By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS
1994 Session Sound Recording, Eikakkerhoeven 99 5242 KM, Rosmalen, NED – Skytune (Monique van den Horst [ld vcl], Roy Picauly [ld vcl/ac gt], Andre Kros [ld vcl/bass], Pepijn van herk [ac/el gt], Albert Rumengan [el gt], Thijs Kappen [mandolin/ steel/bck vcl], Rob Van Herk [drums/bck vcl])
001 MEXICAN WIND AMR 940313
002 SAY HELLO AMR 940313
003 YOU AIN’T DOWN HERE AMR 940313
004 EVERYBODY’S SWEETHEART AMR 940313
005 WHOSE HEARTACHE IS THIS ANYWAY AMR 940313
006 WE WON’T DANCE AMR 940313
007 MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO YOU AMR 940313
008 GONNA HAVE LOVE AMR 940313
009 I DON’T WANT TO MENTION MY NAME AMR 940313
ALBUMS
AMR [NED] AMR 940313 It’s Your Time For A Good Time: Mexican Wind; Say Hello; You Ain’t Down Here; Everybody’s Sweetheart; Whose Heartache Is This Anyway; We Won’t Dance; My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You; Gonna Have Love; I Don’t Want To Mention My Name - 94 (cassette)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Skytune
Kevin Atwater
*11-09-1959 Pauls Valley, OK
By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS
1999? unknown – Kevin Atwater
Unknown tracks for album One Lucky Man
2001 Trace Sound, Nashville, TN – Kevin Atwater (Kevin Atwater [vcl], Chris Graffagnino [ac gt], Tim Carter [banjo], Pat Seviers [steel/dobro], Dave Pomeroy [bass], Craig Krampf [drums/tambourine], Tim Lorsch [fiddle/mandeolin], Pete Wasner [piano/keboards], Larry Pacheco [harmonica/percussion]. Producer: Larry Pacheco)
WHISKY SOUR (AIN'T NO GOOD WAY) KACD 1001
KISSING THIS RING KACD 1001
I'M THERE KACD 1001
MY FUTURE AIN'T WAHT IT USED TO BE KACD 1001
DON'T TRY TO FIND ME KACD 1001
ONE LUCKY MAN KACD 1001
SHE LEFT LIKE SHE KNEW KACD 1001
MY TIME KACD 1001
ALL OVER NOW KACD 1001
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KACD 1001
DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS PASS YOU BY KACD 1001
ALBUMS
17th and Austin: (detais unknown) – 99?
Iron Horse KACD 1001 One Lucky Man: Whisky Sour (Ain't No Good Way); Kissing This Ring; I'm There; My Future Ain't Waht It Used to Be; Don't Try To Find Me; One Lucky Man; She Left Like She Knew; My Time; All Over Now; Here's Looking At You; Don't Let Your Dreams Pass You By - 01
Barcelona Bluegrass Band
by Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2009 unknown - Lluis Gomez And John Paul Cumellas
001 BLOWING GROUNDSPEED KWCD 234
002 ANGELINA THE BAKER KWCD 234
003 EMD KWCD 234
004 EL PONT D'ORIOL KWCD 234
005 O'BANNION'S WAKE KWCD 234
006 JOG DE JIGS / REELS KWCD 234
007 BELL'S JAM KWCD 234
008 ARE YOU KIDDIN' ? RICHARD? KWCD 234
009 ILBERRI SWING KWCD 234
010 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL KWCD 234
011 OLD DANGERFIELD KWCD 234
012 CLUCK OLD HEN KWCD 234
013 G.T. KWCD 234
2011 unknown – Barcelona Bluegrass Band (Miguel Talavera [gt/ mandolin/ dobro], Llouis Gomez [banjp], Maribel Rivero [bass], Joan Paul Cumellas [harmonica] + Joseph Traver [ac gt], Valenti Moya [gt], Tony Trischka [banjo], Robbi K. Jones [cajon], Oriol Sana [violin])
014 OLD TIME BLUES
015 MALVADO ROCKER
016 MANGA EL BANJO
017 REMINGTON RIDE
018 MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM
019 WABASH CANNONBALL
020 PAS A PAS
021 MAGIC FOOT
022 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY;
