FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Blues Discography

Discographies for Wisconsin Blues musicians, both Acoustic Blues and Electric Blues, as noted.

Each name entry includes the known city or cities where the artist lives or at one time lived in Wisconsin, or where the group is or was based. This information will be listed in my forthcoming book, (ca. 2028), FolkLib Index: Wisconsin Discography. -- ("Name Index - by city")

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{A} = from my personal collection
{n} = see library for other sources
#? = I think an album exists in this format, LP, CS, or CD but I haven't seen a copy, so I don't know what its catalog number is
? = I don't know whether or not an album exists in this format

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Aaron Band, Chris - Fond du Lac - Electric Blues
1. .1998 - Electric Blues: The EP Single (CD: TCAB-9801) {A}
  Engineered by Chris Shepard, Mixed by Chris Shepard and Chris Aaron, Mastered by Daniel Stout at Collosal Mastering Ltd., Chicago, IL, Recorded at Chicago recording Company
  Adam Henry, Bill Lordan, Matt Miller, Corey Sterling
  with Pauli Ryan
2. .1999 - Mississippi Man (CD Single: no #) {A}
  Adam Henry, Matt Miller, Dave Schoepke, Corey Sterling
3. .1999 - Freedom 5 Miles (CD: no #) {A}
  Adam Henry, Bill Lordan, Matt Miller, Corey Sterling
  with Pauli Ryan, Anna Lee Scully
- 1996 - Christmas in the Valley: On Christmas Night
- 1998 - Rockin' the Midwest (CD: no #) {A}
  with Adam Henry, Bill Lordan, Matt Miller, Corey Sterling
  Contact: Chris Aaron, Inc., 114 S. Main St., Suite 211, Fond du Lac, WI - (920) 923-1400
Allison, Luther - Milwaukee / Madison - Electric Blues
Sources: #bi #bj #cx347 #fh403 #fm473-4 #fo15 #fq6 #ga3-4 #gh7 #hb4 #ii10 #ip5-6 #iv139 #iy1 #iz16-7 - Published Discography
Ammons, Michael Lee - Sheboygan - Acoustic Blues
1. .199? - ? (CS: #?/CD: #?)
2. .1994 - Somethin' 'Bout The Sky (CS: ?/CD: DCV-003) {A}
  Door County Voices
  Recorded Spring 1994 at Sound Farmers, Sturgeon Bay, WI
  Contact: Michael Lee Ammons, 522 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081-3522 - (920) 208-3811
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known
Anderson, Dale - Green Bay - Acoustic Blues
1. .1999 - Park Ridge Ave (CD: no #) {A}
  Rubber Duck Productions, Recorded at Recordings Unlimited, Green Bay, WI
  with Andy Anderson, Bob Balsley, Pat Frase
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known
  Contact: ( Web site contact page) - idobro@new.rr.com

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Blues Toads - (see: Wolverine Willy & the Blues Toads)

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Cadillac Pete - (see: "Cadillac" Pete Rahn)
Cohen, Steve - Milwaukee - Acoustic Blues
1. .1997 - Duo Personality (CS: ?/CD: COH-1001) {A} - CD Baby
  Kanie Records, city?
  with Peter Roller, Jim Liban, Paul Black
- 1984 - Electric Eyes - by Bad Boy
- 1991 - The Gift - by Gloria Hays (harmonica)
- 1998 - Defenestrator - by Greg Koch and the Tone Controls (harmonica)
- 2001 - The Grip! - by Greg Koch and the Tone Controls (harmonica)
- 2004 - Inside the Blues - by Mare Edstrom (harmonica)
- 2004 - Unfinished Business - by Alaria Taylor
- 2006 - Shake 'Em On Down - by Mare Edstrom (harmonica)
  Various Artists Collections
- 199? - Live at WMSE, Volume 1
- 199? - Live at WMSE, Volume 6
- 2005 - A Taste of Jazz in the Park - Milwaukee 2005
Crimmins, Jimmy - Madison - Electric Blues
- 2002 - Gone Crazy - by Jay Stulo (guitar)

