Noel Boggs

Noel Edwin Boggs, *14-11-1917 Oklahoma City, OK, +30.08.74
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Lillies Ohlsson, Mario Manciotti, Carl LaFarge, Vaclav Zpatecka, Michal Gololobov

SESSIONS see also Bob Wills, Sons Of The Pioneers, Spade Cooley, Roy Rogers, Bill Boyd, Wade Ray, Curly Wiggins

1940s Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs and The Dudes (Noel Boggs [steel], Billy Wright, Ernie Howard [vcl/ gt], Irving Edelman [bass],  Billy Wright [violin], Freddie Haynes [piano])

001 BLUE TEARS Major 1200
002 OKLAHOMA WALTZ Major 1200
003 TENNESSEE RAG 1201
004 ROCKIN' ALONG ON ROCKIN' RYE 1201
Early 1951 Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs

005 MMA-264 ALABAMY BOUND Magnolia MS 1059

006 MMA-265 unknown title

007 MMA-266 unknown title

008 MMA-267 THE LOWDOWN OF MONA LISA Magnolia MS 1059

14 February 1951 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA –  The Dudes and Les "Carrot Top" Anderson with Noel Boggs
009 L 6074 JUST LIKE TWO DROPS OF WATER 9-46303/HBR 40 TRG
010 L 6075 I WAS SORTA WONDERIN‘ Decca 9-46303/HBR 40
011 L 6076 T-T-TUCKY TY 9-46326/HBR 40 TRG
012 L 6077 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 9-46326/HBR 40 TRG
013 L 6078 HOEIN‘ COTTON unissued

1952 Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs And The Desertaires (+Clem Smith, Mel Ryan, Leroy Krubl)

014 641 APPLE VALLEY  Apple Valley 1002

ca. September 1952 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA –  Curly Wiggins with Noel Boggs and His Tumbleweeds

015 RR 2035 TUMBLEWEED HEART Intro  45-6064

016 RR 2036 MY HEART IS FREE AGAIN Intro 45-6067

017 RR 2037 LITTLE GIRL DRESSED IN BLUES 45-6067

018 RR 2038 MY SONG  Intro  45-6064

18 November 1952 [13:30-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, 1016 North Sycamore St., Hollywood, CA – Wade Ray with Noel Boggs (Wade Ray [vcl/fiddle], Jimmy Bryant [gt], Eddie Kirk [gt], Noel Boggs [steel], Stanley Puls [bass], Muddy berry [drums], Billy Liebert [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)

019 E2-VB-7022 IT‘S ALL YOUR FAULT 47-5091/BCD 17219
020 E2-VB-7023 CALL ME UP 47-5199/BCD 17219
021 E2-VB-7024 THE THINGS I MIGHT HAVE BEEN 47-5091/CAL-2107
022 E2-VB-7025 IF THEY SHOULD ASK ME 47-5199

1953 poss. Hollywood, CA - Jack Loyd with Noel Boggs and String Band (Jack Lloyd [vcl])

023 778-0 DIVORCE GRANTED Eastman ES-778

024 778-00 ACT 1, ACT 2, ACT 3 Eastman ES-778

December 1953 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs and The Day Sleepers
025 RHCO 10682/RZSP-10682 STEELIN‘ HOME Columbia 4-21220
026 RHCO 10683/RZSP-10683 DAY SLEEPER 4-21220
027 RHCO 10684/RZSP-10684 MAKE BELIEVE HEART 4-21274
028 RHCO 10685/RZSP-10685 HOW LONG 4-21274
1958 Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs Quintet (Noel Boggs [steel], Neil LeVang [gt], Paul Smith [piano], Ivan Ditmars [organ] + 1 unknown musician [bass?]]
029 S-1096 BEER BARREL POLKA 45-SH-132/SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
030 MORNING DEW Shasta SH45-102/ SH-LP-530
031 BEAUTIFUL OHIO SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
032 S-1099 LITTLE COQUETTE 45-SH-132/SH-LP-503 SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
033 STEELIN' HOME SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
034 MAGIC ISLE SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
035 CARAVAN SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
036 BIRTH OF THE BLUES SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
037 PARADISE ISLE SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
1959 Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs
038 S-1109 STEEL GUITAR RAG 45-SH-157/SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
039 S-1110 SEPTEMBER SONG 45-SH-153/SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
040 S-1111 PERDIDO 45-SH-153/SH-LP-503 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017

