"He's a singer / entertainer
who can do almost anything
you want to request,
even including a few blues"

Sam Charters 1972

Snooks Eaglin
Fird Eaglin Jr. a.k.a. "The Human Jukebox"
b. January 21, 1936 in New Orleans
d. February 18, 2009 in New Orleans

discography
S N O O K S   E A G L I N; Black Top press foto 
R.I.P.                  source: Black Top press foto    
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.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Snooks Eaglin 45 rpm / EPs / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
1195?Blind Guitar Ferd

- Jesus Will Fix It For You #
- Traveling On *

rec. New Orleans ?; Ford Eaglin with unkn. p; # fem v grp; * two fem vs


Wonder 7606
2c.1/1954James Crawford

- Jock-O-Mo (U 7581; later remastered 9420)
- You You You (U 7852; later remastered 9421)

rec. c. Nov. 1953 in New Orleans; James Crawford, voc, p; Big Boy Myles, tb; Alfred Bernard,, David Lastie, saxes; Snooks Eaglin, g; Frank Fields, b; Eric Warner, dr; Sylvester Saunders, voc chant


Checker 787

Chess 2ACMB-209
= Chess CH-2-9215

  Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters

- Love, Love, Love (9416)
- Troubled Mind Blues (9417)
- Oo Wee Sugar (9418)
- There Goes My Baby (9419)
- You Call Everybody Sweetheart (9422) #
- If I Love You Darling (9423) #

prob. same session as above = rec. New Orleans c. Nov. 1953; James Crawford, voc, p; Big Boy Myles, tb; Alfred Bernard,, David Lastie, saxes; Snooks Eaglin, g, # voc; Frank Fields, b; Eric Warner, dr; Sylvester Saunders, voc chant


Checker unissued

Chess 2ACMB-209
= Chess CH-2-9215

  Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters

- Please Believe Me (9365) # *
- Long Lost Stranger (9366) # *
- Rollin' (9367)
- Night Rider (instr.) (9368) *
- For Me (9369) *
- You Know I Love You (9373) *
- Stop (9374) *
- Watch Her, Whip Her (9375) *
- Oh No (9376)

rec. New Orleans 1954; James Crawford, voc, p; unkn. tp; Big Boy Myles, tb; Alfred Bernard, David Lastie, saxes; Snooks Eaglin, g, # voc; Frank Fields, b; Eric Warner, dr; # Slim Saunders, voc


Checker unissued

* Chess 2ACMB-209
= Chess CH-2-9215

31958Music Of The World's Peoples Vol. 4

Snooks Eaglin
- This Mean Old World (3:50) #

# rec. by Harry Oster in Louisiana
compiled and notes by Henry Cowell


Folkways FE 4507


custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu
smithsonianglobalsound.org

41958Folk Music USA. Vol. 1

- John Henry - Virgil Perkins, Jack Sims
- Grizzly Bear: Negro Prison Camp Worksong
- Blowing The Train - Percy Randolph

- Six Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Snooks Eaglin
- Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
- Amasee: Children's Ring Game Song

- Spooky Drums - Warren "Baby" Dodds
- Black Jack Davy - Mary Jo Davis
- Drunken Sailor: Dulcimer Medley
- Ellen Smith - Pete Steele
- Run, Run - Elizabeth Cotton [sic]
- Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Rolling River: Country Dance


- Allons Danser Colinda: Cajun Dance - Roy Brule
- Sourwood Mountain: Square Dance Tune - Hobart Smith
- Diamond Joe: Cowboy Song - Cisco Houston
- Siete Leguas: Corrido - Peter Hurd
- Matachines Dance
- Moonlight Song: Taos Indian Serenade

- War Dance Song
- Esta Navidad: Puerto Rican Christmas Song
- Aguinaldo Cagueno: Puerto Rican Song
- Rocky Road: Shape-Note Singing - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- If We Never Meet Again
- Inviting-In Dance Song
DLP
ed. Harold Courlander

Folkways FE 4530


custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu

51959The Music Of New Orleans Vol. 1
The Music Of The Streets: The Music Of Mardi Gras

Snooks Eaglin
- Mean Old Frisco (3:08)

rec. in New Orleans in Febr. 1958 by Harry Oster


Folkways FA 2461

= Topic 12T53 (UK)


custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu
smithsonianglobalsound.org
(LP covers)
smithsonianglobalsound.org
(liner notes)

61959Snooks Eaglin:
New Orleans Street Singer


- Careless Love
- Come Back, Baby #
- High Society
- Let Me Go Home Whisky
- Trouble In Mind #
- St. James Infirmary
- I Got My Questionaire #
- The Drifter Blues #

