Thursday, June 8, 2023

Cactus Country Band

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1979 Hacienda Records Studio, 1236 South Staples Corpus Christi, TX – Cactus Country Band
001 FLOR DEL RIO HAC 111/HAC 7906  HAC 7941
002 POR UNA MUJER CASADA HAC 138/HAC 7906  
003 MI LINDA FRAULEIN HAC 7906  
004 PAPER ROSES HAC 111/HAC 7906  
005 JAMBALAYA HAC 7906  
006 LOS LAURELES HAC 129/HAC 7906  HAC 7941
007 [MI CORAZON*] ESTA SEDIENTO DE AMOR (MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN) HAC 129*/ HAC 7906  
008 MARGARITAVILLE HAC 7906  
009 LOS BARANDALES DEL PUENTE HAC 138/HAC 7906  HAC 7941 Hacienda VIII
010 CRAWDAD HOLE HAC 7906
1979? poss. Hacienda Records Studio, 1236 South Staples Corpus Christi, TX – Cactus Country Band with Hilario and Janie C. Ramirez
011 LA PALMA HAC 157/HAC 7918  HAC 7941
012 EL LIRIO HAC 7918
013 UNA NOCHE SERENA Y OBSCURA HAC 150 /HAC 7918 HAC 7941
014 OLD RATTLER HAC 7918
015 SNOWBIRD HAC 160/HAC 7918
016 MODESTA AYALA HAC 150 /HAC 7918  
017 AY JALISCO HAC 7918  
018 CACTUS CHOTIS HAC 7918  
019 INDITA MIA HAC 157/HAC 7918  
020 [CORRIDO DE*] ROSITA ALVIREZ HAC 160/HAC 7918  HAC 7941*
1980 Southern Sound Studio, Edinburgh, TX – Cactus Country Band
021 NO ME VENGAS A LLORAR HAC 7929
022 LAS NUBES HAC 188/HAC 7929 HAC 7941
023 EL HIJO DESOBEDIENTE HAC 7929
024 SILVER WINGS HAC 193/HAC 7929
025 TE VAS ANGEL MIO HAC 7929
026 DOS SERES QUE SE AMAN HAC 7929
027 LAS GAVIOTAS HAC 188/HAC 7929 HAC 7941
028 HONKY TONK-NIGHTIME MAN HAC 7929
029 MI OTRA MUJER HAC 193/HAC 7929
030 YA PERDI EL AMOR HAC 7929  HAC 7941
1981 House of Falcon, McAllen, TX – Cactus Country Band with Janie C. Ramirez
031 PIQUETES DE HORMIGA ARV 5227/ARVLP 1063
032 LA PUERTA ARVLP 1063
033 ELISA ARVLP 1063
034 MADE IN JAPAN ARVLP 1063
035 EL AUSENTE ARVLP 1063
036 TE NECESITO ARV 5227/ARVLP 1063
037 CON CARTITAS ARVLP 1063
038 NADINE ARVLP 1063
039 TE ESPERARE ARVLP 1063
040 SATIN SHEETS ARVLP 1063
1981 unknown, TX - Janie C. Ramirez with Cactus Country Band
041 ACABAME DE MATAR HAC 252/HAC 6988
042 MI DESILUSION HAC 6988
043 TULSA TIME HAC 6988
044 I WALK THE LINE HAC 252/ HAC 6988
045 DOS AMIGOS HAC 6988
046 COTTON EYED JOE HAC 6988
047 PALOMITA DE ALA BLANCA HAC 6988
048 EL GALLINERO HAC 6988  HAC 7941
049 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL HAC 6988
050 SUEÑA Y QUIEREME HAC 6988  
1982 Hacienda Records Studio, 1236 South Staples Corpus Christi, TX -  Janie C. with Cactus Country Band (Janie C. Ramirez [vcl], Hilario Ramirez [vcl/rh gt],  Roy Meave [ld/slide gt],  Clyde Chavez [bass gt], Ted Dominguez [drums],  Lorenzo Morales [fiddle], Joe Walker [piano]. Producer: Arnold Garcia, Hilario Ramirez)
051 TENGO UN AMOR HAC 273/HAC 6993
052 PAJARITO CARPINTERO HAC 273/HAC 6993 HAC 7941
053 MI VIDA LA CAUSA FUISTE HAC 292/HAC 6993
054 PENSANDO EN TI HAC 6993
055 VAMOS A BAILAR HAC 6993
056 TODOS POR IGUAL HAC 292/HAC 6993
057 OLVIDATE DE TODO HAC 6993
058 RANCHO TIME HAC 6993
059 LAGRIMAS DE ORO HAC 6993
060 CACTUS CUMBIA HAC 6993
061 LONG TALL TEXAN HAC 6993
1982 Hacienda Records Studio, 1236 South Staples Corpus Christi, TX -  Janie C. with Cactus Country Band (Janie C. Ramirez [vcl],Johnny Davis [gt], Bobby Rhott [steel], Lewis Garing [bass], Stanley Moore [drums], Mike Gregory [keyboards], Rick and Patricia Garcie [bck vcl]. Producer: Rick Garcia)
062 BLUE SMOKE BLUES HES 705  /HES 1003  
063 FROM THE BACK OF MY MIND HES 1003  
064 DON'T WORRY HES 1003
065 ONE MORE DANCE HES 705  /HES 1003
066 YOU ALREADY SAID GOODBYE HES 1003  
067 YOUR GOOD GIRL'S GONNA GO BAD HES 1003  
068 NO MORE FRIDAY NIGHTS ALONE HES 1003  
069 THERE HE GOES HES 1003  
070 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM HES 1003
071 CRIED MY HEART AWAY HES 1003  
1983 Hacienda Records Studio, 1236 South Staples Corpus Christi, TX -  Janie C. with Cactus Country Band (Janie C. Ramirez [vcl], Roy Meave [vcl/gt/ harmonica/accordion], Hilario Ramirez [vcl/gt], Clyde Chavez [vcl/bass gt],  Teddy Dominguez [drums/ percussion]. Producer: Hilario Ramirez)
072 DREAM OF ME HAC 7007  
073 EN TUS BRAZOS HAC 307 /HAC 7007
074 WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS HAC 7007  
075 LLORANDO EN SILENCIO HAC 7007  
076 EL RANCHO TIME HAC 7007  
077 EL GORRION Y YO HAC 307 /HAC 7007  
078 AL VER HAC 7007  
079 CANDY MAN HAC 7007  
080 LA CALANDRIA HAC 7007  HAC 7941
081 GO TO PIECES HAC 7007   
1985 unknown – Janie C. with Cactus Country Band
082 AHI VIENES OTRA VEZ Hacienda VIII  
083 ROSITA DE OLVIDO Hacienda VIII  
084 LA PLAYA Hacienda VIII  
085 QUE ANDAS HACIENDO Hacienda VIII  
086 CUANDO VUELVO A MEXICO Hacienda VIII  
087 UN DIA Hacienda VIII
088 LA LEY DEL MONTE Hacienda VIII  
089 ACUERDATE ACUERDATE Hacienda VIII  
090 LOS BARANDALES DEL PUETE Hacienda VIII  
Cactus Country Band recorded after 1985, see albums and singles list


