Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Toby Stroud (by Dick Grant)



TOBY STROUD
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

TOBY STROUD  E.T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race Street     Cincinnati, Oh: Friday 30th September 1949                                                          
Charles Arnold “Toby” Stroud (vcl/gtr); Thomas Lee “Tommy” Jackson Jr. (fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer: Paul Cohen

75376/                THOSE BLUE SKIES IN YOUR EYES                                                Decca 46248, Decca 9-46248
CIN 216             (Toby Stroud)       (Cherio Corp. BMI)                                                Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014
75377/                YOU DON’T NEED ME AMYMORE                                                    Decca 46217, Decca 9-46217
CIN 217             (Toby Stroud)       (Cherio Corp. BMI)                                                Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014
75378/                I’LL FORGET BY AND BY                                       Decca 46248, Decca 9-46248
CIN 218             (Toby Stroud)                                                                                  Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014
75379/                I’M GONNA TEAR DOWN THE MAIL                                                 Decca 46217, Decca 9-46217
CIN 219             ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014

NB(1): DECCA 46217/ DECCA 9-46217 released Tuesday 13th  March 1950.
NB(2): DECCA 46248/DECCA 9-46248 released Tuesday 17th July 1950.
NB(3): “I’LL FORGET BY AND BY” penned 1946.

TOBY STROUD Acc. by THE COUNTRY HARMONY BOYS
                          Radio Station WWVA-WWVA JAMBOREE               Wheeling, W.Va.:                                                                                            1953
(vcl/fdl/gtr);
                                                                                                                               M.C.:
                                                                                                                               Producer:

P-49187              A BRANDED HEART                                              WWVA Jamboree EP-1156
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014

NB: WWVA JAMBOREE EP-1156 released 1953.

TOBY STROUD                                                                             
                    Castle Studio at the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North  Nashville, Tn:    Tuesday 21st April 1953
(vcl/gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

53-S-6062/          YOU BROUGHT IT ON YOURSELF                                                   MGM (Uniss)
53-XY-257           ()
53-S-6063/          MY P’ROXIDE BLOND                                            MGM 11524, MGM K11524
53-XY-258           ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014, Cactus MGMCD-1                                                                                                                                                                      Jasmine JASMCD-3562/3                                                                
53-S-6064            I’M CUTTING PAPER HEARTS IN PAPER DOLLS     MGM 11524, MGM K11524                                                                                                   53-XY-259           ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-014
53-S-6065/          IT CAN’T BE RIGHT                                                                         MGM (Uniss)
53-XY-260           ()

NB(1): MGM 11524/K 11524 released Tuesday 15th June 1953.
NB(2): HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-014 “WWVA-WORLD’S ORIGINAL JAMBOREE” released United Kingdom
NB(3): CACTUS MGMCD-1 “MGM HILLBILLY Vol.1.” released 2009.
NB(4): JASMINE JASMCD-3562/3 “HILLBILLY BOP, BOOGIE & THE HONKY TONK BLUES, Vol.2. 1951-1953” released United Kingdom 2012.

TOBY STROUD and the Blue Mountain Boys                                                          
                                                                Radio Station WRVA       Richmond, Va:   1954
(vcl/fdl); James “Jimmy” Snyder (gtr); Edward “Eddie” Johnson (bjo); Unk (stg bs) oss Burkett Howard “Josh” Graves (dobro).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          JESSE JAMES                                                       New Star 100-A, Eagle
                          ()                                                                                                   Rounder 1014, JSP JSP-7731, Out & Out OUTCD3026                                   
                                                                                                                               Viper DL097
                          TRAGIC ROMANCE                                                                        New Star 100-B, Eagle
                          ()                                                                                                   JSP JSP-7731                                                                                           
NB(1): NEW STAR 100 released 1954.
NB(2): EAGLE           released
NB(3): ROUNDER 1014 “EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS, Vol.2.” released 1976.
NB(4): ROUNDER 1014 reviewed Bluegrass Unlimited Vol.10, #6-December 1975.
NB(5): JSP JSP-7731 “BLUEGRASS EARLY CUTS: 1931-1953 CLASSIC RECORDINGS REMASTERED” released United Kingdom Tuesday 24th August 2004.
NB(6): OUT & OUT OUTCD3026 “OUT & OUT BLUEGRASS” released United Kingdom 2012.
NB(7): VIPER DL097 “DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN:US GUN SONGS & MURDER BALLADS 1930-1960” released United Kingdom Monday 23rd September 2013.

