Fantasy Records Catalog: OBC 500 series
Original Blues Classics 500 series (12 inch LP and Compact Disc)
OBCCD-501-2 Willie Dixon Vocals, Memphis Slim Piano - Willie's Blues 1990
Al Ashby, tenor sax; Memphis Slim, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; Gus Johnson, drums; Willie Dixon, vocal, bass.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1003 in 1960.
OBCCD-502-2 Blues By Lonnie Johnson 1991
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Claude Hopkins, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1960
| 2056 | You Will Need Me |
| 2057 | I Don't Hurt Anymore |
| 2058 | You Don't Move Me |
| 2059 | Big Leg Woman |
| 2060 | One Sided Love Affair |
| 2061 | There Must Be A Way |
| 2062 | She's Drunk Again |
| 2063 | There's No Love |
| 2064 | Blues 'Round My Door |
| 2065 | She Devil |
| 2066 | Don't Ever Love |
| 2067 | No Love For Sale |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1007 in 1960.
OBCCD-503-2 Sonny Terry - Sonny's Story 1990
J.C. Burris, harmonica; Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Sticks McGhee, guitar; Belton Evans, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 13, 1960
| 2594 | Telephone Blues |
| 2595 | Great Tall Engine |
| 2596 | I'm Gonna Get On My Feets Afterwhile |
| 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 | Pepperheaded Woman |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1025 in 1961.
OBCCD-504-2 Pink Anderson Volume 1. - Carolina Blues Man 1992
Pink Anderson, guitar, vocal.
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 | |
| Everyday In The Week | |
| Try Some Of That + |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1038 in 1961 + 1 bonus track.
OBCCD-505-2 Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues 1990
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bennie Foster, guitar; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1960
| 2584 | Little Black Engine |
| 2585 | I Don't Know The Reason |
| 2586 | Trouble In Mind |
| 2587 | Everyday I Have The Blues |
| 2589 | Door To Success |
| 2590 | Jump, Little Children |
| 2591 | Lonesome Day |
| 2592 | One Thing For Sure |
| 2593 | The Killin' Floor |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1042 in 1962.
OBCCD-506-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Blues In My Bottle 1990
Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
ACA Studios, Houston, TX, July 26, 1961
| Buddy Brown's Blues | |
| Wine Spodee-O-Dee | |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | |
| DC-7 | |
| Death Bells | |
| Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run | |
| Jailhouse Blues | |
| Blues In The Bottle | |
| Beans, Beans, Beans | |
| Catfish Blues | |
| My Grandpa Is Old Too! |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1045 in 1961.
OBCCD-507-2 Memphis Slim - All Kinds Of Blues 1990
Memphis Slim, vocal, piano.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1053 in 1963.
OBCCD-508-2 South Side Blues Featuring Mama Yancey And Little Brother Montgomery - Chicago-The Living Legends 1993
Little Brother Montgomery, piano; with Ted Butterman, cornet; Bob Gordon, clarinet; Rufus Brown, tenor sax; Mike McKendrick, banjo.
The Birdhouse, Chicago, IL, September 6, 1961
| 344-1 | New Satellite Blues |
Mama Yancey, vocal; accompanied by Little Brother Montgomery, piano; Sam Hill, guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Earl Watkins, drums.
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 |
| 393 | The Santa Fe Blues + |
Henry Benson, vocal, harmonica; accompanied by Little Brother Montgomery, piano; Walter Vinson (Mississippi Sheik), guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Earl Watkins, drums.
| 394 | Jelly Jelly |
| 395 | Jelly Roll Baker |
Walter Vinson (Mississippi Sheik), vocal, guitar; accompanied by Jesse Coleman (Monkey Joe), piano; Sam Hill, guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Earl Watkins, drums.
| 396 | A Wonderful Thing |
| 397 | Things 'Bout Comin' My Way |
| 398 | I Knew You Were Kiddin' All The Time |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 403 in 1962 + 1 bonus track.
OBCCD-509-2 Odetta And The Blues 1991
Odetta, vocal; accompanied by Buck Clayton, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Herb Hall, clarinet; Dick Wellstood, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; "Shep" Shepherd, drums; Dick Wellstood, arranger.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, April 11 and 12, 1962
| Hard, Oh Lord | |
| Believe I'll Go | |
| Oh, Papa | |
| How Long Blues | |
| Hogan's Alley | |
| Leavin' This Mornin' | |
| Oh, My Babe | |
| Yonder Come The Blues | |
| Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor | |
| Weeping Willow Blues | |
| Go Down, Sunshine | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 417 in 1962.
OBCCD-510-2 Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Chicago-The Living Legends 1991
Alberta Hunter, vocal; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Lovie Austin, piano; Pops Foster, bass; Jasper Taylor, drums.
