Illustrated Hubert Sumlin discography (original) (raw)

year
of release

title / label / notes

1

1956

MUDDY WATERS And His Guitar

- Forty Days & Forty Nights (8012) #
- All Aboard (8013) *

rec. February 2, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; * 2nd hca (prob. James Cotton) added; # Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr


Chess 1620

2

1956

MUDDY WATERS

- Don't Go No Farther (8148)
- Diamonds At Your Feet (8149)

rec. June 29, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Odie Payne, dr


Chess 1630

3

1956

MUDDY WATERS

- Just To Be With You (8147) * @ youtube
- I Got To Find My Baby (U 7937) # @ youtube

# rec. November 3, 1955 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Jimmy Rogers, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr

* rec. June 29, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Odie Payne, dr


Chess 1644

4

1957

MUDDY WATERS

- Got My Mojo Working (8393) *
- "Rock Me" (8389) #

# rec. December 1, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr

* rec. January 12, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr


Chess 1652

5

1957

CHUCK BERRY

- "School Day" (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) (8379) # @ youtube
- Deep Feeling (8378) (instr) @ youtube

rec. January 21, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Chuck Berry, g, # voc; Johnny Johnson, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr


Chess 1653

6

1957

MUDDY WATERS

- Good News (8510)
- Come Home Baby (I Wish You Would) (8512)

rec. June 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. Fred Below, dr


Chess 1667

7

1957

MUDDY WATERS

- Evil (8511) *
- I Live The Life I Love (I Love The Life I Live) (8388) #

# rec. December 1, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Marcus Johnson, ts; sax; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Robert Lockwood Jr., g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr

* rec. June 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. Fred Below, dr


Chess 1680

8

1959

MUDDY WATERS

- Love Affair (9513) *
- Look What You've Done (8392) #

# rec. January 12, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Little Walter, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; prob. S.P. Leary, dr
* rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL; Muddy Waters, voc, g; James Cotton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Pat Hare, g; Andrew Stephens, b; Francis Clay, dr


Chess 1758

9

1964

EDDIE TAYLOR

- I'm Sitting Here (64-013) @ youtube
- Do You Want Me To Cry (64-014) @ youtube

rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Taylor, voc; g; Jimmy Reed, hca; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Al Duncan, dr


Vivid 104

Charly CRB 1015


- Train Fare
- Leave This Neighborhood

rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Taylor, voc; g; Jimmy Reed, hca; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Al Duncan, dr

Vivid unissued

Charly CRB 1015

10

10/1964

JIMMY REED

- I'm Going Upside Your Head (64-4443) @ youtube
- The Devil's Shoestring Part II (64-4444)

rec. July/August 1964 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; b; dr; prod. by Calvin Carter

Jimmy Reed discography


Vee-Jay VJ 622

11

1964

JIMMY REED

- I Wanna Be Loved (64-4438) (2:26) @ Spotify
- A New Leaf (64-4440) @ Spotify

rec. July/August 1964 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; b; dr

Jimmy Reed discography


Vee-Jay VJ 642

12

1964

Jimmy Reed at Soul City
His First Honest-to-Goodness Live In-Person recording!

- I'm Going Upside Your Head (2:45) # [Vee-Jay 622]
- The Devil's Shoestring Part II (2:44) # [Vee-Jay 622]
- Help Yourself (2:39) * [Vee-Jay 593]
- Going Fishing (Ain't Got No Pole) (2:43) * @ youtube
- I Wanna Be Loved (2:26) # [Vee-Jay 642]
- Wear Something Green (2:20) * @ youtube

- Left Handed Woman (2:34) # [Vee-Jay 702]
- A New Leaf (2:45) # [Vee-Jay 642]
- Fifteen Years (2:47) #
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:47) * [aka "Heading For A Fall"; Vee-Jay 593]
- When You're Doing Alright (2:45) # @ youtube
- You've Got Me Waiting (2:41) #

# rec. July/August 1964 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; b; dr

* rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; gs; b; dr

prod. by Calvin Carter; all titles on Vee-Jay LP 1095 and some pressings of single issues have a "live" audience over-dubbed


Vee Jay VJLP-1095 (1964)
Vee Jay VJS-1095 (stereo)

notes by Paul Oliver

= Fontana 688 514 ZL (1965) "Things Ain't What They Used To Be"

= Vee-Jay/Collectables COL-CD-7112 (2000)


= P-Vine PCD4292 (mini LP CD)

Jimmy Reed discography
Fontana Records discography

13

1964

American Folk Blues Festival '64

Sonnyboy Williamson
- I'm Trying To Make London My Home
- Dissatisfied
Sunnyland Slim
- Everytime I Get To Drinkin'
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
- Ain't It A Pity
- Baby Please Don't Go

Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon
- I'm A Tearing Little Daddy
John Henry Barbee
- Cotton Pickin' Blues @ youtube
Hubert Sumlin / Sunnyland Slim
- No Title Boogie #
Sugar Pie Desanto
- Slip In Mules
Howlin' Wolf
- Dust My Broom

rec. October 9, 1964 at the Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany; prod. by Siegfried E. Loch
# Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr

Philips/Phonogram SFL-7385 track sequence:
- Five Long Years - Muddy Waters (AFBF 1963)
- Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues - Willie Dixon (AFBF 1963)
- Crazy For My Baby - Willie Dixon (AFBF 1963)
- Matt's Guitar Boogie - Matthew Murphy (AFBF 1963)
- I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson (AFBF 1963)

- I'm Trying To Make London My Home - Sonny Boy Williamson (AFBF 1964)
- Ain't It A Pity - Lightnin' Hopkins (AFBF 1964)
- Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins (AFBF 1964)
- Everytime I Get To Drinkin' - Sunnyland Slim (AFBF 1964)
- No Title Boogie - Hubert Sumlin (AFBF 1964)
- Dust My Broom - Howlin Wolf (AFBF 1964)

Evidence ECD 26087-2 track sequence:
Fred McDowell - Highway 61 (1965)
Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go (1964)
John Lee Hooker - Della Mae (1965)
Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well (1963)
Muddy Waters - Five Long Years (1963)
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1965)
Howlin' Wolf - Dust My Broom (1964)
T-Bone Walker - I'm In Love (1962)
Sunnyland Slim - Everytime I Get To Drinkin' (1964)
Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues (1965)
Sugar Pie DeSanto - Slip In Mules (1964)
Shakey Jake - Love My Baby (1962)
Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years (1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Dissatisfied (1964)
Otis Spann - Goin' Down Slow (= "Had My Fun") (1963)
Brownie McGhee - Crying At The Station (1962)
J.B. Lenoir - Slow Down (1965)

notes by Horst Lippmann & Fritz Rau (introduction), Georges Adins, Joachim E. Berendt, Jacques Demêtre, Bob Koester, Horst Lippmann, Paul Oliver (artists' portraits)

Fontana 681 522 TL (mono) (Germany 1964)
= Fontana 885 411 TY (stereo) (Germany 1964)

notes by Jean Tronchot

= Fontana 681 522 TL (mono) (Fr 1964)

notes by Jean Tronchot

= Fontana 885 411 MY (stereo) (Fr 1964)


= Fontana TL 5225 (UK 1964)

[not = Amiga 850043 !!!]


(=) Philips/Phonogram SFL-7385 (Jp 1969) "American Folk Blues Festival 63-64"

notes by Willy Leiser

= L+R 42.024 (Germany 1981)


= L+R 42.024 (Germany 1982)

= Edigsa/L+R 12L0293 (Sp 1982)


= Optimism/L+R CD LR-2024 (US 198?)

5 CD box set
notes by Bill Dahl

(=) Evidence ECD 26100 (US 1995) "American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65" CD 4: "'sixty four"

notes by Jerry Gordon

(=) Evidence ECD 26087-2 (US 1997) "American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65 - Highlights"

Evidence ECD 260101 "American Folk Blues Festival '66 - '72" (as announced in the notes accompanying Evidence ECD 26087-2) obviously never happened!


