Six Westernaires

By Kevin Coffey, Henk Scholts

SESSIONS  (3 various lineups, marked A,B,C)

1945 Hollywood, CA - Six Westernaires (Red Murrell [gt], Merle Travis [gt], Cliffie Stone [bass],  Tex Atchison [vcl-2/fiddle]  + T. Texas Tyler [vcl-1], ? [organ])
A01 BW-127-2 DON’T PLAY WITH MY HEART -1 Black and White 10000/BACM CD D 327
A02 BW-128-1 A LITTLE WHILE LONGER -2 10000/ BACM CD D 327
A03 BW-129-1 WHY DON’T THESE BLUES LEAVE ME ALONE -1 10001/ BACM CD D 327
A04 BW-130-2 SINGIN’ IN THE SADDLE -2 10001/ BACM CD D 327

ca late 1945 Hollywood, CA – Six Westernaires (Buck Nation [vcl-2], Porky Freeman [ld gt], Slim Duncan [fiddle] + more uknown musicians)

B01 BW-175-2 NEW SAN ANTONIO ROSE Black/White 10002/ BACM CD D 343

B02 BW-176 THE WIND SINGS A COWBOY SONG 10003/ BACM CD D 343

B03 BW-177* REMEMBER MY DARLING 10003/ BACM CD D 343

B04 BW-178-1 WESTERN RANGE AHEAD 10002 / BACM CD D 343

*on label 178

Ca December 1945 or January 1946 Hollywood, CA - Oklahoma Ed Moody With The Six Westernaires (Ed Moody [vcl], Porky Freeman ld gt], ? [gt], ? [bass], Slim Suncan [fiddle])

C01 BW-191-4 FOREVER IS A LONG LONG TIME Black/White 10004/BACM CD D 281

C02 BW-192-1 SITTING ALONE ON MY DOORSTEP 10004/BACM CD D 281

C03 BW-193-3 NO KISSES FOR YOU 10005/BACM CD D 281

C04 BW-194-2 DOWN THE TRAIL TO HOME  10005/BACM CD D 281

Mid 1946 Hollywood, CA - Oklahoma Ed Moody With The Six Westernaires  (Ed Moody [vcl], ? [gt], poss. Eddie Martin [steel], ? [bass], poss Shorty Scott [fiddle], poss Highpockets Busse [accordion])

C05 BW-273-3 CAN'T WIN CAN'T PLACE CAN'T SHOW Black/White 10006/BACM CD D 281

C06 BW-274-2 WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO 10006/BACM CD D 281

C07 BW-275-1 IF I COULD GO BACK 10007/BACM CD D 281

C08 BW-276-1 BAD LITTLE GIRL 10007/BACM CD D 281

Note by Kevin Coffey: only the first Black and White hillbilly session (10000-10001) features a Six Westernaires lineup that was actually working together at the time - Cliffie Stone, Merle Travis, Tex Atchison and Red Murrell. The rest of the Black and White sessions that use that name, it is just a recording band that the label has given the Six Westernaires name to

ALBUMS (including Six Westernaires tracks)

BACM [UK] CD D 281  Down The Trail To Home: Oklahoma Hills; Careless Darlin'; Forever Is A Long Long Time; Sitting Alone On My Doorstep; No Kisses For You;  Down The Trail To Home; Can't Win Can't Place Can't Show;What Good Would It Do; If I Could Go Back; Bad Little Girl Black; I'm Still Cryin' Over You;Mail Order Mama; Don't Hand Me That Line; I'll Remember You Love In My Prayer; No Alibis; You'll Never Change;  Don't Look Down On Me; Too Many Sweethearts; Gravy Train; Devil In Disguise – 09

BACM [UK] CD D 327 Natural Born Gamblin’ Man: Brown-Ferry Blues; Cincinnati Lou; I Used To Work In Chicago; Kilroy Was Here; Somebody’s Rose; If You’d Believe In Me; You Don’t Do Right By Me Anymore; Here Comes My Heart Again; Natural Born Gamblin’ Man; I’m Beginning To Believe In You; One Broken Heart; You Gotta Quit That Chasin’ Around; I Love You That Much; I’ll Never Be Sorry; He Was Your Friend And Mine; Don’t Play With My Heart; A Little While Longer; Why Don’t These Blues Leave Me; Singin’ In The Saddle; [Doug Venable:] That’s All; [Red Murrell:] Texas Home; I’m Sick And Tired of You Little Darling; I’ll Never Do It Again; [Deuce Spriggins radio show:] My Heart’s In This Letter; You Brought Sorrow To My Heart; No One To Cry To; Free Little Bird – 11

