Sunday, December 21, 2025

Wanda Faye (Wanda Wolfe, Wanda Rogers)

 Wanda Faye Rogers/Narmore, *24-10-1929 Roswell, NM, +28-02-2019
2nd version
by  Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
see also Weldon Rogers
1951 unknown – The Sunset Westerners (Bessie Narmore [vcl-1], Bob and Wanda Wolfe [vcl-2])
S01 4780 ON THE BANKS OF THE HONDO -1 Folk Star 607
S02 2668 YOU KNOCKED THE PINS FROM MY HEART -2 Folk Star 607
195? unknown – Wanda Wolfe and The Sunset Westerners
S03 1413 UNWANTED SIGN UPON YOUR HEART Rich-R-Tone  ?/BCD 17549
S04 1414 NINE POUND HAMMER Rich-R-Tone 1022
S05 1315 DOWN YONDER -instr-  1022/BCD 17549
S06 1316 JOHN HENRY Rich-R-Tone 
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17549 THE RICH-R-TONE FOLK STAR STORY (APPALACHIA ON RECORD 1946-1954) (GER, 2025, 12CD)
1953 unknown, TX - Bob King and Wanda Wolfe
001 I WOULD NEVER GROW TIRED OF LOVE'N YOU FL-1017-18 
002 LET'S BE SWEETHEARTS FL-1017-18 
ca. February 1955 unknown - Bob and Wanda Wolfe leased masters
003 K3943  HOME MADE WINE  45-1450
004 K3944  FULL MOON  45-1450
7 July 1958 Zig Ziglar, Albuquerque, NM – Weldon Rogers and Wanda Wolfe
005 104A THE WALTZ OF NO REGRETS 104
006 104B WOMEN DRIVERS Jewel 104
19 January 1959 KOB TV Studio, Albuquerque, NM - Weldon Rogers and Wanda Wolfe
007 EVERYBODY WANTS YOU Jewel 103/ BCD-16165
008 THIS SONG IS JUST FOR YOU 103/ BCD-16165
BEAR FAMILY  BCD-16165 WELDON ROGERS - TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU (GER, 1998)
March 1960 Ben Hall Studio, Big Spring, TX – Weldon Rogers and Wanda Rogers (Weldon Rogers [vcl/gt], Wanda Rogers [vcl/gt], Dena Hall [bass])
009 CIMARRON Jewel 105/ BCD-16165
010 HEAVEN’S BACK DOOR/ BCD-16165
14 August 1960 Ben Hall Studio, Big Spring, TX – Weldon Rogers and Wanda Rogers (Weldon Rogers [vcl/gt], Wanda Rogers [vcl], Bill Schlotter [steel], Leon Fitts [bass], Bobby Durham [piano])
011 IF I HAD ONE DAY TO LIVE Jewel 107 524 Peach 744/ BCD-16165
012 LYING LIPS AND A CHEATIN HEART Jewel 107 524 Peach 744/ BCD-16165
013 IN A SPANISH TOWN Peach 748
014 IVE GOT THE YEARNING Peach 748
14 February 1961 Ben Hall Studio, Big Spring, TX – Weldon Rogers and Wanda Rogers (Weldon Rogers [vcl/gt], Wanda Rogers [vcl], Weldon Myrick [steel], Leon Fitts [bass], Bobby Durham [piano])
015 HG 135 AS LONG AS YOU ARE MINE Peach 759/ BCD-16165
016 HG 136 HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED Peach 759
017 IM HANGING UP THE PHONE Peach 763
018 HEAVEN IN YOUR ARMS Peach 763
019 YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU Petal 2000/ BCD-16165
18 March 1963 Ben Hall Studio, Big Spring, TX – Weldon Rogers and Wanda Rogers (Weldon Rogers [vcl/gt], Wanda Rogers [vcl], Bill Schlotter [steel], Leon Fitts [bass], Fred Myers [drums], Troy Jordan [fiddle], Red Hayes [fiddle], Bobby Durham [piano])
020 THAT WAS IN THE DEAL Jewel 110/ BCD-16165
021 BRIGHT LIGHTS Jewel 110/ BCD-16165
022 TALK OF THE TOWN unissued/ BCD-16165
023 I STILL WANT YOU unissued/ BCD-16165
024 I'M GONNA BE AROUND unissued/ BCD-16165
19 February 1965 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Wanda Faye (Producer: Don Law, Frank Jones)
025 NCO 82570 THE LONGEST NIGHT Columbia 4-43492 
026 NCO 82571 BRIGHT LIGHTS Columbia 4-43322 
027 NCO 82572 LYING LIPS AND CHEATING HEART  Columbia 4-43322
028 NCO 82573 OLD MEMORIES KEEP RETURNING 4-43492
2004 or later unknown – Wanda Faye
029 COWGIRLS ARE HEROS AND LEGENDS
030 DANCE THE WESTER SWING
031 THE COWBOY GOT HIS GIRL
032 GOSSIP
033 CALIFORNIA WALTZ
034 THE WOLF'S BEEN HOWLING
035 GIGOLO LOVER
036 OH WHAT A MAN
037 ANOTHER FALL
038 YOU LET ME DOWN
039 LIVE IT UP
040 THE LONGEST NIGHT
041 OLD MEMORIES 
042 GONNA GET ON A UFO
Tracks above issued on album Cowgirl Western Swing

