BUTCH CAGE.

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Butch Cage (vcl, vln) acc by Willie "Preacher" Thomas (vcl, g).
Live, Newport, Rhode Island, c. June 25, 1959.
.......... ....................... I'm a stranger here ....................................... Folkways FA2431.
.................................. 44 blues (Blues*) .......................................................- ..................... 2691*.
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Butch Cage (vcl, g-1) or (vcl, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl, g) Martha Thomas (tom-tom-2).
Zachary, Louisiana, August 7, 1960.
.......... ....................... 'Tween midnight and day (1)........................... Decca (E) LK4664.
.......... ....................... Kill that nigger dead ...................................................- ..................... LC LBC 7.
.......... ....................... One thin dime ................................................ Arhoolie FS101, F1006.
.......... ....................... Forty-four blues (2) .......................................................F1005, CBS 52799.
.......... ....................... Butch's blues .................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Brown skin woman (inst)...............................................LP2018, Folk Lyric FL111.
Note: ........ "Forty-four blues" was omitted from the 1969 remastered version of Arhoolie F1005 but reinstated on the 1980 reissue..
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Butch Cage (vcl-1, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl-2, g) unknown wbd-3, Martha Thomas or Roselle Wilkeson (vcl-4).
Zachary, Louisiana, October 4, 1960.
.......... ....................... Bugle call blues (1, 2)..................................... Storyville SLP129, ST21014.
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Zachary, Louisiana, October 10, 1960.
.......... ....................... You can't get drunk no mo'........................ (unissued).
.................................. 44 blues (1, 2) ................................................ Folk Lyric FL111, Arhoolie LP2018.
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Zachary, Louisiana, October 19, 1960.
.......... ....................... My wife done joined the club.................... (unissued).
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Zachary, Louisiana, October 21, 1960.
.......... ....................... Jelly roll (2) ................................................... Folk Lyric FL111, Arhoolie LP2018.
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Zachary, Louisiana, November 23, 1960.
.......... ....................... If I had my way (2, 4)..................................... Flyright (E) LP545.
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Zachary, Louisiana, November 27, 1960.
.......... ....................... Hesitation blues........................................ (unissued).
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Zachary, Louisiana, December 5, 1960.
.......... ....................... Tomorrow gonna be my trying day (1, 2, 3)..... Flyright (E) LP545.
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Zachary, Louisiana, December 11, 1960.
.......... ....................... I take the blues when it rains (1, 2).................. Flyright (E) LP545.
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Butch Cage (vcl, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl, g) Martha Thomas (tom-tom-1).
Zachary, Louisiana, 1960.
.......... ....................... Ship that never returned (1)....................... (unissued).
.......... ....................... Arhoolie......................................................... -.
.......... ....................... Corine Corina........................................... (unissued).
.......... ....................... Me and my chauffeur...................................... Arhoolie CD 372.
.......... ....................... Baby please don't go...................................................-.
.......... ....................... The sun will never go down ...................... (unissued).
.......... ....................... When my dreamboat comes home.........................-.
.......... ....................... Old rugged cross ..................................................-.
.......... ....................... Dead and gone................................................ Arhoolie CD 372.
.......... ....................... untitled instrumental................................. (unissued).
.......... ....................... Where the sun never goes down ............................-.
.......... ....................... Called for you yesterday ................................. Arhoolie CD 372.
.......... ....................... Dead and gone.......................................... (unissued).
.......... ....................... Bully of the town..................................................-.
.......... ....................... Hesitation blues....................................................-.
.......... ....................... Prison song ..........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Hillbilly song .......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Whoa mule !
Arhoolie CD 372.
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Zachary, Louisiana, February 10, 1961.
.......... ....................... Heart-achin' blues..................................... (unissued).
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Butch Cage (vcl-1, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl-2, g) unknown wbd-3, Martha Thomas or Rosalie Wilkerson (vcl-4)
Charles Henderson, Martha Thomas + others (vcl-5).
Zachary, Louisiana, February 19, 1961.
.......... ....................... Raise a ruckus tonight (2) ............................... Flyright (E) LP545.

