BILLY BRIGGS
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
THE HI-FLYERS Dallas,
Tx. Sunday
13th June 1937
Darrell Kirkpatrick (fdl);
William “Willie” Wells (vcl-1/gtr); William
Frank “Billy” Briggs Jr. (el stl gtr); Elmer Scarborough (tnr bjo); Butch
Gibson (cln); Landon Beaver (pno); Darrell Kirkpatrick or Billy Briggs or Willie
Wells (stg bs). Producer:
Arthur Edward “Uncle Art” Satherley
DAL-280-1-2 LADY, BE GOOD ARC
(Uniss)
()
DAL-281-1-2 VISION OF DEAMS ARC
(Uniss)
()
DAL-282-1-2 HE’S A CURBSTONE CUTIE (THEY CALL
HIM JELLY BEAN) ARC (Uniss)
(Rosen-Verges-Dupre)
DAL-283-1-2 RAZZ MA TAZZ STOMP ARC
(Uniss)
(Kirkpatrick)
DAL-284-1 THE FIVE PIECE BAND -1 ARC (Uniss)
(-)
DAL-284-2 THE FIVE PIECE BAND -1 Vocalion
03964, Texas Rose TXR-2705, Cattle CCD-311
(-) BACM
CD D-406
DAL-285-1 HONOLULU FLAPPER GAL (Inst) ARC (Uniss), Krazy
Kat KK CD 35
(Billy Briggs)
DAL-285-2 HONOLULU FLAPPER GAL (Inst) Vocalion 03964
(Billy Briggs)
NB: VOCALION 03964 released March 1938.
THE HI-FLYERS Brunswick
Warehouse Dallas,
Tx. Sunday
13th June 1937
Darrell Kirkpatrick (fdl);
Willie Wells (vcl-1/gtr); Billy Briggs
(el stl gtr); Elmer Scarborough (tnr bjo); Butch Gibson (cln); Landon
Beaver (pno); Darrell Kirkpatrick or Billy Briggs or Willie Wells (stg bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
DAL-295-1-2 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME ARC
(Uniss)
(Carpenter-Dunlap-Hines)
DAL-296-1 YOU’RE THE ONE I CARE FOR -1 Banner
7-12-65, Melotone 7-12-65, Perfect 7-12-65, Vocalion 03764
(Link-Lown-Gray) Krazy
Kat KK CD 35
DAL-297-1 JEALOUS -1 ARC (Uniss)
(Malle-Finch-Little)
DAL-297-2 JEALOUS -1 Banner
7-12-65, 7-12-65, 7-12-65, 03764
(Malle-Finch-Little) BACM CD D-406
DAL-298-1 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE (Inst) ARC
(Uniss)
(J.F. Wagner)
DAL-298-2 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE (Inst) Banner
7-11-56, Melotone 7-11-56, Perfect 7-11-56, Vocalion 03684
(J.F. Wagner) Okeh
03684, Columbia 37711, Columbia 20288, Texas
Rose TXR-2705
Cattle
CCD-311
DAL-299-1 MAKING A BABY FROM GEORGIA -1 Banner
7-10-55, Melotone 7-10-55, Perfect 7-10-55, Vocalion 03647
() BACM
CD D-406
DAL-300-1 JOE TURNER BLUES Banner
7-10-55, 7-10-55, 7-10-55, 03647
() Texas
Rose TXR-2705, Cattle CCD-311
NB(1): BANNER 7-10-55/MELOTONE 7-10-55/PERFECT 7-10-55 released
October 1937.
NB(2): VOCALION 03647 released October 1937.
NB(3): BANNER 7-11-56/MELOTONE 7-11-56/PERFECT 7-11-56 released
November 1937.
NB(4): VOCALION 03684/OKEH 03684 released November 1937.
NB(5): BANNER 7-12-65/MELOTONE 7-12-65/PERFECT 7-12-65 released
December 1937.
NB(6): VOCALION 03764 released December 1937
NB(7): COLUMBIA 37711/COLUMBIA 20288 released 14th July 1947.
NB(8): TEXAS ROSE TXR-2705 “THE HI-FLYERS 1937-1941” released
1982.
