Rod Morris

 *28-01-1919 Brookville, MO, - +1980
4th version
by Kevin Coffey, Henk Scholts, Al Turner, Richard Weize, Dave Sax, Barry John (on BCD-16193). Mario Manciotti, Xavier Maire, Praguefrank, Carl LaFong
SESSIONS
1940s unknown – Rodney Morris and His Missourians
001 WHISKEY Liberty D 11187
002 GUY FROM MISSOURI  D 11187
1949 Midwestern Recording Studios, Kansas City, MO – Rodney Morris and His Missourians (unknown musicians)
003 CR113A SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE Central 113/WLP 2818 BACM CD D 596
004 CR113B FREE WHITE AND TWENTY-ONE Central 113/BCD-16193 WLP 2818 BACM CD D 596
005 CR115A PANCHO SERENADE Central 115
006 CR115B WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND Central 115
007 CR117A IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN TO ME Central 117
008 CR117B UNION COUNTY Central 117
COLLECTOR WLP 2818 BOPPIN‘ HILLBILLY VOL. 18 (NED, 1990); BACM CD D 596 MISSOURI ROUND-UP (UK, 2018)
20 October 1951 [no. 2351] KSOO Radio Station, Sioux Falls, SD - Rod Morris and His Missourians (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], Bob Birdsong [gt], Jackie Bush [gt], Bill Schlotter [steel], Russ Cox [bass], Johnny Cox [drums]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
009 9175-20 HONEY, HONEY, HONEY Capitol F1946/LP-5075 BCD 16193
010 9176-9 DRUNKARD'S BLUES F1832/ BCD 16193
011 9177-10 CRY BABY BLUES F1946/LP-5075 BCD 16193
012 9178-10 I FEEL LIKE A WRECK (LOOKING FOR SOME PLACE TO HAPPEN)  F1882/ BCD 16193
21 October 1951 [no. 2352] KSOO Radio Station, Sioux Falls, SD - Rod Morris and His Missourians (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], Bob Birdsong [gt], Jackie Bush [gt], Bill Schlotter [steel], Russ Cox [bass], Johnny Cox [drums]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
013 9179-10 I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU F2022/ BCD 16193
014 9180-15 NOBODY HOME F2541/LP-5075 BCD 16193
015 9181-6 TEN TO ONE I LOVE YOU F2022/ BCD 16193
016 9182-18 THREE EMPTY BOTTLES F2301/LP-5075 BCD 16193
3 June 1952 [no. 2643] KSOO Radio Station, Sioux Falls, SD - Rod Morris and His Missourians (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], Bob Birdsong [gt], Jackie Bush [gt], Bill Schlotter [steel], Munn Wheeler [bass], Johnny Cox [drums]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
017 10126-3 IS THERE ANYMORE AT HOME LIKE YOU? F2651/LP-5075 BCD 16193
018 10127-7 THAT'S HOW I TAKE TO YOU F2424/ BCD 16193
019 10128-8 I'M NOT A KID ANYMORE F2651/LP-5075 BCD 16193
020 10129-4 COLD, COLD CORNBREAD F2173/LP-5075 BCD 16193
3 June 1952 [no. 2644] KSOO Radio Station, Sioux Falls, SD - Rod Morris and His Missourians (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], Bob Birdsong [gt], Jackie Bush [gt], Bill Schlotter [steel], Munn Wheeler [bass], Johnny Cox [drums]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
021 10130-3 WHEN IT RAINS BANANA PEELS F2301/LP-5075 BCD 16193
022 10131-3 FREE, WISE AND 21 F2541/LP-5075 BCD 16193
023 10132-6 DON'T PUT OFF 'TIL TOMORROW (WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY) F2173/LP-5075 BCD 16193
024 10133-4 DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED F2424/ BCD 16193
19 October 1953 [no. 3143] poss. KWKH Radio Station Studio, 327 Texas St., Shreveport, LA - Rod Morris (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], ? [el gt], Joe Byers [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
025 11829-7 BIMBO F2669/LP-5075 BCD 16193
026 11830-6 THAT'S NATURE F3006/LP-5075 BCD 16193
027 11831-8 HEY MR. MOCKINGBIRD F2785/LP-5075 BCD 16193
028 11832-2 EVERYTHING TO LOSE, NOTHING TO GAIN F2669/LP-5075 BCD 16193
18 March 1954 [no. 3343] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Rod Morris (Rod Morris [vcl/gt/leader], ? [ld gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
029 12386-16 BIMBO NO.2 F2785/LP-5075 BCD 16193
030 12387-6 I'M COMIN' OVER TONIGHT F2880/ BCD 16193
031 12388-6 NOBODY KNOWS GRANDAD LIKE GRANDMA F3006/LP-5075 BCD 16193
032 12389-3 CHANGE F2880/ BCD 16193
1957 unknown, CA – Rod Morris (unknown musicians)
033 1364 ALABAMA JAIL HOUSE Ludwig E1364-5/ BCD 16193
034 1365 HEARTBREAK LETTER E1364-5/ BCD 16193
1958 unknown, CA  – Rod Morris (unknown musicians)
035 1001 I'D TRADE MY PLACE UP IN HEAVEN 1001/1002
036 1002 GHOST OF CASEY JONES 1001/1002/ BCD 16193
037 1007 HAVE GUITAR, WILL TRAVEL 1007
038 1008 THE PART OF A FOOL 1008
Spring 1959 unknown, CA – Rod Morris (unknown musicians)
039 1009 BIMBO Ludwig 11
040 1010 CUCKOO Ludwig 11
1962 unknown – Rod Morris (unknown musicians)
041 8087/1011/1015/15271 HALF SHOT IN SIOUX FALLS 1011/1012 1015/1016
042 8088/1012 LONELIEST BOY IN TOWN 1011/1012
1965 unknown – Rod Morris (unknown musicians)
043 1013 I LIVED WITH THE ANGELS Ludwig 1013/14/ BCD 16193
044 1014 BONY EYES OF BLUE 1013/14/ BCD 16193
045 1016/15272 HOUSE OF GLASS 1015/1016
1972 unknown – Rod Morris and The Bimbo Boys (unknown musicians. Producer: Rod Morris)
046 SoN 107941 SHAPE UP AND SHIP OUT Blue Bonnet 1001
047 SoN 107942 FALLING RAIN Blue Bonnet 1001
1975 unknown – Rod Morris
048 ARP 2597 THE ONLY THING I HAVEN’T SEEN IS YOU Rod 45-101
049 ARP 2598 DAD Rod 45-101
1976 unknown – Rod Morris and The Weitchpecs’s Band
050 39501 HOUSE OF GLASS Deadwood EP
050 39501 TRUCK DRIVING SAM Deadwood EP
051 39502 LET IT BE THE WIND Deadwood EP
052 39502 WEARY BLUES Deadwood EP
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ALBUMS
Cowgirlboy [GER] LP-5075 The Original "Bimbo": Bimbo; Hey Mr. Mockingbird; Everything To Loose Nothing To Gain; Cray Baby Blues; Honey Honey Honey; Free Wise And 21; Nobody Home; Three Empty Bottles; Bimbo No.2; When It Rains Banana Peelin's; Is There Anymore At Home Like You; It's Not A Kid Anymore; Don't Put Off Untill Tomorrow (What You Can Do Today); Cold Cold Cornbread; That's Nature; Nobody Knows Granpa Like Grandma - 92
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16193 Bimbo: Alabama Jail House; Ghost of Casey Jones;Bimbo; Bimbo [Number 2]; Honey, Honey, Honey; Drunkard's Blues; Cry Baby Blues; I Feel Like a Wreck; I've Got News for You; Nobody Home;. Ten to One I Love You; Three Empty Bottles; Is There Anymore at Home Like You?;. That's How I Take to You; I'm Not a Kid Anymore; Cold Cold Cornbread; When It Rains; Banana Peelin's; Free, Wise, and Twenty One; Don't Put off 'Til Tomorrow (What You Can Do Today); Don't You Ever Get Tired; That's Nature; Hey Mr. Mockingbird; Everything to Lose Nothing to Gain; I'm Comin' over Tonight; Nobody Knows Grandpa Like Grandma; Change; I Lived With the Angels; Bonny Eyes of Blue; Heartbreak Letter; Free, Wise, and Twenty-One - 00

