Smokey Stover (1928)

Noble F. Stover, *16-11-1928 Huntsville, TX, +03-06-2005

3rd version
by Dick Grant, Al Turner, Adam Komorowski, Kent Heineman, Ray Topping; Dave Sax; John S. Leach, Graham Fincher, Bill Grant, Michel Ruppli, Carl LaFong, Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

Fall 1949 Kemah or Houston, TX - Smokey Stover and Stampede Wranglers (Whitey Wall ? [ld gt], ? [bass], Sleepy Short [fiddle]) [Imperial leased and mastered tracks in December 1951]
001 none/IF-336 IT'S THE NATURAL THING Stampede 101 Imperial 8141
002 none/IF-337 I'M PLANTING A ROSE Stampede 101 Imperial 8141
ca 1949 Kemah or Houston, TX - Smokey Stover and Stampede Wranglers (Whitey Wall ? [ld gt], ? [bass], Sleepy Short [fiddle])
003 MY LAST BOKAY TO YOU Stampede 102
004 UNDERNEATH THE LOVER'S MOON 102
1952 Kemah or Houston, TX - Smokey Stover and The Bailes Brothers
005 TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY HOME Stampede 103
006 MICAH-FIVE-AND-TWO 103
15 November 1952 KWKH Radio Station Studio, 327 Texas St., Shreveport, LA - Smokey Stover (Smokey Stover [vcl], Buddy Attaway [ld gt], Zane Beverly Beck [steel], Billy Marvin Walker [?], Irvin Jesse Gothran [?], Angelo James Lewis [?],Floyd Cramer [piano])
007 WHAT A SHAME Specialty 715/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-60 BACM CD D 499
008 BECAUSE I LOVED HER SO 715/HBR-60 CACTUS SPECD-1 BACM CD D 499
009 TELL ME YOUR SORRY ONCE MORE Specialty unissued
010 MY PLAY PRETTY HEART Specialty unissued

HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 60 SPECIALTY HILLBILLY (UK, 2003); BACM CD D 499 SPECIALTY LABEL (UK, 2015)
1954 KTRM Radio Station, Beaumont, TX - Smokey Stover (Rusty Kershaw [ld gt], Louis Founeret [steel], ? [bass], Doug Kershaw [fiddle])
011 GO ON AND LEAVE MY BABY ALONE Feature 1084/Flyright LP-557 CD 44
012 THAT'S HOW TRUE MY LOVE IS FOR YOU 1084/Flyright LP-596 HBR 052

FLYRIGHT LP 596 HONKY TONKING WITH LEFY FRIZZELL (UK, 1983); FLYRIGHT CD 44 I’M A HONKY TONK DADDY (UK, 1992); HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 052 FEATURE HILLBILLY, VOL. 1 (UK, 2002)

ca August 1954 Gold Star Reording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston,TX - Smokey Stover (unknown steel, bass, fiddle, piano) [*overdubbed harm vcl and drums]
013 2170 NOW Starday 45-274
014 2171 YOU WOULDN'T KID ME, WOULD YOU Starday 45-192
015 2172/OP-100 MY BUILDING OF DREAMS Starday 45-274 OL' Podner 101*
016 2173/OP-101 IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE Starday 45-192 101*
OL' PODNER 101 - label address is Lake Jackson. Texas.
ca July 1955 unknown - Smikey Stover and His Stampede Wranglers (unknown musicians)
017 209.1/R-1040/^5596 I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY Sage and Sand 45-209
018 209.2/R-1041^5597 DON'T EVER TAKE HER LOVE FOR GRANTED 45-209
019 THERE'S NO RIGHT WAY TO DO ME WRONG Sage and Sand 45-210
020 NO PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 45-210

1958 unknown – Smokey Stover

021 ROCK ME Sage 45-278

022 WHY DID I CRY Sage 45-278
1959 Houston, TX - Smokey Stover (unknown musicians)
023 OP-102 WHAT'S MORE OL' Podner 102/103
024 OP-103 WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME 102/103
1959 Houston, TX - Smokey Stover (unknown musicians)
025 1258 LIFETIME OF FORGETTIN' OL' Podner 104
026 1259 BALLAD OF JIMMY HOFFA 104/JEMF LP-111
OL' PODNER 104 label address is Lake Houston. Texas.

