Little Johnny Jones

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Little Johnny Jones

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Born Nov. 1, 1924 in Jackson, Miss.
Died Nov. 19, 1964 in Chicago, Ill.

Chicago blues pianist and singer best known for being one of
Elmore James’ sidemen.

Not to be confused with Chicago blues guitarist Johnny Jones.

ALBUMS

Little Johnny Jones

2019, 7", EP, El Toro Records

Doin' The Best I Can

2015, 2xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, RM, JSP Records,

Tampa Red Featuring Johnny Jones*

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Krazy Kat

Little Johnnie Jones* & The Toe Twisters

Prison Bound Blues / Don't You Lie To Me

Johnny Jones* With Billy Boy Arnold

Johnny Jones With Billy Boy Arnold

Tampa Red And Little Johnny Jones

1974, 7", EP, Black Diamond (4)

Little Johnny Jones

Doin' The Best I Can / Hoy Hoy

1974, 7", RE, Atlantic

Little Johnny Jones

Doin' The Best I Can / Hoy Hoy

Little Johnny Jones And The Chicago Hound Dogs

Sweet Little Woman / I May Be Wrong

1953, Shellac, 10", Flair Records (5)

Little Johnny Jones And The Chicago Hound Dogs

Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman) / I May Be Wrong

Chicago Blues Vol. 2 Raisin' Sand

2001, CD, Comp, Indigo Recordings, Indigo Recordings

1983, 2xLP, Comp, Chess

Genesis: The Beginnings Of Rock

1972, 4xLP, Comp + Box, Chess,

Willie Dixon's Blues Dixonary Volume 3

CD, Comp, Roots (6),

Little Johnny Jones

Doin' The Best I Can / Hoy Hoy

APPEARANCES +

Down Home Blues - Chicago Volume 3 - The Special Stuff

2023, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Wienerworld Presentation,

The Guitar Wizard - The Tampa Red Collection 1929-53

2022, 5xCDr, Comp, RM + Box, Acrobat Music,

Piano Blues/Chicago Blues

2022, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Gol, Cleopatra Blues,

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues/Hill Country Blues/Blues Rock/Gospel

Wayne Nicholson (2), John Campbelljohn

2021, CD, Album, Pepper Cake,

Southern Bred - The Hot Thirty Picks (A Jubilation Of Scorching Rockers)

2020, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records,

Texas Blues/Rhythm & Blues

J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*

Things Are So Slow

2019, 10", Comp, Mono, Chance Records (3), Space (14)

The Easy Livin' Plan - Southern Bred Vol.3 Mississippi R&B Rockers

2019, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records

Down Home Blues - Chicago Volume 2 - Sweet Home Chicago

2019, 5xCD, Comp, RM, Wienerworld Presentation,

Rock My Baby Right - Southern Bred Vol.4 Mississippi R&B Rockers

2019, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records

Shake Holler And Run - Southern Bred Vol.5 Mississippi R&B Rockers

2019, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records,

Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Soul

2018, CD, Comp, Atomicat Records,

Rock & Roll/Rockabilly/Country

Benny Turner And Cash McCall With Special Guest Billy Branch

Going Back Home

2018, CD, Album, Nola Blue Records

The Sky Is Crying - All-Time Original Blues Classics

Give Me My Flowers

Down Home Blues - Chicago - Fine Boogie

2017, 5xCD, Comp, RM, Wienerworld Presentation,

Katy Prado & The Mamboleros

Tierra Del Feugo

2015, CD-ROM, Album, Bolsero

Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953

2015, 4xCD, Comp, RE, Boulevard Vintage,

Cut That Out: 1953-1963 Sides

Rock-A-Billy Dynamite

2013, 40xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, The Intense Media,

Rockabilly/Rock & Roll

Rollin' And Slidin'

2012, CD, Comp, Blues Boulevard,

Big Maceo Merriweather*

Power Piano Player: The Complete Sides 1941-1950

2012, Box, Comp, RM, Jew + 2xCD, JSP Records,

Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Acoustic

Paint The Town Blues

2012, 2xCD, Comp, Blues Boulevard,

Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues

Plug It In! Turn It Up! (Electric Blues The Definitive Collection! Part 1 1939-1954)

