Suzy Thompson

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  also member of various groups: Todalo Shakers, Thompsonia, Bluegrass Intentions, California Cajun Orchestra, Klezmorin, Any Old Time, Blue Flame Stringband etc.
1987-1988 Bay Records Studios, 1741 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley, CA – Eric Thompson and Suzy Thompson (+ David Grisman [mandolin-1], Laurie Lewis [bass exc-5], Beth Weil [bass-5], George Winston, Kevin Wimmer [2nd fiddle-2],  Danny Poullard [accordion/triange], Will Scarlett [harmonica-3], Charlie St. Mary [rubboard-4], Clay Cotton [piano-6], George Fleming [trumpet-6], Bill Bardin [trombone-6], Earl Scheelar [clarinet-6]. Producer: John Lumsdaine with Eric and Suzy Thompson)
001 STOP AND LISTEN Arhoolie CD 5041
002 THREE-IN-ONE WALTZ -1 Arhoolie CD 5041
003 BASILE WALTZ -2-5 Arhoolie CD 5041
004 BLAME IT ON THE BLUES -3 Arhoolie CD 5041
005 CHAUSETTES NOIRS -2-5 Arhoolie CD 5041
006 IN MY GIRLISH DAYS -1 Arhoolie CD 5041
007 WHEN I GET HOME Arhoolie CD 5041
008 VALSE DE BALFA -3 Arhoolie CD 5041
009 ADAM AND EVE HAD THE BLUES Arhoolie CD 5041
010 DANSE DE POULLARD -4-5 Arhoolie CD 5041
011 CORRINA, CORRINA Arhoolie CD 5041
012 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES -1 Arhoolie CD 5041
013 MEAN OLD BEDBUG BLUES -6 Arhoolie CD 5041
1980s poss. Palo Alto, CA – Susie Rothfield and Eric Thompson
014 13779 SOME KIND OF LOVE 14 Carrot 101
015 13780 GRAND PRAIRIE WALTZ 101
2002 Bay Records Recording Studio, 3365 S. Lucille Ln. Lafayette, CA/ Jim Nunally’s studio, Crockett, CA – Suzy Thompson (Suzy Thompson [vcl/fiddle], Eric Thompson [gt/cuatro], Tony Marcus [gt], Paul Hostetter [gt], Dave Murray [mandolin/banjo], Mike Seeger [mandolin], Jody Stecher/ Kate Brislin / Bill Evans [banjo], Del Rey [dobro/ukulele], Larry Cohea /Steven Strauss [bass], Hoyle Osborne [piano], Fritz Richmond [jug], Geoff Muldaur [kazoo], Maria Muldaur [vcl])
016 FROSTY MORNING BLUES
017 BABE
018 RED APPLE RAG
019 PRODIGAL SON
020 SALT LAKE CITY BLUES
021 TEABAG BLUES
022 MY HANDY MAN
023 BLUE DEVIL BLUES
024 NO MOCKINGBIRD
025 CALIFORNIA BLUES/LEFT ALL ALONE AGAIN BLUES
026 DER FAZORGTER YID
027 LONESOME SHACK
028 DICKSON COUNTY BLUES
tracks above issued on album No Mockingbird
10 April 2004 [live] Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA – Suzy Thompson (and Thompson String Ticklers) (Suzy Thompson [vcl/fiddle/gt],  Dan Warrick [gt],  Eric Thompson [gt/tenor banjo/cuatro],  Del Rey [dobro/resonator ukulele/vcl],  Dan Kluger [banjo uke],  Dave Murray [mandolin],  Ben Sigelman [cello], Larry Hanks [jew’s harp/bass vcl], Kate Brislin [vcl-1]. Producer: Suzy Thompson)
02801 DRUNKEN MAN'S DREAM CD-517  
02802 THE SIGN OF MEMPHIS MINNIE CD-517  
02803 BLACK RAT SWING CD-517  
02804 EASY COME, EASY GO BLUES CD-517
02805 KENNEDY RAG CD-517
02806 IN THE PINES CD-517  
02807 MIKE IN THE WILDERNESS CD-517  
02808 STOP AND LISTEN CD-517  
02809 EVERYBODY TWOSTEP (RECITAION) CD-517
02810 EVERYBODY TWOSTEP (INTRUMENTAL) CD-517  
02811 NORTH MEMPHIS CAFÉ CD-517  
02812 LOVE NUGGETS AND GRAVY CD-517
02813 NO MOCKINGBIRD (SPOKEN INTRO) CD-517  
02814 NO MOCKINGBIRD CD-517
02815 DUCK SHOES CD-517  
02816 SWEET LOVING OLD SOUL -1 CD-517
02817 HOW CAN YOU HAVE THE BLUES? CD-517
2007 Guerilla Sound, ?, CA – Eric Thompson and Suzy Thompson (Eric Thompson [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ banjo/ cuatro],  Suzy Thompson [vcl/gt/ fiddle/ accordion/ triangle])
029 LITTLE BITTY MAMA Herringbone ET 102
030 BEAVER SLIDE RAG Herringbone ET 102
031 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER Herringbone ET 102
032 K.C. RAILROAD BLUES Herringbone ET 102
033 LAST KIND WORD Herringbone ET 102
034 GASPORT TWO-STEP Herringbone ET 102
035 DREAM SHADOWS Herringbone ET 102
036 LLOYD BATEMAN Herringbone ET 102
037 YEARLINGS IN THE CANEBRAKE Herringbone ET 102
038 VALSE DE VIEUX TEMPS Herringbone ET 102
039 MOTHERLESS CHILD Herringbone ET 102
040 OLD GREASY COAT Herringbone ET 102
2010 unknown, CA – Suzy Thompson and Del Rey (Del Rey [vcl/gt], Suzy Thompson [vcl/fiddle], Matt Weiner [bass])
041 WATER ROSE UP HB-014
042 KEEP IT TO YOURSELF HB-014
043 USE GOOD JUDGEMENT HB-014
044 BUS SONG HB-014
045 MONGOOSE HOP HB-014
046 WHAT DO I CARE? HB-014
047 YAAKA HICKY DOOLA HB-014
048 UNDER THE CHICKEN TREE HB-014
049 PLYMOUTH ROCK HB-014
050 DEVIL DANCE HB-014
051 DON'T TEAR MY CLOTHES HB-014  
052 GRANDMA AND GRANDPA BLUES HB-014
053 DOING THE MEMPHIS SHAKE HB-014
054 THAT'S IT! HB-014
2017 unknown, CA – Suzy Thompson and Del Rey (Del Rey [vcl/gt/ukulele], Suzy Thompson [vcl/fiddle], Matt Weiner [bass])
054 EVERYBODY RAG WITH ME
055 MISERY BLUES
056 EVERYBODY TWO-STEP
057 SEE YOU IN SEAVIEW
058 I’M GOING TO LIVE THE LIFE
059 I SING ABOUT IN MY SONG
060 AT THE CHRISTMAS BALL
061 THE WALL CHARLESTON
062 TIPPING THROUGH
063 ALABAMA JUBILEE
064 DIFFERENT WAY BLUES
065 MONONGAHELA RIVER WALTZ
tracks above issued on album Communique



