Dee Stone

Dee Collins Stone

 by Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1948 Chicago, IL - Dee Stone  and  The Melody-Hill-Billys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Jim Wyatt [vcl -1/gt], Roy Fulcher [gt], Ted Prillaman [banjo])
001 BLUE RIDGE WALTZ -1 Mutual M-300
002 FIDDLER’S DREAM -instr,-    M-300/JSP CD-77110
JSP CD 77110  AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS : HISTORIC CUTS SELECTED FOR QUALITY : INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES, 1951-1954 (UK, 2008, 4CD)
1948 Chicago, IL - Dee Stone  and  Ted Prillman's Virginia Ramblers (Dee Stone [fiddle], Jim Wyatt [vcl -1/gt], Roy Fulcher [gt], Ted Prillaman [banjo])
003 UB-9656 ANSWER TO LITTLE PAL -1Mutual M-201 Liberty 201/JSP CD-77110  
004 UB-9657 SQUARE DANCE POLKA [SQUARE DANCE RAG*] -instr.- M-201*  201B/JSP  CD-77110
005 WHY DID WE EVER PART Liberty unissued
1950 WPAQ Radio Station, Mt. Airy, NC - Dee Stone  and  The Melody Hillbillys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Fred Murphy [vcl -1/gt], Dewey Murphy [mandolin], John Murphy [bass])
006 IS THERE ANY HARM TO DREAM -1 Mutual M-203/JSP CD-77110 Juneberry CDR MP3-201
007 MOUNTAIN SWING -instr.- Mutual M-203/JSP CD-77110
1951 unknown - Dee Stone  and  The Melody Hill-Billys
008 I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU Mutual M-216JSP CD 77110
009 HEADS YOU WIN TAILS I LOSE  M-216/CD-77110
1952 WPAQ Radio Station, Mt. Airy, NC - Dee Stone  and  His Melody Hillbillys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Leonard Wall [vcl/gt], Joe Fulcher [vcl/gt], Paul Jefferson [banjo], Harold Jorden [bass])
010 1212 NO ROOM IN YOUR LIFE FOR ME NOW Blue Ridge 203/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
011 1400 PILOT MOUNTAIN RAG -instr.- Blue Ridge 203/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS CC LP-10 ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED BLUEGRASS, Vol.1. (GER, 1983)
1952 or 1953 unknown – Dee Stone
012 DON’T SWEETHEART Blue Ridge unissued
1953 Radio Station, Hickory, NC - Dee Stone  and  His Virginia Mountain Boys (Dee Stone [fiddle], Leonard Wall [vcl/gt], Joe Fulcher [vcl/gt], Paul Jefferson [banjo], Harold Jorden [bass])
013 1467  COUNTIN’ THE DAYS Blue Ridge 304/CC-LP 10 JSP CD-77110  
014 1866  HIGHWAY 220 -instr.- Blue Ridge 304/CC-LP-10 JSP CD-77110
1956 unknown - Dee Stone and  His Virginia Mountain Boys (+ Horace King [piano])
015 G7OW-725 SUN OF LOVE Eastern ER 5619
016 G7OW-726 DRFTING DOWN THIS LONELY ROAD ER 5619
1960 unknown - Dee Stone
017 CP-4247  MORNING BREEZE -instr.- Eastern ER-45601
018 CP-4248  NASHVILLE MOOD -instr.- ER-45602
1960 unknown - Dee Stone
019 L8OW-1892/E 12460-1 AFTER THE DANCE Eastern 1890
020 L8OW-1893/E 12460-2 OCEAN OF DREAMS 1890



SINGLES
Mutual (1948-51)
M-300 Blue Ridge Waltz / Fiddler’s Dream - 48
M-201 Answer To Little Pal / Square Dance Polka - 49 (also issued on Liberty 201 in December 1949, 45 RPM issued in 1951)
M-203 Is There Any Harm To Dream / Mountain Swing - 50
M-216 I’m Lost Without You / Heads You Win Tails I Lose - 51
Blue Ridge (1952-53)
203 No Room In Your Life For Me Now / Pilot Mountain Rag - 52
304 Countin’ The Days / Highway 220 - 53
Eastern (1960-)
ER-45601/2 Morning Breeze / Nashville Mood – 60
ER 1892 After The Dance / Ocean Of Dreams – 05-60
ES-5619 After The Dance / Drifting Down This Lonely Road – 05-60

      

Dee Stone (by Dick Grant)

DEE STONE

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

DEE STONE and The Melody-Hill-Billys                                               

                                                                                                                               Chicago, Ill:                                                                           1948

Dee Collins Stone (fdl); Edward “Ted” Prillaman (bjo); Roy Fulcher (gtr); James “Jim” Wyatt (vcl-1/gtr).

                          BLUE RIDGE WALTZ        -1                                         Mutual M-300, Liberty 101

                          (Dee Stone) )Peer BMI)

                          FIDDLER’S DREAM                                                     (Inst)                      M-300, JSP JSP-77110

                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)

DEE STONE, fiddle with Ted Prillaman’s Virginia Ramblers

                                                                                                                               Chicago, Ill:                                                                           1948

(fdl); Edward “Ted” Prillaman (bjo); Roy Fulcher (vcl-1/gtr); James “Jim” Wyatt (vcl-1/gtr).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

UB-9656             “ANSWER TO LITTLE PAL”                                            -1                Mutual M-201, Liberty 201A, JSP JSP-77110  

                          (Dee Stone)

UB-9657             “SQUARE DANCE POLKA”                                            (Inst)                        M-201,             201B,        JSP-77110

                          (Dee Stone)

                         WHY DID WE EVER PART                                                               Liberty 101

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NB(1): LIBERTY RECORDS was owned by Ted Prillaman.

