Monday, August 8, 2016

Jerry Irby



*20-10-1917 New Braunfels, TX, +02-12-1983

3rd version
by Al Turner, Dick Grant, Xavier Maire, Michel Ruppli, the late Ray Topping, Steve Hathaway, Phil Tricker, Richard Weize, Tony Russell, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS3 March 1939 Rice Hote, Houston. TX - Texas Wanderers (Gerald F. “Jerry” Irby [ld vcl-1], Richard “Dickie” McBride [vcl-2/gt], J.D. Standlee [steel], Joseph “Joe” Thames [vcl-3/tnr banjo], W.E. “Cotton” Plant [bass], Grady Hester [fiddle], Anthony Scanlin [tnr sax/[piano]. Producer: David Kapp)
001 65113-A I’LL ALWAYS BE YOUR BUDDY -1-2 Decca 5712
8 April 1941 Dallas, TX - Bill Mounce and The Sons Of The South (William “Bill” Mounce [bass],: Oliver “Sock” Underwood [vcl-1], Jerry Irby [vcl-2/.gt], Bob Dunn [steel], Anthony “Tony” Sepolio [fiddle], Peter “Pete” Burke Sr. [piano)
002 BS-063061-1 DO WE HAVE TO BE APART -2 Bluebird B-8807
Only vocal Jerry Irby tracks listed above
9 October 1941 Dallas, TX - Bar-X Cowboys (Jerry Irby [voc -1/rh gt], Elmer Christian [vcl-2/bass], Ernest Deacon Evans [steel], Moat Bartley [tnr banjo], Bill Kruger [fiddle])
003 BS-071134-1 ONLY TIME CAN TELL -1 Bluebird B-8904 Regal Zonophone G-25205
004 BS-071135-1 YOU'RE STILL MY DARLING -1-2 B-8904 Regal Zonophone G-25205
005 BS-071136-1 LET'S ALL GO DOWN TO GRANDPA¢S -1 B-8930
006 BS-071137-1 I DON'T WORRY -1 B-8994
007 BS-071138-1 I'M SO SORRY -1 B-8994
008 BS-071139-1 GIRLS… GIRLS… GIRLS -1 B-8930
009 BS-071140-1 WHY DO I DREAM SUCH DREAMS? -1 Bluebird 33-0506
000 BS-071141-1 JAMMIN' ON THE STEEL GUITAR -instr.- 33-0506
11 October 1941 Dallas, TX - Modern Mountaineers (Jerry Irby [vcl-1/rhgt], Johnny Thames [banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Bill Mounce [bass], Grady Hester [fiddle])
010 BS-071174 -1 MARY JANE -1 Bluebird B-8982
011 BS-071175-1 WE'RE HAPPY IN THE U.S.A. -1 B-8960
000 BS-071176-1 TAKIN' OFF B-8960
012 BS-071177-1 I STILL THINK OF YOU -1 B-9029
013 BS-071178-1 BABY YOU'VE LET ME DOWN -1 B-8982
014 BS-071179-1 A PRISONER'S ADIEU -1 B-9029
1945 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (vcl/rh gt], prob. Deacon evans [steel], Elmer Christian [bass], Pete Burke [piano]. Producer: Bill Quinn)
015 none NAILS IN MY COFFIN Gulf 103
016 none YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE Gulf 103
1946 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and Texas Ranchers (Jerry Irby [rh gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], Peter “Pete” Burke [piano], Elmer B. Christian [bass], ? [ld gt]) [some tracks purchased by MGM in 1948 and get MGM master numbers]
017 APP 14A/48-S-132 NAILS IN MY COFFIN Globe 113 Globe 102/MGM 10284 Proper Properbox 6
018 APP 14B/48-S-133 SUGAR PIE Globe 113/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
019 APP 15A STEEL GUITAR SPECIAL -instr.- Globe 114
020 APP 16A/48-S-131 DON’T YOU WEEP Globe 115
021 APP 16B/48-S-130 YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE 115
1946 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and Texas Ranchers/*Elmer Christian and His Bar X Cowboys (Jerry Irby [rh gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], Peter “Pete” Burke [piano], Elmer B. Christian [bass], ? [ld gt]) [some tracks purchased by MGM in 1948 and get MGM master numbers]
022 APP 29A LIFE'S BEEN A FAILURE Globe 119
023 APP 29B MAYBE I WON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE Globe 119
024 APP 30A ROCKS AND GRAVEL Globe 120
025 APP-30B SUPER BOOGIE WOOGIE Globe 120 102/ AMB 951
ca. January 1947 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Ranchers/*Elmer Christian and His Bar X Cowboys (Jerry Irby [gt/vcl], Woodrow Carter [gt], Deacon Evans [steel], Elmer Christian [bass], ? [drums], Pete Burke [piano])
026 678 SOUTHTOWN SWING Mercury 6040
027 679 WEDNESDSAY NIGHT WALTZ Mercury 6039
028 680 CORNFED GAL Mercury 6041
029 681 SOMEONE LIKE YOU Mercury 6039
ca. February 1947 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (Woodrow Carter [gt], Deacon Evans [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], Tony Sepolio [fiddle], Pete Burke [piano])
030 IF 5/48-S-114 I'M GONNA GET TIED Imperial 8003
031 IF 6/48-S-120 IF I HAD A GREAT LONG PISTOL 8007 MGM 10188
032 IF 7/48-S-121 TOO MANY WOMEN 8007/ CLCD-2851
033 IF 8/48-S-115 TEXAS GAL POLKA -instr.- 8003 MGM 10345/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
ca. May 1947 poss. Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (Woody Carter, Deacon Evans, ? [bass], ? [drums], Pete Burke [piano], Tony Sepolio [fiddle])
034 IF 13/48-S-116 THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME 8005
035 IF 14/48-S-117 BALL AND CHAIN 8005 / CLCD-2851 AMB 951
036 IF 15/48-S-118 DON'T LIE MY DARLING 8006
037 IF 16/48-S-119 BY THE RIO GRANDE 8006 MGM 10475
ca. July 1947 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (Woodrow Carter [gt], Deacon Evans [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], Pete Burke [piano], Tony Sepolio [fiddle])
038 IF 23 SUPER BOOGIE WOOGIE 8013/ CLCD-2851
039 IF 24 STEEL GUITAR SPECIAL 8013
040 IF 25/48-S-126 HILLBILLY BOOGIE 8014 MGM K-10809 /CLCD-2851/AMB 951
041 IF 26/48-S-127 MY GAL FROM TENNESSEE 8014/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
042 IF 27/48-S-122 UPTOWN SWING 8011 MGM 10396/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
043 IF-28/48-S-123 MY LIFE IS FULL OF SORROW 8011
ca. July 1947 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (Woodrow Carter [gt], Deacon Evans [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], Pete Burke [piano], Tony Sepolio [fiddle])
044 IF 33/48-S-124 MAMA, DON'T ALLOW IT 8017 MGM 10580/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
045 IF 34/48-S-125 TELL ME YOU CARE 8017
ca October 1947 Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers (Woodrow Carter [gt], Deacon Evans [steel], ? [bass], ? [drums], Pete Burke [piano], Tony Sepolio [fiddle])
046 IF 98/48-S-128 A MILLION TIMES OR MORE 8029
047 IF-99/48-S-129 JUST FOR TONIGHT 8029
27 October 1947 [21:30-00:30] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Jerry Irby and Texas Ranchers (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], ? [ld gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], ? [bass], Anthony “Tony” Sepolio [fiddle], Peter “Pete” Burke [piano])
048 47-S-3185 ANSWER TO DRIVIN' THE NAILS IN MY COFFIN 10151/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
049 47-S-3186 ONE CUP OF COFFEE AND A CIGARETTE 10117/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
050 47-S-3187 GREAT LONG PISTOL 10188
051 47-S-3188 SONG OF SAN ANTONE 10253/CCD-2851 AMB 951
052 47-S-3189 ROSES HAVE THORNS 10117
053 47-S-3190 CRYIN‘ IN BEER 10151
28 October 1947 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Jerry Irby and Texas Ranchers (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], ? [ld gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], ? [bass], Anthony “Tony” Sepolio [fiddle], Peter “Pete” Burke [piano])
054 47-S-3191 MEMORY OF A ROSE 10580
055 47-S-3192 YOU JUST CAN'T BE TRUSTED ANYMORE 10475/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
056 47-S-3193 49 WOMEN 10188/JASMCD-3560
057 47-S-3194 SUN WON'T SHINE FOR ME 10253
058 47-S-3195 A BROKEN HEART IS GOOD FOR YOU 10396
059 47-S-3196 DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS 10345/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
1948 unknown - Jerry Irby
060 ALMOST EVERY TIME Cireco 101
061 YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Cireco 101
062 FORTY-NINE WOMEN Cireco 102/CLCD-2851
The reverse of CIRECO 102 is by “TEXAS” BILL STRENGTH and his Saddle Ranchers.
