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Maphis, Joe Born 1921 in Suffolk, Va. A regular on Town Hall Party (KTTV, Compton, Calif.) in 1956. Died in 1986.

Source: Jim Hilmar

Notes:

• Chronology of EPs uncertain.
• For religious recordings by this artist, see

Date	Label & Number	Image	Title & Credits	Matrix	Comps
U.S. Singles & EPs
	Lariat (Calif.) L1106  [78]		Square Dance Boogie — Cousin Joe Maphis And The Top Hands	A	White Label LP 2801 (#4)
			Lonesome Train Boogie — Cousin Joe Maphis And The Top Hands (from White Label LP 2801)	B	White Label LP 2801 (#5)
1959/Jan. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.)  21479  [78]		Fire On The Strings — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)
			I Love You Deeply — Joe Maphis And Rose Lee
1959/Jan. 7 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21479  [45]		Fire On The Strings — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	RZSP 33564
			I Love You Deeply — Joe Maphis And Rose Lee	RZSP 33561
1956/May 12 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.)  21518  [78]		Guitar Rock And Roll — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	RHCO 33734
			Tennessee Two Step — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	RHCO 33733
1956/May 12 Bb c&w rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-21518  [45]		Guitar Rock And Roll — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings) – (instr.) (from 45)	JRZSP 33731	Ace CD 786 (#15) Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62173 (#15) JSP CD 6201 (#42) Pan American CD 56013 (#26) Proper CD 122 (#28)
			Tennessee Two Step — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings) – (instr.) (from 45)	JRZSP 33733
	Columbia (N.Y.) B-2141  [45 EP] Swinging Strings [mono]		Hurricane — Joe Maphis And Larry Collins – (instr.) (from Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172)	ZEP 42615	Ace CD 785 (#2) Bear Family CD 15537 (#34) Big Tone CD 5711 (#30) CBS LP 83911 (#20) CBS Special Products CD 37984 (#5) Columbia/Epic/Legacy CD 62172 (#2) Epic LP 37984 (#5) Epic LP 38457 (#4) Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD 75068 (#4)
			Bye Bye — Joe Maphis And Larry Collins – (instr.)	ZEP 42615	Bear Family CD 15537 (#33) GVC CD 2018 (#23)
			Early American — Joe Maphis And Larry Collins – (instr.)	ZEP 42614	Bear Family CD 15537 (#31)
			The Rockin' Gypsy — Joe Maphis And Larry Collins – (instr.)	ZEP 42614	Bear Family CD 15537 (#32) Hop CD 999 (#3)
	Columbia (N.Y.) B-10051  [45 EP] Fire On The Strings [mono]		Fire On The Strings — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	ZEP 41083
			Twin Banjo Special — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	ZEP 41083
			Flying Fingers — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	ZEP 41084
			Guitar Rock And Roll — Joe Maphis (King Of The Strings)	ZEP 41084
1959/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	Columbia (N.Y.)  41353  [78]		Short Recess — Joe Maphis
			Moonshot — Joe Maphis
1959/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	Columbia (N.Y.) 4-41353  [45]		Short Recess — Joe Maphis – (instr.) (from 45)	JZSP 45777
			Moonshot — Joe Maphis – (instr.) (from 45)	JZSP 45779
1960/July 25 Bb pop rev.	Republic (Calif.)  2006  [45] (pressed by Monarch)		Water Baby Boogie — Joe Maphis – (instr.) (from 45)	1012 Δ35809	Not Now Music CD 122 (#36)
			Black Sombrero — Joe Maphis – (instr.)	1013 Δ35809-x
1964/Aug. 8 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.)  683  [45]		Hot Rod Guitar — Joe Maphis "The King Of The Strings" – (instr.)	6969
			Lonesome Jailhouse Blues — Joe Maphis "The King Of The Strings"	6962
1967/May BMI clear.	Dominion (loc?)  105  [45]		Thunder Road — Joe Maphis – (instr.)	1
			Spanish Dobro — Joe Maphis – (instr.)	2
	[live recording]     [ ]		Early American — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 15 (#24)
			Gotta Travel On — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#20)
			Horses Carry Tails — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#3)
			Let's Pull Together — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#31)
			Nobody's Business — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 15 (#12) Country Routes CD 16 (#18)
			Orange Blossom Special — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#2)
			Run Molly Run — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#10)
			Short Recess — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#21)
			Sourwood Mountain — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#5)
			Stop That Ticklin' — Joe Maphis		Country Routes CD 16 (#6)
			You Don't Love Me Like You Used To — Joe Maphis		Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (#5) Country Routes CD 16 (#4)
Unissued Recordings
	[unissued]     [unissued]		Flyin' Fingers — Joe Maphis		Cotton Town Jubilee CD 3 (#27)
			My Curly Headed Baby — Joe Maphis		Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (#27)
			Town Hall Boogie — Joe Maphis		Cotton Town Jubilee CD 4 (#1)
	[unissued]     [unissued]		Water Baby Boogie [alt. vers.] — Joe Maphis – (instr.) (from Hollowbody CD 12001)		Hollowbody CD 12001 (#1)

Acknowledgments:  CMF Library, Udo Frank, Jim Hilmar, Pasi Koskela, Gerd Miller, John Neal, Mike Smyth, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox