Freddie Bell

Ferdinando Dominick Bello, *29-09-1931 Philadelphia, PA, +10-02-2008

2nd version

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

February 1955 Philadelphia, PA - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

001 101A HOUND DOG Teen 101 /BCD 15901 CDCHD 1010 PROPERBOX 146

002 101B MOVE ME BABY Teen 101/BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

003 103B 5-10-15 HOURS  Teen 103/BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

004 103A OLD TOWN HALL Teen 103/BCD 15901

PROPER PROPERBOX 146 RARE ROCK AND ROLL RAMPAGNE (UK, 2008); ACE CDCHD 1010 LEIBER/STOLLER STORY, VOL. 1 1951-1956 HARD TIMES (UK, 2004)

8 February 1956 New York City - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

005 W 391 BIG BAD WOLF EP1-3501/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

006 W 392-1 I SAID IT AND I’M GLAD Wing 90066 EP1-3501/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

007 W 393 ROCKIN’THE POLONAISE EP1-3501/ BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146 [undubbed:] BCD 15901

008 W 394-1 GIDDY UP A DING DONG 90066 EP1-3501/MG 20289 BCD 15901 [undubbed:] BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

May 1956 New York City - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

009 YW-13161 HOUND DOG EP1-3375 EP1-3502/MG 20289 BCD 15901 [undubbed:] BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

May 1956 New York City - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

010 YW-13272 ALL RIGHT, OK, YOU WIN 70919X45 EP1-3375 EP1-3502/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

011 YW-13273 THE HUCKLEBUCK 90082X45 EP1-3375/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

012 YW-13274 ROMPIN‘ AND STOMPIN‘90082X45 EP1-3502/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

013 YW-13275 STAY LOOSE, MOTHER GOOSE 70919X45 EP1-3502/MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146 [alt., diff, lyrics:] BCD 15901

18 February 1957 Mercury Sound Studio,  New York City - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

014 YW-14680 HEY THERE, YOU 71075X45 / MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

015 YW-14681 TAKE THE FIRST TRAIN OUT OF TOWN 71075X45/ MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

016 YW-14682 VOO DOO MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

017 YW-14683 TEACH YOU TO ROCK  MG 20289 BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146

ca March 1957 Mercury Sound Studio,  New York City - Freddie Bell And the Bellboys (Freddie Bell [vcl], Frankie Brent [bass/gt], Chick Keeney [drums], Russ Conti [piano], Jack Kane [sax], Jerry Mayo [trumpet])

018 YW-15247 I’M ADVERTISIN‘ unissued/ BCD 15901

019 YW-15248 YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY  71105X45/ BCD 15901  [alt.:] BCD 15901

020 YW-15249 VARIETY unissued/ BCD 15901

021 YW-15250 ROCKIN' IS MY BUSINESS 71105X45 / BCD 15901 PROPERBOX 146 [alt.:] BCD 15901

Ca Mid 1959 unknown – Freddie Bell

022 THE SOUND OF MY HEART Audicon 103

023 A HEART FOR A HEART Audicon 103

1964 unknown – Freddie Bell and Roberta Linn

024 BABY, YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES 20th cen. Fox TES 4146

025 IT'S YOU I LOVE 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

026 YOU'RE MY THRILL 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

027 IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY 20th cen. Fox TES 4146

028 WHEN DAY IS DONE 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

029 SOMEONE 20th cen. Fox TES 4146

030 I NEED YOU 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

031 HERE HE IS 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

032 WITHOUT A SONG 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

033 EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS 20th cen. Fox TES 4146 

034 ROCKING THE POLONAISE 20th cen. Fox TES 4146

035 A COUPLE OF LOSERS 20th cen. Fox TES 4146

1964 [soundtrack: Get Yourself A College Girl] Los Angeles, CA – Freddie Bell, Roberta Linn and The Bellboys

036 64-XY-163 TALKIN‘ ABOUT LOVE  MGM SE 4273

ALBUMS

Mercury MG-20289 Rock And Roll… All Flavors: Take The First Train Out Of Town; Giddy Up A Ding Dong; Rompin' And Stompin'; Stay Loose Mother Goose; I Said It And I'm Glad; Voo Doo; Teach You To Rock; Hey There You;All Right, Okay, You Win;  Big Bad Wolf; Hound Dog; Hucklebuck – 57

20th Century Fox TFM 3146/TES 4146 The Bells Are Swinging: Baby, You've Got What It Takes; It's You I Love;  You're My Thrill; Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby; When Day Is Done; Someone; I Need You; Here He Is; Without A Song; Everything I Have Is Yours; Rocking The Polonaise; A Couple Of Losers- 64 w. Roberta Linn

Bear Family [GER] BCD 15901 Rockin' Is Our Business: Hound Dog;  Move Me Baby;  Five-Ten-Fifteen Hours;  Old Town Hall;  Big Bad Wolf;  I Said It and I'm Glad;  Rockin' the Polonaise;  Giddy up a Ding Dong - (Overdub);  Hound Dog;  All Right, Okay, You Win; The Hucklebuck;  Rompin' and Stompin';  Stay Loose, Mother Goose - (Overdub);  Hey There You;  Take the First Train Out of Town - (Overdub);  Voo Doo;  Teach You to Rock;  I'm Advertisin';  You're Gonna Be Sorry;  Variety;  Rockin' Is My Business;  Rockin' the Polonaise;  Giddy up a Ding Dong - (take Without Overdub);  Hound Dog - (take Without Overdub);  Stay Loose, Mother Goose - (Different Lyric);  You're Gonna Be Sorry;  Rockin' Is My Business - 96

EP

Mercury

EP1-3501 Rockin‘, vol. 1: Big Bad Wolf;  Rockin’the Polonaise / Giddy Up A Ding Dong; I Said It And I’m Glad - 56

SINGLES

Teen (1955)

101 Hound Dog / Move Me Baby - 55

103 Old Town Hall / 5-10-15 Hours – 04-55

Mercury/*Wing (1956-)

*90066x45 I Said It And I’m Glad / Giddy Up A Ding Dong – 03-56 (rev. Apr. 7)

*90082x45 The Hucklebuck / Rompin‘ And Stompin‘ – 05-56 (rev. May 19)

70919x45 All Right, Ok, You Win / Stay Loose, Mother Goose – 11-07-56 (rev. Aug. 11)

71075x45 Hey There, You / Take The First Train Out Of Town - 57

71105x45 Rockin' Is My Business / You're Gonna Be Sorry – 24-04-57 (rev. May 13)

Audicon (1959)

103 The Sound Of My heart / A Heart For A Heart – 08-59 (rev. Aug. 31)