Billie Renee' Johnson, *Mt Sterling, KY
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2003 Lonesome Day Studio, 143 Deaton Rd, Booneville, KY - Billie Renee and Cumberland Gap (Billie Renee' Johnson [vcl/bass], Bill Johnson [vcl], Johnny Browning [vcl/gt], Brent Pack [banjo], Chris Turner [vcl/mandolin], Adam Moehlman [vcl/fiddle])
001 GOD'S HEAVENLY SHORE LDR 003
002 MORNING TIME ALWAYS LDR 003
003 BOOK OF LIFE LDR 003
004 BRUSH ARBOR CHURCH LDR 003
005 LORD GUIDE ME O'RE LDR 003
006 ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN LDR 003
007 JOSHUA LDR 003
008 HIGHER GROUND LDR 003
009 LOVE THAT ONLY COMES FROM ABOVE LDR 003
010 GONNA BE MOVIN' LDR 003
011 VIEW THAT HOLY CITY LDR 003
012 JUST A DRIFTER LDR 003
2016 Rick's Main Street Studio, Clay City, KY – Billie Renee (+ Rickey Wasson, Marty Raybon, Ronnie Stewart, Kyle Perkins, Johnny Browning, Ethan Vivian, Chaston Carroll, Matt Leadbetter, Harold Nixon, Reed Jones, Harold Mosley, Mike Parker, Shayne Bartley, Josh Hymer, Bill Johnson, Lela Johnson, Tina Northcutt. Producer: Billie Renee' Johnson and Rickey Wasson)
013 YOUR MEMORY
014 A WOUND TIME CAN'T ERASE
015 WHO ARE YOU GONNA BLAME IT ON THIS TIME
016 SOME THINGS I KNOW
017 LISTENING TO THE RAIN
018 I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
019 OLD TRAIN
020 HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
021 GOOD IN GOODBYE
022 CRY BABY CRY
023 IF I NEEDED YOU
024 I'LL NEVER BE IN LOVE
025 COULD YOU LOVE ME ONE MORE TIME
Tracks above issued on album Songs From The Heart
there is also album Live At The Blue Ribbon Fox Hunters Lodge, details unknown
ALBUMS
Lonesome Day LDR 003 Morning Time Always: God's Heavenly Shore; Morning Time Always; Book Of Life; Brush Arbor Church; Lord Guide Me O're; All Of God's Children; Joshua; Higher Ground; Love That Only Comes From Above; Gonna Be Movin'; View That Holy City; Just A Drifter – 03
Truegrass Ent. ? Songs from the Heart: Your Memory; A Wound Time Can't Erase; Who Are You Gonna Blame It on This Time; Some Things I Know; Listening to the Rain; I Won't Have to Worry; Old Train; Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; Good in Goodbye; Cry Baby Cry; If I Needed You; I'll Never Be in Love; Could You Love Me One More Time – 17-02-17
Live At The Blue Ribbon Fox Hunters Lodge (details unknown)
Friday, June 9, 2023
Billie Renee (Johnson)
Boomswagglers
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2010 unknown, TX – The Boomswagglers
001 LOW DOWN
002 WORKIN' MAN
003 WHY I SLEEP ALONE
004 TRAILER PARK SPECIAL
005 JIM AND JACK
006 I'M COMIN' HOME
007 EVEN LOWER DOWN
008 MORNIN' PILLS
009 WILCO BLUES
010 RUN YOU DOWN
Tracks above issued on album The Bootleg Beginnings from the Shack Out Back
2019 poss. Austin, TX – The Boomswagglers (Spencer Cornett [vcl/ac gt], Brock Bracamontez [el gt], William Lloyd [banjo], Zach Moulton / James Shelton [steel], Chris Crepps [bass], Kyle Coroneos [drums])
011 BETTER TIMES DOWN THE LINE
012 DRINKING PROBLEM'S A PROBLEM
013 HEARTBREAKING PLACES IN MY MIND
014 SAME OLD SHAPE AGAIN
015 PICK FROM YOUR VINE
016 SHE DONE IT NOW
017 BOOMSWAGGLERS #1
018 THE DAY THE DEVIL SMILED
019 TIRED OF DRIVING
020 MARLBORO MILE
021 RAINY MORNING MISERY
Tracks above issued on album Heartbreaking Place In My Mind
ALBUMS
Boomswagglers ? The Bootleg Beginnings from the Shack Out Back: Low Down; Workin' Man; Why I Sleep Alone; Trailer Park Special; Jim and Jack; I'm Comin' Home; Even Lower Down; Mornin' Pills; Wilco Blues; Run You Down – 04-08-11
Boomswagglers ? Heartbreaking Place In My Mind: Better Times Down The Line; Drinking Problem's A Problem; Heartbreaking Places In My Mind; Same Old Shape Again; Pick From Your Vine; She Done It Now; Boomswagglers #1; The Day The Devil Smiled; Tired Of Driving; Marlboro Mile; Rainy Morning Misery - 18-06-20
