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Justin Adams Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: Sep 13, 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

James "Wee Willie" Wayne (ldr), Warren Bell (as), Lee Allen (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), James "Wee Willie" Wayne (d, v)

a. IM 341-4 When Night Falls(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:30
Imperial 785151 — When Night Falls / Home Town Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5151 — When Night Falls / Home Town Blues   (1951)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)
b. IM 342 Crazy About You(James "Wee Willie" Wayne)
unissued
c. IM 343-3 Home Town Blues(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:56
Imperial 785151 — When Night Falls / Home Town Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5151 — When Night Falls / Home Town Blues   (1951)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)
d. IM 344 Bad Morning Blues(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:27
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Sundown LP 12"CG 709-02 — Travelin' From Texas To New Orleans   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)


Date: Sep 19, 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

James "Wee Willie" Wayne (ldr), Warren Bell (as), Lee Allen (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), James "Wee Willie" Wayne (d, v)

a. IM 345 Agreeable Woman(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:30
Imperial 785166 — Agreeable Woman / Vacant Pillow Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5166 — Agreeable Woman / Vacant Pillow Blues   (1951)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking   (2007)
Koko CDKMCD 49 — Southern Bred Vol. 11 - Texas R&B Rockers   (2020)
b. IM 346 Vacant Pillow Blues(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:39
Imperial 785166 — Agreeable Woman / Vacant Pillow Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5166 — Agreeable Woman / Vacant Pillow Blues   (1951)
c. IM 347 Two Faced Woman(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:54
Imperial 785160 — Two Faced Woman / Bad Weather Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5160 — Two Faced Woman / Bad Weather Blues   (1951)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking   (2007)
Koko CDKMCD 49 — Southern Bred Vol. 11 - Texas R&B Rockers   (2020)
d. IM 348 Bad Weather Blues(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 3:27
Imperial 785160 — Two Faced Woman / Bad Weather Blues   (1951)
Imperial 45X 5160 — Two Faced Woman / Bad Weather Blues   (1951)
All titles on:
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Sundown LP 12"CG 709-02 — Travelin' From Texas To New Orleans   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)


Date: January or February 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

James "Wee Willie" Wayne (ldr), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), James "Wee Willie" Wayne (d, v)

a. IM 395 Hard To Handle(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:48
Imperial 785696 — Hard To Handle / Let's Have A Ball   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5696 — Hard To Handle / Let's Have A Ball   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Sundown LP 12"CG 709-02 — Travelin' From Texas To New Orleans   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)
b. IM 396 In Love With You(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:35
Imperial 785258 — In Love With You / Sweet Little Woman   (1952)
Imperial 45X 5258 — In Love With You / Sweet Little Woman   (1952)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)
c. IM 397 Let's Have A Ball(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:12
Imperial 785696 — Hard To Handle / Let's Have A Ball   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5696 — Hard To Handle / Let's Have A Ball   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)
d. IM 398 Lover's Return(James "Wee Willie" Wayne)
unissued
e. IM 398-RE Sweet Little Woman(James "Wee Willie" Wayne) - 2:50
Liberty LP 12"8195 — Blues Anthology-3 New Orleans Blues   
Imperial 785258 — In Love With You / Sweet Little Woman   (1952)
Imperial 45X 5258 — In Love With You / Sweet Little Woman   (1952)
Imperial 45X 5725 — Travelling Mood / Sweet Little Woman   (1961)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83294 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9144 — Travelin' Mood   (1982)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3102 — Junco Partner - The Very Best Of James Wayne 1950-1955   (2019)


Date: Feb 9, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Clarence "Frogman" Henry (tb), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Gabriel Fleming (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Bobby Mitchell (v), Lloyd Bellaire, Frank Bocage, Jospeh "Kid Twat" Butler, The Toppers (bkv)

a. IM 569 I'm Crying(L. Bellaire) - 2:29
Imperial 785236 — Rack 'Em Back / I'm Crying   (1953)
Imperial 45X 5236 — Rack 'Em Back / I'm Crying   (1953)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
b. IM 570 Rack 'Em Back(Butler) - 2:17
Imperial 785236 — Rack 'Em Back / I'm Crying   (1953)
Imperial 45X 5236 — Rack 'Em Back / I'm Crying   (1953)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1001 — The R&B Years 1953/3   (2004)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2   (2006)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2   (2011)
c. IM 571 I'm A Young Man(L. Bellaire) - 2:15
Imperial 45X 5309 — I'm A Young Man / She Couldn't Be Found   (1954)
d. IM 572 Angel Child(J. Butler) - 2:31
Imperial 785282 — Angel Child / Schoolboy Blues   (1954)
Imperial 785309 — I'm A Young Man / She Couldn't Be Found   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5282 — Angel Child / Schoolboy Blues   (1954)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: May 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Gabriel Fleming (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 593 The Wedding Bells Are Ringing(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:15
Imperial 785295 — The Wedding Bells Are Ringing / Meant For Me   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5295 — The Wedding Bells Are Ringing / Meant For Me   (1954)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B   (1976)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
b. IM 594 Meant For Me(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:23
Imperial 785295 — The Wedding Bells Are Ringing / Meant For Me   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5295 — The Wedding Bells Are Ringing / Meant For Me   (1954)
c. IM 595 One Friday Morning(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:11
Imperial 785250 — 4x11=44 / One Friday Morning   (1953)
Imperial 45X 5250 — 4x11=44 / One Friday Morning   (1953)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
d. IM 596 4x11=44(L. Bellaire) - 2:08
Imperial 785250 — 4x11=44 / One Friday Morning   (1953)
Imperial 45X 5250 — 4x11=44 / One Friday Morning   (1953)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine   (1999)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2   (2006)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1   (2011)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 66 — Southern Bred Vol. 16 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: Dec 11, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

The Delta Southernaires, The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Melvin Lastie (c), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer, Charles Williams (d), Haywood "Chuck" Carbo, Leonard "Chick" Carbo, Oliver Howard, Joe Maxon, Mac West (v)

a. IM 663 I Didn't Want To Do It(Arthur Smith, Gladstone) - 2:44
Imperial 785265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1954)
Imperial 785618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1959)
Imperial 45X 5618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It   (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957   (1986)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
Saga CD982 077-6 — From Gospel To Soul - When The Church Hits The Charts   (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16709 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1954   (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2   (2006)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 015 — Rumba DooWop 1933-1954/1   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1   (2011)
b. IM 664 You're The One(Arthur Smith) - 1:55
Imperial 785265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1954)
Imperial 785618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1959)
Imperial 45X 5618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One   (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It   (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1985)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
c. IM 665 John The Revelator(Blind Willie Johnson) - 2:48
Imperial 785995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye   (1954)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 70 — Southern Bred Vol. 20 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
d. IM 666 Bye And Bye(Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson) - 2:48
Imperial 785995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye   (1954)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15673 BH — The Imperial Sessions/1   (1992)

The Delta Southernaires (ldr) on c-d; The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr) on a-b.

Ernest McLean or Justin Adams (g); Lee Allen or Herb Hardesty (ts); Earl Palmer or Charles Williams (d).


Date: Jan 7, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Gabriel Fleming (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 680 Baby's Gone(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:08
Imperial 785270 — Sister Lucy / Baby's Gone   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5270 — Sister Lucy / Baby's Gone   (1954)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B   (1976)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
b. IM 681 Sister Lucy(A. Smith, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:27
Imperial 785270 — Sister Lucy / Baby's Gone   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5270 — Sister Lucy / Baby's Gone   (1954)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
c. IM 682 She Couldn't Be Found(L. Bellaire) - 2:34
Imperial 785309 — I'm A Young Man / She Couldn't Be Found   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5309 — I'm A Young Man / She Couldn't Be Found   (1954)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
d. IM 683 Schoolboy Blues(A. Smith) - 2:36
Imperial 785282 — Angel Child / Schoolboy Blues   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5282 — Angel Child / Schoolboy Blues   (1954)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: Jun 14, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Savoy

Lee Allen (ldr), Joshua "Jack" Willis (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Lee Allen (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Earl Williams (v)

a. SEW 4577 I Can't Go On(Adolph Smith)
Savoy 781133 — I Can't Go On / Let's Make Love Tonight   (1954)
Savoy 4545-1133 — I Can't Go On / Let's Make Love Tonight   (1954)
b. SEW 4578 Let's Make Love Tonight(Fred Mendelsohn, Earl Williams) - 2:29
Savoy 781133 — I Can't Go On / Let's Make Love Tonight   (1954)
Savoy 4545-1133 — I Can't Go On / Let's Make Love Tonight   (1954)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2234 — Honkers & Screamers - Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6/2   (1979)
c. SEW 4579 The Eel(Lee Allen) - 2:36
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2234 — Honkers & Screamers - Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6/2   (1979)
d. SEW 4580 Creole Alley(Lee Allen, Allen Toussaint) - 2:54
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2234 — Honkers & Screamers - Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6/2   (1979)
EMI CD72434 98714 2 7 — Crescent City Bounce   (1999)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 088 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1954/1   (2022)

Earl Williams (v) on a-b.


Date: Aug 3, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Melvin Lastie (c), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer, Charles Williams (d), Leonard "Chick" Carbo, Oliver Howard, Bill Moore, Mac West (v)

a. IM 747 The Real Thing(Arthur Smith) - 2:24
Imperial 45X 5305 — Mmm Mmm Baby / The Real Thing   (1954)
Imperial 785305 — Mmm Mmm Baby / The Real Thing   (1955)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9148 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 1   (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 105 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 1   (1985)
b. IM 748 She Keeps Me Wondering(Arthur Smith) - 2:27
Imperial 785318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering   (1954)
c. IM 749 21 (3x7=21)(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:21
Imperial 785318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering   (1954)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
d. IM 750 That's Enough(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:17
Imperial 785331 — Lost And Bewildered / That's Enough   (1955)
Imperial 45X 5331 — Lost And Bewildered / That's Enough   (1955)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It   (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2   (1985)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music   (2007)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15673 BH — The Imperial Sessions/1   (1992)

Ernest McLean or Justin Adams (g); Lee Allen or Herb Hardesty (ts); Earl Palmer or Charles Williams (d).


Date: Sep 18, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Justin Adams (g), Smiley Lewis (v), rest unknown (grp)

a. IM 771 Ooh La La(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:45
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La   (1985)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks   (2010)
b. IM 772 Too Many Drivers(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:47
Liberty LP 12"8195 — Blues Anthology-3 New Orleans Blues   
Imperial LP 12"LM 94002 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown   (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83215 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown   (1970)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Both titles on:
Play Back 45PB 2304 — Ooh La La / Too Many Drivers   
Imperial 785316 — Ooh La La / Too Many Drivers   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5316 — Ooh La La / Too Many Drivers   (1954)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2   (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773B — New Orleans Guitar/2   (2006)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1   (2018)


Date: Nov 8, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Gabriel Fleming (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 791 Nothing Sweet As You(Earl Montgomery, Bobby Mitchell, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:15
Imperial 785326 — Nothing Sweet As You / I Wish I Knew   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5326 — Nothing Sweet As You / I Wish I Knew   (1954)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
b. IM 792 I Cried(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:34
Imperial 45X 5346 — I Cried / I'm In Love   (1954)
Imperial 785346 — I Cried / I'm In Love   (1955)
c. IM 793 I Wish I Knew(Dave Bartholomew, Eurreal Montgomery, Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:07
Imperial 785326 — Nothing Sweet As You / I Wish I Knew   (1954)
Imperial 45X 5326 — Nothing Sweet As You / I Wish I Knew   (1954)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
d. IM 794 I'm In Love(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:19
Imperial 45X 5346 — I Cried / I'm In Love   (1954)
Imperial 785346 — I Cried / I'm In Love   (1955)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: Mar 28, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. NO 2477-3/IM 3609 I Didn't Want You(Leonard Lee) - 2:27
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2   (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1   (1997)
b. NO 2478-5/IM 3607 You'd Be Thinking Of Me(Leonard Lee) - 2:32
Aladdin 783289 — Feel So Good / You'd Be Thinking Of Me   (1955)
Aladdin 4545-3289 — You'd Be Thinking Of Me / Feel So Good   (1955)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1   (2019)
c. NO 2479-3/IM 3602 I'll Thrill You(Leonard Lee) - 2:30
Aladdin 783405 — I'll Thrill You / Love No One But You   (1958)
Aladdin 4545-3405 — Love No One But You / I'll Thrill You   (1958)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2   (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee   (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1   (1997)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2   (2019)
d. NO 2480-3/IM 3603 Feel So Good(J.B. Hutto) - 2:46
Aladdin 783289 — Feel So Good / You'd Be Thinking Of Me   (1955)
Aladdin 4545-3289 — You'd Be Thinking Of Me / Feel So Good   (1955)
Minit LP 12"MLL 70009E — Rhythm & Blues Classics Volume Two   (1968)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee   (1981)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 3 Rockin' And Rollin' (1955-1956)   (1994)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2   (1997)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine   (1999)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16710 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1955   (2005)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1014 — The R&B Years 1955 Vol. 2/1   (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1   (2019)
All titles on:
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2000)

Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).


