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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. Dope Head Blues 3:19 Victoria Spivey (Jan 1928) piano
  2. Bloody Thirsty Blues 3:03 Victoria Spivey (Jan 1928) guitar, 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 Git You 3:13 Bessie Smith (1989) piano
  10. Devil's Gonna Get You 3:10 Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams & Eddie Lang (1989) piano
  11. Garter Snake Blues 3:14 Victoria Spivey (1990) piano
  12. Red Lantern Blues 3:07 Victoria Spivey (1991) piano
  13. Homeless Blues 3:01 Bessie Smith (1992) piano
  14. Looking for My Man Blues 2:50 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. Charleston Blues 3:11 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  19. Long Lost Mama 2:55 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  20. Black Woman's Blues 2:52 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  21. Laughin' Cryin' Blues 2:51 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  22. Steel Drivin’ Sam 3:14 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  23. Everybody Does It Now 3:06 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  24. Bleeding Hearted Blues 2:46 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  25. My Doggone Lazy Man 3:03 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  26. South Street Blues 3:06 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  27. Shootin’ Star Blues 2:48 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  28. Laughin' Cryin' Blues 2:40 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  29. I Dont Love Nobody 2:57 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  30. Shake That Thing 2:57 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  31. Wylie Avenue Blues 2:43 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  32. Taint No Telling What The Blues Will Make You Do 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  33. Death Letter Blues 3:14 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  34. If you Want To Keep Your Daddy Home 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  35. Bank Failure Blues 2:56 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  36. Mr. Brakes-Man (Let Me Ride Your Train) 3:01 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  37. Michigan Water Blues 2:52 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  38. Im Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down 3:04 Clara Smith & Her Jazz Band (1995) kazoo
  39. If You Only Knowed 3:05 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  40. Prescription for the Blues 2:53 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  41. Down in the Mouf Blues 3:01 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  42. Bama Bound Blues 3:01 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  43. Don’t Advertise Your Man 3:01 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  44. Hobo Bill 3:23 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  45. It Takes the Lawd 3:19 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  46. Cheatin' Daddy 3:18 Clara Smith (1995) piano
  47. Skeleton Key Blues 2:44 Martha Copeland (1995) piano
  48. Triflin' Blues 2:50 Viola McCoy (1995) piano
  49. I Want a Two-Fisted, Double Jointed Man 2:59 Clara Smith (1995) piano

Vocals

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

Credited as (5)

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

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