Gene Parsons

*09-04-1944 Los Angeles, CA

4th version

By Praguefrank, Vaclav Zpatecka, Michal Gololobov

SESSIONS also member of Nashville West, Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers

ca April 1967 Gary S. Paxton Studio, Bakersfield, CA – Gib Guilbeau and Gene Parsons as Cajun Gib and Pete (Gib Guilbeau [vcl/rh gt/fiddle], Gene Parsons [drums/harmonica], Vern Gosdin [rh gt], Rex Gosdin [rh gt], James Burton [gt], Clarence White [ld gt/dobro], Carl Waldow [steel], Jerry Scheff [bass])
001 LOUISIANA RAIN Bakersfield Int. 1001/Alshire S 5121 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

002 SWEET SUZANNAH  Bakersfield Int. 1001/Alshire S 5121 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

003 MILES AND CITIES Big Beat CDWIKD 219

004 TWO PEOPLE Alshire SF 303  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

005 MR. SOMEBODY Big Beat CDWIKD 219

006 SWEET ROSIE 1007 /Alshire S 5121  SF 303 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

April/May 1967 Gary S. Paxton Studio, Bakersfield, CA – Gib Guilbeau and Gene Parsons as Cajun Gib and Pete (Gib Guilbeau [vcl/rh gt/fiddle], Gene Parsons [drums/harmonica], Clarence White [ld gt/dobro],  Vern Gosdin [rh gt], Rex Gosdin [eh gt], Carl Waldow [steel], Jerry Scheff [bass]. Producer: Gary S. Paxton)
007 C'EST LE VIEV (HAPPY CAJUN MAN)  Alshire S 5121  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

008 SWEET SUGAR BLUES  Alshire S 5121 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

009 WALK WITH SAM  Alshire S 5121  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

010 LOUISIANA COTTONFIELDS  Alshire S 5121  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

011 I GET A HURT ON INSIDE  Alshire S 5121  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

012 MULTIPLE HEARTACHES  Alshire S 5121 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

013 YOUNG COUNTRY GIRL  Alshire S 5121  Big Beat CDWIKD 219

Summer or Fall 1967 Gary S. Paxton Studio, Bakersfield, CA – Gib Guilbeau and Gene Parsons as Cajun Gib and Pete (Gib Guilbeau [vcl/rh gt/fiddle], Gene Parsons [drums/harmonica], Clarence White [ld gt/dobro], poss. Lenny Leblanc [steel], Wayne Moore  [bass/gt], Gary S.Paxton [keyboards], poss. Kenny Johnson [piano])
014 YOUR GENTLE WAYS OF LOVING ME  1007/Big Beat CDWIKD 219

015 WORKING ON A TUGBOAT Big Beat CDWIKD 219

016 INTO THE DARKNESS Big Beat CDWIKD 219

017 DESPERATION’S BACK AGAIN Big Beat CDWIKD 219

Mid/late 1967 [demo session] Gib and Gene's Auto Repair, Q Street, Palmdale, CA - Gib Guilbeau and Gene Parsons

01701 WOMAN’S DISGRACE Big Beat CDWIKD 219

01702 THERE’S STILL A LITTLE SOMETHING IN YOUR MIND  Brian 1979 Big Beat CDWIKD 219

01703 NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO Brian 1979

01704 CHIN UP LOVE

01705 YOU TELL IT TO THE KIDS

01706 SATAN SET ME FREE

01707 SWING OF THINGS

01708 # 1 CAJUN SONG (TITLE UNKNOWN)

01709 # 2 CAJUN SONG (TITLE UNKNOWN)

late 1968 [demo session] Hollywood, CA – Gib Guilbeau and Gene Parsons Gene Parsons [vcl/gt/banjo/bass], Clarence White [gt], Andy Nemark [drums], Gib Guilbeau/ Vassar Clements [fiddle], Bill Payne [synthesizer],  Ralp Stanley [tnr vcl])

01710 LOUISIANA WOMAN Big Beat CDWIKD 219

1973 Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, CA – Gene Parsons (Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau, Clarence White, Roger Bush, Nick DeCaro, Andy Newmark, Ralph Stanley, Vassar Clements, Red Callender, Bill Payne)

018 MONUMENT WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

019 LONG WAY BACK WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

020 DO NOT DISTURB WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

021 WILLIN' WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

022 ON THE SPOT WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

023 TAKE A CITY BRIDE WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

024 SONIC BUMMER WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

025 I MUST BE A TREE WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

026 DRUNKARD'S DREAM WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

027 BANJO DOG WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

028 BACK AGAIN WB BS 3687 Sierra SCXD 6007

1979 Music Grinder Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA – Gene Parsons (Gene Parsons [vcl/gt/ steel/banjo/ harmonica/ bass/ drums], Herb Pedersen [vcl], Albert Lee [el gt],  Greg Harris [gt/ mandolin], Bob Warford [gt], Joey Larson [gt], Pierre Bensusan [mandolin], Roger Bush [bass], Luiz Cabaza [piano/ organ/ Clavinet/ synthesizer]

029 MY KINGDOM FOR A CAR  Sierra SRS 8703

030 MELODIES FROM A BIRD IN FLYGHT (FOR CLARENCE)  Sierra SRS 8703

031 MAMA PAPA  Sierra SRS 8703

032 WON'T LAST LONG  Sierra SRS 8703

033 WAY OUT THERE  Sierra SRS 8703

034 HOT BURRITO #1  Sierra SRS 8703

035 NO FIRE HERE TONIGHT  Sierra SRS 8703

036 PASTIME  Sierra SRS 8703

037 LITTLE JEWELS (FOR LILYBET)  Sierra SRS 8703

038 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG  Sierra SRS 8703  

1987 unknown – Parsons Green (Gene Parsons: [vcl/gt/ bass/ drums/steel/ banjo/ harmonica],
Meridian Green [vcl/gt], Peter Oliva [bass], Richie Rosenbaum [drums])

P01 DON'T MISS YOUR WATER  Sierra SE 4223 

P02 BIRDS OF A FEATHER  Sierra SE 4223 

P03 LOOKIN' FOR TROUBLE  Sierra SE 4223 

P04 CALIFORNIA BLUES  Sierra SE 4223 

P05 LILY'S HOTBREAD  Sierra SE 4223 

P06 NO, YOU'RE NOT BROKEN  Sierra SE 4223 

P07 SWING LOW  Sierra SE 4223 

P08 SPOON RIVER  Sierra SE 4223 

P09 WIND AND RAIN  Sierra SE 4223 

P10 CATCH THE WIND  Sierra SE 4223 

P11 THE QUIET JOYS OF BROTHERHOOD  Sierra SE 4223    -

1990s [live] unknown – Gene Parsons

03801 SWING DOWN  Stringbender 002 

03802 SWEET SUSANNAH  Stringbender 002 

03803 RHUMBA MAN  Stringbender 002

03804 GUNGA DIN  Stringbender 002 

03805 ABILENE  Stringbender 002 

03806 BUGLER  Stringbender 002 

03807 DO NOT DISTURB  Stringbender 002 

03808 DARK MOON  Stringbender 002 

03809 WILLIN'  Stringbender 002 

03810 TAKE A CITY BRIDE  Stringbender 002 

03811 SWEET DESERT CHILDHOOD  Stringbender 002 

03812 STUDEBAKER STORY  Stringbender 002 

03813 BANJO DOG  Stringbender 002 

03814 WAY OUT THERE  Stringbender 002 

03815 I MUST BE A TREE  Stringbender 002 

03816 OLD BLUE  Stringbender 002

03817 YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE  Stringbender 002

1998 unknown – Haywire (Gene Parsons [gr/ banjo/ harmonica], Will Siegel [dobro], Joe Craven [mandolin/ fiddle], Bill Douglass [bass])

H01 O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H02 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H03 JOY TO THE WORLD  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H04 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H05 JINGLE BELLS  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H06 O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H07 WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H08 I'LL FLY AWAY  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H09 HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H10  DECK THE HALLS  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H11 AWAY IN A MANGER   –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H12 FIRST NOEL  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H13 O CHRISTMAS TREE  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112 

H14 SILENT NIGHT HOLY NIGHT  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112

H15 BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS MEDLEY  –instr.- NatureQuest 60112   

