Weldon Rogers (by Dick Grant)

WELDON ROGERS

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

WELDON ROGERS         

                          Tanner ‘N’ Texas Studio, 1422 W. Poplar Street     San Antonio, Tx.:                                                                                      July 1955

Weldon Nelson Rogers (vcl); Willie Rogers (hmny vcl-1); Shorty Underwood & The Brushcutters-Shorty Underwood (fdl); Earl Underwood (rhy gtr); Vaughn “Vaughn Shields” O’Shields (stl gtr); Price Self (pno); Georgia Underwood (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer: R.E. “Bob” Tanner

Q-151-A              PLEASE RETURN MY BROKEN HEART                   -1                       Queen Q-151, White Label WLP-2810

                          (Weldon Rogers)                                                    Bear Family BCD-16165

Q-151-B              I’M BUILDING A ??? (ON THE MOON)                                              Queen Q-151, White Label WLP-2801

                          (Weldon Rogers)                                                    Bear Family BCD-16165

NB(1): QUEEN Q-151 released October 1955.

NB(2): QUEEN Records owned by WINK LEWIS & HOYLE NIX.

NB(3): WHITE LABEL WLP-2801 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.1.” released Holland 1988.

NB(4): WHITE LABEL WLP-2810 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.10.” released Holland 1989.

NB(5): BEAR FAMILY BCD-16165 “TRYIN’ TO GET TO YOU” released Germany 1997.

ROGERS BROS. With The Western Melodiers

                                      Radio Station KGNC Studio                                              Amarillo, Tx.:                                   Saturday 15th September 1956

Weldon Rogers (vcl); Willie Rogers (hmny vcl-1); Bobby Hughes (); Leon Sanders ();

                                                                                                                               Producer:

45-JE-102-A         DIM LIGHTS; THICK SMOKE                                  -1                       Jewel 102, Jewel 45-102, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Maphis & Fiddler) (Queen-ette Pub. BMI)

45-JE-102-B         FOR ALWAYS; YES FOREVER                                                                    102,           45-102,                     BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers) (Queen-ette Pub. BMI)

NB(1): JEWEL 102/45-102 released 1956.

NB(2): JEWEL Records owned by WELDON ROGERS.

WELDON ROGERS          Nor-Va-Jak Studio, 1313 West 7th Street   Clovis, N.M.:      Tuesday 30th April 1957

(vcl); Johnny Ancil “Peanuts” Wilson (ld gtr); James Emitt Morrow (el mand); Jack Desmond Kennelly (stg bs); Billy Pat Ellis (dms); The Teen Kings (chrs).                        Producer: Norman Petty

IM-1400              SO LONG, GOOD LUCK AND GOODBYE                                          Imperial X5451, Collector CL-1021

                          (W.Rogers) (Travis Music, Inc. BMI)                                                  United Artists UAS-30101, EMI/Liberty 2C-068-838098

                                                                                                                               Liberty GO-2020, Liberty CDP-792998-2

                                                                                                                               Big Tone BT-5708, Bear Family BCD-16102

                                                                                                                               Bear Family BCD-16165, Ace CDCHD-699

                                                                                                                               Disky DCD-885782, Beat Goes On BGOCD-468

                                                                                                                               Fed CD-05, Folkline CD-274-164

                                                                                                                               Pan American CD-56016, Presto CD-5

IM-                     TRYING TO GET TO YOU  (Alt)                                Imperial (Uniss), Ace CDCHD-699

                          (Singleton-McCoy) (Motion Music BMI)                     

IM-                     TRYING TO GET TO YOU  (Alt)                                Imperial (Uniss)

                          (Singleton-McCoy) (Motion Music BMI)                     

IM-                     THE SALE OF BROKEN HEARTS                                                      Imperial (Uniss), Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)                                                    Ace CDCHD-699

IM-                     MY ONLY LOVE                                                     Imperial (Uniss),                      BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

NB(1): IMPERIAL X5451 released Tuesday 2ndJuly 1957.

NB(2): IMPERIAL X5451 reviewed Billboard Pop Monday 8th July 1957.

