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 301-325 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C2554	10-in.	11/12/1928	Ocean blues	Octavia Dick	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2566	10-in.	11/14/1928	Call of the blues	Octavia Dick	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2610	10-in.	11/28/1928	It’s tight like that	Walter Barnes ; Royal Creolians	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	C2635	10-in.	12/5/1928	It’s tight like that no. 3	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, lyricist
Brunswick	C2636	10-in.	12/6/1928	Strange woman blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2637	10-in.	12/6/1928	Jelly whippin’ blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2638	10-in.	12/6/1928	It’s tight like that no. 2	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C2650	10-in.	12/11/1928	Uncle Bud (Dog-gone him)	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2651	10-in.	12/11/1928	Train time blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C2652	10-in.	12/11/1928	Chicago moan blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2653	10-in.	12/11/1928	Juicy lemon blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2705	10-in.	12/24/1928	It’s tight like that	Walter Barnes ; Royal Creolians	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	C2710	10-in.	12/27/1928	It’s tight like that	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	songwriter
Brunswick	C2777	10-in.	1/9/1929	Juicy lemon blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2778	10-in.	1/9/1928	Chicago moan blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2779	10-in.	1/9/1928	Strange woman blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2780	10-in.	1/9/1928	Jelly whippin’ blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2782	10-in.	1/12/1929	Train time blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C2783	10-in.	1/12/1929	It’s tight like that no. 3	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist
Brunswick	C2784	10-in.	1/12/1929	Uncle Bud (Dog gone him)	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2791	10-in.	1/14/1929	It’s tight like that no. 2	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2807	10-in.	1/16/1929	How long, how long blues	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C2808	10-in.	1/16/1929	It’s tight like that	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Brunswick	C3289	10-in.	4/12/1929	Sho’ is hot	Hokum Jug Band ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3290	10-in.	4/12/1929	Mess, Katie, mess	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader

(Results 301-325 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.

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