Jimmie Williams 2

*07-03-1930 Hamilton, OH

2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1954 poss. E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Jimmie Williams
001 45-1-54 HEY, HEY LITTLE DREAMBOAT Acorn 154/254

002 45-2-54 MY SISTERS ARE CRYING (AND I'M CRYING TOO)  Acorn 154/254

14 January 1955 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Jimmie Williams
003 55-S-238/55-XY-166 I WOULDN’T HURT YOU FOR THE WORLD MGM K12074
004 55-S-239/55-XY-167 DON’T COME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR K12074
005 55-S-240/55-XY-168 THESE BLUES ARE ALL OVER YOU  K11938
006 55-S-241/55-XY-169 NO ONE KNOWS  K11938
2 October 1955 RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN - Jimmie Williams
007 55-S-708/55-XY-603 WHERE WILL I SHELTER MY SHEEP?  K12262
008 55-S-709/55-XY-604 ALPHA AND OMEGA  K12262
009 55-S-710/55-XY-605 MY SUSPICIOUS MIND  K12150
010 55-S-711/55-XY-606 GO AHEAD AND MAKE ME CRY  K12150
12 September 1956 unknown- Jimmie Williams
011 56-S-661/56-XY-445 WE‘RE DRIFTING FARTHER APART  K12362/ BACM CD D 413
012 56-S-662/56-XY-446 WITHOUT ME  K12465/ BACM CD D 413
013 56-S-663/56-XY-447 THROWING MY LIFE AWAY K12362
014 56-S-664/56-XY-448 PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE  K12465/ BACM CD D 413
27 April 1957 Cincinnati, OH - Jimmie Williams
015 57-XY-354/57-S-354 AGAIN  K12498/BACM CD D 413
016 57-XY-355/57-S-355 IF YOU‘RE LOOKIN‘ FOR LOVE  K12596
017 57-XY-356/57-S-356 DO YOU KNOW  K12596
018 57-XY-357/57-S-357 YOU CAN‘T MAKE ME CRY  K12498/ BACM CD D 413

Jimmie Williams recorded after 1957, some info in singles list

ALBUMS

BACM [UK] CD D 414 Paddle Your Own Canoe: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive; Kaw-Liga; Again; You Can’t Make Me Cry; Paddle Your Own Canoe; Without Me; We’re Drifting Farther Apart; Yopur Cheating heart; Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes; Let Me Know; Eddy’s Song; Lonely Tombs; Precious Memories; I Can’t Stop Loving You; Making Believe; Satisfied Mind; The Window Up Above; Crazy Arms; No tears In heaven; The Old Rugged Cross; More Pretty Girls Than One; Barbara Allen; You Win Again; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Mansion On The Hill; John Henry; Amazing Grace; Where Could I Go But To The Lord - 13

SINGLES
Acorn (1954)

145/254 Hey, Hey Little Dreamboat / My Sisters Are Crying (And I'm Crying Too) - 54

MGM (1955-57)                
K 11938 These Blues Are All Over You / No One Knows - 03-55
K 12074 Don't Come Knocking At My Door / I Wouldn't Hurt You For The World - 09-55
K 12150 My Suspicious Mind / Go Ahead And Make Me Cry - 12-55
K 12262 Alpha And Omega / Where Will I Shelter My Sheep? - 05-56
K 12362 Throwing My Life Away / We're Drifting Further Apart - 10-56
K 12465 Without Me / Paddle Your Own Canoe - 03-57
K 12498 You Can't Make Me Cry / Again - 06-57
K 12596 Do You Know / If You're Lookin' For Love - 01-58

Top Tunes (1950s?)

302 Goin‘ Steady; I’ll Never Get Out Od This World Alive / Kaw-Liga; Your Cheatin‘ Heart

303 Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes; Let Me Know / Eddy’s Song; Kaw-Liga

Jimmie Williams Sings (1962)

10 Cold Cold Heart; Jambalaya; Your Cheating Heart / You Win Again; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Mansion On The Hill - 62    [MX 7483/4]

11 I Can’t Stop Loving You;  Singin The Blues; Making Believe / Satisfied Mind; The Window Up Above; Crazy Arms - 62  [MX 7485/6]

12 No Tears In Heaven; Precious Memories; I Saw The Light / Someone To Care; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Jesus Remembered Me - 62 [MX 7487/88]

13 House Od Gold; The Old Rgged Cross; Peace In The Valley / Dust On The Bible; Life's Railway To Heaven; Great Speckled Bird - 62  [MX 7489/90]

14 Lonely Tombs; Amazing Grace; Hold To God's Unchanging Hand / Softly And Tenderly; Where Could I Go But To The Lord; Have Thine Own Way Lord? - 62     [MX 8659/60]

15 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; Take My Hand Precious Lord; When The Saints Go Marching In / Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life; Molly Darling; Steel Guitar Rag - 62

16 Down The Road; More Pretty Girls Than One; Barbara Allen / John Henry; Four Walls; Foggy River - 62  [MX 8663/4]

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?

