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year of
release | title | notes |
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RF 1
(1959) | The Country Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon’s Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder’s Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin’ Stealin’
Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin’ To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I’m A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin’ Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong | edited by Sam Charters
RBF RF 1 |
RF-202
(1960) | The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
RF-202 tracks:
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newburn
- Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis
- You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
L'il Son Jackson
- Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett
- Down The Highway
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan
- New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Penitentiary Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse
- Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln
- My Wife Drove Me From My Door
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Come Go Home With Me
- Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson
- Standing At The Crossroads
Lightnin' Hopkins
- One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis
- John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis
- Warm Up
Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
John Hurt
- Frankie
Blind Willie McTell
- Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Airy Man Blues
Skip James
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro
- Mohuna Blues
Sonny Terry and Oh Red
- Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes
- Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins
- Solo
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy
- Mama Don't Love It
Moochie Reeves
- Key To The Highway | compiled and annotated
by Samuel B. Charters
RBF RF-202 (X)
The 1. ed. of this record,
RF-202, featured only
extracts of most of the
recordings on 202X
=XTRA 1035 (2 LP boxed
set UK)
=XTRA 1035 (DLP UK 1966)
= Fontana 982.099 |
RF-203
(1964) | New Orleans Jazz - The 'Twenties
Volume One (RBF 203-1)
Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
- Black Rag
Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
- Red Man Blues
- Bouncing Around
- Kiss Me Sweet
Original New Orleans Rhythm Kings
- Everybody Loves Somebody
Brownlee's Orchestra of New Orleans
- Dirty Rag
Johnny Bayersdorffer and his Jazzola Novelty Orchestra
- Waffle Man's Call
Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight
- Franklin Street Blues
- To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band
- Short Dress Gal
- Down By The Riverside
- Mobile Stomp
Fate Marable's Society Syncopators
- Frankie And Johnny
Billy Mack and Mary Mack with Punch Miller
- My Heartbreakin' Gal
Volume Two (RBF 203-2)
Johnny DeDroit and his New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
- New Orleans Blues
Albert Brunies and his Half Way House Orchestra
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- Maple Leaf Rag
Anthony Parenti and his Famous Melody Boys
- Creole Blues
Arcadian Serenaders
- San Sue Strut
New Orleans Owls
- Meat On The Table
- Picadilly
Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
- I'm Satisfied You Love Me
- It's Jam Up
John Hyman's Bayou Stompers
- Alligator Blues
Johnny Miller's New Orleans Frolickers
- Panama
Monk Hazel and his Bienville Roof Orchestra
- Sizzling The Blues
Jones and Collins Astoria Hot Eight
- Damp Weather
- Duet Stomp | 2 LP set
compiled and edited
by Samuel Charters
 |
RF 3
(1961) | A History Of Jazz - The New York Scene
| edited by Sam Charters
 |
RF 4
(1966) | Send Your Children to the Orphan Home
Calypso of the 30s-40s (The Real Calypso Vol. 2)
The Executor
- Reign Of The Georges
Raymond Quevedo (Atilla)
- Good Will Flyers
Wilmoth Houdini
- The Million Dollar Feet
The Caresser
- Theodore
The Lion
- Send Your Children To The Orphan Home
The Growling Tiger
- The Gold in Africa
The Lion
- Excursion to Grenada
Atilla the Hun
- If I Won A Sweepstake
Lord Invader
- Rate Rate Ray
Lionel Belasco's Orchestra
- Sally You Not Ashamed?
Harmony Kings Orchestra
- Oh Lil' Lil' Gal
The Growling Tiger
- Hell Yard And George Street Conflict
Lord Executor
- Poppy Day
The Lion
- Out the Fire | 
"Out The Fire" (Calypso
Songs Of Social
Commentary And Love
Troubles) (1981) |
RBF 5
(1962) | An Introduction To Gospel Song
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
- Roll Jordan Roll
Traveling Tuskegee Institute Singers
- I've Been 'Buked/Most Done
Hattie Parker Jubilee Singers
- Leave It There Pace
Rev. J. M. Gates and Congregation
- You Mother Heart Breakers
- Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You?
