Joan Hager

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, David Epstein, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS
October 1953 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Joan Hager and Lloyd Ellis (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
001 YW-7504 THE SECRET IS OUT Mercury unissued
002 YW-7505 THE LOVE I HOLD SO DEAR 70273-x45
003 YW-7506 4-D RAG 70338-x45
004 YW-7507 STEEL GUITAR RAG 70273-x45
February 1954 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Joan Hager and Lloyd Ellis (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
005 YW-7558 BOOGIE unissued
006 YW-7559 (I JUST WANT) SOMEBODY IN LOVE unissued
007 YW-7560/PBE-983 ANNIE LAURIE 70641x45
008 YW-7561 YOU WON‘T BE SATISFIED THAT WAY unissued
009 YW-7562 DON‘T LET ME START DREAMING AGAIN unissued
010 YW-7563 ANOTHER‘S WOMAN MAN 70338-x45
June 1954 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Joan Hager (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
011 YW-7616 THE SECRET IS OUT 70434-x45
012 YW-7617 YOU WANT MORE OF ME 70434-x45
November 1954 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Joan Hager (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
013 YW-7652 BEGGARS CAN’T BE CHOOSERS 70594x45
014 YW-7653 I FEEL LIKE CRYIN‘  70500x45
015 YW-7654 TEARDROPS WON‘T STOP FALLING 70500x45
ca. February 1955 Bradley Studios, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Chuck Reed and Joan Hager (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
016 YW-7703 COLD COLD COLDER 70667x45
017 YW-7704 IT'S BETTER TO BE A HAS BEEN 70593-x45
018 YW-7706 HOLD ME TIGHT 70594-x45
ca. February 1955 Bradley Studios, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Joan Hager (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
019 YW-7707 BLUES YOU SET ME FREE unissued
020 YW-7708 BOB-O-LINK BLUES 70622-x45
021 YW-7709 THE LAST ONE TO KNOW + 70622-x45
13 April 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Joan Hager
022 89784/NA 9328 CONFESSIONS OF MY HEART Decca 9-29928
023 89785/NA 9329 WILL YOU, WILL YUM? 9-29928
22 October 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Joan Hager
024 100828/NA 9533 HAPPY IS A GIRL NAMED ME 9-30137
025 100829/NA 9534 RUN DARLIN' DON'T WALK 9-30137
Jon Hager recorded after 1956, some info in albums list
1965 poss. Nashville, TN – Joan Hager

026 VALLEY OF TEARS Seeburg Discotek 7014

027 WHEN YOU WANNA BE LOVED Seeburg Discotek 7014

1966 poss. Nashville, TN – Joan Hager and The Frontiersmen

028 HILLBILLY HEAVEN Mira LP 3008

029 THE WAYWARD WIND Mira LP 3008

030 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS Mira LP 3008

031 SOMEDAY Mira LP 3008

032 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY Mira LP 3008

033 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS Mira LP 3008

034 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Mira LP 3008

035 TEARDROPS IN MY HEART Mira LP 3008

036 SCARLET RIBBONS Mira LP 3008

037 COOL WATER Mira LP 3008

038 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Mira LP 3008
Mid 1971 Nashville, TN – Joan Hager (cond. by Bill McElhiney. Producer: Charlie Brown)

039 LET OLD ACQUAINTANCES BE FORGOTTEN World WRS 102

040 YOU SURE HAVE A FUNNY WAY OF LOVING World WRS 102

Note: according to some sources Joan Hager recorded also under name Kris Arden. Info needs confirmation

ALBUMS
Mira LP-3008 Frontiersmen and Joanie - The Album: Hillbilly Heaven; The Wayward Wind; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Someday; Ghost Riders In The Sky; He's Got The Whole World In His Hands; Make The World Go Away; Teardrops In My Heart; Scarlet Ribbons; Cool Water; Orange Blossom Special - 66

SINGLES
Mercury (1953-55)
70273-X45 Steel Guitar Rag / The Love I Hold So Dear – 11-53 w.Lloyd Ellis
70338-X45 Another Woman's Man / Four „D“ Rag – 03-54 w. Lloyd Ellis (rev. March 20)
70434-X45 The Secret Is Out / You Want More Of Me – 08-54 (rev. Aug. 21)
70500-X45 I Feel Like Cryin' / Teardrops Won't Stop Falling – 11-54 (rev. Dec. 4)
70594-X45 Hold Me Tight / Beggars Can't Be Choosers –  04-55 w. Chuck Reed (rev. Apr. 23)
70622-X45 Bob-O-Link Blues / The Last One To Know - 05-55 (rev. May 21)
Decca (1956)
9-29928 Will You, Willyum? / Confessions Of My Heart – 15-05-56 (rev. May 19)

9-30137 Run Darlin', Don't Walk / Happy Is A Girl Named Me – 11-56

Seeburg Discotek (1965)

7014 Valley Of Tears / When You Wanna Be Loved – ca 11-65  (stereo)

World (1971)

WRS 102 Let Old Acquaintances Be Forgotten / You Sure Have A Funny Way Of Loving – ca 07-71

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS

As guest on Country Style USA shows:
[# 271, Billy Grammer, 1961:] Baby You Got Me