Friday, May 31, 2013

Bret Graham



By Praguefrank

SESSIONS
1997 unknown, TX – Bret Graham
001 HELP ME BE STRONG
002 NOT FISHIN' (2:55)
003 LOVE ME LIKE YOU DID
004 WOK AND WOE
005 SIMPLE LIFE
006 BOOGERMAN
007 POINT OF NO RETURN
008 THE MAN UPSTAIRS
009 HONKIN' OUT SOME HANK [1]
010 HENRY
011 MEXICAN ROSE (3:30)
012 MAN OF THE HOUSE
013 HE FOUND ME (2:59)
Tracks above issued on album Bret Graham. 1997, [-1] also on Bret Graham, 1998
1998 unknown, TX – Bret Graham
014 DOWN AT THE 99
015 DEAR WINE
016 DADDY TOOK THE PICKUP (3:31)
017 NOT IN A MILLION TEARS
018 BOMBSHELL BETTY
019 PRETTY BLUE DRESS
020 WHEN SHE COMES BACK HOME
021 ROY LAMAREAUX
022 ME AND JAMES
023 ALL I EVER NEED
024 MUDCAT ON THE LINE (3:21)
025 OLD HAND
026 HE FOUND ME (2:53)
Tracks above issued on album Bret Graham. 1998
1999 unknown, TX – Bret Graham (Bret Graham [vcl/gt/harmonica], Gerry Burns [bass] + unknown musicians)
027 LIKE WILLIE
028 ALL OVER BUT THE LYIN'
029 GOD'S LOVE (2:36)
030 HILLBILLY BLUES
031 LOVE ME LIKE YOU DID
032 HEADIN' TO THE LAKE
033 TOO DEEP IN LOVE
034 TWO DOLLAR SUITCASE
035 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
036 BORROWED WINE
037 BRIGHT RAY OF SUNSHINE
038 WHEN THE ROCKIN' R BURNED DOWN
039 HONKY TONK 101
Tracks above issued on album Bret Graham. 1999
2000 unknown, TX – Bret Graham (Bret Graham [vcl/gt], Michael O'Connor [ld gt], Danny Hawk [steel], Gerry Burns [upright bass], Merel Bregante [drums])
040 MASON DIXON LINE
041 LOVE EVERYWHERE
042 BIG STORM COMIN'
043 DID IT RAIN
044 MEXICO SMOKE
045 COLD AS YOUR HEART
046 COON HUNTIN'
047 WHISKEY DO YOUR THING
048 POOR DIRT FARMER
049 LONG WAY BACK
050 DANCIN' THE BLUES
051 GRUENE HALL BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Bret Graham. 2000
2000 unknown, TX – Bret Graham
052 THE DRUNK AT THE END OF THE BAR
053 HALLELUJAH Y
054 MOVE THE MOUNTAIN
055 HELP ME BE STRONG
056 GOD'S LOVE (3:10)
057 PUT ON YOUR ARMOR
058 HE FOUND ME (3:23)
059 COME ON HOME
060 BRIGHT RAY OF SUNSHINE
Tracks above issued on album He Found Me
2001 Pedernales Recording Studios, Spicewood, TX – Bret Graham
061 MUDCAT ON THE LINE (3:28)
062 NOT FISHIN' (3:03)
063 THE ONLY OTHER WOMAN
064 TIME AND TEARS
065 DADDY TOOK THE PICKUP (3:21)
066 DOWN AT THE 99
067 THE DRUNK
068 HONKIN' OUT SOME HANK
069 BUMPER STICKER SONG
070 PRETTY BLUE DRESS
071 ANDREA
072 THE MEXICAN ROSE (2:54)
073 STARS OVER MEXICO
074 TIME AND TEARS (REPRISE)
Tracks above issued on album Bret Graham. 2001
2005 Austin, TX – Bret Graham (Bret Graham [vcl/gt], Boomer Norman [ld gt], Gerry Burns [bass], Larry Roberson [drums])
075 SOLDIER OF MISFORTUNE
076 PLAY THE MAN IN BLACK
077 HILLBILLY BAND
078 DADDY WOULD YOU HOLD MY HAND
079 DREAMIN` ABOUT TEXAS
080 IF I ONLY KNEW HER NAME
081 WHO`S GONNA BAKE MY BISCUITS
082 WHEN I CALL HIS NAME
083 LIVIN` ON THE ROAD  
Tracks above issued on album Soldier
Ca 2008 unknown, TX – Bret Graham
084 JOY TO THE WORLD
085 AWAY IN A MANGER
086 JINGLE BELLS
087 BLUE CHRISTMAS
088 NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
089 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
090 MELE KALIKIMAKA
091 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
092 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER
093 PRETTY PAPER
094 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
095 THE CHRISTMAS SONG
096 NO HOT CHIMNEYS
097 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Tracks above issued on album Merry Christmas from Bret Graham
2011 unknown, TX – Bret Graham
098 HONKY TONK THE NIGHT AWAY
099 LOVIN' TIME
100 HUMMINGBIRD
101 DRAMA QUEEN
102 THE REASON
103 GIRL IN AUSTIN
104 PINING FOR GEORGIA
105 HONKY TONK DISORDER
106 FIVE BEERS AN HOUR
107 ONE MORE TIME
108 TOO MANY PICTURES
109 THE LIST
110 THE MAN OF THE HOUSE
111 WHILE THE PICKIN'S GOOD
Tracks above issued on album Honky Tonk The Night Away


ALBUMS
Bret Graham Music ? Bret Graham, 1997: Help Me Be Strong; Not Fishin' (2:55);  Love Me Like You Did; Wok and Woe; Simple Life; Boogerman; Point of No Return; The Man Upstairs; Honkin' Out Some Hank; Henry; Mexican Rose (3:30);  Man Of The House; He Found Me (2:59) - 97
Bret Graham Musíc ? Bret Graham, 1998: Honkin' Out Some Hank; Down At The 99; Dear Wine; Daddy Took The Pickup (3:31); Not In A Million Tears; Bombshell Betty; Pretty Blue Dress;  When She Comes Back Home; Roy Lamareaux; Me and James; All I Ever Need;  Mudcat On The Line; Old Hand; He Found Me (2:53) - 98
Bret Graham Music ? Bret Graham, 1999: Like Willie; All Over But The Lyin'; God's Love; Hillbilly Blues; Love Me Like You Did; Headin' To The Lake; Too Deep In Love; Two Dollar Suitcase; Four Wheel Drive; Borrowed Wine; Bright Ray Of Sunshine; When The Rockin' R Burned Down; Honky Tonk 101 - 99
Bret Graham Musíc ? Bret Graham, 2000: Mason Dixon Line; Love Everywhere; Big Storm Comin'; Did It Rain; Mexico Smoke;Cold As Your Heart; Coon Huntin';Whiskey Do Your Thing; Poor Dirt Farmer; Long Way Back; Dancin' The Blues; Gruene Hall Blues – 00
Bret Graham Music ? He Found Me: The Drunk At The End Of The Bar; Hallelujah Y; Move The Mountain; Help Me Be Strong; God's Love; Put On Your Armor; He Found Me (3:23); Come On Home; Bright Ray Of Sunshine – 00
Bret Graham Music ? Bret Graham, 2001: Mudcat On The Line;  Not Fishin' (3:03);  The Only Other Woman; Time and Tears; Daddy Took The Pickup (3:21);  Down At The 99;The Drunk; Honkin' Out Some Hank; Bumper Sticker Song; Pretty Blue Dress; Andrea; The Mexican Rose          (2:54);  Stars Over Mexico; Time and Tears (reprise) – 07-01
Bret Graham Music no # Soldier: Soldier Of Misfortune; Play The Man In Blach; Hillbilly Band; Daddy Would You Hold My Hand; Dreamin` About Texas; If I Only Knew Her Name; Who`s Gonna Bake My Biscuits; When I Call His Name; Livin` On The Road   - 05
Bret Graham Music no # Merry Christmas from Bret Graham: Joy To The World;  Away In A Manger; Jingle Bells; Blue Christmas; Night Before Christmas; Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; Mele Kalikimaka; Frosty The Snowman; Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer;  Pretty Paper; Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree; The Christmas Song;  No Hot Chimneys; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – ca 08
Bret Graham Music ? (UPC884501566537) Honky Tonk The Night Away: Honky Tonk the Night Away; Lovin' Time; Hummingbird;  Drama Queen;  The Reason; Girl in Austin;  Pining for Georgia;  Honky Tonk Disorder;  Five Beers an Hour;  One More Time;  Too Many Pictures;  The List;  The Man of the House;  While the Pickin's Good - 11

Vern McKee



by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1981 [live] California State Prison, Vacaville, CA - Vern McKee And The Hard Time Band
00001 GOOD GUYS, BAD GUYS  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00002 I STILL MISS RITA  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00003 DON'T MESS AROUND  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00004 BEEN DOWN SO LONG  Blue Denim BD 9605
00005 CEMENT AND STEEL  Blue Denim BD 9605
00006 LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00007 CARRY ME AWAY  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00008 FATHERS AND SONS  Blue Denim BD 9605
00009 PRISON BLUES  Blue Denim BD 9605
00010 I WILL BE GOOD  Blue Denim BD 9605  
00011 FREEDOM FEVER  Blue Denim BD 9605   


ALBUMS

Blue Denim BD-9605 Fathers And Sons: Good Guys, Bad Guys; I Still Miss Rita; Don't Mess Around; Been Down So Long; Cement And Steel; Light At The End Of The Tunnel; Carry Me Away; Fathers And Sons; Prison Blues; I Will Be Good; Freedom Fever - 81

Jesse James



William Harold James, * 1916 MS
2nd version

by Henk Scholts, Bill Daniels, Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS 
also recorded with Cactus Pryor
1947 prob. Dallas, TX - Jesse James and All The Boys (William Harold “Jesse” James [ld gt], Hubert “Hub” Sutter [vcl/clarinet], James “Jimmy” Grabowske [steel], Joseph “Joe” Ramone [bass],  W.D. “Baldy” Rambo [fiddle], Joseph “Yehudi”/Joe” Castle [fiddle], William “Billy” Bragg [piano])

001 WHEN JOLE BLON AND KILROY GOT MARRIED  Bluebonnet 112/HBR CD 007 BCD-16618
002 FIDDLE SWING 112/HBR CD 007 Krazy Kat KK LP 7541
003 NEW GOODNIGHT WALTZ 113/HBR CD 007
004 BILLY'S TUNE 113/HBR CD 007 Esoldun 2018 Krazy Kat KK CD 23
ESOLDUN 2018 TEXAS HILLBILLY TUNE (FRA, 1987); KRAZY KAT KK-LP 7541 FIDDLE SWING (UK);  KRAZY KAT KKCD-23 LONESTAR STOMP, VOL. 2 (UK, 1999); BEAR FAMILY BCD-16618 JOLE BLON/ 23 ARTISTS ONE THEME (GER, 2002)
1947 prob. Dallas, TX. - Jesse James and All His Boys (William Harold “Jesse” James [vcl/ld gt] + prob. James “Jimmy” Grabowske [steel], Joseph “Joe” Ramone [bass],  W.D. “Baldy” Rambo [fiddle], Joseph “Yehudi”/Joe” Castle [fiddle], William “Billy” Bragg [piano])
005 BLUE BONNET POLKA –instr.-  121 / HBR CD 007
006 WHAT CAN I DO TO GET YOU BACK 121 / HBR CD 007
1948 prob Dallas, TX. - Jesse James and Band (William Harold “Jesse” James [vcl/ld gt] + prob. James “Jimmy” Grabowske [steel], Joseph “Joe” Ramone [bass],  W.D. “Baldy” Rambo [fiddle], Joseph “Yehudi”/Joe” Castle [fiddle], Newell Moore [piano])
007 PIANO PETE'S BOOGIE –instr.-  149 / HBR CD 007 Krazy Kat KKLP 7541 White Label WLP 2806 Esoldun 2018 PROPERBOX 50
008 WILL TOMORROW BRING ME YOU 149/HBR CD 007
ca. September 1949 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX - Jesse James and All The Boys (Jesse James [gt], Ralph 'Lefty" Nason [steel], Joe Ramon [bass], W.D. 'Baldy' Rambo [fiddle],  Joe “Yehudi“ Castle [fiddle], Billy Pieratt [piano])
009 3325 PALOMINO POLKA 4 Star 1370 ET-111 /HBR CD 007
010 3326 STEELE STOMPEDE 45-1419  X 68//HBR CD 007
011 3327 unknown title
012 3328 JESSE POLKA  1370//HBR CD 007
ca. December 1949 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Jesse James (Jesse James [gt], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Dowel Smith [drums], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Junior Borrow [fiddle], Newell Moore [piano])
013 3439 JESSE JAMES BOOGIE –instr.-  1406/HBR CD  007 Krazy Kat KKCD 23 Properbox 50
014 3440 MERRY WIDOW POLKA –instr.-  1406/HBR CD 007
PROPER PROPERBOX 50 HILLBILLY BOOGIE (4CD, UK, 2002)
ca. January 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Jesse James (Jesse James [gt], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Dowel Smith [drums], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Junior Borrow [fiddle], Harold"Hal" Horner  [piano])
015 3476 RAG MOP 1419 / HBR CD 007 Krazy Kat KK-CD 24
016 3477 STEEL STAMPEDE 1419 X 68/HBR CD 007
KRAZY KAT KKCD-24 DOGGING HOT SMALL LABEL, 1946-1955 (UK, 1999)
ca. April 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Jesse James (Jesse James [vcl-1/gt],  Claude Hallmark [vcl-2], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Joe Ramone [bass], Eddie Mays [drums], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Vernonm 'Sonny' Raines [fiddle], Hal Horner [piano])
017 3612 DARLING I DON’T UNDERSTAND -2 45-1462/HBR CD 007 Krazy Kat KK CD 11
018 3613 FLYING SAUCER MAMA -1  45-1462/HBR CD 007
KRAZY KAT KKCD-11 WANDERERS SWING (UK, 1994)
ca June 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Jesse James and All The Boys (Jesse James [ld gt], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Joe Ramone [bass], Eddie Mays [drums], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Sonny Raines [fiddle], Hal Horner [piano])
019 3695 HOT CANARY 1483 / HBR CD 007
ca June 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Jesse James and All The Boys (Jesse James [ld gt], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Joe Ramone [bass], Eddie Mays [drums], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Sonny Raines [fiddle], Hal Horner [piano])
020 3705 HAPPY GO LUCKY POLKA 45-1483/HBR CD 007
ca June 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX – Cactus Pryor  with Jesse James And All The Boys (Cactus Pryor [vcl], Jesse James [ld gt], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Joe Ramone [bass], Eddie Mays [drums], Roddy Bristol or Baldy Rambo [fiddle], Sonny Raines or Eddy Sweet [fiddle], Hal Horner [piano])
000 3736 CAN‘T YODEL BLUES  45-1498/HBR CD 007
000 3737 IF I'D KNOWN YOUSE A' COMIN I'D CUT MY THROAT 45-1498
ca. August 1950 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX -  Jesse James and All The Boys (Hubert Sutter [vcl], Jesse James [gt] + unknown musicians)
(Jesse James [ld gt], Hub Sutter [vcl-1], Jimmy Grabowske [steel], Joe Ramone [bass], Eddie Mays [drums], Baldy Rambo [fiddle], Eddy Sweat [fiddle], Dean Curry [piano])
021 3803 THE CRAZIEST FEELING -1  45-1520/HBR CD 007
022 3304 unknown title
023 3805 JOAQUIN SPECIAL [SWINGIN‘ ON THE STEEL*] –instr.-  X 68* 45-1520 ET 112/HBR CD 007 White Label WLP 2822 PROPERBOX 83
PROPER PROPERBOX 83 STOMPING SINGERS/WESTERN SWINGERS (4CD, UK, 2004)
ca. March 1951 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX - Jesse James
024 4066 EMPTY ARMS  X16-unissued
025 4067 PACK OF LIES  X16-unissued
ca April 1951 Radio Station KTBC, 119 E. 10th St., Austin, TX - Jesse James and All The Boys
026 4089 RAGGIN' THE FIDDLE X-26 / HBR CD 007
027 4090 unknown title
028 4091 unknown title
029 4092* MEXICAN SHUFFLE X-26 / HBR CD 007
*on label shown as 4090



ALBUMS
Hillbilly Researcher [UK] HBR CD 007 Jesse James and All The Boys "Fiddle Swing": 
When Jole Blon And Kilroy Got Married; Fiddle Swing Merry; New Goodnight Waltz; Billy's Tune; Blue Bonnet Polka; What Can I Do To Get You Back; Piano Pete's Boogie; Will Tomorrow Bring Me You; Palamino Polka; Steel Stampede; Rag Mop; Jesse Polka; Jesse James Boogie; Merry Widow Polka; Darling I Don't Understand; Flying Saucer Mama; Hot Canary; Happy Go Lucky Polka;  Can't Yodel Blues [Cactus Pryor]; The Craziest Feeling; Joaquin Special /Swinging On The Steel; Raggin' The Fiddle; Mexican Shuffle - 99

SINGLES
Bluebonnet (1947-48)
112 When Jole Blon And Kilroy Got Married / Fiddle Swing – 47
113 New Goodnight Waltz / Billy's Tune - 47
121 Blue Bonnet Polka / What Can I Do To Get You Back - 47
149 Piano Pete's Boogie / Will Tomorrow Bring Me You – ca 09-48
4 Star (1949-1951)
1370  Jesse Polka / Palamino Polka – 31-10-49
45-1406  Jesse James Boogie / Merry Widow Polka – 02-01-50 
45-1419  Rag Mop / Steel Stampede – 30-01-50
45-1462  Flying Saucer Mama/Darling, I Don't Understand – 10-04-50
45-1483  Hot Canary / Happy Go Lucky Polka – 03-07-50
45-1498 Can't Yodel Blues / If I Know'd Youse A-Comin', I'd Cut My – 31-07-50 (adv. Aug. 5)
45-1520  Craziest Feeling / Joaquin Special – 09-10-50
X-16  Empty Arms / Pack Of Lies – 51 (Unissued)
X-26 Raggin' The Fiddle / Mexican Shuffle  - 51
X-68  Steele Stampede / Swinging On The Steel [Joaquin Special] - 53