Kenneth James Kitching, *04-08-1932 Auburn, Sydney, AUS
2nd version
By Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1974 Earth Media, Milsons Point, NSW, AUS – Ken Kitching (Producer: Ron Martin)
001 HERE COMES THE DOBRO Apogee BWB 103
002 HANDS OF STEEL Apogee BWB 103
1978 BRT Nashville, TN – Ken Kitching (Ken Kitching [steel/dobro], Reggie Alley [ld gt], Bobby Caldwell [ld gt/rh gt], Lloyd Green/ DeWitt Scott [steel], Rick Boyer [bass], Pau Russell [drums], Benny Kennerson piano], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: DeWitt Scott)
003 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Mid-Land MD 23
004 COLD COLD HEART Mid-Land MD 23
005 GREAT SPECKLED BYRD Mid-Land MD 23
006 MISTY Mid-Land MD 23
007 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Mid-Land MD 23
008 AMAZING GRACE Mid-Land MD 23
009 DON’T SING ALOHA Mid-Land MD 23
010 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE Mid-Land MD 23
011 ADVENTURES IN PARADISE Mid-Land MD 23
012 BURNING SANDS Mid-Land MD 23
1985 unknown – Ken Kitching
013 HAWAIIN HOTEL MARCH VPL-0518
014 KINGS SERENADE VPL-0518
015 IN THE MOOD VPL-0518
016 PEARLY SHELLS / IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ISLAND VPL-0518
017 PARADISE VPL-0518
018 DOBROS IN HAWAII VPL-0518
019 HAWAIIAN TATOO VPL-0518
020 MARIE ELANA VPL-0518
021 HULA BLUES VPL-0518
022 HILO MARCH VPL-0518
023 ROSE OF WAIKIKI VPL-0518
024 TWILIGHT BLUES VPL-0518
1989 Hadley Recording Studio, Tamworth, NSW, AUS – Ken Kitching with Norm Bodkin (Producer: Eric Scott)
025 WALK RIGHT BACK HCDM-1304
026 BLANKET ON THE GROUND HCDM-1304
027 SILVER WINGS HCDM-1304
028 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE HCDM-1304
029 TENNESSEE WALTZ HCDM-1304
030 FRAULEIN HCDM-1304
031 I FALL TO PIECES HCDM-1304
032 AND I LOVE YOU SO HCDM-1304
033 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE HCDM-1304
034 WHEN THE HARVEST DAYS ARE OVER JESSIE DEAR HCDM-1304
035 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD HCDM-1304
036 SATIN SHEETS HCDM-1304
ALBUMS
Mid-Land MD 23 Sydney To Nashville: I Love You Because; Cold Cold Heart; Great Speckled Byrd; Misty; San Antonio Rose; Amazing Grace; Don’t Sing Aloha; Somewhere My Love; Adventures In Paradise; Burning Sands – 78
RCA/Nicholls N' Dimes [AUS] VPL1-0518 In The Hawaiian Mood: Hawaiin Hotel March; Kings Serenade; In The Mood; Pearly Shells / In The Middle Of An Island; Paradise; Dobros In Hawaii; Hawaiian Tatoo; Marie Elana; Hula Blues; Hilo March; Rose Of Waikiki; Twilight Blues - 85
Hadley [AUS] HCDM-1304 Country's Best: Walk Right Back; Blanket On The Ground; Silver Wings; When You And I Were Young Maggie; Tennessee Waltz; Fraulein; I Fall To Pieces; And I Love You So; Me And Bobby McGee; When The Harvest Days Are Over Jessie Dear; Six Days On The Road; Satin Sheets – 89 with Norm Bodkin
SINGLES
Apogee [AUS] (1974)
BMB-103 Here Comes The Dobro / Hands Of Steel - 74
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Ken Kitching
Ben Jack
Ben Hoyt Jack *27-12-1933 Van Bure, AR -+06-11-2009
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1960 unknown - Ben Jack And Country Boys
001 none I ONLY WANT A BUDDY Cimarron 4045
002 none BOOK OF MEMORIES Cimarron 4045
003 none DO I LOVE YOU 4048
004 none I'M ENTITLED TO YOUR LOVE 4048
1961 unknown, AR - Ben Jack And Country Boys
005 1301-1 I DON'T WANT TO GO Bejay 1301
006 1301-2 I LOVED YOU SO MUCH I LET YOU GO Bejay 1301
SINGLES
Cimarron (1960) Ben Jack And Country Boys
4045 I Only Want A Buddy / Book Of Memories – 03-60 (rev. March 7)
4048 Do I Love You / I'm Entitled To Your Love - 60
Bejay (1961) Ben Jack And The Country Boys
1301 I Don't Want To Go / I Loved You So Much I Let You Go – 12-61 (rev. Jan. 6, 1962)
Singing Proffitts
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1970 Melody Sound Studio, Hamilton, OH – The Singing Proffitts (Thelma, Dewey, Tammy And Darla Proffitt [vcl] + Dave Woolum [rh gt], Paris Decker [mandolin], Sherrill Jennings [banjo], J. D. Jarvis [dobro/ld gt], Judy Decker [bass], Howard Mathews [fiddle]. Producer:
