*1927
Advance, MO, +2000
4th version
By Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Kent Heineman,
Michel Ruppli, Rene Pavlik, Thieu Van De Vorst, Jim Loessberg, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
ca. July 1953 unknown - Gene Davis
001 6386
A BOY‘S PRAYER
4-Star X 77
002 6387 MY SWEETHEART
X 77
29 December 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave.,
Cincinnati, OH - Gene Davis
003 K4021 TOMORROW′S
HEARTACHES King 45-4881/ Hydra BCK 27143
004 K4022 CRUISIN′
FOR A BRUISIN‘ 45-4881/ Hydra BCK 27143
005 K4023 RIDE 45-4912/ Hydra BCK 27143
006 K4024 SATAN’S
DAUGHTER 45-4912 / Hydra BCK
27143
July 1956 Master
Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA - Bo Davis (Gene (Bo)
Davis [vcl/poss. vcl-2/gt], Eddie Cochran [vcl-2/ld gt], Jerry Capehart
[vcl-3], Jesse Sailes [drums]) - Possibly Bo Davis: vocal on 'Latch On' - Jerry
Capehart: vocal on 'Latch On'.
007 LET'S
COAST AWHILE Crest 45-1027/ Hydra BCK 27143
008 DROWNING
ALL MY SORROWS 45-1027/ Hydra BCK 27143
009 LATCH
ON -1-2-3 unissued/ Hydra BCK 27143
21 March 1957 Memphis, TN - Gene Davis
010 K4136 SWEET
VICTORY 45-5052
011 K4137 WHO¢LL
DRY MY TEARS 45-5076
012 K4138 I WON’T
TELL ANYBODY BUT MY LORD 45-5052/AL 1557
013 K4139 YOU’VE GOT
TO MAKE THE WORLD BELIEVE 45-5076
AUDIO LAB AL 1557 A VARIETY OF COUNTRY SACRED SONGS (1960)
Spring 1958
unknown – Gene Davis/*Chuck and Gene (Chuck Miller and Gene Davis)
014 Δ23127
NO ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'* R-Dell 45-107 Boogie Boy EP 105/ Hydra BCK 27143
015 Δ23128 CURFEW
R-Dell 45-107 Boogie Boy EP 105/ Hydra BCK 27143
Late 1950s unknown – Gene Davis
016 ITSY WITSY BITSY ME –instr.- Hydra BCK 27143
1959
unknown - The Blockbusters
B01 FULL
TIME BABY Antler 4006/ Hydra BCK 27143
B02 TONI'S
TUNE Antler 4006
B03 NOBODY
TO LOVE 4008
B04 GOOD
GOSH GOLLY 4008
Summer 1959
unknown – Gene Davis
017 BR-1217
THANKS Rosco 407 Boogie Boy EP 105/ Hydra BCK 27143
018 BR-1218
I'VE HAD IT, I'M THROUGH Rosco 407 Boogie Boy EP 105/ Hydra BCK 27143 Lucky
COLR 606 CLCD 4489 BB-LP 2077 BB-CD-55197
LUCKY COLR
606 ROCKABILLY GOLD, VOL.6 (UK,
1997); COLLECTOR CLCD 4489 ROCK AND ROLL WITH PIANO VOL.9 (NED, 2005); BUFFALO BOP BB- LP 2077 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED VOL.61
(GER, 1991); BUFFALO BOP BB-CDE
55197 DIRTY FEELING (GER,
2009)
11 March
1960 unknown – Gene Davis
019 574 MY
ONLY PAPER Challenge 59091
020 575
STORY OF LOVE unissued
021 576 FACTS
OF LIFE Challenge 59091/ Hydra BCK 27143
022 577
BAD DAD Challenge unissued/Hollowbody 12003/ Hydra BCK 27143 CDCHD 494
ACE CDCHD 494 MORE HOLLYWOOD CHALLENGE MASTERS (UK, 1994)
Late 1960
unknown – Gene Davis
023 THE RAINS
FELL Super Sonic 1001
024 A
LITTLE BOY CRIED Super Sonic 1001
Poss. early 1960s [prob. radio shows] unknown – Gene Davis
