Lew Preston

Looney Lyke Preston, *14-01-1914 Emory, TX, +1997

2nd version

by Tony Russell, Kevin Coffey, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

20 April 1940 Burrus Sawmill Studio, Saginaw, Saginaw,  TX  – Lew Preston and His Men of The Range (Lew Preston [vcl/prob. gt], Jasper Jake Wright [vcl/gt], Andy Schroeder [steel], Joseph E. Elmer Crenshaw [vcl/prob. bass], Darrell Kirkpatrick [fiddle/accordion], ? [harmonica])

001 DAL 1003-2 THERE AIN’T GONNA BE NO ME (TO WELCOME YOU) OKeh 05710/BACM CD D 479

002 DAL 1004-1  I’VE GOT THE BLUES IN MY HEART  05868/ BACM CD D 479

003 DAL 1005-1  GOODBYE, LITTLE BLUE EYES, DON’T CRY Vocalion 05586/ BACM CD D 479

004 DAL 1006-1  HONEY BABY MINE  05586/ BACM CD D 479

005 DAL 1007-1  HAWAIIAN SKIES  05768/ BACM CD D 479

006 DAL 1008-1  ISLES ACROSS THE SEA  05768

007 DAL 1009-1  WE’VE SAID OUR LAST GOODBYE  05710/ BACM CD D 479

008 DAL 1010-2  DOIN‘ THINGS ON THE FARM  05868/ BACM CD D 479

11 March 1941 WBAO Studio, Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, TX – Lew Preston and His Men of The Range (Lew Preston [vcl/prob. gt], Jasper Jake Wright [vcl-1/gt], poss. Foy Willington [steel], Joseph E. Elmer Crenshaw [vcl-1/bass], Darrell Kirkpatrick [fiddle])

009 DAL 1295-1  DOIN‘ IT RIGHT  06362/ BACM CD D 479

010 DAL 1296-1  TROUBLED MIND  06162/ BACM CD D 479

011 DAL 1297-1  SAD AND LONELY -1  Conqueror 9862

012 DAL 1298-1-2  DARLING LITTLE GIRL -1  unissued

013 DAL 1299-1-2  LITTLE DARLING -1 unissued

014 DAL 1300-1  SOME GLAD DAY -1 06362/ BACM CD D 479

12 March 1941 WBAO Studio, Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, TX – Lew Preston and His Men of The Range  (Lew Preston [vcl-1/prob. gt], Jasper Jake Wright [vcl-2/gt], poss. Foy Willington [steel], Joseph E. Elmer Crenshaw [vcl-2/bass], Darrell Kirkpatrick [fiddle])

015 DAL 1301-1-2  THE FADED ROSE  unissued

016 DAL 1302-1  THE CONVICT’S PRAYER -1,2  Conqueror 9862/

017 DAL 1303-1  SOLDIER BOY STOMP  06162/Krazy Kat KKCD-20

018 DAL 1304-1  ROSE OF SANTA FE  -1 06241

019 DAL 1305-1  MAID OF MEXICO  -1,2 06241

020 DAL 1306-1-2  ROSE OF MEXICO  unissued

1949 Oklahoma City, OK – Long, Lean, Lanky  Lew Preston (w. Riders Of The Purple Safe)

021 RC 4001A ARIZONA IN THE MORNING Folke F-100

022 RC 4001B IT MAY BE TOO LATE Folke F-100

1949 Oklahoma City, OK - Lew Preston and His Men Of The Range

023 SWEET MOTHER Folke F-101

024 CONVICT’S PRAYER Folke F-101

1949 Oklahoma City, OK - Lew Preston/*as Doc Savage and His Swingbillies

025 PANHANDLE RAG* F-103

026 THE GAL YOU GOT FOR NOT’N F-103

? 1949 Oklahoma City, OK -Lew Preston and His Men Of The Range (Tommy Elliott [steel] + unknown musicians)

027 TROUBLE BLUES F-104

028 LOVESICK BLUES  F-104

Early 1950s poss. Dallas, TX - Ted Thorne and The Red River Rangers  (Lew Preston [vcl], Jake Wright [gt], + unknown musicians)

029 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU Tri-State 121

030 HEARTS ARE A DIME A DOZEN TO YOU  Tri-State 121

ALBUMS

BACM [UK] CD D 479 Lew Preston and His Men Of The Range: Doin‘ It Right: There Aint Gonna Be No Me (To Welcome You);  I've Got The Blues In My Heart;  Goodbye Little Blue Eyes, Don’t Cry;  Honey Baby Mine;  Hawaiian Skies;  We've Said Our Last Goodbye;  Doin' Things On The Farm;  Doin' It Right; Troubled Mind; Some Glad Day; Soldier Boy Stomp (Instr.);  Rose Of Santa Fe; Maid Of Mexico; Arizona In The Morning;  It May Be Too Late; Sweet  Mother;  Convict's Prayer; The Gal You Got For Not'n;  Panhandle Rag (Instr.); Trouble Blues;  Lovesick Blues; I Hate Myself For Loving You; Hearts Are A Dime A Dozen To You;  [WRR Radio air checks:] My Darling Clementine; I'm Riding Home; Short'nin' Bread (Instr.);  My Grandfather's Clock;  I'll Get Mine (Instr.);  Hallelujah I'm A Bum – 02-15

SINGLES

Columbia

Vocalion

05586  Goodbye, Little Blue Eyes, Don’t Cry /  Honey Baby Mine - 40

OKeh

05710  There Ain’t Gonna Be No Me (To Welcome You) /  We’ve Said Our Last Goodbye  - 40

05768  Hawaiian Skies /  Isles Across The Sea - 40

05868  I’ve Got The Blues In My Heart /  Doin‘ Things On The Farm - 40

06162  Troubled Mind / Soldier Boy Stomp  - 41

06241  Rose Of Santa Fe / Maid Of Mexico  - 41

06362  Doin‘ It Right /  Some Glad Day - 41

Conqueror

9862   Sad And Lonely /  The Convict’s Prayer - 41

Folke (1949)

F-100 Arizona In The Morning / It May Be Too Late – 49

F-101 Sweet Mother / Convict’s Prayer - 49

F-103 Panhandle Rag / The Gal You Got For Not’n – 49

F-104 Trouble Blues / Lovesick Blues (w. Tommy Elliott) – 49?

Tri-State (1950s)  as Ted Thorne and The Red River Rangers

121 I Hate Myself For Loving You / Hearts Are A Dime A Dozen To You  (w. Jake Wright) -5-