Tail Gators

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
1985 Austin, TX – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ fiddle/ lap steel], Keith Ferguson [bass], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [drums/rub biard/ triangel/ bck vcl]. Producer: Spot)
001 PICK UP THE DECK WR 285  
002 BROWN EYED GIRL WR 285  
003 NO ONE ELSE WILL DO WR 285
004 THEY CALL ME ROCKIN‘ WR 285   
005 CAJUN HONEY WR 285  
006 MAMOU TWO STEP WR 285  
007 ROCK AND ROLL TILL THE COWS COME HOME WR 285  
008 ZYDECKO WALTZ WR 285
009 LITTLE DARLIN' BE MINE WR 285  
010 ALL NIGHT WORKER WR 285  
011 ROCK BAYOU BABY WR 285
1986 Studio D, Austin, TX – The Tail Gators
012 ROCK 'N ROLL TILL THE COWS COME HOME WREP 786
013 DIGGIN' AND DATIN' WREP 786  
014 GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE WREP 786  
1986 Arlyn Studios, 200 Academy Dr #140, Austin, TX – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ fiddle/ lap steel], Keith Ferguson [bass], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [drums]. Producer: Don Leady, Geoff Cordner, Mike Stewart)
015 MUMBO JUMBO WR 986
016 LITTLE GIRL BLUE WR 986  
017 I NEED LOVE WR 986  
018 THANK YOU BABY WR 986  
019 CHASE THE DEVIL WR 986  
020 MARIA ELENA WR 986
021 BARCELETA WR 986  
022 YARD DOG WR 986  
023 BEHIND THE WHEEL WR 986  
024 TAIL SHAKER WR 986  
1987 Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX/ Studio D, Austin, TX – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ fiddle], Keith Ferguson [bass], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [drums]. + Steve Berlin [keyboards].   Producer: Mark Linett, Steve Berlin)
025 BALLAD OF STAGGER AND LILLY WR 1987
026 DIGGIN' AND DATIN' WR 1987
027 COLINDA WR 1987
028 JUNGLE ROCK WR 1987
029 FAT BACK WR 1987
030 GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE WR 1987
031 ALLON'S ROCK 'N' ROLL WR 1987
032 DON'T DO IT  WR 1987
033 BACK DOOR WR 1987
034 TORE UP WR 1987  
1988 poss. Austin, TX  – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ fiddle/lap steel/ accordion/mandolin/ banjo], Keith Ferguson [vcl/bass], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [vcl/drums/ percussion].  Producer: Don Leady, Mike Stewart)
035 CAROLEE Restless 72275-1
036 CRAWFISHIN' Restless 72275-1
037 TILL IT'S TOO LATE Restless 72275-1
038 MY MICHELE Restless 72275-1
039 SIDEWINDER Restless 72275-1
040 START ALL OVER Restless 72275-1
041 DROP YOUR HEAD Restless 72275-1
042 EYES LIKE A CAT Restless 72275-1
043 OK LET'S GO Restless 72275-1
044 ALL I REALLY WANT Restless 72275-1
045 MAMA ROSIN Restless 72275-1
046 SEXY WAYS Restless 72275-1
1989 poss. Austin, TX  – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt], Keith Ferguson [vcl/bass], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [vcl/drums/ percussion] + Michelle and Nancy [bck vcl].  Producer: Don Leady, Mike Stewart)
047 HALLELUJAH, I'M COMING HOME Restless 72343  
048 COME ON BABY Restless 72343  
049 HOODOO Restless 72343  
050 ROCKIN' IN THE 1990'S Restless 72343  
051 NUEVO LOREDO Restless 72343
052 LET'S HAVE SOME FUN Restless 72343  
053 LONG TALL YOUNG BOY Restless 72343  
054 WEAR YOUR BLACK DRESS Restless 72343
055 20-75 Restless 72343
056 PICK UP THE DECK Restless 72343
057 SHAKE DANCE Restless 72343
058 LET'S GO BOPPIN' TONIGHT Restless 72343
059 SOMETHIN'S GOT A HOLD ON ME Restless 72343
1991 Arlyn Studios, 200 Academy Dr #140, Austin, TX – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ accordion/ organ], Jean-Jacques ( J.J.) Barrera [vcl/ bass/ bajo quinto], Gary "Mudcat" Smith [vcl/drums]. Producer: Don Leady)
060 SWAMP'S UP UPSTAR 008  
061 FEEL LIKE I'M FALLIN' UPSTAR 008  
062 DUST DEVIL UPSTAR 008
063 PSYCHOTIC REACTION UPSTAR 008  
064 MALO-BUENO UPSTAR 008  
065 COLUMBIA ROCKS UPSTAR 008  
066 RAMROD UPSTAR 008  
067 VOODOO DOLL UPSTAR 008
068 RIDE OF THE RUTHLESS UPSTAR 008  
069 LOOK UP UPSTAR 008  
070 BLUE NORTHERN UPSTAR 008  
071 BARE FOOTIN' UPSTAR 008  
072 STAMPEDE UPSTAR 008  
1995 Flashpoint Recording Studio, 609 Trinity St, Austin, TX – The Tail Gators (Don Leady [vcl/gt/ accordion], Jean-Jacques ( J.J.) Barrera [vcl/ bass/ bajo sexto], Chico Oropeza [vcl/drums/ percussion/ mandolin]. + Joe Cabral [tnr sax], Danny Young [washboard].   Producer: Don Leady)
073 HOG GROOVE UPSTAR 019
074 TICO TICO UPSTAR 019
075 STOP THAT RAPPIN' UPSTAR 019
076 TALK TO ME UPSTAR 019
077 HOWLIN' FOR MY DARLIN' UPSTAR 019
078 SHAKE THAT ZYDECO UPSTAR 019
079 HONEY UPSTAR 019
080 BUTTON BOX UPSTAR 019
081 MIGHT MAKE YOU BLIND UPSTAR 019
082 DEUCES WILD UPSTAR 019
083 SNAP BEAN UPSTAR 019
084 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HER UPSTAR 019
085 ONION EYED JOE UPSTAR 019
086 THE LIES YOU MAKE UPSTAR 019

