KED KILLEN
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
KED KILLEN (With The Bright Brothers Band)
poss.
Morristown, Tn.: 1953
Ked Killen
(vcl/gr); Bright (); Bright ();
Producer:
James Hobart Stanton
1357 CRYING THE BLUES Rich-R’-Tone
1064-A, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-028
(Ked Killen)
1456 NO END TO MY LOVING YOU 1064-B, HBRCD-028
(Aubrey Garber)
NB(1): RICH-R’-TONE 1064 released 1953.
NB(2): HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-028 “THE
RICH-R’-TONE LABEL” released United Kingdom
KED KILLEN and The Mountain All-Stars Radio Station KYVA Whitesburg,
Ky.: 1957
(vcl/gtr); poss
Raymond Webb (); Producer:
K-101-A LONESOME BLUES Kyva
K-101-A
(Ked Killen)
K-101-B LET ANOTHER LOVE MOVE IN K-101-B
(P.Gilley-K.Killen)
NB(1): KYVA K-101 released 1957.
NB(2): Radio Station KYVA based in Whitesburg,
Ky.
NB(3): KYVA Records possibly owned by Clyde
Varney.
KED KILLEN Radio Station KYVA Whitesburg,
Ky.: March
1958
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
CP-1470 THE SCHOOL BUS TRAGEDY Kyva
45-707-A
(Aubrey Garber)
(Golden State Songs BMI)
CP-1471 YOU’D BETTER TAKE TIME 45-707-B, B.A.C.M. CD D-402
(Paul Gilley-K.Killen)
(Golden State Songs BMI)
NB(1): KYVA 45-707 released March 1958.
NB(2): KYVA 45-707 is a CP RITE custom pressing.
NB(3): KYVA 45-707 is a STARDAY custom release.#
NB(4): “THE SCHOOL BUS TRAGEDY” – The accident
happened on Friday 28th February 1958.
NB(5): B.A.C.M CD D-402 “CUSTOM MADE GOSPEL”
released United Kingdom October 2012.
KED KILLEN and His Western All Stars Clintwood, Va.: Thursday 4th August 1966
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
TOO LATE Western
Ranch Music WRM-106-A, Binge LP-1010
()
SCARLET TEARDROPS WRM-106-B, LP-1010
()
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-106 released Tuesday 6thSeptember 1966.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC Records owned by ESTHER
R. “KITTY” CASTEEL.
NB(3): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC Records formed in
1953.
KED KILLEN and His Western All Stars
Clintwood,
Va.: Saturday 10th September 1966
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs):
Producer:
SJW-8538 STREET OF DREAMS Western
Ranch Music WRM-107, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB: WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-107 released 1966.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood,
Va: Tuesday 18th October 1966 (vcl/gtr);
Unk (fdl); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-9857 WILL THE PARDON ARRIVE TOO LATE? Western
Ranch Music WRM-113 A, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-113 released Friday 29th December 1967.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-113 pressed by SJW
WAKEFIELD PRESSINGS, Phoenix, Az.
KED KILLEN and His Western All Stars
Clintwood,
Va.: Saturday 22nd October 1966
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-8840 BABY FLEETFOOT Western Ranch Music WRM-108-B, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-108 released Saturday 3rd December 1966.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-108 pressed by SJW
WAKEFIELD PRESSINGS, Phoenix, Az.
KED KILLEN and His Western All Stars
Clintwood,
Va.: Wednesday 2nd November 1966
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-8840 LITTLE BLIND BOY Western Ranch Music WRM-108-A, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood,
Va.: Wednesday 12th April 1967
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-9032 FORBIDDEN KISSES Western Ranch Music WRM-110-A, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-110 released Thursday 22nd June 1967.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-110 pressed by SJW
WAKEFIELD PRESSINGS, Phoenix, Az.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood,
Va.: Wednesday 10th May 1967
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-9032 SHADOWS ON THE LONESOME TRAIL Western
Ranch Music WRM-110-B, Binge LP-1010
(Pete Roth)
(Country Star ASCAP)
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood,
Va.: Saturday 28th October 1967
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-9952 HELLO MISTER SANTA Western Ranch Music WRM-114-B, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-114 released Friday 24th November 1967.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-114 pressed by SJW
WAKEFIELD PRESSINGS, Arizona, Az.
