Benny Thomasson

 *22-04-1909 Runnels County, TX, +01-1984

2nd version
by Praguefrank, Henk Scholts
SESSIONS also made album with Dudley Hill
June 1929 [field recordingas] unknown - Benny and Lewis Thomasson
00001 SCOLDING WIFE  destroyed
00002 STAR WALTZ destroyed
More tracks may have been recorded
1965 [live-Texas Fiddle Contents] Gilmer, TX – Benny Thomasson
00003 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM CO-CD-2737
000043 LIME ROCK CO-CD-2737   
1965 [various sessions] unknown – Bartow Riley [-1], Vernon Solomon [-2], Benny Thomason  [-3] (Bartow Riley [fiddle-1], Vernon Solomon [fiddle-2], Benny Thomason  [fiddle-3], Lewis Thomasson [fiddle-7], Pete Osborne [gt-4], Mike Solomon [gt-5], Rickie Solomon [piano-6], E.J. Hopkins [gt-8], Chuck Gows [gt-9], Allan Thomasson [gt-10], Dale Thomasson [el bass-11]
001 ACE OF SPADES -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 SALLY JOHNSON -2,5,6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 GREY EAGLE -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
002 RAGTIME ANNIE  -3-4 CO-CD-2742
000 BEAUMONT RAG – 2-5-6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 STRAW BONNET -7 CO-CD-2742
000 SALLY GOODIN -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 RED APPLE RAG -2-5-6 CO-CD-2742
003 LADY'S FANCY -3-4  County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 WAKE UP THE NEIGHBORS -7 CO-CD-2742
004 IRISH MEDLEY REEL  -3  CO-CD-2742
005 HOT FOOT -3,8,9 CO-CD-2742
006 KILLIE MCKRANKIE -3-8-9 CO-CD-2742
007 SCOLDING WIFE -3-8-9 CO-CD-2742
000 STAR WALTZ -7-10  CO-CD-2742
008 BRILLIANCE -3-8-9-11  CO-CD-2742
000 GATESVILLE -7-10 CO-CD-2742
000 WAYNESBORO REEL -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
000 CAPE GIRADEAU -7-4 CO-CD-2742
000 SUNNYSIDE -1-4 County 703 CO-CD-2742
009 FORTY YEARS AGO WALTZ -3  CO-CD-2742
000 SOPPING THE GRAVY -2-5-6 County 703 CO-CD-2742
010 GOLDEN EAGLE HORNPIPE  -3  CO-CD-2742
011 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
000 CRIPPLE CREEK -1 or -2 County 703
012 LAUGHING BOY -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
013 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND -3-4 County 703 CO-CD-2737
ca. 1969 unknown – Benny Thomasson (Benny Thomasson [fiddle], ? [gt])
014 BUSH IN THE SHUCKS [*DRY AND DUSTY]  County 724* CO-CD-2737                                                    
015 BLACK AND WHITE RAG  County 724  CO-CD-2737                                                 
016 TOM AND JERRY  County 724 CO-CD-2737                                                     
018 BUMBLEBEE IN THE GOURDVINE   County 724  CO-CD-2737                                      
019 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN   County 724 CO-CD-2737                                      
020 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER    County 724  CO-CD-2737                                          
021 NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE    County 724                                           
022 JACK OF DIAMONDS   County 724  CO-CD-2737                                                
023 DRUNKARD'S HICCUPS   County 724    CO-CD-2737                                            
024 BLACK AND WHITE RAG    County 724  CO-CD-2737                                            
025 TUG BOAT     County 724 CO-CD-2737                                                       
026 DUSTY MILLER   County 724 CO-CD-2737                                                     
027 LOST INDIAN  County 724 CO-CD-2737
028 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS CO-CD-2737   
029 CATTLE IN THE CANE BREAK CO-CD-2737
030 FORKED DEER CO-CD-2737      
031 BITTER CREEK CO-CD-2737
Early 1970s unknown – Dudley Hill and Benny Thomasson (Dudley Hill [gt], Benny Thomasson [fiddle])
D01 SPOTTED PONY VRLP 317-S
D02 BITTER CREEK VRLP 317-S
D03 HERMAN'S HORNPIPE VRLP 317-S
D04 COTTON PATCH RAG VRLP 317-S
VOYAGE VRLP 317-S DUDLEY HILL – FROM A NORTHERN FAMILY (1976)
June 1972 [live] National Oldtime Fiddle Contest, Weiser, ID – Benny Thomasson and Jerry Thomasson (Benny Thomasson [fiddle], Jerry Thomasson [tenor gt], Dale Thomasson [Six-string Gt])
03201 CRIPPLE CREEK  Voyager VRLP 309  
03202 SALT RIVER  Voyager VRLP 309
03203 APPLE BLOSSOM  Voyager VRLP 309
03204 LIVERPOOL HORNPIPE  Voyager VRLP 309
03205 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE  Voyager VRLP 309
03206 SALLY JOHNSON  Voyager VRLP 309
03207 DRAGGIN' THE BOW  Voyager VRLP 309
03208 LEATHER BRITCHES  Voyager VRLP 309
03209 WAGGONER  Voyager VRLP 309
03210 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND  Voyager VRLP 309  
03211 DON'T LET THE DEAL GO DOWN  Voyager VRLP 309
03212 THAT'S A-PLENTY  Voyager VRLP 309
03213 KANSAS CITY KITTY  Voyager VRLP 309
03214 JACK OF DIAMONDS  Voyager VRLP 309
03215 GREY EAGLE  Voyager VRLP 309
03216 SOPPIN' THE GRAVY  Voyager VRLP 309
03217 COTTON PATCH RAG  Voyager VRLP 309
03218 HOTFOOT  Voyager VRLP 309
03219 DURANG'S HORNPIPE  Voyager VRLP 309
03220 TWINKLE LITTLE STAR  Voyager VRLP 309  
1973 [live] Tenino, WA – Benny Thomasson, *with Dudley Hill (Benny Thomasson [fiddle], Fudle Hill [gt*])
03221 BUFFALO GALS* VSLP 313 S
03222 SALLY ANN VRLP 313 S
VOYAGER VRLP 313 S TENINO OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL, 1973-1974
(1975)
3 March 1974 [informal recordings] unknown – Benny Thomasson [not all tracks from this session]
03223 BUSH IN THE SHUCKS  Voyager VRCD 345
03224 FORTEEN DAYS IN GEORGIA  Voyager VRCD 345
03225 STEELEY'S RAG  Voyager VRCD 345
03226 GARFIELD MARCH  Voyager VRCD 345
03227 POLK COUNTY BREAKDOWN  Voyager VRCD 345
03228 CUCKOO'S NEST  Voyager VRCD 345
03229 LOST INDIAN  Voyager VRCD 345
03230 OLD APPLE BLOSSOM  Voyager VRCD 345
03231 RED APPLE RAG  Voyager VRCD 345
03232 SCOLDING WIFE  Voyager VRCD 345
03233 KANAWHA MARCH  Voyager VRCD 345
03234 SALLY GOODIN  Voyager VRCD 345
03235 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND  Voyager VRCD 345
03236 DIXIE  Voyager VRCD 345
03237 SCOTCH NUMBER 2  Voyager VRCD 345
03238 LAUGHING BOY  Voyager VRCD 345
03239 DARKIE'S DREAM  Voyager VRCD 345
03240 WILD JOHN  Voyager VRCD 345
03241 ROSE WALTZ  Voyager VRCD 345
03242 RAGTIME ANNIE  Voyager VRCD 345
03243 DUSTY MILLER  Voyager VRCD 345
03244 SHUCKING THE BUSH  Voyager VRCD 345
03245 TUGBOAT  Voyager VRCD 345
03246 TOM AND JERRY  Voyager VRCD 345
03247 BONNIE KATE  Voyager VRCD 345
03248 MOTHER'S REEL  Voyager VRCD 345
03249 MIDNITE ON THE WATER  Voyager VRCD 345
03250 OLD BELL COW  Voyager VRCD 345
03251 HERMANS RAG  Voyager VRCD 345
03252 IRISH MEDLEY  Voyager VRCD 345
03253 LIME ROCK  Voyager VRCD 345
03254 SAY OLD MAN  Voyager VRCD 345
14-15 June 1976 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Benny Thomason, Texas Shorty, Terry Morris, Mark O‘ Connor [fiddle] + Barlow Riley [gt] (Producer: Marty and Mark O‘ Connor)
033 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND OMAC 1
034 SALLY GOODIN' OMAC 1
035 TOM AND JERRY OMAC 1
1980 Gillian Studio, Chandler OK – Benny Thomasson (Benny Thomasson [fiddle], Dale Thomasson [gt], Eddie Thomasson [gt], Jerry Thomasson [gt], Ralph McCraw  [gt], Russell Gillian [bass])
036 SALLY GOODIN  BT 48014
037 MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER  BT 48014  
038 LOVE NOBODY  BT 48014     
039 LITTLE JOE  BT 48014
040 OOK PIC  BT 48014  
041 LIME ROCK  BT 48014
042 SAY OLE MAN  BT 48014  
043 ROXANNE WALTZ  BT 48014  
044 HERMAN'S RAG  BT 48014
045 SOPPIN' THE GRAVY  BT 48014
046 ROSEBUD OF AVONMOURE  BT 48014
047 CLARINET POLKA  BT 48014
1980 Gillian Studio, Chandler OK – Benny Thomasson (Benny Thomasson [fiddle], Dale Thomasson [gt], Eddie Thomasson [gt], Jerry Thomasson [gt], Ralph McCraw  [gt], Russell Gillian [bass])
048 WAYNESBORO REEL  BT 48015  
049 BRILLIANCY  BT 48015
050 KELLY WALTZ  BT 48015