ALBUMS
Wrestler WR 285 Swamp Rock: Pick Up The Deck; Brown Eyed Girl; No One Else Will Do; They Call Me Rockin‘;  Cajun Honey; Mamou Two Step; Rock And Roll Till The Cows Come Home; Zydecko Waltz; Little Darlin' Be Mine; All Night Worker; Rock Bayou Baby – 03-05-85
Wrestler WR 986 Mumbo Jumbo: Mumbo Jumbo; Little Girl Blue; I Need Love; Thank You Baby; Chase The Devil; Maria Elena; Barceleta; Yard Dog; Behind The Wheel; Tail Shaker – 08-07-86
Wrestler WR 1987 Tore Up: Ballad Of Stagger And Lilly; Diggin' And Datin'; Colinda; Jungle Rock; Fat Back; Guitar Boogie Shuffle; Allon's Rock 'n' Roll; Don't Do It    ; Back Door; Tore Up  - 87
Restless 72275-1 OK Let's Go!:  Carolee; Crawfishin'; Till It's Too Late; My Michele; Sidewinder; Start All Over; Drop Your Head; Eyes Like A Cat; OK Let's Go; All I Really Want; Mama Rosin; Sexy Ways – 01-10-88
Restless 7 72343-1 /7 72343-2 Hide Your Eyes: Hallelujah, I'm Coming Home; Come On Baby; Hoodoo; Rockin' In The 1990's; Nuevo Loredo; Let's Have Some Fun; Long Tall Young Boy; Wear Your Black Dress; 20-75; Pick Up The Deck; Shake Dance; Let's Go Boppin' Tonight; Somethin's Got A Hold On Me. – 05-01-90
Upstart UPSTART 008 Swamp's Up: Swamp's Up; Feel Like I'm Fallin'; Dust Devil; Psychotic Reaction; Malo-Bueno; Columbia Rocks; Ramrod; Voodoo Doll; Ride Of The Ruthless; Look Up; Blue Northern; Bare Footin'; Stampede – 11-12-91
Upstart  UPSTART 019 It's A Hog Groove!: Hog Groove; Tico Tico; Stop That Rappin'; Talk To Me; Howlin' For My Darlin'; Shake That Zydeco; Honey; Button Box; Might Make You Blind; Deuces Wild; Snap Bean; Keep Your Hands Off Her; Onion Eyed Joe; The Lies You Make – 16-01-96
    

