Slaid Cleaves

*09-06-1964 Washington, DC

2nd version

by Praguefrank, Brent Emanuel

SESSIONS

1990 Portland, ME – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/gt], Charles Arthur  [vcl/gt], Pete Lewis [gt]. Producer: Slaid Cleaves)
001 SWEET SUMMERTIME Rock Bottom RBR 24

002 LET'S GO Rock Bottom RBR 24

003 TONGUE TIED Rock Bottom RBR 24

004 ALL THAT MATTERS Rock Bottom RBR 24

005 SMITTEN Rock Bottom RBR 24

006 LONESOME HIGHWAY Rock Bottom RBR 24

007 WRECKING BALL Rock Bottom RBR 24

008 HOME BOYS Rock Bottom RBR 24

009 HOLLOW SHELL Rock Bottom RBR 24

010 AIN'T GOT NO HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE Rock Bottom RBR 24

011 THE PROMISE Rock Bottom RBR 24

012 LAP OF LUXURY Rock Bottom RBR 24

tracks above issued on cassette album The Promise

1991 poss. Portland, ME – Slaid Cleaves  and The Moxie Men (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Pip Walter [gt/bck vcl], J. Cleaves [bass], Mark Cousins [drums])

013 HOPE IS A HARD THING TO KILL

014 WARDEN’S HOTEL

015 ON YOUR OWN

016 WILLIE OF THE WIND

017 HOLLOW SHELL

018 WRECKING BALL

019 SMITTEN

020 LUCKY

021 TOO SENTIMENTAL

022 DON'T SAY NO

tracks above issued on cassette album Looks Good From The Road
1992 unknown – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Sean Mencher [el gt], Mark Viator [bottleneck gt], Jussi Huhtakangas [lap steel], Kevin Smith [bass], Charlie Llewellin [snare drum/ bodhran/ tambourine], Pip Walter [bck vcl]. Producer: Slaid Cleaves)

023 LIFE'S OTHER SIDE Play Hard PH 920412

024 WILLIE OF THE WIND Play Hard PH 920412

025 JUSTICE Play Hard PH 920412

026 LIVE FREE Play Hard PH 920412

027 VACATIONLAND Play Hard PH 920412

028 TELL ME Play Hard PH 920412

029 TOO SENTIMENTAL  Play Hard PH 920412

030 DIAMOND RING  Play Hard PH 920412

031 KEY CHAIN  Play Hard PH 920412

032 RAMBLIN' MAN Play Hard PH 920412

033 THE GUN STORY Play Hard PH 920412

034 THE RAIN SONG Play Hard PH 920412

035 DON'T SAY NO Play Hard PH 920412

036 HOPE IS A HARD THING TO KILL Play Hard PH 920412

1993 unknown – Slaid Cleaves

037 RAMBLERS

038 BROTHER'S KEEPER

039 FOR THE BRAVE

040 DANGER

041 CAREFUL
042 SOMETHING TO LOSE

043 THE BALLAD OF NICK AND BETTY

044 ANOTHER MAN'S WEALTH

045 THE DAD SONG
046 YIPPIE-I-O

047 DESERT DREAMS

tracks above issued on cassette album For The Brave and Free, also on CSCCD 1025

1993-1995 [demo sessions] unknown – Slaid Cleaves

04701 TROUBLED TIMES Continental CSCCD 1025

04702 MARTY Continental CSCCD 1025

04703 LOST Continental CSCCD 1025 

04704 RACETRACKS AND RODEOS Continental CSCCD 1025 

04705 DOUBLE CROSSED HEART Continental CSCCD 1025

04706 DO YOU STILL BELIEVE Continental CSCCD 1025 

1996 Ben Blank Audio, Austin, TX/The Cone Of Silence, Pine Mills, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Gurf Morlix [gt/steel/bass/percussion/bck vcl], Bob Grant [mandolin], Troy Miller [dobro], Kevin Smith [bass], Donald Lindley [drums/percussion],  Darcie Deaville [fiddle/bck vcl], Chip Dolan [piano], Karen Poston [bck vcl])

