Knight Ryders (Mel West, Bill Davis)

 William Joseph  Davis, *16-03-1932 Chattanooga, TN, +ca 1982
Melvin West, *07-07-1936 Missouri
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1964 unknown – Mel West [-1]/Bill Davis [-2] And The Knight Ryders
001 R5KM-8124 THEY'LL NEVER GUESS I'M LONELY J-1197
002 R5KM-8125 LONGER THAN FOREVER J-1197/K 5500
003 RK5M-8126 LONELY MR. BLUE J-1199 /K-5500
004 RK5M-8127 I'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU CALL J-1199/K-5500
1965 unknown - Bill Davis And The Knight Ryders
005 SK5M-7203 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP J-1264 /K-5500
006 SK5M-7204 YESTERDAY, ABOUT THIS TIME J-1264/K-5500
1965 (and sooner)  unknown – The Knighr Riders   (Mel West [vcl-1/gt], Bill Davis [vcl-2/gt], Jim Russell, John Robinson)
007 BOY WITH A FUTURE -1 K 5500  
008 WHITE LIGHTNIN' -1  K 5500  
009 YOU'RE STILL ON MY MIND -1 K 5500  
010 LONESOME 7-7203 -1 K 5500  
011 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING (THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME) -1 K 5500  
012 I STILL MISS SOMEONE -2 K 5500  
013 WHO WILL BUY THE WINE -2  K 5500  
1965 unknown - Bill Davis And The Knight Ryders
014 MERCY MISS MOSSY  45-101
015 IT ALL COMES FROM THE BOTTLE 45-101


ALBUMS
Cuca K-5500 The Knight Riders: Boy With A Future; White Lightnin'; You're Still On My Mind; Lonesome 7-7203; You're The Only Good Thing (That's Happened To Me); Longer Than Forever; Lonely Mr. Blue; I'll Be There When You Call; Talking In Your Sleep; Yesterday (About This Time); I Still Miss Someone; Who Will Buy The Wine – 66 (MX: T5RM-4748/4749)

SINGLES
Cuca (1964-1966)
J-1197 They'll Never Guess I'm Lonely / Longer Than Forever – 64 Mel West
J-1199 Lonely Mr. Blue / I'll Be There When You Call – 12-64 Bill Davis
Atos 45-101 Mercy Miss Mossy / It All Comes From The Bottle – 65 Bill Davis
J-1264 Talking In Your Sleep / Yesterday, About This Time – 03-66 Bill Davis

Ruth Purves Smith

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2010 Glow Music Arts, Calgary, AB, CAN – Ruth Purvis Smith and The 581 (Ruth Purvis Smith [vcl/gt], Jim Kukko [gt], David Holloway [ld gt], Kathy Cook [mandolin], Brian Soverign [bass], Matt Esposito [drums])
001 SHINE YOUR LIGHT RPSCD 001
002 RIDE AROUND RPSCD 001
003 HERE COMES THAT TRAIN RPSCD 001
004 GODZILLA RPSCD 001
005 JUST A THOUGHT... RPSCD 001
006 OUT OF THE STORM (PART I) RPSCD 001
007 NEW LIGHT RPSCD 001
008 WHERE DOES THIS THING END RPSCD 001
009 OUT OF THE STORM (PART II) RPSCD 001
010 I KNOW THE WAY RPSCD 001
011 DOING THE DANCE RPSCD 001
012 PACK IT UP AND GO RPSCD 001
013 SHINE YOUR LIGHT (REPRISE) RPSCD 001  
2015 The Station Recording Company, Calgary(?), AB, CAN – Ruth Purves Smith and The 581 (Producer: Craig Newnes, Jim Kukko, Ruth Purves Smith)
014 GET OUTTA THIS TOWN RPSCD 002   
015 ALBERTA HORSE THIEF SWING RPSCD 002  
016 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF DARK RPSCD 002   
017 SHOULDA KNOWN RPSCD 002   
018 BIG SKIES RPSCD 002   
019 SHADOW OF A DOUBT RPSCD 002   
020 SCUPPERS WIFE RPSCD 002   
021 GONE TO STAY RPSCD 002   
022 FALLING RPSCD 002   
023 BREAK IN THE LINE RPSCD 002   
024 SO LITTLE RPSCD 002  
2024 Dog In The Window Records, Calgary, AB, CAN – Ruthie Purves Smith (Ruth Purves Smith [vcl/gt], Jonathan Lagore [ac/el gt], + more unknown musicians, + Derek Pulliam [bass]. Producer: Derek Pulliam,  Jonathan Lagore).
025 CALL AN ANGEL
026 CHELSEA
027  PIANO IN THE FIELD
028 CROSSOVER TO YOU
029 LOOK FOR LOVE
030 MY OWN TRUE LOVE
031 LEONARD COHEN COVER
032 CAPTAIN KIRK
033 MAMA'S GOT WHEELS
034 HEAVY FOR US ALL
035 WATER UP THE CREEK
Tracks above issued on album Piano In The Field



