Cousin Herb Henson

Herbert Lester Henson, *17-05-1925 East St. Louis, IL, +26-11-1963

3rd version

by Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank, Carl LaFong, Mario Manciotti, Dick Grant, Steve Hathaway, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

16 May 1952 [no. 2638] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Cousin Herb Henson (with Cliffie Stone Orchestra)
001 10192 FUNNY BOOK Capitol F2253/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds  At the Trading  Marmot
002 10193 COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER F2253/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot
29 December 1952 [no.2856] poss. Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Cousin Herb Henson (Cousin Herb henson [vcl/piano], Bill Woods [ld gt] + unknown musicians)
003 10927 BOUNCING HEART [BOUNCING BALL*] F2348/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds* At the Trading * Marmot*
004 10929 TATTLE-TALE MOON F2348/LP-8111 CD D 157 CD D 371 Birds At the Trading Marmot
005 10930 I WISH I WAS THAT YOUNG AGAIN unissued
006 10931 ELECTRIFIED DONKEY unissued

BACM CD D 157 COUNTRY MUSIC ON CAPITOL (UK, 2006)
26 August 1953 [no.3115] poss. Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Cousin Herb Henson and His Trading Past Gang (Herb henson [vcl], Fuzzy Owen [gt], Tommy Collins [gt], Lewis Talley [steel], Red Murrell [bass], Bill Woods [piano]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
007 11740 YOU-ALL COME F2606/ CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot
008 11741 LAUGH, LAUGH, LAUGH F2824/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds  Marmot
009 11742 I‘VE NEVER HEARD F2995/LP-8110 Birds Marmot
010 11743 I WROTE MY HEART A LETTER F2606
22 January 1954 [no. 3305] poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Cousin Herb Henson and His Trading Post Gang (Herb Henson [vcl/piano], poss. Bill Woods [gt], Buck Owens [ld gt], Billy Mize [steel], Fuzzy Owen [bass], Johnny Cuviello [drums], Jelly Sanders [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
011 12270 IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOU F2824/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds Marmot
012 12275 HOOTCHY KOOTCHY HENRY (FROM HAWAII) F2732/ CD D 371  Birds At the Trading Marmot
013 12276 HURRY BACK F2732/ CD D 371 Birds  At the Trading Marmot

1 March 1954 [no.3336] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Dallas Frazier (w. Cousin Herb Henson‘s Trading Post Gang)
000 12361 AIN'T YOU HAD NO BRINGIN' UP AT ALL Capitol F2813/ Birds At the Trading Marmot
000 12362 I'M GONNA MOVE OVER YONDER F2895/ Birds Marmot
000 12363 LOVE LIFE AT FOURTEEN F2895/ Birds Marmot
000 12364 SPACE COMMAND F2813/ Birds At the Trading Marmot
12 April 1954 [no.3393] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Dallas Frazier (Cousin Herb Henson’s Orchestra)
000 12539 SPACE COMMAND F2813 Marmot

000 12540 SWEET LITTLE THING unissued
000 12541 I BET A DAD GUM DOLLAR unissued
000 12542 WHEN I GROW UP unissued
24 August 1954 [no. 3509] poss. Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Cousin Herb Henson and His Trading Post Gang (Herb Henson [vcl/piano], poss. Bill Woods [gt], Buck Owens [ld gt], Billy Mize [steel], Fuzzy Owen [bass], Johnny Cuviello [drums], Jelly Sanders [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
014 12947 WHEN YOU GIVE A ROSE TO A RED HEAD F2925/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds At the Trading Marmot
015 12948 HOW COME Y'ALL COME F2925/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds  Marmot
016 12949 TOTO THE ESKIMO F2995/LP-8111 CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot

1955  poss. Abbott Studio, Escondido Canyon, Malibu, CA – Cousin Herb Henson, *with Joyce Yours

017 △3449 THE BIRDS AND THE BEES Abbott 179-45/ At the Trading CD D 371 Birds Marmot

018 △3450 OUT OF LINE* 179-45/ CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot

019 MAN HOLDS LIGHTNING IN HIS HANDS Abbott 182-45/ CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot

020 OLD JALOPY 182-45/ CD D 371 Birds At the Trading Marmot

Ca May 1956 poss. Tally Studio, 419 Hazel St., Bakersfield, CA – Cousin Herb Henson and His Trading Post Gang

021 502A LEAVE ALL YOUR HEARTACHES TO JESUS Bakersfield 502/ CD D 371 Birds Marmot

