Zeke Clements

SESSIONS
22 February 1937 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX – Texas Ruby & Zeke (Texas Ruby & Zeke Clements)
001 61924 BLUE YODEL NO.1 5364
002 61925 PRIDE OF THE PRAIRIE 5364
ca. December 1945 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang
003 1 NEVER SMOKE ON THE RIVER Liberty 1/2
004 2 I'LL HAVE TO LIVE AND LEARN Liberty 1/2/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
005 3 HONEST I'M HONEST Liberty 3/4 Blazon 101 Black & White 10019
006 4/BW-576 YOU'RE FREE AGAIN Liberty 3/4 Black & White 10014/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
ca. February 1946 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang
007 BW-574 BLUE MEXICO SKIES Liberty 5 Black & White 10013/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
008 LOOKING FOR AN ANGEL LIKE YOU Liberty 5 Black & White 10021/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
ca. May 1946 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang (poss Joseph Williams [gt], Sanford Williams [bass], Boots Harris [steel], Joe Pope [piano])
009 BW-575 NOBODY LOVES ME Blazon 10 Black & White 10013/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
010 BW-577 IT'S MY LIFE Blazon 10 Black & White 10014/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
011 BW-578 I'LL FACE THE WORLD WITH A SMILE Blazon 11 Black & White 10017/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
012 BW-579 OKLAHOMA BLUES Liberty 8 Black & White 10017/Cattle Compact CCD-220
013 AM I TOO LATE Blazon 8 101 Black & White 10019/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
014 IT WON'T DO YOU NO GOOD Blazon 11
ca 1946 Hollywood, CA – Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang
015 THANK YOU LORD Blazon 102
016 I LOVE THE NAME OF JESUS 102
017 IT WON'T DO YOU NO GOOD Black & White 10021
around 1947 unknown – Zeke Clements [some purchased by MGM in 1950]
018 48-S-554 GUITAR WALTZ K10659
019 48-S-555 IN THE VALLEY OF DREAMS K10965
020 48-S-560 JUST LOOK AT YOU NOW K10659
021 48-S-606 RIDIN' DOWN THE RIVER K10965/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
022 48-S-607 I TRIED K10811
023 48-S-612 BLUE MEXICO SKIES K10811
024 RIDING DOWN THE LONESOME MOUNTAIN TRAIL Cattle Compact CCD-220
025 BLUE YODEL BLUES Cattle Compact CCD-220
026 MOONLIGHT ON THE TRAIL Cattle Compact CCD-220
027 TERRIBLE MESSAGE Cattle Compact CCD-220
028 KISS ME QUICK AND GO AWAY Cattle Compact CCD-220
029 TO MY DADDY Cattle Compact CCD-220
030 LONE STAR BLUES
ca late 1947 poss. WSM Radio Station Studio, Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Zeke Clements (possibly two sessions)
031 BROWN'S FERRY BOOGIE Bullet 653/Cattle Compact CCD-220
032 IN THE VALLEY OF MY DREAMS Bullet 653/ Cattle Compact CCD-220
033 I WON'T BE THERE Bullet 668
034 I DREAMED I SPENT CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN 668
3 April 1949 Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North,Nashville 3, TN – Zeke Clements
035 49-S-6046 THE PRICE I PAID FOR LOVING YOU 10437
036 49-S-6047 I WANTED TO BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW 10437
037 49-S-6048 LOUISIANA 10552
038 49-S-6049 THE GIRL THAT DONE ME WRONG 10552
Fall 1949 unknown – Zeke Clements aka Homer Zeke Clemonts
039 IF-201 OPERATION BLUES 45-8080
040 IF 202 FEELING LOW, FEELING BLUE 45-8080
041 IF-203 SELL THE OLDEST STUFF IN TOWN 45-8088
042 IF-204 JUST MY IMAGINATION 45-8088
18 November 1952 Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Zeke Clements & His Men From Music Mountain
043 52-S-6134 IF I HAD KNOWN K11495
044 52-S-6135 BLUE TEXAS BLUES unissued
045 52-S-6136 BABY WHAT'CHA DOIN' TO ME unissued
046 52-S-6137 WON'T'CHA LOVE ME K11641
047 52-S-6138 THERE'S POISON IN YOUR HEART K11399
048 52-S-6139 I WANT TO LIVE A LITTLE K11641
049 52-S-6140 EVERY DAY SHOULD BE MOTHER'S DAY K11495
050 52-S-6141 PAYDAY SATURDAY NIGHT K11399
ca. December 1953 unknown – Zeke Clements
051 53-S-585 BLUE TEXAS WALTZ K11852
052 53-S-586 BABY WHAT CHA DOIN¢ TONIGHT K11852
053 53-S-587 THANK YOU LORD K11701
054 53-S-588 I LOVE THE NAME OF JESUS K11701
October 1954 Nashville, TN - Zeke Clements
055 54-S-520/54-XY-417 CHRISTMAS STAR K11872
056 54-S-521/54-XY-418 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME K11872
057 54-S-522 I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN K12016
September 1955 unknown - Zeke Clements
058 MB-8991? YOU’RE FREE AGAIN Dot 45-15440
059 MB-8992 BLUE MEXICO SKY 45-15440
Zeke Clements recorded after 1955. For basic info see singles list
Sources: Tony Russell – Country discography 1921-1942 Michel Ruppli – MGM discography

