WOODY CARTER
SESSION
DISCOGRAPHY
FLOYD TILLMAN and His Favorite Playboys-1
FLOYD TILLMAN-2 Biggs
Studio Dallas,
Tx.: Wednesday
30th April 1941
(vcl/gtr-3); Woodrow M. “Woody” Carter (fdl-4/ld gtr-5);
Ernest Evans (el stl gtr); Howard Oliver (tnr bjo); Ralph C. “Smitty” Smith
(pno); Chester
“Chet” Miller (stg bs). Producer:
93736-A-B IT’S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME -1-2-3-4 Decca 5982 A, Decca 46182, Decca 9-46182
(Floyd Tillman) MCA
MCAD-10189, Bear Family BCD-16415
93737-A ALL BECAUSE OF YOU -1-3 Decca 5982 B, Bear Family BCD-16415
(Floyd Tillman)
93738-A I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW -3-5 Decca 5960 B, MCA MCAD-10189
(Floyd Tillman) Bear
Family BCD-16415
93739-A THEY TOOK THE STARS OUT OF HEAVEN-3-5 Decca
(Uniss)
(Floyd Tillman)
93739-B THEY TOOK THE STARS OUT OF HEAVEN-3-5 Decca 6090 A, MCAD-10189
(Floyd Tillman) Bear
Family BCD-16415
93740-A RIO GRANDE (Inst)-5 Decca 5960 A,
MCAD-10189
(Woody Carter) Bear
Family BCD-16415
93741-A WHY DO YOU TREAT ME THIS WAY -1-2-3-5 Decca 6090 B, Decca 46102, MCA
MCAD-10189
(Floyd Tillman) Bear
Family BCD-16415
NB(1): DECCA 5960 released Wednesday 11th June
1941.
NB(2): DECCA 5982 released Friday 29th August
1941.
NB(3): DECCA 6090 released Tuesday 25th May 1943.
NB(4): “THEY TOOK THE STARS OUT OF HEAVEN” entered
Billboard Most Played Juke Box Folk Records, #1, 13 weeks.
NB(5): DECCA 46102 released Tuesday 23rd December
1947.
NB(6): DECCA 46182/9-46182 released Tuesday 13th September
1949.
NB(7): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record Releases Saturday 17th September 1949-DECCA 46182/9-46182.
NB(8): MCA MCAD-10189 “COUNTRY MUSIC HALL
OF FAME” released Tuesday 28th May 1991.
NB(9): BEAR FAMILY BCD-16415 “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
IT HURTS: HIS RECORDINGS 1936-1962” released Germany Tuesday 24th February 2004.
JERRY IRBY And His Texas
Rangers-1
ELMER CHRISTIAN And The Bar X Cowboys-2
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
February 1947
Gerald F. “Jerry” Irby
(vcl-3/rhy gtr); Elmer B. Christian (stg bs); Woody Carter (ld gtr); Peter “Pete” Burke Sr. (pno); Unk (dms). Producer:
678 SOUTHTOWN SWING -1 Mercury 6040
(Jerry Irby)
679 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ -2-3 Mercury 6039
()
680 CORNFED GAL -1-3 Mercury
6040
(Jerry Irby)
681 SOMEONE LIKE YOU -2-3 Mercury 6039
()
NB(1): MERCURY 6039 released Tuesday 6th May 1947.
NB(2): MERCURY 6040 released Tuesday 6th May 1947.
JERRY IRBY And His Texas Ranchers
Houston.
Tx.: February
1947
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (ld gtr-1/fdl-2); Ernest
“Deacon” Evans (stl gtr); Anthony “Tony” Sepolio (fdl-3); Pete Burke (pno);
poss.Elmer Christian (dms). Producer:
IF-5/48-S-114 I’M GONNA GET TIGHT -1 Imperial
8003-A, MGM (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
IF-6/48-S-120 IF I HAD A GREAT LONG PISTOL -1 Imperial 8007-A, MGM
(Uniss), CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
IF-7/48-S-121 TOO MANY WOMEN -2 8007-B, MGM 10284, Collector
CLCD-2851
(Jerry Irby) B.A.C.M.
CD D-307
IF-8/48-S-115 TEXAS GAL POLKA (Inst)-1 Imperial 8003-B, MGM 10345, CLCD-2851
(Woody Carter) B.A.C.M. CD
D-307
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8003 released 1947.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8007 released 1947.
NB(3): IMPERIAL Masters purchased by MGM Records in 1948 and
given MGM Master numbers.
NB(4): MGM 10284 released Tuesday 11th October 1948.
NB(5): MGM 10345 reviewed Billboard Folk Record Reviews
Saturday 29th January 1949.
NB(6): MGM 10345 released Tuesday 1st February 1949.
NB(7): COLLECTOR CLCD-2851 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY SERIES-JERRY
IRBY” released Holland 1993.
NB(8): B.A.C.M. CD D-307 “JERRY IRBY & LINK DAVIS-TEXAS
SWING” released United Kingdom 2011.
JERRY IRBY And His Texas Ranchers
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
May 1947
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (ld gtr); Deacon Evans
(stl gtr); Tony Sepolio (fdl); poss. Elmer Christian (stg bs); Unk (dms).
Producer:
IF-13/48-S-116 THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME Imperial
8005-B, MGM (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-307
()
IF-14/48-S-117 BALL AND CHAIN 8005-A, MGM 10809-B, MGM K10809B
(Jerry Irby-L.Colbourn) Collector
CLCD-2851, B.A.C.M. CD D-307
IF-15/48-S-118 DON’T LIE TO ME DARLIN’ Imperial
8006-A, CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
IF-16/48-S-119 BY THE RIO GRANDE 8006-B, MGM 10475, MGM K10475
(Jerry Irby) B.A.C.M.
CD D-307
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8005 released 1947.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8006 released 1947.
NB(3): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Saturday 7th
February 1948-IMPERIAL 8006.
NB(4): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 21st
February 1948-IMPERIAL 8006.
NB(5): IMPERIAL 8006 re-released Tuesday 24th February 1948.
NB(6): IMPERIAL Masters purchased by MGM Records in January
1948 and given MGM Master numbers.
NB(7): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 30th
July 1949-MGM 10475/MGM K10475.
NB(8): MGM 10475/MGM K10475 released Tuesday 2nd August
1949.
NB(9): MGM Records Advert Billboard Saturday 6th August
1949-MGM 10475/MGM K10475.
NB(10): Billboard Advance Folk/Country & Western
Releases Saturday 21st October 1950-MGM 10809/MGM K10809.
NB(11): MGM 10809/MGM K10809 released Tuesday 24th October
1950.
JERRY IRBY And His Texas Ranchers
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
July 1947
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (ld gtr); Deacon Evans
(stl gtr); Tony Sepolio (fdl); Pete Burke (pno); prob. Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).
Producer:
IF-23 SUPER BOOGIE WOOGIE Imperial
8013-A, Collector CLCD-2851
(Jerry Irby-Pete Burke)
IF-24 STEEL GUITAR SPECIAL 8013-B
(Al Petty)
IF-25/48-S-126 HILLBILLY BOOGIE Imperial
8014-A, MGM 10809-A, MGM K10809A
(Irby) B.A.C.M.
CD D-307, Cactus MGMCD-02
Golden
Stars GSS-5441
IF-26/48-S-127 MY GAL FROM TENNESSEE Imperial
8014-B, MGM (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
IF-27/48-S-122 UPTOWN SWING Imperial
8011-A, MGM 10396, Collector CLCD-2851
(Jerry Irby) B.A.C.M.
CD D-307
IF-28/48-S-123 MY LIFE IS FULL OF SORROW Imperial
8011-B, MGM (Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8011 released 1947.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8013 released 1947.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8014 released 1947.
NB(4): IMPERIAL Masters IF-25-IF-28 purchased by MGM Records
in 1948 and given MGM Masters numbers.
NB(5): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 9th
April 1949-MGM 10396.
NB(6): MGM 10396 released Tuesday 12th April 1949.
NB(7): GOLDEN STARS GSS-5441 “HILLBILLY BOOGIE: BOOGIE ALL
NIGHT” released Holland 2006.
NB(8): CACTUS MGMCD-02 “MGM HILLBILLY, Vol.2.” released
2009.
JERRY IRBY And His Texas Ranchers
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
July 1947
(vcl/rhy gtr); prob. Woody Carter (ld gtr); Deacon Evans
(stl gtr); Tony Sepolio (fdl); Pete Burke (pno); Unk (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-33/48-S-125 TELL ME YOU CARE Imperial 8017-B, MGM
(Uniss), B.A.C.M. CD D-307
(Jerry Irby)
IF-34/48-S-124 MAMA, DON’T ALLOW IT 8017-A, MGM 10580, MGM K10580
() Collector
CLCD-2851, B.A.C.M. CD D-307
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8017 released November 1947.
NB(2): IMPERIAL Masters purchased by MGM Records in 1948 and
given MGM Master numbers.
NB(3): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 17th
December 1949-MGM 10580/MGM K10580.
NB(4): MGM 10580/MGM K10580 released Tuesday 20th December
1949.
JERRY IRBY with ELMER CHRISTIAN And His Bar X Cowboys
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
October 1947
(vcl/rhy gtr); prob. Woody Carter (ld gtr); Deacon Evans
(stl gtr); Pete Burke (pno); Unk (tpt); Elmer Christian (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-98/48-S-128 MILLION TIMES OR MORE Imperial
8029, MGM (Uniss)
()
IF-99/48-S-129 JUST FOR TONIGHT 8029, MGM (Uniss)
(E. Christian)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8029 released March 1948.
