Friday, May 15, 2026

Al Henderson / Al and The Echoes

 *18-11-1937 Owensboro, KY
3rd version
By Praguefrank, Phil Watson, Thieu Van De Vorst, Adam Komorowski
SESSIONS
also member of Boyd Bennett’s Quintet
14 March 1958 Nashville, TN - Al Henderson  (Al Henderson [vcl], Roy Ayres [gt], Mickey Allen [rh gt],  Skip Pendergraff [bass], Bill Clark [drums],  Jimmy McDaniels [sax], Bill Clark [drums])
001 EW-3010 MARY JANE East West 113/BCD 17621
002 EW-3011 DING DONG DADDY East West 113/BCD 17621
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17621 THAT'LL GIT IT VOL.21 ATLANTIC. (GER, 2008)
Ca December 1959 Nashville, TN  Boyd Bennett with Al Henderson  (Boyd Bennett [drums],  Al Henderson [vcl],  Roy Ayres [gt], Mickey Allen [rh gt],  Skip Prendergraff [bass],  Anita Kerr Singers [vcl chorus])
B01 YW-19709 SEVENTEEN  Mercury 71648X45
19 February 1962 unknown – Al Henderson
003 K11062 THE LEMON TWIST King 45-5612
004 K11063 ALL STAR BOY King 45-5612/BCD 17672
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17672 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.44 / ROCKABILLY AND ROCK AND ROLL FROM THE VAULTS OF KING/FEDERAL/AUDIO LAB/DE LUXE RECORDS (GER, 2023)
20 March 1963 unknown – Al Henderson (Boyd Bennett Orchestra)
005 B-6709 SHE SAYS CRAZY King 45-5736
006 B-6710 LAUGHING GIRL CRYING BOY King 45-5736
1960s [demo session] unknown, NJ – Al + Echoes
E0001 unknown title  South Jersey Recording Service  acetate
E0002 EVERYTIME I DREAM South Jersey Recording Service  acetate
1965 Nashville, TN – Al Henderson
007 SoN 18751  MAXINE Kernel 2048                                                                                                            008 SoN 18752   BIG RIVER 2048                                                                                                                  
1966 unknown, NJ – Al and The Echoes (A. Henderson [vcl], R.Smith [ld gt], H.Hermann [bass], W.Sparks [drums])
E01 H 1003A THE WHOLE TOWNS TALKING H 1003
E02 H 1003B BABY REMEMBER ME H 1003/BB-CD-55015 
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55015 TEENAGE FAVORITES (GER, 1994)
1967 unknown, NJ – Al and The Echoes
E03 H 1005A TOMORROW H 1005
E04 H 1005B YOU DON'T LOVE ME H 1005
E05 H 1007A COULD YOU BELIEVE H 1007
E06 H 1007B THE LONGER YOU WAIT H 1007
1974 unknown – Al Lane (Al Henderson [vcl], J. Lubonki [gt], B. Muncy [steel], E.Schafer [bass], J.Bacon [drums], 
E07 4025 23-A I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU H 1085
E08 4025 23-B YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT "ON YOUR LILY WHITE HANDS" H 1085
1977 Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Al Henderson (strings arr. By Allen Moore, Nashville Kats [bck vcl] + unknown musicians. producer: Kenny Sowder)
009 LONELY STREET Derby Town DTR 104  
010 BOTTLE BY BOTTLE Derby Town DTR 104  
011 TINY TEARS Derby Town DTR 104  
012 DANNY BOY Derby Town DTR 104  
013 RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER Derby Town 104-1/DTR 104  
014 TO KEEP FROM DREAMING Derby Town 104-1/DTR 104  
015 DARLING, IT'S BEEN A WHILE Derby Town 307/DTR 104  
016 THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX Derby Town 307/DTR 104  
017 FEEL HOW I LOVE YOU Derby Town DTR 104  
018 CHANTILLY LACE Derby Town DTR 104  
I am not sure if East West-King and Derby Town recordings are by the same person