ALBUMS
Arhoolie CD-5041 Adam And Eve Had The Blues: Stop And Listen; Three-In-One Waltz; Basile Waltz; Blame It On The Blues; Chausettes Noirs; In My Girlish Days; When I Get Home; Valse De Balfa; Adam And Eve Had The Blues; Danse De Poullard; Corrina, Corrina; Carroll County Blues; Mean Old Bedbug Blues - 89 w. Eric Thompson (reissued on Herringbone Disc ET 103 in 2010)
Native and Fine Records 906-7  No Mockingbird: Frosty Morning Blues; Babe; Red Apple Rag; Prodigal Son; Salt Lake City Blues; Teabag Blues; My Handy Man; Blue Devil Blues; No Mockingbird; California Blues/Left All Alone Again Blues; Der Fazorgter Yid; Lonesome Shack; Dickson County Blues -  01-07-03
Arhoolie CD-517 Stop and Listen: Drunken Man's Dream; The Sign Of Memphis Minnie; Black Rat Swing; Easy Come, Easy Go Blues; Kennedy Rag; In The Pines; Mike In The Wilderness; Stop & Listen; Everybody Twostep (Recitaion); Everybody Twostep (Intrumental); North Memphis Café; Love Nuggets and Gravy; No Mockingbird (Spoken Intro); No Mockingbird; Duck Shoes; Sweet Loving Old Soul; How Can You Have The Blues? – 05
Herrinbone Disc ET-102 Dream Shadows: Little Bitty Mama; Beaver Slide Rag; Midnight On The Water; K.C. Railroad Blues; Last Kind Word; Gasport Two-Step; Dream Shadows; Lloyd Bateman; Yearlings In The Canebrake; Valse De Vieux Temps; Motherless Child; Old Greasy Coat – 21-03-08 w Eric Thompson
Hobemian HB 014 Hen Party: Water Rose Up; Keep It to Yourself; Use Good Judgement; Bus Song; Mongoose Hop; What Do I Care?; Yaaka Hicky Doola; Under the Chicken Tree; Plymouth Rock; Devil Dance; Don't Tear My Clothes;  Grandma and Grandpa Blues; Doing the Memphis Shake;  That's It! – 06-10 with Del Rey
Hobemian ? Communiqué: Everybody Rag With Me; Misery Blues;  Everybody Two-step; See You In Seaview; I’m Going to Live the Life; I Sing About In My Song; At The Christmas Ball; The Wall Charleston ; Tipping Through; Alabama Jubilee; Different Way Blues;  Monongahela River Waltz – 17 with Del Rey

Special edition:
Herringbone Disc ? Retro: details unknown (sells on her shows, not in sessions)

SINGLES
14 Carrot
101 Some Kind Of Love / Grand Prairie Waltz – 8- as Susie Rothfield and Eric Thompson

DVDs
Old Time Tiki Parlour no # Eric And Suzy Thompson: Step and Listen;  Crowley Blues; Babe;  Cheese Read Waltz;  Chinquapin Hunting/Mike in the Wilderness;  Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues;  Wades Blues;  Boatsman;  WSO Blues;  Rainy Day;  The Old-Time Waltz;  Carpaud;  Forrest Rag;  Wayne Perry Waltz;  Spring's All Muddy;  Blues 'a Bebe;  Kitty Puss;  Podunk Toddle;  Kitty Puss;  Podunk Toddle – 06-11-15 (Producer: David Bragger, Richard Hocutt)