Bobby Hodge

*16-07-1932 Gastonia, NC, +03-12-2011

By Praguefrank,  Thieu Van De Vorst, with help of http://www.rockabillyhall.com (by Shane Hughes and Bobby Hodge with assistance from Johan Lofstedt, Terry Gordon and Dick Grant)

SESSIONS

1958 prob. Madison, WI – Bobby Hodge

001 YOU’VE BROKEN ANOTHER HEART  unissued/Collection

Ca 1958 Bobby hodge home, Madison, WI – Bobby Hodge with The Rainbow Rangers

002 GONNA TAKE MY GUITAR Rebel  819/Collection, BB-CD-55080 WLP 8946 LP 010

003 SO EASY TO LOVE Rebel  819

BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55080 ROCKABILLY ROCK (GER, 1999);  COLLECTOR WLP 8946 BANG BANG ROCK AND ROLL (NED, 1989); FLAME LP 010 DESPERATE ROCK AND ROLL VOL.10 (UK, 1988)

ca. June 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Bobby Hodge (Bobby Hodge [vcl], Melba Montgomery [rh gt], Shot Jackson [steel], Brother Oswald [bass],  Howdy Forrester [fiddle])

004 ST-4896 YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME (TO CRY ON MY SHOULDER) Nashville NV-5014

005 ST-4897 CAROLINA BOUND  NV-5014

Late 1961 unknown, WI – Bobby Hodge

006 MO8W-4883 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD Cuca J-1066 /Collection Collector  WLP 8849

007 MO8W-4884 SO EASY TO LOVE Cuca J-1066/Collection?

COLLECTOR WLP 8849 CUCA RECORDS ROCK STORY VOL. 3 (NED, 1982)

1963 unknown, WI – Bobby Hodge (+The Kjervik Sisters)

008 SJW 5307 IMPOSSIBLE TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND J-1140/LP 5TV 4 Collection

009 SJW 5307 IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW J-1140/Collection

Late 1963 Kay Bank Studios, Minneapolis, MI – Bobby Hodge (Bobby Hodge [vcl/gt], Jimmy Colvard [gt], Johnny Voit [gt], Johnny Long [bass], ? [bass], Tony Lockwood [drums])

010 ALLIGATOR MAN Golden Ring GR-3040 /Collection

011 TAXI-CAB DRIVER Golden Ring GR-3040 /Collection

1966 unknown – Bobby Hodge (Producer: A-Madison Ager)

012 8690-01A DON'T CALL THE LAW Stature 1101 /Collection

013 8690-01B WHEN Stature 1101/Collection 

1960s unknown – Bobby Hodge

014 YOU ASKED FOR WHAT YOU GOT  unissued/Collection

ca. December 1967 Nashville, TN – Bobby Hodge (Producer: Pete Drake)

015 ST-5176 GREAT LAKES DAN ST 161/Collection

016 ST-5177  SO EASY TO LOVE ST 161 /Collection?

Ca 1968 unknown, WI – Bobby Hodge

017 BLUE CHRISTMAS Cuca 68101/Collection

018 SING A SONG OF CHRISTMAS Cuca 68101 /Collection

ca. March 1969 Nashville, TN – Bobby Hodge (Producer: Pete Drake)

019 ST-5639 SCARLET WATER (KNOWN AS WINE) ST 266 /Collection

020 ST-5640 I CAN'T FIGHT THE WORLD SINGKLE HANDED ST 1550/Collection

021 ST-5641 YOUR LOVE PASSED AWAY ST 266/Collection 

022 ST-5642  BUS DRIVIN' SON OF A GUN ST 1550 /Collection

1971 Nashville, TN – Bobby Hodge (arr. Charlie McCoy. Producer: Buddy Mize)

023 V 0001 CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS Volunteer 45-4000 /Collection

024 V 0002 ANOTHER BROKEN HEART – Volunteer 45-4000/Collection

1972 Nashville, TN – Bobby Hodge

025 YOU TOOK HER OFF MY HANDS Volunteer 4006/Collection

026 I WISH THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY  4006/Collection

1960s or 1970s unknown – Bobby Hodge

027 DARK HORSE /Collection

1970s unknown – Bobby Hodge

028 ANOTHER BROKEN HEART /Collection

ALBUMS

Bobby Hodge ? Bobby Hodge Collection: Scarlet Water (Known as Wine); Close up the Honky Tonks; I Can't Fight the World Single Handed; Bus Drivin' Son of a One; Dark Horse; Your Love Passed Away; I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today; You Took Her off My Hands; Alligator Man; Taxi Cab Driver; Great Lakes Dan; Another Broken Heart; Another Broken Heart (Re-Recorded Version); So Easy to Love; You Asked for What You Got; Sitting on Top of the World; Don't Call the Law; When; You've Broke Another Heart; Impossible to Get You off My Mind; It's Almost Tommorrow; Gonna Take My Guitar; Sing a Song of Christmas; Blue Christmas – 10-08-16

           

SINGLES

Rebel (ca 1958)

819 Gonna Take My Guitar / So Easy To Love – 58?

Nashville (1961)

NV 5014 You're Always Welcome (To Cry On My Shoulder) / Carolina Bound – 08-61

Cuca

J-1066 Sitting On Top Of The World / So Easy To Love – 02-62 (rev. Feb. 10)

J-1140 Impossible To Get You Off My Mind / It's Almost Tomorrow – 63

Golden Ring

GR-3040 Alligator Man / Taxi-Cab Driver – 01-64 (rev. Feb. 1)

Stature

1101 Don't Call The Law / When – 66

Stop

ST 161 Great Lakes Dan / So Easy To Love – 04-68 (rev, Apr. 20)

ST 266 Scarlet Water (Known As Wine) / Your Love Passed Away - 69

ST 1550  Bobby Hodge  Bus Drivin' Son Of A Gun / I Can't Fight The World Single Handed – 70

Volunteer

45-4000 Close Up The Honky Tonks / Another Broken Heart – 71

4006 You Took Her Off My Hands / I Wish That I Could Fall In Love Today - 72