Marijohn Wilkin

*14-07-1920 Kemp, TX - +28-10-2008
2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Vladimir Pikora, Dave Epstein, Michal Gololobov
SESSIONS
25 August 1959 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin aka Marion and The Jacks
001 CO 62932/OB 1942? BARBARA ALLEN Columbia 4-41501 /Harmony HS-11079
002 CO 62933/OB 1943? WHAT CAN I DO TO PLEASE YOU 4-41501
14 January 1960 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin aka Marion and The Jacks
003 CO 64055/OB 2047? WAYFARING BLUES 4-41561
004 CO 64056/OB 2048? CARMEL BY THE SEA 4-41561
18 January 1960 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin aka Marion and The Jacks
005 CO 64368/OB 2058? WABASH CANNON BALL Columbia 4-41726/Harmony HS-11079 BCD 15791
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15791 ... AND THE ANSWER IS VOL.1 (GER, 1994)
18 or 20 January 1960 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin aka Marion and The Jacks (masters CO 64365/7 + 64374/76 – one unissued tracks probably recorded during these sessions)
006 MY LONG BLACK VEIL  unissued/BCD 15791
007 NEW SAN ANTONIO ROSE Harmony HS-11079
008 THE PRISONER'S SONG Harmony HS-11079
009 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN Harmony HS-11079
010 SLOW POKE Harmony HS-11079
011c MEXICALI ROSE Harmony HS-11079
20 January 1960 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin aka Marion and The Jacks
012 CO 64372/OB 2063? TROUBLE IN MIND 4-41645/Harmony HS-11079
013 CO 64373/OB 2064? PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA 4-41645/Harmony HS-11079
014 CO 64377/OB 2067? COLD, COLD HEART 4-41726/Harmony HS-11079 CK 47995
COLUMBIA LEGACY CK 47995 HANK WILLIAMS SONGBOOK : 20 SONGS BY 11 ARTISTS (1991)
6 July 1960 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin
015 CO 64993/OB 2235? WHIP-POOR-WILL 4-41826
016 CO 64994/OB 2236? IF YOU'RE SURE 4-41826
11 January 1961 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin
017 CO 65990/OB 2374? HIGHER THAN HIGH 4-41966
018 CO 65991/OB 2375? SPARKS 4-41966
1961 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin with The Jordanaires
019 JOHNNY IS MY DARLING Columbia CS-8441
020 SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY Columbia CS-8441
021 OH FREEDOM! Columbia CS-8441
022 AURA LEE Columbia CS-8441
023 WADE IN THE WATER Columbia CS-8441
024 MARY DON'T YOU WEEP Columbia CS-8441
025 BATTLE OF SHILOH Columbia CS-8441
026 SLAVERY CHAIN DONE BROKE AT LAST Columbia CS-8441
027 WEEPING SAD AND LONELY Columbia CS-8441
028 TRUE AT LAST Columbia CS-8441
029 TWO BROTHERS Columbia CS-8441
030 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Columbia CS-8441
ca April 1966 unknown - Romy Spain
031 MB-21112 NEVER RIGHT, ALWAYS WRONG Dot 45-16894/DLP-25822
032 MB-21113 TAKE GOOD CARE OF THIS MEMORY Dot DLP-25822
ca. November 1966 unknown – Romy Spain
033 MB-21906 AFTER THE HURT IS GONE 45-16989/DLP-25822
034 MB-21907 SORRY ABOUT THAT 45-16989/DLP-25822
btw November 1966/May 1967 unknown –Romy Spain
035 AM I LOSING YOU Dot DLP-25822
036 GUILTY Dot DLP-25822
037 IS GOODBYE THAT EASY Dot DLP-25822
ca. January 1967 unknown – Romy Spain
038 MB-22065 UP, UP, UP AND AWAY Dot 45-17011/DLP-25822
039 MB-22066 DON'T LET THE DOOR KNOB HIT YOU 45-17066/DLP-25822
ca. May 1967 unknown – Romy Spain
040 MB-22271 WHAT WOULD YOU DO Dot 45-17034/DLP-25822
041 MB-22272 I'D RATHER BE SORRY Dot 45-17034/DLP-25822