NB(2): IMPERIAL Masters purchased by MGM Records in 1948 and
given MGM Master numbers.
FLOYD TILLMAN
Castle
Studio, Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North Nashville,
Tn.: Monday
29th December 1947
(vcl/gtr); Woody Carter (fdl); Darold Raley (fdl);
Leo Raley (mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lewell C. “Lew” Frisby (stg bs).
Producer:
Arthur Edward “Art” Satherley
CO-38771/ PLEASE DON’T PASS ME BY Columbia 20496, Harmony
HL-7397
NASH-188 (Floyd
Tillman) Harmony
HS-11297, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-38772/ COLD, COLD WOMAN Columbia 20496, Harmony HL-7397
NASH-189 (Howe Jordan) Harmomy
HS-11297, BCD-16415
CO-38773/ I’LL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET Columbia
20430, Cowgirlboy LP-5152
NASH-190 (Floyd
Tillman) Collector’s
Choice Music CCM-068-2
Bear
Family BCD-16415
CO-38774/ I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS Columbia
20430, Harmony HL-7316
NASH-191 (Floyd
Tillman) Columbia FC-39996, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-38775/ DRINKING AND THINKING Columbia
20532, BCD-16415
NASH-192 (Floyd
Tillman)
CO-38776/ GALS ARE FUNNY THAT WAY 20532, Cowgirlboy LP-5152
NASH-193 (Babe
Fritsch-Floyd Tillman) Bear
Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20430 released Tuesday 11th May 1948.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases
Saturday 15th May 1948-Columbia 20430.
NB(3): “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS” entered
Billboard Folk (Country & Western) Chart Saturday 10th July 1948-
Juke Box #5/Best Seller #6, 19 weeks.
NB(4): COLUMBIA 20496 released Tuesday 9th November
1948.
NB(5): Billboard Record Reviews Folk Saturday
13th November 1948-COLUMBIA 20496.
NB(6): “PLEASE DON’T PASS ME BY” entered
Billboard Folk (Country & Western) Chart Saturday 29th January 1949-
Best Seller #14, 1 wek.
NB(7): COLUMBIA 20532 released Tuesday 18th January
1949.
NB(8): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases
Saturday 22nd January 1949-COLUMBIA 20532.
NB(9): HARMONY HL-7316 “FLOYD TILLMAN’S BEST” released 1964.
NB(10): HARMONY HL-7397/HARMONY HS-11297 “I’LL STILL BE
LOVING YOU” released January 1969.
NB(11): COLUMBIA FC-39996 “COLUMBIA HISTORIC EDITION”
released 1985.
NB(12): COWGIRLBOY LP-5152 “THE GRANDEST PRIZE” released
Germany 1996.
NB(13): COLLECTOR’S CHOICE MUSIC CCM-068-2 “THE BEST OF
FLOYD TILLMAN” released Tuesday 20th April 1999.
FLOYD TILLMAN ACA Studio, 612
Westheimer Houston, Tx.: April 1949
(vcl); Woody Carter (fdl); Darold Raley (fdl);
J.D. “John” Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley (mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew
Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
CO-40616-1 SLIPPING AROUND Columbia
20581, Columbia 4-20581, Columbia 2-216
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Columbia FC-39996
Bear Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20581/COLUMBIA 4-20581 released Tuesday
3rd May 1949.
NB(2); Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases
Saturday 7th May 1949-COLUMBIA 20581/COLUMBIA 4-20581.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 2-216 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
3rd May 1949.
NB(4): “SLIPPING AROUND” entered Billboard Folk
(Country & Western) Chart Saturday 2nd July 1949-Best Seller #5/Disc Jockey
#6/Juke Box #6, 12 weeks.
NOTE: Billboard Saturday 2nd July 1949-Houston
25th June-The owner’s of Macy’s Record Distributing Company, generally regarded
as the largest independent wholesale record firm in Texas, has formed a RECORD
company and will start producing their own line about 1st July. The new firm
known as MACY’S RECORDING COMPANY and the label is QUEEN OF HITS - WOODY CARTER
and His Hoedown Boys will record the FIRST SIDES, which will be SLIPPIN’ AROUND
and SITTIN’ ON THE DOORSTEP. The firm will specialize in hillbilly records for
the time being. MACY’S DISTRIBUTING COMPANY and MACY’S RECORDING COMPANY are
owned by Mr. & Mrs. C.D. Henry.
WOODY CARTER And His Hoedown Boys
ACA Studio, 612
Westheimer Houston, Tx.: July 1949
(vcl/ld gtr); J.D. “John”.Standlee (stl gtr); Darold Raley (fdl); Smitty
Smith (pno); Hiram Abiff “Biff” Collie (tpt); Lew Frisby (stg bs); Ensemble
(chrs-1). Producer:
Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
William Dwight “Bill” Holford Sr.
