Joe Franklin

 Joseph Lee Franklin, *08-07-1929 Avery County,  NC, +22-03-2001
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Ad Komorowski
SESSIONS
1951 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
001 4850 DEATH IS THE WAGES OF SIN Blue Ridge 608
002 2020 SATAN’S AFTER YOU 608
1952 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt], James "Gar" Bowers [banjo], Ralph Church [tnr vcl/mandolin], Ralph Mayo [baritone vcl/bass], Clarence "Tater" Tate [bass vcl/fiddle])
003 IT’S TIME FOR AMERICA TO PRAY
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and His Mimosa Quartet
004 1122 IF I COULD JUST MAKE IT IN Blue Ridge 202
005 9081 SWING WIDE THOSE GOLDEN GATES 202
1953 unknown, NC - Joe Franklin (The Friendly Farmboy) And His Mimosa Quartet (M.M. Turner [piano])
006 5121 I FEEL THE BLOOD OF JESUS 6011
007 6071 SHINE ON ME 6011
1953 unknown, NC – Joe Franklin and his Mimosa Boys
008 5645 THERE'LL BE NO WEDDING BELLS FOR ME Blue Ridge 401 
009 5032 HALF HEARTED LOVE 401
010 YOU'RE THE CAUSE OF ALL MY HEARTACHES [incomplete] unissued
30 July 1953 [14:00-16:00] WBT Radio Station Studio, Charlotte, NC - Joe Franklin and The Mimosa Boys
011 53-S-6133/53-XY-389  HILLBILLY BOY  K11612/WLP 2824
012 53-S-6134/53-XY-390  HITCH-HIKIN’ BLUES  K11612/WLP 2824
013 53-S-6135/53-XY-391  ANOTHER USED  unissued
014 53-S-6136/53-XY-392  MOUNTAIN MISS  unissued
COLLECTOR WLP 2824 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY, VOL. 24 (NED, 1991)
May 1958 unknown – The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [ld vcl-1], Daryl Petty [ld vcl-2], Tommy echler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums])
015 YW-17575 BIG BAD WOLF CDCHD 708
016 YW-17576 TOO LATE FOR TEARS -2 unissued
017 YW 17577 DANCE ME TO DEATH -1  71342x45
018 YW-17578 CHA CHA ROCK 71342x45
ACE CDCHD 708 STARDAY-DIXIE ROCKABILLY, VOL. 2 (UK, 2000)
1959 Chapel Hill, NC – Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt],  Tommy Sechler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums], Daryl Pettry [piano], ? [chorus])
019 CP 2368 TRUE BLUE RA-113/BCD 17589 –
020 CP 2369 WHO PUT THE PEP IN THE PUNCH RA-113/BCD 17589 
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17589 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL. 33 (GER 2020)
1960 Chapel Hill, NC– Joe Franklin and The Hi-Liters (Joe Franklin [vcl/gt],  Tommy Sechler [gt], Mel Taylor [drums], Daryl Petty [piano])
021 CP 3789 SWANEE RIVER ROCK RA 114
022 CP-3790 THE BELLE OF TENNESSEE RA 114
1960 unknown – Joe Franklin and The Blue Ridge Quartet
023 S-656 THERE AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD MY BODY DOWN Sing 43001
024 S-657 I WOULDN'T TRADE MY RELIGION 43001



SINGLES
Blue Ridge (1951-53) 
608 Death Is The Wages of Sin / Satan’s After You – 12-51 and his Mimosa Quartet
202 If I Could Just Make It In / Swing Wide Those Golden Gates – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
6011 I Feel The Blood of Jesus / Shine On Me – 05-53 and his Mimosa Quartet
401 There'll Be No Wedding Bells For Me / Half Hearted Love – 53 and his Mimosa Quartet
MGM (1953) and The Mimosa Boys
K-11612 Hillbilly Boy / Hitch-Hikin’ Blues – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)
Mercury (1958) The Hi-Liters
71342X45 Dance Me To Death (Joe Franklin [ld vcl]) / Cha Cha Rock (Daryl Petty [ld vcl]) – 06-58
Renown (1959) with The Hi-Liters
RA-113 Who Put The Pep In The Punch / True Blue – 10-59
RA-114 Swanee River Rock / The Belle Of Tennessee - 60 
Sing (1960)
43001 There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down/ I Wouldn't Trade My Religion – 06-60  And The Blue Ridge Quartet

