Curly Putman

Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr., *20-11-1930 Princeton, Jackson County, AL, +30-10-2016

3rd version

By Michel Ruppli, Chris Huskey, Praguefrank

Name of the singer is often spelled as Putnam (especially on composer credits). I listed Putman as is showed on the most of his records

SESSIONS

ca. December 1959 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Curly Putman
001 K8OW-0926/L9OW-4138* FORSAKEN Cherokee CR-504 Everest 19334*
002 K8OW-0927/L9OW-4139* THE PRISON SONG Cherokee CR-504 Everest 19334* PC
23 March 1967 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Buddy Killen)
003 13921 HURTIN' LIKE A HEARTACHE 45-10934/ABCS-618 OMNI-172
004 13922 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS 45-10934/ABCS-618 OMNI-172
005 13923 WHAT I'D GIVE TO BE THE WIND ABCS-618 OMNI-172
21 August 1967 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Buddy Killen)
006 14212 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME ABCS-618 OMNI-172
007 14213 I'M NOT THE BOY I USED TO BE ABCS-618 OMNI-172
008 14214 HUMMIN' A HEARTACHE 45-10984/ABCS-618 OMNI-172
22 August 1967 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Buddy Killen)
009 14215 RIGHT STRAIGHT IN THE EYE ABCS-618 OMNI-172
010 14216 JAILBIRDS CAN'T FLY ABCS-618 OMNI-172
011 14217 UNTOUCHABLE YOU 45-11050/ABCS-618 OMNI-172
012 14218 SET ME FREE 45-10984/ ABCS-618 OMNI-172
10 January 1968 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Paul Cohen)
013 14665 TAKE IT ALL OFF 45-11095/ABCS-686 OMNI-172
014 14666 HAPPY SHOES 45-11095/ABCS-686 OMNI-172
23 January 1968 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Paul Cohen)
015 14675 BIG SILVER WINGS ABCS-686 OMNI-172
016 14676 LITTLE BITTY SOLDIER BOYS 45-11050/ OMNI-172
6 November 1968 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Paul Cohen)
017 15426 YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK 11238/ABC-686 OMNI-172
018 15427 WILD STREAK 45-11238
019 15428 TALKING TO THE GRASS ABCS-686 OMNI-172
020 15429 SAN FRANCISCO SUN 45-11179/ABCS-686 OMNI-172
18 November 1968 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman (Producer: Paul Cohen)
021 15463 IF I EVER GET THAT CLOSE AGAIN 45-11179/ABCS-686 OMNI-172
022 15464 WHO LOVES WHO ABCS-686 OMNI-172
023 15465 JUST FOR YOU ABCS-686 OMNI-172
024 15466 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE ABCS-686 OMNI-172
025 15467 D-I-V-O-R-C-E ABCS-686 OMNI-172
4 March 1970 [10:00-13:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Curly Putman (Curly Putman [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Jerry Smith [piano], Don Sheffield [trumpet], + vocal chorus. Producer: Chet Atkins)
026 ZWA4-1036 YOU LOVE ME INTO STAYING RCA Victor 74-0577
027 ZWA4-1037 ARMY OF HEARTACHES 47-9850
028 ZWA4-1038 COUNTRY DREAMS 47-9910
20 March 1970 [14:00-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Curly Putman (Pete Wade [gt], Kelso Hurston [gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Weldon Myrick [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], Don Sheffield [trumpet], + vocal chorus. Producer: Chet Atkins)
029 ZWA4-1071 WOKE UP A STRANGER 47-9910
030 ZWA4-1072 I KNOW THE END IF THE WORLD (WHEN I SEE IT) unissued
031 ZWA4-1073 WAITING FOR THAT NEX TRAINBOW 47-9850
21 December 1970 [14:00-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Curly Putman (Grady Martin [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Ralph Gallant [drums], Beegie Cruser [piano], + vocal chorus. Producer: Chet Atkins)
032 ZWA4-2044 DIDN’T WE TRY unissued
033 ZWA4-2045 DANNY THE D.J. 47-9959
034 ZWA4-2046 GOIN' HOME BLUES 47-9959
7 May 1971 [10:00-13:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Curly Putman (Chet Atkins [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Jerry Smith [piano], Lee Womack [organ], Johnny Gimble [fiddle]. Producer: Chet Atkins)
035 AWA4-1476 MY MIND STAYS ON THE ONE TIME 48-1004
036 AWA4-1477 DIVORCE SALE 48-1004
037 AWA4-1478 OLD RAMBLIN' ALABAMA ME 74-0577
2010 Nashville, TN – Curly Putman, w.  Deborah Allen [-1], Dolly Parton [-2], Sarah Johns [-3] (Curly Putman [vcl], Pat McGrath [ac gt], James Mitchell [el gt], Mike Johnson [steel], Glenn Worf [bass gt], Eddie Bayers [drums], Adam Engelhardt [percussion], Eric Darken [percussion/ xylophone/vibraphone], Glen Duncan [fiddle/mandolin/ac gt], John Barlow Jarvis [piano], Mike Rojas [keyboards/ organ/Wurlitzer/accordion], John Wesley Ryles, Ronnie Bowman, Garnet Imes Bowman [bck vcl]. Producer: Curly Putman, Adam Engelhardt)
038 OLDER THE VIOLIN; ONLY OKLAHOMA AWAY -1
039 RADIO LOVER
040 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME
041 MADE FOR LOVING YOU -2
042 THAT RUNAWAY WOMAN
043 MAGNOLIA IN THE SNOW
044 WINO THE CLOWN
045 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS -3
046 COULDN'T LOVE HAVE PICKED A BETTER PLACE TO DIE
047 FOOTPRINTS
tracks above issued on album Write 'em Sad - Sing 'em Lonesome


