Bonnie Lou

Bonnie Lou Kath , *27-10-1924 Towanda, IL
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
ca. February 1949 unknown - Bonnie Lou & Dixie Partners
001 2354 TEARDROPS FALLING IN THE SNOW Mercury 6183
002 2355 LONESOME DAY 6183
ca. October 1949 unknown - Bonnie Lou & Dixie Partners
003 2638 MEET ME, JESUS 6227
004 2639 WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING 6227
2 March 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou/*Charlie Gore
005 K3565 JUST OUT OF REACH (OF MY TWO OPEN ARMS) 45-1192 Parlophone MSP-6048/Westside 102 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
006 K3566 SEVEN LONELY DAYS 45-1192 45-5865/LP 595 LP-1006 LP-1027 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
22 March 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Bonnie Lou
007 K3584 DANCIN‘ WITH SOMEONE 45-1213/ Westside 102
008 K3585 SCRAP OF PAPER 45-1213/ BACM CD D 130
18 May 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
011 K3621 HAND-ME-DOWN HEART 45-1237/ BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
012 K3622 PLEASE DON'T LAUGH WHEN I CRY 45-1373 Parlophone MSP-6132/ BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
013 K3623 TENNESSEE WIG WALK 45-1237 45-15045 45-5865 Parlophone MSP-6048/LP 595 LP-537/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
014 K3624 TWO STEP-SIDE STEP 45-1373 Parlophone MSP-6132/ Westside 102 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
11 September 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave, Cincinnati, OH – Bonnie Lou
015 K3667 PA-PAYA MAMA 45-1272 Parlophone MSP-6051/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102
016 K3668 SINCE YOU SAID GOODBYE 45-1272 Parlophone MSP-6051/ BACM CD D 130
017 K3669 NO HEART AT ALL 45-1279 Parlophone MSP-6072/LP 595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
018 K3670 THE TEXAS POLKA 45-1279 Parlophone MSP-6072/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130
2 February 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
019 K3738 DON‘T STOP KISSING ME GOODNIGHT 45-1318 Parlophone MSP-6095/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102 GVC 0449
020 K3739 THE WELCOME MAT 45-1318 Parlophone MSP-6095/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
021 K3740 HUCKLEBERRY PIE 45-1341 Parlophone MSP-6108/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449 [undubbed:] Westside 102
022 K3741 NO ONE 45-1341 Parlophone MSP-6108/ GVC 0449
30 May 1954 Harmony QuartetKing Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave, Cincinnati, OH – Bonnie Lou, *
023 K3798 BLUE TENNESSEE RAIN 45-1365 Parlophone MSP-6117/ Westside 102 BACM CD D 130
024 K3799 DARLIN‘, WHY?* 45-1384 Parlophone MSP-6223 Parlophone R-4146/ BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
025 K3800 I‘LL TELL THE WORLD 45-1384 Parlophone MSP-6178 Parlophone R-4054 BACM CD D 130
026 K3801 WAIT FOR ME, DARLING 45-1365 Parlophone MSP-6117 / Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
12 November 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Bonnie Lou
027 K3915 TENNESSEE MAMBO 45-1414/LP-595 Parlophone MSP-6117/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102
028 K3916 TRAIN WHISTLE BLUES 45-1414 ParlophoneMSP-6151/ Westside 102 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
14 January 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou/* Charlie Gore
029 K3933 THE FINGER OF SUSPICION POINTS AT YOU 45-1436 Parlophone MSP-6157/ BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
030 K3934-3 TWEEDLE DEE 45-1436 Parlophone MSP-6157/ BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449 [take-1] [undubbed;] Westside 102
12 February 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Bonnie Lou
031 K3941 A RUSTY OLD HALO 45-1445 Parlophone R-4012/ BACM CD D 130
032 K3942 DANGER! HARTBREAK AHEAD 45-1445 Parlophone R-4012/ BACM CD D 130
9 May 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
033 K3971 MISS THE LOVE (THAT I‘VE BEEN DREAMING ON) 45-1506 45-4864 Parl. R-4146 MSP-6223/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
034 K3972 DROP ME A LINE 45-1476 Parlophone R-4037 MSP-6173/ Westside 102 GVC 0449
035 K3973 OLD, FAITHFUL AND TRUE LOVE 45-1476 Parlophone R-4037 MSP-6173/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 BACM CD D 130 GVC 0449
036 K3974 THE BARNYARD HOP 45-1506 Parlophone R-4054 MSP-6178/ Westside 102 GVC 0449
14 September 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
