Red Perkins - Selected Discography

Selected Discography

During the 1920s and 1930s, the Dixie Ramblers recorded for Gennett Records.

• Red Perkins and His Dixie Ramblers

Frank "Red" Perkins (t,as,ss,v) dir. Joe Drake (t,cl,ts,arr), Andre C. Oglesby (tb), Jesse Simmons (cl,as,ts), Howard Fields (p), Charles “Goodie” Watkins (bjo, gtr), Eugene Freels (t, bb), Harry Rooks (d-x), trio (v).

Richmond, Ind., May 5, 1931

1. 17727-A Hard Times Stomp (Perkins) Ch 40044
2. 17728-A My Baby Knows How (Davis-Akst-Richman) -vFP Ch 16661

Richmond, Ind., May 6, 1931

1. 17729-A Old Man Blues (Paul, Ellington, Mills) - v3 Ch 40044
2. 17730 Minor Blues (Perkins) Ch 16288

• Red Perkins, Red Perkins and the Kentucky Redheads (De Luxe Records/King Records)

1. 5047 One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)/I Live The Life I Love, 78rpm single De Luxe Records (King Records subsidiary) (1948)
2. 5052 Someday You'll Call My Name/You're Gonna Regret It All Someday, 78rpm single De Luxe Records (King Records subsidiary) (1948)
3. 792 Aggravating Lou From Louisville/Hoedown Boogie, 78rpm single King Records (1949)
4. 823 I Know Better Now/Too Long, 78rpm single King Records (1949)
5. 836 Crocodile Tears/I Hate You, 78rpm single King Records (1950)
6. 850 One At A Time/I’m So Happy I Could Cry, 78rpm single King Records (1950
7. 903 Big Blue Diamonds/Rag Man Boogie, 78rpm single, King Records (1950)
8. 920 I’m Gonna Rush Right Down To Macon/A Long Necked Bottle, 78rpm single, King Records (1951)