Betty Mae Hall-Lee, *10-09-1929 Woodville, WI, +04-11-2021
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1959 unknown – The Echomores with voice of Betty Lee
E01 RIVER SMILE RO 1048
E02 HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE LONELY RO 1048
1960 Minneapolis, MN – Chuck Carson and Betty Lee
001 LO8W-0363/CD 1008 WHEN LOVE GROWS OLD Circle Dot 45-102
1962 unknown – Betty Lee
002 KB 3339A CRYIN' OUT LOUD GW 3006
003 KB 3339B FOGGY RIVER GW 3006
1964 unknown – Betty Lee
004 KB 4251A BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND C 5011
005 KB 4251B WHEN C 5011
1973 Moon Studios, Nashville, TN – The Country Squires with Betty Lee (Betty Lee [ld vcl],
Bob Richison [vcl/gt/ accordion], Lee Larsen [vcl/gt/ fiddle], Tony Caire [ld gt], Craig Ruble [banjo/violin], Pudge Likes [vcl/drums], Ebbie Kittelson [violin], Jack Kollodge [harmonica])
006 THE DEATH OF LOVE F-102 /MRA 1002
007 POINT OF NO RETURN F-102 MRA 1002
008 TELL ME YOU CARE F-106/MRA 1002
1973 unknown – Betty Lee
009 F-106A NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP F-106
ALBUMS
Moon MRA-1002 Moods Of The Country Squires And Betty Lee: The Death Of Love*; Brotherhood; Warm Country Song; Burnett County Fair; Point Of No Return*; Slippery Stings; Can't Get My Mind Off Of You; Pantyhose; Tell Me You Care*; Put It Where The Sun Don't Shine; Friendship – 73 Moods Of The Country Squires with Betty Lee*
SINGLES
Rocket (1959)
RO 1048 River Smile / How Does It Feel To Be Lonely – 59 The Echomores, vocal by Betty Lee
Circle Dot (1960)
45-102 When Love Grows Old [Chuck Carson and Betty LEE] / A Dog's Prayer [Chuck Carson] - 09-60
Golden Wing (1962)
GW 3006 Cryin' Out Loud / Foggy River – 62
Cardinal (1964)
C 5011 Broken Down Merry-Go-Round / When – 64
Farview (1973)
F-102 Death Of Love / Point Of No Return – 05-73
F-106 Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep / Tell Me You Care - 73
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Betty Lee
Mike Tod
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2012 poss. Calgary, AB, CAN – Mike Tod
Unknown tracks for album The Northern Country
2012 [field recordings] unknown, CA – Mike Tod
01101 GARDEN SONG
01102 THE BALLAD OF THE MINER
01103 THE LASS AND THE LAD
01104 YOU’LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME
+ 6 more unknown tracks for album The California Recordings
2021 poss. Edmonton, AB, CAN – Mike Tod (Mike Tod [vcl/gt], Nathan M. Godfrey [banjo/ mandolin], Keith Rodger [bass], Travis Miller [percussion], Jeremy Gignoux [violin/viola], Rodger Retzer [harmonica], Opal Retzer [vcl]. Producer: Mike Tod, Pat Palardy)
012 MOTHERLESS CHILDREN
013 SHADY GROVE
014 GARDEN SONG
Tracks above issued on EP Mike Tod
2022 Public Lunch Studio, 170 St NW, Edmonton, AB, CAN – Mike Tod (Mike Tod [vcl/gt/ harmonium], Nathan M. Godfrey [mandolin/ banjo/ dobro], Wayne Garrett [steel], Keith Rodger [bass], Travis Miller [percussion], Jeremy Gignoux [violin/viola], Laura Reid [violin], Opal Retzer, Melodie Ayoungman [vcl]. Producer: Mike Tod, Pat Palardy)
015 THE COO COO
016 THE BLACKEST CROW
017 FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH
018 CIGARETTES AND WHISKEY
019 UNDONE IN SORROW
020 BACK TO MY HOME
021 LITTLE WHEEL SPIN AND SPIN
022 COLD FROSTY MORN
023 WAIT FOR ME
024 MY ALBERTA ROSE
Tracks above issued on album Mike Tod
2025 Hellfire Studio, Killakee Rd, Woodtown, Dublin, IRL – Mike Tod (Mike Tod [vcl/ac gt/ percussion], Keith Rodger [ac/el gt/el bouzuki/ bass/ Irish flute/ piano/ organ/percussion], Jeremy Gignoux [viola/violin/ marxophone/ war horn/ piano/ organ/ harmonium/ synthesizer], Colin Van de Reep [percussion], Opal Retzer [vcl/harmonium/ synrhesizer], Zoe Basha [hmny vcl]. Producer: John ‘Spud’ Murphy)
025 PRETTY POLLY
026 JOHN THE REVELATOR
027 WILD WILD BERRY
028 MOONSHINER
029 FLEE AS A BIRD
030 OH, DEATH
031 THE COWBOY
032 COUNTRY BLUES
033 ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES
034 THE UNQUIET GRAVE
035 WHEN THEY RING THE GOLDEN BELLS
036 LYKE WAKE DIRGE
Tracks above issued on album Four Wheeled Wagon; or, a Dark Day in the West:
ALBUMS
Mike Tod [CAN] The Northern Country: (tracks unknown) – 09-12
Cabin Songs [CAN] ? The California Recordings: (tracks unknown) – 26-01-13
Mike Tod [CAN] CTLTD 001 Mike Tod: The Coo Coo; The Blackest Crow; Flowers of Edinburgh; Cigarettes and Whiskey; Undone in Sorrow; Back to My Home; Little Wheel Spin and Spin; Cold Frosty Morn; Wait for Me; My Alberta Rose – 13-04-23
