Lou Josie

 Louis Terence Josie, *14-07-1938 Medina, OH
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Adam Komorowski
SESSIONS  
March 1958 Audio Recording Studio, Cleveland, OH – Lou Josie and The Spinners
001 8654 WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME Argo 5293/PLP 6025-6 CDCHD 496 BCD 16123
002 8655 SOMEONE ELSE INSTEAD Argo 5293
CHESS PLP 6025/6 JUST GO WILD AND BOPPIN‘ (1985, double); CD 1996 UK ACE CDCHD 496 ROCKING FROM COAST TO COAST VOL.1 (UK, 1996); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16123 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.10 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF CHESS RECORDS (GER, 2000)
1958 Audio Recording Studio, Cleveland, OH – Lou Josie
003 8964 BREEZIN' OUT Argo 5312 /BCD 16123
004 8965 TIME'S A WASTIN' Argo 5312
1958 Audio Recording Studio, 740 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH – Lou Josie (Lou Josie [vcl], ? [gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [piano])
005 8977 CHICKADEE Argo unissued
006 8978 VACATION’S OVER unissued/PLP 6025-6 BCD 16123
1958 unknown – Jimmy King
007 H1461 KNOCKIN' ON YOUR DOOR H-535X
008 H1462 BROKEN VOWS H-535/ VeeTone VTRCD 2020
009 R-143-1 JEANNIE R-143
010 R-143-2 TALK TO THE ANGELS R-143/CDCHD 892
VEE TONE VTRCD 2020 WILD STREAK, VOL. 1: 50 FRENZIED ROCK 'N' ROLL DELINQUENTS; ACE CDCHD 892 CLASS & RENDEZVOUS VOCAL GROUPS  (2003)
1959 unknown – Lou Josie
011 5617 LONELY YEARS –45-269  
012 5618 I'M GONNA GET-CHA 45-269  
1961 unknown – Jan and Lou (Jan Davis and Lou Josie)
J01 R-162-1 LEAVING TOWN TOMORROW R-162
J02 R-262-2 ECHOES OF SUMMER R-162
1962 unknown – Jimmy King (Producer: Gene Omdorf)
013 ZTSC-82819 WALK IN THE SUN 45-102
014 ZTSC-82820 LET ME LAUGH TOO 45-102
Ca 27 August 1963 Los Angeles, CA – The Ho-Dads (Lou Josie [gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [piano-1], ? [harmonica-1],  ? [organ-2], ? [sax-1]. Producer: Jimmy King,Marty Cooper)
H01 IM 5700 HONKY -1  Imperial 66001                                        
H02 IM 5701 LEGENDS -2 66001
Ca 13 February 1963 Los Angeles, CA – The Ho-Dads (Lou Josie [gt], ? [drums], ? [piano], ? [sax]. Producer: Jimmy King)
H03 IM 5774  SPACE RACE      66023                                          
H04 IM 5775 AFTER DARK  66023    
1967 unknown – L. T. Josie (Producer: Nancy)
015 61333 DONNA’S GONE Tower 343
016 61334 I GOTTA KNOW 343
1967 unknown – L. T. Josie (Producer: Jimmy King)
017 61572 "YOUNG" BILLY BONNEY Uptown 756
018 61573 T-O-N-I Uptown 756
Lou Josie recorded After 1967, see albums liat

Lou Josie recorded After 1967, see albums liat

ALBUMS
Girltalk ? Me And Mother Music: Then It Begins; The Devil In Me; Cold Light Of Day; Midnight Memories; Obsession; Jessie, Did Your Soul Fly Free; Only One Life To Live; Warm Summer Nights; Midnight Confessions; Blue Side Of The Gray – 12-02
Girltalk ? Mamas Radio:  Call Of The King; Lovers Moon; Mamas Radio; Buckingham County; Farewell Jamie; Stardust Row; One More Chance; Innocent Man; Believe In Me; If I Ever Lost Your Love; A Sad Song; Manatees; Better Hold On; Here He Comes, There You Go; Desperate People – 02

