Butch Hancock

*12-07-1945 Lubbock, TX
2nd version

By Praguefrank, Robert Platt, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS also member of Flatlanders
1978 Duck Tape Studio, Decatur, AL - Butch Hancock (Butch Hancock [vcl/gt/ harmonica. Percussion]. Producer: Bucth Hancock)
001 DRY LAND FARM Rainlight RLT-114 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
002 WHERE THE WEST WIND WAS BLOWED Rainlight RLT-114
003 YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME CRY Rainlight RLT-114
004 I WISH I WAS ONLY WORKING Rainlight RLT-114
005 DIRT ROAD SONG Rainlight RLT-114
006 THEY SAY IT'S A GOOD LAND Rainlight RLT-114
007 I GROW TO BE A STRONGER Rainlight RLT-114
008 TEXAS AIR Rainlight RLT-114
009 LITTLE COYTOTTE WALTZ Rainlight RLT-114
010 JUST ONE THUNDERSTORMS Rainlight RLT-114

011 WEST TEXAS WALTZ RLT 114 CD 150 SH-CD 1036
1979 Caldwell Studio, Lubbock, TX – Bruce Hancock (Bruce Hancock [vcl/harmonica/
ac gt], David Halley [el gt/ld ac gt], Tim McCasland [banjo], Sharon Ely [autoharp], Jim Eppler [mandolin], Joe Ely [dobro/hmny vcl], Lloyd Maines [pedal steel/ac gt], Kenny Maines [bass], Bruce Alderson [upright bass], Donnie Maines [drums], Richard Bowden [fiddle], Ponty Bone [accordion], Bill Gammill [piano], Tony Pearson [trombone/baritone alta horn], Jimmie Dale Gilmore [hmny vcl]. Producer: Lloyd Maines and Bruce Hancock)
011 SEA'S DEADOG CATCH Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
012 CAPTURE… FRACTURE… AND THE RAPTURE Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
013 THE WIND'S DOMINION Rainlight  RLP 32/RLT-1644 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036 RLT-1644D

013A THE WIND’S DOMINION  (solo) RLT 32
014 LONG ROAD TO ASIA MINOR Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
015 SPLIT AND SPLIDE Rainlight RLT-1644
016 SMOKIN' IN THE RAIN Rainlight RLT 21/RLT-1644 RLT-1644D SH-CD-1038
017 FIGHTIN' FOR MY LIFE Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
018 HER PERSONAL RENDITION OF THE BLUES Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
019 DOMINOES [ROW OF DOMINOES] Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
020 ONCE FOLLOWED BY THE WIND Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
021 WILD HORSES CHASE THE WIND Rainlight RLT-21 RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
022 OWN AND OWN Rainlight RLT-1644 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036 RLT-1644D
023 MARIO Y MARIA Rainlight RLT-1644 RLT-1644D
024 ETERNAL TRIANGLES Rainlight RLT-1644D
025 ONLY BORN Rainlight RLT-1644D SH-CD-1038

026 GIFT HORSE OF MERCY RLT-1644D SH-CD-1038
027 CRYIN‘ STATUES Rainlight RLT-1644
028 SPITTIN‘ IMAGESVAL Rainlight RLT-1644
1979 Don Caldwell Studios, Lubbock, TX - Butch Hancock (Jo Ann Parks [vcl], David Halley [gt], Lloyd Maines [ac gt/steel], Joe Ely [dobro],Tim McCasland [banjo], Sharon Ely [autoharp], Jim Eppler [mandolin], , Bruce Alderson [upright bass], Donnie Maines [drums], Richard Bowden [violin/cello], Ponty Bone [accordion], Bill Gammill [piano], Don Caldwell [sax],Tony Pearson [trombone/baritone horn],Tommy Anderson [horns])
029 GOLDEN HEARTED WAYS Rainlight RLT-777
030 YOU CAN TAKE ME FOR ONE Rainlight RLT-777
031 NEON WIND Rainlight RLT-777 SH-CD-1038
032 DIAMOND HILL Rainlight RLT-777 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
033 CORONA DEL MAR Rainlight RLT-777 SH-CD-1038
034 GHOST OF GIVE AND TAKE AVENUE Rainlight RLT-777 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
035 SOME FOLKS CALL IT STYLE Rainlight RLT-777
036 HER LOVER OFF THE HOUR Rainlight RLT-777
037 WHEELS OF FORTUNE Rainlight RLT-777
April 1981 [live] The Alamo Lounge, Austin, TX - Butch Hancock (Jimmie Dale Gilmore [vcl/gt], John Reed [el gt], Richard Bowden [fiddle] + unknown musicians)
03701 HORSEFLIES Rainlight RLT-1981 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
03702 1981: A SPACE ODYSSEY Rainlight RLT-1981 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
03703 DAWGS OF TRANSITION Rainlight RLT-1981
03704 TWO ROADS Rainlight RLT-1981
03705 ANGELS ON THE LAM Rainlight RLT-1981
03706 BECAUSE YOU NEVER COMPROMISE Rainlight RLT-1981
03707 SHARP CUTTING WINGS Rainlight RLT-1981
03708 I WISH YOU WERE WITH ME TONIGHT Rainlight RLT-1981
03709 VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS Rainlight RLT-1981
1981[live] The Alamo Lounge, Austin, TX – Butch Hancock (Butch Hancock [vcl/ ac gt/ harmonica],  John Reed [el gt], Bobby Earl Smith [bass],  Richard [fiddle], Jimmile Gilmore [vcl]. Producer: Butch Hancock, Joe Gracey)

