SHANNON
GRAYSON
SESSION
DISCOGRAPHY
BILL CARLISLE’S
KENTUCKY HOME BOYS-1
CLIFF CARLISLE’S
BUCKLE DUSTERS-2
CARLISLE BROTHERS-3
CARLISLE BROTHERS (Cliff & Bill)-4
Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade Street Charlotte, N.C.: Tuesday
25th July 1939
Cliffor “Cliff”
Carlisle (vcl-5/stl gtr); William Tolliver “Bill” Carlisle (vcl-6//rhy gtr); Shannon Grayson (vcl-7/mand-8/gtr-11); Thomas
“Sonny Boy” Carlisle (vcl-9), Unk (gtr-10). Producer:
66001-A WABASH
CANNON BALL -1-10 Decca 5713 A, Melotone 45326, Decca
46045
()
66002-A SPARKLING BLUE EYES -1-5-10 5713 B, 45326, Minerva M-14144
() Decca
46045
66003-A FAR BEYOND THE STARRY SKY -2-5-6-9-10 Decca 5716 A, Melotone 45329, Minerva
M-14156
(Cliff Carlisle)
66004-A TRAVELING HOME -3-5-6-9 Decca 5793 B
(Cliff Carlisle)
66005-A SHINE YOUR LIGHT FOR OTHERS -2-5-6-9-10 Decca 5752 A
(Cliff Carlisle)
66006-A THE UNCLOUDED DAY -2-5-6-9-10 Decca
5716 B, 45329, M-14156
(Cliff Carlisle)
66007-A GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT -4-5-6-8-9 Decca 5774 A, Minerva M-14158
()
66008-A BENEATH THE OLD PINE TREE -4-5-9 Decca 5807 B, Minerva M-14157
(Cliff Caelisle)
66009-A DITTY WAH DITTY -1-8-9-11 Decca 5718 A
(Bill Carlisle)
66010-A DON’T BE ASHAMED OF MOTHER -1-7-9-10 Decca 5762 A
(Bill Carlisle)
66011-A GOIN’ DOWN THE VALLEY ONE BY ONE-4-6-7-8 Decca 5807 A, M-14157
()
66012-A A MOUSE BEEN MESSIN’ AROUND -1-11 Decca 5718 B
(Bill Carlisle)
NB(1): DECCA 5713 released Monday 31st July 1939.
NB(2): DECCA 5716 released Tuesday 1st August
1939.
NB(3): DECCA 5718 released Thursday 10th August
1939.
NB(4): DECCA 5752 released Wednesday 18th October
1939.
NB(5): DECCA 5762 released Thursday 16th November
1939.
NB(6): DECCA 5774 released Tuesday 26th December
1939.
NB(7): DECCA 5793 released Tuesday 30th January
1940.
NB(8): DECCA 5807 released Monday 4th March 1940.
NB(9): MINERVA M-14144 released Canada 1940.
NB(10): MINERVA M-14156 released Canada 1940.
NB(11): MINERVA M-14157 released Canada 1940.
NB(12): MINERVA M-14158 released Canada 1940.
NB(13): MELOTONE 45326 released Canada 1940.
NB(14): MELOTONE 45329 released Canada 1940.
NB(15): DECCA 46045 reviewed BILLBOARD Saturday
31st May 1947.
NB(16): DECCA 46045 released Tuesday 3rd June
1947.
CARLISLE BROTHERS (Cliff & Bill)-1
CLIFF CARLISL’E BUCKLE DUSTERS-2
BILL CARLISLE’S KENTUCKY HOME BOYS-3
Hotel
Charlotte, 237 West Trade Street Charlotte,
N.C.: Wednesday 26th July 1939
Cliff Carlisle
(vcl-4/stl gtr-5); Bill Carlisle (vcl-6/rhy gtr); Shannon Grayson (vcl-7/mand-8/gtr-9); Unk (gtr-10).
