Sunday, April 20, 2014

Don Sowards - Laurel Mountain Boys



2nd version

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Mid 1961 unknown – Don Sowards
001 5999 GONNA GET TOUGH Rena 2004
002 6000 SOMEONE LOVES ME YET Rena 2004
003 PORT FOR ME Rena 2005
004 VOICE FROM THE DARKNESS Rena 2005
1964 unknown – Don Sowards and Laurel Mountain Boys
005 1084A NELLIE JOE Laurel 1084
006 1084B I LOVE YOU YES I DO Laurel 1084
1970s unknown – Don Sowards and Laurel Mountain Boys
007 PICKIN' IN THE LAUREL Starr SF-11206
008 A SMILE CAN'T HIDE Starr SF-11206
009 HE RODE ALL THE WAY TO TEXAS Starr SF 318
010 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Starr SF 318
1972 Lemco Sound Studio, Lexington, KY – Laurel Mountain Boys (Don Sowards [vcl/mandolin], John Dunaway [vcl/ld gt], Kevin Coll [vcl/banjo], Ray Norris [bass], Dewey Thacker [fiddle])
011 SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE Lemco LEM 055
012 TOOK ME AFTER DARK Lemco 114/LEM 055
013 DON'T TURN YOUR CHARMS ON ME Lemco LEM 055
014 NORTHFIELD EXPRESS Lemco 114/LEM 055
015 LONELY MOUNTAIN SWEETHEART Lemco LEM 055
016 NELLIE JO Lemco LEM 055
017 GEE LITTLE GIRL Lemco LEM 055
018 IT'S A LONG WAY BACK Lemco LEM 055
019 ROCK CREEK Lemco LEM 055
020 EVEN MORE Lemco LEM 055
021 I LOVE YOU YES I DO Lemco LEM 055
022 SINCE YOU WENT AWAY Lemco LEM 055
1978 unknown – Laurel Mountain Boys (John Green [ld vcl/gt], Don Sowards [vcl/mandolin], Mark Alan Sowards [vcl/banjo], Danny Milhon [dobro], Mike Smith [bass])
023 LONG BLACK BEAUTY Old Homesetad OHS-90096
024 I CALL HER SUNSHINE Old Homesetad OHS-90096
025 THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT AGAIN Old Homesetad OHS-90096
026 HE RODE ALL THE WAY TO TEXAS Old Homesetad OHS-90096
027 CRY OF THE WIND Old Homesetad OHS-90096
028 LIVING FREE AND EASY Old Homesetad OHS-90096
029 ALL I CAN TODAY Old Homesetad OHS-90096
030 DANGEROUS DAN Old Homesetad OHS-90096
031 GARDENS AND MEMORIES Old Homesetad OHS-90096
032 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Old Homesetad OHS-90096
033 ALL THAT JAZZ Old Homesetad OHS-90096
034 FLYIN' FINGERS Old Homesetad OHS-90096
035 I WISH YOU WAS SOMEONE I LOVED Old Homesetad OHS-90096
036 MEDALS FOR MOTHER Old Homesetad OHS-90096
ca 1979 unknown – Laurel Mountain Boys (John Green [ld vcl/gt], Don Sowards [vcl/mandolin], Mark Alan Sowards [vcl/banjo], Danny Milhon [dobro], Mike Smith [bass])
unknown tracks for OHS-90126
1980 unknown – Don Sowards and Laurel Mountain Boys
050 FOREVER ONE DAY AT A TIME Leather LBG-7710
051 SONG FOR LIFE Leather LBG-7710
052 RAMBLIN' SHOWBOAT GAMBLER Leather LBG-7710
053 BLUE SUMMER SONG Leather LBG-7710
054 WHILE I'M GONE Leather LBG-7710
055 SOMEONE IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE Leather LBG-7710
056 CAROLINA SUNSHINE Leather LBG-7710
057 THIS IS MY YEAR FOR MEXICO Leather LBG-7710
058 MIDNIGHT LONELINESS Leather 7710/LBG-7710
059 MARY'S NOT THE MARY THAT I KNEW Leather 7710/LBG-7710
060 SANDCASTLES Leather LBG-7710
061 I'M HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE Leather LBG-7710
1981 unknown – Don Sowards and Laurel Mountain Boys
062 I CALLED HER SUNSHINE Apex 45
063 I'LL TAKE THE BLAME Apex 45


ALBUMS
Lemco LEM-055 Sometime, Somewhere:
Sometime, Somewhere; To Me After Dark; Don't Turn Your Charms On Me; Northfield Express; Lonely Mountain Sweetheart; Nellie Jo; Gee Little Girl; It's A Long Way Back; Rock Creek; Even More; I Love You Yes I Do; Since You Went Away – 76
Old Homestead OHS-90096 Long Black Beauty: Long Black Beauty; I Call Her Sunshine; The South's Gonna Do It Again; He Rode All The Way To Texas; Cry Of The Wind; Living Free And Easy; All I Can Today; Dangerous Dan; Gardens And Memories; Fire On The Mountain; All That Jazz; Flyin' Fingers; I Wish You Was Someone I Loved; Medals For Mother – 78
Old Homestead OHS-90126 Laurel Mountain Boys: (tracks unknown) - 80
Leather LBG-7710 Carolina Sunshine: Forever One Day At A Time; Song For Life; Ramblin' Showboat Gambler; Blue Summer Song; While I'm Gone; Someone Is Looking For Someone; Carolina Sunshine; This Is My Year For Mexico; Midnight Loneliness; Mary's Not The Mary That I Knew; Sandcastles; I'm Head Over Heels In Love - 80


SINGLES
Rena (1961)
2004 Gonna Get Tough / Someone Loves Me Yet – 08-61 (rev. Aug. 7, 1961)
2005 Port For Me / Voice From The Darkness - 61
Laurel (1964)
1084 Nellie Joe / I Love You Yes I Do - 64
Starr (unknown)
SF-11206 Pickin' In The Laurel / A Smile Can't Hide
SF-318 He Rode All The Way To Texas / Fire On The Mountain
Lemco (1972)
114 Northfield Express / Took Me After Dark - 72
Leather (1980)
7710 Mary’s Not The Mary I Knew / Midnight Loneliness - 80
Apex (1981)
45 I Called Her Sunshine / I'll Take The Blame - 81