Cole Wilson / Tumbleweeds

 Colin James Wilson, *11-10-1922 Dunedin, NZE, +06-01-1993

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
1949 Tanza Studios, Wellington, NZE – The Tumbleweeds (Cole Wilson [vcl/gt], Nola Hewitt [vcl], Colin McCrorie [el steel], Bill Ditchfield [bass])
001 THE BUSHMAN'S RODEO Tanza Z9 /BACM CD D 686
002 MOTHER PAL AND SWEETHEART  Tanza Z9 / BACM CD D 686
003 MAPLE ON THE HILL Z 10/VPS 490CD / BACM CD D 686
004 WILL YOU BE LONESOME TOO Z 10 / BACM CD D 686
005 WHEN YOU HAVE NO ONE TO LOVE YOU (LINDA DARLIN') Z 14/ BACM CD D 686
006 TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY Z 14/ BACM CD D 686
1950 Tanza Studios, Wellington,  NZE – The Tumbleweeds (Cole Wilson [vcl/gt], Nola Hewitt [vcl], Colin McCrorie [el steel], Bill Ditchfield [bass])
007 I'VE WANDERED TOO LONG Z 35 / BACM CD D 686
008 THE OUTLAW Z 35 / BACM CD D 686 BOX 13
009 VIOLETS BLUE Z 36 / BACM CD D 686
010 ON THE PLAINS AWAY OUT THERE Z 36/ BACM CD D 686 BOX 13
011 JEALOUS HEART Z 37/ BACM CD D 686
012 MAMA DON'T LIKE MUSIC Z 37/ BACM CD D 686
013 THE FADED COAT OF BLUE Z 38 / BACM CD D 686
014 YOU PLAYED LOVE ON THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Z 38/ BACM CD D 686
015 THE SUNNY MOUNTAINSIDE  Z 39
016 ROSE OF THE RIO Z 39
017 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Z 40/ BACM CD D 686
018 HIGHYWAY HOBO  Z 40/ BACM CD D 686
019 THE SMOKE WENT UP THE CHIMNEY Z 41 / BACM CD D 686
020 I'LL NOT FORGET MY MOTHER'S PRAYERS Z 41/ BACM CD D 686 JASMCD 3587
JASMINE JASCD 3587 JUST PLAINS FOLKS COUNTRY SONGS OF (UK, 2007); JASMINE BOX 13 COWBOY’S LIFE IS GOOD ENOUGH (UK, 2005, 4CD)
1951 Tanza Studios, Wellington,  NZE – The Tumbleweeds
021 THE TRAIL TO HOME SWEET HOME Z 84 / BACM CD D 686
022 IN A LITTLE COUNTRY TOWN - Z 84/ BACM CD D 686
1952 Tanza Studios, Wellington,  NZE – The Tumbleweeds (Cole Wilson [vcl/gt], Nola Hewitt [vcl], Colin McCrorie [el steel], Bill Ditchfield [bass])
023 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL Z 104/ BACM CD D 686
024 LITTLE SWEETHEART COME AND KISS ME Z 107/ BACM CD D 686
025 WEDDING BELLS Z 107/ BACM CD D 686
026 TAKE ME IN THE LIFEBOAT Z 108
027 MY MOTHER'S PRAYER Z 108
028 LITTLE PAL Z 109 / BACM CD D 686
029 I'M SORRY IT ENDED THIS WAY Z 109/ BACM CD D 686
1956 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
030 THE WONDERFUL CITY Z 306
031 WHEN MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME Z 306
1958 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
032 MY SWISS MOONLIGHT LULLABY V 250-1 VP 128 VPS 490CD
033 PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM AWAY V 250-1 VP 128
034 BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART V 126-17 / V 250-1 VP 128 VPS 490CD
035 THE SOLDIER'S LAST HOUR V 250-1 VP 128 VPS 490CD
036 MAPLE ON THE HILL V 126-17 / V 250-1 VP 128
037 FEELIN' BAD V 250-1 VP 128 VPS 490CD
038 LOST ONE V 250-1 VP 128 VPS 490CD
039 PLEASE DON'T LET ME LOVE YOU V 250-1  VP 128 VPS 490CD
040 TWENTY-ONE YEARS V 126-17/V 250-7 VP 130 VPS 490CD
041 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN V 126-17 /V 250-7 VP 130
042 SWEETHEARTS OR STRANGERS VL 81 VL 17 VP 128 VPS 490CD
043 BURY ME UNDER THE WEEPING WILLOW VL 17 VP 128 VPS 490CD
1958 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson and His Guitar
044 THE BARMAN THEY COULDN'T SACK VS-15 CE 36
045 THE RISE OF JESSIE JAMES VS-15
046 A PUB WITH NO BEER V66-12  CE 36
047 BILLY BRINK THE SHEARER V66-12  CE 36
048 ANSWER TO THE PUB WITH NO BEER CE 36
1959 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
049 CALLING YOU V 250-7 VP 130 VPS 490CD
050 THE OUTLAW V 250-7  VP 130 VPS 490CD
051 BRAVE MAN V 250-7 VP 130 VPS 490CD
