Paul Westmoreland

Paul "Okie Paul" Westmoreland, *19-09-1916 Oklahoma, +21-05-2005

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti (based on San Antonio label disocgraphy in Hillbilly Researcher No. 10)
SESSIONS
ca September 1945 poss. C.P. McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Jimmy Walker with Paul Westmoreland and Pecos River Boys (Jimmy walker [vcl], Paul Westmoreland [steel] + unknown gt, bass, fiddle, accordion)
001 252 unknown title
002 253 DETOUR Coast 2016/Old Homestead OHCS-310
003 254 unknown title
004 255 SIOUX CITY SUE Coast 2016/Old Homestead OHCS-310
ca early 1946 Hollywood, CA – The Sunshine Boys (vcl: Paul Westmoreland)

005 DETOUR  Pan American 050

ca March 1946 Hollywood, CA – Paul Westmoreland and His Pecos River Boys (Rudy Sooter [vcl-1], Pecos Trio [vcl-2])
006 SA-101 TROUBLE KEEP HANGING ‘ROUND MY DOOR -1 San Antonio 101
007 SA-102 CAN’T WIN, CAN’T PLACE, CAN’T SHOW -2 101
008 SA-103-5 HEADIN’ DOWN THE WRONG HIGHWAY -1 102
009 SA-104-1 WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACK -2 102
ca August 1946 Hollywood, CA – Paul Westmoreland and His Pecos River Boys (Paul Westmoreland + unknown musicians)
010 SA-113-4 FROM NOW ON San Antonio 108
011 SA-114 OKLAHOMA BOUND 106
012 SA-115 TEXAS STEEL GUITAR –instr.- 106
013 SA-116-1 ONE WAY STREET 108

1953 Hollywood, CA - Paul Westmoreland
014 6453 NO TEARS LEFT 4-Star 45-1648/ET 119
015 6454 HOWL AND PROWL 45-1648/ET-119
016 6455 unknown title

017 6456 CAFFEINE AND NICOTINE 45-1651 Blue Ribbon 3S-39/ET 120 4 Star CD 004 Cactus CD 4 Star 1 Orbit CD 5906 Revival LP 4001 While Label WLP 2816

1953 or 1954 Hollywood, CA - Paul Westmoreland
018 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED  Blue Ribbon 3S-37

019 WHEN MEXICAN JOE MET JOLE BLON  Blue Ribbon 3S-37
020 I’M WALKING THE DOG Blue Ribbon 3S-36 3S-39

4 STAR FSCD 0044 STAR; CACTUS 4 Star 1 4 STAR HILLBILLY VOL. 1; ORBIT 5906 ROCK’N’ROLL DANCE PARTY VOL. 6; REVIVAL 4001 ROCKABILLY BOOGIE – RARE ITEMS, VOL. 1 (1987); WHITE LABEL WLP 2816 BOPPIN‘ HILLBILLY, VOL. 16 (NED, 1990);
1954 Hollywood, CA - Paul Westmoreland
021 6491 HOT ROD DRAG [DIG THAT HOT ROD] 45-1651 Blue ribbon 3S-38/ET 120 Blast First FU 8 4 Star CD 004 Cactus CD 4 Star 1 Car Club CCR 001 Jasmine JASMCD 3575 Revival 4001 White Label WLP 2816

CAR CLUB CCR 001 HOT ROD RACE: HOPPED UP HILLBILLY SONGS 1946-59  (GER, 2009); JASMINE JASMCD 3575 HILLBILLY HOT ROD AND AUTOMOBILE SONGS (UK, 2006)
Discography is probably incomplete

ALBUMS

4 Star ET-119 no title: T. Texas Tyler:  Kiss Me Like Crazy;  Pete Graves:  Have I Overstayed My Welcome;  Paul Westmoreland: No Tears Left; Long Tom Kizzian: Cottontail Stomp; T. Texas Tyler: Tired Of It All;  Pete Graves Drowning My Sorrows;  Paul Westmoreland: Howl And Prowl;  Long Tom Kizzian: Shuffleboard Shuffle – ca 54 various artists  (10“)

4 Star ET-120 no title: Stewart Family: Mysteries Of Life; Paul Westmoreland: Hot Rod Drag; Slim Willet: Leave Me Alone Now; Jerry Gilbertson: Jolly Jerry Polka; Stewart Family: The Soldier’s Prayer Book; Paul Westmoreland: Caffeine And Nicotine; Slim Willet: Starlight Waltz; Big Jim De Noone: Honeycut Stomp – 54 various artists  (10“)

EPs

Blue Ribbon

3S-37 Hank Locklin: Let Me Be The One; Roy Clark: What Am I Going To Do With You; Paul Westmoreland: Satisfaction Guaranteed / Jimmie Dean: There Stands The Glass; Roy Clark: Mysteries Of Life; Paul Westmoreland: When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon – 5-

3S-39 Bill Taylor:Yo Yo Heart;  Paul Westmoreland: Caffeine And Nicotine;  Eddie Noack: As The Band Played / Wade Holmes: Wake Up Irene;  Sun Valley Trio: The Hokey Pokey;  Paul Westmoreland: I´m Walking The Dog – 5-

SINGLES
Coast (1945)
2016 Detour / Sioux City Sue – 10-45 w. Jimmy Walker (adv. Oct. 27)
Pan American (1946)

050 Detour / [Sunshine Boys:] I Don’t Love Nobody – 04-46 (rev. May 4)
San Antonio (1946)
SA 101 Can’t Win, Can’t Place, Can’t Show / Trouble Keep Hanging ‘Round My Door - 04-46 (ad. Apr. 20)
SA 102 Wrong Side Of The Track / Headin’ Down The Wrong Highway – 05-46 (rev. May 11)
SA 106 Texas Steel Guitar / Oklahoma Bound – 07-46 (rev. July 20)
SA 108 From Now On / One Way Street – 09-46  (rev. Sept. 14)

4-Star (1953-54)
45-1648 Howl And Prowl / No Tears Left – 02-54 (rev. Feb. 13)
45-1651 Hot Rod Rag / Caffeine And Nicotine – 02-54 (rev. Feb. 13)