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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Gene Watson (Rockets)

by Dick Grant, Willard Watson
SESSIONS
1957 Holmes City, FL – The Rockets Featuring Gene Watson (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
001 GB-681 MY ROCKIN’ BABY Tri-Dec 25725 G1/Collector CLCD-4423 Legend LP-1006
002 GB-682 THIS LOVE SONG Tri-Dec 25725 G2
COLLECTOR CLCD-4423 WILD ROCKIN’ (NED, 1994); LEGEND LP-1006 GRAND DADDY’S ROCKIN’, Vol.2 (FRA, 1995)
1957 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson and The Rockets (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
003 GB-876 MY ROCKIN’ BABY Tri-Dec 8357/Pontomac LP-37650 White Label WLP-8829 Club LP-010 Collector CLCD-4423 Lucky CDLR-801
004 GB-877 DRUMMER BOY ROCK Tri-Dec 8357/Pontomac LP-37650 Buffalo Bop BbLP-2051 White Label WLP-8829
Club LP-006 Collector CLCD-4423 Lucky CDLR-801 Pan American CD-56004
PONTOMAC LP-37650 ROCK TICK TOCK (1980); WHITE LABEL WLP-8829 WILD ROCKIN’ (NED, 1981); BUFFALO BOP BbLP-2051 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED, Vol.39 (GER, 1985); CLUB LP-006 GRAB THIS AND DANCE, Vol.6 (UK, 1993); CLUB LP-010 GRAD THIS AND DANCE, Vol.10 (UK, 1993); LUCKY CDLR-801 ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.1 (UK, 1996); PAN AMERICAN CD-56004 TWO TIMIN’ WOMAN (SUI)
1957 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson (Gary Gene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
005 DON’T BE CRUEL Tri-Dec unissued/White Label WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
006 INTERPLANETARY ROCK Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
007 SCHOOL DAY Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
008 WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829
early 1958 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
009 ST-2763 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dixie 45-2003/Lesley CD4
010 ST-2764 LIFE’S VALLEY 45-2003/White Label WLP-8829 Lesley CD-001
Both of the above masters were leased from TRI-DEC Records.
LESLEY CD-001 THE LOST STORY OF THE ROCK-A-BALLAD, Vol.1; LESLEY CD4 THE LOST STORY OF THE ROCK-A-BALLAD, Vol.3

SINGLES

Tri-Dec
25725 My Rockin’ Baby / This Love Song – 57
8357 My Rockin’ Baby / Drummer Boy Rock – ca 11-57
Dixie 45-2003 I’ll Always Love You / Life’s Valley – 04-58 (rev. April 14)



From left to right: Dave Stanley (bass), Gene Watson (vcl/gtr), Jimmy Maddle (drums), and Oz Wiley (ld grt). (thanks to Willard Watson)

4 comments:

  1. Hello-My name is Dave and I played bass in this band. The information given above is correct. Sadly, Gene has passed away. This was a high school band that pretty much broke up after we left for college, but Gene kept his music up all his life.

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    1. Hi, Dave! Could you please tell me how to reach you. I am the granddaughter for one of the band members.

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  2. hi david....please!!!!! email me there!!!!!
    laurent.petit68@free.fr
    thanks!!!

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  3. Guitarist portrait - https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/46963

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