Odell McLeod, *31-05-1916 Roanoke, AL, +11-01-2003
3rd version
by Dick Grant, Walt Saunders, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Xavier Maire. Thieu Van De Vorst, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
by Dick Grant, Walt Saunders, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Xavier Maire. Thieu Van De Vorst, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
ca. February 1949 Knoxville, TN - Mac O’Dell and Alabama
Jubileers (Odell “Mac Odell” McLeod [vcl/gt/harmonica/mandolin], Margaret Bell
Buster “Bonnie Lou” [gt], George “Speedy” Krise [dobro], Hubert R. “Buster”
Moore [banjo/fiddle] Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
001 2356 WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAINS Mercury 6179/FV-12017 BACM CD D 187
002 2357 THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER 6179/FV-12017
split session with Bonnie Lou
001 2356 WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAINS Mercury 6179/FV-12017 BACM CD D 187
002 2357 THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER 6179/FV-12017
split session with Bonnie Lou
BACM CD D-187 COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE MERCURY LABEL
ca. October 1949 Knoxville, TN - Mac O’Dell and Alabama Jubileers (Odell “Mac Odell” McLeod [vcl/gt/harmonica/mandolin], Margaret Bell Buster “Bonnie Lou” [gt], George “Speedy” Krise [dobro], Hubert R. “Buster” Moore [banjo/fiddle] Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
003 2636 THAT FINAL DAY 6243/FV-12016 JASMCD-3578
004 2637 RED BALL ROCKET TRAIN 6243/FV-12016 CD D 309
Split session with Bonnie Lou
JASMINE JASMCD-3578 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (UK MAY 2007
ca. June 1950 Knoxville, TN - Mac O˘Dell and His Alabama Jubilees, *and Little Addie (George Speedy Krise [dobro]. Producer: Murray Nash]
005 YW-7027 A PRAYER FOR FREEDOM 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
006 YW-7028 THE SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
007 YW-7029 THE MASTER˘S TRAIN* 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
008 YW-7030 FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS* 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
16 January 1952 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1], Arthur Lee “Red” Smiley [gt]; Donald Wesley “Don” Reno [tenor vcl/mandolin], Jay Haney [bass], Gopher Addis [fiddle])
009 K3351-2 LET˘S PRAY -1 45-1075/AL-1544 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
010 K3352-4 BE ON TIME King 45-1055 New America EP-NA-102/AL-1518 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
011 K3353-1 WHEN THE HAND OF GOD COMES DOWN 45-1075/AL1504 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
012 K3354-2 WOLVES IN SHEEP˘S CLOTHING 45-1055/AL-1544 FV-12017 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1504 SONGS OF FAITH (1959);AUDIO LAB AL-1518 A TIME FOR PRAYER (1959); KING KG-0952-4-2 THE BEST OF KING BLUEGRASS (2004)
27 September 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
013 K3491 I˘D RATHER HAVE GOD -1 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
014 K3492 THE KISS OF BETRAYAL -1 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
015 K3493 SET YOUR DIAL. IN HEAVEN 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
016 K3494 LIFE’S ELEVATOR 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
