Zeke Clements

 *06-09-1911 Empire, AL, +04-06-1994
4th version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Kent Heineman, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti, Wolf-Ruediger Sommer
SESSIONS
22 February 1937 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX – Texas Ruby and Zeke (Texas Ruby and Zeke Clements)
001 61924 BLUE YODEL NO.1 Decca 5364 Coral 64003
002 61925 PRIDE OF THE PRAIRIE 5364 Coral 64003/ BACM CD D 507
ca. December 1945 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements and His Western Swing Gang
003 1 NEVER SMOKE ON THE RIVER Liberty 1-2 36893
004 2 I'LL HAVE TO LIVE AND LEARN Liberty 1-2  36893 / Cattle Compact CCD-220 BACM CD D 507
005 3/BW 580 HONEST I'M HONEST WITH YOU Liberty 3/4  36954 Blazon 101 Black and White 10019/ BACM CD D 507
006 4/BW-576 YOU'RE FREE AGAIN Liberty 3/4 36953 Black and White 10014/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
ca. February 1946 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements and His Western Swing Gang
007 5A/BW-574 BLUE MEXICO SKIES Liberty 5 Black and White 10013/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
008 5B/BW-583 LOOKING FOR AN ANGEL LIKE YOU Liberty 5 Black and White 10021/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
ca. May 1946 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements and His Western Swing Gang (poss Joseph Williams [gt], Sanford Williams [bass], Boots Harris [steel], Joe Pope [piano])
009 BW-575 NOBODY LOVES ME Blazon 10 Black and White 10013/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
010 BW-577 IT'S MY LIFE Blazon 10 Black and White 10014/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
011 BW-578 I'LL FACE THE WORLD WITH A SMILE Blazon 11 Black and White 10017/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
012 BW-579/8A OKLAHOMA BLUES Liberty 8 Black and White 10017/Cattle Compact CCD-220
013 8B AM I TOO LATE Blazon 8 101 Black and White 10019/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
014 IT WON'T DO YOU NO GOOD Blazon 11 Black and White 10021
around 1947 unknown – Zeke Clements [some purchased by MGM in 1950]
015 48-S-554 GUITAR WALTZ K10659/ BACM CD D 507
016 48-S-555 IN THE VALLEY OF DREAMS K10965
017 48-S-560 JUST LOOK AT YOU NOW K10659/ BACM CD D 507
018 48-S-606 RIDIN' DOWN THE RIVER K10965/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
019 48-S-607 I TRIED K10811
020 48-S-612 BLUE MEXICO SKIES K10811
ca late 1947 poss. WSM Radio Station Studio, Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Zeke Clements (possibly two sessions)
021 BROWN'S FERRY BOOGIE Bullet 653/Cattle Compact CCD-220
022 IN THE VALLEY OF MY DREAMS Bullet 653/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
023 I WON'T BE THERE TO LOVE YOU ANY MORE  Bullet 668
024 I DREAMED I SPENT CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN 668/ BACM CD D 507
3 April 1949 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North,Nashville 3, TN – Zeke Clements And His Men From Music Mountain
025 49-S-6046 THE PRICE I PAID FOR LOVING YOU 10437/BACM CD D 507
026 49-S-6047 I WANTED TO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW 10437/ BACM CD D 507
027 49-S-6048 LOUISIANA 10552/ BACM CD D 507
028 49-S-6049 GIRL THAT DONE ME WRONG 10552/ BACM CD D 507
Fall 1949 unknown – Zeke Clements aka Homer Zeke Clemonts
029 IF-201 OPERATION BLUES 45-8080
