Ken Mellons

 Kenneth Edward "Ken" Mellons,*10-07- 1965 Kingsport, TN
4th version
By Praguefrank, Vaclav Zpatecka, Brent Emanuel
SESSIONS
ca February 1994 Woodland Digital, Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl],  Bobby All/ Billy Joe Walker, Jr. [ac gt], Brent Mason/ Mike Elloitt [el gt], John Hughey [steel], Glenn Worf [bass], Lonnie Wilson [drums], Hank Singer [fiddle], 
Steve Nathan [keyboards], Richie McDono [work whistle], John Wesley Ryles, Carl Jackson, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young, Doug Clements, Tony Phipps, Hurshel Wiginton [bck vcl]. Producer: Jerry Cupit)
001 JUKEBOX JUNKIE Elektra 34-77579 34-78066/EK-53746 [dance mix] D2-77759
002 I CAN BRING HER BACK 34-77764/EK-53746
003 LOOKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION 34-77390/EK-53746
004 THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE 34-77579/EK-53746
005 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND 34-77861/EK-53746 [3 remixes:] ESK 7027
006 SEVEN LONELY DAYS 34-77390/EK-53746
007 KEEPING IT COUNTRY 34-77861/EK-53746
008 LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU EK-53746
009 HONKY TONK TEACHERS 34-77764/EK-53746
010 DOCTOR JESUS EK-53746
1994 Nashvile,  TN – Ken Mellons
011 IF I WERE YOU
1994 unknown – Ken Mellons
012 FUEL TO THE FIRE 
Tracks above issued on v.a. album Nascar Runnin‘ Wide Open
ca July 1995 Nashville, TN - Ken Mellons, *and George Jones (Brent Rowan [gt], Reggie Young [gt], Gary Hayes [gt], Joe Khoury [gt], Bobby All [gt], John Hughey [steel/dobro], Al Perkins [dobro], Tom Robb [bass], Paul Leim/Milton Sledge [drums], Hank Singer [fiddle/mandolin], Hargus Robbins/John Hobbs/Jamie Whiting [piano], Rick Hughes/Mark Janese [jaw harp] + John Wesley Ryles, Terry Smith, Billy Smith, Carl Jackson, Allen Frizzell, Dennis Wilson [bck vcl]. Producer: Jerry Cupit)
013 DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO COME IN THERE EK-66965
014 I WENT CRAZY FOR AWHILE EK-66965
015 RUB-A-DUBBIN' 34-78066/EK-66965
016 WHERE FOREVER BEGINS EK-66965
017 HE'LL NEVER BE A LAWYER* EK-66965
018 STRANGER IN YOUR EYES 34-78240/EK-66965
019 MEMORY REMOVER 34-78240/EK-66965
020 HE AIN'T EVEN COULD YET EK-66965
021 EVER READY EK-66965
022 WITH HIS HANDS EK-66965
Ca 2000 Nashville, TN – Ken Melloms
023 I‘M NOT HOMELESS Curb D2 77973
CURB D2-77973 WINGS OF A DOVE (2000)
ca late 2000 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Producer: Jerry Cupit)
024 SHAME ON ME D2-77759
025 HOME TEAM D2-77759
026 FARMER'S DAUGHTER D2-77759 
027 LADIES NIGHT D2-77759 
028 CAN YOU FEEL IT D2-77759 
029 DOWN TO A CRAWL D2-77759 
030 BUNDLE OF NERVES D2-77759 
031 WAS IT AS GOOD FOR YOU D2-77759 
032 COOL AS YOU D2-77759
Ca 2001 unknown – Ken Mellons
033 BELIEVE D2-78722
CURB D2-78722 WINGS OF A DOVE VOL. 2 (2001)
2002 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons (Producer: Jerry Cupit)
034 MR. D.J.  Curb CURBD 1707
2002 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons
035 I CAN'T KICK MY COUNTRY WB 48292-2
WARNER BROTHERS 48392-2 INSIDE TRAXX (2002)
