Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Lou Millet (by Dick Grant)



LOU MILLET
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

LOUIS MILLET and The Melody Ramblers                                                               
                                                                Rouge Record Studio     Baton Rouge, La.:                                                                                            1949
Louis “Lou” Millet (vcl/rhy gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

103-A                  YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES                                                              Rouge ROU-103 A
                          (Millet)
103-B                  I SAW THEM LAY MOTHER AWAY                                                               ROU-103 B
                          ()

NB: ROUGE ROU-103 released 1949.

LOUIS MILLET and His Melody Ramblers-1
LOU MILLET-2   
             Jay Miller Studio, M & S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson     Crowley, La.:     1951
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Joseph Denton” “Jay” Miller

1031A                 I WAS ONLY TEASING YOU                                   -1-2                    Feature 1031, Cactus CACLMCD-01
                          ()
1031B                 A BROKEN HEART                                                -1-2                                  1031,             CACLMCD-01
                          ()

NB: FEATURE 1031 released 1951.

LOUIS MILLET and His Melody Ramblers-1
LOU MILLET-2  
             Jay Miller Studio, M & S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson     Crowley, La.:     1951
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (pno); Unk (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Jay Miller

1035A/                THAT’S ME WITHOUT YOU                                     -1-2                    Feature F-1035-A, Dot 203, Cattle CCD-309
M-6090/  (J. Miller-J. Wyatt)                                                              Cactus CACLMCD-01
1035B                 YOUR OWN HEART YOU MUST MEND                   -1-2                    Feature F-1035-B, Cattle CCD-309
                          (J. Miller- L. Millet)                                                                           Cactus CACLMCD-01
1038A/                HEART OF STONE                                                 -1-2                    Feature F-1038-A, Dot 203,            CCD-309
M-6091   (J. Miller-L. Millet)                                                               Cactus CACLMC-01

NB(1): FEATURE F-1035 released 1951.
NB(2): DOT 203 released December 1951.

LOUIS MILLET and His Melody Ramblers-1
LOU MILLET-2
             Jay Miller Studio, M & S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson     Crowley, La.:     1952
(vcl/rhy gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer: Jay Miller

                          I’M THROUGH WITH YOU                                                               Feature (Uniss)
                          ()
                          IF YOU DIDN’T, DON’T, CAUSE IT AINT’T                Feature (Uniss), Flyright FLY CD-44
                          ()
                          FOR EVER AND A DAY                                          Feature (Uniss)
                          (Burton-Reeves-Reeves)
                          COUNTERFEIT BABY                                             Feature (Uniss)
                          (J. Miller-Woody Guidry ) (Acuff-Rose BMI)

LOU MILLET                   Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Tuesday 20th May 1952                                                                 
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk (pno); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Donald “Don” Law

ZSP-9895/           JUST ME, MY HEART AND YOU                                                      Columbia 20979, Columbia 4-20979, Cattle CCD-309
CO-47987            (J.D. Miller-Lou Millet)                                             Cactus CACLMCD-01
ZSP-9896/           WORRIED, LONESOME AND IN LOVE                                             Columbia 21029, Columbia 4-21029,            CCD-309
CO-47988            (J.D. Miller-Lou Millet)                                             Cactus CACLMCD-01
ZSP-9897/           WEARY, WORRIED AND BLUE                                                        Columbia 20979, Columbia 4-20979, Cattle CCD-309
CO-47989            (J.D. Miller-Lou Millet)                                             Cactus CACLMCD-1
ZSP-9898/           YOUR OWN HEART YOU MUST MEND                                            Columbia 21029, Columbia 4-21029,            CCD-309
CO-47990            (J.D. Miller-Lou Millet)                                             Cactus CACLMCD-01

NB(1): COLUMBIA 20979/4-20979 released Tuesday 8th July 1952.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 19th July 1952-COLUMBIA 20979/4-20979.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 21029/4-21029 released Tuesday 14th October 1952.
NB(4): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 25th October 1952-COLUMBIA 21029/4-21029.
NB(5): AMERICANA CORPORATION Advert Billboard Saturday 23rd May 1953-COLUMBIA 20979/4-20979.
NB(6): AMERICANA CORPORATION Advert Billboard Saturday 23rd May 1953-COLUMBIA 21029/4-21029.

