Tampa Red

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Tampa Red

g, voc, 1904-1981 US
Musician of Blues
A.k.a. Hudson Whittaker Jimmy Eager

Born: Jan. 8, 1904, Smithville, GA, USA. Died: March 19, 1981, Chicago, IL, USA. One of Chicago's earliest blues guitar stars. He came by his nick-name because he was raised in Tampa, Florida and because of his red hair. He is best recalled as part of the team of Tampa Red and Georgia Tom (Dorsey), - The Hokum Boys. But, Tampa Red also created several "Jug" bands including 'Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band' (which incidentally featured a young Frankie Jaxon), and 'The Tub Jug Washboard Band' which did a lot of recording with blues singer Ma Rainey. He also recorded alone, and cut a number of exquisite guitar solos. By the time of his 1928 recording debut for Vocalion, he had developed the clear, precise bottleneck blues guitar style that earned him his billing, The Guitar Wizard'. His "Bottleneck Guitar" and single-string solo style, inspired a number of other early Chicago Blues guitarists, namely, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk. Tampa Red was also one of the most prolific Blues composers, writing such Blues standards as "Sweet Black Angel", "Love Her With A Feeling", "Don't You Lie To Me", and "It Hurts Me Too" (covered respectively by B.B. King, Freddy King, Fats Domino and Elmore James among others). He was perhaps the most influential of all the early 20th century Blues guitarists.

Instruments

Guitar
Vocals
Slide guitar

Genres

Blues
Jazz
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Chicago Five

Tampa Red And His Hokum Jug Band

Tampa Red And The Chicago Five

The Hokum Boys

The State Street Stompers

Popular Tracks

Anna Lou Blues on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

You Missed a Good Man on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

It's Tight Like That on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

It Hurts Me Too on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

Denver Blues on Tampa Red The Guitar Wizard by Tampa Red

It's Tight Like That on Tampa Red by Various Artists

Mean and Evil Blues on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

You Can't Get That Stuff No More on Tampa Red The Guitar Wizard by Tampa Red

I'm Gonna Get High with the Chicago Five on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

