Monday, November 14, 2022

Mighty Mohawks

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1964 unknown, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks
001 ASHES OF LOVE FL 5003Z
002 ALL ALONE (2:44) FL 5003Z
1965 unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks (George Hill [vcl/gt], Wally Woon [gt], Bernie Goguen [gt], Betty Benoit [drums])
003 CAUGHNAWAGA 722-45/A 722
004 ROSE OF OLD PAWNEE A 722
005 STEEL RAIL BLUES A 722
006 HALF AND HALF A 722
007 KAW-LIGA A 722
008 ALL ALONE (2:05) 722-45/A 722
009 JOLI JACQUELINE A 722
010 THE FUGITIVE A 722
011 MULE SKINNER A 722
012 DISTANT DRUMS A 722
013 THE FRENCH SONG A 722
014  RICHABUCTO SHORE A 722  
1967 unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks
015 INDIAN SONG WSL 33-103  
016 JUST BECAUSE WSL 33-103  
017 STEEL GUITAR RAG WSL 33-103
018 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING WSL 33-103  
019 ALMOST PERSUADED WSL 33-103
020 SAM'S PLACE WSL 33-103
021 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING WSL 33-103  
022 ARKANSAW TRAVELER WSL 33-103  
023 I MIGHT AS WELL BE TALKING TO THE WALLS WSL 33-103
024 WEAKER MOMENTS WSL 33-103
1967 unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks (George Hill [vcl/gt], Vincent Hickey [vcl/gt], Bernie Goguen [gt], Betty Benoit [percussion])
025 WAWA SPECIAL ST 56285-6 MGH 100 GPH-402
026 CARROLL COUNTY ACCIDENT ST 56285-6 MGH 100
027 HARPER VALLEY PTA ST 56285-6 MGH 100
028 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE [THEME FROM DR. ZHIVAGO*] ST 56285-6 MGH 100* GPH-402*
029 DADDY SANG BASS ST 56285-6 MGH 100
030 I WONDER HOW THE OLD FOLKS ARE AT HOME ST 56285-6
031 KEMPTVILLE BREAKDOWN ST 56285-6
032 ST. ANNE'S REEL ST 56285-6 MGH 100 GPH-402
033 FIDDLE STRING ST 56285-6 MGH 100 GPH-402
034 MAPLE LEAF TWO-STEP ST 56285-6 MGH 100 GPH-402
035 BUCKSKIN REEL ST 56285-6 GPH-402
036 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL ST 56285-6 MGH 100 GPH-402
Poss. 1980s unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks
037 T-55913 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES ST 62 ST 64/ MGH 100
038 RIPPLING WATER JIG ST 62/ MGH 100 GPH-402
039 THINGS ST 64/ MGH 100
1980s or sooner  unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks (George Hill [vcl/gt], Vincent Hickey [vcl/gt/fiddle], Bernie Goguen [gt], Betty Benoit [percussion])
040 MUDDY WATERS GPH-402  
041 YOUR GOOD GIRL'S GONNA GO BAD GPH-402  
042 IT TAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU GPH-402
043 LITTLE OLD WINEDRINKER ME GPH-402  
044 TIA LIZA LYNN GPH-402  
045 DOWN-IN-A-WELLA GPH-402  
046 BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME GPH-402  
047 A HEARTACHE FOR A KEEP-SAKE GPH-402  
048 MAMA SPANK GPH-402  
049 POP-A-TOP GPH-402
050 FIDDLE PARTY GPH-402  
051 JAM G / V GPH-402  
052 BREAKDOWN GPH-402  
053 PEEK-A-BOO WALTZ GPH-402  
054 MCDOUGAL POLKA GPH-402  
055 ALGOMA POLKA GPH-402  
056 BIG JOHN MCNEIL GPH-402  
1994 unknown, QC, CAN – The Mighty Mohawks (George Hill [-1], Sid Menard [-2], Ronnie Martin [-3], Gary Rice [-4], Bobby T. [-5], Donna Jacobs [-6], Leo Diabo [-7], Joe Running Deer [-8]  + Ricky Lefebre [ld gt], Bob Donaldson [drums])
057 SHADY LOVIN' -3 GHP 01CD
058 TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE -1 GHP 01CD
059 WHAT AM I WORTH -2 GHP 01CD
060 WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT-6  GHP 01CD
061 RIDE ME DOWN EASY -4 GHP 01CD
062 ON MY WAY TO THE SHOW -1 GHP 01CD
063 I CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE -2 GHP 01CD
064 LOVIN' ON BACK STREETS -3 GHP 01CD
065 SWEET DREAMS -6 GHP 01CD
066 I'D STILL BE THERE -1 GHP 01CD
067 YOU CAN TAKE THE BLAME-5 GHP 01CD
068 CAUGHNAWAGA -1 GHP 01CD
069 THE MOHAWK SONG -7 GHP 01CD
070 THE FORTY-NINER -8 GHP 01CD  


ALBUMS
ARC [CAN] A 722 The Mighty Mohawks Capture Country
:  Caughnawaga; Rose Of Old Pawnee; Steel Rail Blues; Half And Half; Kaw-Liga; All Alone; Joli Jacqueline; The Fugitive; Mule Skinner; Distant Drums; The French Song; Richabucto Shore – 65
Westar [CAN] WSL 33-103 The Original Mohawks: Indian Song; Just Because; Steel Guitar Rag;You're The Only Good Thing; Almost Persuaded; Sam's Place; There Goes My Everything; Arkansaw Traveler; I Might As Well Be Talking To The Walls; Weaker Moments – 67
Mohawk [CAN] ST-56285/6 George Hill’s Mighty Mohawks: Wawa Special; Carroll County Accident; Harper Valley PTA; Somewhere My Love; Daddy Sang Bass; I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home; Kemptville Breakdown; St. Anne's Reel; Fiddle String; Maple Leaf Two-Step; Buckskin Reel; Orange Blossom Special.- 67
Mohawk [CAN] MGH 100 The Mighty Mohawks: St Anne's Reel; Orange Blossom Special; Columbus Stockade Blues; Carroll County Accident; Theme From Dr. Zhivago; Maple Leaf Two-Step; Harper Valley P.T.A.; Daddy Sang Bass; Rippling Water Jig; Fiddle String; Things; Wa Wa Special – 8- w. Vincent Hickey (cassette)
Mohawk [CAN] GPH-402 George - Vincent, Betty And Boots: Muddy Waters; Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad; It Takes People Like You; Little Old Winedrinker Me; Tia Liza Lynn; Down-in-a-Wella; Blue Side Of Lonesome; A Heartache For A Keep-Sake; Mama Spank; Pop-A-Top; Fiddle Party; Jam G / V; Maple Leaf Two Step; Breakdown; Peek-A-Boo Waltz; McDougal Polka; St.Anne's Reel; Fiddle String; Buckskin Reel; Orange Blossom Special; Theme From Dr Zivago; Wawa Special; Rippling Water Jig; Algoma Polka; Big John McNeil – 8-? (cassette)
George Hill Enterprises [CAN] GPH01CD George Hill Sings Again With His Friends: Shady Lovin'; Tombstone Every Mile; What Am I Worth; Walking After Midnight; Ride Me Down Easy; On My Way To The Show; I Can't Get There From Here; Lovin' On Back Streets; Sweet Dreams; I'd Still Be There; You Can Take The Blame; Caughnawaga; The Mohawk Song; The Forty-Niner – 94

SINGLES
Fleur De Lys [CAN]
FL 5003Z Ashes Of Love / All Alone - 64
Mighty Mohawks [CAN]
722-45 Caughnawaga / All Alone – 65
ST 62 Columbus Stockade Blues / Rippling Water Jig – 8-?
ST 64 Things  / Columbus Stockade Blues – 8-?


Michael Paul Lawson

 *New York
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2019 Matchbox Studio, Austin, TX/ Modern Electric Sound Recordings, Dallas, TX – Michael Paul Lawson (Michael Paul Lawson [vcl/ac gt],  Michael Tarabay [bass],  Cooper Heffley [drums], Beau Bedford [organ/piano/ el gt]. Producer:Daniel Mendez)
001 MEMORIES AND THROTTLE
002 WOLF BY THE TAIL
003 OUTSIDE THE WALLS
004 BEST THAT WE CAN
005 RIVERMAN
006 VALLEYS
007 SOME FIGHTS YOU'LL NEVER WIN
Tracks above issued on EP Some Fights You'll Never Win
2022 Cartoon Moon Studios, East Nashville, TN – Michael Paul Lawson (Michael Paul Lawson [vcl/ac gt], Laur Joamets [ac/el/baritone gt], Billy Mercer [ac/el bass], Ken Coomer [drums/percussion] + Michael Webb [Hammond B3/harmonium]. Producer: Ken Coomer)
008 I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TONIGHT
009 THE ONE BEFORE THE ONE
010 LUCILLE
011 THE SNOW
012 MAPLE
013 BALTIMORE
014 849
015 VARICK STREET
Tracks above issued on EP Love Songs For Loners

EPs
Wolf by the Tail Music ? Some Fights You'll Never Win:  Some Fights You'll Never Win;  Memories and Throttle;  Wolf by the Tail;  Outside the Walls;  Best That We Can;  Riverman;  Valleys – 07-12-19
Michael Paul Lawson ? Love Songs For Loners:  I Know Where I'm Going Tonight;  The One Before The One;  Lucille;  The Snow;  Maple;  Baltimore;  849;  Varick Street – 10-07-22

