Summary: These rare pieces are taken from Bob Hite's fabulous collection of 78rpm records. A historical collection that helped, in its own way, save from oblivion the rural bluesmen who have dropped out of the scene decades ago and made possible their reintegration to history.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sub Rosa

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Louisiana Red

Contents: CD 1 : Announcement Lousiana (Louisiana) Red -- The whole world -- I wonder who's been loving you tonight -- Midnight rambler -- When my mama was living -- Red's dream no. 2 -- Red's boogie -- Crime emotion -- Good god woman -- Alabama train -- Soon one morning -- Travelling boogie -- Death of ealase

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Hamburg 2019

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Tampa Red

Summary: Bottleneck blues guitarist Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) is showcased along with three contemporaries, Papa Too Sweet, Harry Jones and Georgia Tom Dorsey.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music 1994

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Louisiana Red.

Contents: Dead stray dog -- New Jersey women -- Held up in one town -- Bad case of the blues -- Caught my man and gone -- My heart's a loser -- Riding on a tall white horse -- Cold white sheet -- Going train blues -- Back to the road again -- My baby's coming home -- Cold feeling.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Fat Possum 2013

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Louisiana Red.

Contents: Bring it on home to me (3:30) -- First degree (3:20) -- Look at the children run (3:34) -- My heart's a loser (4:06) -- When my mama was living (5:03) -- Held up in one town (4:08) -- Turkey killer (3:22) -- Date with Barbara (3:32) -- Standing at your door (5:20) -- Going train blues (4:08) -- Sweet blood call (3:47).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tomato Music 2003

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Norvo, Red.

Contents: Disc one Dancing on the ceiling -- Lover, come back to me -- I remember you -- Skylark -- Good bait -- Strike up the band -- The spider's web -- Tenderly -- I hadn't anyone till you -- Says my heart -- You leave me breathless -- My last affair -- Garden of the moon -- They can't take that away from me -- Why do I love you -- It's wonderful -- I was doing all right -- (I've been) saving myself...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Traditions Alive CO Llc 2015

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Contents: Frisco Town (Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie) -- Strewin' your mess (Tampa Red and Georgia Tom) -- Hot dogs (Blind Lemon Jefferson and His Feet) -- God moves on the water (Blind Willie Johnson) -- Screamin' and hollerin' the blues (Charley Patton) -- Hard road blues (Blind Blake) -- Lead hearted blues (Bertha Henderson with Blind Blake) -- Slidin' Delta (Tommy Johnson) -- Wasn't that doggin' me...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Contents: Benediction (Thurston Moore) -- Something on your mind (Karen Dalton) -- Lover of love (Alan Vega, Alex Chilton & Ben Vaughn) -- Driva'man (Abbey Lincoln ; Max Roach) -- Bumbo (Moondog ; with London Brass & London Saxophonic) -- My heart's in the highlands (Else Torp & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent) -- One fine morning (Bill Callahan) -- Everything's fucked (Dirty Three) -- Lessons from Lorena...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Contents: Cleanhead blues / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (5:10) -- Old maid boogie / Vinson (5:02) -- Home boy / Brannon, Theard (3:36) -- Cherry red / Johnson, Turner (4:10) -- Baby, what you want me to do? / Jimmy Reed (5:56) -- Sweet little angel / King, Taub (8:43) -- I'd rather go blind / Foster, Jordan (6:48) -- Teach me tonight / Cahn, DePaul (3:58) -- Only women bleed / Cooper, Wagner (4:39) -- He's...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Fantasy 1987

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Contents: Down at Jasper's bar-b-que (Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon) (2:46) -- Who did you give my barbecue to? Part 1 (Big Boy Teddy Edwards) (2:59) -- Pig meat on the line (Memphis Minnie) (2:33) -- Pork chop blues (The Two Charlies) (2:57) -- Barbecue bust (Mississippi Jook Band) (2:35) -- I crave my pig meat (Blind Boy Fuller) (2:44) -- Barbecue blues (Barbecue Bob) (3:11) -- Pepper sauce mama (Charlie...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Old Hat 2011

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Contents: Disc one, December 23, 1938 concert. Swingin' the blues / Count Basie, Eddie Durham, (Count Basie and his Orchestra) (3:34) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Count Basie & his Orchestra) (1:11) -- Introduction / John Hammond (0:38) -- Blues with Lips / Count Basie, (Oran "Hot Lips" Page, with Count Basie Orchestra) (3:11) -- I never knew / Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, (Kansas City Five) (3:11) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1999

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Reed, Jimmy

Contents: Mary, Mary! (3:03) -- Cold and lonesome (3:40) -- Upside the wall (2:57) -- Baby, you don't have to go (3:05) -- I ain't got you (2:21) -- Can't stand to see you go (2:51) -- I'm gonna get my baby (2:41) -- Hush, hush (2:31) -- The sun is shining (2:49) -- Honest I do (2:40) -- You got me dizzy (2:51) -- Baby what you want me to do (2:20) -- Big boss man (2:49) -- Bright lights, big city (2:38)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Dove Audio 1996

