Thursday, July 22, 2021

Terry Roberts

 Terry Ostapowich, *Foam Lake, Sudbury Saskatchwan, CAN
By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

1958 unknown, CAN – Terry Roberts and The Deans
001 OH LONESOME ME Quality 1717 / CLCD 4463 LP 127 BACM CD D 273
002 JANIE Quality 1717/ CLCD 4463
COLLECTOR CLCD 4463 EARLY CANADIAN ROCKERS, VOL.5 (NED, 2000); REDITA LP 127 HILLBILLY ROCK (NED, 1986); BACM CD D 273 CANADIAN COUNTRY VOL.2 (UK, 2009)
1968 poss. Toronto, ON, CAN – Terry Roberts (Terry Roberts [vcl], Vickey McGivern [ld gt], Billy Adams [rh gt], Buddy Cage [steel], Jerry Lagace [bass], Billy Wilson [drums])
003 GOT THE URGE FOR GOIN' AS 762
004 GOING BACK TO HOUSTON AS 762
005 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE AS 762
006 OH, LONESOME ME AS 762
007 FOUR STRONG WINDS AS 762
008 SEND HER SOME FLOWERS AS 762
009 STREETS OF BALTIMORE AS 762
010 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER AS 762
011 LONELY LONELY WORLD AS 762
012 WHAT MAKES A MAN WONDER AS 762
013 LET'S TALK IT OVER AS 762
014 I'VE HAD ENOUGH AS 762  
1970? Hamilton, Bermuda – Terry Roberts (Terry Roberts [flat top gt], Gene Dobreauil [gt], Jack Becuar [bass], Gene Desilua [drums]mJinx [piano]. Producer: Eddy DeMello)
015 DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANNA GO HOME ELP 1100
016 THE CHOKIN‘ KIND ELP 1100
017 FOLSUM PRISON BLUES ELP 1100
018 SING ME BACK HOME ELP 1100
019 BOBBY MAGEE ELP 1100
020 THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME ELP 1100
021 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN ELP 1100
022 MY ILLUSIVE DREAM ELP 1100
023 ONE WOMAN MAN ELP 1100
024 LIVING IN THE PAST ELP 1100
025 I’M A LONESOME FUGITIVE ELP 1100
026 THREE WISHES ELP 1100  

ALBUMS
Arc [CAN] A/AS 762 Got The Urge For Goin‘…:
Got The Urge For Goin'; Going Back To Houston; Love Of The Common People; Oh, Lonesome Me; Four Strong Winds; Send Her Some Flowers; Streets Of Baltimore; Tell Laura I Love Her; Lonely Lonely World; What Makes A Man Wonder; Let's Talk It Over; I've Had Enough - 68
Edmar [CAN] ELP 1100 Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home: Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home; The Chokin‘ Kind; Folsum Prison Blues; Sing Me Back Home; Bobby Magee; The Green Green Grass Of Home; Whole Lotta Woman; My Illusive Dream; One Woman Man; Living In The Past; I’m A Lonesome Fugitive; Three Wishes – 70?