Jess Williamson
*Austin, TX
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
April/May 2011 Big Salmon, Austin, TX – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/banjo], Jason Chronis [gt/organ], Matt Simon [percussion], Eli Welbourne [synthesizer])
001 KIDS LIKE US
002 SOFT HEART
003 JACK THE WRITER
004 I HAVE STUDIED YOU
005 MEDICINE WHEEL
tracks above issued on EP Medicine Wheel/Dead Songs
2013 Eastern Sun Studios, Austin, TX / Estuary Recording Facility, Austin, TX – Jess Williamson
006 BLOOD SONG
007 NATIVE STATE
008 MEDICINE WHEEL
009 SPIN THE WHEEL
010 FIELD
011 YOU CAN HAVE HEAVEN ON EARTH
012 SEVENTH SONG
tracks above issued on EP Native State
2014 unknown – Jess Williamson, RF Shannon (+ Luke Dawson [steel])
013 SNAKE SONG PR 009
014 HOW THE MOON KNEW THE NIGHT PR 009
2014 [live] Hollywood, CA – Jess Williamson
01401 NATIVE STATE
01402 SNAKE SONG
01403 SEVENTH SONG
tracks above issued on EP Jess Williamson (Live In Hollywood, CA
22 April 2014 Good Danny’s, Austin, TX – Jess Williamson
015 LAST WORD
016 BLOOD SONG
017 NATIVE STATE
018 SEVENTH SONG
tracks above issued on EP Good Danny’s 4/22/2014
18 August 2014 [live] WXPN Performance Studio, Philadlephia, PA – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/el gt/ banjo])
01801 BLOOD SONG
01802 NATIVE STATE
01803 SEE YOU IN A DREAM
01804 SNAKE SONG
tracks above issued on EP Folkadelphia Session 8/18/2014
2016 Cacophany Recorders in Austin, TX – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/gt],
Jesse Kees [ac gt/ bass gt/ keybiards], Shane Renfro [gt/keybiards], Mrs. Glass [dobro], Andrew Stevens [percussion/ piano]. ProducerL: Erik Wofford)
019 SAY IT BH 002
020 WHITE BED BH 002
021 HEART SONG BH 002
022 SEE YOU IN A DREAM BH 002
023 LAST WORD BH 002
2016 Jesse Kees house, Austin, TX – Jess Williamson
024 SNAKE SONG BH 002
025 DEVIL’S GIRL BH 002
2017 [Lagniappe Sessions] Lagniappe Studio, 8862 Snowbunting Ct, Highlands Ranch, CO – Jess Williamson
026 SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY
027 DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
2017 poss. Austin, TX – Jess Williamson
028 I SEE THE WHITE MEX 253
029 AWAKENING BABY MEX 253
030 WHITE BIRD MEX 253
031 WILD RAIN MEX 253
032 THUNDER SONG MEX 253
033 MAMA PROUD MEX 253
034 DREAM STATE MEX 253
035 FOREVER MEX 253
036 LOVE ON THE PIANO MEX 253
4 May 2018 Paste Studio, New York City – Jess Williamson
037 WHITE BIRD
038 I SEE THE WHITE
039 LOVE ON THE PIANO
tracks above issued on EP Paste Studio NYC (New York, NY)
30 August 2018 [live] Audiotree Studios, Chicago, IL – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/gt], Shane Renfro [vcl/gt/ keyboards], Neil Lord [gt/keyboards], Meredith Stoner [bass],
Tiffanie Lanmon [vcl/drums])
03901 WILD RAIN
03902 AWAKENING BABY
03903 I SEE THE WHITE
03904 FOREVER
Summer 2019 Gary's Electric Studio, Brooklyn, New York City/ Dandysounds, Dripping Springs, TX – Jess Williamson
040 SMOKE MEX 280
041 AS THE BIRDS ARE MEX 280
042 WIND ON TIN MEX 280
043 SORCERESS MEX 280
044 INFINITE SCROLL MEX 280
045 LOVE'S NOT HARD TO FIND MEX 280
046 HOW YA LONESOME MEX 280
047 ROSARIES AT THE BORDER MEX 280
048 PONIES IN TOWN MEX 280
049 HARM NONE MEX 280
050 GULF OF MEXICO MEX 280
April 2020 home recording, Los Angeles, CA - Jess Williamson with Han Habits (Jess Williamson [vcl/ac gt], Meg Duffy [el gt], Jarvis Taveniere [bass/ drums/ mellotron])
051 PICTURES OF FLOWERS digital single [rel. June 24]
2021 home recordings, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/gt], Ben Schwab [gt/ bass/ organ]) [overdub sessions: Noah Jeffrie’s home, Austin, TX: Noah Jeffries [mandolin /fiddle]
052 LORETTA digital single [rel. March 15, 2022]
053 TEXAS RIVER SONG digital single [rel. March 15, 2022]
