Jay Lee Webb

*12-02-1937 Van Lear KY , +31-07-1996

2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Chris Huskey, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

15 November 1966 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (*aka Jack Webb) (unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)

001 118193/NA 14353 THE CUTEST TRUCK DRIVER  DL-75121

002 118194/NA 14354 I COME HOME A-DRINKIN' (TO A WORN-OUT WIFE LIKE YOU)* 32087/DL-74933

003 118195/NA 14355 YOU NEVER WERE MINE  32145/DL-74933

004 118196/NA 14356 SINCE YOU MADE A WRECK OUT OF ME*  32087/DL-74933

18 April 1967 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)

005 118857/NA 14605 GETTIN' READY TO DIE   DL-74933

006 118858/NA 14606 BOTTLE, TURN HER OFF 32145/DL-74933

007 118859/NA 14607 MY FAVORITE MEMORY  DL-74933

008 118860/NA 14608 GOTTA SWIM THE MISSISSIPPI OR DIE  DL-74933

27 June 1967 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Producer: Owen Bradley)

009 119154/NA 14689 THE BRIDGE WASHED OUTHER OFF  DL-74933

010 119155/NA 14690 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS  DL-74933

011 119156/NA 14691 LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY  DL-74933

012 119157/NA 14692 LAY SOME HAPPINESS ON ME  DL-74933

013 119158/NA 14693 I THREW AWAY THE ROSE  DL-74933

11 January 1968 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb

014 119783/NA 14925 BROAD MINDED MAN 32512/DL-75121

015 119784/NA 14926 I'LL BUILD HER UP  32286

016 119785/NA 14927 TOOTSIE'S WALL  32286/DL-75121

29 October 1968 [14:00-17:00] Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Jay Lee Webb [vcl], Grady Martin [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Harold Bradley [gt], Jerry Smith [gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer Owen Bradley)

017 120884/NA 15315 YOUR COW’S GONNA GET OUT  732591

018 120885/NA 15316 SHE‘S LOOKIN‘ BETTER BY THE MINUTE  32430/DL-75121

019 120886/NA 15317 THE HOUSE WHERE LOSERS GO  32430/DL-75121

020 120887/NA 15318 I CAN‘T FIGHT THE WORLD  DL-75121

19 March 1969 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Producer: Owen Bradley)

021 121334/NA 15480 (MARGIE'S AT) THE LINCOLN PARK INN  DL-75121

022 121335/NA 15481 RIBBON OF DARKNESS  DL-75121

023 121336/NA 15482 IT'S A SIN  DL-75121

024 121337/NA 15483 I'LL SHARE MY WORLD WITH YOU  DL-75121

31 March 1969 [18:00-21:00] Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Jay Lee Webb [vcl], Grady Martin [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Jimmy Wilkerson [gt], Harald Rugg [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producer: Owen Bradley

025 121388/NA 15509 GET A LOT WHILE YOU’RE YOUNG  732512 

026 121389/NA 15510 FINANCE COMPANY WALTZ  732512

027 121390/NA 15511 I WAS READY FOR THE WORLD  32798

5 June 1970 [14:00-17:00] Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Jay Lee Webb [vcl], Ray Edenton [gt], Harold Bradley [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Harald Rugg [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producer: Owen Bradley

028 122906/NA 16106 SICK AND TORED  unissued

029 122907/NA 16107 BLOOMIN‘ FOOLS  32710

030 122908/NA 16108 IF I GO ON LIVIN‘ (IT‘S GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME) 32710

031 122909/NA 16109 A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING  32798

6 August 1971 Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb

032 123622/NA 16518 YOU‘RE NOT HERE  32960

033 123623/NA 16519 DON‘T BLOW YOUR HORN, GABE  32887

034 123624?/NA 16520? LOVE ME BACK TO LIFE  32960

035 123625/NA 16521 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING YOU  32887

18 March 1974 [no 13694] poss. Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Jay Lee Webb (Producer: Jimmy Bowen)

036 81133 TRUE LOVE NEEDS TO KEEP IN TOUCH unissued

037 81134 ANOTHER MORNING AFTER Opryland 3961

038 81135 IT STARTS OFF GOOD AND KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER  unissued

039 81136 YOU'RE SIXTEEN,YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL OPRYLAND Opryland 3961 

