Larry Johnson 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
| # | year
of release | title | label # / notes |
|---|
| 1 | 1962 | Larry Johnson
- Catfish Blues *
- So Sweet | 7 inch 45 rpm
prod. by Bobby RobinsonBlue Soul 100 * Blue Horizon LP 7-63851 |
| 2 | 1962 | Big Joe Williams:
Blues For 9 Strings
- 38 Pistol Blues
- I'm A Fool About My Baby
- Pearly Mae
- Walking Blues
- Highway 45
- Meet Me In The Bottom
- Skinny Mama
- Jockey Ride Blues
- Army Man Blues
- Black Gal
- Pallet On The Floor
rec. October 7, 1961; prod. by Kenneth S. Goldstein; Big Joe Williams, voc, g; Larry Johnson, hca; Willie Dixon, b
| 
Bluesville BVLP 1056(=) Fantasy DA 24724 (1981)
(along with BVLP 1083)
"Walking Blues" 
= Fantasy FCD-24724-2
 Bluesville discography
|
| unissued |
- Betty And Dupree
- In The Evening
- Going Up The Country
- No Lover Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
- Back Water Blues
- I'm Tired
- Crawdad Hole
- Rock Island Line
rec. 1964 in New York City; prod. by Bobby Robinson | unissued source: 'Blue Horizon
Records 1965 - 1972,
a discography by
Leslie Fancourt'
|
| 3 | 1965 | Alec Seward:
Creepin' Blues
- Big Hip Mama *
- Evil Woman Blues *
- Goin' Down Slow
- Sweet Woman *
- Some People Say *
- Creepin' Blues *
- I Made a Mistake in Life *
- Piney Woods
- Late One Saturday Evening *
- Let A Good Thing Do *
rec. New York City 1965; prod. by Pete Welding; Alec Seward, voc, g; * Larry Johnson, hca | 
Bluesville BVLP 1076Bluesville discography |
| 4 | 1965 | Larry & Hank:
The Blues / A New Generation
- Four Women Blues
- The Captain Don't 'Low That Here
- Tell You Woman 'Bout It
- Watchdog Blues
- Death Cell
- Two Gun Green
- When I'm Drinking
- Whiskey Store Blues
- If You Don't Want Me Baby
- My Gal Ain't Fat
- Country Road Blues
- Take These Blues Off My Mind
rec. Nov. 25, 1965; Larry Johnson, vocals & guitar; Hank Adkins, vocals & guitar; prod. by Sam Charters
"all songs - word and music - Larry Johnson" | notes by Samuel Charters
Prestige PR 7472 |
| 5 | 1966 | Big Joe Williams:
Studio Blues
- Levee Camp Blues #
- Low Down Dirty Shame # *
- Gamblin Man #
- Ain't Gonna Rain No More # *
- Feel So Good #
- Prowling Ground Hog #
- Back Home Again
- Sugar Babe # *
- Tell Me Mama #
- Studio Blues #
rec. Oct. 7, 1961 by Mel Kaiser; prod. by Kenneth S. Goldstein; Big Joe Williams, voc, 9-str., 6-str. & 12.str. g; * Larry Johnson, hca; # Willie Dixon bass | notes by David Mangurian
Bluesville BVLP 1083(=) Fantasy DA 24724 (1981)
(along with BVLP 1056)
"Walking Blues"
= Fantasy FCD-24724-2
Bluesville discography |
| 6 | 1969 | Larry Johnson:
Presenting The Country Blues
- Catfish Blues
- Southern Train
- Lonesome Town Blues
- Southern Carolina Boogie
- Sail on Baby
- When I Go Home (L. Johnson)
- Trouble in Mind (R. Jones)
- So Sweet (L. Johnson)
- Cherry Red (J. Turner/P. Johnson)
- Step It up and Go (J. P. Long)
- When Things Go Wrong (L. Johnson)
- Trouble Just Begun (L. Johnson)
- Lovin' Machine (L. Johnson)
- Say What You Mean (L. Johnson)
rec. in New York City, 1964 [cover says 1966]; prod. by Bobby Robinson | notes by Simon A. Napier
Blue Horizon 7-63851 |
| unissued |
- Hurry Down Sunshine
- Trouble In Mind
- Nobody's Business But Mine
- What Have I Done
- They Hung Him On The Cross For Me
- Ragtime
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Keep It Clean
- Boogie
- Seaboard Train Blues
rec. Jan. 1969 in New York City | unissued source: 'Blue Horizon
Records 1965 - 1972,
a discography by
Leslie Fancourt'
|
| 7 | 1969 | Reverend Gary Davis:
O, Glory
The Apostolic Studio Sessions
- Right Now *
- Sun Goin' Down *
- Lo, I'll Be With You Always *
- God Will Take Care Of You
- Mornin' Train *
- Birmingham Special
- Out On The Ocean Sailing
- Soon My Work Will All Be Done
- O, Glory
tracks on CD:
- Let's Get Together
- Sun Goin' Down *
- Slippin' Til' My Gal Get In
- Lo, I'll Be With You Always *
- God Will Take Care Of You
- Mornin' Train *
- Out On The Ocean Sailing
- Right Now *
- Birmingham Special
- There's Destruction in That Land
- O, Glory
- Soon My Work Will All Be Done
rec. March 1969; prod. by John Townley; Gary Davis, voc, g; * Larry Johnson, hca | notes by John Townley
Adelphi AD 1008
Adelphi GCD 9908 (1996)
www.adelphirecords.com Adelphi discography |
| 8 | 1971 | Charles Walker
- You Know It Ain't Right *
- Rock Me Mama *
* Larry Johnson hca | 7 inch 45 rpm
prod. by Bobby Robinson
Fury 3000
|
| 9 | 1970 | These Blues Is Meant To Be Barrelhoused
Graham Hine
- No place to go
John Lewis
- East Village Rag
Larry Johnson & Woody Mann
- Bad Feeling Blues
Graham Hine
- Have You Had Your Look, Mush?
John Lewis
- U.S.A. Blues
Larry Johnson
- Seabord Train Blues
Larry Johnson & Rob Fleder
- Keep A Knockin' An' You Can't Come In
John Lewis
- I Waited
Bill Williams
- John Henry
John Lewis
- Beggin' Woman
Stephen Calt & Kenneth McNichol
- Wimp Wompin' Blues
John Lewis
- Sociology Rag
Graham Hine
- Walking Blues
Larry Johnson & Woody Mann
- Barrelhouse Blues
Graham Hine
- Rocks In My Bed
Roy Bookbinder
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
prod. by Nick Perls | notes by
'Maggie de Miramon'
Blue Goose 2003 more info
about this LP
Blue Goose discography |
| 10 | 1970 | How Blue Can We Get?
