Tennessee Ramblers

by Tony Russell, Dick Grant, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2 February 1939 [17:15-18:30] Andrew Jackson Hotel, Rock Hill, SC – Tennessee Ramblers (Tex Martin [gt/hmny vcl], Harry Blair [gt], Cecil Campbell [*vcl/steel], Rene Gillette [fiddle])
001 BS-031983 SUGAR BLUES Bluebird B-8062
002 BS-031984 TRUMPET TALKING BLUES B-8081
003 BS-031985 THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL HOME * B-8176
004 BS-031986 THE HILLS OF HOME * B-8176
24 August 1939 [13:30-16:30] Kimball House, 30 South Pryor St., Atlanta, GA – Tennessee Ramblers (Harry Blair [gt/vcl], Cecil Campbell [vcl/gt/banjo/steel], Tex Martin [vcl/gt/bass], Jack Gillette [vcl/fiddle])
005 BS-041314 I’LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU B-8253 Montgomery Ward M-8498
006 BS-041315 DON’T PUT A TAX ON THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS B-8253 Montgomery Ward M-8498
007 BS-041316 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME B-8283 Montgomery Ward M-8500
008 BS-041317 CARRY ME BACK TO CAROLINA B-8283 Montgomery Ward M-8500
009 BS-041318 FOUR OR FIVE TIMES B-8298 Montgomery Ward M-8501
010 BS-041319 HOOTCHIE KOOTCHIE KOO B-8298 Montgomery Ward M-8501
011 BS-041320 WASHBOARD MAN B-8334 Montgomery Ward M-8502
012 BS-041321 DOUG AIN’T DOIN’ THE JITTERBUG B-8334 Montgomery Ward M-8502
013 BS-041322 THERE’S A BLUE SKY WAY OUT YONDER B-8268 Montgomery Ward M-8499
014 BS-041323 OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL B-8268 Montgomery Ward M-8499
015 BS-041324 OUT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE B-8315 Montgomery Ward M-8503
016 BS-041325 STEEL GUITAR BLUES B-8315 Montgomery Ward M-8503
6 February 1940 [09:30-11:30] Kimball House, 30 South Pryor St., Atlanta, GA – Tennessee Ramblers (Harry Blair [gt/vcl], Cecil Campbell [vcl/gt/banjo/steel], Tex Martin [vcl/gt/bass], Jack Gillette [vcl/fiddle])
017 BS-047543 I¢D LOVE TO BE A COWBOY B-8481 Montgomery Ward M-8744
018 BS-047544 I LIKE IT THAT WAY B-8417 Montgomery Ward M-8744
019 BS-047545 I’LL NEVER LET YOU CRY B-8427 Montgomery Ward M-8745
020 BS-047546 HARD HEARTED LOVE B-8427 Montgomery Ward M-8745
021 BS-047547 ALL MY NATURAL LIFE B-8516 Montgomery Ward M-8746
022 BS-047548 NEATH HAWAIIAN PALMS B-8516 Montgomery Ward M-8746
023 BS-047549 COQUETTE B-8417 Montgomery Ward M-8747
024 BS-047550 I DON’T KNOW WHY I SHOULD CRY OVER YOU B-8481 Montgomery Ward M-8747
12 October 1940 [09:00-11:00] Kimball House, 30 South Pryor St., Atlanta, GA – Tennessee Ramblers (Harry Blair [gt/vcl], Cecil Campbell [vcl/gt/banjo/steel], Tex Martin [vcl/gt/bass], Jack Gillette [vcl/fiddle])
025 BS-056530 GRAB YOUR SADDLE GORN AND BLOW B-8571 Montgomery Ward M-8894
026 BS-056531 BLUE EYED BABY B-8571 Montgomery Ward M-8894
027 BS-056532 WON’T YOU SOMETIMES DREAM OF ME B-8678 Montgomery Ward M-8895
028 BS-056533 SWEET MAMA TREE TOP TALL B-8678 Montgomery Ward M-8895
029 BS-056534 I’M THROUGH WISHING ON THE STARS B-8765 Montgomery Ward M-8896
030 BS-056535 COME SWING WITH ME B-8742 Montgomery Ward M-8896
031 BS-056536 THE BEACH AT WAIKIKI B-8765 Montgomery Ward M-8897
032 BS-056537 STEEL GUITAR SWING B-8742 Montgomery Ward M-8897
4 October 1941 [08:45-11:15] Kimball House, 30 South Pryor St., Atlanta, GA – Tennessee Ramblers (Harry Blair [gt/vcl], Cecil Campbell [vcl/gt/banjo/steel], Tex Martin [vcl/gt/bass], Jack Gillette [vcl/fiddle])
033 BS-071090 YOU CERTAINLY SAID IT B-8894