TOBY STROUD                                                                                                       1973
(fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS                                                       Doxx TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL                                                                    TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          FADED LOVE                                                                  TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          DRAGGIN’ THE BOW                                                       TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          GOLDEN SLIPPERS                                                                                  TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          TOBY’S BLUES                                                                TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          MAPLE SUGAR                                                               TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          RED APPLE RAG                                                                                      TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          OVER THE WAVES                                                                                   TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          SALLY GOODIN                                                               TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          MY TOMORROW NIGHT                                                  TS-LP2222
                          ()
                          OLD JOE CLARK                                                             TS-LP2222
                          ()

NB: DOXX TS-LP2222 “FIDDLE TUNES BY A CHAMPION” released 1973.                                                                                                                                 

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Barry John; Al Turner; Bill Nowlin & Frank Frantik.



1996-2014.


  

Dan Huckabee



2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
May 1976 ATP Studios, Fort Worth, TX - Dan Huckabee (Dan Huckabee [dobro], Gary Bergman [ld gt], Joe Carr [gt],Mike Richey [gt],Roland White [mandolin], Alan Munde/Gerald Jones [banjo], Marc Johnson/Roger Bush [bass], Dave Ferguson [fiddle]. Producer: Mike Richey)
001 FIREBALL Ridge Runner RRR-0004                             
002 ROXANNE WALTZ Ridge Runner RRR-0004                        
003 SALLY J Ridge Runner RRR-0004                              
004 HEARTS AND FLOWERS Ridge Runner RRR-0004                   
005 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Ridge Runner RRR-0004                     
006 LITTLE ROCK GETAWAY Ridge Runner RRR-0004                  
007 WHY IS THIS MAN SMILING Ridge Runner RRR-0004              
008 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM Ridge Runner RRR-0004                   
009 SNOWBALL Ridge Runner RRR-0004                             
010 SHENONDOA BREAKDOWN Ridge Runner RRR-0004                  
011 TEXAS DOBRO Ridge Runner RRR-0004                          
012 NINE POUND HAMMER Ridge Runner RRR-0004                    
September 1979 Buffalo Sound, Fort Worth, TX – Dan Huckabee (Dan Huckabee [dobro], Robert Bowlin [gt], Bob Clark [mandolin/4 string mandolin],  Alan Munde [banjo], Michael Anderson/ Rick Jensen [bass], David Ferguson [fiddle]. Producer: Bob Diffie)
013 DAYBREAK IN DIXIE Ridge Runner RRR-0023           
014 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT Ridge Runner RRR-0023
015 PIGTOWN FLING Ridge Runner RRR-0023               
016 ROLLERSKATING Ridge Runner RRR-0023               
017 OPUS 57  Ridge Runner RRR-0023                     
018 WABASH '79  Ridge Runner RRR-0023                  
019 GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER Ridge Runner RRR-0023      
020 GREY EAGLE  Ridge Runner RRR-0023                  
021 TENNESSEE WALTZ Ridge Runner RRR-0023             
022 PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN  Ridge Runner RRR-0023       
023 LOST IN THE OZONE  Ridge Runner RRR-0023           
1981 unknown, TX – Dan Huckabee (Dan Huckabee [gt/bass/fiddle], Bob Clark [mandolin], Mike Clark, [banjo], Jeff Sellers [drums])
024 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN  Austin 1006 
025 WABASH CANNONBALL  Austin 1006 
026 CRIPPLE CREEK  Austin 1006 
027 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE  Austin 1006
028 GREAT SPECKLED BIRD  Austin 1006 
029 COTTON EYED JOE  Austin 1006 
030 STEEL GUITAR RAG  Austin 1006 
031 DUELING DOBROS  Austin 1006 
032 WILDWOOD FLOWER  Austin 1006 
033 MAGGIE BLUES  Austin 1006  
034 FIREBALL MAIL  Austin 1006 
035 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL  Austin 1006  

ALBUMS
Ridge Runner RRR-0004 Why Is This Man Smiling: A Dobro Album: Fireball; Roxanne Waltz; Sally J; Hearts And Flowers; San Antonio Rose; Little Rock Getaway; Why Is This Man Smiling; Blackberry Blossom; Snowball; Shenondoa Breakdown; Texas Dobro; Nine Pound Hammer - 76                                                
Ridge Runner RRR-0023 Acoustic Steel: Daybreak In Dixie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out; Pigtown Fling; Rollerskating; Opus 57; Wabash '79; Green Leaves Of Summer; Grey Eagle; Tennessee Waltz; Pike County Breakdown; Lost In The Ozone – 07-80
Austin 1006 Just For Fun: Foggy Mountain Breakdown;  Wabash Cannonball;  Cripple Creek; Under The Double Eagle; Great Speckled Bird; Cotton Eyed Joe;  Steel Guitar Rag;  Dueling Dobros;  Wildwood Flower;  Maggie Blues;  Fireball Mail;  Orange Blossom Special – 81 (reissued on Workshop WR-1006 in 1982)