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Evans, Bobby & the World Famous Alimony Blues Band - Oshkosh - Electric Blues
1. .2000 - Live Bootleg! (CS: ?/CD: no #) {A}
  Jazmine Records, city? Recorded 09-01-2000 at the Fox Cities Lounge, Oshkosh, WI, Mixed by Adrian Lambrecht
  Bobby Evans, Evil Evans, Merrick "Stix Knightlee" Sohm, Gary Joe Spyzer
2. .2002 - Bartab (CD: 0003) {A}
  Jasmine Records, city? Recorded at Rock Garden Studio, Appleton, WI, Mastered at The Ready Room, Menasha, WI, Engineer: Brandon Hiese
  Bobby Evans, Mike "Geppy" Gephart, Spencer "Frankie" Panosh
  with Evil Evans, Marc Golde, Phat "Pat" Hynes, Merrick "Styx Nightly" Sohm, Gary Joe Spyzer, Jay "Too Low" Stulo
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known

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Florez-Stanton-Vaughn Band, The - Eau Claire - Electric Blues
1. .2002 - Stay With Me Tonite (CD: #?)
  label?
- None known

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Gelles, Andrew and the M.O.B.B. - city? - Electric Blues

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Koch, Greg and the Tone Controls - Milwaukee / Wauwatosa - Electric Blues
1. .1993 - Greg Koch and the Tone Controls (CD: #?)
2. .1995 - Strat's Got Your Tongue (CD: no #) {A}
  with Gary Koehler, T? Lavitz, Kevin Mushel, Michael Walls
3. .1998 - Defenestrator (CD: no #) {A}
  with John Calarco, Tom Goode, Steve Cohen
4. .2000 - Past and Present 1993-2000 (CD: KOC-2724) {A}
  with Kevin Allen, John Calarco, Tom Goode, Matt Meixner, Gary Koehler, Kevin Mushel, T? Lavitz, Sam Steffke, Michael Walls
5. .2001 - The Grip! (CD: FN-2090-2) {A}
  with Kevin Allen, John Calarco, Steve Cohen Tom Goode, Gary Koehler, Kevin Mushel
6. .2003 - Radio Free Gristle (CD: FN-2240-2) {A}
  with Steve Andreoni, John Calarco, Tom Goode, Joe Morris, Ray Reindeau, "Ricci"
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known

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Liban, Jim - Milwaukee - Electric Blues
1. .1999 - Blues for Shut-ins (CS: ?/CD: JLB-1001) {A}
  Romie Records, 925 E. Wells St., #1025, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Recorded at Lone Scout Studio, Milwaukee, WI, Mastered by Trevor Sadler, Mastermind Productions, Milwaukee, WI
  Jim Liban Blues Combo (Jim Liban, Dave Kasik, Matt Liban, Perry Weber)
  with Ian Spanic, Hubert Sumlin
- 1997 - Duo Personality - by Steve Cohen
- 2001 - Torture - by Spanic Boys

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Murphy, Michael - Appleton - Electric Blues
1. .1999 - Live and Blue (CD: HRK-98562) {A}
  Catch#22 Records, Manufactured and Distributed by Hardknocks Records
  Recorded live at The Wooden Nickel, Appleton, WI, by Rich Zoran, Digital Studio Recording; Mixed at Audio Arts, Oshkosh, WI, by John Frings; Mastered by Wally Messner, Oshkosh, WI
  with Mike Boyle, Keith Farnum, Matt Geiseke
2. .200? - No Bar Too Far (CS: ?/CD: #?)
  Contact: Big Dog, 1615 N. Meade St., Appleton, WI 54911 - bigdogmurphy@new.rr.com
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known

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Nelson, Tracy - French Camp, CA / attended UW-Madison years?. / Los Angeles, CA 1966 / San Francisco, CA / Nashville, TN - Electric Blues
Sources: #ga201 - Published Discography
1. .1998 - Sing It! (CD: CD-2152)
  Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known