Date: September 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty

Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v)

a. She's My Star(Richard Wayne Penniman, R. Taylor) - 2:39
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)


Date: Sep 13, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty

Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v, spk), The Stewart Sisters (bkv), unknown (spk)

a. take 3alt Lonesome And Blue(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:06
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
b. take 4inc Lonesome And Blue(Richard Wayne Penniman)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
c. SP 664-B Lonesome And Blue(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:19
Specialty 78664 — Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-664 — Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
d. take 7alt Lonesome And Blue(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:45
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
e. SP 660-B Wonderin'(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:51
Specialty 78660 — By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Wonderin'   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-660 — By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Wonderin'   (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-699 — Poor Boy Paul / Wonderin'   (1970)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings   (1990)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
f. take 9alt Wonderin'(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:48
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes   (1993)
g. SP 670-B All Night Long(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:15
Specialty 78670 — Shake A Hand / All Night Long   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-670 — Shake A Hand / All Night Long   (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
h. take 10alt All Night Long(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:18
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes   (1993)
i. studio chatter - 00:18
Demand LP 12"DM 0025 — The Great Little Richard   (1981)
j. take 1alt Kansas City(Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber) - 2:10
Demand LP 12"DM 0025 — The Great Little Richard   (1981)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
k. SP 664-A Kansas City(Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber) - 2:18
Specialty 78664 — Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-664 — Kansas City / Lonesome And Blue   (1959)
London EPRE-U 1235 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 7   (1960)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall   (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles   (1999)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7   (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides   (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard   (2015)

b, d  performed as medley

Lee Allen (ts) on a-h, j-k; Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts) on a-h, j-k; Huey "Piano" Smith (p) on a-h, j-k; Justin Adams (g) on a-h, j-k; Frank Fields (b) on a-h, j-k; Earl Palmer (d) on a-h, j-k; Little Richard (v) on a-h, j-k, (spk) on i; The Stewart Sisters (bkv) on e; unknown (spk) on i.


Date: Sep 14, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty

Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v)

a. take 1alt Maybe I'm Right(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 3:31
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
b. 5237 Maybe I'm Right(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:14
Specialty 78680 — Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Maybe I'm Right   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-680 — Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Maybe I'm Right   (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall   (1996)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
c. take 1alt Directly From My Heart To You(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:23
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
d. 5250 Directly From My Heart To You(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:22
Specialty 78686 — The Most I Can Offer / Directly From My Heart   (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-686 — The Most I Can Offer / Directly From My Heart   (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/2   (1972)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings   (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard   (1990)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall   (1996)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/1   (2007)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 034 — Soul Music - The History From 1927 – The First Five Decades/2   (2024)
e. 5240 Baby (Don't You Want A Man Like Me)(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:07
London EPRE-O 1104 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 4   (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-401 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 2   (1957)
London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty 78681 — I Got It / Baby   (1959)
London 45HLU 9065 — Baby (Don't You Want A Man Like Me) / I Got It   (1960)
Specialty 45SP-681 — I Got It / Baby   (1960)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard   (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel   (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti   (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits   (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard   (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard   (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard   (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard   (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard   (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard   (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings   (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard   (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles   (1999)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach   (2001)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1   (2005)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard   (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard   (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard   (2009)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard   (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1   (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard   (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard   (2012)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard   (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7   (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides   (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard   (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard   (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1   (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1   (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1   (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1   (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard   (2020)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard   (2024)
f. take 1inc I'm Just A Lonely Guy(Dorothy LaBostrie)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes   (1993)
g. take 2alt I'm Just A Lonely Guy(Dorothy LaBostrie) - 2:56
Demand LP 12"DM 0025 — The Great Little Richard   (1981)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes   (1993)
h. SP 561-B I'm Just A Lonely Guy(Dorothy LaBostrie) - 2:37
Specialty 78561 — Tutti-Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy   (1955)
Specialty 45SP-561 — Tutti-Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy   (1955)
London EPRE-O 1071 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 1   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection   (1993)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach   (2001)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1   (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/2   (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7   (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides   (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
i. SP 561-A Tutti Frutti(Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:23
Specialty 78561 — Tutti-Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy   (1955)
Specialty 45SP-561 — Tutti-Frutti / I'm Just A Lonely Guy   (1955)
London EPRE-O 1074 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 2   (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-402 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 3   (1957)
London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard   (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-1211 — His Biggest Hits   (1960)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard   (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel   (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti   (1968)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2113 — Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits!   (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits   (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1   (1972)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard   (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard   (1979)
Orbis Publishing LP 12"HRL 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1   (1981)
Orbis Publishing CassetteHCR 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1   (1981)
CFE LP 12"ES 128 — Flashbacks Volume 4   (1983)
Sonet LP 12"INT 147.136 — Flashbacks Volume Four   (1983)
Sonet LP 12"SNTF 893 — Flashbacks Volume Four   (1983)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard   (1985)
RCA LP 12"PL 85 463 — Rock & Roll - The Early Days   (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard   (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard   (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard   (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings   (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard   (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDFAB 001 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach   (1991)
Atlas (Fr) CassetteBLU-K7 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally   (1992)
Atlas (Fr) CDBLU-CD 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally   (1992)
Columbia Legacy CDCK2 52454 — A Tribute To Black Entertainers/2   (1993)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection   (1993)
Sony CDSRCS 6770 — A Tribute To Black Entertainers/2   (1993)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard   (1993)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4   (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall   (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles   (1999)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach   (2001)
Specialty CDSPCD 7074 — Specialty Records Greatest Hits   (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16710 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1955   (2005)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1   (2005)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1014 — The R&B Years 1955 Vol. 2/2   (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
Saga CD530 193-6 — Blues vs. Rock And Roll - Elvis Pays Tribute To The Blues   (2007)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard   (2008)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5226 — Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 - From Jazz To Rhythm & Blues And Rock 'N' Roll 1941-1955/2   (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard   (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard   (2009)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1   (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 011 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-57/2   (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/2   (2011)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5361 — Elvis Presley & The American Music Heritage/3   (2012)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1   (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard   (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard   (2012)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/1   (2013)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard   (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7   (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides   (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard   (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard   (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1   (2016)
Snapper CDSBLUECD 092 — The Roots Of Johnny Hallyday   (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1   (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1   (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1   (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard   (2020)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3260 — Would You Believe It! - In New Orleans 1951-1962   (2022)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard   (2024)
j. take 2alt Tutti Frutti(Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:27
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-1 — The Specialty Sessions/1   (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-1 — Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom   (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes   (1993)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2   (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2   (2017)
k. Chicken Little Baby(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:02
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
l. SP 686-A The Most I Can Offer(W. Scott) - 2:21
Specialty 78686 — The Most I Can Offer / Directly From My Heart   (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Specialty 45SP-686 — The Most I Can Offer / Directly From My Heart   (1960)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)
m. Lonesome And Blue(Richard Wayne Penniman) - 2:18
Specialty LP 12"SP-2104 — The Fabulous Little Richard   (1959)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-3 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/3   (1990)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/2   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263453 — The Fabulous Little Richard/It's Real   (2013)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/3   (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2   (2018)

f, g  performed as medley


Date: Sep 20, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Melvin Dowden (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v)

a. SP 563-A Do, Baby Do(Ernest Kador) - 2:05
Meladee CD501 — Ballin In N'Awlins - Original 1951-1959 Recordings Volume 1   
Specialty 78563 — Do, Baby Do / Eternity   (1955)
Specialty 45SP-563 — Do, Baby Do / Eternity   (1955)
Specialty LP 12"SNTF 5021 — Going Back To New Orleans   (1978)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2   (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 178 — Rip It Up - The Specialty Story/2   (2012)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/3   (2013)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 65 — Southern Bred Vol. 15 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
b. SP 563-B Eternity(Ernest Kador) - 2:12
Meladee CD501 — Ballin In N'Awlins - Original 1951-1959 Recordings Volume 1   
Specialty 78563 — Do, Baby Do / Eternity   (1955)
Specialty 45SP-563 — Do, Baby Do / Eternity   (1955)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 165 — New Orleans Volume 1   (1986)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4   (1994)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/1   (2013)
c. You Never Miss A Good Woman Till She's Gone(Little Willie Littlefield, Jules Taub) - 2:37
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 181 — New Orleans Volume 2   (1986)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2   (2007)
d. So Glad You're Mine(Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup) - 2:13
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 181 — New Orleans Volume 2   (1986)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2   (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/2   (2011)


Date: Jan 5, 1956
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Gabriel Fleming (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 965 Try Rock And Roll(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:08
Imperial 785378 — No, No, No / Try Rock And Roll   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5378 — No, No, No / Try Rock And Roll   (1956)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957   (1986)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956   (2006)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
b. IM 966 I Feel For You(Les Clark) - 2:08
c. IM 967 You're My Angel(A. Fortune) - 1:56
Imperial 785412 — You're My Angel / I've Got My Fingers Crossed   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5412 — You're My Angel / I've Got My Fingers Crossed   (1956)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
d. IM 968 No, No, No(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 1:54
Imperial 785378 — No, No, No / Try Rock And Roll   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5378 — No, No, No / Try Rock And Roll   (1956)
Moonshine LP 12"BLP 116 — Bourbon Street Boogie   (1987)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll   (2007)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)


Date: April 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Modern

Jimmy Beasley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Jimmy Beasley (p, v), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d)

a. MM 3053 Don't Feel Sorry For Me(Jimmy Beasley, Maxwell Davis, Sam Ling) - 2:12
Modern 78996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette   (1956)
Modern 4545x996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette   (1956)
Modern LP 12"LMP 1210 — Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (1956)
RPM LP 12"LRP 3001 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (1956)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5001 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (1957)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5001J — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (1961)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5247 — Twist With Jimmy Beasley   (1962)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1119 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (2006)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 247 — All Night Long - The Crown Records Story 1957-1962/1   (2014)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/1   (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 32   (2021)
b. MM 3054 Little Coquette(Carmen Lombardo, Johnny Green, Gus Kahn) - 2:16
Modern 78996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette   (1956)
Modern 4545x996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette   (1956)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/2   (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 32   (2021)
c. MM 3109 Jambalaya (On The Bayou)(Hank Williams) - 2:43
Modern 781009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness   (1956)
Modern 4545x1009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness   (1956)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/2   (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 33   (2021)
d. MM 3110 My Happiness(Jimmy Beasley) - 2:36
Modern 781009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness   (1956)
Modern 4545x1009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness   (1956)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/1   (2014)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/10   (2019)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 33   (2021)
All titles on:
Modern LP 12"LMP 1214 — The Fabulous Jimmy Beasley   (1957)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5014 — The Fabulous Jimmy Beasley   (1959)


Date: Apr 17, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 1050 I Tried So Hard(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:11
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Imperial 785392 — I Tried So Hard / Goin' Round In Circles   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5392 — I Tried So Hard / Goin' Round In Circles   (1956)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
b. IM 1051 Goin' Round In Circles(unknown) - 2:32
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Imperial 785392 — I Tried So Hard / Goin' Round In Circles   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5392 — I Tried So Hard / Goin' Round In Circles   (1956)
Bear Family CDBCD 17031 — Snatch And Grab It   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
c. IM 1052 I've Got My Fingers Crossed(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:27
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Imperial 785412 — You're My Angel / I've Got My Fingers Crossed   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5412 — You're My Angel / I've Got My Fingers Crossed   (1956)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)
d. IM 1053 How Long (Must I Wait)(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:10
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/1   (1997)


Date: May 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. NO 2688/IM 3589 Let The Good Times Roll(Leonard Lee) - 2:21
Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So   (1956)
Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So   (1956)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll   (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You   (1958)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee   (1981)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958   (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75766 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume Two   (1988)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2000)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0778 — Great R&B Duets   (2000)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/3   (2004)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956   (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/2   (2007)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/2   (2013)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1   (2019)
b. NO 2689/IM 3797 Do You Mean To Hurt Me So(Leonard Lee) - 2:29
Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So   (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1   (2019)
c. NO 2690/IM 3795 Everything(Johnny Otis, Brook Benton) - 2:34
d. NO 2691/IM 3798 Will We Be Forever Happy(Leonard Lee) - 2:02
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2   (1997)

Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).


