Harry Choates

*26-12-1922 Rayne, LA,+17-07-1951
by Richard Weize, Henk Scholts, Gram Jones, Dick Grant
14 February 1940 [09:30-11:30] Jefferson Hotel, Rooms 229,230, Dallas, TX - Happy Fats &His Rayne-Bo Ramblers (Sandy Lormand [gt], Pee Wee Broussard [banjo], Ray Clark [steel], Leroy Leblanc [vcl -*/bass], Harry Choates [vcl -+/gt/fiddle], Harold Broussard [vcl -x/piano)
H01 BS-048005 O.S.T. GAL -* B-8537 Montgomery Ward M-8693/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H02 BS-048006 A LITTLE HIGH CHAIR -* B-8648 Montgomery Ward M-8695 BCD-16355
H03 BS-048007 THE OLD ICE MAN -x B-8537 Montgomery Ward M-8693/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H04 BS-048008 I KNOW YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO -* B-8623 Montgomery Ward M-8604/ BCD-16355
H05 BS-048009 LAKE CHARLES SHUFFLE -instr. B-8623 Montgomery Ward M-8604/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H06 BS-048010 I'VE GROWN SO LONELY FOR YOU B-8648 Montgomery Ward M-8695/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H07 BS-048011 GRAN PRAIRIE (CAJUN HOP) -* B-2081/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H08 BS-048012 LA POLKA A GILBERT (OLD TIME POLKA) B-2083/ BCD-16355
H09 BS-048013 LA VEUVE DE LA COULEE -* B-2081/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
H10 BS-048014 LA TETE FILLE LAFAYETTE -+ B-2083/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
9 October 1941 Dallas, TX - Shelly Lee Alley & His Alleycats (Harry Choates [steel] + more unknown musicians)
S01 BS-071142 ANSWER TO MY PRECIOUS DARLING B-8888
S02 BS-071143 BEER JOINT BLUES B-8934
S03 BS-071144 THE BIG HOUSE BLUES B-8934
S04 BS-071145 WHY ARE YOU BLUE unissued
S05 BS-071146 MY LOVE B-8888
S06 BS-071147 SWEETHEART OF MINE unissued
ca. 31 March 1946 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Esmond Pursley [gt], B.D.Williams [gt], Charles Stagle [banjo],James Foster [bass], William Slay [piano])
001 ST-2286* JOLE BLON (PRETTY BLOND) 1314 Modern 20-511 DeLuxe 6000 Starday 187* D 1024/D 7000 AIM-1305 BCD-16355
002 LA VALUE ZULBAUGH unissued
ca. June 1946 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Esmond Pursley [gt], Abe Manuel [gt], Joe Manuel [vcl/banjo], B.D.Williams [bass])
003 ST-2294* BASILE WALTZ 1313 Modern 20-511 DeLuxe 6000 Starday 284* D 1132/D 7000 LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
004 JOLE BLON (PRETTY BLOND) unissued
GS 1313/4 was repressed many times, original non non-flexible acetate (red label, yellow/gold printing), later ones vinyl (red/yelow label; black print), D-issues are recent and were pressed by the H.W. ‘Pappy” Daily distribution concern in Houston. Modern releases as by Harry Choates & his fiddle.
ca. November or December 1946 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Esmond Pursley [gt], Abe Manuel [gt], Joe Manuel [vcl/banjo], B.D.Williams [bass], Curzy Roy [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
005 ST-2295 ALLONS A LAFAYETTE 1319 Starday 273* D 1023/D 7000 LP 5027 CD380 BCD-16355
006 ST-2296 PORT ARTHUR WALTZ 1319 Starday 224* D 1044/D 7000 LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
11 February 1947 Lake Charles, LA - Harry Choates & His Melody Boys (Esmond Pursley [gt], Joseph Manuel [vcl/banjo], Pee Wee Lyons [steel], B.D. Williams [bass], Curzy Roy [drums], Johnnie Manuel [vcl/piano]
004 1005 HACKBERRY HOP Cajun Classics 1007-10/ CD 380 KK CD-22 BCD-16355
008 1006 JE PASE DURVAN' TA PORT (I’LL PASS IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR) Cajun Classics 1005-6/CD 380 KKCD-22 BCD-16355
009 1007 TIP-E-TE TIP-E-TA AMEON (YOU’RE CUTE AND YOU’RE LITTLE) (T’EST PETITE ET MIGNONE) Cajun Classics 1006/ BCD-16355
010 1008 POOR HOBO Cajun Classics 1008-9/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
011 1009 JOLE BRUN (PRETTY BRUNETTE) Cajun Classics 1008-9/CD 380 KK CD-22 BCD-16355
012 1010 YES, I LOVE YOU Cajun Classics 1007-10/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
Cajun Classics appears to have been connected with the Swing/Swing with the Stars labels, wich used Quinn’s material or studio. Johnny Mae Smirle is credit (correctly) as Johnnie Manuel.