ALBUMS
Wolf Records no # Cowgirl Western Swing:
Gonna Get On A UFO; Cowgirls Are Heros And Legends; Dance The Wester Swing; The Cowboy Got His Girl; Gossip; California Waltz; The Wolf's Been Howling; Gigolo Lover; Oh What A Man; Another Fall; You Let Me Down; Live It Up; The Longest Night; Old Memories – 0-


SINGLES
Folk Star  The Sunset Westerners
607 On The Banks Of The Hondo  / You Knocked The Pins From My Heart – 07-51
Rich-R-Tone  Wanda Wolfe and The  Sunset Westerners
1022 Down Yonder / Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart – 10-51
Flair (1953)
FL-1017-18 I Would Never Grow Tired Of Love'n You /  Let's Be Sweethearts – 53 Bob King and Wanda Wolfe
King (1955)
45-1450 Home Made Wine / Full Moon – 07-03-55 Bob King and Wanda Wolfe
Jewel (1960) with Weldon Rogers
45-103 Everybody Wants You / This Song Is Just For You – 03-59
45-104 Women Drivers / Waltz Of No Regrets – 04-59  (rev. Apr. 13)
45-105 Heaven's Back Door / Cimarron – 03-05-60 
45-JE-107 Lying Lips And Cheating Heart / If I Had One Day To Live – 09-60  (reissued on Jewel 524 and Peach 744)
Peach (1961-63) with Weldon Rogers
748 Lyin' Lips And Cheatin' Heart / I've Got The Yearning - 61
759 How Times Have Changed / As Long As You Are Mine – 11-62 (rev. Nov. 10)
763 I'm Hanging Up The Phone / Heaven In Your Arms – 63
Columbia (1965)
4-43322 Bright Lights / Lying Lips And Cheating Heart - 06-65
4-43492 The Longest Night / Old Memories Keep Returning – 03-01-66

Heartstrings

 
By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS 

2024 unknown, NED – The Heartstrings (Maartje Waanders [vcl], Marijke Nuchelmans [vcl], Tom Schraven [vcl/gt], Barl Soeters [bass], Willem Smid [drums], Dennis Weelink [vcl/keyboards]. Producer: Tom Schraven)
001 CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR LONG
002 COZY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
003 WRAPPED IN LOVE
004 A CHRISTMAS LULLABY
005 LET'S MAKE IT COUNT
006 HOMETOWN HOLIDAY
007 WINTER WONDERLAND WALTZ
008 SANTA'S PICKUP TRUCK
009 I WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS
010 I WILL FIND CHRISTMAS
011 PERFECT PLASTIC TREE
012 NEON LIGHTS NOEL
013 A WINTER'S TALE
014 SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE 
Tracks above issued on album Cozy Country Christmas


