Illustrated 'John Lee' Henley discography (original) (raw)

year
of release

title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm

c.5/1958

JOHN LEE

- Rythm Rockin' Boogie [sic] (U-4911) # @ youtube
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door (U-4912) @ youtube

rec. prob. 1952 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, voc, hca; Robert Lockwood Jr., g; Johnny Holloway, g; Moody Jones, b; Sona Sago [Allan Williams], dr; # ensemble voc

J.O.B. 114 (US c.5/1954)

= J.O.B. 114 repro (2010)

Robert Lockwood Jr. discography

- My Baby's Gone @ youtube
- Angel Child @ youtube
- Love Me Over Slow @ youtube

rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; David Edwards, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron

originally unissued

Testament CD 6002 (1997)

Honeyboy Edwards discography

- Blue And Lonesome @ youtube
- Ida Lou Blues @ youtube

rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, voc, hca; David "Honeyboy" Edwards, g; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron

originally unissued

Testament CD 6002 (1997)

Honeyboy Edwards discography

- Slidin' Devil (2 tks)
- Devil's Dream
- Fox Chase

rec. November 30, 1965 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca solo

unissued

- Careless Love # []
- Greenback Dollar #
- You Are My Sunshine #
- Slidin' Devil
- Old Mule
- Old George Burney
- Two Step
- Foxchase []
- Devil's Dream
- Snake Hippin' []

rec. January 9, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca, # voc

originally unissued

[] Testament CD 6011

LP / CD compilations

1965

Chicago
the post-war blues volume 1

Johnny Shines
- Brutal Hearted Woman
- Evening Sun
Willie Nix & His Combo
- Just Can't Stay
- All By Yourself
"Little" Willie Foster
- Falling Rain Blues
- Four Day Jump
J B. Hutto & His Hawks
- Pet Cream Man
- Lovin' You

Othum Brown
- Ora-Nelle Blues
Little Walter
- I Just Keep Loving Her
Johnny William(s)
- Worried Man Blues
Johnny Young
- Money Taking Woman
John Lee (Henley)
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door [J.O.B. 114]
- Rythm Rockin' Boogie [J.O.B. 114]
Junior Wells & His Eagle Rockers
- Hodo Man [sic]
- Junior's Wail

notes by Charles Radcliffe

post-war blues pwb 1 (UK 1965)

pwb discography

1966

Ramblin' On My Mind
Classic Train and Travel Blues

Johnny Young with Little Walter Jacobs, Jimmy Walker
- Hear That Whistle Blow
Carl Hodges
- Standing At The Greyhound Station
Leroy 'Country' Dallas
- She Caught The M&O
Jimmy Brewer
- Pea Vine Whistle
Honeyboy Edwards
- Highway 61 # @ youtube
Big Joe Williams
- Ramblin' On My Mind

Blind Connie Williams
- Key To The Highway
Dr. Isaiah Ross
- Hobo Blues
John Lee Grandison
- My Home Ain't Here
Bill Jackson
- Freight Train Blues
Elijah Brown
- Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
W. B. 'Piano Bill' Bryson
- Mean Old Train

rec. 1963/1964 by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron; prod. by Pete Welding
# rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL; David Edwards, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; prod. by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron
cover photograph (Railroad Station, Edwards, Mississippi) by Walker Evans

notes by Pete Welding

Milestone MLP-3002 (mono) (US 1966)

~~Milestone MSP-93002 (stereo)~~ most likely never happened, 'cause all musical content only existed in mono!

Milestone Records discography
Honeyboy Edwards discography

1972

Take A Little Walk With Me
The Blues in Chicago 1948-1957

J.B. Hutto
- Combination Boogie
Willie Nix
- All By Yourself
Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy
Little Willie Foster
- Little Girl
John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Robert Nighthawk
- My Sweet Lovin' Woman
John Brim
- Gary Stomp

Lazy Bill Lucas
- She Got Me Walkin'
Willie Nix
- Nervous Wreck
Floyd Jones
- Skinny Woman
Grace Brim
- Going Down The Line
Johnny Young
- My Baby Walked Out
Little Walter
- Blue Baby
Jimmy Rogers
- Ludella No.2
Baby Face Leroy
- Take A Little Walk With Me

Grace Brim
- Mean Man Blues
Robert Nighthawk
- Feel So Bad
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love
Lazy Bill Lucas
- I Had A Dream
Willie Nix
- No More Love
Floyd Jones
- Floyd's Blues
John Lee Henley
- Rhythm [sic] Rockin' Boogie
Memphis Minnie
- World Of Trouble