Producer:
66013-A THERE IS NO MORE THAN I CAN SAY -1-4-5-8 Decca 5774 B, Minerva M-14158
()
66014-A MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT LIFE MAY
BRING-2 Decca 5732
A, Decca 46105
(Cliff Carlisle)
66015-A BLACK JACK DAVID -2 5732 B
(Tex Tyler)
66016-A FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW -2-5-6-8 Decca 5720 A, Decca 46105
()
66017-A SALLY LET YOUR BANGS HANG DOWN -3-5-7-9 Decca 5742 A
(Bill Carlisle)
66018-A I DREAMED I SEARCHED HEAVEN FOR
YOU-3-5-8-9 Decca
5724 A
()
66019-A ROLL ON OLD TROUBLES ROLL ON -3-5-8 5724 B
(Bill Carlisle)
66020-A I’M SORRY THAT’S ALL I CAN SAY -1-5-6 Decca 5793 A
()
66021-A LITTLE PAL -3-9-10 Decca 5742 B
()
66022-A DON’T LET ME WORRY YOUR LITTLE
MIND-1-4-6-7-8 Decca
5778 A
(Bill Carlisle)
66023-A LIFE’S TROUBLED PATHWAY -3-5-7-8 Decca 5762 B
()
66024-A BROKEN HEART -1-4-6-10 Decca 5778 B
(Bill Carlisle)
66025-A MY LITTLE SADIE -2-6 Decca 5720 B, Minerva
M-14111
(Cliff Crlisle)
66026-A PREPARE ME OH LORD -2-6 Decca
5752 B
()
NB(1): DECCA 5720 released Thursday 10th August
1939.
NB(2): DECCA 5724 released Thursday 10th August
1939.
NB(3): DECCA 5732 released Friday 22nd September
1939.
NB(4): DECCA 5742 released Monday 9th October
1939.
NB(5): DECCA 5778 released Tuesday 26th December
1939.
NB(6): MINERVA M-14111 released Canada
NB(7): DECCA 46105 released Tuesday 30th December
1947.
CARLISLE BROTHERS (Cliff & Bill)
Hotel
Charlotte, 237 West Trade Street Charlotte,
N.C.: Monday 16th September 1940
Cliff Carlisle
(vcl-1/stl gtr-2): Bill Carlisle (vcl-3/rhy gtr-4); Shannon Grayson (mand-5/gtr-6); Tommy Carlisle (vcl-7); Unk
(gtr-8).
Producer:
68102-A THERE’LL COME A TIME -1-2-3-5 Decca
5881 A
()
68103-A JUANITA -1-2-3-5-7 5881 B
()
68105-A I WONDER WHO’S SORRY NOW -2-3-5 Decca 6075 A, Melotone 45547
(Bill Carlisle-Mel
Foree-Dave Durham)
68106-A FLAG THAT TRAIN -1-2-3-5 Decca 5921 A, Melotone 45419
(Frank Otto-Martin
Hickey-Clark Van Ness)
68107-A I’D LIKE TO BE YOUR SHADOW IN THE
MOONLIGHT-1-3-5-8 Decca 6075 B,
Melotone 45547
(Bill Carlisle-Mel
Foree-Dave Durham)
68108-A/AA TO LOVE AND BE LOVED Decca
(Uniss)
()
68109-A DON’T MENTION ME -1-2-6 Decca
5892 A
(Roy Kirkland Jr.-Dave
Durham-Mel Foree)
68110-A GO AND LEAVE IF YOU WISH TO Decca
5921 B, Melotone 45419
()
NB(1): DECCA 5881 released Thursday 26th
September 1940.
NB(2): DECCA 5892 released Tuesday 15th October
1940.
NB(3): DECCA 5921 released Friday 7th February
1941.
NB(4): DECCA 6075 released Wednesday 14th October
1942.
NB(5): MELOTONE 45419 released Canada
NB(6): MELOTONE 45547 released Canada
CARLISLE BROTHERS (Cliff & Bill)
Hotel
Charlotte, 237 West Trade Street Charlotte,
N.C.: Tuesday 17th September 1940
Cliff Carlisle
(vcl-1/stl gtr-2); Bill Carlisle (vcl-3/rhy gtr-4); Shannon Grayson ((mand-5/gtr-6): Tommy Carlisle (vcl-7).
