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.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 276-300 of 398 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | VO179 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Sad news blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO180 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Depression blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO181 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Mama don’t you leave me here | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | VO182 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Please Mister blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C2323 | 10-in. | 9/20/1928 | Long ago blues | Georgia Tom | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2324 | 10-in. | 9/20/1928 | Lonesome man blues | Georgia Tom | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2325 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Grievin’ me blues | Georgia Tom | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2326 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | It’s tight like that | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C2415 | 10-in. | 10/8/1928 | It’s tight like that | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2433 | 10-in. | 10/10/1928 | Some cold rainy day | Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2434 | 10-in. | 10/10/1928 | Weary money blues | Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2448 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Hard times blues | Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2449 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Christmas man blues | Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2450 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Grievin’ me blues | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2476 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | It’s tight like that | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C2504 | 10-in. | 10/31/1928 | Good Gordon gin | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2505 | 10-in. | 10/31/1928 | Down the alley | Hokum Jug Band ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2508 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | Long ago blues | Georgia Tom | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2536 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | It’s tight like that | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2537 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | How long, how long blues | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2544 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | You can’t come in | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2554 | 10-in. | 11/12/1928 | Ocean blues | Octavia Dick | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2566 | 10-in. | 11/14/1928 | Call of the blues | Octavia Dick | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Brunswick | C2610 | 10-in. | 11/28/1928 | It’s tight like that | Walter Barnes ; Royal Creolians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2635 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | It’s tight like that no. 3 | Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | lyricist, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 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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