Johnny Young
- Let Me Ride Your Mule
Floyd Jones
- Big World
John Brim
- Drinking Woman
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Willie Nix
- Just Can't Stay
Junior Wells
- Tomorrow Night
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
Johnny Shines
- Living In The White House

compiled, annotated and produced by Leroy Pierson

DLP
notes by Leroy J. Pierson

Boogie Disease BD 101/2 [Leroy Pierson's first (one record) label, 500 copies only]

1981

Chicago Blues - A Quarter Century

LP 1: Big Road To Chicago
Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Fish Tail
- Cool Driver
- Ain't Doin' No Good
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Moody Jones
- Rough Treatment
- Why Should I Worry
- Please Somebody

5 Long Years At Steel Mill
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
- Hard Head Woman
J.T. Brown
- My Gal Went Away
- Soup Line
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Son Joe
- I'd Write A Letter
Little Brother Montgomery
- Keep On Drinkin'
Memphis Slim
- Black Cat Crossed My Trail

LP 2: Chicago Blues Is Killing Me
Baby Face Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Pet Rabbit
John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
- Rhythm [sic] Rockin' Boogie
J.B. Lenoir
- Let It Roll
John Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow

Just Blowing
Louis Meyers
- Just Wailing
- Bluesy
Big Walter Horton
- Have A Good Time
- Need My Baby
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Junior Wells with Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues

LP 3: Down Home Child Grown Up
Sunnyland Slim - Down Home Child - Over Night - Highway 61 Lee Jackson - Fishin' In My Pond - I'll Just Keep Walking Arbee Stidham - When I Find My Baby Homesick James - Crossroads Rather Fight Than Switch Buddy Guy - Sit And Cry - Try To Quit You Baby Shakey Jake with Magic Sam - Call Me If You Need Me Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks - Heavy Heart Beat A.C. Reed - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch Ricky Allen - Ouch! LP 4: Hard Times Follow Me Fenton Robinson - From My Heart - Say You're Leavin' Mighty Joe Young - Hard Times Earl Hooker - Blues In D Natural Lonnie Brooks - Figure Head Reggie Boyd - Nothing But Poison Andrew Brown - You Better Stop Sing The Way I Feel Koko Taylor - Honky Tonky Big Moose - Rambling Woman - Foot Race Big Mac - Rough Dried Woman Detroit Jr. - The Way I Feel - Call My Job Bobby Rush - I Don't Know Buster Benton - Money Is The Name Of The Game

4 LP set P-Vine PLP-9022-9025 (Jp 1981)

198?

Memphis Minnie & Others: World Of Trouble
The Job series Vol. 7

John Lee Henley
- Rythm [sic] Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lulu Mae's Door
Snooky Pryor
- Stop The Train Conductor - takes 1, 2 3
- Walking Boogie
Snooky Pryor and his Trio
- Cryin' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
Eddie Boyd
- Hard Headed Woman [J.O.B. unissued]
- Pulling Strings (instr) [actually J.O.B. 1108 "Four Day Bounce" by Sunnyland Slim and His Playboys!] @ youtube

Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
- World Of Trouble
- In Love Again
- What A Night
Little Son Joe
- Ethel Bea
- A Little Too Late
Harry Brooks
- Black Mare
J.T. Brown
- Short Dresses

notes by Mike Rowe

Flyright FLY 585 (UK 198?)

Flyright Records discography

1989

Chicago Blues Harmonicas 1949 - 1958

Baby Face Leroy
- My Head Can't Rest Any More
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Snooky Pryor
- Boogy Fool
- Raisin' Sand
- Cryn' Shame
- Eighty Nine Ten
John Lee Henley
- Rythm [sic] Rockin' Boogie
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl
Louis Myers
- Bluesy
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Louis Myers
- Just Whaling
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Steady Rollin' Man
- Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
Charles Clark
- Row Your Boat
Shakey Horton
- Need My Baby
- Have A Good Time
Sunnyland Slim
- Highway 61

Flyright FLYCD 11 (UK 1989)

= Paula PCD-7 (US 1991)