Producer:
68104-A SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY’S WAITING FOR
YOU-2-3-5 Decca 5903
B, Melotone 45405
()
68111-A/B YOU’LL NEVER KNOW -1-2-3-5 Decca
(Uniss)
()
68112-A WILL YOU ALWAYS LOVE ME DARLING -1-2-3-5 Decca 5903 A, Melotone 45405
(Mary E.Carlisle)
68113-A THREE WOMEN TO EVERY MAN -1-2-5 Decca 5913 B
(Bobby Gregory)
68114-A A DOLLAR’S ALL I CRAVE -1-2-5 5913 A
(Cliff.Carlisle)
68115-A NOBODY CARES -1-2-3-5-7 Decca 5892 B
(Cliff Carlisle-Mel
Foree)
NB(1): DECCA 5903 released Friday 22nd November
1940.
NB(2): DECCA 5913 released Monday 13th January
1941.
NB(3): MELOTONE 45405 released Canada
SHANNON GRAYSON and his Golden Valley Boys
King
Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue Cincinnati,Oh.: Wednesday 3rd May 1950
Shannon Grayson
(ld vcl/bjo); Dewey Price (tnr vcl/gtr); Millard Presley (bari vcl/mand);
Harvey Raborn (bs vcl); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (stg bs). . Producer:
K-3044-4 I
LIKE THE OLD TIME WAY King 880-A, King LP-556,
King KG-0952-4-2
(Jess “Pa” Johnson) (Cross and Crown-BMI) Not Now NOT2CD260
K-3045-2 LET
ME TRAVEL ALONE King 892-A, Audio Lab AL-1523, Audio Lab AUL-0593-2
(Shannon Grayson) King KG-0952-4-2
K-3046-1 SINCE
HIS SWEET LOVE HAS RESCUED ME King 892-AA, Audio Lab AL-1504, King KG-0952-4-2
(Roy Grant-Shannon Grayson-Arvel Logan)
K-3047-8 I’M
GONNA WALK ON King
880-AA, Audio Lab AL-1518, KG-0952-4-2
(Clarence M.Beaty
Jr.-Shannon Grayson)
NB(1): KING 880 released Tuesday 11th July 1950.
NB(2): KING 892 released Tuesday 22nd August
1950.
NB(3): KING 892 reviewed BILLBOARD C&W
Releases Saturday 16th September 1950.
NB(4): KING LP-556 “SACRED FAVORITE SONGS” released April
1958.
NB(5): AUDIO LAB AL-1504 “SONGS OF FAITH” released 1959.
NB(6): AUDIO LAB AL-1518 “TIME FOR PRAYER” released 1959.
NB(7): AUDIO LAB AL-1523 “SONGS OF FAITH, Vol.2.” released
1959.
NB(8): KING KG-0952-4-2 “THE BEST OF KING
BLUEGRASS” released 2004.
NB(9): NOT NOW NOT2CD260 “ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS ANTHOLOGY”
released United Kingdom 2008.
NB(10): AUDIO LAB AL-0593-2 “SONGS OF FAITH,
Vol.2.” released
DEWEY PRICE King Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue Cincinnati, Oh.: Thursday 4th May
1950
(vcl/gtr); Shannon Grayson (bjo); Millard Presley (mand); Harvey Raborn (); Unk (stl gtr); Unk
(stg bs).
Producer:
K-3048 BELIEVE
ME -2 King 879-AA
()
K-3049 IF YOU WERE ONLY IN MY ARMS -2 King 898-AA
(Sy Baumgardner-Faye Templeton)
K-3050 SWEET MEMORIES -2 898-A
(Faye Templeton)
K-3051 I’LL SEND YOU KISSES AND LOVE -2 King 879-A
(Sy Baumgardner-Faye Templeton)
NB(1): KING 879 released Tuesday 11th July 1950.
NB(2): KING 898 released Tuesday 19th September 1950.
SHANNON GRAYSON and his Golden Valley Boys
poss
Brown Productions, 240½ 4th Avenue North Nashville,
Tn:
May 1951
(ld vcl/bjo); Dewey Price (tnr vcl/gtr); Millard Presley (bari vcl/mand);
Harvey Raborn (bs vcl/ ).
Producer:
E1-VB-0942 SUNSET OF TIME RCA Victor 20-4304, RCA Victor 47-4304
()
E1-VB-0943 SOMEDAY IN HEAVEN 20-4304, 47-4304
()
E1-VB-0944 CHILDHOOD DREAMS RCA
Victor 21-0488, RCA Victor 48-0488
()
E1-VB-0945 PRAY THE CLOUDS AWAY RCA Victor 21-0488, RCA Victor 48-0488
(Jimmy Martin-Paul Williams)
NB(1): RCA VICTOR Advert BILLBOARD Saturday 30th
June 1951-RCA VICTOR 21-0488/48-0488.
