Red Murrell

By Henk Scholts, Michel Ruppli
SESSIONS
ca 1943/1944 unknown -The Rhythm Boys (Quilla Hugh 'Porky' Freeman [gt], Joyce 'Red' Murell [gt], Al Barker [bass])
R01 W 471 WHAT THE SERGEANT SAID Morris Lee A-115
R02 W 472 PORKY'S BOOGIE WOOGIE ON STRINGS –instr.- A-116/KK CD 15
1945 C.P.McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Red Murrell & Orchestra (Red Murrell [vcl] , prob. Merle Travis [gt], Porky Freeman [gt], ? [bass], Shelby 'Tex' Atchinson [fiddle] ? [piano], ? [organ] + vocal trio*)
001 AT 125 TEXAS HOME* Atlas AT-108
002 AT 126 unknown title
002 AT 127 MOLLY DARLIN' AT-108
1945 C.P.McGregor Studio, 729 S.Western Ave., Hollywood, CA - Red Murrell & Orchestra (Red Murrell [vcl] , ? [vcl**], Merle Travis [gt/vcl*], ? [steel], ? [bass], ? [fiddle] ? [accordion])
003 AT 135 THAT'S ALL* AT-113
004 AT 136 DON'T BLAME ME** AT-114/ JASMCD 3544
005 AT 137 SIOUX CITY SUE** AT-114/JASMCD 3544
006 AT 138 HIDE YOUR FACE AT-113/LP 8113 JASMCD 3544
AT 135 - Credit To Merle Travis & His Orchestra
1946 Hollywood, CA - Red Murrell & His Ozark Play Boys (Red Murrell [vcl/gt], poss Dick Hamilton [gt], Les Anderson [steel], Al Barker [bass], ? [drums], Woody Applewhite [fiddle], Art Hudson [accordion], Austin Strode [piano*])
007 AT 155 SITTIN' HERE ALONE & FEELING BLUE AT-120/JASMCD 3544
008 AT 156 LITTLE DARLIN' (I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOU)* AT-120/KK CD 27 JASMCD 3544
009 AT 157 STEEL GUITAR RAG –instr.- AT-121/LP 8113 KK CD 27 JASMCD 3544
010 AT 158 I LEARNED MY LESSON TOO LATE* AT-121/LP 8113 JASMCD 3544
1946 Hollywood, CA - Red Murrell & His Ozark Play Boys (Red Murrell [vcl/gt], + unknown musicians)
011 AT 165 GIT FIDDLE BOOGIE –instr.- AT-125/White Label WLP 2809 JASMCD 3544
012 AT 166 YOU NEARLY LOSE YOUR MIND AT-125/JASMCD 3544
013 AT 167 WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU AT-126/LP 8113
014 AT 168 BROOMSTICK BUCKAROO AT-126/LP 8113
015 AT 169 BABY GIRL AT 127/LP 8113 JASMCD 3544
016 AT 170 COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG AT-127/LP 8113 JASMCD 3544
1947 Hollywood, CA. - Red Murrell & His Ozark Play Boys (Red Murrell [vcl/gt], Eddie Martin [steel], Abner Wilder [bass], ? [drums], 'Shorty' Scott [fiddle], 'Hi Pockets' Busse [accordion])
017 SRC 506 IF YOU'RE THE SWEETHEART OF SOMEBODY ELSE (DON'T PAL AROUND WITH ME) Signature 1020/JASMCD 3544
018 SRC 507 GET THAT CHIP OFF YOUR SHOULDER 1021/KK CD 15 JASMCD 3544
019 SRC 508 WAKE UP BABE 1020/KK CD 15 JASMCD 3544
020 SRC 509 (I KNOW MY BABY LOVES ME) IN HER OWN PECULIAR WAY 1021/JASMCD 3544
ca 1947 unknown - Red Murrell & His Ozark Mountain Boys
021 DEVIL IN DISGUISE Gold Seal 010 ACME 1000/JASMCD 3544
022 I'VE GOT A NEW BABY Gold Seal 010 ACME 1000/JASMCD 3544
023 AC62 THAT NAGGIN' WIFE OF MINE [NAGGIN' BOYS*] Gold Seal 230* ACME 1001/JASMCD 3544
024 AC63 COUNT THOSE BROKEN HEARTS Gold Seal 230 ACME 1001/JASMCD 3544
025 AC66 FOREVER FAITHFULL ACME 1003
026 AC67 HOUND DOG BLUES ACME 1003
Although Other Files Make No Notice Of Some Connection Between Gold Seal And ACME Its Remarkable. Gold Seal 230 Is Noticed As Nagg'n Boys While The ACME On The Jasmine Cd Named That Naggin' Wife Of Mine. There's Reason To Believe That'is The Same Song.
4 July 1949 [radio broadcast – Home Town Jamboree] KXLA Radio Station, Pasadena, CA – Red Murrell
02601 RED'S BOOGIE Country Routes RFD CD 08
1 August 1949 [no. 4715] Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Red Murrell (prob. Merle Travis [gt], Cliffie Stone [bass], Wade Ray [fiddle])
027 4750-3 SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD Capitol 57-40262/Castle LP 8113 Jasmine JASMCD 3544
028 4751-1 PAPER HEART 57-40229/Castle LP 8113 Jasmine JASMCD 3544
029 4752-1 ERNEST TUBB'S TALKING BLUES 57-40229/Castle LP 8113 Jasmine JASMCD 3544
030 4753-2 THE LETTER I FORGOT TO MAIL 57-40262/Castle LP 8113 Jasmine JASMCD 3544
ca early 1952 unknown – Red Murrell aka - As Ozark Red And His Ozark Mountain Boys (prob. Rusty Draper [vcl-1], George Cerruti [?-2] + unknown musicians)
031 RED'S BOOGIE –instr.- Cavalier 811
032 CHINA BOY –instr.- -2 811
033 CRIPPLE CREEK -1 815
034 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG –instr.- 815
ca 1953 Hollywood, CA. Red Murrell & Patsy Prescott [vcl]
035 I WANT TO BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART Lariat 1163/JASMCD 3544
036 POT OF GOLD 1163
ca 1955 Los Angeles, CA – Red Murrell
037 THE WAY SHE GOT AWAY Cavalier 850/LP 8113
038 NOBODY BUT YOU 850/LP 8113
039 LOVE'S COMMANDMENT 851
040 TWO EVIL EYES 851
ca 1956 Los Angeles, CA – Red Murrell
041 GOOD OLD COUNTRY MOON 860/LP 8113
042 IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU 860/LP 8113
ca 1957 Los Angeles, CA – Red Murrell
043 ERNEST TUBB'S TALKING BLUES 871
044 TWO TIMIN' HEART 871
unknown details – Red Murrell
045 7714-A NEW MARRIAGE CEREMONY Rustic R-114
046 7714-B LOVES COMMANDMENTS R-114

