Jim Stafford

 James Wayne "Jim" Stafford, *16-01-1944, Eloise, FL
4th version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
ca 1969, unknown, FL – Crackerjim Stafford
001 Interviews NRC 746
002 Speech NRC 746  
003 I AIN'T SHARIN KARAN NRC 746
004 I DON'T FOOL AROUND NRC 746
005 TO DURN STUPID NRC 746
006 PRECIOUS TATERS NRC 746
007 I'M A HIPPIE NRC 746
008 THE PERFECT SONG NRC 746
February 1971 [live] The Elbow Room, Sarasota, FL – Jim Stafford
00801 GUITAR MAN MEDLEY Sharyn-Shag 10290  
00802 WELCOME TO FLORIDA Sharyn-Shag 10290  
00803 I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE Sharyn-Shag 10290  
00804 CRIPPLE CREEK Sharyn-Shag 10290  
00805 BOY NAMED SUE Sharyn-Shag 10290  
00806 OLD BANJO Sharyn-Shag 10290
00807 MALAGUENA Sharyn-Shag 10290  
ca. December 1972 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
011 72L-4566/73L-6062* NINETY FIFTIES BLUES K14496/SE-4947*
012 72L-4567/73L-6063* SWAMP WITCH K14496/SE-4947*
013 72L-4568 YOU’RE JUST A FLOWER unissued
4 August 1973 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
014 73L-5526/73L-6061* SPIDERS AND SNAKES K14648 Polydor PDG-101/SE-4947* D2-77736
015 73L-5527 UNDECIDED K14648/520 399-2
18 December 1973 Master Sound, Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/ac gt/banjo/ harmonica], Richard Bennett [gt], Emory Gordon [bass], Dennis St. John [drums], Alan Estes [conga],  Alan Lindgren [keyboard/ synthesizer], Slyde Hyde [trombone], Gallagher [whazoo],  .Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
016 73L-6026 THE LAST CHANT MY LAST CHANT M14737/SE-4947
017 73L-6027 A REAL GOOD TIME M14775/M14775
018 73L-6028 MY GIRL BILL M14718/SE-4947 D2-77736
19 December 1973 Master Sound, Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/ac gt/banjo/ harmonica], Richard Bennett [gt], Emory Gordon [bass], Dennis St. John [drums], Alan Estes [conga],  Alan Lindgren [keyboard/ synthesizer], Slyde Hyde [trombone], Gallagher [whazoo],  .Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
019 73L-6029 WILDWOOD WEED M14737/SE-4947 D2-77736
020 73L-6030 I AIN'T SHARIN' SHARON SE-4947
021 73L-6031 MEDLEY: MR. BOJANGLES/A VISIT WITH AN OLD FRIEND SE-4947
20 December 1973 Master Sound, Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/ac gt/banjo/ harmonica], Richard Bennett [gt], Emory Gordon [bass], Dennis St. John [drums], Alan Estes [conga],  Alan Lindgren [keyboard/ synthesizer], Slyde Hyde [trombone], Gallagher [whazoo],  .Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
022 73L-6032 16 LITTLE RED NOSES AND A HORSE THAT SWEATS SE-4947
023 73L-6033 L. A. MAMMA M14718/SE-4947
29 October 1974 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/gt], Ben Benay [gt],  Larry Carlton [gt], Lee Ritenour [gt], Richard Bennett [gt],  Emory L. Gordy, Jr. [bass], Dennis B. St. John [drums], King Errison [prcussion], David Paich/ Michael Omartian [keyboards], Alan Lindgren [synthesizer], John D'Andrea [horns], Dave Bellamy, Howard Bellamy [bck vcl]. Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
024 74L 6624 YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE M14775/M3G-4984
025 74L-6634 YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE M3G-4984
026 74L-6635 LADY GREENFEET unissued
027 74L-6636 I CAN'T FIND NOBODY HOME PD 14309/M3G-4984
17 December 1974 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/gt], Ben Benay [gt],  Larry Carlton [gt], Lee Ritenour [gt], Richard Bennett [gt],  Emory L. Gordy, Jr. [bass], Dennis B. St. John [drums], King Errison [prcussion], David Paich/ Michael Omartian [keyboards], Alan Lindgren [synthesizer], John D'Andrea [horns], Dave Bellamy, Howard Bellamy [bck vcl]. Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
028 74L-6729 MIDNIGHT SNACK M3G-4984
029 74L-6730 I AIN‘T WORKIN‘ M14819/M3G-4984
18 December 1974 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/gt], Ben Benay [gt],  Larry Carlton [gt], Lee Ritenour [gt], Richard Bennett [gt],  Emory L. Gordy, Jr. [bass], Dennis B. St. John [drums], King Errison [prcussion], David Paich/ Michael Omartian [keyboards], Alan Lindgren [synthesizer], John D'Andrea [horns], Dave Bellamy, Howard Bellamy [bck vcl]. Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
030 74L-6731 NONE OF US ARE HERE M3G-4984
031 74L-6732 BRING ME YOU M3G-4984
19 December 1974 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/gt], Ben Benay [gt],  Larry Carlton [gt], Lee Ritenour [gt], Richard Bennett [gt],  Emory L. Gordy, Jr. [bass], Dennis B. St. John [drums], King Errison [prcussion], David Paich/ Michael Omartian [keyboards], Alan Lindgren [synthesizer], John D'Andrea [horns], Dave Bellamy, Howard Bellamy [bck vcl]. Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
032 74L-6733 I GOT STONED AND I MISSED IT M14819/M3G-4984
033 74L-6734 LADY GREENFEET M3G-4984
30 December 1974 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Jim Stafford [vcl/gt], Ben Benay [gt],  Larry Carlton [gt], Lee Ritenour [gt], Richard Bennett [gt],  Emory L. Gordy, Jr. [bass], Dennis B. St. John [drums], King Errison [prcussion], David Paich/ Michael Omartian [keyboards], Alan Lindgren [synthesizer], John D'Andrea [horns], Dave Bellamy, Howard Bellamy [bck vcl]. Producer: Phil Gerhard and Lobo)
034 74L-6735 MAKING LOVE WITH THE HEADPHONES ON M3G-4984
035 74L-6736 GOT DOWN M3G-4984
early 1975 Atlanta, GA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Phil Gernhard)
036 75L-7142 JASPER Polydor PD 14309
ca October 1976 Hollywood, CA – Jim Stafford
037 ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE LAW WBS 8538/D2-77736
038 UCA6528 YOU CAN CALL ME CLYDE WBS 8538/D2-77736
Late October 1976 Nashville, TN – Jim Stafford (Producer: Phil Gerhard and Tony Scott)
039 UTN0784? THE FLIGHT WBS 8299/D2-77736
040 UTN0785 TURN LOOSE OF MY LEG WBS 8299/D2-77736
ca. June 1980 [soundtrack session] Hollywood, CA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Snuff Garrett)
041 YCA9719 COW PATTI* WBS49611/[va] HS-3499/D2-77736
ca July 1980 Hollywood, CA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Snuff Garrett)
042 YCA9761 TEXAS GUITAR SWING WBS49611
Btw 1975-1980 unknown – Jim Stafford
043 DON'T FOOL AROUND (WHEN THERE'S A FOOL AROUND)  E 47013/D2-77736
044 I TOO YOUR LOVE TOO LIGHTLY  E 47013
ca. August 1981 Hollywood, CA – Jim Stafford (Producer: Snuff Garrett)
045 ISABEL AND SAMANTHA E 47226
046 YELLER DOG BLUES E 47226
Fall 1982 poss. Nashville, TN – Jim Stafford (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
047 WHAT MAMA DON'T KNOW Town House B-1062
048 THAT'S WHAT  Town House B-1062