19 February 1947 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Esmond Pursley [gt], Joe Manuel [vcl/banjo], Pee Wee Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Curzy Roy [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
013 CAJUN HOP (LES BLUES DU PORT ARTHUR) 1326 Modern 20-526/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
014 FA-DE-DO STOMP (FAIS DO DO STOMP) 1326 Modern 20-530/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
015 RUBBER DOLLY 1331 Modern 20-528/Old Timey OT-105 CD 380 BCD-16355
016 BIG WOODS unissued
017 JEALOUS MAMA unissued
018 TWO FOR ONE WALTZ unissued
ca. February 1947 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Esmond Pursley [gt], Joe Manuel [vcl/banjo], Pee Wee Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Curzy Roy [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
019 HARRY CHOATES SPECIAL 1330 Modern 20-530/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
ca. June 1947 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Reagan Parchman [steel], poss. Junior Keelan [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
020 MISSING YOU 1333/BCD-16355
021 WRONG KEYHOLE [aka THE RIGHT KEY BUT THE WRONG KEYHOLE] 1333/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
022 BAYOU PON PON (BEAR CREAK HOP) 1335/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
023 LAWTELL WALTZ 1335/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
ca. October or November 1947 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Pee Wee Maples [gt], Pee Wee Lyons [steel], Grady Mann [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
024 ST-2298 LOUISIANNA 1336 Modern 20-595 Starday 212* D 1043/D 7000 LP-5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
025 ST-2297 POOR HOBO 1336 Modern 20-595/D 7000 LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
026 ST-2299 RYE WHISKEY 1340/CD 380 BCD-16355
027 ST-2300 DEVIL IN THE BAYOU 1340/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
028 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN unissued
ca. early 1948 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Pee Wee Maples [gt], Red Fabacher [steel], Junior Keelan [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Manuel [piano])
029 ST-2302* DRAGGING THE BOW [DRAGGIN’ THE FIDDLE*; DRAG THAT FIDDLE**] 1343 Starday 45-273* EP-258** D 1023* 1024/D 7000 Melodisc MLP 12-116** LP 5027 BCD-16355
1948 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (unknown musicians)
030 TE PETITE (T’EST PETITE ET MIGNONNE) 1343/CD 380 BCD-16355
ca. June 1948 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Buddy Duhon & Harry Choates (Amos Hebert [steel], Sue Romero [bass], Johnny Holland [drums], Pee Wee Calhoun [accordion])
031 ST-2303 OLD COW BLUES (MILK COW BLUES) 1345/LP-7453 KK CD-22 BCD-16355
032 ST-2304 NOBODY CARES FOR ME 1345/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
ca. 1948 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Charles Kegler [steel] + more unknown musicians)
033 ST-2316 I‘M GONNA MOVE TO OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN unissued/ BCD-16355
034 ST-2312 EVERYBODY’S WALTZ (WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ) unissued/BCD-16355
035 HONKY-TONKING DAYS unissued/ BCD-16355
036 ST-2313 SAN ANTONIO WALTZ unissued/ BCD-16355
ca. November or December 1948 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Cecil Mullins [gt], Earl Rebert [gt/steel], Sue Romero [bass], Johnny Holland [drums], Harold Boussard [piano], Pee Wee Calhoun [accordion]
037 ST-2305 MARI JOLE BLON (JOLE BLON’S HUSBAND) 1350/CD 380 BCD-16355
038 ST-2306 HONKY-TONKING DAYS [HONKY TONKIN‘ BLUES] 1350/CD 380 BCD-16355
ca. April or May 1949 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Bill Boyd [gt/vcl -1, Carol Broussard [steel], B.D. Williams [bass], Pee Wee Calhoun [accordion], Harold Broussard [piano])
039 ST-2318 LOUISIANA BOOGIE [HONKY TONK BOOGIE] 1380 Starday 224* D 1044/D 7000 LP 5027 CD-380 BCD-16355
040 ST-2301 SIDEWALK WALTZ -1 1380/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
ca. June or July 1949 KPLC Radio Station Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Harry Choates (Harold “Popeye” Broussard [piano], B.D.Williams [bass], Crawford Vincent [drums])
041 JOLIE BLON'S GONE Oklahoma Tornado OT-107/ BCD-16355
042 VALSE DE LAKE CHARLES Oklahoma Tornado OT-107/ BCD-16355
O.T. was a shortlived label operated by Virgel Bosman of the Oklahoma Tornado band.
