Tampa Red

Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge; January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was a Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Mose Allison. In a career spanning over 30 years, he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", and "Love Her with a Feeling".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 8, 1904 (Smithville), Died March 19, 1981 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, leader, kazoo, lyricist, songwriter, piano, electric guitar, speaker, yodeling

Notes: Often sub-credited as "The Guitar Wizard." Compositions generally credited as Hudson Whittaker, his real name.

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-85524	10-in.	2/26/1935	If it ain't that gal of mine	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jug band	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, kazoo
Victor	BS-85525	10-in.	2/26/1935	Mean old tom cat blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-85526	10-in.	2/26/1935	Don't dog your woman	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-85527	10-in.	2/26/1935	Singing and crying blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-85528	10-in.	2/26/1935	Shake it up a little	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-91402	10-in.	7/27/1935	My baby said yes	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lyricist, kazoo
Victor	BS-91403	10-in.	7/27/1935	I'm bettin' on you	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-91404	10-in.	7/27/1935	Rowdy woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, kazoo
Victor	BS-91405	10-in.	7/27/1935	(Play your hand) Keep on dealin'	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-91406	10-in.	7/27/1935	(I could learn to love you) So good	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with bass, guitar and piano	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-91407	10-in.	7/27/1935	Outside woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-96250	10-in.	11/1/1935	When I take my vacation in Harlem	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar
Victor	BS-96251	10-in.	11/1/1935	Drinkin' my blues away	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-96252	10-in.	11/1/1935	Dark and stormy night	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-96253	10-in.	11/1/1935	Good woman blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-96254	10-in.	11/1/1935	You missed a good man	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-96255	10-in.	11/1/1935	Waiting blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-99398	10-in.	2/27/1936	Red's tight like that	Tune Wranglers	String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-100099	10-in.	4/1/1936	When you were a gal of seven	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, leader, instrumentalist, kazoo, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100300	10-in.	4/1/1936	Let's get drunk and truck	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	lyricist, composer, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100301	10-in.	4/1/1936	Maybe it's someone else you love	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100302	10-in.	4/1/1936	I wonder what's the matter	Chicago Five ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100303	10-in.	4/1/1936	She don't know my mind	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	composer, vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-100304	10-in.	4/1/1936	She don't know my mind	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	leader, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-100330	10-in.	4/3/1936	Stormy sea blues	Willie B. James ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 402 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tampa Red," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

Tampa Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106703.

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