Ken Marvin

 Ken Lonzo Marvin, *27-06-1924 Haleyville AL, +16-10-1991

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Henk Scholts, Thieu Van De Vorst, also with help http://wcgs.ala.nu/lao-session.htm
SESSIONS see also Lonzo and Oscar
18 August 1949 [no.1429] Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
001 4818 WHY DON’T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME Capitol 57-40234/HBR 20 JASMCD 3783 PROPERBOX 75
002 4819 SHE IS JUST MY KIND F40273/HBR 20
003 4820 AFRAID 57-40234/HBR 20
004 4829 I’M IN LOVE UP TO MY EARS F40273/HBR 20 JASMCD 3783
PROPER PROPERBOX 75 SWINGING HOLLYWOOD COWBOYS (UK, 2004, 4CDs)
October 1950 poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ken Marvin
005 YW-7074 WELL, OH WELL Mercury 6295-x45
006 YW-7075 I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS 6295-x45
February 1951 poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ken Marvin
007 YW-7100 YOU CAN’T PICK ALL THE ROSES 6316-x45
008 YW-7101 THE THINGS I DO TO YOU unissued
009 YW-7102 TOM CATTIN’ AROUND 6316-x45/HBR 20 JASMCD 3562-3  JASMCD 3783
JASMINE JASMCD 3562/3563 HILLIBLLY BOP VOL.2 1951/1953 (UK, 2005, 2CDs)
July 1951 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ken Marvin and The Harmonettes
010 YW-7270 ROTATION BLUES 6353-x45/HBR 20 JASMCD 3783 BACM CD D 187
011 YW-7271 MORE PRETTY GIRLS 6366-x45
012 YW-7272 I’M WAITING JUST FOR YOU 6353-x45/HBR 20
013 YW-7273 HALF AS MUCH 6366-x45
BACM CD D 187 MERCURY LABEL (UK, 2007)
December 1951 poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Ken Marvin
014 YW-7307 MISSING IN ACTION 6373-x45/HBR 20
015 YW-7308 (A HEARTSICK SOLDIER ON) HEARTBREAK RIDGE 6373-x45/HBR 20
016 YW-7309 LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME 6382-x45/HBR 20
017 YW-7310 PORT OF LONELY HEARTS 6382-x45/HBR 20 JASMCD 3783
March 1952 poss. Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ken Marvin
018 YW-7349 I’D LIKE TO 6419-x45/HBR 20
019 YW-7350 I’VE GOT MY LOVE 6391-x45/HBR 20
020 YW-7351 THE LIFE THAT YOU’VE LED 6419-x45/HBR 20
021 YW-7352 I’M LOSING AGAIN 6391-x45/HBR 20
8 May 1952 [14:30-17:30] Fox Theatre Building, 660 Peach Tree St., Atlanta, GA – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin (Chet Atkins [gt], Eddie Hill [gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Charles Grean [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], D. Murdock [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
022 E2-VB-6209 WHEN I STOP LOVING YOU 47-4829
023 E2-VB-6210 HOW MUCH CAN A HEART ACHE 47-5002/HBR 20
024 E2-VB-6211 THE HONKY TONK MELODY 47-4829
025 E2-VB-6212 I DON'T CARE IF YOU GO A LITTLE FURTHER 47-5002/HBR 20
21 October 1952 [14:00-17:30] Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin (Floyd Robinson [gt], Don Helms [steel], Floyd Chance [bass], Donald Flayman [fiddle]. Produced: Stephen Sholes)
026 E2-VB-7667 HOW ABOUT A DATE 47-5261/HBR 20 JASMCD 3562-3
027 E2-VB-7668 UH-HUH HONEY 47-5141/HBR 20 WLP 2802 JASMCD 3640-1 ET-CD CH 101 CLCD 4505 BCD 17370
