Pete Cassell

*28-08-1917 Atlanta, GA, +29-07-1954

2nd version

By Tony Russell (Country Discography 1921-1942), Praguefrank, Steve Hathaway, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Bill Daniels
SESSIONS
21 August 1939 Atlanta, GA – Uncle Ned and His Texas Wranglers (= Chick Stripling, Sammy Forsmark, Pete Cassell, Slim Hutcheson, Cicero Morneigh)
U01 BS-041216-1 I FOUND YOU AMONG THE ROSES unissued
U02 BS-041217-1 SWEETHEART OF HAWAII unissued
U03 BS-041218-1 TEN OR ELEVEN TIMES unissued
U04 BS-041219-1 CANAL STREET MAMA unissued
U05 BS-041220-1 HOUSE AT THE END OF THE LANE unissued
U06 BS-041221-1 CANOEING WITH ANOTHER MAN unissued
12 March 1941 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Pete Cassell (solo vcl-gt)
001 68809-A FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES Decca 5954 46084 46103/OH-4336-CD
002 68810-A ST. LOUIS BLUES 5954 46084 46103/OH-4336-CD
003 68811-A I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME 5934 46106 Coral 64010/OH-4336-CD
004 68812-A WHY DON’T YOU COME BACK TO ME 5934 46106 Coral 64010/OH-4336-CD
005 68813-A I CAN’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS 6077/OH-4336-CD
006 68814-A ONE STEP MORE 6077/OH-4336-CD
February 1947 New York City - Pete Cassell
007 T 1070/2117* THE LAST LETTER Majestic 6006 Mercury 6151*/ Hilltop JS-6023 OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
008 T 1071/2118* WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS 6006 6151*/ Hilltop JS-6023 OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
009 T 1072/2115* OH, HOW I MISS YOU (SINCE YOU WENT AWAY) Majestic 6007 Mercury  6152* Varsity 8044 Royale 8044/ Hilltop JS-6023 OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD [alt.?] OH-4336-CD
010 T 1073/2116* THE LETTER EDGED IN BLACK Majestic 6007 Mercury 6152* Varsity 45219 8044 Royale 8044/ Hilltop JS-6023 OH-4336-CD
September 1947 New York City - Pete Cassell
011 T 1308/2113* I'M WAITING FOR SHIPS THAT NEVER COME IN Majestic 6017 Mercury unissued*/ Hilltop JS-6023 OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
012 T 1309/2111* I KISSED YOU AND TOLD YOU GOODBYE 6019 Mercury unissued*/OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
013 T 1310/2112* TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS 6019 Mercury unissued*/ Hilltop JS-6023 OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
014 T 1311/2114* JUST A MESSAGE TO THE ONE I LOVE 6017 Mercury 6168*/Hilltop JS-6023 December 1947 New York City - Pete Cassell
015 T 1490/2109* IF YOU CALL THAT GONE, GOODBYE Majestic 6033/OH-4336-CD
016 T 1491/2107* THE MOSS COVERED MILL Mercury 6150*/OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
017 T 1492/2110* BURNING OF THE WINECOFF HOTEL Majestic 6033/OH-4336-CD
018 T 1493/2108* IT'S A LONELY TRAIL (WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELIN' ALONE) Mercury 6450*-OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
ca. March 1949 Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL - Pete Cassell
019 2370 WHO WILL LOVE YOU WHEN I'M GONE? unissued
020 2371 OLD JIM'S LETTER unissued
021 2372 IT'S TOO LATE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY Mercury 6186/OHCS-336 OH-4336-CD
022 2373 MEMORIES THAT HAUNT ME [MEMORIES THAT LIVE*] 6186/OHCS-336* OH-4336-CD*

Unknown info (possibly radio transcriptions)  – Pete Cassell

NEATH THE WEST VIRGINIA SKY Hilltop JS 6023
INTRO/PA'S STRAIGHT RAZOR Old Homesetad OH-4336-CD

A MESSAGE TO THE ONE I LOVE Old Homesetad OH-4336-CD

WHEN I FILLED UP FOR CHAW Old Homesetad OH-4336-CD

WELCOME AS THE FLOWERS IN MAY

ALBUMS
Hilltop JM/JS-6023e The Legend Of Pete Cassell: Recitation And Introduction*; Too Many Parties, Too Many Pals; Message To The One I Love; Letter Edged In Black; The Last Letter; Oh, How I Miss You (Since You Went Away); I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In; Where The Old Red River Flows; Neath The West Virginia Sky* - 02-65 (*unknown source)
Old Homestead OHCS-336 Blind Minstrel, vol. 1: Where The Old Red River Flows; It's A Lonely Trail; The Moss Covered Hill; I Kissed You And Told You Goodbye; It's Too Late To Say You're Sorry; Oh How I Miss You; aiting For The Ships That Never Come; Memories That Live; Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals; A Message To The One I Love*; The Last Letter - 93 (reissued on CD OH-4336-CD with bonus tracks)
Old Homestead OH-4336-CD Blind Minstrel: Intro/Pa's Straight Razor*; Where The Old Red River Flows; It's A Lonely Trail; The Moss Covered Hill; I Kissed You And Told You Goodbye; It's Too Late To Say You're Sorry; Oh How I Miss You; aiting For The Ships That Never Come; Memories That Live; Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals; A Message To The One I Love*; The Last Letter; Oh How I Miss You*; St. Louis Blues; Freight Train Blues; I Can't Feel At Home; One Step More; Why Don't You Come Back To Me; I Know What It Means To Be Long Gone; Burning Of The Winecoff Hotel; When I Filled Up For Chaw*; If You Call That Gone, Goodbye; Letter Edged In Black; Welcome As The Flowers In May*; Lovesick Blues; Beautiful Texas - ? (*unknown origin)

SINGLES
Decca (1941)
5934 Why Don't You Come Back To Me / I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome – 04-41
5954 Freight Train Blues / St.Louis Blues - 05-41
6077 One Step More / I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore – 43

Coral
64010 Why Don't You Come Back To Me / I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome – 06-49  (rev. June 25)

Majestic (1947)
6006 The Last Letter / Where The Old Red River Flows –  03-47 (rev. March 22, May 3)
6007 Oh How I Miss You / Letter Edged In Black – 04-47 (rev. Apr. 5, May 3)
6017 I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In / Just A Message – 09-47 (rev. Sept. 27)
6019 I Kissed You And Told You Goodbye / Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals – 10-47 (rev. Nov. 1)
6033 If You Call That Gone Goodbye / Burning Of Winecoff Hotel – 48

Royale

8044 Oh, How I Miss You / The Letter Edged In Black  - 50

Varsity

8044 Oh, How I Miss You / The Letter Edged In Black  - 50

45213 Oh, How I Miss You / The Letter Edged In Black  - 55?
Mercury (1948-1949)

6150 Moss Covered Mill / It's A Lonely Trail – 30-12-48 (rev. Jan. 8, 1949)
6151 The Last Letter / Where The Old Red River Flows – 01-49 (reissue of Majestic 6006)
6152 Oh How I Miss You / Letter Edged In Black – 01-49 (reissue of Majestic 6007)
6168M Just A Message / I'm Waiting For The Ships That Never Come In – 19-02-49 (rev. March 19)
6186 It's Too Late To Say (That You're Sorry) / Memories That Live - 04-49 (rev. Apr. 30)