EDDIE TAYLOR CAREER DISCOGRAPHY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Born Benoit, Bolivar County, Mississipi, 29th January 1923 Died Chicago, Illinois, 25th December 1985 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN BRIM John Brim, vcl/gtr with prob. Eddie Taylor, gtr; Sunnyland Slim (Albert Luandrew), piano; unk. bass; Grace Brim, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 22nd August 1952 51923-1 Hard Pill To Swallow Juke Joint LP1501, Flyright LP568 51923-2 Hard Pill To Swallow Flyright LP594 NOTE: Flyright issues are as shown, despite information given on LP568 sleeve. Also issued on KC CD 03, which take unknown. FLOYD JONES & BAND Floyd Jones, vcl -1/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; James "Snooky" Pryor, hca; Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, piano; Alfred Wallace, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 3rd February 1953 53-128 Schooldays (On My Mind) -1 Vee-Jay 111, Top Rank EP135 Python LP15, Buddah LP7511 Charly LP1047 53-129 Ain't Times Hard -1 issues as above 53-130 Floyd's Blue(s) Vee-Jay 126, Top Rank EP135 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1047, Nighthawk LP107 53-131 Any Old Lonesome Day -1 Vee-Jay 126, Oldies 129 Top Rank EP135, Buddah LP7511 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1047, Nighthawk LP107 Vee-Jay LP1913 SUNNYLAND SLIM Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, vcl/piano with Eddie Taylor or Floyd Jones, gtr; James "Snooky" Pryor, hca; Alfred Wallace, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 3rd February 1953 53-132 Troubles Of My Own Vee-Jay unissued 53-133 Worried About My Baby - 53-134 I Done You Wrong - 53-135 Be My Baby - 53-136 Steady Pistol - NOTE: above session possibly purchased from Chance. JOHN BRIM John Brim, vcl/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Marion "Little" Walter Jacobs, hca; Elgin Edmonds, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 4th May 1953 U 7505 Ice Cream Man Blue Horizon LP63204, Chess LP1537 Chess LP6641 174 U 7506 Lifetime Baby Blue Horizon LP63204, CBS LP66278 Chess LP6641 174, LP4013 JIMMY REED Jimmy Reed, vcl/hca/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Albert King, drums. Chicago, Illinois, prob. 6th June 1953 53-104 High And Lonesome Chance 1142, Vee-Jay 100, LP8501 Vee-Jay CD705, Charly LP1013 Charly LP2018, CD171, CDBOX9 GNP LP10006 53-105 Jimmie's Boogie [instr.] Vee-Jay 105, XX EP704 Charly LP1013, CD171, CDBOX9 53-106 I Found My Baby Vee-Jay 105, XX EP704 DJM LP28033, Charly LP1082, CD13 Charly CD61, CDBOX9 53-107 Roll And Rhumba [instr.] Chance 1142, Vee-Jay 100 Oldies 8005, Vee-Jay LP1004 Vee-Jay LP1080, Charly LP1082 Charly CD61, CDBOX9 Stateside LP10091 SNOOKY PRYOR James "Snooky" Pryor, vcl/hca with Eddie Taylor, gtr; "Lazy" Bill Lucas, piano; Moody Jones, bass. Produced by Al Benson. Chicago, Illinois, 1953 P53-206 Crosstown Blues Parrot 807, Post War Blues LP1 Relic LP8024 P53-207 I Want You For Myself issues as above SNOOKY PRYOR AND HIS TRIO James "Snooky" Pryor, vcl/hca with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Floyd Jones, gtr; unk. bass; Alfred Wallace, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 1953 JOB 3006 Cryin' Shame J.O.B. 1014, Flyright LP585 JOB 3011 Eighty Nine Ten - , - WILLIE NIX AND HIS BAND WILLIE NIX AND HIS COMBO (Sabre) Willie Nicks, vcl/drums with Eddie Taylor, gtr; James "Snooky" Pryor, hca; Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, piano. Chicago, Illinois, 14th October 1953 C-5062 