1949 unknown - Jerry Irby
063 1015 THERE'S A BRIGHT STAR SHINING FOR ME 1015/8/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
064 1016 unknown title
065 1017 unknown title
066 1018 OUR DARLING BABY Hillbilly Hitparade 1015/8 /CLCD-2851 AMB 951
9 November 1949 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], ? [ld gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], Ray Kennedy [bass], James Harper [drums], Ray Tomkins [fiddle], Clyde Brewer [fiddle], Pete Burke or Frederick Calhoun [piano])
067 49-S-6080/ACA 1273 DON‘T KNOW WHERE I‘M GOING 10595
068 49-S-6081/ACA 1274 ONE WAY BLUES 10595 /CLCD-2851 AMB 951
069 49-S-6082/ACA 1275 THERE’S A MOON TO LOVE K11109
070 49-S-6083/ACA 1276 I‘VE GOT THE BLUES FOR TEXAS K11109/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
21 April 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (unknown musicians)
071 50-S-6050 DON'T BLAME ME unissued
072 50-S-6051 NO ONE unissued
073 50-S-6052 I'M SO DISGUSTED K10771/CLCD-2851 AMB 951
074 50-S-6053 CUDLING BABY K10771
ca early 1951 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Producer: H.B.Crowe)
075 ACA-1850 AFTER TODAY Lucky 7 unissued Hummingbird 1001
076 ACA-1851 JACK AIN'T YOU EVER COMING BACK Lucky 7 unissued Hummingbird 1001
BILL HOLFORD’S ACA files note that the above recordings were cut for the Houston based LUCKY 7 label.
1951 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], Ernest “Deacon” Evans [steel], poss. Peter “Pete” Burke [piano] + unknown ld gt, fiddle, bass + vocal chorus. Producer: H.B. Crowe)
077 TROUBLE IN MY MIND Lucky 7 unissued Hummingbird 1005
078 CRYING MY EYES OUT Lucky 7 unissued Hummingbird 1005
BILL HOLFORD’S ACA files note that the above recordings were cut for the Houston based LUCKY 7 label.
LUCKY 7 was a forerunner to the HUMMINGBIRD label.
HUMMINGBIRD Records was owned by H.B. Crowe and operated from 1201 Chenevert Street, Houston, Tx.
ca July 1951 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby
079 5044 ROSE 4-Star 45-1578
080 5045 BUY ME A BOTTLE OF BEER 45-1578/WLP-2822
ca November 1951 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby
081 6006 STANDING ON THE CORNER 45-1591 ET-101
082 6007 FIRST TIME I SAW THAT GAL 45-1591 ET-101/ CLCD-2851 AMB 951
12 December 1955 Daffan Studio, 310 Robert Lee Road, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and The Texas Ranchers (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], Sidney Buller [ld gt], Ted Daffan [steel/baritone ukulele/leader], Lewell “Lew”Frisby [bass], Herman Shoss {fiddle], Pete Burke [piano])
083 TANGLED MIND Daffan 102/ BCD 15878
084 BOTTOM OF THE LIST 102 /CLCD-2851 BCD 15878 AMB 951
085 CALL FOR ME DARLING 106/CLCD-2851 BCD 15878 AMB 951
086 IT'S TIME YOU STARTED LOOKING 106 / CLCD-2851 BCD 15878 AMB 951
1956 unknown - Jerry Irby
087 P-100 FORTY NINE WOMEN Polly 201-Rock-It/RIO-1001 LP-8503  RR-2012  MFLP-043,  CDMF-082 BB-CD-55007 ROCKCD-9319 RRD-2222, CDLR-803 CD-8
ca October 1956 poss. ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby and The Texas Ranchers (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], Woody Carter [ld gt], Jeanne Irby or Deacon Evans [steel], Collie Sturrock [bass], ? [drums], Herman Shoss [fiddle], Pete Burke [piani])
088 CLICKETY CLACK Daffan 45-108 Rock-It/RIO-1001  LP-8411  RR-2012 MFLP-043,  CCD-1156504  CDMF-082 LP-008  CLCD-2851  ROCKCD-9319  RRD-2222  CDLR-810 Bb-CD-55098, MUST-4  BCD-15878
089 A MAN IS A SLAVE Daffan 45-108/ BCD-15878
090 THAT’S TOO BAD Daffan 45-111/BCD-15878
091 I’D GIVE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD 45-111/BCD-15878
1959 poss. ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (unknown musicians)
092 1244 THE SEA HI-LO 1244
093 1245 NAILS IN MY COFFIN HI-LO 1245/ AMB 951
ca 1959 unknown - Jerry Irby and Jeanne Irby
094 CHANTILLY LACE Jer-Ray 222
095 HURRICANE 222
1971 unknown  - Jerry Irby
096 SCM-296 THAT’S WHAT I’M GOING TO DO J-B 1010
097 SCM-297 BETTY BABY 1010
1973 Ludwig Sound Studio, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Jerry irby [vcl/rh gt], Ernie Maxwell [ld gt], Buck Hinson [bass gt], Richard Statum [drums],  Glenn Adams [piano]  Producer: Jerry Irby)
1973 Ludwig Sound Studio, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (unknown musicians)
098 LH-11620 THERE AIN’T NO USE IN WAITIN’ World Witness 2574/WW 1001
099 LH 11621 THE NIGHT I WHIPPED THE DEVIL World Witness 2574/WW 1001
100 LET’S DO MORE IN SEVENTY FOUR World Witness 1001
101 THE LORD’S LITTLE WORKER  World Witness 1001
102 NO VACANCY World Witness 1001
103 JESUS JESUS, WHAT A WONDERFUL NAME  World Witness 1001
104 I HAVEN’T BEEN TO HEAVEN BUT I ……. Unissued
105 I WAS JUST THINKIN’ World Witness 1001
106 BYE BYE World Witness 1001
107 PRAYED UP, PACKED UP, AND READY TO GO World Witness 1001
108 THANKS A MILLION World Witness 1001
109 WHATCHA GONNA DO World Witness 1001
1975 Ludwig Sound Studio, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Jerry Irby [vcl/rh gt], David “Dave” Waters [ld gt], John Wilbanks [bass], George Holsomback [drums], Clyde Brewer [fiddle], Glenn Adams [piano] + Merlene Singers)
110 BROTHER AM I HAPPY Bagatelle LP-92875
111 YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN LP-92875
112 MY SHORT TESTIMONY LP-92875
113 BELIEVE Bagatelle 45-2377/LP-92875
114 LOVE IS THE KEY LP-92875
115 HOT LINE TO HEAVEN LP-92875
116 JUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP LP-92875
117 EVERY DAY LP-92875
118 EASTER TIME LP-92875
119 CHRISTMAS TIME Bagatelle 45-2377/LP-92875
1975 Ludwig Sound Studio, Houston, TX - Jerry Irby (Jerry irby [vcl/rh gt], Ernie Maxwell [ld gt], Gary Brown/ Joey Maxwell [bass gt], Mark Ludwig [dryms], Bob White, Clyde brewer [violin], Glenn Adams [piano], Tom Estrada [trumpet], Christine Brandesky, Glernn Adams, Hugh Risher, Laurie Rutherford [bck vcl]. Producer: Jerry Irby)
