell Marshall (b)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1960
| 2131 | Lester Leaps In |
| 2132 | Blue And All Alone |
| 2133 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
| 2134 | C Jam Blues |
| 2135 | New Orleans Blues |
| 2136 | Careless Love |
| 2139 | Stormy Weather (take 1) |
| - | Stormy Weather (take 2) |
| 2141 | I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll |
| 2144 | Birth Of The Blues |
OBCCD 571-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Hootin' The Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)"The 2nd Fret", Philadelphia, PA, May 17, 1962
| Blues Is A Feeling | |
| Me And Ray Charles | |
| In The Evening | |
| Ain't It Crazy | |
| Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had | |
| Everything | |
| I Work Down On The Chain Gang | |
| Meet Me In The Bottom |
OBCCD 572-2 Shakey Jake - Good Times
Shakey Jake (hca, vo) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Bill Jennings (g)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 11, 1960
| 2231 | Good Times |
| 2232 | Tear Drops |
| 2233 | Worried Blues |
| 2234 | My Foolish Heart |
| 2235 | Jake's Blues |
| 2236 | Still Your Fool |
| 2237 | Call Me When You Need Me |
| 2238 | Keep A-Loving Me Baby |
| 2239 | Sunset Blues |
| 2240 | Buffin' And Puffin' |
| 2241 | You Spoiled Your Baby |
| 2242 | Just Shakey |
OBCCD 573-2 Introducing Memphis Willie B.
Memphis Willie B. (g, hca, vo)Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Brownsville Blues | |
| Country Girl Blues | |
| Highway | |
| Bad Girl Blues | |
| Stuff Is Here | |
| Overseas Blues | |
| Sop Cryin' Blues | |
| Worried Man Blues | |
| Mailman Blues | |
| Everyday I Have The Blues | |
| Mattie Mae | |
| Grief Will Kill You |
OBCCD 574-2 Sidney Maiden - Trouble An' Blues
Sidney Maiden (hca, vo) K.C. Douglas (g)Berkeley, CA, April 16, 1961
| Buy Me An Airplane | |
| Sweet Little Woman | |
| My Black Name | |
| Sidney's Fox Chase | |
| San Quentin Blues | |
| Tell Me, Somebody | |
| Blues An' Trouble | |
| Hand-Me-Down Baby | |
| Sidney's Worried Life Blues | |
| Me And My Chauffeur | |
| Coal Black Mare | |
| I'm Goin' Back Home |
OBCCD 575-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
Benny Bailey, Bertil Lovgren, Bengt-Arne Wallin (tp) Ake Persson, Eje Thelin (tb) Karl Nystrom, Bengt Olesson (frh) Runo Erickson (euph) Lars Sloglund (ob, ehr) Arne Domnerus (cl, as) Bjarne Nerem (ts) Rune Falk (bars, cl) Tosten Wennberg (sax, cl) Roman Dylag (b) Egil Johansen (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo) Benny Golson (arr)Stockholm, Sweden, July 15-20, 1964
| Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues | |
| Everytime I Think About You | |
| I Never Will Marry | |
| I Wanna Be Around | |
| Teardrops From My Eyes | |
| And The Angels Sing | |
| Who's Sorry Now | |
| I'm Comin' Down With The Blues | |
| You're Next | |
| The Happy Blues | |
| That's Why I'm Leaving | |
| One Last Chance |
OBCCD 576-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blues Around The Clock
Paul Griffin (org) Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Herbie Lovelle (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 5, 1963
| I Had A Dream | |
| Goin' To Chicago | |
| No Rollin' | |
| My Babe | |
| S.K. Blues | |
| You Made Me Love You | |
| Whose Hat Is That | |
| Around The Clock | |
| He Gave Me Everything | |
| I'm Going Down Slow |
OBCCD 577-2 The Blues Of Pink Anderson - Ballad And Folksinger, Vol. 3
Pink Anderson (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, August 14, 1961
| The Titanic | |
| Boweevil | |
| John Henry | |
| Betty And Dupree | |
| Sugar Babe | |
| The Wreck Of The Old 97 | |
| I Will Fly Away | |
| The Kaiser | |
| In The Evening |
OBCCD 578-2 Memphis Willie B. - Hard Working Man Blues
Memphis Willie B. (g, hca, vo)Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Car Machine Blues | |
| Lonesome Home Blues | |
| L&N Blues | |
| Hardworking Man Blues | |
| Dying Mother Blues | |
| Honey Maker Blues | |
| P 38 Blues | |
| Funny Caper Blues | |
| Good Potatoes | |
| I Have Found Something New | |
| Uncle Sam Blues | |
| Wine Drinking Woman |
OBCCD 579-2 Mildred Anderson - No More In Life
Al Sears (ts) Robert Banks (org) Lord Westbrook (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Mildred Anderson (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 26, 1960
