Walter Coon

 by Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
19 September 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN –  Walter Coon and His Joy Boys
001 G15632  THE BOYS BEST FRIEND  7005 15831 Conquerer 7272
002 G15633-A COME HOME FATHER 7005 15831 Conquerer 7272
003 G15636  HUSKIN‘ BEE 7002 15828 Supertone 9543 Superior 2671/BACM CD D 701
004 G15637  LOUISIANA HOP  7002 15828 Supertone 9543
missing numbers are by J.P. Ryan
BACM CD D 701 HARMONICA IN COUNTRY MUSIC (UK, 2023)
6 December 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN –  Walter Coon, *and his Joy Boys
005 G15977  FLY AWAY BIRDIE TO HEAVEN  7097 Conquerer 7271
006 G15978  FATHER‘S A DRUNKARD AND MOTHER IS DEAD  7097 Conquerer 7271
007 G15979  GOODBYE SUMMER, HELLO WINNER*  7079 15896 Supertone 9680
008 G15980  POLLY WOLLY DOODLE*  7079 15896 Supertone 9680 Superior 2671
009 G15981-A DAMAGED GOODS  rejected
010 G15982-A GOLDSTINE AND LAVINSKIE  rejected
2 September 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN –  Walter Coon (Walter Coon [vcl/harmonica], ? [gt])
011 G16981-B POOR OLD DAD  Superior 2544
012 G16982-B  ON THE BANKS OF THE OHIO Superior 2544
013 G16983  THE CLUB HAD A MEETING  rejected
014 G16984  ON A TOM THUMB GOLF COURSE rejected
015 G16985  FOND AFFECTION Superior 2521
016 G16986  CREOLE GIRL Superior 2521
017 G16987-A WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES ARE TURNING TO GOLD rejected
018 G16988-A GOOD BYE STEP STONE rejected


SINGLES
Gennett (1929-30)
7002 Huskin‘ Bee / Louisiana Hop – 12-29
7005 The Boys Best Friend  / Come Home Father - 30
7079 Goodbye Summer, Hello Winner / Polly Wolly Doodle - 30
7097 Fly Away Birdie To Heaven / Father‘s A Drunkard And Mother Is Dead - 30
Champion
15828 Huskin‘ Bee / Louisiana Hop – 29 as  by Uncle George Green and his Boys
15831 The Boys Best Friend  / Come Home Father  - 29 as by Ray Elkins
15896 Goodbye Summer, Hello Winner / Polly Wolly Doodle – 29 as  by Uncle George Green and his Boys
Conquerer
7271 Fly Away Birdie To Heaven / Father‘s A Drunkard And Mother Is Dead – as by Charley Vaughn
7272 The Boys Best Friend  / Come Home Father – as by Charley Vaughn
Supertone
9543 Huskin‘ Bee / Louisiana Hop – 29 as by Sandy Creek Wood Choppers
9680 Goodbye Summer, Hello Winner / Polly Wolly Doodle – 30 as by Sandy Creek Wood Choppers
Superior
2521 Fond Affection /  Creole Girl  - 30 as by Frank Stanton
2544 Poor Old Dad / On The Banks Of The Ohio – 30  as by Frank Stanton
2671 Huskin‘ Bee / Polly Wolly Doodle – 31? as by Stanton’s Joy Boys