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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-100331	10-in.	4/3/1936	Nutty and buggy blues	Willie B. James ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-100889	10-in.	8/5/1936	You stole my heart	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100890	10-in.	8/5/1936	You got me worryin'	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100891	10-in.	8/5/1936	Caught my gal truckin'	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100892	10-in.	8/5/1936	All night long	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100893	10-in.	8/5/1936	That's the way I do	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100894	10-in.	8/5/1936	I hate myself	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	leader, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100895	10-in.	8/5/1936	I need you by my side	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	lyricist, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-100896	10-in.	8/5/1936	Blue and evil blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	instrumentalist, piano, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-01874	10-in.	12/21/1936	If it wasn't for you	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-01875	10-in.	12/21/1936	Right or wrong	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo
Victor	BS-01876	10-in.	12/21/1936	Stop truckin' and Suzi-Q	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-01877	10-in.	12/21/1936	Cheatin' on me	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-01878	10-in.	12/21/1936	Your one and only	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-01879	10-in.	12/21/1936	My za zu girl	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-01880	10-in.	12/21/1936	Someday I'm bound to win	Tampa Red ; Willie Bee	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-01881	10-in.	12/21/1936	Taking it and making my get away	Tampa Red ; Willie Bee	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-07606	10-in.	5/4/1937	She said it	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07607	10-in.	5/4/1937	It's hard to believe it's true	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07608	10-in.	5/4/1937	When love comes in	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07609	10-in.	5/4/1937	You got to learn to do it	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07610	10-in.	5/4/1937	I give my love to you	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07611	10-in.	5/4/1937	I see you can't take it	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-07612	10-in.	5/4/1937	My gal is gone	Willie B. James ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-07613	10-in.	5/4/1937	When the one you love is gone	Willie B. James ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist

(Results 51-75 of 402 records)

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.