ca Spring 2004 Station West, Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons,* and George Jones (Ken Mellons [vcl], Bill Hullett [ac gt], Brent Mason [el gt], Earl Scruggs/ Carl Jackson [banjo], Scotty Sanders [steel], ? [bass], Steve Turner/ Owen Hale [drums], Glen Duncan / Larry Franklin [fiddle], Gordon Mote [keyboards], John Wesley Riles, George Jones, Terry Eldridge, Larry Cordle, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Vince Gill, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis [bck vcl]. roducer: Ken Mellons, John Northrup)
036 SMACK DAB Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
037 JUST WHAT I'M WANTIN' TO DO Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
038 PAINT ME A BIRMINGHAM Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
039 CLIMB MY TREE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
040 INTERSTATE GYPSY Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
041 YOU CAN MAKE MY HEART BELIEVE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
042 SWEET Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
043 ALL I NEED IS A BRIDGE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
044 SINGLE AGAIN Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
045 ANY TIME ANY PLACE Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
046 INSTITUTE OF HONKY TONKS* Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
047 IF I'VE LEARNED ANYTHING AT ALL Home HR 2003-1 JWIWTD
JWIWTD – also on album Just What I'm Wantin' to Do
2007 Nashville, TN – Ken Mellons
048 DAYDREAMS ABOUT NIGHT THINGS
2009 [demo session] unknown – Ken Mallons
04801 TELL KRISTY I LOVE HER
2009 The Cole Mine Smyrna, TN/ Adventure Studios Hermitage, TN/ Stone Hill Studios Mt. Juliet, TN/ River Track Studios Fort Gay, WV/Highland Recording Studios, Murfreesboro, TN – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl], Cody Kilby [gt], Adam Steffey [mandolin], Ron Stewart [banjo], Rob Ickes [dobro], Darrin Vincent [bass/bck vcl], Joe Caverlee [fiddle], Vince Gill, Larry Cordle, Dale Ann Bradley, Steve Gulley and Sonya Isaacs [bck vcl])
049 RURAL ROUTE
050 BLUE WIND
051 MEMORY REMOVER
052 I'M JUST A HOUSE
053 TENNESSEE RIDGE RUNNER
054 STILL THEY CALL ME LOVE
045 TAKE IT LIKE A MAN
056 A COLD ONE CAN'T CURE
057 TENNESSEE
058 DON'T NEGLECT THE ROSE
059 STILL BRAND NEW
060 KING OF ALL KINGS
tracks above issued on album Rural Route
2011 [demo session ] unknown – Ken Mellons (Ken Mellons [vcl/gt])
06101 I‘M ALMOST ME AGAIN
06102 SIDEWAYS 
2012 or sooner unknown - Ken Mellons
062 ONE'S A COUPLE Just What I'm Wantin' to Do
Tracks above issued on album Just What I'm Wantin' to Do
2013 [demo session] unknown – Ken Mellons
06201 WOULD THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY
2013 unknown - Ken Mellons
063 PERFECT PLACE FOR THE BLUES
064 I CAN'T KICK MY COUNTRY
065 MR. DJ
066 WHEN IT COMES TO LOSING YOU
067 LOVE DON'T WORK THAT WAY
068 BIG ON ME
069 THE HURT IS HEALIN'
070 SUN ALWAYS SHINES
071 JUST WHAT LOVE CAN DO
072 ALWAYS, SOMETIMES
073 MAYBE NEVER
074 LEARNIN' TO LIVE WITH ME
075 REST IN PEACE
Tracks above issued on album Perfect Place For The Blues
2014 [sessions for Throwback] unknown – Kevin Moon faturing Ken Mellons
076 HONKY-TONK TEACHERS Dirt Road
