Rodney Lay

*13-02-1940 Coffeyville, KS

3rd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Pete Hoppula (wangdangdula site), Brent Emanuel
SESSIONS1960 unknown – Rodney And The Blazers (Rodney Lay [vl/bass], Pete "Peaches" Williams [ld gt], Bob York [drums],  Don Downing [vcl/piano],  Bob Scott [sax])
001 KB-381/45-150702 SUMMERTIME ROCK Kampus 100/ GF 152 WLP 8829 BB-CD 55066 CLCD 4512
002 KB-382/45-150701/45-LDE-115 1 TEENAGE CINDERELLA Kampus 100 Dore 572/GF 152
WHITE LABEL WLP 8829 WILD ROCKIN' (NED, 1981);  BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55066 STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL VOL.3 (GER, 1997);  COLLECTOR CLCD 4512 HOT STEAMY LOVERS VOL.4 (NED, 1997)
1960 unknown – Rodney And The The Blazers
003 KB 560/150703 LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Kampus KB 560/1/ GF 152
004 KB 561 SUMMER LOVE Kampus KB 560/1/ GF 152
005 150704A ORIENTAL NIGHTMARE Kampus 150704 Tittyshakin’TTSHAKE 111/ GF 152 WLP 8829
006 150704B WARPAINT Kampus 150704 Tittyshakin’TTSHAKE 111/ GF 152 WLP 8829
1960 unknown - Rodney and The Blazers
007 45-LB-19 ROLLING ALONG Dore 572
ca early 1961 unknown - Rodney and The Blazers
008 LJB 28 SNOW WHITE Dore 588/ GF 152
009 LJB 29 TELL ME BABY Dore 588/ GF 152 R+C 1017
ROCK AND COUNTRY 1017 DORE ROCK AND ROLL VOL.2 (SWE, 1983)
1961 unknown – Don Downing with Rodney And The The Blazers
010 A BIRD IN THE HAND Chan CH 108 Abner 7003
011 JIVIN' JEAN Chan CH 108  Abner 7003
Spring 1962 unknown - Rodney Lay an The Blazers
012 Z-175 IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING Chan 110
013 Z-176 LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Chan 110
1962 unknown – Rodney And The The Blazers
014 DUMBELL GF 152
015 LONG WALK HOME  GF 152
016 CALIFORNIA SUN  GF 152
017 TELL ME GF 152
018 IT’S GONNA BE ME GF 152
019 GO DOWN WOTH THE SUN  GF 152
1963 unknown – Don Downing with Rodney And The The Blazers
020 I FOUND SOMEONE TO LOVE Boyd 112
021 HAVE YOU SEEN MY BABY Boyd 112
1964 unknown – Rodney And The Blazers (Producer: Bob York, Halsey Lay)
022 RK4M-8062 BLUE SCHOOL Kampus K 812/GF 152
023 RK4M-8063 WRINKLES Kampus K 812/GF 152
Ca 1964 unknown – Rodney and The Blazers (Producer: Bob York, Halsey Lay)
024 SHORT FAT FANNIE K 6264
025 BONY MARONIE ‎- K 6264

1968 unknown – The Wild West

026 WALKIN‘ THE CHALK Cactus KC 812

027 I LAUGH TIL I CRY Cactus KC 812

1969 unknown - Rodney Lay (Rodney Lay [vcl-1/narration-2] + unknown musicians)

