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Blake, Tommy

Real name Thomas LeVan Givens. Born 1931 in Shreveport, La. Died in 1985.

References:

  • Article and sessionography in issue 22 (1979) of New Kommotion.
  • Feature article and sessionography in issue 92 (2004) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

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Date & Source Label & Number Title & "As By" Name Matrix Comps
1956/June
C&WJ rev.		 Buddy (Texas) B-107  [45] Pertinent Koolit
Tommy Blake With The Rhythm Rebels
Label shot
(from Buffalo Bop CD 55070) 		+ Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#3)
Bullet Bison Bop LP 2042 (#6)
Bullet Buffalo Bop LP 2042 (#6)
Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55070 (#29)
Bullet Lucky CD 815 (#2)
Bullet Proper CD 122 (#90)
Bullet Sheik 10 101 (#8)
Bullet White Label LP 8874 (#10)
    Non-pertinent If I Am A Fool
Tommy Blake With The Rhythm Rebels		 -  
1957/May 27
Bb c&w rev.		 RCA Victor (N.J.) 20-6925  [78] No rating Mister Hoody
Tommy Blake And The Rhythm Rebels		    
    No rating Freedom
Tommy Blake And The Rhythm Rebels		    
1957/May 27
Bb c&w rev.		 RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6925  [45] Pertinent Mister Hoody – (instr.)
Tommy Blake And The Rhythm Rebels
Label shot
(from 45) 		H2WW-0685 Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#10)
    Non-pertinent Freedom
Tommy Blake And The Rhythm Rebels
Label shot		 H2WW-0684 Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#4)
1957/Aug.
(Bb est.)		 Sun (Tenn.)  278  [78] No rating Lordy Hoody
Tommy Blake / The Rhythm Rebels / Vocal Group, Singing Sons
Label shot		 U-267  
    No rating Flat Foot Sam
Tommy Blake / The Rhythm Rebels / Vocal Group, Singing Sons
Label shot		 U-266  
1957/Aug.
(Bb est.)		 Sun (Tenn.)  278  [45]  Bootlegs exist Pertinent Lordy Hoody
Tommy Blake / The Rhythm Rebels / Vocal Group, Singing Sons
Label shot
(from 45) 		U-267 Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#13)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#21)
Bullet Charly CD 8274 (#6)
Bullet Charly CD 8353 (#1)
Bullet Pan American CD 56035 (#3)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (#34)
Bullet Select CD 586 (#16)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 9 (#15)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1038 (#4)
Bullet Vladimir Twist LP 6903 (#12)
    Pertinent Flat Foot Sam
Tommy Blake / The Rhythm Rebels / Vocal Group, Singing Sons
Label shot
(from Pulse CD 336) 		U-266 Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#14)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#1)
Bullet Charly CD 336 (#49)
Bullet Charly LP 2015 (#8)
Bullet Charly CD 8099 (#10)
Bullet Charly CD 8352 (#2)
Bullet Charly LP 30105 (#8)
Bullet Disky CD 05 (#25)
Bullet Disky CD 5203 (#25)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#16)
Bullet Music Club CD 024 (#9)
Bullet One Day Music CD 141 (#26)
Bullet Pan American CD 56021 (#8)
Bullet Proper CD 143 (#101)
Bullet Pulse CD 336 (#49)
Bullet Rounder LP 37 (#6)
Bullet Rounder CD 37 (#6)
Bullet Sun CD 024 (#9)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 9 (#14)
Bullet Sun (England) 10 513 (#1)
Bullet Sun (U.S.) LP 1033 (#8)
Bullet Vampirella CD 1020012-2 (#15)
Bullet Vampirella Music 10 20012 (#2)
1958/July
(Bb est.)		 Sun (Tenn.)  300  [78] No rating I Dig You Baby
Tommy Blake		    
    No rating Sweetie Pie
Tommy Blake		    
1958/July
(Bb est.)		 Sun (Tenn.)  300  [45]  Bootlegs exist Pertinent I Dig You Baby
Tommy Blake
Label shot
(from unknown source) 		U-313 Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#16)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#7)
Bullet Bopcat LP 300 (#16)
Bullet Charly CD 8161 (#5)
Bullet Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#36)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 14 (#24)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1029 (#11)
Bullet Zomboco CD 2 (#11)
    Pertinent Sweetie Pie
Tommy Blake
Label shot
(from unknown source) 		U-312 Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#15)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#11)
Bullet Charly CD 8317 (#11)
Bullet SSS LP 224 (#14)
Bullet Sun (England) CD 14 (#23)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1029 (#12)
1959/Nov.
mx series		 Recco (La.)  1006  [45] Pertinent F-olding Money
Tommy Blake
Label shot
(from 45) 		9594 [CP-2439] Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#15)
Bullet Big H LP 79108 (#5)
Bullet Boparama LP 3 (#4)
Bullet Eric's LP 008 (#8)
Bullet White Label LP 8874 (#11)
    Borderline The Hanging Judge
Tommy Blake
Label shot
(from 45) 		9593 [CP-2438] Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#29)
1958
(Sun Rec.)		 Sun (Tenn.)     [unissued] Pertinent Shake Around
Tommy Blake
(from unknown source) 		  Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#18)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#6)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#13)
Bullet Charly CD 713 (#54)
Bullet Charly CD 8118 (#10)
Bullet Select CD 586 (#8)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1029 (#3)
    No rating Shake Around [vers. 2]
Tommy Blake
(from Bear Family CD 17030) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#18)
Bullet Bear Family CD 17030 (#8)
    Pertinent You Better Believe It
Tommy Blake
(from Bear Family CD 16311) 		  Bullet AVI CD 5003 (#17)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16311 (#2)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#9)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#17)
Bullet Charly CD 8236 (#5)
Bullet Charly LP 30116 (#14)
Bullet Sun (England) LP 1029 (#4)
 
