Leothus Lee Green

Birth and Death Data: Born 1900 (Mississippi), Died 1945

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937

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

Notes: Listing on Bluebird disc label releases for Leothus Lee Green>

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-014354 10-in. 10/11/1937 My best friend Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Victor BS-014355 10-in. 10/11/1937 Lookin' up to down Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4097 10-in. 8/16/1929 Number forty-four blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4098 10-in. 8/16/1929 Railroad blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4669 10-in. 10/18/1929 The way I feel blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4670 10-in. 10/18/1929 All my money gone blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4671 10-in. 10/18/1929 Little Eddie Jones Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C4672 10-in. 10/18/1929 Bad Man Napper Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C4682 10-in. 10/19/1929 If I get drunk who’s gonna carry me home Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C4683 10-in. 10/19/1929 Dud-low Joe Lee Green Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick C5176 10-in. Jan. 1930 Gambling man blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5177 10-in. Jan. 1930 Down on the border Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5178 10-in. Jan. 1930 Memphis fives Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5179 10-in. Jan. 1930 Bootleggin’ my jelly Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5180 10-in. Jan. 1930 Running drunk blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5181 10-in. Jan. 1930 Death bell blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5182 10-in. Jan. 1930 I don’t care if the boat don’t land Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5183 10-in. Jan. 1930 Wash day and no soap Nathaniel Dogal ; Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C6478 10-in. Nov. 1930 Five minute blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C6479 10-in. Nov. 1930 Better bring it right away Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C6480 10-in. Nov. 1930 Train no. 44 Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C6481 10-in. Nov. 1930 Death Alley blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C6492 10-in. Nov. 1930 Pork chop blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick C6493 10-in. Nov. 1930 Maltese cat blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Gennett 15322 10-in. 7/10/1929 Lonesome man blues Pork Chop Jackson Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Gennett 15323 10-in. 7/10/1929 Pork Chop stomp Leothus Lee Green Male vocal solo and monologue, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15324 10-in. 7/10/1929 Washboard rub Leothus Lee Green Male vocal solo and monologue, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15325 10-in. 7/10/1929 Street walkin' blues F. T. Thomas Male vocal solo, with saxophone and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15326 10-in. 7/10/1929 Moanin' piano blues F. T. Thomas Male vocal solo, with saxophone and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15327 10-in. 7/10/1929 She walks like a Maltee cat Leothus Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15568 10-in. 9/7/1929 Down on Death Alley blues Leothus Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15569 10-in. 9/7/1929 Five minute blues Leothus Lee Green Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 62471 10-in. 8/2/1937 Country gal blues Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca 62472 10-in. 8/2/1937 Sealskin black woman Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca 62483 10-in. 8/3/1937 You may be beautiful but you got to die-1, 2 Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca 62484 10-in. 8/3/1937 I'm gonna beat your bread-1, 2 Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca 62485 10-in. 8/3/1937 Whip it up and down Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca 62486 10-in. 8/3/1937 The way I feel Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca C 9311 10-in. 8/18/1934 'Round the world blues Lee Green vocalist  
Decca C 9312 10-in. 8/18/1934 Blues about my black gal Lee Green vocalist  
Decca C 9324 10-in. 8/20/1934 Doctorin' fool blues Lee Green vocalist  
Decca C 9325 10-in. 8/20/1934 Southern blues Lee Green vocalist  
Decca C 9342 10-in. 8/24/1934 Memphis fives Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Decca C 9343 10-in. 8/24/1934 44 blues Lee Green instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Leothus Lee," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110645.

Green, Leothus Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110645.

"Green, Leothus Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.

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