02401 TAKE
IT AND GIT Cotton Town
Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02402 LET’S
HAVE A PARTY Cotton Town
Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02403 MATCHBOX Cotton Town
Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02404
ROCKIN’ BLUES Cotton Town
Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02405 MULESKINNER BLUES Cotton
Town Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02406 I’VE
GOT FIVE DOLLARS AND IT’S SATURDAY
NIGHT Cotton
Town Jubilee CD 3 Hydra BCK 27143
02407 SANTA
CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN
Cotton Town
Jubilee CD 3
COTTON TOWN JUBILEE CTJCD 3 HONKY TONK ROCKABILLIES VOL.1
Poss. early 1960s [TV shows] unknown – Gene Davis/*Chuck and
Gene
02408 WILDWOOD FLOWER Cal’s Coral CCLP 100
02409 I PULLED A BOO BOO* Cal’s Coral CCLP 100
Ca February
1963 unknown – Gene Davis (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
025 LB 1606
I WON’T COME WHILE HE’S THERE Liberty F-55562
026 LB 1607
TAKE A GOOD LOOK Liberty F-55562/ Hydra BCK 27143
Late 1963
unknown – Gene Davis (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
027 LB 1786
I’LL TELL HER TOMORROW F-55658/ Hydra
BCK 27143
028 LB 1787
I’M IN THE BOOK F-55658
1964
unknown – Gene Davis and His Star Routers
029 NIGHT
CLUB ROMEO Toppa T-5670
030 I'LL
CALL YOU Toppa T-5670
031 HOLD ON
TO YOUR MEMORIES Toppa T-5670 GVC-490
032 WHEN HE
LETS HER FORGET Toppa 1110/T-5670 Hydra BCK 27143
033 STAND
UP AND SMILE Toppa T-5670
034 HAVE A
BIG CRY Toppa T-5670 GVC-490
035 THAT
FIRST MISTAKE Toppa T-5670
036 A 100
YEARS FROM NOW Toppa T-5670
037 ONE
LOVE TO GIVE Toppa T-5670
038 THERES
A WORLD OUT THERE Toppa T-5670
039 I THINK
I'D BETTER TAKE YOU HOME Toppa T-5670
040 I WON’T CARE Toppa 1110
1960s unknown – Gene Davis
045 ATLANTA Toppa 396
046 MOONEY
047 FEELING
TOPPA #396 V/A - TOPPA COUNTRY-THEN AND KNOW (1996)
15 Sweptember 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave, South, Nashville, TN = Gene Davis
048 NCO 80447 AN OPEN LETTER TO A COUNTRY MUSIC D.J. Columbia 4-43994
049 NCO 80448 HOBO BOY Columbia 4-43994/Hydra BCK 27143
Ca 1967 unknown – Gene Davis and Brandon Davis
050 POPPY’S BOY Bear BR 2005
Late 1971 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Rd, Mount Juliet, TN – Gene Davis
051 MC 2031 I NEED HELP Metro County Dee-Jay 1045 MC-D45-2009
052 MC 2032 I GOTTA FINISH THAT DREAM Dee-Jay 1045 Metro County MC-D45-2009/ GVC-490
1972 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Rd, Mount Juliet, TN – Gene Davis
053 THE SPOILER MC-D45-2011
054 CALLIN’ ON THE PHONE MC-D45-2011
Ca 1973 Studio West, San Diego, CA – Gene Davis w. The Star Routers (Producer: Gene Davis)
055 HAULIN STEEL Toppa T-5671 Hydra BCK 27143
056 I NEED HELP Toppa T-5671 GVC-490
057 I'M TRYING Toppa T-5671
058 THE PROMISE I MADE Toppa T-5671
