Let Me Play with Your Poodle (song) explained

"Let Me Play With Your Poodle" is a 1942 hokum blues song by the American blues musician Tampa Red.^[1] His recording reached #4 on the Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" in March 1943,^[2] after first hitting the chart in December 1942,^[3] and the song has been recorded many times since by other artists.

Other notable recordings

• Bonnie Davis and the Piccadilly Pipers (1946)^[4]
• Hank Penny (1947)^[5]
• Lightnin' Hopkins (1947)^[6] and again in 1969, on his album The Great Electric Show and Dance, which was released in 1970.
• Luke "Long Gone" Miles (with George "Harmonica" Smith) (1962)^[7]
• Piano Red (1977, on an album of the same name)^[8]
• CeDell Davis (1982, on the compilation album Living Country Blues USA Vol. 5 - Mississippi Delta Blues)^[9]
• Dana Gillespie (1982, on the album Blue Job)^[10]
• James Cotton (1996, on the Grammy-winning album Deep in the Blues)^[11]
• Marcia Ball (1997, on her album Let Me Play With Your Poodle)^[12]
• Duke Robillard Band (2011)^[13]
• Mark Hummel (2020, on his album Wayback Machine)^[14]

Notes and References

1. Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, Alan Govenar, Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2010, p. 36-7,
2. Billboard, March 27, 1943, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 24
3. Billboard, December 19, 1942, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 25
4. Web site: The Piccadilly Pipers With Bonnie Davis - Let Me Play With Your Poodle / So Long (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-06-19.
5. Web site: 78 RPM - Hank Penny - Let Me Play With Your Poodle / The Freckle Song - King - USA - 614 . 45worlds.com . 1947-05-17 . 2016-06-19.
6. Web site: The Complete Aladdin Recordings - Lightnin' Hopkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 2016-06-19.
7. Web site: Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2003-03-06 . 2016-06-19.
8. Web site: Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Piano Red | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 2016-06-19.
9. Web site: Living Country Blues: An Anthology - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 2016-06-19.
10. Web site: Blue Job - Dana Gillespie | Songs, Reviews, Credits. . 2016-06-19.
11. Web site: Deep in the Blues - James Cotton | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-19.
12. Web site: Let Me Play with Your Poodle - Marcia Ball | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 1997-06-24 . 2016-06-19.
13. Web site: Low Down and Tore Up - Duke Robillard, Duke Robillard Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 2011-09-20 . 2016-06-19.
14. Web site: Wayback Machine - Mark Hummel | Songs, Reviews, Credits . 2021-05-30. AllMusic.