1974 Sound Spectrum Recordings Inc., House Of Cash, 700 Johnny Cash Parkway, Hendersonville, TN - Marijohn Willin (Marijohn Wilkin [vcl/piano] (John Buck Wilkin [gt], John Drummond [gt], Joe Allen/Joe Zinkan [bass], Ron Peterson [percussion], Jim Buchanan [violin/drums], Jerry Smith [piano] + Laverna Moore, Rick Powell [bck vcl]. Producer: Marijohn Wilkin)
042 ONE DAY AT A TIME Myrrh MSA-6537
043 IT ALL BELONGS TO THE FATHER MS-149/MSA-6537
044 SCARS IN THE HANDS OF JESUS MSA-6537
045 GOD IS LOVE MS-149/MSA-6537
046 BEHOLD THE MAN MSA-6537
047 NEARLY 2 000 YEARS AGO MSA-6537
048 SPEAK LOUDER MSA-6537
049 WITHOUT YOU MSA-6537
050 TRIAL TRIP MSA-6537
051 I HAVE RETURNED MSA-6537
1975 Sound Spectrum Recordings Inc., House Of Cash, 700 Johnny Cash Parkway, Hendersonville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin (Marijohn Wilkin [vcl/piano], Fred Carter Jr [ac gt/dobro]. Ron Peterson [ac gt], Steve Shaffer [bass], Jerry Garrigan [drums], Johnny Gimble [fiddle], Lisa Silver [fiddle], Jerry Smith [piano], Don Sheffield [trumpet], Laverna Moore, Ronnie Drake, Bergen White [bck vcl]. Producer: Marijohn Wilkin)
052 BACK IN THE FOLD MSA-6549
053 REST ME, JESUS MSA-6549
054 HERE I AM MSA-6549
055 OLD LITTLE HOME TOWN MSA-6549
056 HE IS GOD MSA-6549
057 HIS KIND OF LOVE MSA-6549
058 IT'S A BRAND NEW WORLD MSA-6549
059 HE IS MSA-6549
060 GIVE IT AWAY MSA-6549
061 HE'S BEEN THROUGH IT TOO MSA-6549
062 WHERE I'M GOING MSA-6549
1976 Sound Spectrum Recordings Inc., House Of Cash, 700 Johnny Cash Parkway, Hendersonville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin (Marijohn Wilkin [vcl/piano], Leo Jackson [ac/rh gt], Fred Carter [ac/el gt], Bill Humble/Steve Schaeffer [el bass],Jim Wolfe [drums], Farrell Morris [percussion], Roy Christensen [cello], Stephanie Woolfe, George Binkley, Carl Gorodetsky,Shelly Kurland [violin], Marvin Chantry, Gary Van Osdale [viola], Cindy Reynolds [harp], Jerry Smith [piano], Robert E. Mulloy [organ], Don Sheffield [trumpet] + The Jordanaires.Producer: Marijohn Wilkin)
063 REACH UP AND TOUCH GOD'S HAND MSA-6559
064 LORD HOW DID IT FEEL? MSA-6559
065 YOU STILL THE TROUBLED WATERS MSA-6559
066 SO MUCH TO THANK YOU FOR MSA-6559
067 LIVING TREE MSA-6559
068 LET THE SPIRIT WORK IN SILENCE MSA-6559
069 HOW OLD WERE YOU MSA-6559
070 LIVING SERMON FOR THEE MSA-6559
071 FOLLOW THE JESUS SIGN MSA-6559
072 THOUGHTS OF JESUS MSA-6559
073 WOULD YOU DO THE SAME FOR HIM MSA-6559
074 LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE MSA-6559
1977 Sound Spectrum Recordings Inc., House Of Cash, 700 Johnny Cash Parkway, Hendersonville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin (Marijohn Wilkin [solo vcl-1],Dudley Blakeney[solo -2], Sheldon Curry [solo -3], Bill McGraw [solo-4]; Fred Carter, Leo Jackson [gt], Steve Schaffer [bass], Kenny Malone [drums], Jerry Smith [piano] + Young Church Singers :Denise Griffith, Wanda Herron, Debbie Hall, Ginny Jorden, Sheldon Curry, Paul Smith, Dudley Blakeney, Bill Mcgraw. Poducer: Marijohn Wilkin,Charles F.Brown)
075 NOT BECAUSE HE DIED FOR ME WSB-8772
000 HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE ON THE CROSS -2 WSB-8772
076 WHEN WE ALL GO HOME -1 WSB-8772
077 HEAVENLY LANGUAGE OF LOVE WSB-8772
000 WE TALK A LOT, MY LORD AND I -2 Word WSB-8772
000 THANK YOU LORD FOR CREATING ME -3 WSB-8772
078 IN GETHSEMANE ALONE -1,4 WSB-8772
079 ISN'T IT WONDERFUL WHAT GOD CAN DO WSB-8772