You Can't Get That Stuff No More on Presenting Tampa Red by Tampa Red

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Dynamite! The Unsung King Of The Blues	Tampa Red	2015	Compil.
Music Making In Chicago 1928-1935	Tampa Red & Georgia Tom	2012	Compil.
You Can't Get That Stuff No More	Tampa Red	2008	Compil.
Roots Of The Blues	Tampa Red	2004	Compil.
The Essential	Tampa Red	2001	Compil.
It Hurts Me Too	Tampa Red	1999	Compil.
Guitar And Piano Duets	Tampa Red, Big Maceo	1999	Compil.
Voice Of The Blues	Tampa Red	1999	Compil.
Keep Jumping (1944-1952)	Tampa Red	1998	Compil.
The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938	Tampa Red	1997	Compil.
Slide Guitar Wizard, Chicago 1931-1946	Tampa Red	1997	Compil.
Tampa Red	Tampa Red	1996	Compil.
The Guitar Wizard	Tampa Red	1996	Compil.
The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936	Tampa Red	1995	Compil.
The Guitar Wizard	Tampa Red	1994	Compil.
It Hurts Me Too	Tampa Red	1994	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 15 (28 July 1951 To 4 December 1953)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 11 (8 November 1939 To 27 November 1940)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 10 (16 June 1938 To 8 November 1939)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 7 (27 July 1935 To 5 August 1936)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 9 (11 October 1937 To 16 June 1938)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 13 (5 July 1945 To 31 October 1947)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 6 (14 June 1934 To 26 February 1935)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 12 (24 June 1941 To 5 July 1945)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 14 (26 January 1949 To 20 March 1951)	Tampa Red	1993	Compil.
The Story Of The Guitar Wizard 1928-1940	Tampa Red	1992	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 (9 July 1929 To June 1930)	Tampa Red	1991	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (14 July 1930 To 24 October 1931)	Tampa Red	1991	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (May 1928 To 12 January 1929)	Tampa Red	1991	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 5 (24 October 1931 To 23 March 1934)	Tampa Red	1991	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (12 January 1929 To 27 June 1929)	Tampa Red	1991	Compil.
(1929-1931)	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom	1990	Compil.
Vol. 2 (1929-1930)	Tampa Red	1990	Compil.
Tampa Red - Volume 2 1929-1940	Tampa Red	1990	Compil.
Get It Cats !	Tampa Red & Big Maceo	1989	Compil.
Tampa Red 1935-1942	Tampa Red	1987	Compil.
1944 - 1952	Tampa Red Featuring Little Johnny Jones	1983	Compil.
(1928-1942) It's Tight Like That	Tampa Red	1983	Compil.
Crazy With The Blues	Tampa Red	1981	Compil.
1932 - 1953 ("You Can't Get That Stuff No More")	Tampa Red	1977	Compil.
Chance Vintage Blues/ R&B Crops Vol. 4	Kitty Stevenson, Tampa Red, Bobby Prince	1977	Compil.
Tampa Red Vol. 1	Tampa Red	1976	Compil.
Guitar Wizard	Tampa Red	1975	Compil.
Chicago Blues	Tampa Red With Little Johnny Jones	1974	Single
The Guitar Wizard: 1935-1953	Tampa Red	1974	Compil.
Bottleneck Guitar 1928-1937	Tampa Red	1973	Compil.
Rhythm & Blues Vol.3	Tampa Red	1965	Single
Don't Jive Me	Tampa Red	1962	Album
Don't Tampa With The Blues	Tampa Red	1960	Album
The Male Blues Vol. 2	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom	1959	Single
If She Don't Come Back / Big Stars Falling Blues	Tampa Red	1954	Album
Big Stars Falling Blues	Tampa Red	1954	Single
Got A Mind To Leave This Town / I'll Never Let You Go	Tampa Red	1953	Single
But I Forgive You / I'm Gonna Put You Down	Tampa Red	1952	Single
Too Late Too Long / All Mixed Up Over You	Tampa Red	1952	Single
She's Dynamite /	Tampa Red	1951	Single
Green And Lucky Blues / She's A Cool Operator	Tampa Red	1951	Album
Since Baby's Been Gone	Tampa Red	1951	Single
Boogie Woogie Woman / I Won't Let Her Do It	Tampa Red	1951	Single
It's Too Late Now	Tampa Red	1950	Single
1950 Blues / Love Her With A Feelin'	Tampa Red	1950	Album
It's Good Like That / New Deal Blues	Tampa Red	1950	Album
