Friday, May 24, 2013

Jesse James (by Dick Grant)



JESSE JAMES
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

JESSE JAMES AND ALL THE BOYS
                                                                                                                               Prob: Dallas, Tx:                                                                     1947
William Harold “Jesse” James (ld gtr); Hubert “Hub” Sutter (vcl/cln); W.D. “Baldy” Rambo (fdl); Joseph “Yehudi”/Joe” Castle (fdl); James “Jimmy” Grabowske (stl gtr); William “Billy” Bragg (pno); Joseph “Joe” Ramone (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

112-A                  WHEN JOLE BLON AND KILROY GOT MARRIED     Blue Bonnet 112-A, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()
112-B                  FIDDLE SWING               (Inst)                                                   112-B
                          (Baldy Rambo)                                                       Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
113-A                  NEW GOODNIGHT WALTZ                                                              Blue Bonnet 113-A,                                 HBRCD-007
                          ()
113-B                  BILLY’S TUNE                  (Inst)                                                   113-B,                                 HBRCD-007
                          (Billy Bragg)

NB(1): BLUE BONNET 112 released 1947.
NB(2): BLUE BONNET 113 released 1947.
NB(3): HILLBILLY RESEARCHER HBRCD-007 “JESSE JAMES & ALL THE BOYS-FIDDLE SWING” released United Kingdom 1999.

JESSE JAMES AND ALL THE BOYS
                                                                                                                               Prob: Dallas, Tx:                                                                     1947
(vcl/ld gtr); prob: Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle (fdl); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Billy Bragg (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

121-A                  BLUE BONNET POLKA     (Inst)                              Blue Bonnet 121-A, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()                      
121-B                  WHAT CAN I DO TO GET BACK TO YOU                                                                121-B,                                 HBRCD-007
                          ()

NB: BLUE BONNET 121 released 1947.

JESSE JAMES AND BAND
                                                                                                                               Prob: Dallas, Tx:                                                    ca. August 1948
(vcl/ld gtr); Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle (fdl); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Newell “Pete” Moore (pno); Joe Rambo (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:  

149-A                  PIANO PETE’S BOOGIE    (Inst)                              Blue Bonnet 149-A, Krazy Kat KKLP-7541
                          ()                                                                                                   White Label WLP-2806, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
149-B                  WILL TOMORROW BRING ME YOU                                                Blue Bonnet 149-B,                                        HBRCD-007
                          ()

NB(1): BLUE BONNET 149 released ca. September 1948.
NB(2): WHITE LABEL WLP-2806 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.6.” released Holland 1989.

JESSE JAMES and All The Boys
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. September 1949
(ld gtr); Ralph “Lefty” Nason (stl gtr); Baldy Rambo (fdl); Joe Castle (fdl); William “Billy” Pieratt (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs).                                                                                                                                                                                                  Producer: 

3325                   PALOMINO POLKA                                                (Inst)                  4 Star 1370, 4 Star ET-111
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
3326                  STEEL STAMPEDE                                                 (Inst)                  4 Star 1419
                          ()                                                                                                                                   HBRCD-007
3327                   Unknown Title                                                        4 Star (Uniss)
                          ()
3328                   JESSE POLKA                 (Inst)                              4 Star 1370,             HBRCD-007
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1370 released Monday 31st October 1949.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1370 released Monday 14th November 1949.
NB(3): 4 STAR ET-111 “SLIM WILLET/HANK LOCKLIN/WEBB PIERCE/TOMMY KIZZIAH/JESSE JAMES” released 1953.
NB(4): Matrix No. 3326 shown on 4 STAR 1419 as Matrix No. 3476.
CACTUS PRYOR                          Radio Station KTBC                    Austin, Tx:         ca. November 1949
(vcl); Jesse James (ld gtr): Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdl); Newell Moore (pno); Dowell Smith (dms).                                                                                                    Producer:

3433                   RED RIVER VALLEY                                              4 Star 1404, Cattle LP-54
                          ()
3434                   JACKASS CARAVAN                                                         1404,            LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1404 released Monday 2nd January 1950.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1404 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 14th January 1950.

JESSE JAMES                              Radio Station KTBC                    Austin, Tx:         ca. December 1949
(ld gtr): Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdl); Newell Moore (pno);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

3439                   JESSE JAMES BOOGIE    (Inst)                              4 Star 1406, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()                                                                                                   Krazy Kat KKCD-23
3440                   MERRY WIDOW WALTZ   (Inst)                              4 Star 1406,                                 HBRCD-007
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1406 released Monday 2nd January 1950.
NB(2): KRAZY KAT KKCD-23 “LONE STAR STOMP, TEXAS DANCE MUSIC, Vol.2.” released United Kingdom September 1999.

JESSE JAMES                              Radio Station KTBC                    Austin,Tx:          ca. January 1950
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdl); Harold “Hal” Horner (pno);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

3476                   RAG MOP                                                                                      4 Star 1419, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()                                                                                                   Krazy Kat KKCD-24
3477                   STEEL STAMPEDE                                                                          4 Star 1419, 4 Star X-68
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007

NB(1): 4 STAR 1419 released Monday 30th January 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 4th February 1950-4 STAR 1419.
NB(3): 4 STAR X-68 released 1953.
NB(4): Matrix No. 3477 shown on 4 STAR X-68 as “STEEL STAMPEDE”.
NB(5): KRAZY KAT KKCD-24 “DIGGIN’ TEXAS SWING 1946-1955 released United Kingdom 1998.

CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. February 1950
(vcl); Jesse James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Junior Borrow (fdL); Newell Moore (pno); Dowell Smith (dms/tap dancing-1).                                                       Producer:

3560                   TEXAS TAPPER               -1                                   4 Star 1442, Cattle LP-54
                          ()
3561                   COOL WATER                                                                  1442,            LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1442 released Monday 6th March 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 18th March 1950-4 STAR 1442.

CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-1
JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-2
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. March 1950
Richard S. “Cactus” Pryor (vcl-3); Jesse James (vcl-4/ld gtr); Claude Hallmark (vcl-5); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Vernon “Sonny” Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Edward “Eddie” Mays (dms).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

3610                   CRY OF THE DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM-1-3                     4 Star 1459, 4 Star 45-1459, Cattle LP-54
                          ()
3611                   DOUBLE TROUBLE                                                -1-3                               1459,            45-1459,           LP-54
                          ()
3612                   DARLING I DON’T UNDERSTAND                           -2-5                    4 Star 1462, 4 Star 45-1462, Krazy Kat KKCD-11
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
3613 Re#1           FLYING SAUCER MAMA  -2-4                                4 Star 1462, 4 Star 45-1462
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007

NB(1): 4 STAR 1459/45-1459 released Monday 10th April 1950.        
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 22nd April 1950-4 STAR 1459/45-1459. 
NB(3): 4 STAR 1462/45-1462 released Monday 10th April 1950.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 27th May 1950-4 STAR 1459/45-1459.
NB(5): “CRY OF THE DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM” entered Billboard C&W chart Saturday 3rd June 1950-#7, 1 week.
NB(6): CATTLE LP-54 “HILLBILLY HUMOR” released Germany ca. 1984.
NB(7): KRAZY KAT KKCD-11 “WANDERERS SWING, TEXAS DANCE HALL MUSIC” released United Kingdom 1994.

JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. June  1950                                                                              
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms).                                                                                                      Producer:

3695                   HOT CANARY                  (Inst)                              4 Star 1483, 4 Star 45-1483
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007  

NB(1): 4 STAR 1483/45-1483 released Monday 3rd July 1950.
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 22nd July 1950.

JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. June 1950
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms).                                                                                                      Producer:

3705                   HAPPY GO LUCKY POLKA                                     (Inst)                  4 Star 1483, 4 Star 45-1483
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007

CACTUS PRYOR with JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-1
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-2
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. June 1950
(vcl); Jesse James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl) or Baldy Rambo (fdl); prob. Sonny Raines (fdl) or Eddy Sweat (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms).            Producer:

3736                   CAN’T YODEL BLUES       -1                                   4 Star 1498, 4 Star 45-1498, Cattle LP-54
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
3737                   IF I KNOW’D YOUSE A’COMIN’ I’D CUT MY THROAT-2                      4 Star 1498, 4 Star 45-1498,            LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1498/45-1498 released Monday 31st July 1950.          
NB(2): Billboard Advance Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 5th August 1950-4 STAR 1498/45-1498.                                                   
NB(3): 4 STAR 1498/45-1498 reviewed Billboard C&W Record Reviews Saturday 19th August 1950.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 7th October 1950-4 STAR 1498/45-1498.

NOTE: JESSE JAMES And All The Boys provided the backing on a number  of CACTUS PRYOR 4 STAR recordings. 

