Kayton Roberts

*25-11-1933, +13-07-2017

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS also recorded with Hank Snow

1968 Doggett’s Sound Studio, Houston, TX – Kayton Roberts (Kayton Roberts [steel], Chubby Wise [fiddle], Iva Lee Roberts [piano], Gene Myers [vibes]. Producer: R. M. Stone)

001 STEELIN' THE BLUES Stoneway 1041/STY 111 

002 MOOD INDIGO Stoneway STY 111 

003 BLUE STEEL GUITAR Stoneway STY 111 

004 BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME Stoneway STY 111 

005 BORN TO LOSE Stoneway STY 111 

006 KAYTON'S RAG Stoneway STY 111 

007 TARA'S THEME Stoneway 1048/STY 111 

008 STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY Stoneway 1041/STY 111 

009 HARBOR LIGHTS Stoneway STY 111 

010 UNION AND SEVENTH Stoneway STY 111 

011 IN THE SWEET BY AND BY Stoneway STY 111

012 COCONUT GROVE Stoneway 1048/STY 111  

1969 unknown – Kayton Roberts

013 BELLS OF ST. MARY’S Stoneway 1025

014 MELODY OF LOVE 1025

1973 Dallas, TX - Little Roy Wiggins and Kayton Roberts (Little Roy Wiggins [steel], Kayton Roberts [steel], Danny Ross [rh gt], Pee Wee Truitt [bass], Lee Harrison [drums], Iva Lee Roberts [piano], Gene Myers [vibes]. Producer: R. M. Stone)
015 TWIN STEEL BOOGIE Stoneway 1084/STY 129
016 LH 12137 TAKE YOUR PICK Stoneway 1111/STY-129
017 GEORGIA STEEL GUITAR Stoneway STY-129
018 KENTUCKY WALTZ Stoneway STY-129
019 THROUGH THE NIGHT Stoneway STY-129
020 LH-12138 NEAR THE CROSS Stoneway 1111/ STY-129
021 RELEASE ME Stoneway 1084/STY-129
022 BOOT HEEL DRAG Stoneway STY-129
023 ALOHA Stoneway STY-129
024 LOVE THEME Stoneway STY-129
025 KAYTON'S WALTZ Stoneway STY-129
026 MAIDEN'S PRAYER Stoneway STY-129
8 July 1975 poss. Houston, TX – Kayton Roberts and Iva Lee Roberts (Kayton Roberts [steel], Iva Lee Roberts [piano]. Producer: R. M. Stone)

027 OPRYLAND SWING Stoneway 1135/STY 156

028 OH MY DARLING NELLIE GRAY Stoneway STY 156

029 THE SWINGING BOOGIE Stoneway STY 156

030 HUMORESQUE Stoneway STY 156

031 DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL Stoneway STY 156

032 YOURS Stoneway STY 156

033 BLUEBIRD ISLAND Stoneway STY 156 

034 THREE STRING SWING Stoneway STY 156

035 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Stoneway STY 156

036 TWEEDLE DEE Stoneway STY 156

037 NIGHT TRAIN Stoneway STY 156

038 BELLS OF ST. MARY'S Stoneway STY 156

039 SILENT NIGHT Stoneway 1135/STY 156 

1982 unknown – Kayton Roberts (Kayton Roberts [steel], Louie Roberts [vcl-1/rh gt/ ukulele], Curt Gibson [vcl-2/ rh gt], Reggie Allie [ld gt], Roger Carroll [bass], Jan Roberts [drums], Iva Lee Roberts [piano])