| 2504 | Roll 'Em Pete |
| 2505 | What More Can A Woman Do |
| 2506 | I'm Lost |
| 2507 | Everybody's Got Somebody But Me |
| 2508 | I Ain't Mad At You |
| 2509 | Hard Times |
| 2510 | That Old Devil Called Love |
| 2511 | Mistreater |
| 2512 | No More In Life |
OBCCD 580-2 Big Joe Williams At Folk City
Big Joe Williams (g, kazoo, vo)"Gerde's Folk City", NYC, February 26, 1962
| Mink Coat Blues | |
| Burned Child Is Scared Of Fire | |
| Baby, I Ain't Gonna Let You Go | |
| Trouble Gonna Take Me To My Grave | |
| Bugle Blues | |
| Just Wanna Be Your Man | |
| I'm Gonna Do It This Time | |
| She's Doggin' Me | |
| How Do You Want Your Rollin' Done | |
| I Can't Sign My Name | |
| Bottle Up And Go | |
| I'm Tired Woman |
OBCCD 581-2 Memphis Slim - Alone With My Friends
Memphis Slim (p, vo) Josh White (introduction, humming -4)London, England, April 25, 1961
| 1. | Highway 51 Blues |
| 2. | I Feel So Good |
| 3. | Rock Me, Momma |
| 4. | Goin' Down Slow |
| 5. | Sittin' On Top Of The World |
| 6. | Sunnyland Train |
| 7. | Goin' Down To The River |
| 8. | I Just Want To Make Love To You |
| 9. | I Can Hear My Name A-Ringin' |
| 10. | Going Back To My Plow |
OBCCD 582-2 Memphis Slim/Willie Dixon In Paris - Baby, Please Come Home!
Memphis Slim (p, vo) Willie Dixon (b, vo) Philippe Combelle (d)Paris, France, November 15 & 16, 1962
| Rock And Rolling The House | |
| Baby, Please Come Home | |
| How Come You Do Me Like You Do | |
| The Way She Loves A Man | |
| New Way To Love | |
| African Hunch With A Boogie Beat | |
| Shame Pretty Girls | |
| Baby, Baby, Baby | |
| Do De Do | |
| Cool Blooded | |
| Just You And I | |
| Pigalle Love | |
| All By Myself |
OBCCD 583-2 Al Smith - Midnight Special
King Curtis (ts) Robert Banks (p, org) Jimmy Lee Robinson (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Al Smith (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 11, 1960
| 2387 | I've Been Mistreated |
| 2388 | You're A Sweetheart |
| 2389 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
| 2390 | Ride On Midnight Special |
| 2391 | The Bells |
| 2392 | Goin' To Alabama |
| 2393 | I'll Never Let You Go |
| 2394 | I Can't Make It Myself |
OBCCD 584-2 St. Louis Jimmy - Going Down Slow
Robert Banks (p) Jimmy Lee Robinson (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Belton Evans (d) St. Louis Jimmy (vo)NYC, November 19, 1960
| 2714 | Some Sweet Day |
| 2715 | Dog House Blues |
| 2716 | Poor Boy |
| 2717 | Mother's Day |
| 2718 | My Heart Is Loaded With Trouble |
| 2719 | I'm St. Louis Bound |
| 2720 | Goin' Down Slow |
| 2721 | Sweet As She Can Be |
| 2722 | Monkey Faced Woman |
| 2723 | Nothin' But The Blues |
OBCCD 585-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blues For Easy Livers
Bill Watrous (tb) Pepper Adams (bars) Roger Kellaway (p, arr) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo)NYC, 1965-1966
| Lotus Blossom | |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | |
| Travelin' Light | |
| P.S. I Love You | |
| I'll Always Be In Love With You | |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | |
| Easy Living | |
| Embraceable You | |
| Blues In The Night | |
| Trouble In Mind | |
| How Long Will It Take For Me To Become A Man? | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
OBCCD 586-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, July 7, 1961
| Black Gal | |
| Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes | |
| Good Morning Little School Girl | |
| Coffee Blues |
NYC, May 4, 1964
| I Like To Boogie | |
| Get It Straight |
NYC, December 2, 1964
| I Don't Want To Do Nothing With You | |
| You Is One Black Rat | |
| Got Nowhere To Lay My Head | |
| Just Boogyin' | |
| Take Me Back | |
| I Was Down On Dowling Street |
OBCCD 587-2 Pink Anderson - Medicine Show Man, Vol. 2
Pink Anderson (g, vo)NYC, 1961
| I Got Mine | |
| Greasy Greens | |
| I Got A Woman 'Way Cross Town | |
| Travelin' Man | |
| Ain't Nobody Home But Me | |
| That's No Way To Do | |
| In The Jailhouse Now | |
| South Forest Boogie | |
| Chicken | |
| I'm Going To Walk Through The Streets Of The City |
OBCCD 588-2 Reverend Gary Davis - A Little More Faith
Reverend Gary Davis (g, vo)Memphis, TN, August 10, 1961
| You Got To Move | |
