Bluesville Records

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Bluesville Records was an American record label subsidiary of Prestige Records, launched in 1959, with the primary purpose of documenting the work of the older classic bluesmen passed over by the changing audience. Such bluesmen as Roosevelt Sykes, Lightnin' Hopkins, Rev. Gary Davis, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee recorded for the label, accounting for more than one quarter of their overall output. By 1966, Bluesville had ceased to issue LPs. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Discography

Catalog No.ArtistAlbumNotes
BVLP 1001Al Smith Hear My Blues
BVLP 1002 Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Down Home Blues
BVLP 1003 Willie Dixon Willie's Blues
BVLP 1004 Mildred Anderson Person to Person
BVLP 1005Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Blues & Folk
BVLP 1006 Roosevelt Sykes The Return of Roosevelt Sykes
BVLP 1007 Lonnie Johnson Blues by Lonnie Johnson
BVLP 1008 Shakey Jake Good Times
BVLP 1009The Prestige All StarsSoul Jazz Volume OneCompilation of tracks from Prestige PRLP 7130, PRLP 7081 & PRLP 7035
BVLP 1010The Prestige All StarsSoul Jazz Volume TwoCompilation of tracks from Prestige PRLP 7132, PRLP 7164, PRLP 7161 & PRLP 7162
BVLP 1011Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden Blues & Ballads
BVLP 1012 Little Brother Montgomery Tasty Blues
BVLP 1013Al Smith Midnight Special
BVLP 1014Roosevelt Sykes The Honeydripper
BVLP 1015 Blind Gary Davis Harlem Street Singer
BVLP 1016 Sunnyland Slim Slim's Shout
BVLP 1017Mildred Anderson No More in Life
BVLP 1018 Memphis Slim Just Blues
BVLP 1019 Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin'
BVLP 1020Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Blues All Around My Head
BVLP 1021 Arbee Stidham Tired of Wandering
BVLP 1022 Curtis Jones Trouble Blues
BVLP 1023 K. C. Douglas K. C.'s Blues
BVLP 1024Lonnie Johnson Losing Game
BVLP 1025 Sonny Terry Sonny's Story
BVLP 1026 Robert Pete Williams Free Again
BVLP 1027Shakey Jake Mouth Harp Blues
BVLP 1028 St. Louis Jimmy Going Down Slow
BVLP 1029 Lightnin' Hopkins with Sonny Terry Last Night Blues
BVLP 1030 Tampa Red Don't Tampa with the Blues
BVLP 1031Memphis Slim No Strain
BVLP 1032Reverend Gary Davis A Little More Faith
BVLP 1033Brownie McGhee and Sonny TerryBlues in My Soul
BVLP 1034 Memphis Willie B. Introducing Memphis Willie B.
BVLP 1035 Sidney Maiden Trouble an' Blues
BVLP 1036 Furry Lewis Back on My Feet Again
BVLP 1037Furry LewisDone Changed My Mind
BVLP 1038 Pink Anderson Carolina Blues Man
BVLP 1039 Mercy Dee Walton A Pity and a Shame
BVLP 1040 Blind Willie McTell Last Session
BVLP 1041 Henry Townsend Tired of Bein' Mistreated
BVLP 1042Brownie McGhee Brownie's Blues
BVLP 1043Tampa RedDon't Jive Me
BVLP 1044Lonnie Johnson with Victoria Spivey Idle Hours
BVLP 1045Lightnin' Hopkins Blues in My Bottle
BVLP 1046 Blind Snooks Eaglin That's All Right
BVLP 1047 Scrapper Blackwell Mr. Scrapper's Blues
BVLP 1048Memphis Willie B.Hard Working Man Blues
BVLP 1049Reverend Gary Davis Say No to the Devil
BVLP 1050K. C. Douglas Big Road Blues
BVLP 1051Pink Anderson Medicine Show Man
BVLP 1052 Alberta Hunter / Lucille Hegamin / Victoria SpiveySongs We Taught Your Mother
BVLP 1053Memphis Slim All Kinds of Blues
BVLP 1054 Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson Woman Blues
BVLP 1055Memphis Slim / Tampa Red / Lonnie JohnsonBawdy Blues
BVLP 1056 Big Joe Williams Blues for Nine Strings
BVLP 1057Lightnin' Hopkins Walkin' This Road by Myself
BVLP 1058Brownie McGhee and Sonny TerryBrownie McGhee and Sonny Terry at The 2nd Fret
BVLP 1059Sonny Terry Sonny Is King
BVLP 1060 Wade Walton Shake 'Em On Down
BVLP 1061Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' and Co.
BVLP 1062Lonnie JohnsonAnother Night to Cry
BVLP 1063 Smoky Babe Hottest Brand Goin'
BVLP 1064 Robert Curtis Smith Clarksdale Blues
BVLP 1065 Doug Quattlebaum Softee Man Blues
BVLP 1066Clarence Clay and William ScottThe New Gospel Keys
BVLP 1067Big Joe WilliamsBig Joe Williams at Folk City
BVLP 1068 Pete Franklin Guitar Pete's Blues
BVLP 1069Al SmithHear My BluesReissue of BVLP 1001
BVLP 1070Lightnin' Hopkins Smokes Like Lightning
BVLP 1071Pink Anderson The Blues of Pink Anderson: Ballad & Folksinger
BVLP 1072 Baby Tate See What You Done Done
BVLP 1073Lightnin' Hopkins Goin' Away
BVLP 1074Brooks Berry and Scrapper BlackwellMy Heart Struck Sorrow
BVLP 1075Memphis SlimSteady Rolling Blues
BVLP 1076 Alec Seward Creepin' Blues
BVLP 1077 J. T. Adams and Shirley Griffith Indiana Avenue Blues
BVLP 1078 Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan The Master Musicians of India
BVLP 1079 Ali Akbar Khan Classical Music of India
BVLP 1081Lightnin' HopkinsGot to Move Your BabyReissue of BVLP 1029
BVLP 1083Big Joe WilliamsStudio Blues
BVLP 1084Lightnin' HopkinsHis Greatest Hits
BVLP 1086Lightnin' Hopkins Down Home Blues
BVLP 1087 Shirley Griffith Saturday Blues
BVLP 1089 Oudi Hrant Turkish Delights
OBCCD-570-2Lonnie Johnson with Elmer SnowdenBlues, Ballads, and Jumpin' JazzReleased in 1990
7PCD-4406-2Lightnin' HopkinsThe Complete Prestige/Bluesville RecordingsSeven CD box set released in 1991
00025218056328Lightnin' Hopkins The Swarthmore Concert Released in 1993

