GENE HENSLEE
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
GENE
HENSLEE Dallas,
Tx. January
1953
Eugene “Gene” Henslee (vcl/rhy gtr); Unk
(stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk (pno); Unk (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-424 HOW
CAN I TELL YOU Imperial 8178, Imperial 45-8178
(Gene
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
IF-425 WHAT
WILL YOU DO THEN 8178, 45-8178
(Gene
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
NB: IMPERIAL 8178/IMPERIAL 45-8178 released Tuesday 27th January
1953.
GENE
HENSLEE Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross
Avenue Dallas, Tx. Wednesday
3rd June 1953
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(pno); Unk (stg bs).
Producer: Lew Chudd
IF-491 I’M
LIKE A KID A’WAITIN’ Imperial 8204, Imperial 45-8204
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
IF-492 ARE
YOU MISSING WHAT I’M MISSING 8204, 45-8204
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8204/IMPERIAL 45-8204 released Tuesday 28th July
1953.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8204/IMPERIAL 45-8204 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western Record Reviews Saturday 8th August 1953 for week ending Saturday
1st August 1953.
GENE
HENSLEE Jim
Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue Dallas,
Tx. November 1953
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(pno); Unk (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-547 A
GIRL NAMED HEART BRAKE (sic) Imperial 8227, Imperial 45-8227
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
IF-548 DIG’N
AND DATIN’ 8227,
45-8227, United Artists UAS-30173
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.) EMI/Liberty 2C068-83097, Big Tone BTCD-5709, Disky
DC-885962
Buffalo
Bop BbCD-55159, Mustang MUST-?, Orbit CD-5906
Presto
CD-4, Cactus IMPCD-1, Proper Properbox 103
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8227/IMPERIAL 45-8227 released Tuesday 1st
January 1954.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8227/IMPERIAL 45-8227 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western Record Reviews Saturday 16th January 1954 for week ending
Saturday 9th January 1954.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8227/IMPERIAL 45-8227 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western Record Reviews Saturday 13th February 1954 for week ending
Saturday 6th February 1954.
NB(4): UNITED ARTISTS UAS-30173 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.2.”
released United Kingdom 1979.
NB(5): EMI/LIBERTY 2C068-83097 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.2.”
released France 1981.
NB(6): BIG TONE BTCD-5709 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.2.”
released United Kingdom 1993.
NB(7): DISKY DC-885962 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Vol.3.” released
Holland 1999.
NB(8): BUFFALO BOP BbCD-55159 “ROCKABILLY BOYS” released Germany
2003.
NB(9): MUSTANG MUST-? “LOOKIN’ FOR MONEY” released
NB(10): ORBIT CD-5906 “ROCK N ROLL DANCE PARTY, Vol.6.” released
NB(11): PRESTO CD-4 “BIG BAD ROCKABILLY BOPPERS, Vol.4.”
released
NB(12): CACTUS IMPCD-1 “IMPERIAL HILLBILLY, Vol.1.” released
NB(13): PROPER PROPERBOX 103 “FROM BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY TO RED HOT ROCKABILLY”
released United Kingdom 2006.
GENE
HENSLEE Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Avenue Dallas, Tx. Wednesday 26th May
1954
(vcl/rhy gtr); Unk (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk
(pno); Unk (stg bs).
Producer:
Lew Chudd
IF-604 NAUGHTY
BUT NICE Imperial 8260, Imperial X8260
(G.
Henslee-T. Felder) (Commodore Music Corp.)
IF-605 ROCKIN’
BABY Imperial 8277, Imperial X8277, United Artists UAS-30173
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.) EMI/Liberty 2C068-83097, Liberty GO-2020, Liberty CDP-792998-2
Big Tone BTCD-5708, Chief CCD-1156621, Disky DC-885932
Mustang
MUSTCD-2, Mustang MUSTCD-3, Presto CD-7
Proper
Properbox 103, Rev-Ola Bandstand CR-REV-170
IF-606 WHAT
WILL I DO Imperial 8277, Imperial X8277, Cactus CD-5009, Cactus IMPCD-1
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
IF-607 TRY
AS I MAY Imperial 8260, Imperial X8260
(G.
Henslee) (Commodore Music Corp.)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8260/IMPERIAL X8260 released Thursday 1st July
1954.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8277/IMPERIAL X8277 released Friday 1st October
1954.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8277/IMPERIAL X8277 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western Record Reviews Saturday 27th November 1954 for week ending
Saturday 20th November 1954.
NB(4): LIBERTY GO-2020 “CAT TALK” released United Kingdom 1989.
