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Number Air Date Tune Band Name Recording Date Band Members Composer Catalog Number
1021996-10-17See If I CareBessie Smith1930-04-12Bessie Smith v Charlie Green tb Clarence Williams p   
1311996-10-24I Used To Be Your Sweet MamaBessie Smith1928-02-09Bessie Smith v Demas Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p   
1721996-10-31Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
3001996-11-28Standin' In The Rain BluesBessie Smith1928-02-21Demas Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p   
4231996-12-19At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p   
5351997-01-09Keep It To YourselfBessie Smith1930-03-27Bessie Smith v Louis Metcalf t Charlie Green tb Garvin Bushell cl as Clarence Williams p cmp   
8081997-03-13Moan, You MoanersBessie Smith1930-06-09Bessie Smith v Bessemer Singers v James P. Johnson p   
11501997-05-15Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith1928-03-20Bessie Smith v Charlie Green tb Porter Grainger p   
12581997-06-05Poor Man's BluesBessie Smith 1928-08-24Bessie Smith v cmp Joe Williams tb Bob Fuller cl as Ernest Elliott cl as ts Porter Grainger p   
12931997-06-12Me And My GinBessie Smith1928-08-25Bessie Smith v Joe Williams tb Porter Grainger p   
14011997-07-03Careless Love BluesBessie Smith1925-05-26Bessie Smith v Louis Armstrong c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p   
15581997-07-31Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith1929-05-15Bessie Smith v Ed Allen c Garvin Bushell as Greely Walton ts Clarence Williams p Cyrus St. Clair bb   
16551997-08-21Kitchen ManBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p Eddie Lang g   
17581997-09-11Long Old RoadBessie Smith1931-06-11Bessie Smith v Louis Metcalf c Charlie Green tb Clarence Williams p Floyd Casey d   
18131997-09-18Graveyard Dream BluesBessie Smith1923-09-26Bessie Smith v Jimmy Jones p   
20391997-10-30Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
21871997-11-27Spider Man BluesBessie Smith1928-03-19Bessie Smith v Abraham Wheat cl ss Bob Fuller cl Porter Grainger p   
23541997-12-25At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p   
27421998-03-19It Won't Be YouBessie Smith1928-02-21Bessie Smith v cmp Demus Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p   
28891998-04-16Slow And Easy ManBessie Smith1928-08-24Bessie Smith v Bob Fuller cl as Ernest Elliott cl as ts Porter Grainger p   
32071998-06-11Wild About That Thing ( I'm )Bessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Eddie Lang g Clarence Williams p   
33241998-07-02You Don't UnderstandBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
34381998-07-23Kitchen ManBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p Eddie Lang g   
34921998-08-06Devil's Gonna Git YouBessie Smith1928-08-24Bessie Smith v Bob Fuller cl as Ernest Elliott cl as ts Porter Grainger p cmp   
39261998-10-29Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
40241998-11-19Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith1929-05-15Bessie Smith v Ed Allen c Garvin Bushell as Greely Walton ts Clarence Williams p Cyrus St. Clair bb   
42291998-12-24At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p   
42421998-12-31Dirty No-Gooder's BluesBessie Smith1929-10-01Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
49531999-06-03On Revival DayBessie Smith1930-06-09Bessie Smith Bessemer Singers v James P. Johnson ^ Alex Hill p   
52381999-07-29See If I CareBessie Smith1930-04-12Bessie Smith v Charlie Green tb Clarence Williams p   
57021999-10-21Long Old RoadBessie Smith1931-06-11Bessie Smith v Louis Metcalf c Charlie Green tb Clarence Williams p Floyd Casey wb   
57511999-10-28Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p Spencer Williams  
60041999-12-16Kitchen ManBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p Eddie Lang g A. Belledna Andy Razaf  
60461999-12-23At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p   
62922000-02-03Me And My GinBessie Smith1928-08-25Bessie Smith v Joe Williams tb Porter Grainger p   
68442000-04-27Slow And Easy ManBessie Smith1928-08-24Bessie Smith v Bob Fuller cl as Ernest Elliott cl as ts Porter Grainger p   
70112000-05-25Don't Cry BabyBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p   
73852000-07-20Need A Little Sugar In My BowlBessie Smith1931-11-20Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p   
75612000-08-17Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith1929-05-15Bessie Smith v Ed Allen c Garvin Bushell as Greely Walton ts Clarence Williams p Cyrus St. Clair bb   
79912000-10-26Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p Spencer Williams  
82202000-11-30Spider Man BluesBessie Smith1928-03-19Bessie Smith v Abraham Wheat cl ss Bob Fuller cl Porter Grainger p   
83852000-12-21At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p Fred Longshaw  
84652001-01-04On Revival DayBessie Smith1930-06-09Bessie Smith The Bessemer Singers v James P. Johnson ^ Alex Hill p Andy Razaf  
87952001-02-22I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)Bessie Smith1929-05-15Bessie Smith v Ed Allen c Garvin Bushell as Greely Walton ts Clarence Williams p Cyrus St. Clair bb   
89402001-03-15You've Been A Good Ole WagonBessie Smith1925-01-14Bessie Smith v Louis Armstrong c Fred Longshaw p   
94252001-06-07It Won't Be YouBessie Smith1928-02-21Bessie Smith v Demas Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p Bessie Smith  
103562001-10-25Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p Spencer Williams  
107312001-12-20At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p   
108482002-01-10I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Eddie Lang g Clarence Williams p   
110412002-02-07Spider Man BluesBessie Smith1928-03-19Bessie Smith v Abraham Wheat cl ss Bob Fuller cl Porter Grainger p   
112792002-03-14Kitchen ManBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Eddie Lang g Clarence Williams p   
117252002-05-30Thinking BluesBessie Smith1928-02-09Bessie Smith v Demas Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p   
121652002-08-01Sorrowful BluesBessie Smith1924-04-04Bessie Smith v Robby Robbins vn John Griffin g   
127032002-10-24I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Eddie Lang g   
127302002-10-31Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith1929-10-11Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p Spencer Williams cmp  
130502002-12-19Gimmie A PigfootBessie Smith with Buck & His Band1933-11-24Bessie Smith v Frank Newton t Jack Teagarden tb Benny Goodman cl Chu Berry ts Buck Washington p ldr Bobby Johnson g Billy Taylor sb   
130702002-12-19At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p Fred Longshaw  
135832003-03-13Lonesome Desert BluesBessie Smith1925-12-09Bessie Smith v Shelton Hemphill t Fred Longshaw p   
137512003-04-10J.C. Holmes BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
143452003-07-10Squeeze MeBessie Smith0000-00-00   
145512003-08-14He's Gone BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
147452003-09-18New Gulf Coast BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
148322003-10-02Red Mountain BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
150032003-10-30Devil's Gonna Get YouBessie Smith0000-00-00   
153442003-12-25At The Christmas BallBessie Smith0000-00-00   
155532004-01-29On Revival DayBessie Smith0000-00-00   
163742004-06-03Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)Bessie Smith acc. by Henderson's Hot Six0000-00-00   
166302004-07-15Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)Bessie Smith0000-00-00   
167352004-07-29I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like ItBessie Smith0000-00-00   
168472004-08-19Poor Man's BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
168932004-08-26Me And My GinBessie Smith0000-00-00   
170792004-09-23Standin' In The RainBessie Smith0000-00-00   
172892004-10-28Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
173272004-11-04Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)Bessie Smith0000-00-00   
174492004-11-25I've Got What It TakesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
175522004-12-09Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith0000-00-00   
175722004-12-16He's Got Me Goin'Bessie Smith0000-00-00   
176312004-12-23At The Christmas BallBessie Smith0000-00-00   
178952005-02-03Slow And Easy ManBessie Smith0000-00-00   
181582005-03-17Sweet MistreaterBessie Smith0000-00-00   
183622005-04-21Pickpocket BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
184672005-05-05Yes Indeed He DoBessie Smith0000-00-00   
185302005-05-19Me And My GinBessie Smith0000-00-00   
185722005-05-26Lock And KeyBessie Smith0000-00-00   
187592005-06-23Spider Man BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
188112005-06-30You've Got To Give Me SomeBessie Smith0000-00-00   
189282005-07-21Kitchen ManBessie Smith0000-00-00   
191432005-08-25Keep It To YourselfBessie Smith0000-00-00   
191662005-09-01Black Mountain BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
195042005-10-27Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
196212005-11-17See If I CareBessie Smith0000-00-00   
197632005-12-08Thinking BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
198592005-12-22At The Christmas BallBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF 43 
199932006-01-12In The House BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
200332006-01-19I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
200832006-01-26St. Louis Blues (Film Soundtrack)Bessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
202182006-02-16I've Got What It TakesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
204112006-03-23Sweet MistreaterBessie Smith0000-00-00   
205112006-04-06Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith0000-00-00   
205662006-04-20Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)Bessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF 46 
206672006-05-04Dyin' By The HourBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
207692006-05-18I Used To Be Your Sweet MamaBessie Smith0000-00-00   
208332006-06-01Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)Bessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
210132006-06-29He's Got Me Goin'Bessie Smith0000-00-00   
210832006-07-13Empty Bed Blues Parts 1 and 2Bessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
213062006-08-24Hustlin' DanBessie Smith0000-00-00   
214412006-09-14It Won't Be YouBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
