Billy Armstrong

 *18-03-1930 Streator, IL
By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1959 unknown – Billy Arsmtrong
001 GLORIA Wildcat WOO 71
002 A SLEEPING AT THE FOOT OF THE BED Wildcat WOO 71
1963 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong with The Frontiersmen and Joanie
003 5659 CRAZY Sage 45-390
004 5660 LET’S BE SENSIBLE Sage 45-390
1963 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong
005 1105A HEARTBREAK VALLEY Toppa 45-1105
006 1105B IF YOU LEAVE WHILE I'M SLEEPING (I WON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONE) Toppa 45-1105  - 63
1966 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong
007 X-3491 BILLY'S ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL 45-1113
008 X-3492 HIGH COST OF LEAVING 45-1113
ca 1968 poss. Hollywood, CA – Hal Southern with Billy Armstrong
009 EH-2068 I'M A LIAR Reena 2068
010 EH-2069 LOVIN' THIS LIFE I'M LIVIN' Reena 2068
1971 unknown – Billy Armstrong
011 R-3858 18 MILES AGO TODAY  BJB 1026
012 R-3859 COUNTRY BLUES BJB 1026
1975 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong (Producer: Joe Johnson)
013 J 1032 LONELY STREET 4-Star 5-1012
014 WHAT'S HE DOING IN MY WORLD 4-Star 5-1012
1976 Soundco Corp. Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Billy Armstrong (Billy Armstrong [fiddle/el mandolin], Jay Lacy [gt], Al Bruno [gt], Ben Bent [ac gt], Neil Levang [el gt], Jay Dee Maness [steel], Don Whaley/ Larry Booth/ Red Wooten [bass], Archie Francis [drums], John Hobbs [piano], Bill Sampson [harmonica]. Producer: Dave Franer/ Dean Kay [1])
015 TRIBUTE TO RAY PRICE HS 7605/WRS 104  HS-102
016 MY HEART PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE WRS 104  HS-102
017 BILLY’S ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL WRS 104  HS-102 HS-LP-103 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
018 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY [1] WRS 104  HS-102 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
019 SILVER WINGS [1] WRS 104  HS-102 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
020 1800 MILES WRS 104  HS-102
021 UNCLE BOOGER RED WRS 104  HS-102
022 TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS WRS 104  HS-102
023 FIN JUN WRS 104  HS-102
024 DANNY BOY WRS 104  HS-102
1978 Soundco Corp. Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Billy Armstrong (Billy Armstrong [fiddle], Norm Cass [ac gt], Al Vescovo [ac gt], Russ Hansen [el gt], Jay Lacy ;el gt], Jay Dee Maness [steel/dobro], Don Whaley [bass/bck vcl],  Curtis Stone [bass], John Rains/ Archie Francis [drums], John Hobbs [piano], Ray Sanders [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Franer)
025 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN HS-LP-103  
026 THE KIND OF LOVE HS-LP-103
027 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD HS-LP-103  
028 FRAULEIN HS-LP-103  
029 SAN ANTONIO MEDLEY HS-LP-103  
030 THE LAST LETTER HS-LP-103
031 LIBERTY HS-LP-103  
032 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA HS-LP-103  
033 ROLY POLY HS-LP-103 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
1979? Doctor Musix, Hollywood, CA/ Jack Clement Recording Studio, Nashville, TN – Billy Armstrong ([collective for H-LP-106]: Billy Armstrong [fiddle/strings], Jimmy capps [gt], Billy Walker [gt], Jay Dee Maness [dobro/steel], Buddy Emmons [steel], Ralph Childs/ Curtis Stone [bass], Clyde Brooks/ John Rains [drums], John Hobbs/ Tony Migliori [piano], Janie Brannon, Dottie DeLeonibus, Phil Forrest [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Franer)
034 PROSPERITY SPECIAL HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
035 STAY A LITTLE LONGER HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
036 AMAZING GRACE HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
037 DIGGY DIGGY LO HS-LP-106 HSCD 2102
038 LUCILLE HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
039 EAST BOUND AND DOWN HS-LP-106
040 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY HS-LP-106
041 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER HS-LP-106 HSCD 2102
042 THE OLDER THE VIOLIN THE SWEETER THE MUSIC HS-LP-106
043 CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS HS-LP-106
1980 Or sooner unknown – Billy Armstrong
044 COTTON-EYED JOE HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
045 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA HS-LP-80-102 HSCD-2102

ALBUMS
Hillside HS-102  World's Greatest Fiddle Player: Billy's Orange Blossom Special; Prosperity Special; Lucille; Diggy Liggy Lo; Heartaches By The Number; Silver Wings; Cotton-Eyed Joe; Roly-Poly; Amazing Grace; Stay A Little Longer; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; The Devil Went Down To Georgia - 76 (UK issue on Westwood WRS 104 Mr. Fiddle with different tracks order )
Hillside HS-LP-103 Billy Don’t Sell Your Fiddle: Truck Drivin' Man; The Kind Of Love; Six Days On The Road; Roly Poly; Billy's Orange Blossom Special; Fraulein; San Antonio Medley; The Last Letter; Liberty; Take Me Back To Tulsa – 78 (UK issue on Westwood WRS 135)
Hillside HS-LP-106 [NR 10165] A Man And His Fiddle: Prosperity Special; Stay a Little Longer; Amazing Grace; Diggy Liggy Lo; Lucille; East Bound And Down; Thank God I'm a Country Boy; Heartaches By The Number; The Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music; Crystal Chandeliers – 79?
Hillside HS-LP-80-102 The Best Of Billy Arsmtrong, volume 1: Billy’s Orange Blossom Special; Lucille; Stay A Little Longer; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Cotton-eyed Joe; Amazing Grace; Prosperity Special; Silver Wings; Roly Poly; The Devil Went Down To Georgia – 80
Polera AG-3322 Melody Ranch Featuring Billy Armstrong: Stay All Night; Salute To Bob Wills (Medley);  I'm So Lonesome; Orange Blossom Special; The Fifty Year Old Waltz; First Boyfriend; Why Me; This Time It's You; Services Rendered; My Agreement – 80 (unknown recording info, not in sessions)
Hillside HSCD 2102  World's Greatest Fiddle Player: Billy's Orange Blossom Special; Prosperity Special; Lucille; Diggy Liggy Lo; Heartaches By The Number; Silver Wings; Cotton-eyed Joe; Roly-poly; Amazing Grace; Stay A Little Longer; I'm So Lonsome I Could Cry; The Devil Went Down To Georgia – 10 (sampler- hS-LP-80-102 + bonus tracks)
Unknown details
National Champion Fiddle Player: (unknown 8 tracks, not in sessions)

SINGLES
Wildcat
WOO 71 Gloria / A Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed - 59
Sage
45-390 Let’s Be Sensible / Crazy – 63 w. The Frontiersmen and Joanie
Toppa
45-1105 Heartbreak Valley / If You Leave While I'm Sleeping (I Won't Know That You're Gone) - 63
45-1113 Billy's Orange Blossom Special / High Cost Of Leaving - 66
Reena
2068 I'm A Liar / Lovin' This Life I'm Livin' – 68? w. Hal Southern
BJB
BJB 1026 18 Miles Ago Today / Country Blues - 71
4-Star
5-1012 Lonely Street / What's He Doing In My World – 75
Hillside
HS 7605 Tribute To Ray Price / Billy’s Orange Blossom Special - 76