LOU MILLET
             Jay Miller Studio, M & S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson     Crowley, La.:     July 1952
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Guidry (ld gtr); Herby Hall (stl gtr); Bob Henderson (fdl); Benny Fruge (pno).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Jay Miller

1038B                 WHEN I’M OUT HONKY-TONKIN’ WITH YOU           Feature F-1038-B, Flyright FLY-596, Flyright FLY CD-44
                          ()                                                                                                   Cactus CACLMCD-01

NB(1):    FEATURE F-1038 released 1952.
NB(2): FLYRIGHT FLY-596 “HONKY TONK WITH LEFTY FRIZZELL & FRIENDS-THE LEGENDARY JAY MILLER SESSIONS, Vol.33.” released United Kingdom
NB(3): FLYRIGHT FLY CD-44 “I’M A HONKY TONK DADDY” released United Kingdom 1992.

LEFTY FRIZZELL            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Tuesday 7th October 1952                                                             
William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell (vcl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Tawnee Hall (el gtr); Arlice “Jack” Youngblood (fdl); Lum York (stg bs);
                                                                                                                               Producer: Don Law

JB-110-2/            I WON’T BE GOOD FOR NOTHIN’                                                    Columbia (Uniss), Bear Family BFX-15100
CO-48461-2         (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BCD-15550                                                                                           
JB-111-2/            IF I LOSE YOU (I’LL LOSE MY WORLD)                                            Columbia (Uniss),                      BFX-15100
CO-48462-2         ()                                                                                                   Bear Family BCD-15550
JB-112-2/            I’M AN OLD, OLD MAN (TRYIN’ TO LIVE WHILE I CAN)                     Columbia 21034, Columbia 4-21034
CO-48463-2         (Frizzell)                                                                Columbia FC-37466, Bear Family BFX-15100
                                                                                                                               Rhino CD-1005-2, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Columbia/Legacy CD-64880, Raven RVCD-195
                                                                                                                               Proper Intro CD-2076, Country Stars CD-55514
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse CD-6812
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BCD-16802
JB-113-2/            YOU’RE JUST MINE (ONLY IN MY DREAMS)           Columbia 21034, Columbia 4-21034
CO-48464-2         (Frizzell                                                                 Harmony HL-7386, Harmony HS-11186
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse C-6812

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21034/4-21034 released Tuesday 27th October 1952.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 1st November 1952-COLUMBIA 21034/4-21034.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 21034/4-21034 reviewed Billboard Country & Western (Folk) Record Reviews Saturday 8th November 1952.                                      
NB(4): “I’M AN OLD, OLD MAN (TRYIN’ TO LIVE WHILE I CAN)” entered Billboard National Best Sellers/Juke Box Country & Western Records Saturday 6th December 1952, #3, 9 weeks.
NB(5): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 21st March 1953-COLUMBIA 21034/4-21034.
NB(6): HARMONY HL-7386/HS-11186 “LEFTY FRIZZELL’S COUNTRY FAVORITES” released August 1966.
NB(7): COUMBIA FC-37466 “LEFTY FRIZZELL-HISTORIC EDITION” released 1981.
NB(8): BEAR FAMILY BFX-15100 “LEFTY FRIZZELL HIS LIFE HIS MUSIC” released Germany 1986.
NB(9): RHINO CD-1005-2 “THE BEST OF LEFTY FRIZZELL” released1991.
NB(10): BEAR FAMILY BCD-15550 “LIFE’S LIKE POETRY” released Germany 1992.
NB(11): COLUMBIA/LEGACY CD-64880 “LOOK WHAT THOUGHT’S WILL DO” released January 1997.
NB(12): RAVEN RVCD-195 “THAT’S THE WAY LIFE GOES” released Australia August 2004.
NB(13): PROPER INTRO CD-2076 “SHINE, SHAVE, SHOWER (IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT) released United Kingdom 2004.
NB(14): COUNTRY STARS CD-55514 “FOREVER-23 GREATEST HITS & FAVORITES” released 2005.
NB(15): PROPER PROPERBOX 119 “GIVE ME MORE, MORE, MORE” released United Kingdom February 2007.
NB(16): CASTLE/PULSE CD-6812 “COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS” released 2007.
NB(17): BEAR FAMILY BCD-16802 “GONNA SHAKE THIS SHACK TONIGHT-STEPPIN’ OUT” released Germany 2008.