= Bellaphon/L+R CDLR 42024 (Germany 1998)

3 CD set

(=) Bellaphon CDLR 726321 (Germany 2002) "1962, 1963, 1964" CD 3: 1964

180 g LP

= Pure Pleasure/L+R PPAN LR42024 (UK 2014)

American Folk Blues Festival discography
Fontana Records discography
L+R Records discography

14

2/1965

Hubert Sumlin

- Across The Board #
- Sumlin Boogie

rec. November 29, 1964 in Kenley, UK; Hubert Sumlin, g; # Neil Slaven, g


Blue Horizon 45-1000

sold exclusively through R&B Monthly #13 (February 1965)

Blue Horizon Records discography

Columbia 488992-2


- Hubert's Racket

rec. November 29, 1964 in Kenley, UK; Hubert Sumlin, g; Neil Slaven, g

Blue Horizon unissued

15

8/1965

JIMMY REED

- Left Handed Woman (64-4437) # @ youtube
- I'm The Man Down There (65-8666) * @ youtube

# rec. July/August 1964 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; b; dr; prod. by Calvin Carter

* rec. 1965 in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; g; Jimmy Reed Jr., b; dr; prod. by Calvin Carter


Vee-Jay VJ 702

16

1965

American Folk Blues (Amiga 850 043 1965)
Hubert Sumlin: Blues Anytime! (L+R 42.004 1981)
Hubert Sumlin: Blues Anytime! (Evidence ECD 26052 1994)

- It's You My Baby § @ youtube, Side A
- Love You, Woman []
- Everytime I Get To Drinking §
- When I Feel Better $
- Blues Anytime #
- I Love []

- Leavy [sic] Camp Moan § || @ youtube, Side B
[on Evidence CD corrected to "Levee Camp Moan"]
- My Babe #
- Hubert's Blues (instr) $
- We Gonna Jump §
- Big Legged Woman # // || @ youtube
- Too Late For Me To Pray §

rec. Nov. 1, 1964 at Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin, g, $ g solo, [] voc; Sunnyland Slim, p, § voc; Willie Dixon, b, // g, # voc; Clifton James, dr; produced by Horst Lippman
|| tracks not reissued on Scout Sc 4, but on Scout Sc 1

Hubert's "American" Blues! (Scout Sc-4 1969)
- My Babe #
- Hubert's Blues $
- We Gonna Jump §
- Too Late For Me To Pray §
- I Love []

- It's You My Baby §
- Love You, Woman []
- Everytime I Get To Drinking §
- When I Feel Better $
- Blues Anytime #

rec. November 1, 1964 at Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin, g, $ g solo, [] voc; Sunnyland Slim, p, § voc; Willie Dixon, b, # voc; Clifton James, dr; produced by Horst Lippman

Hubert Sumlin: Blues Anytime! (L+R CDLR 72010 1994)

- It's You Baby *
- Love You Woman *
- Everytime I Get To Drinking *
- When I Feel Better *
- Blues Anytime *
- I Love *
- Leavy Camp Moan [still uncorrected] *
- My Babe *
- Hubert's Blues *
- We Gonna Jump *
- Big Legged Woman *
- Too Late For Me To Pray *
- Mabon's Boogie #
- I Don't Know #
- Woodchopping Blues []
- I Love []
- Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky []

* rec. Nov. 1, 1964 at Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin with Sunnyland Slim, Willie Dixon, Clifton James; produced by Horst Lippman
# rec. April 20/22, and May 5/7, 1980 in Saarbrücken, Mannheim, Hamburg, and Düsseldorf, Germany; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Eddie Taylor, el g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr (from L+R 42.013 (1981)
[] rec. March 17, 1981 at Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Louisiana Red, voc, g; Lurrie Bell, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr (from L+R 42.022 (1981)

Hubert Sumlin: Blues Classics (Bellaphon CDLR 82007 1996)

- Love You, Woman []
- When I Feel Better #
- I Love []
- Hubert's Blues #
- Blues On Blues
- My Baby Is Gone
- Lonesome Blues
- Blues In My Hand
- Blues For Chester
- Jammin' The Blues
- Gamblin' Woman

[] # rec. Nov. 1, 1964 at the Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin, [] g + voc. # g solo; produced by Horst Lippman

notes (1965) by Karlheinz Drechsel

Amiga 850 043 (GDR) (1st ed. 1965) "American Folk Blues"


= Scout Sc-4 (Germany 1969) "Hubert's 'American' Blues !"

notes (1980) by Karlheinz Drechsel

(=) Amiga Jazz 850 043 (2nd ed. 1980) "American Folk Blues"


(=) L+R 42.004 (Germany 1980) "Blues Anytime !"


(=) Evidence ECD 26052 (US 1994)


(=) L+R CDLR 72010 (Germany 1994)


(=) Bellaphon CDLR 82007 (Germany 1996) "Blues Classics"

American Folk Blues Festival discography
Scout Records discography
L+R Records discography

17

1967

Big Mack

- Rough Dried Woman - Pt. 1 (A / TM2037) # @ youtube
- Rough Dried Woman - Pt. 2 (B / TM2038) @ youtube

rec. 1963 in Chicago, IL; # Willie McNeal, voc (added 1966); Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Willie Williams, dr; prod. by Don Clay


Dawn 102/103 (1967)


= Ronn 8 (1967) (as by Big Mac)


= Charly CTD 125 (UK 1980) (as by Big Mac)

17a

1968

LITTLE EDDIE

- Teddy Bear Blues (555) # @ youtube
- The Skrooch (556) @ youtube

rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Newell, hca, # voc; org; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Willie Williams, dr; prod. & arr. by Big Bill Hill


M&M 555/6 (US 1968)


= Reginald 555/6 (US 1968)
[dubbed and worse in sound!]

18

1968

Bye Bye, Bird ...
Solo Blues

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Bye Bye Bird
Robert Pete Williams
- Midnight Boogie
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues
Willie Dixon
- Big Legged Woman
Sonny Boy Williamson
- In My Own Little Cabin

Sunnyland Slim
- Leavy [sic] Camp Moan
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Dissatisfied
J.B. Lenoir
- Everybody Is Crying About Vietnam
Hubert Sumlin
- When I Feel Better

notes by Horst Lippmann

Scout Sc-1 (Germany 1968)

Scout Records discography

18a

1/1968

The Super Super Blues Band
Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley

- Long Distance Call (16444)
- Ooh Baby & Wrecking My Love Life (16226)
- Sweet Little Angel (16229)

- Spoonful (16227)
- Diddley Daddy (6225)
- The Red Rooster (16224)
- Goin' Down Slow (16228)

rec. September 1967 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago; Bo Diddley, voc, g; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca, ac g; Muddy Waters, voc, g; Otis Spann, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Buddy Guy, b; Frank Kirkland, dr; Coockie Vee, voc, tamb

Charly BM 26 track sequence:
- Long Distance Call
- Goin' Down Slow
- You Don't Love Me
- I'm a Man
- Who Do You Love
- The Red Rooster
- Diddley Daddy
- I Just Want to Make Love to You

notes by Richard Meltzer

Checker LP 3010 (US mono)

notes by Richard Meltzer

Checker LPS 3010 (US stereo)


= Chess CRLS 4537 (UK 1968)

= Chess/Funckler MAR-S 3218 (NL 196?)

notes by Richard Meltzer

= Chess CH-9169 (1984)


(=) Charly BM 26 (UK 1993) "Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 26"

18b

196?

