Alden (Shorty) Holloway

Alden William Holloway, *26-01-1925 Moko, AR, +01-01-2013

By Praguefrank with help of  Hillbillycountryblogspot.com

SESSIONS

1954 unknown - Shorty Holloway and his Prairie Ramblers

001 COTTON PICKIN‘ BOOGIE Northwest OP 149

002 I WANT TO SQUEEZE YOU Northwest OP 149

1955 unknown - Shorty Holloway and his Prairie Ramblers

003 OP 327 PRAY PRAY OP 201

004 Unknown title OP 201

1955 unknown - Shorty Holloway and his Prairie Ramblers

005 OP 360 BEAUMONT BLUES Northwest OP 214X45

006 OP 361 RABBIT EARS Northwest OP 214X45

1956 or 1957 unknown – Shorty Holloway and his Prairie Ramblers

007 BUTTERFLIES IN MY HEART

008 I'M A MARRIED MAN

1957 unknown - Shorty Holloway and his Prairie Ramblers

009 WOODPECKER LOVE OP 263

010 Unknown title  OP 263

1958 poss. Alden Holloway home, Richland, WA - Alden Holloway and his Tri City Boys

011 CHIQUITA Starday 45-714

012 LOVING IS MY BUSINESS Starday 45-714

Poss. From this session:

013 RED ROSE OF ARKANSAS

ca. May 1959 unknown - Alden Holloway 

014 ST-2953 BLAST OFF  Dixie 45-2020

015 ST-2954 SWINGING THE ROCK  45-2020

Poss. From this session:

016 TELEPHONE BLUES

1967 Richland, WA - Alden Holloway

017 20949 WALKING THE BLUES AWAY Big Sound No.#/BS 102

018 20950 OKLAHOMA SWEETHEART Big Sound No.#

1968 Richland, WA  - Alden Holloway

019 BACK UP AND PUSH  Big Sound BS 102

020 BOIL THEM CABBAGE DOWN Big Sound BS 102

021 KELLY WALTZ Big Sound BS 102

022 FADED LOVE Big Sound BS 102

023 WAY DOWN YONDER Big Sound BS 102

024 BOGGIE ON GUITAR Big Sound BS 102

025 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ Big Sound BS 102

026 RED WHITE AND BLUES Big Sound BS 102

027 RUBBER DOLLY Big Sound BS 102

028 BULLY OF THE TOWN Big Sound BS 102

1968 Richland, WA  - Alden Holloway

029 23849 YOU’VE GOTTA LOVE IT RIGHT Big Sound No.#

030 23850 unknown title Big Sound No.#

ALBUMS

Big Sound BS 102 Fiddles – Back Up And Push: Back Up and Push; Boil Them Cabbage Down; Kelly Waltz; Faded Love; Way Down Yonder; Walking The Blues Away; Boggie On Guitar; Wednesday Night Waltz; Red White and Blues; Rubber Dolly; Bully Of The Town – 68

SINGLES

Northwest

OP 149 Cotton Pickin‘ Boogie / I Want To Squeeze You – ca 54

OP 201 Pray Pray / ? – ca 55

OP 214x45 Beaumont Blues / Rabbit Ears – 06-55 as Shorty Holloway

OP 263x45 Woodpecker Love / ? - 56

Starday

45-714 Chiquita / Loving Is My Business – ca 06-58

Dixie

45-2020 Blast Off / Swinging the Rock – 07-59 (reissued in GER on Dee Jay Jamboree 45-130)

Big Sound (1968)

No # Walking the Blues Away  / Oklahoma Sweetheart – 68

No # You’ve Gotta Love Ot Right / ?  - 69