Prince Hall Masonic Temple, Chicago, IL, September 1, 1961
| 312 | Downhearted Blues |
| 313 | Moanin' Low |
| 314 | You Better Change |
| 315 | Now I'm Satisfied |
| 316 | I Will Always Be In Love With You |
| 317 | Streets Paved With Gold |
| 318 | St. Louis Blues |
Jimmy Archey, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Lovie Austin, piano; Pops Foster, bass; Jasper Taylor, drums.
| 320 | Gallion Stomp |
| 321 | C-Jam Blues |
| 322 | Sweet Georgia Brown |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 418 in 1962.
OBCCD-511-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Evenin' Blues 1993
Clifford Scott, tenor sax; Bert Kendrix, organ; T-Bone Walker, guitar; Clarence Jones, bass; Wayne Robertson, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
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 | |
| Kansas City | |
| Drinking Beer | |
| Don't Let Go! (alternate) + | |
| I've Been Treated Wrong (alternate) + | |
| Evenin' (alternate) + | |
| Cane River (alternate) + |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7300 in 1964 + 4 bonus tracks.
OBCCD-512-2 King Curtis Sings The Blues - Trouble In Mind 1992
Paul Griffin, piano; Al Casey, Hugh McCracken as Mac Pierce, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Belton Evans, drums; King Curtis, vocal, alto sax, guitar; The Cookies: Dorothy Jones, Ethel McCrea, Margaret Ross, background vocal.
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 Alright |
| 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 |
** originally released on Tru-Sound TRU 15001 in 1961.
OBCCD-513-2 Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland - It's The Blues Man! 1993
Eddie Kirkland, vocal, harmonica, guitar; with King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Herman Foster, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Frank Shea, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1961
| 3301 | I Tried |
| 3302 | Man Of Stone |
| 3304 | Train Done Gone |
| 3305 | I'm Goin' To Keep Loving You |
| 3306 | Something's Gone Wrong In My Life |
| 3307 | Baby You Know It's True |
Eddie Kirkland, vocal, harmonica, guitar; with King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; George Stubbs, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Ray Lucas, drums.
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 |
** originally released on Tru-Sound TRU 15010 in 1962.
OBCCD-514-2 Al Smith - Hear My Blues: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Showcases 1993
Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Wendell Marshall, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums; Al Smith, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 20, 1959
| 1853 | Night Time Is The Right Time |
| 1854 | I'll Be Alright |
| 1855 | I've Got The Right Kind Of Lovin' |
| 1856 | Never Let Me Go |
| 1857 | I've Got A Girl |
| 1858 | Tears In My Eyes |
| 1859 | Come On Pretty Baby |
| 1860 | Pledging My Love |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1001 in 1960.
OBCCD-515-2 Curtis Jones - Trouble Blues 1993
Curtis Jones, piano, vocal; Robert Banks, organ; Johnny "Moose John" Walker, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 9, 1960
| 2672 | Weekend Blues |
| 2673 | God Woman Blues |
| 2674 | A Whole Lot Of Talk For You |
| 2675 | Suicide Blues |
| 2676 | Please Say Yes |
| 2677 | Lonesome Bedroom Blues |
| 2678 | Fool Blues |
| 2679 | God Time Special |
| 2680 | Love Season |
| 2681 | Low Down Worried Blues |
| 2682 | Pinetop Boogie + |
| 2683 | Trouble Blues |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1022 in 1961 + 1 bonus track.
OBCCD-516-2 Tampa Red - Don't Tampa With The Blues 1992
Tampa Red, vocal, guitar, kazoo.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1030 in 1961.
OBCCD-517-2 Blind Willie McTell - Last Session 1992
Blind Willie McTell as Barrelhouse Sammy, guitar, vocal.
Atlanta, GA, 1949
| 320 | Kill It Kid + |
| 323 | Broke-Down Engine Blues + |
Blind Willie McTell, vocal, 12-string guitar.
Atlanta, GA, September, 1956
| Baby, It Must Be Love | |
| The Dyin' Crapshooter's 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 | |
| Goodbye Blues | |
| Salty Dog | |
| Wabash Cannonball | |
| Early Life |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1040 in 1961 + 2 bonus tracks.
OBCCD-518-2 Lonnie Johnson With Victoria Spivey - Idle Hours 1992
Cliff Jackson, piano; Victoria Spivey, vocal, piano; Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 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 | Or Yes, Baby |
| 279 | No More Cryin' |
| 280 | You Have No Love In Your Heart |
| 281 | I Got The Blues So Bad |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1044 in 1962.
OBCCD-519-2 Reverend Gary Davis - Say No To The Devil 1990
Gary Davis, 6 & 12-string guitar, harmonica.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1049 in 1962.
