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b. June 24, 1912 in New Orleans, Louisiana
d. Oct 22, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois

Best known as a bass player, Knowling also played tuba and violin. He performed with New Orleans big bands in the 1920s and 1930s under Sidney Desvigne, Joe Robichaux and others, then moved to Chicago where he played on many blues and R&B records. He achieved the greatest commercial success with his work as a bassist for Arthur Big Boy Crudup and Little Brother Montgomery.

APPEARANCES +


Various
Down Home Blues - Chicago Volume 3 - The Special Stuff
2023, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Wienerworld Presentation,
Tampa Red
The Guitar Wizard - The Tampa Red Collection 1929-53
2022, 5xCDr, Comp, RM + Box, Acrobat Music, ,
Piano Blues/Chicago Blues
Eddie Ware
A Pretty Wild Guy - 1951-1953
2022, CD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Down Home Blues - Chicago Volume 2 - Sweet Home Chicago
2019, 5xCD, Comp, RM, Wienerworld Presentation, ,
Chicago Blues
Big Joe Williams
The Original Ramblin' Bluesman, 1945 - 1961
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Jasmine Records
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Mean Ol' Frisco
2018
Various
Down Home Blues - Chicago - Fine Boogie
2017, 5xCD, Comp, RM, Wienerworld Presentation, ,
Chicago Blues
Robert Nighthawk
The Robert Nighthawk Collection 1937-52
2017, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat Music
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup*
The Definitive Collection 1941-62
2016, 4xCDr, Comp, Acrobat
Harlem Hamfats*
Masters Of Jazz & Blues 1936-1944
2016, Box + 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Country Blues
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
That's All Right - An Introduction to the Father of Rock'n'Roll
2015, 10", Comp, Num, RE, Gat, En Avant La Zizique !, ,
Delta Blues
Various
Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RE, Boulevard Vintage,
Big Bill Broonzy
The Blues Plus Big Bill's Blues
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Soul Jam Records
Johnny Jones*
Doin' The Best I Can
2015, 2xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Memphis Minnie
Keep On Goin' 1930-1953
2015
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Blues Plus Sings The Blues
2014, CD, Comp, RM, Hoodoo Records
Memphis Slim
Piano Blues Supreme 1940-1961
2012, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Frémeaux & Associés
Big Maceo Merriweather*
Power Piano Player: The Complete Sides 1941-1950
2012, Box, Comp, RM, Jew + 2xCD, JSP Records, ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Acoustic
Various
Plug It In! Turn It Up! (Electric Blues The Definitive Collection! Part 1 1939-1954)
2012, 3x CD, ,
Electric Blues
Various
Death Might Be Your Santa Claus
2012, ,
Sermon/Gospel/Holiday
Big Walter Horton*
Blues Harmonica Giant (Classic Sides 1951-1956)
2010, 3xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records
Big Bill Broonzy
Key to the Blues
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Blues Boulevard
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Later Years 1939 - 1947
2008, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 1941-1955
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy's Legend
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Black, Brown And Beige - Skin Colors And The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Saga, ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Texas Blues/East Coast Blues/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Blues Vs. Rock And Roll - Elvis Pays Tribute To The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
Folk Blues - Everyday I Have The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Edel Records
Big Bill Broonzy
Volume 3: The War And Postwar Years 1940 - 1951
2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Goin' Mad Blues
2006, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents, ,
Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Piedmont Blues
Various
Hear My Back Door Slam
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Bakhåll, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Texas Blues/Gospel
Lonnie Johnson
The Original Guitar Wizard
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Proper Records (2)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Father Of Blues Harmonica
2006, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Golden Stars, ,
Harmonica Blues
Various
Jazz In The Charts 59/100 - Night And Day (1940) (7)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Big Bill Broonzy
These Blues Are Doggin' Me
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era,
Otis Spann
The Blues Of Otis Spann / Cracked Spanner Head
2005, 2xCD, Comp, BGO Records
Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson*
Million Year Blues
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania
Big Bill Broonzy
The Southern Blues
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania, ,
Country Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Part 2: 1937 -1940 Remastered Annotated Discography
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill's Blues
2005, CD, Comp, Prism Leisure
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 36 - Going Down The River - Songs Vom Mississippi Delta
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Rolling Stone, ,
Blues Rock/Delta Blues/Country Blues
Various
New Orleans Blues 1940-1953
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Louisiana Blues/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Robert Nighthawk
Prowling With The Nighthawk
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
Cherokee Boogie Indians & The Blues
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Saga, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
John Lee Williamson*
Blues Archive- The Story Of The Blues - Chapter 12
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Lon, Membran Music Ltd.
