BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 · 1935-1936 | DOCD-5251 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bill Gaither had all the right connections for an aspiring bluesman during the 1930s, including a Decca recording contract and personal friendships with Leroy Carr, Big Bill Broonzy, Jazz Gillum, and Tampa Red. Yet Gaither has never achieved the kind of posthumous popularity that has settled upon many of his acquaintances and contemporaries. All of his known works were reissued on five CDs by Document in the '90s, with volume one containing 23 recordings dating from 1935 and 1936. A true understanding of his life and accomplishments needs to be grounded in the background and events leading up to his earliest sessions. William Arthur Gaither was born in Belmont, KY on April 21, 1910. He was descended from African American slaves owned by the Gaither family, after whom Gaithersburg, MD was named. During the 1780s, Gaither's ancestors were brought to Bullitt County, a region south of Louisville, KY. After the Civil War they remained in the area and specialized in tobacco cultivation. William's parents were named Samuel Gaither and Bertha Kennison. In 1920, following their divorce, his mother took young Bill to Louisville, and it was there that he learned to play the guitar from his uncle, a mandolin handler who worked with various jug bands. Bill is known to have cut two records for a Victor field recording unit in 1931, but these were not released and have never been located. When in 1932 Gaither moved to Indianapolis, IN, he fell in with the local blues crowd and spent much of his time maneuvering around a stretch of Indiana Avenue known as Naptown; this was the city's epicenter of African American musical activity. Soon after returning to Louisville in 1934, Gaither began appearing in clubs with various groups under his direction, providing entertainment for both black and white audiences. It was a successful time for Gaither, and he became famous throughout Louisville. The following year, this restless individual returned to Indianapolis. During a visit to Chicago he cut his first records for the Decca label on December 15, 1935, singing and strumming the guitar in duo with an excellent piano player by the name of Honey Hill. Within the framework of the 8- and 12-bar blues, Gaither had a tendency to vary the structure of his songs, more so than some of his contemporaries like Peetie Wheatstraw or Bumble Bee Slim. Most of Gaither's songs describe interpersonal relationships, with lyrics that emphasize his bittersweet attitudes about women. Leroy Carr was a major influence that Gaither proudly emphasized by having himself billed as Leroy's Buddy. Beginning in October 1936, the instrumentation was expanded to include an unidentified string bassist and an unnamed individual who operated a pair of spoons as implements of percussion. On "Who's Been Here Since I Been Gone," Hill switches from piano to the gentle celeste, and the tune is recognizable as "Organ Grinder Swing," a whimsical air popularized by the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.        Naptown Stomp    2:33
2.        Tired Of The Same Stuff All The Time (90510)    3:01
3.        Georgia Woman Stomp (Carrying On Blues)    3:06
4.        Pains In My Heart    2:36
5.        Strange Woman    2:36
6.        Which One I Love The Best    2:45
7.        Pins And Needles    2:31
8.        Bad Luck Child    2:37
9.        You Done Lost Your Swing    2:56
10.        After The Sun's Gone Down    2:57
11.        Stoney Lonesome    3:02
12.        You Done Showed Your D.B.A.    3:11
13.        Tired Of That Same Stuff All The Time (90933)    2:50
14.        Curbstone Blues    2:31
15.        Morning Dream    2:59
16.        Tired Of Your Line Of Jive    2:44
17.        Too Many Women    2:46
18.        Evil Hearted Me    2:38
19.        Gravel In My Bread    3:00
20.        How Long Baby How Long?    2:38
21.        L & N Blues    3:07
22.        'Bout The Break Of Day    2:51
23.        Who's Been Here Since I Been Gone    2:39
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 13 to 23)
Celesta – Honey Hill (tracks: 23)
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Pen Bogert
Piano – Honey Hill
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Spoons – Unknown Artist (tracks: 16, 22, 23)
Vocals, Guitar – Bill Gaither 

BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 · 1936-1938 | DOCD-5252 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second volume in Document's five-part Bill Gaither retrospective presents 23 recordings made between October 1936 and June 1938, including two numbers that specifically reference the region where he lived, worked, and played during much of this period. One of two songs sung by Frank Busby, "'Leven Light City" is about Kokomo, IN, which is due north of Indianapolis. "Blake Street Blues" was inspired by life in the African American community that existed along Indiana Avenue in the heart of Indianapolis as early as the 1860s. When Gaither cut his record, the biggest news in that district was the construction of the Lockefield Garden Apartments, a racially segregated public housing project that improved living conditions in the district for a little over a decade before urban decay set in. On this collection, Gaither, who strums guitar throughout in duet with pianist Honey Hill, sings mainly about craving female companionship, discovering how untrustworthy some of his girlfriends turned out to be, and feeling like an outsider wherever he went. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Bill Gaither–    You Done Showed Your D-B-A-, No. 2    2:49
