Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 - March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but kn… Read Full Bio ↴Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 - March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an influential American musician.
Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string bottleneck style. His songwriting and his silky, polished slide technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk, as well as Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Mose Allison and many others. In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum records.
He was born Hudson Woodbridge in Smithville, Georgia. His parents died when he was a child, and he moved to Tampa, Florida, where he was raised by his aunt and grandmother and adopted their surname, Whittaker. He emulated his older brother, Eddie, who played guitar, and he was especially inspired by an old street musician called Piccolo Pete, who first taught him to play blues licks on a guitar.
In the 1920s, having already perfected his slide technique, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and began his career as a musician, adopting the name "Tampa Red" from his childhood home and red hair. His big break was being hired to accompany Ma Rainey and he began recording in 1928 with "It's Tight Like That", in a bawdy and humorous style that became known as "hokum". Early recordings were mostly collaborations with Thomas A. Dorsey, known at the time as Georgia Tom. Tampa Red and Georgia Tom recorded almost 90 sides, sometimes as "The Hokum Boys" or, with Frankie Jaxon, as "Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band".
In 1928, Tampa Red became the first black musician to play a National steel-bodied resonator guitar, the loudest and showiest guitar available before amplification, acquiring one in the first year they were available. This allowed him to develop his trademark bottleneck style, playing single string runs, not block chords, which was a precursor to later blues and rock guitar soloing. The National guitar he used was a gold-plated tricone, which was found in Illinois in the 1990s and later sold to the "Experience Music Project" in Seattle. Tampa Red was known as "The Man With The Gold Guitar", and, into the 1930s, he was billed as "The Guitar Wizard".
His partnership with Dorsey ended in 1932, but he remained much in demand as a session musician, working with John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, Memphis Minnie, and many others. In 1934 he signed for Victor Records. He formed the Chicago Five, a group of session musicians who created what became known as the Bluebird sound, a precursor of the small group style of later jump blues and rock and roll bands. He was a close friend and associate of Big Bill Broonzy and Big Maceo Merriweather. He enjoyed commercial success and reasonable prosperity, and his home became a centre for the blues community, informally providing rehearsal space, bookings, and lodgings for the flow of musicians who arrived in Chicago from the Mississippi Delta as the commercial potential of blues music grew and agricultural employment in the south diminished.
By the 1940s he was playing electric guitar. In 1942 "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" was a # 4 hit on Billboard Magazine's new "Harlem Hit Parade", forerunner of the R&B chart, and his 1949 recording "When Things Go Wrong with You (It Hurts Me Too)", another R&B hit, was covered by Elmore James. He was "rediscovered" in the late 1950s, like many other surviving early recorded blues artists such as Son House and Skip James, as part of the blues revival. His final, undistinguished, recordings were in 1960.
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Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string bottleneck style. His songwriting and his silky, polished slide technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk, as well as Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Mose Allison and many others. In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum records.
He was born Hudson Woodbridge in Smithville, Georgia. His parents died when he was a child, and he moved to Tampa, Florida, where he was raised by his aunt and grandmother and adopted their surname, Whittaker. He emulated his older brother, Eddie, who played guitar, and he was especially inspired by an old street musician called Piccolo Pete, who first taught him to play blues licks on a guitar.
In the 1920s, having already perfected his slide technique, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and began his career as a musician, adopting the name "Tampa Red" from his childhood home and red hair. His big break was being hired to accompany Ma Rainey and he began recording in 1928 with "It's Tight Like That", in a bawdy and humorous style that became known as "hokum". Early recordings were mostly collaborations with Thomas A. Dorsey, known at the time as Georgia Tom. Tampa Red and Georgia Tom recorded almost 90 sides, sometimes as "The Hokum Boys" or, with Frankie Jaxon, as "Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band".
In 1928, Tampa Red became the first black musician to play a National steel-bodied resonator guitar, the loudest and showiest guitar available before amplification, acquiring one in the first year they were available. This allowed him to develop his trademark bottleneck style, playing single string runs, not block chords, which was a precursor to later blues and rock guitar soloing. The National guitar he used was a gold-plated tricone, which was found in Illinois in the 1990s and later sold to the "Experience Music Project" in Seattle. Tampa Red was known as "The Man With The Gold Guitar", and, into the 1930s, he was billed as "The Guitar Wizard".
