Johnny Darrell

*23-07-1940 Hopewell, AL, +07-10-1997
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Ed Moench, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson, David Clark
SESSIONS

ca. July 1965 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Kelso Herston)
001 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME United Artists UA-869/UAS-6490 UAS-6594 SUS-5232 UAS-6759 Raven RVCD-A-103
002 ZTSP-98546 DEEPENING SNOW UA-869/UAS-6490 SUS-5232
003 AS LONG AS THE WIND BLOWS UA-943/UAS-6490 SUS-5232 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
004 BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS UA-943/UAS-6490
ca. February 1966 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Kelso Herston)
005 LOVE ME TILL THEN UAS-6490
006 PASSIN' THROUGH UA-50183/UAS-6490
007 DON'T TELL MY LITTLE GIRL UAS-6490 RVCD-A-103
008 FOR OLD TIME SAKE UA-50008/UAS-6490
009 JOHNNIE LOSE IT ALL UA-50008/UAS-6490 RVCD-A-103
010 THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS ON THE LEFT UAS-6490 SUS-5232
011 THE HABIT I CAN'T BREAK UAS-6490
012 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' UAS-6490 SUS-5232
ca. July 1966 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
013 ZTSP-122717 SHE'S MIGHTY GONE UA-50047/UAS-6594
014 ZTSP-122718 BABY SITTER UA-50047

ca. Late 1966 or early 1967 poss. Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
015 ZTSP 123392/ Δ65942 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN UA-50126/UAS-6594 SUS-5232 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
016 ZTSP 123393/Δ65188-X THE LITTLE THINGS I LOVE UA-50126/UAS-6594
ca. May 1967 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
017 MENTAL REVENGE UAS-6594 SUS-5232 RVCD-A-103
018 I'M A LONESOME FUGITIVE UAS-6594
019 COME SEE WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR MAN UA-5027/UAS-6594 SUS-5232 RVCD-A-103
020 I MUST HAVE GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE UAS-6594
021 HEAVEN HELP YOUR SOUL UAS-6594
022 COLD HARD FACTS OF LIFE UAS-6594
023 I NEVER COULD ADD UAS-6594
024 IT'S A ROUGH OLD ROAD TO TRAVEL UAS-6594
025 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS UA-50183/UAS-6634 SUS-5232 UAS-6759
026 PICKIN' WHITE GOLD UA-50183
ca. October 1967 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
027 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER'S TRAMP UA-50235/UAS-6634 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
028 GOODBYE WHEELING UAS-6634
029 ABSENCE UAS-6634
030 BREAK MY MIND UAS-6634
031 IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS UAS-6634
032 I'M A TRAVELIN' MAN UAS-6634
033 BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT UA-50235/UAS-6634
034 LAURA (WHAT HE'S GOT THAT I AIN'T GOT) UAS-6634
035 CHOKIN' KIND UAS-6634
036 HANGIN' ON UAS-6634
18 January 1968 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
037 WITH PEN IN HAND UA-50292/UAS-6660 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
038 POETRY OF LOVE UA-50292/UAS-6660
039 ZTSB-140477 LITTLE THINGS UA50442/UAS-6660
30 January 1968 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
040 1934 I FOUGHT THE LAW UA-50481/UAS-6660
041 DESTINY'S CHILD UAS-6660
042 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX UAS-6660
043 GENTLE ON MY MIND UAS-6660
044 HOW LITTLE MEN CARE UAS-6660
045 CHILD OF CLAY UAS-6660
046 HONEY UAS-6660
047 CRYING UAS-6660
048 I AIN'T BUYIN' UA-50442/UAS-6707 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
30 July 1968 [no. 1459] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Anita Carter and Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
049 2587/WK3M-0344 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN UA-50503
050 2588/WK3M-0345 A COUPLE LIKE US unissued
051 2589/WK3M-0346 COMING OF THE ROADS UA-50503/Raven RVCD-103
ca. October 1968 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
052 2910 WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE UA-50481/UAS-6707 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
053 YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE UA-50818/UAS-6707
February 1969 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
054 3458 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG UA-50818/UAS-6707 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
ca. March 1969 poss. RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
055 3879? AIN'T THAT LIVIN' UA-50572/UAS-6707
056 RIVER BOTTOM UA-50572/UAS-6707 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
057 JIMMY JACOB UAS-6707
058 THE WORLD I USED TO KNOW UAS-6707
059 MARGIE'S AT THE LINCOLN PARK INN UAS-6707
060 HUNGRY EYES UAS-6707 UAS-6759
061 THE HOUSE ON THE HILL UAS-6707
17 September 1969 Hollywood, CA - Johnny Darrell (+Michael Botts, Dennis McCarthy, Dick Rosmini, Jerry Scheff, Clarence White. Producer: Larry Murray, Dick Rosmini)
062 WILLING UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
063 4673 SHE'S HEADED FOR THE COUNTRY UA 50610/UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
064 4674 TROUBLE MAKER UA 50610/ RVCD-A-103
065 4675 MAMA COME'N GET YOUR BABY BOY UA 50629/UAS-6752 UAS-6759 RVCD-A-103
066 THESE DAYS UA 50629/UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
btw. September 1969/ca. March 1970 Hollywood, CA - Johnny Darrell (+Michael Botts, Dennis McCarthy, Dick Rosmini, Jerry Scheff, Clarence White. Producer: Larry Murray, Dick Rosmini)
067 SING IT LONESOME UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
068 BROTHER RIVER UA 50675/UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
069 MAE JEAN GOES TO HOLLYWOOD UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
070 BED OF ROSES UA 50675/UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
071 SNOWBLIND FRIEND UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
072 MEANWHILE BACK IN MEMPHIS UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
073 FREEDOM IN THE YARD UAS-6752 RVCD-A-103
ca. July 1970 Nashville, TN - Johnny Darrell (Producer: Scott Turner)

