*19-07-1945 Port Arthur, TX, +23-06-1990
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1974 unknown – I.P. Sweat, David Kealy, Tom Lunar (+ Braunagel [drums].Producer: David Kealy, I.P. Sweat)
001 THE EXORCISM Pot 544
002 MSICROXE EHT Pot 544
1975 unknown – Ikey Sweat
003 HOME IS ANYWHERE YOU HANG YOUR HEART
1976 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat (Producer: John Christopher Owens, Isaac Payton Sweat)
004 SHED SO MANY TEARS PRA-1001
005 HEY BABY PRA-1001
1978 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat (Producer: John Owens and Jerry Chesnut [1]/ Johnny Winter [2])
006 8613 SHED SO MANY TEARS [1] GT4-9010
007 8614 ALL THIS OL' WAILIN' (IS GIVIN' ME THE WILLIES) [2] GT4-9010
1979 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat (Producer: John Owens and Johnny Winters)
008 SB105A JACK DANIELS KIND OF DAY SB-105/COL-CD-0578
009 SB105B I HATE TO GO SEARCHIN THEM BARS AGAIN SB-105 COL-CD-0578
1979 Gilley’s Recording Studio, 4500 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX – Isaac Payton Sweat with The Sweat Ban (Producer: Don Janicek)
010 COTTON EYED JOE/SCHOTTISCHE LP 1100 30576-322
010A LH-19643 COTTON EYED JOE (B-S VERSION) 5081
010B LH-19644 COTTON EYED JOE (MODEST VOCAL) 5081
010C COTTON EYED JOE (DANCE VERSION) 1201/30576-322
010D LH-19645 SCHOTTISCHE 5082
011 HEY BARNUM AND BAILEY 5021/LP 1100 30576-322
012 LH-19825 JOLE BLON 5086/LP 1100 30576-322
013 NATIONAL CHILI ANTHEM LP 1100 30576-322
014 RED RIVER BUM 5021
1980 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat
015 ALL THIS OL' WAILIN' LP 1100 30576-322
016 SHED SO MANY TEARS LP 1100 30576-322 COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
017 LH-19826 I COULD NEVER PASS A HONKY TONK 5086/LP 1100 30576-322 MIL 3035 34515
018 GOODBYE MOTOR CITY LP 1100 30576-322
019 LH-19646 HOME IS ANYWHERE YOU HANG YOUR HEART 5082/LP 1100 30576-322
BUM SAID IT 5089
1981 ACA Recording Studio, Houston, TX – Isaac Payton Sweat (Isaac Payton Sweat [vcl/rh gt/bass], Jimmy Arnold [ac/el gt], Debbie Holsher [concertina/bck vcl], Rick Mann [steel], Joey Long [steel/dobro/ mandolin/ ld gt], George Dunn [bass], "Uncle" John Turner/ Kenny Haile [drums], Enrique Martinez [tambourine/percussion], Tony Echols [spoons/jew’s harp], Ann Lind, Charley Smart [fiddle], Clyde Stewart / Jim Waylon [piano], Cesare Morales, Shelton Bissell [horns], Darlene Owens, Gay Lynn Zipkes, Karen Moore, Pat Jones [bck vcl]. Producer: Roy C. Ames)
020 COTTON EYED JOE - SCHOTTISCHE (THE ORIGINAL "BULLSHIT" VERSION) PLD-1005
021 JOE BLON PLD-1005 COL-CD-0578
022 NATIONAL CHILI ANTHEM PLD-1005
023 HOT CORN, COLD CORN PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
024 MEDLEY : LITTLE FOOT - HOKEY POKEY - BUNNY HOP PAD 138/PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
025 I'M GONNA KILL YA' PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
026 WALKIN' SLOWLY PLD 138/PLD-1005 COL-CD-0578
027 SAY IT'S NOT YOU PAD 152/PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
028 ALLON DANCE (C'MON LET'S DANCE) PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
029 RANCHO GRANDE PLD-1005 MIL 3035 34515
030 HANGOVER SURE HANGS ON PAD 152/MIL 3035 34515
Ca 1982 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat (Producer: John Owens, Johnny Winter)
031 YOU STILL KNOW THE WAY TO MY HEART BIR 001
032 THE MISTRESS BIR 001
1982 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat (Producer: John Christopher Owens)
033 LH-22142 I’M A HONKY TONK MAN BIR 010/COL-CD-0578
034 LH-22143 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD BIR 010