Rev. F. W. McGee and Congregation
- I Looked Down The Line And I Wondered
- Jesus The Lord Is A Saviour
Sister Ernestine Washington, Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band
- Did I Wonder
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Happy Am I Choir and Orchestra
- I Am So Happy (parts I and II)
Rev. Utah Smith and Congregation
- I Got Two Wings
Mother McClease and her sons
- Psalm For Confusion
The Spirit of Memphis
- When Mother's Gone
- He's A Friend Of Mine
| compiled & edited
by Samuel B. Charters
 |
RBF 6
(1964) | The Jug Bands
The Old Southern Jug Band
- Blues Just Blues
- Thats All
- Hatchet Head Blues
The Birmingham Jug Band
- Bill Wilson
King Davids Jug Band
- Rising Sun Blues
- Whats That Tastes Like Gravy
Cannons Jug Stompers
- Mule Get Up In The Alley
Cliffords Louisville Jug Band
- Struttin The Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Overseas Stomp
- Whitewash Station
- She Done Sold It Out
The Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Florida Blues
- Banjoreno
- Carpet Alley
- House Rent Rag | 
RBF RF 6 |
RBF 7
(1964) | The Piano Roll
- Bubbling Spring
- Southern Jollification
- Beautiful Creole
- Floreine
- Let 'Er Go
- Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
- Rag Medley
- Sunburst Rag
- Floating Down That Old Green River
- Pianoflage
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Jazz Dance Repertoir
- Satisfied Blues
- Dr. Jazz's Razz-Ma-Tazz | compiled and edited
by Trebor Jay Tichenor
|
RBF 8
(1964) | Sleepy John Estes 1929-1940
1929-1930
- Divin' Duck Blues
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Street Car Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
1930-1940
- Jack And Jill Blues
- New Someday Baby
- Floating Bridge
- Brownsville Blues
- Need More Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- Everybody Ought To Make A Change
- Working Man Blues | compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 9
(1964) | The Country Blues Volume Two
Texas Alexander
- Levee Camp Moan
Peg Leg Howell
- Tishamingo Blues
Henry Townsend
- Mistreated Blues
Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band
- Poole County Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues
"Georgia Bill"
- Scarey Day Blues
Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues
Bo Carter
- I'm An Old Bumble Bee
Charlie Lincoln
- Jealous Hearted Blues
Bukka White
- Strange Place Blues
Blind Boy Fuller with Sonny Terry
- Bye Bye Baby Blues
Charlie Pickett
- Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon
Brownsville Son Bonds
- Weary Worried
Big Maceo with Tampa Red
- Maceo's 32 - 20 | compiled and edited
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 10
(1965) | Blind Willie Johnson 1927-30
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- God Don't Never Change
- Trouble Soon Be Over
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- I'm Going To Run To The City of Refuge
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Church I'm Fully Saved Today
- By And By I'm Going To See The King
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
edited and with an introduction by Samuel Charters | 
RBF 10
custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu
|
RBF 11
(1966) | Blues Rediscoveries
Mississippi John Hurt
- Ain't No Tellin'
- Avalon Blues
Bukka White
- Sleepy Man Blues
- Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues
Henry Townsend
- Poor Man Blues
John Estes
- Poor Man's Friend
- Liquor Store Blues
Blind Gary Davis
- Oh Lord Search My Heart
- You Got to Go Down
Peg Leg Howell
- Doin' Wrong
Furry Lewis
- Jelly Roll
- Sweet Papa Moan
Big Joe Williams
- Highway 49
- Someday Baby | compiled and edited
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 12
(1966) | Piano Blues
Walter Roland
- Big Mama and Dice's Blues
Sylvester Palmer
- Broke Man Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Skippy Whippy
Wesley Wallace
- Fanny Les Blues
- Number 29
Jabbo Williams
- Pratt City Blues
- Jab Blues
Walter Davis
- M & O Blues
Romeo Nelson
- Dyin' Rider Blues
Louise Johnson
- On The Wall
Roosevelt Sykes
- Lost All I Had Blues
Little Brother Montgomery
- The First Time I Met You
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Good Woman Blues | compiled and edited
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 13
(1966) | The Real Calypso 1927-46
| compiled and edited
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 14
(1966) | Blues Roots / Mississippi
Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues
- Big Fat Mama Blues
- Big Road Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Barbecue Bust
Joe Williams
- My Grey Pony
Bo Carter
- Cigarette Blues
- All Around Man
Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Honeymoon Blues
Charlie McCoy
- That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away
Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Man
Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Miss Louisa Blues
- Until My Love Come Down | compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 15
(1966) | The Atlanta Blues
Barbecue Bob
- Motherless Child Blues
- She's Gone Blues
- Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name
Lonnie Coleman
- Old Rock Island Blues
Tampa Red
- Boogie Woogie Dance
Blind Willie McTell
- Death Cell Blues
- Broke Down Engine
Charlie Lincoln
- Country Breakdown
- Mojoe Blues
Peg Leg Howell
- Please Ma'am
Peg Leg Howell And His Gang
- Beaver Slide Rag
Alec Johnson
- Sundown Blues
Buddy Moss
- Hard Road Blues
- Daddy Don't Care | compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 16
(1967) | Blues Roots / Chicago - The 1930s
Big Bill Broonzy, Blind John Davis, Fred Williams
- When I Had Money
- I've Got To Dig You
Big Bill Broonzy, Black Bob
- Keep Your Hands Off Her
Memphis Minnie, Lizzie Douglas
- Hold Me Blues
- Killer Diller
Johnnie Temple, Horace Malcolm, Charlie McCoy
- New Louise Louise Blues
- So Lonely And Blue
Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Alfred Elkins
- Key To The Highway
Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind John Davis
- Go Back To The Country
Big Maceo, Maceo Merriwether, Tampa Red
- Winter Time Blues
St. Louis Jimmy, Jimmy Oden, Roosevelt Sykes
- Going Down Slow
Washboard Sam, Black Bob, Big Bill Broonzy
- Come On In
Washboard Sam, Blind John Davis, Big Bill Broonzy
- Yes! I Got Your Woman
- Just Got To Hold You | compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 17
(196?) | Ragtime 1 / The City
| compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 18
(1971) | Ragtime 2 / The Country
Mandolins, Fiddles, and Guitars
14 rags and blues by Carolina Tar Heels, Cow Cow Davenport, Blind Boy Fuller and others. These were recorded in the late 20s and early 30s. Includes 2 page pamphlet of notes | The Country Mandolins
Fiddles Guitars
compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 19
(1971) | Country Gospel Song
- I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers
- To the Work - Alfred G. Karnes
- God Moves on the Water - Blind Willie Johnson
- Honey in the Rock - Blind Mamie and A.C. Forehand
- My Mother is Waiting for Me in Heaven Above - The Smith Brothers
- The Lion and the Tribes of Judah - Lonnie McIntorsh
- Just as Soon as My Feet Strike Zion, Lord I Won't Be Troubled No More - Rev. J.M. Gates
- Lonesome Valley - The Carter Family
- The Little Black Train - The Carter Family
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Uncle Dave Macon
- Walking with My Saviour - The Freeman Quartet
- Wouldn't Mind Dying - Blind Mamie Forehand
- Take Your Burden to the Lord - Blind Willie Johnson
- Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers
compiled by Sam Charters | 
RBF 19
custom CD from
www.folkways.si.edu
|
RBF 20
(1966) | Roots - Rhythm And Blues
- Johnny B. Goode Al White and his Hi-Liters
- A Fool In Love Naomi Bradly
- Don't Mistreat Me Queenettes
- Baby Fat Dominoes
- The Eel Johnny Larand and the Internes
- Testify Dominoes
- Until The End Barons
- I Can Jerk All Night Barons
- On My Way Back Home Louis Armstrong / Rainbow of Rhythm
- There Is Something About My Girl That Is Mighty Sweet Dave Bonds
- Maybe Queenettes
- There's A Dream For You Barons
- Dream Lover Phillip and the Originals
- Make My Life Worth Living Queenettes
- Come On Home Johnny Larand and the Internes |  |
RBF 21
(1971) | The Cajuns
Songs, Waltzes & Two-Steps
- Two-Step A Erby, La Thibodeaux Boys
- Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi Joe's Acadians
- Cajun Crawl Hackberry Ramblers
- Te Ma Lessa Jolie Blond Miller's Merrymakers
- Lafayette Joseph F. Falcon
- Rang Tang Bully Joe Werner and Ramblers
- Tu Pen Pas Ma Retter De Revere Thibodeaux Boys
- Two-Step A 'Chachin Joe's Acadians
- Crap Shooter's Hop Joe Werner and Ramblers
- Pine Island Miller's Merrymakers
- Waltz That Carried Me to My Grave Joseph F. Falcon
- Jolie Petite Blonde Alley Boys of Abbeville
- Tu Peu Depend Si Moi Alley Boys of Abbeville
- Breakdown a Pete, La Hackberry Ramblers | compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters
 |
RBF 22
(1973) | Ragtime Entertainment
- Black And White Rag
- Saxanola
- King Of The Bungaloos
- Toots
- Ragtime Skedaddle
- Smiles And Chuckles
- Ragtime Drummer
- Georgia Grind
- Haunting Rag
- Whoa! You Heifer
- Pastime Rag
- Bantam Step
- Frozen Bill
- Zam-a-Zam Rag
- Belle Of The Philippines
- Hungarian Rag | rec. 1902-1922