028 BALLAD OF THE DALTON RAID -1 Coffeyville CS 196

029 COFFEYVILLE AT 100  -2 Coffeyville CS 196
Fall 1969 Hollywood, CA Rodney Lay [purchased by Capitol on January 1970, session no. 18389]
030 none/73928 GEORGIA BOY Blue Book 1000 Capitol 2759
031 none/73929 I'M NOT GOING BACK TO JACKSON Blue Book 1000 Capitol unissued
032 73930 I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH Capitol 2845
033 73931 I DON'T WANNA MAKE IT Capitol 2759
034 73932 ANOTHER LITTLE CANDLE Capitol unissued
11 May 1970 [no 18566] Hollywood, CA - Rodney Lay
035 74555 TENNESSEE WOMAN 2845
036 74556 BIRTHDAY CAKE unissued
037 74557 BAD, BAD WOMAN unissued
masters were leased to Capitol by Blue Book Records
February 1978 [no 13599] poss. Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay (Wild West)
038 81909 AS THE WORLD TURNS Capitol unissued Down Home IRDA-531
039 81910 ONE MORE CHANCE (TO SAY NO) 4604
040 81927 WILD AND WOLLY WAYS 4604
ca 1978 poss. Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay (Wild West)
041 I REACHED FOR ALL THE GUSTO I COULD GET Down Home IRDA-531
1979 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay and Wild West (Producer: Shelby Singleton, Jr.)
042 7-1700 SHENANDOAH Sun Int.1144/SUN-1018
043 7-1701? CIMARRON (ROLL ON) Sun Int. SUN-1018
044 7-1702? STREETS OF LAREDO Sun Int. SUN-1018
045 7-1703? TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS Sun Int. SUN-1018
046 7-1704? RED RIVER VALLEY Sun Int. SUN-1018
047 7-1705 BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN Sun Int. 1144/SUN-1018
048 7-1706? COOL WATER Sun Int. SUN-1018
049 7-1707? HOME ON THE RANGE Sun Int. SUN-1018
050 7-1708? HIGH NOON Sun Int. SUN-1018
051 7-1709? CHISHOLM TRAIL Sun Int. SUN-1018
1980 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay (Producer: Shelby Singleton, Jr.)
052 DOWN ON THE FARM Sun Int. SUN-1022
053 PARTY DOLL Sun Int. SUN-1022
054 OH BOY Sun Int. SUN-1022
055 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE Sun Int. SUN-1022
056 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Sun Int. SUN-1022
057 ROCKING PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU Sun Int. SUN-1022
058 THIRTY DAYS Sun Int. SUN-1022
059 REELIN' AND ROCKIN' Sun Int. SUN-1022
060 7-1763 NASHVILLE CONNECTION Sun Int. 1149/SUN-1022
061 7-1764 SEA CRUISE Sun Int. 1149/SUN-1022
062 HEARTBREAK HILL Sun Int. SUN-1022
Fall 1980 poss. Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay (Producer: Boomer Castleman)
063 7-1859 SILENT PARTNERS SUN-1168/SUN-1027
064 GOODBYE SWEET VIRGINIA SUN-1027
065 AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT SUN-1027
066 7-1862 CLOSE SUN-1164/SUN-1027
067 LOVE ON THE SLY SUN-1027
068 7-1864 SEVEN DAYS COME SUNDAY 1164/SUN-1027
069 STOLEN WINE 1168/SUN-1027
070 AGAIN SUN-1027
071 MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS SUN-1027
072 THE REINS OF LOVE SUN-1027
ca early 1982 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay and Wild West (musicians similar as below)
073 HAPPY COUNTRY BIRTHDAY, DARLIN' Churchill CR-94001/CR-9423
074 HER MEMORY'S FASTER THAN ME Churchill CR-94001/CR-9423
ca May/June 1982 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay and Wild West (Rodney Lay [vcl/bass], Vernon Sandusky [gt],  Troy Klontz [steel],Terrell Glaze [drums],  Kenny Putnam, Shelby Eicher [fiddle],  John French [keyboards]. Producer: Joe Bob Barnhill)
075 YOU COULD'VE HEARD A HEART BREAK Churchill CR-94012/CR-9423
076 HOLLYWOOD AND WINE Churchill CR-94012/CR-9423
077 (I WISH I HAD A BOTTLE OF) THE WAY I FEEL Churchill CR-94005/CR-9423
076 BLUE WITH ENVY ChurchillCR-94020/ CR-9423
077 MEND YOUR CHEATING WAYS Churchill CR-9423
078 I WISH I HAD A JOB TO SHOVE Churchill CR-94005/CR-9423
079 THE LAST TIME Churchill CR-9423
080 I'M A HOG FOR YOU BABY Churchill CR-9423ca Spring 1983 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay and Wild West
081 MARY LEE CR-94020
082 BLUE WITH ENVY CR-94020
1986 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay
083 WALK SOFTLY ON THE BRIDGES Evergreen EV 1046
084 TEN TOES UP, TEN TOES DOWN Evergreen EV 1046
1988 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay (Producer: Ron Green)
085 THESE BARS HAVE MADE A PRISONER OUT OF ME Ariva 8825
086 LONG HAUL DRIVER  Ariva 8825
1989 Nashville, TN - Rodney Lay
087 CLASSIC LOVE AFFAIR Evergreen EV 1103
088 YOU'RE THE REASON Evergreen EV 1103