14-15 October 1999 [live] William’s Place, Caspar, CA – Gene Parsons and Meridian Green (Gene Parsons [vcl/gt/ banjo], Meridian Green [vcl/gt])

03818 COAST HOTEL  Stringbender 003

03819 SIN CITY  Stringbender 003

03820 JUST AWAY  Stringbender 003

03821 CALIFORNIA BLUES  Stringbender 003

03822 COWBOY GIRL  Stringbender 003

03823 CHIEF SEATTLE  Stringbender 003

03824 SWEET DESERT CHILDHOOD  Stringbender 003

03825 BANJO DOG  Stringbender 003

03826 DRUNKARD'S DREAM  Stringbender 003

03827 LOOKIN' FOR TROUBLE  Stringbender 003

03828 LIFE CARRIES ON  Stringbender 003

03829 GET UP BLUES  Stringbender 003 

July 2001 Temple Studios, Albion, CA – Julian Dawson and Gene Parsons

039 FREEDOM OF THE HIGHWAY Fledg’ling FLED 3032

040 THE WALL THAT SURROUNDS YOU Fledg’ling FLED 3032

041 SHADOW ON THE MOON Fledg’ling FLED 3032

042 DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING (SIT THERE SON) Fledg’ling FLED 3032

043 HILLBILLIES ON PILLS Fledg’ling FLED 3032

044 TO HOLD YOU AGAIN Fledg’ling FLED 3032

045 IT'S NOT REALLY RAINING Fledg’ling FLED 3032

046 BANJO SONG Fledg’ling FLED 3032

047 LOSER'S BLUES Fledg’ling FLED 3032

048 BABY PLEASE Fledg’ling FLED 3032

049 A.M.N.W.A.W.S.M. Fledg’ling FLED 3032

050 HARP TO HEART Fledg’ling FLED 3032

051 LET ME DOWN SLOW Fledg’ling FLED 3032

052 BLUE FINGERS Fledg’ling FLED 3032

053 WHAT KIND OF CHANGE Fledg’ling FLED 3032

2002 Laughing Coyote Studio, Redwood Valley, CA - Gene Parsons, Joe Craven and Bill Douglass (Gene Parsons [gt/banjo/harmonica], Will Siegal [dobro], Bill Douglass [bass], Joe Craven [fiddle/mandolin])

054 FIRST NOEL Stringbender SBR 103   

055 HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING Stringbender SBR 103 

056 I'LL FLY AWAY Stringbender SBR 103 

057 O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL Stringbender SBR 103

058 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN Stringbender SBR 103 

059 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Stringbender SBR 103 

060 JOY TO THE WORLD Stringbender SBR 103

061 WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE Stringbender SBR 103  

062 JINGLE BELLS Stringbender SBR 103  

063 O LITTLE TOSN OF BETHLEHEM Stringbender SBR 103  

064 DECK THE HALLS Stringbender SBR 103  

065 AWAY IN A MANGER Stringbender SBR 103 

066 O TANNENBAUM Stringbender SBR 103 

067 SILENT NIGHT Stringbender SBR 103 

068 DE BASS BE DE BOTTOM Stringbender SBR 103  

069 I'LL FLY AWAY Stringbender SBR 103

ALBUMS

Alshire S 5121 Cajun Country: Louisiana Rain; Sweet Susana; C'est Le Viev (Happy Cajun Man); Sweet Rosie; Sweet Sugar Blues; Walk With Sam; Louisiana Cottonfields; I Get A Hurt On Inside; Multiple Heartaches; Young Country Girl –  70 (reissued on Big Beat CDWIKD 219 Louisiana Rain in 2002 with bonus tracks)

Warner Brothers BS 2687  Kindling: Monument; Long Way Back; Do Not Disturb; Willin'; On The Spot; Take A City Bride; Sonic Bummer; I Must Be A Tree; Drunkard's Dream; Banjo Dog; Back Again – 73 (also as part of Sierra SXCD-6007 The Kindling Collection (1994) containing also tracks by Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers)

