Calvin Frazier Discography
by Christian Oestreicher
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1938 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1958 1962 1963 1964
Date: Oct 15, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Frazier Family (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), rest unknown (grp), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2481-B1 | Oh Mary Don't You Weep(Calvin Frazier) - 2:11 |
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Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Document CDDOCD 5320 — Mississippi Blues & Gospel (Field Recordings) 1934-1942 (1995)
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Date: Oct 15, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), Sampson Pittman (g), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2478-A | This Old World's In A Tangle(Calvin Frazier) - 3:40 |
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Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
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Date: Oct 15, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Sampson Pittman (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), Sampson Pittman (g, v), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2479-A | John Henry(traditional) - 2:51 |
| b. | AFS 2479-B | Cotton Farmer Blues(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:23 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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Laurie CDLCD 7002 — The Devil Is Busy (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
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Date: Oct 16, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), Sampson Pittman (g), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2474-A-1inc | This Old World's In A Tangle(Calvin Frazier)
- 0:35 Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| b. | AFS 2474-A2inc | I'm In The Highway Man(Calvin Frazier)
- 1:32 JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| c. | AFS 2474-A3inc | Lily Mae(Calvin Frazier)
unissued
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| d. | AFS 2474-B1inc | Lily Mae(Calvin Frazier)
unissued
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| e. | AFS 2475 | Lily Mae Blues(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:58 Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| f. | AFS 2475-B | Welfare Blues(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:35 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
Document CDDOCD 5320 — Mississippi Blues & Gospel (Field Recordings) 1934-1942 (1995)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: Oct 16, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Sampson Pittman (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), Sampson Pittman (g, v), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2476-A | Joe Louis(Sampson Pittman)
- 3:27 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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| b. | AFS 2476-B | Welfare Blues(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:43 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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| c. | AFS 2477-A | I Been Down In The Circle Before(Sampson Pittman)
- 3:50 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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| d. | AFS 2477-B | Levee Camp Story(Sampson Pittman) - 4:45 |
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Laurie CDLCD 7002 — The Devil Is Busy (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
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Date: Nov 1, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Sampson Pittman (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), Sampson Pittman (g, v), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2482-A | Highway 61 Blues(Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman)
- 3:35 Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
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| b. | AFS 2482-B | Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad(Sampson Pittman) |
| c. | AFS 2483-A | Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad(Sampson Pittman) - 6:41 |
| d. | AFS 2483-B | Brother Low-Down And Sister Do-Dad(Sampson Pittman) - 3:16 |
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Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Laurie CDLCD 7002 — The Devil Is Busy (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
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b, c performed as medley
Date: Nov 1, 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), Sampson Pittman (g), Alan Lomax (eng)
| a. | AFS 2484-A | Blues(Calvin Frazier) - 4:04 |
| b. | AFS 2484-B | She's A Double-Crossing Woman(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:49 Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/1 (2010)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
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| c. | AFS 2485-A | The Dirty Dozens(Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins)
- 2:36 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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| d. | AFS 2485-B | Boogie Woogie(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:17 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Columbia CDCK 64988 — Juke Joint Jump - A Boogie Woogie Celebration (1996)
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| e. | AFS 2486-A | Lily Mae(Calvin Frazier)
- 4:04 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
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| f. | AFS 2486-B | Highway 61 Blues(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:12 Flyright LP 12"FLY LP 542 — I'm In The Highway Man (1938 Detroit Field Recording) - Calvin Frazier/Sampson Pittman (1980)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/1 (2010)
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Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: October-November 1938
Location: unknown venue, Detroit, MI
Label: Library Of Congress
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (spk), Alan Lomax (int)
| a. | a | interview - 0:43 |
| b. | b | interview - 0:22 |
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Laurie CDLCD 7001 — This Old World's In A Tangle (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736A — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/1 (2004)
Revolver MP3(no number) — Detroit City Blues, Volume 1 - Calvin Frazer & Sampson Pittman (2012)
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Date: 1949
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Alben
Calvin Frazier (ldr), unknown (ts, p, b, d), Calvin Frazier (g, v)
| a. | 106-A | Sweet Lucy (Drinking Women)(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:50 Not Now LP 12"NOT2LP 162 — Essential Detroit Blues/1 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 445 — Essential Detroit Blues/1 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/1 (2013)
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| b. | 106-B | Be-Bop Boogie(Calvin Frazier) - 2:32 |
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Alben 78106 — Sweet Lucy (Drinking Women) / Be-Bop Boogie (1949)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: 1950
Location: Fortune Records Studio, 12005 12th St., Detroit, MI
Label: Fortune
Jimmy Milner (ldr), Jimmy Harris (t), Duke Coates (ts), Bill Brewer (p), Calvin Frazier (g, v), Henry White (b), Jimmy Milner (d), The Blue Ribbon Band (grp)
| a. | 806-A | Longing For You(The Riverside Ramblers) |
| b. | 806-B | Sweet Bread Baby(Calvin Frazier) |
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Fortune 78806 — Longing For You / Sweet Bread Baby (1951)
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Jimmy Harris (t) on a; Duke Coates (ts) on a; Bill Brewer (p) on a; Calvin Frazier (g) on b, (v) on b; The Blue Ribbon Band (grp) on b.
