Pickin' Around the Cookstove

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1975 unknown - Pickin' Around the Cookstove (Bob Dalsemer [gt/mandolin], Tom Neal [banjo],  Dick "Bear" Staber [mandolin], Jim Thomas [bass],  Tracy Schwarz [fiddle]. Producer: Dick Staber)
001 QUEEN ATLANTIC Rounder 0040
002 POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON Rounder 0040
003 LITTLE RABBIT Rounder 0040
004 CLUCK OLD HEN / RYE STRAW Rounder 0040
005 TAKE ME BACK TO GEORGIA Rounder 0040
006 ELZIC'S FAREWELL Rounder 0040
007 ANGELINE THE BAKER Rounder 0040
008 JOHN HARDY Rounder 0040
009 SHORTENIN' BREAD Rounder 0040
010 RABBIT WHERE'S YOUR MAMMY? / SALLY IN THE GARDEN Rounder 0040
011 DARLIN' COREY Rounder 0040  
012 MUFFIN MAN Rounder 0040
013 BUNCH OF KEYS Rounder 0040
014 PICKIN' AROUND THE COOKSTOVE Rounder 0040   


ALBUMS¨
Rounder 0040 Pickin' Around the Cookstove:  Queen Atlantic;  Polly Put The Kettle On;  Little Rabbit;  Cluck Old Hen /  Rye Straw;  Take Me Back To Georgia; Elzic's Farewell;  Angeline The Baker; John Hardy;  Shortenin' Bread; Rabbit Where's Your Mammy? /  Sally In The Garden;  Darlin' Corey;  Muffin Man; Bunch Of Keys;  Pickin' Around The Cookstove  - 75

 

Rudy Pompilli

 Rudolph Clement Pompilli, *16-04-1924 Chester, PA, +05-02-1976
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of The Comets
1975 Quad Studios, New York City - Rudy Pompilli and The Comets (Rudy Pompilli [tnr sax], Herb Hutchinson [gt],  Jim Llebak [bass],  Billy Pfender [drums],  Tom Keel [piano]. Producer: Sam Charters)
001 RUDE THE DUDE SNTF 696
002 SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' SNTF 696
003 DYNAMITE SAX SNTF 696  
004 SAXOPHOBIA SNTF 696  
005 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS SNTF 696
006 RUDY'S ROCK SNTF 696
007 FLAMINGO SNTF 696
008 ANNIE BANANIE SNTF 696
009 GROOVIN' AT THE NIGHTCAP SNTF 696  
010 SAME OLD LOVERMAN SNTF 696  


ALBUMS
Sonet [SWE] SNTF 696 The Sax That Changed The World:  Rude The Dude;  Slippin' and Slidin'; Dynamite Sax;  Saxophobia;  Midnight At The Oasis;  Rudy's Rock; Flamingo; Annie Bananie;  Groovin' At The Nightcap;  Same Old Loverman - 76

