Tex Williams (AUS)

 William James Walker, *26-07-1924 Port Melbourne, Victoria, AUS, +22-01-2008
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
Ca 1952 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams
001 WANT TO BE A COWBOY  Regal Zonophone poss. unissued
002 SMOKIN’ MY LAST CIGARETTE Regal Zonophone poss. unissued
1961 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams
003 THE DECK OF CARDS FX 10366   
004 SEVEN DAYS IN HEAVEN FX 10366   
005 THE KILLER FX 10366   
006 YOU ROCKED WHEN YOU SHOULDA' ROLLED FX 10366   
1970 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams  (Producer: Joe Halford)
007 CATTLE CALL L 33672      
008 MY PAPPY TAUGHT ME TO YODEL L 33672
009 CHINA DOLL L 33672  L 15123
010 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU L 33672
011 BUSHLAND YODEL L 33672
012 SHE'S A ROSE FROM THE GARDEN OF PRAYER L 33672  
013 LOVE KNOT IN MY LARIAT L 33672  
014 THE SOUND OF COUNTRY MUSIC L 33672      
015 BUSH BUDDIES OF MINE L 33672  
016 I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS L 33672  
017 YODELLING WANDERER L 33672  
018 LONESOME YODELLER L 33672
1971 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams  
019 FOLLOWING THE GOLDEN SUN SFL 934032
020 VOICES OF DARK CHILDREN SFL 934032 L12123
021 CALL OF THE COAST SFL 934032
022 TO MOTHER SFL 934032
023 BALLAD OF A BUSHMAN SFL 934032 l 12123
024 ROUNDUP IN THE SPRING SFL 934032
025 KARRI SONG SFL 934032 L 15123
026 PUT A SMILE ON YOUR DIAL SFL 934032 L 15123
027 RINGER FROM QUEENSLAND SFL 934032 L 15123
028 WE STOOD AT THE ALTAR SFL 934032 L 15123
029 HAPPY SREET SFL 934032 L 15123
030 THREE LITTLE GIRLS AND A BOY SFL 934032 L 15123
1973 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams  
031 GOONDIWINDI GREY (THE GUNSYND SONG)  L 15123
032 THE GUNNER AND THE BARON L 15123
033 JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) L 15123  
ca 1973 Mildura, VIC, AUS – Tex Williams (Tex Willias [vcl], Kerry Strachan [ld/rh gt], Ian McDonald [bass gt], Ron Price [drums], Ron Shea [piano])
034 NCP 208-1 THE MILDURA SONG NCP 208  
035 NCP 208-2 THE PADDLEBOAT SONG NCP 208  
1974 Trafalgar Studios, 74B Trafalgar St., Annandale, NSW, AUS – Tex Williams (Tex Williams [vcl],  Col Duane [gt],, Dave Bridge [gt], Ken Kitching [steel], Ron Brown [bass], Des Egan [drums],  John Lyle [fiddle],  Milton Saunders [piano]. Producer:Joe Halford)
036 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME LACF 079  
037 A FOOL SUCH AS I LACF 079  
038 PLEASE, RELEASE ME LACF 079  
039 SINGING THE BLUES LACF 079  
040 OLD SHEP LACF 079  
041 DO WHAT YOU DO DO WELL LACF 079
042 RAMBLIN' ROSE LACF 079  
043 HE'LL HAVE TO GO LACF 079  
044 THERE'S AN AUSTRALIAN WAY TO SING A COUNTRY SONG LACF 079
045  WATERMELON WINE LACF 079      
046 BRIDLE ON THE WALL LACF 079  
047 OH LONESOME ME LACF 079  
1978 unknown, AUS – Tex Williams
048 YOUR CHEATING HEART GNLP 7098  
049 THE SWISS MOUNTAINEER GNLP 7098
050 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST GNLP 7098
051 THE CARRIBEAN GNLP 7098  
052 BOOZE LOVING BATTLER EMS-SP-289/GNLP 7098
053 ROSE OF THE RIO GNLP 7098  
054 THE MARTINS AND THE COYS GNLP 7098  
055 THE WAYWARD WIND GNLP 7098  
056 GOLDEN ROCKET GNLP 7098  
057 MOTHER QUEEN OF MY HEART GNLP 7098  
058 BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART GNLP 7098  
059 GEISHA GIRL GNLP 7098  
060 COUNTRY ROADS GNLP 7098  
061 IT TICKLES GNLP 7098  
062 HONEY GNLP 7098  
063 AUCTIONEER SONG GNLP 7098  
064 TWILIGHT ZONE GNLP 7098  
065 TOM DOOLEY GNLP 7098  
066 SUVLA BAY GNLP 7098  
067 SUMMER WINE GNLP 7098  
068 GOOD OLD AUSSIE BULL EMS-SP-289
1982 poss. Hadley Studios, Tamworth, NSW, AUS – Tex Williams
069 GOODBYE RAELENE HS-35
070 BOTTOM OF THE HARBOUR HS-35
1983 Hadley Studios, Tamworth, NSW, AUS – Tex Williams (Producer: Eric Scott)
071 HE'S WALKING PAST A GATE HLP 1277  
072 RED ROAD IN THE MORNING HLP 1277
073 KEEP PAINTING COUNTRY SCENES WITH COUNTRY MUSIC HLP 1277  
075 WHERE THE HUMPIES USED TO BE HLP 1277  
076 GRANDMA HLP 1277  
077 HIS LOVE LIVES IN A BOTTLE HLP 1277  
078 SHE'LL BE RIGHT, MATE HLP 1277
079 MYSTERIES OF LIFE HLP 1277
080 TWO STROKE JACKAROO  HLP 1277  
081 THE SNAKE SONG HLP 1277  
082 WE ARE GUESTS ON THIS EARTH HLP 1277  
083 WEST IS THE LAND HLP 1277  
Ca 1984 poss. Hadley Studios, Tamworth, NSW, AUS – Tex Williams
084 THE COWBOY'S AIR PLANE RIDE HLP 1293
085 A HAPPY YODELLING SONG HLP 1293
086 WE STOOD AT THE ALTAR HLP 1293
087 THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHMAN HLP 1293
088 WHERE THE BELLINGER RIVER FLOWS HLP 1293
089 THE SONG OF THE DROVER HLP 1293
090 ROUNDUP IN THE SPRING  HLP 1293
091 KINGDOM OF THE KARRI HLP 1293
092 I'M RAGGED BUT I'M RIGHT  HLP 1293
093 GOOD OLD DROVING DAYS HLP 1293
094 FOLLOWING THE GOLDEN SUN HLP 1293
095 DAYBREAK IN THE BUSHLAND HLP 1293
096 RED RIVER VALLEY HLP 1293
097 WHEN THE WAGON WAS NEW HLP 1293     
1990s James Walker Studios, Amherst, VIC, AUS – Tex Williams
098 THE DINGO JWCD 002
099 MEAT AND POTATO MAN JWCD 002
100 E’S WALKING PAST A GATE JWCD 002
101 WEDDING BELLS JWCD 002
102 FOR OLD TIMES SAKE JWCD 002
103 ALWAYS MY BEST FRIEND JWCD 002
104 THE ORCHID AND THE ROSE JWCD 002
105 WHEN THE WAGON WAS NEW JWCD 002
106 IT'S HARD TO BE A COWBOY WITH A POODLE JWCD 002
107 WHERE THE BELLINGER RIVER FLOWS JWCD 002
108 BRING A LITTLE COUNTRY TO THE CITY JWCD 002
109 CALL OF THE COAST JWCD 002
110 WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS JWCD 002
111 THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST JWCD 002
112 LET THE CANEFIELDS BURN JWCD 002






ALBUMS
Festival [AUS] L 33672 Lonesome Yodeler: Cattle Call;     My Pappy Taught Me To Yodel; China Doll; Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Bushland Yodel; She's A Rose From The Garden Of Prayer; Love Knot In My Lariat; The Sound Of Country Music;     Bush Buddies Of Mine; I Love You A Thousand Ways; Yodelling Wanderer; Lonesome Yodeller – 70 (MX: 33693/4)