2.    Bill Gaither–    Tee-Ninecy Mama (Little Sweet Mama)    2:52
3.    Bill Gaither–    Just The Wrong Man    2:58
4.    Bill Gaither–    Jiving Man Blues    2:58
5.    Bill Gaither–    You're A Mean Mistreater    2:56
6.    Bill Gaither–    Sunrise Blues    2:50
7.    Bill Gaither–    Orneriest Girl In Town    2:49
8.    Frank Busby–    'Leven Light City    3:02
9.    Frank Busby–    Prisoner Bound    3:04
10.    Bill Gaither–    New Bad Luck Child    2:35
11.    Bill Gaither–    New Little Pretty Mama    2:37
12.    Bill Gaither–    I'm Wise To Your Sweet Line Of Jive    3:01
13.    Bill Gaither–    I Just Keep On Worrying    2:55
14.   Bill Gaither–    Blake Street Blues    2:46
15.    Bill Gaither–    New Evil Hearted Blues    2:31
16.    Bill Gaither–    Won't You Tell Me Baby    2:55
17.    Bill Gaither–    Tired Of Sleeping By Myself    2:39
18.    Bill Gaither–    Rocky Mountain Blues    3:02
19.    Bill Gaither–    In The Wee Wee Hours    3:10
20.    Bill Gaither–    Do Like You Want To Do    3:18
21.    Bill Gaither–    Thousand Years And A Day    2:44
22.    Bill Gaither–    Mean Old World To Live In    2:41
23.    Bill Gaither–    Do Like I Want To Do    2:50
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 4 to 13)
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Guitar – Bill Gaither
Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Pen Bogert
Piano – Honey Hill
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals – Bill Gaither (tracks: 1 to 7, 10 to 23), Frank Busby (tracks: 8, 9)

BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 · 1938-1939 | DOCD-5253 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Of the five installments in Document's complete recordings of Bill Gaither, volume three's 22 selections are the most instrumentally diverse. According to the liner notes by Louisville, KY historian Pen Bogert, the addition of an unidentified alto saxophonist on seven titles recorded at the session that took place in New York City on June 23, 1938 might have been suggested by a producer at Decca Records. By this time, Gaither, a friend and proud follower of Leroy Carr, had also expanded his guitar technique to combine the initial Scrapper Blackwell influence with that of Lonnie Johnson. On June 24, Gaither's Indianapolis-based colleague Honey Hill cut his only known piano solos, a tidy "Boogie Woogie" and a swinging set of variations that he called "Set ‘Em." Five days later, Gaither made his only recordings with a pianist other than Hill, anchored by a drummer and with someone else playing the guitar while he sang. According to the enclosed discography, it is possible that the trio backing him on this date consisted of pianist Lil Armstrong, guitarist Teddy Bunn, and drummer O'Neil Spencer. Whoever they were, this little group (and the aforementioned saxophonist) provided Bill Gaither with the most jazz-inflected accompaniments of his entire career. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Old Coals Will Dwindle 2:56
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
2.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Babyfield Ways Girl 2:40
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
3.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    It's Grieving Me 2:41
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
4.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Old Model "A" Blues 2:35
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
5.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    You Done Lost Your Swing No. 2 3:06
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Bass – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
6.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Champ Joe Louis 2:51
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
7.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    So Much Trouble  2:32
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
8.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    It's Coming Back Home To You 2:39
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy 
9.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Right Hand Friend 3:07
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
10.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    If I Was The Devil 2:47
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
11.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    New Pains In My Heart 2:28
Alto Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Piano – Honey Hill
