Ken Mellons

Kenneth Edward "Ken" Mellons,*10-07- 1965 Kingsport, TN

3rd version

By Praguefrank, Vaclav Zpatecka, Brent Emanuel

SESSIONS
ca February 1994 Woodland Digital, Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl],  Bobby All/ Billy Joe Walker, Jr. [ac gt], Brent Mason/ Mike Elloitt [el gt], John Hughey [steel], Glenn Worf [bass], Lonnie Wilson [drums], Hank Singer [fiddle],

Steve Nathan [keyboards], Richie McDono [work whistle], John Wesley Ryles, Carl Jackson, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young, Doug Clements, Tony Phipps, Hurshel Wiginton [bck vcl]. Producer: Jerry Cupit)
001 JUKEBOX JUNKIE Elektra 34-77579 34-78066/EK-53746 [dance mix] D2-77759
002 I CAN BRING HER BACK 34-77764/EK-53746
003 LOOKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION 34-77390/EK-53746
004 THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE 34-77579/EK-53746
005 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND 34-77861/EK-53746
006 SEVEN LONELY DAYS 34-77390/EK-53746
007 KEEPING IT COUNTRY 34-77861/EK-53746
008 LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU EK-53746
009 HONKY TONK TEACHERS 34-77764/EK-53746
010 DOCTOR JESUS EK-53746

1994 Nashvile,  TN – Ken Mellons

011 IF I WERE YOU

ca July 1995 Nashville, TN - Ken Mellons, *and George Jones (Brent Rowan [gt], Reggie Young [gt], Gary Hayes [gt], Joe Khoury [gt], Bobby All [gt], John Hughey [steel/dobro], Al Perkins [dobro], Tom Robb [bass], Paul Leim/Milton Sledge [drums], Hank Singer [fiddle/mandolin], Hargus Robbins/John Hobbs/Jamie Whiting [piano], Rick Hughes/Mark Janese [jaw harp] + John Wesley Ryles, Terry Smith, Billy Smith, Carl Jackson, Allen Frizzell, Dennis Wilson [bck vcl]. Producer: Jerry Cupit)
012 DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO COME IN THERE EK-66965
013 I WENT CRAZY FOR AWHILE EK-66965
014 RUB-A-DUBBIN' 34-78066/EK-66965
015 WHERE FOREVER BEGINS EK-66965
016 HE'LL NEVER BE A LAWYER* EK-66965
017 STRANGER IN YOUR EYES 34-78240/EK-66965
018 MEMORY REMOVER 34-78240/EK-66965
019 HE AIN'T EVEN COULD YET EK-66965
020 EVER READY EK-66965
021 WITH HIS HANDS EK-66965

Ca 2000 Nashville, TN – Ken Melloms

022 I‘M NOT HOMELESS Curb D2 77973

CURB D2-77973 WINGS OF A DOVE (2000)
ca late 2000 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Producer: Jerry Cupit)
023 SHAME ON ME D2-77759
024 HOME TEAM D2-77759
025 FARMER'S DAUGHTER D2-77759
026 LADIES NIGHT D2-77759
027 CAN YOU FEEL IT D2-77759
028 DOWN TO A CRAWL D2-77759
029 BUNDLE OF NERVES D2-77759
030 WAS IT AS GOOD FOR YOU D2-77759
031 COOL AS YOU D2-77759

Ca 2001 unknown – Ken Mellons

032 BELIEVE D2-78722

CURB D2-78722 WINGS OF A DOVE VOL. 2 (2001)

2002 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Producer: Jerry Cupit)

033 MR. D.J.  Curb CURBD 1707

2002 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons

034 I CAN'T KICK MY COUNTRY WB 48292-2

WARNER BROTHERS 48392-2 INSIDE TRAXX (2002)

ca Spring 2004 Station West, Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons,* and George Jones (Ken Mellons [vcl], Bill Hullett [ac gt], Brent Mason [el gt], Earl Scruggs/ Carl Jackson [banjo], Scotty Sanders [steel], ? [bass], Steve Turner/ Owen Hale [drums], Glen Duncan / Larry Franklin [fiddle], Gordon Mote [keyboards], John Wesley Riles, George Jones, Terry Eldridge, Larry Cordle, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Vince Gill, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis [bck vcl]. roducer: Ken Mellons, John Northrup)
035 SMACK DAB Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
036 JUST WHAT I'M WANTIN' TO DO Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
037 PAINT ME A BIRMINGHAM Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
038 CLIMB MY TREE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
039 INTERSTATE GYPSY Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
040 YOU CAN MAKE MY HEART BELIEVE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
041 SWEET Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
042 ALL I NEED IS A BRIDGE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
043 SINGLE AGAIN Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
044 ANY TIME ANY PLACE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
045 INSTITUTE OF HONKY TONKS* Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
046 IF I'VE LEARNED ANYTHING AT ALL Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD

JWIWTD – also on album Just What I'm Wantin' to Do

2007 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons

047 DAYDREAMS ABOUT NIGHT THINGS

2009 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl], Cody Kilby [gt], Adam Steffey [mandolin], Ron Stewart [banjo], Rob Ickes [dobro], Darrin Vincent [bass/bck vcl], Joe Caverlee [fiddle], Vince Gill, Larry Cordle, Dale Ann Bradley, Steve Gulley and Sonya Isaacs [bck vcl])

048 RURAL ROUTE

049 BLUE WIND

050 MEMORY REMOVER

051 I'M JUST A HOUSE

052 TENNESSEE RIDGE RUNNER

053 STILL THEY CALL ME LOVE

048 TAKE IT LIKE A MAN

055 A COLD ONE CAN'T CURE

056 TENNESSEE

057 DON'T NEGLECT THE ROSE

058 STILL BRAND NEW

059 KING OF ALL KINGS

tracks above issued on album Rural Route

2011 [demo session ] unknown – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl/gt])

05901 I‘M ALMOST ME AGAIN

05902 SIDEWAYS

2012 or sooner unknown - Ken Mellons

060 ONE'S A COUPLE Just What I'm Wantin' to Do

Tracks above issued on album Just What I'm Wantin' to Do

2013 unknown - Ken Mellons

061 PERFECT PLACE FOR THE BLUES

More tracks for album Perfect Place For The Blues

Unknown info – Ken Mellons

WHEN IT COMES TO LOSING YOU

SUN ALWAYS SHINES

JUST WHAT LOVE CAN DO

2014 [sessions for Throwback] unknown – Kevin Moon faturing Ken Mellons

HONKY-TONK TEACHERS Dirt Road

2014 [sessions for The Next move] unknown – Phil Leadbetter and Ken Mellons

I’M A MODERN DAY INTERSTATE GYPSY Pinecastle

ALBUMS
Epic EK-53746 Ken Mellons: Jukebox Junkie; I Can Bring Her Back; Looking In The Same Direction; The Pleasure's All Mine; Working For The Weekend; Seven Lonely Days; Keeping It Country; Learning To Live Without You; Honky Tonk Teachers; Doctor Jesus – 23-08-94
Epic EK-66965 Where Forever Begins: Don't Make Me Have To Come In There; I Went Crazy For Awhile; Rub-A-Dubbin'; Where Forever Begins; He'll Never Be A Lawyer; Stranger In Your Eyes; Memory Remover; He Ain't Even Could Yet; Ever Ready; With His Hands – 14-11-95
Curb D2-77759 The Best Of Ken Mellons: Jukebox Junkie [dance mix]; Shame On Me; Home Team; Farmer's Daughter; Ladies Night; Can You Feel It; Down To A Crawl; Bundle Of Nerves; Was It As Good For You; Cool As You – 03-04-01
Home HR-2003-1 Sweet: Smack Dab; Just What I'm Wantin' To Do; Paint Me A Birmingham; Climb My Tree; Interstate Gypsy; You Can Make My Heart Believe; Sweet; All I Need Is A Bridge; Single Again; Any Time Any Place; Institute Of Honky Tonks; If I've Learned Anything At All – 10-08-04
Jukebox Junkie no # (UPC 0707541263290) Rural Route: Rural Route; Blue wind; Memory Remover; I'm Just a House; Tennessee ridge Runner; Still They Call Me Love; Take It Like a Man; A Cold One Can't Cure; Tennessee; Don't Neglect the Rose; Still Brand New; King of All Kings – 12-10-10

Jukebox Junkie  no # (UPC888174871691) Just What I'm Wantin' to Do: One's a Couple; Just What I'm Wantin' to Do; Sweet; Paint Me a Birmingham; Smack Dab; You Can't Make My Heart Believe; Climb My Tree; Interstate Gypsy; All I Need Is a Bridge; Single Again; Any Time, Any Place; Institute of Honky Tonks;  If I've Learned Anything At – 12-06-12 (reissue of HR 2003-1 with one added track)

? Perfect Place For The Blues: (tracks unknown) – 13 (probably unissued)

Ken Mellons ? Jukebox Junkie Live: I Can't Kick My Country;  Workin' for the Weekend; - Bundle of Nerves; Rub a Dubbin' ;  I Can Bring Her Back; Honk If You Honky Tonk; Coconut Suntan Lotion;  Ever Ready;  Jukebox Junkie / Tennessee Volunteer Junkie – 25-03-22 (unknown recording info, not in sessions)

SINGLES
Epic (1994-95)
34-77390 Lookin' In The Same Direction / Seven Lonely Days - 29-03-94
34-77579 Jukebox Junkie / Pleasure's All Mine - 19-07-94
34-77764 I Can Bring Her Back / Honky Tonk Teachers - 06-12-94
34-77861 Workin' For The Weekend / Keeping It Country - 21-03-95
34-78066 Rub-A-Dubbin' / Jukebox Junkie -10-10-95
34-78240 Stranger In Your Eyes / Memory Remover - 02-96

Curb

CURBD 1707 Mr. DJ – 02 (promo, CD)