Sunday, August 20, 2023

Jim Fagan

 *03-05-1932 Kentucky, +29-05-1984
3rd version
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1964 poss. Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan
001 45-501A SHE'S GONE TO HER WEDDING Moon 45-501
002 45-501B LONELY TEARS Moon 45-501
003 45-502A HIGHER THAN THE MOUNTAINS 45-502
004 45-502B I'M TEACHING MY HEART 45-502
1964 poss. Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan
005 45-503A ROCKET TO THE MOON 45-503/ SR 1007
006 45-503B CITY BOY 45-503
007 45-507A DRAGGIN' THE RIVER Moon 45-507 /SR 1007
008 45-507B BLUE BLUE HEARTACHES Moon 45-507
1966 Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan (Producer: Pete Drake)
009 SoN 29501 ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GO WANDER ST 106  
010 SoN 29502 HANG ON SALLY ST 106
1967 Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan (Producer: Troy L. Martin)
011 SoN 48261 BOOTLEGGER’S RIG Silver Star 1021
012 SoN 48262 unknown title 1021
1971 Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan (Producer: Jim Fagan)
013 SoN 87742 TEARS AND BOTTLES 1002
014 SoN 87741 BLUE RIBBONS FOR THE BLUE 1002
015 SoN 93301 YOU CAN'T KEEP ME FROM DREAMING Moon Star 1004
016 SoN 93302 CROSS MY HEART (I'LL NEVER CHEAT AGAIN) Moon Star 1004
1972 Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan (Producer: Tommy Hill)
017 ST 7485 FROM HEAVEN'S DOOR  ST 1700
018 ST 7486 IT STARTS OFF GOOD ST 1700
ca 1973 Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan
019 EIGHTEEN WHEELS A HUMMING, HOME SWEET HOME  PO-222
POWER PAK PO-222 OVERLOAD DIESEL (1973)
ca September 1977 Enterprise Recording Studio. Maywood, IL – Jim Fagan [narration by Elvis Presley] (Producer: Bill Lasley, George Ewing)
020 WC-11310 THE LAST ENCORE  Webcor W-101/SR 1007
021 WC-11311 THE NIGHT MY LADY LEARNED TO LOVE W-1014
1982 Marty Robbins Studio, Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan
022 NR 13610-1 MAKE MINE UGLY TR 1001
023 NR 13610-2 18 WHEELS A HUMMIN HOME - 82
1960s-1980s Clinton, TN/ Nashville, TN – Jim Fagan
024 WASTING WINE Sandrock SR 1007
025 STOCKADE DRILL Sandrock SR 1007
026 FOLLOW THE TEARS AND EMPTY BOTTLES Sandrock SR 1007
027 OLD DIESEL Sandrock SR 1007
028 NEVER BEEN IN JAIL Sandrock SR 1007
029 DIESEL ON MY TAIL Sandrock SR 1007
030 DOWNTOWN DALLAS DREAM Sandrock SR 1007
031 DOES STEPPIN' OUT MEAN DADDY TOOK A WALK? Sandrock SR 1007
032 ASK FOR JOAN Sandrock SR 1007
033 THIS CHRISTMAS Sandrock SR 1007  
034 POOR MAN POUR Sandrock SR 1007  
035 OLD SLEEPER CAB Sandrock SR 1007   
036 JESUS DROPPED BY Sandrock SR 1007  

ALBUMS
Sandrock SR 1007 Fallen Country Star:
Rocket to the Moon; Wasting Wine; Draggin the River for Me; Stockade Drill; Follow the Tears and Empty Bottles; Old Diesel; Never Been in Jail; Diesel on My Tail; Downtown Dallas Dream; Does Steppin' Out Mean Daddy Took a Walk?; Ask for Joan; This Christmas;  Poor Man Pour;  The Last Encore;  Old Sleeper Cab;   Jesus Dropped By  – ca 13

SINGLES
Moon (1964)
45-501 She's Gone To Her Wedding / Lonely Tears – 06-64
45-502 Higher Than The Mountains / I'm Teaching My Heart – 64
45-503 Rocket To The Moon / City Boy - 64
45-507 Draggin' The River / Blue Blue Heartaches - 65
Stop (1966)
ST 106  Absence Makes The Heart Go Wander / Hang On Sally – 66
Silver Star (1967)
1021 Bootlegger’s Rig / ? - 67
Moon Star (1971)
1002 Tears And Bottles / Blue Ribbons For The Blue - 71
1004 You Can't Keep Me From Dreaming / Cross My Heart (I'll Never Cheat Again) - 71
Stop (1972)
ST 1700 From Heaven's Door / It Starts Off Good - 72
Webcor (1977)
W 101 The Last Encore / The Night My Lady Learned To Love – 77
Ten a C (1982)
TR 1001 Make Mine Ugly / 18 Wheels A Hummin Home - 82


Mark Bray

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2017 Nashville, TN – Mark Bray
001 FOR LOVE
002 I WISH YOU'D MAKE UP MY MIND
003 LONELY
004 YOU FOLLOW ME AROUND
005 RAIN ON THE RIVER
006 I JUST NEED A DRINK
007 BROKEN
tracks above issued on EP You Follow Me Around
2020 Nashville, TN – Mark Bray
008 I LEARNED THAT FROM YOU digital single [rel. July 31]/ Finish What I Start
2018-2022 Nashville, TN – Mark Bray   , *with Williams Honor
009 FINISH WHAT I START
010 WANTED YOU FIRST
011 LONELY GET YOU DOWN*
012 THAT DON'T MAKE IT EASY
013 FIREBALL THE DEVIL
014 LOOKIN' REAL GOOD ON ME
015 FAVORITE HELLO
016 IN A TRUCK
017 LET’S START A PARTY
tracks above issued on album Finish What I Start