120 ARE YOU READY World Witness 1003
121 HEART FULL OF JESUS World Witness 1003
122 ONCE UPON A TIME World Witness 1003
123 NAIL SCARRED HAND World Witness 1003
124 UP THE LADDER World Witness 1003
125 WHEN JESUS COMES A KNOCKIN’  World Witness 1003
126 A WORLD THAT NEVER DIES World Witness 1003
127 YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER World Witness 1003
128 IT’S SO NICE World Witness 1003
129 LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JESUS World Witness 1003

COMPILATIONS MENTIONED IN SESSIONOGRAPHY
BEAR FAMILY BCD-15878 THE DAFFAN RECORDS STORY (GER)
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD-55007 A BALL TONIGHT (GER, 1993)
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD-55098 ROCKABILLY CATS (GER, 2001)
CHIEF CCD-1156504 ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLY’S, Vol.4 (1992)
CLUB LP-008 GRAB THIS AND DANCE, Vol.8 (1993)
ESOLDUN RR-2012  TEXAS ROCK-A-BILLY, Vol.2 (1987)
ESOLDUN RRD-2222 TEXAS ROCKABILLY And HILLBILLY BOOGIE, Vol.2 (1996)
LUCKY CDLR-803 ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.3. (1996)
LUCKY CDLR-810 ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.10 (1996)
MAGNUM FORCE MFLP-043 RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Vol.2 (UK, 1987)
MAGNUM FORCE CDMF-082 RED HOT ROCKABILLY, Vol.8. BEST OF (UK, 1992)
MUSTANG MUST-4 ROCKABILLY and HILLBILLY BOP, Vol.4. MAD DOG IN TOWN
PROPER PROPERBOX 6 -DOUGHBOYS, PLAYBOYS AND COWBOYS (UK, 1999)
ROCK-IT/OLYMPIC RIO-1001 ROCK IT ROCK, Vol.1 (and) OLYMPIC ROCK, Vol.2.” (1978)
ROCKHOUSE LP-8411 ROCK IT! (NED, 1984).
ROCKHOUSE LP-8503 ROCK-IT, Vol.2. (NED, 1985)
ROCKHOUSE ROCKCD-9319 ROCK IT: 32 AUTHENTIC R+R And ROCKABILLY SHAKERS (1993)
ZOMBOCO CD-8 - REAL RARE ROCKABILLY, Vol.8








ALBUMS
World Witness WW 1001 "Bye, Bye" Ain't No Use A Waitin': Ain't No Use In Waitin' `; I Was Just Thinking; Let's Do More In '74; The Night I Whipped The Devil; No Vacancy; Bye, Bye; Thanks A Million ; Prayed Up, Packed Up, And Ready To Go; The Lord's Little Worker; Jesus, Jesus, What A Wonderful Name; Whatcha' Gonna Do – 73 (MX: LH 11590/1)
Bagatelle 92875 Hot Line To Heaven: Brother Am I Happy; You Must Be Born Again; My Short Testimony; Believe; Love Is The Key; Hot Line To Heaven; Just Take The First Step; Every Day; Easter Time; Christmas Time - 28-09-75 (MX: LH-14501/2)
World Witness WW 1003 Are You Ready? .- By Jerry Irby: Are You Ready; A Heart Full Of Jesus; Yesterday, Today And Forever; When Jesus Comes A Knockin'; Nail Scarred Hand; Let Me Tell You About Jesus; A World That Never Dies ; It's So Nice; Once Upon A Time; Up The Ladder – 76 (MX LH 16262/3)
Collector [NED] CLCD-2851 Boppin' Hillbilly Series - Jerry Irby: Hillbilly Boogie;Clickety Clack; It's Time You Started Looking; Call For Me Darling; Texas Gal Polka; Song Of San Antone; One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette; Uptown Swing; Mama Don't Allow It; Super Boogie Woogie; Nails In My Coffin; First Time I Saw That Gal; 49 Women [Cireco]; One Way Blues; I've Got The Blues For Texas; Answer To Drivin' Nails In My Coffin; Don't Count Your Chickens; You Just Can't Be Trusted Anymore; Ball And Chain; Sugar Pie; There's A Bright Star Shining For Me; Our Darling Baby Girl; Too Many Women; I'm So Disgusted; My Gal From Tennessee; Bottom Of The List - 93
BACM [UK] CD D 307 Jerry Irby and Link Davis: Texas Swing: [Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers:] I'm Gonna Get Tight; If I Had A Great Long Pistol; Too Many Women; Texas Gal Polka [Link Davis and His Bluebonnet Play Boys:] My Pretty Blonde; Tired Of Being Lonesome; Born To Love You; Why Did You Go Away; [Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers:] There's Nothing Left For Me; Ball And Chain; Don't Lie My Darlin'; By The Rio Grande; [Link Davis and His Bluebonnet Playboys:] I'm Tired; I'm Waiting For You; [Jerry Irby and His Texas Ranchers:] Hillbilly Boogie; My Gal From Tennessee; Uptown Swing; My Life Is Full Of Sorrow; Mama Don't Allow; Tell Me Do You Care; [Link Davis and His Bluebonnet Playboys:] Rice And Gravy Blues; Broken Heart; You Played Around; Rice And Gravy Boogie; Texas Swing; Steel Guitar Jump; You Low Down Conceited Dog; You Loved Me Too Late; I'm Grieving Over You - 10
And More Bears [GER] AMB 951 Hillbilly Boogie:  Hillbilly Boogie;  It's Time You Started Looking;  Call for Me Darling;  Texas Gal Polka;  Song of San Antone;  One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette;  Uptown Swing;  Mama Don't Allow It;  Super Boogle Woogle;  Nail in My Coffin;  First Time I Saw That Gal;  One Way Blues;  I've Got the Blues for Texas;  Answer to Drivin' Nails in My Coffin;  Dont't Count Your Chickens; You Just Can't Be Trusted Anymore;  Ball and Chain;  Sugar Pie;  There's a Bright Star Shining for Me;  Our Darling Baby Girl;  Too Many Woman;  I'm so Disgusted;  My Gal from Tennessee (w. Ted Daffan);  Bottom of the List – 23-07-20



SINGLES
Gulf (1945)
103 Drivin' The Nails In My Coffin / You Don't Love Me Anymore - 45
Globe (1946)
102 Drivin' The Nails In My Coffin / Super Boogie Woogie - 46
113 Drivin' The Nails In My Coffin / Sugar Pie - 46
114 Steel Guitar Special / Rainy Sunday Night (as by Elmer Christian) - 46
115 Don't You Weep / You Don't Love Me Anymore - 46
116 My Life Is Filled With Sorrow / I'm Lonesome But I'm Free (as by Elmer Christian)- 46
119 Maybe I Won't Need You Anymore / Life's Been A Failure - 46 as by Elmer Christian
120 Super Boogie Woogie / Rocks And Gravel - 46
Mercury (1947) w. Bar X Coyboys
6039 Wednesday Night Waltz / Someone Just Like You - 05-47
6040 Southtown Swing / Cornfed Gal - 05-47
Imperial (1947, masters leased to MGM)
8003 Texas Gal Polka / I'm Gonna Get Tight - 47
8005 Ball And Chain / There's Nothing Left For Me - 47
8006 Don't Lie My Darling / By The Rio Grande - 47
8007 Too Many Women / If I Had A Great Long Pistol - 47
