Forest Rye

*19-12-1919 Erin, TN, +24-04-1988

2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Al Turner with help of carcitycountry.com

SESSIONS

Poss. 1941 Detroit, MI - Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers (Conrtad Brooks [Forest Rye] [vcl/fiddle], + unknown musicians)

001 SNAKE BITE BLUES Universal 1002

002 DON’T COME CRYIN’ ROUND ME MAMA Universal 1002

Early 1942 Detroit, MI – Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers (Conrtad Brooks [Forest Rye] [vcl/fiddle], + unknown musicians)

003 YOU HAD TIME TO THINK IT’S OVER Hot Wax 1616 Mellow 1616

004 ON DOWN THE LINE Hot Wax 1616 Mellow 1616

1949 Detroit, MI - Uncle Ruye and his Sage Hollow Boys (poss. Forest Rye [vcl/fiddle], Jimmy swan [bass] + unknown musicians)

005 I SMILED AT HER Alben 601

006 CRYING MY EYES OUT  Alben 601

ca. January 1951 poss. Nashville, TN - Forest Rye

007 YW-7090 CRYING MY EYES OUT Mercury 6328-x45

008 YW-7091 MODNIGHT BOOGIE BLUES  6329-x45

009 YW-7092 AFTER ALL THESE YEARS  6328-x45

010 YW-7093 WON‘T YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING  6329-x45

ca. November  1952 or early 1953 Fortune Studio, 3942 3rd St., Detroit, MI – Forest Rye/*Pete Pyle

011 WILD CAT BOOGIE Fortune 172/Properbox 103 WLP 2808 CLCD 2862

000 ARE YOU MAKING A FOOL*  Fortune 172

COLLECTOR WLP 2808 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY VOL.8 (NED, 1989); COLLECTOR CLCD 2862 DETROIT IN THE 50'S VOL.2 (NED, 1989); PROPER PROPERBOX 103 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY RED HOT ROCKABILLY (UK, 2006, 4CD)
1950s unknown - Forest Rye

012 PEPPER HOT BABY

1961 Nashville, TN - Forest Rye

013 MY SWEET BABY’S GONE   Stompertime STCD-13

STOMPERTIME STCD 13 NASHVILLE ROCK AND ROLL UNISSUED RECORDED 1961 (UK, 2001)

1962 Nashville, TN – Little Willie Rye and The Old Timers

014 PC 3311/CM 904 ROAD OF HAPPINESS Pace 45-1007

015 PC 3312/CM 905 MAKE BELIEVE GIRL 45-1007

Forest Rye also recorded for his own label Forest, no details known

SINGLES

Universal (ca 1941) Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers

1002 Snake Bite Blues / Don’t Come Cryin’ Round Me Mama – ca 41

Hot Wax (1942) Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers

1616 You Had Time To Think It Over / On Down The Line – 42 (also on Mellow 1616)

Alben (1949) as Uncle Ruye amd his Sage Hollow Boys

601 I Smiled At her / Crying My Eyes Out - 48

Mercury (1951)

6328-X45 Crying My Eyes Out / After All These Years – 04-51

6329-X45 Midnight Boogie Blues / Won’t You Give Me A Little Loving – 04-51

Fortune (1952)

172 Wild Cat Boogie / Are You Making A Fool [Pete Pyle] – 53

Pace (1962) Little Willie Rye

45-1007 Road Of Happiness / Make Believe Girl - 62