Goebel Reeves

 *09-10-1899 Sherman, TX, +26-01-1959
2nd version
By Tony Russell, David Epstein
SESSIONS
25 June 1929 Dallas, TX - Goebel Reeves (Goebel Reeves [vcl/yodel-1/gt])
001 W402714-B  THE TRAMP'S MOTHER -1  Okeh  45381/CMH-101 BCD-15680
002 W402715-B I LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN FROM HER  Okeh  45381/CMH-101 BCD-15680
003 W402715 -A THE DRIFTER  - PART 1 -1 Okeh 45365/CMH-101 BCD-15680
004 W402717-B  THE DRIFTER – PART 2 -1  Okeh 45365/CMH-101 BCD-15680
3 January 1930 OKeh Recording Studio, 11 Union Sq., New York City - Goebel Reeves [The Texas Drifter],  (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
005 W403579-B  WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK SEVENTEEN  OKeh 45408/BCD-15680
006 W403580-B  BLUE UNDERTAKER'S BLUES      OKeh 45408/BCD-15680  
007 W403581-A  BLUE UNDERTAKER'S BLUES - PART 2 OKeh 45427/BCD-15680  
008 W403582-A  FORTUNES GALORE   OKeh 45449/CMH-101 BCD-15680
6 January 1930 OKeh Recording Studio, 11 Union Sq., New York City -  Goebel Reeves [The Texas Drifter] (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
009 W403588-A  MY MOUNTAIN GAL   OKeh 45427   Velvet Tone 2355-V Clarion 5289-C/BCD-15680
010 W403589-A  A SONG OF THE SEA    OKeh 45491 /BCD-15680
011 W403590-B IN THE LAND OF THE NEVER WAS  OKeh 45491/BCD-15680  
012 W403591  BLUE UNDERTAKER'S BLUES – PART 3  unissued
013 W403592  BLUE UNDERTAKER'S BLUES – PART 4  unissued
014 W403593-A THE TEXAS DRIFTER'S WARNING  OKeh 45449/BCD-15680
21 July 1930 ARC Recording Studio, 55W, 16th St., New York City - Goebel Reeves as by George Riley (The Yodeling Rustler) (Goebel Reeves [vcl/yodel-1/gt])
015 9885-2 AT THE END OF THE HOBO TRAIL-1  CQ7706 BA32131 RE10309 PE12694 RO5051 OR8051 JE20051    
016 9886-1 THE LAST LETTER -1 BA32099  RE10305  PE12669 OR8037 CQ7742  RO5037 JE20037
017 9887-2 THE GRAVE BY THE WHISPERING PINE -1 BA32098 RE10304 CQ7707 JE20032 OR8031 RO5031 PE165
018 9888-1 THE TRAMP'S MOTHER -1  BA0871 DO4674 RE10177 OR8023 CQ7743 JE20023 RO5023 PE12653
019 9889  MOTHER-IN-LAW BLUES  unissued        
020 9890  I LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN FROM HER  unissued
021 9891-1 THE TEXAS DRIFTER'S WARNING  -1 BA0871 DO4674 RE10177 OR8023 RO5023 JE20023 PE12653
022 9892-1 MY MISSISSIPPI HOME -1  BA32131 PE12694 RE10309 CQ7706 JE20051 OR8051 RO5051     
023 9893-2  THE COWBOY'S DREAM BA32099 ME12214 RE10305 OR8037 RO5037 JE20037 PE12669    
024 9894-3  THE RAILROAD BUM  [THE RAILROAD BOOMER] BA32098 RE10304  CQ7707 JE20032 OR8032 RO5032 PE165 PE12668    
24 September 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY – Goebel Reeves (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
025 GEX-2781  AT THE END OF THE HOBO'S TRAIL Gennett rejected
15 October 1930 799 Seventh Ave, Room No.3 NY -
Goebel Reeves [The Texas Drifter] [vcl/y/gt/speech - 1]
026 E  34013-A  THE  DRIFTER PART 1 Melotone 12016 Vo 5484  Pan 25229
027 E  34014-A THE  DRIFTER PART 2 Melotone 12016 Vo 5484 Pan 25228
028 E  34015-A  AT THE END OF THE HOBO'S TRAIL – 1 Melotone 12047 Pan 25195
029 E 34016    THE OKLAHOMA KID – 1 Melotone 12047  Pan 25198
16 October 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY - Goebel Reeves [as by Texas Drifter [-1] (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
030 GEX-2784-B  AT END OF THE HOBO TRAIL-1   Champion  16139  
031 GEX-2785-A  THE HOBO'S GRAVE -1       Champion 16139
032 GEX-2786  THE DRIFTER – PART 1  Champion   16234
033 GEX-2788  THE DRIFTER – PART 2    unissued