SINGLES
Quality [ACN]
1717 Oh Lonesome Me / Janie – 58 w. The Deans

Cesar Rosas

 By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  also member of Los Lobos
1999 CRG Studios, Rowland Heights, CA - Cesar Rosas  (Cesar Rosas [vcl/gt], Larry Taylor / Ronnie Maldonado [bass],  Victor Bisetti [drums], Aaron Ballesteros [drums/timbales],  Rudy Rosas [Hammond B3], Eddie Baytos [Hammond B3/accordion/ piano], Lynwood Slim [harmonica],  Pepe Jose Gutierrez [harp], Flaco Jimenez [vcl/accordion], Jack Freeman / Jimmy Roberts [sax]. Prodcuer:  Cesar Rosas)
001 LITTLE HEAVEN RCD-10459
002 YOU'VE GOT TO LOSE RCD-10459  
003 TOUGH TO HANDLE RCD-10459  
004 ANGELITO RCD-10459
005 STRUCK RCD-10459
006 SHACK AND SHAMBLES RCD-10459
007 BETTER WAY RCD-10459  
008 SOUL DISGUISE RCD-10459  
009 TREAT ME RIGHT RCD-10459  
010 ADIOS MI VIDA RCD-10459
011 RACING THE MOON RCD-10459  
012 E. LOS BALLAD # 13 RCD-10459
14 April 1999 [luve] The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ann, CA – Cesar Rosas (Cesar Rosas [vcl/gt], Steve Falomir [bass], Aaron Ballesteros [drums],  John Kito [keyboards], Jimmy Baca [accordion]. Producer: Cesar Rosas)
01201 YOU'VE GOT TO LOSE
01202 TOUGH TO HANDLE
01203 LITTLE HEAVEN
01204 STRUCK
01205 SOUL DISQUISE
01206 ESTOY SENTADO AQUI
01207 TREAT ME RIGHT
01208 HIP HUG-HER
01209 I CAN'T  UNDERSTAND
01210 THAT TRAIN DON'T STOP HERE
01211 SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER
Tracks above issued on album Live From The Galaxy
2007 CRG Studios, Charlotteville, VA - Los Straitjackets With Big Sandy Featuring Cesar Rosas And Little Willie G. (Big Sandy [ld vcl-1], Cesar Rosas [ld vcl-2/ac gt], Little Willie G. [ld vcl-4],  Danny Amis [gt], Pete Curry / Eddie Angel [vcl/gt/bass], Jason "Teen Beat" Smay [drums/pecussion], Reveremd Charles Williams [organ-3/piano-5], Pete Curry [organ-6/piano-7], The Lonely Blue Boys [bck vcl-8]. Producer: Cesar Rosas
000 DE DIA Y DE NOCHE (ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT) -1 Yep Roc YEP 2135
013 DEJENME LLORAR -2 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 WHITTIER BOULEVARD -3  Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 ANA (ANNA) -4-5 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
014 EL MICROSCOPICO BIKINI (DIZZY MISS LIZZY) -2 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 DAME UNA SEÑA (GIMME LITTLE SIGN) -1-6 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 L HEDRA VENENOSA (POISON IVY) -1 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 CALOR (SLOW DOWN) -1-7 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 HEY LUPE (HANG ON SLOOPY) -1 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 LAGRIMAS SOLITARIAS (LONELY TEARDROPS) -1-8 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
015 POPITOS (BONY MARONIE) -2 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 MAGIA BLANCA (DEVIL WOMAN) -1 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 LOCO TE PATINA EL COCO (WILD THING) -4 Yep Roc YEP 2135  
000 TU TE VAS (YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING) -1 Yep Roc YEP 2135


ALBUMS
Rykodisc RCD-10459 Soul Disguise:
Little Heaven; You've Got To Lose; Tough To Handle;
Angelito; Struck; Shack And Shambles; Better Way; Soul Disguise; Treat Me Right; Adios Mi Vida; Racing The Moon; E. Los Ballad # 13 – 99 (reissued on vinyl Los Angeles Recordings VINYL0001 in 2015)
Yep Roc LP YEP 2135/YEP 2135 Rock En Español Vol. 1: De Dia Y De Noche (All Day And All Of The Night); Dejenme Llorar; Whittier Boulevard; Ana (Anna); El Microscopico Bikini (Dizzy Miss Lizzy); Dame Una Seña (Gimme Little Sign); L Hedra Venenosa (Poison Ivy); Calor (Slow Down); Hey Lupe (Hang On Sloopy); Lagrimas Solitarias (Lonely Teardrops); Popitos (Bony Maronie); Magia Blanca (Devil Woman); Loco Te Patina El Coco (Wild Thing); Tu Te Vas (You'll Lose A Good Thing) – 07 Los Straitjackets With Big Sandy Featuring Cesar Rosas And Little Willie G.
Los Angeles Recordings 7-62183582826 Live From The Galaxy: You've Got To Lose; Tough To Handle; Little Heaven; Struck; Soul Disquise; Estoy Sentado Aqui; Treat Me Right; Hip Hug-Her; I Can't Understand; That Train Don't Stop Here; She's About A Mover - 15