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<i>Mouth Harp Blues</i> 1961 studio album by Shakey Jake

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<i>Losing Game</i> 1961 studio album by Lonnie Johnson

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<i>The Return of Roosevelt Sykes</i> 1960 studio album by Roosevelt Sykes

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<i>The Honeydripper</i> (Roosevelt Sykes album) 1961 studio album by Roosevelt Sykes

The Honeydripper is an album by blues musician Roosevelt Sykes recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

<i>Tasty Blues</i> 1961 studio album by Little Brother Montgomery

Tasty Blues is an album by blues musician Little Brother Montgomery recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label early the following year.

<i>No More in Life</i> 1961 studio album by Mildred Anderson

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<i>A Little More Faith</i> 1961 studio album by Reverend Gary Davis

A Little More Faith is an album by blues musician Reverend Gary Davis released on the Bluesville label in September 1961.

<i>Say No to the Devil</i> 1962 studio album by Reverend Gary Davis

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<i>Last Night Blues</i> 1961 studio album by Lightnin Hopkins with Sonny Terry

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<i>Goin Away</i> 1963 studio album by Lightnin Hopkins

Goin' Away is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1963 and released on the Bluesville label.

<i>Smokes Like Lightning</i> 1963 studio album by Lightnin Hopkins

Smokes Like Lightning is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

<i>Walkin This Road by Myself</i> 1962 studio album by Lightnin Hopkins

Walkin' This Road by Myself is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas and released on the Bluesville label.

<i>Down Home Blues</i> (Lightnin Hopkins album) 1964 studio album by Lightnin Hopkins

Down Home Blues is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in 1964 and released on the Bluesville label.

<i>Trouble Blues</i> (album) 1961 studio album by Curtis Jones

Trouble Blues is an album by blues musician Curtis Jones recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

<i>K. C.s Blues</i> 1961 studio album by K. C. Douglas

K. C.'s Blues is an album by blues musician K. C. Douglas recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label.

<i>Big Road Blues</i> 1961 studio album by K. C. Douglas

Big Road Blues is an album by blues musician K. C. Douglas recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label.

References

  1. ↑ Shaw, Arnold (1978). Honkers and Shouters . New York: Macmillan. p.  17. ISBN   0-02-061740-2.
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography, Bsnpubs.com, accessed October 26, 2018
  3. ↑ Wirz' American Music: Prestige Bluesville Discography, Wirz.de, accessed October 26, 2018
  4. ↑ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series - album index, Jazzdisco.org, accessed October 26, 2018
  5. ↑ "Illustrated Prestige/Bluesville Records discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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