NB(9): KRAZY KAT KK CD 35 “THE HI-FLYERS 1937-1941” released
United Kingdom 19th July 2005.
NB(10): CATTLE CCD-311 “THE HI-FLYERS-WESTERN SWING IN ITS PRIME
DAYS, 1937-1941” released Germany 2005.
NB(11): BACM CD D-406 “HI-FLYERS 1937-1941” released United
Kingdom 2013.
THE HI-FLYERS Dallas,
Tx. Friday
18th July 1937
Darrell Kirkpatrick (fdl-1/ld
gtr-2); Willie Wells (vcl-4/gtr); Billy
Briggs (el stl gtr); Elmer Scarborough (tnr bjo/tnr gtr); Landon Beaver
(vcl-3/pno); Butch Gibson (cln); Zack Hurt (vcl-5/stg bs). Producer:
Art Satherley
DAL-354-1 DOWN THE TRAIL -2-3(lead)-4-5 ARC (Uniss)
(Shelly Lee Alley)
DAL-354-2 DOWN THE TRAIL -2-3(lead)-4-5 Vocalion 04011,
Okeh 04011, BACM CD D-406
(Shelly Lee Alley)
DAL-355-1 HOME ON THE RANGE -1-3-4-5(lead) 04011, 04011, D-406
(-)
DAL-356- ELEVEN MORE MONTHS AND TEN
MORE DAYS ARC
(Uniss)
()
DAL-357- THE NIGHT WIND ARC
(Uniss)
()
DAL-358-1 OLD TOBACCO MILL -1-5 Vocalion 04093. BACM
CD D-406
(-)
DAL-359-1 (PIN A BLUEBONNET ON YOUR NEW
BONNET) BLUEBONNET-1-4 Banner
7-09-55, Melotone 7-09-55, Perfect 7-09-55, Vocalion 03619
()
DAL-360-1 THERE’S A LITTLE GREEN MILL (BY
A LITTLE GREEN HILL)-1-4 ARC (Uniss)
()
DAL-360-2 THERE’S A LITTLE GREEN MILL (BY
A LITTLE GREEN HILL)-1-4 Banner
7-09-55, 7-09-55, 7-09-55, 03619
()
DAL-361-1 HI-FLYER STOMP -1 ARC (Uniss)
(Darrell Kirkpatrick)
DAL-361-2 HI-FLYER STOMP -1 Banner
7-11-56, Melotone 7-11-56, Perfect 7-11-56, Vocalion 03684
(Darrell Kirkpatrick) Okeh
03684, Columbia 37711, Columbia 20288
DAL-362-1 STATIC STOMP (Inst)-1 Vocalion 04093, BACM CD
D-406
(-)
NB(1): BANNER 7-09-55/MELOTONE 7-09-55/PERFECT 7-09-55 released
September 1937.
NB(2): VOCALION 03619 released 1937.
NB(3): VOCALION 04011/OKEH 04011 released April 1938.
NB(4): VOCALION 04093 released May 1938.
SONS
OF THE WEST Gunter
Hotel, 205 East Houston Street San Antonio, Tx. Friday 16th September 1938
Billy Briggs (el stl gtr); Frederick “Freddy” Dean (gtr); Pat Trotter (fdl); Jess “Slick” Robertson (tnr bjo); James
“Jimmie” Meek (vcl/stg bs); Band (vcl-1). Producer: David “Dave” Kapp
64524-A THERE’S
EVIL IN YOU CHILLUN -1 Decca 5641 A, Texas Rose TXR-2708, Proper Properbox 83
(Eddie
Quinn)
64525-A VISIONS
OF THE PAST -1 Decca 5657 A, TXR-2708
(Jimmie
Meek)
64526-A MAMA
INEZ -1 Decca 5618 A, Melotone
45272, Panachord 26017
(Eliseo
Grenet-L. Wolfe Gilbert) Texas
Rose TXR-2708
64527-A AM
I BLUE Decca 54641 B, Texas Rose TXR-2708
(Harry
Akst-Grant Clark)
64528-A SPANISH
CAVALIER Decca 5618 B, Melotone 45272, 26017
(-) Texas
Rose TXR-2708
64529-A OH
MONAH! -1 Decca 5608 B, Texas Rose TXR-2708, Proper Properbox 83
(Ted
Weems-Humphrey Washburn)
64530-A I’LL
ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU Decca 5629 B, TXR-2708
(Bud Green-Sammy Stept-Herman
Ruby)
64531-A MY
GAL DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE -1 Decca 5629 A, TXR-2708
(Cliff
Friend-Ben Russell)
64532-A FOLLOWING YOU AROUND Decca 5657 B, TXR-2708
(Roger
Wolfe Kahn-Al Dubin)
64533-A THINKING
OF YOU Decca 5608 A, TXR-2708
(Walter
Donaldson-Paul Ash)
NB(1): DECCA 5608 released Friday 14th October 1938.