028 E2-VB-7669 FORBIDDEN LOVE 47-5141
029 E2-VB-7670 NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO FALL IN LOVE 47-5261/HBR 20
COLLECTOR WLP 2802 BOPPIN‘ HILLBILLY, VOL. 2 (NED, 1988); COLLECTOR CDCD 4505 HOT STEAMY LOVERS, VOL. 2 (NED, 2007); EL TORO ETCD CH 101 COLLECTOR’S CHOICE VOL. 1/TEXAS FEVER (ESP, 2009); JASMINE JASMCD 3640/3641 HILLBILLY BOP VOL.6 1960/1961 (UK, 2014, 2CDS); BEAR FAMILY BCD 17370 AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT (GER, 2017, 20CDs)
21 May 1953 [19:15-23:15] Thomas Productions, 109 13th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin (Chet Atkins [gt], Velma Smith [gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], Walter Lenk [fiddle], Marvin Hughes [piano]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
030 E3-VB-0660 DON'T YOU CARE 47-5339/HBR 20
031 E3-VB-0661 MY EMPTY ARMS 47-5339/LPM-3192 [VA] HBR 20
032 E3-VB-0662 I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD BEFORE 47-5448
033 E3-VB-0663 ONE BY ONE 47-5448
30 September 1953 [14:15-16:45] Thomas Productions, 109 13th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin (Ray Edenton [gt], Chet Atkins [gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Lightnin Chance [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle],. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
034 E3-VB-2273 THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVE (BUT THE WRONG KIND OF HEART) 47-5540/HBR 20
035 E3-VB-2274 I’M GONNA DO NOTHIN’ (TILL I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH YOU) 47-5540/HBR 20
036 E3-VB-2275 BRIDGE OF LOVE 47-5678
037 E3-VB-2276 DON’T YOU KNOW, CAN’T YOU SEE, HAVEN’T YOU HEARD 47-5678
ca 1956 poss. Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
038 YOU SPURNED A LOVE unissued
039 LITTLE RED WAGON unissued
1959 Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
040 SO 634 WHEN I STOP LOVING YOU Intro EP-45001/HBR 20
041 SO 634 YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME EP-45001/HBR 20
042 SO 635 TWO TONE TEN TON EP-45001/HBR 20 JASMCD 3640-41 ET-CD CH 101 CLCD 4511
043 SO 635 UH HUH HONEY EP-45001/HBR 20
COLLECTOR CLCD 4511 HOT STEAMY LOVER, VOL. 3 (NED, 2007)
1960 Nashville, TN – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
044 SO 894 WILL THE ANGELS LET ME PLAY 45002
045 SO 895/PC 9791 UNCLE JOHN 45002 Briar 45-118
1961 unknown – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
046 PC-9792/PC-9801 LETTER FROM HOME, Briar 45-118
1961 unknown – Lloyd George aka Ken Marvin
047 PC-9824 LETTER FROM HOME, part I Todd 45-1071
048 PC.9825 LETTER FROM HOME, part II Todd 45-1071
18 March 1962 unknown – Lloyd George
049 IM 3392 LUCY LEE Imeperial X5837/ JASMCD 3783
050 IM 3393 SING REAL LOUD X5837/ JASMCD 3783
17 October 1962 unknown - Lloyd George
051 IM 5325 HOLD ME CLOSE unissued
052 IM 5326 COME ON, TRAIN 5896 Post 10006/ JASMCD 3783
053 IM 5327 FROG HUNT 5896 Post 10006/ JASMCD 3783
054 IM 5328 FOREVER MORE unissued
 