JESSE JAMES And All The Boys
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. September 1950
(ld gtr); Hub Sutter (vcl-1); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Baldy Rambo (fdl); Eddy Sweat (fdl); Dean Curry (pno-2); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms).                                                  Producer:

3803                   THE CRAZIEST FEELING -1                                   4 Star 1520, 4 Star 45-1520
                          ()                                                                                                   Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
3804                   Unknown Title                                                        4 Star (Uniss)
                          ()
3805                   JOAQUIN SPECIAL                                                (Inst)                  4 Star 1520, 4 Star 45-1520, 4 Star X-68, 4 Star ET-112
                          (J. Murphy) (BMI)                                                   White Label WLP-2822

NB(1): 4 STAR 1520/45-1520 released Monday 9th October 1950.
NB(2): 4 STAR 1520/45-1520 released TWICE, originally with Matrix No. 3805 shown as “JOAQUIN SPECIAL” and then Matrix No. 3805 was shown as “SWINGING ON THE STEEL”.
NB(3): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 7th October 1950-4 STAR 1520/45-1520.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 18th November 1950-4 STAR 1520/45-1520.
NB(5): On 4 STAR X-68 Matrix No. 3805 shown as “SWINGING ON THE STEEL”.
NB(6): 4 STAR ET-112 “DAVIS SISTERS/HANK LOCKLIN/WEBB PIERCE/JESSE JAMES/CACTUS PRYOR/T. TEXAS TYLER/TOMMY KIZZIAH” released 1953.
NB(7): On 4 STAR ET-112 Matrix No. 3805 shown as “SWINGIN ON THE STEEL”.
NB(8): WHITE LABEL WLP-2822 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.22” released Holland 1991.

CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. September 1950
(vcl); Jesse James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Roddy Bristol (fdl); Sonny Raines (fdl); Hal Horner (pno); Joe Ramone (stg bs); Eddie Mays (dms).                                                  Producer:

3853                             (IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN) PACKING UP MY BARRACKS
BAG BLUES                                                                                   4 Star 1529, 4 Star 45-1529, Cattle LP-54
()
3854                   EXCUSES                                                                                                 1529,            45-1529,           LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1529/45-1529 released Monday 23rd October 1950.   
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 18th November 1950- 4 STAR 1529/45-1529.                                                                                      

CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. January 1951
(vcl); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

3997                   I MARRIED THE THING                                         4 Star 1550, 4 Star 45-1550
                          ()
3998                   BURPING THE BABY                                                        1550,            45-1550, Cattle LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1550/45-1550 released Monday 29th January 1951 or Monday 5th February 1951.
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 10th February 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.
NB(3): Billboard Folk (Country & Western) Record releases Saturday 17th March 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.
NB(4): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 17th March 1951-4 STAR 1550/45-1550.

CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-1
CACTUS PRYOR and Company-2
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. February 1951
(vcl); Jesse James (ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);  
                                                                                                                               Producer:

4053                   MY HEART BAWLS FOR YOU                                 -1                       4 Star 1458, 4 Star 45-1458, Cattle LP-54
                          ()
4054                   FOOLISH QUESTIONS     -2                                   4 Star X-94, 4 Star 45-X-94
                          ()
4055                   HOG CALLING CHAMP OF ARKANSAS                   -1                       4 Star 1458, 4 Star 45-1458,            LP-54
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR 1458/45-1458 released Monday 12th  March 1951.
NB(2): 4 STAR Records Advert Billboard Saturday 17th March 1951-4 STAR 1458/45-1458.
NB(3): 4 STAR X-94/45-X-94 released Monday 10th May 1954.

JESSE JAMES                              Radio Station KTBC                    Austin, Tx:         ca. March 1951
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

4066                   EMPTY ARMS                                                       4 Star X-16
                          ()
4067                   PACK OF LIES                                                                 X-16
                          ()

NB: 4 STAR X-16 NOT RELEASED.






JESSE JAMES And All The Boys-1
CACTUS PRYOR and his Pricklypears-2
                                                                Radio Station KTBC       Austin, Tx:         ca. April 1951
(ld gtr); Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

4089                   RAGGIN’ THE FIDDLE      (Inst)-1                            4 Star X-26, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()
4090                                                                                               -1
                          ()
4091                   Unknown Title                  -1                                   4 Star (Uniss)
                          ()
4092                   MEXICAN SHUFFLE                                              (Inst)-1               4 Star X-26, Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-007
                          ()
4093                   PLYMOUTH ROCK HILL   -2                                   4 Star X-21
                          ()
4094                   DAD GIVE MY HOG AWAY (sic)                              -2                                  X-21
                          ()

NB(1): 4 STAR X-21 released 1951.
NB(2): 4 STAR X-26 released 1951.
NB(3): Matrix No. 4092 shown on label as 4090.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by AL TURNER  & PHIL TRICKER with acknowledgements to DICK GRANT, Jimmy Grabowske, Dave Sax; Keith Titterington, Bill Daniels & Henk Scholts.

1980-2013.