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 251-275 of 398 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-1147 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | Put your money where your mouth is | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
| Victor | D9VB-1148 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | That's her own business | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1149 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | It's too late now | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1150 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | I'll find my way | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | W147890 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | It's tight like that | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147945 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | It's tight like that | Lou Gold Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C1477 | 10-in. | 9/29/1936 | No matter how she done it (she's just a dirty dame) | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | C4362 | 10-in. | 2/15/1945 | Don't you lie to me | Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby | String band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401534 | 10-in. | 1/15/1929 | It's tight like that | Burning Eight ; Luis Russell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W402204 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | (Honey) It's tight like that | Harry Jones ; Papa Too Sweet | Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| OKeh | W402205 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Big fat mama | Papa Too Sweet | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO104 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Jinx doctor blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO105 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Dying mercy blues | Tampa Red | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO106 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Broken love blues | Tampa Red | Guitar solo | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO107 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Boogie woogie dance | Tampa Red | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO108 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Bumble bee blues | Tampa Red | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO114 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | New stranger's blues | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO115 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | Georgia hound blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO120 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | Things ‘bout coming my way | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO121 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | Cotton seed blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO148 | 10-in. | 3/20/1931 | He wants too much | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO149 | 10-in. | 3/20/1931 | Low down man blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO150 | 10-in. | 3/20/1931 | Don’t trust nobody blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | VO163 | 10-in. | 6/1/1931 | Stop and listen blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO164 | 10-in. | 6/1/1931 | Down in spirit blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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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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