That Kat Sure Could Play! The Singles 1951 To 1957

2010, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Secret Records Limited,

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,

Big Walter Horton*

Blues Harmonica Giant (Classic Sides 1951-1956)

2010, 3xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records

Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 1941-1955

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll

Folk Blues - Everyday I Have The Blues

2007, CD, Comp, Edel Records

Hear My Back Door Slam

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Bakhåll,

Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Texas Blues/Gospel

The Blues Masters

The Morells Anthology "Live" 101 Songs About Cars, Girls, And Food

2005, 4xCD, Album, Num, Almeron Records,

Rock & Roll/Surf/Garage Rock

Ana! Live In Amsterdam

The United Records Story

2004, CD, Comp, Delmark Records, Delmark Records

Delmark Records 50 Years Of Jazz And Blues - Blues

2003, 2xCD, Comp, Delmark Records,

The Best Of Blues Guitar

Blues Rock/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - Godfathers And Sons

Rhythm & Blues/Electric Blues

That's All Right

Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Blues Rock

The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues

The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues

Rolling Stone 1941 - 1950

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues

The Best Of Muddy Waters

Shake Your Moneymaker: The Best Of The Fire Sessions

Miss Mary Ann & The Ragtime Wranglers

2000, CD, Album, Goofin' Records (2)

Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection

Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Preston Rockabilly

His Best, Vol. 2

Chicago Blues/Delta Blues

Blues Hit Big Town

The Complete Chess Recordings

1997, CD, Comp, RM, Chess, Universal

The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals

Chicago Blues/Rock & Roll

The Genuine Article

The Complete Chess Recordings

Delta Blues/Chicago Blues

The Original Wang Dang Doodle: The Chess Recordings & More

Jazz & Blues Collection

Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues

King Of The Slide Guitar

Lynwood Slim ...With Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston* & Jimmy Smith*

The Specialty Story

Jump Blues/Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Doo Wop

You Don't Have To Go

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 14 (26 January 1949 To 20 March 1951)

1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),

1951-1952 (I Grandi Successi)

1993, CD, Comp, DeAgostini,

Bop/Cool Jazz/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Big Band

1993, CD, Comp, Chess,

Rhythm & Blues/Chicago Blues

Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 15 (28 July 1951 To 4 December 1953)

The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James

The Blues (A Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers)

Delta Blues/Jump Blues/Texas Blues/Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues/Memphis Blues/Louisiana Blues/Country Blues

Blues Masters, Volume 6: Blues Originals

Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Texas Blues

Little Red Rooster

The Collins Kids

Hop Skip & Jump

Rock & Roll/Rockabilly/Country

The Ultimate Collection

Modern Electric Blues

A Tribute To Willie Dixon 1915-1992

1992, CD, Comp, Chess

Hard Working Man

1992, CD, Comp, Charly R&B,

Hard Working Man

Q The Blues (The Story Of The Blues)

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues/Soul/Memphis Blues

The Sky Is Crying

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Chicago Blues - Vol. 4

1991, 2xCD, Comp, Vogue,

Rock Around The Box

Elmore James / John Brim

Whose Muddy Shoes

Blues Roots Vol. II

1990, LP, Comp, Peerless

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

The Blues Guitar Box

Electric Blues/Texas Blues/Chicago Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Instrumental

Smokestack Lightning

Walking By Myself

Rolling Stone - Muddy Waters Volume 1

Second Time I Met The Blues (The Best Of Chess Blues Vol 2)

1989, CD, Comp, Chess,

Delta Blues/Chicago Blues

Red-Hot Rockabilly

Rock & Roll/Rockabilly

Left Me With A Broken Heart

Messin' With The Kid 1957-1963

Messin' With The Kid 1957-1963

The Best Of Chess Blues Volume Two

Chicago Blues/East Coast Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues

Rough Dried Blues (Jewel, Paula, Ronn Recordings)

