Jimmie Fletcher

*1930 Hext, TX, +06-01-2025

By Al Turner, Michel Ruppli, Matti Friberg, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

ca. October 1953 unknown -  Jimmie Fletcher
001 YW-7510  WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER  SAY Mercury  70279-x45
002 YW-7511  I‘M CHANGING BUSINESS (ALL AROUND) 70279-x45/CD D 187
BACM CD D 187 MERCURY LABEL  (UK, 2007)
January 1954 unknown – Jimmy Fletcher
003 YW-7547  I TOLD YOU SO  Mercury unissued
004 YW-7548  YOU‘VE CHANGED A LOT  unissued
Mid 1958 unknown – Jimmie Fletcher/*Miss Bollie Fletcher with The Drifting Ranch Hands
005 ∆28344 TAKE A LOOK AT ME Winston 1025-45 /CD D 486
006 ∆28345 THINGS YOU DIDN’T MEAN*  Winston 1025-45
BACM CD D 486 LONE STAR HILBILLY VOL.1 ABILENE (UK, 2015)
Spring 1959 unknown – Jimmie Fletcher with The Drifting Ranch Hands
007 ∆28482 NO QUITTIN‘  PLACE 1031-45 Todd 45-1044/HBR 066
008 ∆28483 WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU  1031-45 45-1044/WLP 8974
WHITE LABEL WLP 8974 ROCK TO THE BOP (NED, 1992); HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 066 TAYLOR COUNTY COUNTRY (UK, 2003)
1960 unknown – Jimmie Fletcher with The Drifting Ranch Hands
009 ∆35048 MY HEART DON’T KNOW 45-1047 /HBR 066
010 ∆35049 SAD BLUE EYES  45-1047/HBR 066

1961 unknown – Jimmie Fletcher with The Drifting Ranch Hands

011 ∆38103 I NEVER HAD A BAD DAY 1054-45

012 ∆35104 HOPIN‘  IT WILL BE THAT WAY AGAIN  1054-45

1993 Danny’s Den, Nashville. TN – Jimmie Fletcher (Jimmie Fletcher [vcl], Tom Wild [rh/ld gt/ bass], Doyle Grisham [steel/ld gt/ dobro/ bass], Hank Singer [fiddle/mandolin], John Rees [keyboards], Jim Glaser, Frances Fletcher [bck vcl]. Producer: John E. Denny and Tommy Allen)
013 PARTING OF THE WAYS VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
014 TOMORROW NIGHT VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
015 I WISH I FELT THIS WAY AT HOME VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
016 I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
017 NO ONE FEELS MY HURT THE WAY YOU DO VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
018 LOVE IS ONLY ONE TWO-STEP AWAY VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
019 IF I EVER NEED A LADY, I’LL CALL YOU VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
020 WE’RE EVEN NOW VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
021 TEACH ME TO FORGET VQ 1-93 HOT 9663
1993 Danny’s Den, Nashville. TN – Jimmie Fletcher with Tommy Allen (Jimmie Fletcher [vcl], Tommy Allen [vcl], Greg Galbraith [ld gt], Stu Basore [steel], Bobby Bryson [bass], Bunky Keels [piano]. Producer: John E. Denny and Tommy Allen)
022 TEXAS JUST AIN’T TEXAS WITHOUT YOU VQ 1-93 HOT 9663

ALBUMS
VaQuero VQ 1-93 Love Is Only One Two-Step Away: Parting Of The Ways; Tomorrow Night; I Wish I Felt This Way At Home; I Remember The Year That Clayton Delaney Died; No One Feels My Hurt The Way You Do; Love Is Only One Two-Step Away; If I Ever Need A Lady, I’ll Call You; Texas Just Ain’t Texas Without You (w. Tommy Allen); We’re Even Now; Teach Me To Forget – 93? (cassette; reissued on Heart Of Texas HOT 9663 in March 2025)

SINGLES

Mercury (1953-54)

70279-X45 What Would Your Mother Say / I’m Changin‘ Business – 11-53

Winston (1958)

1025-45 Take A Look At Me / [Miss Billie Fletcher:] Things You Didn’t Mean – 08-58 (rev. Sept. 1)

1031-45 No Quittin‘  Place / What’s Wrong With You – 05-59 (rev. May 11; reissued on Todd 45-1044 in the same year)

45-1047 My Heart Don’t Know / Sad Blue Eyes – 60

1054-45 I Never Had A Bad Day / Hopin‘  It Will Be That Way Again - 61

Al Britt

2nd version

By Al Turner,  Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

18 March 1952 [14:15-17:00] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Pee Wee Maddux and His Lazy River Boys (vcl: Al Britt)