NB(5): LIBERTY CDP-792998-2 “CAT TALK” released United Kingdom
1989.
NB(6): BIG TONE BTCD-5708 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.1.”
released United Kingdom 1993.
NB(7): CHIEF CCD-1156521 “ULTRA RARE HILLBILLY BOOGIE, Vol.2.”
released Holland 1998.
NB(8): DISKY DC-885932 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Part.2.” released
Holland 1999.
NB(9): MUSTANG MUSTCD-2 “GOIN’ DOWN THAT ROAD” released 2001.
NB(10): MUSTANG MUSTCD-3 “LET’S GO BOPPIN’ TONIGHT” released
2001.
NB(11): CACTUS CD-5009 “ROCKIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.10.” released
NB(12): PRESTO CD-7 “BIG BAD ROCKABILLY BOPPERS, Vol.7.”
released
NB(13): REV-OLA BANDSTAND CR-REV-170 “COUNTRY GOES ROCK ‘N’
ROLL, Vol2. THE NEW BREED” released United Kingdom 2006.
NB(14): CACTUS IMPCD-1 “IMPERIAL HILLBILLY, Vol.1.” released
GENE
HENSLEE Summit Studio Dallas, Tx. ca. November 1963
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Al Klein
DM L-063101/ SHAMBLES Mel-O-dy 110, Brownfield BF-1, United Artists UA
946
BF-1/Sheldon/ (Henslee & Yielding) (Billie Fran Music Co. BMI) Time
2:20 Billie
Fran 1, Billie Fran 202
ZTSP-106054 (G.
Henslee-P. Yielding) (Billie Fran Music Co. BMI) Time 2:20
DM L-063102 BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN Mel-O-dy 110
(Howard
Hausey)
NB(1): MEL-O-DY 110 released 21st January 1964.
NB(2): BILLIE FRAN 1 released 1965.
NB(3):
UNITED ARTISTS UA 946 released November 1965.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1965
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
BF-2/Sheldon I
JUST AIN’T GOT Brownfield
BF-2, Billie Fran 1
(H.
Hausey-J. Whitten) (Billie Fran Music Co. BMI)
BF-3 BACK
IN MY WILD DAYS Brownfield
BF-3, Brownfield B-45-300, Billie Fran 3
(Henslee-Hausey)
(Billie Fran Music Co. BMI)
BF-4 A
HECK OF A LIFE BF-4, B-45-300, 3
(G.
Henslee) (Billie Fran Music Co. BMI)
NB(1):
BROWNFIELD BF-1/BF-2 released 1965.
NB(2):
BROWNFIELD BF-3/BF-4 released 1965.
NB(3):
BROWNFIELD B 45-300 released 1965.
NB(4):
BILLIE FRAN 3 released 1965.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1965
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
ZTSB-106053/ I
DON’T WANNA GO HOME United
Artists UA 946, Billie Fran 202, Billie Fran BF-205
BF-202/ (D.
DiMinno) (United Artists Music Co., Inc. ASCAP)
DMRS-720225
LH-2128 WHEN
THE COLD WIND BLOWS Brownfield
BF-25
()
LH-2129 I
CAN’T HELP BUT HELP MYSELF BF-25
()
YOU
JUST CAN’T QUIT Billie Fran BF-02
()
NB(1):
BROWNFIELD BF-25 released 1965.
NB(2): BILLIE FRAN 202 released 1965.
NB(3): BILLIE FRAN BF-02 released 1966.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1966
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
LH-2446 IF
YOU REALLY WANT ME TO I’LL GO Billie Fran BF-02, Bobby R-101, Le Cam LC-334-B, Billie Fran BF-205
()
BF-30-1 MY
FORTUNE (IS YOU) aka “I MADE A FORTUNE THAT DAY” Brownfield BF-30-1, Billie Fran 30, Jubilee 45-9015
SoN-45981/ () Billie Fran BF-013, Robbie R-102
BF-30-2/ THINGS
I WANT TO BE Brownfield
BF-30-2, Billie Fran 30, Jubilee 45-9015
634-S-9202 () Robbie R-102, Starday 45-904, Billie Fran BF-013
SoN-45982 WELCOME TO (HARD TIMES)
NB(1): BROWNFIELD BF-30-1/BF-30-2 released 1966.
NB(2): JUBILEE 45-9015 released May 1966.
NB(3): BILLIE FRAN 30 released 1966.
NB(4): BILLIE FRAN BF-013 released 1967.
NB(5): ROBBIE R-102 released 1969.
NB(6):
STARDAY 45-904 released May 1970.
NB(7): STARDAY 45-904 a date of 26th May 1970 is stamped on the
labels.
