Illustrated RBF Records discography (original) (raw)
year of
release
title / notes
RF 1
(1959)
accompanying book:
Samuel B. Charters: The Country Blues.- New York (Rinehart & Company), 1959
Samuel B. Charters: The Country Blues.- London
(The Jazz Book Club with Michael Joseph), 1961
cover design by Denis Piper
Samuel B. Charters: The Country Blues.- New York (da Capo paperback), 1975
cover design by Joseph del Gaudio; photographer: David Gahr
The Country Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder's Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin' Stealin'
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin' To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I'm A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin' Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong
edited by Samuel B. Charters
8-page booklet by Samuel B. Charters
RBF RF 1 (US 1959)
= RBF RF 1 (US 1966)
= RBF/Folkways RF 1 (US 196?)
RF-202
(1960)
The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It (1:20) [previously unissued, Wolf 120.920] @ youtube
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues [OKeh 8740]
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late [Vocalion 03623]
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Sleepy John Estes - Sloppy Drunk Blues [= "Milk Cow Blues"]
L'il Son Jackson - Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Bad Luck And Trouble °°
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman [sic] Blues
Arthur Crudup - If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway
Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan - New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins - Penitentiary Blues °°
Blind Willie McTell - Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse - Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln - My Wife Drove Me From My Door [on back cover: "Drive"]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins - Come Go Home With Me °°
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads
LP 2:
Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis - John Henry [rec. February 4, 1959, previously unissued] °°
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis - Warm Up [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
Furry Lewis - Casey Jones [rec. February 4, 1959, previously unissued] °°
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues
John Hurt - Frankie °°
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson - Airy Man Blues
Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro - Mohana Blues °° @ youtube
Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind
Arthur Crudup- Mean Old Frisco
Brownie McGhee- Sportin' Life Blues
Virgil Perkins - [Washboard] Solo
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy - Mama Don't 'Low It
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway
compiled by Samuel B. Charters
"The Material is in part from unissued material in the author's collection, in part from material on the author's Folkways releases, and in part from early blues recordings."
RF-202 features only extracts of most of the recordings!
°° tracks not on RF-202 (X) (1964)
Moochie Reeves track rec. July 1954 in Mobile, AL; previously unissued and from Samuel B. Charters' collection
cover design by Ronald Clyne
2 LP boxed set
notes (8-pp. booklet) by Samuel B. Charters
notes captioned "RBF RECORDS album No. RF 202 Copyright © 1960"
RBF RF-202 (US 1960)
(not "1962", as Sam Charters erroneously claims in his remembrances!)
(=) RBF RF-202 (X) (1964)
RF-202(X)
(1964)
The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
LP 1:
Will Shade - I Can't Stand It (1:20) [RBF 202, Wolf 120.920] @ youtube
Hambone Willie Newbern - Shelby County Work House Blues [OKeh 8740]
Robert Johnson - From Four Until Late [Vocalion 03623]
Furry Lewis - You Can Leave, Baby [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Sleepy John Estes - Milk Cow Blues [aka "Sloppy Drunk Blues", Victor V38614]
L'il Son Jackson - Roberta Blues [Gold Star 638]
Blind Boy Fuller - Thousand Woman [sic] Blues [OKeh 05657]
Arthur Crudup - If I Get Lucky [Bluebird B8858]
Charlie Pickett - Down The Highway [Decca 7707]
Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues [Decca 7026]
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden To The Lord [Columbia 14520-D]
Tommy McClennan - New Highway 51 [Bluebird B8499]
Blind Willie McTell - Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day [Victor 21474]
Charlie Burse - Take Your Fingers Off It (0:34) [previously unissued]
Charlie Lincoln - My Wife Drove Me From My Door [Columbia 14305-D]
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues [Columbia 14473-D]
Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Back To Florida [rec. January 16, 1959, Folkways FS 3822] @ youtube (3:17)
Robert Johnson - Standing At The Crossroads [aka "Cross Road Blues", Vocalion 03519]
LP 2:
Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Favor (0:57) [rec. January 16, 1959, previously unissued] @ youtube
Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine [Columbia 14303-D]
Furry Lewis - Warm Up [rec. October 3, 1959, previously unissued, Wolf 120.920]
Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing [OKeh 05625]
Peg Leg Howell - Coal Man Blues [Columbia 14194-D]
Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Mama [Columbia 14632-D]
Papa Charlie Jackson - Airy Man Blues [Paramount 12219]
Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues [Paramount 13085]
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - New How Long Blues [Vocalion 1435]
Sonny Terry & Oh Red - Harmonica Stomp [OKeh 05538]
Frank Stokes - Shiney Town Blues [Victor V38589]
Virgil Perkins - Trouble In Mind [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Arthur Crudup - Mean Old Frisco [Bluebird 34-0704]
Brownie McGhee - Sportin' Life Blues [Alert 401]
Virgil Perkins - [washboard] Solo [rec. November 6, 1955, previously unissued]
Charlie Burse - Tippin' Round (1:27) [previously unissued]
Ham Gravy (= Washboard Sam) - Mama Don't Love It [aka "Mama Don't Allow, No. 1", Vocalion 03275]
Moochie Reeves - Key To The Highway (3:11) [previously unissued] @ youtube
compiled by Samuel B. Charters
"The Material is in part from unissued material in the author's collection, in part from material on the author's Folkways releases, and in part from early blues recordings."
