Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Bobby George

 Robert George
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS

1961 Hollywood, CA – Bobby George
001 Y-CM 1090 ONE FALLEN STAR 45-1081 
002 Z-CM 1091 A NICKEL OR A DIME 45-1081 
1961 Hollywood, CA – Bobby George
003 CM-1108 LIVE AND FORGET 45-1091
004 CM-1109 HERE'S TO LONELINESS 45-1091
1962 Hollywood, CA – Bobby George (Producer: Dale Fitzsimmons)
005 CM-1155/E-9517 BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD DAYS 45-1112
006 CM-1156/E-9518 I'VE BEEN WRONG SO DOGGONE LONG 45-1112
1963 Hollywood, CA – Bobby George
007 X-633 HAVE TO LOOK UP TO SEE DOWN Toppa 45-1090
008 X-634 TAKE YOUR GUITAR AND GIT 45-1090
1965 unknown – Bobby George (Producer: Vern Stovall, C. McBride)
009 none STAND UP STRAIGHT Brookhurst 0008
010 none THEY’RE SO HAPPY 0008
1965 Hollywood, CA – Bobby George (Producer: AJ Minto)
011 S115-A CROSS TIES Stadium 886
012 S115-B LOVE IS (A FOUR LETTER WORD) 886
Early 1969 unknown – Bobby George (Producer: Charlie Williams)
013 PP 16083 I WISH I WAS COMING HOME (TO YOU) 45-66691
014 PP 16084 THE HEART OF THE CITY 45-66691
Ca1969 [demo session?] Hollywood, CA – Bobby George
01401 DOIN’ HARD TIME  Freeway F-64 (acetate)
4 August 1970 [no 18681] Hollywood, CA – Bobby George
015 74988 VICTIM OF A HILLBILLY BAND unissued
016 74989 OLD SHEP  2965
017 74990 JUST BECAUSE WE CARE  2965 


SINGLES
Crest (1961-2)
45-1081 One Fallen Star / A Nickel Or A Dime – 05-61
45-1091 Live And Forget / Here's To Loneliness – 11-61
45-1112 Bring Back The Good Old Days / I've Been Wrong So Doggone Long – 10-62
Toppa (1963)
45-1090 Have To Look Up To See Down / Take Your Guitar And Git – 63
Brookhurst (1965)
0008 Stand Up Straight / They’re So Happy - 65
Stadium (1965)
886 Cross Ties / Love Is (A Four Letter Word) - 65
Pompeii (1969)
45-66691 I Wish I Was Coming Home (To You) / The Heart Of The City – 03-69 (rev. March 15)
Capitol (1970)
2965 Old Shep: The Dog's Side Of It (or, A Dog and His Boy) / Just Because We Care – 10-70




