Vern Pullens

*1929 Bogalusa, LA, +2001

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti

SESSIONS

July 1956 Houston, TX – Vern Pullens

001 ACA 3446  IT TOOK ONE MOMENT (OF ANGER TO LOSE A LIFETIME OF LOVE) 45-1930

002 ACA 3447 WOULD YOU BE HAPPY 45-1930/ R+C 1007

28 September 1956 KTRH Radio Station Studio, Houston, TX – Vern Pullens (Vern Pullens [vcl], ? [gt], Lou Fresley [bass], ? [drums])

003 R 1119 BOP CRAZY BABY Spade 1927/R+C 1007

004 R 1120 IT’S MY LIFE  45-1927/ R+C 1007

Fall 1959 poss. Houston, TX – Vern Pullen / B. J. Johnson (Producer: Hack Kennedy)

005 H8OW-2065 WHAT AM I TO DO D 1107

006 H8OW-2066 COUNTRY BOY’S DREAM D 1107

1960 poss. Houston, TX – Vern Pullen (Producer: Hack Kennedy)

007 I SENT YOU THE PILLOW (THAT I DRAMED ON)  Big Howdy 785

008 LOVING YOU (MEANS MORE THAN LIFE TO ME)  785

1960 poss. Houston, TX – Vern Pullens (Producer: Hack Kennedy)

009 BEAUTIFUL YOU 786

010 IT HURTS ENOUGH TO CRY  786

1969 unknown – Vern Pullen

011 SoN 74361 THESE LONELY FOUR WALLS Big Howdy 8117
012 SoN 74362 IF I CRY Big Howdy 8117

1972 unknown – Vern Pullens (Pruducer: Bennie Hess)

013 BOB CRAZY BABY Injun 107 RSR EP 2011/R+C 1007

014 MAMA DON'T ALLOW NO BOPPIN‘  Injun 107 RSR EP 2011 Spade S 21975 EP 103/ R+C 1007

1975 unknown – Vern Pullens (Pruducer: Bennie Hess)

015 IT’S MY LIFE  RSR EP 2011

000 A WOMAN CAN MAKE YOU BLUE (vcl Royce Poeter) RSR EP 2011

016 YOU DON’T MEAN TO MAKE ME CRY  Spade 21975/ R+C 1007

017 ELVIS STOLE MY GAL Spade  EP 103 CEL 6308

018 ROCK ON MABEL  Spade S 11975  EP 103 CEL 6308/ R+C 1007

019 LONG GONE Spade S 11975  EP 103/ R+C 1007

Poss. from sessions above

020 LAST NIGHT  I CRIED  Magnum Force MFLP 056/R+C 1007

Ca 1978 unknown – Vern Pullens

021 DAD AND THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Sun Down 013  017/ R+C 1007

022 THREE MORE MILES TO HEAVEN Sun Down 013

023 TALK WITH AN ANGEL  017/ R+C 1007

1979 unknown – Vern Pullens (Producer: Bill Kilgore)

024 YOU DON’T MEAN TO MAKE ME CRY Rock It 105 CEL 6308

025 JITTERBUGGIN‘ BABY 105 CEL 6308

1985 or sooner Unknown – Vern Pullens

026 CRIED IN MY SLEEP  CEL 6308

027 I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET Magnum Force MFLP 056

MAGNUM FORCE  MFLP 056 RED HOT ROCKABILLY VOL. 4 (UK, 1988)

ALBUMS

Rock and Country [SWE] 1007 Spade Rockabilly: [Vern Pullens:] Bop Crazy Baby; Rock On Mabel; Long Gone; You Don't Mean To Make Me Cry; I Talked To An Angel; Last Night I Cried; Old Folks Home; Mama Don't Allow No Boppin' Tonight; Would You Be Happy; It's My Life; [Royce Porter:]  A Woman Can Make You Blue; [Royce Porter:]  I End Up Crying; [Bennie Hess:] Wild Hog Hop – 81

EPs

Spade [UK] EP 103 Louisiana Rockabully: Rock On Mabel;  Bop Crazy Baby /  Long Gone; Mama Don't Allow No Boppin' - 75

RockStar [UK] RSR-EP 2011 Bop Crazy Baby!: It's My Life;  Bop Crazy Baby  / Mama Don't Allow No Boppin'; A Woman Can Make You Blue (vcl Royce Porter)  - 81

Celluloid [FRA] CEL 6308 Rockhouse Mini LP:  Elvis Stole My Baby;  Rock On Mabel; Jitterbuggin´ Baby / Cried In My Sleep;  You Don´t Mean To Make Me Cry - 85

SINGLES

Spade (1956)

45-1927 Bop Crazy Baby / It’s My Life  - 10-56

45-1930 Would You Be Happy / It Took One Moment  (Of Anger To Lose A Lifetime Of Love) - 01-57 (rev. Jan. 5)

Injun [UK]

111

D (1959) as Vern Pullen

1107 What Am I To Do/Country Boy's Dream – 19-10-59 (rev. Jan. 4, 1960)

Big Howdy (1960)

785 I Sent You The Pillow (That I Dreamed On) / Loving You (Means More Than Life To Me)  - 09-60 as Vern Pullen (rev. Sep. 12)

786 Beautiful You / It Hurts Enough To Cry – 12-60 (rev. Dec. 5)

Big Howdy (1969)

No. 8117 These Lonely Four Walls / If I Cry - 69

Injun [UK]

107 Bob Crazy Baby / Mama Don't Allow No Boppin‘ – 72

111 (She's My) Bop Crazy Baby (1st Version) / Would You Be Happy – 72?

Spade (1975) [UK]

S 11975 Long Gone / Rock On Mabel – 75

S 21975 You Don't Mean To Make Me Cry / Mama Don't Allow To Boppin' - 75

Sundown (Ca 1978)

013 Dad And The Old Folks At Home /Three More Miles To Heaven – 78

017 Dad And The Old Folks Home / Talk With An Angel - 78

Rock It (1979)

105 You Don’t Mean To Make Me Cry / Jitterbuggin‘ Baby – 79