Fleetwood Mac
- Watch Out
Jellybread
- Don't Pay Them No Mind
Top Topham
- Mini-Minor-Mo
Duster Bennett
- What A Dream
Bacon Fat
- Boom, Boom (Out Goes The Lights)
Chicken Shack
- Evelyn
Christine Perfect
- And That's Saying A Lot
Bacon Fat
- Small's On 53rd
Fleetwood Mac
- I'm Worried
Chicken Shack
- The Way It Is
Jellybread
- No Brag, Just Facts (parts 1 and 2)
Fleetwood Mac
- Rambling Pony
Elmore James
- Hand In Hand
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- That's Alright
Magic Sam
- All Your Love
Larry Johnson
- Catfish Blues
Otis Spann
- My Love Depends On You
Furry Lewis
- Casey Jones
Champion Jack Dupree
- Grandma (You're A Bit Too Slow)
George Smith
- No Time For Jive
Johnny Young
- Deal The Cards
Roosevelt Holts
- Little Bitty Woman
Bukka White
- Bed Spring Blues
Mississippi Joe Callicott
- On My Last Go Round
Otis Rush
- Jump Sister Bessie | DLP 
Blue Horizon SPR 45/46
|
| 11 | 1971 | Larry Johnson:
Fast And Funky
- Keep It Clean
- Charley Stone
- Four Women Blues
- Nobody's Business If I Do
- Pick Poor Robin Clean
- Up North Blues
- The Beat From Rampart Street
- Spoonful Blues
- Two White Horses
- Ragged And Dirty
- Cookbook
- Frisco Blues
- My Game Blues #
- Lordy Good Lord
rec. April 1970 by Nick Perls; Larry Johnson, voc, g; # Nick Perls, g | notes by Stephen Calt
Blue Goose 2001Blue Goose discography 
re-released 1997 on CD by
Baltimore Blues Society
Blues Access review |
| 12 | 1973 | Charles Walker and the New York City Blues Band:
Blues From The Apple
Charles Walker and the New York City Blues Band
- Scratch My Back
Lee Roy Little
- Black Cat Bone
Charles Walker and the New York City Blues Band
- Gladly
Charles Walker & Larry Johnson
- Decoration Day *
Lee Roy Little & Charles Walker & Band
- I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man
Charles Walker and the New York City Blues Band
- Juice Head Woman
Lee Roy Little
- Bluebird's Blues
Charles Walker and the New York City Blues Band
- Fast, Fast Women And A Slow Race Horse
- It's Changin' Time
- Meeting You
prod. by Tom Pomposello & Fred Seibert
Charles Walker, voc, g; Lee Roy Little, voc, p; Bill Dicey, hca; Goody Hunt, hca; Foxy Ann Yancey, el g; David Lee Reitman, b; Ola Mae Dixon, dr; Bobby King, rigged snare dr; Tom Pomposello, b; Sonny Harden, b; * Larry Johnson, hca | notes by Richard H.
Pennington, Jr.
Oblivion OD 4
|
| 13 | 1973 | Victoria Spivey presents The All Star Blues World of Maestro Willie Dixon and his Chicago Blues Band featuring Carey Bell, Buster Benton, Lafayette Leake, Willie Dixon & guests Larry Johnson and Prof. King; Victoria Spivey
Willie Dixon Band
- Intro, Maestro
Buster Benton
- I Must Have A Hole In My Head
Lafayette Leake
- Leake's Trouble Trouble
Larry Johnson
- My Hoodoo Doctor
Victoria Spivey
- I'm Taking Over
Carey Bell
- When The Evening Sun Goes Down
Buster Benton
- Every Day I Have The Blues
Lafayette Leake
- Fine Little Girl
Larry Johnson
- Put It All In There
Carey Bell
- One Day You're Going To Get Lucky
Victoria Spivey
- It's A Mighty Poor Rat That Ain't Got But One Hole
Buster Benton
- The Thrill Is Gone | 
Spivey LP 1016Spivey discography |
| 14 | 1974 | Larry Johnson:
Country Blues
- Blood Red River
- One Room Country Shack
- Saturday Evening Blues
- Peace Breakin' People
- Walking Blues
- Mama-Less Rag
- Red River Dam Blues
- Nobody's Biz-Ness
- Midnight Hour Blues
- When Things Go Wrong
- Tell Me Mama
rec. Febr. 2, 1971; prod. by Arnold S. Caplin; Larry Johnson, voc, g; John Hammond, hca & national steel g; vocal duet track 5 | notes by Chris Albertson
Biograph BLP-12028 Vol. 1
= Biograph CD 138 (1995)
Midnight Hour Blues
more info / liner notes |
| 15 | 1974 | Spivey's Blues Cavalcade
Bill Dicey’s High Street Blues Band
- Evil Spirit
Larry Johnson
