Tommy Wills

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1958 poss. Hamilton, OH – Tommy Wills And His Tomcats

001 BBR-45-001 TUXEDO JUNCTION Big Bang 45-101

002 BBR-45-002/12357 DIANE Big Bang 45-101 100/1000

003 BBR-45-003/M8OW-5001 3RD MAN THEME Big Bang 102 Norman N-502

004 BBR-45-004/M8OW-5002  MR. MOVIN' IS GROOVIN' Big Bang 102 Norman N-502 /1000 1004

Poss. from session above

005 12358 SATIN DOLL Big Bang 100/1000

1961 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

006 NIGHT TRAIN Terry 45-109 /1004

007 TOMMY’S DREAM Terry 45-109 G 101/1000 1004

1962 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills and His Twisting Tomcats

008 7535 TUFFER THAN TUFF IT'S "HARD" 45-110 /1000 1004

009 7536 "AW SHUCKS" GO ON TWIST 45-110/1000 1004

010 TWISTIN' DOWN THE LANE Terry-Gregory 1004

1963 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

011 MAN WITH A HORN Gregory 45-100 /1000 1004

012 LA-DEE-DAH Gregory 45-100/1000

1964 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills Combo

013 BLUES IN THE NIGHT G 101/1000

014 WALKIN' MR. SAX Terry-Gregory 45-103 Seeburg 5022/1000

015 STAIRWAY TO THE STARS Terry-Gregory 45-103/1000

016 I CAN'T GET STARTED Terry-Gregory 1000

017 THAT'S ALL Seeburg 5022 /1004

1966 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills Combo

018 MISTY Terry-Gregory G 104/1004

019 MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE Terry-Gregory G 104/1004

020 LONDONDAIRY AIRE Terry-Gregory 1004

021 HONKY TONK II Terry-Gregory 1004

1966 poss. Dayton, OH – Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

022 NIGHT TRAIN 66 STYLE  Airtown 001

023 HONKY TONK II 66 STYLE Airtown 001

On cover: Recorded live discotheque go go sound

1967 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

024 RW 457 CRYING TIME, RELEASE ME JB2-001 /1005

025 RW 458 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY, THERE I SAID IT AGAIN JB2-001

1967 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

026 RW 492 BORN TO LOSE - I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU A 004 JB2-004 /LP 1006

027 RW 493 FUNKY SAX  A 004 JB2-004

1968 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

028 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE A-007

029 (FUNKY) 4 CORNERS ‎ A-007

1968 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills (Tommy Wills [sax], Cal Collins [gt], Fred Garey [drums], Frank DeVito [organ])

030 LOST DREAMS Terry-Gregory A 014/1005

031 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Terry-Gregory A 014/1005

032 SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE Terry-Gregory 1005

033 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Terry-Gregory 1005

034 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY Terry-Gregory 1005

035 GIRL FROM IPANEMA Terry-Gregory 1005

036 BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK Terry-Gregory 1005

037 HARLEM NOCTURNE Terry-Gregory 1005

038 "SOUL" YAKETY SAX Terry-Gregory 1005

1969 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills

039 SWEET SOUL Juke JB 2018/Terry-Gregory 1006

040 BLUE VELVET Terry-Gregory 1006

041 THE NEARNESS OF YOU Terry-Gregory 1006

042 WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN Juke JB 2021/Terry-Gregory 1006

043 FUNKY SAX Terry-Gregory 1006

044 V. J.‘S BLUES Terry-Gregory 1006

045 MOONGLOW/PICNIC Juke JB 2014/Terry-Gregory 1006

046 SOUL YAKETY SAX WITH BRASS Juke JB 2014/Terry-Gregory 1006

047 MEDLEY: TOGETHER AGAIN - YOU WIN AGAIN  JB 2018

1971 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

048 BLUE CHRISTMAS JB 2020

049 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE JB 2020

1972 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

050 TUFF TIMES JB 2021

1973 unknown, OH – Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

051 KANSAS CITY JB 2025

052 K. C. DRIVE JB 2025

1974 poss. Nashville, TN – Tommy Wills

053 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME 103/CI 726

054 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 108/CI 726

055 GEORGIA ON MY MIND 108/CI 726

056 TOGETHER AGAIN / YOU WIN AGAIN CI 726

057 CRYING TIME / RELEASE ME CI 726

058 BORN TO LOSE / I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU CI 726

059 SOUL YAKETY SAX CI 726

060 YAKETY SAX CI 726

061 SAXY BOOGIE 103/CI 726

062 TUFF TIMES CI 726

1976 poss. Nashville, TN – Tommy Wills

063 CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY 118

064 WELCOME BACK 118

065 IF YOU WERE HERE 120

066 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE  120

1977 Little Nashville, Mooresville, IN – Tommy Wills (Tommy Wills [vcl/sax], Joe Edwards [gt/fiddle], Joe Tippie [steel], Jim Matilla [drums], Mike Lucas [piano]. Producer: Tomy Wills, Joe Edwards)

