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Thursday, 15 April 2010

SPACE RECORDS


SPACE 1001
LUCKY JEAN AND CIRCLE J RANCH HANDS
Rose Of The Alamo (A)
(Billy Hughes) (No Publisher Noted)
I Kiss The Stamp On Your Letter (B)
(Billy Hughes) (No Publisher Noted)

SPACE 1002
BILLY HUGHES AND RHYTHM BUCKAROOS
Atomic Sermon (A)
(Billy Hughes) (No Publisher Noted)
Beside The Alamo
(Billy Hughes) (No Publisher Noted)


Hear "Atomic Sermon"

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

OREGON TRAILS RECORDS


Oregon City. Oregon.

OREGON TRAILS 101
TOMMY LLOYD AND THE STROLLIN’ COWBOYS
Blues Don’t Bother Me, My Darling (A)
(Sosby – Walker – Smith) (Peer Int’l Corp. BMI)
You Came To Me (B)
(Walker – Smith) (Willamette Valley Music Pub. BMI)

OREGON TRAILS 102
TOMMY LLOYD AND THE STROLLIN’ COWBOYS
So Long Buddy (A)
(McClelland – Smith) (Willamette Valley Music Pub. BMI)
A Jealous Heart Has Parted Us (B)
(Sosby – Walker – Smith) (Willamette Valley Music Pub. BMI)

OREGON 101 and 102 were both reviewed in BILLBOARD 31st may 1952




Hear "Blues Don’t Bother Me, My Darling"

GLEN THOMPSON RECORDS


Burlington. NC


GLEN THOMPSON 10-001
GLEN THOMPSON AND HIS DIXIE PLAYBOYS
I Just Don’t Care Since You’re Gone (Vocal – Sleepy & Curly)
(NBT 101) (Kelly Sisters) (No Publisher Noted)
Just A Smile Before You Go (Vocal – Glen Thompson) (NBT 102)
(Thompson – Rambeau) (No Publisher Noted)

Note: GLEN THOMPOSN 10-001 has notation on label “A Recording Service Of Norman B. Teal”

Norman B. (Tank) Teal was an announcer at Radio Station WBBB. Burlington. NC .In all probability the NBT prefix shown before the master numbers refers to Norman B Teal.

GLEN THOMPSON 10-002
GLEN THOMPSON AND HIS DIXIE PLAYBOYS
All Alone, I’ve Been Waiting For You (Vocal – Glen Thompson)
(NBT 103) (Frye) (No Publisher Noted)
Teardrops Of Sorrow (Vocal – Glen Thompson) (NBT 104)
(Thompson – Karnes) (No Publisher Noted)

GLEN THOMPSON 10-003
GLEN THOMPSON AND HIS DIXIE PLAYBOYS
Just Another Rose (Vocal – Glen Thompson) (NBT 105)
(Rambeau – Thompson) (No Publisher Noted)
Dixie Playboy’s Swing (Instrumental) (NBT 106)
(Thompson) (No Publisher Noted)

GLEN THOMPSON 10-004




GLEN THOMPSON 10-005
GLEN THOMPSON AND HIS DIXIE PLAYBOYS
A Broken Heart Will Cause You To Cry (Vocal – Glen Thompson)
(NBT 111) (No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Dixieland Boogie (Instrumental) (NBT 112)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

GLEN THOMPSON 10-002, 10-003, and 10-005 have notation on label “Heard Over Station WBBB. Burlington. NC”

GLEN THOMPSON 10-006
GLEN THOMPSON AND HIS DIXIE PLAYBOYS
The Day We Met (Vocal – Glen Thompson) (GT 009)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
Double Stone (Vocal – Glen & Curley) (GT 010)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)

Photo from Glen Thompson songbook (July 1946)




Hear "Dixieland Boogie"

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

WALLACE RECORDS

P.O. Box 1623. Ft. Worth. Texas

WALLACE 100
FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE
Hot Rod Song (A)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)
From Midnight On (B)
(No Composer Credit) (No Publisher Noted)



Hear "Hot Rod Song"

Monday, 12 April 2010

AETNA RECORDS


AETNA 100
ANDY HANLEY AND THE RIDERS OF THE RANGE
I’ll Find Someone (A)
(Hanley) (BMI)
Should I Go On Living A Lie (B)
(Hanley) (BMI)

TRED-WAY RECORDS


A Joe Tredway Production
913 North Weatherford
Midland. Texas


TRED-WAY 100
TROY JORDAN AND HIS CROSS – B – BOYS
Who Flung That Mater (A)
(Jordan – Williams) (No Publisher Noted)
Don’t Cry On My Shoulder (B)
(Jordan – Williams) (No Publisher Noted)

TRED-WAY 101
THE TOM CATS
Tom The Cat (Vocal – Big Red) (A)
()
High Hope (Instrumental) (B)
()

Note: The Tom Cats are a Dixieland Jazz band.

TRED-WAY 102
BILLY BAILEY
I’ve Learned My Lesson (A)
(Tiney Colbert) [sic] (No Publisher Noted)
As Long As You’re Here (B)
(Bailey) (No Publisher Noted)

TRED-WAY 103
TROY JORDAN AND HIS CROSS – B – BOYS
Too Many Kinfolks (A)
(Jordan – Williams) (No Publisher Noted)
Two Little Words (B)
(Jordan – Williams) (No Publisher Noted)




Hear "Who Flung That Mater"

ROYAL-TONE RECORDS

Case Recording Co. Fort Worth. Texas

ROYAL-TONE 1001
BILL CASE AND HIS MELODY BOYS
My Happiness (Vocal – Homer & Jeannie Hargrove) (A)
(Bergantine – Peterson) (No Publisher Noted)
Just A Little More Loving (Vocal – J. C. Case & Homer Hargrove) (B)
(Case – Case) (No Publisher Noted)

ROYAL-TONE 1001 was reviewed in BILLBOARD on 28th August 1948

ROYAL-TONE 1002
BILL CASE AND HIS MELODY BOYS
When It’s Christmas Time In The Valley
(Vocal – Homer & Jeannine Hargrove) (?)
(Lamberto Ancheta – Marvin Montgomery) (No Publisher Noted)
If I Could Be Alone With You
(Vocal – Homer & Jeannine Hargrove) (?)
(Homer Hargrove) (No Publisher Noted)


BILL CASE & HIS MELODY BOYS (Left to Right)
J. C. Case, Bill Case, Unknown (announcer), Vernon Young, Homer Hargrove.


BILL BOYD RANCH HOUSE NEWS
November 1948.





Hear "Just A Little More Lovin'"