Ball and Chain (& The Wreckers) / Vanier Playboys

 Michael Ball, Jody Benjamin
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2001 Wakefield, CAN – Ball and Chains (Jody Benjamin [vcl/gt], Michael Ball [vcl/bass/ fiddle])
001 BABY WE'RE REALLY IN LOVE Bare Bones  MOO 717 
002 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BLUES Bare Bones 
003 LAST COWBOY Bare Bones 
004 IF CRYING WOULD MAKE YOU CARE Bare Bones 
005 TAKE ME BACK Bare Bones 4
006 CROW BLACK CHICKEN Bare Bones 
007 DEVIL WOMAN Bare Bones 
008 CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Bare Bones 
009 BLUE MUST BE THE COLOR OF THE BLUES Bare Bones 
010 SEEIN' DOUBLE C & W Bare Boneshonky 
011 HEY HEY HEY Bare Bones
012 PLEASE TELL ME NOW Bare Bones
013 WAYNE PERRY WALTZ Bare Bones 
014 MY BABY'S GONE Bare Bones 
015 DRIVIN' NAILS IN MY COFFIN Bare Bones
016 LOON ON THE LAKE Bare Bones 
017 DAYDREAMIN' Bare Bones 
018 WEARY BLUES  MOO 717 
019 BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT  MOO 717
020 TAKE THESE CHAINS  MOO 717 
2003 home recoeding -  Ball and Chain (Jody Benjamin [vcl/ac gt/triangle],  Michael Ball [vcl/bass/ fiddle] + Jordan Officer [gt/fiddle], Danny Artuso [steel])
021 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE) MOO 715  MOO 717 
022 TROUBLE MOO 715
023 GOLDEN EARRINGS MOO 715 
024 WONDERING MOO 715
025 JONGLE À MOI MOO 715 
026 THE MEMORY OF YOUR SMILE MOO 715 
027 THE DEVIL IS AN ANGEL MOO 715 
028 YOU WIN AGAIN MOO 715  MOO 717 
029 FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES MOO 715 
030 VALSE DE BAYOU TÊCHE MOO 715 
031 JACKSON MOO 715 
032 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVIN' MOO 715 MOO 717 
033 DON'T DO IT DARLING MOO 715
034 INFINITE BLUE MOO 715
035 HAPPY ONE STEP  MOO 715 
036 DANSE CARRÉ MOO 715 
21-22 January 2005 [live] the Bayou Blues and Jazz Club, Ottawa, ON, CAN – Ball and Chain and The Wreckers (Jody Benjamin [vcl/ac gt],  Michael Ball [vcl/bass/ fiddle] + Daniel Artuso [el gt/steel], Jordan Officer [el gt/fiddle], Don Evans [bass], Wayne Ford-Robicheau [drums],  Jennifer Noxon [triangle]
03601  DEVIL WOMAN MOO 716 
03602 CRAZY ARMS MOO 716 
03603 GRAVEYARD SHIFT MOO 716  
03604 MAMOU TWO STEP MOO 716  
03605 NOTHIN' CAN STOP ME MOO 716  
03606 BIG CITY MOO 716 
03607 I LOVE THE LIFE MOO 716  
03608 LOVER'S WALTZ MOO 716  
03609 LOVESICK BLUES  MOO 716 MOO 717
03610  PORT ARTHUR BLUES MOO 716  
03611 FOOL ABOUT YOU MOO 716  MOO 717  
03612 YOUR LOVE BY HEART MOO 716  
03613 REDEMPTION GROUND MOO 716  
03614 LITTLE HEAD MOO 716 
03615 I DON'T DRINK IN 3/4 TIME MOO 716 
03616 I CAN'T GO HOME LIKE THIS MOO 716
03617 LOVE LOVE LOVE MOO 716  
03618 LITTLE DARLIN' MOO 716  
03619 MOANIN' THE BLUES  MOO 717 
03620 SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE  MOO 717  – 14
2007 Happy Rock Studio, Chelsea, QC, CAN – Ball and Chain
037 HONKY TONK BLUES MOO 717
