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 176-200 of 402 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-074048	10-in.	2/6/1942	Let me play with your poodle	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074049	10-in.	2/6/1942	She want to sell my monkey	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and dialogue	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Victor	BS-074634	10-in.	7/28/1942	You gonna miss me when I'm gone	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074635	10-in.	7/28/1942	I got my habits on	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074636	10-in.	7/28/1942	I ain't fur it	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074637	10-in.	7/28/1942	Mary Lou blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074638	10-in.	7/28/1942	Some sweet day	Big Maceo	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074639	10-in.	7/28/1942	Anytime for you	Big Maceo	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074640	10-in.	7/28/1942	My last go around	Big Maceo	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-074641	10-in.	7/28/1942	Since you been gone	Big Maceo	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and drums	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-3394	10-in.	3/7/1950	1950 blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	E0VB-3395	10-in.	3/7/1950	It's good like that	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	E0VB-3396	10-in.	3/7/1950	Love her with a feelin'	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	E0VB-3397	10-in.	3/7/1950	New deal blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	E0VB-4564	10-in.	11/7/1950	Midnight boogie	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-4565	10-in.	11/7/1950	Dont blame Shorty for that	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-4566	10-in.	11/7/1950	I miss my lovin' blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-4567	10-in.	11/7/1950	Sweet little angel	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E1VB-0490	10-in.	3/20/1951	Since baby's been gone	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	E1VB-0491	10-in.	3/20/1951	She's dynamite	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	E1VB-0492	10-in.	3/20/1951	Pretty baby blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	E1VB-0493	10-in.	3/20/1951	Early in the morning	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D4AB-0336	10-in.	12/15/1944	The woman I love	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	D4AB-0337	10-in.	12/15/1944	Detroit blues	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	D4AB-0338	10-in.	12/15/1944	Sure enough I do	Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer

(Results 176-200 of 402 records)

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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.