Sunday, November 8, 2026

Don Diego Trio

 Diego Geraci, *1975 Caltanisetta, ITA
By Simone Della Torre, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2014? poss. home recordings -  Don Diego Trio (Diego Geraci [vcl/gt], Giulio Farinelli [bass], Sandro Pittari [drums])
001 INTRO RR 720  
002 BRAND NEW ROAD RR 720 Originals
003 LORETTA RR 720  Originals
004 LIKE A FISH RR 720  Originals
005 YOU'RE BARKING UP A WRONG TREE RR 720  
006 EL MAMBA RR 720  Originals
007 GOOD GUY RR 720 Originals 
008 DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU RR 720 Originals
009 HOWL RR 720  Originals
010 CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY RR 720  
011 RED HOT MAMA RR 720 
012 SOMETHING RR 720 Originals 
013 HONEY TONK MIND RR 720  
014 I HATE YOU RR 720 Originals
015 GUITAR GODS RR 720 Originals 
016 YOUR CHEATIN' HEART RR 720
2015? unknown -  Don Diego Trio (Diego Geraci [vcl/gt], Giulio Farinelli [bass], Sandro Pittari [drums])
017 YOU'VE A GOT A TRUCK (BUT NO PLACE TO GO)  TFCD 001 Originals
018 BOOGIE MEN DON'T LIE  TFCD 001
019 A ROOSTER AND A GUN  TFCD 001 Originals
020 SINNER'S BOOGIE  TFCD 001 Originals
021 SWAY  TFCD 001
022 TRUCK DRIVER'S NIGHT  TFCD 001 Originals 
023 GASOLINE BOOGIE  TFCD 001 Originals
024 HEE HAW  TFCD 001 Originals
025 ROADHOUSE STOMP  TFCD 001 Originals
026 MOVE YOUR ASS  TFCD 001 Originals
027 BIG MAC ATTACK  TFCD 001 
028 THE DEVIL HIMSELF  TFCD 001 Originals
029 FUJYAMA MAMA  TFCD 001 
030 CARAVAN MAN  TFCD 001 Originals
031 WHERE JESUS LOST HIS SHOES  TFCD 001 Originals
032 NASHVILLE BLUES  TFCD 001 
033 MAMA'S LITTLE BABY  TFCD 001 
2016 unknown, ITA – Don Diego Trio
034 LITTLE QUEENIE
035 LOAD THE TRUCK
036 BOTTLE LET ME DOWN
037 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN
038 HONK KONG BLUES
039 I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE
040 DUSTY TRUCK
041 VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU)
042 SIXTEEN CHICKS
043 RULES OF THE ROAD
044 HONEY DON'T
045 LUNA
Tracks above issued on album Hillbilly Sessions Chapter 1
14-15 February 2017 Ameripolitan Studio, 8909 Georgian Drive, Austin, TN – Don Diego Trio, with Mario Monterosso [-1], Kristyn Harris [-2], Mike Maddux [-3], Teri Joyce [-4] (Don Diego Geraci [vcl/gt], Luca Chiaparra [bass], Sandra Pittari [drums/bck vcl], + Mario Monterosso [gt/ld vcl-1] + John Whittemore [steel],  Chris Casello [lap steel], Massimo "Jerry" Gerosa [piano]. Producer: Mario Monterosso)
046 INTRO WITH TED BRANSON ETCD 6087  
047 ROLLING WHEEL ETCD 6087 
048 LOVES THE RAIN ETCD 6087 
049 I DIDN'T WALK THE LINE ETCD 6087  
050 MY WINDOW FACES THE SOUTH -2 ETCD 6087  
051 SUSPICIOUS ETCD 6087 
052 WAITING FOR A BEER -1 ETCD 6087  
053 TRUCK DRIVIN' DADDY ETCD 6087  
054 MONDAY -3 ETCD 6087 
055 AUSTIN TEXAS USA -4 ETCD 6087 
056 DADDY'S ON A FREIGHT TRAIN ETCD 6087 
057 DJANGO WITH TWANGO  ETCD 6087  
058 THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN TEXAS ETCD 6087
2018 unknown, ITA [2 sessions]/  Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, IN – Don Diego Trio
059 WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
060 AFTER YOU'VE GONE
061 WHISTLE STOP
062 GUARDA CHE LUNA
063 CRAZY LEGS
064 CHET'S MEDLEY
065 FLIP FLOP AND FLY
066 NUAGES
067 DINAH
068 TEXAS BLUES
069 SITTIN' AND THINKIN'
070 RIGHT OR WRONG
071 CONOSCI MIA CUGINA
Tracks above issued on album Cowboy Jazz Experience
September 2018 home rercordings – Don Diego (Don Diego [vcl/gt])
D01 DEMENTED MIND
D02 COACH POTATO
D03 ROOSTER AND A GUN
D04 SEPTEMBER'S RAG
D05 SHE IS NOT YOU
D06 FISHING BOAT
D07 MONDAY'S MOOD
D08 NOT SO BLUE
D09 MERLE'S BLUES
D10 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
D11 I HATE YOU
D12 STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
D13 BYE BYE BLUES
D14 MY STAMPEDE 
Tracks above issued on album September’s Rag
2020 poss. home recordings – Don Diego Trio
072 GUITAR PICKIN' MAN TFCD 006 
073 TENNESSEE TFCD 006 
074 HEART OVER MIND TFCD 006 
075 STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF TFCD 006 
076 THANKS A LOT TFCD 006 
077 SIX PACK TO GO TFCD 006 
078 FICKLE CHICKEN TFCD 006 
079YOU'RE 60 TFCD 006 
080 TENNESSEE TANGO TFCD 006
081 ALL DRESSED UP TFCD 006 
082 ON THE ROAD AGAIN TFCD 006
083 NINE POUND HAMMER TFCD 006 
084 LUCILLE TFCD 006 
085 KENTUCKY MEANS PARADISE TFCD 006  
2021 Retro Recording Services, Milan, ITA – Don Diego Trio
086 STUMBLE TFCD 007 
087 FELICIA TFCD 007 
088 LOVE ME FENDER TFCD 007
089 WHOOPER SNOOPER TFCD 007 
090 YOUR CHEATIN' HEART TFCD 007 
091 GODFATHER'S THEME TFCD 007 
092 BYEBYE BLUES TFCD 007 
093 PERFIDIA TFCD 007
094 FLYING HOME TFCD 007 
095 SUNSET IN HOLT TFCD 007
096 JOLLY JOE CLARK TFCD 007 
097 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD TFCD 007
098 BENEDICTION TFCD 007 
099 GALLOPIN' GALLUP TFCD 007
100 RAINING IN MY HEART TFCD 007 
101 CARAVAN TFCD 007 
2021 Retro Recording Services, Milan, ITA – Don Diego Trio
102 TROUBLE BOUND TFCD 008 
103 ROAD DOG TFCD 008
104 TIPSY MIND TFCD 008 
105 CRAZY EYE TFCD 008 
106 NOT SO BLUE TFCD 008 
107 FLAT ASS TFCD 008
108 PINCH ME UP TFCD 008 
109 LETTER TFCD 008 
110 BRAND NEW KNEE TFCD 008 
111 MILF LOVER TFCD 008 
112 FISHING BOAT TFCD 008 
113 PINBALL TFCD 008  
2021 unknown – Deke Dickerson and Don Diego Trio
114 ONE WHEEL DRAGGIN' 44S45-002
115 THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT ME AND YOU 44S45-002
 December 2023 [4 sessions] RealSound Studio, Milan, ITA Retro Recording Service Studio, Milan, ITA – Don Diego Trio (Don Diego Geraci [vcl/gt], Giulop Farinelli [ld vcl-1/bass], Andy Caligaris [drums/bck vcl + Luigi Napolitano [sax])
116 TRUCK DRIVER'S NIGHT TFCD 010 
117 WAITING FOR A BEER TFCD 010 
118 YOU'VE GOT A TRUCK (BUT NO PLACE TO GO) TFCD 010 
119 AN OL' TWANGER DON'T LIE TFCD 010
120 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN TFCD 010 
121 WHERE JESUS LOST HIS SHOES TFCD 010 
122 LOAD THE TRUCK TFCD 010 
123 HEE HAW TFCD 010 
124 THE PARTY IS OVER (FOR YOU) TFCD 010 
125 CRAZY SHOES -1 TFCD 010 
126 I HATE YOU TFCD 010 
127 COUCH POTATO TFCD 010 
128 LITTLE QUEENIE TFCD 010 
129 MONDAY'S MOOD TFCD 010 
130 THIRTEEN QUESTION METHOD TFCD 010 
131 LUCHADORES DANCE -1  TFCD 010 
132 SUNDAY MORNING STOMP TFCD 010
133 LA SELVA TROPICAL TFCD 010
134 RARO'S BOOGIE TFCD 010 
135 TEQUILA TFCD 010 
136 FICKLE CHICKEN‘ TFCD 010
2025 Retro Recording Services, Milan, ITA – Jay Ernest with Don Diego Trio (Jay Ernest [vcl], Don Diego [gt],  Giulio Farinelli [bass], Andy Caligaris [drums] + Paolo Pianezze [lap steel], Carl Sonny Leyland [piano], Roger Rivas [organ], The Velvet Candles [bclk vcl]. Producer: Jay Kalk, Diego Geraci)
E01 GRAVEYARD SHIFT BE 163
E02 DO THE BOP RUBY  BE 163
E03 HEART LIKE A ROCK  BE 163
E04 STIFF UPPER LIFT  BE 163
E05 GUESS THINGS HAPPEND THAT WAY  BE 163
E06 KISS MY BOO BOO  BE 163
E07 BIG RIVER  BE 163
E08 TOO SMART TO KNOW (TOO DUMB TO CARE)  BE 163
E09 COOL  BE 163
E10 I TRY  BE 163
E11 SIXTEEN TONS  BE 163
E12 NO NO NO  BE 163
Tracks above issued on album Go Tell ’em
20-21 May 2026 Retro Recording Services, Milan, ITA – Don Diego Trio
138 TOO MANY MILES MLTR LP 01 
139 PLACE TO HIDE MLTR LP 01 
140 SPELL MLTR LP 01  
141 BIG FISH MLTR LP 01  
142 SILVER HAIR MLTR LP 01 
143 DR. FUZZ MLTR LP 01  
144 I'M STILL TOO YOUNG MLTR LP 01  
145 SHAKE RATTLE AND BOOGIE MLTR LP 01  
146 TIME WE'RE APART MLTR LP 01  
147 DD TRAIN MLTR LP 01  
148 I'M JUST DRINKING MLTR LP 01  
149 KENTUKY MEANS PARADISE MLTR LP 01  