034 BS-071091 YOU’RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND B-8984
035 BS-071092 WHY SOULD I BE BLUE B-8984
036 BS-071093 NEW RED RIVER VALLEY B-8894
037 BS-071094 I LOVE HAWAII B-8941
038 BS-071095 OH MARY, DON’T YOU WEEP B-8941
039 BS-071096 DON’T YOU KNOW OR DON’T YOU CARE unissued
040 BS-071097 THE UNKIND WORD unissued
ca. September 1944 poss. Washington, DC – Arthur Smith’s Hot Quintet [-1], The Rambler Trio featuring Arthur Smith-Guitar [-2]/The Tennessee Ramblers featuring Cecil Campbell-Guitar [3] (Arthur Smith [gt-1/fiddle-2], Don Reno [gt-3/mandolin-4], Cecil Campbell [gt-5], Roy [bass]. Producer: Irvin Feld)
041 MF-10-7B/48-S-289 BEATY STEAL BLUES –instr- [3] -3-5 SuperDisc 1004
000 MF-11-1/48-S-290 EACH NIGHT AT NINE [1] Super Disc 1005
000 MF-12-1/48-S-291 PLEASE COME BACK TO ME DADDY [2] 1005
042 MF-13/48-S-39/50-XY-15/50-XY-320 GUITAR BOOGIE –instr.- [3] -1-4 SuperDisc 1004 MGM 10293 30296 MGM K-66 MGM SP-1008, MGM 61-163 MGM EPF-4, MGM MGM K-DC-123 MGM MVG-53 MGM EP-69/E-533 Metro MS-530 , MGM E-3825 MGM 2354009 Music For Pleasure MFP-1335, MGM MGM-4037 MGM SPF-1003, Rhino R2-7071 Cattle CCD-236 CD-9039 Jasmine JASMCD-350 JASM-3521 Akay JON-001


SINGLES
Bluebird
B-8062 Sugar Blues / [Jimmie Revard:] All Dolled Up – 03-39
B-8081 Trumpet Talking Blues / [Bill Boyd:] My Baby Loves Me, I Know – 04-39
B-8176 There’s A Beautiful Home / The Hills Of Home – 06-39 (vocal: Cecil Campbell)
B-8253 I’ll Keep On Loving You / Don’t Put A Tax On The Beautiful Girls – 10-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8498)
B-8268 There’s A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder / Over The Santa Fe Trail – 10-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8499)
B-8283 Tonight You Belong To Me / Carry Me Back To Carolina – 11-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8500)
B-8298 Four Or Five Times / Hootchie Kootchie Koo – 11-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8501)
B-8315 Out On The Lone Prairie / Steel Guitar Blues – 12-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8503)
B-8334 Washboard Man / Doug Ain’t Doin’ The Jitterbug – 12-39 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8502)
B-8417 I Like It That Way / Coquette – 03-40
B-8427 I’ll Never Let You Cry / Hard Hearted Love – 04-40 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8745)
B-8481 I¢d Love To Be A Cowboy / I Don’t Know Why I Should Cry Over You – 06-40
B-8516 All My Natural Life / Neath Hawaiian Palms – 08-40 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8746)
B-8571 Grab Your Saddle Gorn And Blow / Blue Eyed Baby – 11-40 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8894)
B-8678 Won’t You Sometimes Dream Of Me / Sweet Mama Tree Top Tall – 03-41 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-8895)
B-8742 Come Swing With Me / Steel Guitar Swing - 06-41
B-8765 I’m Through Wishing On The Stars / The Beach At Waikiki – 07-41
B-8894 You Certainly Said It / You’re Always On My Mind - 42
B-8941 I Love Hawaii / Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep - 42
B-8984 Why Sould I Be Blue / New Red River Valley - 42
Montgomery Ward
M-8744 I¢d Love To Be A Cowboy / I Like It That Way – ca 40
M-8747 Coquette / I Don’t Know Why I Should Cry Over You - ca 40
M-8896 I’m Through Wishing On The Stars / Come Swing With Me - 41
M-8897 The Beach At Waikiki / Steel Guitar Swing - 41
Super Disc
1004 Beaty Steal Blues / Guitar Boogie - 44