Grandpa Banana

 By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2009 Bonness Tracks Studios, Sonoma, CA – Grandpa Banana, *with Chad Manning (Banana [vcl/ gt/ banjo/ mandola], David Thom [vcl-2/gt/ mandolin],  Artie Rose [dobro],  Harriet Rose [bass/tnr vcl-1], / Mary Shaw [bass].  Producer: Banana)
001 TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES GR 9683  
002 I'M JUST HERE TO GET MY BABY OUT OF JAIL GR 9683  
003 ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE GR 9683  
004 FIDDLER A DRAM GR 9683  
005 DOWN ALONG THE COVE GR 9683  
006 THE BIGGER THE FOOL GR 9683  
007 I'LL DO ANYTHING BUT WORK* GR 9683  
008 LOVING YOU TOO WELL GR 9683  
009 AWAY OUT ON THE OLD SAINT SABBATH GR 9683  
010 MEMORIES OF MOTHER AND DAD GR 9683  
011 LOVER'S LANE GR 9683  
012 NEXT SUNDAY DARLING IS MY BIRTHDAY -1  GR 9683
013 NO LONGER A SWEETHEART OF MINE GR 9683  
014 USED TO BE GR 9683  
015 L'ITALIANO -2  GR 9683  
2010 unknown - Grandpa Banana
016 BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME GR 73723 GR 89926
017 OLD WOMAN GR 73723  
018 1952 VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING GR 73723
019 CORA IS GONE GR 73723
020 BOUND TO LOSE GR 73723  
021 A VOICE IN THE WIND GR 73723
022 THE GIRL AT THE CROSROADS BAR GR 73723  
023 THE MILLIONAIRE GR 73723  
024 PRETTY SARO GR 73723   
2011 Owl Mountain Studio, Chattanooga, TN - Grandpa Banana, with Ry Cooder [-1], Michael Barclay [gt-2], Roger Volz [sax-3], Barry Melton [gt-4], Steve Kimock (gt) and Bobby Vega (bass) [-5], Terry Hagerty [gt-6], Thomas Ford [harmonica-7] (Banana [vcl/gt/ banjo/ piano], David Thom [vcl/mandolin], David Grisman [mandolin], Sam Page [bass], Ethan Turner [drums], Chad Manning [fiddle])
025 MARRIED TO THE BLUES -1 GR 89926  
026 GOOD DAY FOR THE BLUES GR 89926  
027 JUST CAN'T QUIT THE BLUES -2-3 GR 89926  
028 LIKE A ROAD -3 GR 89926  
029 LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD -4 GR 89926  
030 RIDING WITH THE KING -5 GR 89926  
031 CORRINA CORRINA -6 GR 89926  
032 IF YOU GOT TO MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY GR 89926  
033 BLUE DRIVER -7 GR 89926  
034 PRECIOUS GOLD GR 89926  



ALBUMS
Granda Racoon GR 9683 I'll Do Anything For You: True Love Never Dies; I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail; Across the Great Divide; Fiddler A Dram; Down Along the Cove; The Bigger the Fool; I'll Do Anything But Work (w. Chad Manning); Loving You Too Well; Away Out On the Old Saint Sabbath; Memories of Mother and Dad; Lover's Lane; Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday; No Longer A Sweetheart of Mine; Used To Be; L'Italiano (w. David Thom) – 27-10-09
Granda Racoon GR 73723 Just Trying to Break Even: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me; Old Woman; 1952 Vincent Black Lightning; Cora Is Gone; Bound to Lose; A Voice in the Wind; The Girl At the Crosroads Bar; The Millionaire; Pretty Saro – 18-03-11
Granda Racoon GR 89926 Even Grandpas Get The Blues: Married To The Blues (w. Ry Cooder); Good Day For The Blues; Just Can't Quit The Blues (w.;Michael Barclay and Roger Volz); Like A Road (w.Roger Volz); Love Is A Five Letter Word (w. Barry Melton); Riding With The King (w. Steve Kimock and Bobby Vega); Corrina Corrina (w.Terry Hagerty); If You Got To Make A Fool Of Somebody; Blue Driver (w.Thomas Ford); Precious Gold; Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me – 13-01-12