(Original) Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn.; source: http://www.memphisheritage.org/MHIHost/LostMemphis.html
Kid    
Bailey
date and location of birth unknown
date and location of death unknown
discography
from cover of Sonet SNKF 112 
source: cover of  Sonet SNKF 112    

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

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Kid Bailey 78 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11929Kid Bailey

- Mississippi Bottom Blues (M-209/10)
- Rowdy Blues (M-211)

rec. September 25, 1929 at Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn.; Kid Bailey, voc, g; unknown g

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Brunswick 7114

LP / CD compilations
21963V. A.: The Mississippi Blues 1927-1940

Bukka White
- The Panama Limited
- Special Streamline
Willie Brown
- Future Blues
- M & O Blues

Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Robert Wilkins
- That's No Way To Get Along
- I Do Blues

Mississippi John Hurt
- Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied
- Louis Collins
William Harris
- Bullfrog Blues
- Hot Time Blues
Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
Son House
- Preachin The Blues - part 1
- Preachin The Blues - part 2
brochure notes by
Gayle Dean Wardlow
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Origin Jazz Library OJL-5

notes by Gayle Dean
Wardlow (biographies)
and David Evans (lyric
transcriptions)
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= OJL-5 (1966)

OJL discograpy

31972V. A.: Deep South Country Blues

Garfield Akers
- Cottonfield Blues part 1
- Cottonfield Blues part 2
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues

Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Willie Brown
- M & O Blues
- Future Blues
William Harris
- Bull Frog Blues
Son House
- My Black Mama part I
- My Black Mama part II
Harvey Hull
- Hey Lawdy Mama - The France Blues
Buster Johnson
- Undertaker Blues
William Moore
- One Way Gal
- Old Country Rock
Henry Sims
- Tell Me Man Blues
George "Bullet" Williams
- Touch Me Light Mama

Flyright LP 102

Flyright discography

41972V. A.: Legendary Sessions - Memphis Style

Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Garfield Akers + Joe Callicott
- Cottonfield Blues - Part 1
- Cottonfield Blues - Part 2
- Dough Roller Blues
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues
Joe Callicott
- Fare Thee Well Blues
- Traveling Mama Blues
Jim Thomkins
- Bedside Blues
Bukka White
- The New 'Frisco Train
- The Panama Limited
- I Am In The Heavenly Way
- Promise True And Grand
- Sic 'EM Dogs On
- Po' Boy
Blind Willie Reynolds
- Married Man Blues
- Third Street Woman Blues
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Roots RSE 2

= Monogram (Autogram)
Roots special edition
Collector's Series RSE-2
(D 198?)

Roots discography

51988V. A.: Delta Blues Vol. 2 (1929-1939)

Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Garfield Akers + Joe Callicott
- Cottonfield Blues - Part 1
- Cottonfield Blues - Part 2
- Dough Roller Blues
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues
Joe Callicott
- Fare Thee Well Blues
- Traveling Mama Blues
Jim Thomkins
- Bedside Blues
Bukka White
- The New 'Frisco Train
- The Panama Limited
- I Am In The Heavenly Way
- Promise True And Grand
- Sic 'EM Dogs On
- Po' Boy
Sam Collins
- Graveyard Digger's Blues
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Document DLP 533
61990Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers (1928-1929)

Son House
- My Black Mama - part 1
- My Black Mama - part 2
- Preachin" The Blues - part 1
- Preachin" The Blues - part 2
- Dry Spell Blues - part 1
- Dry Spell Blues - part 2
- Walking Blues
Willie Brown
- M&O Blues
- Future Blues

Kid Bailey
- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Rowdy Blues
Garfield Akers
- Cottonfield Blues - part 1
- Cottonfield Blues - part 2
- Dough Roller Blues
- Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues
Joe Callicott
- Fare Tree Well Blues
- Traveling Mama Blues
Jim Thompkins
- Bedside Blues
Blind Joe (Willie) Reynolds
- Outside Woman Blues
- Nehi Blues
- Married Man Blues
- Third Street Woman Blue
Rube Lacy
- Mississippi Jail House Blues
- Ham Hound Crave
notes by Bob Groom





Document DOCD-5002

www.document-records.com

71991Masters Of The Delta Blues: The Friends Of Charlie Patton

- Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
- Big Fat Mama Blues - Tommy Johnson
- I Am In The Heavenly Way - Bukka White
- Future Blues - Willie Brown
- Brown Mama Blues - Ishman Bracey
- On The Wall - Louise Johnson
- Walking Blues (Unissued Test) - Son House
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Promise True And Grand - Bukka White

- Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
- Maggie Campbell Blues - Tommy Johnson
- My Black Mama (Part 1) - Son House
- My Black Mama (Part 2) - Son House
- Yellow Bee - Bertha Lee
- Long Way From Home - Louise Johnson
- M And O Blues - Willie Brown
- Button Up Shoes (Take 1, Unissued Test) - Tommy Johnson
- Mind Reader Blues - Bertha Lee
- Lonesome Home Blues (Take 1, Unissued Test) - Tommy Johnson
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 1) - Son House
- Dry Spell Blues (Part 2) - Son House
- Preachin' The Blues (Part 1) - Son House
- Preachin' The Blues (Part 2) - Son House
notes by Don Kent

