Brenda Byers

*1945 Canterbury, CT, +06-10-2012

2nd version

by Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
late 1965 Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers  (Producer: Bob Mack)
001 SK4M-5479 VOICE IN THE WIND MTA 102/5013
early 1966 Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers (Producer: Bob Mack)
002 T4KM-4159 DON’T REMIND ME MTA 116/5013
003 T4KM-4160 CALL HIM BACK MTA 102
004 T4KM-4161 RAINBOWS AND ROSES MTA 116 160
005 T4KM-4162 FOLLOW THE STARS MTA 108/5013
Summer 1966 Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers (Producer: Bob Mack)
006 T4KM-1933 HUSH MTA 108/5013
1968 Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers (Producer: Bob Thompson and Roy Drusky)
007 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT MTA 146/Photograph
008 NOBODY KNOWS WHEN YOURE DOWN AND OUT MTA 146/5013
009 THE AUCTIONEER MTA 160/5013
010 OH, IT'S GONNA RAIN MTA 189/5013
011 PITCHING WISHING PENNIES MTA 5013
012 TALKIN' TO THE NIGHT LIGHTS MTA 5013
013 TRUE AND LASTING KIND MTA 167/5013
014 FAMILY TREE MTA 5013
015 EMPTY MTA 167/5016
1969 Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers (Producer: Roy Drusky)
016 CALIFORNIA IN A DREAM MTA 171/5016
017 WEAR MY SHOES MTA 171/5016
018 NIGHT LIFE MTA 176 /5016
019 THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME MTA 176/5016
020 HOMEWARD BOUND MTA 177 193/5016
021 THE OTHER SIDE OF ME MTA 177 193
022 YOU'RE THE REASON MTA 5016
023 IT'S OVER MTA 5016
024 WALKIN' IN LOVE LAND MTA 5016
025 DON'T TOUCH ME MTA 5016
026 LITTLE GREEN APPLES MTA 5016
1970 Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN – Brenda Byers (Producer: Roy Drusky)
027 I CAN’T GO ON LOVING YOU MTA 183/Photographs
028 PHOTOGRAPHS MTA 183/Photographs

029 LITTLE BOYS MTA 189
early 1970s New York City/A. R. S. Recording Studio, Orlando, FL – Brenda Byers (Producer: Roy Drusky)

030 EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME SOMETHING

031 SUMMER AND THE SEA

032 LOVER MAN

033 SEND IN THE CLOWNS

034 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME

035 IF YOU GO AWAY

036 I'LL GET BY

037 SUNNY GETS BLUE

038 FREE JUST LIKE THE WIND
tracks above issued on album Photographs

Ca late 1973 [live] The Montes, Winner Park, FL – Brenda Byers and The Neighbours Four (Brenda Byers [vcl], Bart Constantine [gt], Robert Fournier [bass], George Sanders [drums], Stephen Eist [piano])

03801 WHAT ABOUT ME SK 106

03802 DRIFT AWAY SK 106

03803 ALABAMA JUBILEE SK 106

03804 REST OF YOUR LIFE SK 106

03805 GOOD NEWS SK 106 SUPERSTAR SK 106

03806 ROCKY TOP SK 106

03807 MEDLEY: BEHIND CLOSE DOORS/ MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY / MISSING YOU / LONESOME ME / JAMBALAYA / HEY GOOD LOOKING / AUCTIONEER  SK 106

03808 MCARTHUR'S PARK SK 106

03809 YELLOW RIBBON SK 106

03810 HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER SK 106

03811 GLORY HALLELUJAH SK 106

03812 I BELIEVE IN MUSIC SK 106

03813 MEDLEY: BYE BYE BLACKBIRD/ BILL BAILEY/ YES SIR THAT’S MY BABY/ MA (HE’S MAKING EYES AT ME) / MOUNTAIN DEW/ JUST BECAUSE/ AMERICA/ FREEDOM SCAT/ UNITED WE STAND  SK 106  

Ca 1979 unknown – Brenda Byers and The Neighbors Four (Brenda Byers [vcl], Arthur Millet [gt/ steel/ bass/bck vcl], Bart Constantine [gt/ bass/ bck vcl], Ricky Lee Racicol [drums/bck vcl], Stephen Eist [piano/synthesizer/ bck vcl]. Producer: Brenda Byers)

039 I MISS YOU SO  VPA LP 965

040 THE ROSE  VPA LP 965

041 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN  VPA LP 965

042 COUNTRY MEDLEY - BLUE BAYOU / MARGARITAVILLE / AIN'T NO CALIFORNIA / COME ON IN  VPA LP 965

043 BANJO MEDLEY - TENNESSEE RIVER / MOUNTAIN DEW / ALABAMA JUBILEE LP 965

044 FAMILY REUNION  VPA LP 965

045 LEAVIN’LOUISIANA IN THE BROAD DELIGHT  VPA LP 669

046 ALL THE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA  VPA LP 669

047 40’S MEDLEY  VPA LP 669

048 I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE  VPA LP 669

1984 A.R.S. Studio, Orlando, FL  – Brenda Byers and The Neighbors Four

049 TAKIN’ IT EASY  VPA LP 669

050 SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS SAYING GOODBYE  VPA LP 669

051 FANCY FREE/ WHAT ARE WE DOING LONESOME / YOU AND I  VPA LP 669

052 TEXAS STATE OF MIND / YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA -  COUNTRY MELEDY OF FEMALE HITS  VPA LP 669