ALBUMS
Hacienda HAC-7906 Flor del rio:
Flor Del Rio; Por Una Mujer Casada; Mi Linda Fraulein; Paper Roses; Jambalaya; Los Laureles; Esta Sediento De Amor (My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own); Margaritaville; Los Barandales Del Puente; Crawdad Hole - 07-12-79 (also on Trebol TI 70410, MEX; CD issue on HAC-7568 in 2001)
Hacienda HAC 7918 La Palma:  La Palma;  El Lirio;  Una Noche Serena Y Obscura;  Old Rattler;  Snowbird;  Modesta Ayala;  Ay Jalisco;  Cactus Chotis;  Indita Mia;  Rosita Alvirez  – 80 w. Janie C. Ramirez
Hacienda HAC-7929 Las Nubes:No me vengas a llorar; Las nubes; El hijo desobediente; Silver wings; Te vas angel mio; Dos seres que se aman; Las gaviotas; Honky tonk-Nightime Man; Mi otra mujer; Ya perdi el amor – 80 (also on Trebol TI 70440, MEX)
ARV ARVLP 1063 1st Lady of Chicano Country: Piquetes de hormiga; La Puerta; Elisa; Made in Japan; El Ausente; Te necesito; Con cartitas; Nadine; Te esperare; Satin sheets - 09-06-81 w. Janie C. Ramirez
Hacienda HAC 6988 la reina de country: Acabame de matar; Mi desilusion; Tulsa time; I walk the line; Dos amigos; Cotton Eyed Joe; Palomita de ala blanca; El gallinero; Orange blossom special; Sueña y quiereme - 81 w. Janie C. Ramirez
Hacienda HAC 6993 Pajarito Carpintero: Tengo Un Amor; Pajarito Carpintero; Mi Vida La Causa Fuiste; Pensando En Ti; Vamos A Bailar; Todos Por Igual; Olvidate De Todo; Rancho Time; Lagrimas De Oro; Cactus Cumbia; Long Tall Texan - 82 W. Janie C.
Hacienda HAC 7941 The Best Of Cactus Country Band: Flor del rio; La palma; Las nubes; El Gallinero; Una noche serena y obscura; Ya perdi el amor; Las gaviotas; Los laureles; Pajarito Carpintero; La Calandria; Los barandales del puente; Corrido de Rosita Alvirez– 82?
Hacienda HAC 7007 En tus brazos:  Dream of me; En tus brazos; Waltz across Texas; Llorando en silencio; El rancho time; El gorrion y yo; Al ver; Candy man; La calandria; Go to pieces – 83 w. Janie C.
Hacienda HES 1003 No More Friday Nights Alone: Blue Smoke Blues; From the Back of My Mind; Don't Worry; One More Dance; You Already Said Goodbye; Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad; No More Friday Nights Alone; There He Goes; Take Good Care of Him; Cried My Heart Away - 83 w. Janie C.
Hacienda VIII / RCA Camden Int. IL6-7434 Quiero Saber Que Es Amor:  Quiero Saber Que Es Amor;  Ahi Vienes Otra Vez;  Rosita De Olvido;  La Playa;  Que Andas Haciendo;  Cuando Vuelvo A Mexico;  Un Dia; La Ley Del Monte;  Acuerdate Acuerdate;  Los Barandales Del Puete – 85 w. Janie C
Hacienda ?  Y andale:  Y Andale;  Kansas City;  Y Lo Quiero;  Y Dicen;  Mi Ranchito;  Pajarillo Barranquero;  Feria De Las Flores;  Estrellita Marinera;  Tennessee Flat Top Box;  Cactus Exitos – 94? (reissued in 2007)
Hacienda ? Tu y las nubes: Tu y las nubes; Toda una vida; Act naturally; Y dicen; La parrandera; Zacatecas polka; La desvelada; Paloma, de donde vienes; Me lo ubieras advertido
Celosa – 95
Hacienda ? Donde Nace La Flor:  Donde Nace La Flor;  Try A Little Kindness;  We've Got The Power;  I Have Decided;  Lord, When You Come;  One Day At A Time;  No Turning Back;  Padre Nuestro;  Yo Te Amo Mucho; Just When I Needed Love  – 08-03-07 (reissue?) Janie C.

