Dwight Butcher

*06-08-1911 Oakdale, TN, +11-11-1978

2nd version

By Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

13 December 1932 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt/harmonica-1])
001 C1917-2 LONESOME ROAD BLUES -1 Crown 3433 Varsity 5126 Continental C-3013
002 C1918-2 MYSTERY OF OLD NUMBER FIVE Crown 3433 Varsity 5126/Certified CR 1502
9 January 1933 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City - Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt], Bob Miller [piano])
003 BS-74776-1 THE LONESOME COWBOY 23772 Montgomery Ward M-4468
004 BS-74777-1 A NEW DAY IS COMING MIGHTY SOON 23794
005 BS-74778-1 SWEET OLD LADY 23810
006 BS-74779-1 BY A LITTLE BAYOU 23794
007 BS-74780-1 I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG unissued
008 BS-74781-1 FRIVOLOUS FRISCO FAN 23772 / Certified CR 1502
009 BS-74782-1 FRIVOLOUS FRISCO FAN B-5012 Sunrise S-3112
010 BS-74783-1 SWEET OLD LADY Electrodisk-1946
011 BS-74786-1 A NEW DAY IS COMING MIGHTY SOON Electrodisk 1946
30 January 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel/gt], Roy Smeck [gt/steel])
012 C1983-2 MOTHER, THE QUEEN OF MY HEART Crown 3476 Varsity 5019/ Certified CR 1502
013 C1984-2 NO HARD TIMES Crown 3461 Varsity 5028/ Certified CR 1502 JASCD 466
014 C1985-1 ROLL ALONG KENTUCKY MOON Crown 3476 Varsity 5019
015 C1986-2 NOODY KNOWS BUT ME Crown 3461 Varsity 5028/ Certified CR 1502
JASMINE JASCD 466 YOU AND MY OLD GUITAR A TRIBUTE TO 80 YEARS OF JIMMIE RODGERS MUSIC (UK, 2007)

14 April 1933 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/yodel/gt/harmonica], Dick Thomas [gt])
016 BS-76003-1 OH MAMA WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO YOU? 23802
017 BS-76004-1 THE MAN WHO RODE A MULE AROUND THE WORLD 23819
018 BS-76005-1 MY RAMBLING DAYS ARE OVER 23826
019 BS-76006-1 PISTOL PETE 23819
020 BS-76007-1 I GOT A FREIGHT TRAIN ON MY MIND 23826
021 BS-76008-1 ALARM CLOCK BLUES 23802
31 May 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel], Prince Wong [steel], Adrian Schumbert [chimes])
022 C2088-2 WHEN IT'S PEACH PICKIN' TIME IN GEORGIA Crown 3529 Varsity 5099/ Certified CR 1502
023 C2089-2 PRAIRIE LULLABY Crown 3529 Varsity 5004
024 C2090-2 COWBOY'S HEAVEN Crown 3503 Varsity 5004/ Certified CR 1502
13 June 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel/gt], Lou Herscher [vcl], Prince Wong [fiddle])
025 C2099-1 WHEN JIMMY RODGERS SAID GOODBYE Crown 3516/BCD 15938
026 C2100-1 WHEN IT'S SUNSET TIME IN SUNNY TENNESSEE Crown 3516 Varsity 5099 Continental C-3011

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15938 MEMORIES OF JIMMIE RODGERS (GER, 1997)
28 May 1934 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Joe Smith – The Colorado Cowboy (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/yodel/gt], Pete Canova [fiddle])
027 BS-82554-1 WHEN THE SUN HIDES AWAY FOR THE DAY B-5651 Twin FT-1843
028 BS-82555-1 CLYDE BARROW AND BONNIE PARKER B-5521/ Certified CR 1502
029 BS-82556-1 JOHN DILLINGER B-5522/ Certified CR 1502
030 BS-82557-1 KIDNAPPING IS A TERRIBLE CRIME B-5522
031 BS-82558-1 PININ' FOR THE PINES IN CAROLINE B-5530
032 BS-82559-1 WYOMING TRAIL B-5530/ Certified CR 1502
033 BS-82560-1 YOUNG MAN, YOU'D BETTER TAKE CARE B-5521
034 BS-82561-1 THAT SILVER HAIRED MOTHER OF MINE B-5651/ Certified CR 1502
4 October 1934 New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/gt])
035 38792-A,B SING ME A MELODY OF THE MOUNTAINS rejected
036 38793-A DOWN IN THE LONE STAR STATE Panachord [UK] 25647/ Certified CR 1502
037 38794-A I'M LONESOME FOR THE LONE RANGE Panachord [UK] 25647
038 38795-A,B IT AIN'T NO TELLIN' unisued
20 February 1936 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt], Pete Canova [fiddle])
039 60528-A I’M A BROKEN HEARTED COWBOY Champion 45187 Minerva M-14040
040 60529-A DON'T LET MY MOTHER KNOW unissued
041 60530 I LET MY HEART IN OLD KENTUCKY rejected
042 60531 ROLL ALONG PRAIRIE MOON Champion 45187 Minerva M-14027/ Certified CR 1502
15 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers as by Sweet Violet Boys (Dwight Butcher [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], George Barnes [gt], Chick Hurt [mandolin], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Augie Klein [accordion])
043 WC 2917 GOODBYE TO OLD MEXICO  unissued/FC-38909 BACM CD D 221
1958 unknown – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [narration])

