Charlie McCoy With Chatman's Mississippi Hot Footers - Brunswick 7118 (1929)

From Allmusic…

A loose confederation of musicians from the hill country of central Mississippi, the Mississippi Hot Footers were essentially the same players who performed as the Mississippi Sheiks. With a floating lineup of (Papa) Charlie McCoy (later with the Harlem Hamfats), Walter Vinson (or Vincson or Vincent, depending on the recording), and brothers Sam and Lonnie Chatmon (Lonnie was also known as Bo Chatmon or Bo Carter, depending on the recording, while the family name was occasionally spelled as Chatman), the Hot Footers/Sheiks were an extremely versatile black string band who appeared on countless recordings under various names and in various configurations in the mid- to late '30s. - By Steve Leggett

Recorded on September 22, 1929 at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN.

Johnny Temple With The Harlem Hamfats - Decca 7532 (1938)

Summer has begun and the posting has been sparse. Finally got out of the house yesterday to go record hunting. Not a day of big finds but hit a thrift shop that had this one and a Big Bill on Vocalion. Both were in poor shape but grabbed them nonetheless...couldn't beat the price. (Also got a tip from a record store guy saying that a neighbor of his just inherited a bunch of lps and 78s from an octogenarian that played string bass in a jazz outfit and that he would let me know when/if they would be available to search through.)

Johnny Temple v, g / Herb Morand t / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / Charlie McCoy g, md / sb / Frank Flynn d.

Recorded in New York on April 22, 1938.

Jimmie Gordon & His Vip Vop Band - Decca 7334 (1937)

From Allmusic…

Jimmie Gordon, who had a hit with his October 1936 recording of "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," was active on the Chicago blues scene throughout the decade leading up to the Second World War, and is known to have recorded 67 titles between 1934 and 1946, all of which have been reissued on compact disc by the Document label.

Gordon was a passable pianist who sang with all his heart in a warm and convincing voice. His approach to putting over a song was similar to that of Leroy Carr, Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Big Maceo Merriweather, and Bumble Bee Slim, a guitarist with whom he recorded as both pianist and vocalist.

Gordon's groups, sometimes billed as the Vip Vop Band, were fortified by the presence of string players Scrapper Blackwell and the brothers Charlie and Joe McCoy, as well as members of the Harlem Hamfats, pianist Sam Price, and several heroes of the New York jazz scene including trumpeter Frankie Newton, alto saxophonist Pete Brown, and drummer Zutty Singleton.

Looks as if Gordon was backed by The Harlem Hamfats as The Vip Vop Band on Side-A. Haven't found out yet who was on piano (Gordon himself?) or guitar on the flip.

Jimmie Gordon v / Odell Rand cl / Horace Malcolm p / Joe McCoy g / John Lindsay sb.

Recorded in Chicago on May 14, 1937.

Al Miller & His Swing Stompers - Champion 50067 (1936)

Al Miller recorded his first sides under his own name in 1927 for the legendary Black Patti label. He then switched to Paramount and Brunswick. He played with King Mutt & His Tennessee Thumpers for the Gennett label. Tampa Red popularized his tune, Somebody's Been Using That Thing.

Miller recorded four sides for Champion in 1936 (posted here are two of them) and accompanying him on these recordings are Cripple Clarence Lofton on piano and Odell Rand (of the Harlem Hamfats) on clarinet.

Apparently, nothing more is known about Miller after 1936.