Nervous Wreck [take 3] Chance 1163, Highway 51 LP700 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1042, Nighthawk LP107 C-5063 No More Love (Mamm'y Baby) [take 3] issues as above C-5064 Just Can't Stay [takes 1 & 2] unissued C-5064 Just Can't Stay [take 3] Sabre 104, Post War Blues LP1 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1042, Nighthawk LP107 C-5065 All By Yourself [takes 1 & 2] unissued C-5065 All By Yourself [take 3] Sabre 104, Post War Blues LP1 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1042, Nighthawk LP107 NOTE: title in parenthesis is that taken from record company files; Chance session sheets indicate that master tapes of the above session may still include the unissued takes of C-5064 and C-5065. JOHN BRIM and his Stompers John Brim, vcl/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Jimmy Reed, hca; Grace Brim, drums. Chicago, Illinois, December 1953 P53-194 Tough Times Parrot 799, Chess LP1537, LP60012 Chess LP6641 174 Blues Classics LP8, Charly CDDIG4 P53-195 Gary Stomp [instr.] Parrot 799, Boogie Disease LP101/2 Blue Horizon LP2, Chess LP1537 Chess CD9330, Relic LP8024 JIMMY REED AND HIS TRIO Jimmy Reed, vcl/hca (except -1)/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Johnny Littlejohn, gtr; Albert King, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 29th/30th December 1953 53-120 You Don't Have To Go Vee-Jay 119, Kent 535, Top Rank EP101, EP17001 Vee-Jay LP1004, LP1020, LP1035, Vee-Jay, LP1039, LP8501, CD705 Buddah LP4003, Charly LP1028, CD3 Charly CDDIG3, CDDIG4, CD17 Charly CD1040, CDBOX9, DJM LP28033 GNP LP10006, Instant CD5042 Kent LP537, Orbis CD018 53-121 Boogie In The Dark [instr.] Vee-Jay 119, Stateside EP1016 Top Rank EP101, Vee-Jay LP1004 Vee-Jay LP1035, LP1039, LP1073 Vee-Jay CD711, Buddah LP4003 Charly LP1028, CD13, CDBOX9 DJM LP28033, Everest LP234 GNP LP10006, Kent LP537 53-122 Shoot My Baby -1 DJM LP28033, Vee-Jay LP7303, CD705 Charly LP1082, CD61, CDBOX9 53-123 Rockin' With Reed [instr.] Vee-Jay 186, LP1008, Charly LP1082 Charly CD61, CDBOX9, DJM LP28033 NOTE: 53-120 mistitled on Charly CD1040 as "Down In Virginia"; 53-121 remastered on Vee-Jay LP1073 with twelve-string guitar overdubbed in place of Reed's vocal. SUNNYLAND SLIM Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, vcl/piano with poss. Eddie Taylor, gtr; James "Snooky" Pryor, hca; Chicago, Illinois, 1954 BL 54109 Going Back To Memphis Blue Lake 105, Blues Classics LP15 Airway LP4279, Official LP6043 Relic LP8024 BL 54110 Devil Is A Busy Man Blue Lake 105, Airway LP4279 Official LP6043, Relic LP8024 Add Big Crawford, bass/maracas. BL 54115 Shake It Baby Blue Lake 107, Official LP6043 BL 54116 Bassology - , - JIMMY REED EDDIE TAYLOR (Vee-Jay 149/185) Jimmy Reed, vcl (except -1)/gtr/hca with Eddie Taylor, vcl -1/gtr; Ray Scott, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 18th January 1955 55-227 Bad Boy -1 Vee-Jay 149, LP1084, CD708, CD711 Charly LP1015, CD35, CD102, CD171 Charly CD1214, CDDIG3, CDDIG4 Cobblestone LP9001, Maxim MC001 Python LP6, Top Rank LP109 55-228 E. T. Blues [instr.] Vee-Jay 149, XX EP712 Charly LP1015, CD35, CD171 Cambra LP106 55-229 You Upset My Mind Charly LP1013, CD61, CDBOX9 Vee-Jay CD705 55-230 I'm Gonna Ruin You unissued 55-231 Pretty Thing - Add Dave Ship, bass. 24th March 1955 55-248 I'm Gonna Ruin You Vee-Jay 132, Charly LP1013, CD13 Charly CD171, CDBOX9 Vee-Jay CD718 55-249 Pretty Thing Vee-Jay 132, Charly LP1013, CD61 Charly CD1040, CDBOX9 55-250 untitled instrumental unissued 55-251 Come On Baby Charly LP1082 