Ernie Lee

 Ernest Eli Cornelison, *12-04-1916, Berea, KY, +23-05-1991

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Kurt Rokitta, Matti Friberg, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS
Mid August 1947 poss. RCA Victor Studio, 445 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ernie Lee and His Midwesterns (Producer: Stephen Sholes)
001 I MISS A LITTLE MISS RCA Victor 20-2438
002 HOMINI GRITS 20-2438
003 WAITING FOR THE POSTMAN 20-2439
004 TAKIN’ IT EASY HERE 20-2439
005 D7-VB-793 THAT’S WHAT SHE WROTE 20-2877/ BACM CD D 663
Ca late 1947 unknown – Ernie Lee and His Midwesterns
006 EASY TO PLEASE 20-2645/BACM CD D 663
007 TOMORROW'S JUST ANOTHER DAY TO CRY 20-2645/ BACM CD D 663
008 FALSE ALARM 20-2731/ BACM CD D 663
009 THERE'S ONLY ONE KIND OF RED IN RED WHITE AND BLUE 20-2731/ BACM CD D 663
010 YOU NEVER GROW TOO OLD TO LOVE 20-2877/ BACM CD D 663
011 LOVE ME NOW OR NEVER 20-3084
012 MY MOTHER'S EYES 20-3084
013 EVERY DOGGONE TIME 20-3233/ BACM CD D 663
014 THE GIRL THAT BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE (IS THE GIRL THAT BELONGED TO ME) 20-3233/ BACM CD D 663
015 I NEVER SEE MAGGIE ALONE CD-9021
ca January 1949 unknown – Ernie Lee and his Midwesterners
016 THE LAST TIME I SAW MARY 21-0005/ BACM CD D 663
017 ARKANSAS 21-0005/ BACM CD D 663
Ca February 1949 unknown – Ernie Lee and His Southerners
017a THE GODS WERE ANGRY WITH ME 21-0023 /BACM CD D 663
017b I NEVER SEE MAGGIE ALONE 21-0023
018 KEEP WALKIN' 21-0064? 48-0058
019 PRAY, PRAY, PRAY 21-0064? 48-0058
ca August 1949 unknown – Ernie Lee and His Southerners
020 YOU CAN'T PICK A ROSE IN DECEMBER 21-0093 48-0092
021 ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE FOOT SIX 21-0093 48-0092/CD-9021
022 MY HOME IS THE DUST OF THE ROAD 21-0151 48-0158/ BACM CD D 663
023 YOU'RE NEXT TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU’RE IN TENNESSEE 21-0151 48-0158/ BACM CD D 663
ca February 1950 unknown – Ernie Lee
024 SECOND HAND HEART 21-0170 48-0182/ BACM CD D 663
025 HEADIN' HOME (TO OLD KENTUCKY) 21-0170 48-0182/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
026 E0-VB-3319 I'M A LONESOME MAN 48-0341/ BACM CD D 663
0276 E0-VB-2270 TORMENTED 48-0341/ BACM CD D 663
ca. September 1950 unknown – Ernie Lee and His Southerners
028 YW-7052 IF YOU‘VE GOT THE MONEY I'VE GOT THE TIME Mercury 6289-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
029 YW-7053 NO, NO, JOE 6289-x45/ BACM CD D 663
October 1950 unknown - Ernie Lee and His Southerners
030 YW-7072 IT IS NO SECRET 6294-x45
031 YW-7073 IN THE LAND WHERE THE ANGELS SING 6294-x45
ca. January 1951 unknown - Ernie Lee and His Southerners
032 YW-7088 THE CRAZY GAME OF LOVE 6308-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
033 YW-7089 YOUR TRAIN 6308-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
October or November 1951 unknown – Ernie Lee (Charlie Gore [hmny vcl] + unknown musicians)
034 YW-7301 DON‘T THINK IT AIN'T BEEN FUN, DEAR 6384-x45/CD-9021
035 YW-7302 I‘M NOT LONESOME ANYMORE 6384-x45/CD-9021 FA 5087
036 YW-7303 I‘M ALWAYS LONGING FOR YOU, BABY 6395-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
037 YW-7304 WHILE YOU'RE OUT CHEATING (WITH SOMEONE ELSE) 6395-x45/CD-9021
038 YW-7305 DOGGONE LONG GONE BLUES 6369-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
039 YW-7306 TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY 6369-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 579
FREMEAUX FA 5087 HONKY TONK COUNTRY MUSIC 1945-1953 (FRA, 2004, 2CD); BACM CD D D 579 MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE (UK, 2017)
ca. May 1952 unknown - Ernie Lee
040 YW-7384 UKELELE BABY 6406-x45/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
041 YW-7385 I'M IN A KISSING MOOD 6406-x45/CD-9021
042 YW-7386 I FEEL IT IN MY SOUL 6411-x45
043 YW-7387 ONE LITTLE CANDLE 6411-x45/CD-9021
Ca 1952 poss. Cincinnati, OH – Ernie Lee
044 3031 MY LITTLE PUP WITH THE PATENT LEATHER NOSE GLC 3031/3032/ BACM CD D 544
045 3032 TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY GLC 3031/3032
2 February 1953 Castle Studio,  The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ernie Lee
046 53-S-6022/53-XY-204 HANGIN' MY HEART OUT TO DRY MGM K11517
047 53-S-6023/53-XY-205 I'LL NEVER STAND IN YOUR WAY K11613/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
048 53-S-6024/53-XY-206 HOW COME YOU NEVER ANSWER K11517/CD-9021
049 53-S-6025/53-XY-207 WRONG NUMBER K11613/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
21 December 1953 [14:15-17:15] Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ernie Lee
050 53-S-6145/53-XY-632 YOUR LEFT OVER KISSES K11695/CD-9021
051 53-S-6146/53-XY-633 TODAY WE'LL SAY GOODBYE unissued
052 53-S-6147/53-XY-634 JUST A FEW MORE TEARS unissued
053 53-S-6148/53-XY-635 I'VE GOT MY HEART ON A BUDGET K11695/CD-9021 BACM CD D 663
1960 unknown - Ernie Lee
054 IN THE HOBO HEAVEN TRAIN Nugget 45-1007
055 ROUND‘ ROUND THE UNIVERSE Nugget 45-1007
RCA and Austroton sessions needs help to complete


