SESSIONS also recorded with Tex Williams and Spade Cooley
15 September 1945 Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers and His Four
Star Rangers (Smokey Rogers [vl/gt]. Mike Somogyi [bass], Earl Henry Hunt
[violin], Tony Travers [accordion])
001 V 154 ME SHAME ON YOU 1019/Cattle Compact CCD-281 KKCD 27
002 V 155 ME PLEASE GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE 1019/Cattle Compact CCD-281
003 V 156 ME WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLUE 1020/Bronco Buster CD-9020
004 V 157 ME BLUES ON MY MIND 1020/Bronco Buster CD-9020 Krazy Kat KKCD 27
KRAZY KAT KKCD-27
SWINGING WEST, VOL. 2 (UK. 2001)
ca. February 1946 Hollywood, CA - Smokey Rogers aka Buck Rogers and His Texans
005 315 ME ARE YOU SOMEBODY'S DARLIN' 1068/Cattle Compact CCD-281
006 316 ME DON'T TRY TO PRETEND 1067/Bronco Buster CD-9020
007 317 ME DOUBLE TROUBLE 1068/Cattle Compact CCD-281
008 318 ME TURN MY PICTURE UPSIDE DOWN 1067/Bronco Buster CD-9020
1946 Associated Studio, Pasadena, CA - Smokey Rogers aka Buck Rogers
009 445 AS (THO' I TRIED) I CAN’T FORGET YOU 1137/Bronco Buster CD-9020
010 446 AS NO VACANCY 1136
011 447 AS I LET MY WIFE SUPPORT ME 1136 1262
012 448 AS TEXAS TORNADO 1137/Bronco Buster CD-9020
ca. October 1946 Associated Studio, Pasadena, CA - Smokey Rogers
013 1531 AS WHY, OH WHY, DID I EVER LEAVE WYOMING? 1154/Bronco Buster CD-9020
014 1532 AS SEVEN COME ELEVEN 1153
015 1533 AS AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE 1154 1262/Bronco Buster CD-9020
016 1534 AS HUGGIN‘ AND CHALKIN 1153/Bronco Buster CD-9020
ca. December 1946 Associated Studio, Pasadena, CA - Smokey Rogers
017 1543 POSSUM SONG 1157/Bronco Buster CD-9020
018 1544 NO SHE DON'T – YES SHE DOES 1158/Cattle Compact CCD-281
019 1545 CARRY ME BACK TO CUCUMCARI 1158/Cattle Compact CCD-281
020 1546 I CAN'T HEP THE WAY YOU FEEL 1157/Bronco Buster CD-9020 Jasmine JASMCD
3510 PROPERBOX 75 PROPERBOX 83
JASMINE JASMCD 3510 A WESTERN SWING DANCE DATE WITH SPADE
AND TEX (UK, 2000); PROPER PROPERBOX 75 SWINGING HOLLYWOOD HILLBILLY COWBOYS
(UK, 2004 BOX); PROPER PROPERBOX 83 STOMPING SINGERS WESTERN SWINGERS (UK,
2004, BOX)
ca. August 1947 Associated Studio, Pasadena, CA – Smokey Rogers and Texie Holle
021 1583 HOW LONELY CAN YOU GET 1183/Cattle Compact CCD-281
022 1584 CHIME BELLS 1182
023 1585 GOIN' DOWN THE ROAD 1183/Cattle Compact CCD-281
024 1586 FLYING SAUCERS 1182
30 October 1947 [no 942] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica
Blvd., Hollywood 38, CA – Smokey Rogers (Tex Williams and Western Caravan, (Joaquin
Murphey [steel] + unknown musicians)
025 3199-3 BLUE BONNET POLKA 40123/Cattle Compact CCD-281
026 3200-2 BALL OF FIRE 15217/Cattle Compact CCD-281
027 3201 GIVE ME A HUNDRED REASONS unissued
028 3202-1 CHICKASHAY GAL 40098
31
October 1947 [no 943] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood,
CA – Smokey Rogers (Tex Williams and Western Caravan, (Joaquin Murphey [steel] + unknown musicians)