- Rock Island Line
- Every Day I Have The Blues #
. Sophisticated Blues
- See See Rider
- One Scotch, One Bourbon
- A Thousand Miles From Home #
- I'm Looking For A Woman #
- Look Down That Lonesome Road

rec. 1958 by Harry Oster; ed. Kenneth S. Goldstein

# re-released 1994 on Storyville STCD 8023
  "New Orleans Street Singer"

notes by
Kenneth S. Goldstein

Folkways FA 2476


custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu
smithsonianglobalsound.org


= Le Chant Du Monde
FWX 52476






= Storyville SLP 119 (1964)
= Storyville 670119
"Blues From New
Orleans Vol. 1"

Storyville discography

71960Snooks Eaglin / Lucius Bridges / Brother Randolph:
New Orleans Washboard Blues


Folk-Lyric FL 107 (I) / Arhoolie 2014 tracks:
- Possum Up A Simmon Tree
- That's All Right
- Veal Chop And Pork Chop
- I Ain't Gonna Study War No More
- Model T And The Train
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Death Valley Blues
- This Train

- Bottle Up And Go
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Rock Me Mama
- John Henry
- Locomotive Train
- I Had A Little Woman
- Don't Leave Me Mama

Folk-Lyric FL 107 (II) tracks:
- Possum Up A Simmon Tree
- That's All Right
- Veal Chop And Pork Chop
- Down By The Riverside
- Model T And The Train
- Jack O'Diamonds

- Death Valley Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- John Henry
- Locomotive Train
- I Had A Little Woman
- Rock Me Mama

rec. 1958 by Harry Oster




Folk-Lyric FL 107 (I)




Folk-Lyric FL 107 (II)
"Possum Up A Simmon Tree"


= Arhoolie 2014 (1971)


= Storyville SLP 179
"New Orleans Blues"

re-released 1991 on
Arhoolie CD 348
"Country Boy Down
In New Orleans"

Storyville discography

81960Ford Eaglin

- Yours Truly
- Nobody Knows



Imperial 5671
91960Ford Eaglin

- That Certain Door
- By The Water

Imperial 5692
101960Snooks Eaglin:
Message From New Orleans


- Mamma, Don't You Tear My Clothes
- Walking Blues
- Mean Old World
- Give Me The Old Box-Car
- Every Day Blues
- I Had My Fun
- Blue Shadows Blues
- She's A Black Rat

- Who's Been Foolin' You?
- I Must See Jesus
- Fly Right Baby
- That's All Right
- Bottle Up And Go
- Who Can Your Good Man Be
- Don't You Lie To Me
- Malaguena

rec. in New Orleans by Harry Oster

notes by Tony Standish


click to read notes, page 1 ! click to read notes, page 2 !
click to read notes, page 3 ! click to read notes, page 4 !
Heritage HLP 1002 (UK)

Heritage discography

11196?Snooks Eaglin's New Orleans Blues
- Don't You Tear My Clothes
- That's All Right
- I Must See Jesus

- Bottle Up & Go
- Who Can Your Good Man Be
- Walkin' Blues
EP

Heritage H-301 (UK)

Heritage discography

121961Ford Eaglin

- If I Could
- Guess Who

Imperial 5736
131961Ford Eaglin

My Head Is Spinnin' / Travelin' Mood





Imperial 5765
141962Ford Eaglin

- Goin' To The River
- I'm Slippin' In



Imperial 5802
151962Ford Eaglin

- Nothing Sweet As You
- Don't Slam That Door



Imperial 5823
161962Ford Eaglin

- People Are Talking
- Reality



Imperial 5866
171962Ford Eaglin

- Long Gone
- Willy Lee

Imperial 5890
181962Ford Eaglin

- Little Eva
- Cover Girl

Imperial 5946
191962Blind Snooks Eaglin:
That's All Right


- Don't You Tear My Clothes
- Mailman Passed
- I'm A Country Boy
- I Got A Woman
- Alberta
- Brown Skinned Woman
- Don't You Lie To Me

- That's All Right
- Goin' Down Slow
- Bottle Up And Go
- The Walkin' Blues
- One More Drink
- Fly Right, Baby

rec. 1961 by Harry Oster

click to enlarge !
Bluesville 1046

= XTRA 5051 (UK 1968)


= P-Vine PCD-1046 (Jp)


= OBCCD-568-2
fantasyjazz.com

click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !
= Fantasy F24716 (1973)
(along with BVLP 1026
Robert Pete Williams)
"Rural Blues"


