Johnny Bragg / The Prisonaires

 John Henry Bragg *26-02-1925 Nashville, TN, +01-09-2004
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Bosko Asanovic on http://soulfulkindamusic.tripod.com/jbragg.htm
SESSIONS
1 June 1953 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN – The Prisonaires (Johnny Bragg [ld tenor vcl-1], John Drue [ld tenor vcl-2], William Stewart [baritone vcl/gt], Marcell Sanders [bass vcl],  Ed Thurman [tenor vcl], Joe Hill Louis [el gt-3]. Producer: Sam Phillips)
P01 JUST WALKIN' IN THE RAIN / BABY PLEASE BCD-15525
P02 U-76 JUST WALKIN' IN THE RAIN -1 Sun 186/ BCD-15525
P03 U-75 BABY PLEASE -2-3 186/ BCD-15525
3 August 1953 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN – The Prisonaires (Johnny Bragg [ld tenor vcl], John Drue [tenor vcl], William Stewart [baritone vcl/gt], Marcell Sanders [bass vcl],  Ed Thurman [tenor vcl], Ike Turner [bass-1/piano-2/el gt-3]. Producer: Sam Phillips)
P04 U-82 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY -2 189/ BCD-15525
P05 U-81 MY GOD IS REAL -1 189/ BCD-15525
P06 U-85 A PRISONER'S PRAYER -3 191/ BCD-15525
17 October 1953 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN – The Prisonaires (Johnny Bragg [ld tenor vcl], John Drue [tenor vcl], William Stewart [baritone vcl/gt], Marcell Sanders [bass vcl],  Ed Thurman [tenor vcl]. Producer: Sam Phillips)
P07 U-86 I KNOW  191/ BCD-15525
8 May 1954 Tennessee State Penitentary, Nashville TN – The Prisonaires (Johnny Bragg [ld tenor vcl], John Drue [tenor vcl], William Stewart [baritone vcl/gt], Marcell Sanders [bass vcl],  Ed Thurman [tenor vcl].
P08 U-122 THERE IS LOVE IN YOU 207/ BCD-15525
P09 U-123 WHAT'LL YOU DO NEXT  207/ BCD-15525
1953-1955 Sun Studio, Memphis, TN or  Tennessee State Penitentary, Nashville TN – The Prisonaires
P10 NO MORE TEARS BCD-15525
P11 DREAMING OF YOU BCD-15525
P12 THAT CHICK'S TOO YOUNG TO FRY BCD-15525
P13 TWO STRANGERS BCD-15525
P14 WHAT ABOUT FRANK CLEMENT BCD-15525
P15 FRIENDS CALL ME A FOOL BCD-15525
P16 LUCILLE, I WANT YOU BCD-15525
P17 SURLEEN BCD-15525
P18 ALONE AND LONELY BCD-15525
P19 ROCKIN‘ HORSE  BCD-15525
P20 NO MORE TEARS BCD-15525
P21 IF I WERE KING BCD-15525
P22 I WISH BCD-15525
P23 DON'T SAY TOMORROW
P24 NO MORE TEARS BCD-15525
P25 WHAT'LL YOU DO NEXT BCD-15525
1955 Nashville, TN – The Marigolds (Johnny Bragg, Edward Lee Thurmon, John Edward Drue, Henry Jones, Hal Hebb, Willie Wilson, Alfred Brooks)
M01 ROLLIN' STONE Excello 2057
M02 WHY DON'T YOU Excello 2057
1955 Nashville, TN – The Solotones (ohnny Bragg, Edward Lee Thurmon, William Stewart, John Edward Drue, Henry Jones, Hal Hebb, Willie Wilson, Alfred Brooks)
S01 PORK AND BEANS Excello 2060
S02 FRONT PAGE BLUES  Excello 2060
1955 Nashville, TN – The Marigolds (Johnny Bragg, Edward Lee Thurmon, John Edward Drue, Henry Jones, Hal Hebb, Willie Wilson, Alfred Brooks)
The Marigolds
M03 TWO STRANGERS Excello 2061
M04 LOVE YOU - LOVE YOU - LOVE YOU  Excello 2061
1956 Nashville, TN – Johnny Bragg
001 FOOLISH ME 2078
002 BEYOND THE CLOUDS 2078
1956 Nashville, TN – Johnny Bragg and The Marigolds
003 IT'S YOU DARLING IT'S YOU  Excello 2091
004 JUKE BOX ROCK AND ROLL Excello 2091
27 April 1959 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Johnny Bragg (Producer: Owen Bradley)
005 107223/NA 10697 TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER DIE Decca  9-30917
006 107224/NA 10698 JUST SO THAT SOMEONE IS ME  9-30917
007 107225/NA 10699 HAVE  I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG  unissued
21 August 1959 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Johnny Bragg (Producer: Owen Bradley)
008 107998/NA 10838 WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE 9-30972
009 107999/NA 10839 EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT  9-30972
1967 unknown – Johnny Bragg
010 SoN 46031 LET’S BE SURE WE KNOW RGM 1001
011 SoN 46032 GUILTY EYES RGM 1001
1968 unknown – Johnny Bragg
012 FREEDOM MARCHES - PT. 1 Hollywood 1130
013 FREEDOM MARCHES - PT. 2 Hollywood 1130
1969 Nashville, TN – Johnny Bragg (arr. by Bergen White)
014 001A THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME Elbejay 001
015 001B IS IT TRUE Elbejay 001
1970 Nashville, TN – Johnny Bragg  (Producer: Bragg, Riley)
016 FOOL‘S HILL ElBeJay 100 104
017 NO CHANCE FOR HAPPINESS  ElBeJay 100
018 WALK TALL LIKE A MAN 104
019 I'M FREE  THE PRISONER'S SONG 105
020 HURT AND LONELY 105

ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15523 Just Walkin‘  In The Rain: Just Walkin' In The Rain / Baby Please; Dreaming of You; That Chick's Too Young to Fry;  Just Walkin' in the Rain;  Baby Please; Softly and Tenderly; My God Is Real; A Prisoner's Prayer; No More Tears;  I Know;  No More Tears;  If I Were King;  I Wish;  Don't Say Tomorrow;  No More Tears;  What'll You Do Next;  There Is Love in You; What'll You Do Next;  Two Strangers;  What About Frank Clement;  Friends Call Me a Fool;  Lucille, I Want You;  Surleen;  All Alone and Lonely;  Rockin' Horse - 91


SINGLES
Sun (1953-55) The Prisonaires
186 Just Walkin' In The Rain / Baby Please – 07-53
189 My God Is Real / Softly And Tenderly – 07-53
191 A Prisoner's Prayer / I Know – 11-53
207 There Is Love In You / What'll You Do Next – 11-53
Excello (1955-56)
45-2057  Rollin' Stone / Why Don't You – 04-55 Marigolds
45-2060 Pork And Beans / Front Page Blues – 55 Solotones
45-2061 Two Strangers / Love You - Love You - Love You – 07-55 Marigolds
45-2078 Foolish Me / Beyond The Clouds – 04-56
45-2091 It's You Darling It's You / Juke Box Rock And Roll – 10-56 Johnny Bragg & The Marigolds
Decca (1959)
9-30917 True Love Will Never Die / Just So That Someone Is Me  - 02-06-59
9-30972 Everything’s Alright / The World Of Make Believe – 09-59
RGM (1967)
1001 Let’s Be Sure We Know / Guilty Eyes - 67
Hollywood (1968)
1130 Freedom Marches - Pt. 1 / Freedom Marches - Pt. 2 - 68
ElbeJay (1969-70)
001 They're Talking About Me / Is It True – 03-69
100 Fools Hill / No Chance For Happiness - 69
104 Walk Tall Like A Man / Fool’s Hill - 70
105 I'm Free - The Prisoner's Song / Hurt And Lonely - 70