044 JIMMIE RODGERS IN RETROSPECT Certified CR 531

BACM CD D 221 SOUTH OF THE BORDER (UK, 2008)

1967 unknown – Dwight Butcher

045 STRAIGHT AHEAD Sage and Sand 416

046 JACK IN THE BOX Sage and Sand 416

047 Unknown title unissued

048 Unknown title unissued

August 1967 Bluebonnet Recording Studio, 1041 Isbell Road, Fort Worth, TX – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt])
049 THE OLD LOVE LETTERS Bluebonnet BL-125

050 DOWN IN THE LONE STAR STATE Bluebonnet BL-125

051 YOU TOUCHED ME Bluebonnet BL-125  

052 OH MAMA, WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN Bluebonnet BLS 306/BL-125  

053 GOODBYE TO OLD MEXICO Bluebonnet BL-125  

054 I'M A KING Bluebonnet BL-125  

055 ONE DIAMOND RING Bluebonnet BL-125

056 WHAT ELSE Bluebonnet BL-125  

057 CLYDE BORROW AND BONNIE PARKER Bluebonnet BL-125

058 GOIN' DOWN THIS ROAD Bluebonnet BL-125  

059 BOULEVARD OF SHAME Bluebonnet BLS 306/BL-125

060 SALTY DOG BLUES Bluebonnet BL-125  

061 WHEN JIMMIE RODGERS SAID GOODBYE Bluebonnet BL-125

062 FOLLOW ME Bluebonnet BL-125 

ALBUMS
Certified CR-1502 Dwight Butcher: Clyde Barrow And Bonnie Parkercut; Cowboy's Heaven; Roll Along Kentucky Moon; No Hard Times; Nobody Knows But Me; Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia; John Dillinger; Mother, The Queen Of My Heart; Mystery Of Old Number Five; Silver Haired Mother Of Mine; Frivolous 'Frisco Fan; Wyoming Trail; Pistol Pete; Down In The Lone Star State – 72
Bluebonnet BL-125 Journey Into Country Song: The Old Love Letters; Down In The Lone Star State; You Touched Me; Oh Mama; Why Didn't I Listen; Goodbye To Old Mexico; I'm A King; One Diamond Ring; What Else; Clyde Borrow And Bonnie Parker; Goin' Down This Road; Boulevard Of Shame; Salty Dog Blues; When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye; Follow Me – 08-68

SINGLES
Crown (1932-33)
3433 Lonesome Road Blues / Mystery Of Old Number Five – 32 (reissued on on Varsity 5126)
3461 No Hard Times / Noody Knows But Me – 33 (reissued on Varsity 5028)
3476 Mother, The Queen Of My Heart / Roll Along Kentucky Moon - 33 (reissued on Varsity 5019)
3503 Cowboy’s Heaven / [Bob Miller] - 33
3516 When Jimmy Rodgers Said Goodbye / When It’s Sunset Time In Sunny Tennessee - 33
3529 When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia / Prairie Lullaby - 33
Varsity
5004 Prairie Lullaby / Cowboy’s Heaven (reissue)
5099 When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia / When It’s Sunset Time In Sunny Tennessee (reissue)
Victor (1933-34)
Victor
23772 The Lonesome Cowboy / Frivolous Frisco Fan – 03-33
23794 A New Day Is Coming Mighty Soon / By A Little Bayou - 06-33
23802 Oh Mama Why Didn't I Listen To You? / Alarm Clock Blues – 07-33
23810 Sweet Old Lady / [Gene Autry:] Your Voice Is Ringing – 07-33
23819 The Man Who Rode A Mule Around The World / Pistol Pete – 08-33
23826 My Rambling Days Are Over / I Got A Freight Train On My Mind – 08-33
Bluebird
B-5012 Frivolous Frisco Fan / [Bob Miller] – 05-33 (reissued on Sunrise S-3112)
B-5521 Clyde Barrow And Bonnie Parker / Young Man, You'd Better Take Care – 07-34
B-5522 John Dillinger / Kidnapping Is A Terrible Crime – 07-34
B-5530 Pinin' For The Pines In Caroline / Wyoming Trail – 07-34
B-5651 When The Sun Hides Away For The Day / That Silver Haired Mother Of Mine – 09-34
Electrodisk
1946 Sweet Old Lady / A New Day Is Coming Mighty Soon - 34
Gennett (1934)
Panachord [UK]
25647 Down In The Lone Star State / I’m Lonesome For The Lone Range - 34
Champion (1936)
45187 I’m A Broken Hearted Cowboy / Roll Along Prairie Moon – 36
Columbia (1940)
Vocalion
05498 You've Got To See Mama Ev¢ry Night (Or You Can¢t See Mama At All) / Lulu From Honolulu - 40
Tribute (1958)
CR-531 Jimmie Rodgers In Retrospect / [Jimmie Rodgers:] Jimmie Rodgers Last Song(Old Love Letters) – 58

