Marc Lee Shannon

 *Ohio
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
2006 unknown, OH – Marc Lee Shannon (Marc Lee Shannon [vcl/ac gt/el gt/ mandolin/ dobro], Danny Powers [gt], Karl Mullens [gt], Michael Stanley [bass/ gt/ synthesizer/ bck vcl], Tommy Dobeck [drums], Rodney Psyka [vcl/percussion],  Gary Jones [organ/el piano],  Bob Pelander [organ/piano], Jennifer Lee  [bck vcl]. Producer: Michael Stanley)
001 WHAT AM I DOIN' LL 301
002 THE LUCKY ONE LL 301
003 PIECES ON THE GROUND LL 301
004 YOU TAKE THE MONEY LL 301
005 ANY ORDINARY MAN LL 301
006 THE ONLY THING LL 301
007 I'M ON IT LL 301
008 YOU'RE GONNA LOSE ME LL 301
009 TOO GONE LL 301
010 DIXIE BEAUXDERAUNT LL 301
011 LAY YOUR MONEY DOWN LL 301
2018 unknown, OH – Marc Lee Shannon (Marc Lee Shannon [vcl/ac gt/ el gt/ mandolin], Ryan Humbert [ac gt/bck vcl], Ray Flanagan [gt], John Anthony [ac/el/12 str gt],  Al Moss [steel], Kevin Robert Martinez [ac/el bass],  Ed Davis [drums/percussion],  Russ Flanagan [piano/ organ/ keyboards], Emily Bates [hmny.bck vcl], Bri Bryant,, Jon Bryant [bck vcl].
012 CAROUSEL
013 WALK THIS ROAD
014 BACK DOOR TO MY HEART
015 COUNT ME IN
016 SOMETHING GOING ON
017 SINCE YOU BEEN AROUND
018 SOUND OF A TRAIN
019 ALL I WANT
020 IF WE QUIT NOW
021 DON'T GIVE UP
022 BACK IN THE GAME
023 SO LONG MY FRIEND
Tracks above issued on album Walk This Road
2020 Court Street Recording, 17 Court St, Canfield, OH – Marc Lee Shannon (Marc Lee Shannon [vcl/ac/el gt], Ryan Humbert [ac gt/bck vcl], Jim Merhaut [bass],  Ed Davis [drums/percussion], Lee Turner [Hammond B3],  Emily Bates, JD Eicher [bck vcl]. Producer: Ryan Humbert)
024 FRIENDS LIKE YOU digital single [rel. May 7]
025 LET GO digital single [rel. May 8]
2021 unknown, OH – Marc Lee Shannon (Marc Lee Shannon [vcl/baritone/el gt],  Rick Deak [slide gt], Kevin Martinez [bass/ horn arr.], Ed Young [drums/percussion],  David Young [Hammond B3/keyboards], Tim Harker [sax], Brian Mayle [trombone], Kyle O'Donnell [trumpet],Bri Bryant, Jon Bryant [bck vcl]. Producer: Ryan Humbert)
026 I FEEL IT MLSL 721
027 NO NOBODY MLSL 721
028 TOO GONE MLSL 721
029 DEACON OF BLUES MLSL 721
030 I QUIT YOU MLSL 721
031 LEAVE ON THE LIGHT MLSL 721
032 ROCK STEADY MLSL 721
033 STEADY ON MLSL 721
Late 2022/early 2023 unknown, OH – Marc Lee Shannom (+ Kid Wonder,  Sideman Refugee)
034 HAPPENING NOW
035 LAST FIRST KISS
036 LONG WAY AROUND
037 RISER
038 SHE'S LIKE A MIRROR
039 BOBBY RAY
040 ONE (SONG FOR MY FATHER)
Tracks above issued on EP My Other Brothers



ALBUMS
Line Level Music LL301 Any Ordinary Man: What Am I Doin'; The Lucky One; Pieces On The Ground; You Take The Money; Any Ordinary Man; The Only Thing; I'm On It; You're Gonna Lose Me; Too Gone; Dixie Beauxderaunt; Lay Your Money Down – 12-06
Marc Lee Shannon no # Walk This Road: Carousel;  Walk This Road;  Back Door to My Heart;  Count Me In;  Something Going On;  Since You Been Around;  Sound of a Train;  All I Want;  If We Quit Now;  Don't Give Up;  Back in the Game;  So Long My Friend – 19-05-18
Marc Lee Shannon MLSL 721 Lucky 7: I Feel It; No Nobody; Too Gone; Deacon of Blues; I Quit You; Leave On The Light; Rock Steady; Steady On – 10-11-21