Jimmy Rogers & Eddie Taylor: Blues From Chicago Volume One

Jimmy Rogers
- Ludella
- Chicago Bound
- Going Away Baby
- Money, Marbles & Chalk
- Sloppy Drunk
- She Loves Another Man

Eddie Taylor
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Bad Boy
- Lookin' For Trouble
- You'll Always Have A Home
- Don't Knock At My Door
- Sittin' Here Thinkin'

with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Fred Below, Otis Spann, Jimmy Reed, Hubert Sumlin, Muddy Waters


Python PLP-KM 6

Python Records discography

19

1969

American Folk Blues Festival '63

Memphis Slim
- Wish Me Well
Big Joe Williams
- I Have No Friends
Willie Dixon
- Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues
- Crazy For My Baby
Victoria Spivey
- Grant Spivey
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
- Matt's Guitar Boogie

Sonnyboy Williamson
- I Don't Know
- Sonny's Harmonica Boogie
Lonnie Johnson
- It's Too Late To Cry
Otis Spann
- Had My Fun
Muddy Waters
- Five Long Years
Memphis Slim et al.
- Bye, Bye, Blues

rec. October 13th, 1963 in Bremen

+ Bill Stepney, dr

Philips/Phonogram SFL-7385 track sequence:
- Five Long Years - Muddy Waters
- Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues - Willie Dixon
- Crazy For My Baby - Willie Dixon
- Matt's Guitar Boogie - Matthew Murphy
- I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson

- I'm Trying To Make London My Home - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Ain't It A Pity - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Everytime I Get The Drinking - Sunnyland Slim
- No Title Boogie - Hubert Sumlin
- Dust My Broom - Howlin Wolf


Exodus EX/EXS 302 gatefold

American Folk Blues Festival discography


Fontana TL 5204 (1964 mono)

notes by Jean Tronchot

= Fontana 681510 TL (Fr)


= Fontana 885403 ZY (stereo)


= Fontana 858 100 FPY


= Exodus EX/EXS 302 (US
1966) [Ewart Abner's label]


(=) Philips/Phonogram
SFL-7385 (Ger 1969)
American Folk Blues Festival 63-64
"A documentation of the
authentic blues featuring
the best blues artists of
America"

notes by Willy Leiser

L+R 42.023 (1981)


= L+R CDLR 42023 (1998)


= [discs 2 & 3](#disc 2) of
Evidence 5 CD set ECD 26200

19a

1973

Willie Williams: Raw and Unpolluted Soul
on labels: Black Diamond Rattler

- Back To Mississippi (instr) (2:05) // § * @ youtube
- Ruthy Baby (3:25) # [Supreme 777] @ youtube
- Wine Headed Woman (2:55) # @ youtube
- 38 Women (2:55) # [Supreme 777] @ youtube
- Blues At Half Past Twelve (4:45) || § * @ youtube

- Detroit Blues (3:05) (instr) § * @ youtube
- Black Diamond Rattler (2:35) § * [Supreme 778] @ youtube
- My Baby (Is) Gone (2:35) § * [Supreme 778] @ youtube
- In The Valley (2:45) § * @ youtube
- Hot Pants Woman (3:05) § * @ youtube

CD bonus track:
- Deep Shuffle (2:50) (with Johnny Jones, p)

# rec. December 1970 in Chicago, IL; W.W. Williams, voc; Carey Bell, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Bobby King, Eddie Taylor, g; Odell Campbell, b; Fred Below, dr; prod. by Willie Dixon
* rec. 1971 in Chicago, IL; W.W. Williams, voc, dr; Pinetop Perkins, p; || Carey Bell, // Little Mack, hca; § Hubert Sumlin, lead g; Eddie Taylor, g; Roy Lee Johnson, rhythm g; Joe Harper, b; prod. by Willie Dixon

notes by Ed Winfield

Supreme Blues SR-1001 (US 1973)


= Supreme Blues SR-1001 (US 1973)


= P-Vine PLP-9055 (Jp 1988)


(=) P-Vine PCD-1816 (Jp 1991)

20

1973

Hubert Sumlin and his friends
Kings of Chicago Blues Vol. 2

- Blues For Elmore James (instr) @ youtube
- Funky Roots (instr) @ youtube
- I Can't Loose [sic] * @ youtube
- One Down (instr) ||
- Willie's Back In Town (instr) @ youtube
- Minor Feelings (instr)

- Everyday I Have The Blues **
- Straight Talk (instr) @ youtube
- Little By Little §
- When Evelyn's Not Around (instr) ||
- It Hurts Me Too #

rec. January 20, 1971 at the P.S. Recording Studios in Chicago, IL; prod. by Hubert Sumlin & Willy Leiser
|| Hubert Sumlin, g
# Joe Carter, voc, g (1st solo); Hubert Sumlin, g; Jimmy Dawkins, g; James Green, b; Fred Below, dr
* Billy Boy Arnold, hca, ** voc; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jimmy Dawkins, g; James Green, b; Fred Below, dr
§ Eddie Shaw, voc, ts; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jimmy Dawkins, g; James Green, b; Fred Below, dr
Vogue LDM 30175 front cover photo by Willy Leiser (Hubert Sumlin, S.P. Leary, Sunnyland Slim & Howlin' Wolf at Big Duke's Flamingo Lounge, Chicago)

notes by Willy Leiser

Vogue LDM 30175 (Fr)

notes by Willy Leiser

= Blues Legacy BL 12503 (Fr 1973) "Funky Roots"

disc 19 of 25 CD box set "The Perfect Blues Collection"
notes by Willy Leiser

= Vogue LDM.30175 (Fr 2011) "Hubert Sumlin & his friends"
Vogue 88697847832 "The Perfect Blues Collection"

Billy Boy Arnold discography
Joe Carter discography

21

1973

Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon: Blueblood

- Guitar King # @ youtube
- Fast As My Legs Can Go #
- I Can't Stay Here # @ youtube
- Orphan Home Blues #
- Every Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone #
- Baby Child #

- Gold Teeth *
- Worked Hard All My Life * @ youtube
- Boogie Till The Break Of Day *
- The Sky's The Limit *
- Without You Baby || * @ youtube
re-release bonus track (not mentioned on the sleeve!):
- Short Mini Dress * (2:54)



originally unissued track from same session:
- I'm Tired Of Living In Chicago // @ youtube

# rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Andrew McMahon, voc; Ken Stevens, p; Homesick James, Conrad Black, g; Kent Bravos, b; Brian Peterson, dr; prod. by Perry Johnson
* rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Andrew McMahon, voc; Sunnyland Slim, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Conrad Black, g; || Jimmy Dawkins, g; Rick Gourley, b; Brian Peterson, dr; prod. by Perry Johnson
// rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Andrew McMahon, voc, g; Howling Wolf unknown, hca; Homesick James, g; prod. by Perry Johnson

cover illustration & design by Rory Bonnet


Dharma DB 4401 (US 1973)

Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon discography
Homesick James discography

21a

1973


BLUEBLOOD with Howlin' Wolf [sic]
- Short Mini Dress # @ youtube
BLUEBLOOD with Homesick James
- Guitar King * @ youtube

# rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon, voc; org; Hubert Sumlin, g; 2nd g; b; dr
* rec. 1973 in Chicago, IL; Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon, voc; Ken Stevens, p; Homesick James, Conrad Black, g; Kent Bravos, b; Brian Peterson, dr

7 inch 45 rpm

Dharma D-1801

Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon discography
Homesick James discography

21b

1974

Blue Guitar Album

LP 1:
Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar Shuffle
Lightnin' Hopkins - Drinkin' The Blues
Brownie McGhee - That's How I Feel
Jimmy Reed - Instrumental

Jimmy Dawkins - Blues In The Ghetto
Hubert Sumlin - Straight Talk
Big Joe Williams - Skinny Mama
John Lee Hooker - Wednesday Evening Blues
Jimmy Dawkins - Lick For Licks


LP 2:
Louis Myers - The Ace's Shuffle
Lonnie Johnson - You Will Need Me
Doug Quattlebaum - Sweet Little Woman
Louisiana Red - I'm Louisiana Red
Hubert Sumlin - Blues For Elmore James

Big Bill Broonzy - House Rent Stomp
John Lee Hooker - Blues Before Sunrise
Eddie Kirkland - Saturday Night Stomp
Jimi Hendrix - C Blues

gatefold DLP
notes by Jacques-Emile Deschamps

Vogue DP 27 (Fr 1974) (Plaisir Double series)

gatefold DLP
notes by Jacques-Emile Deschamps

= Vogue 400027 (Fr 19??) (Plaisir Double series)

21bb

1974



The sleeve spine says "Airway Records 3220", the label says "Airway Records 4275"

Sunnyland Slim: She Got That Jive
featuring Bonnie Lee

- She Got That Jive (incl. introduction) # @ Spotify
- I Done You Wrong # @ Spotify
- Levee Camp Moan
- Station Break
- Ain't Gonna Drink No More Whiskey

- It's You Baby
- Sad And Evil Woman
- Standing On The Corner
- She Got A Thing Goin' On
- See My Lawyer
- Depression Blues

prod. by Sunnyland Slim
# rec. December 1971 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Little Mac (Simmons), hca; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Odell Campbell, b; Willie Williams, dr

notes by Harold Brenner

Airway AR 4275/3220

notes by Harold Brenner

Airway AR 4275

21c

1974

Sunnyland Slim: Be Careful How You Vote

- Be Careful How You Vote §§
- I Done You Wrong §
- Sunnyland Train *
- You Have Heard Of A Woman
- Past Life §

