Les Lawson

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1994 unknown, AUS - :Les Lawson
Unknown tracks for album Happy Drifter
1997 Treehouse Recording Studios, Morayfiele, QLD, AUS – Les Lawson
021 PICK AND STRUM GUITAR
022 SEEN THIS BLOKE BEFORE
023 GOOD OL‘ BUSHMANS SONG
024 RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
025 THE BUSH IS NOT THE BUSH
026 SHANK’S PONY
027 CHAIN AROUND MY HEART
028 LOVE AND HAPPINESS
029 SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN
030 THE ONE I ADORE
031 YODELLING DRIFTER
032 AUSSIE MATES OF MINE
033 NEXT TIME AROUND
034 SHEEP AND CATTLE YODEL
035 BACK THEN
036 DELICATED TRUCKIE
Tracks above issued on album The Yodelling Drifter
1998 unknown, AUS – Les Lawson
037 MY HORSE, MY GUITAR AND ME LJL 002
038 DEAD HEART OF THE WEST LJL 002
039 A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA LJL 002
040 BURNT OUT TRUCKIE LJL 002
041 SING A MOUNTAIN SONG LJL 002
042 LOVE YOU TILL I DIE LJL 002
043 HAPPY DRIFTER LJL 002
044 TRAVELLING RODEO LJL 002
045 PEACEFUL VALLEY HOME LJL 002
046 TIMELESS LAND LJL 002
047 TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA LJL 002
048 BILLY BLACK LJL 002
049  SHINING STAR LJL 002
050 WORDS OF WISDOM LJL 002
051 THE KILLER STALLION LJL 002
052 ODE TO A SWAG LJL 002
053 ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS LJL 002
054 GOT IT ALL LJL 002
055 BUSH RETREAT LJL 002
056 GETTING AWAY LJL 002     
15-16 February 1999 Hadley Records Studio, Tamsworth, NSW, AUS – Les Lawson (Les Lawson [vcl/gt], Eric Scott [bass])
057 THE LUCKY COUNTRY CRS 156  
058 THE SENTIMENTAL BUSHIE  FISHERMAN’S LUCK CRS 156
059 BUSHMAN’S BLUES CRS 156  
060 WAKE UP AUSTRALIA CRS 156  
061 BYGONE ERA CRS 156   
062 DRIFTING GUITAR CRS 156  
063 MY YODELLING SONG CRS 156  
064 BATTLERS IN THE BUSH CRS 156  
065 THE RINGER A TRUCKIE’S LIFE CRS 156  
066 AUSSIE TROUBADOUR  THE AKUBRA CRS 156  
067 MIDDLE OF NOWHERE CRS 156  
068 THE AUSSIE STOCKHORSE CRS 156
069 THE CORK LEAF CUTTER CRS 156   
2000 Hadley Records Studio, Tamsworth, NSW, AUS – Les Lawson (Les Lawson [vcl/gt], Eric Scott [bass])
070 THE FRIENDLY QUEENSLAND BUSH CRS 171
071 HIS KINGDOM AND HIS HOME CRS 171
072 DESERTED HOMESTEAD CRS 171
073 BUSHIE BY A MILE CRS 171
074 BACK UP COUNTRY CRS 171
075 MARONA RIVER ROSE CRS 171
076 DINGO TO NASHVILLE CRS 171
077 THIS LAND THEY CALL AUSTRALIA CRS 171
078 KILLER COX CRS 171
079 PROUD OF YOU MY SON CRS 171
080 TOE TAPPING COUNTRY MUSIC CRS 171 I’M A
081 TRUCKIE CRS 171
082 CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN CRS 171
083 IS IT ANY WONDER CRS 171
084 DREAM GIRL CRS 171
085 FLOWER OF THE SPRINGTIME CRS 171
086 DAWN CRS 171  
Ca 2001 Hadley Records Studio, Tamsworth, NSW, AUS – Les Lawson
087 AN OLD HILLBILLY CRS 175
088 THE COUNTRY IN THE SONG  CRS 175
089 REDNECKED BURNT OUT BUSHIE CRS 175
090 BOOTS AN ALL CRS 175
091 MULGA JACK CRS 175
092 MY FAVOURITE KIND OF GIRL CRS 175
093 PERCY THE PUNTER CRS 175
094 MAYTOWN CRS 175
095 DOWN IN THE OLD COALMINE CRS 175
096 THE OPEN ROAD CRS 175
097 THE CRUEL TREE OF CALVARY CRS 175
098 WILD GEESE CRS 175
099 THE THREAT OF CRIME CRS 175
100 HOOKED ON FISHING
101 THE GRAVY TRAIN CRS 175
102 LEGENDS REMEMBERED  CRS175
2000s unknown, AUS – Les Lawson
103 HAVE GUITAR GOTTS TRAVEL LL 009CD  
104 BIG TRUCKS, DIESEL SMOKE AND TAR LL 009CD  
105 BACK TO THE BUSH OR BUST LL 009CD  
106 BORN TO BE A COUNTRY SINGER LL 009CD  
107 BOOLEM LL 009CD  
108 DRY ON THE LAND LL 009CD  
109 TAKING A VACATION LL 009CD  
110 GREAT TO BE AN AUSSIE LL 009CD
111 JESUS IS COMING LL 009CD  
