Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Kenny Arledge

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1986 Nashville, TN – Kenny Arledge (Producer: Doyle Grisham)
SOS 008 WILD SIDE OF LIFE NR 16763-1/KCPCD 4486
SOS 009TROUBLES NR 16763-2/SOS 008-9/KCPCD-4486
1992 or sooner Nashville, TN – Kenny Arledge (Kenny Arledge [vcl/rh gt], Greg Galbraith [ld gt], Chris Lesinger [ld gt], Pete Wade [ld gt], Jimmy Capps [rh gt], Hal Rugg/ Doyle Grisham/ Tommy White [steel], Glen Worf [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Buddy Spicher/ Hank Singer [fiddle], Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producer: Doyle Grisham)
003 GIRL FROM TUPELO KCPCD 4486
004 DON'T SEND ME NO ANGELS KCPCD 4486
005 I CAN'T KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU KCPCD 4486
006 HONKY TONK SONG KCPCD 4486
007 WEDDING BELLS  KCPCD 4486
008 THESE DAYS I BARELY GET BY KCPCD 4486
009 UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN KCPCD 4486
010 LEAVING BABY ONE MORE TIME KCPCD 4486  

ALBUMS
Kings Country Promotions [AUS] KCPCD 4486 I Barely Get By:
Girl From Tupelo; Don't Send Me No Angels; Wild Side Of Life; I Can't Keep My Hands Off Of You; Honky Tonk Song; Wedding Bells; These Days I Barely Get By; Under Your Spell Again; Troubles; Leaving Baby One More Time – 92

SINGLES
Spectrum Of Sound (US)
NR 16763 The Wild Side Of Life / Troubles – 86 (also on Club 45 HCMC 4)


Highway 86

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1986 poss. Oterleek Recording, Curiestraat 6/2 1098 RT, Amsterdam. NED – Highway 86 (Ina Wante [vcl/gt], Peter van Weerdenburg [vcl/ mandolin/ gt], Rik Verdenius [vcl/bass])
001 SWEETHEART OF THE PINES
002 I DREAMED OF YOU
003 THE ANGELS REJOYCED
004 WOMAN WALK THE LINE
005 DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME
006 HIGHWAY 86
007 I WISH IT HAD BEEN A DREAM
008 I’M MOVING ON
Tracks above issued on cassette Acoustic Country Music
November 1997/October 1999 Oterleek Recording, Curiestraat 6/2 1098 RT, Amsterdam. NED - Highway 86 (Ina Van der Goot [vcl/gt], Peter van Weerdenburg [vcl/ mandolin/dobro/ gt], Rik Verdenius [vcl/bass] + Hans Drissen [steel], Paul van Dijck [violin/ banjo/ bass violin]. Producer: Highway 86)
009 I’M MOVIN‘ ON
010 BLUE LONESOME WIND
011 HOW DO
012 I DREAMED OF YOU
013 YOU’RE SELDOM SEEN
014 GOODBYE
015 YOU WRECKED UP MY HEART
016 WILL YOU LOVE ME STILL
017 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF LOVING YOU
018 ANGELS REJOICED
019 WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS
020 I DREAMED OF HIGHWAYS
021 LONG MAY YOU RUN
Tracks above issued on album I’m Movin‘ On

ALBUMS
Highway 86 [NED] no # Acoustic Country Music:
Sweetheart Of The Pines; I Dreamed Of You; The Angels Rejoyced; Woman Walk The Line; Don’t Say You Love Me; Highway 86; I Wish It Had Been A Dream; I’m Moving On – 86 (cassette)
Highway 86 [NED] no # I’m Movin‘ On: I’m Movin‘ On; Blue Lonesome Wind; How Do; I Dreamed Of You; You’re Seldom Seen; Goodbye; You Wrecked Up My Heart; Will You Love Me Still; Last Night I Dreamed Of Loving You; Angels Rejoiced; We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds; I Dreamed Of Highways; Long May You Run - 99

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 (Or Who Let The S.O.B. Sing?): 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 with different tracks order and *omited)
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

Reckless Fingers

 By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

March 1988 Session Sound Recording, Eikakkershoeve 99, 5242 KM, Rosmalen, NED – Reckless Fingers (Elly Beurskens [vcl/gt/ el bass/ fiddle/ autoharp], Jean-Paul Piquard [vcl/gt], Bruno Van Hoek [vcl/ mandolin/ banjo/ fiddle/ ld gt])
001 THE TAKING AND THE GIVING RF-883
002 PLEASE, SEACH YOUR HEART RF-883
003 CANNONBALL RAG RF-883
004 I’VE GOT A NAME RF-883
005 ROCKY TOP RF-883
006 CARAVAN RF-883
007 THE NEW LAND RF-883
008 IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE RF-883
009 FLINT HILL SPECIAL RF-883
010 BEFORE YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES RF-883
011 LONG BLACK VEIL RF-883
012 LOOK DOWN, LOOK DOWN THAT LONESOME ROAD RF-883  
1990 home studio, Almere, NED – Reckless Fingers (Elly Beurskens [vcl/gt/ el bass/ fiddle/ autoharp], Jean-Paul Piquard [vcl/gt/ keyboards], Bruno Van Hoek [vcl/ mandolin. Banjo/ ld gt],  Nicole Reijmer, Sandra Reijmer [hmny vcl]. Producer: Pieter Groenveld, Reckless Fingers)
013 BELOW SEA LEVEL SCR-23
014 MAY 15 SCR-23
015 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN SCR-23
016 LORD FRANKLIN SCR-23
017 GAS LIGHT SCR-23
018 PIGEON RIVER BREAKDOWN SCR-23
019 LET YOU HAIR HANG DOWN SCR-23
020 DADIESQUE SCR-23
021 BEFORE YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES SCR-23
022 THOUGH I LOVE YOU STILL SCR-23
023 BLUEGRASS BABY IN THE SQUARE EIGHTS SCR-23
024 DARCY FARROW SCR-23
025 EMILY SCR-23
026 SPRING TIDE SCR-23
027 WALK WITH ME SCR-23

ALBUMS
Stemra [NED] RF 883 The New Land:
The Taking And The Giving; Please, Seach Your Heart; Cannonball Rag; I’ve Got A Name; Rocky Top; Caravan; The New Land; It Doesn’t Matter Anymore; Flint Hill Special; Before You Close Your Eyes; Long Black Veil; Look Down, Look Down That Lonesome Road - 88 (cassette)
Strictly Country [NED] SCR-23 Below Sea Level: Below Sea Level; May 15; Sweet Georgia Brown; Lord Franklin; Gas Light; Pigeon River Breakdown; Let You Hair Hang Down; Dadiesque; Before You Close Your Eyes; Though I Love You Still; Bluegrass Baby In The Square Eights; Darcy Farrow; Emily; Spring Tide; Walk With Me - 90