Date: August 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Lee Allen (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Amos Milburn (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)

b. NO 2716 Rockin' At Cosmo's(Lee Allen) - 2:51
Aladdin 4545-3334 — Rockin' At Cosmo's / Shimmy   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3334 — Rockin' At Cosmo's / Shimmy   (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began   (1972)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1   (2014)
b. NO 2717 Shimmy(Lee Allen) - 1:50
Aladdin 4545-3334 — Rockin' At Cosmo's / Shimmy   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3334 — Rockin' At Cosmo's / Shimmy   (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began   (1972)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1   (2014)


Date: Aug 21, 1956
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Johnny Fuller (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Al Reed (p), Justin Adams (g), Johnny Fuller (g, v), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)

a. IM 1125 Heavenly Love(Pearl King, Al Reed) - 2:32
Imperial 785580 — Heavenly Love / Whispering Wind   (1959)
Imperial 45X 5580 — Heavenly Love / Whispering Wind   (1959)
Diving Duck LP 12"DD 4304 — Fool's Paradise   (1984)
Official CD3279 — West Coast R&B And Blues Legend Vol. 2   (2002)
b. IM 1136 Deep In My Soul(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:40
Imperial 785413 — Deep In My Soul / Whispering Wind   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5413 — Deep In My Soul / Whispering Wind   (1956)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3136 — Johnny Fuller's California Blues - Mercy, Mercy!! 1954-1962/2   (2020)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3396 — The Many Sides Of Johnny Fuller 1948-62/2   (2021)
c. IM 1127 Whispering Wind(Dave Bartholomew, Johnny Fuller) - 2:04
Imperial 785413 — Deep In My Soul / Whispering Wind   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5413 — Deep In My Soul / Whispering Wind   (1956)
Imperial 785580 — Heavenly Love / Whispering Wind   (1959)
Imperial 45X 5580 — Heavenly Love / Whispering Wind   (1959)
Official CD3279 — West Coast R&B And Blues Legend Vol. 2   (2002)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3136 — Johnny Fuller's California Blues - Mercy, Mercy!! 1954-1962/2   (2020)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3396 — The Many Sides Of Johnny Fuller 1948-62/2   (2021)
d. IM 1131 Stop, Look And Listen(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:05
Imperial 785697 — Stop, Look And Listen / Miss You   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5697 — Stop, Look And Listen / Miss You   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/1   (1986)
Official CD3279 — West Coast R&B And Blues Legend Vol. 2   (2002)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3136 — Johnny Fuller's California Blues - Mercy, Mercy!! 1954-1962/2   (2020)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3396 — The Many Sides Of Johnny Fuller 1948-62/2   (2021)
e. IM 1132 Miss You(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:18
Imperial 785697 — Stop, Look And Listen / Miss You   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5697 — Stop, Look And Listen / Miss You   (1960)
Official CD3279 — West Coast R&B And Blues Legend Vol. 2   (2002)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3136 — Johnny Fuller's California Blues - Mercy, Mercy!! 1954-1962/2   (2020)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3396 — The Many Sides Of Johnny Fuller 1948-62/2   (2021)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Complete Recordings 1948-1962/2   (1926)


Date: Sep 4, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Charles Brown (ldr), Nathaniel Perillat, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Charles Brown (p, v), unknown (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Patty Anne "Patsy" Mesner (v)

a. NO 2724 Knock Me A Kiss(Andy Razaf, Mike Jackson) - 2:30
b. NO 2725/IM 3824 I'll Always Be In Love With You(Harry Ruby, Sam H. Stept, Bud Green) - 2:35
Aladdin 783339 — Soothe Me / I'll Always Be In Love With You   (1956)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/1   (2013)
c. NO 2726 Soothe Me(Joe Greene) - 2:22
Aladdin 783339 — Soothe Me / I'll Always Be In Love With You   (1956)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 34 — Let's Have A Ball   (1989)
Route 66 CDRBD 034 — Let's Have A Ball   (1989)
d. NO 2727/IM 3821 It's A Sin To Tell A Lie(Billy Mayhew) - 2:36
Aladdin 783366 — Please Believe Me / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie   (1956)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 17 — Race Track Blues   (1981)
Route 66 CDRBD 017 — Race Track Blues   (1986)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/1   (2011)
Koko CDKMCD 49 — Southern Bred Vol. 11 - Texas R&B Rockers   (2020)
e. NO 2728/IM 4969 Please Believe Me(Frank Haywood, Monroe Tucker) - 2:54
Aladdin 783366 — Please Believe Me / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie   (1956)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 5 — Sunny Road   (1978)
Route 66 CDRBD 005 — Sunny Road   (1985)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
f. NO 2729 There Is No Greater Love(Marty Symes, Isham Jones) - 2:13
g. NO 2730 Merry Christmas Baby(Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 2:53
Aladdin 783348 — Black Night / Merry Christmas, Baby   (1956)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66365 — Ultimate Jazz Christmas   (2006)
Oldays CDODR-6053 — Drifting Blues   (2015)
Soul Jam CD600 890 — Drifting Blues - His Underrated 1957 Long Play   (2016)
h. NO 2731 You Taught Me To Love(unknown) - 2:45
i. NO 2734 Get Yourself Another Fool(Ernest Tucker, Frank Haywood) - 2:51
Oldays CDODR-6053 — Drifting Blues   (2015)
j. NO 2735 All Is Forgiven(Lil Greenwood) - 2:17
k. NO 2754 Confidential(Ivory Joe Hunter) - 2:21
Aladdin 783342 — Confidential / Trouble Blues   (1956)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#153 MQ7 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Charles Brown/7   (1994)
Mosaic CD#153 MD5 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Charles Brown/5   (1994)

unknown (p) on k; Patty Anne "Patsy" Mesner (v) on j.


Date: Sep 4, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Amos Milburn (ldr), Nathaniel Perillat (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Amos Milburn (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. NO 2706 Chicken Shack Boogie(Amos Milburn, Lola Anne Cullum) - 2:29
Liberty LP 12"LLR 8192 — Blues Anthology-2 West Coast Blues   
Aladdin 783332 — Juice, Juice, Juice / Chicken Shack Boogie   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3332 — Juice, Juice, Juice / Chicken Shack Boogie   (1956)
Score LP 12"SLP 4012 — Let's Have A Party   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce   (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce   (1970)
Lucky CDCDLR 902 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Two   (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine   (1999)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1018 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 2/1   (2007)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/2 Dance Craze   (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/01   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6080 — Let's Have A Party   (2015)
Hoodoo CD263596 — Let's Have A Party, 1946-1961 Aladdin. Ace & King Sides   (2018)
b. NO 2707 We Teenagers Know What We Want(Paul Winley, Bob Lornegay, Danny Taylor) - 1:47
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
Both titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#155 MQ10 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/10   (1994)
Mosaic CD#155 MD7 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/7   (1994)
tape copy CD(no number) — Missing Tracks   (2013)


Date: Sep 8, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. NO 2736 I Feel Good(Leonard Lee) - 2:15
Aladdin 783338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over   (1956)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958   (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2000)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's   (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2015)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 68 — Southern Bred Vol. 18 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
b. NO 2737/IM 3810 That's What I'll Do(Leonard Lee) - 2:35
Aladdin 783362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You   (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee   (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2000)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
c. NO 2738 Now That It's Over(Leonard Lee) - 2:12
Aladdin 783338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over   (1956)
d. NO 2739 When I Saw You(Leonard Lee) - 2:24
Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You   (1956)
Aladdin 783362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You   (1958)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2   (1997)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1   (2019)

Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).


Date: Sep 27, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1149 Everybody(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:22
Imperial 785422 — Everybody / Saturday Night   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5422 — Everybody / Saturday Night   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
b. IM 1150 The Tick Of The Clock(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 1:55
Imperial 785469 — The Tick Of The Clock / Slow Down Little Eva   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5469 — The Tick Of The Clock / Slow Down Little Eva   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957   (1986)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
c. IM 1151 No Greater Thrill(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 1:45
d. IM 1152 Saturday Night(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:17
Imperial 785422 — Everybody / Saturday Night   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5422 — Everybody / Saturday Night   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
Lucky CDCDLR 905 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Five   (1998)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings   (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2   (2011)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
All titles on:
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)


Date: September 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Amos Milburn (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Amos Milburn (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)

a. NO 2740 Every Day Of The Week(J. Smith) - 2:13
Lucky CDCDLR 910 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Ten   (1999)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/3   (2013)
Hoodoo CD263596 — Let's Have A Party, 1946-1961 Aladdin. Ace & King Sides   (2018)
b. NO 2741 Girl Of My Dreams(Sunny Clapp) - 1:29
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 21 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1982)
Route 66 CDRBD 021 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1986)
Both titles on:
Aladdin 783340 — Every Day Of The Week / Girl Of My Dreams   (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3340 — Every Day Of The Week / Girl Of My Dreams   (1956)
Mosaic LP 12"#155 MQ10 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/10   (1994)
Mosaic CD#155 MD7 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/7   (1994)
tape copy CD(no number) — Missing Tracks   (2013)


Date: Fall 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Charles Brown (ldr), Nathaniel Perillat, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Charles Brown (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. NO 2754 Confidential(Ivory Joe Hunter) - 2:21
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/3   (2013)


Date: Oct 29, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty

McKinley James "Lil" Millet (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), McKinley James "Lil" Millet (v)

a. Rock Around The Clock(McKinley James Millet) - 2:03
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 181 — New Orleans Volume 2   (1986)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0291 — Specialty Rock 'N' Roll   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0706 — Jiving Jamboree Vol. 2   (1999)
Lucky CDCDLR908 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Eight   (1999)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)


Date: December 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Amos Milburn (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford, Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Amos Milburn (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)

a. NO 2840 Dear Angel(James Booker, Cosimo Matassa) - 2:47
Aladdin 783370 — Greyhound / Dear Angel   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3370 — Greyhound / Dear Angel   (1957)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 21 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1982)
Route 66 CDRBD 021 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1986)
b. NO 2841 Shake, Shake(Armand Hug, Cosimo Matassa) - 1:56
Aladdin LP 12"154 6701 — 13 Unreleased Masters   (1983)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)
Both titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#155 MQ10 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/10   (1994)
Mosaic CD#155 MD7 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/7   (1994)
tape copy CD(no number) — Missing Tracks   (2013)

Possibly James Booker replaces Milburn (p).


Date: Jan 22, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1241 Party Doll(Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen) - 2:40
Imperial 785427 — Party Doll / I'm Stickin' With You   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5427 — Party Doll / I'm Stickin' With You   (1957)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2   (2011)
b. IM 1242 I'm Stickin' With You(Jimmy Bowen, Buddy Knox) - 2:05
Imperial 785427 — Party Doll / I'm Stickin' With You   (1956)
Imperial 45X 5427 — Party Doll / I'm Stickin' With You   (1957)
c. IM 1243 Let The Four Winds Blow(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:20
Imperial 785439 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Y-Diddy-O   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5439 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Y-Diddy-O   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5969 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Yi-Diddy-Yo   (1963)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began   (1972)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B   (1976)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957   (1986)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 16712 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1957   (2006)
Music Club Deluxe CDMCDLX 101 — The Best Of Burlesque - 50 Original Club Classics/1   (2009)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook   (2011)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
All titles on:
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)


Date: Jan 25, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Smiley Lewis (v)

a. IM 1247 Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told)(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:23
Imperial 785431 — Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) / You Are My Sunshine   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5431 — Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) / You Are My Sunshine   (1957)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/3   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
b. IM 1248 When Did You Leave Heaven?(Walter Bullock, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:17
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No   (1986)
c. IM 1249 You Are My Sunshine(Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) - 1:55
Imperial 785431 — Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) / You Are My Sunshine   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5431 — Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) / You Are My Sunshine   (1957)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis   (1995)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
d. IM 1250 I Wake Up Screamin'(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:12
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No   (1986)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3   (1993)


Date: Jan 25, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1251 Short Subjects(Dave Bartholomew) - 3:14
Imperial 785560 — Short Subjects / Button Holes   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5560 — Short Subjects / Button Holes   (1958)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: Feb 11, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1256 I'm In Love(Dave Bartholomew, Roy Brown) - 2:13
b. IM 1257 Diddy-Y-Diddy-O(Dave Bartholomew, Roy Brown) - 2:13
Imperial 785439 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Y-Diddy-O   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5439 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Y-Diddy-O   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5969 — Let The Four Winds Blow / Diddy-Yi-Diddy-Yo   (1963)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2   (2010)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
c. IM 1258 Crying Over You(Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:28
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
d. IM 1259 Slow Down Little Eva(Dave Bartholomew, Roy Brown) - 2:23
Imperial 785469 — The Tick Of The Clock / Slow Down Little Eva   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5469 — The Tick Of The Clock / Slow Down Little Eva   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
All titles on:
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)


Date: Feb 19, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 1260 Sixty Four Hours(Bobby Mitchell) - 2:42
Imperial 785511 — Sixty Four Hours / I Love To Hold You (More And More)   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5511 — Sixty Four Hours / I Love To Hold You (More And More)   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
b. IM 1261 You Always Hurt The One You Love(Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 2:47
Imperial 785440 — You Always Hurt The One You Love / I Would Like To Know   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5440 — You Always Hurt The One You Love / I Would Like To Know   (1957)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
c. IM 1262 I Love To Hold You (More And More)(Richard "Bobby" Mitchell, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:04
Imperial 785511 — Sixty Four Hours / I Love To Hold You (More And More)   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5511 — Sixty Four Hours / I Love To Hold You (More And More)   (1957)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
d. IM 1263 I Would Like To Know(Dave Bartholomew, Richard "Bobby" Mitchell) - 2:08
Imperial 785440 — You Always Hurt The One You Love / I Would Like To Know   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5440 — You Always Hurt The One You Love / I Would Like To Know   (1957)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
All titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/2   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: Feb 20, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1252 Ivy League(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:13
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo   (1986)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: March 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1278 Ain't Gonna Do It(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:09
Imperial 785489 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Sail On Little Girl   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5489 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Sail On Little Girl   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2   (2011)
b. IM 1279 Ivy League(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:08
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)
Both titles on:
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)


Date: Mar 12, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1280 The Shufflin' Fox(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:33
Imperial 785438 — The Monkey / The Shufflin' Fox   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5438 — The Monkey / The Shufflin' Fox   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children   (1983)
EMI America LP 12"062 261 14421 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue"   (1987)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue"   (1987)
Stateside LP 12"26 1442 1 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962   (1987)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6030 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962   (1987)
EMI America Cassette4XQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue"   (1987)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (2003)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
b. IM 1281 Love No More(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:31
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo   (1986)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (1989)
c. IM 1282 The Monkey(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:30
Imperial 785438 — The Monkey / The Shufflin' Fox   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5438 — The Monkey / The Shufflin' Fox   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey   (1985)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (1989)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew   (2002)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (2003)
Music Club Deluxe CDMCDLX 101 — The Best Of Burlesque - 50 Original Club Classics/2   (2009)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook   (2011)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
All titles on:
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: Mar 18, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ebb

Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. 14556 No Buts, No Maybes(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:11
Ebb 78101 — Cry Pretty Baby / No Buts, No Maybes   (1957)
Ebb 45101 — Cry Pretty Baby / No Buts, No Maybes   (1957)
Flyright LP 12"LP 4709 — New Orleans R & B Volume Two   (1974)
Nighthawk CDNHCD 108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Rhino CDR2 71502 — Fess - The Professor Longhair Anthology/1   (1993)
Nighthawk CD108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2000)
Specialty CDSPCD 7073-2 — The Ebb Records Story, Vol. 2: Blues N' Rhythm & Rock N' Roll (1957-1959)   (2001)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/1   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
Masterworks CD703 — An Easy Introduction To The Blues - Top-15 Albums/8   (2014)
Wax Love LP 12"WLV 82004 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2017)
b. 14559 Cry Pretty Baby(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:19
Ebb 78101 — Cry Pretty Baby / No Buts, No Maybes   (1957)
Ebb 45101 — Cry Pretty Baby / No Buts, No Maybes   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/2   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
c. 15829 Misery(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:01
Ebb 78106 — Look What You're Doing To Me / Misery   (1957)
Ebb 45106 — Look What You're Doing To Me / Misery   (1957)
Nighthawk CDNHCD 108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Rhino CDR2 71502 — Fess - The Professor Longhair Anthology/1   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0603 — The Ebb Story Volume 2   (1997)
Nighthawk CD108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2000)
Specialty CDSPCD 7073-2 — The Ebb Records Story, Vol. 2: Blues N' Rhythm & Rock N' Roll (1957-1959)   (2001)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/1   (2012)
Hoodoo CD263415 — The Influences Behind The Rolling Stones   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
Masterworks CD703 — An Easy Introduction To The Blues - Top-15 Albums/8   (2014)
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
Wax Love LP 12"WLV 82004 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2017)
d. 15830 Look What You're Doing To Me(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:26
Ebb 78106 — Look What You're Doing To Me / Misery   (1957)
Ebb 45106 — Look What You're Doing To Me / Misery   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0524 — The Ebb Story Volume 1   (1995)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/1   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
Masterworks CD703 — An Easy Introduction To The Blues - Top-15 Albums/8   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
e. 17897 Looka No Hair(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:04
Ebb 78121 — Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand / Looka No Hair   (1957)
Ebb 45121 — Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand / Looka No Hair   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Rhino CDR2 71502 — Fess - The Professor Longhair Anthology/1   (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two   (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0524 — The Ebb Story Volume 1   (1995)
Specialty CDSPCD 7073-2 — The Ebb Records Story, Vol. 2: Blues N' Rhythm & Rock N' Roll (1957-1959)   (2001)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/1   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
Masterworks CD703 — An Easy Introduction To The Blues - Top-15 Albums/8   (2014)
f. 18989 Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:17
Ebb 78121 — Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand / Looka No Hair   (1957)
Ebb 45121 — Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand / Looka No Hair   (1957)
Nighthawk CDNHCD 108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Rhino CDR2 71502 — Fess - The Professor Longhair Anthology/1   (1993)
Nighthawk CD108 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2000)
Specialty CDSPCD 7073-2 — The Ebb Records Story, Vol. 2: Blues N' Rhythm & Rock N' Roll (1957-1959)   (2001)
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/04   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/2   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3037 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949-1962/2   (2013)
Masterworks CD703 — An Easy Introduction To The Blues - Top-15 Albums/8   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
Wax Love LP 12"WLV 82004 — Mardi Gras In New Orleans   (2017)
g. alt 1alt Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 1:42
Important Artists CD7802 — Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings/2   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263379 — No Buts, No Maybes   (2011)
Floating World CDFLOATM 6174 — Singles 1949-1957/2   (2012)
h. alt 2alt Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand(Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd) - 2:02
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0603 — The Ebb Story Volume 2   (1997)


Date: April 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Amos Milburn (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford, Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Amos Milburn (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. NO 2921 If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight(Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 2:07
Aladdin 783383 — Thinking Of You Baby / If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3383 — Thinking Of You Baby / If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight   (1957)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 21 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1982)
Route 66 CDRBD 021 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1986)
Mosaic LP 12"#155 MQ10 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/10   (1994)
Mosaic CD#155 MD7 — The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn/7   (1994)
tape copy CD(no number) — Missing Tracks   (2013)


Date: Apr 22, 1957
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Chris Kenner (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Chris Kenner (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1323 Sick And Tired(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino, Clarence Kenner) - 2:15
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B   (1976)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew   (2002)
Shout! CDSHOUT 80 — I Like It Like That   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
b. IM 1324 Nothing Will Keep Me From You(Dave Bartholomew, Chris Kenner) - 1:50
Both titles on:
Imperial 45X 5448 — Sick And Tired / Nothing Will Keep Me From You   (1957)
Valiant CDVRCD 3229 — 32 Greatest Hits From New Orleans   (2004)


Date: May 1957
Location: RAM Recording Studio, Shreveport, LA
Label: Cliff

Oscar "T.V. Slim" Wills (ldr), Eddie Williams (p), Justin Adams, Mighty Joe Young (g), Oscar "T.V. Slim" Wills (g, v), Jimmy White (d)

a. S 3585/U 8540 Flatfoot Sam(Oscar "TV Slim" Wills) - 2:19
Argo 785277 — Flatfoot Sam / Nervous Boogie - Oscar Wills/Paul Gayten   (1957)
Argo 455277 — Flatfoot Sam / Nervous Boogie - Oscar Wills/Paul Gayten   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0495 — Shreveport Stomp - RAM Records, Master Of The Trail   (1994)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0561 — Jiving Jamboree Vol. 1   (1995)
Chess CDCHD2-9355 — Chess New Orleans/2   (1995)
MCA CD380 569-2 — The Chess Story 1947-1975/07   (2000)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/2 Dance Craze   (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/03   (2011)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/3   (2014)
b. S 3584/U 8541 Darling Remember(Oscar "TV Slim" Wills) - 2:10
Both titles on:
Checker 78870 — Flatfoot Sam / Darling Remember   (1957)
Checker 45870 — Flatfoot Sam / Darling Remember   (1957)
Cliff 45103 — Flatfoot Sam / Darling Remember   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0725 — Red River Blues - Shrevenport Blues From RAM Records   (1999)
Official CD5660 — Flatfoot Sam   (1999)
tape copy CD(no number) — T.V. Slim Complete Recordings/1   (2022)

Oscar "T.V. Slim" Wills (g) on b.


Mighty Joe Young or Justin Adams (g).


Date: May 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Modern

Jimmy Beasley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Plas Johnson (ts), Maxwell Davis (ts, dir), Jimmy Beasley (p, org, v), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), rest unknown (grp)

a. MM 3159 Johnny's House Party, Part 1(Johnny Heartsman) - 2:55
Modern 781021 — Johnny's House Party   (1957)
Modern 4545x1021 — Johnny's House Party   (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 34   (2021)
b. MM 3160 Johnny's House Party, Part 2(Johnny Heartsman) - 2:35
Modern 781021 — Johnny's House Party   (1957)
Modern 4545x1021 — Johnny's House Party   (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 34   (2021)
c. MM 3171 We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)(Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels) - 1:59
Modern 781023 — I Want My Baby / We Three   (1957)
Modern 4545x1023 — I Want My Baby / We Three   (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 35   (2021)
d. MM 3172 I Want My Baby (Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea)(Jimmy Beasley, Joe Josea) - 2:05
Modern 781023 — I Want My Baby / We Three   (1957)
Modern 4545x1023 — I Want My Baby / We Three   (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1119 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party   (2006)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 35   (2021)

Dave Bartholomew (t) on c-d, (dir) on c-d; Lee Allen (ts) on c-d; Maxwell Davis (ts) on a-b, (dir) on a-b; Herb Hardesty (ts) on c-d; Plas Johnson (ts) on a-b; Jimmy Beasley (p) on c-d, (org) on a-b; Justin Adams (g) on c-d; Ernest McLean (g) on c-d; Frank Fields (b) on c-d; Charles Williams (d) on c-d; rest unknown (grp) on a-b.


Date: May 13, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Field (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1345 In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)(Leroy Carr, Don Raye) - 2:33
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey   (1985)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
b. IM 1346 How Could You(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:27
Imperial 785460 — How Could You / Barrel House   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5460 — How Could You / Barrel House   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children   (1983)
Both titles on:
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: May 16, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. NO 2907-15/IM 3601 Rock All Nite(Leonard Lee) - 2:32
Aladdin 783380 — Rock All Night / Don't You Know I Love You   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3380 — Rock All Nite / Don't You Know I Love You   (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1   (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee   (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1   (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer   (1999)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/3   (2013)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2015)
b. NO 2930-5/IM 3775 Rockin' With The Clock(Leonard Lee, Eddie Mesner) - 2:35
Aladdin 783390 — Rockin' With The Clock / The Flirt   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3390 — The Flirt / Rockin' With The Clock   (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2   (1973)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
c. NO 2931-23/IM 3781 The Flirt(Leonard Lee, Earl Palmer) - 1:52
Aladdin 783390 — Rockin' With The Clock / The Flirt   (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3390 — The Flirt / Rockin' With The Clock   (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2   (1973)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2   (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2000)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2   (2019)


Date: Jun 5, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1359 Apple Honey(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:36
unissued

Backing track of I Still Love You by Fats Domino.


Date: Jun 21, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1356 Sail On Little Girl(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:10
Imperial 785489 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Sail On Little Girl   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5489 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Sail On Little Girl   (1957)
b. IM 1358 I'm Convicted Of Love(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 1:55
Imperial 785455 — I'm Convicted Of Love / I'm Ready To Play   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5455 — I'm Convicted Of Love / I'm Ready To Play   (1957)
c. IM 1360 I'm Ready To Play(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:00
Imperial 785455 — I'm Convicted Of Love / I'm Ready To Play   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5455 — I'm Convicted Of Love / I'm Ready To Play   (1957)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
Lucky CDCDLR 902 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Two   (1998)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)
All titles on:
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)


Date: Jun 25, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Chess

Eddie Bo (ldr), unknown (sax), Eddie Bo (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. U 8554 Walk That Walk(Eddie Bocage) - 1:47
Rarin' LP 12"555 — New Orleans Rock & Roll And R & B   (1970)
Chess LP 12"CH 9174 — New Orleans Rhythm & Blues   (1984)
Chess LP 12"Det 205 — New Orleans R&B   (1984)
Chess CDCHD2-9355 — Chess New Orleans/1   (1995)
Chess 451703 — Walk That Walk / Hep Hep Hooray   (2009)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
b. U 8555 Every Day And Every Night(Eddie Bocage) - 1:33
Checker 78877 — Every Day And Every Night / Indeed I Do   (1957)
Checker 45877 — Every Day And Every Night / Indeed I Do   (1957)
c. U 8556 Indeed I Do(Eddie Bocage) - 2:00
Checker 78877 — Every Day And Every Night / Indeed I Do   (1957)
Checker 45877 — Every Day And Every Night / Indeed I Do   (1957)
d. U 8557 Hep Hep Hooray(Eddie Bocage) - 2:19
Chess CDCHD2-9355 — Chess New Orleans/2   (1995)
Chess 451703 — Walk That Walk / Hep Hep Hooray   (2009)
All titles on:
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3137 — Slippin' And A Slidin' - Singles As & Bs 1956-1962/1   (2020)


Date: Jul 15, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Field (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1376 Barrel House(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:19
Imperial 785460 — How Could You / Barrel House   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5460 — How Could You / Barrel House   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey   (1985)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: Sep 26, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Smiley Lewis (v)

a. IM 1416 Bad Luck Blues(Dave Bartholomew, D. Ester) - 2:15
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking   (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder   (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two   (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best   (1990)
b. IM 1417 School Days Are Back Again(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:54
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La   (1985)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2   (2010)
Both titles on:
Imperial 785478 — Bad Luck Blues / School Days Are Back Again   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5478 — Bad Luck Blues / School Days Are Back Again   (1957)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3   (1993)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks   (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)


Date: Sep 26, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Paul Gayten (p), Justin Adams (g), George Davis (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1414 I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Roy Hayes) - 2:23
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957   (1986)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew   (2002)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook   (2011)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/2   (2014)
c. IM 1415 You Better Go Home(Roy Hayes, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:16
Both titles on:
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Imperial 785475 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / You Better Go Home   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5475 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday / You Better Go Home   (1957)
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/2   (1997)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: Nov 1, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Field (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1447 Cinderella(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:08
Imperial 785481 — Hard Times (The Slop) / Cinderella   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5481 — Hard Times (The Slop) / Cinderella   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey   (1985)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
b. IM 1448 Can't Take It No More(Dave Bartholomew) - 1:53
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children   (1983)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (1989)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (2003)
Both titles on:
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: Nov 7, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Field (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. IM 1449 Hard Times (The Slop)(Noble Watts) - 2:20
Imperial 785481 — Hard Times (The Slop) / Cinderella   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5481 — Hard Times (The Slop) / Cinderella   (1957)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey   (1985)
b. IM 1450 Good News(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:06
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children   (1983)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09   (2019)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/4   (2019)
Both titles on:
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: late 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ember

Lee Allen (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Edward Frank (p), Allen Toussaint (org), Justin Adams (g), Edgar Blanchard (bj), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. E 2157 Promenade(Alvin Tyler, Edward Frank) - 2:15
Ember 45E 1027 — Walkin' With Mr. Lee / Promenade   (1957)
Ember EPEEP 103-45 — Walkin' With Mr. Lee Volume One   (1958)
b. E 2158 Walkin' With Mr. Lee(Lee Allen) - 2:23
Mercury LP 12"133 100 MCL — Rhythm & Blues Party   
Ember 45E 1027 — Walkin' With Mr. Lee / Promenade   (1957)
Ember EPEEP 103-45 — Walkin' With Mr. Lee Volume One   (1958)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958   (1987)
Mercury CD845 825-2 — Back Beat - The Rhythm Of The Blues Vol. 1   (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0602 — Teen Beats Volume 3   (1996)
Bear Family CDBCD 16713 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1958   (2006)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 369 — The Very Best Of Burlesque/2   (2010)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/3   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 050 — Mighty Instrumental Hits R&B-Style 1942-1963/4   (2018)
c. E 2159 Tic Toc(Lee Allen) - 2:34
Ember 45E 1039 — Tic Toc / Chuggin'   (1958)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1   (2010)
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/1   (2017)
All titles on:
Ember LP 12"ELP 200 — Walkin' With Mr. Lee   (1959)
Nola LP 12"LP 16 — Down On Bourbon Street   (1985)