22 October 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY - Goebel Reeves [as by Texas Drifter  (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
034 GEX-2792  STATION H.O.B.O       Champion  16189
035 GEX-2793  HOBO'S LAST LETTER      rejected     
5 November 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY - Goebel Reeves as by Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
036 GEX-2805  LAND OF NEVER WAS     unissued
037 GEX-2806  I LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN FROM HER  Champion  16234 45194  
17 November 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY - The Three Crackers (Anne Canova,  Judy Canova, Zeke Canova [vcl trio] + Goebel Reeves [yodel-1/speech-2]
T01 GEX-2816 HANNAH MY LOVE - 1 - 2  CH 16146
T02 GEX-2817- A  RECKLESS LOVE - 1 - 2   Ch 16146
17 November 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY - Goebel Reeves as by Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
038 GEX-2818  THE HOBO'S LAST LETTER  Champion 16189 45194  
14 April 1931  Los Angeles, CA - The Texas Drifter [Goebel Reeves]  (Goebel Reeves  [vcl/yodel-1/speech-2/gt]
039 LA 993-A   HOBO'S LAST LETTER-1   Br 539  
040 LA 994-A   STATION H.O.B.O -2  Br 539   Pan 25313 [UK]  as "Hobo Calling]"
041 LA 995 LAND OF THE NEVER WAS     Melotone 12186
042 LA 996-A   RAILROAD BOOMER-1  Melotone 12242  Pan 25105 [UK] [take-B]
MeC 12242 [CAN]
043 LA 997-A-B  THE TRAMP'S MOTHER  Melotone 12242 Pan 25108 [UK]
044 LA 998-A THE COWBOY'S DREAM   Melotone 12214  Bwy 4098
045 LA 999-A MOTHER-IN-LAW BLUES   Melotone 12232
046 LA 1025   FORTUNE GALORE - 1   Melotone 12232  Pan 25105 [UK]
047 LA 1026-A BRIGHT SHERMAN VALLEY   Melotone 12186
048 LA 1027-A LITTLE JOE, THE WRANGLER  Melotone 12218  Pan 25313 [UK]
30 October 1931  Studio A, Chicago, IL - The Texas Drifter [Goebel Reeves] (Goebel Reeves  [vcl/y/gt])
049 C 8257 I'M A LONESOME COWBOY Melotone 12302
050 C 8258 THE COWBOY'S SECRET  Melotone 12302
051 C 8259-A JOHN LAW AND THE HOBO  Melotone 12290  Pan 25250 [UK]
052 C 8260-A-B THE PRISONER'S SONG     Melotone 12290  Pan  25250 [UK]
13 August 1934 San Francisco, CA – Goebel Reeves as by The Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves [vcl/yodel-gt])
053 SF 5  THE COWBOY'S PRAYER  Vocalion 02828/Glendale GL-6010 BCD-15680
054 SF 6  HOBO'S LULLABY Vocalion 02828/Glendale GL-6010 BCD-15680
055 SF 8  THE WANDERING BOY -1  ARC 350911 Conqueror 8565 Minerva M-14031
056 SF 9  THE HOBO AND THE COP -1  Vocalion 02806
057 SF 11  WHERE THE MISSISSIPPI WASHES  BA33402 ME13369 OR8454 RO5454 PE13132 CQ8517
058 SF 12  THE COWBOY'S LULLABY Vocalion 02806/GL-6010 CMH-101
059 SF 13  IT'S TRUE I'M JUST A CONVICT  ARC 350911 Conqueror 8565 Minerva M-14032
060 SF 14  I'M JUST A LONESOME COWBOY  unissued
31 August 1934 Chicago, IL – Goebel Reeves as by Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves [vcl/yodel/speech-1/gt])
061 C 9363-A  COWBOY’S LULLABYE  5021
062 C 9364-A  HOBO’S LULLABY  45181
063 C 9365-A  THE DRIFTER’S BUDDY [A TRUE STORY]  45181 Panachord 25848
064 C 9366-A  THE COWBOY'S PRAYER  Panachord 25848
065 C 9367-A  HAPPY DAYS (I'LL NEVER LEAVE OLD DIXIELAND AGAIN) F5264[UK]
066 C 9368-A  THE WAYWARD SON  Panachord 25768
067 C 9369-A  RECKLESS TEX  5020 Panachord 25768
068 C 9370-A  THE SOLDIER'S RETURN Panachord 25991
069 C 9371-A  MISS JACKSON TENNESSEE Panachord 25991
070 C 9372-A  MY MOUNTAIN GIRL  Panachord 26018
071 C 9373-A  COLD AND HUNGRY  Panachord 26018
072 C 9374-A  MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS  5021 Panachord 26042