ALBUMS
Guest Star G/GS-1443 The Man From Music Mountain: Me And My Big Loud Mouth; Texas Swing; Where The Sweet Blue Bonnets Grow; Mountain Home Blues; Return To Red River Valley; Lonesome World; Tennessee Skies; Poor Man's Paradise; Hear My Love Calling Me; Beyond The Border; Darlin' Rose Malone; God Made It All - 64
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-220 Early Star Of The Grand Ole Opry: Brown's Ferry Boogie; Oklahoma Blues; I'll Face The World With A Smile; In The Valley Of My Dreams; Looking For An Angel; Am I Too Late?; Nobody Loves Me; It's My Life; You're Free Again; (I'll Have To) Live And Learn; Blue Mexico Skies; Riding Down That Lonesome Mountain Trail; Blue Yodel Blues; Moonlight On The Trail; Terrible Message; Ridin' Down The River; Kiss Me Quick (And Go Away); To My Daddy; Lone Star Blues - 00

SINGLES
Decca (1937)
5364 Blue Yodel No. 1 / Pride Of The Prairie – 05-37 w. Texas Ruby
Liberty / Blazon (1945-46) w. His Wester-Swing Gang
1/2 Never Smoke On The River / I'll Have To Live And Learn – 12-45
3/4 Honest I'm Honest / You're Free Again – 12-45
5 Blue Mexico Skies / Looking For An Angel Like You – 02-46
8 Oklahoma Blues / Am I Too Late - ca. 05-46
10 It's My Life / Nobody Loves Me – 46
11 I'll Face The World With A Smile / It Won't Do You No Good - 46
101 Am I Too Late / Honest I'm Honest
102 Thank You Lord / I Love The Name Of Jesus
10013 Nobody Loves Me / Blue Mexico Skies (released on Black & White)
10014 It's My Life / You're Free Again (released on Black & White)
10017 I'll Face The World With A Smile / Oklahoma Blues – ca. 47 (released on Black & White)
10019 Honest I'm Honest / Am I Too Late
10021 Lookin' For An Angel Like You / It Won't Do You No Good
Bullet (1948)
653 Brown's Ferry Boogie / In The Valley Of My Dreams - 05-48
668 I Won't Be There / I Dreamed I Spent Christmas In Heaven - 09-48
Imperial (1949)
45-8080 Operation Blues / Feeling Low, Feeling Blue
45-8088 Sell The Oldest Stuff In Town / Just My Imagination 45-8088
MGM (1949-55)
10437 The Price I Paid For Loving You / I Wanted, Too - 05-49
10552 Louisiana / The Girl That Done Me Wrong - 10-49
K 10659 Guitar Waltz / Just Look At You Now - 03-50
K 10811 Blue Mexico Skies / I Tried - 10-50
K 10965 Ridin' Down The River / In The Valley Of Dreams - 05-51
K 11399 There's Poison In Your Heart / Pay Day Saturday - 12-52
K 11641 Won't 'Cha Love Me / I Want To Live A Little - 12-53
K 11701 Thank You Lord / I Love The Name Of Jesus - 03-54
K 11852 Blue Texas Blues / Baby What 'Cha Doin' Tonight - 11-54
K 11872 Christmas Star / It's Christmas Time - 11-54
K 12016 Clicking Castanets / I've Got A Lot To Learn - 06-55
Dot (1955)
45-15440 You're Free Again / Blue Mexico Sky - 12-55
Gold Standard (1960s)
101 Somebody's Beatin' My Time / I Wanna Live
243 God Lives On / We Ain't Got Time
245 ? / ?
250 It's Christmas Time / Christmas Star
? Birdie With A Broken Wing / A Mixed Up World
303 Welfare Love / Things Ain't Like It Used To Be - 06-70
Janet
EP 301 I Don't Like It / Here My Love Calling Me / I'm Goin' Steppin' Out With You / I've Tried To Forget You
Discography is incomplete after 1955