052 MY OLD MONTANA HOME V 250-7 VP 130 VPS 490CD
053 TEXAS MOON V 250-7 VP 130
054 I NEVER WILL MARRY V 250-7 VP 130
1959 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
055 YODEL BOOGIE [YODEL ROSIE*] VL 17 VP 130* VPS 490CD CLCD 7757
056 LAST NIGHT AS I SLEPT VL 17 VP 130 VPS 490CD
057 FADED COAT OF BLUE VL 81 VL 17 VL 130
058 THE WONDERFUL CITY VL 17 VL 130 VPS 490CD
059 WATERLOO  VS 18 VL 17  V 250-1 VPS 490CD
060 HIGHWAY HOBO VL 17 V 250-1 VPS 490CD
061 BYE BYE BABY VS 18
062 TUMBLEWEED BOOGIE -instr.- VS 23 /VL 41 CLCD 7757
COLLECTOR CLCD 7757 EARLY ROCK AND ROLL FROM NEW ZEALAND - VOL.9 AND 10 (NED, 2004, 2CD)
1959 unknown, NZE – Cole Wilson with Guitar and Drums
063 BLACK LAND FARMER VS 23 /VL 41
1960 unknown, NZE - Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
064 LITTLE PAL VE 81 VL 41
065 WILL THERE BE ANY YODELLERS IN HEAVEN VL 41
066 HE'LL NEVER GO HOME VL 41
067 MY CAJUN BABY VL 41
068 LITTLE SWEETHEART COME AND KISS ME VL 41
069 MOTHER PAL AND SWEETHEART  VE 81 VL 41
070 ROSE HIP BOOGIE VL 41
071 THE EMPTY COT VL 41
072 MY STAR IN THE SKY VL 41
073 THE TRAIL TO HOME SWEET HOME VL 41
1962 unknown, NZE - Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
074 MARY DON'T YOU WEEP VP 83
075 TEMPLE IN HEAVEN VP 83
076 XMAS ROSES VP 83
077 DEAR OLD SUNNY SOUTH BY THE SEA VP 83
078 KALUA SWEETHEART VP 83
079 HIS MESSAGE HOME VP 83
080 SMOKE ALONG THE TRACK VP 83
081 WHEN MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME VP 83
082 MY EMPTY ARMS VP 83
083 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW VP 83
084 HAPPIEST DAYS OF ALL VP 83
085 DON'T CRY MY DARLIN' VP 83  
1963  unknown, NZE - Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
086 CHIPPAWA VE 119 VP 166
087 SHE LIES ALONE VE 119 VPS 490CD
088 JENNY LOU VE 119 VPS 490CD
089 THE LAND OF BAMBOO VE 119 VPS 490CD
1965 unknown, NZE - Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
090 WABASH CANNONBALL VP 166
091 I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE VP 166
092 BLOSSOMS IN THE SPRINGTIME VP 166
093 JAILHOUSE LAMENT VP 166
094 PLEASE HELP ME, I'M FALLING VP 166
095 HOUSE OF GOLD VP 166
096 THE CAT CAME BACK VP 166
097 I DON'T HURT ANYMORE VP 166
098 TAKE ME IN THE LIFEBOAT VP 166
099 BABY, WE'RE REALLY IN LOVE VP 166
1966 unknown – The Tumbleweeds
100 ALL OF MY LOVE AP-1250
101 CONFUSED AP-1250
1966 unknown – The Tumbleweeds
102 FOUR STRONG WINDS 7N.17231
103 SWISS MADE HEART 7N.17231
1972 unknown, NZE - Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
104 JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LOVE VP 217
105 I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU VP 217
106 I AIN'T GONNA LET THIS HAPPEN VP 217
107 PALE HORSE AND HIS RIDER VP 217
108 NIGHT TIME IN NEVADA VP 217
109 LITTLE BUDDY VP 217
110 I SAW THE LIGHT VP 217
111 I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP VP 217
112 BLUEBIRD ISLAND VP 217
113 TEARDROPS ON A ROSE VP 217
114 I'LL BE A BACHELOR TILL I DIE VP 217
115 PRISONERS SONG VP 217
1978 unknown, NZE – Coe Wilson and His Tumbleweeds (Cole Wilson [vcl/ac gt], Colin McCrorie [steel],  Nola McCrorie [vcl/el bass gt])
116 MAPLE ON THE HILL MALPS 499
117 THE OUTLAW MALPS 499
118 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN MALPS 499
119 LITTLE SWISS MISS YODEL MALPS 499
120 DEAR OLD SUNNY SOUTH BY THE SEA MALPS 499
121 NEVER NO MO' BLUES MALPS 499
122 MARY DON'T YOU WEEP MALPS 499
123 THE GOLDEN ROCKET MALPS 499 VPS 490CD
124 YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING MALPS 499
125 FADED COAT OF BLUE MALPS 499
126 I'LL NEVER MARRY MALPS 499
127 LITTLE BUDDY MALPS 499
128 I CAN'T HELP IT MALPS 499
129 THE CAT CAME BACK MALPS 499
130 MOTHER, PAL AND SWEETHEART MALPS 499
