Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Robert Ray

 *Alice, TX
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2016 unknown, TX -Robert Ray
001 DREAM OF YOU Robert Ray
002 CAN'T PLAY STRAIT Robert Ray
003 SHE'S ALL MINE Robert Ray
004 TONIGHT IS YOUR NIGHT
005 SHE'S MY SISSY Robert Ray
006 MY LAST CALL
Tracks above issued on EP Dream Of You
2017 Sound Machine Studio Corpus Cristi, TX unknown, TX -Robert Ray (Producer: Mason Shirley)
007 DRUNK ENOUGH Robert Ray
008 TWO STEPPIN' AT A TIME Robert Ray
009 SMALL TOWN GIRL
010 RUN AWAY WITH YOU Robert Ray
011 I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
012 I CHOOSE YOU Robert Ray
013 DOCTOR TIME
Tracks above issued on EP Run Away With You
2019 unknown, TX -Robert Ray
014 GOOD COUNTRY SONG digital single [rel. May 31]/ Robert Ray
015 I FOUND YOU digital single [rel. July 1]/ Robert Ray
016 BREAK MY HEART ALL OVER AGAIN digital single [rel. Nov. 27]
2020 unknown, TX -Robert Ray
017 MY SUPERMAN (GRANDPA’S SONG) digital single [rel. March 11]
2020 unknown Robert Ray feat, Chris Perez, Matt Moveskey, John Gomez
018 THINK ABOUT YOU digital single [rel. Sept. 14] [also spanglish version]
2020 unknown – Robert Ray
019 COME HOME TO YOU digital single
2021 unknown – Robert Ray

020 I ONLY GET THIS WAY WITH YOU (BILINGUAL RENDITION) digital single [rel. Apr. 3]
2021 unknown – Robert Ray
021 DANCE WHEN I’M DRUNK
022 MORE THAN YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
023 COME BACK TO ME
024 MORE THAN LOVE
025 COUNTRY ON THE RADIO
026 ONE MORE DANCE
Tracks above issued on EP Country On The Radio

ALBUMS
Big R.I.G. Country ? Robert Ray:
Drunk Enough; I Found You; Two Steppin' At A Time;  Dream of You; Good Country Song; She's All Mine;  Run Away With You; She's My Sissy; Can't Play Strait; I Choose You – 19 (limited edition)

EP
Big R.I.G. Country ? Dream Of You: Dream Of You; Can't Play Strait; She's All Mine; Tonight Is Your Night; She's My Sissy; My Last Call - 12-08-16
Big R.I.G. Country ? Run Away With You: Drunk Enough; Two Steppin' At A Time; Small Town Girl; Run Away With You; I Just Wanted You To Know; I Choose You; Doctor Time - 12-01-18
Big R.I.G. Country ? Country On The Radio: Dance When I’m Drunk; More Than You’ll Never Know; Come Back To Me; More Than Love; Country On The Radio; One More Dance – 24-11-21

