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Tiny Parham is a vastly underrated Chicago bandleader of the 1920s. He cut 38 sides for Victor between 1928 to 1930 under the name of Tiny Parham and his Musicians. The band played the vaudeville theatres.Tiny Parham and his Musicians

A special thanks to James Gallup for his help with the recordings on this page.

discography

TitleRecording DateRecording LocationCompany
After All I’ve Done For You
(Tiny Parham)		11-11-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23432
Back To The Jungle
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Black Cat Moan
(Tiny Parham)		12-3-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38126-B
Bluebird
B-5146-A
Blue Island Blues (1)
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Blue Island Blues (2)
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38041-B
Blue Melody Blues
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
38047
Blue Moon Blues
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23027
Bombay
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23426
Cathedral Blues
(Tiny Parham)		12-3-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38111-B
Clarice (1)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
21659-A
Clarice (2)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Cuckoo Blues
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
21553
Dixieland Doin’s
(Tiny Parham)		12-3-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38111-A
Doin’ The Jug-Jug
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23027
Down Yonder
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Echo Blues
(Tiny Parham)		7-22-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38076-B
Fat Man Blues
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38126-A
Golden Lilly
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23426
The Head Hunter’s Dream
(African Fantasy) (1)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
The Head Hunter’s Dream
(African Fantasy) (2)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
21553
Jogo Rhythm (1)
(Tiny Parham)		12-3-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38009-A
Jogo Rhythm (2)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Jungle Crawl
(Tiny Parham)		7-22-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38082-B
Bluebird
B-5146-B
Lucky “3-6-9”
(Tiny Parham)		7-22-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38082-A
Memphis Mamie
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23386
My Dreams
(Tiny Parham)		11-11-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23432
Nervous Tension
(Tiny Parham)		12-3-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Nervous Tension (1)
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Nervous Tension (2)
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23386
Now That I’ve Found You
(Tiny Parham)		11-11-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
22778-A
Pigs’ Feet And Slaw
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23410
Rock Bottom
(Tiny Parham)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
22842-B
Snake Eyes (1)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
21659-B
Snake Eyes (2)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Skag-A-Lag (1)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Skag-A-Lag (2)
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38054-B
Squeeze Me
(Clarence Williams / Thomas Waller)		11-4-1930Chicago, IllinoisVictor
unissued
Steel String Blues
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
23410
Stompin’ On Down (1)
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Stompin’ On Down (2)
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38060-B
Stuttering Blues (1)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38009-B
Stuttering Blues (2)
(Tiny Parham)		7-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisRCA X
LVA-3039
Subway Sobs
(Tiny Parham)		2-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38041-A
Sud Buster’s Dream
(Tiny Parham)		10-25-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
22778-B
That Kind Of Love
(Tiny Parham)		2-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38047-A
Tiny’s Stomp
(Oriental Blues)
(Tiny Parham)		2-2-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38060-A
Voodoo
(Tiny Parham)		2-1-1928Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38054-A
Washboard Wiggles
(Tiny Parham)		7-22-1929Chicago, IllinoisVictor
V-38076-A

ArtistInstrument
Tommy BrookinsVocals
Ike CovingtonTrombone
Milt HiltonTuba
Ray HobsonCornet
Papa Charlie JacksonBanjo
Charles JohnsonClarinet, Alto Saxophone
Charles LawsonTrombone
Ernie MarreroDrums, Washboard
Mike McKendrickBanjo
Punch MillerCornet
Tiny ParhamPiano, Celeste
Elliot WashingtonViolin
Quin WilsonTuba

Thanks to Owen Miller and Verne Buland for their help with this page
 

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