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

Highway Natives

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
2020 Nashville, TN – Highway Natives (Brandon Moore, Jordan Miller, Matt Drummey, Artie Scarazzo, Arthur Stove)
001 BETTER MAN
002 AMERICAN DREAM
003 HAYESVILLE
004 BAD NEWS
Tracks above issued on EP Highway Natives
2021 Welcome To 1979, 1110 48th Avenue North, Nashville, TN – Highway Natives (Matt Drummey [ld gt], Brandon Moore [ld vcl/rh gt], Jordan Miller [ac gt/bck vcl], Artie Scarazzo [bass], Arthur Stover [drums/percussion], + Dayton Swords [el gt], Paton Goskie [fiddle], Eric McEwan [piano/Hammond B3])
005 DOGHOUSE
006 COLD FEET
007 WHEN I DRINK WHISKEY
008 LINCOLN COUNTY LINE
009 THE LENS
010 ENGRAVE
011 A BULLET WITH MY NAME
012 THE BULL
Tracks above issued on EP West On The Blindside
Spring 2023 Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Sjoals, AL – Highway Nativees (Matt Drummey [ld gt], Brandon Moore [ld vcl/rh gt], Jordan Miller [ac gt/bck vcl], Antjuan Johson [bass],  Andrew Cusanelli [drums],  John Countryman  [keyboards]).
013 CHANGE IN MY LIFE
014 COME ON OUT
015 WAITIN' ON A GOOD THING
016 SOMEONE TO BLAME
017  WAIT 'TIL IT BREAKS
018 WHATEVER'S CLEVER
019 IT WAS TOLD TO ME
020 I STILL BLEED
021 GET OUTTA MY WAY
022 MAYBELINE
023 HELLO SUNRISE
024 MAGNOLIA
Tracks above issued on album Hello Sunrise

ALBUMS
RoadWorn ? Hello Sunrise:  Change In My Life;  Come On Out;  Waitin' On a Good Thing;  Someone To Blame;  Wait 'Til It Breaks;  Whatever's Clever;  It Was Told To Me;  I Still Bleed;  Get Outta My Way;  Maybeline;  Hello Sunrise;  Magnolia – 02-08-24



EPs
Backroad Immigrant ? Highway Natives: Better Man; American Dream; Hayesville; Bad News – 20-04-21
RoadWorn Record Co. ? A Bullet With My Name: A Bullet With My Name; Cold Feet; Doghouse – 20-05-22 (all tracks reissued on EP West Of The Blindside)
RoadWorn Record Co. No # West Of The Blindside:  Doghouse;  Cold Feet; When I Drink Whiskey; Lincoln County Line;  The Lens;  Engrave;  A Bullet With My Name;  The Bull – 24-06-22

Clayton Burke Band

 
Clayton Burke Deering
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2020 Studio Shangri-Nah, Urbana, IL – The Clayton Burke Band (Clayton Deering [vcl/ac gt], Jacob Croegaert [bass], Emily McKown [accordion/hmny vcl])
001 STRANGE TO ME
002 WIND ME
003 STICKS AND STONES
Tracks above issued on EP All Well And Mostly Good
2021 Studio Shangri-Nah, Urbana, IL – The Clayton Burke Band (Clayton Burke Deering [vcl/ac gt], Nick Stine [ld gt/steel/ hmny vcl], Jacob Croegaert [bass], Dave Pride [drums],
Accordion, tambo, and harms- Emily Anne [accordion/tambourine/hmny vcl],  Cody Jensen [guiro],  Julie Bumpus [clarinet])
004 DRYIN' TIME!
005 I'M UP
006 WALK WITH ME
007 IN MY DREAMS
008 IN MY ARMS
009 OUT TO THE BLACK
Tracks above issued on EP Hokey Tonk
2023 poss. Urbana, IL – The Clayton Burke Band, *with Kenna Mae
010 TURN THE KEYS
011 HERE WITH YOU!
012 FAILED UNION BLUES
013 FISHIN'
014 WILD THING*
015 COMIN' UP
Tracks above issued on EP No Immediate Plans
2024 [Kaylx Session] unknown – The Clayton Burke Band
016 CHERRY MINE  digital siingle [rel. June 25]
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EPs
Clayton Burke Band ? All Well And Mostly Good: Strange To Me; Wind Me; Sticks And Stones – 03-10-20
Hogchute ? Hokey Tonk: Dryin' Time!; I'm Up; Walk With Me; In My Dreams; In My Arms; Out to the Black – 09-09-22
Hogchute ? No Immediate Plans:  Turn the Keys;  Here with You!;  Failed Union Blues;  Fishin';  Wild Thing (w. Kenna Mae);  Comin' Up – 28-07-23

Buddy England

 

 By Praguefrank, Milos Holecek
SESSIONS also member of The Mixtures (1969-70), The Seekers (1974-1981)
1965 unknown,  AUS – Buddy England
001 MX-18379 I'VE COME OF AGE FK-1024
002 MX-18380 I'M GONNA FIND MYSELF A GIRL FK-1024
1966 unknown,  AUS – Buddy England
003 7XAA 1812 IF I NEVER GET TO LOVE YOU EA-4756 7EGO-70074
004 7XAA 1813 A MATTER OF MOMENTS EA-4756
005 7XAA 1879 IF YOU'LL STAY EA-4769 7EGO-70074   
006 7XAA 1880 QUESTION EA-4769  
1966 unknown,  AUS – Buddy England
007 7XAA 1955 DOLL HOUSE EA-4793 7EGO-70074
008 7XAA 1956 LOOKING FOR ME EA-4793
009 7XAA 2008 THERE GOES MY BABY EA-4814
010 7XAA 2009 YOUR EYES TELL ON YOU EA-4814
1967 unknown,  AUS – Buddy England
011 7XAA 10500 MOVIN' MAN EA-4836 7EGO-70074
012 7XAA 10501 GET AWAY EA-4836
013 7XAA 2130 LONELY AVENUE EA-4857
014 7XAA 2131 SUNNY – EA-4857
015 7XAA 2163 I'M GOIN' FOR YOU EA-4869
016 7XAA 2164 NEVER DO TOMORROW EA-4869
1968 unknown – Buddy England (Producer: John Burgess)
017 FORGIVE AND FORGET DO-8348
018 LOVING YOU HAS MADE MY LIFE WORTHWHILE DO-8348
019 THE NAME OF SORROW DB-8466
020 CAROL ANNE DB-8466
1969 unknown – Buddy England (Producer: John Burgess)
021 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD DO-8674
022 IN NEED OF A FRIEND DO-8674
1970 unknown – Buddy England (Producer: Air-Mediant)
023 JOSEPHINE AA-0001
1970 unknown – Buddy England (Producer: Buddy England)
024 SUNDAY CHILD  AA-0001
1972 unknown – Buddy England
025 A4KS-0719 HEY, LIJA HK-102054  
026 A4KS-0720 SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT HK-102054
1975 unknown – Buddy England (Producer: Buddy England)
027 CAROLINA A-7243
028 WAITING GAME A-7243
1993 Villa Rivoli, SA, AUS – Buddy England (Buddy Eng;amd [vcl/ac/el gt/ bass/ druns/ keyboards/hmny vcl], Mick Hamilton [ac/el gt],  David Rhodes [el gt], Peter Robinson  [bass], Bob Kilgower [harmonica/slide gt/ hmny vcl]. Producer: Buddy England)
029 WHAT KIND OF FOOL DO YOU THINK I AM? CD LRF 304  
030 COUNTRY LADY CD LRF 304 Hawk (2016)   Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
031 FATE'S A FIDLER LIFE'S A DANCE CD LRF 304 Hawk (2016) Hawk (2019)   Hawk (2023)
032 WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY CD LRF 304   
033 PASSION AND TEARS CD LRF 304   
034 KENTUCKY POORBOY CD LRF 304   
035 WINTER AT SOUTHEND CD LRF 304
036 WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW CD LRF 304   
037 WAITING FOR THE SUN TO SHINE CD LRF 304
038  COWBOYS DON'T WEAR SWEATERS CD LRF 304  Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
039 WE BLAME IT ON THE MOON CD LRF 304   
040 YOU CAN'T GET BY BY YOURSELF CD LRF 304  
041 SHOULDER TO SHOULDER CD LRF 304 Hawk (2016)   Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
042 IN THIS LIFE CD LRF 304  
043 BEACHPORT GIRLS CD LRF 304 Hawk (2016)  Hawk (2019)
Unknown info (poss. 1990s or later) unknown – Buddy England
044 DON'T EVER STOP Hawk (2016) Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
045 BABY THIS TIME Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
046 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME Hawk (2016) Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
047 BECAUSE OF YOU Hawk (2019) Hawk (2023)
048 SHE'D GIVE ANYTHING TO BE A COWBOY Hawk (2019)