ALBUMS
Ruth Purves Smith [CAN] RPSCD 001 Out In The Storm:Shine Your Light; Ride Around; Here Comes That Train; Godzilla; Just A Thought...; Out Of The Storm (Part I); New Light; Where Does This Thing End; Out Of The Storm (Part II); I Know The Way; Doing The Dance; Pack It Up And Go; Shine Your Light (Reprise) - 10
Ruth Purves Smith [CAN] RPSCD 002 Faster Than the Speed of Dark: Get Outta This Town;  Alberta Horse Thief Swing;  Faster Than the Speed of Dark;  Shoulda Known;  Big Skies;  Shadow of a Doubt;  Scuppers Wife;  Gone to Stay;  Falling;  Break in the Line;  So Little - 15
Ruth Purves Smith [CAN] ? Piano In the Field:  Call An Angel; Chelsea;  Piano In The Field;  Crossover To You;  Look For Love;  My Own True Love; Leonard Cohen Cover;  Captain Kirk; Mama's Got Wheels;  Heavy For Us All; Water Up The Creek – 06-09-24

Humbert Brothers

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
January 1977 Heritage Records, Galax, VA – The Humbert Brothers (Keith Humbert [ld vcl/ac gt], Dennis Link [baritone vcl/mandolin], Emile Humbert [tnr vcl/banjo], Roy Lemons [bass])
001 THE MORNING SUN Heritage 606  
002 NEW FREEDOM BELL Heritage 606  
003 SMALL EXCEPTION OF ME Heritage 606
004 WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS Heritage 606  
005 STEAL AWAY AND PRAY Heritage 606  
006 FADED LOVE Heritage 606  
007 KENTUCKY CHIMES Heritage 606
008 NOTHING LEFT TO DO Heritage 606  
009 DOING MY TIME Heritage 606  
010 NEARER MY GOD TO THEE Heritage 606  
011 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Heritage 606  
012 OLD HOME PLACE Heritage 606  
Ca Fall 1977 Reid Enterprise Sound Studio, Hendersonville, TN - The Humbert Brothers (Keith Humbert [ld vcl/ac gt/bass], Dennis Link [baritone/bass vcl/mandolin], Emile Humbert [tnr vcl/banjo], Gordon Reid [fiddle])
013 FRISCO  Dequin 772    
014 WILL YOU BE MINE  Dequin 772    
015 EAST VIRGINIA BLUES  Dequin 772    
016 SONG FOR LIFE  Dequin 772    
017 NEW RIVER GORGE  Dequin 772    
018 LONESOME HIGHWAY  Dequin 772   
019 MEMORIES  Dequin 772   
020 BABY BLUE  Dequin 772   
021 THE D.L. BREAKUP  Dequin 772    
022 THE FIELDS HAVE TURNED BROWN  Dequin 772    
023 PLEASE BE MY LOVE  Dequin 772    
024 GOD'S OWN SINGER OF SONGS  Dequin 772   
11 October 1977/14 February 1978 Reid Enterprise Sound Studio, Hendersonville, TN – The Humbert Brothers (Keith Humbert [ld vcl/ac gt/bass], Dennis Link [baritone/bass vcl/mandolin], Emile Humbert [tnr vcl/banjo], Gordon Reid [fiddle])
025 A LAND ACROSS THE SEA  Dequin 773  
026 THE EVERLASTING HILLS OF HOME  Dequin 773  
027 SOME BEAUTIFUL DAY  Dequin 773  
028 THE EASTERN GATE  Dequin 773
029 WHAT A FRIEND  Dequin 773  
030 CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE  Dequin 773  
031 HOUSE OF GOLD  Dequin 773
032 PREACHING, PRAYING, SINGING  Dequin 773  
033 ALONG THE WAY  Dequin 773
034 CABIN ON THE HILL  Dequin 773  
035 SATANS JEWEL CROWN  Dequin 773



