BUDDY LIVINGSTON
SESSION
DISCOGRAPHY
BUDDY LIVINGSTON poss. King Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue Cincinnati, Oh.: February
1953
James H. “Buddy” Livingston (vcl/stl gtr); Willine Livingston (el gtr);
Christine Livingston (fdl); Mary Frances Livingston (stg bs).
Producer:
K3546 I
FOUND A NEW LOVE King
1181, King 45-1181
(Buddy
Livingston)
K3547 I
WON’T TAKE YOU BACK King
1224, King 45-1224
(Buddy
Livingston) (Lois-BMI)
K3548 WE’LL
BE TOGETHER 1224, 45-1224
(Buddy
Livingston)
K3549 I
LOVE YOU AND YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE MY HEART King
1181, King 45-1181
(Buddy
Livingston)
NB(1): KING 1181/KING 45-1181
released Tuesday 17th March 1953.
NB(2): KING 1181/KING 45-1181
reviewed Billboard Reviews of This Week’s New Records- Country & Western
for week ending Saturday 21st March 1953-Saturday 28th March 1953.
NB(3): KING 1224/KING 45-1224
released Tuesday 19th May 1953.
BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT AND TUNES
Saturday 25th October 1952.
Buddy Livingston and his
all-girl band, with Mary Frances Livingston, bass, Buddy Livingston,
steel., Christine Livingston, fiddle and Willine Livingston, electric guitar,
are set for a King recording pact. The family act is managed by Dave
Livingston, their father.
BILLBOARD REVIEW Saturday 28th
March 1953.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON
KING 1181
I FOUND A NEW LOVE 74
Buddy Livingston, another new
addition to the label’s stable, turns in a pleasant performance on a new ballad
that sounds like a weeper but isn’t. Livingston
sings with vigor.
I LOVE YOU AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BE
IN MY HEART 72
The warbler does an okay job
with another new effort, as he tells his gal how much he loves her. Side could
do okay in rural areas.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON
and his All Girl Band
Savannah, Ga.: ca.
March 1954
(vcl/stl gtr); Willine Livingston (el gtr); Christine Livingston (fdl);
Unk (pno-1); Mary Frances Livingston (stg bs).
Producer:
505-A BACK
WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG -1 Savannah 505, Fantastic Voyage FVTD174
(Livingston) (Starrite Pub. BMI)
505-B WRITE
ME RIGHT AWAY 505, Jasmine JASCD-452
(Livingston) (Starrite Pub. BMI)
NB(1): SAVANNAH 505 released April 1954.
NB(2): SAVANNAH 505 is a STARDAY custom pressing.
NB(3): BMI Clearance Tuesday
4th May 1954.
NB(4): FANTASTIC
VOYAGE FVTD174 “TEENAGE BLUES-PRIMITIVE ROCKABILLY AND HILLBILLY BOP FROM THE
STARDAY CUSTOM SERIES” released United Kingdom 2013.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON and His All
Girl Band
Savannah,
Ga.: January
1955
(vcl/stl gtr); Willine Livingston (el gr); Christine Livingston (fdl);
Mary Frances Livingston (stg bs).
Producer:
513-A BACK
WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG Savannah
513, Savannah 45-513, Jasmine JASCD-452
(D.Livingston-B.Livingtson)
(Starrite-BMI)
513-B I
CAN’T LOVE NO ONE (LIKE I LOVE YOU)
513, 45-513
(D.Livingston-B.Livingston)
(Starrite-BMI)
NB(1): SAVANNAH 513 released
February 1955.
NB(2): SAVANNAH 513 is a
STARDAY custom pressing.
NB(3): BMI Clearance Wednesday
4th May 1955.
NB(4): JASMINE
JASCD-452 “HIXVILLE-WE’LL HAVE A TIME, YES-SIREE!” (Custom Pressings Vol.1.)
released United Kingdom Friday 19th January 2007.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON and his All
Girl Band
Savannah,
Ga.: February
1955
(vcl/stl gtr); Willine Livingston (hmny vcl-1/el gtr); Christine
Livingston (hmny vcl-1/fdl); Mary Frances Livingston (hmny vcl-1/stg bs). Producer:
517-A I
CAN’T HELP THE WAY I FEEL -1 Savannah
517, Savannah 45-517
(B.Livingston)
(Starrite-BMI)
517-B WHEN
YOU STUCK YOUR TONGUE AT ME -1 517, 45-517, BACM CD D-385
(B.Livingston)
(Starrite-BMI)
NB(1): SAVANNAH 517 released
April 1955.