= Ace CD CHD 705
acerecords.co.uk

Bluesville discography

201962Ford Eaglin
Un Nouveau Génie


- I'm Slippin' In
- Yours Truly

- Don't Slam That Door
- Going To The River
7 inch 45 rpm EP



Polydor 27738 (Fr)
20a1963Snooks Eaglin

- Country Boy
- Alberta

Storyville Blues Anthology Vol. 6

7 inch 45 rpm

Storyville A 45056
20b1964Lil Snook

- Cheetah
- Sweetness
Fun label dummy (Fun 305: Joyce Harris: Baby, Baby, Baby)
Fun 303
[Eddie Bo's label]

more info

211964Country Spirituals

Snooks Eaglin
- Down By The Riverside
Butch Cage, Willie Thomas & crowd
- Whe I See The Blood
Della Williams
- Motherless Children
New Orleans Street Gospel Singers
- I Will Be Your God
Otis Webster
- In My Saviours Care
Charles Henderson, Butch Cage, Willie Thomas & crowd
- Jesus On The Main Line

Rev. Pearly Brown
- If I Never See You Anymore
Andy Mosely, George Williams & Hogman Maxey
- I Know I Got Religion
Otis Webster
- This Little Light Of Mine
Angola Quartet
- Be With Me Jesus
Robert Pete Williams
- I'm Glad My Mother Teached Me How To Pray
Rev. Pearly Brown
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Butch Cage, Willie Thomas & crowd
- If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again

rec. by Paul Oster; notes by Paul Oster

click to enlarge !

click to enlarge !
Storyville SLP 135

Storyville discography

221964Snooks Eaglin:
Blues From New Orleans Vol. 2


- Mailman Passed And He Didn't Leave No News
- I Must See Jesus #
- She's One Black Rat #
- Give Me The Good Old Boxcar *
- Don't You Lie To Me #
- Well I Had My Fun #

- Browns Skin Woman #
- Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes #
- Who's Been Foolin' You #
- When Shadows Fall #
- One More Drink #
- I Got A Woman #
- Mama Talk To Your Daughter

Snooks Eaglin, voc, g
* Snooks Eaglin, voc, g; Lucius Bridges, wb
  Lucius Bridges, voc, wb; Snooks Eaglin, g

# re-released 1994 on Storyville STCD 8023
  "New Orleans Street Singer"

rec. by Harry Oster
notes by Harry Oster

Storyville SLP 140

Storyville discography

231964Snooks Eaglin:
Portraits In Blues Vol. 1


- Country Boy
- Fly Right Back Baby #
- Well I Had My Fun
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes
- I Don't Know #
- Mean Old World #

- Alberta #
- That's Allright #
- Malaguena #
- When They Ring Them Golden Bells #
- Went Out Walkin'
- Remember Me #

# re-released 1994 on Storyville STCD 8023
  "New Orleans Street Singer"

rec. by Harry Oster
notes by Paul Oliver





Storyville SLP 146


= Amiga 856 282
(GDR 1971)
"Blues Collection #12"


= Teichiku ULS-1811-R
(Jp 1975) "Snooks Eaglin"

Storyville discography

241965Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.

Snooks Eaglin
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey
DLP

Folkways FE 2691


custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu

251966Songs Of Street And Road
Folk Music Of The World

60's Harlem youths
- Rhythmic & Vocal Improv.
- Ole
Shoeshine boy raps
- Shoe Shine Shakedown
New Orleans street peddlers
- Street Cries
Percy Randolph
- Shine

Blind Snooks Eaglin
- Mean Old Frisco
Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
- Stewball
- Slop Boogie

Cisco Houston
- 900 Miles
- The Rambler
- Hobo Bill
Sonny Terry
- My Baby Leaving
Sticks McGhee
- Drink of Wine
John Cohen
- Keep On Moving
collection of material
originaly released on
various Folkways lps


ARS 1047

261968Goin' Up The Country - Rural Blues, Vol. 1

Nathaniel Terry
- Take It Easy
Manny Nichols
- Forgive Me
Country Jim
- Avenue Breakdown
Lil' Son Jackson
- Disgusted
Thunder 'N Lightnin'
- West Coast Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
Howling Wolf Blues

Snooks Eaglin
- Nobody Knows

Nathaniel Terry
- Don't Know Why
Manny Nichols
- Worried Life
Country Jim
- Philippine Blues
Lil' Son Jackson
- Thrill Me Baby
Thunder 'N Lightnin'
- Can't Do Like You Used To
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Can't Get That Woman Off My Mind
Snooks Eaglin
- By The Water
liner notes Peter Welding

Imperial LM-94000

= Liberty LBL 83213E

Imperial discography


re-released 1998 on CD
(along Imp. LM-94001)
Beat Goes On BGOCD 384
"Rural Blues, Volumes 1&2"