1987, LP, Comp, Charly R&B

The Best Of Chess Blues

The Real Folk Blues

The Real Folk Blues

Atlantic Blues: Guitar

Rhythm & Blues Years

The Rockin' Chair Album

Earl Hooker / Magic Sam

Calling All Blues

Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' In The Moonlight

Atlantic Blues: Vocalists

Junior Wells With Magic Sam & Shakey Jake

Chiefly Wells (Chicago Blues With Magic Sam & Shakey Jake 1957-1966)

1985, LP, Comp, Mono, Flyright Records,

Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues/Electric Blues

Muddy Waters (The Chess Box)

Masters Of Jazz Vol. 15 - Blues Giants

Rare And Unissued

Chicago Piano-ology

Chicago Blues/Piano Blues

Out Of Bad Luck (1961-1966 Chicago Blues From USA & Chief)

1983, LP, Comp, RM, Flyright Records, Flyright Records,

King Of The Slide Guitar

Albert King / Otis Rush

The Silver King Band

Live At The Dive

King Biscuit Boy

Badly Bent The Best of

His Greatest Sides, Volume One

1982, LP, Comp, Chess,

Country Blues/Chicago Blues

Blues Rarities - Rare And Unissued Recordings

Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues

Five Cats Down.... Boppin' And Strollin'

Wizards From The Southside

Crazy With The Blues

1981, LP, Comp, Oldie Blues

Ralph Shine Blues Band

Ralph Shine Blues Band

1981, LP, Album, Not On Label

The Collins Kids

Rockin' Rollin' Collins Kids

The Best Of Elmore James

Big Town Playboy

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues

Upside Your Head

Omar And The Howlers

Harmonica Blues/Texas Blues

Brum Beat (Live At The Barrel Organ!) - Volume I

New Wave/Power Pop/Punk

1932 - 1953 "You Can't Get That Stuff No More"

Blues From The Windy City (Chicago In Transition 1946-1952)

1976, LP, Comp, Flyright Records, Flyright Records,

Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Harmonica Blues

Tampa Red Vol. 1

1976, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA

Windy City Blues The Transition 1935 To 1953

1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Bluebird (3)

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues

J.T. Brown And His Boogie Boys

Rockin' With J.T.

The Guitar Wizard (1935-1953)

Genesis Vol 2: Memphis To Chicago

1973, 4xLP, Comp + Box, Chess,

Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues

Post Bop/Rhythm & Blues/Dixieland

Big Walter Horton*

King Of The Harmonica Players

Blues Piano - Chicago Plus

Elmore James, Eddie Taylor (2) & Jimmy Reed

South Side Blues

The Resurrection Of Elmore James

Blues In D Natural

King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar

Black Cat Trail

The Legend Of Elmore James

I Can't Hold Out / The Sun Is Shining

Elmore James And The Broom Dusters*

Blues After Hours

Electric Blues/Chicago Blues

The Collins Kids (Larry & Lorrie)*

Hoy Hoy / Mama Worries

Clyde Stacy & The Nitecaps

Joe Turner And His Blues Kings*

Hide And Seek / Midnight Cannonball

Joe Turner And His Blues Kings*

TV Mama / Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop

I'll Find My Way / That's Her Own Business

... Through The Darkness

Box + 4xLP, Comp, BYG Records,

Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues

Red Hot And Blue

Hoy Hoy / A-200 Blues

1957-1966 (West Side Guitar)

Chicago Blues/Electric Blues

Dust My Broom 1951-1961

2017, 4xCD, Comp, Dlx, RM, Real Gone Music Company,

The Ultimate Collection

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,

The Aristocrat Blues Story

2014, 2xCD, Comp, RE, One Day Music,

Right Now (Atlantic Club Soul And Deep Cuts)

Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Dust My Rhythm & Blues - The Flair Records R&B Story 1953-55

