Mac Odell

Odell McLeod, *31-05-1916 Roanoke, AL, +11-01-2003

3rd version
by Dick Grant, Walt Saunders, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Xavier Maire. Thieu Van De Vorst, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS

ca. February 1949 Knoxville, TN - Mac O’Dell and Alabama Jubileers (Odell “Mac Odell” McLeod [vcl/gt/harmonica/mandolin], Margaret Bell Buster “Bonnie Lou” [gt], George “Speedy” Krise [dobro], Hubert R. “Buster” Moore [banjo/fiddle] Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
001 2356 WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAINS Mercury 6179/FV-12017 BACM CD D 187
002 2357 THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER 6179/FV-12017
split session with Bonnie Lou

BACM CD D-187 COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE MERCURY LABEL
ca. October 1949 Knoxville, TN - Mac O’Dell and Alabama Jubileers (Odell “Mac Odell” McLeod [vcl/gt/harmonica/mandolin], Margaret Bell Buster “Bonnie Lou” [gt], George “Speedy” Krise [dobro], Hubert R. “Buster” Moore [banjo/fiddle] Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
003 2636 THAT FINAL DAY 6243/FV-12016 JASMCD-3578
004 2637 RED BALL ROCKET TRAIN 6243/FV-12016 CD D 309
Split session with Bonnie Lou
JASMINE JASMCD-3578 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (UK MAY 2007
ca. June 1950 Knoxville, TN - Mac O˘Dell and His Alabama Jubilees, *and Little Addie (George Speedy Krise [dobro]. Producer: Murray Nash]
005 YW-7027 A PRAYER FOR FREEDOM 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
006 YW-7028 THE SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
007 YW-7029 THE MASTER˘S TRAIN* 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
008 YW-7030 FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS* 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
16 January 1952 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1], Arthur Lee “Red” Smiley [gt]; Donald Wesley “Don” Reno [tenor vcl/mandolin], Jay Haney [bass], Gopher Addis [fiddle])
009 K3351-2 LET˘S PRAY -1 45-1075/AL-1544 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
010 K3352-4 BE ON TIME King 45-1055 New America EP-NA-102/AL-1518 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
011 K3353-1 WHEN THE HAND OF GOD COMES DOWN 45-1075/AL1504 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
012 K3354-2 WOLVES IN SHEEP˘S CLOTHING 45-1055/AL-1544 FV-12017 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1504 SONGS OF FAITH (1959);AUDIO LAB AL-1518 A TIME FOR PRAYER (1959); KING KG-0952-4-2 THE BEST OF KING BLUEGRASS (2004)
27 September 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN  - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
013 K3491 I˘D RATHER HAVE GOD -1 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
014 K3492 THE KISS OF BETRAYAL -1 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