SINGLES (incomplete)
Hacienda
HAC 111 Flor Del Rio / Paper Roses - 79
HAC 129 Los Laureles / Mi corazon esta sediento de amor – 79 Cactus Country
HAC 138 Los Barrandales Del Puente / Por Una Mujer Casada – 79?
HAC 150 Una Noche Serena Y Obscura / Modesta Ayala – 80
HAC 157 La Palma / Indita Mia - 80
HAC 160 Snowbird / Rosita Alvirez - 80 w. Janie C.
HAC 188 Las Gaviotas / Las Nubes – 80
HAC 193 Mi Otra Mujer / Silver Wings – 80
ARV ARV 5227 Te necesito / Piquettes de hormiga -  01-08-81
HAC 252 Acabame De Matar / I Walk The Line - 82 w. Janie C. Ramirez
HAC 273 Pajarito Carpintero / Tengo Un Amor – 82? w. Janie C.
HAC 292 Todos Por Igual / Mi Vida La Causa Fuiste – 82? w. Janie C. Ramirez
HES 705  Blue Smoke Blues / One More Dance – 82 w. Janie C
HAC 307 En Tus Brazas / 'El Gorrion Y Yo – 83 w. Janie C.
HAC 394 Y Andale / Mi Ranchito – 9-? w. Janie C. Ramirez
HAC 405 Tu Y Las Nubes (w. Freddy Fender) / Paloma, De Donde Vienes – 95  w. Janie C




