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Major Recordings
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1975: Ghetto
MCM/Storyville STCD 8046.
Recorded Live at Ma Bea's, 3001 W. Madison, Chicago.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Willie James Lyons, guitar; Tyrone Centuray, drums; Big Guitar Red, guitar; Luther Johnson, jr., guitar.
Ghetto Little Red Rooster I Wonder Why
1989: I'm What You Need
Big Boy Records, Chicago. BB-1937 (LP vinyl)
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Johnny B. Moore, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Tim Taylor, drums; Barrelhouse Chuck, piano.
(Sadly, this title is out of print. Look for it in your local used record store.)
1991: Ain't It Nice
Delmark DD-653.
Library of Congress Award: Best Folk/Blues Album of 1991.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Luther "Slim" Adams, guitar; Jacob Dawson, guitar; "Mad Dog" Lester Davenport, harmonica; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Timothy Taylor, drums; Bonnie Lee, guest vocal.
Ain't It Nice Worry Worry Stranded
1991: King of Chicago's West Side Blues
Chicago Blues Session volume 21.
Wolf Records 120.867 CD.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; John Primer, guitar; Eddie Taylor, guitar; Johnny B. Moore, guitar; Luther "Slim" Adams, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Billy Branch, harp; Ken Barker, piano; Tim Taylor, drums.
I'm Worried Don't Tell Me Your Trouble Just Your Fool
1993: Willie Kent and his Gents - Live at B.L.U.E.S. in Chicago
Wolf Records 120.876 CD.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Johnny B. Moore, guitar and guest vocal; Jake Dawson, guitar; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Cleo Williams, drums; Eddie Shaw, sax and guest vocal; Bonnie Lee, guest vocal.
Dirty Work Going On Black Night Rock Me
1994: Too Hurt to Cry
Delmark DE-667.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Jacob Dawson, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano and organ; Tim Taylor, drums; Billy Branch, harmonica; Johnny B. Moore, guitar.
Just Sitting Here Thinking Too Hurt to Cry In Case We Both Are Wrong
1996: Long Way to Ol' Miss
Delmark DE-696.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Vernon "Chico" Banks, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano and organ; Baldhead Pete, drums; James Wheeler, guitar; Ken Saydak, piano.
1998: Everybody Needs Somebody
Wolf Records 120.889 CD.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Carlos Showers, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Cleo Williams, drums; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Hank Ford, sax.
1998: Make Room for the Blues
Delmark DE-723.
City of Chicago: Blues Album of the Year 1998.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Billy Flynn, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano; James Carter, drums; Hank Ford, Kenny Anderson, Willie Henderson, horns; Ken Saydak, electric piano.
1998: Who's Been Talking
with Lil Ed Williams
Earwig Music CD-4941.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Lil Ed Williams, guitar and vocals; Eddie C. Campbell, guitar; Allen Batts, piano and organ; Cleotha "Baldhead Pete" Williams, drums.
2001: Comin' Alive!
Blue Chicago BC-5006.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Haguy F. King, guitar; Jacob Dawson, guitar; Dave Jefferson, drums; Allen Batts, piano and organ; Erskine Johnson, piano; Willie Henderson, Kenny Anderson, Larry B.J. Weathersby, Bergess Gardner, horns; The Gospel Supremez, background vocals.
2004: Blues and Trouble
Isabel IS-649501.
Recorded in March, 1995.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Willie Davis, guitar; Carlos Showers, guitar; Ken Barker, keyboards; Cleo Williams, drums.
And More Recordings
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1975: Ma Bea's Rock - Jimmy Johnson and Luther Johnson
Storyville STCD-8050
1985: Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
Wolf Records 120.711 CD.
1988: Lonesome Blues - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf Records 120.851 CD.
1989: I'm Good - Bonnie Lee
Wolf Records 120.853 CD.
1989: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 - John Brim and Pinetop Perkins
Wolf Records 120.858 CD.
1990: Chicago Bound - Big Moose Walker and Jimmy Rogers
Wolf Records 120.861
1990: John Littlejohn's Blues Party - John Littlejohn
Wolf Records CD 120.859
1991: The Blues is Good News - Eddie Shaw
Wolf Records 120.866 CD
1992: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 1 - Boston Blackie and Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Wolf Records 120.847 CD
1993: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 22 - Hubert Sumlin and Billy Branch
Wolf Records 120.868 CD
1994: Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies
Wolf Records 120.874 CD.
1994: Live at Blue Chicago - Johnny B. Moore
Delmark DE-688
1994: Having a Fit Over You - Chicago Beau
GBW - Japan
1994: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 14 - A.C. Reed and Big Wheeler
Wolf 120.860 CD
1994: Home Alone - Eddie Shaw
Wolf Records 120.879 CD
1995: Sweetheart of the Blues - Bonnie Lee
Delmark DE-676
1995: Wild Cards - Al Miller
Delmark DE-675
1996: Women of Blue Chicago
Delmark DD-690.
1996: 911 Blues - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf Records 120.873 CD
1997: Back in Chicago: Jammin' with Willie Kent and the Gents - Freddie Roulette
Hi Horse Records 4044
1997: Clark Street Ramblers
Blue Chicago BC-5002.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass. Compilation featuring: Willie Kent, Johnny B. Moore, George Baze, Eddy Clearwater, Maurice John Vaughn, Michael Coleman, Aron Burton, Eddie Shaw.
1997: Red Hot Mamas
Blue Chicago BC-5001.
1998: Lookin' for Trouble - Edward Taylor
Wolf Records 120.890 CD
1998: Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf CD 120.804
1998: Chicago Daily Blues - Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater
Wolf CD 120.851
1999: Millennium Blues - Louisiana Red
Earwig Records CD 4943
1999: Acoustic Blue Chicago
Blue Chicago BC-5004.
Willie Kent, vocals. Featured artists: Johnny B. Moore, Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee, Lester Davenport.
2000: You Better Be Careful - Vera Taylor
Wolf Records CD 120.802
2000: Driftin' - Louisiana Red
Earwig Records
2000: Mojo Mamas
Blue Chicago BC-5005.
2001: I've Never Been Loved - Iceman Robinson
Fedora Records FCD 5026