Less Lester (and The Bluegrass Rams)

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
1970s unknown, NC – Less Lester with The Bluegrass Rams
001 UR 2609A CABIN IN THE HILLS OF CAROLINE UR 2609
002 UR 2609B WEEPING WILLOW UR 2609
003 UR 2610A I BOWED MY HEAD AND CRIED AGAIN UR 2610
004 UR 2610B  PATTY ON THE TURNPIKE UR 2610
1981 Duel Recording Studio, Asheboro, NC - Less Lester and The Bluegrass Rams (Less Lester [ld vcl/rh gt], Matt Atkins [ld vcl/rh gt], Mark Atkins [mandolin], Bobby Atkins [ld/tnr vcl/banjo],  Tim Atkins [bass], David Osborne [thnr/baritone/bass vcl/ fiddle]. Producer: Jim Sterlon)
005 DOING MY TIME LP 8115   
006 WALKING SHOES LP 8115   
007 BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND LP 8115  
008 LONESOME RIVER LP 8115   
009 CHOKING THE STRINGS LP 8115   
010 I CRIED AGAIN LP 8115
011  COUNTRY LATIN SPECIAL LP 8115
012 CABIN IN CAROLINE LP 8115   
013 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN LP 8115   
014 HARD TIMES LP 8115  
015 DRUNKARD'S GRAVE LP 8115  

ALBUMS
Rich-R-Tone LP 8115 Doin‘ My Time:  Doing My Time;  Walking Shoes;  Billy In The Low Ground; Lonesome River;  Choking The Strings;  I Cried Again; Country Latin Special; Cabin In Caroline;  Foggy Mountain Breakdown;  Hard Times;  Drunkard's Grave - 81

SINGLES
Stokes (1970s) with The Bluegrass Rams
UR 2609 Cabin In The Hills Of Caroline / Weeping Willow – 7-
UR 2610 I Bowed My Head And Cried Again / Patty On The Turnpike – 7-

