Stephen Simmons

3rd version

by Praguefrank

SESSIONS

ca 2003 [live] Mufreesboro, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt/ harp])

00001 THE SUPERSTORE

00002 MEMORIES

00003 KISS ME BABY

00004 LOSERVILLE

00005 BLACK SKIES

00006 JUST GO

00007 HOUSTON

00008 LONELY TOWN

00009 A SOFT BED

00010 BULLS IN THE RING

00011 START OUT AS ANGELS

00012 SWEET SALVATION

00013 LONG WALK BACK HOME

00014 HIGHWAY PATROLMAN

tracks above issued on album Superstone, unknown five of them on debut album Stephen Simmons Live

2004 Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt], Kenny Vaughn [], Dave Jacques [bass], Paul Griffith [drums], David Henry [cello]. Producer: Eric Fritsch)

001 THE GOOD LIFE Stephen Simmons 1873  

002 LAST CALL Stephen Simmons 1873  

003 COUNTY LINES Stephen Simmons 1873

004 BETTY I'M MARRIED Stephen Simmons 1873  

005 CALLING Stephen Simmons 1873  

006 LOSERVILLE Stephen Simmons 1873  

007 DIRTY SIDE OF ME Stephen Simmons 1873

008 FORGIVE ME FATHER Stephen Simmons 1873  

009 SHIRLEY'S STABLES Stephen Simmons 1873  

010 LAY ON THE TRACKS Stephen Simmons 1873  

011 JUST LIKE LOVE Stephen Simmons 1873  

012 SHUT-UP SAMANTHA Stephen Simmons 1873  

013 GREY SKIES Stephen Simmons 1873  

014 BAPTISM Stephen Simmons 1873  

015 BOW DOWN Stephen Simmons 1873  

016 SWEET SALVATION Stephen Simmons 1873 

2005 Eastwood Studios, East Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ ac gt/ harmonica])

017 DRINK RING JESUS Locke Creek 002

018 TIME TO PAY Locke Creek 002

019 CARPENTER SKILLS Locke Creek 002

020 YOU GIVE US Locke Creek 002  

021 DEVIL'S WORK IS NEVER DONE Locke Creek 002  

022 CRYIN' ELVIS Locke Creek 002  

023 DANTE'S BLUES NO. 7 Locke Creek 002

024 HIS TIME Locke Creek 002  

025 NEXT STOP REDEMPTION Locke Creek 002  

026 LONG WAY TO GO Locke Creek 002

21 April 2007 [live-Blue Highways Festival] Utrecht, NED – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt], Dave Coleman [gt])

02601 TIME TO PAY

02602 SHIRLEY'S STABLES

02603 FORGIVE ME FATHER

02604 DRINK RING JESUS

02605 DEVIL'S WORK IS NEVER DONE

02606 LAY ON THE TRACKS

02607 SHINE

02608 COUNTY LINES

tracks above issued on album Live At Blue Highways

2007 House Of David, 1205 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ gt/ harp], Richard McLaurin [gt/lap steel/ organ/Mellotron/bck vcl], Joe McMahan [el gt], Al Perkins [lap steel], Billy Mercer [bass], Ken Lewis [drums/percussion], Tammy Rogers [fiddle/strings], David Briggs [piano/ organ/ keyboards], Jodi Haynes, Dave Peterson [bck vcl]. Producer: Richard McLaurin)

027 DON'T MIND ME Me and My Records 1030   

028 HOLD YOU TODAY Me and My Records 1030

029 NEW SCRATCHES Me and My Records 1030  

030 WE'LL SEE Me and My Records 1030

031 LONG ROAD Me and My Records 1030  

032 CLOUDY IN L.A. Me and My Records 1030  

033 DOWN TONIGHT Me and My Records 1030   

034 HEY Me and My Records 1030  

035 BLUES ON A SUNNY DAY Me and My Records 1030  

036 GO EASY ON ME Me and My Records 1030  

037 ALL THE TIME I'VE GOT Me and My Records 1030

2008 Wow And Flutter Studios, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica/ percussion], Joe McMahan [el gt/steel/percussion], David Egan [keyboards]. Producer: Joe McMahan)

038 THE BLAME'S ON U.S.

039 BLOODY MESS

040 CHARLIE'S FOXHOLE

041 ARBUSTO BLUES

042 OPEN LETTER TO THE TROOPS

tracks above issued on album The Blame's on U.S.