SINGLES
East West (1958)       
45-EW-113 Mary Jane / Ding-Dong Daddy – 05-58 (rev. May 5)
King (1962-3)        
45-5612 The Lemon Twist / All Star Boy - 04-62 (UK issue on Imperial AL 145, June 1962)
45-5736 Laughing Girl, Crying Boy / She Says Crazy - 04-63
Kernel (1965)
2048 Maxine / Big River - 65
Echo
H 1003 The Whole Towns Talking / Baby Remember Me - 66
H 1005 Tomorrow / You Don't Love Me - 67
H 1007 Could You Believe  / The Longer You Wait – 67
H 1085 I've Been Missing You / You've Got A Little Bit Of Dirt "On Your Lily White Hands" – 74 Al Lane

Possibly same person:
Derby Town 
104-1 To Keep From Dreaming / Right Around The Corner – 70s
DTR 307 The Key's In The Mailbox / Darling It's Been A While - 78


Barn Door Slammers

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

March 2013 The Secret Society Recording Studio, Portland, OR/ Fluff and Gravy Studios,  Portland, OR – The Barn Door Slammers ( Bret Ervin Lien [vcl], Dan Lowinger [el gt], Todd Clinesmith [steel], Dave Bamberger [bass], Tommy Chiffon [drums], Kevin Healy [fiddle/el mandolin], Jenn “Huck” Huckins [fiddle]. Producer: Marc L’Esperance)
001 SNATCHIN' AND GRABBIN'
002 LONG TIME COMING
003 WHO WALKS IN (WHEN I WALK OUT)
004 FLORIDA
005 ROPED AND TIED
006 BOGGS' BOOGIE
007 JELLY ROLL BLUES
008 TWIN GUITAR SPECIAL
009 BLUE GUITAR STOMP
010 BRAIN CLOUDY BLUES
011 TIPPIN' IN
Tracks above issued on album The Barn Door Slammers

ALBUMS
Ruben Records ? The Barn Door Slammers
:  Snatchin' And Grabbin';  Long Time Coming;  Who Walks In (When I Walk Out);  Florida;  Roped And Tied;  Boggs' Boogie;  Jelly Roll Blues;  Twin Guitar Special;  Blue Guitar Stomp;  Brain Cloudy Blues;  Tippin' In – 14-10-13



Bill Younger

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Fragments only
Ca 1972 Fred F. Carter, Jr. Studios, Goodlettsville, TN – Bill Younger (Fred Carter [gt],  Joe Zinkan [bass] + more unknown musicians)
I CAN'T RECALL HER NAME NRS 107  
CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO NRS 107  
THE WRECK OF NUMBER NINE NRS 107  
JUST A LITTLE BIT LATE NRS 107  
COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN NRS 107  
THE LEGEND OF THE T NRS 107  
CROWN ME A FOOL NRS 107  
DARCY FARROW NRS 107  
THE UNICORN NRS 107  
THE GHOST OF INDIAN JOE NRS 107  
DRUNK AGAIN NRS 107  
MR. IN BETWEEN NRS 107 
1979 unknown – Bill Younger (Bill Younger [vcl], Luke Dumis [gt], Jim Baker [steel], Tommy Floyd [bass gt], Terry Waddell [drums], Bruce Watkins [fiddle/ banjo], Benny Kenerson [piano], Sodie Baker, Rita Figlio, Laverne Moore [bck vcl]. Producer: Loule Swift)
BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN Music City 12779  
THE BLUE TAIL FLY Music City 12779  
LITTLE BITTY TEAR Music City 12779  
FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN’ Music City 12779  
THE CHILVALROUS SHARK Music City 12779  
I CAN’T RECALL HER NAME Music City 12779  
BACKIN’ TO BIRMINGHAM Music City 12779  
CURRY ROAD Music City 12779  
THE FOGGY FOGGY DEW Music City 12779  
THE FOX Music City 12779  

