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Thursday 22 April 2010

RED BIRD RECORDS



Fort Wayne. Indiana


1000 series

RED BIRD 1001 / 1002
JOE TAYLOR AND HIS TAILORMAIDS - THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
The Whispering Pines (1001)
(Elsie Birt Byers) (No Publisher Noted)
THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
You’re Really Doin’ Me Wrong (Vocal - Joe Taylor) (1002)
(Carrie Hoffman) (No Publisher Noted)

1001 / 1002 BILLBOARD C&W advance release – 16th July 1949

RED BIRD 1003 / 1004
THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
Maumee Valley (Vocal - Joe Taylor And His Tailormaids) (1003)
(Elsie Birt Byers) (No Publisher Noted)
Swingaroo Polka (Vocal - Joe Taylor And His Tailormaids) (1004)
(Carrie Holtman - Ross Robin) (No Publisher Noted)

1003 / 1004 BILLBOARD C&W review – 24th December 1949

RED BIRD 1005 / 1006
JOE TAYLOR AND THE INDIANA REDBIRDS
Cowboy Auctioneer (1005?)
()
I’m Gonna Settle Down (1006?)
()

1005 / 1006 BILLBOARD C&W advance release – 16th July 1949
1005 / 1006 BILLBOARD C&W review – 30th July 1949

RED BIRD 1007 / 1008
UNCLE HARVE’S RAGTIME WRANGLERS
INTERLUDE: HAROLD “HAPPY” THAXTON
Rainbow Of Roses (Vocal - Harold (Lazy) Donelson) (1007)
(Elsie B. Byers – Roy Benson) (No Publisher Noted)
UNCLE HARVE’S RAGTIME WRANGLERS
Montana Skies (Vocal - Harold (Lazy) Donelson) (1008)
(Elsie Birt Byers) (No Publisher Noted)

RED BIRD 1007 / 1008 reviewed in BILLBOARD October 1948 and August 1950

RED BIRD 1009 / 1010
Unknown Artist
Mother’s Old Rockin’ Chair (1009?)
()
Kentucky’s Way Of Sayin’ Good Mornin’ (1010?)
()

RED BIRD 1009 / (1010?) BILLBOARD advert 25th December 1948

RED BIRD 1011 / 1012
UNCLE HARVE’S RAGTIME WRANGLERS
South Georgia Blues (Vocal - Harve (Uncle) Spivey) (1011)
(Harve (Uncle) Spivey) (Byers Music. BMI)
Cherokee Boogie (Instrumental) (1012)
(Ragtime Wranglers) (Byers Music. BMI)

RED BIRD 1011 / 1012 reviewed in BILLBOARD January 1951

RED BIRD 1013 / 1014
UNCLE HARVE’S RAGTIME WRANGLERS
Maybe Baby (Vocal - Harold (Lazy) Donelson) (1013)
(Harve Spivey – Elmore Pigg) (Byers Music. BMI)
North Carolina Waltz (Vocal - Harold (Lazy) Donelson) (1014)
(Harold Donelson - Harve Spivey) (Byers Music. BMI)

1013 / 1014 BILLBOARD C&W review – 13th January 1951

RED BIRD 1001 / 1005
JOE TAYLOR AND HIS TAILORMAIDS - THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
The Whispering Pines (1001)
(Elsie Birt Byers) (No Publisher Noted)
JOE TAYLOR AND THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
He’s Cowboy Auctioneer (1005)
()

1001 / 1005 BILLBOARD C&W advance release – 11th July 1953
1001 / 1005 BILLBOARD C&W review – 18th July 1953

RED BIRD 1004 /
JOE TAYLOR
Mom Of Your Baby Days
()
Maumee Valley
()

1004 / ? BILLBOARD C&W review – 11th July 1953

RED BIRD 1020 / 1021
JOE TAYLOR AND HIS INDIANA RED BIRDS
Gonna’ Trade In My Saddle (On An Old Rockin’ Chair) (1020)
(Les Peterson – Julia Cowart – Russ Golding) (Byers Music. BMI)
New Version – (He’s A) Cowboy Auctioneer (1021)
(Joe Taylor) (Byers Music. BMI)

RED BIRD 1020 / 1021 BILLBOARD C&W review 19th November 1955

RED BIRD 1022 / 1023
JOE TAYLOR’S INDIANA RED BIRDS
A Gingham Dog And A Calico Cat (1022)
(Ellsie Birt Byres – George Calder) (Byers Music. BMI)
The Crick-Hopper Song (1023)
(Joe Taylor) (Byers Music. BMI)

RED BIRD 1022 / 1023 BILLBOARD C&W review 19th November 1955

RED BIRD (Unknown Issue Number)
EDDIE ALFORD AND THE VIRGINIA MOYNTAIN BOYS
Red Bird
()
Answer Yes Or No
()

(Unknown #) BILLBOARD C&W review 14th December 1959

10000 series

RED BIRD 10001
JOE TAYLOR AND HIS TAILORMAIDS - THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
The Whispering Pines
()
Maumee Valley
()

10001 BILLBOARD Pop advance release – 23rd October 1948

RED BIRD 10004
JOE TAYLOR AND THE INDIANA RED BIRDS
Mom Of Your Baby Days
()
Montana Skies
()

10004 BILLBOARD Pop advance release – 23rd October 1948

Additional Information (In Red) from Johan

Hear "Cherokee Boogie"

4 comments:

  1. Have following notes

    Red Bird 10001 Joe Taylor & His Taylormaids The Whispering Pines/Maumee Valley 1948/Oct. 23 Bb pop advance release

    Red Bird 10004 Joe Taylor and the Indiana Red Birds Mom of Your Baby Days/Montana Skies 1948/Oct. 23 Bb pop advance release

    Red Bird 1005/1006 Joe Taylor and the Indiana Red Birds Cowboy Auctioneer/I’m Goin’ To Settle Down 1949/Jul. 16 Bb c&w advance release, 1949/Jul. 30 Bb c&w review

    Red Bird 1009 unknown artist: Mother’s Old Rockin’ Chair/Kentucky’s Way of Sayin’ Good Mornin’ 1948/Dec. 25 Bb advert.

    Red Bird 1004 Joe Taylor Mom of Your Baby Days/Maumee Valley 1953/Jul. 11 Bb c&w review

    Red Bird 1001/1005 Joe Taylor He’s a Cowboy Auctioneer/The Whispering Pines 1949/Nov. 19 Bb c&w advance release, 1953/Jul. 11 Bb c&w release, 1953/Jul. 18 Bb c&w review

    Red Bird 1021 Joe Taylor and His Indiana Red Birds Cowboy Auctioneer (new version)/Gonna Trade in My Saddle 1955/Nov. 19 Bb c&w rev.

    Red Bird 1023 Joe Taylor and His Indiana Red Birds A Gingham Dog and a Calico Cat/The Crick-Hopper Song 1955/Nov. 19 Bb c&w rel.

    Red Bird ? Eddie Alford and the Virginia Mountain Boys Red Bird/Answer Yes or No 1959/Dec. 14 Bb c&w rev.

    1001/1002 Bb advance release 1949/Jul. 16
    1003/1004 Bb c&w review 1949/Dec. 24
    1013/1014 Bb c&w review 1951/Jan. 13

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  2. Did some of the musicians work for The International Harvestor Company ?

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  3. Thanks for the interesting info, Johan.

    Dave Sax.

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  4. The Eddie Alford record (with one of the titles incidently Red Bird) has of course nothing to do with this label. Just wrongly registered in db by me.

    /Johan

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