late  1983 poss. Nashville, TN – Jim Stafford (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
049 LITTLE BITS AND PIECES Columbia 38-04339
050 BANJO BILLY  Columbia 38-04339
Ca 1991 [live] unknown – Jim Stafford
05001 SPIDERS AND SNAKES CT 9104  AWE 1501
05002 THAT'S WHAT LITTLE KIDS DO CT 9104  
05003 MAMA KNOWS CT 9104  
05004 WILDWOOD WEED CT 9104  AWE 1501
05005 MY GIRL BILL CT 9104 AWE 1501
05006 SWAMP WITCH CT 9104
05007 COW PATTI CT 9104 AWE 1501  
05008 CLASSICAL GAS CT 9104
Poss. From this concert:
05009 MR. BOJANGLES AWE 1501
1993 Caravell Recording Studio, 2361 Fall Creek Rd., Branson, MO – Jim Stafford   (Producer: Rodney Dillard)
051 COYOTE ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE CD-9303 AWE 1501  
052 JUST PLAIN FOLKS CD-9303
053 ROLLING AROUND UP IN HEAVEN CD-9303  
054 TALK THAT GUITAR CD-9303  AWE 1501
055 DOWN SOUTH CD-9303
056 GAMBLE AND CHANCE CD-9303  AWE 1501
057 HURRICANE LAVERNE CD-9303  
058 IF THINGS COULD TALK CD-9303
059 DON'T FORGET THE HARD TIMES CD-9303AWE 1501
060 DRIVING BACK TO BOULDER CD-9303 AWE 1501
1996 [live] Branson, MO – Jim Stafford and The Jim Stafford Band (+ Doug Reid, James Ingle, Rick McEwen, Steve Bach, Mickey Springstein, Rod Phillips, Tamara Holden, Janice Copeland).
06001 ROLLIN' AROUND UP IN HEAVEN / DIXIE/ TURN LOOSE OF MY LEG/ THAT'S WHAT LITTLE KIDS DO CD 9601
06002 ROCKABILLY SHUFFLE/ AMAZING GRACE/ WILDWOOD FLOWER/ WILDWOOD WEED/  LAYENDA PIPELINE / SHENANDOAH/  COW PATTI CD 9601
06003 BANJO MEDLEY/ MUSIC OF THE NIGHT/ SPIDERS AND SNAKES CD 9601
06004 SWAMP WITCH/ MR. BOJANGLES/A VISIT WITH AN OLD FRIEND/ FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE/ CLASSICAL GAS CD 9601
1996 Branson, MO – Jim Stafford
061 FREIGHT TRAIN  CD-9602
062 HONKY TONK  CD-9602  
063 WINDY AND WARM  CD-9602
064 SLEEPWALK  CD-9602
065 GUITAR BOOGIE  CD-9602
066 APACHE  CD-9602
067 STARDUST  CD-9602
068 WHEELS  CD-9602
069 WALK DON'T RUN  CD-9602
070 TIGERS RAG  CD-9602  
1996 Branson, MO – Jim Stafford
071 LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS CD-9603
072 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY CD-9603  
073 DO LORD CD-9603  
074 OLD RUGGED CROSS CD-9603  
075 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS CD-9603
076 AMAZING GRACE CD-9603
077 JUST A CLOSER WALK CD-9603
078 IN THE GARDEN CD-9603
079 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT CD-9603  
080 JUST AS I AM CD-9603   
1997 poss. Branson, MO – Jim Stafford
081 MEMORY CD-2252
082 WILDWOOD FLOWER CD-2252
083 SHENANDOAH CD-2252
084 CHERRY PINK CD-2252
085 I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY CD-2252  
086 BRANSON BLUES CD-2252  
087 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT CD-2252  
088 MOULON ROUGECD-2252  
089 DANNY BOY CD-2252  
090 TENNESSEE WALTZ CD-2252   
091 MOON RIVER CD-2252
Jim Stafford recorded after 1997, some info in albums list

ALBUMS
NRC/Southern Mother NRC 746 Welcome To Maddox Country: Interviews; Speech;  I Ain't Sharin Karan; I Don't Fool Around; To Durn Stupid; Precious Taters; I'm A Hippie; The Perfect Song – 70
Sharyn-Shag 10290 Jim Stafford: Guitar Man Medley; Welcome To Florida; I’ve Been Everywhere; Cripple Creek; Boy Named Sue; Old Banjo; Malaguena - 71
MGM SE-4924 Swamp With: (tracks unknown) - unissued (1973)