LEFTY FRIZZELL            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Friday 6th February 1953
(vcl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernest “Ernie” Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); Lum York (stg bs); Thomas “Tommy” Perkins (dms).                                    Producer: Don Law 

JB-1/                  I’LL TRY                                                                Columbia (Uniss), Bear Family BFX-15100
CO-48962            (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BCD-15550, Columbia/Legacy CD-64880
JB-2/                  (HONEY, BABY, HURRY!) BRING YOU SWEET SELF                         Columbia 21084, Columbia 4-21084, Columbia 52020
CO-48963           BACK TO ME                                                                                  Harmony HL-7386, Harmony HL-11186
                          (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BFX-15100, Columbia/Legacy CD-64880
                                                                                                                               Proper Intro CD-2076, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse CD-6812
JB-3/                  TIME CHANGES THINGS                                       Columbia 21084, Columbia 4-21084, Rounder SS-11
CO-48964            (Frizzell-Lyle)                                                                                   Bear Family BCD-15100, Proper Intro CD-2076
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BCD-15550, Proper Properbox 119
JB-4/                  ALL OF ME LOVES ALL OF YOU                                                      Columbia (Uniss), Bear Family BFX-15100
CO-48965            (Frizzell)                                                                Columbia/Legacy CD-64880, Bear Family BCD-15550

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084 released Tuesday 17th March 1953.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 21st March 1953-COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084.
NB(3): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 4th April 1953-Best Selling Folk Records for week ending Saturday 28th March 1953-COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084.
NB(4): COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084 reviewed Billboard Saturday 4th April 1953-This Week’s Best Buys Country & Western.
NB(5): Billboard Saturday 18th April 1953-Other Records released This Week Country & Western-COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084
NB(6): COLUMBIA 21084/4-21084 reviewed Billboard Late Reports on This Week’s ‘Best Buys’ Saturday 18th April 1953.
NB(7): COLUMBIA 52020 released  
NB(8): “HONEY, BABY, HURRY!) BRING YOUR SWEET SELF BACK” entered Billboard National Juke Country & Western Records Saturday 23rd May 1953, #8, 1 week.
NB(9): ROUNDER SS-11 “LEFTY FRIZZELL-TREASURES UNTOLD” released July 1981.

LOU MILLET                   Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Saturday 7th February 1953
(vcl/rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); poss. William “Bill” Simmons (pno); Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).                                 Producer: Don Law

JB-5/                  BAYOU PIGEON                                                    Columbia 21086, Columbia 4-21086, Cattle CCD-309
ZSP-13372/         (Burton-Fisher) (Ward & Sears Music, Inc. BMI)         Cactus CACLMCD-01
CO-48966
JB-6/                  GET A GRIP ON YOUR HEART                                                        Columbia 21086,                  4-21086,           CCD-309
ZSP-13373/         () (Hill & Range BMI)                                                                        Cactus CACLMCD-01
CO-48967
JB-7/                  MEMORIES FROM YOUR CEDAR CHEST               Columbia 21143, Columbia 4-21143,            CCD-309
ZSP-13374/         ()                                                                                                   Cactus CACLMCD-01
CO-48968
JB-8/                  GOD ONLY KNOWS                                                                        Coumbia 21143,                   4-21143,           CCD-309
ZSP-13375/         (Frizzell)                                                                Cactus CACLMCD-01
CO-48969

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21086/4-21086 released Tuesday 17th March 1953.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 21st March 1953-COLUMBIA 21086/4-21086.
NB(3): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 18th April 1953-Best Selling Folk Records for weeking ending Saturday 11th April 1953-COLUMBIA 21086/4-21086.
NB(4): COLUMBIA 21086/4-21086 reviewed Billboard Country & Western (Folk) Record Reviews Saturday 18th April 1953.
NB(5): AMERICANA CORPORATION Advert Billboard Saturday 23rd May 1953-COLUMBIA 21086/4-21086.
NB(6): COLUMBIA 21143/4-21143 released Tuesday 28th July 1953.
NB(7): COLUMBIA Records Advert Bilboard Saturday 1stt August 1953-COUMBIA 21143/4-21143.
NB(8): COLUMBIA 21143/4-21143 reviewed Billboard Reviews of This Weeks New Records for week ending 15th August 1953.
NB(9): COUMBIA 21143/4-21143 reviewed Billboard Country & Western (Folk) Record Reviews Saturday 22nd August 1953.

