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SPECIAL John Tefteller’s World’s Rarest Records AUCTION AUCTION! Address: P. O. Box 1727, Grants Pass, OR 97528-0200 USA #1 Phone: (541) 476–1326 or (800) 955–1326 • FAX: (541) 476–3523 Ralph DeLuca’s E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.tefteller.com More DeLuca Pre-War auctions to Auction closes Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. come!

Presenting . . . The Ralph DeLuca Collection of Pre-War Blues 78’s!

This is auction #1 (of at least five) of the record Mr. DeLuca has moved into the art world, collection. Be prepared though — the great stuff is collection of Ralph DeLuca. no longer collecting 78’s, as he finds it easier to going to go for a lot of money! buy rare art than rare records. That should tell Mr. DeLuca is most known for his legendary you something! E+ is the highest grade used. This is the old-time collection of rare movie posters, but for about 15 78 grading system and I am very strict. years he actively, and aggressively, collected rare There should be something for each and every Blues 78’s, mostly Pre-War. Blues collector reading this auction. There are The next Ralph DeLuca auction will be in a few titles here not seen for sale in decades . . . and months and contains another 100 goodies. He plunged into collecting rare Blues 78’s hot some may never be seen again. and heavy and went for the best whenever and Good luck to all! wherever he could find them. He bought smart This is your chance to get some LEGENDARY and paid big to get what he wanted! rarities and just plain GREAT records for your

THE 3 KINGS OF THE BLUES!

CHARLEY PATTON

1. — 2. Tommy Johnson — 3. Robert Johnson — “Lord I’m Discouraged / “Cool Drink Of Water Blues / “Hell Hound On My Trail / I’m Going Home” Big Road Blues” From Four Until Late” PARAMOUNT • 12883 E- VICTOR 21279 • E VOCALION 03623 • E/E+ One of the very FEW clean Stunning condition copy of When was the last time you copies of this record out there! all time classic ! saw this one for sale in near Here’s your chance to get a “I asked her for water, but perfect condition? The stuff clean, decent Patton that she gave me gasoline.” that dreams are made of!!! plays well. Legendary artist! Major, major investment See item # 46 in this auction Top Shelf record! record! for another Robert Johnson. MB $10,000 MB $5000 MB $10,000

9. — 22. Sam Collins — “Doggin’ Me Mama “Devil In The Lions Blues / Hot Potatoes” Den / Good Time PARAMOUNT 12673 Blues” E GENNETT 6181 • V+ SUPER CLEAN BLIND I dare you to find a better BLAKES ARE HARD copy of this one . . . and TO FIND if you do, please sell it to MB $1000 me. My copy is in about the same shape as this one. These are TOUGH AND GREAT!! MB $1000 Big Bill And Thomps Ishman Bracy Tom Dickson

8. Big Bill And Thomps — “Starvation 11. Ishman Bracy — “Brown Mamma 26. Tom Dickson — “Death Bell Blues/ Blues/Down In The Basement Blues” Blues/Trouble Hearted Blues” Happy Blues” OKEH 8590 E+ PARAMOUNT 12707 E BIG BILL VICTOR 21691 E STUNNING MASTERPIECE!!! Sounds like BROONZY’S SECOND RECORD — CONDITION COPY MB $2000 John Hurt!!! MB $2000 Superb copy! MB $2000

4. “” Alexander — “Section Gang 17. And — 14477 V+ Slight edge chip, not into Blues/Levee Camp Moan Blues” “Blues Before Sunrise/Mean grooves and three small lam cracks OKEH 8498 E- With lam crack on B-side Mistreater Mama” CONQUEROR MB $25 MB $50 8741 E- MB $100 5. The Sheiks With Frank 18. — “All Around Man/ STOKES — “Jazzin’ The Blues/Last Cigarette Blues” BLUEBIRD 6295 V- Go Round” PARAMOUNT 12591 V+ Edge chip, not into grooves MB $50 NICE PLAYER MB $100 19. Bo Carter — “Sue Cow/Flea On Me” BLUEBIRD 6695 V+ MB $100 20. George Carter — “Rising River Blues/ Hot Jelly Roll Blues” PARAMOUNT 12750 V+/E- Great one! MB $500 (SEE INSERT BELOW)

10. — “Freeze To Me Mama/ Me And My Whiskey” COLUMBIA 14507 E Clean Barbecue Bobs are tough to find these days MB $500 30. — “Let Me Squeeze 11. Ishman Bracy — “Brown Mamma Your Lemon/My Baby Don’t Mean Me Blues/Trouble Hearted Blues” No Good” MELOTONE 7-06-56 E VICTOR 21691 (SEE HIGHLIGHT BEAUTIFUL COPY MB $300 ABOVE) 31. Roosevelt Graves And Bro. — 6. Ed Bell — “Carry It Right Back Home/ 12. — “I Can’t Make You “Bustin’ The Jug/Crazy About My She’s A Fool Gal” COLUMBIA 14595 Satisfied/I’m Just A Bum” BLUEBIRD Baby” PARAMOUNT 12859 (SEE E MASTERPIECE MB $500 6111 E- Nice and scarce one on Bluebird HIGHLIGHT ON NEXT PAGE) MB $200 32. The — “The Garbage 13. Billy and Jesse — “Put Your Mind On Man/Southern Blues” DECCA 7229 It/Strewin’ Your Mess” BRUNSWICK 21. Jay Bird Coleman — “Trunk Busted— E/E+ Their BEST record MB $100 7099 E- MB $50 Suitcase Full Of Holes/Man Trouble 33. Sloppy Henry — “Say I Do It/Some 14. Butterbeans And Susie — “Construc- Blues” GENNETT 6245 V MB $500 Sweet Rainy Day” OKEH 8805 E- tion Gang/A To Z Blues” OKEH 8163 22. Sam Collins — “Devil In The Lions MB $300 G MB $10 Den/Good Time Blues” GENNETT 34. Bertha “Chippie” Hill — “Trouble In 6181 (SEE INSERT ON PREVIOUS PAGE) Mind/ Man” MELOTONE 23. Ida Cox And Her All Star — 6-12-70 V MB $20 “Deep Sea Blues/ 35. Tony Hollins — “Crawlin’ King Snake/ Blues” VOCALION 05336 E MB $25 Stamp Blues” OKEH 06351 E+ GREAT 24. With Coley Jones — ONE MB $400 “So Tired/ Blues” COLUMBIA 36. Peg Leg Howell — “Broke And 14389 (SEE INSERT BELOW) Hungry Blues/Rolling Mill Blues” 25. Genevieve Davis — “Haven’t Got A COLUMBIA 14438 E- MB $300 Dollar To Pay Your House Rent Man/ 37. Mississippi John Hurt — “Louis 7. Pillie Bolling And Barefoot Bill — I’ve Got Something” VICTOR 20648 Collins/Got The Blues Can’t Be “She’s Got A Nice Line/I Don’t Like E Great sound MB $200 Satisfied” OKEH 8724 V- Store sticker That” COLUMBIA 14544 E GREAT 26. Tom Dickson — “Death Bell Blues/ on A-side, small lam crack, plays decent, MB $500 Happy Blues” OKEH 8590 (SEE HIS MASTERPIECE MB $200 8. Big Bill And Thomps — “Starvation HIGHLIGHT ABOVE) (See picture at top of next page) Blues/Down In The Basement Blues” 27. “Sleepy” John Estes/Son Bond — 38. Bessie Jackson — “B. D. Woman’s PARAMOUNT 12707 (SEE HIGHLIGHT “Working Man Blues/Come Back Blues/Jump Steady Daddy” ABOVE) 15. Cannon’s Jug Stompers — “Pretty Home” BLUEBIRD 8950 E+ BEAUTIFUL MELOTONE 5-12-58 E- MB $100 9. Blind Blake — “Doggin’ Me Mama Blues/ Mama Blues/Going To Germany” COPY MB $300 39. — “22-20 Blues/If You Hot Potatoes” PARAMOUNT 12673 VICTOR 38585 V+ Nice playing copy 28. Will Ezell — “Barrell House Woman/ Haven’t Any Hay Get On Down The (SEE INSERT ON PREVIOUS PAGE) of their MASTERPIECE MB $500 Heifer Dust” PARAMOUNT 12753 E- Road” CHAMPION 50031 (SEE 16. Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell — B-side has edge chip that goes in ten HIGHLIGHT ON NEXT PAGE) For Great Blues Products: “Mean Mistreator Mama No. 2/Shady grooves MB $20 40. Frankie Half Pint Jaxon — “Let’s www.BluesImages.com Lane Blues” VOCALION 02762 E- 29. Four Dusty Travellers — “Me An’ Mah Knock A Jug/Can’t You Wait?” MB $100 Pardner/Po’ Mourner” COLUMBIA VOCALION 1285 E MB $300