Mike Tod [CAN] ? Four Wheeled Wagon; or, a Dark Day in the West: Pretty Polly; John the Revelator; Wild Wild Berry; Moonshiner; Flee as a Bird; Oh, Death; The Cowboy; Country Blues; All the Pretty Little Horses; The Unquiet Grave; When They Ring the Golden Bells; Lyke Wake Dirge – 27-03-26
EPs
Mike Tod [CAN] ? Mike Tod: Motherless Children; Shady Grove; Garden Song - 26-11-21
Buddie Hrabal and Memory Lane
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1980s unknown, TX - Buddie Hrabal and Memory Lane
001 FIVE MINUTES OF THE LATEST BLUES CS 1001
002 FADED LOVE /MAIDEN’S PRAYER CS 1001
003 POP A TOP CS 1001
004 IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT CS 1001
005 THE MORE IT BURNS CS 1001
006 LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL CS 1001
007 BLUE SKIRT WALTZ CS 1001
008 WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME CS 1001
009 SHELLY’S WINTER LOVE CS 1001
010 YOU DON’T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME CS 1001
1989 unknown, TX - Buddie Hrabal and Memory Lane
011 SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS CS 1002
012 THE BIG HEARTBRFEAK CS 1002
013 REPEAT PERFORMER CS 1002
014 BAD NEWS GET AROUND CS 1002
015 ONE FOR YOU CS 1002
016 THAT’S WHY I HIDE THIS BROKEN HEART CS 1002
017 THEY WILL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME CS 1002
018 LONELYVILLE CS 1002
019 A WHITE SPORT COAT CS 1002
020 I WOULD KNOW YOU ANYMORE CS 1002
May 1992 Pantego Sound Studio, 2210 Raper Blvd, Pantego, TX – Buddie Hrabal and Memory Lane (Buddie Hrabal [vcl/steel], James Favor [ac/el gt/ fiddle], Kyle Mathis [ac/el gt/ mandolin/hmny vcl], Matt Harelik [bass gt/hmny vcl], Danny Adams [drums], Reggie Rueffer [fiddle/hmny vcl], Chip Bricker [piano/strings/ bck vcl]. Producer: Lee Brown, Buddie Hrabal)
021 DOWN THE ROADS OF DADDY'S DREAMS CS 1003
022 A WAY TO FREE MYSELF CS 1003
023 SEND ME THE PILLOW CS 1003
024 CINDERELLA CS 1003
025 NOW TILL ETERNITY CS 1003
026 FACE TO THE WALL CS 1003
027 BEER DRINKIN' MUSIC CS 1003
028 YOU'RE PLAYING HARD TO FORGET CS 1003
029 YOU MIGHT TURN HER HEAD CS 1003
030 A-11 CS 1003
031 COUNTRY GIRL CS 1003
032 GUITAR BOOT CAMP CS 1003
033 FOOL THE WORLD CS 1003
ALBUMS
Buddie Hrabal CS 1001 Last Call For Alcohol: Five Minutes of The Latest Blues; Faded Love /Maiden’s Prayer; Pop A Top; It’s All Your Fault; The More It Burns; Last Call For Alcohol; Blue Skirt Waltz; Which One Is To Blame; Shelly’s Winter Love; You Don’t Care What Happens To Me – 8- (cassette)
Buddie Hrabal CS 1002 Somewhere In Texas: Somewhere In Texas; The Big Heartbrfeak; Repeat Performer; Bad News Get Around; One For You; That’s Why I Hide This Broken Heart; They Will Never Take Her Love From Me; Lonelyville; A White Sport Coat; I Would Know You Anymore – 89 (cassette)
Buddie Hrabal CS 1003 Down The Roads Of Daddy's Dreams: Down The Roads Of Daddy's Dreams; A Way To Free Myself; Send Me The Pillow; Cinderella; Now Till Eternity; Face To The Wall; Beer Drinkin' Music; You're Playing Hard To Forget; You Might Turn Her Head; A-11; Country Girl; Guitar Boot Camp; Fool The World – 92 (cassette)
Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
*16-11-1939 Dubuque, IA, +14-06-1970
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1961 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s (Dick Buscher [vcl/rh gt], Nick White [ld gt], Tom "Ziggy" Weig [bass], Harry Blewett [drums])
001 none OUTLAW J 1040
002 none WAYWARD WIND J 1040
1961 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s /*The Cliché’s (Dick Buscher [vcl/rh gt], Nick White [ld gt], Tom "Ziggy" Weig [bass], Harry Blewett [drums])
003 M8OW-2437 TWO HEARTS IN LOVE J 1054
004 M8OW-2438 CARIOCA* J 1054
1962 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
005 none LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J 1077
006 none I WONDER WHY J 1077
1962 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
007 N8OW-1959 SIXTEEN TON J 1105
008 N8OW-1960 RUN BOY J 1105
1964 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
009 KB 4201A BLUE HEART J 1168
010 KB 4201B BABY (COME ON HOME) J 1168
1965 Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
011 S5KM-9601 DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY J 1235
012 S5KM-9602 STAGGER LEE J 1235
Mid 1960s Sara Sound Studio, 123 Water St., Sauk City, WI – Dick Buscher and The Cliché’s
013 ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
SINGLES
Cuca (1961-65) and The Cliche’s
J 1040 Outlaw / Wayward Wind – 06-61
J-1054 Two Hearts In Love / Carioca [The Cliches’s] – 11-61
J 1077 Love, Love, Love / I Wonder Why- 05-62
J 1105 Sixteen Ton / Run Boy – 10-62
J 1168 Blue Heart / Baby (Come On Home) – 04-64 (rev. Cashbox May 2)
J 1235 Don't Say You're Sorry / Stagger Lee – 06-65