Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Hank Harral (by Dick Grant)



HANK HARRAL
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

HANK HARRAL And The Plains Riders
                                                                Radio Station KSEL                                 Lubbock, Tx:                                                                          1947
Shallie .A. “Hank” Harral (vcl-1/gtr); Clyde Perkins (ld gtr); Lee Searsy (vcl-2/rhy gtr); Samuel “Duke” Baker (fdl); Tollie Stephenson (stg bs); Hank Harral/Lee Searsy/Tollie Stpephenson (vcl trio-3).
                                                                                                                              Producer:

                          BEVERLY HILLBILLY        -1                                   (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                  Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          ALL I NEED IS YOUR ARMS AROUND ME-1            (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                                                        HMC-2013811
                          A BOUQUET FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY                       -1                       (Uniss), White Label WLP-8831, B.A.C.M. CD D-301 
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                  Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          DILLY DALLY DOODLE     -1-3                                (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral)                                                                                                        HMC-2013811
                          I’VE STARTED MY LIFE ANEW                               -2                       (Uniss),                CD D-301
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                                                        HMC-2013811
                          CIMARRON                                                          -3                       (Uniss),                CD D-301  
                          (Johnny Bond)                                                                                             HMC-2013811                                                                   

NB(1): WHITE LABEL WLP-8831 “TANK TOWN BOOGIE” released Holland 1981.
NB(2): B.A.C.M. CD D-301 “HANK HARRAL with The Plains Riders and his Palomino Cowhands” released United Kingdom 2010.

HANK HARRAL with Merl Linsay’s Oklahoma Nightriders
                                                                                                                               Unknown Location                                                          1947/1948          
(vcl/gtr); poss Benjamin “Benny” Garcia (el gtr) or James “Jimmy” Solis (el gtr); Gerald “Buster” Magness (stl gtr); Edward “Ted” Haff (fdl); Clarence Baily (fdl); Michael “Mike” Hugo (pno); Homer Bean (stg bs); Sonny Rogers (dms).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Producer:

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HANK HARRAL and The Palomino Cowhands
                                                                Radio Station KSEL                                 Lubbock, Tx.:                                                                 1949/1950          
(vcl/gtr); Ace “Ball” Balch (rhy gtr); Harvey Wilson (stl gtr); Cecil Hadaway (fdl); Sam Baker (pno); Curly Thomas (stg bs).                                                                                                                                                                                                     Producer:  

                          YOU’RE STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS                                           (Uniss), White Label WLP-2814, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          ()                                                                                                   Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          TIME ON MY HANDS                                             (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                                                         HMC-2013811
                          RED BARN BOOGIE                                                                        (Uniss), Krazy Kat KKCD-21,                      CD D-301
                          (Harral)                                                                 Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          A SMILE WON’T HIDE A BROKEN HEART               (Uniss), Krazy Kat KKCD-21,                      CD D-301
                          (Hank Harral)                                                                                  Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

NB: KRAZY KAT KKCD-21 “PLAYBOY BOOGIE” released United Kingdom 2001.






HANK HARRAL and his Palomino Cowhands
                                                                Radio Station KSEL                                 Lubbock, Tx.:                                                                         1950
(vcl/gtr); prob Ace Ball (rhy gtr); Harvey Wilson (stl gtr); Cecil Hadaway (fdl); Sam Baker (pno); Curly Thomas (stg bs), Hank Harral/Ace Ball/Curly Thomas (vcl trio-1).       Producer:

A-(357)                DREAM BAND BOOGIE                                          Star Talent 760-A, White Label WLP-2814
                          (Harral-Samuel) (Star Talent BMI)                                                       B.A.C.M. CD D-301, Krazy Kat KKC-21
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
B-(358)                DILLY DALLY DOODLE     -1                                   Star Talent 760-B, White Label WLP-2814
                          (Hank Harral) (Star Talent BMI)                                                          B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
A-(359)                WHEN THEY RAISED THE UN FLAG IN SOUTH KOREA                    Star Talent 764-A, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral) (Star Talent BMI)                                         Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
B-(360)                YOU’VE GOT A SWEETHEART (I’VE GOT A FRIEND)                         Star Talent 764-B, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral) (Star Talent BMI)                                         Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

NB(1): STAR TALENT 760 released 1950.
NB(2): STAR TALENT 764 released 1950.

HANK HARRAL And His Palomino Cowhands
                                                                Radio Station KSEL                                 Lubbock, Tx.:                                                                         1951
(vcl/gtr); Ace Ball (rhy gtr); Harvey Wilson (stl gtr); Cecil Hadaway (fdl); Sam Baker (pno); Curly Thomas (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

A-(373)                RED BARN BOOGIE                                                                        Star Talent 773-A, White Label WLP-2814
                          (Harral) (Star Talent BMI)                                         B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
B-(374)                DEAR LITTLE OAKIE DARLIN’                                                          Star Talent 773-B, White Label WLP-2814
                          (Harral) (Star Talent BMI)                                         B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

NB: STAR TALENT 773 released 1951.

