Saturday, November 20, 2021

Dr. Elmo (Shropshire)

 Elmo Shropshire, D.V.M., *26-10-1936 Lexington, KY
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1991 Live Oak Studios, Berkeley, CA – Dr.Elmo (Elmo Shropshire [vcl/banjo], Gary Potterson [gt/bck vcl], Larry Carlin [bass/bck vcl], Michael White [bass], Brent Rampone [drums], Brian Godchaux [fiddle], Frank Martin/Rita Abrams [keyboards], Dalice, Jo Carol, John Pierson, Tom Corwin, Val Adell [bck vcl])
001 BETTY FORD CLINIC Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
002 PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
003 PREACHERS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
004 LOSE THAT LARD Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
005 BATTLE OF THE SINGLES SCENE Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
006 JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
007 WEDDING BED Laughing Stock 9247   
008 GREENHOUSE EFFECT Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
009 ON THE PHONE AGAIN Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491
010 KENTUCKY ROAD MADE OF HUMAN HAIR Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491
011 DON'T PET THE DOG Laughing Stock 9247 LS-1491  
012 GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER Laughing Stock 9247 1292 2000 BMG 46981-2 BMG S.P. 48773-2
Possibly from sessions above:
013 DR. ELMO'S NO CASH CLINIC AND PAWN SHOP LS 1491
014 DID YOU HAVE TO WAIT 'TILL DOOMSDAY TO SAY "I LOVE YOU LS 1491
1992 unknown – Dr. Elmo
015 BE MY VALENTINE (AKA "YUMMY THANG")
016 SINGING MY HEART OUT
017 I'M THE EASTER BUNNY
018 BAD BLACK CAT
019  THE BALLOT OF GRANDMA
020 KENNETH STARR IS COMING TO TOWN
Tracks above issued on EP Misceloonyous Tunes
1992 Gidderton Studios, El Cerrito, CA – Dr. Elmo (Elmo "Dr. Elmo" Shropshire [vcl/banjo],  Gary Potterton [gt/bck vcl], Larry Carlin/Claude Arthur/Doug Giddens [bass], Rita Abrams [keyboards], Jan Pulsford [keyboards/synthesizer], Reed Fromer [Hammond B-3 organ]. Producers: Elmo Shropshire, Rita Abrams, Gary Potterton, Jan Pulsford)
021 GRANDMA'S SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH THE SUPERSTARS Laughing Stock 1292  BMG S.P. 48773-2
022 CHRISTMAS WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT JOHNNY Laughing Stock 1292  
023 GRANDMA'S KILLER FRUITCAKE Laughing Stock 1292  BMG 46981-2
024 SANTA AIN'T COMIN' Laughing Stock 1292 BMG S.P. 48773-2
025 CHRISTMAS MILLIONAIRE Laughing Stock 1292  
026 GRANDPA'S GONNA SUE THE PANTS OFF OF SANTA Laughing Stock 1292  BMG 46981-2
027 JUNK BOND CHRISTMAS BLUES Laughing Stock 1292  
028 SEND ME A WIFE FOR CHRISTMAS Laughing Stock 1292 BMG 46981-2
029 HERE'S TO THE LONELY Laughing Stock 1292 BMG 46981-2
030 DON'T MAKE ME PLAY THAT GRANDMA SONG AGAIN Laughing Stock 1292 BMG 46981-2
1999 unknown – Dr. Elmo (Dr. Elmo Shropshire [vcl/5 string banjo], Gary Potterton [vcl/gt/tinwhistle/bass], Ron Delacy [gt/bass], Dave Cavanaugh [banjo/mandolin], Brent Rampone [drums], Doug Adams [fiddle/bck vcl],  Carol Joy Harris, John Salz, Larry Carlin, John Pierson [bck vcl],
031 FALLING IN LOVE Laughing Stock 1699
032 DON'T MESS WITH THE IRS Laughing Stock 1699  
033 BLAME IT ON EL NINO Laughing Stock 1699
034 DR. KEVORKIAN Laughing Stock 1699  
035 WHEN LOVE COMES AROUND Laughing Stock 1699  
036 INACT FAMILY Laughing Stock 1699  
037 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Laughing Stock 1699  
038 TALL Laughing Stock 1699
039 BERNARDO'S SERENADE Laughing Stock 1699  
040 MONTANA Laughing Stock 1699  