8011 Uptown Swing / My Life Is Full Of Sorrow - 47
8013 Steel Guitar Special / Super Boogie Woogie - 47
8014 Hillbilly Boogie / My Gal From Tennessee - 47
8017 Mamma Don't Allow / Tell Me You Care - 47
8029 Just For Tonight / Million Times Or More - 48
MGM (1947)
10117 Roses Have Thorns / Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette - 12-47 (rev. Jan. 3)
10151 Cryin' In Beer / Answer To Drivin' The Nails In My Coffin - 03-48 (rev. March 13)
10188 Forty-Nine Women / Great Long Pistol - 05-48 (rev. May 22)
10253 Song Of San Antone / The Sun Won't Shine For Me - 08-48 (rev. Aug. 21)
10284 Drivin' The Nails In My Coffin' / Too Many Womwen – 11-10-48 (rev. Nov. 20)
10345 Texas Gal Polka / Don't Count Your Chickems - 01-49 (rev. Jan. 29)
10396 Uptown Swing / A Broken Heart Is Good For You - 04-49 (rev. Apr. 30)
Cireco
101 You Can't Take It With You / Almost Every Time - 48
102 Forty-Nine Women / [Texas Bill Strength:] Little I And Big You  - 48
MGM (1949-50)
10475 By The Rio Grande / You Just Can't Be Trusted Anymore - 08-49
10580 Mamma Don't Allow It / Memory Of A Rose - 12-49
10595 One Way Blues / Don't Know Where I'm Goin' - 01-50
K 10771 Coddling Baby / I'm So Disgusted - 08-50 (rev. Sept. 9)
K 10809 Ball And Chain / Hillbilly Boogie - 10-50
K 11109 I've Got The Blues For Texas / There's A Moon To Love By - 11-51
Hill Billy Hitparade (1949)
1015/1018 Our Darling Baby / There's A Bright Star Shining For Me -  49
Cireco (1949)
101 Almost Every Time / You Can't Take It With You - 49
102 Forty-nine Women / Little I And Big You [Texas Bill Strength] - 49
Hummingbird (1951)
1001 After Today / Jack Ain't You Ever Coming Back - 51
1005 Trouble In Mind / Crying My Eyes Out - 51
4-Star (1951)
45-1578 Rose / Buy Me A Bottle Of Beer – 25-09-51 (rev. Sept. 29)
45-1591 Standing On The Corner / First Time I Saw That Gal - 01-52 (rev. Feb. 2)
Polly (1956)
201 Forty Nine Women / [Frank Vivian:] Jambalaya - 56
Daffan (1956-57)
102 Tangled Mind / Bottom Of The List – 02-02-56 w. Ted Daffan
106 Call For Me Darling / It's Time You Started Looking - 56 w. Ted Daffan
108 Clickety Clack / Man Is A Slave - 11-56
111 That's Too Bad / I'd Give Anything In This World - 57
Hilo (ca. 1958)
1244/1245 Nails In My Coffin' / Sea - ca. 58
Jer-Ray (ca 1959)
222 Chantilly Lace / Hurricane - 60 w. Jeane Irby
J and B (1971)
1010 Betty Baby / That's What I'm Going To Do – 71
Bagatelle / World Witness* (1973-76)
*2574 Night I Whipped The Devil / There Ain't No Use In Waitin' - 73
2377 Christmas Time / Believe - 11-75

Tommy Edwards




Thomas J. Edwards, *17-02-1922 Richmond, VA, +22-10-1969
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli

SESSIONS


Summer 1947 unknown – Tommy Edwards Trio
001 NSC428 THAT'S WORRYIN' ME National unissued
002 NSC429 VENUS IS THE MOON TONIGHT National unissued
003 NSC430 YOU GOT TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT Top 1159 National unissued
004 NSC431 CONCERTO BOOGIE Top 1159 National unissued
005 NSC432 WHO'LL TAKE MY PLACE WHEN I'M GONE Top 1155/MG 6096
006 NSC433 THE CHERRY IN MY FRUIT COCKTAIL           Top 1155/MG 6096
007 NSC434 YOU DIDN'T WANT ME WHEN YOU HAD ME Top 1154/MG 6096
008 NSC435 WHO'S GONNA REEL WHO IN Top 1154 National unissued
Above are Top mastere puchased by national in January 1949
Ca late 1948 unknown – Tommy Edwards
009 NSC416 RUN, JACK RABBIT National unissued
010 NSC417 THE WIND National unissued
011 NSC418 HUCKLEBERRY HEAVEN            Regent MG 6096
012 NSC419 A BEE STUNG A HORSE National unissued
January 1949 unknown – Tommy Edwards
013 NSC420 THAT FIVE O'CLOCK FEELING National 9091/MG 6096
014 NSC421 (IT'S) JUST LOVE, MY SWEET 9079/MG 6096
015 NSC422 SWEET EMALINA, MY GAL National unissued
016 NSC423 I'VE GOT THE BLUES IN THE MORNING  MG 6096
017 NSC424 LOVE ME 9091
018 NSC425 NICE PEOPLE           National unissued
019 NSC426 GUESS I WAS BORN TO BE A COWBOY          National unissued
020 NSC427 GET LOST National unissued
4 February 1949 New York City – Tommy Edwards Trio (Tommy Edwards [vcl/piano], Hilton Brooks [gt], Lucky Criss [bass])
021 NSC454 A LONG TIME  9067/MG 6096\
022 NSC455 UP IN THE ALLEY 9067
023 NSC456 I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MG 6096
024 NSC457 A BEE STUNG A HORSE National unissued
025 NSC458 HELP! HELP! 9079
026 NSC459 THE WIND MG 6096
Late 1950 New York City – Tommy Edwards
027 50-S-369 ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL MGM K 10884
028 50-S-370 A FRIEND OF JOHNNY’S K 10884
029 50-S-371 ALL OVER AGAIN K 11035
030 50-S-372 EASY TO SAY K 11268
January 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
031 51-S-5 OPERETTA K 10921
032 51-S-6 unknown title
033 51-S-7 GYPSY HEART K 10921
034 51-S-8 AU REVOIR K 11465
12 April 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
035 51-S-153 A BEGGAR IN LOVE K 10973
036 51-S-154 THE MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN K 10989/ SE 4141 JASCD 196
037 51-S-155 I'LL NEVER KNOW WHY K 10973
038 51-S-156 FOR INSTANCE K 10989
July 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
039 51-S-256 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME K 11035/ JASCD 196
040 51-S-257 SOLITAIRE K 11077 
September 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
041 51-S-312 MY CONCERTO K11077
042 51-S-313 FORGIVE ME K 11170
September 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
043 51-S-323 KRIS KRINGLE  K 11097
044 51-S-324 CHRISTMAS IS FOR CHILDREN K 11097
November 1951 New York City – Tommy Edwards
045 51-S-400 WHERE I MAY LIVE WITH MY LOVE K 11134
046 51-S-401 PLEASE, MISTER SUN K 11134/ JASCD 196
047 51-S-402?/51-XY-820 WE’RE NOT CHILDREN ANYMORE K 12514/ L 70120
048 51-S-403 MY GIRL K 11209
January 1952 New York City – Tommy Edwards
049 52-S-13 THE BRIDGE K 11170
050 52-S-14 THE GREATEST SINNER OF THEM ALL K 11268
Ca February 1952 New York City – Tommy Edwards
