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Friday, 11 February 2011

WRIGHTMAN RECORDS DRAFT LISTING

WRIGHTMAN 1010-W
SPEED COLEY AND HIS HILLBILLY RAMBLERS
Texas Memories (Vocal – Dick Hirons) (1010-W.A)
(Speed Coley) (BMI)
There’s A Cabin In The Rockies (Vocal – Dick Hirons) (1010-W.B)
(Bell – Ashley) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1011-W
SPEED COLEY AND HIS HILLBILLY RAMBLERS
Little Sod House on the Plains
()
Home in Tennessee
()

WRIGHTMAN 1010.W and 1011.W were mentioned in BILLBOARD 17th May 1947.

WRIGHTMAN 1012
BOB PERKINS TRIO
You’ve Got Me Out on a Limb
()
In the Cool of the Evening
()

WRIGHTMAN 1012 mentioned in BILLBOARD 24th May 1947

WRIGHTMAN 1013
BOB PERKINS TRIO
Cuddle Up
()
Free & Easy
()

WRIGHTMAN 1013 mentioned in BILLBOARD 17th May 1947

WRIGHTMAN 1014-W
TEX OWEN AND THE PRAIRIE PIRATES
Seven Come Eleven (vocal Chuck Owens)
()
Yukon Moon (vocal Chuck Owens)
()

Note: WRIGHTMAN 1014-W details courtesy Johan.

WRIGHTMAN 1015-W
TEX OWEN AND THE PRAIRIE PIRATES
Porcupine Serenade (Instrumental) (1015-W.A)
(Tex & Chuck Owen) (BMI)
By The Rushing Waterfall (Vocal – uncredited) (1015-W.B)
(Tex Owen) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1014-W BILLBOARD “POP” review 14th December 1946 (Johan)
WRIGHTMAN 1014.W and 1015.W were mentioned in BILLBOARD 17th May 1947.

WRIGHTMAN 1033-W
“SMILIN’ RED” MAXEDON AND HIS RADIO & RECORDING PALS
Hillbilly Boy Of Hickory Flats (Vocal – Dottie Leader and Trio) (1033-W.A)
(Stelzer – Hester - ?) (BMI)
May I Have My Heart Back Now (Vocal – “Smilin’ Red” Maxedon) (1033-W.B)
(Thompson - Dietz) (BMI)

Note: WRIGHTMAN 1033-W details courtesy Johan.
Sticker obscuring part of writer credits on A-side.

WRIGHTMAN 1034-P
“SMILIN’ RED” MAXEDON AND HIS RADIO & RECORDING PALS
I Don’t Want To Just Dream (Vocal – “Smilin’ Red” MaxEdon) (1034-P.A)
(Arthur L. Dietz) (BMI)
Silver Rails (Vocal – “Smilin’ Red” MaxEdon, Pee Wee Linden, Johnny White) (1034-P.B)
(Fiend – Weddle – Dietz) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1033-W and 1034-P were mentioned in BILLBOARD 2nd October 1949.

WRIGHTMAN 1038
THREE KEYBOARDS
Yucca Valley Noches
()
Down
()

WRIGHTMAN 1038 mentioned in BILLBOARD 14th October 1950

WRIGHTMAN 1043-W
“SMILIN’ SAMMIE” MALEZZO AND THE WESTERN PLAY BOYS
Out Ole Santa Rosa Way (1043-W.1)
(Hobb Swetnam) (BMI)
Cowpuncher’s Polka (1043-W.2)
(Bonner – Ford – Ringle) (ASCAP)

WRIGHTMAN 1049-P
BILLY ROSE AND HIS MUSIC
From Twilight ‘Til Dawn (Vocal – Claire Jenovese) (1049-P.1)
(Kenneth Wilson) (BMI)
No Time (Vocal – Claire Jenovese) (1049-P.2)
(Kenneth Wilson) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1050
BILLY ROSE ORCHESTRA
Tie a String Around Your Heart
()
Keep Me in Love
()

WRIGHTMAN 1050 was mentioned in BILLBOARD 30th September 1950

WRIGHTMAN 1051-W
REMBERT WALL AND HIS GREEN VALLEY BOYS
Lonesome For Nebraska (1051-W.1)
(Knutson – Kilbourne) (BMI)
The Girl On The Matchbox Cover (1051-W.2)
(Johnny Haynes) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1056-W
UTAH SLIM AND SWEETHEART MARY
Dear Old Tennessee (1056-W.1)
(Knutson – Kilbourne) (BMI)
?
()

WRIGHTMAN 1057-W
SAGE BRUSH SANDY AND HIS SERENADERS
Remember When (1057-W.1)
(Reese – MacArthur) (BMI)
My Boogie Woogie Baby (1057-W.2)
(Arthur Montroy) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1058-W
SAGE BRUSH SANDY AND HIS SERENADERS
You’re Not Free To Love Me (1058-W.A)
(Arthur Montroy) (BMI)
Falling Tears (1058-W.B)
(Emde – Parker) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1079-P
DARLENE ADAMS (THE FRIENDLY HI NEIGHBOR GIRL)
AND THE COUNTRY BOYS
Say It With Roses (1079-P.1)
(Stelzer – Wrightman) (BMI)
Why Are You So Sorry Now (1079-P.2
(Red Thompson – Beck – Lois Thompson) (BMI)

WRIGHTMAN 1080
DARLENE ADAMS
If I Could Only Learn to Yodel
()
Teardrops Are My Rosary
()

WRIGHTMAN 1080 mentioned in BILLBOARD 17th May 1952

WRIGHTMAN 1012 / 1013 / 1038 / 1050 / 1080 details courtesy Johan

2 comments:

  1. Billboard mentions the following:

    Wrightman 1012 Bob Perkins Trio You’ve Got Me Out on a Limb/In the Cool of the Evening 1947/May 24 Bb adv.
    Wrightman 1013 Bob Perkins Trio Cuddle Up/Free & Easy 1947/May 17 Bb adv.
    Wrightman 1038 Three Keyboards Yucca Valley Noches/Down 1950/Oct. 14 Bb adv.
    Wrightman 1050 Billy Rose Orchestra Tie a String Around Your Heart/Keep Me in Love 1950/Sep. 30 Bb adv.
    Wrightman 1080 Darlene Adams If I Could Only Learn to Yodel/Teardrops Are My Rosary 1952/May 17 Bb adv.

    /Johan

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  2. As noted by Johan, Wrightman 1080 by Darlene Adams was listed in Billboard on May 17, 1952. On May 24, 1952 Billboard reviewed Kentucky 526 by Darlene Adams which had the same two songs as Wrightman 1080. Wrightman was a West Coast label and Kentucky was located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It would be interesting to know what kind of a deal this was.

    Also interesting is the fact that the two records immediately preceding Kentucky 526 were by hot guitar player Harry Adams. Could he and Darlene have been related?

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