Georgia Slim (Rutland)

 Robert Hugh Rutland, *29-08-1916 Tifton, GA, +17-06-1969
3rd version
By Praguefrank, Henk Scholts, Michel Ruppli, Bill Daniels, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1947 poss. Sellers Co. Studio, 2102 Jackson St., Dallas, TX – Georgia Slim and His Texas Roundup
001 MOCKING BIRD Bluebonnet 104/BACM CD D 314
002 I’M TALKIN‘ TO YOU Bluebonnet 104/BACM CD D 314
April 1947 unknown - Georgia Slim and his Texas Roundup
003 808 SALLY GOODIN Mercury 6112
004 809 GREY EAGLE 6112
005 810 TEXAS WAG‘NER 6146/ BACM CD D 314
006 811 SALLY JOHNSON unissued
007 812 LITTLE BROWN JUG 6201
008 813 LEATHER BRITCHES 6146/ BACM CD D 314
009 814 FISHER'S HORNPIPE 6201
010 815 OLD JOE CLARK unissued
April 1947 unknown - Georgia Slim and his Texas Roundup (Dewey Groom [vcl-1], Howdy Forrester [vcl-2] + unknown musicians)
011 816 T’AIN‘T FAIR -1 Mercury 6054/ BACM CD D 314
012 817 YOU NEVER SHOULD‘A DONE IT -1 6047/BACM CD D 314
013 818 THIS IS THE END -1 6054/ BACM CD D 314
014 819 COTTON EYED JOE -2 6047/ BACM CD D 314
October 1947 unknown - Georgia Slim and Texas Roundup (Georgia Slim and Trio [vcl-1], Howdy Forrester [vcl-2])
015 1037 AIN‘T NOBODY‘S BUSINESS -1 6081/ BACM CD D 314
016 1038 REACH UP AND GRAB IT -2 6081/ BACM CD D 314
017 1039 KENTUCKY KATE unissued
018 1040 STOP AND LISTEN TO YOUR HEART 6139
December 1947 unknown - Georgia Slim and Texas Roundups
019 1557 THE DALLAS POLKA unissued
020 1558 BYE, BYE, BYE BABY unisued
021 1559 FOUR WALLS AND A WINDOW 6139
022 1560 SOMEDAY IT‘S GONNA COME HOME TO YOU unissue
023 1561 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND unissued
024 1562 YESTERDAY‘S HEARTACHE unissued
ca 1953 [field recordings] unknown – Georgia Slim (Georgia Slim [fiddle], Robert Hugh Rutland [fiddle], Ivey Rutland [piano])
02401 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND Tri-Agle-Far 706
02402 LIMEROCK Tri-Agle-Far 706
02403 SOLDIER'S JOY Tri-Agle-Far 706
02404 OLD JOE CLARK Tri-Agle-Far 706
02405 SALLY GOODIN Tri-Agle-Far 706
02406 HEN CACKLE (CLUCK OKD HEN) Tri-Agle-Far 706
02407 CHICKEN REEL Tri-Agle-Far 706
02408 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER Tri-Agle-Far 706
02409 CINDY Tri-Agle-Far 706
02410 LEATHER BRITCHES Tri-Agle-Far 706
02411 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Tri-Agle-Far 706
1960 [field recordings] unknown   – Georgia Slim (Robert Hugh Rutland [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Davidson)
02412 DONE GONE Kanawha 325
02413 GREY EAGLE Kanawha 325
02414 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE Kanawha 325
02415 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOMS [BLACKBERRY BLOSSUM] Kanawha 325
02416 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND Kanawha 325
02417 LEATHER BRITCHES Kanawha 325
02418 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT Kanawha 325
02419 OVER THE WAVES Kanawha 325
02420 SALLY GOODIN Kanawha 325
02421 SAY OLD MAN, CAN YOU PLAY THE FIDDLE Kanawha 325
02422 WAGONEER Kanawha 325
02423 MOCKINGBIRD Kanawha 325
ca September 1961 unknown – Georgia Slim
025 6019 LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD Longhorn LH-512
026 6020 GOODNIGHT WALTZ Longhorn LH-512
027 6031 OVER THE WAVES LH-518
028 6032 WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ LH-518

