Piano Red

Piano Red
Near Hampton, Georgia, United States
Blues, R&B

Willie Lee Perryman (October 19, 1911 – July 25, 1985), usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He was a self-taught pianist who played in the barrelhouse blues style (a loud percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns). His performing and recording careers emerged during the period of transition from completely segregated "race music" to rhythm and blues, which was marketed to both white and black audiences. Some music historians credit Perryman's 1950 recording "Rocking With Red" for the popularization of the term rock and roll in Atlanta. His simple, hard-pounding left hand and his percussive right hand, coupled with his cheerful shout, brought him considerable success over three decades.

Atlanta Bounce (1992)
The Doctor's In! (1993)

Lottie Beaman

Lottie Beaman
aka: "The Kansas City Butterball"; Lottie Kimborough; Lena Kimbrough; Clara Cary; Jennie Brooks; Lottie Brown; Lottie Emerson; Mae Moran; Martha Jackson
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. or West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Country blues

Lottie Kimbrough (born 1893 or 1900; date of death unknown) was an American country blues singer, who was also billed as Lottie Beaman (her married name), Lottie Kimborough, and Lena Kimbrough (among several other names). She was a large woman and was nicknamed "the Kansas City Butterball". Her recording career lasted from 1924 to 1929. Allmusic journalist Burgin Mathews wrote that "Kimbrough's vocal power, and the unique arrangements of several of her best pieces, rank her as one of the sizable talents of the 1920s blues tradition."

appeared on:
Kansas City Blues (1993) 1924-1929

Peg Leg Howell

Peg Leg Howell
USA
Country blues

Joshua Barnes Howell, known as Peg Leg Howell (March 5, 1888 – August 11, 1966), was an African-American blues singer and guitarist, who connected early country blues and the later 12-bar style.

Complete Recordings Vol. 1 (1993) 1926-1928, with Eddie Anthony
Complete Recordings Vol. 2 (1993) 1928-1930, with Eddie Anthony

Lillian Glinn

Lillian Glinn
Hillsboro, Texas, U.S.
Classic female blues, country blues, gospel blues

Lillian Glinn (May 10, 1902 – July 22, 1978) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville. Among her popular recordings were "Black Man Blues," "Doggin' Me Blues" and "Atlanta Blues." The blues historian Paul Oliver commented that there were a number of female blues singers who "deserve far greater recognition than they have had", and one of those he cited was Glinn.

Complete Recorded Works (1993) 1927-1929

Jazz Gillum

Jazz Gillum
Indianola, Mississippi, United States
Chicago blues

William McKinley "Jazz" Gillum (September 11, 1902 or 1904 – March 29, 1966) was an American blues harmonica player.

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1993) 1936-1938
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1993) 1938-1941
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1993) 1941-1946
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1993) 1946-1949

Blind Teddy Darby

Blind Teddy Darby
Henderson, Kentucky
Blues

Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (March 2, 1906 – December 1975), was an American blues singer and guitarist.
Darby was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis with his family when he was a child. His mother taught him to play the guitar. He served some time for selling moonshine. In 1926 he lost his eyesight because of glaucoma.
He recorded from 1929 until 1937 under the names Blind Teddy Darby, Blind Darby, Blind Blues Darby and Blind Squire Turner for Paramount, Victor, Bluebird, Vocalion and Decca. In 1960 he was "rediscovered" and recorded by Pete Welding of Testament Records, but the recordings from this session were never released.

Complete Recorded Works (1993) 1929-1937

Welly Trice

Welly Trice
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States 
Piedmont blues, East Coast blues, country blues
 
William Augusta "Willie" Trice (February 10, 1908 – December 11, 1976) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He released two singles and an album. He remained loyal to his native North Carolina and its regional blues style, often referred to as Piedmont blues, East Coast blues, or more generally country blues.

appeared on:
Carolina Blues (1993) 1937-1947, split with Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council, Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band and with Richard Trice

Richard Trice

Richard Trice
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Blues

Richard Trice (November 16, 1917 – April 6, 2000) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released two singles. He lived most of his life in his native North Carolina and played in its regional blues style, often referred to as Piedmont blues, East Coast blues, or more generally country blues.

appeared on:
Carolina Blues (1993) 1937-1947, split with Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council, Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band and with Welly Trice

Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band

Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band
USA
Piedmont blues

appeared on:
Carolina Blues (1993) 1937, split with Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council and Richard & Welly Trice

Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council

Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Piedmont blues, Country blues

Floyd Council (September 2, 1911 – May 9, 1976) was an American blues guitarist, mandolin player, and singer. He was a practitioner of the Piedmont blues, which was popular in the southeastern United States in the 1920s and 1930s. He was sometimes credited as Dipper Boy Council and promoted as "The Devil's Daddy-In-Law".

appeared on:
Carolina Blues (1993) 1937, split with Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band and Richard & Welly Trice

Gus Cannon

Gus Cannon
Red Banks, Mississippi, United States
Folk blues

Gustavus "Gus" Cannon (September 12, 1883 or 1884 – October 15, 1979) was an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon's Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s. There is uncertainty about his birth year; his tombstone gives the date as 1874.

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1990) 1927-1928
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1993) 1929-1930

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Blues, Jazz blues

Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers.

The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1991) 1923-192?
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1991)
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1991)
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (1993) 192?-1929?
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: The Final Chapter (1993)

Doctor Clayton

Doctor Clayton
Georgia
Blues

Doctor Clayton (born Peter Joe Clayton; April 19, 1898 – January 7, 1947) was an American blues singer and songwriter.

Complete Recorded Works (1993) 1935-1942