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Wednesday, 4 August 2010

GABE TUCKER on DOT RECORDS


DOT 1097
GABE TUCKER
Streamline Country Girl (M-5075)
(G. Tucker) (Dot Publishers. BMI)
Jive Around Old Joe Clark (M-5076)
(Arr: G. Tucker) (Dot Publishers. BMI)




DOT 201
GABE TUCKER AND HIS MUSICAL RAMBLERS
It’d Surprise You (201.A)
(G. Tucker) (Dot Publishers. BMI)
Cracker Barrel Farmer (201.B)
(Tucker – Polk) (Dot Publishers. BMI)



DOT 204
GABE TUCKER AND HIS MUSICAL RAMBLERS
Rainyday Sweetheart (M-6084)
(G. Tucker – E. Noack) (Dot Pub Co. BMI)
You Better Do Better Baby (M-6085)
(G. Tucker – A. Daly) (Sou. Music. Co)




Note: Uncredited vocalist on all six recordings is Charlie Harris.

Acknowledgement: Kevin Coffey.


Tuesday, 3 August 2010

T-V RECORDS


Flint. Michigan

T-V 101 / 102
TOMMY VAUGHAN AND HIS WONDER VALLEY BOYS
Blue So Blue (101)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
These Precious Years
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Both sides have notation on label “Produced By MUSIC WITH VAUGHN”


Monday, 2 August 2010

GOLDEN RIVER PUBLISING Co


2031 Princeton Avenue. Birmingham 11. Alabama

ACETATE
HAPPY WILSON
Hands Off My Heart
(Happy Wilson – Ruth Keener) (Golden River Pub Co. BMI)


Sunday, 1 August 2010

VULCAN RECORDS (5000 Series)


Birmingham. Alabama

VULCAN 5000
HAPPY WILSON AND HIS GOLDEN RIVER BOYS
I Know My Buddy’s Sleeping There (5000.A)
(Happy Wilson) (No Publisher Noted)
Fancy Rythm (sic) (5000.B)
(Golden River Boys) (No Publisher Noted)


VULCAN 5001
HAPPY WILSON AND HIS GOLDEN RIVER BOYS
This Heart Of Mine (5001.A)
(Tucker – Robbins – Wilson) (No Publisher Noted)
JOE RUMORE WITH HAPPY WILSON AND HIS GOLDEN RIVER BOYS
I Butted In (5001.B) (No Publisher Noted)
(Wilson – Coley)

VULCAN 5001 (BILLBOARD) 20th March 1948



HAPPY WILSON AND HIS GOLDEN RIVER BOYS
Happy Wilson (Second from Left);
Note: Young Hardrock Gunter (Far Left)

Saturday, 31 July 2010

WESTERN RECORDS (NY)


Buffalo. New York

WESTERN 101
RUSTY AND THE THREE STRINGS (Smokey, Curly & Smudge)
12TH Street Rag (101.A)
(Peewee Hunt) (No Publisher Noted)
Three String Boogie (101.B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)


Hear “12th Street Rag”

Hear “Three String Boogie”

Friday, 30 July 2010

HOOSIER RECORDS


Lowery Enterprises.
Indianapolis. Indiana


HOOSIER No#
COUSIN CHICKIE HOPKINS
No Questions Asked (E0-CB-4308)
(Schalk) (No Publisher Noted)
You Tell Her, I Stutter (E0-CB-4309)
(Billy Rose – Cliff Friend) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: RCA custom pressing - 1950. This may actually be a CAPITOL custom pressing, and therefore date from 1955.

Hear “No Questions Asked”

Hear “You Tell Her, I Stutter”


HOOSIER No #
COUNTRY COUSIN CHICKIE HOPKINS
Bless Your Little Thumpin' Gizzard
If It Ain't One Thing It's Another

HOOSIER 201
BILLY DYAR
Driftwood On the River (201.A) (E0-CX-784)
(John Klenner - Bob Miller) (No Publisher Noted)

You'll Still Be In My Heart (201) (E0-CX-783)
(Buddy Starcher - Ted West) (No Publisher Noted)


HOOSIER 301
EMMY LOU
Rocky Road Blues
Little Old Rosebush

HOOSIER 501
BILLY DYAR & EMMY LOU
Chapel In The Hills (501.A) (E0-CX-776)
(Carl Davis - Harty Taylor) (No Publisher Noted)
He Will Set Your Fields On Fire (501) (E0-CX-775)
(H. M. Ballew - L. L. Bracket) (No Publisher Noted)

HOOSIER 601
JIM SHELTON
Dash Away
The Night Before Christmas

HOOSIER 701
HONEY DUNN
Humpty Dumpty Heart
Pigtails On Parade


Additional information from Mac McDivitt (also click on comment button for more inforamtion).

Thursday, 29 July 2010

TEX-TALENT RECORDS


TEX-TALENT 62548
BILL FREEMAN AND HIS TEXAS PLAINSMEN
Haunted By A Heartache (Vocal – “Slim” Roberts) (62548.A)
(Bill Freeman – Slim Roberts) (Tex-Talent Sales)
Separate Ration Blues (Vocal - “Buddy” Young) (62548.B)
(Bill Freeman – Nolan Young) (Tex-Talent Sales)

TEX-TALENT 62548 is a Research Craft Pressing. The issue number is probably a date i.e: June 25th 1948.

Hear "Haunted By A Heartache"



Hear "Separate Ration Blues"