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YOUR PLACE FOR AMERICAN BLACK MUSIC - Update: May 15th,
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WHITE KNIGHT RADIO NETWORK - "BACK 40 BLUES" - April/May 2012 "LIVING BLUES, Number 8, SPRING, 1972" Hard Working Woman ~ MISSISSIPPI MATILDA By Bob Eagle & Steve LaVere Mississippi Matilda lives comfortably in a neatly furnished apartment on Chicago's South Side. She is now a licensed baby-sitter and has little interest in the days when she made recodings for the Bluebird label. Matilda was born Matilda Witherspoon in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on January 27th, 1914. When her mother Anna died in about 1919, she was raised partly by her father, Dallas Witherspoon, and her mother's first cousin, Minnie Long. The family moved to Foxworth and then Clyde, Lamar County, and Bogalusa, Louisiana, moving with the sawmills as they changed locations. In Bogalusa she finshed her forman education (through eighth grade). When Matilda was 12, Matilda was confirmed in Mt. Zion Church, whose pastor was Rev. Eli Eley. She sang in the choir and has always since been interested in singing. The following year she went to visit an aunt in Haddiesburg, stayed on, and married when 14 to Calvin Bass (not a musician), a man 10 years her senior. Matilda bore Calvin two children in the four years they were together, then she left for the Mississippi Delta. She worked in cafes and picked cotton around Hollandale and seems to have then become interested in singing secular music. She recalls that she was singing before she met Eugene "Sonny Boy Nelson" Powell a guitarist whom she married in September 1935. Eugene and his wife played together at dances and clubs in the area and then had the opportunity to record for Bluebird in 1936. Matilda remembers traveling to New Orleans for the session with San & Bo Chatmon, Walter Vinson, Willie Harris, Robert Hill, a harmonica player from Hollandale, and (of course) Eugene. Bo was at that time living in Glenallen, Mississippi. Mississippi Matilda's only recording session: Vocal accompanied by Sonny Boy Nelson, guitar; Willie Harris Jr., guitar. St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Thursday, October 15th, 1936 . MISSISSIPPI MATILDA - Hard Working Woman - Bluebird-B6812. 02593 - "Peel Your Banana" - Bluebird-unissued 02594 - "A. & V. Blues" - Bluebird-B7908 02595 - "Hard Working Woman" - Bluebird-B6812 02596 - "Happy Home Blues" - Bluebird-B6812 Although she recalls receiving checks from the company after the session, the records made little or no impression on Matilda's career, as she and Eugene simply continued to play the same places as before. Matilda recalled "Peel Your Banana" and "Hard Working Woman", but thought that Sam & Willie may have played guitars on her records in addition to her husband. As she and Eugene have eight childen, /matilda soon found she had no time for singing, and she kept singing for only one year after the Bluebird session. Eugene and Matilda separated in 1952 and she farmed at Scott, Mississippi, with her children until 1956, when she moved to Chicago. In Chicago she worked as a housekeeper for a long periods at each of two homes. She also married again in 1957, this time to Jasper Williams. Recently she decided to take up baby-sitting in preference to the long traveling required to go to the housekeeping jobs. Matilda is now involved deeply in the Baptist Church and declines to sing the blues. She lives on a quiet street and her greatest interest is in her 42 grandchildren. LIVING BLUES is published quarterly by Living Blues Publications, P.O. Box 11303, Chicago, IL 60611 Staff - Paul Garon, Bruce Iglauer, Amy O'Neal, Jim O'Neal Copyright @ 1972 by Living Blues Publications - Living Blues, Number Eight ~ Spring 1972 "BACK 40 Blues From Chicago" "JACK'S BACK ALLEY" Off Third jack1240blues@charter.net