030 IF 202 FEELING LOW, FEELING BLUE 45-8080
031 IF-203 SELL THE OLDEST STUFF IN TOWN 45-8088
032 IF-204 JUST MY IMAGINATION 45-8088
18 November 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Zeke Clements and His Men From Music Mountain
033 52-S-6134 IF I HAD KNOWN K11495/ BACM CD D 507
034 52-S-6135 BLUE TEXAS BLUES unissued
035 52-S-6136 BABY WHAT'CHA DOIN' TO ME unissued
036 52-S-6137 WON'T'CHA LOVE ME K11641/ BACM CD D 507
037 52-S-6138 THERE'S POISON IN YOUR HEART K11399/ BACM CD D 507
038 52-S-6139 I WANT TO LIVE A LITTLE K11641
039 52-S-6140 EVERY DAY SHOULD BE MOTHER'S DAY K11495/ BACM CD D 507
040 52-S-6141 PAYDAY SATURDAY NIGHT K11399
ca. December 1953 unknown – Zeke Clements And His Men From Music Mountain
041 53-S-585/53-XY-603 BLUE TEXAS WALTZ K11852
042 53-S-586/53-XY-604 BABY WHAT’CHA‘ DOIN‘ TONIGHT K11852/ BACM CD D 507
043 53-S-587 THANK YOU LORD K11701/ BACM CD D 507
044 53-S-588 I LOVE THE NAME OF JESUS K11701/ BACM CD D 507
October 1954 Nashville, TN - Zeke Clements and His Men From Music Mountains
045 54-S-520/54-XY-417 CHRISTMAS STAR K11872
046 54-S-521/54-XY-418 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME K11872
047 54-S-522/54-XY-419  I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN K12016/ BACM CDD 507
048 54-S-523/54-XY-420 CLICKING CASTANETS K12016/ BACM CDD 507
September 1955 unknown - Zeke Clements
049MB-8986 YOU’RE FREE AGAIN Dot 45-15440
050 MB-8992 BLUE MEXICO SKY 45-15440
masters 8987/91 may have been unknown tracks by Z.C.
1959 poss. Nashville, TN – Zeke Clements
051 K8OW-0587 THANK YOU LORD A-102
052 K8OW-0588 I LOVE THE NAME OF JESUS A-102
053 K8OW-0589 AM I TOO LATE A-101
054 K8OW-0590 HONEST I'M HONEST A-101
Mid 1960 unknown – Zeke Clements
055 I DON'T LIKE IT EP 301
056 HERE MY LOVE CALLING ME 45-301 EP 301
057 I'M GOIN' STEPPIN' OUT WITH YOU EP 301
058 I'VE TRIED TO FORGET YOU 45-301/EP 301 BACM CD D 507
1962 poss. Nashville, TN – Zeke Clements
059 BAR MAID GS-EX 11
060 CHAINED TO AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR GS-EX 11
1964 unknown – Zeke Clements
061 ME AND MY BIG LOUD MOUTH GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
062 TEXAS SWING GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
063 WHERE THE SWEET BLUE BONNETS GROW GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
064 MOUNTAIN HOME BLUES GS-1443
065 RETURN TO RED RIVER VALLEY GS-1443
066 LONESOME WORLD GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
067 TENNESSEE SKIES GS-1443
068 POOR MAN'S PARADISE GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
069 HEAR MY LOVE CALLING ME GS-1443
070 BEYOND THE BORDER GS-1443
071 DARLIN' ROSE MALONE GS-1443 BACM CD D 507
072 GOD MADE IT ALL GS-1443
1964 unknown – Zeke Clements
073 JUST ME AND MY CHRISTMAS TREE DE-GS-1102
074 TELL IT LIKE IT IS DE-GS-1102
1964 unknown – Zeke Clements
075 SOMEBODY'S BEEN BEATIN' MY TIME Gold Standard 101
076 I WANNA LIVE A LITTLE Gold Standard 101
Ca early 1965 unknown – Zeke Clements (Producer: Zeke Clements)
077 FEELIN‘  MIGHTY LONESOME 116
078 WHY SHOULD I CRY116
1966 unknown – Zeke Clements
079 BE READY 197
080 DON'T BE ASHAMED TO PRAY –197
1967 unknown – Zeke Clements
081 ZTSB-120417 SMOKE ON THE WATER (VIET NAM VERSION) 200
082 ZRSB-120418 DEVIL RIVER  200
1967 unknown – Zeke Clements
083 A MIXED UP WORLD 235
084 BIRDIE WITH A BROKEN WING  235
085 GOD LIVES ON 243
