Sunday, April 9, 2023

Curley Griffin

 Malcom Howard Griffin, *06-06-1918, + 1964 or 1965
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

1955 unknown, TN – Curley Griffin (Producer: Curley Griffin)
001 AT 1 GOTTA WHIP THIS BEAR Atomic 300/STCD 22 BCD 17005
002 AT 2 JUST FOR ME 300
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17005 20 YEARS OF BEAR FAMILY RECORDS (GER, 1995, 4CD); STOMPER TIME STCD22 HOT ROCKIN' MUSIC FROM TENNESSEE, VOL. 2: THE WESTWOOD RECORDING COMPANY STORY (UK, 2006)
1955 unknown, TN – Curley Griffin (Producer: Curley Griffin)
003 AT 12 I'VE SEEN IT ALL 302/STCD 22 Bb-CD-55147
004 AT 13 MAGIC OF THE MOON 302
BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55147 ROCKABILLY BOOGIE (GER, 2011)
1956 unknown, TN – Curley Griffin (Producer: Curley Griffin)
005 45-1 LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING 303
006 45-2 YOU GOTTA PLAY FAIR 303/LP 100 STCD 22 Bb-CD-55026
DUSTY LP 100 HILLBILLY/ROCKABILLY SPECIAL VOL. 1; BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55026 MEAN MEAN DADDY (GER, 1995);
1956 unknown, TN– Curley Griffin (Producer: Curley Griffin)
007 24 GOT ROCKIN' ON MY MIND 305/RR 2002 LP 2029 STCD 22 Bb-CD-55026 BCD 16311 [alt.] unissued
008 25 ROCK BOTTOM BLUES 305/LP 2029 Bb-CD-55200
BUFFALO BOP LP 2029  THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED, VOL. 25 (GER, 1979); ESOLDUN RR 2002 ROCKABILLY BOP, VOL. 1 (FRA, 1986); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16316 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL. 16 (GER, 1999); BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55200 ROCKABILLY ACTION (GER, 2010)



SINGLES
Atomic (1955-56)
300 Gotta Whip This Bear / Just For Me – 10-55
302 I've Seen It All / Magic Of The Moon – 11-55
303 You Gotta Play Fair / Love Is A Wonderful Thing - 56
305 Got Rockin' On My Mind / Rock Bottom Blues – 01-57

    


Allan Sanders

 Robert Allan Sanders, *Oklahoma
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  see also Coyote Hill Bluegrass
2005 Top Dog Studio, Hendersonville, TN – Allan Sanders (Allan Sanders [vcl/gt], Bobby clarke [gt/ dobro/ mandolin], Blake Williams [banjo/ bass], Tim Crouch [fiddle])
001 GRANDPA WAS A FARMER
002 NEW RIVER TRAIN
003 LONG BLACK TRAIN
004 I SAW THE LIGHT
005 UNCLOUDED DAY
006 KENTUCKY WALTZ
007 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES
008 MAMA’S NOT DEAD
009 OLD JOE CLARK
010 LOOKOUT NASHVILLE
011 BIG SANDY RIVER
012 OLD JOE CLARK
013 LIFE’S HIGHWAY
tracks above issued on album Look Out Nashville
2017 unknown – Allen Sanders
014 IF IT EVER HAPPENED
015 BLUEGRASS DREAMIN'
016 LONG DRIVE HOME
017 OKLAHOMA TWISTER
018 COMING HOME TO YOU
019 YESSIR
020 WELL DONE
021 LIFE OF A BLUEGRASS MAN
022 ALMOST CRAZY
023 ON DOWN THE ROAD
tracks above issued on album Back In Action
2021 unknown – Allen Sanders and Daniel Day
024 CALIFORNIA COTTON FIELDS
025 LIFE'S HIGHWAY
026 32 ACRES
027 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
028 COLLEEN MALONE
029 GENTLE ON MY MIND
030 BIG CITY
031 DARK HOLLOW
032 MR BOJANGLES
033 WHERE CORN DON'T GROW
034 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SMOKE
035 CUCKOO BIRD
tracks above issued on album With These Two Hands