1986 Eleven Eleven Studio, Nashville, TN/ Soundshop Recording Studio, Nashville, TN/ Sound Enporium, Nashville, TN/ Scruggs Sound Studio, Nashville, TN – Isaac Payton Sweat (Isaac Payton Sweat [vcl], Billy Sanford [gt], Dale Sellars [gt], Hal Rugg / Weldon Myrick [steel], Bob Wray [bass], Eddie Bayers/ Jerry Kroon [drums], Mark O'Connor/ Tommy Williams [fiddle], Gene "Senator" Cullinane [harmonica], Hargus "Pig" Robbins / Ron Oates [piano], Bessyl Duhon [accordion], Jack Hale, Jim Horn, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis [horns], Bruce Dees, Dianne Vianette, Lisa Silver, The Cherry Sisters [bck vcl]. Producer: Derek Powers)
035 JOLE BLON TLR-1003
036 FAMILY TLR 101/TLR-1003 MIL 3035 34515
037 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO TLR-1003
038 HAPPY CAJUN TLR-1003 COL-CD-0578
039 MATHILDA TLR-1003 MIL 3035 34515
040 THE JOE BAILY ROLL TLR 101/TLR-1003 COL-CD-0578
041 I'M NOT A FOOL ANYMORE TLR-1003
042 SUGAR BEE TLR-1003
043 LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS TLR-1003
044 CRACKERS, CHEESE AND ALLIGATOR TAILS TLR-1003
1989 Rampart Studios, Houston, TX – Isaac Payton Sweat
045 COTTON EAYED JOE COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
046 SWEAT’S SCOTTISCHE COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
047 NATIONAL CHILI ANTHEM COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
048 LET’S DO THE JOE BAILEY ROLL MIL 3035 34515
Ca 1990 unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat
049 AH 1731 A REDNECK IS THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA Telstar no #
050 AH 1732 THE MAN THAT CAME BETWEEN US Telstar no #
1990 and sooner unknown – Isaac Payton Sweat
051 WE GO BACK QUITE A WAYS COL-CD-0578
052 MEANWHILE, BACK AT RANCH COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
053 BUSTED IN AUSTIN COL-CD-0578
054 YOU STILL KNOW THE WAY TO MY HEART COL-CD-0578 MIL 3035 34515
055 I HATE TO GO SEARCHIN THEM BARS AGAIN MIL 3035 34515
ALBUMS
Bellaire LP-1100 Cotton Eyed Joe/Schottische/Jole Blon and Other Bandstand Favorites: Cotton Eyed Joe/Schottische; Hey Barnum and Bailey; All This Ol' Wailin'; Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Heart; Jole Blon; National Chili Anthem; Shed So Many Tears; I Could Never Pass A Honky Tonk; Goodbye Motor City – 80 (MX: LH-19871/2; CD reissue on Dogondke Media [SUI] 30576-322 includes bonus track: Cotton Eyed Joe / Schottische 12" Dance Version)
Paid PLD-1005 Cotton-Eyed Joe And Other Dance Hall Favorites: Cotton Eyed Joe - Schottische (The Original "Bullshit" version); Joe Blon; National Chili Anthem; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; Medley : Little Foot - Hokey Pokey - Bunny Hop; I'm Gonna Kill Ya'; Walkin' Slowly; Say It's Not You; Allon Dance (C'Mon Let's Dance); Rancho Grande – 80 (reissued on MC Paid 2005 in 1981)
Tex-Lou TLR-1003 Crawdust: Jole Blon; Family; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Happy Cajun; Mathilda; The Joe Baily Roll; I'm Not A Fool Anymore; Sugar Bee; Lonely Days, Lonely Nights; Crackers, Cheese and Alligator Tails – 87 (MX: LH 25170/1)
Collectables COL-CD-0578 Texas Honky Tonk Dreams - The Best Of Isaac Payton Sweat: Shed So Many Tears; Happy Cajun; We Go Back Quite A Ways; Let's Do The Joe Baily Roll; Cotton Eyed Joe - The Schottische; I Hate To Go Searching The Bars Again; You Still Know The Way To My Heart; Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch; Walkin' Slowly; Honky Tonk Man; National Chili Anthem; Jole Blon; Jack Daniels Kind Of Day; Busted In Austin – 08-94
Multimedia MIL 3035 Cotton Eyed Joe: Mathilda; National Chili Anthem; I Could Never Pass A Honky Tonk; Cotton Eyed Joe; Sweat's Schottische; Shed So Many Tears; Let's Do The Joe Bailey Roll; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; I'm Gonna Kill Ya'; Rancho Grande; Medley : Little Foot - Hokey Pokey - Bunny Hop; Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch; Allons Dancez (C'mon Let's Dance); Family; You Still Know The Way To My Heart; Say It's Not You; A Hangover Sure Hangs On; I Hate To Go Searching The Bars Again -10-97 w. Johnny Winter, Uncle John Turner, Joey Long
