Sessions 1955 - 1964

Chicago, IL  October 19 1955  (1955-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
55-336Unfriendly womanVee-Jay 265
55-337Wheel and dealTop Rank RES 136
55-338Mambo chillunVee-Jay 164
55-339Time is marchingVee-Jay 164


Chicago, IL  March 27 1956  (1956-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
56-443I'm so worried babyVee-Jay 233
56-443 Alt. TakeI'm so worried babyDJM DJD 28026
56-444Baby LeeVee-Jay 205
56-445DimplesVee-Jay 205
56-446Every nightVee-Jay 188
56-447The road is so roughVee-Jay 233
56-448Trouble bluesVee-Jay 188


Chicago, IL  June 7 1956  (1956-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
56-479Don't get tiredUnissued
56-480Stop talkingDJM DJD 28026
56-481Time and a halfUnissued
56-482Lonely bluesUnissued


Chicago, IL  March 1 1957  (1957-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
57-633Everybody rockin'Top Rank RES 136
57-634I'm so excitedVee-Jay 245
57-635I see you when you're weakVee-Jay 245
57-635 Alt. TakeI see you when you're weakDJM DJD 28026
57-636Crawlin' black spiderTop Rank RES 136


Chicago, IL  June 23 1957  (1957-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
57-717Little wheelVee-Jay 255
57-718Little fine womanDJM DJD 28026
57-719Rosie MaeVee-Jay 255
57-720You can lead me babyVee-Jay 265


Chicago, IL  June 1958  (1958-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Bundle up and goCharly CR RED 6
Drive me awayCharly CRB 1029
House rent boogieCharly CRB 1004
I'm going homeCharly CR RED 6
Lou DellaInstant CD INS 5009
Love me all the timeCharly CRB 1029
Mama you got a daughterDJM DJD 28026
NightmareCharly CRB 1029
Trying to find a womanCharly CR RED 6
Wrong doin' womanCharly CRB 1029


Chicago, IL  June 10 1958  (1958-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
58-927I love you honeyVee-Jay 293
58-928You've taken my womanVee-Jay 293
58-929Mama you got a daughterVee-Jay NVD2-713
58-930I'm gonna love youUnissued


Chicago, IL  January 22 1959 (1959-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
59-1067MaudieVee-Jay 308
59-1068Tennessee bluesVee-Jay 319
59-1069I'm in the moodVee-Jay 308
59-1070Boogie chillunVee-Jay 319
59-1071Hobo bluesVee-Jay 331
59-1072Crawlin kingsnakeVee-Jay 331


Detroit, MI  April 1959  (1959-2)
United Sound Systems, produced by: Bill Grauer
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Behind the plowRiverside RLP 12-838
Black snakeRiverside RLP 12-838
Bundle up and goRiverside RLP 12-838
Church bell toneRiverside RLP 12-838
Good mornin', lil' school girlRiverside RLP 12-838
How long bluesRiverside RLP 12-838
I rowed a little boatRiverside RLP 12-838
I'm prison boundRiverside RLP 12-838
Pea vine specialRiverside RLP 12-838
She's long, she's tall, she weeps like a
willow tree
Riverside RLP 12-838
Tupelo bluesRiverside RLP 12-838
Water boyRiverside RLP 12-838
Wobblin' babyRiverside RLP 12-838


Detroit, MI  April 20 1959 (1959-3)
United Sound Systems, produced by: Bill Grauer
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Burning hellRiverside RLP 008
Graveyard bluesRiverside RLP 008
Baby please don't goRiverside RLP 008
Jackson, TennesseeRiverside RLP 008
You live your life and I'll live mineRiverside RLP 008
Smokestack lightnin'Riverside RLP 008
How can you do itRiverside RLP 008
I don't want no woman if her hair ain't
longer than mine
Riverside RLP 008
I rolled and turned and cried the whole
night long
Riverside RLP 008
Blues for my babyRiverside RLP 008
Key to the highwayRiverside RLP 008
Natchez fireRiverside RLP 008


  ca 1960  (1960-1)
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
When I lay my burden downCraft Recordings CR00015


