Friday, June 1, 2018

B-Stars



2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2007 unknown, CA – The B-Stars  (Bill McKenna [vcl/el gt], Greg Yanito [vcl/gt], Eric Reedy [vcl/bass], Jon Braham [vcl/drums])
001 WALKIN‘  HOME ALONE
002 BARELY BROWN EYES
003 DOG TIRED
004 BAD MEMORY
Tracks above issued on promo EP Bonafide Hillbilly Boogie
2009 unknown, CA – TheB-Stars
005 DRUNK ON WHISKEY  EP/ RR 004
006 BARELY BROWN EYES EP
007 GIRLY MAGAZINE GIRL  EP
008 LOST IN BAKERSFIELD EP
009 IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT EP
010 Unknown title  EP
2010 The Wally Sound, Oakland, CA – The B-Stars (Bill McKenna [vcl/el gt], Greg Yanito [vcl], Eric Reedy [vcl], Mikiya Matsuda [steel], Bill Zelinski [drums])
011 INK FREE BABY OF MINE  RR 004
012 DUCKIN' AND DODGIN' RR 004
013 TEXAS BOOGIE RR 004
014 LEFT IT ALL BEHIND  RR 004
015 WOMEN AND WINE  RR 004
012 PRETTY BABY  RR 004
013 BACK UP BUDDY  RR 004
014 SWEET LITTLE THINGS  RR 004
015 WALKING HOME ALONE  RR 004
016 TROUBLE FREE STATE OF MINE  RR 004
017 BROKEN DOWN AND BLUE  RR 004
2012 The Wally Sound, Oakland, CA – The B-Stars
Billy Zelinski on drums, Pierre Laik on lead guitar, and Larry Chung on steel guitar and fiddl
018 CAREFUL BABY RR 006
019 STILL WAITING  RBR 005/ RR 006
020 KING OF FOOLS RR 006
021 MY WINDOW FACES THE SOUTH RR 006
022 ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW RR 006
023 TIME IS MONEY RR 006
024 WHEN THE DARKNESS TURNS TO LIGHT RR 006
025 CHICKEN FRIED RBR 005/ RR 006
026 ONE MORE BEER  RR 006
027 REVOLUTION 45  RR 006
028 NO WORK BLUES  RR 006
029 HONKY TONKIN' RHYTHM  RR 006

ALBUMS
Rust Belt RR 004 Behind The Barn With The B-Stars: Ink Free Baby of Mine; Drunk On Whiskey; Duckin' and Dodgin'; Texas Boogie; Left It All Behind; Women and Wine; Pretty Baby; Back up Buddy; Sweet Little Things; Walking Home Alone; Trouble Free State of Mine; Broken Down and Blue – 01-05-10
Rust Belt RR 006 West Coast Special: Careful Baby; Still Waiting; King Of Fools; My Window Faces the South; Another One Tomorrow; Time is Money; When the Darkness Turns to Light; Chicken Fried; One More Beer; Revolution 45; No Work Blues; Honky Tonkin' Rhythm – 20-09-12 (also 8-tracks 10“ vinyl LP issued)

EPs
The B-Stars no # Bonafide Hillbilly Boogie: Walkin‘  Home Alone; Barely brown Eyes; Dog Tired; Bad Memory - 07 (promo)
Rust Belt ? Presenting The B-Stars/Western Hits: Drunk On Whiskey; Barely brown Eyes; Girly Magazine Girl; Lost In Bakersfield; It’s All Your Fault + 1 unknown track- 09

SINGLES
Rust Belt
RBR 005 Still Waiting / Chicken Fried - 12

Mindy Smith



*01-06-1972 Long Island, NY
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
2003 17 Grand Studios, ?/Omni Sound Studios, Nashville, YN/Sony Studios, Nashville, TN/The Doghouse Studio, Nashville, TN - Mindy Smith, *with Dolly Parton (Mindy Smith [vcl], Bryan Sutton [ac gt], Steve Buckingham [el gt], Will Kimbrough [el gt], Kenny Vaughan [el gt], Sony Landreth [slide gt], Lex Price [mandolin], Dan Dugmore [lap steel], John Deaderick [piano], Matt Rollings [Hammond B-3 organ], David Jacques/ Viktor Krauss/ Glenn Worf [bass],  Shannon Forrest/ Paul Griffith [drums],  Micol Davis [tambourine], + strings)
001 COME TO JESUS Vanguard 837-2 838-2/79736-2 78263-2
002 FALLING Vanguard 837-279736-2 
003 RAGGEDY ANN Vanguard 79736-2 
004 FIGHTING FOR IT ALL Vanguard 79736-2 78263-2
005 TRAIN SONG Vanguard 79736-2
006 IT'S AMAZING Vanguard 79736-2  78263-2
007 ANGEL DOVES Vanguard 79736-2 
008 DOWN IN FLAMES Vanguard 79736-2
009 HURRICANE Vanguard 79736-2
010 HARD TO KNOW Vanguard 79736-2  78263-2
011 ONE MOMENT MORE Vanguard 79736-2  78263-2
012 JOLENE9 Vanguard 837-2 79736-2  78263-2
2006 Beat Hollow Studios, ?/Omni Recording Studio, Nashville, TN/ Studio 491, ?/Doghouse Studio, Nashville, TN – Mindy Smith, *with Buddy Miller (Mindy Smith [vcl/ac gt/el gt/piano], Lex Price [ac gt/el gt/tenor gt/banjo/mandolin], Bryan Sutton [ac gt/12-string gt], Jonathan Trebing [ac gt], Buddy Miller [el gt], Daniel Tashian [12-string gt/ piano/ Wurlitzer organ/ keyboards/ drums/ tambourine/ percussion], Dan Dugmore [lap steel], Nick Buda/ Eddie Bayers [drums], Andrea Zonn [viola], David Henry [cello], Reese Wynans [Wurlitzer organ], Roger Moutenot [keyboards], Kyle Andrews [synthesizer])
013 OUT LOUD Vanguard 79797-2 78263-2
014 LITTLE DEVIL Vanguard 79797-2
015 EDGE OF LOVE Vanguard 79797-2 
016 PLEASE STAY Vanguard 79797-2  78263-2
017 TENNESSEE Vanguard 79797-2 78263-2
018 I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE ASKING Vanguard 79797-2 
019 WHAT IF THE WORLD STOPS TURNING* Vanguard 79797-2
020 YOU JUST FORGOT Vanguard 79797-2
021 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU BABY Vanguard 79797-2
022 OUT OF CONTROL Vanguard 79797-2
023 LONG ISLAND SHORES Vanguard 79797-2 
024 PEACE OF MIND Vanguard 79797-2 78263-2
2007 Seventeen Grand, Nashville, TN /The Doghouse, Nashville, TN/ Minutia, Nashville, TN– Mindy Smith, w.Thad Cockrell [-1] (Mindy Smith [vcl],  Bryan Sutton [ac gt],  Kenny Vaughan [el gt], Lex Price [mandola], Paul Franklin [steel],  Michael Rhodes [bass], Eddie Bayers [drums], Andrea Zonn [violin/viola], Steve Buckingham [tambourine],   Steve Cox [piano], Sam Levine [clarinet], Eric Darken [vibes], Chely Wright [hmny vcl-2], Alison Krauss [hmy vcl-3].Producer: Mindy Smith and Steve Buckingham)
025 MY HOLIDAY Vanguard 79838-2 
026 THE CHRISTMAS SONG Vanguard 79838-2
027 SANTA WILL FIND YOU Vanguard 79838-2 
028 FOLLOW THE SHEPHERD HOME -2 Vanguard 79838-2 
029 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE Vanguard 79838-2 
030 AWAY IN A MANGER -3 Vanguard 79838-2
031 I KNOW THE REASON -1 Vanguard 79838-2
032 SILVER BELLS Vanguard 79838-2
033 I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Vanguard 79838-2 
034 IT REALLY IS (A WONDERFUL LIFE) Vanguard 79838-2  Putrumayo PUT 340-2
035 COME AROUND Vanguard 79838-2
036 untitled track  Vanguard 79838-2
2008 [sessions for The Gabe Dixon Band] unknown – The Gabe Dixon Band and Mindy Smith
037 FURTHER THE SKY
2009 The Fertile Turtle, Nashville, TN – Mindy Smith (Mindy Smith [vcl/ recorder/bck vcl],  Ian Fitchuk [vcl/ac gt/electric gt/piano/organ/keyboards/ drums/ percussion/ programming], Daniel Tashian [vcl/el gt/ keyboards], Kate York, Madi Diaz, Peter Groenwald, Mikky Ekko, Leigh Nash, Susan Ashton, Vince Gill [vcl], Jeremy Lister [whistling/bck vcl], Justin Loucks [ac/el/bariton gt/ banjo/ harmonica/ piano/ organ/ keyboards/ drums/ percussion/ programming], Gary Burnette [ac gt], Lex Price [ac gt], Court Clement [el 12-string gt], Matt Slocum [cello], David Davidson [strings], Amy Grant, Thad Cockrell [bck vcl])
038 WHAT WENT WRONG Vanguard 79999-2 
039 HIGHS AND LOWS Vanguard 79999-2  78263-2
040 IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER Vanguard 79999-2
041 LOVE LOST Vanguard 79999-2  78263-2
042 TELESCOPE Vanguard 79999-2 
043 WHAT LOVE CAN DO Vanguard 79999-2 
044 COULDN'T STAND THE RAIN‘ BAD GUY Vanguard 79999-2 
045 SURFACE Vanguard 79999-2 
046 DISAPPOINTED Vanguard 79999-2 
047 TRUE LOVE OF MINE Vanguard 79999-2 
048 LOVE CHASES AFTER ME Vanguard 79999-2
049 TAKE A HOLIDAY Vanguard 79999-2
050 LITTLE LIES 78263-2  iTunes digital bonus track;  78263-2
2011 soundtrack Our Idiot Brother]  unknown – Daniel Tashian and Mindy Smith
051 TAKING YOU WITH ME
2012 unknown – Mindy Smith
052 NO ONE IS TO BLAME   TVX digital single [rel. July 7]
2012 Nashville, TN – Mindy Smith, with Phil madeira [-1], Daniel Tashian [-2], Lori McKenna [-3] (Mindy Smith [vcl/keyboards],  Bryan Sutton [ac gt/ mandolin/ banjo/ bouzouki/ tenor gt], Joe Pisapia [gt], Dan Dugmore [steel/el gt],Lex Price [bass/ac gt], Ian Fitchuk [drums/ percussion], Jason Lehning [Hammond B3/ piano/ Roland Juno-60/ el gt/ organ/ percussion/ mellotron],  Kate York, Sarah Siskind, Julie Lee, Daniel Tashian [bck vcl]. Producer: Jason Lehning and Mindy Smith)
053 CLOSER -1 Giant Leap 1001 
054 TAKE ME BACK Giant Leap 1001  
055 PRETENDING THE STARS -2 Giant Leap 1001 
056 DON'T MINDE ME Giant Leap 1001  
057 TIN CAN Giant Leap 1001  
058 EVERYTHING HERE WILL BE FINE Giant Leap 1001  
059 SOBER Giant Leap 1001 
060 DEVILS INSIDE -3 Giant Leap 1001 
061 CURE FOR LOVE Giant Leap 1001  
062 WHEN YOU'RE WALKING ON MY GRAVE Giant Leap 1001  
063 IF I Giant Leap 1001
2012 unknown – Mindy Smith and Matthew Perryman Jones
064 ANYMORE OF THIS digital single [rel, Jan 4, 2013]
2013 unknown – Mindy Smirh
065 TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS DAY
065 WHAT CHILD IS THIS
067 SNOWED IN
068 SILENT NIGHT
069 AULD LANG SYNE
Tracks above issued on EP Snowed In
2013 unknown – Mindy Smirh feat. Zach Berkman
070 SOMEONE SOMETIME digital single [rel. Fev. 3, 2014]
2014 [sessions for Native: America Spotlight] unknown – Mindy Smith
071 CALL AND ANSWER
2015 unknown – Mindy Smith
072 RETURNING FIRE WITH FIRE digital single [rel. June 12]
2015 unknown – Mindy Smith and Phillip LaRue
073 ON TOP OF THE WORLD digital single [rel. July 24]
2016 unknown – Unsecret with Mindy Smith
074 CUT THE HEARTSTRING digital single [rel. July 29]
2016 unknown – Mindy Smith
075 THE SNOW AND THREE THOUSAND MILES digital single [rel. Nov. 18]
2017 unknown – Mindy Smith and Matthew Perryman Jones
076 WHO SAVED WHO digital single [rel. May 19]

ALBUMS
Vanguard 79736-2 One Moment More: Come to Jesus; Falling; Raggedy Ann; Fighting for It All; Train Song; It's Amazing; Angel Doves; Down in Flames; Hurricane; Hard to Know; One Moment More; Jolene- 27-01-04     
Vanguard 79797-2 Long Island Shores:  Out Loud; Little Devil; Edge of Love;  Please Stay;  Tennessee; I'm Not the Only One Asking;  What If the World Stops Turning; You Just Forgot; You Know I Love You Baby;  Out of Control;  Long Island Shores;  Peace of Mind- 10-10-06   
Vanguard 79838-2 My Holiday: My Holiday;  The Christmas Song;  Santa Will Find You;  Follow the Shepherd Home;  What Are You Doing New Year's Eve;  Away in a Manger; I Know the Reason; Silver Bells;  I'll Be Home For Christmas;  It Really Is (A Wonderful Life);  Come Around;  (Bonus Track 1) - 09-10-07   
Vanguard 79999-1/79999-2 Stupid Love: What Went Wrong;  Highs and Lows;  If I Didn't Know Any Better;  Love Lost;  Telescope;  What Love Can Do;  Couldn't Stand the Rain‘ Bad Guy;  Surface;  Disappointed;  True Love of Mine;  Love Chases After Me;  Take a Holiday - 11-08-09 (ou iTunes issued with bonus track Little Lies)
Giant Leap/TVX Records 1001 Mindy Smith: Closer; Take Me Back;  Pretending the Stars; Don't Minde Me;  Tin Can;  Everything Here Will Be Fine;  Sober; Devils Inside; Cure for Love;  When You're Walking On My Grave;  If I- 26-06-12
Vanguard 78263-1/78263-2 The Essential Mindy Smith:  Come To Jesus; Out Loud; It's Amazing; Highs And Lows; Please Stay; Jolene; Hard To Know; Tennessee; Love Lost; Little Lies; Fighting For It All; Peace Of Mind; One Moment More – 05-10-12 (sampler)     

EPs
Vanguard 837-2 Come To Jesus: Come To jesus; Falling; Jolene - 03
Giant Leap no # Snowed In: Tomorrow Is Christmas Day; What Child Is This; Snowed In; Silent Night; Auld Lang Syne – 29-10-13
           

SINGLES
Vanguar
838-2 Come To Jesus – 04 (promo CD)


