Alec Seward
American blues singer and guitarist, born March 16, 1901 in Charles City, Virginia, died May 11, 1972, in New York.
Often worked with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee in the New York area in the early 1940s, recorded with Louis Hayes as The Back Porch Boys or as Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly or other pseudonyms 1947-1950. Recorded an LP under his own name for Prestige/Bluesville in 1965.
The Back Porch Boys
Alex "Guitar Slim" Seward* And Louis "Jelly Belly" Hayes* With Blind Willie McTell * Champion Jack Dupree * Brownie McGhee
2002
Delmark Records, Delmark Records
CD, Comp
Late One Saturday Evening
Alec Seward
1975
Blind Sonny Terry & Woody Guthrie With Alec Stewart
Blind Sonny Terry* & Woody Guthrie With Alec Stewart*
1969
Ember Records
LP, Comp, RE
Chain Gang: Volume I & II
Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Alek Stewart*
1963
The Blues Of Alec Seward: Creepin' Blues
Alec Seward
1963
Southern Mountain Hoedowns
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Alec Stewart*
1962
Chain Gang Volume Two
Woody Guthrie / Sonny Terry & Alek Stewart*
1954
Stinson Records
10", Comp, Mono
Chain Gang Volume One
Woody Guthrie / Sonny Terry & Alek Stewart*
1954
Stinson Records
10", Comp, Mono
City Blues
Sonny Terry And Alec Stewart*
1954
Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953
Various
2015
Boulevard Vintage
4xCD, Comp, RE
His Best 21 Songs
Sonny Terry
2015
Wolf Records (2)
CD, Comp
Sing Me A Song Of The Saddle
Various
2015
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp, RM, Box
Jook Joint Blues - That’s What They Want (Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1943-1956)
Various
2007
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp + Box, Sli
The Big Bill Broonzy's Legend
Big Bill Broonzy
2007
Nocturne
2xCD, Comp
Mountain Harmonica 1938 - 1953
Sonny Terry
2004
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (1944-1949)
Sonny Terry
1999
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
"Carolina Blues" - New York City 1944
Guitar Slim And Jelly Belly (4)
1997
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp, RM
Singing The American Roots (The Riverside Folklore Series Volume Two)
Various
1996
Riverside Records
CD, Comp
Blowin' The Fuses
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1996
Complete Recordings 1938-1945 In Chronological Order
Sonny Terry
1994
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
Play My Juke-Box (East Coast Blues 1943-1954)
Various
1992
Flyright Records
CD, Comp
Virginia Traditions - Tidewater Blues
Various
1982
The Roots Of America's Music
Various
1968
Sonny Terry And His Mouth Harp
Sonny Terry
1963
Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
Sonny Terry
1957
Folk Blues
Sonny Terry
1955
Vogue Records
7", EP
A Folk Music Sampler
Various
1954
Elektra
10", Comp, Smplr
Folk Blues
Sonny Terry
1954
Folksay (American Ballads And Dances Volume 1)
Various
1954
Big Hip Mama / King Kong Blues
Back Porch Boys*
1947
Apollo Records (2)
Shellac, 10"
The Fox Chase / John Henry
Sonny Terry
Vogue Records
Shellac, 10"
Plantation Blues - Cotton Patch & Tobacco Belt Blues
Various
The Cisco Houston Collection 1944-61
Cisco Houston
2023
Acrobat
5xCDr, Comp
Down Home Blues Classics Volume 6 New York & The East Coast States 1943-1953
Various
2007
Boulevard Vintage, Boulevard Vintage
2xCD, Comp, RM
New York City Blues 1940-1950
Various
2001
Frémeaux & Associés
CD, Comp
The Bluesville Years Volume Ten: Country Roads, Country Days
Various
1998
Prestige
CD, Comp
In The Tradition - A Collection Of Classic Blues Recordings
Various
1997
The Blues Alliance
CD, Comp
Steeped In The Blues Tradition
Various
1996
Tradition, Rykodisc, Festival Records
CD, Comp
Steeped In The Blues Tradition
Various
1996
American Folksay: Ballads And Dances (Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Various
1995
Collectables, Collectables
CD, Comp, RE
American Folksay: Ballads And Dances (Volumes 5 & 6) And Chain Gang (Volumes 1 & 2)
Various
1995
Collectables, Collectables
CD, Comp, RE
Folksay (A Collection Of American Folksongs)
Various
1969
Abc Du Jazz Vol. A: Blues (Country)
Various
1960
Disques Pop
7", Comp
Early Morning Blues
Alec Seward
Late Evening Blues
Alec Seward
Late One Saturday Evening
Alec Seward
Creepin' Blues
Alec Seward
Risin' Sun Shine On
Alec Seward
Little Annie Blues
Alec Seward
Goin' Down Slow
Alec Seward
Her Ways Are So Sweet
Alec Seward
C.C. Rider
Alec Seward
Feel So Good
Alec Seward
Blues All Around My Head
Alec Seward
Rock Me Darlin'
Alec Seward
I Wish I'd Listened
Alec Seward
Trouble In Mind
Alec Seward
What Has Annie Got
Alec Seward
Cousin John
Alec Seward
What Has Annie Got?
Alec Seward
Blues All Around My Head #2
Alec Seward
Blue All Around My Head #2
Alec Seward
Evil Woman Blues
Alec Seward
