Friday, December 17, 2021
Rockit City
Darlene Austin
*Salina, KS
3rd version
By Praguefrank, Vaclav Zpatecka, Russell Rosen, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
6 October 1964 unknown – Darlene Austin and The Ventells
001 6410061 THE CHIMES OF ST. ANTHONY Cowtown 822
002 6410062 TEAR STAINS ON THE CHAPEL FLOOR Cowtown 822
August 1969 unknown – Darlene Austin
003 0014-03 TIL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE Pepper 446
004 0014-03 NO MAN’S GIRL Pepper 446
Ca September 1979 unknown – Darlene Austin
005 RHUMBA GIRL BME 1022
006 AS LONG AS THERE IS YOU BME 1022
1980 unknown – Darlene Austin
007 BLACK GOLD PR-5
008 BLACK GOLD (INSTR.) PR-5
1980 Music City Music Hall, 30 Music Sq. West, Nashville, TN – Darlene Austin and The Road Company (Darlene Austin [vcl], Terry Dee [vcl/gt/bass], Jim Matherly [gt], Steve Johnson [drums], J.P. Morgan [keyboards], + Jim Long [gt], The Cates Sisters [strings], Mark Casstevens [harp]. Producer: Bill Haynes)
009 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANNA DANCE CS 3232
010 WOMAN TO WOMAN CS 3232
011 SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' CS 3232
012 THE ROSE CS 3232
013 DESTINY CS 3232
014 NINE TO FIVE CS 3232
015 WHY BABY WHY CS 3232
016 TAKE ME TO THE RIVER CS 3232
017 HOW LONG DOES IT LAST CS 3232
018 SUGAR MAMA CS 3232
Summer 1981 Poss. Right Track Studio, Nashville, TN – Darlene Austin (Producer: Bill Haynes)
019 LET’S GET MARRIED AGAIN F+L FL-513
020 Unknown title F+L FL-513
1982 unknown – Darlene Austin (Producer: Billy Strange)
021 SUNDAY TO GO CHEATIN' CLOTHES Myrtle NSD/M-1002/ BSW-5152 MAGI 3115 CMT 833
022 WHY BABY WHY Myrtle NSD/M-1002
023 TAKE ME TONIGHT NSD/M-1003/ BSW-5152 MAGI 3115 CMT 833
024 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE NSD/M-1003 CMT 833
Ca late 1982 unknown – Darlene Austin (Producer: Harry Lunn)
025 I'M ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN NSD/M-1004 / Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3 026 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER NSD/M-1004 / Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
Spring 1986 unknown – Darlene Austin
027 GUILTY EYES CBT 4146 / BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
028 WHEN DO WE STOP STARTING CBT 4146
1986 unknown – Darlene Austin
029 SHOW ME Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
030 ONCE OR TWICE Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
031 IT MUST BE LOVE Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
032 NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF YOU Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
033 LONG TIME LOOKING Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
034 SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S LOVE Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
035 LOVING HIM WAS EASIER Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
036 HE LOVES ME (LIKE HE DON'T LOVE IT ANYMORE) Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
037 BURNING LOVE Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
038 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
039 ROSE GARDEN Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
040 YOU'VE STILL GOT A PLACE IN MY HEART Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
041 SOME BROKEN HEARTS NEVER MEND Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
042 STAND BY YOUR MAN Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3 8
043 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTIN' Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
044 THROUGH YOUR EYES Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
045 ALRIGHT OVERNIGHT Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
046 SURROUND YOURSELF IN LOVE Music Masters MM-GS-1062/3
Summer 1987 unknown – Darlene Austin (Producer: Don Goodmar)
047 U 18993 I HAD A HEART Magi NR-4444/3115 BSW-5152
048 Unknown title Magi NR-4444
1980s-1990s unknown – Darlene Austin
049 YOU ONLY LOVE ME WHEN I'M LEAVIN' BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
050 IF YOU REALLY GO BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