OBCCD-520-2 Alberta Hunter-Lucille Hegamin-Victoria Spivey - Songs We Taught Your Mother 1992
Lucille Hegamin, vocal; accompanied by: Henry Goodwin, trumpet; Cecil Scott, clarinet; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Gene Brooks, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 16, 1961
| 300 | Arkansas Blues |
| 301 | Has Anybody Seen My Corine |
| 302 | You'll Want My Love |
| 303 | St. Louis Blues |
Victoria Spivey, vocal; accompanied by: J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Victoria Spivey, piano #1,2; Cliff Jackson, piano #3,4; Sidney De Paris, tuba; Zutty Singleton, drums.
| 1. 304 | Black Snake Blues |
| 2. 305 | Going Blues |
| 3. 306 | I Got The Blues So Bad |
| 4. 307 | Let Him Beat Me |
Alberta Hunter, vocal; accompanied by: J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Cliff Jackson, piano; Sidney De Paris, tuba; Zutty Singleton, drums.
| 308 | I Got A Mind To Ramble |
| 309 | I Got Myself A Workin' Man |
| 310 | Chirpin' The Blues |
| 311 | You Gotta Reap Just What You Sow |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1052 in 1962.
OBCCD-521-2 Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King 1990
Lightnin' Hopkins, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp.
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 |
Brownie McGhee, guitar; Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp.
NYC, September, 1962
| Sonny's Coming | |
| Ida Mae | |
| Callin' My Mama | |
| Bad Luck | |
| Blues From The Bottom |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1059 in 1963.
OBCCD-522-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away 1990
Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1963
| Wake Up Old Lady | |
| Don't Embarrass Me, Baby | |
| Stranger Here | |
| Little Sister's Boogie | |
| Goin' Away | |
| You Better Stop Her | |
| Business You're Doin' | |
| I'm Wit' It |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1073 in 1963.
OBCCD-523-2 The Blues Of Memphis Slim - Steady Rolling Blues 1990
Memphis Slim, vocal, piano, organ.
NYC, October 9, 1961
| Mean Mistreatin' Mama | |
| Soon One Morning | |
| Steady Rolling Blues | |
| Cella's Boogie | |
| Big Legged Woman | |
| Rock Me Baby | |
| Goin' Down Slow | |
| Sweet Root Man | |
| Mr. Freddie Boogie | |
| Three Women Blues |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1075 in 1964.
OBCCD-524-2 Reverend Gary Davis And Pink Anderson - Gospel, Blues And Street Songs
Pink Anderson, guitar, vocal; Jumbo Lewis, washboard #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 |
Reverend Gary Davis, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 148.
OBCCD-525-2 Little Brother Montgomery - Piano, Vocal And Band Blues: Chicago-The Living Legends 1993
Little Brother Montgomery, piano, vocal #2-5,8,9; with Ted Butterman, cornet #1-4,8,9,11; Bob Gordon, clarinet #1-4,8; Rufus Brown, tenor sax #1; Mike McKendrick, banjo #1-4,10,11; Elaine McFarland, vocal #11.
The Birdhouse, Chicago, IL, September 6, 1961
| 1. 343 | Saturday Night Function |
| 2. 346 | Cooter Crawl + |
| 3. 347 | Up The Country Blues |
| 4. 348 | Michigan Water Blues |
| 5. 349 | Prescription For The Blues |
| 6. 350 | Home Again Blues |
| 7. 351 | Riverside Boogie |
| 8. 352 | Trouble In Mind |
| 9. 353 | Somethin' Keep Worryin' Me Blues |
| 10. 354 | Sweet Daddy (Your Mama's Done Gone Mad) |
| 11. 355 | Oh, Daddy |
| 12. 356 | 44 Vicksburg |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 410 in 1962 + 1 bonus track.
OBCCD-526-2 Jesse Fuller - The Lone Cat 1990
Jesse Fuller, vocal, 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbals, fotdella.
Good Time Jazz studio, Los Angeles, CA, September 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 |
** originally released on Good Time Jazz M12039 in 1961.
OBCCD-527-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Baby, Baby, Baby 1990
Leo Wright, alto sax, tambourine; Gildo Mahones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
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 Blues |
| 3788 | Rocks In My Bed |
Bobby Bryant, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Allen, tenor sax; Arthur Wright, harmonica; Ernie Freeman as Ernst Von Funkenstein, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Jimmy Bond, bass; Jimmy Miller, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Prestige PRLP 7290 in 1963.
OBCCD-528-2 Jesse Fullers Favorites 1990
Jesse Fuller, vocal, 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, washboard, fotdella.
May 13 and 14, 1963
| Red River Blues | |
| How Long Blues | |
| You Can't Keep A Good Man Down | |
| Key To The Highway | |
| Tickling The Strings | |
| Midnight Special | |
| Stranger Blues | |
| Fables Aren't Nothing But Doggone Lies | |
| Brownskin Gal I Got My Eyes On You | |
| Cincinnati Blues | |
| Hump In Your Back | |
| Trouble If I Don't Use My Head |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7368 in 1965.
OBCCD-529-2 Homesick James - Blues On The South Side 1990
Lafayette Leake, piano; Eddie Taylor, bass; Clifton James, drums; Homesick James, vocal, guitar.
