Werly Fairburn

*27-11-1924 St. Tammy Parish, LA, +18-01-1985

by Richard Weize, Carl LaFong, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
17 November 1952 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Werly Fairburn (unknown musicians)
two (?) unknown tracks probably later purchased by Capitol. Possibly Capitol masters 13026/13027
3 February 1953 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – Werly Fairburn (Jimmy Swan band: R.B.Mitchell [gt], Charlie Ward [steel], Hilton Giger [bass], Clayton Parker [fiddle]
003 DRC 146/ACA 2430 CAMPNG WITH MARIE Trumpet 195/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
004 DRC 147/ACA 2429 LET'S LIVE IT OVER Trumpet 195/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
005 DRC 148/ACA 2428 BABY CALL ON ME Trumpet 196
006 DRC 149/ACA 2427 I FEEL LIKE CRYIN' Trumpet 196/ Wall LP-100
5 March 1954 [no. 3340] New Orleans, LA – Werly Fairburn (prob. Johnny Bonvillian [steel], Joe Martin [bass], ? [fiddle])
007 12374 GOOD DEAL, LUCILLE Capitol F2770/ BCD-15578
008 12375 BABY HE'S A WOLF F2770/ BCD-15578
009 12376 LOVE SPELLED BACKWARDS IS EVOL F2844/ BCD-15578
010 12377 NOTHIN' BUT LOVIN' F2844/ BCD-15578
19 June 1954 [no. 3435] New Orleans, LA – Werly Fairburn (prob. Johnny Bonvillian [steel], Joe Martin [bass], ? [fiddle])
011 12675 WON'T IT BE NICE Capitol unissued/ BCD-15578
012 12676 A LITTLE BIT OF NO THING Capitol unissued/ BCD-15578
013 12677 PRISON CELL OF LOVE F2963/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
014 12678 SPITFUL HEART F3101/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
ca. September 1954 [no.3535] unknown – Werly Fairburn (detail unknown. Posibly purchased masters recorded in November 1952) [see also 1952 session]
015 13026 IT'S A COLD WEARY WORLD F3101/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
016 13027 I FEEL LIKE CRYIN' F2963/ BCD-15578
24 June 1955 [12:30-15:30] Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN – Werly Fairburn (Chet Atkins [gt], Eddie Hill [gt], Harold John Cavallero [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], Tommy Vaden [fidle], Farris Coursey [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
017 CO 53593/NASH 1989/ZSP-36593 STAY CLOSE TO ME 4-21483/ BCD-15578
018 CO 53594/NASH 1990/ZSP-36594 BROKEN HEARTED ME 4-21483/ BCD-15578
019 CO 53595/NASH 1991/ZSP-36595 THAT SWEET LOVE OF MINE 4-21432/ BCD-15578
020 CO 53596/NASH 1992/ZSP-36596 I GUESS I'M CRAZY (FOR LOVING YOU) 4-21432/ BCD-15578
12 April 1956 [19:30-22:30] Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX – Werly Fairburn (Tommy Tomlinson [gt], James Trammel [steel], Fred Dawson [bass], William Pecchi [drums])
021 CO 55955/JB 351/JZSP-38451 I'M JEALOUS Columbia unissued/ BCD-15578
022 CO 55956/JB 352/JZSP-38452 IT'S HEAVEN 4-21528/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
023 CO 55957/JB 353/JZSP-38453 OLD MEM'RIES COME BACK Columbia unissued/ BCD-15578
024 CO 55958/JB 354/JZSP-38454 EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' 4-21528/Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
13 September 1956 Cosimo Recording Studio, 525 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA – Werly Fairburn (? [gt], Joe Martin [bass], Eddie Landers [drums], ? [piano])
025 SWF 6882 I'M A FOOL ABOUT YOUR LOVE Savoy 1503/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
026 SWF 6883 LOVE ROUTINE unissued
027 SWF 6884 CRYIN' SHAME unissued
028 SWF 6885 ALL THE TIME Savoy 1503/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
January or February 1957 Cosimo Recording Studio, 525 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA – Werly Fairburn (? [gt], Joe Martin [bass], Eddie Landers [drums], ? [piano])
029 SWF 6934 MY HEART'S ON FIRE Savoy 1509/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
030 SWF 6935 SPEAK TO ME BABY Savoy 1509/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
summer 1957 Cosimo Recording Studio, 525 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA – Werly Fairburn (? [gt], Joe Martin [bass], Eddie Landers [drums], ? [piano])
031 SWF 70090 TELEPHONE BABY Savoy 1521/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
032 SWF 70091 NO BLUES TOMORROW Savoy 1521/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
April or May 1959 Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax, Hollywood, CA – Werly Fairburn/*as by Jack Hammer (unknown musicians + Paradons)
033 MR 101 DOGGONE THAT MOON Milestone 2001* 2013/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
034 MR 102 BLACK WIDOW SPIDER WOMAN Milestone 2001*/BCD-15578
035 MR 103 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Milestone 2013/ Wall LP-100 BCD-15578
1965 Hollywood, CA – Werly Fairburn (unknown musicians)
036 F 2400 THAT'S JUST HOW BAD IT IS Fair-Lew 100
037 F 2401 I'M LOST Fair-Lew 100
ca January 1967 Hollywood, CA – Werly Fairburn (unknown musicians)
038 BL 501 MY CRAZY WORLD Best-in-Country 1001 Paula 295
039 BL 502 THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Best-in-Country 1001 Paula 295


