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 151-175 of 398 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-064183 10-in. 6/24/1941 I got a right to be blue Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064184 10-in. 6/24/1941 Don't deal with the devil Big Maceo ; Ransom Knowling ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064185 10-in. 6/24/1941 She's love crazy Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064186 10-in. 6/24/1941 It's a low down shame Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064187 10-in. 6/24/1941 You better be ready to go Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064188 10-in. 6/24/1941 No, baby, no Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064189 10-in. 6/24/1941 So far, so good Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-064190 10-in. 6/24/1941 Worried life blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-064191 10-in. 6/24/1941 Ramblin' mind blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-064192 10-in. 6/24/1941 County jail blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-064193 10-in. 6/24/1941 Can't you read Big Maceo Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-064194 10-in. 6/24/1941 So long, baby Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-064195 10-in. 6/24/1941 Texas blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070633 10-in. 12/19/1941 Tuff luck blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070634 10-in. 12/19/1941 I got the blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070635 10-in. 12/19/1941 It's all up to you Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070636 10-in. 12/19/1941 Bye, bye, baby Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation tub-bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070637 10-in. 12/19/1941 Why should I hang around? Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-070638 10-in. 12/19/1941 Poor Kelly blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and imitation tub-bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-074042 10-in. 2/6/1942 My first love blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo, vocalist  
Victor BS-074043 10-in. 2/6/1942 Gin head woman Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo, speaker, vocalist  
Victor BS-074044 10-in. 2/6/1942 Dont jive me, mama Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-074045 10-in. 2/6/1942 Gypsy lady blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-074046 10-in. 2/6/1942 She can't make up her mind Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-074047 10-in. 2/6/1942 Mean and evil woman Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
(Results 151-175 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

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.