New York, NY  February 9 1960  (1960-2)
Reeves Sound Studios, produced by: Orrin Keepnews
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Come on and see about meRiverside RLP 12-321
Democrat manRiverside RLP 12-321
Gonna use my rodRiverside RLP 12-321
I believe I'll go back homeRiverside RLP 12-321
I need some moneyRiverside RLP 12-321
I want to talk about youRiverside RLP 12-321
I'm wanderin'Riverside RLP 12-321
No more doggin'Riverside RLP 12-321
One of these daysRiverside RLP 12-321
That's my storyRiverside RLP 12-321
Wednesday evenin' bluesRiverside RLP 12-321
You're leavin' me babyRiverside RLP 12-321


Chicago, IL  March 1 1960  (1960-3)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
60-1373I wanna walkVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1374Canal street bluesVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1375I'll know tonightVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1376I can't believeVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1377Goin' to CaliforniaVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1378Whiskey and wimmenVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1379Run onVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1380Solid senderVee-Jay 349
60-1381Sunny landVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1382Dusty roadVee-Jay 366
60-1383I'm a strangerVee-Jay LP 1023
60-1384No shoesVee-Jay 349


Englewood Cliffs, NJ  April 29 1960  (1960-4)
Van Gelder Studio, produced by: Edmond Edwards
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
2198Sally MaeCharly CRB 1029
2199I like to see you walkVee-Jay LP 1033
2200Take me as I amVee-Jay 397
2201You're looking good tonightVee-Jay LP 1033
2202Moanin' bluesCharly CRB 1029
2203Wednesday evening bluesVee-Jay LP 1033
2204You're gonna miss me when I'm goneCharly CRB 1029
2205Dirty ground hogCharly CPCD 8242-2
2206UntitledUnissued
2207Five long yearsVee-Jay LP 1033
2208My first wife left meVee-Jay LP 1033
2209She loves my best friendCharly CR RED 6
2210Come and ride with meUnissued
2211My heart's in miseryUnissued


Newport, RI  June 25 1960  (1960-5)
Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Freebody Park
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
60-1622The hoboVee-Jay LP 1033
60-1623MaudieVanguard VRS-9083
60-1624TupeloVee-Jay 366


Newport, RI  June 26 1960  (1960-6)
Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Freebody Park, produced by: Paul Oliver
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Somewhere down the lineDecca LK 4664


Newport, RI  July 3 1960  (1960-7)
Recorded live at Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
My own faultCharly CD DIG 5
MaudieCharly CD DIG 5
TupeloCharly CD DIG 5
I wanna walkCharly CD DIG 5
I wish you were hereCharly CD DIG 5


Detroit, MI  Late 1960  (1960-8)
Fortune studio, 3942 Third Street, produced by: Jack Brown & Devora Brown
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Crazy about that walkFortune 855
Have mercy on poor meFortune LP 3012
We're all God's chillunFortune 855


Newark, NJ  1961  (1961-1)
Produced by: Fred Mendelsohn
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Can't you see what you're doin' to meMuse LP 5205
CC RiderMuse LP 5205
How longMuse LP 5205
How many more yearsMuse LP 5205
I believe I'll lose my mindMuse LP 5205
I bought you a brand new homeMuse LP 5205
Mean mistreatin'Muse LP 5205
My cryin' days are overMuse LP 5205
Sad and lonesomeMuse LP 5205
Sittin' here thinkin'Muse LP 5205
Teasin' meMuse LP 5205
When my wife quit meSavoy MG 16000