ALBUMS there are more unknown albums
Nugget NRS-107 Bill Younger In Nashville: I Can't Recall Her Name; Cross The Brazos At Waco; The Wreck Of Number Nine; Just A Little Bit Late; Come In Out Of The Rain; The Legend Of The T; Crown Me A Fool; Darcy Farrow; The Unicorn; The Ghost Of Indian Joe; Drunk Again; Mr. In Between  – 73
Music City 12779 King Of The Folksingers - Tribute To Burl Ives: Big Rock Candy Mountain; The Blue Tail Fly; Little Bitty Tear; Funny Way of Laughin’; The Chilvalrous Shark; I Can’t Recall Her Name; Backin’ To Birmingham; Curry Road; The Foggy Foggy dew; The Fox – 79
Bill Younger no # Have a Good Time While You're Here, vol. 8: Have A Good Time While You’re Here; I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight; Coat Of Many Colors; Granada; I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen; The Preacher and The Bear; Ding Dong Song; The Auction Sale; Ramona; Comin’ After Jenny; Poor Wayfarin’ Stramher; The Great White Bird; On Top Of Old Smokey; A Tribute to Burl
? For The Love of Children: (tracks unknown) - ? 
      

SINGLES
Bilvidar (?) 
No # I Guess I'll Wonder Why / Freight Train
No # A Boy Named Sweet Sue / Six Nights Drunk

Fox Crossing Stringband

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2018 Griffin Audio Media, Grayslake, IL – Fox Crossing Stringband (Allison Branch [vcl/gt], Cassie Lynn Brooks [vcl/ banjo/ dobro], Beth Earl [vcl/bass],  Despina Pafralides [vcl/fiddle/ mandolin])
001 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
002 BOX OF MEMORIES
003 LOST IN THE SHUFFLE
004 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
005 CRY, CRY, CRY
006 BLEEDING ON THE BLACKTOP
007 IT RAINS EVERYWHERE I GO
008 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHISKEY AND ME
009 HEARTBROKE
010 LITTLE BLACK HEART
011 MIDWEST GREYS
012 SWEET CHILD O’MINE 
Tracks above issued on album Box of Memories
2022 Reelsounds Studio, Chicago, IL – Fox Crossing Stringband 
013 YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER
014 ACT NATURALLY
015 BLUEGRASS ON MY MIND
016 GOOD NEWS
017 HE'S STILL LYIN'
018 NEXT TO YOU, NEXT TO ME
019 GET ME
020 HELL AND HALLELUJAH
021 LEAVING LOUISIANA IN THE BROAD DAYLIGHT
022 MANCHILD
023 SAD SONGS AND WALTZES
024 BLACK WATER
025 MORE WINE, PLEASE 
Tracks above issued on album Bluegrass On My Mind
Ca early 2023  unknown, IL - Fox Crossing Stringband
026 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)
027 TIME AFTER TIME
028 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
029 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT 
Tracks above issued on album Bluegrass Prom
2025 unknown, IL - Fox Crossing Stringband 
030 SOMEWHERE
031 WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME
032 RIVER
033 ANYWHERE WITH YOU
034 BABY BIRD
035 WHISKEY AND ME
036 EMILINE
037 WINTER AND THE 4TH OF JULY
038 MELODY 

Tracks above issued on album Anywhere with You


ALBUMS
Fox Crossing Stringband no # (UPC888295865838) Box Of Memories
: Stuck In the Middle with You; Box of Memories; Lost in the Shuffle; Blue Moon of Kentucky; Cry, Cry, Cry; Bleeding on the Blacktop; It Rains Everywhere I Go; The Difference Between Whiskey and Me; Heartbroke; Little Black Heart; Midwest Greys; Sweet Child O’Mine – 10-02-19
Fox Crossing Stringband no # (UPC195269190712) Bluegrass On My Mind: You Don't Miss Your Water; Act Naturally; Bluegrass on My Mind; Good News; He's Still Lyin'; Next to You, Next to Me; Get Me; Hell and Hallelujah; Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight; Manchild; Sad Songs and Waltzes; Black Water; More Wine, Please – 25-09-22
Fox Crossing Stringband ? Anywhere with You: Somewhere; What Will Become of Me; River; Anywhere with You; Baby Bird; Whiskey and Me; Emiline; Winter and the 4th of July; Melody – 15-05-26

