Willis Brothers / Oklahoma Wranglers

James "Guy" Willis, *05-07-1915, +13-04-1981
Charles "Skeeter" Willis, *20-12-1917, +28-01-1976
John "Vic" Willis, *31-05-1922, +15-01-1995

 4th version
By Praguefrank, Dick Grant, Henk Scholts, Mario Manciotti, Michel Ruppli, Michal Gololobov, Bill Daniels, Steve Hathaway, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson, Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
11 December 1946 Castle Recording Co., WSM Radio Station Studio, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers (Guy Willis [gt], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])

001 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY Sterling 202/Cattle CCD-290
002 I CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY Sterling 202/Cattle CCD-290
003 I'M SORRY IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL Sterling 203/BACM CD D 190
004 FARTHER AND FARTHER APART Sterling 203/BACM CD D 190
April 1947 Castle recording Co., WSM Radio Station Studio, Nashville, TN - Curley Kinsey and Oklahoma Wranglers (Curley Kinsey [vcl], Guy Willis [gt], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])
005 776 HITLER LIVES Mercury 6038
006 777 AIR MAIL SPECIAL ON THE FLY 6038
007 778 OLD INDIANA NEVER DIE 6042/Cattle CCD-290
008 779 CAME THE DAWN 6042/Cattle CCD-290
ca. September 1947 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Curley Kinsey and Oklahoma Wranglers [=Willis Brothers] (Curley Kinsey [vcl], Guy Willis [gt], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])
009 953 WASTIN' MY TIME ON YOU 6058
010 954 HAMBURGER GAL 6058
011 955 UPS AND DOWNS unissued
012 956 BEDTIME unissued
ca. September 1947 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [=Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [gt], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])
013 969 WRANGLER BOOGIE 6071 6283/Cattle CCD-290
014 970 I DON'T KNOW 6071 6283/Cattle CCD-290
015 971 MY PILLOW KNOWS 6102
016 972 MONOGEHELA VALLEY 6133/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
November 1947 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Curley Kinsey and Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Curley Kinsey [vcl], Guy Willis [gt], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])
017 1204/N-45 I DON'T WANT TO KNOW 6351-x45
018 1205/N-46 IT'S YOUR TEARDROPS NOW 6351-x45
019 1206/N-47 ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR 6073
020 1207/N-48 NOW I'M HAPPY 6073
November 1947 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [=Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [gt/vcl], Charles Wright [bass], Vic Willis [accordion], Skeeter Willis [fiddle])
021 1208/N-49 THE WALTZ AND THAT TENNESSEE MOON 6114/MLP 204 Cattle CCD-290
022 1209/N-50 POOR BOY 6114/MLP 204 Cattle CCD-290 BACM CD D 190
023 1210/N-51 I'M GETTIN' TIRED OF WAITIN' unissued
024 1211/N-52 DARLING PLEASE FORGIVE AND FORGET 6133/ BACM CD D 190
025 1212/N-53 I MISS OLE OKLAHOMA 6102
026 1213/N-54 I'D LOVE TO BE A COWBOY unissued
027 1214/N-55 DRIVE MY BLUES AWAY 6163/ BACM CD D 190
028 1215/N-56 I DIDN'T MEAN TO TELL YOU 6163/ BACM CD D 19013 December 1950 RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Guy Willis and His Oklahoma Wranglers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
029 E0-VB-5945 DOWN YONDER 21/48-0420/Cattle CCD-290
030 E0-VB-5946 BACK UP AND PUSH –instr.- 48-0420/Cattle CCD-290 BACM CD D 190
031 E0-VB-5947 SOLDIER'S JOY –instr.- 48-0421/ BACM CD D 190
032 E0-VB-5948 FLOP EARED MULE –instr.- 48-0421/ BACM CD D 190
20 February 1951 RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Guy Willis and The Oklahoma Wranglers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle], Vic Willis [accordion],  + Bash Hofner [gt], Roy Wiggins [steel], Chuck Wright [bass], E.C. Poss [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
033 E1-VB-1188 LOOK WHAT THOUGHTS WILL DO 48-0442 58-0188/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
034 E1-VB-1189 SHINE, SHAVE, SHOWER 48-0442 58-0188/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
035 E1-VB-1198 IF I SHOULD NEED YOU (WOULD YOU SAY ”YES”)  48-0469 58-1095[CAN]/MLP 204 Cattle CCD-290
036 E1-VB-1199 I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE 48-0491/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
17 April 1951 RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – The Oklahoma Wranglers  (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Skeeter Willis [fiddle], Vic Willis [piano], + Billy Mure [gt], Roy Wiggins [gt], Chuck Wright [bass]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
037 E1-VB-2001 HOOT OWL BOOGIE 47-4309/Cattle CCD-290
038 E1-VB-2002 YOU DON'T WANT ME 47-4309/Cattle CCD-290
039 E1-VB-2003 COUNTRY KISSES 48-0491/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
040 E1-VB-2004 WARM BEER AND COLD, COLD WOMEN 48-0469 58-1095[CAN]/MLP 204  CCD-290
10 or 11 October 1951 Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
042 E1-VB-4025 SAVANNAH RIVER RAG 47-4376/Cattle CCD-290
043 E1-VB-4026 SLOW HORSES - FAST WOMEN 47-4481/ BACM CD D 190
044 E1-VB-4027 CANDY IN A ROOM WITH A BABY 47-4659/Cattle CCD-290
045 E1-VB-4028 YOU’RE THE WORM THAT USED TO BE THE APP 47-4481/ BACM CD D 190
046 E1-VB-4029 UNHAPPY NEW YEAR 47-4376/Cattle CCD-290
047 E1-VB-4030 I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU 47-4659/Cattle CCD-290
15 May 1952 Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
048 E2-VB-6254 HILLBILLY RHYTHM 47-4848/ BACM CD D 190
049 E2-VB-6255 GETTIN' HIGH, FEELIN' LOW OVER YOU 47-4965/Cattle CCD-290
050 E2-VB-6256 GREEN BACK DOLLAR 47-4965/Cattle CCD-290
051 E2-VB-6257 IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW (YOU GOTTA HAVE THE RAIN) 47-4848/ BACM CD D 190
ca. 17 October 1952 Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
052 E2-VB-7655 I MAY BE LONESOME 47-5057/ BACM CD D 190
053 E2-VB-7656 SOMEBODY MENTIONED YOUR NAME 47-5157/Cattle CCD-290
054 E2-VB-7657 ALIMONY 47-5157/Cattle CCD-290 JASM 3579
055 E2-VB-7658 FLYIN‘ SAUCER BABY 47-5057/ BACM CD D 190
JASMINE JASMCD 3579 HENPACKED DADDIES FUSSIN'  AND FIGHTIN' (UK, 2008)
1 March 1954 New York City - Willis Brothers
056 85923 LONG GONE Coral 9-64175/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
057 85926 EAT A LITTLE MORE Coral 9-64175/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
85924,85925 – Tommy Sosebee
25 March 1954 New York City - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
058 86688 LONESOME POLECAT Coral 9-64184/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
059 86689 WHO PPTT TOBACKY ON TESSIE'S WEDDING GOWN? Coral 9-64184/MLP 204 BACM CD D 190
17 August 1954 New York City - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
060 86707 HONEY BEE Coral 9-61285 Columbia [NZE] DNZ 18/CCD 340
061 86708 HILLBILLY GAUCHO Coral 9-61285 DNZ 18/CCD 340
CATTLE COMPACT CCD 340 HILLBILLY SONGS/WESTERN SWING BY VARIOUS BROTHER TEAMS (GER, 2009)
September 1960 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Don Pierce)
062 4448 BILLY THE KID 45-518/SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035
063 4449 PRETTY DIAMONDS 45-518/SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035 NLP-2053
064 4450 Y'ALL COME 45-532 SEP-240/SLP-140 SLP-163 SLP-307 Nashville NLP-2053 SLP-353 Golden Country GC-1003
065 4451 LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN SNOW 45-532/SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035 SLP-140 GC-1001
066 4452 I GOT A REASON unissued
067 4453 DON’T LET ME DO IT unissued
1960 or 1961 poss. Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers as by Smith Brothers
068 WHEN THE CRUEL WAR IS OVER Int.Award AKS-171
069 LINCOLN AND LIBERTY Int.Award AKS-171
070 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING ON Int.Award AKS-171
071 THERE WAS AN OLD SOLDIER Int.Award AKS-171
072 JOHN BROWN'S BODY Int.Award AKS-171
073 ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC Int.Award AKS-171
074 GOOBER PEAS Int.Award AKS-171
075 BONNIE BLUE FLAG Int.Award AKS-171
076 CUMBERLAND GAP Int.Award AKS-171
077 LORENA Int.Award AKS-171
078 YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Int.Award AKS-171
079 DIXIE Int.Award AKS-171
March 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Don Pierce)
080 4703 ROVING GAMBLER SLP-163
081 4704 JACK O'DIAMONDS SLP-163
082 4705 THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL SLP-163
083 4706 BLOOD ON THE SADDLE SLP-163 SLP9-164 Hilltop JS-6035
084 4707 BLACK JACK DAVID SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035 SLP-178
085 4708 PATONIA SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035
ca. June 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
086 4964 IT'S THE MILES 45-570/SLP-163 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
087 4965 EVERLOVIN‘ DIXIELAND 45-555/SLP-163 SLP-177
088 4966 BIG DADDY [BIG DADDY (IS ALABAMA BOUND)*] 45-570/SLP-163 DeLuxe DLX-7809* GT7-0841-2
089 4967 TATTOED LADY 45-555 7011 45-8016/SLP-163 Hilltop JS-6035 SLP-184
December 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Little Roy Wiggins (Little Roy Wiggins [steel], Guy Willis [vcl], Vic Willis [vcl], Skeeter Willis [vcl] + unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)

W01 5219 CHAINED TO A MEMORY/MOLLY DARLING/BOUQUET OF ROSES SLP-184 SLP-188 SLP-327 STR-3001

W02 5220 EDDY ARNOLD MEDLEY No.2.: ANYTIME / A HEART FULL OF LOVE / JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’  SLP-188 SLP-190

ca. May 1962 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
090 5453 YANKEE DOLLAR 604/SLP-239
091 5454 MORNING GLORY 604/ Hilltop JS-6035
092 5455 SALLY’S BANGS 592/Hilltop JS-6035 SLP-190 NLP-2012
093 5456 HONEY, DO YOU LOVE YOUR MAN 592
ca. December 1962 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
094 6019 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS SLP-229
095 6020 COOL WATER SLP-229
096 6021 THAT PIONEER MOTHER OF MINE SLP-229
097 6022 CODY OF THE PONY EXPRESS SLP-229 DeLuxe DLX-7809
098 6023 CIMARRON ROLL ON SLP-229
099 6024 WAGON TRAIN SLP-229
100 6025 I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD SLP-229
101 6026 BUFFALO GALS –instr.- SLP-229
102 6027 RED RIVER VALLEY SLP-229
103 6028 MISSOURI SLP-229
104 6029? RYE WHISKEY SLP-229 DeLuxe DLX-7809
105 6030 STREETS OF LAREDO SLP-229
106 6031 STRAWBERRY ROAN SLP-229
107 6032 ACE IN THE HOLE SLP-229 SLP-270 [va]
108 6033 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC SLP-229
109 6034? I STILL DO SLP-229
April 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
110 6198 PVT. LEE [PRIVATE LEE FROM TENNESSEE] 625/SLP 242 SLP 245 SLP-256 SLP-353 SLP-374 Nashville NLP-2053 SLP-466
111 6199 AXE CABIN 625/ Hilltop JS-6035
112 6200 WHO'S NEXT ON YOUR LIST 645/SLP-242 SLP-353 NLP-2053
113 6201 TRUCK DRIVER’S QUEEN 645 7006 45-8027 SG-112 GT4-2043/SLP-250 NLP-2040 DeLuxe DLX-7809 SLP-261 GT7-0841-2 SD-3500-2-2

STARDAY SD-3500-2-2 TRUCKING SONGS 52 SONGS (1996)
ca June 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
114 6401 JINGLE JILL and JANGLE JOE SEP 240/SLP-253

STARDAY SLP  253 MERRY CHRISTMAS COUNTRY STYLE (1962)
1 July 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
115 2-29699 CIMARRON Cumberland SRC-69504
116 2-29700 TUMBLING TUMBLE WEEDS Cumberland SRC-69504
117 2-29701 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA Cumberland SRC-69504
118 2-29702 HAPPY COWBOY Cumberland SRC-69504
119 2-29703 DOWN IN THE VALLEY Cumberland SRC-69504
19 July 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Oklahoma Wranglers [Willis Brothers] (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
120 2-29704 CHANT OF THE PLAINS Cumberland SRC-69504
121 2-29705 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN Cumberland SRC-69504
122 2-29706 SIOUX CITY SUE Cumberland SRC-69504
123 2-29707 ON THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL Cumberland SRC-69504
124 2-29708 HOME ON THE RANGE Cumberland SRC-69504
July 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers and Helen Carter (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle], Helen Carter [vcl] + more unknown musicians)
125 6498 THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE Starday 7012/SLP-256 SLP-261
October 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
126 6765 WASH UP 662
127 6766 LINDA DO THE BUBBLE UP (part 1?) 662
128 6767 LINDA DO THE BUBBLE UP (part 2?) 661 662
31 October 1963 [live- Country Music Festival taken from Radio WSM 38th Birthday Edition Grand Ole Opry] Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians)
12801 6802 EVERLOVIN' DIXIELAND SLP-274/NLP-2114
probably from same concert:
12802 IMPERSONATION OF COUNTRY MUSIC STARS SLP-274

ca 1964 unknown, GER? – Die Willis Brothers
G01 HB 45-484 SCHÖNES MÄDCHEN VOM RED RIVER VALLEY Metronome M 397
G02 HB 45-485 DREIMAL GENÜGT IN TENNESSEE Metronome M 397

ca. May 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
129 7043 I JUST BROKE UP WITH MY BABY SLP-323
130 7044 GONNA BUY ME A JUKEBOX 681/SLP-295 SLP-323 SLP-327 SLP-466 NLP-2053
131 7045 LOVE AVENUE SLP-323
132 7046 STRANGE OLD TOWN 713/SLP-323
133 7047 GOTTA HAVE MY BABY ALL THE TIME SLP-353
134 7048 CREDIT CARD SLP-353
135 7049 GIVE ME FORTY ACRES 681 45-8027 SG-112 GT4-2043/SLP-304 SLP-306 SLP-323 SLP-327 SLP-466 DeLuxe DLX-7809 NLP-2096 GC-1006 GT7-0841-2
May 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
136 7120 TRUCK STOP CUTIE SLP-306 SLP-323 Nashville NLP-2040 SLP-477 King KLP-1050 GT7-0841-2
137 7121 TRUCK DRIVER'S BLUES SLP-306 SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
138 7122 IF THEY WOULD TURN ME LOOSE SLP-312
139 7123 HITCH UP THE WAGON SEP 240/SLP-307
140 7124 OUR FAMILY REUNION unissued

ca June 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake (Pete Drake [steel], Guy Willis [vcl], Vic Willis [vcl], Skeeter Willis [vcl] + unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)

D01 A SATISFIED MIND SLP 319
ca September 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
141 7220 GEHT UND SAGE, ROSIE unissued
142 7221 JEANIE, OH JEANIE unissued
ca. November 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
143 7268 ONE THOUSAND ACRES 874/SLP-323
144 7269 TOO EARLY TO GET UP 703/SLP-323
145 7270 A SIX FOOT TWO BY FOUR 713/SLP-353 SLP-466
146 7271 BLAZING SMOKE STACK 703/SLP-323 Nashville NLP-2040 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
147 7272 WHEELS A TURNING SLP-323 Nashville NLP-2040 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2 SD-3500-2-2
148 7273 TRUCK DRIVING SAM SLP-323 Nashville NLP-2040 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
149 7274 WHEN I COME DRIVING THRU 730/SLP-323 DeLuxe DLX-7809 NLP-2040 SLP-477 GT7-0841-2
according to Dick Grant tracks above recorded ca June 1964
ca 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
150 OLD FASHIONED DINNER SLP-307 SLP-329
151 STAY ALL NIGHT SLP-327
August 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
152 7652 PINBALL ANONYMOUS 730/SLP-353 SLP-428 SLP-362
153 7653 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR 748/SLP-353
154 7654 SWING TIL MY ROPE BREAKS 748/SLP-353
155 7655 LONG HAUL WEEKEND SLP-357 Nashville NLP-2034 NLP-2040 NLP-2052 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
156 7656 WOKE UP LOVE AND WARMED OVER COFFEE SLP-353
157 7657 CONVOY IN THE SKY Nasville NLP-2040 SLP-357 GT7-0841-2
158 7658 DIG A LITTLE DEEPER SLP-353
159 7659 SATISFIED MIND SLP-353 Nashville NLP-2053
December 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
160 7908 THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE SLP-369
161 7909 COLOR OF THE BLUES SLP-369
162 7910 GOOD GIRL BAD SLP-369 Nashville NLP-2053
163 7911 RAGGED BUT RIGHT SLP-369
164 7912 ROOM ACROSS THE HALL SLP-369 NLP-2047
165 7913 PRETTY DIAMONDS SLP-369 Nashville NLP-2053 Hilltop JS-6035
166 7914 INVITATION TO THE BLUES SLP-369
167 7915 NOBODY'S BUSINESS SLP-369 Nashville NLP-2048 NLP-2053 SLP9-390 GC-1011
168 7916 THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND 760/SLP-369
169 7917 WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DIM DOWNTOWN SLP-369 NLP-2049
170 7918 DON'T LET MY GLASS RUN DRY SLP-369
171 7919 WALTZING WITH SIN 760/SLP-369 Nashville NLP-2053
ca October 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
172 8218 MOTORCYCLE BILL SLP-386 SLP-428 DLX 7809 GT7-0841-2
173 8219 HIGHWAY PATROL SLP-386 SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
174 8220 SOFT SHOULDERS-DANGEROUS CURVES SLP-386 SLP-387 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
175 8221 DIESEL SMOKE ON THE DANGER ROAD [SIESEL SMOKE ON DANGER ROAD*] SLP-386 Nashville NLP-2053 NLP-2066 DeLuxe DLX-7809* GT7-0841-2* SD-3500-2-2
176 8222 WELCOME TO ROCK CITY ? C-3007
177 8223 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN ? C-3007
ca. October 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
178 8256 BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS SLP-387
179 8257 ONE MAN'S SUGAR (IS ANOTHER MAN'S SALT) SLP-387
180 8258 GOIN‘ TO TOWN 782/SLP-387
181 8259 AIN’T IT FUNNY WHAT A LITTLE DRINK CAN DO 782/SLP-387
182 8260 SHOW HER LOTS OF GOLD 796/SLP-387
183 8261 DIAMONDS FOR RUBY SLP-387
184 8262 RUBY ANN SLP-387 SLP9-409 SLP9-418
185 8263 BRINGING MARY HOME SLP-387
186 8264 DON'T LET ME DO IT SLP-387
187 8265 SHE'S MY ANTI-BIOTIC IN WHITE SLP-387
188 8266 PAY, PAY, PAY SLP-387
189 8267 JENNIE OH JENNIE unissued
December 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Jack Clement)
190 8380 SOMEBODY KNOWS MY DOG 812/SLP-466 SLP-960
191 8381 BOB 796/SLP-403 SLP-442 SLP-466 G-1010
ca. March 1967 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
192 8428 WEEKEND WILLIE SLP-403 NLP-2047
193 8429 STICK YOUR FINGER IN A GLASS OF WATER SLP-403
194 8430 GOODBYE NEW ORLEANS SLP-403
195 8431 ROSEBUDS AND YOU SLP-403
196 8432 YOU ARE THE ONE SLP-403
197 8433 TOO HOT TO HANDLE SLP-403
198 8434 I FOUND MY GIRL IN THE U.S.A. SLP-403
199 8435 RING OF FIRE SLP-403 SLP9-418 SLP-466 NLP-2101 GC-1011
200 8436 MILLER'S CAVE SLP-403
201 8437 DRIVIN'S IN MY BLOOD 830/ SLP-403 DeLuxe DLX-7809 SLP-404 GT7-0841-2
202 8438 THE END OF THE ROAD 812/SLP-403 SLP-404 GT7-0841-2
ca. December 1967 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
203 8711 ODE TO BIG JOE 830/ SLP-430 SLP-466 DeLuxe DLX-7809
ca. December 1967 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Jack Clement)
204 8719 MY RAMBLIN‘ BOY 45-863/SLP-442
205 8720 THEY COVERED UP THE OLE SWIMMIN' HOLE SLP-442
ca. May 1968 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
206 8814 ALCOHOL AND NO.2 DIESEL 45-863/SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
207 8815 MOONLIGHT RIDE IN A DIESEL 848/SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
208 8816 THE OLD SLEEPER CAB SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
209 8817 WHITE LINES AND ROADSIDE SIGNS SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
ca. June 1968 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
210 8830 I'M QUITTIN' WHILE I'M STILL ALIVE SLP-428
211 8831 THE ONLY A SHOULDER (A TRUCKER CAN CRY ON) SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809
212 8832 DIESEL DRIVIN‘ DONUT DUNKIN‘ MAN 848/SLP-428 DeLuxe DLX-7809 GT7-0841-2
213 8833 TOO MANY STOPS SLP-428
ca. May 1969 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Vic Willis)
214 S-9037 BUYIN‘ POPCORN 45-874/SLP-442 SLP-466
215 S-9038 THERE GOES MY FARM 45-903/SLP-442 SLP-466
216 S-9039 GYPSY ROSE AND ME 45-884/SLP-442
217 S-9040 BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME SLP-442 SLP-466 SLP9-469 NLP-2101
ca June 1969 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Vic Willis)
218 S-9056 A BOY NAMED SUE [BOY NAMED SUE*] SLP-442 NLP-2089 GC-1013*
219 S-9057 LOSER MAKIN‘ GOOD unissued
ca. October 1969 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Vic Willis)
220 S-9094 BUMMIN' AROUND SLP-442
221 S-9095 HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A NITE CLUB SLP-442
222 S-9096 BE GLAD SLP-442
223 S-9097 COLD NORTH WIND 45-884/SLP-442
ca November 1969 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Vic Willis)
224 none?/S-9200* NASHVILLE'S ACE IN THE HOLE 45-903*/SLP-442 SLP-466
possibly purchased master
ca. January 1971 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers (Guy Willis [vcl/gt], Vic Willis [vcl/piano], Skeeter Willis [vcl/fiddle] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Vic Willis)
225 S-9250 YOU MAKE MY HEART WANT A DIP OF SNUFF 938/SLP-473
226 S-9251 JOHN TOLD BACK 45-962/SLP-473
227 S-9252 EIGHTY HORSES AGO SLP-473
228 S-9253 I STILL DO SLP-473
229 S-9254 SHE'S LIVING IN SIN (ON THE BACK SIDE OF TOWN) 45-938/SLP-473
230 S-9255 THESE ARE MY KIND OF PEOPLE SLP-473
231 S-9256 I'LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE SLP-473
232 S-9257 WHY DON'T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME 45-962/SLP-473
233 S-9259 WOMEN’S LIBERATION 45-923/SLP-473
234 S-9260 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED SLP-473
235 S-9261 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 45-923/ SLP-473
236 S-9262 SOMETHING (WAS LOVE, YOUR TRUE LOVE) SLP-473
S-9258 is by Mayf Nutter
September 1972 unknown - Willis Brothers
237 72L-4202 HEY, LADY GODIVA MGM K14455
238 72L-4203 COOL WATER K14455
July 1973 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Willis Brothers
239 73L-5488 BOW-LEGGED SALLY K14664
240 73L-5489 DOWN HOME MUSIC unissued
241 73L-5490 TRUCK STOP K14664
26,27,28,29 July 1976 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Johnny Bond [-1] and The Willis Brothers [-2] (The Red River Valley Boys: Johnny Bond [vcl/gt/banjo], Guy Willis [vcl], Curtis Young [vcl], Vic Willis [vcl/accordion], Jeff Newman [gt/dobro/steel], Pete Wade [gt/el gt], Johnny Gimble [gt/fiddle/mandolin/banjo], Billy Linneman [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Willie Rainsford/Jerry Whitehurst [piano] + The Players: Terry Janow [flute/clarinet/alto sax], Diego Armigo [clarinet/tnr sax], Douglas Lawrence [flute/clarinet/bari sax], Martin Carlucci [truimpet], Greg Kuehn [trumpet], Davis Janow [bass trombone], David Aslin [trombone], Christine Potter [piccolo]. Producer: Vic Willis) [overdub sessions October 16,17,18, 1976 at John Wagner Production, Albuquerque, NM]
242 ONE MORE RIDE -1-2 CMH-1509/CMH-6212 CD-8001
000 ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL -1 CMH-6212
243 SKY BALL PAINT -1-2 CMH-6212 CDD-8001
000 SILVER ON THE SAGE -1 CMH-6212
244 SAN ANTONIO ROSE -2 CMH-6212
245 THE LAST ROUNDUP -1-2 CMH-6212 CD-8001
246 RIDERS IN THE SKY -2 CMH-6212
000 TRAIL TO MEXICO -1 CMH-6212
247 SIOUX CITY SUE -1-2 CMH-6212 CD-8001
000 STREETS OF LAREDO -1 CMH-6212 CD-8001
248 GOIN' BACK TO TEXAS -1-2 CMH-6212
000 EMPTY SADDLES -1 CMH-6212 CD-8001
249 CIMARRON (ROLL ON) -2 CMH-6213
250 IDAHO (AWAY BEYOND THE HILLS OF IDAHO) -1-2 CMH-6213
251 COWBOY'S DREAM -1-2 CMH-6213
252 HIGH NOON -1-2 CMH-6213 CD-8001
253 (TAKE ME BACK TO MY) BOOTS AND SADDLES -2 CMH-6213
254 COOL WATER -1-2 CMH-6213
000 ROLLIN' PLAINS -1 CMH-6213 CD-8001
255 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA -2 CMH-6213
256 THE HAPPY COWBOY-1-2 CMH-6213
257 RED RIVER VALLEY -2 CMH-6213
258 BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN -1-2 CMH-6213
CMH 9013 COUNTRY GOSPEL COLLECTION (1978)

ALBUMS
International Award Series AK/AKS-171 Songs Of The Civil War (A Centennial Issue): When The Cruel War Is Over; Lincoln And Liberty; When Johnny Comes Marching On; There Was An Old Soldier; John Brown's Body; All Quiet Along The Potomac; Goober Peas; Bonnie Blue Flag; Cumberland Gap; Lorena; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Dixie – 61 (also issued on Crickett/Playhour 41 as The Story and Songs of the Civil War - Jeff Smith and the Smith Brothers;  reissued 30-01-2007 on Collectables as American Songs Revolution Times And The Civil War Era;  on April 1, 2007 as part of Grammarcy  Authentic Songs of The American Revolution and The Civil War Era (remaining tracks by Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie,  Richard Chase - Olympic 6123)
Starday SLP-163 The Willis Brothers In Action: Everlovin' Dixieland; Pretty Diamonds; The Old Chisholm Trail; Jack O'diamonds; Billy The Kid; It's The Miles; Black Jack David; Y'all Come; Blood On The Saddle; Big Daddy; Little Footprints In The Snow; Roving Gambler; Tattooed Lady; Patonia - 62
Starday SLP-229 The Code Of The West: Wagon Train; Cimarron Roll On; Cool Water; Rye Whiskey; That Pioneer Mother Of Mine; Buffalo Gals (Instrumental); Cody Of The Pony Express - The Streets Of Laredo; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Missouri; Red River Valley; I've Been Working On The Railroad; I Still Do; Strawberry Roan; Ace In The Hole; The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - 63
Cumberland MGC-29504/SRC-69504 Songs Of The Old West: Happy Cowboy; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; Sioux City Sue; Down In The Valley; Cimarron; Take Me Back To Tulsa; Chant Of The Plains; On The Old Chisholm Trail; Tumbling Tumble Weeds; Home On The Range - 63 as by The Oklahoma Wranglers
Starday SLP/S-SLP-323 Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around): Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around); Love Avenue; Blazing Smoke Stack; Strange Old Town; Truck Driving Sam; Gonna Buy Me A Juke Box; Truck Stop Cutie; One Thousand Acres; Wheels A Turning; I Just Broke Up With My Baby; When I Come Driving Through; Too Early To Get Up - 65
Starday SLP/S-SLP-353 Road Stop-Juke Box Hits: Pinball Anonymous; Gotta Have My Baby All The Time; Private Lee From Tennessee; Woke Up Love And Warmed Over Coffee; Credit Card; Y'all Come; 6 Foot 2 X 4 (Six Foot Two-By-Four); Who's Next On Your List; Gonna Swing Til My Rope Breaks; Love Thy Neighbor; Dig A Little Deeper; Satisfied Mind – 10-65 (rev. Oct. 30)
Starday SLP/S-SLP-369 The Wild Side Of Life: The Wild Side Of Life; Color Of The Blues; Good Girl Bad; Ragged But Right; Room Across The Hall; Pretty Diamonds; Invitation To The Blues; Nobody's Business; Three Sheets To The Wind; When The Lights Go Dim Downtown; Don't Let My Glass Run Dry; Waltzing With Sin – 04-66
Hilltop JS-6035 The Sensational Willis Brothers: Footprints In The Snow; Axe Cabin; Billy The Kid; Patonia; Morning Glory; Pretty Diamons; Blood On The Saddle; Sally's Bangs; Black Jack David; Tattooed Lady - 66
Starday SLP-/S-SLP-387 Goin' To Town: Goin' To Town; Don't Let Me Do It; One Man's Sugar (Is Another Man's Salt); Ruby Ann; Soft Shoulders-Dangerous Curves; Bringing Mary Home; Ain't It Funny (What A Little Drink Can Do); Pay, Pay, Pay; Behind The Footlights; She's My Anti-Biotic; Show Her Lots Of Gold; Diamonds For Ruby – 10-66 (rev. Oct. 29)
Nashville NLP-2040 Travelin' And Truck Driver Hits: Blazing Smoke Stack; Convoy In The Sky; Hi Ballin'; Truck Stop Cutie; When I Come Driving Thru; Truck Driving Sam; Long Haul Weekend; Gear Shiftin'; Wheels A Turning; Truck Driver's Queen - 67
Starday SLP/S-SLP-403 Bob and Other Songs To Make The Jukebox Play: Bob; Too Hot To Handle; The End Of The Road; Goodbye New Orleans; Rosebuds And You; Drivin's In My Blood; Ring Of Fire; Weekend Willie; You Are The One; I Found My Girl In The U.S.A.; Stick Your Finger In A Glass Of Water; Miller's Cave - 67
Nashville CS-NLP-2053 Y'all Come / Satisfied Mind: Private Lee From Tennessee; Waltzing With Sin; Diesel Smoke On Danger Road*; Pretty Diamonds; Satisfied Mind; Y'all Come; Good Girl Bad; Gonna Buy Me A Jukebox; Who's Next On Your List; Nobody's Business - 68 (*previously unissued)
Starday SLP/S-SLP-428 Hey, Mister Truck Driver!: Moonlight Ride In A Diesel; White Lines And Roadside Signs; Too Many Stops; Motorcycle Bill; The Old Sleeper Cab; I'm Quittin' While I'm Still Alive; Diesel Drivin' Donut Dunkin' Dan; The Only A Shoulder (A Trucker Can Cry On); Truck Driver Blues; Highway Patrol; Pinball Anonymous; Alcohol And #2 Diesel - 68
Starday S-SLP-442 Bummin' Around With The Willis Brothers: Gypsy Rose And Me; Hit In The Head With A Nite Club; Ramblin' Boy; There Goes The Farm; They Covered Up The Ole Swimmin' Hole; Bob; Bummin' Around; Nashville's Ace In The Hole; Be Glad; Blues Stay Away From Me; Cold North Wind; Boy Named Sue - 69
Starday S-SLP-466 The Best Of The Willis Brothers: Give Me Forty Acres; Ring Of Fire; Gonna Buy Me A Jukebox; Somebody Knows My Dog*; Private Lee; Bob; There Goes My Farm*; Buying Popcorn*; Nashville's Ace In The Hole; Six Foot Two By Four; Ode To Big Joe*; Blues Stay Away From Me – 11-70 (*Previously unissued on album.Reissued on SLP-960 with 2 songs omitted)
Starday S-SLP-473 For The Good Times: For The Good Times; John Told Back; Signed, Sealed And Delivered; These Are My Kind Of People; Something; She's Living In Sin; You Make My Heart Want A Dip Of Snuff; I Still Do; Women's Liberation; Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me; Eighty Horses Ago; I'll Sail My Ship Alone - 71
CMH CMH-6212 The Singing Cowboy Rides Again: One More Ride; Along The Navajo Trail; Sky Ball Paint; Silver On The Sage; San Antonio Rose; The Last Roundup; Riders In The Sky; Trail To Mexico; Sioux City Sue; Streets Of Laredo; Goin' Back To Texas; Empty Saddles - 77 w. Johnny BondCMH CMH-6213 Return Of The Swinging Cowboy: Cimarron (Roll On); Idaho (Away Beyond The Hills Of Idaho); The Cowboy's Dream; High Noon; (Take Me Back To My) Boots And Saddles; Cool Water; Rollin' Plains; Take Me Back To Tulsa; South Of The Border; The Happy Cowboy; Red River Valley; Back In The Saddle Again - 77 w. Johnny Bond
Masterpiece [GER] MLP-204 The Willis Brothers (Oklahoma Wranglers): Who Putt Tobacky (On Tessie's Wedding Gown); Lonesome Polecat; Long Gone; Eat A Little More; Waltz And That Tennessee Moon; Poor Boy; Darling Please Forgive And Forget; Monogahela Valley; Warm Beer And A Cold Cold Woman; If I Should Need You (Would You Say Yes); Country Kisses; I Know You'll Never Change; Slow Horses-Fast Women; You're The Worm That Used To Be The Apple Of My Eye; Shine Shave Shower; Look What Thoughts Will Do - 82
Highland/De-Luxe DLX-7809 24 Great Truck Drivin' Hits: Old Sleeper Cab; Alcohol And No.2 Diesel; Blazing Smoke Stack; Give Me Forty Acres; It's The Miles; Big Daddy; Diesel Smoke On Danger Road; Rye Whiskey; Cody Of The Pony Express; When I Come Driving Through; Wheels A Turning; Drivin' In My Blood; Truck Driving Sam; Motorcycle Bill; Ode To Big Joe; Truck Driver's Blues; Highway Patrol; Long Haul Weekend; Truck Driver's Queen; White Lines And Roadside Signs; Only Shoulder (A Trucker Can Cry On); Diesel Drivin' Donut Dunkin' Dan; Soft Shoulders And Dangerous Curves; Moonlight Ride In A Diesel - 87 (sampler; CD issued on Hollyood Deluxe DCD 7890)CMH CD-8001 The Singing Cowboy Rides Again: Riders In The Sky; Back In The Saddle Again; Cool Water; Sky Ball Paint; Along The Navajo Trail; South Of The Border; San Antonio Rose; Streets Of Laredo; High Noon; M; Sioux City Sue; Rollin' Plains; Red River Valley; Trail To Mexico; One More Ride; Take Me Back To Tulsa; Empty Saddles; Last Roundup; Cimarron - 94 (sampler) w. Johnny Bond
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-290 The Golden Age Of The Willis Brothers: Alimony; Back Up And Push; Came The Dawn; Candy In A Room With A Baby; Down Yonder; Gettin' High, Feelin' Low Over You; Green Back Dollar; Hoot Owl Boogie; I Can't Go On This Way; I Don't Know; I Just Want To Be With You; If I Should Need You (Would You Say "Yes")?; Old Indians Never Die; Poor Boy; Savannah River Rag; Somebody Mentioned Your Name; The Waltz And That Tennessee Moon; Unahppy New Year; Warm Beer And A Cold, Cold Woman; Wrangler Boogie; You Don't Have To Worry; You Don't Want Me - 04 (Sterling, Mercury and RCA Recordings, 1946-52)
BACM [UK] CD D 190 Hillbilly Rhythm: Who Pptt Tobacky On Tessie's Wedding Gown; Lonesome Polecat; Long Gone; Eat A Little More; Darling Please Forget And Forgive; Monogehela Valley; Country Kisses; I Know You'll Never Change; Slow Horses Fast Women; Poor Boy; You're The Worm That Used To Be The Apple Of My Eye; Shine Shave Shower; Look What Thoughts Will Do; Hillbilly Rhythm; If You Want The Rainbow You've Gotta Have The Rain; Flop Eared Mule (instr.); Soldier's Joy (Instr.); Drive My Blues Away; I Didn't Mean To Tell You; I'm Sorry If That's The Way You Feel; Farther And Farther Apart; I May Be Lonesome; Flying Saucer Baby; Back Up And Push (Instr.) – 09-04-07
Gusto GT7-0841-2 20 Great Truck Drivin' Songs: Give Me Forty Acres; It's The Miles; Big Daddy (Is Alabama Bound); Blazing Smokestack; Diesel Smoke On Danger Road; Convoy In The Sky; Gear Shiftin' (Instr, not WB); Drivin's In My Blood; Highway Patrol; Long Haul Weekend; Hi Ballin' (Instr., not WB);  Truck Driver's Queen; Diesel Drivin' Donut Dunkin' Dan; Soft Shoulders And Dangerous Curves; Wheels A-Turning; Truck Stop Cutie; When I Come Driving Through; Truck Driving Sam; Motorcycle Bill; The End Of The Road – 08 (sampler)

EPs

Starday

SEP 240 Christmas Songs Country Style: The Willis Brothers - Y’All Come;  Red Sovine - Christmas Love Song; Benny Martin - Droopy Little Christmas Tree;  The Willis Brothers - Hitch Up The Wagon; Red Sovine - Is There Really A Santa Claus; The Willis Brothers - Jingle Jill and Jangle Joe - 64

SINGLES
Sterling (1946) Oklahoma Wranglers
SR 202 I Can't Go On This Way / You Don't Need To Worry – 14-01-47 (rev. Feb. 1)
SR 203 I'm Sorry If That's The Way You Feel / Farther And Farther Apart – 14-01-47 (rev. Jan. 11)
Mercury (1947) Oklahoma Wranglers
6038 Air Mail Special On The Fly / Hitler Lives - 05-47
6042 Old Indians Never Die / Came The Dawn - 07-47
6058 Wastin' My Time On You / Hambuger Gal - ca. 11-47
6071 Wrangler Boogie / I Don't Know – 15-12-47 (rev. Dec. 20)
6073 Another Daz, Another Dollar / Now I’m Happy – 02-48

6102 My Pillow Knows / I Miss Ole Oklahoma – 07-05-48 (ad. May 1, rev. June 5)
6114 Poor Boy / The Waltz And The Tennessee Moon – 15-07-48 (ad. June 26)
6133 Darling, Please Forgive And Forget / Monogahela Valley – 01-10-48
6163 Drive My Blues Away / I Didn't Mean To Tell You – 01-02-49 (rev. Feb. 12)

6283 Wrangler Boogie / I Don’t Know - 50

6351 I Don’t Want To Know / It’s Your Teardrop Now – 08-51
RCA Victor (1950-52) Oklahoma Wranglers
21/48-0420 Down Yonder / Back Up And Push - 12-50 Guy Willis and Oklahoma Wranglers (rev. Dec. 30)
21/48-0421 Soldier's Joy / Flop Eared Mule - 02-51 Guy Willis and Oklahoma Wranglers
21/48-0442 Shine, Shave, Shower / Look What Thoughts Will Do - 04-51 Guy Willis and Oklahoma Wranglers
21/48-0469 If I Should Need You (Would You Say “Yes”) / Warm Beer And Cold, Cold Women - 05-51 (rev. May 12)
21/48-0491 Country Kisses / I Know You'll Never Change - 07-51 (rev. July 21)
20/47-4309 Hoo Towl Boogie / You Don't Want Me - 10-51 (rev. Oct. 13)
20/47-4376 Unhappy New Year / Savannah River Rag - 10-51 (rev. Oct. 26)
20/47-4481 Slow Horses, Fast Women / You’re The Worm That Used To Be The Apple Of My Eye - 01-52 (rev. Jan. 19)
20/47-4659 I Just Want To Be With You / Candy In A Room With A Baby 04-52
20/47-4848 If You Want The Rainbow (You Gotta Have The Rain) / Hillbilly Rhythm - 07-52
20/47-4965 Greenback Dollar / Gettin' High, Feelin' Low Over You - 09-52 (rev. Oct. 4)
20/47-5057 I May Be Lonesome / Flyin' Saucer Baby - 11-52
20/47-5157 Somebody Mentioned Your Name / Alimony - 02-53 (rev. Feb. 7)
Coral (1954-55)
9-64175 Long Gone / Eat A Little More - 54
9-64184 Lonesome Polecat / Who Ppptt Tobacky (On Tessie's Wedding Gown?) - 09-54 (rev. Oct. 2)
9-61285 Honey Bee / Hillbilly Gaucho - 11-54 (rev. Nov. 13)

Starday (1960-70)
45-518 Billy The Kid / Pretty Diamonds - 09-60
45-532 Little Footprints In The Snow / Y'all Come - 12-60 (rev. Dec. 26)
45-555 Everlovin' Dixieland / Tattooed Lady - 07-61 (also 555X with Pretty Diamonds on flip exists – possibly Canadian issue?)
45-570 Big Daddy / It's The Miles - 12-61
592 Sally's Bangs / Honey, Do You Love Your Man - 05-62
604 Morning Glory / Yankee Dollar - 10-62
625 Pvt. Lee / Axe Cabin  - 04-63
645 Truck Driver's Queen / Who's Next On Your List - 10-63
7006 Truck Driver's Queen / Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves* - 63 *Bobby Sykes
661 Linda Do The Bubble Up (pt.1)/ Linda Do The Bubble Up (pt.2) - 02-64
662 Linda Do The Bubble Up / Wash Up - 02-64
681 Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around) / Gonna Buy Me A Juke Box - 06-64
7012 The Wild Side Of Life / (June Stearns and Gene Martin:) Slipping Around - 64
703 Blazing Smokestacks / Too Early To Get Up - 12-64
713 A Six Foot Two By Four / Strange Old Town - 04-65 (rev. Apr. 10)
730 Pinball Anonymous / When I Come Driving Thru - 10-65
748 Swing 'Til My Rope Breaks / Love Thy Neighbor - 01-66
760 Three Sheets In The Wind / Waltzing With Sin - 03-66
782 Ain't It Funny (What A Little Drink Can Do) / Goin' To Town - 08-66
796 Bob / Show Her Lots Of Gold - 01-67 (rev. Jan 28)
812 Somebody Knows My Dog / The End Of The Road - 06-67 (rev. July 1)
830 Ode To Big Joe / Drivin's In My Blood - 01-68
848 Moonlight Drive In A Diesel / Diesel Drivin' Donut Dunkin' Dan - 10-68
45-863 My Ramblin' Boy / Alcohol And No.2 Deisel - 14-01-69 (rev. March 15)
45-874 Buyin' Popcorn / A Thousand Acres - 07-69
45-884 Gypsy Rose And Me / Cold North Wind - 01-70
45-903 There Goes My Farm / Nashville's Ace In The Hole - 70
45-8016 Tattooed Lady / (Lattie Moore:) - ca. 70
45-923 For The Good Times / Women's Liberation – 02-71 (rev. Feb. 20)
45-938 You Make My Heart Want A Dip Of Snuff / She's Living In Sin (On The Back Side Of Town) - 71
45-8027 Give Me Forty Acres / Truck Driver's Queen - 71
45-962 John Told Jack / Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me - 73
SG-112 Give Me Forty Acres / Truck Driver's Queen - 75 (reissue, released on Gusto)
GT4-2043 Give Me Forty Acres / Truck Driver's Queen - 79 (reissue, released on Gusto)

MGM (1972-73)
K 14455 Cool Water / Hey, Lady Godiva - 11-72
K 14664 Truck Stop / Bow-Legged Sally - 10-73

Metronome [GER] (1964?)
M 397 Schönes Mädchen Vom Red River Valley / Dreimal Genügt In Tennessee - 64
 

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS DISCS:
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 219 The Willis Brothers:  Big Daddy’s Alabama Bound;  I Still Do;  12th Street Rag;  Pretty Diamonds – ca late 61 (MX: GXTV 80035)
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 326  The Willis Brothers:  Just Because;  Tumbling Tumbleweed; Why Don’tcha Come Home [Shirley Ray];  Axe Cabin – ca early 64 (MX: XPB 1049)

United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 363  The Willis Brothers: Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy; Hillbilly Heaven; Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon; If I Can Help Somebody – ca 64
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 375  The Willis Brothers: Cincinnati Dancing Pig; Staisfied Mind;  Truck Drivers Queen;  Cool Water – ca 64
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 482 The Willis Brothers:  Love Thy Neighbour As Thyself (But Leave His Wife Alone); Pretty Diamonds; Forty Acres; Suppertime – ca early 67
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 028: Give Me Forty Acres; Bob; Somebody Knows My Dog; Six Foot Two By Four; If I Can Help Somebody – ca 02-68

Tracks on Grand Ole Opry transcriptions:
Show # 194 (1965): Give Mo Forty Acres;  She’ll Be Comin’ ’Round The Mountain
Show # 200 (1965):  Six Feet Two By Four
Show # 214 (16-11-65): Pinball Anonymous;  Give Me Forty Acres;  Ghost Riders In The Sky
Show # 232 (1966): Pinball Anonymous;  When I Come Driving Through;  In The Garden;  Six Foot Two By Four;  When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again;  El Rancho Grande
Show # 234 (1966) Pinball Anonymous;  Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy
Show # 276 (1967):  Six Foot Two By Four
Show # 304 (1967): Give Me Forty Acres; Love Thye Neighbour As They Self But Leave His Wife Alone;  Gonna Swing Till My Rope Break; Life Is Like A Mountain Road
Show # 399 (1969): Bob;  Give Me Forty Acres

George Winn

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

September 1965 unknown - George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

001 ST-7782/ZTSB-101563 THINKING OF YOU  NV-5234

002 ST-7783/ZTSB-101564 LIFE OF SOLITUDE NV-5234

1967 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA - George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

003 I’VE GOT YOU IN MY HEART Major MR 1028

004 WINN’S HORNPIPE Major MR 1028

1969 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA - George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

005 12841 BLACK HORSE PIKE BREAK-UP MR 1098

006 12842 BROTHER ARE YOU PRAYING  MR 1098

1970 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA - George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

007 26345 WIN’S BLUEGRASS SYNPHONY MR 1108

008 26346 BIG LUCY NO. 93 MR 1108

1971 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA – George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners (George Winn [vcl/mandolin], Curly Butler [vcl/gt], Red Battle [vcl/gt], Fred Duff [banjo], Johnny Eagle [bass])

009 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN MRCLP 1171  

010 MOTHER’S PRAYER MRCLP 1171  

011 SITTING ON THE BANKS MRCLP 1171  

012 TREAT ME KIND MRCLP 1171  

013 LONESOME WILLIE MRCLP 1171  

014 THERE’S BEEN A CHANGE MRCLP 1171  

015 DEAR MOTHER’S GONE MRCLP 1171  

016 THE PRISONER’S SONG MRCLP 1171  

017 PATTY ON THE TURNPIKE MRCLP 1171  

018 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOTT MRCLP 1171  

019 MEMORIES MRCLP 1171  

020 SWINGING DOORS MRCLP 1171  

021 HOMEWARD BOUND MRCLP 1171   

Ca 1972 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA - George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

022 NR-1773-1 LEGEND OF BLUEGRASS MR 1189

023 NR-1773-2 MEMORY OF CURLY BUTLER MR 1189

1973 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA – George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

024 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL MRCLP 2018   

025 THINKING OF YOU MRCLP 2018  

026 MY MAIN TRIAL IS YET TO COME MRCLP 2018   

027 COLD WIND BLOWS MRCLP 2018   

028 I HOPE YOU LEARN MRCLP 2018   

029 I CAN'T TELL MY HEART THAT MRCLP 2018   

030 MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN MRCLP 2018   

031 BLUES PLUS BLUEGRASS MRCLP 2018   

032 LIFE OF SOLITUDE MRCLP 2018   

033 BACKSTAGE CONFUSION MRCLP 2018  

034 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY MRCLP 2018   

035 HAMILTON COUNTY BREAKDOWN MRCLP 2018   

1974 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA – George Winn and The Bluegrass Partners

036 THE LAST TRAIN THROUGH LUNENBURG COUNTY MRLP 2105  

037 JOHN HENRY MRLP 2105  

038 GONE ARE THE DAYS MRLP 2105  

039 TAKE UP THE CROSS AND FOLLOW ME MRLP 2105  

040 WHERE COULD I GO MRLP 2105  

041 AS LONG AS I LIVE MRLP 2105  

042 I TURN THE KEY MRLP 2105  

043 THIRTY THREE BLUES MRLP 2105  

044 WALTZ FOR BROKEN HEARTS MRLP 2105  

045 STRING OF EIGHT MRLP 2105  

046 COTTON-EYED JOE MRLP 2105  

047 THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES MRLP 2105  

1978 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA – George Winn – Red Battle and The Bluegrass Partners (George Winn [vcl/mandolin], Red Battle [gt], Marc Bolen [banjo],  Johnny Eagles [bass], Sonny Mead [fiddle])

048 BLUES PLUS BLUEGRASS – PART II MRLP 3019  

049 KATHY FISCUS MRLP 3019  

050 RIDING WITH LEE MRLP 3019

051 YOU’LL FIND HER NAME WRITTEN THERE MRLP 3019  

052 WAIT A LITTLE LONGER PLEASE JESUS MRLP 3019  

053 LAST MARCH THROUGH SEVEN PINES MRLP 3019  

054 BLUEGRASS POLKA MRLP 3019  

055 SOLD DOWN THE RIVER MRLP 3019  

056 CURLEY HEADED BABY MRLP 3019  

057 PRECIOUS MEMORIES MRLP 3019  

058 LUNENBURG COUNTY GRILL MRLP 3019  

059 THE FORGOTTEN WALTZ MRLP 3019   

1984 Granite City Studios, Mt. Airy, NC - George Winn – Red Battle and the Bluegrass Partners (George Winn [vcl/mandolin], Red Battle [vcl/gt], Gene Roberts [banjo],  Leslie Day [bass], Sonny Mead [fiddle])

060 AIN'T GOING TO WORK TOMORROW Bluemoon GC 1400   

061 SOREBACK Bluemoon GC 1400   

062 OCEAN OF DIAMONDS Bluemoon GC 1400   

063 SHOW ME THE WAY Bluemoon GC 1400   

064 FLORIDA SUNSET Bluemoon GC 1400   

065 I WANT TO HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING Bluemoon GC 1400   

066 HIGHWAY OF SORROW Bluemoon GC 1400   

067 I BELIEVE I'M ENTITLED TO YOU Bluemoon GC 1400   

068 IN THE PINES Bluemoon GC 1400   

069 FLORIDA BLUES Bluemoon GC 1400  

ALBUMS

Major MRCLP 1171 Go Where the Action Is: Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Mother’s Prayer; Sitting on the Banks; Treat Me Kind; Lonesome Willie; There’s Been a Change; Dear Mother’s Gone; The Prisoner’s Song; Patty on the Turnpike; Swing Low Sweet Chariott; Memories; Swinging Doors; Homeward Bound – 71

Major MRCLP 2018 Hung Up On Bluegrass: Orange Blossom Special;  Thinking Of You; My Main Trial Is Yet To Come;  Cold Wind Blows;  I Hope You Learn;  I Can't Tell My Heart That;  May I Sleep In Your Barn;  Blues Plus Bluegrass;  Life Of Solitude;  Backstage Confusion; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry;  Hamilton County Breakdown - 73

Major MRLP 2105 The Last Train Through Lunenburg County: The Last Train Through Lunenburg County; John Henry; Gone are the Days; Take Up the Cross and Follow Me; Where Could I Go; As Long as I Live; I Turn the Key; Thirty Three Blues; Waltz for Broken Hearts; String of Eight; Cotton-Eyed Joe; Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - 74

Major MRLP 3019 Blues Plus Bluegrass – Part Two: Blues Plus Bluegrass – Part II; Kathy Fiscus; Riding with Lee; You’ll Find Her Name Written There; Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus; Last March Through Seven Pines; Bluegrass Polka; Sold Down the River; Curley Headed Baby; Precious Memories; Lunenburg County Grill; The Forgotten Waltz – 78

Bluemoon GC 1400 Highway Of Sorrow: Ain't Going To Work Tomorrow;  Soreback;  Ocean Of Diamonds;  Show Me The Way;  Florida Sunset;  I Want To Hear The Angels Singing;  Highway Of Sorrow;  I Believe I'm Entitled To You;  In The Pines;  Florida Blues - 84

SINGLES      

Nashville (1965)

NV 5234 Thinking Of You / Life Of Solitude - 65

Major Recording Company/MRC (1967-)

MR 1028 I’ve Got You In My heart / Winn’s Hornpipe – 67

MR 1098 Black Horse Pike Break-Up / Brother Are You Praying – 69

MR 1108 Win’s Bluegrass Synphony / Big Lucy No. 93  - 70

MR 1189 Legend Of Bluegrass / Memory Of Curly Butler – 7-

Red Steed

By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank, Dick Grant

SESSIONS

ca October 1964 unknown - Red Steed

001 ST-7223/ZTSB-99793 I STILL SEE YOUR FACE  Nashville 5202 K-Ark 676

002 ST-7224/ZTSB-99794 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW  Nashville 5202 K-Ark 676

003 ST-7225/ZTSB-101685 YOU'RE THE ONE  NV-5243

004 ST-7226/ZTSB-101686 TALK TO ME LONESOME HEART  NV-5243

1966 poss. Nashville, TN – Red Steed (Producer: John Capps)

005 BAD FOR ME K Ark 685

006 LONELY TIMES ARE COMING  685

1967 unknown – Red Steed
007 SoN 42631 IF THE TABLES OF THE WORLD (WERE TURNED AROUND)  Major MR 1012
008 SoN 42632 THE HURT Major MR 1012

Early 1968 unknown – Red Steed

009 TOO MUCH FOR YOU Major MR 1033

010 LAST LETTER Major MR 1033

1970s unknown – Red Steed

011 NR 2613-1 AND THEN SOME MR 1196

012 NR 2613-2 MAKING BELIEVE  MR 1196

1985 unknown – Red Steed

013 MS 1051A  TULSA Motion Sound MS 1051

SINGLES

Nashville (1964)

NV-5202 No One Will Ever Know / I Can See Your Face – 65

NV-5243 Talk To Me Lonesome Heart / You’re The One – 11-65 (rev. Dec. 4)

K/Ark (1966)

676 No One Will Ever Know / I Still See Your Face - 66 (reissue of NV 5202)   

685 Bad For Me / Lonely Times Are Coming – 66

Major Recording Company [MRC]  (1967-)

MR 1012 The Hurt / If The Tables Of The World (Were Turned Around) - 67

MR 1033 Too Much For You / Last letter – 04-68 (rev. May 4)

MR 1196 And Then Some / Making Believe

Motion Sound (1985)

MS 1051A Tulsa / Tulsa – 25-06-85 (promo)

Growling Old Men

John Lowell

Ben Winship

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

Summer 1998 Henhouse Studio, Victor, ID -  John Lowell and Ben Winship (John Lowell [ld vcl-1/gt], Ben Winship [ld vcl-2/ mandolin/octave mandolin], Matt Flinner [rh gt-3])

001 LILY GREEN -2 Snake River SRR 015

002 AS SOON AS YOU'RE OUT OF MY LIFE -1-3 Snake River SRR 015

003 AS I WENT OUT ONE MORNING -2-3 Snake River SRR 015

004 SARAH HOGAN -1 Snake River SRR 015

005 ROVING GAMBLER -1-3 Snake River SRR 015

006 FURTHER IN THE HOLE -2-3 Snake River SRR 015

007 LONG FORK OF THE BUCKHORN -3 Snake River SRR 015

008 JACK HAGGERTY -1 Snake River SRR 015

009 GROWLING OLD MAN, GRUMBLING WOMAN -2-3 Snake River SRR 015

010 RYE WHISKEY -2 Snake River SRR 015

011 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES -1 Snake River SRR 015

012 GOODNIGHT GRAMPA -3 Snake River SRR 015

2005 poss. Henhouse Studio, Victor, ID  – Growling Old Men (John Lowell [vcl/gt], Ben Winship [vcl/mandolin] + unknown musicians)

013 RAKE AND RAMBLING BLADE Snake River SRR 018

014 WEARY DAY Snake River SRR 018

015 OLD BLACK COAT Snake River SRR 018

016 RD AGENT'S LAMENT Snake River SRR 018

017 GEORGIA BUCK Snake River SRR 018

018 CALLIN' LIKE THE WILD THINGS DO Snake River SRR 018

019 BILLY TAYLOR Snake River SRR 018

020 BLACKBERRY RAG Snake River SRR 018

021 PEG AND AWL Snake River SRR 018

022 E. VA BLUES Snake River SRR 018

023 CROOKED JACK /TARBLOLTON REEL Snake River SRR 018

024 LAST HILL BEFORE HOME Snake River SRR 018

025 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD Snake River SRR 018

026 HOBO'S LULLABY Snake River SRR 018  

2008 poss. Henhouse Studio, Victor, ID/ unknown studios, UK -  (more) Growling Old Men (John Lowell [vcl/gt], Ben Winship [vcl/mandolin], Leon Hunt [banjo], Dom Harris [bass])

027 CROOKED JACK - TARBOLTON REEL Snake River SRR 121  

028 OLD PLANK ROAD Snake River SRR 121  

029 RYE WHISKEY Snake River SRR 121  

030 OFF TO CALIFORNIA - CHEROKEE SHUFFLE Snake River SRR 121

031 RALEIGH AND SPENCER Snake River SRR 121  

032 DOREEN Snake River SRR 121

033 BODUM Snake River SRR 121  

034 GONNA QUIT DRINKIN' Snake River SRR 121

035 GEORGIA BUCK Snake River SRR 121

036 DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN Snake River SRR 121

037 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD Snake River SRR 121

Late 2012/early 2013 Henhouse Studio, Victor, ID – Growling Old Men (John Lowell [vcl/gt], Ben Winship [vcl/mandolin], David Thompson [bass/hmny vcl])

038 LAZY JOHN Snake River SRR 125

039 WATERBOUND Snake River SRR 125

040 HOW MANY DAYS Snake River SRR 125

041 MY NAME'S MUDD Snake River SRR 125

042 ELZIK'S FAREWELL Snake River SRR 125

043 BILLY GRAY Snake River SRR 125

044 DOUBLETREE Snake River SRR 125

045 WABASH BLUES Snake River SRR 125

046 SUMMERFLY Snake River SRR 125

047 TOOLSHED Snake River SRR 125

048 WILD JACK Snake River SRR 125

ALBUMS

Snake River SRR 015 Growling Old Men: Lily Green; As Soon As You're Out Of My Life; As I Went Out One Morning; Sarah Hogan; Roving Gambler; Further In The Hole; Long Fork Of The Buckhorn; Jack Haggerty; Growling Old Man, Grumbling Woman;  Rye Whiskey; Blue Ridge Mountain Blues; Goodnight Grampa - 13-10-98

Snake River SRR 018 Occupational Hazards: Rake and Rambling Blade; Weary Day; Old Black Coat; Rd Agent's Lament; Georgia Buck; Callin' Like the Wild Things Do; Billy Taylor; Blackberry Rag; Peg and Awl; E. VA Blues; Crooked Jack /Tarblolton Reel; Last Hill Before Home; Somewhere Down the Road; Hobo's Lullaby - 05

Snake River SRR 121 Shuttle Diplomacy: Crooked Jack - Tarbolton Reel;  Old Plank Road;  Rye Whiskey;  Off to California - Cherokee Shuffle;  Raleigh and Spencer;  Doreen;  Bodum;  Gonna Quit Drinkin';  Georgia Buck;  Down in the Willow Garden;  Somewhere Down the Road - 08 (more) Growling Old Men

Snake River SRR 125 Chicken Feed And Baling Time: Lazy John; Waterbound; How Many Days; My Name's Mudd; Elzik's Farewell; Billy Gray; DoubleTree; Wabash Blues; Summerfly; Toolshed; Wild Jack – 05-13

Jack Gray

By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank

SESSIONS    

Ca September 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Jack Gray (Producer: Tommy Jackson, George Jones)

001 WHILE THE TOWN IS ASLEEP Musicor MU 1208

002 HERE’S TO MEMORIES Musicor MU 1208

003 NOT A DRY EYE MU 1237

004 WAIT UNTIL SHE'S GONE MU 1237

1968 Nashville, TN – Jack Gray

005 TEN FEET TALL Hilltop H-3023

006 TRY ME AND SEE Hilltop H-3023

007 THE FRAGRANCE OF ROSES H 3024

008 YOU WON’T KEEP HER LONG H 3024

Unknown, poss. 1960s Nashville, TN – Jack Gray

009 BRIGHT LIGHTS Cherry 45-003

010 HANDS ON THE CLOCK 45-003

011 I CAN'T GO HOME 45-006

012 AM I WASTING MY TIME 45-006

SINGLES

Musicor (1966)          
MU 1208 While The Town Is Asleep / Here’s To Memories – 10-66

MU 1237 Not A Dry Eye / Wait Until She's Gone – 03-67

Hilltop (1967)

H-3023 Ten Feet Tall / Try Me And See - 68

H 3024 The Fragrance Of Roses / You Won’t Keep Her Long – 68

Cherry (1960s?)

45-003 Bright Lights / Hands On The Clock

45-006 I Can't Go Home / Am I Wasting My Time (according to 45cat.com same tracks also issued on Cherry 45-005)

There are also EPs on Promenade which - by my opinion – were recorded by different artist

EPs

Promenade HIT 10 Tops In Pops 16 Hits: [Harry Logan:]  Mama Looka BooBoo; [Jack Gray:] Yes Tonight Josephine / [Anita Rains:]  Dark Moon; [Michael Reed:]  The Girl With The Golden Braids

Promenade RR 12 [Johnny Logan:]  It' Not For Me To Say; [Jack Gray:] Yes, Tonight Josephine / [The Lancelo-teers:] Whispering Bells

Promenade A54-12 [Wright Brothers:] Let It Be Me; [Jack Gray:] What In The World's Come Over You; [Jimmy Grant:] He'll Have To Go / [Andrew Jacks:] Lady Luck; [Dick Stetson:]  Midnite Special; [Joanie and Johnny:] Baby You Got What It Takes

Two Tons Of Steel

2nd version

Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

1995 unknown, TX – Dead Crickets (Kevin Geil [vcl/gt], Ric Ramirez [bass], Chris Dodds [drums])

D01 TWO TONS OF STEEL

D02 LOVELY SENORITA

D03 THERE GOES MY BABY

D04 LONELY LOVE

D05 TRANSPARENT HEART

D06 WOMAN OF LOVE

D07 NO COMFORT; THREE WORDS

D08 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

D09 MY HEART WON'T SAY GOODBYE

D10 TAKE ME NOW

Tracks above issued on album Dead Crickets

18 July 1997 Edit Point Studio, San Antonio, TX -  Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el gt]/bck vcl], Eric Siebel [bass/ bck vcl], Ralph Barrios [drums], Producer: Two Tons of Steel with Donnie Meals)

001 GOOD ROCKIN‘ TONIGHT  TTS 1701

002 MY BABE  TTS 1701

003 I DON’T CARE OF THE SUN DON’T SHINE  TTS 1701

004 DIG THE BOOGIE  TTS 1701

005 SEVEN LONELY DAYS  TTS 1701

006 GOTTA LET YOU KNOW  TTS 1701

007 EVERYDAY, EVERYDAY  TTS 1701

008 RED HOT  TTS 1701

009 WOMEN OF LOVE  TTS 1701

010 HAVANA MOON  TTS 1701

011 TRYIN‘ TO GET TO YOU  TTS 1701

012 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN  TTS 1701

013 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY  TTS 1701

014 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY  TTS 1701

015 BABY YOU GOT ME  TTS 1701

016 TWO TONS OF STEEL  TTS 1701 

1999 Firestation Studio, San Marcos, TX -  Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el gt]/bck vcl], Ric Ramirez [ld vcl-1/bass/bck vcl], Stephen Hartwell [drums/percussion] + Augue Meyers [vox organ-2], Denny Mathis [lap steel-3], Ron Knuth [fiddle-4], Joel Guzman [accordion-5], horns arr. by Evane Christopher [-6]. Producer: Ric Ramirez, Bobby Arnold)

017 OH NO! -3 Big Bellied BB 226 

018 STANDING ON A ROCK Big Bellied BB 226 

019 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN Big Bellied BB 226 

020 OLD NIGHTS -5 Big Bellied BB 226 

021 DON’T STAND TOO CLOSE -3 Big Bellied BB 226 

022 BIG BIG LOVE -1-4 Big Bellied BB 226 

023 HAVAN MOON Big Bellied BB 226 

024 14 DAYS Big Bellied BB 226 

025 HEARTACHE OF A FOOL -2 Big Bellied BB 226 

026 TWO TONS OF STEEL -6 Big Bellied BB 226  

2000 Firestation Studio, San Marcos,  TX -  Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el gt]/bck vcl], Ric Ramirez [ld vcl-1/bass/bck vcl], Stephen Hartwell [drums/percussion] + Denny Mathis [steel/ dobro]. Producer: Ric Ramirez)
027 KING OF A ONE HORSE TOWN  Big Bellied BB 1022
028 HEARTACHE  Big Bellied BB 1022  
029 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  Big Bellied BB 1022
030 SWEET ELENA  Big Bellied BB 1022  
031 DOES HEAVEN KNOW  Big Bellied BB 1022
032 YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME  Big Bellied BB 1022  
033 SAD LOVER SONG  Big Bellied BB 1022
034 I WANNA BE SEDATED  Big Bellied BB 1022  
035 SINCE I MET YOU BABY  Big Bellied BB 1022
036 ONE MORE TIME  Big Bellied BB 1022  
036a CRAZY LITTLE ROCKIN‘ (REDHEADED GIRL) Big Bellied BB 1022
26 June 2001 [live] Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, TX  – Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [ld vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [ld gt], Denny Mathis [steel], Val Cronk [vcl/bass], Staphen Hartwell [drums]. Producer: Stephen Hartwell, Val Cronk, Mike Taylor)
03601 ONE MORE TIME  Big Bellied 1023
03602 LOVE'S HERE TO STAY  Big Bellied 1023
03603 MAYBE I  Big Bellied 1023
03604 SWEET ELENA  Big Bellied 1023
03605 HEARTACHE  Big Bellied 1023
03606 DOES HEAVEN KNOW  Big Bellied 1023
03607 CRAZY LITTLE ROCKIN  Big Bellied 1023
03608 REDHEADED GIRL  Big Bellied 1023
03609 I'D DO ANYTHING  Big Bellied 1023
03610 TWO TONS OF STEEL  Big Bellied 1023
03611 STINKIN DRUNKS  Big Bellied 1023
03612 KING OF A ONE HORSE TOWN  Big Bellied 1023
03613 OH NO!  Big Bellied 1023
03614 RED HEADED WOMAN  Big Bellied 1023
03615 FOREVER BLUE  Big Bellied 1023
03616 I WANNA BE SEDATED  Big Bellied 1023
03617 NOT FADE AWAY  Big Bellied 1023
03618 LONE STAR BEER AD  Big Bellied 1023
2003 Cedar Creek Studios, 5012 Brighton Road, Austin, TX – Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin geil [vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el/baritone vcl], Denny Mathis [steel/dobro], Ric Ramirez [bass/hmny vcl], Chris Dodds [drums/hmny vcl] + Lloyd Maines [ac gt-1], Keith Kimbell [banjo/ac gt-2], Hank Harrison [mandolin/fiddle-3], Ron Knuth [fiddle-4], Riley Osbourn [hammond organ/piano/wurlitzer-5], Freddy Mendoza, Stan Smith [horns-6], Amy Frances [hmny vcl-7]. Producer: Lloyd Maines)
037 MARIE'S THE NAME (OF HIS LATEST FLAME) -7 Big Bellied 261   
038 MAYBE I Big Bellied 261  
039 (THE ANGELS WANNA WEAR MY) RED SHOES Big Bellied 261   
040 YOU KNOW -1-7 Big Bellied 261  
041 BACK DOOR -4 Big Bellied 261  
042 THE HAMMER -2-3 Big Bellied 261  
043 LITTLE PIG -6 Big Bellied 261  
044 TRANSPARENT HEART Big Bellied 261   
045 LONLEY LOVE -1 Big Bellied 261   
046 DIDDLY DADDY Big Bellied 261  
047 TIMES LIKE THESE -1-7 Big Bellied 261
2005 Cedar Creek Studios, 5012 Brighton Road, Austin, TX – Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el/baritone vcl], Denny Mathis [steel/dobro], Ric Ramirez [bass/hmny vcl], Chris Dodds [drums/hmny vcl] +  Riley Osbourn [hammond organ/piano], Fernando Castillo [trumpet-1].  Producer: Lloyd Maines)
048 VEGAS -1 Palo Duro PDR 4001  
049 DRIVE YOU HOME TONIGHT Palo Duro PDR 4001  
050 YOUR KISS Palo Duro PDR 4001  
051 UNGLUED Palo Duro PDR 4001  
052 CAN‘T STAY WITH YOU Palo Duro PDR 4001   
053 HAVANA MOON Palo Duro PDR 4001   
054 SECRET AGENT MAN Palo Duro PDR 4001  
055 ICE CREAM MAN Palo Duro PDR 4001  
056 BABY YOU GOT ME Palo Duro PDR 4001  
057 I WANNA BE SEDATED Palo Duro PDR 4001
058 II. RED HOT Palo Duro PDR 4001
28 June 2005 [live] Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, TX  – Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [ld vcl/ac gt], Dennis Fallon [el gt], Denny Mathis [steel/dobro], Ric Ramirez [upright bass/hmny vcl], Chris Dodds [drums/hmny vcl])
05801 DIDDLY DADDY  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd
05802 MAYBE I  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd,dvd
05803 SEDATED  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05804 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05805 UNGLUED  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05806 VEGAS  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd,dvd
05807 YOU KNOW  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05808 HEARTACHE  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd
05809 STINKIN' DRUNKS  Palo Duro PDR-4005   cd,dvd
05810 KING OF A ONE HORSE TOWN  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05811 HAVANA MOON  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd  
05812 TWO TONS OF STEEL  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd
05813 YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd
05814 RED HEADED WOMAN  Palo Duro PDR-4005  cd
05815 ICE CREAM MAN  Palo Duro PDR-4005 cd,dvd
05816 BABY YOU GOT ME Palo Duro PDR 4005 dvd
05817 LITTLE PIG Palo Duro PDR 4005 dvd
05818 YOUR KISS Palo Duro PDR 4005 dvd
05819 ONE MORE TIME Palo Duro PDR 4005 dvd
2009 The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX – Two Tones Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl/gt], Dennis Fallon [gt], Denny Mathis [steel], Chris Rhodes [bass], Chris Dodds [drums/bck vcl], Lloyd Maines [ac gt-1/bck vcl],Tom Gillam [ac gt-4/vcl-5], Brian Beken [fiddle-3], Riley Osborne [B3 organ-2], Drew Womack, John Greenberg, Mike Morgan, Walt Wilkins [bck vcl]. Producer: Lloyd Maines) [overdub sessions: Treehouse Productions]
059 CRYIN' EYES  Smith Ent. SED 7125  
060 LONG ROAD TO HEAVEN -1-2 Smith Ent. SED 7125  
061 HOLD OVER ME  Smith Ent. SED 7125  
062 ALCOHOL AND PILLS  -1-4 Smith Ent. SED 7125  
063 NOT THAT LUCKY  Smith Ent. SED 7125  
064 RUN TO YOU -1-2 Smith Ent. SED 7125  
065 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE -1 Smith Ent. SED 7125
066 BAD ATTITUDE  Smith Ent. SED 7125  
067 WANNA DANCE  Smith Ent. SED 7125
068 BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE -3-5  Smith Ent. SED 7125  
September 2011 The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX– Two Tones Of Steel
069 JINGLE BELLS  Big Bellied 651
070 HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS  Big Bellied 651
071 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN  Big Bellied 651
072 IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER  Big Bellied 651
073 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS  Big Bellied 651
074 PLEASE MR. SANTA  Big Bellied 651
2013 The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX – Two Tons Of Steel (Kevin Geil [vcl], Brian Duarte [gt], Denny Mathis [steel], Jake Marchese [upright bass], Paul Ward [drums]. Producer: lloyd Maines)
075 REALLY WANT YOU Smith SED 7173
076 CRAZY HEART Smith SED 7173  
077 EASE MY MIND Smith SED 7173  
078 BUSTED Smith SED 7173
079 MAMA Smith SED 7173
080 THIS LIFE OF MINE Smith SED 7173  
081 NO BEER Smith SED 7173
082 HELL CAT Smith SED 7173  
083 POOL CUE Smith SED 7173  
084 ONE MORE TIME Smith SED 7173
085 CAN'T STOP US NOW Smith SED 7173 

2016 unknown – Two Tons Of Steel

086 SHOULDA KNOWN BETTER

087 ALL TIED UP

088 JUMPIN' TONIGHT

089 GONE

090 DOES HEAVEN KNOW

091 SURRENDER

092 COUNT ON ME (I'LL LET YOU DOWN)

093 CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND

094 SWEET WHITE VAN

095 RUNAWAY BABY

Tracks above issued on album Gone

 

ALBUMS

Blue Fire ? Dead Crickets:  Two Tons Of Steel; Lovely Senorita; There Goes My Baby; Lonely Love;  Transparent Heart;  Woman Of Love; No Comfort; Three Words; You Can Count On Me; My Heart Won't Say Goodbye; Take Me Now – 95 Dead Crickets

Two Tons Of Steel TTS 1701 Ten Dollar Cover: Good Rockin‘ Tonight; My Babe; I Don’t Care Of The Sun Don’t Shine; Dig The Boogi; Seven Lonely Days; Gotta Let You Know; Everyday, Everyday; Red Hot; Women Of Love; Havana Moon; Tryin‘ To Get To You; Southbound Train; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; Lawdy Miss Clawdy; Baby You Got Me; Two Tons Of Steel - 97

Big Bellied BB 226 Oh No: Oh No!; Standing On A Rock; Southbound Train; Old Nights; Don’t Stand Too Close; Big Big Love; Havan Moon; 14 Days; Heartache Of A Fool;; Two Tons Of Steel - 99

Big Bellied BB 1022  King Of A One Horse Town: King of a One Horse Town; Heartache;  Love Is Here to Stay;  Sweet Elena;  Does Heaven Know; You Didn't Know Me;  Sad Lover Song;  I Wanna Be Sedated;  Since I Met You Baby; One More Time; Crazy Little Rockin‘ (Redheaded Girl) – 00 (reissued in NED on Me and My Records MMACD-1011 in 2001)

Big Bellied 1023 Live At Gruene Hall - Tuesday Live: One More Time; Love's Here to Stay;  Maybe I;  Sweet Elena;  Heartache;  Does Heaven Know; Crazy Little Rockin; Redheaded Girl;  I'd Do Anything; Two Tons of Steel; Stinkin Drunks; King of a One Horse Town;  Oh no!; Red Headed Woman; Forever Blue; I Wanna Be Sedated; Not Fade Away; Lone Star Beer Ad - 22-01-02

Big Bellied BB261 [226 on cover] Transparent: Marie's the Name (of His Latest Flame);  Maybe I; (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes;  You Know; Back Door; Hammer; Little Pig; Transparent Heart;  Lonley Love;  Diddly Daddy; Times Like These- 04-11-03 (reissued on Palo Duro 4000 in 2005)

Palo Duro  PDR-4001 Vegas: Vegas; Drive You Home Tonight; Your Kiss; Unglued; Can‘t Stay With You;  Havana Moon;  Secret Agent Man;  Ice Cream Man;  Baby You Got Me;  I Wanna Be Sedated;  II. Red Hot - 27-06-05

Palo Duro PDR-4005 Two Tons Of Steel Live! Live From Gruene Hall: Diddly Daddy;  Maybe I;  Sedated;  Love is Here to Stay;  Unglued;  Vegas;  You Know;  Heartache;  Stinkin' Drunks;  King of a One Horse Town;  Havana Moon;  Two Tons of Steel;  You Didn't Know Me;  Red Headed Woman;  Ice Cream Man – 06-06-06 (+DVD: Intro; Vegas; Unglued; Maybe I; Love Is Here To Stay; Sedated; Ice Cream Man; Baby You Got Me; You Know;  King Of One Horse Town; Stingin Drunks; Little Pig; Your Kiss; One More Time; Credits + On The bus [documentary]; Your Kiss [director’s cut]; Red Hot [directror’s cut])

Smith Entertainment SED-7125 Not That Lucky: Cryin' Eyes;  Long Road to Heaven;  Hold Over Me;  Alcohol and Pills;  Not That Lucky;  Run to You;  Without Your Love;  Bad Attitude;  Wanna Dance;  Bottom of the Bottle - 18-08-09

Smith Entertainment SED-7173 Unraveled: Really want you; Crazy Heart; Ease My Mind; Busted; Mama; This Life Of Mine; No Beer; Hell Cat; Pool Cue; One More Time; Can't Stop Us Now - 06-08-13

Big Bellied ? Gone: Shoulda Known Better;All Tied Up; Jumpin' Tonight; Gone; Does Heaven Know; Surrender; Count on Me (I'll Let You Down); Can't Get You off My Mind;

Sweet White Van; Runaway Baby – 17-01-17

 

EPs

Big Bellied 651 Tangled In Tinsel: Jingle Bells; Here Comes Santa Claus; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town;  If We Make It Through December; Rockin' Around The Christmas; Please Mr. Santa – 08-11-11

DVD

Ready To Rock - Two Tons Of Steel: Dig The Boogie; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; (My girl is) Red Hot;  Crazy Little Rockin' (Redheaded Girl);  Little Pig; King Of A One Horse Town; Marie's Her Name; Two Tons Of Steel; Maybe I...; Love Is Here To Stay; Gotta Let You Know; Sweet Elena; I Wanna Be Sedated; Transparent Heart;One More Time; Diddly Daddy;  14 Days (Crazy for my Baby);  You Didn't Know Me; Every Day, Every Way- 05