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Otis and the Alligators - Stevens Point - Electric Blues - Rick Borowitz [Archive]
1. .2002 - Tough Hide and Boa Fide (CD: OA-5069) {A}
  False Dog Records, City?
  Otis McLennon, Ryan Biesack, Michael Boyle, Bill Engel, Ken Stevenson
- None known

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Paterson, Joel - Madison - Acoustic Blues
1. 2000 - Flatland Boogie (CS: ?/CD: HSD-82695) {A}
  Member of the Chicago jazz/jive band: The Four Charms
2. .2001 - Down at the Depot (CS: ?/CD: 3596) {A}
  Ventrella Records, Recorded live with no overdubs at Coney Island studios and Smart Studios, Madison, WI, Recording Engineer: Mark Haines, Mixed by Mark Haines, Mastered by Trevor Sadler, Mastermind Productions, Milwaukee, WI
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known
  Contact: Joel Paterson, P.O. Box 578201, Chicago, IL 60657-8201

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Rahn, "Cadillac" Pete - Milwaukee / Stevens Point - Electric Blues
1. .2002 - Turn Up the Heat (CS: ?/CD: no #) {A} - CD Baby
  CPR Records, city?
  with Carl Betz, Jimmy McCarthy, Michael McCarthy, Bill Siebert
2. .2006 - Steamroller (CD: #?) - CD Baby
- 1998 - Slow Burn - by Reverend Raven (harmonica)
- 2000 - Damn Good Reason To Play the Blues - by Jay Stulo (harmonica)
  Member: Chain Smokin' Altar Boys
  Contact: ( Web site contact page)
Raven, Reverend and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys - Milwaukee - Electric Blues
1. .1998 - Slow Burn (CS: ?/CD: NRCD-001) {A}
  Nevermore Records, Recorded at Walls Have Ears Studios, Milwaukee, WI, Mastermind Productions, Milwaukee, WI, Engineered by Bill Stace, Mixed by Alex Ballard and Bill Stace
  with Brad "Blue" Bill, Ron "Bad Back" Kovach, "Cadillac" Pete Rahn, Jeff "Devil" Roberts, Vic "Caesar" Span
2. .2003 - Live At Blues On Grand (CS: ?/CD: no #) {A}
  Nevermore Records
  with Madison Slim, Andre Maritato, Kid Panosh
- None known
Ray, Dave "Snaker" - St. Paul, MN / Milwaukee / Superior / Eau Claire / Minneapolis, MN - Acoustic Blues
- 1973 - Get Folked: Live at Charlotte's Web {A}
- 1987 - Get Folked Again!: Best of Mountain Railroad, Vol. 1