ALBUMS
Kanawha 601 Howdy Forrester and Georgia Slim Rutland – Twin Fiddling Country Style:  Flop-Eared Mule; Devil's Dream; Alabama Jubilee; Ida Red; Mocking Bird; Fire On The Mountain; Katy Hill; Dusty Miller; Polly Put The Kettle On; Cindy; Beaumont Rag; Rickett's Hornpipe – 69  (MX: 24303/4; KRLD in Dallas radio transcriptions, 1940s, reissued as Texas Fiddle on Tri-Agle-Far TFR-CD 710)
Kanawha 325 Raw Fiddle: Done Gone; Grey Eagle; When You And I Were Young, Maggie; Blackberry Blossoms; Billy Billie in the Low Ground; Leather Britches; Bonaparte's Retreat; Over the Waves; Sally Goodin; Say Old Man, Can You Play The Fiddle; Wagoneer; Mockingbird – 76 (reissued in 2004 on Tri-Agle-Far TFR-CD-703 and as part of Bee Balm CD in 2008)
Tri-Agle-Far TFR-CD-706 Raw Fiddle, vol. 2: Billy in the Lowground; Limerock; Soldier's Joy; Old Joe Clark; Sally Goodin; Hen Cackle (Cluck Old Hen); Chicken Reel; Mississippi Sawyer; Cindy; Leather Britches; Blackberry Blossom – 04 (reissued as part of Bee Balm CD in 2008)
Bee Balm no # UPC (884502018035) Raw Fiddle: Billy in the Lowground; Limerock; Soldier's Joy; Old Joe Clark; Sally Goodin; Hen Cackle (Cluck Old Hen); Chicken Reel; Mississippi Sawyer; Cindy; Leather Britches; Blackberry Blossom; Done Gone; Grey Eagle; When You and I Were Young; Blackberry Blossom; Billy in the Lowground; Leather Britches; Bonapart's Retreat; Over the Waves; Sally Goodin; Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle; Wagoner; Mocking Bird – 29-10-08 (reissue of Raw Fiddle, Raw Fiddle 2)
BACM [UK] CD D 314 Dewey Groom 1947-1953: I'm Talkin' To You; Mocking Bird; You Never Shoulda Done It; Cotton Eyed Joe; 'Taint Fair; This Is The End; I'll Hold You In My Heart; I've Got My Gal; Ain't Nobody's Business; Reach Up and Grab It; Unwanted Love; The Girl In My Arms; Don't Be A Baby; I've Got A New Thrill From An Old Flame; I'm So Lonesome; Heartaches Sadness and Tears; I'm Gonna Come Home To You; Out Of Sight Out Of Mind; Texas Wag'ner; Leather Britches; Can't Win For Losing You; Butane Blues; Heart After Heart; Stop Look and Listen; Tired Of Living Blues; Gospel Boogie; Teardrops In The Chapel; Mexican Joe – 10


SINGLES
Bluebonnet (1947)
104 Mocking Bird* / I’m Talkin‘ To You – 47 (*two releases:  as by Georgia Slim and His Texas Round-up and as by The Texas Round-up Gang)
Mercury (1947) Georgia Slim and his Texas Roundup
6047 Cotton Eyed Joe / You Never Should'a Done It – 05-07-47 (A-side vcl Dewey Groom)
6054 T’Ain‘t Fair / This Is The End – 13-09-47
6081 Ain‘t Nobody‘s Business / Reach Up And Grab It – 17-01-48
6112 Sally Goodin / Grey Eagle – 19-06-48 (square dance without call)
6139 Stop And Listen To Your Heart / Four Walls And A Window – 15-10-48
6146 Texas Wag‘ner / Leather Britches – 01-12-49 (square dance)
6201 Little Brown Jug / Fisher‘s Hornpipe – 02-07-49 (square dance without calls)
Longhorn (1961-62)
LH-512 Listen To The Mocking Bird / Goodnight Waltz - 10-61 (rev. Oct. 23)
LH-518 Over The Waves / Wednesday Night Waltz - 01-62 (rev. Jan. 27)