Big Jeff Bess

 Grover Franklin Bess, *02-09-1920 Ashland City, TN
by Praguefrank, Xavier Maire
SESSIONS  
1947 unknown, TN – Jack Henderson and The Radio Playboys (Jack Henderson [vcl],  Jeff Bess [ac gt], Grady Martin [ld gt-1],  Hillous Butrum  [bass], Benny Martin [fiddle])
H01 THE TRAMP ON THE STREET  Cheker 100/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
H02 GONNA GIVE YOU BACK TO THE INDIANS -1 Cheker 100/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
1947 unknown, TN - Jeff Bess with The Radio Playboys (Jeff Bess [vcl], Jack Henderson [gt], Grady Martin [gt], ],  Hillous Butrum  [bass], Benny Martin [fiddle])
001 A KISS AND A MEMORY Cheker 103/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend [alt.:] BCD 16941
002 POPPIN‘ BUBBLE GUM [2:58]  Cheker 103/BCD 16941
1949 unknown, TN – Big Jeff
003 POPPIN' BUBBLE GUM [2:36] World 1520/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
004 AFTER WE ARE THROUGH World 1520/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
1949 unknown, TN – Big Jeff Bess
‎005 HOM-BRU BOOGIE 78-1 /BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
006 TEN-E-CEE HOM-BRU 78-1 / BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
ca. June 1950  poss. WHIN Radio Station Studio, 1625 Highway 109, Gallatin, TN –  Big Jeff and The Radio Playboys
007 1004-A JUKE BOX BOOGIE 1004/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
008 1004-B YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP 1004/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
ca April 1951 poss. WHIN Radio Station Studio, 1625 Highway 109, Gallatin, TN – Big Jeff and the Radio Playboys
009 1058-A STEP IT UP AND GO 1058/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
010 1058-B AFTER WE ARE THROUGH 1058/ BCD 16941
011 1064-A LIFETIME TO REGRET 1064/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
012 1064-B FAST WOMEN,SLOW HORSES AND WINE 1064/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
ca. November 1951 poss. WHIN Radio Station Studio, 1625 Highway 109, Gallatin, TN – Big Jeff and The Radio Playboys
013 M-5027 I COURTED AND ANGEL 45-1096/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend [ALT.] bcd 16941
014 M-5028 I DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS 45-1096/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
015 M-5029 MOVE ON BABY 45-1088/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
016 M-5030 I'M IN LOVE DEAR WITH THEE 45-1088/ BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
1955 unknown, TN – Bg Jeff and The Radio Playboys
017 SOMEBODY CLIPPED YOUR WINGS ?/BCD 16941 Hillbilly Legend
1973 poss. Nashville, TN – Big Jeff (Producer: Ken Galloway)
018 YOU Delta 1040 /BCD 16941
019 I’M OUT TO GET EVEN Delta 1040
020 WE WONDER IF MR. NIXON KNEW /1050
021 ASSASSINATION OF J. F. K.  1050
022 SLOWLY DYING  ?/ BCD 16941
Unknown info – Big Jeff Bess
023 CAR HOPPIN' MAMA BCD 16941
024 MOST OF ALL BCD 16941
025 SAN ANTONIO ROSE BCD 16941
026 THE BIBLE TELLS ME BCD 16941
027 WAITING FOR A TRAIN BCD 16941
028 LONG TALL SALLY BCD 16941
029 PRECIOUS MEMORIES BCD 16941
030 THE SAME TWO LIPS BCD 16941
031 IF YOU EVER FALL IN LOVE BCD 16941





ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BCD16941 Tennessee Home Brew: Hom-Bru Boogie; A Kiss And A Memory; Poppin' Bubble Gum; The Tramp On The Street; Gonna Give You Back To The Indians; After We Are Through; Poppin' Bubble Gum; Juke Box Boogie; You Talk In Your Sleep; Step It Up And Go; After We Are Through; Lifetime To Regret; Fast Women, Slow Horses And Wine; Move On Baby; I'm In Love Dear With Thee; I Courted An Angel; I Don't Talk To Strangers; Somebody Clipped Your Wings; Car Hoppin' Mama; Most Of All; San Antonio Rose; The Bible Tells Me; Waiting For A Train; Long Tall Sally; Precious Memories; The Same Two Lips; If You Ever Fall In Love; A Kiss And A Memory; I Courted An Angel; Slowly Dying; You; Ten-E-Cee Hom-Bru – 10
Vintage Masters ? Hillbilly Legend: I Courted an Angel; Poppin' Bubble Gum; A Kiss and a Memory; Move On, Baby; Juke Box Boogie; The Tramp On the Street; Step It Up and Go; Lifetime to Regret; Fast Women, Slow Horses, and Wine; Ten-E-Cee Hom-Bru; I'm in Love, Dear, With Thee; I Don't Talk to Strangers; Somebody Clipped Your Wings; Hom-Bru Boogie; You Talk In Your Sleep; Gonna Give You Back to the Indians; After We Are Through - 22-12-11

SINGLES
Cheker
100  The Tramp On The Street’ / ‘Gonna Give You Back To The Indians – 47 Jack Henderson and Radio Playboys
103 Poppin’ Bubble Gum / A Kiss And A Memory - 47
World (1949) as Big Jeff
1520 Poppin' Bubble Gum / After We Are Through – 08-49
Ma An' Pa Say (1950) as Big Jeff Bess
‎78-1 Hom-Bru Boogie / Ten-E-Cee Hom-Bru – 50
Dot  (1950-52) as Big Jeff and The Radio Playboys
45-1004 Juke Box Boogie / You Talk In Your Sleep – 07-50
45-1058 Step It Up And Go / After We Are Through – 05-51
45-1064 Fast Women, Slow Horses And Wine/ Lifetime To Regret – 09-51
45-1088 Move On Baby / I'm In Love Dear With Thee – 03-52
45-1096 I Courted An Angel / I Don't Talk To Strangers – 52
Delta (1973) as Big Jeff
1040 You / I’m Out To Get Even - 73
1050 We Wonder If Mr. Nixon Knew / Assassination Of J. F. K. - 73