NB(3): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC No.# “COUNTRY CHRISTMAS WITH
KILLEN” released Tuesday 3rd November 2009.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va.: Wednesday 8th November 1967
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs):
Producer:
SJW-9857 ONE LITTLE ROSE Western Ranch Music WRM-113-B, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va.: Tuesday 12th March 1968
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
HEY
PRETTY MAMA Western
Ranch Music WRM-119-A
33491 (Casteel-Killen) (Country Star
Pub. ASCAP) Western Ranch
Music WRM-119-A
White Label WLP-8838, Binge
LP-1010
Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-119 released Wednesday 24th April 1968.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-119 (33491)
released
NB(3): WHITE LABEL WLP-8838 “ROCK-A-BILLY
SOUVENIR” released Holland 1981.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va.: Thursday 4th April 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-9952 THEY CALL HIM A BUM Western Ranch Music WRM-114-A, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va: Friday 5th April 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
DOLL UPON THE SHELF Western
Ranch Music WRM-115-B, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB: WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-115 released Sunday 19th May 1968.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va: Tuesday 23rd April 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
LONESOME BLUES Western Ranch Music WRM-115-A
33491 (Casteel-Killen) (Country
Star Pub. ASCAP) Western
Ranch Music WRM-119-B
Western
Ranch Music WRM-119-B, Binge LP-1010
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va.: Sunday 28th April 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
WORRIED BLUES Western Ranch Music WRM-120, Binge LP-1010
(Casteel-Killen)
(Country Star Pub. ASCAP)
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-120 released
Friday 10th May 1968.
NB(2): There is a release by LEE FELTS & HIS
FELTONES on WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-120- “MY THROBBIN’ HEART”/“ALL THOSE
TEARDROPS”.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN BAND
Clintwood, Va.: Tuesday 2nd July 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
THE CLOUDS ARE RAINING TEARDROPS Western
Ranch Music WRM-121, Binge LP-1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB: WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-121 released Tuesday 20th August 1968.
KED KILLEN and his Western All Stars
Clintwood,
Va.: Tuesday 10th December 1968
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-8538 ANOTHER LOVE Western Ranch Music WRM-107, Binge LP1010
() Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB(1): Matrix No. SJW-8538 refers to 1966.
NB(2): “ANOTHER LOVE” may be on the reverse of
“STREET OF DREAMS”.
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN STARS
Clintwood,
Va.: Monday 10th March 1969
(vcl/gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
CRYIN’ BLUES (Version 1) Western Ranch Music (Uniss)
(Casteel-Killen)
(Country Star Pub. ASCAP) Western
Ranch Music Cass. No.#, Binge LP-1010
SJW-11570/ CRYIN’ BLUES (Version 2) Western Ranch Music WRM-124-B
33492 (Casteel-Killen) (Country
Star Pub. ASCAP) Western
Ranch Music WRM-124-B
NB(1): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-124 released Monday 19th May 1969.
NB(2): WESTERN RANCH MUSIC WRM-124 (33492)
released
KED KILLEN & HIS WESTERN STARS
Clintwood, Va.: Thursday 10th April 1969
(vcl/gr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs);
Producer:
SJW-11570/ THE
PICTURE Western Ranch Music WRM-124-A
33492 () Western Ranch Music WRM-124-A, Binge LP-1010
Western
Ranch Music No.#
NB: BINGE LP-1010 “COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY” released
Germany 1989.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT, AL TURNER, BARRY JOHN
with acknowledgements to to Rene Pavlik & Carl LaFong.