059 MY WIFE I'LL KEEP Toppa T-5671
060 THE WAY THAT SHE LOVES Toppa T-5671
061 FACE TO FACE Toppa T-5671
062 I'LL CRY TOMORROW Toppa T-5671
063 LETTER TO A TRUCKER’S WIFE Toppa T-5671 GVC-490
064 IT'S ALRIGHT Toppa T-5671
065 I'VE LOST HER TO HIM Toppa T-5671
066 I DESTROYED IN SHORT NIGHT Toppa T-5671
1974 unknown – Gene Davis, *with Loryn Tramill
067 HAULIN STEEL Artco C 5006
067A LETTER TO A TRUCKER’S WIFE Artco C 5006
067B IT’S ALRIGT Artco 5010L
067C THE PROMISE THAT I MADE TO HER, I'LL KEEP C 5015L
067D IF I EVER FORGET* C 5015L
1975 unknown – Gene Davis
068 GIVE ME A TOUCH OF YOUR LOVIN' Golden Wheels HV 533
069 MOVING UP ON THE DOWN SIDE Golden Wheels HV 533
1976 unknown – Gene Davis (Producer: Gene Davis, David Barnes)
070 OH THOSE TEXAS WOMEN Maverick MVK-301/ Ol OLR-LP-101 GVC-490 Hydra BCK 27143
045 ATLANTA Toppa 396
046 MOONEY
047 FEELING
TOPPA #396 V/A - TOPPA COUNTRY-THEN AND KNOW (1996)
15 Sweptember 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave, South, Nashville, TN = Gene Davis
048 NCO 80447 AN OPEN LETTER TO A COUNTRY MUSIC D.J. Columbia 4-43994
049 NCO 80448 HOBO BOY Columbia 4-43994/Hydra BCK 27143
Ca 1967 unknown – Gene Davis and Brandon Davis
050 POPPY’S BOY Bear BR 2005
Late 1971 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Rd, Mount Juliet, TN – Gene Davis
051 MC 2031 I NEED HELP Metro County Dee-Jay 1045 MC-D45-2009
052 MC 2032 I GOTTA FINISH THAT DREAM Dee-Jay 1045 Metro County MC-D45-2009/ GVC-490
1972 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Rd, Mount Juliet, TN – Gene Davis
053 THE SPOILER MC-D45-2011
054 CALLIN’ ON THE PHONE MC-D45-2011
Ca 1973 Studio West, San Diego, CA – Gene Davis w. The Star Routers (Producer: Gene Davis)
055 HAULIN STEEL Toppa T-5671 Hydra BCK 27143
056 I NEED HELP Toppa T-5671 GVC-490
057 I'M TRYING Toppa T-5671
058 THE PROMISE I MADE Toppa T-5671
059 MY WIFE I'LL KEEP Toppa T-5671
060 THE WAY THAT SHE LOVES Toppa T-5671
061 FACE TO FACE Toppa T-5671
062 I'LL CRY TOMORROW Toppa T-5671
063 LETTER TO A TRUCKER’S WIFE Toppa T-5671 GVC-490
064 IT'S ALRIGHT Toppa T-5671
065 I'VE LOST HER TO HIM Toppa T-5671
066 I DESTROYED IN SHORT NIGHT Toppa T-5671
1974 unknown – Gene Davis, *with Loryn Tramill
067 HAULIN STEEL Artco C 5006
067A LETTER TO A TRUCKER’S WIFE Artco C 5006
067B IT’S ALRIGT Artco 5010L
067C THE PROMISE THAT I MADE TO HER, I'LL KEEP C 5015L
067D IF I EVER FORGET* C 5015L
1975 unknown – Gene Davis
068 GIVE ME A TOUCH OF YOUR LOVIN' Golden Wheels HV 533
069 MOVING UP ON THE DOWN SIDE Golden Wheels HV 533
1976 unknown – Gene Davis (Producer: Gene Davis, David Barnes)
070 OH THOSE TEXAS WOMEN Maverick MVK-301/ Ol OLR-LP-101 GVC-490 Hydra BCK 27143
071 SHE SAYS IT WITH LOVE Maverick MVK-301/ Ol OLR-LP-101
1977 unknown – Gene Davis (Producer: Randy Davis, Gene