1978 Nashville, TN – Jay Lee Webb (unknown musicians + Crystal Gayle, Peggy Sue [bck vcl-1]. Producer: Ralph Davis)

040 NP-78-03 THE BIRTHMARK HENRY THOMPSON TALKS ABOUT -1 Palmer 8-002

041 NP-78-04 SHE'S GONE Palmer 8-002

1982 Nashville, TN – Jay Lee Webb

042 COUNTRY QUEENS O’Brien OB-329

043 MORE THAN I LOVE YOU O’Brien OB-329

1983 Nashville, TN – Jay Lee Webb and Louanne (Producer: Little Roy Wiggins)

044 YOU ARE THE ONE O’brien OB-332

045 LET'S BURN MEMORIES TOGETHER O’brien OB-332

046 TOGETHER WE'LL MAKE IT OB-333

047 MORE THAN I LOVE YOU OB-333

1984 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Ernest Ashworth, w. Jay Lee Webb (Producer: Don Powell)

048* THE BIRTHMARK HENRY THOMPSON TALKS ABOUT Palmer PR-8-1001 B and E 426899.10   

*poss, same as 040

PALMER PR-8-1001 ERNEST ASWHORTH AND FRIENDS (1984); B+E 426899.10 ERNEST ASHWORTH AND FRIENDS (1999)

Btw 1984-1999 Nashville, TN – Ernest Ashworth and Jay Lee Webb (Producer: Don Powell)

049 I WISH  B and E 426899.10  

ALBUMS

Decca DL-4933/DL-74933 I Come Home A Drinkin' : I Come Home A Drinkin' (To A Worn-Out Wife Like You); I Threw Away The Rose; Since You Made A Wreck Out Of Me; My Elusive Dreams; The Bridge Washed Out; You Never Were Mine; Bottle Turn Her Off; Lay Some Happiness On Me;  My Favorite Memory; Gotta Swim The Mississippi Or Die; Life Turned Her That Way; Gettin' Ready To Die – 09-67

Decca DL-75127 She's Lookin' Better By The Minute:  She's Looking Better By The Minute; It's A Sin; Ribbon Of Darkness; The House Where Losers Go; Tootsie's Wall; (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn;  I Can't Fight The World; I'll Share My World With You;  Broad Minded Man;  Cutest Truck Driver – 06-69  (MX: 7-11946/7)

SINGLES

Decca (1966-72)      

32087 I Come Home A-Drinkin' (To A Worn-Out Wife Like You) / Since You Made A Wreck Out Of Me - 01-67   aka Jack Webb

32145 You Never Were Mine / Bottle, Turn Her Off – 06-67 (rev. June 10)

32286 Tootsie's Wall / I'll Build Her Up - 03-68

32430 She's Lookin' Better By The Minute / The House Where Losers Go – 12-68 (rev. Dec. 28)

32512/732512 Get A Lot While You're Young / Broad-Minded Man -  ca. 16-06-69

32591/732591 Your Cow's Gonna Get Out / Finance Company Waltz - 12-69  (rev. Dec. 27)

32710 Bloomin' Fools / If I Go On Livin' (It's Gonna Be The Death Of Me) - 07-70                                

32798 A Whole Lot Of Nothing / I Was Ready For The World – ca. 22-02-71  (rev. March 6)

32887 Don't Blow Your Horn Gabe / Happiness Of Having You – 17-09-71

32960 You're Not Here / Love Me Back To Life - 04-72

Opryland (1974, Capitol subsidiary)    

3961 Another Morning After / You're Sixteen You're Beautiful - 74

Palmer (1978)  

8-002 She's Gone / The Birthmark Henry Thompson Talks About - 78

O' Brien (ca. 1982-83)  

OB-329 Country Queens / More Than I love You – ca. 82

OB-332 You Are The One / Let's Burn Memories Together – 83 w. Louanne Webb

OB-333 Together We'll Make It / More Than I Love You – 83 w. Louanne Webb

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
United States Airforce – Country Music Time # 196: She’s Looking Better By The Minute [Jay Lee Webb]; I Come Home A-Drinking [Jay Lee Webb]; I Knew You’d Be Leaving  [Peggy Little]; Mama I Won’t Be Wearing A Ring [Peggy Little]; Your Cow’s Gonna Get Out [Jay Lee Webb] – ca 06-71