Collins Kids

Lorrie Collins, *07-05-1942 Tahlequah, OK, +04-08-2018

Larry Collins, *04-10-1944 Tulsa, OK, +05-01-2024

2nd version

by Richard Weize, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Vaclav Zpatecka, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS see also Larry Collins, Lorrie Collins
4 October 1955 [09:30-12:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –The Collins Kids (Larry and Lawrencie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Cousin Herb Henson [gt], Marian Hall [steel], Clarence Dooley [bass], Margie Ann Warren [fiddle], Marion Adams [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
001 RHCO 33565/JRZSP-33565 HUSH MONEY 4-21470/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537
002 RHCO 33566/JRZSP-33566 I WISH unissued/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
003 RHCO 33567/JRZSP-33567 THE CUCKOO ROCK unissued/BFX 15074 BCD 15537
004 RHCO 33568/JRZSP-33568 BEETLE-BUG-BOP 4-21470/CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537 BCD 16722
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16722 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.22 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF COLUMBIA RECORDS (GER, 2005)
27 February 1956 [13:30-17:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – The Collins Kids, with Gene Autry and Rosemary Cloone [-1] (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Samuel Pruett [gt], Johnny Siebert [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Margie Ann Warren [fiddle], Marion Adams [drums], Billy Lee Woods [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
005 RHCO 33711/JRZSP-33711 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE -1 4-40760/CL 894 HS 11317 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
006 RHCO 33712/JRZSP-33712 MISSOURI WALTZ CL 894 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
007 RHCO 33721/JRZSP-33721 WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU CL-894 PE 38454 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
28 February 1956 [09:30-12:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – The Collins Kids (Larry and Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Samuel Pruett [gt], Johnny Siebert [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Marion Adams [drums], Margie Ann Warren [fiddle], Billy Lee Woods [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
008 RHCO 33713/JRZSP-33713 I’M IN MY TEENS 4-21543/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
009 RHCO 33714/JRZSP-33714 THE ROCKAWAY ROCK 4-21514/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537
010 RHCO 33715/JRZSP-33715 THEY’RE STILL IN LOVE 4-21543/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537
011 RHCO 33716/JRZSP-33716 MAKE HIM BEHAVE 4-21514/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537
28 August 1956 [19:30-23:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Marian Hall [steel], Louis Butterman [bass], Marion Adams [drums], William Wardle [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
012 RHCO 33961/JRZSP-33961 GO AWAY, DON’T BOTHER ME 4-40824/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
013 RHCO 33962/JRZSP-33962 ROCK AND ROLL POLKA 4-21560/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 BCD 15537
014 RHCO 33963/JRZSP-33963 MOVE A LITTLE CLOSER 4-40824/ BFX 15108 BCD 15537 BCD 16723
015 RHCO 33964/JRZSP-33964 MI PRIMER AMOR [MY FIRST LOVE] 4-21560/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
BEAR FAMILY CD BCD 16723  THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.23 ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF COLUMBIA RECORDS (GER, 2006)
13 March 1957 [14:00-17:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Skeets McDonald [bass], Marion Adams [drums], William Wardle []. Producer: Don Law)
016 RHCO 40155/JRZSP-40155 YOUNG HEART 4-40921/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
017 RHCO 40156/JRZSP-40156 SODA POPPIN‘ HEART unissued/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
018 RHCO 40157/JRZSP-40157 HOP, SKIP AND JUMP 4-40921/ CCL 1141 PE-38457  BFX 15108 BCD 15537 BCD 16722
019 RHCO 40158/JRZSP-40158 SHORTNIN‘ BREAD ROCK unissued/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
20 August 1957 [17:00-19:45] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Marian Hall [], Skeets McDonald [bass], Margie Ann Warren [], J.R.Sanders [], Marion Adams [drums], James Pruett [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
020 RHCO 40306/JRZSP-40306 JUST BECAUSE unissued/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
21 August 1957 [13:00-16:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Johnny Bond [gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Skeets McDonald [bass], Muddy Berry [drums], Marion Adams [drums], Dudley Brooks [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
021 RHCO 40331/JRZSP-40331 HOY HOY 4-41087/ CCL 1141 BFX 15074 PE-38457  BCD 15537 BCD 16722
022 RHCO 40332/JRZSP-40332 HOT ROD unissued/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537 BCD 16723
023 RHCO 40333/JRZSP-40333 HEARTBEAT 4-41012/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
024 RHCO 40334/JRZSP-40334 MAMA WORRIES 4-41087/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
025 RHCO 40335/JRZSP-40335 PARTY 4-41012/ CCL 1141 BFX 15108 BCD 15537 BCD 16722
026 RHCO 40336/JRZSP-40336 SODA POPPIN‘ AROUND unissued/PE 38457 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
25 September 1957 [20:00-23:00] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Joe Maphis (Joe Maphis [gt], Larry Collins [gt], Johnny Bond [gt], Leon Silby [gt/banjo], Skeets McDonald [bass], Marian Adams [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
000 RHCO 40372 EARLY AMERICAN B 2141/BFX 15106 BCD 15537
000 RHCO 40373 THE ROCKIN' GIPSY B 2141/ BFX 15106 BCD 15537
000 RHCO 40374 BYE, BYE B 2141/ BFX 15106 BCD 15537
000 RHCO 40375 HURRICANE B 2141/PE-38457 BCD 15537
20 February 1958 [20:00-23:30] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (Lorrie Collins [vcl], Larry Collins [vcl], Leon Silby [gt], Tiny Timbrell [bass], Marion Adams [drums], Dudley Brooks [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
027 RHCO 40676/JRZSP-40676 MERCY 4-41149/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537 BCD 16723
028 RHCO 40677/JRZSP-40677 ROCK BOPPIN‘ BABY 4-41225/ CCL 1141 PE-38457 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
029 RHCO 40678/JRZSP-40678 WHISTLE BAIT 4-41225/ CCL 1141 PE-38457 BFX 15108 BCD 15537
030 RHCO 40679/JRZSP-40679 SWEET TALK 4-41149/ BFX 15074 BCD 15537
23 December 1958 [14:00-17:00] Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – The Collins Kids (Larry And Lorrie) (+ Joseph Gibbons, Robert Bain, Allen Reuss, Joe Mondragon, Alvin Stoller, John Williams, Wilma Hamilton. Producer: Don Law)
031 RHCO 46078/JRZSP-46078 SUGAR PLUM 4-41329/ BCD 15537
032 RHCO 46079/JRZSP-46079 KINDA LIKE LOVE 4-41329/ BCD 15537
033 RHCO 46080/JRZSP-46080 ARE YOU CERTAIN? unissued/ BCD 15537