051 THE MISTAKE I SHOULD HAVE MADE BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
052 HOLDING ON BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
053 I'M GONE BEAT YOU TO THE TRUCK BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
054 EASIER TO FALL ALL TO PIECES BSW-5152 MAGI 3115
2011 unknown – Darlene Austin
055 JESUS CAN digital single
ALBUMS
Road CS 3232 Darlene Austin and the Road Company: Don't It Make You Wanna Dance; Woman To Woman; Somebody's Knockin'; The Rose; Destiny; Nine To Five; Why Baby Why; Take Me To The River; How Long Does It Last; Sugar Mama – 80
Music Masters MM-GS-1062-1063 In And Out Of Love: I'm On The Outside Looking In; Show Me; Once Or Twice; It Must Be Love; Nothing Takes The Place Of You; Long Time Looking; It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'; Through Your Eyes; Alright Overnight; Surround Yourself In Love; Sometimes You Don't Know It's Love; Loving Him Was Easier; Heartaches By The Number; He Loves Me (Like He Don't Love It Anymore); Burning Love; Only Love Can Break A Heart; Rose Garden; You've Still Got A Place In My Heart; Some Broken Hearts Never Mend; Stand By Your Man – 86 (double. Also cassette on Silver Dollar SDC 5025)
Magi 3115 Holding On: I Had a Heart; You Only Love Me When I'm Leavin'; If You Really Go; The Mistake I Should Have Made; Sunday Go to Cheatin' Clothes; Guilty Eyes; Holding On; I'm Gone Beat You to the Truck; Easier to Fall All to Pieces; Take Me Tonight – 26-09-00 (also BSW 5152)
SINGLES
Cowtown (1964)
822 The Chimes Of St. Anthony / Tear Stains On The Chapel Floor – 64 and The Ventells
Pepper (1969)
PPR 446 Til I Can’t Take It Anymore / No Man’s Girl – 09-69
BME (1979)
1022 Rhumba Girl / As Long As There Is You – 10-79 (rev. Nov. 3)
Project 5 (1980)
PR-5 Black Gold / Black Gold (instr.) - 80
F+L (1981)
FL-513 Let’s Get Married Again / ? – 09-81
Myrtle (1982)
NSD/M-1002 Sunday To Go Cheatin' Clothes / Why Baby Why - 06-82
NSD/M-1003 Take Me Tonight / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - 09-82
NSD/M-1004 I'm On The Outside Looking In / Heartaches By The Number - 01-83
CBT (1986)
4146 Guilty Eyes / When Do We Stop Starting - 05-86 (rev. May 10)
Magi (1987)
NR-4444 I Had A Heart / ? - 08-87
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
U.S. Air Force - Country Music Time # 833: Sunday Go To Cheatin‘ Clothes; Take Me Tonight; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye -ca 04-83 (studio recordings)
Tracks on Country music Time shows:
(No. 382, ca 01-1975, Stu Phillips): Burning The Midnight Oil
Kora Naughton
*2002
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2017 unknown, AUS – Kory Naughton
001 WRONG digital single [rel. June 4]
002 I DON'T WANNA GROW UP digital single [rel. Nov. 30]/CR 1004
2018 Tracking Dog Studios, Shellharbour, NSW, AUS – Kory Naughton
003 RIDE OR DIE CR 1004
004 INFLUENCE CR 1004
005 WILL TO FIGHT CR 1004
006 WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE CR 1004
007 SO SMALL CR 1004
008 RAVENSWOOD LANE CR 1004
009 EX'S AND OH HELL NO'S CR 1004
010 EVERY LETTER CR 1004
011 CEASE FIRE CR 1004
2019 unknown, AUS – Kory Naughton
012 SPEECHLESS digital single [rel. Nov. 8]/RRM 029
2020 unknown, AUS – Kory Naughton, *with Bryce Sainty
013 LAP AROUND THE SUN RRM 029
014 LAY DOWN AND DIE RRM 029
015 TILL WE DROP RRM 029
016 DEVIL ON YOUR SHOULDER RRM 029
017 BLESSINGS RRM 029
018 COLLATERAL RRM 029 [Love Hz mix:] RRM 029
019 HEADED UP RRM 029
020 SMOKIN' AND CRYIN' RRM 029
021 MY HEART TO BREAK RRM 029
022 LAST THIS SUMMER* RRM 029
023 WHAT ABOUT ME RRM 029
ALBUMS
Country Rocks [AUS] CR1004 Ride or Die: Ride Or Die; Influence; Will to Fight; When the Seasons Change; So Small; Ravenswood Lane; Ex's and Oh Hell No's; I Don't Wanna Grow Up; Every Letter; Cease Fire – 20-07-18
Red Rebel Music [AUS] RRM 029 Nineteen: Speechless; Lap Around The Sun; Lay Down and Die; Till We Drop; Devil On Your Shoulder; Blessings; Collateral; Headed Up; Smokin' and Cryin'; My Heart To Break; Last This Summer; What About Me; Collateral (Love Hz Mix) – 19-03-21
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