ALBUMS
Larrikin [AUS] CD LRF 304 Fate's a Fiddler Lifes a Dance:  What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am?; Country Lady; Fate's A Fidler Life's A Dance;  When You Love Somebody;  Passion And Tears;  Kentucky Poorboy;  Winter At Southend; What They Don't Know;  Waiting For The Sun To Shine;  Cowboys Don't Wear Sweaters;  We Blame It On The Moon;  You Can't Get By By Yourself;  Shoulder To Shoulder; In This Life;  Beachport Girls – 93
Hawk Music [AUS] ? Fate's A Fiddler Life's A Dance: Fate's A Fiddler Life's A Dance; Don't Ever Stop; Baby This Time; Beach Port Girls; Everytime You Touch Me; Because Of You; Country Lady; Cowboys Don't were Sweaters; She'd Give Anything To Be A Cowboy; Shoulder To Shoulder - 19
Hawk Music [AUS] ? Fate's a Fiddler Lifes a Dance:  Don't Ever Stop;  Every Time You Touch;  Baby This Time;  Because of You;  Beach Port Girls;  Cowboys Don't Wear Sweeters;  Shoulder to Shoulder;  Fate's a Fiddler Life's a Dance; Country Lady – 20-02-23 (sampler)

EPs
His Master’s Voice [AUS] 7EGO-70074 Movin' Man:  If I Never Get To Love You;  Doll House /  If You'll Stay; Movin' Man – 67
Hawk Music [AUS] ? Fate's a Fiddler Lifes a Dance Fate's a Fiddler; Country Lady; Every Time You Touch Me; Don't Ever Stop; Shoulder to Shoulder; Beachport Girls - 16

SINGLES
Festival [AUS] (1965)
FK-1024 I've Come Of Age / I'm Gonna Find Myself A Girl – 65
His Master’s Voice [AUS] (1966-67)
EA-4756 If I Never Get To Love You / A Matter Of Moments – 04-66
EA-4769  If You'll Stay / Question – 06-66
EA-4793 Doll House / Looking For Me – 08-66
EA-4814 There Goes My Baby / Your Eyes Tell On You – 10-66
EA-4836 Movin' Man / Get Away – 02-67
EA-4857 Lonely Avenue / Sunny – 05-67
EA-4869 I'm Goin' For You / Never Do Tomorrow – 08-67
Columbia [AUS] (1968-69)
DO-8348 Forgive And Forget / Loving You Has Made My Life Worthwhile – 68
DB-8466 The Name Of Sorrow / Carol Anne - 68
DO-8674 What A Wonderful World / In Need Of A Friend – 03-69
Air [AUS]
AA-0001 Josephine / Sunday Child - 70
Hawk [AUS] (1972)
HK-102054 Hey, Lija / Shine A Little Light – 15-03-72
Astor [AUS] (1975)
A-7243 Carolina / Waiting Game – 75