Keray Regan

Oscar Melvin Frederickson,*23-11-1923 Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, CAN, +27-11-2005

2nd version

by Thieu Van De Vorst, Steve Hathaway, Praguefrank, Uwe Hollihn

SESSIONS see also Lucille Starr/Canadian Sweethearts

1947 [home recordings] near Lillooet, CAN – Keray Regan

00001 MY HOME BY THE FRASER

00002 COBWEBS ON YOUR PICTURE

1947 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan

001 MY HOME BY THE FRASER Aragon AR 104/ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

002 COBWEBS ON YOUR PICTURE Aragon AR 104/ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

1949 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan

003 A MOTHER’S LOVE AR 106

004 DON’T TAKE THEM AWAY AR 106

005 IF THE MOON WOULD SHINE  AR 107 /BACM CD D 359

006 A DRUNKARD'S LOVE AR 107

007 PEACE RIVER WALTZ AR 113 /ALP 109

008 HIGH WIND ON THE PRAIRIE  AR 113/ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

1949 or 1950 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan

009 GOOD NEW YEAR AR 140

010 CHRISTMAS CARD FROM HEAVEN AR 140

1950 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan

011 PICKING FLOWERS AR 170 /ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

012 MY DREAM AND I AR 180 / BACM CD D 359

013 LITTLE WHITE HOUSE ON THE HILL AR 180/ BACM CD D 359

ARAGON ALP 109 HITS FROM THE WEST (CAN, 1958)

Ca 1950 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan

014 THOSE BEAUTIFUL BIG BROWN EYES AR 188 / BACM CD D 359

015 I CAN'T WAIT FOREVER FOR YOU AR 188 / BACM CD D 359

016 NOLA FROM NORWAY AR 191 /ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

017 LENA WAS A SHY GIRL AR 191/ALP 104 BACM CD D 359

Ca 1952 Aragon Recording Studios, 615 W Hasting St., Vancouver, BC, CAN – Keray Regan, *with The Petrie Sisters, **with Lucille Starr [uncredited]
018 HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW AR 196 /ALP 104 BACM CD D 359
019 SHE DON'T TRUST ME NO MORE** AR 196/ALP 114 BACM CD D 359
020 THERE'S A ROOM RESERVED IN MY HEART AR 198  /ALP 104 BACM CD D 359
021 YOU'LL NEVER MISS YOUR DADDY AR 198/ALP 104 BACM CD D 359
022 I DON'T CARE IF YOU GO A LITTLE FURTHER* AR 204 /ALP 114 BACM CD D 359
022a FLYIN‘ SAUCERS AR 204/BACM CD D 359
023 I WANNA BE WITH YOU AR 216 /ALP 104 BACM CD D 359Note: recording/release  data of most Aragon recordings are uncertain

1957 unknown, CAN – Keray Regan, *with Fern Regan

024 LOST London M 17011/LP 8019

025 WHEN YOU SAY I LOVE YOU London M 17011/LP 8019

026 VIBRATIN'* M 17012 /CLCD 4427 BCD 16348

027 LET IT BE KNOWN * M 17012

CASTLE  LP 8019 CANADIAN COUNTRY CLASSICS VOL.1 (GER, 1980); COLLECTOR CLCD 4427 EARLY CANADIAN ROCKERS VOL.2 (NED, 1995); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16348 GONE ARAGON ROOTS ROCKERS AND ROCKABILLIES (GER, 2003)

December 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Montreal, CAN – Keray Regan and The Hachey Brothers

028 POOR POOR FARMER Banff RBS 1077 SRLP 7121

029 HEN HOUSE ROCK Banff RBS 1077  CLCD 4463

030 THE GREAT LORD’S PRAYER Banff RBS 1077

031 AS ONE FOR LIFE Banff RBS 1077

032 CRYING GIRL PRAIRIE Banff RBS 1077

033 SEVEN LONG YEARS Banff RBS 1077

034 LET IT BE KNOWN Banff RBS 1077

035 YOU FILLED MY HEART Banff RBS 1077

036 ROCK AND ROLL WITH SANTA CLAUS Banff RBS 1077

RODEO INTERNATIONAL SRLP 7121 SAGA OF CANADIAN COUNTRY AND FOLK (CAN, 19720; COLLECTOR CLCD-4463 EARLY CANADIAN ROCKERS VOL.5 (NED, 2000)

