Will Weldon


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Will Weldon (circa 1906, Grenada, Mississippi, USA - died April 30, 1934, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, aged 28) was an American Memphis blues singer and guitar player, associated with the Memphis Jug Band.

For entries referring to Casey Bill Weldon, please use William Weldon

The blues historian Jim O'Neal found the following information in the Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955:

born: about 1906, Grenada, Mississippi
died: age 28, 30 April 1934, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Burial: 2 May 1934, Mt Carmel Cemetery

Race: Colored (Black)
Marital Status: Single
Street Address: 205 Beale
Occupation: Musician
Father's Name: Will Weldon
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's Name: Adeline Burt
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
FHL Film Number: 1876812

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Will Weldon
Turpentine Blues / Hitch Me To Your Buggy, And Drive Me Like A Mule
1927, Shellac, 10", Victor
Memphis Jug Band
American Epic: The Best Of Memphis Jug Band
2017, ,
Country Blues
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band, Volume 4 - The Complete Vocalion & OKeh Recordings, Plus Unissued Victor Tests
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7)
Memphis Jug Band
The Best Of The Memphis Jug Band
2001
Memphis Jug Band
Volume 3
1997
Memphis Jug Band
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas
Memphis Jug Band
State Of Tennessee Blues
1995, CD, Comp, Memphis Archives
Memphis Jug Band
Volume One
1994
Memphis Jug Band
Associates & Alternate Takes (1927-1930)
1991, CD, Comp, RM, Wolf Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Memphis Blues/Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (13 February 1928 To 4 October 1929)
1991
Memphis Jug Band
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 3 (1930)
1991
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
1981
Memphis Jug Band
Volume 2 (1927-1934)
1971, ,
Jug Band/Memphis Blues
Memphis Jug Band
Kansas City Blues / State Of Tennessee Blues
1928, Shellac, 10", Victor
Memphis Jug Band
Stingy Woman / Sun Brimmers
1927, Shellac, 10", Victor
Memphis Jug Band
Sunshine Blues / I'm Looking For The Bully Of The Town
1927, Shellac, 10", Victor
Memphis Jug Band
Complete Recorded Works 1927-1930 In Chronological Order: Volume 1 (24 February 1927 To 13 February 1928)
CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug
10", S/Sided, TP, Victor, ,
Memphis Blues/Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
The Memphis Jug Band Collection 1927-34
2020, 3xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Country Blues/Jug Band

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Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
Get On Board (The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2022
Různí
The Harry Smith B-Sides
2020, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Dust-to-Digital, ,
Cajun/Country/Field Recording/Gospel/Delta Blues/Folk
King Earl Boogie Band
Loaded & Live
2006,
Memphis Jug Band With Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers*
Memphis Jug Band With Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, JSP Records, ,
Country Blues/Jug Band
Různí
Cherokee Boogie Indians & The Blues
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Saga, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
B.B. King
Let The Good Times Roll (The Music Of Louis Jordan)
1999,
Harry Smith
Anthology Of American Folk Music
1997, ,
Cajun/Country/Field Recording/Gospel/Delta Blues/Folk
Různí
Harmonica Blues - Mississippi - Memphis - Chicago 1927-1941
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Harmonica Blues/Delta Blues/Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues
Little Milton
Stand By Me
1995, CD,
Různí
Memphis Jug Bands - Walk Right In
1995
Různí
"Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes, Volume 3 (1927-1960's)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues
Různí
Memphis Country Blues (Greatest Hits Vol. I)
1994, ,
Country Blues/Memphis Blues
Různí
Blues Masters, Volume 12: Memphis Blues
1993, CD, ,
Memphis Blues/Delta Blues
Alex Burns (2) & Nick Charles
The Road More Travelled
1992, CD, Album, Newmarket Music, ,
Country Blues
Různí
Memphis Harp & Jug Blowers (1927-1939) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order + 1 Alternate Take)
1992, ,
Memphis Blues/Jug Band
R.L. Burnside & The Sound Machine
Bad Luck City
1991
Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
1990, CD, Comp, Charly Records Ltd., ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Různí
The Blues 1923 To 1933
1988, CD,
Různí
Memphis Blues (1928-1930)
1984, ,
Memphis Blues/Country Blues
Různí
Memphis Shakedown
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, Magpie Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Memphis Blues
Casey Bill Weldon & Kokomo Arnold
Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters Of The 1930s
1975
Různí
The Great Jug Bands 1926-1934
1971, LP, Album, Comp, Historical Records
The Memphis Jug Band*
1927-1929
1967
Různí
Jugs, Washboards & Kazoos
1967
Různí
The Great Jug Bands
1962
Dixieland Jug Blowers / Memphis Jug Band
The Jug Bands
1954, 10", Comp, "X"
Různí
Memphis Blues Vol. 2 (1927-1938) Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order
CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Casey Bill Weldon
Red Hot Blues (1927-1937)
Různí
Harmonicas Washboards Fiddles & Jugs
Různí
The Memphis Blues Box (Original Recordings First Released On 78s And 45s, 1914-1969)
2023, 20xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Bear Family Records, ,
Memphis Blues/Boogie Woogie/Delta Blues/Country Blues/Jump Blues/Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Jug Band
Různí
The Rough Guide To Memphis Blues (Reborn And Remastered)
2022, CD, ,
Memphis Blues
Různí
The Rough Guide To The Best Country Blues You've Never Heard: Reborn And Remastered
2018
Různí
40 Delta Blues Gems
2012, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Primo (2),
Různí
Those Dirty Blues, Volume 3
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Grammercy Records
Různí
Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta
2010, 3x CD Digipack, ,
Country Blues/Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Harmonica Blues/Piano Blues
Charley Patton
The Definitive Charley Patton
2009, 3xCD, Comp + DVD, Proper Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Různí
The Roots Of Canned Heat
2000, CD, Comp, Catfish Records,
Casey Bill Weldon
Red Hot Blues 1927-1937
1982
Různí
The Blues In Memphis 1927-1939 (All The Uptown And Downhome Music Of The Gateway To The Delta)
1969, LP, Comp, Origin Jazz Library
Různí
Up And Down The Mississippi (1926-1940)
1969
Různí
Frank Stokes' Dream (The Memphis Blues 1927-1931)
1968