William M. Jones And Osburn Thorpe)
001 THE WALK TO CALVARY MSLP 27
002 BEAUTIFUL GATES OF HOME MSLP 27
003 TELL OF HIS WONDERFUL LOVE MSLP 27
004 WHEN I WALK DOWN THE STREETS OF GOLD MSLP 27
005 HE FIRST LOVED ME MSLP 27
006 DIDN'T IT RAIN MSLP 27
007 I WANT TO GO THERE MSLP 27
008 HUMAN ENOUGH TO KNOW MSLP 27
009 THE LIGHTS OF HOME MSLP 27
010 I WANT TO STROLL OVER HEAVEN WITH YOU MSLP 27
011 WALK IN JERUSALEM JUST LIKE JOHN MSLP 27
012 THE LITTLE PINE BOX MSLP 27
1971 Melody Sound Studio, Hamilton, OH – The Singing Proffitts (Thelma, Dewey, Tammy And Darla Proffitt [vcl] + unknown musicians)
013 PRECIOUS MEMORIES MSLP 32
014 MAMA MSLP 32
015 WHILE THE AGES ROLL ON MSLP 32
016 RANK STRANGER MSLP 32
017 PAPA MSLP 32
018 BYE AND BYE MSLP 32
019 THIS OLD WORLD IS WINDING UP MSLP 32
020 WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER MSLP 32
021 OH WHAT A HAPPY DAY MSLP 32
022 MAMA'S TEACHING ANGELS HOW TO SING MSLP 32
023 THE NEXT STEP MSLP 32
024 WINGS OF A DOVE MSLP 32
1975 Melody Sound Studio, Hamilton, OH – The Singing Proffitts (Thelma, Dewey, Tammy And Darla Proffitt [vcl] + Clarence Croucher [rh gt], Tom Downey [rh gt/ tambourine], Ron Relliford [ld gt], Eddie Harper [steel], Bill Croucher [bass], Bruce Madden [drums], Dan Brockman [piano])
025 THE HEAVENLY CHOIR MSLP 64
026 NEW SHOES MSLP 64
027 I DON'T NEED ALL THIS WORLD'S RICHES MSLP 64
028 WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN MSLP 64
029 HE AIN'T NEVER DONE ME NOTHING BUT GOOD MSLP 64
030 PRECIOUS JESUS MSLP 64
031 THE UNSEEN HAND MSLP 64
032 SWEETEST WORDS MSLP 64
033 TEN THOUSAND YEARS MSLP 64
034 WHEN I WAKE UP TO SLEEP NO MORE MSLP 64
035 I'LL SOON BE GONE MSLP 64
036 GOD WALKS THE DARK HILLS MSLP 64
ALBUMS
Melody MSLP-27 Tell Of His Wonderful Love: The Walk To Calvary; Beautiful Gates Of Home; Tell Of His Wonderful Love; When I Walk Down The Streets Of Gold; He First Loved Me; Didn't It Rain; I Want To Go There; Human Enough To Know; The Lights Of Home; I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You; Walk In Jerusalem Just Like John; The Little Pine Box – 03-71 (MX: 10378A/B)
Melody MSLP-32 Memories Of Mother: Precious Memories; Mama; While The Ages Roll On; Rank Stranger; Papa; Bye And Bye; This Old World Is Winding Up; When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder; Oh What A Happy Day; Mama's Teaching Angels How To Sing; The Next Step; Wings Of A Dove – 71 (MX: 11027A/B)
Melody MSLP-64 The Singing Proffitts Sing The Heavenly Choir: The Heavenly Choir; New Shoes; I Don't Need All This World's Riches; When I Get To Heaven; He Ain't Never Done Me Nothing But Good; Precious Jesus; The Unseen Hand; Sweetest Words; Ten Thousand Years; When I Wake Up To Sleep No More; I'll Soon Be Gone; God Walks The Dark Hills – 75 (MX: 751050)
Kevin Landry
SESSIONS
2009 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
001 AINSI SOIT-IL
002 LES JOURS
003 C'EST VRAI
004 2 AVRIL
005 DU BON PIED
006 JE REVIENS
007 COWBOY
008 LA PATENTE
009 J'TE RAMENE
010 TOUT CE QUE JE VEUX
011 MONSIEUR TOUT LE MONDE
012 APRES LA PLUIE
013 DON'T CRY
014 LA PINE DU SAMEDI SOIR
015 CHASSEUR D'ETOILES
Tracks above issued on album Ainsi soit-il – 09
2012 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
016 À MINUIT
017 TU L'SAIS CHERIE
018 NOËL AU HAVRE
019 HOHOHO
020 LA CUISINIÈRE
021 LE 24
022 LE PÈRE NOËL PREND UN P'TITOUP
023 LA RÉSOLUTION
024 SAINTE-NUIT
025 SPÉCIAL 150IÈME
Tracks above issued on album Niek au havre
2013 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
026 POUR LONGTEMPS
027 CHANCEUX
028 JUSQU'À LA MER
029 MON ANGE À MOI
030 MON PEUPLE
031 C'EST BON DE SAVOIR
032 L'AMOUR EST MEILLEUR
033 L'ÉTOILE
034 D'OÙ TU VIENS
035 NUITS FOLLES
036 OUBLIE PAS MON NOM
037 COMME TU ME LE DIS
038 PAR CHEZ NOUS
Tracks above issued on album Pour Longtemps
2016 [sessions for Carrousel XXI] unknown - Francois Couture and Denis Veilleux with Keven Landry