INSTRUCTIONAL ALBUMS
Workshop WR-1000 Dobro Workshop, vol. 1: – 11-79
Workshop WR-1002 Dobro Workshop, vol. 2: - 11-80

Ross Nickerson



By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
1997 unknown – Ross Nickerson (Ross Nickerson [banjo] + Riders In The Sky [-1] (Ranger Doug [rh gt], Too Slim [bass], Woody Paul [fiddle]) + Peter McLaughlin [ld gt],  David Grier [gt], Joe Craven/ Butch Baldassari/ Tim O’ Brien/ Tom Rozum [mandolin], Rob Ickes [dobro], Mike Bub [bass], Jason Carter/ Darol Anger /Laurie Lewis, Ben Wilborn [fiddle])
001 EL CUMBANCHERO Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125  
002 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
003 GARCIA Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
004 PANHANDLE RAG Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
005 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
006 TEXAS BLUES Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
007 RED RIVER VALLEY Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
008 GUNSLINGER'S BLUES Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
009 LONESOME COWBOY Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125  
010 JESSE JAMES Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
011 DON'T FENCE ME IN Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
012 STANDING EAGLE Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125  
013 STREETS OF LAREDO Bullet Proof no # Pinecastle PRC 1125
1999 [sessions for Christmas In The Smokies]  Big Mama Recording Studios, TN – Ross Nickerson
014 OH COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL Pinecastle PRC 1133 PRC 1191
2009 Digital Underground, Greenbrier, TN – Ross Nickerson (Ross Nickerson [banjo], Tim Stafford [vcl/gt], Rob Ickes [resophonic gt], Shawn Lane [mandolin], Wayne Taylor [vcl/bass])
015 ROUNDHOUSE Bones BR 3181  
016 CLUCK OLD HEN Bones BR 3181  
017 KENTUCKY MANDOLIN Bones BR 3181  
018 DIXIE HOEDOWN Bones BR 3181  
019 OLD DANGERFIELD Bones BR 3181  
020 LITTLE MAGGIE Bones BR 3181
021 DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY Bones BR 3181  
022 BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN Bones BR 3181
023 LADY BE GOOD Bones BR 3181
024 JERUSALEM RIDGE Bones BR 3181  
025 FEELING LOW Bones BR 3181  
026 WHEEL HOSS Bones BR 3181  
027 YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM DREAMING Bones BR 3181
028 JOHN HENRY Bones BR 3181
2012 unknown, CA – Molly Reeves featuring Ross Nickerson (Molly Reeves [vcl/gt], Ross Nickerson [banjo], Patrick Ray Monson [vcl/mandolin], Jamie Mather [bass], Kenneth Dacvis [drums], Pamela Sheffler [violin], Justin Au [trumpet], Jeff Beaumont [sax]. Producer: Darren Clarke)
029 LIMEHOUSE BLUES
030 THE DRAG
031 LADY BE GOOD
032 BULLET IN A BUFFALO
033 GYPSY SERENADE
034 DARK EYES
035 LIAR LOVES A LIAR
036 SPONTANEOUS DISLOCATION BLUES
037 OVER THE WAVES
038 THE 154
Tracks above issued on album Swing Grass
 

ALBUMS
Bullet Proof no # Blazing The West: El Cumbanchero;  San Antonio Rose; Garcia; Panhandle Rag; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Texas Blues; Red River Valley; Gunslinger's Blues; Lonesome Cowboy; Jesse James; Don't Fence Me In; Standing Eagle; Streets Of Laredo - 97 (reissued on Pinecastle PRC 1125 in 2003)
Bones BR 3181 Let’s Kick Some Ass: Roundhouse;  Cluck Old Hen; Kentucky Mandolin; Dixie Hoedown; Old Dangerfield; Little Maggie; Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky; Bluegrass Breakdown; Lady Be Good; Jerusalem Ridge; Feeling Low; Wheel Hoss; You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming; John Henry- 09 (reissued as Let’s Kick It in 2011 with the same number and in 2018 on Pinecastle PRC 1218)
Molly Reeves Music ? Swing Grass: Limehouse Blues; The Drag; Lady Be Good; Bullet in a Buffalo; Gypsy Serenade; Dark Eyes; Liar Loves a Liar; Spontaneous Dislocation Blues; Over the Waves; The 154 - 20-08-12 Molly Reeves featuring Ross Nickerson  
Bones no # Evolution: John Henry; Don't Stop Now; Early Morning Rain; Foggy Mtn. Breakdown; Irish Spring; Parchman Farm; Ground Speed; Traveling Kind; El Cumbanchero; Remington Ride; Love Reunited; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Roustabout; You're Always There; Train 45 - ? (unknown reording info, tracks recorded during 20 years, not in sessions)
 
Also issued Some instructional CDs on Mel Bay