Tampa Red

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member of:	Chicago Five (ended) The Black Hill Billies Chicago Black Swans Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band

part of:	Blues Hall of Fame: Performers (number: 1981) (order: 24)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/307268 [info]
Discogs (as Hudson Whittaker):	https://www.discogs.com/artist/801094 [info]
other databases:	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92117137 [info] http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6g009wj [info] https://d-nb.info/gnd/134555902 [info] https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1045793 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tampa_red [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92117137 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000178880 [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/13948 [info]
VIAF ID:	120789174 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1345751 [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited As	Attributes	Artist	Length
	instruments
1928-05	Through Train Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	2:47
1928-09	Black Eye Blues (take 1)		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:21
1928-09	Black Eye Blues (take 2)		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:14
1928-09	Blame It on the Blues		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:12
1928-09	Daddy, Goodbye Blues		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:14
1928-09	Leavin’ This Morning		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:09
1928-09	Runaway Blues		guitar	Ma Rainey	2:29
1928-09	Sleep Talking Blues (take 1)		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:14
1928-09	Sleep Talking Blues (take 2)		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:19
1928-09	Sweet Rough Man		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:08
1928-09	The Alley Crap Game		guitar	Foster and Harris	3:03
1928-09	Tough Luck Blues		guitar	Ma Rainey	3:07
1928-10-13	Some Cold Rainy Day		guitar	Bertha “Chippie” Hill	3:22
1928-10-24	It’s Tight Like That		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:04
1928-10-31	Down the Alley		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:14
1928-10-31	Good Gordon Gin		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	2:51
1928-10	Death Bell Blues		guitar	Madlyn Davis	2:57
1928-10	Gold Tooth Papa Blues		guitar	Madlyn Davis	2:41
1928-10	It's Red Hot		guitar	Madlyn Davis	3:11
1928-10	Too Black Bad		guitar	Madlyn Davis	3:11
1928-11-09	How Long How Long Blues		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:06
1928-11-09	It’s Tight Like That		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	2:44
1928-11-09	You Can’t Come In		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:06
1928-12-05	It’s Tight Like That, No. 2 (matrix C-2638)		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:42
1928-12-11	(Honey) It's Tight Like That		guitar	Papa Too Sweet	2:38
1928-12-11	Big Fat Mama		guitar	Papa Too Sweet	3:39
1928-12-11	Big Fat Mama		guitar	Papa Too Sweet	3:39
1928-12	Beedle Um Bum		guitar	The Hokum Boys	2:49
1928-12	Selling That Stuff		guitar	The Hokum Boys	2:53
1929-01-09	Jelly Whippin’ Blues		guitar	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:11
1929-01-09	Juicy Lemon Blues		guitar	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:06
1929-01-12	Chicago Moan Blues (matrix C-2778)		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:11
1929-01-12	It’s Tight Like That, No. 3		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:51
1929-01-12	Panama Blues		guitar	State Street Stompers	3:12
1929-01-12	Rolling Mill Stomp (take 1)		guitar	State Street Stompers	3:13
1929-01-12	Rolling Mill Stomp (take 2)		guitar	State Street Stompers	3:11
1929-01-12	Train Time Blues		guitar	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:31
1929-01-12	Uncle Bud		guitar	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	2:41
1929-01-14	It’s Tight Like That, No. 2 (matrix C-2638)		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:42
1929-01-14	Train Time Blues		guitar	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:31
1929-01-16	How Long How Long Blues		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:06
1929-01-16	It’s Tight Like That		guitar	Tampa Red “The Guitar Wizard”	2:49
