Billy Jack Hale

*08-06-1937, Gadsden, AL

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Terry Gordon,Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Adam Komorowski, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

19 April 1957 Bradley Film And Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Billy Jack Hale (Billy Jack Hale [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Bob Moore [bass] + more unknown musicians  + Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Owen Bradley)
001 102501/NA 9809 FIRST HEARTBREAK Decca 9-30447
002 102502/NA 9810 YOUR EYES 9-30447/Bear Family BCD-15971

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15971 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.9 ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF DECCA RECORDS (GER, 2001)

ca 8 February 1958 [live-Big D Jamboree]  Sportatorium, Insdustrial Blvd, Cadiz, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00201 YOUR EYES Rollercoaster RCCD 3043

ROLLERCOASTER RCCD 3043 LIVE AT THE BIG D JAMBOREE VOL.2 (UK, 2000)

1958 Sellers Co. Recording Studio, 2102 Jackson, Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale (Billy Jack Hale [vcl/gt], Howard Reed/ Bob Milsap [ld gt], Marvin Monrgomery [gt/mandolin], ? [steel], Kenneth Cobb [bass], ? [drums] + unknown vcl group)

003 HONEY BEE LOVE BCD 16086
004 STRANGE DESIRES BCD 16086

005 ME AND FRED AND JOE AN BILL BCD 16086

006 WHEN YOU HEAR A HONKY TONK SONG

BEAR FAMILY BCD 16086 BIG D JAMBOREE (GER, 8 CD)

10 May 1958 [live-Big D Jamboree]  Sportatorium, Insdustrial Blvd, Cadiz, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00601 YOUR EYES BCD 16086

18 July 1958 [live-Big D Jamboree]  Sportatorium, Insdustrial Blvd, Cadiz, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00602 YOUR EYES BCD 16086

Ca August 1958 [live-Big D Jamboree]  Sportatorium, Insdustrial Blvd, Cadiz, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00603 STAIRWAY OF LOVE BCD 16086

00604 YOUR EYES  BCD 16086

30 August 1958 [live-Big D Jamboree]  Sportatorium, Insdustrial Blvd, Cadiz, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00605 YOUR EYES  BCD 16086

1959 [demo session] Sellers Co. Recording Studio, 2102 Jackson, Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale

00606 I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THE BLUES Dragon Street CD 70102 Rollercoaster RCCD 3049

ROLLERCOASTER RCCD 3049 THE GUYS AND GIRLS OF THE BIG D JAMBOREE (UK, 2002, 2CD)

ca July 1959 Dallas, TX – Doug Bragg (+ Marvin Montgomery [banjo-1] + unknown musicians. Producer: Pappy Daily)
007 1190 OUT OF TOWN JOE D 1088/BCD-15833
008 1191 DANGER MOVED WEST -1 D 1088/BCD-15833
009 GOOD LUCK BILLY D unissued/BCD-15833
010 I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THE BLUES D unissued/Boparama LP 3 BCD-15833

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15833 COMPLETE D SINGLES, VOL. 2 (GER, 2002, 4CD)
1959 [demo session] Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale

01001 IF YOU CAN’T LIVE DOWN LIVE IT UP BCD 16086

01002 HE DON’T  LOVE YOU LIKE I DO BCD 16086

01003 THE CHAIN OF LOVE BCD 16086

1959 Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale
011 I‘VE GOT TO SEE IT FOR MYSELF GO-CAT-GO CD 25750 SUNJAY SJLP 588
012 KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART GO-CAT-GO CD 25750 SJLP 588
013 LUCKY YOU GO-AT-GO CD 25750 SJLP 588 (#6)
014 MOVE OVER BUDDY Buffalo Bop CD 55166 Go-Cat-Go CD 25750 Stomper Time STCD 3 Sunjay LP 588

BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55166 ROCKIN’ ORBIT (GER, 2004); STOMPER TME STCD 03 LAST GREAT ROCKABILLY SATURDAY NIGHT VOL.1 (UK, 1993)

ca late 1950s [demo session]  poss. Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale

01401 BOPALINE unissued acetate

1961 poss. Dallas, TX – Billy Jack Hale
015 1536 RESTING PLACE D 1216/BCD 15836
016 1537 BLACK WIDOW D 1216/BCD 15836

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15836 THE COMPLETE D SINGLES, VOL. 5 (GER, 2002, 4CD)

ca 1960s poss. Dallas, TX – Billy Jack hale

017 MELINDA LIVED HERE

1972 Memphis, TN– Billy Jack Hale (Billy Jack Hale [vcl], with Jerry Lee Lewis Band: prob Kenny Lovelace [gt], Buck Hutcheson [gt], Ned Gail Davis [steel], Ed DeBruhl [bass], Tap Tarrant [drums]. Producer: Gary Adair, Style Wooten)

018 THE JESUS WAY Camaro 45-3472

019 DONNY BOY Camaro 45-3472

SINGLES
Decca (1957)
9-30447 Your Eyes / First Heartbreak – 09-57 (rev. Sept. 30)
D (19590
1088 Danger Moved West / Out Of Town Joe – 12-08-59 (rev. Oct. 5)
1216 Resting Place / Big Widow Spider – 22-09-61