ALBUMS
Rydell [FRA] RR 720 Twang Kitchen
: Intro; Brand New Road; Loretta; Like A Fish; You're Barking Up A Wrong Tree; El Mamba; Good Guy; Don't Wanna Be Like You; Howl; Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy; Red Hot Mama; Something; Honey Tonk Mind; I Hate You; Guitar Gods; Your Cheatin' Heart – 15
Twang Farm [ITA] TFCD 001 Roadhouse Stomp: You've A Got A Truck (But No Place To Go); Boogie Men Don't Lie; Rooster And A Gun; Sinner's Boogie; Sway; Truck Driver's Night; Gasoline Boogie; Hee Haw; Roadhouse Stomp; Move Your Ass; Big Mac Attack; Devil Himself; Fujyama Mama; Caravan Man; Where Jesus Lost His Shoes; Nashville Blues; Mama's Little Baby – 15
Twang Farm [ITA] ? Hillbilly Session Chapter #1: Little Queenie; Load The Truck; Bottle Let Me Down; Truck Drivin' Man; Honk Kong Blues; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Dusty Truck; Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu); Sixteen Chicks; Rules Of The Road; Honey Don't; Luna – 01-08-16
El Toro [ESP] ETCD 6087 Greetings From Austin: Intro With Ted Branson; Rolling Wheel; Loves The Rain; I Didn't Walk The Line; My Window Faces The South; Suspicious; Waiting For A Beer; Truck Drivin' Daddy; Monday; Austin Texas USA; Daddy's On A Freight Train; Django With Twango ; There's A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas – 20-10-17 