022 502B I WALKED AND TALKED WITH JESUS 502/ CD D 371 Birds  Marmot

Ca April 1957 Tally Studio, 419 Hazel St., Bakersfield, CA – Cousin Herb Henson (Herb Henson [vcl/piano], poss. Buck Owens [ld gt], Lewis Talley [rh gt], Fuzzy owen [gt], Bill Wood [bass]. Producer: Lewis Talley)

023 102742 UP MY PATH AND IN MY DOOR Tally T 108 Decca 9-30383/ CD D 371 Birds At the Trading  Marmot

024 102743 UP YAANDER Taly T 108 9-30383/CD D 371 At the Trading Marmot
1956 poss. Tally Studio, 419 Hazel St., Bakersfield, CA – Cousin Herb Henson

025 LOSE MY MIND Tally T 120/Buffalo Bop 55199

026 WALKIN‘ ON EASY STREET  Tally T 120

Buffalo Bop 55199 DO THE BOP (GER, 2010)
1958 or 1959 Tally Studio, 419 Hazel St., Bakersfield, CA – Cousin Herb Henson (Cousin Herb Henson [vcl/piano], Bonnie Owene [vcl-1], Roy Nichols [ld gt], Lewis Tally [rh gt], Al Brumley/Fuzzy Owen [steel/duet vcl-2])

027 Y'ALL COME 

028 'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED

029 WAIT A LITTLE LONGER PLEASE JESUS -1

030 LETTERS HAVE NO ARMS

031 THAT LITTLE BOY OF MINE -1

032 WATER BABY BLUES

033 LOOKING BACK TO SEE -1-2

034 I WALKED AND TALKED WITH JESUS

035 CARAVAN

036 IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN

037 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM

038 SUGARFOOT RAG

tracks above issued on album Your Favorite Songs

1959 unknown, CA – Cousin Herb Henson

039 GOODBYE, BABY, GOODBYE Shasta SH45-121

040 UNCLE NED  Shasta SH45-121

caearly 1961 unknown, CA – Cousin Herb Henson
041 BIG A SPECIAL Pike 5903 Lute 6011

042 I LOST YOU  Pike 5903 Lute 6011

12 September 1963 [no 11425, live – Country Music Hootenanny] Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA – Cousin Herb Henson

04201 50760 GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN  ST-2009

04202 50761 HURRY BACK ST-2009

12 September 1963 [no 11426, live – Country Music Hootenanny] Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA –   Cousin Herb Henson

04203 50745 OPENING INTRODUCTION/Y'ALL COME  ST 2009

 

ALBUMS
Tally no # Your Favorite Songs: Y'all Come;  'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus; Letters Have No Arms;  That Little Boy Of Mine; Water Baby Blues;  Looking Back To See; I Walked And Talked With Jesus;  Caravan;  If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven;  When I Grow Too Old To Dream;  Sugarfoot Rag - ?

Castle [GER] LP-8111 Cousin Herb Henson and His Trading Post Gang:  Laugh,laugh, Laug; In Remembrance of You; Toto the Eskimo; I've Never Heard; Bouncing Heart; Tattle Tale Moon; When You Give a Rose to a Red Head; How Come Y'all Come; Funny Book (w.Cliffie Stone O.);  Come a Little Bit Closer (w. Cliffie Stone O.); Space Command*; Ain't You Had No Bringin' up at All*; I’m Gonna Move Over Yonder*; Love Life At Fourteen* -  81 (*Dallas Frazier w. Cousin Herb Henson’s Orchestra)

BACM [UK] CD D 371 Cousin Herb Henson And His Trading Post Gang: In Remembrance Of You; Laugh Laugh Laugh; Toto The Eskimo; I’ve Never Heard; Tattle Tale Moon; When You Give A Rose To A Red Head; Birss And The Bees;  Hurry back;   Hootchy Kootchy Henry From Hawaii;  Out of Line; How Come Y‘all Come; Funny Book; Come A Little Bit Closer; Space Command*; Ain't You Had No Bringing Up At All*; I’m Gonna move Over Yonder*; Love Life At Fourteen*; Y'All Come; Man Holds Lightning In His Hands; Old Jalopy; Up My Path And In My Door; Up Yaander; Leave All Your Heartaches To jesus; I Walked And Talked With Jesus; Bouncing Ball – 12 (*Dallas Frazier)