Chicago, IL, January 7, 1964
| The Woman I'm Lovin' | |
| She May Be Your Woman | |
| Goin' Down Swingin' | |
| Homesick's Shuffle | |
| Johnny Mae | |
| Gotta Move | |
| Lonesome Road | |
| Working With Homesick | |
| The Cloud Is Crying | |
| Homesick's Blues | |
| Crawlin' | |
| Stones In My Passway |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7388 in 1965.
OBCCD-530-2 Otis Spann - The Blues Never Die! 1990
James Cotton, harmonica, vocal; Otis Spann, piano, vocal; James Madison, Muddy Waters as "Dirty Rivers", guitar; Milton Rector, bass; S.P. Leary, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 21, 1964
| The Blues Never Die | |
| I Got A Feeling | |
| One More Mile To Go | |
| Feelin' Good | |
| After Awhile | |
| Dust My Broom | |
| Straighten Up, Baby | |
| Come On | |
| Must Have Been The Devil | |
| Lightnin' | |
| I'm Ready |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7391 in 1965.
OBCCD-531-2 Lonnie Johnson With Elmer Snowden - Blues & Ballads 1990
Elmer Snowden, guitar; Lonnie Johnson, electric guitar, vocal; Wendell Marshall, bass.
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 |
| 2147 | Back Water Blues |
| 2149 | Memories Of You |
| 2150 | I'll Get Along Somehow |
| 2151 | I Found A Dream |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1011 in 1960.
OBCCD-532-2 The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' 1990
Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1019 in 1961.
OBCCD-533-2 K.C. Douglas - K.C.'s Blues 1990
K.C. Douglas, vocal, guitar.
Oakland, CA, mid 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 | |
| No More Cryin' | |
| K.C.'s Doctor Blues | |
| You Got A Good Thing Now | |
| Watch Dog Blues |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1023 in 1961.
OBCCD-534-2 Billie And Dede Pierce - Vocal Blues And Cornet In The Classic Tradition: New Orleans|The Living Legends 1990
Dede Pierce, cornet #1-8; Billie Pierce, piano, vocal; Albert Jiles, drums.
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 |
| 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 |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 370 in 1961.
OBCCD-535-2 The Blues Of Fred McDowell - Long Way From Home
Fred McDowell, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Milestone MLP 3003 in 1967.
OBCCD-536-2 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill 1991
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Sugar Hill, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 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 |
** originally released on Fantasy LP 3340 in 1962.
OBCCD-537-2 Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues 1991
Jesse Fuller, vocal, 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbals, fotdella.
Good Time Jazz, 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) |
** originally released on Good Time Jazz M-12051 in 1963.
OBCCD-538-2 John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues - That's My Story 1991
John Lee Hooker, vocal, guitar; accompanied by Sam Jones, bass #1,3,5-11; Louis Hayes, drums #1,3,5-11.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 9, 1960
| 1. | I Need Some Money |
| 2. | Come On And See About Me |
| 3. | I'm Wanderin' |
| 4. | Democrat Man |
| 5. | I Want To Talk About You |
| 6. | Gonna Use My Rod |
| 7. | Wednesday Evenin' Blues |
| 8. | No More Doggin' |
| 9. | One Of These Days |
| 10. | I Believe I'll Go Back Home |
| 11. | You're Leavin' Me, Baby |
| 12. | That's My Story |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-321 in 1960.
OBCCD-539-2 Ernestine Allen - Let It Roll 1991
King Curtis, tenor sax; Paul Griffin, piano; Al Casey, Chauncey Westbrook, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Ernestine Allen, vocal.
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 And Evil |
| 3066 | The Man I Love |
| 3067 | Tea For Two |
| 3068 | Let It Roll |
** originally released on Tru-Sound TRU 15004 in 1961.
OBCCD-540-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Soul Blues 1991
Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
NYC, May 4-5, 1964
| I'm Going To Build Me A Heaven Of My Own | |
| My Babe | |
| Too Many Drivers | |
| I'm A Crawling Black Snake | |
| Rocky Mountain Blues | |
| I Mean Goodbye | |
| The Howling Wolf | |
| Black Ghost Blues | |
| Darling, Do You Remember Me? | |
| Lonesome Graveyard |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7377 in 1965.
OBCCD-541-2 Sonny, Brownie - Just A Closer Walk With Thee 1991
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, November 16, 1957
| 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 |
** originally released on Fantasy LP 3296 in 1960.
OBCCD-542-2 The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker 1991
John Lee Hooker, vocal, guitar.
United Sound Systems, 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 |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-838 in 1959.
OBCCD-543-2 Lonnie Johnson - Losing Game 1991
Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar, piano.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 28, 1960
| 2780 | My Little Kitten Susie |
| 2781 | New Years Blues |
| 2782 | Losing Game |
| 2783 | Moaning Blues |
| 2784 | New Orleans Blues |
| 2785 | Slow And Easy |
| 2786 | Evil Woman |
| 2787 | Lines In My Face |
| 2788 | Four Walls And Me |
| 2789 | What A Difference A Day Makes |
| 2790 | Summertime |
| 2791 | You Won't Let Me Go |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1024 in 1961.