015 K3493 SET YOUR DIAL. IN HEAVEN 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
016 K3494 LIFE’S ELEVATOR 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
27 June 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
017 K3636 ONE DAY RELIGION 45-1275/FV-12016 King 556 CD D 309
018 K3637 WHAT THEN 45-1275/AL-1523 FV-12016 CD D 309
019 K3638 WILDWOOD FLOWER 45-1251/AL 1519 FV-12016 CD D 309
020 K3639 PENICILIN 45-1251/FV-12017 CD D 309
KING LP-556 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS(1956); AUDIO LAB AL-1519 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (1959); AUDIO LAB AL-1523 SONGS OF FAITH, VOL.2(1959); GUSTO GT7-2108-2 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS (2009)
15 February 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (unknown musicians. Producer: Sydney Nathan)
021 K3754 A CROWN HE WORE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
022 K3755 HEAVEN BOUND GOSPEL TRAIN 45-1335 Parlophone CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
023 K3756 THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY 45-1335 Parlophone [UK] CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
024 K3757 ARE YOU PRACTISING HIS LOVE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1544 HYMNS FOR COUNTRY FOLKS (1961)
May 1957 Garrard, KY- Mac O‘ Dell
025 45-632A IT WAS SPRINGTIME (WHEN I MET YOU) Kentucky 45-632
026 45-632B WHEN I WAS YOUNG 45-632
2 December 1977 Oak Valley Sound Studio, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Roy Bee [gt], Ray Watkins [dobro], Charles Collins [mandolin/fiddle], Paul Boswell [dtring bass]. Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
027 THE BREAKING OF DAWN Folk Variety FV-12020
028 YOU MAY BE THE ONLY BIBLE FV-12020
029 SANDY WAS THE LEAD DOG FV-12020
030 BLIZZARD SEVEN SEVEN FV-12020
031 BLUE MOUNTAIN SHACK FV-12020
032 THE WORLD’S RICHEST POOR MAN FV-12020
033 MY LORD AND I FV-12020
034 WHEN THEY GAVE OLE BEN THE YELL FV-12020
035 I GOT A STORY TO TELL FV-12020
036 HOLY GHOST TRAIN FV-12020
1981 Onion Audio, Austin, TX - Mac Odell (Anthony “Tony” Airoldi [3 finger banjo],)Hank Alrich [hmny vcl/gt/mandolin/frailing/2-finger banjo], Fletcher Clark [hmny vcl/gt/bass/Herbert “Herb” Steiner [dobro], Riley Osbourn [piano/organ] + Frank Delvy, Julie Mabry, Jim Schulman, Johnie Prinz [vocal chorus]. Producer: Hank Alrich and Fletcher Clark)
037 JOHN DOE OF OL’ SKIDROW STREET Folk Variety FV-12022
038 YOU CAN’T BREAK A HABIT YOU’VE HAD FOR SO LONG FV-12022
039 LEAD ME TO YOUR CROSS, SWEET JESUS FV-12022
040 NEED YOUR SWEET LOVE FV-12022
041 I WISH MY MOMMY DIDN’T SMOKE FV-12022
042 AIN’T NO ANGELS HERE ON EARTH FV-12022
043 SPARKLING DIAMONDS FV-12022
044 OUR HEAVEN HAS JUST GONE TO HELL FV-12022
045 FROM THIS DAY ON FV-12022
046 WE PLANTED ROSES ON OUR DARLING’S GRAVE FV-12022
047 MONEY WON’T BUY THIS SOUL OF MINE FV-12022