EPs

Marc Lee Shannon ? My Other Brothers:  Happening Now;  Last First Kiss;  Long Way Around;  Riser;  She's Like a Mirror;  Bobby Ray;  One (Song for My Father) – 04-10-24

Robin Tackett

 *Robin Tackett Sizemore
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
1970s  Riverside Recording Studio, Rt 2 Box 551, Ashland, KY - Robin Tackett and The Taste of Grass (Robin Tackett [ld/tnr/baritone/vcl/gt],Debra Tackett [ld vcl], Fred Bailey [ld/baritone vcl/gt], Guy B. Evans [banjo],  Scott Meyers [bass vcl/mandolin], John Evans [bass], Gurney Adkins [fiddle])
001 WILL YOU BE WORTHY RSS 4508  
002 I'M STANDING ON SOLID ROCK RSS 4508  
003 DARKEST HOUR RSS 4508  
004 I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU LORD RSS 4508
005 HAPPY ON MY WAY RSS 4508
006 PURPLE ROBE RSS 4508   
007 KING JESUS RSS 4508  
008 DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE RSS 4508   
009 UPPER WINDOW RSS 4508   
010 TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFE BOAT RSS 4508  
011 HIDE ME ROCK OF AGES RSS 4508   
012 GOSPEL PICKIN' RSS 4508  
1977 Studio Center, Rt 2 Box 551, Ashland, KY- Robin Tackett and The Taste of Grass (Robin Tackett [vcl/gt],Debra Timberlake [vcl], Tom Timberlake [rh gt/tambourine], Fred Bailey [vcl/mandolin], Guy “B” Evans [banjo], Ron Young [dobro], John Evans [bass/ld gt])
013 FADED LOVE RSS 4558
014 TASTE OF GRASS RSS 4558
015 WHY DON’T YOU TELL ME SO RSS 4558
016 I’LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT RSS 4558
017 THIS WEARY HEART YOU STOLE AWAY RSS 4558
018 I’D RATHER BE SORRY RSS 4558
019 PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN RSS 4558
020 I WILL TAKE THE DARKNESS OUT OF NIGHT RSS 4558
021 CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING RSS 4558
022 THE SWEETEST GIFT RSS 4558
023 AFTER WHILE IT’LL ALL BE OVER RSS 4558
024 THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE  RSS 4558



ALBUMS
Riverside RSS 4508 Will You Be Worthy:  Will You Be Worthy;  I'm Standing On Solid Rock;  Darkest Hour; I Just Want To Thank You Lord; Happy On My Way;  Purple Robe;  King Jesus;  Drifting Too Far From The Shore;  Upper Window;  Take Me In Your Life Boat; Hide Me Rock Of Ages;  Gospel Pickin' – 7-
Riverside RSS 4558 Faded Love: Faded Love; Taste Of Grass; Why Don’t You Tell Me So; I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight; This Weary Heart You Stole Away; I’d Rather Be Sorry; Pike County Breakdown; I Will Take The Darkness Out Of Night; Can’t You Hear Me Calling; The Sweetest Gift; After While It’ll All Be Over; The Man In The Middle - 77

Reuben Brock

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
2010 Nashville, TN – Reuben Brock, *with Josh Connort and Wendy Martin
001 400 HORSES*
002 SO GOOD TO BE BACK IN TEXAS
003 AMERICAN HERO
004 ALABAMA DUALLY*
005 BAD BOYS
006 STRANGER THINGS
007 TOO HOT IN L.A.
008 STORY TO SHARE
009 SHOWBOAT
010 DAMAGE
011  DRIVE
012 IF YOU'D STAYED
Tracks above issued on album 400 Horses
2015? [live] unknown – Reuben Brock
01201 STRANGER THINGS digital single [rel. Feb. 21, 2016]
01202 400 HORSES LIVE digital single [rel. May 12]
2016 Nashville, TN – Reuben Brock
013 HEADED HOME digital single [rel. June 24]
2016 Nashville, TN – Reuben Brock
014 GRANDMA REALLY LIKED MERLE
015 I LIKE A GIRL
016 FISHING AFTER DARK
017 FROZE OVER
018 TIME AND WHISKEY
019 DRIVE ALL NIGHT
020 REMINDERS OF TESS
021 JUST LIKE SCARLET AND RHETT
022 HOW FAR
023  COLD HARD RIDE
024 NONE TOUCHED MY HEART
025 HARLEY JACK AND ME
Tracks above issued on album Time and Whiskey
2020 Nashville, TN – Reuben Brock
026 HEADED HOME
027 MY PERFECT CHRISTMAS NIGHT
028 IT'S TIME, IT'S CHRISTMAS MORNING
029 HE'S WHY
030 AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
031 WHEN EVERYONE GETS HOME
Tracks above issued on EP My Perfect Christmas Night
2021 Nashville, TN – Reuben Brock
032 BLACK HORSE THROUGH HELL
033 DAMAGE
034 IT'S
035 SEARCHING FOR WATER
036 AT THE EDGE
037 NAIL AND HAMMER
038 ALMOST OKAY
039 SHADOWS AND SILENCE
040 JESUS AIN'T THE ONE
041 BLIND
042 ONLY LEAVING YOU
043 COLD DARK RIVER
Tracks above issued on album Damage


