Deuce Spriggins (Spriggens)

2nd version
By Lillies Ohlson, Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Robert Platt
Also spelled as Deuce Spriggens
SESSIONS see also Tex Williams, Carolina Cotton
April 1946 poss. Chicago, IL - Deuce Spriggins
001 340 WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU Mercury unissued
002 341 I’VE BEEN DOWN IN TEXAS unissued
May 1946 Chicago, IL - Deuce Spriggins & His Western Band
003 355 WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU Mercury 6010/Krazy Kat KKCD-27 CD D 279
004 356 I BEEN DOWN IN TEXAS 6010/Krazy Kat KKCD-27 CD D 279
005 357 FIREBALL
006 358 GOODBYE MY LOVE
KRAZY KAT KKCD-27 SWINGIN’ WEST, VOL. 2 (UK)
ca July 1947 Universal Recorders, 6757 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Deuce Spriggins & His Western Band (Joaquin Murphey [steel] + unknown musicians)
007 362 PEEKIN-PEEKIN-PEEKIN (THE KEYHOLE SONG) Coast CST-267 CST-001/Krazy Kat KKCD-27 CD D 279
008 SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE (THAT CIGARETTE) CST-263/CD D 279
009 OH, I WENT AND GOT A BUCKET FOR MY TEARS CST-263/CD D 279
010 365 LOADED PISTOL LOADED DICE Coast CST-267 CST-001/CD D 279
011 WHO BROKE THE LOCK ON THE HEN HOUSE DOOR* ?/CD D 279
*possibly from this session
26 September 1950 [no 1920] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Deuce Spriggins & Bucky Tibbs (Norma Jean "Bucky" Tibbs [vcl*] + unknown musicians)
000 6632-6 THIS SUSPENSE IS KILLIN' ME* Capitol F1477
012 6633 I BRING YOU A PRESENT F1288
000 6634 BUTTERFINGERS* F1288
000 6635-3 DON'T KINDLE THE FLAME* F1477
21 June 1951 [no 2252] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Deuce Spriggins ( Deuce Spriggens [vcl/bass], Jimmie Widener [vcl-1], Ossie Godson [piano-2] + unknown musicians)
013 7688 TIPPY TOEIN' WOMAN F1833
014 7689-4 WHISKEY,WHISKEY F1833
015 7690-2 THE PLAYER PIANO BOOGIE -2 F1730
016 7691-11 EMPTY HANDS,EMPTY HEART -1 F1730
16 October 1951 [no 2346] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Deuce Spriggins ( Deuce Spriggens [vcl] + unknown musicians)
017 9153-11 HUNGOVER F1981
018 9154-18 CALM,COOL AND COLLECTED F1981
Discography is probably incomplete

ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 279 Down The Trail To San Antone: Smoke Smoke Smoke (That Cigarette); Who Broke The Lock On The Hen House Door; Oh I Went And Got A Bucket For My Tears; Ten More Miles Down The Road; Peekin-Peekin-Peekin (The Keyhole Song); The Peanut Polka; She’s A Real Gone Oakie; Loaded Pistol - Loaded Dice; Texas With A Capitol T; The Hep And The Square; Who Broke The Lock On The Henhouse Door; Idaho-Ho; I Learned To Love You Too Late; What’s The Matter With You; When Payday Rolls Around; Down The Trail To San Antone; If You Ever Come To Texas; Missouri; Wabash Cannonball; When Payday Rolls Around; Wave To Me My Lady; I’d Love To Be A Cowgirl; Little Rock Getaway; Idaho-Ho; Cachita; Rosetta – 09 (singles and transciptions)


SINGLES
Mercury (1946)
6010 What's The Matter With You / I Been Down In Texas – 06-46
Coast (1947)
CST-263 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette / Oh, I Went And Got A Bucket For My Tears - 08-47
CST-267 Loaded Pistol Loaded Dice / Peekin-Peekin-Peekin – (Australian issue on Coast CST-001) - 47
Capitol (1950-51)
F1288 [Bucky Tibbs:] Butter Fingers / [Deuce Spriggins:] I Bring You A Present – 50
F1477 Don't Kindle The Flame / The Suspense Is Killing You – 04-50 vcl Bucky Tibbs
F1730 Player Piano Boogie / Empty Hands - 51
F1833 Whiskey Whiskey / Tippey Toein' Woman – 10-51
F1981 Calm, Cool And Collected / Hungover – 02-52