Roosevelt Sykes
Chicago Boogie
2004, CD, Comp, Delmark Records, Delmark Records
Various
The United Records Story
2004, CD, Comp, Delmark Records, Delmark Records
Big Joe Williams
Baby Please Don't Go 1935-1951
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Various
Jazz Masters Of Acoustic Guitar (And Some Bluesmen Too)
2003, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Swing
Various
Harmonica Blues Vol. 2 1946-1952
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Harmonica Blues
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Rock Me Mamma
2003, CD, Comp, Bluebird (3), BMG Heritage
Big Joe Williams
I Got Wild
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Delmark Records, Delmark Records
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams And The Stars Of Mississippi Blues
2003, 5xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records
Various
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (A Musical Journey)
2003, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Delta Blues/Chicago Blues/Electric Blues/Jump Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Arthur Crudup*
Everything's Alright
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Our World Entertainment, Inc., ,
Louisiana Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Sad Letter Blues
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Past Perfect Silver Line
Tommy McClennan
Complete Recordings In Chronological Order - Volume 2: 1940 - 1942
2002, CDr, Comp, RE, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
That's All Right
2002, ,
Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Blues Rock
Muddy Waters
The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues
2002
Muddy Waters
The Best Of Muddy Waters
2001, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Long Man Blues
2000
Various
Jazzuela - Julio Cortázar Y El Jazz
2000
Muddy Waters
The Complete Recordings 1941-1948
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Culture Press, Blue Boar Records
Big Joe Williams
Crawlin' King Snake
1999, CD, Comp, Catfish Records
Blind John Davis
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 -- 1938-1952
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
Blues For A Rainy Day
1999, CD, Comp, Delta (18),
Washboard Sam
The Blues: Swinging The Blues 1935-1947
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,
Kansas Joe McCoy* Featuring Memphis Minnie
One In A Hundred
1999, CD, Comp, ABM
Big Maceo Merriweather*
Chicago Breakdown
1999, CD, Comp, Blues Encore
Various
Slick Chicks And Tough Mamas
1999
Various
Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
"Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles, Alternate Takes & Supplements, Volume 10 (1926-1951)
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Jazz Gillum
Harmonica Chicago Blues
1998, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Harmonica Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Chicago Calling
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Blue Boar Records,
Sonny Boy Williamson
Vol. 3 1944-1947
1998, CD, Comp, Blues Collection
Memphis Minnie
The Queen Of The Blues 1929 - 1941
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Various
"Too Late, Too Late" More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes Volume 7 (1927-1955)
1997, CD, Comp, Document Records (2), ,
Gospel/Country Blues
Various
Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955-Midwest Blues
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Mercury
Lil Green
Complete Recorded Works 1946-1951 In Chronological Order
1997, CD, Comp, RST Records,
Various
Female Blues (The Remaining Titles Volume 2, 1938-1949)
1997, CD, Comp, RST Records
Various
Too Late, Too Late (Newly Discovered Titles, Alternate Takes & Supplements Volume 8, 1895/96-1942)
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Gospel/Country Blues
Harlem Hamfats* + Rosetta Howard, Johnnie Temple*
Hamfat Swing 1936-1938
1997, CD, Comp, Blues Collection
Tampa Red & Big Maceo
The Great Piano/Guitar Duo 1941-1946
1997, CD, Comp, Blues Collection, EPM
Tommy McClennan
The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942
1997
Big Maceo
The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
1997
Sonny Boy Williamson
Chicago 1937 - 1945
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Various
Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955
1996, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Mercury, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Chicago Blues Volume 2 (1939-1944)
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues
John Lee Williamson*
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas
Various
Down The Dirt Road (The Essential Recordings Of Mississippi Blues)
1996, CD, Comp, Indigo Recordings, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Various
Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes (The Essential Recordings Of The Blues Ladies)
1996, CD, Comp, Indigo Recordings, ,
Country Blues
Various
Booze & The Blues
1996, CD, ,
Country Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
The Devil's Son-In-Law
1996,
Various
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
1996, ,
Country/Gospel/Bluegrass/Cajun/Folk
Arthur Big Boy Crudup*
The Complete Arthur Big Boy Crudup Vol. 1/2 (1941-1947)
1996
Various
Harmonica Blues - Mississippi - Memphis - Chicago 1927-1941
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Harmonica Blues/Delta Blues/Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, Charly Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Monkey Joe*
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 1 (1935-1939)
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Big Bill Broonzy
Complete Recorded Works 1945-1947 In Chronological Order Volume 12
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Document Records (2), ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Blue Ladies 1934-1941 (The Complete Recorded Works Of Irene Sanders, Stella Johnson, Lorraine Walton, Hattie Bolten, Minnie Mathes, Kansas Katie In Chronological Order)
1995, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Herb Morand And The Harlem Hamfats
New Orleans To Harlem
1995, CD, Comp, Jazz Crusade, ,
Dixieland
Various
When Hemp Was Hip
1995, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Swingin' The Blues (Complete Recording Sessions 1931-1939 In Chronological Order)
1995
Lil Green
Why Don't You Do Right? (1940-1942)
1994, CD, Comp, Blues Collection
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson*
Broken Heart Blues
1994, 2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Harmonica Blues
Various
Blues In History I
1994, 2xCD, Comp, RM, History,
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson*
Down South
1994, 2xCD, Comp, RM, History
Memphis Minnie
In My Girlish Days
1994, CD, Comp, Blues Encore
Rosetta Howard
Complete Recorded Works 1939 - 1947 In Chronological Order
1994, CD, Comp, RST Records,
Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon*
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (30 July 1929 To 20 July 1937)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1944-1955)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Johnnie Temple*
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (14 May 1935 To 22 April 1938)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Curtis Jones
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (29 January 1941 To 19 May 1953)
1994, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Curtis Jones
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (23 June 1938 To 15 June 1939)
1994, CD, Comp, Document Records (2), ,
Piano Blues
Various
The Specialty Story
1994, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Jump Blues/Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Doo Wop
Harlem Hamfats*
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 2 (12 December 1936 To 5 October 1937)
1994,
Various
"Too Late, Too Late Blues": Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes – Volume 1 (1926-1944)
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Gospel
Casey Bill Weldon
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1938 In Chronological Order: Vol. 3 (24 March 1937 To 16 December 1938)
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Washboard Sam
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 -- 14 March To 16 December 1938
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Washboard Sam
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 -- 15 May 1939 To 22 March 1940
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Washboard Sam
