Leon Ashley

Leon Walton, *18-05-1936 Covington, GA
by Praguefrank, Dave Dzurick, Kent Heineman
SESSIONS
1960 poss. Goldband Studio, 313 Church Street, Lake Charles, LA – Leon Ashley
001 JUST IN HER TEENS Goldband G-1096
002 PRIZE POSSESSION Goldband G-1096
003 HE'LL NEVER GO Goldband G-1104
004 IF I WERE KIN G OF THE UNIVERSE Goldband G-1104
005 NOT GOING HOME Goldband G-1124
006 YOU WIN AGAIN Goldband G-1124
24 May 1961 unknown - Leon Ashley
007 IM 2996 THE LONGEST WALK Imperial X5759
008 IM 2997 TEENAGE ANGEL X5759
009 IM 3006 COURT OF TWO SISTERS X5795
010 IM 3007 IT'S ALRIGHT, BABY X5795
ca. June 1964 unknown - Leon Ashley
011 YOU GAVE ME THE REASON TO LIVE Tic Toc 111 Dot 45-16649
012 YOU'VE GOT A HEARTBREAK Tic Toc 111 45-16649
ca. November 1966 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley & Margie Singleton
013 HOW CAN WE DIVIDE THESE LITTLE HEARTS 45-990
014 IF LOVE HAS DIED 45-990
1967 or earlier Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
015 OUR OLD LOVE SONG A 100
016 SHE PICKED ME UP A 100/A-3695 JS-6066
017 764 MOST MEN A 764/765/LSP-3900
018 765 WEAKNESS OF A MAN A 764/765
019 BEFORE YOU WERE MINE A 768/LSP-3900
020 SU SOW A 768
ca. 1967 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley & Margie Singleton
021 WATCHING YOUR MEMORY GROW A 702
022 CAN YOU LIVE WITH THE WAY A 702
ca. June 1967 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
023 LAURA (WHAT HES GOT I AINT GOT) A 2003/LSP-3900 AYS-54001 A-3750
024 WITH THE HELP OF THE WINE A 2003/LSP-3900 AYS-54001 A-3750
025 TELL HIM DADDY SAID "HELLO" LSP-3900
026 CURTAIN OF SADNESS A 2025/LSP-3900 A-3750
027 THIS JUNGLE OF LIDE LSP-3900 ALPS3700
029 WHEN LONELINESS MOVES IN LSP-3900
030 None/ CL-7853* KEEPIN HER MEMORY ALIVE 45-35005/LSP-3900
031 A LITTLE MORE HURT LSP-3900
032 TODAY'S THE DAY AFTER LSP-3900
033 BRANDED MAN LSP-3900
ca. September 1967 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley  Margie Singleton
034 4630 HANGIN‘ ON A-2015/A-3695 JS-6066
035 4631 FOUR O CLOCK IN THE MORNING A-2015/A-3695 JS-6066
ca. October 1967 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
036 ANNA, I'M TAKING YOU HOME A 2025/ALPS3700 AYS-54001 A-3750
ca. January 1968 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
037 MENTAL JOURNEY A 2075/A-3700 AYS-54001
038 ALL I CAN STAND A 2075
039 WR-465 PRAYERS CAN'T REACH ME A 4000/ALPS3700
040 WR-466 FLOWER OF LOVE A 4000/JS-6069 ALPS3700 AYS-54001 A-3750
ca. March 1968 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton
041 YOU'LL NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN A 3000/ A-3695 JS-6066
042 PARTING OF THE WAVES A 3000/A-3695 JS-6066
ca. November 1968 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
043 ARP-1005 WHILE YOUR LOVER SLEEPS A-7000/AYS-54001
044 ARP-1006 THAT'S ALRIGHT A-7000
ca. January 1969 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
045 ARP-1027 WALKIN BACK TO BIRMINGHAM 9000 AYS-54001
046 ARP-1028 IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING 9000/JS-6069 AYS-54001
1969 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley  Margie Singleton
047 IF LOVE HAS DIED A 350
048 HOW CAN WE DIVIDE THESE LITTLE HEARTS? A 350
ca. June 1969 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
049 ARP-1071 AINT GONNA WORRY A-22
050 ILLUSIONS OF LIFE A-22/A-3695 JS-6066
051 TOO MUCH LIVING IN TOO LITTLE TIME JS-6069
052 TO CHOOSE THE BAD JS-6069
053 AT THE RISK OF LOSING YOU JS-6069
