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Tampa Red

Smithville, United States • 1904-01-08 – 1981-03-19

Tampa Red is credited on 340 releases across 162 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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340

Pressings credited

162

Albums

8

Decades active

34

In collections

Biography

Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge; January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James. In a career spanning over 30 years, he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", "Let Me Play with Your Poodle", and "Love Her with a Feeling".

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Credited work

340 releases · 162 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 822
  • Other credits · 83

Studios: Dockside Studio · Soundtrack Studios · Jazzhus Montmartre · Studio Condorcet

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