Alex Owen
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2014 poss. Los Angeles, CA – Lasers Lasers Birmingham
001 RADIO digital single [rel. Aug. 21]
002 WARNING digital single [rel. Aug. 21]
2016 Awesome Possum Pasadena, CA– Lasers Lasers Birmingham
003 ROYAL BLUE
004 HARD MAN TO PLEASE
005 SHED AQUARIUM
006 ANYWAY YOU SLICE IT
Tracks above issued on EP Royal Blue
2019 Palomino Sound, Los Angeles, CA – Lasers Lasers Birmingham (Alex Owen [vcl/gt], Jason Soda [gt/ piano/ mellotron/ organ/ bck vcl], Dan Wistrom [steel/mandolin], Aaron Stern [bass], Travis Popichak [drums], Eleanor Masterson [fiddle], Jon Nieman [piano/.organ], Sie Sie Benhoff, Davey Allen [bck vcl]. Producer: Alex Owen, Jason Soda)
007 WARNING
008 PERFECTION IN 3 4 TIME
009 AFTER PARTY AFTER LIFE
010 SUGAR MOMMA
011 WILD ANIMALS
012 LEAD ME ON
013 DON'T GO TRYING TO FIX ME
014 PHANTOM VIBRATIONS
015 EMMYLOU
016 NUMBERS AND FIGURES
017 WHAT A SHAME
Tracks above issued on album Warning
2020 unknown – Lasers Lasers Birmingham
018 MAKIN’ A SCENE digital single [rel. Jan. 29, 2021]
019 CAN YOU BELIEVE MY LUCK digital single [rel. Jan. 29, 2021]
2021 [live] Los Angeles, CA – Laser Laser Birmingham
01901 WARNING
01902 MAKING A SCENE
01903 CAN YOU BELIEVE MY LUCK
01904 ROYAL BLUE
Tracks above issued on EP Live Session, Los Angeles, CA, 2021
2024 unknown – Lasers Lasers Birmingham
020 SHORTER LETTER
021 TRIPPIN' BALLS AT THE HONKY TONK
022 GRAVITY BOOTS
023 MYSTERY HIGHWAY
024 NEED ME SAVIOR
025 TRACTOR BEAM
026 NEW ALL TIME LOW
027 BRUISE LIKE A PEACH
028 INFINITE LOOP
029 LEVEL KNIEVEL
030 I SHOULD BE LEAVING
031 BILOXI DON'T FORGET
Tracks above issued on album Mystery Highway
ALBUMS
Lasers Lasers Birmingham ? Warning: Warning; Perfection in 3 4 Time; After Party After Life; Sugar Momma; Wild Animals; Lead Me On; Don't Go Trying to Fix Me; Phantom Vibrations; Emmylou; Numbers and Figures; What a Shame – 26-07-19
Lasers Lasers Birmingham ? Mystery Highway: Shorter Letter; Trippin' Balls at the Honky Tonk; Gravity Boots; Mystery Highway; Need Me Savior; Tractor Beam; New All Time Low; Bruise Like a Peach; Infinite Loop; Evel Knievel; I Should Be Leaving; Biloxi Don't Forget – 24-07-24
EPs
Lasers Lasers Birmingham ? Royal Blue: Royal Blue; Hard Man to Please; Shed Aquarium; Anyway You Slice It – 22-07-16
Jam in the Van no # Lasers Lasers Birmingham (Live Session, Los Angeles, CA, 2021): Warning; Making A Scene; Can You Believe My Luck; Royal Blue – 25-01-22
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Lasers Lasers Birmingham [Alex Owen]
Billy Harlan
*24-03-1937 Muhlenberg County, KY
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Adam Komrowski
SESSIONS
31 March 1958 RCA Victor Studio, 1601 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Billy Harlan (+ Royce Morgan [gt])
001 104679 SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK Brunswick 9-55066/CL 1009 LP 1757 BCD-15733 CD 5706
002 104680 I WANNA BOP Brunswick 9-55066/CL 1009 LP 1757 BCD 15623 CD 1156503 CD 5706
COLLECTOR CL 1009 ROCK AND ROLL VOL.2 (NED, 1971); MCA LP 1757 RARE ROCKABILLY VOL.3 (UK, 1978); BEAR FAMILY BCD 15623 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.2/ ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF DECCA RECORDS (GER, 1992); CHIEF CD 1156503 ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLY'S VOL.3 (NED, 1993); BIG TONE CD 5706 MCA ROCKABILLIES VOL.2 (UK, 1993); BEAR FAMILY BCD 15733 THAT'LL FLAT ... GIT IT! VOL. 6: ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF US DECCA RECORDS (GER, 1994)
26 April 1959 RCA Victor Studio, 1601 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Billy Harlan (Billy Harlan [vcl/gt], Chet Atkins [gt], Velma E. Williams [gt], Jimmy Day [bass], Jackie Moffet [drums]. Producer: Chet Atkins)
003 K2WB-0528 TEEN JEAN JIVE BCD 16339
004 K2WB-0529 THIS LONELY MAN BCD 16607
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16339 THE DRUGSTORE'S ROCKIN' VOLUME 1 (GER, 2002); BEAR FAMILY BCD 16607 THE DRUGSTORE'S ROCKIN' VOLUME 2 (GER, 2002)
2007(?) unknown – Bill Harlan
005 MY FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS
006 REMEMBER THEM
007 MY DAD WAS A MINER
008 THE WORLDS GREATEST LOVE
009 SWEET INSPIRATION
010 REMEMBER THE KING (CHRISTMAS)
011 SWEET WILLIAM
012 JULIET
013 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW
014 HOLY SPIRIT BLUES
Tracks above issued on album Remember Them