OBCCD-544-2 Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues 1991
Blind Willie McTell, vocal, 12-string guitar.
Atlanta, GA, September, 1956
| Beedle Um Bum |
Elmer Snowden, guitar; Lonnie Johnson, electric guitar, vocal; Wendell Marshall, bass.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1960
| 2140 | Jelly Roll Baker |
Tampa Red, vocal, guitar, kazoo.
Chicago, IL, 1960
| Let Me Play With Your Poodle |
same session.
| Jelly Whippin' Blues |
Pink Anderson, guitar, vocal.
Spartanburg, SC, April 12, 1961
| Try Some Of That |
Memphis Willie B., vocal, guitar, harmonica.
Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Car Machine Blues |
Victoria Spivey, vocal, piano; Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar.
NYC, September 21, 1961
| I'm A Red Hot Mama |
Victoria Spivey, vocal, piano.
NYC, September 26, 1961
| That Man |
Memphis Slim, vocal, piano, organ.
NYC, October 9, 1961
| Steady Rolling Blues | |
| Sweet Root Man |
Memphis Slim, vocal, piano.
1961
| Churnin' Man Blues | |
| If You See Kay |
** originally released on Blind Willie McTell, Memphis Slim, Memphis Willie B., Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Pink Anderson, Tampa Red - Bawdy Blues, Bluesville BVLP 1055 in 1962.
OBCCD-545-2 Big Joe Williams - Classic Delta Blues
Big Joe Williams, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Milestone MLP 3001 in 1966.
OBCCD-546-2 The Return Of Roosevelt Sykes 1992
Clarence Perry Jr., tenor sax; Roosevelt Sykes, piano, vocal; Floyd Ball, Frank Ingalls, guitar; Armond "Jump" Jackson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1960
| 2044 | Number Nine |
| 2045 | Runnin' The Boogie |
| 2046 | Calcutta |
| 2047 | Hangover |
| 2048 | Coming Home |
| 2049 | Long, Lonesome Night |
same personnel.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1006 in 1960.
OBCCD-547-2 Blind Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer 1992
Gary Davis, guitar, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1015 in 1960.
OBCCD-548-2 Lightnin' Hopkins With Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues 1992
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1960
| 2623 | Rocky Mountain |
| 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1029 in 1961.
OBCCD-549-2 Tampa Red - Don't Jive Me 1992
Tampa Red, vocal, guitar, kazoo.
Chicago, IL, 1960
| How Long | |
| Gin Headed Woman | |
| Don't Jive Me | |
| You Better Let My Gal Alone | |
| 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1043 in 1962.
OBCCD-550-2 Lonnie Johnson - Another Night To Cry 1992
Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1062 in 1963.
OBCCD-551-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning 1992
Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
A.C.A. Studios, Houston, TX, January, 1962
| T Model Blues | |
| Jackstropper Blues | |
| You Cook All Right | |
| Never Miss Your Water | |
| Let's Do The Susie-Q | |
| Smokes Like Lightning |
"Buster" Pickens, piano; Donald Cooks, bass; "Spider" Kilpatrick, drums; Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
A.C.A. Studios, Houston, TX, February 17, 1962
| My Black Name |
same personnel.
A.C.A. Studios, Houston, TX, February 20, 1962
| Prison Farm Blues | |
| Ida Mae |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1070 in 1963.
OBCCD-552-2 Mercy Dee Walton - Pity And A Shame 1992
Sidney Maiden, harmonica; Otis Cherry, drums; Mercy Dee Walton, vocal, piano.
Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA, April 16, 1961
| Pity And A Shame | |
| Your Friend And Woman | |
| Five Card Hand | |
| Have You Ever Been Out In The Country | |
| After The Fight | |
| One Room Country Shack | |
| My Little Angel | |
| Shady Lane | |
| The Drunkard |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1039 in 1961.
OBCCD-553-2 Robert Pete Williams - Free Again 1992
Robert Pete Williams, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1026 in 1961.
OBCCD-554-2 Little Brother Montgomery - Tasty Blues 1992
Lafayette Thomas, guitar; Julian Euell, bass; Little Brother Montgomery, vocal, piano.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1, 1960
| 2339 | Satellite Blues |
| 2340 | No Special Rider |
| 2341 | Cry, Cry Baby |
| 2342 | Brother's Boogie |
| 2343 | Vicksburg Blues |
| 2344 | Tasty Blues |
| 2345 | Pleading Blues |
| 2346 | Santa Fe |
| 2347 | Sneaky Pete Blues |
| 2348 | Something Keeps Worrying Me |
| 2349 | How Long, Brother? |
| 2350 | Deep Fried |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1012 in 1961.
OBCCD-555-2 John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Riverside (Du) RM 008 in 1964.