EPs
Wrestler WREP 786 Rock 'N' Roll Till The Cows Come Home: Rock 'N Roll Till The Cows Come Home; Diggin' And Datin'; Guitar Boogie Shuffle - 86

Rod Gator (Melancon)

 Rod Melancon, *Louisiana
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2013 unknown – Rod Melancon [Rod Gator  on reissue]  (Rod Melancon [vcl/gt], Brian Wheelan [gt/ percussion/ keyboards],  Ben Reddell [bass],  Dale Daniel [drums],  Lee Pardini [keyboards], Andy Creighton [vcl])
001 DUCK FESTIVAL QUEEN
002 MARELLA
003 CURVE LOUNGE
004 SOUTH LOUISIAN'
005 MAD TALKIN' MAN
006 DREAMER
007 WANNA GO FOR A RIDE
008 CUSHING AVENUE
009 DIFFERENT MAN
010 FEATHERS
Tracks above issued on album Parish Lines
2015 unknown – Rod Gator
011 PERRY Southern Gothic
012 DWAYNE AND ME Southern Gothic
013 A MAN LIKE ME SHOULDN'T OWN A GUN
014 THE LIGHTS OF CARENCRO Southern Gothic
015 BY HER SIDE
Tracks above issued on EP LA 14
2017 unknown  – Rod Gator (Producer: Brian Whelan)
016 WITH THE DEVIL
017 PROMISES
018 REDHEAD
019 PRAYING FOR LIGHT
020 MARY LOU
021 DIFFERENT MAN
022 OUTSKIRTS OF YOU
Tracks above issued on album Southern Gothic
2017 poss. Austin, TX – Rod Gator
023 GRATEFUL FOR CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Dec. 1]
2018 Electrix Deluxe Recorders, Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Producer: Adtian Quesada, Will Walden)
024 PINKVILLE
025 GOIN' OUT WEST
026 WESTGATE
027 REHABILITATION
028 CORPUS CHRISTI CARWASH
029 THE HEARTBREAKERS
030 LORD KNOWS
031 MANIC DEPRESSION
032 57 CHANNELS
033 COBRA
Tracks above issued on album Pinkville
2021 poss. Electrix Deluxe Recorders, Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Producer: Adrian Quesada,  Will Walden)
034 AUGUST 29
035 MERMENTAU BRIDGE
036 CHICKENHAWK
037 OUT HERE IN ECHO PARK
038 YOUR GOODBYE
039 FOR LOUISIANA
040 IDLE HANDS
041 STAYING IN TIME
Tracks above issued on album For Louisiana
2021  Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Rod Gator [vcl], Will Walden [all instruments].  Producer: Will Walden)
042 EVERYTIME digital single [rel. Feb. 11, 2022]
2022 poss. Austin, TX – Rod Gator
043 INTRO
044 CONQUEROR
045 FREIGHT TRAIN
046 HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
047 THE BEAST OF SLIDELL
048 BORN IN THE OCTAGON
049 TOUCHED BY FIRE
050 IN THE NIGHT
Tracks above issued on EP Conqueror

ALBUMS
Medina River no # Parish Lines:  Duck Festival Queen;  Marella;  Curve Lounge;  South Louisian';  Mad Talkin' Man;  Dreamer;  Wanna Go for a Ride;  Cushing Avenue;  Different Man;  Feathers – 13 (reissued on Blue Elan in March 2014)
Blue Elan BER 1025 Southern Gothic:  With the Devil;  Perry;  Lights of Carencro;  Dwayne and Me;  Promises;  Redhead;  Praying for Light;  Mary Lou;  Different Man;  Outskirts of You – 16-06-17
Blue Elan BER 1120 Pinkville:  Pinkville;  Goin' Out West;  Westgate;  Rehabilitation;  Corpus Christi Carwash;  The Heartbreakers;  Lord Knows;  Manic Depression;  57 Channels;  Cobra – 05-04-19
Blue Elan BER 1362 For Louisiana:  August 29;  Mermentau Bridge;  Chickenhawk;  Out Here in Echo Park;  Your Goodbye;  For Louisiana;  Idle Hands;  Staying in Time – 17-09-21

EPs
Blue Elan no # LA-14:  Perry;  Dwayne and Me;  A Man Like Me Shouldn't Own a Gun;  The Lights of Carencro;  By Her Side – 22-04-16
Cajun Justice ? Conqueror:  Intro;  Conqueror;  Freight Train;  House of the Devil;  The Beast of Slidell;  Born in the Octagon;  Touched by Fire;  In the Night – 22-09-23

Raised By Eagles

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2013 Little Gold Studios, Upper Level, 1 Pitt St, Brunswick VIC, AUS – Raised By Eagles (Nick O'Mara [vcl/ac/el gt/ lap steel], Luke Sinclair [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Luke Richardson [vcl/bass], Johnny Gibson [vcl/drums/ percussion]. Producer: Raised By Eagles)
001 PENNY DROP RBE 001  
002 WATCHING YOU FALL RBE 001
003 GREAT WORLD ATLAS RBE 001
004 OLD STONES RBE 001  
005 GREEN GINGER WINE RBE 001  
006 TRAVELIN' BONE RBE 001  
007 TAKE YOUR TIME RBE 001  
008 WAITING FOR GHOSTS RBE 001
2014 Tender Trap Studios, 37 Cunningham St, Northcote, VIC, AUS – Raised By Eagles (Nick O'Mara [vcl/ac/el gt/ lap steel/mandolin], Luke Sinclair [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Luke Richardson [vcl/bass], Johnny Gibson [vcl/drums/ percussion] +  Jacqueline Tonks. Liz Stringer, Tracy McNeil, Van Walker [bck vcl]. Producer: Raised By Eagles)
009 FALLING THROUGH RBE 002  
010 JACKIE RBE 002  
011 SUGAR CANE RBE 002  
012 HONEY RBE 002  
013 WATERLINE RBE 002  
014 WINDOW SEAT RBE 002  
015 DOORSTEP RBE 002  
016 DAY'S FALL RBE 002
2016 Yikesville Studio, Yarraville, Melbourne, VIC, AUS – Raised By Eagles (Nick O'Mara [vcl/ac/el gt/ lap steel], Luke Sinclair [vcl/ac gt/ harmonica], Luke Richardson [vcl/bass], Johnny Gibson [vcl/drums/ percussion]. Producer: Raised By Eagles, Shane O'Mara)
017 SHAPE AND LINE ABC 5760927
018 EVERY NIGHT ABC 5760927  
019 I MUST BE SOMEWHERE ABC 5760927  
020 NOWHERE (YOU WANNA RUN) ABC 5760927  
021 HEARTBREAKER ABC 5760927  
022 NIGHT WHEELS ABC 5760927
023 EVERYDAY, EVERYDAY ABC 5760927  
024 DREAMER ABC 5760927  
025 GOLD RUSH BLUES ABC 5760927  
026 BY NOW ABC 5760927