ca Fall 1949 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Ernest Benoit [vcl] + unknown musicians)
043 ST-2307 HARRY CHOATES BLUES [HARRY’S BLUES] 1385/LP-5027 CD 380 AIM-1205 BCD-16355
044 ST-2308 CHERE MEON 1385/LP 5027 CD 380 BCD-16355
unknown date Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (unknown musicians)
045 ST-2309 MAGGIE WALTZ 1388/KK CD-22 BCD-16355
046 ST-2310 IT WON’T BE LONG [OPELOUSAS WALTZ*] 1388 Starday 212* D 1043/D 7000 LP 5027 CD-380 BCD-16355
047 ST-2315 CORPUS CRISTI WALTZ D 1024/ BCD-16355
048 BIG WOODS Humming Bird HB-1011/LP-7453
049 OH-MEON Humming Bird HB-1011/LP-7453 KK-CD-22 AIM-1205 BCD-16355
1946/49 (unidentified sessions) Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Harry Choates
050 ST-2287 JOLE BLON [english] Starday 45-187/ BCD-16355
051 ST-2311 TONDELAY D 1132/D 7000 BCD-16355
052 ‘TIL THEN I‘LL HIDE ALL MY TEARS unissued
053 LIQUOR AND WOMEN unissued
ca. December 1949 or January 1950 Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX - Link Davis &Harry Choates (fiddle) [released as by Link Davis]
054 JOE TURNER 670/ BCD-16355
055 HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS 670/ BCD-16355
unrecognized retitled tracks by Starday
ST-2314 BOOGIE
ST-2317 BOOGIE WOOGIE
ST-2319 FRENCH WALTZ #1
ST-2320 FRENCH WALTZ #2
ST-2321 FRENCH WALTZ #3
ST-2322 FRENCH WALTZ #4
ca. March 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Manuel or Esmond A. ‘Eddie’ Pursley [gt], Ronald R. “Pee Wee” Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Ruth Manuel (Johnnie Mae Smirle) [piano])
056 ACA-1506 PARTY GIRLS OF PORT ARTHUR unissued
057 ACA-1507 GRA MAMOU Macy's 124/CD 380 KK-7453 KK CD-22 AIM-1205
058 ACA-1508 CAT'N AROUND Macy's 124/LP-7453 KK CD-07
059 ACA-1509 WHAT YOU DOIN' BABY unissued
060 ACA-1510 CHOATES' WALTZ unissued
ca. April 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Harry Choates & His Fiddle (Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Manuel or Esmond A. ‘Eddie’ Pursley [gt], Ronald R. “Pee Wee” Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Ruth Manuel (Johnnie Mae Smirle) [piano])
061 ACA-1556 LOUISIANA BOOGIE Macy's 134/KK-7453 KK CD-22 AIM-1205
062 ACA-1557 IT'S TOO LONG unissued
063 ACA-1558 I LOVE YOU BABY unissued
064 ACA-1559 SHE'S SWEET SWEET Macy's 158/LP-7453 KK CD-22 AIM-1205
065 ACA-1560 WHAT'S THE USE Macy's 134/LP-7453 KK CD-22 AIM-1205
066 ACA-1586 GUITAR unissued
ca. June 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Manuel or Esmond A. ‘Eddie’ Pursley [gt], Ronald R. “Pee Wee” Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Ruth Manuel (Johnnie Mae Smirle) [piano])
067 ACA-1691 KOREA, HERE WE COME Macy's 141
068 ACA-1692 DO YOU STILL LOVE ME Macy's 141/LP-7453 KK CD-22 AIM-1205
069 ACA-1693 FIDDLE POLKA unissued
070 ACA-1694 YOU ARE MINE unissued
