Don Rader

*15-12-1937 Hazel Park, MI, + 2004

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst,  with help of carcitycountry.com

SESSIONS

1955 [demo] Detroit, MI – Don Rader

00001 A SATISFIED MINE Gee Dee 270115-2

1956  [demo] Detroit, MI – Don Rader

00002 DON’T BE CRUEL Gee Dee 270115-2

00003 HOUND DOG  Gee Dee 270115-2

1958  [demo] Detroit, MI – Don Rader

00004 ROCK AND ROLL GRANDPAP  Gee Dee 270115-2

00005 WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN‘ GOIN‘ ON Gee Dee 270115-2

December 1958 Fortune Studio, 3942 3rd St., Detroit, MI – Don Rader (Don Rader [vcl/gt], Bill English [gt], Billy Cooper [steel], Ted Wilson [drums], Freddie Bach [piano])

001 F 164/ST 9* ROCK AND ROLL GRANDPAP  Fortune 206 [alt.:*] Strate 8 1507/ Gee Dee 270115-2 Cat 1035 Bb-CD-55060 STCD-08

002 F 165?/ST 10* A DAY AT THE PINE Fortune 206 Strate 8 1507/ Gee Dee 270115-2 CLCD 2864

CAT 1035 CALLING ALL ROCK AND ROLL COLLECTORS VOL.4 (NED, 1994);  BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55060 ROCK (GER, 1997); COLLECTOR CLCD 2864 DETROIT IN THE 50'S VOL.4 (NED, 2000); STOMPERTIME STCD 08 LAST GREAT ROCKABILLY SATURDAY NIGHT VOL.2 (UK, 1998)

1959 Detroit, MI – Don Rader  (Don Rader [vcl/rh gt], Al Allen [gt] + The Sounds)

003 ST 3 ROCKIN‘ THE BLUES Strate-8 1501/CAT 1035 BB-CD-55177 [alt.:] Gee Dee 270115-2

004 ST 4 I WAS A FOOL  1501/ Gee Dee 270115-2

BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55177 STEP OUT (GER, 2005)

1969 Detroit, MI – Don Rader

005 691007B SHE SURE CAN ROCK ME Strate-8 1508/BB-CD-55063

006 691007A ROCKIN‘ THE BLUES Strate-8 1508/ Gee Dee 270115-2

BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55063 RIP IT UP (GER, 1997)

1970 Nashville, TN – Don Rader and The 20th Century Boys (Don Rader [vcl/rh gt], Jim Baker [steel] + unknown musicians)

007 /CP 1006 GOODBYE, I HATE TO SEE YOU GO  Strate 8 1509 Modern Country 1512 Rock-A-Billy Record Company R 502/ Gee Dee 270115-2

008 YOU WIN AGAIN  1509 / Gee Dee 270115-2

1970s Nashville, TN – Don Rader and The 20th Century Boys

009 SOMETIME TODAY I’M GONNA CRY Modern Country 1511

010 RADER’S BLUES Modern Country 1511/ Gee Dee 270115-2

011 AREA CODE TO HEAVEN Modern Country 1512/ Gee Dee 270115-2

Unknown info - unknown – Don Rader

012 I’LL BE THERE, IF YOU EVER WANT ME Gee Dee 270115-2

013 MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT  Gee Dee 270115-2

014 YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART  Gee Dee 270115-2

015 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Gee Dee 270115-2

016 KANSAS CITY Gee Dee 270115-2

017 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL Gee Dee 270115-2

018 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Gee Dee 270115-2

1975 unknown – Don Rader

019 MY BABY’S STILL ROCKIN’    Gee Dee 270115-2 MFLP 056

020 ROCKIN’ BLUES Olympic 45-OR-002

021 DON’T I KNOW YOU Olympic 45-OR-002

MAGNUM FORCE MFLP 056 RED HOT ROCKABILLY VOL.4 (UK, 1987)

1994 unknown – Don Rader

022 CP 1005 WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’  Rock-A-Billy Record Company R 502

ALBUMS

Gee Dee Music [GER] 270115-2 Detroit Rockabilly Man: Rock and Roll Granpa; Rockin' The Blues; I Was A Fool; My Baby's Still Rockin'; Rockin' The Blues [alt.]; You Win Again; Area Code To Heaven; Your Cheating Heart; Rader's Blues; Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; Rock 'N' Roll Grandpap; Hound Dog; Don't Be Cruel; Love Letters In The Sand; You Are My Sunshine;  Kansas City; Shake, Rattle And Roll; A Day At The Pines; I'll Be There, If You Ever Want Me; My Bucket's Got A Hole In It; Goodbye, I Hate To See You Go – 95 (reissued on E Music/Stomper Time 11425424 in 2009)

SINGLES

Fortune (1958)

206 Rock And Roll Grandpap / A Day At The Pine – 59

Strate 8/Modern Country*

1501 Rockin’ The Blues / I Was Fool – 59

1507 Rock And Roll Grandpap [alt.] / A Day At The Pine – 02-70

1508 She Sure Can Rock Me / Rockin’ The Blue – 03-70

1509 Goodbye, I Hate To See You Go / You Win Again – 01-71

1510 Smile Of Love / Don’t I Know You – 7-

*1511 Sometime Today I’m Gonna Cry / Rader’s Blues – 7-

*1512 Area Code To Heaven / Goodbye, I Hate To See You Go – 7-

Olympic (1975 )

45-OR-002 Rockin’ Blues / Don’t I Know You – 01-08-75

Rock-A-Billy Record Company (1994)

R 502 Whole Lotta Shakin’ / Goodbye, I Hate To See You Go - 94