NB(8):
STARDAY 45-904 reviewed Billboard Saturday 13th June 1970.
NB(9): STARDAY 45-904 a date of 15th June 1970 is stamped on the
labels.
NB(10: BILLIE FRAN BF-205 released 1975.
GENE HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh
Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1967
(vcl-1); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
JH-43/JOZ-596 SOUL OF A MAN (Inst) Billie Fran BF-14, Josie
45-982
(Bob Skelton) (Le Bill Music
Co. BMI) Time 2:23
JOZ-597 SOUL OF A MAN -1 BF-14, 45-982, Bobby R-101, Christi LC-820
(Bob Skelton) (Le Bill Music
Co. BMI) Time 2:23
NB(1): BILLIE FRAN BF-14 released Tuesday 12th September 1967.
NB(2): BILLIE FRAN BF-14 reviewed Billboard-Chart spotlight
predicted to reach the Hot 100 Chart Saturday 23rd September 1967.
NB(3): JOSIE 45-982 released October 1967.
NB(4): JOSIE 45-982 Labels state produced by Major Bill Smith
for Billie Fran Records.
GENE HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh
Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1968
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
TODAY’S BETTER THAN YESTERDAY Billie
Fran BF-20
()
CITY OF HOPE BF-20
()
BIG VINE COVERED HOUSE Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
GOING BACK HOME Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
GOT TO START THINKING ABOUT
TOMORROW Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
NB: BILLIE FRAN BF-20 released 1968.
GENE HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh
Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1968
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
HARD TIMES Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
YOU JUST CAN’T QUIT Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Le
Cam (Uniss)
()
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1969
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
LH-5987 SIX
MEN Bobby
R-101
()
NB: BOBBY R-101 released 1969.
GENE
HENSLEE 1970
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
634-S-9201/ LIFE
TO LEGEND (A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS) Starday 45-904, Starday SLP-469
R-103-1 (Gene
Henslee) (Tarheel-Billie Fran Music BMI) Time 2:45
NB: STARDAY SLP-469 “THE BOB WILLS STORY” released December
1970.
GENE
HENSLEE 9th
November 1971
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
BF-200A/ I’VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Billie
Fran BF-200
DMRS-71109A ()
BF-200B/ TODAY I FEEL LIKE GOING HOME BF-200
DMRS-71109A ()
NB: BILLIE FRAN BF-200 released 1971.
SCOTT
GRADY And GENE HENSLEE
Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1972
Gene (vcl); Scott Grady (vcl); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
LC-7204/116 NOBODY’S
DONE IT LIKE BOB Christi
C-307
(Gene
Henslee) (Softcharay Music BMI)
LC-720427/DM BLACK VELVET C-307
LC-772 ()
(Softcharay Music BMI)
NB CHRISTI C-307 released 1972.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1973
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
IT
ALL STARTED WITH BOB Christi
LC-820
()
NB: CHRISTI LC-820 released
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1973
GENE
HENSLEE & FRIENDS-2
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
Major Bill Smith
LC-853-R NOBODY’S
DONE IT LIKE BOB -1-2 Le Cam LC-334-A, Christi LC-1019
(Gene
Henslee) (Softcharay Music BMI) Time 3:19
NB(1): LE CAM LC-334 released 1973.
NB(2): CHRISTI LC-1019 released 1980.
GENE HENSLEE & Jody Lyons Singers
Clifford
Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1974
(vcl); Jody Lyons Singers (chrs); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer: Bill Abbott
LC-887 SATURDAY
NIGHT AT CAINS Christi LC-304A
(Major
Bill Smith) (BMI) Time 2:03
LC-888 WALKING
DOWN THE ROAD LC-304B
(Gene Henslee) (BMI)
NB: CHRISTI LC-304 released 1974.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1975
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
HERE
COMES THE BLUES Billie
Fran BFR-2500
()
HANGIN’
UP MY OLD GUITAR Billie
Fran BFR-2501
()
NB: BILLIE FRAN BFR-2500/BFR-2501 released 1975.
GENE
HENSLEE Pantego
Studio, 2310 Raper Street Arlington,
Tx. ca. May 1975
(vcl); Unk (ld
gtr); Bobby Boltright (fdl); Tommy Camfield (fdl); Gerry Hall (stl gtr); Jerry
Abbott (pno); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms); Billie Henslee (b/grd vcl);
Frances Henslee (b/grd vcl). Producer:
SAN
ANTONIO ROSE Billie
Fran GH-13
()
THE
BOY FROM TURKEY, TEXAS GH-13, Christi LC-410
LC-31075A ()
NOBODY’S DONE IT LIKE BOB GH-13
(Gene
Henslee) (Softcharay Music BMI)
BOB,
ALL THE BOYS AND ME GH-13
()
SATURDAY
NIGHT AT CAINS GH-13
(Major
Bill Smith)
LIFE
TO LEGEND (A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS) GH-13, Billie Fran GH-13,
Billie Fran BF-14
R-103-1 (Gene
Henslee) (Tarheel/Billie Fran Music BMI)
NB(1): BILLIE FRAN BF-14 released 1975.