NB(2): DECCA 5618 released Tuesday 1st November 1938.
NB(3): DECCA 5629 released Monday 19th December 1938.
NB(4): DECCA 5641 released Monday 23rd January 1939.
NB(5): DECCA 5657 released Tuesday 28th February 1939.
NB(6):
TEXAS ROSE TXR-2708 “SONS OF THE WEST 1938-1941” released 1982.
NB(7):
PROPER PROPERBOX 83 “STOMPIN’ SINGERS & WESTERN SWINGERS” released United
Kingdom 2004.
SONS
OF THE WEST Radio Station WBAP, Baker Hotel, Ft.
Worth, Tx. Wednesday 19th March 1941
Billy
Briggs (el stl gtr); Jess
Williams (gtr); Buck Buchanan (fdl); Pat Trotter (fdl-1/el mand-2); Slick
Robertson (tnr bjo); Loren Mitchell (pno); Jimmie Meek (vcl/stg bs); Unk (vcl
duet-3). Producer:
DAL-1370-1 I
LIVE IN MEMORY OF YOU -1 Okeh
06328, Texas Rose TXR-2708
()
DAL-1371-1 YOU’LL
BE SORRY -1 Conqueror 9861
()
DAL-1372-1 OUR
LAST GOODBYE -2 Okeh
06196, TXR-2708
()
DAL-1373-1 SALLY’S
GOT A WOODEN LEG -1 Okeh
06587, TXR-2708
()
DAL-1374-1 MY
PRAIRIE QUEEN -1-3 06587, TXR-2708
()
DAL-1375-1 PANHANDLE
SHUFFLE -1 Okeh
06196, TXR-2708, Krazy
Kat KK CD 11
()
DAL-1376-1 MAKE
A WREATH FOR MARY -1-3 Okeh
06328
()
DAL-1377-1 I’LL
FORGET I EVER LOVED YOU -1 Conqueror
9861
()
NB(1):
OKEH 06196 released April 1941.
NB(2):
OKEH 06328 released August 1941.
NB(3):
CONQUEROR 9861 released November 1941.
NB(4):
OKEH 06587 released January 1942.
NB(5):
KRAZY KAT KK CD 11 “WANDERERS SWING-TEXAS DANCE HALL MUSIC” released United
Kingdom 1994.
BILLY BRIGGS X I T BOYS Amarillo,
Tx. ca.
May 1947
(vcl/gtr); J.R. Chatwell
(fdl); Loren Mitchell (pno); Frederick “Freddy” Beatty (tnr sax); Jonathan
Samuel “Jess” Williams (stg bs); Herschell Marson (dms).
Producer:
T-102-A X.
I. T. SONG Time
No. 102-A, Krazy Kat KK CD 24, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Allender)
T-102-B AUTOGRAPHY
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH No. 102-B
()
T-103-A COO-SEE-COO Time
No. 103-A
()
T-103-B GO
TO SLEEP OUR BABY BOY No. 103-B
()
NB(1): TIME No. 102 released
NB(2): TIME No. 102 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 24th May
1947.
NB(3): TIME No. 103 released
NB(4): TIME No. 103 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 7th June
1947.
NB(5): KRAZY KAT KK CD 24 “DIGGIN’ TEXAS SWING 1946-1955”
released United Kingdom 1998.
NB(6):
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-011 “BILLY BRIGGS” released United Kingdom 1999.
