Bill Browning

4th version

by Johan Lofstedt, Mario Manciotti,Tapio Vaisainen, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

ca June 1957 unknown – Echo Valley Boys/* Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
001 IR-1 RAMBLIN' MAN Island IR 1/2/ RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
002 IR-2 WASH MACHINE BOOGIE Island IR 1/2/RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
003 H8OW-5976 DON'T WAIT TOO LATE*- Island IR 3/ BACM CD D 517
004 H8OW-5977 ONE DAY A MONTH* Island IR 3/ BACM CD D 517
ca November 1957 unknown – Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
005 HO8W-0187 HULA ROCK Island IR 4/5/ RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
006 HO8W-0188 MAKES YOU FEEL SO GOOD Island IR 4/5 / BACM CD D 517
1958 unknown – Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
007 GONNA BE A FIRE Island no #/RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
008 3137 DOWN IN THE HOLLER WHERE SALLY LIVES  Island No # Starday 45-488 / RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
 Island No# is a W.W.V.A Jamboree Special EP – 8 songs
1958 unknown – Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
009 J8OW-0640 BORNED WITH THE BLUES Island IR 7/ RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
010 J8OW-0641 DARK HOLLOW Island IR 7/ RR-2019 BACM CD D 517

011 J8OW-0642 FIRST PRAYER Island IR 8/ BACM CD D 517

012 J8OW-0643 LET THE BIBLE BE YOUR GIDE Island IR 8/ BACM CD D 517
ca November 1958 unknown – Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
013 JO8W-1280 LAY ME LOW Island IR-10/ BACM CD D 517
014 JO8W-1281  BREAKING HEARTS Island IR-10/RR-2019 BACM CD D 517

ca April 1959 unknown - Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
015 ST-2903 DARK VALLEY WALLS Starday 45-432/ BACM CD D 517
016 ST-2904 DON'T PUSH, DON'T SHOVE 45-432/ RR-2019 BACM CD D 517

1959 unknown - Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
017 K8OW-5275 JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY YOUR SORRY Island IR-11/ BACM CD D 517
018 K8OW-5276 SINFUL WOMAN Island IR-11/RR-2019 BACM CD D 517
1957/1959 unknown details – Bill Browning
019 ANSWER YOUR TELEPHON RR-2019 WLP-8814 BACM CD D 517
020 LOVE LEFT OVER RR-2019 WLP-8814 BACM CD D 517

From previous Island sessions

January 1960 unknown - Bill Browning and Echo Valley Boys
021 ST-3138 COUNTRY STRINGS Starday 45-488/ BACM CD D 517
1964 or 1965 unknown  – Bill Browning andThe Rascals
022 1262-45-312A  LOSER'S BLUES Enola 312/ BACM CD D 517
023 1262-45-312B MY DARLING Enola 312/ BACM CD D 517
1965 unknown – Bill Browning and the Rhythm Rascals
024 15777 GLASS OF WINE (FOR MY BROKEN HEART) Enola 313 / BACM CD D 517
025 15778 BACK AGAINST THE WALL Enola 313/ BACM CD D 517

ca 1966 unknown – Bill Browning
026 SHE’S NOT SUCH A BAD GIRL Salem 564 / BACM CD D 517

027 LOOKOUT GIRL  Salem 564/ BACM CD D 517

1967 unknown – Bill Browning
028 1290-45-6701-A DEAR MOM Marbone 45-6701/ BACM CD D 517
029 1290-45-6701-B I HEARD THAT TRAIN A COMIN’ Marbone 45-6701/ BACM CD D 517
 Label owned by Bill Browning in Hurricane, WV, custom label of Midway-Alta
1967 unknown – Bill Browning and The Dark Hollow Boys
030 70626-A MARBONE SWAMP Marbone 70626/ BACM CD D 517
031 70626-B IT’S A LONG LONG WAY Marbone 70626/ BACM CD D 517

1971 unknown – Bill Browning and The Hilanders
032 GONE ASTRAY Alta LPS-1-71

033 THE CHURCH IS GONE Alta LPS-1-71

034 HOW GREAT THOU ART Alta LPS-1-71
035 I BELIEVE IN JESUS Alta LPS-1-71

036 I'VE BEEN SAVED Alta LPS-1-71

037 TODAY WAS YESTERDAY'S FUTURE Alta LPS-1-71
038 OH LORD, DO YOU REMEMBER ME Alta LPS-1-71

039 SOUL SALVATION Alta LPS-1-71

040 THERE'LL BE SINGING Alta LPS-1-71
041 DON'T WAIT TOO LATE Alta LPS-1-71
1971 unknown – Bill Browning and The Hilanders
042 ARP 1733 HE SENT HIS ONLY SON Alta 178

