Artist: Ida Cox
Author: Jones/Taylor
Label: Paramount
Year: 1925
With Papa Charlie Jackson. Alberta Hunter's How Long Sweet Daddy, How Long (Black Swan - 1921) only shares the title.
Covers:
Blind Lemon Jefferson [as How Long How Long]
Leroy Carr [as How Long, How Long Blues with Scrapper Blackwell on guitar; six months after their first How Long, How Long Blues, Leroy & Scrapper recorded a Part 2 and Part 3, later also a New How Long, How Long Blues and in 1931 a New How Long, How Long Blues Part 2]
Kokomo Arnold [shortly after Leroy Carr's death]
Bill Gaither [Leroy's buddy, also shortly after his death]
Count Basie [as How Long, How Long Blues]
Joe Turner [as How Long, How Long Blues]
John Lee Hooker [als How Long Blues]
Ray Charles [with Milt Jackson as How Long, How Long Blues]
Little Brother Montgomery [as How Long Brother]
Tim Hardin [as How Long, with John Sebastian on harmonica]
B.B. King [als How Long, How Long Blues]
John Mooney [most versions as How Long, How Long Blues]
Chuck Leavell [with Keith Richards]
For Howlin' Wolf's Baby How Long (Chess - '54), see own entry.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)