271968Saturday Night Function - Rural Blues, Vol. 2

Papa Lightfoot
- When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Snooks Eaglin
- Travelin' Mood
Boogie Bill Webb
- I Ain't For It
Clifton Chenier
- Country Bred
Slim Harpo
- A Man Is Crying
J.D. Edwards
- Cold In The Evening
Boozoo Chavis
- Paper In My Shoe

Papa Lightfoot
- Wine Women Whiskey

Snooks Eaglin
- See See Rider
Boogie Bill Webb
- Love Me Mama
Clifton Chenier
- Just A Lonely Boy
Slim Harpo
- Something Inside Me
J.D. Edwards
- Crying
Boozoo Chavis
- Boozoo Stomp
liner notes Peter Welding

Imperial 94001

= Liberty LBL 83214E

Imperial discography


re-released 1998 on CD
along with Imp. LM-94000)
Beat Goes On BGOCD 384
"Rural Blues, Volumes 1&2"

2819??Snooks Eaglin
And His 12-String Guitar

Blues Anthology Vol. 6

- That's All Right
- I Had A Little Woman

- Death Valley Blues
- Rock Me Mama
7 inch 45 rpm EP



Storyville SEP 386 (UK)

Storyville discography

291971Snooks Eaglin:
Legacy Of The Blues Vol. 2


- Boogie Children
- Who's Loving You Tonight
- Lucille
- Drive It Home
- Good News
- Funky Malaguena

- Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
- That Same Old Train
- I Get The Blues When It Rains
- Young Boy Blues
- Tomorrow Night
- Little Girl Of Mine
rec. June, 1971
prod. Quint Davis
prod. supervision
Sam Charters


Sonet SNTF 625 (UK)

= GNP/Crescendo
GNP 10012 (US 1979)
www.gnpcrescendo.com

= Sonet SNTCD 625

= Sonet/King KICP 2207 (Jp)


= Emarcy 06024 9869262
(2005)

29a1974The Legacy Of The Blues Sampler

- Aberdeen Mississippi Blues - Bukka White
- Funky Malaguena - Snooks Eaglin
- Found My Baby Gone - Champion Jack Dupree
- Wishy Washy Woman - Mighty Joe Young
- I'm A Bluesman - Juke Boy Bonner
- Black Gal You're Sure Looking Warm - Big Joe Williams

- Long Time Gone, A - Memphis Slim
- Starry Crown Blues - J.D. Short<
- I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball - Robert Pete Williams
- The Cannonball - Eddie Boyd
- She's So Mellow - Sunnyland Slim
- Please Help Poor Me - Lightnin' Hopkins


"Maxi Sampler" bonus tracks:
- Poor Boy Long Way From Home - Bukka White

- Drive It Home - Snooks Eaglin
- You're The One - Champion Jack Dupree
- Early In The Morning - Mighty Joe Young
- Lonesome Ride Back Home - Juke Boy Bonner
- I Been Wrong But I'll Be Right - Big Joe Williams
- Lets Get With It - Memphis Slim
- Make Me Down A Pallet - J.D. Short
- You're My All Day Steady And My Midnight Dream - Robert Pete Williams
- It's A Mellow Day - Eddie Boyd
- Get Hip To Yourself - Sunnyland Slim
- Water Fallin' Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins

Sonet SNTX 1




= Crescendo GNPS 10010
(1976)

(=) Sonet SNTCD 1 (1989)
"The Legacy Of The Blues
Maxi Sampler"


= GNP Crescendo (1992)

301974The Wild Magnolias

The Wild Magnolias are:
"Bo" Dollis, "Monk" Boudreaux, "Gato June" Johnson Jr., "Grip" Adams, "Quarter Monn" Tobias, "Gate" Johnson, "Bubba" Scott, James Smothers
Special guests: "Gitchie" Bob Dollis, Monk Boudreaux, Willie Tee, Earl Turbinton Jr., Julius Farmer, Snooks Eaglin, Larry Panna, Alfred "Uganda" Roberts Conga


Barclay BLSL-70022

www.wildmagnolias.net

311976Jumpin' Tonight

Tommy Ridgely
- Looped [Imperial 5203]
Smiley Lewis
- Come On [Imperial 5372]
Joe Turner
- Jumpin' Tonight [Imperial 5090]

Al Johnson
- Lena [Ric 956]

Snooks Eaglin
- Don't Slam That Door [Imperial 5823]
Archibald
- Ballin' With Archie [Imperial 5082]
7 inch 45 rpm EP

Black Diamond 4508
321976Sugarboy Crawford
Chess Masters Blues Series

- Overboard
- I Don't Know What I'll Do

- You Know I Love You *
- Stop *
- Watch Her Whip Her *
- Honey

- I Bowed On My Knees
- Wandering Baby
- No More Heartaches
- What's Wrong

- Love Love Love *
- Troubled Mind Blues *


- Ooh Wee Sugar *
- There Goes My Baby *
- Jockomo *
- You You You *
- You Call Everybody Sweetheart * #
- If I Loved You Darling * #