1929-02	Selling That Stuff		guitar	The Hokum Boys	2:53
1929-04-10	I'm Gonna Tell You in Front So You Won't Feel Hurt Beind		guitar	Cow Cow Davenport & Sam Theard	3:24
1929-04-10	That'll Get It		guitar	Cow Cow Davenport & Sam Theard	3:22
1929-04-12	Mess, Katie, Mess		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	2:59
1929-04-12	Sho’ Is Hot		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:13
1929-04-13	Boot It Boy		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	2:59
1929-04-13	My Daddy Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)		guitar	Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:23
1929-05-02	Givin’ It Away		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:07
1929-05-02	What You Gonna Do?		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:55
1929-05-09	It’s So Nice		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:20
1929-05-09	Voice of the Blues		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:03
1929-05-11	Come and Go to That Land		guitar	Gospel Camp Meeting Singers	2:53
1929-05-11	Hold to His Hand		guitar	Gospel Camp Meeting Singers	2:59
1929-05-13	The Duck Yas‐Yas‐Yas		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:55
1929-05-25	Pat That Bread		guitar	Georgia Tom and Tampa Red	2:41
1929-06-11	It’s Heated		guitar	Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon	3:29
1929-06-11	Jive Man Blues		guitar	Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon	2:51
1929-06-13	What Is That Tastes Like Gravy?		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:50
1929-06-13	You Better Tighten Up on It		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:47
1929-06-22	Prison Bound Blues		guitar and solo	Tampa Red	3:29
1929-06-22	You Got to Reap What You Sow		guitar	Tampa Red	3:20
1929-06-27	House Rent Scuffle		guitar	Lil Johnson	2:49
1929-06-27	House Rent Scuffle		guitar	Lil Johnson	2:51
1929-07-09	Come On Mama, Do That Dance		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	2:51
1929-07-09	I Wonder Where My Easy Rider’s Gone?		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	2:49
1929-07-12	Friendless Blues		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:08
1929-07-23	Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	3:14
1929-07-23	Saturday Night Scrontch		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	3:16
1929-09-04	Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:56
1929-09-04	Strewin’ Your Mess		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:52
1929-09-05	Dying Mercy Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:11
1929-09-23	Doggin’ Me Around Blues		guitar	Jenny Pope	3:07
1929-09-23	Whiskey Drinkin’ Blues		guitar	Jenny Pope	3:15
1929-10-14	Jim Jackson’s Jamboree - Part I		guitar	Jim Jackson	3:12
1929-10-14	Jim Jackson’s Jamboree - Part II		guitar	Jim Jackson	3:06
1929-11-19	Worried Man Blues		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:20
1929-12-17	Mrs. Baker’s Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:13
1929-12-23	Corinne Corinna		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:00
1929-12-23	Kunjine Baby		guitar	Georgia Tom, Tampa Red and Frankie Jaxon	3:07
1930-01-28	Station Time Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:05
1930-01-28	That Stuff You Sell		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:19
1930-02-07	Chicago Moan Blues (matrix C-5271)		guitar	Tampa Red	3:18
1930-02-07	Moanin’ Heart Blues		guitar and solo	Tampa Red	2:50
1930-03	Black Hearted Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:18
1930-04	But They Got It Fixed Right On		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:57
1930-04	Corinne Corinna, Part 2		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:46
1930-06	Cryin’ Shame Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:06
1930-06	I. C. Moan Blues		guitar	Tampa Red	3:01
1930-06	The Dirty Dozen no. 2		guitar	Tampa Red	3:16
1930-07	Have Ever Been Worried in Mind, Part 1		guitar	Sweet Papa Tadpole	3:11
1930-07	Have Ever Been Worried in Mind, Part 2		guitar	Sweet Papa Tadpole	3:07
1930-07	Keep Your Yes Ma’Am Clean		guitar	Sweet Papa Tadpole	2:42
1930-07	You Baby Can’t Get Enough		guitar	Sweet Papa Tadpole	3:13
1930-07	You Rascal You, No. 1		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:14
