Clay Blaker

By Lillies Ohlsson, Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1978 unknown – Clay Blaker & The Texas Honky Tonk Band (Producer: Knut Leopold & Clay Blaker)
001 GOIN' HOME TO TEXAS Diamondhead 960
002 I DON'T KNOW WHAT SELLS THE RECORDS Diamondhead 960
1980 unknown, TX – Clay Blaker & The Texas Honky Tonk Band (Producer: Producer: A.V.Mittelstedt)
003 VRRNP-1754 THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT D 1319
004 TEXAS HONKY-TONK D 1319
ca 1980 unknown, TX – Clay Blaker & The Texas Honky Tonk Band (Producer: Producer: A.V.Mittelstedt)
005 MY DRINKIN' MADE ME STUMBLE (BUT HER LEAVIN' MADE ME FALL) Paid PAD-148
006 WHAT A WAY TO LIVE Paid PAD-148
Tracks above licensed by Glad Music
April 1981 Flowertree Studio, Groningen, NED – Clay Blaker (Clay Blaker [vcl], Dan McCoy [vcl], Michal Ballew [hmny vcl], Maurits Hitjahubessy [ld gt], Nils Tuxen [el/ac gt/steel], Koos Biel/Bob Kelly [steel], Peter Kreynen [upright/al bass gt], Knut Henriksen [6-string bass gt], Steve Mendell [el bass gt], Dik Boer [drums], Ton Trossel [fiddle], Dolf DeVries [piano], Robert Kramer [harmonica]. Producer: Jellle Bick) [overdub sessions in Austin, TX & Gilley’s Studio, Houston, TX]
007 WHAT A WAY TO LIVE TM-382
008 LONE STAR BEER AND BOB WILLS MUSIC TM-382
009 RAY PRICE MEDLEY: TOUCH MY HEART/THE OTHER WOMAN/ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN TM-382
010 MERRY GO ROUND TM-382
011 UNDER THE X IN TEXAS TM-382
012 DARKNESS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH TM-382
013 TONIGHT I’LL FORGOT HER AGAIN TM-382
014 RHODES-BUD BOOGIE TM-382
015 PLAYIN’AROUND (FIDDLIN‘ AROUND) TM-382 – 82
1986 Studio Southwest, Sunnyvale, TX – Clay Blaker (Clay Blaker [vcl/ac rh gt], Dan McCoy [ld ac gt/el gt], Bob Kelly [steel], Allene Blaker [bass], Ken Kelly [drums], Bryan Duckworth [fiddle], Ronnie Huckaby [piano], Bugs Henderson [intro 016], John Anderson [horns 016], Dave Tanner, Trella Hart [hmny vcl]. Producer: Clay Blaker)
016 SOUTH OF THE BORDER TM-6153/TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
017 HONKY TONK HEART AND HILLBILLY SOUL TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
018 ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
019 GREEN SNAKES ON THE CEILING TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
020 LONESOME RODEO COWBOY TM-6153/TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
021 SOONER OR LATER TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
022 HERE IN FRISCO TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
023 DON'T STAY OUT ON A LONELY NIGHT ALONE TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
024 LAST TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
025 BIG RIVER TM-383 Neobilly NB 2709
1987 unknown, TX – Clay Blaker
026 HONKY TONK HEART Rain Forest 120187
027 ONLY THING THAT I HAD LEFT Rain Forest 120187
1993 unknown, TX – Clay Blaker
028 SHE LAYS ALL ON THE LINE TM-368
029 FOREVER BE MINE TM-368
030 I CAN’T CONVINCE MY HEART TM-368
031 I’M NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO TM-368
032 KING OF FOOLS TM-368
033 LONG GONE MAMA TM-368
034 THE DARK SIDE OF TOWN TM-368
035 THOSE LONELY HANDS OF MINE TM-368
036 TOUCH ME TM-368
037 YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEART TM-368
1997 Prob. Cherry Ridge Studio, Floresville, TX – Clay Blaker & The Texas Honky Tonk Band (Clay Blaker [vcl/ac gt], Jim Lauderdale [vcl], Jon Carroll [ac gt/el gt/12-str.gt], Tommy Detamore [steel/ac gt], John Owens [drums/bck vcl], Ronnie Huckaby [piano], Bobby Flores [fiddle]. Producer Clay Blaker)
038 DISTANCE Neobilly NR-709
039 IT´S ONLY BECAUSE YOU´RE LONELY Neobilly NR-709
040 I´LL PAY Neobilly NR-709
041 LIVIN´ EVERY DAY LIKE IT´S SATURDAY NIGHT Neobilly NR-709
042 I MAY BE A FOOL Neobilly NR-709
043 RUMOR TOWN Neobilly NR-709
044 ANYWAY Neobilly NR-709
045 HEART OF GLASS Neobilly NR-709
046 NOTHING BUT A MEMORY Neobilly NR-709
047 WE MUST BE LOVING RIGHT Neobilly NR-709
2000 Cherry Ridge Studio, Floresville, TX – Clay Blaker (Clay Blaker [vcl/ac gt], Lisa Morales [vcl-4], John Carroll [el gt/6-string bass/12-string gt], Tommy Detamore [ac gt/steel], Al Quaid [bass gt], Phil Dalmolin [drums], John Owens [drums & bck vcl-2], Bobby Flores [fiddle/gut-string gt-3/bck vcl], David Lee Garza [accordion-1], Ronnie Huckaby [keyboards], Producer Clay Blaker)
048 WELCOME TO THE WASTELAND -2 Neobilly 1709
049 THIS HEART´S NOT MINE Neobilly 1709
050 IT´S NOT TOO LATE Neobilly 1709
051 A DAY LATE AND A DARLIN´ SHORT Neobilly 1709
052 BROWN EYES OF MEXICO -1,3 Neobilly 1709
053 HELPLESS HEART Neobilly 1709
054 THIS HOUSE HAS NO DOORS Neobilly 1709
055 NO MEMORIES HANGIN´ ROUND -4 NeoBilly 1709
056 I DON´T REALLY KNOW ME ANYMORE Neobilly 1709
057 I NEVER KNEW I COULD FEEL THIS WAY Neobilly 1709

ALBUMS
Texas Music TM-382 What A Way To Live: What A Way To Live; Lone Star Beer And Bob Wills Music; Ray Price Medley: Touch My Heart/The Other Woman/Another Bridge To Burn; Merry Go Round; Under The X In Texas; Darkness On The Face Of The Earth; Tonight I’ll Forgot Her Again; Rhodes-Bud Boogie; Playin’Around (Fiddlin' Around) – 82
Texas Music TM-383 Sooner Or Later: South Of The Border; Honky Tonk Heart And Hillbilly Soul; Only Thing I Have Left; Green Snakes On The Ceiling; Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy; Sooner Or Later; Here In Frisco; Don't Stay Out On A Lonely Night Alone; Last Time For The First Time; Big River – 86 (reissued on Neobilly NB 2709)
Texas Music TM-368 Laying It All On The Line: She Lays All On The Line; Forever Be Mine; I Can’t Convince My Heart; I’m Never Gonna Let You Go; King Of Fools; Long Gone Mama; The Dark Side Of Town; Those Lonely Hands Of Mine; Touch Me; You Can’t Take The Heart – 93 (exact order of tracks unknown)
Neobilly NR-709 Rumor Town: Distance; It´s Only Because You´re Lonely; I´ll Pay; Livin´ Every Day Like It´s Saturday Night; I May Be A Fool; Rumor Town; Anyway; Heart Of Glass; Nothing But A Memory; We Must Be Loving Right – 98
Neobilly NB-1709 Welcome To The Wasteland: Welcome To The Wasteland; This Heart´s Not Mine; It´s Not Too Late; A Day Late And A Darlin´ Short; Brown Eyes Of Mexico; Helpless Heart; This House Has No Doors; No Memories Hangin´ Round; I Don´t Really Know Me Anymore; I Never Knew I Could Feel This Way - 00

SINGLES
Diamondhead (1978)
# 960 Goin' Home To Texas / I Don't Know What Sells The Records - 78
D (1980)
1319 The Only Thing I Have Left / Texas Honky-Tonk - 80
Paid (1981)
PAD-148 My Drinkin' Made Me Stumble (But Her Leavin' Made Me Fall) / What A
Way To Live - 81
Texas Music (1981-86)
? Under The X In Texas / Darkness On The Face Of The Earth - 82
6153 South Of The Border / Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy - 04-87
Rain Forest (1987)
120187 Honky Tonk Heart / Only Thing That I Had Left - 01-12-87