03710 THERE’S NO HIDING PLACE DOWN HERE Rainlight RLT-100
03711 LIKE THE LIGHT AT DAWN Rainlight RLT-100 SH-CD-1038
03712 FIREWATER (SEEKS HIS OWN LEVEL) Rainlight RLT-100 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
03713 I KEEP WISHING FOR YOU Rainlight RLT-100
03714 IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD Rainlight RLT-100 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
03715 ONE ROAD MORE  Rainlight RLT-100
03716 MAN ON A PILGRIMMAGE Rainlight RLT-100
03717THE WIND'S DOMINION Rainlight RLT-100

1985 Duck Tape Studio, Decatur, AL - Butch Hancock and Marce Lacouture (Butch Hancock [vcl/gt/ harmonica], Marce Lacouture [vcl/tambourine], Paul Sweeney [mandolin],  Lloyd Maines [steel], Bob Livingston [bass], Fred Krc [drums/percussion], Booka Michael [congas/timbales],  Marcia Ball [piano], Ponty Bone [accordion], Bill Averbach [trumpet], Spyder Johnson [musical saw], Kimmie Rhodes [bck vcl-1])

038 PERFECTION IN THE MUD Rainlight RLT-13711 SH-CD-1038
039 YELLA ROSE Rainlight RLT-13711 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
040 LIKE A KISS ON THE MOUTH Rainlight RLT-13711 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
041 AIN'T NO MERCY -1 Rainlight RLT-13711
042 ON THE HIGHWAY Rainlight RLT-13711
043 ONLY MAKES ME LOVE YA MORE Rainlight RLT-13711 SH-CD-1038
044 SO I'LL RUN Rainlight RLT-13711
045 TWO ROADS Rainlight RLT-13711
046 SHARP CUTTING WINGS Rainlight RLT-13711
047 TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW -1 Rainlight RLT-13711

27 February 1987 [live] The Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX – Butch Hancock and Marce Lacouture

04701 LEO N' LEONA RLT 8787

04702 FOOLS FALL IN LOVE RLT 8787 Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036

04703 NEON WIND RLT 8787  

04704 BECAUSE OF THE WIND RLT 8787  

04705 OWN 'N OWN RLT 8787

04706 DRYLAND FARM RLT 8787

04707 PRISONER OF THE MOON RLT 8787  

04708 BANKS OF THE GUADALUPE RLT 8787  

04709 MOMENTS OF THEIR DAY RLT 8787

04710 FARMER  RLT 8787

04711 ALREADY GONE RLT 8787 SH-CD-1038
1989 Spur Studios, Austin, TX - Butch Hancock and The Sunspots (Producer: Joe Ely)
048 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
049 JUST A STORM Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
050 JUST TELL ME THAT Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036
051 WHEN WILL YOU HOLD ME AGAIN Demon CD-150 Sugar Hill SH-CD 1036

