Billy Deaton

*19-09-1935 Schlater, MS, , + 31-10-2009

2nd version

By Kent Heineman, Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Roy Olsson, Arie den Dulk

SESSIONS

Ca October 1959 San Antonio, TX – Billy Deaton

001 TNT 176+JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE TNT-176

002 TNT 176- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TNT-176

Early 1960 San Antonio, TX – Billy Deaton

003 HAUNTED BY A SONG TNT-180

004 DON'T YOU WANT TO BE MY GIRL?  TNT-180

1960 San Antonio, TX – Billy Deaton

005 TNT 182+ UNTIL I MET YOU TNT-182

006 TNT 182- TWO HEARTS AT THE ALTAR TNT-182

007 YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE TNT-188

008 I'LL STEP DOWN TNT-188

May 1961 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Billy Deaton

009 YW-20393  I'D RATHER NOT KNOW Smash S-1714

010 YW-20394  LOVE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Smash  S-1714/CD 761

CLASSIC CD 761 CRUISIN‘ COUNTRY VOL. 10 (SWE, 2015)

February 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Billy Deaton (unknown musicians + Merry Melody Singers. Producer: Shelby Singleton)

011 YW-23409/PS-1280  I’D RATHER STUMBLE INTO YOUR ARMS  Smash S-1783/CD 755

012 YW-23410/PS-1281  MY HANDS ARE CLEAM Smash S- 1783

013 YW-23411/PS-1282  WHAT’S FAIR ABOUT FAREWELL Smash  S-1757

014 YW-23412/PS-1283  GOSSIP OF A FRIEND  Smash S 1751

CLASSIC CD 755 CRUISIN‘ COUNTRY VOL. 8 (SWE, 2014)

27 August 1963 Nashville, TN – Billy Deaton

015 SoN 2511 IS IT REALLY OVER Shannon 777

016 SoN 2512 I HEARD JENNY SINGIN' (ON THE RADIO)  Shannon 777

017 SIX CENTS A MILE 778

018 SLEEPY HILL 778

(Shannon - the label of Jim Reeves Enterprises, founded by Jim Reeves)

1965 unknown – Billy Deaton

019 I DON'T GO THERE ANYMORE Longhorn LH 554

020 GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME Longhorn LH 554

Ca 1966 San Antonio, TX– Billy Deaton

021 D 103A SMALLEST PART OF YOU D-Ton D-103

022 D 103B COLOR BLIND  D-Ton D-103

SINGLES

TNT (1960-61)

TNT-176 Just For A Little While / You Are Responsible – 11-59 (rev. Nov. 23)

TNT-180 Haunted By A Song / Don't You Want To Be My Girl? – 06-60 (rev. June 27)

TNT-182 Until I Met You / Two Hearts At The Altar – 12-60 (rev. Dec. 19)

TNT-188 Your Precious Love / I'll Step Down – 06-61 (rev. June 19)

Smash (1961-62)

S-1714 I'd Rather Not Know / Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore – 09-61 (rev. Oct. 30)

S-1751 What's Fair About Farewell / Gossip Of A Friend – 04-62 (rev. Apr. 28)

S-1783 I'd Rather Stumble Into Your Arms / My Hands Are Clean – 10-62 (rev. Nov. 10)

Shannon (1963-64)

777 Is It Really Over / I Heard Jenny Singin' (On The Radio) – 10-63

778 Six Cents A Mile / Sleepy Hill – 04-64 (rev. Apr. 25)

Longhorn (1965)

LH 554 I Don't Go There Anymore / Give Me A Little Time – ca 04-65

D-Ton (1966)

D-103 Smallest Part Of You / Color Blind – 66