Trumpet and Ace 78's

The following 78 r.p.m. records were released on the Trumpet label by the Diamond Record Company, Jackson, Mississippi, between 1951 and 1955. They are listed in order of release. See some Trumpet 78 Labels.

The dates refer to the recording sessions; the initials to the musicians who accompanied Sonny Boy (listed below), sometimes referred to as "His House Rockers".

   78 label

  • Crazy 'Bout You, Baby* / Eyesight To The Blind [version 1 - Red label, DRC 15-1, 16-1 masters on the record itself] *
    TRUMPET 129, 4/1/51, WL JWW EJ JD
  • Crazy 'Bout You, Baby / Eyesight To The Blind [version 2 - Red label, DRC 15-2, 16-2 masters on the record itself]
    TRUMPET 129, 12/3/51, WL HR JD
  • Crazy 'Bout You, Baby / Eyesight To The Blind [version 3 - Purple label, DRC 15-2, 16-2 masters on the record itself]
    TRUMPET 129, 12/3/51 WL HR JD
  • Cool, Cool Blues / Do It If You Wanta
    TRUMPET 139, 5/8/51, WL EJ JWW LW
  • Come On Back Home / Stop Crying
    TRUMPET 140, 5/8/51, WL EJ JWW LW
  • I Cross My Heart / West Memphis Blues **
    TRUMPET 144, 5/8/51, WL EJ JWW LW
  • Pontiac Blues / Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues
    TRUMPET 145, 5/8/51, WL EJ JWW LW
  • Mighty Long Time / Nine Below Zero **
    TRUMPET 166, 4/12/51, WL JWW CG JD
  • Mr. Downchild / Stop Now Baby **
    TRUMPET 168, 4/12/51, JWW EJ CG JD
  • Cat Hop / Too Close Together **
    TRUMPET 212, 4/12/51 & 23/3/53, CG JD JWW OH
  • Gettin' Out of Town / She Brought Life Back To The Dead **
    TRUMPET 215, 4/12/51 & 24/10/53, WL JWW CG DC BW JW HF OH FC
  • Goin' In Your Direction / Red Hot Kisses **
    TRUMPET 216, 24/10/53, BW DC JW HF OH FC
  • Empty Bedroom / From The Bottom **
    TRUMPET 228 and ACE 511****, 2/11/54 & 12/11/54, DC JVT JM JB BBK CJ RR GR
  • Boppin' With Sonny *** / No Nights By Myself **** **
    ACE 511, 2/11/54 & 21/11/54, DC JVT JM JB CJ RR JB

* These Diamond Recording Company (Trumpet Records) tracks [masters DRC 15-1 and 16-1}were rerecorded and reissued {as DRC 15-2 and 16-2] after the original masters were destroyed in a fire at the pressing plant in Chicago.
** Also released as a 45.
*** A retitled take of "Clownin' With The World".
**** Recorded for Trumpet but leased to Ace for 18 months.

MUSICIANS

  • Junior Blackman (drums) JB
  • David Campbell (piano) DC
  • Frank Crawley (maracas) FC
  • Joe Dyson (drums) JD
  • Herman Fowlkes (bass) HF
  • Cliff Givens (vocal bass) CG
  • Oneal Hudson (drums) OH
  • Elmore James (guitar) EJ
  • Carl "Wimpy" Jones (guitar) CJ
  • B.B. King (guitar) BBK
  • Johnny Morgan (bass) JM
  • Willie Love (piano) WL
  • Raz Roseby (bass) RR
  • Henry Reed (bass) HR
  • Glen Ricketts (drums)
  • J.V. Turner (guitar) JVT
  • J.W. Walker (piano) JWW
  • Leonard Ware (bass) LW
  • Joe Willie Wilkins (guitar) JWW
  • Bernard Williams (saxophone) BW
  • James Williams (guitar) JW

Many thanks to Finn M. Reinhardtsen of Horten, Norway, for providing the record label above. See Trumpet 78 Labels for more examples.

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