Bonnie Sloan (Bonnie Lee)

*14 april 1937 New Boston, OH
4th version

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Henk Scholts, Dick Grant
SESSIONS

1951 Hollywood, CA - Bonnie Lee And Jack Carter's Black Mountain Band

001 LITTLE WHITE CLOUD BLACK MOUNTAIN 113/ BACM CD D 321

002 STREAMLINED CANNONBALL  113/ BACM CD D 321

1952 Hollywood, CA - Bonnie Lee And Jack Carter's Black Mountain Band /*And The Black Mountain Boys = Joe Carter‘s Black Mt. Bozs

003 KISS OF FIRE 122/ BACM CD D 321

004 I DON'T WANT TO BE A QUEEN JUST NOW 122/ BACM CD D 321

005 I AIN'T MAD 123/ BACM CD D 321

006 GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN DEW* 123/ BACM CD D 321

1953 Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Lee And Her Orchestra

007 OLD SOFT SHOE Black Mountain 1000

008 SHRIMP BOATS 1000

1953 Beverly Hills, Hollywood, CA - Wayne West, * and Bonnie Lee  With The West-O-Crats:]

009 DEAR JOHN LETTER*Ace HI 5013/ BACM CD D 321

000 DEAR JOAN   Ace HI 5013
20 July 1954 Radio Recorders. 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Sloan (Bonnie Sloan [vcl] + Town Hall Party Band: Joe Maphis [gt/banjo], Johnny Bond [gt], Wesley Tuttle [gt], Dick Stubbs [bass], Buddy Dooley [drums][, Margie Ann 'Fiddlin' Kate' Warren [fiddle])
010 RHCO 33170-1N/RZSP-33170 ALONE I CRY Columbia 4-21311/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
011 RHCO 33171-1N/RZSP-33171 I JUST GOT THE WORLD unissued
012 RHCO 33172-1N/RZSP-33172 LONESOME OLD WORLDe unissued
013 RHCO 33173-1N/RZSP-33173 DON’T CALL ME A TRAMP 4-21311/CCD-338 BACM CD D 321

25 February 1955 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Sloan  (Bonnie Sloan [vcl] + Town Hall Party Band: Joe Maphis [gt/banjo], Johnny Bond [gt], Wesley Tuttle [gt], Dick Stubbs [bass], Buddy Dooley [drums][, Margie Ann 'Fiddlin' Kate' Warren [fiddle])
014 RHCO 33358-1N/RZSP-33358 AFTER THE WEDDING 4-21425/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
015 RHCO 33359-1N/RZSP-33359 POOR PAPER KITE 4-21425/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
016 RHCO 33360-1N/RZSP-33360 HOG TIED AND BRANDED 4-21391/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
017 RHCO 33361-1N/RZSP-33361 NOBODY BUT YOU 4-21391/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
1 September 1955 poss. Bradley Studios, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Bonnie Sloan
018 CO 53996/OB 1034/JZSP-37021 SILLY BOY 4-21463/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
019 CO 53997/OB 1035/JZSP-37022 THE NEXT WALTZ WITH YOU 4-21502/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
020 CO 53998/OB 1036/JZSP-37023 HONKY TONK WORLD 4-21502/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
021 CO 53999/OB 1037/JZSP-37024 IDLE HOURS 4-21463/ CCD-338 BACM CD D 321
ca late 1958 Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Sloan, * and Tex Williams
022 S-1023 YANKEE, GO HOME* Shasta SH45-109/ BACM CD D 321 Varese 302 066137-2
023 S-1024-1 I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART* Shasta SH45-109 Varese 302 066137-2
024 S-1025 SWEET THING Shasta SH45-114/ BACM CD D 321
025 S-1026 CRY OF A BROKEN HEART Shasta SH45-114

VARESE 302 066137-2 THE VERY BEST OF TEX WILLLIAMS
ca April 1959 Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Sloan, * and Tex Williams
026 S-1083  WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE* Shasta 45-SH-130/LP 506 BACM CD D 321 Varese 302 066137-2

