Pinkard and Bowden

James “Sandy” Sanford Pinkard Jr, *16-01-1947 Abbeville LA, +26-07-2025
Richard Bowden, *30-09-1945 Linden, TX
2nd version
By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1983 Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN/ Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA/ Audio Media Recorders, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard [vcl/ac gt/bass], Richard Bowden [vcl/el gt], Paul Worley [ac/el gt], Richard Bowden [ac/el gt], Robb Strandlund [ac gt], Lloyd Green [steel],  Joe Osborn [bass gt],  Eddie Bayers [drums],  John Jarvis [keyboards],  Alan Steinberger [synthesizer],  Diane Tidwell, Lisa Silver, Phil Forest, Tom Brannon [bck vcl].  Producer: Pinkard and Bowden and Jim Ed Norman)
001 INTRODUCTION 1-25057   
002 WOMEN WITH A GUN 1-25057 OP-2724   
003 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE YARD 29370/1-25057 OP-2724 CMT 915
004 DADDY SANG BASS 29370/1-25057  OP-2724  
005 DELTA DAWG  29370/1-25057  OP-2724 
006 BTN1996  I LOBSTER BUT NEVER FLOUNDER 7-29268/1-25057 OP-2724
007 THE CATBIRD SONG 1-25057   
008 ARKANSAS DOG 1-25057   
009 SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY'S SONG WRONG  29370/1-25057
010 BTN2000 MAIL ORDER DOG 7-29268/1-25057 OP-2724   
011 DRIVIN' MY WIFE AWAY 29370/1-25057   OP-2724 CMT 915
012 BTN2002 SHAKE A SNAKE  7-29205/1-25057
013 THREE MILE ISLAND 29370/1-25057  OP-2724 
014 INTRODUCTION 1-25057   
015 THAT'S THAT 1-25057   
016 WHAT'S A W-4 29370/1-25057 OP-2724   
017 BLUE HAIRS DRIVING IN MY LANE 29370/1-25057   OP-2724
late 1983 Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden
018 BTN2061 GUNS MADE AMERICA GREAT  7-28942/1-25299  CMT 915
Summer 1984 Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden
019 CTN2220  MAMA, SHES LAZY -1  7-29205/1-25299 OP-2724
1984-1985 Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden [vcl/gt] + Steve Gibbs [gt], Josh Leo [gt], Robb Starlund [gt], Don Potter [gt], Paul Worley [gt], Chuck Thompson [gt], Leonard Arnold [gt], James Sinclair [steel], Buddy Emmons [steel-1] Michael Rhodes/Joe Osborne [bass], Eddie Bayers/Clarr Caire [drums], Fred Carpenter [fiddle], Jessica Boucher, Phil Forrest, Bergen White, Judy Rodman, Lisa Silver [vck vcl]. Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
020 ELVIS WAS A NARC  1-25299  OP-2724                                                 
021 LET'S PUT X BACK IN CHRISTMAS  1-25299                                      
022 DON'T PET THE DOG    7-22987/1-25299 OP-2724                                                
023 I'M GONNA BEAT THE CHEAT OUT OF YOU  1-25299  OP-2724                              
024 DYLAN FOR DOLLARS  1-25299         
1985 Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden
025 DTN2376 CRUMBLING STUMBLEWEEDS    7-28942/1-25284 1-25299  
026 DTN2378 THE BALLAD OF DICK AND JANE   7-29000/1-25299  
027 DTN2379 MUSIC INDUSTRY (ISLANDS IN THE STREAM)  7-29000/1-25299  OP-2724
WARNER 1-25284 MUSIC FROM RUSTLERS' RHAPSODY AND OTHER SONGS (1985)
ca October 1985 Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden + David Innis [keyboards]. Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