- Get Away
- Please Believe Me *
- For Me *
- Wondering
- Night Rider *
- Long Lost Stranger *

* prob. rec. New Orleans c. Nov. 1953 & 1954; James Crawford, voc, p; Big Boy Myles, tb; Alfred Bernard,, David Lastie, saxes; Snooks Eaglin, g, # voc; Frank Fields, b; Eric Warner, dr; Sylvester Saunders, voc chant

2-LP set

Chess 2ACMB-209
= Chess 427017 (Fr)


= Chess CH-2-9215 (1984)


= Chess CH2-92508
"Chess Masters"


(=) Classics CD 5143
"1953-1954"

331978Snooks Eaglin Today:
Down Yonder


- Down Yonder
- No More Diggin'
- Talk To Your Daughter
- Going To The River
- Oh Red
- Yours Truly

- Travelling Mood
- St. Pete, Florida
- A Teeny Bit Of Your Love
- Mustang Sally
- Let The Four Winds Blow
- San Jose

Snooks Eaglin, voc, g; Ellis Marsalis, p; Clarence Ford, sax; George French, b, backgr. voc; Bob French, dr




Sonet SNTF 752 (UK)


= GNP/Crescendo
GNP 10023 (US 1989)
www.gnpcrescendo.com


= Emarcy 06024 9871407
(2005) "Snooks Eaglin With
His New Orleans Friends"

341987Snooks Eaglin:
Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!


- You Give Me Nothing But The Blues
- Baby Please
- Oh Sweetness
- Profidia
- Lavinia
- Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!
- Drop The Bomb!
- That Certain Door
- Mary Joe
- Nobody Knows
- Pretty Girls Everywhere

P-Vine bonus tracks:
- That Same Old Train
- I'll See You In My Dreams / Mr. Sandman
- Got Love If You Want It

rec. Oct. 1986
prod. Hammond Scott
Snooks Eaglin, g, voc
David Lastie, ten sax
Ron Levy, p, org
Erving Charles, Jr., b
Smokey Johnson, dr
Ronnie Earl, rhythm g




Demon FIEND 96 (UK)

= Black Top BT-1037

= P-Vine PCD-3774 (Jp)

351987Imperial Musicians 1951-1962
The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blues

Fats Domino
Dave Batholomew
Smiley Lewis
Smilin' Joe
Archibald
Earl King
Huey Smith

Ford Eaglin
Joe Houston
Big Jay McNeely

EMI/Stateside SSL 6030
361988Snooks Eaglin:
New Orleans 1960-1961


- Yours Truly
- Nobody Knows
- That Certain Door
- By The River
- If I Could
- Guess Who
- See See Rider
- My Head Is Spinning
- Travelin' Mood
- Going To The River
- I'm Slippin' In
- Nothing Sweet As You
- Don't Slam The Door
- Little Eva
- Cover Girl
Imperial Recordings


Sundown CG 709-04 (NL)

371988Bluesville Vol. 1
"Folk Blues"


Furry Lewis
- Judge Boushay Blues
Memphis Willie B.
- Country Girl Blues
K.C. Douglas
- Big Road Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Levee Camp Blues
Robert Curtis Smith
- Catfish Blues
Memphis Willie B
- Highway 61 (CD only)
Furry Lewis
- Shake 'em On Down (CD only)
Sidney Maiden
- San Quentin Blues
Wade Walton
- Big Fat Mama
Pete Franklin
- Grievin' Me
Blind Willie McTell
- Dying Crapshooter's Blues

Blind Snooks Eaglin
- Alberta (CD only)
Lonnie Johnson
- Fine Booze and Heavy Dues
Scrapper Blackwell
- Blues Before Sunrise
Doug Quattlebaum
- You Is One Black Rat
Reverend Gary Davis
- You Got to Move

Blind Snooks Eaglin
- Brown Skin Woman
Baby Tate
- See What You Done Done (CD only)
Scrapper Blackwell
- Goin' Where The Monon Crosses The Yellow Dog (CD only)
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
- Pawn Shop
Lightnin' Hopkins (LP only)
- T-Model Blues


read liner notes, part 1read liner notes, part 2
Ace CH 247


Ace CD 247

Bluesville discography

381989Snooks Eaglin: Out Of Nowhere

- Oh Lawdy, My Baby
- Lipstick Traces
- Young Girl #
- Out Of Nowhere
- You're So Fine
- Mailman Blues
- Wella Wella Baby-La
- Kiss Of Fire
- It's Your Thing
- Playgirl
- West Side Baby
- Cheeta