086 WE AIN'T GOT TIME 243  
087 LEGEND OF THE 38-SPECIAL 245
088 THE SAME WEDDING BAND 245
089 JUST A LITTLE LOVIN‘ 257
090 MEXICO SKIES 257
1967 unknown – Zeke Clements
091 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME  GS 250 271 GS-EP-271
092 CHRISTMAS STAR GS 250 GS-EP-271
1968 unknown – Zeke Clements
093 CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN GS 271 GS-EP-271
094 CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN GS-EP-271
1969? unknown – Zeke Clements
095 HOUSE AT THE END OF THE ROAD  C+C 01
096 THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL C+C 01
1969? unknown – Zeke Clements and The Piedmont Pioneers
097 IF THE SAVIOUR HAD HIS WAY C+C 03
098 GOD'S MIRACLES C+C 03
1970 unknown – Zeke Clements
099 WELFARE LOVE GS 303
100 THINGS AIN'T LIKE IT USED TO BE GS 303
1971 unknown – Zeke Clements
101 THE BOTTLE AND I 308
102 LOUISIANA PARADISE 308
Ca 1971 unknown – Zeke Clements
103 LOVE TREE 319
104 WHEN DID OUR LOVE BEGIN TO END 319


RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
1940s [Standard Transcriptions] Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements
RIDING DOWN THE LONESOME MOUNTAIN TRAIL V-111/Cattle Compact CCD-220
BLUE YODEL BLUES V-111/Cattle Compact CCD-220
MOONLIGHT ON THE TRAIL V-111/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
TERRIBLE MESSAGE V-111/Cattle Compact  CCD-220
KISS ME QUICK AND GO AWAY V-111/Cattle Compact CCD-220
TO MY DADDY V-111/Cattle Compact CCD-220
LONE STAR BLUES V-111/CCD-220


ALBUMS
Guest Star G/GS-1443 The Man From Music Mountain: Me And My Big Loud Mouth; Texas Swing; Where The Sweet Blue Bonnets Grow; Mountain Home Blues; Return To Red River Valley; Lonesome World; Tennessee Skies; Poor Man's Paradise; Hear My Love Calling Me; Beyond The Border; Darlin' Rose Malone; God Made It All - 64
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-220 Early Star Of The Grand Ole Opry: Brown's Ferry Boogie; Oklahoma Blues; I'll Face The World With A Smile; In The Valley Of My Dreams; Looking For An Angel; Am I Too Late?; Nobody Loves Me; It's My Life; You're Free Again; (I'll Have To) Live And Learn; Blue Mexico Skies; Riding Down That Lonesome Mountain Trail; Blue Yodel Blues; Moonlight On The Trail; Terrible Message; Ridin' Down The River; Kiss Me Quick (And Go Away); To My Daddy; Lone Star Blues – 00
BACM [UK] CD D 507 The Dixie Yodeler: Price I Paid For Loving You; I Wanted To But I Didn't Know How; There's Poison In Your Heart; If I'd Known; Everyday Should Be Mother's Day; Won't Cha Love Me; Thank You Lord; I Love The Name Of Jesus; Baby What'cha Doin' Tonight; Poor Man's Paradise; Darlin' Rose Malone; Clicking Castanets; I've Got A Lot To Learn; I've Tried To Forget You; Me And My Loud Mouth; I Dreamed I Spent Christmas In Heaven; Pride Of The Prairie; Just Look At You Now; Guitar Waltz; Honest I'm Honest With You; Louisiana; Girl That Done Me Wrong; Texas Swing; Where The Sweet Blue Bonnets Grow; I'll Have To Live And Learn; Lonesome World - 15



EPs
Janet EP 301 I Don't Like It / Here My Love Calling Me / I'm Goin' Steppin' Out With You / I've Tried To Forget You – 08-60 (rev. Aug. 22)
Gold Standard GS-EP-271 Merry Christmas: Christmas Time Is Here Again; Christmas Star / Christmas In Heaven; It's Christmas Time – 11-68

SINGLES
Decca (1937)
5364 Blue Yodel No. 1 / Pride Of The Prairie – 05-37 w. Texas Ruby