OBCCD-556-2 Mildred Anderson - Person To Person: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Showcases 1993
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; George Duvivier, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums; Mildred Anderson, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1004 in 1960.
OBCCD-557-2 Roosevelt Sykes - The Honeydripper 1993
King Curtis, tenor sax; Robert Banks, organ; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Roosevelt Sykes, vocal, piano.
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 |
| - | Jailbait |
| - | Lonely Day |
| - | Pocketful Of Money |
| - | She Ain't For Nobody |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1014 in 1961.
OBCCD-558-2 The Blues Of Sunnyland Slim - Slim's Shout 1993
King Curtis, tenor sax; Robert Banks, organ; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Sunnyland Slim, vocal, piano.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1960
| 2486/2497 | I'm Prison Bound |
| - | Slim's Shout |
| - | The Devil Is A Busy Man |
| - | Brownskin Woman |
| - | Shake It |
| - | Decoration Day |
| - | Baby How Long |
| - | Sunnyland Special |
| - | Harlem Can't Be Heaven |
| - | It's You Baby |
| - | Everytime I Get To Drinking (take 3) + |
| - | Tired Of You Clowning + |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1016 in 1961 + 2 bonus tracks.
OBCCD-559-2 Shakey Jake - Mouth Harp Blues 1993
Robert Banks, piano; Jimmie Lee, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Junior Blackmon, drums; Shakey Jake, vocal, harmonica.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1960
| 2704 | Angry Love |
| 2705 | Things Is Alright |
| 2706 | My Broken Heart |
| 2707 | It Won't Happen Again |
| 2708 | Gimme A Smile |
| 2709 | Easy Baby |
| 2710 | Love My Baby |
| 2711 | Jake's Cha Cha |
| 2712 | Mouth Harp Blues |
| 2713 | Things Are Different Baby |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1027 in 1961.
OBCCD-560-2 The Blues Of Pete Franklin - Guitar Pete's Blues 1993
Pete Franklin, vocal, guitar, piano.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1068 in 1963.
OBCCD-561-2 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret 1993
Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1058 in 1962.
OBCCD-562-2 Billy Boy Arnold - More Blues On The South Side 1993
Lafayette Leake, piano; Mighty Joe Young, guitar; Jerome Arnold, electric bass; Junior Blackman, drums; Billy Boy Arnold, vocal, harmonica.
Chicago, IL, December 30, 1963
| School Time | |
| Goin' By The River | |
| You Don't Love Me No More | |
| You're My Girl | |
| Oh Baby | |
| Evaleena | |
| I Love Only You | |
| Two Drinks Of Wine | |
| I'll Forget About You | |
| Billy Boy's Blues | |
| You Better Cut That Out | |
| Get Out Of Here | |
| Playing With The Blues + |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7389 in 1965 + 1 bonus track.
OBCCD-563-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - The Swarthmore Concert
Lightnin' Hopkins, guitar, vocal.
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, & Blues 1993
Jesse Fuller, vocal, 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbals, fotdella.
Good Time Jazz studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 25, and 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 |
** originally released on Good Time Jazz L-12031 in 1958.
OBCCD-565-2 Odetta - The Tin Angel 1993
Larry Mohr, banjo, vocal; Odetta, guitar, vocal.
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 + |
** originally released on Fantasy LP 3252 in 1958 + 6 bonus tracks.
OBCCD-566-2 Victoria Spivey With Lonnie Johnson - Woman Blues! 1994
Victoria Spivey, vocal, piano; Lonnie Johnson, vocal, guitar.
NYC, September 21, 1961
| Christmas Without Santa Claus | |
| Let's Ride Tonight | |
| I'm A Red Hot Mama | |
| Grow Old Together | |
| I Got Men All Over This Town | |
| Thursday Girl |
Victoria Spivey, vocal, piano.
NYC, September 26, 1961
| A Big One | |
| What Is This Thing They're Talking About | |
| Beautiful World | |
| That Man |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1054 in 1962.
OBCCD-567-2 The Blues Of Baby Tate - See What You Done Done 1994
Baby Tate, vocal, guitar.
Spartanburg, SC, August 14, 1961
| See What You Done Done | |
| Dupree Blues | |
| What Have I Done To You | |
| Baby, I'm Going | |
| Hey Mama, Hey Pretty Girl | |
| When Your Woman Don't Want You Around | |
| My Baby Don't Treat Me Kind | |
| Trucking Them Blues Away | |
| Baby, You Just Don't Know | |
| Lonesome Over There | |
| Thousand Woman Blues | |
| I Ain't Got No Loving Baby Now |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1072 in 1963.
OBCCD-568-2 Blind Snooks Eaglin - That's All Right 1994
Blind Snooks Eaglin, vocal, 6 & 12-string guitar.
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 Baby | |
| Mailman Passed | |
| Brown Skinned Woman | |
| One More Drink | |
| I've Got A Woman | |
| I'm A Country Boy | |
| Alberta |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1046 in 1962.