Dave Wermers

 *Mount Vernon, SD
2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2011-2012 home recordigs – Dave Wermers
001 IT MIGHT BE LOVE
002 SOME KIND OF FOOL
003 WHEN YOU HEAR SOMEONE CRYING
004 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
005 ALMOST LOSING YOU
006 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN (MEAN WHAT YOU SAY)
007 FALLING UPSIDE DOWN
008 FALLING AGAIN
009 FLY
010 THINK OF ME
011 NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT
012 DON'T LET ME GO
013 WHAT IF I SAID
014 CAN'T BE FRIENDS
015 THANK GOD FOR THE VETERANS 
Tracks above issued on album Boxes
Late 2012 Fiddler’s Places, Sioux Falls, SD – Dave Wermers (Dave Wermers [vcl/all instruments] + Galen  Bekart [piano/keyboards])
016 OUTLAW ON THE RUN
017 STOP FALLING IN LOVE
018 CAN YOU PICTURE THIS
019 WILL YOU MARRY ME
020 (HEY, HEY, HEY) I LOVE YOU
021 THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT
022 WANDERING HEART
023 EVERY TIME YOU WALK BY
024 FINALLY FREE
025 A FEW THINGS THAT I KNOW
026 AIRPLANE DOLLARS
027 PERFECT DAY
028 IF I WAS A MILLIONAIRE
029 MORE THAN WORDS UPON A STONE
030 EVERY TIME YOU CRY 
Tracks above issued on album Wooden Robots
2014 Cascade Raecording, ?, SD – Dave Wermers
031 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
032 I KNOW SHE LOVED HIM
033 MAYBE
034 A PLACE TO SLEEP TONIGHT
035 THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
036 CITY STREETS
037 THE TRAIN SONG
038 YOU'RE EVERY THING BUT GONE
039 A COWBOY'S LIFE
040 DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM 
Tracks above issued on album Pictures
2015 Dekay Records Studio, ?– Dave Wermers
041 IF YOU GET LONELY
042 MAKING CONVERSATION
043 I GOT YOU
044 GONNA BE SORRY
045 OUT THERE
046 WHAT SHE DIDN'T SAY
047 IN THE NAME OF LOVE
048 BEGIN AGAIN WITH YOU
049 DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF
050 IT BREAKS MY HEART
051 WALK IN MY SHOES
052 HOLD STEADY (SHOW YOUR AMERICAN PRIDE) 
Tracks above issued on album Down At The Cafe
2016 Cathedral Hill Studios, Sioux Falls, SD – Dave Wermers
053 THE CORNER CAFE
054 PIECES
055 WANDERING WITH YOU
056 HOLE IN THE BOAT
057 HOUSE FULL OF NOTHING
058 I STILL MISS HER
059 FRIENDLY STRANGERS
060 A LOVE THAT NEVER ENDS (MELVA'S SONG)
061 GIVE ME A CHANCE
062 COLD IN HERE
063 CHARLIE
064 HIGHER CAUSE
Tracks above issued on album The Story Begins
2024  unknown – Dave Wermers
065 BURNING BRIDGES
066 DEMONS
067 NO END IN SIGHT
068 DRAG
069 SAYING GOODBYE
070 HOW DID WE GET HERE
071 LIAR
072 OLD STONE SHED
073 ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU
074 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU
075 STRANGERS
076 THE OTHER SIDE
077 REALITY
078 DANCED IN THE MOONLIGHT
079 THAT'S AMERICA 
Tracks above issued on album Bridges
2025 unknown – Dave Wermers (Producer: Dave Wermers)
080 ANYWHERE
081 FUNNY
082 CONVERSATION
083 SCARS
084 NO DOUBT
085 WHAT HAPPENED
086 WITH YOU
087 FAST
088 A WORLD WITHOUT YOU IN IT
089 PLANK
090 RAIN KEEPS FALLING
091 I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
092 IT AINT ME
093 PICKING UP THE PIECES
094 TELL ME YOUR NAME
095 YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN 
Tracks above issued on album Anywhere

    
ALBUMS
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0700112399534) Boxes
: It Might Be Love; Some Kind of Fool; When You Hear Someone Crying; You Can Count On Me; Almost Losing You; Say What You Mean (Mean What You Say); Falling Upside Down; Falling Again; Fly; Think of Me; No Matter What You Call It; Don't Let Me Go; What If I Said; Can't Be Friends; Thank God for the Veterans – 08-09-12
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0091131204870) Wooden Robots:  Outlaw On the Run;  Stop Falling in Love;  Can You Picture This;  Will You Marry Me;  (Hey, Hey, Hey) I Love You;  That's Not What I Meant;  Wandering Heart;  Every Time You Walk By;  Finally Free;  A Few Things That I Know;  Airplane Dollars;  Perfect Day; If I Was a Millionaire;  More Than Words Upon a Stone;  Every Time You Cry – 22-07-13
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0619159150315) Pictures: Every Picture Tells A Story; I Know She Loved Him; Maybe; A Place To Sleep Tonight; The Dark Side of the American Dream; City Streets; The Train Song; You're Every Thing But Gone; A Cowboy's Life; Defenders of Freedom  – 30-12-14
Dave Wermers ? Down At The Cafe:  If You Get Lonely;  Making Conversation; I Got You;  Gonna Be Sorry;  Out There;  What She Didn't Say;  In the Name of Love;  Begin Again With You; Do You Hear Yourself;  It Breaks My Heart;  Walk in My Shoes; Hold Steady (Show Your American Pride) – 05-06-15
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0619159150339) The Story Begins: The Corner Cafe; Pieces; Wandering With You; Hole In The Boat; House Full of Nothing; I Still Miss Her; Friendly Strangers; A Love That Never Ends (Melva's Song); Give Me a Chance; Cold In Here; Charlie; Higher Cause – 21-12-16
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0619159150346) Bridges: Burning Bridges; Demons; No End in Sight; Drag; Saying Goodbye; How Did We Get Here; Liar; Old Stone Shed; Always Be There for You; If I Can't Have You; Strangers; The Other Side; Reality; Danced in the Moonlight; That's America  – 22-12-24
Dave Wermers no # (UPC0619159150353) Anywhere: Anywhere; Funny; Conversation; Scars; No Doubt; What Happened; With You; Fast; A World Without You In It; Plank; Rain Keeps Falling; I Know How You Feel; It Aint Me; Picking Up the Pieces; Tell Me Your Name; You Are Not Forgotten – 01-12-25

Jesse Appelman

 *Palo Alto, CA
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2025  Tractor Shed, Goodlettsville, TN – Jesse Appelman (Jesse Appelman [vcl/mandolin], Eli West [gt/octave mandolin/ hmny vcl], Emily Mann [bass/hmny vcl], Sami Braman [fiddle] + Mike Witcher [slide gt],  Allison de Groot [clawhammer banjo], Mark Raudabaugh [drums], John Mailander [fiddle/mandolin], Jeff Taylor [accordion], Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms, AJ Lee,  Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick [hmny vcl]. Producer: John Mailander)
001 VALLEY SPRINGS
002 THE HILLS OF ISLE AU HAUT
003 LIMINAL CRIMINAL
004 GLACIER SONG
005 LYELL FORK
006 FREIGHT TRAIN
007 ANNA LEE
008 SO CLOSE
009 OUT IN THE VALLEY
010 MONTARA
011 FIRST NOTES 
Tracks above issued on album Where We Go

ALBUMS
Jesse Appelman Music ? Where We Go
: Valley Springs; The Hills of Isle Au Haut; Liminal Criminal; Glacier Song; Lyell Fork; Freight Train; Anna Lee; So Close; Out in the Valley; Montara; First Notes – 20-02-26


Erik Brandt / Urban Hillbilly Quartet

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1996 unknown, MN? – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion/ tin whistle], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Mikey Bales [mandolin/ fiddle/ bck vcl], Greg Tippett [bass], Jon Lucca [drums]. Producer: Jeremy Szopinski)
001 BLIND HORSE HYMN 13 
002 1,000 YEARS HYMN 13 
003 SNOWBLIND HYMN 13
004 STARS LOOK DOWN HYMN 13
005 SKIPPING STONES HYMN 13 
006 BRING IN THE SAILS HYMN 13 
007 HOT VECA HYMN 13
008 PRAIRIE FIRE HYMN 13
009 RANK STRANGERS HYMN 13
010 WIT'S END HYMN 13
011 JANUARY SNOW HYMN 13
23-24 May 1998 Third Earth Studio, 117 Pleasant St, Morgantown, WV – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet 
012 LIVING IN THE CITY HYMN 16 2AD
013 FIELDS AT NIGHT HYMN 16
014 NIGHTMARES HYMN 16 2AD
015 ST. PAUL TOWN HYMN 16 2AD
016 TALK IS CHEAP HYMN 16
017 DEAD LETTER OFFICE HYMN 16
018 PROM KING HYMN 16
019 DIE YOUNG HYMN 16
020 RAPTURE OF THE DEEP HYMN 16
021 LINUS BEGUINE HYMN 16
022 COMING HOME HYMN 16
023 GRANDMA HYMN 16
024 LISTEN TO THE WIND HYMN 16
025 I'M WAITING HYMN 16
026 BEEN THERE BEFORE HYMN 16 2AD
027 BECAUSE WE WEEP HYMN 16 
1999 unknown, MN? – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion/mandolin/ harmonica/Hammond B3], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Jeff Foote [drums/percussion/ vibes],  Mikey Bales [vcl/fiddle], Bet Turner [vcl], + Al Dworsky percussion/djumbe], Bill Lee [harmonica], Jan Szopinski [trombone] + Anahada Nada, The House of Money Band)
028 BLOOD ON THE DOOR HYMN 19 
029 LOOKING FOR SUNLIGHT HYMN 19 
030 ONE DAY HYMN 19 
031 WALLFLOWER HYMN 19 
032 TRESPASS HYMN 19 
033 BEAUTIFUL LAZY HYMN 19
034 INDELIBLE HYMN 19 2AD
035 RAT RACE HYMN 19 
036 I WILL HYMN 19
037 AMY'S RING WALTZ HYMN 19  2AD
038 I NEED YOU HYMN 19 
039 LOVE ON THE WAY HYMN 19
2000 and sooner [live tracks, home recordings and previously unissued studio outtakes] unknown – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
040 SPEED LIMIT
041 STARS LOOK DOWN 2AD
042 HAPPY ANYWAY
043 PRAETORIUS
044 MOONSTRUCK  2AD
045 BAD DAY FOR THE MAYOR
046 BIG PINE
047 SKIPPING STONES [remix:] 2AD
048 STAIRS
049 COAL MINER 
Tracks above issued on album Lanky But Macho
27 October 2000 [live] The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ accordion],  Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Jeff Foote [drums], Milo Mietzner [percussion], Sena Thompson [vcl/fiddle])
04901 DROWSY MAGGIE BERT 001(?)  2AD
04902 VLASHKO BERT 001(?)  2AD
04903 THIS TRAIN BERT 001(?)  
04904 BLUES IN C BERT 001(?)  
04905 MARRY ME NOW BERT 001(?)  
04906 TEN PENNY BIT BERT 001(?)  
04907 ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY BERT 001(?) 2AD
Btw 1996-2001 unknown - The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
050 ADRIFT 2AD  
051 HOT VECA [REMIX] 2AD  
052 THIS TRAIN 2AD  
053 HAPPY ANYWAY [RERECORDING]  2AD 
April 2001-January 2002 City Cabin, Minneapolis, MN – Erik Brandt with The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt, Jeremy Szopinski, Greg Tippett, Sena Thompson, Jeff Foote, Chris Stromquist, Milo Mietzner, Mikey Bales, Dave Strahan.; Producer: Alex Oana,  Erik Brandt, Jeremy Szopinski)
054 AMELIA'S BOOT (PART 1) 1AD  
055 WORDS/WINGS 1AD  
056 HELPLESSLY 1AD  