ALBUMS
Castle [GER] LP-8113 Hard Country & Swingin' Western Music: Good Old Country Moon; It Can Happen To You; The Way She Got Away; Nobody But You; Hide Your Face; Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues; Paper Heart; The Letter I Forgot To Mail; Sitting On Top Of The World; Baby Girl; Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along; Steel Guitar Rag; I Learned My Lesson Too Late; Broomstick Buckaroo; Walking The Floor Over You - 81
Jasmine [UK] JASMCD-3544 Sittin' On Top Of The World: If You're The Sweetheart Of Somebody Else (Don't Pal Around With Me); Sittin' On Top Of The World; (I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way; Sittin' Here Alone And Feeling Blue; Paper Heart; Get That Chip Off Your Shoulder; Steel Guitar Rag; You Nearly Lose Your Mind; Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along; I Learned My Lesson Too Late; Baby Girl; Don't Blame Me; Git Fiddle Boogie; Devil In Disguise; Wake Up Babe; I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart; Little Darlin' (I'm Sick And Tired Of You); Count Those Broken Hearts; I've Got A New Baby; That Naggin' Wife Of Mine; The Letter I Forgot To Mail; Hide Your Face; Sioux City Sue; Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues – 04-01-04

SINGLES
Morris-Lee (1943 or 1944)
A-115/116 [Red Murrell And The Rhythm Boys:] What The Sergeant Said / [The Rhythm Boys :] Porky's Boogie Woogie On Strings - 44
Atlas (1945-46)
AT-113 That's All / Hide Your Face
AT-114 Sioux City Sue / Don't Blame Me
AT-120 Little Darlin' (I'm Sick And Tired Of You) / Sittin' Here Alone And Feeling Blue -
AT 121 I Learned My Lesson Too Late / Steel Guitar Rag
AT-125 Git Fiddle Boogie / You Nearly Lose Your Mind
AT-126 Walking The Floor Over You / Broomstick Buckaroo
AT 127 Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along / Baby Girl
Signature (1947)
1020 Wake Up Babe / If You're The Sweetheart Of Somebody Else (Don't Pal Around With Me) - 47
1021 Get That Chip Off Your Shoulder / (I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - 47
Gold Seal/*ACME (1947)
010/*1000 Devil In Disguise / I've Got A New Baby
230/*1001 That Naggin' Wife Of Mine / Count Those Broken Hearts
*1006 Forever Faithfull / Hound Dog Blues
Capitol (1949)
57-40229 Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues / Paper Heart – 09-49
57-40262 The Letter I Forgot To Mail / Sittin' On Top Of The World – 11-49
Cavalier (1952) aka Ozark Red And His Ozark Mountain Boys
811 Red's Boogie / China Boy (Feat George Cerruti) - 52
815 Cripple Creek (Voc Prob Rusty Draper) / Black Mountain Rag - 52
Lariat (ca 1953)
1163 I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart / Put Of Gold – 53 vcl Patsy Prescott
Cavalier (ca 1955-57)
850 The Way She Got Away / Nobody But You – 55
851 Love's Commandment / Two Evil Eyes - 55
860 Good Old Country Moon / It Can Happen To You - 56
871 Ernest Tubb's Talking Blues / Two Timin' Heart - 57
Rustic
R-114 New Marriage Ceremony / Loves Commandments