Thursday, August 5, 2021

Uncle Jake and The 18 Wheel Gang

 By Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

2014 Akdar Studios, 811 N Heidelberg Rd, Bernville, PA- Uncle Jake and The 18 Wheel Gang (Brady James  [vcl/gt], Lefty Wilson [vcl/banjo], Stephan Lopez [vcl/clawhammer banjo], Kaleb Dunn [vcl/mandolin], Mike Sallemi [vcl/bass fiddle], Brandon Reber [washboard])
001 MISSOURI
002 MURDER
003 MAMMA
004 WILLOW TREE
005 PHILLY
006 CHECKIN' OUT
Tracks above issued on EP UJ18
2019 Cambridge Sound Studios, 2003 W Moyamensing Ave, Philadelphia, PA - Uncle Jake and The 18 Wheel Gang (Brady James  [vcl/gt/suitcase], Loren Wilson [vcl/banjo], Stephan Lopez [vcl/clawhammer banjo], Zak Achenbach [mandolin], Kyle Madeya [bass], Brandon Reber [washboard/percussion] + Asher Brooks [trumpet], Adam Moyer [melodica])
007 ON MY OWN
008 STOCKPORT ROAD
009 SADIE
010 DOWN
011 MISSISSIPPI HEAVY WATER BLUES
012 BUSTED FLAT
013 SWEET BOY LINDY
014 SAME SONG
015 RILEY'S SONG
016 NOTHING'S MISSING
Tracks above issued on album Home


ALBUMS
Uncle Jake ? Home:
On My Own; Stockport Road; Sadie; Down; Mississippi Heavy Water Blues; Busted Flat; Sweet Boy Lindy; Same Song; Riley's Song; Nothing's Missing – 17-09-19

EPs
Uncle Jake ? UJ18: Missouri; Murder; Mamma; Willow Tree; Philly; Checkin' Out – 05-03-15

Ray Corbin

 3rd version
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1961 unknown – Ray Corbin (Producer: Wendall Bagwell)
001 JUST FOR TONIGHT Trend ’61  104-45
002 159-104 THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG Trend ’61  104-45 /BB-CD 55171
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55171 ROCKABILLY BARNYARD (GER, 2004)
1965 unknown – Ray Corbin (Producer; Waylon Jennings, Jim Musil)
003 YOU REALLY WANT ME TO (I'LL GO) Tomlyn 1218
004 MANSION OF LONELINESS  Tomlyn 1218
Mid 1960s unknown – Ray Corbin (Producer; Waylon Jennings, Jim Musil)
005 A WOUND TIME CAN'T ERASE Tomlyn 103
006 I'M ONLY A SHOULDER TO CRY ON Tomlyn 103
007 MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW Tomlyn NO. 2
008 A HABIT I CAN BREAK  Tomlyn NO. 2
January 1967 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ray Corbin (Producer: Fred Foster)
009 F1W-1066 MAMA, DON’T CRY FOR ME Monument 45-1002
010 F1W-1067 IN BABY'S EYES 45-1002
July 1967 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ray Corbin (Producer: Fred Foster)
011 F7W-2088 IN MY CITY 45-1050
012 F7W-2089 SING THE BLUES TO DADDY 45-1082
013 F7W-2090 MISSION OF LONELINESS 45-1082
014 F7W-2091 ABSENCE 45-1050
September 1968 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ray Corbin (Roy Corbin [vcl], unknown musicians, Dolly Parton [bck vcl]. Producer: Jim Malloy)
015 G9W-2439 PASSIN' THROUGH 45-1102
016 G9W-2440 LIFE DOESN'T MOVE ME 45-1102
28 May 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ray Corbin (Producer: George Richey)
017 NCO 100839 I'M LETTING YOU GO Columbia 4-44943
018 NCO 100840 THE WILD ONE Columbia 4-44943
14 October 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ray Corbin (Producer: George Richey)
019 NCO 101166 WHEN YOU FALL AS HARD AS I DID 4-45076
020 NCO 101167 HURRICANE SHIRLEY 4-45076


SINGLES
Trend ‘61 (1961)
104-45 The Whole Night Long / Just For Tonight – 61
Tomlyn (1965)
1218 You Really Want Me To (I'll Go) / Mansion Of Loneliness – 65
103 A Wound Time Can't Erase / I'm Only A Shoulder To Cry On – 6-
No. 2 Man Of Constant Sorrow / A Habit I Can Break – 6-
Monument (1967-68)
45-1002 In Baby's Eyes / Mama Don't Cry For Me - 03-67 (rev. March 18)
45-1050 Absence / In My City - 02-68 (rev Feb. 10)
45-1082 Mission Of Loneliness / Sing The Blues To Daddy - 06-68
45-1102 Passin' Through / Life Doesn't Move Me - 11-68 (rev. Dec. 7)
Columbia (1969)
4-44943 I'm Letting You Go / The Wild One – 15-07-69 (rev. Aug. 2)
4-45076 Hurricane Shirley / When You Fall As Hard As I Did - 01-70

Rusty Gear

2nd version

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2017 Southern Ground Studio, Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear (Rusty Gear [vcl/gy],Tony Sarno [gt], Pat Severs [steel], Bob Wray [bass], Ken Coomer [drums/percussion], Clayton Ivey [piano/ Hammond organ], Jim Horn [sax], Mike Haynes [trumpet], Lisa Silver, Kira Small [bck vcl]. Producer: Tony Sarno)
001 HAPPY ENDING [remix:] digital single [rel. May 17, 2019]
002 JAKE BRAKES
003 LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH
004 DIBBA, DIBBA
005 YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE
006 BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
007 DEAD FLOWERS 
Tracks above issued on EP Happy Ending
2018 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear
008 CALL ME ONE FOR THE ROAD
009 THE WRITER
010 WONDERING WHY
011 DARTY TIME
012 WRITE YOUR OWN SONG
013 REPO MAN
014 MOUNTAIN RANCH
015 WON'T FORGET  [remix:] High Gear [bluegarss mix:] Music City Drifters
016 REST IN ARIZONA
017 OLD AND IN THE WAY
018 IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
Tracks above issued on album Second Gear
2019 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear, *with Bekka Bramlett
019 SORRY EXCUSES*
020 TEQUILA WON'T SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
021 BAD OUTLAW
022 HIGH MAINTENANCE (ALTO MANTENIMIENTO)     
Tracks above issued on EP High Gear
2020 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear, * with Calamity Jane
023 OUT AND RUNNIN’ ROUND
024 CHECK IN CHECK OUT BLUES*
025 SOUTHERN ROCK IN BARS
026 REPO MAN (ALBUM CUT) 
Tracks above issued on EP Out And Running Round
2020 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear, * with Calamity Jane
027 WHAT WE BELIEVE  [bluegarss mix:] Music City Drifters
028 IT'S STILL YOU  [bluegarss mix:] Music City Drifters
029 FORGIVENESS AFTERALL
030 HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTACHES* 
031 WEST BRANCH FOG
Tracks above issued on EP What We Believe
2021 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear (Producer: Brad Hill)
032 OVER THE PASS
033 TERRA
034 DELIVERY MAN
035 GOLD ON THE HORIZON
036 WE KNOW TOO MUCH
037 OPEN SKY
038 THOSE TEARS 
Tracks above issued on EP Delivery Man
2021 Nashville, TN – Rusty Gear, *with Anna Jacobson (Producer: Brad Hill)
039 OLD FRIEND
040 LOST IN MY HOMETOWN*
041 FIRST EVER CONNECTICUT COUNTRY SONG
042 SAYING GOODBYE*
043 CUT A STRAIGHTLINE
044 SAY IT WITH WORDS*
045 ASSOCIATES
046 I USED TO DRINK
047 WITHOUT A TRACE 
Tracks above issued on album Stripped Gear
2023 unknown – Rusty Gear, *with Lisa Kaine
048 LONE WOLF CHILD
049 JUST PASSIN THROUGH
050 THE CLEARING
051 BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE
052 DON'T DIS ME*
053 GROW OLD WITH ME*
054 NEED A ROCKER 
Tracks above issued on EP Gear in the Headlights
2024 unknown – Rusty Gear, *with Evelyn Rubio
055 PRETEND YOU KNOW ME
056 SADDEST TOWN IN TEXAS
057 DAMN GOOD FRIEND
058 LONELY ROADS*
059 SOMETHING LEFT TO LOSE
060 COLD RIVER
061 DON'T FORGET TO PACK YOUR BLUES*
Tracks above issued on EP Pretend You Know Me
2024 unknown – Rusty Gear, *with Elle Rose
062 TURN MY ENGINE OVER
063 REST EASY
064 FOOL ON THE LIGHTS
065 GIVE ME THE MORNING
066 WHEN THE HAMMER FALLS
067 TRUE CRIME: THE MURDER OF GRACE BROWN*
Tracks above issued on EP Turn My Engine Over
2025 unknown – Rusty Gear, *with Hannah Bethel
068 ALL THE TIES
069 BAIT SHOP LADY
070 TEXAS 12 STEP\
071 WIND RIVER ELEGY*
072 NEVER WAS PLAYING THE HAS BEEN
Tracks above issued on EP Music City Drifters






ALBUMS
Chickahominy Marsh ? (UPC194171749384) Second Gear:
Call Me One for the Road; The Writer; Wondering Why; Darty Time; Write Your Own Song; Repo Man; Mountain Ranch; Won't Forget; Rest in Arizona; Happy Ending Remix; Old and in the Way; In the Bleak Midwinter- 04-09-19
Chickahominy Marsh ? Stripped Gear:  Old Friend;  Lost in My Hometown (with Anna Jacobson);  First Ever Connecticut Country Song;  Saying Goodbye (with Anna Jacobson); Cut a Straightline;  Say It with Words (with Anna Jacobson);  Associates;  I Used to Drink;  Without a Trace – 14-08-22


EPs
Rusty Gear Music ? (UPC192914517979) Happy Ending: Happy Ending; Jake Brakes; Love the One You're With; Dibba, Dibba; You Ain't Goin' Nowhere; Bright Lights, Big City; Dead Flowers - 26-06-18
Rusty Gear Music ? High Gear: Sorry Excuses (feat. Bekka Bramlett); Tequila Won't Solve Your Problems; Won't Forget (Remix); Bad Outlaw; High Maintenance (Alto Mantenimiento) – 28-01-20    
Rusty Gear Music ? Out And Running Round: Out And Runnin’ Round; Check In Check Out Blues (w. Calamity Jane); Southern Rock In Bars; Repo Man (album cut) - 11-10-20
Rusty Gear Music ? What We Believe: What We Believe; It's Still You; Forgiveness Afterall; Home Is Where the Heartaches (feat. Calamity Jane); West Branch Fog - 20-11-20
Rusty Gear Music ? Delivery Man:  Over the Pass;  Terra; Delivery Man;  Gold on the Horizon;  We Know Too Much; Open Sky;  Those Tears – 29-07-21
Rusty Gear Music ? Gear in the Headlights:  Lone Wolf Child;  Just Passin Through;  The Clearing;  Beautiful Mistake;  Don't Dis Me (w. Lisa Kaine);  Grow Old With Me (w. Lisa Kaine);  Need a Rocker – 01-04-24

Rusty Gear Music ? Pretend You Know Me:  Pretend You Know Me;  Saddest Town in Texas;  Damn Good Friend;  Lonely Roads (w. Evelyn Rubio);  Something Left to Lose;  Cold River; Don't Forget to Pack Your Blues (w. Evelyn Rubio)  – 03-02-25
Rusty Gear Music ? Turn My Engine Over:  Turn My Engine Over;  Rest Easy; Fool on the Lights; Give Me the Morning;  When the Hammer Falls;  True Crime: The Murder of Grace Brown (w. Elle Rose) – 07-02-25
Rusty Gear Music ? Music City Drifters: All the Ties; It's Still You (Bluegrass Mix); Bait Shop Lady; Won't Forget (Bluegrass Mix) (w. Hannah Bethel); Texas 12 Step; Wind River Elegy (w. Hannah Bethel); Never Was Playing the Has Been; What We Believe (Bluegrass Mix) – 23-01-26

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

United Natural Grass

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS  

1978 Baldwin Sound Productions, 5252 E Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA – United Natural Grass (Bill Kehew [vcl/ac gt], Lindy Keister [tnr vcl/mandolin], Gary Atwel-Keister [baritone vcl/banjo/ fiddle], Larry Switzer [bass])
001 BENT BROKE AND BLUE Baldwin 002  
002 TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFEBOAT Baldwin 002  
003 MONROE'S HORNPIPE Baldwin 002  
004 THE FIELDS HAVE TURNED BROWN Baldwin 002  
005 MOLLY AND TENNBROOKS Baldwin 002  
006 DIXIELINERS RAMBLE Baldwin 002  
007 RUBY TUESDAY Baldwin 002  
008 THE OLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN Baldwin 002  
009 DURHAM'S REEL Baldwin 002     
010 I WISH YOU KNEW Baldwin 002  
011 HOUSE OF GOLD Baldwin 002
012 BOIL THEM CABBAGE DOWN Baldwin 002  
013 TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME Baldwin 002  
014 REDWOOD HILL Baldwin 002  
1979 Baldwin Sound Productions, 5252 E Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA – United Natural Grass (Bill Kehew [vcl/ac gt], Lindy Keister [tnr vcl/mandolin], Gary Atwel-Keister [baritone vcl/banjo/ fiddle], Larry Switzer [bass])
015 PAN AMERICAN CD 8277  
016 THE LEGEND OF THE REBEL SOLDIER CD 8277
017 FOX ON THE RUN CD 8277  
018 YOU CAN HAVE HER CD 8277  
019 OLD APPLE TREE CD 8277
020 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL CD 8277  
021 SOMEBODY LOVES ME CD 8277  
022 GLENDALE TRAIN CD 8277  
023 WILL YOU BE SATISFIED CD 8277  
024 ARKANSAS TRAVELER CD 8277  
025 ROLL MUDDY RIVER CD 8277  
026 ARE YOU MISSING ME CD 8277  
027 A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CD 8277


ALBUMS
Baldwin Sound Productions 002 United Natural Grass:
Bent Broke And Blue; Take Me In Your Lifeboat; Monroe's Hornpipe; The Fields Have Turned Brown; Molly And Tennbrooks; Dixieliners Ramble; Ruby Tuesday; The Old Man From The Mountain; Durham's Reel; I Wish You Knew; House Of Gold; Boil Them Cabbage Down; Tennessee Mountain Home; Redwood Hill – 78
Baldwin Sound Productions  CD 8277 A Beautiful Life: Pan American; The Legend Of The Rebel Soldier; Fox On The Run; You Can Have Her; Old Apple Tree; Orange Blossom Special; Somebody Loves Me; Glendale Train; Will You Be Satisfied; Arkansas Traveler; Roll Muddy River; Are You Missing Me; A Beautiful Life – 79


 

Gaslight Singers

 By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS  

27 August 1963 New York City – The Gaslight Singers (Maria Velez [vcl], Al Dana [tnr vcl/gt], Earl Zimmerman [baritone vcl], Al Alcabes [vcl/gt])
001 2-30065 WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD SR 60848
002 2-30066 ALL THE GOOD TIMES 72202/ SR 60848
003 2-30067 PIEGON IN THE PARK 72202/ SR 60848
004 2-30068 RAILROAD BILL SR 60848
005 2-30069 OH MARY SR 60848
006 2-30070 VAICHAZKEM SR 60848
007 2-30071 I GOT A HOME  SR 60848
008 2-30072 TELL OLD BILL SR 60848
009 2-30073 BLACK GIRL  SR 60848
010 2-30074 THE KING'S HIGHWAY SR 60848
011 2-30075 EVERY NIGHT SR 60848
012 2-30076 BILLY DON ' T PLAY THE BANJO ANYMORE unissued
July 1964 New York City – The Gaslight Singers  (Maria Velez [vcl], Al Dana [tnr vcl/gt], Earl Zimmerman [baritone vcl], Al Alcabes [vcl/gt])
013 2-32616 THE TIMES I’VE HAD 72319/SR 60923
014 2-32617 WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN 72319/SR 60923
015 2-32618 THAT OLD TIME RELIGION SR 60923  
016 2-32619 THIS LIFE I'M LIVING SR 60923  
017 2-32620 THIEVING STRANGER SR 60923  
018 2-32621 BY THE BAY OF MEXICO SR 60923  
019 2-32622 HELLO DOLLY unissued
020 2-32623 MEAN OLD WORLD SR 60923  
021 2-32624 FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS SR 60923
022 2-32625 DOODLIN' SR 60923  
023 2-32626 MANHA DE CARNIVAL SR 60923  
024 2-32627 THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA SR 60923  
July 1964 New York City – The Gaslight Singers  (Maria Velez [vcl], Al Dana [tnr vcl/gt], Earl Zimmerman [baritone vcl], Al Alcabes [vcl/gt])
025 2-32884 WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND SR 60923  

ALBUMS
Mercury MG 20848/SR 60848 The Gaslight Singers:
Railroad Bill; All The Good Times; Pigeon In The Park; Vaichazkem; Black Girl; Oh Mary; Every Night; I Got A Home; Wynken Blynken And Nod; Tell Old Bill; The King's Highway – 11-63
Mercury MG 20923/SR 60923 Turning It On: The Times I've Had; This Life I'm Living; Doodlin'; Mean Old World; By The Bay Of Mexico; That Old Time Religion; When The Ship Comes In; Thieving Stranger; Manha De Carnival; They Call The Wind Maria; When I First Came To This Land; Friends And Neighbors – 09-64

SINGLES
Mercury (1963-1964)
72202 All The Good Times /Pigeon In The Park – 10-63
72319 The Times I've Had / When The Ship Comes In – 09-64 (rev. Sept. 5)
    

Bobby Ray Spears

 *1936 Fort Worth, TX, +20-12-2015
By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  

2009 Angello’s Studio, Nashville, TN – Bobby Ray Spears (Bobby Ray Spears [vcl], Pete Wade [gt], Doug Jernigan/ Bob Angello [steel], Darren Thierault [bass gt], Steve Holland [drums], Hoot Hester [fiddle/ac gt/ bck vcl], Roger Morris / Walt Cunningham [piano], Rachael Hester [bck vcl]. Producer: Hoot Hester, Terry Beene)
001 SO USED TO LOSING YOU Town and Country 9-2278-2
002 THE ONE TO KEEP Town and Country 9-2278-2
003 MY EYES KEEP ON SEEING YOU Town and Country 9-2278-2
004 I’VE MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY Town and Country 9-2278-2
005  STRANGERS AGAIN Town and Country 9-2278-2
006 THE TEXAS STATE BIRDS IS THE AMARILLO Town and Country 9-2278-2
007 THE LONELY YEARS Town and Country 9-2278-2
008 BULL’N AROUND Town and Country 9-2278-2
009 I’VE LOVED YOU ALL OVER Town and Country 9-2278-2
010 NASHVILLE Town and Country 9-2278-2
011 REDNECKS AND LONGNECKS Town and Country 9-2278-2
012 I’M GLAD I’M LOSING YOU Town and Country 9-2278-2

ALBUMS
Town And Country 9-2278-2 I’ve Made A Lot Of Friends Along The Way:
So Used To Losing You; The One To Keep; My Eyes Keep On Seeing You; I’ve Made A Lot Of Friends Along The Way; Strangers Again; The Texas State Birds Is The Amarillo; The Lonely Years; Bull’n Around; I’ve Loved You All Over; Nashville; Rednecks and Longnecks; I’m Glad I’m Losing You - 27-06-09


Star Room Boys

 By Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS

1996 unknown -Tom Leach And Vic Chesnutt featuring The Star Room Boys
001 THE DORIS DAYS Slow Rover SRR 23
1998 Chase Park Transduction, 160 Winston Dr, Athens, GA - The Star Room Boys (Dave Marr [vcl/ac gt], Philip McArdle [el gt/hmny vcl], John Neff [steel/hmny vcl], John McMahon [bass gt], Bob Fernandez [drums/ vibraslap] + David Barbe [piano/ tambourine/ hmny vcl]. Producer: David Barbe with The Star Room Boys)
002 GASTONIA SBCD 001
003 WAS THERE SOMETHING IN HER EYE? SBCD 001
004 BOTH OUR TOWNS SBCD 001
005 IT BELONGS TO YOU SBCD 001
006 WHY DO LONELY MEN AND WOMEN WANT TO BREAK EACH OTHER'S HEARTS? SBCD 001
007 SOUVENIR SBCD 001
008 NEW YORK CITY ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE SBCD 001
009 THE LIAR IN MY HEART SBCD 001
010 FOOLISH SBCD 001
011 TELL ME ABOUT THE BLUES SBCD 001
012 ALMOST DOESN'T COUNT SBCD 001
013 BLUE MARIE SBCD 001
014 SOMEONE'S PLAYING OUR SONG SBCD 001
2001 Chase Park Transduction, 160 Winston Dr, Athens, GA - The Star Room Boys (Dave Marr [vcl/ac gt], Philip McArdle [ac/el gt/hmny vcl], John Neff [steel/dobro/ hmny vcl], John McMahon [bass gt], Bob Fernandez [drums] + David Barbe [piano], Clay Leverett [vcl-1]. Producer: David Barbe with The Star Room Boys)
015 WHITE LIES, BLUE TEARS SF 806  
016 IF I CAN EVER GET IT BACK AGAIN SF 806  
017 WHISKEY AND YOU SF 806  
018 I CAN'T STAND TO BE ALONE SF 806
019 COCAINE PARTIES -1 SF 806  
020 THE DAYDREAMER SF 806  
021 WHEN I'M ALL THE WAY DOWN SF 806  
022 THE 4:05 SF 806
023 I'LL PLAY ANGEL SF 806
024 BARS AND STONE SF 806
025 TIME SF 806  
026 THIS WORLD JUST WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE SF 806  

ALBUMS
Strictly Bush SBCD 001 Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Others' Hearts?:
Gastonia; Was There Something In Her Eye?; Both Our Towns; It Belongs To You; Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Other's Hearts?; Souvenir; New York City Isn't Going Anywhere; The Liar In My Heart; Foolish; Tell Me About The Blues; Almost Doesn't Count; Blue Marie; Someone's Playing Our Song - ‎11-05-99 (Also On Checkered Past SPR 017)
Slewfoot SF 806 This World Just Won't Leave You Alone: White Lies, Blue Tears; If I Can Ever Get It Back Again; Whiskey And You; I Can't Stand To Be Alone; Cocaine Parties; The Daydreamer; When I'm All The Way Down; The 4:05; I'll Play Angel; Bars And Stone; Time; This World Just Won't Leave Me Alone – 26-02-02