Festival [AUS] SFl-934032 Following The Golden Sun: Following The Golden Sun; Voices Of Dark Children; Call Of The Coast; To Mother; Ballad Of A Bushman; Roundup In The Spring; Karri Song; Put A Smile On Your Dial; Ringer From Queensland; We Stood At The Altar; Happy Sreet; Three Little Girls And A Boy - 71 (MX:SMX 37333/4)
Festival [AUS] L 15123 Gunsynd – the Goondiwindi Grey: Goondiwindi Grey (The Gunsynd Song) ;The Gunner And The Baron; Jambalaya (On The Bayou); Voices Of Dark Children; China Doll; Ballad Of A Bushman; Karri Song; Put A Smile On Your Dial; Ringer From Queensland; We Stood At The Altar; Happy Street; Three Little Girls and  A Boy - 73
M7 [AUS] LACF 079 There’s an Australian Way To Sing A Country Song:   Oh Lonesome Me; Green, Green Grass Of Home; A Fool Such As I; Please, Release Me; Singing The Blues; Old Shep; Do What You Do Do Well; Ramblin' Rose; He'll Have To Go; There's An Australian Way To Sing A Country Song; Watermelon Wine;     Bridle On The Wall – 74
EMS [AUS] GNLP 7098 Most Requested: Your Cheating Heart; The Swiss Mountaineer; Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast; The Carribean; Booze Loving Battler; Rose Of The Rio; The Martins And The Coys; The Wayward Wind; Golden Rocket; Mother Queen Of My Heart; Blackboard Of My Heart; Geisha Girl; Country Roads; It Tickles; Honey; Auctioneer Song; Twilight Zone; Tom Dooley; Suvla Bay; Summer Wine – 78
Hadley [AUS] HLP 1277  Painting Scenes with Country Music: West Is The Land; He's Walking Past A Gate; Red Road In The Morning; Keep Painting Country Scenes With Country Music; Where The Humpies Used To Be; Grandma; His Love Lives In A Bottle; She'll Be Right, Mate; Mysteries Of Life; Two Stroke Jackaroo ; The Snake Song; We Are Guests On This Earth – 83
Hadley [AUS] HLP 1293 Yodelling Favourites: When The Wagon Was New;     The Cowboy's Air Plane Ride; A Happy Yodelling Song; We Stood At The Altar; The Australian Bushman; Where The Bellinger River Flows; The Song Of The Drover; Roundup In The Spring ; Kingdom Of The Karri; I'm Ragged But I'm Right; Good Old Droving Days; Following The Golden Sun; Daybreak In The Bushland; Red River Valley – 84?
James Walker [AUS] JWCD 002 The Country That I Love: The Dingo; Meat and Potato Man; He’s Walking Past A Gate; Let The Canefields Burn; Wedding Bells; For Old Times Sake; Always My Best Friend; The Orchid and The Rose; When The Wagon Was New; It's Hard To Be A Cowboy With A Poodle; Where The Bellinger River Flows; Bring A Little Country To The City; Call of The Coast; Waltz Across Texas; The Volunteer Organist – 9-


EPs
Festival [AUS] FX 10,366 Deck Of Cards:  The Deck Of Cards;  Seven Days In Heaven /  The Killer;  You Rocked When You Shoulda' Rolled - 61

SINGLES
Nor-Co Sound Prod. [AUS] (1973?)
NCP 208  The Mildura Song / The Paddleboat Song – 73?
EMS [AUS] (1978)
EMS/SP/289 Good Old Aussie Bull / Booze Loving Battler - 78
Hadley [AU] (1982)
HS-35 Goodbye Raelene / Bottom of the Harbour – 82