Chicago, IL  January 4 1961  (1961-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
61-1715Want ad bluesVee-Jay 397
61-1716Will the circle be unbrokenDynasty LP 7301
61-1717I'm going upstairsVee-Jay 379
61-1718I left my babyCharly CRB 1081
61-1719Hard headed womanVee-Jay LP 1033
61-1720I'm mad againVee-Jay 379


Culver City, CA  March 9 1961  (1961-3)
Produced by: Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Fire at NatchezGalaxy LP 201
Left my wife and my babyGalaxy LP 201
Mad with you babyGalaxy LP 201
My mother-in-law moved inGalaxy LP 201
The sweetest girl I knowGalaxy LP 201
Travelin' day and nightGalaxy LP 201
We might as well say we're throughGalaxy LP 201
B 6101Ballad to Abraham LincolnGalaxy LP 201
B 6102Deep down in my heartGalaxy LP 201
B 6102Mojo handGalaxy LP 201
B 6102-3I lost my jobGalaxy LP 201
F 2211Shake it up and goGalaxy LP 201


Miami, FL  July 1961  (1961-4)
Produced by: Henry Stone
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Baby please don't goGuest Star LP 1902
Don't turn me from your doorAtco LP 151
Drifting bluesAtco LP 151
Goin' to LouisianaStax LP 2013
0234Grinder manStax 0053
I just don't knowStax LP 2013
Meat shakes on her boneCraft Recordings CR00015
My love comes down for youStax LP 2013
0235Slow and easyStax 0053
Stand by me babyGuest Star LP 1902
Talk about your babyAtco LP 151
Talkin' 'bout my babyGuest Star LP 1902
Teachin' the bluesGuest Star LP 1902
Two white horsesGuest Star LP 1902
You lost a good manAtco LP 151


Chicago, IL  October 26 1961  (1961-5)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
61-2201ProcessVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2202ThelmaVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2202 Alt. TakeThelmaCraft Recordings CR00545
61-2203What do you sayVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2204Boom boomVee-Jay 438
61-2205Blues before sunriseVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2206Lost a good girlVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2207She's mineVee-Jay 453
61-2208I got a letter this morningVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2209A new leafVee-Jay 453
61-2210Let's make itVee-Jay LP 1043
61-2211Drug store womanVee-Jay 438


Chicago, IL  1962  (1962-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
62-2651Old time shimmyVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2652OnionsVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2653You know I love youVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2654Send me your pillowVee-Jay 575


Chicago, IL  January 8 1962  (1962-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
62-2798Big soulVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2799Frisco bluesVee-Jay 493
62-2800She shot me downVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2801Take a look at yourselfVee-Jay 493
62-2802Good rocking mamaVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2803I love herVee-Jay LP 1058
62-2804No one told meVee-Jay LP 1058


Hamburg, Germany  October 18 1962  (1962-3)
Recorded live at Hamburg University's Auditorium Maximum, produced by: Horst Lippmann & Fritz Rau
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Let's make it babyBrunswick 009012
Need your love so badExcello LP 8029
Shake it babyBrunswick 009012
The right timeBrunswick 009012


San Francisco, CA  November 2-10 1962  (1962-4)
Recorded live at Sugar Hill, produced by: Sol Weiss, Jim Easton
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Boogie chillunFantasy LP 24706
Cruel little babyFantasy LP 24706
Driftin' and driftin'Galaxy LP 8205
I can't hold onGalaxy LP 8205
I got the key to the highwayFantasy LP 24706
I love to see you walkingGalaxy LP 8205
I need some moneyFantasy LP 24706
I want to get marriedFantasy LP 24706
I was standing by the waysideGalaxy LP 8205
I'm gonna keep on walkingGalaxy LP 8205
It's you I love, babyGalaxy LP 8205
MatchboxFantasy LP 24706
Night time is the right timeFantasy LP 24706
Run on babeGalaxy LP 8205
T.B. is killing meGalaxy LP 8205
This worldGalaxy LP 8205
You been dealin' with the devilFantasy LP 24706
You don't move me babyFantasy LP 24706
You gonna miss meGalaxy LP 8205
You're nice and kind to me Lou DellaFantasy LP 24706


