Dick Stratton

By Praguefrank, Xavier Maire, Thieu Van De Vorst, Mario Manciotti

SESSIONS

Ca May 1950 Nashville, TN – Dick Stratton with The Nighowls (Dick Stratton [vcl], Alan Flatt or Bob Williams[gt], Billy Byrd [steel or el gt], Harold Forrester or Boudleaux Bryant [fiddle], Roy Hall or Del Wood [piano])

001 1 SLIPPIN’ AROUND WITH JOLE BLON  Jamboree 501/LP 122

002 2 FAT GAL BOOGIE Jamboree 501/BCD 15854 LP 122

003 RAINBOW 503

004 WHISTLIN’ RUFUS 503

REDITA 122 CRAZY ABOUT THE BOOGIE (NED, 1981); BEAR FAMILY BCD 15854 A SHOT IN THE DARK TENNESSEE JIVE (GER, 2000, 8 CD BOX)

Summer 1950 Nashville, TN – Dick Stratton with The Nighowls (Dick Stratton [vcl], Alan Flatt or Bob Williams[gt], Billy Byrd [steel or el gt], Harold Forrester or Boudleaux Bryant [fiddle], Roy Hall or Del Wood [piano])

005 21 MUSIC CITY, U.S.A. 510 /BCD 15854 LP 122

006 22 IT’LL BE A COLD DAY IN JULY 510

Fall 1950 Nashville, TN – Dick Stratton with The Nighowls

007 I WOULDN’T HAVE YOU ON A CHRISTMAS TREE Dixie Jamboree 517 /CLCD 2879

008 POISON LOVE 517/CLCD 2879

COLLECTOR CLCD 2879 BOOGIE WOOGIE TENNESSEE NASHVILLE VOL.1 (NED, 2008)

ca. December 1950 Nashville, TN - The Night Owls  (vcl Dick Stratton)
009 2086 I AIN’T CRYING OVER YOU Tennessee 777/CLCD 2880

010 2087 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE  Tennessee 776/CLCD 2879
COLLECTOR CLCD 2880 MASON DIXIE BOOGIE NASHVILLE VOLUME 2 (NED, 2008)

ca. January 1951 Nashville, TN - The Night Owls (Dick Stratton [vcl])

011 2097 IF YOU WANT SOME LOVIN'  750/CLCD 2879
012 2098 SOMEBODY ROBBED MY BEHIVE  750/CLCD 2879

1951 Tennessee Recording Studio, 4th Ave., Nashville, TN – The Night Owls  (vcl Dick Stratton)

013 4021 SUGER-COATED LOVE  776/CLCD 2880

1951 Nashvile, TN – Dick Stratton

1951 Nashville, TN –  The Night Owls, vcl Dick Stratton

014 4079  PISTOL BOOGIE  795 Lonestar EP/Lenox 1016 LP 2014

015 E1QB-14543  JUST WAIT AND SEE  795/BCD 15854

LENOX 1016 HILLBILYL ROCK VOL.3  (FER, 1994); ESOLDUN 2014 GROOVIE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOY (FRA, 1987)

SINGLES

(Dixie) Jamboree

501 Slippin’ Around With Jole Blond / Fat Gal Boogie – 06-50 (rev. July 8)

503 Rainbow / Whistlin’ Rufus  - 50

510 Music City, U.S.A. / It’ll Be A Cold Day In July – 07-50                  

517 I Wouldn’t Have You On A Christmas Tree / Poison Love – 11-50 (rev. Nov. 18)

Tennessee (1951)  Night Owls

750 If You Want Some Lovin' /  Somebody Robbed My Behive - 51

776 Love, Love, Love  / Sugar-Coated Love – 51

777 I Ain’t Crying Over You / [Randy Hughes:] Roll On Freight Train - 51

795-45 Pistol Boogie / Just Wait And See - 51