Back Porch Majority

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

Spring 1964 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

001 FRIENDS Epic 5-9689/BN 26123  CCM 246-2

002 SILVER DOLLAR BN 26123

003 BILLY, DON'T PLAY THE BANJO BN 26123 

004 LONG TIME AGO BN 26123  CCM 246-2

005 JULIANNE BN 26123 

006 LADIES AUXILIARY BARN DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT BN 26123  CCM 246-2

007 COTTON BALE LEVEE BN 26123  CCM 246-2

008 LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY FAIR BN 26123 

009 THE FAR SIDE OF THE HILL BN 26123  CCM 246-2

010 WHISTLE, MAGGIE BN 26123 

011 HAND-ME-DOWN THINGS 5-9689/BN 26123 CCM 246-2

012 OL' DAN TUCKER 5-9754/BN 26123  

26-28 October 1964 [live] The Ledbetter’s, Hollywood, CA – The Back porch Majority

01201 WALK THE ROAD (LEAD THE WAY) BN 26134 CCM 246-2 

01202 OUT BEHIND THE BARN BN 26134 

01203 JACK O'DIAMONDS 5-9769/BN 26134 

01204 CRAZY WORDS, CRAZY TUNE (VO-DO-DE-O) BN 26134 

01205 EVERY NIGHT /  GO 'WAY BN 26134 

01206 HEY NELLY NELLY 5-9754/BN 26134 CCM 246-2

01207 OEDIPUS REX (A THINKING MAN'S FOLK SONG) BN 26134 

01208 WHERE WILL YOU BE? BN 26134

01209 ROLLIN', RAMBLIN' / GLORY, GLORY BN 26134 

01210 AN OLD FOLK SONG ABOUT AN OLD FOLK HERO FROM WAY DOWN SOUTH BN 26134 

01211 SMASH FLOPS: HIP, HIP, HOORAY FOR EDSEL /  MR. KHRUSHCHEV / HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, EDDIE AND LIZ  / CONGRATULATIONS, PRESIDENT NIXON / GEORGE LINCOLN ROCKWELL / JOHNSON VICTORY SONG /   BON VOYAGE, TITANIC / GOLDWATER VICTORY SONG /WHEN THE HINDENBURG LANDS TODAY5-9769/ BN 26134 

01212 SECOND HAND MAN BN 26134

01213 FARETHEEWELL BN 26134  

Spring 1965 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

013 RAMBLIN' MAN 5-9809

014 GOOD TIME JOE 5-9809

1965 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

015 THIS 'OL RIVERBOAT BN 26149

016 COTTONBLOSSOM #1 BN 26149 

017 RIVERBOAT DAYS BN 26149  CCM 246-2

018 BANKS OF THE TENNESSEE BN 26149 CCM 246-2

019 MARK TWAIN (ON THE MISSISSIPPI) BN 26149 

020 OL' BAILEY BN 26149 

021 SAME OL' HUCKLEBERRY FINN BN 26149 CCM 246-2

022 DOWN THE OHIO BN 26149 

023 THE GREAT SULTANA BN 26149 

024 KENTUCKY LULLABY BN 26149  CCM 246-2

025 MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI 5-9850/BN 26149 

026 WERE YOU THERE? BN 26149

1965 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

027 A SONG OF HOPE 5-9850 /BN 26184 CCM 246-2

Fall 1965 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

028 THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE 5-9879/BN 26184 CCM 246-2

029 LET'S GET TOGETHER (DINO'S SONG) BN 26184 CCM 246-2

030 THE ROAD BN 26184 CCM 246-2

031 FREEDOM BIRD BN 26184 CCM 246-2

032 NATURAL MAN BN 26184

033 THE BELLS BN 26184 CCM 246-2

034 WORKIN' MAN BN 26184

035 SAD ANGELS BN 26184

036 SANTA FE FREELINE BN 26184

037 BLACK TATTERED RAGS BN 26184 CCM 246-2

038 GOLDEN BELLS BN 26184

1965 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

039 SECOND-HAND MAN 5-9879 /BN 26319 CCM 246-2

Spring 1966 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

040 HONEY AND WINE 5-10036 / CCM 246-2

1966 [sountrack The Singing Nun] Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