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 6 -- 26 June 1941 To 31 July 1942
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Washboard Sam
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 7 -- 31 July 1942 To 27 October 1949
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
1951-1952 (I Grandi Successi)
1993, CD, Comp, DeAgostini, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Big Band
Jazz Gillum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 -- 3 April 1936 To 16 December 1938
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Jazz Gillum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 -- 16 December 1938 To 4 July 1941
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Jazz Gillum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 3 -- 4 July 1941 To 18 February 1946
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Harmonica Blues
Jazz Gillum
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 -- 18 February 1946 To 25 January 1949
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Complete Recorded Works 1941-1954 In Chronological Order, Volume 1 -- 11 September 1941 To 6 September 1946
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Complete Recorded Works 1941-1956 In Chronological Order, Volume 2 -- 6 September 1946 To 11 March 1949
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Complete Recorded Works 1941-1956 In Chronological Order, Volume 3 -- 11 March 1949 To 15 January 1952
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Doctor Clayton
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1942 In Chronological Order
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Tampa Red
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 10 (16 June 1938 To 8 November 1939)
1993, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),
Sonny Boy Williamson
Vol.2 1940-1942
1993, CD, Comp, RM, Blues Collection, EPM Musique, ,
Harmonica Blues
Little Walter, Memphis Slim, Sleepy John Estes, Sunnyland Slim
Blues Legends
1993, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital
Tampa Red
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 13 (5 July 1945 To 31 October 1947)
1993, CD, Comp, Document Records (2), ,
Chicago Blues
Tampa Red
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 12 (24 June 1941 To 5 July 1945)
1993, CD, Comp, Document Records (2), ,
Chicago Blues
Tampa Red
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 15 (28 July 1951 To 4 December 1953)
1993
Elmore James
The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James
1993, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
The Blues (A Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers)
1993, Box Set, 4x CD, ,
Delta Blues/Jump Blues/Texas Blues/Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues/Memphis Blues/Louisiana Blues/Country Blues
Various
Blues Masters, Volume 6: Blues Originals
1993, ,
Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Texas Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie
1993
Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
1993
Big Bill Broonzy
The Southern Blues
1993
Arthur Crudup*
Rock Me Mamma
1993
Tampa Red
The Guitar Wizard
1993, ,
Chicago Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy (1934-1946)
1992, LP, Comp, Old Tramp, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music
1992, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Big Band/Swing/Gospel/Piano Blues/Delta Blues
Lonnie Johnson
Complete 1937 To June 1947 Recordings In Chronological Order. Volume 3 (14 December 1944 To 2 June 1947)
1992,
Various
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950)
1992, ,
Country Blues/Country/Bluegrass/Sermon/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Gospel/Folk
Lonnie Johnson
He's A Jelly Roll Baker
1992
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
That's All Right Mama
1992,
Various
Chess Blues
1992, ,
Chicago Blues/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues
The McCoy Brothers*, (Charlie* & Joe McCoy)*
Complete Recorded Works 1934-1944 In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1936-1944)
1992, CD, ,
Country Blues/Memphis Blues
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
The Father Of Rock 'N' Roll
1992
Big Bill Broonzy
1935-1940
1991, CD, Comp, Black And Blue, ,
Country Blues
Memphis Minnie
