Rivers ”Jack Rivers” Lewis , +1989
4th version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Dennis Flannigan, Steve
Hathaway, Carl LaFong, Steve Hathaway, Thieu Can De Vorst, Murray Kirch
SESSIONS
23 August 1940 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Texas
Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [bass], Jack Rivers
[vcl/gt], Pete Wray [gt], Cactus Soldi [fiddle], Larry DePaul [accordion])
001 DLA 2084-A,B ROCK-A-RYE POLKA 5875 46021/Cattle LP-82 BACM CD D 063
002 DLA 2085 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG 5875 46021/Cattle LP-82 BACM CD D 063
11 September 1940 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA –
Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [vcl-1], Jack Rivers
[vcl-2/gt], Cindy Walker [vcl-3], Buddy Hayes [bass], Carl La Magna [fiddle],
Larry DePaul [vcl-4/accordion])
003 DLA 2149-A THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG -1-2-4 5894 46063 Cattle
LP-82 BACM CD D 063
004 DLA 2150-A HILL BILLY BILL -2-3-4 5912/Cattle LP-83
8 November 1940 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA –
Texas Jim Lewis (Texas Jim Lewis [bass], Jack Rivers [vcl-2/gt], Pete Wray
[vcl-3/gt], Spade Cooley [fiddle], Larry DePaul [vcl-1])
005 DLA 2237-A MARY, THE PRAIRIE AND I -1-2-3 5912/Cattle LP-83
15 August 1941 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Texas
Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [vcl -1], Jack Rivers
[vcl-2/gt], Eugene Walsh [vcl-3/gt], Buddy Hayes [bass], Carl LaMagna [fiddle],
Larry DePaul [vcl-4/accordion])
006 DLA 2643-A BEAVER CREEK -1-2-4 6001 46063/BACM CD D 063
007 DLA 2644-A PRETTY QUADROON -1-2-3 5990/Cattle LP-81
25 August 1941 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Texas
Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [vcl -1], Jack Rivers [vcl
-2/gt], Eugene Walsh [vcl-3/gt], Buddy Hayes [bass], Vernon Greenlaw [fiddle],
Larry DePaul [vcl –4/accordion])
008 DLA 2681-A OLD FASHIONED HOEDOWN –1-2-4 5990/Cattle LP-81
27 February 1942 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA –
Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [vcl-1/bass], Dan
Walsh [vcl-4] Jack Rivers [vcl-3/gt], Ernest Hubbert [gt], Vernon Greenlaw
[fiddle], Larry DePaul [vcl2/accordion], Ray Foster [vcl-5/trumpet])
009 DLA 2925-A ROSE OF THE BORDER -1? -3?-4? 6056/ BACM CD D 063
010 DLA 2927-A BIG BAD BILL (FROM THE BADLANDS) –1-2-3 6031
27 June 1942 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Texas
Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [vcl-1/bass], Pete Wray
[vcl-3] Jack Rivers [vcl-2/gt], Ernest Hubbert [gt/trumpet], William Hill
[fiddle], Larry DePaul [vcl-4/accordion])
011 L 3073-A,-AA,-B I‘VE FOUND SOMEBODY NEW -2 unissued
012 L 3074-A HITCH OLD DOBBIN' TO THE SHAY AGAIN -1-2-4 6085 Melotone
45557/Cattle LP-82 BACM CD D 063
23 July 1942 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Texas
Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys (Texas Jim Lewis [bass],Jack Rivers
[vcl-2/gt], Dan Walsh [vcl-3/gt], Spade Cooley [fiddle], Larry DePaul
[vcl–4/accordion])
013 L 3118-A YOU GOTTA GO -2 Decca 6085/Cattle LP-82 BACM CD D 063
014 L 3120-A DUSTY SKIES -2-3 4 Decca 6064
015 L 3122-A MY LITTLE PRAIRIE FLOWER -2 Decca 6078/ BACM CD D 063
ca March 1946 Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers and His Muddy Creek Cowboys
016 T 1005 AT LEAST A MILLION TEARS Trilon 18575
017 T 1006 I'VE FOUND SOMEBODY NEW Trilon 18576
018 T 1007 DETOUR Trilon 18575
019 T 1008 SARGENT'S STOMP Trilon 18576
Mid 1946 Hollywood, CA – Tex Russell and His Hollywood Cowboys (Jack Lewis
[vcl-1] , Dude Jackson [vcl-2]
020 A-4421 TEXAS TORNADO -1 Aladdin 508/BACM CD D 150
000 A-4422 WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLUE -2 Aladdin 508
ca 1946 Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers and His Texas Tornados
021 JL1-4 TEXAS TORNADO Trilon 124
022 JL2-3 PLAYING GAMES WITH ME Trilon 125
023 JL3-4 IF I KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE LONESOME Trilon 124
024 JL4-3 BLUE BLUE EYES Trilon 125
25 November 1946 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower and Sunset Blvd.,
Hollywood, CA – Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys (Johnny Bond
[vcl/gt], Jack Rivers [gt/duet vcl-1], Doc Whiting [bass], Paul Sells [accordion],
Jerry Adler [harmonica], Hymie Gunkler [clarinet], Andy Secrest [trumpet])
025 HCO 2163 RAINBOW AT MIDNIGHT -1 Columbia 37217 20096/CCD-202 AJA 5360
1940s C.P.McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers Boys
026 10-398-3 VARSOVIENNA McGregor 398
027 10-399-2 RYE WALTZ MacGregor 399
028 10-400 SCOTTISCHE MacGregor 400 4005
029 10-401 HEEL AND TOE POLKA MacGregor 400 4005
1948 [no 1013] Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers and His Wester Band
030 3363 DEAR OAKIE Capitol 15169/CD 7-96841-2
031 3364 A MILLION MEMORIES Capitol 15169/ LP 91
leased masters
27 September 1948 [no 1055] Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers
032 3464 I'M JUST LIVING WITH MY SORROW Capitol unissued
033 3465 (I'M SENDING YOU) A LETTER FOR MY BROKEN HEART unissued
034 3466 DON'T GO BACK TO YOUR CLOUD unissued
035 3467 ARKANSAS 15283/ LP 91 BACM CD D 150
036 3468 MY DADDY'S ONLY A PICTURE 15283/ LP 91
037 3469 WATCH YOUR HEART unissued
1948 [no 1058] Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers
038 3443 WITH THE ANGELS LET ME PLAY unissued
039 3444 GALWAY BAY unissued
29 December 1948 Hollywood, CA - Jack Rivers and The River Boys
040 L 4852 WATCH YOUR HEART Coral 64004
041 L 4853 A LETTER ASKING FOR MY BROKEN HEART 64005
042 L 4854 I'M JUST LIVING WITH MY SORROW 64005
043 L 4855 DRAGGIN' STEEL 64004
1949 unknown – Jack Rivers
SA 795 RIDERS IN THE SKY ABC Eagle 113
SA 796 WREATH OF ROSES
ABC Eagle 113
SA 797 NEBRASKA - MY HOME
ABC Eagle 123
SA 798 NEBRASKA SWEETHEART ABC Eagle 123
1949 unknown – Jack Rivers
SA 807 I DON‘T WRITE NO LETTERS ABC Eagle 150
1949 unknown – Jack Rivers
SA 833 COUNTRY BOY
ABC Eagle 150
GO TO CHURCH 161
THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER 161
Ca 1950 unknown – Jack Rivers with String Band
SA 865 A YEAR OF CITY LIVING
ABC Eagle 191
SA 866 LORELEI ABC Eagle 191
April 1950 unknown - Jack Rivers, *and. Texas Jim Lewis
76071 ME AND MY TEDDY BEAR Coral 9-64043
76072 THAT LUCKY OLD RED-NOSED MULE Coral 9-64043/ LP 91
76073 THE WILD GUITAR Coral 9-64049
76074 JELLY BEAN RAG* Coral 9-64049
ca October 1950 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA - Jack Rivers (Jack Rivers [vcl], Noel Boggs [steel] + unknown
L 5900 HAUNTED HOUSE BOOGIE Coral 9-64072/LP 91
L 5901 SHAME, SHAME ON JOLIE 9-64084/ LP 91
L 5902 BUGLE CALL BABY 9-64072/LP-84
L 5903 SUMMER OR WINTER 9-64084/ LP 91
1952 Electra-Voice Studio, 622 Union St., Seattle, WA – Jack
Rivers,*and Jackie Tucker
IF YOU WOULD ONLY BE MINE* Lariat, JR, Ranch 1421 1425/Cattle LP 84
unknown title Lariat 1425
PENGUIN DRAG JR Ranch ME 1427
SWEET SUE JR Ranch ME 1427
Summer 1952 Electra-Voice Studio, 622 Union St., Seattle, WA – Jack Rivers
62227 ONE WOMAN MAN Listen 1441
62228 NAVY HOT ROD Listen 1441
1952 Electra-Voice Studio, 622 Union St., Seattle, WA – Jack Rivers
HOT ROD LINCOLN
unknown title
ca February 1953 Seattle WA – Jack Rivers
4 unknown titles - Vogue
there are more Seattle sessions, details unknown
Mid 1958 unknown – Jack Rivers
MY BABY DON’T LOVE NOBODY Naw 1003
SLOWLY I’M WALKING THE DOG Naw 1003
Mid 1958 unknown – Jack Rivers
TRUCKS CAN'T MAKE IT IN SIX DAYS ANYMORE Alsie AL 518
D.O.W. FROM WENATCHEE Alsie AL 518
Spring 1959 unknown – Jack Rivers
1144 IF YOU WERE MINE D 1071
1145 SHOULD HAVE KNOWN D 1071
ca May 1960 unknown – Jack Rivers
S 1133 THE SADDEST EYES Shasta SH-45-136
S 1134 THERE’S A STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAVING SOMEWHERE Shasta SH-45-136
1960s unknown – Jack Rivers
MRM 1013 RAMBLIN' ROSE M.R.M. 101
MRM 1014 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE M.R.M. 101
late 1960s unknown, Hawaii – Jack Rivers
YOU PASSED (LIKE A SHIP IN THE NIGHT) Sandbox LP 500
WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT Sandbox LP 500
STEEL GUITAR RAG Sandbox LP 500
DETOUR Sandbox LP 500
HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Sandbox LP 500
IF YOU WOULD ONLY BE MINE Sandbox LP 500
IT ISN'T RIGHT Sandbox LP 500
WHISKEY RIVER Sandbox LP 500
HE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL Sandbox LP 500
SKID ROW Sandbox LP 500
LITTLE OL' WINE DRINKER ME Sandbox LP 500
SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON Sandbox LP 500
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
prob. Mid 1940s [Standard Transcriptions, no 30024, series
2] Holywood, CA – Jack Rivers and His Boys
OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
IF I HADN'T STOPPED TO SAY HELLO Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
BONAPARTE'S RETREAT Standard Transcription V-177//Cattle LP 84
SLEEPY-EYED JOHN Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
RAZOR STRAP BOOGIE Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
YOUR SWEETHEART ISN'T BROKENHEARTED NOW Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP
84
HANNAH FROM LOUISIANA Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
WHO KNOWS? Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
LONESOME DARLIN' Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
IF I HADN'T MET YOU Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
JUST PLAIN OLD ORDINARY ME Standard Transcription V-177/Cattle LP 84
1947 [MacGregor Transcriptions] C.P.McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave.,
Hollywood, CA – Jack Rivers
BABY I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU MacGregor LB-478/Cattle LP 91 BACM CD D 150
A LIE CAN'T MEND A BROKEN HEART MacGregor LB-478/Cattle LP 91 BACM CD D 150
THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN MacGregor LB-516/Cattle LP 84
CIMMARON MacGregor LB-517/Cattle LP 91
A YEAR AND A DAY MacGregor LB-517/Cattle LP 91
YOU'RE SORRY NOW MacGregor LB-517/Cattle LP 91
LIPSTICK MacGregor LB-517/Cattle LP 91
GOLDEN SLIPPERS –instr.- MacGregor LB-517/Cattle LP 91
TEXAS TORNADO MacGregor LB 545/Cattle LP-84
PLAYIN' GAMES WITH ME MacGregor LB-545/Cattle LP 91 BACM CD D 150
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME –instr.- BACM CD D 150
APACHE TRAIL BACM CD D 150
AM I FOOLISH BACM CD D 150
HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME BACM CD D 150
SOMEDAY YOU'LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU BACM CD D 150
DARLING NELLIE GRAY –instr.- BACM CD D 150
RIDIN' DOWN TO SANTA FE BACM CD D 150
DON'T LAY THE BLAME ON ME BACM CD D 150
HI-E HI-O BACM CD D 150
THERE'S A NEW STAR IN HEAVEN BACM CD D 150
PIG ANKLE RAG –instr.- BACM CD D 150
LITTLE LIZA JANE BACM CD D 150
YOU WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG BACM CD D 150
LAZY RIVER –instr.- BACM CD D 150
ARKANSAS TRAVELLER-SOLDIER'S JOY (INSTR.) BACM CD D 150
TIMBER TRAIL BACM CD D 150
I'VE A FEELIN' I'M LOSING YOU BACM CD D 150
LITTLE SWEETHEART I MISS YOU BACM CD D 150
LITTLE BROWN JUG –instr.- BACM CD D 150
ALBUMS
Sandbox LP-500 Jack Rivers: You Passed (Like A Ship In The Night); Who Gave You
The Right; Steel Guitar Rag; Detour; Heartaches By The Number; If You Would
Only Be Mine; It Isn't Right; Whiskey River; He Taught Me To Yodel; Skid Row;
Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me; Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On – 6
Alsie no # Alsie Records Presents Jack Rivers and Bill Young
from Europe At Night: Nobody’s Darlin‘; Wind Gave You The Right; Buffalo
Beauty; Without You; D.O.M.; You … Like A Deep In The Night; Silver Wings;
Burning Bridges; Trophes; I Plan To Cry A Letter; Sittin‘ In A Honky Tonk; Temporary Love -7-
Cattle [GER] LP-84 Just Plain Old Ordinary Me: Razor Strap Boogie; Who Knows?; Lonesome
Darlin'; If I Hadn't Met You; Just Plain Old Ordinary Me; There's A New Star In
Heaven; Texas Tornado; If You Would Only Be Mine; Bonaparte's Retreat; Bugle
Call Baby; Out Of A Clear Blue Sky; If I Hadn't Stopped To Say Hello;
Sleepy-Eyed John; Your Sweetheart Isn't Brokenhearted Now; Hannah From
Louisiana; M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I – 85 (1940s recordings)
Cattle [GER] LP-91 Haunted House Boogie: Haunted House Boogie; Dear Oakie; A
Million Memories; Arkansas; My Daddy Is Only A Picture; Shame, Shame On Jolie;
Summer Or Winter; That Lucky Old Red-Nosed Mule; Cimmaron; A Year And A Day;
You're Sorry Now; Lipstick; Golden Slippers; Playin' Games With Me; Baby I'm
Still In Love With You; A Lie Can't Mend A Broken Heart – 86
BACM [UK] CD D 150 There’s A New Star In Heaven: A Lie Can't Mend A Broken
Heart; My Old Kentucky Home (instr.); Apache Trail; Am I Foolish; Hang Your
Head In Shame; Someday You'll Want Me To Want You; Darling Nellie Gray
(instr.); Ridin' Down To Santa Fe; Don't Lay The Blame On Me; Hi-e Hi-o;
There's A New Star In Heaven; Pig Ankle Rag (instr.); Little Liza Jane; Playin'
Games With Me; You Waited A Little Too Long; Texas Tornado; Lazy River
(instr.); Arkansas Traveller-Soldier's Joy (instr.); Baby I'm Still In Love
With You; Timber Trail; I've A Feelin' I'm Losing You; Little Sweetheart I Miss
You; Arkansas; Little Brown Jug (instr.); AFRS Melody Roundup (Radio broadcast
1948) – ca 08
SINGLES
Decca (w. Texas Lewis)
5875 Rock And Rye Polka / Wine, Women And Song - 09-40 w. Lone Star Cowboys
(reissued on Decca 46021)
5912 Mary, The Prairie And I / Hill Billy Bill - 01-41 w. Texas Jim Lewis
6085 You Gotta Go / Mitch Old Dobbin To The Shay Again - 43 w. Lone Star
Cowboys (Canadian issue on Melotone 45557)
Mac Gregor
COM10-398/399 Rye Waltz / Varsovienna – 4-
400 Scottische / Heel And Toe Polka – 4- (reissued on 45 RPM
4005)
Trilon (1946)
18575 A Least A Million Today / Detour – 05-46 (rev. June 29)
18576 Sargent's Stomp / I've Found Somebody New - 05-46
124 Texas Tornado / If I Knew What It Meant To Be Lonesome –
09-46 (rev. Oct. 5)
125 Playing Games With Me / Blue Blue Eyes – 09-46 (rev.
Oct. 5)
Aladdin (1946)
508 Texas Tornado / [Dude Jackson:] What It Means To Be Blue – 46
San Fernando
501
503
504
Capitol (1948, leased masters)
15169 Dear Oakie / A Million Memories – 48
15283 Arkansas / Daddy’s Only Picture – 09-48 (rev. Sept. 11)
Coral (1949-50)
64004 Draggin‘ The Steel / Watch Your Heart – 03-49 (rev. March 19)
64005 I’m Just Living With My Sorrow / Letter Asking For My Broken Heart – 49
9-64043 Me And My Teddy Bear/That Lucky Old Red-Nosed Mule - 50
9-64049 Wild Guitar / Jelly Bean Rag – 06-50 (rev. July 15)
9-64072 Haunted House Again / Bugle Call Baby – 01-51 (rev. Jan. 13)
9-64084 Shame, Shame On Jolie / Summer Or Winter – 51
ABC Eagle (ca 1949-50)
113 Riders In The Sky / Wreath Of Roses - 49
123 Nebraska Sweetheart / Nebraska - My Home – 49
141
148
149
150 I Don‘t Write No Letters / Country Boy – 49
153
161 Go To Church / The Family That Plays Together - 49
191 A Year Of City Living / Lorelei
various Jack Rivers labels (Rivers, JR, JR Ranch, Listen,
Lariat) (singles issued on these labels had the same catalogue number)
ME 1421 If You Could Only Be Mine (w. Janie Tucker) /
Penguin Drag – 52
ME 1422 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time / Rosetta
- (JR Ranch)
ME 1425 If You Could Only Be Mine (w. Janie Tucker) /
? - 52
ME 1427 Penguin Drag / Sweet Sue – 52 (JR Ranch)
ME 1428 My Dreams Are Gettin Better All The Time (w. Janie
Tucker) / Rosetta (w. Neil Levang) – 52 (rev. Sept. 13; JR Ranch)
ME 1441 Navy Hot Rod / One Woman Man – 09-52 (rev. Sept. 13)
Hot Rod Lincoln / ? – 52
ME 1445 ? / ? (Listen)
ME 1446 ? / ?
ME 1447 ? / ?
Horace Heidt
1050
Vogue (1953)
1027
Now (1958)
1003 My Baby Don’t Love Nobody / Slowly I’m Walking The Dog – 07-58 (rev. July
28)
Alsie (1958)
AL 518 Trucks Can't Make It In Six Days Anymore / D.O.W.
From Wenatchee – 08-58
D (1959)
1071 If You Were Mine / Should Have Known – 27-05-59
Shasta
SH-45-136 The Saddest Eyes / There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere –
60
M.R.M.
101 Ramblin' Rose / Under The Double Eagle – 6-
Ambassador
1003 Dirty Ol‘ Woman
/ ?
Single on Ron-Mar is by differetn singer