NOTE: some pressings of Vee-Jay 132 may carry masters 55-230/1. BOBO JENKINS Bobo Jenkins (John Pickens Jenkins), vcl/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Willie Johnson, gtr; Earl Phillips, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 1955 BX 307A Nothing But Love Boxer 202, Duchess 101 BX 308B Tell Me Who - , - That Woman unissued Reelin' And Rockin' - JOHN LEE HOOKER John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Jimmy Reed, hca; George Washington, bass; Tom Whitehead, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 19th October 1955 55-336 Unfriendly Woman Vee-Jay 265, DJM LP28026 Charly LP1014, CD19, CD62, CDBOX6 Musidisc CD500432, Vee-Jay CD713 55-337 Wheel And Deal Top Rank EP136, DJM LP28026 Charly LP1029, CD19, CD1038 Charly CDBOX6, Musidisc CD500432 Vee-Jay CD713 55-338 Mambo Chillun Vee-Jay 164, DJM LP28026 Caliente LP127, Charly LP1029 Charly CD19, CD62, CD101, CDBOX6 Instant LP/CD5009 Musidisc CD500432, Vee-Jay CD713 55-339 Time Is Marching Vee-Jay 164, Stateside EP1023 Vee-Jay LP1007, LP8502, CD713 Blue City CD2652212 Bulldog LP1011, Charly LP1004 Charly CD19, CD62, CDBOX6, CDDIG5 Deja Vu LP/CD2033, CD19 DJM LP28026, Musidisc CD500432 Music Club CD020, Orbis CD001 JIMMY REED EDDIE TAYLOR (185) Jimmy Reed, vcl (except -1)/gtr/hca with Eddie Taylor, vcl -1/gtr; Vernell Fournier, drums. Chicago, Illinois, 9th November 1955 55-359 Lovin' You Baby unissued 55-360 untitled - As above: add unk. gtr. 5th December 1955 55-382 Baby, Don't Say That No More Vee-Jay 168, Oldies 114 Charly LP1013, CDBOX9 55-383 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby Vee-Jay 168, Oldies 114 Top Rank EP101, Vee-Jay LP1004 Vee-Jay LP1020, LP1035, LP1039 Vee-Jay LP8501, CD705 BluesWay LP6067, Buddah LP4003 Charly LP1003, CD3, CD17, CDBOX9 Collectables LP/CD5128 DJM LP28033, Everest LP234 GNP LP10006, Instant CD5042 CD5071, Kent LP537 55-384 Can't Stand To See You Go Vee-Jay 186, LP1004, CD705 Charly LP1028, CD3, CD17, CDBOX9 Instant CD5042, Orbis CD018 55-385 Ride 'Em On Down -1 Vee-Jay 185, CD718, Charly CD35 Charly CD171, Cobblestone LP9001 Top Rank LP109 Ride 'Em On Down [alt. take] -1 Charly LP1015 55-386 Big Town Playboy -1 Vee-Jay 185, CD400, CD711 Boogie Disease LP101/2 Charly LP1015, CD35, CD103-4 Charly CD171, CD1092, CDDIG3 Charly CDDIG4, Cobblestone LP9001 Orbis CD94 ELMORE JAMES Elmore James, vcl/gtr with Eddie Taylor, gtr; Johnny Jones, piano; Raymond Hill, ts; poss. J.T. Brown, ts; unk. (poss. Ransome Knowling), bass; Odie Payne, Jr., drums. Universal Recording Studios, 111 E. Ontario, Chicago, Illinois, 4th January 1956 MR5614-1 So Mean To Me [take 1] [fs] Ace LP68 So Mean To Me [take 2] Ace LP68, CDBOX4 So Mean To Me [take 3] Ace CDBOX4 So Mean To Me [take 4] Kent LP9001, Ace LP/CD192, CDBOX4 Blues Encore CD52006 MR5614-2 Wild About You (Baby) [takes 1-3] [false starts] Ace CDBOX4 Wild About You Baby [take 4] Kent LP5022, LP9001, Ace LP31 Ace LP/CD192, CDBOX4 Blues Encore CD52006 Interpress CD9005, Sequel CD185 Wild About You [takes 5-8, 10, 11, 13, 15-18, 20, 21] [incomplete or false starts] unissued Wild About You [takes 9, 12, 14, 19] [rejected complete takes] unissued MM-2285-4 Wild About You [take 22] Modern 983, Ace LP68, CD583 Ace CDBOX3 Elmo's Shuffle [instr.] [take 1] [fs] unissued Elmo's Shuffle [instr.] [take 2] - MR5614-3 Elmo's Shuffle [instr.] [take 3] Ace CDBOX4 Elmo's Shuffle (Part 2) [instr.] [take 4] Ace LP68, CDBOX4 Elmo's Shuffle [instr.] [take 5] Kent LP9010, Ace LP/CD192, CDBOX4 Polydor LP2383.200 MR5614-4 Long Tall Woman [alt.