Leodie Jackson

*20-05-1926 Blocker, OK, +20-09-1995

By Thieu Van DeVorst

SESSIONS

22 January 1946 Courtney Recording Studio, 1424 East 78th St., Los Angeles, CA - Leodie Jackson and His Western Swingsters (Leodie Jackson [steel], Terry Fell  [gt],Kenneth Van Fleet [gt], poss. Gordon Rauhauser [bass], Buddy Ray [fiddle], Bob Armstrong [piano]. Producer: Ed Kissack)
001 LM-5A RAMBLIN' OAKIE* Courtney 104/ACD 25013AH BACM CD D 333
002 LM-5B STEELIN' THE BLUES* -instr.- Courtney 104/ BACM CD D 333 WLP 2809 KKCD 15 PROPERBOX 75

COLLECTOR WLP 2809 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY VOL.9 (NED, 1989); KRAZY KAT CD 15 SWINGING WEST 1940S WESTERN SWING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (UK, 1997); PROPER PROPERBOX 75 (4CD) SWINGING HOLLYWOOD HILLBILLY COWBOYS (UK, 2004, 4 CD)

Split session with Terry Fell, Douglas Venable
1946 Courtney Recording Studio, 1424 East 78th St., Los Angeles, CA -  Terry Fell and Sunshine Trio, Leodie Jackson and his Western Swingsters [1]/ Leodie Jackson and his Western Swingsters [2] (Terry Fell [vcl/gt], Leodie Jackson [steel], ? [mandolin], ? [bass], ? [fiddle], ? [piano] + The Sunshine Trio)
003 1216-6-4 WHY SHOULD I FEEL SO BLUE Courtney 116/ BACM CD D 333
004 1216-8-4 I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO PART Courtney 116/ BACM CD D 333
1946 Courtney Recording Studio, 1424 East 78th St., Los Angeles, CA - Leodie Jackson and his Swingsters

005 MY HOOKNOSED MOTHER-IN-LAW  Courtney 126

006 ROCK-A-WAY Courtney 126
1946 Courtney Recording Studio, 1424 East 78th St., Los Angeles, CA - Leodie Jackson and his Swingsters (Terry Fell [vcl-2,poss.-3/gt], Kenneth Van Fleet as Kenny Williams [vcl-1/poss. hmny vcl -3], Leodie Jackson [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [fiddle], ? [piano])
007 1216-36 DOUBLE CROSSING MAMA -1 Courtney 137/ BACM CD D 333 KKCD 27 [alt. take 35-2] BACM CD D 333
008 1216-37-3 THAT NAGGIN’ WIFE OF MINE -1,2 Courtney 137/Old Timey LP 123 BACM CD D 333 JASMCD 3579 [alt., unknown vocal] BACM CD D 333
009 1216-38-3 PLEASE TELL ME WHY -2 Courtney 136/ BACM CD D 333
010 1216-39-1 WAITING FOR A LOVE UNTRUE -3 Courtney 136/ BACM CD D 333

OLD TIMEY 123 WESTERN SWING VOL.8 (1981); KRAZY KAT CD 27 SWINGING WEST VOL.2 (UK, 2001); JASMINE JASMCD 3579 HENPECKED DADDIES FUSSIN' AND FIGHTIN' (UK, 2008)

SINGLES

Courtney (1946)

104 Ramblin' Oakie / Steelin' The Blues 46 Leodie Jackson and His Western Swingsters (with Terry Fell)
116 Why Should I Feel So Blue [Terry Fell and Sunshine Trio, Leodie Jackson and his Western Swingsters] / I'm Sorry We Have To Part [Terry Fell, Leodie Jackson and His Western Swingsters] – 46 Leodie Jackson and His Western Swingsters with Terry Fell

126 My Hooknosed Mother-In-Law / Rock-A-Way – 46 Leodie Jackson and His Western Swingsters

136 Please Tell Me Why / Waiting For A Love Untrue - 46
137 That Naggin' Wife Of Mine / Double Crossing Mama - 46