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 126-150 of 398 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-044082 10-in. 11/8/1939 Don't forget it Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044083 10-in. 11/8/1939 My two women Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-044084 10-in. 11/8/1939 Sweet mellow woman blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044085 10-in. 11/8/1939 Dangerous woman blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044086 10-in. 11/8/1939 I don't care no more Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044322 10-in. 12/7/1939 Mister Rhythm Man Cats and the Fiddle Male vocal and instrumental quartet composer  
Victor BS-044323 10-in. 12/7/1939 When I grow too old to dream Cats and the Fiddle Male vocal and instrumental quartet composer  
Victor BS-044977 10-in. 5/10/1940 Anna Lou blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044978 10-in. 5/10/1940 Don't you lie to me Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044979 10-in. 5/10/1940 Tired of your reckless ways Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044980 10-in. 5/10/1940 It hurts me too Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044981 10-in. 5/10/1940 Baby, take a chance with me Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044982 10-in. 5/10/1940 What am I going to do? Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044983 10-in. 5/10/1940 The way to get the low-down Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-044984 10-in. 5/10/1940 You say we're through Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with electric guitar, piano, and improvised bass instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053680 10-in. 11/27/1940 The jitter jump Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053681 10-in. 11/27/1940 I want to swing Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053682 10-in. 11/27/1940 Forget about me Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053684 10-in. 11/27/1940 She loves just right Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053685 10-in. 11/27/1940 This ain't no place for me Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-053686 10-in. 11/27/1940 Hard road blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053687 10-in. 11/27/1940 Noonday hour blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053688 10-in. 11/27/1940 Poor little fellow blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-053740 10-in. 12/12/1940 Love with a feeling Tommy McClennan Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Victor BS-064182 10-in. 6/24/1941 Georgia, Georgia blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
(Results 126-150 of 398 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

"Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703

External Sources

Wikipedia: Tampa Red

Discogs: Tampa Red

Allmusic: Tampa Red

Britannica: Tampa Red

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1509194

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