Nite Owls

Updated on October 28
SESSIONS
28 November 1936 San Antonio, TX – Al Dexter (Nite Owls: Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt], Jack True [bass])
000 SA 2640 HONKY TONK BLUES Vocalion 03435 ARC 70365
000 SA 2641 NEW JELLY ROLL BLUES Vocalion 03435 ARC 70365
000 SA 2642 IF WE CAN'T BE SWEETHEARTS WHY CAN'T WE BE PALS Vocalion 03569 ARC 79761
000 SA 2643 LITTLE SOD SHANTY Vocalion 03461 ARC 70464
000 SA 2644 WHISPER AGAIN THAT YOU LOVE ME Vocalion 03569 ARC 70761
000 SA 2645 MOTHER MINE Vocalion 03461 ARC 70464
15 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Nite Owls: Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt], Jack True [bass])
000 DAL 330 DUSTY ROAD Vocalion 03988
000 DAL 331 CAR HOPPIN' MAMA Vocalion 03636 ARC 70962
000 DAL 332 ONE MORE DAY IN PRISON Vocalion 04405
000 DAL 333 WAITING OLD PAL FOR YOU unissued
16 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
001 DAL 334 I’LL NEVER CRY OVER YOU unissued
002 DAL 335 I’M JUST AS HAPPY (AS I'VE EVER BEEN) Conqueror 8951 ARC 71060 Vocalion 03675
003 DAL 336 YUM-YUM BLUES Vocalion 03706 ARC 71164/ CCD-302
004 DAL 337 BACK YARD STOMP unissued
005 DAL 338 (I¢M CRYING 'CAUSE I KNOW) I’M LOSIN‘ YOU unissued
006 DAL 339 GET HOT (FOR YOUR LOVING DADDY) Vocalion 03706 ARC 71164/ CCD-302
007 DAL 340 I’VE LOST YOU SO WHY SHOULD I CARE Conqueror 8947 ARC 70954 Vocalion 03621/ CCD-302
008 DAL 341 COQUETTE Conqueror 8947 Vocalion 03621 ARC 70954/ CCD-302
009 DAL 342 SWEET THING unissued
17 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
010 DAL 343 NINE MILES OUT OF TOWN Conqueror 8951 ARC 71060 Vocalion 03675
17 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Nite Owls: Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
000 DAL 344 HONKY TONK BABY Vocalion 03719 ARC 71256
000 DAL 345 BROKEN HEARTED BLUES Vocalion 03636 ARC 70962
000 DAL 346 DON'T CRY FOR ME WHEN I'M GONE Vocalion 03719 ARC 71256
000 DAL 347 CALICO RAG Vocalion 03676 ARC 71061
000 DAL 348 STEALING THROUGH THE SHADOWS unissued
000 DAL 349 YOU'VE GOT LOVE IN YOUR HEART Vocalion 03927 ARC 80264
000 DAL 350 IN A LITTLE GREEN VALLEY Vocalion 03988
000 DAL 351 SWEET LIPS, KISS MY BLUES AWAY Vocalion 03676 ARC 71061
000 DAL 352 I'M LEAVING MY TROUBLES BEHIND Vocalion 03927 ARC 80264
000 DAL 353 IN THE DAYS OF YESTERDAY -* unissued
1 November 1937 San Antonio, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
011 SA 2863 MA! (SHE’S MAKING EYES AT ME) Vocalion 03987/ CCD-302
012 SA 2864 TAKE ME BACK TO YOUR HEART unissued
013 SA 2865 MY BROWN EYED TEXAS GIRL unissued
014 SA 2866 HEADIN' FOR THE TEXAS PLAINS unissued
2 November 1937 San Antonio, TX – Nite Owls (Helen Hunt [vcl], Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
015 SA 2867 I HAD SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE I HAD YOU unissued
016 SA 2868 THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE unissued
017 SA 2869 I LOST MY GAL AGAIN Vocalion 04853/CCD-302
018 SA 2870 I WISH YOU WERE JEALOUS OF ME Vocalion 04853/CCD-302
019 SA 2871 PAPA’S GONE Vocalion 04517
020 SA 2872 MARRIED MAN BLUES Vocalion 03987 Columbia 37718 20295/ CCD-302
021 SA 2873 EGYPTIAN ELLA Vocalion 04064/ CCD-302
022 SA 2874 GET ALONG LITTLE PONY, GET ALONG unissued
023 SA 2875 I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE MOON ARC 80161 Vocalion 03879/ CCD-302