037 K4019 DANCING IN MY SOCKS 45-4835/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
038 K4020 DADDY-O 45-4835 45-15045 45-4864/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Westside 102 GVC 0449
17 January 1956 New York City - Bonnie Lou (Glen Osser Orchestra and Chorus)
039 K8696 LONESOME LOVER 45-4919 Parlophone R 4194 MSP-6253/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
040 K8697 I TURN TO YOU 45-4919
041 K8698 BEYOND THE SHADOWS OF A DOUBT 45-4895
042 K8699 LITTLE MISS BOBBY SOX 45-4895 Parlophone R 4194 MSP-6253/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
7 February 1956 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
043 K4041 CHAPERON 45-4900 Parlophone MSP-6234 R-4168
044 K4042 BO WEEVIL 45-4900 Parlophone MSP-6234 R-4168/LP 595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
7 June 1956 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
045 K4061 ONE TRACK OVE 49-4948 Parlophone R-4215/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
046 K4062 NO ROCK’N ROLL TONIGHT 45-4948 R4215/LP 595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
8 December 1956 New York City – Bonnie Lou
047 K9888 I WANT YOU 45-5009/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
048 K9889 TAKES TWO 45-5033/Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
049 K9890 EASY LOVE, EASY KISSES 45-5009/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
050 K9891-2 KIT‘N KABOODLE 45-5033/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449 [take-1]
6 June 1957 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
051 K4152 TEEN AGE WEDDING 45-5063 Parlophone R-4350/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
052 K4153 RUNNIN′ AWAY 45-5063 Parlophone R-4350/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
13 November 1957 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
053 K4154 I‘M AVAILABLE 45-5094 Parlophone DP-545/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
054 K4155 WAITING IN VAIN 45-5094 Parlophone DP-545/LP-595 Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
Lou9 January 1958 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou and Rusty York aka Bonnie
055 K4170 LA DEE DAH 45-5110 Parlophone R-4409/ GVC 0449
056 K4171 LET THE SCHOOL BELL RING, DING A LING 45-5110 Parlophone R-4409
1958 unknown - Bonnie Lou
057 J9OW-3169 NO ONE EVER LOST MORE F 808/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
058 J9OW-3170 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY F 808/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
059 J7OW-5211 I GIVE MY LOVE TO YOU F 812
060 J7OW-5212 FRICTION HEAT F 812/ Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 GVC 0449
ca. October 1960 [overdub session] King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave, Cincinnati, OH - Bonnie Lou
061 K4975 TWEEDLE DEE 45-5425
062 K4976 DADDY-O 45-5425
1962 unknown - Bonnie Lou
063 TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF LONELINESS Todd 45-1073/Collectors Gold CD 1312/1
064 BE TENDER Todd 45-1073
ca 1969 unknown - Bonnie Lou (arranged by Cliff Parman. Producer: Lewis Chitty)
065 M13354A THERE'S BEEN MORE SUN THAN RAIN Wrayco WM208
066 M13354B ONE LAST MEMORY Wrayco WM208
ca 1969 unknown - Bonnie Lou
067 RAINING DOWN HAPPINESS Wrayco WSLP-217
068 STAND BY YOUR MAN Wrayco WSLP-217
069 MY TREASURE Wrayco WSLP-217
070 SEVEN LONELY DAYS Wrayco WSLP-217
071 THERE'S BEEN MORE SUN THAN RAIN Wrayco WSLP-217
072 TENDER SIDE OF ME Wrayco WSLP-217
073 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Wrayco WSLP-217
074 IF YOU GET CLOSE ENOUGH Wrayco WSLP-217
075 SWEET SEASONS Wrayco WSLP-217
076 MY KIND OF SONG Wrayco WSLP-217
077 TENNESSEE WIG WALK Wrayco WSLP-217
078 THIS IS FOR YOU Wrayco WSLP-217

ALBUMS
King 595 Bonnie Lou Sings!: Tennessee Wig Walk; Teen Age Wedding; Pa-Paya Mama; The Texass Polka; I'm Available; Seven Lonely Days; Waiting In Vain; Runnin' Away; Daddy-O; No Rock And Roll Tonight; Tennessee Mambo; No Heart At All; Dancin' In My Socks; Bo-Weevil; Miss The Love (That I've Been Dreaming Of); Little Miss Bobby Sox - 58
Wrayco WSLP-217 Raining Down Happiness: Raining Down Happiness; Stand By Your Man; My Treasure; Seven Lonely Days; There's Been More Sun Than Rain; Tender Side Of Me; No One Will Ever Know; If You Get Close Enough; Sweet Seasons; My Kind Of Song; Tennessee Wig Walk; This Is For You – ca. 69