- She Got A Thing Going On
- Going Back To Memphis
- The Devil Is A Busy Man
- Woman Trouble Overnite
- We Gonna Jump #
- Orphan Boy Blues

recordings 1949-1983; prod. by Sunnyland Slim
* rec. April 19, 1951 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Oliver Alcorn, ts; Robert Lockwood, Jr., g; Big Crawford, b; Alfred Wallace, dr
# rec. December 1971 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Little Mac (Simmons), hca; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Odell Campbell, b; Willie Williams, dr
§ rec.January 7, 1983 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; §§ Balthasar "Sam" Burckhardt, ts; Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Fred Grady, dr

notes by Harold Brenner

Airway AR 4279

22

1975

Hubert Sumlin: Groove

- Happy With My French Friends
- Broke And Hungry
- Give The Name Jacquot
- My Guitar And Me

- Groove
- Easy, Hubert, Easy
- Don't Forget
- I Wonder Why
- Boogin' All Alone
- The Last Boogie

Black & Blue CD 59.548-2 / Evidence ECD 26045-2 track sequence:
- Groove
- Easy, Hubert, Easy
- My Guitar And Me
- Don't Forget
- Happy With My French Friends
- Give The Name Jacquot
- The Last Boogie
- I Wonder Why
- Boogin' All Alone
- Broke And Hungry
- I'll Be Home On Tuesday II
- Jerking In Paris

rec. December 1975 in Paris, France; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Willie Mabon, p; Lonnie Brooks, g; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr
Black & Blue 33.548 back cover photo by Jean-Pierre Tahmazian
Black & Blue 33.511 / Black & Blue 59.548-2 / Editions Atlas BLU-CD 3069 / Evidence ECD 26045-2 front cover photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir


Black & Blue 33.511 (Fr 1975)


= Black & Blue 33.548 (Fr 1977) "My Guitar And Me"


(=) Black & Blue CD 59.548-2 (Fr 1992)"My Guitar And Me"


= Editions Atlas BLU-CD
3069 (Fr 1993) "My Guitar And Me" (series Les Génies Du Blues # 69)


= Evidence ECD 26045-2 (US 1994) "My Guitar And Me"

32a

1975

25 Géants du Blues
A World of Jazz

LP 1:
Big Bill Broonzy - Louise Louise Blues
Curtis Jones - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - I Love You Baby
Blind John Davis - How Long Blues
Lonnie Johnson - Big Leg Woman
Louisiana Red - Keep Your Hands Off My Woman

Lightnin' Hopkins - Catfish Blues
Champion Jack Dupree - The Death Of Louis (Armstrong)
Jimmy Dawkins - The Way She Walks
Hubert Sumlin - Funky Roots
Eddie Kirkland - Have Mercy On Me
The Aces - Dust My Broom


LP 2:
Memphis Slim - Sassy Mae
Sonny Boy Williamson - The Skies Are Crying
St. Louis Jimmy - Some Sweet Day
Eddie Boyd - I Cried
Roosevelt Sykes - Jail Bait
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Deceitful Brownskin Blues

John Lee Hooker - Wednesday Evening Blues
Jimmy Reed - Hard Walking Hanna
Doug Quattlebaum - Trouble In Mind
Big Joe Williams - Pallet On The Floor
Billy Boy Arnold - I'm Gonna Move
Sunnyland Slim - Brownskin Woman

gatefold DLP

Vogue DP 37 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)

gatefold DLP

= Vogue 400037 (Fr 1975) (Plaisir Double series)

22aa

1977

Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang: Have Blues Will Travel

- I've Got To Tell (2:20) #
- This Little Voice (2:30) #
- Blues Men Of Yesterday (2:50) #
- I Can't Stop Loving You (2:35) #
- Big LEG Woman (3:50) #

- Back Door Wolf (4:03) #
- I Don't Trust Nobody (2:50) #
- Blues For The Westside (2:50) * [Colt 647] @ youtube
- Riding High (2:10) * [Colt 647] @ youtube
- I've Got To Tell Somebody (2nd version) (3:05) #

# rec. 1973-77 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Shaw, voc, sax, hca; Detroit Jr., p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Lafayette (Shorty) Gilbert, b; Chico Chism, dr
* rec. February 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Eddie Shaw, voc, sax, hca; Magic Sam, g; Mac Thompson, b; Bob Richey, dr

notes by Lillie Burnett
("Mrs. Wolf")

Simmons ES-1815 (US 1977)

notes by Lillie Burnett
("Mrs. Wolf")

= Simmons ES-1815

23

1978

Birmingham Jones / Kid Thomas Blues! Harp! Boogie! 1957-1965

Birmingham Jones
- Drinkin' Again @ youtube
- I'm Glad @ youtube
- Chills And Fever @ youtube
- Birmingham Bounce @ youtube
- Tators And Matos [on label: "Mators"!] [actually Hubert Sumlin, g; Birmingham Jones, hca; p;b;dr]
Kid Thomas
- The Spell

Kid Thomas
- The Wolf Pack (tk 6)
- The Wolf Pack (tk 7)
- The Wolf Pack (tk 8)
- That's My Baby (tk 1)
- That's My Baby (tk 2)
- Come On In This House
- Need Your Love Baby
- Here's My Story


Floatin' Bridge 1069

24

1979

Willie Mabon: Chicago Blues Session!

- Little Red Rooster
- Lonely Blues
- It's A Shame
- Moanin' Blues

- Monday Woman (A Tribute to Jimmy Reed)
- Louise (A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf)
- Seventh Son (Dedicated to Willie Dixon)
- I'm Mad
- A Change Is Gonna Come

rec. July 4, 1979 at Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL; Willie Mabon, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Aron Burton, b; Casey Jones, dr

inner sleeve notes by Willy Leiser ("About Willie Mabon")
and Horst Lippmann ("About The Session")

Bellaphon CDLR 82003:
- Little Red Rooster
- Lonely Blues
- It's A Shame
- Moanin' Blues
- Monday Woman (A Tribute to Jimmy Reed)
- Louise (A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf)
- Seventh Son (Dedicated to Willie Dixon)
- I'm Mad
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- I Don't Know #
- Mabon's Boogie #

# additional tracks from L+R 42.013

Willie Mabon discography

notes by Willy Leiser

L+R 42.003


= Evidence CD 26063 (1995)


(=) Bellaphon CDLR 82003
(1996) "Willie Mabon"
(Blues Classics series)

L+R Records discography

25

1980

The first Blues Sampler

Louisiana Red & Sunnyland Slim Blues Band
- Chicago, Glad To Be Back Home
J.B. Lenoir
- I Feel So Good
The Eddie Taylor Blues Band + Carey Bell
- Wreck On 83 Highway
Willie Dixon with Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim
- My Babe
Eddie Boyd with Buddy Guy a.o.
- Blue Monday Blues
Eunice Davis with Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash a.o.
- Rock Little Daddy

Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell
- Brought Up The Hard Way
Willie Mabon with Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor a.o.
- Monday Woman
Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash; guest Lousiana Red
- Early One Morning
Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
- Levee Woman
Sunnyland Slim Blues Band; guest Carey Bell
- Tired Of Travelling
Lousiana Red
- Witchcraft Blues

tracks from other L+R LPs, and unissued takes


L+R 42.006 (Germany 1980)


= L+R 30 888 2 (Germany 1980) "Blues Meeting" (Club Edition)

L+R Records discography

26

1980

Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell: Gamblin' Woman!