P-Vine bonus tracks:
- Bombastic
- Young Boy Blues
- Kiss Of Fire (alt. take)

rec. February & May, 1988 at Southlake Recording Studios, Metairie, La; # Sam Myers, hca

notes by Ben Sandmel
& Jeff Hannusch



Black Top BT-1046 (US)
= Demon FIENDCD 146
(UK)

= P-Vine PCD-3775 (Jp)
= P-Vine PCD-22255 (Jp)

391991Snooks Eaglin:
Country Boy Down In New Orleans


- Country Boy Down In New Orleans
- Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes
- I've Had My Fun
- Bottle Up And Go
- Give Me The Good Old Boxcar
- Walking Blues
- Possum Up A Simmon Tree
- That's All Right
- Veal Chop And Pork Chop
- Down By The Riverside
- Model T And The Train
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Death Valley Blues
- Rock Me Mama
- John Henry
- Locomotive Train
- I Had A Little Woman
- Rock Me Mama
- Mailman Passed
- Going Back To New Orleans
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Bottle Up & Go
- This Train

includes all of ARH 2014 plus previously unissued solo and group recordings

rec. 1958 by Harry Oster
Snooks Eaglin, voc,
6- & 12-string g, wb,
tom-toms
Lucius Bridges, wb, voc
Percy Randolph, harm,
voc, washb


Arhoolie CD 348

www.arhoolie.com

401992Snooks Eaglin:
Teasin' You


- Baby, Please Come Home
- Soul Train
- When It Rains It Pours
- Teasin' You
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
- Black Night
- Sleepwalk
- Travelin' Mood
- Jesus Will Fix It
- Don't Take It So Hard
- Heavy Juice
- Lilly May
- My Love Is Strong
- Red Beans

CD bonus tracks:
- I'm Slippin' In
- Besame' Mucho
- Baby, Please Come Home

rec. 1991


Black Top CD BT-1072

= P-Vine PCD-3776 (Jp)

(=) Hep Cat 0530

411994Snooks Eaglin:
New Orleans Street Singer


- Alberta *
- That's Alright *
- Malaguena *
- When They Ring Them Golden Bells *
- Remember Me *
- Fly Right Back Baby *
- I Don't Know *
- Mean Old World *
- I Must See Jesus #
- She's One Black Rat #
- Don't You Lie To Me #
- Well, I Had My Fun #
- Brown Skin Woman #
- Mama, Don't You Tear My Clothes #
- Who's Been Foolin' You #
- When Shadows Fall #
- One More Drink #
- I Got A Woman #
- Come Back, Baby §
- Trouble In Mind §
- I Got My Questionaire §
- The Drifter Blues §
- Every Day I Have The Blues §
- A Thousand Miles From Home §
- I'm Looking For A Woman §

§ from Storyville SLP 119 (= Folkways FA 2467)
# from Storyville SLP 140
* from Storyville SLP 146


Storyville STCD 8023

Storyville discography

421995Snooks Eaglin:
Soul's Edge


- Josephine
- Show Me The Way Back Home
- Ling Ting Tong
- Aw'Some Funk
- I'm Not Ashamed
- Nine Pound Steel
- Answer Now
- Skinny Minnie
- Thrill On The Hill
- You And Me
- I Went To The Mardi Gras
- Talk To Me
- Mama And Papa
- God Will Take Care

P-Vine bonus tracks:
- Brown Alert
- Drive Her Home
- Tipitina

rec. 1994


Black Top CD BT-1112

= P-Vine PCD-3777 (Jp)

431995Snooks Eaglin:
Complete Imperial Recordings


- Yours Truly
- Nobody Knows (The Trouble I've Seen)
- That Certain Door
- By The Water
- If I Could
- Guess Who
- C.C. Rider
- (Mama) Talk To Your Daughter
- I've Been Walkin'
- My Head Is Spinnin'
- Would You
- Travelin' Mood
- Goin' To The River
- I'm Slippin' In
- Nothing Sweet As You
- Don't Slam That Door
- People Are Talkin'
- Long Gone
- Willy Lee
- Reality (formerly titled "Wake Up")
- If I Loved You Baby
- You Call Everybody Sweetheart But Me
- Little Eva
- Cover Girl
- Is It True
- Down Younder (We Go Balling)
rec. 1960 - 1963


Capitol CAP33918

441992Black Top Blues-A-Rama Vol. 6
Live At Tipitina's

Anson Funderburgh And The Rockets/Sam Myers
- 20 Miles
- Hold That Train, Conductor
- Look On Yonder Wall
- One Room Country Shack
- Feel So Bad
- Can't Stop Loving My Baby