131 WRECK OF THE OLD '79 MALPS 499
132 I SAW THE LIGHT MALPS 499
133 THE HIGHWAY HOBO MALPS 499
134 THE SMOKE WENT UP THE CHIMNEY MALPS 499
135 WEDDING BELLS MALPS 499
136 TAKE ME IN THE LIFEBOAT MALPS 499
137 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME MALPS 499  
Unknown info – Cole Wilson and The Tumbleweeds
138 HUB BOOGIE CLCD 7757


ALBUMS
Viking [NZE] V 250-1 Country Songs: My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby; Please Don't Take Him Away; Blackboard Of My Heart; The Soldier's Last Hour; Maple On The Hill; Feelin' Bad; Lost One; Please Don't Let Me Love You - 58
Viking [NZE] V 250-7 Country Songs - Volume Two:  Calling You; Twenty One Years; The Outlaw; Brave Man; My Old Montana Home; Texas Moon; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; I Never Will Marry - 59
Viking [NZE] VL 17 Country Songs - Volume Four: Yodel Boogie; Last Night As I Slept; Faded Coat Of Blue; The Wonderful City; Waterloo; Highway Hobo; Sweethearts Or Strangers; Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow – 59 (10“ LP)
Viking [NZE] VP 41 Country Songs - Volume Five: Little Pal; Will There Be Any Yodellers In Heaven; Tumbleweed Boogie; He'll Never Go Home; My Cajun Baby; Blackland Farmer; Little Sweetheart Come And Kiss Me; Mother Pal And Sweetheart; Rose Hip Boogie; The Empty Cot; My Star In The Sky; The Trail To Home Sweet Home - 60
Viking [NZE] VP 83 Country Songs - Volume Six: Mary Don't You Weep; Temple In Heaven; Xmas Roses; Dear Old Sunny South By The Sea; Kalua Sweetheart; His Message Home; Smoke Along The Track; When Mother Prayed For Me; My Empty Arms; How Can You Refuse Him Now; Happiest Days Of All; Don't Cry My Darlin' - 62
Viking [NZE] VP 128 Country Songs: My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby; Please Don't Take Him Away; Blackboard Of My Heart; The Soldier's Last Hour; Waterloo; Highway Hobo; Maple On The Hill; Feelin' Bad; Lost One; Please Don't Let Me Love You; Sweethearts Or Strangers; Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow – 64 (reissue of V 251 with bonus tracks)
Viking [NZE] VP 130 Country Songs Volume Two: Calling You; T-wenty One Years; The Outlaw; Brave Man; My Old Montana Home; Texas Moon; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; I Never Will Marry; Faded Coat Of Blue; The Wonderful City – 64 (reissue of  V 250-7 with bonus tracks)
Viking [NZE] VP 166 Sing Folk Songs: Wabash Cannonball; I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive; Blossoms In The Springtime; Jailhouse Lament; Please Help Me, I'm Falling; House Of Gold; The Cat Came Back; I Don't Hurt Anymore; Take Me In The Lifeboat; You're The Reason I'm Living; Chippewa; Baby, We're Really In Love - 65
Viking [NZE] VP 217 Country Roundup: Just Don't Like This Kind Of Love; I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You; I Ain't Gonna Let This Happen; Pale Horse And His Rider; Night Time In Nevada; Little Buddy; I Saw The Light; I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep; Bluebird Island; Teardrops On A Rose; I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die; Prisoners Song - 72
Music World [NZE] MALPS 499 22 Golden Greats:  Maple On The Hill; The Outlaw; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; Little Swiss Miss Yodel; Dear Old Sunny South By The Sea; Never No Mo' Blues; Mary Don't You Weep; The Golden Rocket; You're The Reason I'm Living; Faded Coat Of Blue; I'll Never Marry; Little Buddy; I Can't Help It; The Cat Came Back; Mother, Pal And Sweetheart; Wreck Of The Old '79; I Saw The Light; The Highway Hobo; The Smoke Went Up The Chimney; Wedding Bells; Take Me In The Lifeboat; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me - 78
