JESSE JAMES
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
JESSE JAMES AND ALL THE BOYS
Prob:
Dallas, Tx: 1947
William Harold “Jesse”
James (ld gtr); Hubert “Hub” Sutter (vcl/cln); W.D.
“Baldy” Rambo (fdl); Joseph “Yehudi”/Joe” Castle (fdl); James “Jimmy” Grabowske
(stl gtr); William “Billy” Bragg (pno); Joseph “Joe” Ramone (stg bs).
Producer:
112-A WHEN JOLE BLON AND KILROY GOT MARRIED Blue Bonnet 112-A,
Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
()
112-B FIDDLE SWING (Inst) 112-B
(Baldy Rambo) Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
113-A NEW GOODNIGHT WALTZ Blue
Bonnet 113-A, HBRCD-007
()
113-B BILLY’S TUNE (Inst)
113-B, HBRCD-007
(Billy Bragg)
NB(1): BLUE BONNET 112 released 1947.
NB(2): BLUE BONNET 113 released 1947.
NB(3): HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-007 “JESSE JAMES & ALL
THE BOYS-FIDDLE SWING” released United
Kingdom 1999.
JESSE JAMES AND ALL THE BOYS
Prob:
Dallas, Tx: 1947
(vcl/ld gtr);
prob: Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle (fdl); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Billy
Bragg (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs).
Producer:
121-A BLUE BONNET POLKA (Inst) Blue Bonnet 121-A, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
()
121-B WHAT CAN I DO TO GET BACK TO YOU
121-B, HBRCD-007
()
NB: BLUE BONNET 121 released 1947.
JESSE JAMES AND BAND
Prob:
Dallas, Tx: ca. August 1948
(vcl/ld gtr);
Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle (fdl); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Newell “Pete”
Moore (pno); Joe Rambo (stg bs).
Producer:
149-A PIANO PETE’S BOOGIE (Inst) Blue Bonnet 149-A, Krazy Kat KKLP-7541
() White Label WLP-2806, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
149-B WILL TOMORROW BRING ME YOU Blue
Bonnet 149-B,
HBRCD-007
()
NB(1): BLUE BONNET 149 released ca.
September 1948.
NB(2): WHITE LABEL WLP-2806 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.6.”
released Holland
1989.
JESSE JAMES and All The Boys
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. September
1949
(ld gtr); Ralph “Lefty”
Nason (stl gtr); Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle
(fdl); William “Billy” Pieratt (pno); Joe
Ramone (stg bs). Producer:
3325 PALOMINO POLKA (Inst) 4 Star 1370, 4 Star ET-111
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
3326 STEEL
STAMPEDE (Inst) 4 Star 1419
() HBRCD-007
3327 Unknown Title 4
Star (Uniss)
()
3328 JESSE POLKA (Inst) 4 Star 1370, HBRCD-007
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1370 released Monday 31st October
1949.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1370 released Monday 14th November
1949.
NB(3): 4 STAR ET-111 “SLIM WILLET/HANK
LOCKLIN/WEBB PIERCE/TOMMY KIZZIAH/JESSE JAMES” released 1953.
NB(4): Matrix No. 3326 shown on 4 STAR 1419 as
Matrix No. 3476.
CACTUS PRYOR Radio Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. November 1949
(vcl); Jesse
James (ld gtr): Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow
(fdl); Newell Moore (pno); Dowell Smith (dms). Producer:
3433 RED RIVER VALLEY 4
Star 1404, Cattle LP-54
()
3434 JACKASS CARAVAN 1404, LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1404 released Monday 2nd January
1950.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1404 reviewed Billboard C&W
Saturday 14th January 1950.
JESSE JAMES Radio Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. December 1949
(ld gtr): Jimmy Grabowske
(stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdl); Newell Moore (pno);
Producer:
3439 JESSE JAMES BOOGIE (Inst) 4
Star 1406, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
() Krazy Kat KKCD-23
3440 MERRY WIDOW WALTZ (Inst) 4
Star 1406,
HBRCD-007
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1406 released Monday 2nd January
1950.
NB(2): KRAZY KAT KKCD-23 “LONE STAR STOMP, TEXAS DANCE MUSIC, Vol.2.” released United Kingdom
September 1999.