20. George Carter — 24. Dallas String Band “Rising River Blues / With Coley Jones — Hot Jelly Roll Blues” “So Tired / PARAMOUNT 12750 Hokum Blues” V+/E- COLUMBIA 14389 Great one! E+ MB $500 MASTERPIECE MB $1000 John Tefteller’s World’s Rarest Records Address: P. O. Box 1727, Grants Pass, OR 97528-0200 USA Phone: (541) 476–1326 or (800) 955–1326 • FAX: (541) 476–3523 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.tefteller.com

Auction closes Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. See #37 See #65

Roosevelt Graves Skip James Robert Johnson

31. Roosevelt Graves And Bro. — 39. Skip James — “22-20 Blues/If You 46. Robert Johnson — “Me And The “Bustin’ The Jug/Crazy About My Haven’t Any Hay Get On Down The Devil Blues/Little Queen Of Spades” Baby” PARAMOUNT 12859 E- Road” CHAMPION 50031 E- Nice VOCALION 04108 V+ NICE PLAYER RARE MB $1000 copy of the ONLY “AFFORDABLE” MB $1500 ORIGINAL SKIP JAMES 78! MB $4000

41. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon And The 48. Jack Kelly And His South Memphis Little Thing” VOCALION 02622 Harlem Hamfats — “The Dirty Dozen/ — “Highway No. 61 Blues/ (SEE HIGHLIGHT ON NEXT PAGE) Take It Easy Greasy (You Got A Long Red Ripe Tomatoes” PERFECT 0254 60. — “A Black Way To Slide)” DECCA 7304 E- V+/E- FABULOUS MB $500 Woman Is Like A Black Snake/ MB $100 49. Jack Kelly And His South Memphis On The Road Again” VICTOR 38015 42. — “Sunshine Jug Band — “Highway No. 61 Blues (SEE INSERT ON NEXT PAGE) Special/Lonesome Home Blues” No. 2/Cold Iron Bed” MELOTONE 61. — “Selling My PARAMOUNT 12593 (SEE INSERT 12877 V MB $100 Pork Chops/Doctor Doctor Blues” BELOW) 50. Lillie Mae Kirkman — “Hop Head BLUEBIRD 6199 V MB $100 43. — “I Know His Blues/It’s A Hard Way To Travel” 62. Memphis Minnie, , Bill Blood Can Make Me Whole/Jesus VOCALION 04951 E- MB $200 Settles — “Joe Louis Strut/He’s Make Up My Dying Bed” COLUMBIA 51. Kansas City Kitty And Georgia Tom — In The Ring” VOCALION 03046 14276 V+ MB $100 “Fish House Blues/Do It By Myself” E-/V+ MB $100 44. Blind Willie Johnson — “Keep Your VOCALION 1545 E- MB $200 Lamp Trimmed And Burning/Lord 52. Huddie Leadbelly — “/ I Just Can’t Keep From Crying” You Can’t Lose-A Me Cholly” COLUMBIA 14425 V- Lam crack MB $20 BLUEBIRD 8750 E MB $100 66. Alice Moore — “Black And Evil Blues/ 45. Lonnie Johnson — “New Falling 53. Meade Lux Louis — “Honky Tonk Broadway St. Woman Blues” Rain Blues/Southbound Backwater” Train Blues/Dearborn Street Break- PARAMOUNT 12819 E-/E+ MB $300 DECCA 7461 E Small label tear on down” PARAMOUNT 12896 Poor B-side MB $75 With label damage, pretty much a wall 46. Robert Johnson — “Me And The hanger but this is the very first version Devil Blues/Little Queen Of Spades” of the all time classic song MB $50 VOCALION 04108 (SEE HIGHLIGHT 54. Charley Lincoln — “If It Looks Like ABOVE) Jelly Shakes Like Jelly It Must Be 47. Maggie Jones — “Mama Stayed Out Gelatine/Ugly Papa” COLUMBIA 14332 The Whole Night Long/He Belongs E MB $500 (SEE INSERT BELOW) To Me” COLUMBIA 14167 V+ MB $25 55. Aunt Mandy’s Chillun — “The Prodigal Son—Part 1/Part 2” COLUMBIA 14564 E MB $300 63. Memphis Minnie — “Haunted Blues/ 56. Ramblin’ Bob aka Robert Lee McCoy Black Cat Blues” VOCALION 03581 aka — “Big Apple E+ MB $300 Blues/She’s Got What It Takes” 64. Memphis Minnie — “Me And My BLUEBIRD 7987 E-/E MB $200 /Can’t Afford To Lose 57. Robert Lee McCoy — “Gonna Keep My Man” OKEH 06288 E MB $100 It For My Daddy/Mama Don’t Allow 65. — “Jail Bird 67. Prince Moore — “Bug Juice Blues/ Me To Stay Out All Night Long” Love Song/Yodeling Fiddling Blues” Honey Drippin’ Papa” MELOTONE DECCA 7767 E MB $200 OKEH 8834 E/E+ MB $400 (See picture 6-09-56 E MB $300 58. Viola McCoy — “I Want A Good Man/ at top of page) 68. — “Midnight Rambler/ If You Really Love Your Baby” Can’t Use You No More” CONQUEROR COLUMBIA 14395 V With lam crack Sign up for my Email Newsletter! 8326 E- MB $200 69. /Robert Cooper — “Black on A-side MB $20 Get my auctions sent to your computer 59. Blind Willie McTell And Partner — Gal No. 4/West Dallas Drag–No. 2” “Southern Can Mama/It’s A Good Go to www.tefteller.com or contact me BLUEBIRD 5947 E MB $150

