Hal Rugg

Harald Rugg, *21-07-1936 New York City,  +09-08-2005

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1971 Bradley’s Barn, Mount Juliet,  TN – Hal Rugg (strings arr. By Buddy Spicher. Producer: Darrell Statler)

001 WINE WOMEN AND SONG Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9 Steel Gt. No. 1
002 YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No.9
003 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
004 TO MAKE A MAN (FEEL LIKE A MAN) Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
005 FIST CITY Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
006 WINGS UPON YOUR HORNS Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
007 YOUR SQUAW IS ON THE WARPATH Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
008 BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
009 DON'T COME HOME A-DRINKIN' Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
010 I KNOW HOW Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
011 WOMAN OF THE WORLD (LEAVE MY WORLD ALONE) Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
012 SUCCESS Happy Tiger HT-1011 Steel Gt. No. 9
STEEL GUITAR RECORD CLUB NO. 1 STEEL GUITAR EXPRESS

1970s Nashville, TN – Hal Rugg, *with Geoge Jones
013 JONESY Steel Gt. No. 8*

013a CUTTIN’ A RUG  Steel Gt. No. 8*
STEEL GUITAR RECORD CLUB NO. 8 PIECES OF EIGHT (1976)
ca January 1975 Nashville, TN – Sonny Burnette, Hal Rugg and Weldon Myrick
014 SUNDOWN Mega MLPS-610
015 ANNIE'S SONG MLPS-610
016 JAMAICAN STEEL MLPS-610
017 STEEL GUITAR RAG MLPS-610
018 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN MLPS-610
019 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW MLPS-610
020 MAIDEN'S PRAYER MLPS-610
021 FADED LOVE MEDLEY MLPS-610
022 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME MLPS-610
023 THIS TIME I ALMOST MADE IT MLPS-610
024 M5CS-2013 THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD MR-1234/MLPS-610
025 M5CS-2014 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG MR-1234/MLPS-610
026 CITY LIGHTS MLPS-610
1970s Nashville, TN – Hal Rugg (Hal Rugg [steel], Jerry Shook [gt], Ralph Childs [bass], Bob Mater [percussion], Alan Steinberg [Moog synthesizer].  Producer: Dewitt Scott)
027 ALTERED EGO Midland MD-29
028 I LOVE YOU RECAUSE Midland MD-29
029 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Midland MD-29
030 LORETTA LYNN MEDLEY Midland MD-29
031 HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY Midland MD-29
032 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN Midland MD-29
033 SEND IN THE CLOWNS Midland MD-29
Around 2000 GrooveHouse Recording Studio, Nashville TN – Hal Rugg (Hal Rugg [steel], Andy Reiss [ld gt], Roddy Smith [ac gt], Tim Smith [bass], Ray Von Rotz [drums], Jenee Keener [fiddle], Bobby Ogdin [piano])

034 PLEASE DON`T LEAVE ME ANYMORE Sweet T Music

035 CRAZY Sweet T Music

036 BUBBLES IN MY BEER Sweet T Music

037 TAKE ME AS I AM Sweet T Music

038 CANADIAN SUNSET Sweet T Music

039 MAKIN` BELIEVE Sweet T Music

040 DOWN TO MY LAST CIGARETTE Sweet T Music

041 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES Sweet T Music

042 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Sweet T Music

043 BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA Sweet T Music 

Tracks above issued on album Slidin‘ For Scale
Around 2000 unknown – Hal Rugg
044 RELAXIN‘ Sweet T Music

045 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Sweet T Music 

046 SWANEE RIVER Sweet T Music 

047 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Sweet T Music 

048 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Sweet T Music 

049 RELEASE ME Sweet T Music 

050 WE COULD Sweet T Music 

051 DEEP WATER Sweet T Music 

052 IN THE GARDEN Sweet T Music 

053 C JAM BLUES Sweet T Music  - 00

Tracks above issued on album Finally
Around 2000 unknown – Hal Rugg
054 RISE AGAIN