Date: 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, Toledo, OH
Label: New Song
Calvin Frazier (ldr), unknown (ts, p, b, d), Calvin Frazier (g, v)
| a. | 120-A | I Need Love(Porter Roberts)
- 2:12 New Song 78120 — I Need Love / Rising Tide - Calvin Frazier/George Benson (1951)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| b. | 121-A | Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To(Calvin Frazier, Porter Roberts)
- 3:01 New Song 45121 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Rock House (1951)
T-R-H CDCD 8001 — Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (1998)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/3 (2010)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| c. | 121-B | Rock House(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:59 New Song 45121 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Rock House (1951)
T-R-H CDCD 8001 — Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (1998)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 445 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| d. | Lilly Mae(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:23 T-R-H CDCD 8001 — Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (1998)
Wienerworld CDWNRCD 5095 — Down Home Blues Detroit - Detroit Special/1 (2016)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| e. | 120-A | I Need Love(Porter Roberts)
- 2:12 T-R-H CDCD 8001 — Vintage Toledo Blues 1950-1980 (1998)
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Calvin Frazier (ldr) on a-d, (g) on a-d, (v) on a-d; unknown (ts) on a-c, (p) on a-b, (b) on a-b, (d) on a-d.
Date: Mar 28, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Savoy
T.J. Fowler (ldr), John Lawton (t), Lee Gross (as), Walter Cox (ts), T.J. Fowler (p), Calvin Frazier (g), Henry "Hank" Ivory (b), Clarence Stamps (d), Freddie Johnson (v)
| a. | DTJ 9540 | Yes I Know(T. J. Fowler) - 2:13 |
| b. | DTJ 9541 | Oo-La-La(T. J. Fowler) - 2:19 |
| c. | DTJ 9542 | Night Crawler(T. J. Fowler)
- 3:07 Savoy 78843 — Fowler's Boogie / Night Crawler (1952)
Savoy 4545-843 — Fowler's Boogie / Night Crawler (1952)
Official LP 12"6044 — Early Detroit R&B (1989)
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| d. | DTJ 9543 | Fowler's Boogie(T. J. Fowler)
- 2:11 Savoy 78843 — Fowler's Boogie / Night Crawler (1952)
Savoy 4545-843 — Fowler's Boogie / Night Crawler (1952)
Official LP 12"6044 — Early Detroit R&B (1989)
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Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1187 — T.J. Fowler And His Rockin’ Jump Band Featuring Calvin Frazier (1987)
Classics CDCLA 5103 — The Chronological T.J. Fowler 1948-1953 (2004)
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Date: Jul 25, 1952
Location: United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI
Label: Savoy
T.J. Fowler (ldr), John Lawton (t), Lee Gross (as), Walter Cox (ts), T.J. Fowler (p), Calvin Frazier (g, v), Henry "Hank" Ivory (b), Clarence Stamps (d), Alberta Adams, Freddie Johnson (v)
| a. | STJ 4213 | Back Biter(T. J. Fowler)
- 2:34 Savoy 78857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 78857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 4545-857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 4545-857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Official LP 12"6044 — Early Detroit R&B (1989)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/4 (2004)
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| b. | STJ 4214 | Wine Cooler(T. J. Fowler)
- 2:22 Savoy 78857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 78857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 4545-857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Savoy 4545-857 — Wine Cooler / Back Biter (1952)
Official LP 12"6044 — Early Detroit R&B (1989)
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| c. | STJ 4215 | Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To(Calvin Frazier, Porter Roberts)
- 2:43 Savoy 78858 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Little Baby Child (1952)
Savoy 4545-858 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Little Baby Child (1952)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17446 — Stompin' At The Savoy - The Original Indie Label 1944-1961/3 (2004)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 19437 — Things Have Changed 1951-1955 (2004)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| d. | STJ 4216 | Little Baby Child(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:31 Savoy 78858 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Little Baby Child (1952)
Savoy 4545-858 — Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To / Little Baby Child (1952)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/3 (2010)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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| e. | Say Baby Say(T. J. Fowler)
- 2:12 Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/3 (2010)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
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Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1187 — T.J. Fowler And His Rockin’ Jump Band Featuring Calvin Frazier (1987)
Classics CDCLA 5103 — The Chronological T.J. Fowler 1948-1953 (2004)
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Alberta Adams (v) on e; Calvin Frazier (v) on c-d; Freddie Johnson (v) on a-b.