Bobby Soots

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
ca. March 1951 poss. Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL -  Bobby Soots
001 YW-7208 BAD, BAD WHISKEY  6326-x45
002 YW-7209 FIDDLE BOOGIE  unissued
003 YW-7210 I’M CRYIN‘  6326-x45
004 YW-7211 A THOUSAND TIMES TOO MANY  unissued
ca. April 1951 poss. Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL -  Bobby Soots
005 YW-7232 HELP ME LOSE THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUES  6331-x45
006 YW-7233 GOIN’, GOIN’, GONE unissued
007 YW-7234 LOTS OF NOTHIN’  unissued   
008 YW-7235 YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN MY NAME  6331-x45

SINGLES
Mercury (1951)
6326x45 Bad, Bad Whiskey / I'm Cryin' – 04-51 (rev. Apr. 14)
6331x45 Help Me Lose The Boogie Woogie Blues / You Have Forgotten My Name – 05-51

Lonesome Valley Singers (US)

 By Praguefrank with help of Both Sides Now site
SESSIONS
There is not enough info for creating discography


ALBUMS
Diplomat D/DS-2346 King of the Road:  King Of The Road; Devil Woman; El Paso; Love Me Tender; Till I Waltz Again With You; Ring Of Fire; Big Iron; Big Bad John; Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On; Kansas City - 65
Diplomat D/DS-2373 Country and Western Cities:  Houston; Nashville, Tenn.; Streets Of Laredo; Cheyenne; Kansas City; Saginaw, Michigan; How I Miss Memphis; The Gal I Left In Little Rock; Tulsa; San Antonio Rose - 65
Diplomat D/DS-2376 Country and Western War Songs/ Hello Vietnam:  Hello Vietnam; Jungle War; Tell The Folks I Miss 'Em; I'm Just A Lonesome Soldier; It's All Worth Fighting For; Don't Worry, Just Pray; It's Got To Be Done; What We're Fighting For; Why Doesn't Someone Write To Me; Goodbye Curly Head - 65
Diplomat D/DS-2396 Country Serenade:  Boll Weevil; Paper Of Pins; Froggy Went A Courtin'; Cockles And Mussles; Down In The Valley; Irene Good Night; Jesse James; Shenandoah; Foggy Foggy Dew; Erie Canal; John Henry; Scarlet Ribbons - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2612 Engine Engine #9:  Engine Engine #9; Wings Of A Dove; I'm Gonna Change Everything; Four Walls; Country Boy; Wolverton Mountain; Young Love; Don't Throw Away; Those Teardrops; Running Bear; Heartaches By The Number  - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2618 Men in the Green Berets:  The Ballad Of the Green Berets; Special Forces; Whirlybird Crew; The Men In The Green Fatigues; Major Todd (Of The Green Berets); The U.S. Rangers; The Young Soldiers; I'll Say Goodbye To Vietnam; The Fighting 101st; Sam From Vietnam - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2620 Truck Driving Songs:  Runnin' Rig; Curve Tanker; Big Wheels A Hummin'; Fast Moving Machine; Lonely Road; It's The Highway For Me; Sneaky Radar; What A Heck Of A Way To Go; One Million Miles; Up And Down The Road Again - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2621 Country and Western Railroad Songs:  Late Late Train; Tweetsie Railroad; Railroad Bum; Engine Engine #9; Gotta Build A Railroad; Lonesome Train; Gonna Find A Train; Pullman; Mr. Conductorman; Wrong Train  - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2622 Songs of the Dragsters:  Ten More Laps To Go; Get Ready For Freddy; Mystery Driver; Stock Car Blues; Fireball; The Top Five; Pit Stop; Four In The Floor; Top Speed; Drag Strip Girl - 66
Diplomat D/DS-2627 Songs of the Trail:  Streets Of Laredo; Black Jack David; Belle Starr; John Hardy; Roving Gambler; Sam Bass; Chisholm Trail; Jack O' Diamonds; Bonnie and Clyde; Stack O Lee; Blood On The Saddle; Patanino - 66
Diplomat DS-2439 By the Time I Get to Phoenix/ Take Me To Your World:  By The Time I Get To Phoenix; Don't Be Mad; Tell Me What To Do; I Won't Be At Home; You're Still Part Of Me; Take Me To Your World; I Wonder If Love's Meant For Me; Don't Slam The Door; World Of Broken Hearts; Biggest Little Heartache - 68