RC-100-1158/ SLIPPIN’ AROUND Macy’s
Recordings No. 100
ACA 1158 (Floyd Tillman)
RC-100-1159/ SITTIN’ ON THE DOORSTEP -1 No. 100, Krazy Kat
KKCD-07
ACA 1159 (Woody
Carter) Acrobat
ACRCD125
101A/ ONLY YOU Macy’s
Recordings No. 101
ACA 1160 (Ralph Smith)
101B/ WHO’S GONNA CHOP MY BABY’S
FIREWOOD-1 No. 101, KKCD-07
ACA 1161 () Acrobat
ACRCD125
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 101 released Tuesday 16th August
1949.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Fok (Country & Western) Record
Releases Saturday 20th August 1949-MACY’S No. 101.
NB(3): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 100 released Tuesday 30th
August 1949.
NB(4): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record
Releases Saturday 3rd September 1949-MACY’S No.100.
NB(5): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 100 reviewed Billboard Record
Reviews Country & Western Saturday 10th September 1949.
NB(6): “SITTIN’ ON THE DOORSTEP” entered Billboard Most-Played
Juke Box (Country &Western Records) Chart Saturday 17th September 1949 for
Week Ending Friday 9th September 1949- #14, 1 week.
NB(7): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 101 released Tuesday -30th August
1949.
NB(8): MACY’S RECORDINGS Advert Billboard Saturday 11th
February 1950-MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 100.
NB(9): MACY’S RECORDINGS was owned by Charles D. Henry &
Macy Lela Henry.
NB(10): ACA stands AUDIO COMPANY of AMERICA.
NB(11): KRAZY KAT KKCD-07 “CAT’N AROUND” released United
Kingdom 1992.
NB(12): ACROBAT ACRCD125 “TEXAS HILLBILLY: THE BEST OF
MACY’S HILLBILLY RECORDINGS” released United Kingdom 2006.
WOODY CARTER & HIS HOEDOWN BOYS
MACY’S 100
SLIPPIN’ AROUND 60-56-58-66
The competition is too strong for this cutting of the hit
tune.
SITTIN’ ON THE DOORSTEP 49-48-50-50
Run-of-the-mill razz-ma-tazz.
CLAUDIE HAM and his Radio Playboys
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: July 1949
Claude “Claudie” Ham
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (ld gtr); Darold
Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Smitty Smith (pno); Biff Collie (tpt);
Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer: Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1166 THAT’S ALL I’M THROUGH Macy’s
Recordings 104-B
(Claudie and Sylvia Ham)
ACA 1167 WE’LL SAY GOODBYE TOMORROW Macy’s
Recordings 104-A
()
ACA 1168 MOONLIGHT TEXAS WALTZ Macy’s
Recordings No. 102-A
(Claudie Ham)
ACA 1169 I’LL WAIT A LIFETIME FOR YOU No. 102-B
(Claudie Ham)
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 102 released Tuesday 23rd August
1949.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record
Releases Saturday 27th August 1949-MACY’S 102.
NB(3): MACY’S RECORDINGS No. 102 reviewed Billboard Record
Reviews Country & Western Saturday 17th September 1949-Macy’s 102.
NB(4): MACY’S RECORDINGS 104 released September 1949.
CLAUDIE HAM & HIS RADIO PLAYBOYS
MACY’S 102
MOONLIGHT TEXAS WALTZ 55-55-52-60
Side has an easy waltz beat, but little else.
I’LL WAIT A LIFETIME FOR YOU 57-57-55-60
Good enough orking and warbling in true country style.
Material is pretty ordinary.
FLOYD TILLMAN-1
MARGE TILLMAN with Floyd’s Boys-2
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: August 1949
(vcl-3/gtr); Margaret Hartis “Marge” Tillman (vcl-4); Woody Carter (fdl); Darold Raley
(fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley (mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew
Frisby (stg bs). Producer: Art
Satherley
CO-41611 THIS COLD WAR WITH YOU -1-3 Columbia
20615, Columbia 4-20615, Columbia 2-335
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-41612 I’LL NEVER SLIP AROUND AGAIN -1-3 Columbia
20615, Columbia 4-20615, 2-335
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-41613 DARLING, DON’T GO -2-4 Columbia 20642, Columbia 4-20642, Columbia 2-406
(Leon Payne) Bear
Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20615/COLUMBIA 4-20615 released Tuesday
6th September 1949.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western Record Releases Saturday 10th September 1949-COUMBIA 20615COUMBIA
4-20615
NB(3): COLUMBIA 2-335 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
6th September 1949.