BILLY BRIGGS X I T BOYS Amarillo,
Tx. 1949
(vcl-1/gtr); George Weldon
Allard (vc-2/gtr); Pat Trotter (fdl);
Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
T-107-A/ND-1 DOWN IN OLD NEW ORLEANS -1 Time No. 107-A, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Allender)
T-107-B/ND-2 X. I. T. SONG No. 107-B
(Allender)
T-108-A/ND-3 DARLING WALTZ -1-2 Time No. 108-A
(Allard)
(BMI)
T-108-B/ND-4 PRETTY
BABY BOOGIE -1 No. 108-B,
Krazy Kat KK CD 23, Proper Properbox 50
(Briggs)
(BMI)
NB(1): TIME No. 107 released 1949.
NB(2): TIME No. 108 released 1949.
NB(3): Both TIME No. 107 & TIME No. 108 state Midwest
Recording., Box 3056, Amarillo, Texas.
NB(4):
KRAZY KAT KK CD 23 “LONE STAR STOMP-TEXAS DANCE HALL MUSIC, Vol.2.” released
United Kingdom 1999.
NB(5):
PROPER PROPERBOX 50 “HILLBILLY BOOGIE” released United Kingdom 2002.
BILLY BRIGGS X I T BOYS -1 Dalhart,
Tx. ca. August 1949
BILLY
BRIGGS X. I. T. BOYS
(vcl-3/stl gtr); Weldon Allard (gtr); Pat
Trotter (fdl); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
T-109-A NEW PANHANDLE SHUFFLE (Inst)-1 Time No. 109-A, Proper Properbox 83
(Briggs)
(BMI)
T-109-B IF
I CRY -1 No. 109-B,
Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Allard)
(BMI)
T-110-A I’D
RATHER BE ANYTHING THAN WHAT I AM -2 Time No. 110-A, HBRCD-011
(Williams)
T-110-B YODELING
SONG -2 No.
110-B, HBRCD-011
(Briggs)
NB(1): TIME No. 109 released 1949.
NB(2): TIME No. 109 pressed by Research Craft Co., Los Angeles,
Ca.
NB(3): TIME No. 109 states Midwest Recording Co., Inc. Box 1231,
Dalhart, Texas.
NB(4): TIME No. 110 released 1949.
NB(5): TIME No. 110 pressed by Researcher Craft Co., Los
Angeles, Ca.
NB(6): TIME No. 110 states Midwest Recording Co., Inc. Box 1231,
Dalhart, Texas.
BILLY BRIGGS and his X I T BOYS Amarillo,
Tx. 1949
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(gtr); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
F-102-A/L/RC YOU ALMOST KILLED MY SOUL Folke
F-102-A
(Billy Briggs)
F-102-B/L/RC BLUEBONNET WALTZ F-102-B, Hillbilly Researcher
HBRCD-011
(Jess Williams)
NB(1): FOLKE F-102 released 1949.
NB(2): FOLKE F-102 based in Clinton, Okla and owned by Lew
Preston.
NB(3): FOLKE F-102 pressed by Research Craft Co., Los Angeles,
Ca.
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band Amarillo,
Tx. Late
1950
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(hmny vcl-1/gtr); Jess Williams (hmny vcl-1/stg bs).
Producer:
IF-247 THE
WALTZ YOU DIDN’T SAVE FOR ME Imperial 8102, Imperial 45-8102, Cremo No.1, BACM
CD D-489
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
IF-248 WAITRESS
BLUES
8102, 45-8102,
Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7801, BACM CD D-489
IF-249 HANDKERCHIEF
FULL OF TEARS -1 Imperial 8123, Imperial 45-8123, HBRCD-011
(George W. Allard) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7801, BACM CD D-489
IF-250 FRECKLE
FACE SNAGGLE TOOTH GAL Imperial
(Uniss)
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8102/IMPERIAL 45-8102 released Tuesday 27th
February 1951.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record
Releases Saturday 29th September 1951-IMPERIAL 8123/IMPERIAL 45-8123.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8123/IMPERIAL 45-8123 released Tuesday 2nd
October 1951.
NB(4): CREMO CRAR-7801 “PANHANDLE SHUFFLE-BILLY BRIGGS & HIS
X.I.T. BOYS” released ca. 2001.