ALBUMS

CCL [NED] 1141 Town Hall Party: Hoy Hoy;   Whistle Bait;  Beetle-Bug-Hop;  Rockaway Rock; Rock And Roll Polka; Party; Hush Money; Hop Skip And Jump; Make Him Behave; They're Still In Love; I'm In My Teens; Heartbeat; Rock Boppin' Baby; Mi Primer Amor (My First Love); Mama Worries; Young Heart - 77
Bear Family [GER] BFX-15074/CSP [GER] LSP 15180 Rockin' Rollin' Collins Kids: The Cuckoo Rock; Beetle Bug Bop; The Rockaway Rock; They're Still In Love; Go Away Don't Bother Me; Hush Money; I Wish; Rock And Roll Polka; Shortnin' Bread Rock; Just Because; Hoy Hoy; Hot Rod; Soda Poppin' Around; Mercy; Sweet Talk - 81
Bear Family [GER] BFX-15106 Rockin' Rollin' Larry Collins and Joe Maphis: Hurricane (Larry Collins and Joe Maphis); Early American (Larry Collins and Joe Maphis); The Rockin' Gypsy (Larry Collins and Joe Maphis); Bye, Bye (Larry Collins and Joe Maphis); Flying Fingers (Joe Maphis); Guitar Rock 'N Roll (Joe Maphis); Tennessee Two Step (Joe Maphis); Fire On The Strings (Joe Maphis); You've Been Gone To Long (Larry Collins); One Step Down (Larry Collins); Hey Mam Boom A Lacka (Larry Collins); Wild And Picked Love (Larry Collins); What About Tomorrow (Larry Collins); Pied Piper Poodle (Larry Collins); T. Bone (Larry Collins); The Rebel Johnny Yuma (Larry Collins) – 83
Bear Family [GER] BFX-15108/CSP [GER] LSP 15498 The Collins Kids, vol. 2: Whistle Bait; Party; In My Teens; Rock Boppin' Baby; Mama Worries; Heartbeat; My First Love; Young Heart; Hop, Skip And Jump; Move A Little Closer; Soda Poppin' Around (1st Recording); Walking The Floor Over You; Missouri Waltz; You Are My Sunshine; There 'll Be Some Changes Made; The Lonesome Road - 83
Epic FE-38457 Introducing Larry and Lorrie: Hoy Hoy; Rock Boppin' Baby; Just Because; Hurricane; Shortnin' Bread Rock; Hop, Skip And Jump; Whistle Bait; Mercy; Soda Poppin' Around; Walking The Floor Over You; Hot Rod; Party – 83
TV Records [ITA] 5758 The Collins Kids: A1 You Can't Have My Love; Chicken Reel; I Was Looking Back To See; Hot Rod; Early American; The Wildcat; Instrumental;Pedro; Kaw-liga;They Still In Love;Shake Rattle And Roll;Kokom; Catfish Boogie; Let's Have A Party - ?
Country Routes [UK] RFD-9002 The Collins Kids: Oh Boy!; Let The Good Times Roll; Peggy Sue; That'll Be The Day; Waiting Just For You; Fiesty; Hoy Hoy; Since I Met You Baby; Under The Double Eagle; Corrine Corrina; Just Because; Hurricane; Love Me To Pieces; Walking The Floor Over You; Dance To The Bop; Kinda Like Love; By The Light Of The Silvery Moon; Hound Dog - 90
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15537 Hop Skip and Jump: Go Away Don't Bother Me; Rock And Roll Polka; Move A Little Closer; My First Love; Hush Money; I Wish; The Cuckoo Rock; Beetle-Bug-Bop; I'm In My Teens; The Rockaway Rock; They're Still In Love; Make Him Behave; Hop, Skip And Jump; Shortnin' Bread Rock; Just Because; Hoy Hoy; Hot Rod; Heartbeat; Mama Worries; Party; Walking The Floor Over You; Missouri Waltz; You Are My Sunshine; Soda Poppin' Around; Young Heart; Ain't You Ever; What'cha Gonna Do Now; Waitin' And Watchin'; Home Of The Blues; The Lonesome Road; Early American; The Rockin' Gypsy; Bye, Bye; Hurricane; Mercy; Rock Boppin' Baby; Whistle Bait; Sweet Talk; Soda Poppin' Around; Spur Of The Moment; The Rebel, Johnny Yuma; There'll Be Some Changes Made; The Fire Ball Mail; T-Bone; What About Tomorrow; Get Along Home Cindy; You've Been Gone Too Long; One Step Down; There Stands The One; Wild And Wicked Love; Hey Mama Boom-A-Lacka; More Than A Friend; The Pied Piper Poodle; Blues In The Night; Another Man Done Gone; Sugar Plum; Kinda Like Love; Are You Certain?; That's Your Affair – 91 (double)
Krazy Kat [UK] KKCD-14 Rockin' on T.V.: Kokomo; You Are My Sunshine; Chantilly Lace; Catfish Boogie; Lonesome Road; Peter Gunn; Bill Bailey; Way Down Yonder In New Orleans; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; I Was Looking Back To See; Oh, Boy!; Let The Good Times Roll; Peggy Sue; That'll Be The Day; Waiting Just For You; Fiesty; Hoy Hoy; Since I Met You Baby; Under The Double Eagle; Wild Cat; You Can't Have My Love; Hot Rod; Corrine Corrina; Just Because; Hurricane; Love Me To Pieces; Walking The Floor Over You; Dance To The Bop; My Kinda Love; By The Light Of The Silvery Moon; Hound Dog – 93
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16250 Rockin'est: Hop, Skip And Jump; Hoy Hoy; Beetle-Bug-Bop; Just Because; Whistle Bait; I'm In My Teens; Move A Little Closer; Hot Rod; Rock Boppin' Baby; Go Away Don't Bother Me; The Rockaway Rock; Rock And Roll Polka; The Cuckoo Rock; Sweet Talk; Hush Money; They're Still In Love; Make Him Behave; Shortnin' Bread Rock; Heartbeat; The Lonesome Road; Mercy; Party – 97 (sampler)

Snapper Music [GER] SROLL CD 826 Hoy Hoy: Hush Money;  Beetle Bug Bop;  The Rockaway Rock;  Make Him Behave;  I'm In My Teens; They're Still In Love; Rock and Roll Polka; My First Love; Go Away, Don't Bother Me; Move A Little Closer; Young Heart; Hop, Skip And Jump; Just Because; Heartbeat; Party; Hoy Hoy; Mama Worries; Mercy; Sweet Talk; Rock Boppin' Baby; Whistle Bait – 09 (sampler)

DVDs

Bear Family [GER] BVD 20005 The Collins Kids At Town Hall Party: [October, 4, 1958:] Introduction By Jay Stewart; Blue Blue Day; Bird Dog; Make Him Behave; Blues Medley; High School Confidential; [October, 11, 1958] (Let's Have A) Party; Great Balls Of Fire; [November, 1, 1958:] Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Chantilly Lace; Bird Dog; Rock Boppin' Baby; Shake A Hand; Great Balls Of Fire; Blues Medley; [November, 8, 1958:] Mke Him Behave; Chantilly Lace; Shake, Rattle And Roll; [November, 15, 1958:] I Got Stung; Great Balls Of Fire; Chantilly Lace; Blues Medley; [December, 13, 1958:] Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Chantilly Lace; Problems – 03

