Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby

 Tom Bledsoe, *26-07-1945 Scott County, VA
Rich Kirby, *02-07-1943 Cynthian, KY

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1982 Maggard Sound Studio, 219 Railroad Ave E, Big Stone Gap, VA - Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby (Tom Bledsoe [vcl/gt/ banjo], Rich Kirby [vcl/gt/ mandolin/ banjo/ fiddle],  Sonny Houston [vcl/bass], Bill Hicks [fiddle]. Producer: Ron Short, Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby)
001 ROBINSON COUNTY JA 042  
002 WILLIE MOORE JA 042  
003 THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE JA 042  
004 PERSIAN LAMB RAG JA 042
005 ICE AND SNOW JA 042  
006 HANDSOME MOLLY JA 042  
007 MY GOOD OLD TEXAS HOME JA 042
008 SPRING OF '65/RED FOX JA 042  
009 WILD BILL JONES JA 042  
010 THE L+N DON'T STOP HERE ANYMORE JA 042  
011 THY BURDENS ARE GREATER THAN MINE JA 042  
012 MY LITTLE HOME IN TENNESSEE JA 042
013 TAYLOR'S QUICKSTEP/HOMECOMING TIME IN HAPPY VALLEY JA 042
1986 Maggard Sound Studio, 219 Railroad Ave E, Big Stone Gap, VA - Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby  (Tom Bledsoe [vcl/gt], Rich Kirby [vcl.mandolin/ banjo], Sonny Houston [vcl/bass], Marion Sumner [fiddle]. Producer: Tommy Bledsoe and Rich Kirby)

014 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE LP 2008
015 ALABAMY BOUND LP 2008     
016 COTTON MILL MAN LP 2008
017 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE LP 2008
018 LI'L LIZA JANE LP 2008
019 JOHN THE BAPTIST LP 2008
020 SIXTEEN TONS LP 2008
021 TWINS LP 2008
022 EMPTY SADDLES LP 2008
023 RAGGED RONALD RAG LP 2008
024 IF WISHES WERE GOLD LP 2008     
025 AHEAD WITH NOBODY LP 2008
026 ECHOES FROM THE BURNING BUSH LP 2008
027 BYE, BYE, LOVE LP 2008  





ALBUMS
June Appeal JA 042 Hits From Home:
Robinson County; Willie Moore; The Sunny Side of Life; Persian Lamb Rag; Ice and Snow; Handsome Molly; My Good Old Texas Home; Spring of '65/Red Fox; Wild Bill Jones; The L+N Don't Stop Here Anymore; Thy Burdens are Greater than Mine; My Little Home in Tennessee; Taylor's Quickstep/Homecoming Time in Happy Valley – 82
Swallov LP 2008 Twins: Ragtime Cowboy Joe; Alabamy Bound;  Cotton Mill Man; The More Things Change; Li'l Liza Jane; John The Baptist; Sixteen Tons; Twins; Empty Saddles; Ragged Ronald Rag; If Wishes Were Gold; Ahead With Nobody;Echoes From The Burning Bush; Bye, Bye, Love - 86