054 BABY, I'M COMING HOME JS-6069
055 PACKING AND UNPACKING JS-6069
056 SHE STILL COMES AROUND JS-6069
057 YOU GAVE ME REASON TO LIVE JS-6069
ca. January 1970 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
058 CL-7780 A LIFE FOR A WIFE 45-35001
059 CL-7781 BEES ARE MAKING HONEY 45-35001
060 HONEY (I MISS YOU) ALPS-3700
061 AS MUCH AS I CAN STAND ALPS-3700
062 I WANT TO LIVE ALPS3700
063 YOU'RE WHAT I NEED ALPS3700
064 ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE ALPS3700
065 SOMEWHERE IN THE CLOSET ALPS3700
066 YOU'RE JUST IN TIME ALPS3700
ca. January 1970 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton
067 CL-7786 ALL THAT LOVE IS GONE 45-35002
068 CL-7787 BLINDNESS OF THE WIFE 45-35002
ca. May 1970 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley
069 CL-7800 BRACE UP AND FACE IT 35003/AYS-54001
070 CL-7801 TELL HIM DADDY SAID HELLO 35003
071 WHAT IS TO BE WILL BE AYS-54001
ca. May 1970 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton (Producer: Leon Ashley)
072 CL-7822 HAPPY LOVING YOU ASH-35004 /A-3750
073 CL-7823 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ASH-35004
1970 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
074 TO LOVE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME AYS-54001
1971 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
075 CL-7870 THERE’S NO EASY WAY 35008
076 CL-7876 LOSING MAN 45-35008
1972 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton (Producer: Leon Ashley)
077 CL-7958 EASE UP 35010/A-3750
078 UNTIL DAWN 35010
1972 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
079 CL-7995 THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING ABOUT HER (THAT I'D CHANGE) 35011
080 CL-7996 BEFORE THE ENXT TEARDOP DALLS 45-35011/A-3750
1974 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
081 CL-8028 LOVE FITS ME BETTER 35013
082 OFF AND RUNNING 35013
1975 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
083 I'LL BE THERE A7600
084 IF I COULD SEE OVER THE MOUNTAIN A7600
1980 Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley (Producer: Leon Ashley)
085 LOOK WHAT LOVING ME HAS DONE TO YOU 5258
086 BAR ROOM IN DALLAS 5258
087 DEAR WILLIE (A LETTER FROM LUCKENBACH) 5323
unknown date Nashville, TN – Leon Ashley  Margie Singleton (Producer: Leon Ashley)
088 WRONG WOMEN'S ARMS ASH-3501
089 ALONE TOGETHER ASH-3501
090 MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN A-3750

ALBUMS
RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3900 Laura (What's He Got, I Ain't Got): Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got); Tell Him Daddy Said "Hello"; Curtain Of Sadness; The Jungle Of Life; Most Men; With The Help Of The Wine; When Loneliness Moves In; Keeping Her Memory Alive; A Little More Hurt;. Before You Were Mine; Today's The Day After; Branded Man – 10-67
Ashley A-3695 New Brand Of Country: Ode To Billie Joe (Margie Singleton); Four O' Clock In The Morning; Petal From A Rose (Margie Singleton); She Picked Me Up (Leon Ashley); Parting Of The Ways; Hanging On; Big Boys Don't Need Mamas (Margie Singleton); Illusions Of Life (Leon Ashley); Wanderin' Mind (Margie Singleton); You'll Never Be Lonely Again – 69 w. Margie Singleton (also on Hilltop JS-6066 Ode To Billie Joe)
Hilltop JS-6069 Flower Of Love: Flower Of Love; Too Much Living In Too Little Time; To Choose The Bad; At The Risk Of Losing You; Baby, I'm Coming Home; Rocking And Unpacking; It's All Over But The Crying; She Still Comes Around; You Gave Me Reason To Live – 10-69
