Gene Terry

 Terry Gene Derouen, *07-01-1940 Franklin, LA, +26-12-2024
by Dick Grant, Adam Komorowski, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
ca October 1956 Port Arthur, TX – Gene Terry and His Cool Kats (Terry Gene “Gene Terry” DeRouen [vcl/rh gt], ? [bass],  R.C. DeRouen [drums])
001 45-598A THE WOMAN I LOVE  45-598/ LP-2073 Bb-CD-55019 CDCHD 704 MUST6, TEN-101 CD 274-92
002 45-598B  TIP, TAP AND TELL ME 45-598/ LP-102, CD-102, CDCHD-704
BUFFALO BOP LP-2073 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED, Vol.57. (GER, 1989); FLAME LP-014 DESPERATE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Vol.14. (UK, 1991);  BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD-55019 IT’S ROCK’N ROLL (GER, 1994); ACE CDCHD-704 STARDAY-DIXIE ROCKABILLY, Vol.1. (UK,1999); FLAME CD-102 DESPERATE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Vol.2. (UK); FOLKLINE CD 274-92 HARDCORE ROCKABILLY, Vol.2. (UK);  MUSTANG MUST6 SATURDAY JUMP!; SHEIK TEN-101 TEXAS BOP, Vol.1
1957 Goldband Studio, 313 Church St., Lake Charles, LA – Gene Terry and The Downbeats  (Gene Terry [vcl/rh gt], Patrick “Pee Wee” Higginbotham [bass], ? [drums], Danny McKinley [piano], Mike Belile [sax], The Downbeats [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddie Shuler)
003 NO MAIL TODAY    GCL 118                                                        
004 SA-6501 BABY YOU’RE FINE GCL 118                                            
CHARLY/GOLDBAND GCL-118 HOT ROCKIN’ PICKS (UK, 1984)
Early 1958 Goldband Studio, 313 Church St., Lake Charles, LA – Gene Terry and The Downbeats  (Gene Terry [vcl/rh gt], Butch Menard [ld gt], Patrick “Pee Wee” Higginbotham [bass], ? [drums], Danny McKinley [piano], The Downbeats, Charles “Dago” Redlich [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddie Shuler) [*overdubbed 1974 Jenny Scroggins [vcl]]
005 1066-A CINDY LOU  45-1066-A/LP-7768, G-1250-1* RC-1015*,GCL 118 CDCHD-491 CDHD-424  MAS7101CD MUST14, CD-2, LP 6/19  CD 6/32 [O
006 1066-B TEARDROPS IN MY EYES 45-1066-B/ GCL-118 CDCHD-424
GOLDBAND LP-7769 FREDDIE FENDER AND FRIENDS AT GOLDBAND (1976); ROCK + COUNTRY RC-1015 GOLDBAND ROCKABILLY (SWE, 1982);  ACE CHCHD-491 LOUISIANA ROCKERS (GOLDBAND RECORDS) (UK, 1994); ACE CDCHD-424 EDDIE’S HOUSE OF HITS: THE STORY OF GOLDBAND RECORDS (UK, 1998);  LUXEL MAS7101CD ROCKABILLY HOODLUMS, Vol.1;  MUSTANG MUST14 SCHOOL OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL;  ZOMBOCO CD-2 REAL RARE ROCKABILLY, Vol.2.;  B-SHARP LP 6/19 NASTY ROCKABILLY, Vol.14. (GER, 2008); B-SHARP CD 6/32 CD7 NASTY ROCKABILLY, Vol.7. (GER)
1958 Goldband Studio, 313 Church St., Lake Charles, LA – Gene Terry and The Downbeats  (Gene Terry [vcl/rh gt], Billy Hall [bass], Danny McKinley [piano], Doug Dean [sax], Mike Belile [sax], The Downbeats, Charles “Dago” Redlich [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddie Shuler)
007 ACA- 3669 NO MAIL TODAY G-1081/RC-1015 CHCHD-424
008 ACA-3670  NEVER LET HER GO  G-1081 B/ Yeaah! CD-514
YEAAH! CD-514 TEEN TOWN U.S.A., Vol.14
1958 Goldband Studio, 313 Church St., Lake Charles, LA – Gene Terry and The Downbeats [-1]/Ronnie Dee and The Downbeats [-2] (Producer: Johnny Winter)
000 SLA-6500 THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER -2 Savoy 45-1559
009 SLA-6501 FINE - FINE -1 45-1559
1959 Goldband Studio, 313 Church St., Lake Charles, LA – Gene Terry and The Downbeats (Gene Terry [vclrh gt], Bill Hall [gt], Jack Hall [ld gt], Mike Aiken [drums], Danny McKinley [piano], Doug Dean [tnr sax], Mike Belile [sax]. Producer: Eddie Shuler)
010 CINDERELLA CINDERELLA  G-1088/Mr. DJ CD-001
011 GUY WITH A MILLION DREAMS  G-1088
012 WHAT CAN I DO I STILL LOVE YOU G-1250                          
MR. DJ CD-001 CRUSIN’ CLASSICS, Vol.1. (1998)

                                      
SINGLES
Rock-It (1957)
45-598 The Woman I Love / Tip, Tap and Tell Me – 57
Goldband (1958-1959)
45-1066 Cindy Lou / Teardrops In My Eyes – 04-58
G-1081 No Mail Today / Never Let Her Go – 12-58
Savoy 45-1559 [Ronnie Dee:] This Should Go On Forever / [Gene Terry:] Fine-Fine – 02-59
G-1088 Guy With A Million Dreams / Cinderella Cinderella – 05-59
G-1250 Cindy Lou (with Jenny Scroggins) / What Can I Do I Still Love You - 74