215862006-10-05Keep It To YourselfBessie Smith0000-00-00   
216032006-10-12Kitchen ManBessie Smith0000-00-00  Timeless CBC 1-043 
216442006-10-19Foolish Man BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
217122006-10-26Devil's Gonna Get YouBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
217952006-11-09There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town TonightBessie Smith & Her Band0000-00-00   
219182006-11-30A Good Man Is Hard To FindBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
220662006-12-21At The Christmas BallBessie Smith0000-00-00   
221972007-01-11Black Mountain BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
222472007-01-25I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DFG46 
226082007-03-22Take It Right BackBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
228792007-05-10Lost Your Head BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
229322007-05-17It Makes My Love Come DownBessie Smith0000-00-00   
231292007-06-14Safety MamaBessie Smith0000-00-00   
233292007-07-19See If I CareBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF47 
234252007-08-02Lock And KeyBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
235612007-08-23Worn Out BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
236312007-09-06Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
237752007-10-04Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith0000-00-00   
239022007-10-25Blue Spirit BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00   
239862007-11-08Sweet MistreaterBessie Smith0000-00-00   
240152007-11-15It Won't Be YouBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
241912007-12-13Need A Little Sugar In My BowlBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF47 
242622007-12-20At The Christmas BallBessie Smith0000-00-00  Dust To Digital DTD-02 
244662008-01-24Hustlin' DanBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF47 
245522008-02-07Thinking BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
246482008-02-21Lost Your Head BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF44 
248622008-03-27I've Got What It TakesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
249032008-04-03A Good Man Is Hard To FindBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
249362008-04-10Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)Bessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF 45 
251312008-05-08You Don't UnderstandBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
251632008-05-15Yes Indeed He DoBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
254732008-07-03Black Mountain BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF8 
255482008-07-17Pickpocket BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
257672008-08-21Trombone ChollyBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF44 
259002008-09-11I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith0000-00-00  Mosaic 213 
259842008-09-25You've Got To Give Me SomeBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
261412008-10-23Sweet MistreaterBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF45 
261782008-10-30I've Got What It TakesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
262042008-10-30Blue Spirt BluesBessie Smith0000-00-00  Frog DGF46 
263152008-11-20I Used To Be Your Sweet MamaBessie Smith1928-02-09  Frog DGF45 
265572008-12-25At The Christmas BallBessie Smith1925-11-18Bessie Smith v Joe Smith c Charlie Green tb Fletcher Henderson p  Frog DGF43 
266012009-01-01Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutBessie Smith1929-05-15Bessie Smith v Ed Allen c Garvin Bushell as Greeley Walton ts Clarence Williams p Cyrus St. Clair bb  Frog DGF46 
266322009-01-08Kitchen ManBessie Smith1929-05-08Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p Eddie Lang g  Frog DGF46 
267252009-01-22Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)Bessie Smith1928-03-20Bessie Smith v Charlie Green tb Porter Grainger p  Frog DGF45 
268052009-02-05It Won't Be YouBessie Smith1928-02-21Bessie Smith v Demus Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p  Frog DGF45 
269592009-02-26Keep It To YourselfBessie Smith1930-03-27Bessie Smith v Louis Bacon t Charlie Green tb Garvin Bushell cl as Clarence Williams p Clarence Williams Frog DGF47 
271192009-03-26A Good Man Is Hard To FindBessie Smith1927-09-27Bessie Smith v Porter Grainger p Lincoln M. Conway g Eddie Green 1918 Frog DGF45 
272492009-04-16Dyin' By The HourBessie Smith1927-10-27Bessie Smith v Tommy Ladnier c Fletcher Henderson p June Cole bb Fletcher Henderson (as G. Brooks) Frog DGF45 
274102009-05-14Need A Little Sugar In My BowlBessie Smith1931-11-20Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p  Frog DGF47 
274582009-05-21It Makes My Love Come DownBessie Smith1929-08-20Bessie Smith v James P. Johnson p  Frog DGF46 
275952009-06-11Safety MamaBessie Smith1931-11-20Bessie Smith v Clarence Williams p Bessie Smith Frog DGF47 
277012009-07-02Yes Indeed He DoBessie Smith1928-08-24Bessie Smith v Bob Fuller cl ss Ernest Elliott cl as ts Porter Grainger p Porter Grainger Frog DGF45 
278932009-07-30Standin' In The RainBessie Smith1928-02-21Bessie Smith v Demas Dean c Charlie Green tb Fred Longshaw p  Frog DGF45 

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