1989 or soone unknown - Butch Hancock
052 TALKIN' ABOUT THAT PANAMA CANAL Sugar Hill SH-CD-1038
053 AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN Sugar Hill SH-CD-1038
22 March 1990 [live] The Rose Shamrock and Thistle/ 24 March [live] The Club/25 March 1990 [live] The Brunswick Music Festival Hall, AUS - Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock
05301 HELLO STRANGER Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05302 RAMBLIN' MAN Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05303 HER LOVER OF THE HOUR Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05304 TONIGHT I THINK I'M GONNA GO DOWNTOWN Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05305 TWO ROADS Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05306 WHEELS OF FORTUNE Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05307 ONE ROAD MORE Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05308 BLUE YODEL Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05309 BANKS OF THE GUADALUPE Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05310 DALLAS Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05311 ALREADY AT MIDNIGHT Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05312 FIRE WATER Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
05313 WEST TEXAS WALTZ Caroline CAROL 1726-2 [AUS]
February/March 1991 Austin Recording Studios, Austin, TX - Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Stephen Bruton [vcl/gt/mandolin], Butch Hancock [vcl], Steve Williams [gt/dobro], Jesse Taylor [gt], James Pennebaker [gt/steel/dobro/fiddle], Richard Bowden [mandolin/fiddle], Paul Glasse [mandolin], Keith Carper [bass], Wes Starr [drums/percussion], Bill Ginn [piano], Teddy Roddy [harmonica], Ponty Bone [accordion] + Tish Hinojosa [background vocals])
000 TONIGHT I THINK I'M GONNA GO DOWNTOWN Nonesuch 61148-2
000 MY MIND'S GOT A MIND OF ITS OWN Nonesuch 61148-2
000 TREAT ME LIKE A SATURDAY NIGHT Nonesuch 61148-2
000 CHASE THE WIND Nonesuch 61148-2
000 GO TO SLEEP ALONE Nonesuch 61148-2
000 "AFTER AWHILE" Nonesuch 61148-2
000 NUMBER 16 Nonesuch 61148-2
000 DON'T BE A STRANGER TO YOUR HEART Nonesuch 61148-2
000 BLUE MOON WALTZ Nonesuch 61148-2
000 THESE BLUES Nonesuch 61148-2
000 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Nonesuch 61148-2
000 STORY OF YOU Nonesuch 61148-2
18 July 1993 [live-Pastures of Plenty: An Austin Celebration of Woody Guthrie] La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX - Butch Hancock (Producer: Steve Wilkison and Greg Johnson)
05314 BELLE STAR Dejadisc DJD-3207
April 1994 Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, TX - Butch Hancock (Producer: Gulf Morlix) [oversub sessions: May 1994: Ben Black Studio, Austin, TX]
054 TO EACH HIS OWN Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
055 MOANING OF THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
056 EILEEN Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
057 ONE KISS Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
058 PUMPKINEATER Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
059 IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
060 JUNKYARD IN THE SUN Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
061 BOXCARS Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
062 BABY BE MINE Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
063 WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD KID Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
064 EATS AWAY THE NIGHT Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 GR-341
1997 Spur Studios, Austin, TX - Butch Hancock
065 CHASE Rainlight RLT-37
066 BAREFOOT PRINT Rainlight RLT-37
067 ROLL AROUND Rainlight RLT-37
068 LONG SUNSET Rainlight RLT-37
069 BLACK IRISH ROSE Rainlight RLT-37
070 ALL CURLED UP Rainlight RLT-37
071 HIDIN' IN THE HILLS Rainlight RLT-37
072 LOW LIGHTS OF TOWN Rainlight RLT-37
073 RED BLOOD (DRIPPIN' FROM THE MOON) Rainlight RLT-37
074 ONE GOOD TIME Rainlight RLT-37
075 CIRCUMSTANCE Rainlight RLT-37
076 NAKED LIGHT OF DAY Rainlight RLT-37
077 YOU COULDA WALKED AROUND THE WATER Rainlight RLT-37