Neon 34515 King If The Cotton Joe: Mathilda; National Chili Anthem; I Could Never Pass A Honky Tonk; Cotton Eyed Joe; Sweat's Schottische; Shed So Many Tears; Let's Do The Joe Bailey Roll; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; I'm Gonna Kill Ya'; Rancho Grande; Medley : Little Foot - Hokey Pokey - Bunny Hop; Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch; Allons Dancez (C'mon Let's Dance); Family; You Still Know The Way To My Heart; Say It's Not You; A Hangover Sure Hangs On; I Hate To Go Searching The Bars Again – 03-01
Fuel ? Country Masters: Shed so Many Tears; Happy Cajun; We Go Back Quite a Ways; Let's Do the Joe Bailey Roll; Cotton Eyed Joe, Sweat's Schottische; I Hate to Go Searchin' Them Bars Again; You Still Know the Way to My Heart; Hot Corn, Cold Corn; Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch; Let's Do the Joe Bailey Roll (Alternate Version); . Jole Blon; Walkin' Slowly; Honky Tonk Man; National Chili Anthem; Busted in Austin; Jack Daniels Kind of Day; Mathilda; National Chili Anthem (Alternate Version); I Could Never Pass a Honky Tonk; Cotton Eyed Joe (Alternate Version); Sweat's Schottische (Alternate Version); Shed so Many Tears (Alternate Version); I'm Gonna Kill Ya'; Rancho Grande; Medley, Little Foot, Hokey Pokey, Bunny Hop; Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (Alternate Version); Allons Dancez; Family; You Still Know the Way to My Heart (Alternate Version); Say It's Not You; A Hangover Sure Hangs On; I Hate to Go Searching Them Bars Again (Alternate Version) - 27-12-04 (double)
Carinco ? Happy Cajun: Shed So Many Tears; Happy Cajun; We Go Back Quite A Ways; Let's Do The Joe Baily Roll; Cotton Eyed Joe; I Hate To Go Searching Them Bars; You Still Know The Way To My Heart; Meanwhile Back At The Ranch; Walking Slowly; Honky Tonk Man; National Chili Anthem; Jole Blon; Jack Daniels Kind Of Day; Busted In Austin – 28-01-11 (digital, sampler)
Acewonder ? Shed so Many Tears: Shed so Many Tears; Sweat Happy Cajun; We Go Back Quite a Ways; Let's Do the Joe Baily Roll; Cotton Eyed Joe; I Hate to Go Searching the Bars Again; You Still Know the Way to My Heart; Meanwhile Back at the Ranch; Slowly; Honky Tonk Man; National Chili Anthem; Jole Blon; Jack Daniels Kind of Day; Busted in Austin – 12 (digital, sampler)
Sinostate ? The Color of Music: Cotton Eyed Joe: Cotton Eyed Joe; I Hate to Go Searching the Bars Again; You Still Know The Way To My Heart; Meanwhile Back At The Ranch; Honky Tonk Man; National Chili Anthem; Jole Blon; Jack Daniels Kind Of Day; Busted In Austin; Shed So Many Tears; Sweat Happy Cajun; We Go Back Quite A Ways; Let's Do The Joe Baily Roll - 05-07-16
SINGLES
Pot (1974)
544 The Exorcism / Msicroxe Eht – 74 I.P. Sweat, David Kealy, Tom Lunar
South Breeze (1975)
IRDA 092 Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Heart / Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Heart – 75 (promo) as Ikey Sweat
Phonograph Records of America (1976)
PRA-1001 Shed So Many Tears / Hey Baby - 76
Gusto (1978)
GT4-9010 Shed So Many Tears / All This Ol' Wailin' (Is Givin' Me The Willies) - 78
South Breeze (1979)
SB 105 Jack Daniels Kind Of Day / I Hate To Go Searchin Them Bars Again - 79
Bellaire (1980)
5021 Hey Barnum and Bailey Red River Bum - 79
5081 Cotton Eyed Joe (Modest Vocal) / Cotton Eyed Joe (B-S Version) – 80 and The Sweat Band (reissued on Paid PAD 137 in 1981)
No. 1201 Cotton Eyed Joe (dance version) / Cottin Eyed Joe (dance version) – 80 12” single
5082 Schottische (They Play Right After Cotton Eyed Joe) (and The Sweat Band) / Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Heart – 80
5086 Jole Blon / I Could Never Pass A Honky Tonk – 80
5089 Bum Said It / Bum Said It – 80
Paid (1981)
PAD-138 Medley: Little Foot / Hokey Pokey / Bunny Hop / Walkin' Slowly – 81
PAD-152 Hangover Sure Hangs On / Say It's Not You – 82
Blue Island (1982)
BIR 001 You Still Know The Way To My Heart / The Mistress – 82?
