SESSIONS
5 April 1927 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel]. Producer: Ralph Peer)
001 W143902 DOWN IN FLORIDA ON A HOG Columbia 15197 D/Old Timey OT-112 County CO-CD-3503
002 W143903 BIRMINGHAM TOWN Columbia 15197 D/Old Timey OT-112
10 November 1927 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel]. Producer: Ralph Peer)
003 W145202 BIRMINGHAM JAIL Columbia 15212 D/Old Timey OT-112
004 W145203 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES Columbia 15212 D
005 W145204 GAMBLING JIM Columbia 15684 D/Old Timey OT-112
006 W145205 LONESOME IN THE PINES Columbia 15684 D/Old Timey OT-112 County CO-CD-3503
12 April 1928 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
007 W146042 AFTER THE BALL Columbia 15254 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
008 W146043 I CAN'T TELL WHY I LOVE YOU Columbia 15254 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
009 W146044 THE IRISH POLICE Columbia 15293 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
010 W146045 THE HOBO TRAMP Columbia 15293 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
011 W146046 ALTO WALTZ Columbia 15319 D
012 W146047 SLEEPIN IN THE MANGER unsisued
013 W146048 DADDY WON'T HAVE NO EASY RIDIN' HERE unissued
014 W146049 MEXICAN RAG Columbia 15319 D/Old Timey OT-112
31 October 1928 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
015 W147358 NEW BIRMINGHAM JAIL [BIRMINGHAM JAIL NO.2] Columbia 15375 D/FV-12504 CO-CD-3503
016 W147359 THE RAINBOW DIVISION Columbia 15360 D/Old Timey OT-112 County CO-CD-3503
017 W147360 COUNTRY GIRL VALLEY Columbia 15360 D
018 W147361 LONESOME RAILROAD Columbia 15375 D/Old Timey OT-112 County CO-CD-3503
019 W147366 IF YOU EVER LEARN TO LOVE ME Columbia 15388 D
020 W147367 IF I HAD LISTENED TO MY MOTHER Columbia 15388 D
021 W147368 TRAVELING YODEL BLUES Columbia 15330 D
022 W147369 HEAVY HEARTED BLUES Columbia 15330 D/Old Timey OT-112
15 April 1928 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
023 W148293 THE NEW YORK HOBO Columbia 15452 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
024 W148294 ALL BOUND DOWN IN TEXAS Columbia 15477 D
025 W148295 TOURING YODEL BLUES Columbia 15419 D
026 W148296 SLOW WICKED BLUES Columbia 15419 D
027 W148297 BLACK JACK MOONSHINE Columbia 15452 D
028 W148298 AIN'T GONNA MARRY NO MORE Columbia 15477 D
029 W148303 DOWN IN THE OLD CHERRY ORCHARD Columbia 15403 D
030 W148304 WHEN THE BLUEBIRDS NEST AGAIN Columbia 15403 D
031 W148305 BEGGAR JOE Columbia 15624 D
032 W148306 WHEN YOU'RE FAR AWAY FROM HOME Columbia 15624 D
033 W148307 BIRMINGHAM RAG Columbia 15436 D
034 W148308 SWEET SARAH BLUES Columbia 15436 D
31 October 1929 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
035 W149308 WHERE THE RIVER SHANNON FLOWS unissued
036 W149309 LITTLE BESSIE Columbia 15492 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504 County CO-CD-3503
037 W149310 I LEFT HER AT THE RIVER Columbia 15492 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504 County CO-CD-3503
038 W149311 JACK AND MAY Columbia 15528 D
039 W149312 CAPTAIN WON'T YOU LET ME GO HOME Columbia 15528 D/County CO-CD-3503
040 W149313 THE BLUE AND THE GREY unissued
31 October 1929 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
041 W149322 GOING BACK TO MY TEXAS HOME Columbia 15715 D
042 W149323 WHISTLING SONGBIRD Columbia 15511 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
043 W149324 FREIGHT TRAIN RAMBLE Columbia 15511 D
044 W149325 LONESOME FRISCO LINE unissued//Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504 C4K-47911
045 W149326 DOWN AMONG THE SUGAR CANE Columbia 15715 D
046 W149327 WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT LOVE? unissued