2009 The Cypress House Studio, Breaux Bridge, LA – Ball and Chain (Jody Benjamin [vcl/ac gt/triangle],  Michael Ball [vcl/bass/mandolin/ fiddle] + Mark Trichka [gt],Dirk Powell [gt], Richard Comeaux [steel], Corey Ledet [accordion]. Producer: Michael Ball, Jody Benjamin,
 Dirk Powell)
038 YESSIREE MOO 718 
039 A GIRL LIKE ME MOO 718
040 HE'S ALREADY GONE MOO 718
041 DRIVIN' WITH HER HEAD MOO 718 
042 THINK IT OVER MOO 718 
043 OPEN PIT MINE MOO 718 
044 WHIRLYBIRD MOO 718 
045 WINDING RIVER MOO 718 
046 QUEEN OF PAIN MOO 718 
047 LOVE BUG MOO 718 
048 MOANIN' MOO 718 
049 JODY'S JUMP MOO 718 
050 WALTZ IN BLUE MOO 718 
2014 Happy Rock Studio,Chelsea, QC, CAN/Wildboar Productions, ?, CAN – Ball and Chain with The Wreckers (Jody Benjamin [vcl/ac gt/triangle],  Michael Ball [vcl/bass/mandolin/ fiddle] + Fred Guignion [el gt], Derek Jeffrey [bass], Robert Bangs [drums]. Producer:  Ball an Chain and Ross Murray.
051 INFINITE BLUE MOO 719
052 SURRENDER MOO 719
053 LAST COWBOY MOO 719 
054 BUSINESS MOO 719 
055 DAYDREAMIN' MOO 719 
056 JOHNNY MOO 719 
057 SISTER WHY MOO 719
058 I'M ALL ALONE MOO 719
059 GUILTY AS SIN MOO 719
060 FESTIVAL FAREWELL MOO 719 
2018 unknown, CAN – The Vanier Playboys (Jody Benjamin [vcl/washboard],  Michael Ball [vcl/ fiddle] +  Fred Guignion [el gt/steel], Don Evans [bass gt], Bob  Bangs [drums],  Antoine Larocque [accordion])
V01 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVE
V02 STEPPIN' TO THE RHYTHM
V03 SI JE POURRAIS OUBLIER
V04 COCO D'OEIL DANS LE FOND DU PUIT (EYEBALL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL)
V05 CHATTERBOX
V06 OH MOM
Tracks above issued on EP The Vannier Playboys
2023 Michael and Jody's home, Vanier, ON, CAN/ Happy Rock Studio,Chelsea, QC, CAN – Ball and Chains with The Wreckers  (Jody Benjamin [vcl/ac gt/triangle],  Michael Ball [vcl/ fiddle], Fred Guignion [el gt], Derek Jeffrey [bass],  Bob  Bangs [vcl/drums],  Antoine Larocque [accordion] + John Steele [steel], Lynn Miles [hmny vcl])
061 MERLE MOO 72 
062 I'M SATISFIED WITH YOU MOO 72
063 MAN WITH THE PAIN MOO 72 
064 FRUITS OF MY LABOUR MOO 72
065  I'M A LONESOME FUGITIVE MOO 72
066 CHANGE COMES FROM WITHIN MOO 72
067 GOLDEN RAILS MOO 72 
068 THE LAST WORD IN LONESOME IS ME MOO 72
069 MON VIEUX WAGON MOO 72 
070 COME ON UP TO THE HOUSE MOO 72
071 RHUBARB PIE MOO 72 
072 MADE IN THE SHADE MOO 72
073  TOUS LES SOIRS MOO 72     
074 MY TIME IS GONNA COME MOO 72 
075 MORE MOO 72
076  BALLAD OF HANK AND SWEET PIE MOO 72 
2023 Michael and Jody's home, Vanier, ON, CAN/ Happy Rock Studio,Chelsea, QC, CAN – The Vanier Playboys  (Jody Benjamin [vcl/rubboard/triangle],  Michael Ball [vcl/ fiddle], Fred Guignion [el gt], Derek Jeffrey [bass],  Bob  Bangs [vcl/drums],  Antoine Larocque [accordion])
V07 MADAME FAIELLE
V08 REACH OUT AND TOUCH A HAND
V09 BALL PEEN HAMMER
V10 GATOR GUMBO
V11 LO/HI
V12 BORN IN THE COUNTRY 
Tracks above issued on EP Deux