ALBUMS
Bronco Buster [GER] CD-9021 The Kentucky Balladeer: If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time; I Never See Maggie Alone; One, Two, Three, Four Five Foot Six; Your Train; Crazy Game Of Love; Doggone Long Gone Blues; Tried And Found Guilty; Don't Think It Ain't Been Fun; Dear 'Cause It Ain't; I'm Not Lonesome Anymore; One Little Candle; I'm Always Longing For You Baby; Ukulele Baby; I'm In A Kissing Mood; I'll Never Stand In Your Way; Wrong Number ;How Come You Never Answer; I've Got My Heart On A Budget; Your Left Over Kisses; Headin' Home (To Old Kentucky); While You're Out Cheating – 96 (Mercury, RCA and MGM tracks)
BACM [UK] CD D 663 Easy To Please: Easy To Please; Tomorrow's Just Another Day To Cry; You Never Grow Too Old To Learn; That's What She Wrote; Every Doggone Time;  Girl That Belongs To Somebody Else; Last Time I Saw Mary; Arkansas; My Home Is The Dust Of The Road; You're Next Door To Heaven When You're In Tennessee; Second Hand Heart; Headin' Home To Old Kentucky; No No Joe; If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time; Crazy Game Of Love; Your Train; Wrong Number; I'll Never Stand In Your Way; Doggone Long Gone Blues; Ukulele Baby; Got My Heart On A Budget; I'm Always Longing For You Baby; There's Only One Kind Of Red In The Red White And Blue; False Alarm; The Gods Were Angry With Me; Tormented; I'm A Lonesome Man – 09-20

SINGLES
RCA Victor (1947-50)
20-2438 I Miss A Little Miss / Homini Grits – 09-47
20-2439 Waiting For The Postman / Takin’ It Easy Here – 09-47
20-2645 Easy To Please / Tomorrow's Just Another Day To Cry – ca. 12-47
20-2731 False Alarm / There's Only One Kind Of Red In Red White And Blue – 02-48
20-2877 That’s What She Wrote / You Never Grow Too Old To Love – 04-48
20-3084 Love Me Now Or Never / My Mother's Eyes – 09-48
20-3233 Every Doggone Time / The Girl Belongs To Somebody Else – 11-48
DJ 602 [Pee Wee King:] Bull Fiddle Boogie / [Ernie Lee:] Every Doggone Time - 11-48
21-0005 The Last Time I See Mary / Arkansas - 02-49
21-0023 The Gods Were Angry With Me / I Never See Maggie Alone – 03-49
21-0064?/48-0058 Keep Walkin' / Pray, Pray, Pray – ca. 05-49
21-0093/48-0092 You Can't Pick A Rose In December / One, Two, Three, Four, Five Foot Six – 09-49
21-0151/48-0158 My Home Is The Dust Of The Road / You're Next To Heaven – 12-49
21-0170/48-0182 Second Hand Heart / Headin' Home – 01-50
48-0341 Tormented / I'm A Lonesome Man – 06-50
Mercury (1950-52)
6289-x45 If You‘ve Got The Money, I‘ve Got The Time / No, No, Joe – 04-11-50
6294-x45 It Is No Secret / In The Land Where The Angels Sing – 12-50
6308-x45 The Crazy Game Of Love / Your Train – 02-51
6369-x45 Doggone Long Gone Blues / Tried And Found Guilty – 12-51
6384-X45 I’m Not Lonesome Anymore / Don’t Think It Ain’t Been Fun, Dear – 03-52
6395-X45 While You’re Out Cheating (With Someone Else) / I’m Always Longing For You, Abby – 05-52
6406-x45 Ukelele Baby / I’m In A Kissing Mood – 06-52
6411-x45 One Little Candle / I Feel It In My Soul – ca. 07-52
GLC
3031/3032 My Little Pup With The Patent Leather Nose / Tried And Found Guilty – 52?
MGM (1953)
K 11517 How Come You Never Answer / Hangin‘ My Heart Out To Dry – 05-53
K 11613 I’ll Never Stand In Your Way / Wrong Number – 11-53
K 11695 I’ve Got My Heart On A Budget / Your Left Over Kisses – 03-54
Nugget (1960)
45-1007 In The Hobo Heaven Train / Round‘ Round The Universe - 60