ALBUMS

ABC-Paramount ABC/ABCS-618 Lonesome Country Of Curly Putman: I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be; Hummin' A Heartache; Green, Green Grass Of Home; Hurtin' Like A Heartache; My Elusive Dreams; Right Straight In The Eye; Jailbirds Can't Fly; Untouchable You; Set Me Free; What I'd Give To Be The Wind – 10-67
ABC-Paramount ABCS-686 Curly Putman's World Of Country Music: San Francisco Sun; Just For You; You Can Always Come Back; Talking To The Grass; Take It All Off; If I Ever Get That Close Again; Happy Shoes; Who Loves Who; Love Of The Common People; D-I-V-O-R-C-E; Big Silver Wings - 69
Curly Putman ? (UPC643157413097) Write 'em Sad - Sing 'em Lonesome: Older the Violin; Only Oklahoma Away (feat. Deborah Allen); Radio Lover; Green, Green Grass of Home; Made For Loving You (feat. Dolly Parton); That Runaway Woman; Magnolia In the Snow; Wino the Clown; My Elusive Dreams (feat. Sarah Johns); Couldn't Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die; Footprints – 10

Omni [AUS] OMNI-172 Curly Putman’s World of Country Music/Lonesome Country: I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be; Hummin' A Heartache; Green, Green Grass Of Home; Hurtin' Like A Heartache; My Elusive Dreams; Right Straight In The Eye; Jailbirds Can't Fly; Untouchable You; Set Me Free; What I'd Give To Be the Wind; San Francisco Sun; Just for You; You Can Always Come Back; Talking To The Grass; Take It All Off; If I Ever Get That Close Again; Happy Shoes; Who Loves Who; Love Of The Common People; D-I-V-O-R-C-E; Big Silver Wings; Little Bitty Soldier Boys* - 18-06-13 (*previously unissued on album)

SINGLES

Cherokee (1959)
CR-504 The Prison Song / Forsaken - 02-60 (reissued on Everest 19334)
ABC (1967-69)
45-10934 My Elusive Dreams / Hurtin' Like A Heartache - 06-67
45-10984 Set Me Free / Hummin' A Heartache -10-67
45-11050 Little Bitty Soldier Boys / Untouchable You - 02-68
45-11095 Happy Shoes / Take It All Off - 06-68
45-11179 San Francisco Sun / If I Ever Get That Close Again - 01-69
45-11238 Wild Sterak / You Can Always Come Back - 07-69
RCA Victor (1970-71)
47-9850 Army Of Heartaches / Waiting For That Next Rainbow -05-70
47-9910 Country Dreams / Woke Up With A Stranger - 10-70
47-9959 Danny The D.J. / Goin' Home Blues – 25-01-71
48-1004 Divorce Sale / My Mind Stays On The One Time - 07-71
74-0577 Old Ramblin' Alabama Me / You Love Me Into Staying - 11-71

Bomshel

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS see also Buffy Lawson

2006 Nashville, TN – Bomshel (Buffy Lawson [vcl], Kristy Osmunson [gt/mandolin/fiddle] + unknown musicians)

001 BOMSHEL STOMP D2-73285

002 OH BABY

003 HILLBILLY LOVE SONG

004 CALLING ALL ANGELS

005 THE BOX

006 POWER OF ONE

007 WHISKEY

008 SCRATCH

009 BE YOURSELF

010 IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FINGER LICKIN' GRITS AND CHICKEN COUNTRY MUSIC LOVE SONG D2-73285

011 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

012 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA

013 AIN'T MY DAY TO CARE D2-73285

Tracks above recorded for unissued album Bomshel Stomp

2007 [soundtrack Evan Almighty] unknown – Bomshel (Buffy Lawson [vcl], Kristy Osmunson [gt/mandolin/fiddle] + unknown musicians)