San Francisco, CA  November 8 1962  (1962-5)
Recorded live at Sugar Hill, produced by: Sol Weiss, Jim Easton
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Catfish bluesFantasy FCD-7714-2
Come back baby (Let's talk it over)Fantasy FCD-7714-2
How can you do itFantasy FCD-7714-2
I can't hold onFantasy FCD-7714-2
I love no one but my babyFantasy FCD-7714-2
Jelly jellyFantasy FCD-7714-2
Let's get itFantasy FCD-7714-2
Sinner's prayerFantasy FCD-7714-2
Taxi driverFantasy FCD-7714-2
The things I used to doFantasy FCD-7714-2
What's the matter babyFantasy FCD-7714-2
You torture my soulFantasy FCD-7714-2


San Francisco, CA  November 9 1962  (1962-6)
Recorded live at Sugar Hill, produced by: Sol Weiss, Jim Easton
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Bottle up and goFantasy FCD-7714-2
Crawlin' king snakeFantasy FCD-7714-2
Five long yearsFantasy FCD-7714-2
That's all rightFantasy FCD-7714-2
Third degreeFantasy FCD-7714-2
What'd I sayFantasy FCD-7714-2
You don't miss your waterFantasy FCD-7714-2


Chicago, IL  1963  (1963-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
63-3105I had a friendUnissued
63-3106One way ticketVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3107Half a strangerVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3108Bottle up and goVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3109My grinding millVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3110I want to rambleVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3111Sadie MaeCharly CR RED 6
63-3112This is hipCharly CRB 1004


Chicago, IL  1963  (1963-2)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
63-3306Poor meVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3307I want to shoutVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3308Love is a burning thingVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3309I want to hug youVee-Jay LP 1066
63-3310I'm leavingVee-Jay 538
63-3311Birmingham bluesVee-Jay 538
63-3312Don't look backVee-Jay 575


Newport, RI  July 26-27 1963  (1963-3)
Recorded live at Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
63-3822I can't quit you now bluesVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3823Stop baby, don't hold me that wayVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3824TupeloVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3825Bus station bluesVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3826Freight train be my friendVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3827Boom boomVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3827 Alt. TakeBoom boomVanguard VCD 79703-2
63-3828Talk that talk babyVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3829Sometime baby you make me feel so badVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3831You've got to walk yourselfVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3832Let's make itVee-Jay LP 1078
63-3833The mighty fireVee-Jay LP 1078


Chicago, IL  1964  (1964-1)
Universal Recording Corporation, produced by: Calvin Carter
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
64-4427Big legs, tight skirtVee-Jay 670
64-4428Flowers on the hourVee-Jay 708
64-4429It serves me rightVee-Jay 708
64-4430Ain't no big thing babyDynasty LP 7301
64-4431She left me one WednesdayCharly CRB 1029
64-4432You can run babyDynasty LP 7301
64-4433New Sally MaeDynasty LP 7301
64-4434Your baby ain't sweet like mineVee-Jay 670
64-4435She's long, she's tallDynasty LP 7301
64-4436You're mellowDynasty LP 7301


London, England  November 1964  (1964-2)
IBC Studios
Master/TakeTitleOriginal release
Little dreamerVerve-Folkways LP 3003
It's a crazy mixed up worldVerve-Folkways LP 3003
Bad luck and troubleVerve-Folkways LP 3003
Don't be messin' with my breadPlanet 114
WaterfrontVerve-Folkways LP 3003
I'm losin' youVerve-Folkways LP 3003
It's raining hereVerve-Folkways LP 3003
Little girl go back to schoolVerve-Folkways LP 3003
Mai LeePlanet 114
No one pleases me but youVerve-Folkways LP 3003
Seven days and seven nightsVerve-Folkways LP 3003