JESSE JAMES Radio Station KTBC Austin,Tx: ca. January 1950
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske
(stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdl); Harold “Hal” Horner (pno);
Producer:
3476 RAG MOP 4
Star 1419, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
() Krazy Kat KKCD-24
3477 STEEL STAMPEDE 4
Star 1419, 4 Star X-68
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
NB(1): 4 STAR 1419 released Monday 30th January
1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record releases Saturday 4th February 1950-4 STAR 1419.
NB(3): 4 STAR X-68 released 1953.
NB(4): Matrix No. 3477 shown on 4 STAR X-68 as
“STEEL STAMPEDE”.
NB(5): KRAZY KAT KKCD-24 “DIGGIN’ TEXAS SWING 1946-1955 released United Kingdom 1998.
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. February 1950
(vcl); Jesse
James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow
(fdL); Newell Moore (pno); Dowell Smith (dms/tap dancing-1). Producer:
3560 TEXAS TAPPER -1 4 Star 1442,
Cattle LP-54
()
3561 COOL WATER 1442, LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1442 released Monday 6th March
1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record releases Saturday 18th March 1950-4 STAR 1442.
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-1
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-2
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. March 1950
Richard S.
“Cactus” Pryor (vcl-3); Jesse James (vcl-4/ld gtr); Claude Hallmark (vcl-5); Jimmy Grabowske (stl
gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Vernon “Sonny” Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe
Ramone (stg bs); Edward “Eddie” Mays (dms).
Producer:
3610 CRY OF THE DYING DUCK IN A
THUNDERSTORM-1-3 4
Star 1459, 4 Star 45-1459, Cattle LP-54
()
3611 DOUBLE TROUBLE -1-3 1459, 45-1459, LP-54
()
3612 DARLING I DON’T UNDERSTAND -2-5 4
Star 1462, 4 Star 45-1462, Krazy Kat KKCD-11
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
3613 Re#1 FLYING SAUCER MAMA -2-4 4 Star 1462, 4 Star 45-1462
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
NB(1): 4 STAR 1459/45-1459 released Monday 10th April
1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record releases Saturday 22nd April 1950-4 STAR 1459/45-1459.
NB(3): 4 STAR 1462/45-1462 released Monday 10th
April 1950.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
27th May 1950-4 STAR 1459/45-1459.
NB(5): “CRY OF THE DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM”
entered Billboard C&W chart Saturday 3rd June 1950-#7, 1 week.
NB(6): CATTLE LP-54 “HILLBILLY HUMOR” released
Germany ca. 1984.
NB(7): KRAZY KAT KKCD-11 “WANDERERS SWING, TEXAS
DANCE HALL MUSIC” released United Kingdom 1994.
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. June 1950
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske
(stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe
Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms). Producer:
3695 HOT CANARY (Inst) 4 Star 1483, 4
Star 45-1483
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
NB(1): 4 STAR 1483/45-1483 released Monday 3rd
July 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record releases Saturday 22nd July 1950.
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. June 1950
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske
(stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe
Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms). Producer:
3705 HAPPY GO LUCKY POLKA (Inst) 4
Star 1483, 4 Star 45-1483
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
CACTUS PRYOR with JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-1
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-2
Radio Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. June 1950
(vcl); Jesse
James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl) or Baldy Rambo
(fdl); prob. Sonny Raines (fdl) or Eddy Sweat (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe
Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms). Producer:
3736 CAN’T YODEL BLUES -1 4 Star 1498, 4
Star 45-1498, Cattle LP-54
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
3737 IF I KNOW’D YOUSE A’COMIN’
I’D CUT MY THROAT-2 4
Star 1498, 4 Star 45-1498,
LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1498/45-1498 released Monday 31st
July 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country &
Western) Record releases Saturday 5th August 1950-4 STAR 1498/45-1498.
NB(3): 4 STAR 1498/45-1498 reviewed Billboard
C&W Record Reviews Saturday 19th August 1950.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
7th October 1950-4 STAR 1498/45-1498.
NOTE: JESSE JAMES And All The Boys provided the
backing on a number of CACTUS PRYOR 4
STAR recordings.