EPs
Fox Crossing Stringband ? Bluegrass Prom; Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This); Time After Time; Total Eclipse of the Heart; Take Me Home Tonight – 15-04-23

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Corn Tippers

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

January 2025 unknown – The Corn Tippers (Maggie Hall [gt], Evan Kinney [banjo/fiddle], Tre Watts [bass],  Max Godfrey [fiddle/banjo]) 
001 BIG SCIOTA
002 BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
003 RICHLAND WOMAN BLUES
004 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND
005 GEORGIA'S MY HOME
006 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE
007 SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
008 WAITING FOR YOU
009 WAYNESBORO
010 THE WAGON YARD
011 DANCE ALL NIGHT
012 FALL ON MY KNEES
013 GOLDRUSH
014 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN
015 TWIN SISTERS
016 ALBERTA
017 BUFFALO TO WASHINGTON
018 DIGGIN' MY POTATOES
019 MCMICHEON'S BREAKDOWN
020 ROCK SALT AND NAILS
021 WHISKERS
Tracks above issued on album Put a Lil Stank On It

ALBUMS
Corn Tippers ? Put a Lil Stank On It:
Big Sciota; Been All Around This World; Richland Woman Blues; Billy in the Lowground; Georgia's My Home; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; San Francisco Bay Blues; Waiting for You; Waynesboro; The Wagon Yard; Dance All Night; Fall on My Knees; Goldrush; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Twin Sisters; Alberta; Buffalo to Washington; Diggin' My Potatoes; McMicheon's Breakdown; Rock Salt and Nails; Whiskers – 29-08-25

Brett Staska

 *Florida
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2015 Shade Tree Studio, 410 Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach, FL – Brett Staska (Producer: Mikey McCleary) 
001 NO WORRIES
002 WHAT MATTERS MOST
003 PAINT THIS TOWN
004 THE RIVER AND THE SEA 
Tracks above issued On EP No Worries
2017 unknown, FL – Brett Staska (Brett Staska [vcl/gt/ bass], Hunter Hutchings [gt], Brennan Curtin [drums], Chris Cope [keyboards])
005 LOW STEPPER (WALKING BLUES) digital single [rel. Apr. 1]
006 GIMME GIMME digital single [rel. Apr. 1]
2020 unknown, FL – Brett Staska
007 SATURDAY AT THE BEACH  digital single [rel. March 20]
008 LOVE/TIME digital single [rel.  March 205
2021 Aymara Studios, Loxahatchee, FL – Brett Staska (Brett Staska [vcl/gt/ bass], Jy-Perry Banks [steel], Chris Denny [drums/keyboards])
009 CHEATIN’ HEART digital single [rel. Sept. 29]
010 STILL ON MY MIND digital single [rel. Sept. 29]
2023 Loxahatchee, FL - Brett Staska (Brett Staska [vcl/ac gt], Royal Hayes [gt], Beyant Forsythe [bass], Chris Denny [drums], Kevin Maul [various instruments]. Producer: Brett Staska, Chris Denny)
011 COUNTY LINE
012 AMERICAN MUSIC SCENE
013 ONE LONELY DAY
014 TURTLE RIVER
015 BALLAD OF TRAPPER NELSON
016 SEND ME A LETTER
017 UPCOAST
Tracks above issued On EP County Line
2025 Studio 13, Oakland Park, FL - Brett Staska and The Souvenirs (Producer: Jeremy Staska)
018 LOVING AND LEAVING
019 DRINKING (AND DRIVING ME CRAZY)
020 COUNTRY SONG
021 BURNING UP THAT ROAD
022 YEEHAW JUNCTION THEME
023 GONE AWAY
024 WON'T BE COMING HOME
025 HIGH AND DRY
026 COMING BACK
027 DESERT INN 
Tracks above issued on album Yeehaw Junction

ALBUMS
Loxahatchee Surf Club ? Yeehaw Juction
:  Loving And Leaving;  Drinking (And Driving Me Crazy);  Country Song; Burning Up That Road;  Yeehaw Junction Theme;  Gone Away; Won't Be Coming Home;  High And Dry; Coming Back; Desert Inn  - 09-05-26

EPs
Brett Staska ? No Worries: No Worries; What Matters Most; Paint This Town; The River and The Sea – 20-06-15
Brett Staska ? County Line: County Line; American Music Scene; One Lonely Day; Turtle River; Ballad of Trapper Nelson; Send Me A Letter; Upcoast – 08-11-23

    


Donnie Rohrs

 3rd version
by Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS

1971 unknown – Donnie Rohrs
001 △84943 HAPPINESS IS Country Fever no #
ca 1971 unknown, CA – Donnie Rohrs 
002 HR-1601-FA BARNEY BETHEL HR-1601-F 
003 HR-1601-FB HURTIN’S HANGING ON HR-1601-F
1972 unknown, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Victor Adkins)
004 1223 BLUES BOOZE AND BABY ON MY MIND  Ad-Korp 1223-4 1254/1400
005 1224 MO JO SMALL Ad-Korp 1223-4/1400
006 1230 FEEL GOOD FEELINS Ad-Korp 1230-1231/1400
007 1231 DADDY AND DAUGHTER TIME  Ad-Korp 1230-1231 IRDA 112/1400 
008 1233 MONEY 1233-4 /1400
009 1234 WOMEN IN MY EYES 1233-4/1400
ca 1975 unknown, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Victor Adkins)
010 1242 DAMN YOU WHISKEY [DANG YOU WHISKEY*] 1242/3* 1262 /1400 ST 1401
011 1243 UGLY WOMAN  1242/3
012 BO WEEVIL Ad Korp 1400 
013 TRILOGY Ad Korp 1400 
014 1244 BUSTER AND THE BOY 1244/5 1400 
1977 unknown, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Victor Adkins)
015 1245 THANK GOD FOR MUSIC  1244/5 
late 1977 unknown, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Victor Adkins)
016 NO TIME FOR LOVE Ad-Korp 1254/ST 1401
1978 Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville, TN/ Hollywood, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Victor Adkins)
017 SHE’S THE TRIP THAT I’VE BEEM ON Ad-Korp 1256 /ST 1401
018 1256 BACK TO BABY’S ARMS 1256/ST 1401
019 1257A FOR CRYING OUT LOUD  1257/ST 1401 
020 1257B HONKY-TONK HEROES FROM HOLLYWOOD 1257
021 1258 HEY BABY Ak-Korp ST-1258/9
022 1259 I’M CLOSER THAT I’VE EVER BEEN  ST-1258/9
023 LAST OF THE HONKY TONK HEROES Ad Korps ST 1401 
024 HEY BABY Ad Korps ST 1401 
025 YOU’RE NUMBER ONE WITH ME Ad Korps ST 1401 
026 SALLY WAS A GOOD OLE GIRL Ad Korps 1262/ST 1401 
1979 Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA – Donnie Rohrs
027 FT. WORTH FEATHERBED Ad-Korp 1263 Pacific Challenger PC 4501/ST 1401 PCLP 4501
028 MOST OF ALL Ad-Korp 1263 Pacific Challenger PC 4501/PCLP 4501
1981 Sun-Dwyer Studio, Highland, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Chuck Whittington)
029 WALTZES AND WESTERN SWING PC 4504/PCLP 4501
030 LOVE ME BABY TONIGHT PC 4504
1981 Nashville, TN [tracks] / Sun-Dwyer Studio, Highland, CA [vocals] – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Chuck Whittington)
031 WE DOUBLE CROSSED THE DEVIL PC 4505
032 OUT OF THE DARK PC 4505
1981 Sun-Dwyer Studio, Highland, CA – Donnie Rohrs (Producer: Chuck Whittington)
033 DANCE TO THE COUNTRY PC 4506/PCLP 4501
034 COUNTRY MUSIC U.S.A.  PC 4506/PCLP 4501
035 STREET WALKIN’ WOMAN PC 4507 /PCLP 4501
036 OH SWEET VIRGINIA PC 4507/PCLP 4501
037 BIG TULSA TILLIS PCLP 4501
038 PARTY DOLL PCLP 4501
039 SOME KIND OF LADY PCLP 4501
040 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME PCLP 4501
041 BUILDING UP TO A LETDOWN PCLP 4501
1984 unknown – Donnie Rohrs
042 E. T. (A TRIBUTE TO ERNEST TUBB) Leap Frog LF 1003 

ALBUMS
Ad-Korp 1400 Daddy And Daughter Time:
Daddy And Daughter Time; Feel good Feeling; Mo Jo Small; Bo Weevil; Buster And The Boy; Damn You Whiskey; Women In My Eyes; Blues, booze And Baby On My Mind; Money; Trilogy - ca 75
Ad-Korp ST-1401 Fort Worth – Feather Bed: Fort Worth Featherbed; Damn You Whiskey; She’s The Trip I’ve Been On; Last Of The Honky Tonk heroes; No Time To love; Hey Baby; You’re Number one With Me; Sally Was A Good Ole Girl; For Crying Out Loud; Back To Baby’s Arms – 79
Pacific Challenger PCLP-4501 Country Music USA: Country Music USA; Fort Worth Featherbed; Oh Sweet Virginia; Big Tulsa Tillie; Most Of All; Party Doll; Waltzes And Western Swing; Some Kind Of Lady; Green Green Grass Of Home; Street Walkin' Woman; Dance To The Country; Building Up To A Letdown - 81


SINGLES
Country Fever (1971?)
No #Apple Valley [Billy Webb] / Happiness Is [Donnie Rohrs] – 71?
Doray Fiesta (1972) Donny Rohrs
HR-1601-F Barney Bethel / Hurtin’s Hanging On - 72
Ad-Korp (1972-77)
1223/1234 Blues Booze And Baby On My Mind / Mo Jo Small – 72
1230/1231 Feel Good Feelins / Daddy and Daughter Time – 72
1233/1234 Woman In My Eyes / Money – 72
IRDA 112 Daddy and Daughter Time / Daddy and Daughter Time – 75 (promo)
1242/1243 Dang You Whiskey / Ugly Woman – ca 76
1244/1245 Buster And The Boy / Thank God For Music – 77
1254 No Time For Love / Blues Booze And Baby On My Mind – 02-78 (rev. Feb. 25)
1256 She’s The Trip That I’ve Beem On / Back To Baby’s Arms – 01-05-78
1257 For Crying Out Loud / Honky Tonk Heroes From Hollywood – 07-78 (rev. July 29)
ST-1258/1259 Hey Baby / I’m Closer That I’ve Ever Been – 11-78
1262 Sally Was A Good Old Girl / Damn You, Whiskey - 79
1263 Ft. Worth Featherbed / Most Of All – 10-79 (rev. Oct. 6; also on Pacific Challenger PC 4501)
Pacific Challenger (1981)
PC 4504 Waltzes And Western Swing / Love Me Baby Tonight – 81
PC 4505 We Double Crossed The Devil / Out Of The Dark - 81
PC 4506 Dance To The Country / Country Music U.S.A. -  81
PC 4507 Street Walkin’ Woman / Oh Sweet Virginia - 81
Leap Frog (1984)
LF 1003 E. T. (A Tribute To Ernest Tubb) /  E. T. (A Tribute To Ernest Tubb) – 84 (promo)