Snooks Eaglin
- I Cry, Oh!
- Irene
- Apache
- Certainly Ya'll
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Hubert Sumlin
- Howlin' For My Darling
- Your Clock Is Running Out
- Come Home Little Girl
- Honey Dumpling

Black Top CD BT-1073
451997Snooks Eaglin:
Live In Japan


- Quaker City
- I Went To The Mardi Gras
- Soul Train
- Don't Take It So Hard
- Josephine
- Down Yonder (We Go Ballin')
- Lillie Mae
- Nine Pound Steel
- It's Your Thing
- Yours Truly
- (Boogie On) Reggae Woman
- Black Night
- Traveling Mood
- Reprise
rec. 1995 at the Park
Tower Hall in Tokyo
Snooks Eaglin, voc, g
George Porter, Jr., b, voc
John Autin, p, org, perc, voc
Jeffrey Alexander, dr


Black Top CD BT-113

4619??Snooks Eaglin:
Soul Train from Nawlins, Live at the Park Tower Blues Festival '95


- Quaker City
- I Went To The Mardi Gras
- Soul Train
- Don't Take It So Hard
- My Girl Josephine
- Down Yonder, We Go Ballin'
- My Love Is Strong
- Teasin' You
- Lillie Mae
- Nine Pound Steel
- It's Your Thing
- Your's Truly
- Boogie On Reggae Woman
- Black Night
- Red Beans
- God Will Take Care
- Travelin' Mood

P-Vine PCD-4789
471997Snooks Eaglin & Robert Ward:
Ultra Magnetic Guitars


Snooks Eaglin
- Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!
- Oh Lawdy, My Baby
- Out Of Nowhere
- It's Your Thing
- Black Night
- Soul Train
- I'm Not Ashamed
- Skinny Minnie
- Sleepwalk
Robert Ward
- Dry Spell
- Forgive Me, Darling
- Your Love Is Real
- Say What You Mean
- All Proud Races
- White Fox
- Beyond This Planet
- Something Good Drivin' The Devil Nuts
- Silver And Gold

P-Vine PVCP-8142 (Jp)
48200?Snooks Eaglin:
Crescent City Collection


- Red Beans
- Baby You Can Get Your Gun
- Teasin' You
- Cheeta
- Lavinia
- I'm Slippin' In
- Little Mae
- I Went to the Mardi Gras
- My Love Is Strong
- Oh Sweetness
- Baby Please Come Home
- Lipstick Traces
- Nobody Knows
- Oh Lawdy, My Baby
- Soul Train
- Mailman Blues

Fuel 2000 61122

www.fuel2000.com

492002Snooks Eaglin:
The Way It Is


- Can You Hear Me?
- Boogie Rambler
- Lock Doctor
- Trees
- I Don't Speak Espanol
- A Mother's Love
- Ghost Of A Chance
- Express Yourself
- I Done Got Over It
- The Chokin' Kind
- Cubano Mambo
- Looking Back
- I've Been Around The World

P-Vine bonus track:
- You're A Sweetheart

rec. 2000


Money Pit MPR-1111


= P-Vine PCD-5677 (Jp)

www.louisianamusic
factory.com

502004I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Three

CD One
Snooks Eaglin
- Yours Truly
- Pine Top´s Boogie Woogie
- My Babe
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey
- Careless Love
- Rock Island Line
- CC Rider
- I`m Looking For A Woman
- Hello Dolly
- Lonesome Road
Babe Stovall
- Good Morning Blues
- Candy Man
- Fo´ Day Blues
- Gonna Move To Kansas City
Johnny Moment
- Keep Our Business To Yourself
- You Got To Mind How To Treat Someone Else
Will Shade
- I Got The Blues So Bad
- I Can´t Stand It
Furry Lewis
- Baby, I Know You Don´t Love Me
Earl Bell
- Travellin´ Man
- Terraplane Blues
Moose Williams
- Mother Keep Your Light Burning High In The Window



CD Two
Willie Mabon
- Somebody´s Got To Pay
Big Walter Horton
- West Side Blues
- Tin Pan Alley
- This Is It
Sunnyland Slim
- Prison Bound
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Hot Potatoes
- One Room Country Shack
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues
Johnny Young
- You Got Bad Blood, I Think You Need A Shoot
Washboard Sam
- Mama Don´t Allow
Big Joe Williams
- Rootin´ Groundhog
- Southern Blues
- King´s Highway Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
- Improvisations and Interview
- Drive 'em Down Special
- Improvisations and Interview
- I Feel Like A Millionaire
- Improvisations and Interview
- Barrelhouse Woman
- Improvisations and Interview
2 CD set




Jefferson Records
SBACD 12658/9

www.jeffersonbluesmag.com

512004The Blues Of Snooks Eaglin
& Boogie Bill Webb

Snooks Eaglin
- Mustang Sally
- Let The Four Winds Blow
- Guess Who?
- Drop The Bomb
- Money / St. Pete Florida Blues
- San-Ho-Zay
- Country Boy Down In New Orleans
- Hideaway
- Johnny B. Goode
- Talk To Your Daughter

Snooks Eaglin "backed by a small band"
Audio tracks of a video filmed on October 23, 1985 at New Orleans's Storyville Jazz Hall, released in 2001 (Storyville SV 6041 PAL only!): "The Blues of Snooks Eaglin" [Allegro NTSC version!]