024 SA 2876 DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME? ARC 80161 Vocalion 03879 Columbia 37718 20295/ CCD-302
025 SA 2877 ALL THAT I’M ASKING IS SYMPATHY Vocalion 03951
026 SA 2878 GET IT READY unissued
027 SA 2879 ROSIE Vocalion 03951
028 SA 2880 AIN’T THAT TOO BAD Vocalion 04118/ CCD-302
15 November 1937 San Antonio, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass], ? [harmonica])
029 SA 3015 LOUD MOUTHS ARC 80255 Vocalion 03905
030 SA 3016 CHINATOWN, MY CHINATOWN unissued
031 SA 3017 JEALOUS Vocalion 04064/ CCD-302
032 SA 3018 WHAT’S YO‘ NAME Vocalion 03905 ARC 80255
033 SA 3019 (I WANNA GO WHERE YOU GO, DO WHAT YOU DO) THEN I’LL BE HAPPY Vocalion 04517
034 SA 3020 YOU FOOLED AROUND AND WAITED TOO LONG Vocalion 04118/ CCD-302
035 SA 3021 YOU OUGHTA SEE MY FANNY DANCE unissued
11 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Nite Owls: Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
000 DAL 493 SHE'S THE SUNSHINE OF MOONSHINE Vocalion 04327
000 DAL 494 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Vocalion 04327
000 DAL 495 THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG unissued
000 DAL 496 DREAMING OF YOU unissued
000 DAL 497 MY BABY LOVES MEDAL Vocalion 04277
000 DAL 498 ONE MORE DAY IN PRISON Vocalion 04405
000 DAL 499 BLUE EYED BABY unissued
000 DAL 500 SHE CAN’T BE SATISFIED unissued
000 DAL 501 I'M HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY Vocalion 04405
000 DAL 502 IN DAYS OF YESTERDAY Vocalion 04174
12 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Nite Owls: Bobby Simmons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
000 DAL 503 GYPSY SWING Vocalion 04277
000 DAL 504 ANSWER TO HONKY TONK BLUES Vocalion 04174
12 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
036 DAL 505 EIGHT BALL BLUES Conqueror 9069 Vocalion 04233
037 DAL 506 MEMPHIS BLUES Vocalion 04312
038 DAL 507 BEALE STREET BLUES Vocalion 05203
039 DAL 508 HERE COMES YOUR PAPPY (WITH THE WRONG KIND OF LOAD) Conqueror 9069 Vocalion 04233
040 DAL 509 HOP-HEAD JOE unissued
041 DAL 510 THINK IT OVER Vocalion 04935/ CCD-302
042 DAL 511 IF YOU WON’T BE MEAN TO ME unissued
043 DAL 512 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (YOU¢LL MISS ME IN THE DAYS TO COME) unissued
044 DAL 513 EL RANCHO GRANDE Vocalion 04372 Columbia 37635 20234/ CCD-302
045 DAL 514 CIELITO LINDO Vocalion 04372 Columbia37635 20234/ CCD-302
046 DAL 515 I CRIED FOR YOU (NOW IT¢S YOUR TURN TO CRY OVER ME) unissued
047 DAL 516 MISTAKES Vocalion 04452/ CCD-302
13 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Nite Owls (Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
048 DAL 517 BLUE HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT Vocalion 04159/ CCD-302
049 DAL 518 IF I HAD MY WAY Vocalion 04452/ CCD-302
050 DAL 519 IN THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL Vocalion 04159/ CCD-302
051 DAL 520 GET IT READY Vocalion 04312
2 December 1938 Dallas, TX – Nite Owls (Bob Burgess [vcl/gt], poss. Luke Owens [vcl/gt], Bob Symons [gt/steel], Jack True [vcl/bass])
052 DAL 670 IT’S A LONESOME OLD TOWN (WHEN YOU¢RE NOT AROUND) Vocalion 04935/ CCD-302
053 DAL 671 I GOT WORRY ON MY MIND Vocalion 04626
054 DAL 672 HIGH AND DRY BLUES Vocalion 04794
055 DAL 673 PLEASE DON’T DO THAT Vocalion 04715 / CCD-302