"All original recordings are included in their entirety" (RBF notes), while the previously unissued tracks (Charters' "field recordings") all seem to be cut short, "some without the courtesy of a proper fadeout, some of the cuts occur mid-stanza" (Charles Radcliffe review in Blues Unlimited 30, pp. 20-21)
2 LP boxed set
notes (8-pp. booklet) by Samuel B. Charters
originally issued with same front and back cover as RF-202 (1960) but with orange lettering
RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1964)
later issued with addition "All original recordings are included in their entirety" on back cover
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 196?)
= RBF RF-202 (X) (US 1966?)
2 LP boxed set
(abbreviated) notes by Samuel B. Charters
= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966)
DLP gatefold
notes by Samuel B. Charters
= XTRA 1035 (UK 1966?)
= Fontana 982.099
2 x CDr
notes by Samuel B. Charters
= Smithsonian CD RF 202 (US 2012)
XTRA Records discography
RF-203
(1964)
New Orleans Jazz - The 'Twenties
Volume One (RBF 203-1)
Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
- Black Rag
Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
- Red Man Blues
- Bouncing Around
- Kiss Me Sweet
Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings
- Everybody Loves Somebody
Brownlee's Orchestra of New Orleans
- Dirty Rag
Johnny Bayersdorffer and his Jazzola Novelty Orchestra
- Waffle Man's Call
Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight
- Franklin Street Blues
- To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band
- Short Dress Gal
- Down By The Riverside
- Mobile Stomp
Fate Marable's Society Syncopators
- Frankie And Johnny
Billy Mack and Mary Mack with Punch Miller
- My Heartbreakin' Gal
Volume Two (RBF 203-2)
Johnny DeDroit and his New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
- New Orleans Blues
Albert Brunies and his Half Way House Orchestra
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- Maple Leaf Rag
Anthony Parenti and his Famous Melody Boys
- Creole Blues
Arcadian Serenaders
- San Sue Strut
New Orleans Owls
- Meat On The Table
- Picadilly
Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
- I'm Satisfied You Love Me
- It's Jam Up
John Hyman's Bayou Stompers
- Alligator Blues
Johnny Miller's New Orleans Frolickers
- Panama
Monk Hazel and his Bienville Roof Orchestra
- Sizzling The Blues
Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight
- Damp Weather
- Duet Stomp
2 LP set
compiled and edited by Samuel Charters
RBF RF 203
RF 3
(1961)
A History Of Jazz - The New York Scene
Europe's Society Orchestra
- Too Much Mustard
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- Sensation Rag
Mamie Smith
- Crazy Blues
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
- Sugar Foot Stomp
Clarence Williams' Washboard Five
- Log Cabin Blues
Cahrlie Johnson's Paradise Orchestra
- Boy In The Boat
Miff Mole's Little Molers
- Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble
Louisiana Sugar Babes
- Thou Swell
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Harlem River Quiver
The Missourians
- Ozark Mountain Blues
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
- Keep That Hi-De-Ho In Your Soul
Jummy Lunceford and His Orchestra
- Jazznochracy
Coleman Hawkins Quartet with Thelonius Monk
- Flyin' Hawk
Dizzy Gillespie and His Sextet
- Groovin' High
edited by Samuel B. Charters
notes by Samuel B. Charters
RBF RF 3
RF 4
(1966)
Send Your Children to the Orphan Home
Calypso of the 30s-40s (The Real Calypso Vol. 2)
The Executor
- Reign Of The Georges
Raymond Quevedo (Atilla)
- Good Will Flyers
Wilmoth Houdini
- The Million Dollar Feet
The Caresser
- Theodore
The Lion
- Send Your Children To The Orphan Home
The Growling Tiger
- The Gold in Africa
The Lion
- Excursion to Grenada
Atilla the Hun
- If I Won A Sweepstake
Lord Invader
- Rate Rate Ray
Lionel Belasco's Orchestra
- Sally You Not Ashamed?