LOU MILLET
COLUMBIA 21086

GET A GRIP ON YOUR HEART                  69
The warbler monotones his philosophy about love to his girl on this slight opus.
BAYOU PIGEON                                        68
Lou Millet sings this rhythmic love song loudly as he tells his girl to prepare for a wedding.

JACK YOUNGBLOOD      Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Saturday 7th February 1953
(fdl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).                                                                                                          Producer: Don Law

JB-9/                  BILE DEM CABBAGE DOWN                                  (Inst)                  Columbia 21103, Columbia 4-21103
CO-48970            ()
JB-10/                 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ                                  (Inst)                                   21103,                 4-21103
CO-48971            ()
JB-11/                 Unknown Title                  (Inst)                              Columbia (Uniss)
CO-48972
JB-12/                 Unknown Title                  (Inst)                              Columbia (Uniss)
CO-48973            ()

NB(1):    COLUMBIA 21103/4-21103 released Tuesday 28th April 1953.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 2nd May 1953-COLUMBIA 21103/4-21103.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 21103/4-21103 reviewed Billboard C&W Record Reviews Saturday 23rd May 1953.

JACK YOUNGBLOOD
COLUMBIA 21103

BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN                   62
Peppy square dance is played at a fly-away beat by the fiddles. A country instrumental.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ                     60
Fiddles in close harmony bow on a pretty waltz.

LEFTY FRIZZELL            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Saturday 7th February 1953
(vcl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); Thomas Wayne Raney (hca); Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).        Producer: Don Law

JB-13/                 CALIFORNIA BLUES (BLUE YODEL #4)                                            Columbia 21102, Columbia 4-21102, Columbia H-1667
CO-48974            (Jimmie Rodgers)                                                   Harmony HL-7241, Columbia C-32249
                                                                                                                               Cindy Lou’s Musical Mail Order P-15595
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Intro CD-2076, Castle/Pulse CD-6812
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119
JB-14/                 NEVER NO MO’ BLUES                                          Columbia 21101, Columbia 4-21101,                  H-1667  
CO-48975            (Rodgers-McWilliams)                                             Harmony HL-7419, Harmony HS-11219
                                                                                                                               Columbia C-32249, Bear Family BFX-15100
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BCD-15550, Proper Properbox 119
                                                                                                                               Castle/Pulse CD-6812
JB-15/                 WE CRUCIFIED OUR JESUS                                                          Columbia 21118, Columbia 4-21118
CO-48976           (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BCD-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse CD-6812
JB-16/                 WHEN IT COMES TO MEASURING LOVE                Columbia 21118, Columbia 4-21118
CO-48977            (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BFX-15100,                      BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse CD-6812

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21101/4-21101 released Tuesday 28th April 1953.
NB(2): COLUMBIA 21102/4-21102 released Tuesday 28th April 1953.
NB(3): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 2nd May 1953-COUMBIA 21101/4-21101.
NB(4): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 2nd May 1953-COLUMBIA 21102/4-21102.
NB(5): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 16th May 1953-COLUMBIA 21101/4-21101.
NB(6): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 16th May 1953-COLUMBIA 21102/4-21102.
NB(7): AMERICANA CORPORATION Advert Billboard Saturday 23rd May 1953-COUMBIA 21101/4-21101/COLUMBIA 21102/4-21102.
NB(8): COLUMBIA 21101/4-21101 reviewed Billboard C&W Record Reviews Saturday 23rd May 1953.
NB(9): COLUMBIA 21102/4-21102 reviewed Billboard C&W Record Reviews Saturday 23rd May 1953.
NB(10): COLUMBIA 21118/4-21118 released Tuesday 26th May 1953.
NB(11): COLUMBIA Records Advert Saturday 30th May 1953-COUMBIA 21118/4-21118.
NB(11): COLUMBIA H-1667 “LEFTY FRIZZELL-JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL” released
NB(12): HARMONY HL-7241 “LEFTY FRIZZELL SINGS THE SONGS OF JIMMIE RODGERS” released 1965.
NB(13): HARMONY HL-7419/HS-11219 “MOM AND DAD’S WALTZ” released 1966.
NB(14): COLUMBIA C-32249 “LEFTY FRIZZELL SINGS THE SONGS OF JIMMIE RODGERS” released 1973.
NB(15): CINDY LOU’S MUSICAL MAIL ORDER P-15595 “LEFTY’S 20 GOLDEN HITS” released