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1941 In Chronological Order: Vol. 3 (9 June To 15 December 1937)
1991, CD, Comp, RM, RST Records
Memphis Minnie
The Complete Post-War Recordings In Chronological Order Volume 3 (23 April 1949 To 5 October 1953)
1991, CD, Comp, RM, Wolf Records (2)
Memphis Minnie
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1941 In Chronological Order Volume 4 (23 June 1938 To 6 February 1939)
1991, CD, Comp, RM, RST Records
Memphis Minnie
The Complete Post-War Recordings In Chronological Order, Volume 2 -- 26 February 1946 To 27 December 1947
1991
Various
Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers
1991,
Washboard Sam
1936-1947
1991, CD,
Big Joe Williams
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 2 (1945-1949)
1991
Sonny Boy Williamson
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 -- 4 April 1941 To 2 July 1945
1991
Sonny Boy Williamson
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 5 (19 October 1945 To 12 November 1947)
1991
Memphis Minnie
The Complete Post-War Recordings In Chronological Order Volume 1 (19 December 1944 To 26 February 1946)
1991
Various
Good Time Blues: Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow-Bells
1991, ,
Delta Blues/Country Blues
Various
Blues Bands In Chicago (1934-1941)
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Rst Records
Tampa Red
Tampa Red - Volume 2 1929-1940
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Old Tramp,
Big Bill Broonzy
Vol. 2 (1934-1941)
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RST Records
Merline Johnson
The Yas Yas Girl 1937-1947
1990, CD, Comp, Wolf Records (2),
Various
Blues Festival 1964
1990, CD, Comp, Sarpe
Various
Legends Of The Blues: Volume 1
1990,
Elmore James
The Master Of The Slide Guitar
1990, ,
Chicago Blues
T-Bone Walker
The Talkin' Guitar
1990,
Various
News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is
1990
Big Bill Broonzy
Good Time Tonight
1990
Big Bill Broonzy
Remembering Big Bill Broonzy (The Greatest Minstrel Of The Authentic Blues)
1990
Muddy Waters
Rolling Stone - Muddy Waters Volume 1
1990, ,
Chicago Blues
Jazz Gillum
Me And My Buddy
1989, LP, Comp, Swingtime, ,
Country Blues/Chicago Blues
Various
Any Kind A Man (Previously Unissued 1934-1938)
1989, LP, Mono, RM, Travelin' Man, ,
Chicago Blues
Rosetta Howard With The Harlem Hamfats
Rosetta Howard With The Harlem Hamfats
1989, LP, Comp, Official (3),
Various
Blue Ladies - Vol.2 (1937-1939)
1989, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Document Records (2)
Roosevelt Scott, George Jefferson (2), Lulu Scott
Chicago Blues Roots Vol.2 (1938-1940) Complete Recordings
1989, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Best Of Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe Vol. 2 1929 - 1941
1989, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Earl Archives, Document Records (2)
Big Bill Broonzy
Vol. 3 (1928-1939)
1989, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues
Washboard Sam
I'm Not The Lad
1989, LP, Comp, Swingtime,
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
That's All Right Mama
1989
Doctor Clayton And His Buddy*
Doctor Clayton And His Buddy (1935-1947)
1989, ,
Chicago Blues
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Blues
1989, ,
Jump Blues/Texas Blues
Harlem Hamfats*
(1936-1939)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Big Bill Broonzy
Vol. 2 (1935-1949)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Jazz Gillum
(1935-1947) (The Remaining Titles)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Harmonica Blues
Kansas Joe McCoy* - Joe Williams*
(1929-1941)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, RST Records,
Lil Green, Streamline Mae, Clara Morris
Female Blues 1940-1942
1988, LP, Comp, Document Records (2), ,
Chicago Blues
Memphis Slim
Blues - My Own Way (1951-1954)
1988, LP, Album, Comp, Official (3), ,
Piano Blues/Chicago Blues
Various
Gin House Blues
1988, CD, Comp, Flapper, ,
Vocal
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Live In Paris, 1964
1988
Memphis Minnie
1930-1941
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Old Tramp, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
"Delta Blues In Chicago" Mississippi Country Blues - Vol. 2 (1938-1942)
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Delta Blues/Country Blues
Doctor Clayton
