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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 Stover041 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)
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
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)
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
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