ca. September 1950 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Manuel or Esmond A. ‘Eddie’ Pursley [gt], Ronald R. “Pee Wee” Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Ruth Manuel (Johnnie Mae Smirle) [piano])
071 ACA-1748 FIDDLE POLKA Macy's 147/AIM-1205
072 ACA-1749 CHARLESTON SWING unissued
073 ACA-1750 ARE YOU WORKING unissued
074 ACA-1751 I¢VE QUIT MY CATTIN¢ AROUND Macy's 147/KK CD-22 AIM-1205
075 ACA-1752 CORPUS CHRISTE WALTZ (sic!) Macy's 159
076 ACA-1753 MY HEART IS BREAKING unissued
fall 1950 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Harry Choates (Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Manuel or Esmond A. ‘Eddie’ Pursley [gt], Ronald R. “Pee Wee” Lyons [steel], B.D.Williams [bass], Amos Comeaux [drums], Johnnie Ruth Manuel (Johnnie Mae Smirle) [piano])
077 ACA-1809 MUSICIAN'S BLUES unissued
078 ACA-1810 I'M GOING TO THE BOTTOM unissued
079 ACA-1811 MY PRETTY BRUNETTE Macy's 159/KK CD-22 AIM-1205
080 ACA-1812 ANSWER TO GRA MAMOU unissued
081 ACA-1813 FRENCH HONKY TONK unissued
082 ACA-1814 HARRY'S BLUES Macy's 158
083 ACA-1911 FIVE TIME LOSER unissued
late 1950 Waco, TX - Harry Choates as by Kentucky Slim and Southerners (unknown musicians)
084 ACA-2011 JOLE BLON'S FAREWELL Humming Bird 1008 / AIM 1205
085 ACA-2012 MISSING YOU Humming Bird 1008
1951 poss. Waco, TX - Harry Choates & His Fiddle
086 GULF COAST WALTZ Humming Bird 1012 / BCD 16355 BH
087 BIG MAMOU (GROSSE MAMOU) Humming Bird 1012 / LP 7453 / KK CD-22 / AIM 1205
spring 1951 KCOR Radio Station Studio, San Antonio, TX - Harry Choates (Lucky Ford [gt], Lloyd Baker [steel], Junior Keelan [bass])
088 AUSTIN SPECIAL Allied 101/KK-CD 22 AIM 1205
089 SATURDAY NIGHT WALTZ Allied 101/KK-CD 22 AIM 1205
090 BEAUMONT WALTZ Allied 103/LP-7453 KK-CD 22 AIM 1205
091 FIVE-TIME LOSER Allied 103/LP-7453 KK-CD 22 AIM 1205
Allied was owned by Bob Tanner of the “Tanner ‘n’ Texas” distribution-recording-pressing combine in San Antonio

ALBUMS
D DLP-7000 Jole Blon: The Original Cajun Fiddle Of Harry Choates: Jole Blon; Dragging The Bow; Allons A Lafayette; Poor Hobo; Port Arthur Waltz; Tondelay; Louisiana; Basile Waltz; Opelousas Waltz; Honky Tonk Boogie - 59
Arhoolie 5027 The Fiddle King Of Cajun Swing: Allons Lafayette; Basile Waltz; Cajun Hop; Port Arthur Waltz; Harry Choates Special; It Won't Be Long; Wrong Keyhole; Dragging The Bow; Poor Hobo; Devil In The Bayou; Rye Whiskey; Fais Do Do Stomp; Lawtell Waltz; Bayou Pon Pon; Chere Meon; Lousiana Boogie - 82 (reissued in 1994 on ARH-CD-380 with bonus tracks: Te Petite; Rubber Dolly; Louisiana; Harry Choates Blues; Mari Jole Blon; Honky Tonking Days; Grand Mamou [Macy¢s track]; Je Pase Durvan Ta Port; Hackberry Hop; Jolie Brun)
Krazy Kat [UK] KK-7453 Five Time Loser: Louisiana Boogie; She's Sweet Sweet; Old Cow Blues; Je Pass Durvant'a Pour; Hackberry Hop; Do You Still Love Me; Cat'n Around; My Pretty Brunette; Big Mamou; Oh Meon; What's The Use; Big Woods; Beaumont Waltz; Five Time Loser - ca. 86 [Cajun Classics, Gold Star, Macy's recordings]