Sage and Sand (1967)
416 Straight Ahead / Jack In The Box – 07-67

Bluebonnet (1968)

BLS 306 Boulevard Of Shame / Oh, Mama, Why Didn’t I Listen To You – 68

Darrell Clanton

Darrell Puckett, *10-08-1956 Indianopolis, IN

By Praguefrank, Phil Watson, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

1982 Nashville, TN – Darrell Clanton (Producer: Charles E. Howard)
001 U 10208 I'LL TAKE AS MUCH OF YOU AS I CAN GET Crescent 102 Audiograph AG 45-479
002 U 10208 THAT’S WHAT CHEATERS DO Crescent 102 Audiograph AG 45-479
21 December 1982 [live] The Cannery, Nashville, TN – Darrell Clanton (Darrell Clanton [vcl] , Joe Fleming [gt/bck vcl], Jeff Allen [gt/bck vcl],  Ken Franzetta [steel/bck vcl], Tim Miller [bass/piano/bck vcl], Mark Presley [drums])
00201 THERE AIN'T NO EASY WAY TO SAY GOODBYE Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00202 I KNOW A GOODBYE Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00203 YOU SHOULD SEE ME NOW Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00204 THE FLICKER OF THE FLAME Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00205 LONESOME 7-7203 Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00206 ME OH MY Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00207 THE BEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00208 THE SOUTH'S GONNA RATTLE AGAIN Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00209 I BELIEVE IN ME Audiograph Alive AA 6012
00210 I WOULDN'T TRADE ONE OF MY SATURDAY NIGHTS Audiograph Alive AA 6012
1983 Nashville, TN – Darrell Clanton (Producer: Charles E. Howard)
003 LONESOME 7-7203 Audiograph AG 45-474
004 ME-OH-MY Audiograph AG 45-474
1984 Nashville, TN – Darrell Clanton (Producer: Charles E. Howard)
005 CTN2221 I TOLD YOU SO  7-29185
Ca September 1984 Nashville, TN – Darrell Clanton (Producer: Charles E. Howard)
006 CTN2287 I FORGOT THAT I DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE WB 7-29185
2005 unknown, FL – Darrell Clanton
Unknown tracks for album Someplace Sunny
2010 unknown – Darrell Clanton
019 OSCEOLA’S CRYING Spalltermouth 7158-2
2016 unknown – Darrell Clanton
020 FIREFLY HILL
021 LIVING THE DREAM
022 NOTHING TO DO AND ALL DAY TO DO IT – 05-06-16
Tracks above issued on EP Living The Dream
2018 unknown – Darrell Clanton
023 AIN’T LIFE A BEACH digital single
2019 [sessions for Jamaica Me Love You]
024 DAMN IT NO BOAT
2019 unknown – Tim Campbell with Darrell Clanton
025 COCONUT CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Dec. 9]
2020 unknown – Jay Patten and Darrell Clanton
026 TROP ROCKIN’ THE GULF COAST digital single [rel. Sept. 15]
2020 unknown – Darrell Clanton
027 JAMAICA digital single
2020 unknown – Darrell Clanton
028 DON’T WORRY / BEACH HAPPY digital single [rel. Jan. 2021]