NB(2): CHRISTI LC-410 released 1975.
GENE
HENSLEE Pantego
Studio, 2310 Raper Street Arlington,
Tx. 1975
(vcl); Unk (ld
gtr); Bobby Boltright (fdl); Tommy Camfield (fdl); Gerry Hall (stl gtr); Jerry
Abbott (pno); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms); Billie Henslee (b/grd vcl); Frances
Henslee (b/grd vcl). Producer:
I
CUT MY TEETH ON GOOD OLD WESTERN SWING Billie
Fran GH-13, Billie Fran GH-13
(Gene
Henslee)
CONVICT
AND A ROSE GH-13, Billie Fran BF-202
()
I
WISH I FELT THIS WAY AT HOME GH-13, Billie Fran GH-13, Billie Fran BF-202
()
PANHANDLE
RAG GH-13
()
LC-31075B IT’S YOUR WAGON, PULL IT Christi
LC-410
()
NB(1):
BILLIE FRAN GH-13 “THE BOY FROM TURKEY, TEXAS *AS I REMEMBER HIM” released
1975.
NB(2): BILLIE FRAN BF-202 released 1975.
GENE
HENSLEE 1975
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer: George W. Ware
Arranger:
Howard Crockett
BF-14-1 TRAVELIN’
COWBOYS Billie
Fran BF-14
(Gene Henslee)
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1976
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
G-1 A COUPLE MORE YEARS GG
G-1
()
G-2/76906 DM GETTIN’ DRUNK AND OUTA HAND GG
G-2, GG G2B
()
NB(1): GG G-1/G-2 released 1976.
NB(2): GG G2B/GG 1077A released 1977.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1977
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
ATP-1077A LIFE’S A MISERY DEALIN’ MOTHER GG 1077A
()
T. GENE HENSLEE-1 Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705
W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1978
MAJOR BILL SMITH & GENE HENSLEE The Fort Worth Legend-2
(vcl); Major Bill Smith (recit-3); plus Unk
Musicians
Producer: Terry Beene
LC-921-AA/ SATURDAY NIGHT AT CAINS -1 Christi
LC-921
WSS/474 (Major
Bill Smith) (Softcharay Music BMI)
LC-921-A/ THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES -1-2-3 LC-921, Christi LC-1019, Christi LC-4580
WSS/474 (Henslee-Smith)
(Softcharay Music BMI)
LC-1019-A (Major Bill Smith-Gene
Henslee) (Softcharay Music BMI) Time 2:30
NB(1): CHRISTI LC-921 released 1978.
NB(2): Side AA states Tribute to Bob Wills & his Texas
Playboys.
NB(3): Side A states Tribute to Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Lefty Frizzell.
NB(4): CHRISTI LC-4580 released
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1979
(vcl); plus Unk Musicians
Producer: Don Coors
DC-4A (SHE’S NOT) LAYING IN THIS BED WITH ME TONITE Coors
DC-4, Coors DC-4
(Gene Henslee) (Don Coors Publishing Co. BMI)
DC-4B A PRETTY GOOD SONG DC-4, Coors
DC-4
()
DC-5A I THREW THE BEST PART AWAY Coors
DC-5
() (BMI)
NB(1): COORS DC-4 released 1979.
NB(2): COORS DC-4/COORS DC-5 released 1979.
GENE
HENSLEE Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. Seventh Street Ft. Worth, Tx. 1979
(vcl);
Producers: Curtis & Wayne
Executive
Producer: Don Coors
DC-7 I’VE LOST ALL MY WILL, AND MY POWER Coors
DC-7
(D. Coors & G. Henslee)
(Don Coors Pub. Co./BMI)
NB: COORS DC-4/COORS DC-7 released 1979.
DISCOGRAPHY
compiled by CLAES-HÁKAN
OLOFSSON, HANS WEBECK, DICK GRANT, ADAM KOMOROWSKI, BILL DANIELS & MICHEL
RUPPLI with acknowledgements to the late Major Bill Smith, Kriss London, Sonny
Christopher, Lars Lungren, Kent Heineman, Mario Manciotti, Carl LaFong &
Frantisek Frank.
1976-2016.
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