Charles Creath was one of the principal leaders in St. Louis from 1928 onwards. A Missouri man himself, and able to play saxophone and accordian as well as trumpet, he established himself as a brass player first and foremost; it is said that he could and did break up a razor fight in a dance hall with one powerful note!
His sister Marge was a pianist who married drummer Zutty Singleton from Louisiana, and it was Zutty whose powerful drums were part of his brother-in-law’s rhythm section on the third Creath record session. It is interesting to note that the trombonist on this occasion was Sonny Lee, who was a White musician from Frank Trumbauer’s Orchestra at the Arcadia Ballroom in St. Louis, and he fits the general Creath pattern perfectly.
by Brian Rust (from the liner notes of Jazz In Saint Louis 1924 – 1927 on Timeless Records)
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| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Butter-Finger Blues (Charles Creath) | 5-2-1927 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8477 |
| Crazy Quilt (Andrew Sterling / Paul Van Loan) | 5-2-1927 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8477 |
| Everyman That Wears Bell-Bottom Britches Ain’t No Monkeyman (Floyd Campbell) | 3-1925 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8210-A |
| Grandpa’s Spells (Jelly Roll Morton) | 11-3-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8257 |
| I Woke Up Cold In Hand Vocal Chorus by Floyd Campbell (Charles Creath) | 3-1925 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8217-A |
| King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) | 3-1925 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8210-B |
| Market Street Blues (Charles Creath) | 12-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8201 |
| Market Street Stomp (Charles Creath / Horace Eubanks) | 11-3-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8280-A |
| My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) Vocal Chorus by Floyd Campbell (J.Berni Barbour) | 3-1925 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8217-B |
| Pleasure Mad (Sidney Bechet) | 3-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8201 |
| Way Down Lovers Lane | 11-3-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8257 |
| Won’t Don’t Blues Featuring Lonnie Johnson playing Violin and Singing (Charles Creath) | 3-1924 | St. Louis, Missouri | Okeh 8280-B |
| Artist | Instrument |
| William (Thornton) Blue | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Floyd Campbell | Drums |
| Charles Creath | Trumpet, Leader |
| Leonard Davis | Trumpet |
| Horace Eubanks | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Cranston Hamilton | Piano |
| Charlie Lawson | Trombone |
| Sonny Lee | Trombone |
| Sam Long | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Burroughs Lovingood | Piano |
| Pete Patterson | Banjo |
| Williams Rollins | Tenor Saxophone |
| Lonnie Johnson | Guitar |
| Zutty Singleton | Drums |
| Cecil White | Bass |