NB(4): “I’LL NEVER SLIP AROUND AGAIN” entered
Billboard Folk (Country & Western) Chart Saturday 8th October 1949-Best
Seller #6/Juke Box #8, 8 weeks.
NB(5): COLUMBIA 20642/COLUMBIA 4-20642 released Tuesday
29th November 1949.
NB(6): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record Releases Saturday 3rd December 1949-COLUMBIA 20642/COLUMBIA
4-20642.
NB(7): COLUMBIA 2-406 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
29th November 1949.
SMITTY SMITH and his Lone Star Rangers
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: Fall 1949
Smitty Smith (pno); L.G.
“Lucky” Carlile (vcl-1/rhy gtr); Woody
Carter (rhy gtr); Darold Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley
(mand); Biff Collie (tpt); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1227 A
HEARTFULL OF BLUES Macy’s
Recordings 109
()
ACA 1228 BROKEN MEMORIES 109
(Macy Lela Henry)
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS 109 released Tuesday 15th November
1949.
NB(2): Billboard Saturday 19th November 1949 Billboard
Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record Releases-MACY’S RECORDINGS 109.
RALEY BROS. And WOODY CARTER
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: Fall 1949
Lucky Carlile (rhy gtr); Darold
Raley (fdl-1); Woody Carter (fdl); Macy
Lela Henry (mand-2); Woody Carter (ld
gtr); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1229 MEDLEY OF GERMAN WALTZES -1 Macy’s Recordings 110
()
ACA 1230 HOEDOWN BREAKDOWN -2 110 , Acrobat
ACRCD125
(Woody Carter-Leo Raley-Red Raley)
NB: MACY’S RECORDING’S 110 released Tuesday 15th November 1949.
FLOYD TILLMAN-1
MARGE TILLMAN with Floyd’s Boys-2
ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston, Tx.: October
1949
(vcl-3/gtr); Marge Tillman (vcl-4); Woody
Carter (fdl); Darold Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley
(mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
CO-41789 MAMA WHAT’LL I DO -2-4 Columbia 20642, Columbia 4-20642, Columbia 2-406
(Vaughan Horton) Bear
Family BCD-16415
CO-41790/ I GOTTA HAVE MY BABY BACK -1-3 Columbia
20641, Columbia 4-20641, Columbia 2-405
ZLP-1759 (Floyd
Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-41791/ IT HAD TO BE THAT WAY -1-3 Columbia 20641, Columbia 4-20641, 2-405
(Floyd Tillman) Collector’s
Choice Music CCM-068-2
Bear
Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20641/COUMBIA 4-20641 released Tuesday
22nd November 1949.
NB(2): COLUMBIA 2-405 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
22nd November 1949.
NB(3): “I GOTTA HAVE MY BABY BACK” entered
Billboard Folk (Country & Western) Chart Saturday 31st December 1949-Disc
Jockey #4, 3 weeks.
SMITTY SMITH and his Lone Star Rangers
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: Fall 1949
Smitty Smith (pno); Lucky
Carlile (vcl/rhy gtr); poss: Woody
Carter (rhy gtr); plus Darold Raley (fdl); Leo Raley (mand); Biff Collie
(tpt); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer: Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1238 IF TEARDROPS WERE DIAMONDS Macy’s
Recordings 120
()
ACA 1239 YOU SENT MY HEART TO PRISON 120
()
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS 120 released Tuesday 28th March 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Saturday 1st April 1949 Billboard Folk (Country
& Western) Record Releases-MACY’S 120.
NB(3): ACA Files list this session as by The Hoedown Boys.
BAR
X COWBOYS-1
PAUL BROWN and the
BAR X Cowboys-2
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: Fall 1949
Paul Brown (vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (el gtr); John Truman
“Tweedle-O” Williams (el gtr-3/fdl-4); Clyde Brewer Jr. (el mand-5/fdl-6);
Darold Raley (fdl); Herbert Huffman (stl gtr); Doc Massey (stg bs); Thomas
“Tommy” Sanders (hca-7/dms-8).
Producer:
Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1240 WHERE TEXAS MEETS THE SEA -2 Macy’s Recordings 139
(Don Burke)
112B/ FAIR WEATHER FRIEND -1 Macy’s
Recordings 112, Krazy Kat KKCD-07
ACA 1241 (Paul Brown) Acrobat
ACRCD125
ACA 1242 DARLING PLEASE DON’T GO AWAY Macy’s
Recordings (Uniss)
()
ACA 1243 DONAHUE VALLEY (Inst) Macy’s Recordings (Uniss)
()
112A/ COLD SHADOWS IN MY HEART -1 Macy’s Recordings 112
ACA 1244 ()
ACA 1245 NOW YOU’RE MINE AT LAST -2-7 Macy’s Recordings 139
()
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS 112 released Tuesday 27th December 1949.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record
Releases Saturday 31st December 1949-MACY’S 112.