One Media ? Birds and the Bees: Birds and the Bees; Up My Path and in My Door ; Funny Book (feat. Cliffie Stone Orchestra); In Rememberance of You; I've Never Heard;  Ot of Line (feat. Joyce Yours); Come a Little Bit Closer (feat. Cliffe Stone Orchestra); I Walked and Talked with Jesus; Y'all Come; Bouncing Ball; Hurry Back; Man Holds Lightning in His Hands; Toto the Eskimo; How Come Y'all Come; Love Life at Fourteen (feat. Dallas Frazier); Tattle Tale Moon; When You Give a Rose to a Red Head; I'm Gonna Move over Yonder (feat. Dallas Frazier); Old Jalopy; Laugh Laugh Laugh; Leave All Your Heartaches to Jesus; Up Yaander; Ain't You Had No Bringing up at All (feat. Dallas Frazier); Space Command (feat. Dallas Frazier); Hootchy Kootchy Henry from Hawaii – 28-04-13

One Media ? Cousin Herb at the Trading Post (The Dave Cash Collection): Ain't You Had No Bringing up at All (feat. Dallas Frazier); Birds and the Bees; Bouncing Ball; Come a Little Bit Closer (feat. Cliffe Stone Orchestra); Funny Book (feat. Cliffie Stone Orchestra) ; Hootchy Kootchy Henry from Hawaii; How Come Y'all Come; Hurry Back; I'm Gonna Move over Yonder (feat. Dallas Frazier); In Rememberance of You; I've Never Heard; Laugh Laugh Laugh; Leave All Your Heartaches to Jesus; Love Life at Fourteen (feat. Dallas Frazier); Man Holds Lightning in His Hands; Old Jalopy; Out of Line (feat. Joyce Yours); Space Command (feat. Dallas Frazier); Tattle Tale Moon; Toto the Eskimo; Up My Path and in My Door; Up Yaander; When You Give a Rose to a Red Head; Y'all Come - 26-06-13

Marmot Music ? The Collection 1952-1957: Funny Book; Come a Little Bit Closer; Tattle Tale Moon; Space Command*; Ain't You Had No Bringing up at All*; Y'all Come; Bouncing Ball; In Remembrance of You; Laugh Laugh Laugh; I've Never Heard; When You Give a Rose to a Red Head; Hurry Back; Hootchy Kootchy Harry (From Hawaii); How Come Y'all Come; I'm Gonna Move over Yonder*; Love Life at Fourteen*; Toto the Eskimo; Birds and the Bees; Out of Line; Man Holds Lightning in His Hands; Old Jalopy; Leave All Your Heartaches to Jesus; I Walked and Talked with Jesus; Up My Path and in My Door; Up Yaander – 27-02-15 (*Dallas Frazier w. Cousin Herb Henson’s Orchestra)

SINGLES
Capitol (1952-54)
F2253 Funny Book / Come A Little Bit Closer - 10-52 (rev. Oct. 25)
F2348 Tattle-Tale Moon / Bouncing Heart – 19-01-53 (rev. Jan. 31)
F2606 I Wrote My Heart A Letter / You-All Come – 21-09-53 (rev. Oct. 3)
F2732 Hootchy Kootchy Henry / Hurry Back – 01-02-54 (rev. Feb. 13)
F2824 In Remembrance Of You / Laugh, Laugh, Laugh – 01-06-54 (rev. June 5)
F2925 How Come Ya'll Come? / When You Give A Rose To A Red Head – 27-09-54 (rev. Oct. 9)
F2995 I've Never Heard / Toto The Eskimo – 22-11-54 (rev. Dec. 4)
Abbott (1955)
179-45 The Birds And The Bees / Out Of Line (w. Joyce Yours) – 03-55 w. Joyce Yours
182-45 A Man Holds Lightning In His Hands / Old Jalopy – ca. 07-55
Bakersfield (1956)

502 Leave All Your Heartaches To Jesus / I Walked And Talked With Jesus – 23-07-56 (rev. Aug. 4)

Tally (1957-58)
T 108 Up Yonder / Up The Path And In The Door – 03-06-57 (reissued on Decca 9-30383 in 07-57)
T 120 Lose My Mind / Walkin‘ On Easy Street – 23-06-58 (rev. June 30)
Shasta (1959)
SH45-121 Goodbye, Baby, Goodbye / Uncle Ned – ca. 09-59
Pike (1960)
5903 Big A Special / I Lost You – 03-61 (also on Lute 6011)