LEFTY FRIZZELL            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Monday 9th March 1953                                                                
(vcl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); Wayne Raney (hca): Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).                                 Producer: Don Law

JB-    /                SLEEP, BABY SLEEP                                             Columbia 21101, Columbia 4-21101, Harmony HL-7241
CO-49087            (Rodgers)                                                                                        Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119, Castle/Pulse CD-6812
JB-    /                (I’M) LONELY AND BLUE                                        Columbia 21102, Columbia 4-21102, Columbia H-1667
CO-49088            (Rodgers-McWilliams)                                             Harmony HL-7419, Harmony HL-11219
                                                                                                                               Columbia C-32249, Rounder SS-16
                                                                                                                               Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
                                                                                                                               Proper Properbox 119

NB: ROUNDER SS-16 “LEFTY GOES TO NASHVILLE” released

LEFTY FRIZZELL            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Thursday 4th June 1953
(vcl); Lou Millet (rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).                                                                                                    Producer: Don Law

JB-47/                 BEFORE YOU GO, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW           Columbia 21142, Columbia 4-21142
CO-49503            (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550
JB-48/                 TWO FRIENDS OF MINE (IN LOVE)                                                 Columbia 21142, Columbia 4-21142
CO-49504            (Frizzell)                                                                Bear Family BFX-15100,                      BCD-15550
JB-49/                 HOPELESS LOVE                                                                            Columbia 21169, Columbia 4-21167
CO-49505            (Lyle-Frizzell)                                                                                                                Bear Family BFX-15100,                      BCD-15550
JB-50/                 THEN I’LL COME BACK TO YOU                                                      Columbia 21169, Columbia 4-21167, Rounder SS-11
CO-49506            (Frizzell-Tassin-Burton)                                            Bear Family BFX-15100, Bear Family BCD-15550

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21142/4-21142 released Tuesday 28th July 1953.
NB(2): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 1st August 1953-COLUMBIA 21142/4-21142.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 21169/4-21169 released Tuesday 6th October 1953.
NB(4): COLUMBIA Records Advert Billboard Saturday 10th October 1953-COLUMBIA 21169/4-21169.

LOU MILLET                   Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.:        Thursday 4th June 1953
(vcl/rhy gtr); Roy Nichols (ld gtr); Ernie Harvey (stl gtr); Jack Youngblood (fdl); Lum York (stg bs); Tommy Perkins (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer: Don Law

JB-51/                 IEULA FRANCANA                                                                          Columbia (Uniss)
ZSP-14665/         (Burton-Fisher)
CO-49507
JB-52/                 HOW COULD YOU, WHY DID YOU, HOW COME     Columbia (Uniss)
ZSP-14666/         ()
CO-49508
JB-53/                 SINCE THE DEVIL MOVED IN                                                          Columbia 21225, Columbia 4-21225, Cattle CCD-309
ZSP-14667/         (Burton)                                                                 Cactus CACLMCD-01
CO-49509
JB-54/                 THAT’S HOW I NEED YOU                                                               Columbia 21225,                  4-21225,           CCD-309
ZSP-14668/         (Burton)
CO-49510

NB(1): COUMBIA 21225/4-21225 released Tuesday 9th March 1954.
NB(2): COLUMBIA 21225/4-21225 reviewed Billboard C&W Records Reviews Saturday 3rd April 1954.
NB(3): CATTLE CCD-309 “THE GOLDEN AGE OF COUNTRY MUSIC-LOU MILLET, ZEKE WILLIAMS & CODY FOX” released Germany 2005.

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLCS       Baton Rouge, La.:                                                                                            1955
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fdl-1); Unk (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

A-58                   WHISPER OF DOUBT      -1                                   Ace 506, Cactus CACLMCD-1, Jasmine JASCD-469
                          (J.Slocum) (Ace BMI)
A-59                   JUST YOU AND ME                                                                                506, White Label WLP-8801, Lucky CDLR-803
                          (Lou Millet) (Ace BMI)                                             Cactus CACLMCD-01, Jasmine JASCD-469

NB(1): ACE 506 released August 1955.
NB(2): The above recordings were either leased to or recorded by Johnny Vincent.
NB(3): WHITE LABEL WLP-8801 “ROCK AND RHYTHM” released Holland 1978.
NB(4): LUCKY CDLR-803 “ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.3.” released United Kingdom 1996.
NB(5): JASMINE JASCD-469 “ROCK ME: MISSISSIPPI HILLBILLY BOOGIE, BOP & THE HONKY TONK BLUES” released United Kingdom 2008.
NB(6): CACTUS CACLMCD-01 “LOUISIANA HILLBILLY” released Holland 2009.

