Larry Donn

Larry Donn Gillihan, *07-06-1941 Bono, AR, +01-05-2012

By Praguefrank with help www.koti.mbnet.fi, 706unionavenue.nl

SESSIONS

13 August 1958 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN – Larry Donn (Larry Donn [vcl/piano/ gt], + prob.: Richard Coleman [gt], Jimmie Coleman [gt], Jay Arnold [bass], Gary Creason [drums])

001 THAT’S WHAT I CALL A BALL Sun unissued

002 MOLLY-O Sun unissued

1958 Hi Studio, Memphis, TN – Larry Donn

003 TROUBLE BOUND Rita unissued HOG MAW 111 /CLCD 4429

004 ROCKIN’ LOVE Rita unissued HOG MAW 111 /CLCD 4429

Ca March 1959 KLCD Radio Station, Blytheville, AR – Larry Donn

005 THAT’S WHAT I CALL A BALL Vaden VAD-45-113 RCEP 133 /CLCD 4429

006 HONEY-BUN  Vaden VAD-45-113 RCEP 133/WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

007 HEARTBEAT  CLCD 4429

1960 unknown – Larry Donn with Sonny Burgess and Tommy T.

008 GIRL NEXT DOOR Ad Bur 100 /WLP 8817

009 TODAY Ad Bur 100

Ca 1960 unknown – Larry Donn

010 SKINNY MINNIE CLCD 4429

1960 Fernwood Recording Studio, Memphis, TN – Larry Donn

011 LONELY AVENUE Fernwood unissued/CLCD 4429

Ca early 1960s unknown – Larry Donn, *and Sonny Burgess

012 MILCOW BLUES BOOGIE WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

013 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY WLP 8817  CLCD 4429

014 I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET WLP 8817

015 I'M LEFT, YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE'S GONE WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