compiled by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 24
(1974) | Ragtime Piano Interpretations
| compiled and edited
by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 25
(1974) | Toe Tappin' Ragtime
| compiled and edited
by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 26
(197?) | Original Memphis Five
| prod. by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 27
(1976) | Dancing Twenties
Dance orchestras of the early 1920s
Isham Jones Orchestra, Piccadilly Revels Orch., Gene Rodemich Orch., Original Six, George Olsen Orch., Okey Syncopators, Ray Miller Orch., Ted Weems Orch., Zez Confrey Orch., Guyon's Paradise Orch., Roseland Dance Orch., Scranton Sirens Orch., Warner's Seven Aces, Lloyd Finlay Orch., Edwin J. McEnelly's Orch. | compiled and annotated
by David A. Jasen
 |
RF 33
(1977) | Early Ragtime Piano 1913 - 1930
| compiled and annotated
by David A. Jasen
 |
RF 35
(1978) | Roy Bargy: Piano Syncopations
|  |
RBF 37
(197?) | Early Syncopated Dance Music
Cakewalks, Two-Steps, Trots and Glides
|  |
RBF 38
(1979) | Early Band Ragtime
- Honolulu Rag (Williams-Van Alstyne)
- Les Copeland's Rag (38th Street Rag)
- Smiler Rag (Percy Wenrich)
- Pickles And Peppers (Adaline Shepherd)
- Whitewash Man
- Wild Cherries Rag (Ted Snyder)
- Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge)
- Dill Pickles Rag (Charles L. Johnson)
- Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin)
- Black And White Rag (Botsford)
- Southern Beauties (C.L. Johnson)
- Sweetmeats
- Ragamuffin Rag (Pierson - Zamecnik)
- Banana Peel Rag (Gus Winkler) |  |
RBF 39
(1979) | Late Band Ragtime
|  |
RBF 40
(1980) | Those Ragtime Banjos
| compiled and annotated
by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 41
(1980) | Novelty Ragtime Piano Kings
Rube Bloom & Arthur Schutt
| prod. by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 42
(1980) | Ragtime Piano Novelties of the 20's
|  |
RBF 43
(1981) | 'The Piano Roll Artistry of Max Kortlander
A collection of rare piano roll recordings by Kortlander, also known pseudonymously as Ted Baxter, primarily rags played to popular tunes of the 1920s and recorded under the auspices of Q.R.S. Music Company in Chicago, producer of piano rolls.
Eighteen tracks, including Blue Clover Man, Deuces Wild, American Beauty Rag, Dear Old Daddy Long Legs, Climax Rag, Bo La Bo, Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider, Bigamous Blues, Chicago, Russian Rag, Funeral Rag, and more. | compiled and annotated
by David A. Jasen
 |
RBF 44
(19??) | Piano Roll Artistry of Charley Straight
|  |
RBF 45
(19??) | Piano Roll Artistry of Zez Comfrey
|  |
RBF 48
(1983) | They All Played The Tiger Rag
|  |
RBF 49
(1983) | Ragtime Piano Revival
|  |
RBF 50
(19??) | The Piano Roll Artistry Of Edythe Baker & Other Women
|  |
RBF 51
(1963) | Uncle Dave Macon
- Cumberland Mountain Deer Race
- All In Down And Out Blues
- From Earth To Heaven
- The Gal That Got Stuck On Everything She Said
- I've Got The Mourning Blues
- Hold That Wood-Pile Down
- Johnny Gray
- Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel
- My Daughter Wished To Marry
- The Old Man's Drunk Again
- Over The Road I'm Bound To Go
- Rise When The Rooster Crows
- Tom And Jerry
- Two-in-One Chewing Gum
- When The Train Comes Along
- Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train |  |
RBF 52
(1985) | Dixieland Joys
|  |
RBF 110
(1979) | Joseph Allard: Masters of French Canadian Dance
- Fisherman's Reel
- Grande Chaine
- Sir Wilfred Laurier March
- Canadian Jig
- Chateauguay Reel
- Rooster Waltz
- Indian Quadrille
- Mrs. Renault's Reel
- Reel Of Sweets
- Rose Waltz
- Blue Cap Reel
- French Quadrille
- Jacques-Cartier's
- Jenny Lynn Polka |  |
RBF 602
(1981) | Bert Williams: "Nobody" And Other Songs
- Nobody
- Somebody
- Ten Little Bottles
- O Death Where Is Thy Sting?
- I'm Neutral
- I'm Gonna Quit Saturday
- Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
- You Can't Get Away From It
- I Want To Know Where Tosti Wentams
- Twenty Years
- He's a Cousin Of Mine
- Moon Shines On The Moonshine
- My Last Dollar
- Unlucky Blues |  |
RF 654
(1983) | Dock Boggs: His Twelve Original Recordings
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- Down South Blues
- Sugar Baby
Dock Boggs
- Country Blues
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- Sammie, Where Have You Been So Long?
Dock Boggs
- Danville Girl
- Pretty Polly
Dock Boggs, Hub Mahaffey
- New Prisoner's Song
- Hard Luck Blues
Dock Boggs, Emry Arthur
- False Hearted Lover's Blues
- Old Rub Alcohol Blues
- Will Sweethearts Know Each Other There?
- Lost Love Blues
singles recorded in the 1920s for Brunswick | supervised by Mike Seeger
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