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLCS       Baton Rouge, La.:                                                                                            1955
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fem hmny vcl-1/chrs); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

3199                   HUMMINGBIRD               -1                                   Ace 510
                          (Don Robertson) (R.Jungnickel Inc. ASCAP)
3200                   MY INLAWS MADE AN OUTLAW OUT OF ME                  510,  Cactus CACT-5001, Cactus CACLMCD-01
                          (Millet) (Ace BMI)                                                                             Jasmine JASCD-469

NB(1): ACE 510 released December 1955.
NB(2): CACTUS CACT-5001 “ROCKIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.2.” released 2003.

LOU MILLET                                                                                                                                                                                                  Late 1955
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr-1); Unk (fdl); Unk (pno); Unk (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

1024-A                CHAPEL OF MY HEART                                         Ekko 1024, Cactus CACLMCD-01
                         (Hews and Hart) (Fairway Music BMI)                      
1024-AA  WHEN I HARVEST MY LOVE                                                        1024,             CACLMCD-01
                          (Hews, Millet, Hart) (Old Judge Music BMI)

NB(1): EKKO 1024 released
NB(2): EKKO 1024 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New C&W Records Saturday 4th February 1956.

LOU MILLET
EKKO 1024

CHAPEL OF MY HEART                            70
A warmly sincere vocal treatement of a pleasant ballad.

WHEN I HARVEST MY LOVE                     69
A warmly sincere vocal treatment of a pleasant ballad.

LOU MILLET                                                                                                           Nashville, Tn.:                                                        ca. March 1956
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                              Producer: Murray Nash

A-NF-123            SLIP, SLIP, SLIPPIN’ IN                                         Republic 7130-F, RAR LP-155, RAR LP-155 (2)                                                           
                         (Robt. Belyeu) (Murray Nash Assoc., Inc. BMI)          Dee Jay Jamboree 45-104, Buffalo Bop BbCD-55028
                                                                                                                               Bop Bop CD-009, Crypt CR-CD-SIN12  
                                                                                                                               Cactus CACLMCD-01                                                                     
B-NF-124            SHORTY THE BARBER                                          Republic 7130-F, Dee Jay Jamboree 45-104
                          (Matthews-Chris) (Hollis-BMI)                                                            Chief CCD-1156511, Club PR PRLP-004
                                                                                                                               Buffalo Bop BbCD-55028, Lucky CDLR-802
                                                                                                                               Pompadour LP DA-001, Bop Bop-009, Fed CD-08
                                                                                                                               Mustang MUSTCD-4, Pan American CD-56005
                                                                                                                               Sleazy RAB CD-02, Cactus CACLMCD-01

NB(1): REPUBLIC 7130-F released May 1956.
NB(2): RAR LP-155 “ROCK-A-ROLLA A HILLBILLY WING DING?!” released 1986.
NB(3): RAR LP-155 “ROCK-A-ROLLA A HILLBILLY WING DING?! (SIN ALLEY, Vol.2.)” released 1986.
NB(4): DEE JAY JAMBOREE 45-104 released Germany
NB(5): CHIEF CCD-1156511 “ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLYS, Vol.11.” released Holland 1995.
NB(6): CLUB PR PRLP-004 “PURE ROCKABILLY, Vol.4.” released United Kingdom 1995.
NB(7): BUFFALO BOP BbCD-55028 “DATE BAIT” released Germany 1995.
NB(8): LUCKY CDLR-802 “ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.2.” released United Kingdom 1996.
NB(9):  POMPADOUR LP DA-001 “KING OF THE DUCKTAIL CATS: BARBERSHOP ROCKABILLY” released 1998.
NB(10): BOP Bop CD-009 “SATURDAY NIGHT ON BOP STREET, Vol.9.” released
NB(11): CRYPT CR-CD-SIN12 “SIN ALLEY, Part One” released
NB(12): FED CD-08 “THE FED STORY, Vol.8.” released Norway
NB(13): MUSTANG MUSTCD-4 “MAD DOG IN TOWN” released
NB(14): PAN AMERICAN CD-56005 “SHAKE ME UP BABY” released Switzerland
NB(15): SLEAZY RAB CD-02 “ROCKABILLY RACE: 25 PURE ROCKABILLY TRACKS, Vol.2.” released