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. September 1950
(ld gtr); Hub
Sutter (vcl-1); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Baldy Rambo (fdl); Eddy Sweat (fdl);
Dean Curry (pno-2); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms). Producer:
3803 THE CRAZIEST FEELING -1 4 Star 1520, 4
Star 45-1520
() Hillbilly
Researcher HBRCD-007
3804 Unknown Title 4 Star
(Uniss)
()
3805 JOAQUIN SPECIAL (Inst) 4
Star 1520, 4 Star 45-1520, 4 Star X-68, 4 Star
ET-112
(J. Murphy) (BMI) White Label WLP-2822
NB(1): 4 STAR 1520/45-1520 released Monday 9th
October 1950.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1520/45-1520 released TWICE, originally with
Matrix No. 3805 shown as “JOAQUIN SPECIAL” and then Matrix No. 3805 was shown
as “SWINGING ON THE STEEL”.
NB(3): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 7th
October 1950-4 STAR 1520/45-1520.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
18th November 1950-4 STAR 1520/45-1520.
NB(5): On 4 STAR X-68 Matrix No. 3805 shown as
“SWINGING ON THE STEEL”.
NB(6): 4 STAR ET-112 “DAVIS SISTERS/HANK
LOCKLIN/WEBB PIERCE/JESSE JAMES/CACTUS PRYOR/T. TEXAS TYLER/TOMMY KIZZIAH”
released 1953.
NB(7): On 4 STAR ET-112 Matrix No. 3805 shown as
“SWINGIN ON THE STEEL”.
NB(8): WHITE LABEL WLP-2822 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY,
Vol.22” released Holland 1991.
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. September 1950
(vcl); Jesse
James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines
(fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms). Producer:
3853
(IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN) PACKING UP MY BARRACKS
BAG BLUES 4
Star 1529, 4 Star 45-1529, Cattle LP-54
()
3854 EXCUSES 1529, 45-1529, LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1529/45-1529 released Monday 23rd
October 1950.
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
18th November 1950- 4 STAR 1529/45-1529.
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. January 1951
(vcl); Jimmy
Grabowske (stl gtr);
Producer:
3997 I MARRIED THE THING 4 Star
1550, 4 Star
45-1550
()
3998 BURPING THE BABY 1550, 45-1550, Cattle LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1550/45-1550 released Monday 29th
January 1951 or Monday 5th February 1951.
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
10th February 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.
NB(3): Billboard Folk (Country & Western)
Record releases Saturday 17th March 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
17th March 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-1
CACTUS PRYOR and Company-2
Radio Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. February 1951
(vcl); Jesse
James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);
Producer:
4053 MY HEART BAWLS FOR YOU -1 4 Star 1458, 4 Star 45-1458, Cattle
LP-54
()
4054 FOOLISH QUESTIONS -2 4
Star X-94, 4 Star 45-X-94
()
4055 HOG CALLING CHAMP OF ARKANSAS -1 4 Star 1458, 4 Star 45-1458, LP-54
()
NB(1): 4 STAR 1458/45-1458 released Monday
12th March 1951.
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday
17th March 1951-4 STAR 1458/45-1458.
NB(3): 4 STAR X-94/45-X-94 released Monday 10th
May 1954.
JESSE JAMES Radio Station
KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. March 1951
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);
Producer:
4066 EMPTY ARMS 4
Star X-16
()
4067 PACK OF LIES X-16
()
NB: 4 STAR X-16 NOT RELEASED.
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-1
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-2
Radio
Station KTBC Austin, Tx: ca. April 1951
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske
(stl gtr);
Producer:
4089 RAGGIN’ THE FIDDLE (Inst)-1 4 Star X-26,
Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
()
4090 -1
()
4091 Unknown Title -1 4 Star
(Uniss)
()
4092 MEXICAN SHUFFLE (Inst)-1 4
Star X-26, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
()
4093 PLYMOUTH ROCK HILL -2 4
Star X-21
()
4094 DAD GIVE MY HOG AWAY (sic) -2 X-21
()
NB(1): 4 STAR X-21 released 1951.
NB(2):
4 STAR X-26 released 1951.
NB(3):
Matrix No. 4092 shown on label as 4090.
DISCOGRAPHY
compiled by AL TURNER & PHIL TRICKER
with acknowledgements to DICK GRANT, Jimmy Grabowske, Dave Sax; Keith
Titterington, Bill Daniels & Henk Scholts.
1980-2013.