000 UNTIL THEY FIND YOU-2 WSB 8772
080 I FELT THE HOLY SPIRIT FALL ON ME WSB-8772
1978 Sound Spectrum Recordings Inc., House Of Cash, 700 Johnny Cash Parkway, Hendersonville, TN - Marijohn Wilkin (Marijohn Wilkin [vcl], Leo Jackson, Fred Carter [ac/rh gt], Fred Carter [el gt/dobro], Johnny Gimble [mandolin], Bill Humble/Steve Shaffer [bass], Kenny Malone/Farrell Morris [drums], Buddy Spicher/Johnny Gimble [fiddle], Jerry Smith [piano/organ], Farrell Morris [vibes/marimba], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], Don Sheffield, Doug Yoder [trumpet]. Producer: Marijohn Wilkin)
081 BARNSTORMIN' Day Spring DST-4008
082 DAY OLD BREAD AND LOVE DST-4008
083 PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES DST-4008
084 MAKE READY HE'S COMIN' HOME DST-4008
085 BRAND NEW SONG DST-4008
086 I DIDN'T STOP DANCIN' DST-4008
087 THANK YOU LORD FOR CREATING ME DST-4008
088 NOT BECAUSE HE DIED FOR ME DST-4008
089 UNTIL THEY FIND YOU DST-4008
090 LORD LET ME LEAVE A SONG DST-4008
1982 Nashville, TN – Marijohm Wilkin
091 HIS KIND OF LOVE MSG 1008
092 HIS WORD REMAINS FOREVER MSG 1008
1982 Marty Robbins Studio, Nashville, TN/Music City Recorders, Nashville, TN/The Music Mill, Nashville, TN/Soundshop, Nashville, TN – Marijohn Wilkin (Marijohn Wilkin [vcl], Leo Jackson [ac/rh gt], Fred Newell [el gt], Stu Basore [steel], Bill Humble/Steve Schaffer [bass], Byron Metcalfe [drums], Byron Metcalfe [percussion], Charlie Miller/Walt Cunningham/Gary Primm/Buck Wilkin/Garland Craft [keyboards], Don Sheffield [trumpet] + Strings Arranged By Billy Strange: Shelly Kurland, Carl Gorodetzky, George Binkley, Chris Teal, Dennis Molchan, Conni Mccollister, Marvin Chantry, Gary Van Osdale, Roy Christensen, Davis Boyle + Laverna Moore, Marti Garlow, Ron Peterson, Louis Nunley, Gordon Stoker, Herman Harper [bck vcl]. Producer: Marijohn Wilkin, Andy Dimartino)
093 ONE DAY AT A TIME  MM-1009/MM 1001C MS 70035
094 THE MIGHTY HILLS OF GOD MM 1001C MS 70035
095 SPEAK YOUR MIND SWEET JESUS MM 1001C MS 70035
096 HE LOVED ME ENOUGH MM 1001C MS 70035
097 IN GETHSEMANE ALONE MM 1001C MS 70035
098 A LITTLE BIT OF JESUS  MM 1001C MS 70035
099 THE HARDEST TIME OF ALL  MM-1009/MM 1001C  MS 70035
100 I BELIEVE I BELIEVE MM 1001C MS 70035
101 MICHAEL MM 1001C MS 70035
102 WE ARE ONE MM 1001C MS 70035
1997 poss. Nashville, TN – Judy DeRamus, Marijohn Wilkin with The Jordanaires
103 YOUR LOVE
104 HIS KIND OF LOVE
105 HE LOVED ME ENOUGH
106 THE HARDEST TIME OF ALL
107 ONE DAY AT A TIME
108 I'LL GIVE THE WHOLE WORLD UP FOR YOU
109 RECONCILE WITH YOUR CHILD
110 WOULD YOU DO THE SAME FOR HIM
111 IN GETHSEMANE ALONE
112 WHEN I SING HOLY
Tracks above issued on album His Kind Of Love


ALBUMS
Harmony HL 7279/HS-11079 Country and Western Songs That Sold A Million: Wabash Cannon Ball; Cold, Cold Heart; New San Antonio Rose; Barbara Allen; Prisoner's Song; Pistol Packin' Mama; Trouble In Mind; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; Slow Poke; Mexicali Rose - 60 as by Marion and The Jacks
Columbia CL-1641/CS-8441 Ballads Of The Blue And Gray: Johnny Is My Darling; Southern Soldier Boy; Oh Freedom!; Aura Lee; Wade In The Water; Mary Don't You Weep; Battle Of Shiloh; Slavery Chain Done Broke At Last; Weeping Sad And Lonely; True At Last; Two Brothers; When Johnny Comes Marching Home - 61 (MX:  XLP 52996/7; XSM 52998/9
