Hoot and Curley / Curley Herndon

 Curley Herndon, *26-02-1923 Many, LA, + 15-02-1992
Hoot Rains *15-09-1914 Sabine Parish, LA, +12-10-1992
By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca. July 1952 Dallas, TX – Hoot and Curley (Hoot Rains [steel/bck vcl], Curley Herndon [vcl/gt], Sonny James [fiddle])
001 IF-385  ALWAYS LOOKING Imperial  45-8165 / BACM CD D 662 HBR 068
002 IF-386  MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MEMORIES 45-8165/ BACM CD D 662 HBR 068 PROPERBOX 110
003 IF-387  I'M ALONE TONIGHT 45-8176 / BACM CD D 662 HBR 068
004 IF-388  I'M DOING FINE WITHOUT  45-8176/BACM CD D 662 HBR 068
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 068 LOUISIANA HAYRIDE CRADLE OF
STARS (UK, 2003); PROPERBOX 110 LOUISIANA HAYRIDE STORY (UK, 2006, 4CD)
25 March 1953 unknown –  Hoot and Curley  (Hoot Rains [steel/bck vcl], Curley Herndon [vcl/gt])
005 IF-462  WE THREE unissued
006 IF-463  LINIMENT AND TURPENTINE 45-8211 / BACM CD D 662 HBR 068 PROPERBOX 110
007 IF-464  WILL TOMORROW BRING YESTERDAY 45-8211/ BACM CD D 662 HBR 068
008 IF-465  GUESS WHO unissued
ca. June 1954 poss. Jack Starnes home studio, 11325 Voth Road, Beaumont, TX – Hoot and Curley  (Hoot Rains [steel/bck vcl], Curley Herndon [vcl/gt])
009 ST-2156 HURRY, HURRY Starday  45-153/ BACM CD D 662 JASCD 3583-4
010 ST-2157 ANOTHER MAN’S WIFE (MY MOTHER)  45-153/ BACM CD D 662
011 ST-2159 BATTERED OLD RAINCOAT  45-195/ BACM CD D 662
Poss. from this and following session:
012 HILLBILLY HEART  45-193/ BACM CD D 662
013 THAT’S MY STYLE  45-193/ BACM CD D 662
JASMINE JASMCD 3583/4 HILLBILLY BOP VOL.3 (UK, 2008, 2CD)
ca.  October 1954 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Hoot and Curley  (Hoot Rains [steel/bck vcl], Curley Herndon [vcl/gt])
014 ST-2226/ST 7 COUNTRY LOVIN‘  45-168/ BACM CD D 662
015 ST-2227/ST-8 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR  45-195/ BACM CD D 662 PROPERBOX 110
016 ST-2228/ST 9 PART OF YOUR HEART  45-168/ BACM CD D 662
ca. April 1957 poss. Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Hoot and Curley
017 ST-2551 YOU LITTLE DEVIL  45-291/ BACM CD D 662
018 ST-2552 LONESOME AND LOVESICK  45-291/ BACM CD D 662
September 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Curley Herndon
H01 YW-20232/PS-466  BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME  71709
H02 YW-20233/PS-467  MAKIN‘ BELIEVE 71709
 
RADIO BROADCASTS
1950s [Louisiana Hayride] Shreveport, LA – Hoot Rains, Curley Herndon. Jack Ford
STANDING AT THE STATION BACM CD D 662 BCD 17370
OLD TIME RELIGION BACM CD D 662 BCD 17370
MANSION IN THE SKY BACM CD D 662 BCD 17370
MAKIN' BELIEVE BACM CD D 662
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME BACM CD D 662
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17370 AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT (GER, 2017, 20 CD box)



ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 662 Hoot Rains and Curley Herndon: [Hoot and Curley:]  I'm Doing Fine Without You; I'm Alone Tonight; Liniment And Turpentine; Million Dollars Worth Of Memories; Always Looking; Will Tomorrow Bring Yesterday; Part Of Your Heart; Country Lovin'; Battered Old Raincoat; You Get What You Pay For; Another Man's Wife My Mother; You Little Devil; Lonesome And Lovesick; Hurry Hurry; That's My Style; Hillbilly Heart; [with Jack Ford/radio broadcast]: Standing At The Station; Old Time Religion; Mansion In The Sky; Makin' Believe; Blues Stay Away From Me; [Jack Ford:]  I Understand (Just How You Feel); Teach Me To Love; That's All You Gotta Do; Yankee Dime – 09-20

SINGLES
Imperial (1952-1953)
45-8165 Always Looking / Million Dollars Worth Of Memories – 09-52
45-8176 I'm Alone Tonight / I'm Doing Fine Tonight – 11-52
45-8211 Liniment And Turpentine / Will Tomorrow Bring Yesterday – 10-53 Hoot and Curley (rev. Oct. 17)
Starday (1954-1957)
45-153 Hurry Hurry / Another Man's Wife (My Mother) – 07-54 Hoot and Curley
45-168 Country Lovin' /  Part Of Your Heart – 07-54 Hoot and Curley
45-193 Hillbilly Heart / That's My Style – 06-55 Hoot and Curley (rev. Cashbox June 18)
45-195 Battered Old Raincoat / You Get What You Pay For – 06-55 Hoot and Curley (rev. July 2)
45-291 You Little Devil / Lonesome And Lovesick – 05-57 Hoot and Curley
Mercury (1960)
71709 Makin' Believe / Blues Stay Away From Me – 10-60 Curley Herndon (rev. Oct. 31)