Monday, August 11, 2014

Soul Pickers




By Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
2007 Tom T. And Dixie Hall’s Studio, Franklin, TN – The Soul Pickers (Daniel Wiseman [gt], Shane Norman [ld vcl/mandolin], Tyler Anderson [banjo/gt], Wayne Clemons [bass] + Tom Brantley [fiddle/mandolin/bass vcl], Alecia Nugent [hmny vcl-1], Dixie Hall, Alecia Nugent, Melissa Lawrence, Becky Lawrence, Carl Norman, Paula Wolak, Tom Brantley, Wayne Clemens, Shane Norman [shouters-2]. Producer: Tom Brantley)
001 GOD'S NOT DEAD Blue Cirle BCR 010
002 PREPARE TO MEET ETERNITY -1  Blue Cirle BCR 010
003 I AM THE MAN, THOMAS Blue Cirle BCR 010  
004 THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER OF LIFE Blue Cirle BCR 010
005 I BELIEVE Blue Cirle BCR 010
006 WHEN I WAKE UP (TO SLEEP NO MORE) Blue Cirle BCR 010
007 THE OLD CROSS ROADS Blue Cirle BCR 010
008 AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE GOD Blue Cirle BCR 010
009 CAN YOU IMAGINE Blue Cirle BCR 010
010 LET'S ALL SHINE Blue Cirle BCR 010
011 SECOND COMING Blue Cirle BCR 010
012 HE LOVES TO HEAR YOU SHOUT -2 Blue Cirle BCR 010
2010 Tom T. And Dixie Hall’s Studio, Franklin, TN – The Soul Pickers (Buddy Mason [vcl/gt], Shane Norman [ld vcl/mandolin], Westin Stewart [banjo], Brett Anderson [dobro/hmny vcl-2], Lorne Wilde [bass], Trioy Engle [fiddle/dobro/mandolin-1], Wayne Clemons [hmny vcl]. Producer (executive): Dixie Hall)
013 LONG LONESOME ROAD Blue Cirle BCR 024
014 MS. RANDOLPH Blue Cirle BCR 024
015 FLOWERS FOR THE FUNERAL OF LOVE Blue Cirle BCR 024
016 USUALLY GREEN Blue Cirle BCR 024
017 IF I EVER GET HOME -2 Blue Cirle BCR 024
018 MOM'S AN ANGEL Blue Cirle BCR 024
019 HERE I AM Blue Cirle BCR 024
020 NOT LIVING LIFE (IT'S LIVING ME) Blue Cirle BCR 024
021 HALFWAY OUT THE DOOR Blue Cirle BCR 024
022 SOMEBODY IN ALABAMA LOVES YOU -1 Blue Cirle BCR 024
023 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON Blue Cirle BCR 024
024 FOOL PROOF Blue Cirle BCR 024
025 CARVED IN STONE Blue Cirle BCR 024
026 ANOTHER TOWN -2 Blue Cirle BCR 024 

ALBUMS

Blue Circle BCR 010 The Beautiful River Of Life: God's Not Dead; Prepare To Meet Eternity; I Am The Man, Thomas;  The Beautiful River Of Life; I Believe; When I Wake Up (To Sleep No More); The Old Cross Roads; Ain't That Just Like God; Can You Imagine; Let's All Shine; Second Coming; He Loves To Hear You Shout- 07
Blue Circle BCR 024 If I Ever Get Home: Long Lonesome Road;  Ms. Randolph; Flowers For The Funeral Of Love;  Usually Green;  If I Ever Get Home;  Mom's An Angel;  Here I Am; Not Living Life (It's Living Me);  Halfway Out The Door;  Somebody In Alabama Loves You;  Please Come To Boston;  Fool Proof;  Carved In Stone;  Another Town - 10

Boudleaux and Felice Bryant



Felice Bryant: Matilda Genevieve Scaduto, *07-08-1925 Milwaukee, WI, +22-04-03

Boudleaux Bryant: Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant, *13-02-1920 Shellman, GA, +22-06-1987
2nd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst, Carl G. Cederblad
SESSIONS



