Bill Yates

*Billy Vance Yates, *21-12-1936 Columbus, GA

By Praguefrank, woith help of www.706unionavenue.nl

SESSIONS

Mid 1961 Memphis, TN – Bill Yates

001 F-102 MOJO 1st Records F-101/BCD 17277

002 ALL I NEED IS YOU 1st Records F-101/BCD 17277

Ca 1961-1962 Memphis, TN – Bill Yates

003 BLUES LIKE MIDNIGHT  BCD 17277  

004 (I'LL NEVER) FOOL AROUND WITH LOVE (NO MORE) BCD 17277  

005 I'M SO LONELY WITHOUT YOU BCD 17277  

006 I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL BCD 17277  

007 WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE BCD 17277  

008 BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND BCD 17277  

009 BILL'S JAZZ –instr.- BCD 17277 

1962 Memphis, TN – Bill Yates

010 6666 BLUES LIKE MIDNIGHT Bethlehem 45-3039/BCD 17277

011 FOOL AROUND WITH LOVE 45-3039/BCD 17277

10 May 1963 Sun Studio, 639 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN – Bill Yates (Bill Yates [vcl/piano], Lee Adkins [gt], Vance Yates of Jesse Carter [bass], Billy Adams [drums], Russ Carlton [sax])

012 BOOM BOOM BCD 17277  

013 BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND -2 BCD 17277

014 EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME BCD 17277  

015 IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY unissued

016 DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU unissued

017 POPCORN POLLY BCD 17277  

018 JUST FOR YOU  unissued

019 RECIPE FOR LOVE  unissued

020 WALK ON BY unissued

021 YOU CAN HAVE MY WIFE  unissued

Split session with Bill Adams

6 April 1964 Sun Studio, 639 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN - Bill Yates and His T-Birds  (Bill Yates [vcl/piano], Lee Adkins [gt], ?  [bass], Billy Adams [drums], Russ Carlton [sax])

022 U-501 DON'T STEP ON MY DOG Sun 390/BCD 15805 BCD 17277

023 U-502 STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN Sun 390/BCD 15805 BCD 17277 [alt.] BCD 17277

Split session with Bill Adams

21 September  1964 Sun Studio, 639 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN – Bill Yates  (Bill Yates [vcl/piano], Lee Adkins [gt], Jesse Carter  [bass], Al Jackson [drums], Vance Yates [organ], Russ Carlton [sax])

024 U-357X-1 CARLEEN Sun 397/BCD 15805 BCD 17277  [take-2] BCD 15277

025 U-356X TOO LATE TO RIGHT MY WRONG Sun 397/BCD 15805 BCD 17277

026 YOU SEEM LIKE A STRANGER TO ME BCD 17277  

027 HIGH ON THE HILL –instr.- BCD 17277  

028 RECIPE FOR LOVE BCD 17277  

029 TINY TEARS BCD 17277 

Split session with Bill Adams

11 January 1966 Sun Studio, 639 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN – Bill Yates (Bill Yates [vcl/piano], Lee Adkins [gt], Donald Duck Dunn [bass], Billy Adams [drums], Russ Carlton [sax] + vocal chorus)

030 U-362 BIG BIG WORLD [3:08] Sun 399 /BCD 15805 BCD 17277  [alt. 3:10] BCD 17277

031 U-363 I DROPPED MY M AND [2:09] M'S  Sun 399/BCD 15805 BCD 17277 [alt. 2:19] BCD 17277

032 SHE'S STILL GOT A HOLD ON ME BCD 17277  

033 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME BCD 17277  

034 TWO CAN PLAY THE GAME BCD 17277  

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15805 THE SUN SINGLES COLLECTION, VOL. 5 (1998)

Split session with Bill Adams

Ca 1969 Sonic Recording Studio, 1692 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN – Bill Yates (Bill Yates [vcl], Lee Adkins [gt], Jesse Carter [bass], Billy Adams [drums], Jamie Isonhood [drums], ? [horns], ? [bck vcl])

035 001A ALBUQUERQUE Pixie 001/BCD 17277  

036 001B SIGNS IN THE SAND Pixie 001/BCD 17277  

Ca 1977 poss. Las Vegas, NV – Bill Yates

037 CR 005 POOR BUT PROUD Memphis Country 005-006

038 CR 006 GREATEST STAR OF ALL Memphis Country 005-006

039 ELVIS WE MISS YOU unissued

040 GOLDEN GUITAR  unissued

ALBUMS

Bear Family [GER] BCD-17277 Blues Like Midnight - The Sun Years, Plus: Mojo; All I Need Is You; Blues Like Midnight; Fool Around With Love; Don't Step On My Dog; Stop, Wait And Listen; Carleen; Too Late To Right My Wrong; Big Big World; I Dropped My M+Ms;  Signs In The Sand;  Albuquerque;  Blues Like Midnight -2;  (I'll Never) Fool Around With Love (No More);  I'm So Lonely Without You;  I Believe To My Soul;  World Of Make Believe;  Before I Lose My Mind;  Boom Boom;  Every Night About This Time;  Before I Lose My Mind -2; High On The Hill (instrumental);  Recipe For Love;  Tiny Tears;  Share Your Love With Me;  Carleen -2;  You Seem Like A Stranger To Me;  Two Can Play The Game;  I Dropped My M+Ms -2;  Big Big World -2;  Popcorn Polly;  She's Still Got A Hold On Me;  Bill's Jazz (instrumental) – 05-07-13

SINGLES

1st Records (1961)

F-101 Mojo /  All I Need Is You – 08-61 (rev. Sept. 4)

Bethlehem 45-3039 Blues Like Midnight /  Fool Around With Love – 10-62 (rev. Nov. 3)

Sun (1963-1964)

390 Stop, Wait And Listen / Don't Step On My Dog – 01-05-64

397 Too Late To Right My Wrong / Carleen – 15-03-65

399 Big Big World /  I Dropped My M And M's – 01-02-66

Pixie (ca 1969)

001 Albuquerque / Signs In The Sand – 69

Memphis Country (ca  1977)

CR 005/006 Poor But Proud / Greatest Star Of All -  ca 77