Kenneth Houchins

By Tony Russell, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

28 July 1932 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Kenneth Houchins (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/yodel-1/gt])

001 G18613 THERE'S A GOOD GAL IN THE MOUNTAINS -1  Champion 16473

002 G18614 FANCY NANCY 16473

003 G18615 OUR OLD FAMILY ALBUM  S-16695      

004 G18616 PUTTING ON THE STYLE 16476

005 G18617 THEM OLD HITCH HIKING BLUES -1 16619

006 G18618 BAY RUM BLUES  16619

007 G18619 TENNESSEE BLUES  16501

008 G18620 THAT YODELING GAL OF MINE -1 16501  Montgomery Ward 4971

009 G18621 DO RIGHT DADDY BLUES  16484

010 G18622 LOW DOWN WOMAN BLUES -1 16484   

011 G18623 THE FATE OF THE LINDBERGH BABY  unissued

24 January 1933 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Kenneth Houchins  (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/yodel-1/gt])

012 G18980 MEAN OLD BALL AND CHAIN BLUES 16603

013 G18981 THE YODELING DRIFTER -1 16584 Montgomery Ward 4946

014 G18982 LONESOME DOWN HEARTED AND BLUE  rejected

015 G18983 WHY SHOULD I FEEL SO LONELY 16553

016 G18984 WANDERER'S WARNING 16553

017 G18985 GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGGIE  16584

018 G18986 THE PRISONER'S CHILD 16603 Montgomery Ward  4946

18 July 1933 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – Kenneth Houchins  (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/yodel-1/gt])

019 G19257 THE OLD MISSOURI MOON -1 16637

020 G19258 LITTLE FARM HOUSE UPON THE HILL  16679

021 G19259 WHEN THE GOLDEN RODS ARE WAVING S-16650 Montgomery Ward 4971

022 G19260 LITTLE SWEETHEART, LITTLE PAL OF MINE -1 S-16695 45078

023 G19261 I'M JUST A YODELING RAMBLER -1 16636

024 G19262 THE WANDERING HOBO SONG -1 16636

025 G19263 BACK TO THE OLD SMOKY MOUNTAINS -1 S-16650 45078

026 G19264 COWBOY'S MEDITATION  S-16669 45028 Montgomery Ward 4972 Minerva M-14042

027 G19265 BEHIND THESE GREY WALLS S-16669 45028 Montgomery Ward 4972 Minerva M-14043

028 G19266 HOMESICK FOR HEAVEN  16679

029 G19267 I‘VE GOT THESE OKLAHOMA BLUES -1 unissued

10 April 1934 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – Ken Houchins, *and Slim Cox (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/gt], Slim Cox [duet vcl*/fiddle])

030 G19528 DOWN IN THE OLD OHIO RIVER VALLEY*  16755 45049

031 G19529 LOUISIANA MOON*   16755 45049

032 G19530 MY SILVER HAIRED MOM -1 S-16775 45088

033 G19531 MY LITTLE OZARK MOUNTAIN HOME S-16775 45088

034 G19532 THE INNOCENT CONVICT  unissued

035 G19533 THE DEAL*   rejected

036 G19534 THE FUN‘S ALL OVER*  rejected

4 June 1934 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – Kenneth Houchins   (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/yodel-1/gt])

037 G19591 BLUE RIDGE LULLABY-1 16783 45030

038 G19592 THE GANGSTER'S BROTHER  16807 45054

039 G19593 MY RAMSHACKLE SHACK ON THE HILL -1 16783 45030

040 G19594 THE END OF MEMORY LANE -1 16807 45054 Montgomery Ward 4926

041 G19595 WHEN JIMMIE RODGERS SAID GOODBYE -1 16793 45056 Montgomery Ward 4926

042 G19596 GOOD LUCK OLD PAL -1 16793 45062

8 August 1935 [demo session] Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ken Houchins   (Kenneth Houtchins [vcl/gt])

04201 C 1084-A-B LITTLE OLD FARM HOUSE UPON THE HILL  ARC unissued

04202 C 1085-A-B THET YODELING GAL OF MINE  ARC unissued

SINGLES

Gennett (1932-34)

Champion

16473 There's A Good Gal In The Mountains /  Fancy Nancy - 32

16476 Putting On The Style / [Harry Hillard] - 32

16484 Do Right Daddy Blues /  Low Down Woman Blues - 32

16501 Tennessee Blues /  That Yodeling Gal Of Mine       

16553 Why Should I Feel So Lonely /  Wanderer's Warning - 33

16584 Git Along Little Doggie / The Yodeling Drifter – 33

16603 Mean Old Ball And Chain Blues / The Prisoner's Child - 33

16619 The Old Hitch Hiking Blues / Bay Rum Blues  - 33

16636 I'm Just A Yodeling Rambler / The Wandering Hobo Song - 33

16637 The Old Missouri Moon  / [Buddy DeWotte] - 33

S-16650 When The Golden Rods Are Waving /  Back To The Old Smoky Mountains – 33

S-16669 Cowboy's Meditation / Behind These Grey Walls -  (reissued on Champion 45028 and Montgomery Ward 4972)

16679 Little Farm House Upon The Hill / Homesick For Heaven

S-16695 Little Sweetheart, Little Pal Of Mine / Our Old Family Album - 34

16755 Down In The Old Ohio River Valley / Louisiana Moon – 34 (reissued on Champion 45049)

S-16775 My Silver Haired Mom / My Little Ozark Mountain Home – 34 (reissued on Champion 45088)

16783 Blue Ridge Lullaby / My Ramshackle Shack On The Hill – 34 (reissued on Champion 45030)

16793 When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye /  Good Luck Old Pal  - 34 (reissued on Champion 45062)

16807 The Gangster's Brother / The End Of Memory Lane – 34 (reissued on Champion 45054)

45028 Cowboy's Meditation / Behind These Grey Walls -  (reissue)

45030 Blue Ridge Lullaby / My Ramshackle Shack On The Hill –  (reissue)

45049 Down In The Old Ohio River Valley / Louisiana Moon – (reissue)

45054 The Gangster's Brother / The End Of Memory Lane – (reissue)

45062 When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye /  Good Luck Old Pal  - (reissue)

45078 Little Sweetheart, Little Pal Of Mine / Back To The Old Smoky Mountains –  (reissue)

45088 My Silver Haired Mom / My Little Ozark Mountain Home –  (reissue)

Montgomery Ward

4926 The End Of Memory Lane /  When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye – (reissue)

4946 The Yodeling Drifter /  The Prisoner's Child – (reissue)

4971 That Yodeling Gal Of Mine / When The Golden Rods Are Waving – (reissue)

4972 Cowboy's Meditation / Behind These Grey Walls -  (reissue)