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****************************************************** _____________________ "MAY, BIRTHDAYS" - JAZZ ~ BLUES ~ R'n'B ~ R'n'R ~ SOUL ~ GOSPEL ~ POP _______________ MAY, 1st, - 1890 - Ada Brown 1891 - Charlie Patton 1909 - Jesse Price (West Coast Bluesman) 1924 - "BIG MAYBELLE" Smith ("Candy" - "If I Could Be With You" - "So Long") 1930 - "LITTLE WALTER" Jacobs (Recorded a few records for the Checker label.) 1936 - Lacy Gibson (Chicago Blues, Delmark Records) 1937 - Leo "LUCKY LOPEZ" Evans _______________ MAY 2nd, - 1929 - Connie Mack Booker 1931 - RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES _______________ MAY 3rd, - 1920 - JOHN LEWIS (Modern Jazz Quartet) 1939 - Freddie Roulette _______________ MAY 4th - 1913 - DAVE DICKERSON _______________ MAY 5th, - 1896 - Robert "Guitar" Welch 1901 - "BLIND" WILLIE MCTELL 1918 - Eddie Browser (Texas Bluesman) _______________ MAY 6th, - 1916 - Homer Harris 1939 - EDDIE C. CAMPBELL _______________ MAY 7th, - 1905 - Amos "BUMBLE BEE SLIM" Easton 1921 - Paul Quinichette 1926 - "KANSAS CITY RED" (Earwig Records) _______________ MAY 8th, - 1910 - MARY LOU WILLIAMS 1911 - ROBERT JOHNSON (Most over rated Bluesman) 1925 - Luke "LONG GONE" MILES 1954 - Phil Wiggins _______________ MAY, 9th, - 1926 - A.C. REED (Chicago Blues Teror Saxman) 1936 - DAVE PRATER ("Hold On Mine Going" with Sam Moore) 1938 - HENRY FORD THOMPSON _______________ MAY 10th, - 1935 - LARRY WILLIAMS ("Short Fat Fannie" - "Bony Moronie" - "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" & our Birthday "SPOTLITE" song, "SLOW DOWN" . SLOW DOWN - Larry Williams - Specialty Records, 1958 - 78rpm. |
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______________ MAY 11th, - 1905 - "KANSAS JOE" McCoy 1906 - J.C. HIGGINBOTHAM 1908 - Lewis "RABBIT" MUSE ______________ MAY 12th, - 1922 - GERARD WIGGINGS (West Coast Pianoman) 1952 - GUY DAVIS ______________ MAY 13th, - 1911 - MAXINE SULLIVAN (Jazz Vocals) 1923 - RED GARLAND 1943 - MARY WELLS (Motown Records) ______________ MAY 14th, - 1897 - SIDNEY BECHET 1934 - GRADY GAINES ______________ MAY 15th, - 1915 - L.C. "Good Rockin" Robinson 1928 - J.C. BURRIS (NYC Blues, with Sonny & J.C. Ember Records) 1938 - Larry Johnson ______________ MAY 16th, - 1912 - ("Happy 100th, Birthday" A great man, STUDS TERKEL, was always at the Chicago Blues Fest for good talk.) 1921 - CLEVELAND CHENIER 1930 - BETTY CARTER 1932 - John Wesley "POOK" BRAXTON ______________ MAY 17th, - 1922 - Vance "TINY" POWELL 1932 - JACKIE MCLEAN 1942 - Henry "TAJ MAHAL" Fredricks ______________ MAY 18th, - 1900 - Ernest "LITTLE SON JOE" Lawlars 1911 - "BIG" JOE TURNER . RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET - Big Joe Turner - Atlantic - NYC - November 20th, 1956. ______________ MAY 19th, - 1902 - Monette Moore ______________ MAY 20th, - 1896 - Burl C. "JAYBIRD" COLEMAN 1931 - "BUD" SPIERS 1936 - Stering "SATIN" MCGEE |
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_______________ MAY 21st, - 1920 - "LITTLE" WILLIE ANDERSON 1921 - "BIG BOY" HENRY 1938 - LEE "SHOT" WILLIAMS _______________ MAY 22nd, - 1905 - CORNER MORRIS (Virginia Bluesman, on BRI Records, Ferrum, VA) 1928 - ROSCOE ROBINSON 1940 - JERRY "Philadelphis" RICKS 1969 - DAVE THOMPSON (Fat Possum Records) _______________ MAY 23rd, - 1910 - Benjamin "SCATMAN" CROTHERS 1918 - BILLY WRIGHT (Okeh Records, Atlanta) 1920 - Beatrice "WEE BEA" BOOZE 1926 - ARTHUR "Baby Let's Play House" GUNTER (Excello Records, Nashville) _______________ MAY 24th, - 1932 - PATTI