067 SWINGIN' YAKETY SAX Golden moon 001/7123N2

068 I'M CONFESSIN'  Golden moon 001/7123N2

069 COTTON EYED JOE Golden moon 003/7123N2

070 WILDWOOD FLOWER Golden moon 7123N2

071 COTTONFIELDS Golden moon 7123N2

072 MAMA DON'T ALLOW Golden moon 003/7123N2

073 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Golden moon 7123N2

074 RAM-BUNK-SHUSH Golden moon 7123N2

075 MARGARITAVILLE Golden moon 7123N2

076 LUCKENBACH, TEXAS Golden moon 7123N2

1999 Rehearsal Studios, Indianapolis, IN – Tommy Wills (Tommy Wills [vcl/tnr sax], Dave Laskey [gt], Carl Smith [bass], Jack Ireland [drums], Wayne Fisher/ Warren Grimwood [keyboards], Jim Scott [alto sax], Scott Hobson [tnr sax], Tim Roethler [baritone sax], Jeff Burden, Jim White, Clifford Ratliff [trumpet], Bud Imes, Jim Hicks [trombone])

077 JINGLE BELL SWING Vertom 001

078 WHITE CHRISTMAS Vertom 001

079 JINGLE BELLS Vertom 001

080 THE CHRISTMAS SONG Vertom 001

081 THE CHRISTMAS BLUES Vertom 001

082 BLUE CHRISTMAS Vertom 001

083 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE Vertom 001

2000 unknown – Tommy Wills

084 SWINGIN' TWISTIN' MEDLEY: LET EM ROLL/CALADONIA/BIG FAT MAMA/SHAKE ... Vertom 8571

085 SAXY BOOGIE Vertom 8571

086 KANSAS CITY Vertom 8571

087 V.J.'S BLUES Vertom 8571

088 MAN WITH A HORN Vertom 8571

089 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD Vertom 8571

090 HONKY TONK Vertom 8571

091 GOOD MORNING BLUES Vertom 8571

092 TUFF TIMES Vertom 8571

093 AFTER HOURS Vertom 8571

ALBUMS

Terry-Gregory 1000 Man With A Horn, volume 1: Man With A Horn; La-Dee-Da; Hard (Tuffer Than Tuff); Aw Shucks (Go On An' Twist); Walkin' Mr. Sax; Stairway To The Stars; Tommy's Dream; Blues In The Night; Diane; Satin Doll; I Can't Get Started; Mr. Movin Is Groovin – 64 Tommy Wills Combo (MX: 13685/6)

Terry-Gregory 1004 Man With A Horn… volume 2: Man With A Horn; Misty; Maybe You'll Be There; Tommy's Draem; Londondairy Aire; That's All; Honky Tonk II; Night Train; Hard; Aw Shucks; Twistin' Down The Lane; Mr. Movin' Is Groovin' – 66 Tommy Wills Combo (MX: 17409/10)

Terry-Gregory TG 1005-S Soulful Moods Of Man With A Horn: Lost Dreams; Since I Fell For You; Shadow Of Your Smile; I Left My Heart In San Francisco; Crying Time; Release Me; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Girl From Ipanema; Back At The Chicken Shack; Harlem Nocturne; "Soul" Yakety Sax – 68 (MX: RG 443/444)

Terry-Gregory LP 1006  The Versatile Tommy Wills With Brass: Sweet Soul; Born To Lose/ I Can’t Stop Loving You; Blue Velvet; The Nearness Of You; We’ll be Together Again; Funky Sax; V. J.‘s Blues; Moonglow/Picnic; Soul Yakety Sax with Brass – 69?