Flyright Records discography

1997

Carl Martin: Crow Jane Blues

- Crow Jane Blues @ youtube
- Corrina, Corrina * @ youtube
- Trouble On Your Hand No. 2 # @ youtube
- State Street Pimp No. 2 * @ youtube
- Gravedigger Blues * [Testament CD 6004] @ youtube
- Worried All The Time [] @ youtube
- Liza Jane * @ youtube
- Good Morning Judge @ youtube
- John Henry * @ youtube
- West Virginia Blues [] @ youtube
- Trouble On Your Hand No. 1 # @ youtube
- Everyday I Have The Blues * [Testament CD 6004] @ youtube
- Frankie & Johnny * @ youtube
- State Street Pimp No. 1 * @ youtube
- Railroad Blues || [Testament LP 2220, CD 4001, CD 5006] @ youtube
- You Can't Beat The Syndicate (Carl Martin interviewed by Pete Welding) @ youtube

unissued tracks from same session:
- Mistreatin' Blues
- Goin' Back Home

rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, g
# rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, g; Johnny Young, mand
* rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, mand; Johnny Young, g
|| rec. June 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, fiddle; Johnny Young, g; John Lee Granderson, g
[] rec. December 20, 1965 in Chicago, IL; Ted Bogan, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; Johnny Young, mand

All tracks previously unreleased (except where noted)

notes (September 1997) by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6006 (US 1997)

Testament Records discography
Carl Martin discography
Johnny Young discography
John Lee Granderson discography

1997

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards: Crawling Kingsnake

- Just Like Jesse James *
- Sweet Home Chicago *
- Blues Like Showers Of Rain *
- Long Tall Woman Blues *
- Love Me Over Slow *
- Crawling Kingsnake *
- Skin And Bones Blues *
- Bull Cow Blues *
- Blue And Lonesome # []
- My Baby's Gone #
- Ida Lou Blues # []
- Angel Child #
- Love Me Over Slow #
- Honeyboy speaks with Pete Welding about Robert Johnson and Tommy Johnson *

* rec. July 29, 1967 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards, voc, g
# rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca, [] voc
prod. by Pete Welding

notes by Frank Scott

Testament CD 6002 (US 1997)

Testament Records discography
David "Honeyboy" Edwards discography

1997

Mandolin Blues

Yank Rachell
- Dig My Buddy, Joe @ youtube
- Smokey Joe @ youtube
- Rainy Day Blues # @ youtube
- My Baby's Gonna Jump And Shout # @ youtube
Carl Martin
- Every Day I Have The Blues @ youtube
- Grave Digger Blues @ youtube
Willie Hatcher (with John Lee Granderson, g)
- Garbage Man Blues @ youtube
- Crawdad @ youtube
- Waiting Just For You @ youtube
Ted Bogan
- Mary, Run To The Window § @ youtube
Johnny Young
- Highway 61 @ youtube
- Jumpin' On Eight (instr) @ youtube
- Stealin' @ youtube
- Mandolin Rock (instr) @ youtube
- I Tried To Get You Off My Mind @ youtube
- Bumble Bee [] @ youtube
- Crawling King Snake || @ youtube

Yank Rachell tracks rec. February 12, 1967 in Chicago, IL; Yank Rachell, voc, mand, g; Taj Mahal, g, # hca; Sleepy John Estes, g

Carl Martin tracks rec. ~~June 6, 1966~~ [actually May 31, 1966] in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, fiddle, g, mand; Johnny Young, g

Willie Hatcher tracks rec. prob. mid-1960s in Chicago, IL; Will(ie) Hatcher, voc, mand; John Lee Granderson, g

Ted Bogan track rec. prob. December 20, 1965 in Chicago, IL; Ted Bogan, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; Johnny Young, mand

Johnny Young tracks rec. 1963-1964 in Chicago, IL; Johnny Young, voc, mand; John Wrencher, hca; John Lee Granderson, g
[] rec. May 9, 1964 live at the University of Chicago; Johnny Young, voc, mand, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Walker, p
|| rec. 1963-1964 in Chicago, IL ; Johnny Young, voc, mand, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Walker, p

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6004 (US 1997)

Testament Records discography

1998

Down Home Harp

- Blue Mood - Big Walter Horton
- We All Got To Go - Billy Boy Arnold
- Billy Boy's Jump - Billy Boy Arnold [Testament 5018]
- Borrow Love And Go - James 'Bat' Robinson
- You Know I Love You - Big John Wrencher
- Thinkin' About Your Apples - Coot Venson
- Sweet Woman Blues - George Robertson
- Canadian Sunset - Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet
- Last Night Blues - Andrew Cauthen
- Blue As I Can Be - Willie Lee Harris
Medley:
- Fox Chase - John Lee Henley #
- Snake Hippin' - John Lee Henley #
- Careless Love - John Lee Henley # []
- Sweet Little Woman - Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter
- Slow Train Through Arkansas - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- T-Model And The Train - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- Morning Rock - Coot Venson
- Blues For Illinois - Dr. Ross
- Mattie Mae - Billy Boy Arnold
- Where The Southern Crosses The Dog - Coot Venson
- Goin' Down To The Station - Andrew Cauthen
- Walter's Boogie - Big Walter Horton
- John Henry - James 'Bat' Robinson
- Baby, You Don't Have To Go - Johnny Young with Little Walter