16 April 1930 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
047 W150247 THE BLACK SHEEP Columbia 15674 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504 County CO-CD-3503
048 W150248 LITTLE OLA Columbia 15591 D Vocalion 03077
049 W150249/194998 ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART Columbia 15674 D
050 W150250 THE MAPLE ON THE HILL Columbia 15591 D Vocalion 03077/County CO-CD-3503
051 W150251 MY FATHER DIED A DRUNKARD Columbia 15552 D
052 W150252 FRANKIE DEAN Columbia 15701 D
17 April 1930 Atlanta, GA - Darby & Tarlton (Tom Darby [vcl/gt], Jimmie Tarlton [vcl/steel])
053 W150263/194997 PORK CHOPS Columbia 15611 D/Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504
054 W150264 ON THE BANKS OF A LONELY RIVER Columbia 15572 D/County CO-CD-3503
055 W150265 FAITHLESS HUSBAND Columbia 15552 D
056 W150266/194995 HARD TIME BLUES Columbia 15611 D
057 W150267/194994 RISIN' SUN BLUES Columbia 15701 D
058 W150268 MY LITTLE BLUE HEAVEN Columbia 15572 D
3 December 1930 Atlanta, GA – Jimmie Tarlton
T01 W151000 CARELESS LOVE Columbia 15651 D
T02 W151001 BY THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET Columbia 15763 D
T03 W151002 LOWE BONNIE Columbia 15763 D
T04 W151003 AFTER THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC unissued/FV-12504 BF-15504 County CD-3503
T05 W151004 NEW BIRMINGHAM JAIL Columbia 15629 D
T06 W151005 ROY DIXON Columbia 15629 D
4 December 1930 Atlanta, GA – Jimmie Tarlton
T07 W151010 MOONSHINE BLUES Columbia 15651 D
T08 W151011 OVER THE HILLS MAGGIE unissued
27 May 1931 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC - Tom Darby & Jesse Pitts aka Georgia Wildcats
D01 BVE-69363 LOCOMOTIVE BLUES unissued
D02 BVE-69364 ROCHESTER BLUES 23831
29 May 1931 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC - Tom Darby & Jesse Pitts aka Georgia Wildcats
D03 BVE-69378 THE BOOTLEGGER SONG unissued
D04 BVE-69379 THE MONKEY SONG unissued
D05 BVE-69380 GOIN' DOWN THAT LONESOME FRISCO LINE 23640
30 May 1931 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC - Tom Darby & Jesse Pitts aka Georgia Wildcats
D06 BVE-69398 BROKE MAN BLUES unissued
D07 BVE-69399 HIGH SHERIFF FROM GEORGIA unissued
28 February 1932 Atlanta, GA – Jimmie Tarlton & Tom Darby
059 BVE-71627 13 YEARS IN KILBIE PRISON 23680 Montgomery Ward M-4335
29 February 1932 Atlanta, GA – Jimmy Tarlton/*Darby & Tarlton
060 BVE-71628 ONCE I HAD A FORTUNE* 23680 Montgomery Ward M-4335
T09 BVE-71629 DIXIE JAIL 23665 Montgomery Ward M-4329/Old Timey OT-112
T10 BVE-71630 THE WEAVER'S BLUES 23700/Old Timey OT-112
T11 BVE-71631 SWEETHEART OF MY DREAMS 23665 Montgomery Ward M-4329
T12 BVE-71632 YOOZE UP TO ME 23700/Old Timey OT-112
7 June 1933 ARC Recording Studio, 55W, 16th St., New York City – Jimmy Tarlton & Tom Darby (Darby & Tarlton)
061 13432 LET'S BE FRIENDS AGAIN CQ8170 BA32810 ME12743 OR 8249 RO5249 PE12926/FV-12504
062 13433 I LONG FOR THE PINES unissued
063 13434 HITCH HIKE BUMS unissued
064 13435 BY THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET, LOUISE CQ8170 BA32810 ME12743 OR 8249 RO5249 PE12926
065 13436 BABY, I CAN'T USE YOU unissued
066 13437 BLACK SHEEP unissued
Jimmie Tralton recorded after 1933. For basic info see albums list
ALBUMS
Old Timey OT-112 Darby & Tarlton: Birmingham Jail; Yooze Up To Me; Weaver's Blues; Birmingham Rag; Gamblin' Jim; Dixie Jail; Lonesome In The Pines; Birmingham Town; Heavy Hearted Blues; Lonesome Railroad; Down In Florida On A Hog; Rainbow Division; Mexican Rag; Lowe Bonnie – 71