016 BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

017 MYSTERY TRAIN WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

018 KENTUCKY HOME ROCK* -instr.- WLP 8817  

019 THAT'S WHAT I CALL A BALL WLP 8817

020 ALL NIGHT STOMP* –instr.- WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

021 SHE'S MINE  WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

022 SUNSHINE ROCK* –instr. WLP 8817 CLCD 4429

023 THE WAYWARD WIND  CLCD 4429

Ca 1961 unknown – Larry Donn

024 ONE MORE TIME  CLCD 4429

Ca 1962 unknown - Larry Donn

025 SURF TWIST CLCD 4429

1962 [live] 67 Club, ?, AR – Larry Donn

02501 GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY CLCD 4429 HOG MAW 911

02502 ROCK AND RHYTHM  CLCD 4429

02503 SWINGING CLCD 4429 HOG MAW 911

02504 THE TWIST CLCD 4429 HOG MAW 911

02505 MONA LISA CLCD 4429

02506 SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL CLCD 4429 HOG MAW 911

02507 DOWN THE LINE  CLCD 4429 HOG MAW 911

02508 THE GIRL NEXT DOOR  CLCD 4429

02509 THAT’S WHAT I CALL A BALL HOG MAW 911

02510 HONEY BUNN HOG MAW 911

1963 unknown – Larry Donn

026 I’LL NEVER FORGET YOU Alley 1012 /CLCD 4429

027 ONE BROKEN HEART  Alley 1012/CLCD 4429

1964 unknown – Larry Donn

028 DOWN THE LINE  CLCD 4429

029 END OF THE ROAD  CLCD 4429

Unknown – Larry Donn

030 YOUR TRUE LOVE RCEP 133

031 I’M GETTING BETTER RCEP 133

1970 unknown – Larry Donn

032 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE  CLCD 4429

1971 Rimrock Recording Studio, Cincord, AR – Larry Donn

033 I CAN'T GET HER FACE OUT OF MY MIND  Rimrock 362/Shelby SLP 5330

034 OLD CRAZY SALLY Rimrock 362/Shelby SLP 5330

035 ONE THING MY WOMAN CAN'T FORGET Shelby SLP 5330

036 THE SUN ROSE OVER THE MOUNTAIN Shelby SLP 5330

037 SHE WOKE ME UP (TO SAY GOODBYE) Shelby SLP 5330

038 THE BALLAD OF MARY GREEN Shelby SLP 5330

039 WE NEED A WHOLE LOT MORE OF JESUS (AND A LOT LESS ROCK AND ROLL) Shelby SLP 5330

040 THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF NEW ORLEANS Shelby SLP 5330

041 A TIME OF SADNESS Shelby SLP 5330

042 THE PRAYER Shelby SLP 5330

043 BLUE SUEDE SHOES Shelby SLP 5330  -

9,20 September 1975/ 27,29 January 1976 Wayne Raney's studio, Concord, AR – Larry Donn (Larry Donn [vcl/ piano/ organ/ harmonica/ bck vcl],  Larry Crippen [bass/ bck vcl], Michael Baugh [bass], Billy Wells [drums], Marilyn McVay, Gary McVay [bck vcl])

044 OH, PRETTY WOMAN Shelby SLP 3055

045 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Shelby SLP 3055

046 MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Shelby SLP 3055

047 WOMAN, WOMAN Shelby SLP 3055

048 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Shelby SLP 3055

049 I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING Shelby SLP 3055

050 HE AIN'T HEAVY (HE'S MY BROTHER) Shelby SLP 3055

051 PROUD MARY Shelby SLP 3055

052 BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME Shelby SLP 3055

053 I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER Shelby SLP 3055  

January 1976/April 1978 Kennet Sound Studio, Kennet, MO – Larry Donn (Producer: Larry Dobb Gillihan)

054 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN Shelby SLP 3056

055 TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU Shelby  1002/SLP 3056

056 HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOES Shelby SLP 3056

057 YOUR TRUE LOVE Shelby SLP 3056

058 BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE Shelby SLP 3056

059 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Shelby SLP 3056

060 MATCHBOX Shelby SLP 3056

061 MYSTERY TRAIN Shelby SLP 3056

062 THE FOOL Shelby SLP 3056

063 HONEY DON'T Shelby SLP 3056

064 JUST A MAN IN A HONKY TONK BAND  Shelby 1002

1989 and later unknown – Larry Donn

065 ANGEL Larry Donn RR 11957

066 BLUE SUEDE BLUES Larry Donn RR 1

067 THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL Larry Donn RR 1

068 THE GREAT AMERICAN SUPERSTAR (ROCKABILLY BLUES) Three Suns../Larry Donn RR 1

069 THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM Larry Donn RR 1

070 BURNING IN MY HEART Larry Donn RR 1

071 AN OLD HILLBILLY CAT Three Suns…/Larry Donn RR 1

072 ROCK ME Larry Donn RR 1

073 SITTIN' IN THE BATHROOM Larry Donn RR 1

074 LOVE ENOUGH FOR TWO Larry Donn RR 1

075 BILLY, LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE Larry Donn RR 1

076 OLD CHEAP SNEAKERS Larry Donn RR 1

2000 Moon Studios, Croydon, Surrey, UK – Larry Donn (Larry Donn [vcl/piano/ gt], Rob Glazebrook [gt],  Wayne Hopkins [bass], Ritchie Taylor [drums])

077 THAT'S WHAT I CALL A BALL Joker J 107

078 TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS Joker J 107

079 BIG FAT MAMA Joker J 107

080 PLEASE PLEASE BABY Joker J 107

081 CRAWDAD SONG Joker J 107

082 DOWN AT BIG MARY'S HOUSE Joker J 107

083 EVERY DAY I GET THE BLUES Joker J 107

084 CHATTANOOGA SHOESHINE BOY Joker J 107

085 FOREVER YOURS Joker J 107

086 TRYIN' TO FIND MY BABY Joker J 107

087 NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS Joker J 107

088 HONEY BUN Joker J 107  

           

ALBUMS

Shelby SLP 5330 Larry Donn: I Can't Get Her Face Out Of My Mind; Old Crazy Sally; One Thing My Woman Can't Forget; The Sun Rose Over The Mountain; She Woke Me Up (To Say Goodbye); The Ballad Of Mary Green; We Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll); The Beautiful Women Of New Orleans; A Time Of Sadness; The Prayer; Blue Suede Shoes - 71

Shelby SLP 3055 Thank You Music Lovers: Oh, Pretty Woman; Rainy Night In Georgia; Mountain Of Love; Woman, Woman; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; I Just Can't Help Believing; He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother); Proud Mary; Blues Stay Away From Me; I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water - 76

Shelby SLP 3056 Gimme That Good Old  Southern Rock’n’ Roll: Roll Over Beethoven; Tryin' To Get To You; Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes; Your True Love; Baby Let's Play House; Great Balls Of Fire; Matchbox; Mystery Train; The Fool; Honey Don't – 78 (retitled to Lightning Strikes Again)

White Label [NED] WLP 8817 Sonny Burgess and Larry Donn: Honey - Bun; Milcow Blues Boogie; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; I Forgot To Remember To Forget; I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone; Baby Let's Play House; Mystery Train; Brown-Eyed Handsome Man [Sonny Burgess];  Kentucky Home Rock (Instr.)  (w. Sonny Burgess);  That's What I Call A Ball; All Night Stomp (Instr.)  (w. Sonny Burgess); She's Mine ; Sunshine Rock (Instr.) (w. Sonny Burgess) - 80

Collector [NED] CLCD 4429 That’s What I Call a Ball: That's What I Call A Ball; Down The Line (prev. unissued 1964); Surf Twist; Girl Next Door; One Broken Heart; Honey-Bun; One More Time (prev. unissued c. 1961-2); Baby Let's Play House; Skinny Minnie (prev. unissued c. 1960-1); Good Golly Miss Molly (prev. unissued live 1962); Rock And Rhythm (prev. unissued live 1962); Great Balls Of Fire (1970 recording); She's Mine (prev. unissued early 1960s rec.); Swinging (prev. unissued live 1962); Trouble Bound (prev. unissued 1950s Hi Studio; Rita recording); End Of The Road (prev. unissued 1964); The Twist (prev. unissued live 1962); I'll Never Forget You; Mona Lisa (prev. unissued live 1962); Milkcow Blues Boogie; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Sunshine Rock; I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone; Mystery Train; Shake Rattle And Roll (prev. unissued live 1962); Rockin' Love (prev. unissued); All Night Stomp; Down The Line (prev. unissued live); Lonely Avenue (prev. unissued early 1960s Fernwood rec.); The Girl Next Door (prev. unissued live 1962); The Wayward Wind (prev. unissued); Heartbeat (prev. unissued 1959) - 95

Joker J 107 The New Recordings: That's What I Call A Ball; Too Much Monkey Business; Big Fat Mama; Please Please Baby; Crawdad Song; Down At Big Mary's House; Every Day I Get The Blues; Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy; Forever Yours; Tryin' To Find My Baby; Night Train To Memphis; Honey Bun – 00

Larry Donn RR 1 Burning:  Angel; 1957 Blue Suede Blues; That's The Way I Feel; The Great American Superstar (Rockabilly Blues); Third Time's The Charm; Burning In My Heart; An Old Hillbilly Cat; Rock Me; Sittin' In The Bathroom; Love Enough For Two; Billy, Look What You've Done; Old Cheap Sneakers – 07 (reissued on Rockabilly Sun RIMP RS 8002-1 Angel in 2008)

Hig Maw HOG MAW 911 Arkansas Stomp: That`s What I Call A Ball;  Down The Line;  Swinging; The Twist; Honey Bunn; Good Golly Miss Molly; Shake Rattle And Roll – 12 (vinyl, live tracks, recorded early 1960s at 67 Club, AR)

EPs

Rollercoaster [UK] RCEP 133 Larry Donn: Honey Bun;  That's What I Call A Ball /  Your True Love;  I'm Getting Better - 00

SINGLES

Vaden (1959)

VAD-45-113 That’s What I Call a Ball / Honey-Bun - 59  

Ad Bur (1960)

100 Girl Next Door / Today – 60 w. Sonny Burgess and Tommy T.

Alley (1963)

1012 I’ll Never Forget You / One Broken Heart – 63

Rimrock (1972)

362 I Can’t Get Her Face Out of My Mind / Old Crazy Sally – 72

Shelby (1978)

1002 Tryin‘ to Get to You / Just a Mand In a Honky Tonk Band  - 78

Three Suns (1989)

? The Great American Superstar (Rockabilly Blues) / An Old Hillbilly Cat – 89

Hog Maw [FRA]

HOG MAW 111 Trouble Bound / Rockin’ Love