 		 [unissued]     [unissued] Pertinent All Night Long
Tommy Blake
(from Bear Family CD 15622) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 15622 (#26)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#5)
Bullet Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (#21)
Bullet Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (#21)
Bullet Kool LP 1 (#2)
Bullet Now Dig This CD 1042 (#15)
    Pertinent Cool Aligator
Tommy Blake
(from White Label LP 8874) 		  Bullet White Label LP 8874 (#12)
    Borderline Honky Tonk Mind (Woman I Need)
Tommy Blake
(from Bear Family CD 15622) 		  Bullet BMG Int. CD 75406 (#6)
Bullet Bear Family CD 15622 (#11)
Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#2)
Bullet Big Tone CD 6006 (#24)
Bullet Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (#20)
Bullet Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (#20)
Bullet Luxel CD 7103 (#4)
    Pertinent I'll Be Free
Tommy Blake
(from White Label LP 8874) 		  Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#27)
Bullet White Label LP 8874 (#13)
    Pertinent Lordy Hoody [alt. vers.]
Tommy Blake
(from unknown source) 		  Bullet Bopcat LP 400 (#14)
 
 		 [need info]     [ ] No rating Ballad Of A Broken Heart
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#8)
    No rating Chuckie
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#19)
    No rating Cool Alligator
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#24)
    No rating Diesel Truck
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#12)
    No rating I Dig You Baby [vers. 2]
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#14)
    No rating I Still Love You
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#25)
    No rating If I'm A Fool
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#20)
    No rating Little Lovelight
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#23)
    No rating My Alice Faye
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#26)
    No rating Window Of My Heart
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#16)
    No rating You Better Believe It [vers. 2]
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#22)
    No rating You Better Believe It [vers. 3]
Tommy Blake		   Bullet Bear Family CD 16797 (#28)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