2000 unknown – Dr. Elmo (Dr. Elmo Shropshire [vcl/5 string banjo], Gary Potterton [vcl/gt/mandolin/bass/drums/harmonica], John Salz [el gt/bck vcl], Bobby Black [steel],  Frank Martin [keyboards], Carol Joy Harris, Donna Turner [bck vcl])
041 GOIN' ON A DATE WITH SANTA Laughing Stock 2000 BMG S.P. 48773-2
042 HOT CHRISTMAS Laughing Stock 2000 BMG S.P. 48773-2
043 UNCLE JOHNNY'S GLASS EYE Laughing Stock 2000 BMG 46981-2
044 TEXAS CHAINSAW CHRISTMAS Laughing Stock 2000 BMG 46981-2
045 FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS Laughing Stock 2000 BMG 46981-2
046 REINDEER RAP Laughing Stock 2000  BMG S.P. 48773-2
047 BIG JOLLY MAN Laughing Stock 2000
048 CHRISTMAS ON AN ISLAND Laughing Stock 2000 BMG S.P. 48773-2
04+ JINGLE BELLS Laughing Stock 2000 BMG 46981-2
050 JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING Laughing Stock 2000 BMG S.P. 48773-2
ca 2004 unknown – Dr. Elmo (Dr. Elmo Shropshire [vcl/5 string banjo], Gary Potterton [vcl/gt/mandolin/bass/drums/harmonica], John Salz [el gt/bck vcl], Gregg LaGardo [drums], Rita Abrams [keyboards], Annie Stocking, Carol Harris [bck vcl])
051 CHRISTMAS IN THE USA  BMG S.P. 48773-2   
052 CHRISTMAS ALL ACROSS THE USA  BMG S.P. 48773-2  
2005 THE HIVE Studio, San Rafael, CA – Dr. Elmo (Dr. Elmo [vcl],  Gary Potterton [vcl/gt/mandolin/bass gt/drums], Frank Martin, Reed Fromer [bck vcl], Annie Stocking, Doug Adams [bck vcl])
053 REDNECK DRACULA  BMG S.P. 740729-2 Direct Source 70012
054 FLY  BMG S.P. 740729-2
055 SCARIEST THING I'LL EVER DO  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
056 TEXAS CHAINSAW HALLOWEEN  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
057 POINTY, THE PYRAMID PUMPKIN  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
058 HAUNTED HOEDOWN  BMG S.P. 740729-2  Direct Source 70012
059 PARTY ARTY  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
060 WITCH AND THE TOAD  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
061 GLOBAL WARMIN'  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
062 BAD BLACK CAT  BMG S.P. 740729-2  
2005 unknown – Dr. Elmo
063 REDNECK DRACULA
064 POINTY THE PYRAMID PUMPKIN
065 TEXAS CHAINSAW HALLOWEEN
066 THE HAUNTED HOEDOWN
067 BAD BLACK CAT
Tracks above issued on EP Dr. Elmo's Halloween Heebie Jeebies
2005 or 2006 unknown – Dr. Elmo/ The Halloween Ghouls
068 WHAT SCARES YOU Direct Source 70012
069 HAPPY HALLOWEEN ANNIVERSARY Direct Source 70012
070 GRANDMA JUST RODE OVER VIA BROOMSTICK Direct Source 70012
071 WICHITA WITCHES Direct Source 70012
072 MONSTER MASH Direct Source 70012
073 THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER Direct Source 70012
074  MONSTERS' HOLIDAY Direct Source 70012
075 BAD MOON RISING  Direct Source 70012
four of tracks above are by The Hallowen Ghouls
ca 2007 [prob. live] unknown – Dr. Elmo
07501 GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER  Madacy 53067  
07502 CHRISTMAS IN THE U.S.A.  Madacy 53067  
07503 SANTA'S E-MAIL FROM NIGERIA  Madacy 53067  
07504 WHAT'S CHRISTMAS TO YOU?  Madacy 53067  
07505 YOU'RE THE REASON THEY INVENTED MISTLETOE  Madacy 53067
07506 FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS  Madacy 53067  
07507 GRANDMA'S KILLER  Madacy 53067  
07508 GRANDPA IN THE SANTA SUIT SHOW  Madacy 53067  
07509 CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR LONG  Madacy 53067  
07510 CHRISTMAS ALL ACROSS THE U.S.A  Madacy 53067
2010 unknown – Dr. Elmo (Dr. Elmo [vcl/5-str banjo], Gary Potterton [vcl/gt/bass/mandolin/dobro])
076 COME ON BOYS IT'S CHRISTMAS  Time Life 25894D   
077 GREENSLEEVES  Time Life 25894D   
078 PERFECT GIFT  Time Life 25894D   
079 JINGLE BELLS  Time Life 25894D   
080 FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS  Time Life 25894D   
081 DECEMBER RAIN  Time Life 25894D   
082 HERE'S TO THE LONELY  Time Life 25894D  
083 DECK THE HALLS  Time Life 25894D   
084 JESU JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING  Time Life 25894D   
085 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS  Time Life 25894D   
086 GRANDPA IN THE SANTA SUIT SHOW  Time Life 25894D   
087 GRADMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER –instr.-25894D
2010 John Salz Studio, Glen Ellen, CA – Dr. Elmo and Wild Blue (Dr. Elmo [vcl], John Pierson [vcl/gt],  Larry Carlin [vcl], Gary Potterton [gt], Dana Rath [mandolin], Kenny Blacklock [fiddle])
088 HELLO CITY LIMITS
089 DOOLEY
090 WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS
091 CAROLINA IN THE PINES
092 SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
093 LITTLE DARLIN' PAL OF MINE
094 PALLET ON THE FLOOR
095 DR. KEVORKIAN
096 LAST THING ON MY MIND
097 WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE
098 HELLO TROUBLE
099 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
100 WITH CARE FROM SOMEONE
101 I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE
102 HE'S COMING BACK TO EARTH AGAIN
103 FOX ON THE RUN; ASHES OF LOVE
104 THERE IS A TIME
105 WILD DOGS OF KENTUCKY
106 MY OKLAHOMA
tracks above issued on album Wild Blue Grass
2013 unknown – Dr. Elmo and Gary Pottert
107 SHADY GROVE
108 MR. BOJANGLES
109 OLD JOE CLARK
110 FOREVER YOUNG (BLUEGRASS)
111 OLD KENTUCKY HOME (BLUEGRASS)
112 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD (BLUEGRASS)
Tracks above issued on EP Old Kentucky Home

ALBUMS
Laughing Stock 9247 Slices Of Life
: Betty Ford Clinic; Prenuptial Agreement; Preachers Just Wanna Have Fun; Lose That Lard; Battle of the Singles Scene; Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; Wedding Bed; Greenhouse Effect; On the Phone Again; Kentucky Road Made of Human Hair; Don't Pet the Dog; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer – 91 (see also LS 1494 )
Laughing Stock 1292 Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer; Grandma's Spending Christmas With the Superstars; Christmas Won't Be the Same Without Johnny; Grandma's Killer Fruitcake; Santa Ain't Comin'; Christmas Millionaire; Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Off of Santa; Junk Bond Christmas Blues; Send Me A Wife For Christmas; Here's to the Lonely; Don't Make Me Play That Grandma Song Again – 92 (reissued in 2002  on Laughing Stock 145912)
Laughing Stock LS-1494 Dr. Elmo’s Twisted Tunes: Betty Ford Clinic; Prenuptial Agreement; Preachers Just Wanna Have Fun; Lose That Lard; Battle of the Singles Scene; Dr. Elmo's No Cash Clinic and Pawn Shop*; Did You Have to Wait 'Till Doomsday to Say "I Love You"*; Jumping Frog to Calaveras County; On the Phone Again; Kentucky Road Made of Human Hair; Greenhouse Effect; Don't Pet the Dog – 93 (all tracks except * from LS 9247)
Lauging Stock 1699 Love, Death, and Taxes: Falling In Love; Don't Mess With the IRS; Blame It On El Nino; Dr. Kevorkian; When Love Comes Around; Inact Family; Midnight Train; Tall; Bernardo's Serenade; Montana – 10-03-00
Laughing Stock 2000 Up Your Chimney: Goin' on a Date With Santa; Hot Christmas; Uncle Johnny's Glass Eye; Texas Chainsaw Christmas; Feels Like Christmas; Reindeer Rap; Big Jolly Man; Christmas on an Island; Jingle Bells; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer- 15-08-00 (reissued in 2002  on Laughing Stock LS 2002-2 Cool Yule with different tracks order)