057 100 YEARS 1AD  PUCK'S BLUES 1AD  
058 NEED TO LOVE 1AD  
059 MORE BLUE 1AD  
060 SNAP-BUTTON SHIRT 1AD  
061 SUNSHOWER 1AD  
062 SHAPES (IN THE CLOUDS) 1AD  
063 OCTOBER, ST. MARY'S 1AD 
064  GHOST 1AD  
065 TIM 1AD  
066 GO WELL 1AD  
067 AMELIA'S BOOT (PART 2) 1AD
2005 St. Paul Town Studio, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt  (Producer:  Jeremy Szopinski, Peter Rassmusen)
068 TANZ DEN DOBBERSTEIN MR 017 
069 SHOOTING STAR MR 017 
070 JUST ONE MORE TIME MR 017 
071 THE HOUSE ON THE HILL MR 017 
072 THOUSAND HEARTACHES MR 017 
073 GREEN EYED ALONE MR 017 
074 SNOW IN LANGENFELD MR 017 
075 DENT MR 017 
076 RAIN MR 017 
077 1 - 4 – 5 MR 017 
078 OBSOLESCENCE MR 017 
078 APOSTROPHE MR 017 
079 THE END MR 017  
Spring 2008 Budapest, Hungary – Erik Brandt (+ Miklos Szula and more uknown Hungarian musicians)
080 RAMBLING MR 022 
081 WHO AM I MAKING THE BED FOR WHEN YOU AREN’T HERE? MR 022 
082 LOCKS MR 022 
083 AIN’T BROKE MR 022 
084 GET INTO THE BOAT MR 022
085 HANNA MARIE MR 022 
086 MADISON MR 022
087 SOMETIMES MR 022 
088 IT’S YOUR TIME MR 022     
089 THE BALLAD OF JÁNOS SINKÓ MR 022 
2008 unknown – The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ organ],  Dave Strahan [vcl/el gt], Jeremy Szopinski [vcl/el gt], Greg Tippett [bass], Noah Riemer [vcl/drums]. Producer: The Urban Hillbilly Quartet)
090 REVELATION BLUES MR 021
091 ESCAPE ROUTE MR 021 
092 I KNEW MR 021 
093 TRUCK DRIVING MAN MR 021 
094 SNEAKY RADAR MR 021
095 BRING IN THE SAILS MR 021
2011 St. Paul Town Studio, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt  (Producer:  Erik Brandt,  Jeremy Szopinski, Alex Oana)
096 GREATER THAN MR 028
097 DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU MR 028 
098 ANYWHERE BUT HERE MR 028 
099 A POISON TREE MR 028 
100 HARD LIFE MR 028 
101 WHEREVER YOU GO MR 028 
102 THE DARKEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR MR 028 
103 I DROVE PAST YOUR HOUSE TODAY MR 028
104 TUESDAY MORNING AGAIN MR 028     
105 THOUGHTLESS MR 028 
106 WAS THERE A TIME BEFORE YOU? MR 028  
2018 Summer Winter Studio,  550 Vandalia St, St Paul, MN - Erik Brandt and The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/ piano], Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Dave Straham [banjo/ drums], Mike Schultz [bass gt], Jim Orvis [drums], + Jonah Hacker [bass], Levi Stugelmeyer [drums], Miss Becky Kapell [hmny vcl]. Producer: Erik Brandt)
107 BEAUTIFUL MESS MR 045  
108 SOUTH OF DARK MR 045 
109 JUST US MR 045 
110 REAR VIEW MIRROR MR 045 
111 BETTER DAYS MR 045  
2025 St. Paul Sound, St. Paul, MN – Erik Brandt (Erik Brandt [vcl/gt/accordion/  piano]
Jeremy Szopinski [el gt], Peter Karman [banjo], Doug Trail-Johnson [mandolin/hmny vcl], AJ Scheiber [bass gt/ steel/ ac gt], Dave Strahan [drums/steel/ el gt], Chris Stromquist [percussion], Paul Fonfara [clarinet/tnr sax/ bass clarinet], Luke Jacobs,  Carrie Rodriguez [hmny vcl]. Producedr: AJ Scheiber and Erik Brandt) [overdub sessions: Perfecto Creative, Austin, TX/ Shoebox Studios, Lawrence, KS/ Delfin Hangstúdió, Budapest, Hungary/ C1 Studios, Brooklyn, New York City]
112 FOLKSINGER
113 STP
114 SIZE OF DIAMONDS
115 ONCE UPON A TIME
116 NARCISSUS
117 PLAY SIDE B
118 BIKE RIDE TO YOUR HEART
119 CRUEL SPRING
120 UNTIL THE END
121 WEARY TRAVELER 
Tracks above issued on album Folksinger