1973SSS (Netherlands) HJS 224LPRocking & Stomping
1975Bopcat (Netherlands) 300LPI'm Moving On
1976Bopcat (Netherlands) 400LPGoin' Back To Memphis
Charly (England) CR 30105LPSun - The Roots Of Rock, Vol. 5: Rebel Rockabilly
1977Charly (England) CR 30116LPSun - The Roots Of Rock, Vol. 9: Rebel Rockabilly, Vol. 2
1980Big H 79108LPVintage Rock 'N' Roll Collector's Items, Vol. 8
1981Charly (England) CRM 2015LPRebel Rockabilly
Eric's 008LPJukebox At Eric's, Vol. 1: Rock 'N Roll
1982Sun (England) (England) CFM 51310Teenage Bop
1984Bison Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2042LPThe Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 34
White Label (Netherlands) WLP 8874LPTommy Blake And Gene Wyatt
1985Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-LP 2042LPThe Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 34
Sun (England) (England) SUN 1029LPShake Around
1986Sun (England) (England) LP 1038LPFeel Like Rockin'
1988Country Music Foundation (United States) CMF- 014-LLPGet Hot Or Go Home: Vintage RCA Rockabillly 56-59
Sun (U.S.) (United States) SUN- 1033LPRockin' Records, [Vol. 2]
1990Rounder (United States) SS 37LPSun Rockabilly
1991Country Music Foundation (United States) CMF- 014-DCDGet Hot Or Go Home: Vintage RCA Rockabillly 56-59
Disky (Netherlands) DCD 5203CDUltimate Sun Rock & Roll Collection
Sun (England) (England) 9CDRock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 3
Sun (England) (England) 14CDRock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 5
1993Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15622CDThat'll Flat Git It, Vol. 1
Disky (Netherlands) Memphis 05CDThe Ultimate Memphis Rock 'N' Roll Collection, Vol. 1
1994Music Club (England) MCCD 024CDThe Very Best Of Sun Rock 'N' Roll
Sun MC 024CDBest Of Sun Rock & Roll
1995AVI (United States) CD 5003CDLet's Bop: Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1
Charly (England) MID 8099CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
Kool (Italy) 1LPCool And Crazy
Vladimir Twist VTR 6903LPLike Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 3
1996Charly (England) MID 8118CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 2
Charly (England) CPCD 8161CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 3
1997Charly (England) CPCD 8236CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 4
Charly (England) CPCD 8274CDThe Very Best Of Sun Rockabilly
Vampirella Music (Germany) MCG 2001210Rare White Boppin'
1998Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55070CDRockabilly Shakedown
Charly (England) CPCD 8317CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 5
1999Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16311CDThat'll Flat Git It, Vol. 16: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Sun Record
Charly (England) CPCD 8352CDEssential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 6
Charly (England) CPCD 8353CDSun Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
Dressed To Kill/BMG (England) DTKBOX 66CDThe Sun Gods
2000BMG Int. 75406CDDon't Mess With My Ducktail: 26 RCA Tracks
Pulse (England) PBX CD 336CDThe Legendary Sun Records Story
Vampirella (Germany) MCG 1020012-2CDRare White Boppin' [And] Rare Black Rockin': Original Sun Material
2001Select CD 586CDRed Hot: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly
2002Charly (England) SNAJ 713CDThe Sun Records Story
2004Now Dig This (England) CMFCD 1042CDWell, Now Dig This
2006Rhino (United States) R2 73346CDRockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2007Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16797CDKoolit: The Sun Years Plus / Tommy Blake
Proper (England) PROPERBOX 122CDClassic Rockabilly
2008Bear Family (Germany) BCD 17030CDJuke Joint Boogie
Pan American (Switzerland) 56021CDChickadee
Pan American (Switzerland) 56035CDA Good Lookin' Blonde
Proper PROPERBOX 143CDRockin' Memphis
2011One Day Music (England) DAY2CD 141CDEssential Rockabilly: The Sun Story
year?Big Tone (England) BTCD 6006CDRCA Rockabilly, Vol. 2
Boparama (United Kingdom) 3LPRock Out Of This World, Vol. 3
Charly (England) PBX CD 336CDThe Legendary Sun Records Story
Lucky (England) CDLR 815CDRockabilly Gold, Vol. 15
Luxel MAS 7103CDRockabilly Hoodlums, v. 3
Sheik (Spain) TEN- 10110Texas Bop, Vol. 1
Zomboco (United States) 2CDReal Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 2

Acknowledgments:  CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Dean Craige Morris, Lasse Olander, Mike Smyth, Uncle Gil, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox


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