- Blues For Chester
- Jammin' The Blues
- Gamblin' Woman
- Hubert's 1980 Blues
- Nineteen Years Old

- Brought Up The Hard Way
- Blues On Blues
- My Baby Is Gone
- Lonesome Blues
- Blues In My Heart

rec. January 22, 1980 at Oddyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL; Hubert Sumlin, voc, ac g; Carey Bell, voc, hca
front cover photo by Mara Eggert; liner photos by D. Shigley (D. for Durward, a name he never used)

Hubert Sumlin: Blues Classics (Bellaphon CDLR 82007 1996)

- Love You, Woman []
- When I Feel Better #
- I Love []
- Hubert's Blues #
- Blues On Blues
- My Baby Is Gone
- Lonesome Blues
- Blues In My Hand
- Blues For Chester
- Jammin' The Blues
- Gamblin' Woman

[] # rec. Nov. 1, 1964 at the Amiga-Studios in East-Berlin, GDR; Hubert Sumlin, [] g + voc. # g solo

notes by Norbert Hess
click to read notes ! click to read notes ! click to read notes !
L+R 42.008


(=) Bellaphon CDLR 82007
(1996) "Blues Classics"

L+R Records discography

27

1980

Louisiana Red: Reality Blues

- Farmworker's Blues
- Chicago, Glad To Be Back Home
- Without Of Love
- Jumpin' With Red

- Reality Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- You Can't Mistreat A Brother

rec. January 29, 1980 at Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL; Louisiana Red, voc, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Bob Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr; special guest: Carey Bell, hca

notes by Norbert Hess
click to read notes !
L+R 42.011

L+R Records discography

28

1980


Sunnyland Slim: Decoration Day

- Sun Is Going Down @ Spotify
- Past Life @ Spotify
- Decoration Day @ Spotify
- Boogie'n The Blues (instr) @ Spotify

- Depression Blues @ Spotify
- Tired Of Traveling @ Spotify
- Canadian Walk (instr) @ Spotify
- Patient Like Jobe (Patience Like Jobe) @ Spotify
- Sunnyland Jump (instr) @ Spotify

L+R CDLR 72007 / Evidence ECD 26053 bonus tracks:
- Rock Little Daddy (Eunice Davis, voc; Louisiana Red, slide g) @ youtube @ Spotify
- Everytime I Get To Drinking @ Spotify
- Sunnyland's New Orleans Boogie (instr) @ Spotify
- One Room Country Shack @ Spotify
- Tin Pan Alley @ Spotify
- Dust My Broom @ Spotify

rec. January 23, 1980 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jeff Swan, g; Bob Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr; special guest: Carey Bell, hca

notes by Horst Lippmann

L+R 42.015 (Germany 1980)

= L+R 12L0127
(Spain 1981)


= L+R CDLR 72007 (Germany 1994)


= Evidence ECD 26053 (US 1994)

L+R Records discography

29

1981
DLP

American Folk Blues Festival '80

LP 1:
Louisiana Red
- Pretty Woman #
- I Wonder Who #
- Lonesome Train #
- Tribute To Mama Spivey # °°
Willie Mabon
- Mabon's Boogie *
- I Don't Know *

Washboard Doc, Lucky & Flash
- Shake, Rattle And Roll ||
Eunice Davis
- Rock Little Daddy []
Washboard Doc, Lucky & Flash
- Flip, Flop And Fly ||
Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell
- Gamblin' Woman //
- I Got A Little Thing They Call The Swing //


LP 2:
Carey Bell
- One Day I Get Lucky \\
- Nineteen Years Old \\
- What My Mama Told Me \\
Sunnyland Slim
- Everytime I get To Drinking §

Sunnyland Slim
- Sunnyland's New Orleans Boogie §
Eddie Taylor
- Dust My Broom $
- There'll Be A Day $
Louisiana Red
- Labour Blues ##
- Thirty Dirty Women # °°

°° not on CD

rec. April 20 in Saarbrücken, April 22 in Mannheim, May 5 in Hamburg and May 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany
# Louisiana Red, voc, g
* Willie Mabon, voc, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
|| Joseph "Washboard Doc", washboard; Cab Lucky, g, voc; John "Flash" Whitner, washtub b, humazoo, voc; Louisiana Red, dobro
[] Eunice Davis, voc; Sunnyland Slim, p
// Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Eddie Taylor, g
\\ Carey Bell, voc, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
§ Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; Carey Bell, hca; Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
$ Eddie Taylor, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr
## Louisiana Red, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; Sunnyland Slim, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Robert Stroger, b; Odie Payne, dr

photos by Ulla Reimer, Gerd Scheffler and Norbert Hess

Willie Mabon discography

American Folk Blues Festival discography

notes by Norbert Hess

L+R 42.013 (Germany 1980)


(=) Optimism LR CD-2013 (US 1991)


(=) Bellaphon CDLS 42013 (Germany 1998)

L+R Records discography

30

1981

American Folk Blues Festival '81

Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
- Bowlin' Green Rag
- Bye Bye Baby
- Last Fair Deal
- Richmond Blues *
Sunnyland Slim
- One Room Country Shack

- Tin Pan Alley
- Dust My Broom
Louisiana Red
- Woodchopping Blues
Hubert Sumlin
- I Love
Louisiana Red
- Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky


Lurrie Bell
- I Need You So Bad
- Man And The Blues
Carey Bell
- Walking Through The Park *

Margie Evans
- 29 Ways
- Trouble Trouble
- Hound Dog
- Next Time I See You

* not on CD-2022

rec. March 10, 1981 at the Konzertaula, Kamen, Germany and March 17, 1981 at the Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany


inner gatefold of L+R 42.022

American Folk Blues Festival discography

notes by Claus Groh

L+R 42.022


= L+R 42.022
"Blaupunkt presents ..."


ad on back cover of
Blues Forum Nr. 2/1981


= LR CD-2022

30a

1981

Eddie Taylor: Big Town Playboy

- Bad Boy [Vee-Jay VJ 149]
- E.T. Blues [Vee-Jay VJ 149]
- Ride 'Em On Down (alt tk) [Vee-Jay unissued]
- Big Town Playboy [Vee-Jay VJ 185]
- You'll Always Have A Home
- Bongo Beat

- I'm Gonna Love You
- Looking For Trouble
- Find My Baby
- Stroll Out West
- Trainfare [Vivid unissued]
- Leave This Neighborhood [Vivid unissued]
- I'm Sitting Here [Vivid 104]
- Do You Want Me To Cry [Vivid 104]


Charly CRB 1015

30b

1981

Sunnyland Slim: Just You And Me / Tired But I Can't Get Started

- Have A Good Day Now (3:40) ## °°@ youtube (full album)
- You Can't Have It All (4:30) # °°
- I've Been Workin' Two Jobs (3:03) # °°
- Speak Once And Think Twice (4:55) ## °°
- Be Careful How You Vote (6:25) # °°

- Chicago Jump (4:05) # °°
- Tired But I Can't Get Started (3:45) * [Airway 4548]
- Get Further Little Brother (2:48) *
- Shake It Baby (3:20) * [Airway 4548]
- Just You And Me (4:15) **

# rec. July 3, 1981 in Chicago, IL; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; ## Illinois Slim, hca; Prof. Eddie Lusk, org; Hubert Sumlin, g; Bob Stroger, b; Chico Chism, dr; prod by Jack Vaughan
* rec. 1979 in Boston, MA; Sunnyland Slim, voc, p; 'Rosie' Rosenblatt, hca; Ronnie Horvath, 1st g; Bob Margolin, 2nd g; Sarah Brown, b; Terry Bingham, dr; ** Dawna Rae, Sarah Brown, backing voc; prod. by Sunnyland Slim


Airway AR-4747 (US 1981)

= Airway 3220

°° = Earwig 4915 / Blue
Sting CD 019 (US 1989)
"Be Careful How You Vote"

31

1982

Hubert Sumlin: Gotta Run

- Gotta Run
- Haunted House Blues
- From Coast To Coast
- Every Time I Look At You

- This Guy
- When I First Met This Friend
- Tribute To Lightnin' Hopkins

rec. February 15-17, 1982 at Anagramme Studio, Paris, France; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Stéphane Guérault, ts; Michel Carras, keyb; Larry Martin, Paul Pechenaert, g; Zox, b; Vincent Daune, dr; Bonnie Lee, Zora Young, backing voc


Paris PLB 2 28517 (Fr 1982)

32

1982

Bonnie Lee, Zora Young, Big Time Sarah: Blues With The Girls
featuring Hubert Sumlin

LP 1:
Zora Young
- Help Me @ youtube
- I Feel So Bad
- You Don't Have To Go

Zora Young
- Got My Mojo Workin'
- Steppin' Stone
Bonnie Lee
- Fast Life
- Baby What You Want Me To Do


LP 2:
Bonnie Lee
- Next Time I See You
- Sad And Evil Woman
- Teardrops From My Eyes
Big Time Sarah
- Tribute to Big Walter Hornton