ALBUMS
Fundamental HYMN 13 Living In The City: Blind Horse; 1,000 Years; Snowblind; Stars Look Down; Skipping Stones; Bring In The Sails; Hot Veca; Prairie Fire; Rank Strangers; Wit's End; January Snow – 05-05-97 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental HYMN 16 St. Paul Town: Living In The City; Fields At Night; Nightmares; St. Paul Town; Talk Is Cheap; Dead Letter Office; Prom King; Die Young; Rapture Of The Deep; Linus Beguine; Coming Home; Grandma; Listen To The Wind; I'm Waiting; Been There Before;     Because We Weep – 98 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental HYMN 19 Beautiful Lazy: Blood On The Door; Looking For Sunlight; One Day; Wallflower; Trespass; Beautiful Lazy; Indelible; Rat Race; I Will; Amy's Ring Waltz; I Need You; love On The Way – 99 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
The Urban Hillbilly Quartet  no # Lanky But Macho: Speed Limit; Stars Look Down; Happy Anyway; Praetorius; Moonstruck; Bad Day For The Mayor; Big Pine; Skipping Stones; Stairs; Coal Miner – 09-09-00 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental 1AD Amelia’s Boot: Amelia's Boot (part 1); Words/Wings; Helplessly; 100 Years; Puck's Blues; Need to Love; More Blue; Snap-button Shirt; Sunshower; Shapes (in the Clouds); October, St. Mary's; Ghost; Tim; Go Well; Amelia's Boot (Part 2)  – 06-02 with The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
Fundamental 2AD The A List: Living in the City; Indelible; Adrift; Stars Look Down; Hot Veca [remix]; Nightmares; St. Paul Town; This Train; Drowsy Maggie – Vlashko [live]; Angel from Montgomery [live]; Skipping Stones [remix]; Moonstruck; Amy's Ring Waltz; Been There Before; Happy Anyway [rerecording] - 03 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (1996-2001 recordings)
House Of Mercy MR 017 Green Eyed Alone: Tanz Den Dobberstein; Shooting Star; Just One More Time; The House On The Hill; Thousand Heartaches; Green Eyed Alone; Snow In Langenfeld; Dent; Rain; 1 - 4 – 5; Obsolescence; Apostrophe; The End - 06
House Of Mercy MR 022 Sometimes: Rambling; Who Am I Making The Bed For When You Aren’t Here?; Locks; Ain’t Broke; Get Into The Boat; Hanna Marie; Madison; Sometimes; It’s Your Time;     The Ballad of János Sinkó – 24-11-08
House Of Mercy MR 028 The Long Winter: Greater Than; Don't Let It Happen To You; Anywhere But Here; A Poison Tree; Hard Life; Wherever You Go; The Darkest Night Of The Year; I Drove Past Your House Today; Tuesday Morning Again;  Thoughtless; Was There A Time Before You? – 10-02-12
Erik Brandt ? Folksinger:  Folksinger;  STP;  Size of Diamonds;  Once Upon a Time;  Narcissus;  Play Side B; Bike Ride to your Heart;  Cruel Spring;  Until the End;  Weary Traveler – 16-12-25 


EPs
Bert Records BERT 001(?) Hot and Now: Drowsy Maggie; Vlashko; This Train; Blues in C; Marry Me Now; Ten Penny Bit; Angel from Montgomery – 20-04-01 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet
House Of Mercy  MR 021 Bring In The Sails: Revelation Blues; Escape Route; I Knew; Truck Driving Man*; Sneaky Radar*; Bring In The Sails – 08 The Urban Hillbilly Quartet (omited on digital version)
House Of Mercy MR 045 South Of Dark:  Beautiful Mess;  South of Dark;  Just Us; Rear View Mirror; Better Days – 14-05-18 w. The Urban Hillbilly Quartet