Red Perkins

Wuster Lamont Nunemaker,*03-08-1920 Breathill City, KY, +15-08-1990 Columbus, OH

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Xavier Maire, Dan Tinsley, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1948 poss. E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH – Paul Howard and His Arkansas Cotton Pickers (Paul Howard [vcl/gt], Red Perkins [-* vcl], Jabbo Arrington [gt], Billy Bowman [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Roddy Bristol [fiddle], Fiddlin' Red Herron [fiddle], Joe Rea [drums], poss. Harold Horner [piano]) [purchased by King January 26, 1949)

000 K2854 I’VE BEEN LONESOME SINCE YOU WENT AWAY King 789

000 K2855 YOU LEFT A RED CROSS ON MY HEART 789

000 K2858 TORN BETWEEN TRUE LOVE AND DESIRE 779

001 K2859 TEXAS BOOGIE * 779

002 K2860 HORA STA COTTON PICKER* 814

000 K2861 TWELVE O’CLOCK WALTZ 814

1948 unknown – Red Perkins and Kentucky Redheads

003 D743 ONE HAS MY NAME (THE OTHER HAS MY HEART) DeLuxe 5047

004 D744 I LIVE THE LIFE I LOVE DeLuxe 5047

005 D745 YOU'LL GONNA REGRET IT ALL SOMEDAY DeLuxe 5052

006 D746 SOMEDAY YOU'LL CALL MY NAME DeLuxe 5052

May 1949 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Red Perkins

007 K2919 TOO LONG 823

008 K2920 I KNOW BETTER NOW 823

009 K2921 AGGRAVATIN‘ LOU FROM LUISVILLE 792

010 K2922 HOE DOWN BOOGIE 792/JASMCD 3560/1

JASMINE JASMCD 3560/1 HILLBILLY BOP VOL. 1 1948/1950 (UK, 2005, 2CD)

25 November 1949 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH- Red Perkins

011 K2956 I HATE YOU 836

012 K2957 CROCODILE TEARS 836/BACM CD D 093

013 K2958 I’M SO HAPPY I COULD CRY 45-850

014 K2959 ONE AT A TIME 45-850

BACM CD D 093 SOPPIN’ UP THE GRAVY KING 1945/1954 (UK, 2004)

ca. March 1950 poss. KWKH Radio Station Studio, 327 Texas St., Shreveport, LA – Paul Howard and His Arkansas Cotton Pickers (Red Perkins [vcl], Billy Bowman, Harold Horner, Chuck Wiggington [bass], Eddie May [drums])

015 K3008 THE BOOGIE’S FINE TONIGHT 45-871

016 K3009 ROCK CANDY HEART 45-871

017 K3010 YOU COULDN'T SEE TREES FOR THE FOREST 45-888

018 K3011 I'M SENDING MY HEART FOR REPAIRS 45-888

7 July 1950 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Red Perkins

019 K3075 BIG BLUE DIAMONDS 45-903/AL 1515 BACM CD D 148

020 K3076 A LONG-NECKED BOTTLE (AND A BIG WATER GLASS) 45-920/AL 1519

021 K3077 I’M GONNA RUSH RIGHT DOWN TO MACON 45-920

022 K3078 RAG MAN BOOGIE 45-903

AUDIO LABEL AL 1515 SONG OF THE HILLS (1958); AUDIO LAB AL 1519 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (1858);  BACM CD D 148 ANOTHER TASTE OF KING RECORDED 1946/1954 (UK, 2006)

SINGLES

King (1949-50)

Deluxe

45-5047 One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) / I Live The Life I Love – 11-48 (adv. Dec. 18)

45-5052 You’ll Gonna Regret It All Someday / Someday You‘ll Call My Name – 11-48  (rev. Nov. 20)

King

779 Texas Boogie / [Paul Howard:] Torn Between True Love And Desire – 05-49

789 I've Been Lonesome / You Left A Left Cross On My Heart – 06-49  (rev. July 2)

792 Hoe Down Boogie / Aggravatin‘ Lou From Louisville – 06-49 (rev. July 9)

814 Hora Sta Cotton Picker / [Paul Howard:] Twelve O' Clock Waltz – 10-49

823 Too Long / I Know Better Now – 11-49 (rev. Nov. 12)

45-836 I Hate You / Crocodile Tears – 01-50 (rev. Jan. 28)

45-850 I'm So Happy I Could Cry / One At A Time – 03-50 (rev. Apr. 1)

45-871 The Boogie's Fine Tonight / Rock Candy Heart – 07-50 W. Paul Howard Cotton Pickers

45-888 I'm Sending My Heart For Repairs / You Couldn't See Trees For The Forest – 10-50 W. Paul Howard Cotton Pickers (rev. Oct. 14)

45-903 Big Blue Diamonds / Rag Man Boogie – 10-50  (rev. Oct. 28)

45-920 A Long-Necked Bottle (And A Big Water Glass) / I'm Gonna Rush Right Down To Macon - 01-51 (rev. Jan. 13)