041 S-1113 TENDERLY 45-SH-102 45-SH-157/SH-LP-503 SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
1958/1964 Hollywood, CA – Noel Boggs
042 LOVER SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
043 WABASH BLUES SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
044 DARDANELLA SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
045 MY DIANE SH-LP-530
046 OVER THE RAINBOW SH-LP-530
047 CHEROKEE SH-LP-530 Varese 066138-2 ESSL 5696017
048 LIZA SH-LP-530
049 NIGHTY NIGHT SH-LP-530

Noel Boggs recorded after 1964. Some info in singles and albums list

ALBUMS
Shasta SH-LP-503 Magic Steel Guitar: Little Coquette; Tenderly; Steel Guitar Rag; Beautiful Ohio; Steelin' Home; Magic Isle; Caravan; Birth Of The Blues; September Song; Perdido; Paradise Isle; Beer Barrel Polka – 59 (rev. June 27, 1960; reissued in 2010 on One Media Publishing  as Steel Guitar Rag)

Repeat 310-8 Western Swing: Steel Guitar Rag; Shame On You;  Old Fashioned Love;  San Antonio Rose; Jesusita En Chihuahua (Jessie Polka); Texas Playboy Rag;  Steelin' Home;  Faded Love;  Westphalia Waltz; Rubber Dolly; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold;  Panhandle Rag - 05-65 (also on reel-to-reel tape; with Billy Armstrong/Harold Hensley/Norm Whistler, fiddles. Roy Lanham/Mluddy Berry. drums/Carl Scroggins, bass)
Repeat 100-10 Anytime: Any Time; St. Louis Blues; Cherokee; Londonderry Air; Tuxedo Junction + 5 unknown tracks) – 60s  (recorded directed to disc)
Shasta SH-LP-530 Hollywood And Wine: Lover; Tenderly; Wabash Blues; Dardanella; My Diane; Over The Rainbow; Cherokee; Morning Dew; Little Coquette; Liza; Nighty Night - 78
Shasta SH-LP-531 Noel Boggs And Friends On Stage: Blues Boogie; Worried Mind; Sheik Of Araby; Panhandle Rag; On The Alamo; Blue Hawaii; Alabama Bound; When I Lost My Love; Swanee River; At Sundown; Magic Isle; Birth Of The Blues – 78
Varese Sarabande 302 0-66138-2 The Very Best Of Noel Boggs: Steel Guitar Rag; Cherokee; Steelin' Home; Wabash Blues; Lover; Beer Barrel Polka; Little Coquette; Caravan; September Song; Paradise Isle; Tenderly; Beautiful Ohio; Magic Isle; Birth Of The Blues; Perdido; Dardanella – 25-07-00 (sampler, Shasta tracks`reissued in 2012 on Essential Media Group ESSL 5696017 Country Superstars: The Noel Boggs Hits Anthology with different tracks order)

SINGLES
Major (1940s)
1200 Blue Tears (vcl) / Oklahoma Waltz – 4-
1201 Tennessee Rag / Rockin' Along On Rockin' Rye - 4-

Decca (1951) wit Les Carrot Anderson

9-46303 I Was Sorta Wondering / Just Like Two Drops Of Water - 51
9-46326 Las Vegas, Nevada / T-T-Tucky Ty – 06-51 (rev. June 30)

Magnolia (1951)

MS 1059 Alabamy Bound / The Lowdown Of Mona Lisa – 02-51 (rev. Feb. 24)
Apple Valley (1952)
1002* Golfer‘s Lament (vcl John Charles Thomas) / Apple Valley (vcl Noel Boggs and Desertaires) (*promo copies had no catalogue number; MX: 45-640/641)

RCA Victor (1952) w. Wade Ray

47-5091 It's All Your Fault / The Things I Might Have Been – 12-52 (rev. Dec. 12)
47-5199 If They Should Ask Me / Call Me Up - 03-53

Intro (1952) Curly Wiggins with Noel Boggs and His Tumbleweeds

45-6064 My Song / Tumbleweed Heart – 11-52

45-6067 My Heart Is Free Again / Little Girl Dressed in Blue – 02-53

Eastman (1953) Jack Loyd with Noel Boggs and String Band

ES-778 Divorce Granted / Act 1, Act 2, Act 3 – 08-53 (rev. Sept. 5)

Columbia (1953) w. The Day Sleepers
4-21220 Steelin' Home / Day Sleeper - 03-54 (rev. March 20)
4-21274 How Long / Make Believe Heart - 07-54
Shasta/*Shastone (1958-64)
*SH45-102 Morning Dew / Tenderly - 58
45-SH-132 Little Coquette / Beer Barrel Polka – 03-60 (rev. March 21)
45-SH-153 Perdido / September Song - 61
45-SH-157 Steel Guitar Rag / Tenderly – 61
Repeat (1960s)
100-10 Solitude / Tuxedo Junction – 60s

(note: Both sides of the Repeat 45 100-10 say "from the Repeat album 'The Live Sound'", but I don't think there was any such LP. [Carl LaFarge])

Ubande (1973)
1973 Boodle Dee Beep / Good Times - 73
World Disc (unknown) w. Cass County Boys
152 Steel Guitar Rag / ?
415 Speedin' West / ?

Lester Fry

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1965 unknown, RSA – Lester Fry (Lester Fry [steel], + unknown musicians)

001 LOVESONG OF THE WATERFALL Imperial IRL 340

002 TAHITI Imperial IRL 340

003 SEND ME THE PILLOW Imperial IRL 340

004 STEEL GUITAR RAG Imperial IRL 340

005 INDIAN LOVE CALL Imperial IRL 340

006 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Imperial IRL 340

007 LITTLE COQUETTE Imperial IRL 340

008 MY ADOBE HACIENDA Imperial IRL 340

009 WESTEWINDJIE Imperial IRL 340

010 HAWAIIAN SUNSET Imperial IRL 340

011 WABASH BLUES Imperial IRL 340

012 KOUE HART Imperial IRL 340

ALBUMS

Imperial [Rhodesia] IRL 340  Slim Whitman's Hawaiian Guitarist Lester Fry Plays: Lovesong Of The Waterfall; Tahiti; Send Me The Pillow; Steel Guitar Rag; Indian Love Call; The Waltz You Saved For Me; Little Coquette; My Adobe Hacienda; Westewindjie; Hawaiian Sunset;Wabash Blues; Koue Hart – 65 (MX: INLP 3773/4)

Barbara Burnette

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2001 Tone Chaparral Studios, Nashville, TN – Barbara Burnette, *w. Eddie Angel (Producer: Eddie Angel)

001 MY TATTOO Spinout SPIN CD 016  

002 TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN'* Spinout SPIN CD 016  

003 JUKEBOX Spinout SPIN CD 016  

004 HOT ROD GRACE Spinout SPIN CD 016  

005 HALF A CHANCE Spinout SPIN CD 016

006 YOU LOOK THAT GOOD TO ME Spinout SPIN CD 016  

007 I WANT YOU Spinout SPIN CD 016  

008 MY BABY CAN'T DANCE Spinout SPIN CD 016  

009 RIVERSIDE JUMP Spinout SPIN CD 016  

010 GIRLS Spinout SPIN CD 016  

011 JUMP BACK HONEY Spinout SPIN CD 016  

012 REAL GONE BABY Spinout SPIN CD 016  

2006 unknown – Barbara Burnette

013 WORKIN

014 LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING

015 VISION

016 MAMA SAID

017 SAY YOU FOUND ANOTHER

018 DEEP IN ME

019 UNAVAILABLE

020 LOVIN' ME OR LEAVIN' ME

021 SWEET MELODY

Tracks above issued on album Workin

ALBUMS

Spinout SPIN CD 016 My Tattoo: My Tattoo;  Train Kept A-Rollin';  Jukebox;  Hot Rod Grace;  Half A Chance; You Look That Good To Me;  I Want You;  My Baby Can't Dance;  Riverside Jump;  Girls;  Jump Back Honey;  Real Gone Baby – 01  (on Spinout sited listed 03-00, on bac cover 2001)

Barbara Burnette ? Workin: Workin; Looks Can Be Deceiving; Vision; Mama Said; Say You Found Another; Deep in Me; Unavailable; Lovin' Me or Leavin' Me; Sweet Melody – 05-07-06

Bobby Joe Owens

Robert L. Thompson

2nd version

by Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2009 [live] unknown – Retro Deluxe
00001 THAT OL' ROOSTER
00002 I GOT SIDETRACKED
00003 BABY IT'S HOT!
00004 KING SIZE BOOGIE
00005 IN THE PAST
00006 DC TO MEMPHIS
00007 3 PIECE BLUES
00008 DRINKIN' DOUBLESHOTS
00009 SHE CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE
00010 THE DIRTY SONG
00011 JUMP, SCREAM AND SHOUT
00012 IT'S UP TO YOU
00013 YOU GOT NO CREEK
Tracks above issued on album Baby It’s Hot
2010 Delta Recording Service Studio, Como, MS - Retro Deluxe (Bobby Joe Owens [vcl], Zach Sweeney [gt], Bob Pierce [bass],  Mike Mautino [drums], Carl Cimino [keyboards])
001 WATERMELON TEA
002 A WOMAN LIKE THAT
003 I'VE GOT ONE WOMAN
004 YOU'RE LYIN'
005 THE MOTHER NATURE SONG
006 ONE TOOTH TESSIE
007 TOO MUCH DRAMA
008 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
009 HOOCHIE COOCHIE BACK DOOR MAN
010 WINE AND RELIGION
011 ROCKIN' THE BLUES TONIGHT
012 WHAT IN THE DEVIL DID I DO LAST NIGHT?
013 BEER AND WHISKEY, WINE AND CIGARETTES
014 HEAVENLY BAND
015 ROUGH, TUMBLE, ROLL
016 BLUES INFUSION
Tracks above issued on album Watermelon Tea
2010 Delta Recording Service Studio, Como, MS - Retro Deluxe
017 JUST ANOTHER QUIET CHRISTMAS EVE  digital single
018 IT’S CHRISTMAS FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE digital single
2011 Delta Recording Service Studio, Como, MS – Bobby Joe Owens
019 WE'RE BUCKAROOS Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
020 SO LONG GONE Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
021 MY CADILLAC'S GOT FINS Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
022 CAN'T FIND A HONKY TONK Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
023 BREAKIN' THESE CHAINS Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004
024 MOMMA'S SONG Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004
025 WYNONNA, WYNONNA Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004
026 I CAN'T WAIT TIL JUDGMENT DAY Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
027 THANGAMALANG Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004
028 BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004  
029 COUNTRY BLIND Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004
030 BUCK U SONG Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00004   
2013 Cash Cabin Studios, Hendersonville, TN – Bobby Joe Owens and Retro Deluxe
031 HOPELESS ROMANTIC
032 FROM BEER TO THERE
033 LITTLE OLD YOU
034 LONG TIME UNTIL NEXT TIME
035 DON'T FORGET TO FORGET
036 DRINKIN' MY HEARTBREAK AWAY
037 TENNESSEE TAR
038 RIDE THAT TRAIN
039 MY DICKEL
040 MISS ME BACK
041 FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS FACE BOOK DRUNK
042 TEXT ME YOU LOVE ME
043 THE HORSEY SONG
Tracks above issued on album Liquor Love And Laughter
14-15 August 2015 [live] Old Bowie Town Grille, 8604 Chestnut Ave, Bowie, MD – Bobby Joe Owens and RetroDeluxe (Bobby Joe Owens [ld vcl], Joe Goltz [vcl/ld gt/harmonica], Mike Guerrieri [vcl/gt],  Miles Long [vcl/bass], Mike Mautino [drums], David Gorozdos [keyboards] +  Seth Kibel [sax], Joe Brotherton [trumpet], Michelle Murray [vcl-1])
04301 BE QUIET NOW RRRCD 0008
04302 WHERE THE TRAIN NO LONGER GOES RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04303 RHYMES WITH BETWEEN US RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04304 BARSTOOL BETWEEN US RRRCD 0008
04305 WHAT DO WE DO NOW? RRRCD 0008
04306 IS IT TIME TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN, AGAIN? RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04307 HIPPY HOLIDAY RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04308 COLD, DARK AND LONELY WITHOUT YOU RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04309 BEER TODAY, GONE TOMORROW RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04310 SING AND DRINK RRRCD 0008
04311 SHE'S GOT A PAIR RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04312 HONKY TONK CLOWN RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04313 GOT TWO DRINKS RRRCD 0008
04314 SOMEWHAT SOBER TONIGHT RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04315 IF I WERE A CHEATING SONG RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04316 WORKING ON THE HORN CHART RRRCD 0008
04317 ALWAYS FAITHFUL -1  RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04318 DRUNKEN LOVE RRRCD 0008  Double Tapped
04319 ARE YOU FEELING WHAT I'M FEELING? RRRCD 0008
04320 WHY AM I HERE AND NOT SOMEWHERE ELSE? RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04321 HOT HORN SECTION RRRCD 0008
04322 BEAST ON THE BARSTOOL RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04323 SERIOUS SONG RRRCD 0008
04324 GOIN' DOWN THAT ROAD RRRCD 0008 Double Tapped
04325 CAN'T BE PERFECT RRRCD 0008



ALBUMS
Rinkled Rooster  RRCD 0001 Baby It’s Hot: That Ol' Rooster; I Got Sidetracked; Baby It's Hot!; King Size Boogie; In The Past; DC To Memphis; Piece Blues; Drinkin' Doubleshots; She Can't Wait Anymore; The Dirty Song; Jump, Scream and Shout; It's Up To You; You Got No Creek – 24-08-09
Rinkled Rooster RRCD 00002 Watermelon Tea: Watermelon Tea; A Woman Like That; I've Got One Woman; You're Lyin'; The Mother Nature Song; One Tooth Tessie; Too Much Drama; Clarksdale, Mississippi; Hoochie Coochie Back Door Man; Wine And Religion; Rockin' The Blues Tonight; What In The Devil Did I Do Last Night?; Beer And Whiskey, Wine And Cigarettes; Heavenly Band; Rough, Tumble, Roll;  Blues Infusion – 12-09-10
Rinkled Rooster RRCD00004 Please Rise: We're Buckaroos; So Long Gone; My Cadillac's Got Fins; Can't Find a Honky Tonk; Breakin' These Chains; Momma's Song; Wynonna, Wynonna; I Can't Wait Til Judgment Day; Thangamalang; Beauty's Only Skin Deep; Country Blind; Buck U Song – 05-11
Rinkled Rooster no # (UPC707541683395) Liquor Love And Laughter: Hopeless Romantic; From Beer to There; Little Old You;Long Time Until Next Time; Don't Forget to Forget; Drinkin' My Heartbreak Away; Tennessee Tar; Ride That Train; My Dickel; Miss Me Back; Friends Don't Let Friends Face Book Drunk; Text Me You Love Me; The Horsey Song – 09-11-13
Rinkled Rooster RRCD 0008 Honky Tonk Clown (Recorded Live):  Be Quiet Now; Where The Train No Longer Goes; Rhymes With Between Us; Barstool Between Us; What Do We Do Now?; Is It Time to Say Goodbye Again, Again?; Hippy Holiday; Cold, Dark and Lonely Without You; Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow; Sing And Drink; She's Got A Pair; Honky Tonk Clown; Got Two Drinks; Somewhat Sober Tonight; If I Were A Cheating Song; Working On The Horn Chart; Always Faithful; Drunken Love; Are You Feeling What I'm Feeling?; Why Am I Here and Not Somewhere Else?; Hot Horn Section; Beast On The Barstool; Serious Song; Goin' Down That Road; Can't Be Perfect – 18-02-16
Bobby Joe Owens ? Double Tapped: Where the Train No Longer Goes; Barstool Between Us; Is It Time to Say Goodbye Again, Again?; Hippy Holiday; Cold Dark and Lonely Without You; Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow; She's Got a Pair; Honky Tonk Clown; Somewhat Sober Tonight; If I Were a Cheating Song; Always Faithful; Drunken Love; Why Am I Here and Not Somewhere Else?; Beast on the Barstool; Goin' Down That Road - 13-04-20 (all tracks from RRRCD 0008)