Betty Lee

 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

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 
 

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