Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Johnny Houston

 *1935 Biddeford, ME
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1957 unknown – Johnny Houston and The Capitals
001 2728 HULA HANDS 45-100/EWCD 100
002 2729 BUT IT'S TOO LATE 45-100/EWCD 100
EAST-WEST EWCD 100 THE COMPLETE EAST WEST RECORDS, VOL. 1 (2003)
1959 unknown – Johnny Houston and The Playboys
003 ZTSP 28758 PLAYBOY E-4277  
004 ZTSP 28759 SLICK CHICK E-4277/BCD 16440
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16440 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL. 20 (EVENT) (GER-2004)
1959 unknown – Johnny Houston 
005 TORRID TESSIE LEE E-4280/BCD 16440
006 OUR VERY FIRST KISS E 4280/BCD 16440
1960 unknown – Johnny Houston and The Playboys
007 CP-3475 ROCKIN' ON THE RANGE S-1001/BCD 16440
008 CP-3476 THIS BREAKIN' APART S-1001
1959 or 1960 unknown – Johnny Houston 
009 GIVE ME A KISS FOR CHRISTMAS BCD 16440

SINGLES
East West (1957)
45-100  Hula Hands / But It's Too Late – 10-57 and The Capitals (rev. Oct. 21)
Event (1959)
E-4277 Slick Chick / Playboy – 03-59 and The Playboys (rev. March 16)
E-4280 Torrid Tessie Lee / Our Very First Kiss – 59
Surf (1960)
S-1001 Rockin' On The Range / This Breakin' Apart – 05-60 and The Playboys

Rich Layton

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
also member of Doctor Rockit
2008 Mastan Music Studio, Portland, OR - The Troublemakers (Rich Layton [vcl/harmonica], Neal Philpott [vcl/gt], Reverend Mark Sexton [vcl/gt],  Robert Lefebrvre [bass],  Wade Daughtry [drums] + George Slatina [steel], Pat McDougall [organ], Walter Shannon [piano].  Producer: Jeremy Wilson, Rich Layton)
T01 WHITE LIES
T02 CINDY LOU
T03 GREAT BIG FUN
T04 SOMETHING BORROWED / SOMETHING BLUE
T05 HOMEWORK
T06 SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK
T07 STILL I LONG FOR YOUR KISS
T08 LITTLE BITTY TEARS
T09 BE THAT WAY
T10 FARMER JOHN
T11 TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS
T12 BOOM BAPA BOOM
T13 SO LONG GOODBYE
Tracks above issued on  album Chop Shop Pit Stop
2018 poss. Portland, OR - Rich Layton and the Troublemakers
001 THE BLUES ARE COMIN' BACK HOME
002 DIAMOND JIM
003 LOVE AMERICAN STYLE
004 MARIA AND RAMON
005 TOUGH TOWN
006 THE ONE THAT GOT THE ONE
007 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
008 MILLION DOLLAR TOWN
009 I FEEL FINE
010 CHECKMATE
011 KING'S HIGHWAY
012 PART TIME PAY
013 BE THAT WAY SOMETIMES
Tracks above issued on album Tough Town
2018 Los Angeles, CA/ Red Shack Recording Studio, Houston, TX – Rich Layton with Tough Town (Rich Layton [vcl/harmonica], Larry McCoy [gt],Eric "Haus" Krabbenhoft [bass],Charles Pike [drums] + Jon Koonce [lap steel], Terry Wilson [gt/bass/ bck vcl], Teresa James [vcl/piano], Chris Mercer [sax]. Producer: Terry Wilson, Rich Layton)
014 LIVE TO ROCK
015 SALVATION ROAD
016 RAISE IT UP
017 WAKE UP CALL
018 SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE WORKIN' WITH
019 DOLLARS TO DONUTS
020 SORRY DON'T CUT IT
021 TWO HEARTS
022 THE DUDE ABIDES
023 SOUL DIVIDED
024 TAKE A GIANT STEP 
Tracks above issued on album Salvation Road 

