Charlie Ryan

Charles "Charlie" Ryan, *19-12-1915 Graceville, MN, +16-02-2008

3rd version

by Al Turner, Dave Sax, Henk Gorter, Carl LaFong, Praguefrank, Steve Hathaway
SESSIONS
1951 unknown – Charley Ryan and The Cross Country Cowboys, * w. Jody Ryan
001 WES 510 DOUBLE TRACK WOMAN Keyboard 510/ NQD 10695
002 WES 510-K THE COWBOY’S CRIPPLED CHILD* Keyboard 510

003 SHE’S A DOUBLE TRACK WOMAN WITH A SINGLE TRACK MIND Keyboard ?

004 DADDY, CAN I NIGHT HERD IN THE SKY Keyboard ? / NQD 10695 Meet Mr. Honky Tonk
1955 unknown – Charley Ryan and The Livingston Brothers
003 HOT ROD LINCOLN Souvenir SOUV 101
004 GOODBYE HANK WILLIAMS Souvenir SOUV 101/ NQD 10695
ca. August 1959 unknown – Charliey Ryan and The Timberline Riders (Charlie Ryan [vcl], Gary Stewart [steel] + unknown musicians)
005 OP-553 GLITTERING STEEL Souvenir OP-303X45/Hilltop JS-6006 NQD 10695 Meet Mr. Honky Tonk
006 OP-354 MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA Souvenir OP-303X45/ NQD 10695
ca. October 1959 Hollywood, CA – Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders

007 7047-K/1001 HOT ROD LINCOLN [THE ORIGINAL HOT ROD LINCOLN*] 1733x45 1761 Hilltop G-7 Lincoln 1001-2*/King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 JS-6064 BCD-16876 BB CD 55187 Lincoln NOD 4498 LRCD 001
008 7048-K THRU THE MILL -instr.-  1733x45/ King LP-751 NQD 10695 Meet Mr. Honky Tonk
HILLTOP JS-6064 15 COUNTRY HITS, 15 COUNTRY STARS
ca. July 1960 unknown - Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders
009 7066-K SIDE CAR CYCLE 1745x45/ King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 Lincoln NOD 4498 LRCD 001
010 7067-K STEEL ROCK –instr.- 1745x45/ King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 NQD 10695 Meet Mr. Honky Tonk
ca. December 1960 unknown - Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders
011 7074-K HOT ROD HADES 1749x45/ King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 Lincoln NOD 4498 LRCD 001
012 7075-K HOT ROD GUITAR –instr.- 1749x45/ Hilltop JS-6006 Lincoln NOD 4498 LRCD 001
fall 1961 unknown - Charlie Ryan
013 884-142 HOT ROD RACE 1761/King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 BB CD 55187 NQD 10695
unknown data unknown - Charlie Ryan

014 BURLINGTON CHASE Hilltop G-7/King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006 Lincoln NOD 4498 LRCD 001
015 HOT ROD HARLEY King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006
016 I MARRIED THE GAL (WITH THE CYCLE) King LP-751 DLP-618
017 THE DOGGONE RECESSION King LP-751 Lincoln NOD 4498
018 CHICKEN HOUSE BOOGIE King LP-751 Lincoln NOD 4498
019 THE DART AND THE LINCOLN King LP-751 Hilltop JS-6006
020 CADILLAC BOUNCE Hilltop JS-6006 Lincoln NOD 4498
021 SEAT BELT CHARLIE Hilltop JS-6006
022 HOT ROD ROCKET 4 Star unissued/HC 12001
Design DLP/SDLP 618 HERE COMES THE BRIDE (ca 1964);  HOLLOWBODY HC 12001 WILD MEN RIDE WILD GUITARS - ORIGINAL ROCKABILLY AND CHICKEN BOP!, VOL 1 (1990)
1968 poss. Mission Control Studios, Spokane, WA – Charlie Ryan
023 23219 WALKING THE STREETS Lincoln 1812/ NQD 10695
024 23220/1002 ROCKET RACE Lincoln 1812 1001/2 /NQD 4498

1969 poss. Mission Control Studios, Spokane, WA – Charlie Ryan
025 24821 NEVER ALONE (BUT ALWAYS LONELY) Lincoln 1813/NQD 4498

026 24822 MISTER HONKY TONK  1813/NQD 10695

Unknown data Mission Control Studios, Spokane, WA – Charlie Ryan (Producer: Karl Bingle)