EPs
Deadwood no # Rod Morris And The Weitchpecs’s Band: House Of Glass; Truck Driving Sam / Let It Be The Wind; Weary Blues – 76 (MX: 39501/2)


SINGLES
Liberty (1940s) as Rodney Morris
D 11187 Whiskey / Guy From Missouri
Central (ca. 1949) as Rodney Morris
CR-113 Saturday Night Dance / Free White And Twenty-One - 49
CR-115 Pancho Serenade / What Makes The World Go ‘Round – 49
CR-117 It Ain't Gonna Happen To Me / Union Country – 49
Capitol (1951-54)
F1882 Drunkard's Blues / I Feel Like A Wreck (Looking For Someplace To Happen) – 11-51
F1946 Honey, Honey, Honey / Cry Baby Blues – 01-52 (rev. Feb. 2)
F2022 I've Got News For You / Ten To One I Love You – 03-52 (rev. March 22)
F2173 Cold, Cold Cornbread / Don't Put Off 'Til Tomorrow (What You Can Do Today) - 07-52
F2301 Three Empty Bottles / When It Rains Banana Peels – 11-52
F2424 That's How I Take To You / Don't You Ever Get Tired – 04-53 (rev. Apr. 11)
F2541 Nobody Home / Free, Wise, And 21 – 07-53 (rev. Aug. 1)
F2651 Is There Anymore At Home Like You? / I'm Not A Kid Anymore – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 28)
F2669 Bimbo / Everything To Lose, Nothing To Gain – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 28)
F2785 Hey Mr. Mockingbird / Bimbo No. 2 – 04-54
F2880 I'm Coming Over Tonight / Change – 07-54 (rev. July 31)
F3006 Nobody Loves Grandpa Like Grandma / That's Nature – 12-54
Ludwig (1958-1965)
E-1364/1365 Alabama Jail House / Heartbreak Letter – 57
1001/1002 I'd Trade My Place Up In Heaven / Ghost Of Casey Jones – 58
1007/1008 Have Guitar, Will Travel / The Part Of A Fool – 59
11 [1009/1010] Bimbo / Cuckoo  – 59
No. 1011/1012 Half Shot In Sioux Falls / Loneliest Boy In Town - 62
No. 1013/1014 I Lived With The Angels / Bony Eyes of Blue – 62
No. 1015/1016 Half Shot In Sioux Falls / House Of Glass - 65
Blue Bonnet (1972)
#1001 Shape Up Or Ship Out / Falling Rain – 72
Rod Records (1975)
45-101 The Only Thing I Haven’t Seen Is You / Dad - 75