Grateful Dead Family Discography: Milwaukee Blues

Milwaukee Blues

Composer: Traditional

Milwaukee Blues was performed by Robert Hunter in the 1998.

The Charlie Poole version of Milwaukee Blues was recorded on September 9, 1930, with Poole on banjo and vocals, Roy Harvey on guitar and Odell Smith on fiddle. This was Poole's last recording session. Roy Harvey recorded a version of the song on December 3, 1930, with Jess Johnson on vocals. This was released using the pseudonym John Martin. Uncertain which of these two recordings was released first.

Recordings

no info Single (Milwaukee Blues / One Moonlit Night), Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers, 1931
no info Single (Railroad Blues / Milwaukee Blues), John Martin (aka Roy Harvey), 1931
no info EP (Foggy Mountain Top / Talking Hard Luck / Milwaukee Blues / The Waves On The Sea), The New Lost City Ramblers, 1961
no info The Legend Of Charlie Poole, vol. 3 (LP), Charlie Poole, 1966
no info Original and Traditional Music, Tom Akstens, 1976
no info Merchants Lunch, The Red Clay Ramblers, 1977
Goin' Down the Valley: Vocal and Instrumental Music From the South, Various Artists (Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers), 1977
no info Twisted Laurel/Merchants Lunch, The Red Clay Ramblers, 1991
no info Two Track Mind, Steve James, 1993
no info Windy Days and Dusty Skies, Joe Carr & Alan Munde, 1995
no info The Legend Of Charlie Poole, Vol. 3: Original Recordings 1926-1930 (CD), Charlie Poole, 1999
no info Not for Highway Use: Austin Sessions 1988-1995, Steve James, 2000
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3: 1929-1930, Roy Harvey, 2000
no info The Recordings of the Dickel Brothers, Vol. 2, The Dickel Brothers, 2000
no info Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 6: Early American Rural Music, Various Artists (Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston), 2002
no info Detroit Blues Rarities, Vol. 4: Hastings Street Blues Opera, Various Artists (Piano Bill), 2003
no info Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee, Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee, 2004
no info Press On, Will Branch, 2004
Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers and the Highlanders, Charlie Poole, 2005
You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music, Charlie Poole / Various Artists, 2005
no info On Track, Trails & Rails, 2005
no info David Holt & The Lightning Bolts, David Holt & The Lightning Bolts, 2006
no info Blue Coyote, Michael Hurwitz & The Aimless Drifters, 2006
no info Troubled Times, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, 2006
no info Rails, Rogues & Wrecks, Rick Pickren, 2006
no info Old Virginia Hills, Wolfe Bros., 2007
no info Cotton Mill Blues, The New North Carolina Ramblers, 2007
no info Milwaukee Blues, Dan Levenson, 2007
no info Attack of the One-Man Bands, Various Artists (Rollie Tussing), 2007
no info American Roadsongs, Vol. 4, Various Artists (North Carolina Ramblers), 2008
50 Years: Where Do You Come from, Where Do You Go?, The New Lost City Ramblers, 2009
Drive-Time Bluegrass, Various Artists (David Davis & the Warrior River Boys), 2009
no info Blue-Eyed Boatman, Bob & Lynn Dixon, 2009
no info Shout Monah, The Haints Old Time Stringband, 2009
no info Loafer's Glory, Loafer's Glory, 2012