Big Time Sarah
- Hound Dog @ youtube
- Fever
- Hoochie-Coochie Woman
- What Makes My Man Tick
Hubert Sumlin
- Well I Love Ya' #

rec. February 15-17, 1982 at Anagramme Studio, Paris, France; Bonnie Lee, Zora Young, Big Time Sarah, voc; Hubert Sumlin, g, # voc; Stéphane Guérault, ts; Michel Carras, keyb; Larry Martin, Paul Pechenaert, g; Zox, b; Vincent Daune, dr; Bonnie Lee, Zora Young, Big Time Sarah, backing voc; prod. by Larry Martin
photo by Lizbet Raby

DLP

Paris PLB 2 28518/19 (Fr 1982)

33

1985

Chills And Fever
Chicago Bluesmasters Vol. 4

- Blue Evening - L.C. McKinley [Vee Jay unissued; Negro Rhythm LP 106]
- I'm So Satisfied - L.C. McKinley [Vee Jay 159]
- Down With It - L.C. McKinley [Vee Jay unissued]
- Lonely - L.C. McKinley [Vee Jay 159]
- Baby Please Don't - Jimmy Eager
- Please Mr Doctor - Jimmy Eager
- I Should Have Loved Her More - Jimmy Eager

- Beat That Bop - Jimmy Eager
- Drinkin' Again - Birmingham Jones
- I'm Glad - Birmingham Jones
- Chills And Fever - Birmingham Jones
- Birmingham Bounce - Birmingham Jones
- Tators And Matos - Hubert Sumlin
- You're So Hard To Please - Willie Cobbs
- You Can't Love Me - Willie Cobbs


Charly 1080

34

1987

Hubert Sumlin's Blues Party

- Hidden Charms
- West Side Soul
- A Soul That's Been Abused
- Letter To My Girlfriend
- How Can You Leave Me, Little Girl?

- Can't Call You No More
- Blue Guitar
- Down In The Bottom
- Poor Me, Pour Me
- Living The Blues

rec. October 1986 at Newbury Sound Boston


Black Top BT 1036
Black Top CD BT 1036 (US 1987)

= Demon FIEND 94 (UK1987)

= Shout! Factory DK 31156 (US 2005)

= P-Vine PCD-93157 (Jp 2008)

35

2/1987

Hubert Sumlin / Vinnie Moore

Hubert Sumlin
- Down In The Bottom (alt tk)
Vinnie Moore
- Daydream

issued with February 1987 "Guitar Player" magazine


Guitar Player Soundpage
# 29 (flexi-disc)

36

1988

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells plus The Chicago Blues All Stars 78 live in Montreux

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
- One Room Country Shack (4:20)
- The Things That I Used To Do (3:32)
- Everyday I Have The Blues (3:24)
- Driving Wheel (4:23)
- Help Me (4:49)

- Come On In This House (3:47)
- Messin' With The Kid (4:11)
- Somebody's Got To Go (4:02)
- Everything Gonna Be Allright (2:52)
- Got My Mojo Working (1:49)
- Hide Away (3:45)
Black & Blue CD 530.2 bonus tracks:
The Chicago Blues All Stars
- When I Feel Better (78-089) (instr) - Hubert Sumlin # (3:30)
- I Don't Know - Eddie Clearwater (6:38)
- So Many Roads - Jimmy Johnson (6:11)
- Blue Shadow Is Falling - Andrew Odom / Dave Myers (6:46)
- Hoochie Coochie Man - Eddie Clearwater (4:56)

rec. July 9, 1978 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
# Hubert Sumlin, g solo; Dave Myers, b; Odie Payne, dr


Black & Blue 33.530 (Fr
1978) "Buddy Guy & Junior Wells live in Montreux"


(=) Black & Blue CD 530.2 /
ND 215 (Fr 1988) "Buddy Guy & Junior Wells plus The Chicago Blues All Stars 78: Live In Montreux"

= Evidence ECD 26002 (US 1992) "Live In Montreux"

= Evidence ECD 26002 (US 1997) "Live In Montreux"

= Black & Blue CD BB 422 (Fr 1999) "Everything Gonna Be Alright"

37

1989

Hubert Sumlin: Heart & Soul
with James Cotton & Little Mike And The Tornadoes

- Your Foxy Self
- Chunky
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- I Want You
- Bring Your Love To Me

- The Red Rooster
- Juke
- No Time For Me
- Got The Blues
- Old Friends


Blind Pig BP-3389
Blind Pig CD BP-73389

38

1989

Hubert Sumlin: Healing Feeling
featuring James "Thunderbird" Davis, Ronnie Earl, Darrell Nulisch

- I Don't Want To Hear About Yours
- Healing Feeling
- Just Like I Treat You
- Come Back Little Girl
- Play It Cool
- Without A Friend Like You

- I Don't Want No Woman
- Blue Shadows
- Down The Dusty Road
- Honey Dumplins
- Blues For Henry

rec. May 5 & 6 1989 at Southlake Recording Studio, Metairie, Louisiana; prod. by Hammond Scott & Ronnie Earl


Black Top BT-1053

= Shout! Factory CD DK
31157 (US 2005)

39

1990

Jimmy Rogers: Ludella

Antone's ANT LP0012:
- You're Sweet *
- Rock This House #
- Can't Sleep For Worrying #
- Why Did You Do it? *
- Sloppy Drunk *

- Gold Tailed Bird #
- Chicago Bound #
- Monkey Faced Woman *
- Ludella #
- Got My Mojo Working #

Antone's ANT CD0012:
- You're Sweet (3:46) *
- Rock This House (4:30) #
- Can't Sleep For Worrying (3:48) #
- Why Did You Do It? (4:47) *
- Sloppy Drunk (4:54) *
- Gold Tailed Bird (5:10) #
- Chicago Bound (3:34) #
- Monkey Faced Woman (3:03) *
- Ludella (3:23) #
- Got My Mojo Working (4:36) #
- Why Did You Do It? (4:02) ||
- You're Sweet (4:00) ||
- Naptown (2:39) ||

|| CD bonus tracks

# rec. c. 1989 in Austin, TX; Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; Kim Wilson, hca; Pinetop Perkins, p; Hubert Sumlin, Bill Campbell, g; Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, b; Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, dr

* rec. c. 1989 live at Antone's, Austin, TX; Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; Kim Wilson, hca; Pinetop Perkins, p; Derek O'Brien, g; Bob Stroger, b; Ted Harvey, dr

Jimmy Rogers discography

notes by David Whiteis

Antone's ANT LP0012


= Antone's ANT CD0012


= Unidas Pelo Blues
504.110 (Brazil)

= Bedrock BEDLP/CD 13 (UK 1990)


= New Rose LP/CD ROSE213 (Fr 1990)

40

1991

Antone's 10th Anniversary Vol. 2

- Chicago Bound Jimmy Rogers #
- Trouble Blues - Pinetop Perkins
- Shake For Me - Calvin Jones
- Everything Is Going To Be Alright - Buddy Guy
- Natural Ball - Otis Rush
- Sloppy Drunk - Jimmy Rogers #
- Moanin' At Midnight - James Cotton
- Evan Shuffle - James Cotton
- Black Cat Bone - Albert Collins
- Same Thing Could Happen To You - Lazy Lester - High Jack - Matt "Guitar" Murphy

# rec. c. July 1991 live at Antone's, Austin, TX; Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; Chester King, hca; Pinetop Perkins, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Calvin Jones, b; Willie Smith, dr

Jimmy Rogers discography


Antone's ANT 0016

40a

1993

Chicago Blues Festival Vol. 3 (1974-1976)

1974
- I Got To Quit My Baby - Sunnyland Slim (2:29)
- Mean Atlantic Ocean - Jimmy Dawkins (5:42)
- It Serves You Right To Suffer - Jimmy Dawkins (3:40)
- How Long Blues - Sunnyland Slim (2:48)
- Looking Back - Otis Rush (5:23)
- Tell Me Woman - Andrew Odom (3:29)
1975
- Sweet Home Chicago - Lonnie Brooks (4:59)
- Big Leg Woman - Lonnie Brooks (3:24)
- You Mistreated Me - Little Mack (2:44)
- Blue Lights - Little Mack (4:38)
- Don't Forget - Hubert Sumlin (2:47)
- Happy With My French Friends - Hubert Sumlin (4:00)
- Lonesome In My Bedroom - Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (6:26) [Black & Blue 33.515]
- She's My Babe - Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (3:06) [Black & Blue BB 515.2]
1976
- Need A Friend - Mighty Joe Young (4:36)
- Take A Fool Advice - Mighty Joe Young (4:40)

photography by Jean-Pierre Tahmazian

notes by Jean Buzelin

Black & Blue BB 603 (Fr 1993)

