By Leroy Thompson, Phillip J. Tricker in Hillbilly Researcher No. 4, Mario
Manciotti
SESSIONS
ca 1951 CAPA Studio, Spokane, WA – Thompson Brothers (Leroy
Thompson [vcl/gt], James Thompson [vcl/mandolin])
T01 BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
T02 KEEPER OF MY HEART
1951 Spokane, WA – Leroy Thompson and His Swingtime Playboys
(Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Jerry Thornton [gt] + unknown musicians)
001 WHO BIT THE END OF MY CIGAR S-R-C 2/Cattle LP 105
002 LOW MORALE BLUES S-R-C 2/Cattle LP 105
1952 Spokane, WA – Leroy Thompson and His Swingtime Playboys
(Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Jerry Thornton [gt] + unknown musicians)
003 E2KB-1553 YOUR MOTOR NEEDS A TUNE UP JOB S-R-C 3/Cattle LP 105
004 E2KB-1554 THE BOUQUET THAT I SENT YOU S-R-C 3/Cattle LP
105
1952 Spokane, WA – Leroy Thompson and His Swingtime Playboys
(Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Jerry Thornton [gt] + unknown musicians)
005 RUBBER DOLLY (SADDLE PONY) S-R-C unissued
006 REMEMBER ME S-R-C unissued
1952 Spokane, WA – Leroy Thompson and His Swingtime Playboys
(Leroy Thompson [vcl-1/gt], Kitty McCann
[duet vcl-2], Jerry Thornton [gt] poss. Perry Pang [piano], ? [accordion[, ?
[sax])
007 SRC 7 I’M GONNA LOVE WITH NATURE -1 S-R-C- 7/8
008 SRC 8 OUR PARADISE -2 S-R-C 7/8
009 SRC 9 LITTLE GREEN HILLS OF TENNESSEE -1 S-R-C 9/10
010 SRC 10 SWINGTIME BOOGIE -2 S-R-C-9/10/LP 105
19 December 1952 Fresno, CA – Leroy Thompson (Leory Thompson [vcl/gt], Phil Baugh [ld gt])
011 I’VE GOT A DOGGIE OVER THE FENCE CALLED BO-BO THE WOW
WOW unissued
012 PAT ON THE BACK [retitled: LAY YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE]
unissued
013 YOUR FREE WHITE AND TWENTY ONE unissued
014 WILL THE STARS SHINE THROUGH MY WINDOW TONIGHT unissued
015 TENNESSEE CLOWN unissued
016 MOONLIGHT WALTZ unissued
017 SOMEONE unissued
018 DID WE GO WRONG unissued
019 JUST BEYOND THE GATE
unissued
020 A CHRISTMAS TREE AT OUR HOUSE unissued
021 THE SNOW AT CHRISTMAS TIME unissued
January 1953 Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson
[vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
022 WILL THE STARS SHINE TONIGHT unissued
023 TENNESSEE CLOWN unissued
11 April 1953 Southwest Recording Studio, 903 Salmon Drive,
Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], + unknown musicians)
024 YOU’RE MY ONLY STAR (BENEATH THE MOON) unissued
025 WHAT IS YOUR ALIBI unissued
026 WILL THE STARS SHINE TONIGHT unissued/LP 105
027 NOW WE’VE DRIFTED APART unissued
028 MOON LIGHT WALTZ unissued
029 TENNESSEE CLOWN unissued/LP 105
030 DID WE GO WRONG unissued
031 OLD PIANO unissued
Ca May 1953 Southwest Recording Studio, 903 Salmon Drive,
Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], prob. Don Baker [ld gt],
George McCoy [steel], Bob Jenkins [bass], Billy Chambers [fiddle], Harold
Carmichal [piano])
032 MW 1069 OLD PIANO Mik-Er-Phone 1115/LP 105
033 MW 1070 WHAT IS YOUR ALIBY 1115/LP 105
5 June 1953 Southwest Recording Studio, 903 Salmon Drive,
Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Don Baker [ld gt] +
