Alfred Elkins

bass, washtub bass, double bass, performer

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Jazz Gillum
B-Side (Celluloid, Cairo Nights)
Big Joe Williams
Doctor Clayton
Willie '61' Blackwell

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Jazz Gillum bass All in All Blues, Deep Water Blues, Down South Blues, Fast Woman, From Now On, I Couldn’t Help It Blues, It’s All Over Now, I’m Gonna Leave You on The Outskirts of Town, Keep on Sailing, Long Razor Blues, Look on Yonder Wall, My Big Money, No Friend Blues, One Letter Home, Reckless Rider Blues, Tell Me, Mama, War Time Blues, Water Pipe Blues, Woke Up Cold in Hand, You Are Doing Me Wrong, You Drink Too Much Whiskey, You’re Tearing Your Playhouse Down
B-Side bass Don’t Have to Sing the Blues, Fine and Mellow, I Got to Have It Daddy, I Just Keep on Drinking, I Need You by My Side, I’d Rather Be Drunk, Nobody Knows How I Feel, You Can’t Have None of That, You’re a Pain in the Neck to Me
Big Joe Williams performer, bass, washtub bass Baby Please Don't Go, Break 'em on Down, Break ’em on Down, Highway 49, North Wind Blues, Please Don't Go, Please Don’t Go, Someday Baby, Throw a Boogie Woogie
Doctor Clayton washtub bass Ain’t No Business We Can Do, Doctor Clayton Blues, Gotta Find My Baby, Honey Stealin’ Blues, Moonshine Woman Blues, My Own Blues, On the Killin’ Floor, Pearl Harbor Blues, Watch Out Mama
Willie '61' Blackwell washtub bass Bald Eagle Blues, Chalk My Toy, Don't Misuse Me, Baby, Four O'Clock Flower Blues, Machine Gun Blues, Noiseless Motor Blues, Rampaw Street Blues, She's Young and Wild
Memphis Minnie bass Don't Turn the Card, I Am Sailin', I'm Not a Bad Gal, It Was You Baby, Looking the World Over, Remember Me Blues, You Got to Get Out of Here, You Need a Friend
Walter Vinson bass Can’t Get a Word in Edgeways, Every Dog Must Have His Day, Gulf Coast Bay, Rosa Lee Blues, She’s Leaving Me, You Know What You Promised Me
Big Maceo washtub bass Bye Bye, Baby, I Got the Blues, It's All Up to You, Poor Kelly Blues, Tuff Luck Blues, Why Should I Hang Around
Blind John Davis bass Alley Woman Blues, Anna Lou Breakdown, Booze Drinking Benny, Got the Blues So Bad, I Love My Josephine, Jersey Cow Blues
Washboard Sam washtub bass Evil Blues, Get Down Brother, I've Been Treated Wrong, Lover's Lane Blues
Fugue du petit poucet washtub bass Black Spider Blues, I'm Gonna Train My Baby, Little Boy Blue, Take a Little Walk With Me
Daniel Jacob Teper bass, double bass Sittin’ on Top of the World, Tell Me
Little Son Joe bass Black Rat Swing, Just Had to Holler
Lonnie Johnson washtub bass Get Yourself Together, I'm Just Dumb
Memphis Slim bass Mother Earth
Robert Petway washtub bass Catfish Blues
Eddie Boyd & His Chess Men double bass 24 Hours
Eddie Boyd bass Just a Fool