Tuesday, May 24, 2016

(Brother) Dave Gardner



David Gardner, *11-06-1926 Tennessee, +22-09-1983
By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Hans Sandberg

SESSIONS
1957 unknown – Dave Gardner
M-1011 WHITE SILVER SANDS OJ 1002 Fair Park 0003
M-1012 FAT CHARLIE  OJ 1002 Fair Park 0003
1957 unknown – Dave Gardner
1020 MAD WITCH OJ 1006
1021 unknown title  unissued
1022 LOVE IS MY BUSINESS  OJ 1006
15 December 1957 Bradley Film and  Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South,  Nashville, TN - Dave Gardner (unknown musicians + Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Owen Bradley)
103902/NA 10048 unknown title unissued
103903/NA 10049 HOP ALONG ROCK  9-30548
103904/NA 10050 PAGAN LOVE SONG  unissued
103905/NA 10051 ALL BY MYSELF  9-30548
15 March 1958 Bradley Film and  Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Dave Gardner
104583/NA 10170 WILD STREAK  9-30627
104584/NA 10171 THE MAN IN THE BOAT  unissued
104585/NA 10172 SLICKS SLACKS 9-30627
1959 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Dave Gardner (Producer: Chet Atkins)
REJOICE, DEAR HEARTS! PART 1 LPM 2083 CCM 022-2
REJOICE, DEAR HEARTS! PART 2 LPM 2083 CCM 022-2
THE MOTORCYCLE STORY [ed.:] LPC 122
DAVID AND THE GIANT [ed.:]  LPC 122
September 1960 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Dave Gardner (Producer: Chet Atkins)
L2-WW-0306 KICK THY OWN SELF PART 1 LSP-2239 CCM 022-2
L2-WW-0307 KICK THY OWN SELF PART 2 LSP-2239 CCM 022-2
March 1961 poss. RCA Victor Studio A, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan,  New York City – Dave Gardner
M2-PB-2428 COWARD AT THE ALAMO 37/47-7876
M2-PB-2429 YOU ARE MY LOVE 37/47-7876
1961 [live] Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium, Fort Worth, TX – Dave Gardner
AIN’T THAT WEIRD, PART 1 LSP 2335
AIN’T THAT WEIRD, PART 2 LSP 2335
1962 [live] University Of Alabama campus - Dave Gardner
DID YOU EVER, PART 1 LSP 2498
DID YOU EVER, PART 2 LSP 2498
Ca 1962 [live] Fort Worth, TX – Dave Gardner
ALL SERIOUS ASIDE, PART 1 LPM- 2628
ALL SERIOUS ASIDE, PART 2 LPM- 2628
Ca 1962 [live] The Tidelands, Houston, TX – Dave Gardner
IT’S BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US, PART 1 LSP 2761
IT’S BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US, PART 1 LSP 2761
1963 [live]  State Coliseum, Montgomery, AL / City Auditorium, Jackson, MS/ Whiting Armory, Mobile, AL – Dave Gardner
61407 IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE, PART 1  ST 1867 ST 5075
61408 IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE, PART 1 ST 1867 ST 5075
February 1963 [no 11072, live] The Copa Atlanta, GA – dave Gardner
IT’S ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT IT,  PART 1 ST 2055
IT’S ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT IT,  PART 1 ST 2055
Edited[?]
39293 THE SAINTS
39294 IT'S ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT "IT",PTS. 1, 2
39295 OLD SPINNING WHEEL
39296 WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER
1966 [no 15035] Los Angeles, CA – Dave Gardner
61043 HIP-OCRACY, PART 1  ST 5050
61044 HIP-OCRACY, PART 1  ST 5050
Ca 1967 unknown – Dave Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
64143 I NEED YOUR LOVIN'
Late 1969 [live] Jones Hall Theatre of Performing Arts, Houston, TX – Brother Dave Gardner
SIDE 1  Tonka TLP 713
SIDE 2  Tonka TLP 713
Edited from TLP 713:
LH-6426 MOTORCYCLE STORY (PT. 1) Tonka NO. 21
LH 6427 MOTORCYCLE STORY (PT. 2) Tonka NO. 21
1980 [live] unknown, TX – Brother Dave Gardner
INTRODUCTION: GABE TUCKER Delta DLP 1130
WHAT'S GOOD AND WHAT'S BAD Delta DLP 1130
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CANDIDATES Delta DLP 1130
WHAT MINORITIES Delta DLP 1130
YANKEES HEADING SOUTH Delta DLP 1130
SOUTHERN PATIENCE Delta DLP 1130
SPIRO SPEAKS Delta DLP 1130
GETTIN' BORED Delta DLP 1130
GEORGE'S GORILLAS Delta DLP 1130
CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY Delta DLP 1130
I'M MORE IGNORANT Delta DLP 1130
WHAT'S INTELLIGENCE Delta DLP 1130
WE'LL GET AMERICA BACK Delta DLP 1130
ER UH Delta DLP 1130
SCHOOL OF IGNORANCE Delta DLP 1130
FOLLOW THE LIGHT Delta DLP 1130
FLYIN'S GOOD Delta DLP 1130
BILLY AND THE HIPPIES Delta DLP 1130
NORTHERN BAPTISTS AND SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Delta DLP 1130
STAND UP FOR AMERICA Delta DLP 1130
PIGS ARE NICE Delta DLP 1130
ANTIBELLUM HOMES Delta DLP 1130
THE MOTORCYCLE STORY Delta DLP 1130
CLOSING Delta DLP 1130  
1980  [live] Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX – Brother Dave Gardner
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN' IN Delta DLP 1131
CARNEGIE HALL AND THE WILDWOOD FLOWER Delta DLP 1131
WILLIE AND THE BLACKBERRY PICKERS Delta DLP 1131
SUE THE REVENUERS Delta DLP 1131
MADELINE MURRAY AND THE SUPREME COURT Delta DLP 1131
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD Delta DLP 1131
WHITE SILVER SANDS Delta DLP 1131
LSD IS A BAD TRIP Delta DLP 1131
LITTLE SPACE PEOPLE Delta DLP 1131
YOU CAN'T SAY COLORED Delta DLP 1131
OUR NEW CITIZENS Delta DLP 1131
THE CHAINSAW STORY Delta DLP 1131
THE MOTORCYCLE STORY Delta DLP 1131
PRAY FOR PEACE Delta DLP 1131


ALBUMS

RCA Victor LPM 2083 Rejoice, Dear Hearts!: Part 1; Part 2 – 60 (rechanelled and reissued as LSP 2083, Reisssued as part of Collector's Choice Music CCM 022-2 Two Classic Albums By Dave Gardner - Rejoice Dear Hearts/Kick Thy Own Self)
RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2239 Kick Thy Own Self: Part 1; Part 2 – 07-60 (MX: L2WP-0306/7(m); L2WY 0308/9(s)); Reisssued as part of Collector's Choice Music CCM 022-2 Two Classic Albums By Dave Gardner - Rejoice Dear Hearts/Kick Thy Own Self)
RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2335 Ain’t That Weird: Part 1; Part 2 – 08-61 (MX: M2PP 0295/6(m); M2PW-0297/8(s))
RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2498 Did You Ever?: Part 1; Part 2 – 07-62
RCA Victor LPM- 2628 All Serious Aside: Part 1; Part 2 – 01-63
Capitol T/ST 1867 It Don’t Make Difference Now: Part 1; Part 2 – 04-63
RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2761 It’s Bigger Than Both Of Us: Part 1; Part 2 – 07-63 (MX: PPRM-4153/4(m); PPRS-4155/6(s))
Capitol T/ST 2055 It’s All In How You Look At It: Part 1; Part 2 – 03-64
RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2854 The Best Of Dave Gardner: Observations On Yankees; The Haunted House Story; The Governor's Chauffeur; Boostin' Hubcaps; Tomato Plants And FDR; The Country Cow And The City Cow; The Preacher And The Drunk; The Motorcycle Story; The Spoon Story; Chicken Every Sunday; The Promoter Story; The Rolls Royce Ride; Observations On The American Indians; The Chicago Numbers Story – 06-64
Tonka TLP 713 Out Front: Side 1; Side 2 – 70
Delta DLP 1130 The Motorcycle Story: Introduction: Gabe Tucker; What's Good And What's Bad; The President and The Candidates; What Minorities; Yankees Heading South; Southern Patience; Spiro Speaks; Gettin' Bored; George's Gorillas; Christmas Every Day; I'm More Ignorant; What's Intelligence; We'll Get America Back; Er Uh; School Of Ignorance; Follow the Light; Flyin's Good; Billy and The Hippies; Northern Baptists and Southern Baptists; Stand Up For America; Pigs Are Nice; Antibellum Homes; The Motorcycle Story; Closing – 80
Delta DLP 1131 Brother Dave Gardner In Person: When The Saints Go Marchin' In; Carnegie Hall and The Wildwood Flower; Willie and The Blackberry Pickers; Sue The Revenuers; Madeline Murray and The Supreme Court; Religions Of The World; White Silver Sands; LSD Is A Bad Trip; Little Space People; You Can't Say Colored; Our New Citizens; The Chainsaw Story; The Motorcycle Story; Pray For Peace - 80
Landmark Productions LP 3510 The Very Best Of  Brother Dave Gardner:Introduction By Game Tucker; What's Good and What's Bad; The President and The Candidates; What Minorities?; Yankees Headin' South; Southern Patience; Spiro Speaks; Getting' Bored; George's Gorillas; Christmas Everyday Day; I'm More Ignorant; What's Intelligence; We'll Get America Back; When The Saints Go Marchin' In; Carnegie Hall and The Wildwood Flower; Willie and Blackberry Pickers; Sue The Revenuers; Madeline Murray and The Supreme Court; Religions Of The World; White Silver Sands; LSD Is A Bad Trip; Little Space People; You Can't Say "Colored"; Our New Citizens; The Chainsaw Story; Er Uh; School Of Ignorance; Follow The Light; Flyer's Good; Billy and The Hippies; Northern Baptists and Southern Baptists; Stand Up For America; Antebellum Homes; The Motorcycle Story; Closing – 99 (reissue of two albums)


EPS
RCA Victor
LPC 122 Highlights Rejoice, Dear Hearts!: The Motorcycle Story / David And The Giant – 61 (MX: L2PQ 4698/9)
Capitol
PRO 2332 It Don't Make No Difference:  Going To The Moon;  Col. Sol Billy Estes;  Where To Be In Case The Bomb Drops;  Weather Sure Is Bad;  Little Boy In Class;  Dogs Chase Cars /  Life Insurance;  Stock Market Crash;  Sent Kennedy A 'Possum;  Folks Think I Dont Like JFK;  Speak Me Some Algebra – 63 (promo)


Tonka
No # Excerpts From Out Front: Something Goin‘-To- Bored; Yankee’s Spooked; Beat The Draftl More Igborantl Intelligence Bit / Five States; Minorities; Nothin‘  Bit; Israeli Six Day War; See Light-Love America – 70 (MX: 6428/9)

SINGLES
OJ (1957)
1002 White Silver Sands / Fat Charlie – 07-57 (reissued on Fair Park 0003)
1006 Mad Witch / Love Is My Business – 57
Decca
9-30548 Hop Along Rock / All By Myself – 01-58
9-30627 Slick Slacks / Wild Streak – 58
RCA Victor
37/47-7876 Coward At The Alamo / You Are My Love – 04-61
Tonka
NO. 21 Motorcycle Story (Pt. 1) / Motorcycle Story (Pt. 2) – 01-70

Larry Edwards



Lawrence Arthur “Larry” Edwards,*26-03-1931 Delaware, OH.
2nd version

by Praguefrank, Reginald Bartlette, Lennart Gustavsson, with help of www.45rpmrecords.com
SESSIONS



1958 prob. London, OH – Larry Edwards and The Dude Ranch Boys (Larry Edwards [vcl/gt], Chilly Edwards [steel], Jack Kerwood [fiddle]. Producer: Wilbur Carl “Clay Eager” Eagy)
001 CR-45-184A WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE Karl 45-228/Greatest Hits
002 CR-45-184B WALKIN‘ CANE Karl 45-228
1962 poss. Cincinnati, OH  – Larry Edwards and The Dude Ranch Boys
003 THAT’S ONCE, THAT’S TWICE, THAT’S ALL  Delta 1022
004 MISSING YOU BLUES  Delta 1022
1964 prob. Columbus, OH - Larry Edwards
005 LITTLE ROSA Shenandoah 105
006 CAN I HELP IT Shenandoah 105
April 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Larry Edwards (Producer: Tommy Hill)
007 ST-7454/ZTSB-100857 MAKING THE ROUNDS Nashville 5221/Greatest Hits
008 ST-7455/ZTSB-101763 I'LL NEVER CRY AGAIN Nashville NV-5245
009 ST-7456/ZTSB-100858 YOURS AND MINE Nashville 5221
010 ST-7457/ZTSB-101764 WALK THE DARK STREETS Nashville NV-5245/Greatest Hits
June 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Larry Edwards (Producer: Tommy Hill)
011 ST-8093 OVER THE WALL 772/Greatest Hits
012 ST-8094 THIRTEENTH MONTH OF THE YEAR 772-/Greatest Hits
1970 unknown – Larry Edwards
013 CE-101-A THE FLIP SIDE OF THE RECORD Circle CE-101/Greatest Hits
014 CE-101-B YOU, THERE Circle CE-101
1960-1970s unknown – Larry Edwards
015 A LITTLE OLD FIGHT
016 TABLE IN THE CORNER
017 THE DUKE
018 THE ONLY PLACE THAT I CAN GO IS HOME
tracks above issued on album Greatest Hits
1978 Nashville, TN – Larry Edwards as Rocky Roads
019 TWICE THE WOMAN YOU ARE Greatest Hits
020 I CAN‘TT STOP CRYING LONG ENOUGH TO LAUGH Greatest Hits
1986 Columbus, OH – Larry Edwards
021 unknown info Rome
022 unknown info Rome
023 unknown info Rome
024 unknown info Rome
Fall 2007 Livinghead Audio Recording, Phonix, AZ – Larry Edwards (Larry Edwards [vcl/rh gt], John Lucas [ld gt], John Lucas [rh gt], Chilly Edwards [steel/bck vcl], Bobby Williams [steel/ld gt], Chet Arthur/ Denny Sarver [bass], Joyce Guyett [drums/bck vcl],  Tori Edwards [fiddle/ mandolin], John Hobart [piano/keyboards]. Producer: David Nichols)
025 GOOD COUNTRY CRYING MUSIC
026 MAMA LEARNED TO BOOGIE
027 SHE'S NOT OVER YOU
028 STILL ALIVE AND KICKIN'
029 BACK TO TEXAS
030 LEAVE THE BOTTLE HERE WITH ME
031 I'LL DRIVE MYSELF TO DRINK
032 LIGHTS OF THE NIGHT
033 SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS
034 STATUE OF A FOOL
035 THE THIRTEENTH MONTH OF NEXT YEAR
036 THE FLIP SIDE OF THE RECORD
tracks above issued on album Still Alive and Kick’n
2009 unknown – Larry Edwards
037 HEROES OF THE HONKYTONK
038 A HARD OLD TEXAS ROAD
039 BLUE MONTANA WALTZ
040 DON'T MESS WITH MY COWBOY HAT
041 TRAIN WHISTLE BLUES
042 THE COUNTRY TWIST
043 THE THINGS SHE LEFT BEHIND
044 THIS LONELY WORLD OF MINE
045 THE PAINTINGS OF GOD
046 A LONG TIME GONE
047 THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE
048 WE'RE NOT THE WHEELCHAIR SET
049 PRETTY PATTY PARKER'S PARTY PARLOR
050 THE WRONG SIDE OF LOVE
 



ALBUMS
Desert Wind 0265 (UPC 884501002653) Greatest Hits:
The Thirteenth Month of Next Year; Makin' the Rounds; Twice the Woman You Are; I Can't Stop Crying Long Enough to Laugh; The Flip Side of the Record; World of Make Believe; I Walk the Streets in Darkness; A Little Old Fight; Table in the Corner; The Duke; The Only Place That I Can Go Is Home; Over the Wall – 16-12-08
Desert Wind (UPC 884501002684) Still Alive And Kick’n: Good Country Crying Music; Mama Learned to Boogie; She's Not Over You; Still Alive and Kickin'; Back to Texas; Leave the Bottle Here With Me; I'll Drive Myself to Drink; Lights of the Night; Seven Spanish Angels; Statue of a Fool; The Thirteenth Month of Next Year; The Flip Side of the Record – 16-12-08
Desert Wind (UPC 728028061710) Heroes Of The Honky Tonk: Heroes of the Honkytonk; A Hard Old Texas Road; Blue Montana Waltz; Don't Mess With My Cowboy Hat; Train Whistle Blues; The Country Twist; The Things She Left Behind; This Lonely World of Mine; The Paintings of God; A Long Time Gone; That's All She Wrote; We're Not the Wheelchair Set; Pretty Patty Parker's Party Parlor; The Wrong Side of Love – 09-10

SINGLES
Karl (1958)
228 World Of Make Believe / Walkin‘ Cane – 58
Delta (1962)
1022 That's Once, That's Twice, That's All / Missing You Blues – 11-62 (rev. Nov. 10)
Shenandoah (1964)
105 Little Rosa / Can I Help It - 64
Nashville/*Starday (1965-66)
5221 Making The Rounds / Yours And Mine - 65
NV-5245 I'll Never Cry Again / Walk The Dark Streets - 65
*772 Over The Wall / Thirteenth Month Of The Year – 08-66
Circle E (1970)
CE-101 The Flip Side Of The Record / You, There - 06-70 (rev. July 4)

Trent Summar (and The New Row Mob)



By Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS
2000 The Hum Depot, Berry Hill, TN -  Trent Summar and The New Row Mob (Trent Summar [vcl], Phillip Wallece [gt], Jared Reynolds [vcl/bass gt],  Dave Kennedy [drums], Jerry Dale McFadden [vcl/keyboards], + R.S. Field [percussion]. Producer: R. S. Field)
001 PAINT YOUR NAME IN PURPLE  VFR IDLCD 09  
002 NEW MONEY  VFR IDLCD 09  
003 TOO BUSY MISSING YOU  VFR IDLCD 09  
004 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  VFR IDLCD 09  
005 NEW COUNTRY  VFR IDLCD 09  
006 COLENE  VFR IDLCD 09  
007 THE BEST DON'T EVER STOP  VFR IDLCD 09  
008 STARLETTA  VFR IDLCD 09  
009 METAL STONE GLASS AND WOOD  VFR IDLCD 09  
010 BE SO BLUE  VFR IDLCD 09  
011 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN  VFR IDLCD 09  
Mid 2001 [sessions for: Caught In The Webb -A Tribute To The Legendary Webb Pierce] Curb Studios, Nashville, TN – Trent Summar (Trent Summar[vcl], Pat Bergeson [ac gt], Kenny Vaughn [el gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Bob Mummert [drums], Hank Singer [twin fiddles], Jamie Johnson, Rob Price [hmny vcl]. Producer: Gail Davis)
011a IT‘S BEEN SO LONG  Audio Ent. AUD-CD-8146
December 2002 [live] 12th And Porter, 114 12th Ave N, Nashville, TN -  Trent Summar And The New Row Mob (Trent Summar [vcl], Bill Davis [ac gt/bck vcl], Adam Landry [gt], Philip Wallace [gt],  John Bonlinger [el gt], Michael Granada [bass/ bck vcl], Dave Kennedy/ Mark Horn [drums]).
01101 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01102 BEAT DON'T EVER STOP DCNCD 1012  
01103 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01104 I'M COUNTRY DCNCD 1012  
01105 MONOLOGUE DCNCD 1012  
01106 PAINT YOUR NAME IN PURPLE DCNCD 1012
01107 TOO BUSY MISSING YOU DCNCD 1012  
01108 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01109 NEW MONEY DCNCD 1012  
01110 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DCNCD 1012  
01111 METAL, STONE, GLASS AND WOOD DCNCD 1012  
01112 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01113 STARLETTA DCNCD 1012  
01114 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01115 COLENE DCNCD 1012  
01116 DOWN HOME GIRL DCNCD 1012  
01117 INTRODUCTION DCNCD 1012  
01118 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN DCNCD 1012  
01119 BE SO BLUE DCNCD 1012  
01120 SHE'S A WOMAN DCNCD 1012  
01121 MONOLOGUE DCNCD 1012  
01122 DOPE SMOKING SONG DCNCD 1012
01123 MONOLOGUE DCNCD 1012  
01124 I KNEW THE BRIDE (WHEN SHE USED TO ROCK AND ROLL) DCNCD 1012  
01125 SLAW DCNCD 1012  
01126 HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL DCNCD 1012  
2006 Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN/Weightless Cargo Studio, Nashville, TN – Trent Summar And The New Row Mob (Ken McMahan [vcl/gt], Dan Baird [vcl/gt], Pat Buchanan [gt], Michael Granda [bass], Dave Kennedy [drums],  +  Gary Morse [steel], Joe Spivey [fiddle], Mike Webb/Rand Bishop [piano], Keifer Thompson, Russell Terrell [bck vcl])
012 HORSESHOES AND HAND GRENADES Palo Duro PDR 1401  
013 LOVE YOU Palo Duro PDR 1401
014 GUYS LIKE ME Palo Duro PDR 1401
015 SHE KNOWS WHAT TO DO Palo Duro PDR 1401  
016 SUPPOSED TO DO Palo Duro PDR 1401  
017 HAYRIDE Palo Duro PDR 1401  
018 LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE LINE Palo Duro PDR 1401  
019 REALLY NEVER LOVED HER ANYWAY Palo Duro PDR 1401  
020 PINK JOHN DEERE Palo Duro PDR 1401  
021 HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY Palo Duro PDR 1401  
022 GIRL FROM TENNESSEE Palo Duro PDR 1401  



ALBUMS

VFR IDLCD 09 Trent Summar and The New Row Mob: Paint Your Name In Purple; New Money; Too Busy Missing You; It Never Rains In Southern California; New Country; Colene; The Best Don't Ever Stop; Starletta; Metal Stone Glass And Wood; Be So Blue; Lookout Mountain – 22-08-00                     
Digital Club Netword DCNCD 1012 Live at 12th and Porter: Introduction; Beat Don't Ever Stop; Introduction; I'm Country; Monologue; Paint Your Name In Purple; Too Busy Missing You; Introduction; New Money; It Never Rains In Southern California;  Metal, Stone, Glass And Wood; Introduction; Starletta; Introduction; Colene; Down Home Girl; Introduction; Lookout Mountain; Be So Blue; She's A Woman; Monologue; Dope Smoking Song; Monologue; I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll); Slaw; High School Confidential – 25-03-03            
Palo Duro PDR 1401 Horseshoes And Hand Grenades: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades; Love You; Guys Like Me; She Knows What To Do; Supposed To Do; Hayride; Louisville Nashville Line; Really Never Loved Her Anyway; Pink John Deere; He Stopped Loving Her Today; Girl From Tennessee – 10-10-06        

Monday, May 23, 2016

Dewey Ritter



*01-06-1929 Chesterfield County, VA, +12-09-2001
3rd version

by Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS

21 May 1951 unknown – Dewey Ritter
001 81058 YESTERDAY'S LOVE Coral 9-64098/HBR CD 070
002 81059 MOTHER, THE QUEEN OF MY HEART Coral 9-64098/HBR CD 070
003 81060 ONE MAN'S LOSS IS ANOTHER MAN'S GAIN Coral 9-64109/HBR CD 070
004 81061 ONE GOLDEN CURL Coral 9-64109/HBR CD 070
5 February 1952 unknown – Dewey Ritter
005 82251 THIS HEART OF MINE Coral 9-64176/HBR CD 070
006 82252 I'M LEAVIN' TOWN Coral 9-64136/HBR CD 070
007 82253 WHEN MY DAY ROLLS AROUND Coral 9-6417/HBR CD 0706
008 82254 SOLD DOWN THE RIVER Coral 9-64136/HBR CD 070
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR CD 070 CORAL 64000 volume Two
1961 unknown – Dewey Ritter And The Country Cavaliers
009 MR. ARMS New Dominion 1212
010 THINGS TO FORGET  New Dominion 1212
1963 unknown – Dewey Ritter
011 ZTSB-83445 MOVE IT ON OVER Shoestring SHO 103
012 ZTSB-83446 BOUQUET OF ROSES Shoestring SHO 103
013 ZTSB-83447 IT IS NO SECRET SHO 104
014 ZTSB-83448 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS SHO 104
1966 poss. Greensboro, NC – Dewey Ritter And The Panhandle Boys
015 BE MY SUNSHINE FOREVER Tornado 103
016 I WALK A LONELY ROAD (BECAUSE OF YOU) 103
1966 poss. Greensboro, NC – Dewey Ritter
017 BIG DEAL 109
018 GEORGIA TOOK MY NAME AWAY 109


SINGLES
Coral (1951-52)
9-64098 Yesterday’s Love / Mother, The Queen Of My Heart - 51
9-64109 One Golden Curl / One Man’s Loss Is Another – 11-51
9-64136 I’m Leavin‘ Town / Sold Down The River – 08-52 (rev. Aug. 8)
9-64176 This Heart Of Mine / When My Days Rolls Around – 54
New Dominion Barn Dance (1961)
DBD-45-1212 Mr. Arms / Things To Forget – 10-61
Shoestring (1963)
SHO 103 Move It On Over / Bouquet Of Roses – 63
SHO 104 It is No Secret / What A Friend We Have In Jesus – 63
Tornado (1966)
T 103 I Walk A Lonely Road (Because Of You) / Be My Sunshine Forever  - 66
T 109 Big Deal / Georgia Took My Name Away - 66

Sammy Johns



Sammy Reginald Johns, *07-02-1946 Charlotte, NC, +04-01-2013
3rd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1964 Unknown – Sammy Johns and The Devilles (Sammy Johns [vcl], James Murray [harmonica] + unknown musicians)
001 C-64-187/SO 607  MAKING TRACKS Derrick 1000 Kedlen 129
002 C-64-188 WORD DON’T COME MY WAY Kedlen 129
1973 The Sound Pit, Atlanta, GA – Sammy Johns (arr. By Jefferson Lee. Producer: Jefferson Lee)
003 4376  EARLY MORNING LOVE GRC 2021/GA-5003 BS-3063 COL-CD-5033
1973 The Sound Pit, Atlanta, GA – Sammy Johns (Producer: Jay Senter, Larry Knechtel)
004 4485/TCA6749  CHEVY VAN* GRC 2046 WBS-8441 MCA-53398/GA-5003 BS-3063 COL-CD-5033
005 4486 HANG MY HEAD AND MOAN GRC  2046/GA-5003 BS-3063
*GRC and WB tracks may be different, running time: time 2:54, 2:57
1973-74 The Sound Pit, Atlanta, GA – Sammy Johns (Sammy Johns [vcl/ac gt], James Burton [gt],  Dean Parks [gt], Buddy Emmons [steel], Chuck Rainey [bass], Larry Knechtel [bass/gt], Jim Gordon [drums/percussion], Mylon Lefevre, Herb Pedersen, The Blackberries [bck vcl])
006 JENNY GRC GA-5003
007 4953  RAG DOLL GRC 2062/GA-5003 BS-3063 COL-CD-5033
008 4228/RCA6130* FRIENDS OF MINE GRC 2062 *WBS-8224/GA-5003 COL-CD-5033
009 AMERICA GRC 1001 WBS-8270/GA-5003  COL-CD-5033
010 HOLY MOTHER, AGING FATHER GRC 2021/GA-5003 COL-CD-5033
011 LET THE SUN SHINE GRC GA-5003
012 WAY OUT JESUS [WAY OUT TEARS*] GRC GA-5003 COL-CD-5033*
013 SHAKE A HAND  GRC 1003/ COL-CD-5033
014 RUN BOY RUN GRC 1007/COL-CD-5033
1973 or 1976 unknown – Sammy Johns
015 SANDY HILL COL-CD-5033
016 CRY COL-CD-5033
017 BAYOU BABY  COL-CD-5033
018 WE WILL SHINE  COL-CD-5033
1976 Hollywood, CA – Sammy Johns (Producer: Jay Senter, Larry Knechtel)
019 COUNTRY LADY WB BS-3063                        
020 YOU'RE SO SWEET WB BS-3063                     
021 TCA6129  PEAS IN A POD WB WBS-8224/BS-3063 COL-CD-5033
022 TCA6423 BLESS MY SOUL WB WBS-8270/BS-3063                        
023 JENNY WB BS-3063                               
024 TCA6738 HEY, MR. DREAMER WB WBS-8335/BS-3063                    
025 FEMALE CHAUVINIST SOW  WBS-8335
1977 unknown – Sammy Johns
026 MUSIC OF THE BAND  WBS-8441
1980 unknown – Sammy Johns
027 RW 38792 FALLING OVER YOU Real World 7307
028 SIX FEET TALL AND HANDSOME  Real World 7307
1981 poss. Nashville, TN – Sammy Johns (Producer: James Stroud)
029 COMMON MAN Elektra E-47189
030 EASY TO BE WITH YOU  E-47189
031 LOVE ME OFF THE ROAD E-47248 MCA-53398
032 THIS TIME  E-47248
Fall 1982 unknown – Sammy Johns
033 THERE, I'VE SAID IT AGAIN  Southern Tracks ST 1010
034 ALL WRAPPED UP IN YOUR LOVE  Southern Tracks ST 1010 ST-1031 ST-1036/ STCD-0123
1984 unknown – Sammy Johns (Producer: Doug Johnson, Tom Long)
035 U 12184 I'D RATHER BE HURT BY YOU ST 1031
1985 unknown – Sammy Johns
036 U12980 DESPERADO LOVE  ST 1036/ STCD-0123  
1985 unknown – Sammy Johns
037 U14123 YOU JUST MADE ME UP IN YOUR MIND ST 1046/ STCD-0123  
038 U14123 LIFETIME THING  ST 1046
1987 unknown – Sammy Johns (Producer: Sonny Limbo, Doug Johnson)
039 U18055 TENNESSEE VALLEY GIRL ST 1075 ST 1096
040 U18055 ROCK ME LIKE A BABY ST 1075
041 U19755 EARLY MORNING LOVE ST 1086
1988 unknown – Sammy Johns (Producer: Bill Mueller)
042 U21685 SAM'S SONGS (CHEVY VAN, COMMON MAN, AMERICA) ST 1096
1991 unknown – Sammy Johns
043 DANCIN' AND GLANCIN' AGAIN STCD-0020/ STCD-0123  
044 A NEW LIFE BEGUN STCD-0020
Btw 1982/2000 Old House Studio, Gastonia, NC- Sammy Johns (Sammy Johns [vcl], Marty Cofield [gt/banjo], Bo Baity [bass])
045 RAG DOLL   STCD-0123
046 GOOD BYE EYES   STCD-0123
047 HOLDIN' ON   STCD-0123                                                         
048 HEY MISTER DREAMER   STCD-0123                                                
049 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN   STCD-0123                                            
050 AMERICA   STCD-0123                                                           

ALBUMS

GRC GA-5003 Sammy Johns: Early Morning Love; Chevy Van; Jenny; Rag Doll; Hang My Head And Moan; Friends Of Mine; America; Holy Mother, Aging Father; Let The Sun Shine; Way Out Tears – 02-73
Warner Brothers BS-3063 Sammy Johns Sings "The Van": Chevy Van; Early Morning Love; Hang My Head And Moan; Ragdoll; Country Lady; You're So Sweet; Peas In A Pod; Bless My Soul; Jenny; Hey, Mr. Dreamer – 77 (original soundtrack)
Collectables COL-CD-5033-2 Golden Classics:  Early Morning Love; Chevy Van; Cry; Peas In A Pod; Bayou Bay; Friends Of Mine; Way Out Tears; Sandy Hill; Shake A Hand; America; Holy Mother, Aging Father; Rag Doll; We Will Shine; Run Boy Run – 22-04-94
Southern Tracks STCD-0123 Honky-Tonk Moon:  All Wrapped Up; Rag Doll; Good Bye Eyes; Dancin' Again; You Made Me Up; Holdin' On; Desperado Love; Hey Mister Dreamer;  Gone But Not Forgotten; America – 07-11-00


SINGLES
Kedlen (1964)
129 Making Tracks / Word Don’t Come My Way - 64
Derrick 1000 [Sammy Johns:] Making Tracks / [Kip Anderson:] I Wanna Be The Only One
GRC (1973-75)                  
GRC-1001 Shake A Hand / ? - 73
GRC-1007 America / Run Boy Run - 73
GRC-2021 Early Morning Love / Holy Mother, Aging Father – 08-74 (rev. Aug. 10)
GRC-2046 Chevy Van / Hang My Head And Moan – 01-75
GRC-2062 Friends Of Mine / Rag Doll – 05-75
Warner Brothers (1976-77)           
WBS 8224 Peas In A Pod / Friends Of Mine  - ca. 26-05-76
WBS 8270 America / Bless My Soul – 09-76 (rev. Oct. 9)
WBS 8335 Hey, Mister Dreamer / Female Chauvinist Sow – 02-77
WBS 8441 Chevy Van / Music Of The Band – 08-77
Real World (1980)
RW 7307 Falling Over You / Six Feet Tall And Handsome – 09-80 (rev. Sept. 6)
Elektra (1981)               
E-47189 Common Man / Easy To Be With You – 08-81 (rev. Aug. 29)
E-47248 Love Me Off The Road / This Time – 11-81
Southern Tracks (1982-)           
ST 1010 There, I've Said It Again / All Wrapped Up In Your Love - 11-82 (rev. Nov. 20)
ST 1031 I'd Rather Be Hurt By You / All Wrapped Up In Your Love - 84
ST 1036 Desperado Love / All Wrapped Up In Your Love – 03-85  (rev. March 30)
ST 1046 You Just Made Me Up In Your Mind / Lifetime Thing – ca. 11-85
ST 1075 Tennessee Valley Girl / Rock Me Like A Baby – ca. 03-87
ST 1086 Early Morning Love / ? – ca. 08-87
ST 1096 Sam's Songs (Chevy Van, Common Man, America) / Tennessee Valley Girl - 88
MCA-53398 Chevy Van / Love Me Off The Road - 08-88  (released on MCA)
STCD-0020 Dancin' And Glancin' Again / A New Life Begun – 91 (CD single)