Date: Dec 4, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Tommy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Paul Gayten (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Tommy Brown (v)

a. IM 1405 Someday, Somewhere(Tommy Brown) - 1:50
Imperial 785476 — Rock Away My Blues / Someday, Somewhere   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5476 — Rock Away My Blues / Someday, Somewhere   (1957)
Chitlin Circuit CD(no number) — Classic Tommy Brown   (2002)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 207 — The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962/3   (2014)
b. IM 1406 You've Got To Deal Sometime(Tommy Brown) - 2:50
Chitlin Circuit CD(no number) — Classic Tommy Brown   (2002)
c. IM 1407 Just Once More(Tommy Brown)
unissued
d. IM 1408 Rock Away My Blues(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:00
Blues Town CDBTCD 1052 — Badass Rockers   
Imperial 785476 — Rock Away My Blues / Someday, Somewhere   (1957)
Imperial 45X 5476 — Rock Away My Blues / Someday, Somewhere   (1957)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 207 — The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962/3   (2014)


Date: Jan 29, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: RCA Victor

Allen Toussaint (ldr), Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. J2PB 1628 Whirlaway(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Cosimo Matassa) - 2:20
Flyright LP 12"LP 4709 — New Orleans R & B Volume Two   (1974)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7403 — New Orleans Rhythm 'N Blues 1949-1967   (1982)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2   (2010)
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/3   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/1   (2017)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 012 — Instrumentals Soul-Style 1/1   (2019)
b. J2PB 1629 Happy Times(Cosimo Matassa, Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint) - 2:08
Both titles on:
RCA Victor 4547-7192 — Whirlaway / Happy Times   (1958)
RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 1767 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan   (1958)
Edsel LP 12"ED 275 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan   (1988)
Edsel CDED CD 275 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans Piano   (1988)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)


Date: ca. Feb 8, 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Specialty

Jerry Byrne (ldr), Harold Battiste (ts), Art Neville (p), Justin Adams, Edgar Blanchard (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Jerry Byrne (v)

a. SP 635-A Lights Out(Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack, Sunny (Dave Curley Williams) David) - 1:53
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0291 — Specialty Rock 'N' Roll   (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans   (1992)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0574 — Rock 'N' Roll Fever - The Wildest From Specialty   (1994)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/5   (1994)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 178 — Rip It Up - The Specialty Story/1   (2012)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
Jasmine CDJASCD 298 — Good Times - The Early Career Of Mac Rebennack Aka Dr. John   (2015)
Soul Jam CD600 896 — Good Times In New Orleans 1958-1962 - In The Studio With Mac Rebennack Aka Dr. John   (2017)
b. SP 635-B Honey Baby(Tyler, Harold Battiste) - 2:15
Both titles on:
Specialty 45SP-635 — Lights Out / Honey Baby   (1945)
Specialty 78635 — Lights Out / Honey Baby   (1958)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95478 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol 4. Specialty Originals   (1974)


Date: February 26 & 27, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: RCA Victor

Allen Toussaint (ldr), Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. J2PB 2301 Up The Creek(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Marilyn Schlack) - 1:52
b. J2PB 2302 Tim Tam(Marilyn Schlack, Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint) - 2:00
Bear Family CDBCD 17031 — Snatch And Grab It   (2008)
c. J2PB 2303 Me And You(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Marilyn Schlack) - 2:09
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5498 — Roots Of Funk 1947-1962/1   (2017)
d. J2PB 2304 Bono(Marilyn Schlack, Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint) - 2:08
e. J2PB 2305 Java(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Marilyn Schlack) - 1:55
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/3   (2014)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5498 — Roots Of Funk 1947-1962/1   (2017)
f. J2PB 2306 Wham Tousan(Marilyn Schlack, Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint) - 2:21
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
g. J2PB 2307 Nowhere To Go(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Marilyn Schlack) - 1:44
h. J2PB 2308 Nashua(Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint, Marilyn Schlack) - 2:35
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3   (2014)
i. J2PB 2309 Po Boy Walk(Marilyn Schlack, Alvin Tyler, Allen Toussaint) - 2:35
j. J2PB 2310 Pelican Parade(Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Marilyn Schlack) - 1:45
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 70 — Southern Bred Vol. 20 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
All titles on:
RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 1767 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan   (1958)
Edsel LP 12"ED 275 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans By Tousan   (1988)
Edsel CDED CD 275 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans Piano   (1988)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)


Date: Mar 6, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Roy Brown (ldr), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), Roy Brown (v), Dave Bartholomew (dir)

a. IM 1529 Hip Shakin' Baby(June Burnette, Dorsey Burnette) - 1:49
Imperial 785510 — Hip Shakin' Baby / Be My Love Tonight   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5510 — Hip Shakin' Baby / Be My Love Tonight   (1958)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2   (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/01   (2011)
b. IM 1530 Be My Love Tonight(June Burnette, Dorsey Burnette) - 1:46
Imperial 785510 — Hip Shakin' Baby / Be My Love Tonight   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5510 — Hip Shakin' Baby / Be My Love Tonight   (1958)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 207 — The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962/3   (2014)
c. IM 1531 We're Goin' Rockin' Tonight(J. Jones) - 1:47
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
d. IM 1532 I Love You, I Need You(J. Jones) - 1:57
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite   (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite   (1985)
All titles on:
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings   (1995)
Hoodoo CD263588 — Good Rockin' Tonight - 1947-1960 Deluxe, KIng, Imperial & Home Of the Blues Sides   (2017)


Date: Jun 4, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Gerri Hall, Smiley Lewis (v)

a. IM 1665 Crazy(Dave Bartholomew, S. Noel) - 2:12
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3   (1993)
b. IM 1666 My Love Is Gone(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:24
Imperial 785531 — My Love Is Gone / My Love Is Gone   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5531 — My Love Is Gone / My Love Is Gone   (1958)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3   (1993)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
c. IM 1667 Lil Liza Jane(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino) - 2:13
Imperial 785531 — My Love Is Gone / My Love Is Gone   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5531 — My Love Is Gone / My Love Is Gone   (1958)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/4   (1993)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis   (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks   (2010)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2   (2011)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
d. IM 1668 I Shall Not Be Move(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:03
Knight 45X 2007 — Baby Please / I Shall Not Be Move   (1959)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved   (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/4   (1993)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/1   (2011)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)

Lil Liza Jane is a Title Variation of Li'l Liza Jane (Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)


Date: Oct 8, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), unknown (p, b, d), Justin Adams (g), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 1787 Hearts Of Fire(L. Richard, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:06
Bayou CD1006 — New Orleans Doo-Wop   
Imperial 785558 — You're Going To Be Sorry / Hearts Of Fire   (1958)
Imperial 45X 5558 — You're Going To Be Sorry / Hearts Of Fire   (1958)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/1   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/2   (1997)
Hoodoo CD263373 — Rack 'Em Back - New Orleans R&B Stompers   (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3157 — Try Rock And Roll - The Complete Imperial Singles As & Bs 1953-1962   (2020)


Date: 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ace (Jackson, MS)

Joe Tex (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Justin Adams (g), Clarence Johnson (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joe Tex (v), Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (dir)

a. ACA 3424 Cut It Out(Chuck Willis) - 2:09
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45544 — Cut It Out / Just For You And Me   (1958)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2033 — Ace Story Volume 3   (1982)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 55 — Ace Story Volume 3   (1982)
Ace (UK) Cassette2033 — Ace Story Volume 3   (1982)
Lucky CDCDLR 912 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Twelve   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1297 — Ace Story Volume 3   (2011)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3075 — From The Bottom Of My Heart - My Life, My Story, My Songs 1951-1961/2   (2016)
b. take 8alt Cut It Out(Chuck Willis) - 2:14
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
c. take 4alt Just For You And Me(Joe Tex) - 2:34
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
d. ACA 3425 Just For You And Me(Joe Tex) - 2:35
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45544 — Cut It Out / Just For You And Me   (1958)
That's Soul CDTS 014 — Just You And Me   (1991)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
e. S 122 You Little Baby Face Thing(Joseph Arrington, Jr.) - 2:23
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45550 — You Little Baby Face Thing / Mother's Advice   (1958)
Sue LP 12"ILP 920 — 50 Minutes 24 Seconds Of Recorded Dynamite!   (1965)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 11 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
Ace (UK) Cassette2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
That's Soul CDTS 014 — Just You And Me   (1991)
Ace (UK) CD2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1994)
Music Club CDMCCD 355 — Kings Of New Orleans R 'N' B   (1998)
P-Vine CDPCD-5351 — Whisky A Go Go Presents I'm Wise   (1998)
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1261 — Ace Story Volume 1   (2010)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
f. S 123 Mother's Advice(Joe Tex) - 2:52
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45550 — You Little Baby Face Thing / Mother's Advice   (1958)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 98 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) Cassette2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1337 — Ace Story Volume 4   (2012)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
g. Put Your Confidence In Me(Joe Tex) - 2:07
That's Soul CDTS 014 — Just You And Me   (1991)
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)

Allen Toussaint or Huey "Piano" Smith (p).


Date: 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ace (Jackson, MS)

James "Little" Booker (ldr), Lee Allen, Robert Parker (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Joe Tex (v)

a. ACA 3435 Open The Door(James Booker) - 1:39
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45547 — Open The Door / Teen Age Rock   (1958)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
b. ACA 3436 Teen Age Rock(James Booker) - 1:49
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45547 — Open The Door / Teen Age Rock   (1958)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1281 — Ace Story Volume 2   (2010)
Proper CDP 1794 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/2 Rockin' Pneumonia   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/3   (2017)
c. take 4alt Open The Door(James Booker) - 1:43
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)

Joe Tex (v) on a, c.


Date: December 7 & 8, 1959
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Seville

Allen Toussaint (ldr), Melvin Lastie (c), Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Allen Toussaint (p, org), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. ZTSP 62766 Sweetie Pie(Allen Toussaint) - 2:49
Seville 4545-103 — Chico / Sweetie Pie   (1960)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)
b. ZTSP 62767 Chico(Allen Toussaint) - 2:19
Seville 4545-103 — Chico / Sweetie Pie   (1960)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/3   (2011)
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/4   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 034 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1960/1   (2016)
e. S 9013 A Blue Mood(Allen Toussaint) - 2:31
Seville 4545-113 — Moo Moo / A Blue Mood   (1961)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
f. Cow Cow Blues(Allen Toussaint) - 2:37
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
g. S 9009 Moo Moo(Allen Toussaint) - 2:20
Seville 4545-113 — Moo Moo / A Blue Mood   (1961)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/5   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 038 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1961/1   (2016)
h. S 9010 Twenty Years Later(Allen Toussaint) - 1:58
Seville 4545-124 — Twenty Years Later / Real Churchy   (1962)
i. S 9019 Real Churchy(Allen Toussaint) - 2:30
Seville 4545-124 — Twenty Years Later / Real Churchy   (1962)
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
Oldays CDODR-6109 — The Wild Sound Of New Orleans   (2015)
j. take 2alt Real Churchy(Allen Toussaint) - 2:24
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
k. Second Liner(Allen Toussaint) - 2:28
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
l. You Didn't Know, Did You?(Allen Toussaint) - 3:51
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
m. Up Right(Allen Toussaint) - 3:01
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
n. Al's Theme(Alvin Tyler) - 1:53
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
o. take 1 A Lazy Day(Allen Toussaint) - 2:14
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)
p. take 2 A Lazy Day(Allen Toussaint) - 2:16
Bear Family CDBCD 15641 AH — The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions   (1992)

Twenty Years Later is a Title Variation of Sweetie Pie (Allen Toussaint)


Date: 1959
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ember

Lee Allen (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Allen Toussaint (org), Justin Adams, Edgar Blanchard (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d)

a. E 2269 Creole Alley(Lee Allen, Allen Toussaint) - 2:30
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2   (2010)
Proper CDP 1795 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/3 Sea Cruise   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/2   (2019)
b. E 2271 Cat Walk(Lee Allen, Allen Toussaint) - 2:16
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/1   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/4   (2014)
Both titles on:
Ember 45E 1057 — Creole Alley / Cat Walk   (1959)
Nola LP 12"LP 16 — Down On Bourbon Street   (1985)

Allen Toussaint (org) on a.


