Leon Merritt

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

ca 1949 San Antonio, TX– Texas Top Hands (vcl Leon Merritt)
001 C 111A ‘CAUSE THE ONE I LOVE IS YOU Everstate 111

002 C 112A MOONLIGHT WALTZ
flip sides of 111,112 not sung by Leon Merritt

1950 San Antonio, TX– Leon Merritt and Texas Top Hands
003 E 121A I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO Everstate 121
004 E 121B YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE  Everstate 121
005 E 122A WALTZING WITH MY DARLING Everstate 122
006 E 122B WHEN I'M WITH YOU Everstate 122
1950 San Antonio, TX  – Leon Merritt, *and Patsy Clay and Texas Top Hands
007 E3001 WAS IT WRONG TO TAKE SO LONG TO TELL IRENE Everstate 131

008 E3002 BLUE WEDDING BELLS* Everstate 131
009 E 3005 I’VE GOT THE BLUES OVER YOU  Everstate 134

010 E 3006 YOU’RE KILLING ME*  Everstate 134

E3003/4 not sung by Leon Merritt

1950 San Antonio, TX – Leon Merritt and Patsy Clay and Texas Top Hands
011 E 3011 I WANT YOUR HEART FOR CHRISTMAS Everstate 137
11 March 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Leon Merritt
012 84198/NA 2973? THAT OLD TIME WALTZ    Coral 9-64156/Hillbilly Researcher HBR 070
013 84199/NA 2974? I LEFT MY HEART AT HOME   Coral 9-64156 / Hillbilly Researcher HBR 070
014 84200/NA 2975? WISHIN' I WAS KISSIN' YOU   Coral 9-64166 / Hillbilly Researcher HBR 070
015 84201/none  THE GIRL WITH THE PRETTY GREEN EYES  Coral 9-64166 / Hillbilly Researcher HBR 070
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 070 CORAL 64 SERIES VOL.2 (UK, 2003)
1966 Texas Sound Studios, San Antonio, TX – Leon Merritt

016 LOVELY, LOVELY YOU Anthem 660621

017 MY OWN PECULIAR WAY Anthem 660621

SINGLES
Everstate (1950) w. Texas Top Hands
C 111 ‘Cause The One I Love Is You (Vocal - Leon Merritt) / Cotton Eyed Joe. Jr – ca 49 Texas Top Hands
C 112 Moonlight Waltz (Vocal - Leon Merritt) / Bear Creek Hop – ca 49 Texas Top Hands

E 121 I Don't Know What To Do / You Can't Have Your Cake - 50
E 122 Waltzing With My Darling / When I'm With You - 50
E 131 Blue Wedding Bells / Was It Wrong To Take So Long To Tell Irene – 50

E 134 You‘re Killin’ Me / I’ve Got The Blues Over You – 50

E 137 I Want Your Heart For Christmas (w. Patsy Clay) / Merry Christmas To You (Easy Adams) – 11-50

Coral (1953)
9-64156  That Old Time Waltz / I Left My Heart At Home – 05-53 (rev. May 23)
9-64166  Wishin‘ I Was Kissin‘ You / Girl With The Pretty Green Eyes – 09-53 (rev. Oct. 3)

Anthem (1966)

660621 Lovely, Lovely You /  My Own Peculiar Way - 66

 

Eldon Baker

By Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

4 June 1938 Chicago, IL – Eldon Baker and His Brown County Revelers (Eldon Baker [vcl-5], Wade Baker [vcl-3/gt], Floyd Baker [vcl-4/gt], Harry Adams [gt], Barefoot Brownie Reynolds [vcl-2/bass/harmonica-1], Charlie Linville [fiddle])

