Willie Mabon Discography
1949 (age 24)
Big Willie
Big Willie, piano, harmonica, vocal; Sam Casimir, guitar; Andrew Harris, bass.
Chicago, IL, August 28, 1949
| R1389 | Bogey Man (as Boogie Man) | Apollo 450; Delmark DE-655 |
| R1390 | It Keeps Raining | - |
* Delmark DE-655 Sunnyland Slim - House Rent Party
* Apollo 450 Big Willie - Bogey Man / It Keeps Raining 1953
Blues Rockers
Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Eddie El, guitar; Earl Dranes, bass; Al Benson, James Watts, vocal.
Chicago, IL, 1949
| U-7218 | Trouble In My Home | Aristocrat 407 |
| U-7219 | Times Are Getting Hard | - |
* Aristocrat 407 Blues Rockers - Trouble In My Home / Times Are Getting Hard 1950
1952
Willie Mabon And His Combo
Ernest Cotton, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Evens, bass; Billie Stepney, drums.
Chicago, IL, circa October, 1952
| U-4314-2 | Worry Blues | Parrot 1050; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-4315-2 | I Don't Know | Parrot 1050; Chess LP-1439, LP-1528, 2CH 60012; Cadet LP-4042; Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-4315A | See Me Cry | unissued |
| U-4315B | L.A. | - |
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Chess LP-1439 Various Artists - Oldies In Hi-Fi 1959
* Chess LP-1528 Various Artists - Heavy Heads, Voyage 2 1969
* Chess 2CH 60012 Various Artists - Chicago Blues Anthology
= Chess CH2-92520 - 1984
* Cadet LP-4042 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 4 1965
= Chess (E) CRL 4003 -
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Parrot 1050 Willie Mabon - Worry Blues / I Don't Know 1952
= Chess 1531; Checker 1050 - 1952?
1953
Willie Mabon And His Combo
Fred Clark, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Joseph Bell as Cool Breeze, bass; Steve Boswell, drums.
Chicago, IL, February 5, 1953
| I'm Mad (alternate take) | Charly (E) CDBM 44 | |
| U-4328 | I'm Mad (as I'm Mad At You) | Chess 1538, LP-1439, (G) 6.24806AG, (G) 628588; Checker (E) 6445150; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-4329 | Got To Have It | Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-4330 | Beggar Or Bandit | Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-4331 | Night Latch (Uh-Uh-Uh) (instrumental) | Chess 1538 |
* Chess LP-1439 Various Artists - Oldies In Hi-Fi 1959
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Chess (G) 628588 Various Artists - Black Blues Box - 24 Original Blues Classics
* Checker (E) 6445150 Various Artists - Chess Golden Decade Vol. 1 1951-55
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1538 Willie Mabon - I'm Mad / Night Latch (Uh-Uh-Uh) 1953
Willie Mabon And His Combo
Paul King, trumpet; Harold Ashby, Hubert Robertson, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Anderson, bass; Norman J. Davis, drums.
Chicago, IL, June, 1953
| U-7528 | You're A Fool | Chess 1548, (G) 6.24806AG; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7529 | Monday Woman | - |
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1548 Willie Mabon - You're A Fool / Monday Woman 1953
Willie Mabon And Orchestra
Paul King, trumpet; Andrew Gardner, alto sax; Hubert Robertson, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Anderson, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums.
Chicago, IL, November, 1953
| U-7571 | I Got To Go | Chess 1554; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-7572 | Cruisin' (instrumental) | - |
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Chess 1554 Willie Mabon - I Got To Go / Cruisin' 1953
1954
Willie Mabon And Orchestra
Bill Martin or Paul King, trumpet; Harold Ashby, Hubert Robertson, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Anderson, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums.
Chicago, IL, circa February, 1954
| U-7610 | I'm Tired | Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7611 | Would You Again (as Would You Baby) | Chess 1564; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-7612 | Late Again | - |
| U-7613 | Mabon's Boogie | unissued |
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1564 Willie Mabon - Would You Baby / Late Again 1954
Willie Mabon And Orchestra
Bill Martin or Paul King, trumpet; Harold Ashby, Hubert Robertson, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Evens, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums.