Whitey McPherson

Edmond Whitey McPherson, *1923, +16-12-1989

By Kevin Coffey, Thieu Van DeVorst, Tony Russell, Mario Manciotti

SESSIONS

27 March 1937 Los Angeles, CA – The Rhythm Wreckers (Whitey McPherson [vcl-1/gt], Danny Stewart [steel], Francis Palmer [bass], Ben Pollack [drums], ? [piano], Muggsy Spaniere [cornet], Ben Kanter [clarinet])

001 LA 1290-A NEVER NO MO‘BLUES Vocalion 03523 Columbia-Lucky 60521/BACM CD D 412

002 LA 1291-A ST. LOUIS BLUES -1  Vocalion 03566 Columbia-Lucky 60309/ BACM CD D 412

003 LA 1292-A BLUE YODEL NO. 2 (MY LOVIN‘ GAL LUCILLE) -1 Vocalion 03566 Columbia-Lucky 60433

000 LA-1293-A 12TH STREET RAG  Vocalion 3523/ BACM CD D 412

9 June 1937 Los Angeles, CA – The Rhythm Wreckers (Whitey McPherson [vcl-1/gt], Danny Stewart [steel], Francis Palmer [bass], Ben Pollack [drums], ? [piano], Muggsy Spaniere [cornet], Ben Kanter [clarinet])

004 LA 1346-A RED-HEADED MUSIC MAKER -1  Vocalion 03670 Columbia-Lucky 60334/ BACM CD D 412

005 LA 1347-B BLUE YODEL NO. 1 -1  Vocalion 03642 Columbia-Lucky 60334/ BACM CD D 412

000 LA 1348-A MARIE Vocalion 3608/ BACM CD D 412

17 June 1937 Los Angeles, CA – The Rhythm Wreckers (Whitey McPherson [vcl/gt], Danny Stewart [steel], Ben Pollack [drums] + unknown musicians, ? [piano], Muggsy Spaniere [cornet], Ben Kanter [clarinet])

006 LA 1349-A BLUE YODEL NO. 3 Vocalion 03670 Columbia-Lucky 60521/BACM CD D 412

007 LA 1350-A DESERT BLUES  Vocalion 03642 Columbia-Lucky 60433/ BACM CD D 412

9 November 1937 Los Angeles, CA – Whitey McPherson (Whitey McPherson [vcl/gt], Danny Stewart [steel], Francis Palmer [bass], Ben Pollack [drums], ? [piano], Muggsy Spaniere [cornet], Ben Kanter [clarinet])

008 LA 1518-A BRAKEMAN BLUES  03937/ BACM CD D 412

009 LA 1519-A OLD FASHIONED LOVE  03937/ BACM CD D 412

010 LA 1520-A MEANEST THING BLUES  ARC 801645 03883/ BACM CD D 412

011 LA 1521-A LITTLE LADY   ARC 801645 03883/ BACM CD D 412

2 April 1938 Los Angeles, CA – Whitey McPherson (+ Rhythm Wreckers)

012 LA 1620-B AM I BLUE?  04339/ BACM CD D 412

013 LA 1621-B BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES  04245/Rare-Arts WLP 1002*  BACM CD D 412

014 LA 1623-B TROUBLE IN MIND  04245/ BACM CD D 412

015 LA 1624-A BLUE YODEL NO. 5  04339/ BACM CD D 412

*titled MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES with wrong recording date 1931

RARE-ARTS WLP 1002 THOSE AUTHENTIC BEVERLY HILL BILLIES

Late 1980’s [live] Bristol Farms, Palos Verdes, CA – Whitey McPherson

CAB DRIVER  BACM CD D 412  

GEORGIA ON MY MIND  BACM CD D 412  

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY  BACM CD D 412  

Late 1980’s [live] home recordings – Whitey McPherson

MISTY  BACM CD D 412  

MONA LISA  BACM CD D 412  

COOL MY LOVE 

BACM CD D 412  

MACK THE KNIFE  BACM CD D 412  

EVELYN  BACM CD D 412  

UP A LAZY RIVER  BACM CD D 412

ALBUMS

BACM [UK] CD D 412 Whitey McPherson and The Rhythm Wreckers: [ARC:] Never No Mo‘ Blues; St. Louis Blues; Blue Yodel No. 2; 12th Street Rag; Red-Headed Music Maker; Blue Yodel No.l; Marie; Blue Yodel No.3; Desert Blues;  Brakeman Blues; Old Fashioned Love; Meanest Thing Blues; Little Lady; Am I Blue; Blue Ridge Mountain Blues; Trouble In Mind; Blue Yodel No.5; [1980’s:] Cab Driver; Georgia On My mind; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Misty; Mona Lisa; Cool My Love; Mack The Knife; Evelyn; Up A Lazy River - 13

SINGLES

ARC (1937)

Vocalion

3523 Never No Mo‘Blues / [Rhythm Wreckers without W.M.] - 37

3566 St. Louis Blues / Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin‘ Gal Lucille) - 37

03642 Blue Yodel No. 1 / Desert Blues - 37

03670 Red-Headed Music Maker /  Blue Yodel No. 3 - 37

03883 Meanest Thing Blues /  Little Lady – 01-38 (also on ARC 8-01-64)

03937 Brakeman Blues / Old Fashioned Love - 38

04245 Blue Ridge Mountain Blues / Trouble In Mind 

04339 Am I Blue? / Blue Yodel No. 5 

Columbia-Lucky

60309 St. Louis Blues /  [not W.M] – 38?

60334  Red-Headed Music Maker  / Blue Yodel No. 1 – 38?

60433  Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin‘ Gal Lucille) /  Desert Blues   – 38?

60521 Never No Mo‘Blues / Blue Yodel No. 3 – 38?