Bluegrass Stuff

 
By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1980s
Unknown tracks for two unknown albums
1995 Three Castles Studio, Milano (?) , ITA – Bluegrass Stuff (Dario Caremoli [ld vcl-1/gt],  Pino Perri [ld vcl/dobro], Massimo Gatti [baritone vcl/mandolin], Dino Barbe [banjo], Sandro Dandria [bass vcl-2/bass]. Producer: Bluegrass Stuff)
I WISH YOU KNEW  MDR 2
GOLDEN HORN  MDR 2
I KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN I FEEL IT  MDR 2
KICK OFF  MDR 2
KENTUCKY WALTZ  MDR 2
HOME SWEET HOME REVISITED -1  MDR 2
I’VE LOST YOU  MDR 2
I’M LOST AND I’LL NEVER FIND THE WAY  MDR 2
GRISELDA STOMP  MDR 2
DON’T THINK TWICE IT’S ALL RIGHT  -1 MDR 2
GOOD WOMAN’S LOVE  MDR 2
TALK IT ALL OVER WITH HIM  MDR 2
HALLELUJAH, I’M READY  -2 MDR 2  
24-25 April 2000 [live] Teatro Comunale di Bascape, Piazza della Repubblica, 3,Bascapè, ITA – Bluegrass Stuff (Perry Meroni [ld vcl/rh gt], Dario Caremoli [tnr vcl/gt],  Massimo Gatti [baritone vcl/mandolin], Dino Barbe [bass/hmny vcl], Stefano Cavalloni [bass vcl/bass]. Producer: Massimo Gatti, Bluegrass Stuff)
I'M GOING BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY  ARC 0201   
DOIN' MY TIME  ARC 0201  
BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN  ARC 0201  
DON'T GET ABOVE YOUR RAISIN'  ARC 0201   
I'LL JUST PRETEND  ARC 0201   
HANDSOME MOLLY  ARC 0201   
TILL THE END OF THE WORLD ROLLS AROUND  ARC 0201   
JUST AIN'T  ARC 0201  
THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT  ARC 0201   
SALTY DOG BLUES  ARC 0201   
CABIN ON THE HILL  ARC 0201   
THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97  ARC 0201   
BIG BLACK TRAIN  ARC 0201  
MY LITTLE GIRL IN TENNESSEE  ARC 0201
2008 Arcipelago Studio, Milano, ITA – Bluegrass Studd (Perry Meroni [ld vcl/gt/ snare drum], Leo Di Giacamo [vcl/gt], Massimo Gatti [vcl/mandolin], Dino Barbe [banjo], Ignazio Sanfilippo [bass], Duilio Galfetti [fiddle] + Ugo Binda [gypsy gt-1], Phil Leadbetter [drobro])
WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF MY ARMS  ARC 0801   
I WOULDN'T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD  ARC 0801   
ROAD TO LOUISVILLE  ARC 0801   
SLOWLY  ARC 0801   
I'LL NEVER CHANGE MY MIND  ARC 0801  
TU' VUO' FA' L'AMERICANO -1  ARC 0801  
BLUEGRASS STUFF BREAKDOWN  ARC 0801   
DON'T FORGET ME  ARC 0801   
BIG MAN  ARC 0801   
HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD  ARC 0801  
THE BARN  ARC 0801   
ONCE A DAY  ARC 0801   
VOLARE  ARC 0801   
BIG SPRING  ARC 0801   
2014 unknown – Bluegrass Stuff (Ruben Minuto [vcl/gt], Massimo Gatti [vcl/mandolin/ mandola], Matteo Ringressi [vcl/banjo], Icaro Gatti [bass], Colm Murphy [fiddle])
HURT AND FEELING SAD ETCD 6061   
BIG BALL IN BROOKLYN ET-15.041 ETCD 6061  
SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS FROM HEAVEN ET-15.041 ETCD 6061  
THE OLD BRIDGE ET-15.041 ETCD 6061  
LEAVIN' ME BEHIND ET-15.041 ETCD 6061  
COAL MINING MAN ETCD 6061  
BIG OLE MOON ETCD 6061  
DO NOT PASS ME BY ETCD 6061   
DRINKIN' HER MEMORY AWAY ETCD 6061   
FRAULEIN ETCD 6061   
ONCE IN A WHILE ETCD 6061   
MY SWISS MOUNTAIN LULLABY ETCD 6061   
WHITE LIGHT ET-15.041 ETCD 6061  
MONROEIANA ETCD 6061  
2018 Studio Barzan,, ?, ITA/ Civica Scuola di Musica C. Abbado, Milano, ITA/ Arcipelago Studio, Milano, ITA – Bluegrass Stuff (Michele Dal Lago [vcl/gt], Massimo Gatti [vcl/mandolin], Icaro Gatti [banjo], Francesco Mosna [vcl/dobro], Rino Garzia [bass] + Riccardo Tesi [diatonic accordion-1])
HEADING WEST BN CD 477  
NORTH WIND BN CD 477  
ONE MORE DOLLAR BN CD 477  
SPRING PEPPERS -1 BN CD 477
BLUEGRASS VISION BN CD 477
RIDIN' MY THUMB TO MEXICO BN CD 477  
PRETTY FAIR MAID IN THE GARDEN BN CD 477  
NO END OF LOVE BN CD 477  
SPANISH PIPEDREAM BN CD 477  
WHEN I GET TO THE BORDER BN CD 477  
THE WANDERER BN CD 477  
STEEL RAIL BLUES BN CD 477  
BORDERS OF THE MOON BN CD 477  
VIRGINIA'S REAL BN CD 477  
FRIENDS IN RALEIGH BN CD 477  

ALBUMS
Two unknown albums from 1980s
Mando [ITA] MDR 2 Golden Horn: I Wish You Knew; Golden Horn; I Know A Good Thing When I Feel It; Kick Off; Kentucky Waltz; Home Sweet Home Revisited; I’ve Lost You; I’m Lost And I’ll Never Find The Way; Griselda Stomp; Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right; Good Woman’s Love; Talk It All Over With Him; Hallelujah, I’m Ready - 95
Arcipelago [ITA] ARC 0201 The Live Album: I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky;  Doin' My Time; Bluegrass Breakdown; Don't Get Above Your Raisin';  I'll Just Pretend;  Handsome Molly;  Till The End Of The World Rolls Around;  Just Ain't; The Ballad Of Jed Clampett;  Salty Dog Blues;  Cabin On The Hill;  The Wreck Of The Old 97;  Big Black Train; My Little Girl In Tennessee - 01
Arcipelago [ITA] ARC 0801 Volare:  When You Are Out Of My Arms;  I Wouldn't Change You If I Could;  Road To Louisville;  Slowly;  I'll Never Change My Mind; Tu' Vuo' Fa' L'americano; Bluegrass Stuff Breakdown;  Don't Forget Me;  Big Man;  Heavy Traffic Ahead; The Barn;  Once A Day;  Volare;  Big Spring - 08
El Toro [ESP] ETCD 6061 The Old Bridge:  Hurt And Feeling Sad;  Big Ball In Brooklyn; Send Me Your Address From Heaven; The Old Bridge; Leavin' Me Behind; Coal Mining Man; Big Ole Moon; Do Not Pass Me By;  Drinkin' Her Memory Away;  Fraulein;  Once In A While;  My Swiss Mountain Lullaby;  White Light; Monroeiana – 17-11-14
Nota [ITA] BN CD 477 Bluegrass Vision: Heading West;  North Wind;  One More Dollar;  Spring Peppers; Bluegrass Vision; Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico;  Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden;  No End Of Love;  Spanish Pipedream;  When I Get To The Border;  The Wanderer;  Steel Rail Blues;  Borders Of The Moon;  Virginia's Real;  Friends In Raleigh – 12-09-18