Harmony Kings Orchestra
- Oh Lil' Lil' Gal
The Growling Tiger
- Hell Yard And George Street Conflict
Lord Executor
- Poppy Day
The Lion
- Out the Fire
RBF RF 4 (US 1981) "Out The Fire" (Calypso Songs Of Social Commentary And Love Troubles)
RBF 5
(1962)
An Introduction To Gospel Song
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
- Roll Jordan Roll
Traveling Tuskegee Institute Singers
- I've Been 'Buked/Most Done
Hattie Parker Jubilee Singers
- Leave It There Pace
Rev. J. M. Gates and Congregation
- You Mother Heart Breakers
- Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You?
Rev. F. W. McGee and Congregation
- I Looked Down The Line And I Wondered
- Jesus The Lord Is A Saviour
Sister Ernestine Washington, Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band
- Did I Wonder
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Happy Am I Choir and Orchestra
- I Am So Happy (parts I and II)
Rev. Utah Smith and Congregation
- I Got Two Wings
Mother McClease and her sons
- Psalm For Confusion
The Spirit of Memphis
- When Mother's Gone
- He's A Friend Of Mine
compiled & edited by Samuel B. Charters
RBF 5
RBF 6
(1964)
The Jug Bands
The Old Southern Jug Band
- Blues Just Blues
- Thats All
- Hatchet Head Blues
The Birmingham Jug Band
- Bill Wilson
King Davids Jug Band
- Rising Sun Blues
- Whats That Tastes Like Gravy
Cannons Jug Stompers
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
Cliffords Louisville Jug Band
- Struttin The Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Whitewash Station
- She Done Sold It Out
The Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Banjoreno
- Carpet Alley
- House Rent Rag
RBF 6
RBF 7
(1964)
The Piano Roll
- Bubbling Spring
- Southern Jollification
- Beautiful Creole
- Floreine
- Let 'Er Go
- Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
- Rag Medley
- Sunburst Rag
- Floating Down That Old Green River
- Pianoflage
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Jazz Dance Repertoir
- Satisfied Blues
- Dr. Jazz's Razz-Ma-Tazz
compiled and edited by Trebor Jay Tichenor
RBF 7
RBF 8
(1964)
Sleepy John Estes 1929-1940
1929-1930
- Divin' Duck Blues
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Street Car Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
1930-1940
- Jack And Jill Blues
- New Someday Baby
- Floating Bridge
- Brownsville Blues
- Need More Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- Everybody Ought To Make A Change
- Working Man Blues
compiled and annotated by Samuel Charters
RBF 8
RBF 9
(1964)
The Country Blues Volume Two
Texas Alexander
- Levee Camp Moan
Peg Leg Howell
- Tishamingo Blues
Henry Townsend
- Mistreated Blues
Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band
- Poole County Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues
"Georgia Bill"
- Scarey Day Blues
Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues
Bo Carter
- I'm An Old Bumble Bee
Charlie Lincoln
- Jealous Hearted Blues
Bukka White
- Strange Place Blues
Blind Boy Fuller with Sonny Terry
- Bye Bye Baby Blues
Charlie Pickett
- Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon
Brownsville Son Bonds
- Weary Worried
Big Maceo with Tampa Red
- Maceo's 32 - 20
compiled and edited by Samuel Charters
photo on front cover depicts Moochie Reeves; photographer: Samuel Charters
RBF 9
RBF 10
(1965)
Blind Willie Johnson 1927-30
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- God Don't Never Change
- Trouble Soon Be Over
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- I'm Going To Run To The City of Refuge
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Church I'm Fully Saved Today
- By And By I'm Going To See The King
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
edited and with an introduction by Samuel Charters
RBF 10
RBF 11
(1966)
Blues Rediscoveries
