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 326-350 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C3314	10-in.	4/18/1929	Boot it, boy	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3315	10-in.	4/18/1929	My daddy rocks me	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3421	10-in.	5/2/1929	What you gonna do?	Thomas Andrew Dorsey ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3422	10-in.	5/2/1929	Givin’ it away	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3459	10-in.	5/9/1929	It’s so nice	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3460	10-in.	5/9/1929	Voice of the blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3485	10-in.	5/13/1929	The duck’s yas, yas, yas	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3540	10-in.	5/25/1929	Pat that bread	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3594	10-in.	6/13/1929	What is it that tastes like gravy?	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3595	10-in.	6/13/1929	You better tighten up on it	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3685	10-in.	6/22/1929	Prison bound blues	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3686	10-in.	6/22/1929	You got to reap what you sow	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3805	10-in.	7/9/1929	I wonder where my easy rider’s gone?	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3806	10-in.	7/9/1929	Come on, mama, do that dance	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3854	10-in.	7/12/1929	Friendless blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	C3855	10-in.	7/12/1929	Real kind daddy blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3861	10-in.	7/12/1929	Real kind daddy blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C3939	10-in.	7/23/1929	Mama don’t allow no easy riders here	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C3940	10-in.	7/23/1929	Saturday night scrontch	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C4184	10-in.	9/4/1929	Mama don’t allow no easy riders here	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C4185	10-in.	9/4/1929	Strewin' your mess	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C4238	10-in.	9/5/1929	Dying mercy blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C4300	10-in.	9/5/1929	Head rag hop	Romeo Nelson	Piano solo, with talk	speaker
Brunswick	C4721½	10-in.	11/19/1929	Worried man blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	C4722½	10-in.	11/19/1929	Mrs. Baker’s blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer

(Results 326-350 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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