Jim Byrnes

 James Thomas Kevin "Jim" Byrnes, *22-09-1948 St.Louis, MO
By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS also actor
1981 Blue Wave Recorders, 2182 W. 12 Ave. Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl],  Tom Lavin [gt], Jack Lavin [bass], Kat Hendrikse [drums],  Robbie King [organ],  Will MacCalder [piano], Dave Woodward [tnr sax], Bill Runge [baritone sax],  Mark Hasselbach [trumpet]. Producer: Tom Lavin, Will MacCalder)
001 YOU DON'T KNOW PDS 2171/PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
002 GAMMA LAMMA PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
003 HANDS OF TIME PDS 2177/PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
004 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
005 STRANGER BLUES PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
006 HANGOVER MORNING PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
007 NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
008 FLATFOOT SAM PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
009  YOU BELONG TO ME PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
010 HIDDEN CHARMS PDS 2177 PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
011 THE MESSAGE (REVEREND JAMES) PDS 2171/PDS-1-6321 SPCD 1248
1987 unknown CAN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/gt], Bill Runge [bass/ sax/ vcl],  Duris Maxwell [drums], Mike Kalanj [keyboards/vcl])
012 LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER WORD SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
013 FIRE ON THE BAYOU SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
014 SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
015 JUST FOR A THRILL SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
016 THE CHILL IS ON SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
017 COLD SWEAT SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
018 LOVE AND HAPPOINESS SPL 1107 SPCD 1248
019 BAD BOY SPL 1107  SPCD 1248
1995 unknown, CAN - Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/gt], Tim Hearsey [gt], Bill Runge [bass], Jerry Adolphe [drums], Michael Kalanj [keyboards], Derry Bryne  [trumpet], Tom Colclough [sax], Tom Keenlyside [sax])
020 NO SPECIAL RIDER SPCD 1217  
021 TREAT ME THIS WAY SPCD 1217  
022 THAT RIVER SPCD 1217  
023 ALL OVER YOU SPCD 1217
024 EVERY WAKING MOMENT SPCD 1217
025 IF I EVER CRIED SPCD 1217
026 JUNIOR BURN THE HOUSE DOWN SPCD 1217  
027 OTTO'S MOOD SPCD 1217  
028 I GOT IT BAD SPCD 1217
029 WRAPPED UP, TIED UP SPCD 1217  
030 STILL STUCK ON YOU SPCD 1217   
2001 unknown – Jim Byrnes
031 INTRODUCTION
032 WALKED ALL THE WAY FROM EAST ST. LOUIS
033 B'S BLUES
034 EAST VIRGINIA
035 POSTCARD FROM MEXICO
036 CAN'T BE SATISFIED (I BE'S TROUBLED)
037 LOVE IS A GAMBLE
038 JUST A PILGRIM
039 THE KANSAS CITY BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Love Is A Gamble
2003 Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes (Producer: Steve Dawson)
040 B'S BLUES BHCD 14752
041 FRESH HORSES BHCD 14752
042 JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES BHCD 14752  
043 FOR THE TURNSTILES BHCD 14752  
044 I CAN'T BE SATISFIED BHCD 14752
045 THE EMBERS BHCD 14752
046 12 QUESTIONS BHCD 14752  
047 JUST A PILGRIM BHCD 14752  
048 I'VE GOT BLOOD IN MY EYES FOR YOU BHCD 14752
049 POSTCARD FROM MEXICO = UNA CARDA POSTAL DE MEXICO BHCD 14752  
050 LOVE IS JUST A GAMBLE BHCD 14752
051 EAST VIRGINIA BHCD 14752  
2005 Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/gt], Steve Dawson [gt/tambourine],  Keith Lowe [bass], Elliot Polski [drums], Jesse Zubot [fiddle], Chris Gestrin [piano], Jeanne Tolmie [bck vcl],  The Sojourners [vcl-1]. Producer: Steve Dawson)
052 DIDN'T IT RAIN -1 BHM-CD-932
053 OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID? -1 BHM-CD-932
054 RUNNING OUT OF TIME BHM-CD-932
055 BIG BILL'S BLUES BHM-CD-932
056 LAY ME DOWN SWEET JESUS -1 BHM-CD-932
057 TODAY -1 BHM-CD-932
058 STARDUST BHM-CD-932
059 BE READY WHEN HE COMES -1 BHM-CD-932
060 THE DEATH OF ERNESTO GUEVARA BHM-CD-932
061 LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN BHM-CD-932
062 FORTIFY ME -1 BHM-CD-932
063 THE BEAST IN M -1 BHM-CD-932
2007 [sessions for Hold On] unknown, CAN –The Sojourners, with Jim Byrnes  (Ron Small, Will Sanders, Marcus Mosely [vcl],  Steve Dawson [gt/ ukulele/ percussion],Keith Lowe [bass],  Geoff Hicks [drums])
064 RUN ON BHM-CD-973
065 JESUS HITS LIKE THE ATOM BOMB BHM-CD-973
2008 Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes
066 OL' RATTLER BHCD 0054
067 WALK ON BOY BHCD 0054
068 MY WALKING STICK BHCD 0054
069 LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE BHCD 0054
070 OPHELIA BHCD 0054
071 TALK IN CIRCLES BHCD 0054
072 THREE SHOTS BHCD 0054
073 LONELY BLUE BOY (DANNY'S SONG) BHCD 0054
074 DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS BHCD 0054
075 I'M LIVING OFF THE LOVE YOU GIVE BHCD 0054
076 WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN HEAVEN TODAY? BHCD 0054
077 I WANT MY CROWN BHCD 0054
078 ONE LIFE (CREOLE POETRY) BHCD 0054
2009 Warehouse Studio, 100 Powell St, Vancouver, BC, CAN  – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes  [vcl/gt], Steve Dawson [gt/organ/ dobro/ bass/ steel/ bck vcl], Keith Lowe  [bass/ handclaps/ bck vcl], Geoff Hicks [drums/ percussion/ bck vcl], Keith Bennett [harmonica],  Chris Gestrin [organ], Mike Kalanj [piano],  Bill Runge [sax], Jerry Cook  [tnr/sax], Daniel Lapp [trumpet/ mandolin/ fiddle/ banio/bck vcl], Jeanne Tolmie [bck vcl]. Producer: Steve Dawson)
079 HOT AS A PISTOL BHCD 0067
080 YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION BHCD 0067
081 BOOTLEGGER'S BLUES BHCD 0067
082 BLACK NIGHTS BHCD 0067
083 WALK ON BHCD 0067
084 NO MAIL BLUES BHCD 0067
085 STORM WARNING BHCD 0067
086 FROM FOUR UNTIL LATE BHCD 0067
087 TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE ON ME BHCD 0067
088 HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BHCD 0067
089 YOU CAN'T GET THAT STUFF NO MORE BHCD 0067
090 ME AND PINEY BROWN BHCD 0067
2012 Warehouse Studio, 100 Powell St, Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/ac gt], Stave Dawson [gt/ mandolin/ steel], John Reischman [mandolin], Rob Becker [bass], Geoff Hicks [drums], Mike Sanyshyn [fiddle], Chris Gestrin [Wurlitzer], Colleen Rennison, The Sojourners [bck vcl]. Producer: Steve Dawson)
091 'M MOVIN' ON BHCD 0071
092 CITY LIGHTS BHCD 0071
093 ABOVE AND BEYOND BHCD 0071
094 BIG BLUE DIAMONDS BHCD 0071
095 PICKIN' WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES BHCD 0071
096 RIBBON OF DARKNESS BHCD 0071
097 THE BARGAIN STORE BHCD 0071
098 DON'T LET HER KNOW BHCD 0071
099 BIG IRON BHCD 0071
100 SENSITIVE MAN BHCD 0071
101 HARBOR OF LOVE BHCD 0071
102 HOUSE WHERE NOBODY LIVES BHCD 0071
103 HONKY TONK BLUES BHCD 0071
2013 The Henhouse, Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes/ The Henhouse Nashville, Nashville, TN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/gt], Steve Dawson [gt], Jeremy Holmes [bass],  Geoff Hicks [drums], Darryl Havers [organ/piano], Jim Hoke [sax],  Bill Huber [trombone],  Steve Herrman [trumpet], Larry Paxton [souzaphone])
104 I GET EVIL BHCD 0073
105 SOMEBODY LIED BHCD 0073
106 NADINE BHCD 0073
107 OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS BHCD 0073
108 YOU'LL MISS ME (WHEN I'M GONE) BHCD 0073
109 THE DUCK'S YAS YAS YAS BHCD 0073
110 THE JOURNEY HOME BHCD 0073
111 ST. LOUIS BLUES BHCD 0073
112 CAKE ALLEY BHCD 0073
113 I NEED A CHANGE BHCD 0073
114 THAT WILL NEVER DO  BHCD 0073
115 ANOTHER NIGHT TO CRY BHCD 0073
2017 Warehouse Studio, 100 Powell St, Vancouver, BC, CAN – Jim Byrnes (Jim Byrnes [vcl/ac gt], Stave Dawson [gt/ mandolin/ steel], Jeremy Holmes [bas/ mandolin],  Geoff Hicks [drums/percussion], Steve Marriner [harmonica], Chris Gestrin [piano/organ],  Jerry Cook [bariton sax],  Dominic Conway [tnr sax],  Malcolm Aiken [trumpet], The Sojourners [bck vc]. Producer: Steve Dawson)
116 STEP BY STEP BHCD 0086
117 THE SHAPE I'M IN BHCD 0086
118 AIN'T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY BHCD 0086
119 THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND BHCD 0086
120 EVERYBODY KNOWS BHCD 0086
