Tex Fletcher

Geremino Bisceglia, *17-01-1909 Harrison, NY, +14-03-1987

3rd version

by Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van DeVorst

SESSIONS

8 November 1933 New York City – Tex Fletcher (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt])

001 14278 I'M A WANDERING RANGER  ARC unissued

002 14279 ST. REGIS VALLEY   unissued

003 14280 THE TENDERFOOT    unissued

004 14281 WINDY BILL  unissued

16 November 1936 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Tex Fletcher as by Tack Foster (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt])

005 61415-A RIDGE RUNNING ROAN  Decca 5302 Melotone 45010/ BACM CD D 241

006 61416-A THE ZEBRA DUN  5302 Melotone 45010/ BACM CD D 241

007 61417-A THE BORDER AFFAIR (MI AMOR MI CORAZON)  5300 Melotone 45011/ BACM CD D 241

008 61418-A I’M GOIN‘ BACK TO RED RIVER VALLEY  5300 Melotone 45011 Montgomery Ward M-8011/BACM CD D 241 VIM 4010

MCA VIM 4010  COWBOY IMAGE (JAP, 1976);

18 December 1936 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Tex Fletcher as by Tack Foster (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt])

009 61494-A I’M  HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL  5312 Montgomery Ward M-8011/ BACM CD D 241

010 61495-A-B COWMAN‘S LAMENT  unissued

011 61496-A STILL THERS SPARK OF LOVE  5312/ BACM CD D 241

6 February 1937 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Tex Fletcher as by Tack Foster (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt])

012 61587-A I LOST MY LOVE IN THE OHIO FLOOD  5332 Montgomery Ward M-8010/ BACM CD D 241

013 61588-A A SONG FOR MOTHER  5332 Montgomery Ward M-8010/ BACM CD D 241

2 June 1937 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City  – Tex Fletcher, * and Joe Rogers (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt], Joe Rogers [vcl duet-1] + unknown musicians)

014 62237-A MISTOOK IN THE WOMAN I LOVE  5391 Melotone 45206/ BACM CD D 241

015 62238-A SEVEN MORE DAYS* -1  5403/ BACM CD D 241

016 62239-A THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND* -1 5403/ BACM CD D 241

017 62240-A THE POOR BLIND GIRL  5391 Melotone 45206 Minerva M-14076/ BACM CD D 241

8 October 1937 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Tex Fletcher’s Lonely Cowboys (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

018 62670-A WONDERING  5441 Montgomery Ward M-8045/ BACM CD D 241

019 62671-A YODEL LADY  5450/ BACM CD D 241

020 62672-A LITTLE SWEETHEART OF THE OZARKS  5450/ BACM CD D 241

021 62673-A MY OLD DOG AND ME  5441 Montgomery Ward M-8045/ BACM CD D 241

11 February 1938 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Tex Fletcher’s Lonely Cowboys (Tex Fletcher [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

022 63273-A HIGHWAYS ARE HAPPY WAYS (WHEN THEY LEAD THE WAY TO HOME)  5520

023 63274-A SHINE ON, ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOONLIGHT  5489/ BACM CD D 241

024 63275-A I GET THE BLUES WHEN IT RAINS  5520/ BACM CD D 241

025 63276-A AIN’T SHE SWEET  5489/ BACM CD D 241

026 63277-A MEET ME TONIGHT IN THE COWSHED  5500/ BACM CD D 241 CD 9045

027 63278-A DOWN ON THE OLD PLANTATION  5500/CD 9045

BRONCO BUSTER CD 9045 VARIOUS C/ W ARTISTS 1931-1944 ARE YOU FROM DIXIE? (GER, 1998)

