Deford Bailey

*14-12-1899 near Nashville, TN, +02-07-1982
by Tony Russell, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1 April 1927 Atlanta, GA – Deford Bailey (Deford Bailey [harmonica])
001 W143846-1-2 PAN AMERICAN EXPRESS Columbia unissued
002 W143847-1-2 HESITATION MAMA unissued
18 April 1927 New York City - Deford Bailey (Deford Bailey [harmonica])
003 E22475*/6 PAN AMERICAN BLUES Vocalion 5180 Brunswick 146/ Matchbox MSE-218
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19 April 1927 New York City - Deford Bailey (Deford Bailey [harmonica])
004 E22501*/2 DIXIE FLYER BLUES Vocalion 5180 Brunswick 146/ Matchbox MSE-218
005 E22503/4* UP COUNTRY BLUES Brunswick 147/ Matchbox MSE-218
006 E22505/6* EVENING PRAYER BLUES Vocalion 5147 Brunswick 148/Matchbox MSE-218
007 E22507/8* MUSCLE SHOAL BLUES Brunswick 147/ Matchbox MSE-218
008 E22509/10* OLD HEN CACKLE Vocalion 5190/ Matchbox MSE-218
009 E22511 ALCOHOLIC BLUES Vocalion 5147 Brunswick 148/ Matchbox MSE-218
010 E22512 FOX CHASE Vocalion 5190/ Matchbox MSE-218
2 October 1928 Nashville, TN – Deford Bailey (Deford Bailey [harmonica])
011 BVE-47110-1-2 LOST JOHN Victor unissued
012 BVE-47111-2 JOHN HENRY 23336 23831/ Matchbox MSE-218 RCA CPL2-9507
013 BVE-47112-1 ICE WATER BLUES 38014 Bluebird B-5147 Montgomery Ward M-4910/ Matchbox MSE-218
014 BVE-47113-1-2 KANSAS CITY BLUES unissued
015 BVE-47114-1-2 CASEY JONES unissued
016 BVE-47115-1-2 WOOD STREET BLUES unissued
017 BVE-47116-1 DAVIDSON COUNTY BLUES 38014 Bluebird B-5147 Montgomery Ward M-4910/ Matchbox MSE-218
018 BVE-47117-1-2 NASHVILLE BLUES unissued
1974/1976 Deford Bailey’s Home, Nashville, TN – Deford Bailey (Deford Bailey [harmonica])
019 PAN AMERICAN TFS-122
020 AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE TFS-122
021 LOST JOHN TFS-122
022 ALCOHOLIC BLUES TFS-122
023 COW COW BLUES TFS-122
024 JOHN HENRY TFS-122
025 SPEECH ABOUT HARPS TFS-122
026 OLD HEN CACKLE [TAKE 1] TFS-122
027 SWEET MARIE TFS-122
028 BLACK MAN BLUES TFS-122
029 RED RIVER VALLEY TFS-122
030 GOTTA SEE MAMA EVERY NIGHT TFS-122
031 WELCOME TABLE TFS-122
032 KANSAS CITY BLUES TFS-122
033 STOVE PIPE BLUES TFS-122
034 SPEECH ABOUT WATER AND HARPS TFS-122
035 SHOE SHINE BOY TFS-122
036 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT TFS-122
037 TALK ABOUT GRANDFATHER TFS-122
038 HESITATION BLUES TFS-122
039 OLD HEN CACKLE [TAKE 2] TFS-122
040 SAINTS TFS-122
041 DON'T GET WEARY CHILDREN TFS-122
042 SOOK COW TFS-122
043 DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE TFS-122
044 EVENING PRAYER TFS-122


ALBUMS
Tennessee Folklore Society TFS-122 The Legendary Deford Bailey: Country Music's First Black Star: Pan American; Ain't Gonna Rain No More; Lost John; Alcoholic Blues; Cow Cow Blues; John Henry; Speech About Harps; Old Hen Cackle [take 1]; Sweet Marie; Black Man Blues; Red River Valley; Gotta See Mama Every Night; Welcome Table; Kansas City Blues; Stove Pipe Blues; Speech About Water And Harps; Shoe Shine Boy; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Talk About Grandfather; Hesitation Blues; Old Hen Cackle [take 2]; Saints; Don't Get Weary Children; Sook Cow; Down The Road A Piece; Evening Prayer – 98 (also on Revenant 208)
Matchbox MSE-218 Harmonica Showcase: [De Ford Bailey:] Pan-American Blues; Dixie-Flyer Blues; Up Country Blues; Evening Prayer Blues; Muscle Shoals Blues; Old Hen Cackle; The Alcoholic Blues; Fox Chase; John Henry; Ice Water Blues; Davidson County Blues; [D.H. "Bert" Bilbro:] C. & N.W. Blues; Mohana Blues; Yes Indeed I Do; We're Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight; Chester Blues – 10-85 Deford Bailey, D.H.Bilbro

SINGLES
Brunswick
146 Pan American Blues / Dixie Flyer Blues – 27 (reissued on Vocalion 5180)
147 Up Country Blues / Muscle Shoal Blues - 27
148 Evening Prayer Blues / Alcoholic Blues – 27 (reissued on Vocalion 5147)
Vocalion 5190 Old Hen Cackle / Fox Chase
Victor
23336 John Henry / [Noah Lewis] –
23831 John Henry / [D.H.Bilbro] -
38014 Ice Water Blues / Davidson County Blues – (reissued on Bluebird B-5147. Montmomery Ward M-4910)