073 C 9375-A  THE YODELING TEACHER -1  5020 Panachord 26042
14 November 1934 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Goebel Reeves, "The Texas Drifter"  (Goebel Reeves [vcl/speech-1/gt])
074 C 845-1  THE BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN -1 BA33309 ME13276 CQ8470 OR8415 RO5415 PE130099/GL-6010
075 C 846  THE SOLDIER'S RETURN  unissued
076 C 847  I HAVE MY DOG  unissued
077 C 848  STARS WITH STRIPES  unissued
078 C 849-1 RECKLESS TEX FROM TEXAS  BA33402 ME13369 OR8454 CQ8517 RO5454 PE13132
079 C 850-1 THE BAR NONE RANCH    Conqueror 8443        
080 C 851-1 THE HOBO'S PRAYER Conqueror 8442        
081 C 852-1 COLD AND HUNGRY Conqueror 8442        
15 November 1934 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Goebel Reeves [ Texas Drifter] (Goebel Reeves [vcl/yodel/gt])
082 C 854  THE HOBO’S SWEETEHART  unissued
083 C 855  THE CONVICT’S SOUL  unissued
084 C 856-1 THE COWBOY'S DIZZY SWEETHEART  BA33309 ME13276 CQ8470 OR8415 RO5415 PE13099
085 C 857  THE LUCKIEST MAN IN LOVE  unissued
14 January 1935 Chicago, IL – Goebel Reeves as by The Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves [vcl/gt])
086 C 9648  THE KIDNAPPED BABY Panachord (UK) 26042/BCD-15680


ALBUMS
CMH [GER] CMH-101 Legendary Texas Drifter, Vol. 1:  I Learned About Women From Her;  Hobo's Last Letter; Fortunes Galore;Railroad Boomer;Tramp's Mother; Mother In Law Blues; Drifter Part 1;Drifter Part 2;  Hobo Calling;  Little Joe The Wrangler; John Law And The Hobo;  My Name Bacome A Number;  Cowboy's Lullaby; Wayward Son; Reckless Tex; Yodeling Teacher; Miss Jackson Tennessee - 72                                         
CMH [GER] CMH-113 Legendary Texas Drifter, Vol. 2: The Hobo And The Angelus; Hobo's Mother; Tramp's Mother; Hobo's Sweetheart; Hobo And His Mother; Pictures From Life's Other Side; Hobo Convention; Hobo Facts; Soldier's Return; Hobo's Last Letter; When My Name Became A Number; Cowboy's Prayer; Convict's Hope; Texas Drifter's Prison Song; Child Cowboy; Little Joe The Wrangler; Cowboy's Pal; Kidnapped Child; Jail House Crooner; Treasures Untold; Birmingham Jail - 73      (Mac Gregor’s Transcriptions, 1938)                                                 
Glendale GL-6010  The Texas Drifter:  Big Rock Candy Mountain;  Hobo's Lullaby;  Texas Drifter's Warning; Hobo's Last Long Ride; Blue Ridge Mountain Blues; Oklahoma Kid; Hobo Convention; Dim Narrow Trail (Cowboy's Dream); Little Joe The Wrangler; Cowboy's Lullaby;  Cowboy's Pal; Pictures From Life's Other Side;  Dan Kelly's Courtin'; Cowboy's Prayer - 78                                                 
Glendale GL-6019 "Texas Drifter" In Story And Song:  Land Of Never Was;  My Mother; Jailhouse Crooner; Hobo And The Angel; Kidnapped Child;  Hobo Facts;  Tramp's Mother; Soldier's Return;When My Name Became A Number;  End Of The Hobo's Trail;  My Buddy; Hobo And Is Mother; Wayward Son; Hobo's Last Letter - 79  (transcriptions)                                                 
Bear Family [GER] BCD-165680 Hobo's Lullaby:  Tramp’s Mother; I Learned About Women From Her;  Drifter (Part 1); Drifter (Part 2); When The Clock Struck Seventeen; Blue Undertaker’s Blues (Part 1); Blue Undertaker’s Blues (Part 2); Fortunes Galore;  My Mountain Gal;  Song Of The Sea; In The Land Of Never Was; Texas Drifter’s Warning; Cowboy’s Lullaby; Hobo’s Lullaby; Drifter’s Buddy (The Drifter’s Prayer);16.  Cowboy’s Prayer;  Happy Days (I’ll Never Leave Old Dixieland);  Wayward Son; Reckless Tex;  Soldier’s Return; Miss Jackson Tennessee; My Mountain Girl; Cold And Hungry; Meet Me At The Crossroads Pal;  Yodeling Teacher; Kidnapped Baby - 93                                                      


