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 126-150 of 402 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tampa Red, 1904-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92117137
Wikidata: Tampa Red - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1345751
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120789174
MusicBrainz: Tampa Red - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b62df85-00d2-464f-81bc-a5c0cdcad278
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