His partnership with Dorsey ended in 1932, but he remained much in demand as a session musician, working with John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, Memphis Minnie, and many others. In 1934 he signed for Victor Records. He formed the Chicago Five, a group of session musicians who created what became known as the Bluebird sound, a precursor of the small group style of later jump blues and rock and roll bands. He was a close friend and associate of Big Bill Broonzy and Big Maceo Merriweather. He enjoyed commercial success and reasonable prosperity, and his home became a centre for the blues community, informally providing rehearsal space, bookings, and lodgings for the flow of musicians who arrived in Chicago from the Mississippi Delta as the commercial potential of blues music grew and agricultural employment in the south diminished.
By the 1940s he was playing electric guitar. In 1942 "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" was a # 4 hit on Billboard Magazine's new "Harlem Hit Parade", forerunner of the R&B chart, and his 1949 recording "When Things Go Wrong with You (It Hurts Me Too)", another R&B hit, was covered by Elmore James. He was "rediscovered" in the late 1950s, like many other surviving early recorded blues artists such as Son House and Skip James, as part of the blues revival. His final, undistinguished, recordings were in 1960.
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Tampa Red Lyrics
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A. J. Brown Words in my mind Can't see night or daylight Your world is…
B.D. Lenz (Far away) (Far away) 하고 싶은 게 없다는 게 (없다는 게) 진짜…
Ball 是谁不清不楚 有时急躁 有时迷糊 看我搞笑演出 让快乐倾巢而出 几首音乐下肚 跟着节奏 随意摆动 想要抛开孤独…
Beady Belle Everyone grows older Everything must change Everybody knows …
Big Blue Monkey never for one single second thought that I would find…
Bob I was high as fuck and quite lost in the…
Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams We're heading out to where the sun goes down Watch these…
Bryan Duncan Sundays are easy, you get the fire of God in…
Carissa Johnson I've been running, I found a home inside my head I've…
Cash I/O Wake up dreaming Crooked days left behind These closed eyes …
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra We have nothing to remember so far, so far, So…
Cuts & Bruises I used to wonder why you let the wind blow…
D'Angelo Oh, oh I wanna get closer to you, baby Oh, oh, oh,…
Daniel Amos One true Desire An invitation One blood One fire An imi…
Don Williams I think I'm is a world of trouble, talk about…
DREW HOWARD FT. D-PRYDE and MARIBELLE ANES I'm just Hoping we have some Crazy stories when we meet agai…
Dudas & Hart Lo- lonesome days Lo- lonely nights I just sit here All alon…
Duke Ellington So far, so good So far nice, When I found you I…
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra%3B Ivie Anderson Vocal Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
Eden You know baby, I feel so good when you come…
Emma Jayne I like her best when she's far away And forgets to…
Gabrielle Aplin I didn't notice you, I was preoccupied There was a crowd…
Great Good Fine OK (So far so, so far so) I try to listen, done…
Hitch & Go Are you listening? Sometimes, my smile is blind And you wann…
Inhaler Well, I'm feeling good But you're on to me I guess it…
Ivie Anderson And Duke Ellington Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
J Dilla feat. Common Oh, oh I wanna get closer to you, baby Oh, oh, oh,…
Jim Bianco I'll slowly drive My hands across your face And I'll gladl…
Jonathan Coulton Today's the day it gets better This much I know I'm gone,…
Jonquil Is it easier to be sad And biting your nails to…
Kaylee Rose Thought I’d need that 3 am drunk text To know I…
Kazumasa Oda 春がまた ここに 帰って来た やわらかな風が 街を包んだ 今 すべてのことが 変わって行く 人の心も 変えて行く 嬉…
Kohmi Hirose (広瀬香美) Never Seen A Sky So Blue Never Been Happy With…
Limahl It only seems like yesterday She walked out on me with…
Loud Crois-moi, il s'en fait plus des comme nous d'nos jours J'ar…
