Ozie Waters

Vernon Scott Waters, *08-12-1903 Callaway County, MO, +10-03-1979
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Walter Gabriel, Carl  LaFong
SESSIONS1945 poss. C.P. McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Ozie Waters and The Colorado Hillbillies
001 208 DON'T SWEETHEART ME Coast 2003/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
002 WE'LL HAVE A RODEO IN TOKYO AND A ROUND UP IN OLD BERLIN Coast 2001/BACM CD D 320 Very Best
003 TIE A SADDLE STRING AROUND YOUR FIBGER Coast 2002/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
004 212 I LOST YOU Coast 2004/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210 Very Best
1945 poss. C.P. McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Ozie Waters and The Colorado Hillbillies (with The Coast Ranch Hands)
005 236 STARS AND STRIPES ON IWO JIMA Coast 2009/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
006 IF OUR HANDS COULD REACH ACROSS THE OCEAN Coast 2008/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
007 238 THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN TONIGHT Coast 2009/ Castle LP-8109
008 AT MAIL CALL TODAY 2007/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
009 240 AT LEAST A MILLION TEARS 2012/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210 BACM CD D 210
010 241 COOL WATER 2012/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210 BACM CD D 210
3 December 1945 poss. C.P. McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Jimmy Walker with Paul Westmoreland and Pecos River Boys/* Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen with The Coast Ranch Hands
011 248 LAZY DAY* 2020 Coast BACM CD D 210
012 BROOMSTICK BUCKAROO* Coast 2020 / BACM CD D 210
013 TOLD YOU SO 221/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320
014 SOMEDAY 221/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210
015 252 ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL* Coast 2015/ BACM CD D 210
000 253 DETOUR Coast 2016/Old Homestead OHCS-310
016 254 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS TONIGHT* 2015/BACM CD D 320 BACM CD D 210
000 255 SIOUX CITY SUE Coast 2016/Old Homestead OHCS-310 BACM CD D 210 Very Best
ca Spring 1946 Hollywood, CA - Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen (Joaquin Murphey [steel] + unknwon musicians)
017 272 THROW A SADDLE ON A STAR Coast 226/ Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210 BACM CD D 210 Very Best
018 273 MISSOURI Coast 226/ BACM CD D 210 BACM CD D 320
019 THAT'S MY HOME Coast 228/BACM CD D 320
020 NO ONE TO CRY TO Coast 228/  BACM CD D 320 Very Best
1946 Hollywood, CA - Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen (Joaquin Murphey [steel] + unknown musicians)
021 ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Cost 237/ BACM CD D 320
022 THAT'S THE LAST STRAW Coast 237/BACM CD D 320
023 327 IT'S INDIAN SUMMER Coast 249/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 210 Very Best
024 326 I CAN'T GET OUT OF TEXAS IN MY DREAMS Coast 249/Castle LP-8109 BACM CD D 320 Very Best
1946 Hollywood, CA - Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen
025 LOVE TO YOU IS JUST A GAME Coast 239/BACM CD D 320
026 REMEMBER ME Coast 239/BACM CD D 320
1940s/early 1950s unknown – Ozie Waters (some tracks are probably MacGregor Transcriptions)
027 I HAVEN'T TIME TO BE A MILLIONAIRE BACM CD D 210
028 LONESOME COWBOY BACM CD D 210
029 SLEEPY RIO GRANDE BACM CD D 210
