Saturday, July 26, 2025

Ben Nichols

 Benjamin Nichols
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
also member of ,  Red 40, Vegas Thunder, Lucero (since 1999, more than 20 albums)
2008 Memphis, TN – Ben Nichols (Ben Nichols [vcl/ac gt], Todd Beene [el gt], Rich Steff [accordion/piano])
001 THE LAST PALE LIGHT IN THE WEST Liberty and Lament 0128 
002 THE KID Liberty and Lament 0128 
003 DAVY BROWN Liberty and Lament 0128 
004 CHAMBERS Liberty and Lament 0128 
005 TOBIN Liberty and Lament 0128 
006 TOADVINE Liberty and Lament 0128 
007 THE JUDGE Liberty and Lament 0128 
Ca 2024 unknown – Ben Nichols and Rick Steff (Ben Nichols [vcl/ac gt], Rick Steff [piano])
008 IN LONESOME TIMES LL 042234LP  
009 THAT MUCH FURTHER WEST LL 042234LP 
010 WHEN I WAS YOUNG LL 042234LP 
011 TEXAS AND TENNESSEE LL 042234LP  
012 THE PRAYER LL 042234LP  
013 DIAMOND STATE HEARTBREAK LL 042234LP 
014 SWEET LITTLE THING LL 042234LP  
015 SLOW DANCING LL 042234LP  
016 AMONG THE GHOSTS LL 042234LP  
017 BUY A LITTLE TIME LL 042234LP  
018 WHEN YOU DECIDED TO LEAVE LL 042234LP  
019 TELL ME WHAT IT TAKES LL 042234LP 
020 HATE AND JEALOUSY LL 042234LP  
021 HELLO SADNESS LL 042234LP 
022 DARBY'S SONG LL 042234LP
023 IT GETS THE WORST AT NIGHT LL 042234LP  
024 MY BEST GIRL LL 042234LP  
025 I CAN'T STAND TO LEAVE YOU LL 042234LP  
026 NIGHTS LIKE THESE LL 042234LP  
027 TEARS DON'T MATTER MUCH LL 042234LP 
2025 Southern Grooves Studio, Memphis, TN – Ben Nichols (Ben Nichols [vcl/gt], Cory Branan [gt], Todd Beene [steel],   Morgan Eve Swain [violin/hmny vcl])
028 IN THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN
029 THE DARKNESS SINGS
030 A BLEAK OVERTURE
031 FROM A WESTERN OR A WAR MOVIE
032 WHILE THE STARS DISAPPEAR
033 FADING BACK INTO THE NIGHT
034 I'M IN OVER MY HEAD
035 SHE'S STARLIGHT IN THE RIVER
036 THE PRAYER
037 THE SWAMPER'S LAMENT
038 THE DEVIL TAKES HIS LEAVE 
Tracks above issued on album In The Heart of The Mountain


ALBUMS
Liberty and Lament LL 042234LP Lucero Unplugged:
  In Lonesome Times;  That Much Further West;  When I Was Young;  Texas and Tennessee;  The Prayer;  Diamond State Heartbreak;  Sweet Little Thing;  Slow Dancing;  Among the Ghosts;  Buy a Little Time;  When You Decided To Leave;  Tell Me What It Takes;  Hate and Jealousy;  Hello Sadness; Darby's Song;  It Gets The Worst At Night;  My Best Girl;  I Can't Stand to Leave You;  Nights Like These;  Tears Don't Matter Much  – 24-01-25 w. Rick Steff, Lucero (double LP)
Liberty and Lament ? In The Heart Of The Mountain: In the Heart of the Mountain; The Darkness Sings; A Bleak Overture; From a Western or a War Movie; While the Stars Disappear; Fading Back Into the Night; I'm in Over My Head; She's Starlight in the River; The Prayer; The Swamper's Lament; The Devil Takes His Leave – 25-07-25

EPs
Liberty and Lament 0128 The Last Pale Light In The West: The Last Pale Light In the West; The Kid; Davy Brown; Chambers; Tobin; Toadvine; The Judge – 20-01-09






