Saturday, July 26, 2025

Hal Smith (and The Country Squires)

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1959 Alamogordo, NM – Hal Smith And The Country Squires
001 259A THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION 45-106  
002 259B THE BALLAD OF THE TRAVELIN KID 45-106 
003 Y3159A MAKIN' MY LIVING WITH MY GUITAR 45-108 /R+C 1010 CD 705
004 Y3159B YOU SMILED AT ME 45-108 
ROCK AND COUNTRY R+C 1010 YUCCA ROCKABILLY (SWE, 1981); CLASSICS CD 705 YUCCA RECORDS ROCK’N’ROLL STORY (SWE, 1997)
1959 Alamogordo, NM – Hal Smith And The Country Squires
005 7359A WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE BUT THE BLUES ? 45-116 
006 7359B HARD, HARD TIMES 45-116 /CD 772
CLASSICS CD 772 ROCKIN’ COUNTRY STYLE VOL. 3 (SWE)




SINGLES

Yucca
45-106 Thank You For The Invitation / The Ballad Of The Travelin Kid - 02-59 (rev. March 2)
45-108 Makin' My Living With My Guitar / You Smiled At Me – 04-59
45-116 What Do You Have To Lose But The Blues ? / Hard Hard Times – 09-59

Wally Murphy

 

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1978 KBK, Earth City, MO – Wally Murphy (Wally Murphy [steel], Jim Huff [gt], Playmo [ bass], Randy Wright [drums/ tympani/ chimes], Jimmy Queen [cymbal], Brian Christianson [strings], Tumpy Brooks [piano]. Producer: Bill Sims, Wally Murphy)
001 2001 ODYSSEY (PART 1) MD 22  
002 GLORY HALLELUJAH (OR I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD?) MD 22
003 EXODUS MD 22  
004 IN THE MOOD (STRINGS OF PEARLS) MD 22 
005 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY (PART 2) MD 22  
006 WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE MD 22  
007 MY MOTHERS EYES MD 22  
008 THE WAY WE WERE MD 22  
009 CHEROKEE MD 22  
010 BRAHM'S LULLABY MD 22 


ALBUMS
Midland MD 22 Flying Fingers:
2001 Odyssey (Part 1); Glory Hallelujah (Or I've Been Working On The Railroad?); Exodus; In The Mood (Strings Of Pearls); 2001 Space Odyssey (Part 2); William Tell Overture; My Mothers Eyes; The Way We Were; Cherokee; Brahm's Lullaby - 78




Ben Nichols

 Benjamin Nichols
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
also member of ,  Red 40, Vegas Thunder, Lucero (since 1999, more than 20 albums)
2008 Memphis, TN – Ben Nichols (Ben Nichols [vcl/ac gt], Todd Beene [el gt], Rich Steff [accordion/piano])
001 THE LAST PALE LIGHT IN THE WEST Liberty and Lament 0128 
002 THE KID Liberty and Lament 0128 
003 DAVY BROWN Liberty and Lament 0128 
004 CHAMBERS Liberty and Lament 0128 
005 TOBIN Liberty and Lament 0128 
006 TOADVINE Liberty and Lament 0128 
007 THE JUDGE Liberty and Lament 0128 
Ca 2024 unknown – Ben Nichols and Rick Steff (Ben Nichols [vcl/ac gt], Rick Steff [piano])
008 IN LONESOME TIMES LL 042234LP  
009 THAT MUCH FURTHER WEST LL 042234LP 
010 WHEN I WAS YOUNG LL 042234LP 
011 TEXAS AND TENNESSEE LL 042234LP  
012 THE PRAYER LL 042234LP  
013 DIAMOND STATE HEARTBREAK LL 042234LP 
014 SWEET LITTLE THING LL 042234LP  
015 SLOW DANCING LL 042234LP  
016 AMONG THE GHOSTS LL 042234LP  
017 BUY A LITTLE TIME LL 042234LP  
018 WHEN YOU DECIDED TO LEAVE LL 042234LP  
019 TELL ME WHAT IT TAKES LL 042234LP 
020 HATE AND JEALOUSY LL 042234LP  
021 HELLO SADNESS LL 042234LP 
022 DARBY'S SONG LL 042234LP
023 IT GETS THE WORST AT NIGHT LL 042234LP  
024 MY BEST GIRL LL 042234LP  
025 I CAN'T STAND TO LEAVE YOU LL 042234LP  
026 NIGHTS LIKE THESE LL 042234LP  
027 TEARS DON'T MATTER MUCH LL 042234LP 
2025 Southern Grooves Studio, Memphis, TN – Ben Nichols (Ben Nichols [vcl/gt], Cory Branan [gt], Todd Beene [steel],   Morgan Eve Swain [violin/hmny vcl])
028 IN THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN
029 THE DARKNESS SINGS
030 A BLEAK OVERTURE
031 FROM A WESTERN OR A WAR MOVIE
032 WHILE THE STARS DISAPPEAR
033 FADING BACK INTO THE NIGHT
034 I'M IN OVER MY HEAD
035 SHE'S STARLIGHT IN THE RIVER
036 THE PRAYER
037 THE SWAMPER'S LAMENT
038 THE DEVIL TAKES HIS LEAVE 
Tracks above issued on album In The Heart of The Mountain


