Walter "Papoose" Nelson Personnel

Lee Allen
Sep 10, 1949   (as)
Mar 20, 1953   (ts)
Jun 1, 1953   (ts)
Sep 2, 1953   (ts)
Sep 19, 1953   (ts)
Oct 27, 1953   (ts)
Nov 6, 1953   (ts)
Dec 14, 1953   (ts)
Mar 14, 1954   (ts)
Jun 20, 1954   (ts)
Aug 13, 1954   (ts)
Jan 27, 1955   (ts)
Mar 15, 1955   (ts)
Mar 30, 1955   (ts)
May 1955   (ts)
Oct 15, 1955   (ts)
Nov 7, 1955   (ts)
Nov 30, 1955   (ts)
Dec 23, 1955   (ts)
May 25, 1956   (ts)
Jun 21, 1956   (ts)
Jun 27, 1956   (ts)
September 1956   (ts)
Dec 1, 1956   (ts)
Jan 3, 1957   (ts)
Jan 4, 1957   (ts)
Jan 25, 1957   (ts)
June 1957   (ts)
Oct 6, 1957   (ts)
Jan 28, 1958   (ts)
May 1958   (ts)
Oct 30, 1958   (ts)

Dave Bartholomew
Sep 10, 1952   (t)
Mar 20, 1953   (t, dir)
Nov 6, 1953   (t, dir)
Dec 14, 1953   (t)
Mar 14, 1954   (t)
Jun 20, 1954   (t, dir)
Jul 10, 1954   (t)
Aug 13, 1954   (t)
Jan 27, 1955   (t)
March 1955   (ldr, t, v)
May 25, 1956   (t)
June 1956   (t, dir)
Dec 1, 1956   (t, dir)
Sep 23, 1958   (t)
Nov 2, 1958   (ldr, t)

Warren Bell
Sep 23, 1958   (bar)

John Boudreaux
1952   (d)

Charles Burbank
Sep 8, 1949   (ts)
Sep 10, 1949   (ts)

Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd
Sep 8, 1949   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 18, 1949   (ldr, p, v)
1952   (ldr, p, v)

George "Red" Callender
Nov 2, 1958   (b)

chorus
Nov 4, 1958   (bkv)

Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman
January 1951   (d)
February 1951   (d)
June 1951   (d)
Sep 10, 1952   (d)
December 1952 or January 1953   (d)
February 1953   (d)
Mar 20, 1953   (d)
Apr 18, 1953   (d)
Jun 1, 1953   (d)
Sep 2, 1953   (d)
Sep 19, 1953   (d)
Oct 27, 1953   (d)
Nov 6, 1953   (d)
Dec 14, 1953   (d)
Mar 14, 1954   (d)
Jun 20, 1954   (d)
Jul 10, 1954   (d)
Aug 13, 1954   (d)
Jan 27, 1955   (d)
March 1955   (d)
Mar 15, 1955   (d)
Mar 30, 1955   (d)
May 1955   (d)
Sep 23, 1955   (d)
Oct 15, 1955   (d)
Nov 7, 1955   (d)
Nov 30, 1955   (d)
Dec 23, 1955   (d)
May 25, 1956   (d)
June 1956   (d)
Jun 21, 1956   (d)
Jun 27, 1956   (d)
Jan 3, 1957   (d)
Jan 4, 1957   (d)
Jan 25, 1957   (d)
Oct 6, 1957   (d)
Oct 6, 1957   (d)
Jan 28, 1958   (d)
Sep 23, 1958   (d)
Oct 30, 1958   (d)
Nov 4, 1958   (d)
Jan 29, 1959   (d)
Oct 24, 1961   (d)

James "Sugarboy" Crawford
Dec 1, 1956   (ldr, p, v)

Jimmie Davis
Oct 24, 1961   (b)

Billy Diamond
January 1951   (b)
February 1951   (b)
June 1951   (b)

