Esmereldy

 Verna Sherrill Boersma, *01-06-1913 Tennessee, +29-03-1997
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
16 February 1944 [no.2] Empire Broadcasting, 480 Lexington, New York City - Esmereldy with Frankie Novak And The Sourwood Mountain Boys] (Esmereldy (Verna Sherrill) [vcl], Frankie Novak [organ/occarine-1], Andy Sanella [gt], Keith Pittman [bass], Chas Magnante [accordion], Johnny Cali [vibraharp])
001 5122-4 BILLY BOY -1-2 300 Album 60/ Sutton SSU 284 SU 296 [takes 1-2-3] unissued
002 5123-3 ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY -2 289 Album 60/SU 296 [takes 1-2] unissued
003 5124-1 DON’T MAKE ME GO TO BED AND I’LL BE GOOD -2 289 Album 60
Notes on recording sheets state 5122 dubbed master made
6 March 1944 [no.6] Empire Broadcasting, 480 Lexington, New York City - Esmereldy And Dick Thomas With Frankie Novak And The Sourwood Mountain Boys (Frankie Novak [arranger/conductor], Johnny Cali [gt], Keith Pittman [bass], Frank Pinero [violin], Chas Magnenta [accordion],; Red River Dave [vcl],; Esmerledy (Verna Sherrill) [vcl)
004 5152-1 SEVEN YEARS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN  288 Album 60/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675
005 5153-1 COWBOY JACK 298 Album 63/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675 Sutton SSU 284
006 5154-1 RED RIVER VALLEY 301 Album 63/ VKS 8803 JASCD-675
1947 poss. New York City - Esmereldy and Her Novelty Band
006a 5935 unknown title
007 5936 SLAP HER DOWN AGAIN PAW 524
007a 5937 unknown title
008 5938 RED WING 524
Ca late 1947 poss. New York City – Esmereldy,  and Her Novelty Band [-1], and The Square Cutters [-2]
008a 5984 unknown title
009 5985 AIN'T NATURE GRAND -1 536
010 5986 I'M MY OWN GRANDMAW -1 536  
011 5987 SKIP TO MY LOU -2 571/SU 296
Ca late 1947  poss. New York City – Esmereldy,  and The Clementine Boys [-1]/ and Her Shotgun Five [-2], and The Square Cutters [-3]
012 5993  NAUGHTY GIRL -3 571
013 5994 CLEMENTINE -1 545/SU 296
014 5995 PUT DOWN YORE SHOOTIN' IRON, PAPPY -2  545
014a 5996 (or 5992) unknown title
30 March 1949 [11:00-14:00] WMGM Radio Station Studio B, New York City - Esmereldy (with orch. cod. by Mac Ceppos)
015 49-S-157  PLEASE DON’T HURT ME IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME  10483
016 49-S-158  HOLLYWOOD SQUARE DANCE  10413
017 49-S-159  THE PICTURES ON THE WALL  10483
018 49-S-160  I DIDN’T KNOW TH GUN WAS LOADED  10413
30 April 1950 [10:00-13:30] Castle Studio at The  Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN  - Esmereldy
019 50-S-6042  I NEVER LET YOU CROSS MY MIND  K11118
020 50-S-6043  (I HAD A) GOOD MAN IN MEMPHIS  K10739
021 50-S-6044  HEARTACHE BLUES  K11118
022 50-S-6045  WHOOPIN’ IN THE HOLLER  K10739




ALBUMS
Sutton SU/SSU-284 Red River Dave Featuring Esmeraldy And Dick Thomas: Coming Round The Mountain [-1]; Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie [-2]; Home On The Range [-2]; The Convict And The Rose [-1]; Red River Valley [-1]; Old Chrisholm Trail [-2]; Cowboy Jack [-3]; Twenty One Years [-1]; Billy Boy [-3]; Clementine [-3] – ca 65 Red River Dave [-1], Dick Thomas [-2], Esmereldy [-3]
Sutton SU 296 Judy Canova and Esmereldy Sing Country Favorites: [Judy Canova:] Wabash Blues; Tons Of Love; Follow Me; The Butcher's Boy; Wabash Cannon Ball; [Esmereldy:] Skip To My Lou; Clementine; Billy Boy; On Top Of Old Smokey; [Judy Canova:] Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More – 65?


SINGLES
Musicraft
288 [Red River Dave:] Altoona Freight Wreck / [Esmereldy and Dick Thomas:] Seven Years With The Wrong Woman - 05-44 (rev. May 13) (also on 78 RPM album 60 – Authentic Hillbilly Ballads)
289 Don't Make Me Go To Bed and I'll Be Good / On Top Of Old Smokey – 44 w. Frank Novak and The Sourwood Mountain Boys
298 [Dick Thomas:] Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle / [Dick Thomas with Esmereldy:] Cowboy Jack - 44
300 [Dick Thomas:] The Last Round-up / [Esmereldy:] Billy Boy – 44
524 Slap Her Down Again Paw / Red Wing – 48 Esmereldy And Her Novelty Band
536  I'm My Own Grandmaw / Ain't Nature Grand – 01-48 Esmereldy And Her Novelty Band
545  [Esmereldy And The Clementine Boys:] Clementine /[Esmereldy And Her Shotgun Five:]  Put Down Yore Shootin' Iron, Pappy – 03-48
571 Skip To My Lou / Naughty Girl – 06-48 Esmereldy And The Square Cutters
MGM
10413 I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded /  Hollywood Square Dance – 03-49
10483 Please Don’t Hurt Me If You Don’t Love Me / The Pictures On My Wall – 08-49
K 10739  (I Had) A Good Man In Memphis / Whoopin' In The Holler – 07-50
K 11118  I Never Let You Cross My Mind / Heartache Blues – 12-51