ALBUMS
Sun Int. SUN-1015 Desert Rock: Shenandoah; Cimarron (Roll On); Streets Of Laredo; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Red River Valley; Back In The Saddle Again; Cool Water; Home On The Range; High Noon; Chisholm Trail – 01-11-79
Sun Int. SUN-1022 Rockabilly Nuggets: Down On The Farm; Party Doll; Nashville Connection; Oh Boy; Wake Up Little Susie; Rock Around The Clock; Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu; Thirty Days; Reelin' And Rockin'; Sea Cruise; Heartbreak Hill – 26-05-80

Sun Int. SUN-1027 Silent Partners: Love On The Sly; Silent Partners; Close; Seven Days Come Sunday; Goodbye Sweet Virginia; Ain't No Doubt About It; Stolen Wine; Again; Marriage On The Rocks; The Reins Of Love – 17-11-81
Churchill CR-9423 Heartbreak: You Could've Heard A Heart Break; Her Memory Is Faster Than Me; Hollywood And Wine; (I Wish I Had A Bottle Of) The Way I Feel; Blue With Envy; Mend Your Cheating Ways; I Wish I Had A Job To Shove; Happy Country Birthday Darling; The Last Time; I'm A Hog For You Baby - 10-82 w. Wild West

Gear Fab GF 152 Rodney And The Blazers: The Complete Recordings  1960-1964: Teenage Cinderella; Summertime Rock; Little Orphan Annie; Summer Love; Warpaint; Oriental Nightmare; Snowwhite; Tell Me Baby; It's All Over But The Cryin'; Short Fat Fannie; Boney Maroney; Blue School; Wrinkles; Dumbell *; Long Walk Home *; California Sun *; Tell Me *; It's Gonna Be Me *; Go Down With The Sun * - 00 (*= prev. unissued 1962 recordings, also includes tracks credited to Rodney Lay)

SINGLES100 TeenAge Cinderella / Summertime Rock - 07-60 Rodney And The Blazers (rev. Aug. 1)
K560/561 Little Orphan Annie / Summer Love – 09-60 Rodney And The Blazers
880 Warpaint / Oriental Nightmare – 61 Rodney And The Blazers (reissued on Tittyshakin’TTSHAKE 111 in 2013)
Dore (1960-61)
572 Teenage Cinderella / Rolling Along - 09-60 Rodney And The Blazers (rev. Sept. 26)
588 Snow White / Tell Me Baby - 02-61 Rodney And The Blazers (rev. Feb 13)
Chan (1961-62)
CH 108 A Bird In The Hand / Jivin' Jean – 61 as Don Downing with Rodney And The Blazers (also on Abner 7003)
CH 110 It‘ s All Over But The Crying / Little Orphan Annie – 62 Rodney Lay and The Blazers
Boyd (1963)
112 I Found Someone To Love / Have You Seen My Baby – 63 as Don Downing with Rodney And The Blazers
Kampus (1964)
K 812 Wrinkles / Blue School - 64
6264 Short Fat Fannie / Bony Maronie - 64

Cactus

KC 812 Walkin‘ The Chalk / I Laugh Til I Cry – 68 The Wild West

Coffeyville

CS 196 Ballad Of The Dalton Raid /  CoffeyVille At 100 - 69
Blue Book (1969)
1000 Georgia Boy / Not Going Back To Jackson - 69
Capitol (1970-78)
2759 Georgia Boy / I Don't Wanna Make It - 03-70
2845 I Don't Know Enough / Tennessee Woman - 07-70
4604 One More Chance / Wild And Wooly Ways – 07-78 w. Wild West (rev. July 15)
Down Home (1978)
IRDA-531 As The World Turns / I Reached For All The Gusto I Could Get – 10-12-78
Sun Int. (1978-81) w. Wild West
SI 1144 Back In The Saddle Again / Shenandoah - 79
1149 Nashville Connection / Sea Cruise - 80
1164 Seven Days Come Sunday / Close - 04-81
1168 Silent Partners / Stolen Wine - 10-81 (rev. Oct. 24)
Churchill (1982-83) w. Wild West
CR-94001 Happy Country Birthday, Darlin' / Her Memory's Faster Than Me - 03-82
CR-94005 I Wish I Had A Job To Shove / The Way I Feel - 07-82
CR-94012 You Could've Heard A Heart Break / Hollywood And Wine - 11-82
CR-94020 Mary Lee / Blue With Envy - 05-83
Evergreen (1986-89)
EV 1046 Walk Softly On The Bridges / Ten Toes Up, Ten Toes Down - 11-86 (rev. Dec. 13)
EV 1103 Classic Love Affair / You're The Reason - 09-89

Ariva

8825 These Bars Have Made A Prisoner Out Of Me /  Long Haul Driver - 88