NB(3): MACY’S RECORDINGS 112 reviewed Billboard Record
Reviews Country & Western Saturday 31st December 1949.
NB(4): MACY’S RECORDINGS Advert Billboard Saturday 11th
February 1950-MACY’S RECORDINGS 112.
NB(5): MACY’S RECORDINGS 139 released 1950.
NB(6): Not all musicians play on every recording.
BAR X COWBOYS
MACY’S 112
COLD SHADOWS IN MY HEART -75-75-75-75
Warbler projects a likely medium-tempo torcher with
sincerity and conviction. Good string backing, strong beat.
FAIR WEATHER FRIEND -72-72-70-74
Tempo picks up on this side for another effective rendition.
Tune is catchy.
FLOYD TILLMAN ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston, Tx.: January
1950
(vcl); Woody Carter
(fdl); Darold Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee
(stl gtr); Leo Raley (mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
CO-42692 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Columbia
20673, Columbia 4-20673, Columbia 2-536
(Ivory Joe Hunter) Columbia
FC-39996, Bear Family BCD-16415
CO-42693 PRECIOUS MEMORY Columbia
20673, Columbia 4-20673, 2-536
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony HL-7397, Harmony HS-11297
Bear
Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20673/COLUMBIA 4-20673 released Tuesday
14th February 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record Releases Saturday 18th February 1950-COLUMBIA 20673/COLUMBIA
4-20673.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 2-536 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
14th February 1950.
WOODY CARTER
Houston,
Tx.: ca.
February 1950
Woody Carter (vcl/ld
gtr);
Producer:
3597 YOU SENT
MY HEART TO PRISON 4
Star 1454, 4 Star 45-1454
()
3598 ON A HILL IN EAST TEXAS 1454, 45-1454
(Lew Frisby)
NB(1): 4 STAR 1454/4 STAR 45-1454 released Tuesday 11th
April 1950.
NB(2): The correct title of Matrix No. 3598 is
“ON A HILL FAR AWAY IN EAST TEXAS”.
BIFF COLLIE - YOUR BELLERIN’ BOWLEGGED BOY
ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: ca. March 1950
(vcl); Woody Carter (el gtr); Frankie Juricek
(stl gtr); Sidney “Sid” Fisher (org); poss: Lew Frisby (stg bs).
Producer:
Macy Lela Henry
Engineer:
Bill Holford
ACA 1518 I’VE SAID IT BEFORE (I’LL SAY IT AGAIN) Macy’s Recordings 126
()
ACA 1519 I WANT A GAL (TO GOOK FOR ME) 126
()
NB(1): MACY’S RECORDINGS 126 released Tuesday 4th April
1950.
NB(2): Although label and wax information assign master
number ACA 1519 to “I WANT A GAL (TO COOK FOR ME)” ACA files assign that master
number to Lester Williams “TEXAS TOWN” and allot no master number to “I WANT A
GAL”. Steel Guitarist Frankie Juricek recalls that this session was a remote
session recorded by Bill Holford at a local club were organist Sid Fisher
worked and kept his equipment.
MARGE TILLMAN and Floyd’s Boys (Little Marge)-1
FLOYD TILLMAN-2 ACA
Studio, 612 Westheimer Houston,
Tx.: Friday 24th March 1950
Floyd (vcl-3/gtr); Marge Tillman (vcl-4); Woody
Carter (fdl); Darold Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley
(mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer: Art
Satherley
CO-43041 I GOTTA STOP (LOVING YOU) 1-4 Columbia 20695, Columbia 4-20695, Columbia 2-635
(Hazelwood-Reinhart) Bear
Family BCD-16415
CO-43042 THE LITTLE MIRACLE -1-4 Columbia
20695, Columbia 4-20695, Columbia 2-635
(Floyd Tillman) Bear
Family BCD-16415
CO-43043 THE LAST STRAW -2-3 Columbia
20694, Columbia 4-20694, Columbia 2-634
(Floyd Tillman) Cowgirlboy LP-5152, Bear Family
BCD-16415
CO-43044 JUST AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU -2-3 Columbia
20694, Columbia 4-20694, 2-634
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7397, Harmony HS-11297
Bear Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20694/COLUMBIA 4-20694 released Tuesday
9th May 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Fok (Country &
Western) Record Releases Saturday 13th May 1950-COLUMBIA 20694/COLUMBIA
4-20694.
NB(3): Billboard Record Reviews Country &
Western Saturday 13th May 1950-COLUMBIA 20694/COLUMBIA 4-20694.
NB(4): COLUMBIA 2-634 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
9th May 1950.
NB(5): COLUMBIA 20695/COLUMBIA 4-20695 released Tuesday
9th May 1950.
NB(6): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record Releases Saturday 13th May 1950-COLUMBIA 20695/COLUMBIA
4-20695.
