Saturday, October 12, 2024

Robert Herridge

 Lion Robert Herridge
By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
also member of Wild River Band, The Bayou City Beats
1978 Gilley’s Recording Studio, 4500 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, TX – Robert Herridge (Robert Herridge [fiddle/gt], Bob Tuttle [rh gt/steel/bck vcl], Randy. Prince [rh gt], Ronny Rebstock [banjo],  Freddie Biano [bass], Randall Cornelioson [drums],  Jerry Holloway [piano], Toni Jolene [piano/bck vcl], Senator Winglow [harmonica],  Normon Carlson [clarinet/sax], Faron Evans, Sheron Evans [bck vcl].  Producer: Mickey Gilley, Sherwood Cryer)
001 EIGHTH OF JANUARY RH 0478
002 JOLE BLON RH 0478
003 DOWN YONDER RH 0478
004 RANGER'S WALTZ RH 0478
005 VPMF 5224 PICKIN' COTTON no #/ RH 0478
006 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY RH 0478
007 RUBBER DOLLY RH 0478
008 LH 17892 CAJUN FIDDLE RH 0978/RH 0478
009 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL RH 0478
010 LH 17893/VPMF 5223 COTTON EYED JOE  RH 0978 no # /RH 0478  


ALBUMS
Astro RH 0478 The Little Fiddler:
Eighth Of January; Jole Blon; Down Yonder; Ranger's Waltz; Pickin' Cotton; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Rubber Dolly; Cajun Fiddle; Orange Blossom Special; Cotton Eyed Joe  - 15-04-78 (MX: LH 17276/7)

SINGLES
Astro (1978)
RH 0978  Cajun Fiddle / Cotton Eyed Joe – 04-78
No # Cotton Eyed Joe / Pickin'Cotton - 79


Buzzard Creek

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2008 unknown, TN – Buzzard Creek
001 SUPED UP REDNECK
002 MY SHOT OF WHISKEY
003 WON'T HURT AT ALL
004 LIVE IT UP
005 KNEE DEEP
006 WHEN I SING MY SONG
007 SHAKES HER TATTOO
008 HE AIN'T COMIN' HOME
009 BACK WHEN YOU LOVED ME
010 SHE'S ALRIGHT
011 DEVIL'S CROWN
012 DRINKIN' A BEER
Tracks above issued on album Suped Up Redneck
2009 unknown, TN – Buzzard Creek
013 OLD MEMORIES
014 CAN'T LEAVE THE BOTTLE BEHIND
015 ROCK THIS TRAILER
016 HERE IN TENNESSEE
017 STRANGERS
018 GIVE IT MY ALL
019 SLEEPY TOWN
020 WHO CARES
021 MARRIED BY THE MOONSHINE STILL
022 THE COUNTRY'S WHERE I'LL BE
Tracks above issued on album Old Memories
2010 unknown, TN – Buzzard Creek
023 READY FOR A GOOD TIME
024 HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA
025 ANOTHER ROLL IN THE HAY
026 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU DEAR
027 THERE SHE GOES
028 WHISKEY BLIND
029 TILL MY SHIP SINKS
030 CAN'T TURN BACK TIME
031 EARLY
032 CHANGED THE LOCKS
033 WE FADE AWAY
Tracks above issued on album Detour

ALBUMS
Buzzard Creek ? Suped Up Redneck
: Suped Up Redneck; My Shot of Whiskey; Won't Hurt At All; Live It Up; Knee Deep; When I Sing My Song; Shakes Her Tattoo; He Ain't Comin' Home; Back When You Loved Me; She's Alright; Devil's Crown; Drinkin' a Beer – 12-09-08
Buzzard Creek ? Old Memories: Old Memories; Can't Leave the Bottle Behind; Rock This Trailer; Here in Tennessee; Strangers; Give It My All; Sleepy Town; Who Cares; Married By the Moonshine Still; The Country's Where I'll Be - 19-02-10
Buzzard Creek ? Detour: Ready For A Good Time; Hills of West Virginia; Another Roll In the Hay; I'll Always Love You Dear; There She Goes; Whiskey Blind; Till My Ship Sinks; Can't Turn Back Time; Early; Changed the Locks; We Fade Away - 03-06-11





Fastest Grass Alive

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1992 unknown, VA – Fastest Grass Alive (Kenny Blair [vcl/gt], David Probst [vcl/mandolin], Scott Walker [banjo], Jim Green [bass], Warren Blair [vcl/fiddle])
001 IF I FALL
002 THE OLD HOME
003 EAST OF THE BLUERIDGE
004 KENTUCKY PEACE OF MIND
005 JUST HOW LITTLE I KNOW
006 NOT A STRANGER
007 LONELINESS AND DESPERATION
008 TAKE THESE CHAINS
009 CRAZY AND BACK
010 HEADS YOU WIN
011 MY BETTER YEARS
012 ALONE AND BROKEN HEARTED
Tracks above issued on album East Of The Blueridge
1999 The Wrighthouse, Falls Church, VA – Fastest Grass Alive (Kenny Blair [vcl/gt], David Robertson [vcl/mandolin], Steve Street  [vcl/banjo], Tom Reeves [vcl/bass], Warren Blair [vcl/fiddle])
013 STARTING OVER
014 I'M NOT THAT LONELY YET
015 DIXIE ROAD
016 SIDEWINDER
017 MOMMA'S ADVICE
018 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SMOKE
019 BAD CASE OF THE BLUES
020 I'VE BEEN TOLD
021 DREAMS OF A DREAMER
022 THANK YOU LORD
023 I JUST DON'T KNOW
Tracks above issued on album Starting Over


ALBUMS
Fastest Grass Alive ? East Of The Blueridge:
If I Fall; The Old Home; East of the Blueridge; Kentucky Peace of Mind; Just How Little I Know; Not a Stranger; Loneliness and Desperation; Take These Chains; Crazy and Back; Heads You Win; My Better Years; Alone and Broken Hearted – 92
Fastest Grass Alive 991 Starting Over: Starting Over;  I'm Not That Lonely Yet; Dixie Road; Sidewinder; Momma's Advice;  Smokey Mountain Smoke;  Bad Case of the Blues; I've Been Told; Dreams of a Dreamer; Thank You Lord; I Just Don't Know - 99



Jimmy McMillan

 By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1980 unknown, TX – Jimmy McMillan (Producer: Bill and David Hearne/[1] Jimmy McMillan)
001 UR 2176A HER EMPTY PILLOW (LYING NEXT TO ME) BR 767
002 UR 2176B IT FEELS SO GOOD [1] BR 767
1980 unknown, TX – Jimmy McMillan (Producer: Bill and David Hearne)
003 None FOOTSTEPS BR 001
004 None I CAN'T LOOK INTO YOUR EYES BR 001
1981 unknown, TX – Jimmy McMillan (Producer: Bill and David Hearne)
005 None ONE OF THESE DAYS BR 005
006 None WASTIN' TIME BR 005
1982 unknown, TX – Jimmy McMillan (Producer: Bill and David Hearne)
007 UR 3298A LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG  BR 008
008 UR 3298B WHEN YOUR LOVE IS ON MY MIND BR 008
1983 unknown, TX – Jimmy McMillan (Producer: Bill and David Hearne)
009 None I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU BR 011
010 None LOVE'S MADE THAT WAY BR 011



SINGLES
Blum (1980-83)
BR 767 Her Empty Pillow (Lying Next To Me) / It Feels So Good – 80
BR 001 Footsteps / I Can't Look Into Your Eyes - 80
BR 005 One Of These Days / Wastin' Time – 81
BR 008 Listen To A Country Song / When Your Love Is On My Mind - 82
BR 011 I Thought About You / Love's Made That Way - 83