Clifton "Skeeter" Best
Guitar
Redirected from 'Skeeter Best'.| Label | Issue | Format | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace | CDCHD843 | CD | Wynonie Harris | Lovin' Machine |
| - | CDCHD846 | - | Little Willie John | The Early King Sessions |
| - | CDCHD983 | - | Various Artists | Ooh Bop Sha Boo - King Vocal Groups |
| Audio Lab | AL1510 | LP | Annie Laurie | It hurts to be in love |
| - | AL1530 | - | Various Artists | The Great Swing Bands of The Forties |
| De Luxe | 6140 | single | Annie Laurie | Out of my mind / You're the only one for me |
| - | 6151 | - | - | Nobody's gonna hurt you / Love is a funny thing |
| - | 6173 | - | - | Hold on to what you got / Someday, someway |
| Gusto | GD5034-X | |||
| - | GD5040-X | - | - | - |
| King | 4286 | single | Bill Johnson | Roselle / How would you know |
| - | 4338 | - | - | I love you more each day / What can I do? |
| - | 4476 | - | Lucky Millinder | No one else could be / The grape vine |
| - | 4496 | - | - | The right kind of lovin' / It's been a long, long time |
| - | 4555 | - | Wynonie Harris | Night train / Do it again, please |
| - | 4557 | - | Lucky Millinder | Lord knows I tried / Heavy sugar |
| - | 4565 | - | Wynonie Harris | Drinking blues / Adam come and get your rib |
| - | 4571 | - | Lucky Millinder | Please be careful / Backslider's ball |
| - | 4589 | - | - | When I gave you my love / Old spice |
| - | 5013 | - | Big Daddy & his Boys | Bad boy / Bacon fat |
| - | 5017 | - | Earl Connelly King | Something money can't buy / Daddy Laddy |
| - | 5029 | - | Jerry Dorn | Quicksand / The key |
| - | 5038 | - | Earl Connelly King | Walking slowly / Nothin' |
| - | 5066 | - | Little Willie John | Young girl / If I thought you needed me |
| - | 5089 | - | Bubber Johnson | The whisperers / Muddy water |
| - | 5090 | - | The Velvet Keys | My baby's gone / Let's stay after school |
| - | 5091 | - | Little Willie John | Person to person / Until you do |
| - | 5117 | - | Bubber Johnson | Dedicated to the one I love / Prince of players |
| - | 5132 | - | - | I'm confessin' (that I love you) / Finger tips |
| - | 5143 | - | - | I surrender dear / Everybody's with you when you' re winning |
| - | 5443 | - | Etta Jones | Sweethearts on parade / You call it madness |
| - | 5660 | - | - | I thought about you / I'm gonna lock my heart and throwaway the key |
| - | 5823 | - | Little Willie John | Person to person / I'm shakin' |
| - | EP336 | EP | Lucky Millinder | |
| - | LP544 | LP | Etta Jones | Etta Jones sings, sings and sings |
| - | LP564 | - | Little Willie John | Fever |
| - | LP569 | - | Bubber Johnson | Come Home |
| - | LP596 | - | Little Willie John | Talk to me |
| - | LP624 | - | Bubber Johnson | Bubber Johnson sings Sweet Love Songs |
| - | LP627 | - | Various Artists | Battle of the Blues, Volume 2 - Roy Brown vs. Wynonie Harris |
| - | LP707 | - | Etta Jones | Etta Jones Sings |
| - | LP895 | - | Little Willie John | These are my Favorite Songs |
| - | LP960 | - | Mister Johnson (Bubber Johnson) | 24 Great Songs |
| - | LP1081 | - | Little Willie John | The Best of Little Willie John - Free at Last |
| - | LP1086 | - | Wynonie Harris | Good Rockin' Blues |
| President | P32 | |||
| - | PRC82 | EP | Little Willie John | - |
| Rhino | R2-71511 | CD | - | Fever: The Best of Little Willie John |
| Vogue | EPV1103 | EP | Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris | |
| - | V2133 | single | - | Night train / Do it again, please |
| - | V2166 | - | - | I like my baby's pudding / Adam come and get your rib |
| - | V9021 | - | Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra | No one else could be / The grape vine |
| - | V3053 | - | - | - |
| - | V3184 | - | Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris | Night train / Do it again, please |
| - | V3197 | - | Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra | Lord knows I tried / Heavy sugar |
| - | V3211 | - | Wynonie "Mr. Blues" and his Orchestra | Drinking blues / Adam come and get your rib |
| - | V3325 | - | Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra | Please be careful / Backslider's ball |
| Westside | WESA801 | CD | Various Artists | Mark Lamarr's Roc-King up a Storm |
Clifton "Skeeter" Best (November 20, 1914 – May 27, 1985) was an American jazz guitarist.Best played in Philadelphia from 1935 to 1940, recording with Slim Marshall and Erskine Hawkins. In 1940, he joined Earl Hines's orchestra, playing with him until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942. After the war, he played with Bill Johnson from 1945 to 1949. He toured East Asia with Oscar Pettiford in 1951 and 1952, and formed his own trio in the 1950s. He did a critically acclaimed session with Ray Charles and Milt Jackson in 1957 called Soul Brothers.In 1958, he recorded with Mercer Ellington and taught in New York City. He also recorded with Harry Belafonte, Etta Jones, Nellie Lutcher, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Paul Quinichette, Jimmy Rushing, Sonny Stitt, Charles Thompson, and Lucky Thompson. Wikipedia