Les Hall

Lester Delano Hall, *Prestonburg, KY

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorstwith help of http://www.ibiblio.org/hillwilliam/BGdiscography

SESSIONS

ca 1968/1970 unknown – Les Hall and The Bluegrass Mastertone Boys

001 I'M LONGING FOR YOU  REM 438

002 WILDWOOD FLOWER  438  450
003 SAND GAP 447 450

004 MEMORIES TONIGHT  447
005 DARK HOLLOW  REM 462

006 STEAMBOAT WHISTLE BLUES  REM 462

007 KENTUCKY PARKWAY 464

008 YOU'D BETTER GET RIGHT LITTLE DARLING  464

009 IT'S TOO BAD THAT YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR ME 470

010 WAYFARING STRANGER 470

According to some sources 9 singles were issued

1974 poss. Mastertones Recording Studio, Medway, OH – Les Hall and The Mastertones (Lester Delano Hall and unknown musicians)

021 KENTUCKY PARKWAY   Round Robin 103

022 KICKING MULE   Round Robin 103

023 HIGHWAY OF SORROW   Round Robin 103

024 LOVE OH PLEASE COME HOME   Round Robin 103

025 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY   Round Robin 103

026 SOME OLE DAY   Round Robin 103

027 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME   Round Robin 103

028 THE COLD HARD FACTS OF LIFE   Round Robin 103

029 OUT IN THE COLD WORLD   Round Robin 103

030 LONESOME DAY  Round Robin 103

1977 Mastertones Recording Studio, Medway, OH – Les Hall and The Mastertones (Lester Delano Hall [ld vcl-exc-1/mandolin], Wilbur Carpenter [ld vcl-1/gt], Don Smedley [banjo], Charlie Shelton [bass], Bill Moats [fiddle-exc-2], Roy Vezza [fiddle-2])

031 KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOME   Jalyn JLP-180             

032 SITTING ON AN OLD BARSTOOL -1   Jalyn JLP-180         

033 BETTER TIMES A COMING -1   Jalyn JLP-180              

034 THIS HEART OF MINE   Jalyn JLP-180                 

035 IF I SHOULD WANDER BACK TONIGHT -1   Jalyn JLP-180    

036 MASTERTONES   Jalyn JLP-180                        

037 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG -2  Jalyn JLP-180                 

038 TRAIN 45   Jalyn JLP-180                           

039 SARA JANE   Jalyn JLP-180                           

040 FOUR WALLS -1  Jalyn JLP-180                         

041 MAKE ME A PALLET ON THE FLOOR   Jalyn JLP-180      

042 ROLL ON BUDDY   Jalyn JLP-180                      

043 RED HEN BOOGIE   Jalyn JLP-180                     

044 NOBODY'S LOVE IS LIKE MINE  Jalyn JLP-180                             

1979 poss. Mastertones Recording Studio, Medway, OH – Les Hall and The Mastertones (Lester Delano Hall and unknown musicians)

045 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD Gateway 1178  

046 TRAIL OF SORROW Gateway 1178

047 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME Gateway 1178

048 MARY ANN Gateway 1178

049 THE OLD, OLD HOUSE Gateway 1178 

050 WILL YOU BE LOVIN'ANOTHER MAN Gateway 1178 

051 I WISH I LOVED SOMEBODY ELSE Gateway 1178

052 YOU'RE NO LONGER A SWEETHEART OF MINE Gateway 1178

053 LONG BLACK VEIL Gateway 1178

054 DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME I'M A RAMBLER Gateway 1178 

055 MILWAUKEE HERE I COME Gateway 1178 

056 IT'S TOO BAD THAT YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR ME Gateway 1178   

ALBUMS

Round Robin 103 Kentucky Parkway:  Kentucky Parkway; Kicking Mule; Highway Of Sorrow; Love Oh Please Come Home; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Some Ole Day; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; Cold Hard Facts Of Life; Out In The Cold World; Lonesome Day - 74  (MX 18714/)

Jalyn JLP-180 Kentucky Mountain Home: Kentucky Mountain Home; Sitting On An Old Barstool; Better Times A Coming; This Heart Of Mine; If I Should Wander Back Tonight; Mastertones; Black Mountain Rag; Train 45; Sara Jane;  Four Walls; Make Me A Pallet On The Floor;  Roll On Buddy;  Red Hen Boogie;  Nobody's Love Is Like Mine - 77                             

Gateway 1178 Sitting On Top Of The World:  Sitting On Top Of The World;  Trail Of Sorrow; I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name; Mary Ann; The Old, Old House; Will You Be Lovin'Another Man; I Wish I Loved Somebody Else; You're No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine; Long Black Veil; Don't Fall In Love With Me I'm A Rambler; Milwaukee Here I Come; It's Too Bad That You're No Good For Me  – 79

One more album exists – details unknown (possibly REM Records)

REM (1968-)

438 I'm Longing For You / Wildwood Flower - 68

447 Sand Gap / Memories Tonight – 68

450 Sand Gap / Wildwood Flower - 69
462 Dark Hollow / Steamboat Whistle Blues – 69

464 Kentucky Parkway / You'd Better Get Right Little Darling – 69

470 It's Too Bad That You're No Good For Me / [The Powell Brothers:] Wayfaring Stranger - ca 70