Billy McGhee

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

January 1952 unknown - Billy McGhee

001 E2-VB-5015? GAMBLE YOUR KISSES WITH SOMEBODY NEW RCA 47-4556

002 E2-VB-5016? HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH YOU RCA 47-4556

May 1952 poss.  Fox Theatre Building, 660 Peach Tree St., Atlanta, GA – Billy McGhee

003 E2-VB-6201 I‘M GONNA WRITE MY BABY A LETTER  47-4964

004 E2-VB-6202 SUGAR BOOGER  47-4827

005 E2-VB-6203 I‘LL COPYRIGHT MY BABY  47-4827

006 E2-VB-6204 RUMOURS  47-4964

16 March 1953 Fort Worth or Dallas, TX – Billy McGhee

007 IF-454  I'M GONNA BUY ME ANOTHER HEART Imperial  45-8190

008 IF-455  GOIN' HONKY  THIS SATURDAY unissued

009 IF-456  WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR WEDDING VOWS TODAY 45-8203

010 IF-457  I'M YOUR HENPECKED MAN 45-8190

18 May 1953 Fort Worth or Dallas, TX – Billy McGhee

011 IF-486  DON'T BE A FOOL TOO OFTEN  45-8203

20 July 1953 Fort Worth or Dallas, TX – Billy McGhee

012 IF-513  WELCOME BACK MY DARLING 45-8230

013 IF-514  TALKING TO THE MAN IN THE MOON 45-8214

014 IF-515  I'VE HITCHED MY WAGON TO  A STAR  45-8230

015 IF-516  TIME WILL TELL 45-8246

ca August 1953 poss. Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX  – Billy McGhee

016 IF-527  SCAR ON MY HEART  45-8246

017 IF-528  I'D RATHER BE ALONE 45-8214

20 September 1953 poss. Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX  – Billy McGhee

018 IF-649  I'M  TIRED OF WAITING unissued

019 IF-650  YOU WON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR HEARTACHES  unissued

020 IF-651  LONELY X8273

021 IF-652  WHEN WE ARE DANCING TOGETHER X8273

SINGLES

RCA Victor (1952)

47-4556 Hopelessly In Love With You / Gamble Your Kisses With Somebody New – 02-52 (rev. March 1)

47-4827 I'll Copyright My Baby / Sugar-Booger – 06-52 (rev. July 5)

47-4964 Gonna Write My Baby A Letter / Rumours – 09-52 (rev. Oct. 4)

Imperial (1953)

45-8190 I‘m Your Hen Pecked Man / I’m Gonna Buy Me Another Heart – 05-53 (rev. May 16)

45-8203 When You Took Your Wedding Vows Today / Don't Be A Fool Too Often – 08-53 (rev. Aug. 8)

45-8214 I’d Rather Be Alone / Talking To The Man In The Moon – 10-53 (rev. Oct. 31)

45-8230 Welcome Back, My Darling / I’ve Hitched My Wagon To A Star – 03-54 (rev. March 20)

X8246 Time Will Tell / Scar On My Heart - 54

X8273 Lonely / When We Are Dancing Together – 11-54 (rev. Nov. 6)

Chuck Wayne

Charles Shults, *05-07-1927 Blanchard, OK

By Xavier Maire, Steve Hathaway, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst,

SESSIONS

1954 unknown, CA - Chuck Wayne (Jack Wayne’s Bar-10 Ranch Boys)

001 CAV 836A DON'T LIE TO YOUR HEART Cavalier 836

002 CAV 836B MEAN MEAN MEAN 836

1955 unknown, CA – Charles Wayne and The Rattlesnake Ramblers

003 1245-B ROCKIN’ ROLLIN’ RHYTHM Spur 1245

004 1245-B RODEO TIME IS HERE Spur 1245

005 THE GOLDEN KEY 1248

006 MEAN MEAN MEAN 1248

1959 unknown, CA – Mel Dorsey with  Chuck Wayne and The Heart Beats

007 RR-K80W-1105 LITTLE LIL  Black Jack BJ-103

008 RR-K80W-1106 PAIN IN MY HEART Black Jack BJ-103

1959 unknown, CA – Chuck Wayne

009 K80W-1112 I’M SENDING YOU SOME ROSES Black Jack BR 106

1959 unknown, CA - Chuck Wayne (Chuck Wayne [vcl], Don Evans [gt] + unknown musicians)

010 K80W-1003 WISHING Ozark 45-963

011 K80W-1004 THANK YOU CALL AGAIN 45-963/WLP 2823

COLLECTOR WLP 2823 BOPPIN’HILLBILLY VOL. 16 (NED, 1991)

1959 unknown, CA - Chuck Wayne

012 OA-6287A CAUGHT Orchestra 206

013 OA-6287B SAME OLD FOOL 206

SINGLES

Cavalier (1954)

836 Don't Lie To Your Heart / Mean Mean Mean – 54

Spur (1955)

1245 Rockin’ Rollin’ Rhythm / Rodeo Time Is Here – 55

1248 The Golden Key / Mean Mean Mean - 55

Black Jack (1959)