unknown musicians)
034 IF THE SHOE’S GONNA FIT (JUST WEAR IT) unissued
035 LAY YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE unissued/LP 105
036 PRETTY MOON EVERYNIGHT unissued
037 DIM YOUR LIGHTS unissued
038 PUT YOUR PICTURE IN MY TRUNK unissued/LP 105
039 I’LL TRY NOT TO CRY unissued
12 June 1953 Southwest Recording Studio, 903 Salmon Drive,
Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Don Baker [ld gt] +
unknown musicians)
040 CHRISTMAS TREE AT OUR HOUSE unissued
041 MOONLIGHT WALTZ unissued
1953 Southwest Recording Studio, 903 Salmon Drive, Dallas,
TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Don Baker [ld gt] + unknown
musicians)
042 WHEN YOU’RE GONNA BE LATE unissued
043 PRETTY MOON EVERY NIGHT
unissued
044 CHRISTMAS TREET AT OUR HOUSE unissued
045 JUST BEYOND THE GATE
unissued
1953 or 1954 Juicy Boyd’s Studio, Oak Land, Dallas, TX –
Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], Don Baker [ld gt], George McCoy
[steel], Bob Jenkins [bass], Billy Chambers [fiddle], Harold Carmichal [piano])
046 1313 LETTERS DON’T TAKE YOU OF MY MIND Mik-Er-Phoe
1313/15/LP 105
047 1314 AIN’T OUT OF MONEY, BUT OUT OF LOVE Mik-Er-Phoe 1314/16/LP
105
048 1315 DO YOU WANT MY HEART Mik-Er-Phoe 1313/15/LP 105
049 1316 I JUST CAN’T BREAK MY HEART Mik-Er-Phoe 1314/16/LP
105
1953 or 1954 Juicy Boyd’s Studio, Oak Land, Dallas, TX –
Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt], ? [hmny vcl-1], Don Baker [ld gt],
George McCoy [steel], Bob Jenkins [bass], Billy Chambers [fiddle], Harold
Carmichal [piano])
050 1325 CHRISTMAS TREE AT OUR HOUSE Mik-Er-Phoe 1325/26/LP
105
051 1326 SNOW AT CHRISTMAS TIME Mik-Er-Phoe 1325/26/LP 105
1955 Oklahoma City, OK - Leroy Thompson and Cowboy Charlie
Huff
022/059 unknown titles - unissued
Ca 1957 Dallas, TX – Leroy Thompson (Leroy Thompson [vcl/gt]
+ unknown musicians)
060 DATE WITH A SPUTNICK
Mik-Er-Phone 1165
061 WALKING AND TALKING Mik-Er-Phone 1165
ALBUMS
Cattle [GER] LP-105 Souvenirs Of Leroy Thompson and His
Swingtime Playboys: Swingtime Boogie (w.
Kitty Mccann); What Is Your Alibi; Old Piano; Lay Your Cards On The Table; Who
Bit The End Off My Cigar; Do You Want My Heart; Low Morale Blues; Letters Don't
Take You Off My Mind; Ain't Out Of Money But Out Of Love; Tennessee Clown; Your
Motor Needs A Tune Up Job; Will The Stars Shine Tonight; I Just Can't Break
Your Heart; Put My Picture In Your Trunk; Christmas Tree At Our House; Snow At
Christmas Time. Swingtime Boogie - 87
SINGLES
S-R-C (1951)
2 Who Bit The End Of My Cigar / Low Morale Blues - 51
3 Your Motor Needs A Tune Up Job / The Bouquet That I Sent
You - 51
7/8 I’m Gonna Love With Nature / Our Paradise (w. Kitty McCann) -52
9/10 Little Green Hills Of Tennessee / Swingtime Boogie (w. Kitty
McCann) – 52
Mik-Er-Phone (1953-57)
1115 Old Piano / What Is Your Aliby - 53
1313/15 Letters Don’t Take You Of My Mind / Do You Want My
Heart
1314/16 Ain’t Out Of Money, But Out Of Love / I Just Can’t
Break My Heart
1325/26 Christmas Tree At Our House / Snow At Christmas Time
– ca 54
1165 Date With A Sputnick / Walking And Talking - 57