ALBUMS
Hillbilly Researcher [UK] HBR 20 Ken Marvin - Uh Uh Honey: Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me;- She's Just My Kind; Afraid; I'm In Love Up To My Ears; Tomcattin' Around; Rotation Blues; I'm Waitin' Just For You; (A Heartsick Soldier On) Heartbreak Ridge; Missing In Action; (Let's Take) The Long Way Home; Port Of Lonely Hearts; I'd Like To; I've Got My Love; The Life That You've Led; I'm Losing Again How Much Can A Heart Ache; I Don't Care If You Go A Little Further; How About A Date; Uh Uh Honey #1; Now Is The Time For Us To Fall In Love; Don't You Care; My Empty Arms; The Right Kind Of Love (But The Wrong Kind Of Heart); I Ain't Gonna Do Nothin' (Till I Can Do Something With You); Don't You Know, Can't You See, Haven't You Heard; When I Stop Loving You; You're So Good To Me; Two Ton Ten Ton; Uh Uh Honey #2 – 00

Jasmine [UK] JASMCD3783 Lloyd George/Ken Marvin/Lonzo And Oscar : I’m My Own Grandpa And Other Country Classics 1947/1962: Take Them Cold Feet Out My Back (Before I Kick You Out); Ole Buttermilk Sky; When You Were Sweet Sixteen; Popping Bubble Gum; You Blacked My Blue Eyes Once Too Often; I'm My Own Grandpa; There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea; You Won't Do It No More; Last Ole Dollar;  Ole Mother Nature;  She's The Best I Ever Saw;  Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me**;  I'm In Love Up To My Eyes**;  Pretty Little Indian Maid; Tickle The Tom Cat's Tail; Who Pulled The Plug From The Jug; Sheepskin Corn; Tom Cattin' Around**;  Rotation Blues**; Port Of Lonely Hearts**; The Honky Tonk Melody; I Don't Care If You Go A Little Further; How A Bout A Date; Oh-Huh-Honey;  My Empty Arms;  When I Stop Loving You;  Two Tone Ten Ton;  Uh-Uh-Honey;  Lucy Lee*;  Sing Real Loud*;  Come On Train*; Frog Hunt* – 10-01-22 Lonzo And Oscar; Lloyd George*; Ken Marvin**

EPs

Intro (1959)
EP-45001 Two Tone Ten Ton;  Uh Uh Honey / When I Stop Loving You;  You're So Good To Me – 10-59


SINGLES
Capitol (1949)
57-40234 Afraid / Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me – 10-49 (rev. Oct. 22)
F40273 I'm In Love Up To My Ears / She Is Just My Kind – 01-50 (rev. Jan. 28)
Mercury (1950-52)
6295-X45 Well, Oh Well / I Love You A Thousand Ways – 12-50
6316-X45 Tom Cattin' Around / You Can't Pick All The Roses – ca.15-03-51 (rev. Apr. 28)
6353-X45 Rotation Blues / I'm Waiting Just For You – 08-51 (rev. Aug. 11)
6366-X45 More Pretty girls / Half As Much – 11-51 (rev. Dec. 15)
6373-X45 Missin In Action / (A Heartsick Soldier On) Heartbreak Ridge – ca. 02-52
6382-X45 Let's Take The Long Way Home / Port Of Lonely Hearts –  02-52 (rev. Feb. 9)
6391-X45 I've Got My Love / I'm Losing Again –  04-52 (rev. May 3)
6419-X45 I'd Like To / The Life That You've Led – 09-52 (rev. Oct. 4)
RCA Victor (1952-53)
47-4826 The Honky Tonk Melody / When I Stop Loving you – 06-52 (rev. June 12)
47-5002 How Much Can A Heart Ache / I Don't Care If You Go A Little Further – 10-52 (rev. Nov. 1)
47-5141 Uh-Huh Honey / Forbidden Love – 01-53
47-5261 How About A Date / Now Is The Time For Us To Fall In Love – 04-53 (rev. May 16)
47-5339 Don't You Care / My Empty Arms – 06-53 (rev. June 13)
47-5448 One By One / I Never Had It So Good Before – 09-53 (rev. Oct. 3)
47-5540 Right Kind Of Love / I Ain't Gonna Do Nothin' – 12-53 (rev. Dec. 5)
47-5678 Bridge Of Love / Don't You Know, Can't You See – 03-54
Intro (1959)
45002 Uncle John / Will the Angels Let Me Play – 09-60 (rev. Sept. 5)
Briar (1961)
45-118 Letter From Home / Uncle John – 10-61 (rev. Oct. 30)
Toddr (1961)
45-1071 Letter From Home pt,1 / Letter From Home pt. 2 – ca. 61
Imperial (1962) Lloyd George
5837 Lucy Lee / Sing Real Loud
5896 Come on, Train / Frog Hunt (Also released on Post 10006)