PHAMOUS 403

PHAMOUS 403
HELEN PHELPS – OLD POP WATTS
HIS OLD PLANTATION MELODY BOYS
You Can’t Bother Me No More (403.A)
(Leon Dixon) (No Publisher Noted)
Broken Heart (403.B)
(Leon Dixon) (No Publisher Noted)

PHAMOUS 402

PHAMOUS 402
HELEN PHELPS – OLD POP WATTS
HIS OLD PLANTATION MELODY BOYS
Here’s Your Hat, There’s The Door (402.A)
(Slim Williams – Babe Fritsch) (No Publisher Noted)
Rainbow Of Love In My Life (402.B)
(Leonard Gilliam) (No Publisher Noted)

There are four known releases by Helen Phelps on PHAMOUS. This release is the hardest of the four to find, and I am indebted to Ronald Keppner for supplying the label details, label scan, and audio files.

Songwriter Leonard Gilliam reappears as composer of the B side of this disc (see PHAMOUS 101 for comments on Gilliam).

PHAMOUS 401

PHAMOUS 401
HELEN PHELPS – OLD POP WATTS
HIS OLD PLANTATION MELODY BOYS
Have Mercy On Me (401.A)
(Slim Williams – Babe Fritsch) (No Publisher Noted)
Tennessee Avenue (401.B)
(Slim Williams) (No Publisher Noted)

PHAMOUS 400

PHAMOUS 400
HELEN PHELPS – OLD POP WATTS
HIS OLD PLANTATION MELODY BOYS
You Can’t Crush A Heart Of Stone (400.A)
(Slim Williams – Laura Lee) (No Publisher Noted)
Alone At A Table For Two (400.B)
(Slim Williams) (No Publisher Noted)

PHAMOUS RECORDS

908½ TRAVIS ST. HOUSTON. TEXAS

PHAMOUS 101
OTIS GLOVER (BLIND BOY)
I Lost My Heart (101.A) (deadwax ACA 1394)
(Otis Glover) (No Publisher Noted)
When I Was A Small Boy (101.B) (deadwax ACA 1395)
(Otis Glover) (No Publisher Noted)


PHAMOUS 101
OTIS GLOVER – OLD POP WATTS
HIS OLD PLANTATION MELODY BOYS
I Lost My Heart (101.A) (deadwax ACA 1394)
(Leonard Gilliam) (No Publisher Noted)
When I Was A Small Boy (101.B) (deadwax ACA 1395)
(Otis Glover) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: ACA 1394 / 1395 were mastered circa January 1950.

RANCH HOUSE RECORDS

RANCH HOUSE 10419
CAL SHRUM AND ORCHESTRA
That Heaven Bound Train (10419.A)
(Rion – Bench – Hausfatter) (No Publisher Noted)
The Rhythm Rag (10419.B)
(Shrum – Farney) (No Publisher Noted)

DELL RECORDS

Highland Park. N.J.

DELL D-1001 (No Information)

DELL D-1002
TENN.CHUCK WRIGHT AND HIS MORGAN COUNTY RAMBLERS
“Dims” For The Babies (1002.A / D.A. 700)
(Chuck Wright – Johnny Dell) (Dell. BMI)
Chicken Hearted Me (1002.B / D.A. 700)
(Chuck Wright – Johnny Dell) (Dell. BMI)

DANA 4000 SERIES

New York. NY

DANA 4001
BOB HARTER
Beyond The Purple Hills
()
Lulu
()

Note: DANA 4001 = BILLBOARD 1st May 1948.

DANA 4002
BOB HARTER AND HIS RANCH BOYS
Crime Doesn’t Pay (4002.A)
(Ken Hecht – Ted Weems) (No Publisher Noted)
T.E.X For Texas (4002.B)
(Bob Gregory) (No Publisher Noted)

RANCHO RECORDS #1

RANCHO 2-B / 1-C
ROSE LEE WITH THE “ARIZONA WILDCATS”
Answer To Signed, Sealed And Delivered (2-B / Side A)
(Words by Estel Lee & Rose Lee)
(Music by Cowboy Copas) (No Publisher Noted)
ESTEL LEE AND ROSE LEE WITH THE “ARIZONA WILDCATS”
Star In My Heart (1-C / Side B)
(Words & Music by Estel Lee & Rose Lee) (No Publisher Noted)

SYLVAN RECORDS

SYLVAN 350
DON KIDWELL AND HIS RED RIVER VALLEY BOYS
How Could You (350.A)
(K. Adelman) (No Publisher Noted)
I Found A Star On Earth (350.B)
(K. Adelman) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: SYLVAN 350 was mentioned in BILLBOARD on 19th February 1949




SYLVAN 351 (No Information)

SYLVAN 352 (No Inforamtion)

SYLVAN 353 (No Information)

SYLVAN 354
BILLY STRICKLAND AND HIS HILLBILLY KINGS
Hillbilly Wolf (354.AA)
(Strickland - Adelman) (No Publisher Noted)
When You Know (354.A)
(Adelman – Mestesby - Strickland) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: SYLVAN 354 was mentioned in BILLBOARD on 4th June 1949.
Note: “Hillbilly Wolf” was reissued on REGAL 5067.

SHORTY JOE ON BELLA

BELLA BTP 1
“SHORTY JOE” AND THE FOUR WINDS
The Four Chaplains (Vocal – Jimmy Thomas /
Trumpet – Joe Tomasello) (BPT 1.A)
(Pusateri – Triena) (BMI)
A Cigarette And A Funny Book
(Vocal – Jimmy Thomas
/ Trumpet – Joe Tomasello) (BPT 1.B)
(Gene Aston (BMI)

BELLA BTP 4
“SHORTY JOE” AND HIS RED ROCK CANYON COWBOYS
Bayou Ball (Vocal – Shorty Joe) (BTP 4.A) (deadwax BTP 4.A)
(Pusateri – Harriet – LeBlanc) (BMI)
Please Forget (Vocal – Mel Twilligear) (BTP 4.B) (deadwax BTP 3.B)
(Shorty Joe – Doust – McKenzie) (BMI)




BELLA BTP 5
“SHORTY JOE” AND HIS RED ROCK CANYON COWBOYS
Seventh Cavalry (Vocal – Jack Domrose) (BTP 5.A)
(deadwax BTP 5.A) (Pusateri – Triena) (BMI)
Say You’re Mine Again (Vocal – Rose Marie) (BTP 5.B)
(deadwax BTP 3.A)(Nathan – Heisler) (BMI)




Note: BELLA BTP 1 / 4 / 5 are Research Craft Pressings.

DUDLEY RECORDS

Denver. Colorado

DUDLEY 501
THE COLORADO BUCKAROOS
Bill – Dude – Geo. – Johnny
Heart Of Stone (Vocal – Bill High) (501.A)
(Mossman – Rosen – Anson) (No Publisher Noted)
Please Come Home (Vocal – Bill High) (501.B)
(“Dude” Jackson) (No Publisher Noted)




DUDLEY 1000
THE COLORADO BUCKAROOS
Bill – Dude – Geo. – Johnny
Broken Hearts (Vocal – Bill High) (1000.A)
(“Dude” Jackson) (No Publisher Noted)
Why Don’t You Haul Off And Love Me (Vocal – Bill High) (1000.B)
(Raney – Glosson) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: DUDLEY 1000 details and audio files courtesy of Ronald Keppner.
Note: DUDLEY 1000 reviewed in BILLBOARD 31st December 1949




DUDLEY 1001
THE COLORADO BUCKAROOS
Bill – Dude – Geo. – Johnny
Cowboys Left Over There (Vocal – Bill High) (1001.A)
(“Bill” High – “Bud” Osvold – “Billie” Osvold) (No Publisher Noted)
Blue Eyed Sweetheart (Vocal – Bill High) (1001.B)
(“Dude” Jackson) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: DUDLEY 1001 reviewed in BILLBOARD 31st December 1949




Note: DUDLEY 501 / 1000 / 1001 are Research Craft Pressings

ARCO RECORDS

ARCO 101
DICKIE McBRIDE AND THE MUSIC MACS
I Want A Woman That Can Cook (101.A)
(Dickie McBride) (No Publisher Noted)
LAURA LEE AND THE MUSIC MACS
You Can’t Crush A Heart Of Stone (101.B)
(Laura Lee – Lawton Williams) (No Publisher Noted)

ARCO 102/103
JOHNNY JOHNSON AND HIS STREAMLINERS
Ol' Dale Richardson
()
I'm Going Home
()

ATHENIAN RECORDS

Athens. Tennessee

ATHENIAN 001
GLEN THOMPSON
Trouble Keep Hanging ‘Round My Door (001.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Lovers Lane (001.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)






ATHENIAN 002
BILL CARLISLE AND THE KENTUCKY COLONELS
It Is No Secret (Vocal – Bill Carlisle & Colonels) (002.A)
(Hamblen) (No Publisher Noted)
BILL CARLISLE AND BRIAR RIDGE TRIO
Useless (Vocal – Briar Ridge Trio) (002.B)
(B. Carlisle) (No Publisher Noted)




Note: ATHENIAN 002 - Label scan, details, and audio files courtesy of Ronald Keppner.

ATHENIAN 003 (No Information)


ATHENIAN 004
GLEN THOMPSON
Rocky Mountain Sweetheart (004.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby (004.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)


Note: ATHENIAN 004 was reissued on ACME 982




Dating: (Source) Bill Daniels American 45 and 78 rpm record dating guide 1940 - 1959
001 circa: December 1950
002 circa: March 1951

DIAMOND (Morris Mills)

DIAMOND 101
MORRIS MILLS
My Baby’s Gone (101.A)
(Mills) (No Publisher Noted)
Jumbalia Answer (101.B)
(Mills) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: DIAMOND 101 was mastered by Bill Quinn

DOWN BEAT (WESTERN SERIES)

DOWN BEAT 3001 (No Information)

DOWN BEAT 3002
JACK PITTS with Harmonica & Guitar
Buffalo Girls (3002.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Ernest Tubbs Talking Blues (3002.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: DOWN BEAT 3002 is a Research Craft Pressing

CREST RECORDS (California)

CREST 10003
BILL MOONEY WITH THE CACTUS TWISTERS
Tonight (10003.A / C-SH 1029.A)
(Ed Borden) (No Publisher Noted)
THE CACTUS TWISTERS
Rattle-Brain Boogie (10003.B / C-SH 1030.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Notation on label "Produced by Sherman Hall, Pasadena, California"

EMPIRE RECORDS (NY)

NYC. NEW YORK

EMPIRE 1001
EDDIE REED
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold (1001.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Footprints In The Snow (1001.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

EMPIRE 1002
EDDIE REED
Cowboys Heaven (1002.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Pistol Packin’ Papa (1002.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)




EMPIRE 1003 (No Information)

EMPIRE 1004
EDDIE REED
Old Shep (1004.A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Little Darling When You're Near (1004.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: EMPIRE 1004 details courtesy Ronald Keppner

"HAPPY FATS" BELLA RECORDINGS

BELLA BT 2
“THE BAYOU BUCKAROO” “HAPPY FATS” AND THE SOUTHERNERS
Sugar Cane Festival (Vocal – Happy Fats) (deadwax BT 2.A)
(Pusateri – LeBlanc) (BMI)
Bayou Man (Vocal – Bob Terry) (deadwax BT 2)
(Pusateri – LeBlanc) (BMI)

Charles "Bob" Terry

BELLA BT 6
“HAPPY FATS” AND HIS BAYOU BUCKAROO'S
Last Night I Dreamed Of You Again (Vocal – Al Terry)
(deadwax BPT 7.A) (LeBlanc - Pusateri) (BMI)
Bayou Lafourche (Vocal – Happy Fats) (deadwax BPT 7.B)
(LeBlanc - Pusateri) (BMI)

AL TERRY

WAYNE RECORDS

The Wayne Recording Co
Richmond. Indiana

WAYNE # 1 / # 2
RAY BRIDGFORD AND THE GOSPEL RANGERS
I Saw The Light (Quartet Vocal) (#1)
(Hank Williams) (No Publisher Noted)
Every Hour I Need My Lord (Duet Vocal) (#2)
(J. Coffman)

BLUE RIBBON DRAFT LABEL LISTING

I am sure there are many more BLUE RIBBON releases to be tracked down; there are certainly a few 45’s from the mid to late fifties. As noted previously the nearest Chaw Mank ever got to a logical numerical series was with the 1900 releases. Listed below is a draft listing, I have tried to place the releases in some kind of order, but I don’t think that it actually accurately reflects the release sequence. The only observation I will make is that Mank transferred his publishing house from BMI to ASCAP at BLUE RIBBON 1918, so presumably all the releases where the publishing is ascribed to “Blue Ribbon Music BMI”, predate BLUE RIBBON 1918, although given Chaw Mank’s somewhat inconsistent numerical series that may prove to be a red herring?

BLUE RIBBON No 1 / No 2
JIM HALL WITH JIM HALL’S RADIO RANGERS (Radio Station WFNS)
Flivver Song (No 1) (E1-KB-1588)
(Jim Hall – Chaw Mank) (BMI)
Waiting In Ole Caroline (No 2) (E1-KB-1589)
(Jim Hall – Chaw Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON A - No 1/ A - No 2
RAY ANDERSON AND HIS TENNESSEE MOUNTAINEERS
(Station WHTN)
No Good At Lyin’ (A - No 1)
(Shurtz – Mank – Anderson) (Blue Ribbon Music.BMI)
It’s A Doggone Dirty Shame (A – No 2)
(Ray Anderson – Chaw Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music.BMI)

BLUE RIBBON BRR 1.A / BRR 2.A
TED KIRBY WITH THE MELODY MOUNTAIN BOYS
Lemon Juice Rag (BRR.1.A)
(Title suggested by Joe Dzurus)
(Suiter – Montgomery – Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
Blue Blue Heart (BRR 2.A)
(A. D. Suter – Chaw Mank – Ted Kirby) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

BLUE RIBBON BR 3.AA / BR 4.AA
BOB (YODELING) STOTTS (KMA Radio Star)
The Funniest Kind Of Feeling (BR 3.AA)
(Bob Stotts – Cham Mank) (BMI)
You’re Gonna Have To Quit This Sneakin’ Round (BR 4.AA)
(Bob Stotts – Cham Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1.C / 1.D
TINY SKAGGS AND HIS BAND
Can I Take My Pony To Heaven (Vocal – Tiny Skaggs) (1.C)
(Foreman Bill, Disc Jockey – KMA – Chaw Mank) (BMI)
You’re So Easy To Remember (Vocal – Tiny Skaggs) (1.D)
(Chaw Mank – Tiny Skaggs) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1.E / 1.F
TINY SKAGGS AND HIS BAND
Patching My Heart With Kisses (Vocal – Tiny Skaggs &
Twig Austin) (1.E) (Zurick – Skaggs – Mank) (BMI)
The Girl In The Sandwich Shop (Vocal – Tiny Skaggs) (1.F)
(Byerline – Breuker – Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 7.G / 8.H
MACK AND JEANIE SANDERS with BOB BARRY
(Accordionist) BUDDY MORRIS (Fiddle)
Can I Take My Pony To Heaven? (7.G)
(Chaw Mank - Foreman Bill, Disc Jockey – KMA) (BMI)
Don’t Tell A Soul (I Love You) (8.H)
(Mank – Ayers – Clark) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 103/104
ORVILLE CLARIDA “THE SINGIN’ TEXAN” AND
HIS RYTHM VALLEY BOYS (sic)
Shake Hands With Trouble (BR 103)
(Orville Clarida – Chaw Mank) (BMI)
Mother’s Understanding Heart (BR 104)
(Shurtz – Morris – Tanner – Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1901
ORVILLE CLARIDA “THE SINGIN’ TEXAN” AND
HIS RHYTHM VALLEY BOYS
I’ll Live Alone (1901.A) (No 5)
(Harvill – Mank - Clarida) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
I’ve Tried To Forget You (1901.B) (No 6)
(Brown – Mank - Clarida) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1902
THE WAYFARERS – MELODY MOUNTAIN BOYS
Mother’s Understanding Heart (1902.A) (No 1)
(Shurtz – Morris – Mank - Tanner) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
Say A Prayer For A Buddy Somewhere (1902.B) (No 2)
(Morris – Suiter – Hall - Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

Note: “Say A Prayer For A Buddy Somewhere” has notation “Title by Howard I. Wise”

BLUE RIBBON 1903 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1904
SAMMY LILLIBRIDGE WITH LEON LINDSAY AND THE RHYTHM RANGERS
Unshackle My Heart (1904.A)(No 5)
(Montgomery - ??? - Shurtz - Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
SAMMY LILLIBRIDGE
Conceited (1904.B) (No 6)
(Chaw Mank - Geo. W. ???) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1905 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1906 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1907 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1908
GENE ESTES AND HIS ARIZONA RHYTHM RIDERS
For More Than You Know (Vocal – “Gene”) (1908.A) (No 10)
(Shurtz – Little - Lanilo - Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
Patchin’ My Heart With Kisses (Vocal – “Gene”) (1908.B) (No 20)
(Sonia Zurick – Tiny Skaggs – Chaw Mank)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

BLUE RIBBON 1909 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1910 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1911
GENE ESTES & ARIZONA RHYTHM RIDERS
The Mystery Polka (Vocal - Kitty & Kay) (1911.A) (No 30)
(Fukon – Breuker - Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
On Ev’ry Main Street (Vocal – “Gene”) (1911.B) (No 40)
(Scheffler – Breuker - Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

TEXAS No #
DALE BERRY AND HIS BLUE BONNETT
Night After Night (No 1)
(Chaw Mank – Dale Berry) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
I’m Doin’ Fine (In A Prison Of Memories) (No 2)
(Wellman – Sytula – Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

Note: Although title on label of B side “I’m Doin’ Fine….”, lyrically the title appears to be “I’m Doin’ Time…..”

TEXAS 1913
DALE BERRY (THE DISC JOCKEY ARTIST)
There’s A Map Of Texas On My Heart (1913.A) (No 4)
(Cliff Japhet – Marie White – Chaw Mank)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
If Your Love Would Bloom (1913.B) (No 3)
(Dale Berry – Chaw Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)

BLUE RIBBON / TEXAS 1914 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON / TEXAS 1915 (No Information)

TEXAS 1916
JESS SPENCER
James Spencer (Guitar), Jess Spencer (Guitar)
Mother’s Understanding Heart (1916.A) (No 1)
(Tanner - Shurtz - Mank - Morris) (No Publisher Noted)
Cow Girls (1916.B) (No 2)
(Marvin Montgomery - Chaw Mank) (No Publisher Noted)

BLUE RIBBON / TEXAS 1917 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1918
COWBOY JOE BISKO WITH BUD WILLIAMS AND HIS SMILING BUDDIES
Miles Of Sorrow (1918.A) (No 1)
(Henry Cicci – Glenn Rowell – Joe Bisko – Chaw Mank)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. ASCAP)
My Weeping Heart (1918.B) (No 2)
(J. Fred Coots – Chaw Mank – Cowboy Joe Bisko – Matt Furin)
(J. Fred Coots Songs Inc. ASCAP)

1918 = Research Craft pressing

BLUE RIBBON 1919 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1920
THE CAROLL SISTERS acc: THE TUNE TOPPERS
Someone With A Broken Heart (Will Do) (1920.A) (No AA)
(Alvin Loy – Chaw Mank) (Orham Music Co. BMI)
THE CAROLL SISTERS WITH BILLY MERLE acc: THE TUNE TOPPERS
Square Dance In The Park (1920.B) (No A)
(Michael Elias – Chaw Mank) (Michaelle Music Pub Co. BMI)

1920 = Research Craft pressing / also pressed on 45rpm

BLUE RIBBON 1921 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1922 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1923
THE KARROLL SISTERS WITH BUD WILLIAMS AND HIS SMILING BUDDIES
You Forgot All About Me (1923.A) (No 5)
(Golding – Bisko – Mank – Morris) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. ASCAP)
Hillbilly Leprechauns (1923.B) (No 6)
(Cowboy Joe Bisko – Kay & Dolly Karroll)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. ASCAP)

1923 = Research Craft pressing
Presumably The Carroll Sisters and The Karroll Sisters are One and the same!

BLUE RIBBON 1924 (No Information)

BLUE RIBBON 1925
HANK KING WITH BUD WILLIAMS AND HIS SMILIN’ BUDDIES
Atom Bomb Heart (1925.A) (No 1)
(Cowboy Howard Vokes – Hank King: arr by Chaw Mank)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. ASCAP)
I Want To Know (Why You Don’t Care For Me) (1925.B) (No 2)
(Cowboy Howard Vokes: arr by Chaw Mank)
(Blue Ribbon Music Co. ASCAP)

1925 = Research Craft Pressing

BLUE RIBBON 1925 dates from around October 1955

BLUE RIBBON 3.AA / 4.AA

BLUE RIBBON BR 3.AA / BR 4.AA
BOB (YODELING) STOTTS (KMA Radio Star)
The Funniest Kind Of Feeling (BR 3.AA)
(Bob Stotts – Chaw Mank) (BMI)
You’re Gonna Have To Quit This Sneakin’ Round (BR 4.AA)
(Bob Stotts – Chaw Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON BR-103 / BR-104

ORVILLE CLARIDA “THE SINGIN’ TEXAN”
AND HIS RYTHM VALLEY BOYS (sic)
Shake Hands With Trouble (BR 103)
(Orville Clarida – Chaw Mank) (BMI)
Mother’s Understanding Heart (BR 104)
(Shurtz – Morris – Tanner – Mank) (BMI)

BLUE RIBBON BRR 1-A / 2-A

BLUE RIBBON BRR 1.A / BRR 2.A
TED KIRBY WITH THE MELODY MOUNTAIN BOYS
Lemon Juice Rag (BRR.1.A)
(Title suggested by Joe Dzurus)
(Suiter – Montgomery – Mank) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)
Blue Blue Heart (BRR 2.A)
(A. D. Suter – Chaw Mank – Ted Kirby) (Blue Ribbon Music Co. BMI)




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