Antoine "Fats" Domino
January 1951   (ldr, p, v)
February 1951   (ldr, p, v)
June 1951   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 10, 1952   (ldr, p, v)
December 1952 or January 1953   (ldr, p, v)
February 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Apr 18, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Jun 1, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 2, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 19, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Oct 27, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Dec 14, 1953   (ldr, p, v)
Mar 14, 1954   (ldr, p, v)
Jul 10, 1954   (ldr, p, v)
Aug 13, 1954   (ldr, p, v)
Jan 27, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Mar 15, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Mar 30, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
May 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 23, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Oct 15, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Nov 7, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Nov 30, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
Dec 23, 1955   (ldr, p, v)
May 25, 1956   (ldr, p, v)
Jun 21, 1956   (ldr, p, v)
Jun 27, 1956   (ldr, p, v)
Jan 3, 1957   (ldr, p, v)
Jan 4, 1957   (ldr, p, v)
Jan 25, 1957   (ldr, p, v)
Oct 6, 1957   (ldr, p, v)
Oct 6, 1957   (p)
Jan 28, 1958   (ldr, p, v)
Sep 23, 1958   (ldr, p, v)
Oct 30, 1958   (ldr, p, v)
Nov 4, 1958   (ldr, p, v)
Jan 29, 1959   (ldr, p, v)

Salvador Doucette
Sep 10, 1949   (p)
March 1955   (p)
June 1956   (p)

Wendell Duconge
January 1951   (as)
February 1951   (as)
June 1951   (as)
Sep 10, 1952   (as)
December 1952 or January 1953   (as)
February 1953   (as)
Mar 20, 1953   (as)
Apr 18, 1953   (as)
Jun 1, 1953   (as)
Sep 2, 1953   (as)
Sep 19, 1953   (as)
Oct 27, 1953   (as)
Nov 6, 1953   (as)
Jun 20, 1954   (as)
Jul 10, 1954   (as)
March 1955   (as)
Sep 23, 1955   (as)
June 1956   (as)
Oct 6, 1957   (as)
Oct 30, 1958   (as)
Nov 4, 1958   (as)
Jan 29, 1959   (as)

Walter Epps
June 1957   (g)
May 1958   (g)

Frank Fields
Sep 10, 1952   (b)
December 1952 or January 1953   (b)
February 1953   (b)
Mar 20, 1953   (b)
Apr 18, 1953   (b)
Jun 1, 1953   (b)
Sep 2, 1953   (b)
Sep 19, 1953   (b)
Oct 27, 1953   (b)
Nov 6, 1953   (b)
Dec 14, 1953   (b)
Mar 14, 1954   (b)
Jun 20, 1954   (b)
Jul 10, 1954   (b)
Aug 13, 1954   (b)
Jan 27, 1955   (b)
March 1955   (b)
Mar 15, 1955   (b)
Mar 30, 1955   (b)
May 1955   (b)
Sep 23, 1955   (b)
Oct 15, 1955   (b)
Nov 7, 1955   (b)
Nov 30, 1955   (b)
Dec 23, 1955   (b)
May 25, 1956   (b)
June 1956   (b)
Jun 21, 1956   (b)
Jun 27, 1956   (b)
September 1956   (b)
Dec 1, 1956   (b)
Jan 3, 1957   (b)
Jan 4, 1957   (b)
Jan 25, 1957   (b)
June 1957   (b)
Oct 6, 1957   (b)
Oct 6, 1957   (b)
Jan 28, 1958   (b)
May 1958   (b)
Sep 23, 1958   (b)
Oct 30, 1958   (b)
Nov 4, 1958   (b)
Jan 29, 1959   (b)

Clarence Ford
Sep 23, 1955   (bar)
Oct 15, 1955   (bar)
Nov 7, 1955   (bar)
Nov 30, 1955   (bar)
Dec 23, 1955   (bar)
Jan 25, 1957   (bar)
Oct 6, 1957   (bar)
Sep 23, 1958   (bar)
Oct 24, 1961   (as, bar)