loupe So weird You're not even here Yet you fill the room Make up…
M. Stacks I really don't know how to process My emotions take over…
M.I.L.K. Trying to find a vibe so sweet Trying to find a…
Meernaa So far so good I know, it feels like a bad…
Mommy and Daddy TCAFE2040910 ISRC…
Omoinotake 積まれたままで 埃をかぶった小説 そういや君に 借りたままにしてたっけ いつかのBGM 擦り切れかけのCD そういや君に…
Peggy Lee Just because I'm kind and gentle, slightly sentimental, Hone…
Peter Veteska I've been so messed with Got road tested Brokedown and buste…
Piper I pray hard I work hard no no a…
PURPLE KISS 가까운 듯 먼 너는 보이니 저 line 희미하게 선명한 너와 나의…
PURPLE KISS 퍼플키스 君には見えるかなあの line ぼんやりと浮かび上がる sign 君の気持ち教えてよ 今すぐに It's good to…
Sean Casey You take your time When I'm not in the mood And give…
Sheena Easton No way of knowin' where we're goin' No way of tellin'…
Silent Theory Please forgive my negativity I think the panic got the best…
Sims [2x] The whole world's turnin' out Just for you, just for…
Skillz [Skillz] Uh huh, yeah, uh, uh Whoo! It's beautiful music…
Slade For twenty odd years I've taken everything that's bad For…
Sloan When I was a boy Got left off the team They treated…
SƠN Feels so good First verse Waking up in the morning Count the…
Story of the Year never for one single second thought that I would find…
Sweet I guess I've had a sweetlife, for thirty years I've tasted…
Taraneh Where are we going Does anybody know I can barely see the…
The Cure-Alls I've been running, I found a home inside my head I've…
The Goods (So far so, so far so) I try to listen, done…
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Well, so far so good our love affair, has been…
The Tuten Brothers I got this cowboy heart It′s always saddled up and ready…
Thornley I feel a little bit left of center but then again…
Truth So far to go We gotta keep on pushing, come on I'm…
WAYS. You brought the sun to my sky And wiped the rain…
Zachary Bynum So far, so good Things are going like they should So far,…
[don] I think I'm is a world of trouble, talk about…
小球 是谁不清不楚 有时急躁 有时迷糊 看我搞笑演出 让快乐倾巢而出 几首音乐下肚 跟着节奏 随意摆动 想要抛开孤独…
小田和正 春がまた ここに 帰って来た やわらかな風が 街を包んだ 今 すべてのことが 変わって行く 人の心も 変えて行く 嬉…
広瀬香美 Never Seen A Sky So Blue Never Been Happy With…
莊鵑瑛 是谁不清不楚 有时急躁 有时迷糊 看我搞笑演出 让快乐倾巢而出 几首音乐下肚 跟着节奏 随意摆动 想要抛开孤独…
퍼플키스 (Purple Kiss) 君には見えるかなあの line ぼんやりと浮かび上がる sign 君の気持ち教えてよ 今すぐに It's good to…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Tampa Red:
(I Could Learn to Love You) So Good Baby, I could learn to love you so good Baby, I…
A Lie In My Heart I may be wrong to say, I love you I'll put…
All Night Long I know baby, what you're trying to do You can't love…
Anna Lou Blues Annie Lou, i want you for my own, Annie Lou Annie…
Baby Please Don't Baby please baby please dont throw me down Baby please baby…
Black angel blues I've got a sweet black angel, I likes the way…
Blue and Evil Blue You men won't like it When you hear this song Do as…
Bumble Bee Blues Bumble bee, bumble bee Please come back to me Bumble bee, …
Can't You Read I been down and I ain't through I see you can't…
Cheatin' On Me You ain't the gal you used to be You used to…
Crying Won't Help You No matter what you say, baby No matter what you do The…
Dangerous Woman Blues I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
Dark and Stormy Night On a cold, dark, and stormy night On a cold, dark,…
Dead Cat On The Line You Chicago women run hand in hand You run around with…
Dead Cats On The Line You Chicago women run hand in hand You run around with…
Deceitful Friend Blues When this world is so crooked I just don't know what…
Delta Woman Blues I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
Don I wake up every mornin' with the risin' sun Thinkin' of…
Don't Jive Me Baby please baby please dont throw me down Baby please baby…
Don't Lie to Me Baby Please - Baby Please Don't Throw Me Down Baby Please…
Don't You Lie to Me Let's talk it over, baby 'For we start I hear…
Don´t Lie to Me Baby please baby please dont throw me down Baby please baby…
Givin' It Away Ah look here, baby, how can it be You ain't give…
Good Woman Blues I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
Got to Leave My Woman Meet me down in the bottom Mama, bring my shoes and…
Grievin' and Worryin' Blues I went down on the corner with my gun in…
Grouchy Hearted Woman I never been so worried So bothered in my life befo' I…
Happily Married We are so happily married We gave up all for love And…
Harlem Swing Yeah man, make a plan Everybody, let's get started Get that …
Heck Of A How-Do-You-Do Heck Of A How-Do-You-Do Trk 17 Dsc 2 2:43 song…
Honey It's Tight Like That Woke up this morning, put on my Sunday shoes. Don't ask…
i I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
i do I wished for lovely night And my gal to hold me…
I Give My Love To You Befo' I say goodnight my love to you Promise dear, you'll…
I Hate Myself I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
I Need You By My Side Although it seems that we must part You will forever be…
I See You Can't Take It I been down and I ain't through I see you can't…
I Won't Let Her Do It yeah yeah let me do it let let me do it let…
I'll Kill Your Soul I'll kill your soul and dare your spirit to move I'll…
I'm A Stranger Here I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town, I'm a…
I'm Betting On You I'm so disappointed, baby in you For I once thought your…
I'm Gonna Get High I'm gonna get high And it ain't no lie And swing alone…
I'm So Disappointed in You I'm so disappointed, baby in you For I once thought your…
If It Wasn't For You I've got a whoopee mama She makes whoopee all the time I've…
Im A Stranger Here I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town, I'm a…
It It's hard to believe we are through, dear Still you keep…
It Hurst Me Too I can't be happy, mama For bein' so blue When ya keep…
It Hurts Me Too I can't be happy, mama, for being so blue When you…
It Hurts Me Too (Remastered) I can't be happy, mama, for being so blue When you…
It's Good Like That Woke up this morning, put on my Sunday shoes. Don't ask…
It's Hard To Believe It's True It's hard to believe we are through, dear Still you keep…
It's Red Hot Now you talk about rags Boys you ought to hear mine My…
It's Tight Like That Listen here folks : I'm going to sing a little song Don't…
It's Tight Like That No. 2 Woke up this morning, put on my Sunday shoes. Don't ask…
Jitter Jump The jitter jump is a mellow thing It put you in…
Kingfish Blues Little minnows in the river : kingfish in the deep blue…
Let Me Play with Your Poodle Let me play with your poodle…
Love With a Feeling Oh, you know, women don't like this woman 'Cause I always…
Mean And Evil Blues You men won't like it When you hear this song Do as…
Mean Mistreater Blues You's a mean mistreating mama : and you don't mean me…
My Baby Said Yes I'm fallin' in love again Grey skies are all blue again My…
My Gal Is Gone No one to love me, no one to care It's mighty…
My Za Zu Girl When you see me in a hurry I am busy don't…
No Baby No I know a gal by the name of Mae Lou She…
Noonday Hour Blues Oh, hush, look and listen That witchin' hour's here again Oh…
Noonday Hours Blues Oh, hush, look and listen That witchin' hour's here again …
Nutty and Buggy Blues I'm goin' away, baby But maybe not to stay But I won't…
Oh Babe Oh Baby I know, baby, what you're trying to do You can't love…
Please Don't Throw Me Down Baby Please - Baby Please Don't Throw Me Down Baby Please…
Poor Stranger Blues I went up on the mountain to see what poor…
Right Or Wrong You ain't the gal you used to be I wouldn't mind…
Rock it in rhythm When you're out for a lovely evening Forget about your daily…
Rowdy Woman Blues I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
Sad Letter Blues I got a letter, this is the way it read I…
Selling that Stuff Got me a date with a supermodel, ha ha ha I…
Seminole Blues My baby's gone, won't be back no more She won't be…
She She said it and she meant it too I never knew…
Singing and Crying Blues I got a feeling which I never had before Trouble and…