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band Amarillo,
Tx. January
1951
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard (hmny
vcl-1/gtr); Jess Williams (hmny vcl-1/stg bs.
Producer:
IF-254 CHEW
TOBACCO RAG Imperial 8104, Imperial 45-8104, Big Tone
BTCD-5709
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Lucky
CDLR-814, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011, Disky DC-885962
Cremo
CRAR-7801, BACM CD D-489
IF-254-RE CHEW
TOBACCO RAG Imperial
X8324, Imperial LP-9214, United Artists UAS-30312
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Liberty 2C068-83096, Electrola 2C068-78037, Cremo
CRAR-7801
IF-255 IT’S
A CRIME Imperial 8104, Imperial 45-8104, Cremo CRAR-7801
(Jonathan
Samuel Williams (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) BACM
CD D-489
IF-256 MID-NITE
DREAMS -1 Imperial 8123, Imperial 45-8123, Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7801, BACM CD D-489
IF-257 ALSO
SOMEONE ELSE Imperial 8128, Imperial 45-8128, Cremo CRAR-7801
(Weldon
Allard) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) BACM
CD D-489
NB(1): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Saturday 24th February
1951-IMPERIAL 8104/IMPERIAL 45-8104.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8104/IMPERIAL 45-8104 released Tuesday 27th
February 1951.
NB(3): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Saturday 10th March
1951-IMPERIAL 8104/IMPERIAL 45-8104.
NB(4): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Saturday 17th March
1951-IMPERIAL 8104/IMPERIAL 45-8104.
NB(5): Billboard Saturday 28th April 1951 Country & Western
Records Most Played by Folk Disc Jockeys upto Friday 20th April 1951-COMING UP-
IMPERIAL 8104/IMPERIAL 45-8104.
NB(6): IMPERIAL 8123/IMPERIAL 45-8123 reviewed Billboard Folk
(Country & Western) Record Reviews Saturday 29th September 1951.
NB(7): IMPERIAL 8128/IMPERIAL 45-8128 released November 1951.
(Release Date Unknown).
NB(8): “CHEW TOBACCO RAG” on IMPERIAL X8324 is an OVERDUBBED
version from 1960.
NB(9):
UNITED ARTISTS USA-30312 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.3.2 released United
Kingdom 1980.
NB(10): LIBERTY 2C068-83096 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.3.”
released France 1981.
NB(11): ELECTROLA 2C068-78037 “LET’S HAVE A PARTY-THE ROCKABILLY
INFLUENCE 1950-1960” released France 1981.
NB(12):
BIG TONE BTCD-5709 “IMPERIAL ROCKABLLIES, Vol.2.” released United Kingdom 1993.
NB(13):
LUCKY CDLR-814 “ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.14.” released 1997.
NB(14):
DISKY DC-885962 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Part.3.” released Holland 1999.
JESSE WILLIAMS With String Band Amarillo,
Tx. January
1951
(vcl/stg bs); Weldon Allard
(gtr); Billy Briggs (stl gtr); poss
Pat Trotter (fdl-1).
Producer:
IF-260 I LOVE TO KISS Imperial
8106, Imperial 45-8106, Cremo CRAR-7801
(Jess Williams) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-261 THE OLD FASHION WALTZ (sic) 8106, 45-8106, CRAR-7801
(Jess Williams) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-262 I’VE BEEN SHORT CHANGED Imperial
8116, Imperial 45-8116, Cremo CRAR-7801
(Jess Williams) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-263 A PLACE IN THE SUNSHINE -1 8116, 45-8116, CRAR-7801
(Pat Trotter) (Commodore Music
Corp. BMI)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8106/IMPERIAL 45-8106 released Tuesday 24th
April 1951.
NB(2): Billboard FOLK TALENT AND TUNES Saturday 26th May
1951-Imperial has inked Jess Williams to its Folk roster.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8116/IMPERIAL 45-8116 released Tuesday 1st
October 1951.