27 June 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
017 K3636 ONE DAY RELIGION 45-1275/FV-12016 King 556 CD D 309
018 K3637 WHAT THEN 45-1275/AL-1523 FV-12016 CD D 309
019 K3638 WILDWOOD FLOWER 45-1251/AL 1519 FV-12016 CD D 309
020 K3639 PENICILIN 45-1251/FV-12017 CD D 309
KING LP-556 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS(1956); AUDIO LAB AL-1519 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (1959); AUDIO LAB AL-1523 SONGS OF FAITH, VOL.2(1959); GUSTO GT7-2108-2 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS (2009)
15 February 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (unknown musicians. Producer: Sydney Nathan)
021 K3754 A CROWN HE WORE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
022 K3755 HEAVEN BOUND GOSPEL TRAIN 45-1335 Parlophone CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
023 K3756 THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY 45-1335 Parlophone [UK] CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
024 K3757 ARE YOU PRACTISING HIS LOVE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1544 HYMNS FOR COUNTRY FOLKS (1961)
May 1957 Garrard, KY- Mac O‘ Dell
025 45-632A IT WAS SPRINGTIME (WHEN I MET YOU) Kentucky 45-632
026 45-632B WHEN I WAS YOUNG 45-632
2 December 1977 Oak Valley Sound Studio, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Roy Bee [gt], Ray Watkins [dobro], Charles Collins [mandolin/fiddle], Paul Boswell [dtring bass]. Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
027 THE BREAKING OF DAWN Folk Variety FV-12020
028 YOU MAY BE THE ONLY BIBLE FV-12020
029 SANDY WAS THE LEAD DOG FV-12020
030 BLIZZARD SEVEN SEVEN FV-12020
031 BLUE MOUNTAIN SHACK FV-12020
032 THE WORLD’S RICHEST POOR MAN FV-12020
033 MY LORD AND I FV-12020
034 WHEN THEY GAVE OLE BEN THE YELL FV-12020
035 I GOT A STORY TO TELL FV-12020
036 HOLY GHOST TRAIN FV-12020
1981 Onion Audio, Austin, TX - Mac Odell (Anthony “Tony” Airoldi [3 finger banjo],)Hank Alrich [hmny vcl/gt/mandolin/frailing/2-finger banjo], Fletcher Clark [hmny vcl/gt/bass/Herbert “Herb” Steiner [dobro], Riley Osbourn [piano/organ] + Frank Delvy, Julie Mabry, Jim Schulman, Johnie Prinz [vocal chorus]. Producer: Hank Alrich and Fletcher Clark)
037 JOHN DOE OF OL’ SKIDROW STREET Folk Variety FV-12022
038 YOU CAN’T BREAK A HABIT YOU’VE HAD FOR SO LONG FV-12022
039 LEAD ME TO YOUR CROSS, SWEET JESUS FV-12022
040 NEED YOUR SWEET LOVE FV-12022
041 I WISH MY MOMMY DIDN’T SMOKE FV-12022
042 AIN’T NO ANGELS HERE ON EARTH FV-12022
043 SPARKLING DIAMONDS FV-12022
044 OUR HEAVEN HAS JUST GONE TO HELL FV-12022
045 FROM THIS DAY ON FV-12022
046 WE PLANTED ROSES ON OUR DARLING’S GRAVE FV-12022
047 MONEY WON’T BUY THIS SOUL OF MINE FV-12022
ca. October 1949 Knoxville, TN - Mac O’Dell and Alabama Jubileers (Odell “Mac Odell” McLeod [vcl/gt/harmonica/mandolin], Margaret Bell Buster “Bonnie Lou” [gt], George “Speedy” Krise [dobro], Hubert R. “Buster” Moore [banjo/fiddle] Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
003 2636 THAT FINAL DAY 6243/FV-12016 JASMCD-3578
004 2637 RED BALL ROCKET TRAIN 6243/FV-12016 CD D 309
Split session with Bonnie Lou
JASMINE JASMCD-3578 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (UK MAY 2007
ca. June 1950 Knoxville, TN - Mac O˘Dell and His Alabama Jubilees, *and Little Addie (George Speedy Krise [dobro]. Producer: Murray Nash]
005 YW-7027 A PRAYER FOR FREEDOM 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
