Ollie Shepard, vocals ; various accompanying musicians (including his Kentucky Boys ; Ollie Potter, additional vocals ; Walter Wheeler, Stafford "Pazzuza" Simon, saxophone ; Theodore McCord, clarinet, saxophone ; George Francis, guitar ; Johnny Wells, drums ; Wellman Braud, string bass)
Compact discs.
Program notes inserted in containers.
First two works recorded in Chicago in October and November 1937 ; all others recorded in New York City between March 1938 and May 1941.
v. 1, 28 October 1937 to 18 April 1939: It's [a] low down dirty shame -- If it ain't love -- She walks like a kangaroo -- Honey bee (let me be your honey bee) -- No one to call you dear (ain't it tough) -- Sweetheart land -- One woman blues -- Brown skin woman -- S-B-A blues -- Good woman -- Pee wee pee wee -- Drunk again -- Biscuit rolling time -- What's your guess? -- Hope you haven't forgotten me -- At your mercy -- This place is leaping -- Solid Jack -- Little pigmeat -- Frankenstein blues -- New low down dirty shame -- The numbers blues
v. 2, 18 April 1939 to 2 May 1941: Sweetest thing born -- Shepard blues (Pig Latin blues) -- Outdoors blues -- Sugar woman blues -- Hell is so low down -- My dripping blood blues -- Blues 'bout my gal -- Oh Maria -- (Lovely little baby) don't you know -- Jelly roll -- King of all evil -- Li'l Liza Jane -- Baby it's my time now -- Jitterbugs broke it down -- Octavia blues -- I'm stepping out tonight -- You got me wondering -- Hard times is on me -- Cool kind papa -- True love blues -- Throw this dog a bone -- Pay day blues -- Army camp blues