BMG Special Products 46981-2 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer; Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Offa' Santa;  Send Me a Wife for Christmas; Texas Chainsaw Christmas; Uncle Johnny's Glass Eye;  Feels Like Christmas;  Here's to the Lonely;  Don't Make Me Play That Grandma Song Again; Grandma's Killer Fruitcake; Jingle Bells – 23-07-02 (sampler, reissued as BMG S.P. 47502-2)
BMG Special Products 48773-2 Christmas in the U.S.A.: Christmas in the USA; Goin On a Date With Santa; Reindeer Rap; Christmas All Across the USA; Hot Christmas; Christmas on an Island; Santa Ain't Comin‘; Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring; Grandma's Spending Christmas With the Superstars; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - 01-07-04
BMG Special Products 740729-2 Dr. Elmo Sings the Boos: Redneck Dracula; Fly; Scariest Thing I'll Ever Do; Texas Chainsaw Halloween; Pointy, The Pyramid Pumpkin; Haunted Hoedown; Party Arty; Witch and the Toad; Global Warmin'; Bad Black Cat - 26-07-05
Direct Source 70012 Redneck Dracula: Redneck Dracula; Haunted Hoedown; What Scares You; Happy Halloween Anniversary; Grandma Just Rode Over Via Broomstick; Wichita Witches; Monster Mash; The Purple People Eater; Monsters' Holiday; Bad Moon Rising  - 06 (Dr. Elmo on 6 songs and The Halloween Ghouls on 4; reissued as Dr, Elmo Halloween)
Direct Source 8329 Redneck Santa: (tracks unknown, probably sampler) - 20-08-07
Madacy 53067 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer: [CD: ] Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer; Christmas in the U.S.A.; Santa's E-Mail from Nigeria; What's Christmas to You?; You're the Reason They Invented Mistletoe; Feels Like Christmas; Grandma's Killer; Grandpa in the Santa Suit Show; Christmas All Year Long; Christmas All Across the U.S.A; [DVD:] Christmas Without Martha; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer; Grandma's Killer Fruitcake [Music Video]; Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer [Music Video]; Christmas All Across the U.S.A.; Prison Without Martha; Christmas in the U.S.A. – 21-08-07
Laughing Stock ? Wild Blue Grass: Hello City Limits; Dooley; Walk the Way the Wind Blows; Carolina In The Pines; Sittin' on top of the world; Little Darlin' Pal of Mine; Pallet on the Floor; Dr. Kevorkian; Last Thing On My Mind; Wait For the Light To Shine; Hello Trouble; City Of New Orleans; With Care From Someone; I've Just Seen a Face; He's Coming Back To Earth Again; Fox On the Run; Ashes of Love; There Is a Time; Wild Dogs of Kentucky; My Oklahoma – 01-10-10  and Wild Blue
Time Life 25894-D Bluegrass Christmas: Come On Boys It's Christmas;  Greensleeves;  Perfect Gift;  Jingle Bells;  Feels Like Christmas;  December Rain;  Here's To The Lonely; Deck The Halls;  Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring;  We Wish You A Merry Christmas;  Grandpa In The Santa Suit Show;  Gradma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (Instr.) – 11-10


EPs
Laughing Stock ? Misceloonyous Tunes: Be My Valentine (aka "Yummy Thang"); Singing My Heart Out; I'm the Easter Bunny; Bad Black Cat; The Ballot of Grandma; Kenneth Starr is Coming to Town - 92
Laughing Stock ? Dr. Elmo's Halloween Heebie Jeebies: Redneck Dracula; Pointy The Pyramid Pumpkin; Texas Chainsaw Halloween; The Haunted Hoedown; Bad Black Cat - 04-10-05
Laughing Stock ? Old Kentucky Home:  Shady Grove; Mr. Bojangles; Old Joe Clark; Forever Young (Bluegrass); Old Kentucky Home (Bluegrass); Seven Bridges Road (Bluegrass) -09-07-13 w. Gary Pottert


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