006 YW-7028 THE SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
007 YW-7029 THE MASTER˘S TRAIN* 6272-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
008 YW-7030 FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS* 6298-x45/FV-12017 CD D 309
16 January 1952 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1], Arthur Lee “Red” Smiley [gt]; Donald Wesley “Don” Reno [tenor vcl/mandolin], Jay Haney [bass], Gopher Addis [fiddle])
009 K3351-2 LET˘S PRAY -1 45-1075/AL-1544 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
010 K3352-4 BE ON TIME King 45-1055 New America EP-NA-102/AL-1518 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
011 K3353-1 WHEN THE HAND OF GOD COMES DOWN 45-1075/AL1504 FV-12016 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
012 K3354-2 WOLVES IN SHEEP˘S CLOTHING 45-1055/AL-1544 FV-12017 KG-0952-2 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1504 SONGS OF FAITH (1959);AUDIO LAB AL-1518 A TIME FOR PRAYER (1959); KING KG-0952-4-2 THE BEST OF KING BLUEGRASS (2004)
27 September 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
013 K3491 I˘D RATHER HAVE GOD -1 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
014 K3492 THE KISS OF BETRAYAL -1 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
015 K3493 SET YOUR DIAL. IN HEAVEN 45-1159/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
016 K3494 LIFE’S ELEVATOR 45-1140/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
27 June 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Adeline “Little Addie” McLeod [hmny vcl-1] + unknown musicians)
017 K3636 ONE DAY RELIGION 45-1275/FV-12016 King 556 CD D 309
018 K3637 WHAT THEN 45-1275/AL-1523 FV-12016 CD D 309
019 K3638 WILDWOOD FLOWER 45-1251/AL 1519 FV-12016 CD D 309
020 K3639 PENICILIN 45-1251/FV-12017 CD D 309
KING LP-556 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS(1956); AUDIO LAB AL-1519 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (1959); AUDIO LAB AL-1523 SONGS OF FAITH, VOL.2(1959); GUSTO GT7-2108-2 FAVORITE SACRED SONGS (2009)
15 February 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Mac Odell (unknown musicians. Producer: Sydney Nathan)
021 K3754 A CROWN HE WORE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
022 K3755 HEAVEN BOUND GOSPEL TRAIN 45-1335 Parlophone CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
023 K3756 THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY 45-1335 Parlophone [UK] CMSP-25/AL-1544 FV-12016 CD D 309
024 K3757 ARE YOU PRACTISING HIS LOVE 45-1361/AL-1544 FV-12017 CD D 309
AUDIO LAB AL-1544 HYMNS FOR COUNTRY FOLKS (1961)
May 1957 Garrard, KY- Mac O‘ Dell
025 45-632A IT WAS SPRINGTIME (WHEN I MET YOU) Kentucky 45-632
026 45-632B WHEN I WAS YOUNG 45-632
2 December 1977 Oak Valley Sound Studio, Nashville, TN - Mac Odell (Roy Bee [gt], Ray Watkins [dobro], Charles Collins [mandolin/fiddle], Paul Boswell [dtring bass]. Producer: Robert Murray Nash)
027 THE BREAKING OF DAWN Folk Variety FV-12020
028 YOU MAY BE THE ONLY BIBLE FV-12020
029 SANDY WAS THE LEAD DOG FV-12020
030 BLIZZARD SEVEN SEVEN FV-12020
031 BLUE MOUNTAIN SHACK FV-12020
032 THE WORLD’S RICHEST POOR MAN FV-12020
033 MY LORD AND I FV-12020
034 WHEN THEY GAVE OLE BEN THE YELL FV-12020
035 I GOT A STORY TO TELL FV-12020
036 HOLY GHOST TRAIN FV-12020