Date: 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Fortune
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), unknown (d), Jimmy Millner's Blue Rhythm (grp)
| a. | Sweet Bread Baby(Calvin Frazier) - 2:17 | |
| b. | Lilly Mae(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:25 Fortune LP 12"FTS 3012 — Blues Sounds Of The Hastings Street Era (The Original Detroit Blues) (1974)
Regency CDRR 120 — A Fortune Of Blues Vol. 2 (1997)
Wienerworld CDWNRCD 5095 — Down Home Blues Detroit - Detroit Special/2 (2016)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
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tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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unknown (d) on b; Jimmy Millner's Blue Rhythm (grp) on a.
Date: Jan 16, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Savoy
Varetta Dillard, T.J. Fowler (ldr), John Lawton (t), Lee Gross (as), Walter Cox (ts), T.J. Fowler (p), Calvin Frazier (g), Henry "Hank" Ivory (b), Clarence Stamps (d), Varetta Dillard (v)
| a. | STJ 4300 | Three Lies(unknown) - 2:33 |
| b. | STJ 4301 | Getting Ready For My Daddy(unknown)
- 2:23 Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 106 — Double Crossing Daddy (1984)
Lucky CDCDRL 914 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Fourteen (1999)
Habana CD112507 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 07 - Chanteuses #2 (2004)
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Savoy 78884 — Three Lies / Getting Ready For My Daddy (1953)
Savoy 4545-884 — Three Lies / Getting Ready For My Daddy (1953)
Blue City CDBCCD 820 — Mercy Mr. Percy (2005)
Great Voices Of The Century CDGVC 2036 — Mercy, My Percy/1 (2013)
Rock 'n' Rhythm CDRRCD 02 — Varetta Dillard Volume Two (2014)
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Date: Jan 16, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Savoy
T.J. Fowler (ldr), John Lawton (t), Lee Gross (as), Walter Cox (ts), T.J. Fowler (p), Calvin Frazier (g), Henry "Hank" Ivory (b), Clarence Stamps (d), Freddie Johnson (v)
| a. | STJ 4302 | Camel Walk(T. J. Fowler) - 2:28 |
| b. | STJ 4303 | Gold Rush(T. J. Fowler) - 2:31 |
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Savoy 78885 — Camel Walk / Gold Rush (1953)
Savoy 4545-885 — Camel Walk / Gold Rush (1953)
Regent LP 12"MG 6042 — Rock And Roll Party (1957)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1187 — T.J. Fowler And His Rockin’ Jump Band Featuring Calvin Frazier (1987)
Official LP 12"6044 — Early Detroit R&B (1989)
Classics CDCLA 5103 — The Chronological T.J. Fowler 1948-1953 (2004)
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Date: April 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Blue Lake
Robert Henry "Baby Boy" Warren (ldr), Vernon "Boogie Woogie Red" Harrison (p), Calvin Frazier (g), Robert Henry "Baby Boy" Warren (g, v), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (wb)
| a. | BL 54 113 | Mattie Mae(Robert Henry "Baby Boy" Warren)
- 2:57 Blues Classics LP 12"BC 12 — Detroit Blues - The Early 1950s (1966)
Kingfish LP 12"1001 — Detroit Blues 1949 To 1954 (1977)
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| b. | BL 54 114 | Santa Fe(Robert Henry "Baby Boy" Warren) - 2:38 |
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Blue Lake 78106 — Mattie Mae / Santa Fe (1954)
Blue Lake 45106 — Mattie Mae / Santa Fe (1954)
(no label) LP 12"BBW 901 — Baby Boy Warren (1991)
Official CDOFCD 5901 — Stop Breakin' Down (1991)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736C — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/3 (2004)
Wienerworld CDWNRCD 5095 — Down Home Blues Detroit - Detroit Special/2 (2016)
Soul Jam CD806 192 — Bad Lover Blues -The Complete Singles 1950-1962 (2021)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 7 - Baby Boy Warren (2021)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3196 — Blues From Detroit 1949 - 1954 - Baby Boy Warren/L.C. Green (2022)
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Date: 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Detroit, MI
Label: Dot
Henry Smith (ldr), Eddie "Big Ed" Burns (h), Calvin Frazier (g), Henry Smith (g, v), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (wb)
| a. | M 8407/E4KB 5072 | Good Rockin' Mama(Henry Smith)
- 2:20 Dot 781220 — Good Rockin' Mama / Lonesome Blues (1954)
Nighthawk LP 12"104 — Detroit Ghetto Blues 1948-1954 (1976)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736D — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/4 (2004)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/2 (2010)
Not Now LP 12"NOT2LP 162 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 445 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
JSP CDJSP 77168B — Juke Joints 4 - That's All Right With Me/2 (2013)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/2 (2013)
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| b. | M 8408/E4KB 5073 | Lonesome Blues(Henry Smith)
- 3:18 Dot 781220 — Good Rockin' Mama / Lonesome Blues (1954)
Nighthawk LP 12"104 — Detroit Ghetto Blues 1948-1954 (1976)
JSP CDJSPCD 7736D — Blues From The Motor City 1938-1954/4 (2004)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/2 (2010)
JSP CDJSP 77168D — Juke Joints 4 - That's All Right With Me/4 (2013)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/3 (2013)
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| c. | Kansas City Blues(Henry Smith)
- 2:59 Barrelhouse LP 12"BH 012 — Blues Guitar Killers! Detroit 1950's (1977)
P-Vine CDPVD-5416 — Detroit Blues Rarities 1 - Blues Guitar Killers! (2001)
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Date: 1955
Location: Palmer House, Detroit, MI
Label: J-V-B
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), unknown (b), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb)
| a. | 49-Alive | Rock House(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:04 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0813 — The Travelling Record Man (2001)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/2 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/2 (2019)
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| b. | 49-Blive | We'll Meet Again(Calvin Frazier) - 3:27 |
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J-V-B 7849 — Rock House / We'll Meet Again (1955)
J-V-B 4549 — Rock House / We'll Meet Again (1956)
P-Vine CDPVD-5416 — Detroit Blues Rarities 1 - Blues Guitar Killers! (2001)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: 1956
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: J-V-B
Calvin Frazier (ldr), unknown (p, b), Calvin Frazier (g), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb)
| a. | 86-B | Lilly Mae(Calvin Frazier)
- 2:28 J-V-B 7886 — Have Blues Must Travel / Lilly Mae (1958)
J-V-B 4586 — Have Blues Must Travel / Lilly Mae (1958)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-6061 — Blues For Big Town (1985)
Chess CDCDCHESS 1013 — Blues For Big Town (1989)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 445 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/2 (2013)
Wienerworld CDWNRCD 5095 — Down Home Blues Detroit - Detroit Special/2 (2016)
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| b. | 86-BX | Track Down(Calvin Frazier)
- 3:01 Checker 78908 — Have Blues Must Travel / Track Down (1958)
Checker 45908 — Have Blues Must Travel / Track Down (1958)
Stompin' CDST 327 — Stompin' 27 - 22 Rockin' Blues Classic's! (2005)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/3 (2017)
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J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: 1956
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: J-V-B
Lena Hall (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (wb), Lena Hall (v)
| a. | 48-A | What You Gonna Do(Lena Hall) - 2:34 |
| b. | 48-B | Five Long Years(Eddie Boyd)
- 2:17 Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/3 (2010)
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J-V-B 4548 — What You Gonna Do / Five Long Years (1956)
P-Vine CDPCD-5418 — Detroit Blues Rarities 3 - Blues Screamers & Gospel Moaners (2001)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
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Date: 1956
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: J-V-B
William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (wb, v)
| a. | 59-A | Cherry Red Blues(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
J-V-B 4559 — Cherry Red Blues / Washboard Shuffle (1956)
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| b. | 59-B | Washboard Shuffle(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
J-V-B 4559 — Cherry Red Blues / Washboard Shuffle (1956)
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| c. | 80-A | Washboard Blues, Part 1(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 2:52 J-V-B 7870 — Washboard Blues (1956)
J-V-B 4570 — Washboard Blues (1956)
P-Vine CDPCD-5418 — Detroit Blues Rarities 3 - Blues Screamers & Gospel Moaners (2001)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 070 — Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Detroit/2 (2010)
