Blaine Smith

*02-09-1915 near Dickens, IA, +28-05-1997
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
9 February 1939 Chicago, IL  –  Blaine and Cal Smith (Blaine Smith [vcl/gt], Cal Smith [vcl])
001 C 2478-1 WHEN A BOY FROM THE MOUNTAIN WEDS A GIRL FROM VALLEY Vocalion 04855
002 C 2479-1 THE TIE THAT BINDS    04705
003 C 2480-1 GOLDEN RIVER   04976
004 C 2481-1 WON'T YOU WALTZ „HOME SWEET HOME“  WITH ME (FOR OLD TIMES‘ SAKE)  04855
005 C 2482-1 AN OLD SWEET SONG (FOR A SWEET OLD LADY) 04976
006 C 2483-1 WHISPERING HOPE  04705
1947 unknown – Blaine Smith
007 I HOPE I NEVER WAKE UP Bullet 634
008 DARLING DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE Bullet 634
1949 unknown – Blaine Smith
009 M-43 NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN 1017/ LE 002 BACM CD D 408
010 M-44 BIG BLUE EYES (AND LITTLE WHITE LIES) Dome 1014/ LE 002 BACM CD D 408
011 M-45 THEY'RE DIGGING MY GRAVE 1014/ BACM CD D 408
012 M-46 A MESSAGE FROM THE MOON 1017/ BACM CD D 408
BACM CD D 408 HILLBILLY FROM THE WINDY CITY- THE DOME LABEL (UK, 2013)
1950 unknown – Blaine Smith, *with Nighta Wheeler
013 1019A THERE STANDS THE GLASS 1019/ LE 002 BACM CD D 408
014 1019B THE WHAT-CHA-MA-CALL-IT SONG* 1019
015 1020A SWEET LITTLE CHEROKEE* 1020
016 1020B IS IT SO (I WANT TO KNOW) 1020
1950s unknown – Blaine Smith
017 I'M GLAD (I'M GLAD HE'S GONE AND LEFT YOU) Essex 1102
018 MY LAST GOOD BYE Essex 1102
Ca 1959 Bluebonnet Recording Studio, 1041 Isbell Road, Fort Worth, TX – Blaine Smith, *with Joe Deering and The Ramblers
019 DOUBTING HEART* BLS 301
020 5064 A PAIR OF EMPTY SLEEVES BLS 301
1967 Bluebonnet Recording Studio, 1041 Isbell Road, Fort Worth, TX – Blaine Smith (Producer: Ed Manney, Katherine Smith)
021 SWEET FERN BL-120  
022 YESTERDAY'S ROSES BL-120  
023 THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND BL-120 LE 002  
024 WHEN YOU CARE A WHOLE LOT ABOUT SOMEONE BL-120  LE 002
025 LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN BY THE STREAM BL-120  
026 UNDER THE OLD UMBRELLA BL-120 LE 002
027 THE WHEEL OF THE WAGON IS BROKEN BL-120  
028 THE TRAMP BL-120  
029 WONDER VALLEY (DUET) BL-120
030 WHAT DOES THE DEEP SEA SAY? BL-120  
031 BRIGHT-EYED LITTLE NELL OF NARRAGANSETT BAY BL-120  
032 WHEN JESUS BECKONS ME HOME (DUET) BL-120  
ca. March 1969 Nashville, TN – Blaine Smith
033 ST 5688 GREEN, GREEN, GREEN ST 290/ LE 002
034 ST 5689 YOU CAN’T PUT THE LEAVES (BACK ON THE TREE) ST 290 / LE 002
1970 Nashville, TN – Blaine Smith (Blaine Smith [vcl], Leon Rhodes [gt], Buddy Rogers, Joe Binkan, Jerry Whitehurst, Hal Rugg [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Willie Ackerman [drums], Carrol Show Trio, Robbie Hardin, Hershel Wigginton, Dolores Denning, June Page, Joe Babcock [bck vcl]. Producer: Bill Brock)
035 MAMA TRIED Nashville 6366 003  
036 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Nashville 6366 003
037 I CAN'T HELP IT Nashville 6366 003  LE 002
038 IT'S SUPPERTIME Nashville 6366 003  
039 LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER ME Nashville 6366 003  LE 002
040 ALL I HAVE TO OFFER YOU IS ME Nashville 6366 003  
041 CARROLL COUNTY ACCIDENT Nashville 6366 003  
042 WHAT MAKES A NATION GREAT Nashville 6366 003 LE 002  
043 FALLEN LEAF Nashville 6366 003  LE 002
044 TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE Nashville 6366 003 LE 002
045 MARY ANN REGRETS Nashville 6366 003   LE 002
046 MY HAPPINESS Nashville 6366 003  LE 002
Prob. 1970s and later unknown – Blair Smith
047 WHEN THE BEES ARE IN THE HIVE LE 002
048 LIFE LOST IT’S COLOR LE 002
049 HER FEETS TOO BIG LE 002
050 NOW AND THEN THERE’S A FOOL SUCH AS I
051 NELL OF NARRAGNSETT BAY
052 SOMEDAY MOM LE 002
053 THE WEST, THE NEST AND YOU LE 002
054 HOW MANY ARMS HAVE HOLD YOU LE 002
055 HEY MR. TRAVELER LE 002
056 SUPPERTIME LE 002




