Johnny Nelms

*09-01-1931 Huttig, AR, +17-02-2001
3rd version
By Praguefrank, Kent Heineman, Mario Manciotti, Vaclav Zpatecka, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1950 Quinn Recording Co., 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Johnny Nelm and The Sunset Cowboys
001 I’LL LEARN YA, DERN YA Gold Star 1386/BACM CD D 326
002 I’M SO ASHAMED Gold Star 1386

BACM CD D 326 GOLDSTAR LABEL CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC (UK, 2010)
14 April 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City  – Johnny Nelms with the Sunset Cowboys
003 80880 SHOULD I COME BACK 9-46346
004 80881 I TOLD MY HEART (A LIE ABOUT YOU) 9-46318
005 80882 CROSSROADS Decca 9-46318
006 80883 I’VE BEEN LONESOME BEFORE  9-46346/HMC 2014J07
1951 prob. Quinn Recording Co., 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms with the Sunset Cowboys (Herb Remington [steel], Doug Myers [fiddle] + unknown musicians0

007 BRIDE TO BE Freedom 5018
008 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Freedom 5018/KK CD 12

KRAZY KAT KK CD 12 HEADING BACK TO HOUSTON  (UK, 1997)
ca May 1955 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms
009 015 AFTER TODAY Azelea 45-104/HBR 044 HMC 2014J07
010 016 CRY, BABY, CRY 45-104/HBR 044 HMC 2014J07

HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 044 AZALEA RECORDS PART ONE (UK, 2001)
March 1956 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
011 ST-2428 A TRIBUTE TO ANDY ANDERSON Starday 45-238/HMC 2014J07
012 ST-2429 EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT 45-238/HMC 2014J07
1957 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
013 1195 MR. FREIGHT TRAIN Tilt 1195/6/HBR 073 CLCD 4465 BB-CD 55168 HMC 2014J07
014 1196 HURT IS THE HEART Tilt 1195/6/ HBR 073

COLLECTOR CLCD 4465 SECOND TIME ROCKIN' (NED, 2001); HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 073 GOLDSTAR CUSTOM PRESSINGS (UK, 2002); BUFFALO BB-CD 55168 ROCK-A-BILLY CHOO CHOO (GER, 2004)

October 1959 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
015 1262 YOSHE' D 1114/BCD 15834 HMC 2014J07
016 1263 MEMORIES FOR A PILLOW 1114/BCD 15834 HMC 2014J07
early 1960 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
017 OLD BROKEN HEARD D 1178/BCD 15835 HMC 2014J07
018 I’VE NEVER HAD THE BLUES 1178/BCD 15835 HMC 2014J07
Mid 1961 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
019 1480 PICTURE IN MY HEART D 1195/BCD 15835
020 1481 HALF PAST HEARTACHE 1195/BCD 15835
early 1963 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Johnny Nelms
021 1608 I’M SO ASHAMED 1247/BCD 15836
022 1609 THE SULPHUR QUEEN 1247/BCD 15836
023 BLUE TOMORROW  BCD 15836

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15834, 15835, 15836 Complete D Singles Collection, Vol. 3, 4, 5 (GER, 2000, 4 CD BOXES)
1971 Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms  (Benton-Hall Production)
024 SCM-248 LIEUNTENANT CALLEY Bagatelle 4271
025 SCM-249 EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH 4271
1971 Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms (Benton-Hall Production)
027 SH-1379 EVERYDAY I BELONG TO YOU Bagatelle 4274
026 SH-1378 AFTER TODAY Bagatelle 4274
1972 poss. Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms
028 LH-7991? PAINT ME A MEMORY Stoneway 1060
029 LH-7992 SHE WON'T GIVE THE TIME OF DAY Stoneway 1060
1972 Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms (Producer: R. M. Stone)
030 LH-9777 WE MARRIED IN THE CHURCH HOUSE 1083
031 LH-9778 LET’S MAKE PUR HOUSE A HOME Stoneway 1083
032 LH-10362 A WOMAN'S HEART 1087
033 LH-10363 IF I'D KNOWN THEN 1087
1973 Houston, TX - Johnny Nelms
034 LH-11205 SHE LIED TO ME 1100
035 LH-11206 THERE'S NO LOVE (LIKE AN OLD LOVE) 1100
1974 unknown - Johnny Nelms (Producer: Lonnie Wright, Lynda Parsons)
036 CRYSTAL CHANDELAIR Juke-Box 105
037 LH 12537 DOWN TO MY LAST GOODBYE Juke-Box 105
Mid 1970s unknown – Johnny Nelms
038 I MEET MYSELF COMIN BACK TO YOU Westry 102
039 MORE THAN A HEART CAN STAND Westry 102
040 THE COLD DAYS IN JULY Westry 104
041 THE TWENTY DOLLAR BILL Westry 104
1982 unknown – Johnny Nelms
042 THE FAMILY Anjo 616
043 A WOMAN'S HEART Anjo 616

ALBUMS

HMC 2014J07 Mister Freight Train: I’ve Been Lonesome Before; After Today; Cry, Baby, Cry; A tribute To Andy Anderson; Everything Will Be Alright; Mer. Freight Train; Yoste’; Memories For A Pillow; Old Broken Heart; I’ve Never Had The Blues – 14 (prob. home-made album)

SINGLES
Gold Star (1950) as Johnny Nelm
1386 I’ll Learn Ya, Dern Ya / I’m So Ashamed - 50
Decca (1951)
9-46318 I Told My Heart / Crossroads – 06-51
9-46346 Should I Come Back / I've Been Lonesome Before – 08-51
Freedom (1951)
5018 Bride To Be / If I Can't Have You - 51
Azelea (1955)
45-104 After Today / Cry, Baby, Cry - 07-55 (adv. July 16)
Starday (1956)
45-238 Everything Will Be Alright / A Tribute To Andy Anderson – 04-56
Tilt (1957)
GS 45-1195/6 Mr. Freight Train / Hurt Is The Heart - 57
D (1959-61)
1114 Yoshe / Memories For A Pillow – 26-11-59
1178 Old Broken Heart / I've Never Had The Blues – 03-02-61
1195 Picture In My Heart / Half Past Heartache – 01-07-61
1247 The Sulphur Queen / I'm So Ashamed – 12-03-63
Bagatelle (1971)
4271 Lieutenant Calley / Everything You Touch – 04-71 (rev. May 5)
4274 After Today / Everyday I Belong To You - 71
Stoneway
1060 She Won't Give The Time Of Day / Paint Me A Memory - 72
1083 Let's Make Our House a Home / We Were Married in the Church House - 73
1087 A Woman's Heart /If I'd Known Then - 73
1100 She Lied To Me / There's No Love (Like An Old Love) - 74
Juke-Box (1974)
No. 105 Crystal Chandelair / Down To My Last Goodbye - 74
Westry
102 I Meet Myself Comin Back To You / More Than A Heart Can Stand
104 The Cold Days In July / The Twenty Dollar Bill
Anjo (1982)
616 The Family / A woman's Heart - 82