027 S-1086 BLUE RIBBONS Shasta 45-SH-130/LP 506 BACM CD D 321

1084/1085 by Tex Williams

SHASTA LP 506 COUNTRY AND WESTERN SPECTACULAR (1960)
ca May 1960 Hollywood, CA – Bonnie Sloan
028 S-1131/∆ 35965 THE WOMAN WHO MADE HIM THAT WAY Shasta 45-SH-138/ BACM CD D 321
029 S-1132/∆ 35966 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Shasta 45-SH-138/ BACM CD D 321

1960s Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA – Bonnie Sloane, Carl West And The Dual-Tones (Producer: Richard Worthington)

030 X 238 I CAN’T CRY ANY MORE Dual-Tone DT 101

031 X 239 I CAN’T HELP IT  DT 101

ALBUMS

Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-338 Country Girls Sing 30 Hillbilly/Western Songs: [Bonnie Sloan:] Don't Call Me A Tramp; Alone I Cry;  Next Waltz With You; Honky Tonk World; Hog Tied And Branded;  Nobody But You; After The Wedding; Poor Paper Kite; Idle Hours;  Silly Boy; + 20 tracks by  Jeannie Ackers, Wilma Lee Cooper, June Carter, The Little Country Girls, Sally Briggs, Goldie Hill, The Carter Sisters, Cindy Walker, Molly Bee, Judy Hayden, The Beaver Valley Sweethearts, Betty Foley, Dale Evans, Rita Robbins, Skeeter Davis, Jean Shepard - 09

BACM [UK] CD D 321 Nobody But You: [as by Bonnie Lee And Jack Carter's Black Mountain Band:] I Don't Want To Be A Queen Just Now;Streamlined Cannonball; Kiss Of Fire; Little White Cloud; Good Old Mountain Dew; I Ain't Mad; [Bonnie Lee And Wayne West With The West-O-Crats:] Dear John Letter; [Bonnie Sloan:] Alone I Cry; Don't Call Me A Tramp; After The Wedding; Poor Paper Kite; Hog Tied And Branded; Nobody But You; Silly Boy; Next Waltz With You; Honky Tonk World; Idle Hours; Yankee Go Home [w. Tex Williams);  Sweet Thing Shasta; Cry Of A Broken Heart; Where Do We Go From Here (w. Tex Williams); Blue Ribbons; Woman Who Made Him That Way;No One Will Ever Know - 10

SINGLES
Black Mountain (1951-53) w. Jack Carter's Black Mountain Band

W 113 Streamlined Cannonball / Little White Cloud - 51

W 122 I Don't Want To Be A Queen Just Now / Kiss Of Fire - 52

W 123 Good Old Mountain Dew / I Ain't Mad  - 52

1000 Shrimp Boats / Old Soft Shoe  – 53

Ace Hi Hits (1953)

5013 Dear John Letter (w. Wayne West) /  Dear Joan (Wayne West) - 53
Columbia (1954-55)
4-21311 Alone I Cry / Don't Call Me A Tramp – 27-09-54
4-21391 Nobody But You / Hog Tied And Branded – 25-04-55 (rev. May 21)
4-21425 Poor Paper Kite / After The Wedding – 18-07-55
4-21463 Silly Boy / Idle Hours – 31-10-55
4-21502 The Next Waltz With You / Honky Tonk World – 20-02-56
Shasta (1958-1960)
SH45-109 Yankee, Go Home / I’ll Hold You In My Heart – 10-02-59 w. Tex Williams (rev. Feb. 16)
SH45-114 Cry Of A Broken Heart / Sweet Thing – 21-04-59
45-SH-130 Where Do We Go From Here / Blue Ribbons – 02-02-60 (rev. Feb. 8)
45-SH-138 The Woman Who Made Him That Way / No One Will Ever Know – 07-60 (rev. Aug. 1)

Dual-Tone

DT 101 I Can’t Cry Any More / I Can’t Help It – 6-

Bonnie Sloan (by Dick Grant)

BONNIE SLOAN

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

BONNIE LEE with Jack Carter and the Black Mountain Boys

                                                                                                                                                                                             Hollywood, Ca.                                                                                                            1951

Bonnie Lee Sloan (vcl); Jack Cater (); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

113A                            LITTLE WHITE CLOUD                                                                                                                 Black Mountain W 113 A, BACM CD D-321

                                      (Johnny Ray)

113B                            STREAMLINED CANNON BALL                                                                                     W 113 B,                 D-321

                                      (Roy Acuff)

NB: BLACK MOUNTAIN W 113 released

BONNIE LEE - Jack Carter’s Black Mt. Band                 

                                                                                                                                                                                             Hollywood, Ca.                                                                                                            1952

(vcl); Jack Carter (); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

122A                            KISS OF FIRE                                                                                                                                  Black Mountain W 122 A, BACM CD D-321

                                      (Allen-Hill)

122B                            I DON’T WANNA BE A QUEEN JUST NOW                                                                                                       W 122 B,                D-321

                                      (Bob Damron)

123A                            I AIN’T MAD                                                                                                                                  Black Mountain W 123 A,                D-321

                                      (Martin-Bruce)

NB(1): BLACK MOUNTAIN W 122 released 1952.

NB(2): BLACK MOUNTAIN W 123 released 1952.

BONNIE SLOAN and the Black Mountain Boys - Jack Carter’s Black Mt. Boys

                                                                                                                                                                                             Hollywood, Ca.                                                                                                            1952

(vcl); Jack Carter (); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

123B                            GOOD OLD MT. DEW                                                                                                                 Black Mountain W 123 B, BACM CD D-321

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BONNIE LEE and her orchestra                                                                                                Hollywood, Ca.          1953

(); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

A (RL 100.A)               SHRIMP BOATS                                                                                      (Inst)                            Black Mountain 1000

                                      ()

B (RL 100.B)               OLD SOFT SHOE                                                                                     (Inst)                                                     1000

                                      ()

NB(1): BLACK MOUNTAIN 1000 released

NB(2): BLACK MOUNTAIN 1000 – both sides have the legend on the label “Round Dance-Steps arranged by J. Warner.”

BONNIE LEE and WAYNE WEST With The West-O-Crats-1

WAYNE WEST With The West-O-Crats-2                                                                              Beverly Hills, Ca.        1953

(vcl-3); Wayne West (vcl-4/       ); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

5013A                         A DEAR JOHN LETTER                                                                           -1-3-4                          Ace - Hi 5013, BACM CD D-321

                                      (Lew Tally-Fuzzy Owen) (BMI)

5013B                         DEAR JOAN                                                                                             -2-4                                           5013

                                      (Jack Cardwell) (Lois-BMI)

NB: ACE – HI 5013 released late 1953.

BONNIE SLOAN                             Radio Recorders Studio, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd    Hollywood, Ca.          20th July 1954

(vcl); Joe Maphis (ld gtr-1/bjo-2); Johnny Bond (gtr); Wesley Tuttle (gtr); Margie Anne “Fiddlin’ Kate” Warren (fdl); Richard “Dick” Stubbs (stg bs); Buddy Dooley (dms).                                                                                                                                                                                 Producer:

RHCO-33170/           ALONE I CRY                                                                                                                                 Columbia 21311, Columbia 4-21311, BACM CD D-321

RZSP-33170               (Glenn-Coates) (Ridgeway Music Inc. BMI)    

RHCO-33171/           I JUST GOT THE WORD                                                                                                               Columbia (Uniss)

RZSP-33171               ()

RHCO-33172/           LONESOME OLD WORLD                                                                                                          Columbia (Uniss)

RZSP-33172               ()

RHCO-33173/           DON’T CALL ME A TRAMP                                                                                                         Columbia 21311, Columbia 4-21311, Cattle CCD-338

RZSP-33173               (Tyle) (Stuart Hamblen Music BMI)                                                                                       BACM CD D-321

NB: COLUMBIA 21311/COLUMBIA 4-21311 released Monday 27th September 1954.                            

BONNIE SLOAN                             Radio Recorders Studio, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd    Hollywood, Ca.          25th February 1955

(vcl); Joe Maphis (ld gtr-1/bjo-2); Johnny Bond (gtr); Wesley Tuttle (gtr); Margie Anne Warren (fdl); Dick Stubbs (stg bs); Buddy Dooley (dms).

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

RHCO-33358/           AFTER THE WEDDING                                                                                                                 Columbia 21425, Columbia 4-21425, Cattle CCD-338

RZSP-33358               (G. Snoddy-C. Snoddy) (Tree Pub. Co. BMI)                                                                        BACM CD D-321

RHCO-33359/           POOR PAPER KITE                                                                                                 21425,                 4-21425,           CCD-338

RZSP-33359               (Fell) (Don Carlos Music BMI)                                                           BACM CD D-321

RHCO-33360/           HOG TIED AND BRANDED                                                                                                         Columbia 21391, Columbia 4-21391,           CCD-338

RZSP-33360               (Glenn-Coates) (Ridgeway Music Inc. BMI)                                                                         BACM CD D-321

RHCO-33361/           NOBODY BUT YOU                                                                                                21391,                 4-21391,           CCD-338

RZSP-33361               (Atchison-Murrell) (Ridgeway Music Inc. BMI)                                                                   BACM CD D-321

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21391/COLUMBIA 4-21391 released Monday 25th April 1955.

NB(2): COLUMBIA 21425/COLUMBIA 4-21425 released Monday 18th July 1955.

BONNIE SLOAN                             poss Bradley Studio, 804 16th Avenue South           Nashville, Tn.              1st September 1955                                                                                                          

(vcl); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

CO-53996/                SILLY BOY                                                                                                Columbia 21463, Columbia 4-21463, Cattle CCD-338

OB-1034/                   (R. Stewart) (Ridgeway Music Inc. BMI)                                                                                BACM CD D-321

JZSP-37021

CO-53997/                THE NEXT WALTZ WITH YOU                                                               Columbia 21502, Columbia 4-21502,           CCD-338

OB-1035/                   (B. Faye-Call) (Ridgeway Music, Inc. BMI)                                                                             BACM CD D-321

JZSP-37022

CO-53998/                HONKY TONK WORLD                                                                                                                               21502,                 4-21502,          CCD-338

OB-1036/                   (Burris-W. Hayes) (Ridgeway Music, Inc. BMI)                                                                    BACM CD D-321

JZSP-37023

CO-53999/                IDLE HOURS                                                                                                                                 Columbia 21463, Columbia 4-21463,           CCD-338

OB-1037/                   (Ora J. Lee) (Golden West Melodies Inc. BMI)

JZSP-37024

NB(1): COLUMBIA 21463/COLUMBIA 4-21463 released Monday 31st October 1955.

NB(2): COLUMBIA 21502/COLUMBIA 4-21502 released Monday 20th February 1956.

NB(3): CATTLE CCD-338 “COUNTRY GIRLS SING 30 HILLBILLY/WESTERN SONGS” released Germany 2009.

BONNIE SLOAN And TEX WILLIAMS-1                                                                                    Hollywood, Ca.          ca. Late 1958

Bonnie SLOAN and Tex WILLIAMS-2

TEX WILLIAMS-3

BONNIE SLOAN-4

(vcl-5); Sollie Paul “Tex” Williams (vcl-6/gtr); Unk (chrs-7); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

S 1023-1-2                 YANKEE, GO HOME                      -1-2-5-6                                         Shasta SH 45-109Y, Shasta SH 45-109-Y, Shasta SH-LP-535

                                      (Harlan Howard)        (Jat Music, BMI)                                                                                   BACM CD D-321, Varese Sarabande 302 066137-2                                                  

S 1024-1                     I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART     -1-3-6-7                                         Shasta SH 45-109Z, Shasta SH 45-109-Z, Shasta SH-LP-535

                                      (Arnold-Horton-Dilbeck)           (Adams-Vee & Abbott Inc. BMI)                                    Varese Sarabande 302 066137-2

S 1025                         SWEET THING                                                                                         -4-5                              Shasta SH 45-114, BACM CD D-321

                                      (Buddy Starcher) (Rialto Music ASCAP)

S 1026                         CRY OF A BROKEN HEART                                                                    -4-5                                         SH 45-114,                D-321

                                      (E. Dean-D. Dean) (Lorelei Music BMI)

NB(1): SHASTA SH 45-109 released Tuesday 10th February 1959

NB(2): SHASTA SH 45-109 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New Country & Western Records Monday 16th February 1959.

NB(3): SHASTA SH 45-109 released TWICE with DIFFERENT label design.

NB(4): SHASTA SH 45-109 shows SONGWRITERS & PUBLISHING.

NB(5): SHASTA SH 45-114 released Tuesday 21st April 1959.

NB(6): SHASTA SH 45-514 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New Country & Western Records Monday 27th April 1959.

NB(7): SHASTA SH-LP-535 “TEX WILLIAMS BEST OF THE BEST” released 1978.

NB(8): VARESE SARABANDE 302 066137-2 “THE VEST BEST OF TEX WILLIAMS” released 25th July 2000.

TEX WILLIAMS

SHASTA 109

YANKEE, GO HOME                                                           ****

Williams teams up with Bonnie Sloan on this version of the tune. Tex Williams offers a meaningful recitation with the thrush, then the pair come thru in a nice harmony duet.

I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART                                          **

The veteran chanter chants the well-known country tune, of which Eddy Arnold is a co-cleffer. The deep bass has tones which come thru nicely, assisted by chorus, worth spins.

BONNIE SLOAN

SHASTA 114

SWEET THING                                                                                                                              **

Bonnie Sloan writes a tearful letter to her loved one as she asks if he still loves her as she loves him. Good performance.

CRY OF A BROKEN HEART                                                                                                         **

On this side the thrush tells the tender story of a lass with a broken heart calling to her ex-love. A pretty tune handled nicely.

BONNIE SLOAN & TEX WILLIAMS-1                                                                                         Hollywood, Ca.          ca. April/May 1959

BONNIE SLOAN-2

TEX WILLIAMS-3

(vcl-4); Tex Williams (vcl-5/gtr); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

S 1083                         WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?                                                      -1-4-5                          Shasta SH 45-130, Shasta SH-LP-506-1, Shasta SH-LP-535

                                      (Hank Noble) (Mono. BMI)                                                                Varese Sarabande 302 066137-2, BACM CD D-321

S 1084                         Unknown Title                                                                                       -3-5                              Shasta SH-LP-535

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S 1085                         Unknown Title                                                                                       -3-5                                         SH-LP-535

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S 1086                         BLUE RIBBONS                                                                                       -2-4                              Shasta SH 45-130, Shasta SH-LP-506, BACM CD D-321

                                      (Lee-Wakely) (Riverside, ASCAP)

NB(1): SHASTA SH 45-130 released released Tuesday 2nd February 1960.

NB(2): SHASTA SH 45-130 reviewed Billboard Reviews of New Releases Country & Western Monday 8th February 1960.

NB(3): SHASTA SH-LP-506 “COUNTRY AND WESTERN SPECTACULAR” released 1960.

BONNIE SLOAN & TEX WILLIAMS

SHASTA 130

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?                                                                                            ***

The sad plight of a married couple who can’t get along. They’re looking for the answer to their personal tragedy. The pair give it a lot of meaning, and it’s worth activity in traditional sectors.

BONNIE SLOAN

BLUE RIBBONS                                                                                                                            **

Miss Sloan handles this one alone, and she gives the broken heart sound, as she reminisces about the stack of old love letters. Also for traditional areas.

BONNIE SLOAN                                                                                                                                                                 Hollywood, Ca.                                                                                             ca. May 1960

(vcl); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

S 1131/                       THE WOMAN WHO MADE HIM THAT WAY                                                                           Shasta SH 45-138, BACM CD D-321

Δ35965                      (Stinson-Wakely) (Riverside ASCAP)

S 1132/                       NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW                                                                            SH 45-138,                D-321

Δ35965X                    (Foree-Rose) (Milene ASCAP)

NB(1): SHASTA SH 45-138 released July 1960.

NB(2): SHASTA SH 45-138 pressed by Monarch, Los Angeles, Ca.

NB(3): BACM CD D-321 “NOBODY BUT YOU” released United Kingdom 2010.

BONNIE SLOANE (sic) Carl West & The Dual-Tones

                                                                                                                                                                                             Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, Ca.                                                             1960s

(vcl); Carl West (); plus Unk Musicians

                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer: Richard Worthington

X 238                           I CAN’T CRY ANY MORE                                                                                                              Dual-Tone DT-101

                                      (Eddie Miller) (Le Jean Music BMI)

X 239                           I CAN’T HELP IT                                                                                                                                             DT-101

                                      ()

NB: DUAL-TONE DT-101 released

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by AL TURNER with acknowledgements to DICK GRANT, Richard Weize, Willem Agenant, Thieu Van De Vorst, Henk Scholts & Frantisek Frank.    July 2009-2016.