Girltalk ? Stones and Bones: Opening Dialogue - 1862 Dialogue; Blue Side Of Gray; Blue Bandanna; 1863 Dialogue; Springtime Of Our Lives; The Dancing Man From Birmingham; 1864 Dialogue; Stones and Bones (The Battle Of Franklin Tn.); A Soldiers Prayer; Wind; Dixieland You're Still A State Of Mind; Epilogue; Check out Time – 10-08
Lou Josie ? Check Out Time:  There’s Not a Day Without Sunshine;  Samantha;  Ju Ju Beads;  A Little Lost;  You Got to Me;  Beer 30;  I Believe in Love;  Night Hawks;  Where Do We Go from Here;  What Kind of Fool;  Shelter Me Darkness – 08-01-19
Lou Josie ? The Country Side of Me:  Trashy Women;  Love on the Borderline; Disappearing Back Side of Me;  Meant to Be Lovers;  Beer: 30;  Linda’s Home Waitin’;  Dancin’ Man;  Only One Life to Live;  Innocent Man;  Bad Whisky- 29-01-21

SINGLES
Argo (1958)
5293 Why Did You Leave Me / Someone Else Instead – 02-58 and The Spinners
5312 Breezin' Out / Time's A Wastin' – 09-58 (rev. Sept. 22)
5312 Vacation’s Over / Breezin‘ Out – 11 (bootleg)
Herald (1958) as Jimmy King
H-535X  Knockin' On Your Door / Broken Vows – 11-58 (rev. Nov. 10)
Baton (1958)
45-269  I'm Gonna Get-Cha / Lonely Years – 04-59 (rev. May 4)
Rendezvous (1961)
R-143 Jeannie / Talk To The Angels – 02-61
R-162 Leaving Town Tomorrow / Echoes Of Summer – 10-61 Jan and Lou
CRC [CAN] (1962) as Jimmy King
45-102 Walk In The Sun / Let Me Laugh Too – 05-62
Imperial (1963) The Ho-Dads
66001 Honky / Legends -63
66023 Space Race / After Dark – 64
Tower /*Uptown (1967) as L. T. Josie
343 Donna’s Gone / I Gotta Know – 07-67
*756 T-O-N-I / "Young" Billy Bonney – 11-67 (rev. Cashbox Nov. 25)

Travis Book

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Infamous Stringusters, Bluegrass at The Crossroads
2013 unknown – Travis Book (Travis Book [vcl/ac gt/ bass])
001 TENNESSEE SIDE OF THINGS SUR 001  
002 GENTLE ON MY MIND SUR 001  
003 POOR BOY'S DELIGHT SUR 001  
004 50 MILES OF ELBOW ROOM SUR 001  
005 AIN'T BEEN MYSELF IN YEARS SUR 001  
006 RED TAIL LIGHTS SUR 001  
007 GIVE ME SOME WINGS SUR 001  
008 TOMORROW'S A LONG TIME SUR 001  
009 LAST ONE TO LOVE YOU SUR 001  
010 TRAVELIN' TEARDROP BLUES SUR 001
Ca late 2022[live] unknown - Andy Falco and Travis Book
01001 BIRDSONG
01002 FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
01003 JACK-A-ROE
01004 MORNING DEW
01005 NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE
01006 RIPPLE
Tracks above issued on album Falco and Book Plays Garcia
2023 Landslide Studio, Asheville, NC – Travis Book
011 A LITTLE TOO MUCH
012 AFRAID OF LOVE
013 WITHOUT YOU
014 STILL THE ONE
015 PLANETS
016 REMINDS ME OF YOU
017 A BOY AND A GIRL
018 WOOD AND WIRE
019 BACK HOME
020 THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
021 LEAVIN'
Tracks above issued on album Love and Other Strange Emotion