048 NOT GOING DOWN Philo 1201-2  

049 NO ANGEL KNOWS Philo 1201-2 

050 DANCE AROUND THE FIRE Philo 1201-2 

051 JENNIE'S ALL RIGHT Philo 1201-2 

052 LOOK BACK AT ME Philo 1201-2 

053 WRECKING BALL Philo 1201-2 

054 THE RIVER RUNS Philo 1201-2

055 DON'T TELL ME Philo 1201-2 

056 SKUNK JUICE Philo 1201-2  

057 LAST OF THE V-8'S Philo 1201-2  

058 29 Philo 1201-2
1999 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Gurf Morlix [gt/steel/mandolin/strings/organ/ octafone/claves/ bongos/long bolt], Charles Arthur [lap steel],  Ivan Brown [bass/bck vcl], Chris Searles [drums/tambourine],  Mark Cousins [drums], Ian McLagan [Hammond organ], Darcie Deaville [bck vcl])
059 BROKE DOWN Philo 1225-2 
060 ONE GOOD YEAR Philo 1225-2 
061 HORSESHOE LOUNGE Philo 1225-2 
062 COLD AND LONELY Philo 1225-2 
063 BREAKFAST IN HELL Philo 1225-2
064 BRING IT ON Philo 1225-2 
065 THIS MORNING I AM BORN AGAIN Philo 1225-2 
066 KEY CHAIN Philo 1225-2 
1999 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Gulf Morlix [ac ld gt], Paul Sweeney [mandolin], Charles Arthur [lap steel], Ivan Brown [bass], Mark Cousins [drums], Karen Poston [bck vcl])
067 LYDIA Philo 1225-2 
1999 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt], Laura Nadeau [vcl], Janek Siegele [vcl/ld ac gt]. Producer: Cool Beans!)
068 I FEEL THE BLUES MOVING IN Philo 1225-2

2001 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/gt], Gurf Morux [gt/magnus organ/bck vcl], Charles Arthur [gt/steel], Ivan Brown [bass/bk vcl], Rick Richards [drums/djembe], Chris Searles [tambourine], Oliver Stick [accordion], Oliver Steck [trumpet])

069 MONSTER-IN-LAW Philo 1236-2

070 NOVEMBER SKIES Philo 1236-2

071 YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINC Philo 1236-2

072 ONE GOOD YEAR Philo 1236-2

073 YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME  Philo 1236-2

2002 [sessions for Real Bad] unknown – Karen Poston and The Crystal Pistols with Slaid Cleaves

074 FLOWRED DRESSES

2003 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/ac gt/percussion], Gurf Morlix [ac/el gt/bass/bck vcl], Charles Arthur [el gt], Jeff Plankerhorn [dobro/bck vcl], Ivan Brown [bass], Rick Richards [drums/percussion], Ian "Mac" McLagan [Hammond B-3 organ], Eliza Gilkyson, Kristen Anderson, Karen Cleaves, Anita Coy, Brende Fuller, Mike Jasper, Susan Maxey, Mark Viator [bck vcl]. Producer: Gurf Morlix)

075 WISHBONES Philo 1238-2 

076 ROAD TOO LONG Philo 1238-2 

077 DRINKIN' DAYS Philo 1238-2 

078 SINNER'S PRAYER Philo 1238-2  

079 TIGER TOM DIXON'S BLUES Philo 1238-2  

080 BELOW Philo 1238-2 

081 QUICK AS DREAMS Philo 1238-2  

082 HORSES Philo 1238-2  

083 HEARTS BREAK Philo 1238-2  

084 BORDERLINE Philo 1238-2  

085 NEW YEAR'S DAY Philo 1238-2 

2005 [sessions for Collaborations] unknown– Will Taylor and Strings Attached with Slaid Cleaves

086 FOR THE BRAVE

2006 unknown – Slaid Cleaves Slaid Cleaves (vocals, background vocals); Rod Picott (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer organ); David Henry (vocals, electric guitar, cello, trumpet, piano, organ, pump organ, synthesizer, electric bass, shaker, percussion, background vocals); Charles Arthur (acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, autoharp, mandolin, piano, organ); Pat Buchanan (electric guitar); Ned Henry (violin); David Jacques (trombone, euphonium, tuba, upright bass); Paul Griffith (drums, triangle, percussion); Nick Buda (drums); Mary Gauthier (background vocals).