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band-1 Amarillo,
Tx. April
1951
BILLY BRIGGS-2
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard (gtr); Jess
Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-264 FEMALE
SHUFFLE -1 Imperial 8107, Imperial 45-8107, Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) BACM
CD D-489
IF-265 COYOTE
SONG -1 Imperial 8107, 45-8107, HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7801, BACM CD D-489
IF-266 AMARILLO
ROSE -1 Imperial 8110, Imperial 45-8110, HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7801, Proper Properbox 83, BACM CD
D-489
IF-267 DIP
SNUFF STOMP -1 Imperial
(Uniss)
(Billy
Briggs-Dr. Juniper) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
IF-268 FRECKLE FACE - SNAGGLE TOOTH GAL -1-2 Imperial 8115,
Imperial 45-8115, Columbia 20869, Columbia 4-20869
(Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp.
BMI) Imperial
LP-9214, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011, Cremo CRAR-7802
BACM
CD D-489
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8107/IMPERIAL 45-8107 reviewed Billboard Folk
(Country & Western) Record Reviews Saturday 5th May 1951.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8107/IMPERIAL 45-8107 released Tuesday 8th May
1951.
NB(3): IMPERIAL 8110/IMPERIAL 45-8110 released Tuesday 8th May 1951.
NB(4): IMPERIAL Matrix No. IF-268 LEASED to COLUMBIA Records on
Sunday 1st July 1951.
NB(5): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record
Reviews Saturday 29th September 1951-IMPERIAL 8115/IMPERIAL 45-8115.
NB(6): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Saturday 29th September
1951-IMPERIAL 8115/IMPERIAL 45-8115.
NB(7): IMPERIAL 8115/IMPERIAL 45-8115 reviewed Billboard Folk
(Country & Western) Record Reviews Saturday 29th September 1951.
NB(8): IMPERIAL 8115/IMPERIAL 45-8115 released Tuesday 1st
October 1951.
NB(9): IMPERIAL LP-9214 “HILLBILLY HOUSE PARTY” released 1962.
NOTE: No. IMPERIAL 8000 Series Records ADVERTS/RECORD REVIEWS or
ADVANCE RELEASES in BILLBOARD between Saturday 12th May 1951 and Saturday 18th
August 1951.
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band-1 Amarillo,
Tx. May
1951
WELDON ALLARD-2
Billy Briggs (vcl-3/stl gtr);
Weldon Allard (vcl-4/mand-5/gtr); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-273 DIP
SNUFF STOMP 1-3 Imperial 8110, Imperial 45-8110, Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs-Dr. Juniper) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo CRAR-7802, Proper Properbox 83, BACM CD
D-489
IF-274 BIG LITTLE DARLING -2-4-5 Imperial
8109, Imperial 45-8109, Cremo CRAR-7802
(Weldon Allard) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-275 I’M NOT GONNA LOCK THE DOOR -2-4-5 8109, Imperial 45-8109, CRAR-7802
()
IF-276 TOO LATE YOU SAY -2-4-5 Imperial
8117, Imperial 45-8117
(Weldon Allard) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-277 LYING LIPS AND SECOND HAND KISSES -2-4-5 Imperial (Uniss)
()
IF-278 I’M TIRED OF TAKING CHANCES 2-4-5 Imperial 8117,
Imperial 45-8117, Cremo CRAR-7802
()
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8109/IMPERIAL 45-8109 released Tuesday 8th May
1951.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8117/IMPERIAL 45-8117 released Tuesday 2nd
October 1951.
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band-1 Amarillo,
Tx. May
1951
BILLY BRIGGS-2
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(hmny vcl/gtr); Jess Williams (hmny vcl/stg bs).
Producer:
IF-281 CHEW
TOBACCO RAG No.2 -1-2 Imperial 8111, Imperial 45-8111, Columbia 20846,
Columbia 4-20846
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Columbia
D.B. 2938, Big Tone BTCD-5708, Disky DC-885962
Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011, Cremo CRAR-7801, BACM CD
D-489
IF-281-RE CHEW
TOBACCO RAG No.2 Imperial
X8324, United Artists UAS-30312, Liberty 2C068-83096
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
IF-282 I’M GONNA GET ME A BOTTLE Imperial
8128, Imperial 45-8128, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy Briggs) (Commodore Music
Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7802, Cactus CACT-5004, BACM CD D-489
IF-283 THE
SISSY SONG -1-2 Imperial 8115, Imperial 45-8115, Columbia 20869,
Columbia 4-20869
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-011, Cremo CRAR-7802, BACM
CD D-489
IF-284 ALARM
CLOCK BOOGIE -1-2 Imperial 8111, Imperial 45-8111, Columbia 20846,
Columbia 4-20846
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Columbia
D.B. 2938, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
Cremo CRAR-7802, Proper Properbox 50, BACM CD
D-489
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8111/IMPERIAL 45-8111 released Tuesday 8th May
1951.