NB(3): The flipside of IM-1400 “TRYING TO GET TO YOU” although credited to WELDON ROGERS is in fact ROY ORBISON And The Teen Kings.

NB(4): COLLECTOR CL-1021 “I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL” released Holland 1974.

NB(5): UNITED ARTISTS UAS-30101 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES” released United Kingdom 1977.

NB(6): EMI/LIBERTY 2C-068-83098 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES” released 1981.

NB(7): LIBERTY GO-2020 “CAT TALK” released United Kingdom 1989.

NB(8): LIBERTY CDP-792998-2 “CAT TALK” released United Kingdom 1989.

NB(9): BIG TONE BT-5708 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES, Vol.1.” released United Kingdom 1993.

NB(10): BEAR FAMILY BCD-16102 “THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT!, Vol.12. ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF IMPERIAL RECORDS” released Germany 1997.

NB(11): ACE CDCHD-699 “WEST TEXAS BOP” released United Kingdom 1999.

NB(12): DISKY DOCD-885782 “RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Part.1.” released Holland 1999.

NB(13): BEAT GOES ON BGOCD-468 “IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIS AND CAPITOL ROCKABILLIES ORIGINALS” released United Kingdom 2000.

NB(14): FED CD-05 “THE FED STORY, Vol.5.” released Norway

NB(15): FOLKLINE CD-274-164 “GO KAT GO!, Vol.3.” released United Kingdom

NB(16): PAN AMERICAN CD-56016 “SHE’S A DEVIL” released Switzerland

NB(17): PRESTO CD-5 “BIG BAD ROCKABILLY BOPPERS, Vol.5.” released

WELDON ROGERS                                   Zig Zigler Studio                                     Alburquerque, N.M.:                                     Monday 7th July 1958

Weldon (vcl-1/ac gtr); Wanda Faye Wolfe (hmny vcl-2/rhy gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk (pno); Unk (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

104-A                  WOMEN DRIVERS                                                -1-2                    Jewel 45-104

                          (Weldon Rogers)

104-B                  THE WALTZ OF NO REGRETS                                -1-2                              45-104 

                          (Weldon Rogers)

NB(1): JEWEL 45-104 reviewed Billboard Monday 30th March 1959.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-104 released Tuesday 7th April 1959.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-104 reviewed Billboard Monday 13th April 1959.

WELDON ROGERS-1                    KOB-TV Studio                                                     Alburquerque, N.M.:                                                              1958

WELDON ROGERS and WANDA WOLFE-2

Weldon (vcl-3/rhy gtr); Wanda Wolfe (vcl-4/gtr); Glen Campbell (ld gtr-5); Unk (stl gtr-6); Unk (fdl); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

45-JE-103-A         THIS SONG IS JUST FOR YOU                               -1-3-6                 Jewel 45-103, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (P.Williams-C.R.Harris) (Central Somgs)

45-JE-103-B         EVERYBODY WANTS YOU                                     -2-3-4-5                          45-103, Out of Time LP-8013

                          (Weldon Rogers) (Riverside Music)                                                    Buffalo Bop BbCD-55045, , JD LP-1996/2

                                                                                                                               Bear Family BCD-16165

NB(1): JEWEL 45-103 reviewed Billboard Monday 1st December 1958.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-103 released Tuesday 9th December 1958.

NB(3): JEWEL 45-103 reviewed Billboard Monday 15th December 1958.

NB(4): OUT OF TIME LP-8013 “ROCKIN’ THE BOP, Vol.3.” released Belgium 1981.

NB(5): BUFFALO BOP BbCD-55045 “WILD MAN” released Germany 1996.

NB(6): JD LP-1996/2 “ROCK & ROLL MURDER, Vol.2.” released 1997.

WELDON and WANDA ROGERS  

                                      High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn Big Spring, Tx.: March 1960

Weldon (vcl/rhy gtr); Wanda (vcl/gtr); Unk (ld gtr); Dena Hall (stg bs); Unk (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

45-JE-105-A         HEAVEN’S BACK DOOR                                         Jewel 45-105, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

45-JE-105-B         CIMARRON                                                                                               45-105,                     BCD-16165

                          (Johnny Bond)

NB(1): JEWEL 45-105 released Tuesday 3rd May 1960.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-105 reviewed Billboard Monday 9th May 1960.