ALBUMS
Liberty and Lament LL 042234LP Lucero Unplugged:
  In Lonesome Times;  That Much Further West;  When I Was Young;  Texas and Tennessee;  The Prayer;  Diamond State Heartbreak;  Sweet Little Thing;  Slow Dancing;  Among the Ghosts;  Buy a Little Time;  When You Decided To Leave;  Tell Me What It Takes;  Hate and Jealousy;  Hello Sadness; Darby's Song;  It Gets The Worst At Night;  My Best Girl;  I Can't Stand to Leave You;  Nights Like These;  Tears Don't Matter Much  – 24-01-25 w. Rick Steff, Lucero (double LP)
Liberty and Lament ? In The Heart Of The Mountain: In the Heart of the Mountain; The Darkness Sings; A Bleak Overture; From a Western or a War Movie; While the Stars Disappear; Fading Back Into the Night; I'm in Over My Head; She's Starlight in the River; The Prayer; The Swamper's Lament; The Devil Takes His Leave – 25-07-25

EPs
Liberty and Lament 0128 The Last Pale Light In The West: The Last Pale Light In the West; The Kid; Davy Brown; Chambers; Tobin; Toadvine; The Judge – 20-01-09






Noah Koningisor

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

18 May 2019 [live] The Music Room, East Aurora, NY - Noah Koningisor
00001 I'M NOT SAYING / RIBBON OF DARKNESS
00002 OPERATOR
00003 LONG BLACK TRAIN
00004 WALLS
00005 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
00006 BEAUTIFUL
00007 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
00008 SUNDOWN
00009 LIKE JESUS DOES
00010 THAT'S THE WAY
00011 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
Tracks above issued on album Live in Concert From The Music Rooms
2020 The Ridge Hotel, 151 E Houston St, New York City - Noah Koningisor ( Noah Koningisor [vcl/gt],  Jessica Koningisor [bck vcl]. Producer: Noah Koningisor)
001 IRON HORSES
002 TWICE THE MAN
003 HEAVEN IN YOUR SMILE
004 FIVbE POUND BAG OF SUGAR (I'M ON YOUR SIDE)
005 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 
Tracks above issued on EP Sessions From The Ridge
2021 poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
006 BLUE COLLAR FANS  digital single
2021 poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor, with Anna Lawton [-1], Christy Kiningisor [-2]
007 OVER YOU
008 SUNSHINE SYLVIA
009 HOMESPUN HEART
010 THE BRIDGE
011 THROW AWAY THE KEY WITH YOU
012 NASHVILLE -1
013 SAVE IT FOR THE RIGHT ONE
014 NOTHING PROMISED BUT THE RAIN -2
015 IT'LL TAKE MORE
016 LOVER'S LAMENT – 29-04-22
Tracks above issued on album Over You
2023  poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
017 ONE FOR THE BOYS
018 DAY BY DAY, NIGHT BY NIGHT
019 THURSDAY'S CHILD
020 LAST WORD
021 UNTITLED
022 DAUGHTER NATURE
023 WILD WEDNESDAY (ROLL IT ALONG)
024 YOU WANTED A STAR
025 AND I'M BLUE
026 COWBOYS DON'T CRY 
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed Trouble and reissued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)
2025  poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
027 THE FOG
028 SETTLE FOR THE SPOTLIGHT
029 HONKY TONK HEAVEN
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)
2025 [live] unknown – Noah Koningisor
02901 DAUGHTER NATURE (UNPLUGGED)
02902 ONE FOR THE BOYS (UNPLUGGED) 
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)

ALBUMS
Noah Koningisor Live in Concert From The Music Rooms:
  I'm Not Saying / Ribbon Of Darkness; Operator; Long Black Train; Walls; Can't Help Falling In Love; Beautiful; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Sundown; Like Jesus Does; That's The Way; Me and Bobby McGee – 06-19
Lofted Studios ? Over You:  Over You;  Sunshine Sylvia;  Homespun Heart;  The Bridge;  Throw Away The Key With You;  Nashville (w. Anna Lawton);  Save It For The Right One; Nothing Promised But The Rain (w. Christy Koningisor);  It'll Take More;  Lover's Lament – 29-04-22
Lofted Studios ? Borrowed Trouble:  One For The Boys;  Day By Day, Night By Night;  Thursday's Child;  Last Word;  Untitled;  Daughter Nature;  Wild Wednesday (Roll It Along);  You Wanted A Star;  And I'm Blue;  Cowboys Don't Cry – 28-06-24
Lofted Studios ? Borrowed Trouble (Double Trouble):  One For The Boys;  Day By Day, Night By Night;  Thursday's Child;  Last Word;  Untitled;  Daughter Nature;  Wild Wednesday (Roll It Along);  The Fog;  You Wanted A Star;  And I'm Blue;  Cowboys Don't Cry;  Settle For The Spotlight;  Honky Tonk Heaven;  Daughter Nature (Live Unplugged);  One For The Boys (Live Unplugged) – 25-07-25 (reissue of Borrowed and Blue with bonus tracks)


EPs
Noah Koningisor ? Sessions From The Ridge:  Iron Horses; Twice The Man; Heaven In Your Smile; Five Pound Bag of Sugar (I'm on Your Side); If You Could Read My Mind - 19-08-20