Chicago, IL, August, 1954
| U-7677 | Heartbroken Blues | unissued |
| U-7678 | Come On Baby | Chess 1592; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-7679 | Lonely Blues | Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7680 | Willie's Blues | - |
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1592 Willie Mabon - Come On Baby / Wow I Feel So Good 1955
Willie Mabon And Orchestra
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, late September-early October, 1954
| U-7722 | Poison Ivy | Chess 1580, LP-1439, (G) 6.24806AG; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7723 | Say Man | Chess 1580; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
* Chess LP-1439 Various Artists - Oldies In Hi-Fi 1959
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1580 Willie Mabon - Poison Ivy / Say Man 1954
1955 (age 30)
Willie Mabon
unknown, trumpet; unknown, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, late January-early February, 1955
| U-7782 | Wow I Feel So Good | Chess 1592; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Chess 1592 Willie Mabon - Come On Baby / Wow I Feel So Good 1955
Willie Mabon
unknown, trumpet; unknown, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Willie Dixon, bass, vocal; unknown, drums.
Chicago, IL, June 1, 1955
| U-7869 | He Lied | Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7870 | Someday You Gotta Pay | - |
| U-7871 | The Seventh Son | Chess 1608; Cadet LP-4051; Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-7872 | Lucinda | Chess 1608; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Cadet LP-4051 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 5 1966
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1608 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son / Lucinda 1955
1956
Willie Mabon
Hubert Robertson, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Bill Anderson, bass; Oliver Coleman, drums; unidentified female vocal group.
Chicago, IL, May 26, 1956
| U-8119 | Knock On Wood | Chess 1627, (G) 6.24806AG; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| U-8120 | Got To Let You Go | Chess 1627; Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 |
| U-8121 | Untitled | unissued |
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Crown Prince (Swd) IG 402 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son 1982
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
* Chess 1627 Willie Mabon - Knock On Wood / Got To Let You Go 1956
1957
Willie Mabon
Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Ellis Hunter, guitar; Bill Anderson, bass; Lonnie Lee Evans, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 16, 1957
| F575-1 | Light Up Your Lamp | Federal 12306 |
| F576-1 | Rosetta, Rosetta | - |
| F577 | It's Gonna Hurt You | Negro Rhythm Records 107 |
| F578 | Got To Find My Baby | - |
* Negro Rhythm Records 107 Various Artists - Goin' To Chicago Blues! 1949-1957
* Federal 12306 Willie Mabon - Light Up Your Lamp / Rosetta, Rosetta 1957
= Delta 3004 - 1957?
1960
Willie Mabon
unknown, sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; unknown, guitar; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; unknown, percussion; unidentified vocal group.
Chicago, IL, circa September, 1960
| 10408 | Why Did It Happen To Me | Chess (G) 6.24806AG; Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| 10409 | I'm Mad At You | Charly (E) CDBM 44 |
| 10410 | Keep My Lover Girl With Me | Chess unissued |
| 10411 | I Love My Baby | - |
* Chess (G) 6.24806AG Willie Mabon - Blues Roots Vol. 16 1982
= Chess CH-9189 - 1984
* Charly (E) CDBM 44 Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son - Charly Masterworks Vol. 44 1993
Willie Mabon
Jay Peters, tenor sax; Willie Mabon, piano, vocal; Harvey Hill, guitar; Bill Anderson, bass; Jimmy Bolden, drums.
Chicago, IL, 1960
| U537 | I Don't Know | Mad 1300 |
| U538 | I Gotta Go Now | Mad 1298 |
| U539 | I Got To Have Her | Mad 1300 |
| U540 | Michelle | Mad 1298 |
* Mad 1300 Willie Mabon - I Don't Know / I Got To Have Her 1960
* Mad 1298 Willie Mabon - I Gotta Go Now / Michelle 1960