17 June 1951 [13:15-16:45] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Bud and Felice Bryant
001 51-S-6060 I DREAMED OF A WEDDING MGM K11031/HOB 020
002 51-S-6061 OVERWEIGHT BLUES K11031/HOB 020 BACM CD D 231
003 51-S-6062 PEPPER PICKIN‘ K11215
004 51-S-6063 BUTTERCUP VALLEY K11215
BACM CD D D 231 COUNTRY MUSIC ON MGM (UK, 2008)
11 June 1952 [19:15-22:10] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Bud and Betty Bryant
005 52-S-6051 LET‘S CHANGE PARTNERS K11302
006 52-S-6052 SIMPLE AND SWEET K11608
007 52-S-6053 COME A LITTLE CLOSER K11302
008 52-S-6054 COME OUT AND OKAY WITH ME K11608
According to the Nashville Songwriters Foundation the recordings by Bud and Felice or Bud and Betty Bryant are by Boudleaux and Felice
ca. January 1954 Nashville, TN - Boudleaux Bryant aka Bood Bryant
009 F-13? MY BABY‘S GONE Hickory 45-1007/HOB 020
010 F-14 I WANNA GO FAST 45-1007
ca. April or May 1959 Nashville, TN - Boudleaux Bryant and The Sparks
011 F-222 HOLIDAY MARCH 45-1108
012 F-223 THE TOUCHE 45-1108 Polydor NH 66952
013 F-224 BLUE KAZOO 45-1100
014 F-225 HOT SPOT 45-1100 Polydor NH 66952
9 May 1959 [11:30-14:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnnie Ray and Boudleaux Bryant Orchestra
015 CO 63643/OB 1851 (WHEN IT'S ) SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES 4-41528/ CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
016 CO 63464/OB 1852 RIDIN' HOME CL 1385 CS-8110  BCD 16319
017 CO 63465/OB 1853 TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
9 May 1959 [15:30-18:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnnie Ray and Boudleaux Bryant Orchestra
018 CO 63466/OB 1854 EMPTY SADDLES  CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
019 CO 63467/OB 1855 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS CL 1385 CS-8110  BCD 16319
020 CO 63468/OB 1856 I'M AN OLD COWHAND CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
10 May 1959 [12:30-15:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnnie Ray and Boudleaux Bryant Orchestra
021 CO 63469/OB 1857 THE LAST ROUND-UP CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
022 CO 63470/OB 1858 HOME ON THE RANGE CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
023 CO 63471/OB 1859 WAGON WHEELS CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
10 May 1959 [16:30-20:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnnie Ray and Boudleaux Bryant Orchestra
024 CO 63472/OB 1860 RED RIVER VALLEY CL 1385 CS-8110  BCD 16319
025 CO 63473/OB 1861 COOL WATER CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
026 CO 63474/OB 1862 BURY ME OUT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE CL 1385 CS-8110 BCD 16319
027 CO 63475/OB 1863 RAINING IN MY HEART  BCD 16319
ca. June or July 1960 Nashville, TN - Boudleaux Bryant/* Felice Bryant
028 F-272 COMPLETELY* 45-1127
029 F-273 THE MAGIC WORLD OF LOVE 45-1139
030 F-274 WE COULD* 45-1127
031 F-275 I DON'T BELIEVE IN WISHING ANYMORE 45-1139
April 1963 Nashville – Boudleaux Bryant (+Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], Boots Randolph [sax], Bill McElhiney [trumpet], + more unknown musicians. Producer: Fred Foster)
032 B4W-221 RAINING IN MY HEART 45-857/ SLP-18007
033 HAVE A GOOD TIME SLP-18007
034 B4W-223 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE 45-857/SLP-18007
035 TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY SLP-18007
036 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM SLP-18007
037 DEVOTED TO YOU SLP-18007
038 BYE BYE LOVE SLP-18007
039 WAKE UP, LITTLE SUSIE SLP-18007
040 HEY, JOE SLP-18007
041 MEXICO SLP-18007
042 POOR JENNY SLP-18007
043 BIRD DOG SLP-18007
044 LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING SLP-18007
1967 unknown – Boudleaux Bryant (Producer: Ross K. Bagwell sr.)
045 ROCKY TOP Bryant no #
046 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAN Bryant no #
047 WE COUKD Bryant no #
048 LOVE HURTS Bryant no #
049 RAINING IN MY HEART Bryant no #
050 MEXICO –instr.-  Bryant no #
051 BYE, BYE LOVE Bryant no #
052 I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME Bryant no # HOB-010-CD
053 DEVOTED TO YOU Bryant no #
054 COME LIVE WITH ME Bryant no #
055 TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY Bryant no #
056 WAKE UP, LITTLE SUZIE –instr.- Bryant no # 
late 1979 O+S/Wild Track Studio, Nashville, TN - Boudleaux and Felice Bryant (Boudleaux Bryant [vcl], Felice Bryant [vcl], Ray Edenton [gt], Sam Jacobs [ld gt], Larry Shell [rh gt], Rick Maness [bass], David Humphreys [drums], John Probst [keyboards], Allen Moore Singers: Allen Moore, Sudie Baker, Rita Figilo [bck vcl] + Chet Atkins [gt-1], Lenny Breau [gt-2]. Producer: Steve Singleton)
057 CMH-6145 WHEN I STOP LOVING YOU -1-2 CMH-1527/CMH-6243
058 CMH-6146 RAINING IN MY HEART CMH-1527/CMH-6243
059 CMH-6147 I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME CMH-1539/CMH-6243
060 CMH-6148 WHY CAN'T I LEAVE YOU ALONE CMH-6243
061 CMH-6149 I'LL NEVER GET TIRED (OF LOVING YOU) CMH-6243
062 CMH-6150 BYE BYE LOVE CMH-6243
063 CMH-6151 PLAYING IN THE SAND CMH-1532/CMH-6243
064 CMH-6151 ROCKY TOP CMH-6243
065 CMH-6152 I SEE, I SEE CMH-6243
066 CMH-6153 KEEPIN' WARM CMH-1539/CMH-6243
067 CMH-6154 NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO ME CMH-6243
068 CMH-6155 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM CMH-1532/CMH-6243