2008 La Garage Studios, East Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt/harp], Richard McLaurin [steel/ dobro/ mandolin/ el gt/ keyboards/ percussion]) [overdubs: House Of David, Nashville, TN]

043 ALTAMONT IN THE SNOW

044 OH ALLISON (TRY AGAIN)

045 MEMPHIS MOON

046 HEY SHANNON

047 A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR

048 ASHEVILLE GIRL

049 EASY

050 PINS AND NEEDLES

051 AMANDA

052 T' SERCLAES

053 HARD TO SMILE

tracks above issued on album Girls

October 2010 [live] unknown, Europe – Stephen Simmons and Becca Smith (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt], Becca Smith [vcl/violin]

05301 DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU

05302 WEDDING BELLS

05303 SPINNER OF TALES

2011 Eastwood Studios, East Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt/harmonica], Eric Fritsch [gt/B3-Hammond], Dave Coleman [gt], Alex McCollough [steel], Smith Curry [lap steel], Tim Marks/Dave Jacques [bass], Matt Crouse [drums/percussion], Paul Griffith [drums], Jen Gunderman [piano/wurlitzer/ B-3 Hammond/ harmonium/accordian], Wendy Newcomer [bck vcl])

054 I'M LATE

055 PARCHCORN FALLS

056 SPARK

057 EMPTY BELLY BLUES NO.32

058 STEP RIGHT UP AND PLACE YOUR BETS

059 THE CIRCUS

060 C'MON WORLD

061 HEART TROUBLE

062 JUST WHAT I GOT

063 KOOL IN NASHVILLE

064 HADLEY'S BEND

065 BORN WITH A MIND

066 SHINE; BY MY SIDE

067 I AM NOT

068 LIMAVADY BLUES

069 DANGEROUS DAYS FOR DREAMERS

070 REVELATIONS NO.34

071 BARS ON WOODLAND

072 SPINNER OF TALES

tracks above issued on album The Big Show

13 October 2012 [live] Music Star, Norderstedt, GE – Stephen Simmons and Molly Jewel

07201 YOU

07202  IT'S NOT THAT BAD

07203  SPARK

07204 JUST WHAT I GOT

07205 LIMAVADY BLUES

07206 SHINE

07207 POOR HAPPY PEOPLE

07208 NEW SCRATCHES

07209 I'LL BE YOUR JOHNNY CASH

07210 ALL THE TIME I'VE GOT; BY MY SIDE

07211 THE CIRCUS

07212 BARS ON WOODLAND

07213 SPINNER OF TALES

Tracks above issued on album Live at Music Star

2013 Eastwood Studios, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt], Dave Coleman [gt], Eric Fritsch [el gt/bass/ Hammond B3], Alex McCollough [steel], Tim Marks [bass], Marty Lynds [drums/ percussion], Jen Gunderman [Hammond B3/piano/ hmny vcl]. Producer: Stephen Simmons)

073 HEARSAY

074 EMILY'S EYES

075 I'LL BE YOUR JOHNNY CASH

076 THE BOOBIE BUNGALOW GENTLEMEN'S CLUB

077 I AIN'T LONELY

078 GOLD AND SILVER

079 HORSE CAVE, KENTUCKY

080 STARDUST

081 SANTA CRUZ RIDGE

082 HARD IT GOES

083 JUST LIKE A SAD SONG

Tracks above issued on album Hearsay

2013 Howard's Apartment Studio, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons: [vcl/ac gt], Dave Coleman [gt/ mandolin/ violin/ organ/ percussion/ bass], Jared Manzo [upright bass], Dave Ray [drums/ percussion], Eamon McLoughlin [violin], Jen Gunderman [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Coleman)

