Mississippi Delta

Albert King

Born: Albert Nelson, April 25, 1923 Indianola, Mississippi
Died: December 21, 1992 Memphis, TN

• (Parrot 798 1953) Bad Luck Blues
• (King 1961 45-rpm) Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
• (Bobbin 943 1962 45-rpm) I Made Nights By Myself
• (Stax SCD-8556-2) "Wednesday Night in San Francisco"
  track: Got to be Some Changes Made
• (Stax 190 1966) Laundromat Blues
• (Stax 201 1967) Crosscut Saw
• (Stax 217 1967) Born Under A Bad Sign
• (Stax LP 1968) Got to be Some Changes Made
• (Stax 0034 1969) Drowning On Dry Land
• Albert King & Otis Rush (vinyl LP Chess LP-1538 "Door to Door" 1969)
  track: Won't Be Hanging Around No More
• (vinyl LP Stax 2010 1969) "Years Gone By"
  track: Killing Floor
• (Stax 0121 1972) Angel Of Mercy
• (Cassette tape, CASS ESSMC147 "Red House" 1991)
  tracks: Red House; When You Walk Out the Door
• (vinyl LP Stax 3009 1972) "I'll Play the Blues for You"
  track: Answer to the Laundromat Blues
• (vinyl LP Stax MPS-8546 1988) Blues at Sunrise
  track: Blues at Sunrise

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

• (RCA 50-0000 1949) That's All Right

Baby Face Leroy Foster

Born: Leroy Foster, February 23, 1923 Alabama

Drummer and guitarist in Muddy Waters ensemble, named the Headhunters, during the early 1950s - Baby Face Leroy recorded a few songs as a singer, too. If you have a more detailed biography that we can setup a link for reference information, then please e-mail us with the details.

• (Parkway 501 1950) Rollin' & Tumblin' Part 1 / Part 2
• (Job 100 1949) My Head Can't Rest Anymore
• (Chess 1447 1951) My Head Can't Rest Anymore

Buddy Guy

Born: George Guy, July 30 1936 - Lettsworth, Louisiana

• (Artistic 1501 1958) Try To Quit You
• (Chess 1753 1960) First Time I Met the Blues
• (Silvertone 1991 CD, "Damn Right, I've Got the Blues")
  track: Five Long Years
• (Slivertone 1993 CD, "Feels Like Rain")
  tracks: She's Nineteen Years Old; Feels Like Rain
• (Silvertone 1994 CD, "Slippin' In")
  track: I Smell Trouble
• (CD, "The Real Deal" 1996)
  track: I've Got News for You
• (Vanguard 1998 CD, "As Good As It Gets")
  track: The Things I Used to Do

Faron Young

• (Gotham 424 1952) I'm A Free Man Now / I Heard the Jukebox Playing
• (Capitol 3056 1955) Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young / Forgive Me My Dear
• (Capitol 3982 1958) Alone with You
• (Capitol 4050 1958) That's The Way I Feel
• (vinyl LP Capitol T 1096 1958) "This Is Faron Young" tracks: Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young; It's A Great Life If You Don't Weaken; If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') I've Got $5 and It's Saturday Night;
• (vinyl LP Capitol DT 2307 1965) "Fallin' in Love," track: I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die

Freddie (aka Freddy) King

Born: Freddie Christian, September 3, 1934 Gilmer,Texas
Died: December 28, 1976 Chicago, IL

• (Federal 12401 1960) Hide Away
• (Federal 12415 1960) Lonesome Whistle Blues
• (Federal 12432 1961) I'm Tore Down
• (Federal 12515 1961) Meet Me At the Station
• (vinyl LP, Shelter SW-8913 "Texas Cannonball" 1972)
  track: Big Legged Woman
• (vinyl LP, SD 9004 Atlantic 1969 "Freddie King Is a Blues Master")
  tracks: Get Out of My Life Woman; Today I Sing the Blues

Ike Turner

Born: Ike Turner, November 5th, 1931 Clarksdale, MS
Died: December 12, 2007 San Diego, CA

A member of "The Beale Streeters:" An ad-hoc, group of loosely knit Memphis musicians, formed during the late 1940s, early 1950s.

Ike Turner played on hundreds of recordings as both lead and sideman. He plays piano, guitar, and sings.