NB(2): RCA VICTOR 21-0488 released Tuesday 3rd
July 1951.
NB(3): RCA VICTOR 48-0488 released Tuesday 3rd
July 12951.
NB(4): RCA VICTOR Advert BILLBOARD Saturday 6th
October 1951-RCA VICTOR 20/47-4304.
NB(5): RCA VICTOR 20-4304 released Tuesday 9th
October 1951.
NB(6): RCA VICTOR 47-4304 released Tuesday 9th
October 1951.
NB(7): BILLBOARD Advance C&W releases
Saturday 8th December 1951-RCA VICTOR 20-4304.
NB(8): RCA VICTOR 20-4304 re-released Tuesday 11th
December 1951.
SHANNON GRAYSON and his Golden Valley Boys
poss
Brown Productions, 240½ 4th Avenue North Nashville,
Tn: October 1951
(ld vcl-1/bjo); Dewey Price (tnr vcl-2/gtr); Millard Presley (bari
vcl/mand); Harvey Raborn (bs vcl/
).
Producer:
E1-VB-4001 SECRET WEAPON -1 RCA
Victor 20-4426, RCA Victor 47-4426
(Ray Anderson)
E1-VB-4002 WORK IS ALL I HEAR -2 RCA Victor 20-4647, RCA Victor 47-4647
(Clarence M Beaty,
Jr.) (RCA Victor License)
E1-VB-4003 IF YOU DON’T LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR -1 RCA Victor 20-4426,
RCA Victor 47-4426
(Jimmy Coley-Shorty Sullivan)
E1-VB-4004 ROSES AND THORNS -1 RCA Victor 20-4647, RCA Victor 47-4647
(Nick & Charles Kenny) (Goldmine Music
ASCAP)
NB(1): RCA VICTOR Advert BILLBOARD Saturday 15th
December 1951-RCA VICTOR 20/47-4426.
NB(2): RCA VICTOR 20-4426 released Tuesday 18th December
1951.
NB(3): RCA VICTORE 47-426 released Tuesday 18th
December 1951.
NB(4): BILLBOARD Advance C&W releases
Saturday 26th April 1952-RCA VICTOR 20/47-4647.
NB(5): RCA VICTOR 20/47-4647 reviewed BILLBOARD
Country & Western (Folk) reviews- Saturday 26th April 1952.
NB(6): RCA VICTOR 20-4647 released Tuesday 29th
April 1952.
NB(7): RCA VICTOR 47-4647 released Tuesday 29th
April 1952.
THE BRIARHOPPERS Lamon Sound Studio Charlotte,
N. C.: Unknown
Date
ICCA
Studio-5 Charlotte,
N. C.: 1996
Shannon Grayson (vcl-1/bjo); Roy “Whitey” Grant (vcl-2/gtr);
Arval Hogan (vcl-3/mand); Hank Warren (fdl); Dwight Moody (fdl-4); David Deese
(bjo-4); Walden “Don White” Whytsell (stg bs). Producer: David Moody
Theme- WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES Lamon
LR 10259-2
()
SMILING TO HIDE A BROKEN HEART LR 10259-2
()
MY SADDLE HORSE IS MISSING LR 10259-2
()
KANAWHA MARCH (Inst) LR 10259-2
()
THE VIOLET AND THE ROSE LR 10259-2
()
TRUCK DRIVING MAN LR 10259-2
()
BACK TO OLD SMOKY MOUNTAIN LR 10259-2
()
HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE LR 10259-2
()
LEARNING TO LEAN ON JESUS LR 10259-2
()
OLD RUGGED CROSS LR 10259-2
()
MEET ME SOMEWHERE IN YOUR DREAMS-4-5 LR 10259-2
()
MY ADOBE HACIENDA -4-5 LR 10259-2
()
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN (Inst)-4-5 LR 10259-2
()
Recitation- DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER-4-5 LR 10259-2
()
NB: LAMON LR 10259-2 “THE LEGENDARY BRIARHOPPERS” released
1996.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK
GRANT with acknowledgements to Al Turner & Tony Russell.
2008-2014.
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