ALBUMS
526 Music ? 400 Horses:  400 Horses (w. Josh Connor, Wendy Martin);  So Good to be Back in Texas;  American Hero;  Alabama Dually (w. Josh Connor, Wendy Martin);  Bad Boys;  Stranger Things;  Too Hot in L.A.;  Story to Share;  Showboat;  Damage;  Drive;  If You'd Stayed – 10-04-11
Reuben Brock ? Time and Whiskey: Grandma Really Liked Merle;  I Like a Girl;  Fishing After Dark;  Froze Over;  Time and Whiskey;  Drive All Night;  Reminders of Tess;  Just Like Scarlet and Rhett;  How Far;  Cold Hard Ride;  None Touched My Heart;  Harley Jack and Me – 28-06-16
Reuben Brock ? Damage:  Black Horse Through Hell;  Damage;  It's;  Searching for Water;  At the Edge;  Nail and Hammer;  Almost Okay;  Shadows and Silence;  Jesus Ain't the One;  Blind;  Only Leaving You;  Cold Dark River – 30-09-22

EPs
Reuben Brock ? My Perfect Christmas Night: Headed Home;  My Perfect Christmas Night;  It's Time, It's Christmas Morning;  He's Why;  At the Stroke of Midnight; When Everyone Gets Home – 20-11-20

Swanee Caldwell

 Everett Caldwell, Jr , *1935 Logan, WV - +26-02-2000
3rd version
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca January 1960 Detroit, MI – Swanee Caldwell
001 THRILL HAPPY Clix 825/Pulstar PSR 101
002 MIXED UP HEART Clix 825/Pulstar PSR 101
003 KB-425 I M LONESOME TONIGHT 826
004 KB-426 DON T SAY YOU RE SORRY 826
1961 unknown – Swanee Caldwell and The Rock-A-Billies
005 603 I SEE THE REASON HH 121
006 604 I’LL PROVE IT ONE DAY HH 121
1962 unknown – Swanee Caldwell
007 N8OW-8271/B6675 I’M GONNA STOP New Star 6422 Bethlehem 45-3043
008 N8OW-8272/B6676 EVERYTHING BUT YOU New Star 6422 Bethlehem 45-3043
February 1963 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee Caldwell
009 K11449 I TOLD YOU SO King 47-5727
010 K11450 TEAR STAINED GUITAR 45-5727
July 1963 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee Caldwell
011 K11611 DON’T YOU KNOW 45-5805
012 K11612 SOMETHING TO REMIND ME OF YOU 45-5914
013 K11613 EMPTY CHAIR 45-5845
014 K11614 HIT AND RUN 45-5805
July 1963 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee Caldwell
015 K11625 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD 45-5791/King 866
016 K11626 RADAR BLUES (PART 1) 45-5791/King 866
017 K11627 DON’T SING NO SAD SONGS FOR ME 45-5914
018 K11628 HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME 45-5845
KING 866 TRUCK DRIVER SONGS (1963)
1964 unknown – Swanee Caldwell
019 ZTSB 95741 WHY DO TODAY (WHAT I CAN PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW)  Rich 105
020 ZTSB-95742 YOU'RE GONE FOREVER Rich 105
Fall 1964 unknown – Swanee Caldwell
021 ZTSB-99139 PARDON ME, MRS. SMITH Sims 214
022 ZTSB-99140 QUICK AS A WINK Sims 214
ca January 1966 Nashville, TN – Swanee Caldwell
023 T4KM-4760 POOR FOOL Boone BR-1043
024 T4KM-4761 unknown title
025 T4KM-4762 I’VE GOT THE RIGHT TO CRY BR-1043
1966 poss. Nashville, TN – Swanee Caldwell
026 ZTSC-125818 TWO OF THE USUAL Evers no #
027 ZTSC-125819 GYPSY TELL ME A LIE Evers no #
1966? Nashville, TN – Swanee Caldwell (Producer: Ray Pennington)
028 E 1120A  INVISIBLE CHAINS E 1120
029 E 1120B OLD PAIR OF SHOES E 1120
1960s unknown – Swanee Caldwell
030 OLD PAIR OF SHOES Caravan 1005
031 WHEN A GOOD WOMAN’S LOVE (IS GONE) Caravan 1005