LABELLE _______________ MAY 25th, - 1907 - "CREOLE" GEORGE GUESNON 1912 - WILLIE THOMAS 1926 - MILES DAVIS 1936 - DONNY ELBERT (DeLuxe Records) 1937 - ARCHIE SHEPP _______________ MAY 26th, - 1883 - MAMIE SMITH 1909 - CHARLIE McCOY (Harlem Hamfats) _______________ MAY 27th, - 1924 - Brother John Sellers 1925 - Calvin Carter (Vee Jay Records) 1935 - RAMSEY LEWIS _______________ MAY 28th, - 1898 - ANDY KIRK 1910 - Aaron "T-BONE" WALKER 1944 - GLADYS KNIGHT _______________ MAY 29th, - 1918 - LAZY BILL LUCAS . LAZY BILL LUCAS - She Got Me Walkin' - Chance-1148 - Chicago - October 28th, 1953. ______________ MAY 30th, - 1902 - STEPIN FETCHIT 1905 - Sidney DeParis (Jazz Trumpet, w/Bessie Smith) 1919 - JOE GAINS (Lead Singer, w/Hawks) ______________ MAY 31st - 1927 - RED HOLLOWAY ****************************** wkrn1240@charter.net "White Knight Radio Network" - jack1240blues@charter.net "JACK'S BACK ALLEY" Off Third ******************************************************
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"From The Years Of 78's" on The Online Discographical Project Note: The record labels listed here are from the input of JJB, and WKRN1240 to the project. ***** Abner Records, Chicago, subsidiary of VeeJay Records www.78discography.com/Abner.htm Apollo Records, NYC, 750 Series, "Jazz Masterworks" www.78discography.com/Apollo750.htm Apollo Records, NYC, 1000 Series, "Popular" www.78discography.com/Apollo1000.htm Blue Lake Records, Chicago, December 1953~April 1956 www.78discography.com/BlueLake.htm Chance Records, Chicago, 1951~1954 www.78discography.com/Chance.htm Excello Records, Nashville, 1952~1959 www.78discography.com/Excello.htm Falcon Records, Chicago, subsidiary of VeeJay Records www.78discography.com/FalconVJ.htm Flair Records, Los Angeles, 1953~1955 www.78discography.com/Flair.htm Glory Records, Miami, October 1952~August 1953 www.78discography.com/Glory.htm Keynote Records, New York, 1939~1947 www.78discography.com/Keynote.htm Lenox Records, New York, Late 1940's www.78discography.com/Lenox.htm Macy's Records, Houston, 5000 Series, 1949~1950 www.78discography.com/Macys5000.htm Modern Music Records, Los Angeles, 500 Series, 1946~1957 www.78discography.com/Modern500.htm Parrot Records, Chicago, June 1953~May 1956 www.78discography.com/Parrot.htm Queen Records, Cincinnati, 1945~1947 www.78discography.com/Queen.htm Red Robin Records, New York, 1951~1956 www.78discography.com/RedRobin.htm Regent Records, New York, 1000 Series, (R'n'B) www.78discography.com/Regent1000.htm Rockin' Records, Miami, October 1952~August1953 www.78discography.com/Rockin.htm RPM Records, Memphis, 1950~1957 www.78discography.com/RPM.htm Sabre Records, Chicago, August 1953~August 1954 www.78discography.com/Sabre.htm Session Records, Chicago, 1943~1944 www.78discography.com/Session.htm Specialty Records, LA, 1944~1959 www.78discography.com/Specialty.htm States Records, Chicago, May 1952~November 1957 www.78discography.com/States.htm Supreme Records, LA & NYC, 1947~1950 www.78discography.com/Supreme47.htm Trumpet Records, Jackson, MS, 1950~1954 www.78discography.com/Trumpet.htm United Records, Chicago, July 1951~November 1957 www.78discography.com/United50.htm VeeJay Records, Chicago, 1953~1959 www.78discography.com/VeeJay.htm
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"JACK'S BACK ALLEY, off Third" JAZZ ~ BLUES ~ SOUL ~ RnB ~ RnR ~ GOSPEL For more information: Email: jack1240blues@charter.net "ARTIST FOR THE MONTH OF "MAY" BIG JOE TURNER May 18th, 1911 - Kansas City, MO . SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL - 78rpm, Atlantic-1026 - February 15th, 1954 - NYC. "Jack's Back Alley" Off Third jack1240blues@charter.net
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