Jesse Thomas
Jesse "Babyface" Thomas (February 3, 1911 – August 13, 1995) was an American Louisiana blues guitarist and singer. Known at different times as "Baby Face" or "Mule", and occasionally billed as "The Blues Troubadour", his career performing blues music extended eight decades. |
Birth and Death Data: Died August 13, 1995
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer
Notes: Listed in Victor ledgers as Jesse "Babyface" Thomas.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-55324 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | Down in Texas blues | Jesse Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55325 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | My heart's a rolling stone | Jesse Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55326 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | Blue goose blues | Jesse Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55327 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | No good woman blues | Jesse Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56404 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Key to the bushes | Bessie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56405 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Bogy man blues | Bessie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56406 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Mean old master | Bessie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56407 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Pick on me blues | Bessie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149391 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | Good night | Troy Ferguson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and whistling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Specialty | SP-419-A | 10-in. | 12/31/1960 | When you say I love you | Jesse Thomas | vocalist, composer | ||
| Specialty | SP-419-B | 10-in. | 12/31/1960 | Jack of diamonds | Jesse Thomas | vocalist, composer | ||
| Decca | 83056 | 7/3/1952 | The buried sin, part 1 | Gatemouth Moore | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83057 | 7/3/1952 | The buried sin, part 2 | Gatemouth Moore | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thomas, Jesse," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110358.
Thomas, Jesse. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110358.
"Thomas, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Thomas, Jesse, 1911-1995 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96053768
Wikidata: Jesse “Babyface” Thomas - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6186912
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46358849
MusicBrainz: Jesse “Babyface” Thomas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6dbdb901-33cc-45ef-be0a-c938d05c69de
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1666413 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1666413
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