051 ACE OF SPADES  BT 48015    
052 GOLDEN EAGLE HORNPIPE  BT 48015
053 FESTIVAL WALTZ  BT 48015
054 PEACHES AND HONEY  BT 48015
055 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM  BT 48015     
056 MARTHA CAMPBELL  BT 48015
057 WILD JOHN  BT 48015
058 OSTENELLO  BT 48015  
059 CHUCK IN THE BUSH  BT 48015  
060 CATTLE IN THE CANE  BT 48015    
061 CUCKOO'S NEST  BT 48015
062 HERMAN'S HORNPIPE  BT 48015


ALBUMS
County 703 Texas Hoedown: Billy In The Low Ground; Sally Johnson; Ace Of Spades; Bonaparte's Retreat; Sally Goodin; Cripple Creek; Sunnyside; Beaumont Rag; Grey Eagle; Black Mountain Rag; Waynesboro Reel; Laughing Boy; Sopping The Gravy; Lady's Fancy – 65 Bartow Riley, Vernon Solomon, Benny Thomason
County 724 Country Fiddling From The Big State: Dry and Dusty; Bumblebee In The Gourdvine; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Midnight On The Water; Nigger In The Woodpile; Jack Of Diamonds; Drunkard's Hiccups; Black and White Rag; Tug Boat; Dusty Miller; Lost Indian; Tom and Jerry – 70
Voyager VRLP 309 A Jam Session with Benny and Jerry Thomasson:  Cripple Creek;  Salt River; Apple Blossom; Liverpool Hornpipe; Paddy on the Turnpike; Sally Johnson; Draggin' the Bow; Leather Britches; Waggoner; Billy in the Lowground;  Don't Let the Deal Go Down; That's A-Plenty; Kansas City Kitty; Jack of Diamonds; Grey Eagle; Soppin' the Gravy; Cotton Patch Rag; Hotfoot; Durang's Hornpipe; Twinkle Little Star – 73 w. Jerry Thomasson
OMAC 1 Texas Jam Session Featuring Four World Champion Fiddlers: Billy In The Low Ground; Black And White Rag; Blackberry Blossom; Summertime; Dusty Miller; Cotton Patch Rag; Wayfaring Stranger; Sally Johnson; Sweet Georgia Brown; Here, There And Everywhere; Ain't Misbehavin'; Beaumont Rag; Sally Goodin'; I'm Sorry; Tom And Jerry  - 76 Benny Thomasson, Texas Shorty, Terry Morris, Mark O'connor
John’s BT 48014 Volume One:  Sally Goodin;  Midnight On The Water;  Love Nobody;     Little Joe; Ook Pic;  Lime Rock; Say Ole Man;  Roxanne Waltz;  Herman's Rag; Soppin' The Gravy; Rosebud Of Avonmoure; Clarinet Polka – 80
John’s BT 48015 Volume Two: Waynesboro Reel;  Brilliancy; Kelly Waltz; Ace of Spades;    Golden Eagle Hornpipe; Festival Waltz;  Peaches And Honey; Blackberry Blossom;     Martha Campbell; Wild John; Ostenello;  Chuck In The Bush;  Cattle In The Cane;    Cuckoo's Nest; Herman's Hornpipe - 80
Voyager VRCD-345 Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle: Bush In The Shucks; Forteen Days In Georgia; Steeley's Rag; Garfield March; Polk County Breakdown; Cuckoo's Nest; Lost Indian; Old Apple Blossom; Red Apple Rag; Scolding Wife; Kanawha March; Sally Goodin; Billy In The Lowground; Dixie; Scotch Number 2; Laughing Boy; Darkie's Dream; Wild John; Rose Waltz; Ragtime Annie; Dusty Miller; Shucking The Bush; Tugboat; Tom and Jerry; Bonnie Kate; Mother's Reel; Midnite On The Water; Old Bell Cow; Hermans Rag; Irish Medley; Lime Rock; Say Old Man - 99
County CO-CD-2737 Legenday Texas Fiddler: Bush in the Shucks; Jack of Diamonds; Bumblee in the Gourdvine; Bonaparte's Retreat; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down; Hell Among the Yearlings;  Tom and Jerry;  Midnight on the Water;  Dusty Miller;  Billy in the Lowground;  Laughing Boy;  Cattle in the Canebreak;  Forked Dear; Drunkard's Hiccups; Tug Boat;  Black and White Rag;  Lost Indian;  Bitter Creek;  Blackberry Blossom;  Lime Rock – 05 (1966-69 recordings)
County CO-CD-2742 Texas Hoedown Revisited: Ace Of Spades;  Sally Johnson;  Grey Eagle; Ragtime Annie; Beaumont Rag; Straw Bonnet; Sally Goodin; Black Mountain Rag; Red Apple Rag; Lady's Fancy; Wake Up The Neighbors;  Irish Medley Reel;  Hot Foot;  Killie Mccrankie; Scolding Wife; Star Waltz; Brilliancy; Gatesville; Waynesboro Reel; Cape Giradeau; Sunnyside; Forty Years Ago Waltz;  Sopping The Gravy; Golden Eagle Hornpipe – 09 Bartow Riley, Vernon Solomon, Benny Thomason