MGM SE-4947 Jim Stafford: L.A. Mamma; I Ain't Sharin' Sharon; Medley. Mr. Bojangles ; A Visit With An Old Friend; Wildwood Weed; 16 Little Red Noses And A Horse That Sweats; Spiders And Snakes; The Last Chant; My Girl Bill; Nifty Fifties Blues; A Real Good Time; Swamp Witch – 02-74 (Reissued on Polydor PD-1-6072 in 1976 and UK  RPM 823 in 2008)
MGM M3G-4984 Not Just Another Pretty Foot: Making Love With The Headphones On; None Of Us Are Here; I Got Stoned And I Missed It; I Can't Find Nobody Home; Lady Greenfeet; You'll Never Take Me Alive; Midnight Snack; Bring Me You; Got Down; Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne; I Ain't Working – 75
Jim Stafford CT 9104 Live: Spiders and Snakes; That's What Little Kids Do; Mama Knows; Wildwood Weed; My Girl Bill; Swamp Witch; Cow Patti; Classical Gas – 91? (cassette)
K-Tel 3050-2 Ray Stevens/ Jim Stafford: [Ray Stevens:] Ahab, the Arab; Harry the Hairy Ape; Jeremiah Peabody's Poly-Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills; Speed Ball; The Streak; [Jim Stafford:] Spiders and Snakes; Wildwood Weed;     My Girl Bill;Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne; I Got Stoned and I Missed It – 92 (sampler)
Strats Publishing CD-9303 New Deal: Coyote On A Barbed Wire Fence;  Just Plain Folks;  Rolling Around Up In Heaven;  Talk That Guitar;  Down South;  Gamble And Chance;  Hurricane Laverne;  If Things Could Talk;  Don't Forget The Hard Times;  Driving Back To Boulder- 93 (rec. Branson, MO)
Bransound AWE-1501 The Ultimate Jim Stafford: Coyote On A Barbed Wire Fence; Gamble And Chance; Driving Back To Boulder; Talk That Guitar; Don't Forget The Hard Times; [live:]  Spiders And Snakes; Wildwood Weed; My Girl Bill; Cow Patti; Mr. Bojangles – 28-11-94
Jim Stafford Theatre CD 9509 Live – In Branson!: Rollin' Around Up In Heaven; Dixie; Turn Loose Of My Leg; That's What Little Kids Do; Rockabilly Shuffle; Amazing Grace; Wildwood Flower; Wildwood Weed; Layenda Pipeline; Shenandoah; Cow Patti; Banjo Medley; Music Of The Night; Spiders and Snakes; Swamp Witch; Mr. Bojangles/A Visit With An Old Friend; Flight Of The Bumblebee; Classical Gas – 96 (w. Jim Stafford Band: Doug Reid, James Ingle, Rick McEwen, Steve Bach, Mickey Springstein, Rod Phillips, Tamara Holden, Janice Copeland)
Jim Stafford Theatre CD 9602 Guitar Gold: Freight Train; Honky Tonk;  Windy and Warm; Sleepwalk; Guitar Boogie; Apache; Stardust; Wheels; Walk Don't Run; Tigers Rag – 96
Jim Stafford Theatre CD 9603 Jim Stafford’s Gospel Guitar: Leaning On The Everlasting Arms; Softly And Tenderly; Do Lord; Old Rugged Cross; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Amazing Grace; Just A Closer Walk; In The Garden; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Just As I Am - 96
Strats Publishing CD 2252  Jim Stafford Plays Harmonica: Memory; Wildwood Flower; Shenandoah;  Cherry Pink; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry;  Branson Blues; Music of the Night; Moulon Rouge; Danny Boy; Tennessee Waltz;  Moon River  - 97
Curb D2-77736 Greatest Hits: Spiders And Snakes*; Wildwood Weed*; My Girl Bill*; Turn Loose Of My Leg; Cow Patti; You Can Call Me Clyde; Don't Forget The Hard Times; Don't Fool Around When There's A Fool Around; One Step Ahead Of The Law; The Flight – 06-06-95 (MGM* and Warner/Curb recordings)