Mississippi John Hurt
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Avalon Blues
Bukka White
- Sleepy Man Blues
- Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues
Henry Townsend
- Poor Man Blues
John Estes
- Poor Man's Friend
- Liquor Store Blues
Blind Gary Davis
- Oh Lord Search My Heart
- You Got to Go Down
Peg Leg Howell
- Doin' Wrong
Furry Lewis
- Jelly Roll
- Sweet Papa Moan
Big Joe Williams
- Highway 49
- Someday Baby
edited by Samuel Charters
front cover photo by Ann Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 11 (US 1966)
RBF 12
(1966)
Piano Blues
Walter Roland
- Big Mama
- Dice's Blues
Sylvester Palmer
- Broke Man Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Skippy Whippy
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Les Blues
- Number 29
Jabbo Williams
- Pratt City Blues
Walter Davis
- M & O Blues
Romeo Nelson
- Dyin' Rider Blues
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Roosevelt Sykes
- Lost All I Had Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- The First Time I Met You
Jabbo Williams
- Jab Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Woman Blues
edited by Samuel Charters
front cover photo by Ann Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 12
RBF 13
(1966)
The Real Calypso 1927-46
The Caresser - Edward The VIII
The Lion - Bing Crosby
The Atilla And The Lion - Louis-Schmeling Fight
Gerald Clark And His Calypso - G-Man Hoover (Sir Lancelot, voc)
Executor, Caresser, Atilla, Lion - War
Atilla The Hun - Five Year Plan
Lord Invader - Yankee Dollar
The Lion - Four Mills Brothers
The Tiger - Money Is King
Lord Beginner - Always Marry A Pretty Woman
Lord Invader - New York Subway
The Executor - Three Friends Advice
Sam Manning - Let Go My Hand
The Atilla - Miss Bombilia Brown
edited by Samuel Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 13
RBF 14
(1966)
Blues Roots / Mississippi
Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues
- Big Fat Mama Blues
- Big Road Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Barbecue Bust
Joe Williams
- My Grey Pony
Bo Carter
- Cigarette Blues
- All Around Man
Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Honeymoon Blues
Charlie McCoy
- That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away
Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Man
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Miss Louisa Blues
- Until My Love Come Down
compiled and annotated by Samuel Charters
RBF 14
RBF 15
(1966)
The Atlanta Blues
Barbecue Bob
- Motherless Child Blues
- She's Gone Blues
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name
Lonnie Coleman
- Old Rock Island Blues
Tampa Red
- Boogie Woogie Dance
Blind Willie McTell
- Death Cell Blues
- Broke Down Engine
Charlie Lincoln
- Country Breakdown
- Mojoe Blues
Peg Leg Howell
- Please Ma'am
Peg Leg Howell And His Gang
- Beaver Slide Rag
Alec Johnson
- Sundown Blues
Buddy Moss
- Hard Road Blues
- Daddy Don't Care
compiled by Samuel Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 15
RBF 16
(1967)
Blues Roots / Chicago - The 1930s
Big Bill Broonzy, Blind John Davis, Fred Williams
- When I Had Money
- I've Got To Dig You
Big Bill Broonzy, Black Bob
- Keep Your Hands Off Her
Memphis Minnie, Lizzie Douglas
- Hold Me Blues
- Killer Diller
Johnnie Temple, Horace Malcolm, Charlie McCoy
- New Louise Louise Blues
- So Lonely And Blue
Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Alfred Elkins
- Key To The Highway
Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind John Davis
- Go Back To The Country
Big Maceo, Maceo Merriwether, Tampa Red
- Winter Time Blues
St. Louis Jimmy, Jimmy Oden, Roosevelt Sykes
- Going Down Slow
Washboard Sam, Black Bob, Big Bill Broonzy
- Come On In
Washboard Sam, Blind John Davis, Big Bill Broonzy
- Yes! I Got Your Woman