Dot DLP-3822/DLP-25822 The Soul Of A Singer: Am I Losing You; What Would You Do; Never Right; After the Hurt Is Gone; Don't Let That Doorknob Hit You; I'd Rather Be Sorry; Guilty; Take Good Care Of This Memory; Is Goodbye That Easy; Up, Up And Away; Sorry About That - 67 as by Romy Spain (MX: LPS 76585/6)
Myrrh MSA-6537-LP I Have Returned: One Day At A Time; It All Belongs To The Father; Scars In The Hands Of Jesus; God Is Love; Behold The Man; Nearly 2 000 Years Ago; Speak Louder; Without You; Trial Trip; I Have Returned - 74
Myrrh MSA-6549-LP Where I'm Going: Back In The Fold; Rest Me, Jesus; Here I Am; Old Little Home Town; He Is God; His Kind Of Love; It's A Brand New World; He Is; Give It Away; He's Been Through It Too; Where I'm Going - 75
Myrrh MSA-6559-LP Reach Up And Touch God's Hand: Reach Up And Touch God's Hand; Lord How Did It Feel; You Still The Troubled Waters; So Much To Thank Thee For; Living Tree; Let The Spirit Work In Silence; How Old Were You; Living Sermon For Thee; Follow The Jesus Sign; Thoughts Of Jesus; Would You Do The Same For Him; Let Your Light So Shine - 76
Word WSB-8772 Isn't It Wonderful / The Music Of Marijohm Wilkin: We Talk A Lot, My Lord And I; Not Because He Died For Me; He Spent Most Of His Life On The Cross; When We All Go Home; Heavenly Language Of Love; Thank You Lord For Creating Me; In Gethsemane Alone; Isn't It Wonderful What God Can Do; Until They Find You; I Felt The Holy Spirit Fall On Me – ca 12-77
Day Spring DST-4008 Lord, Let Me Leave A Song: Barnstormin'; Day Old Bread And Love; Pretty Is As Pretty Does; Make Ready He's Comin' Home; Brand New Song; I Didn't Stop Dancin'; Thank You Lord For Creating Me; Not Because He Died For Me; Until They Find You; Lord Let Me Leave A Song – 78
Message Music MM 1001C Marijohn Wilkin sings A Little Bit of Jesus: A Little Bit Of Jesus; I Believe, I Believe; Michael; He Loved Me Enough; In Gethsamane Alone; One Day At A Time; The Mighty Hills Of God; Speak Your Mind, Sweet Jesus; The Hardest Time Of All; We Are One – 83 (cassette; LP issue on Moon Shine MOO-70035 with different tracks order: One Day At A Time; The Mighty Hills Of God; Speak Your Mind Sweet Jesus; He Loved Me Enough; In Gethsemane Alone; A Little Bit Of Jesus; The Hardest Time Of All; I Believe I Believe; Michael;We Are One)
Devoted Music no # His Kind Of Love: Your Love; His Kind Of Love; He Loved Me Enough; The Hardest Time Of All; One Day At A Time; I'll Give The Whole World Up For You; Reconcile With Your Child; Would You Do The Same For Him; In Gethsemane Alone; When I Sing Holy – 10-10-97 w. Judy DeRamus and The Jordanaires


SINGLES
Columbia (1959-61)
4-41501 Barbara Allen / What Can I Do To Please You  – 19-10-59
4-41561 Carmel By The Sea / Wayfaring Blues – 08-02-60
4-41645 Pistol Packin' Mama / Trouble In Mind – 11-04-60 and The Jacks
4-41726 Wabash Cannon Ball / Cold, Cold Heart – 11-07-60
4-41826 If You're Sure / Whip-Poor-Will – 03-11-60
4-41966 Higher Than High / Sparks – 06-03-61
Dot (1966) aka Romy Spain
45-16894 Never Right, Always Wrong / Take Good Care Of This Memory – 07-66
45-16989 After The Hurt Is Gone / Sorry 'Bout That – 01-67
45-17011 Don't Let That Doorknob Hit You / Up, Up And Away – 04-67
45-17034 I'd Rather Be Sorry / What Would You Do? – 07-67
Myrrh (1975-76) / Word (1977)
MS-149 It All Belongs To The Father / God Is Love - 75
Message Music (1982)
MSG 1008 His Kind Of Love / His Word Remains Forever - 82
MM-1009 One Day At A Time / The Hardest Time Of All - 82