Charles Alan Rowe

 By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

1997 Crystal Clear, ?/ Great Tracks, ?/  Old Plank, ?/ Recording Workshop, ? /  Torch Studios, ? – Charles Alan Rowe (+ Rich Race, Dave Quillen, Mike Cutwright Jr, Cherie Roe + The Playboys: Jerry Keegan [steel], Billy Sullivan [bass], Don Kruger [drums], Rich Spina [keyboards]. Producer: Paul Pollard)
001 DOUBLE SHOT OF YOUR LOVE Torch 46001-2
002 IT AIN'T WRITTEN IN STONE Torch 46001-2
003 BIG ENOUGH Torch 46001-2
004 MIDNIGHT MADNESS Torch 46001-2
005 TO GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S HOUSE Torch 46001-2
006 I'M JUST GOIN' CRAZY Torch 46001-2
007 DADDY IT'S OK Torch 46001-2
008 TUSH PUSH Torch 46001-2
009 TENNESSEE GOLD Torch 46001-2
010 NO ONE CAN CALL ME A QUITTER Torch 46001-2
011 BIG ENOUGH Torch 46001-2  



ALBUMS
Torch 63917-46001-2 Big Enough:
Double Shot of Your Love; It Ain't Written in Stone; Big Enough; Midnight Madness; To Grandma and Grandpa's House; I'm Just Goin' Crazy; Daddy It's Ok; Tush Push; Tennessee Gold; No One Can Call Me a Quitter; Big Enough – 97


Ray William Roldan [R.W. Roldan]

 *New Jersey
By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2005 Swing Samurai Music, ?, CA/ Fun House Productions, Los Angeles, CA/Johns Room Productions, ?, CA  - Ray William Roldan  and Swing Samuray (Ray William Roldan [vcl/dobro/ harmonica]. Mark Hayes [ld/rh gt], Doug Pettibone [steel/slide gt], Dave Chamberlein [bass gt], Chris Mostert [bass/ alto sax],  Luke Hayes [drums], David Jenkins [percussion], Travis Roldan, Christina Linhardt [hand percussion], John J.T. Thomas [keyboards/ piano/ Hammond B3], Francesca Capasso, Promise Tyanna Parr, Christina Linhardt [bck vcl] + Richie Onori/ Jeff Taylor [drums]. Producer: David Jennings, Ray William Roldan)
001 SMELL OF APPLES
002 LOUISE
003 SO LONG
004 MOMMA KNOWS
005 WHISKEY WANTIN' CHAINS
006 THREE DAYS
007 CHURCH OF STONE
008 IT'S OVER
009 SOY LATTE BLUES
010 MAN OF STEEL
011 MISERY TO MEXICO
012 RAIN
013 LITTLE COFFEE
Tracks above issued on album In California Country
2007 unknown, CA - Ray William Roldan  
014 THE DREAM
015 COWBOY CADILLAC
016 PULLIN' THE ROAD
017 SOMETHING TO SAY
018 COWBOY CONSCIOUS
019 WORKIN' SONG
020 MY COUNTRY ROCKS
021 BACK TO TEXAS
022 WHERE I COME FROM
023 MONTANA
024 THE LEGACY
025 BOBBY JANE
026 TWANG
Tracks above issued on album Where We Come From
2012 unknown, CA - Ray William Roldan  (Producer: Brad Cobb, Mark Hayes)
027 BOB AND THE SHERIFF
028 COULDA' BEEN BETTER
029 I REMEMBER
030 DAISY AND HANK
031 JOHNNY WHITEHORSE
032 LUCY
033 MENDED FENCES
034 MOURNIN' TIME
035 THE PREACHER
036 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOOTING STAR
037 SAINTS OF SAN FERNANDO
038 THE WHY WALTZ
039 HARLEYS IN HEAVEN
040 BLACK TOP FAME
Tracks above issued on album Mended Fences
2015 unknown, CA - Ray William Roldan  
041 THE ELEVATOR SONG digital single
2018 unknown, CA – R.W. Rolden
042 FALLING STAR
043 BAD LOVE PAIN
044 THOSE WHO FALL
045 BIG SKIES
046 NIGHT BEFORE
047 LAURYN'S SONG
048 WYATT EARP
049 THE COLOR OF
050 HEY GIRL
051 FOREPLAY
052 FOREVERMORE
053 DEAD BATTERIES
054 DRIFT AWAY
Tracks above issued on album Can You Feel This