Twang Farm [ITA] no # The Cowboy Jazz Experience: When You're Smiling; After You've Gone; Whistle Stop; Guarda Che Luna; Crazy Legs; Chet's Medley; Flip Flop And Fly; Nuages; Dinah; Texas Blues; Sittin' And Thinkin'; Right Or Wrong; Conosci Mia Cugina – 18
Twang Farm [ITA] ? Originals:  Brand New Road;  Loretta;  Like a Fish; El Mamba;  Good Guy;  Don't Wanna Be Like You;  Howl;  Something;  I Hate You;  Guitar Gods;  You've Got a Truck;  A Rooster and a Gun;  Sinner's Boogie;  Truck Driver's Night;  Gasoline Boogie;  Hee Haw;  Roadhouse Stomp;  Move Your Ass;  The Devil Himself;  Caravan Man; Where Jesus Lost His Shoes – 18 (sampler)
Go Country [ITA] no # September's Rag: Demented Mind; Coach Potato; Rooster And A Gun; September's Rag; She Is Not You; Fishing Boat; Monday's Mood; Not So Blue; Merle's Blues; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; I Hate You; Straighten Up And Fly Right; Bye Bye Blues; My Stampede – 19 Don Diego
Twang Farm [ITA] TFCD 006 In A Peculiar Way: Guitar Pickin' Man; Tennessee; Heart Over Mind; Stop The World And Let Me Off; Thanks A Lot; Six Pack To Go; Fickle Chicken; You're 60; Tennessee Tango; All Dressed Up; On The Road Again; Nine Pound Hammer; Lucille; Kentucky Means Paradise – 20
Twang Farm [ITA] TFCD 007 Guitar Album Vol. 1: Stumble; Felicia; Love Me Fender; Whooper Snooper; Your Cheatin' Heart; Godfather's Theme; Byebye Blues; Perfidia; Flying Home; Sunset In Holt; Jolly Joe Clark; Six Days On The Road; Benediction; Gallopin' Gallup; Raining In My Heart; Caravan – 21
Twang Farm [ITA] TFCD 008 Road Dogs: Trouble Bound; Road Dog; Tipsy Mind; Crazy Eye; Not So Blue; Flat Ass; Pinch Me Up; Letter; Brand New Knee; Milf Lover; Fishing Boat; Pinball – 31-12-21
Twang Farm [ITA] TFCD 010 10th: [The Truckin' Country Session:] Truck Driver's Night; Waiting For A Beer; You've Got A Truck (But No Place To Go); An Ol' Twanger Don't Lie; Truck Drivin' Man; [The High Octane Rockabilly Session:] Where Jesus Lost His Shoes; Load The Truck; Hee Haw; The Party Is Over (For You); Crazy Shoes; [The Hillbilly Swing Session: I Hate You; Couch Potato; Little Queenie; Monday's Mood; Thirteen Question Method; [The Surf Loaded Rock Session: ]    Luchadores Dance; Sunday Morning Stomp; La Selva Tropical; Raro's Boogie; Tequila; Fickle Chicken – 24

 El Toro [ESP] BE 163 Go Tell 'Em:  Graveyard Shift;  Do The Bop Ruby;  Heart Like A Rock;  Stiff Upper Lift; Guess Things Happend That Way;  Kiss My Boo Boo;  Big River;  Too Smart To Know (Too Dumb To Care);  Cool;  I Try;  Sixteen Tons;  No No No – 01-08-25 Jay Ernest with. Don Diego Trio
Mule Train [ITA]  MLTR/LP 01 Too Many Miles: Too Many Miles; Place To Hide; Spell; Big Fish; Silver Hair; Dr. Fuzz; I'm Still Too Young; Shake Rattle And Boogie; Time We're Apart; DD Train; I'm Just Drinking; Kentuky Means Paradise – 21-08-26 

SINGLES
Retro Recording Services [ITA]
44S45-002 One Wheel Draggin' / There's No Me Without Me And You – 12-21 w. Deke Dickerson





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