Neal Merritt

Carol Sibley Merritt, *10-11-1930 San Antonio, TX, +04-1975 Gatesville, TX
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Carl LaFong, Mario Manciotti, Andrew Brown, Richard Weize, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

28 December 1953 KBOP Studios, Pleasanton, TX – Neal Merritt (Neal Merritt [vcl/piano], Olan Whitley [steel], ? [drums], John H. Williams [fiddle]. Producer: Charlie Fitch)
001 KOREAN LOVE SONG  SARG 101 /BCD 16296

002 THERE'S AN HOUR TO EVERY MINUTE 101 111/ BCD 16296

003 (LITTLE COQUETTE) 102 BCD 16296

004 DON’T GO TELLING LIES ON ME SARG 102 / BCD 16296

BEAR FAMILY BCD 16296 THE SARG RECORDS STORY (GER, 1999)

15 April 1954 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Neal Merritt and The Longhorn Playboys (Neal Merritt  [vcl], Herbert Schoelzel [rh gt], Eddie Schoelzel [steel], Vernon Taylor [bass], Bobby Rogers [fiddle], Gill Baca [piano]. Producer: Charlie Fitch)
005 ACA 2890 KOREAN LOVE SONG SARG 104

006 ACA 2891 I GET FOOLED  SARG 104/BCD 16296

007 ACA 3081 SWEEPING UP THE ASHES (OF OUR LOVE) SARG 111/ BCD 16296
008 ACA 3082 CABARET WALTZ SARG 118
19 January 1955 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Neal Merritt and The Bandits (Neal Merritt [vcl], Larry Nolen [ld gt], Joe Pruneda [steel], Slimbo Mills [bass], Ricky Aguirre [drums], Rusty Hornbeak [fiddle], Gil Baca [piano]. Producer: Charlie Fitch)
009 ACA 3083 THERE'S AN HOUR TO EVERY MINUTE SARG 111/ BCD 16296

010 ACA 3252 I GAVE YOU A RING SARG 118 / BCD 16296

March 1956 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX- Neal Merritt
011 ST-2424 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE Starday 45-237
012 ST-2425 NO ONE BUT YOU 45-260
013 ST-2426 SOMEDAY YOU‘LL PAY 45-260
014 ST-2427 YOU HAD TO DO ME WRONG 45-237
ca. late 1956 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Neal Merritt
015 ST-2520 I’VE GOT TO CRY 45-281
016 ST-2521 THE FUNNIEST FEELING 45-281
1961 unknown – Neal Merritt
017 2024 CAN YOU Manco 1014
018 2025 STOP TALKING Manco 1014
1962 unknown – Neal Merritt
019 2062 HEARTBREAK SCHOOL Manco 1027
020 2063 IS THIS LOVE Manco 1027
1962 unknown – Neal Merritt
021 NO LONGER IN MY HEART Manco 1040
022 DON’T GO TEELING ON ME Manco 1040
14 January 1964 [no 11222] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Neal Merritt (Producer: Marvin Hughes)
023 39779 A WET BIRD NEVER FLIES Capitol 5182
024 39780-6 YOUR NAME'S BECOME A HOUSEHOLD WORD Capitol 5182
21 August 1964 [no 11855] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Neal Merritt (Producer: Marvin Hughes)
025 51487 I'M JUST A RECORD unissued
026 51488 IF I CAN'T HAVE TOMORROW unissued
027 51489-1 I GOT FOOLED 5329
028 51490 TOO CLOSE TO HOME 5329
1965 unknown – Neal Merritt
029 ZTSP-101499 SAFER THAN LOVING YOU Bragg 217
030 ZTSP-101500 THE END OF MY ROPE Bragg 217
ca. October 1966 Nashville, TN – Neal Merritt (Producer: Bobo, Pennington)
031 SO 3883/ZTSB-127589 GENTLEMEN BE SEATED Boone 1053
032 SO 3884/ZTSB-127590 AIN'T LOVE A HURTIN' THING 1053
ca October 1968 Nashville, TN – Neal Merritt (Producer: Pete Drake)
033 ST-5418/ZTSB-132750 I LIKE TO BOOZE IT Stop ST 233
034 ST-5419/ZTSB-132751 BARTENDER, SELL ME THE BAR ST 233
ca. March 1969 Nashville, TN – Neal Merritt (Producer: Tommy Hill, Pete Drake)
035 ST-5671 IT'S GOOD TO MY BODY ST 281
036 ST-5672 E-CHORD ST 281


SINGLES
SARG (1953-55)
101-45 Korean Love Song / There's An Hour to Every Minute - 54

102-45 (Little) Coquette / Don’t Go Tellin‘ Lies On Me - 54

104-45 Korean Love Song / I Got Fooled – 07-54 (rev. July 17)

111-45 Sweeping Up The Ashes / There's An Hour to Every Minute – 55

118-45 I Gave You A Ring / Cabaret – ca 08-55
Starday (1956)
45-237 What's The Difference / You Had To Do Me Wrong – 04-56
45-260 No One But You / Someday You'll Pay – 08-56 (rev. Sept. 1)
45-281 I've Got To Cry / The Funniest Feeling - 02-57
Manco
ML 1014 Can You / Stop Talking - 61
ML 1027 Heartbreak School / Is This Love - 62
ML 1040 Don’t Go Telling On Me / No Longer In My Heart - 62
Capitol (1964)
5182 A Wet Bird Never Flies / Your Name's Become A Household Word – 25-05-64
5329 Too Close To Home / I Got Fooled – 12-64
Bragg (1965)
B-217 A Safer Than Loving You / The End of My Rope - 65
Boone (1966)
1053 Ain't Love A Hurtin' Thing / Gentlemen, Be Seated – 02-67
Stop (1968-69)
ST 233 I Like To Booze It / Bartender, Sell Me The Bar – 10-68
ST 281 It's Good To My Body / E-Chord – 05-69

 

Tony Stampley

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Rog Peyton
SESSIONS
2000 Creative Recording, 2806 Azalea Ave., Nashville, TN/Abtrax Studio, Nashville, TN – Tony Stampley (Tony Stampley [vcl], John D. Willis [gt], Joe Spivey [gt/ mandolin/ fiddle], Curt Ryle [ac gt], Biff Watson [ac gt], Larry Beaird [ac gt], John Jorgenson [el gt], Troy Lancaster [el gt], J.T. Corenflos [el gt], Scotty Sanders [slide gt/ steel], Paul Franklin [steel], ? [bass], Lonnie Wilson/ Wayne Killius/ Milton Sledge [drums], Aubrey Haynie/ Wanda Vick [fiddle], Steve Nathan [piano/ keyboards], Dennis Burnside [piano/ string synthesizer], Jim Ed Brown [piano], Chip Davis, John Wesley Ryles, Wes Hightower, Tammy Pierce [bck vcl]. Producer: Tony Stampley)
001 AMERICAN OFFLINE Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
002 ANOTHER COLD ONE Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
003 DREAMIN' AGAIN Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
004 DIRT ROAD ROCK 'N' ROLL Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
005 I HATE TO SEE YOU GO Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
006 ONE BAD HABIT Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
007 DR. JESUS Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
008 HE NEVER SAID HE LOVED ME Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
009 YOU WON'T MIND THE RAIN Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
010 ONE SHOT Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2
011 I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT UP YOUR SLEEVE Tri Chord 33002 DreamWorks 450350-2

2001 Nashville, TN – Tony Stampley (Tony Stampley [vcl], Ted Hewitt [ac gt], Pat Buchanon [el gt], David Hungate [bass], Chris McHugh [drums], Gordon Mate [piano]

012 NO BLUE ON THIS BIKE BRO‘ 2001

2001 Nashville, TN – Tony Stampley (Tony Stampley [vcl], Curt Ryle [ac gt/lap steel-5], Troy Lancaster [el gt/bck vcl], Gary Hogue [steel-3/bck vck-4]], Kevin Grant [bass], Wayne Killis [drums], Jim Brown [Hammond B3-1/piano-2/Wurlitzer-6], Danni Leigh, Troy Seals [bck vcl-4])

013 PARTY IN THE BLACK HILLS -1 BRO‘ 2001

014 700#S OF FEEL GOOD -2-3-4  BRO‘ 2001

015 CHOPPER CHARLEY -5-6  BRO‘ 2001

000 BROTHERS OF THE ROAD*  BRO‘ 2001

2002 The Tracking Room, 2 Music Circle East, Nashville, TN – Tony Stampley (Producer: James Stroud)
016 BAD GIRL (LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME) DreamWorks 50379/450350-2
017 WASTE OF GOOD WHISKEY DreamWorks 50379/450350-2

2013 Nashville, TN – Tony Stampley

018 SHE REMINDS ME OF YOU Shongaloo 1777

019 I'VE BEEN THERE Shongaloo 1777

020 IT AIN'T THE CLOTHES THAT MAKE THE MAN Shongaloo 1777

021 CAN'T STOP A HEART FROM BREAKIN' Shongaloo 1777

022 TONIGHT WAS MADE FOR TWO OF US Shongaloo 1777

023 RHINESTONE COWBOY Shongaloo 1777

024 HOME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY Shongaloo 1777

025 WHEN I GET ON A ROLL Shongaloo 1777

026 IT AIN'T ALL GOOD BUT IT AIN'T HALF BAD Shongaloo 1777

027 DOCTOR JESUS Shongaloo 1777

 


ALBUMS
Tri Chords TCD 69560-33002-2 Rebelution: American Offline; Another Cold One; Dreamin' Again; Dirt Road Rock 'N' Roll; I Hate To See You Go; One Bad Habit; Dr. Jesus; He Never Said He Loved Me; You Won't Mind The Rain; One Shot; I Know What You've Got Up Your Sleeve – 19-09-00 (Reissued on DreamWorks 450350-2 in 2002 with added songs Bad Girl (Looking For A Good Time); Waste Of Good Whiskey)

BRO‘ 2001 Brothers Of The Road, vol. 1: Going to Daytona – Montgomery Gentry; Let That Harley Roll – Confederate Railroad; Steel Horses – Cory Batten; She Rides the Wind – Anita Cochran; Fire It Up – Hughie Thomasson and the Outlaws; A Scooter Blues – Troy Seals;  Hardly a Harley – Brady Seals; No Blues on This Bike – Tony Stampley; I Want a Motorcycle Mama – Danni Leigh; Angels, Brothers and Friends - Hughie Thomasson and the Outlaws;  Party in the Black Hills – Tony Stampley; 700#s of Feel Good – Tony Stampley; Chopper Charley – Tony Stampley;  Brothers of the Road – all artists – 01 various artists project

Shongaloo 1777 When I Get On A Roll: She Reminds Me Of You; I've Been There; It Ain't The Clothes That Make The Man; Can't Stop A Heart From Breakin'; Tonight Was Made For Two Of Us; Rhinestone Cowboy; Home Wasn't Built In A Day; When I Get On A Roll; It Ain't All Good But It Ain't Half Bad; Doctor Jesus.-  06-08-13

 

SINGLES
Dreamworks (2002)
50379 Waste Of Good Whiskey / Bad Girl (Looking For A Good Time) - 02

Earl Brothers

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

2003 Studio Bob, San Francisco, CA – The Earl Brothers (Robert Earl Davis [ld vcl/banjo], John McKelvy [ld vcl/gt], Steve Pottier [vcl/mandolin], Pat Campbell [vcl/bass]. Producer: Bob Lindner)

001 BEEN SITTIN' HERE DRINKIN'  Big Hen Music 00001

002 MOUNTAIN RUMPUS  Big Hen Music 00001

003 CLUCK OL' HEN  Big Hen Music 00001

004 BROKEN MOTOR  Big Hen Music 00001  

005 GOOD THING GONE WRONG  Big Hen Music 00001

006 BENDER  Big Hen Music 00001

007 HARD TIMES DOWN THE ROAD  Big Hen Music 00001  

008 HOTEL HELL  Big Hen Music 00001  

009 DON'T DRINK FROM A WHISKEY BOTTLE  Big Hen Music 00001  

010 WHISKEY BOUND  Big Hen Music 00001  

011 BAD ROAD OF REGRET  Big Hen Music 00001

012 I WON'T BE COMING HOME  Big Hen Music 00001 

2005 Studio Bob, San Francisco, CA – The Earl Brothers (Robert Earl Davis [ld vcl/banjo], John McKelvy [ld vcl/gt], Larry Hughes [vcl/mandolin], Josh Sidman [vcl/bass]. Producer: Bob Lindner)

013 HARD TIMES AND HEARTBREAKS  Big Hen Music 00002  

014 ANOTHER BROKEN HEARTED FOOL  Big Hen Music 00002

015 LEAK'S BOUNCE  Big Hen Music 00002

016 RATTLESNAKE POISON  Big Hen Music 00002

017 OLD GUN ROAD  Big Hen Music 00002

018 DREADFUL DAY  Big Hen Music 00002

019 O POOR BETTY  Big Hen Music 00002

020 DON'T PLAY THE JUKEBOX  Big Hen Music 00002

021 HILLBILLY HERO  Big Hen Music 00002

022 GIRL WITH THE LONG BLACK HAIR  Big Hen Music 00002

023 TOO MANY WOMEN TOO LITTLE TIME  Big Hen Music 00002

024 OH DEATH IS CALLING ME  Big Hen Music 00002   

2007 Studio Bob, San Francisco, CA – The Earl Brothers (Robert Earl Davis [ld vcl/banjo], Danny Morris [tnr vcl/gt],  Larry Hughes [ld vcl-1/mandolin], James Touzel [bass], Bill Foss [fiddle-2]. Producer: Bob Lindner)

025 TRAIN OF SORROW  Big Hen Music 00003

026 HEARTBREAK GAME  Big Hen Music 00003

027 HELL ON THE HIGHWAY  Big Hen Music 00003

028 DARK DAYS  Big Hen Music 00003

029 CROSSING RICHMOND  Big Hen Music 00003

030 TROUBLES TO BLAME  Big Hen Music 00003

031 GOING WALKING -1  Big Hen Music 00003

032 MOONSHINE  Big Hen Music 00003

033 BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD  Big Hen Music 00003

034 ROOSTER RUCKUS  Big Hen Music 00003

035 TOO YOUNG TO GO  Big Hen Music 00003

036 LIFE FULL OF TROUBLE  -2 Big Hen Music 00003 

2010 Studio Bob, San Francisco, CA – The Earl Brothers (Robert Earl Davis [ld vcl/banjo], Danny Morris [tnr vcl/gt],  Larry Hughes [mandolin], James Touzel [bass], Tom Lucas [fiddle]. Producer: Bob Lindner)

2010 unknown, CA – The Earl Brothers

037 GOING BACK HOME  Big Hen Music 0004

038 LIGHTNING  Big Hen Music 0004

039 TROUBLES  Big Hen Music 0004

040 COLD AND LONESOME  Big Hen Music 0004

041 WHEN THE LOVIN'S ALL OVER  Big Hen Music 0004

042 RED TOP RUMBLE  Big Hen Music 0004

043 SWEET BYE AND BYE  Big Hen Music 0004

044 THINKING OF YOU  Big Hen Music 0004

045 CRUEL LOVERS GAME  Big Hen Music 0004

046 WON'T BE AROUND ANYMORE  Big Hen Music 0004

047 WALK IN THE LIGHT  Big Hen Music 0004

August 2012 Studio Bob, San Francisco, CA – The Earl Brothers (Robert Earl Davis [vcl/banjo], Thomas Wille [vcl/gt], Jack Butler [gt-4], Bill Foss [mandolin-1], Marvin Waldo [mandolin-2], James Touzel [bass], Tom Lucas [fiddle],Jody Richardson [fiddle-3]. Producer: Bob Lindner)

048 ARKANSAS LINE -2  Big Hen Music 5

049 HARD TIMES DOWN THE ROAD  Big Hen Music 5

050 SOLDIER -1 Big Hen Music 5

051 REBEL'S ROMP -3  Big Hen Music 5

052 HEY HEY  Big Hen Music 5

053 DON'T THINK ABOUT ME UNKINDLY -1-4 Big Hen Music 5

054 CHEATER  Big Hen Music 5

055 BAD MAN -3 Big Hen Music 5

056 BONE DOWN -3  Big Hen Music 5  

ALBUMS

Big Hen Music 00001 Whiskey, Women And Death: Been Sittin' Here Drinkin'; Mountain Rumpus; Cluck Ol' Hen; Broken Motor; Good Thing Gone Wrong; Bender; Hard Times Down The Road; Hotel Hell; Don't Drink From A Whiskey Bottle; Whiskey Bound; Bad Road Of Regret; I Won't Be Coming Home - 04

Big Hen Music 000002 Troubles To Blame: Hard Times and Heartbreaks;  Another Broken Hearted Fool; Leak's Bounce; Rattlesnake Poison; Old Gun Road; Dreadful Day; O Poor Betty; Don't Play The Jukebox; Hillbilly Hero; Girl With The Long Black Hair; Too Many Women Too Little Time; Oh Death Is Calling Me  - 22-12-05

Big Hen Music 000003 Moonshine: Train Of Sorrow; Heartbreak Game; Hell On The Highway; Dark Days; Crossing Richmond; Troubles To Blame; Going Walking; Moonshine; By The Side Of The Road; Rooster Ruckus; Too Young To Go; Life Full Of Trouble  - 21-03-08

Big Hen Music 0004 The Earl Brothers: Going Back Home; Lightning; Troubles; Cold and Lonesome; When The Lovin's All Over; Red Top Rumble; Sweet Bye and Bye; Thinking of You; Cruel Lovers Game; Won't Be Around Anymore; Walk In the Light - 10

Big Hen Music 5  Outlaw Hillbilly: Arkansas Line; Hard Times Down The Road; Soldier; Rebel's Romp; Hey Hey; Don't Think About Me Unkindly; Cheater; Bad Man; Bone Down - 21-08-12

Terry Brown

by Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2010 unknown – Terry Brown

001 BORN A HUNDRED YEARS TOO LATE

002 ODE TO THE COWBOY

003 SILVER SPUR

004 THE DROVER

005 RUN WITH THE DEVIL

006 LAND OF THE GUN

007 ROCKIN' CHAIR COWBOY

008 AIN'T THIS FUN

009 THE RIDE OF MY LIFE

010 NOBODY WANTS TO BE A COWBOY ANYMORE

tracks above issued on album A Cowboy...Born a Hundred Years Too Late

2011 unknown – Terry Brown

011 RIDE COWBOY RIDE

012 IT'S A COWBOY THANG

013 ANOTHER BRONC TO RIDE

014 LONG TRAIL HOME

015 HURRY SUNDOWN

016 FOLLOW YOUR HEART

017 THE LEGEND OF SILVER MOUNTAIN

018 LIFE IS JUST A CRAPSHOOT

019 COWGIRLS MAKE THE RULES

020 FRIENDS

tracks above issued on album Ir’s A Cowboy Thing

ALBUMS

THB ? (UPC691509100829) A Cowboy...Born a Hundred Years Too Late: Born a Hundred Years Too Late; Ode to the Cowboy; Silver Spur; The Drover; Run With the Devil; Land of the Gun; Rockin' Chair Cowboy; Ain't This Fun; The Ride of My Life; Nobody Wants to Be a Cowboy Anymore – 15-06-11

THB ? (UPC822371139215) It's a Cowboy Thang: Ride Cowboy Ride; It's a Cowboy Thang; Another Bronc to Ride; Long Trail Home; Hurry Sundown; Follow Your Heart; The Legend of Silver Mountain; Life Is Just a Crapshoot; Cowgirls Make the Rules; Friends – 03-12