Country Int. CI 726 Man With A Horn Plays Country:  Green, Green Grass Of Home; Help Me Make It Through The Night; Georgia On My Mind; Together Again / You Win Again; Crying Time / Release Me; Born To Lose / I Can't Stop Loving You; Soul Yakety Sax; Yakety Sax; Saxy Boogie; Tuff Times - 74

Golden Moon No 2001/7123N2 Have Horn… Will Travel: Swingin' Yakety Sax; I'm Confessin' ; Cotton Eyed Joe; Wildwood Flower; Cottonfields; Mama Don't Allow; I Almost Lost My Mind; Ram-Bunk-Shush; Margaritaville; Luckenbach, Texas – 77? (CD reissue in 2008)

Vertom/Orchard 8571 Swingin’The Blues: Swingin' Twistin' Medley: Let Em Roll/Caladonia/Big Fat Mama/Shake ...; Saxy Boogie; Kansas City; V.J.'s Blues; Man With a Horn; In a Sentimental Mood; Honky Tonk; Good Morning Blues; Tuff Times; After Hours - 13-02-01

EPs

Gregory 1000 Man With A Horn:  Man With A Horn;  Hard;  La-Dee-Da /  Aw Shucks;  Twistin' Down The Lane;  Misty – 64 Tommy Wills Combo (MX: R4LS 1988/9)

Terry-Gregory 1004 Man With A Horn, vol. 2: Honky Tonk; Maybe You'll Be There; Night Train; Diane; Mr. Movin' Is Groovin – 66 (MX: 17409/10)

Vertom 002 Happy Hollidays: Jingle Bell Swing; White Christmas; Jingle Bells; The Christmas Song; The Christmas Blues; Blue Christmas; What Are You Doing New Year's Eve – 01-11-99

SINGLES

Big Bang (1958)

45-101 Tuxedo Junction / Diane – 10-58 (rev. Nov. 3. Second press in 1959) Tommy Wills

And His Tomcats

45-102 3rd Man Theme / Mr. Movin' Is Groovin' – 58 (reissued on Norman N-502)

100 Diane / Satan Doll - 64

Norman (1961)

N-502 3rd Man Theme / Mr. Movin' Is Groovin' – 03-61 (rev. March 13; reissued on Terry 106)

Terry (1961-2)

45-109 Night Train / Tommy’s Dream - 61

45-110 Tuffer Than Tuff It's "Hard" / "Aw Shucks" Go On Twist – 05-62 (rev. May 12) Tommy Wills And His Twisting Tomcats

Gregory

45-100 Man With A Horn / La-Dee-Dah – 05-63

G-101 Tommy's Dream / Blues In The Night – 02-64

45-103  Walkin' Mr. Sax / Stairway To The Stars – 07-64 (rev. Cashbox July 11)

Seeburg Discotek Series

5022 Walkin' Mr. Sax / That's All – 65 Tommy Wills Combo

Gregory

G-104 Misty / Maybe You'll Be There - 66

Airtown

001 Night Train 66 Style / Honky Tonk II 66 Style – 12-66 (rev. Dec. 24) Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

? One Stopper Special, Medley Juke Box Series: Crying Time, Release Me / Funny  How Time Slips Away, I Don't Know Why, There I Said It Again – 67 (reissued in 1968 as JB2-001)

A 004 Tribute To Ray Charles:  Born To Lose - I Can't Stop Loving You /  Funky Sax – 67 (reissued in 1968 as JB2-004)

A-007 Since You've Been Gone / (Funky) 4 Corners ‎- 68

A-014  Lost Dreams / Since I Fell For You – 08-69 Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

Juke

JB 2014 Moonglow - Picnic / New Soul Yakety Sax  - 69?

JB 2018 Sweet Soul /  Medley: Together Again - You Win Again - 70

JB 2020 Blue Christmas / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve – 11-71 (rev, Dec. 4) Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

JB 2021 Tuff Times / We'll Be Together Again – 08-72 (rev. Aug. 26) Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

JB 2025 Kansas City / K. C. Drive – 73 Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)

Country International

103 Green Green Grass Of Home / Saxy Boogie – 02-75 (rev. Feb. 22)

108 Georgia On My Mind / Help Me Make It Through The Night - 75

118 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / Welcome Back – 76

120 If You Were Here / Under The Double Eagle - 76

Golden Moon

No. 001 Swingin' Yakety Sax /  I'm Confessin' - 77

GM 003 Cotton Eyed Joe / Mama Don't Allow – 77?