1981 Onion Audio, Austin, TX - Mac Odell (Anthony “Tony” Airoldi [3 finger banjo],)Hank Alrich [hmny vcl/gt/mandolin/frailing/2-finger banjo], Fletcher Clark [hmny vcl/gt/bass/Herbert “Herb” Steiner [dobro], Riley Osbourn [piano/organ] + Frank Delvy, Julie Mabry, Jim Schulman, Johnie Prinz [vocal chorus]. Producer: Hank Alrich and Fletcher Clark)
037 JOHN DOE OF OL’ SKIDROW STREET Folk Variety FV-12022
038 YOU CAN’T BREAK A HABIT YOU’VE HAD FOR SO LONG FV-12022
039 LEAD ME TO YOUR CROSS, SWEET JESUS FV-12022
040 NEED YOUR SWEET LOVE FV-12022
041 I WISH MY MOMMY DIDN’T SMOKE FV-12022
042 AIN’T NO ANGELS HERE ON EARTH FV-12022
043 SPARKLING DIAMONDS FV-12022
044 OUR HEAVEN HAS JUST GONE TO HELL FV-12022
045 FROM THIS DAY ON FV-12022
046 WE PLANTED ROSES ON OUR DARLING’S GRAVE FV-12022
047 MONEY WON’T BUY THIS SOUL OF MINE FV-12022
RADIO SHOWS
1955 [radio show] WLAC Radio Station, Nashville, TN - Max
Odell
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/BE ON TIME Old Homestead OHCS-131
Sales Pitch (Advertisement)/IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN OHCS-131
I’D RATHER BE ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT OHCS-131
ONCE I HAD A PRECIOUS MOTHER OHCS-131
I FOUND IT IN MOTHERS BIBLE OHCS-131
ONE DAY RELIGION OHCS-131
INSURED BEYOND THE GRAVE OHCS-131
MEET ME JESUS OHCS-131
JUST OVER THE STARS/SUNNYSIDE (Theme) OHCS-131
1955 [radio show] WLAC Radio Station, Nashville, TN - Max Odell
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/JUST LIKE ME Old Homestead OHCS-131
JESUS HOLD MY HAND/Sales Pitch (Song Book) OHCS-131
WHEN I LAY MY BURDENS DOWN OHCS-131
I SAW MOM WITH GOD LAST NIGHT OHCS-131
WHEN HE REACHED DOWN HIS HAND OHCS-131
LIFES RAILWAY OHCS-131
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE OHCS-131
MANSION ON THE HILLTOP OHCS-131
MY BLESSED LORD/SUNNYSIDE (Theme)OHCS-131
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/BE ON TIME Old Homestead OHCS-131
Sales Pitch (Advertisement)/IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN OHCS-131
I’D RATHER BE ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT OHCS-131
ONCE I HAD A PRECIOUS MOTHER OHCS-131
I FOUND IT IN MOTHERS BIBLE OHCS-131
ONE DAY RELIGION OHCS-131
INSURED BEYOND THE GRAVE OHCS-131
MEET ME JESUS OHCS-131
JUST OVER THE STARS/SUNNYSIDE (Theme) OHCS-131
1955 [radio show] WLAC Radio Station, Nashville, TN - Max Odell
SUNNYSIDE (Theme)/JUST LIKE ME Old Homestead OHCS-131
JESUS HOLD MY HAND/Sales Pitch (Song Book) OHCS-131
WHEN I LAY MY BURDENS DOWN OHCS-131
I SAW MOM WITH GOD LAST NIGHT OHCS-131
WHEN HE REACHED DOWN HIS HAND OHCS-131
LIFES RAILWAY OHCS-131
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE OHCS-131
MANSION ON THE HILLTOP OHCS-131
MY BLESSED LORD/SUNNYSIDE (Theme)OHCS-131
ALBUMS
Audio Lab AL-1544 Hymns For Country Folks: Kiss Of Betrayal; Let's Pray; Set Your Dial In Heaven; Heaven Bound Gospel Train; Stone Was Trolled Away; The Crown He Wore; Are You Practising His Love; I'd Rather Have God; Life's Elevator; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - 61
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12016 Be On Time: Kiss Of Betrayal; Let's Pray; Set Your Dial On Heaven; Heaven Bound Gospel Train; Stone Was Rolled Away; One Day Religion; Wildwood Flower; Be On Time; What Then; Final Day; Red Ball Rocket Train; When The Hand Of God Comes Down - 12-77