121 DEEP BLUE SEA BHCD 0086
122 WEAK BRAIN, NARROW MIND BHCD 0086
123 NINETY NINE AND A HALF (WON'T DO) BHCD 0086
124 SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME BHCD 0086
125 ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS BHCD 0086
126 OUT OF LEFT FIELD BHCD 0086
127 LONG HOT SUMMER DAYS BHCD 0086
2018 unknown – Melanie Dekker and Jim Byrnes
128 FOR CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Nov. 23]

ALBUMS
Polydor [CAN] PDS-1-6321 Burning: You Don't Know; Gamma Lamma; Hands Of Time; Let The Good Times Roll; Stranger Blues; Hangover Morning; Next Time You See Me; Flatfoot Sam; You Belong To Me; Hidden Charms; The Message (Reverend James) -81 (Reissued in 1998 as part of  Stony Plain SPCD 1248)
Stony Plain [CAN] SPL 1107 I Turned My Nights Into Days: Love Is A Five Letter Word; Fire On The Bayou; Shake Your Moneymaker; Just For A Thrill; The Chill Is On; Cold Sweat; Love And Happoiness; Bad Boy – 87 (Reissued in 1998 as part of  Stony Plain SPCD 1248)
Stony Plain [CAN]  SPCD 1217 That River : No Special Rider; Treat Me This Way; That River; All Over You; Every Waking Moment; If I Ever Cried; Junior Burn The House Down; Otto's Mood; I Got It Bad; Wrapped Up, Tied Up; Still Stuck On You -   95 (US issue in 1997 on Band Together 71005-2)
One Coyote Music [CAN] no #  Love Is A Gamble: Introduction; Walked All The Way From East St. Louis; B's Blues; East Virginia; Postcard From Mexico; Can't Be Satisfied (I Be's Troubled); Love Is A Gamble; Just A Pilgrim; The Kansas City Blues  - 01
Black Hen Music [CAN] BHCD 14752 Fresh Horses: B's Blues; Fresh Horses; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues; For The Turnstiles; I Can't Be Satisfied; The Embers; 12 Questions; Just A Pilgrim; I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You; Postcard From Mexico = Una Carda Postal De Mexico; Love Is Just A Gamble; East Virginia – 04-02-04
Black Hen Music [CAN] BHM-CD-932 House Of Refuge: Didn't It Rain; Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?; Running Out Of Time; Big Bill's Blues; Lay Me Down Sweet Jesus; Today; Stardust; Be Ready When He Comes; The Death Of Ernesto Guevara; Last Fair Deal Gone Down; Fortify Me; The Beast In M -  16-03-06
Black Hen Music [CAN] BHCD 0054 My Walking Stick: Ol' Rattler; Walk On Boy; My Walking Stick; Lookin' For A Love; Ophelia; Talk In Circles; Three Shots; Lonely Blue Boy (Danny's Song); Drown In My Own Tears; I'm Living Off The Love You Give; What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?; I Want My Crown; One Life (Creole Poetry) – 15-02-09
Black Hen Music [CAN]  BHCD 0067 Everywhere West: Hot As A Pistol; Yield Not To Temptation; Bootlegger's Blues; Black Nights; Walk On; No Mail Blues; Storm Warning; From Four Until Late; Take Out Some Insurance On Me; He Was A Friend Of Mine; You Can't Get That Stuff No More; Me And Piney Brown – 10-05-10
Black Hen Music [CAN] BHCD 0071  I Hear The Wind In The Wires: I'M Movin' On; City Lights; Above And Beyond; Big Blue Diamonds; Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries; Ribbon Of Darkness; The Bargain Store; Don't Let Her Know; Big Iron; Sensitive Man; Harbor Of Love; House Where Nobody Lives; Honky Tonk Blues – 18-09-12 (note: country album)
Black Hen Music [CAN]  BHCD-0073 St. Louis Times – Songs From And About St. Louis: I Get Evil; Somebody Lied; Nadine; Old Dog, New Tricks; You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone); The Duck's Yas Yas Yas; The Journey Home; St. Louis Blues; Cake Alley; I Need A Change; That Will Never Do ; Another Night To Cry – 15-04-14
Black Hen Music [CAN]  BHCD 0086  Long Hot Summer Days: Step By Step; The Shape I'm In; Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City; There Is Something On Your Mind; Everybody Knows; Deep Blue Sea; Weak Brain, Narrow Mind; Ninety Nine And A Half (Won't Do); Something Inside Of Me; Anywhere The Wind Blows; Out Of Left Field; Long Hot Summer Days -  03-11-17


SINGLES
Polydor [CAN]
PDS 2171 You Don't Know / The Message  - 81
PDS 2177 Hands Of Time / Hidden Charms - 81