ALBUMS

Columbia CL-1385/CS-8110 On The Trail: Wagon Wheels; Empty Saddles; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; The Last Round-Up; Home On The Range; Bury Me Out On The Lone Prairie; When It’s Springtime In The Rockies; Ridin’ Home; Twilight On The Trail; Red River Valley; I’m An Old Cowhand; Cool Water – 59 Johnnie Ray with Boudleaux Bryant Orchestra
Monument MLP-8007/SLP-18007 Boudleaux's Bestsellers: Have A Good Time; Raining In My Heart; Take A Message To Mary; All I Have To Do Is Dream; Devoted To You; Bye Bye Love; Wake Up, Little Susie; Hey, Joe; Mexico; Poor Jenny; Bird Dog; Let's Think About Living – 63 (MX: B8Y 141/2)
House Of Bryant no # Roky Top: Rocky Top; All I Have To Do Is Drean; We Coukd; Love Hurts; Raining In My Heart; Mexico; Bye, Bye Love; I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me; Devoted To You; Come Live With Me; Take A Message To Mary; Wake Up, Little Suzie - 67
Bryant HB 1001 Country Standards From House Of Bryant, vol. 1: Rocky Top; Mexico; We Could; Bird Dog; Georgia Pineywoods; Devoted To You;The Richest Man In The World; Rocky Top; Bye Bye Love; Chaplin In New Shoes; Raining In My Heart; Wake Up Little Suzie; Tennessee Hound Dog; Take A Message To Mary; Blue Boy – ca 79 This album includes original recordings by various artists
Bryant HB 1002 Country Standards From House Of Bryant, vol. 2: Come Live With Me; Baltimore; Where Did The Sunshine Go; A Change Of Heart; Muddy Bottom; Problems; Ping Pong; Fall Away; Sleepless Nights; Let’s Think About Living; Lizzie Lou; She Wears My Ring; Poor Jenny; Love Hurts; Hawk-Eye; Sweet Sauce; My Mind Hangs On To You - 80 This album includes original recordings by various artists
CMH CMH-6243 Touch Of Bryant: When I Stop Loving You; Raining In My Heart; I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me; Why Can't I Leave You Alone; I'll Never Get Tired (Of Loving You); Bye Bye Love; Playing In The Sand; Rocky Top; I See, I See; Keepin' Warm; No Matter What You Do To Me; All I Have To Do Is Dream – 80 (also issued in UK on DB Records as All I Have To Do is Dream)