Boogie Bill Webb
- You Got A Right
- You Better Watch, You Might Get Killed
- Kansas City
- Early In The Morning

Boogie Bill Webb with Harmonica Slim
Audio tracks of a video filmed 1984 in New Orleans, released in 2002 (Storyville SV 6043 PAL only!): "The Blues of Boogie Bill Webb" [Allegro 1997 NTSC version!]


Storyville STCD 8054

www.storyville-records.
com

Storyville discography

522005Snooks Eaglin
The Sonet Blues Story

- Boogie Children
- Who's Loving You Tonight
- Lucille
- Drive It Home
- Good News
- Funky Malaguena
- Pine Top's Boogie- Woogie
- That Same Old Train
- I Get The Blues When It Rains
- Young Boy Blues
- Tomorrow Night
- Little Girl Of Mine
- Shake A Hand #
- Shake, Rattle And Roll #
- Win Your Love For Me #

# bonus tracks

reissue of Sonet SNTF 625
"Legacy Of The Blues"


Emarcy 06024 9869262

532005Snooks Eaglin With His New Orleans Friends
The Sonet Blues Story

- Down Yonder
- No More Diggin'
- Talk To Your Daughter
- Going To The River
- Oh Red
- Yours Truly
- Travelling Mood
- St. Pete, Florida
- A Teeny Bit Of Your Love
- Mustang Sally
- Let The Four Winds Blow
- San Jose
reissue of Sonet SNTF 752
"Down Yonder"


Emarcy 06024 9871407

542005Snooks Eaglin:
New Orleans Street Singer


- Looking For A Woman
- Walking Blues # [alt. tk. of Bluesville BV 1046]
- Careless Love
- Saint James Infirmary
- High Society
- I Got My Questionnaire
- Let Me Go Home, Whiskey
- Mama, Don't Tear My Clothes # [= version on Storyville SLP 146]
- Trouble In Mind
- The Lonesome Road
- Helping Hand (A Thousand Miles Away From Home)
- One Room Country Shack # [= 'Six Thousand Miles From Nowhere' on Folkways FE 4530]
- Who Been Foolin' You #
- Drifting Blues #
- Sophisticated Blues
- Come Back Baby # [alt. tk.]
- Rock Island Line
- See See Rider
- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
- Mean Old World [= version on Storyville SLP 146]
- Mean Old Frisco
- Every Day I Have The Blues
- Careless Love 2 #
- The Drifter Blues 2 (LP take)
- Look Down That Lonesome Road 2 #

remastered; # previously unreleased

32 page booklet with in depth notes by Elijah Wald


Smithsonian Folkways
SFW CD 40165

smithsonianglobalsound.org



Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- http://user.mc.net/~snooks/snooks/bigman.html
- http://homepage1.nifty.com/bluesknk/eaglncd1.html
- http://homepage1.nifty.com/bluesknk/eaglncd2.html
- http://homepage1.nifty.com/bluesknk/eaglin.html
- http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_38/snooks.html
- http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/music/97/05/01/SNOOKS.html
- http://www.mnblues.com/profile/snookseaglin2000.html
- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ko-1/crossroads/blues/s/eaglin.htm
- http://www.nugrape.net/h-301.jpg
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. one, A to K.- p. 383-385 (Ford Eaglin) & p. 294-295 (James Crawford)
- Klaus Kilian: Review of Smithsonian Folkways CD SFW 40165 in German Blues Circle Info 12/2005-1/2006 (358), p. 19 (Ford Eaglin) & p. 294-295 (James Crawford)

thanks to Alan Balfour and 'blues4sale' for scans / additional info

source of left column picture: Front cover of Bluesville BV 1046

 

source: eBay auction of photograph used on the front cover of Bluesville 1046; photographer: Harry Oster; click to enlarge !
source: eBay auction of photograph used on the front cover of Bluesville 1046;
photographer: Harry Oster

source: eBay auction; photographer: Harry Oster; click to enlarge !
source: same eBay auction; photographer: Harry Oster

source: eBay auction; photographer: Harry Oster; click to enlarge !
source: same eBay auction; photographer: Harry Oster

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