Tommy Blake

By Richard Weize
SESSIONS
Early 1956 KWKH Radio Station Studio, 327 Texas St., Shreveport, LA – Tommy Blake & Rhythm Rebels (Carl Adams [gt], Sonny Trammell [steel], Eddie Hall [bass], poss. Dobber Johnson [fiddle])
001 KOOLIT Buddy B-107/ BCD 16797
002 IF I’M A FOOL Buddy B-107/BCD 16797
15 April 1957 [14:00-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN – Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels (Carl Adams [gt], Eddie Hall [gt], Buddy Killen [bass], Farris Coursey [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Chet Atkins)
003 H2-WB-0683 HONKY TONK MIND [THE WOMAN I NEED] RCAunissued/CMF-014 BCD 16797
004 H2-WB-0684 FREEDOM 47-6925/ BCD 16797
005 H2-WB-0685 MISTER HOODY 47-6925/ BCD 16797
006 H2-WB-0686 ALL NIGHT LONG RCAunissued/CMF-014 BCD 16797
18 August 1957 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN - Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels (Carl Adams [gt], Eddie Hall [bass], Jimmy Van Eaton [drums] + The Singing Sons: Elijah Franklin, John Franklin, Andre Mitchell, Johnny Pryor. Producer: Jack Clement)
007 U-266 FLAT FOOT SAM Sun 278/BCD 16797
008 U-267 LORDY HOODY Sun 278/ BCD 16797
ca. March 1958 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN - Tommy Blake (solo. Producer: Sam Phillips)
009 BALLAD OF A BROKEN HEART Sun unissued/BFX 15211 BCD 16797
010 DIESEL TRUCK unissued/ BCD 16797
011 WINDOW OF MY HEART unissued/ BCD 16797
012 CHUCKIE unissued/ BCD 16797
013 LITTLE LOVELIGHT unissued/ BCD 16797
014 I STILL LOVE YOU unissued/ BCD 16797
015 MY ALICE FAYE unissued/ BCD 16797
016 I DIG YOU BABY unissued/va Sun Box-106 BCD 16797
017 YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT unissued/va Sun Box-106 BCD 16797
15 March 1958 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN - Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels (Carl Adams [gt], Eddie Hall [bass], Jimmy Van Eaton [drums]. Producer: Sam Phillips)
018 U-312 SWEETIE PIE 300/ BCD 16797
019 SHAKE AROUND 614 / BCD 16797 [t.1] unissued/ BCD 16797 [t.2] unissued
16 March 1958 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN - Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels (Carl Adams [gt], Ed Bruce [gt], Roland Janes [gt], Sid Manker [gt], Stan Kesler [bass], Jimmy Van Eaton [drums], Jimmy Wilson [piano]. Producer: Sam Phillips)
020 U-313 I DIG YOU BABY Sun 300/ BCD 16797
021 YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT 614/ BCD 16797 [t.1] unissued/ BCD 16797 [t.3] unissued/ BCD 16797
1958 Dee Marais Studio, Shreveport, LA – Tommy Blake (Carl Adams [gt] + more unknown musician. Producer: Dee Marais)
022 COOL ALLIGATOR WLP-8874/ BCD 16797
023 I’LL BE FREE WLP-8874/ BCD 16797
1959 Dee Marais Studio, Shreveport, LA – Tommy Blake (unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Marais)
024 9593/CP-2438 THE HANGING JUDGE Recco 1006/ BCD 16797
025 9594/CP-2439 F-OLDING MONEY Recco 1006/ BCD 16797
Tommy Blake recorded after 1958. For some details see singles list

ALBUMS
White Label WLP-8874 Tommy Blake & Gene Wyatt: Koolit; F-Olding Money; Cool Aligator (unissued); I'll Be Free (unissued) + Gene Wyatt tracks - 97
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16797 Kool-It, The Sun Years plus: Flat Foot Sam; Honky Tonk Mind (Woman I Need); Koolit; Freedom; All Night Long; Shake Around; I Dig You Baby; Ballad Of A Broken Heart; You Better Believe It; Mister Hoody; Sweetie Pie; Diesel Truck; Shake Around; I Dig You Baby [vers. 2]; F-Olding Money; Window Of My Heart; You Better Believe It; Shake Around [vers. 2]; Chuckie; If I'm A Fool; Lordy Hoody; You Better Believe It [vers. 2]; Little Lovelight; Cool Alligator; I Still Love You; My Alice Faye; I'll Be Free; You Better Believe It [vers. 3]; The Hanging Judge – 07 (complete 1956-8)

SINGLES
Buddy (1956)
B-107 Koolit / If I¢m A Fool – 56
RCA Victor (1957)
47-6925 Mister Hoody / Freedom – 05-57
Sun (1957)
278 Flat Foot Sam / Lordy Hoody – 09-57
300 Sweetie Pie / I Dig You Baby – 06-58
614 Shake Around / You Better Believe It (released in Europe?)
Recco (1959)
1006 The Hanging Judge /$ F-Olding Money $ - 11-59
Aetna (1960)
103641 Texas Lovin¢ / Galveston – 60
Chancellor Country (1962)
CW-101 Three Cheers For The Red, White And Blue / I Gotta Be Somewhere – 62
4-Star (1964) as by Van Givens
1765 Backdoor To Heaven / I Try Harder - 64
Bragg (1964) as by Van Givens
213 Who Threw The Water / I Try Harder - 64
Musicor (1966) as by Van Givens
MU-1145 Dream Train / To Each His Own – 02-66
Paula (1967) as by Van Givens
271 Sunday School Beginners / Waitin¢ In The Waitin¢ Room – ca. 05-67
284 I Want To Go Home / Stop Kicking My Heart Around – ca. 08-67
286 Droopy Christmas Tree / Daddy¢s Baby Boy – 11-67