.......... ....................... Let your light shine on me (2, 4) .................................-.

.......... ....................... I shall not be moved (2, 5) ..........................................-.
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Zachary, Louisiana, June 20, 1961.
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.......... ....................... Mean old Frisco (1, 2) .................................... Flyright (E) LP545.
Note: ........ Rest of the above Flyright LP by Robert Pete Williams, Clarence Edwards and Charles Henderson..
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Zachary, Louisiana, May 15, 1962.
.......... ....................... Dirty dozens............................................. (unissued).
.......... ....................... Who broke the lock (1, 2) ............................... Folk Lyric FL111 ............. Arhoolie LP2018, CD 372.
.......... ....................... It's the sign of the judgement (1, 2) .............................- ........................... -..................................-.
.......... ....................... If I could hear my mother pray again (1, 2)...... Storyville SLP135.
.......... ....................... When I see the blood (1, 2) .........................................-.
.......... ....................... Jesus on the main line (5)............................................-.
.......... ....................... Gamblin' man (5) ........................................ Metronome JEB-1000.
Note: ........ The last title issued as "Spiritual singer in Zachary, Louisiana"..
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Butch Cage (vcl, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl, g).
Zachary , Louisiana ?.
.......... ....................... I want two wings (incomplete).................. (unissued) .Folk Lyric.
.......... ....................... Piano blues
Arhoolie CD 372.
.......... ....................... What's the matter with the church today .... (unissued).
.......... ....................... Good Lord, there's trouble in the land....................-.
.......... ....................... Jesus gettin' us ready for that great day..................-.
.......... ....................... Rock me mama ....................................................-.
Note:
Arhoolie CD 372 entitled "Country Negro Jam Session". Rest by other artists..
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Butch Cage (vcl, vln) acc by Willie Thomas (vcl-1, g) Robert Pete Williams (g) unknown clapping.
Zachary, , Louisiana ?.
.......... ....................... Don't get around much anymore................ (unissued) Folk Lyric.
.......... ....................... Jesse James ................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Night train, hallelujah .................................................-.
.......... ....................... Someday baby (1) ......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Mean old Frisco (1) ....................................................-.
Note: ........ See also under Robert Jenkins, Jimmy Cage and Willie Thomas..
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JIMMY CAGE.
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Jimmy Cage (vcl, g) or (vcl-1) acc by Butch Cage (vcl-2, vln) Willie Thomas (g-3).
Zachary,. Louisiana, March 18, 1960.
.......... ....................... Forty four blues........................................ (unissued).
.......... ....................... Rock me mama ....................................................-.
.......... ....................... My baby's gone (1, 2) ...........................................-.
.......... ....................... Hesitating blues (1, 3)...........................................-.
.......... ....................... Crucifixion (1, 3)..................................................-.
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Jimmy Cage (vcl, g) acc by Butch Cage (vln-1).
Zachary, Louisiana, October 4, 1960.
.......... ....................... Some got six months ................................ (unissued).
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Zachary, Louisiana, January 15, 1961.
.......... ....................... Heart beatin' like a hammer ...................... (unissued).
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JOHN CAGE.
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-John Cage meets Sun Ra-: John Cage, Sun Ra (keyboards).
Coney Island, N.Y., June 8, 1986.
.......... ....................... Untitled concert excerpts ............................. Meltdown MPA-1.
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-Music for live-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.+ ?
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 2-6170 (2CDs).
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-Atlas eclipticalis-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6111 (CD).
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-Fontana mix-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6125 (CD).

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-Prelude for meditation-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6129 (CD).
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-Fifty-eight-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6135 (CD).
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-Winter music-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6141 (CD).
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-Ten-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6159 (CD).
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-Sixty-Eight-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6168 (CD).
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-Imaginary landscapes-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6179 (CD).
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-Ryonji-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 6183 (CD).
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-Two, five and seven-: John Cage (keyboards) + ?.
unknown location and date.
.......... ....................... unknown titles................................................ hat ART (Sw) 2-6192 (2CDs).