JEMF LP-111 WORK’S MANY VOICES VOL. 2 (1984)
Spring 1962 poss. Los Angeles, CA - Smokey Stover (unknown musicians)
027 X 255 ON THE WARPATH Toppa 45-1061/Bb-CD-55171
028 X 256 SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN'T WIN Toppa 45-1061

BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55171 ROCKABILLY BARNYARD (GER, 2004)

Ca March 1963 unknown – Smokey Stover

029 H.G. 226 REMEMBER ME  Na.R.Co 105

030 H.G. 227 THIS HURT INSIDE OF ME Na.R.Co 105

1963 Golf Coast Studio, Beaumont, TX - Smokey Stover (Producer: Slick Norris)
031 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Sims 172
032 ONE THING IN COMMON 172
ca September 1965 unknown - Smokey Stover
033 I WANT THE CAKE, NOT THE CRUMBS Boyd 153
034 WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ONE 153

3 October 1966 Hollywood, CA - Smokey Stover, *and Linda Gail Lewis (Producer: Bobby Boyd)

035 HCO 88187 LEAVING IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO 4-43968
036 HCO 88188 TOO MANY THINGS GOING MY WAY Columbia 4-43968
037 TELL ME A MEMORY Columbia unissued
038 UNTIL THEN* Columbia unissued

1993 unknown - Smokey Stover
039 SWEETHEART OF THE OPRY Black Smoke  BSR 101

040 THERE'S A LOVE SONG HERE Black Smoke  BSR 101 TIMA CD ??? [va]

1994 unknown - Smokey Stover
041 I CAN QUIT ANYTIME Black Smoke ?
042 unknown title Black Smoke ?
1999 Houston, TX - Smokey Stover
043 I MAY BE GETTING OLDER Black Smoke ?
2000 unknown - Smokey Stover
044 MOSTLY CLOUDY TIMA CD 1035 [va]
early 2000s Houston, TX - Smokey Stover
045 I MAY BE GETTING OLDER, BUT I AIN'T STOPPED
046 THINKING OF YOU

SINGLES
Stampede (1949-52)
101 I'm Planting A Rose / It's The Natural Thing - 49 (reissued on Imperial 8141 in 1951)
102 My Last Bokay To You / Underneath The Lover's Moon - 49
103 Traveling The Highway Home / Micah-Five-And-Two - 52 w. Bailes Brothers
Specialty (1953)
SP-715 What A Shame / Because I Loved Her So – 07-53
Feature (1953)
45-F-1084 Go On And Leave My Baby Alone / That's How True My Love Is For You - 54
Starday (1954)
45-192 You Wouldn't Kid Me, Would You / It's Easier Said Than Done - 05-55 (rev. May 14)
45-274 Now / My Building Of Dreams - 11-56 (overdubbed and reissued on Ol' Podner 101)
Sage and Sand (1955)
45-209 I Never Thought I'd See The Day / Don't Ever Take Her Love For Granted – 09-55 (rev. Sept. 24)
45-210 There's No Right Way To Do Me / No Plans For The Future – 55

Sage (1958)

45-278 Rock Me / Why Did I Cry – 12-58
Ol' Podner (1959)
101 My Building Of Dreams / It's Easier Said Than Done – 02-59 (overdubbed Starday tracks)

OP 102/103 What's Wrong With Me / What's More – 04-59 (rev, Apr. 20)
OP-104 Lifetime Of Forgettin' / Ballad Of Jimmy Hoffa - 59
Toppa (1962)
45-1061 On The Warpath / Sometimes You Just Can't Win - 06-62

Na.R.Co (1963)

105 This Hurt Inside Of Me / Remember Me – 04-63 (rev. May 4)
Sims (1963)
172 When The Sun Goes Down / One Thing In Common – 10-63 (mention Oct. 19)
Boyd (1965)
153 I Want The Cake, Not The Crumbs / Who Will Be The Next One -  10-65 (rev. Oct. 16)
Columbia (1967) 
4-43968 Leaving Is The Hardest Thing To Do / Too Many Things Going My Way – 01-67 (rev. January 28. Note This record was avised on Billboard Dec. 10, 1966 to be released on Date records. No info on single found)

Black Smoke (1993-)
BSR 101 There’s A Love Song Here Somewhere / Sweetheart Of The Opry – 93 (cassette single)? Sweetheart Of The Opry / ? - 93
? I Can Quit Anytime / ? - 94
? I May Be Getting Older / Thinking Of You - 99