023 TRIO!
024 TREE O HOUSE - 11
Tracks above issued on album Old Time Blues
9 September, 23 December 2017/5 January 2018 unknown – Barcelona Bluegrass Band (Miguel Talavera [vcl/ac gt], Luís Gómez [vcl/banjo/ mandolin], Maribel Rivero vcl/bass],
Joan Pau Cumellas [diatonic harmonica]. Producer:Lluís Gómez, Joan Pau Cumellas)
025 REUBEN DLBI 102-2018
026 MARBLETOWN DLBI 102-2018
027 ELZIC'S FAREWELL DLBI 102-2018
028 BANJO PICKING GIRL DLBI 102-2018
029 EVENING PRAYER BLUE DLBI 102-2018
030 HEY JOE DLBI 102-2018
031 ARCAMBDITS DLBI 102-2018
032 CROSSROADS /SQUIRREL HUNTERS DLBI 102-2018
033 AIN'T NO GRAVE DLBI 102-2018
034 THE WAY IT IS DLBI 102-2018
035 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD DLBI 102-2018
ALBUMS
Monde Green [ESP] KWCD 234 Barcelona Bluegrass Band: Blowing Groundspeed; Angelina The Baker; EMD; El Pont d'Oriol; O'Bannion's Wake; Jog De Jigs / Reels; Bell's Jam; Are You Kiddin' ? Richard?; Ilberri Swing; Orange Blossom Special; Old Dangerfield; Cluck Old Hen; G.T. – 09 Lluis Gomez And John Paul Cumellas
Joan Albert and Kado Music [ESP] No # Old Time Blues: Old Time Blues; Malvado Rocker; Manga El Banjo; Remington Ride; Music For A Found Harmonium; Wabash Cannonball; Pas A Pas; Magic Foot; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Trio!; Tree O House - 11
Red Pig [ESP] DLBI 102/2018 Set List: Reuben; Marbletown; Elzic's Farewell; Banjo Picking Girl; Evening Prayer Blue; Hey Joe; Arcambdits; Crossroads / Squirrel Hunters; Ain't No Grave; The Way It Is; What A Wonderful World – 22-02-18
R. C. Banks
*Lubbock, TX
By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1986 Riverside Sound, Austin, TX – R.C. Banks [R.C.Banks [vcl/gt/ piano], Charlie Sexton [gt], Wes McGhee [gt], Mike Robberson [bass], Fred Krc [drums/percussion], Ponty Bone [organ/accordion], Ed Vizard [sax]. Producer: R.C. Banks, Jim Yanaway, Eddie Habib)
MY TIME (WILL SURELY COME) AM-1012
I AIN’T GOT TIME AM-1012
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT AM-1012
I’M WALKING AM-1012
IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS AM-1012
RANDY MAN AM-1012
WHEN MY BABY WALKED BY AM-1012
YOUR MONEY WON’T MAKE YOU A MAN AM-1012
THAT’S THE WAY LOVERS ARE AM-1012
I’LL BE GONE AM-1012
1996 Lubbock, TX – R. C. Banks (R.C.Banks [vcl/accordion/ gt/ piano/ organ/ el bass], Larry Fiel [gt/ fiddle/ piano/ organ/bck vcl], Wes Mings [bass], Freddy Krc [drums/percussion], Ponty Bone [accordion/organ], Gary Primlek [harmonica], Billy Whitson pscrubboard], Texana Dames Charlene Hancock, La Conni, Traci Lamar, Chuck Barnes, Cliff Dillar, Jeremy Fiel [bck vcl]. Producer: Larry Fiel)
CHANKY CHANK MAN Club de Musique 0596
I'M THE ONE Club de Musique 0596
LET'S CELEBRATE Club de Musique 0596
THAT'S MY CRIME Club de Musique 0596
HELLO RAINDROPS Club de Musique 0596
BON AMIS Club de Musique 0596
HELLO HUB CITY Club de Musique 0596
THIS TOWN Club de Musique 0596
I WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE Club de Musique 0596
ONE AND ONLY Club de Musique 0596
JUMP DOOLEY JUMP Club de Musique 0596
THE GRAND PROMENADE Club de Musique 0596
November 2000 Arlyn Studio II, 200 Academy Dr #140, Austin, TX – R.C. Banks (RC Banks [vcl/gt/harmonica/ accordion/ Hammond organ], Woody Price [gt/steel], Mike Robberson [bass], Jim Starboard [drums], Booba Michael [percussion], Dee Lewellen, Bevis Griffin [bck vcl]. Producer: Booka, Andre Zweers, Judy Kircshner)
I GOT LOVE LHR 2001
COURTHOUSE LHR 2001
WALKIN' ON AIR LHR 2001
JENAY JONES LHR 2001
LONESOME TEXAS LHR 2001
MORE THAN THE WORLD TO ME LHR 2001
GREAT SCOTT'S BBQ LHR 2001
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE LHR 2001
NOW'S THE TIME LHR 2001
PECAN TREES LHR 2001
UNTIL THE END OF TIME LHR 2001
BANGIN' A GONG LHR 2001
SOUTH PLAINS LHR 2001
PANHANDLE FAIR LHR 2001
There is one more unknown album
ALBUMS one unknown album prior to 2001 missing
Amazing AM-1012 My Time: My Time (Will Surely Come); I Ain’t Got Time; I Don’t Know About That; I’m Walking; It’s The Little Things; Randy Man; When My Baby Walked By; Your Money Won’t Make You A Man; That’s The Way Lovers Are; I’ll Be Gone – 01-03-87
Club De Musique [ITA] 0596 Chanky Chank Man: Chanky Chank Man; I'm The One; Let's Celebrate; That's My Crime; Hello Raindrops; Bon Amis; Hello Hub City; This Town; I Wish That You Were Mine; One And Only; Jump Dooley Jump; The Grand Promenade - 96
Loudhouse LHR 2001 Conway’s Corner: I Got Love; Courthouse; Walkin' On Air; Jenay Jones; Lonesome Texas; More Than The World To Me; Great Scott's BBQ; Those Days Are Gone; Now's The Time; Pecan Trees; Until The End Of Time; Bangin' A Gong; South Plains; Panhandle Fair - 01
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Kenny Arledge
By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS
1986 Nashville, TN – Kenny Arledge (Producer: Doyle Grisham)
SOS 008 WILD SIDE OF LIFE NR 16763-1/KCPCD 4486
SOS 009TROUBLES NR 16763-2/SOS 008-9/KCPCD-4486
1992 or sooner Nashville, TN – Kenny Arledge (Kenny Arledge [vcl/rh gt], Greg Galbraith [ld gt], Chris Lesinger [ld gt], Pete Wade [ld gt], Jimmy Capps [rh gt], Hal Rugg/ Doyle Grisham/ Tommy White [steel], Glen Worf [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Buddy Spicher/ Hank Singer [fiddle], Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producer: Doyle Grisham)
003 GIRL FROM TUPELO KCPCD 4486
004 DON'T SEND ME NO ANGELS KCPCD 4486
005 I CAN'T KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU KCPCD 4486
006 HONKY TONK SONG KCPCD 4486
007 WEDDING BELLS KCPCD 4486
008 THESE DAYS I BARELY GET BY KCPCD 4486
009 UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN KCPCD 4486
010 LEAVING BABY ONE MORE TIME KCPCD 4486
ALBUMS
Kings Country Promotions [AUS] KCPCD 4486 I Barely Get By: Girl From Tupelo; Don't Send Me No Angels; Wild Side Of Life; I Can't Keep My Hands Off Of You; Honky Tonk Song; Wedding Bells; These Days I Barely Get By; Under Your Spell Again; Troubles; Leaving Baby One More Time – 92
SINGLES
Spectrum Of Sound (US)
NR 16763 The Wild Side Of Life / Troubles – 86 (also on Club 45 HCMC 4)
Highway 86
By Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS
1986 poss. Oterleek Recording, Curiestraat 6/2 1098 RT, Amsterdam. NED – Highway 86 (Ina Wante [vcl/gt], Peter van Weerdenburg [vcl/ mandolin/ gt], Rik Verdenius [vcl/bass])
001 SWEETHEART OF THE PINES
002 I DREAMED OF YOU
003 THE ANGELS REJOYCED
004 WOMAN WALK THE LINE
005 DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME
006 HIGHWAY 86
007 I WISH IT HAD BEEN A DREAM
008 I’M MOVING ON
Tracks above issued on cassette Acoustic Country Music
November 1997/October 1999 Oterleek Recording, Curiestraat 6/2 1098 RT, Amsterdam. NED - Highway 86 (Ina Van der Goot [vcl/gt], Peter van Weerdenburg [vcl/ mandolin/dobro/ gt], Rik Verdenius [vcl/bass] + Hans Drissen [steel], Paul van Dijck [violin/ banjo/ bass violin]. Producer: Highway 86)
009 I’M MOVIN‘ ON
010 BLUE LONESOME WIND
011 HOW DO
012 I DREAMED OF YOU
013 YOU’RE SELDOM SEEN
014 GOODBYE
015 YOU WRECKED UP MY HEART
016 WILL YOU LOVE ME STILL
017 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF LOVING YOU
018 ANGELS REJOICED
019 WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS
020 I DREAMED OF HIGHWAYS
021 LONG MAY YOU RUN
Tracks above issued on album I’m Movin‘ On
ALBUMS
Highway 86 [NED] no # Acoustic Country Music: Sweetheart Of The Pines; I Dreamed Of You; The Angels Rejoyced; Woman Walk The Line; Don’t Say You Love Me; Highway 86; I Wish It Had Been A Dream; I’m Moving On – 86 (cassette)
Highway 86 [NED] no # I’m Movin‘ On: I’m Movin‘ On; Blue Lonesome Wind; How Do; I Dreamed Of You; You’re Seldom Seen; Goodbye; You Wrecked Up My Heart; Will You Love Me Still; Last Night I Dreamed Of Loving You; Angels Rejoiced; We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds; I Dreamed Of Highways; Long May You Run - 99
Billy Armstrong
*18-03-1930 Streator, IL
By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1959 unknown – Billy Arsmtrong
001 GLORIA Wildcat WOO 71
002 A SLEEPING AT THE FOOT OF THE BED Wildcat WOO 71
1963 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong with The Frontiersmen and Joanie
003 5659 CRAZY Sage 45-390
004 5660 LET’S BE SENSIBLE Sage 45-390
1963 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong
005 1105A HEARTBREAK VALLEY Toppa 45-1105
006 1105B IF YOU LEAVE WHILE I'M SLEEPING (I WON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONE) Toppa 45-1105 - 63
1966 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong
007 X-3491 BILLY'S ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL 45-1113
008 X-3492 HIGH COST OF LEAVING 45-1113
ca 1968 poss. Hollywood, CA – Hal Southern with Billy Armstrong
009 EH-2068 I'M A LIAR Reena 2068
010 EH-2069 LOVIN' THIS LIFE I'M LIVIN' Reena 2068
1971 unknown – Billy Armstrong
011 R-3858 18 MILES AGO TODAY BJB 1026
012 R-3859 COUNTRY BLUES BJB 1026
1975 Hollywood, CA – Billy Armstrong (Producer: Joe Johnson)
013 J 1032 LONELY STREET 4-Star 5-1012
014 WHAT'S HE DOING IN MY WORLD 4-Star 5-1012
1976 Soundco Corp. Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Billy Armstrong (Billy Armstrong [fiddle/el mandolin], Jay Lacy [gt], Al Bruno [gt], Ben Bent [ac gt], Neil Levang [el gt], Jay Dee Maness [steel], Don Whaley/ Larry Booth/ Red Wooten [bass], Archie Francis [drums], John Hobbs [piano], Bill Sampson [harmonica]. Producer: Dave Franer/ Dean Kay [1])
015 TRIBUTE TO RAY PRICE HS 7605/WRS 104 HS-102
016 MY HEART PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE WRS 104 HS-102
017 BILLY’S ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL WRS 104 HS-102 HS-LP-103 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
018 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY [1] WRS 104 HS-102 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
019 SILVER WINGS [1] WRS 104 HS-102 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
020 1800 MILES WRS 104 HS-102
021 UNCLE BOOGER RED WRS 104 HS-102
022 TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS WRS 104 HS-102
023 FIN JUN WRS 104 HS-102
024 DANNY BOY WRS 104 HS-102
1978 Soundco Corp. Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Billy Armstrong (Billy Armstrong [fiddle], Norm Cass [ac gt], Al Vescovo [ac gt], Russ Hansen [el gt], Jay Lacy ;el gt], Jay Dee Maness [steel/dobro], Don Whaley [bass/bck vcl], Curtis Stone [bass], John Rains/ Archie Francis [drums], John Hobbs [piano], Ray Sanders [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Franer)
025 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN HS-LP-103
026 THE KIND OF LOVE HS-LP-103
027 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD HS-LP-103
028 FRAULEIN HS-LP-103
029 SAN ANTONIO MEDLEY HS-LP-103
030 THE LAST LETTER HS-LP-103
031 LIBERTY HS-LP-103
032 TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA HS-LP-103
033 ROLY POLY HS-LP-103 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
1979? Doctor Musix, Hollywood, CA/ Jack Clement Recording Studio, Nashville, TN – Billy Armstrong ([collective for H-LP-106]: Billy Armstrong [fiddle/strings], Jimmy capps [gt], Billy Walker [gt], Jay Dee Maness [dobro/steel], Buddy Emmons [steel], Ralph Childs/ Curtis Stone [bass], Clyde Brooks/ John Rains [drums], John Hobbs/ Tony Migliori [piano], Janie Brannon, Dottie DeLeonibus, Phil Forrest [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Franer)
034 PROSPERITY SPECIAL HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
035 STAY A LITTLE LONGER HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
036 AMAZING GRACE HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
037 DIGGY DIGGY LO HS-LP-106 HSCD 2102
038 LUCILLE HS-LP-106 HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
039 EAST BOUND AND DOWN HS-LP-106
040 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY HS-LP-106
041 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER HS-LP-106 HSCD 2102
042 THE OLDER THE VIOLIN THE SWEETER THE MUSIC HS-LP-106
043 CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS HS-LP-106
1980 Or sooner unknown – Billy Armstrong
044 COTTON-EYED JOE HS-LP-80-102 HSCD 2102
045 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA HS-LP-80-102 HSCD-2102
ALBUMS
Hillside HS-102 World's Greatest Fiddle Player: Billy's Orange Blossom Special; Prosperity Special; Lucille; Diggy Liggy Lo; Heartaches By The Number; Silver Wings; Cotton-Eyed Joe; Roly-Poly; Amazing Grace; Stay A Little Longer; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; The Devil Went Down To Georgia - 76 (UK issue on Westwood WRS 104 Mr. Fiddle with different tracks order )
Hillside HS-LP-103 Billy Don’t Sell Your Fiddle (Or Who Let The S.O.B. Sing?): Truck Drivin' Man; The Kind Of Love; Six Days On The Road; Roly Poly; Billy's Orange Blossom Special*; Fraulein; San Antonio Medley; The Last Letter; Liberty; Take Me Back To Tulsa – 78 (UK issue on Westwood WRS 135 with different tracks order and *omited)
Hillside HS-LP-106 [NR 10165] A Man And His Fiddle: Prosperity Special; Stay a Little Longer; Amazing Grace; Diggy Liggy Lo; Lucille; East Bound And Down; Thank God I'm a Country Boy; Heartaches By The Number; The Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music; Crystal Chandeliers – 79?
Hillside HS-LP-80-102 The Best Of Billy Arsmtrong, volume 1: Billy’s Orange Blossom Special; Lucille; Stay A Little Longer; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Cotton-eyed Joe; Amazing Grace; Prosperity Special; Silver Wings; Roly Poly; The Devil Went Down To Georgia – 80
Polera AG-3322 Melody Ranch Featuring Billy Armstrong: Stay All Night; Salute To Bob Wills (Medley); I'm So Lonesome; Orange Blossom Special; The Fifty Year Old Waltz; First Boyfriend; Why Me; This Time It's You; Services Rendered; My Agreement – 80 (unknown recording info, not in sessions)
Hillside HSCD 2102 World's Greatest Fiddle Player: Billy's Orange Blossom Special; Prosperity Special; Lucille; Diggy Liggy Lo; Heartaches By The Number; Silver Wings; Cotton-eyed Joe; Roly-poly; Amazing Grace; Stay A Little Longer; I'm So Lonsome I Could Cry; The Devil Went Down To Georgia – 10 (sampler- hS-LP-80-102 + bonus tracks)
Unknown details
National Champion Fiddle Player: (unknown 8 tracks, not in sessions)
SINGLES
Wildcat
WOO 71 Gloria / A Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed - 59
Sage
45-390 Let’s Be Sensible / Crazy – 63 w. The Frontiersmen and Joanie
Toppa
45-1105 Heartbreak Valley / If You Leave While I'm Sleeping (I Won't Know That You're Gone) - 63
45-1113 Billy's Orange Blossom Special / High Cost Of Leaving - 66
Reena
2068 I'm A Liar / Lovin' This Life I'm Livin' – 68? w. Hal Southern
BJB
BJB 1026 18 Miles Ago Today / Country Blues - 71
4-Star
5-1012 Lonely Street / What's He Doing In My World – 75
Hillside
HS 7605 Tribute To Ray Price / Billy’s Orange Blossom Special - 76