Coral 64003 Blue Yodel No. 1 / Pride Of The Prairie – 49 w. Texas Ruby (reissue)
Liberty / Blazon (1945-46) w. His Wester-Swing Gang
1/2 Never Smoke On The River / I'll Have To Live And Learn – 12-45 (reissued as 36893)
3/4 Honest I'm Honest With You / You're Free Again – 12-45 (rev. Dec. 22; reissued as 36954)
5 Blue Mexico Skies / Looking For An Angel Like You – 02-46
8 Oklahoma Blues / Am I Too Late -  05-46 (on Liberty and Blazon too)
10 It's My Life / Nobody Loves Me – 46 (Blazon)
11 I'll Face The World With A Smile / It Won't Do You No Good – 46 (Blazon)
Black and White
10013 Nobody Loves Me / Blue Mexico Skies – 01-47 (rev. Jan. 18)
10014 It's My Life / You're Free Again – 01-47
10017 I'll Face The World With A Smile / Oklahoma Blues – 02-47 (rev. Feb. 8)
10019 Honest I'm Honest / Am I Too Late - 47
10021 Lookin' For An Angel Like You / It Won't Do You No Good – 07-47 (rev. Aug. 2)
Bullet (1948)
653 Brown's Ferry Boogie / In The Valley Of My Dreams - 05-48
668 I Won't Be There To Love You Any More / I Dreamed I Spent Christmas In Heaven - 09-48
Imperial (1949)
45-8080 Operation Blues / Feeling Low, Feeling Blue - 49
45-8088 Sell The Oldest Stuff In Town / Just My Imagination - 49
MGM (1949-55)
10437 The Price I Paid For Loving You / I Wanted To, But I Didn’t Know How - 05-49
10552 Louisiana / Girl That Done Me Wrong - 11-49 (rev. Nov. 12)
K 10659 Guitar Waltz / Just Look At You Now - 03-50 (rev. March 25)
K 10811 Blue Mexico Skies / I Tried - 10-50
K 10965 Ridin' Down The River / In The Valley Of Dreams - 05-51
K 11399 There's Poison In Your Heart / Payday Saturday Night - 12-52
K 11495 If I Had Known / Every Day Should Be Mother's Day – 05-53
K 11641 Won't 'Cha Love Me / I Want To Live A Little - 12-53
K 11701 Thank You Lord / I Love The Name Of Jesus - 03-54
K 11872 Christmas Star / It's Christmas Time - 10-54 (rev. Nov. 4)
K 11852 Blue Texas Blues / Baby What 'Cha‘ Doin' Tonight - 11-54 (rev. Nov. 13)
K 12016 Clicking Castanets / I've Got A Lot To Learn - 06-55
Dot (1955)
45-15440 You're Free Again / Blue Mexico Sky - 12-55 (rev. Feb. 4, 1956)
Blazon
A-101 Am I Too Late / Honest I'm Honest – 59
A-102 Thank You Lord / I Love The Name Of Jesus – 59
Janet
45-301 Here My Love Calling Me / I've Tried To Forget - 61
Express (1962)
GS-EX 11 Bar Maid / Chained To An Old Love Affair - 62
Delta (1964)
DE-GS-1102 Just me and My Christmas Tree / Tell It Like It is - 64
Gold Standard (1964-)
101 Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time / I Wanna Live A Little - 64
116 Feelin‘  Mighty Lonesome / Why Should I Cry – 02-65 (ad. Feb. 20)
197 Be Ready / Don't Be Ashamed To Pray – 11-66
200 Smoke On The Water (Viet Nam Version) / Devil River  - 67 (MX: ZTSB-120417/18)
235 A Mixed Up World / Birdie With A Broken Wing  - 67
243 God Lives On / We Ain't Got Time - 67
245 Legend Of The 38-Special / The Same Wedding Band – 67
Au Standard 257 Just A Little Lovin‘ / Mexico Skies - 67
GS 250 It's Christmas Time / Christmas Star – 11-67
GS 271 Christmas In Heaven / It’s Christmas Time - 11-68
Cross and Crown (ca 1969)
C+C 01 House At The End Of The Road  / The Beauty Of It All – 69?
C+C 03 If The Saviour Had His Way / God's Miracles – 69?  w. The Piedmont Pioneers
Gold Standard
GS 303 Welfare Love / Things Ain't Like It Used To Be - 06-70 (ad Oct. 17)
308 The Bottle And I / Louisiana Paradise - 71
319 Love Tree / When Did Our Love Begin To End – 71?