- Worried Life Blues
Brooklyn Blues Busters
- Talk To Me Baby
Danny Russo
- Cross My Heart
Washboard Bill
- All Ask For Me
Homesick James
- I Got To Move
Mark Ross & John Brenner
- Black Snake Moan
John Hammond
- I’m Tore Down
Johnny Shines, Big Walter Horton & Sunshine Slim
- Midnight Darling
Bukka White
- Brownsville Tennessee
Bill Dicey & Sugar Blue
- Spivey’s Hoe Down
Ralph Rush
- Chump Man Blues
Harvey Hill
- When I’ve Been Drinking
Louisiana Red
- Rock Me Mama
Victoria Spivey
- Closed Door | 
Spivey LP 1015Spivey discography |
| 16 | 1974 | Victoria Spivey And Her "Danny Boy" Danny Russo
- I've Got The Blues So Bad - Victoria Spivey
- Imagination - Danny Russo #
- Fishing At 14 1/2 Cents A Pund - Victoria Spivey
- Smokestack Lightnin' - Danny Russo
- T.B. Blues - Victoria Spivey & Danny Russo
- Jelly Oh Jelly - Victoria Spivey
- Two Trains Running - Danny Russo
- Don't You Wink Your Goo Goo Eyes At Me (I've Got A Baseball For You!) - Victoria Spivey & Danny Russo
- Little Boy Blue - Danny Russo
- Easy Blues For Victoria - Danny Russo & Joe Berson
# Danny Russo, voc, hca; Larry Johnson, acoustic g; prod. by Len Kunstadt | notes by Len Kunstadt
Spivey LP 1023Spivey discography |
| 17 | 1976 | Reverend Gary Davis:
Sun Is Going Down
- Morning Train *
- Birdshead Special
- Sun Is Going Down *
- Out On The Ocean Sailing
- Soon My Work Willa All Be Done
- O, Glory
- Right Now
- Lo, I'll Be With You Always
- God Will Take Care Of You
- Oh, What A Beautiful City *
- Fast Stepping Time *
- Long John
- We Are The Heavenly Father's Children
- God's Unchanging Hand
Rev. Gary Davis, voc, g; * Larry Johnson, hca | from 1969 Adelphi
recording session
Folkways FS 3542
|
| 18 | 1981 | New York Really Has The Blues Stars Vol. 2
Larry Johnson
- Big Boss Man
Andy Story
- Sweet Little Angel
Larry Johnson
- Memphis Fives
Nat Riddles
- You Killing me
Larry Johnson
- Out With Wrong Woman
Brenda Bell with Bob Shatkin (harm)
- Call It Stormy Monday
Nat Riddles
- Sonny Boy's Jump
Andy Story
- Story Of Andy (guitar solo)
Victoria Spivey & Muddy Waters Blues Band
- Take Webster's Word For It
prod. by Len Kunstadt; cover art & design by Nat Riddles | notes by Len Kunstadt
Spivey LP 1026Spivey discography |
| 19 | 1983 | American Folk Blues Festival '83
In Memoriam Muddy Waters
Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends
- Louisiana Hot Sauce
"Sparky" Rucker
- Black Snake Moan
Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends
- Future Blues
Larry Johnson
- Confusion
Larry Johnson & Nat Riddles
- I Got The Blues
Lonnie Pitchford
- Johnny Stole An Apple
Louisiana Red & Carey Bell
- Delta Fish Market Blues
Lovie Lee
- Mine To Ramble
- Lovie Lee's Boogie
Queen Sylvia's Blues Band
- You Treat Me So Mean
 
 
  | tracks from other (L+R) LPs,
and unissued tracks
L+R 50.002
L + R discography |
| 20 | 1983 | American Folk Blues Festival Live '83
James "Sparky" Rucker
- Rock Me Baby
- Here Rattler Here
- Crossroads
- Come On In My Kitchen
Larry Johnson
- Midnight Hour
- That's The Wrong Woman
Louisiana Red
- Red's Tribute To Muddy Waters
- Boy From Black Bayou
- Gold Tail Bird
- She Is Worse
Lonnie Pitchford
- One-string Boogie
- My Baby Walked Away
- C.C. Rider
- Why I Sing The Blues
Louisiana Red & Carey Bell
- When I Lay Down To Rest
- Who's Louisiana Red
- Reagan Is For The Rich Man
Lovie Lee & Band
- Flip, Flop, And Fly
- Mind To Ramble
- Iko-Iko
Queen Sylvia Embry & Friends
- I Love You
- Baby, What Do I Do
- New York Bound
rec. October 30th, 1983 at the Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt a. M., and November 11th, 1983 at the Music Hall, Würzburg | 
L+R 42.063
= L+R CDLS 42063 (1992)
L + R discography |
| 21 | 1983 | Larry Johnson:
Johnson! Where Did You Get That Sound?