Date: 1959
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ace (Jackson, MS)

Joe Tex (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Justin Adams (g), Clarence Johnson (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joe Tex (v)

a. S 259 Charlie Brown Got Expelled(Joe Tex) - 2:17
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45559 — Charlie Brown Got Expelled / Blessed Are These Tears   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 98 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) Cassette2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
That's Soul CDTS 014 — Just You And Me   (1991)
Music Club CDMCCD 355 — Kings Of New Orleans R 'N' B   (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1337 — Ace Story Volume 4   (2012)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
b. S 260 Blessed Are These Tears(Joseph Arrington, Jr.) - 2:20
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45559 — Charlie Brown Got Expelled / Blessed Are These Tears   (1959)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 002 — Where Southern Soul Began: 1 1954-1962/2   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
c. S 385 Don't Hold It Against Me(Joe Tex) - 2:20
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45572 — Don't Hold It Against Me / Yum, Yum, Yum   (1959)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
d. S 386 Yum, Yum, Yum(Joe Tex) - 1:53
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45572 — Don't Hold It Against Me / Yum, Yum, Yum   (1959)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 98 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
Ace (UK) Cassette2034 — Ace Story Volume 4   (1984)
That's Soul CDTS 014 — Just You And Me   (1991)
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1001 — The UK Sue Label Story Volume 1 - The World Of Guy Stevens   (2004)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1001 — The World Of Guy Stevens - The UK Sue Label Story   (2004)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Nascente CDNSBOX 070 — Beginner's Guide To Rhythm 'N' Blues/1   (2010)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1337 — Ace Story Volume 4   (2012)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
e. take 2alt Charlie Brown Got Expelled(Joe Tex) - 2:19
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
f. take 2alt Blessed Are These Tears(Joseph Arrington, Jr.) - 2:21
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)


Date: late 1959-early 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ace (Jackson, MS)

Alvin "Red" Tyler (ldr), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Allen Toussaint (p), James "Little" Booker (org), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Albert "June" Gardner (d)

a. Tonking(Alvin Tyler) - 2:28
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
b. Classy Lassie(Alvin Tyler) - 2:38
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2035 — Ace Story Volume 5   (1984)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 113 — Ace Story Volume 5   (1984)
Ace (UK) Cassette2035 — Ace Story Volume 5   (1984)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1351 — Ace Story Volume 5   (2012)
c. Lonely For You(Alvin Tyler) - 2:48
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
d. Double Whammy(Alvin Tyler) - 2:15
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
e. Dippy(Alvin Tyler) - 2:28
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
f. Drag Race(Alvin Tyler) - 2:22
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
g. Long Ride(Alvin Tyler) - 2:30
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
h. The Peanut Vendor(Louis Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons, Marion Sunshine) - 2:07
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1006 — Rockin' And Rollin' With Red Tyler And The Gyros   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) LP 12"LP 1021 — Twistin' With Mr. Sax   (1962)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 11 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
Ace (UK) Cassette2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 182 — Rockin' & Rollin'   (1986)
Ace (UK) CD2031 — Ace Story Volume 1   (1994)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1261 — Ace Story Volume 1   (2010)
Proper CDP 1796 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/4 It Will Stand   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/5   (2014)
i. take 4 Hey Mama(Alvin Tyler) - 2:24
j. take 1alt The Peanut Vendor(Louis Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons, Marion Sunshine) - 3:07
k. take 4alt Classy Lassie(Alvin Tyler) - 2:40
l. take 1alt Tonking(Alvin Tyler) - 2:46
m. take 6alt Hey Mama(Alvin Tyler) - 2:20
All titles on:
Westside CDWESM 529 — Simply Red   (1996)

The Peanut Vendor is a Title Variation of El Manisero (Moises Simons)


Date: Mar 2, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Allen Toussaint (ldr), Nathaniel Perillat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p, org), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Allen Orange (v)

a. SO 704 Tiddle Winks(Allen Toussaint, Allen Orange) - 2:30
Minit 45609 — Tiddle Winks / Heavenly Baby   (1960)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70017 — Allen Toussaint Sings   (1979)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
EMI America Cassette4XT 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)
b. SO 705 Heavenly Baby(Allen Toussaint, Allen Orange) - 2:32
Minit 45609 — Tiddle Winks / Heavenly Baby   (1960)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70017 — Allen Toussaint Sings   (1979)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3074 — The Wild New Orleans Piano And Productions Of Allen Toussaint 1958-1962   (2016)
c. Beverly Baby(Allen Toussaint) - 2:29
Charly LP 12"CDX 26 — Mr Joes Jambalaya/1   (1988)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (1996)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (2005)
Charly CDSNAD 664 CD — Mr Joe's Jambalaya & Loaded Down With The Blues/1   (2012)
All titles on:
Soul Jam CD600 800 — Happy Times In New Orleans   (2011)


Date: Mar 10, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Warren Payne (ts), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d), Smiley Lewis (v)

a. IM 2553 Ain't Goin' There No More(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:15
Imperial 785676 — Ain't Goin' There No More / Last Night   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5676 — Ain't Goin' There No More / Last Night   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La   (1985)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
b. IM 2554 Oh Red!(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:09
Imperial 785662 — Oh Red! / I Want To Be With Her   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5662 — Oh Red! / I Want To Be With Her   (1960)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker   (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One   (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best   (1990)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis   (1995)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
c. IM 2555 Last Night(Little Walter Jacobs) - 2:28
Imperial 785676 — Ain't Goin' There No More / Last Night   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5676 — Ain't Goin' There No More / Last Night   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La   (1985)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
d. IM 2556 I Want To Be With Her(Dave Bartholomew, Eugene Gilmore) - 2:30
Imperial 785662 — Oh Red! / I Want To Be With Her   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5662 — Oh Red! / I Want To Be With Her   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La   (1985)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
e. IM 2557alt Oh Red!(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:09
f. IM 2558alt Ain't Goin' There No More(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:12
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/4   (1993)


Date: Mar 12, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Sho-Biz

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (p), Justin Adams (g), George Davis (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. 1005-A Well I Done Got Over It(Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones) - 2:22
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Kent CDCDKENT 0393 — New Breed Blues With Black Popcorn   (2013)
b. 1005-B Just Say You Love Me(Bobby Mitchell, E. Muniz) - 2:09
Both titles on:
Sho-Biz 451005 — Well I Done Got Over It / Just Say You Love Me   (1960)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/2   (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1446 — In The Same Old Way: The Complete Ric, Ron And Sho-Biz Recordings   (2015)

Well I Done Got Over It is a Title Variation of Well, I Done Got Over It (Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones)


Date: Apr 25, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 714 Hello My Lover(Clarence Toussaint) - 2:54
Minit 45614 — Hello My Lover / 'Tain't It The Truth    (1960)
Minit LP 12"LP 0001 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues   (1961)
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70006 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues   (1979)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Minit CD00946 384398 2 0 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 1 & Volume 2   (2007)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
b. SO 715 Tain't It The Truth(Allen Toussaint) - 3:17
Minit 45614 — Hello My Lover / 'Tain't It The Truth    (1960)
Minit LP 12"LP 0001 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues   (1961)
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Minit LP 12"MLL 70009E — Rhythm & Blues Classics Volume Two   (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70080 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 4 - New Orleans Soul Of Ages   (1976)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70006 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues   (1979)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (1996)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (2005)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Minit CD00946 384398 2 0 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 1 & Volume 2   (2007)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 003 — Soul Of New Orleans/2   (2013)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
c. SO 737 Wanted $10,000.00 Reward(Allen Toussaint) - 2:06
Minit 45623 — Mother-In-Law / Wanted $10,000 Reward   (1961)
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Minit LP 12"LP 0004 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 2   (1963)
Minit LP 12"LP 4004 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 2   (1964)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Minit CD00946 384398 2 0 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 1 & Volume 2   (2007)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
d. SO 738 Mother-In-Law(Allen Toussaint) - 2:25
Minit 45623 — Mother-In-Law / Wanted $10,000 Reward   (1961)
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Minit LP 12"LP 0003 — We Sing The Blues   (1962)
Minit LP 12"LP 0004 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 2   (1963)
Minit LP 12"LP 4004 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 2   (1964)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70010 — We Sing The Blues   (1969)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70080 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 4 - New Orleans Soul Of Ages   (1976)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
EMI America Cassette4XT 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70077 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1959-1962   (1987)
Charly LP 12"CDX 26 — Mr Joes Jambalaya/1   (1988)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Instant LP 12"INS 5024 — All These Things - The Sound Of New Orleans   (1990)
Instant CDINS 5024 — All These Things - The Sound Of New Orleans   (1990)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 4 Goin' Nationwide (1957-1961)   (1994)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (1996)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (1996)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/1   (2004)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (2005)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Minit CD00946 384398 2 0 — New Orleans - Home Of The Blues Volume 1 & Volume 2   (2007)
Nascente CDNSBOX 070 — Beginner's Guide To Rhythm 'N' Blues/1   (2010)
Charly CDSNAD 664 CD — Mr Joe's Jambalaya & Loaded Down With The Blues/1   (2012)
Proper CDP 1795 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/3 Sea Cruise   (2012)
Shout! CDSHOUT 78 — Fortune Teller   (2012)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Proper CDP 1840 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/4   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/5   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
e. take 5alt Mother-In-Law(Allen Toussaint) - 1:21
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
All titles on:
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)


Date: Jun 13, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Huey "Piano" Smith (ldr), Huey "Piano" Smith (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Gerri Hall, Curley Moore (v), The Clowns (grp)

a. IM 2669 Someone To Love(Huey "Piano" Smith, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:18
Imperial 45X 5721 — The Little Moron / Someone To Love   (1960)
b. IM 2670 They Kept On(Huey "Piano" Smith)
unissued
c. IM 2671 The Little Moron(Dave Bartholomew, Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:31
Imperial 45X 5721 — The Little Moron / Someone To Love   (1960)
Imperial LP 12"154 6731 — The Imperial Sides 1960-61   (1983)
Night Train International CD7078 — Snag-A-Tooth Jeanie   (1996)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3260 — Would You Believe It! - In New Orleans 1951-1962   (2022)
d. IM 2672 I Didn't Do It(Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:58
Imperial LP 12"154 6731 — The Imperial Sides 1960-61   (1983)
Night Train International CD7078 — Snag-A-Tooth Jeanie   (1996)


Date: July 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Warren Payne (ts), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d)

a. IM 2721 I Cried(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:11
b. IM 2722 Somebody New(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:20
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo   (1986)
Both titles on:
Imperial 785702 — I Cried / Somebody New   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5702 — I Cried / Somebody New   (1960)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: July 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Anna

Joe Tex (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Justin Adams (g), Clarence Johnson (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joe Tex (v)

a. U 13682 All I Could Do Was Cry, Part 1(Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen G. Fuqua, Roquel Davis) - 2:35
Anna 451119 — All I Could Do Was Cry   (1960)
b. U 13683 All I Could Do Was Cry, Part 2(Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen G. Fuqua, Roquel Davis) - 3:00
Anna 451119 — All I Could Do Was Cry   (1960)
Checker 451104 — Baby You're Right / All I Could Do Was Cry - Pt. II   (1965)
c. U 13684 I'll Never Break Your Heart, Part 1(Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, Joe Tex) - 2:26
Anna 451124 — I'll Never Break Your Heart   (1960)
d. U 13685 I'll Never Break Your Heart, Part 2(Joe Tex, William Allen) - 2:26
Anna 451124 — I'll Never Break Your Heart   (1960)
All titles on:
Checker LP 12"LP 2993 — Hold On! It's Joe Tex   (1964)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)


Date: August 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Argo

Clarence "Frogman" Henry (ldr), Dalton Rousseaux (t), Edgar "Big Boy" Myles (tb), Nathaniel Perillat (ts), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), John Boudreaux (d), Clarence "Frogman" Henry (v)

a. U 10360 (I Don't Know Why) But I Do(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry, Paul Gayten) - 2:19
Argo 785378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Argo 455378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Funckler 45AR 45024 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Parlophone 45SPD 194 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Viking 45VS.51 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Coronet 45KS 441 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Pye 457N.25078 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Quality 451271X — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Cadet 45#5378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1965)
Cadet 45CAGT 312X — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1981)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70077 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1959-1962   (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75766 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume Two   (1988)
Chess CDCHD2-9355 — Chess New Orleans/2   (1995)
MCA CD380 569-2 — The Chess Story 1947-1975/09   (2000)
Proper CDP 1796 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/4 It Will Stand   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/5   (2014)
b. U 10361 Just My Baby And Me(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry) - 2:43
Argo 785378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Argo 455378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Funckler 45AR 45024 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Parlophone 45SPD 194 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Viking 45VS.51 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1960)
Coronet 45KS 441 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Pye 457N.25078 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Quality 451271X — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1961)
Cadet 45#5378 — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1965)
Cadet 45CAGT 312X — (I Don't Know Why) But I Do / Just My Baby And Me   (1981)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/3   (2011)
c. U 10362 Live It Right(Allen Toussaint) - 2:41
All titles on:
Argo LP 12"LP 4009 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (1961)
Cadet LP 12"U 10843 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (1961)
Pye LP 12"NLP-28017 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (1961)
Chess LP 12"PLP 827 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (1983)
Chess LP 12"GCH 8121 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (1989)
Charly CDCD RED 13 — But I Do   (1989)
Black Tulip CDBTCD 38735 — The Complete Argo Recordings   (2005)
Oldays CDODR-6069 — You Always Hurt The One You Love   (2015)


Date: Nov 16, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Warren Payne (ts), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d)

a. IM 2817 Yeah Yeah(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:23
Imperial 785714 — People Are Talkin' / Yeah, Yeah   (1960)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew   (1989)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961   (2016)
b. IM 2818 People Are Talkin'(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:20
Both titles on:
Imperial 45X 5714 — People Are Talkin' / Yeah, Yeah   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5724 — Yeah Yeah / People Are Talkin'   (1961)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children   (1983)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)


Date: Dec 9, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Warren Payne (ts), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d), Smiley Lewis (v), chorus (bkv)

a. IM 2823 Tell Me Who(Overton Lemons, Lawrence Nelson) - 2:30
Imperial 785719 — Tell Me Who / Stormy Monday Blues   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5719 — Tell Me Who / Stormy Monday Blues   (1960)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
b. IM 2824 Stormy Monday Blues(Billy Eckstine, Earl "Fatha" Hines, B. Crowder) - 2:31
Imperial 785719 — Tell Me Who / Stormy Monday Blues   (1960)
Imperial 45X 5719 — Tell Me Who / Stormy Monday Blues   (1960)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking   (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking   (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder   (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two   (1989)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4   (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2   (2018)
c. IM 2825 These Bones(Dave Bartholomew, S. Noel) - 1:46
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No   (1986)
d. IM 2826 Goin' Down The Road(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:07
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No   (1986)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/4   (1993)

chorus (bkv) on d.