040 BELLS OF ST. MARY'S Maple MA 1012 

041 RUSTIC DANCE Maple MA 1012 

042 WHEN THEY RING THOSE GOLDEN BELLS -2 Maple MA 1012

043 CHURCH BELLS OF VANCOUVER Maple MA 1012

044 LATE EVENING BLUES Maple MA 1012

045 AKAKA FALLS Maple MA 1012 

046 HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG -1 Maple MA 1012

047 STEELIN' THE CHIMES Maple MA 1012 

048 MENTA BLOSSOMS Maple MA 1012 

049 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Maple MA 1012 

050 COQUETTE Maple MA 1012

051 LIEBESTRAUM Maple MA 1012 

052 CHRISTMAS MEDLEY Maple MA 1012

20 April 1993 Bobbe Seymour Studio 2, Nashville, TN – Herb Remington and Kayton Roberts (Herb Remington [steel], Kayton Roberts [steel/ukulele], Tommy Allsup [rh gt/bass], Russell Rask [rh gt], Bobbe Seymour [bass/special effects], Larry Hill [drums], Bunkey Keels [piano/keyboards], Iva Lee Roberts [piano]. Producer: Russell K.Rask)
053 OPRYLAND SWING Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
054 ONE ROSE Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
055 YELLOW BIRD Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
056 BEAUTIFUL KAHANA Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
057 SANTO DOMINGO WOMAN Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
058 ROOM FULL OF ROSES Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
059 WHAT NOW MY LOVE Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
060 MAPUANA Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
061 SUGAR MOON Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
062 TINY BUBBLES Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
063 SWING SCENE Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
064 IVA LEE'S MINUET CHIMES Steel Guitar World NR 19447 no  #
10/11 March 1998 Limelight Studio, Dickinson, TX – Herb Remington and Keyton Roberts (Herb Remington [steel], Kayton Roberts [steel], Russell Rask [rh gt], Terry Barnerr [ld gt/rh gt], Harlen Kuboz [stand-up bass/special effects], Mike Lefevbre [drums], Roy Rosetta [piano/keyboards], Iva Lee Roberts [piano]. Producer: Russell K. Rask)

066 HOME IN SAN ANTONE Steel Guitar World no  #

067 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Steel Guitar World no  #

068 REMINGTON RIDE Steel Guitar World no  #

069 WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT Steel Guitar World no  #

070 NEVER ON SUNDAY Steel Guitar World no  #

071 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Steel Guitar World no  #

072 TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING-BUBBLING IN MY BEER Steel Guitar World no  #

073 MAIDEN’S PRAYER Steel Guitar World no  #

074 COCONUT GROVE Steel Guitar World no  #

075 CHURCH BELLS IN VANCOUVER Steel Guitar World no  #

076 ALYSON’S WALTZ Steel Guitar World no  #

2005 Hitmakers, Hendersonville, TN – Kayton Roberts (Kayton Roberts [steel], Carol Lee Cooper [vcl-1], Dan Furmanik [ac gt/ el gt/ piano/ drums/ bass/ percussion/ vcl], Earl White [fiddle])

077 MOVIN' ON

078 RHUMBA BOOGIE

079 A FOOL SUCH AS I

080 DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHING HEARTS

081 THE GOLD RUSH IS OVER

082 IT DON'T HURT ANYMORE

083 YELLOW ROSES

084 GOLDEN ROCKET

085 BLUEBIRD ISLAND

086 I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE -1

087 BELLS OF ST. MARYS

Tracks above issued on album Hits of Hank Snow

2012 unknown – Kayton Roberts (Kayton Roberts [steel] + Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives: Marty Stuart [vcl-1], Kenny Vaughan [gt], Paul Martin [bass], Harry Stinson [drums] + Chris Scruggs [vcl-3/gt], Rob McNurlin [vcl-2/gt], Ranger Doug Green [vcl-4/gt])

088 A FOOL SUCH AS I  -1

089 OPRYLAND SWING

090 BLOW WHISTLE BLOW -2

091 KAYTONS JUNKYARD

092 VALLEY OF THE ROSES

093 LONG GONE DADDY -3

094 LATE EVENING BLUES

095 BEYOND THE REEF -4

096 CHIME IN

097 SANTO DOMINGO WOMAN -2

098 KAYTONS RAG

099 I WISH THEY DIDN'T MEAN GOODBYE

Tracks above issued on album Valley Of Roses

ALBUMS

Stoneway STY 111 Steelin‘: Steelin' the Blues; Mood Indigo; Blue Steel Guitar; Blues Stay Away from Me; Born to Lose; Kayton's Rag; Tara's Theme; Stompin' at The Savoy; Harbor Lights; Union and Seventh; In the Sweet By and By; Coconut Grove – 68