BIR 010 I’m A Honky Tonk Man / Six Days On The Road - 82
Tex-Lou (1986)
TLR-101 Family / The Joe Baily Roll – 86
Telstar (1990)
No # A Redneck Is The Backbone Of America / The Man That Came Between Us - 90
This is a continuation of my country discography blog with all new entries starting Saturday, February 16, 2013 Older files til February 15, 2013, are on original address http://countrydiscography.blogspot.cz
Monday, August 25, 2025
Isaacs Payton Sweats
Junior Blackwood Brothers
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1964 Sam Phillips Recording Service, Memphis, TN - The Jr. Blackwood Brothers (Producer: James Blackwood)
001 I WANT TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS SRLP 6016
002 KEYS TO THE KINGDOM SRLP 6016
003 SOME ONE TO CARE SRLP 6016
004 FEELING FINE SRLP 6016
005 ROBE OF CALVARY SRLP 6016
006 OH MY LORD WHAT A TIME SRLP 6016
007 DEAR JESUS ABIDE WITH ME SRLP 6016
008 COUNTRY CHURCH SRLP 6016
009 CLOSER TO THEE SRLP 6016
010 JESUS IS THE REASON SRLP 6016
011 WHEN I COME TO THE END OF THE ROAD SRLP 6016
012 HE WILL PILOT ME SRLP 6016
1964 Memphis, TN – The Junior Blackwood Brothers (R.W. Blackwood Jr. [ld vcl], Jim Brown [tnr vcl], Jimmy Blackwood [baritone vcl], Bill Lyles Jr. [bass], Everett Reece [piano]. Producer: Don Butler)
013 HIS GRACE REACHES ME SRLP 6025
014 ANYWHERE IS HOME SRLP 6025
015 WHEN I'M ALONE SRLP 6025
016 YOU CAN HAVE HIM SRLP 6025
017 WHAT LOVE SRLP 6025
018 HANG A LIGHT SRLP 6025
019 WITHOUT HIM SRLP 6025
020 UNTIL THEN SRLP 6025
021 WHAT A DAY THAT WILL BE SRLP 6025
022 FROM NOW ON SRLP 6025
023 IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN THERE SRLP 6025
024 HE'S BEEN SO GOOD TO ME SRLP 6025
ALBUMS
Skylite SSLP/SRLP 6016 Sing Songs Our Fathers Sang (And Other Favorites): I Want To Be More Like Jesus; Keys To The Kingdom; Some One To Care; Feeling Fine; Robe Of Calvary; Oh My Lord What A Time; Dear Jesus Abide With Me; Country Church; Closer To Thee; Jesus Is The Reason; When I Come To The End Of The Road; He Will Pilot Me - 64
Skylite SSLP/SRLP 6025 His Grace Reaches Me: His Grace Reaches Me; Anywhere Is Home; When I'm Alone; You Can Have Him; What Love; Hang A Light; Without Him; Until Then; What A Day That Will Be; From Now On; Is Your Name Written There; He's Been So Good To Me - 64
Cameron Cusack
*Melbourne, VIC, AUS
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2010 Pirate Studio, South Coast, NSW, AUS – Cameron Cusack (Cameron Cusack [vcl], Dave Sparks [various instruments], Gus Olding [fiddle]. Producer: Cameron Cusack, Dave Sparks)
001 THINK OF YOU
002 DREAMS (ARE NOT THAT FAR)
003 WASTING TIME (4:22)
004 LOSING MY BLUE TONIGHT
005 I HATE GOODBYES
006 SWINGING DOORS
007 KISS YOU
008 LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
009 MAMA TRIED
010 AIN’T THAT BAD
Tracks above issued on album Wasting Time
2012 unknown, NSW, AUS – Cameron Cusack (Cameron Cusack [vcl], Glenn Hannah [gt], Simon Johnson [bass], Pete Drummond [drums], Brendan Radford [bck vcl]. Producer: Brad Bergen)
011 HOT ROD TOWN
012 AIN'T GONNA GIVE UP
013 IMMACULATE TO ME
014 WASTING TIME (3:33)
015 SIMPLE LIFE
Tracks above issued on EP Cars and Guitars
2014 Rancom St. Studios, Botany, NSW, AUS [tracks]/ The Hillbilly Hut Studios, Central Coast, AUS [vocals] – Cameron Cusack [overdub sessions: Music Hub, Cairns, AUS]
026 ENDLESS SUMMER digital single [rel. Jan. 9, 2025]
More tracks recorded for unknown album (probably unissued)
2019 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack
027 ONE WAY TICKET digital single [rel. Apr. 26]