Gotta Find My Baby
1987, LP, Comp, Swingtime, ,
Piano Blues
Tampa Red
Tampa Red 1935-1942
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Old Tramp
Various
Them Dirty Blues (A Five Record Copulation Compilation)
1987, ,
Erotic
Roosevelt Sykes
Raining In My Heart
1987
Various
The RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Revue
1987, Cassette, ,
Big Band/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Atlantic Blues: Chicago
1987, ,
Chicago Blues
Muddy Waters
The Real Folk Blues
1987
Big Bill Broonzy
Midnight Steppers
1986, LP, Comp, Swingtime, ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Viper Mad Blues (16 Songs Of Dope And Depravity)
1986, ,
Country Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland
Various
Going Back On The Farm (Blues In Chicago 1940-1942)
1985, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Travelin' Man, ,
Chicago Blues/Country Blues
Various
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 15 - Blues Giants
1985, ,
Chicago Blues
Lil Green
Chicago 1940-1947
1985, ,
Chicago Blues/Jump Blues
Otis Spann
Take Me Back Home
1984, LP, Album, Black Magic Records (2)
Muddy Waters
Rare And Unissued
1984
Big Boy Crudup*
I'm In The Mood
1983, LP, Comp, Krazy Kat, Krazy Kat
Various
Easin' In (Women Sing The Blues 1924-1941)
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Muskadine
Lonnie Johnson (2) & Blind John Davis
Blues For Everybody
1982, LP, Comp, RM, Oldie Blues,
Big Boy Crudup*
Star Bootlegger
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Krazy Kat, Krazy Kat, Krazy Kat,
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Give Me A 32-20
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Crown Prince Records, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Various
Okeh Chicago Blues
1982
Harlem Hamfats*
Hot Chicago Jazz, Blues & Jive 1936-1937
1981, LP, Comp, Folklyric Records
Tampa Red
Crazy With The Blues
1981, LP, Comp, Oldie Blues
Various
The Story Of The Blues
1981, ,
Country Blues/Texas Blues/Chicago Blues/Piedmont Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues
Lonnie Johnson
The Originator Of Modern Guitar Blues
1980,
Various
Mean Mothers: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 1
1980, ,
Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues
Various
29 Boogie Woogie Originaux
1980, 2x Vinyl, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Various
Boogie Woogie
1978, 3xLP, Comp + Box, RCA Victor, ,
Boogie Woogie
J.T. Brown
Windy City Boogie
1978
Robert Nighthawk
Bricks In My Pillow
1978
Memphis Minnie
1936-1949 Hot Stuff
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Magpie Records (2)
Tampa Red
1932 - 1953 "You Can't Get That Stuff No More"
1977,
Various
The Blues
1977, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Boogie Woogie/Swing
Various
Blues From The Windy City (Chicago In Transition 1946-1952)
1976, LP, Comp, Flyright Records, Flyright Records, ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Harmonica Blues
"Jazz" Gillum*
"Jazz" Gillum Vol.1
1976, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA, ,
Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues
Washboard Sam
Washboard Sam Vol. 1
1976, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, RCA, ,
Chicago Blues
Tampa Red
Tampa Red Vol. 1
1976, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume Two
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Pot, Spoon, Pipe And Jug - 14 Jazz Vocals And Reefer Songs
1976
Various
Hard Times
1975, LP, Comp, Rounder Records
Tampa Red
Guitar Wizard
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Bluebird (3)
Various / Paul Oliver
La Historia Del Blues, Vol. 2
1975
J.T. Brown And His Boogie Boys
Rockin' With J.T.
1975
Tampa Red
The Guitar Wizard (1935-1953)
1974
Various
Genesis Vol 2: Memphis To Chicago
1973, 4xLP, Comp + Box, Chess, ,
Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues
Various
Blues Jubilee
1973, 2xLP, Comp, Atlantic, Atlantic, Atlantic, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Texas Blues
Various
Take A Little Walk With Me (The Blues In Chicago 1948-1957)
1972, 2xLP, Comp, Boogie Disease Records
Big Walter Horton*
King Of The Harmonica Players
1972
Lil Green
Romance In The Dark
1971, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Big Joe Williams
Nine String Guitar Blues
1971, ,
Delta Blues