Stoneway STY-129 Twin Steel Guitars: Twin Steel Boogie; Take Your Pick; Georgia Steel Guitar; Kentucky Waltz; Through The Night; Near The Cross; Release Me; Boot Heel Drag; Aloha; Love Theme; Kayton's Waltz; Maiden's Prayer – 73 w. Little Roy Wiggins

Stoneway STY 156 Kayton and Iva Lee Roberts: Opryland Swing; Oh My Darling Nellie Gray; The Swinging Boogie; Humoresque; Darktown Strutters Ball; Yours; Bluebird Island;  Three String Swing; Love Letters in the Sand; Tweedle Dee; Night Train; Bells of St. Mary's; Silent Night - 75

Maple [CAN] MA 1012 The Bells Of St. Mary’s/ Sweet Sweet Steel Guitar Series No.12: Bells of St. Mary's; Rustic Dance; When They Ring Those Golden Bells; Church Bells of Vancouver; Late Evening Blues; Akaka Falls; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Steelin' the Chimes; Menta Blossoms;  The Waltz You Saved for Me; Coquette; Liebestraum; Christmas Medley – 82

Steel Guitar World Magazine NR 19447 From Houston… To Nashville: Opryland Swing; One Rose; Yellow Bird; Beautiful Kahana; Santo Domingo Woman; Room Full Of Roses; What Now My Love; Mapuana; Sugar Moon; Tiny Bubbles; Swing Scene; Iva Lee's Minuet Chimes – 95 w. Herb Remington (reissued as part of album Houston To Nashville and Back with untitled bonus track)

Steel Guitar World Magazine no # From Houston To Nashville And Nashville To Houston - Round Trip: Home In San Antone; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; Remington Ride; Walking After Midnight; Never On Sunday; Sentimental Journey; Time Changes Everything-Bubbling In My Beer; Maiden’s Prayer; Coconut Grove; Church Bells In Vancouver; Alyson’s Waltz; Opryland Swing; The One Rose; Yellow Bird; Beautiful Kahana; Santo Domingo Woman; Room Full Of Roses; What Now My Love; Mapuana; Sugar Moon; Tiny Bubbles; Swing Scene; Iva Lee's Minuet Chimes – 99 w. Herb Remington

No label no # Steel Guitar Legends Series Kayton Roberts – Hits Of Hank Snow: Movin' On; Rhumba Boogie; A Fool Such As I; Down the Trail of Aching Hearts; The Gold Rush is Over; It Don't Hurt Anymore; Yellow Roses;Golden Rocket; Bluebird Island; I've Been Everywhere; Bells of St. Marys – 05

Buffalo Skinner (UPC 644167107822) Valley Of Roses: A Fool Such As I (feat. Marty Stuart);  Opryland Swing;  Blow Whistle Blow (feat. Rob McNurlin);  Kaytons Junkyard;  Valley of the Roses;  Long Gone Daddy (feat. Chris Scruggs);  Late Evening Blues;  Beyond the Reef (feat. Ranger Doug Green);  Chime In;  Santo Domingo Woman (feat. Rob McNurlin);  Kaytons Rag;  I Wish They Didn't Mean Goodbye - 12

SINGLES

Stoneway

1025 Bells Of St. Mary's / Melody Of Love - 69

1041 Stompin' At The Savoy / Steelin' The Blues - 71

1048 Tara’s Theme From Gone With The Wind / Cocoanut Grove - 71

1084 Release Me / Twin Steel Boogie – 73 w. Little Roy Wiggins

1111 Take Your Pick / Near The Cross – 74 w. Little Roy Wiggins

1135 Opryland Swing / Silent Night – 11-75