EPs
El Toro [ESP] ET 15.041 White Light: Big Ball In Brooklyn; Leavin‘ Me Behind; White Light; The Old Bridge; Send Me Your Address From Heaven – 14 (vinyl, 33 RPM; all tracks issued on ETCD 6061)

Pretty Gritty

 Blaine Heinonen
Sarah Wolff

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2012 unknown, MD? – Pretty Gritty
001 HEY YOU Pretty Gritty 01
002 HIGHWAY Pretty Gritty 01
003 I DON'T KNOW WHY Pretty Gritty 01
004 HIS HEART OF MINE Pretty Gritty 01
005 HELLHOUND BLUES Pretty Gritty 01
006 EVERGREEN Pretty Gritty 01
007 STAY Pretty Gritty 01
008 GOOD MAN Pretty Gritty 01
009 CLICHE Pretty Gritty 01
010 OL TRAIN WHISTLE Pretty Gritty 01  
2014 Helsinki South Studios, Franklin, TN – Pretty Gritty (Producer: Fred Cannon, Paul Buono)
011 SILENT NIGHT digital single [rel. Nov. 24]
2015 Helsinki South Studios,  Franklin, TN – Pretty Gritty (Producer: Fred Cannon, Paul Buono)
012 A THOUSAND MILES FROM NOWHERE
013 BEST OF ME
014 FORGET HER
015 JOLENE
016 PLEASED TO MEET YOU
017 RUNNING SCARED
Tracks above issued on EP Lonely Road
2017 Helsinki South Studios, Franklin, TN – Pretty Gritty (Blaine Heinonen [vcl/ac gt/ percussion/ ukelele], Sarah Wolff [vcl/ac gt/ banjo/ percussion], Paul Buono [gt/ bass/  keyboards/ bck vcl]. Producer: Fred Cannon, Paul Buono) [overdub sessions: Wally Cleaver’s Recording, Fredericksburg, VA: , Brandon Snellings [mandolin]; The Magic Closet, Portland, OR: Bryan Daste [steel/bass]]
018 IF I WERE A CARPENTER
019 BONE TO PICK
020 COMING LOOSE
021 LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
022 EVERY ROAD
023 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
024 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
025 SUNDAY ROAD
026 SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE
027 COME WHAT MAY
028 THE TOWN; THE VOICE
Tracks above issued on EP Seven Year Itch



ALBUMS
Pretty Gritty 01 Pretty Gritty:
Hey You; Highway; I Don't Know Why; his Heart Of Mine; Hellhound Blues; Evergreen; Stay; Good Man; Cliche; Ol Train Whistle – 18-09-12
Creative and Dreams Music Network ? Seven Year Itch: If I Were a Carpenter; Bone to Pick; Coming Loose; Love Don't Live Here Anymore; Every Road; All I Have to Do Is Dream; Something's Gotta Give; Sunday Road; Save Yourself the Trouble; Come What May; The Town; The Voice - 30-03-18

EPs
Creative and Dreams Music Network ? Lonely Road: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere; Best of Me; Forget Her; Jolene; Pleased to Meet You; Running Scared - 12-02-16




Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Brush Fire

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
January-February 1981 Jazmine Sound Studio,Newman, GA – Brush Fire (Mike Fleming [vcl/gt], Joe Partridge [vcl/banjo], Eddie Turner [vcl/mandolin], Gary Sykes [vcl/bass]. Producer: Slap Slaughter)
001 IT'S A LONESOME FEELING RSR 1191   
002 CHILDREN, GO WHERE I SEND THEE RSR 1191  
003 TENNESSEE RSR 1191   
004 CRYING HOLY RSR 1191   
005 THE LAST TIME RSR 1191   
006 SHE'S GONE, GONE, GONE RSR 1191
007 FLOWERS ON THE WALL RSR 1191  
008 ARAB BOUNCE RSR 1191   
009 DISTANT DRUMS RSR 1191  
010 I HAVEN'T GOT THE RIGHT TO LOVE YOU RSR 1191
011 AMAZING GRACE RSR 1191   
1984 poss. Real to Reel Studio, Stockbridge, GA - Brush Fire (Mike Fleming [vcl/gt], Joe Partridge [vcl/banjo], Eddie Turner [vcl/mandolin], Elwood P. Suggins  [vcl/bass]. Producer: Ted Lolley)
012 SATISFIED  BF 2  
012 WHERE COULD I GO  BF 2  
013 I'LL WEAR A WHITE ROBE  BF 2
014 SEND THE LIGHT  BF 2  
015 GONE HOME  BF 2
016 WAY DOWN DEEP IN MY SOUL  BF 2
017 HOUSE OF GOLD  BF 2
018 SO HAPPY I'LL BE  BF 2  
019 A FEW MORE SEASON  BF 2
020 SINNER MAN  BF 2  
021 WILL YOU MISS ME  BF 2
022 WICKED PATH OF SIN  BF 2
023 LAND WHERE NO CABINS FALL   BF 2
1985-1986 Real to Reel Studio, Stockbridge, GA - Brush Fire (Mike Fleming [vcl/gt], Joe Partridge [vcl/banjo], Jay Richardson [vcl/banjo/ bass], Eddie Turner [vcl/mandolin/gt], Ted E. Lolley [bass]. Producer: Ted Lolley)
024 CHATTANOOGA DOG  BF 3
025 DIAMOND IN THE DUST  BF 3
026 OLD FLAMES  BF 3
027 DREAMING OF A HOME  BF 3
028 NEW PATCHES  BF 3
029 THEY WON'T BELIEVE ON ME  BF 3
030 DIXIELAND FOR ME  BF 3
031 FOURTEEN CARAT MIND  BF 3
032 COME UNTO ME  BF 3
033 THE SWEETEST SONG I SING  BF 3
034 LOVE OVER LONESOME  BF 3
035 GOSPEL BOOGIE  BF 3  



ALBUMS
RSR RSR 1191 Joe, Eddie, Mike, Ga
ry:  It's A Lonesome Feeling;  Children, Go Where I Send Thee;  Tennessee;  Crying Holy;  The Last Time;  She's Gone, Gone, Gone; Flowers On The Wall;  Arab Bounce;  Distant Drums; I Haven't Got The Right To Love You; Amazing Grace - 81
Brush Fire BF 2 Way Down Deep In My Soul: Satisfied;  Where Could I Go;  I'll Wear A White Robe;  Send The Light;  Gone Home;  Way Down Deep In My Soul;  House Of Gold;  So Happy I'll Be;  A Few More Season; Sinner Man;  Will You Miss Me;  Wicked Path Of Sin;  Land Where No Cabins Fall – 14-06-84
Brush Fire BF 3 I’ll Take Monroe Over Bach: Chattanooga Dog; Diamond In The Dust; Old Flames; Dreaming Of A Home; New Patches; They Won't Believe On Me; Dixieland For Me; Fourteen Carat Mind; Come Unto Me; The Sweetest Song I Sing; Love Over Lonesome; Gospel Boogie - 86





Dang-Its / Tom Waselchuk

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1999 poss. Madison, WI – The Dang-Its (Tom Waselchuk [vcl/gt/ steel],  Kristy Larson [vcl/ac gt], Rick Nass [steel/ dobro/ accordion/ French horn/ pan flute],Ken Helm [vcl/bass], Rich Larson [drums/ percussion] + Max Winkels [banjo],  Chris Wagoner [fiddle], Doug Brown [piano])
001 MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME
002 I DON'T MEAN MAYBE
003 MR. HEARTACHE
004 IF YOU'VE GOT LEAVING ON YOUR MIND
005 FILL IT UP
006 LET'S KILL SATURDAY NIGHT
007 TOO MANY
008 WESTERN MEDLEY
009 MY LOVE IS TRUE
010 DEEP WATER
011 (AS PLAIN AS) THE HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE
012 FRIENDS, WON'T YOU BUY THE BAND A BEER
013 MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES
014 YOU ARE NEVER NICE TO ME
Tracks above issued on album Don’t Mean Baby
2006 poss. Madison, WI – The Dang-Its (Tom Waselchuk [vcl/gt/ steel],  Kristy Larson [vcl/ac gt], Rick Nass [steel/ dobro/ accordion/ French horn/ pan flute],Ken Helm [vcl/bass], Rich Larson [drums/ percussion]. Producer: Tom Waselchuk)
015 HELLO TROUBLE
016 SEVEN CUPS OF COFFEE, FOURTEEN CIGARETTES
017 OUR WAY
018 I ENVY THE WIND
019 OH FAITE PITIE D'AMOUR (LOVE HAVE PITY ON ME)
020 I CRY, THEN I DRINK, THEN I CRY
021 RING OF FIRE
022 I CAN'T LET GO OF YOU
023 COW COW BOOGIE
024 PONY
025 I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DID WHEN YOU LIVED IN FT. WORTH
026 WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT
027 SAVANNAH
028 WAIT'LL I GET YOU HOME
029 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
Tracks above issued on album Our Way
2009 poss. Madison, WI – The Dang-Its
030 WHY BABY WHY
031 IN A TOWN THIS SIZE
032 DADDY'S CADILLAC
033 YOU DO ME ANY OLD WAY
034 FRANCE
035 WICHITA
036 LITTLE WILLIE
037 GOOD YEARS
038 ORPHAN GIRL
039 ROSES IN THE SNOW
040 ICY BLUE HEART
041 WALKIN' THE FLOOR OVER YOU
042 HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU
043 I FEEL THE BLUES MOVING IN
Tracks above issued on album Daddy’s Cadillac
2012 poss. Madison, WI - The Dang-Its (Tom Waselchuk [vcl/gt], Jami Lampkins [vcl/gt/banjo], Rick Nass [steel/dobro], Pete Olig [vcl/ac/el bass], Mark Luhring [vcl/drums], +  Jon Vriesacker [fiddle],  David Adler [keyboards])
044 BLUE AND LONESOME
045 MISSISSIPPI
046 MORE TO LOVE
047 CABIN
048 THE BALLAD OF DAN MOODY
049 OWEN THE BEAST
050 SEVEN MILES DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD
051 CLOSE TO ME
052 CROSSING OVER
053 RAZZLE
054 ROCK SALT AND NAILS
055 GONE
056 OH SHENANDOAH
057 WHEN YOU'RE SMILING  
Tracks above issued on album A Lick Of Sense
2012 unknown – Tom Waselchuk (Tom Waselchuk [vcl/gt], Dave Adler [melodica])
T01 WELCOME LULLABY digital single [rel. Jan. 25, 2013]
2014 unknown – Tom Waselchuk and Jamie Lampkin
T02 I FALL TO PIECES
T03  WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME (LIKE YOU USED TO DO)
T04 I LOVE YOU HONEY
T05 YOUR CHEATIN' HEART
T06 BIG RIVER
T07 CRAZY
T08 WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT
T09 I STILL MISS SOMEONE
T10 RING OF FIRE
T11 HEY GOOD LOOKIN'
T12 SHE‘S GOT YOU
T13 BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL
T14 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
T15 YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH
T16 JACKSON
T17 SWEET DREAMS
Tracks above issued on album  Sweet Dreams and Honky Tonks




ALBUMS
Dang-Its ? Don’t Mean Baby:
Make A Fool Out Of Me; I Don't Mean Maybe; Mr. Heartache; If You've Got Leaving On Your Mind; Fill It Up; Let's Kill Saturday Night; Too Many; Western Medley; My Love Is True; Deep Water; (As Plain As) The Heart On Your Sleeve; Friends, Won't You Buy The Band A Beer; My Old Friend The Blues; You Are Never Nice To Me – 11-11-99
Dang-Its ? Our Way: Hello Trouble; Seven Cups Of Coffee, Fourteen Cigarettes; Our Way; I Envy The Wind; Oh Faite Pitie D'amour (Love Have Pity On Me); I Cry, Then I Drink, Then I Cry; Ring Of Fire; I Can't Let Go Of You; Cow Cow Boogie; Pony; I Don't Care What It Is That You Did When You Lived In Ft. Worth; Walking After Midnight; Savannah; Wait'll I Get You Home; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry – 01-06-06
Dang-Its ? Daddy’s Cadillac: Why Baby Why; In A Town This Size; Daddy's Cadillac; You Do Me Any Old Way; France; Wichita; Little Willie; Good Years; Orphan Girl; Roses In The Snow; Icy Blue Heart; Walkin' The Floor Over You; How's The World Treating You; I Feel The Blues Moving In – 07-01-09
Dang-Its ? A Lick Of Sense: Blue and Lonesome; Mississippi; More To Love; Cabin; The Ballad Of Dan Moody; Owen The Beast; Seven Miles Down A Gravel Road; Close To Me; Crossing Over; Razzle; Rock Salt And Nails; Gone; Oh Shenandoah; When You're Smiling  - 01-08-12
Tom Waselchuk ? Sweet Dreams and Honky Tonks: I Fall to Pieces; Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do); I Love You Honey; Your Cheatin' Heart; Big River; Crazy; Walking After Midnight; I Still Miss Someone; Ring of Fire;  Hey Good Lookin'; She‘s Got You; Blue Kentucky Girl ; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; You Ain't Woman Enough; Jackson; Sweet Dreams – 07-07-14 w. Jamie Lampkins

Merle Red Taylor

 Merle "Red" Taylor, *19-05-1927 Saltillo, MS, +03-05-1987
4th version
by Praguefrank, Adam Komorowski,  Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

18 October 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Merle Red Taylor
001 83534/NA 2860 MOST OF ALL Decca 9-28496
002 83535/NA 2861 YOU CAN’T BE A BRIDE WITHOUT A GROOM 9-28496
23 March 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Merle Red Taylor
003 84246/NA 3014 GIMME A LITTLE SUGAR 9-28741
004 84247/NA 3015 SUPPOSE WE TRY 9-28741 

Ca early January 1956 poss. Meteor Studio, 1794 Chelsea Ave., Memphis, TN – Mason Dixon and The Redskins
005 5042 DON'T WORRY 'BOUT NUTHIN' Meteor 5028 / CDCH2 885 Bb-CD-55080
006 5043 I'LL NEVER FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU Meteor 5028/ CDCH2 885  
ACE CDCH2 885 THE COMPLETE METEOR ROCKABILLY AND HILLBILLY RECORDINGS (UK, 2003, 2CD); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55080 ROCKABILLY ROCK (GER, 1999)
Ca 1957 Memphis, TN - Merle “Red” Taylor
007  LOVE FEVER     OJ Uniss/ZuZazz 2005
008 THERE’S A LIGHT    OJ Uniss, ZuZazz 2005
ZU ZAZZ ZZ 2005 MEMPHIS SATURDAY NIGHT (UK, 1989)
1967 poss. Clarksville, TN – Bill Mitchell and Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle/mandolin], Bill Mitchell [fiddle], Doug Cole  [rh gt], Robert Bowen [bass/banjo])
009 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Trace 101 DU 33012
010 SALLY ANN Trace 101 DU 33012
011 DOWN YONDER Trace 101 DU 33012
012 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES     Trace 101 DU 33012
013 TWINKLE LITTLE STAR Trace 101 DU 33012
014 MISSOURI WALTZ Trace 101 DU 33012
015 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Trace 101 DU 33012
1975 Royal Recording Studio, 1320 So. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN – Merle Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle/banjo/flattop gt], Chester Sewell ]rh gt/bass], Mitch Robbins [el gt], Dale Stacy [steel], Satch Arnold [drums], Butch Carter [keyboards], Judy Lynn Singers [bck vcl]. Producer: Bill Cantrell)
016 FRAULEIN Hi Country HIC 24001
017 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS Hi Country HIC 24001
018 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE LIKE ME Hi Country HIC 24001
019 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Hi Country HIC 24001
020 TAYLOR MADE WALTZ Hi Country HIC 24001
021 LEATHER BRITEHES Hi Country HIC 24001
022 FOUR WALLS Hi Country HIC 24001
023 LOVING EVERYBODY Hi Country HIC 24001
024 WHISPERING HOPE Hi Country HIC 24001
025 SHE THINKS I STILL CARE Hi Country HIC 24001
026 ODE TO MY LOVE Hi Country HIC 24001
027 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Hi Country HIC 24001
1978 poss. Nashville, TN – Merle Red Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle], Jimmy Martin [gt] + Sunny Mountain Boys)
028 UNCLE PEN Atteiram API-L 1582
029 TAYLOR MADE SALLY GOOD Atteiram API-L 1582
030 MARTIN AND TAYLOR BLUES Atteiram API-L 1582
031 RAWHIDE Atteiram API-L 1582
032 LOVE MARTIN AND TAYLOR MADE Atteiram API-L 1582
033 REAL CHICKEN Atteiram API-L 1582
034 AMAZING GRACE Atteiram API-L 1582
035 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Atteiram API-L 1582
036 TENNESSEE WALTZ Atteiram API-L 1582
037 MARTIN AND TAYLOR IN THE NEWGROUND Atteiram API-L 1582
038 I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES Atteiram API-L 1582
039 MARTIN AND TAYLOR EAGLE EYE BIRD Atteiram API-L 1582
1982 Sweetwater Studio, Muscle Shoals, AL – Merle Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle], Jake Landers [rh gt], Al Surratt [gt/broomstick-1], Rual Yarbrough [banjo], Dave Austin [mandolin], Eatl Montgomery [bass]
040 JUST KICKIN' IT AROUND Old Homestead OHS-90152
041 UNCLE PEN Old Homestead OHS-90152
042 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES Old Homestead OHS-90152
043 GOODBYE OLD PAL Old Homestead OHS-90152
044 DANNY BOY Old Homestead OHS-90152
045 RAWHIDE Old Homestead OHS-90152
046 KATY HILL Old Homestead OHS-90152
047 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90152
048 FIDDLER'S WALTZ Old Homestead OHS-90152
049 LEATHER BRITCHES -1 Old Homestead OHS-90152
050 JOHN HENRY Old Homestead OHS-90152
051 MAIDEN'S PRAYER Old Homestead OHS-90152
1983 Nashville, TN – Josh Graves and Red Taylor (Josh Graves [dobro], Merle Red Taylor [fiddle], Gordon Reid [gt/banjo], Joe Stuart [rh gt], Joe Pointer [bass],  Burt Hoffman [drums].    Producer: Josh Graves, Red Taylor)
052 CITICO Old Homestead OHS-90159
053 RED WAGON Old Homestead OHS-90159
054 GLORYLAND Old Homestead OHS-90159
055 SALLY ANN Old Homestead OHS-90159
056 DEEP WATER Old Homestead OHS-90159
057 DRIVING NAILS Old Homestead OHS-90159
058 HELP ME MAKE IT Old Homestead OHS-90159
059 CARTER'S BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90159
060 SOLDIERS JOY Old Homestead OHS-90159
061 THAT'S THE WAY IT STARTED Old Homestead OHS-90159
1984  unknown – Merle Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle/el mandolin], Doug Sewell [rh gt/bass gt], John McDonald [steel], Satch Arnold [drums], Willy Mitchell [piano])
062 MAKING BELIEVE Rutabaga RR 3003  
063 DANCE FIDDLE DANCE Rutabaga RR 3003  
064 BLUES FIDDLE Rutabaga RR 3003  
065 PASS ME BY Rutabaga RR 3003  
066 CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Rutabaga RR 3003  
067 BURNING BRIDGES Rutabaga RR 3003  
068 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Rutabaga RR 3003  
1984  unknown – Merle Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle/overdubbed drums], Doug Cole [gt], Robert Bowen [banjo], Tommy Burrus [mandolin], John McDonald [bass])
069 I'M SO LONESOME Rutabaga RR 3003  
070 LAST DATE Rutabaga RR 3003  
071 WHISPERING HOPE Rutabaga RR 3003  
072 FIDDLE BREAKDOWN Rutabaga RR 3003  
073 SHE THINKS  I STILL CARE Rutabaga RR 3003  
074 LOVIN' EVERYBODY Rutabaga RR 3003  
075 MISSISSIPPI RAG Rutabaga RR 3003  
076 TAYLOR MADE WALTZ Rutabaga RR 3003
077 RED HEAD RAG  Rutabaga RR 3003   

ALBUMS
Trace 101 Featuring Bill Mitchell And Red Taylor:
[Bill Mitchell feat. Red Taylor:] Orange Blossom Special; Sally Ann; . Down Yonder;  Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Twinkle Little Star;  Missouri Waltz;  Turkey In The Straw; [Bill Mitchell:]  Billy In The Low Ground;  High Level Hornpipe; Rag Time Annie; Katy Hill;  Blackberry Blossom;  Leather Britches; Sally Goodin; Fisher's Hornpipe* – 67 (reissued in 1974 on Davis Unlimited DU 33012 High Level Fiddling, *omited)
Hi Country HIC-24001 Taylor Made The Soul Fiddle Of Merle "Red" Taylor: Fraulein; Before The Next Teardrop Falls; May You Never Be Alone Like Me; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Taylor Made Waltz; Leather Britches; Four Walls; Loving Everybody; Whispering Hope; She Thinks I Still Care; Ode To My Love; I Can't Stop Loving You – 01-76 (MX: SLH 685/686)
Atteiram API-L-1582 Bluegrass Fiddle - Taylor Made: Uncle Pen; Taylor Made Sally Good; Martin And Taylor Blues; Rawhide; Love Martin And Taylor Made; Real Chicken; Amazing Grace; Orange Blossom Special; Tennessee Waltz; Martin And Taylor In The Newground; I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes; Martin And Taylor Eagle Eye Bird - 78
Old Homestead OHS-90152 Just Kickin' It Around: Just Kickin' It Around; Uncle Pen; Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Goodbye Old Pal; Danny Boy; Rawhide; Katy Hill; East Tennessee Blues; Fiddler's Waltz; Leather Britches; John Henry; Maiden's Prayer - 82
Old Homestead OHS-90159 Living Legends (Dobro and Fiddle Instrumentals): Citico; Red Wagon; Gloryland; Sally Ann; Deep Water; Driving Nails; Help Me Make It; Carter's Blues; Soldiers Joy; That's The Way It Started – 83 w. Josh Graves
Rutabaga RR-3003 Country Fiddle Soft And Sweet: Making Believe; Dance Fiddle Dance; Blues Fiddle; Pass Me By; Closer Walk With Thee; Burning Bridges; There Goes My Everything; I'm So Lonesome; Last Date; Whispering Hope; Fiddle Breakdown; She Thinks  I Still Care; Lovin' Everybody; Mississippi Rag; Taylor Made Waltz; Red Head Rag  – ca 12-84

SINGLES

Decca
9-28496 The Most Of All / You Can't Be A Bride Without A Groom - 12-52
9-28741 Gimme A Little Sugar / Suppose We Try - 04-53
Meteor
5028 Don't Worry 'bout Nuthin' / I'll Never Fall Out Of Love With You – 02-56 Mason Dixon and The Redskins


Tex Dixon

 Walter Dee Dickey
2nd version
By Praguefrank, Adam Komorowski, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS

1951 Birmingham, AL - Walter “Tex” Dixson
001 HONKY TONK SWING Bama 2200
002 I’M SORRY FOR YOU Bama 2200
003 unknown title ?
004 unknown title ?
Ca 1953 Birmingham, AL – Tex Dixon
005 ALL YOU’VE DPME IS BREAK MY HEART Delta no #
006 SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE BLUE Delta no #
Ca 1954 Birmingham, AL – Tex Dixon
007 TWO TON MAMA Alfa 101
1955 Birmingham, AL – Tex Dixon
008 564A YOUR LOVIN' LIES Starday 45-564
009 564B I'M JUST FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF 45-564
1958 Birmingham, AL – Walter Dixon and His Band
010 E 211 GOODBYE SHE'S GONE Erwin 1000 /Stomper Time STCD 15 CDLR 814
011 E 212 SLOWLY DYING 1100
LUCKY CDLR 814 ROCKABILLY GOLD VOL.14 (UK, ca 1997); STOMPER TIME CD STCD 15 MEMPHIS ROCKABILLIES VOL.2 (UK, 2002)
1959 Memphis, TN – Tex Dixon
012 S 1629 I HAD TO LET YOU GO Stomper Time 1158
013 S 1630 MIND FULL OF MEMORIES Stomper Time 1158
Ca April 1960 poss. Birmingham, AL– Mason Dixon and His Band
014 CP 3337 SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE RR 1045 /White Label WLP 8872
015 CP 3338 I WANT MY BABY BACK RR 1045 /White Label WLP 8835 WLP 8872 Rock and Country RC 1006 Collector CLCD 4440 PRLP 010
ROCK AND COUNTRY LPM 1006 ROCKABILLY VOL.1 (SWE, 1981); COLLECTOR LP WLP 8835 SOUTHERN ROCKING (NED , 1981); COLLECTOR LP WLP 8872 REED RECORDINGS (NED, 1984); CLUB PRLP-010 PURE ROCKABILLY VOL.10 (ESP, 1996); COLLECTOR CLCD 4440 ROCKING REED RECORDINGS (NED, 1997)
1961 unknown – Mason Dixon
016 COLD COLD HEART Reed 1051
017 I DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING  Reed 1051
1961 Birmingham, AL – Mason Dixon
018 CP 5505 BLUE WATERS RR 1060
019 CP 5506 OPEN THE DOOR LIZA JANE RR 1060
1961 Birmingham, AL – Mason Dixon
020 CP 6421 QUEEN OF MY HEARTACHES RR 1064 /WLP 8872 Classics CD 738
021 CP 6422 HELLO MEMPHIS RR 1064 /Redita 104 WLP 8904 CLCD 4440 JASMCD 3640-1
022 TO KEEP YOU SATISFIED RR 1068
023 YOU’RE LYING ONE MORE TIME RR 1068
REDITA 104 MEMPHIS ROCKS THE COUNTRY (NED, 1973); COLLECTOR CLCD 4440 ROCKING REED RECORDINGS (NED, 1997); JASMINE JASMCD 3640/1 HILLBILLY BOP VOL.6 1960/1961 (UK, 2014, 2CD)
Ca 1962 Memphis, TN – Tex Dixon and The Bop Kings
024 E 1134 ONE HAS MY NAME E-750
025 E 1135 FUNNY HOW LOVE CAN BE E-750
Early 1962 Memphis, TN - Tex Dixon
026 Z 311 SHE CAN'T STAND THE LIGHT OF DAY Z-520 /Redita 104
027 Z 312 HELLO MEMPHIS Z-520 /STCD 15
1962 poss. Edwardsville, IL - Walter Dixon
028 LR45-112A PRECIOUS MEMORIES LR45-112
029 LR45-112B MATTHEW TWENTY FOUR LR45-112
1962 Birmingham AL – Walter Dixon
030 K-55 THERE’S A LIGHT GUIDING ME LR45-122
031 K-56 JESUS SIGNED MY PARDON  LR45-122 / HBR 058
1963 Birmingham, AL – Walter Dixon, *with The Dotson Brothers
032 K-79 SHAKE HANDS WITH MY MOTHER AGAIN LR-127 / HBR 058
033 K-80 ON AND ON* LR-127/ HBR 058
034 K-111 MY LORD AND I  LR-139-45 / HBR 058
035 K-112 SILVER HAIRED DADDY  LR-139-45
HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBR 058 I SAW THE LIGHT ! LOYAL RECORDS (UK, 2002)
1963 Birmingham, AL – Walter Dixon with The Dotson Brothers
036 WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES EP 207
037 TEACH ME LORD TO WAIT  EP 207
1964 Nashville, TN -  Walter Tex Dixion and The Country Boys  
038 BALLAD OF JOHN ROLLIN NV 5198
039 GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND NV 5198
Ca 1966 Memphis, TN – Tex Dixon, *with Sid Linard
040 ZR 196611 BIG RED  ZR 1091
041 ZR 196612 LITTLE MINING TOWN IN WALKER COUNTY* ZR 1091
042 ZR 1092 EVERYTHING BUT ME ZR 1092
043 WALK ME TO THE DOOR ZR 1092 NO. 19661
1969 Birmingham, AL – Tex Dixon
044 SoN 76551 LITTLE BITTY WOMAN, GREAT BIG DIESEL TRUCK Crown 118
045 SoN 76552 BIG CITY Crown 118
1970s unknown – Tex Dixon
046 9420 LITTLE BITTY WOMAN  Three Star 9420/9421/
047 9421 BIG RED  Three Star 9420/9421/
1973 Nashville, TN – Tex Dixon
048 2458-9604A RUNNING THE GRAPEVINE BSP 2458
049 2458-9604B RADAR BLUES BSP 2458
Ca August 1975 Nashville, TN – Tex Dixon
050 POOR MAN'S BLUES  BSP 7831
051 BIG RED BSP 7831
1978 unknown – Tex Dixon
052 MMI 78003A THE LAST RUN MMI 78003
053 MMI 78004B THE PO' MANS BLUES MMI 78003
1980s? unknown – Tex Dixon
054 G-105 JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR GM 187
055 G-106 I'M CRYING HAPPY GM 187

    
EPs
Loyal EP 207 Where The Sould Never Dies; Teach Me Lord To Wait / [tracks by Dotson brothers, John Daniel Quartet] - 63

SINGLES
Bama
2200 Honky Tonk Swing / I’m Sorry For You – 51
Unknown single  - 51
Delta
No # All You’ve Dpme Is Break My Heart / Somewhere Beyond The Blue – ca 53
Alfa
101 Two Ton Mama / [Jim Atkins] – ca 54
Starday Custom
45-564 Your Lovin' Lies / I'm Just Feeling Sorry For Myself – 05-56
Erwin
1000/1100 Goodbye She's Gone / Slowly Dying – 58 Walter Dixon and His Band
Stomper Time (1959)
1158 Mind Full Of Memories / I Had To Let You Go - 59
Reed
RR 1045 I Want My Baby Back / Somebody Else Is Taking My Place – 05-60 Mason Dixon and His Band (rev. May 23)
RR 1051 Cold Cold Heart / I Don’t Like This Kind Of Living - 61
RR 1060 Open The Door Liza Jane / Blue Waters – 06-61 Mason Dixon
RR 1064 Queen Of My Heartaches / Hello Memphis – 10-61 Mason Dixon
RR 1068 To Keep You Satisfied / You’re Lying One More Time – 62 Mason Dixon
Erwin
E-750 Funny How Love Can Be / One Has My Name – ca 62 and The Bop Kings
Zone
Z-520 Hello Memphis / She Can't Stand The Light Of Day – 03-62 (rev. March 17)
Loyal   as Walter Dixon
LR45-112 Precious Memories / Matthew Twenty Four – 03-62 (rev. March 17)
LR45-122 There’s A Light Guiding Me / Jesus Signed My Pardon – 11-62 (rev. Nov. 10)
LR-127 Shake Hands With My Mother Again / On And On – 63
LR-139-45 My Lord And I / Silver Haired Daddy - 63
Nashville
5198 Ballard Of John Rollin / Girl In The Blue Velvet Band – 64  Walter Tex Dixon and The Country Boys
Zone
ZR 1091 Big Red / Little Mining Town In Walker County (w. Sid Linard)  – 66?
ZR 1092 Everything But Me / Walk Me To The Door – 66?
Crown (1969)
118 Big City / Little Bitty Woman, Great Big Diesel Truck – 69
Three Star
9420/9421 Little Bitty Woman / Big Red - ?
Brite Star (1973-75)
BSP 2458 Radar Blues / Running The Grapevine - 73
BSP 7831 Poor Man's Blues / Big Red – 75
Macho (1978)
MMI 78003 The Last Run / The Po' Mans Blues - 78
GMG
GM 187 Just Outside The Door / I'm Crying Happy