074 6650 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME UA-50716
075 ONE LOVE, TWO HEARTS, THREE LIVES UA-50716
076 LOOK OUT, CLEVELAND UA-50739
077 WINTER'S COMIN' ON UA-50739/Raven RVCD-103
ca. August 1971 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Ron Chancey)
078 DON'T IT SEEM TO RAIN A LOT Cartwheel A-203
079 I'LL NEVER GET UP THIS SLOW A-203
080 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN A-209
081 LET ME STAY AWHILE A-209
ca. December 1972 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell
082 CRAZY DADDY ZS7-8570
083 UNCLE VERNER ZS7-8570
ca. May 1973 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Kris Kristofferson)
084 DAKOTA, THE DANCING BEAR ZS7-8579
085 JUST A MEMORY ZS7-8579
ca. June 1974 Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
086 STN0464 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Capricorn CPS0207/CP-0154
087 STN0465 GLENDALE, ARIZONA Capricorn CPS0207/CP-0154
088 STN0467 PIECES MY LIFE CPS0223/CP-0154
January or February 1975 Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
089 TTN0550 ROSE COLORED GIN Capricorn CPS 0234/CP0154
090 HARDTIME CHARLIE SOFTSHOES CP-0154
091 LOVE'S LULLABY CP-0154
092 THE BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN CP-0154
093 SINGIN' LONELY SONGS CP-0154
094 UNCLE PEN CP-0154
095 CRAZY DADDY CP-0154
Early 1978 Gusto Recording Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Johnny Darrell
096 WITH PEN IN HAND GT4-2017/GT-0048 KSCD-5151
097 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN GT4-2017/GT-0048 KSCD-5151
098 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG GT-0048 KSCD-5151
099 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER'S TRAMP GT-0048 KSCD-5151
100 SD-S-8633 WAS YESTERDAY THAT LONG AGO GT4-9011/GT-0048 KSCD-5151
101 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME GT-0048 KSCD-5151
102 IT'S SO HARD TO BE FRIENDS GT4-9001/GT-0048 KSCD-5151
103 PRETTY PAPER unissued/ KSCD-5151
104 RIVER BOTTOM GT-0048 KSCD-5151
105 LUCILLE GT-0048 KSCD-5151
106 SPANISH SONG GT4-9011/ KSCD-5151
107 MILEAGE ON MY SOUL GT-0048 KSCD-5151
108 THESE DAYS GT4-9001 KSCD-5151
109 PLEASE unissued/ KSCD-5151
110 WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE GT-0048 KSCD-5151
 