BACM [UK] CD D 343 Western Range Ahead: Blue Ridge Mountain Sweetheart;  The Church Bells Told; Twelve Cent Cotton Rollin' In Wealth; Grandad's Cuspidor; Vine Covered Church;  Newly Moulded Mound; Bruno Hauptmann's Fate; The End Of Public Enemy Number One; Don't Leave Now; South; You Are My Sunshine; Bad Girl;  I Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'; You Belong To Me; New San Antonio Rose; Western Range Ahead;  Remember My Darling; The Wind Sings A Cowboy Song;  Daddy's Pal;  I'll Try Not To Cry; Strawberry Roan; Susan Van Duzan; Broncho Mustang; Cowboy’s Lament – 11

SINGLES

Black and White (1945-1946)
A

10000 Don’t Play With My Heart / A Little While Longer - 45
10001 Why Don’t These Blues Leave Me Alone / Singin’ In The Saddle – 45

B

10002 New San Antonio Rose /  Western Range Ahead – 03-46

10003 Remember My Darling / The Wind Sings A Cowboy Song – 03-46

C

10004 Forever Is A Long Long / Sitting Alone On My Doorstep – 46

10005 No Kisses For You / Down The Trail To Home – 46

10006 Can't Win Can't Place Can't Show / What Good Would It Do – 46

10007 If I Could Go Back / Bad Little Girl – 46

Kelley McRae

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2005 Brooklyn Recording, 69 Warren St., Brooklyn, New York City – Kelley McRae (Kelley McRae [vcl/gt], Jake Sanders [gt], Sean McClowry [bass], George Javori [drums] = Dave Schramm [gt], Zach McNees [Wurlitzer]. Producer: JD Foster)

001 TIME  SB 1006

002 STONE COLD SOBER  SB 1006

003 JOHNNY CASH  SB 1006  

004 GEORGIA  SB 1006

005 LEAVIN' SONG  SB 1006  

006 BREAK US  SB 1006  

007 NEVER BE  SB 1006

008 WHAT YA GET IS WHAT YA SEE  SB 1006  

009 NOTHIN' TO LOSE  SB 1006  

010 MORNING SONG  SB 1006

011 OTHER PEOPLE’S LOVE SONG  SB 1006   

2008 Engine Music Studios, Chicago, IL – Kelley McRae (Kelley MCrae [vcl/ac gt], Jake Sanders  [gt], Dave Schramm [gt], Bill Dolan [gt], Jd Foster/ Gordon Patriarca [bass], Brian Deck/ George Javari [drums], Jim Becker [fiddle/gt], Anne Donaldson/ Kate Withrow [violin], Anthony Gilbert  [viola], Sarah Biber [cello], John Kattke/ Sean McClowry [keyboards], Zach McNees [Wurlitzer], Ted Reichman [accordion], Sarah Fullen, Virginia Kulls [hmny vcl])