27 May 2005 [live-Kerville Folk Festival] The Kennedy Stage, Kerville, TX – Butch Hancock

07701 INTRO 3402-K2  

07702 NO PLACE TO FALL 3402-K2  

07703 ROAD MAP FOR THE BLUES 3402-K2

07704 INTRO 3402-K2  

07705 IDITAROD 3402-K2

07706 INTRO 3402-K2  

07707 DRY LAND FARM 3402-K2

07708 INTRO 3402-K2  

07709 WHEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD GET UGLY 3402-K2  

07710 INTRO 3402-K2  

07711 DAMAGE DONE 3402-K2  

07712 THE BALLAD OF IRA HAYES 3402-K2

07713 INTRO 3402-K2

07714 IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD 3402-K2  

07715 YOU COULDA WALKED AROUND THE WORLD 3402-K2

07716 INTRO 3402-K2

07717 BOXCARS  3402-K2

2006 ASM Studio, Houston, TX/Joevans Studio, Houston, TX/Little Big Bend Studio, Austin, TX/Two Roads Studio, Terlingua, TX - Butch Hancock (Butch Hancock [various instrumets], Rob Gjersoe [el gt])
078 GIVE THEM WATER Two Roads 2006
079 DAMAGE DONE Two Roads 2006
079 WHEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD GET UGLY Two Roads 2006
080 TOAST Two Roads 2006
081 OLD MAN, OLD MAN Two Roads 2006
082 THE DEVIL IN US ALL Two Roads 2006
083 THE MASTER GAME Two Roads 2006
084 ROAD MAP FOR THE BLUES Two Roads 2006
085 BETWEEN WARS Two Roads 2006
086 CAST THE DEVILS OUT Two Roads 2006
087 BROTHER WON'T YOU SHAKE MY HAND Two Roads 2006
088 POT OF GLUE Two Roads 2006
089 THAT GREAT ELECTION DAY Two Roads 2006

28 May 2006 [live-Kerville Folk Festival] The Kennedy Stage, Kerville, TX – Butch Hancock

08901 A TEXAS LEGEND... 3504-K4

08902 GIVE THEM WATER 3504-K4  

08903 DAMAGE DONE  3504-K4

08904 WHEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD GET UGLY 3504-K4

08905 CAST THE DEVILS OUT 3504-K4  

08906 GOOD GRIEF IRENE... 3504-K4  

08907 THAT GREAT ELECTION DAY 3504-K4  

08908 ROAD MAP FOR THE BLUES 3504-K4  

08909 ALPHABETIZATION... 3504-K4

08910 BROTHER WON'T YOU SHAKE MY HAND? 3504-K4  

08911 WHAT'S THE DEAL ROD? 3504-K4  

08912 IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD  3504-K4

08913 SOMETHIN' ELSE... 3504-K4

08914 NO PLACE TO FALL 3504-K4  

08915 ONE MORE TO DO... 3504-K4  

08916 YOU COULDA WALKED AROUND THE WORLD 3504-K4  

08917 ENCORE, WITH RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT 3504-K4

08918 RANGER'S COMMAND  3504-K4  



ALBUMS
Rainlight RLT-114 West Texas Waltzes: Dry Land Farm; Where The West Wind Was Blowed; You've Never Seen Me Cry; I Wish I Was Only Working; Dirt Road Song;  West Texas Waltz; They Say It's A Good Land; I Grew To Be A Stronger; Texas Air; Little Coytotte Waltz; Just One Thunderstorms - 78
Rainlight RLT-1644 The Wind's Dominion: Sea's Deadog Catch; Capture… Fracture… And The Rapture; The Wind's Dominion; Long Road To Asia Minor; Split And Splide; Smokin' In The Rain; Fightin' For My Life; Personal Rendition Of The Blues; Dominoes; Once Followed By The Wind; Wild Horses Chase The Wind; Own And Own; Mario Y Maria; Cryin‘ Statues; Spittin‘ Imagesval - 79 (double)
Rainlight RLT-777 Diamond Hill: Golden Hearted Ways; You Can Take Me For One; Neon Wind; Diamond Hill; Corona Del Mar; Ghost Of Give And Take Avenue; Some Folks Call It Style; Her Lover Off The Hour; Wheels Of Fortune - 80
Rainlight RLT-1981 1981: A Spare Odyssey: Horseflies; 1981 A Space Odyssey; Dawgs Of Transition; Two Roads; Angels On The Lam; Because You Never Compromise; Sharp Cutting Wings; I Wish You Were With Me Tonight; Voice In The Wilderness - 81
Rainlight RLT-100 Firewater (Seeks Its Own Level): There’s No Hiding Place Down here; Like The Light At Dawn; Firewater (Seeks It Own level); I Keep Wishing For You; If You Were A Bluebird; One Road More; Man On A Pilgrimmage; TheWind's Dominion - 81
Rainlight RLT-13711 Yella Rose: Perfection In The Mud; Yella Rose; Like A Kiss On The Mouth; Ain't No Mercy; On The Highway; Only Makes Me Love Ya More; So I'll Run; Two Roads; Sharp Cutting Wings; Tell Me What You Know - 85 w. Marce Lacouture