ALBUMS
Raised By Eagles/Vitamin [AUS] RBE 001 Raised by Eagles:  Penny Drop;  Watching You Fall;  Great World Atlas;  Old Stones;  Green Ginger Wine;  Travelin' Bone;  Take Your Time;  Waiting for Ghosts – 09-07-13
Sliprail [AUS] RBE 002 Diamonds in the Bloodstream:  Falling Through;  Jackie;  Sugar Cane;  Honey;  Waterline;  Window Seat;  Doorstep;  Day's Fall – 20-04-15
ABC Music [AUS] 5760927 I Must Be Somewhere:  Shape and Line;  Every Night;  I Must Be Somewhere;  Nowhere (You Wanna Run);  Heartbreaker;  Night Wheels;  Everyday, Everyday;  Dreamer;  Gold Rush Blues;  By Now – 19-05-17

Carlos Washington / Steel Horse Swing

 by Simone Della Torre, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2017 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Steel Horse Swing (Producer: Tom Broderick)
001 SWING TIME BABY
002 I'VE GOT A FEELIN' FOR YOU
003 HEY GOOD LOOKIN'
004 PUT THE WESTERN BACK IN THE COUNTRY
005 LET THE COWBOY DANCE
006 A DIAMOND FOR YOUR HEART
007 KISS ME BABY
008 WILD HORSES
009 BUCKING HORSE MOON
010 COWBOY UP
011 DANCE WITH WHO BRUNG YOU
2019 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing
012 I CAN STILL MAKE CHEYENNE
013 LITTLE BIT OF TEXAS
014 SUGAR MOON
015 I AM A COWBOY Y'ALL
016 MY LITTLE RED WAGON
017 MISS MOLLY
018 IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SWING
019 HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS
020 THE KING OF WESTERN SWING
021 I'M COMING HOME
2021 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing
022 ONE WAY TO SWING  digital single [rel. Apr. 1]/ A Little Western, A Little Swing
2021 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing (Carlos Washington [vcl], Cheis Daniels [rh gt], Ernie Martinez [archotp gt], Tom Broderick [steel], Jim Fischer [bass],  Daniel Quisenberry [drums/percussion], Bill Pontarelli [clarinet], Darren Kramer [trombone], Dawn Kramer [trumpet], Bob Rebholz [alto sax]. Producer: Ernie Martinez) [overdub sessions: Allegro Sound Lab, Burleson, TX: Hailey Sandoz [fiddle]
023 PARTY ON PIEDRA LUMBRE digital single [rel. Nov. 1]/ A Little Western, A Little Swing
2022 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing
024 DESERT SKIES digital single [rel. Apr. 12]/ A Little Western, A Little Swing
2023 FTM Studios, 1111 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO – Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing
025 LITTLE BIT OF WESTERN, LITTLE BIT OF SWING
026 GOT TO SEE THE WEST
Tracks above issued on EP A Little Western, A Little Swing



ALBUMS
Steel Horse no # (UPC 888295768085) Swing Time Baby: Swing Time Baby; I've Got a Feelin' for You; Hey Good Lookin'; Put the Western Back in the Country; Let the Cowboy Dance; A Diamond for Your Heart; Kiss Me Baby; Wild Horses; Bucking Horse Moon; Cowboy Up; Dance with Who Brung You – 02-04-18 Steel Horse Swing
Carlos Washington no # (UPC888295926249) Little Bit Of Texas: I Can Still Make Cheyenne; Little Bit of Texas; Sugar Moon; I Am a Cowboy Y'all; My Little Red Wagon; Miss Molly; It Was Love at First Swing; House of Blue Lights; The King of Western Swing; I'm Coming Home – 18-08-19

EPs
Carlos Washington ? A Little Western, A Little Swing:  Little Bit of Western, Little Bit of Swing;  Got to See the West;  One Way to Swing;  Party on Piedra Lumbre;  Desert Skies – 01-07-23