SINGLES
Clix (1960)
825 Mixed Up Heart / Thrill Happy - 02-60 (rev. February 29)
826 I’m Lonesome Tonight / Don‘t Say You‘re Sorry – 60
Happy Hearts (1961)
HH 121 I See The Reason / I’ll Prove It One Day - 61
New Star (1962)
NS-6422 Everything But You / I’m Gonna Stop –  62 (reissued on Bethlehem 45-3043 in 11-62)
King (1963-64)
45-5727 Tear Stained Guitar / I Told You So – 04-63 (rev. Apr. 13)
45-5791 Six Days On The Road / Radar Blues – ca. 09-63
45-5805 Don’t You Know / Hit And Run – ca. 11-63
45-5845 Empty Chair / Heaven All Around Me – 02-64
45-5914 Something To Remind Me Of You / Don’t Sing No Sad Songs – 07-64 (rev. Aug. 15)
Sims (1964)
214 Quick As A Wink / Pardon, Me Mrs. Smith – 10-64
Rich (1965)
105 You're Gone Forever / Why Do Today (What I Can Put Off Till Tomorrow) - 65
Boone (1966)
BR-1043 Poor Fool / I’ve Got The Right To Cry – 08-66
Evers (1966)
No # Two Of The Usual / Gypsy Tell Me A Lie – 66
E 1120 Invisible Chains / Old Pair Of Shoes – 6-
Caravan
1005 Old Pair Of Shoes / When A Good Woman’s Love (Is Gone)

A Different Thread

 Robert Jackson (Lichfield, UK)
Alicia Best from (Durham, NC)
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS  
2017 Alma Vale Studios, The basement, 34 Alma Vale RdBristol, UK – A Different Thread (+Andrew Hughes, Jonny Bruce, Lewis Creaven, Luke Cawthra, Matthew Jones, Ruth Royall, Isaac Collier)
001 BIG CRANE
002 A WAYWARD SUN
003 HAPPY MAN
004 THE SAME CLOTH
005 HOME FROM HOME
Tracks above issued on EP Home From Home
2017 Alma Vale Studios, The basement, 34 Alma Vale RdBristol, UK – A Different Thread (+ Jade Lelohe, Jamie White)
006 CHERRY TREE
007 LONG IN THE TOOTH
008 SWEET ELIZABETH
009 HIGH TIME
010 BANJO TUNE
Tracks above issued on EP High Time
2018 Arbor Ridge Studios, 3582 Manns Chapel Rd,, Chapel Hill, NC – A Different Thread (Robert Jackson, Alicia Best [vcl/fiddle], + Jeff Crawford [bass/bck vcl/ keyboards], Rob Davis [percussion], Omar Ruis-Lopez, [violin /viola], Pippa Hoover [cello], Matthew Greenslade [keyboards], Alan Best [accordion/ mandolin], Rusty Smith [trumpet/ flugel horn], Birdie Baird [bck vcl])
011 ON A WHIM
012 HOLD ME DOWN
013 ROSA ROSA
014 THE PRICKLY BUSH
015 HONEY AND FIRE
016 CHAIRS INSTEAD
017 CAROLINA SONG
018 THE FARMER'S MISTRESS
019 HIGH TIME
020 CHARLOTTE
021 NOT GOOD WITH WORDS
Tracks above issued on album On A Whim
2018 [live] Ivy Lane Studios, Dartmouth, UK - – A Different Thread (+ Isaac Collier [cello])
02101 POTTER'S FIELD On a Whim
2019 Alma Vale Studios, The basement, 34 Alma Vale RdBristol, UK – A Different Thread (Robert Jackson [vcl/gt/ harmonica], Alicia Best [vcl/ fiddle/ percussion], Richard Allen [bass]. Producer: A Different Thread and Luke Cawthra)
Engineered by Luke Cawthra
Alma Vale Studio, Bristol, UK
022 RED IS THE ROSE
023 PRETTY POLLY
024 CRUEL MOTHER
025 LONG BLACK VEIL
026 THE BLACKEST CROW
Tracks above issued on EP Some Distant Shore
2021 Alma Vale Studios, The basement, 34 Alma Vale RdBristol, UK – A Different Thread (Robert Jackson [vcl/gt/ harmonica], Alicia Best [vcl/ fiddle/ percussion], Mike Seal [bass], Chris Elliott [fiddle/bouzuki/ bck vcl], Caitlin Jones [flute/whistle/ bck vcl])
027 DIDN'T WANNA GO
028 CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
029 CALL OF THE ROAD
030 CHANGE
031 THE CHASE
032 GET CLOSE
033 BEHIND THE CURTAIN
034 TRY TO ASK YOU
035 ODE TO THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL
036 THE DEVIL YOU DON'T
037 LINDA'S CROSSING
Tracks above issued on album Call Of The Road
2025 unknown - A Different Thread
038 SORROW BRINGS ME JOY Sorrow Brings Me Joy Amarath Over Again
039 OVER AGAIN Sorrow Brings Me Joy Amarath Over Again
040 COME ON HOME MOLLY Sorrow Brings Me Joy Amarath Over Again
041 AMARANTH  Amaranth Over Again
042 ALWAYS LEAVING Amaranth Over Again
043 SWEET AND THE BURN Amaranth Over Again
044 THE PROPHET Over Again
045 GOODBYE MUDDY WATERS Over Again
046 COLUMBINE Over Again
047 DEEP WATER FISH Over Again
048 LEON Over Again




ALBUMS
Horus Music Distribution [UK] no # On a Whim:  On a Whim;  Hold Me Down;  Potter's Field;  Rosa Rosa;  The Prickly Bush;  Honey and Fire;  Chairs Instead;  Carolina Song;  The Farmer's Mistress;  High Time;  Charlotte;  Not Good with Words – 13-09-18
Same Cloth [UK] ? Call of the Road:  Didn't Wanna Go;  Cradle to the Grave;  Call of the Road;  Change;  The Chase;  Get Close;  Behind the Curtain;  Try to Ask You;  Ode to the Leaving of Liverpool;  The Devil You Don't;  Linda's Crossing – 01-09-22

A Different Thread [UK] ? Over Again: Over Again; Sorrow Brings Me Joy; The Prophet; Sweet and the Burn; Always Leaving; Come on Home Molly; Goodbye Muddy Waters; Columbine; Amaranth; Deep Water Fish; Leon – 01-05-26




EPs
Horus Music Distribution [UK] no # Home from Home:  Big Crane;  A Wayward Sun;  Happy Man;  The Same Cloth;  Home from Home – 15-04-17
Horus Music Distribution [UK] no # High Time:  Cherry Tree;  Long in the Tooth;  Sweet Elizabeth;  High Time;  Banjo Tune – 29-09-17
A Different Thread [UK] no # Some Distant Shore: Red is the Rose; Pretty Polly; Cruel Mother; Long Black Veil; The Blackest Crow – 22-05-20
A Different Thread [UK] ? Sorrow Brings Me Joy:  Sorrow Brings Me Joy;  Over Again;  Come on Home Molly – 22-07-25 (all tracks reissued on album Over Again)
A Different Thread [UK] ? Amaranth: Amaranth; Always Leaving; Sweet and the Burn; Sorrow Brings Me Joy; Over Again; Come on Home Molly – 02-12-25 (all tracks reissued on album Over Again)

     

Shawn Hess

 *Laramie, WY
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2018 Prairie Gold Sound, Laramie, WY – Shawn Hess (Producer: Will Flag)
001 WORLD AWAY
002 CHEYENNE
003 LEAVING ME BEHIND
004 LORRAINE
005 PICTURE FROM A MAGAZINE
006 TEARDROPS ON THE FLOOR
007 HEADLIGHTS
008 LONG, LONELY LIVIN'
009 PRAY LIKE ME
010 TOWN OF TWO
011 STARDUST INN
Tracks above issued on album World Away
2019 [demo session] unknown – Shawn Hess
01101 HOME cassette
2022 unknown – Shawn Hess (Shawn Hess [vcl/ac gt/ bass gt], Kevin Hegyi [el gt/tic-tac bass], Will Flagg [gt/ steel/ percussion/ harmonica/ keyboards/ bck vcl], Muskrat Jones [steel], Casey Schmidt [drums], Jackson Clarendon [fiddle], Jacob LeFevre, Hillery Lynn [bck vcl]. Producer: Will Flagg, Shawn Hess)
012 LEAVING AT MIDNIGHT
013 DON'T CALL ME BABY
014 FALL RIVER COUNTY
015 HONKY TONK CONNOISSEUR
016 SWEET OLD TIMES
017 FRIEND
018 HOME
019 PLACE WHERE NO ONE GOES
020 I STAY AWAY
Tracks above issued on album Hey, Friend
2023 Wild Horse Studio, ?/5th Street Studios, ? – Shawn Hess (Shawn Hess [vcl/ac gt],
Kevin Hegyi [ld gt/bck vcl], Cooper Dickerson [steel/bck vcl], Hunter Hicks [bass], Neil Mitchell [percussion], Jackson Clarendon [fiddle])
021 'TIL IT AIN'T
022 YESTERDAY'S COFFEE
023 HARVEST ME
024 YOU'RE NOT THE ONE
025 WHEN YOU CALL
026 CHANGING HEART
027 A TEAR FOR YOU
028 WALLS
029 TIME, ONLY TIME
030 ROADHOUSE BLUES (THE OTHER ONE)
Tracks above issued on album Wild Onion



ALBUMS
Shawn Hess ? World Away: World Away; Cheyenne; Leaving Me Behind; Lorraine; Picture from a Magazine; Teardrops on the Floor; Headlights; Long, Lonely Livin'; Pray Like Me; Town of Two; Stardust Inn - 24-05-19
Shawn Hess ? Hey, Friend:  Leaving at Midnight;  Don't Call Me Baby;  Fall River County; Honky Tonk Connoisseur;  Sweet Old Times; Friend; Home;  Place Where No One Goes;  I Stay Away  – 30-09-22
Shawn Hess ? Wild Onion: 'Til It Ain't; Yesterday's Coffee; Harvest Me; You're Not The One; When You Call; Changing Heart; A Tear For You; Walls; Time, Only Time; Roadhouse Blues (The Other One) - 19-01-24

Billy Gray

 William Thomas Gray, *29-12-1924 Paris, TX, +27-03-1975
4th version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Steve Hathaway, Thieu Van De Vorst, Jim Loessberg, Tore Brennodden
SESSIONS also member of Brazos Valley Boys
Ca early 1950s unknown – Billy Gray and His Echo Mountain Boys
001 SO ROUND SO FIRM SO FULLY PACKED  Hit Parade no #
002 CIMMARON ROLL ON Hit Parade no #
24 March 1954 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Billy Gray and His Westerm Oakies
003 L 7604 WHO’LL BUY MY TACOS 9-29120/ Cactus 127
004 L 7605 PIN-UP GIRL 9-29120/ Cactus 127
005 L 7606 WE JUST DON’T SEE THINGS ALIKE ANYMORE 9-29271/ Cactus 127 Chief CCD 11565/30
006 L 7607 FARTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD 9-29271/ Cactus 127 Chief CCD 11565/30
007 L 7608 HARBOR OF LOVE 9-29678/ Cactus 127
CHIEF  CCD 11565/30 ULTRA RARE WESTERN SWING, VOL. 1 (NED, 1995)
24 March 1954 [18:20-21:50] Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Wanda Jackson (Billy Gray [gt/recitation], Billy Strange [gt], Billy Stewart [bass], Roy Harte [drums], Amos Hedrick [fiddle], Gilbert Baca [piano]. Producer: Tom Mack)
000 L 7609 IF YOU KNEW WHAT I KNOW 9-29253/DL 4224
000 L 7610 LOVIN' COUNTRY STYLE 9-29140/DL 4224 VL 73861
000 L 7611 THE HEART YOU COULD HAVE HAD 9-30153/DL 4224 VL 73861
000 L 7612 THE RIGHT TO LOVE 9-29253/DL 4224 VL 73861
000 L 7613 YOU CAN'T HAVE MY LOVE 9-29140/ Cactus 127
19 August 1954 Hank Thompson's House, 8308 N. May, Oklahoma City, OK - Billy Gray, * and Wanda Jackson (? [gt], Bobby White [steel], Billy Stewart [bass], Roy Harte [drums], Amos Hedricks [fiddle], Gilbert Baca [piano])
008 86690/OK 100 IF YOU DON'T, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL* 9-29267/[va] DL 4201 Cactus 127
009 86691/OK 101 YOU'D BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW* 9-29267/DL 4224
010 86692/OK 102 TALK OF THE TOWN unissued
1 March 1955 Castle Studio, the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Billy Gray
011 87501/NA 3438 I’M MAD AT MY HEART 9-29489/ Cactus 127
012 87502/NA 3439 OKIE BLONDIE 9-29489/ Cactus 127
013 87503/NA 3440 GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS 9-29678/
2 March 1955 Bradley Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Bill Gray and His Western Oakies (Billy Gray [gt], Bobby Koefer [steel], Billy Carson [bass gt], Wayne Foster [drums], Joe Hendrix [fiddle], Leon Boulandger [fiddle], Arthur "Art" McNuilty [piano])
014 87633/BR 9056 THE BANDERA SHUFFLE ED-2235/DL-5567 DL-8730 Cactus 127  Chief CCD 11565/30
015 87634/BR 9057 TIPPIN' IN ED-2233 DL-5567 Cactus 127
016 87635/BR 9058 SNOW DEER ED-2233/DL-5567 DL-8730 Cactus 127
017 87636/BR 9059 TUXEDO JUNCTION ED-2234/DL-5567 DL-8730 Cactus 127
018 87637/BR 9060 CURTAIN CALL ED-2233/DL-5567 Cactus 127
019 87638/BR 9061 JOHNSON RAG ED-2234/DL-5567 Cactus 127
020 87639/BR 9062 TENNESSEE STOMP ED-2234/DL-5567 Cactus 127
021 87640/BR 9063 MOONLIGHT COCKTAIL ED-2233/DL-5567 Cactus 127
Decca DL-8730 WESTERN SWING IN HI-FI (August 11,1958) (see various artists file)
12 December 1955 Fort Worth, TX - Billy Gray and His Western Oakies
022 89045/FT 17000 GOLDEN GOOSE unissued
023 89046/FT 17001 LOVIN' ANGEL WITHOUT MY HEART unissued
19 December 1955 Bradley Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Billy Gray & His Oakies (unknown musicians. Producer: Paul Cohen)
024 89047/NA 9263 IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME 9-29800/ Cactus 127
025 89048/NA 9264 TENNESSEE TODDY 9-29800/Bear Family BCD-15733 [va] Cactus 127 MCF 3035 CD 5707 BCD 15733
MCA MCF 3035 RARE ROCKABILLY VOL. 4 (UK, 1979); BIG TONE CD 5707 MCA ROCKABILLIES, VOL. 3 (UK, 1993); BEAR FAMILY BCD 15733 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT VOL. 6 (GER, 1996)
1955 or 1956 [live-radio show] unknown – Billy Gray and His Western Oakies
02501 RIDIN‘ ON A FENDER BACM CD D 640
02502 OKIE BLONDIE BACM CD D 640
BACM CD D 640 WESTERN SERENADE – LIVE WESTERN SWING IN THE 1950’S (UK, 2019)
8 November 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Mimi Roman  and Billy Gray
026 101076/NA 9543 WE'RE TAKING CHANCES 9-30389/ Cactus 127
027 101077/NA 9544 YES I WILL unissued
028 101078/NA 9545 MR. OPPORTUNITY 9-30389/ Cactus 127
12 December 1956 Fort Worth, TX - Billy Gray
029 102856/FT 17000 FREE LOVE MAMA BOOGIE rejected
030 102857/FT 17001 YOU'RE A LOVING ANGEL WITHOUT MY HEART rejected
1960 unknown, TX - Billy Gray with Orchestra
031 LH 505B I'LL FIND A WAY Longhorn LH 505/ Cactus 127 ANTHR 0008
032 LH 505A I'LL GO BROKE LOVING YOU Longhorn LH 505 / Cactus 127  ANTHR 0008
ca May 1963 poss. Hollywood, CA - Billy Gray and The Western Okies  (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
033 LB 1678 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Liberty 55599
034 LH 1679 I'LL NEVER LIVE LONG ENOUGH (TO FORGET ABOUT YOU)  Liberty 55599
Mid 1964 unknown, TX - Billy Gray and The Nuggets
035 R4KM-8472 THE FUNNY WAY OF HURTING ME Vandan 8472
036 R4KM-8473 ONE BROKEN HEART AGO Vandan 8472
ca September 1965 unknown, TX - Billy Gray (Producer: Billy Gray)
037 SoN 25711  ROTTEN LOVE Longhorn LH 565 / Cactus 127 ANTHR 0008
038 SoN 25712 FOR NO REASON Longhorn LH 565/ Cactus 127 ANTHR 0008
1971 unknown, TX – Billy Gray and The Cowtowners
039 DOWN TOWN DALLAS Celebrated Artis CAA 601 / CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
040 YOU GOT CAUGHT Celebrated Artis CAA 601/CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
041 WAKE ME IF I'M DREAMING CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
042 LOOK AGAIN FORTUNE TELLER CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
043 HOW WOULD SHE LOOK IN A KITCHEN CMR 480/CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
044 I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
045 HEART OF A BEGGAR (MIND OF A FOOL) CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
046 BIG HEARTED SUE CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
047 COMPLETELY CONFUSED CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
048 NOWHERE TO GO (BUT OUT OF MY MIND) CMR 480/CAA 603 ANTHR 0008
Ca 1972  unknown, TX – Billy Gray
049 LIFETIME TO FORGET  604
050 MAKINGS OF A FOOL  604
1974 unknown, TX - Billy Gray
051 I DON'T WANT TO EVER FEEL THIS WAY AGAIN Toro 105 / ANTHR 0008
052 NEON LIGHTS Toro 105 / ANTHR 0008



ALBUMS
Decca DL-5567 Country and Western Dance-O-Rama, Vol. 7 - Billy Gray: Moonlight Cocktail; Curtain Call; Snow Deer; Tippin' In; The Bandera Shuffle; Tuxedo Junction; Tennessee Stomp; Johnson Rag - 55 (10“ LP)
Celebrated Artist CAA-603 Celebrated Artist Presents Billy Gray: Wake Me If I'm Dreaming; You Got Caught; Fortune Teller; How Would She Look In A Kitchen; I Feel Sorry For Him; Heart Of A Beggar (Mind Of A Fool); Big Hearted Sue; Down Town Dallas; Completely Confused; Nowhere To Go  – 71
Cactus 127 [NED] 127 Billy Gray - Hillbilly Stars Of Decca Records: Tennessee Toddy; It Should Have Been Me; Farther On Down The Road; We Just Don't See Things Alike; Okie Blondie; I'm Mad At My Baby; Girls Girls Girls; Harbor Of Love; Mr. Opportunity; We're Taking Chances; If You Don't Somebody Else Will (w. Wanda Jackson); You Can't Have My love (w. Wanda Jackson); Who'll Buy My Tacos?; Pin Up Girl; Moonlight Cocktail; Curtain Call; Snow Deer; Tippin' In; The Bandera Shuffle; Tuxedo Junction; Tennessee Stomp; Johnson Rag; I'll Go Broke Loving You; I'll Find A Way; Rotten Love; For No Reason - 09
Americana Anthtopology ANTHR 0008 Nowhere To Go (But Out Of My Mind): Wake Me If I'm Dreaming; You Got Caught;  Look Again Fortune Teller;  How Would She Look In A Kitchen;  I Feel Sorry For Him;  Rotten Love; I'll Find A Way (To Free Myself);  Neon Lights; Heart Of A Beggar (Mind Of A Fool);  Big Hearted Sue;  Downtown Dallas;  Completely Confused;  Nowhere To Go (But Out Of My Mind);  For No Reason;  I'll Go Broke Loving You; I Don’t Want To Ever Feel This - 02-06-23

EPs
Decca ED 2233 Country And Western Dance-O-Rama, Vol.7, part 1: Moonlight Cocktail;  Curtain Call /  Snow Deer;  Tippin' In - 55 (MX: S 2456/7)
Decca ED 2234 Country And Western Dance-O-Rama, Vol.7, part 2: The Bandera Shuffle;  Tuxedo Junction / Tennessee Stomp;  Johnson Rag – 55 (MX: S 2458/9)


SINGLES
Hit Parada  
No # So Roud So Fir So Fully Paqcked / Cimmaron Roll On – 5- w. Echo Mountain Boys
Decca (1954-57)
9-29120 Pin-Up Girl / Who'll Buy My Tacos - 04-54
9-29140 Lovin' Country Style / You Can't Have My Love - 05-54 w. Wanda Jackson
9-29267 If You Don't, Somebody Else Will / You'd Be The First One To Know - 09-54 w. Wanda Jackson
9-29271 Farther On Down The Road / We Just Don't See Things Alike Anymore - 09-54
9-29489 Okie Blondie / I'm Mad At My Heart - 03-55
9-29678 Harbor Of Love / Girls, Girls, Girls - 10-55
9-29800 It Could Have Been Me / Tennessee Today - 01-56 (rev. Feb. 4)
9-30389 Mister Opportunity / We're Taking Chances - 07-57
Longhorn (1960)
LH-505 I'll Find A Way / I'll Go Broke Loving You – 09-60 (rev. Oct. 10)
Liberty (1963)
55599 I Left My Heart In San Francisco / I'll Never Live Long Enough (To Forget About You)  - 07-63
Vandan (1964)
VR-8472 The Funny Way Of Hurting Me / One Broken Heart Ago - 64
Longhorn (1960)
LH-565 For No Reason / Rotten Love - 11-65
Celebrated ArtisT
CAA 601 Down Town Dallas / You Got Caught – 71
604 Lifetime To Forget / Makings Of A Fool – 71
CMR
CMR 480 How Would She Look In A Kitchen / Nowhere To Go (But Out Of My Mind)  - 7-
Toro (1974)
T 105 I Don't Want To Ever Feel This Way Again / Neon Lights – 74