ALBUMS
Bluebonnet BL-120 Virginia Folk Singer: Sweet Fern; Yesterday's Roses; The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band; When You Care A Whole Lot About Someone; Little Old Log Cabin By The Stream; Under The Old Umbrella; The Wheel Of The Wagon Is Broken; The Tramp; Wonder Valley (Duet); What Does The Deep Sea Say?; Bright-Eyed Little Nell Of Narragansett Bay; When Jesus Beckons Me Home (Duet) – 67
Nashville [UK] 6366 003 Country Roundabout: Mama Tried; There Goes My Everything; I Can't Help It; It's Suppertime; Little Ole Wine Drinker Me; All I Have To Offer You Is Me; Carroll County Accident; What Makes A Nation Great; Fallen Leaf; Two Little Girls In Blue; Mary Ann Regrets; My Happiness – 70
Legacy Enterprises LE 002 Blaine Smith Sings His Legacy Of Love: My Happiness; I Can’t Help It; Little Ol‘ Wine Drinker Me; When The Bees Are In The Hive; Two Little Girls In Blue; Mary Ann Regrets; Under The Old Umbrella; Fallen leaf; When You Care A Whole Lot About Someone; Life Lost It’s Color; There Stands The Glass; The Girl In Blue Velvet Band; Her Feets Too Big; What Makes A Nation Great; Now And Then There’s A Fool Such As I; Nell Of Narragnsett Bay; Someday Mom; Green, Green, Green; The West, The Nest and You; How Many Arms Have Hold You; Big Blue Eyes And Little White Lies; Nine Times Out of Then; Hey Mr. Traveler; You Can’t Put The Leaves Back On The Trees; Suppertime - 98

SINGLES
Vocalion (1939) and Cal Smith
04705 The Tie That Binds  / Whispering Hope - 39
04855 When A Boy From The Mountain Weds A Girl From Valley / Won't You Waltz „Home Sweet Home“  With Me (For Old Times‘ Sake) - 39
04976 Golden River / An Old Sweet Song (For A Sweet Old Lady) – 39
Bullet (1947)
634 I Hope I Never Wake Up / Darling Don't You Love Me Anymore - 47
Dome (1949-1950)
1014 Big Blue Eyes (And Little White Lies) / They're Digging My Grave - 49
1017 Nine Times Out Of Ten / A Message From The Moon - 49
1019 There Stands The Glass / The What-Cha-Ma-Call-It Song (w/Nighta Wheeler) – 07-50
1020 Sweet Little Cherokee (w/Nighta Wheeler) / Is It So (I Want To Know) – 12-50
Essex (1950s)
1102 I'm Glad (I'm Glad He's Gone And Left You) / My Last Good Bye – 5-
Bluebonnet (ca 1959)
BLS 301 Doubting Heart (w. Joe Deering and The Ramblers) / A Pair Of Empty Sleeves – ca 59
Stop (1969)
ST 250 Green, Green, Green / You Can't Put The Leaves (Back On The Trees) - 69