PAUL AND ROY
THE TENNESSEE
RIVER BOYS
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
PAUL AND ROY The Tennessee River
Boys
Nashville, Tn: ca.
August 1951
Paul Boswell (vcl/gtr);
Roy Pryor (vcl/mand);
Producer:
7288 EVERY DOG MUST HAVE HIS DAY Mercury
6360, Mercury 6360 X45, B.A.C.M CD D-187
(Pryor) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI) B.A.C.M
CD D-417
7289 YOU’RE ALL ALONE, TONITE Mercury
6360, 6360 X45, B.A.C.M CD
D-417
(Pryor) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI)
NB(1): MERCURY Records advert Billboard Saturday 6th October
1951.
NB(2): MERCURY 6360/6360 X 45 released Tuesday 9th
October 1951.
NB(3): B.A.C.M CD D-187 “THE MERCURY LABEL” released United Kingdom
PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER
BOYS
Nashville, Tn: ca.
November 1951
Paul (vcl/gtr); Roy (vcl/mand);
Producer:
7311 SPRING OF LOVE Mercury 6374, Mercury 6374
X45, B.A.C.M CD D-417
(Paul-Roy) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI)
7312 Mercury
(Uniss)
()
7313 Mercury
(Uniss)
()
7314 YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ ON ME,
DARLIN’ Mercury 6374, 6374 X45, CD D-417
(Paul-Roy) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI)
NB(1): Billboard Folk Record Releases-Saturday
2nd February 1952-MERCURY 6374/6374X45.
NB(2): MERCURY 6374/6374 X45 released Tuesday 5th
February 1952.
NB(3): MERCURY 6374/6374 X45 reviewed Billboard C&W
Saturday 9th February 1952.
NB(4): MERCURY Records Advert Billboard Saturday
5th April 1952-MERCURY 6374/6374X45.
NOTE: PAUL & ROY - MERCURY 6374
SPRING OF LOVE
80-82-76-82
Country weeper, played tongue-in-cheek, fast-tempo hoedown
style, receives a strong and straight vocal from the boys. A strong disk.
YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING ON ME, DARLING 75-75-75-75
The boys sing another weeper in hoedown style, tho the
material here is not as strong as the other side.
PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER
BOYS-1
PAUL & ROY (The Tennessee River
Boys)-2
Nashville, Tn: ca.
May 1952
Paul (vcl/gtr); Roy (vcl/mand);
Producer:
7388 ONLY PRETENDING -1 Mercury 6406, Mercury
6406 X45
(Pryor) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI)
7389 YOU MADE THE BREAK -2 Mercury 70027, Mercury
70027 X45, B.A.C.M CD D-417
(Pryor) (Babb Pub. Co.
BMI)
7390 THE WAY YOU LIED TO ME -2 70027, 70027 X45, CD D-417
(Pryor) (Babb Pub. Co. BMI) Jasmine
JASMCD-3608/3609
7391 THE SHAPE MY HEART’S IN -1 Mercury 6406, Mercury 6406
X45, CD D-417
(Burgess-Butler) (Babb Pub. Co. BMI)
NB(1): MERCURY Records advert Billboard Saturday 12th July
1952-MERCURY 6406/6406 X45.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk Releases Saturday
19th July 1952-MERCURY6406/6406X45.
NB(3): MERCURY 6406/6406X45 reviewed Billboard
Folk Releases Saturday 19th July 1952.
NB(4): MERCURY 6406/6406 X45 released Tuesday 22nd
July 1952.
NB(5): MERCURY 70027/70027 X45 released Tuesday 11th
November 1952.
NB(6): MERCURY 70027/70027X45 reviewed Billboard
C&W Record Reviews Saturday 29th November 1952.
NB(7): JASMINE JASMCD-3608/3609 “BLUEGRASS THE HIGH LONESOME
SOUND” released United Kingdom 12th April 2012.
NOTE: PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER BOYS -
MERCURY 6406
ONLY PRETENDING 75-76-74-75
This is a good team which should do okay in the
rural area. Their harmony is nice and close. The Tennessee River Boys back
nicely.
THE SHAPE MY HEART’S IN 76-77-75-76
Tempo is up on this side and the duo reacts well
to it. Paul leads and Roy chimes in for some fine harmony. The string band does
some fancy picking in the background.
PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER BOYS
Nashville,
Tn: 1953
Paul (vcl/gtr); Roy (vcl/mand);
Producer:
7436 I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU Mercury
70197, Mercury 70197X45, B.A.C.M CD D-417
(Jimmy Rule) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
7437 WICKED LOVE Mercury
70121, Mercury 70121 X45, CD
D-417
(King-Dulaney) (Tannen Music BMI)
7438 FLOWER OF OLD TENNESSEE Mercury
70197, Mercury 70197X45,
CD D-417
(Paul-Roy) (Babb Music BMI)
7439 DON’T EVER TELL ME Mercury
70121, Mercury 70121 X45 CD
D-417
() (BMI)
NB(1): MERCURY 70121/70121X45 released Tuesday 17th
March 1953.
NB(2): MERCURY Records Advert Billboard Saturday
4th April 1953-MERCURY 70121/70121X45.
NB(3): MERCURY 70121/70121X45 reviewed Billboard
C&W Record Reviews Saturday 25th April 1953.
NB(3): MERCURY 70197/70197X45 released Tuesday 14th
July 1953.
NB(4): MERCURY 70197/70197X45 reviewed Billboard C&W
Saturday 15th August 1953.
NOTE: PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER BOYS -
MERCURY 70121
WICKED LOVE 68
Backwoods type of reading on a good country
ballad.
DON’T EVER TELL ME 68
Routine ditty gets a good performance.
NOTE: PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER BOYS -
MERCURY 70197
I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU 67
The Boys develop a good sound here on a waltz
item with a beat. Good backwoods stuff.
FLOWER OF OLD TENNESSEE 65
The team comes thru with a listenable reading of
a routine type of country ballad.
NOTE: BILLBOARD Saturday 5th December 1953-COUNTRY & WESTERN
ARTISTS’ DIRECTORY-Guitar/Mandolin, Booking Office-Roy Pryor-4303 Delaware
Street, Nashville, Tn. Personal Appearances per month = 4.
PAUL & ROY WITH THE TENNESSEE RIVER BOYS
Nashville,
Tn: ca.
1959
Paul (vcl/gtr); Roy (vcl/mand);
Producer:
Samuel “Sammy” Pace
PRCM-900 MEET ME LORD, HALF WAY Pace
45-1003, B.A.C.M CD D417
(R.Pryor) (Acuff-Rose Pub. Co. BMI)
PRCM-901 THERE WILL BE NO DISAPPOINTMENTS IN
HEAVEN 45-1003, CD D-417
() (Acuff-Rose Pub. Co. BMI)
PRCM-902 I WISH YOU’D BE A COUNTRY GIRL Pace
45-1004
(R.Pryor) (Acuff-Rose Pub. Co. BMI)
PRCM-903 TWENTY-ONE AND AMBITIOUS 45-1004
(R.Pryor) (Acuff-Rose Pub. Co. BMI)
NB(1): PACE 45-1003 released Tuesday 8th December
1959.
NB(2): PACE 45-1003 reviewed Billboard Sacred Monday 14th
December 1959-PACE 45-1003-MEET THE LORD HALF-WAY-**-Pickin’ and singing in the
traditional country style. For sacred and c.&w. programming. THERE WILL BE
DISAPPOINTMENTS IN HEAVEN-**-Similar to flip in style and performance and
material.
NB(3): PACE 45-1004 released Tuesday 8th December
1959.
NB(4): PACE Records was based in Nashville and owned by
SAMUEL “SAMMY” PACE.
NB(5): B.A.C.M CD D-417 “PAUL & ROY THE TENNESSEE RIVER
BOYS” released United Kingdom May 2013.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT & WALT SAUNDERS with
acknowledgements to Al Turner, Dave Sax & Frantisek Frank.
2012-2013.