2024 Happy Rock Studio,Chelsea, QC, CAN – Ball and Chains with The Wreckers
077 TIME WILL TELL digital single [rel. Oct. 2]
078 BALL AND CHAIN BOOGIE digital single [rel. Oct. 3]






ALBUMS
Ball And Chain [CAN]  no # Bare Bones: Baby We're Really In Love; Mississippi Valley Blues; Last Cowboy; If Crying Would Make You Care; Take Me Back; Crow Black Chicken; Devil Woman; Can't Stop Lovin' You; Blue Must Be The Color Of The Blues; Seein' Double C + W; Hey Hey Hey; Please Tell Me Now; Wayne Perry Waltz; My Baby's Gone; Drivin' Nails In My Coffin; Loon On The Lake; Daydreamin' - 01
Ball And Chain [CAN] MOO 715 Trouble All The Times: You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave); Trouble; Golden Earrings; Wondering; Jongle À Moi; The Memory Of Your Smile; The Devil Is An Angel; You Win Again; Freight Train Blues; Valse De Bayou Têche; Jackson; I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'; Don't Do It Darling; Infinite Blue; Happy One Step ; Danse Carré - 03
Ball And Chain [CAN] MOO 716 Live At The Bayou: Devil Woman; Crazy Arms; Graveyard Shift; Mamou Two Step; Nothin' Can Stop Me; Big City; I Love The Life; Lover's Waltz; Lovesick Blues; Port Arthur Blues; Fool About You; Your Love By Heart; Redemption Ground; Little Head; I Don't Drink In 3/4 Time; I Can't Go Home Like This; Love Love Love; Little Darlin'. – 05
Ball And Chain [CAN]  MOO 717 Honky Tonk Blues/ The Hank Sessions: Honky Tonk Blues; You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave); You Win Again; I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'; Weary Blues; Bucket's Got a Hole in It; Take These Chains; Baby We're Really in Love; Lovesick Blues; Fool About You; Moanin' the Blues; Settin' the Woods on Fire – 07
Ball And Chain [CAN]  MOO 718 Louisiana Love Bug: Yessiree; A Girl Like Me; He's Already Gone; Drivin' With Her Head; Think It Over; Open Pit Mine; Whirlybird; Winding River; Queen Of Pain; Love Bug; Moanin'; Jody's Jump; Waltz In Blue – 09
Ball And Chain [CAN]   MOO 719 Surrender: Infinite Blue; Surrender; Last Cowboy; Business; Daydreamin'; Johnny; Sister Why; I'm All Alone; Guilty As Sin; Festival Farewell – 01-11-14
Ball And Chain [CAN] MOO 72 Satisfied: Merle; I'm Satisfied With You; Man With The Pain; Fruits Of My Labour; I'm A Lonesome Fugitive; Change Comes From Within; Golden Rails; The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me; Mon Vieux Wagon; Come On Up To The House; Rhubarb Pie; Made In The Shade; Tous Les Soirs;  My Time Is Gonna Come; More; Ballad of Hank And Sweet Pie – 19-12-23


EPs
Vanier Playboys [CAN] ? The Vanier Playboys: When Love Takes Over; Steppin' To The Rhythm; Si Je Pourrais Oublier; Coco D'Oeil Dans Le Fond Du Puit (Eyeball At The Bottom Of The Well); Chatterbox; Oh Mom-18 
Vanier Playboys [CAN] ? Deux: Madame Faielle; Reach out and Touch a Hand; Ball Peen Hammer; Gator Gumbo; Lo/Hi; Born in the Country  – 19-12-23 The Vanier Playboys