Peck Touchton

Raleigh Preston Touchton, *28-04-1929 Many, LA, + 01-06-2007

2nd version

By Hillbilly Researcher journal No. 9, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti, Xavier Maire, Phil Watson

SESSIONS

Ca May 1950 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5520-22 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Peck Touchton and The Sunset Wranglers (Peck Touchton [vl/gt], Raleigh Dykes [ld gt], James Bell [steel], Pete ? [bass], Pat Thomas [fiddle])

001 ACA 1659 WALK‘ EM OFF BLUES Freedom 5028 Green Star 5028/KKCD 12

002 ACA 1660LONELY WORLD Freedom 5028 Green Star 5028/KKCD 12

Early 1951 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5520-22 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Peck Touchton (Peck Touchton [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

001 ACA-2037 WALKIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD  Freedom 5041/KKCD 12

002 ACA-2038 SIGHING TREES AND A BROKEN HEART Freedom 5041

KRAZY KAT KKCD 12 HEADING BACK TO HOUSTON (UK, 1987)

1951 unknown, TX – Peck Touchton (Peck Touchton [vl/gt], Raleigh Dykes [ld gt], James Bell [steel], Pete ? [bass], Pat Thomas [fiddle])

ca. August 1954 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Peck Touchton

003 ST-2186 LET ME CATCH MY BREATH*  45-160/CLCD 2877 JASMCD 3583/4

004 ST-2187 TONITE I’M GETTIN‘ MARRIED* unissued

005 ST-2189 UNFAITHFUL HEART* unissued

Master 2188 is by George Jones

Possibly from session above

006 WHO’S TO BLAME  unissued

COLLECTOR CLCD 2877 TOUGH TEXAS (NED, 2006); JASMINE JASMCD 3583/4 HILLBILLY BOP BOOGIE AND THE HONKY TONK BLUES VOL.3 1954/1955 (UK, 2008)
7 March 1956 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5520-22 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Peck Touchton (Peck Touchton [vcl/rh gt], Herman McCoy [ld gt], Hoyt Skidmore [steel], Carlton Wilcox [bass], Jo Anne Sky Eagle [drums], Doug Meyers [fiddle])

007 ∆9380 YOU’VE CHANGED YOUR MIND  SARG 132/BCD 16296

008 ∆9381 THEN I FOUND YOU  SARG 132/BCD 16296

BEAR FAMILY BCD 16296 THE SARG RECORDS ANTHOLOGY (GER, 1996)

10 July 1956 ACA Sound And Film Studios, 5520-22 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Peck Touchton (Peck Touchton [vcl/rh gt], George Champion [ld gt/piano], Jeannie Tulley [rh gt], Hoyt Skidmore [steel], Carlton Wilcox [bass])

009 MY BABY AIN’T AROUND SARG 146/BCD 16296 BCD 16407

010 I’M JUST A STANDBY SARG 146/BCD 16296

BEAR FAMILY BCD 16407 THAT'LL FLAT IT GIT IT VOL.18 SARG RECORDS (GER, 1999)

1976 Doggett Studio, Houston, TX – Peck Touchton

011 ALL I WANT TO BE Caprus 4576

012 GIRL DOWN AT THE CORNER BAR  Caprus 4576

SINGLES

Freedom (1951)

5028 Walk 'Em Off Blues / Lonely World – 50 (reissued in 1951 on Green Star 5028)

5041 Walkin’ On Top Of The World / Sighing Trees And A Broken Heart – 51

Starday (1954)

45-160 (George Jones:) Let Him Know / (Peck Touchton:) Let Me Catch My Breathe – 16-07-54

SARG (1956)

132 You’ve Changed Your Mind / Then I Found You – 30-04-56

146 My Baby Ain’t Around / I’m Just A Standby - 56

Caprus (1976)

4576 All I Want To Be / Girl Down At The Corner Bar - 76