Viking [NZE] VPS 490CD The Golden Years Of The Tumbleweeds - 1949-1989: Maple On The Hill; Feelin' Bad; Lost One; Please Don't Let Me Love You; Sweethearts Or Strangers; Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow; My Swill Moonlight Lullaby; The Golden Rocket; Blackboard Of My Heart; The Soldier's Last Hour; Waterloo; Highway Hobo; She Lies Alone; Jenny Lou; The Land Of Bamboo; Calling You; Twenty One Years; The Outlaw; Brave Man; Yodel Boogie; Last Night As I Slept; My Old Montana Home; The Wonderful City – 14-11-11
BACM [UK] CD D 686 Cole Wilson and The Tumbleweeds featuring Nola Hewitt / Recordings On The Tanza Label: The Bushman's Rodeo; Mother Pal And Sweetheart; Maple On The Hill; Will You Be Lonesome Too; When You Have No One To Love You; Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry; The Outlaw; I've Wandered Too Long; On The Plains Away Out There; Violets Blue; Jealous Heart; Mama Don't Like Music; The Faded Coat Of Blue; You Played Love On The Strings Of My Heart; On The Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Highway Hobo; The Smoke Went Up The Chimney Just The Same; I'll Not Forget My Mother's Prayers; The Trail To Home Sweet Home; In A Little Country Town; Maple On The Hill Part 2; What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul; Wedding Bells; Little Sweetheart Come And Kiss Me / Little Pal; I'm Sorry It Ended This Way - 30-03-22


EPs
Viking [NZE] V 126-17 Western Song Hits: Maple On The Hill;  Blackboard Of My Heart / Twenty-One Years;  Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain – 09-58
Viking [NZE] CE 36  Beery Ballads: A Pub With No Beer;  Billy Brink The Shearer / Answer To The Pub With No Beer; The Barman They Couldn't Sack – 04-59 Cole Wilson and His Guitar
Viking [NZE] VE 81 Western Song Hits Vol. 7: Mother, Pal And Sweetheart: Mother, Pal And Sweetheart;  Faded Coat Of Blue / Little Pal; Sweethearts Or Strangers – 04-61
Viking [NZE] VE 119 Songs By Cole Wilson: Chippawa; She Lies Alone / Jenny Lou;  The Land Of Bamboo – 04-63


SINGLES
Tanza [NZE]
The Tumbleweeds
Z 9 The Bushman's Rodeo / Mother Pal And Sweetheart - 49
Z 10 Maple On The Hill / Will You Be Lonesome Too - 49
Z 14 When You Have No One To Love You (Linda Darlin') / Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry - 49
Z 35 I've Wandered Too Long / The Outlaw - 50
Z 36 Violets Blue / On The Plains Away Out There - 50
Z 37 Jealous Heart / Mama Don't Like Music - 50
Z 38 The Faded Coat Of Blue / You Played Love On The Strings Of My Heart - 50
Z 39 The Sunny Mountainside / Rose Of The Rio - 50
Z 40 On The Sunny Side Of The Mountain / Highyway Hobo - 50
Z 41 The Smoke Went Up The Chimney / I'll Not Forget My Mother's Prayers – 50
Z 84 The Trail To Home Sweet Home / In A Little Country Town - 51
Z 104 What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul / Maple On The Hill Part 2 (Drifting To That Happy Home) - 52
Z 107 Little Sweetheart Come And Kiss Me / Wedding Bells - 52
Z 108 Take Me In The Lifeboat / My Mother's Prayer - 52
Z 109 Little Pal / I'm Sorry It Ended This Way – 52
Cole Wilson and  His Tumbleweeds
Z 306 The Wonderful City / When Mother Prayed For Me – 56
Viking   Cole Wilson and His Tumbleweeds
V66-12 A Pub With No Beer / Billy Brink The Shearer – 10-58
VS-15 The Barman They Couldn't Sack / The Rise Of Jessie James – 03-59 Cole Wilson and His Guitar
VS 18 Waterloo / Bye Bye Baby – 08-59
VS 23 Black Land Farmer (Cole Wilson with Guitar and Drums) / Tumbleweed Boogie (instr.) (Cole Wilson & His Tumbleweeds) – 12-59
Astor [AUS] Tumbleweeds
AP-1250 All Of My Love / Confused – 66 (also in UK on Pye 7N.17116)
Pye [UK}
7N.17231 Four Strong Winds / Swiss Made Heart – 66 Tumbleweeds