Vocals, Guitar – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
12.    Honey Hill–    Boogie Woogie 2:49
Piano – Honey Hill
13.    Honey Hill–    Set 'Em 2:38
Piano – Honey Hill
14.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Sweet Mama 2:36
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
15.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Noah's Dove 2:33
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
16.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Old Fashioned Woman 2:35
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
17.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    I Got Your Water On 2:53
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
18.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Too Late Too Late 2:32
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
19.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    New Rocky Mountain Blues 2:50
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
20.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Big Time Town Woman 2:51
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
21.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    When My Woman's Lovin' Someone Else 2:31
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
22.    Leroy's Buddy, (Bill Gaither)–    Racket Blues 2:30
Drums [Poss.] – O'Neil Spencer
Guitar [Poss.] – Teddy Bunn
Piano [Poss.] – Lil Armstrong
Vocals – (Bill Gaither), Leroy's Buddy
Credits : 
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Pen Bogert
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely 

BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 · 1939 | DOCD-5254 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Volume four in Document's five-fold set of Bill Gaither's complete recorded works contains his last 23 Decca recordings which date from September and October of 1939. Having cut his only records without Indianapolis pianist Honey Hill in New York City (where an alto saxophonist also sat in on one date), Gaither returned to Chicago where he and Hill joined forces with a string bassist and ground out a definitive series of Midwestern blues with poignant lyrics that are typical of Gaither's psychological profile. All of his emotional elements are in evidence here: embittered cynicism, moody self-absorption, and self-pity exacerbated by his disappointing relationships with women. The cornerstone of this unhappy obsession appears to have been an abruptly terminated affair with a certain Rose Lee, who met him and left him in Louisville in 1934, then rejoined him there six years later and lived with him until he was conscripted into the army in 1942. Some of these songs were written by Honey Hill, a solid pianist who was Gaither's right-hand man. These are Hill's last known recordings. Gaither's story is played out in the fifth and final volume of his complete works as reissued by Document in the '90s. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.        Army Bound Blues    2:50
2.        Sing Sing Blues    2:38
3.        Kentland Blues    2:31
4.        Lazy Woman Blues    2:52
5.        See My Grieve Blues    2:46
6.        Wintertime Blues    2:24
7.        Another Big Leg Woman    2:55
8.        Greyhound Blues    2:48
9.        Changing Blues    2:58
10.        Jungle Man Blues    2:55
11.        Hard Way To Go    2:52
12.        New So Much Trouble    2:43
13.        Mean Devil Blues    2:18
14.        Stony Lonesome Graveyard    2:56
15.        Cheatin' Blues    2:55
16.        Bloody Eyed Woman    2:25
17.        Bachelor Man Blues    2:23
18.        Evil Yalla Woman    2:25
19.        It's Too Late Now    2:32
20.        Sweet Woman Blues    3:03
21.        Triflin' Woman Blues    2:20
22.        Rainy Morning    3:04
23.        Fairy Tale Blues    2:44
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1 to 21, 23)
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Pen Bogert
Piano – Honey Hill
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals, Guitar – Bill Gaither

BILL GAITHER — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 5 · 1940-1941 | DOCD-5255 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1940, blues guitarist Bill Gaither left Indianapolis and took himself back to Louisville, KY where he opened a music shop called Donald Duck Records out of which he ran a radio and jukebox repair service. He also ceased recording for the Decca label (for which he'd waxed about 90 sides beginning in 1935), crossing over to Okeh along with his buddy Big Bill Broonzy. This is the best explanation for why long, lanky Gaither suddenly began identifying himself as Little Bill Gaither -- out of deference to Big Bill. When he switched from Decca to Okeh, Gaither also stopped billing himself as Leroy's Buddy, a reference to his friendship with blues piano legend Leroy Carr. With the exception of an errant alternate take of "Rocky Mountain Blues," which appeared on the blues collection Too Late, Too Late, Vol.13, the fifth and final volume of Gaither's complete works