Rod Gator (Melancon)

 Rod Melancon, *Louisiana
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2013 unknown – Rod Melancon [Rod Gator  on reissue]  (Rod Melancon [vcl/gt], Brian Wheelan [gt/ percussion/ keyboards],  Ben Reddell [bass],  Dale Daniel [drums],  Lee Pardini [keyboards], Andy Creighton [vcl])
001 DUCK FESTIVAL QUEEN
002 MARELLA
003 CURVE LOUNGE
004 SOUTH LOUISIAN'
005 MAD TALKIN' MAN
006 DREAMER
007 WANNA GO FOR A RIDE
008 CUSHING AVENUE
009 DIFFERENT MAN
010 FEATHERS
Tracks above issued on album Parish Lines
2015 unknown – Rod Gator
011 PERRY Southern Gothic
012 DWAYNE AND ME Southern Gothic
013 A MAN LIKE ME SHOULDN'T OWN A GUN
014 THE LIGHTS OF CARENCRO Southern Gothic
015 BY HER SIDE
Tracks above issued on EP LA 14
2017 unknown  – Rod Gator (Producer: Brian Whelan)
016 WITH THE DEVIL
017 PROMISES
018 REDHEAD
019 PRAYING FOR LIGHT
020 MARY LOU
021 DIFFERENT MAN
022 OUTSKIRTS OF YOU
Tracks above issued on album Southern Gothic
2017 poss. Austin, TX – Rod Gator
023 GRATEFUL FOR CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Dec. 1]
2018 Electrix Deluxe Recorders, Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Producer: Adtian Quesada, Will Walden)
024 PINKVILLE
025 GOIN' OUT WEST
026 WESTGATE
027 REHABILITATION
028 CORPUS CHRISTI CARWASH
029 THE HEARTBREAKERS
030 LORD KNOWS
031 MANIC DEPRESSION
032 57 CHANNELS
033 COBRA
Tracks above issued on album Pinkville
2021 poss. Electrix Deluxe Recorders, Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Producer: Adrian Quesada,  Will Walden)
034 AUGUST 29
035 MERMENTAU BRIDGE
036 CHICKENHAWK
037 OUT HERE IN ECHO PARK
038 YOUR GOODBYE
039 FOR LOUISIANA
040 IDLE HANDS
041 STAYING IN TIME
Tracks above issued on album For Louisiana
2021  Austin, TX – Rod Gator (Rod Gator [vcl], Will Walden [all instruments].  Producer: Will Walden)
042 EVERYTIME digital single [rel. Feb. 11, 2022]
2022 poss. Austin, TX – Rod Gator
043 INTRO
044 CONQUEROR
045 FREIGHT TRAIN
046 HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
047 THE BEAST OF SLIDELL
048 BORN IN THE OCTAGON
049 TOUCHED BY FIRE
050 IN THE NIGHT
Tracks above issued on EP Conqueror

ALBUMS
Medina River no # Parish Lines:  Duck Festival Queen;  Marella;  Curve Lounge;  South Louisian';  Mad Talkin' Man;  Dreamer;  Wanna Go for a Ride;  Cushing Avenue;  Different Man;  Feathers – 13 (reissued on Blue Elan in March 2014)
Blue Elan BER 1025 Southern Gothic:  With the Devil;  Perry;  Lights of Carencro;  Dwayne and Me;  Promises;  Redhead;  Praying for Light;  Mary Lou;  Different Man;  Outskirts of You – 16-06-17
Blue Elan BER 1120 Pinkville:  Pinkville;  Goin' Out West;  Westgate;  Rehabilitation;  Corpus Christi Carwash;  The Heartbreakers;  Lord Knows;  Manic Depression;  57 Channels;  Cobra – 05-04-19
Blue Elan BER 1362 For Louisiana:  August 29;  Mermentau Bridge;  Chickenhawk;  Out Here in Echo Park;  Your Goodbye;  For Louisiana;  Idle Hands;  Staying in Time – 17-09-21

EPs
Blue Elan no # LA-14:  Perry;  Dwayne and Me;  A Man Like Me Shouldn't Own a Gun;  The Lights of Carencro;  By Her Side – 22-04-16
Cajun Justice ? Conqueror:  Intro;  Conqueror;  Freight Train;  House of the Devil;  The Beast of Slidell;  Born in the Octagon;  Touched by Fire;  In the Night – 22-09-23

Rod Melancon

*Wright, LA

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

September 2011 Sonora Records, Los Feliz, CA – Rod Melancon, w. Herb Pedersen [-1] (Rod Melancon [vcl/gt], Vern Monnett [ld gt], Matt Cartsonis [mandolin], Dean Parks [steel], Chad Watson [bass / mandolin/gut string gt/keyboards], Don Heffington [drums], Richard Barron [accordion]. Producer: Chad Watson and Richard Barron)

001 LIVING LIKE MY HEROES

002 ANGOLA BLUES

003 SOUTH LOUISIAN' (3:26)

004 KIND WOMAN – 1

005 LOUISIANA NIGHT

006 LORD KNOWS

007 LAY ME DOWN

008 LONG LOST FRIEND

009 LOVE WITHOUT PAIN

010 REGGIE

011 SHE CALLS ME

012 BY HER SIDE

Tracks above issued on album My Family Name

2013 poss, Los Angeles, CA – Rod Melancon

013 DUCK FESTIVAL QUEEN  Medina River MRR  

014 MARELLA  Medina River MRR   

015 CURVE LOUNGE  Medina River MRR  

016 SOUTH LOUISIAN' (3:04)  Medina River MRR  

017 MAD TALKIN' MAN  Medina River MRR  

018 DREAMER  Medina River MRR

019 WANNA GO FOR A RIDE  Medina River MRR   

020 CUSHING AVENUE  Medina River MRR

021 DIFFERENT MAN  Medina River MRR

022 FEATHERS   Medina River MRR   

2015 Station House Studio, Echo Park, CA – Rod Melancon (Rod Melancon [vcl/ac gt], Brian Whelan [gt/bck vcl], Marty Rifkin [steel], Ted Russell Kamp [bass], Lee Pardini [bass/synthesizer], Jim Doyle  [drums],  Mitch Marine [drums/percussion], Craig Macintyre [drums/tambourine], Gabe Witcher  [fiddle],  Jebin Bruni [organ/synthesizer]. Producer: Brian Whelan)

023 PERRY BER 1015 BER 1025

024 DWAYNE AND ME BER 1015  BER 1025

025 A MAN LIKE ME SHOULDN'T OWN A GUN BER 1015  

026 LIGHTS OF CARENCRO BER 1015  BER 1025

027 BY HER SIDE BER 1015  

2016  poss, Los Angeles, CA – Rod Melancon

028 WITH THE DEVIL BER 1025  

029 PROMISES BER 1025  

030 REDHEAD BER 1025  

031 PRAYING FOR LIGHT BER 1025  

032 MARY LOU BER 1025  

033 DIFFERENT MAN BER 1025  

034 OUTSKIRTS OF YOU BER 1025   

2017  poss, Los Angeles, CA – Rod Melancon

035 GRATEFUL FOR CHRISTMAS digital single [rel. Dec. 1]

2018 Level One Studios, Austin, TX – Rod Melancon (Producer: Adrian Quesada and Will Walden)

036 PINKVILLE BER 1120  

037 GOIN' OUT WEST BER 1120  

038 WESTGATE BER 1120

039 REHABILITATION BER 1120  

040 CORPUS CHRISTI CARWASH BER 1120  

041 THE HEARTBREAKERS BER 1120  

042 LORD KNOWS BER 1120  

043 MANIC DEPRESSION BER 1120  

044 57 CHANNELS BER 1120  

045 COBRA BER 1120   

ALBUMS

Rod Melancon ? My Family Name: Living Like My Heroes; Angola Blues; South Louisian'; Kind Woman (feat. Herb Pedersen); Louisiana Night; Lord Knows; Lay Me Down; Long Lost Friend; Love Without Pain; Reggie; She Calls Me; By Her Side - 05-06-12

Medina River MRR Parish Lines: Duck Festival Queen; Marella;  Curve Lounge; South Louisian'; Mad Talkin' Man; Dreamer; Wanna Go for a Ride;  Cushing Avenue; Different Man; Feathers  - 21-10-13 (reissued 04-03-14)

Blue Elan BER 1025LP/BER 1025CD Southern Gothic: With the Devil; Perry; Lights of Carencro; Dwayne and Me; Promises; Redhead; Praying for Light; Mary Lou; Different Man; Outskirts of You  - 26-05-17

Blue Elan BER 1120LP/BER 1120CD  Pinkville: Pinkville; Goin' out West; Westgate; Rehabilitation; Corpus Christi Carwash; The Heartbreakers; Lord Knows; Manic Depression; 57 Channels; Cobra - 05-04-19

EPs

Blue Elan BER 1015 LA 14: Perry; Dwayne And Me; A Man Like Me Shouldn't Own A Gun; Lights Of Carencro; By Her Side – 22-04-16