NB(2): IMPERIAL Matrix Nos.
IF-281/IF-283 & IF-284 LEASED to COLUMBIA Records on Sunday 1st July 1951.
NB(3): COLUMBIA 20846/COLUMBIA 4-20846 released Tuesday 14th
August 1951.
NB(4): COLUMBIA 20846/COLUMBIA 4-20846 reviewed Billboard Folk
(Country & Western) Record Reviews Saturday 25th August 1951.
NB(5): COLUMBIA D.B. 2938 released United Kingdom ca. September
1951.
NB(6): COLUMBIA 20869/COUMBIA 4-20869 released Tuesday 6th
November 1951.
NB(7): IMPERIAL X8324 released Tuesday 26th April 1960.
NB(8): IMPERIAL Records Advert Billboard Monday 2nd May
1960-IMPERIAL X8324.
NB(9): “CHEW TOBACCO RAG No.2.” on IMPERIAL X8324 is an
OVERDUBBED version from 1960.
NB(10): IF-283 listed as IF-284 on IMPERIAL 8115/IMPERIAL
45-8115.
NB(11): BIG TONE BTCD-5708 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.1.”
released United Kingdom 1993.
NB(12): CACTUS CACT-5004 “ROCKIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.5.” released
2004.
WELDON ALLARD Amarillo,
Tx. July 1951
(vcl/gtr); Billy Briggs (stl gtr); Jess Williams
(stg bs).
Producer:
IF-298 THIRD TIME CHARM Imperial
8125, Imperial 45-8125, Cremo CRAR-7802
()
IF-299 I’M HANGIN’ MY TEARS OUT TO DRY 8125, 45-8125, CRAR-7802
()
IF-300 ALSO SOMEONE ELSE Imperial
8153, Imperial 45-8153, CRAR-7802
(Weldon Allard) (Commodore
Music Corp. BMI)
IF-301 I LIKE CANDY 8153, 45-8153, CRAR-7802
(Weldon Allard-Johnny Hathcock)
(Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8125/IMPERIAL 45-8125 released Tuesday 2nd
October 1951.
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8153/IMPERIAL 45-8153 released Tuesday 6th May
1952.
NB(3): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 5th July
1952-IMPERIAL 8153/IMPERIAL 45-8153.
NB(4): CREMO CRAR-7802 “BODACIOUS BACKWATER BOOGIE” released ca.
2001.
BILLY BRIGGS WITH STRING BAND Amarillo,
Tx. October
1951
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(gtr); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-308 HONKY
TONK BABY Imperial 8143, Imperial 45-8143, Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
IF-309 SWEET
SWEETHEART Imperial 8143, Imperial 45-8143, BACM CD D-489
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
IF-310 NORTH
POLE BOOGIE Imperial 8131, Imperial 45-8131, HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo CRAR-7802, Proper Properbox 50, BACM CD
D-489
IF-311 ON
A COUNTRY ROAD Imperial 8131, Imperial 45-8131, Cremo CRAR-7802
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8131/IMPERIAL 45-8131 released November 1951
(Release Date Unknown).
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8143/IMPERIAL 45-8143 released April 1952
(Released Date Unknown).
BILLY BRIGGS With String Band Amarillo,
Tx. ca.
March 1952
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(gtr); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-356 FULL-BLOODED
TEXAN Imperial
8184, Imperial 45-8184, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
IF-357 THE
BATTERY TO MY HEART Imperial
8184, Imperial 45-8184, HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7802, Jasmine JASMCD-3575, BACM CD D-489
IF-358 THE
GRANDEST THING ON EARTH Imperial
8150, Imperial 45-8150, Cremo CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI)
IF-359 TEXACO
NEW MEXICO JOE Imperial
8150, Imperial 45-8150, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briigs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8150/IMPERIAL 45-8150 released May 1952 (Release
Date Unknown).