1972 Vancouver, CAN – Keray Regan with Evan Kemp and His Trail Riders

037 THE POPLAR TREE 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

038 POOR, POOR FARMER 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

039 SLUMACH'S LOST GOLD MINE 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

040 LONELY WINDS 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

041 NEWER GENERATION 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

042 PACK SACK JOHN 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

043 MY HOME BY THE FRASER 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

044 ROCKIN' REALLY BABY 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

045 IT'S GOD'S WILL 6th Avenue AVS 6002 

046 THE OIL PATCH 6th Avenue AVS 6002

1992 unknown, CAN – Keray Regan

047 ALASKA HIGHWAY

048 SLEEP IN YOUR BARN

049 OLD SCHOOL HOUSE WALTZ

050 OIL PATCH

051 IRENE CHEYENNE

052 LETTER EDGED IN BLACK

053 PEACE RIVER HOME

054 DOE RIVER RODEO

055 POUCE COUPE POLKA

Tracks above issued on cassette Alaska Highway

ALBUMS

Aragon ALP 104 Sings My Home By The Fraser And Other Hits: My Home By The Fraser; Cobwebs On Your Picture; I Wanna Be With You; Lena Was A Shy Girl;  High Wind On The Prairie; Picking Flowers; You'll Never Miss Your Daddy; How Are You Feeling Right Now; There's A Room Reserved In My Heart; Ola From Norway – 58

Aragon ALP 114 Fern, Bob and Keray Regan And The Peace River Rangers: My Peace River Home; Whispering Pines; I Will Never Hold Another; When You Can't Have The One You Want; Teenage Boogie; Hey ! Cousin (What's Buzzin?); Flying Saucers; I Don't Care If You Go A Little Further; She Don't Trust Me Anymore; Pioneer Girls - 59

Banff RBS 1077 Great Lord's Prayer And Other Country Originals: Poor Poor Farmer; Hen House Rock; The Great Lord’s Prayer; As One For Life; Crying Girl Prairie; Seven Long Years; Let It Be Known; You Filled My heart; Rock And Roll With Santa Claus - 61 Keray Regan And The Hachey Brothers

6th Avenue AVS 6002 Keray Regan With Evan Kemp And His Trail Riders: The Poplar Tree;  Poor, Poor Farmer;  Slumach's Lost Gold Mine;  Lonely Winds;  Newer Generation;  Pack Sack John;  My Home By The Fraser;  Rockin' Really Baby;  It's God's Will;  The Oil Patch – ca 72

No label no # Alaska Highway: Alaska Highway; Sleep In Your Barn; Old School House Waltz; Oil Patch; Irene Cheyenne; Letter Edged In Black; Peace River Home;  Doe River Rodeo; Pouce Coupe Polka - 92

BACM [UK] CD D 359 Keray Regan And The Peace River Rangers:  Of The Moon Would Shine; Those Beautiful Big Brown Eyes; I Can't Wait Forever For You; High Wind On The Prairie; You'll Never Miss Your Daddy;There's A Room Reserved In My Heart;  My Home By The Fraser;Cobwebs On Your Picture; I Wanna Be With You; Lena Was A Shy Girl; Picking Flowers; How Are You Feeling Right Now; Nola From Norway; Flying Saucers; I Don't Care If You Go Alittle Further; She Don't Trust Me Anymore; Pioneer Girls; My Peace River Home; Whispering Pines; I Will Never Hold Another; When You Can't Have The One You Want; Teenage Boogie; Hey! Cousin; My Dream And I;Little White Hous Eon The Hill - 11

SINGLES

Aragon [CAN]

AR 104 My Home By The Fraser / Cobwebs On Your Picture - 48

AR 106 A Mother’s Love / Don’t Take Them Away - 49

AR 107 If The Moon Would Shine  /  A Drunkard's Love - 49

AR 113 Peace River Waltz / High Wind On The Prairie - 50

AR 140 Good New Year / A Christmas Card From Heaven - 50

AR 170 Picking Flowers / [Karl Olson:] Phantom Waltz - 50

AR 180 My Dream And I / Little White House On The Hill - 50

AR 188 Those Beautiful Big Brown Eyes / I Can't Wait Forever For You – 51

AR 191 Nola from Norway / Lena Was a Shy Girl – 51

AR 196 How Are You Feeling Right Now / She Don't Trust Me No More (with Lucille Starr) - 51

AR 198  There's A Room Reserved In My Heart / You'll Never Miss Your Daddy - 51

AR 204 I Don't Care If You Go A Little Further (With The Petrie Sisters) / Flying Saucers - 52

AR 216 I Wanna Be With You / [Joe Morelli:] Rena Polka – 52

London [CAN] (1957)

M 17011 Lost / When You Say I Love You – 07-57

M 17012 Vibratin' / Let It Be Known – 07-57 with Fern Regan