Will Shade
William Shade Jr. (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966), known as Will Shade, was a Memphis blues musician, best known for his leadership of the Memphis Jug Band. He was commonly called Son Brimmer, a nickname from his grandmother Annie Brimmer (son is short for grandson). The name apparently stuck when other members of the band noticed that the sun bothered him and he used the brim of a hat to shade his eyes. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 90 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-47009 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | Sugar pudding | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47010 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | A black woman is like a black snake | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47011 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | On the road again | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47036 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Whitewash station blues | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47037 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Stealin', stealin' | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47038 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Jug band waltz | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47039 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Mississippi river waltz | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47092 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | Better leave that stuff alone | Will Shade | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47093 | 10-in. | 9/24/1928 | She stabbed me with an ice-pick | Will Shade | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-55529 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | I can't stand it | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-55530 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | What's the matter? | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55571 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Dirty butter | Minnie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with male vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-55572 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | The old folks started it | Minnie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-55598 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | Feed your friend with a long handled spoon | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-55599 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | I can beat you plenty (That hand you tried to deal me) | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-56314 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | Death went creeping through the air | Elder Tarleton Roberts | Sermon, with female vocal trio and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-56315 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | I'm traveling | Elder Tarleton Roberts | Sermon, with female vocal trio and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-56320 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | The great reaping day | Memphis Sanctified Singers | Vocal trio, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-56321 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | He got better things for you | Memphis Sanctified Singers | Vocal trio, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-56343 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Taking your place | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-56344 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Tired of you driving me | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-56345 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Memphis yo yo blues | Memphis Jug Band | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-56346 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | K. C. moan | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-56347 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | I whipped my woman with a single-tree | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal chorus | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-59917 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Everybody's talking about Sadie Green | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shade, Will," accessed July 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105591.
Shade, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105591.
"Shade, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 July 2024.
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LCNAR: Shade, Will, 1898-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87145544
Wikidata: Will Shade - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2576574
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32193847
MusicBrainz: Will Shade - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10fb34d8-4a1c-44ea-bbc4-0011c178283e
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