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Contents: Just a little while to stay here (Eureka Brass Band) (3:56) -- Shine-hambone (Shoeshine boy) (1:02) -- Tiger rag (Freddie L. Small) (1:42) -- Blackberries! (Dora Bliggen) (:18) -- Red white and blue got the golden band (Mardi Gras Indians) (5:07) -- Times done changed (Sister Dora Alexander) (1:24) -- Dark was the night (Rev. Lewis Jackson and Charlotte Rucell) (:52) -- Back to the time (Choir...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways 2010

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Contents: Panic Street (Memphis Slim) -- Down the road a piece (Freddie Slack ; Will Bradley Trio) -- Baby boogie woogie (Curley Weaver ; Clarence Moore) -- Soon this morning no. 2 (Charlie Spand) -- Boogie woogie prayer, part 1 ; Boogie woogie prayer, part 2 (Boogie Woogie Boys: Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons) -- Mister Boogie (Sir Charles Thompson) -- Honky tonk train blues (Red Saunders...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia 1996

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Hawkins, Ted

Contents: Intro (0:24) -- There stands the glass / Russ Hull ; Mary Shurtz ; Webb Pierce (2:49) -- Watch your step / Ted Hawkins (2:44) -- Strange conversation / Ted Hawkins (5:16) -- Sorry you're sick / Ted Hawkins (2:18) -- Bring it on home Daddy / Ted Hawkins (3:16) -- Big things / Ted Hawkins (3:02) -- Revenge of Scorpio / Ted Hawkins (2:56) -- Groovy little things / Ted Hawkins (3:41) -- Ladder of...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Evidence Music 1998

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Reed, Jimmy

Contents: Honest I do (2:45) -- Baby what you want me to do (2:24) -- Shame shame shame (2:50) -- Bright lights, big city (2:40) -- The sun is shinin' (2:55) -- Close together (2:32) -- Hush hush (2:35) -- Good lover (2:29) -- Big boss man (2:47) -- Aw shucks, hush your mouth (2:25) -- Down in Virginia (2:30) -- Found love (2:20) -- Mary Mary (2:56) -- Oh John (2:23) -- Caress me baby (2:45) -- You can...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 1986

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Reed, Jimmy.

Contents: Baby what you want me to do -- You don't have to go -- Hush-hush -- Found love -- Honest I do -- You got me dizzy -- Big boss man -- Take out some insurance -- Boogie in the dark -- Going to New York -- Ant't that lovin' baby -- The sun is shining -- Bright lights, big city -- I'm Mr. luck -- Baby what's wrong -- Found joy -- Kind of lonesome -- Aw shucks, hush your mouth -- Tell me you love me...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Vee-Jay 1986

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Contents: Special stream line (Bukka White) (2:53) -- Railroadin' some (Henry Thomas) (3:15) -- How long has that evening train been gone (Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell) (2:50) -- Riding the blinds (Eddie Mapp) (2:45) -- Midnight special (Leadbelly) (2:02) -- I hate that train called the M & O (Lucille Bogan) (3:07) -- That lonesome train took my baby away (Charlie McCoy) (2:59) -- Spike driver blues...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Contents: Disc one. Give me back my wig / Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers (3:31) -- I'm a woman / Koko Taylor (4:36) -- Have mercy / Big Walter Horton ; with Carey Bell (3:45) -- Somebody loan me a dime / Fenton Robinson (2:54) -- It's my fault, darling / Professor Longhair (4:54) -- Telephone angel / Son Seals (5:25) -- Lights out / Johnny Winter (2:35) -- Blue Monday hangover / Albert Collins...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Reif, Fred

Summary: "Sometimes, the seemingly most insignificant gestures can lead to life enhancing events ... That's what happened over 50 years ago when I met Fred Reif. We were five young strangers who came together to form a 'Jug Band' for a few laughs at some parties ... or, hopefully, get a gig at the new and growing 'Coffee House; venues where Folk Music was usually featured. We presented Fred with a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fred Reif 2019

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McDowell, Fred.

Contents: Done left here (3:27) -- All the way from East St. Louis (3:09) -- Shake 'em on down (2:35) -- The girl that I'm lovin' (3:20) -- Good morning little schoolgirl (2:58) -- Left my baby standing (5:00) -- On the Frisco line (3:02) -- Write me a few lines (4:00) -- Goin' down to the river (4:48) -- I rolled and I tumbled (3:24) -- Trouble everywhere I go (2:17) -- Red Cross store blues (3:04) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder 1995

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Contents: CD #1: K.C. blues ; Cannon ball blues / (Frank Hutchison) -- Leaving home ; If the river was whiskey / (Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers) -- Duplin County blues / (Cauley Family) -- Sweet Sarah blues ; Frankie Dean / (Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton) -- A darkey's wail / (Riley Puckett) -- Johnson City blues / (Clarence Green) -- Mistreated blues / (the Carolina Buddies) -- Haunted...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 1993

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