041 BROTHER JOHN 5-10036/CCM 246-2

Fall 1966 Hollywood, CA – The Back Porch Majority

042 ONCE AGAIN 5-10079/ CCM 246-2

043 CAMP STREET HOOLIGANS BN 26319 CCM 246-2

044 MEET ME DOWN AT THE BATH HOUSE, HONEY, IN ROME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT BN 26319

045 RICHARD CORY BN 26319

046 IN THE OCEAN OF TIME BN 26319 CCM 246-2

047 THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE 5-10129/BN 26319

048 SLIPPERY SAL AND DIRTY DAN, THE OYSTER MAN 5-10079/BN 26319 CCM 246-2

049 JACK THE RIPPER BN 26319

050 GOOD-TIME JOE BN 26319

051 SOUTHTOWN, U.S.A 5-10129/BN 26319

1971 unknown – Randy Sparks and The Back Porch Majority

052 ALL THE SIMPLE PLEASURES

053 MRS. GROMULKA

054 STRAWBERRIES

055 DARCY FARROW

056 PRITHEE

057 PETE'S CAFE

058 (A PLACE TO) HIDEAWAY

059 FIRST SNOW OF WINTER

060 LOVING

061 EVERYTHING WORTHWHILE

Tracks above issued on album The Initial Album

1976 LSI Sound Studio, Nashville, TN  – Randy Sparks and The Back Porch Majority

062 AIN’T THAT HAPPY

063 YOU MADE IT LOOK SO EASY

064 ONE GOOD SONG

065 NOW AND THEN

066 LET IT SHINE (LET THE LOVE LIGHT SHINE)

067 MACK THE TRUCK

068 PAYIN‘ YOUR DUES AGAIN

069 SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES

070 BACK IN BAKERSFIELD AGAIN

071 SAD SONGS AND LOVE SONGS

072 SOMETHING THAT NOBODY WANTS

ALBUMS

Epic LN 24123/BN 26123 Meet The Back Porch Majority: Friends; Silver Dollar; Billy, Don't Play The Banjo; Long Time Ago; Julianne; Ladies Auxiliary Barn Dance Saturday Night; Cotton Bale Levee; Lewis And Clark County Fair; The Far Side Of The Hill; Whistle, Maggie; Hand-Me-Down Things; Ol' Dan Tucker - 64

Epic LN 24134/BN 26134 The Back Porch Majority Live From Ledbetters: Walk The Road (Lead The Way); Out Behind The Barn; Jack O'Diamonds; Crazy Words, Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O); Every Night / Go 'Way; Hey Nelly Nelly; Oedipus Rex (A Thinking Man's Folk Song); Where Will You Be?; Rollin', Ramblin' / Glory, Glory; An Old Folk Song About An Old Folk Hero From Way Down South; Smash Flops: Hip, Hip, Hooray For Edsel / Mr. Khrushchev / Happy Anniversary, Eddie And Liz / Congratulations, President Nixon / George Lincoln Rockwell / Johnson Victory Song / Bon Voyage, Titanic / Goldwater Victory Song / When The Hindenburg Lands Today; Second Hand Man; Faretheewell - 65

Epic LN 24149/BN 26149 Riverboat Days!: This 'Ol Riverboat; Cottonblossom #1; Riverboat Days; Banks Of The Tennessee; Mark Twain (On The Mississippi); Ol' Bailey; Same Ol' Huckleberry Finn; Down The Ohio; The Great Sultana; Kentucky Lullaby; Mighty Mississippi; Were You There? - 65

Epic LN 24184/BN 26184 That's The Way It's Gonna Be: That's The Way It's Gonna Be; Let's Get Together (Dino's Song); The Road; Freedom Bird; Natural Man; The Bells; A Song Of Hope; Workin' Man; Sad Angels; Santa Fe Freeline; Black Tattered Rags; Golden Bells - 66

Epic LN 24319/BN 26319 The Willy Nilly Wonder Of Illusion: Camp Street Hooligans; Second-Hand Man; Meet Me Down At The Bath House, Honey, In Rome On A Saturday Night; Richard Cory; In The Ocean Of Time; This Little Light Of Mine; Slippery Sal And Dirty Dan, The Oyster Man; Jack The Ripper; Good-Time Joe; Southtown, U.S.A - 67

American Gramophone no #  RS And The BPM, The Initial Album: All The Simple Pleasures; Mrs. Gromulka; Strawberries; Darcy Farrow; Prithee; Pete's Cafe; (A Place To) Hideaway; First Snow of Winter; Loving; Everything Worthwhile - 71

American Gramophone no #  New Country Minstrels: Ain’t That Happy; You Made It Look So easy; One Good Song; Now And Then; Let It Shine (Let The Love Light Shine); Mack The Truck; Payin‘ Your Dues Again; Silver Threads And Golden Needles; Back In Bakersfield Again; Sad Songs And Love Songs; Something That Nobody Wants – 76

Collector’s Choice Music CCM 246-2 Best Of The Back Porch Majority: Walk The Road;  Friends;  Long Time Ago;  Cotton Bale Levee; Hand Me Down Things; Ladies Auxiliary Barn Dance;  The Far Side Of The Hill; Hey Nelly Nelly;  Riverboat Days;  The Banks Of The Tennessee; Same Ol' Huckleberry Finn;  Kentucky Lullaby;  A Song Of Hope;  That's The Way It's Gonna Be‘;  Black Tattered Rags;  Let's Get Together (Dino's Song);  The Road;  Freedom Bird;  The Bells;  Honey And Wine;  Brother John (from MGM's 'The Singing Nun', 1966); Camp Street Hooligans;  In The Ocean Of Time;  Slippery Sal And Dirty Dan, The Oyster Man;  Second Hand Man; Once Again – 09-04-02

SINGLES

Epic

5-9689 Hand-Me-Down Things / Friends – 19-06-64

5-9754 Ol' Dan Tucker / Hey Nelly, Nelly – 08-01-65

5-9769 Smash Flops / Jack O'Diamonds – 26-02-65

5-9809 Ramblin' Man / Good Time Joe – 21-05-65

5-9850 A Song Of Hope / Mighty Mississippi – 03-09-65

5-9879 Second-Hand Man / That's The Way It's Gonna Be – 23-12-65

5-10036 Honey And Wine / Brother John – 08-06-66

5-10079 Slippery Sal And Dapper Dan, The Oyster Man / Once Again – 14-10-66

5-10129 Southtown U.S.A / This Little Light – 27-01-67