all tracks previously unissued except "Billy Boy's Jump"
# rec. January 9, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Henley, hca, [] voc
Andrew Cauthen and John Wrencher photos by Pete Welding; Dr. Ross, Elmon Mickle and Walter Horton photos by Frank Scott

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6011 (US 1998)

= P-Vine PCD-5575 (Jp)

Testament Records discography

2000

Stompin' 27
22 Rockin' Blues Classics!

Schoolboy Cleve (Cleveland White) - She's Gone
Jo Jo Williams - Rock 'n' Roll Boogie
Sunnyland Slim (Albert Luandrew) - It's You Baby
Eddie 'Guitar Slim' Jones - Certainly All
Calvin Frazier - Track Down
Willie Nix - Just Can't Stay
Eddie Burns - Biscuit Baking Mama
Little Sonny (Aaron Willis) - I Love You Baby Until The Day I Die
McKinley James - Ain't Gonna Pick No Cotton
Little Walter Jr. (George Smith) - Miss O'Mally's Rally
Dr. Ross (Isaiah Ross) - Industrial Boogie
Sunnyland Slim - Going Back To Memphis
John Lee (Henley) - Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Clarence Johnson - That's Not Right
Clarence Johnson - Baby Come Back To Me
Birmingham Jr. (Wright Birmingham) - You're Too Bad
Elmon Mickle - Jackson Blues
Elmon Mickle - Lonesome Highway
Jimmy Rogers - Sloppy Drunk
Joe Hill Lewis - Hydramatic Woman
Clear Waters (Eddy Harrington) - Boogie Woogie Baby
Clifford King - Chicken Shack Boogie

Stompin' CD 327

Stompin' Records discography

2001

Rough Treatment: The J.O.B. Records Story

disc 1:
- Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
- Late Hours At Midnight - Babyface Leroy
- Pet Rabbit - Babyface Leroy
- How Much More - J.B. Lenoir
- Mojo - J.B. Lenoir
- Boogie Fool - Snooky Pryor
- Crying Shame - Snooky Pryor
- Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
- Rough Treatment - Little Hudson
- Don't Hand Around - Little Hudson
- Sweet Woman From Maine - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dust My Broom - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Dark Road - Floyd Jones,
- Skinny Mama - Floyd Jones
- Kissing In The Dark - Memphis Minnie
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
- Hard Pill To Swallow - John Brim
- Glad I Don't Worry No More - Fat Man
- Please Somebody - Moody Jones
- Keep Drinkin' - Little Brother Montgomery
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie - John Lee
- Man Around My Door - Grace Brim
- Down Home Child - Sunnyland Slim
- Ethel Bea - Little Son Joe
- Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
- Goin' Back To Memphis - Ernest Cotton

disc 2:
- Aw Aw Baby - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Pearly B - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Leaving Your Town - Sunnyland Slim
- Overnight - Sunnyland Slim
- Trouble In The Morning - John Brim
- You've Got To Stop This Mess - Fat Man
- Eighty Nine Ten - Snooky Pryor
- Raising Sand - Snooky Pryor
- Things Going So Tough With Me - Little Hudson
- I'm Looking For A Woman - Little Hudson
- Play A Little While - J.B. Lenoir
- People Are Meddling - J.B. Lenoir
- Knockin' On Lula's Mae's Door - John Lee
- Big World - Floyd Jones
- On The Road Again - Floyd Jones
- Brutal Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
- Cool Driver - Johnny Shines
- Hospitality Blues - Grace Brim
- Louella - Babyface Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me - Babyface Leroy
- Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd
- Little Too Late - Little Son Joe
- Why Should I Worry - Moody Jones
- Boogie - Little Brother Montgomery
- World Of Trouble - Memphis Minnie
- Drinking Woman - John Brim
- Uh'm Beautiful - Ernest Cotton

2 CD set

Westside CD WESD 233 (UK 2001)

Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 113-114
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 224
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 225
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 206
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, p. 225
- Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing but the Blues.- London (Oak Publications) 1971
- http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/job.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva for additional info / scans