Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Kevin Banford

 *Wasatch Front
2nd version
By Lennart Gustavsson, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2000 Woodland Bredice Studios, 25 Mauchly St. 312, Irvin, CA – Kevin Banford and The Bakersfield Boys (Kevin Banford [vcl/rh gt], Jeff Huber [gt],  Greg Leisz [steel], Alan Deremo [bass], Frank Cotinola [drums], Gabe Witcher [fiddle], Wyman Reese [keyboards], Pat Woodland [keyboards/gt], Chris Gaffney [accordion], Dave Kilney [bck vcl]. Producer: Richard Bredice)
001 GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
002 KATIE BAR THE DOOR
003 PRIDE IN MY MISERY
004 OLD EL PASO
005 GUITARS, GUNS, GOD AND GIRLS
006 COWGIRL’S RODEO
007 BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
008 THERE BY THE GRACE
009 KING OF THE THRIFT STORE COWBOYS
010 TEXAS LOVE
Tracks above issued on album King Of The Thrift Store Cowboys
2005 Woodland Bredice Studios, 25 Mauchly St. 312, Irvin, CA - Kevin Banford (Kevin Banford [vcl/ac gt], Richard Bredice [gt/ bass], Jeff Huber [gt], Gaey Brandon [steel],Alan Deremo/ Brad Cummings [bass], Frank Cotinola [drums], Paul McIntyre [fiddle], Gary Tharp [piano], Otono Lujan [accordion], Richard Stekol [bck vcl]. Producer: Gary Tharp, Kevin Banmford, Richard Bredice)
011 THE LAST MAN IN TEXAS
012 OUT THERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR
013 DOUBLE OR NOTHING
014 HIGH TIME FOR THE COMING OF HANK
015 THE STARS OF OLD MEXICO
016 YOU'VE BEEN A PHONE CALL AWAY FOR TOO LONG
017 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS SINGLE?
018 ANOTHER COWBOY'S COMIN' DOWN WITH THE BLUES
019 BETWEEN HEAVEN AND L.A.
020 A CONSTANT STATE OF HEART
Tracks above issued on album Between Heaven and L.A.


ALBUMS
Banford Brand no # (UPC694943123522) King Of The Thrift Store Cowboys:
Good Enough For Me;  Katie Bar The Door;  Pride In My Misery;  Old El Paso;  Guitars, Guns, God and Girls;  Cowgirl’s Rodeo;  By The Side Of The Road;  There By The Grace;  King Of The Thrift Store Cowboys;  Texas Love – 01
Banford Brand  no # (UPC678572952425) Between Heaven and L.A.:  The Last Man in Texas;  Out There on the Dance Floor;  Double or Nothing;  High Time for the Coming of Hank;  The Stars of Old Mexico;  You've Been a Phone Call Away For Too Long;  Where Were You When I Was Single?;  Another Cowboy's Comin' Down With the Blues;  Between Heaven and L.A.;  A Constant State of Heart - 05

Beautiful Loser Society

 By Praguefrank, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

2008 unknown, CO – Beautiful Loser Society (Chuck Barry [vcl/gt/ banjo/ bass],  Kevin Chelf [vcl/ld gt/ dobro/ bass],  Mike McCluhan [bass], Danny Bankston [drums])
001 DELTA SHINE
002 HOMETOWN HERO
003 THE BEST THING
004 OLE JOHN DEERE
005 TALKIN' TO THE DEVIL
006 ONE OF THOSE DAYS
007 KILLING FLOOR
008 SWAMP THANG
009 LICENSE TO CRY
010 GUILTY AS SIN
011 BABY'S BEEN DRINKIN'
012 MUDDY BAYOU
013 BORN IN A BOXCAR
Tracks above issued on album Aim Low
2009 Below The Earth’s Surface Studio, ?, CO/ BRS Studio, Montezuma County, CO – Beautiful Loser Society (Chuck Barry [vcl/gt/ banjo/ mandolin/ harmonica/ tambourine], Mario Dobbs [ld gt], Mike McCluhan [bass], Danny Bankston [drums/percussion/ hmny vcl] + Elis Miller [ld gt],Justin Richert [el gt/dobro],  Carl Johnson [steel], Rosie Carter [lap steel],  John McHenry/ Craig Jorgenson [bass], Debbie McHenry [piano], Crazy Curly Rodriguez [peterbult jake brake])
014 SONNY
015 ONE GOOD DOG
016 COAL MINERS LAMENT
017 SUICIDE TRUCKER
018 HELP ME GEORGE
019 SHADE TREE MECHANIC
020 HWY 666 SOUTH
021 ELVIS, THE KING
022 WEST TEXAS CLAY
023 HOT ROD DADDY
024 HAIR OF THE DOG
025 SWEET VIRGINIA
026 SOUNDSCAPE
Tracks above issued on album The Long Slow Decline
2012 unknown, CO – Beautiful Loser Society
027 THE DESPERATE PROMENADE
028 LONG LOST FRIEND
029 WHAT I DESERVE
030 HANK'S LAMENT
031 8 SECOND RIDE
032 THE SHADOWS AND THE MIRE
033 A BOTTLE AND A BAR STOOL
034 GIVEN TIME
035 CRAZYVILLE
036 EIGHTS AND ACES
Tracks above issued on album The Desperate Promenade