Yazoo CD 2002

www.yazoorecords.com



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

 
Other artist's covers of Kid Bailey songs
#year
of
release
Artist:
Record Title

- featured Kid Bailey song
label # / notes
11968V. A.: Blues Like Showers Of Rain

- Bulldog Blues - Mike Cooper
- A Few Short Lines - Dave Kelly
- Say No To The Devil - Steve Rye
- Nothin' In Ramblin' - Jo Ann Kelly
- Cottonfield Blues - Ian Anderson
- Whitewash Station - Panama Limited Jug Band
- Searchin' The Desert For The Blues - Al Jones
- Dark Road Blues - Missouri Compromise
- Spoonful - Wizz Jones
- Meeting House Ray - Mike Cooper
- Blues Walking Like A Man - Dave Kelly
- Stop Breaking Down - Prager, Rye & Hall

- Rowdy Blues - Ian Anderson
- Wildcat - Panama Limited Jug Band
- Travelin' Blues - Dave Kelly
- Bread Of Heaven - Steve Rye
- Black Snake Moan - Mike Cooper
- Cocaine Habit Blues - Panama Limited Jug Band
- Friday Evening Blues - Ian Anderson
- If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - Missouri Compromise
- Black Mary - Jo Ann Kelly
- The Inverted World - Ian Anderson
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Saydisk Matchbox SDM 142


= Village Thing VT-SAM 16
"Matchbox Days"

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Big Beat CDWIKD 168 (1997)

www.acerecords.co.uk

21975Nick Katzman & Ruby Green
Mississippi River Bottom Blues


- Tin Silver
- Moon's Going Down
- Snapping Turtle

- Rowdy Blues
- If You Haven't Any Hay Fantasy
- You Gonna Quit Me Baby
- Hommage To Rev. Gary Davis

- I'm Going Away
- Panic When The Sun Goes Down
- Careless Love
- Wabash Rag
- Laughing Gas
- I Had A Notion

- Mississippi River Bottom Blues

'Ruby Green' is Terry Garthwaite

back covers of Sonet SNKF 112 (both versions) and Kicking Mule KM 111 are (almost) identical

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Kicking Mule KM 111

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= Sonet SNKF 112 (1976)
"How To Play Delta Blues
Guitar"

also under the title "Panic
When The Sun Goes Down":

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= Sonet SNKF 112

Kicking Mule discography

blueskatz.com

31995Rory Block:
When A Woman Gets The Blues


- Preaching Blues
- Peavine Blues
- Joliet Bound
- Tallahatchie Blues
- I Let My Daddy Do That
- Be Ready When He Comes
- Hellhound On My Trail
- Sweet Sunny South

- Rowdy Blues
- Tain't Long For Day
- On The Wall
- Cypress Grove
- Take My Heart Again
- Railroadin' Some
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Rounder CD 3139

www.rounder.com

41996Rory Block: Tornado

- Mississippi Bottom Blues
- Pictures Of You
- That's All Right
- Like A Shotgun
- You Didn't Mind
- Tornado
- Gone Woman Blues
- The Last Leviathan
- Indian Ernie
- Rosaline
- Bright Spirit
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Rounder CD 3140

www.rounder.com

52003The Be Good Tanyas: Chinatown

- It's Not Happening
- Waiting Around To Die
- Junkie Song
- Ship Out On The Sea
- Dogsong 2

- Rowdy Blues
- Reuben
- House Of The Rising Sun
- In Spite Of All The Damage
- Lonesome Blues
- In My Time Of Dying
- I Wish My Baby Was Born
- Horses
- Midnight Moonlight

EMI 5814632
= Nettwerk 30304

www.begoodtanyas.com

62005Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys:
Live At The Dragon's Den


- Enter The Dragon's Den / Why Do I Lie To Myself About You?
- Preachin' Blues - Up Jumped The Devil
- You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew
- Guitar Swing
- Jack The Ripper
- Shake Your Hips
- Sugar Blues
- Hellhound On My Trail
- Butterfingers Rag
- Blood On The Saddle
- El Toro
- I've Got My Fingers Crossed
- You Gonna Need My Help
- Blue Jumped A Rabbit
- Coffee Rag

- Rowdy Blues
- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Five Eighths Music

cdbaby.com

72007Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie:
Blues From The Forbidden Plateau


- Life Changing Blues
- France Blues
- Reconsider Baby
- Birdland
- Done Changed My Way Of Living
- Black Girl
- Fish Pond Holler
- John The Revelator
- Diving Duck Blues
- Wee Wee Hours

- Mississippi Bottom Blues

Snoozeyouloseblues

cdbaby.com

82007Thomasina Winslow & Nick Katzman: Rowdy Blues

Thomasina Winslow & Nick Katzman: Rowdy Blues

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon & John Godrich: Blues & Gospel Records 1902 - 1943, 3rd ed. 1982, p. 52
- John Cowley: Kid Bailey and copyright.- Blues & Rhythm 51 (1988), p. 16
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of Peabody Hotel postcard: http://www.memphisheritage.org/MHIHost/LostMemphis.html
source of left column label picture: http://www.tefteller.com/html/78_kid_bailey.html

 

Stefan Wirz


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