Washboard Sam With Big Bill Broonzy And Memphis Slim
Feeling Low Down
1971,
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
The Father Of Rock And Roll
1971
Various
The Story Of The Blues, Vol. 2
1970, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, CBS, ,
Boogie Woogie/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Harmonica Blues/Jump Blues/Memphis Blues/Piano Blues/Piedmont Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Various
Blues In D Natural
1970, ,
Chicago Blues
Doctor Clayton & His Buddy*
Pearl Harbour Blues
1970, ,
Chicago Blues
Jazz Gillum
Got To Reap What You Sow
1970, ,
Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson, Elijah Jones (2), Yank Rachel*, Joe Williams*
Sonny Boy And His Pals
1969, LP, Comp, Mono, Saydisc Matchbox
Big Joe Williams And Sonny Boy Williamson
Big Joe Williams And Sonny Boy Williamson
1969
Otis Spann
Cracked Spanner Head
1969
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Crudup's Mood
1969
Various / Paul Oliver
The Story Of The Blues
1969
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Look On Yonder's Wall
1969
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill's Blues
1968
Various
Raw Blues
1967
Jazz Gillum
Jazz Gillum 1938-1947
1966
Various
Bluebird Blues
1966, ,
Country Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Brownsville Blues
1965
Doctor Clayton
RCA Victor Race Series Vol. 6
1964, 7", EP, RCA Victor, RCA Victor
Various
The Sound Of Chicago (1923-1940)
1964,
Sonny Boy Williamson
Blues Classics By Sonny Boy Williamson
1964
Otis Spann
The Blues Of Otis Spann
1964, ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues
Big Joe Williams
Blues On Highway 49
1963
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
"Treasury Of Jazz" No. 15
1962, 10", Comp, RCA
Big Joe Williams
Mississippi's Big Joe Williams And His Nine String Guitar
1962
Tommy McClennan
Treasury Of Jazz 5
1961, 10", Comp, Mono, Mic, RCA
Elmore James And The Broom Dusters*
Blues After Hours
1960, ,
Electric Blues/Chicago Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Walkin' Down A Lonesome Road
1958, 7", EP, Mercury, Mercury
Big Bill Broonzy
The Blues
1958,
Lil Green
Romance In The Dark / Why Don't You Do Right?
1956
"Big Bill" Broonzy*
Moppers Blues / I Know She Will
1952, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Big Bill Broonzy
Hey Hey / Walkin' The Lonesome Road
1952, ,
Country Blues
Tampa Red
I'll Find My Way / That's Her Own Business
1949
Arbee Stidham
Barbeque Lounge / I Send My Regrets
1949
Arbee Stidham
I Found Out For Myself / My Heart Belongs To You
1949
Sonny Boy Williamson
Sugar Gal / Willow Tree Blues
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Sonny Boy Williamson
Alcohol Blues / Apple Tree Swing
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Tampa Red
You Better Woo Your Baby / Blue and All Alone
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor,
Jazz Gillum
Gonna Take My Rap / Chauffer Blues
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band
You Know How I Feel / Dollar Is Your Best Friend
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Roosevelt Sykes And His Original Honeydrippers
Boogie Honky Tonky / Booze Blues
1948
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Mean Old 'Frisco Blues / I'm In The Mood
1948
Joe Williams*
King Biscuit Stomp / Don't You Leave Me Here
1948
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
I Don't Know It / That's Your Red Wagon
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Sonny Boy Williamson
Hoodo Hoodo / Sonny Boy's Cold Chills
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Sonny Boy Williamson
Mellow Chick Swing / G. M. & O. Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor, ,
Harmonica Blues
Jazz Gillum
Can't Trust Myself / All In All Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Jazz Gillum
I'm Not The Lad / Long Razor Blues
1947
Memphis Minnie
Fish Man Blues / Lean Meat Won't Fry
1947
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Crudup's After Hours / That's All Right
1947, ,
Delta Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
Shake The Boogie / Mean Old Highway
1946
Lonnie Johnson
Watch Shorty / Some Day Baby
1945, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3),
Joe Williams*
Stack Of Dollars / Mellow Apples
1945, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Tampa Red