ALBUMS
Stay Upright SUR 001 Alice:  Tennessee Side of Things;  Gentle On My Mind;  Poor Boy's Delight;  50 Miles of Elbow Room;  Ain't Been Myself in Years;  Red Tail Lights;  Give Me Some Wings;  Tomorrow's a Long Time;  Last One to Love You;  Travelin' Teardrop Blues – 14-01-14
Americana Vibes ? Happy Hour House Band, Vol. 1 (Live):  The City (w. The Lil Smokies);  Back Home (w. Fireside Collective);  Beside You (w. Mimi Naja;  Blackburn Brothers (w. )
Jon Stickley);  Poor Boy's Delight; 6. Rockets (w. Sarah Siskind);  Bring it on Home w.
Fireside Collective);  Wake Me Up (w. Mike Guggino, Barrett Smith);  King of the Road (w. Mimi Naja);  I Am A Pilgrim (w. Mike Guggino, Barrett Smith);  How Far I'd Fall (w. Jon Stickley);  In The Mountains (w. Sarah Siskind); Time To Move On;  (w. The Lil Smokies);  Gentle On My Mind;  I've Endured;  Sing Me Back Home (Live) – 20-08-21 (from Happy Hour podcasts started 2020, not in sessions)
Americana Vibes ? Happy Hour House Band, Vol. 2 (Live):  Go There Alone (w. Lindsay Lou, Joshua Rilko);  Goodle Days (w. Kyle Tuttle, Lyndsay Pruett);  To Rise You Got To Fall (w. Nicki Bluhm, Michael Ashworth, Tommy Maher);  Planets;  Traveling Song (w. Josh Daniel, Michael Ashworth);  I Wanna Sing That Rock and Roll (w. Michael Ashworth);  River Jordan (w. Lindsay Lou, Joshua Rilko);  Pearl of Carolina (w. Jon Weisberger, Tommy Maher); Not Quite Spring (w. Kyle Tuttle, Lyndsay Pruett);  Long Lonesome Day (w. Anders Beck, Jon Stickley);  It’s Ok Not to be Ok (w. Nicki Bluhm, Michael Ashworth, Tommy Maher);  Beauty in the Ugliest Days (w. Tommy Maher, Mike Ashworth);  The Voice (w. Lindsay Lou, Joshua Rilko);  Hide No More (w. Tommy Maher, Mike Ashworth);  Birdie Strut (w. Kyle Tuttle, Lyndsay Pruett);  Howard Hughes Blues (w. Anders Beck);  Still the One (w. Nicki Bluhm, Michael Ashworth, Tommy Maher);  Everything is Free (w. Michael Ashworth) – 07-07-23  (from Happy Hour podcasts started 2020, not in sessions)
Americana Vibes ? Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia (Live):  Birdsong;  Friend of the Devil;  Jack-A-Roe;  Morning Dew; New Speedway Boogie;  Ripple  - 04-08-23
Americana Vibes ? Love and Other Strange Emotions:  A Little Too Much; Afraid of Love; Without You;  Still the One;  Planets; Reminds Me of You;  A Boy and A Girl;  Wood and Wire;  Back Home;  The Truth is Out There;  Leavin' – 27-10-23

Bitter Diamonds

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2013 unknown, CA – The Bitter Diamonds
001 WALTER'S BLACK LUNG BLUES digital single [rel. March 23]
002 I’M GONE digital single [rel. March 23]
003 BEER ON MY BOOTS digital single [rel. March 23]
2014 Pleasant Valley Studios, Dixon, CA - The Bitter Diamonds (Charles Verlin [vcl/gt], : Mike Saliani [vcl/gt], Jody Clarke [steel],   Ian Michell [vcl/bass], Mark Grupé  [drums], Paul Shelasky [fiddle], Gavin Jones [harminca], Matt Dudman [vcl/organ],  Andy Herout [trumpet], Jenny Lynn Williams [vcl])
004 COME ON IN
005 EVERYBODY'S COUNTRY
006 TOO SLOW
007 BOTTLES AND HEARTS
008 BY MYSELF
009 TRAIN TO TROUBLE
010 CITY LIVING
011 JENNY O
012 BACKSEAT DRIVER
013 MAKING UP
014 (SOMETIMES) THE WORKING MAN
015 STRANGER
016 DOWN IN THE DUMPS  
Tracks above issued on album Bottles and Hearts
2018 Sharkbite Studios, Jack London Square Oakland, CA/ and The Petting Zoo, ? – The Bitter Diamonds, *Va Hwy (Charles Verlin [vcl/ gt/percussion/ piano], John Harris [ld gt], Jody Clarke [steel/ banjo/ keyboards], Ian Michell [vcl/bass], Mark Grupé  [drums] + Lisa Mike Rinta [trombone/ tuba], Snakebite [sax/ clarinet], Scott Jensen [trumpet], Marie Johnston [vcl])
017 BEACH HIKE 2027
018 SPOTS*
019 BETTER THAN NOTHING
020 UP ON THE STAGE
021 COUNTRY SONGS 1
022 GET IT RIGHT
023 IDLE WHEELS
024 UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS
025 KEEPING UP
026 COUNTRY SONGS 2
027 O' THESE THINGS I'VE SEEN
Tracks above issued on album Country Songs

ALBUMS
Charles Verlin ? Bottles and Hearts: Come On In; Everybody's Country; Too Slow; Bottles and Hearts; By Myself; Train to Trouble; City Living; Jenny O.; Backseat Driver; Making Up ; (Sometimes) The Working Man; Stranger; Down In The Dumps  - 13-11-14
Charles Verlin ? Country Songs: Beach Hike 2027;  Spots (W. VA Hwy) ; Better Than Nothing; Up On The Stage; Country Songs 1; Get It Right; Idle Wheels; Upstairs/Downstairs; Keeping Up; Country Songs 2; O' These Things I've Seen - 27-04-19

