Biff Collie (Billy Bob Bowman)

Hiram Abiff Collie, *25-11-1926 Little Rock, AR, +19-02-1992
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1949 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Smitty Smith And His Lone Star Rangers  (vcl Biff Colli [-1], Lucky Carlisle [-2])

000 ACA 1227 A HEART FULL OF BLUES -2  Macy‘s 109

001 ACA 1228 BROKEN MEMORIES -1  Macy‘s 109

March 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Your Bellerin’ Bowlegged Boy  Biff Collie
002 ACA 1518 I’VE SAID IT BEFORE (I’LL SAY IT AGAIN) Macy‘s 126/HBR 10

003 ACA 1519 I WANT A GAL (TO COOK FOR ME) Macy‘s 126 /HBR 10

HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 10 MACY’S HILLBILLY, VOL. 3 (UK, 1999)
14 November 1950 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX   – Biff Collie and Little Marge and The Ranch Hands (Biff Collie [vcl], Little Marge [vcl], Red Greenhaw [gt], Herb Remington [steel], Buck Henson [bass], Clyde Brewer [fiddle], Dickie Jones [fiddle], Mitch Miller [piano])

004 HCO 4336  WHY ARE YOU BLUE?  20776/ BCD-16415 CCD 275

005 HCO 4337  I DON’T CARE WHO KNOWS 20776/ BCD-16415 CCD 275

CATTLE COMPACT CCD 275 FABULOUS VARIOUS COUNTRY VOCAL TEAMS  (GER); BEAR FAMILY 6 CD BOX FLOYD TILLMAN I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS  (GER, 2006, 6CD)

ca July 1952 unknown – Biff Collie
006 DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE Specialty SP-709 /HBR 060
007 EVERYBODY WANTS ME BUT YOU Specialty SP-709 /HBR 060
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 060 SPECIALTY HILLBILLY (UK, 2003); BACM CD D 499 SPECIALTY LABEL (UK, 2015)
January 1955 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Biff Collie
008 ST-2236/ST 20 WHAT THIS OLD WORLD NEEDS 45-178/JASCD 3583/4
009 ST-2237/ST 19 LONELY 45-178

JASMINE JASMCD 3583/4 HILLBILLY BOP BOOGIE AND HONKY TONK BLUES VOL.3 (UK, double)

ca August 1955 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Biff Collie
010 ST-2336/ST-31 GOODBYE, FAREWELL, SO LONG 45-203 /CLCD 2877
011 ST-2337/ST-32 LOOK ON THE GOOD SIDE 45-203

COLLECTOR CLCD 2877 TOUGH TEXAS (NED, 2006)
ca late 1955 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Biff Collie
012 ST-2389 DOODLE DOO 45-230
013 ST-2390 EMPTY KISSES 45-230
014 ST-2391 JUST FOR YOU unissued
015 ST-2392 WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU unissued
May 1956 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – Biff Collie
016 ST-2454 BABY LET’S MIX unissued
017 ST-2455 JOY JOY JOY 45-251 /CLCD 2877
018 ST-2456 ALL OF A SUDDEN 45-251
ca July 1972 poss.Nashville, TN – Billy Bob Bowman and Beaumont Bag and Burlap Company (Producer: Biff Collie)
019 10385 MISS PAULINE UA-50957
020 10386 SHOWERS UA-50957
17 January 1974 [no 13681] Nashville, TN – Billy Bob Bowman
021 81089 CALHOUN unissued
022 81090 34 CENTS TILL THURSDAY Capitol 3864
023 81091 LITTLE THINGS 3864
024 81092 LEANIN' ON MY WOMAN'S LOVE unissued
025 81093 BORN TOO LATE unissued


SINGLES
Macy's (1949-50)
109 [vcl Biff Collie:] Broken Memories / [vcl: Lucky Carlisle:] A Heart Full Of Blues – 11-49 Smitty Smith And His Lone Star Rangers (rev. Nov. 15)

126 I Want A Gal (To Cook For Me)  / I've Said It Before (I'll Say It Again) – 04-04-50
Columbia (1950)
20776 Why Are You So Blue? / I Don't Care Who Knows – ca. 01-01-51 w. Little Marge
Specialty (1952)
SP-709-45 Don't Talk About Love / Everybody Wants Me But You – 10-52 (ad. Nov. 1)
Starday (1955) as by Biff Collie
45-178 Lonely / What This Old World Needs – 03-55
45-203 Goodbye, Farewell, So Long / Look On The Good Side – 09-55 as "Bellerin´ Bowlegged Boy" Biff Collie
45-230 Empty Kisses / Doodle Doo – 03-56
45-252 All Of A Sudden / Joy, Joy, Joy – 07-56
United Artists (1972)
UA-50957 Miss Pauline / Showers - 08-72 as Billy Bob Bowman
Capitol (1974)
3864 Little Things / Thirty-Four Cents Till Thursday - 04-74 as Billy Bob Bowman