ALBUMS
Swing Samurai Music no # In California Country
: Smell of Apples; Louise; So Long; Momma Knows; Whiskey Wantin' Chains; Three Days; Church of Stone; It's Over; Soy Latte Blues; Man of Steel; Misery to Mexico; Rain; Little Coffee - 17-05-06
Ray William Roldan ?  Where We Come From: The Dream; Cowboy Cadillac; Pullin' the Road; Something to Say; Cowboy Conscious; Workin' Song; My Country Rocks; Back to Texas; Where I Come from; Montana; The Legacy; Bobby Jane; Twang - 08
Ray William Roldan ? Mended Fences: Bob and the Sheriff; Coulda' Been Better; I Remember; Daisy and Hank; Johnny Whitehorse; Lucy; Mended Fences; Mournin' Time; The Preacher; Rocky Mountain Shooting Star; Saints of San Fernando; The Why Waltz; Harleys in Heaven; Black Top Fame - 26-07-13
Allswell ? Can You Feel This: Falling Star;  Bad Love Pain; Those Who Fall; Big Skies; Night Before; Lauryn's Song; Wyatt Earp; The Color Of; Hey Girl; Foreplay; Forevermore; Dead Batteries; Drift Away – 17-08-19

Roll's Boys

 By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

2002 Jiřín, CZE – Roll’s Boys  (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass]  )
001 EAST VIRGINIA BLUES
002 THE CUCKOO BIRD
003 KATY DEAR
004 BIG HOMER LAWSON
005 GOSH I MISS YOU ALL THE TIME
006 BACK TO THE BARROOMS AGAIN
007 ROVING GAMBLER
008 SOPHRONIE
009 DON'T CHEAT IN OUR HOMETOWN
010 PICKAWAY
011 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Tracks above issued on album Back To The Barroom
7-12 May 2003 Jiřín, CZE – Roll’s Boys  (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass]  + Svatka Štěpánková  [hmny vcl-1],  Lee Bidgood [fiddle-2])
012 OLD FASHIONED PREACHER -2
013 I´LL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER
014 I WISH YOU KNEW
015 LIMEHOUSE BLUES
016 STREETS OF BALTIMORE -1-2
017 BLUE VIRGINIA BLUES
018 JEALOUS
019 BLUES MAN
020 FOLLOW THE LEADER
021 BARTENDER'S BLUES
022 WILLIE ROY THE CRIPPLE BOY
023 BRAND NEW HOUSE -2
024 OLE SLEW FOOT
025 CUCKOO'S NEST -2
Tracks above issued on album Bartender’s Blues
Btw. May-June 2003 [live-EWOB] unknown, NED-  Roll’s Boys (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass]. Producer: Liz Meyer)
02501 BLUES MAN VARIOUS SCR-A17
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR-A 17  EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2003 ‎(NED, 2003)
May 2004 [live-EWOB] unknown, NED - Roll’s Boys (Ralph Schut [gt], Zdeněk Roh [banjo], Jiří Hebký [mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [bass]. Producer: Liz Meyer)
02502 EUREKA SCR-A18
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR-A 18  EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2004 ‎(NED, 2004)
June, December 2004  Jiřín, CZE – Roll’s Boys (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass] + Butler Bidgood [fiddle])
026 ROUGH EDGES
027 FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
028 SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN
029 EUREKA
030 THIS ONE'S ON ME
031 SWEET LITTLE MISS BLUE EYES
032 MAGIC NEJIG
033 MOTHER HOW I MISS YOU
034 LOVE AND WEALTH
035 BLUE KENTUCKY MOUNTAINS
036 ON MY MIND
037 SLEDD RIDING
038 STONE WALLS AND STEEL BARS
039 WHITE FREIGHTLINER BLUES
5-7 May 2005 [live-EWOB] unknown, NED-  Roll’s Boys (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass]. Producer: Liz Meyer)
03901 ROUGH EDGES SCR-60 SCR-66
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR-60  EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2005 ‎(NED, 2005); STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR-66 10 YEARS OF EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS (NED, 2008, 2CD)
May 2007 [live-EWOB] unknown, NED-  Roll’s Boys (Ralph Schut [vcl/gt], Zdeněk Roh [vcl/banjo], Jiří Hebký [vcl/mandolin], Vít Piskač [dobro],  Aleš Weselý [vcl/bass]. Producer: Liz Meyer)
03902 FISTFUL OF DOLLARS SCR-65
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR-65  EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2007 ‎(NED, 2007)
2008 Jiřín, CZE – Zdeněk Roh and Roll’s Boys
040 WHEN THE GRASSES GROW SO WELL
041 VANISHED FOOTSTEPS
042 SOPHISTI KATE "D" TRAIN
043 BRINGIN' IN THE GEORGIA MAIL
044 FRAULEIN
045 I FELL IN LOVE
046  PAULA
047 I SWEAR BY THE BIG BRIGHT MOON
048 GREEN EYED RED
049 COULD YOU LOVE ME ONE MORE TIME
050 RAMBLIN' FEVER
051 MAN AT THE OLD PLAYGROUND
052 YOU COMB HER HAIR
053 HE'S GOT YOU
054 BRAND NEW OPRY SONG
Tracks above issued on album Raising The Bar
2011 poss. Jiřín, CZE – Roll’s Boys
13 unknown tracks for album Pár tahů z trávy