41

1994

Jimmy Rogers, Big Bill Hickey, Hubert Sumlin & Friends: Bill's Blues

- Slick Chick #
- When It Comes To Love * ||
- Feed Me []
- I Am The Blues *
- Talk To Me Baby *
- Easy (instr)
- Crazy Woman #
- Shake, Rattle & Roll *
- Put The Kettle On *

rec. 1994 in Chanhassen, MN; Jimmy Rogers, g, # voc; Bill Hickey, hca, * voc; Hubert Sumlin, g, [] voc; Sam Burkhardt, sax; Charles Lewandowsky, kbds; Jimmy D. Lane, g; || Willie Murphy, g; Bob Stroger, b; Robert Covington, dr; prod. by Willie Murphy

Jimmy Rogers discography


Atomic Theory ATD 1112

42

1994

Hubert Sumlin: Blues Guitar Boss

- All I Can Do
- You Got To Help Me
- Blues Is Here To Stay
- Sometimes I'm Right
- Spanish Greens
- Still Playing The Blues
- It Could Be You
- Pickin'
- Look Don't Touch
- I've Stopped Crying

rec. June/July 1990 in London, UK; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Jack Hills, org, p; Richard Studholme, ac-b, b, voc; Steve Thorneycroft, dr


JSP CD 239

= JSP CD 2118

43

1995

Hubert Sumlin: Made In Argentina 1993

- Hubert's Shuffle (2:52)
- Blues for Argentina (9:28)
- Killing Floor (3:53)
- Sitting on Top of the World (5:36)
- Howlin' for My Baby (3:06)
- Blues in My Time (7:11)
- Don't Worry (3:22)
- Road of No Return (4:53)
- Mannish Boy (3:26)
- Rockin' With My Baby (3:28)
- I'll Help You (4:33)
- Last Night (4:42)
- I Did What I Could (3:33)
- Chicken Shack (3:36)

rec. December 16-19, 1993 in El Samovar, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Emilio Villanueva, ts; Chupete Milone, hca; German Weidemer, p, org; Leon Almara, g; Cacho Gallardo, b; Adrian Flores, dr


Blues Special BSCD 9501
(Argentina 1995)

44

1995

Hubert Sumlin: I'm The Back Door Man

- Hey Baby (4:06)
- She Loved Me One Time (7:54)
- I Got The Blues (6:06)
- Look Don't Touch (3:56)
- Killing Floor (2:28)
- Little Red Rooster (4:06)
- All I Want Is Your Love (3:41)
- This Is For You (5:33)
- Since I Was A Child (5:48)
- I Did What I Could (4:28)
- I Don't Want Nobody (4:04)

rec. December 14, 1993 in El Samovar, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Emilio Villanueva, ts; Chupete Milone, hca; German Weidemer, p, org; Leon Almara, g; Cacho Gallardo, b; Adrian Flores, dr


Blues Special BSCD 9506
(Argentina 1995)

45

1995

Blues Costume Party

Bobby Parker - Movin' Up
Bobby Parker - Bobby-Q
Alex Schultz - T-Bone Jumps Again (feat. The Mighty Flyers)
Mike Morgan & The Crawl - My Baby's Gone
Mike Morgan & The Crawl - Every Little Kiss
Robert Ward - Pour Me One More Drink
Lynn August - Juré
Lynn August - It's My Soul
Lynn August - What Am I Living For (feat. Snooks Eaglin)
Tommy Ridgley - About My Past
Snooks Eaglin - I'm Slippin' In
Grady Gaines And Texas Upsetters, The - Have Fun, Baby
Lee McBee & Mike Morgan - Sweet Lolita
W. C. Clark - A Certain Girl
W. C. Clark - Let's Straighten It Out
James "Thunderbird" Davis - What Else Is There To Do (informal rehearsal)
Hubert Sumlin - I Don't Wanna Hear About Yours (feat. James "Thunderbird" Davis & Darrell Nulisch)
Robert Ward - Allelujah


Black Top CD BT-1116

46

1997

The Blue Horizon Story 1965-1970 Vol. 1

disc 1 - The Pre-CBS Years:
- Across The Board (alt tk) - Hubert Sumlin
- Sumlin Boogie - Hubert Sumlin
- Baby You Just Don't Know - Woodrow Adams with Boogie Blues Blasters
- Winehead Woman - Woodrow Adams with Boogie Blues Blasters
- Christmas Time (Part 1) - Jimmy McCracklin
- Mojo Boogie - J.B. Lenore
- I Don't Care What Nobody Say - J.B. Lenore
- Mean Old World - Doctor Isaiah Ross
- Someone To Love Me - T.S. McPhee
- I Feel So Good - Jo Ann Kelly
- Good Morning Baby - Drifting Slim
- My Sweet Woman - Drifting Slim
- Lonely Years - John Mayall & Eric Clapton
- Bernard Jenkins - John Mayall & Eric Clapton
- Superintendent Blues - Houston Boines
- Monkey Motion - Houston Boines
- Can't Quit You Baby - Savoy Brown's Blues Band
- Get Your Head Happy - Champion Jack Dupree with T.S. McPhee
- Talk All In My Sleep - Champion Jack Dupree with T.S. McPhee
- Hot Rock - Stone's Masonry
- Christine - Hound Dog Taylor
- Come Back - 'Little' Mack Simmons & His Boys
- My Walking Blues - 'Little' Mack Simmon And His Boys
- It's So Miserable To Be Alone - Eddie Boyd (with Peter Green and John McVie)
- Empty Arms - Eddie Boyd (with Peter Green and John McVie)

disc 2 - The CBS Years - part One:
- I Believe My Time Ain't Long - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
- Warning - Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
- When My Left Eye Jumps - The Chicken Shack Featuring Stan Webb (with Christine Perfect)
- She Drives Me Out Of My Mind - Arthur K. Adams
- The Big Boat - Eddie Boyd (with Peter Green and John McVie)
- Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
- Prison Bound Blues - Roosevelt Holts
- Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
- How Am I Doing - Champion Jack Dupree with Stan Webb
- Can't Do Me No Good - Otis Spann
- The Woman I Love - B.B. King
- You Don't Have To Go - Curtis Jones
- Albatross [instrumental] - Fleetwood Mac
- Since My Baby Hit The Numbers - Guitar Crusher Jimmy Spruill O
- Next Time You See Me - Garfield Love Jimmy Spruill Orchestra
- Solid Gold - Johnny Shines
- Layin' In My Cell, Sleepin' - Sunnyland Slim
- It's Hard But It's Fair - Bobby Parker
- I Couldn't Quit My Baby - Bobby Parker
- Stumbling Block - Champion Jack Dupree
- I'd Rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack (with Christine Perfect)
- Temperature Is Rising (98.8) - Otis Spann With Fleetwood Mac
- All Your Love (I Miss Loving) - Otis Rush And His Band

disc 3 - The CBS Years - part Two:
- Everything Gonna Be Alright - Magic Sam
- Hideaway - Chicken Shack
- My Baby's Gone - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards (with Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood)
- Mandy Lee - Coyne Clague
- Too Long - Gordon Smith
- You Don't Know My Mind - Mississippi Joe Callicott
- Judge Harsh Blues - Furry Lewis
- Drifting Blues - Bukka White
- Southern Train - Larry Johnson
- Tears In The Wind - Chicken Shack
- I'm Gonna Wind Up Ending Up Or I'm Gonna End Up Winding Up With You - Duster Bennett
- She Wants To Rock 'N' Roll - Harmonica Slim
- Moaning And Groaning - Johnny Young
- Someday Your Gonna Learn (To Treat Me Right) - George Smith
- Ridin' The Blinds - Top Topham
- Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights) - Bacon Fat
- Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Jellybread
- Crazy 'Bout You Baby - Christine Perfect
- Voodoo Rhythym - Key Largo
- I Want You To Love Me - Duster Bennett
- I'm Gonna Leave You - Martha Velez
- Blues Feeling - Bacon Fat

prod. by Mike Vernon

3 CD box set
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Columbia 488992-2 (UK/EU 10/1998)

3 CD set
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= Columbia 828768620823 (EU 2006)

3 CD set
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= Sony MHCP-1204/6 (Jp 11/2006)

47

1998

Hubert Sumlin & Billy Branch
Chicago Blues Session Vol. 22

- You Can't Change Me
- I Did What I Could
- Baby What You Want Me To Do
- That's All Right
- Just Your Fool
- Everything Gonna Be All Right
- Take You Down Town
- First Song I Ever Did
- Real Far Away
- No Place To Go
- I've Been Gone

rec. April 18, 1991 in Chicago, IL


Wolf CD 120.868

48

1998

Hubert Sumlin: I Know You

- I'm Coming Home
- Howlin' For My Darling
- That's Why I'm Gonna Leave You
- How Many More Years
- Don't Judge A Book By The Cover
- I Got It Where I Want It
- I'm Not Your Clown
- Smokestack
- I've Been Hurt
- Mind Is Rambling
- You My Best
- Good Bye

rec. October 12/13, 1997 in Chicago, IL; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Carey Bell, hca; David Krull, p, org; Jimmy D. Lane, g; Freddie Crawford, b; Sam Lay, dr

notes by Justin O'Brien

Analogue Productions Originals LP/CD APO 2004
(1998)