NB(3): The proper name of Ben Hall’s Studio is HIGH FIDELITY HOUSE STUDIO.

WADE JACKSON with Weldon & Wanda Rogers

                                      High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn Big Spring, Tx.: July 1960

Wade Jackson (vcl); Weldon Rogers (vcl/ld gtr); Wanda Rogers (hmny vcl/gtr); Bill Schlotter (stl gtr); Unk (fdl); Unk (fdl); Leon Fitts (stg bs); Fred Meyers (dms).              Producer: Ben Hall

525/                    FATHER TIME AND MOTHER NATURE                                             Jewel 45-JE-108, Cowtown 45-826

STW-4810           (W.Jackson) (Galo Music BMI)

526/                    SEVEN KINDS OF LOVE                                                   45-JE-108,                 45-826

STW-4810           (W.Jackson) (Galo Music BMI)

NB(1): JEWEL 45-JE-108 released Tuesday 6th September 1960.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-JE-108 pressed SJW Wakefield, Phoenox, Az.

NB(3): JEWEL 45-JE-108 leased to COWTOWN Records.

NB(4): COWTOWN 45-826 released 1965.

WELDON and WANDA ROGERS  

                                      High Fidelity House Studio, 3311 Auburn Big Spring, Tx.: Sunday 14th August 1960

Weldon (vcl/ac gtr-1); Wanda (vcl/rhy gtr); Bill Schlotter (stl gtr); poss. Bobby Durham (pno); poss. Leon Fitts (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

524                     IF I HAD ONE DAY TO LIVE                                   -1                       Jewel 45-JE-107, Peach 744, Jewel 524

                          (Weldon Rogers) (BMI)                                            Bear Family BCD-16165

524                     LYING LIPS AND CHEATING HEART                                                Jewel 45-JE-107,             744,           524

                          (Weldon Rogers) (BMI)                                            Bear Family BCD-16165

                          I’VE GOT THE YEARNING                                      Jewel (Uniss), Peach 748

                          (Weldon Rogers-Wanda Rogers)

                          IN A SPANISH TOWN                                            Jewel (Uniss),             748

                          (Weldon Rogers-Wanda Rogers)

NB(1): JEWEL 45-JE-107 released Tuesday 6th September 1960.

NB(2): JEWEL 45-JE-107 reviewed Billboard Monday 12th September 1960.

NB(3): JEWEL 45-JE-107 pressed by SJW Wakefield, Phoenix, Az.

NB(4): JEWEL 45-JE-107 leased to PEACH Records and based in Louisville, Ga.

NB(5): PEACH 744 released Tuesday 18th October 1960.

NB(6): PEACH 744 reviewed Billboard Monday 24th October 1960.

NB(7): PEACH Records owned by GARY WALKER.

NB(8): PEACH 748 released Tuesday 19th September 1961.

NB(9): PEACH 748 reviewed Billboard Monday 25th September 1961.

NB(10): JEWEL 524 released

NOTE: BILLBOARD REVIEWS OF THIS WEEK’S SINGLES Monday 12th September 1960.

WELDON AND WANDA ROGERS

JEWEL 107

LYING LIPS AND CHEATING HEART

Feeelingful weeper with good lyrics is sung in solid style by pair. Merits spins.

IF I HAD ONE DAY TO LIVE

Plaintive duo warbling on an effective country theme.

NOTE: BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT & TUNES Monday 24th October 1960-Weldon and Wanda Rogers, of KHEM, Big Spring, Tex., have joined the roster of Peach Records’ talent roster with, their first release LYIN’ LIPS AND CHEATIN’.