Not Now LP 12"NOT2LP 162 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 445 — Essential Detroit Blues/2 (2012)
Not Now CDNOT3CD 097 — Definitive Detroit Blues/1 (2013)
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| d. | 80-B | Washboard Blues, Part 2(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 2:27 J-V-B 7870 — Washboard Blues (1956)
J-V-B 4570 — Washboard Blues (1956)
P-Vine CDPCD-5418 — Detroit Blues Rarities 3 - Blues Screamers & Gospel Moaners (2001)
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J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
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Date: 1958
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: J-V-B
Calvin Frazier (ldr), unknown (ts, p, b), Calvin Frazier (g), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb)
| a. | 86-AX | Have Blues Must Travel(Calvin Frazier) - 2:50 |
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Checker 78908 — Have Blues Must Travel / Track Down (1958)
J-V-B 7886 — Have Blues Must Travel / Lilly Mae (1958)
Checker 45908 — Have Blues Must Travel / Track Down (1958)
J-V-B 4586 — Have Blues Must Travel / Lilly Mae (1958)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-6061 — Blues For Big Town (1985)
Chess CDCDCHESS 1013 — Blues For Big Town (1989)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: 1962-1964
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: Von
Calvin Frazier (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g, v), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb)
| a. | 704-A | 2-2-5 Special I(Calvin Frazier) - 2:35 |
| b. | 704-B | 2-2-5 Special II(Calvin Frazier) - 2:20 |
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Von 45704 — 2-2-5 Special (1960)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Detroit Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Calvin Frazier (2021)
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Date: 1962-1964
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: Von
William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (ldr), Calvin Frazier (g), Chuck Smith (b), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb, v)
| a. | 702-A | A Fool On A Mule In The Middle Of The Road(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 2:57 Von 45702 — A Fool On A Mule In The Middle Of The Road / Ham Bone (1964)
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| c. | 10/20 Special Blues(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley) - 2:59 | |
| d. | See See Rider(Gertrude "Ma" Rainey) - 4:39 | |
| e. | Dupree Blues(Georgia White) - 4:19 |
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Barrelhouse LP 12"BH 01 — Whippin' That Board (1969)
JSP LP 12"1036 — Motor Town Boogie (1982)
P-Vine CDPCD-23894 — Motor Town Boogie (2007)
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Date: 1962-1964
Location: Joe Von Battle's Record Shop, Hastings Street, Detroit, MI
Label: Von
William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (ldr), Vernon "Boogie Woogie Red" Harrison (p), Calvin Frazier (g), Chuck Smith (b), William "Washboard Willie" Hensley (d, wb, v)
| a. | 721-A | Washboard Willie's After Hours, Part 1(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 4:54 Von 45721 — Washboard Willie's After Hours (1964)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
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| b. | 721-B | Washboard Willie's After Hours, Part 2(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 3:51 Von 45721 — Washboard Willie's After Hours (1964)
J-V-B CDCD-48 — Calvin Frazier Meets Washboard Willie (2017)
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| c. | Summit Ridge Drive(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 2:51 JSP LP 12"1036 — Motor Town Boogie (1982)
P-Vine CDPCD-23894 — Motor Town Boogie (2007)
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| d. | Move After Hours(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 3:42 JSP LP 12"1036 — Motor Town Boogie (1982)
P-Vine CDPCD-23894 — Motor Town Boogie (2007)
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| e. | Struttin' That Stuff(William "Washboard Willie" Hensley)
- 2:44 JSP LP 12"1036 — Motor Town Boogie (1982)
P-Vine CDPCD-23894 — Motor Town Boogie (2007)
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Barrelhouse LP 12"BH 01 — Whippin' That Board (1969)
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