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 151-175 of 402 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-064183 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | I got a right to be blue | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064184 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | Don't deal with the devil | Big Maceo ; Ransom Knowling ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064185 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | She's love crazy | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064186 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | It's a low down shame | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064187 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | You better be ready to go | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064188 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | No, baby, no | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064189 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | So far, so good | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064190 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | Worried life blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-064191 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | Ramblin' mind blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-064192 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | County jail blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-064193 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | Can't you read | Big Maceo | Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-064194 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | So long, baby | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-064195 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | Texas blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070633 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | Tuff luck blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070634 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | I got the blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070635 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | It's all up to you | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070636 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | Bye, bye, baby | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation tub-bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070637 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | Why should I hang around? | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-070638 | 10-in. | 12/19/1941 | Poor Kelly blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation tub-bass | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074042 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | My first love blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo | |
Victor | BS-074043 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | Gin head woman | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo, speaker | |
Victor | BS-074044 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | Dont jive me, mama | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074045 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | Gypsy lady blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074046 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | She can't make up her mind | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074047 | 10-in. | 2/6/1942 | Mean and evil woman | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar |
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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