Monday, July 2, 2018

Ben Wasson



By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1958-1960 Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM – Ben Wasson (producer: Norman Petty)
001 JADA BOOM unissued/NJVCD 07
002 LITTLE WALLFLOWER unissued/NJVCD 07
003 PSEUDY unissued/NJVCD 07
004 BELLAVINA unissued/NJVCD 07
005 FOOL AGAIN  NJVCD 07
006 ANOTHER CRAZY DREAM unissued/NJVCD 07
007 SMOKEY unissued/NJVCD 07
008 I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU unissued/NJVCD 07
009 POWDER BLUE  NJVCD 07
March 1960 Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM – Ben Wasson (producer: Norman Petty)
010 N8OW-4444 IT'S SPRINGTIME, BABY Norman N-519/NJVCD 07
011 N8OW-4445 AM I STILL YOUR NUMBER #1 Norman N-519/NJVCD 07
1969 Varsity Studios, 1705 Church St., Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson and The Hardtimes
012 FOOTSTEPS THROUGH MY MIND (2:06) Varsity 1103
013 FOOL AGAIN Varsity 1103
1970 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson and The Hardtimers (Producer: Jack Logan)
014 PRP 22981 ROOM 333 Caper 1
015 PRP 22982 WAIT FOR ME VIRGINIA Caper 1
1971 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson (Producer: Freddie Vel)
016 SH 1434 GOD BLESS YA BROTHER Dixie 111
017 SH 1435 FOOTSTEPS THROUGH MY MIND (2:30) Dixie 111
1972 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson
018 GOODBYE SUNSHINE Impress IMP 715
019 MACOUPIN STATION TRAIN Impress IMP 715
1973 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson (Producer: Tommy Allsup [as Alsop])
020 IMP 719A LONELY MUCH TOO LONG IMP 719 RA 84
021 IMP 719B SHE STOOD BESIDE ME IMP 719 RA 84
1974 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson (Producer: Brian Fisher)
022 EVERYBODY'S SOME KIND OF A FOOL Ovation OV 1050
1974 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
023 SAVE A LITTLE SUNSHINE Ovation OV 1050
1974 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson
024 GOODBYE SUNSHINE OV 1057
025 MAKE THE GOOD TIMES ROLL OV 1057
1978 Nashville, TN – Ben Wasson (Producer: Brian Fisher)
026 GP 1781A ORLANDO Sunshine Country SC 175
Ben Wasser recorded after 1978, info in albums and singles list


ALBUMS
Caper ?  Ode To Baby Boomers: Ode To Baby Boomers; Winds Of Change; St. Louis Blues; It's Impossible; Flip, Flop, and Fly; Coquette; Powder Blue; When You're Smiling; What A Difference A Day Made; Honeysuckle Rose; A Little On The Lonely Side; I'm A Fool To Care – 09-05-06
Caper ? Classic Sweet Country: Lonely Much Too Long; Goodbye Sunshine; First Thing In the Morning; Powder Blue; Everyday Kind Of Man; Winds Of Change; I'll Be Going Where I Please; Everybody's Some Kind Of Fool; Macoupin Station Train; Room #333; A Cold Day In Dallas; When Love's Gone Away; God Bless Ya Brother; Footsteps Through My Mind; Wait For Me Virginia; I Still Remember Loving You – 15-04-08
Caper  70213 Sweet Rockabilly Blues: Call Me The Breeze; My Girl Josephine; Flip, Flop, And Fly; Bo Diddley; Big Boss Man; Mystery Train; Restless; Papillon; St. Louis Blues; High Heel Sneakers; Midnight Special; Bad Case Of Loving You; Kansas City – 11-12-09
Caper ? Transitions: Just Another Misty Night; Lady's Choice; Together Again; Papillon; Winds of Change; Late Sweet Night Memories; Adios-Cie La Vie; Powder Blue; Long Haired Midnite Woman; I Get the Blues When It Rains; Don't Stop By the Creek Son – 18-03-13 (recorded: Nashville, TN [tracks], Dallas, TX [vocals])
Nor-Va-Jak Music NJVCD 07 Norman Petty Masters: Jada Boom; Little Wallflower; It's Springtime, Baby; Am I Still Your Number One; Pseudy; Bellavina; Fool Again; Another Crazy Dream; Smokey ; I'm In Love With You; Powder Blue – 09-06-17


SINGLES
Norman (1962)
N-519 It's Springtime, Baby / Am I Still Your Number #1 – 04-62 (rev. May 5)
Varsity (1969)  and The Hardtimers
1103 Footsteps Through My Mind / Fool Again – 69
Caper (1970) and The Hardtimers
1 Room 333 /  Wait For Me Virginia – 12-70
Dixie (1971)
111 God Bless Ya Brother / Footsteps Through My Mind – 10-71
Impress (1972)
IMP 715 Goodbye Sunshine / Macoupin Station Train – 04-72
IMP 719  Lonely Much Too Long / She Stood Beside Me – 03-73  (also on
Royal American RA 84)
Ovation (1974)
OV 1050 Everybody's Some Kind Of A Fool / Save A Little Sunshine – 74
OV 1057 Goodbye Sunshine / Make The Good Times Rol - 74
Sunshine Country (1978)
SC 175 Orlando/ Orlando – 78
CMR
CMR 102 I Still Remember Lovin You / I Still Remember Lovin You – 7-?
UEC
UEC-003 If You Can't Stop Loving Him / Lonely Much Too Long – 7-?