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 126-150 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-044082	10-in.	11/8/1939	Don't forget it	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044083	10-in.	11/8/1939	My two women	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-044084	10-in.	11/8/1939	Sweet mellow woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044085	10-in.	11/8/1939	Dangerous woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044086	10-in.	11/8/1939	I don't care no more	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-044322	10-in.	12/7/1939	Mister Rhythm Man	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	BS-044323	10-in.	12/7/1939	When I grow too old to dream	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	BS-044977	10-in.	5/10/1940	Anna Lou blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044978	10-in.	5/10/1940	Don't you lie to me	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044979	10-in.	5/10/1940	Tired of your reckless ways	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044980	10-in.	5/10/1940	It hurts me too	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044981	10-in.	5/10/1940	Baby, take a chance with me	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044982	10-in.	5/10/1940	What am I going to do?	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044983	10-in.	5/10/1940	The way to get the low-down	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-044984	10-in.	5/10/1940	You say we're through	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053680	10-in.	11/27/1940	The jitter jump	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053681	10-in.	11/27/1940	I want to swing	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053682	10-in.	11/27/1940	Forget about me	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053684	10-in.	11/27/1940	She loves just right	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053685	10-in.	11/27/1940	This ain't no place for me	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-053686	10-in.	11/27/1940	Hard road blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053687	10-in.	11/27/1940	Noonday hour blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-053688	10-in.	11/27/1940	Poor little fellow blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-053740	10-in.	12/12/1940	Love with a feeling	Tommy McClennan	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Victor	BS-064182	10-in.	6/24/1941	Georgia, Georgia blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer

(Results 126-150 of 402 records)

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Citation

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.