012 HIGHRISES IN BROOKLYN  SB 1016  

013 LONG WALK HOME  SB 1016  

014 SPARROW  SB 1016

015 LAST CALL TOWN  SB 1016

016 MORE OF NOTHIN’  SB 1016

017 FALL  SB 1016  

018 TOMORROW  SB 1016

019 KEEP YOU  SB 1016  

020 BQE  SB 1016  

021 SO FAR  SB 1016  

2012 The Castle, Knoxville, TN – Kelley McRae (+Matt Castelein, Sarah Gregory. Producer: Matt Castelein, Kelley McRae)

022 BRIGHTER THAN THE BLUES

023 ALONE

024 KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

025 IN YOUR LOVING ARMS

026 AIN'T GOT MUCH TIME

027 25,000 MILES

028 WHEN THE EVENING COMES

029 OH STRANGE HEART

030 A LINE IN THE SAND

031 LET THE LIGHT IN

032 CAREFULLY

Tracks above issued on album Brighter Than The Blues

2014 Ramble Creek Studios, Austin, TX – Kelley McRae

033 FAIR WEATHER

034 STAY CLOSE TO ME

035 EASY ON MY MIND

036 FULL CUP

037 SO FINE

038 AT THE FEET OF LOVE - 27-01-15

Tracks above issued on EP Easy On My Mind

2015 unknown – Kelley McRae

039 LAND OF THE NOONDAY SUN

040 HARD NIGHT

041 IF YOU NEED ME

042 REACH YOU

043 THE WAYSIDE

044 RED DIRT ROAD

045 A LONG TIME

046 RARE BIRD

047 TELL IT AGAIN

048 ROSE

049 ALL THE DAYS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE

Tracks above issued on album The Wayside

2020 Austin, TX – Kelley McRae
050 THIS SIDE OF NIGHT
051 A LITTLE TIME
052 LET THE REST FALL THROUGH
053 THE GARDEN
054 I DON'T WANNA KNOW ABOUT IT
055 NO MORE TO ROAM
056 GHOST
057 THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY
058 PUT UP YOUR SAILS
059 WITHOUT YOU
Tracks above issued on album This Side of Night
2021 Taylor, TX – Kelley McRae (Kelley McRae [vcl/ac gt], Matt Castelein [various instruments/hmny vcl], Brent Clifton [hmny vcl]. Producer: Matt Castelein)
060 MONTANA
061 A WORLD ON FIRE
062 CAN YOU CHANGE THE HEART OF ME?
063 I WANNA GO BACK
064 FELTBOARD JESUS
065 MOVE ME
066 IF YOU'RE LUCKY
067 WE WERE CHILDREN
068 LITTLE BIRD
069 TELL US EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT
Tracks above issued on album Can You Change The Heart Of Me
2022 unknown, TX – Kelley McRae
070 WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT
071 DREAM ANALYSIS
072 ASHES
073 GOOD COMPANY
074 KEEP FAILING, KEEP TRYING
075 AN INVITATION
076 IF HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW
077 WEST VIRGINIA
078 NEVER CALLED BY ITS RIGHT NAME
079 YOU HAD ME
tracks above issued on album Good Company
 

ALBUMS

Sona BLAST! SB 1006 Never Be: Time; Stone Cold Sober; Johnny Cash; Georgia; Leavin' Song; Break Us; Never Be; What Ya Get Is What Ya See; Nothin' to Lose; Morning Song; Other People’s Love Song  - 11-04-06

Sona BLAST! SB 1016 Highrises In Brooklyn: Highrises in Brooklyn; Long Walk Home; Sparrow; Last Call Town; More of Nothin’; Fall; Tomorrow; Keep You; Bqe; So Far - 19-08-08

Kelley McRae no # Brighter Than the Blues: Brighter Than the Blues; Alone; Keeper of the Light; In Your Loving Arms; Ain't Got Much Time; 25,000 Miles;  When the Evening Comes; Oh Strange Heart; A Line in the Sand; Let the Light In; Carefully - 15-09-12

Kelley McRae no # The Wayside: Land of the Noonday Sun; Hard Night; If You Need Me; Reach You; The Wayside; Red Dirt Road; A Long Time; Rare Bird; Tell It Again; Rose; All the Days That Have Come Before - 07-04-16

Kelley McRae ? This Side of Night: This Side of Night; A Little Time; Let the Rest Fall Through; The Garden; I Don't Wanna Know About It; No More to Roam; Ghost; The Pleasure of Your Company; Put up Your Sails; Without You – 23-10-20

SonaBLAST no # Can You Change the Heart of Me?: Montana; A World on Fire; Can You Change the Heart of Me?; I Wanna Go Back; Feltboard Jesus; Move Me; If You're Lucky; We Were Children; Little Bird; Tell Us Everything Is Alright – 03-12-21

SonaBLAST ? Good Company: What Are You Gonna Do About It;  Dream Analysis;  Ashes;  Good Company;  Keep Failing, Keep Trying;  An Invitation;  If His Eye Is on the Sparrow;  West Virginia;  Never Called by Its Right Name;  You Had Me – 07-04-23

EPs

Kelley McRae no # Easy on My Mind: Fair Weather; Stay Close to Me; Easy on My Mind; Full Cup; So Fine; At the Feet of Love - 27-01-15