ALBUMS
United Artists UAL-3490/UAS-6490 As Long As The Winds Blow: As Long As The Winds Blow; Love Me Till Then; Passin' Through; Don't Tell My Little Girl; For Old Time Sake; Beggars Can't Be Choosers; Green Grass; Johnnie Lose It All; Deepening Snow; One On The Right Was On The Left; Habit; These Boots Are Made For Walkin' – 04-66
United Artists UAL-3594/UAS-6594 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town; Mental Revenge; She's Mighty Gone; I'm A Lonesome Fugitive; Come See What's Left Of Your Man; I Must Have Got Something In My Eye; Heaven Help Your Soul; The Little Things I Love; Cold Hard Facts Of Life; I Never Could Add; It's A Rough Old Road To Travel; Green, Green Grass Of Home – 07-67
United Artists UAL-3634/UAS-6634 The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp: The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp; My Elusive Dreams; Goodbye Wheeling; Absence; Break My Mind; If My Heart Had Windows; I'm A Travelin' Man; But That's All Right; Laura (What He's Got That I Ain't Got); Chokin' Kind; Hangin' On – 02-68
United Artists UAS-6660 With Pen In Hand: With Pen In Hand; Destiny's Child; By The Time I Get To Phoenix; Poetry Of Love; Gentle On My Mind; How Little Men Care; Child Of Clay; I Fought The Law; Little Things; Honey; Crying – 08-68
Sunset SUS-5232 The Country Sound Of Johnny Darrell: These Boots Are Made For Walkin'; One On The Right Was On The Left; Green Green Grass Of Home; My Elusive Dreams; It's A Rough Old Road; As Long As The Winds Blow; Mental Revenge; Come See What's Left Of Your Man; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; Deepening Snow – 11-68 (sampler)
United Artists UAS-6707 Why You Been Gone So Long: River Bottom; Woman Without Love; Jimmy Jacob; I Ain't Buying; You're Always The One; The World I Used To Know; Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn; Why You Been Gone So Long; Hungry Eyes; The House On The Hill; Ain't That Livin' – 07-69
United Artists UAS-6752 California Stop Over: These Days; Willing; She's Headed For The Country; Sing It Lonesome; Brother River; Mama Come N' Get Your Baby Boy; Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood; Bed Of Roses; Snowblind Friend; Meanwhile Back In Memphis; Freedom In The Yard – 70 (reissiud in Japan as EMI TOCP-53128 in 2000)
United Artists UAS-6759 The Best Of Johnny Darrell: Green Green Grass Of Home; My Elusive Dreams; Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; With Pen In Hand; Woman Without Love; I Ain't Buying; Why You Been Gone So Long; River Bottom; As Long As The Winds Blow – 70
Capricorn CP-0154 Water Glass Full Of Whiskey: Orange Blossom Special; Pieces Of My Life; Hardtime Charlie Softshoes; Love's Lullaby; Glendale, Arizona; Rose Colored Gin; The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan; Singin' Lonely Songs; Uncle Pen; Crazy Daddy – 06-75 (MX: 541,054/055)
Gusto GT-0048 Greatest Hits: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town; With Pen In Hand; Woman Without Love; Lucill[E]; Was Yesterday That Long Ago; The Son Of Hickory Hollow's Tramp; Why You Been Gone So Long; It's Hard To Be Friends; Green Green Grass Of Home; River Bottom – 27-08-79
Raven [AUS] RVCD-A 103 Singin' It Lonesome/The Very Best of Johnny Darrell 1965-1970: Green Green Grass Of Home; As Long As The Wind Blows; Johnnie Lose It All; Don't Tell My Little Girl; She's Mighty Gone; Mental Revenge; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; Come See What's Left Of Your Man; Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp; With Pen In Hand; I Ain't Buying; Woman Without Love; Coming Of The Roads*; Why You Been Gone So Long; River Bottom; Winter's Coming On*; These Days; Willin'; She's Headed For The Country; Sing It Lonesome; Brother River; Mama Come And Get Your Baby Boy; Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood; Bed Of Roses Blackwell; Snowblind Friend; Meanwhile Back In Memphis; Freedom In The Yard; Trouble Make* - 00 (*previously unissued on album)
King KSCD-5151 The Complete Gusto/Starday/King Recordings: With Pen In Hand; Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town; Why You Been Gone So Long; Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp; Was Yesterday That Long Ago; Green Green Grass Of Home; It's So Hard To Be Friends; Pretty Paper; River Bottom; Lucille; Spanish Song; Mileage On My Soul; These Days; Please; Woman Without Love - 02

