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 (Results 101-125 of 398 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034783 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | Bessemer blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034785 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | Sad letter blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034786 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | Booze head woman | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034787 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | If I had known | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034789 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | Poor old gal blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-034790 | 10-in. | 5/15/1939 | No good woman blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044079 | 10-in. | 11/8/1939 | Ready for rhythm | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist | |
| 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 | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044081 | 10-in. | 11/8/1939 | I'll try to forget | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.
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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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