Kent Finlay (Kent Findlay)

*1938 Brady, TX, +03-2015

By Jim Loessberg, Thieu Van De Vorst,Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1970s unknown – Kent Finlay

001 CHRISTMAS TIME IN LUCKENBACH Maverick 37

002 Unknown title  Maverick 37
1975 Nashville, TN - Kent Finlay (Producer: Darrell Staedtler)

003 ZSSB-148972 WHAT MAKES TEXAS SWING Maverick 63

004 ZSSB-148973 I DON’T WANT TO TALK IT OVER  Maverick 63

Ca 1975 unknown – Kent Finlay

005 A QUARTER AIN’T WORTH TWO BITS Bumble Bee BZZ 01

006 DON’T LET THE GOOD TIMES FLY  Bumble Bee BZZ 01

1981 Austin Recording Studios, Austin, TX/ Music Lane Studios, Austin, TX – Kent Findlay (Kent Finlay [vcl], Louis Jay Mayers [gt/ steel/ banjo], Roy Garcia [gt/ bass], Darrell Stadtler [gt], Chris Lawrence [steel/dobro], Stan Ashlock/ Jeff Heckler/ Wayne Gathright [bass], Lynn Gathright/ Bill Grace/ Roy Rushing [drums], Betty Lu/ Clark Cordell [fiddle]. Producer: Darrell Staedtler. Louis Jay Meyers, Kent Findlay)

007 CHRISTMAS TIME IN LUCKENBACH Delta DLP 1148 [uncut version:] DLP 1148

008 THEME (MAGICAL MAN) Delta DLP 1148

009  SANTA CLAUS IS COMING ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Delta DLP 1148

010 THEME (UNCLE JIM HINKLE) Delta DLP 1148

011 PLEASE DADDY (DON'T GET DRUNK THIS CHRISTMAS) Delta DLP 1148

012 THEME (OMA SCHMIT) Delta DLP 1148

013 BLUE CHRISTMAS Delta DLP 1148

014 THEME (BECKY PETCH) Delta DLP 1148

015 I'M SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH YOU Delta DLP 1148

016 EPILOGUE Delta DLP 1148

017 COUNTIN' THE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Delta DLP 1148

018 WE'RE GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Delta DLP 1148

019 LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEMEN Delta DLP 1148

1995 Mustard Seed Studio, Memphis, TN – Kent Finlay

020 FAT LU THE TATTOO MAN

021 ALGERITA BERRY WINE

022 DON'T REMEMBER HER NAME

023 I'D HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF

024 CITIZENS FOR LIBERTY

025 I JUST CAME HOME TO LEAVE

026 BE NICE TO 'EM SON

027 PLASTIC GIRL

028 I'VE WRITTEN SOME LIFE

029 TJ WAS THE DRUMMER

Tracks above issued in 2020 on album I've Written Some Life

19-20 January 2006 [live] Luckenbach, TX – Kent Finlay (Producer: Tommy Alverson, Walt Wilkins)

02901 LUCKENBACH DAYLIGHT  Palo Duro PDR 4201

PALO DURO PDR 4201 VIVA! TERLINGUA! NUEVO! SONGS OF LUCKENBACH TEXAS (2006)

2014 unknown – Angela McClure and Kent Finlay

030 BELIEVE IN YOU digital single

2014 or sooner Get Along March, San Marcos River, Martindale, TX – Kent Finlay
031 I'LL SING YOU A STORY
032 KNOWING SHE WOULD LEAVE ME
033 SOUL FOOD BLUES
034 LLANO COUNTY BEER JOINT
035 CLIMBING THAT LADDER
036 THIS GUITAR IS MY LOVER
037 LIVING ON LOVE AND GOVERNMENT CHEESE
038 I ATTEMPT WRITING SONGS
039 LIFE IS A TOBOGGAN RIDE
040 BETTER TIMES WAIT SOMEWHERE
Tracks above issued on album The Get Along Ranch Sessions

ALBUMS

Delta DLP-1148 Christmas Time In Luckenbach: Christmas Time In Luckenbach; Theme (Magical Man); Santa Claus Is Coming On Christmas Night; Theme (Uncle Jim Hinkle); Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas); Theme (Oma Schmit); Blue Christmas; Theme (Becky Petch); I'm Spending Christmas With You; Epilogue; Countin' The Days Till Christmas; We're Going Home For Christmas; Little Town Of Bethlemen; Christmas Time In Luckenbach (Uncut Version) – 11-83

Eight 30 I've Written Some Life: Fat Lu the Tattoo Man; Algerita Berry Wine; Don't Remember Her Name; I'd Have Taken Better Care of Myself; Citizens for Liberty; I Just Came Home to Leave; Be Nice to 'em Son; Plastic Girl; I've Written Some Life; Tj Was the Drummer – 27-03-20

Eight 30 ? The Get Along Ranch Sessions:  I'll Sing You a Story;  Knowing She Would Leave Me;  Soul Food Blues; Llano County Beer Joint;  Climbing That Ladder;  This Guitar Is My Lover;  Living on Love and Government Cheese;  I Attempt Writing Songs; Life Is a Toboggan Ride;  Better Times Wait Somewhere – 07-11-25  

SINGLES

Maverick

37 Christmas Time In Luckenbach / ? – 7-
63 What Makes Texas Swing / I Don’t Want To Talk It Over  - 75
Bumble Bee
BZZ 01 A Quarter Ain’t Worth Two Bits / Don’t Let The Good Times Fly – 75?