ALBUMS
Beautiful Loser Society no # Aim Low:
Delta Shine; Hometown Hero; The Best Thing; Ole John Deere; Talkin' to the Devil; One of Those Days; Killing Floor; Swamp Thang; License to Cry; Guilty As Sin; Baby's Been Drinkin'; Muddy Bayou; Born in a Boxcar – 24-06-08
Beautiful Loser Society no # The Long Slow Decline: Sonny; One Good Dog; Coal Miners Lament; Suicide Trucker; Help Me George; Shade Tree Mechanic; Hwy 666 South; Elvis, the King; West Texas Clay; Hot Rod Daddy; Hair of the Dog; Sweet Virginia; Soundscape - 16-12-09
Beautiful Loser Society no # The Desperate Promenade: The Desperate Promenade; Long Lost Friend; What I Deserve; Hank's Lament; 8 Second Ride; The Shadows and the Mire; A Bottle and a Bar Stool; Given Time; Crazyville; Eights and Aces - 10-12-12



Jesse Beck

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

2007 Feswick Producetion, Liverpool, NS, CAN – Jesse Beck (Jesse Beck [vcl], Tim Feswick [gt/ dobro/ bass gt/ drums/ percussion/ piano/ synthesixer/ Hammond B3/hmny vcl/strings arr.], J.P. Cormier [ac gt/ fiddle/ banjo/ mandolin], Bob Macdonald [steel], Yvette d’Endrament [piano]. Producer: Tim Feswick)
001 INVISIBLE MAN
002 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND
003 MIRRORS DON'T LIE
004 I'M GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
005 TIME IS A HEALER
006 THAT OLD DIRT ROAD
007 HE
008 SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER
009 NO MORE TEARS ON MY PILLOW
010 I TOLD YOU SO
Tracks above issued on album Back From Nowhere
2012 unknown – Jesse Beck
011 GHOSTS digital single [rel. Jan. 11, 2013]



ALBUMS
Rubber Onion [CAN] no # Back From Nowher
e: Invisible Man; Leaving It All Behind; Mirrors Don't Lie; I'm Gonna Be All Right; Time Is a Healer; That Old Dirt Road; He; Soldier's Last Letter; No More Tears On My Pillow; I Told You So– 07



Mike Beeler

 Michael A. Beeler
By Thieu Van DeVorst, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

2000 Studio D, Lawerne, TN/ Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN – Mike Beeler (Mike Beeler [vcl], John Kearns [ac gt], Bobby Alexander [el gt], Gary BiBenedetto [steel/ dobro], Anthony Valentine [bass gt/bck vcl], Kelly Clark [drums], Tanya Dennis [fiddle/bck vcl], Jim Wilson [keyboards]. Producer: Michael A. Beeler)
001 AN OLD GUITAR AND A BRAND NEW SONG CWCD01 MB
002 WHAT I WANNA HEAR CWCD01 MB
003 HOME SWEET HOME CWCD01 MB
004 BETTER DAYS CWCD01 MB
005 SONGS OF THE JUKE BOX CWCD01 MB
006 SHE OUGHTA BE CWCD01 MB
007 WHERE IN HELL I’VE GONE CWCD01 MB
008 IT AIN’T RIGHT CWCD01 MB
009 STONE COLD MEMORIES CWCD01 MB
010  I’M OVER YOU CWCD01 MB
011 I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN‘ CWCD01 MB  

ALBUMS
An Old Guitar And A Brand New Song:
An Old Guitar And A Brand New Song; What I Wanna Hear; Home Sweet Home; Better Days; Songs Of The Juke Box; She Oughta Be; Where In Hell I’ve Gone; It Ain’t Right; Stone Cold Memories; I’m Over You; I Hear You Knockin‘ - 00 (UK issue on Cobweb  CWCD01MB, 2001)