084 RED DIRT

085 DEMISE OF LEVI PRINCE

086 GUARDIAN, WEST VIRGINIA

087 LEADER OF MEN

088 SID COPLEY'S SHADOW

089 SINNER'S GRIN

090 OLD MAN AND THE TRAVELER

091 HITCHHIKER'S BLUES (LIVING'S FOR THE DYING)

Tracks above issued on album What The Midnight Swallows Whole

2014 Howard's Apartment Studio, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt], Dave Coleman [gt/ bass/ mandolin/ hmny vcl]. Producer: Stephen Simmons)

092 POOR AND HORNY

093 DRAMA KINGS AND QUEENS

094 ONLY ONE FOR ME

095 TALKING PREHISTORIC BLUES

096 CRUTCHES

097 I DON'T LIKE YOU TOO

098 STOLEN BABY ELEPHANT (INCIDENT AT THE ST. LOUIS ZOO)

099 OKALOOSA COUNTY

100 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

101 EVERYTHING'S JUST RIGHT

Tracks above issued on album Silly, Sad and True

10-11 November 2014 [live] Music Star, Norderstedt, GER – Stephen Simmons and  The Twisted Halos ( +Dave Coleman, Duane Blevins, Tim Blankenship)

10101 HEARSAY

10102 SPARK

10103 NEW SCRATCHES

10104 DRINK RING JESUS

10105 SHINE

10106 FIFTY BUCKS

10107 DON'T MIND ME

10108 DEVIL'S WORK IS NEVER DONE

10109 COUNTY LINES

10110 LAST CALL

10111 BETTY I'M MARRIED

10112 SHIRLEY'S STABLES

10113 HORSE CAVE, KENTUCKY

10114 HARD IT GOES

Tracks above issued on album Live In Germany

2016 Eastwood Studios, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt/harmonica], Eric Fritsch [gt/Hammond B3], Dave Coleman [gt/bck vcl], Alex McCollough [steel], Smith Curry [lap steel], Duane Blevins [bass gt/bck vcl], Tim Blankenship [drums], Molly Jewell [piano/Wurlitzer/ bck vcl], Stephanie Simmons, Wade Simmons, Glen Simmons [bck vcl. Producer: Eric Fritsch and Stephen Simmons)

102 PRELUDE

103 WEST

104 PURITAN COWBOYS

105 A WORLD WITHOUT

106 FAIRY TALES (THE FLOWER'S BURDEN)

107 EVERY TIME

108 THE MUSIC HIGHWAY

109 ONE FAST MOVE

110 SILVER MOON SALOON

111 DREAMERS AND KINGS

112 BABY BROTHER'S GOT A BABY NOW

113 ON TOP OF A WORLD

Tracks above issued pn album World Without

2016 Captain Ryman Studios, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt/ hamronica])

114 BESTOW

115 PRAYER FOR BRYSON

116 A LULLABY

117 GO TO SLEEP LITTLE SHEEP

Tracks above issued on EP Bestow

Mid 2017-early 2018 Captain Ryman Studios, Nashville, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/all instruments]. Producer: Stephen Simmons)