NB(7): Billboard Record Reviews Country &
Western Saturday 13th May 1950-COLUMBIA 20695/COLUMBIA 4-20695.
NB(8): COLUMBIA 2-635 (33⅓rpm) released Tuesday
9th May 1950.
NOTE: Billboard Saturday 15th April 1950-FLOYD
TILLMAN Advert for MARGE TILLMAN-“I GOTTA STOP LOVING YOU”/“THE LITTLE MIRACLE
plus FLOYD TILLMAN-“THE LAST STRAW”/ “JUST AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU” plus WOODY
CARTER and The Hoedown Boys with THE RALEY BROTHERS.
FLOYD TILLMAN ACA
Studio, 5522 Washington Avenue Houston, Tx.: Monday 24th July
1950
(vcl/gtr); Woody Carter (fdl); Darold Raley (fdl);
J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Leo Raley (mand); Smitty Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg
bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
HCO-4175 THE GRANDEST PRIZE Columbia
20746, Columbia 4-20746, Columbia 2-810
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Bear Family BCD-16415
HCO-4176 I’VE GOT THE CRAZIEST FEELING Columbia
20746, Columbia 4-20746, 2-810
(Floyd Tillman) Harmony
HL-7316, Bear Family BCD-16415
NB(1): COLUMBIA 20746/COLUMBIA 4-20746 released Tuesday
3rd October 1950.
NB(2): COLUMBIA 2-810 released Tuesday 3r October
1950.
WOODY CARTER And His Hoedown Boys
ACA
Studio, 5522 Washington Avenue Houston,
Tx.: ca. August 1950
(vcl/ld gtr); prob: Darold Raley (fdl); J.D. Standlee (stl gtr); Smitty
Smith (pno); Lew Frisby (stg bs); Ensemble (chrs-1).
Producer:
ACA-1745 I’VE GOT THE CRAZIEST FELING Lucky
7 1002-A
(Floyd Tillman)
ACA-1746 RUNNIN’ AROUND -1 1002-B, White Label WLP-2822
(Woodrow Carter)
NB(1): LUCKY 7 1002 released Tuesday 3rd October 1950.
NB(2): LUCKY 7 1002 reviewed Billboard Record Reviews
Country & Western 7th October 1950.
NB(3): WHITE LABEL WLP-2822 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.22.”
released Holland 1991.
WOODY CARTER And His Hoedown Boys
ACA
Studio, 5522 Washington Avenue Houston.
Tx.: Early 1951
(vcl/ld gtr); prob: Darold Raley (fdl); poss: Herbert Leroy “Herby”
Remington (stl gtr); prob: Smitty Smith (pno); prob: Lew Frisby (stg bs). Producer:
ACA-1932 GOODBYE BROADWAY, HELLO SAN ANTONE Humming Bird 1002-A, Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-006
(Jack Gillis-Johnny Haralson)
ACA-1933 WHEN WE DANCE 1002-B, HBRCD-006
(Jack Gillis-Johnny Haralson)
NB(1): HUMMING BIRD 1002 released 1951.
NB(2): HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-006 “THE HUMMING BIRD
LABEL” released United Kingdom
R.D. HENDON and His Western Jamboree Cowboys
Floyd
Tillman Studio, 310 Robert Lee Street Houston,
Tx.: December 1951
De Armand A. Noack Jr.
(vcl/rhy gtr); John “Johnny” Greer (ld gtr); poss: Joseph “Joe” Brewer (stl
gtr); Woody Carter (fdl); Tiny Smith
(stg bs). Producer:
Harold Westcott “Pappy” Daily
6030 I’D
STILL WANT YOU 4
Star 1595, 4 Star 45-1595, Bear Family BCD-17142
(Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
6031 MUSIC MAKING MAMA FROM
MEMPHIS 4
Star (Uniss)
()
6031 Re MUSIC MAKING MAMA FROM MEMPHIS 4 Star 1595, 45-1595, White Label WLP-2807
() Bear
Family BCD-17142
NB(1): 4 STAR 1595/4 STAR 45-1595 released
Tuesday 22nd January 1952.
NB(2): WHITE LABEL WLP-2807 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY,
Vol.7.” released Holland 1989.
NB(3): BEAR FAMILY BCD-17142 “GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES”
released Germany 2012.
R.D. HENDON and His Western Jamboree Cowboys
prob:
Floyd Tillman Studio, 310 Robert Lee Street Houston,
Tx.; ca. February 1952
Eddie Noack (vcl-1/rhy
gtr); Cecil “Gig” Sparks (vcl-2/rhy gtr); John “Johnny” Redd (ld gtr); Joe
Brewer (stl gtr); Woody Carter (fdl); Tiny
Smith (stg bs). Producer: Pappy Daily
6073 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN -1-2 4 Star 1599, 4 Star 45-1599, 4 Star ET-103
(R.D.Hendon-Claude Sweet-Gabe Tucker) (4
Star Sales BMI) Bear Family
BCD-17142
6074 THERE’S A PLACE IN MY HEART -1-2 4 Star 1599,
45-1599, ET-103
(R.D.Hendon-Cecil Sparks) (4 Star Sales
BMI) Bear Family BCD-17142
NB(1): 4 STAR 1599/4 STAR 45-1599 released March 1952.