055 WHY ME LORD
056 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

057 HIS NAME IS WONDERFUL

058 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
059 HOW GREAT THOU ART
060 AMAZING GRACE

061 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS

062 IN THE GARDEN

063 PEACE IN THE VALLEY

tracks above issued on album Rise Again
2001 unknown – Jimmy Hefferman with Brad Paisley [-1], Joe Diffie [-2], Mike Auldridge [-3], Hal Rugg [-4], Dennie Parker [-5] (+ Sonya Issacs,  Jim Hurst, Craig Fletcher, Dennis Crouch. Kenny Malone, Andy May)

070 ROCK BOTTOM -3-4 RESO-1001
000 SECOND AVENUE -1 RESO-1001
071 ROLY POLY -3-4 RESO-1001
072 IRISH SPRING -3-4 RESO-1001
000 EVANGELINA -2-5 RESO-1001
073 CHARMAINE -3-4 RESO-1001
000 SUGAR FOOT RAG -1 RESO-1001
000 I'LL RISE AGAIN -1-2  RESO-1001
074 BLUE YODEL -3-4 RESO-1001
075 LAST CALL AT SYZLAK'S -3-4 RESO-1001
076 DOIN' THE CHARLTON -3-4 RESO-1001
077 GIRL FROM THE HEIGHTS -3-4 RESO-1001


ALBUMS
Happy Tiger HT-1011 Hal Rugg Steels The Hits Of Loretta Lynn: Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind); Fist City; To Make A Man (Feel Like A Man); I Know How; Your Squaw Is On The Warpath; Success; Happy Birthday; Wings Upon Your Horns; You Ain't Woman Enough; Blue Kentucky Girl; Woman Of The World (Leave My World Alone); Wine, Women And Song - 71 (reissued on Steel Guitar Record Club No.9 in 1976 with different order of tracks)
Mega MLPS-610 Steel Guitars Of The Grand Ole Opry: Sundown; Annie's Song; Jamaican Steel; Steel Guitar Rag; Life's Railway To Heaven; If You Love Me Let Me Know; Maiden's Prayer / Faded Loved Medley; The Waltz You Saved For Me; This Time I Almost Made It; The Great Speckled Bird; Killing Me Softly; City Lights – 75 Sonny Burnette, Hal Rugg and Weldon Myrick (reissued on CD in 2004)
Mid-Land MD-29 Altered Ego: Altered Ego; I Love You Recause; All The Things You Are; Loretta Lynn Medley; Here's That Rainy Day; Truck Drivin' Man; Send In The Clowns – ca 79
Sweet T Music ? Slidin’For Scale: Please Don`t Leave Me Anymore; Crazy; Bubbles in My Beer; Take Me As I Am; Canadian Sunset; Makin` Believe; Down to My Last Cigarette; Colombus Stockade Blues; The Old Rugged Cross; Back Home Again in Indiana - 00
Sweet T Music ? Finally!: Relaxin‘; I Love You Because;  Swanee River;  Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain;  Watch What Happens;  Release Me;  We Could;  Deep Water;  In The Garden;  C Jam Blues - 00
Sweet T Music ? Rise Again: Rise Again;Why Me Lord;What A Friend We Have In Jesus; His Name Is Wonderful; The Old Rugged Cross; How Great Thou Art;Amazing Grace; He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands; In The Garden; Peace In The Valley
Mike Auldridge Productions RESO-1001 Resocasters: Rock Bottom; Second Avenue; Roly Poly; Irish Spring; Evangelina; Charmaine ; Sugar Foot Rag; I'll Rise Again; Blue Yodel; Last Call at Syzlak's; Doin' the Charlton; Girl From The Heights – ca 04-02 Mike Auldridge, Jim Heffernan, and Hal Rugg

SINGLES

Mega (1975)

MR-1234 The Great Speckled Nird / Killing Me Softly With His Song – 75 Sonny, Hal and Weldon