Davis)
072 FIDDLE RAG Maverick MVK 302/Ol OLR-LP-101 Hydra BCK 27143
1981 unknown, CA – Gene Davis (w. Gentry Singers. Producer:
James Burton)
073 LORD MY GOD FORGIVE ME Ol OLR-LP-101
074 A LIVIN' HELL Ol 45-103/OLR-LP-101 GVC-490
075 I DESTROYED IN ONE SHORT NIGHT (WHAT IT TOOK ME YEARS TO
BUILD) Ol OLR-LP-101
076 6767 LET'S BUILD US A HEAVEN Ol 45-103/OLR-LP-101
077 IT MAY BE TONIGHT Ol 45-103/OLR-LP-101 GVC-490
078 I'M TRYIN' Ol OLR-LP-101
GVC-490
079 WHEN THE TIME COMES TO GO, YOU'LL KNOW Ol
OLR-LP-101 GVC-490
080 6768 LOVE UNFULFILLED AT HOME Ol 45-103/OLR-LP-101
ALBUMS
Toppa T-5670 My Kind
Of World: Night Club Romeo; I'll Call You; Hold On To
Your Memories; When He Lets Her Forget; Stand Up And Smile; Have A Big Cry; That
First Mistake; A 100 Years From Now; One Love To Give; Theres A World Out There;
I Think I'd Better Take You Home – ca 64
Toppa T-5671 All Together: Haulin Steel; I Need Help; I'm Trying; The Promise I Made; My Wife I'll Keep; The Way That She Loves; Face To Face; I'll Cry Tomorrow; Letter To A Trucker’s Wife; It's Alright; I've Lost Her To Him; I Destroyed In Short Night – ca 74
Toppa T-5671 All Together: Haulin Steel; I Need Help; I'm Trying; The Promise I Made; My Wife I'll Keep; The Way That She Loves; Face To Face; I'll Cry Tomorrow; Letter To A Trucker’s Wife; It's Alright; I've Lost Her To Him; I Destroyed In Short Night – ca 74
OL OLR-LP-101 Lovin'
and Hurtin': Oh Those Texas Women; Lord My God Forgive Me; A Livin' Hell; I
Destroyed In One Short Night (What It Took Me Years To Build); Let's Build Us A
Heaven; Fiddle Rag; It May Be Tonight; I'm Tryin'; When The Time Comes To Go,
You'll Know; Love Unfulfilled At Home – 05-82 (w. Gentry Singers)
GVC GVC-490 Country
Style: Oh Those Texas Women; I Need Help; I Gotta Finish That Dream; When
The Time Comes To Go, You'll Know; Letter To A Trucker's Wife; A Livin' Hell; Hold
On To Your Memories; Have A Big Cry; It May Be Tonight; I'm Tryin' – 88
(cassette)
Hydra [GER] BCK 27143 Let’s Coast Aawhile: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'; Tomorrow's
Heartaches; Satan's Daughter; Ride; Itsy Witsy Bitsy Me; Let's Coast Awhile; Drownin'
All My Sorrows; Latch On; Full Time Baby; Take It And Git; Curfew; No Rockin'
And Rollin'; Thanks; I've Had It, I'm Through; Facts Of Life; Bad Bad; Let's
Have A Party; Matchbox; Rockin' Blues; Muleskinner Blues; I've Got Five Dollars
And It's A Saturday Night; Take A Good Look; I'll Tell Her Tomorrow; Easy Come
Easy Go*; My Usual Way*; Hobo Boy; When He Let's Her Forget; Haulin' Steel; Fiddle
Rag; Oh Those Texas Women - 10 (*different artist)
Various artists albums
Cal’s Coral CCLP 100 Cal‘s
Corral/World's Biggest Live Country Music TV Show: Gene Davis: Wildwood Flower; Sammy Masters:
Eyes Of A Child; Tex Carman: Ozark Rose; Billy Armstrong: Brownskin Gal; Shorty