Blue Sky Riders

 2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2011 [live] The Rutledge, 410 4th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Blue Sky Riders (Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman + unknown musicians)
00001 I’M A RIDER (FINALLY HOME)
00002 LITTLE VICTORIES
00003 DREAM
Tracks above issued on EP Live At The Rutledge
2012  Los Angeles, CA/Nashville, TN – Blue Sky Riders (Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman + unknown musicians)
001 I'M A RIDER (FINALLY HOME) 3Dream 53221
002 HOW'S THAT WORKIN' FOR YA 3Dream 53221  
003 LITTLE VICTORIES 3Dream 53221  
004 JUST SAY YES 3Dream 53221  
005 FEELIN' BRAVE 3Dream 53221  
006 YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME 3Dream 53221  
007 ANOTHER SPRING 3Dream 53221  
008 DREAM 3Dream 53221  
009 THOUSAND WILD HORSES 3Dream 53221  
010 I GET IT 3Dream 53221  
011 SAY I LIKE IT 3Dream 53221  
012 WINDEER WOMAN 3Dream 53221  
013 AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT 3Dream 53221  
014 YOU TOOK THE WORDS (RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH) 3Dream 53221  
015 HOW ABOUT NOW  3Dream 53221  
2012 unknown – Blue Sky Riders (Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman + unknown musicians)
016 O HOLY NIGHT digital single/ Finally Home For Christmas
2013 Burrtown Studios, Nashville, TN – Blue Sky Riders (Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman)
017 SILENT NIGHT
018 DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR
019 WHAT CHILD IS THIS
020 O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
2015 Blackbird Studio, Nashville, TN/Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN/ Ocean Way Nashville, Nashville, TN/Brotheryn Studios, Ojai, CA  - Blue Sky Riders (Kenny Loggins [vcl/ac/el gt/ percussion], Gary Burr [vcl/ac gt/ mandolin/percussion], Georgia Middleman [vcl/ac gt/dulcimer] + Jesse Siebenberg [ac/el gt/drums/synthesizer/ steel/lap slide/percussion], Shawn Tubbs [ac gt], Jimmy Olander [ac gt], Scott Bernard [el gt], Pat Buchanan [el gt], Tom Bukovac [el gt], Ilya Toshinsky [banjo], Forrest O‘ Connor [mandolin], Chad Jeffers [dobro], Barry Bales [bass], Dan Needham [drums], Nathanial Kunkel [percussion], Aubrey Haynie [fiddle],  Tom Ball [harmonica], Mike Rojas [accordion], The Kickstarter Chorus [bck vcl-1].  Producer: Blue Sky Riders)
021 WHAT WENT RIGHT
022 WHY NOT
023 THE RODEO
024 NO TOMORROW TONIGHT
025 NOTHING MATTERS MORE THAN LOVE
026 NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL
027 FLYIN' DREAMS
028 I'M LUCKY LIKE THAT
029 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
030 WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT LOVE
031 ZERO MILES TO EMPTY
032 THANK YOU (FOR REMINDING ME) -1
tracks above issued on album Why Not



ALBUMS
3Dream 53221 Finally Home:
I'm a Rider (Finally Home);How's That Workin' For Ya; Little Victories; Just Say Yes; Feelin' Brave; You're Not The Boss Of Me; Another Spring; Dream; Thousand Wild Horses; I Get It; Say I Like It; Windeer Woman; As Luck Would Have It; You Took The Words (Right Outta My Mouth); How About Now – 29-01-13
3Dream no # Why Not: What Went Right; Why Not; The Rodeo; No Tomorrow Tonight; Nothing Matters More Than Love; No Fool Like An Old Fool; Flyin' Dreams; I'm Lucky Like That; Whatever Happened To; What's So Great About Love; Zero Miles To Empty; Thank You (For Reminding Me) – 09-09-15
    

EPs
3Dream ? Live At The Rutledge:  I’m A Rider (Finally Home); Little Victories; Dream – 09-08-11
3Dream 2013-4 Finally Home For Christmas: Silent Night; Do You Hear What I Hear; What Child Is This; O Come All Ye Faithful; Oh Holy Night – 14-12-13