ALBUMS
Bar Frog ? Finish What I Start: 
Finish What I Start;  Wanted You First;  Lonely Get You Down (w. Williams Honor);  That Don't Make It Easy;  I Learned That from You;  Fireball the Devil;  Lookin' real Good on Me;  Favorite Hello;  In a Truck;  Let’s Start a Party – 18-08-23

EPs
Mark Bray ? You Follow Me Around: For Love;  I Wish You'd Make up My Mind;  Lonely;  You Follow Me Around;  Rain on the River;  I Just Need a Drink;  Broken – 27-11-17   (reissued in 2022 on Bar Frog)

Josh Gray

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2015 Frederick, MD – Josh Gray (Josh Gray [vcl/gt])
001 THE OUTLAW
002 HEART LIKE AN OCEAN
003 MORTALITY BLUES
004 STAND TOGETHER
005 BALLAD OF BRADY
006 PUNK ROCK GIRL
tracks above issued on acoustic EP Josh Gray
2018 Bomb Shelter, East Nashville, TN – Josh Gray (Producer; Drew Carroll)
007 SONGS OF THE HIGHWAY
008 TAKE HER BY THE HAND
009 MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS
010 ALL OUT WAR
011 DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN
012 SECOND CHANCES
013 GHOSTS
014 WOODLAND ROSE
015 BORN IN TENNESSEE
016 TWO HEARTS
017 EASE YOUR PAIN*
tracks above issued on album Songs Of The Highway, versions with no vocal overdubs except of * issued on album Songs Of The Highway – The Instrumentals
2020 unknown – Josh Gray (Josh Gray [vcl/gt])
018 ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE [digital single [rel. Jan. 17, 2021]
2022 Nashville, TN – Josh Gray, *with Morgan Conners
019 RADIO STATIONS
020 WALK ALONE
021 TINY WOODEN CROSSES
022 TRAVELIN‘  IN MY MIND
023 CHEYENNE
024 MONEY OR BLOOD
025 SHE THINKS THE WORLD OF ME
026 BACK EAST
027 MYSTIC QUEEN
028 BUILDING PARADISE*
tracks above issued on album Walk Alone

ALBUMS
Josh Gray ? Songs of the Highway:
  Songs of the Highway;  Take Her by the Hand;  Midnight Rendezvous;  All Out War;  Darkest Before the Dawn;  Second Chances;  Ghosts;  Woodland Rose;  Born in Tennessee;  Two Hearts;  Ease Your Pain – 16-04-19
Josh Gray ? Songs of the Highway - The Instrumentals:  Songs of the Highway;  Take Her by the Hand;  Midnight Rendezvous;  All Out War;  Darkest Before the Dawn;  Second Chances;  Ghosts;  Woodland Rose;  Born in Tennessee;  Two Hearts – 23-07-23 (tracks from 2019 album with no vocal overdubs)
Josh Gray ? Walk Alone:  Radio Stations;  Walk Alone;  Tiny Wooden Crosses;  Travelin‘  In My Mind;  Cheyenne;  Money or Blood;  She Thinks the World of Me;  Back East;  Mystic Queen;  Building Paradise (feat. Morgan Conners) – 10-08-23 (digital; CD version on  Continental Record Service [UK] CSCCD 1200 issued on Sept. 15, 2023)

EPs
Josh Gray ? Josh Gray:  The Outlaw;  Heart Like an Ocean;  Mortality Blues;  Stand Together;  Ballad of Brady;  Punk Rock Girl – 01-10-15




Buddy Quinn

 by Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1968 unknown, WI – Buddy Quinn (Producer: Glenn Reit)
001 I NEED AN ANGEL C45-126
002 RIVERTOWN C45-126
1971 unknown – Buddy Quinn and Paul Butts Assembly (Producer: Glen Barber)
003 LONLIEST MAN IN TOWN Westpark 6976
004 NO ONE WANTS TO BE (A ROLLIN’ STONE)  6976
1998 Soundsmith Recording Studio, Nashville, TN  - Buddy Quinn, The Timber Troubadour (Buddy Quinn [vcl], Danny Parks [gt], Steve Hinson [steel], Kevin Grant [bass gt], Randy Hardison [drums], David Russell [fiddle], Kathy Lee Jarrell, Bobby G. Rice [bck vcl]. Producer: Buddy Quinn, Bobby G. Rice, Norm Herman)
005 I NEED AN ANGEL BQ 1001
006 RIVERTOWN BQ 1001
007 GIVE IT UP OR GET IT ON (LOG TRUCK SONG) BQ 1001  
008 FIRST ONE TO GO BQ 1001  
009 FOREVER'S HERE TO STAY BQ 1001  
010 LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN BQ 1001  
011 PICTURES AND MEMORIES BQ 1001  
012 FINELINE BQ 1001  
013 RUNNIN' BQ 1001  
014 IT TAKES ALL NIGHT LONG BQ 1001  


ALBUMS
Mid Land BQ 1001 I Need An Angel:
I Need An Angel; Give It Up Or Get It On (Log Truck Song); Rivertown; First One To Go; Forever's Here To Stay; Loneliest Man In Town; Pictures And Memories; Fineline; Runnin'; It Takes All Night Long – 26-01-99


SINGLES

Coulee (1968)
C45-126 I Need An Angel / Rivertown – 05-68
Westpark (1971)
6976 Lonliest Man In Town / No One Wants To Be (A Rollin’ Stone)  - 06-71 (rev. June 26)