ALBUMS
Heartstrings [NED] no # Cozy Country Christmas:
Christmas All Year Long; Cozy Country Christmas; Wrapped In Love; A Christmas Lullaby; Let's Make It Count; Hometown Holiday; Winter Wonderland Waltz; Santa's Pickup Truck; I Wait For Christmas; I Will Find Christmas; Perfect Plastic Tree; Neon Lights Noel; A Winter's Tale; Some Things Never Change – 15-11-24






Ramblers' Guild

 
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS 

December 2011 poss. Fort Collins, CO – Ramblers’ Guild
001 RAMBLERS' CODE
002 BASEBALL
003 SURE THING
004 SLIPPIN' SOUTH
005 ELLA
006 ROCKIES
007 EDDIE'S PUB
008 ELVIS PRESLEY QUESADILLA
009 CATALYST
010 BAND O' GOLD
011 PISSED
Tracks above issued on album Ramblers’ Guild
2012 [live] Casa De Rich, ?, CO -Ramblers’ Guild
01101 TALKIN' BEER BLUES  Ramblers’ Guild
2019 poss. Fort Collins, CO – Ramblers’ Guild (Ali Rich [vcl],Tony Pinedo [vcl/gt], Trent Myers [ld gt],   Paul Heintzelman [bass], Douglas Jones [drums],  Jeremy Rich [harmonica])
012 TEXAS EXODUS
013 BABY DON'T FOLLOW ME
014 SALT OF THE EARTH
015 CHOICE CITY
016 SHOULDER THE WEIGHT
017 ALMOST NOTHING TO ALMOST SOMETHING
018 GYPSY
019 SOAP GAME HUSTLE
020 A PLACE CALLED CREEDE
021 MCGINTY (HE'S A PETRIFIED MAN)
022 LOVE'S GOT ME FLOATING
023 SKAGWAY: THE BATTLE FOR ALASKA
024 SLIM AND THE STRANGER
025 MILE HIGH MAJESTY
026 SUPER SECRET SILENCE
027 HAUNTED STAGECOACH 
Tracks above issued on album Sins And Promises
2024 poss. Fort Collins, CO – Ramblers’ Guild
028 GOOD FOR NOTHING
029 ABSOLUTES OF YOUTH
030 DESPERADO SPY
031 BIG THOM
032 WOKE AF  [also radio edit]
033 PACK UP THE CARAVAN
034 PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY
035 IRISH GOODBYE
036 SHANTY SHANTY
037 A BAND THAT PLAYS FOR BEER (TALKING BEER BLUES)
038 WHERE IS MY EARTH ANGEL?
Tracks above issued on album Thoreau’s Basement


ALBUMS
Ramblers’ Guild ? Ramblers’ Guild:
Ramblers' Code; Baseball; Sure Thing; Slippin' South; Ella; Rockies; Eddie's Pub; Elvis Presley Quesadilla; Catalyst; Band O' Gold; Pissed; Talkin' Beer Blues (Live @ Casa De Rich) – 06-10-12
Ramblers’ Guild ? Sins and Promises:  Texas Exodus;  Baby Don't Follow Me;  Salt of the Earth;  Choice City;  Shoulder the Weight;  Almost Nothing to Almost Something;  Gypsy;  Soap Game Hustle;  A Place Called Creede;  McGinty (He's a Petrified Man);  Love's Got Me Floating;  Skagway: The Battle for Alaska;  Slim and the Stranger;  Mile High Majesty;  Super Secret Silence;  Haunted Stagecoach – 25-04-20
Ramblers’ Guild ? Thoreau's Basement:  Good for Nothing;  Absolutes of Youth; Desperado Spy;  Big Thom;  Woke AF;  Pack up the Caravan;  Plausible Deniability;  Irish Goodbye;  Shanty Shanty;  A Band That Plays for Beer (Talking Beer Blues);  Where Is My Earth Angel?;  Woke AF (Radio Edit) - 02-07-24