Afrts RL-13-4 Fancy Dancer/Kindling: [side A: Courtland Pickett – Fancy Dancer: Make It good And Make It last; You Don’t Grow Old; It’s All Over Now; You’re Not There; The Homecoming; Softly saying; [side B: Gene Parsons – Kindling:]  Kindling: On The Spot; I Must Be A Tree; Long Way Back; Do Not Disturb; Back Again; Monument; Willin‘- 73 (radio promo version; MX: P-14717/2)

Sierra/Briar SRS-8703  Melodies: My Kingdom For A Car; Melodies From A Bird In Flyght (For Clarence); Mama Papa; Won't Last Long; Way Out There; Hot Burrito #1; No Fire Here Tonight; Pastime; Little Jewels (For Lilybet); Why You Been Gone So Long – 79

Sierra SE 4223 Birds Of A Feather: Don't Miss Your Water; Birds of a Feather; Lookin' for Trouble; California Blues; Lily's Hotbread; No, You're Not Broken; Swing Low; Spoon River; Wind and Rain; Catch the Wind; The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood  - 88 Parsons Green - w. Meridian Green

NatureQuest 60112 Bluegrass Christmas: O Come All Ye Faithful;  Angels We Have Heard On High;  Joy To The World;  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;  Jingle Bells;  O Little Town Of Bethlehem;  We Three Kings Of Orient Are;  I'll Fly Away;  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing;  Deck The Halls;  Away In A Manger;  First Noel;  O Christmas Tree;  Silent Night Holy Night;  Bluegrass Christmas Medley – 11-98 Haywire

Stringbender SBR 002 In Concert: I Hope They Let Us In: Swing Down; Sweet Susannah; Rhumba Man; Gunga Din; Abilene; Bugler; Do Not Disturb; Dark Moon; Willin'; Take a City Bride; Sweet Desert Childhood; Studebaker Story; Banjo Dog; Way Out There; I Must Be a Tree; Old Blue; You Ain't Going Nowhere - 01

Stringbender SBR 003 Live From Caspar: Coast Hotel; Sin City; Just Away; California Blues; Cowboy Girl; Chief Seattle; Sweet Desert Childhood; Banjo Dog; Drunkard's Dream; Lookin' for Trouble; Life Carries On; Get Up Blues – 01 w. Meridian Green

Fledg’ling FLED 3032  Hillbilly Zen: Freedom of the Highway; The Wall That Surrounds You; Shadow On the Moon; Don't Just Do Something (Sit There Son); Hillbillies On Pills; To Hold You Again; It's Not Really Raining; Banjo Song; Loser's Blues; Baby Please; A.M.N.W.A.W.S.M.; Harp to Heart; Let Me Down Slow; Blue Fingers; What Kind of Change – 09-07-02 w. Julian Dawson (also on Stringbender 201)

Stringbender SBR 103 Bluegrass Session‘s Greetings:  First Noel;  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing;  I'll Fly Away;  O Come All Ye Faithful; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;  Angels We Have Heard On High;  Joy To The World; We Three Kings Of Orient Are;  Jingle Bells;  O Little Tosn Of Bethlehem;  Deck The Halls;  Away In A Manger;  O Tannenbaum;  Silent Night;  De Bass Be De Bottom;  I'll Fly Away – 11-02 w Joe Craven and Bill Douglass

Big Beat [UK] CDWIKD 219 Louisiana Rain: Your Gentle Ways of Loving Me; Louisiana Cottonfields; Workin' on a Tugboat; Into the Darkness of Your Mind; Louisiana Rain; Sweet Sugar Blues; Walk With Sam; Sweet Suzannah; Miles And Cities; Young Country Girl; Multiple Heartaches; Two People; Desperation's Back Again; Happy Cajun Man; Mr. Somebody; Sweet Rosie; I Get a Hurt on Inside; Woman's Disgrace; There's Still a Little Something in Your Mind; Louisiana Woman; Home of the Blues; Lodi; World of Dreams; If It's Me I'm a Fool; On Pins and Needles – 15-11-02 Guilbeau and  Parsons

INSTRUCTIONAL ALBUMS

? Strinbender Instructuonal LP – 70s w. Bob Warford

SINGLES

Bakersfield Int. (1967)

BIP 1001 Louisiana Rain / Sweet Suzannah – 67 Guilbeau and Parsons