051 52-S-71 PIANO, BASS AND DRUMS K 11209
August 1952 New York City – Tommy Edwards
052 52-S-299 BABY, BABY, BABY K 11541 / JASCD 196
053 52-S-300 YOU WIN AGAIN K 11326 / SE 4141 JASCD 196
054 52-S-301 SINNER OR SAINT K 11326
September 1952 New York City – Tommy Edwards
055 52-S-363 I CAN'T LOVE ANOTHER K 11395
056 52-S-364 PAGING MISTER JACKSON  K 11485
20 November 1952 New York City – Tommy Edwards
057 52-S-503 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART K 11485 / SE 4141
058 52-S-504 A FOOL SUCH AS I K 11395 / SE 4141 MS 511 JASCD 196
February 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
059 53-S-129 I LIVE WHEN I MET YOU K 11465
April 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
060 53-S-276/53-XY-318 SO LITTLE TIME K 11582
061 53-S-277/53-XY-319 THE LOVER’S WALTZ K 11541
Mid 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
062 53-S-348/53-XY-396 SECRET LOVE K 11604 / JASCD 196
063 53-S-349/53-XY-397 BLUE BIRD K 11582
064 53-S-350/53-XY-398 IF YOU WOULD LOVE ME AGAIN  K 11763/L 70120
065 53-S-351/53-XY-399 IT’S CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN K 11624
9 September 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
066 53-S-402/53-XY-433 THAT’S ALL K 11604
067 53-S-403 EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS K 11624
Ca November 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
068 53-S-579/53-XY-601 THERE WAS A TIME K 11668
069 53-S-580/53-XY-602 WALL OF ICE K 11668 / L 70120
December 1953 New York City – Tommy Edwards
070 53-S-632/53-XY-654  LINGER IN MY ARMS K 11763/L 70120
071 53-S-633/53-XY-655 YOU WALK BY K 11821/ L 70120
072 53-S-634/53-XY-656 THE JOKER K 11718
073 53-S-635/53-XY-657 WITHIN MY HEART  K 11718
February 1954 New York City – Tommy Edwards
074 54-S-?/54-XY-89 ANY PLACE, ANY TIME  K 12514
May 1954 New York City – Tommy Edwards
075 54-S-210 I HAVE THAT KIND OF HEART K 11821/ L 70120
January 1955 New York City – Tommy Edwards
076 55-S-1/55-XY-1 WELCOME TO MY HEART K 11993 / L 70120
077 55-S-2/55-XY-2 SERENADE TO A FOOL K 11932
078 55-S-3/55-XY-3 IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME K 11932
079 55-S-4/55-XY-4 SPRING NEVER CAME AROUND THIS YEAR K 11993
July 1955 New York City – Tommy Edwards
080 55-XY-448 A TEARDROP ON A ROSE K 12054 / JASCD 196
081 55-XY-449 TO THOSE WHO WAIT K 12054
October 1955 New York City – Tommy Edwards
082 55-XY-576 BABY, LET ME TAKE YOU DREAMING K 12095/ L 70120
083 MY SWEETHEART, MY BEST FRIEND AND I K 12095/ L 70120
1956 New York City – Tommy Edwards
084 THERE MUST BE A WAY TO YOUR HEART K 12248
085 LOVE IS A CHILD K 12248/L 70120
086 THE DAY THAT I LOST YOU K 12342
087 MY SHIP K 12342/ L 70120
June 1958 New York City – Tommy Edwards
088 58-XY-657 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME K 12688/SE 3732 SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 196
089 58-XY-658 LOVE IS ALL WE NEED K 12722/ SE 3884 JASCD 196
090 58-XY-659 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER K 12688/SE 3732 SE 4141 JASCD 196
Ca Summer/Fall 1958 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
091 I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU SE 3732
092 YOU WIN AGAIN SE 3732
093 THAT'S ALL SE 3732 M
094 MY SUGAR MY SWEET SE 3732
095 LOVE IS A SACRED THING SE 3732
096 A FOOL SUCH AS I SE 3732
097 LOVE IS ALL WE NEED SE 3732
September 1958 New York City – Tommy Edwards
098 58-XY-1026 THE MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN K 12757 SK 50112 /SE 3732 JASCD 196
099 58-XY-1029 MR. MUSIC MAN K 12722/SE 3732
November 1958 New York City – Tommy Edwards
100 58-XY-1184 PLEASE, MR. SUN K 12757 SK 50112/ SE 3732 SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 196
February 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
101 59-XY-381 MY MELANCHOLY BABY K 12794 SK 50122/SE 3760 SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 196
Ca February 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
102 A TEARDROP ON A ROSE SE 3760
103 PARADISE SE 3760 MS 511
104 I LOOKED AT HEAVEN SE 3760 JASCD 196
105 SHE SENDS HER REGARDS SE 3760 JASCD 196
106 IT ALL BELONGS TO YOU SE 3760 JASCD 196
107 MUSIC, MAESTRO, PLEASE SE 3760 JASCD 196
108 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART SE 3760  JASCD 196
109 ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL SE 3760  JASCD 196
110 UP IN A CLOUD SE 3760 JASCD 196
111 WELCOME ME SE 3760  JASCD 196
February 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
112 59-XY-407 I LOOKED AT HEAVEN K 12814 SK 50126/ SE 3760
113 59-XY-408 IT’S ONLY THE GOOD TIMES K 12794 SK 50122/SE 3760 SE 3884 JASCD 196
March 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
114 59-XY-513 I'VE BEEN THERE K 12814 SK 50126/ SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 196
Ca 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
115 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER MGM EP 712 L 70120
August 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
116 59-XY-836 I'M BUILDING CASTLES AGAIN K 12871 /SE 3805 SE 4020 JASCD 196
Ca Summer 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
117 INDIAN SUMMER SE 3805 JASCD 196
118 ALWAYS SE 3805 JASCD 196
119 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA SE 3805  JASCD 196
120 LOST IN THE DESERT OF LOVE SE 3805 JASCD 196
121 YOU'RE A HEAVENLY THING SE 3805 JASCD 196
122 NAVAJO SE 3805  JASCD 196
123 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG SE 3805 JASCD 196
124 YOU'RE A SWEETHEART SE 3805  MS 511 JASCD 196
125 YOU STARTED ME DREAMING SE 3805 JASCD 196
126 MY LOVE IS A SPARROW SE 3805 JASCD 196
127 ALL OVER AGAIN SE 3805   JASCD 196
September 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
128 59-XY-948 (NEW IN) THE WAYS OF LOVE K 12837 / SE 3884 JASCD 196
129 59-XY-949 HONESTLY AND TRULY K 12837 / JASCD 196
October 1959 New York City – Tommy Edwards