Bill Floyd

 William H. Floyd, *17-08-1935 Willacoochee, GA
3rd version
By Vaclav Zpatecka, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Kent Heineman
SESSIONS
Ca August 1957 unknown – Bill Floyd – music by The Swingsters
001 663A HEY BOY Starday Custom 45-663/CCD 1156505 TG 932
002 663B HEARTBREAK Starday Custom 45-663
CHIEF CCD 1156505 ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLY’S VOL. 5 (NED, 1993); TEXAS OLD TG 932 STARDAY STORY, VOL. 2 (NED, 1993)
1964 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd
003 SoN 14841 HATE ME FOR AWHILE Great 1004
004 SoN 14842 BLUE AND ALL ALONE 1004
Ca March 1965 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd
005 SoN-19261 WEARING OUT MY FINGERS Great 1015
006 SoN-19262 THEY ALL KNOW YOU 1015
Summer 1965 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Slim Williamson)
007 SW 27 THREE TIME LOSER Great 1048 /Carbill GEN0503
008 SW 28 HERE WE GO AGAIN Great 1048
1966 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Joe Wright)
009 FREEDOM'S CAUSE Topic 8017/LP 8001  
010 THIS TIME SHE'S GONE Topic 8017/LP 8001 Carbill GEN 0503
011 ONE TIME TOO MANY BEFORE Topic 8025/LP 8001
012 THE EFFECTS YOUR LEAVING HAD ON ME Topic 8025/LP 8001
1967 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Joe Wright)
013 SoN 40812 I CUT THE APRON STRING LAST NIGHT Topic 8028/LP 8001 GEN 0503
014 YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE Topic LP 8001
015 UPTOWN CITY SLICKER Topic LP 8001 Carbill BF 50903    
016 NOW IT'S ALL OVER Topic LP 8001
017 SoN 40811 SOMEBODY ELSE'S HUSBAND Topic 8028/LP 8001 GEN 0503
018 LEAVE ME ALONE Topic LP 8001
019 SoN 51391 I'LL HUFF AND I'LL PUFF Topic 8034 Wayside WS-1010 /Topc LP 8001
020 SoN 51392 IT'S OVER, IT'S FINISHED, IT'S DONE Topic 8034/Wayside WS-1010/Topic LP 8001
Summer 1968 Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Little Richie Johnson)
021 WS-1025A BUBBLES IN THE WINE Wayside WS-1025
022 WS-1025B I'M GONNA MAKE YOU THROW ROCKS – Wayside WS-1025
1971 unknown – Bill Floyd
023 1025B FIRST DAY OF FOREVER CA45- 1025
024 1025A YOU'RE A NO NO CA45-1025
025 FUNNY CA45-1034 /Carbill BF 50903
026 MARY DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE  CA45-1034
027 ARP 1625 KELLY’S BARN AGAIN CA45-1039 CA LP-1003
028 ARP 16626 BUT ON THE OTHER HAND  CA45-1039
COUNTRY ARTISTS CA LP-1003 TOWN’N COUNTRY NITE HAWKS
1972 unknown – Bill Floyd
029 NR 2322-1 LEAD ME NOT INTO TEMPRATION CA45-1052
030 NR 2322-2 LORD I’M PROUD SHE’S MINE CA45-1052
1973 Playground Studio, Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Finley Duncan, Jim Foster)
031 206A I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU Minaret MIN 206
032 206B TO LOSE YOU Minaret MIN 206
1974 Playground Studio, Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd (Producer: Finley Duncan, Jim Foster)
033 NR-4883-1 LIVING RE-RUN Minaret 4883 LHP 847/Carbill GEN 0503
034 NR-4883-2 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU 4883 LHP 847/ Carbill GEN 0503
1970s Nashville, TN – Bill Floyd
035 IT’S OVER, I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE  Country Artists CA LP-1003
Carbill GEN 0503
036 PRIDE IS A SUCH LONELY THING  Carbill GEN 0503
1970s Studio 70, Tampa, FL - Bill Floyd and The Countrymen (Bill Floyd [vcl/rh gt], Butch Gouger [ld gt], Johnny Peppel [steel], George Sootf [bass], Johnny Green/ Pete Gordon [bass], Jody Richards [piano/bck vcl])
037 MAN ENOUGH TO STAY AWAY Sunshine Country 4321SC
038 DON'T COME HOME AT ALL Sunshine Country 4321SC
039 NASHVILLE YOU'RE A WOMAN Sunshine Country 4321SC
040 MY WHISKEY TALK AGAIN Sunshine Country 4321SC
041 UPTOWN CITY SLICKER Sunshine Country 4321SC
042 I'LL DO YOU A FAVOR Sunshine Country 4321SC
043 WAITRESS WANTED Sunshine Country 4321SC
044 THE LEGEND OF BUFORD PUSSER Sunshine Country 4321SC
045 THE AMERICAN TRILOGY Sunshine Country 4321SC
046 NASHVILLE AFTER DARK Sunshine Country 4321SC
047 WAR IS HELL Sunshine Country 4321SC
 Ca 1970s Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Bill Floyd
048 NO MORE FOR ME THANK YOU Carbill GEN 0503
049 I THOUGHT I FELT GOOD  GEN 0503
Bill Floyd later recorded for Carbill Productions, no recording data known (see albums list)



