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 (Results 301-325 of 402 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Tampa Red, 1904-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92117137
Wikidata: Tampa Red - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1345751
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120789174
MusicBrainz: Tampa Red - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b62df85-00d2-464f-81bc-a5c0cdcad278
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