Caryl Mack Parker / Caryl Mack

 *Abilene, TX
3rd version
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1984 poss. Portland, OR – Caryl Mack
001 YOU WERE RIGHT Caryl Mack JWCM 002
002 IF YOU WANT ME Caryl Mack JWCM 002
003 HIT AND RUN Caryl Mack JWCM 002
004 BETWEEN THE LINES Caryl Mack JWCM 002
005 SELFISH LOVER Caryl Mack JWCM 002
006 IT’S ALRIGHT TO CRY Caryl Mack JWCM 002
007 TAKE A NUMBER Caryl Mack JWCM 002
008 DOWN ON MY KNEES  Caryl Mack JWCM 002
1987 poss. Portland, OR – The Caryl Mack Band (Producer: Dan Huff)
009 SECRET’S IN YOUR HEART Parkworth CMB 001
010 ARMED AND DANGEROUS Parkworth CMB 001
1988 Barn Owl Studios, Tualatin, OR/ Spectrum Studios, Portlant, OR/ Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA – Caryl Mack (Caryl Mack [vcl/keyboards], Ron Chick  [gt], Scott Parker [gt],  Todd Jensen/Chris Beveridge [bass], Brian David Willis/Jim Finley [drums], Rob Farley [keyboards])
011 BREAK MY HEART
012 HOW LONG
013 YOU SAID THE WORD
014 HIT AND RUN
tracks above issued on EP Caryl Mack
1989 Dead Aunt Thelma’s Studio, 7923 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR – Caryl Mack (Caryl Mack [vcl/keyboards], Scott Parker  [rh gt/bck vcl], Ronn Chick [ld gt/bck vcl],  Lee Schneider [bass gt/bck vcl], Brian David Willis [drums], Joe Mower [keyboards]. Producer: Brian David Willis)
015 TRIED AND TRUE (TORCHES)
016 WALK SOFTLY
017 IT'S YOU
018 SHAKIN' YOU
019 I'LL BE THE ONE
020 TRACED YOUR FACE
tracks above issued on EP Tried and True
1991 Dead Aunt’s Thelma Studio, 7923 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR  – Caryl Mack(Caryl Mack [vcl/piano],  Ronn Chick [ac gt], Doug Fraser [ld/rh gt], Mark Spangler [ld/rh gt], Scott Parker [ld/rh gt/ bck vcl],  Brian David Willis/ Lee Schneider / Sandin Wilson [bass gt],  Brian David Willis [drums],  Joe Mower [keyboards], Danny Schauffler [sax], Bob Barnes,  Lee Schneider, Mike Conner [bck vcl].  Producer: Jeff Silbar, Mark Baker,  Brian David Wills)
021 TOO BAD (FOR MY OWN GOOD)
022 THIS SONG WAITS FOR YOU
023 TEARS ARE FALLIN'
024 WILD RIVER
025 SORRY (AS SORRY CAN BE)
026 SOME LOVE
027 DON'T EVEN WANNA IMAGINE
028 HEART TO THE LIGHT
tracks above issued on album Some Love
1980s-1990s [or later] Dead Aunt’s Thelma Studio, 7923 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR  – Caryl Mack
029 THE LOVE IN YOUR EYES Vendange
030 CRUMBLIN' Vendange  
031 LIPSTICK IN LAS VEGAS Vendange  
032 THE NEXT THING YOU FEEL Vendange  
033 WHEN IT'S RIGHT Vendange  
034 ROUGH AND TUMBLED Vendange
035 WHEN SADIE MET GRADY Vendange  
036 I CAN'T GET OVER YOU Vendange  
037 AT THE DOOR OF MY HEART Vendange  
038 LIKE US TOGETHER Vendange
039 NOTHIN' LIKE LONELY IN MY HEART Rustique  
040 THIS IS A BIG DEAL Rustique  
041 LIGHTEN MY LOAD Rustique
042 THE OTHER HALF OF MY BROKE HEART Rustique
043 THERE YOU GO Rustique  
044 HEARTS AND HORSES Rustique
045 THIS AIN'T THAT Rustique  
046 WOW! Rustique  
047 SOMETHING SACRED  Rustique
048 TIME FLIES La Trouvaille
049 THE PRESENT (NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT) La Trouvaille  
050 MARTHA (NOBODY KNOWS LIKE MARTHA) La Trouvaille  
051 LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE La Trouvaille  
052 DANTE TOOK THE VEGA La Trouvaille
053 THAT'S WORTH SOMETHING La Trouvaille  
054 WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS La Trouvaille
055 KINDA CLOSE TO MY HEART La Trouvaille  
056 CURVE OF MY HEART La Trouvaille
Tracks above issued on albums The Lost Thelma’s Sessions
1992 poss. Dead Aunt’s Thelma Studio, 7923 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR – Caryl Mack (Producer: Brian David Wills)
057 SO FAR SO GOOD
058 SMOKE N' MIRRORS
059 IF YOU NEVER LOVE ME
060 TORN APART
061 SO MUCH THE SAME
062 FEARLESS
063 WHERE LOVE SURVIVES
064 OLD HICKORY
065 PHANTOMS FROM DA NANG
066 FIRST DAY OF FOREVER
067 TANGLED UP Burnside BCD 9203-2
068 MOTHER TERESA
069 DON'T HANG ON
BURNSIDE BCD 9203-2 FUTURE CLASSICS (1992)
tracks above issued on albums Smoke and Mirros
1996 Nashville, TN -  Caryl Mack Parker (Caryl Mack Parker [vcl/gt/mandolin/piano], John Bunzow [gt/bck vcl], Scott Parker [gt/bck vcl], Lex Browning [gt/bck vcl], Dan Dugmore [el gt/steel], Pat Buchanan [el gt], Kenny Vaughan [el gt], Porter Howell [el gt], Tammy Rogers, Larry Franklin [mandolin/fiddle], Alison Prestwood [bass], Kristin Wilkinson [viola], John Catchings [cello], Tim Lauer [accordion/harmonium], Tony Harrell [piano/Hammond B-3 organ], Brian David Willis [keyboards/Hammond B-3 organ/drums/percussion], Anthony Martin [Wurlitzer/bck vcl], Gary Ogan, Stephony Smith, Cathy Majeski, Steve Mandile [bck vcl])
070 BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Magnatone MGT 112-2
071 BOURBON CONFESSION Magnatone MGT 112-2
072 WHEN I COME TO MY SENSES Magnatone MGT 112-2  
073 SUNSET IN ABILENE Magnatone MGT 112-2
074 WHAT'S ONE MORE DAY Magnatone MGT 112-2
075 SHOES BESIDE MY SHOES Magnatone MGT 112-2  
076 ONE NIGHT STAND Magnatone MGT 112-2  
077 IN THE PLACE OF LOVE Magnatone MGT 112-2
078 IT'S GOOD TO BE ME Magnatone MGT 112-2  
079 DEEPER THAN THAT Magnatone MGT 112-2  
080 IN THE SAME BREATH Magnatone MGT 112-2
October 2006 [live] Belmont Church, Nashville, TN. Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack Parker
08001 COME THOU ALMIGHTY KING
08002 EVERLASTING GOD
08003 A GREATER SONG
08004 WONDERFUL MERCIFUL SAVIOR
08005 WHO IS THERE LIKE YOU?/NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
08006 YOUR NAME
tracks above issued on EP Alabaster Boxes
2007 [and sooner] Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack Parker Caryl Mack Parker [vcl],
081 THE LOVE IN YOUR EYES
082 CRUMBLIN'
083 LIPSTICK IN LAS VEGAS
084 THE NEXT THING YOU FEEL
085 WHEN IT'S RIGHT
086 ROUGH AND TUMBLED
087 WHEN SADIE MET GRADY
088 I CAN'T GET OVER YOU
089 AT THE DOOR OF MY HEART
090 LIKE US TOGETHER
tracks above issued on album Rancho Divine
2020 Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack and The Rancho Divine
091 LANDED ON LOVE
092  NIGHT TRAIN TO LONELY
093 STAY
094 BEAUTIFUL
095 MERCY ROAD
096 STARS STOOD STILL IN TEXAS
097 SAY WHEN (JESUS AND THE BARTENDER)
098 VIVIANE
099 HOME
100 THE ONLY WAY OUT
Tracks above issued on album Mercy Road
2020 Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack
101 ALLELUIA, CHRIST THE LORD digital single [rel. Dec. 6]
2023 Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack
102 CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
103 I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
104 LET IT SNOW! LET IS SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
105 CHRISTMAS SONG ( CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE)
106 WINTER WONDERLAND
107 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE?
108  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Tracks above issued on EP Christmas Caryl
2023 [live] The Firepit, Nashville, TN – Caryl Mack
10801 HARVEST MOON digital single [rel. Oct. 13]
10802 HOME  digital single [rel. Oct Oct. 27]
10803 CAN'T LET GO
10804 MILLIONAIRE
10805 LOVE IS ALIVE
10806 DIG DOWN DEEP
10807 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
10808 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
10809 LONG BLACK VEIL
10810 LET LOVE RULE
10811 TWO HEARTS  
Tracks above issued on album The Firepit Sessions