House Of Bryant HOB-010-CD Standards From House Of Bryant: Bye, Bye Love [1]; Take A Message To Mary [1]; Bird Dog [1]; All I Have To Do Is Dream [1]; Problems [1]; Devoted To You [1]; Wake Up, Little Suzie [1]; Love Hurts [2]; Raining In My Heart [3]; She Wears My Ring [3]; Fall Away [4]; Let’s Think About Living [5]; Hole In My Pocket [6]; Sleepless Night [7]; Blue Boy [8]; We Could [8]; Come Live With Me [9];  Baltimore [10]; Rocky Top [11];  Hawk-Eye [12]; A Change Of Heart [13];  The Richest Man [14]; Where Do The Sunshine Go [15]; I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me [16]; Tennessee Hound Dog [17]; Muddy Bottom [17];  Chaplin’In New Shoes [18]; Mexico [19] – 90
Everly Brothers [1]; Roy orbison [2]; Ray Price [3]; Tex Ritter [4]; Bob Luman [5]; Jimmy Dickens [6]; Emmylou Harris [7]; Jim Reeves [8]; Roy Clark [9]; Sonny James [10]; Lynn Anderson [11]; Bobby Lord [12]; Kitty Wells [13]; Eddy Arnold [14]; George Jones [15]; Boudleaux Bryant [16];  Osborne Brothers [17]; Chet Atkins [18]; Bob Moore [19]
House Of Bryant HOB-020 The Early Years Volume II: Country Boy [1]; Bessie The Heifer [1]; Somebody’s Stolen My Honey [2]; I’d Rather Stay  Home [3]; It’s A Lovely Lovely World [4]; Jackass Blues [5]; Sugar Beet [6]; Salty boogie [1]; Hey Joe [4]; Back Up Buddy [4]; You Weren’t Ashamed To Kiss Me Last Night [7]; I’m Little But I’m Loud [1]; Out Behind The Barn [1]; Country Girl [8,9]; A Screwball’s Love Song [9], Overweight Blues [10*]; I Dreamed Of A Wedding [10*]; Copy Cat [11]; Pay Day [12]; I’ve Been Thinkin‘[13]; Take Me As I Am [1]; Country Gentleman [14]; Have A Good Time [15]; My Baby’s Gone [10]; How’s The World Treating You [13]; Midnight [16]; Christmas Can’t Be Far Away – 91 various artists album: Little Jimmy Dickens [1], Ernest Tubb [2], Kitty Wells [3], Carl Smith [4]. Elton Britt [5], Moon Mullican [6], Ray Price [7], Homer and Jethro [8], June Carter [9], Boudleaux, *and Felice Bryant [10], Cowboy Copas [11], Porter Wagoner [12], Eddy Arnold [13], Chet Atkins [14], Ruth Brown [15], Red Foley [16],


SINGLES
MGM (1951) as by Bud and Felice Bryant or Bud and Betty Bryant
K 11031 Overweight Blues / I Dreamed Of A Wedding – 08-51 (rev. Aug. 18)
K 11215 Pepper Pickin' / Buttercup Valley – 04-52 (rev. Apr. 19)
K 11302 Let’s Change Partners / Come A Little Closer - 52
K 11608 Simple And Sweet / Come Out And Okay With Me - 52
Hickory (1954-60)
45-1007 I Wanna Go Fast / My Baby's Gone – ca. 06-54
45-1100 Hot Spot / Blue Kazoo - 06-59 (rev. June 22)
45-1108 Holiday March / Touche - 11-59
NH 66952 Hot Spot / Touche – 60 (UK issue on Polydor)
45-1127 Completely / We Could – ca. 08-60
45-1139 I Don't Believe In Wishing Anymore / The Magic World Of Love - 01-61
Monument (1963-1964)
45-857 Raining In My Heart / Wake Up, Little Susie – 05-10-64
CMH (1980)
CMH-1527 When I Stop Loving You / Raining In My Heart - 80
CMH-1532 Playing In The Sand / All I Have To Do Is Dream - 80
CMH-1539 I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me / Keepin' Warm – 81


Leon Holmes



By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS


Ca October 1956  prob. Atlanta, GA – Leon Holmes and His Georgia Rambler, *and Johnny Garrison
001 SHE’S MY BABY Peach 45-597/Buffalo Bop 2042 Bb-CD 55060
002 YOU’RE NOT MINE AT ALL* Peach 45-597
BUFFALO BOP 2042 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED VOL.34 (GER, 1979); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55060 ROCK (GER, 1997)
Summer 1957 prob. Atlanta, GA – Leon Holmes
003 HALF A CHANCE 45-660/BACM CD D 395
004 LOST LOVE *45-660
BACM D 395 CUSTOM MADE HILLBILLY BOL.3 (UK, 2012)
Late 1959 prob. Atlanta, GA – Leon Holmes
005 634-730B TEARS ON MY PILLOW Peach 730/BACM CD D 426
006 634-730A DREAMS COME TRUE Peach 730/BACM CD D 426
BACM CD D 426 CUSTOM MADE HILLBILLY VOL.5 (UK, 2013)

SINGLES
Peach / Starday Custom
Peach/Starday 45-597 She’s My Baby / You’re Not Mine At All – 11-56
Starday 45-660 Half A Chance / Lost Love – 08-57
Peach 730 Dreams Come True / Tears On My Pillow – 01-60 (rev. Jan. 11)