Rome Johnson

*30-01-1916 Winchester, KY, +08-01-1993

By Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Henk Scholts

SESSIONS

7 July 1947 [14:00-17:30] E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Rome Johnson and His Saddle Pals (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt], Bob Mitchell [ld gt], Leonard Sosby [bass], Ray Sosby [fiddle], Mike Wilson [accordion], Bill Thall [clarinet])

001 47-S-6000-3 SOMEDAY YOU‘LL THANK ME MGM 10068/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

002 47-S-6001-2  THE WALTZ OF THE WIND 10068/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

003 47-S-6002-2  TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT   unissued

004 47-S-6003-1  FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES  10314/ BACM CD D 413

16 September 1947 WOR Radio Station Studio, New York City - Rome Johnson and His Saddle Pals  (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt], Bob Mitchell [ld gt], Leonard Sosby [bass], Ray Sosby [fiddle], Mike Wilson [accordion], Bill Thall [clarinet])

005 47-S-6012  MY DREAM BOAT IS DRIFTING  10235/ BACM CD D 413

006 47-S-6013  I DIDN’T HAVE THE HEART unissued

007 47-S-6014  IT‘S FUNNY NOW (BUT IT WASN’T FUNNY THEN)  10181/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

008 47-S-6015  WHAT A DIFFERENCE (JUST A TEAR CAN MAKE)  10314/ BACM CD D 413

25 November 1947 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH – Rome Johnson and His Saddle Pals (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt], Bob Mitchell [ld gt], Leonard Sosby [bass], Ray Sosby [fiddle], Mike Wilson [accordion], Bill Thall [clarinet])

009 47-S-6035  NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW  10181/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

010 47-S-6036  FOREVER AND A DAY  10810/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

011 47-S-6037  DOWN IN THE NECK OF THE WOODS  10385/Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

012 47-S-6038  THERE‘S NO ROOM IN MY HEART FOR THE BLUES  10235/ BACM CD D 413

25 November 1947 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH – Rome Johnson and His Saddle Pals (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt], Bob Mitchell [ld gt], Leonard Sosby [bass], Ray Sosby [fiddle], Mike Wilson [accordion], Bill Thall [clarinet])

013 47-S-6039  FARTHER AND FARTHER APART  11480

014 47-S-6040  IF I DIDN­‘T LOVE YOU  10810/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

015 47-S-6041  INDIANA WALTZ  10130/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

016 47-S-6042  I GUESS I‘VE BEEN ASLEEP (FOR ALL THESE YEARS) 10130/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

12 January 1949 [14:00-17:30] E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Rome Johnson and His Saddle Pals (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt], Zeke Turner [ld gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Leonard Sosby [bass], Ray Sosby [fiddle], Tommy Jackson [fiddle])

017 49-S-6005  MIDNIGHT WALTZ  K11480

018 49-S-6006  YOU HAVE CHANGED  10482/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

019 49-S-6007  THE WILLOW AND ME  10482/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

020 49-S-6008  RIO GRANDE VALLEY  10385/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

1951 unknown – Rome Johnson

021 G-925 LOVE FLEW OUT OF THE WINDOW Abbey 15041/ BACM CD D 413

022 G-926 A STAIN UPON MY HEART Abbey 15041 / BACM CD D 413

4 May 1952 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Rome Johnson (Rome Johnson [vcl/rh gt],+ Pee Wee King’s Golden West Cowboys)

023 K3375  MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK King 45-1098/ Cattle LP 88   BACM CD D 413

024 K3376  LOOK AT THE SEA 45-1077 /LP 871 Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

025 K3377  I WAS A FOOL TO LOVE YOU  45-1077 

026 K3378  FOOLISH ME FOR LOVIN‘ YOU  45-1098/ Cattle LP 88 BACM CD D 413

KING 871 SONGS OF RIVERS, OCEANS AND SEAS (1963)

1957 Sage and Sand Recording Studio, 1534 No. Wilcox Ave, Hollywood, CA - Rome Johnson and Roy Lanham Band (Rome Johnson [vcl/gt], Roy Lanham [gt] + unknown musicians)

027 TRUCK DRIVER’S BLUES Sage 45-250 Sims 110

028 WILD DESIRE Sage 45-250 Sims 110

Ca 1958 unknown – Rome Johnson

029 100 GEORGIA BLUES  Now 45-100/101/ BACM CD D 413

030 101 WOMEN AND WINE 45-100/101/ BACM CD D 413

ALBUMS

Cattle [GER] LP-88 Down In My Neck Of The Woods: Down In My Neck Of The Woods;    Rio Grande Valley;  The Waltz Of The Wind;  Someday You'll Thank Me;  Look At The Sea;  It's Funny Now (But It Wasn't Funny Then);  No One Will Ever Know; You Have Changed;  Foolish Me For Loving You; My Heart Is An Open Book; Forever And A Day; If I Didn't Love You; The Willow And Me; I Guess I've Been Asleep (For All Those Years);  Indiana Waltz – 86

BACM [UK] CD D 413 My Dream Boat Is Drifting: Foolish me For Loving You; Faded Love And Winter Roses; My Dream Boat Is Drifting; Georgia Blues; My Heart Is An Open Book; Forever And A Day; If I Didn’t Love You; The Willow And Me; I Guess I’ve Been Asleep (For All These Years); Indiana Waltz; No One Will Ever Know; There’s No Room In My heart For The Blues; Down In My Neck of The Woods; Women And Wine; Rio Grande Valley; A Stain Upon My Heart; What A Difference (Just A Year Can Make); Waltz Of the Wind; Love Flew Out Of The Window; Someday You’ll Thank Me; Look To The Sea; It’s Funny Now (But It Wasn’t Funny Then); You Have Changed - 13

SINGLES

MGM (1947-1949)

10068  Waltz Of The Winds / Someday You'll Thank Me – 08-47

10130  Indiana Waltz / I Guess I've Been Asleep (For All These Years) – 02-48

10181  It's Funny Now / No One Will Ever Know – 04-48

10235  My Dream Boat Is Drifting / There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues – 08-48

10385  Down In The Neck Of The Woods / Rio Grande Valley – 04-49

10482  The Willow And Me / You Have Changed – 08-49

K 10810  If I Didn’t Love You / Forever And A Day – 10-50

K 11480  Farther And Farther Apart/Midnight Waltz – 04-53

Abbey (1951)

15041x45 A Stain Upon My Heart /  Love Flew Out Of The Window - 51

King (1952)

45-1077 Look To The Sea / I Was A Fool To love You  - 08-52

45-1098 Foolish Me For Loving You / My Heart is An Open Book – 10-52

Sage (1957)

45-250 Truck Driver’s Blues / Wild Desire – 11-57 (rev. Nov. 11, reissued on Sims 110 in 1960)

Now (ca 1958)

45-100/101 Georgia Blues / Women And Wine – 58?