Lula Mae / The Woman I Love
1945, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Mama Don't Allow Me / Standing At My Window
1944
Tampa Red
She's Love Crazy / So Far, So Good
1942, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Doctor Clayton
Pearl Harbor Blues / My Own Blues
1942, Shellac, 10", Ind, Bluebird (3)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Shady Grove Blues / She Was A Dreamer
1942, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Give Me A 32-20 / Raised To My Hand
1942,
Doctor Clayton
Honey Stealin' Blues / On The Killin' Floor
1942,
Big Maceo
Texas Blues / Worried Life Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Curtis Jones
Glamour And Glory Blues / Her Love Will Get It
1941, Shellac, 10", Conqueror, ,
Chicago Blues
Curtis Jones
Love Valley Blues / Dream Land Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Lil Green
If I Didn't Love You / Hello Babe
1941, Shellac, 10", Ind, Bluebird (3),
Peter Cleighton
Slick Man Blues / Confessin' The Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Mono, Okeh, ,
Chicago Blues
Lil Green
Why Don't You Do Right? / Love Me
1941
Lil Green
Because I Love My Daddy So / You're Just Full Of Jive
1941
Big Bill*
Woodie Woodie / Please Be My So And So
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Chicago Blues
Big Bill And His Memphis Five*
Mary Blues / Just Got To Hold You Tight
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2),
Tampa Red
No Good Woman Blues / Nobody Knows How Bad I Feel
1939, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Big Bill Broonzy
Chicago 1937 - 1945
2xCD, Comp, RP, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Delta Blues/Chicago Blues
"Sonny Boy" Williamson*
"Sonny Boy" Williamson Vol.2
LP, Comp, Mono, RCA, ,
Country Blues/Harmonica Blues
Various
The Blues Pioneers, Original Recordings
LP, Comp, Bella Musica, ,
East Coast Blues
Eddie Boyd And His Chess Men*
Rattin' And Running Around
LP, Comp, Crown Prince Records, ,
Chicago Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
LP, Comp, Mono, Queen-disc
Tampa Red
Midnight Blues (1949-1951)
LP, Comp, Mono, Swingtime, ,
Chicago Blues
Big Maceo With Tampa Red
Big Maceo With Tampa Red In Chicago 1941 - 1946
LP, Comp, Ltd, Not On Label
Robert Nighthawk
Ramblin' Bob
CD, Comp, Saga
Big Maceo
Big Maceo Vol. 1
LP, Comp, Mono, RCA, Bluebird (3)
Doctor Clayton / Sunnyland Slim / Willie "Long Time" Smith
Doctor Clayton And His Buddies -- 1946-1947 Complete
CD, Comp, Old Tramp,
Various
Harmonica Blues
CD, Comp, Acrobat,
Big Maceo
Big Maceo Worried Life Blues Chicago Piano Volume 1
CD, Album, Comp, Fabulous (3),
Tampa Red
Don't You Lie To Me / Don't Deal With The Devil
Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Mama Don't Allow Me / Standing At My Window
Shellac, 10", RE, Hol, RCA Victor
Various
Mean Mothers: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 1
LP, Comp, Mono, RP, Rosetta Records, ,
Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues
Big Maceo
Big Maceo Vol.2
Muddy Waters
First Recording Sessions 1941–1946 In Chronological Order
,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Tampa Red
Slide Guitar Wizard, Chicago 1931-1946
,
Chicago Blues
Merline Johnson
The Yas Yas Girl 1937-1941
Sonny Boy Williamson
"Jazz Classics" N° 17
Muddy Waters
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
,
Blues Rock/Chicago Blues
Arthur Crudup*
Dirt Road Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
Blues Classics By Sonny Boy Williamson Volume 2
Lonnie Johnson
The Blues Of Lonnie Johnson
Roosevelt Sykes
West Helena Blues (The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Blues Classics By Sonny Boy Williamson Volume 3
Champion Jack Dupree
1940-1950
,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues
Elmore James • John Brim
Whose Muddy Shoes
Various
The Blues Box
1999, 5xCD, Comp, Disky,
Various
Got The Blues
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Super Doubles
Various
Blues Classics
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Disky,
Various
The Blues
1991, CD, Comp, DeAgostini, ,
Delta Blues
Various
The Blues
1991, LP, Comp, DeAgostini, ,
Delta Blues
Various
Bluebird Blues
1965,
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
That's All Right / Shout, Sister, Shout
2010, 7", Single, Unofficial, Rep, RCA Victor (2)