42. Blind Lemon Jefferson — 54. Charley Lincoln — “Sunshine Special / “If It Looks Like Jelly Lonesome Home Blues” Shakes Like Jelly It PARAMOUNT 12593 Must Be Gelatine / E Ugly Papa” CLEAN LEMONS COLUMBIA 14332 ARE REALLY HARD E TO FIND Charley Lincoln is MB $800 Barbecue Bob’s brother and this is a TOUGH ONE to find. GREAT TITLE! MB $500 Blind Willie McTell Blind Willie Reynolds

59. Blind Willie McTell And Partner — 78. Blind Willie Reynolds — “Third 85. Frank Stokes — “Stomp That Thing/ “Southern Can Mama/It’s A Good Street Woman Blues/Married Man Nehi Mama Blues” VICTOR 21738 Little Thing” VOCALION 02622 E- Blues” VICTOR 23258 V+ GREAT E+ STUNNING COPY of one of the MB $1000 PLAYING COPY—Super, super rare ABSOLUTE GREATS!!! MB $3000 MB $3000

70. — “Bye Bye Blues/Katy 73. Speckled Red — “Do The Georgia/ 86. “Montana” Taylor — “ Rocks/ 94. (The Devil’s Son- Lee Blues” BLUEBIRD 34-0715 E MB $50 St. Louis Stomp” BLUEBIRD 7985 Indiana Avenue Stomp” VOCALION In-Law) — “Mistreated Love Blues/ E+/E MB $200 1419 V All Time Classic BLUES Remember And Forget Blues” 74. And Georgia Tom — MB $100 PERFECT 7-06-58 E+/E MB $100 “It’s Tight Like That/Grievin’ Me 87. Sonny Terry — “ Blues/ Blues” VOCALION 1216 E Classic Harmonica And Washboard MB $100 Breakdown” VOCALION 05453 E- 75. Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band — MB $50 “Down The Alley/Good Good Gin” VOCALION 1254 E- MB $75 76. Tampa Red — “Down In Spirit Blues/ Stop And Listen Blues” VOCALION 1661 E-/E TOUGH ONE MB $150 77. Tampa Red And The Five — “All Night Long/You Got Me Worryin’ ” BLUEBIRD 6532 E+ MB $100 78. Blind Willie Reynolds — “Third Street Woman Blues/Married Man 71. With The Tub Jug Wash- Blues” VICTOR 23258 (SEE HIGH- board Band — “Prove It On Me Blues/ LIGHT ABOVE) Hear Me Talking To You” PARAMOUNT 79. — “B And O Blues/ 95. Peetie Wheatstraw And Kokomo 12668 E MB $300 Queen Bee Blues” VOCALION 1720 Arnold — “The First Shall Be Last E-/E MB $100 And The Last Shall Be First/Deep 80. Clara Smith — “Oh! Mister Mitchell/ Sea Love” DECCA 7167 E RARE ONE Where Is My Man” COLUMBIA 14536 88. Henry Thomas — “/ MB $200 E- HER BEST ONE MB $100 Cottonfield Blues” VOCALION 1094 96. Peetie Wheatstraw (The Devil’s 81. “Pine Top” Smith — “Pine Top’s V+ CLASSIC and nice player MB $300 Son-In-Law) — “Big Money Blues/ Boogie Woogie/Pine Top Blues” 89. — “I’m Coming Five Minutes