029 3203-2 I’M BIG BAD BILL (FROM THE BADLANDS) unissued/Bronco
Buster CD 9029
030 3204-8 SLAP 'ER DOWN AGAIN, PAW 40098
031 3205-6 WHO SHOT THE HOLE IN MY SOMBRERO unissued
032 3206-4 TEN MORE MILES 15406/Bronco Buster CD-9020
BRONCO BUSTER CD 9029 WESTERN SWING JAMBOREE (GER, 1997)
11 December 1947 [no 869] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
38, CA – Smokey Rogers (poss Johnny Weis [ld gt], Joaquin Murphey [steel],
Deuce Spriggens [bass], Max Fielder [fiddle] + vocal trio. Producer: Lee
Gillette)
033 2840-1 SPANISH FANDANGO 40080/Bronco Buster CD-9020
034 2841-1 I MAY BE COLOR BLIND (BUT I KNOW WHEN I'M BLUE) (AKA BABY) unissued
035 2842-1 DON‘T COME CRYIN‘ TO ME 40123/Cattle Compact CCD-281
036 2843-1 DRINKIN' AND THINKIN' 40080/Bronco Buster CD-9020 PROPERBOX 83
ca. Late 1947 [no.1969] Los Angeles, CA - Smokey Rogers [purchased masters,
registered November 15, 1948]
037 3543 A
LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME 15326/Cattle Compact CCD-281
038 3544 BABY ME, BABY 15326/Cattle Compact CCD-281
17 August 1948 [no.1036] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood,
CA – Smokey Rogers and Tex Williams
039 3441-5 HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE 15217/Cattle Compact CCD-281
30 November 1948 poss. Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers Band
B01 DS 1 I USED TO WORK IN CHICAGO Generic DS 1-2
B02 DS 2 WHEN MY SUNSHINE GOES WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN Generic
DS 1-2
31 January 1949 [no. 1179] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515
Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers (Benny Garcia Jr [el gt], Johnny
Weis [el gt], Smokey Rogers [gt/hmny vcl], Joaquin Murphey [steel], Deuce
Spriggens [bass/hmny vcl], Muddy Berry [drums], Ossie Godson [piano], Pedro
DePaul [accordion], Manny Klein [trumpet], Rex Call [fiddle], Cactus Soldi
[fiddle])
040 3934-3 SUI SIN FA 15406 /Bronco Buster CD-9020
041 3935 ONE MORE CHANCE unissued
19 May 1949 [no.1340, 20:00-24:00] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers
042 4469 A
KISS TO REMEMBER 57-40199/Cattle Compact CCD-281
043 4470 SPELLING SONG (I L-O-V-E U) 57-40199/Cattle Compact CCD-281
9 June 1949 [no. 1366] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood,
CA – Tex Williams and Smokey Rogers (Cliffie Stone's Square Dance Band
044 4574 LADY 'ROUND THE LADY (AND THE GENTS SOLO) (A and E RAG) 64-40201
79-40201
3 August 1949 [no 1445] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood,
CA – Smokey Rogers (Western Caravan)
045 4839-1 RICH MAN, POOR MAN 57-40230
046 4840-2 MAKE BELIEVE HEART 57-40230
1949 [soundtrack ] Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers
04601 THEATRICAL SHORT
27 December 1949 [no 1581] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers
047 5323 (WITHOUT YOUR) WEDDDING RING F40284/Cattle Compact CCD-281
048 5354 DIMPLES AND DUMPLIN'S F40284/Cattle Compact CCD-281
18 January 1950 [no 1603] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA – Ann Jones and Smokey Rogers
049 5426-2 BLOODSHOT EYES F864
050 5427-1 I WISH WE COULD TRY ALL OVER AGAIN F1059
051 5428-2 DOIN‘ FINE F864
052 5429-3 YOU'VE GOT TO SEE MAMMA EV'RY NIGHT (OR YOU CAN'T SEE MAMMA AT ALL)
F1059
12 June 1950 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Smokey
Rogers (Joaquin Muprhey [steel] + unknown musicians)
053 L 5656 NEW PENHANDLE RAG Coral 9-64052/Cattle Compact CCD-281
054 L 5657 NINE-TENTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER (ARE THE TEARS I SHED OVER YOU)
9-64052/CCD-281
055 L 5658 TROUBLE THEN N SATISFACTION Coral 9-64057 /Bronco Buster CD-9020
056 L 5659 THE TEXAS SONG Coral 9-64057/Bronco Buster CD-9020
28 August 1950 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA –
Smokey Rogers and His String Band, *vcl Ferlin Huskey and The Trio (Joaquin
Muprhey [steel] + unknown musicians)
057 L 5802 TAMB URITZA BOOGIE Coral 9-64063/Jasmine JASMCD 3561/2
058 L 5803 LOSE YOUR BLUES* Coral 9-64063/Jasmine JASMCD 3561/2
059 L 5804 OH HOW I CRY OVER YOU Coral 9-64077/Bronco Buster CD-9020
060 L 5805 CATCH ME CHEATIN‘ Coral 9-64077/Bronco Buster CD-9020 PROPERBOX 060a
L 5806 TULSA TROT Coral 9-64088/Cattle Compact CCD-281
75 PROPERBOX 83
JASMINE JASMCD 3561/2 HILLBILLY BOP VOL. 1, 1948-1950 (UK, 2005)
12 February 1951 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers and His
Western Caravan
061 L 6060 STEEL GUITAR JUBILEE Coral 9-64092/Cattle Compact CCD-281
062 L 6061 LIVIN', LAUGHIN', LOVIN' Coral 9-64052/Bronco Buster CD-9020
063 L 6062 WEAR MY RIBBON Coral 9-64092
064 L 6063 IRMA IS THE NAME OF MY BABY Coral 9-64088/Cattle Compact CCD-281
1952 Hollywood, CA - Smokey Rogers and The Western Caravan Orchestra
065 901 GONE Western Caravan 901
066 902 BLUE Western Caravan 901
1953 Hollywood, CA - Smokey Rogers and his Western Caravan,
*with The Meyers Sisters
067 SR-101/CB-541-D1 LONG LOST LOVE 902
068 SR-102 GOODNIGHT* 903
069 SR-103/CB-542-D1 RAGTIME ACCORDION JOE 902 /WLP 2817
070 SR-104 JOHN’S BOOGIE 903/WLP 2816
WHITE LABEL WLP 2816 BOPPIN‘
HOLLBILLY VOL. 16 (NED, 1990); WHITE LABEL WLP 2817 BOPPIN‘ HOLLBILLY VOL. 17 (NED, 1990)
1954 Hollywood, CA – Slim Dossy, Smokey Rogers and his Western Caravan
071 SR 105A RIGHT OUT OF MY HEART 105
072 SR-105B THAT'S ALL (I CAN'T FORGET YOU) 105
1954 Hollywood, CA – Smokey Rogers and his Western Caravan
073 EVEN THO‘ Western Caravan 106
074 DISSATISFIED Western Caravan 106
1955 Hollywood, CA – Bill Pray*, Smokey Rogers and his
Western Caravan
076 R-1002/△4346
WALTZ OF TEXAS* Western Caravan 108
077 R-1003/△4345 WHEN 108
078 R-1004/△4344 THE CHICAGO SONG (2:22) 109
079 R-1005/△4343 THE CHICAGO SONG (2:26) 109
ca. January 1965 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN -
Smokey Rogers (+ Pete Drake [steel], Anita Kerr Singers [bck vcl] + more
unknown musicians. Producer: Tommy Hill)
080 7295/ZTSB-100703 I'LL BE GLAD WHEN IT'S OVER NV-5215/SLP-332
081 GONE SLP-332
082 THE BULLY OF THE TOWN SLP-332
083 SPANISH FANDANGO SLP-332
084 7299/ZTSB-100704 EVERYTHING'S COMING HOME TO ME BUT YOU NV-5215/SLP-332
085 PLEASE FORGIVE ME ONE MORE TIME SLP-332
086 BANJO OPUS SLP-332
087 THO I TRIED SLP-332
088 LOVE SONG OF THE WATERFALL SLP-332
089 WHEN MY SUNSHINE GOES WALKING IN THE RAIN SLP-332
090 SHAME ON YOU SLP-332
091 YOU CAN'T BREAK MY HEART SLP-332
unknown info – Hollywood, CA – Sokey Rogers (Producer: Jimmy Wakely)
092 SHAME ON YOU
Shasta SH-LP-524
093 RELEASE ME Shasta
SH-LP-524
094 ALABAMA JUBILEE
Shasta SH-LP-524
095 BLUE SPANISH EYES
Shasta SH-LP-524
096 IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN Shasta SH-LP-524
097 TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Shasta SH-LP-524
098 SEXY SENIOR CITIZEN
Shasta SH-LP-524
099 BORN TO LOSE
Shasta SH-LP-524
100 THO I TRIED
Shasta SH-LP-524
101 SAN ANTONIO ROSE
Shasta SH-LP-524
102 TWEEDLE O TWILL
Shasta SH-LP-524
103 GONE
Shasta
SH-LP-524
ca. 1980s Gene Breeden Studios, Nashville, TN - Smokey
Rogers (Smokey Rogers [banjo],
Gene Breeden [ld gt], Terry Crisp
[steel], Ed Gilbert [bass], Phil Hurley [drums], Dave Signs [piano], The
Callaways [bck vcl])
104 SEXY SENIOR CITIZEN
Smokey Rogers SR-712
105 SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
Smokey Rogers SR-712
106 I’LL BE GLAD WHEN IT’S OVER Smokey Rogers SR-712
107 LONG LOST LOVE
Smokey Rogers SR-712
108 RIVERBOAT MEDLEY
Smokey Rogers SR-712
109 BANJO RAG Smokey
Rogers SR-712
110 BACKROOM, BARROOMS, BEDROOMS Smokey Rogers SR-712
111 YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD Smokey Rogers SR-712
112 ANOTHER SILENT NIGHT Smokey Rogers SR-712
113 LOVE AIN’T AS SIMPLE AS THAT Smokey Rogers SR-712
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
21 September 1945 [KECA Broadcast] Hollywood, CA – Spade
Cooley with Smokey Rogers [vcl]
BLUES ON MY MIND BACM CD D 411
Fall 1945 [Melody Roundup 876] Hollywood, CA – Spade Cooley
with Smokey Rogers [vcl]
OKLAHOMA HILLS BACM CD D 411
BACM CD D 411 SPADE COLLEY VOL. 1, LIVE 1944-1946 (UK, 2013)
ALBUMS
Starday SLP-332 Gone
With Smokey Rogers: Gone; Bully Of The Town; Everything's Coming Home To Me
But You; Spanish Fandango; Please Forgive Me One More Time; Bamjo Opus; Tho I
Tried; I'll Be Glad When It's Over; Love Song Of The Waterfall; When My
Sunshine Goes Walking In The Rain; Shame On You; You Can't Break My Heart - 65
Shasta SH-LP 524 The Complete
Entertainer: Shame On You; Release Me; Alabama Jubilee; Blue Spanish Eyes;
In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town;Today I Started Loving You Again; Sexy Senior
Citizen; Born To Lose; Tho I Tried; San Antonio Rose; Tweedle O Twill; Gone -
76
Smokey Rogers SR-712 Smokey Rogers: Sexy Senior Citizen; Smoke Smoke Smoke; I'll Be Glad When It's Over;
Long Lost Love; Riverboat Medley; Banjo Rag; Backrooms, Barrooms, Bedrooms;
Your Side Of The Road; Another Silent Night; Love Ain't As Simple As That - ca.
80sBronco Buster [GER] CD 9020 Western
Swing Masterpieces: (Tho I Tried) I Can't Forget You; Blues in My Mind;
Catch Me Cheatin'; Don't Try to Pretend (Vocal with Trio).; Drinkin' and
A-thinkin'; Huggin' and Chalkin'; I Ain't Gonna Cry No More; I Can't Help the
Way You Feel; Livin', Laugin', Lovin'; Oh, How I Cry about You; Possum Song;
Spanish Fandango; Sui Sin Fa; Ten More Miles; Texas Tornado; The Texas Song;
Trouble Then Satisfaction (Vocal Jimmy Widener); Turn My Picture Upside Down;
What it Means to Be Blue; Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave Wyoming – 97
Cattle Compact [GER]
CCD-281 Western Swing And Country Thing: Ball Of Fire; Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (With The Mccall Twins); A Kiss
To Remember; The Spelling Song (I L-O-V-E You); Are You Somebody's Darlin'?;
Double Trouble; Tulsa Trot; Irma Is The Name Of My Baby (With Vocal Trio); Blue
Bonnet Polka; Don't Come Cryin' To Me; How Lonely Can You Get? (Vocal Texie
Holle); Goin' Down The Road (Vocal Plus Texie Holle); Baby Me, Baby; A Little
Bird Told Me; Seven Come Eleven;
(Without Your) Wedding Ring; Dimples Or Dumplin's; New Panhandle Rag;
Nine-Tenths Of The Tennessee River (Are The Tears I Shed Over You); Shame On
You; Please Give Me One More Chance; No
She Don't - Yes She Does; Carry Me Back To Tucumcari; Steel Guitar Jubilee;
Wear My Ribbon - 03
SINGLES
Four Star (1945-47)
1019 Shame On You / Please Give Me One More Chance – ca. 12-45
1020 Blues On My Mind / What It Means To Be Blue – ca. 12-45
1067 Turn My Picture Upside Down / Don't Try To Pretend - 46
1068 Double Trouble / Are You Somebody's Darlin' - 56
1136 No Vacancy / I Let My Wife Support Me – 12-46
1137 Texas Tornado / Tho I Tried - 12-46
1153 Seven Come Eleven / Huggin' And Chalkin' - 47
1154 Why Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming / Ain't Gonna Cry Anymore - 47
1157 I Can't Help The Way You Feel / The Possum Song - 47
1158 No She Don't Yes She Does / Carry Me Back To Tucumcari - 47
1182 Flying Saucers / Chime Bells – 47 w. Texie Holle
1183 How Lonely Can Yo Get / Goin' Down The Road – 47 w. Texie Holle
1262 I Let My Wife Support Me / Ain't Gonna Cry No More – ca. 08-48
Capitol (1947-49)
40080 Drinkin' And Drivin' / Spanish Fandango – 01-48
40098 Chickashay Gal / Slap 'Er Down Again, Paw – 03-48
40123 Don't Come Cryin' To Me / Blue Bonnet Polka – c. 06-48
15217 Ball Of Fire / Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue - 09-48 w. Tex Williams
15326 A Little Bird Told Me / Baby Me, Baby - 12-48
15406 Sui Sin Fa / Ten More Miles - 02-49
57-40199 Kiss To Remember / Spelling Song - 08-49
57-40200 Texas Star / Ocean Waves – 08-49 w. Tex Williams
57-40201 Queen For A Day Square Dance / Lady 'Round The Lady - 08-49 w. Tex
Williams
57-40202 Chinese Breakdown / Ocean Waves – 08-49 w. Tex Williams
57-40203 Rakes If Mallow / A and E Rag – 08-49 w. Tex Williams
57-40206 Hot Pretzels / Cotton Eyed Joe – 08-49 w. Tex Williams
57-40230 Rich Man, Poor Man / Make Believe Heart - 09-49
F40284 Wedding Ring / Dimples Or Dumplin's - 02-50
Generic (1948)
DS 1/2 I Used To Work In Chicago / When My Sunshine Goes
Walking Through The Rain – 49 Smokey Rogers
Band
Coral (1950-51)
9-64052 New Penhandle Rag / Livin', Laughin', Lovin' – ca. 06-50
9-64057 Texas Song / Trouble'n Satisfaction – ca. 08-50
9-64063 Tamb Uritza Boogie / Lose Your Blues – ca. 10-50
9-64077 Oh, How I Cry About You / Catch Me Cheatin' – ca. 02-51
9-64088 Tulsa Trot / Irma Is The Name Of My Baby - 51
9-64092 Steel Guitar Jubilee / Wear My Ribbon - 51
9-61875 Goodnight / Livin', Laughin', Lovin' – ca. 05-09-57 (reissue)
Western Caravan (1952-55)
F-901 Gone / Blue - 52
F-902 Long Lost Love / Ragtime Accordion Joe - 53
F-903 John’s Boogie / Goodnight (with
The Meyers Sisters) - 53
45-105 Tight Out Of My Heart / That's All (I Can't Forget You) – 54 w. Slim
Dossy
45-106 Even Tho‘ /
Dissatisfied – 54
45-108 Waltz Of texas / When – 55
45-109 The Chicago Song (2:22) / The Chicago Song (2:26) -
55
Starday (1965)
NV-5215 I'll Be Glad When It's Over / Everything's Coming Home To Me But You -
65 (released on Nashville)
