Arbee Stidham
An exciting and expressive jazz-influenced blues vocalist, Arbee Stidham also plays alto sax, guitar and harmonica. His father Luddie Stidham worked in Jimme Lunceford's orchestra, while his uncle was a leader of the Memphis Jug Band. Stidham formed the Southern Syncopators and played various clubs in his native Arkansas in the '30s. He appeared on Little Rock radio station KARK and his band backed Bessie Smith on a Southern tour in 1930 and 1931. Stidham frequently performed in Little Rock and Memphis until he moved to Chicago in the '40s. Stidham recorded with Lucky Millinder's Orchestra for Victor in the '40s for Victor. He did his own sessions for Victor, Sittin' In, Checker, Abco, Prestige/Bluesville, Mainstream, and Folkways in the '50s and '60s, and appeared in the film The Bluesman in 1973. Stidham also made many festival and club appearances nationwide and internationally. He did occasional blues lectures at Cleveland State University in the '70s.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Chicago Blues: Boogie Woogie and Blues Played and Sung By Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim, Jump Jackson, Arbee Stidham
Blues - Released by Folkways Records on 1 jan. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Arbee's Blues
Blues - Released by Folkways Records on 4 jul. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Classic Blues
Blues - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 dec. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Arbee Stidham's Please Let It Be
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 25 jun. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
There's Always Tomorrow
Blues - Released by Folkways Records on 1 jan. 1973
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Meet Me Half Way / Please Let It Be Me
Blues - Released by EARTH-VOX on 25 aug. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 30 nov. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Heart Belongs to You
Blues - Released by Redwood Records on 21 mrt. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tired Of Wandering
Blues - Released by Original Blues Classics on 1 jan. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tired of Wandering (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Released by Reborn recordings on 4 jul. 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Arbee's Blues (Hd Remastered)
R&B - Released by Reborn recordings on 4 jul. 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Good Morning Blues / Careless Love (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 19 okt. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I've Got To Forget You / Blue and Low (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 7 jul. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'm Tired of Wandering / Pawn Shop (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 3 mrt. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Last Goodbye Blues / Wee Baby Blues (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 16 mei 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Falling Blues (EP) (Remastered 2021)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 8 mrt. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo