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 26-50 of 398 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-85524 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | If it ain't that gal of mine | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jug band | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, kazoo, composer | |
| Victor | BS-85525 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Mean old tom cat blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-85526 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Don't dog your woman | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-85527 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Singing and crying blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-85528 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Shake it up a little | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91402 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | My baby said yes | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lyricist, kazoo, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91403 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | I'm bettin' on you | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91404 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Rowdy woman blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91405 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | (Play your hand) Keep on dealin' | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91406 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | (I could learn to love you) So good | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with bass, guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-91407 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Outside woman blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-96250 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | When I take my vacation in Harlem | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-96251 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Drinkin' my blues away | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-96252 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Dark and stormy night | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-96253 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Good woman blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-96254 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | You missed a good man | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-96255 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Waiting blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99398 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Red's tight like that | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-100099 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | When you were a gal of seven | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, vocalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-100300 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | Let's get drunk and truck | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | lyricist, composer, leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-100301 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | Maybe it's someone else you love | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer, leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-100302 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | I wonder what's the matter | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer, leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-100303 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | She don't know my mind | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio | composer, vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-100304 | 10-in. | 4/1/1936 | She don't know my mind | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-100330 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Stormy sea blues | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 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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