ALBUMS
Mastan Music MMCD 09001 Chop Shop Pit Stop:
White Lies; Cindy Lou; Great Big Fun; Something Borrowed / Something Blue; Homework; Seven Nights To Rock; Still I Long For Your Kiss; Little Bitty Tears; Be That Way; Farmer John; Takin Care Of Business; Boom Bapa Boom; So Long Goodbye – 14-02-09 The Troublemakers
Richard Layton ? Tough Town: The Blues Are Comin' Back Home; Diamond Jim; Love American Style; Maria and Ramon; Tough Town; The One That Got The One; Goodbye Cruel World; Million Dollar Town; I Feel Fine; Checkmate; King's Highway; Part Time Pay; Be That Way Sometimes – 16-04-11 with Troublemakers
Never Lucky  ? Salvation Road:  Live to Rock;  Salvation Road;  Raise It Up;  Wake up Call;  Show Me What You're Workin' With;  Dollars to Donuts;  Sorry Don't Cut It;  Two Hearts;  The Dude Abides;  Soul Divided;  Take a Giant Step – 31-05-19 with Tough Town 


Hot Country Knights

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2019 Nashville, TN – Hot Country Knights, with Travis Tritt [-1], Terri Clark [-2] (Douglas "Doug" Douglason (Dierks Bentley) [vcl/whistling], Jim Beavers [ac gt/bck vcl],  Marty Ray "Rayro" Roburn [ld gt], Barry Van Ricky [steel], Trevor Travis [bass gt],  Monte Montgomery [percussion], Terotej "Terry" Dvoraczekynski [fiddle] + + Billy Nobel [keyboards], Luke Wooten [bck vcl]. Producer: Dierks Bentley)
001 HOT COUNTRY KNIGHTS B0031780-02 
002 PICK HER UP -1 B0031780-02 
003 ASPHALT B0031780-02
004 MOOSE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE B0031780-02
005 THEN IT RAINED B0031780-02 
006 WRANGLER DANGER B0031780-02 
007 MULL IT OVER B0031780-02 
008 KINGS OF NEON B0031780-02 
009 YOU MAKE IT HARD -2 B0031780-02 
010 THE USA BEGINS WITH US B0031780-02 
2023 Nashville, TN – Hot Country Knights,  *with Darla McFarland
011 MIDKNIGHT RODEO digital single [rel. May 26]
012 HERRASMEANT*  digital single [rel. May 26]



ALBUMS
Capitol Nashville B0031780-02 The K Is Silent:
Hot Country Knights; Pick Her Up (w. Travis Tritt); Asphalt; Moose Knuckle Shuffle; Then It Rained; Wrangler Danger; Mull It Over; Kings Of Neon; You Make It Hard (w Terri Clark); The USA Begins With US – 05-20