130 59-XY-1065 DON'T FENCE ME IN K 12871/SE 3822 SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 196
Ca late 1959/early 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
131 STORMY WEATHER SE 3822  JASCD 196
132 THAT OLD FEELING SE 3822  JASCD 196
133 SYMPHONY SE 3822   JASCD 196
134 MY LUCKY STAR SE 3822  JASCD 196
135 TANGERINE SE 3822  JASCD 196
136 THE LAMP IS LOW SE 3822  MS 511 JASCD 196
137 OVER THE RAINBOW SE 3822  MS 511 JASCD 196
138 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY SE 3822   JASCD 196
139 ISLE OF CAPRI SE 3822   JASCD 196
140 SHOULD I SE 3822  JASCD 196
141 THE COMPOSER SE 3822 JASCD 196
March 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards
142 60-XY-593 UNLOVED K 12890/SE 4020 SE 3884
143 60-XY-595 I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW K 12890/SE 3884 SE 4141 JASCD 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
144 LOVE SONG OF KALUA SE 3838
145 MY LITTLE GRASS SHACK IN KEALAKEKUA HAWAII SE 3838
146 MOON OF MANAKOORA SE 3838
147 LOVELY HULA HANDS SE 3838 MS 511
148 SONG OF THE ISLANDS SE 3838
149 ALOHA OE SE 3838
150 BLUE HAWAII SE 3838
151 HONOLULU GIRL SE 3838
152 TO YOU SWEETHEART, ALOHA SE 3838
153 PAGAN LOVE SONG SE 3838 MS 511
154 SWEET LEILANI SE 3838
155 BLUE HAWAIIAN SKIES SE 3838
July 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards
156 60-XY-910 IT'S NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING K 12916/ SE 3884 JASCD 196
157 60-XY-911 ONE AND TWENTY K 12981 /SE 4020
158 60-XY-912 BLUE HEARTACHES K 12916/ SE 3884
October 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards
159 60-XY-1043 VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU) K 12981/SE 4020
160 60-XY-1044 AS YOU DESIRE ME K 12959 /SE 4020
161 60-XY-1045 SUZIE WONG K 12959.SE 4020
Fall 1960 New York City – Tommy Edwards
162 STARDUST SE 4020 MS 511
163 BEFORE YOU SE 4020
164 EVERYONE BUT YOU SE 4020
165 I'VE BEEN THERE SE 4020
3 April 1961 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
166 61-XY-546 THAT'S THE WAY WITH LOVE (VIAGGIO NELL' INFINITO) K 13002
167 61-XY-547 THE GOLDEN CHAIN K 13002
30 June 1961 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
168 61-XY-697 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY K 13032/SE 3959 SE 4141
169 61-XY-698 YOU DON'T KNOW ME SE 3959
170 61-XY-699 MY HEART WOULD KNOW K 13032/SE 3959
171 61-XY-701 PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING SE 3959
172 61-XY-704 COLD, COLD HEART SE 3959
173 61-XY-705 HALF AS MUCH SE 3959 
7 July 1961 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
174 61-XY-700 ANYTIME SE 3959
175 61-XY-702 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES SE 3959
176 61-XY-703 SLIPPING AROUND SE 3959
177 61-XY-706 SINGING THE BLUES SE 3959
178 61-XY-707 IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW SE 3959
179 61-XY-708 JUST A LITTLE LOVIN' SE 3959
1961 poss. New York City – Tommy Edwards
180 61-XY-963  THE TABLES ARE TURNING K 13057
181 61-XY-964 I'LL CRY YOU OUT OF MY HEART K 13057/SE 4020
182 61-XY-965 THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT MAKE ME CRY SE 4020
22 May 1962 Nashville, TN – Tommy Edwards
183 62-XY-536 TEACH ME TONIGHT SE 4060
184 62-XY-537 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE SE 4060
185 62-XY-538 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME SE 4060
186 62-XY-539 ALL THE WAY  SE 4060 2SE 13
23 May 1962 Nashville, TN – Tommy Edwards
187 62-XY-540 OUT OF THIS WORLD SE 4060
188 62-XY-541 A COTTAGE FOR SALE SE 4060 
189 62-XY-542 DEEP IN A DREAM SE 4060
190 62-XY-543 STRANGER IN PARADISE SE 4060
24 May 1962 Nashville, TN – Tommy Edwards
191 62-XY-544 CHLO-E SE 4060 MS 511
192 62-XY-545 ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL SE 4060
193 62-XY-546 BLUEBERRY HILL SE 4060
194 62-XY-547 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC SE 4060
13 August 1962 New York City – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By LeRoy Holmes)
195 62-XY-736 PLEASE DON’T TELL ME K 13100 
196 62-XY-737 I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF unissued
197 62-XY-738 TONIGHT I WON’T BE THERE K 13100 
198 62-XY-739 ALL BY MYSELF  unissued
15 January 1963 Nashville, TN – Tommy Edwards (orchestra cond. By Belford C. Hendricks)
199 63-XY-348 SOMETIMES YOU WIN SOMETIMES YOU LOSE K 13128
200 63-XY-349 LOVE IS BEST OF ALL K 13172
201 63-XY-350 COUNTRY BOY K 13172
202 63-XY-351 MAY I K 13128
1964 unknown – Tommy Edwards
203 LEFT-OVER DREAMS Musicor MU 1046
204 9 CHANCES OUT OF 10  Musicor MU 1046
Ca early 1966 unknown – Tommy Edwards (Producer: Teddy Randazzo)
205 ZTSP 106367 I CRIED I CRIED Musicor MU 1159
206 ZTSP 106368 I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG  Musicor MU 1159
Umknown info – Tommy Edwards
207 BEFORE YOU Stardust URS 083  Mate M45-009
208 UNLOVED Stardust URS 083  Mate M45-009


ALBUMS
Regent MG 5096 Tommy Edwards Sings: It's Love, My Sweet; Who'll Take My Place When I'm Gone; The Cherry In My Fruit Cocktail; A Long Time; I Didn't Understand; You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me; I Got The Blues In The Morning; Five O'Clock Feeling; The Wind; Huckleberry Heaven - 58
MGM E/SE-3732 It's All In The Game: It's All In The Game; The Morningside Of The Mountain; I'll Always Be With You; You Win Again; Mr. Music Man; Please Mr. Sun; Please Love Me Forever; That's All; My Sugar My Sweet; Love Is A Sacred Thing; A Fool Such As I; Love Is All We Need - 58
MGM E/SE-3760 For Young Lovers:  My Melancholy Baby; A Teardrop On A Rose; Paradise; I Looked At Heaven; She Sends Her Regards; It All Belongs To You; Music, Maestro, Please; Take These Chains From My Heart; Once There Lived A Fool; Up In A Cloud; It's Only The Good Times; Welcome Me - 59