• (Chess 1459 1951) I'm Lonesome Baby / Heartbroken and Worried
  Raymond Hill (tenor sax) Jackie Brenston (baritone sax)
• (RPM 356 1952) You’re Driving Me Insane / Trouble & Heartaches
• (Flair 1040 1954) Cubano Jump / Loosely
• (Federal 12304 1957) The Big Question / Rock A Bucket
• (Sun UNISS 1958) How Long Will It last
• (Sun UNISS 1958) Get It Over Babe
• (Sun UNISS 195x) I'm Gonna Forget About You
• (Sun UNISS 1958) You Can't Be The One For Me

Ike & Tina Turner

• (Sue 730 1960) A Fool in Love
• (Sue 753 1961) Poor Fool
• (Sue 760 1961) It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Jackie Brenston

• (Chess 1458 1951) Rocket 88 / Come Back Where You Belong
  Ike Turner (piano) Raymond Hill (tenor sax)
• (Chess 1469 1951) My Real Gone Rocket / Tuckered Out

Jimmy Reed

Born: James Mathis Reed, September 6, 1925 - Dunleith, MS

• (Vee-Jay 380 1961) Big Boss Man
• (Vee-Jay 398 1961) Bright Lights, Big City

Jerry Lee Lewis

• (Sun 267 1957) Whole Lotta Shakin'
• (Sun 281 1957) Great Balls of Fire
• (Sun 288 1958) Breathless

Joe Hill Louis

Born: Leslie Hill, September 23, 1921 TN
Died: August 5, 1957 TN

• (Columbia 30182 1949) Railroad Blues / A'Jumpin' And A'Shufflin'
• (Columbia 30221 1949) Don't Trust Your Best Friend / Joe's Jump
• (It's the Phillips 9001 1950) Boogie in the Park / Gotta Let You Go
• (Modern 795 1951) I Feel Like A Million / Heartache Baby
• (Modern 813 1951) Cold Chills / Boogie In The Park
• (Modern 822 1951) Street Walkin' Woman / Walkin' Talkin' Blues
• (Modern 828 1951) Goin' Down Slow / Eyesight to the Blind
• (Modern 839 1951) Big Legged Woman / Gotta Go Baby
• (Modern 856 1951) Peace Of Mind / Chocolate Blonde
• (Checker 763 1952) When I Am Gone / Dorothy Mae
• (Sun 178 1953) We All Gotta Go Sometime / She May Be Yours (But She Comes To See Me Sometime)
• (Big Town 401 1954) Bad Woman Blues / Hydramatic Woman

John Lee Hooker

• (Modern 20-627 1948) Boogie Chillen
• (Vee-Jay 670 1964) Big Legs, Tight Skirt

Little Milton

Born: Milton Campbell, September 7th, 1934 Inverness, MS
Died: August 4, 2005 - Memphis, TN

• (Sun 194 1953) Beggin' My Baby / Somebody Told Me
• (Sun 200 1954) Alone and Blue / If You Love Me
• (Sun 220 1954) Lookin' for My Baby / Homesick for My Baby
• (Sun UNISS 1954) She's My Queen
• (Collectibles 3875) Hey Mister Your Wife Is Cheating On Us

Memphis Slim

Born: John Peter Chatman, Sep 3, 1915 Memphis, TN
Died: Feb 24, 1988 Paris, France

• (Bluesville vinyl LP 1961)
  track: Blues is Troubles
• (Chess 1455 1950) Havin' Fun
• (vinyl LP Black Lion Records BL-155, 196x)
  track: Rock Me Baby
• (Candace/Candid vinyl LP 1962)
  track: Born with the Blues
• (Vogue vinyl LP "Memphis Slim" 1974)
  track: Next Time You See Me
• (Blue Star/King vinyl LP 1975)
  track: How Long Blues
• (OKeh 1940) Beer Drinkin' Woman

Sam Cooke

(Keen 4013 1957) Summertime / You send Me

Snooks Eaglin

Born: Fird Eaglin Jr, January 21, 1936 New Orleans, LA

Snooks Eaglin is a Louisiana musician who is noted as much for his influence in the Delta as a creative lyricist and unusual guitarist. Snooks avoided the big city and performs throughout Louisiana.

• (Bluesville 1046 1962) Blind Snooks Eaglin: "That's All Right"
  tracks: Fly Right; Walkin' Blues
• (GNP 10012 1979) Snooks Eaglin: "Legacy Of The Blues" Vol. 2, 1971)
  track: There Goes that Train
• (Black Top CD BT-1112 1995) Snooks Eaglin: "Soul's Edge"
  tracks: Nine Pound Steel; Show Me the Way Back Home
• (Imperial 5823 196x) 45-rpm - Don't Slam that Door
• (Black Top CD BT-1072 1995) Snooks Eaglin: "Teasin' You"
  tracks: Baby, Please Come Home; Teasin' You
• (Black Top BT-1037 1987) Snooks Eaglin: Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!
  track: Pretty Girls Everywhere
• (Arhoolie CD 348 1991) Snooks Eaglin: "Country Boy Down In New Orleans"
  track: Country Boy Down in New Orleans
• (Bluesville 1046 1962) Blind Snooks Eaglin: "That's All Right"
  tracks: That's All Right; Bottle Up and Go