South Loomis Quickstep

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  see also California Quickstep
March 1978-March 1979 Copperwood Studios, Carmichael, CA – The South Loomis Quickstep  (Brian Cutler [vcl/gt],  Allen Hendricks [banjo], Rob Bonner [vcl/bass], Mark O'Connor [fiddle], Ted Smith  [fiddle/mandolin],  Tiny Moore [vcl./fiddle])
001 BABY BLUE GMS 1002
002 SIN CITY GMS 1002   
003 FREEBORN MAN GMS 1002  
004 WHAT AM I DOIN' HANGIN' ROUND? GMS 1002  
005 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS GMS 1002   
006 MIDNIGHT MOONLIGHT GMS 1002  
007 BITTER CREEK GMS 1002  
008 CAROLINA IN THE PINES GMS 1002  
009 OPUS 57 GMS 1002   
010 I KEEP FINDING MY WAY NOW AND THEN GMS 1002  
011 FRIEND OF THE DEVIL GMS 1002   
012 I'LL FIX THAT FLAT TIRE, MERLE GMS 1002   
January 1980-February 1981 Copperwood Studios, Carmichael, CA – The South Loomis Quickstep (Brian Cutler [vcl/gt], Allen Hendricks [banjo], Ted Smith [vcl/mandolin/ tnr gt], Bill Edwards [steel], Rob Bonner [vcl/bass],  Roy Cutler [drums],  Darol Anger, Mark O'Connor [strings])
013 INTRODUCTION CR 3216-08  
014 SATIN ROSE CR 3216-08   
015 EASY TO GET BACK TO LOVING YOU AGAIN CR 3216-08   
016 ONE OF THESE DAYS CR 3216-08
017 CHILD OF NATURE CR 3216-08   
018 EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LOSE SOMETIME CR 3216-08   
019 BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAINS CR 3216-08  
020 NEW HAMPSHIRE LADY CR 3216-08   
021 JULIE CR 3216-08   
022 ONLY A SONG (ON THE RADIO) CR 3216-08   
023 PIECES OF ME CR 3216-08   
024 ME AND JACK DANIELS CR 3216-08  
025 MAKE ME LATE AGAIN CR 3216-08  
3 December 1983 [live-San Francisco Harvest Festival] San Francisco, CA – The South Loomis Quickstep Band
02501 YOU AIN’T GO NOWHERE HF 1001
02502 COWBOY MEDLEY  HF 1001
HARVEST FESTIVAL HF 1001 LIVE AT THE HARVEST FESTIVAL VOLUME I (1984)

ALBUMS
Grass Mountain GMS 1002 South Loomis Quickstep: 
Baby Blue;  Sin City;  Freeborn Man;  What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round?;  Tumbling Tumbleweeds;  Midnight Moonlight; Bitter Creek; Carolina In The Pines; Opus 57;  I Keep Finding My Way Now And Then;  Friend Of The Devil;  I'll Fix That Flat Tire, Merle - 79
Copperwood CR 3216-08 Satin Rose:  Introduction;  Satin Rose;  Easy To Get Back To Loving You Again;  One Of These Days; Child Of Nature;  Everybody's Got To Lose Sometime;  Big Rock Candy Mountains; New Hampshire Lady;  Julie;  Only A Song (On The Radio);  Pieces Of Me;  Me And Jack Daniels; Make Me Late Again – 81 (CD reissue on Raibow 2003)
Rainbow RB 1980 Collector’s Edition: (tracks unknown) – 0- (probably sampler)


Elton Williams

 2nd version

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1965 poss. Nashville, TN – Elton Williams
001 SoN 19731 FORGET HIM Jewel 113
002 SoN 19732 NASHVILLE BUM  113
1966 unknown – Elton Williams
003 YOU CAN’T BUY LOVE FOR JUST A DAY BA 104
004 DON’T LOOK PAST ME BA 104
005 BA 110A I AIN'T GOIN' THERE NO MORE BA 110
006 BA 110B WEALTHIEST POOR BOY BA 110
June 1969 Monument  Recording Studio, 114 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Elton Williams (Producer: Ray Pennington)
007 H6W-2775 LIPS STAR TAKING BACK, BEFORE HER FREE 45-1162
008 H6W-2776 OPEN SEASON ON MY SUZY  45-1162

SINGLES
Jewel (1965)
JE-45-113 Forget Him / Nashville Bum – 65
Banner
BA 104 You Can’t Buy Love For Just A Day / Don’t Look Past Me - 66
BA 110 I Ain't Goin' There No More / Wealthiest Poor Boy - 66
Monument (1969)
45-1162 Open Season On My Suzy / Lips Star Taking Back, Before Her Free – 09-69 (rev. Cashbox Sept. 27)