BJ-103 Little Lil / Pain In My Heart – 59 w. Mel Dorsey

BJ-106 [Chuck Wayne:] I'm Sending You Some Roses / [Terry evada:] Blue Moon Waltz - 59

Ozark (1959)

45-963 Wishing / Thank You Call Again – 09-59

Orchestra (1962)

206 Caught / Same Old Fool - 62

Black Jack Wayne

*08-02-1923 OK, +30-06-1999

2nd version

By Steve Hathaway, Dick Grant, Xavier Maire, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

June 1954 San Francisco, CA – Chuck Wayne (w. Jack Wayne and his Bar 10 Boys)

000 CAV 836A DON’T LIE TO YOUR HEART Cavalier 836

000 CAV 836B MEAN, MEAN, MEAN  836

June 1954 San Francisco, CA - Patsy Montana featuring Jack Wayne and his Bar 10 Boys (Patsy Montana [vcl/yodel])

000 CAV 837A THE YODELING GHOST 837

000 CAV 837B WHAT DOES IT MATTER (IF I CAN’T SHARE IT WITH YOU) 837

000 CAV 838A WATER WITCH WALTZ 838

000 CAV 838B FUEL ON THE FLAME 838

1954 unknown, CA - Jack Wayne and his Bar 10 Boys (Jack Wayne [vcl-1], Billy Hodges [vcl-2], Jeannie Rivers [vcl-3], Lyle Kenny [vcl-4])

001 CAV 839A A DREAM JUST WON’T DO -1-2  839

002 CAV 839B NIP - OR - TWO “MEET ME IN THE BRIAR PATCH” -1-3-4 839

1955 unknown, CA - Jack Wayne and The Cimmaron Riders

003 SP-1247A THE FIDDLES WERE PLAYING Spur 1247

004 SP-1247B FALSE KISSES  1247

1957 poss. Radio Station KVSM, San Mateo, CA – Black Jack Wayne (Black Jack Wayne [vcl], Tom Hall [gt], Terry Fell [harmonica])
005 1001A TIME STOLE MY EMPIRE Black Jack BJ 101
006 1001B SHALLOW WATER Black Jack BJ 101/WLP 2816

COLLECTOR WLP 2816 BOPPIN’HILLBILLY, VOL. 16 (NED, 1990) 
ca late 1958 prob. Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Black Jack Wayne with Rose Maddox, Cal Maddox (Rose Maddox [vcl-1], John Calvin Maddox [vcl-1/gt], Black Jack Wayne [vcl-2],  + unknown musicians. Producer: Jack T. Shults)

000 RR-K8OW-1107 GOTTA TRAVEL ON -1 Black Jack BJ-104
007 RR-K8OW-1108 WHAT MAKES ME HANG AROUND -1-2 Black Jack BJ-104

1960 prob. Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Bill Carter [-1]/Black Jack Wayne [-2] and The Rovin‘ Gamblers

000 RR-K08W-1109 BABY BROTHER -1 BJ 105 /Collector CLCD-4464

008 RR-K08W-1110 RIDE GUNMAN, RIDE – BJ 105

COLLECTOR CLCD-4464 CRAZY ROCKIN‘ (NED, 2001)
1960 San Francisco, CA – Black Jack Wayne (Producer: Jack Shults)

009 BW 108 BARTENDER’S LAMENT Big West BJW 1108

010 BW 109 COTTONWOOD ROAD Big West BJW 1108

1960 unknown, CA – Black Jack Wayne

011 L90W-0765 I LOST TODAY Cheyenne CH 113

012 L90W-0766 SCOUNDRELS AND SAINTS CH 113

013 L90W-0998 DANCING WITH A STRANGER C 114

014 L90W-0999 RED SILK STOCKINGS AND THE GREEN PERFUME  C 114

1 November 1961 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Blackjack Wayne (unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)
015 111406/NA 11801 LIFE SURE CHANGES Decca 31365
016 111407/NA 11802 HOLDING HANDS FOR JOE 31365

SINGLES

Cavalier (1954)

839 Dream Just Won’t Do [vocal duet: Jack Wayne, Billy Hodges] / Nip - Or - Two “Meet Me In The Briar Patch” [v. trio: Jeannie Rivers, Jack Wayne, Lyle Kenny] – 11-10-54

Spur (1955)

1247 The Fiddles Were Playing /  False Kisses - 55

Black Jack (1957-)

BJ-101/1001 Time Stole My Empire / Shallow Water Blues – 57

BJ 104 [Rose and Cal Maddox:] Gotta Travel On / [Rose and Cal Maddox and Black Jack Wayne:]  What Makes Me Hang Around – 23-03-59 (rev. Apr. 6)

BJ 105 [Bill Carter:] Baby Brother / [Black Jack Wayne:] Ride Gunman, Ride – 13-04-59 (rev. Apr. 20)
Big West (1960)

BJW 1108 Bartender’s Lament / Cottonwood Road – 60

Cheyenne (1960)

CH 113 I Lost Today / Scoundrels And Saints – 60 (rev. May 23)

C 114 Dancing With A Stranger / Red Silk Stockings And The Green Perfume - 60

Decca (1961)
31365 Holding Hands For Joe / Life Sure Changes – 26-02-62