TRANSCTIPTIONS DISCS

United States Air Force - Country Music Time # 061:  As Long As The Wind Blows;  Gentle On My Mind;  Empty House [June Stearns]; River Of Regret [June Stearns]; Green Green Grass Of Home – CA 11-68

 

SINGLES
United Artists (1965-70)
UA-869 Green, Green Grass Of Home / Deepening Snow - 07-65
UA-943 As Long As The Wind Blows / Beggars Can't Be Choosers - 10-65
UA-50008 Johnny Lose It All / For Old Times' Sake - 04-66
UA-50047 She's Mighty Gone / Baby Sitter - 08-66
UA-50126 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town / The Little Things I Love - 02-67
UA-50183 My Elusive Dreams / Pickin' White Gold - 06-67
UA-50207 Come See What's Left Of Your Man / Passin' Through - 09-67
UA-50235 The Son Of A Hickory Holler's Tramp / But That's All Right - 12-67
UA-50292 With Pen In Hand / Poetry Of Love - 04-68
UA-50442 Little Things / I Ain't Buyin' - 08-68
UA-50481 Woman Without Love / I Fought The Law - 11-68
UA-50503 The Coming Of The Roads / The Other Side Of The Coin - 03-69 w. Anita Carter
UA-50518 You're Always The One / Why You Been Gone So Long – 11-04-69
UA-50572 Ain't That Living / River Bottom - 08-69
UA-50610 Trouble Maker / She Headed For The Country - 11-69
UA-50629 Mama Come'n'get Your Baby Boy / These Days - 01-70
UA-50675 Brother River / Bed Of Roses - 05-70
UA-50716 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me / One Love, Two Hearts, Three Lives - 09-70
UA-50739 Look Out, Cleveland / Winter's Comin' On - 12-70
Cartwheel (1971)
A-203 Don't It Seem To Rain A Lot / I'll Never Get Up This Slow - 09-71
A-209 Mr. Tambourine Man / Let Me Stay Awhile - 01-72
Monument (1973)
ZS7-8570 Crazy Daddy / Uncle Verner - ca.02-73
ZS7-8579 Dakota, The Dancing Bear / Just A Memory - 07-73
Capricorn (1974-75)
CPS 0207 Orange Blossom Special / Glendale, Arizona - 09-74
CPS 0223 Glendale, Arizona / Pieces Of My Life - 75
CPS 0234 Rose Colored Gin / Glendale, Arizona - 75
Gusto (1978)
GT4-2017 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town / With Pen In Hand - 78 (note: the number may be uncorrect - needs verification)
GT4-9001 It's Hard To Be Friends / These Days - 78
GT4-9011 Was Yesterday That Long Ago? / Spanish Song - 78