087 DEVIL'S LULLABY  Rounder 3245-2  

088 ANOTHER KIND OF BLUE  Rounder 3245-2 

089 EVERETTE  Rounder 3245-2  

090 OH ROBERTA  Rounder 3245-2  

091 RACECAR JOE  Rounder 3245-2  

092 CALL IT SLEEP  Rounder 3245-2  

093 MILLIONAIRE  Rounder 3245-2  

094 FAIREST OF THEM ALL  Rounder 3245-2  

095 FLOWERED DRESSES  Rounder 3245-2  

096 GOSPEL MOMENT  Rounder 3245-2  

097 WORKING STIFF  Rounder 3245-2 

098 GETAWAY CAR  Rounder 3245-2 

099 SONG FOR JUNE  Rounder 3245-2

2008 or sooner [live- Ribbon of Highway: The Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour] unknown – Slaid Cleaves

100 THIS MORNING I WAS BORN AGAIN

101 STEPSTONE

102 PRETTY BOY FLOYD

2008 Rootball Studio, Austin, TX/The Bee Hive, Austin, TX/White Star Sound, Louisa, VA – Slaid Cleaves (Slaid Cleaves [vcl/organ/rattle]. Gurf Morlix [gt/steel/organ/bck vcl],  Michael O’Connor [ac gt], Rod Picott [ac gt], Charles Arthur [el gt/piano/Wurlitzer organ], Billy Bright [mandolin], Rick Richards/Brian Jones [drums]. Gene Elders [fiddle], Stewart Myers [organ], Steve Foley [English horn], Trish Murphy [bck vcl])

103 CRY Music Road 103  

104 HARD TO BELIEVE Music Road 103  

105 BEYOND LOVE Music Road 103 

106 GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ME Music Road 103  

107 RUN JOLEE RUN Music Road 103 

108 DREAMS Music Road 103  

109 BLACK T-SHIRT Music Road 103  

110 TUMBLEWEED STEW Music Road 103 

111 TWISTIN' Music Road 103  

112 BEAUTIFUL THING Music Road 103 

113 TEMPORARY Music Road 103

2008 [live] The Blue Highways, ? – Slaid Cleaves

11301 BROKE DOWN

11302 COLD AND LONELY

11303 ONE GOOD YEAR

11304 HORSES

Tracks above issued on mp3 EP Live At Blue Highways

20 April/29 June 2010 [live] The Horseshoe Lounge, 2034 S Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves

11305 HARD TO BELIEVE  Music Road 011 

11306 HORSESHOE LOUNGE  Music Road 011 

11307 DRINKIN' DAYS  Music Road 011 

11308 BLACK T SHIRT NO ANGEL KNOWS  Music Road 01 

11309 BELOW  Music Road 011 

11310 TUMBLEWEED STEW  Music Road 011 

11311 SINNER'S PRAYER  Music Road 011 

11312 BROKE DOWN  Music Road 011

11313 WISHBONES  Music Road 011

11314 NEW YEAR'S DAY  Music Road 011 

11315 CRY  Music Road 011 

11316 LYDIA  Music Road 011 

11317 GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ME  Music Road 011

11318 HORSES  Music Road 011

11319 TEXAS TOP HAND  Music Road 011

11320 ROLLING STONE FROM TEXAS  Music Road 011

11321 BREAKFAST IN HELL  Music Road 011 

11322 KEY CHAIN  Music Road 011

11323 ONE GOOD YEAR  Music Road 011

11324 GO FOR THE GOLD  Music Road 011

11325 [UNTITLED]  Music Road 011

2011 [sessions for Dark River:  Songs From The Civil War Era] unknown – Slaid Cleaves

114 THE STREETS OF LAREDO

115 SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR

2012 [sessions for Even More Songs Of Route 66: From Here To There] unknown – Slaid Cleaves