NB(2): 4 STAR ET-103 released March 1952.
R.D. HENDON And The Western Jamboree Cowboys
prob: Floyd
Tillman Studio, 310 Robert Lee Street Houston,
Tx.: ca. March 1952
Eddie Noack (vcl/rhy gtr);
Johnny Redd (ld gtr); Joe Brewer (stl gtr); Woody Carter (fdl); Tiny Smith 9stg bs).
Producer:
Pappy Daily
6081 I’M GOING TO SEE MY BABY 4
Star X-41, Bear Family BCD-17142
()
6082 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (Inst) X-41
(R.D.Hendon) (4 Star Sales
BMI)
NB: 4 STAR X-41 released released April 1952.
JERRY IRBY And The Texas Ranchers
poss.
ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Avenue Houston,
Tx.: ca. October 1956
(vcl/rhy gtr); Woody Carter (ld gtr); Jeanne Irby (stl
gtr-1) or Deacon Evans (stl gtr-1); Herman Shoss (fdl); Pete Burke (pno);
Collie (Sturrock (stg bs). Unk (dms). Producer:
108-C CLICKETY
CLACK Daffan
108 C, Rock-It/Olympic RIO-1001
(Jerry Irby) (Hill & Range BMI) Rockhouse
RHLP-8411, Esoldun RR-2012
Magnum
Force MFLP-043, Magnum Force CDMF-082
Chief
CCD-1156504, Club LP-008, Collector CLCD-2851
Rockhouse
ROCKCD-9319, Bear Family BCD-15878
Esoldun
RRC-2222, Lucky CDLR-810
Buffalo
Bop Bb-CD-55098, Fed CD-04, Fed CD-09
Mustang
MUST-4, Presto CD-1
108-A A MAN IS A SLAVE Daffan
108 A, Bear Family BCD-15878
(Jerry Irby) (Hill & Range BMI)
111-T THAT’S TOO BAD Daffan
111 T
(Jerry Irby)
111-I I’D GIVE ANYTHING IN THE
WORLD -1 111 I
(Jerry Irby)
NB(1): DAFFAN 108 released Tuesday 27th November 1956.
NB(2): DAFFAN 108 reviewed Billboard Country & Western
Records Releases Saturday 8th December 1956.
NB(3): DAFFAN 111 released 1957.
NB(4): ROCK-IT/OLYMPIC RIO-1001 “ROCK IT ROCK, Vol.1. And
OLYMPIC ROCK, Vol.2.” released 1978.
NB(5): ROCKHOUSE RHLP-8411 “ROCK IT!” released Holland 1984.
NB(6): ESOLDUN RR-2012 “TEXAS ROCK-A-BILLY, Vol.2.” released
France 1987.
NB(7): MAGNUM FORCE MFLP-043 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Vol.2.”
released United Kingdom 1987.
NB(8): MAGNUM FORCE CDMF-082 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Vol.8.”
released United Kingdom 1992.
NB((9): CHIEF CCD-1156504 “ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLYS, Vol.4.”
released Holland 1992.
NB(10): CLUB LP-008 “GRAB THIS AND DANCE, Vol.8.” released
United Kingdom 1993.
NB(11): ROCKHOUSE ROCKCD-9319 “ROCK IT: 32 AUTHENTIC R&R
AND ROCKABILLY SHAKERS” released Holland 1993.
NB(12): BEAR FAMILY BCD-15878 “THE DAFFAN RECORDS STORY”
released Germany 1995.
NB(13): ESOLDUN RRC-2222 “TEXAS ROCKABILY AND HILLBILLY
BOOGIE, Vol.2.” released France 1996.
NB(14): LUCKY CDLR-810 “ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.10.” released
United Kingdom 1996.
NB(15): BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55098 “ROCKABILLY CATS” released
Germany 2001.
NB(16): FED CD-04 “THE FED STORY, Vol.4.” released Norway
NB(17): FED CD-09 “THE FED STORY, Vol.9.” released Norway
NB(18): MUSTANG MUS-4 “MAD DOG IN TOWN” released
NB(19): PRESTO CD-1 “BIG BAD ROCKABILLY BOPPERS, Vol.1.”
released
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT, AL TURNER & PHIL
TRICKER with acknowledgements to Xavier Maire, Michel Ruppli, the late Ray
Topping, Steve Hathaway, Richard Weize & Mario Manciotti.
1990-2014.