| Crucifixion | |
| I'm Glad I'm In That Number | |
| There's A Table Sittin' In Heaven | |
| Motherless Children | |
| There's A Bright Side Somewhere | |
| I'll Be All Right Some Day | |
| You Better Mind | |
| A Little More Faith | |
| I'll Fly Away | |
| God's Gonna Separate | |
| When I Die I'll Live Again |
OBCCD 589-2 Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Alec Seward (g, vo)NYC, 1953
| In The Evening | |
| Move To Kansas City | |
| John Henry | |
| The Fox Chase (aka Hound Dog Holler) | |
| Louise | |
| Red River | |
| Goodbye Leadbelly | |
| Custard Pie | |
| I Woke Up This Morning And I Could Hardly See | |
| Old Woman Blues | |
| Talkin' About The Blues | |
| Changed The Lock On My Door | |
| Moanin' And Mournin' | |
| Baby, Baby |
OBCCD 590-2 Driftin' Slim And His Blues Band - Somebody Hoo-Doo'd The Hoo-Doo Man
Driftin' Slim (hca, g, bass d, hi hat cymb) Guy Jones, Ike Parker, Jack Wall (rhythm section)1966-1967
| Jackson Blues (aka Jackson Tennessee) | |
| How Many More Years? | |
| Hoo-Doo Man Blues (aka Voodooed The Hoo-Doo Man) | |
| Mama Blues | |
| Standing Around Crying | |
| Give An Account | |
| Jack O' Diamonds | |
| My Little Machine | |
| Mama Don't Tear My Clothes | |
| This World Is None Of My Home | |
| A Dip Of Snuff And A Narrow Escape | |
| Till I Got Sixteen | |
| Christine Blues | |
| Jonah | |
| I'm Hunting Somebody |
OBCCD 591-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blue Spoon
Gildo Mahones (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Eddie Khan (b) Roy Haynes (d) Jimmy Witherspoon (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1964
| I Wonder | |
| It's A Low Down Dirty Shame | |
| Back To New Orleans | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | |
| It's All In The Game | |
| Blues In The Morning | |
| I'll Never Be Free | |
| Once There Lived A Fool | |
| For Old Times Sake | |
| This Time Has Come |
London, England, June, 1965
| Love Me Right | |
| Make This Heart Of Mine | |
| Smile Again | |
| Oh, How I Love You | |
| Free Spirits | |
| I Never Thought I'd See The Day | |
| Man Don't Cry | |
| Darlin' I Thank You | |
| Don't Come Back To Me For Sympathy | |
| Come On And Walk With Me | |
| Room For Everybody | |
| Two Hearts Are Better Than One | |
| If There Wasn't Any You | |
| A Million More Tomorrows |
OBCCD 592-2 The Guitar And Banjo Of Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis (g, bj, hca, vo)NYC, March 2, 1964
| Maple Leaf Rag | |
| Slow Drag (Cincinnati Flow Rag) | |
| The Boy Was Kissing The Girl (And Playing The Guitar At The Same Time) | |
| Candy Man | |
| United States March (Soldier's Drill) | |
| Devil's Dream | |
| The Coon Hunt | |
| Mister Jim (Walkin' Dog Blues) | |
| Please Baby | |
| Fast Fox Trot (Buck Rag) | |
| Can't Be Satisfied |
OBCCD 593-2 Arbee Stidham - Tired Of Wandering
King Curtis (ts) John Wright (p) Arbee Stidham (g, vo) Leonard Gaskin (b) Armond "Jump" Jackson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 7, 1960
| 2662 | Last Goodbye Blues |
| 2663 | You Can't Live In This World By Yourself |
| 2664 | Pawnshop |
| 2665 | I'm Tired Of Wandering |
| 2666 | I Want To Belong To You |
| 2667 | Wee Baby Blues |
| 2668 | You Keep Me Yearning |
| 2669 | My Heart Will Always Belong To You |
| 2670 | People What Would You Do |
| 2671 | Teenage Kiss |
OBCCD 594-2 Scrapper Blackwell - Mr. Scrapper's Blues
Scrapper Blackwell (p, g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 1961
| "A" Blues | |
| Going Where The Moon Crosses The Yellow Dog | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | |
| Little Girl Blues | |
| George Street Blues | |
| Blues Before Sunrise | |
| Little Boy Blue | |
| "E" Blues | |
| Shady Lane | |
| Penal Farm Blues |
OBCCD 595-2 The Blues Of Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin'
Henry Thomas (hca) Clyde Causey (hca, vo) Smoky Babe (g, vo)Baton Rouge, LA, 1961
| Now Your Man Done Gone | |
| Hottest Brand Goin' | |
| Something Wrong With My Machine | |
| Insect Blues | |
| Long Way From Home | |
| I'm Goin' Back To Mississippi | |
| Melvanie Blues | |
| Locomotive Blues | |
| Ocean Blues | |
| Boogy Woogy Rag | |
| Cool Hunt | |
| Cold, Cold Snow |
OBCCD 596-2 no information
OBCCD 597-2 no information
OBCCD 598-2 no information
OBCCD 599-2 no information