Eddie Chamblee

Edwin Leon Chamblee (February 24, 1920 – May 1, 1999), known as Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee, was an American tenor and alto saxophonist, and occasional vocalist, who played jazz and R&B.

Birth and Death Data: Born Atlanta (capital city of Georgia, United States), Died May 1, 1999 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	1517	10-in.	4/21/1955	Papa ain't salty	T-Bone Walker	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	1519	10-in.	4/21/1955	Why not	T-Bone Walker	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	1520	10-in.	4/21/1955	T-bone shuffle	T-Bone Walker	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	1521	10-in.	4/21/1955	Play on little girl	T-Bone Walker	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Mercury	4208	10-in.	9/14/1951	Don't play me for no clown	Ray Snead	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Mercury	4209	10-in.	9/14/1951	I'm a good rockin' baby	Ray Snead	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Mercury	10242	10-in.	2/5/1954	Short John	Dinah Washington	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U7312	10-in.	1/23/1951	Wandering lover	Eddy Ware Band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, vocalist
Chess	U7314	10-in.	1/23/1951	Lima beans	Eddie Chamblee	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, vocalist
Chess	U7829	10-in.	May, 1955	Starlite	The Moonglows	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U7830	10-in.	May? 1955	Foolish me	The Moonglows	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U7833	10-in.	May? 1955	Slow down	The Moonglows	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U7834	10-in.	May, 1955	In love	The Moonglows	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U-7661	10-in.	6/10/1954	When the lights go out	Jimmy Witherspoon	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	U-7664	10-in.	6/10/1954	Big daddy	Jimmy Witherspoon	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7717	10-in.	October, 1954	Shoo doo-be doo (my loving baby)	Bobby Lester ; The Moonlighters	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7719	10-in.	October, 1954	So all alone	Bobby Lester ; The Moonlighters	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7762	10-in.	1/13/1955	Lonely hours	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7763	10-in.	1/13/1955	Check yourself	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7764	10-in.	1/13/1955	Loving you (is all I crave)	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7765	10-in.	1/13/1955	Do me right	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7847	10-in.	7/15/1955	It ain't no secret (what my baby can do)	Jimmy Witherspoon	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7848	10-in.	7/15/1955	Why do I love you like I do?	Jimmy Witherspoon	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7882	10-in.	8/3/1955	Trouble, trouble	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Chess	7883	10-in.	8/3/1955	I still love you baby	Lowell Fulson	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chamblee, Eddie," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308015.

Chamblee, Eddie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308015.

"Chamblee, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.