By Dick Grant, Bill Daniels, Al Turner, Phil Tricker, Tony
Burke, Neil Davies, Eugene W. Earle, Kevin Coffey, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
20 August 1930 unknown
– Tom and Jerry
T01 X2762 CONFESSION’THAT
I LOVE YOU CH 16088/CD D 557
January 1932 Chicago, IL – Isham Jones and Orchestra
J01 C 8388 SHADOWS ON THE WIND Brunswick 6253 /CD D 557
1944 [demo
session] San Francisco or Los Anegeles, CA – The Trailsmen
00001 YOU SHOULD KNOW CD D 557
18 October
1945 Los Angeles, CA - Curt Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt Barrett [vcl/gt], Clarence Dooley [bass],
Harry Duncan [fiddle], ? [piano], Stanley Ellison [accordion])
001 K1950 YOU SURE LET ME DOWN (LITTLE DARLING) King 520/CD D 557
002 K1951 FOOLISH PRIDE 520/ CD D 557
003 K1952 MY CONSCIENCE NEVER BOTHERS ME 522/ CD D 557
004 K1953 HEY! BARTENDER 522/ CD D 557
1945 [soundtrack Driftin‘ Along] Hollywood, CA– Curt Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt Barrett [vcl/gt], Clarence
Dooley [bass], Harry Duncan [fiddle], Stanley Ellison [accordion])
00401
I’M DRIFTIN’
00402
BET MY BOOTS AND SADDLE
00403
BAND BOYS SERENADE
Ca late
1945 Los Angeles, CA – Curt Barrett anrt The Trailsmen Western
Dance Band (Curt Barrett [vcl/gt], Clarence Dooley [bass], Harry Duncan
[fiddle], ? [piano], Stanley Ellison [accordion])
005 M 1067 TRAILS TO SANTA FE Memo 5002 5003/ CD D 557
006 M 1078 SMOKY MOON Memo 5001 5006 Memo 3001 Stanchel 3001/ CD D 557
007 M 1084 SERENADING MY LUCKY STAR Memo 5002 5005/ CD D 557
008 M 1119 THE BELLE OF SONORA IS MINE Memo 5003
009 M 1128 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BLUES Memo 5001/ CD D 557
010 SONG OF THE TRAILSMEN Memo 5006
011 GIVE MY BROKEN HEART A BREAK Memo 5004
012 BEAR IN MIND Memo 5006 Memo 3001 Stanchel 3004/ CD D 557
013 SAN FERNANDO Memo 5004
January 1946 Los Angeles, CA – Curt
Barrett and The Trailsmen Western Dance Band (Curt Barrett [vcl/gt], Clarence
Dooley [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle/hmny
vcl-1], ? [fiddle], ? [piano], Stanley
Ellison [accordion/hmny vcl-1])
014 1149 HONEY LET’S GO OUT’N DANCE Memo 5008 3005
Stanchel 3006/ CD D 557
015 1140 TEXAS JUBILEE 5008 3005 3006/ CD D 557
016 1060/100/WTF-V DETOUR -1 Memo 5007/ CD D 557
017 1000 SHARE A LITTLE OF THE BLAME Memo 5007/ CD D 557
Early 1946 [soundtrack Jail Break] Hollywood, CA - Curt
Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt
Barrett [vcl/gt], Rudy Sooter [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle], Stanley Ellison
[accordion])
01701 BELLE OF SONORA
01702 A BLACKSMITH OF THE VILLAGE
February 1946 Los Angeles, CA – Curt Barrett and The
Trailsmen (Curt Barrett
[vcl/gt], Clarence Dooley [bass], Harry Duncan [fiddle], ? [piano], Stanley
Ellison [accordion])
018 S 1186 KEEP YOUR LOVELIGHT BURNING Apollo 105/ CD D 557
019 S 1187 I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN I’D LOSE YOUR LOVE Apollo 109/ CD D 557
020 S 1188 YOU’LL REGRET Apollo 109/ CD D 557
021 S 1189 I’M ON MY WAY BACK TO OKLAHOMA Apollo 105/ CD D 557
Ca April 1946 [soundtrack-Medicine Man] Hollywood, CA Curt
Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt
Barrett [vcl/gt], Clarence Dooley [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle], Stanley Ellison
[accordion])
02101
unknown title
02102
unknown title
Ca early May 1946
[soundtrack-Gentleman From Texas] Hollywood, CA Curt Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt Barrett [vcl/gt], Rudy Sooter
[bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle], Stanley Ellison [accordion])
02103
HE’S MINE, ALL MINE
02104
WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO LOVE
02105
RUSTLER’S CODE
02106 TEXAS JUBILEE
Summer
1946 [soundtrack – My Darling Clementine] unknown – Curt Barrett And The
Trailsmen
02107 MY DARLING CLEMENTINE CD D 557
Late 1946 [soundtrack-Raiders Of The South] Hollywood, CA
Curt Barrett and The Trailsmen (Curt
Barrett [vcl/gt], Ken Card [banjo],
Clarence Dooley [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle], Stanley Ellison [accordion])
02108
DARLING NELLIE GRAY
02109
SKIP TOP MY LOU
02110
SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE
Early 1951 [soundtrack-Mash Of The Dragon] Hollywood, CA Curt
Barrett and The Trailsmen
02110 unknown title
Unknown info – Tommy Sargent’s Range Boys
W!-B FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Corax 1328 CD D 557
W!-C STEEL GUITAR BOOGIE CD D 557
W3-ANIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS CD D 557
W4-B RIDIN’DOWN THE CANYON CD D 557
ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 559
Curt Barrett And The Trailsmen Texas: You Sure Let Me Down (Little Darling);
Foolish Pride; My Conscience Never Bothers Me; Hey Bartender; Bear In Mind; Trails To Santa Fe; Smoky Moon; Serenading My Lucky Star; San Fernando Valley Blues; Keep The Lovelight Burning; I Might Have Known; You'll Regret; I’m On My Way Back Home To Oklahoma; Detour; Share A Little Of The Blame; Honey Let's Go Out And Dance; Texas Jubilee; Frankie And Johnny; Steel Guitar Boogie; Night Train To Memphis; Ridin' Down The Canyon; You Should Know; My Darling Clementine; Confessin' That I Love You; Shadows On The
Window – 04-17
SINGLES
King (1946)
520 You Sure Let Me Down (Little Darling) / Foolish Pride – 02-46
522 My Conscience Never Bothers Me / Hey! Bartender – 02-46
Memo (1946)
5001 San Fernando Valley Blues / Smoky Moon – 21-01-46 (adv. Jan. 26)
5002 Serenading My Lucky Star / Trails To Santa Fe – 21-01-46 (adv. Jan. 26)
5003 The Belle Of Sonora Is Mine / Trails To Santa Fe – 21-01-46 (adv. Jan. 26;
reissued 03-06-46)
5004 Give My Broken Heart A Break / San Fernando – 03-06-46 (adv. June 8)
5005 Serenading My Lucky Star / Song Of The Trailsmen – 03-06-46 (adv. June 8)
5006 Bear In Mind / Smoky Moon – 01-07-46
(rev. Nov. 2)
5007 Detour / Share A Little Of The Blame – 01-07-46
(adv. July 6)
5008 Honey Let’s Go Out’n Dance / Texas Jubilee –
01-07-46 (adv. July 6)
3001 Smoky Moon / Bear In Mind – 22-03-48 (adv. March 27; also on Stanchel 3001)
3005 Honey Let’s Go Out’n Dance / Texas Jubilee –
22-03-48 (reissue, also on Stanchel 3006)
Apollo (1946)
105 Keep Your Lovelight Burning / I’m On My Way Back To Oklahoma – 30-03-46
(adv. March 23)
109 I Might Have Known I’d Lose Your Love / You’ll Regret – 07-10-46 (adv. Oct.
5)
Corax
1328
Frankie And Johnny / Steel Guitar Boogie
1084
Night Train To Memphis
/ Ridin’Down The Canyon