118 GALL

119 DEATH TO THE DREAMERS

120 BURNT ORANGE AND BRUISED PURPLE

121 MICROPHONE IN MY FACE

122 ACROBATS TONIGHT (STILL)

123 U AND I

124 I LOVE YOU, BUT I'M SCARED OF YOU

125 SPACE BETWEEN THE STARS

126 THERE YOU GO

127 WHEN THE WINE'S ALL GONE

128 SUNLIGHT / MOONLIGHT

Tracks above issued on album Gall

August 2018 103 Bryson Street, Woodbury, TN – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/gt/ harmonica], Eric Fritsch [el gt/ bass gt/ drums/ percussion/ Hammond B3/ dilruba/ horns], Mike Daly [steel], Martin Lynds [drums/ percussion], Larissa Maestro [cello], Molly Jewell [piano/hmny vcl], Seth Simmons [sax], Matt Roley,  Wade Simmons, Glen Simmons [hmny vcl]. Producer: Eric Fritsch and Stephen Simmons)
129 WHEN IT RAINS
130 COLORS FADE
131 HUCK'S BLUES
132 CANNON COUNTY, 1966
133 MISS THAT OLE FARM
134 AT GRANNY'S
135 I'M HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL
136 BROWN SUIT
137 FAITH
138 FOUND
139 BEAUTIFUL
140 CANNON COUNTY, 1986
141 MELANCHOLY DAYS
142 EDDIE FROM WOODBURY
143 FACING EAST
144 FIFTY BUCKS
145 THE CROSS
146 TRAVELING STRANGE
Tracks above issued on Family Album
2020 unknown – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Mike Jackson [el gt/bass], Matt Crouse [drums/percussion], Molly Jewell [hmny vcl]. Producer: Matt Crouse)
147 US digital single [rel. Feb. 1, 2021]

Spring/Summer 2020 home recordings – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl./ac gt/ harmonica], Goeffrey Moore [gt/synthesizer/keyboards], Thomas Marmier [steel],
Alex McCollough [steel/el slide gt], Matthew Crouse [percussion], Molly Jewell [hmny vcl])
148 TWENTY-THIRD OF MAY
149 AUDREY
150 YELLOW ROSE OF SAN FRANCISCO
151 NEW SONG
Tracks above issued on EP Honey From A Spoon
Early 2021 home recordings – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac g], Judith Renkema [bass gt], Larissa Maestro [cello/hmny vcl]. Producer: Stephen Simmons)
152 BLACKBERRY WINTER AND HEARTACHE STEW digital single [rel. June 18]
2022 unknown – Stephen Simmons (Stephen Simmons [vcl/ac gt], Wade Simmons, Glen Simmons [hmny vcl])
153 SMOKE AND MIRRORS digital single [rel. May 13]
154 THE ONE YOU'RE LEAVING BEHIND digital single [rel. May 13]
 

ALBUMS

Locke Creek SS 1873 Last Call: The Good Life; Last Call; County Lines; Betty I'm Married; Calling; Loserville; Dirty Side of Me; Forgive Me Father; Shirley's Stables; Lay on the Tracks; Just Like Love; Shut-Up Samantha; Grey Skies; Baptism; Bow Down; Sweet Salvation – 06-04

Locke Creek 002/Me And My Americana Records 1025 Drink Ring Jesus: Drink Ring Jesus;Time to Pay; Carpenter Skills; You Give Us; Devil's Work Is Never Done; Cryin' Elvis; Dante's Blues No. 7; His Time; Next Stop Redemption; Long Way to Go – 17-01-06

Locke Creek ? The Superstore: The Superstore; Memories; Kiss Me Baby; Loserville; Black Skies; Just Go; Houston; Lonely Town; A Soft Bed; Bulls in the Ring; Start Out as Angels; Sweet Salvation; Long Walk Back Home; Highway Patrolman – 21-08-07

Me and My Americana Records MMACD 1030 Something in Between: Don't Mind Me;  Hold You Today; New Scratches; We'll See; Long Road; Cloudy In L.A.; Down Tonight;  Hey; Blues On A Sunny Day; Go Easy On Me; All The Time I've Got – 24-09-07

Locke Creek no # (UPC884502000740) Girls: Altamont in the Snow; Oh Allison (Try Again); Memphis Moon; Hey Shannon; A Man Walks into a Bar; Asheville Girl; Easy; Pins and Needles; Amanda; T' Serclaes; Hard to Smile – 15-01-09

Continental [EU] CD 193 Live At Blue Highways: Time To Pay; Shirley's Stables; Forgive Me Father; Drink Ring Jesus; Devil's Work Is Never Done; Lay On The Tracks; Shine; County Lines – 15-09-09