ALBUMS
Top Dog no # Look Out Nashville:
Grandpa Was A Farmer; New River Train; Long Black Train; I Saw The Light; Unclouded Day; Kentucky Waltz; East Tennessee Blues; Mama’s Not Dead; Old Joe Clark; Lookout Nashville; Big Sandy River; Old Joe Clark; Life’s Highway - 05
Allan Sanders ? Back in Action:  If It Ever Happened;  Bluegrass Dreamin';  Long Drive Home;  Oklahoma Twister;  Coming Home to You;  Yessir;  Well Done;  Life of a Bluegrass Man;  Almost Crazy;  On Down the Road – 18-05-18
Allan Sanders ? With These Two Hands:  California Cotton Fields;  Life's Highway;  32 Acres;  Fire on the Mountain;  Colleen Malone;  Gentle on My Mind;  Big City;  Dark Hollow;  Mr Bojangles;  Where Corn Don't Grow; Smokey Mountain Smoke;  Cuckoo Bird – 05-05-21 w. Daniel Day


Horse Crazy (Cowgirl Band)

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2000 unknown – Horse Crazy
001 HITTIN' THE TRAIL
002 ROCK ME TO SLEEP IN MY SADDLE
003 WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES
004 OVER NEVADA
005 DESERT SKIES
006 CARIBOO ROAD
007 LONE STAR SWING
008 MAY THE TRAIL RISE UP TO GREET YOU
009 COWBOY LUST
010 HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME
011 SAGEBRUSH SYMPHONY
012 SANTA FE TRAIL
013 I'VE JUST GOT TO BE A COWBOY
tracks above issued on album Hittin‘ The Trail
2005  Mountain Sound Studio, Vancouver, BC, CAN – Horse Crazy (Lauralee Northcopp [vcl/gt], Emele Clothier [banjo], Nadine Van Hees [fiddle]. Producer: Terry Hunt)
014 COWBOY RHYTHM
015 SINGIN' IN THE SADDLE
016 COWBOY COFFEE
017 HEAVEN ON HORSEBACK
018 COWBOY SWEETHEART
019 ENDLESS SKY
020 TEXAS STAGECOACH BLUES
021 YOU'RE FROM TEXAS TOO
022 WHEN THE PONIES STRETCH OUT THEIR STRIDE
023 CHOPO
024 BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN
025 CALL OF THE CANYON
026 MAY THE TRAIL RISE UP TO GREET YOU
tracks above issued on album Cowboy Rhythm
2007  Mountain Sound Studio, Vancouver, BC, CAN – Horse Crazy (Lauralee Northcopp [vcl/gt], Emele Clothier [banjo], Nadine Van Hees [fiddle]. Producer: Terry Hunt)
027 JINGLE IN MY JEANS
028 SHENANDOAH
029 BLACK DESPAIR
030 WESTERN MOON
031 COWBOY BLUES
032 MY PRAIRIE HOME
033 MOON OVER MONTANA
034 EASTSIDE CASCADES
035 MOCKING BIRD YODEL Daughters of The West
036 MY PONCHO PONY
037 YOU PUT THE GENTLE BACK IN GENTLEMAN
038 TUMBLIN' TUMBLEWEEDS
tracks above issued on album Western Moon
2008 unknown - Horse Crazy (Lauralee Northcopp [vcl/gt], Emele Clothier [banjo], Jennifer Epps [fiddle])
039 DAUGHTERS OF THE WEST
040 I'M AND OLD COWHAND
041 RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON
042 COWGIRL ATTITUDE
043 THE VAQUERO SONG
044 WHEN THE PONIES STRETCH OUT THEIR STRIDE
045 LONE STAR SWING
046 NIGHT HORSE
047 CAMPFIRE WALTZ
048 I'D RATHER BE A COWGIRL
049 THE CIRCLE
050 IT'S A LONG WAY FROM HIS HEART
051 WESTERN MOON
052 WHEN THE BLOOM IS ON THE SAGE
053 A TIME IN THE DAY
tracks above issued on album Daughters of The West
2010 unknown - Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band  (Lauralee Northcopp [vcl/gt], Emele Clothier [banjo], Jennifer Epps [fiddle])
054 SADDLE BRONC RIDE
055 ANOTHER COWBOY SONG
056 MY HORSE KNOWS THE WAY HOME
057 SINGING ON THE TRAIL
058 MOVIN' MUD
059 WHEN IT RAINS
060 HOME PLACE
061 BALER TWINE
062 THE OLD BRONC SADDLE
063 COWBOY MOON
064 NEW DAY
065 HEY CONDUCTOR
066 HOME ON THE RANGE
tracks above issued on album My Horse Knows The Way Home
2014 unknown - Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band
067 SWINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
068 ALL I NEED ON MY SADDLE
069 PECOS BILL
070 PRAIRIE LULLABYE
071 GOTTA LOTTA RHYTHM (IN MY SOUL)
072 COLORADO TRAIL
073 PAINT THE TOWN
074 THREE QUARTER TIME
075 MELBA'S RUMOR
076 THE WATER IS WIDE
077 ALL I NEED IS YOU
078 YIPPEE YI YOUR TROUBLES AWAY
tracks above issued on album All I Need