014 THE POWER OF ONE Curb D2-79013

ca early 2009 Curb Studio, Nashville, TN/ Kristy's House, Nashville, TN/ River Row, Nashville, TN/ Ruckus Room, Nashville, TN – Bomshel (Kelley Shepard [vcl], Kristy Osmunson [gt/ mandolin/ fiddle/ strings] + John Willis [gt/ banjo], Danny Rader [gt], Gary Burnette [ac gt], Michael Spriggs [ac gt], Trey Hill [ac gt], Russ Pahl [el gt/dobro/ banjo], Chuck Howard [el gt/percussion/ programming], Striker Howard [el gt], Pat Buchanan [el gt], Adam Shoenfeld [el gt], Brent Mason [el gt], Jonathan Yudkin [banjo/ mandolin], Ronnie Yates/ Rich Redmond/ Greg Morrow/ Shawn Fichter/ Brian Pruitt/ Chad Cromwell [drums], Paul Scholten [percussion], Howard Duck/ Michael Rojas [piano/ keyboards])

015 19 AND CRAZY Curb Halleluy’all EP /D2-78946  

016 JUST FINE Curb D2-78946  

017 ARIZONA Curb D2-73391/D2-78946   

018 FIGHT LIKE A GIRL Curb D2-73391/D2-78946

019 JUST THIS WAY Curb D2-78946

020 KARMA IS A FEMALE DOG Curb D2-78946

021 LOVE ME FOR ME Curb D2-78946

022 YOU Curb D2-78946  

023 THANK YOU Curb D2-78946  

024 JUST A GIRL Curb D2-78946  

025 FIDDLE Curb D2-78946

026 SLOWDOWN Wal-mart bonus

027 CHEATER CHEATER D2-73391 Halleluy’all EP

2012 unknown  – Bomshel (Kelley Shepard [vcl], Kristy Osmunson [gt/ mandolin/ fiddle/ strings] + unknown musicians)

028 HALLELUY'ALL

029 IF I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO MUCH

030 CANOE

Tracks above issued on EP Halleluy’all

ALBUMS

Curb ? Bomshel Stomp: Bomshel Stomp;  Oh Baby;Ain't My Day To Care;Hillbilly Love Song; Calling All Angels;The Box; Power Of One; Whiskey; Scratch; Be Yourself; It Was Absolutely Finger Lickin' Grits And Chicken Country Music Love Song; The One That Got Away; The Devil Went Down To Georgia - 07 unissued

Curb D2-78946 Fight Like a Girl: 19 and Crazy;  Just Fine; Arizona;  Fight Like a Girl; Just This Way; Karma Is a Female Dog; Love Me for Me; You; Thank You;  Just a Girl;  Fiddle - 20-10-09 (version for Wal-Mart includes bonus track Slowdown; reissued in 2011 on Curb D2-79163)       

EPs

No label

Bomshel Stomp: Bomshel Stomp; It Was an Absolutely Finger Lickin', Grits and Chicken Country Music; Ain't My Day to Care - 06 (reissued in Nov. 2006 on Curb D2-73285)

Curb

D2-73391 Fight Like a Girl: Fight Like a Girl; Cheater Cheater; Arizona - 14-04-09       

? Halleluy'all: Halleluy'All;  If I Didn't Love You So Much; Canoe;  Cheater Cheater;  19 and Crazy- 03-07-12            

Buffy Lawson

*Lexington, KY

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS  also member of Bomshel

1996 poss. Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN – Neil Diamond and Buffy Lawson

001 MARRY ME Columbia CK 67382

COLUMBIA CK 67382 TENNESSEE MOON (1996)

2012 County Q, Nashville, TN/ Noiseblock, Nashville, TN/ Switch Studios. Nashville, TN – Buffy Lawson (Buffy Lawson [vcl/bck vcl], Billy Panda [ac gt], Walt Aldridge [el gt/keyboards/organ/bck vcl], Tom Bukovac [el gt], Mike Johnson [steel], ? [bass], Dennis Holt [drums/ percussion], Tammy Rogers King [violin/ viola], Larry Franklin [fiddle], John Catchings [cello], Mike Rojas/ Jim "Moose" Brown [piano/ organ/ Wurlitzer organ/ keyboards/ synthesizer], Jerry Williams [keyboards/ synthesizer],  Jim Hoke [sax], Steven Herrman [trumpet], John Hinchey [trombone], Cindy Walker, Carla Russell, Marie Lewey, Hannah Aldridge [bck vcl])

002 I'M LEAVING YOU FOR ME Wrinkled 17833

003 RAINY NIGHT IN MEMPHIS Wrinkled 17833  

004 BEAUTIFUL Wrinkled 17833  

005 BREAD ON THE TABLE Wrinkled 17833

006 YOU'RE ALL I NEVER SEE ANYMORE Wrinkled 17833  

007 RUNNIN' Wrinkled 17833

008 LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE Wrinkled 17833  

009 GOOD LOOK AT GONE Wrinkled 17833  

010 MUCH OF A LADY Wrinkled 17833  

011 WAITIN' ON A TRAIN Wrinkled 17833

012 DEAR SARA Wrinkled 17833  

ALBUMS

Wrinkled 17833 I’m Leaving You For Me: I'm Leaving You for Me; Rainy Night in Memphis; Beautiful; Bread on the Table;You're All I Never See Anymore; Runnin'; Lightning in a Bottle; Good Look at Gone; Much of a Lady; Waitin' on a Train; Dear Sara - 06-11-12