1948 poss. New York City

028 CACTUS SUE Flint 1781

029 BORN TO LOSE Flint 1781

030 HARDING COUNTRY HOME Flint 1782

031 WRECK OF THE 97 Flint 1782

032 LONESOME HIGHWAY Flint 1787

033 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU Flint 1787

034 LET‘S BE SWEETHEARTS AGAIN 1788

035 SAFE AT HOME 1788

036 THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND 1789

037 LITTLE BLOSSOM 1789

22 September 1949 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City -  Tex Fletcher

038 75293 COUNTRY BOY   Vocalion 55062

039 75294 WHY DON'T YOU HAUL OFF   Vocalion 55063

040 75295 WARM RED WINE  55062

041 75296 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS  55063 

1956 New York City – Tex Fletcher with Shorty Warren and His Western Rangers  

042 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LONESOME IS Waldorf MF33-169  MHK33-1206 Grand Award GA-33-350 

043 WABASH CANNON BALL Waldorf MH 45-231/MF33-169 MHK33-1206  Grand Award GA-33-350    

044 I WISH I HAD NEVER SEEN SUNSHINE Waldorf MH 45-231/ MF33-169   MHK33-1206 Grand Award GA-33-350   

045 BORN TO LOSE Waldorf  MH 45-231/MF33-169  MHK33-1206  Grand Award GA-33-350 

046 THE GRAND RIVER WALTZ Waldorf MF33-169  MHK33-1206 Grand Award GA-33-350  

047 SWEETHEARTS OR STRANGERS Waldorf MH 45-231/ MF33-169  MHK33-1206  Grand Award GA-33-350   

1957 New York City – The Sons Of The Purple Sage And Tex Fletcher With "Shorty" Warren And His Western Rangers

048 SIOUX CITY SUE Waldorf MHK33-1206 

049 WAGON WHEELS Waldorf MHK33-1206 

050 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEED Waldorf MHK33-1206 

051 MEXICALI ROSE Waldorf MHK33-1206  

052 DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Waldorf MHK33-1206 

053 THE LAST ROUNDUP Waldorf MHK33-1206 

1965? unknown – Tex Fletcher with  Kit Stewart and The Dakotans

054 MERRY CHRISTMAS POLKA EP 6621/ST 6676

055 CHRISTMAS ANGEL EP 6621/ST 6676  

056 JINGLE BELLS LULLABY EP 6621/ST 6676  

057 HAPPY NEW YEAR EP 6621/ST 6676

058 MY VALENTINE EP 6622/ ST 6676

059 THAT WONDERFUL MOTHER OF MINE EP6622/ ST 6676  

060 INDEPENDENCE DAY EP 6622/ ST 6676

061 GUSSIE THE GOBLIN EP 6623/ST 6676

062 THANKSGIVING DAY EP 6623/ ST 6676  

063 BIRTHDAY PARTY EP 6622/ST 6676  

064 OUR WEDDING DAY EP 6623/ ST 6676  

065 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EP 6623/ST 6676   

ALBUMS

Waldorf Music Hall MF33-169 Western Roundup: You Don't Know What Lonesome Is; Wabash Cannon Ball; I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine; Born To Lose; Grand River Waltz; Sweethearts Or Strangers - 27-12-56 (10” LP) w. Shorty Warren and His Western Rangers

Waldorf Music Hall MHK33-1206  On The Trail: Sioux City Sue; Wagon Wheels; Tumbling Tumbleweed; Mexicali Rose;  Deep In The Heart Of Texas; The Last Roundup; Wabash Cannon Ball; Born To Lose; Sweethearts Or Strangers; The Grand River Waltz; I Wish I Had Never Seen The Sunshine; You Don't Know What Lonesome Is – 57 The Sons Of The Purple Sage And Tex Fletcher With "Shorty" Warren And His Western Rangers ‎

Grand Award  GA-33-350 Rodeo: [Rosalie Allen:] Columbus Stockade Blues; My Adobe Hacienda; I'll Keep Loving You; Ding Dong Polka;Jealous Heart; Your Cheating Heart; [Tex Fletcher:] You Don't Know What Lonesome Is; Wabash Cannon Ball; I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine; Born To Lose; Grand River Waltz; Sweethearts Or Strangers – 58 (sampler)