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Short Stuff - Milwaukee - Electric Blues
1. .2001 - What Time Is It? (CS: ?/CD: no #) {A}
  Engineered and Mixed by Marc LaMar at Made Ya Look, Inc., Green Bay, WI, Mastered by Chris Milfred, Nashville, TN
  Jim Liban, Junior Brantley, James Kirkpatrick, Marc LaMar, Big? Williquette
  with Ken Arnold, Ken Burdoll, Eric Epstein, Danny Shmitt, Charlie Torres
2. .200? - ? (CS: ?/CD: #?)
  Quote from Junior Brantley After a short stint as a band called Junior & the Classics, and record deals with RCA, & MagicTouch Records, I went to play with a very good blues Band called "Short Stuff" which released 2 Albums, and a hand full of 45s." After a period of playing piano with Leroy Airmaster, This writer notes that: Junior Brantley joined "The Fabulous Thunderbirds".
- None known
Smoke Daddy Band, The - Green Bay / Chicago, IL - Electric Blues
1. .1999 - The Smoke Daddy Band (CS: ?/CD: EB-400) {A}
  Easy Baby Music, Green Bay, WI
  Billy Flynn, and all IL members: Steve Cushing, Mike Flynn, Jesse Scinto, Dave Waldman, "Illinois Slim"
- None known
Solberg, James - Milwaukee
Sources: #iz626 - Published Discography
Stephenson, Catfish - Madison / Steamboat Springs, CO / Springfield, OR / Austin, TX / Ocean Springs, MS / Key Largo, FL / Madison - Acoustic Blues
1. .1995 - Heart, Mind & Soul (CS: ?/CD: BMP-9501) {A}
  Blue Mounds Productions, Blue Mounds, WI
2. .1999 - Rope the Moon (CS: ?/CD: CSB-108532) {A}
  by The Catfish Stephenson Band: Catfish Stephenson, Christian Boeger, Brian Howard, Bill Roberts
  Area 51 Recordings
- None known
  Various Artists Collections
- None known
  Contact: - catfish@catfishstephenson.com
Sterling, Corey - Fond du Lac - Electric Blues
- 1998 - Rockin' the Midwest (CD: no #) {A}
  with Chris Aaron, Adam Henry, Bill Lordan, Matt Miller
Stulo, Jay - Green Bay - Electric Blues
1. .2000 - Damn Good Reason To Play the Blues (CS: ?/CD: no #) {A}
  Proud Cow Records
  with Larry Byrne, Victor "Chico" Johnson, Doug Kroening, Craig Panosh, "Cadillac" Pete Rahn, Mike Vlahakis
2. .2001 - Pawned My Ampliphone (CS: ?/CD: ?)
  Proud Cow Records
3. .2002 - Gone Crazy (CS: ?/CD: PCCD-05) {A}
  Proud Cow Records
  with Jimmy Crimmins, Jim Denk, Craig Panosh, Mike Vlahakis, Rod Zimmerman
- .1989 - Six of the Nine (CS: ?/CD: ?) by Gypsy Rose
  Self Released
- .1994 - Wake Up (CS: ?/CD: ?) by Standback Blues Band
  Blue Loon Records
- .1996 - 20 Quick Ones (CS: ?/CD: ?) by Standback Blues Band
  Self Released
- .1997 - Somebody's Knockin' (CS: ?/CD: ?) by The Mighty Aces
  Self Released
  Session Work
- 2002 - Bartab - by Bobby Evans (guitar)
Sumlin, Hubert - city?
Sources: #ga242 #iz635 - Published Discography

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Terraplane Flyers - Madison - Acoustic Blues
1. .1990 - Out of the Gutter and Onto the Curb {A} (CS.: no #/CD: ?)
  Self Released
  Catfish Stephenson, Mike "Zulu" McDonnell, Terry Strauss
2. .1994 - Police Dogs, Dark Roads and Slide Guitar {A} (CS.: no #/CD: ?)
  Self Released
  Catfish Stephenson, Todd Cambio, Tim Haub, Tom Hefko, Michael McDonnell
- None known

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Wolverine Willy & the Blues Toads - Discography - Appleton - Acoustic Blues

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Young, Mighty Joe? - Shreveport, LA 1927-19?? / raised in Milwaukee 19??-19?? ("early 1950s") / Los Angeles, CA 19??-19?? / Chicago, IL 1955-1999
Sources: #fh403,467 #fm474,556,568 #ga8,248,292 #gh473 #ii537 #iz732 - Published Discography

Wisconsin Blues Societies, Organizations and Web sites

Great Northern Blues Society
Quarterly newsletter: "Good News Blues"
P.O. Box 2276, Wausau, WI 54402-2276
Madison Blues Society
P.O. Box 3202 Madison, WI 53704-0202, (608) 221-7332
Wisconsin Blues Society
Annual newsletter: "Tell it Like it is" - Bibliography
2613 S. 51st St., Milwaukee, WI 53219-3226 (Tom Radai)
Blues Central CD Store (Steve Cohen) [Milwaukee]
Blues Central Booking and Management Agency

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