028 HIT IT OFF digital single [rel. Aug. 30]
029 LIFE’S A BEACH digital single [rel. Jan. 22, 2020]
2021 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack
030 SONG OF A PIRATE digital single [rel. Apr. 23]
2022 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack
031 TWIN FLAME digital single [rel. May 27]/Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign
032 SKELETONS AND BROKEN HEARTS digital single [rel. Sept. 8]/Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign
2023 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack
033 WHO WE ARE digital single [rel. Jan. 26, 2024]/Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign
2024 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack
034 NEW TREND digital single [rel. Dec. 6]/Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign
2025 unknown, AUS – Cameron Cusack, *with Larry Cann
035 POSTCARDS
036 CRAVIN COUNTRY*
Tracks above issued on EP Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign
ALBUMS
Cameron Cusack [AUS] ? Wasting Time: Think Of You; Dreams (Are Not That Far); Wasting Time; Losing My Blue Tonight; I Hate Goodbyes; Swinging Doors; Kiss You; Last Days Of Summer; Mama Tried; Ain’t That Bad – 01-11
EPs
Cameron Cusack [AUS] ? Cars and Guitars: Hot Rod Town; Ain't Gonna Give Up; Immaculate to Me; Wasting Time; Simple Life – 03-04-12
Cameron Cusack [AUS] ? Bullet Hole Through A Street Sign: Postcards; Who We Are; Skeletons and Broken Hearts; Cravin Country (w. Larry Cann); New Trend; Twin Flame – 05-09-25
Charlie Stevens
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2019 Stout Studios, Fort Collins, CO – Charlie Stevens (Charlie Stevens [ld vcl/gt],
Scott Catalano /David Allen Wills [mandolin], Ron Lynam/ Casey Boyd [banjo], Ted Smith [dobro], Jan Peterson [bass/h,ny vcl], Bridger Dunnigan [fiddle], Paskal Krapovski [cello]. Producer: Charlie Stevens)
001 SUCCESS
002 LIVE FREE OR DIE
003 ENGLAND'S HORNPIPE / CHARLIE'S RANT
004 BAD LUCK
005 INDIGO ASTROTURF
006 THE WALTZ FOR NOBODY
007 THE CAT'S MEOW
008 IF MY EYES
Tracks above issued on album Charlie Stevens
October 2024 Swingfingers Studio, Fort Collins, CO – Charlie Stevens (Charlie Stevens [vcl/gt], Ron Lynam [vcl/banjo/ dobro/steel], Nathan Swartz [vcl/mandolin], Dana Giove [vcl/bass], Clarke Wright [fiddle] + Aaron Youngberg [bck vcl]. Producer: Aaron Youngberg)
009 SHIP OF FOOLS Ship Of Fools
010 FEELS LIKE GOIN' HOME Ship Of Fools
011 ALL YOU GOTTA DO Ship Of Fools
012 BEAVER LEE Ship Of Fools
013 WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM Ship Of Fools
014 THANK YOU MA'AM Ship Of Fools
015 TOMORROW STARTS TODAY Ship Of Fools
016 ATLANTIS
017 WILL I ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU
018 PLAYING IN THE SUNSHINE
019 TIME (WON’T CHANGE ME)
020 MAISON
021 CRYIN' FOR CHANGE
Tracks above issued on album Circles Around The Sun
ALBUMS
Charlie Stevens ? Charlie Stevens: Success; Live Free or Die; England's Hornpipe / Charlie's Rant; Bad Luck; Indigo Astroturf; The Waltz for Nobody; The Cat's Meow; If My Eyes – 07-08-20
Charlie Stevens ? Circles Around The Sun: Thank You Ma'am; All You Gotta Do; Tomorrow Starts Today; Atlantis; Beaver Lee; Will I Always Be In Love With You; Ship of Fools; Playing in the Sunshine; Where the Buffalo Roam; Time (Won’t Change Me); Maison; Feels Like Goin' Home; Cryin' for Change – 04-04-25
Charlie Stevens ? Ship Of Fools: Ship of Fools; Feels Like Goin' Home; All You Gotta Do; Beaver Lee; Where the Buffalo Roam; Thank You Ma'am; Tomorrow Starts Today – 22-08-25 (all tracks from album Circles Around The Sun)