Felix Hodges, *1923 Bogue Chitto, MS, +1979;Ralph Hodges, *1927 Bogue Chitto, MS, +1976;
James Hodges, *13-03-1932 Bogue Chitto, MS; John White, *12-04-1902 Bell County, KY, +26-11-1992
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
1 December 1951 Musician‘s Union Hall, Jackson, MS – Hodges
Brothers (Ralph Hodges [vcl/gt], Felix Hodges [2nd vcl/mandolin], James Hodges
[gt])
001 DRC-76 MY HEART FEEL AT HER FEET Trumpet No. 160
002 DRC-77 IT WON‘T
BE LONG Trumpet 160/ CD-9037
ca. July 1956 poss WAPF Radio Station, McComb, MS – Hodges
Brothers (Ralph Hodges [vcl/gt], James Hodges [rh gt], John White [bass], Felix
Hodges [bck vcl])
003 I’M GONNA ROCK SOME TOO Mississippi 574
004 BECAUSE I LOVED YOU SO Mississippi 574
1958 unknown – The Hodges Brothers Band
005 E 4845 SEARCHING MY DREAMS FOR YOU Whispering Pines
45-200
006 E 4846 I DREAM OF LOVING YOU Whispering Pines 45-200
1958 unknown – Ralph Hodges and The Hodges Brothers Band
007 JO7W-1610 HONEY TALK 45-201
008 JO7W-1611 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 45-201
19 July 1960 WAPF Radio Station, McComb, MS – The Hodges
Brothers (James Hodges [vcl-2/gt], Ralph Hodges [vcl-1/mandolin/gt], John White
[bass], Felix Hodges [fiddle])
009 WATERMELON HANGIN' ON THE VINE -1 Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
010 BILE DEM CABBAGE DOWN –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
011 GATHERING FLOWERS ON THE HILLSIDE -2 Arhoolie F 5001 CD-9037
012 WAIT FOR THE WAGON –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001
013 CHARMIN' BETSY -2 Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
014 BOGUE CHITTO FLINGDING –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
015 GOING DOWN THE ROAD FEELING BAD -2 Arhoolie F 5001
016 CARROLL COUNTY BLUES –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
017 SIX WHITE HORSES -1 Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
018 MOUNTAIN DEW -2 Arhoolie F 5001
December 1960 WAPF Radio Station, McComb, MS – The Hodges
Brothers (James Hodges [vcl-1/gt], Ralph Hodges [mandolin/gt], John White
[bass], Felix Hodges [vcl-2/fiddle])
019 ON THE BANKS OF THE OHIO -1 Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
020 HOOKNOSE IN TOWN -1 Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
021 LONESOME VALLEY -1-2 Arhoolie F 5001 CD-9037
022 IDA RED –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
023 NEVER ALONE WALTZ –instr.- Arhoolie F 5001 5001 CD-9037
April 1961 WAPF Radio Station, McComb, MS – The Hodges
Brothers (James Hodges [vcl/gt], Ralph Hodges [mandolin/gt], John White [bass],
Felix Hodges [fiddle])
024 HEAVENLY LIGHT IS SHINING ON ME Arhoolie F 5001
1969 WAPF Radio Station, McComb, MS – The Hodges Brothers (James
Hodges [vcl-1/gt], Ralph Hodges [vcl-1/mandolin/gt], John White [bass], Felix
Hodges [vcl-2/fiddle])
025 MISSISSIPPI BABY -1-2
Arhoolie 5001 CD-9037
026 THE LEAVES IS FALLING ON THE GROUND -1 Arhoolie 5001 CD-9037
027 FIFTY YEARS WALTZ –instr.- Arhoolie 5001 CD-9037
028 IT WON’T BE LONG
-1 Arhoolie 5001 CD-9037
029 LITTLE CHURCH HOUSE ON THE HILL –instr.- Arhoolie 5001 CD-9037
Unknown date – The Hodges Brothers
030 JACK’S BACK IN TOWN –instr.- CD-9037
031 BOGUE CHITTO WALTZ –instr.- CD-9037
032 EVERYBODY’S ROCKIN’ CD-9037
033 THE BUBBLE GUM BOOGIE –instr.- CD-9037
ALBUMS
Arhoolie F 5001 Watermelon Hangin’On The Vine: Watermelon
Hangin' On The Vine; Bile Dem Cabbage Down; Gathering Flowers On The Hillside; Wait For
The Wagon; Charmin' Betsy; Bogue Chitto Flingding; Going Down The Road
Feeling Bad; Carroll County Blues; On The Banks Of The Ohio; Hooknose In Town; Lonesome Valley; Ida Red; Never
Alone Waltz; Heavenly Light Is Shining
On Me; Six White Horses; Mountain Dew – 62
Arhoolie 5001 Watermelon Hangin’On The Vine: Mississippi Baby;
The Leaves Is Falling On The Ground; Fifty Years Waltz; It Wont Be Long; Bile
Dem Cabbage Down; On The Banks Of The Ohio;
Hooknose In Town; Carrol County Blues; Watermelon Hangin' On The Vine; Little
Church House On The Hill; Charmin' Betsy; Never Alone Waltz; Bogue Chitto Flingding; Six
White Horses; Ida Red – 71 (reissue of F 5001 with some different tracks. CD
reissue in 2003 on CD-9037 with bonus tracks: Lonesome Valley; Bogue Chitto
Waltz; Everbody’s Rockin’; The Bubble Gum Boogie; It won’t Be Long)
Orchard X1718 Ralph's Old Time Songbook: Intro; No More
Goodbyes; For The Rest Of My Life; Talk w/Tex; I Wish I Was Single Again; Blind
as a Bat in Love; Pray For The Lights To Go Out; It Had To Be You; Those
Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine; Talk w/Tex; Hold Me a
Little Closer; Little Shirt That Mother Made For Me; Ace In the Hole – 20-07-99
Ralph Hodges (radio show)
SINGLES
Trumpet (1951)
No. 160 It Won’t Be Long / My Heart Feel At her Feet – 51
Mississippi (1956)
45-574 I’m Gonna Rock Some Too / Because I Loved You So –
10-56
Whispering Pines (1958)
45-200 Searching My Dreams For You / I Dream Of Loving You –
58 (rev. Sept. 21, 1959)
45-201 Honey Talk / I’ll Always Love You – 58 Ralph Hodges
(JO7W-1610/11
