Eddie Cletro

Eddie O'Clethero, *28-10-1918 Trenton, NJ, +02-02-2012

By Richard Weize, Dick Grant, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van DeVorst

SESSIONS

23 November 1951 [20:00-23:00] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro (Maurice Hill [gt], Tommy Sargent [steel], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Beverly Lantz [piano]. Joe DeRose [fiddle], John Stout [fiddle])

001 NO TIME FOR LOVIN‘ (ANYONE BUT YOU)  Lariat 1054/BCD-16510

002 LONESOME TRAIN BOOGIE  Lariat 1054//BCD-16510 BB-CD-55194

003 STALLIN‘FOR TIME Lariat 1055//BCD-16510

004 DON‘T TALK ABOUT ME  Lariat 1055//BCD-16510

BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD 55194 ROCK CHOO CHOO ROLL (GER, 2009)

January or February 1952 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro (Tommy Sargent [steel], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Joe Bardelli [piano]. Joe DeRose [fiddle], John Stout [fiddle])

005 SINGLE AGAIN Lariat 1101//BCD-16510

006 STALLIN‘FOR TIME  Lariat 1101//BCD-16510

007 NO TIME FOR LOVIN‘  Lariat 1102//BCD-16510

008 SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES  Lariat 1102//BCD-16510

February or March 1952 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro (Tommy Sargent [steel], ? [banjo], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Joe Bardelli [piano], Eddie Carver [accordion],  Joe DeRose [fiddle], John Stout [fiddle])

009 THE OLD BROWN JUG (SHE THREW AT ME)  Lariat 1105//BCD-16510

010 LOVE‘S MORE THAN GOLD Lariat 1105//BCD-16510

ca. June 1952 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Donn Reynolds with Eddie Cletro and His Roundup Boys (Donn Reynolds [vcl], Tommy Sargent [steel], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Joe Bardelli [piano], Eddie Carver [accordion],  Joe DeRose [fiddle], John Stout [fiddle])

011 NOW IS THE HOUR  Lariat 1107/BCD-16510

012 THE NIGHT-IN-GALE SONG  Lariat 1107/BCD-16510

013 DON‘T TALK ABOUT M  Lariat 1108/BCD-16510

014 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO AWAY  Lariat 1108/BCD-16510

3 September 1952 [15:00-18:00] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro and His Roundup Boys (Tommy Sargent [steel], Irving Edleman [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Fred Burkhalter [piano])

015 FIRST CLASS SECOND HAND WOMAN  Lariat 1202//BCD-16510

016 FLYING SAUCER BOOGIE  Lariat 1202//BCD-16510 WLP 2801 CDLR 804 Bb-CD 55166

COLLECTOR WLP 2801 BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY VOL.1 (NED, 1988);  LUCKY CDLR 804 ROCKABILLY GOLD VOL.4 (UK, 1996); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55166 ROCKIN’ ORBIT (GER, 2004)

Spring 1955 Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro (? [gt], ? [banjo], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Joe Bardelli [piano] + vocal chorus)

017 IF 704 DANIEL BOONE  X3002//BCD-16510

018 IF 705 SITTIN‘AND A-ROCKIN‘  X3002/BCD-16510

ca. November 1955 Hollywood, CA – Eddie Cletro and The Frontiersmen (? [gt], Hal Southern [gt/back vcl], Wayne West [bass/back vcl], Enright Busse [accordion/back vcl])

019 SANTA CLAUS, JR.  Sage and Sand 214/ BCD-16510

020 GIVE ME AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS Sage and Sand 214/ BCD-16510

ca. August 1956 Hollywood, CA – Eddie Dean and Cletro Combo (Eddie Cletro [gt], ? [gt], ], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Eddie Carver [accordion], Joe DeRose [fiddle], John Stout [fiddle], ? [sax)

021 ROCK’N‘ROLL COWBOY  Sage and Sand 226/ BCD-16510

022 BANKS OF THE OLD RIO GRANDE  Sage and Sand 226/ BCD-16510

ca. January 1957 Hollywood, CA – Eddie Dean and Cletro Combo (Eddie Cletro [gt], ? [gt], ], Bill Flynn [bass], Tex Atwater [drums], Eddie Carver [accordion])

023 WALKIN‘AFTER MIDNIGHT  Sage and Sand 231

024 FINGERPTINTS  Sage and Sand 231

ALBUMS

Bear Family [GER] BCD-16510 Flying Saucer Boogie: First Class, Second Hand Woman;  Flying Saucer Boogie; No Time For Lovin' (2);  Lonesome Train Boogie;  Don't Talk About Me (1);  Single Again;  The Old Brown Jug (She Threw At Me);  Stallin' For Time (2);  No Time For Lovin' (Anyone But You) (1);  Springtime In The Rockies;  Love's More Than Gold;  Stallin' For Time (1);  Daniel Boone;  Sittin' And A-Rockin';  Santa Claus, Jr. (and Diane Cletro: vocal);  Give Me An Old Fashioned Christmas;  Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy (Eddie Dean: vocal);  Banks Of The Ole Rio Grande (Eddie Dean: vocal);  I'm Gonna Be Loved Tonight (Rose and Retta Maddox: vocal);  Wild, Wild Young Men (Rose Maddox: vocal);  When The Sun Goes Down (Rose Maddox: vocal);  Hey Little Dreamboat (Rose Maddox: vocal);  Now Is The Hour (Donn Reynolds: vocal);  The Night-In-Gale Song (Donn Reynolds: vocal);  Don't Talk About Me (Donn Reynolds: vocal);  Let The Rest Of The World Go Away (Donn Reynolds: vocal) – 03-08-06

SINGLES

Lariat (1951-)

L/45-1054 No Time For Lovin‘ (Anyone But You) /  Lonesome Train Boogie – 11-51

L/45-1055 Stallin‘For Time / Don‘t Talk About Me – 11-51

L/45-1101 Single Again  Stallin‘For Time – 03-03-52 (adv. Apr. 26)

L/45-1102 No Time For Lovin‘ / Springtime In The Rockies - 52

L/45-1105 The Old Brown Jug (She Threw At Me) / Love‘s More Than Gold - 52

L/45-1107 Now Is The Hour / The Night-In-Gale Song - 52

L/45-1108 Don‘t Talk About M  / Let The Rest Of The World Go Away - 52 Donn Reynolds and The Round Up Boys

L/45-1202 Class Second Hand Woman / Flying Saucer Boogie – 29-09-52 (adv. Oct. 18)

Imperial (1955)

X3002 Sittin‘And A-Rockin‘ / Daniel Boone – 07-55

Sage and Sand

214 Santa Claus, Jr. / Give Me An Old Fashioned  - 12-55

226 Rock’n‘Roll Cowboy / Banks Of The Old Rio Grande - 56

231 Walkin‘After Midnight / Fingerptints - 57