DAKOTA ST6676 Holiday Songs Country Style: Merry Christmas Polka; Christmas Angel; Jingle Bells Lullaby; Happy New Year; My Valentine; That Wonderful Mother of Mine; Independence Day; Gussie The Goblin;Thanksgiving Day; Birthday Party; Our Wedding Day; Happy Anniversary – 65

And More Bears AMB90005 Riding The Range: Casey Jones; I'd Like to Be in Texas; Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad; Cowboy's Dream; Under the Double Eagle; Cowboy Jack; The Midnight Special; Arkansas Polka; Chopo My Pony; Ol' Joe Clark; Cindy; Speed the Plow; Cowboy's Lament; The Old Grey Mare – 24-08-07(Reisssue of SESAC Transcription Disc TR-1071 Series A: 43 and 44)

BACM [UK] CD D 241 The Lonely Cowboy: I'm Going Back To Red River Valley; Border Affair; Ridge Runnin' Roan; Zebra Dun; I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail; Still There's A Spark Of Love; I Lost My Love In The Ohio Flood; A Song For Mother; Mistook In The Woman I Love; Poor Blind Child; Seven More Days; The Girl In Blue Velvet Band; Wondering; My Old Dog And Me; Little Sweetheart Of The Ozarks; Yodel Lady; Shine On Rocky Mountain Moonlight; Ain't She Sweet; Meet Me Tonight In The Cowshed; Down On The Old Plantation; Highways Are Happy Ways; I Get The Blues When It Rains - 08

EPs

Waldorf MH 45-231 Western Roundup: Wabash Cannon Ball; Sweethearts Or Strangers / I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine; Born To Lose – 56 w. Shorty Warren and His Western Rangers

Pan [SUI] GC 458 Deep In The Heart Of Texas: Wabash Cannon Ball;  The Grand River Waltz; You Don't Know What Lonesome Is / Deep In The Heart Of Texas;  Born To Lose; Sweethearts Or Strangers – 5- The Sons Of The Purple Sage And Tex Fletcher With "Shorty" Warren And His Western Rangers ‎

Dakota EP 6621 Holiday Sing No. 1: Jingle Bells Lullaby;  Happy New Year / Merry Christmas Polka; Christmas Angel

 –  69? w. Kit Stewart with The Dakotans

Dakota EP 6622 Holiday Sing No. 2: Birthday Party;  My Valentine / That Wonderful Mother of Mine/Independence Day – 01-70  w. Kit Stewart with The Hootenanny Orchestra

Dakota EP 6623 Holiday Sing No. 3: Gussie The Goblin (Halloween); Thanksgiving Day; Our Wedding Day; Happy Anniversary – 70?  w. Kit Stewart with The Hootenanny Orchestra

RADIO TRANSCRIPTION DISCS (Tex Fletcher and The Ranch Hands), prob. Late 1940s

SESAC TR 1070 [ A 41/42] American Folk Music And Dances, Western And Cowboy Songs, Hymns: Martha Polka; Blue Tail Fly; Leather Breeches; Careless Love; Frankie And Johnnie Blues; Powder River Let'er Buck; Bile Dem Cabbage Down;  Jenny Lind Polka; Lane County Bachelor; Chicken Reel; Jesse James; Cripple Creek; Zebra Dun; Leavin' On The New River Train – 5- (MX: YTNY 5816/17)

SESAC TR 1071 [A 43/44]  American Folk Music And Dances, Western And Cowboy Songs, Hymns : Casey Jones; I’d Like To Be In Texas;  Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad;  Cowboy’s Dream; Under The Double Eagle;  Cowboy Jack;  The Midnight Special;  Arkansas Polka;  Chopo My Pony;  Ol’ Joe Clark; Cindy;  Speed The Plow;  Cowboy’s Lament; The Old Grey Mare  - 5- (reissued on And More Bears AMB 90005)