1930-07	You Rascal You, No. 2		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:38
1930-08	You Rascal You		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	2:57
1930-09	She Can Love So Good		guitar	Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band	3:18
1930-12	Bear Cat’s Kitten		guitar	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:49
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	performed
1934-10-27	Worried Devil Blues	Hudson Whittaker		Tampa Red	3:25
	vocals
1928-05	Through Train Blues		lead vocals	Tampa Red	2:47
1928-10-24	It’s Tight Like That			Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band	3:04
1928-12-05	It’s Tight Like That, No. 2 (matrix C-2638)			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:42
1928-12	Beedle Um Bum			The Hokum Boys	2:49
1928-12	Selling That Stuff			The Hokum Boys	2:53
1929-01-09	Jelly Whippin’ Blues			Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:11
1929-01-12	Chicago Moan Blues (matrix C-2778)			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:11
1929-01-12	It’s Tight Like That, No. 3			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:51
1929-01-12	Train Time Blues			Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:31
1929-01-12	Uncle Bud			Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	2:41
1929-01-14	It’s Tight Like That, No. 2 (matrix C-2638)			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:42
1929-01-14	Train Time Blues		lead vocals	Tampa Red with Georgia Tom	3:31
1929-05-02	Givin’ It Away		lead vocals	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:07
1929-05-02	What You Gonna Do?		lead vocals	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:55
1929-05-09	It’s So Nice		lead vocals	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:20
1929-05-13	The Duck Yas‐Yas‐Yas			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:55
1929-05-25	Pat That Bread			Georgia Tom and Tampa Red	2:41
1929-06-13	What Is That Tastes Like Gravy?		lead vocals	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:50
1929-06-13	You Better Tighten Up on It		lead vocals	Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:47
1929-07-12	Friendless Blues			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:08
1929-09-04	Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:56
1929-09-04	Strewin’ Your Mess			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:52
1929-09-05	Dying Mercy Blues			Tampa Red	3:11
1929-09-05	Head Rag Hop		spoken vocals [speech]	Iromeio 'Romeo' Nelson	3:00
1929-10-14	Jim Jackson’s Jamboree - Part I			Jim Jackson	3:12
1929-10-14	Jim Jackson’s Jamboree - Part II			Jim Jackson	3:06
1929-11-19	Worried Man Blues			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:20
1929-12-17	Mrs. Baker’s Blues			Tampa Red	3:13
1929-12-23	Corinne Corinna			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:00
1929-12-23	Kunjine Baby			Georgia Tom, Tampa Red and Frankie Jaxon	3:07
1930-01-28	Station Time Blues			Tampa Red	3:05
1930-01-28	That Stuff You Sell			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:19
1930-03	Black Hearted Blues			Tampa Red	3:18
1930-04	But They Got It Fixed Right On			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:57
1930-04	Corinne Corinna, Part 2			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:46
1930-06	Cryin’ Shame Blues			Tampa Red	3:06
1930-06	I. C. Moan Blues			Tampa Red	3:01
1930-06	The Dirty Dozen no. 2			Tampa Red	3:16
1930-07	You Rascal You, No. 1			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:14
1930-07	You Rascal You, No. 2			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:38
1930-12	Bear Cat’s Kitten			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:49
1930-12	Jealous Hearted Mama Blues			Tampa Red	2:58
1930-12	Unhappy Blues			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:57
1931-01-07 – 1931-01-08	They Call It Boogie Woogie			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:29
1931-01-07 – 1931-01-08	Toogaloo Blues			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:57
1931-01-28	Jinx Doctor Blues			Tampa Red	3:08
1931-02-06	Georgia Georgia Blues			Tampa Red “The Guitar Wizard”	3:12
1931-02-06	New Stranger Blues			Tampa Red	3:07
1931-02-10	Cotton Seed Blues			Tampa Red	2:57
1931-02-10	Things ’bout Coming My Way			Tampa Red	3:28
1931-06-01	Down in Spirit Blues			Tampa Red	3:00
1931-06-01	Stop and Listen Blues			Tampa Red	2:58