001 52-S-6016 MY BUDDY OVER THERE  K11224

002 52-S-6017 MY HOBO HEART  K11224

003 52-S-6018 I WANT TO  K11281

004 52-S-6019 THE LOVER‘S CRIME  K11281

19 September 1952 [10:00-13:00] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Al Britt

005 52-S-6091 ONE LITTLE TEARDROP TOO LATE  MGM K11363

006 52-S-6092 WISHING RING  K11363

007 52-S-6093 A TERASURE OF LOVE  K11458

008 52-S-6094 TREE TOP TALL  K11553

February 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Al Britt

009 53-S-6014 SWEET LITTLE CUTIE  K11756

010 53-S-6015 WE‘RE NOT SPEAKING ANYMORE  K11458

011 53-S-6016 I‘D GIVE THE WORLD  K11553

012 53-S-6017 BLUE WATER  K11756

1958 unknown  - Al Britt

013 SO 425 MILLIONAIRE’S DARLING Trace 101

014 SO 426 YOU WAUTED TOO LONG Trace 101

1960 unknown  - Al Britt

015 SO 596 PRETENDING Smokey 103

016 SO 597 SHUFFLE BACK TO BUFFALO Smokey 103

Smokey Records operated in Mobile, AL

1961 unknown, TX – Al Britt

017 ACA 4393 SHOULD I BE THE ONE Lluvia 5053

018 ACA 4394 I LOVE YOU (MY DARLING) 5053

Tracks above mastered at ACA Studio, ca October 1961

SINGLES

MGM (1952-53)

K 11224 My Buddy Over There / My Hobo Heart – 04-52 Pee Wee Maddux and His Lazy River Boys

K 11281 The Lover’s Crime / I Want To – 07-52 Pee Wee Maddux and His Lazy River Boys

K 11363  Wishing Ring / One Little Teardrop To Late – 11-52 (rev. Nov. 8)

K 11458  A Treasure Of Love / We're Not Speaking Anymore – 02-53

K 11553  Tree Top Tall / I’d Give The World – 08-53

K 11756  Blue Water / Sweet Little Cutie – 07-54

Trace (1958)

101 Millionaire’s Darling / You Wauted Too Long - 58

Smokey (1960)

103 Pretending / Shuffle Back To Buffalo – 03-60 (rev. March 21)

Lluvia (1961)

5053 Should I Be The One / I Love You (My Darling) – 10-61 (rev. Oct. 16)

Danberrys

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2011 Nashville, TN – The Danberrys (Ben DeBerry [vcl/gt], Dorothy Daniel [vcl/tambourine], Ethan Ballinger [mandolin], Mike Witcher [dobro], Ryan Furst [bass],

Jake Winebrenner [drums/stump fiddle], Christian Sedelmeyer [fiddle],  Shaun Washburn, Wilton Wall [hand claps/ foot stomps/ fingersnaps]. Producer: Ben DeBerry, Dorothy Daniel, Wilton J Wall Jr)

001 COMPANY STORE

002 HARD TIMES COME AND GO

003 GET DOWN

004 TENNESSEE CENTRAL 509

Tracks above issued on EP Company Store

2011 unknown – The Danberrys (Ben DeBerry [vcl/gt/cajon], Dorothy Daniel [vcl/tambourines], Ethan Ballinger [mandolin], Mike Witcher [dobro], Ryan Cavanaugh [banjo/bass],  Christian Sedelmeyer [fiddle])

005 SHADY GROVE

2012 Willtop Recording Studio, Madison, TN – The Danberrys (Dorothy Daniel [vcl/tambourine/foot stomps/hand claps], Ben DeBerry [vcl/ac gt/foot stomps, hand claps], Ethan Ballinger [mandolin/cigar box gt/stompins/hand claps], Rich Brinsfield [bass],

Christian Sedelmeyer [fiddle], Wilton Wall, Mikie Martel [bck vcl])

006 DON’T DRINK THE WATER

2012 Willtop Recording Studio, Madison, TN – The Danberrys (musicians similar as below)

007 BLOW ON WIND

008 OVER AND OVER

Tracks above issued on album The Danberrys

2012 Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN – The Danberrys (Dorothy Daniel [vcl/gt/tambourine], Ben DeBerry [vcl/gt], Ethan Ballinger [mandolin/mandola/ 12 string gt/ ac gt/ bckl vcl], Jon Cavendish [upright bass], Lee Holland [drums/percussion], Christian Sedelmyer [fiddle], Mikie Martel [piano/flugelhorn/trumpet/bck vcl], Wilton Wall, Amanada Broadway [bck vcl])

009 HERE WE GO ROUND

010 RAIN IN THE ROCK

011 COME GIVE IT

012 MEET ME THERE

013 BIG RIG

014 JORDAN

015 ANNIE WANTS TO GO HOME

016 JIMMY

017 GOLDEN WINGS

Tracks above issued on album The Danberrys

2015 Southern Ground Studio, Nashville, TN – The Danberrys (Ben DeBerry, Dorothy Daniel, Ethan Ballinger. Christian Sedelmyer, Sam Grisman, Kyle Tuttle, Jon Radford. Producer: Ethan Ballinger)