Johnnie Whisnant



*12-12-1921 Lenoir, NC
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1974 unknown – Johnnie Whisnant (Johnnie Whisnant [banjo], June Whisnant [gt],  Charlie Taylor [mandolin],-Don Mulkey [bass], Leroy Mumma [fiddle])
001 CLAIM JUMPER  Rounder 0038   
002 DAISIES  Rounder 0038   
003 HOME SWEET HOME  Rounder 0038  
004 THIS IS THE GIRL I LOVE  Rounder 0038  
005 SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL  Rounder 0038  
006 OVER THE WAVES  Rounder 0038
007 WHITE WASHED CHIMNEY  Rounder 0038  
008 DURANG'S HORNPIPE  Rounder 0038   
009 MAPLE LEAF RAG  Rounder 0038  
010 BEAUTIFUL PICTURE  Rounder 0038   
011 BILL BAILEY  Rounder 0038   
012 MY OWN HOME TOWN  Rounder 0038   
013 NEVER SEE MY HOME AGAIN  Rounder 0038  
014 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG  Rounder 0038  
015 LORENA  Rounder 0038  
016 YES SIR THAT'S MY BABY  Rounder 0038

ALBUMS
Rounder 0038 Johnnie Whisnant:  Claim Jumper;  Daisies;  Home Sweet Home;  This Is The Girl I Love;  Somebody Stole My Gal;  Over The Waves; White Washed Chimney;  Durang's Hornpipe;  Maple Leaf Rag;  Beautiful Picture;  Bill Bailey;  My Own Home Town;  Never See My Home Again;  Black Mountain Rag;  Lorena;  Yes Sir That's My Baby – 74


Joey Gills



*27-01-1929, +15-07-2013
By Matti Friberg
SESSIONS
Ca 1953 Jay Miller Studio, M + S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson, Crowley, LA – Joey Gills
001 519 HEY MEON Feature 2002
002 520 DARLIN', LET'S WAIT FOR THE MOON Feature 2002
1950s [radio show] unknown – Joey Gills
00201 LET‘S STAY TOGETHER FLY 619 FLY CD 35
FLYRIGHT FLY 619  RUSTY AND DOUG AND WILEY AND FRIENDS FLY 619 (UK, 1989 reissued in 1991 on FLY CD 35)
February or March 1956 unknown – Joey Gils
003 YW-12682 MY NAME IS JOE  70632x45
004 YW-12683 (I‘M LIKE) A DOG WITHOUT A BONE  70867x45
005 YW-12684 CONSOLATION PRIZE  70867x45
006 YW-12685 POOR CRYING HEART  70832x45
tracks above may have been purchased Jay Miller recordings
1960s Jay Miller Studio, M + S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson, Crowley, LA – Joey Gills
007 RI 024 CALL ON ME (WHEN YOU'RE LONELY) Ringo 403 /FLY 596
008 RI 025 PRISONER'S SONG Ringo 403
Poss, from session above:
009 LONELY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS  FLY 596
FLYRIGHT FLY 596 HONKY TONKIN‘  (UK, 1983)
1969 Jay Miller Studio, M + S Electric Co., 218 N. Parkerson, Crowley, LA – Joey Gills
010 LH 5089 OH LONELY HEART Prewiev 1002 /   FLY CD 44
011 LH 5090 LEAVE YOUR TROUBLES AT HOME Prewiev 1002/FLY 557 FLY CD 44
FLYRIGHT FLY 557 BAYOU BOOGIE (1980); FLYRIGHT FLY CD 44 I‘M A HONKY TONK DADDY  (UK, 1992)


SINGLES
Feature
45-2002 Hey Meon / Darlin', Let's Wait For The Moon – 54
Mercury
70832X45 My Name Is Joe / Poor Crying Heart – 03-56 (rev. Apr. 7)
70867X45 (I'm Like) A Dog Without A Bone / Consolation Price- 05-56 (rev. May 26)
Ringo
403 Call On Me (When You're Lonely) / Prisoner's Song
Preview
1002 Oh Lonely Heart / Leave Your Troubles At Home - 69