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8184/IMPERIAL 45-8184 released Wednesday 18th
February 1953.
NB(3): JASMINE JASMCD-3575 “HILLBILLY HOT ROD & AUTOMOBILE
SONGS” released United Kingdom 2006.
WELDON ALLARD-2
Jess Williams (vcl/stg bs);
Weldon Allard (gtr); Billy Briggs (stl
gtr).
Producer:
82789 WHEN -1 Decca 28242,
Decca 9-28242
(Jess Williams)
82790 I’LL BET YOU NEVER CARED -1 28242, 9-28242
(James Ira Pearce)
82791 LUZ DE MI VIDA (LIGHT OF MY LIFE) -2 Decca 28280,
Decca 9-28280
()
82792 EACH TIME WE KISS -2 28280, 9-28280
()
NB(1): DECCA 28242/DECCA 9-28242 released Tuesday 10th June
1952.
NB(2): DECCA 28242/DECCA 9-28242 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western (Folk) Record Reviews Saturday 21st June 1952.
NB(3): DECCA 28280/DECCA 9-28280 released Tuesday 1st July 1952.
NB(4): Billboard Advance Folk Record Releases Saturday 12th July
1952-DECCA 28280/DECCA 9-28280.
NB(5): DECCA 28280/DECCA 9-28280 reviewed Billboard Country
& Western (Folk) Record Reviews Saturday 19th July 1952.
JESSE WILLIAMS
DECCA 28242
WHEN 64-65-62-65
Style of the chanter is somewhat unusual, mixing the qualities
of a rural-type Jessel with the blues idiom. Ditty is a romantic weeper.
I’LL BET YOU NEVER CARED 62-62-62-62
Tune is played with an attractive beat. An okay effort by
Williams.
WELDON ALLARD
DECCA 28280
LUZ DE MI VIDA -76-77-75-76
Romantic waltz opus is taken slowly and pleasantly by Allard and
the string band. Tune is retentative. A most listenable effort.
EACH TIME WE KISS -73-74-72-73
Kisses are the source of much knowledge, Allard tells here.
Chanter has a smooth style which is ably supported by the string band.
BILLY
BRIGGS Amarillo,
Tx. September
1952
(vcl/stl gtr); Weldon Allard
(gtr); Jess Williams (stg bs).
Producer:
IF-393 TELL
YOUR MA AND PA Imperial
8166, Imperial 45-8166, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) Cremo
CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
IF-394/DJET-5 ON TOP OF PIKES PEAK Imperial
8239, Imperial X8239, Imperial DJ-ET-3, Cremo CRAR-7802
(B.
Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) BACM
CD D-489
IF-395/DJET-6 SEND ME SOME LOVE Imperial
8239, Imperial X8239, Imperial DJ-ET-3,
Cremo CRAR-7802
(B. Briggs) (Commodore Music Corp. BMI) BACM
CD D-489
IF-396 COFFEE
SIPPIN’ BLUES Imperial
8166, Imperial 45-8166, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-011
(Billy
Briggs) Cremo
CRAR-7802, BACM CD D-489
NB(1): IMPERIAL 8166/IMPERIAL 45-8166 released October 1952.
(Release Date Unknown).
NB(2): IMPERIAL 8239/IMPERIAL X8239 released Thursday 1st April
1954.
NB(3): IMPERIAL DJ-ET-3 “DISC JOCKEY ET RELEASES” released 1954.
NB(4):
BACM CD D-489 “BILLY BRIGGS-CHEW TOBACCO RAG” released United Kingdom April
2015.
DISCOGRAPHY
compiled by DICK GRANT, AL TURNER, DAVE SAX, BILL DANIELS, TONY RUSSELL &
MICHEL RUPPLI with acknowledgements to John Burton, Dave Howe, Lars Lundgren,
Ian Saddler, Phil Tricker, Steve Hathaway, Mario Manciotti & Frantisek
Frank.
1990-2016.