as reissued by Document during the '90s, contains all of his remaining material, consisting of 26 recordings made for Okeh in the months immediately preceding the U.S. entry into WWII. The first eight titles were made on June 12, 1940 with pianist Joshua Altheimer and a string bassist whose name is now forgotten. In addition to several of his customarily bitchy tunes about soured interpersonal relationships (the most poignant example being "Money Kills Love"), Gaither tossed off a rocking boogie-woogie with boisterous lyrics entitled "Georgia Barrel House," a reverent tribute to his late friend Leroy Carr, and "Wandering Rosa Lee," a rare instance of Gaither expressing happiness in a love song. Rose Lee was a woman he'd met briefly in Louisville and had spent six years pining over and singing about. On January 24, 1941 Gaither cut another ten sides for Okeh, this time with pianist Leonard Caston (billed as Baby Doo) and another (or the same) unnamed bassist. Personnel listings for the last eight titles on this collection (which turned out to be Gaither's final recordings) mention pianist Blind John Davis and posit Jesse Ellery as the guitarist rather than Gaither. Louisville historian Pen Bogert notes the influence of Peetie Wheatstraw on Gaither during "Moonshine by the Keg," and the visceral immediacy inherent in his cover of Big Maceo's "Worried Life Blues," which was backed with a heartfelt tribute to New Orleans (and its hookers) in "Creole Queen." These selections were the product of a session that took place on November 28, 1941 nine days before Japanese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Gaither received his conscription notice in 1942 and became a member of the African American 1st Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment, serving at first mainly as an electrician and radio repairman. When the racially segregated United States Army put Gaither's combat-ready unit to work in Guadalcanal, it was as manual laborers who did nothing more complicated or heroic than unloading freight. They were sent to Bougainville in the Solomon Islands in January 1944, first as stevedores and then as the first all-black infantry patrol to see active service in WWII. Pinned behind enemy lines, Gaither's unit battled their way through tropical undergrowth and across a river to relative safety. Soon afterwards, they were assigned to the island of Saipan where they engaged in the unenviable task of seeking out and apprehending Japanese soldiers who had yet to surrender. Although Gaither and the other survivors received the Combat Infantryman Badge, he came home completely transformed by his wartime experiences, encumbered by a nervous condition that caused him to abandon music altogether. His story ends ingloriously with a remarriage, a return to Indianapolis in 1948, and years of innocuous employment as a maintenance worker and cafeteria busboy. Gaither passed away in Indianapolis on October 27, 1970 and is buried in New Crown Cemetery not far from the graves of Yank Rachell, Wes Montgomery, Scrapper Blackwell, and Leroy Carr. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.        Tired Of Your Trifling Ways    2:42
2.        Life Of Leroy Carr    2:47
3.        Love Crying Blues    2:59
4.        Love Trifling Blues    2:53
5.        Georgia Barrel House    2:27
6.        Wandering Rosa Lee    2:53
7.        Money Kills Love    2:50
8.        It's Just A Woman's Way    2:52
9.        A Short Cut To The Grave    2:46
10.        I'm Behind The 8 Ball Now    2:33
11.        Moonshine By The Keg    2:45
12.        Why Is My Baby So Nice To Me    2:41
13.        Uncle Sam Called The Roll    2:39
14.        I Got So Many Women    2:42
15.        I Can Drink Muddy Water    2:35
16.        You Done Ranked Yourself With Me    2:38
17.        1941 Blues    2:42
18.        Jealous Woman Blues    2:43
19.        That Will Never Do    2:54
20.        Please Baby    2:40
21.        It's A Sad Story    2:53
22.        Old Rainy Day Blues    2:57
23.        Why Do You Tease Me So?    2:52
24.        Worried Life Blues    2:41
25.        Bad Luck Child's Bequest    3:00
26.        Creole Queen    2:51
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist
Compilation Producer – Johnny Parth
Guitar [Poss./Or] – Bill Gaither (tracks: 19 to 26), Jessie Ellery (tracks: 19 to 26)
Guitar [Prob.] – Bill Gaither (tracks: 1 to 18)
Liner Notes – Pen Bogert
Piano – Baby Doo (Leonard Caston) (tracks: 9 to 18), Blind John Davis (tracks: 19 to 26)
Piano [Prob./Or] – Blind John Davis (tracks: 1 to 8), Joshua Altheimer (tracks: 1 to 8)
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals – Bill Gaither

BUMBLE BEE SLIM — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 6 · 1936 | DOCD-5266 (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.        Meet Me In The Bottom (Hey Lawdy Mama)    2:49
2.        No Good Woman (Fighting Blues)    2:48
3.        When The Music Sounds Good    2:48
4.        When I Get My Money (I Mean That Bonus)    3:07
5.        New Bricks In My Pillow    2:32
6.        New Big 80 Blues    2:29