RADIO SHOWS

1955 [radio show] WLAC Radio Station, Nashville, TN - Max Odell
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/BE ON TIME Old Homestead OHCS-131
Sales Pitch (Advertisement)/IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN OHCS-131
I’D RATHER BE ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT OHCS-131
ONCE I HAD A PRECIOUS MOTHER OHCS-131
I FOUND IT IN MOTHERS BIBLE OHCS-131
ONE DAY RELIGION OHCS-131
INSURED BEYOND THE GRAVE OHCS-131
MEET ME JESUS OHCS-131
JUST OVER THE STARS/SUNNYSIDE (Theme) OHCS-131
1955 [radio show] WLAC Radio Station, Nashville, TN - Max Odell
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/JUST LIKE ME Old Homestead OHCS-131
JESUS HOLD MY HAND/Sales Pitch (Song Book) OHCS-131
WHEN I LAY MY BURDENS DOWN OHCS-131
I SAW MOM WITH GOD LAST NIGHT OHCS-131
WHEN HE REACHED DOWN HIS HAND OHCS-131
LIFES RAILWAY OHCS-131
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE OHCS-131
MANSION ON THE HILLTOP OHCS-131
MY BLESSED LORD/SUNNYSIDE (Theme)OHCS-131

ALBUMS
Audio Lab AL-1544 Hymns For Country Folks: Kiss Of Betrayal; Let's Pray; Set Your Dial In Heaven; Heaven Bound Gospel Train; Stone Was Trolled Away; The Crown He Wore; Are You Practising His Love; I'd Rather Have God; Life's Elevator; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - 61
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12016 Be On Time: Kiss Of Betrayal; Let's Pray; Set Your Dial On Heaven; Heaven Bound Gospel Train; Stone Was Rolled Away; One Day Religion; Wildwood Flower; Be On Time; What Then; Final Day; Red Ball Rocket Train; When The Hand Of God Comes Down - 12-77
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12017 Wild Rose Of The Mountains: Thirty Pieces Of Silver; Wild Rose Of The Mountain; Prayer For Freedom; Master's Train; Sign On The Highway; From The Manger To The Cross; Penicillin; Are You Practicing His Love; I'd Rather Have God; Life's Elevator; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing; Crown He Wore - 78
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12020 Seven Seven Nashville Session: Breaking Of Down; You May Be The Only Bible; Sandy Was The Lead Dog; Blizzard Seven Seven; Blue Mountain Shak; World's Richest Poor Man; My Lord And I; When They Gave Ole Ben The Yell; I Got A Story To Tell; Holy Ghost Train - 79
Old Homestead Records OHCS-131 Early Radio - Sacred and Heart Songs from His 1955 Radio Programs: Sunnyside (Theme)/Be On Time; Sales Pitch / If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; I'd Rather Be On The Inside Looking Out; Once I Had A Precious Mother; I Found It In Mother's Bible; One Day Religion; Insured Beyond The Grave; Meet Me Jesus; Just Over The Stars/ Sunnyside (Theme); Sunnyside (Theme)/ Just Like Me (Rose); Jesus Hold My Hand/ Sales Pitch; When I Lay My Burdens Down; I Saw My Mom With God Last Night; When He Reached Down His Hand; Lifes Railway; What Would You Givein Exchange; Mansion Over The Hilltop; My Blessed Lord /Sunny Side (Theme) - 80
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12022 Austin, Texas, Git Together: John Doe Of Ol’ Skidrow Street; You Can’t Break A Habit You’ve Had For So Long; Lead Me To Your Cross, Sweet Jesus; Need Your Sweet Love; I Wish My Mommy Didn’t Smoke; Ain’t No Angels Here On Earth; Sparkling Diamonds; Our Heaven Has Just Gone To Hell; From This Day On; We Planted Roses On Our Darling’s Grave; Money Won’t Buy This Soul Of Mine - 81
BACM [UK] CD D 309 The Old Country Boy: Wild Rose Of The Mountains; Thirty Pieces Of Silver; That Final Day; Red Ball Rocket Train; A Prayer For Freedom; The Sign On The Highway; The Master's Train; From The Manger To The Cross; Let's Pray; Be On Time; When The Hand Of God Comes Down; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing; I'd Rather Have God; The Kiss Of Betrayal; Set Your Dial On Heaven; Life's Elevator; One Day Religion; What Then; Wildwood Flower; Penicillin; A Crown He Wore; Heaven-Bound Gospel Train; The Stone Was Rolled Away; Are You Practicing His Love; It Was Springtime (When I Met You); When I Was Young - 10


SINGLES
Mercury (1949-50) w. Alabama Jubileers
6179 Wild Rose Of The Mountains / Thirty Pieces Of Silver - 03-49 (rev. April 2,1949)
6243-X45 That Final Day / Red Ball Rocket Train - 03-50 (rev. March 4, 1950)
6272-X45 Prayer For Freedom / Master's Train - 08-50
6298-X45 Sign On The Highway / From The Manger To The Cross - 12-50 (rev. Dec. 23)
King (1952-54)
45-1055 Be On Time / Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - 04-52
45-1075 Let's Pray / When The Hand Of God Comes Down - 06-52 (rev. June 14)
45-1140 Life's Elevator / Kiss Of Betrayal - 11-52 (rev. Nov. 15)
45-1159 Set Your Dial On Heaven / I'd Rather Have God - 01-53 (rev. Jan. 24)
45-1251 Penicillin / Wildflower - 08-53
45-1275 One Day Religion / What Then - 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)
45-1335 Stone Was Rolled Away / Heaven Bound Gospel Train - ca. 03-54
45-1361 A Crown He Wore / Are You Practicing His Love - 06-54 (rev. July 3)
Kentucky (1957, Starday Custom)
45-632 It Was Springtime When I Met You / When I Was Young - 05-57