Date: 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Ace (Jackson, MS)

Joe Tex (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Justin Adams (g), Clarence Johnson (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joe Tex (v)

a. ZTSP 64716 Boys Will Be Boys(Joe Tex) - 2:26
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45591 — Boys Will Be Boys / Grannie Stole The Show   (1960)
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45674 — Boys Will Be Boys / Baby You're Right   (1963)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 003 — Soul Of New Orleans/2   (2013)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)
b. ZTSP 64717 Grannie Stole The Show(Joe Tex) - 2:10
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45591 — Boys Will Be Boys / Grannie Stole The Show   (1960)
Music Club CDMCCD 355 — Kings Of New Orleans R 'N' B   (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/1   (2015)
c. Competition(Joe Tex) - 1:39
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)
d. More Than Just A Friend(Joe Tex) - 2:30
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)
e. take 7alt Grannie Stole The Show(Joe Tex) - 2:23
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)
f. take 1alt Boys Will Be Boys(Joe Tex) - 2:31
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)


Date: March 1961
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Anna

Joe Tex (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts, bar), Huey "Piano" Smith, Allen Toussaint (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Justin Adams (g), Clarence Johnson (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joe Tex (v)

a. U 13665 Ain't I A Mess(Joe Tex) - 2:30
Anna 451128 — Ain't I A Mess / Baby You're Right   (1961)
Checker LP 12"LP 2993 — Hold On! It's Joe Tex   (1964)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)
b. U 13666 Baby You're Right(Joe Tex) - 2:15
Anna 451128 — Ain't I A Mess / Baby You're Right   (1961)
Ace (Jackson, MS) 45674 — Boys Will Be Boys / Baby You're Right   (1963)
Checker LP 12"LP 2993 — Hold On! It's Joe Tex   (1964)
Checker 451104 — Baby You're Right / All I Could Do Was Cry - Pt. II   (1965)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1197 — Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings   (2008)
Soul Jam CD600 824 — Come In This House - The 1955-1962 Recordings   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 805 — Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962/2   (2015)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 022 — Where Southern Soul Began: 3 1957-1963/1   (2016)
c. take 2alt Baby You're Right(Joe Tex) - 2:17
Westside CDWESM 541 — Soul Stirrings - Original Ace Recordings 1957-1962   (1999)


Date: Mar 27, 1961
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 745/MN 931 Real Man(Allen Toussaint) - 2:13
Minit 45627 — Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta / Real Man   (1961)
Polydor EPEPH 27 748 — Real Man   (1962)
Minit 4532042 — Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta / Real Man   (1968)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 67 — Southern Bred Vol. 17 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers   (2021)
b. SO 746 Lonelyology(Ernest Kador) - 2:25
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
c. SO 747 Waiting At The Station(Allen Toussaint) - 2:33
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began   (1972)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 034 — Soul Music - The History From 1927 – The First Five Decades/3   (2024)
d. SO 748/MN 930 Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta(Ernest Kador) - 2:34
Minit 45627 — Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta / Real Man   (1961)
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Minit 4532042 — Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta / Real Man   (1968)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (1996)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/1   (2005)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Proper CDP 1796 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/4 It Will Stand   (2012)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
e. So 749 She's Waiting(Ernest Kador) - 2:21
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
f. SO 750 Rub Dub Dub(Ernest Kador, Robert Parker) - 2:28
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
g. SO 751 Heebie Jeebies(Ernest Kador) - 1:43
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
h. SO 752 Hurry Up And Know It(Ernest Kador) - 1:55
Minit LP 12"LP 0002 — Mother-In-Law   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70004 — Ernie K-Doe   (1966)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6008 — Mother-In-Law   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)


Date: May 18, 1961
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Huey "Piano" Smith (ldr), Huey "Piano" Smith (p, v), Justin Adams (g), Gerri Hall, Curley Moore (v), The Clowns (grp)

a. IM 3010 Somebody Told It(Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:35
b. IM 3011 More Girls(Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:18
Imperial 45X 5775 — More Girls / Sassy Sara   (1961)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3260 — Would You Believe It! - In New Orleans 1951-1962   (2022)
c. IM 3012 Psycho(Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:00
Hoodoo CD670094 — Having A Good Time   (2019)
d. IM 3013 Sassy Sara(Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:08
Imperial 45X 5775 — More Girls / Sassy Sara   (1961)
Hoodoo CD670094 — Having A Good Time   (2019)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3260 — Would You Believe It! - In New Orleans 1951-1962   (2022)
All titles on:
Imperial LP 12"154 6731 — The Imperial Sides 1960-61   (1983)
Night Train International CD7078 — Snag-A-Tooth Jeanie   (1996)


Date: Jul 5, 1961
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 770alt Get Out Of My House(Ernest Kador, Joe Tex, Naomi Neville)
unissued
b. SO 827 Get Out Of My House(Ernest Kador, Joe Tex, Naomi Neville) - 2:37
Minit 45656 — Get Out Of My House / Lovin' You   (1963)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
c. SO 771 A Certain Girl(Naomi Neville) - 2:42
Minit 45634 — A Certain Girl / I Cried My Last Tear   (1961)
Polydor EPEPH 27 748 — Real Man   (1962)
Minit LP 12"LP 0003 — We Sing The Blues   (1962)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70010 — We Sing The Blues   (1969)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70077 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1959-1962   (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One   (1988)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Charly CDCD LAB 101 — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (1996)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (2005)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Proper CDP 1796 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/4 It Will Stand   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDR 010 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1957-62/4   (2013)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/5   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
d. SO 774 I've Cried My Last Tear(Allen Toussaint) - 2:06
Minit 45634 — A Certain Girl / I Cried My Last Tear   (1961)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
EMI America Cassette4XT 17202 — It Will Stand - Minit Records 1960-1963   (1986)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Proper CDP 1796 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/4 It Will Stand   (2012)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
e. SO 775 What's Her Name(Ernest Kador)
unissued
f. SO 776 Report Yourself(Ernest Kador)
unissued
g. SO 777/SO 837 Easier Said Than Done(Ernest Kador) - 2:18
Minit 45661 — Easier Said Than Done / Be Sweet   (1963)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)


Date: Aug 21, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Berna Dean Washington (ldr), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Joseph "Smokey" Johnson (d), Dave Bartholomew (v, dir), Berna Dean Washington (v)

a. IM 3110 The World Keeps Changing(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 1:54
History Of Soul CDSOUL 003 — Soul Of New Orleans/1   (2013)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 022 — Drummin' Up A Storm - The Imperial Records Story 1962/2   (2013)
b. IM 3111 I Walk In My Sleep(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 3:13
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)
c. IM 3112 Little Willie(Joe Liggins) - 2:45
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2   (1992)


Date: Jan 1, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 801 Come On Home(Ernest Kador) - 2:19
b. SO 802 Popeye Joe(Ernest Kador) - 2:32
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Charly CDSNAJ 731 CD — The Instant And Minit Story/2   (2005)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Righteous CDPSALM 23.77 — The Big Hit Dances - The Twist   (2014)
Both titles on:
Minit 45641 — Come On Home / Popeye Joe   (1962)


Date: Jan 2, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 836 Be Sweet(Ernest Kador) - 2:27
Minit 45661 — Easier Said Than Done / Be Sweet   (1963)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)


Date: Feb 1, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. IM 3332 The Joker(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) - 1:54
Imperial 45X 5818 — The Joker / Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)   (1962)
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 022 — Drummin' Up A Storm - The Imperial Records Story 1962/3   (2013)
b. IM 3333 Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:00
Imperial 45X 5818 — The Joker / Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)   (1962)
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
c. IM 3334 My Last Letter(Leonard Lee) - 2:30
Imperial 45X 5854 — My Last Letter / I'm Old Enough   (1962)
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 022 — Drummin' Up A Storm - The Imperial Records Story 1962/2   (2013)
d. IM 3335 I'm Old Enough(Leonard Lee) - 1:54
Imperial 45X 5854 — My Last Letter / I'm Old Enough   (1962)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2   (2019)

Robert French or Smokey Johnson (d).


Date: Mar 14, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 810 I Love You The Best(Ernest Kador) - 1:52
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 003 — Soul Of New Orleans/1   (2013)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
b. SO 811 Hey Hey Hey(Naomi Neville) - 2:40
Polydor EPEPH 27 748 — Real Man   (1962)
Both titles on:
Minit 45645 — Love You The Best / Hey Hey Hey   (1992)


Date: Mar 22, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 818 Loving You(Ernest Kador) - 2:31
Minit 45656 — Get Out Of My House / Lovin' You   (1963)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
b. SO 819 Beating Like A Tom Tom(Ernest Kador) - 2:30
Minit 45651 — Beating Like A Tom Tom / I Got To Find Somebody   (1962)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 003 — Soul Of New Orleans/2   (2013)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
c. SO 842 Penny Worth Of Happiness(Joe Tex) - 2:50
Minit 45665 — I'm The Boss / Pennies Worth O' Happiness   (1963)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
All titles on:
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)


Date: Mar 23, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), James "Little" Booker (t, p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Joseph "Smokey" Johnson (d), chorus (bkv)

a. IM 3393 Honky Tonk Trumpet(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:00
Imperial 45X 5835 — Honky Tonk Trumpet / A Sunday Kind Of Love   (1962)
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo   (1986)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)
b. IM 3394 A Smoke Filled Room(Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
c. IM 3395 Short Subjects(Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
d. IM 3396 A Sunday Kind Of Love(Slim Rhodes, Louis Prima, A. Leonard, Barbara Belle) - 2:14
Imperial 45X 5835 — Honky Tonk Trumpet / A Sunday Kind Of Love   (1962)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2   (2017)

James "Little" Booker (t) on a; chorus (bkv) on a.


Date: May 25, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. IM 4239 You Wouldn't(Leonard Lee) - 2:21
b. IM 4240 A Little Thing(Leonard Lee) - 2:12
Imperial 45X 5868 — A Little Thing / Don't Stop Me Now   (1962)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2   (2019)
c. IM 4241 The Engagement(Leonard Lee) - 2:16
d. IM 4242 Don't Stop Me Now(Leonard Lee) - 2:05
Imperial 45X 5868 — A Little Thing / Don't Stop Me Now   (1962)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 022 — Drummin' Up A Storm - The Imperial Records Story 1962/1   (2013)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2   (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2   (2019)
All titles on:
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)

Robert French or Smokey Johnson (d).


Date: May 30, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Instant

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. 11-840 Sufferin' So(Joe Tex) - 2:47
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70008 — Love You, New Orleans   (1972)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-331 — Mother-In-Law   (1987)
b. 11-841 Baby Since I Met You(Ernest Kador) - 2:14
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Hallmark CD714792 — Burn K. Doe, Burn!   (2014)
Both titles on:
Instant 453260 — Sufferin' So / Baby Since I Met You   (1963)


Date: Jun 18, 1962
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 820 I Got To Find Somebody(Ernest Kador) - 2:33
Minit 45651 — Beating Like A Tom Tom / I Got To Find Somebody   (1962)
Polydor EPEPH 27 748 — Real Man   (1962)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/6   (2014)
History Of Soul CDRANDB 072 — Birth Of Funk 1949-1962/2   (2021)


Date: ca. Jan 22, 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. IM 5448 Hey Little Boy(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:12
Imperial 4545-5922 — Hey Little Boy / The Golden Rule   (1963)
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
b. IM 5449 The Golden Rule(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:16
Imperial 4545-5922 — Hey Little Boy / The Golden Rule   (1963)
c. IM 5450 Honky Tonk Music(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:15
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
d. IM 5451 Dancing World(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:06
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)

Robert French or Smokey Johnson (d).


Date: early 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Bobby Mitchell (ldr), Eddie King (tb, v), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Eddie Bo, Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Mitchell (v)

a. IM 5452 I Got To Call That Number(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:40
Imperial 45X 5923 — I Got To Call That Number / I Don't Want To Be A Wheel No More   (1963)
b. IM 5455 I Don't Want To Be A Wheel No More(Dave Bartholomew) - 1:45
Imperial 45X 5923 — I Got To Call That Number / I Don't Want To Be A Wheel No More   (1963)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1979)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 101 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1985)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 7079 — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday   (1996)
c. I Never Knew What Hit Me(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:12
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15961 BI — I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday/2   (1997)

Eddie Bo (p) on b-c; Eddie King (v) on b.


Date: Feb 8, 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)

a. IM 5495 Thank You(Leonard Lee) - 2:19
b. IM 5496 Wouldn't Be Here(Leonard Lee) - 2:21
c. IM 5497 The Brink Of Disaster(Leonard Lee) - 2:20
d. IM 5498 Paper Doll(Leonard Lee) - 2:54
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)


Date: Mar 22, 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Minit

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. SO 840 I'm The Boss(Larry McKinley, Allen Toussaint) - 2:19
Minit 45665 — I'm The Boss / Pennies Worth O' Happiness   (1963)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70005 — Ernie K-Doe Vol. 2   (1979)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6012 — Mother-In-Law   (1986)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 157 2 — Absolutely The Best   (2001)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 523 2 — The R&B Kings Of New Orleans/1 Ernie K-Doe   (2005)
Hoodoo CD263522 — Mother-In-Law   (2015)
b. SO 841 The Fight(Ernest Kador) - 3:21
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)
c. take 13alt The Fight(Ernest Kador) - 3:18
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
d. SO 843 I Should Have Loved Her More(Ernest Kador)
unissued


Date: Mar 28, 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Duke

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. 165-1006 Talking Out Of My Head(Naomi Neville) - 2:22
Instant 453264 — Talking Out Of My Head / Reaping What I Sow   (1964)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70011 — Plenty More, Keep Score   (1979)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)


Date: ca. Mar 31, 1963
Location: Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v), rest unknown (grp)

a. IM 5588 When I Fall In Love(Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 2:39
b. IM 5589 Don't Marry Too Soon(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:40
c. IM 5590 Honey Bee(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:00
d. IM 5591 When A Boy Meets A Girl(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:34
All titles on:
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)

Dave Bartholomew (t) on a, (dir) on b-d; Wardell Quezergue (t) on a; Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb) on a; Warren Bell (ts) on a; Clarence Ford (ts) on a; Carl Bluin (bar) on a; James "Little" Booker (p) on a; Justin Adams (g) on a; George French (b) on a; Robert French (d) on a; Smokey Johnson (d) on a; rest unknown (grp) on b-d.