WELDON and WANDA ROGERS  

                                      High Fidelity House  Studio, 1307 S. Gregg                       Big Spring, Tx.:                                  Tuesday 14th February 1961

Weldon (vcl/ld gtr); Wanda (vcl/rhy gtr); Weldon Myrick (stl gtr); Bobby Durham (pno); Leon Fitts (stg bs); poss. Fred Meyers (dms).                                                                                                         Producer: Ben Hall

HG-135               AS LONG AS YOU ARE MINE                                                          Peach 759, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon & Wanda Rogers) (Yonah Music BMI)

HG-136              HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED                                                                     759

                          (Weldon & Wanda Rogers) (Yonah Music BMI)

94A                    I’M HANGING UP THE PHONE                                                         Peach 763

                          (Welden & Wanda Rogers) (sic) (Yonah-BMI)

94B                    HEAVEN IN YOUR ARMS                                                   763

                          (Welden & Wanda Rogers) (sic) (Yonah-BMI)

                          YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU                                                              Petal LP-2000,                BCD-16165

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NB(1): PETAL LP-2000 “COUNTRY HITS” released 1961.

NB(2): PEACH 759 released ca. March 1962.

NB(3): PEACH 759 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 15th December 1962.

NB(4): PEACH 763 released September 1963.

NB(5): PEACH 763 reviewed Billboard Saturday 28th September 1963.

NOTE: BILLBOARD Saturday 28th September 1963-WITH THE COUNTRY JOCKEYS-Weldon and Wanda Rogers, of KPUB, Pueblo, Colo., have a new release in “HANG UP THE PHONE” b.w. “HEAVEN WITHIN YOUR ARMS.” Deejays needing a copy may write to Oeach Records, Box 425, Louisville, Ga. 

WELDON and WANDA ROGERS  

                                      High Fidelity House Studio, 1307 S. Gregg                        Big Spring, Tx.:                                       Monday 18th March 1963

Weldon (vcl/ld gtr-1); Wanda (vcl/rhy gtr); Bill Schlotter (stl gtr); Troy Jordan (fdl); Joe “Red” Hayes (fdl) or Kenneth “Little Red” Hayes (fdl); Bobby Durham (pno); Leon Fitts (stg bs); Fred Meyers (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

                          THAT WAS THE DEAL                                            Jewel 45-JE-110, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers) (Glad Music BMI)

                          BRIGHT LIGHTS                                                               45-JE-110,                     BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          I STILL WANT YOU                                                                         Jewel (Uniss),                           BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          I’M GONNA BE AROUND                                       Jewel (Uniss),                           BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

NB: JEWEL 45-JE-110 released 1963.

WELDON ROGERS-1                   

DON ROGERS-2  High Fudelity House Studio, 1307 S. Gregg          Big Spring, Tx.; ca. Friday 25th September 1964

Weldon (vcl/ld gtr); Bill Schlotter (stl gtr); Wanda Rogers (pno); Leon Fitts (stg bs).

                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

SoN-19241          TWO EMPTY GLASSES     -1                                   Chart 1220

                          (Weldon & Wanda Rogers) (Yonah Music Inc. BMI)

SoN-19242          DON’T STEAL MY STYLE  -1                                             1220

                          (Weldon & Wanda Rogers) (Yonah Music Inc. BMI)

                          I LOST THE MOON                                                -2                       Great 1050, Bear Family BCD-16165

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                         I’M GONNA LOVE AGAIN  -2                                             1050,                      BCD-16165

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NB(1): CHART 1220 released Tuesday 13th July 1965

NB(2): GREAT 1050 released Tuesday 30th November 1965.

NB(3): CHART Records owned by SLIM WILLIAMSON & OTT STEPHENS.

NB(4): GREAT Records owned by SLIM WILLIAMSON & OTT STEPHENS.

WELDON ROGERS         

                          Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South                      Nashville, Tn.:                                     Saturday 10th October 1964

Weldon (vcl); Wanda (rhy gtr); Bill Sanford (ld gtr); Lloyd Green (stl gtr); Junior Huskey (stg bs); Billy Canyon (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producers: Donald Firth Law & Frank Mervyn Jones

                          LIVING WITH A HEARTACHE                                                           Columbia (Uniss), Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          OUR RENDEVOUS                                                                         Columbia (Uniss),                      BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

WANDA FAYE    

                          Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South                      Nashville, Tn.:                                       Friday 19th February 1965

Wanda Faye Rogers (vcl);

                                                                                                                               Producers: Don Law & Frank Jones

NCO-82570/        THE LONGEST NIGHT                                            Columbia 4-43492

JZSP-112653       (Weldon Rogers-Wanda Rogers) (Yonah Music BMI)

NCO-82571/        BRIGHT LIGHTS                                                    Columbia 4-43322

ZSP-110861-C     (Weldon Rogers)

NCO-82572         LYING LIPS AND CHEATING HEART                                                                 4-43322

ZSP-110862-1C    (Weldon Rogers)

NCO-82573         OLD MEMORIES KEEP RETURNING                                                Columbia 4-43492

JZSP-112652       (Weldon Rogers) (Yonah Music BMI)

NB(1): COLUMBIA 4-43322 released Tuesday 15th June 1965.