NB(2): BMI Clearance Friday
15th April 1955.
NB(3): SAVANNAH 517 reviewed
Billboard Saturday 18th June 1955.
NB(4): BACM CD
D-385 “CUSTOM MADE HILLBILLY” release United Kingdom 2012.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON and the
Versatones
Atlanta,
Ga.: Fall
1959
Buddy Livingston (stl gtr); poss Billy Brown (vcl/ ); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
CP-2402 THE
RUSSIANS WERE A-RUSHIN’ Scottie
1313
(Buddy
Livingston-Billy Brown) (Lowery Music Co., Inc. BMI)
CP-2403 FUMBLING (Inst) 1313
(Buddy
Livingston-Billy Brown) (Lowery Music Co., Inc. BMI)
NB(1): SCOTTIE 1313 released
November 1959.
NB(2): SCOTTIE 1313 is a
Cincinnati CP Rite custom pressing.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON , Ga. 1963
(vcl/stl gtr); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
SoN- DON’T
TRY FOOLING ME Tifco
45-833
()
SoN- JUST
LET ME SHOW YOU 45-833
()
NB(1): TIFCO 45-833 released
1963.
NB(2); TIFCO 45-833 pressed by
Sound of Nashville, Inc., Nashville, Tn.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON poss WTOL-TV Savannah,
Ga. 1970
(vcl/stl gtr); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
ARP-1255 THIS
SONG TOUCHES ME Jackie
45-101A
(Buddy
Livingston) (J.B. Pub. BMI)
ARP-1256 CALL
THE OPERATOR 45-101B
(Buddy
Livingston) (J.B. Pub. BMI)
NB(1): JACKIE 45-101 released
1970.
NB(2): JACKIE 45-101 pressed by
American Pressing Co, Owosso, Mi.
NB(3): The pressing plant was
burnt to the ground on Saturday 28th October 1972.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON 1970
(vcl/stl gtr); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
ULC-1005-1/ DEVIL TO
MY ANGEL United
Low Country ULC 1005-1
NR-1047A (Leverne
Stovall & Buddy Livingston) (United Low Country Pub. Co. BMI)
ULC-1005-2 CITY
LIGHTS AND RUNNING WATER ULC 1005-2
NR-1047B (B.
Livingston-D. Maxwell)
NB(1): UNITED LOW COUNTRY ULC
1005 released 1970.
NB(2): UNITED LOW COUNTRY
Records was based in Hampton, S. C.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON 1971
(vcl/stl gtr); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
ULC-1011A/ SECRET
LOVE AFFAIR United
Low Country ULC 1011A
NR-1251 (Buddy
Livingston) (Sta-New Music Co. BMI)
ULC-1011B DEVIL
MADE ME DO IT United
Low Country ULC 1011B
(B.
Livingston-D. Maxwell)
NB: UNITED LOW COUNTRY ULC 1011
released 1971.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON poss WTOL-TV Savannah,
Ga.: 1975
(vcl/stl gtr); poss Thomas “Bunky” Keels (pno); poss William Joseph
“Billy Joe” Royal (gtr/dms).
Producer:
ARP-2689 IF
HURTING ME MAKES YOU HAPPY Jackie
45-102A
(Darral
Maxwell-Eddy Conner) (J.B. Pub. BMI)
ARP-2690 GIRLS
ALWAYS TEASING 45-102B
(Bunky
Keels-Buddy Livingston-Billy Joe Royal)
NB(1): JACKIE 45-102 released
November 1975.
NB(2): JACKIE 45-102 has a date
stamp on label of 5th December 1975.
NB(3): Pressed by American
Record Pressing Co.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON poss WTOL-TV Savannah,
Ga.: 1976
COUNTRY DJ LAMAR LYNN
(vcl/stl gtr); Lamar Lynn (); plus Unk Musicians
Producer:
ARP-2793 DEVIL
TO MY ANGEL Jackie
ARP-2793
(B.Livingston-L.Lynn-D.Maxwell)
ARP-2794 I’LL
HOLD YOU IN MY HEART ARP-2794
()
NB(1): JACKIE ARP-2793/ARP-2794
released 1976.
NB(2): Pressed by American
Record Pressing Co.. Owosso, Michigan.
BUDDY LIVINGSTON also penned
“DREAM WORLD OF MY OWN” (TNT Music BMI) and “TOLL-FREE LINE TO JESUS” with
Oneida Layton.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK
GRANT, AL TURNER & PHIL TRICKER with acknowledgents to Xavier Maire &
Frantisek Frank.
2012-2015.