7.        New Policy Dream Blues    2:57
8.       Back In Jail Again    2:35
9.        Wet Clothes Blues    2:49
10.       Any Time A Night    2:55
11.        Fast Life Blues    2:49
12.        Rock Hearted Woman    3:04
13.        Cry On! Cry On!    3:05
14.        Ease Me Down    2:53
15.        Hard Driving Man    2:54
16.        Must I Keep On Crying    2:58
17.        Funny Feelin'    3:08
18.        Lady Friend (Get Yourself A Job)    3:03
19.        Letter Writing    3:10
20.        Upside Down (Since My Baby Get Away)    2:17
21.        New How Long How Long    2:50
22.        Honest Confession    3:10
23.        Christmas And No Santa Claus    3:05
24.        Buggie Bed    2:58
Credits : 
Clarinet, Vocals [2nd Voice/Poss.] – Arnett Nelson (tracks: 3)
Compilation Producer – Johnny Parth
Guitar – Bill Gaither (tracks: 13 to 24)
Guitar [Poss.] – Bumble Bee Slim (tracks: 7, 9 to 12)
Guitar [Prob.] – Bumble Bee Slim (tracks: 1), Tampa Red (tracks: 3)
Liner Notes – Jerry Zolten
Piano – Honey Hill (tracks: 13 to 24), Myrtle Jenkins (tracks: 5 to 12), Peetie Wheatstraw (tracks: 1, 2)
Piano [Prob.] – Myrtle Jenkins (tracks: 3, 4)
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Speech – Bumble Bee Slim (tracks: 3)
Trombone – Roy Palmer (tracks: 3)
Vocals – Bumble Bee Slim, Peetie Wheatstraw (tracks: 2)

BUMBLE BEE SLIM — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 7 · 1936-1937 | DOCD-5267 (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.        I'se Gonna Break 'Em Down    3:19
2.        Blue Expression Blues    3:08
3.        Head Whippin' Party    3:02
4.        Santa Claus Bring Me A New Woman    2:37
5.        I'm Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down    2:45
6.        Every Goodbye Ain't Gone    3:16
7.        True Blue    3:05
8.        Please Baby    2:51
9.        Green Country Gal (No More To Say)    2:54
10.        If I Could Speak My Mind    2:45
11.        The Jive Of Mine    2:37
12.        Past And Gone    3:07
13.        Hobo Jungle Blues    2:57
14.        Slave Man Blues    3:13
15.        My Big Moments    3:13
16.        I'll Meet You In The Bottom    2:53
17.        Meet Me At The Landing    2:47
18.        Big Six    2:54
19.        Just Yesterday    2:56
20.        Rough Treatment    2:40
21.        Pains In My Body    3:16
22.        I'm Having So Much Trouble    2:59
23.        Rising River Blues (take 1)    3:02
Credits : 
Bass – Unknown Artist (tracks: 18 to 20)
Clarinet [Poss.] – Arnett Nelson (tracks: 7 to 17)
Compilation Producer – Johnny Parth
Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy (tracks: 7 to 16), Bill Gaither (tracks: 1 to 12), Bumble Bee Slim (tracks: 22, 23)
Guitar [Prob.] – Bumble Bee Slim (tracks: 17), Willie B. James (tracks: 22, 23)
Kazoo, Percussion – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1)
Liner Notes – Jerry Zolten
Piano – Black Bob (tracks: 7 to 17), Honey Hill (tracks: 1 to 12)
Piano [Poss.] – Frank James (tracks: 21 to 23)
Piano [Prob.] – Myrtle Jenkins (tracks: 18 to 20)
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Slide Whistle – Unknown Artist (tracks: 13)
Vocals – Bumble Bee Slim
Washboard – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1)

TAMPA RED — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 7 • 1935-1936 | DOCD-5207 (1993) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Tampa Red–    My Baby Said Yes (A) 2:56
2    Tampa Red–    I'm Betting On You  (A) 2:57
3    Tampa Red–    Rowdy Woman Blues  (A) 3:18
4    Tampa Red–    Keep On Dealin' (Play Your Hand)  (A) 3:26
5    Tampa Red–    (I Could Learn To Love You) So Good  (A) 3:19
6    Tampa Red–    When I Take My Vacation In Harlem  (B) 3:07
7    Tampa Red–    Drinkin' My Blues Away  (B) 2:47
8    Tampa Red–    Dark And Stormy Night  (B) 3:23
9    Tampa Red–    Good Woman Blues  (B) 3:00

10    Tampa Red–    You Missed A Good Man  (B) 3:35
11    Tampa Red–    Waiting Blues  (B) 3:14
12    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    When You Were A Gal Of Seven  (C) 3:10
13    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    Let's Get Drunk And Truck  (C) 3:05
14    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    Maybe It's Someone Else You Love  (C) 3:25
15    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    I Wonder What's The Matter  (C) 2:46
16    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    She Don't Know My Mind  (C) 2:58
17    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    She Don't Know My Mind - Part 2  (C) 3:36
18    Tampa Red–    Stormy Sea Blues  (D) 2:44
19    Tampa Red–    Nutty And Buggy Blues  (D) 2:39
20    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    You Stole My Heart  (E) 3:05
21    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    You Got Me Worryin'  (E) 3:14
22    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    All Night Long  (E) 2:34
23    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    That's The Way I Do  (E) 2:55
24    Tampa Red And The Chicago Five–    I Hate Myself  (E) 2:41