Blues” DECCA 7738 VOCALION 1645 E GORGEOUS copy Virginia/He Brought Joy To My Soul” E+ MB $100 of All Time PIANO BLUES Classic COLUMBIA 14170 V MB $10 97. Peetie Wheatstraw (The Devil’s MB $200 90. Sylvester Weaver — “Penitentiary Son-In-Law) — “Don’t Put Yourself 82. Q. Roscoe Snowden — “Misery Bound Blues/Can’t Be Trusted On The Spot/Pawn Broker Blues” Blues/Deep Sea Blues” OKEH 8119 Blues” OKEH 8504 E/E- MB $200 DECCA 7894 E MB $100 V- MB $20 98. Clarence Williams — “My Woman 83. — “Your Worries Done Me Wrong/Farm Hand Papa” Ain’t Like Mine/A Good Man Is Hard COLUMBIA 14341 E With two lam To Find” OKEH 8565 E MB $200 cracks MB $50 84. Victoria Spivey — “Funny Feathers/ 99. Clarence Williams — “Beer Garden 72. Speckled Red — “The Dirty Dozen/ How Do You Do It That Way?” OKEH Blues/Breeze” VOCALION 2541 V Wilkins Street Stomp” BRUNSWICK 8713 E- MB $100 MB $10 7116 E+ This is the Original Version of 85. Frank Stokes — “Stomp That Thing/ 100. Joe Williams — “Break ’Em On the All Time Classic sung by THE MAN Nehi Mama Blues” VICTOR 21738 Down/Please Don’t Go” BLUEBIRD WHO WROTE THE SONG! MB $300 (SEE HIGHLIGHT ABOVE) 8969 E GREAT ONE MB $100 101. Sonny Boy Williamson — “Worried Coming in September . . . Me Blues/Frigidare Blues” BLUEBIRD 7404 E- Label tears on A-side MB $75 2022 Classic Blues Artwork 102. Oscar Woods (The Lone Wolf) — “Lone Wolf Blues/Don’t Sell It— Calendar with FREE CD! Don’t Give It Away” DECCA 7219 91. Weems String Band — “Davy/ (SEE INSERT BELOW) Hear , Henry Thomas, Blind Blake, Greenback Dollar” COLUMBIA 15300 103. The Yas Yas Girl — “I Drink Good Memphis Minnie, Ma Rainey, Victoria Spivey, E- MB $100 Whiskey/Working On The Project” and others in incredible sound! 92. — “Christmas VOCALION 03677 E- MB $75 Time Blues/New Round And Round” These songs are newly restored. Less VOCALION 03860 E- MB $75 surface noise and more dynamic range than 93. Casey Bill Weldon As Levee Joe — Next Month’s Auction in any previous release of these tracks! “Flood Water Blues No. 1/Flood R&B Vocal Groups Water Blues No. 2” CONQUEROR Order online: BluesImages.com or call me 8658 E+/E MB $200 45’s

60. Memphis Jug Band — 102. Oscar Woods “A Black Woman Is (The Lone Wolf) — Like A Black Snake / “Lone Wolf Blues / On The Road Again” Don’t Sell It—Don’t VICTOR 38015 • E Give It Away” CLASSIC AND OH DECCA 7219 • E SO CLEAN! RARE AND GREAT MB $800 MB $400