Polygram Special Markets 314 520 399-2 The Best Of Jim Stafford: Spiders And Snakes; Undecided*; Ninety Fifties Blues; Swamp Witch; Last Chant My Last Chant; Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne; Real Good Time;16 Little Red Notes And A House That Sweats; I Ain't Sharin' Sharon – 08-04-98 (*previously unissued on album)
Strats Publishing CD 7340 Don't Tell Mama I'm A Guitar Picker (She Thinks I'm Just In Jail): Don't Tell Mama; Bluegrass Growing In My Yard; Hwy 60 Blues; A Real Good Time; Guitar Heroes; Turn Loose Of My Leg; When You Walked Away From Me; Flat Nose Tree / Climbing dog; A Little Bit Late; Guitar Acrobat – 02
Jim Stafford CD 2002ST Somewhere In Time: Timeless Guitar Classics: Meditations; Sweet Georgia Brown; Maria Elena; Out Of Nowhere; Somewhere In Time; Perfidia; Yesterday; Topsy; Shadow Of Your Smile; I'll See You In My Dreams – 02
Strats Publishing no # Greatest Hits: Spiders and Snakes; I Ain’t Sharin’ Sharon; My Girl Bill; The Last Chant; Wildwood Weed; Mr. Bojangles - Visit With An Old Friend; Cow Patti; I Can’t Find Nobody Home; Your Bulldog Drinks Chanpagne; Swap Witch – 02 (sampler)
Jim Stafford ? A Guitar For Christmas: A Guitar For Christmas; The Christmas Song; Frosty The Snowman; White Christmas; Jingle Bell Rock; Let It Snow; Jolly Old St. Nicholas;I'll Be Home For Christmas; Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; Silent Night; What Child Is This - ?
Jim Stafford ? Jim Stafford: Talk that Guitar; Husband In-Law; I Like Bears; When I Play with You (with Kelly Black); To the Moon and Back; Cannonball Rag; I'm Scared of Women; The Pet Song; That's What Little Kids Do; Nato Nato - 18

SINGLES
MGM (1973-75) / Polydor (1976)
K 14496 Swamp Witch / Ninety Fifties Blues – 04-73 (rev. May 12)
K 14648 Spiders And Snakes / Undecided - 09-73
M 14718 My Girl, Bill / L.A.Woman - 02-74
M 14737 Wildwood Weed / The Last Chant - 06-74
KGC Spiders And Snakes / Wildwood Weed - 74 (MGM Golden Circle)
M 14775 Your Bulldog Drinks / A Real Good Time - 12-74 (rev. Dec. 7)
M 14819 I Got Stoned And I Missed It / I Ain't Working - 08-75 (rev. Aug. 16)
PD 14309 Jasper / I Can't Find Nobody Home- 03-76
KGC-101 My Girl Bill / Spiders And Snakes – (Polydor Band of Gold series)
Curb (1976-81)
WBS 8299 Turn Loose Of My Leg / The Flight - 11-76 (released on Warner-Curb; rev. Dec. 4)
WBS 8538 One Step Ahead Of The Law / You Can Call Me Clyde – 10-02-78 (released on Warner-Curb)
E 47013 Don't Fool Around (When There's A Fool Around) /  I Took Your Love Too Lightly – 28-07-80 (released on Elektra-Curb)
WBS 49611 Cow Patti / Texas Guitar Swing – 26-11-80 (released on Viva-Curb)
E 47226 Isabel And Samantha / Yeller Dog Blues – 19-10-81 (released on Elektra-Curb)
Town House (1982)
B-1062 What Mama Don't Know / That's What - 10-82 (rev. Oct. 30)
Columbia (1983)
38-04339 Little Bits And Pieces / Banjo Billy – 27-12-83

VHS/DVDs
Strats Inc. ? Kick Up Your Heels: Swamp Witch; Shanandoah; Down South; Coyote On A Fence;  Don't Pet The Dog; Mama Knows; Jerusalem -  93
Strats Inc. ? Live And Kickin‘: Spiders And Snakes; Cow Patti; Wildwood Weed; Turn Loose Of My Leg; Mr. Bojangles; Classical Gas; Flamenco Fantasy - 93
Winstar Home Ent.? A Christmas Card From Branson: - 01