ALBUMS
Heritage 606 New Freedom Bell: The Morning Sun; New Freedom Bell; Small Exception Of Me; Washington On The Brazos; Steal Away And Pray; Faded Love; Kentucky Chimes; Nothing Left To Do; Doing My Time; Nearer My God To Thee; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; Old Home Place - 77
Dequin 772 Our World:  Frisco;  Will You Be Mine;  East Virginia Blues;  Song For Life;  New River Gorge;  Lonesome Highway;  Memories; Baby Blue; The D.L. Breakup;  The Fields Have Turned Brown;  Please Be My Love;  God's Own Singer Of Songs - 78
Dequin 773 A Land Across The Sea: A Land Across The Sea; The Everlasting Hills Of Home; Some Beautiful Day; The Eastern Gate; What A Friend; Children Go Where I Send Thee; House Of Gold; Preaching, Praying, Singing; Along The Way; Cabin On The Hill; Satans Jewel Crown - 78

Gil Prather

 Gilbert Dawson Prather, *12-07-1940-+03-02-2022
By Simone Della Torre, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1967 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Tommy Allsup, Gorman Maxwell)    
001 SANTA ANNA Sims 329
002 KEEP ME Sims 329
1976 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
003 SWEET POVERTY GTG 209
004 I GUESS IT'S BETTER THIS WAY GTG 209
1993?* Cowboy Connection Studios. Muleshoe, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt], Johnny Mulhair [gt],  Tommy Morrell [steel/dobro/ el gt], Lloyd Jordan [bass], Brad Billingsley [drums], Andy Martinez [ percussion], Kim Blakey [fiddle/bck vcl], Johnny Gimble [fiddle/ mandolin], Lanny Fiel [fiddle/viola/ mandolin], Paul Goad [piano], Mark Rubenstein [accordion], Allen Finney [trumpet], Roy Black, Lynn Childress [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Morrell, Tommy Allsup, Paul Goad and Johnny Mulhair) [overdub sessions: Bismeaux Studios, Austin, TX]
005 BACK ON THE BORDER Last of The Border Cowboys
006 THERE'S A BLUE COWBOY
007 LLANO ESTACADO
008 COWBOY CONNECTION Last of The Border Cowboys
009 WHEN A COWBOY DREAMS AT NIGHT The Man From The Rio Grande
010 SANTA ANNA Reflections of The Shady Past
011 LAST RIDE Last of The Border Cowboys
012 SON OF THE RODEO
013 WEST OF THE PECOS
014 RIDE ON COWBOY Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
Tracks above issued on album Back On The Border. *According to some sources cassette version is from 1990
1993 The Merit Studios, Nashville, TN – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt],
Jim Baker [dobro/steel], Dave Martin [bass], Andy Peake [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle/ viola/ mandolin], Hargus “Pig” Robbins [piano], Dan Borgers [accordion/keyboards], The Callaway Sisters: Sudie, Clara, and Coleta [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Allsup)
015 I’LL BE BACK IN TEXAS BY THE FALL
016 MEXICAN MOON
017 AFTER THE STORM The Man From The Rio Grande
018 JENNY ON MY MIND
019 SADDLE UP-AND BRING YOUR DREAMS ALONG Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
020 I REALLY DON’T NEED A RAINY DAY
021 SEVEN DAYS FROM MUSQUIZ
022 WHERE THE WILD WIND BLOWS Last of The Border Cowboys
023 DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A COWBOY Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
024 THANKS, BUT NO THANK YOU Last of The Border Cowboys
025 MONTANA BOOGIE