027 LET'S TRY AGAIN Lincoln NQD 4498
028 A VISION OF YOU unissued

029 ANNA FROM MONTANTA unissued

030 BE BOP BOOGIE –instr.- unissued

031 BIG FOOT BOP –instr.- unissued

032 DOGGONE DOG HOUSE BLUES NQD 10695

033 GOODBYE (HANK WILLIAMS) unissued

034 I WANT ALL MY TOMORROWS (TO BE LIKE YESTERDAY) unissued

035 LONG GONE ROCK  unissued

036 QUIT KICKIN‘  MY HEART  unissued

037 SOMEBODY’S MOTHER NQD 10695

038 HILLBILLY HELL NQD 4498

039 HOUSE NEXT DOOR NQD 10695

040 BEAUTIFUL CAROLINAS NQD 10695

041 ALONG THE BORDER NQD 10695

042 J.S. BOOGIE NQD 10695

2000 Mission Control Studios, Spokane, WA – Charlie Ryan

043 NEVER ALONE Lincoln LRCD 001

044 HOT ROD LINCOLN LRCD 001  

045 SIDE CAR CYCLE LRCD 001  

046 BURLINGTON CHASE LRCD 001  

047 NEVER ALONE LRCD 001  

048 HOT ROD HADES LRCD 001  

049 ROCKET RACE LRCD 001  

050 HOT ROD GUITAR LRCD 001  

051 CHICKEN HOUSE BOOGIE LRCD 001  

052 LET’S TRY AGAIN LRCD 001

053 ALONG THE BORDER Lincoln LRCD 001

054 BEAUTIFUL CAROLINA Lincoln LRCD 001
055 A DREAM Lincoln LRCD 001
056 HOUSE NEXT DOOR Lincoln LRCD 001
057 J.S. BOOGIE [JACK'S BOOGIE] Lincoln LRCD 001
Poss. early 2000s Mission Control Studios, Spokane, WA – Charlie Ryan

058 STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

059 MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA

060 GYPSY QUEEN

061 DOGGONE DOGHOUSE BLUES

062 HANK WILLIAMS GOODBYE

063 HOT ROD LINCOLN

064 SIDE CAR CYCLE

065 MEET MR. HONKY TONK

066 TRYIN' TO WALK AWAY MY BLUES

067 HONKY TONK BABY

068 SPIRIT OF THE LAKE

069 MY OLD HOME IN SUNNY TENNESSEE

Tracks above issued on album Meet Mr. Honky Tonk

ALBUMS
King 751 Hot Rod: Hot Rod Lincoln; Side Car Cycle; Hot Ride Hades; Burlington Chase; Hot Rod Harley; I Married The Gal; Hot Rod Race; The Doggone Recession; Thru The Mill; Chicken House Boogie; The Dart And The Lincoln; Steel Rock - 61
Hilltop JM/JS-6006 Hot Rod Lincoln Drags Again!: Hot Rod Lincoln; Glittering Steel; Cadillac Bounce; Seat Belt Charlie; Hot Rod Race; The Dart and The Lincoln; Burlington Chase; Hot Rod Harley; Hot Rod Hades; Hot Rod Guitar; Steel Rock; Side Car Cycle - 64
Lincoln NOD 4498 Hot Rod: Hot Rod Lincoln; Let's Try Again; Side Car Cycle; Burlington Chase;  Never Alone; Hot Rod Hades; Rocket Race; Doggone Recession; Hot Rod Guitars; Chicken House Boogie; Hillbilly Hell; Cadillac Bounce - 89 (cassette)

Lincoln NQD 10695 Earlier Songs By The Writer Of Hot Rod Lincoln: Meet Mr. Honky Tonk; Hot Rod Race; Somebody's Mother; Double Track Woman; Daddy Can I Night Herd In The Sky; Walking The Streets; Hank Williams Goodbye; Steel Rock; House Next Door; Beautiful Carolinas; Doggone Doghouse Blues; Along The Border; Mountains Of Montana; Glittering Steel; Through The Mill; J.S. Boogie – 92 (cassette)

Lincoln LRCD 001 Hot Rod Lincoln: Hot Rod Lincoln; Let's Try Again; Side Car Cycle; House Next Door; Burlington Chase; Never Alone; Hot Rod Hades; Along The Border; Rocket Race; Hot Rod Guitar; Chicken House Boogie; Beautiful Carolinas; Dream; Jack's Boogie - 00 (reissued in 2012 on Mission Control 6094-2)

Mission Control ? Meet Mr. Honky Tonk: Meet Mr. Honky Tonk; Tryin' to Walk Away My Blues; Honky Tonk Baby; Daddy Can I Night Herd in the Sky; Spirit of the Lake; My Old Home in Sunny Tennessee; Stand Up and Be Counted; Steel Rock; Mountains of Montana; Gypsy Queen; Doggone Doghouse Blues; Through the Mill; Glittering Steel; Hank Williams Goodbye; Hot Rod Lincoln; Side Car Cycle – 24-03-12

SINGLES
Keyboard (1951)
510 Double Track Woman / Cowboy’s Crippled Child (w. Jody Ryan)  – 51

? She’s A Double Track Woman With A Single Track Mind / Daddy, Can I Night Herd In The Sky - 51
Souvenir (1955)
SOUV 101 Hot Rod Lincoln / Goodbye, Hank Williams - 55
OP-303x45 Glittering Steel / Mountains Of Montana - 08-59 (rev. Aug. 31)
Four Star (1960-63)
1733x45 Hot Rod Lincoln / Thru The Mill - 07-60
1745x45 Side Car Cycle / Steel Rock - 09-60 (Canadian issue on Regency R-841)
1749x45 Hot Rod Guitar / Hot Rod Hades - 01-61
1761 Hot Rod Race / Hot Rod Lincoln - 05-63
G-7 Hot Rod Lincoln / Burlington Chase – 64 (released on Hilltop)
Lincoln
1812 Rocket Race / Walking The Streets – 68

1813 Never Alone (But Always Lonely) / Meet Mister Honky Tonk – 69

1001/1002 The Original Hot Rod Lincoln / Rocket Race - 90