TANNER 503

TANNER 503
CAL SHRUM AND HIS RHYTHM RANGERS
Shut The Door (503.A)
(Howard – Kern – Mann) (No Publisher Noted)
Apple Blossom Waltz (503.B)
(C. Shrum) (No Publisher Noted)

TANNER 503.B has notation on the label “From Astor Picture “Melody Mesa” Starring Cal Shrum & Alta Lee”

TANNER 502

TANNER 502
HANK HARRALL “THE COWHAND”
Texas, U. S. A. (502.A)
(Harrall – C. Shrum) (No Publisher Noted)
I’ve Had A Life Time To Remember (502.B)
(Harrall – C. Shrum) (No Publisher Noted)

TANNER RECORDS

Tanner Manufacturing and Distribution Company San Antonio. Texas

The TANNER label was the precursor of Bill Tanner's TNT label. In addition to the 500 series, there was a 3000 Gospel series.

Releases on TANNER had a novel design feature on the label, you could send your record to anyone and note both your name and the recipients!

TANNER 501
JERRY O’DELL AND HIS GANG
Send My Dog Home, Uncle Sam (501.A)
(Dave McEnery) (No Publisher Noted)
Galway Bay (501.B)
(Donavan) (No Publisher Noted)

FERNWOOD (AN ADDITION)

In June last year I ran a list of the two known (known to me that is) releases on FERNWOOD. I now find that there was at least five releases on this label. The two posted back last year dated from 1952, whereas the release posted here dates from 1954

BMJ 673

BMJ 673
BILL LYON AND HIS BUNDY MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE
Bundy Mountain Polka (Instrumental) (673.A)
(Lyon) (No Publisher Noted)
Tossing Pretty Words Around (Vocal – Bill Lyon) (673.B)
(Lyon) (No Publisher Noted)

Flipside is unplayable - Sorry!

BMJ 672

BMJ 672
BILL LYON AND HIS BUNDY MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE
If You Want My Love (Vocal - Cotton Nash) (672.A)
(Lyon - Nash) (No Publisher Noted)
Please Say You'll Take Me Back (Vocal - Bill Lyon) (672.B)
(Lyon - Nash) (No Publisher Noted)

BILL LYON / BUNDY MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE

Label started as below, but then simplified its name to BMJ (Bundy Mountain Jamboree). There are three known releases on the label.

BILL LYON AND HIS BUNDY MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE 671
JOHNNY COLMUS That’s Quite Alright (A)
(Colmus – Lyon) (No Publisher Noted)
LOIS ANN FARROW Michigan Hillbilly Yodle (sic) (B) (
Farrow – Lyon) (No Publisher Noted)

"That's Quite Alright" sounds remarkably like a Tommy Collins song.