Bacon: Window Up Above; Billy Mize: Planet Named Desire; Buck Owens: Sweethearts
In Heaven; Fred Maddox: Big Ball Is In Town;
Tom Tall: Three Walls; Gene Davis
and Chuck Mills: I Pulled A Boo Boo;
Benny Walker: Heartbreak Avenue; Claiborne Bros. Quartet: Give The World
A Smile – 6- (Cal’s Corral TV show)
Toppa No #
Ralph Mooney The Toppa Sessions: Moon At Midnight: Okie; Mooney (vcl. Gene
Davis); Feelings (vcl. Gene Davis); Crazy Arms; Lil Red Wagon; I Can't Help It;
I'll Fly Away; What A Friend We Have In Jesus
EP
Boogie Boy
EP 105 Curfew; No Rockin’ And Rollin’ / I’ve Had It Through; Thanks – 7-
SINGLES
4-Star (1953)
X
77 A Boy‘s Prayer / My Sweetheart - 53
King (1956-57)
45-4881
Crusin’ For A Bruisin’ / Tu-Morrow’s Heartaches – 03-56 (rev. Matrch 10)
Crest
45-1027 Let's Coast Awhile / Drowning All My Sorrows – 08-56 as Bo Davis (rev.
Aug. 25)
45-4912 Ride
/ Satan’s Daughter - 04-56
45-5052 I
Won’t Tell Anybody But My Friend / Sweet Victory – 05-57 (rev. Aug. 19)
45-5076 Who’ll
Dry My Tears / You’ve Got To Make The World Believe – 09-57
R-Dell (1958)
45-107 [Chuck
And Gene:] No Rockin' And Rollin' / Curfiew – 06-58
Antler (1959) as member of The The Blockbusters
4006 Full Time Baby / Toni's Tune - 59
4008 Nobody
To Love / Good Gosh Golly - 59
Rosco
(1959)
407 I've
Had It, I'm Through / Thanks – 09-59 (rev. Sept. 21)
Challenge
(1960)
59091 My
Only Paper / Facts Of Life – 09-60
Super-Sonic
(1961)
1001 A
Little Boy Cried / The Rains Fell – 01-61 (rev. Jan. 30)
Liberty
(1963-64)
F-55562 I
Won’t Come While He’s There / Take A Good Look – 04-63 (rev. Apr. 13)
F-55658 I’m
In The Book / I’ll Tell Her Tomorrow – 01-64 and his Star Routers (rev. Jan.
18)
Toppa
(1964-)
45-1110
When He Let’s Her Forget / I Won’t Care (A
Hundred Years From Now) -
64 and his Star Routers
Columbia
(1967)
4-43994 Open
Letter To A Country Music D.J. / Hobo Boy – 30-01-67 (rev. Feb. 11)
Bear (ca 1967)
BR 2005 Poppy's Boy / Poppy's Boy - 67? as Gene and Brandon
Davis
Dee-Jay
DJ 1045 I
Need Help / I Gotta Finish That Dream – 71
Metro County
(1971-72, Starday subsidiary)
MC-D45-2009
I Need Help / I Gotta Finish That Dream – 01-72
MC-D45-2011
Callin’ On The Phone / The Spoiler - 72
Artco
C 5006L Haulin’
Steel / Letter To A Trucker’s Wife -
03-74
C 5010L It’s Alright / It’s Alright – 74 (promo)
C 5015L The Promise That I Made
To Her, I'll Keep / If I Ever Forget (w. Loryn Tramill) - 74
Golden Wheels (1975)
HV 533 Give Me A Touch Of Your Lovin' / Moving Up On The
Down Side - 75
Maverick
MVK-301 Oh
Those Texas Women / She Says It With Love – 10-76 (adv. Oct. 16)
MVK-302
Fiddle Rag / Fiddle Rag – 77 (promo)
Ol (1882)
OLR-45-102 It May Be Tonight / A Livin' Hell - 82
OLR-45-103 Let's Build Us A Heaven / Love Unfullfilled At
Home – 82 As Gene Davis and Shelly Towns