Ashley ALPS-3700 Mental Journey: Mental Journey; Honey (I Miss You); As Much As I Can Stand; I Want To Live; You're What I Need; Another Time Another Place; Flower Of Love; Prayers Can't Reach Me; Somewhere In The Closet; Anna, I'm Taking You Home; You're Just In Time; This Jungle Of Life - 70
Ashley AYS-54001 The Best Of Leon Ashley: Brace Up And Face It; Laura; Mental Journey; Flower Of Love; To Love What's Left Of Me; While Your Love Steps; It's All Over But The Crying; Walking Back To Birmingham; Anna, I'm Taking You Home; What Is To Be Will Be; With The Help Of The Wine – 10-70
Ashley A-3750 Ease Up and By Special Request: Ode To Billy Joe - MS ; Before The Next Teardrop Falls – LA; Laura - LA ; With The Help Of The Wine – LA; Jesus Is My Pusher – MS; Curtain Of Sadness – LA; Anna, I'm Taking You Home – LA; Make It On Your Own – LA and MS ; Flower Of Love - LA ; Happy Loving You – MS + LA; I Guess I've Just Loved You Too Long – MS; Ease Up - LA - ca. 74 w. Margie Singleton

SINGLES
Goldband (1960)
G-1096 Just In Her Teens / Prize Possession – ca. 06-60
G-1104 He'll Never Go / If I Were Kin G Of The Universe - 60
G-1124 Not Going Home / You Win Again - 62
Imperial (1961)
X5759 Teen Age Angel / The Longest Walk - 06-61
X5795 It's Alright Baby / Court Of Two Sisters - 11-61
Tic Toc (1964)
111 You Gave Me The Reason To Live / You've Got A Heartbreak - 64 (also on Dot 45-16649, released July 1964)
Monument (1966)
45-990 How Can We Divide These Little Hearts / If Love Has Died - 01-67 w. Margie Singleton
Ashley (1967 or earlier-?)
A 100 Our Old Love Song / She Picked Me Up - unknown date
A 702 Watching Your Memory Grow / Can You Live With The Way - unknown date w. Margie Singleton
A 764/765 Most Men / Weakness Of A Man - 67 or earlier
A 768 Before You Were Mine / Su Sow - 67 or earlier
A 2003 Laura (What He(s Got I Ain(t Got) / With The Help Of The Wine - 07-67
A 2015 Hangin' On / Four O' Clock - 10-67 w. Margie Singleton
A 2025 Anna, I'm Taking You Home / Courtain Of Sadness - 11-67
A 2075 Mental Journey / All I Can Stand - 02-68
A 3000 You'll Never Be Lonely Again / Parting Of The Waves - 04-68 w. Margie Singleton
A 4000 Flower Of Love / Prayers Can't Reach Me - 07-68
A 7000 While Your Lover Sleeps / That's Alright - 12-68
A 9000 Walking Back To Birmingham / It's All Over But The Crying - 03-69
A 22 Ain't Gonna Worry / Illusions Of Life - 07-69
A 350 If Love Has Died / How Can We Divide These Little hearts? - 69 w. Margie Singleton
45-35001 A Life For A Wife / Bees Are Making Honey - 02-70
45-35002 All That Love Is Gone / Blindness Of The Wife - 02-70 w. Margie Singleton
45-35003 Brace Up And Face It / Tell Him Daddy Said Hello - 06-70
45-35004 Happy Loving You / Love Me Or Leave Me - 06-70 w. Margie Singleton
45-35005 Mama's Ten / Keeping Her Memory Alive - 70
45-35008 There Ain't No Easy Way / Losing Man – 05-71
45-35010 Ease Up / Until Dawn - 72
45-35011 There's Not A Single Thing About Me (That I'd Change) / Before The Next Teardrops Fall - 72
45-35013 Love Fits Me Better / Off And Running - 74
A7600 I'll Be There / If I Could See Over The Mountain - 75
5258 Look What Loving Me Has Done To You / Bar Room In Dallas - 80
5323 Dear Willie (A Letter From Luckenbach) / Laura - ca. 80
666 Lean On Me / I Ain’t Got Over You Yet - 82
ASH-3501 Wrong Women's Arms / Alone Together (w. Margie Singleton) - unknown