026 I’LL BE BACK IN TEXAS BY THE FALL Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
Tracks above issued on album Saddle Up and Bring Your Dreams Along
1995 Cowboy Connection Studios. Muleshoe, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tommy Allsup [gt], Johnny Mulhair [gt],  Tommy Morrell [steel/dobro/ el gt], Lloyd Jordan [bass], Brad Billingsley [drums], Andy Martinez [ percussion], Kim Blakey [fiddle/bck vcl], Johnny Gimble [fiddle/ mandolin], Lanny Fiel [fiddle/viola/ mandolin], Paul Goad [piano], Mark Rubenstein [accordion], Allen Finney [trumpet], Roy Black, Lynn Childress [bck vcl]. Producer: Tommy Morrell, Tommy Allsup, Paul Goad and Johnny Mulhair) [overdub sessions: Bismeaux Studios, Austin, TX]
027 WILLIE THE WANDERER The Man From The Rio Grande
028 JACK CATES Last of The Border Cowboys
029 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN IN SANTE FE
030 COLORADO'S CALLING
031 GHOSTS OF THE RIO GRANDE
032 RIDING HIGH The Man From The Rio Grande
033 CALL MY NAME The Man From The Rio Grande
034 BEFORE THE ASHES GROW COLD Last of The Border Cowboys The Man From The Rio Grande
035 OLD BLUE MOON
036 DOWN IN MEXICO Reflections of The Shady Past
037 MRS. BROWN'S DAUGHTERS
Note from lineup I assume that this album was recrded in same time as his first album, but cannot confirm it
Tracks above issued on album Before The Ashes Grow Old
Ca 2007 unknown – Gil Prather
038 RIO GRANDE SAND The Man From The Rio Grande Reflections of The Shady Past
039 PROFESSIONAL FOOL Reflections of The Shady Past
040 GHOSTS OF THE OLD RIVER RED*
041 BUSTED OUT IN A BORDER TOWN The Man From The Rio Grande Reflections of The Shady Past
Tracks above issued on album Last of The Border Cowboys – The Best of//*possibly retitled Ghosts of The Rio Grande
2017 unknown – Gil Prather
042 COLUMBIAN GOLD Reflections of The Shady Past
043 VILLA ACUNA JAIL Reflections of The Shady Past
Tracks above issued on album The Man From The Rio Grande
2018 unknown – Gil Prather (Producer: Brady Bowen)
044 WILD RIVERS
045 JEALOUSY
046 BEAUTIFUL DARLING
047 LOVE STILL LIVES
048 BORDERTOWN BLUES
049 WONDER OF LOVE FROM ABOVE Gospel Acording to Gil
050 OPEN UP YOUR HEART Gospel Acording to Gil
Tracks above issued on album Reflections of The Shady Past
Ca 2010s unknown – Gil Prather
051 HOW GREAT THOU ART
052 I’LL FLY AWAY
053 AMAZING GRACE
054 IT IS NO SECRET
055 DO LORD REMEMBER ME
056 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
057 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
058 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
059 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD
tracks above issued on album Gospel Accordint to Gil
Ca 2021 Roughwood Studio, Weatherford, TX – Gil Prather (Gil Prather [vcl], Tom Jones [gt/sax], Albert Talley [steel], John Jones [bass], Roger Keck [drums], Brady Bowen [fiddle], Wayne Glasson [piano], Angie Taylor, Christy Fuelow [hmny vcl]. Producer: Brady Bowen)
060 LOOKING FOR HOME
061 LONELY GIRL
062 FRAULEIN
063 I WISH I WAS 18 AGAIN
064 BABY FACE
065 TURN BACK THE YEARS
066 STOP BEFORE WE START
067 SONG OF THE ANGELS
068 HELLO MEXICO
069 N. DAKOTA TRANSFER
070 WOLF, TRIBUTE TO TOM MORRELL
071  FOOL
Tracks above issued on album Looking for Home