2014 [sessions for The Next move] unknown – Phil Leadbetter and Ken Mellons
077 I’M A MODERN DAY INTERSTATE GYPSY Pinecastle




ALBUMS
Epic EK-53746 Ken Mellons: Jukebox Junkie; I Can Bring Her Back; Looking In The Same Direction; The Pleasure's All Mine; Working For The Weekend; Seven Lonely Days; Keeping It Country; Learning To Live Without You; Honky Tonk Teachers; Doctor Jesus – 23-08-94
Epic EK-66965 Where Forever Begins: Don't Make Me Have To Come In There; I Went Crazy For Awhile; Rub-A-Dubbin'; Where Forever Begins; He'll Never Be A Lawyer; Stranger In Your Eyes; Memory Remover; He Ain't Even Could Yet; Ever Ready; With His Hands – 14-11-95
Curb D2-77759 The Best Of Ken Mellons: Jukebox Junkie [dance mix]; Shame On Me; Home Team; Farmer's Daughter; Ladies Night; Can You Feel It; Down To A Crawl; Bundle Of Nerves; Was It As Good For You; Cool As You – 03-04-01
Home HR-2003-1 Sweet: Smack Dab; Just What I'm Wantin' To Do; Paint Me A Birmingham; Climb My Tree; Interstate Gypsy; You Can Make My Heart Believe; Sweet; All I Need Is A Bridge; Single Again; Any Time Any Place; Institute Of Honky Tonks; If I've Learned Anything At All – 10-08-04
Jukebox Junkie no # (UPC 0707541263290) Rural Route: Rural Route; Blue wind; Memory Remover; I'm Just a House; Tennessee ridge Runner; Still They Call Me Love; Take It Like a Man; A Cold One Can't Cure; Tennessee; Don't Neglect the Rose; Still Brand New; King of All Kings – 12-10-10
Jukebox Junkie  no # (UPC888174871691) Just What I'm Wantin' to Do: One's a Couple; Just What I'm Wantin' to Do; Sweet; Paint Me a Birmingham; Smack Dab; You Can't Make My Heart Believe; Climb My Tree; Interstate Gypsy; All I Need Is a Bridge; Single Again; Any Time, Any Place; Institute of Honky Tonks;  If I've Learned Anything At – 12-06-12 (reissue of HR 2003-1 with one added track)
Jukebox Junkie no # Perfect Place For The Blues: I Can't Kick My Country; Perfect Place For The Blues; Mr. DJ; When It Comes To Losing You; Love Don't Work That Way; Big On Me; The Hurt Is Healin'; Sun Always Shines; Just What Love Can Do; Always, Sometimes, Maybe Never; Learnin' To Live With Me;     Rest In Peace – 20 (originally scheduled for release in 2013, postponned)
Ken Mellons ? Jukebox Junkie Live: I Can't Kick My Country;  Workin' for the Weekend; - Bundle of Nerves; Rub a Dubbin' ;  I Can Bring Her Back; Honk If You Honky Tonk; Coconut Suntan Lotion;  Ever Ready;  Jukebox Junkie / Tennessee Volunteer Junkie – 25-03-22 (unknown recording info, not in sessions)

EPs
Epic ESK-7027 Workin' For The Weekend (Special Dance Mix Sampler): Workin' For The Weekend (Dance Mix); Workin' For The Weekend (Edited Dance Mix); Workin' For The Weekend (Beat Mix) – 95 (promo)

SINGLES
Epic (1994-95) 
34-77390 Lookin' In The Same Direction / Seven Lonely Days - 29-03-94
34-77579 Jukebox Junkie / Pleasure's All Mine - 19-07-94
34-77764 I Can Bring Her Back / Honky Tonk Teachers - 06-12-94
34-77861 Workin' For The Weekend / Keeping It Country - 21-03-95
34-78066 Rub-A-Dubbin' / Jukebox Junkie -10-10-95
34-78240 Stranger In Your Eyes / Memory Remover - 02-96
Curb
D 1443 Ladie’s Night – 98 (promo, CD)
CURBD 1707 Mr. DJ – 02 (promo, CD)
Home
No # Climb My Tree – 03