Jake Ian

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2008 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian
001 FOREVER LOUANNE FFR 003  
002 SAVE ME A SEAT ON THE BUS FFR 003
003 THE BALLAD OF ONE-EYED WILLIAMS FFR 003  
004 THE RIVER RUNS HIGH FFR 003  
005 ORVILLE FFR 003
006 CHASING THE FLUKE FFR 003
007 THE AIR OF PROSPERITY FFR 003  
008 PINWHEELS FFR 003  
009 TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE FFR 003  
2009 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian
010 FORT QU'APPELLE BY DUSK
011 DON'T WAIT
012 THE LOST RIVER BINDER PILOTS
013 HIGHWAY MOTEL
014 THE RUSTED HINGES
015 AN AWFUL SKY
016 TERRAIN OF SHAME
017 TIRE TRACKS IN THE SNOW
018 THESE BLUES ARE KILLING ME
019 BO
Tracks above issued on album An Awful Sky
2010 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian and The Heymakers
020 MARIA
021 PLEASE LEAVE A KEY
022 THE HIRED HAND
023 I FELL OFF THE WAGON
024 ROOM 209
025 HONEY, I LOST MY WAY
026 4000 MILES AWAY
027 CAROLINA COME BACK TO ME
028 HIT THE BRICKS, BABY
029 SATURDAY NIGHT DRESS
Tracks above issued on album Honey I Lost My Way
2011 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian and The Heymakers
030 LOWLIFE FROM HIGH RIVER
031 SAD AND LONELY BROKEN MAN
032 ALL NIGHT LONG
033 DOLLAR BILL BLUES
034 THE LOST RIVER BINDER PILOTS II
035 FORGIVE ME
036 JOSEPHINE WE HARDLY KNEW
037 THE FIRST BEND IN THE TRAIL
038 A WORLD OF HELL
039 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN
Tracks above issued on album Sad and Lonely Broken Man
Ca 2013 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian
040 THESE SONGS OF ALBERTA
2013 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian (Jake Ian [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Bramwell Park [banjo],  Paul Rigby [mandolin/steel],  Braden Sustrik [bass gt], Caleb Caswell [drums/percussion], Shuyler Jansen [percussion/gt],  Jeremiah McDade [violin/thin whistle], Shuyler Jansen [organ/ac gt], Geoff Hilhorst [organ], Kris Glabush, C.S Mason [hmny vcl]
12-String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Handclaps – Shuyler Jansen
041 A SONG FOR ROSE JI 005  
042 IT DON'T REALLY MATTER ANYMORE JI 005
043  BLACK BLACK DIRT JI 005
044 68 MALIBU JI 005
045 HIDE THE GUNS JI 005  
046 GOLDEN ASH JI 005
047 BUNKHOUSE BLUES JI 005
048 DOWN THE DRAIN JI 005  
049 OLD RED MASSEY JI 005  
050 SUMMERTIME IN A LONESOME TOWN JI 005  
2014 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian
051 CHRISTMAS FOR COWBOYS
052 CHRISTMAS IN PRISON
053 CHRISTMAS CARD FROM A HOOKER IN MEMPHIS
Tracks above issued on The Christmas EP
2016 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian (Producer: Jake Ian)
054 BIRCH HILLS COUNTY #7 JI 006   
055 WILL YOU BE COMING BACK HOME TONIGHT JI 006   
056 HEADIN' TO THE TRESTLE JI 006   
057 HIGHWAY 855 JI 006   
058 COLE'S BLUES JI 006   
059 THE TALL TALE OF WESLEY MUSKRAT JI 006   
060 DRUNK WOMAN BLUES JI 006   
061 A GRITTER'S TALE JI 006   
061 BIBLE JOHN JI 006  
2019 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Jake Ian (Producer: Jake Ian)
062 THAT DAMN FILTHY RIVER JI 007   
063 THE LUCKY ONES JI 007   
064 HALF A DAY AWAY JI 007   
065 ALL MY TRIALS JI 007   
066 DEAR ELEANOR JI 007   
067 SHARE YOU WITH THE ROAD JI 007   
068 94 ROMANCE JI 007
069 TAKE ME WITH YOU JI 007
070 ALL OF THE GOOD TIMES ARE PASSED AND GONE JI 007   – 28-05-20
November 2020 Lee Ridge Recordings AB, CAN – Jake Ian (Producer: Jake Ian)
071 WHEN THE SUN WON'T COME
072 BY THE ROCKS AND THE CREEK
073  RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
074  EVERYTHING HAS HOLES
075 I CAN'T GO BACK THERE ANYMORE
076 WHO WE WERE
077 PLEASE DON'T GO INTO TOWN
078 HANG YOUR HEAD NO MORE
079  IS IT REALLY ALL GONE?
080 SO DEAR
Tracks above issued on album Everything Has Rules
2023 Lee Ridge Recordings AB, CAN – Jake Ian
(Jake Ian [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums/  keyboards/ synthesizer/ banjo/ harmonica/ melodica],
Matt Kelly [steel], Pat Lyons [steel/dobro], Allison Granger [fiddle], Marco Cremaschini [piano], Paul Schmold [bck vcl])
081 PAST MY PRIME
082 ENGINE 44
083 SUCH A SIGHT TO SEE
084THE SOUNDS OF THE WIND
085 THE BLOODSHOT SUN
086 IT'S ABOUT TIME
087  BIG JACK
088 THIEF RIVER FALLS
089 LAWRENCE
Tracks above issued on album Lawrence