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12017 Wild Rose Of The Mountains: Thirty Pieces Of Silver; Wild Rose Of The Mountain; Prayer For Freedom; Master's Train; Sign On The Highway; From The Manger To The Cross; Penicillin; Are You Practicing His Love; I'd Rather Have God; Life's Elevator; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing; Crown He Wore - 78
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12020 Seven Seven Nashville Session: Breaking Of Down; You May Be The Only Bible; Sandy Was The Lead Dog; Blizzard Seven Seven; Blue Mountain Shak; World's Richest Poor Man; My Lord And I; When They Gave Ole Ben The Yell; I Got A Story To Tell; Holy Ghost Train - 79
Old Homestead Records OHCS-131 Early Radio - Sacred and Heart Songs from His 1955 Radio Programs: Sunnyside (Theme)/Be On Time; Sales Pitch / If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again; I'd Rather Be On The Inside Looking Out; Once I Had A Precious Mother; I Found It In Mother's Bible; One Day Religion; Insured Beyond The Grave; Meet Me Jesus; Just Over The Stars/ Sunnyside (Theme); Sunnyside (Theme)/ Just Like Me (Rose); Jesus Hold My Hand/ Sales Pitch; When I Lay My Burdens Down; I Saw My Mom With God Last Night; When He Reached Down His Hand; Lifes Railway; What Would You Givein Exchange; Mansion Over The Hilltop; My Blessed Lord /Sunny Side (Theme) - 80
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12022 Austin, Texas, Git Together: John Doe Of Ol’ Skidrow Street; You Can’t Break A Habit You’ve Had For So Long; Lead Me To Your Cross, Sweet Jesus; Need Your Sweet Love; I Wish My Mommy Didn’t Smoke; Ain’t No Angels Here On Earth; Sparkling Diamonds; Our Heaven Has Just Gone To Hell; From This Day On; We Planted Roses On Our Darling’s Grave; Money Won’t Buy This Soul Of Mine - 81
BACM [UK] CD D 309 The Old Country Boy: Wild Rose Of The Mountains; Thirty Pieces Of Silver; That Final Day; Red Ball Rocket Train; A Prayer For Freedom; The Sign On The Highway; The Master's Train; From The Manger To The Cross; Let's Pray; Be On Time; When The Hand Of God Comes Down; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing; I'd Rather Have God; The Kiss Of Betrayal; Set Your Dial On Heaven; Life's Elevator; One Day Religion; What Then; Wildwood Flower; Penicillin; A Crown He Wore; Heaven-Bound Gospel Train; The Stone Was Rolled Away; Are You Practicing His Love; It Was Springtime (When I Met You); When I Was Young - 10
SINGLES
Mercury (1949-50) w. Alabama Jubileers
6179 Wild Rose Of The Mountains / Thirty Pieces Of Silver - 03-49 (rev. April 2,1949)
6243-X45 That Final Day / Red Ball Rocket Train - 03-50 (rev. March 4, 1950)
6272-X45 Prayer For Freedom / Master's Train - 08-50
6298-X45 Sign On The Highway / From The Manger To The Cross - 12-50 (rev. Dec. 23)
King (1952-54)
45-1055 Be On Time / Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - 04-52
45-1075 Let's Pray / When The Hand Of God Comes Down - 06-52 (rev. June 14)
45-1140 Life's Elevator / Kiss Of Betrayal - 11-52 (rev. Nov. 15)
45-1159 Set Your Dial On Heaven / I'd Rather Have God - 01-53 (rev. Jan. 24)
45-1251 Penicillin / Wildflower - 08-53
45-1275 One Day Religion / What Then - 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)
45-1335 Stone Was Rolled Away / Heaven Bound Gospel Train - ca. 03-54
45-1361 A Crown He Wore / Are You Practicing His Love - 06-54 (rev. July 3)
Kentucky (1957, Starday Custom)
45-632 It Was Springtime When I Met You / When I Was Young - 05-57