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 376-400 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C6015	10-in.	July 1930	You rascal you no. 2	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6016	10-in.	July 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6037	10-in.	July 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6038	10-in.	July 1930	You rascal you no. 1	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6079	10-in.	Sept. 1930	She can love so good	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	C6853	10-in.	12/17/1930	It’s a pretty little thing	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6854	10-in.	12/17/1930	Bear cat’s kitten	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6855	10-in.	12/17/1930	Poor old bachelor blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6856	10-in.	12/17/1930	Unhappy blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6858	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Jinx doctor blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6859	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Jealous hearted mama blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6895	10-in.	1/7/1931	They call it boogie woogie	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C6896	10-in.	1/8/1931	Toogaloo blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C7135	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Dying mercy blues	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C7136	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Broken love	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C7137	10-in.	December 1930	Boogie woogie dance	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C7138	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Bumble bee blues	Tampa Red	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	C7213	10-in.	1/15/1931	Jack “The Ripper” blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	C7214	10-in.	1/15/1931	It’s my time blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	NO121	10-in.	3/5/1929	It’s tight like that	Milton Paisant	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Brunswick	M193	10-in.	Sept. 1929	Whiskey drinking blues	Georgia Tom ; Jenny Pope ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	M194	10-in.	Sept. 1929	Doggin’ me around blues	Georgia Tom ; Jenny Pope ; Tampa Red	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	M203	10-in.	9/24/1929	Jim Jackson’s jamboree	Jim Jackson	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talking	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	M204	10-in.	9/24/1929	Jim Jackson’s jamboree	Georgia Tom ; Jim Jackson ; Speckled Red ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talking	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	M205	10-in.	9/24/1929	Jim Jackson’s jamboree	Georgia Tom ; Jim Jackson ; Speckled Red ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talking	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 376-400 of 402 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.