Lion L 70120 Tommy Edwards: Love Is A Child; My Ship; We're Not Children Anymore; Linger In My Arms; Baby, Let Me Take You Dreaming; Wall Of Ice; My Sweetheart, My Best Friend, And I; The Things We Did Last Summer; You Walk By; Welcome To My Heart; If You Would Love Me Again; I Have That Kind Of Heart - 59
MGM E/SE-3805 You Started Me Dreaming: Indian Summer; Always; Stars Fell On Alabama; I'm Building Castles Again; Lost In The Desert Of Love; You're A Heavenly Thing; Navajo; Until The Real Thing Comes Along; You're A Sweetheart; You Started Me Dreaming; My Love Is A Sparrow; All Over Again – 02-60
MGM E/SE-3822 Step Out Singing:  Don't Fence Me In; Stormy Weather; That Old Feeling; Symphony; My Lucky Star; Tangerine; The Lamp Is Low; Over The Rainbow; Sentimental Journey; Isle Of Capri; Should I; The Composer - 60
MGM E/SE-3838 Tommy Edwards In Hawaii:  Love Song Of Kalua; My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua Hawaii; Moon Of Manakoora; Lovely Hula Hands; Song Of The Islands; Aloha Oe; Blue Hawaii; Honolulu Girl; To You Sweetheart, Aloha; Pagan Love Song; Sweet Leilani; Blue Hawaiian Skies – 07-60
MGM E/SE-3884 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits: I Really Don't Want To Know; My Melancholy Baby; Don't Fence Me In; Blue Heartaches; It's Only The Good Times; Unloved; New In The Ways Of Love; I've Been There; It's Not The End Of Everything; Love Is All We Need; Please Mr. Sun; It's All In The Game - 60
MGM E/SE-3959 Tommy Edwards Sings Golden Country Hits: My Heart Would Know; Just A Little Lovin'; Cold, Cold Heart; Slipping Around; Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes; You Don't Know Me; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Anytime; Please Help Me I'm Falling; It Makes No Difference Now; Singing the Blues; Half As Much - 61
MGM E/SE-4020 Stardust: Stardust; Unloved; Before You; Everyone But You; I'm Building Castles Again; I've Been There; Vaya Con Dios; One And Twenty; Suzie Wong; As You Desire Me; These Are The Times That Make Me Cry; I'll Cry You Out Of My Heart - 62
MGM E/SE-4060 Soft Strings And Two Guitars: Come Rain Or Come Shine; Teach Me Tonight; That Old Black Magic; Blueberry Hill; Stranger In Paradise; All The Way; Out Of This World; Willow Weep For Me; Chlo-E; All Or Nothing At All; Deep In A Dream; A Cottage For Sale - 62
MGM E/SE-4141 The Very Best Of Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game (1958 version); I've Been There; You Win Again (rec. 1952); Take These Chains From My Heart; Melancholy Baby; Please Mr. Sun; I Really Don't Want To Know; Please Love Me Forever; A Fool Such As I (rec. 1953); Morning Side Of The Mountain (1951 version); Don't Fence Me In; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - 63
Metro M/MS-511 The Lamp Is Low:  The Lamp Is Low; (Now And Then, There's) A Fool Such As I; Lovely Hula Hands; Chloe; Over The Rainbow; You're A Sweetheart; Pagan Love Song; Paradise; Should I; Stardust - 65
MGM GAS-123 Golden Archive Series - Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game; You Win Again; My Sugar My Sweet; Love Is A Sacred Thing; Unloved; Please Mr. Sun; The Morning Side Of The Mountain; My Melancholy Baby; I've Been There; A Fool Such As I - 70
Eric 11501 Complete Hits Of Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game; Please Love Me Forever; Love Is All We Need; Please Mr. Sun; The Morning Side Of The Mountain; My Melancholy Baby; It's Only The Good Times; I've Been There; Honestly And Truly (mono version); (New In) The Ways Of Love; Don't Fence Me In; I Really Don't Want To Know; Vaya Con Dios; Take These Chains From My Heart (rechanneled); You Win Again; Mr. Music Man; It's Not The End Of Everything; Blue Heartaches; Secret Love (mono version); It's All In The Game (mono version) – 04-95
Rebound 520393 The Best Of Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game; I've Been There; Isle Of Capri; Love Is All We Need; Now And Then, There's A Fool Such As I; Take These Chains From My Heart; I Looked At Heaven; Please Mr. Sun; Don't Fence Me In; Baby, Baby, Baby - 97
Collectables COL-CD-8002 The Best Of Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game; I've Been There; Isle Of Capri; Love Is All We Need; Now And Then, There's A Fool Such As I; Take These Chains From My Heart; I Looked At Heaven; Please Mr. Sun; Don't Fence Me In; Baby, Baby, Baby – 10-04
Shout SHOUTD 79 It's All In The Game - The MGM Recordings 1958-1960: It's All In The Game; The Morning Side Of The Mountain; I'll Always Be With You; You Win Again; Mr. Music Man; Please Love Me Forever; That's All; My Sugar, My Sweet; Love Is A Sacred Thing; (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I; Love Is All We Need; Please Mr. Sun; My Melancholy Baby; It's Only The Good Times; A Teardrop On A Rose; Paradise; I Looked At Heaven; She Sends Her Regards; It All Belongs To You; Music, Maestro, Please; Take These Chains From My Heart; Once There Lived A Fool; Up In A Cloud; Welcome Me; I've Been There; (New In) The Ways Of Love; Honestly And Truly; Don't Fence Me In; I'm Building Castles Again;  Indian Summer; Always; Stars Fell On Alabama; Lost In The Desert Of Love; You're A Heavenly Thing; Navajo; Until The Real Thing Comes Along; You're A Sweetheart; You Started Me Dreaming; My Love Is A Sparrow; All Over Again; Stormy Weather; That Old Feeling; Symphony; My Lucky Star; Tangerine; The Lamp Is Low; Over The Rainbow; Sentimental Journey; Isle Of Capri; Should I; The Composer; I Really Don't Want To Know; Unloved; Blue Heartaches; It's Not The End Of Everything; As You Desire Me; Suzie Wong – 09-12 (double)