Someday I'm Bound To Win Though you drivin' me away, baby An' I ain't done nothin'…
Stockyard Fire Big trouble in the meat house And it's all about that…
Stop Truckin So now we got something new It's a dance anyone can…
Stop Truckin' & Suzi-Q So now we got something new It's a dance anyone can…
Stop Truckin' And Susie-Q So now we got something new It's a dance anyone can…
Stop Truckin' And Suzi-Q So now we got something new It's a dance anyone can…
Stormy sea blues Stormy Sea Blues Trk 1 2.46 Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) R…
Strange Woman Blues I'm goin' back to the delta That's where I belong I'm goin'…
Sugar Mama Blues No.1 Sugar mama sugar mama Sugar mama please come on back to…
Sweet Little Angel I got a sweet little angel I like the way she…
Sweetest Gal In Town I got the sweetest gal in town She push me up,…
Taking It & Making My Get Away It's above imagination How I love and used to hate you Gee…
Taking It And Make My Get Away Ah look here, baby, how can it be You ain't give…
That Don I wake up every mornin' with the risin' sun Thinkin' of…
That Don't Matter Now I wake up every mornin' with the risin' sun Thinkin' of…
That Stuff You Sell Got me a date with a supermodel, ha ha ha I…
That's The Way I Do I wished for lovely night And my gal to hold me…
The Duck Yas Yas Yas Hmm... Mama bought a rooster, she thought it was a duck She…
The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas Hmm... Mama bought a rooster, she thought it was a duck Sh…
The Duck's Yas Yas Hmm... Mama bought a rooster, she thought it was a duck She…
The jitter jump The jitter jump is a mellow thing It put you in…
The Most Of Us Do I shouldn't cry when you kiss me goodbye But most of…
The Woman I Love Befo' I say goodnight my love to you Promise dear, you'll…
Things 'Bout Coming My Way Lost all my money Ain't got a dime Givin' up this whole…
Through Train Blues I hate to hear : that through train blow boo hoo Every…
Tight Like That Woke up this morning, put on my Sunday shoes. Don't ask…
Travel On Travel On Trk 11 Dsc 2 2:34 song 34 Tampa Red…
Turpentine Blues Turpentine's all right, provided that wages are good Turpen…
Uncle Bud They told me uncle Bud was a mighty good fella But…
We Gonna Get High Together There are you and here am I We both be silly…
Western Bound Blues If you lose your money, don't lose your mind If you…
what am i going to do I can't eat no more and I lost my appetite Can't…
What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy What is that tastes like gravy? Boys I bet you don't…
What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy? What is that tastes like gravy Boys I bet you don't…
When Bad Luck Is On You When bad luck is on you You'll have tough breaks all…
When Love Comes In It don't matter how tough you've been You may be wicked…
When the One You Love Is Gone Ain't it lonesome when the one you love is gone? Ain't…
When Things Go Wrong With You I can't be happy, mama For bein' so blue When ya keep…
Whoopee Mama I've got a whoopee mama She makes whoopee all the time I've…
Why Should I Care No one to love me, no one to care And the…
Witchin Oh, hush, look and listen That witchin' hour's here again Oh…
Worthy of You Show as three and throw a seven I'm on my way…
Wrong Idea You men won't like it When you hear this song Do as…
You Can I been down and I ain't through I see you can't…
You Can't Get That Staff No More Got me a date with a supermodel, ha ha ha I…
You Got Me Worryin' I have a tendency to keep a worryin' No matter where…
You Got To Learn To Do It Take it away there, Bob I'm lookin' at you there, I'm…
You Missed a Good Man Now I'm not much to look at And I don't pretend…
You Rascal You Now I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you,…
You Stole My Heart You stole my heart, my dear Look what you done with…
You're More Than A Palace To Me I've given up a palace, a town and everything But long…
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