Diplomat DS-2440 Skip a Rope/Here Comes Heaven: Skip A Rope; His Girl Forever; Here Comes Heaven; You'll Come Back; Blue House On The Corner Painted White; ; It's Cold And Raining And 2 A.M.; Love's Fair Weather; Letters And Old Memories; Mary Lou; I'll Cry All The Way To The Party - 68
Diplomat DS-2451 Honey:  Honey; Oh! What Foolish Things I've Done; There'll Be Another Girl Like You; I Sit Here Alone, Just Crying; Why; This Guy's In Love With You; Dreamin' Of You; I've Waited Too Long; What Will I Be After You're Gone; Your Love Turned Cold as Ice - 68
Diplomat DS-2456 Folsom Prison Blues:  Folsom Prison Blues; Nine Pound Hammer On Cold Cold Steel; Another Prison Dream; A Day At A Time; The Legend Of Me; I'll Be Going Home Tomorrow; This Prison Dream; Working On A Chain Gang; Atlanta; Maybe The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow - 68
Diplomat DS-2465 The Lonesome Valley Singers:  The Straight Life; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye; I'm Shipwrecked On Your Bank Of Love; Little Bit Of Heaven; Of Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder, I'd Like To Grow Fonder Of You; Memories; It Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You; Yours Till; I Supose; Suspicion (Drove You From Me) – 68
Diplomat DS-2466 Wichita Lineman: Wichita Lineman; You Are; The Way I Treated You; Green Satin Gown; Love Will Find A Way; Little Arrows; Why; Who Can Mend A Broken Heart; It's Knowing; Love Is Gone - 68
Diplomat DS-2471 Galveston:  Galveston; Nashville Tennessee; Streets Of Laredo; Cheyenne; Kansas City; Saginaw Michigan; How I Miss Memphis; The Gal I Left in Little Rock; Tulsa; San Antonio Rose - 69
Diplomat DS-2476 Atlantis/ Songs of the American Seafarer:  Atlantis; The Drunken Sailor; Lowlands; Hullabaloo Belay; Blow Ye Winds; Blow the Man Down; Rolling Home; You New York Girls; Haulaway Joe; Leave Her Johnny Leave Her - 69
Diplomat DS-2481 Honey Come Back:  If I Were A Carpenter:* Honey Come Back*; Loving On Borrowed Time ; Once In A Blue Moon ; Deal Me Out ; Pass Of Broken Dreams ; Stowaway Love ; The Right Word ; Maybe Tomorrow ; Nothing To Dream About Nita Peters  - 70 Nita Peters/*Lonesome Valley Singers
Diplomat DS-2485 The Great White Horse:  The Great White Horse; Oh! What A Foolish Things I've Done; There'll Be Another Girl Like You; I Sit Here Alone, Just Crying; Why; Everything A Man Could Ever Need; Dreamin' Of You; I've Waited Too Long; What Will I Be After You're Gone; Your Love Turned Cold As Ice  - 70
Diplomat DS-2486 Jesus Take A Hold: Jesus Take A Hold; There's Been A Change; I'm Walking But Not Alone; A Friend Indeed; The Young Soldiers; Heaven Every Day; God's Love; One Step More; Softly And Tenderly; The Men In The Green Fatigues – 70 w. Glenn Walker
Diplomat DS-2488 The Chair: The Chair; The Warden; The Term; Ten More Years; This Door Swings Both Ways; Greystone Chapel; Sentenced To Life, But I'm Not Dying; I'm Tearing Down The Prison; 13 Steps; Behind These Prison Walls – 70 w. Glenn Walker
Diplomat DS-2489 God Bless the Working Man:  God Bless The Working Man; The DJ's Reply; P.O.W.; Oh Victory; Tell The Folks Back Home; God Bless The Boys In Uniform; Will We Ever See Peace Again; War-Time Taxes; The Silent Ones; The Politician And The War – 70 w. Glenn Walker