Collectors Gold CD 1312/1 Bonnie Lou Sings Collectors Gold, Vol. 43: Tennessee Wig Walk; Teenage Wedding; Papaya Mama;Texas Polka; I'm Available; Seven Lonely Days; Waiting In Vain; Running Man; Daddy-O;No Rock And Roll Tonight; Tennessee Mambo; No Heart At All; Dancin' In My Socks; Bo Weevil; Miss The Love That I've Been Dreaming Of; Little Moss Bobby Sox; Twenty Four Hours Of Love; Kit 'N Kaboodle; Takes Two; Old Faithful And True Love; Lonesome Lover; Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight; Welcome Mat; Huckleberry Pie; Wait For Me Lover; I Want You; Easy Love Easy Kiss; One Track Love; No One Ever Lost More; Have You Ever Been Lonley; Friction Heat - 93
Westside [UK] CD-102 Doing Tennessee Wigwalk: Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms); Seven Lonely Days; Dancin' With Someone; The Tennessee Wig Walk; Pa Paya Mama; Don't Stop Kissin' Me Goodnight; Huckleberry Pie - (undubbed version); Blue Tennessee Rain; Two Step, Side Step; Train Whistle Blues; Tennessee Mambo; Drop Me a Line; Tweedle Dee - (undubbed version); Daddy-O; The Barnyard Hop - 00
BACM [UK] CD D 130 Danger! Heartbreak Ahead: Just Out Of Reach; Tell The World; Darling Why; No One; Please Don’t Laugh When I Cry; Old Faithful And True Love ; Finger Of Suspicion Points At You; Wait For Me Darling; Tennessee Wig Walk; Scrap Of Paper; No Heart At All; Texas Polka; Hand Me Down Heart; Danger! Heartbreak Ahead; A Rusty Old Halo; Welcome Mat; Miss The Love I’ve Been Dreaming Of ; Since You Said Goodbye; Seven Lonely Days; Blue Tennessee Rain; Two Step Side Step; Huckleberry Pie; Train Whistle Blues; Tweedle Dee - 05-13-05
Great Voice Of The Century 0449 Friction Heart (1953-1958): Tennessee Wig Walk; Hand-Me-Down Heart; Seven Lonely Days; Just out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms); No Heart at All; Welcome Mat; Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight; No One; Huckleberry Pie; Please Don't Laugh When I Cry; Two Step-Side Step; Wait for Me, Darling; Darling, Why?; Train Whistle Blues; Finger of Suspicion; Tweddle Dee; Drop Me a Line; Old, Faithfuland True Love; Miss the Love I've Been Dreaming Of; The Barnyard Hop; Daddy-O; Dancing in My Socks; Little Miss Bobby Sox; Bo Weevil; Lonesome Lover; One Track Love; I Want You; Kit 'N' Kaboodle; Dee Dah, La; No One Ever Lost More; Have You Ever Been Lonely?; Friction Heat - 09

SINGLES
Mercury (1949)
6183 Teardrops Falling In The Snow / Lonesome Day - 04-49
6227 Meet Me, Jesus / Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - 12-49
King (1953-57)
45-1192 Seven Lonely Days / Just Out Of Reach - 03-53
45-1213 Dancin' With Someone / Scrap Of Paper - 05-53
45-1237 Tennessee Wig-Walk / Hand Me Down Heart - 07-53
45-1272 Pa-Paya Mama / Since You Said Goodbye - 09-53
45-1279 No Heart At All / The Texas Polka – ca. 11-53
45-1318 Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight / Welcome Mat – ca. 02-54
45-1341 Huckleberry Pie / No One – ca. 04-54
45-1365 Wait For Me Darling / Blue Tennessee Rain – ca. 07-54
45-1373 Two Step Side Step / Please Don't Laugh When I Cry – ca. 08-54
45-1384 Darlin', Why / Tell The World – ca. 09-54 w. Harnony Quartet
45-1414 Tennessee Mambo / Train Whistle Blues – ca. 11-54
45-1436 Tweedle Dee / The Finger Of Suspicion Points At You – 19-01-55
45-1445 A Rusty Old Halo / Danger! Heartbreak Ahead – 03-55
45-1476 Old Faithful And True Love / Drop Me A Line - 06-55
45-1506 Miss The Love (That I've Been Dreaming Of) / The Barnyard Hop – 19-09-55
45-4835 Daddy-O / Dancing In My Socks - 10-55
45-4864 Miss The Love (That I've Been Dreaming Of) / Daddy-O - 01-56 (reissue)
45-4895 Little Miss Bobby Sox / Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt - 03-56
45-4900 Boll Weevil / Chaperon - 03-56
45-4919 Lonesome Lover / I Turn To You - 05-56
45-4948 No Rock And Roll Tonight / One Track Love - 07-56
45-5009 I Want You / Easy Love, Easy Kisses - 01-57
45-5033 Kit 'N Kaboodle / Takes Two - 04-57
45-5063 Teen Age Wedding / Runnin' Away – 06-57
45-5094 Waiting In Vain / I'm Available - 11-57
45-5110 La Dee Dah / Let The Shool Bell Ringding A Ling – 58 w. Rusty York
45-5425 Tweedle Dee / Daddy-O - 11-60 (reissue?, remastered)
45-5865 Tennessee Wig Walk / Seven Lonely Days - 04-64 (reissue)
GT4-2036 Daddy-O / Tennessee Wig Walk - 78 (released on Gusto)
Fraternity (1958)
F-808 No One Ever Lost More / Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) - 58
F-812 Friction Heart / I Give My Love To You - 06-58
Todd (1962)
45-1073 Twenty Four Hours Of Loneliness / Be Tender - 62
Wrayco (ca. 1969)
WM208 There's Been More Sun Than Rain / One Last Memory – ca. 69