030 I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW BACM CD D 210
031 IDAHO MOON BACM CD D 210
032 HEADIN' FOR THE GREAT DIVIDE BACM CD D 210
033 COLORADO STARS BACM CD D 210
034 HEADIN' FOR THE BLUE HORIZON BACM CD D 210
035 THAT'S MY HOME BACM CD D 210 Very Best
036 WHEN IT'S HARVEST TIME SWEET ANGELINE BACM CD D 210
037 CATFISH TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WORM BACM CD D 210
038 NIGHT HERDING SONG BACM CD D 210
039 WHO'S SORRY NOW BACM CD D 210
040 MY MUSIC MOUNTAIN HOME BACM CD D 210
041 THE BOOK OF ETIQUETTE BACM CD D 320
042 WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL RED RIVER FLOWS BACM CD D 320
4 May 1950 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ozie Waters
043 76278 IRON HORSE Coral 9-64047
044 76279 FATHER TIME IS KNOCKING AT MY DOOR Coral 9-64047
14 June 1950 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ozie Waters
045 76485 OLD MAN ATOM 9-64050/ BACM CD D 320 Very Best
046 76486 GIVE ME WINGS TO FLY 9-64050
047 76487 IF WE HAD IT TO DO ALL OVER AGAIN 9-64060
048 76488 IF MEMORIES WERE MONEY 9-64060
2 October 1950 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ozie Waters
049 76960/NA 2221 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS Coral 64067/ BACM CD D 320
050 76961/NA 2222 DON‘T EVER CHANGE A PICTURE ON THE WALL Coral 64083
051 76962/NA 2223 MY DEAREST, MY DARLING Coral 64067
052 76963/NA 2224 PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE unissued
31 October 1950 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ozie Waters and His Colorado Rangers (Producer: Paul Cohen)
053 80148/NA 2268 THE PLACE WHERE I WORSHIP Coral 9-64069
054 80149/NA 2269 IT IS NO SECRET Coral 9-64069
055 80150/NA 2270 THE ATTITUDE OF DOIN‘ RIGHT Coral 9-64083
056 80151/NA 2271 HAPPY BIRTHDAY unissued
9 March 1951 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ozie Waters
057 80679/NA 2339 THAT OLD GANG OF MINE Coral 9-64091
058 80680/NA 2340 JUST A GIRL THAT MEN FORGET Coral 9-60483
059 80681/NA 2341 ACE IN THE HOLE Coral 9-60483
060 80682/NA 2342 MY ANGEL Coral 9-64091
1950s unknown – Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen
061 NEW SAN ANTONIO ROSE Tops 103/L 941
062 JACK-O-DIAMONDS Tops 103/L 941
063 ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL Tops 296 103/L 941
1960s poss. Central City, CO – Ozie Waters (Ozie Waters [vcl/gt], Embert Michner [ld gt], Gill Blagg [bass])
064 OLD MAN ATOM Colombine No. 1  
065 IRON HORSE Colombine No. 1  
066 TOO MANY PARTIES Colombine No. 1  
067 OLD SHEP Colombine No. 1  
068 UP A LAZY RIVER Colombine No. 1  
069 THE SHOOTING OF DAN MCGREW Colombine No. 1  
070 OLD ROCKING CHAIR Colombine No. 1
071 DON'T CHANGE THE PICTURE ON THE WALL Colombine No. 1
072 I HATE TO SAY GOODBYE Colombine No. 1  
073 RED RIVER VALLEY Colombine No. 1
074 OLD FOLKS Colombine No. 1  
075 THE WHEEL OF THE WAGON IS BROKEN Colombine No. 1   
076 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME Columbine No. 2
077 RED WING Columbine No. 2
078 GOLD MINE IN THE SKY Columbine No. 2
079 I HAVEN’T TIE TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Columbine No. 2
080 IT’S JUST A LITTLE STREET WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET Columbine No. 2
081 I HATE TO SAY GOODBYE Columbine No. 2
082 CASEY JONES Columbine No. 2
083 SILVER HAIRED DADDY OF MINE Columbine No. 2
084 WHERE THAT RIVER SHANNON FLOWS Columbine No. 2
085 THE RED HEADED STRANGER Columbine No. 2
086 BREEZE THAT BLEW MY GAL AWAY Columbine No. 2