ALBUMS
Topic LP-8001 This Is Bill Floyd: One Time Too Many Before; I'll Huff And I'll Puff; I Cut The Apron String Last Night; You Can't Get There From Here; Uptown City Slicker; Now It's All Over; It's Over, It's Finished, It's Done; Somebody Else's Husband; This Time She's Gone; The Effects Your Leaving Had On Me; Leave Me Alone; Freedom's Cause – ca 01-68 (MX: SoN 52901/2)
Sunshine Country 4321SC Bill Floyd And The Countrymen: The American Triology; Nashville After Dark; War Is Hell; Man Enough To Stay Away; Don't Come Home At All; Nashville You're A Woman; My Whiskey Talk Again; Uptown City Slicker; I'll Do You A Favor; Waitress Wanted; The Legend Of Buford Pusser – 7-
Carbill Prod. BF-50903 Lookin‘ Back:Nightlife; That's The Way Love Goes; Funny; You Just Don't Love Me Anymore; My Baby's Gone;  That's Why I Sing This Way;  But, On The Other Hand;  My Whiskey Talk Again;  Uptown City Slicker; I'm Gonna Write You A Love Song -  (recorded in Nashville, TN)
Carbill Prod. ? Vintage: Just About As Near To Heaven; Tonight's The Night; If There Were Two Of Me; To Lose You; I Just Want To Thank You;  Lots Of Happiness;  The First Day Of Forever; Blue And All Alone;  It's Over, It's Finished, It's Done; I'll Huff And I'll Puff;  The Effects Your Leaving Had On Me; One Time Too Many Before; Mary Don't Live There Anymore
Carbill Prod. ? Bill and Harold Floyd Live: Where Am I Gonna Live; Kansas City; Crazy; Neon Moon; For The Good Times; If Bubba Can Dance [Harold Floyd]; He Stopped Loving Her Today; Too Many Rivers; I'm Gonna Hire A Wino; The American Trilogy; Look At Us [Harold Floyd]; Set Em' Up Joe; It's Only Make Believe; I'd Love to Lay You Down; Waltz Medley: Could I Have This Dance / Tennessee Waltz / (Kentucky Waltz; Jack's Song; You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd; The Grand Tour; Foggy River; God Bless the USA; The Party's Over –
Carbill Prod. GEN 0503 Living A Rerun: Living A Rerun; Because I Love You; Pride Is Such A Lonely Thing; It's Over I Don't Love You Anymore; Kelly's Bar Again; This Time She's Gone; You're A No No; No More For Me, Thank You; I Thought I Fell Good; Three Time Loser;  I Cut The Apron Strings; Somebody Else's Husband





SINGLES
Starday Custom (1957)
45-663 Hey Boy / Heartbreak  - 10-57 (rev. Oct. 14)
Great (1964-65)
1004 Hate Me For Awhile / Blue And All Alone – 64
1015 Wearing Out My Fingers / They All Know You – 05-65 (rev. May 29)
1048 Three Time Loser / Here We Go Again – 11-65
Topic (1966-67)
8017 Freedom's Cause / This Time She's Gone
8025 One Time Too Many Before / The Effects Your Leaving Had on Me – 66
8028 I Cut The Apron String Last Night / Somebody Else's Husband
8034 I'll Huff And I'll Puff / It's Over, It's Finished, It's Done – 67 (reissued on Wayside 1010)
Wayside (1967-68)
WS-1010 I'll Huff And I'll Puff / It's Over, It's Finished, It's Done – 12-67 (rev. Dec. 16)
WS-1025 Bubbles In The Wine / I'm Gonna Make You Throw Rocks – ca. 10-68
Country Artists (1971)
CA45-1025 First Day Of Forever / You're A No No – 71
CA45-1034 Funny / Mary Don't Live There Anymore – 71
CA45-1039 Kelly’s Barn Again / But On The Other Hand – 71
CA45-1052 Lead Me Not Into Tempration / Lord I’m Proud She’s Mine - 72
Minaret (1974)
MIN 206 I Just Want To Thank You / To Lose You – 12-73
NR-4883 Living Re-Run / Because I Love You – 74 (also on LHP 847 in 1981)

Tommy St. John

 *1962 Oak Ridge, TN
By Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1982 Nashville, TN – Tommy St, John (Producer: Norro Wilson)
001 THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE (HAS GONE OUT TONIGHT) PB 13405 /CMT 858
002 WAITIN' IN YOUR WELFARE LINE PB 13405
Ca 1982 (or 1983) poss. Nashville, TN – Tommy St. John
003 SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU CMT 858
004 MY MEMORY CAME BACK TO ME CMT 858
1983 Nashville, TN – Tommy St, John (Producer: Norro Wilson)
005 WHERE'D YA STAY LAST NIGHT PB 13475  
006 SHE CAN'T MAKE ME WHAT I AIN'T PB 13475  
007 STARS ON THE WATER PB 13561
008 WALLFLOWER PB 13561

SINGLES
RCA Victor
PB 13405 The Light Of My Life (Has Gone Out Tonight) / Waitin' In Your Welfare Line – 12-82
PB 13475  Where'd Ya Stay Last Night / She Can't Make Me What I Ain't – 04-83
PB 13561  Stars On The Water / Wallflower – 06-83


RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
U.S. Air Force - Country Music Time  # 858: Someone Just Like You; Light Of My Life (Just Gone Out Tonight); My Memory Came Back To Me – ca 09-83 (studio recordings)

Tracks on Silver Eagle Cross Country Music Shows:
[Terri Gibbs/The 1983 New Faces Show, airdate 19-03-83:]  Where’d You Stay Last Night