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 101-125 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-020805	10-in.	6/16/1938	Love with a feeling	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020806	10-in.	6/16/1938	When bad luck is on you	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020807	10-in.	6/16/1938	When I had a good woman	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-028116	10-in.	10/18/1938	It's tight like that	Eddie De Lange Orchestra ; Phil Sillman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-030800	10-in.	12/16/1938	Mr. Rhythm Man	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030801	10-in.	12/16/1938	Just you and I alone	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030802	10-in.	12/16/1938	Checkin' up on you	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030803	10-in.	12/16/1938	Oh yes, my darling	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030804	10-in.	12/16/1938	Forgive me, please	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030805	10-in.	12/16/1938	Blues for my baby	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030806	10-in.	12/16/1938	Hellish old feeling	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-030807	10-in.	12/16/1938	She got the best in town	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-034782	10-in.	5/15/1939	You say it's love	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034783	10-in.	5/15/1939	Bessemer blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034784	10-in.	5/15/1939	Please don't throw me down	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034785	10-in.	5/15/1939	Sad letter blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034786	10-in.	5/15/1939	Booze head woman	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034787	10-in.	5/15/1939	If I had known	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034788	10-in.	5/15/1939	You got to give me some	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034789	10-in.	5/15/1939	Poor old gal blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034790	10-in.	5/15/1939	No good woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-034791	10-in.	5/15/1939	Nobody knows how bad I feel	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-044079	10-in.	11/8/1939	Ready for rhythm	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044080	10-in.	11/8/1939	I got a big surprise for you	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044081	10-in.	11/8/1939	I'll try to forget	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer

(Results 101-125 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.