001 C 2252  COME ALONG DOWN TO THE OLD PLANTATION -3 Vocalion 04441 Conqueror 9111 /BACM CD D 145

002 C 2253-1-2 YOU CAN'T DO WRONG AND GET BY  -3  unissued / BACM CD D 145

003 C 2254-1 LOST JOHN -1-2 Vocalion 04217/ BACM CD D 145

004 C 2255-1-2  CHOKING THE REEDS  -1 unissued / BACM CD D 145

005 C 2256-1-2  I KNOW THERE IS SOMEBODY WAITING -3-4-5  unissued / BACM CD D 145

006 C 2257-1-2 WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM IN DIXIELAND -3-4-5  unissued / BACM CD D 145

007 C 2258-1-2  PLODDING ALONG -3  unissued / BACM CD D 145

5 June 1938 Chicago, IL – Eldon Baker and His Brown County Revelers (Eldon Baker [vcl-6], Wade Baker [vcl-4/gt], Floyd Baker [vcl-5/gt], Harry Adams [vcl-3/ld gt], Barefoot Brownie Reynolds [bass/harmonica-2], Charlie Linville [fiddle-1]

008 C 2259-1-2 RAMBLIN' BOY  -1-4-5-6  unissued

009 C 2260-1-2 DON'T LAY ME ON MY BACK -1-4-5-6   unissued

010 C 2261-1 AND IT‘S HARD -1-2-4-5   Vocalion 04217 / BACM CD D 145 KKCD-10

011 C 2262-1-2  FROGGIE WENT A-COURTIN'  -1-4-5-6 unissued/BACM CD D 145

012 C 2263-1 DON'T YOU WANT TO GO (TO THAT HAPPY HOME ON HIGH)? -4-5-6 Vocalion 04279/ BACM CD D 145

013 C 2264-1 I WILL MEET YOU -4-5-6  Vocalion 04279/ BACM CD D 145

014 C 2265-1 HAPPY COWBOY  -1-4 Vocalion 04355 / BACM CD D 145

015 C 2266-1 ROLL ALONG, JORDAN -1-4-5-6    Vocalion 04355/ BACM CD D 145

016 C 2267-1 ONE EYED SAM -1-3  unissued / BACM CD D 145 C4K-47911

017 C 2268-1 DEAR OLD DIXIELAND  -1-4 Vocalion 04441 Conqueror 9111/ BACM CD D 145 

018 C 2269-1-2 IN THE HILLS OVER THERE -1-4-5-6     unissued / BACM CD D 145

019 C 2270-1-2  SITTIN' ROUND THE FIRESIDE -1-4?   Unissued/ BACM CD D 145

020 C 2271-1-2  LITTLE BONNIE  -1-4-5-6  unissued/ BACM CD D 145

SONY C4K 47911 ROOTS AND BLUES THE RETROSPECTIVE 1925-1990 (1992, 4CD BOX); KRAZY KAT KK CD 30 FAREWELL BLUES HOT STRINGBANDS 1936-1941 (UK, 2003)

ALBUMS

BACM [UK] CD D 145 Eldon Baker and his Brown County Revelers: Come Along Down To The Old Plantation; You Can't Do Wrong And Get By; Lost John; Chokin' The Reeds; I Know There Is Somebody Waiting; When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland; Plodding Along; It's Hard; Froggie Went ACourtin'; Don't You Want To Go; I Will Meet You; Happy Cowboy; Roll Along Jordan; One Eyed Sam; Dear Old Dixieland; In The Hills Over There; Sittin' Round The Fireside; Little Bonnie; [Wade Baker, 1945:] Long Gone From Bowling Green; You Can't Make Me Cry Anymore; [Harry Adams, 1952:] Don't Hang Around Me Anymore; Milk Bucket Boogie; Arkansas Traveller; Giving Everything Away; Bile Em Cabbage Down; Vine Street Stomp - 06

SINGLES

ARC – Vocalion (1938)

04217 Lost John / And It‘s Hard - 38

04279 Don't You Want To Go (To That Happy Home On High)? / I Will Meet You  - 38

04355 Happy Cowboy / Roll Along Jordan - 38

04441 Come Along Down To The Old Plantation / Dear Old Dixieland – 38 (also on