Brenda Burch

 Brenda Lee Burch, *Utah
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2007 unknown – Dan Cahoon and Brenda Burch
001 BELIEVE IN LOVE Lumen 4940660
LUMEN 4940660 BELIEV EIN LOVE – SONGS OF HOPE AND ISNPIRATION (2007)
2007 poss. Nashville, TN – Brenda Burch
002 SUGAR LAND
003 RAININ' ROSES
004 I FIND IN YOU
005 THE RUSH Brenda Burch
006 LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHT
007 I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE Brenda Burch
008 STRANGE KIND OF MAGIC Brenda Burch
009 TURN THE PAGE
010 WHEN I'M OVER YOU
011 YOU  
tracks above issued on album The Rush
2010 or sooner unknown – Brenda Burch
012 GET A LIFE
2010 Abtrax Recording Studio, Nashville, TN - Brenda Burch
013 YOU ARE THE REASON
014 ATLANTA STILL BURNS
015 I'M STILL STANDING
016 THE LAST
017 CAN'T NOBODY
018 A HEART LIKE THIS
019 NOURISH THE CHILDREN
Tracks above issued on album Brenda Burch
2013 unknown - Brenda Burch
020 ROCKIN‘ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE digital single [rel. Dec. 10]
2014 unknown - Brenda Burch (Producer: Brenda Burch and Tyler Monks)
021 NOWHERE ELSE digital single [rel. May 13]
022 CRUSHIN‘  digital single  [rel. May 20]
2015 Nashville, TN - Brenda Burch (Producer: Brenda Burch)
023 OLD THINGS
024 SPARKS WILL FLY
025 NO BETTER TIME
026 SUGAR FIX
027 MY WORLD
028 TAKE ME BACK
Tracks above issued on EP Sparks Will Fly
2017 unknown - Brenda Burch
029 BLUE CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Nov. 29]
2021 Nashville, TN  – Brenda Burch
030 BIG WIDE WORLD digital single [rel. Jan. 7, 2022]


ALBUMS
Brenda Burch ? The Rush:
Sugar Land; Rainin' Roses; I Find In You; The Rush; Lookin' For The Light; I Know You're Out There; Strange Kind Of Magic; Turn The Page; When I'm Over You; You  – 03-12-07
Brenda Burch ? Brenda Burch: You Are the Reason; Atlanta Still Burns; I'm Still Standing; I Know You're Out There; The Rush; Strange Kinda Magic; The Last; Can't Nobody; A Heart Like This; Nourish the Children - 19-10-10

EPs
SMG ? Sparks Will Fly: Old Things; Sparks Will Fly; No Better Time; Sugar Fix; My World; Take Me Back - 25-03-16


W. W. Macbeth

 William W. Macbeth, *Pennsylvania, +
by Tony Russell, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

ca. 20 October 1925 Dallas, TX – W. W. Macbeth (W.W. Macbeth [harmonica])
001 9381-A LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD  OKeh 40509
002 9382-A  CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY 40509
ca. 23 October 1928 Dallas, TX – W.W.MacBeth and Tom Collins (Tom Collins [gt], W.W. Macbeth [harmonica])
003 DAL-714 MY WILD IRISH ROSE    Vocalion 5282
004 DAL-715 LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD   Vocalion 5282
30 October 1929 Dallas, TX – W.W.MacBeth (W.W. Macbeth [harmonica], ? [gt])
005 DAL-549 RED WING       Brunswick 443 Supertone S2092
006 DAL-550 DIXIE MEDLEY   Brunswick 373 /BACM CD D 701
007 DAL-551 OVER THE WAVES  Brunswick 443 Supertone S2092
008 DAL-552 SOUTHERN MELODIES     Brunswick 373/BACM CD D 701
BACM CD D 701 HARMONICA IN COUNTRY MUSIC (UK, 2023)
30 November 1930 Dallas, TX – W.W.MacBeth (W.W. Macbeth [harmonica], ? [gt])
009 DAL-6795  DARLING NELLIE GRAY   Brunswick 571
010 DAL-6796  MISSOURI WALTZ  Brunswick 571
011 DAL-6797  AFTER THE BALL  unissued

SINGLES
OKeh (1925)
40509 A Listen To The Mocking Bird / Carry Me Back To Old Virginny – 26
Vocalion (1928)
5282 My Wild Irish Rose / Listen To The Mocking Bird – 04-29 w. Tom Collins
Brunswick (1929-30)
373 Dixie Medley / Southern Melodies - 30
443 Red Wing / Over The Waves – 30 (also on Sypertone S 2092)
571 Darling Nellie Grasy / Missouri Waltz - 32