ALBUMS
Wall RLP-100 Everybody's Rockin': Everybody's Rocking; Telephone Baby; I'm A Fool About Your Love; All The Time; My Heart's On Fire; Speak To Me Baby; No Blues Tomorrow; Let's Live It Over; You Are My Sunshine; Doggone That Moon; Camping With Mary; Prison Cell Of Love; I Feel Like Cryin'; It's Heaven; It's A Cold Weary World; Spitefull Heart – 89
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15578 Everybody's Rockin': I'm A Fool About Your Love; Everybody's Rockin'; All The Time; My Heart's On Fire; Speak To Me Baby; Telephone Baby; No Blues Tomorrow; I'm Jealous; I Guess I'm Crazy; That Sweet Love Of Mine; Nothin' But Lovin'; Love Spelled Backwards Is Evol; Broken Hearted Me; Stay Close To Me; It's Heaven; Old Mem'ries Come Back; Good Deal Lucille; Baby He's A Wolf ; Won't It Be Nice; Little Bit Of Nothing; Prison Cell Of Love; Spiteful Heart; It's A Cold Weary World; I Feel Like Cryin'; Camping With Marie; Let's Live It Over; Doggone That Moon; Black Widow Spider Woman; You Are My Sunshine - 94

SINGLES

Trumpet (1953)
195 Camping With Marie / Let's Live It Over - 05-53
196 I Feel Like Cryin' / Baby Call On Me - 07-53
Capitol (1954-55)
F2770 Good Deal, Lucille / Baby, He's A Wolf – ca. 04-54
F2844 Love Spelled Backwards Is Evol / Nothin' But The Lovin' - 06-54
F2963 Prison Cell Of Love / I Feel Like Cryin' - 10-54 (rev. Oct. 25)
F3101 It's A Cold, Weary World / Spiteful Heart - 04-55 (rev. Apr. 30)
Columbia (1955-56)
4-21432 I Guess, I'm Crazy (For Loving You) / That Sweet Old Love Of Mine - 01-08-55
4-21483 Stay Close To Me / Broken Hearted Me – 01-56
4-21528 It's Heaven / Everybody's Rockin' – ca. 04-06-56 (rev. June 9)
Savoy (1956-57)
45-1503 All The Time / I'm A Fool About Your Love - 10-56 (rev. Oct. 20)

45-1509 My Heart's On Fire / Speak To Me Baby - 02-57 (rev. March 2)
45-1521 Telephone Baby / No Blues Tomorrow - 08-57 (rev. Sept. 9)
Milestone (1959)
2001 Doggone That Moon / Black Widow Spider Woman – 59 as Jack Hammer
2013 You Are My Sunshine / Doggone That Moon - 08-62
Fair-Lew (1965)
100 That's Just How Bad It Is / I'm Lost - 65
Best In Country (1967)
1001 There's Something On Your Mind / My Crazy World (Of Make Believe) - 67 (reissued on Paula 295 in 02-68)