- Just Got To Hold You
compiled by Samuel Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF RF 16 (US 1967)
RBF 17
(1971)
Ragtime 1 / The City
Banjos, Brass Bands, and Nickel Pianos
- Contentment Rag - Steve Williams
- Oriole Rag - Fred Van Eps
- Buffalo Rag - Vess Ossman
- Original Rags - machine piano roll
- Operatic Rag - Joseph Moskovitz
- Notoriety Rag - Fred Van Eps
- Frog Legs Rag - machine piano roll
- St. Louis Tickle - Ossman-Dudley Trio
- Railroad Rag - Arthur Collins
- Tickled To Death - Prince's Band
- Springtime Rag - Vic Meyers and Orchestra
- Frog-I-More Rag - Jelly Roll Morton
- Original Tuxedo Rag - Celestin's Original Tuxedo Orchestra
- Sic 'Em Tige - State Street Ramblers
compiled and annotated by Samuel Charters
RBF 17
RBF 18
(1971)
Ragtime 2 / The Country
Country Mandolins, Fiddles, and Guitars
- Dallas Rag - Dallas String Band
- No Use Workin' So Hard - Carolina Tarheels
- Old Weary Blues - Jesse Young's Tennessee Band
- Hungry Man's Scuffle - Jolly Jivers
- Downtown Blues - Frank Stokes
- They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me - Leake County Revelers
- Hale's Rag - Theron Hale and Daughters
- Laughing Rag - Sam Moore and Horace Davis
- Lindy - Proximity String Quartet
- Kansas City Dog Walk - Charlie Turner
- Ozark Rag - East Texas Serenaders
- Dill Pickle Rag - Kessinger Brothers
- Rag Mama Rag - Blind Boy Fuller
compiled by Samuel Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 18
RBF 19
(1971)
Country Gospel Song
- I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers
- To the Work - Alfred G. Karnes
- God Moves on the Water - Blind Willie Johnson
- Honey in the Rock - Blind Mamie and A.C. Forehand
- My Mother is Waiting for Me in Heaven Above - The Smith Brothers
- The Lion and the Tribes of Judah - Lonnie McIntorsh
- Just as Soon as My Feet Strike Zion, Lord I Won't Be Troubled No More - Rev. J.M. Gates
- Lonesome Valley - The Carter Family
- The Little Black Train - The Carter Family
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Uncle Dave Macon
- Walking with My Saviour - The Freeman Quartet
- Wouldn't Mind Dying - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Take Your Burden to the Lord - Blind Willie Johnson
- Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers
compiled by Sam Charters
RBF 19
RBF 20
(1966)
Roots - Rhythm And Blues
- Johnny B. Goode - Al White and his Hi-Liters
- A Fool In Love - Naomi Bradly
- Don't Mistreat Me - Queenettes
- Baby Fat - Dominoes
- The Eel - Johnny Larand and the Internes
- Testify - Dominoes
- Until The End - Barons
- I Can Jerk All Night - Barons
- On My Way Back Home - Louis Armstrong / Rainbow of Rhythm
- There Is Something About My Girl That Is Mighty Sweet - Dave Bonds
- Maybe - Queenettes
- There's A Dream For You - Barons
- Dream Lover - Phillip and the Originals
- Make My Life Worth - Living Queenettes
- Come On Home - Johnny Larand and the Internes
RBF 20
RBF 21
(1971)
The Cajuns
Songs, Waltzes & Two-Steps
- Two-Step A Erby, La - Thibodeaux Boys
- Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi - Joe's Acadians
- Cajun Crawl - Hackberry Ramblers
- Te Ma Lessa Jolie Blond - Miller's Merrymakers
- Lafayette - Joseph F. Falcon
- Rang Tang - Bully Joe Werner and Ramblers
- Tu Pen Pas Ma Retter De Revere - Thibodeaux Boys
- Two-Step A 'Chachin - Joe's Acadians
- Crap Shooter's Hop - Joe Werner and Ramblers
- Pine Island - Miller's Merrymakers
- Waltz That Carried Me to My Grave - Joseph F. Falcon
- Jolie Petite Blonde - Alley Boys of Abbeville
- Tu Peu Depend Si Moi - Alley Boys of Abbeville
- Breakdown a Pete, La - Hackberry Ramblers
compiled and annotated by Samuel Charters
RBF 21
RBF 22
(1973)
Ragtime Entertainment
- Black And White Rag
- Saxanola
- King Of The Bungaloos
- Toots
- Ragtime Skedaddle
- Smiles And Chuckles
- Ragtime Drummer