ALBUMS
Jake Ian/Face For Radio [CAN] FFR 03 Sunset Estates: Forever Louanne; Save Me A Seat On The Bus; The Ballad Of One-Eyed Williams; The River Runs High; Orville; Chasing The Fluke; The Air Of Prosperity; Pinwheels; Take It From Someone Who's Been There – 08
Jake Ian [CAN] ? An Awful Sky: Fort Qu'appelle By Dusk; Don't Wait; The Lost River Binder Pilots; Highway Motel; The Rusted Hinges; An Awful Sky; Terrain Of Shame; Tire Tracks In The Snow; These Blues Are Killing Me; Bo – 20-11-09
Jake Ian [CAN] no # Honey, I Lost My Way: Maria; Please Leave A Key; The Hired Hand; I Fell Off The Wagon; Room 209; Honey, I Lost My Way; 4000 Miles Away; Carolina Come Back To Me; Hit The Bricks, Baby; Saturday Night Dress – 05-04-11 W. The Haymakers
Jake Ian [CAN] ? Sad And Lonely Broken Man: Lowlife From High River; Sad & Lonely Broken Man; All Night Long; Dollar Bill Blues; The Lost River Binder Pilots II; Forgive Me; Josephine We Hardly Knew; The First Bend In The Trail; A World Of Hell; Southbound Train – 29-03-12 W. The Haymakers
Jake Ian [CAN] JI 005 It Don't Really Matter Anymore: Summertime In A Lonesome Town; A Song For Rose; It Don't Really Matter Anymore; Black Black Dirt; 68 Malibu; Hide The Guns; Golden Ash; Bunkhouse Blues; Down The Drain; Old Red Massey – 15-04-14
Jake Ian [CAN] JI 006 The Trestle:  Birch Hills County #7;  Will You Be Coming Back Home Tonight;  Headin' to the Trestle;  Highway 855;  Cole's Blues;  The Tall Tale of Wesley Muskrat;  Drunk Woman Blues;  A Gritter's Tale;  Bible John – 21-01-17
Jake Ian [CAN] JI 007 Half a Day Away:  That Damn Filthy River;  The Lucky Ones;  Half a Day Away;  All My Trials;  Dear Eleanor;  Share You with the Road;  94 Romance;  Take Me with You; All of the Good Times Are Passed and Gone – 28-05-20
Jake Ian [CAN] ? Everything Has Holes: When the Sun Won't Come; By the Rocks and the Creek;  Run for Your Life;  Everything Has Holes;  I Can't Go Back There Anymore;  Who We Were;  Please Don't Go into Town;  Hang Your Head No More;  Is It Really All Gone?;  So Dear – 19-03-21
Jake Ian [CAN] ? Lawrence:  Past My Prime;  Engine 44;  Such A Sight To See;  The Sounds Of The Wind;  The Bloodshot Sun; It's About Time;  Big Jack;  Thief River Falls;  Lawrence – 09-01-24

EPs
Jake Ian [CAN] ? The Christmas EP: Christmas For Cowboys; Christmas In prison; Christmas Card from A Hooker In Memphis – 11-14