Joe Franklin

 Joseph Lee Franklin, *08-07-1929 Avery County,  NC, +22-03-2001
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
1951 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
001 4850 DEATH IS THE WAGES OF SIN Blue Ridge 608
002 2020 SATAN’S AFTER YOU 608
1952 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt], James "Gar" Bowers [banjo], Ralph Church [tnr vcl/mandolin], Ralph Mayo [baritone vcl/bass], Clarence "Tater" Tate [bass vcl/fiddle])
003 IT’S TIME FOR AMERICA TO PRAY
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and His Mimosa Quartet
004 1122 IF I COULD JUST MAKE IT IN Blue Ridge 202
005 9081 SWING WIDE THOSE GOLDEN GATES 202
1953 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
006 5121 I FEEL THE BLOOD OF JESUS 6011
007 6071 SHINE ON ME 6011
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys
008 5645 THERE'LL BE NO WEDDING BELLS FOR ME Blue Ridge 401 
009 5032 HALF HEARTED LOVE 401
010 YOU'RE THE CAUSE OF ALL MY HEARTACHES [incomplete] unissued
30 July 1953 [14:00-16:00] WBT Radio Station Studio, Charlotte, NC - Joe Franklin and The Mimosa Boys
011 53-S-6133/53-XY-389  HILLBILLY BOY  K11612/WLP 2824
012 53-S-6134/53-XY-390  HITCH-HIKIN’ BLUES  K11612/WLP 2824
013 53-S-6135/53-XY-391  ANOTHER USED  unissued
014 53-S-6136/53-XY-392  MOUNTAIN MISS  unissued
COLLECTOR WLP 2824 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY, VOL. 24 (NED, 1991)
May 1958 unknown – The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [ld vcl-1], Daryl Petty [ld vcl-2])
015 YW 17577 DANCE ME TO DEATH -1  71342x45
016 YW-17578 CHA CHA ROCK 71342x45
Poss. from session above
017 BIG BAD WOLF CDCHD 708
ACE CDCHD 708 STARDAY-DIXIE ROCKABILLY, VOL. 2 (UK, 2000)
1959  unknown – Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters
018 CP 2369 WHO PUT THE PEP IN THE PUNCH RA-113/BCD 17589 
019 CP 2368 TRUE BLUE RA-113/BCD 17589 –
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17589 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL. 33 (GER 2020)
1960 unknown – Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters
020 CP 3789 SWANEE RIVER ROCK RA 114
021 CP-3790 THE BELLE OF TENNESSEE RA 114
1960 unknown – Joe Franklin and The Blue Ridge Quartet
022 S-656 THERE AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD MY BODY DOWN Sing 43001
023 S-657 I WOULDN'T TRADE MY RELIGION 43001



SINGLES
Blue Ridge (1951-53) 
608 Death Is The Wages of Sin / Satan’s After You – 12-51 and his Mimosa Quartet
202 If I Could Just Make It In / Swing Wide Those Golden Gates – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
6011 I Feel The Blood of Jesus / Shine On Me – 05-53 and his Mimosa Quartet
401 There'll Be No Wedding Bells For Me / Half Hearted Love – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
MGM (1953) and The Mimosa Boys
K-11612 Hillbilly Boy / Hitch-Hikin’ Blues – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)
Mercury (1958) The Hi-Liters
71342X45 Dance Me To Death (Joe Franklin [ld vcl]) / Cha Cha Rock (Daryl Petty [ld vcl]) – 06-58
Renown (1959) with The Hi-Liters
RA-113 Who Put The Pep In The Punch / True Blue – 10-59
RA-114 Swanee River Rock / The Belle Of Tennessee - 60 
Sing (1960)
43001 There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down/ I Wouldn't Trade My Religion – 06-60  And The Blue Ridge Quartet