9 December 2015 RCA Victor Studio, 1601 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Billy Harlan (Billy Harlan [vcl], Royce Morgan [ld gt], Pat Coyne [bass], Gene Chrisman [drums], Roy Kyle [piano], Cindy Bryant, Hailey Steele, Kimberly Quinns, Marty Farris [bck vcl])
015 I WANNA BOP MRMR 0716001
016 BOOGIE WOOGIE ROCK AND ROLL MAN MRMR 0716001
017 BE BOPPIN’ ANNIE MRMR 0716001
018 NEVER BEEN KISSED MRMR 0716001
019 I AIN'T ELVIS MRMR 0716001
020 THIS LONELY MAN MRMR 0716001
ALBUMS
Billy Harlan ? Remember Them: My Fate Is In Your Hands; Remember Them; My Dad Was A Miner; The Worlds Greatest Love; Sweet Inspiration; Remember The King (Christmas); Sweet William; Juliet; What The World Needs Now; Holy Spirit Blues – 11-07
EPs
Muddy Roots Music MRMR 0716001 Boppin' at Studio B: I Wanna Bop; Boogie Woogie Rock and Roll Man; Be Boppin’ Annie; Never Been Kissed; I Ain't Elvis; This Lonely Man – 27-05-16
Brunswick (1958)
9-55066 I Wanna Bop / School House Rock – 05-58
Hillbilly Thomists
SESSIONS
2017 Washington, DC – The Hillbilly Thomists (Br. Timothy Danaher [vcl], Br. Constantius Sanders [vcl], Br. Jonah Teller [vcl/gt], Fr. Litke [vcl/mandolin/ gt], Fr. White [vcl/banjo/ dulcimer], Br. Justin Bolger [vcl/bass/ gt/ piano/ accordion], Br. Brad Elliott [drums], Br. Simon Teller [vcl/fiddle], Br. Peter Gautsch [vcl/piano/ mandolin/ gt], Br. Joseph Hagan [vcl/washboard/ drums/bodhrán])
001 LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS
002 ANGEL BAND
003 WHAT WOUD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL?
004 POOR WAYFARING STRANGER
005 AMAZING GRACE
006 I'M A DOG
007 STEAL AWAY
008 ST. ANNE'S REEL
009 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
010 WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS
011 TO CANAAN'S LAND
012 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
Tracks above issued on album The Hillbilly Thomists
2020 Alberthaus, Catskills, NY – The Hillbilly Thomists
013 KEEP YOUR LAMPS TRIMMED
014 OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
015 BOURBON, BLUEGRASS, AND THE BIBLE
016 GIVE ME A DRINK
017 HEAVEN OR TENNESSEE
018 JERICHO BLUES
019 CHASING MONEY NO MORE
020 HARD TIMES
021 I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY
022 LEAD ME BY THE HAND
023 JACOB'S LADDER
024 YOU WILL STILL WALK DOWN THE LINE
025 WEIGHT OF ETERNAL GLORY
026 JUST AS I AM
Tracks above issued on album Holy Ghost Power
2022 unknown - The Hillbilly Thomists
027 HOLY GHOST POWER
028 GOOD TREE
029 LOVE IS PATIENT
030 THE POWER AND THE GLORY
031 OLD HIGHWAY
032 NEW CITY
033 SATISFIED MAN
034 VERONICA
035 WAY DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
036 FLOODWATERS
037 SWEET PROSPECT
038 YOU
039 SING REDEEMING LOVE
Tracks above issued on album Holy Ghost Power
August 2023 lberthaus, Catskills, NY unknown, IN – The Hillbilly Thomists
040 JUSTIFY YOU
041 MARIGOLD
042 AMOS
043 DON'T TAKE IT BACK
044 CHRIST HAS A GARDEN
045 WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER
046 CYPRESS
047 SATURDAY NIGHT
048 HEAVENLY LAND
049 JONAH
051 STAND IN THE LIGHT
053 GOOD
054 WHAT DID I DO TO YOU
Tracks above issued on album Marigold
ALBUMS
Dominican House of Studies ? The Hillbilly Thomists: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms; Angel Band; What Woud You Give in Exchange for Your Soul?; Poor Wayfaring Stranger; Amazing Grace; I'm a Dog; Steal Away; St. Anne's Reel; What a Friend We Have in Jesus; What Wondrous Love Is This; To Canaan's Land; Just a Closer Walk with Thee – 05-12-17
The Hillbilly Thomists ? Living for the Other Side: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed; Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord; Bourbon, Bluegrass, And the Bible; Give Me a Drink; Heaven or Tennessee; Jericho Blues; Chasing Money No More; Hard Times; I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say; Lead Me by the Hand; Jacob's Ladder; You Will Still Walk Down the Line; Weight of Eternal Glory; Just as I Am – 28-01-21
The Hillbilly Thomists ? Holy Ghost Power: Holy Ghost Power; Good Tree; Love Is Patient; The Power and the Glory; Old Highway; New City; Satisfied Man; Veronica; Way Down in New Orleans; Floodwaters; Sweet Prospect; You; Sing Redeeming Love – 07-07-22
The Hillbilly Thomists ? Marigold: Justify You; Marigold; Amos; Don't Take It Back; Christ Has a Garden; When We All Get Together; Cypress; Saturday Night; Heavenly Land; Jonah; Stand in the Light; . Good; What Did I Do to You – 26-07-24