OBCCD-569-2 K.C. Douglas - Big Road Blues 1994
K.C. Douglas, vocal, guitar.
Oakland, CA, mid 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 | |
| K.C.s Blues | |
| Canned Heat | |
| Key To The Highway |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1050 in 1962.
OBCCD-570-2 Lonnie Johnson With Elmer Snowden - Blues, Ballads, And Jumpin' Jazz Vol. 2 1990
Elmer Snowden, guitar; Lonnie Johnson, electric guitar, vocal; Wendell Marshall, bass.
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 |
| 2139-1 | Stormy Weather (take 1) |
| 2139-2 | 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: A Brand New Live Recording 1994
Lightnin' Hopkins, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Prestige Folklore FL 14021 in 1964.
OBCCD-572-2 Shakey Jake - Good Times 1994
Jack McDuff, organ; Bill Jennings, guitar; Shakey Jake, vocal, harmonica.
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 | Huffin' & Puffin' |
| 2241 | You Spoiled Your Baby |
| 2242 | Just Shakey |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1008 in 1960.
OBCCD-573-2 Introducing Memphis Willie B. 1994
Memphis Willie B., vocal, guitar, mouth harp.
Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Brownsville Blues | |
| Country Girl Blues | |
| Highway 61 | |
| Bad Girl Blues | |
| The Stuff Is Here | |
| Overseas Blues | |
| Stop Cryin' Blues | |
| Worried Man Blues | |
| Mailman Blues | |
| Everyday I Have The Blues | |
| Mattie Mae | |
| Grief Will Kill You |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1034 in 1961.
OBCCD-574-2 Sidney Maiden - Trouble An' Blues 1994
K.C. Douglas, guitar; Sidney Maiden, vocal, mouth harp.
Sierra Sound Laboratories, 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1035 in 1961.
OBCCD-575-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues 1994
Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal; with Benny Golson, orchestra arranger, conductor.
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 For My Eyes | |
| And The Angels Sing | |
| Who's Sorry Now | |
| I'm Comin' Down With Blues | |
| You're Next | |
| Happy Blues | |
| That's Why I'm Leaving | |
| One Last Chance |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7356 in 1965.
OBCCD-576-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blues Around The Clock 1995
Paul Griffin, organ; Lord Westbrook, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 5, 1963
| I Had A Dream | |
| Goin' To Chicago Blues | |
| No Rollin' | |
| You Made Me Love You | |
| My Babe | |
| S.K. Blues | |
| Whose Hat Is That | |
| Around The Clock | |
| He Gave Me Everything | |
| I'm Goin' Down Slow |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7314 in 1964.
OBCCD-577-2 The Blues Of Pink Anderson - Ballad & Folksinger Vol. 3 1995
Pink Anderson, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1071 in 1963.
OBCCD-578-2 Memphis Willie B. - Hard Working Man Blues 1995
Memphis Willie B., vocal, guitar, harmonica.
Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| 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 | |
| Car Machine Blues |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1048 in 1962.
OBCCD-579-2 Mildred Anderson - No More In Life 1995
Al Sears, tenor sax; Robert Banks, organ; Lord Westbrook, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Mildred Anderson, vocal.
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 | Hardtimes |
| 2510 | That Ole Devil Called Love |
| 2511 | Mistreater |
| 2512 | No More In Life |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1017 in 1961.
OBCCD-580-2 Big Joe Williams At Folk City 1995
Big Joe Williams, vocal, 9-string guitar, kazoo.
Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, NY, 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 Want To 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1067 in 1963.
OBCCD-581-2 Memphis Slim - Alone With My Friends 1996
Memphis Slim, piano, vocal.
Levey's Sound Studios, London, England, April 25, 1961
| Highway 51 | |
| I Feel So Good | |
| Rock Me, Baby | |
| Goin' Down Slow | |
| Sittin' On Top Of The World | |
| Sunnyland Train | |
| Goin' Down To The River | |
| Love To You | |
| I Can Hear My Name A Ringing' | |
| Plowhand Blues |
** originally released on Battle BM 6118 in 1963.
OBCCD-582-2 Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon In Paris - Baby Please Come Home! 1996
Memphis Slim, piano, vocal #1-3,12,13; Willie Dixon, bass, vocal #4-11,13; Philippe Combelle, drums, vocal #13.
Les Trois Mailletz, Paris, France, November 15 and 16, 1962
| 1. | Rock And Rolling The House |
| 2. | Baby Please Come Home |
| 3. | How Come You Do Me Like You Do |
| 4. | The Way She Loves A Man |
| 5. | New Way To Love |
| 6. | African Hunch With A Boogie Beat |
| 7. | Shame Pretty Girls |
| 8. | Baby, Baby, Baby |
| 9. | Do De Do |
| 10. | Cool Blooded |
| 11. | Just You And I |
| 12. | Pigalle Love |
| 13. | All By Myself |
** originally released on Battle BM 6122 in 1963.
OBCCD-583-2 Al Smith - Midnight Special 1996
King Curtis, tenor sax; Robert Banks, organ; Jimmy Lee, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Al Smith, vocal.
