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Porter Grainger (22 Oct 1891 - 1955)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (3)

Performs As

  1. Harold Gray

Member Of

  1. Porter Grainger’s Sawin’ Three original, eponymous
  2. Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds

Recordings by (1)

  1. In Harlem's Araby 2:41 (1992) studio, 1924: Ajax matrix 31578

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Bloody Thirsty Blues 3:03 Victoria Spivey (Jan 1928) guitar, piano
  2. Dope Head Blues 3:19 Victoria Spivey (Jan 1928) piano
  3. Me and My Gin 2:52 Bessie Smith (Dec 1928) piano
  4. Empty Bed Blues 6:24 Bessie Smith (1986) piano
  5. Devil’s Gonna Git You 3:15 Bessie Smith (1986) piano
  6. A Good Man Is Hard to Find 3:06 Bessie Smith (1987) piano
  7. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 3:15 Bessie Smith (24 Feb 1989) piano
  8. Empty Bed Blues, Parts 1 & 2 6:24 Bessie Smith (24 Feb 1989) piano
  9. Devil's Gonna Get You 3:10 Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams & Eddie Lang (1989) piano
  10. Devil's Gonna Git You 3:13 Bessie Smith (1989) piano
  11. Garter Snake Blues 3:14 Victoria Spivey (1990) piano
  12. Red Lantern Blues 3:07 Victoria Spivey (1991) piano
  13. Looking for My Man Blues 2:50 Bessie Smith (1992) piano
  14. Homeless Blues 3:01 Bessie Smith (1992) piano
  15. Washwoman's Blues 3:10 Bessie Smith (1993) piano
  16. Nobody Rocks Me Like My Baby Do 3:03 Martha Copeland (1994) piano
  17. Good Time Mama Blues 2:51 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  18. Laughin' Cryin' Blues 2:40 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  19. I Dont Love Nobody 2:57 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  20. Shake That Thing 2:57 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  21. Wylie Avenue Blues 2:43 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  22. Taint No Telling What The Blues Will Make You Do 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  23. South Street Blues 3:06 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  24. Shootin’ Star Blues 2:48 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  25. Everybody Does It Now 3:06 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  26. Bleeding Hearted Blues 2:46 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  27. My Doggone Lazy Man 3:03 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  28. Long Lost Mama 2:55 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  29. Black Woman's Blues 2:52 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  30. Laughin' Cryin' Blues 2:51 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  31. Steel Drivin’ Sam 3:14 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  32. Charleston Blues 3:11 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  33. Michigan Water Blues 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  34. Death Letter Blues 3:14 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  35. If you Want To Keep Your Daddy Home 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  36. Mr. Brakes-Man (Let Me Ride Your Train) 3:01 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  37. Bank Failure Blues 2:56 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  38. Police Blues 2:59 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  39. Tired O' Waitin' Blues 2:43 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  40. Just Thinkin' (Blues) 2:55 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  41. Stomp Your Blues Away 3:07 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  42. Im Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down 3:04 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  43. Down in the Mouf Blues 3:01 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  44. Bama Bound Blues 3:01 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  45. Don’t Advertise Your Man 3:01 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  46. Hobo Bill 3:23 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  47. It Takes the Lawd 3:19 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  48. I Want a Two-Fisted, Double Jointed Man 2:59 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  49. Chirping The Blues 3:00 Viola McCoy (1995) piano

Vocals

  1. In Harlem's Araby 2:41 Porter Grainger (1992)

Credited as (5)

  1. Bessie Smith with Joe Williams, Bob Fuller, Ernest Elliott & Porter Grainger
  2. Mamie Smith and Porter Grainger
  3. Porter Grainger
  4. Bessie Smith, Charlie Green & Porter Grainger
  5. Bessie Smith, Porter Grainger & Lincoln M. Conaway

Works (29)

Wrote

  1. Devil's Gonna Get You
  2. I Ain’t Gettin’ Nowhere Fast
  3. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
  4. Det driter du i
  5. I Done Caught You Blues
  6. Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back
  7. Fat and Greasy
  8. Ain’t Nobody’s Business
  9. The Flood Blues

Composed

  1. If You Want to Keep Your Daddy Home
  2. T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
  3. Triflin' Blues (Daddy Don't You Trifle on Me)
  4. Tired O' Waitin' Blues
  5. Wish I Had You (And I'm Gonna Get You Blues)
  6. Laughin' Cryin' Blues
  7. Mistreatin' Daddy Blues
  8. Get Goin'
  9. Fortune Teller Blues
  10. I Want a Long Time Daddy

Lyrics

  1. If You Want to Keep Your Daddy Home
  2. Triflin' Blues (Daddy Don't You Trifle on Me)
  3. Tired O' Waitin' Blues
  4. Wish I Had You (And I'm Gonna Get You Blues)
  5. Laughin' Cryin' Blues
  6. Mistreatin' Daddy Blues
  7. Get Goin'
  8. Fortune Teller Blues
  9. T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
  10. I Want a Long Time Daddy

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1103254138
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb141828634
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106175
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89670927
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89670927/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307302

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000800870

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334450/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/220978

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7231617

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12394