Hammie Nixon

About the artist

Hammie Nixon (January 22, 1908 – August 17, 1984) was an American harmonica player. Born Hammie Nickerson in Brownsville, Tennessee, he began his music career with jug bands in the 1920s and is best known as a country blues harmonica player, but also played the kazoo, guitar and jug. He played with guitarist Sleepy John Estes for half a century, first recording with Estes in 1929 for the Victor Records label. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Clayton T. Driver, Charlie Pickett and Son Bonds.

Top songs

  1. Drop Down Mama
  2. Bottle Up And Go
  3. Hammie's Windy Blues
  4. Viola Lee Blues
  5. The Judge, He Pleaded (Viola Lee Blues)
  6. Corinna, Corinna
  7. Skinny Mama
  8. Kansas City Blues
  9. Corrine, Corrina
  10. It's A Good Place To Go
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  1. You're Gonna Look Like a Monkey When You Get Old
  2. Sugar Mama Blues
  3. Down South Blues
  4. New York City Blues
  5. Soon One Morning
  6. Tappin' That Thing
  7. Louise Blues
  8. Holy Spirit, Don't Leave Me
  9. Good Morning, School Girl
  10. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Oh, Baby)
  11. Brownsville Blues
  12. My Baby Left Town
  13. You're So Fine
  14. Brownsville Blues (The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair)
  15. Trouble Trouble
  16. Jesus On The Main Line
  17. Love Grows In Your Heart
  18. Nix's Boogie
  19. Someday Baby
  20. Sweet Old Kokomo
  21. You Know I Don't Want No Woman
  22. My Babe
  23. Bottle Up And Go 2
  24. Sugar Mama
  25. Trouble Trouble Blues
  26. She Keeps Me Worried and Bothered All the Time
  27. But Someday Baby
  28. So Long
  29. Somebody Done Changed That Little Lock on My Door
  30. Weary Worried Blues
  31. Soon One Mornin'
  32. T'aint Nobody's Business
  33. Corrina, Corrina
  34. 61 Highway Blues
  35. Yeller Yams
  36. Ida Mae
  37. Holy Spirit, Don't You Leave Me (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  38. So Long Blues (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  39. Trouble Trouble - 1934
  40. Yellow Yam Blues (Take 1) [feat. Sleepy John Estes]
  41. Sugar Mama Blues (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  42. Feel so Bad
  43. Untitled Instrumental (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  44. Yeller Yams No. 2
  45. You're Gonna Look Like A Monkely When You Get Old
  46. Yellow Yam Blues (Take 4) [feat. Sleepy John Estes]
  47. Soon, One Morning
  48. How Many More Years
  49. Hammie Nixon's Boogie
  50. She Keeps Me Worried and Bothered All the Time (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  51. That's All Right (feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  52. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Oh Baby)
  53. Worried Life Blues (feat. Memphis Piano Red)
  54. Somebody Done Changed That Little Lock On My Door (Take 4)
  55. Meet Me In The Bottom (Feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  56. So Glad I'm Living (Take 1)
  57. Yeller Yams (N.2)
  58. Last Night
  59. Trouble Blues
  60. My Babe (Take 1) [feat. Sleepy John Estes]
  61. Hammie Nixon Discusses His Music
  62. Somebody Done Changed That Little Lock On My Door (Take 3)
  63. Sweet Old Kokomo (Take 1) [feat. Memphis Piano Red]
  64. Vernita Blues
  65. Stop That Thing
  66. Driving Duck Blues
  67. I Can't Afford to Do It (Take 4)
  68. Trouble, Trouble Blues (Take 2)
  69. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
  70. Brownsville Blues (That Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair)
  71. You're Gonna Look Like A Monkey Man When You Get Old
  72. Mountain Cat Blues
  73. Sweet Old Kokomo (No. 2)
  74. Good Morning School Girl
  75. Your Best Friend's Gone
  76. The Judge He Pleaded (Viola Lee Blues)
  77. Yeller Yams (No. 2)
  78. Sweet Old Kokomo (Take 3) [feat. Sleepy John Estes]
  79. The Fudge, He Pleaded (Viola Lee Blues)
  80. Holy Spirit Don't Leave Me
  81. I'd Been Well Warned
  82. My Babe (Take 1) (Feat. Sleepy John Estes)
  83. Sweet Old Kokomo No. 2
  84. Jesus on the Mainline
  85. Hammie Nixon (voix,harmonica,kazoo,guitare) - Tennessee BLUES vol.2 - 03
  86. Hammie Nixon (voix,harmonica,kazoo,guitare) - Tennessee BLUES vol.2 - 01
  87. Hammie Nixon (voix,harmonica,kazoo,guitare) - Tennessee BLUES vol.2 - 06
  88. Yeller Yams (No.2)
  89. Hammie Nixon (voix,harmonica,kazoo,guitare) - Tennessee BLUES vol.2 - 10
  90. Hammie Nixon (voix,harmonica,kazoo,guitare) - Tennessee BLUES vol.2 - 08

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