Krazy Kat [UK] KK CD-22 Five Time Loser: Lake Charles Shuffle; The Old Ice Man; O.S.T. Gal; I've Grown So Lonely For You; Les Tete Fille Lafayette; Gran Prairie; La Veuve De La Coulee; Se Durvan Ta Port; Hackberry Hop; Poor Hobo; I Love You I Love You; Old Cow Blues (w. Buddy Duhon); Nobody Cares For Me (w. Buddy Duhon); Sidewalk Waltz; Louisiana Boogie; She's Sweet Sweet; What's The Use?;. Do You Still Love Me; I've Quit My Cattin' Around; My Pretty Brunette; Maggie Waltz; Big Mamou; Oh Meon; Austin Special; Saturday Night Waltz; Beaumont Waltz; Five Time Loser - 98 [Bluebird, Cajun Classics, Gold Star, Macy's recordings]
AIM [AUS] AIM 1205 Cajun Fiddle King: Gran Prairie; Poor Hobo; Five Time Loser; Veuve De La Coulee; Louisiana Boogie; Beaumont Waltz; Hackberry Hop; Grand Mamou; Saturday Night Waltz; Do You Still Love Me; Jolé Blon; Lake Charles Shuffle; O.S.T. Gal; I've Quit My Cattin' Around; Je Pase Durvan Ta Port; She's Sweet Sweet; Harry's Blues; My Pretty Brunette; Jolé Blon's Farewell; Austin Special; What's The Use?; Oh Meon; Big Mamou; Old Ice Man; I've Grown So Lonely for You; Fiddle Polka - 10-99
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16355 Devil In The Bayou: Jole Blon (Pretty Blond); Louisiana Boogie; Poor Hobo; Port Arthur Waltz; Dragging The Bow (Draggin' The Fiddle); Tondelay; Basile Waltz; It Won't Be Long; Louisiana; Cajun Hop (Les Blues Du Port Arthur); Allons A Lafayette; Harry Choates Special; Wrong Keyhole (The Right Key The Wrong Keyhole); San Antonio Waltz; Honky-Tonking Days; Everybody's Waltz (Wednesday Night Waltz); I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town; Have You Heard The News; Joe Turner; Nobody Cares For Me; Old Cow Blues (Milk Cow Blues); Devil In The Bayou; Chere Meon; Bayou Pon Pon (Bear Creak Hop); Harry Choates Blues; Te Petite (T'est Petite Et Mignonne); Fa-D-Do Stomp (Fais Do-Do Stomp); Rubber Dolly; Jole Blon (engl. vers.); Honky-Tonking Days; Lawtell Waltz; Maggie Waltz (When You And I Were Young, Maggie); Mari Jole Blon (Jole Blon's Husband); Gulf Coast Blues; Missing You; Rye Whiskey; Sidewalk Waltz; Oh-Meon; Corpus Christi Waltz; Jolie Blon's Gone; Valse De Lake Charles; Hackberry Hop; Je Pase Durvan' Ta; Tip-E-Te Tip-E-Ta Ameon (You're Cute And...); Poor Hobo; Jole Brun (Pretty Brunette); Yes, I Love You; O.S.T. Gal; A Litte High Chair; The Old Ice Man; I Know You Feel The Way I Do; Lake Charles Shuffle (instr.); I've Grown So Lonely For You; Gran P'rairie (Cajun Hop); La Polka A Gilbert (Old Time Polka); Le Veuve De La Coulee (Cajun Hop); Les Tete Fille Lafayette (Cajun Hop) - 02 (double)

SINGLES
Bluebird (1940-41) with Happy Fat & Rayne-Bo Ramblers/*with Shelly Lee
B-8537 Lost Gal / Old Ice Man - 40
B-8623 I Know You Feel The Way I Do / Lake Charles Shuffle - 40
B-8648 Little High Chair / I've Grown So Lonely For - 40
B-8879 In The House At The End Of The Road / When The Weeping Willow Smiles - 41