SINGLES
OKeh  (1929-30)
45365 The Drifter, pt. 1 / The Drifter, pt. 2 - 08-29
45381 I Learned About Women From Her / Tramp's Mother - 10-29
45408 Blue Undertakers Blues / When The Clock Struck - 02-30
45427 My Mountain Gal / Blue Undertaker Blues, pt.2 - 05-30 as by Bert Knowles
45449 Fortunes Galore / Texas Drifter's Warning - 08-30
45491 In The Land Of The Never Was / Song Of The Sea - 11-30
Gennett-Champion  (1930)
CH-16139 The Hobo's Grave / At The End Of The Hobo Trail – 30 as by Texas Drifter
CH-16146 Hannah My Love / A Reckless Love – 30 The Three Crackers
CH-16189 Station H.O.B.O. /  The Hobo's Last Letter – 31 as by Texas Drifter
CH-45194  I Learned About Women From Her / The Hobo's Last Letter - 36 (released on Champion)
ARC (1931)
Romeo
5023 Texas Drifter's Warning / The Tramps's Mother – 02-31 as by George Riley (also Oriole 8023, Perfect 12653)
5032 The Grave By The Whispering Pine / The Railroad Bum - 03-31 as by George Riley (also Oriole 8032, Banner 32098, Regal 10304)
5037 The Last Letter / The Cowboy's Dream - 03-31 as by George Riley (also Oriole 8037, Banner 32099, Regal 10305)
539 Hobo's Last Letter / Station Hobo - 04-31 (released on Brunswick)
5051 My Mississippi Home / At The End If The Hobo Trail – 05-31as by George Riley  (also Oriole 8051, Banner 32131, Perfect 12694, Regal 10309)
Melotone
M12016 The Drifter, part 1/ The Drifter, part 2 – 31 (also on Vicalion 5484)
M12047 At The End Of The Hobo's Trail / The Oklahoma Kid - 31
M12186 Land Of The Never Was / Bright Sherman Valley - 31
M12214 Little Joe The Wrangler / The Cowboy's Dream – 31
M12232 Mother-In-Law Blues / Fortune Galore - 31
M12242 Railroad Boomer / The Tramp's Mother – 31
M12290 John Law And The Hobo / The Prisoner's Song – 31 (also on Panachord 25250)
M12302 I'm A Lonesome Cowboy /  The Cowboy's Secret - 31
Brunswick
BR 539 Hobo's Last Letter /  Station H.O.B.O – 31
Panachord [UK]
25105 Railroad Boomer / Fortune Galore
Decca (1934)                 
5020 Reckless Tex / Yodeling Teacher - 09-34
5021 Cowboy's Lullabye / Meet Me At The Crossroads - 09-34
45181  The Drifter's Lady / Hobo's Lullaby - 36 (released on Champion)
Panachord [UK]
25768 The Wayward Son / Reckless Tex
25848 The Drifter’s Buddy / The Cowboy’s Prayer
25991 The Soldier‘s Return / Miss Jackson Tennessee
26018 My Mountain Girl / Cold And Hungry  
26042 Meet Me At The Crossroads / Yodeling Teacher
ARC (1934)
Vocalion
02806 Hobo And The Cop / The Cowboy's Lullaby - 10-34
02828 Hobo's Lullaby / Cowboy's Prayer - 11-34
Melotone
M13276 The Big Rock Candy Mountain / The Cowboy's Dizzy Sweetheart - 02-35 (also on Banner 33309, Romeo 5415, Oriole 8415, Perfect 13099)                  
M13369 Reckless Tex From Texas / Where The Mississippi Washes – 03-35 (also on Banner 33402,Romeo 5454, Oriole 8454, Perfect 13132)        
M350911 The Wandering Boy / It's True I'm Just A Convict – 09-35         
Conquerer
8442 Cold And Hungry / The Hobo's Prayer - 02-35                                   
8443 Reckless Tex From Texas / The Bar None Ranch - 02-35                                   
8470 The Cowboy's Dizzy Sweetheart / The Big Rock Candy Mountain - 04-35 (reissue of 13276)
8517 Where The Mississippi Washes / Reckless Tex From Texas - 06-35 (reissue of 13369)
8565 The Wandering Boy / It's True I'm Just A Convict - 09-35