Noah Koningisor

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

18 May 2019 [live] The Music Room, East Aurora, NY - Noah Koningisor
00001 I'M NOT SAYING / RIBBON OF DARKNESS
00002 OPERATOR
00003 LONG BLACK TRAIN
00004 WALLS
00005 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
00006 BEAUTIFUL
00007 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
00008 SUNDOWN
00009 LIKE JESUS DOES
00010 THAT'S THE WAY
00011 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
Tracks above issued on album Live in Concert From The Music Rooms
2020 The Ridge Hotel, 151 E Houston St, New York City - Noah Koningisor ( Noah Koningisor [vcl/gt],  Jessica Koningisor [bck vcl]. Producer: Noah Koningisor)
001 IRON HORSES
002 TWICE THE MAN
003 HEAVEN IN YOUR SMILE
004 FIVbE POUND BAG OF SUGAR (I'M ON YOUR SIDE)
005 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 
Tracks above issued on EP Sessions From The Ridge
2021 poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
006 BLUE COLLAR FANS  digital single
2021 poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor, with Anna Lawton [-1], Christy Kiningisor [-2]
007 OVER YOU
008 SUNSHINE SYLVIA
009 HOMESPUN HEART
010 THE BRIDGE
011 THROW AWAY THE KEY WITH YOU
012 NASHVILLE -1
013 SAVE IT FOR THE RIGHT ONE
014 NOTHING PROMISED BUT THE RAIN -2
015 IT'LL TAKE MORE
016 LOVER'S LAMENT – 29-04-22
Tracks above issued on album Over You
2023  poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
017 ONE FOR THE BOYS
018 DAY BY DAY, NIGHT BY NIGHT
019 THURSDAY'S CHILD
020 LAST WORD
021 UNTITLED
022 DAUGHTER NATURE
023 WILD WEDNESDAY (ROLL IT ALONG)
024 YOU WANTED A STAR
025 AND I'M BLUE
026 COWBOYS DON'T CRY 
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed Trouble and reissued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)
2025  poss. New York City – Noah Koningisor
027 THE FOG
028 SETTLE FOR THE SPOTLIGHT
029 HONKY TONK HEAVEN
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)
2025 [live] unknown – Noah Koningisor
02901 DAUGHTER NATURE (UNPLUGGED)
02902 ONE FOR THE BOYS (UNPLUGGED) 
Tracks above issued on album Borrowed and Blue (Double Trouble)

ALBUMS
Noah Koningisor Live in Concert From The Music Rooms:
  I'm Not Saying / Ribbon Of Darkness; Operator; Long Black Train; Walls; Can't Help Falling In Love; Beautiful; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Sundown; Like Jesus Does; That's The Way; Me and Bobby McGee – 06-19
Lofted Studios ? Over You:  Over You;  Sunshine Sylvia;  Homespun Heart;  The Bridge;  Throw Away The Key With You;  Nashville (w. Anna Lawton);  Save It For The Right One; Nothing Promised But The Rain (w. Christy Koningisor);  It'll Take More;  Lover's Lament – 29-04-22
Lofted Studios ? Borrowed Trouble:  One For The Boys;  Day By Day, Night By Night;  Thursday's Child;  Last Word;  Untitled;  Daughter Nature;  Wild Wednesday (Roll It Along);  You Wanted A Star;  And I'm Blue;  Cowboys Don't Cry – 28-06-24
Lofted Studios ? Borrowed Trouble (Double Trouble):  One For The Boys;  Day By Day, Night By Night;  Thursday's Child;  Last Word;  Untitled;  Daughter Nature;  Wild Wednesday (Roll It Along);  The Fog;  You Wanted A Star;  And I'm Blue;  Cowboys Don't Cry;  Settle For The Spotlight;  Honky Tonk Heaven;  Daughter Nature (Live Unplugged);  One For The Boys (Live Unplugged) – 25-07-25 (reissue of Borrowed and Blue with bonus tracks)


EPs
Noah Koningisor ? Sessions From The Ridge:  Iron Horses; Twice The Man; Heaven In Your Smile; Five Pound Bag of Sugar (I'm on Your Side); If You Could Read My Mind - 19-08-20


Friday, July 25, 2025

Scott Kurt

 *Ashburn, VA
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2013 unknown – Scott Kurt (Scott Kurt [vcl/gt/ drums], John Jennings [gt], Jon Manitta [gt], Nate Taylor [gt/bck vcl], Shawn Byrne [gt/bass/bck vcl], Lynn Kasdorf [steel], Michael "Toby" Toburen/ Rachel Loy  [bass], Jon Carroll [drums/piano],  Jon Jester/ Vince Santoro [drums/percussion], Mark Bower [keyboards],  Mike Morris [bck vcl].  Producer:– Scott Kurt)
001 I SWORE I WOULDN'T
002 LAST CALL
003 EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT
004 MY FATHER'S SON
005 THESE FOUR WHEELS
006 COME HERE LOOK
Tracks above issued on EP Down This Road
2015 unknown – Scott Kurt
007 AMERICAN MAN digital single [rel. Jan. 8, 2016] /Long Road Home
2017 [live] The Hamilton, 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC – Scott Kurt and Memphis 59
00701 I SWORE I WOULDN'T
00702 A LITTLE REVIVAL
00703 HEART LIKE MINE
00704 LET'S KILL SATURDAY NIGHT
00705 WHAT IF I WAS WILLING
00706 LOST IN AMERICA
00707 I AIN'T LIVING LONG LIKE THIS
00708 LAST CALL
00709 TEXAS IN 1880
00710 EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT
Tracks above issued on album At The Hamilton (Live)
2017 unknown – Scott Kurt and Memphis 59
008 CHRISTMAS ALL OVER AGAIN digital single [rel. Dec. 8]
2018 unknown – Scott Kurt
009 I’LL NEVER LEARN digital single [rel. Jan. 25, 2019]/Long Road Home
010 GIRL OUT HERE digital single [rel. March 29, 2019]/Long Road Home
2019 unknown – Scott Kurt
011 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE digital single [rel. Dec. 6]
2019 unknown – Scott Kurt
012 MIDDLE OF AMERICA
013 GIVE ME ANOTHER SHOT
Tracks above issued on EP Long Road Home
2020 unknown – Scott Kurt
014 RUN RUN RUDOLPH  digital single [rel. Dec. 1]
2021 unknown – Scott Kurt
015 OPENED UP MY EYES  digital single [rel. Feb. 17]
016 PROBABLY GONNA HURT  digital single [rel. Apr. 23]
2021 unknown – Scott Kurt
017 RAIN DON’T MIND digital single [rel. Aug. 12]
2021 unknown – Scott Kurt
018 WINTER WONDERLAND  digital single [rel. Nov. 30]
2022 unknown – Scott Kurt
019 SHE  digital single [rel. Apr. 22]
2024 unknown – Scott Kurt
020 SOUNDS LIKE A HOMELAND digital single [rel.  Oct. 29]




ALBUMS
Scott Kurt ? At the Hamilton (Live):
I Swore I Wouldn't; A Little Revival; Heart Like Mine; Let's Kill Saturday Night; What If I Was Willing; Lost in America; I Ain't Living Long Like This; Last Call; Texas in 1880; Everything Is Alright - 16-03-18


EPs
Scott Kurt no # Down This Road: I Swore I Wouldn't; Last Call; Everything Is Alright; My Father's Son; These Four Wheels; Come Here Look - 21-05-13
Scott Kurt ? Long Road Home: Middle of America; Girl out There; Give Me Another Shot; I'll Never Learn; American Man - 27-03-20


Dave Bagdade

 *Indianapolis, IN
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
also member of The Cousin Brothers, New Trad Ramblers, Diamond Hill Station, the Old Fair and Square Band, Whistle Pig, Mike Beck and Big Eyed Beans
2009 poss. Indianopolis, IN – Dave Bagdade (Dave Bagdade [vcl/gt/ mandolins/ octave mandolin/ mandola/ cittern/tnr banjo/ bass], Dmitri Alano [flute/whistle[, Ryan Grondahl [bodhran], Fair and Square [shouts ], Dixie the wonder beagle [beagle noises])
001 THE TOUCHSTONE SET
002 JACK HAGGERTY
003 THE SILVER SPEAR
004 GETTING DARK AGAIN
005 THE CITTRON SET
006 ROCKY SHORES OF HOME
007 THE BANK OF TURF
008 BALLAD OF ST. ANNE'S REEL
009 SONNY'S DREAM
010 THE POLKA SET
011 GENERAL GUINNESS
012 MR. VALENTINE'S DEAD
013 MO ALAINN LINDA 
Tracks above issued on album Rocky Shores of Home
2010 poss. Indianopolis, IN – Dave Bagdade (Dave Bagdade [vcl/gt/mandolin], Andre Dal /Rich Walter/ Ron Wedekind [banjo], Angus Cohen [bass], Greg Moore [fiddle], Lonnie Meeker [tnr vcl])
014 WE CAN JUST PRETEND FNCD 1004 
015 BEDROOM WALLS FNCD 1004 
016 HISTORY IN MY HANDS FNCD 1004 
017 SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM FNCD 1004 
018 FROM ROSINE TO ROSEDALE FNCD 1004 
019 RECESSION SPECIAL FNCD 1004 
020 MAYBE SOMEDAY FNCD 1004 
021 NOT A DROP LEFT IN THE WELL FNCD 1004 
022 HIRAM BYRUM'S COUNTY STORE FNCD 1004
023 LEAVING WALNUT VALLEY FNCD 1004
024 LET ME SEE YOU TONIGHT FNCD 1004  

ALBUMS
Fortnight ? Rocky Shores of Home:
The Touchstone Set; Jack Haggerty; The Silver Spear; Getting Dark Again; The Cittron Set; Rocky Shores of Home; The Bank of Turf; Ballad of St. Anne's Reel; Sonny's Dream; The Polka Set; General Guinness; Mr. Valentine's Dead; Mo Alainn Linda  - 14-02-10
Fortnight FNCD 1004 History In My Hands: We Can Just Pretend; Bedroom Walls; History In My Hands; Somebody Else's Problem; From Rosine to Rosedale; Recession Special; Maybe Someday; Not A Drop Left In The Well; Hiram Byrum's County Store; Leaving Walnut Valley; Let Me See You Tonight  - 14-06-11
    


Rome Duke

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

ca. July 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Rome Duke (Producer: Tommy Hill)
001 ST-7641/ZTSB-101394 WHEN THE SHIP HITS THE SAND Nashville 5230
002 ST-7642/ZTSB-101395 YOU'RE ALWAYS BRAND NEW Nashville 5230
003 ST-7643/ZTSB-110353 MAYOR OF A LONELY TOWN  Nashville NV 5264
004 ST-7644/ZTSB-110355 HALF AS BAD  Nashville NV 5264

SINGLES 
Nashville (1965) 
5230 You're Always Brand New / When The Coo Coo Hits The Fan - 65
NV 5264 Mayor Of A Lonely Town / Half As Bad - 66



Johnny McGowan [Johnny Knox]

 by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2001 New York City – Johnny Knox (+Paul Shaffer, Will Lee,  Lenny Pickett)
001 WHAT WERE
More unknown tracks for album Doing What It Takes
2006 Bakos Amp Works, Atlanta, GA – Johnny Knox and Hi-Test
013 CHECK THIS ACTION
014 TONIGHT
015 LOOKOUT
016 AIN'T I BEEN GOOD
017 RENEGADE GRINDER
018 CRAWFISH
019 SWINGIN' HULA GIRL
020 DOIN' ME WRONG
021 THUNDER ROAD
022 LIKE MY BABY
023 FREIGHT TRAIN
024 JIMMY BOONE
025 TEENAGER BOOGIE
026 VOODOO RHYTHM
Tracks above issued on album Renegade Rhythm
Ca 2018 Austin, TX – Johnny McGowan
027 LOOKOUT
028 BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
029 LET'S MOVE
030 DOIN' ME WRONG
031 ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
032 HELL ON A POOR BOY
033 WHAT WE WERE
034 PLAY YOU MY LOVE
035 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
036 TROUBLE
037 MEET ME DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS 
Tracks above issued on album Doin’ Me Wrong
Ca 2019 home recordings, Austin, TX – Johnny McGowan and Cletis Reid
038 GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN
039 383
040 MEXICALI ROSE
041 GIMME SOME MONEY
042 PINBALL MILLIONAIRE
043 GO AHEAD ON
044 DREAMS DON'T COME TRUE
045 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
046 DODGE IN YOUR GARAGE
047 MOVIE MAGG
048 THEME FROM GET BUSHY
049 LOOK THAT GOOD TO ME
050 PLEASE PLEASE MAMA
051 WISH UPON A STAR
052 PLAYMATE 
Tracks above issued on album Four Tracks and Several Miles Ago
2024 Austin, TX – Johnny McGowan
053 HONKY TONK BUG
054 18 HOURS
055 EASY COME AND EASY GO
056 WHEN I'M GONE
057 PINK CABOVER MACK
058 WHITE LINE FEVER
059 HILL COUNTRY WALTZ
060 IF WALLS COULD TALK
061 I BELIEVE IT'S TIME
062 BABY'S COMING HOME TONIGHT 
Tracks above issued on album Hill Country Waltz
2024 Austin, TX – Johnny McGowan with Huck Johnson
063 TIL TOMORROW [digital single [rel. Dec. 3]



ALBUMS
Galaxie/Malacass ? Doing What It  Takes:
(tracks unknown) - 01 Johnny Knox  (probably unissued)
Johnny Knox no # Renegade Rhythm: Check This Action; Tonight; Lookout; Ain't I Been Good; Renegade Grinder; Crawfish; Swingin' Hula Girl; Doin' Me Wrong; Thunder Road; Like My Baby; Freight Train; Jimmy Boone; Teenager Boogie; Voodoo Rhythm  – 06 as by Johnny Knox and Hi-Test
Malaccas ? Doing Me Wrong:  Lookout;  Boulevard of Broken Dreams;  Let's Move;  Doin' Me Wrong;  St. James Infirmary;  Hell on a Poor Boy;  What We Were;  Play You My Love;  Run for Your Life;  Trouble;  Meet Me Down in New Orleans – 08-05-19
Johnny McGowan ? Four Tracks and Several Miles Ago:  Georgia on a Fast Train;  383;  Mexicali Rose;  Gimme Some Money;  Pinball Millionaire;  Go Ahead On;  Dreams Don't Come True;  Mind Your Own Business;  Dodge in Your Garage;  Movie Magg;  Theme from Get Bushy;  Look That Good to Me;  Please Please Mama;  Wish Upon a Star;  Playmate – 08-05-19 with Cletis Reid (mono)
Flying Shed ? Hill Country Waltz:  Honky Tonk Bug;  18 Hours;  Easy Come and Easy Go;  When I'm Gone;  Pink Cabover Mack;  White Line Fever;  Hill Country Waltz;  If Walls Could Talk;  I Believe It's Time;  Baby's Coming Home Tonight – 24-07-25



Thursday, July 24, 2025

Dustin Steen

 *Lucedale, MS
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

2017 unknown – Dustin Steen
001 THIS SINNER
002 SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN
003 BABY BLUES
004 UNDER-CONSTRUCTION\
005 NO MUSIC ON 
Tracks above issued on EP Mixed Genres
2017 Magic Shack, Nolensville, TN – Dustin Steen
006 GOD GET ME HOME  digital single [rel. Aug. 15]
007 LET’S BUILT A LIFE digital single [rel. Nov. 26]
2018  unknown – Dustin Steen
008 MISSISSIPPI MIDNIGHT
009 THESE STRINGS
010 NOT THE SAME SONG
011 TENNESSEE CAN MISS ME
012 DEJA VU MORNING 
Tracks above issued on EP Between Life and Dreams
2019 Dauphin Street Sound, 651 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL – Dustin Steen 
013 SOUL SHOPPING (KNOCK-KNOCK)
014 FALLEN ANGEL
015 CASTAWAY
Tracks above issued on EP Dauphin St. Sessions and reissued on album The Closing
2020? Poss.  Dauphin Street Sound, 651 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL – Dustin Steen
016 ROLE WE PLAY
017 2-STORIES : 2-ENDINGS;  
018 ROBBER
019 MAN IN THE FIRE
020 WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY
021 JUST FINE
022 SINGING RIVER
023 SECRETS BEHIND THE PEW 
Tracks above issued on album The Closing
2020  unknown – Dustin Steen
024 PURPOSE digital single [rel. May 1]
2024  unknown – Dustin Steen
025 WISH YOU WOULD’VE STAYED  digital single [rel.Feb. 16]
2024  unknown – Dustin Steen with Chance McCoy
026 TASTE  digital single [rel.Dec. 13]



ALBUMS
Steen Prod. ? The Closing
:  Soul Shopping (Knock-Knock);  Fallen Angel;  Role We Play;  2-Stories : 2-Endings;  Robber;  Castaway;  Man in the Fire;  Why Should I Have to Pay;  Just Fine;  Singing River;  Secrets Behind the Pew – 04-12-20

EPs
Dustin Steen ? Mixed Genres:  This Sinner;  Sleep with One Eye Open;  Baby Blues;  Under-Construction; No Music On – 05-05-17
Dustin Steen ? Between Life and Dreams:  Mississippi Midnight;  These Strings;  Not the Same Song; Tennessee Can Miss Me;  Deja Vu Morning – 04-07-18
Steen Prod. ? Dauphin St. Sessions:  Soul Shopping (Knock-Knock);  Role We Play;  Castaway – 01-11-19 (all tracks reissued on album The Closing)