Joshua Altheimer

Joshua Altheimer (May 17, 1910 – November 18, 1940) was an American pianist who is remembered for accompanying Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson and others on influential blues recordings made in Chicago in the 1930s. He was described by Broonzy as "the best blues piano player I ever heard", and by blues historian Hugues Panassié as "the greatest blues pianist on records".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 17, 1910 (Arkansas), Died November 18, 1940 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-034792	10-in.	5/15/1939	This time is my time	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034793	10-in.	5/15/1939	Booker T blues	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034794	10-in.	5/15/1939	Good old Easy Street	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034795	10-in.	5/15/1939	I believe I'll make a change	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034796	10-in.	5/15/1939	Wasn't he bad	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034797	10-in.	5/15/1939	Diggin' my potatoes	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034798	10-in.	5/15/1939	I love my baby	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034799	10-in.	5/15/1939	That will get it	Washboard Sam	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034810	10-in.	5/17/1939	Got to reap what you sow	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034811	10-in.	5/17/1939	Big Katy Adam	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034812	10-in.	5/17/1939	Against my will	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034813	10-in.	5/17/1939	Talking to myself	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034814	10-in.	5/17/1939	Hard drivin' woman	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034815	10-in.	5/17/1939	Keyhole blues	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034816	10-in.	5/17/1939	Somebody been talking to you	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-034817	10-in.	5/17/1939	One time blues	Jazz Gillum ; Jazz Boys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044045	10-in.	11/2/1939	Why women go wrong	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044046	10-in.	11/2/1939	She's only a woman	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044047	10-in.	11/2/1939	She's my Mary	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044048	10-in.	11/2/1939	Nothing but a rat	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044049	10-in.	11/2/1939	Trust your husband	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044050	10-in.	11/2/1939	Jersey belle blues	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044051	10-in.	11/2/1939	The loveless blues	Lonnie Johnson	Take 1: Male vocal solo, with guitar and pianoTake 2: Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044052	10-in.	11/2/1939	Four o three blues	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-049196	10-in.	5/17/1940	I been dealing with the devil	Sonny Boy Williamson	Male vocal solo, with harmonica, piano, and drums	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Altheimer, Joshua," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108443.

Altheimer, Joshua. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108443.

"Altheimer, Joshua." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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