2022 unknown – The Plains, with Waxahatchee, Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson, Katie Crutchfield [vcl/ac gt] + Brad Cook [ac/el gt/ Wurlitzer/mellotron/ bass], Alex Farrar [el gt], Andrew Marlin [mandolin/ ac gt], Spencer Tweedy [drums/percussion], Libby Rodenbough [fiddle], Phil Cook [Wirlitzer/ organ/ dobro/ banjo/ el slide gt]. Producer: Brad Cook)
P01 SUMMER SUN Anti 87861
P02 PROBLEM WITH IT Anti 87861
P03 LINE OF SIGHT Anti 87861
P04 ABILENE Anti 87861
P05 HURRICANE Anti 87861
P06 BELLAFATIMA Anti 87861
P07 LAST 2 ON EARTH Anti 87861
P08 EASY Anti 87861
P09 NO RECORD OF WRONGS Anti 87861
P10 I WALKED WITH YOU A WAYS Anti 87861
2022 Puff City, Durham, NC – Jess Williamson (Jess Williamson [vcl/ ac gt/ piano/ drum programming], Brad Cook [gt/piano/ Wurlitzer/ organ/ synthesizer/ el bass/ drum programming/ bck vcl], Phil Cook [ac gt/ banjo/ dobro/ piano/Wurlitzer/ organ], Deshawn Hickman [steel], Matt McCaughan [drums/percussion/ synthesizer], Matt Douglas [sax/clarinet]. Producer: Brad Cook)
054 TIME AIN'T ACCIDENTAL MEX 338
055 HUNTER MEX 338
056 CHASING SPIRITS MEX 338
057 TOBACCO TWO STEP MEX 338
058 GOD IN EVERYTHING MEX 338
059 A FEW SEASONS MEX 338
060 TOPANGA TWO STEP MEX 338
061 SOMETHING'S IN THE WAY MEX 338
062 STAMPEDE MEX 338
063 I'D COME TO YOUR CALL MEX 338
064 CLOUDS MEX 338
ALBUMS
Brutal Honest BH 002 Heart Song: Say It; White Bed; Heart Song; Snake Song; See You In A Dream; Last Word; Devil’s Girl – 04-11-16
Mexican Summer MEX 253 Cosmic Wink: I See the White; Awakening Baby; White Bird; Wild Rain; Thunder Song; Mama Proud; Dream State; Forever; Love on the Piano – 11-05-18
Mexican Summer MEX 280 Sorceress: Smoke; As the Birds Are; Wind on Tin; Sorceress; Infinite Scroll; Love's Not Hard to Find; How Ya Lonesome; Rosaries at the Border; Ponies in Town; Harm None; Gulf of Mexico – 15-05-20
Anti 87861-1/87861-2 I Walked With You A Ways: Summer Sun; Problem With It; Line of Sight; Abilene; Hurricane; Bellafatima; Last 2 On Earth; Easy; No Record of Wrongs; I Walked With You A Ways – 14-10-22 Plains, Waxahatchee, Jess Williamson
Mexican Summer MEX 338 Time Ain't Accidental: Time Ain't Accidental; Hunter; Chasing Spirits; Tobacco Two Step; God in Everything; A Few Seasons; Topanga Two Step; Something's in the Way; Stampede; I'd Come to Your Call; Clouds – 09-06-23
EPs
Jess Williamson no # Medicine Wheel/ Dead Songs: Kids Like Us; Soft Heart; Jack The Writer; I Have Studied You; Medicine Wheel - 11
Brutal Honest no # Native State: Blood Song; Native State; Medicine Wheel; Spin the Wheel; Field; You Can Have Heaven on Earth; Seventh Song – 28-01-14
Jam In The Van no # Jess Williamson (Live In Hollywood, CA): Native State; Snake Song; Seventh Song – 05-03-14
Daytrotter no # Good Danny's 4/22/2014: Welcome To Daytrotter ; Last Word; Blood Song; Native State; Seventh Song – 04-14
Folkadelphia no # Folkadelphia Session 8/18/2014: Blood Song; Native State; See You In A Dream; Snake Song – 08-14
Daytrotter no # Paste Studio NYC: White Bird; I See the White; Love on the Piano – 05-18
Audiotree no # On Audiotree Live: Wild Rain; Awakening Baby; I See The White; Forever – 30-08-18
Ozark Boys (Jake and Don)
by Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
21 January 1941 Decca Studio, New York City – Ozark Boys (Jake and Don) (Jake Watts [vcl/yodel-1/harmonica-2/gt?], Don Sullivan [vcl/yodel-1/prob. whistle-3/gt?])
001 68601-A ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND GONE -2-3 Decca 5929/BACM CD D 701
002 68602-A CHIME BELLS -1-2-3 5919
003 68603-A EVERYBODY GETS A LETTER BUT ME 5919
004 68604-A I HEAR THE OZARK MOUNTAINS CALLING -2 5929
BACM CD D 701 HARMONICA IN COUNTRY MUSIC (UK, 2023)
SINGLES
Decca (1941)
5919 Chime Bells / Everybody Gets A Letter But Me – 41
5929 All The Good Times Are Past And Gone / I Hear The Ozark Mountains Calling - 41