018 RECEIVE

019 LADY BELLE

020 LET ME RIDE

021 LONG SONG

022 DON'T DRINK THE WATER

023 LET ME GO

024 LIFE WORTH LIVING

025 ALL THE WAY UP

026 GET BACK HOME

027 WE'LL BE DONE

Tracks above issued on album Give and Receive

2019 Dagotown Recorders, Boston MA – The Danberrys (Dorothy Daniel  [vcl/tambourine],

Ben DeBerry [vcl/gt]. Producer: Brian Brinkerhoff, Frank Swart)

028 WORKING ON A BUILDING digital single [rel. Nov. 22]

2019 Nashville, TN – The Danberrys, *with Darrell Scott (Producer: Brian Brinkerhoff and Marco Giovino)

029 SHINE

030 HOLDING THE BAG

031 THE ROAD

032 FRANCIS

033  NEVER GONE

034 THE RIVER IS WIDE

035 THE MOUNTAIN*

036 UNDERTOW

037 LOVE CONQUERS WAR

038 THE COALS GLOW

039  MADDIE'S GHOST

040 RAIN  

Tracks above issued on album Shine

ALBUMS

The Danberrys no # (UPC887516200885) The Danberrys: Here We Go Round; Rain In The Rock; Blow On Wind; Come Give It; Meet Me There; Big Rig; Jordan; Over and Over; Annie Wants To Go Home; Jimmy; Golden Wings – 05-03-13

The Danberrys no # Give And Receive: Receive;  Lady Belle;  Let Me Ride;  Long Song;  Don't Drink the Water;  Let Me Go;  Life Worth Living;  All the Way Up;  Get Back Home;  We'll Be Done – 17-06-16

The Danberrys ? Shine: Shine; Holding the Bag; The Road; Francis;  Never Gone; The River Is Wide; The Mountain (feat. Darrell Scott); Undertow;  Love Conquers War; The Coals Glow;  Maddie's Ghost; Rain – 08-05-20

EPs

Danberrys no # Company Store: Company Store; Hard Times Come and Go; Get Down; Tennessee Central 509 – 04-05-11

 

Lovett Sisters

By Kevin Coffey, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

15 December 1953 prob. Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX – The Lovett Sisters (The Lovett Sisters: Colleen Lovett, Charlotte Lovett [vcl] + unknown musicians)

001 IF-557 TIME OUT FOR LOVE Imperial 45-8228

002 IF-558 NO MORE TEARDROPS  45-8228

7 January 1954 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX – The Lovett Sisters (The Lovett Sisters: Colleen Lovett, Charlotte Lovett [vcl], Jimmy Rollins [el gt], prob. Joe Knight [rh gt], poss. George McCoy, Harland Powell or Dale Gilley [steel],  prob. Slim Harbert [bass], poss. Fred Cantu [drums])

003 IF-581 SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE  X8262

004 IF-582 I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE  45-8233/RR 3049

005 IF-583 UNTIL I LOST YOU  45-8233

006 IF-584 BEHIND MY BACK X8262

ROLLERCOASTER RR 3049 GUYS AND GALS OF THE BIG D JAMBOREE, (UK, 2002)

20 September 1954 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX – The Lovett Sisters (The Lovett Sisters: Colleen Lovett, Charlotte Lovett [vcl],prob. Neal Jones or Joe Knight [rh gt], poss. Dale Gilley or Joe Knight [steel],  Paul Buskirk [el mandolin], prob. Slim Harbert [bass], poss. Fred Cantu [drums], prob.Sonny James [fiddle], Bill Simmons [piano])

007 IF-645 LITTLE DIRTY FACE X8272

008 IF-646 BACON AND EGGS  X8272/RR 3049

009 IF-647 COME HOME TO ME X8286

010 IF-648 MEXICAN POLKA X8286

Lovett Sisters reunited in 2003, info on two recorded albums below

ALBUMS

Lovett no # Wheels Of Time: Your Cheatin' Heart; Hello Darlin'; Wheels of Time; I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know; Help Me Make It Through the Night; Just a Little Lovin'; When Are You Coming Home (I Can't Believe); Hey Good Lookin'; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry/Are You Lonesome Tonight; For the Good Times; It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels; She'll Have to Go; Faded Love; Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Why Don't You Love Me; Always on My Mind; Come Home to Me – 04?

Lovett no # Time Out For Love: Bacon and Eggs; Time out for Love‘; Sometime Somewhere; Until I Lost You; Behind My Back; I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire; Mexican Polka; Little Dirty Face; No More Teardrops; Come Home to Me; Sentimental Journey; Tonight I Am Lonely for You; Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight – 05

Both albums reissued on one CD in January 2006

SINGLES

Imperial

45-8228 Time Out For Love / No More Teardrops - 54

45-8233 Until I Lost You / I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire - 54

X8262 Sometime, Somewhere / Behind My Back - 54

X8272 Bacon And Eggs / Little Dirty Face - 54

X8286 Come Home To Me / Mexican Polka - 55