Bear Family [GER] BVD 20010 The Collins Kids At Town Hall Party, vol. 2: [January 10, 1959:]  Introduction by Jay Stewart;  Shake A Hand;  Stagger Lee;  Shake, Rattle And Roll; [January 3, 1959:] The Blues Medley; [January 31, 1959:]  Plain Jane;  Stagger Lee; [June 27, 1959:] Sweet Chile;  The Blues Medley;  By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon;  Hot Rod; [August 22, 1959:]  Kissin' Time;  Bei mir bist du schoen;  Ramrod (instrumental); [September 19, 1959:]  By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon; Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog; [October 24, 1959:]  So High, So Low (LaVERN BAKER);  Bei mir bist du schoen;  Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey; [November 28, 1959:] There'll Be Some Changes Made;  The Lonesome Road; [March 28, 1959:]  Shake A Hand;  Stagger Lee;  Chantilly Lace;  Shake, Rattle And Roll; [November 6, 1954 (bonus):] COLLINS, Larry and Joe Maphis : Mutt And Jeff Boogie – 04

Bear Family [GER] BVD 20015 The Collins Kids At Town Hall Party, vol. 3: [June 20, 1959:]  Introduction by Jay Stewart;  Lonely Boy;  Great Balls Of Fire;  Ramrod (instrumental);  Sea Cruise;  Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog [January 17, 1959:]  I Got A Feeling; Johnny B. Goode;  Stagger Lee; [August 1, 1959:] Shake A Hand;  Great Balls Of Fire;  Ramrod (instrumental);  Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog;  Lonely Boy;  Shake, Rattle And Roll; [February 21, 1959:]  Shake A Hand;  Stagger Lee;  Kinda Like Love;  Sugar Plum; [May 2, 1959:]  By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon;  Ramrod (instrumental);  The Rockin' Gypsy; You Are My Sunshine; [April 4, 1959:]  Sugar Plum;  The Blues Medley;  Charlie Brown;  Ramrod (instrumental); [December 5, 1959:]  Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey;  Bei mir bist du schoen - 04

Jasmine [UK] JASMCD 3709 Rockin‘ And Boppin‘: Hush Money; Beetle-Bug-Bop;  The Cuckoo Rock;  Walkin' The Floor Over You;  The Rockaway Rock;  Make Him Behave;  I'm In My Teens;  They're Still In Love;  Rock And Roll Polka;  My First Love;  Go Away, Don't Bother Me;  Move A Little Closer;  Young Heart;  Hop, Skip And Jump;  Shortnin' Bread Rock;  Party;  Heartbeat;  Hoy Hoy; Mama Worries; Just Because;. Hot Rod; Soda Poppin' Around (Version 2); Mercy; Sweet Talk; Rock Boppin' Baby; Whistle Bait; Sugar Plum; Kinda Like Love; The Lonesome Road (Lorrie and Larry Collins);  There'll Be Some Changes Made (Lorrie and Larry Collins);  Home Of The Blues (Lorrie Collins);  Waitin' And Watchin' (Lorrie Collins);  What'cha Gonna Do Now (Lorrie and Larry Collins);  Ain't You Ever (Lorrie and Larry Collins);  Just Because (Live) (Lorrie Collins and Ricky Nelson) – 14-09-18

 

 

EPs

Columbia
B 2141 Swingin‘ Strings: Early American; The Rockin' Gypsy / Hurricane; Bye, Bye – 02-58 Joe Maphis and Larry Collins (REV. March 3, MX: ZEP 42614/15)

SINGLES
Columbia (1955-62)
4-21470 Hush Money / Beetle Bug Bop - 11-55
4-21514 The Rockaway Rock / Make Him Behave - 04-56 (rev. May 5)
4-21543 I'm In My Teens / They're Still In Love - 08-56 (rev. Sept. 22)
4-21560 My First Love / Rock And Roll Polka - 10-56

4-40760 [Carl Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Gene Autry, Don Cherry, The Collins Kids With The Tunesmiths:] You Are My Sunshine / [Rosemary Clooney With The Tunesmiths:] Nobody's Darling But Mine – 10-09-56
4-40824-c Go Away, Don't Bother Me / Move A Little Closer – 07-01-57 (rev. Jan. 26)
4-40921-c Young Heart / Hop, Skip, And Jump – 29-04-57 (rev. May 27)
4-41012-c Heartbeat / Party – 23-09-57 (rev. Oct. 7)
4-41087 Hoy Hoy / Mama Worries – 23-12-57
4-41149 Mercy / Sweet Talk – 24-03-58
4-41225 Whistle Bait / Rock Boppin' Baby – 03-08-58
4-41329 Sugar Plum / Kinda Like Love - 02-59
4-41541 [Lorrie and Larry Collins:] The Lonesome Road / [Lorrie Collins:] Another Man Done Gone – 14-12-59