SESAC TR-1072 [A45/46] American Folk Music and Dances, Western and Cowboy Songs, and Hymns: Charlie the Boxer; I'll Be All Smiles Tonight; Devil Among the Tailors; Kitty Wells; Kitty O'Neil; Take Me Back to Colorado; There is a Tavern in the Town; Coming Thru the Rye; The Night Herding Song; Haste to the Wedding; Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane; John Henry; They Grow 'em Big in Texas; Hear Dem Bells,

SESAC TR-1073 [A 47/48] American Folk Music and Dances, Western and Cowboy Songs, and Hymns: Ta Ra Ra Boom De A; Cowboy's Meditation; Garry Owen; In the Evening By the Moonlight; Low Down Blues; The Blue Juniata; The More I Grew Tomatoes; Oneta Polka; Little Rosewood Casket; Crawdad Song; Sweet Betsy From Pike; Fisher's Hornpipe; Wabash Cannon Ball; Whoa Mule Whoa

SESAC TR-1074 [A 49/50] American Folk Music and Dances, Western and Cowboy Songs, and Hymns: Dixie; Little Mohee; Cowboy's Reel; Dear Evalina;  Tisket A Tasket; Shoo Fly; Four Thousand Years Ago; Go In and Out the Window; A Froggie Went A Courtin'; Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow; Tenting Tonight; Highland Fling; Uncle Ned; She Promised She'd Meet Me

SESAC TR-1075 [A 51/52] American Folk Music and Dances, Western and Cowboy Songs, and Hymns: The Caissons Go Rolling Along; Jack O'Diamond; Mississippi Sawyer; The Old Oaken Bucket; The Ship That Never Returned; The Roving Gambler; Ring Ring De Banjo; Boola Boola; Kevin Barry; Old Crow; Long Long Ago; The Preacher and the Bear; The Maple on the Hill; Keep on the Sunny Side

SINGLES

Decca (1936-38)

5300 The Border Affair (Mi Amor Mi Corazon) /  I’m Goin‘ Back To Red River Valley – 12-36  (Canadian issue on Melotone 45011)

5302 Ridge Running Roan / The Zebra Dun – 12-36  (Canadian issue on Melotone 45010)

5312 I’m  Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail / Still Thers Spark Of Love – 01-37

5332 I Lost My Love In The Ohio Flood / A Song For Mother – 03-37

5391 Mistook In The Woman I Love / The Poor Blind Girl – 06-37(Canadian issue on Melotone 45206)

5403 Seven More Days /  The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band – 07-37 with Joe Rogers

5441 Wondering / My Old Dog And Me – 10-37

5450 Yodel Lady /  Little Sweetheart Of The Ozarks  - 11-37

5489 Ain’t She Sweet / Shine On, Rocky Mountain Moonlight – 03-38

5500 Meet Me Tonight In The Cowshed /  Down On The Old Plantation – 03-38

5520 I Get The Blues When It Rains /  Highways Are Happy Ways (When They Lead The Way To Home)  - 05-38

Montgomery Ward

M-8010 I Lost My Love In The Ohio Flood /  A Song For Mother (reissue of Decca  5332)

M-8011 I’m Goin‘ Back To Red River Valley /  I’m  Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail

M-8045 Wondering / My Old Dog And Me

Flint (1948)

1781 Cactus Sue / Born To Lose – 03-48 (adv. March 20)

1782 Harding Country Home / Wreck Of The 97 – 08-48 (rev. Aug. 7)

1787 Lonesome Highway / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You – 08-48 (rev. Aug. 7)

1788 Let‘s Be Sweethearts Again / Safe At Home – 08-48 (adv. Sept. 4)

1789 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band / Little Blossom – 08-48

Vocalion (1949)

55062 Warm Red Wine / Country Boy – 10-49 (adv. Oct. 22)

55063 Why Don’t You Haul Off And Love Me / Mind Your Owen Business  – 10-49 (adv. Oct. 22)

Josie

45-970 Thank You Baby / Walk On Out - 67