039 QUI SOMMES NOUS
040 L’ AMITIE, BON!
041 LA GUERRE EN MORCEAUX
2017 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
042 SAISON MORTE
043 LA LÉGENDE CHARLO
044 LES BAGUEURS DISENT
045 LA TOUNE AU BLACK
046 '94
047 CARICATURE SONG
048 SANS ME RETOURNER
049 LE PAYS DES VIOLONNEUX
050 MOTARD
051 WHEELING TOUNE
052 AU PAYS DES PASSENT PAR LÀ
053 LES JOURS PASSENT
054 NATIF
055 JE CHANTERAI
Tracks above issued on album 94
2020 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
056 NUTAK
057 DANS L'NORD
058 LES VACANCES
059 LA BALLADE DE GP
060 CELLE-LÀ À TI-LUC
061 COMME UN OISEAU
062 CELLE-LÀ À TI-CHARLES
063 HOCKEY TIME
064 ST-CHARLES
065 PARLE-MOI DONC DE TES AMOURS
066 LA FIN DU MONDE
Tracks above issued on album Nutak
2021 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
067 FINISSANT digital single [rel. June 18]
2021 Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
068 QUAND LE TEMPS DES FÊTES ARRIVE digital single [rel. Dec. 3]
2022 unknown – Keven Landry with Claude Cormier
069 PARLONS DE CHEZ NOUS digital single [rel. July 15]
070 Y RESTE ENCORE DU BON MONDE digital single [rel. Nov.18]
2024 poss. Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
071 J'AURAIS PU
072 D'L'OUVRAGE
073 1992
074 DES HISTOIRES
075 LE GRAND PICARD
076 QUAND Y A DU TEMPS
077 COSTEBELLE
078 SWINGNER D'LA PATTE
079 DIS-MOI
Tracks above issued on album Swinger D’La Patta
2025 poss. Les Productions le Garage, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN – Keven Landry
080 MON JUILLET digital single [rel. June 20]
ALBUMS’
Productions Le Garage [CAN] no # Ainsi Soit-Il . . .: Ainsi Soit-Il; Les Jours; C'Est Vrai; 2 Avril; Du Bon Pied; Je Reviens; Cowboy; La Patente; J'te Ramene; Tout Ce Que Je Veux; Monsieur Tout Le Monde; Apres La Pluie; Don't Cry; La Pine Du Samedi Soir; Chasseur D'Etoiles - 09
Go Musique [CAN] no # Noël au Havre: À minuit; Tu l'sais cherie; Noël au Havre; Hohoho; La cuisinière; Le 24; Le père Noël prend un p'tit coup; La résolution; Sainte-Nuit; Spécial 150ième – 18-12-12
Go Musique [CAN] GOCD 1314 Pour longtemps: Pour longtemps; Chanceux; Jusqu'à la mer; Mon ange à moi; Mon peuple; C'est bon de savoir; L'amour est meilleur; L'étoile; D'où tu viens; Nuits folles; Oublie pas mon nom; Comme tu me le dis; Par chez nous – 10-06-14
Go Musique [CAN] GOCD 1702 '94: Saison morte; La légende Charlo; Les Bagueurs disent; La toune au black; '94; Caricature Song; Sans me retourner; Le pays des violonneux; Motard; Wheeling toune; Au pays des passent par là; Les jours passent; Natif; Je chanterai - 07-07-17
Go Musique [CAN] ? Nutak: Nutak; Dans l'nord; Les vacances; La ballade de GP; Celle-là à ti-Luc; Comme un oiseau; Celle-là à ti-Charles; Hockey time; St-Charles; Parle-moi donc de tes amours; La fin du monde – 14-05-21
Go Musique [CAN] ? Swingner d'la patte: J'aurais pu; D'l'ouvrage; 1992; Des histoires; Le grand Picard; Quand y a du temps; Costebelle; Swingner d'la patte; Dis-moi – 21-06-24