- Georgia Grind
- Haunting Rag
- Whoa! You Heifer
- Pastime Rag
- Bantam Step
- Frozen Bill
- Zam-a-Zam Rag
- Belle Of The Philippines
- Hungarian Rag
rec. 1902-1922
compiled by David A. Jasen
RBF 22
RBF 24
(1974)
Ragtime Piano Interpretations
Mike Bernard - Everybody Two-Step
Henry Lange - Rufenreddy
Harold Willoughby - You Tell 'Em Ivories
Jimmy O'Keefe - Canadian Capers
Willie Eckstein -Nickel In The Slot
Arthur Schutt -Try And Play It
Frank Banta & Cliff Hess - Slipova
Willie Eckstein - Coaxing The Piano
Harry Perrella & Raymond Turner - Kitten On The Keys
Sidney Williams - My Pet
Jimmy Andrews - Doll Dance
Vera Guilaroff - Calico Rag
Raie Da Costa - The Match Parade
Edna Fischer - Rag Doll
Muriel Pollock & Vee Lawhurst -Dizzy Fingers
Pauline Alpert - Chopsticks
compiled and edited by David A. Jasen
RBF 24
RBF 25
(1974)
Toe Tappin' Ragtime
_Dance Bands_Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
Harry Ruby - Tenth Interval Rag
Roy Bargy - Pianoflage
Paul Pratt - Sprintime Rag
Luckey Roberts - Pork And Beans
Fred Hafer & Justin Ring -Gloria
Joseph C. Northup -Cannonball Rag
Rosario Burdon - Ginger Snaps
Jazz Bands
Ted Shapiro - Dog On The Piano
Harry Reser - Lolly Pops
Joseph Lamb - Nightingale Rag Blues
Robert Hampton -Catarac Rag Blues
James P. Johnson -Carolina Shout
Bennie Moten -Goofy Dust
Fred Rose -The Arm Breaker
Bob Zurke - Hobson Street
compiled and edited by David A. Jasen
RBF 25
RBF 26
(197?)
Original Memphis Five
- Memphis Glide
- Snuggle Up A Bit
- Railroad Man
- Pickles
- Yankee Doodle Blues
- Ji Ji Boo
- Hopeless Blues
- That Big Blond Mamma
- Shufflin' Mose
- Great White Way Blues
- Red Hot Mamma
- I'm Going Back To Those Who Won't Go Back On Me
- Lonesome Mamma Blues
- Struttin' Jim
- Cuddle Up Blues
- Lots O' Mama
prod. by David A. Jasen
RBF 26
RBF 27
(1976)
Dancing Twenties
Dance orchestras of the early 1920s
Isham Jones Orchestra, Piccadilly Revels Orch., Gene Rodemich Orch., Original Six, George Olsen Orch., Okey Syncopators, Ray Miller Orch., Ted Weems Orch., Zez Confrey Orch., Guyon's Paradise Orch., Roseland Dance Orch., Scranton Sirens Orch., Warner's Seven Aces, Lloyd Finlay Orch., Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch.
compiled and annotated by David A. Jasen
RBF 27
RF 31
(1977)
Jazz Some Beginnings
- You Can't Get Away From It - Bert Williams
- Down Home Rag - James Europe's Society Orchestra
- Raggin' The Scale - Fred Van Eps
- Round The Corner - Dabney's Band
- I'm Done - Eddie Hunter, Alex Rogers, and C. Luckyeth Roberts
- You Gotta See Mama Every Night - Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers
- Masculine Women! Feminine Men! - Friar's Inn Orchestra
- Taint Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do - Matson's Creole Serenaders
- Graysom Street Blues - Black and Blue Trio
- Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares Blues - **Sara Martin
- When My Sugar Walks Down The Street - The New Orleans Orchestra
- Weary Blues - The Vic Meyers Orchestra
- Old Time Blues - Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
- In Harlem's Araby - The Good Time Band
compiled by Samuel Charters
notes by Samuel Charters
RBF 31
RF 33
(1977)
Early Ragtime Piano 1913 - 1930
Mike Bernard - 1915 Rag
Joe Batten - The Tramp Rag
Harry Thomas - Delirious Rag
Vee Lawnhurst - Breakin The Piano
Max Darewski - Monkey Blues
Willie Eckstein - Fine Feathers, Chimes
Donald Thorne - Spring Feelin
James P. Johnson - You've Goit To Be Modernistic
Jelly Roll Morton - Frog-I-More Rag, King Porter Stomp
Harry Snodgrass - Dusting The Keys
Willy White - Try And Play It
Frank Westphal - Pianola
Ronald Gourlay - Doing The Dominoes
Raie Da Costa - Dancing Shawdows
compiled by David A. Jasen
notes by David A. Jasen
RBF 33
RF 35
(1978)
Roy Bargy: Piano Syncopations
RBF 35
RBF 37
(197?)