053 HIGH TIME  VPA LP 669

054 ARTHUR MEDLEY – VOCAL GROUP OF FOUR DECADES  VPA LP 669

055 JOSE CUERVI  VPA LP 669

056 PECOS PROMENADE  VPA LP 669

1986 A.R.S. Studio, Orlando, FL – Brenda Byers (Brenda Byers [vcl], Bart Constantine [ld gt], Rob Kerr [bass], Ricky Racicot [drums], Stephen Eist [piano/synthesizer]. Producer: Brenda Byers)
057 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU ARS BB 704
058 QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR/Y’LL COME BACK SALOON ARS BB 704
059 LOVE IS JUST A GAME ARS BB 704
060 MR. BOJANGLES ARS BB 704
061 BANJO MEDLEY ARS BB 704
062 I WILL SURVIVE ARS BB 704
063 MACARTHUR PARK ARS BB 704
064 I DON’T WANT TO CRY ARS BB 704
065 GIVE ME SOME KIND OF SIGN ARS BB 704
066 50’S MEDLEY ARS BB 704

ALBUMS
MTA MTS 5013 The Auctioneer: The Auctioneer; Oh, It's Gonna Rain; Pitching Wishing Pennies; Talkin' to the Night Lights; True and Lasting Kind; Hush, Little Child; Don't Remind Me; Voice in the Wind; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; Follow the Stars; Family Tree – 11-68
MTA MTS 5016 Thank You For Lovin’Me: Thank You for Loving Me; California In A Dream; Wear Mt Shoes; You're The Reason; It's Over; Walkin' In Love Land; Homeward Bound; Don't Touch Me; Little Green Apples; Empty; Night Life – 70
ARS no # Photographs: Photographs; I Can't Go On Loving You; Every Time You Touch Me Something; Summer And The Sea; Lover Man; House That Jack Built; Send In The Clowns; Willow Weep For Me; If You Go Away; I'll Get By; Sunny Gets Blue; Free Just Like The Wind - 7-
Sun King SK-106 Live At Montes: What About Me; Drift Away; Alabama Jubilee; Rest Of Your Life; Good News; Superstarl Rocky Top; Medley;McArthur's Park; Yellow Ribbon; He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother; Glory Hallelujah; I Believe In Music; Medley – 74?

Brenda  Byers VRRNP-BB-965 I Miss You So: I Miss You So; The Rose; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain;  Country Medley - Blue Bayou / Margaritaville / Ain't No California / Come On In;  Banjo Medley - Tennessee River / Mountain Dew / Alabama Jubilee; Family Reunion; Leavin’Louisiana In The Broad Delight; All the Gold In California; 40’s Medley; I Love The Night Life – ca 79  and The Neighbors Four (MX: A.R.R. 438/B.R.R.438)

VPA LP-669 Takin’ It Easy: Takin’ It Easy; Somebody’s Always Saying Goodbye; Fancy Free/ What Are We Doing Lonesome / You And I; Texas State Of Mind / You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma -  Country Meledy of Female Hits; High Time; Arthur Medley – Vocal Group of Four Decades; Jose Cuervi; Pecos Promenade -  84 and The Neighbors Four

ARS VRRN-BB-704 All I Ever Need Is You: All I Ever Need Is You; Queen Of The Silver Dollar/Y’ll Come Back Saloon; Love Is Just A Game; Mr. Bojanges; Banjo Medley; ; I Will Survive; MacArthur Park; I Don’t Want To Cry; Give Me Some Kind Of Sign; 50’s Medley – 86 and The Neighbors Four

SINGLES
MTA (1966-)
MTA 102 Call Him Back / Voice In The Wind – 04-66 (rev. May 14)
MTA 108 Hush / Follow The Stars – 09-66 (rev. Sept. 17)
MTA 116 Rainbows And Roses / Don’t Remind Me – 01-67 (rev. Cashbox Jan. 28)
MTA 146 The House That Jack Built / Nobody Knows When Youre Down And Out- 03-68
MTA 160 Rainbows and Roses / The Auctioneer – 09-68 (rev. Oct. 5)
MTA 167 Empty / True And Lasting Kind – 12-68 (rev. Dec. 7)
MTA 171 California In A Dream / Wear My Shoes – 04-69 (rev. Apr. 19)
MTA 176 Thank You For Loving Me / Night Life – 08-69 (rev. Sept. 6)
MTA 177 Homeward Bound / The Other Side Of Me – 12-69 (rev. Dec. 27)
MTA 183 Photographs / I Can’t Go On Loving You – 05-70 (rev. May 30)
MTA 189 Little Boys / Oh It’s Gonna Rain – 09-70 (rev. Oct. 3)
MTA 193 Homeward Bound / The Other Side Of Me – 11-01-71 (reissue of MTA 177)