ALBUMS
Cascot Music no # Some Love: Too Bad (For My Own Good); This Song Waits For You; Tears Are Fallin'; Wild River; Sorry (As Sorry Can Be); Some Love; Don't Even Wanna Imagine; Heart To The Light - 91 (cassette) Caryl Mack
Reunion Music Group ? Smoke And Mirrors: So Far So Good; Smoke N' Mirrors; If You Never Love Me; Torn Apart; So Much the Same; Fearless; Where Love Survives; Old Hickory; Phantoms from Da Nang; First Day of Forever; Tangled Up; Mother Teresa; Don't Hang On – 93 Caryl Mack
Magnatone MGT 112-2 Caryl Mack Parker: Better Love Next Time; Bourbon Confession; When I Come to My Senses; Sunset in Abilene; What's One More Day; Shoes Beside My Shoes; One Night Stand; In the Place of Love; It's Good to Be Me; Deeper Than That; In the Same Breath – 03-12-96 (reissued on Rancho Divine in 2007)
Rancho Divine no # (UPC634479810770) Rancho Divine: The Love in Your Eyes; Crumblin'; Lipstick in Las Vegas; The Next Thing You Feel; When it's Right; Rough and Tumbled; When Sadie Met Grady; I Can't Get Over You; At the Door of My Heart; Like Us Together – 13-06-08
Rancho Divine ? Vendange: The Lost Thelma's Sessions, Vol. 1:  The Love in Your Eyes;  Crumblin';  Lipstick in Las Vegas;  The Next Thing You Feel;  When It's Right;  Rough and Tumbled;  When Sadie Met Grady;  I Can't Get over You;  At the Door of My Heart;  Like Us Together – 18-09-20
Rancho Divine ? Rustique: The Lost Thelma's Sessions, Vol. 2:  Nothin' Like Lonely in My Heart;  This Is a Big Deal;  Lighten My Load; The Other Half of My Broke Heart; There You Go;  Hearts and Horses; This Ain't That;  Wow!;  Something Sacred – 25-09-20
Rancho Divine ? La Trouvaille: The Lost Thelma's Sessions, Vol. 3:  Time Flies;  The Present (No Time Like the Present);  Martha (Nobody Knows Like Martha);  Looking on the Bright Side;  Dante Took the Vega; That's Worth Something;  What a Woman Needs; Kinda Close to My Heart;  Curve of My Heart – 23-10-20
Rancho Divine no # Mercy Road:  Landed on Love;  Night Train to Lonely;  Stay;  Beautiful;  Mercy Road;  Stars Stood Still in Texas;  Say When (Jesus and the Bartender);  Viviane;  Home;  The Only Way Out – 12-02-21
Rancho Divine ? The Firepit Sessions:  Harvest Moon; Can't Let Go;  Millionaire;  Love Is Alive;  Dig Down Deep;  Ain't No Sunshine;  Stuck In The Middle With You;  Home; Long Black Veil;  Let Love Rule;  Two Hearts   – 26-01-24