2013, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Ace

Midnight Steppers

2013, 3xCD, Comp, Fantastic Voyage,

Piano Blues/Boogie Woogie

Definitive Chicago Blues

2012, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Not Now Music,

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 - Japanese Edition -

Essential Chess Blues

Tell Me What'd I Say - The Atlantic Story

2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, One Day Music,

L'Intégrale Blues - Tous Les Standards Du Blues

2010, 10xCD, Comp + Box, PIAS France, LM Music (2)

100 Tubes Blues

2010, 5xCD, Comp, Wagram Music,

Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Chicago - The Evolution Of Chicago Blues 1925-1958

2009, 3xCD, Comp, Fantastic Voyage,

Beginner's Guide To Blues Music

2008, 3xCD, Comp, Nascente

Down Home Blues Classics Volume 3 Chicago 1946-1954

Atlantic Blues (1949-1970)

2007, 4xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num + Box, Rhino Handmade, Atlantic,

Jump Blues/Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues

The R&B Years 1954

2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage

Gaz's Rockin' Blues

The R&B Years 1953

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage,

Le Blues 1925 / 1952

2002, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Body & Soul (2),

Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Chicago Blues

Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2

2002, 15xCD, Comp + Box, Past Perfect International,

Blues Connection Vol. 1

2001, 4xCD, Comp, EMI Plus,

The Chess Story 1947-1956

2001, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Chess,

Something Inside Of Me

2001, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records,

Chicago Blues Piano Hitters! - The Cobra/Job Recordings 1950's

2001, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records

Messing With The Blues

2000, CD, Comp, Ace,

Jump Blues/Piano Blues/Electric Blues

Chicago In Mind

2000, CD, Comp, Catfish Records,

Jump, Jive & Swing!

1999, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

The Chess Story 1947-1975

1999, 14xCD, Comp, RM + CD-ROM, Enh + Box, Ltd, Num, MCA Records, Universal,

Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues

The Aristocrat Of The Blues - The Best Of Aristocrat Records Vol. 2

1998, CD, Comp, RM, Folio, Chess,

The Aristocrat Of The Blues - The Best Of Aristocrat Records

1997, CD, Comp, RM, Folio

Chess Blues Classics 1947 To 1956

The Aristocrat Of The Blues - The Best Of Aristocrat Records

From The Vaults: The Chess Rarities 1947-1966

1996, 2xCD, Comp, MCA Records,

Electric Blues/East Coast Blues/Memphis Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Chicago Blues

1994, 4xCD, Comp, Charly Records,

Blues Masters (The Essential Blues Collection)

Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues/Jump Blues/Texas Blues/Delta Blues

Rare Chicago Blues, 1962 - 1968

1993, CD, Comp, Bullseye Blues

Rare Chicago Blues, 1962 - 1968

1993, Cass, Comp, Bullseye Blues

Elmore James & His Broomdusters

The Classic Early Recordings: 1951-1956

Blues Masters Volume 5: Jump Blues Classics

Chicago Blues/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues

An Early Chess Blues Anthology

1991, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Vogue, Chess

Atlantic Blues: Chicago

20 Great Blues Recordings Of The 50's And 60's - Volume 2

100 Minutes Of The Blues

1983, Cass, Comp, PRT

Chicago Blues. Live At The Fickle Pickle

1979, LP, Mono, Flyright Records, Flyright Records,

Rare Gems Vol.1

Genesis The Beginnings Of Rock

1972, 7", EP, Chess

Blues Piano - Chicago Plus

Blues From Chicago Volume 2

1969, LP, Comp, Ltd, Python Records (2),

When I Get Lucky

7", EP, Comp, Tra, Yucca Records (3)

2120 South Michigan Great Blues From Chicago's Chess Records

2xCD, Album, Comp, Promo, Lic, Arc Music Group,

Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues

Boogie Woogie Breakout

CD, Comp, Not On Label,

Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie

Down Home Blues Classics Volume 3 Chicago 1946-1954

4xCD, Comp, Boulevard Vintage

Smokey Joe's Cafe

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Redline (3)

The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James

Best Of Blues 6

Cass, Comp, Unofficial, First

Savage Kick Vol. 7

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues