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Monday, 31 May 2010

MUSIC CITY (Hillbilly)


1815 Alcatraz. Berkeley 5. California


MUSIC CITY 801
AL BENNETT WITH THE COUNTRY TRAVELERS
It’s All In The Cards (801.A)
(Eyster – Fairweather) (Stern. BMI)
Little Drop Of Rain (801.B)
(Al Bennett) (Music City Pub. Co. BMI)

MUSIC CITY 802
PEARL CHURCHILL WITH THE COUNTRY TRAVELERS
The Little White Cross
(Pearl Churchill) (Music City Pub. Co. BMI)
My Wedding Band
(Pearl Churchill) (Music City Pub. Co. BMI)

Hear “It’s All In The Cards”
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NUGGET RECORDS


Breckenridge. Michigan

NUGGET 1
EARL PETERSON AND THE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
Michigan Waltz (1-A) (769) (deadwax 779)
(Earl Peterson) (No Publisher Noted)
Take Me Back To Michigan (1-B) (770) (deadwax 770)
(Earl Peterson) (No Publisher Noted)

Label has the notation “Michigan’s Own Singing Cowboy”
NUGGET 1 was also issued with coloured wax.

Hear “Take Me Back To Michigan”
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Sunday, 30 May 2010

LONGHORN RECORDS


Houston. Texas


LONGHORN 101
LESTER AND DAROLD “THE MELODY COWHANDS”
Drive Inn Blues (101-A)
(Woytek)(No Publisher Noted)
Walkin’ Marie (101-B)
(Woytek – Fritsch)(No Publisher Noted)

“Q” / Gold Star pressing





Hear “Drive Inn Blues”
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ORBIT RECORDS


Glendale. California


ORBIT 101
SANDY STANTON WITH THE “RHYTHM RANCH HANDS”
Heart For Sale (101.A)
(Melody Paschall) (Orbit Pub Co.BMI)
Little Dog In The Street (101.B)
(Melody Paschall) (Orbit Pub Co.BMI)

Hear “Little Dog In The Street”
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Saturday, 29 May 2010

WALT McCOY SPECIAL


WALT McCOY SPECIAL 201 / 202
WALT McCOY
I Wanta Be Loved (201)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
You’re The One (202)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Hear “I Wanta Be Loved”
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HUMMINGBIRD RECORDS


Hummingbird Recording Company
Phoenix. Arizona


HUMMINGBIRD R-1076/ R-1077
DOUG HARDEN WITH THE DESERT SUNS
Dig That Ford (R-1076)
(D. Harden) (Shasta Pub. Co. BMI)
Good For Nothing Woman (R-1077)
(George A. Taylor – Sharen A. Pease) (Shasta Pub. Co. BMI)


Hear “Good For Nothing Woman”
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Friday, 28 May 2010

BAMA RECORDS (2200 Series)


BAMA 2200
WALTER (TEX) DIXSON AND HIS RADIO RAMBLERS
Honky Tonk Swing (2-A)
(Walter (Tex) Dixson) (No Publisher Noted)
I’m Sorry For You (2-B)
(Walter Hickey) (No Publisher Noted)

BAMA 2200 was reviewed in BILLBOARD on 30th June 1951.

Hear “Honky Tonk Swing”

Shame about the organ!
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