028 DTN2545 A CHRISTMAS GIFT 7-28837  
029 DTN2546 NOEL BON TEMPS ROULEE  7-28837  
ca. Early 1986 Nashville TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden + unknown musicians Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
030 IMELDA'S SHOES 7-28611  
031 SHE THINKS I STEAL CARS  7-28611 7-28526/ OP-2724 
032 PRO-S-2487 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE GIRLS (THAT WILLIO AND HOOLIE KNEW) (Prude Version) PRO-S-2487 (Slightly Racier Version): PRO-S-2487
ca. Early 1988 Nashville TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden + unknown musicians Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
033 ARAB ALABAMA 7-27909 / OP-2724 
034 SATELLITE DISH    7-27909/ OP-2724  
1988 [live] Cheyenne Saloon, 128 W Church St #3304, Orlando, FL – Pinkard and Bowden
03401 I'M GONNA BEAT THE CHEAT OUT OF YOU EP 38   
03402 DELTA DAWN EP 38   
03403 I LOBSTER AND NEVER FLOUNDER EP 38   
03404 THREE MILE ISLAND EP 38   
03405 MAMA, SHE'S LAZY EP 38   
03406 DADDY SANG BASS EP 38  
ca. Early 1989 Nashville TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden + unknown musicians Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
035 LIBYAN ON A JET PLANE 7-22987/ OP-2724 
1989 The Omnisound, Nashville, TN/ The Lost, Nashville, TN – Pinkard and Bowden (complete 2-26057: James Pinkard [vcl/gt], Richard Bowden [vcl], Byrd Burton [gt], Steve Gibson [gt], Don Potter [ac gt], Sonny Garrish [steel], Sandy Pinkard/ Michael Bowden [bass gt/bck vcl], Eddie Bayers/ James Stroud/ Roy Yeager [drums], David Humphreys [percussion], Mike Laler/ Dennis Burnside [keyboards], Lisa Silver, Carol Chase, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Dees [bck vcl], Doug Grau, Daniel Johnson, Amanda Pinkard, Karen Bowden, Richard Helm, Pam Jobe, Maxine Creech [mumblers]. Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
036 THE FIFTIES SUCK 2-26057  
037 FOR THE GOOD DOGS 2-26057  
038 I WAS A FROGGY 2-26057  
039 SHE DANCES WITH MEAT 2-26057   
August 1989 [live] The Comedy Corporation, Arlington, TX – Pinkard and Bowden (complete 2-26057: James Pinkard [vcl/gt], Richard Bowden [vcl], Byrd Burton [gt], Steve Gibson [gt], Don Potter [ac gt], Sonny Garrish [steel], Sandy Pinkard/ Michael Bowden [bass gt/bck vcl], Eddie Bayers/ James Stroud/ Roy Yeager [drums], David Humphreys [percussion], Mike Laler/ Dennis Burnside [keyvoards], Lisa Silver, Carol Chase, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Dees [bck vcl], Doug Grau, Daniel Johnson, Amanda Pinkard, Karen Bowden, Richard Helm, Pam Jobe, Maxine Creech [mumblers]. Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
03901 PERSONAL HISTORY, CRAWFISH HEADS, RELIGION AND THE OPRY 2-26057  
03902 ELVIS WAS A NARC 2-26057  
03903 DRIVING OTHERS TO CHRIST 2-26057  
03904 FOLK MUSIC (LIBYAN ON A JET PLANE) 2-26057  
03905 THE BALLAD OF DICK AND JANE 2-26057  
03906 JIMI AND EDDIE (PURPLE HAZE/GREEN ACRES) 2-26057  
03907 UNIVERSAL ADJECTIVE SONG 2-26057  