NB(2): LIBERTY 101 released 26th December 1949.

NB(3): “SQUARE DANCE POLKA” was shown on MUTUAL M-201A as “SQUARE DANCE RAG”.

NB(4): MUTUAL 201 released 19th December 1949.

NB(5): MUTUAL RECORDS of Bassett, Va. was owned by DEE STONE and RAY PARKER who was located in                                           Lancaster, Ca.

NB(6): LIBERTY 201 reviewed Billboard 31st December 1949.

NB(7): MUTUAL M-201 released (45rpm) 22nd January 1951.

NB(8): MUTUAL M-201 Billboard Advance Releases 3rd February 1951.

DEE STONE and The Melody Hillbillys    

                                                                Radio Station WPAQ                                Mt. Airy, N.Car:                                                                       1950

(fdl); Frederick “Fred” Murphy (vcl-1/gtr); Dewey Murphy (mand); Joseph “Joe” Medford (bjo); John Murphy (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          IS THERE ANY HARM TO DREAM                                       -1          Mutual M-203-A, JSP JSP--77110

                          (Dee Stone) (Valley Hill BMI)                                                                                                                                                                                                       MOUNTAIN SWING                                                      (Inst)                         M-203-B,        JSP-77110

                          (Dee Stone) (Valley Hill BMI)                                                            

NB(1): Actually the band appearing on the above titles is The Murphy Brothers and the Blue River Boys.

NB(2): MUTUAL M-203 released 22nd January 1951.

NB(3): MUTUAL M-203 Billboard Advance Releases 3rd February 1951.

DEE STONE and The Melody Hill-Billys                                                                   1951

(vcl-1/fdl);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU                                              Mutual M-216, JSP JSP-77110

                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)

                          HEADS YOU WIN TAILS I LOSE                                    -1                            M-216,         JSP-77110

                          (Johnny Haynes) (Tune Towne Tunes BMI)

NB: BILLBOARD 16th June 1951-DEE STONE now working at Radio Station WBTM-Danville, Va.

DEE STONE And His Melody Hillbillies    

                                                                Radio Station WPAQ                                Mt. Airy, N.Car:                                                                       1952

(fdl); Paul Jefferson (bjo); Leonard Wall (vcl/gtr); Joseph “Joe” Fulcher (vcl/gtr); Harold Jorden (stg bs-1).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

1213                   NO ROOM IN YOUR LIFE FOR ME NOW                                          Blue Ridge 203, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10                                                                         (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)                                                           JSP JSP-77110                                                                              

1400                   PILOT MOUNTAIN RAG    (Inst)-1                                  Blue Ridge 203, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10

                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)                                                           JSP JSP-77110

NB: BLUE RIDGE 203 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 9th May 1953.

DEE STONE And His Virginia Mountain Boys 

                                                                Radio Station                                          Hickory, N.Car:                                                                       1953

(fdl); Paul Jefferson (bjo); Leonard Wall (vcl/gtr); Joseph “Joe” Fulcher (vcl/gtr); Harold Jorden (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

1467                   COUNTIN’ THE DAYS                                                   Blue Ridge 304, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10

                         (Dee Stone) (Lynn Music Co. BMI)                                  JSP JSP-77110

1866                  HIGHWAY 220                                                             (Inst)            Blue Ridge 304,                                  CC LP-10                                                                    (Dee Stone) (Lynn Music Co. BMI)                                  JSP JSP-77110

NB(1): COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS CC LP-10 “ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED BLUEGRASS, Vol.1.” released Germany 1983

NB(2): JSP JSP-77110 “AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS: INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES 1951-1954” released United Kingdom 2008.

DEE STONE and Virginia Mt. Boys                                                                          1956

(vcl/fdl); Horace King (pno);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

G70W-725          SUN OF LOVE                                                                                Eastern ES-5619-A

                          (Dee Stone) (Snow Music Pub Co. BMI)

G70W-726          DRIFTING DOWN THIS LONELY ROAD                                                          ES-5619-B

                          (Dee Stone) (Snow Music Pub Co. BMI)

DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                           1960

(vcl/fdl);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOUR                                  Eastern 70

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                          Unknown Title                                                                                               70

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DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                          1960

(fdl);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

CP-4247             MORNING BREEZE                                                     (Inst)            Eastern ER-45601

                          (Dee Stone) (Rite Music BMI)  

CP-4248             NASHVILLE MOOD                                                      (Inst)                          ER-45602

                          (Dee Stone) (Rite Music BMI)

DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                

(fdl);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          AFTER THE DANCE                                                                        Eastern 726, Eastern 12460

                          (Dee Stone) (Starday Music BMI)

                          OCEAN OF DREAMS                                                                726,                12460

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NB(1): EASTERN 726 released

NB(2): EASTERN 12460 released May 1960.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Dave Sax & Al Turner.

2008-2013.