George Lindsey

George Smith Lindsey, *17-12-1928 Fairfield, AL, +06-05-2012

2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank

SESSIONS
26 May 1967 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (Goober of The Andy Griffith Show) (Producer: Audie Ashworth)
001 NCO 120117 CALL ME COUNTRY Columbia 4-44215
002 NCO 120118 THE WORLD'S BIGGEST WHOPPER Columbia 4-44215
4 April 1968 [no 13223] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (+ Jordanaires)
003 54634 MY GOAL FOR TODAY ST 2965
004 54635 SWEET THANG ST 2965
005 54636 WRITE ME R.F.D. ST 2965
006 54637 I AIN'T GOOD LOOKING (BUT I'M MIGHTY SWEET) ST 2965
5 April 1968 [no 13224] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (+ Jordanaires)
007 54638 THAT THERE'S BIG WITH ME ST 2965
008 54639 LOUISVILLE ST 2965
009 54640 GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE ST 2965
6 April 1968 [no 13225] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (+ Jordanaires)
010 54641 MY WAY OF LIFE ST 2965
011 54642 MOCCASIN BRANCH ST 2965
012 54643 I'LL LIVE HERE TILL I DIE ST 2965
013 54644 COTTON FIELDS (THE COTTON SONG) ST 2965
3 February 1969 [no 13272] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (Producer: Kelso Herston)
014 54793 96 MILES TO BAKERSFIELD 2450/ST-230
015 54794 PLASTIC SADDLE ST 230
016 54795 JUST LOVE HER 2572/ST 230
4 February 1969 [no 13273] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (Producer: Kelso Herston)
017 54796 I SPENT A YEAR WITH HER LAST NIGHT ST 230
018 54797 I AIN'T NOTHING LIKE YOU ST 230
019 54798 REMEMBER BACK WHEN 2572/ST-230
020 54799 EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST TOOTHPASTE ST 230
5 February 1969 [no 13274] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey (Producer: Kelso Herston)
021 54800 CHANGE OF WIFE ST 230
022 54801 IT‘S SUCH A PRETTY WORLD TODAY 2450/ST-230
023 54802 IF I HAD A BRAIN ST 230
024 54803 IT'LL BE ME ST 230
26 August 1969 [no 13339] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey
025 54993 MY HOME TOWN 2685
026 54994 FREAKED OUT 2685

Fall 1971 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – George Lindsey

027 JESUS JONES Epic 5-10821

028 MAMA Epic 5-10821

1974 poss. Nashville, TN – George Lindsey
029 311 I LIKE UGLY GIRLS Bryan B-1005

030 unknown title Bryan B-1005
Spring 1975 poss. Nashville, TN – George Lindsey
031 349 THEY DON'T KNOW WANT HURT B-1019

032 Unknown title B-1019

1982 Nashville, TN – George Lindsey

033 COMEDY STORIES  MCA 5353

ALBUMS
Capitol ST-2965 Goober Sings!: Introduction; Good Morning Sunshine; My Way Of Life; I Ain't Good Looking (But I'm Mighty Sweet); Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song); Sweet Thang; Moccasin Branch; Louisville; That There's Big With Me; I'll Live Here Till I Die; My Goal For Today; Write Me R.F.D – 08-68
Capitol ST-230 96 Miles To Bakersfield: 96 Miles To Bakersfield; It's Such A Pretty World Today; I Ain't Nothing Like You; Just Love Her; It'll Be Me; Remember Back When --Everything Else Is Just Toothpaste; If I Had A Brain; Change Of Wife; I Spent A Year With Her Last Night; Plastic Saddle – 04-69
MCA MCA-5353 George "Goober" Lindsey Goes To Town: Comedy Stories Peformed by George Lindsey part 1/ part 2 – 29-07-82 (MX MC-3159/60) 

SINGLES
Columbia (1967)
4-44215 Call Me Country / The World's Biggest Whopper - 07-67
Capitol (1969)
2450 96 Miles To Bakersfield / It's Such A Pretty World Today - 03-69
2572 Remember Back When / Just Love Her – 19-06-69
2685 Freaked Out / My Home Town - 10-69
Epic (1971)
5-10821 Jesus Jones / Mama - 11-71
Bryan (1974-75)
B-1005 I Like Ugly Girls / ? – 74
B-1019 They Don't Know Want Hurt / ? – 05-75

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

Rosslyn Mountain Boys

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1976 unknown – The Rosslyn Mountain Boys (Tommy Hannum [vcl/gt/steel/dobro], Joe Triplett [vcl/rh gt/harmonica], Barry Foley [el bass], Bob Berberich [drums/bck vcl], Peter Bonta [piano/el gt/organ/synthesizer/bck vcl])

001 RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES Adelphi AD 2010

002 BEEN AWHILE Adelphi AD 2010 Sosumi 2503

003 WITH ONE STONE Adelphi AD 2010

004 GERRY'S VELVET HARDHAT Adelphi AD 2010

005 FAITHFUL LOVER Adelphi AD 2010  

006 MY FRIEND THE GLASS Adelphi AD 2010

007 TEN YEARS TIME Adelphi AD 2010  

008 ONE WRITER Adelphi AD 2010  

009 NOTHING EVER HURT ME HALF AS BAD AS LOSING YOU Adelphi AD 2010  

010 CRYIN' BY THE RADIO Adelphi AD 2010

Ca 1981 unknown – The Rosslyn Mountain Boys

011 GOIN' WEST Schizophonic SR 0001  Sosumi 2503

012 TELL ME YOU'RE FALLIN', TOO Schizophonic SR 0001  Sosumi 2503

013 BAD CONNECTION Schizophonic SR 0001

014 TURN THE JUKE BOX UP LOUDER Schizophonic SR 0001 Sosumi 2503

015 DAY I LOVE YOU Schizophonic SR 0001  

016 NORFOLK AND WESTERN Schizophonic SR 0001  

017 SECRET’ Schizophonic SR 0001

018 SOUTHWIND Schizophonic SR 0001

019 SEPTEMBER STORM Schizophonic SR 0001   Sosumi 2503

020 PINK THUNDERBIRD Schizophonic SR 0001

Unknown details – The Rosslyn Mountain Boys

021 HEY, HEY (DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE MY LOVE?)  Sosumi 2503

022 WHEN I STARTED LOVING YOU  Sosumi 2503  

023 ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL  Sosumi 2503

024 WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME  Sosumi 2503

025 BEFORE YOUR TIME  Sosumi 2503  

026 HONKY TONK HEAVEN  Sosumi 2503

027 LOVE THANG  Sosumi 2503

ALBUMS

Adelphi  AD 2010 The Rosslyn Mountain Boys: Right Before My Eyes; Been Awhile; With One Stone; Gerry's Velvet Hardhat; Faithful Lover; My Friend The Glass; Ten Years Time; One Writer; Nothing Ever Hurt Me Half As Bad As Losing You; Cryin' By The Radio – 76

Schizophonic SR-0001 Lone Outsider: Goin' West; Tell Me You're Fallin'; Bad Connection; Turn The Juke Box Up Louder; Day I Love You; Norfolk And Western; Secret’; Southwind; September Storm; Pink Thunderbird – 82

Sosumi 2503 Different Skyline: Hey, Hey (Do You Think You Can Take My Love?); When I Started Loving You;  Goin' West;  All For The Love Of A Girl; What's Wrong With Me;  Before Your Time;  Honky Tonk Heaven;  September Storm;  Love Thang;  Tell Me You're Falling, Too;  Turn The Jukebox Up Louder;  Been Awhile – 19-01-06