Donald R. Berry, *02-07-1954 Wichita, KS, + 30-03-2019
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Skaggs and Collins, Phoenix
1990s Nashville, TN – Donny Ray
Unknown tracks for album Donny Ray
Ca 1993 Nashville, TN – Donny Ray
011 SHE WAS EASY GOING SB 1545
012 CALL ON LOVE SB 1545
013 HONKY TONK HOLIDAY SB 1545
014 WEARING OUT MY WALKING SHOES SB 1545
015 COUNTRY‘S ROCKIN‘ SB 1545
016 IF THE FALL DON’T KILL ME (THE SUDDEN STOP WILL) SB 1545
017 CLOSEST THING TO A HERO SB 1545
018 GIVE ME HONKY TONK NIGHT (ANY OLD DAY) SB 1545
019 TELL ME HONESTLY SB 1545
020 LEO’S GUITAR SB 1545
ALBUMS
? Donny Ray: (tracks unknown) – 9-
Starborn SB 1545 Tell Me Honestly: She Was Easy Going; Call On Love; Honky Tonk Holiday; Wearing Out My Walking Shoes; Country‘s Rockin‘; If The Fall Don’t Kill Me (The Sudden Stop Will); Closest Thing To A Hero; Give Me Honky Tonk Night (Any Old Day); Tell Me Honestly; Leo’s Guitar – 94?
Friday, December 23, 2022
Donny Ray (Berry)
Montana Sky
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1994 Haggarty Sound Studio, Peterborough, ON, CAN – Montana Sky
001 I NEED A LOVE LIKE THAT MS 01
002 SHE SHOWED ME MS 01
003 SO DEEP IN LOVE MS 01
004 ALL THE LOVE I CAN GIVE MS 01
005 RESCUE ME MS 01
006 SWEET HONKYTONKIN' WOMAN MS 01
007 LONG LONG WAY TO GO MS 01
008 HEAD ON THE TABLE MS 01
009 PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME MS 01
010 CALIFORNIA COWBOY MS 01
1998 unknown, CAN – Montana Sky
011 UNDERNEATH THE MOON MS 003
012 HEAT OF THE NIGHT MS 003
013 A WJOLE LOT OF LOVE MS 003
014 I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH MS 003
015 LONG HARD RIDE MS 003
016 SHOULD BE EASY MS 003
017 LITTLE DARLIN‘ MS 003
018 NOTHIN‘ IS BETTER MS 003
019 LIKE I LOVE YOU MS 003
020 I TAKE IT BACK MS 003 - 98
2011 unknown, CAN – Montana Sky (Larry MacDonald, Keith Kirkpatrick, Tim Lee, Darren Bailey, Rick Wigle)
021 THIS OLE HEART
022 RACE IS ON
023 PRIDE ALONG THE WAY
024 MY BABY LOVES ME
025 HEAD ON THE TABLE "AKA 659"
026 LONESOME LIFE
027 COUSIN MARY
028 SLEEPY TOWN
029 I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS/ TIP OF MY TONGUE
030 LONELY IN A HURRY
031 HOW DO I KNOW
032 GOOD NIGHT
Tracks above issued on album Full Circle
ALBUMS
Montana Sky [CAN] MS 01 Montana Sky: I Need A Love Like That; She Showed Me; So Deep In Love; All The Love I Can Give; Rescue Me; Sweet Honkytonkin' Woman; Long Long Way To Go; Head On The Table; Put Your Hands On Me; California Cowboy. - 94
Montana Sky [CAN] MS 003 Underneath the Moon: Underneath The Moon; Heat Of The Night; A Wjole Lot Of Love; I Can’t Love You Enough; Long Hard Ride; Should Be Easy; Little Darlin‘; Nothin‘ Is Better; Like I Love You; I Také It Back - 98
Montana Sky [CAN] ? Full Circle: This Ole Heart; Race is On; Pride Along The Way; My Baby Loves Me; Head on The Table "AKA 659"; Lonesome Life; Cousin Mary; Sleepy Town; I Can't Find The Words/ Tip of My Tongue; Lonely in A Hurry; How Do I Know; Good Night - 01-13
Rain Check
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2007 RimRidge Studio, King, NC – Rain Check (Allen Conrad [gt], Hersie McMillan [banjo], Dennis Severt [mandolin], Jack Steelman [bass])
001 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG
002 C AND C
003 SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
004 CONFLUENCE
005 ONE WAY TRACK
006 BIG NANNY'S SONG
007 NO SYMPATHY
008 LONG TRAIN COMING
009 HOT BURRITO BREAKDOWN
010 IF YOU ONLY KNEW
011 I SHOT THE SHERIFF
Tracks above issued on album Confluence
2010 unknown, NC – Rain Check
012 COLD NIGHT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
013 LOSE YOURSELF
014 FLASH'S REEL
015 WILD FLOWERS
016 THERE YOU ARE
017 TUPELO HONEY
018 THE WITCH
019 DOCTOR MY EYES
020 CHESTNUT RIDGE
021 THE LETTER
022 YOU ARE WHAT I AM
023 LITTLE BRICK CHURCH
024 A WENDY DAY
025 OLD LOVE
Tracks above issued on album Folly Time
2014 unknown, NC – Rain Check
026 WHITE FREIGHTLINER
027 WHY CAN'T I FORGET ABOUT YOU
028 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY BLUES
029 RED WINE FOR MY HEART
030 PADEN ROAD
031 NORWEGIAN WOOD
032 HOMEWARD BOUND
033 THE REGULATOR
034 RODEO SONG
035 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON
036 SOUVENIRS
Tracks above issued on album Red Wine For My Heart
2014 [live] unknown – Rain Check
03601 C + C Red Wine For My Heart
ALBUMS
Rain Check no # Confluence: Why You Been Gone So Long; C and C; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; Confluence; One Way Track; Big Nanny's Song; No Sympathy; Long Train Coming; Hot Burrito Breakdown; If You Only Knew; I Shot the Sheriff - 07
Rain Check no # Folly Time: Cold Night In New Hampshire; Lose Yourself; Flash's Reel; Wild Flowers; There You Are; Tupelo Honey; The Witch; Doctor My Eyes; Chestnut Ridge; The Letter; You Are What I Am; Little Brick Church; A Wendy Day; Old Love - 10
Rain Check no # Red Wine for My Heart: White Freightliner; Why Can't I Forget About You; Blue Ridge Parkway Blues; Red Wine for My Heart; Paden Road; Norwegian Wood; Homeward Bound; The Regulator; Rodeo Song; Please Come to Boston; Souvenirs; C + C (Live) – 10-03-15
Blankenship Brothers
2nd version
by Dick Grant, Al Turner, Phil Tricker, Dave Sax, Johan Lofstedt, Udo Frank, Shane Hughes, Marc Coulavin, Terry Gordon, Praguefrank,
SESSIONS
1959 Indianopolis, IN – The Blankenship Brothers (Floyd Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Dennis Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Ray Miller [ld gt], Ray Smith [bass], Russell Spears [drums])
001 THE TEARS I CRIED FOR YOU Bluegrass 45-773/LP 100
002 MARY 45-773/LP 100
1959 Indianopolis, IN – The Blankenship Brothers with The Sundown Playboys (Floyd Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Dennis Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Ray Miller [ld gt], Ray Smith [bass], Russell Spears [drums])
003 TOO LATE Bluegrass 45-816/LP 100 Buffalo Bop Bb-2069
004 LONESOME OLD JAIL 45-816/LP 100
1960 Indianopolis, IN – The Blankenship Brothers (Floyd Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Dennis Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Ray Miller [ld gt], Ray Smith [bass], Russell Spears [drums])
005 THE STORY (THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW) Bluegrass 45-870/LP 100
006 YOU WENT AND BROKE MY HEART 45-870/LP 100
1960 Indianopolis, IN – The Blankenship Brothers (Floyd Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Dennis Blankenship [vcl/rh gt], Ray Miller [ld gt], Ray Smith [bass], Russell Spears [drums])
007 SKY-45-15 EASY TO LOVE-HARD TO FORGET Skyline 45-105/Blue Sky LP-100
008 SKY-45-16 DON’T TELL ME YOU’RE SORRY 45-105/LP-100
009 SKY-45-17 I GOT JUST ONE HEART Skyline 45-106/LP-100, Bark Log LP-4 Bark Log BLCD-101 Bark Log CD 4-5
010 SKY-45-18 THAT’S WHY I’M BLUE Skyline 45-106 Dee Jay Jamboree 45-120/Blue Sky LP-100 Lenox LP-101 Flesh Den CD-6903 Buffalo BbCD-55064
011 SKY-45-19 WAITING FOR A TRAIN Skyline 45-107/Blue Sky LP-100 Bark Log LP-1Bark Log CD-1 Buffalo Bop BbCD-55064 Bark Log BLCD-101
012 SKY-45-20 HARD UP BLUES Skyline 45-107 Dee Jay Jamboree 45-120/Blue Sky LP-100 Legend LP-1003 Buffalo Bop BbCD-55064 Eagle EA-R-90207
BARK LOG LP-1 COUNTRY HICKS, Vol.1 (UK, 1990); LENOX LP-1003 GRANDADDY’S ROCKIN’ PRIMITIVE ROCKABILLY 1955-1959, Vol.2 (FRA,1993); LENOX LP-101 GRANDADDY’S ROCKIN’ ROCKABILLY & HILLBILLY FROM THE 50s, Vol.5 (FRA, 1995); FLESH DEN CD-6903 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ORGY, Vol.3 (UK, 1995); BARK LOG CD-1 COUNTRY HICKS (UK, 1995); BUFFALO BOP BbCD-55064 ROCKABILLY PARTY (GER, 1997); BARK LOG LP-4 COUNTRY HICKS, Vol.4 (UK, 1997); BARK LOG BLCD-101 COUNTRY HICKS, Vol.1 (UK); BARK LOG CD 4-5 COUNTRY HICKS, Vol.4-5 (UK); EAGLE EA-R-90207 COOL OFF BABY (GER, 2003)
ALBUMS
Blue Sky LP-100 Blue Grass And Rockabilly Kings From Indiana/Blankenship Bros: That’s Why I’m Blue; I Got Just One Heart; Hard Up Blues; Waiting For A Train; Don't Tell Me Your Sorry; Hard To Forget; Too Late; Lonesome Old Jail; I Cried For You; Mary; You Went And Broke My Heart; The Story (The World Will Never Know) – 99
SINGLES
Bluegrass (Starday Custom, 1959-60)
45-773 The Tears I Cried For You / Mary – 05-59
45-816 Too Late / Lonesome Old Jail – 11-59
45-870 The Story (The World Will Never Know) / You Went And Broke My Heart – 07-60
Blue Sky (1960)
45-105 Easy To Love-Hard To Forget / Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry – 08-60
45-106 I Got Just One Heart / That’s Why I’m Blue – 08-60
45-107 Waiting For A Train / Hard Up Blues – 08-60
Dee Jay Jamboree 45-120 Hard Up Blues / That’s Why I’m Blue (released in Germany)