1989 (and later) Nashville TN – Pinkard and Bowden (James "Sandy" Pinkard, Richard Bowden + Steve Gibson [gt], Sonny Garrish [gt/dobro], Mike Bowden [bass], Eddie Bayers [drums], Randy "Panda" Woolery [drums/percussion], Hoot Hester [fiddle/mandolin], Robert Tassi [piano], Mike Lawler [Hamond B-3], Lisa Silver, Jana King, Cindy Richardson-Walker [bck vcl]. Producer: Pinkard and Bowden)
040 TRAILER PARK WOMAN PRO-S-3576/2-26844 OP-2724 
041 CENSOR US  2-26844 
042 SEXUAL HARRASSER 2-26844 OP-2724
043 PROPANE [PARODY TO COCAINE] 2-26844 
044 BUFFALO BOB OR BUFFALO BILL 2-26844 
045 BLUE COLLAR BLUES 2-26844 
046 SINCE MY BABY TURNED GAY 2-26844 
047 HARVARD A.K.A. COON-ASPIRATIONS OR HIGHER 2-26844 OP-2724
April 1992 [live] Comedy Zone, Memphis, TN – Pinkard and Bowden 
04701 DISCLAIMER/INTRO/ANNOUNCEMENT/YEEHA 26844-2
04702 CENSOR US: SET UP/SONG 26844-2                              
04703 THANKS AND GOOD EVENING 26844-2
04704 C.L.I.T. (CAJUNS LIVING IN TENNESSE) 26844-2
04705 SEXUAL HARRASSER: SET UP/SONG 26844-2
04706 TRAILER PARK WOMAN: SET UP/SONG 26844-2
04707 LONGASING SONG  26844-2
04708 COMEDY ZONE AND PERSONAL INTROS 26844-2 
04709 PROPANE: SET UP/SONG  26844-2
04710 FREELOADIN': SET UP/SONG 26844-2
04711 IT'S REDUNDANT 26844-2
04712 BUFFALO BOB OR BUFFALO BILL: SET UP/SONG 26844-2
04713 BLUE COLLAR BLUES/GOODNIGHT 26844-2
04714 ENCORE: THANKS AND APPRECIATION 26844-2
04715 SINCE MY BABY TURNED GAY: SET UP/SONG  26844-2

ALBUMS
Warner Brothers 1-25057 Writers In Disguise: Introduction; Women With A Gun; Help Me Make It Through The Yard, Based On Help Me Make It Through The Night; Daddy Sang Bass; Delta Dawg, Based On Delta Dawn; Mail Order Dog; The Catbird Song; Arkansas Dog; Somebody Done Somebody's Song Wrong, Based On Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song; Drivin' My Wife Away, Based On Drivin' My Life Away; Three Mile Island, Based On Wolverton Mountain; Introduction; That's That; What's A W-4, Based On What's Forever For; Shake A Snake; Blue Hairs Driving In My Lane, Based On Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; I Lobster But Never Flounder – 02-84
Warner Brothers 1-25299  P. G. 13:  Music Industry;  Elvis Was A NARC;  Let's Put X Back In Christmas;  Ballad Of Dick And Jane;  Don't Let The Dog;  I'm Gonna Beat The Cheat Out Of You;  Mama, She's Lazy;  Crumbling Stumbleweeds;  Guns Made America Great;  Dylan For Dollars – 05-85  Warner Brothers 2-26057 Live in Front of a Bunch of Dickheads: Personal History, Crawfish Heads, Religion and the Opry; Elvis Was a Narc; Driving Others to Christ; Folk Music (Libyan on a Jet Plane); The Ballad of Dick and Jane; Jimi and Eddie (Purple Haze/Green Acres); Universal Adjective Song; The Fifties Suck; For the Good Dogs; I Was a Froggy; She Dances With Meat  - 21-11-89
Warner Brothers 9 26844-2 Cousins, Cattle And Other Love Stories:  Censor Us;  Sexual Harrasser;  Trailer Park Woman; Propane [Parody To Cocaine];  Buffalo Bob Or Buffalo Bill;  Blue Collar Blues;  Since My Baby Turned Gay;  Harvard A.K.A. Coon-Aspirations Or Higher; Disclaimer/Intro/Announcement/Yeeha [Live]; Censor Us: Set Up [Live];  Censor Us: Song;  Thanks And Good Evening [Live];  C.L.I.T. (Cajuns Living In Tennesse) [Live]; Sexual Harrasser: Set Up [Live];  Sexual Harrasser: Song [Live]; Trailer Park Woman: Set Up [Live]; Trailer Park Woman: Song [Live];  Longasing Song [Live];  Comedy Zone and Personal Intros [Live];  Propane: Set Up [Live]; Propane: Song [Live];  Freeloadin': Set Up [Live];  Freeloadin': Song;  It's Redundant;  Buffalo Bob Or Buffalo Bill: Set Up [Live];  Buffalo Bob Or Buffalo Bill: Song [Live];  Blue Collar Blues/Goodnight [Live];  Encore: Thanks amd appreciation [Live];  Since My Baby Turned Gay: Set Up [Live];  Since My Baby Turned Gay: Song [Live] – 15-08-92
Warner Special Products OP-2724 Gettin' Stupid: Music Industry (Based On "Islands In The Stream"); Elvis Was A Narc; Don't Pet The Dog; (I'm Gonna) Beat The Cheat Out Of You; Mama, She's Lazy (Based On "Mama, He's Crazy"); Harvard A.K.A. Coon-Aspirations Or Higher Edu-Cajun; Drivin' My Wife Away (Based On "Drivin' My Life Away"); Three Mile Island (Based On "Wolverton Mountain"); Woman With A Gun; Help Me Make It Through The Yard (Based On "Help Me Make It Through The Night"); Daddy Sang Bass; Delta Dawg (Based On "Delta Dawn"); Mail Order Dog; She Thinks I Steal Cars (Based On "She Thinks I Still Care"); Sexual Harrasser; Trailer Park Woman; Arab, Alabama; Libyan On A Jet Plane (Based On "Leaving On A Jet Plane"); Satellite Dish; What's A W-4 (Based On "What's Forever For"); Blue Hairs Driving In My Lane (Based On "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"); I Lobster But Never Flounder – 93 (double)

EP's
Warner Brothers 7-29370 Adventures In Paradies: Three Mile Island; Blue Hairs Driving Down The Line; What’s A W 4 /  Help Me Make It Through The Yard;  Daddy Sang Bass -  Delta Dawg; Somebody Done Somebody's Song Wrong;  Drivin' My Wife Away – 01-84 
Church Street Station Presents EP 38 Pinkard and Bowden (Live In Concert):  I'm Gonna Beat The Cheat Out Of You;  Delta Dawn;  I Lobster And Never Flounder;  Three Mile Island;  Mama, She's Lazy;  Daddy Sang Bass  - 88

SINGLES
Warner Brothers (1984-88)            
7-29268 I Lobster But Never Flounder / Mail Order Dog - 05-84 
PRO A-2193 Mama She’s Lazy / Mama She’s Lazy – 84 (promo)
7-29205 Mama, She's Lazy / Shake A Snake - 08-84
7-29000 Music Industry / The Ballad Of Dick And Jane - 04-85 
7-28942 Crumbling Stumbleweeds / Guns Made America Great - 07-85 
7-28837 A Christmas Gift / Noel Bon Temps Roulee - 10-85 (also on PRO-S-2921, promo)
7-28611 Imelda's Shoes / She Thinks I Steal Cars - 03-86 (also on PRO-S-2926, promo)
PRO-S-2487 What's Happened To The Girls (That Willio And Hoolie Knew) (Prude Version) / What's Happened To The Girls (That Willio And Hoolie Knew) (Slightly Racier Version) – 86 (promo)
PRO-S-2931 Satellite Dish / Satellite Dish – 86 (promo)
7-27909 Arab Alabama / Satellite Dish - 03-88 
7-22987 Libyan On A Jet Plane / Don't Pet The Dog - 03-89
7-22987  Libyan On A Jet Plane (uncensored) /  Libyan On A Jet Plane (censored) – 89 (promo)
PRO-S-3576 Trailer Park Woman / Trailer Park Woman – 89 (promo)

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
U.S. Air Force - Country Music Time # 915: Help Me Make It Through The Yard; Blue Hairs Driving In My Lane; Drivin’ My Wife Away – ca 09-84 (studio recordings)