LOU MILLET with The Western Swingsters
                                                                                                                               poss. Baker, La.:                                                                   1961
(vcl/gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

200-A/                 UNCLE EARL                                                                                 GO-200, Cactus CACLMCD-01
CP-6353 ()
201-AA/  A FALLEN ANGEL                                                              GO-201
CP-6354 ()

NB(1): GO 200/201 released 1961. 
NB(2): GO 200/201 is a Cincinnati Rite custom pressing.

LOU MILLET-1
COLONEL LOU-2                                                                                                                                                                                                  1965
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (pno-3); Unk (bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

SO-2869 JOHNNY REB                 -1-2       Trace 107, Conservative 140, Cactus CACLMCD-01
                          (Kilgore)
SO-2870 ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN           -1-3                                           107,                       140,             CACLMCD-01
                          ()

NB(1): TRACE 107 released 1965.
NB(2): CONSERVATIVE 140 released
NB(3): TRACE 107 pressed by Southern Plastics, Nashville, Tn.     

LOU MILLET and Western Swingers                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1966
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

S-3003                I PASSED BY YOUR HOUSE                                                            Scenic 400
                          (Jimmy Richardson)
S-3004                THAT’S ME WITHOUT YOU                                                                          400
                          (J.Miller-J.Wyatt)

NB(1): SCENIC 400 released 1966.
NB(2): Pressed by Southern Plastics, Nashville, Tn.

LOU MILLET                                                                                                                                                                                                        1967
(vcl/rhy gtr-2); Unk (ld gtr-2); Unk (stl gtr-2); Unk (fdl-2); Unk (harp-1); Unk (org-1); Unk (bs-2); Unk (dms-2).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

4000-A                LAST LETTER FROM VIETNAM                               -1                       Scenic 4000
                          (B. Stanley)
4000-B                MEMORIES FROM YOUR CEDAR CHEST-2                         4000
                          ()

NB: SCENIC 4000 released 1967. 

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          THE OLD RUGGED CROSS                                                             Wagon Wheel LP-600
                          ()
                          MOTHER WENT A WALKING                                                                                   LP-600
                          (York)
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                        Wagon Wheel LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()

NB: WAGON WHEEL LP-600 “FAVORITES OF LOU MILLET” released

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          Unknown Title                                                        Wagon Wheel LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                LP-600
                          ()

LOU MILLET                                                                                                           poss. Nashville, Tn.:                                                             1970s
(vcl); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (hca-1); Unk (pno); Unk (bs); Unk (dms); Unk (chrs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          PRECIOUS MEMORIES    -1                                   Wagon Wheel 45-       , Wagon Wheel LP-601
                          ()
                          WHERE COULD I GO (BUT TO THE LORD)              Wagon Wheel 45-        ,                        LP-601
                          ()
                          WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS                                             Wagon Wheel LP-601
                          ()

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (dobro); Unk (fdl); Unk (bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          A FALLEN ANGEL                                                                           Wagon Wheel LP-601
                          ()
                          OLD RUGGED CROSS                                                                   LP-601
                          ()

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          BEYOND THE SUNSET                                          Wagon Wheel LP-601
                          ()
                          HELP ME UNDERSTAND                                                               LP-601
                          (Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
                          THE FUNERAL                                                                              LP-601
                          (Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (male hmny vcl); Unk (ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          FREIGHT TRAIN TO HEAVEN                                                          Wagon Wheel LP-601
                          ()

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl/rhy gr); Unk (org); Unk (bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          MOTHER WENT A WALKING                                                           Wagon Wheel WLP-601
                          (York)

NB: WAGON WHEEL LP-601 “WHERE COULD I GO BUT TO THE LORD” released 1970s.

LOU MILLET                                            Radio Station WLBI                                 Denham Springs, La.:                                                           1970s
(vcl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          LETTER TO DADDY                                                                         Wagon Wheel 45-
                          ()

NB: WAGON WHEEL 45-              released 1970s.                           


DISCOGRAPHY compiled by AL TURNER & DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Henk Scholts, Thieu Van De Vorst & Frantisek Frank.

1985-2014.
               

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