48a

1998

A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf

Taj Mahal - Saddle My Pony (4:15)
Christine Ohlman / Eddie Shaw - Howlin' For My Darling (3:03)
Kenny Neal - Red Rooster (5:35)
Colin Linden / James Cotton - Just Like I Treat You (4:24)
Eddie Shaw - Built For Comfort (4:45)
Debbie Davies - Ooh Baby (Hold Me) (3:20)
Cub Koda - Riding In The Moonlight (3:58)
Ronnie Hawkins - Back Door Man (4:23)
Sam Lay - Baby How Long (3:43)
Hubert Sumlin - Killing Floor (3:13)
Colin James - Howlin' Wolf Boogie (3:46)
Henry Gray - Smokestack Lightnin' (4:39)
Lucinda Williams - Come To Me Baby (3:15)


Telarc CD-83427 (1998)

49

1998

Pinetop Perkins / Hubert Sumlin: Legends

- Got My Mojo Working
- Nutcracker
- Rock Me Baby
- Hoochie Coochie Man
- The Sky Is Crying
- Pinto Beans And Blackeyed Peas
- Take It Easy Baby
- Shame, Shame, Shame
- Come Back Baby
- Sunnyland Slim
- She Walks Right In

rec. during May, 1998 at The Studio, Portland, Maine


Telarc CD-83446 (1998)

50

1998

Hubert Sumlin: Wake Up Call

- I'm Coming Home
- Makes Me Think About the One I Had #
- When You're In Love
- I'm Your Baby
- Wake Up Call
- Gonna Move
- Let Your Fingers Do The Talkin'
- I Just Need Your Love
- Hubert Runs The Hoodoo Down
- Get This Love Straight #

rec. November 11, 1997 in New York, NY; Hubert Sumlin, voc, g; Jerry Vivino, ts; Scott Healy, keyb; Jimmy Vivino, g, # org; Mike Merritt, b; James Wormworth, dr


Blues Planet CD 1116 (US 1998)

51

2000

Jimmy D. Lane: Legacy

- Hey Little Girl
- Clue Me
- Four O'Clock In The Morning
- Going Downtown
- Another Mule Kickin' In My Stall # @ Spotify
- In This Bed
- Call It Blues
- One Room Country Shack # @ Spotify
- Big House []
- Baby's Mule
- Dem Blues
- Pride
- It's All Good

rec. October 13/14/15, 1997 at the Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL; Jimmy D. Lane, # Jimmy Rogers, voc, g; [] Hubert Sumlin, g; Carey Bell, hca; David Krull, p, org; Freddie Crawford, b; Per Hanson, [] Sam Lay, dr

notes by John Anthony Brisbin

APO LP AAPO 2005 (180g)
(Analogue Production Originals)

= APO CD CAPO 2005

52

2004

Hubert Sumlin & David Johansen: Howlin' For Hubert

- Built For Comfort
- Little Red Rooster
- Evil
- Backdoor Man
- Spoonful
- 300 Pounds Of Joy
- Tail Dragger
- Sittin' On Top Of The World
- Where Did My Baby Go
- Who's Been Talking
- Killing Floor
- Wang Dang Doodle

rec. June 10, 2004 at the Chicago Blues Festival; Hubert Sumlin, g; David Johansen, voc, hca; David Maxwell, p; Jimmy Vivino, g; Mike Merritt, b; Levon Helm, dr


= Collectors Only CD

53

1/2005

Hubert Sumlin: About Them Shoes

- I'm Ready
- Still A Fool
- She's Into Something
- Iodine In My Coffee
- Look What You've Done
- Come Home Baby
- Evil
- Long Distance Call
- The Same Thing
- Don't Go No Farther
- I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love
- Walkin' Thru The Park
- This Is The End, Little Girl


Tone-Cool TCL-CD-51609

54

2010

JW-Jones: Midnight Memphis Sun
with Hubert Sumlin & Charlie Musselwhite

- Off The Market
- Love Grows Cold
- Kissin' In Memphis
- Cuts Like A Knife
- Born Operator
- Burnt Child
- Right On Time
- I Don't Go For That
- Mean Streak
- Make A Move
- Howlin' With Hubert
- Games

notes by Bob Margolin

NorthernBlues Music NBM0058 (Ca 2010)


= Ruf RUF 7100 (Ger 2010)

55

10/2010

Kirsten Thien: Delicious

- Love That's Made To Share
- Nobody's Ever Loved Me Like You Do
- Please Drive (feat. Hubert Sumlin)
- Taxi Love
- Delicious
- Ain't That The Truth
- Treat 'im Like A Man
- Wild Women Don't Have The Blues
- I Ain't Superstitious
- A Woman Knows
- Get Outta The Funk, Get Into The Groove
- Treat 'im Like A Man (radio edit)
- Taxi Love (radio edit)


Screen Door CD/download

Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 238-239
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 359
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, pp. 42, 386, 477, 590
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, pp. 929-931
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 429-430
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, pp. 488-489
- Pete Hoppula's Hubert Sumlin discography
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/512585-Hubert-Sumlin
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Blues Legacy BL 12503

thanks to Gary Fortney, Hank Moore, Lex Jansen, Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva, Gerrit Robs and Don Deering for additional info / scans

Howling Wolf and The House Rockers: Howling Wolf, Jody Williams, Earl Phillips and Hubert Sumlin, 1954; photographer's name not known; click to enlarge!
Howling Wolf and The House Rockers: Howling Wolf, Jody Williams, Earl Phillips and Hubert Sumlin, 1954
source: https://www.706unionavenue.nl/170291618; photographer's name not known

The guitars in the photo above are Kay model # K161 Thin Twins

Lonnie Brooks, Hubert Sumlin, Fred Below, Little Mack Simmons, Luther 'Georgia Boy' Johnson & Dave Myers (not 'Louis Myers', as the Sou! Bag caption makes us believe!) at Bagneux, France ('Chicago Blues Festival'), Decembre 1975 (?); source: Sou! Bag 55 (October 1976), p. 2; photographer: Guy Schoukroun
Lonnie Brooks, Hubert Sumlin, Fred Below, Little Mack Simmons, Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson & Dave Myers
(not "Louis Myers", as the Sou! Bag caption makes us believe!) at Bagneux, France ("Chicago Blues Festival"), Decembre 17, 1975
source: Sou! Bag 55 (October 1976), p. 2; photographer: Guy Schoukroun

Luther Johnson Band live in the South West of France (Cahors?, Bordeaux?, Clermont-Ferrand?), 1975
Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson, voc, g; Hubert Sumlin, g; Lonnie Brooks, g; Little Mack Simmons, hca; Dave Myers, b; Fred Below, dr

1. ? [starting with "Well, my baby left me this morning, she didn't even say 'Goodbye'"] (0:00)
2. Hush, Hush (4:42)
3. Country Boy (9:02)
4. (Back At The) Chicken Shack (instr) (14:52)
5. Tell Me Why You Do Me Wrong [? shuffle] (20:35)
6. Little Queenie (22:46)
7. ? (instr) [shuffle - Simmons on chromatic hca) (28:20)
8. ? (instr) [chord progression of "Blueberry Hill"] (32:06)