Jasmine [UK] JASCD 196 The Hits And More:  It's All In The Game; Please Love Me Forever; Love Is All We Need; Please Mr Sun; The Morning Side Of The Mountain; I've Been There; Honestly And Truly; (New In) The Ways Of Love; I Really Don't Want To Know; It's Not The End Of Everything; My Melancholy Baby; A Teardrop On A Rose; Paradise; I Looked At Heaven; She Sends Her Regards; It All Belongs To You; Music Maestro Please; Take These Chains From My Heart; Once There Lived A Fool; Up In A Cloud; It's Only The Good Times; Welcome Me; Indian Summer; Always; Stars Fell On Alabama; I'm Building Castles Again; Lost In The Desert Of Love;  Navajo; Until The Real Thing Comes Along; You're A Sweetheart; You Started Me Dreaming; My Love Is A Sparrow; All Over Again; Don't Fence Me In; Stormy Weather; Symphony; That Old Feeling; My Lucky Star; Tangerine; The Lamp Is Low; Over The Rainbow; Sentimental Journey; Isle Of Capri; The Composer; Should I?; Morning Side Of The Mountain; It's All In The Game; Please Mr Sun; You Win Again; A Fool Such As I; Baby Baby Baby; Secret Love; You're A Heavenly Thing – 10-12 (double)

EPs
MGM
X 1003 It's All In The Game;  Forgive Me /  You Win Again;  Solitaire – 52
X 1614 It's All In The Game - Vol. 1: It's All In The Game;  My Sugar, My Sweet / I'll Always Be With You; That's All – 58
X 1618 It's All In The Game - Vol. 2: The Morning Side Of The Mountain; You Win Again / Mr. Music Man; Please, Mr. Sun - 58
X 1619 It's All In The Game - Vol. 3: Please Love Me Forever; Love Is A Sacred Thing / A Fool Such As I; Love Is All We Need - 58
X 1666/SX1666 Tommy Edwards Sings For Young Lovers - Volume 1: My Melancholy Baby; A Teardrop On A Rose / Paradise; I Looked At Heaven – 59
X 1667/SX1667 Tommy Edwards Sings For Young Lovers - Volume 2:  She Sends Her Regards;  Music Maestro Please / It All Belongs To You;  Take These Chains From My Heart – 59
X 1668/SX1668 Tommy Edwards Sings For Young Lovers - Volume 3: Once There Lived A Fool; Up In A Cloud / It’s Only The Good Times I Remember; Welcome Me - 59
 

SINGLES

Top (1947) Tommy Edwards Trio
1154 You Didn’t Want Me When You Had Me / Who’s Gonna Reel Who In – 08-47 (rev. Aug. 9)
1155 The Cherry In My Fruit Cockail / Who’ll Také My Place When I’m Gone – 10-47 (rev. Oct. 18)
1159 You Got To Straighten It Out / Concerto Boogie – 12-47 (rev. Dec. 13)
National (1949)
9067 Up In The Alley / A Long Time – 02-49 Tommy Edwards Trio (rev. March 5)
9079 It's Just Love, My Sweet / Help, Help – 06-49 (rev. July 9)
NA 9091 Love Me / That Five O'clock Feeling – 11-49 (rev. Dec. 3)
MGM
K 10884 A Friend Of Johnny’s /Once There Lived A Fool – 01-51
K 10921 Gypsy Heart / Operetta – 02-51
K 10973 A Beggar In Love / I'll Never Know Why – 05-51
K 10989 The Morningside Of The Mountain / F'r Instance – 06-51
K 11035 It's All In The Game / All Over Again – 08-51 (rev. Sept. 22)
K 11077 Solitaire / My Concerto – 10-51
K 11097 Christmas Is For Children / Kris Kringle – 11-51 (rev. Nov. 10)
K 11134 Please, Mr. Sun / Where I May Love With My Love – 01-52 (rev. Jan. 19)
K 11170 Forgive Me./ The Bridge – 02-52
K 11209 My Girl / Piano, Bass And Drums – 04-52
K 11268 The Greatest Sinner Of Them All / Easy To Say – 07-52
K 11326 You Win Again / Sinner Or Saint – 09-52
K 11395 I Cant Love Another / A Fool Such As I – 12-52
K 11465 I Lived When I Met You / Au Revoir – 02-53
K 11485 Paging Mr. Jackson / Take These Chains From My Heart – 04-53
K 11541 Baby, Baby, Baby / The Lover's Waltz – 07-53
K 11582 So Little Time / Bluebird – 09-53
K 11604 That's All / Secret Love – 11-53
K 11624 It's Christmas Once Again / Every Day Is Christmas – 11-53
K 11668 There Was A Time / Wall Of Ice – 01-54 (rev. Jan. 16)
K 11718 The Joker (In The Card Game Of Life) / Within My Heart – 04-54
K 11763 Linger In My Arnms / If You Would Love Me Again – 06-54 (rev. June 19)
K 11821 I Have That Kind Of Heart / You Walk By – 09-54 (rev. Oct. 2)
K 11932 Serenade To A Fool / It Could Have Been Me – 02-55
K 11993 Welcome To My Heart / Spring Never Came Around – 05-55
K 12054 A Teardrop On A Rose Side / To Those Who Wait – 08-55 (rev. Sept. 3)
K 12095 My Sweetheart, My Best Friend And I / Baby, Take You Dreaming – 10-55
K 12248 There Must Be A Way To Your Heart / Love Is A Child – 05-56
K 12342 My Ship / Day That I Lost You – 10-56
K 12514 We’re Not Children Anymore / Any Place, Any Time – 07-57
K 12688 It's All In The Game / Please Love Me Forever – 07-58
K 12722 Love Is All We Need / Mr. Music Man – 10-58
SK 50104 It's All In The Game / Love Is All We Need – 58 (stereo)
K 12757 Please Mr. Sun / The Morning Side Of The Mountain – 01-59
K 12794/SK 50122 My Melancholy Baby / It's Only The Good Times – 04-59 (rev. Apr. 27)
K 12814/SK 50126  I've Been There / I Looked At Heaven – 07-59
K 12837 (New In) The Ways Of Love / Honestly And Truly – 10-59
K 12871 Don't Fence Me In / I'm Building Castles Again – 01-60
K 12890 I Really Don't Want To Know / Unloved – 05-60
K 12916 It's Not The End Of Everything / Blue Heartaches – 08-60 (rev. Sept. 5)
K 12959 As You Desire Me / Suzie Wong – 10-60
K 12981 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) / One And Twenty – 01-61 (rev. Jan. 30)
K 13002 That's The Way With Love (Viaggio Nell' Infinito) / The Golden Chain – 04-61
K 13032 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / My Heart Would Know – 08-61
K 13057 The Tables Are Turning / I'll Cry You Out Of My Heart – 62
K 13100 Please Don't Tell Me / Tonight I Won't Be There – 10-62
K 13128 Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose / May I - 02-63
K 13172 Love Is Best Of All / Country Boy – 63
K 13317 Take These Chains From My Heart / You Win Again - 65
KGC 143 It's All In The Game / Please Love Me Forever  - (MGM Golden Circle)
MVG 528 It's All In The Game / Please Love Me Forever  - (MGM Band of Gold)
Warwick W 601 Please Love Me Forever / It's All In The Game -  (Warwick Solid Gold)
Collectables COL 4217 It's All In The Game / Morning Side Of The Mountain - 86
Eric 4106 It's All In The Game / Please Mr.Sun - 56
Musicor
MU 1046 Left-Over Dreams / 9 Chances Out of 10 - 64
MU 1159 I Cried I Cried / I Must Be Doing Something Wrong – 02-66
Unknown origin
Stardust URS 083  Before You / Unloved
Mate M45-009 Before You / Unloved