When Things Go Wrong With You / Come On, If You're Coming	Tampa Red	1949	Album
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is / It's A Brand New Boogey	Tampa Red	1949	Album
I'll Find My Way	Tampa Red	1949	Single
When Things Go Wrong With You / Come On If You're Coming	Tampa Red	1949	Single
You Better Woo Your Baby / Blue and All Alone	Tampa Red	1948	Album
Let's Try It Again / She's A Solid Killer Diller	Tampa Red	1948	Album
I'll Be Up Again Some Day / I Oughta Bite You	Tampa Red	1947	Album
Corrine Blues / New Bad Luck Blues	Tampa Red	1947	Album
Play Proof Woman / Please Be Careful	Tampa Red	1947	Album
Crying Won't Help You / Maybe Some Day	Tampa Red	1946	Album
Drifting / Mercy Mama	Memphis Jimmy / Tampa Red	1946	Album
Drifting / I Can't Get Along With You	Memphis Jimmy / Tampa Red	1946	Album
Detroit Blues / Sure Enough I Do	Tampa Red	1945	Album
Better Let My Gal Alone / Mercy Mama	Tampa Red	1945	Album
Lula Mae / The Woman I Love	Tampa Red	1945	Album
You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone / I Ain't Fur It	Tampa Red	1944	Album
Gin Head Woman / Don't Jive Me Mama	Tampa Red	1942	Album
She Want To Sell My Monkey / Mean And Evil Woman	Tampa Red	1942	Album
I Got A Right To Be Blue / Don't Deal With The Devil	Tampa Red	1942	Album
Let Me Play With Your Poodle / My First Love Blues	Tampa Red	1942	Album
You Better Be Ready To Go / No, Baby, No	Tampa Red	1942	Album
She's Love Crazy / So Far, So Good	Tampa Red	1942	Album
Tired Of Your Reckless Ways / It Hurts Me Too	Tampa Red	1941	Album
Don't You Lie To Me / Anna Lou Blues	Tampa Red	1941	Album
I Don't Care No More / Nobody's Sweetheart Now	Tampa Red	1940	Album
She Loves Just Right / I Want To Swing	Tampa Red	1940	Album
Sad Letter Blues / Bessemer Blues	Tampa Red	1939	Album
No Good Woman Blues / Nobody Knows How Bad I Feel	Tampa Red	1939	Album
Forgive Me Please/ Blues For My Baby	Tampa Red	1939	Album
Love With A Feeling / When I Had A Good Woman	Tampa Red	1938	Album
That Don't Matter Now / Grouchy Hearted Woman	Tampa Red	1938	Album
Crazy With The Blues/ When Bad Luck Is On You	Tampa Red	1938	Album
My Gal Is Gone/ When The One You Love Is Gone	Tampa Red	1937	Album
Travel On / Wrong Idea	Tampa Red	1937	Album
Someday I'm Bound To Win / Never Go Wrong Blues	Tampa Red / Little Brother Montgomery	1937	Album
She Don't Know My Mind-Part 2 / Think You Need A Shot	Tampa Red / Walter Davis	1936	Album
I Need You By My Side / Blue And Evil Blues	Tampa Red	1936	Album
Mean Old Tom Cat Blues / Shake It Up A Little	Tampa Red	1935	Album
Drinkin' My Blues Away / Dark And Stormy Night	Tampa Red	1935	Album
I'll Find My Way / You've Got To Do Better	Tampa Red	1934	Album
Kingfish Blues / You Don't Want Me Blues	Tampa Red	1934	Album
Reckless Man Blues / You Can't Get That Stuff No More	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom	1932	Album
Stop And Listen Blues / Down In Spirit Blues	Tampa Red	1931	Album
New Strangers Blues / Georgia Hound Blues	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom	1931	Album
Corrine Corrina / Kunjine Baby	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom And Frankie Jaxon	1930	Album
Worried Man Blues / Mrs. Baker's Blues	Tampa Red And Georgia Tom	1930	Album
The Dirty Dozen No. 2 / I. C. Moan Blues	Tampa Red	1930	Album
Long Ago Blues / Lonesome Man Blues	Georgia Tom And Tampa Red	1929	Album
Jim Jackson's Jamboree	Jim Jackson, Tampa Red, Georgia Tom, Speckled Red	1929	Album
Pat That Bread / Arkansas	Georgia Tom And Tampa Red / Henry Thomas	1929	Album
Chicago Moan Blues / It's Tight Like That-Part 2	Tampa Red With Georgia Tom	1929	Album
How Long How Long / Through Train Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson / Tampa Red	1928	Album
Grievin' Me Blues / It's Tight Like That	Georgia Tom / Tampa Red	1928	Album
Early In The Morning / Elevate Me Mama	Tampa Red / Sonny Boy Williamson		Single
1928-1946	Tampa Red		Compil.
Taking It And Make My Get Away-Tampa Red/Tough Luck-Robert Lee McCoy	Tampa Red / Robert Lee McCoy		Album
Midnight Blues (1949-1951)	Tampa Red		Compil.

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