Tibby Edwards

by Richard Weize, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca May 1953 poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians)
001 YW-7470 WHY CAN'T YOU BE MINE? Mercury 70189-x45/BCD-16557
002 YW-7471 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 70408x45/BCD-16557
003 YW-7472 COME ON HERE 70189-x45/BCD-16557
August 1953 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN - Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], Bob McNett [gt], Don Helms [steel], Hillous Butrum [bass], Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Owen Bradley )
004 YW-7498 WALKIN' AND CRYIN' WITH THE BLUES 70236-x45/BCD-16557
005 YW-7499 MINE FOREVER 70347-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
006 YW-7500 TOO PROUD TO WEAR MY NAME 70314-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
007 YW-7501 IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW IT 70236-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
December 1953 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], Bob McNett [gt], Don Helms [steel], Hillous Butrum [bass], Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Floyd Cramer [piano])
008 YW-7537 I CAN'T FACE THE FUTURE 70816x45/BCD-16557
009 YW-7538 IF YOU LOSE, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND 70408-x45/BCD-16557
010 YW-7539 THAT'S HOW I WAS LOST 70314-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
011 YW-7540 CRY, CRY DARLIN' 70347-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
August 1954 Bradley Studio, 21st St., Hillboro Village, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], Bob McNett [gt], Don Helms [steel], Hillous Butrum [bass], Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Floyd Cramer [piano])
012 YW-7604 WHAT HAS BECAME OF YOU 70518x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
013 YW-7605 TRY TO UNDERSTAND 70454-x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
014 YW-7606 JUST A FEW MORE TEARS 70518x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
015 YW-7607 UNINVITED 70454-x45/ BCD-16557
February 1955 Bradley Studios, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], Bob McNett [gt], Don Helms [steel], Hillous Butrum [bass], Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Floyd Cramer [piano])
016 YW-7694 YOU MADE A BELIEVER OUT OF ME 70816x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
017 YW-7695 C'EST SI TOUT 70719x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
018 YW-7696 FLIP, FLOP AND FLY 70591x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
019 YW-7697 IT'LL BE A LONG, LONG TIME 70719x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
020 YW-7698 PLAY IT COOL MAN, PLAY IT COOL 70640x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
021 YW-7699 THERE AIN’T NO BETTER TIME 70591x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
022 YW-7700 SHIFT GEARS 70640x45/BFX-15180 BCD-16557
December 1956 poss. Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
023 ST-2507/YW-14700 (I DON‘T WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU) BUT I DO Starday 45-278 71036x45/ BCD-16557
024 ST-2508/YW-14701 FOOL THAT I WAS (I ASKED FOR MORE) 45-278 71036x45/ BCD-16557
January 1957 poss. Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians. Producer: Dee Kilkpatrick)
025 YW-14728 I'D COME RUNNING Mercury-Starday 71113x45/ BCD-16557
026 YW-14729 LONG TIME GONE Mercury-Starday 71113x45./ BCD-16557
ca June 1959 poss. Houston, TX – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians)
027 1172 MEMORY OF A LIE D 1081/ BCD-16557
028 1173 ONE MORE NIGHT D 1081/ BCD-16557
1960 poss. Shreveport, LA – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians)
029 J 7388 FOREVER IS A LONG LONG TIME Jin 45-138/BCD-16557
030 J 7389 CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU Jin 45-138/ BCD-16557
1961 poss. Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Tibby Edwards (Tibby Edwards [vcl] + unknown musicians)
031 9750-20 BIG MAMOU Todd unissued [alt.] BCD-16557
032 9751-5 DAY DREAMING Toddd 1065/BCD-16557
033 9752 PROMISES Todd unissued/BCD-16557
034 9753-20 TEENAGE TROUBLES Todd 1065 [alt.] BCD-16557


ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BFX-15180 Tibby Edwards: Flip, Flop And Fly; Play It Cool Man, Play It Cool; There Ain't No Better Time; Long Time Gone; Shift Gears; You Made A Believer Out Of Me; C'est Si Tout; It'll Be A Long, Long Time; Too Proud To Wear My Name; Try To Understand; Just A Few More Tears; What Has Become Of You; Mine Forever; If You Love Me, Let Me Know It; That's How I Was Lost; Cry, Cry Darlin' - 85
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16557 Play It Cool Man, Play It Cool/Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight: Flip, Flop And Fly; Play It Cool Man, Play It Cool; There Ain't No Better Time; Long Time Gone; Shift Gears; You Made A Believer Out Of Me; C'est Si Tout; It'll Be A Long, Long Time; Fool That I Was (I Asked For More); (I Don't Want To Say I Love You) But I Do; I'd Come Running; Walkin' And Cryin' With The Blues; Why Can't You Be Mine; I'm Still In Love With You; Come On Chere (Let's Have Fun); Mine Forever; Too Proud To Wear My Name; If You Love Me, Let Me Know It; I Can't Face The Future; If You Lose, You'll Undestand; That's How I Was Lost; Cry, Cry Darlin'; What Has Become Of You; Try To Understand; Just A Few More Tears; Uninvited; Big Mamou; Teenage Troubles; Day Dreaming; Promises; Memory Of A Lie; One More Night; Forever Is A Long Long Time; Congratulations To You – 11-07


SINGLES
Mercury (1953-57) / Starday (1956)
70189-X45 Why Can’t You Be Mine / Come On Here – 07-53
70236-X45 Walkin‘ And Cryin‘ With The Blues / If You Love Me – 09-53
70314-X45 That’s How I Was Lost / Too Proud To Wear My Name – 02-54
70347-X45 Cry, Cry Darlin‘ / Mine Forever – 04-54
70408-X45 If You Lose, You’ll Understand / I’m Still In Love With You – 03-08-54
70518-X45 Just A Few More Tears / What Ahs Became Of You – 12-54
70591-X45 Flip, Flop And Fly / There Ain't No Better Time – 04-55
70640-X45 Shift Gears / Play It Cool, Man, Play It Cool – 06-55
70719x45 C’est Si Tout / It’ll Be A Long, Long Time – 10-55
70816x45 You Made A Believer Out Of Me / I Can’t Face The Future – 02-56
45-278 Fool That I Was / I Dont Want To Say I Love You – 12-56 (released on Starday)
71036x45 But I Do / I Asked For More – ca. 07-01-57
71113x45 Long Time Gone / I'd Come Running – ca. 24-04-57 (released on Mercury-Starday)
D (1959)
1081 One More Night / Memory Of A Lie – 07-59
Jin (1960)
138 Congratulations To You / Forever Is A Long Long Time - 60
Todd (1961)
1065 Daydreamin' / Teen Age Troubles - 61