Paul Gayten
September 1956   (p, dir)
June 1957   (p, dir)
May 1958   (p, dir)

Robert "Buddy" Hagans
January 1951   (ts)
February 1951   (ts)
June 1951   (ts)
Apr 18, 1953   (ts)
Jun 1, 1953   (ts)
Sep 2, 1953   (ts)
Sep 19, 1953   (ts)
Oct 27, 1953   (ts)
Jul 10, 1954   (ts)
Dec 23, 1955   (ts)
Oct 30, 1958   (ts)
Nov 4, 1958   (ts)
Jan 29, 1959   (ts)
Oct 24, 1961   (ts)

Clarence Hall
March 1955   (ts)
June 1956   (ts)

Herb Hardesty
Sep 10, 1952   (ts)
December 1952 or January 1953   (ts)
February 1953   (ts)
Mar 20, 1953   (bar)
Apr 18, 1953   (ts)
Oct 27, 1953   (ts)
Nov 6, 1953   (bar)
Dec 14, 1953   (ts)
Mar 14, 1954   (ts)
Jun 20, 1954   (bar)
Aug 13, 1954   (ts)
Jan 27, 1955   (ts)
March 1955   (ts)
Mar 15, 1955   (ts)
Mar 30, 1955   (ts)
May 1955   (ts)
Sep 23, 1955   (ts)
Oct 15, 1955   (ts)
Nov 7, 1955   (ts)
Nov 30, 1955   (ts)
Dec 23, 1955   (ts)
May 25, 1956   (ts)
June 1956   (ts)
Jun 21, 1956   (ts)
Jun 27, 1956   (ts)
Dec 1, 1956   (ts)
Jan 3, 1957   (ts)
Jan 4, 1957   (ts)
Jan 25, 1957   (ts)
Oct 6, 1957   (ts)
Oct 6, 1957   (ts)
Jan 28, 1958   (ts)
Oct 30, 1958   (ts)
Nov 4, 1958   (ts)
Jan 29, 1959   (ts)
Oct 24, 1961   (ldr, t, ts)

Clarence "Frogman" Henry
September 1956   (ldr, v)
June 1957   (ldr, v)
May 1958   (ldr, v)

Eugene Jones
September 1956   (d)

Louis Joseph
Sep 10, 1949   (d)
Sep 18, 1949   (d)

George Miller
Sep 10, 1949   (b, dir)
Sep 18, 1949   (b)

Bobby Mitchell
Oct 6, 1957   (ldr, v)

Alma "Miss Lollipop" Mondy
Sep 10, 1949   (ldr, v)

Roy Montrell
Oct 24, 1961   (g)

Edgar "Big Boy" Myles
September 1956   (tb)
June 1957   (tb)
May 1958   (tb)

Charles "Honey Boy" Otis
Sep 8, 1949   (d)

Earl Palmer
Dec 1, 1956   (d)
Nov 2, 1958   (d)

Eddie Smith
September 1956   (ts)
June 1957   (ts)
May 1958   (ts)

string section
Jul 10, 1954   (str)
Mar 15, 1955   (str)
Dec 23, 1955   (str)
Jan 25, 1957   (str)
Oct 30, 1958   (str)
Nov 4, 1958   (str)

Norlan Willie Suregal
Sep 8, 1949   (b)

unknown
Mar 20, 1953   (p, v)
Nov 6, 1953   (p)
Jun 20, 1954   (p)

Aaron "T-Bone" Walker
Mar 20, 1953   (ldr, g, v)
Nov 6, 1953   (ldr, g, v)
Jun 20, 1954   (ldr, g, v)

Charles "Hungry" Williams
June 1957   (d)
May 1958   (d)

Lester Williams
June 1956   (ldr, g, v)