116 PICKIN‘ CALIFORNIA Lazy S.O.B. BURNSOB 010

2013 Cedar Creek Recording, Austin, TX/ Congress House Studio, Austin, TX – Slaid Cleaves

11601 THE WAR TO END ALL WARS [demo] CHM 1012

11602 THE PAIN OF LOVE [demo] CHM 1012

11603 EVERY SUNRISE [demo] CHM 1012

117 STILL FIGHTING THE WAR Music Road MRRCD 015 

118 WITHOUT HER Music Road MRRCD 015 

119 RUST BELT FIELDS Music Road MRRCD 015  [instr. mix:] CHM 1012

120 HOMETOWN USA  Music Road MRRCD 015  [instr. mix:] CHM 1012

121 GONE Music Road MRRCD 015  [demo:] CHM 1012

122 WELDING BURNS Music Road MRRCD 015 [demo:] CHM 1012 [instr. mix:] CHM 1012

123 I BET SHE DOES Music Road MRRCD 015   [instr. mix:] CHM 1012

124 WHIM OF IRON Music Road MRRCD 015 

125 TEXAS LOVE SONG Music Road MRRCD 015  [dance hall mix:] CHM 1012

126 GOD'S OWN YODELER Music Road MRRCD 015

127 IN THE RAIN Music Road MRRCD 015

128 GO FOR THE GOLD Music Road MRRCD 015 

129 VOICE OF MIDNIGHT Music Road MRRCD 015 

130 UNCLE TED CHM 1012

131 SMALL TOWN DOWNFALL  CHM 1012

132 ANOTHER MAN'S WEALTH CHM 1012

133 WRANGLIN' RON CHM 1012

2016 [sessions fot Dreamer: A Tribute To kent Finlay]

134 LOST

2016 [sessions for Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll] unknown – Slaid Cleaves

135 SOUTH OF TOWN

2016 unknown – Slaid Cleaves

136 ALREADY GONE CHM 130

137 DRUNKEN BARBER’S HAND CHM 130  

138 IF I HAD A HEART CHM 130  

139 LITTLE GUYS CHM 130

140 PRIMER GRAY CHM 130  

141 HICKORY CHM 130  

142 TAKE HOME PAY CHM 130  

143 THE OLD GUARD CHM 130

144 SO GOOD TO ME CHM 130  

145 TO BE HELD CHM 130

146 STILL BE MINE CHM 130

147 JUNKYARD CHM 130  

2021 [live] The Texas Music Cafe, 715 Washington Ave, Waco, TX – Slaid Cleaves
14701 BRING IT ON digital single [rel. July 2]
2022 The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX – Slaid Cleaves (Producer: Scrappy Jud Newcomb)
148 THROUGH THE DARK CHM 140   
149 PUNCHER'S CHANCE CHM 140  
150 NEXT HEARTBREAK CHM 140  
151 AT CHRISTMASTIME CHM 140   
152 DOUBLE SHIFT TUESDAY CHM 140   
153 SECOND HAND CHM 140  
154 ARNOLD NASH CHM 140  
155 PUT THE SHOVEL DOWN CHM 140   
156 TERLINGUA CHILI QUEEN CHM 140
157 SPARROW CHM 140  
158 NATURE'S DARKER LAWS CHM 140  
159 MAKE YOUR OWN LIGHT CHM 140 

ALBUMS

Rock Bottom RBR 24 The Promise: Sweet Summertime; Let's Go; Tongue Tied; All That Matters; Smitten; Lonesome Highway; Wrecking Ball; Home Boys; Hollow Shell; Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore; The Promise; Lap Of Luxury; 90 (cassette, reissued as part of Broken White 22 in 2000)

Black Bottm(?) ? Looks Good From the Road:  Hope Is A Hard Thing To Kill; Warden's Hotel; On Your Own; Willie Of The Wind; Hollow Shell; Wrecking Ball; Smitten; Lucky; Too Sentimental; Don't Say No - 91 (cassette, reissued as part of Broken White 22 in 2000)

Play Hard PH 920412 Life's Other Side: Life's Other Side; Willie Of The Wind; Justice; Live Free; Vacationland; Tell Me; Too Sentimental; Diamond Ring; Key Chain; Ramblin' Man; The Gun Story; The Rain Song; Don't Say No; Hope Is A Hard Thing To Kill – 92 (cassette, reissued on CD in 1997 on Broken White 12)

Slaid Cleaves ? For the Brave and Free: Ramblers; Brother's Keeper; For The Brave; Danger; Careful;  Something To Lose; The Ballad Of Nick And Betty; Another Man's Wealth; The Dad Song; Yippie-I-O; Desert Dreams – 07-93 (cassette; reissued in  2001 on CD Continental Song City CSCCD 1025 with bonus 1993-1995 demos Troubled Times; Marty; Lost; Racetracks And Rodeos; Double Crossed Heart; Do You Still Believe)