056 DAL 674 I‘M SORRY I MADE YOU CRY Vocalion 04626
057 DAL 675 I’M GETTING ABSENT MINDED OVER YOU Vocalion 04715/ CCD-302
058 DAL 676 WHO’S SORRY NOW? Vocalion 05203
059 DAL 677 COME A LITTLE CLOSER Vocalion 04794
Source: Tony Russell – Country discography 1921-1942

ALBUMS
Cattle Compact CCD-302 The Swingin’ Western Style Of The Nite Owls 1937 –1938: I Lost My Gal Again; I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me; Egyptian Ella; I Saw Your Face In The Moon; Do You Ever Think Of Me; Ain't That Too Bad; Jealous; You Fooled Around And Waited Too Long; Think It Over; Rancho Grande (My Ranch); Cielito Lindo (Beautiful Heaven); Mistakes; Blue Hawaiian Moonlight; If I Had My Way; In The Royal Hawaiian Hotel; It's A Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around); Please Don't Do That; I'm Getting Absent Minded Over You; Married Man Blues; Ma! (She's Making Eyes At Me); Yum-Yum Blues; Get Hot (For Your Lovin' Daddy); I've Lost You So Why Should I Care; Coquette - 05

Thanks to Mario Manciotti

SINGLES
ARC/Columbia (1936-38)
ARC labels
70954 I’ve Lost You So Why Should I Care / Coquette – 09-37 (also Vocalion)
71060 I’m Just As Happy (As I¢ve Ever Been) / Nine Miles Out of Town - 10-37 (also Vocalion)
71164 Yum-Yum Blues / Get Hot (For Your Loving Daddy) - 11-37 (also Vocalion)
80161 I Saw Your Face In The Moon / Do You Ever Think Of Me? – 01-38 (also Vocalion)
80255 Loud Mouths / What’s Yo‘ Name – 02-38 (also Vocalion)
Vocalion
03621 I’ve Lost You So Why Should I Care / Coquette – 09-37 (also ARC)
03675 I’m Just As Happy (As I¢ve Ever Been) / Nine Miles Out of Town – 10-37 (also ARC)
03706 Yum-Yum Blues / Get Hot (For Your Loving Daddy) – 11-37 (also ARC)
03879 I Saw Your Face In The Moon / Do You Ever Think Of Me? – 01-38 (also ARC)
03905 Loud Mouths / What’s Yo‘ Name – 02-38 (also ARC)
03951 All That I’m Asking Is Sympathy / Rosie - 02-38
03987 Ma! (She’s Making Eyes At Me) / Married Man Blues – 03-38
04064 Egyptian Ella / Jealous – 04-38
04118 Ain’t That Too Bad / You Fooled Around And Waited Too Long – 05-38
04159 Blue Hawaiian Moonlight / In The Royal Hawaiian Hotel – 06-38
04233 Eight Ball Blues / Here Comes Your Pappy (With The Wrong Kind Of Load) – 07-38
04312 Memphis Blues / Get It Ready – 09-38
04372 El Rancho Grande / Cielito Lindo – 10-38
04452 Mistakes / If I Had My Way – 11-38
04517 Papa’s Gone / (I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I’ll Be Happy – 12-38
04626 I Got Worry On My Mind / I‘m Sorry I Made You Cry – 02-39
04715 Please Don’t Do That / I’m Getting Absent Minded Over You – 03-39
04794 High And Dry Blues / Come A Little Closer – 05-39
04853 I Lost My Gal Again / I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me - 06-39
04935 Think It Over / It’s A Lonesome Old Town (When You¢re Not Around) – 07-39
05203 Beale Street Blues / Who’s Sorry Now? – 10-39
Conqueror (all reissues)
8947 I’ve Lost You So Why Should I Care / Coquette – 05-38
8951 I’m Just As Happy (As I¢ve Ever Been) / Nine Miles Out of Town – 05-38
9069 Eight Ball Blues / Here Comes Your Pappy (With The Wrong Kind Of Load) – 08-38
Columbia (all reissues)
37635 El Rancho Grande / Cielito Lindo – 07-47
37718 Married Man Blues / Do You Ever Think Of Me? – 07-47
20234 El Rancho Grande / Cielito Lindo – ca 04-48
20295 Married Man Blues / Do You Ever Think Of Me? – ca 04-48