Rainlight RLT 8787 Cause Of The Cactus: Leo N' Leona; Fools Fall In Love; Neon Wind; Because Of The Wind; Own 'n Own; Dryland Farm; Prisoner Of The Moon; Banks Of The Guadalupe; Moments Of Their Day; Farmer ; Already Gone - 87 w. Marce Lacouture (cassette)
Demon [UK] CD-150 Own And Own: Dry Land Farm; Wind's Dominion; Diamond Hill; 1981: A Spare Odyssey; Firewater (Seeks Its Own Level); West Texas Waltz; Horseflies; If You Were A Bluebird; Own and Own; Fools Fall In Love; Yella Rose; Like A Kiss On The Mouth; Ghost Of Give-And-Take Avenue; Tell Me What You Want To Know*; Just A Storm*; Just Tell Me That*; When Will You Hold Me Again - 89 (*previously unissued 1989 tracks, reissued on Sugar Hill SH-CD-1036 in 1991)
Caroline [AUS] CAROL 1726-2 Two Roads: Recorded Live In Australia: Hello Stranger; Ramblin' Man; Her Lover Of The Hour; Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown; Two Roads; Wheels Of Fortune; One Road More; Blue Yodel; Banks Of The Guadalupe; Dallas; Already At Midnight; Fire Water; West Texas Waltz - 90 w. Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Sugar Hill SH-CD-1038 On The Way Over Here: Talkin' About That Panama Canal; Only Born; Smokin' In The Rain; Corona Del Mar; Like The Light At Dawn; Gift Horse Of Mercy; New Wind; Perfection In The Mud; Only Makes Me Love You More; Already Gone; Away From The Mountain - 22-03-93
Sugar Hill SH-CD-1048 Eats Away The Night: To Each His Own; Moaning Of The Midnight Train; Eileen; One Kiss; Pumpkineater; If You Were A Bluebird; Junkyard In The Sun; Boxcars; Baby Be Mine; Welcome To The Real World Kid; Eats Away The Night - 23-02-95 (also on GR-341)
Rainlight RLT-37 You Coulda Walked Around The World: Chase;Barefoot Print; Roll Around; Long Sunset;Black Irish Rose; All Curled Up; Hidin' In The Hills; Low Lights Of Town; Red Blood (Drippin' From The Moon); One Good Time; Circumstance; Naked Light Of Day; You Coulda Walked Around The Water - 97
Rainlight RLT-1644D Wind’s Dominion: Sea’s Deaddog Catch; Capture... Fracture... And The Rapture; Long Road To Asia Minor; Smokin’ In The Rain; Fightin’ For My Life; Personal Rendition Of The Blues; Row Of Dominoes [Dominoes]; Once Followed By The Wind; Wild Horses Chase The Wind; Own And Own; Mario Y Maria; Eternal Triangles; Only Born; Gift Horse Of Mercy; Wind’s Dominion – 98 (CD reissue of 1979 double set with some different tracks]

Kerville Folk Festival 3402-K2 Live From The Kennedy Stage Friday May 27, 2005: Intro; No Place To Fall; Road Map For The Blues; Intro; Iditarod; Intro; Dry Land Farm; Intro; When The Good And The Bad Get Ugly; Intro; Damage Done; The Ballad Of Ira Hayes; Intro; If You Were A Bluebird; You Coulda Walked Around The World; Intro; Boxcars – 05

Kerville Folk Festival 3504-K4 Live From The Kennedy Stage Friday May 28, 2006: A Texas Legend...; Give Them Water; Damage Done ; When The Good And The Bad Get Ugly; Cast The Devils Out;  Good Grief Irene...; That Great Election Day; Road Map For The Blues; Alphabetization...; Brother Won't You Shake My Hand?; What's The Deal Rod?; If You Were A Bluebird ; Somethin' Else...; No Place To Fall; One More To Do...; You Coulda Walked Around The World; Encore, with Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Ranger's Command - 06
Two Roads TR 2006 War And Peace: Give Them Water; Damage Done; When The Good And The Bad Get Ugly; Toast; Old Man, Old Man; The Devil In Us All; The Master Game; Road Map For The Blues; Between Wars; Cast The Devils Out; Brother Won't You Shake My Hand; Pot Of Glue; That Great Election Day - 17-10-06

SINGLES

Rainlight

RLT 21 Wild Horses Chase The Wind / Smokin‘  In The Rain – 79

RLT 32 The Wind‘ s Dominiom (band) / The Wind’s Dominion (solo) - 79