Baby Tate
Charles Henry Tate
b. January 28, 1916 in Elberton, Georgia
d. August 17, 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina

discography
Charles Henry 'B A B Y'    TA T E; from front cover of
source: Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who  
photographer: Sudy L. Bristol  
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Baby Tate 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
    Baby Tate




early 1950s Atlanta sessions
for Dave Kapp
(08/07/1904-03/01/1976)
[ever issued?]
11962Pink Anderson: Carolina Medicine Show Hokum & Blues
with Baby Tate

Pink Anderson
- You Don't Know My Mind
- That's No Way To Do
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Meet Me In The Bottom
- I Got A Woman 'cross Town
- Greasy Greens

- Boweevil
- Chicken
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- The Titanic
- The Boys Of Your Uncle Sam

Baby Tate
- See What You Done Done #

# rec. August 14, 1961 in Spartanburg by Samuel Charters; prod. by Kenneth S. Goldstein

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Folkways Records FS 3588

www.folkways.si.edu

Pink Anderson
discography

21963The Blues of Baby Tate:
See What You Done Done


- See What You Done Done
- Dupree Blues
- What Have I Done To You?
- Baby, I'm Going
- Hey Mama, Hey Pretty Girl
- When Your Woman Don't Want You Around

- My Baby Don't Treat Me Kind
- Trucking Them Blues Away
- Baby, You Just Don't Know
- Lonesome Over There
- Thousand Woman Blues
- I Ain't Got No Loving Baby Now

rec. August 14, 1961 in Spartanburg by Samuel Charters

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Prestige/Bluesville 1072


= OBCCD-567-2
fantasyjazz.com
acerecords.co.uk

Bluesville discography

31967The Blues
Music from the Documentary Film by Samuel Charters

J.D. Short & Memphis Willie B.
- Alone in the Evening Blues
J.D. Short
- Slidin' Delta
Pink Anderson
- Old Cotton Fields of Home
Furry Lewis
- John Henry

Baby Tate
- Bad Blues #

Memphis Willie B. & Gus Cannon
- Sitting Here Thinking
Sleepy John Estes
- Lonesome Ground

Baby Tate
- If I Could Holler Like A Mountain Jack #
- When I First Started Hoboing #
Pink Anderson
- Weeping Willow Blues

# rec. July 1962 in Spartanburg

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Asch A-101
=Folkways FA AS101
=Folkways F-ASCH101

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= Blue Angel / Asch BA20011
(Zweitausendeins 1967 G)

www.folkways.si.edu

download liner notes/
sound clips at
Smithsonian Global
Sound

41973Another Man Done Gone

Baby Tate
- You Can Always Tell #
Jack Harp
- After A While
Guitar Shorty
- Mother's Dead And Gone
Willie Rockmore & Bruce Upshaw
- Got The Stuff Right Here
Buddy Boy Jenkins
- Greasy Greens
Henry Johnson
- Rock Tonight Baby
Willie Moore
- Born In The Country
Jack Harp
- You Got To Move
Elbert Freeman & Nathaniel Ford
- Worried Blues


Baby Tate with Peg Leg Sam
- Bad Gasoline #
Jack Harp
- Glory Glory Hallelujah
Willie Moore
- Goin' Away To Leave You
Bud Grant
- Rattlesnake Moan
Bill Bryant
- Black & Tan
Ed Green
South Carolina Blues
Dave Dickerson
- When The War is Over
Henry Johnson
- Can't Keep From Cryin'
Elbert Freeman & Nathaniel Ford
- John Henry
- Old Hen Cackled

# rec. August 7 & 8, 1970 in Spartanburg by Peter B. Lowry




Flyright LP 528

Flyright discography

51973Peg Leg Sam: Medicine Show Man

- Who's That Left Here 'While Ago #
- Greasy Greens
- Reuben
- Irene, Tell Me, Who Do You Love *

- Skinny Woman Blues #
- Lost John
- Ode to Bad Bill

- Ain't But One Thing Give A Man The Blues

- Easy Ridin' Buggy #
- Peg's Fox Chase
- Before You Give It All Away *

- Fast Freight Train #
- Nasty Old Trail
- Born in Hard Luck

rec. August 7, 1970 by Peter B. Lowry; Peg Leg Sam, hca, voc; # Charles Henry "Baby" Tate, g, voc; * Henry "Rufe" Johnson, g, voc

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Trix LP 3302


re-released 1993 on CD

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re-released 2000 on CD
32 Blues 32211
'Kickin' It'

film 'Born For Hard Luck'

Trix discography

61974"Baby" Tate
- See What You Done Done (+ Peg Leg Sam) *
- Late In The Evening #

* rec. August 7, 1970 in Spartanburg by Peter B. Lowry
# rec. December 30, 1970 in Spartanburg by Peter B. Lowry

7 inch 45 rpm
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Trix 4502

Trix discography

  Baby Tate

- Ride To Your Funeral In A V8
- Down On Your Hands Again
- Married Woman Blues
- Tate's Lonesome Blues
- See What You Done Done
- I Can't Be Satisfied
- So Sweet, So Sweet
- Truckin' My Blues Away
- Careless Love
- Mamie
- Sugar Bee
- Skinny Woman Blues
- Rock Me
- Se What You Done Done
- Bad Gasiline Blues
- Rasselin' Jacob
- I'll Fly Away
- My Hook's In The Water
- You Can Always Tell
- Poor Boy, Long Way From Home
- Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do
- Whiskey Headed Woman
- I Got News For You
- Sugar Bee
- Red River Blues
- You Got To Go Down
- Don't Try To Mistreat Me
- Meet Me In The Bottom
- Weeping Willow
- I Got Mine
- I Feel So Good
- Bad Gasoline Blues
- Tate's Boogie
- Wild & Reckless
- Late In The Evening
- Police Dog Blues
- Lost Lover Blues
- Shotgun
- I Feel So Good
- I Can Lay It On Down

rec. August 2, 7, 8 and 15, and December 30, 1970 in Spartanburg by Peter B. Lowry

Peter B. Lowry Febr. 09, 2003: "possible titles for proposed album"


Trix label (should have been
LP 3313, but wasn't released)

more info

Trix discography

71988Bluesville 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

81996The 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-9914-2

Bluesville discography



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bruce Bastin: Crying for the Carolines.- London (Studio Vista) 1971
- Bruce Bastin: Red River Blues - The Blues Tradition in the Southeast.- Chicago (University of Illinois Press) 1986
- Bruce Bastin: Truckin' My Blues Away - East Coast Piedmont Styles.- in: Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues - The Music and the Musicians.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 205 - 231
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- p. 492
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Prestige/Bluesville 1072

thanks to Peter B. Lowry for info on the unissued Trix 3313

 

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Baby Tate
(from Bruce Bastin: Crying for the Carolines, p. 75;
photographer: Pete Lowry)

 

Southeast Blues further reading
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Bastin, Bruce: Crying for the Carolines.- London (Studio Vista) 1971
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Bastin, Bruce: Red River Blues - The Blues Tradition in the Southeast.- Chicago (University of Illinois Press) 1986
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Bastin, Bruce: Truckin' My Blues Away - East Coast Piedmont Styles.- in: Cohn, Lawrence: Nothing But The Blues - The Music and the Musicians.- New York, London, Paris (Abbeville Press) 1993, p. 205 - 231

 

Stefan Wirz


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