HANK HARRALL “The Cowhand”                                                   poss San Antonio, Tx.:                                                                             1951/1952
(vcl/gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

T-502A               TEXAS,  U.S.A.                                                      Tanner T-502-A, B.A.C.M. CD D-301                                                                                                                (Harral-C.Shrum)                                                    Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
T-502-B               A LIFETIME TO REMEMBER                                                            Tanner T-502-B, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral-C.Shrum)                                                    Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

NB: TANNER T-502 released

HANK HARRAL                            Radio Station KSEL                                              Lubbock, Tx.:                                                                 1951/1952
(vcl/gtr); Ace Ball (rhy gtr); Bobby Durham (pno);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          TANK TOWN BOOGIE                                            Westernair (Uniss), White Label WLP-8831
                          (Harral)                                                                 Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

                                                  
HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx.: 1957
(vcl/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr-1/stl gtr-2); Red Stone (rhy gtr); Dina Hall (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Benjamin “Ben” Hall

H80W-2433         FABULOUS OKLAHOMA                                         Caprock 45-100, White Label WLP-8831
                          (H.Harral) (Starrite BMI)                                          B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
H80W-2434         (THERE’S A) PICTURE IN MY HEART                                               Caprock 45-100, B.A.C.M. C D-301
                          (H.Harral) (Astor Songs BMI)                                                                                                   HMC-2013811

NB(1): CAPROCK 45-100 released Tuesday 3rd December 1957.
NB(2): CAPROCK 45-100 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New C&W Records Monday 9th December 1957.
NB(3): RCA VICTOR custom pressing, Indianapolis,In.


HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx.: Thursday 13th February 1958
(vcl/recit-3/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr-1/stl gtr-2); Red Stone (rhy gtr); Dina Hall (stg bs); Peter “Pete” Jenkins (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

J80W-1071          HELL BOUND TRAIN        -3                                   Caprock 45-102
                          (Harral) (Caprock Pub. Co. BMI)                                                        Home Made Recording HMC-2013811                                               
J80W-1072          THE D.J. BLUES                                                    Caprock 45-102, White Label WLP-8831
                          (Harral) (Caprock Pub. Co. BMI)                                                        Home Made Recording HMC-2013811

NB(1): CAPROCK 45-102 released Tuesday 25th March 1958.
NB(2): CAPROCK 45-102 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New C&W Records Monday 31st March 1958.
NB(3): RCA VICTOR custom pressing, Indianapolis, In.

CAPROCK 102

HELL BOUND TRAIN                                71
Parable on sin gets a sincere recitation by Harral with good combo backing. Should do well in its field.

THE D.J. BLUES                                       69
Novelty about a deejay’s troubles. A sincere reading.

HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx.: 1958
(vcl/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr-1/stl gtr-2); Red Stone (rhy gtr); Dale Burkett (pno-3); Dina Hall (stg bs); Pete Jenkins (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

J80W-4453          TANK TOWN BOOGIE       (Take 1)-3                        Caprock 45-104, White Label WLP-8831
                          (Harral) (Larrah Pub. Co. BMI)                                                           B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          TANK TOWN BOOGIE       (Take 2)-3                        Caprock (Uniss)
                          (Harral) (Larrah Pub. Co. BMI)
J80W-4454          SWEET MEMORY                                                                           Caprock 45-104, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral) (Larrah Pub. Co. BMI)                                                           Home Made Recording HMC-2013811                                               

NB(1): CAPROCK 45-104 released Tuesday 16th September 1958
NB(2): CAPROCK 45-104 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New C&W Records Monday 22nd September 1958.
NB(3): RCA VICTOR custom pressing, Indianapolis, In.

HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx.: 1958
(vcl/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr/stl gtr); Dina Hall (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

                          SHE’S GONE                                                                                  Caprock (Uniss), White Label WLP-8831
                          ()                                                                                                   Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          GOODBYE YOU’RE FREE TO GO                                                     Caprock (Uniss)
                          (Harral) (Larrah Pub. Co. BMI)

HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx.: 1958  
(vcl/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr-1/stl gtr-2); Red Stone (rhy gtr); Dale Burkett (pno); Dina Hall (stg bs); Pete Jenkins (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

                          DREAM BAND BOOGIE    (Take 1)                          Caprock (Uniss)
                          (Harral-Samuel) (Star Talent BMI)
                          DREAM BAND BOOGIE    (Take 2)                          Caprock (Uniss), White Label WLP-8831
                          (Harral-Samuel) (Star Talent BMI)                                                       Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
                          I’VE HAD A LIFETIME TO REMEMBER                                              Caprock (Uniss)
                          (Harral-C.Shrum)

HANK HARRAL   High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn             Big Spring, Tx:  1959
(vcl/gtr); Weldon Myrick (ld gtr-1/stl gtr-2); Red Stone (rhy gtr);Dale Burkett (pno); Dina Hall (stg bs); Pete Jenkins (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

JB-2542              OKLAHOMA LAND                                                                          Caprock 45-114, White Label WLP-8831
                          (H.Harral) (Larrah Pub. Co. BMI)                                                        B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                                                                                                                               Home Made Recording HMC-2013811
JB-2543              (I’VE GOT A) MORTGAGE ON YOUR HEART            Caprock 45-114, B.A.C.M. CD D-301
                          (Harral-Harbet) (Starrite BMI)                                                             Home Made Recording HMC-2013811                                               

NB(1): CAPROCK 45-114 released 1959
NB(2): CAPROCK 45-114 reviewed Billboard 28th September 1959.
NB(3): CAPITOL custom pressing.
NB(4): Label Adress – El Paso, Texas.
NB(5): HOME MADE RECORDING HMC-2013811 “TANK TOWN BOOGIE-HANK HARRAL” released France 2013.

CAPROCK 114

(I’VE GOT A) MORTGAGE ON YOUR HEART                                    ӿӿ
A country ballad. Harral sings it in the traditional style. Song is a good one. c.&w. deejays.

OKLAHOMA LAND                                                                          ӿӿ
A folk-flavored Western item with a bright lyric and a lively rhythm.





DISCOGRAPHY compiled by PHIL TRICKER, AL TURNER & DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Thieu Van De Vorst & E.E.Fleming.

1988-2014.         

 
                                                  


                                                  

                                      

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