B-8888 Answer To My Precious Darling / My Love - 41*
B-8928 If I Ever Leave The South / I'm Not Sorry Now - 42
B-8934 Beer Joint Blues / The Big House Blues - 42*
Gold Star (1946-49)
Gold Star
1313/1314 Jole Blon / Basile Waltz - ca. 07-46
1319 Allons A Lafayette / Port Arthur Waltz - 46
1326 Cajun Hop / Fa-De-Do Stomp - ca. 03-47
1330 Harry Choates Special / Cajun Hop - 47
1331 Rubber Dolly / Fa-De-Do Stomp - 47
1333 Missing You / Wrong Keyhole - 47
1335 Bayou Pon Pon / Lawtell Waltz - 47
1336 Louisiana / Poor Hobo - 47
1340 Rye Whiskey / Devil In The Bayou - 48
1343 Dragging The Bow / Te Petite - 48
1345 Old Cow Blues / Nobody Cares For Me - 48 w. Buddy Duhon
1350 Honky Tonkin' Days / Mari Jole Blon - 48
1380 Louisiana Boogie / Sidewalk Waltz - 49
1385 Harry Choates Blues / Chere Meon - 49
1388 It Won't Be Long / Maggie Waltz - 49
670 Joe Turner / Have You Heard The News - 50 vcl Link Davis (issued as by Link Davis)
HB-1011 Oh-Meon / Big Woods - ca. 50 (released on Humming Bird, reissued on D 1222)
Modern
20-511 Jole Blon / Basile Waltz - 46
20-528 Cajun Hop / Rubber Dolly - 47
20-530 Fa-De-Do Stomp / Harry Choates Special - 47
20-595 Louisiana / Poor Hobo - 47
DeLuxe
6000 Jole Blon / Basile Waltz - 46
Starday
45-187 The Original New Jole Blon [french] / The Original Jole Blon [english] -05-55
45-212 Opelousas Waltz / Louisiana (mistitled as Poor Hobo) - 11-55
45-224 Honky Tonk Boogie / Port Arthur Waltz - 03-56
45-273 Draggin' The Fiddle / Allons A Lafayette - ca. 11-56
45-284 Basile Waltz / Tondellay - ca. 01-57
D
1023 Allons A. Lafayette / Draggin' The Fiddle - 11-58 (reissue of Starday 273)
1024 Draggin' The Bow / Jole Blon - ca. 11-58
1024 Corpus Christi Waltz / Jole Blon - ca. 11-58
1043 Opelopusas Waltz / Poor Hobo - ca. 02-59 (reissue of 45-212)
1044 Honky Tonk Boogie / Port Arthur Waltz - ca. 02-59 (reissue of 45-224)
1132 Tondellay / Basile Waltz - ca. 03-60 (reissue of 45-284)
1222 Big Woods / Oh, Meon - ca. 10-61 (reissue of Hummingbird 1011/12)
1224 Draggin' The Bow / Jole Blon - ca. 11-61
Cajun Classics (1947, during Gold Star contract)
1005/1006 Je Passe Durvan Ta Port / Tip-E-Te Tip-E Ta Ameon - 47
1007/1010 Hackberry Hop / Yes, I Love You - 47
1008/1009 Poor Hobo / Jole Brun - 47
Oklahoma Tornado (1949, during Gold Star contract)
OT-107 Jolie Blon's Gone / Valse De Lake Charles - 49
Macy's (1950)
124 Gra Mamou / Cat'n Around - 50
134 Louisiana Boogie / What's The Use - 50
141 Korea Here We Come / Do You Still Love Me - ca. 50
147 Fiddle Polka / I've Quit My Cattin' Around - ca. 50
158 She's Sweet Sweet / Harry's Blues - ca 50
159 Corpus Christe Waltz / My Pretty Brunette - ca 50
Humming Bird (1950)
1008 Jole blon's Farewell / Missing You - 50 (as by Kentucky Slim and Southerners)
HB-1012-A Gulf Coast waltz / Big Mamou (Grosse Mamou) - ca 51
Allied (1951)
101 Austin Special / Saturday Night Waltz - 51
103 Beaumont Waltz / Five-Time Loser - 51