Folk Variety [GER] FV-12504 Darby & Tarlton: Irish Police; Hobo Tramp; I Can't Tell Why I Love Her; After The Ball; Country Girl Valley; New York Hobo; Little Bessie; I Left Her At The River; Whistling Songbird; New Birmingham Jail; Lonesome Frisco Line; Black Sheep; Pork Chops; After The Sinking Of The Titanic; Let's Be Friends Again; By The Old Oaken Bucket Louise – 73
County CO-CD-3503 On The Banks Of The Lonely River: Lonesome Railroad; Frankie Dean; Down In Florida On A Hog; Roy Dixon; Little Bessie; I Left Her At The River; Captain Won't You Let Me Go Home; Lowe Bonnie; Maple On The Hill; Rainbow Division; New Birmingham Jail; After The Sinking Of The Titanic; Lonesome In The Pines; Black Sheep; Little Ola; On The Banks Of A Lonely River; Lonesome Frisco Line - 01-07-94
Testament T-3302 Steel Guitar Rag: John Henry; Banks Of The Ohio; Steel Guitar Rag; Jimmie's Blue Heaven; All Bound Down In Birmingham Jail; Put-Together Blues; Pretty Little Girl; Fort Benning Blues; Lowe Bonnie; Uncle Joe And His Hounds; Ain't It A Sin To Gamble On A Sunday; Joe Bowers; Hawaiian March; Administration Blues – ca. 66 Jimmie Tarlton (Recorded At Roanoke, Ala., Dec. 1963 & In Concert At The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, Sept. 1965)
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15764 Complete Recordings: (complete) – 05-07-95 (3 CD box)
SINGLES
Columbia (1927-30)
15197-D Birmingham Town / Down In Florida On A Hog - 10-27
15212-D Birmingham Jail / Columbus Stockade Blues - 12-27
15252-D After The Ball / I Can't Tell Why I Love You - 03-28
15293-D The Irish Police / The Hobo Tramp - 07-28
15319-D Mexican Rag / Alto Waltz - 10-28
15330-D Heavy Hearted Blues / Traveling Yodel Blues - 12-28
15360-D Rainbow Division / Country Girl Valley - 02-29
15375-D New Birmingham Jail / Lonesome Railroad - 03-29
15388-D If You Ever Learn To Love Me / If I Had Listened To My Mother - 03-29
15403-D Down In The Old Cherry Orchard / When The Bluebirds Nest Again - 04-29
15419-D Touring Yodel Blues / Slow Wicked Blues - 05-29
15436-D Birmingham Rag / Sweet Sarah Blues - 07-29
15452-D The New York Hobo / Black Jack Moonshine - 08-29
15477-D All Bound Down In Texas / Ain't Gonna Marry No More - 10-29
15492-D Little Bessie / I Left Her At The River - 12-29
15511-D Whistling Songbird / Freight Train Ramble - 01-30
15528-D Jack And May / Captain, Won't You Let Me Go Home - 02-30
15552-D Faithless Husband / My Father Died A Drunkard - 04-30
15572-D My Little Blue Heaven / On The Banks Of A Lonely River - 05-30
15591-D Maple On The Hill / Little Ola - 07-30
15611-D Pork Chops / Hard Time Blues – 09-30
15624-D When You're Far Away From Home / Beggar Joe - 11-30
15629-D Roy Dixon / New Birmingham Jail – 12-30 John Tarlton
15651-D Moonshine Blues / Careless Love - 02-31 John Tarlton
15674-D Black Sheep / Once I Had A Sweetheart - 05-31
15684-D Gambling Jim / Lonesome In The Pines - 08-31
15701-D Risin' Sun Blues / Frankie Dean - 09-31
15715-D Going Back To My Texas Home / Down Among The Sugar Cane - 10-31
15763-D Lowe Bonnie / By The Old Oaken Bucket - 12-32 John Tarlton
03077 Maple On The Hills / Little Ola - 11-35 (reissue, released on Vocalion)
Victor (1932) as by Georgia Wildcats
23640 She's Waiting For Me / Goin' Down That Lonesome Frisco Line - 32
23665 Dixie Jail / Sweetheart Of My Dreams - 05-32 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4329)
23680 Once I Had A Fortune / Thirteen Years In Kilbie Prison - 07-32 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4335)
23700 Weaver's Blues / Yooze Up To Me - 09-32
ARC (1933)
Melotone
M12743 Let's Be Friends Again / (Jimmy Tarlton:) By The Oaken Bucket Louise - 08-33 (also on Banner 32810, Romeo 5249, Oriole 8249, Perfect 12920)
Conquerer
8170 (Frank Luther) / Let's Be Fiends Again - 33 (reissue)
