Laura Lee McBride (Owens) / Laura Lee

 Laura Lee Owens, *16 May 1920 Bridgeport, OK, +25-01-1989
3rd version
By Henk Scholts,  Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti, Michel Ruppli, Lillies Ohlsson, Praguefrank, Dennis Flannigan
SESSIONS also recorded with Bob Wills
25 March 1949 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Laura Lee and Dickie McBride
001 L 4941  A MILLION LITTLE TEARS  unissued
002 L 4942  I‘LL GIVE MY NAME  Decca 46161
003 L 4943  OPENED BY MISTAKE  46161
004 L 4944  I‘LL BE LUCKY SOME DAY  unissued
1950 prob. Houston, TX – Laura Lee and The Ranch Hands (Laura Lee [vcl], Dickie McBride [vcl], Dickie Jones [vcl], Red Greenshaw [gt], Herb Remington [steel], Buck Henson [bass]. Loren Michell [piano], George Ogg [tnr sax])
005 1824 I’M LONELY Freedom 5027/KK CD 12 BACM CD D 144
006 1825 EVERYBODY BUT ME Freedom 5027 / BACM CD D 144
KRAZY AT KK CD 12 HEADING BACK TO HOUSTON 1950/1951 (UK. 1997); BACM CD D  144 THE GREATEST WESTERN SWING VOCALIST DICKIE MCBRIDE FEATURING LAURA LEE / I STILL CARE OF YOU (UK, 2006)
May or June 1951 [demo session] unknown - Laura Lee and Dickie McBride with the Ranch Hands (Dickie McBride [vcl], Laura Lee [vcl], Aubrey ‘Red’ Greenhaw [gt],  Herb Remington [steel],  Walter ‘Buck’ Henson [bass], Buddy Keyes [drums],  Marvin R. ‘Dickie’ Jones [fiddle/el gt],  Loran ‘Mitch’ Mitchell [piano])
00601 I’M TIRED OF LIVING A LIE BACM CD D 144
June 1951 Floyd Tillman Recording Studio, Houston,TX - Laura Lee and Dickie McBride
007 51-S-6074-51-XY-466  I LOVE YOU BOOGIE  MGM K11086/BACM CD 144
008 51-S-6075-51-XY-467  WAITIN‘ JUST FOR YOU  K11014/BACM CD 144
009 51-S-6076/51-XY-469  SO I LOST AGAIN  K11014/BACM CD 144
010 51-S-6077-51-XY-468  YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED unissued
ca. September 1951 unknown - Laura Lee and Dick McBride
011 51-S-6123-51-XY-690  JUST A FOOL IN LOVE  K11086/BACM CD 144
25 July 1952 Floyd Tillman Studio, Houston, TX - Laura Lee and Dick McBride with The Ranch Hands
012 52-S-6083/52-XY-406 HEARTLESS  K11311/BACM CD 144
013 52-S-6084/52-XY-407 THOUGHT IT MAY BE A LONG, LONG TIME  K11311/BACM CD 144
014 52-S-6085/52-XY-408 DON‘T LET THE DREAM COME TRUE unissued
015 52-S-6086/52-XY-409 WISHIN’ AND HOPIN‘  unissued
1 June 1956 Daffan Studio, 310 Robert Lee Road, Hoston, TX – Laura Lee McBride/Dickie McBride (Laura Lee McBride [vcl-1], Dickie McBride [rh gt], Sydney “Buddy“ Buller [ld gt], Theron Eugene “Ted“ Daffan [steel/baritone ukulele], Lewell “Lew“ Frisby [bass],  Herman Shoss [fiddle])
016 DR 107-H HOW FOOLISH CAN A WOMAN BE  -1  Daffan C 107/BCD-15878
017 DR 107-I I WANT MY MAN -1  Daffan C 107/BCD-15878
BEAR FAMILY BCD-15878 THE DAFFAN RECORDS STORY (GER, 2CDs)
1969 unknown, TX – The McBrides (Laura Lee McBride, Dickie McBride)
M01 HH 2103/LH 2103 VAYA CON DIOS Tex-O 101
M02 HH 2104/LH 2104 LOVE ME NOW Tex-O 101
1971 Deacon Anderson Studio, Beaumont, TX – Laura Lee McBride and The River Road Boys (Laura Lee [vcl], Billy carter [gt],  Herb Remington [steel], Tommy Howser [drums], Buck Henson [upright bass], Clyde Brewer [fiddle], Bob White [fiddle], Robert Shivers [fiddle], Guy Barkdahl [piano]. Producer: Billy A. Carter)
018 LH 7937 MY CONFESSION   Footprint 00/1001
019 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS TONIGHT   Footprint 1001
020 MY ADOBE HACIENDA   Footprint 1001 DLP-1161
021 I BETCHA MY HEART I LOVE YOU  Footprint 100/1001 DLP-1161
022 TOO LATE   Footprint 1001
023 WHOSE HEART ARE YOU BREAKING NOW   Footprint 100/1001
024 LH 7938 THIS IS OUR LAST GOODBYE    Footprint 300/1001
025 CATTLE CALL  Footprint 1001
026 DEEP WATER   Footprint 1001
027 KEEPER OF MY HEART   Footprint 1001
DELTA DLP 1161 A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS ANNIVERSARY / TEXAS PLAYBOY REUNION (1985, 5LPs)
Ca 1973 unknown – Laura Lee (Producer: Darrell Glenn)
028 TIL' I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN FP 104
Ca late 1970s Luv Sound, Dallas, TX - Laura Lee With The Original Texas Playboys (Laura Lee McBride [vcl], Eldon Shamblin [gt], Leon McAuliffe [steel], Leon Rausch [bass/vcl],  Joe Frank Ferguson [bass], Smoky Dacus [drums], Gene Casaway [fiddle], Bob Boatright [fiddle], Al Stricklin [piano]. Producer: Laura Lee, Leon McAuliffe)
029 BETCHA MY HEART I LOVE YOU Delta DLP-1143  
030 IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW Delta DLP-1143   
031 FADED LOVE Delta DLP-1143  
032 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Delta DLP-1143  
033 CATTLE CALL Delta DLP-1143  
034 SILVER BELLS Delta DLP-1143  
035 SOME DAY Delta DLP-1143  
036 I TOLD THE SMILE Delta DLP-1143  
037 BEHIND THE SMILE Delta DLP-1143  
038 ONE DAY AT A TIME Delta DLP-1143  
039 YOU’RE FROM TEXAS Delta DLP-1143  
040 ADOBE HACIENDA Delta DLP-1143  
Ca 1981 unknown - Laura Lee McBride (Producer: Leon Carter)
041 LOVE COMES SHINING THROUGH  LMC 110
042 THIS SONG IS JUST FOR YOU LMC 110
1980s unknown, TX - Laura Lee McBride (Producer: Bayron Binkley)
043 MEMORY OF A LEGEND H004
044 MENDED BROKEN HEART    H 004              



RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
October 1943 /June 1944 [Armed Forces Radio Service Transcriptions]  Los Angeles, CA – Bob Wills with Laure Lee Owens (Bob Wills [fiddle], Laura Lee Owens [vcl], Tommy Duncan [vcl], Dick Hamelton, Cameron Hill, Jimmy Wyble [el gt], Les Anderson [steel],
Rip Ramsey [bass], Howard Davis, Monte Mountjoy [drums], Jesse Ashlock, Buddy Ray [fiddle], Louis Tierney [fiddle/sax], Millard Kelso  [piano], Alex Brashear [trumpet],
Tiny Mott [sax])
I BETACHA MY HEART I LOVE YOU    AFRS W-19 / RFD CD 34
I’LL BE TRUE TO THE ONE I LOVE     AFRS W-32 / AFRS ‘MELODY ROUNDUP’ # 445 + 634 / RFD CD 34
TEXAS PLAINS      AFRS ‘MELODY ROUNDUP’ # 740
THANKS FOR YOUR LETTER    AFRS W-32  AFRS ‘MELODY ROUNDUP’ # 697 / RFD CD 34
June /December 1944 [Armed Forces Radio Service Transcriptions]  Los Angeles, CA – Bob Wills with Laure Lee Owens (Bob Wills [fiddle], Laura Lee Owens [vcl], Tommy Duncan [vcl], Cameron Hill, Jimmy Wyble [el gt], Millard Kelson [banjo], Noel Boggs [steel], Ted Adams [bass], Monte Mountjoy [drums],  Jesse Ashlock, Joe Holley, Louis Tierney [fiddle],  
 Vic Davis [piano], Tiny Mott [sax], Chuck Mackey [trumpet])
TOO LATE AFRS W-26  AFRS ‘Melody Roundup’ # 431 / Antone LP 6010 RFD CD 34
COUNTRY ROUTES RFD CD 34 BOB WILLS IN HOLLYWOOD 1943-1944 (UK, 2006)
Unknown [KXYZ Houston, TX] unknown  Laura Lee and Dickie McBride
WAITIN‘ JUST FOR YOU  acetate


ALBUMS
Footprint FPS 1001 Everything Changes But Laura Lee:  Deep Water; Keeper Of My Heart; My Confession; Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight; My Adobe Hacienda; Betcha My Heart; Too Late; Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now; This Is Our Last Goodbye; Cattle Call - 71 Laura Lee McBride with The River Road Boys
Delta DLP-1143 Queen Of Western Swing: You’re From Texas; Adobe Hacienda; Betcha My Heart I Love You; It Makes No Difference Now;  Faded Love; San Antonio Rose; Cattle Call; Silver Bells; Some Day; I Told The Smile; Behind The Smile; One Day At A Time - 84


SINGLES
Decca (1949)
46161 Opened By Mistake / I'll Give My Name – 49 w. Dickie McBride
Freedom (1950)
5027 I’m Lonely For You Darling / Everybody But Me - 50
MGM  (1951-1952) w. Dickie McBride
K 11014  Waitin‘ Just For You / So I Lost Again – 07-51
K 11086  Just A Fool In Love / I Love You Boogie  – 10-51
K 11311  Heartless / Thought It May Be A Long, Long Time – 08-52
Daffan (1956)
C 107 How Foolish Can A Woman Be / I Want My Man – 56
Tex-O (1969) McBrides
101 Love Me Now / Vaya Con Dios – 69
Parkway*/ Footprints
300* This Is Our Last Goodbye / My Confession - 71
FP 100 I Betcha My Heart I Love You / Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now  - 05-73
FP 104 Til' I Can Make It On My Own / Til' I Can Make It On My Own – 73 (promo)
Texas Noteables
LMC 110 Love Comes Shining Through  / This Song Is Just For You – 81?
Halma
H 004 Memory Of A Legend / Mended Broken Heart – 8-