Tommie Tolleson

 Thomas Norris Tolleson, *05-07-1936, Palacios, +23-04-1997
 by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
1956 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson and The Western Playboys
001 45-548A  WARM SPRINGS WALTZ 45-548
002 45-548B THINK OF ME 45-548
Late 1950s unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson and The Western Playboys
003 HOUND DOG CLCD 4498
004 BUTTERKNOB CLCD 4498
005 ROSA MONDE CLCD 4498
006 SEASONS OF MY HEART CLCD 4498
007 PALACIOS BOOGIE CLCD 4498
008 CARLA BLUES CLCD 4498
009 JAM BOOGIE CLCD 4498
010 DOGGONE LONESOME CLCD 4498
011 MATHILDA CLCD 4498
012 DARK TOWN STRUTTER’S BALL  [second version:] CLCD 4498
013 FORGIVE ME DEAR CLCD 4498
Late 1950s or early 1960s [possibly demos] unknown, TX – Tommie Tollenson
014 BILL BAILEY BLUES  acetate/CLCD 4407 AMB 407
015 WILD LEG BOOGIE acetate/CLCD 4407  AMB 407
016 ROCK AND ROLL BOOGIE  CLCD 4407 AMB 407
017 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES CLCD 4407 AMB 407
018 TOLLESON’S BOOGIE WOOGIE CLCD 4407 AMB 407
1960 poss. ACA Studio, 5520 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Tommie Tolleson and The Kings   
019 ACA 4074 TO THE DANCE 1005-45/CLCD 4407 AMB 407
020 ACA 4075 A GIRL NAMED SUE 1005-45/ CLCD 4407 AMB 407 WLP 8881 Bb-CD-55140
COLLECTOR WLP 8881 REAL ROCKING NOW (NED, 1985); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55140 G.I.ROCK (GER, 2021)
1962 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson and The Western Playboys
021 1550 CARLA BLUES 1550-1/ CLCD 4407 AMB 407 WLP 8903
022 1551 THE ONE I LOVE 1550-1/ CLCD 4407 AMB 407
COLLECTOR WLP 8903 ROCK AND ROLL MEDICINE  (NED, 1986)
1965 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson
023 LH 2099 THE GULF COAST TWIST 102/ CLCD 4407 Bb-CD-55170 [alt.:] CLCD 4407
024 LH 2100 I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALL THE TIME 102/ CLCD 4407 AMB 407 [alt.:] CLCD 4407 AMB 407
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55170 FLIP FLIP (GER, 2004)
1967 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson
025 LH 4060 THE PALACIOS WALTZ 103
026 LH 4061 HE PALACIOS POLKA 103
1969 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson (Tommie Tolleson [piano/harmonica])
027 LH 5585 THE VICTORIA POLKA 106
028 LH 5586  THE VICTORIA WALTZ 106
1969 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson, The One Man Band
029 LH 6711 SO WONDERFUL TO ME 109/CLCD 4407 AMB 407
030 LH 6712 ALEXANDER RAGTIME BAND 109/CLCD 4407 AMB 407
1970 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson
031 MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC CG-112
032 ST. LOUIS BLUES CG-112
1970 unknown, TX – Tommie Tolleson, The One Man Band From Palacios, TX
033 LH 8118 ECHO OF THE OLD BAYOU 116
034 LH 8119 HAZEL POLKA 116
1971 unknown, TX - Tommie Tolleson, The One Man Band From Palacios, TX
035 LH 8716 BLACK LIGHTS 118/CLCD 4498
036 LH 8717 YOU'RE MY LOVE 118/CLCD 4498
1974 unknown, TX - Tommie Tolleson, The One Man Band From Palacios, TX
037 LH 12315 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES 119
038 LH 12316 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK 119
1976 unknown, TX - Tommie Tolleson, The One Man Band From Palacios, TX
039 LH 16198 A GAL NAMED SUE 120
040 LH 16199 TO THE DANCE 120
Unknown info – Tommie Tolleson
041 ROCKIN‘ PENUMONIE AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU CLCD 4407 AMB 407
042 MUSIC BOX DANCE CLCD 4407 AMB 407
043 ONE MORE TIME CLCD 4407 AMB 407
044 STOMPIN‘ THE BOOGIE CLCD 4407 AMB 407
045 WILDCAT BOOGIE CLCD 4407 AMB 407
046 PALACIOS BOOGIE CLCD 4407 AMB 407
047 SO NICE  CLCD 4407 AMB 407
048 GONNA BE ALLRIGHT  CLCD 4407 AMB 407
049 THERE IS A SONG IN MY HEART CLCD 4407 AMB 407
Live tracks not listed (details unknown) – see CLCD 4487




ALBUMS
Collector [NED] CLCD 4407 Rockin‘ The Boogie: A Gal Named Sue; To The Dance; Rock And Roll Boogie (Instr.); The Gulf Coast Twist; I Love You And Miss You All The Time; Alexander Ragtime Band; So Wonderful To Me; Tolleson's Boogie Woogie (Instr.); Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes; Rockin' Pneumonia and The Boogie Woogie Flu; Music Box Dance; Carla Blues; The One I Love; One More Time; Stompin' The Boogie (Instr.); Wildcat Boogie (Take 2); Palacios Boogie; So Nice; Gonna Be Allright; Gulfcoast Twist; There Is A Song In My Heart; I Love You And Miss You All The Time; Wild Leg Boogie (Instr.); Bill Bailey Blues – 92
Collector [NED] CLCD 4498 A Boogie King From The Gulf Coast: Black Lights; Rock and Roll Boogie [Live]; Dark Town Strutter's Ball [Live]; Hound Dog (With The Western Playboys); You're My Love; Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [Live]; Boogie Medley; Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [Live]; Tennesse Waltz [Live]; Music Box Dance [Live]; Long Tall Sally [Live] (With The Western Playboys); Butterknob (With The Western Playboys); Baby, Let's Play House [Live]  (With The Western Playboys); Rosa Monde (With The Western Playboys); Seasons Of My Heart (With The Western Playboys); Palacios Boogie (With The Western Playboys); Music Forever; Let's Turn Back The Years [Live] (With The Western Playboys); Caria Blues (With The Western Playboys); Jam Boogie (With The Western Playboys); Introduction - Poison Love [Live] (With The Western Playboys); Doggone Lonesome (With The Western Playboys); Mathilda (With The Western Playboys); Dark Town Strutter's Ball [2nd Version] (With The Western Playboys); Forgive Me Dear (With The Western Playboys); Music Box Dance [Live]; Lazy River [Live]; Bar Dance Music [Live] – 01-07
And More Bears [GER] AMB 407 To The Dance: A Gal Named Sue; To the Dance; Rock and Roll Boogie (inst.); I Love You and Miss You All the Time (version 1); Alexander Ragtime Band; So Wonderful to Me; Tolleson's Boogie Woogie (inst.); Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes; Rockin' Pheumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu; Music Box Dance; Carla Blues; The One I Love; One More Time; Stompin' the Boogie (inst.); Wildcat Boogie (Take 2); Palacios Boogie; So Nice; Gonna Be Allright; There Is a Song in My Heart; I Love You and Miss You All the Time (version 2); Wild Leg Boogie (inst.); Bill Bailey Blues – 01-09-20

SINGLES
Gulf Coast (1956)
45-548 Warm Springs Waltz / Think Of Me – 03-56 w. Western Playboys
Kool (1960)
1005-45 To The Dance / A Girl Named Sue – 08-60 and The Kings (rev. Aug. 8)
Gulf Coast
1550/1 Carla Blues / The One I Love – 62 w. Western Playboys
102 The Gulf Coast Twist / I Love You And Miss You All The Time – 12-65
103 The Palacios Waltz / The Palacios Polka – 67
106 The Victoria Polka / The Victoria Waltz – 69
109 So Wonderful To Me / Alexander Ragtime Band - 70
CG-112 Music, Music, Music / St. Louis Blues – 70
116 Echo Of The Old Bayou / Hazel Polka – 70
118 Black Lights / You're My Love – 71
119 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes / Grandfather's Clock - 74
120 A Gal Named Sue / To The Dance – 76