Tampa Red

Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge; January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was a Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Mose Allison. In a career spanning over 30 years, he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", and "Love Her with a Feeling".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 8, 1904 (Smithville), Died March 19, 1981 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, leader, kazoo, lyricist, songwriter, piano, electric guitar, speaker, yodeling

Notes: Often sub-credited as "The Guitar Wizard." Compositions generally credited as Hudson Whittaker, his real name.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	VO149	10-in.	3/20/1931	Low down man blues	Victoria Spivey	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO150	10-in.	3/20/1931	Don’t trust nobody blues	Victoria Spivey	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO163	10-in.	6/1/1931	Stop and listen blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO164	10-in.	6/1/1931	Down in spirit blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO179	10-in.	10/24/1931	Sad news blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO180	10-in.	10/24/1931	Depression blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO181	10-in.	10/24/1931	Mama don’t you leave me here	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	VO182	10-in.	10/24/1931	Please Mister blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2323	10-in.	9/20/1928	Long ago blues	Georgia Tom	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2324	10-in.	9/20/1928	Lonesome man blues	Georgia Tom	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2325	10-in.	9/19/1928	Grievin’ me blues	Georgia Tom	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2326	10-in.	9/19/1928	It’s tight like that	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist
Brunswick	C2415	10-in.	10/8/1928	It’s tight like that	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C2433	10-in.	10/10/1928	Some cold rainy day	Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2434	10-in.	10/10/1928	Weary money blues	Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2448	10-in.	10/16/1928	Hard times blues	Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2449	10-in.	10/16/1928	Christmas man blues	Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2450	10-in.	10/16/1928	Grievin’ me blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2476	10-in.	10/24/1928	It’s tight like that	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C2504	10-in.	10/31/1928	Good Gordon gin	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C2505	10-in.	10/31/1928	Down the alley	Hokum Jug Band ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C2508	10-in.	11/1/1928	Long ago blues	Georgia Tom	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2536	10-in.	11/9/1928	It’s tight like that	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, songwriter
Brunswick	C2537	10-in.	11/9/1928	How long, how long blues	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C2544	10-in.	11/9/1928	You can’t come in	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader

(Results 276-300 of 402 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.