ALBUMS
Audiograph Alive AA-6012 Darrell Clanton: There Ain't No Easy Way To Say Goodbye;  I Know A Goodbye; You Should See Me Now; The Flicker Of The Flame; Lonesome 7-7203; Me Oh My; The Best Mistake I Ever Made; The South's Gonna Rattle Again; I Believe In Me; I Wouldn't Trade One Of My Saturday Nights - 83
Splattermouth ? Someplace Sunny: (tracks unknown) - 29-06-05


EPs
Darrell Clanton ? Living the Dream: Firefly Hill; Living the Dream; Nothing to Do and All Day to Do It – 05-06-16

SINGLES
Crescent (1982)
102 That's What Cheaters Do / I'll Take As Much Of You As I Can Get – 82
Audiograph (1983-1984)
AG 45-474 Lonesome 7-7203 / Me-Oh-My - 83
AG 45-479 I'll Take as Much of You as I Can Get / That’s What Cheaters Do – 84 (reissue of Crescent 102)
Warner Brothers (1984)
7-29185 I Forgot that I Don't Live Here Anymore /  I Told You So – ca 10-84

Gene Stroman

By Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1986 Sumet-Bernet Studios, Dallas, TX – Gene Stroman (Gene Struman [vcl/bck vcl], Tommy Allsup [ld/rh gt], Tom Morrell [steel], Dave Stanley [bass gt], Ken Murray [drums], Bobby Boatright [fiddle], Dave Tanner [keyboards/bck vcl], Myrna Hunt [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Allsup)

001 TEXAS PROUD AIM no #

002 I HOPE YOU FIND A MEMORY IN THIS SONG AIM no #

003 TRACKS   AIM no #

004 YOU ARE MY VICTORY  AIM no #

005 YOUR OLD STANDBY   AIM no #

006 SOME HURT WON’T KISS AWAY  AIM no #

1986 Sierra Studios, Fort Worth, TX – Gene Stroman, *w. Judy Byram (Gene Struman [vcl/bcj vcl], Tommy Allsup [ld/rh gt], Tom Morrell [steel], Dave Stanley [bass gt], Ken Murray [drums], Bobby Boatright [fiddle], Dave Tanner [keyboards/bck vcl], Judy Byram [duet vcl*/bck vcl], Myrna Hunt [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Allen)

007 WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND WON THE SILVER AIM no #

008 U.S. OF TEXAS AIM no #

009 I JUST FOUND A DIAMOND* AIM  no #

1986 Cedarwood Studios, Nashville, TN – Gene Stroman (Gene Struman [vcl/bck vcl], Gary Schaeffer [ld/rh gt/keyboards], Tom Morrell [steel], Matt Pearson [bass gt], Dennis Hill [drums], Bobby Boatright [fiddle], Myrna Hunt [bck vcl]. Producer: Gary Schaeffer)

010 RIGHT ON TIME  AIMI no #

ca. October 1986 Nashville, TN – Gene Stroman (Producer: Terry Choate)

011 82529 GOODBYE SONG Capitol B 5662

012 82530 I'M NOT THAT CRAZY  B 5662

013 82531 TOO MANY RIVERS B 44015

ca. April 1987 Nashville, TN – Gene Stroman

014 82601  I DON'T FEEL MUCH LIKE A COWBOY TONIGHT B-44015

12 September 2001/late 2001 unknown – Gene Stroman

015 SWEET BEULAH LAND  CWR 8222  

016 SOMETIMES HE COMES IN THE CLOUDS  CWR 8222  

017 AN OLD CONVENTION SONG  CWR 8222   

018 PEOPLE NEED THE LORD  CWR 8222  

019 THANKS AGAIN  CWR 8222  

020 IN THE GARDEN  CWR 8222  

021 STEP INTO THE WATER  CWR 8222  

022 HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW  CWR 8222  

023 KEEPER OF THE STARS  CWR 8222  

024 AMAZING GRACE  CWR 8222

ALBUMS

AIM no # American Bred And Texas Proud: Texas Proud; I Hope You Find A Memory In This Song; Tracks; You Are My Victory; When His Right Hand Won The Silver; U.S. Of texas; Right On Time; Your Old Standby; Some Hurt Won’t Kiss Away; I Just Found A Diamond (w. Judy Byram)

No label CWR 8222 Sometimes He Comes In The Clouds:  Sweet Beulah Land; Sometimes He Comes In The Clouds; An Old Convention Song;  People Need The Lord; Thanks Again; In The Garden; Step Into The Water; His Eye Is On The Sparrow; Keeper Of The Stars; Amazing Grace – 02

SINGLES

Capitol (1986-87)

B-5662 Goodbye Song / I’m Not Trat Crazy – 11-86

B-44015 I Don't Feel Much Like A Cowboy Tonight / Too Many Rivers – 03-87