1931-10-24	Depression Blues			Tampa Red	2:58
1931-10-24	Mama Don’t You Leave Me Here			Tampa Red	3:12
1931-10-24	Please Mister Blues			Tampa Red	2:57
1931-10-24	Sad News Blues			Tampa Red	3:23
1932-02-03	Don’t Leave Me Here			Tampa Red	2:45
1932-02-03	No Matter How She Done It			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	3:18
1932-02-03	Reckless Man Blues			Tampa Red	2:52
1932-02-04	Dead Cats on the Line			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:47
1932-02-04	Things ’bout Coming My Way, No. 2			Tampa Red	3:12
1932-02-04	You Can’t Get That Stuff No More			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:58
1932-05-07	Turpentine Blues			Tampa Red “The Guitar Wizard”	3:24
1932-05-07	Western Bound Blues			Tampa Red	3:19
1934-03-22	I’ll Find My Way			Tampa Red	3:14
1934-03-22	I’ll Kill Your Soul			Tampa Red	2:59
1934-03-22	If I Let You Get Away With It (You'll Do It All the Time)			Tampa Red	3:24
1934-03-22	Kingfish Blues			Tampa Red	3:09
1934-03-22	Nobody’s Sweetheart Now			Tampa Red	2:50
1934-03-22	You Don’t Want Me Blues			Tampa Red	3:23
1934-03-22	You’ve Got to Do Better			Tampa Red	3:11
1934-03-23	Black Angel Blues			Tampa Red	3:28
1934-03-23	Sugar Mama Blues, No. 1			Tampa Red	3:26
1934-03-23	Sugar Mama Blues, No. 2			Tampa Red	3:20
1934-03-23	That Stuff Is Here			Tampa Red	3:23
1934-04-25	Dead Cats on the Line			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:47
1934-04-25	Don’t Leave Me Here			Tampa Red	2:45
1934-04-25	Reckless Man Blues			Tampa Red	2:52
1934-04-25	You Can’t Get That Stuff No More			Tampa Red and Georgia Tom	2:58
1934-05-12	Sugar Mama Blues, No. 1			Tampa Red	3:26
1934-05-12	Sugar Mama Blues, No. 2			Tampa Red	3:20
1934-05-12	That Stuff Is Here			Tampa Red	3:23
1934-06-14	Give It Up Buddy and Get Goin’			Tampa Red	2:36
1934-06-14	Grievin' & Worryin' Blues			Tampa Red	3:04
1934-06-14	I Still Got California on My Mind			Tampa Red	2:58
1934-06-14	I’m Just Crazy ’Bout You			Tampa Red	2:53
1934-06-14	Mean Mistreater Blues			Tampa Red	2:48
1934-06-14	Somebody’s Been Using That Thing (take 1)			Tampa Red	3:00
1934-06-14	Somebody’s Been Using That Thing (take 2)			Tampa Red	3:12
1934-10-27	Christmas and New Year’s Blues			Tampa Red	3:26
1934-10-27	Happy Jack			Tampa Red	3:12
1934-10-27	I’ll Get a Break Some Day			Tampa Red	2:39
1934-10-27	I’m So Disappointed in You			Tampa Red	2:47
1934-10-27	Stockyard Fire			Tampa Red	3:16
1934-10-27	Sweet Woman			Tampa Red	3:17
1934-10-27	Witchin’ Hour Blues			Tampa Red	3:15
1934-10-27	Worried Devil Blues			Tampa Red	3:25
1935-02-26	Don’t Dog Your Woman			Tampa Red	3:34
1935-02-26	If It Ain’t That Gal of Mine			Tampa Red	3:02
1935-02-26	Mean Old Tom Cat Blues (take 1)			Tampa Red	2:52
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	composed
1940	Don’t You Lie to Me (Fats Domino’s version)	Hudson Whittaker
1940	Don’t You Lie to Me (Chuck Berry’s version)	Hudson Whittaker
	All Night Long	Hudson Whittaker
	Annie Lou
	Denver Blues	Hudson Whittaker
	Don’t You Lie to Me	Hudson Whittaker
	I Get Evil
	If You Want Me to Love You
	It Hurts Me Too (Bob Dylan arrangement)
	King Fish Blues
	Let Me Play With Your Poodle
	Miss Baker's Blues	Hudson Whittaker
	No Matter How She Done It	Hudson Whittaker
	She Want to Sell My Monkey	Hudson Whittaker
	She’s Dynamite	Hudson Whittaker
	Stop Truckin' and Suzie-Q	Hudson Whittaker
	Sugar Mama
	lyrics
1940	Don’t You Lie to Me (Fats Domino’s version)	Hudson Whittaker
1940	Don’t You Lie to Me (Chuck Berry’s version)	Hudson Whittaker
	All Night Long	Hudson Whittaker
	Annie Lou
	Denver Blues	Hudson Whittaker
	Don’t You Lie to Me	Hudson Whittaker
	I Get Evil
	It Hurts Me Too (Bob Dylan arrangement)
	King Fish Blues
	Let Me Play With Your Poodle
	No Matter How She Done It	Hudson Whittaker
	She Want to Sell My Monkey	Hudson Whittaker
	She’s Dynamite	Hudson Whittaker
	Stop Truckin' and Suzie-Q	Hudson Whittaker
	wrote
	All Night Long	Hudson Whittaker
	Atlanta Moan	Hudson Whittaker
	Boogie Woogie Dance	Hudson Whittaker
	Green and Lucky Blues
	I Ain't fur It	Hudson Whittaker
	I'll Get a Break Some Day
	I'm Gonna Get High	Hudson Whittaker
	It Hurts Me Too	Hudson Whittaker
	It’s Tight Like That	Hudson Whittaker
	Let's Talk It Over	Hudson Whittaker
	Love Her With a Feeling
	She's Love Crazy
	Uncle Bud	Hudson Whittaker

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