ALBUMS
West Texas Country ? Back On The Border: Back on the Border;  There's a Blue Cowboy; Llano Estacado; Cowboy Connection;  When a Cowboy Dreams at Night;  Santa Anna;  Last Ride;  Son of the Rodeo;  West of the Pecos; Ride on Cowboy – 94 (reissued in  2007 and 2022)
West Texas Country ? Saddle Up And Bring Your Dreams Along: I’ll Be Back In Texas By The Fall; Mexican Moon; After The Storm; Jenny On My Mind; Saddle Up-And Bring Your Dreams Along; I Really Don’t Need A Rainy Day; Seven Days From Musquiz; Where The Wild Wind Blows; Don’t Fall In Love With A Cowboy; Thanks, But No Thank You; Montana Boogie; I’ll Be Back In Texas By The Fall – 94  (reissued in 2022)
West Texas Country ? Before the Ashes Grow Cold:  Willie the Wanderer;  Jack Cates;  When the Sun Goes Down in Sante Fe;  Colorado's Calling;  Ghosts of the Rio Grande; Riding High;  Call My Name;  Before the Ashes Grow Cold;  Old Blue Moon;  Down in Mexico;  Mrs. Brown's Daughters  95  (reissued in 2022)
Gil Prather ? Last of the Border Cowboys: The Best of Gil Prather: Rio Grande Sand: Jack Cates; Professional Fool; Back on the Border; Ghosts of the Old River Red; Busted out in a Border Town; I'll Be Back in Texas by the Fall; Last Ride; Saddle Up and Bring Your Dreams Along; Where the Wild Wind Blows; Don't Fall in Love with a Cowboy; Cowboy Connection; Before the Ashes Grow Cold; Thanks But No Thank You; Ride on Cowboy – 23-10-07
Gil Prather ? The Man From The Rio Grande: Riding High; Call My Name; Rio Grande Sand; Willie The Wanderer; I'll Be Back In Texas By The Fall; Columbian Gold; Villa Acuna Jail; Busted Out In A Border Town; After The Storm; Don't Fall In Love With A Cowboy; Saddle Up And Bring your Dreams Along; When A Cowboy Dreams At Night; Before The Ashes Grow Cold; Ride On Cowboy – 10-01-18
Gil Prather ? Reflections of a Shady Past:  Wild Rivers;  Rio Grande Sand;  Villa Acuna Jail;  Jealousy;  Columbian Gold;  Beautiful Darling; Busted out in a Border Town;  Love Still Lives;  Bordertown Blues;  Professional Fool;  Santa Anna;  Down in Mexico; Wonder of Love from Above;  Open up Your Heart – 06-19
Gil Prather ?  Looking for Home:  Looking for Home; Lonely Girl;  Fraulein;  I Wish I Was 18 Again; Baby Face;  Turn Back the Years; Stop Before We Start; Song of the Angels;  Hello Mexico; N. Dakota Transfer;  Wolf, Tribute to Tom Morrell;  Fool – 21
Gil Prather ? The Gospel According to Gil: How Great Thou Art; I’ll Fly Away; Amazing Grace; It Is No Secret; Wonder Of love; Do Lord Remember Me; The Old Rugged Cross; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Softly and Tenderly; He’s Got The Whole World; Open Up Your Heart – 23?

SINGLES
Sims
329 Santa Anna / Keep Me - 67
GTG
209 Sweet Poverty / I Guess It's Better This Way - 76