Hot Rod Lincoln / Buzz Campbell

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1994 unknown – Hot-Rod Lincoln (Buzz Campbell  [vcl/gt],  Johnny G. d'Artenay [vcl/bass],  Dave Bernson [vcl/drums]. Producer: Lee Rocker)
001 RED LIPSTICK
002 SWEET KAY
003 BUZZ'S BOP
004 JOHNNY'S JUMP
005 CRADLE ROBBER
006 HOT ROD HEART
007 BANK ACCOUNT'S TOO SMALL
008 AS A MATTER OF FACT
009 TOO MUCH FUN
010 KISS ME
011 HOT ROD LINCOLN 
Tracks above issued on album Hot-Rod Lincoln
8 January 1995 [live] Croce's, San Diego, CA – Hot Rod Lincoln
01101 SWING TANGO The Boulevard
1995 Hit Single Recording Services, El Cajon, CA -  Hot Rod Lincoln (Buzz Campbell  [vcl/gt],  Johnny G. d'Artenay [vcl/bass],  Ty Cock [drums] + Robin Henke [slide gt],Doug Allen [piano], Johnny Viau [sax])
012 HOT ROD HEART
013 KISS ME TWICE RAUCD 226
014 AS A MATTER OF FACT I DO
015 SLEEPWALK
016 HOT ROD LINCOLN
017 RED LIPSTICK RAUCD 226
018 I'M ON FIRE
019 JOHNNY'S JUMP
020 BUZZ'S BOP RAUCD 226
021 CRADLE ROBBER RAUCD 226
022 HELLO MARY LOU
023 SWEET KAY
024 MAYBELLINE
025 ROCKABILLY BOOGIE
026 MYSTERY TRAIN
027 LET IT RIDE
028 MEAN WHEN I'M MAD
029 SUMMERTIME BLUES
030 TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK 
Tracks above issued on album The Boulevard
1997 Golden Track Studio, San Jose, CA – Hot Rod Lincoln (Buzz Campbell  [vcl/gt],  Johnny G. d'Artenay [vcl/bass],  Ty Cock [drums]  + Gene Jaramillo  [gt], Robin Henkel [slide gt], Lee Rocker [bass], Dennis Caplinger [fiddle], Ben Moore [organ], Johnny Viau [sax], Amy Nelson [yodel/hmny vcl]. Producer: Lee Rocker)
031 ONE MORE PART RAUCD 226
032 FLYING SAUCER ROCK AND ROLL
033 BLUE CAFÉ RAUCD 226
034 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
035 CATTIN' AROUND RAUCD 226
036 SADDLE SHOE STOMP
037 TRUE LOVE WAYS
038 THAT MEANS YOU LOVE HIM
039 DRINK YOU OFF MY MIND RAUCD 226
040 FIVE BUCKS AND A PACK OF CIGARETTES RAUCD 226
041 TROUBLE ON MY MIND
042 THE WORST YOU'LL DO IS CRY
043 JUST THREE WORDS
044 BANK ACCOUNT
045 COOL CAT ROCK
046 LONESOME TRAIN 
Tracks above issued on album Blue Café
2000 unknown, CA – Hot Rod Lincoln
047 ASTRONAUT GIRL
048 PRETTY PICTURE RAUCD 226
049 REV'N EM UP
050 DRIVE RAUCD 226
051 HOLD ME ONCE AGAIN
052 STAY ONE MORE NIGHT RAUCD 226
053 RAIN ON ME
054 TURN THE JUKEBOX UP RAUCD 226
055 GO 99
056 SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
057 I WANNA BE YOUR MAN
058 NOW THAT YOU’RE HERE 
Tracks above issued on album Astronaut Girl
2003 unknown, JAP – Hot Rod Lincoln and Conny (Shigemi)
059 HOT ROD HEART
060 RED LIP STICK 
061 BLUE CAFÉ
062 LET'S HAVE A PARTY
063 TOKYO BOP
064 SADDLE SHOE STOMP
065 MY BOY ELVIS
066 CHOTTO MATTE
067 RIP IT UP
068 ONE MORE PART
069 HOT ROD LINCOLN
070 PLEASE DON'T TOUCH
071 DRINK YOU OFF MY MIND
072 LONESOME TRAIN 
Tracks above issued on album Tokyo Bop
2006 San Diego, CA – Hot Rod Lincoln
073 TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE RAUCD 226
074 YOU'RE GONNA LOSE
075 RUNAWAY GIRL RAUCD 226
076 WALK AWAY
077 JOINTS GONNA JUMP
078 BLUE RAUCD 226
079 WORDS BY HEART RAUCD 226
080 INVASION FROM MARS RAUCD 226
081 BLUE MOON NIGHTS
082 18 MILES FROM MEMPHIS
083 MAYBE
084 QUEEN OF HEARTS
085 BETTY PAGE
086 ISABELLE
087 I ONLY GO OUT WHEN IT RAINS
Tracks above issued on album Runaway Girl
2011 unknown – Buzz Campbell
B01 CRAZY WHEN SHE DRINKS
B02 ROCKABILLY HEART
B03 SHIVERS AND SHAKES
B04 MY ONE DESIRE
B05 I'M ON FIRE
B06 BAG OF BONES
B07 ANOTHER ROOSTER IN THE HENHOUSE
B08 KING OF FOOLS
B09 TIME
B10 BABY DON'T GO WITH HIM
B11 LOVE, LIES, AND HEARTACHES
B12 RAWK-A-BILLY FEVER
B12 SCOT MO 
Tracks above issued on album Shivers and Shakes
Unknown (poss. 1993?) Foolish Art Music, La Mesa, CA – Hot Rod Lincoln (Joey Huevara [piano])
088 RODE HARD, RUSTED, BUT RUNNIN´
089 SUN RECORDS RAG
090 WHAT WENT WRONG
091 I QUIT DRINKIN´ TONIGHT AGAIN
092 YOU NEVER CAN TELL 
Tracks above issued on EP Rode Hard



ALBUMS
Hot-Rod Lincoln no # Hot-Rod Lincoln:
Red Lipstick; Sweet Kay; Buzz's Bop; Johnny's Jump; Cradle Robber; Hot Rod Heart; Bank Account's Too Small; As A Matter Of Fact; Too Much Fun; Kiss Me; Hot Rod Lincoln - 94
Dionysus 123332-CD The Boulevard: Hot Rod Heart; Kiss Me Twice; As A Matter Of Fact I Do; Sleepwalk; Hot Rod Lincoln; Red Lipstick; I'm On Fire; Johnny's Jump; Buzz's Bop; Cradle Robber; Hello Mary Lou; Sweet Kay; Swing Tango; Maybelline; Rockabilly Boogie; Mystery Train; Let It Ride; Mean When I'm Mad; Summertime Blues; Twenty Flight Rock – 01-96
Hot Rod Lincoln 31121-2  Blue Café: One More Part; Flying Saucer Rock And Roll; Blue Cafe; Please, Please, Please; Cattin' Around; Saddle Shoe Stomp; True Love Ways; That Means You Love Him; Drink You Off My Mind; Five Bucks And A Pack Of Cigarettes; Trouble On My Mind; The Worst You'll Do Is Cry; Just Three Words; Bank Account; Cool Cat Rock; Lonesome Train - 97
Hot Rod Lincoln no # Astronaut Girl: Astronaut Girl; Pretty Picture; Rev'n Em Up; Drive; Hold Me Once Again; Stay One More Night; Rain On Me; Turn The Jukebox Up; Go 99; Since You’ve Been Gone; I Wanna Be Your Man; Now That You’re Here - 00
P-Vine [JAP] CRPV-1: Tokyo Bop!!: Hot Rod Heart; Red Lip Stick; Blue Cafe; Let's Have A Party; Tokyo Bop; Saddle Shoe Stomp; My Boy Elvis; Chotto Matte; Rip It Up; One More Part; Hot Rod Lincoln; Please Don't Touch; Drink You Off My Mind; Lonesome Train – 08-03 with Conny
Hot Rod Lincoln/King 8637 Runaway Girl: Too Drunk To Drive; You're Gonna Lose; Runaway Girl; Walk Away; Joints Gonna Jump; Blue; Words By Heart; Invasion From Mars; Blue Moon Nights; 18 Miles From Memphis; Maybe; Queen Of Hearts; Betty Page; Isabelle; I Only Go Out When It Rains – 08-06 (reissued in 2008 on Raucous RAUCD 227 as Buzz Campbell and Hot Rod Lincoln)
Raucous [UK] RAUCD 226 The Best of Buzz Campbell and Hot Rod Lincoln: Red Lipstick; Cradle Robber; Buzz's Bop; Kiss Me Twice; Blue Café; Cattin' Around; One More Part; Five Bucks And A Pack Of Cigarettes; Drink You Off My Mind; Pretty Picture; Drive; Stay One More Night; Turn The Jukebox Up; Runaway Girl; Blue; Too Drunk To Drive; You're Gonna Lose; Words By Heart; Invasion From Mars – 10-08 Buzz Campbell and Hot Rod Lincoln ‎
Buzz Campbell no # Shivers and Shakes: Crazy When She Drinks; Rockabilly Heart; Shivers and Shakes; My One Desire; I'm On Fire; Bag Of Bones; Another Rooster In The Henhouse; King Of Fools; Time; Baby Don't Go With Him; Love, Lies, and Heartaches; Rawk-A-Billy Fever; Scot Mo – 18-11-11 Buzz Campbell

EPs [bootleg?]
Pirates Press MADE IN CZ Rode Hard: Rode Hard, Rusted, But Runnin´; Sun Records Rag; What Went Wrong; I Quit Drinkin´ Tonight Again; You Never Can Tell - 18