Speckled Red

Rufus George Perryman (October 23, 1892 – January 2, 1973), known as Speckled Red, was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults and vulgar remarks that have long been a part of African-American folklore.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 23, 1892 (Monroe), Died January 2, 1973 (St. Louis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, piano

Notes: Name used by Rufus Perryman.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	M205	10-in.	9/24/1929	Jim Jackson’s jamboree	Georgia Tom ; Jim Jackson ; Speckled Red ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talking	instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	M206	10-in.	9/24/1929	Jim Jackson’s jamboree	Georgia Tom ; Jim Jackson ; Speckled Red ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and talking	instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	MEM763	10-in.	Feb. 1930	The dirty dozen	Beale Street Jug Band ; Jed Davenport	Instrumental ensemble	composer

(Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Speckled Red," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105568.

Speckled Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105568.

"Speckled Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.