Fall 1958 WRJW Studios, Picayone, MS – Byron Johnson (+ Fred
Henley [gt], Billy Fred Stockstill [gt])
001 1044 YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING D 1031/BCD 15832 BCD 16408
002 1045 TRUE AFFECTION D 1031 /BCD 15832 CDCHD 191 CDCHD
218
ACE CDCHD 191 ROCKABILLY SHAKEOUT (UK, 1992); ACE CDCHD
218 FIFTIES ROCKABILLY FEVER (UK, 1987); BCD 15832 D SINGLES SOUNDS OF HOUSTON
TEXAS VOL.1 (GER, 1995, 4 CD); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16408 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.
19 ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF D AND DART RECORDS (GER, 2000)
Ca February 1959 WRJW Studios, Picayone, MS – Byron Johnson
(+ Fred Henley [gt], Billy Fred Stockstill [gt])
003 1116 OUR LOVE IS NOT WORTH LIVING FOR D 1058 /BCD 15832
004 1117 IT‘S WRONG FOR ME TO LOVE YOU D 1058/BCD 15832
1959 Houston, TX – Vern Pullen – B.J. Johnson (+ Doyle Jones
[gt], Mack Breeland [steel])
005 H8OW-2064 WHAT AM I TO DO D 1107 /BCD 15833
006 H8OW-2065 COUNTRY BOYS DREAM D 1107/BCD 15833
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15833 D SINGLES SOUNDS OF HOUSTON TEXAS
VOL.2 (GER, 1999, 4 CD.)
Early 1960 unknown – Byron Johnson
007 IF I EVER LOST YOU Big Howdy 45-780
008 IN YOUR ARMS Big Howdy 45-780/ LP 777
009 CRYIN‘ IN YOUR SLEEP 45-782
010 WISE EYES 45-782
Mid 1961 unknown – B. J. Johnson
011 5625 TIL THE END OF TIME Carma 502
012 5626 PLEASE CHANGE Carma 502
Ca February 1962 unknown – Byron Johnson
013 4057 WHY RETURN Carma 507
014 4058 LONESOME CONSCIENCE Carma 507
Ca 1962 unknown – B. J. Johnson
015 DO UNDO OTHERS Carma 513
016 LIFE TIME OF SORROW Carma 513
1963 Nugget Sound Studio, Goodletsville, TN – B. J. Johnson
017 P4KM-5864 (IT’S
NEITHER OF US DEAR) WE’RE BOTH TO BLAME Nugget NR-206/ LP 777
018 P4KM-5865 WITHOUT YOU Nugget NR-206/ LP 777
1963? Unknown B.J.
The D.J. Johnson
019 I'VE GOT A LEASE ON HEAVEN BJ 107
020 AIN'T GONNA LET HER GET ME DOWN BJ 107
Spring 1964 Nugget Sound Studio, Goodletsville, TN – B. J. The
D.J. Johnson
021 R4KM-2032 TIME Nugget NR 212 /LP 777
022 R4KM-2033 THE OTHER SIDE OF ME
Nugget NR 212/ LP 777
023 SEARCHING NR 229/ LP 777
024 LET THE PARTY BE OVER NR-229/ LP 777
1964 Nugget Sound Studio, Goodletsville, TN – B. J. Johnson
025 I CAN’T DESTROY MY THOUGHTS NR 239/ LP 777
026 UNFORTUNATE STRANGER NR 239/ LP 777
1967 unknown – B. J. Johnson
027 I CAN'T HELP IT Circle G 101 / LP 777
028 WHO AM I GONNA BELIEVE Circle G 101/ LP 777
Ca late 1960s unknown
- B. J. Johnson
029 IN YOUR ARMS Lynn RR 100-2
030 BRING THE PIECES BACK Lynn RR 100-2/ LP 777
1969 unknown – B.J. Johnson
031 ARP 1116 MY DREAM OF HANK WILLIAMS Big Howdy 8121
032 ARP 1117 SHACKLES AND CHAINS Big Howdy 8121
Ca 1970 unknown – B.J.Johnson
033 JOHNNY’S Mississippi Sound MS 101
034 THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT MS 101
Summer 1972 unknown – B. J. Johnson
035 VALLEY OF SORROW River City 729
036 FAIT DO DO (2:52) River City 729
1973 unknown – B.J. Johnson (Producer; Bill Morgan, C. A.
Haynes, Joe F. Mitchell)
037 LH 10048 SET ME FREE Myra M 2003
038 LH 10049 FAIS DO DO (2:23) Myra M 2003
1979 unknown – B. J. Johnson
039 GOING ON ALONE Country Soul CS 703
040 MORE THAN A DREAM
Country Soul CS 703
ALBUMS
Big Howdy LP 777 Spin Time With B. J. The D.J.: Time;
In Your Arms; Who Am I Gonna Believe; Let The Party Be Over; The Other Side Of
Me; I Can't Help It; Searching; Bring The Pieces Back; I Can't Destroy My
Thoughts; We're Both To Blame; Without You; Unfortunate Stranger – 69?
SINGLES
D (1959)
1031 You Were Only Fooling / True Affection – 12-58 (rev.
Dec. 29)
1058 Our Love Is Not Worth Living For / It‘s Wrong For Me To
Love You – 23-03-59 (rev. Apr. 27)
1107 What Am I To Do / Country Boys Dream – 19-10-59 w. Vern Pullen (rev. Jan. 4, 1960)
Big Howdy (1960)
45-780 If I Ever Lost You / In Your Arms – 02-60 (rev. Feb.
8) as Byron Johnson
45-782 Cryin In Your Sleep / Wise Eyes -04-60 (rev. April
25)
Carma (1961)
502 Til The End Of time / Please Change - 07-61 (rev. July
10)
507 Why Return / Lonesome Conscience – 04-62 (rev. Apr. 21)
513 Do Undo Others / Life Time Of Sorrow – 62?
J B (1963?)
107 I've Got A Lease On Heaven / Ain't Gonna Let Her Get Me
Down – 63? as B.J. "The Dee Jay" Johnson
Nugget (1963-4)
NR 206 (It’s Neither Of Us Dear)We’re Both To Blame / Without
You - 63
NR-212 Time / The Other Side Of Me – 05-64 (rev. Cashbox May 16)
NR-229 Searching / Let The Party Be Over – 10-64 (rev. Oct. 31)
NR-239 I Can’t Destroy My Thoughts / Unfortunate Stranger – 65
Circle G (1967)
101 I Can't Help It / Who Am I Gonna Believe – 67
Lynn
RR 100-2 In Your Arms / Bring The Pieces Back – 6- ?
Big Howdy (1969)
No. 8121 My Dream Of Hank Williams / Shackles And Chains -
69
Mississippi Sound (1970?)
M.S. 101 Johnny’s / There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight - 70?
River City (1972)
729 Valley Of Sorrow / Fait Do Do – 08-72 (rev. Sept. 2)
Myra (1973)
M 2003 Set me Free / Fais Do Do – 73
Country Soul (1979)
CS 703 Going On Alone / More Than A Dream - 79