112 NOWHERE LIKE AUSTRALIA LL 009CD  
113 MADE ROUND TO GO ROUND LL 009CD  
114 THE FOLKS AT HOME THE STOCKMENS LAMENT LL 009CD
115 BUSH BALLADS NEVER DIE LL 009CD  
2009 Woodhead Studio, Glass Mouuntains, AUS – Les Lawson (Les Lawson [vcl/gt], Benjy Pocock [ac/el gt], Marcus Holden [dobro/ mandolin/ fiddle], Angus Woodhead [bass/ drums]. Producer: Angus Woodhead)
116 THE ROAD OF LIFE HRDM 0070  
117 BUSH BALLAD GUITAR HRDM 0070  
118 OLD GOANNA HRDM 0070
119 GOOD TO HEAR YOU LAUGH AGAIN HRDM 0070  
120 AUSTRALIA FOREVER HRDM 0070  
121 EURUNDEREE CREEK HRDM 0070
122 THE CHESTNUT AND THE BAY HRDM 0070
123 FRUIT GROWERS LAMENT HRDM 0070  
124 OLD HORSEMEN LIKE ME HRDM 0070
125 FREIGHT TRAIN REVERIE HRDM 0070
126 THE BIRDSVILLE MAIL HRDM 0070  
127 THE ANGEL HRDM 0070  
128 LIVING OUT MY DREAM HRDM 0070  
129 ALWAYS A TRUCKIE HRDM 0070



ALBUMS possibly incomplete
Les Lawson [AUS] ? Happy Drifter: (tracks unknown) - 01-95
Les Lawson [AUS] no # The Yodeling Drifter: Pick and Strum Guitar; Seen This Bloke Before; Good Ol‘ Bushmans Song; Running Out Of Fuel; The Bush Is Not The Bush; Shank’s Pony; Chain Around My Heart; Love and Happiness; Sunshine After Rain; The One I Adore; Yodelling Drifter; Aussie Mates Of Mine; Next Time Around; Sheep and Cattle Yodel; Back Then; Delicated Truckie - 97
Les Lawson [AUS] LJL 002 My Horse, My Guitar And Me: My Horse, My Guitar And Me; Dead Heart Of The West; A Song For Australia; Burnt Out Truckie; Sing A Mountain Song; Love You Till I Die; Happy Drifter; Travelling Rodeo; Peaceful Valley Home; Timeless Land; Touch Of Nostalgia; Billy Black; Shining Star; Words Of Wisdom; The Killer Stallion; Ode To A Swag; Actions Speak Louder Than Words; Got It All; Bush Retreat; Getting Away    - 98
Hadley [AUS] CRS 156-CD The Lucky Country: The Lucky Country; The Sentimental Bushie  Fisherman’s Luck; Bushman’s Blues; Wake Up Australia; Bygone Era;  Drifting Guitar; My Yodelling Song; Battlers In The Bush; The Ringer A Truckie’s Life; Aussie Troubadour  The Akubra; Middle Of Nowhere; The Aussie Stockhorse; The Cork Leaf Cutter - 99    
Hadley [AUS] CRS 171-CD The Friendly Queensland Bush: The Friendly Queensland Bush; His Kingdom And His Home; Deserted Homestead; Bushie By A Mile; Back Up Country; Marona River Rose; Dingo To Nashville; This Land They Call Australia; Killer Cox; Proud Of You My Son; Toe Tapping Country Music; I’m A Truckie; Can’t Keep A Good Man Down; Is It Any Wonder; Dream Girl; Flower Of The Springtime; Dawn – 00
Hadley [AUS] CRS 175-CD An Old Hillbilly: An Old Hillbilly; The Country In The Song;  Rednecked Burnt Out Bushie; Boots An All; Mulga Jack; My Favourite Kind Of Girl; Percy The Punter; Maytown; Down In The Old Coalmine; The Open Road; The Cruel Tree Of Calvary; Wild Geese; Threat Of Crime; Hooked On Fishing;The Gravy Train; Legends Remembered – 01
Les Lawson [AUS] LL 009CD Have Guitar Gotta Travel: Have Guitar Gotts Travel; Big Trucks, Diesel Smoke And Tar; Back To The Bush Or Bust; Born To Be A Country Singer; Boolem; Dry On The Land; Taking A Vacation; Great To Be An Aussie; Jesus Is Coming; Nowhere Like Australia; Made Round To Go Round; The Folks At Home The Stockmens Lament; Bush Ballads Never Die – 0-
Hardrush [AUS] HRDM 0070 The Road Of Life:  The Road Of Life;  Bush Ballad Guitar;  Old Goanna;  Good To Hear You Laugh Again;  Australia Forever;  Eurunderee Creek;  The Chestnut And The Bay;  Fruit Growers Lament;  Old Horsemen Like Me;  Freight Train Reverie;  The Birdsville Mail;  The Angel;  Living Out My Dream;  Always A Truckie -   12-09