043 ARP 1734 PEOPLE Alta 178

1972 unknown – Bill Browning and The Hi-Landers
044 ARP-2059 I WAS TOUCHED BY THE MASTERS HAND Marbone 45-4733
045 ARP-2060 PRECIOUS MEMORIES Marbone 45-4733

ALBUMS

Alta LPS-1-71 Bill Browning and The Hilanders:  Gone Astray; The Church Is Gone; How Great Thou Art; I Believe In Jesus; I've Been Saved; ; Today Was Yesterday's Future; Oh Lord, Do You Remember Me; Soul Salvation; There'll Be Singing; Don't Wait Too Late – 71

Esoldun [FRA] RR 2019 Bill Browning: Wash Machine Boogie; Answer Your Telephone; Sinful Woman; Love Left Over; Borned With The Blues; Ramblin' Man; Don't Push Don't Shove; Down In The Holler Where Sally Lives; Breaking Hearts*;Gonna Be A Fire; Dark Hollow; Hula Rock – 87 (*Breaking Hearts is actually by “the right” Bill Browning, originally released on Island IR-10. Bill “Zekie” Browning had a song out with the same title on Lucky 0001)

BACM [UK] CD D 517 Dark Hollow: Dark Hollow; Borned With The Blues; Don't Wait Too Late; Ramblin' Man; I Heard That Train A Comin'; Just Because You Say You're Sorry; Washing Machine Boogie; One Day A Month;  Hula-Rock; Makes You Feel So Good; Breaking Hearts; Gonna Be A Fire; Lay Me Low; Let The Bible Be Your Guide; Sinful Woman; Down In The Hollow; My Darling; Answer Your Telephone;  Love Left Over; Dark Valley Walls; First Prayer; Don't Push Don't Shove; Country Strings; Glass Of Wine (For My Broken Heart); Losers Blues; She's Not Such A Bad Girl; Back Against The Wall; Marbone Swamp; It's A Long Long Way; Dear Mom; Look Out Girl – 02-16

EPs

W.W.V.A. JAMBOREE RECORD: [Bill Browning:]  Gonna Be A Fire;  Down In The Holler Where Sally Lives; [Cook Brothers:] Juke Box Play For Me;  You Gotta Go / [Buddy Durham:] You're Just Like A Baby; Ida Red Rock; [Hardrock Gunter:] Birmingham Bounce; Rock-A-Bop Baby - 58 (MX: J8OH-7543/7544)

SINGLES
Island (1957-8, 1960)
IR-1/2 Ramblin' Man / Wash Machine Boogie  – 08-57
IR-3 Don't Wait Too Late / One Day A Month – 08-57 (rev. Aug. 5)
IR-4/5 Hula Rock / Makes You Feela So Good – 11-57 (rev. Nov. 25)
IR-7 Borned With The Blues / Dark Hollow – 03-58 (rev. March 17)
IR-8 First Prayer / Let The Bible Be Your Guide – 58 (rev. April 21)
IR-10 Breaking Hearts / Lay Me Low – 12-58 (rev. Dec. 15)
IR-11 Sinful Woman / Just Because You Say Your Sorry – 03-60 (rev. Apr. 4)

Starday (1959-60)
45-432 Don't Push Don't Shove / Dark Valley Walls – 04-59 (rev. Apr. 20)
45-488 Down In The Hollow / Country Strings – 03-60 (rev. March 7)
Enola (1964-65)
45-312 Loser's Blues / My Darling –  65

313 Glass Of Wine (For My Broken Heart) / Back Against The Wall – 65

Salem (ca 1966)

564 She’s Not Such A Bad Girl / Lookout Girl – ca 66

Marbone (1972)
70626 Marbone Swamp / It’s A Long Long Way – 67
45-6701 Dear Mom / I Heard That Train A Comin’ – 67

Alta (1971-73) w. the Hi-Landers

45-178-AS He Sent His Only Son / People – 71

Marbone (1972)

45-4733 I Was Touched By The Masters Hand / Precious Memories – 72