Early Syncopated Dance Music
Cakewalks, Two-Steps, Trots and Glides
RBF 37
RBF 38
(1979)
Early Band Ragtime
- Honolulu Rag (Williams-Van Alstyne)
- Les Copeland's Rag (38th Street Rag)
- Smiler Rag (Percy Wenrich)
- Pickles And Peppers (Adaline Shepherd)
- Whitewash Man
- Wild Cherries Rag (Ted Snyder)
- Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge)
- Dill Pickles Rag (Charles L. Johnson)
- Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin)
- Black And White Rag (Botsford)
- Southern Beauties (C.L. Johnson)
- Sweetmeats
- Ragamuffin Rag (Pierson - Zamecnik)
- Banana Peel Rag (Gus Winkler)
RBF 38
RBF 39
(1979)
Late Band Ragtime
RBF 39
RBF 40
(1980)
Those Ragtime Banjos
compiled and annotated by David A. Jasen
RBF 40
RBF 41
(1980)
Novelty Ragtime Piano Kings
Rube Bloom & Arthur Schutt
prod. by David A. Jasen
RBF 41
RBF 42
(1980)
Ragtime Piano Novelties of the 20's
RBF 42
RBF 43
(1981)
'The Piano Roll Artistry of Max Kortlander
A collection of rare piano roll recordings by Kortlander, also known pseudonymously as Ted Baxter, primarily rags played to popular tunes of the 1920s and recorded under the auspices of Q.R.S. Music Company in Chicago, producer of piano rolls.
Eighteen tracks, including Blue Clover Man, Deuces Wild, American Beauty Rag, Dear Old Daddy Long Legs, Climax Rag, Bo La Bo, Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider, Bigamous Blues, Chicago, Russian Rag, Funeral Rag, and more.
compiled and annotated
by David A. Jasen
RBF 43
RBF 44
(19??)
Piano Roll Artistry of Charley Straight
RBF 44
RBF 45
(19??)
Piano Roll Artistry of Zez Comfrey
RBF 45
RBF 48
(1983)
They All Played The Tiger Rag
RBF 48
RBF 49
(1983)
Ragtime Piano Revival
RBF 49
RBF 50
(19??)
The Piano Roll Artistry Of Edythe Baker & Other Women
RBF 50
RBF 51
(1963)
Uncle Dave Macon
- Cumberland Mountain Deer Race
- All In Down And Out Blues
- From Earth To Heaven
- The Gal That Got Stuck On Everything She Said
- I've Got The Mourning Blues
- Hold That Wood-Pile Down
- Johnny Gray
- Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel
- My Daughter Wished To Marry
- The Old Man's Drunk Again
- Over The Road I'm Bound To Go
- Rise When The Rooster Crows
- Tom And Jerry
- Two-in-One Chewing Gum
- When The Train Comes Along
- Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train
RBF 51
RBF 52
(1985)
Dixieland Joys
RBF 52
RBF 110
(1979)
Joseph Allard: Masters of French Canadian Dance
- Fisherman's Reel
- Grande Chaine
- Sir Wilfred Laurier March
- Canadian Jig
- Chateauguay Reel
- Rooster Waltz
- Indian Quadrille
- Mrs. Renault's Reel
- Reel Of Sweets
- Rose Waltz
- Blue Cap Reel
- French Quadrille
- Jacques-Cartier's
- Jenny Lynn Polka
RBF 11 (US 1966)0
RBF 602
(1981)
Bert Williams: "Nobody" And Other Songs
- Nobody
- Somebody
- Ten Little Bottles
- O Death Where Is Thy Sting?
- I'm Neutral
- I'm Gonna Quit Saturday
- Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
- You Can't Get Away From It
- I Want To Know Where Tosti Wentams
- Twenty Years
- He's a Cousin Of Mine
- Moon Shines On The Moonshine
- My Last Dollar
- Unlucky Blues
RBF 602
RF 654
(1983)
Dock Boggs: His Twelve Original Recordings
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- Down South Blues
- Sugar Baby
Dock Boggs
- Country Blues
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- Sammie, Where Have You Been So Long?
Dock Boggs
- Danville Girl
- Pretty Polly
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- New Prisoner's Song
- Hard Luck Blues
Dock Boggs, Emry Arthur
- False Hearted Lover's Blues
- Old Rub Alcohol Blues
- Will Sweethearts Know Each Other There?
- Lost Love Blues
singles recorded in the 1920s for Brunswick
supervised by Mike Seeger
RF 654
Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!