- Don't Get Mad With Me (Larry Johnson)
- Davison County Blues (DeFord Bailey) *
- Standing By My Window (Larry Johnson)
- Crawdad Whole (Big Bill Broonzy)
- You Can't Quit Me Baby (Blind Blake)
- Evening Sun / Rocke Me (Trad., arr. Nat Riddles) #
- Johnson! Where Did You Get That Sound? (Larry Johnson)
- Little Boy Blue (Rice Miller Williamson) #
- Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone (Bo Carter)
- C. C. Rider (Arent - Ma Rainey)
- Step It Up And Go (Blind Boy Fuller)
- Baby Quit Me, That's All (Larry Johnson)
rec. June 22, 1982 at Fly Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Larry Johnson, voc, g; Nat Riddles, blues harp & vocal
* harp solo Nat Riddles
# vocals Nat Riddles | notes by Len Kunstadt
L + R LR 42.046Nat Riddles L + R discography |
| 22 | 1984 | Larry Johnson & Nat Riddles
featuring The Doctor's
Basin Free
Larry Johnson (voc./guitar) & Nat Riddles (hca)
- I Believe (from Robert Johnson)
- Katie Mae (from Lightnin' Hopkins)
- Basin Free (Larry Johnson)
- Sally, Where You Get That Liquor From (from Gary Davis)
- Little Woman, You're So Sweet (from Blind Boy Fuller)
- John Henry (Trad.)
- Mama Don't Allow (from Chas. Davenport)
- Baby Let Me Lay It On You (from Gary Davis)
- Now You Have Two Hearts (from Chuck Bradford)
- Sundown Blues (from Alec Johnson)
- Cab Driver (from Carson Parks)
- Sugar Babe (from Roosevelt Sykes)
Victoria Spivey
- Good Sissages (V. Spivey)
prod. by Len Kunstadt | notes by Len Kunstadt
Spivey LP 1034Nat Riddles Spivey discography |
| 23 | 1986 | National Downhome Blues Festival - Volume Four
Dr. Ross
- Chicago Breakdown
- That's All Right, Mama
- Biscuit Baking Woman
Booker T. Laury
- Woman I Love Lives In Memphis, Tennessee
- Disco Strut
Son Thomas
- Roll And Tumble
Henry & Vernell Townsend
- The Tears Come Rolling Down
Henry Townsend
- Standing Looking Out The Window
Larry Johnson
- The Wrong Woman
- Can't You Hear The Angels Singing?