Joulin Younis

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2022  Örnsbergs Musikstudio, Stockholm, SWE-  Joulin Younis (Producer: Alexander Pi’erre)
001 WRITE TO ME
002 DESERT NIGHTS
003 COUNTRY GIRL
004 BRITA RUFINA 
Tracks above issued on EP Joulin Younis
2024 Örnsbergs Musikstudio, Stockholm, SWE – Joulin Younis (Joulin Younis [vcl/ac gt], Sam Younis [gt], Henrik Karlsson [banjo], Gus Loxbo [bass], Dennis Egberth [drums],  Agnes Oden [fiddle])
005 HOMETOWN
006 FIREFIGHTERS DAUGHTER
007 HIGH COAST WALTZ
008 LAZY MOUNTAIN BLUES
009 THE CRYING OL' ROOSTER 
Tracks above issued on EP Home Sweet Home
2026 Örnsbergs Musikstudio, Stockholm, SWE -  Joulin Younis  (Joulin Younis [vcl/ac gt], Alwxander Pi’erre [el gt/ keyboards/ organ], Carl Bartfai Greder [bass], Dennis Egberth [drums], Malin Swardhalm [fiddle])
010 KIND OF CUP OF TEA
011 ALL IN
012 GIVE 'EM HELL
013 IF MUSIC IS LOVE
014 GOOD WOMAN
015 JUST A FOOL
016 AUTOGRAPH
017 ONE NIGHT IN DALLAS 
Tracks above issued on EP All In




EPs
Joulin Younis [SWE] ? Joulin Younis: Write To Me; Desert Nights; Country Girl; Brita Rufina – 21-04-23
Joulin Younis [SWE] ? Home Sweet Home: Hometown; Firefighters Daughter; High Coast Waltz; Lazy Mountain Blues; The Crying Ol' Rooster – 11-09-24
Joulin Younis [SWE] ? All In: Kind Of Cup Of Tea; All In; Give 'Em Hell; If Music Is Love; Good Woman; Just A Fool; Autograph; One Night In Dallas – 25-05-26

Vinny Tovar

 *San Antonio, TX
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2020 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
001 17
002 WITHOUT YOU
003 NEITHER DID I
004 YOU AND ME
005 NUECES COUNTY
006 LONG LIVE YOU
007 MY GORGEOUS GIRL 
Tracks above issued on EP 17
2021 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
008 FIGURE IT OUT digital single [rel. Feb. 12]
2021 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar (Producer: Vinny Tovar)
009 GORGEOUS GIRL digital single [rel. Feb. 11, 2022]
2022 [live] unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
00901 COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE digital single [rel. May 20]
2022 [live] unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar with Cachas de Oro
00902 DRINKIN’ PROBLEM (BRINDEMOS) digital single [rel. July 14]
2022 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
010 ANOTHER NIGHT OUT
011 EVER SINCE
012 BAD LIFE
013 IN MY BED
014 WHEN YOU WALKED AWAY
Tracks above issued on EP Another Night Out
2023 [live] unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
01401 NUECES COUNTY digital single [rel. March 17]
2023 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
015 BETTER ALONE digital single [rel. July 14]
016 STILL THE ONE  digital single [rel.Sept. 29]
017 IDWTAY digital single [rel. Nov. 17]
018 LEAVING WITH MY HEART  digital single [rel. Feb. 16, 2024]
2024 unknown, TX - Sunny Sauceda, Vinny Tovar, Jack Mason, jerry DeLeon, Southbond, Rico Gonzales
019 IS ANYBODY GOIN’ TO SAN ANTONE digital single [rel. June 28]
2024 poss. Azteca Ranch, San Antonio, TX – Vinny Tovar, *with Aubry Rodriguez [-1],  La Maquinaria Norteña [-2]
020 SLOW BURN
021 GATOR BOOTS
022 THE BALLAD OF A LONELY MAN
023 CALL IT A NIGHT
024 PASS ME BY -1
025 LEAVING WITH MY HEART -2
026 GETTING BY
027 WORTH THE WAIT 
Tracks above issued on EP From San Antone, with Love
2024 [live] unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
02701 WORTH TO WAIT digital single [rel. Dec. 20]
02702 GATOR BOOTS digital single [rel. Jan. 10, 2025]
2025 [live] Azteca Ranch, San Antone, TX – Vinny Tovar
02703 NUECES COUNTY
02704 BAD LIFE
02705 ANOTHER NIGHT OUT
02706 WORTH THE WAIT
02707 LEAVING WITH MY HEART
02708 THE BALLAD OF A LONELY MAN 
Tracks above issued on EP Ranch Acoustic Sessions
2025 unknown, TX – Vinny Tovar
028 FREEDOM WASN’T FREE digital single [rel. Nov. 11]


EPs
Vinny Tovar ? 17:  17;  Without You;  Neither Did I;  You and Me;  Nueces County;  Long Live You;  My Gorgeous Girl – 25-09-20
Cuhntry Music ? Another Night Out:  Another Night Out;  Ever Since;  Bad Life;  In My Bed;  When You Walked Away – 20-01-23
Azteca Ranch Music ? From San Antone, With Love:  Slow Burn;  Gator Boots;  The Ballad Of A Lonely Man;  Call It A Night;  Pass Me By (w. Aubry Rodriguez);  Leaving With My Heart (w. La Maquinaria Norteña);  Getting By;  Worth The Wait – 06-06-25
Azteca Ranch Music ? Ranch Acoustic Sessions:  Nueces County;  Bad Life;  Another Night Out;  Worth The Wait;  Leaving With My Heart;  The Ballad Of A Lonely Man  – 19-09-25

Gloria Henson

 By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
19 July 1955 [no.3853] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Gloria Henson
001 14070 RICHES OR RAGS Capitol F3252
002 14071 ROVIN’ GIRL  F3252
003 14072 LEAVE US ALONE unissued
004 14073 ALREADY MARRIED TO YOU IN MY HEAR unissued
1959 unknown, TX – Gloria Henson
005 D1182 DON'T TELL ME, SHOW ME D 1086
006 D1183 SAD GIRL D 1086
1972 Rainbow Sound Studios, Waco, TX – Gloria Henson (Gloria Henson [vcl], Tom Morrell [gt], Eldon Graham [bass], Bobby Hibbitts [drums], Dave Williams [organ], Jim Crier [piano])
007 I'M GOING BACK TO CALVARY R-2088  
008 WALKING ON HAPPY STREET R-2088      
009 WHAT A HALLELUJAH DAY R-2088 
010 SUCH LOVE R-2088 
011 HEART TO HEART TALK R-2088  
012 JORDAN R-2088  
013 IT TAKES THE RAIN R-2088  
014 PRECIOUS YEARS R-2088  
015 I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING R-2088  
016 I NEED A TOUCH FROM THE LORD R-2088 


ALBUMS
Rainbow R-2088  I'm Going Back To Calvary: I'm Going Back To Calvary; Walking On Happy Street; What A Hallelujah Day; Such Love; Heart To Heart Talk; Jordan; It Takes The Rain; Precious Years; I Know Where I'm Going; I Need A Touch From The Lord - 72

SINGLES
Capitol (1955)
F 3252 Rovin' Girl / Riches Or Rags – 55
D (1959)
D 1086 Don't Tell Me, Show Me / Sad Girl – 01-08-59

Eddie Sovine

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1960 unknown – Eddie Sovine
001 S-640 TRUCK DRIVER'S STOP Toye 0001
002 S-641 SOUL OF A CONVICT  0001
1962 unknown, GA? – Eddie Sovine with The Queen’s Men
003 HG-150 THANKS TO OUR COUNTRY  Trumpet 606
004 HG-151 SANTA'S ON HIS WAY 606
1964 unknown, GA? – Eddie Sovine
005 RK4M-7086 WHEELS KEEP A ROLLING 650F-7086
006 RK4M-7087 HOW'S THINGS AT YOUR HOUSE 650F-7086
1964 unknown – Eddie Sovine
007 SoN 6231 OUT TO THE RACES 45-310
008 SoN 6232 PRECIOUS THINGS 45-310
1965 unknown – Eddie Sovine
009 SoN 25911 LITTLE BITTY WORD Gub 222
010 SoN 25912 THORN IN MY HEART 222


SINGLES
Toye (1960)
0001 Truck Driver's Stop / Soul Of A Convict  - 60
Trumpet (1962) with The Queen's Men
606 Thanks To Our Country / Santa's On His Way – 11-62
Fite (1964)
650F-7086 Wheels Keep A Rolling / How's Things At Your House – 64
Mat (1964)
45-310 Out To The Races / Precious Things – 64
Gub (1965)
222 Little Bitty Word / Thorn In My Heart - 65