EPs
Caryl Mack JWCM 002 Caryl Mack: You Were Right; If You Want Me; Hit And Run; Between The Lines; Selfish Lover; It’s Alright To Cry; Take A Number; Down On My Knees - 84
Parkworth no # Caryl Mack: Break My Heart; How Long; You Said the Word; Hit and Run – 01-10-88  Caryl Mack
Caryl Mack no # Tried and True: Tried and True;  Walk Softly;  It's you;  Shakin' You;  I'll Be The One;  Traced Your Face – 89  Caryl Mack
Rancho Divine ? Alabaster Boxes: Come Thou Almighty King; Everlasting God; A Greater Song; Wonderful Merciful Savior; Who Is There Like You?/Nothing But the Blood; Your Name – 15-10-07
Rancho Divine ? Christmas Caryl:  Christmas Time Is Here;  I'll Be Home for Christmas;  Let It Snow! Let Is Snow! Let It Snow!;  Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire); Winter Wonderland;  What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?;  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – 07-11-23

J.P. Mayton

 *07-08-1927 Blackstone, VA, - +18-01-2014
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2006 Nashville, TN – J.P. Mayton
001 SEATBELTS ON THE BARSTOOLS
002 SEE WHAT YOU'VE MISSED
003 FEELING SINGLE, SEEING DOUBLE
004 MY LIPSTICK
005 TWO LITTLE DROPS OF WATER
006 MY HEART'S MY DAILY REMINDER
007 DOLLAR BILL
008 LONELY REALTY
009 THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR THINKING
010 STAY WITH ME
011 FINGERPRINTS AND ALL
012 PLAY WITH THE BABY'S MOTHER
013  BY THE TIME I SAY HELLO
014 MOTHER'S OLD FADED SUNBONNET
015 AROUND THE CORNER/STEAL AWAY
Tracks above issued on album Long Over Due
2008 Nashville, TN – J.P. Mayton
016 KISSES FROM THE DOG
017 TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN
018 EL TORO PU PU
019 HANDFUL OF REGRETS
020 I'LL ALWAYS CARE
021 NO LONELY LIKE THE LONELY
022 COUNTRY USA
023 IT'S FUNNY WHAT A MEMORY CAN DO
024 BRING OUR HEROES HOME
025 DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER TO PRAY
026 LITTLE PEICE OF CORK IN THE WINE
027 I'M A WINNER EITHER WAY
028 OLD FORGOTTEN DAD
Tracks above issued on album Kisses From The Dog
2010 Nashville, TN – J.P. Mayton
029 SATISFIED
030 PEACE IN THE VALLEY
031 I BELIEVE IN A HILL CALLED MT. CALVARY
032 BOOGIE WITH THE DEVIL
033 JESUS IS HIS NAME
034 I WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED
035 NO ONE LIKE JESUS
036 HIGH FIVE FROM A CHILD
037 GOSPEL MEDLEY
038 I'M A WINNER EITHER WAY
039 ONE HIGH FOR ANOTHER
040 DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER TO PRAY
041 STEAL AWAY
042 MISS ME BUT LET ME GO
Tracks above issued on album I Am Satisfied


ALBUMS
Lily Pad Music ? Long Over Due: Seatbelts On The Barstools;  See What You've Missed;  Feeling Single, Seeing Double;  My Lipstick;  Two Little Drops of Water;  My Heart's My Daily Reminder;  Dollar Bill;  Lonely Realty;  That's What You Get For Thinking;  Stay With Me;  Fingerprints And All;  Play With The Baby's Mother;  By The Time I Say Hello;  Mother's Old Faded Sunbonnet;  Around The Corner/Steal Away - 06
Lily Pad Music ? Kisses From The Dog:  Kisses From The Dog;  Today I Started Loving You Again;  El Toro Pu Pu;  Handful of Regrets;  I'll Always Care;  No Lonely Like The Lonely;  Country USA;  It's Funny What a Memory Can Do;  Bring Our Heroes Home;  Don't Forget to Remember To Pray;  Little Peice of Cork in the Wine;  I'm A Winner Either Way;  Old Forgotten Dad - 08
Lily Pad Music ? I Am Satisfied: Satisfied;  Peace In the Valley;  I Believe In A Hill Called Mt. Calvary;  Boogie With the Devil;  Jesus Is His Name;  I Was There When It Happened;  No One Like Jesus;  High Five From a Child;  Gospel Medley;  I'm A Winner Either Way;  One High For Another;  Don't Forget to Remember To Pray;  Steal Away;  Miss Me But Let Me Go – 01-05-11