Hezekiah & The Houserockers
- Downhome Blues | 
Southland SLP-24
reissued 1999 on Southland
SCD-22
("National Downhome Blues
Festival, Vol. 2")
second of two CDs originally
issued on four LPs
Southland discography |
| 24 | 1990 | Larry Johnson:
Railroad Man
- I Been Watching You
- Johnson, Where'd You Get That Band
- Johnson's Early Morning Blues
- Railroad Man
- Summer Sun
- Flip To Flop
- Evil
- Two Hearts
- When I'm In Your Arms
- Gone With The Blues
prod. by John Stedman; Larry Johnson, voc, g; Richard Studholme, g; Julian Taylor, b; Steve Thorneycroft, dr | notes by Norman Darwen
JSP CD 237
re-released 1999
with new cover
|
| 25 | 1995 | The Prestige/Folklore Years
Vol. 2: The New City Blues
- If You Don't Want Me Baby
- Watchdog Blues
- Four Women Blues
(Larry Johnson & Hank Adkins) |
Prestige PRCD 9902-2
|
| 26 | 1995 | The Bluesville Years, Vol. 6
"Blues Sweet Carolina Blues"
Pink Anderson
- Meet Me In The Bottom
- Baby I'm Going Away
- Mama Where Did You Stay Last Night
- Baby, Please Don't Go
Baby Tate
- See What You Done Done
- Baby, You Just Don't Know
- Hey Mama
- Hey Pretty Girl
- What Have I Done To You?
Sonny Terry
- Callin' My Mama
- Ida Mae
Baby Tate
- Trucking Them Blues Away
- Lonesome Over There
- Dupree Blues
Pink Anderson
- That's No Way To Do
- Weeping Willow Blues
- My Baby Left Me This Morning
- Ain't Nobody Home But Me
Reverend Gary Davis
- The Boy Was Kissing The Girl (And Playing The Guitar At The Same Time)
- Candy Man
Larry Johnson
- Tell You Women 'Bout Me
- Whiskey Store Blues
- Take These Blues Off My Mind
Brownie McGhee
- One Thing For Sure | 
Prestige PRCD 9914-2Bluesville discography |
| 27 | 1997
3 CD set | The Blue Horizon Story 1965-1970 Vol. 1
- Southern Train |
Columbia 488992-2more info
|
| 28 | 1999 | Larry Johnson:
Blues For Harlem
- Mr. Johnson Sound (Johnson)
- Mean Ol' Frisco (Crudup)
- Banks Of The River (Davis)
- Trouble In Mind (Jones)
- Sally Where You Get Your Liquor From (Davis)
- Blues For Harlem (Johnson)
- That's Alright Mama (Crudup)
- Hear The Angels Singing (Johnson)
- Jesus Loves Me (Trad. arr. Johnson)
- Don't You Leave Me Here (Trad. arr. Johnson)
- Ma Story Should Be Told (Johnson)
- The Reverend And Me - A Tribute (Trad. arr. Johnson)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Give Me Back Me Glory
Death Don't Have No Mercy
- Interview With Larry Johnson
- Things I Used To Do (Jones)
rec. June 1999 in Buckingham, England; prod. by Bernie Marsden, Michael Roach & Larry Johnson | notes by Sheldon Harris
Armadillo CD ARMD 00005www.bluearmadillo.com
|
| 29 | 2002 | Larry Johnson:
Two Gun Green
- Can't Last Very Long
- Late Last Night
- Midnight Train
- I Used To Be Down
- Old Time Religion
- Evening Sun Go Down
- Two Gun Green
- Goodnight Irene
- Back To The Groove
- Charlie Stone
with Brian Kramer & The Couch Lizards | notes by Samuel Charters
and Brian Kramer
Armadillo CD ARMD 00013www.bluearmadillo.com |
| 30 | 2004 | The Gentle Side Of Larry Johnson
- Pioneer Blues
- Charley Stone
- Take This Hammer
- Hang Your Head Over
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Keep Your Home Fire Burning
- Give Me Back My Glory
- I Got The Blues
- Mean Ol' Frisco
- That's Alright Mama
Medley:
- Blues In E
- Blues Before Sunrise
- I Can't Afford To Loose My Gal
| rec. live at the Stamford Arts
Centre in Stamford, England
over the weekend
of June 11, 1999
Stella STCD 006
www.stellarecords.net |
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