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 76-100 of 398 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-014324 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | You're more than a palace to me | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014325 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Harlem swing | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014326 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Oh babe, oh baby | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014327 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | I'm gonna get high | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014328 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Delta woman blues | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-014329 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Deceitful friend blues | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-014330 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Wrong idea | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-014331 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Whoopee mama | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-014332 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Travel on | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014333 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Seminole blues | Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-020130 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | The most of us do | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-020131 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | We gonna get high together | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-020132 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Happily married | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-020133 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | A lie in my heart | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-020134 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Heck of a how-do-you-do | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, leader | |
| Victor | BS-020135 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | That may get it now | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-020136 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | That don't matter now | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | leader, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-020137 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Grouchy hearted woman | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | leader, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-020138 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Why should I care? | Chicago Five ; Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | leader, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-020139 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Got to leave my woman | Chicago Five ; Willie B. James ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | leader, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-020800 | 10-in. | 6/16/1938 | Now that you've gone | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-020801 | 10-in. | 6/16/1938 | Rock it in rhythm | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-020802 | 10-in. | 6/16/1938 | I do | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-020803 | 10-in. | 6/16/1938 | Sweetest gal in town | Chicago Five ; Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | leader, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-020804 | 10-in. | 6/16/1938 | Crazy with the blues | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | leader, composer, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.
"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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