ALBUMS
Horse Crazy no # Hittin‘ The Trail:
Hittin' the Trail: Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle; Where the Soul Never Dies; Over Nevada; Desert Skies; Cariboo Road; Lone Star Swing; May the Trail Rise Up to Greet You; Cowboy Lust; High, Wide and Handsome; Sagebrush Symphony; Santa Fe Trail; I've Just Got to Be a Cowboy - 01
Horse Crazy no # Cowboy Rhythm: Cowboy Rhythm; Singin' in the Saddle; Cowboy Coffee; Heaven on Horseback; Cowboy Sweetheart; Endless Sky; Texas Stagecoach Blues; You're from Texas Too; When the Ponies Stretch out Their Stride; Chopo; Back in the Saddle Again; Call of the Canyon; May the Trail Rise Up to Greet You - 05
Horse Crazy no # Western Moon:  Jingle in My Jeans; Shenandoah;  Black Despair;  Western Moon;  Cowboy Blues;  My Prairie Home;  Moon Over Montana;  Eastside Cascades;  Mocking Bird Yodel;  My Poncho Pony;  You Put the Gentle Back in Gentleman; . Tumblin' Tumbleweeds - 07
Horse Crazy no # Daughters of the West:  Daughters of the West;  I'm and Old Cowhand;  Ridin' Down the Canyon; Cowgirl Attitude;  The Vaquero Song;  When the Ponies Stretch Out Their Stride;  Lone Star Swing;  Night Horse;  Campfire Waltz;  I'd Rather Be a Cowgirl;  The Circle;  It's a Long Way From His Heart;  Western Moon;  When the Bloom Is On the Sage;  A Time in the Day;  Mockingbird Yodel (Bonus Track) - 08
Horse Crazy ? My Horse Knows The Way Home: Saddle Bronc Ride; Another Cowboy Song; My Horse Knows the Way Home; Singing On the Trail; Movin' Mud; When It Rains; Home Place; Baler Twine; The Old Bronc Saddle; Cowboy Moon; New Day; Hey Conductor; Home On the Range - 15-03-11
Horse Crazy no # All I Need:  Swingtime In The Rockies;  All I Need On My Saddle;  Pecos Bill; Prairie Lullabye;  Gotta Lotta Rhythm (In My Soul); Colorado Trail; Paint The Town; Three Quarter Time; Melba's Rumor; The Water Is Wide; All I Need Is You; Yippee Yi Your Troubles Away – 10-01-15


Brooks and Bowskill

Brittany Brooks
Jim Bowskill

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2021 Ganaraska Recording Company, Cobourg, ON, CAN – Brooks and Bowskill (Jim Bowskill
001 ABOVE ANE BEYOND digital single [rel. Feb. 18, 2022]
002 ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE digital single [rel. Feb. 18, 2022]
2022 Ganaraska Recording Company, Cobourg, ON, CAN – Brooks and Bowskill (Jim Bowskill [vcl/gt/ lap steel/steel/ bass/ violin/ viola/ cello/percussion/mandolin], Brittany Brooks [vcl/banjo], Kyler Tapscott [ac gt/lap steel], Wayne Deadder [bass], Ian McKeown [drums/percussion], Steve O‘ Connor [organ/accordion]. Producer: Jim Bowskill)
003 LITTLE GEM GRC 001   
004 TOO MANY ROADS GRC 001   
005 DON'T LEAVE ME NOW GRC 001   
006 DISTANT COWGIRL GRC 001  
007 TIRED OF THE TALK GRC 001   
008 LONELY CLUB GRC 001  
009 PICKIN' PARTY GRC 001  
010 GOLDEN PRIME GRC 001   
011 NEVER SEE MY GAL GRC 001  
012 HEART BREAKER GRC 001   
013 PLANE FROM SASKATOON GRC 001   
014 THE MORNING SONG GRC 001  


ALBUMS
Ganaraska Recording Company [CAN] GRC 001 Too Many Roads:
Little Gem;  Too Many Roads;  Don't Leave Me Now;  Distant Cowgirl;  Tired Of The Talk;  Lonely Club;  Pickin' Party;  Golden Prime;  Never See My Gal;  Heart Breaker;  Plane From Saskatoon;  The Morning Song – 12-22(lp), 17-01-23 (cd)