Blue Rose [GER] BLUDP 0549 The Big Show: I'm Late; Parchcorn Falls; Spark; Empty Belly Blues No.32; Step Right Up And Place Your Bets; The Circus; C'mon World; Heart Trouble; Just What I Got; Kool In Nashville; Hadley's Bend; Born With A Mind; Shine; By My Side; I Am Not; Limavady Blues; Dangerous Days For Dreamers; Revelations No.34; Bars On Woodland; Spinner of Tales - 19-07-11

Locke Creek no # Hearsay: Hearsay; Emily's Eyes; I'll Be Your Johnny Cash; Boobie Bungalow Gentlemen's Club, The; I Ain't Lonely; Gold and Silver; Horse Cave, Kentucky; Stardust; Santa Cruz Ridge; Hard It Goes; Just Like a Sad Song – 06-08-13

? Live At the Root: Forgive Me Father; Time To Pay; Hadley's Bend; Long Road; We'll See; County Lines; Devil's Work Is Never Done; Asheville Girl; Lay On The Tracks; Don't Mind Me; All The Time I've Got – 16-12-13 (sampler)

Locke Street  SA7  What The Midnight Swallows Whole: Red Dirt; Demise Of Levi Prince; Guardian, West Virginia; Leader Of Men; Sid Copley's Shadow; Sinner's Grin; Old Man And The Traveler; Hitchhiker's Blues (Living's For The Dying) – 25-03-14

Locke Street ? Silly, Sad And True: Poor and Horny; Drama Kings and Queens; Only One For Me; Talking Prehistoric Blues; Crutches; I Don't Like You Too; Stolen Baby Elephant (Incident at The St. Louis Zoo); Okaloosa County; Cape of Good Hope; Everything's Just Right – 08-07-14

Locke Street no # Live At Music Star: You; It's Not That Bad; Spark; Just What I Got; Limavady Blues; Shine; Poor Happy People; New Scratches; I'll Be Your Johnny Cash; All the Time I've Got; By My Side;  The Circus ; Bars On Woodland; Spinner of Tales – 01-12-15 w. Molly Jewell

Locke Street no # A World Without: Prelude; West; Puritan Cowboys; A World Without; Fairy Tales (The Flower's Burden); Every Time; The Music Highway; One Fast Move; Silver Moon Saloon; Dreamers and Kings; Baby Brother's Got a Baby Now; On Top of a World – 19-08-16

Locke Street ? Live in Germany: Hearsay; Spark; New Scratches; Drink Ring Jesus; Shine;

Fifty Bucks; Don't Mind Me; Devil's Work Is Never Done; County Lines; Last Call; Betty I'm Married; Shirley's Stables; Horse Cave, Kentucky; Hard It Goes – 24-10-17

Locke Street? Gall: Gall; Death to the Dreamers; Burnt Orange and Bruised Purple; Microphone in My Face; Acrobats Tonight (Still); U and I; I Love You, But I'm Scared of You; Space Between the Stars; There You Go; When the Wine's All Gone; Sunlight / Moonlight – 27-07-18

Locke Creek no # Family Album: When It Rains; Colors Fade; Huck's Blues; Cannon County, 1966; Miss That Ole Farm; At Granny's; I'm Here to Get My Baby out of Jail; Brown Suit; Faith; Found; Beautiful; Cannon County, 1986; Melancholy Days; Eddie from Woodbury; Facing East; Fifty Bucks; The Cross; Traveling Strange - 28-07-20


 

EPs

Stephen Simmons ? Stephen Simmons Live: Five Song Sampler: (tracks unknown) – ca 03 (album reissued with bonuses in 2007 as The Duperstore)

Locke Creek ? The Blame's on U.S.: The Blame's on U.S.; Bloody Mess; Charlie's Foxhole; Arbusto Blues; Open Letter to the Troops – 26-08-08

Stephen Simmons ? Bestow: Bestow; Prayer for Bryson; A Lullaby; Go to Sleep Little Sheep – 12-08-16
Stephen Simmons ? Honey From A Spoon:    Twenty-Third of May; Audrey; Yellow Rose of San Francisco; New Song – 24-01-22

There is a lot of Stephen Simmons concerts in digital format on http://stephensimmons.bandcamp.com/