ALBUMS
Roll’s Boys [CZE] no # Back To The Barroom:
  East Virginia Blues; The Cuckoo Bird;  Katy Dear; Big Homer Lawson;  Gosh I Miss You All The Time;  Back To The Barrooms Again; Roving Gambler;  Sophronie; Don't Cheat In Our Hometown;  Pickaway; Sunny Side Of The Mountain -  02
Roll’s Boys [CZE] no # Bartender's Blues: Old Fashioned Preacher; I´ll Never Love Another; I Wish You Knew; Limehouse Blues; Streets Of Baltimore;  Blue Virginia Blues;  Jealous; Blues Man;  Follow The Leader;  Bartender's Blues;  Willie Roy The Cripple Boy;  Brand New House;  Ole Slew Foot;  Cuckoo's Nest - 03
Roll’s Boys [CZE] no # Behind Bars: Rough Edges;  Fistful Of Dollars;  Sweethearts in Heaven; Eureka;  This One's On Me;  Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes;  Magic Nejig; Mother How I Miss You; Love And Wealth; Blue Kentucky Mountains; On My Mind; Sledd Riding; Stone Walls And Steel Bars; White Freightliner Blues – 05
Roll’s Production [CZE] ? Raising The Bar: When The Grasses Grow So Well;  Vanished Footsteps; Sophisti Kate "D" Train; Bringin' In The Georgia Mail;  Fraulein; I Fell In Love; Paula;I Swear By The Big Bright Moon;  Green Eyed Red;  Could You Love Me One More Time;  Ramblin' Fever; Man At The Old Playground; You Comb Her Hair; He's Got You; Brand New Opry Song – 08 Zdeněk Roh and Roll's Boys
Roll’s Production [CZE] ? Pár tahů z trávy: (tracks unknown [13]) -  11


        

Jimmy Gene Smith

 By Jim Loessberg
SESSIONS  

ca. May 1970 unknown – Jimmy Gene Smith
001 6204 BOTTLE OF GIN Dupar 6204/6205
002 6205 I GET THE BLUES WHEN IT RAINS 6204/6205
ca. May 1970 Nashville, TN – Jimmy Gene Smith
003 CH-916 JAILER, BRING ME WATER CH-5080
004 CH-917 YOUR MEMORIES ARE STRONGER THAN THE DRINKS CH-5080
ca. February 1971 Nashville, TN – Jimmy Gene Smith (Producer: Chris Williamson)
005 CH-1073 BLACK CLOUD CH-5128
006 CH-1074 I JUST CAME TO SMELL THE ROSES CH-5128
Late 1971 Nashville, TN – Jimmy Gene Smith
007 CW-205A MAMA'S WAITING A-205
008 CW-205B DON'T LET GO A-205
1974 Nashville, TN – Jimmy Gene Smith
009 24A BABY, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO  SW-4501
010 24B I FEEL ANOTHER HEARTBREAK COMING ON  SW-4502



SINGLES
Dupar
6204/6205 Bottle Of Gin / I Get The Blues When It Rains - 69
Chart
CH-5080 Jailer, Bring Me Water / Your Memories Are Stronger Than The Drinks – 07-70
CH-5128 Black Cloud / I Just Came To Smell The Roses  - 29-04-71
Cartwheel
A-205 Mama's Waiting / Don't Let Go – 01-72  
Soundwaves
SW 4501 Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do / I Feel Another Heartbreak Coming On  - 74