Red Hot Bands

Blue Grass Foot Warmers

Thanks to Owen Miller for his help with this page. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Charleston Hound (Clarence Williams / Fats Waller / Spencer Williams) 6-16-1926 New

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Clarence Williams Trio

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Bluer Than Blue Vocal by Babe Matthews (Armstrong) 5-24-1938 New York, New York Vocalion 4157 I’m Falling For You

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Clarence Williams’ Novelty Band

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company He Wouldn’t Stop Doin’ It (Clarence Williams / Alex Hill) 5-22-1930 New York, New York Okeh 8798 You’re Bound To Look

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Clarence Williams Washboard Four

Clarence Williams and his Band

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company I’m Not Worrying (Clarence Williams / Fats Waller) 4-16-1929 New York, New York Victor V-38630 Touch-Down (Fats Waller) 4-16-1929 New York,

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Clara Smith and her Jazz Babies

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Race Track Blues (Stanley S. Miller) 12-30-1926 New York, New York Columbia 14294-D Troublesome Blues (Tom Delaney) 4-7-1927 New

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Clara Smith and her Novelty Band

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Jelly Bean Blues (Stanley S. Miller) 5-3-1926 New York, New York Columbia 14294-D Look Where The Sun Done Gone

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Clara Smith and her Jazz Trio

Clara Smith and her Jazz Trio

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Death Letter Blues (Ida Cox) 10-15-1924 New York, New York Columbia 14045-D Done Sold My Soul To The Devil

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Jimmy Blythe (1901-1931)

Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Adams Apple (Jimmy Blythe) 7-26-1926 Chicago, Illinois Paramount 12376-B Messin Around (1) (Jimmy Blythe / Trixie Smith) 7-26-1926 Chicago, Illinois Paramount 12376-A

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Kansas City Tin Roof Stompers

Kansas City Tin Roof Stompers

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Aunt Jemina Stomp (Moloy / Bingham) 3-15-1929 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick 7066 Good Feelin’ Blues (Ballin’ The Jack) (Moloy /

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Jimmy Blythe (1901-1931)

Dixie Four

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Five O’Clock Stomp 6-1928 Chicago, Illinois Paramount 12674 Kentucky Stomp 6-1928 Chicago, Illinois Paramount 12661 Southside Stomp 6-1928 Chicago,

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Beale Street Washboard Band

On the Oriole label this record was released as the Rampart Street Washboard Band. Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Forty And Tight (Melrose) 7-24-1929

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Fats Waller and his Rhythm

Late in 1932 Fats Waller hired Phil Ponce as manager. Ponce promptly negotiated a contract with WLW, a powerful Cincinnati radio station which was heard throughout the Midwest.

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Fats Waller and his Orchestra

There may have been confusion within the original Red Hot Jazz Archive about this group. It seems likely these sides were actually labeled Fats Waller,

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James P Johnson 1921

Jimmy Johnson’s Jazz Boys

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Carolina Shout (James P. Johnson) 10-1921 New York, New York Arto 9096 Artist Instrument James P. Johnson Piano Unknown

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Johnson’s Jazzers

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Can I Get It Now? (Perry Bradford) 6-18-1928 New York, New York Columbia 14247-D Skiddle-De-Scow (Perry Bradford) 6-18-1928 New

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Jimmy Johnson and his Band

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Fare Thee Honey Blues (Perry Bradford) 3-5-1929 New York, New York Columbia 14417-D Put Your Mind Right On It

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