NB(2): COLUMBIA 4-43492 released Tuesday 18th January 1966.

NB(3): COLUMBIA 4-43492 reviewed Billboard Country Spotlights Saturday 22nd January 1966.

WELDON ROGERS          High Fidelity House Studio, 1307 S. Gregg                        Big Spring, Tx.:                                        Saturday 12th June 1965

(vcl); Dave Rogers (gtr); Bill Schlotter (stl gtr); Leon Fitts (stg bs); Fred Meyers (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer: Ben Hall

                          MR. MOUNTAIN LION                                            Peach 730

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          YOU’RE PARADISE                                                                                     730

                          (Weldon Rogers)

NB: PEACH 730 released 1965.

WELDON ROGERS-1

WELDON ROGERS & VENNIE NICE-2

                                      RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South                        Nashville, Tn.:                                                                 Late 1968

Weldon (vcl-3); Vennie Nice (vcl-4); Bill Sanford (ld gtr); Pete Wade (gtr-5/dobro-6); Lloyd Green (stl gtr); Hargus Robbins (pno); Junior Huskey (stg bs); Billy Canyon (dms); Town & Country Singers (b/grd vcls).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

WK3M-1202         I HAVEN’T SEEN MYSELF IN YEARS                      -1                       K-Ark 891, K-Ark LP-6034, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers-Willie Rogers)

WK3M-1203         MR. MOUNTAIN LION      -1                                             891,           LP-6034,                      BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers)

WK3M-1204         I’VE GOT THE YEARNING -2                                   K-Ark 947, Bear Family BCD-16165

                          (Weldon Rogers-Wanda Rogers)

WK3M-1205         WOULD YOU STILL WANT ME                                -2                                 947,                      BCD-16165

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NB(1): K-ARK 891 released 1968.

NB(2): K-ARK 947 released 1969.

NB(3): K-ARK LP-6034 “                           ” released 1972.  

WELDON ROGERS                                                                                                  Memphis, Tn.:                                              Sunday 10th May 1970

(vcl/ld gtr); Unk (stl gtr-1); Unk (sax-2); Unk (stg bs); Unk (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

K-1024-1             MISTER BULLFROG                                              -2                       K-Ark K-1024, K-Ark LP-6034

                          (Weldon Rogers)

K-1024-2             WANNA BUY A CHEAP GUITAR                             -1                                 K-1024,            LP-6034

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          CHAINED TO A MEMORY                                      K-Ark LP-6034

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                          IF I HAD ONE DAY TO LIVE                                                                       LP-6034

                          (Weldon Rogers) (BMI)

NB(1): K-ARK K-1024 released 1972.

WELDON ROGERS                                   Gene Breeden Studio     Portland, Ore.:   Thursday 20th April 1972

(vcl); Gene Breeden (ld gtr); Unk (bjo); Gene Riley (pno); Unk (dms);

                                                                                                                               Producer: Gene Breeden

                          WOMEN MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME                                                K-Ark LP-6034

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                          TEACH ME TO FORGET                                                   LP-6034

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                          MY LITTLE RAT                                                               LP-6034

                          (Weldon Rogers)

                          WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO                                                                         LP-6034

                          (Weldon Rogers-Willie Rogers)

                          DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE                                                          LP-6034

                          (Paul Edgar Johnson)

                          YOU’D BETTER BE NICE                                                  LP-6034

                          (Tommy Collins) (Central Songs BMI)

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to John Ingman, Adam Komorowski, Al Turner, Kevin Coffey, Richard Weize & Frantisek Frank.

1980-2014.