Driftin Outlaw Band

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2010 poss. Dallas, TX – The Driftin Outlaw Band
001 BELT BUCKLES AND BRASS KNUCKLES
002 SIX FEET IN THE HOLE
003 WASTE OF TIME
004 THE BALLAD OF FRANCISCO DIAZ
005 WAITIN ON MY TRAIN
006 TEXAS DEAD
007 STREET LIGHTS
008 USED TO BE
009 TRAIN WRECK
010 FEEL IT IN MY BONES
011 FILLS UP FIRST
012  EL MUERTO
Tracks above issued on album Texas Outlaw Country, Vol. 1
2015 poss. Dallas, TX - The Driftin Outlaw Band (Jon Rust [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Will Ruffin [banjo/steel/ac gt], Gregg New [bass], Travis Curry [fiddle])
013 BROWN WATER (3:16) digital single [rel. Aug. 6]
2018  poss. Dallas, TX - The Driftin Outlaw Band
014 HANGMAN (3:32) digital single [rel. July 18]
2020 Tomcast Studio, Dallas TX - The Driftin Outlaw Band (Jon Rust [vcl/ac gt/ banjo/ harmonica/ hand whistle], Will Ruffin [ac gt.steel/ banjo/ el bass/ autoharp/ bck vcl], Daniel Crim [mandolin], Dave Cox [bass/ trumpet], Bobby Orozco [drums/ piano/ bck vcl], Travis Curry [fiddle])
015 DOWN HERE IN TEXAS
016 DEMONS IN MY TOES
017 LONG GONE
018 TWO FOR YOU
019 DRY GROUND
020 HANGMAN (3:12)
021 BROWN WATER (3:12)
022 TRES RIOS
023 AMMO'S RUNNIN' LOW
024 SHIP IN A BOTTLE
025 KEEP YA DOWN
026 DRIFTIN'
027 CAN'T TAKE TEXAS OUT OF ME
Tracks above issued on album Texas Outlaw Country, Vol. 2


ALBUMS
Driftin Outlaw Band ? Texas Outlaw Country, Vol. 1
:  Belt Buckles and Brass Knuckles; Six Feet In the Hole;  Waste of Time;  The Ballad of Francisco Diaz;  Waitin On My Train;  Texas Dead;  Street Lights;  Used To Be;  Train Wreck;  Feel It In My Bones;  Fills Up First;  El Muerto -22-07-10
Driftin Outlaw Band ? Texas Outlaw Country Vol. 2: Down Here In Texas; Demons In My Toes; Long Gone; Two For You; Dry Ground; Hangman; Brown Water; Tres Rios; Ammo's Runnin' Low; Ship In A Bottle; Keep Ya Down; Driftin'; Can't Take Texas Out Of Me  – 19-09-20

Brent Harrison

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2012 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
001 ROLLIN' ON
002 PAIN, PAIN GO AWAY
003 THE HEART RULES
004 WHEN I NEED YOU MOST
005 LAST BRIDGE BURNING
Tracks above issued on EP Rollin’ on
2014 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
006 FRONT PORCH NEWS
007 HALF LIT UNDER A FULL MOON
008 WALK ON WATER
009 SHE RUNS
010 FOLLOW YOUR HEART HOME
011 BACKWOODS BUCKET LIST
012 HELL AIN'T HARD TO RECOGNIZE
013 HERE'S TO ME
014 SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP
Tracks above issued on album She Runs
2017 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
015 REAL GOOD DAY
016 HIGHER THAN THE STEEPLE
017 SECOND CHANCES
018 THIS SIDE OF SUNDAY
019 BEING HOME
020 AROUND THE TABLE
021 SON SHINE
022 LONG RUN
023 GOOD THINGS, GOOD TIMES, AND GOOD FRIENDS
024 BEWARE
Tracks above issued on album Being Home
2018 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
025 THIS COUNTRY ROCKS digital single [rel. Jan. 22]
2021 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
026 I’VE GOT YOU COVERED digital single
2023 Nashville, TN – Brent Harrison
027 COME ON JESUS digital single [rel. Jan. 10, 2024]

ALBUMS
Brent Harrison ? She Runs:
Front Porch News; Half Lit Under a Full Moon; Walk On Water; She Runs; Follow Your Heart Home; Backwoods Bucket List; Hell Ain't Hard to Recognize; Here's to Me; She Even Woke Me Up - 15
Ren Hen ? Being Home:  Real Good Day;  Higher Than the Steeple;  Second Chances; This Side of Sunday;  Being Home;  Around the Table;  Son Shine;  Long Run;  Good Things, Good Times, and Good Friends;  Beware – 14-02-18

EPs
Brent Harrison ? Rollin' On:  Rollin' On;  Pain, Pain Go Away;  The Heart Rules;  When I Need You Most;  Last Bridge Burning – 31-05-12