Date: Jul 6, 1963
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Instant

Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (ldr), Robert Parker, Nat Perrilliat (ts), Alvin "Red" Taylor (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Justin Adams, Roy Montrell (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" Kador (v), Willie "Woody" Harper, Benny Spellman, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas (bkv)

a. 165-1007 Reaping What I Sow(Ernest Kador) - 3:29
Instant 453264 — Talking Out Of My Head / Reaping What I Sow   (1964)
Bandy LP 12"BLP 70011 — Plenty More, Keep Score   (1979)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1218 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 231 — Burn, K-Doe, Burn!   (1990)
Blue City CD1312 — Mother-In-Law   (1997)
Westside CDWESA 915 — A Real Mother-In-Law For Ya - The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-1963   (2002)


Date: Aug 9, 1963
Location: Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Label: Imperial

Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Wardell Quezergue (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Warren Bell, Clarence Ford (ts), Carl Bluin (bar), James "Little" Booker (p), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Robert French, Smokey Johnson (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v), rest unknown (grp)

a. IM 5696 Never Let Me Go(Johnny Ace) - 2:28
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
b. IM 5697 Surf Heaven(Leonard Lee) - 2:15
c. IM 5698 Surfer's Hangout(Leonard Lee) - 2:53
d. IM 5699 Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall(Dave Bartholomew, Roy Hayes) - 2:34
Imperial LP 12"156 6331 — The Imperial Sides   (1986)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock   (2008)
All titles on:
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/4   (1997)

Dave Bartholomew (t) on a; Wardell Quezergue (t) on a; Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb) on a; Warren Bell (ts) on a; Clarence Ford (ts) on a; Carl Bluin (bar) on a; James "Little" Booker (p) on a; Justin Adams (g) on a; George French (b) on a; Robert French (d) on a; Smokey Johnson (d) on a; rest unknown (grp) on b-d.


Date: March 1973
Location: Cosimo Studio, 525 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Bluesway

Roosevelt Sykes (ldr), Clarence Ford (ts), Roosevelt Sykes (p, v), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Alonzo Stewart (d)

a. Double Dirty Mother(Roosevelt Sykes) - 3:08
b. Persimmon Pie(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:37
c. I Wanna Love(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:13
d. Look A Here(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:23
e. Jookin' In New Orleans(Roosevelt Sykes) - 5:20
f. May Be A Scandal(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:14
g. Double Breasted Woman(Roosevelt Sykes) - 3:37
h. Dooky Chase Boogie(Roosevelt Sykes) - 4:17
i. Life Is A Puzzle(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:52
j. .44 Rifle Blues(Roosevelt Sykes) - 3:30
k. Watch'l Go Getter(Roosevelt Sykes) - 2:30
All titles on:
Bluesway LP 12"BLS 6077 — Dirty Double Mother   (1973)
Probe LP 12"2C 064-94860 — Dirty Double Mother   (1973)


Date: May 1973
Location: unknown recording studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluesway

Snooky Pryor (ldr), Snooky Pryor (h, v), Justin Adams, John E. Moore (g), George French (b), Alonzo Stewart (d)

a. Trying To Sell My Monkey(Snooky Pryor) - 3:39
b. You Wait Too Long(Snooky Pryor) - 2:33
c. Somebody Been Ramblin' In My Drawers(Snooky Pryor) - 3:03
d. Sweet As An Apple In A Tree(Snooky Pryor) - 3:30
e. The One I Crave To See(Snooky Pryor) - 3:32
f. Snooky & Andy At The Mardi Gras - 3:55
g. Do It If You Want To(Snooky Pryor) - 2:40
h. I Want To Go Fishin'(Snooky Pryor) - 3:04
i. Take It Kind Of Easy(Snooky Pryor) - 3:01
j. Can I Be Your Man A Little While(Snooky Pryor) - 3:23
k. Keep Your Fat Mouth Out Of My Business(Snooky Pryor) - 3:30
All titles on:
Bluesway LP 12"BLS 6076 — Do It If You Want To   (1973)


Date: 1973
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Bluesway

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), unknown (h), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (p, v), Justin Adams (g), George French (b), Alonzo Stewart (d)

a. Juice On The Loose(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:46
b. take 2 Beggin' Woman(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant, Sammy Price) - 3:00
c. take 2 Chicken A-La-Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:07
d. Messin' Around(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:07
e. take 2 Barefoot Boy(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:38
f. Country Boy(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:45
g. Love Sick Soul(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:03
h. take 2 Evolution Blues(Sammy Price, Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:08
i. Joe's Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 1:55
j. Life's A One Way Ticket(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 5:23
k. Down It And Get From Around It(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:32
All titles on:
Bluesway LP 12"BLS 6078 — Cousin Joe Of New Orleans   (1973)

unknown (h) on g.


Date: May 1, 1974
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: My Jazz

Isaac "Snookum" Russell (ldr), Wallace Davenport (t), Holles Carmouche (cl), Isaac "Snookum" Russell (p), Justin Adams (g), Art Langston (b), Frank Parker (d)

a. Royal Garden Blues(Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:50
b. Moonglow(Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 2:39
c. Goin' To Chicago Blues(Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie) - 4:02
d. Route 66(Bobby Troup) - 3:30
e. Your Feet's Too Big(Fred Fisher, Ada Benson) - 2:34
f. What's New?(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 3:28
g. Going To Kansas City(Jim Jackson) - 3:28
h. I Left My Heart In San Francisco(Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 3:39
All titles on:
My Jazz LP 12"136 — Snookum   (1974)


Date: Mar 28, 1975
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: CSA

Little Sonny Jones (ldr), David Lastie (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Dave "Fatman" Williams (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d), Little Sonny Jones (v)

a. I Would If I Could(Dave "Fat Man" Williams) - 3:45
b. Don't You Hear Me Calling You?(Dave "Fat Man" Williams) - 4:40
c. Do You Really Love Me Baby?(Little Sonny Jones) - 3:11
d. Further Up The Road(Don Robey) - 2:43
e. Is Everything Allright?(Little Sonny Jones) - 2:33
All titles on:
CSA LP 12"CLPS 1017 — New Orleans Rhythm & Blues   (1975)
Black Magic CDCD 9023 — New Orleans Rhythm & Blues   (1993)
Black Top CDCD BT 1113 — New Orleans R&B Gem   (1995)
tape copy CD(no number) — Little Sonny Jones Complete Recordings/2   (2023)


Date: Apr 15, 1975
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: CSA

Little Sonny Jones (ldr), Dave "Fatman" Williams (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Robert French (d), Little Sonny Jones (v)

a. I'm Loaded(J. Allen) - 2:49
b. Certainly All(Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones) - 2:00
c. She's My Desire(Dave "Fat Man" Williams) - 2:41
d. Worried Blues(Lars Edegran) - 3:11
e. Here I Stand With My Heart In My Hand(Dave "Fat Man" Williams) - 3:49
f. I Called You Baby(Lars Edegran) - 3:33
All titles on:
CSA LP 12"CLPS 1017 — New Orleans Rhythm & Blues   (1975)
Black Magic CDCD 9023 — New Orleans Rhythm & Blues   (1993)
Black Top CDCD BT 1113 — New Orleans R&B Gem   (1995)
tape copy CD(no number) — Little Sonny Jones Complete Recordings/2   (2023)


Date: May 15, 1975
Location: Lu & Charlie's, New Orleans, LA
Label: New Orleans

Alvin Alcorn (ldr), Alvin Alcorn (t), Preston Jackson (tb), Clarence Ford (cl), Dave "Fatman" Williams (p), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Louis Barbarin (d)

a. live Panama(William H. Tyers, Carl Sigman)
b. live Aunt Hagar's Blues(William Christopher Handy, J. Tim Brymn)
c. live At Sundown(Walter Donaldson)
d. live Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans(Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange)
e. live Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn)
f. live Deep Blue Melody(Lloyd Glenn)
g. live Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Ken Casey, Ben Bernie)
h. live Danny Boy(traditional)
i. live Muskrat Ramble(Edward "Kid" Ory, Ray Gilbert)
j. live Purple Rose Of Cairo(Armand J. Piron, Steve J. Lewis)
k. live Whispering(Vincent Rose, Richard Coburn, John Schonberger, A. Martinee)
All titles on:
New Orleans LP 12"NOR 7205 — Alvin Alcorn And His New Orleans Jazz Band   (1975)


Date: 1976
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Sandcastle

Alvin Alcorn (ldr), Alvin Alcorn (t), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Sam Alcorn (v)

a. Jazz Bruch Blues(Sam Alcorn) - 4:37
b. Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:23
c. Black And Blue(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 2:47
d. Don't Take Your Love From Me(Henry Nemo) - 4:08
e. It's The Talk Of The Town(Marty Symes, Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg) - 3:48
f. Blue Lou(Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 2:24
g. Some Day Sweetheart(Alberta Hunter) - 2:45
h. Old Rugged Cross(traditional) - 3:17
i. New Orleans(Hoagy Carmichael) - 2:52
j. Yellow Dog Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 3:38
k. Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:41
All titles on:
Sandcastle LP 12"SCR 1030 — An Original New Orleans Jazz Brunch   (1976)


Date: 1980
Location: Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, LA
Label: HiArc, Inc.

Sam Alcorn (ldr), Sam Alcorn (t, v), David Grillier (cl), Justin Adams (g), Gerald Adams (b)

a. Someday You'll Be Sorry(Louis Armstrong)
b. Georgia On My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
c. I Get Jealous(Sam Alcorn)
d. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)(Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg, Doc Daugherty)
e. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans(Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange)
f. Bill Bailey(Margie Singleton, Jerry Kennedy)
g. 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
h. Muskrat Ramble(Edward "Kid" Ory, Ray Gilbert)
i. St. James Infirmary(Joe Primrose)
j. When The Saints Go Marching In(traditional)
All titles on:
HiArc, Inc. LP 12"VPA-LP 3290 — The Sam Alcorn Trio At Arnaud's   (1980)


Date: 1981
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Broadmoor

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Willie Humphrey (cl), Justin Adams (g), Frank Fields (b), Frank Parker (d)

a. Preservation Hall Song(Dave Bartholomew) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 3:23
b. Mr. Willie Plays The Blues(Dave Bartholomew) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 2:56
c. The Sheik Of Araby(Harry Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 3:35
d. Bourbon Street Parade(Paul Barbarin) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 4:29
e. When The Saints Go Marching In(traditional) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 3:39
f. Blueberry Hill(Larry Stock, Vincent Rose, Al Lewis) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 2:39
g. Ain't That A Shame(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 3:25
h. Sugar Blues(Clarence Williams, Lucy Fletcher) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 3:14
i. I'm Walkin'(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 4:51
j. Let The Four Winds Blow(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew) / arr: Dave Bartholomew - 2:46
All titles on:
Broadmoor LP 12"BR 1201 — Dave Bartholomew's New Orleans Jazz Band   (1981)

Ain't That A Shame is a Title Variation of Ain't It A Shame (Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)

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Date: May 3, 1985
Location: Confectioners Hall, New Orleans, LA
Label: G.H.B.

Percy Humphrey (t), Louis Nelson (tb), Chris Burke (cl), Justin Adams (g), Chester Zardis (b), Barry Martyn (d)

a. live When My Dreamboat Comes Home(Dave Franklin, Cliff Friend) - 5:50
b. live My Bucket's Got A Hole In It(Clarence Williams) - 5:08
c. live Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me(Sidney Clare, Con Conrad) - 4:00
d. live Girl Of My Dreams(Sunny Clapp) - 9:07
e. live Deep In The Heart Of Texas(June Hershey, Don Swander) - 3:59
f. live Old Spinning Wheel(Billy Hill) - 4:26
g. live Mr. Sandman(Pat Ballard) - 3:58
h. live Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good To Me(traditional) - 3:54
i. live Let Me Call You Sweetheart(Leo Friedman, Beth Slater Whiston) - 7:00
All titles on:
G.H.B. LP 12"GHB 205 — Dancing At Confectioners Hall   (1985)

Old Spinning Wheel is a Title Variation of The Old Spinning Wheel (Billy Hill)


Date: 1998
Location: Festival Studio/Sound Services Recording Studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Landslide

Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Stacey Cole, Glenn McCarthy, Willie Singleton (t), Bruce Hammond, Don Poland, Jr. (tb), Carl Blouin, Carl Blouin, Jr. (as), Amadee Castenell, Frederick Kemp (ts), Warren Bell (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams (g), David Barard (b), Bernard "Bunchie" Johnson (d)

a. Bad News Blues(Dave Bartholomew) - 6:06
Landslide CDLDCD 1022 — New Orleans Big Beat   (1998)


Sessions Reported: 112

Performances Reported: 480

Unique Songs Reported: 438

Unique Issues Reported: 715