Rounder/Philo 11671-1201-2 No Angel Knows: Not Going Down;  No Angel Knows;  Dance Around the Fire;  Jennie's All Right;  Look Back at Me; Wrecking Ball;  The River Runs; Don't Tell Me; Skunk Juice;  Last of the V-8's;  29 – 11-02-97

Rounder/Philo 11671-1225-2 Broke Down: Broke Down; One Good Year; Horseshoe Lounge; Cold And Lonely; Breakfast In Hell; Bring It On; Lydia; This Morning I Am Born Again; Key Chain; I Feel The Blues Moving In – 25-01-00

Rounder/Philo 11671-1238-2 Wishbones: Wishbones;  Road Too Long;  Drinkin' Days; Sinner's Prayer;  Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues;  Below; Quick as Dreams;  Horses;  Hearts Break;  Borderline;  New Year's Day – 09-03-04

Rounder 1661-3245-2 Unsung: Devil's Lullaby;  Another Kind of Blue;  Everette;  Oh Roberta;  Racecar Joe;  Call It Sleep;  Millionaire;  Fairest of Them All;  Flowered Dresses;  Gospel Moment;  Working Stiff; Getaway Car;  Song for June – 12-06-06

Music Road  MRR CD 103 Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away:  Cry;  Hard to Believe;  Beyond Love; Green Mountains and Me;  Run Jolee Run;  Dreams;  Black T-Shirt;  Tumbleweed Stew;  Twistin';  Beautiful Thing;  Temporary – 21-04-09

Music Road  MRR CD 011 Sorrow and Smoke/Live at The Horseshoe Lounge": Hard To Believe; Horseshoe Lounge; Drinkin' Days; Black T Shirt No Angel Knows; Below; Tumbleweed Stew; Sinner's Prayer; Broke Down;.Wishbones; New Year's Day; Cry; Lydia; Green Mountains and Me; Horses;Texas Top Hand; Rolling Stone From Texas; Breakfast In Hell; Key Chain; One Good Year; Go For the Gold; [Untitled] – 06-09-11 (double)

Music Road MRRCD 015 Still Fighting The War: Still Fighting the War; Without Her; Rust Belt Fields; Hometown USA; Gone; Welding Burns; I Bet She Does; Whim of Iron; Texas Love song; God's Own Yodeler; In The Rain; Go For the Gold; Voice of Midnight – 25-06-13

Candy House Media CHM 1012 Bonus Tracks, vol. 1:  Uncle Ted; The War to End All Wars (Demo); Small Town Downfall; The Pain of Love (Demo); Another Man's Wealth; Hometown USA (Instrumental Mix); Wranglin' Ron; Gone (Demo); Every Sunrise (Demo); I Bet She Does (Instrumental Mix); Welding Burns (Demo); Welding Burns (Instrumental Mix); Rust Belt Fields (Instrumental Mix); Texas Love Song (Dance Hall Mix)- 30-06-16 (songwriting demos, outtakes and alternative mixes from The Still Fighting The Was sessions)

Candy House Media CHM 130 Ghost On The Car Radio: Already Gone;  Drunken Barber’s Hand;  If I Had a Heart;  Little Guys;  Primer Gray;  Hickory;  Take Home Pay;  The Old Guard;  So Good To Me;  To Be Held;  Still Be Mine;  Junkyard – 23-06-07

Candy House Media CHM 140 Together Through The Dark: Through the Dark;  Puncher's Chance; Next Heartbreak; At Christmastime;  Double Shift Tuesday;  Second Hand; Arnold Nash; Put the Shovel Down;  Terlingua Chili Queen; Sparrow; Nature's Darker Laws; Make Your Own Light – 03-03-23

EPs

Rounder//Philo 11671-1236-2 Holiday Sampler: Monster-In-Law;  November Skies;  You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinc;  One Good Year;  You Don't Have to Tell Me – 30-10-01

Transcontinental Service no # Live At Blue Highways: Broke Down; Cold And Lonely; One Good Year; Horses – 23-01-09 (digital)