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS (?)
BIG CORRAL Very Best
STREETS OF LAREDO Very Best
WAY DOWN LOW Very Best
DARLING NELLIE GRAY Very Best
I’D LIKE TO GIVE MY DOG TO UNCLE SAM Very Best
THE BLIND BOY’S DOG (I’D LIKE TO GIVE MY DOG TO UNCLE SAM) Very Best
ROAD THAT LEADS TO NOWHERE Very Best
PEG LEG Very Best
LOUISVILLE LADY Very Best
O SUSANNAH Very Best

ALBUMS

Tops L 941 Western Favorites:  [Bob Sandy or The Rhythm Rangers:] Steel guitar Rag; Tumbling Tumbleweed ; South; [Ozie Waters and The Plainsmen:] New San Antonio Rose; Jack-O-Diamonds; Along The Navajo Trail – 54 (10“ LP)
Columbine No.1 Central City Favorites: Old Man Atom; Iron Horse; Too Many Parties; Old Shep; Up A Lazy River; The Shooting Of Dan McGrew; Old Rocking Chair; Don't Change The Picture On The Wall; I Hate To Say Goodbye; Red River Valley; Old Folks; The Wheel Of The Wagon Is Broken – 6-
Columbine No.2 Central City Favorites: Brother Can You Spare A Dime; Red Wing; Gold Mine In The Sky; I haven’t Tie To Be A Millionaire; It’s Just A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet; I Hate To Say Goodbye; Casey Jones; Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine; Where That River Shannon Flows; The Red Headed Stranger; Breeze That Blew My Gal Away – 6-
Castle [GER] LP-8109 Ozie Waters Sings Great Western Songs From The 1940's: If Our Hands Could Reach Across The Ocean; At Mail Call Today; At Least A Million Tears; Cool Water; I Lost You; Don't Sweetheart Me; Throw A Saddle On A Star; I Can't Get Out Of Texas In My Dreams; It's Indian Summer; Tie A Saddle String Around Your Troubles; Someday; Told You So; Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima; There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - 81
BACM [UK] CD D 210 It’s Indian Summer: I Lost You; I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire; Broomstick Buckaroo; Lonesome Cowboy; It’s My Lazy Day; Sleepy Rio Grande; It's Indian Summer; I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now; Throw A Saddle On A Star; Idaho Moon; Missouri; Along The Navajo Trail; Cool Water; Headin' For The Great Divide; At Least A Million Tears; Colorado Stars; I Know That Some Day You'll Want Me To Want You; Headin' For The Blue Horizon; Silver Dew On The Bluegrass; That's My Home; When It's Harvest Time Sweet Angeline; Catfish Take A Look At That Worm; Sioux City Sue; Night Herding Song; Who's Sorry Now; My Music Mountain Home – ca 09
BACM [UK] CD D 320 The Colorado Ranger, vol. 2: We'll Have A Rodeo In Tokyo and a Round Up In Old Berlin; Tie A Saddle String Around Your Finger; Don't Sweetheart Me; At Mail Call Today; If Our Hands Could Reach Across The Ocean; Star and Stripes On Iwo Jima; Cool Water; At Least A Million Tears; Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight; Told You So; Throw A Saddle On A Star; Missouri; No One to Cry To; Once In A Blue Moon; That's the Last Straw; Love To You Is Just A Game; Remember Me; I Can't Get Out of Texas In My Dreams; That's My Home; Old Man Atom; The Book of Etiquette; Where The Beautiful Red River Flows - 11

GRR Music ? Top 19 Classics - The Very Best of Ozie Waters:  I Can't Get out of Texas in My Dreams;  Old Man Atom;  Big Corral;  Sioux City Sue;  Streets of Laredo;  Way Down Low;  Darling Nellie Gray;  Throw a Saddle on a Star; . A Rodeo Down in Tokyo and a Round up in Old Berlin;  I'd Like to Give My Dog to Uncle Sam;  The Blind Boy's Dog (I'd Like to Give My Dog to Uncle Sam);  It's Indian Summer;  I Lost You;  No One;  Thats My Home;  Road That Leads to Nowhere;  Peg Leg;  Louisville Lady;  Oh Susannah - 15

SINGLES
Coast (1945-46)
2001 We’ll Have A Rodeo In Tokyo And A Round Up In Old Berlin / It’s Too Late To Say -  You’re Sorry Now [Walt Shrum with Don Weston] – 06-45
2002 Tie A String Around Your Finger / Dry Your Eyes [Walt Shrum] - 45
2003 Don't Sweetheart Me / It's a Tear in Your Eye [Walt Shrum] - 45
2004 I Lost You [Ozie Waters and the Colorado Hillbillies] / I'll Be Around Somewhere [Walt Shrum's Colorado Hillbillies] - 45
2007 At Mail Call Today [Ozie Waters and The Colorado Hillbillies] / Don't Fool Around Me Any More [Walt Shrum and His Colorado Hillbillies with Vocal Refrain by Jeannie Akers and Trio] – 45 (rev. Sept. 15)
2008 Shame On You  [Walt Shrum and His Colorado Hillbillies] / If Our Hands Could Reach Across The Ocean [Ozie Waters] – 45
2009 Stars and Stripes On Iwo Jima / There's A New Star In heaven Tonight - 45
2012 Cool Water / At least A Million Tears - 45
2015 Along The Navajo Trail / Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight - 45
2020 Broomstick Buckaroo / It’s My lazy Day - 02-46
221 Told you So / Someday - 46
226 Missouri / Throw A Saddle On A Star – 46

228 No One To Cry To / That’s My Home - 46
237 Once In A Blue Moon / That’s The Last Straw
239 Remember Me / Love To You Is Just A Game
249 I Can’t Get Out Of Texas In My Dreams / It’s An Indian Summer

Coral (1950-1951)
9-64047 Father Time Is Knocking At My Door / Iron Horse - 50
9-64050 Old Man Atom (A Talking Atomic Blues) / Give Me Wings To Fly - 50
9-64060 If Memories Were Money / If We Had It To Do All Over Again - 50
9-64067 My Dearest, My Darling / Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight - 50
9-64069 It Is No Secret / The Place Where I Worship - 50
9-64083 Attitude Of Doin‘ Right / Don’t Ever Change A Picture On The Wall - 51
9-64091 My Angel / That Old Gang Of Mine - 51
9-60483 Just A Girl / Ace In The Hole – 51

Tops (ca 1958)

296 Along The Navajo Trail / ?

EPs

Tops 103 Six All Time Western Hits: New San Antonio Rose; Jack-O-Diamonds; Along The Navajo Trail / Sweet Georgia Brown; Honeysuckle Rose; South – 5-