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 By Myself |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1013 in 1961.
OBCCD-584-2 St. Louis Jimmy - Goin' Down Slow 1996
Robert Banks, piano; Jimmie Lee, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; James "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1028 in 1961.
OBCCD-585-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blues For Easy Livers 1996
Bill Watrous, trombone; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Roger Kellaway, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal; Roger Kellaway, arranger.
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 To Be A Man? | |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) |
** originally released on Prestige PR 7475 in 1967.
OBCCD-586-2 Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues 1999
Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal, guitar.
A.C.A. Studios, Houston, TX, July 7, 1961
| Black Gal | |
| Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes | |
| Good Morning Little School Girl | |
| Coffee Blues |
Lightnin' Hopkins, guitar, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.
NYC, May 4, 1964
| I Like To Boogie | |
| Get It Straight |
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, guitar, vocal, spoken narrative.
NYC, December 2, 1964
| I Don't Want To Do Nothing To You | |
| You One Black Rat | |
| Got Nowhere To Lay My Head |
same session.
| Just Boogyin' | |
| Take Me Back | |
| I Was Down On Dowling Street |
OBCCD-587-2 Pink Anderson Vol. 2 - Medicine Show Man 1999
Pink Anderson, vocal, guitar.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1051 in 1962.
OBCCD-588-2 Reverend Gary Davis - A Little More Faith 1999
Rev. Gary Davis, guitar, vocal.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1032 in 1961.
OBCCD-589-2 Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Alec Seward, guitar, vocal.
NYC, 1953
| The Fox Chase | |
| Talking About The Blues | |
| Goodbye Leadbelly | |
| Red River | |
| John Henry | |
| Mama Told Me (as I Woke Up This Mornin') | |
| Moaning And Mourning Blues | |
| In The Evening | |
| Chain The Lock On My Door | |
| Louise Blues | |
| Baby, Baby Blues | |
| Custard Pie | |
| Kansas City | |
| Old Woman Blues |
** originally released on Talkin' 'Bout The Blues....., Washington WLP 702 in 1961.
OBCCD-590-2 Driftin' Slim And His Blues Band - Somebody Hoo-Doo'd The Hoo-Doo Man
Driftin' Slim, harmonica, guitar, bass drum, hi-hat; 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 |
** originally released on Milestone MLP 3004.
OBCCD-591-2 Jimmy Witherspoon - Blue Spoon/Spoon In London 2001
Gildo Mahones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Eddie Kahn, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1964
| I Wonder | |
| It's A Low Down Dirty Shame | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | |
| Back To New Orleans | |
| It's All In The Game | |
| Blues In The Morning | |
| I'll Never Be Free | |
| Once There Lived A Fool | |
| For Old Time's Sake | |
| The Time Has Come |
Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal; Benny Golson, orchestra arranger, conductor.
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 | |
| A Million More Tomorrows | |
| Don't Come Back To Me For Sympathy | |
| Come On And Walk With Me | |
| Room For Everybody | |
| Two Hearts Are Better Than One |
** same as Blue Spoon, Prestige PR 7327 in 1964 + Spoon In London, PR 7418 in 1965.
OBCCD-592-2 The Guitar & Banjo Of Reverend Gary Davis 2001
Gary Davis, guitar, banjo, harmonica.
NYC, March 2, 1964
| Maple Leaf Rag | |
| Slow Drag | |
| The Boy Was Kissing The Girl (And Playing The Guitar At The Same Time) | |
| Candy Man | |
| United States March | |
| Devil's Dream | |
| The Coon Hunt | |
| Mister Jim | |
| Please Baby | |
| Fast Fox Trot | |
| Can't Be Satisfied |
** originally released on Prestige Folklore FL 14033 in 1964.
OBCCD-593-2 The Blues Of Arbee Stidham - Tired Of Wandering 2001
King Curtis, tenor sax; John Wright, piano; Arbee Stidham, guitar, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Armond Jackson, drums.
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 |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1021 in 1961.
OBCCD-594-2 Scrapper Blackwell - Mr. Scrapper's Blues 2001
Francis "Scrapper" Blackwell, vocal, guitar, piano.
Indianapolis, IN, July, 1961
| Goin' Where The Monon Crosses The Yellow Dog | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | |
| "A" Blues | |
| Little Girl Blues | |
| George Street Blues | |
| Blues Before Sunrise | |
| Little Boy Blue | |
| "E" Blues | |
| Shady Lane | |
| Penal Farm Blues |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1047 in 1962.
OBCCD-595-2 The Blues Of Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin' 2001
Clyde Causey, harmonica, vocal; or Henry Thomas, harmonica; Smoky Babe, vocal, guitar.
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 | |
| Coon Hunt | |
| Cold, Cold Snow |
** originally released on Bluesville BVLP 1063 in 1963.