Jack Fister

 *St. Louis, MO
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
  also member of The Q, Life Like
2010s unknown – Jack Fister
Unknown tracks for EP I
2017 unknown – Jack Fister
008 YOU'VE BEEN RUNNIN' ROUND
009 LONESOME YEARNING BLUES
010 CHAPTERS OF YOUR HEART
011 STRUNG OUT IN LOS ANGELES
012 THE ROOM WHERE SHE USED TO LAY
013 SINGING WATERFALL
014 COMIN' HOME TO YOU  
Tracks above issued on EP II
2019? SweetHeart Studio,  523 N Ave F Unit B, Elgin, TX  – Jack Fister (Jack Fister [vcl/gt], Evan Joyce [bass], Carlos VanWess [fiddle]. Producer: Wild Fitz)
015 STRANGER
016 I STILL FORGET YOU SOMETIMES
017 ASHES OF HER LOVE
018 COLD AS THE RAIN
019 FUNERAL HOUSE BLUES
020 SAN MATEO CANYON – 20
Tracks above issued on EP A Live Still
2020  SweetHeart Studio,  523 N Ave F Unit B, Elgin, TX  – Jack Fister 
021 HOGTIED digital single [rel. June 17]
2022 SweetHeart Studio,  523 N Ave F Unit B, Elgin, TX  – Jack Fister (Jack Fister [vcl/gt],
Evan Joyce [bass], Sparkle Grass Pat/ Carlos Van Wess [fiddle]. Producer: Wild Fitz)
022 BROKEN SPANISH
023 BLACK WIND MOAN
024 FUNERAL HOUSE BLUES
025 STILL A STRANGER
026 ASHES OF HER LOVE
027 FUGITIVE’S SONG
028 ALAMEDA
029 HOGTIED
030 BLUES IN MY HEART 
Tracks above issued on album Sweet Riverside Farm Mojo Heart
2023 SweetHeart Studio,  523 N Ave F Unit B, Elgin, TX  – Jack Fister’s Wildlife (Jack Fister [vcl/gt], Marshall Hood [el gt], Jordan Buchoz [steel], Evan Joyce [bass], Jimmy Wildcat [drums], Caleb Dawson [percussion], Jenny Carson [bck vcl]) 
031 STONEJACK LAW digital single [rel. Feb. 8, 2024]/Watershed
2024 SweetHeart Studio,  523 N Ave F Unit B, Elgin, TX  – Jack Fister (Jack Fister [vcl/gt], Jordan Bucholz [steel], Grant McMahan [bass], Steve Zamora [drums], Warren Hood [fiddle])
032 CAROUSEL
033 SWEET MARY
034 BLACK WIND MOAN
035 I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU (SOMEDAY)
036 CHICKEN WIRE DOOM
037 I STILL FORGET YOU (SOMETIMES)
038 HOGTIED
039 FARAWAY HEART
Tracks above issued on album Watershed






ALBUMS
Jack Fister ? Sweet Riverside Farm Mojo Heart:
Broken Spanish; Black Wind Moan; Funeral House Blues; Still A Stranger; Ashes Of Her Love; Fugitive’s Song; Alameda; Hogtied; Blues In My Heart  -01-09-22
Sweetheart ? Watershed: Carousel;  Sweet Mary;  Black Wind Moan;  Stonejack Law;  I'll Make It Up To You (Someday);  Chicken Wire Doom;  I Still Forget You (Sometimes);  Hogtied;  Faraway Heart – 19-12-25 Jack Fister’s Wildlife

EPs
On’ry 001 I: (tracks unknown) – 1-
On’ry 002 II: You've Been Runnin' Round; Lonesome Yearning Blues; Chapters of Your Heart; Strung Out in Los Angeles; The Room Where She Used to Lay; Singing Waterfall; Comin' Home to You  - 12-09-17
On’ry no # A Live Still: Stranger; I Still Forget You Sometimes; Ashes Of Her Love; Cold As The Rain; Funeral House Blues; San Mateo Canyon – 20 (cassette)