Russell Bartlett

 By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1995 Austin, TX – Russell Bartlett
001 DOWN JUSTICE WAY
002 GETTIN' AHEAD Texas Years
003 COMFORT OF CHAINS (3:44)
004 HANDCUFFED
005 GOIN' TO COLORADO Texas Years
006 MY BLUES
007 THE THROWBACK
008 BIRDS OF A FEATHER
009 POSTMARKED CALABOOSE
010 ALL THE TENDER
Tracks above issued on album In Nothin‘ Flat
1998 Austin, TX – Russell Bartlett
011 ONE HAND ON THE PLOW
012 THE FOUR SONS OF EMMA KANE
013 DULLSVILLE Texas Years
014 TORN
015 YOU'RE NOT ALONE Texas Years
016 CASTILIA WIND
017 PAIN IN THE BEHIND
018 THERE ARE NO DEALS
019 SERAPH SONG Texas Years
020 BALLAD OF THE GRAVEDIGGER AND THE RETIRED WORKING GIRL
Tracks above issued on album One Hand On The Plow
2001 Razor’s Edge Sound And Cribworks Digital Audio, Austin, TX – Russell Bartlett (Russell Bartlett [vcl/gt/percussion/harmonica], Ron Flynt [gt/bass/ piano], Chris Gage [ac gt/mandolin/ bck vcl], John Inmon [el gt], Kenny Grimes [el gt], Kenny Wier [mandolin/bck vcl],  Marty Muse/ Scott Walls [steel], Merel Bregante/ Kevin Hamilton [percussion], Don Raby/ Gene Elders [fiddle],  T-Bone Herndon/Jane Gillman [harmonica], Stefano Intelisano [piano/ organ], Tracy Nelson [flute], Christine Albert, Hilary Smith, Christine Duvall, Jane Gillman, Jorden and Blaine Bartlett [bck vcl]. Producer; Kevin Hamilton, Russell Bartlett)
021 FAITH LIFT
022 COMFORT OF CHAINS (3:32) Texas Years
023 INTERLUDE
024 TAHLEQUAH BLUES Texas Years
025 AS FOR THE WIND
026 MISERABLE SONG
027 ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN Texas Years
028 LEGEND OF THE ROCKPORT HOG SLAUGHTER
029 ONE DAY
030 AMERICAN LEGION
031 I'M ALL FOR YOU Texas Years
032 SOME OF ME
033 COMMON THREAD
034 A BETTER BRAND OF ME
Tracks above issued on album Days On End
2004-2005 Austin, TX – Russell Bartlett
035 MEANTIME GIRL
036 BALLAD OF AN EMPTY GUITAR CASE
037 JOVITA'S SONG
038 TEXAS SMELLS Texas Years
039 DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T TRY
040 BLUES I WISH I HAD Texas Years
041 CORSICANA MADE
042 MOMENTS NOTICE
043 NOWHERE Texas Years
044 WHOLE IN ONE
Tracks above issued on album Texas Smiles
2012 unknown – Russell Bartlett
045 BACK TO CRESCENT CITY
046 DARK HORSE
047 COME ALIVE
048 JUST THE BLUES
049 MOVIN' ON
050 SUNFLOWER LULLABY
051 COWBOY OH COWBOY
052 ZARAH
053 PANTRY SCAT
054 LAFAYETTE HOTEL
Tracks above issued on album Beauty For Ashes


ALBUMS:
Republic Of Texas ? In Nothin' Flat:
Down Justice Way; Gettin' Ahead; Comfort of Chains; Handcuffed; Goin' to Colorado; My Blues; The Throwback; Birds of a Feather; Postmarked Calaboose; All the Tender - 95
Republic Of Texas ? One Hand on the Plow: One Hand on the Plow; The Four Sons of Emma Kane; Dullsville; Torn; You're Not Alone; Castilia Wind; Pain in the Behind; There are no Deals; Seraph Song; Ballad of the Gravedigger and the Retired Working Girl - 98
Republic Of Texas 2001E Days on End: Faith Lift; Comfort of Chains; Interlude; Tahlequah Blues; As for the Wind; Miserable Song; Albuquerque Woman; Legend of the Rockport Hog Slaughter; One Day; American Legion; I'm All for You; Some of Me; Common Thread; A Better Brand of Me – 01
Republic of Texas 2006-TS Texas Smells: Meantime Girl; Ballad of An Empty Guitar Case; Jovita's Song; Texas Smells; Doesn't Mean We Shouldn't Try; Blues I Wish I Had; Corsicana Made; Moments Notice; Nowhere; Whole in One - 06
Republic of Texas ? The Texas Years: Albuquerque Woman; Dullsville; Blues I Wish I Had; Gettin' Ahead; Texas Smells; You're Not Alone; I'm All for You; Seraph Song; Nowhere; Goin' to Colorado; Tahlequah Blues; Comfort of Chains - 08
GroundSwell ?  Beauty for Ashes: Back to Crescent City; Dark Horse; Come Alive; Just the Blues; Movin' On; Sunflower Lullaby; Cowboy Oh Cowboy; Zarah; Pantry Scat; Lafayette Hotel - 01-10-12