SESSIONS
by Dick Grant (with acknowledgements to Al Turner, Dave Sax, Phil Tricker, Adam Komorowski, Dave Sichak, Jeff Porterfield & Kent Heineman)
1949 Ben Adelman Studio, Washington, D.C. - Don Kidwell & His Capitol Swingbillies (Wade Holmes [vcl/gt], Randy Tate [steel]. Producer: Ben Adelman)
001 HOW COULD YOU Sylvan 350
002 unknown title 350 A
ca February 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
003 WAKE UP IRENE Blue Ribbon 3S-36
004 I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW 4 Star 3S-38 Blue Ribbon 3S-38
ca February 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
005 6535 YOU’RE TOO TIRED (FOR ME) 4 Star 45-1656 ET-121 Apex 76040/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
006 6535-RE TOO TIRED 4 Star X-99/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-008
007 6536 ROSE OF MEXICO 4 Star 45-1656 ET-121 Apex 76040/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008 BACM CD D-221
008 6537 MY SWEETHEART MY DARLIN’ 4 Star 45-1665 ET-126
Apex 76040 is Canadian issue (1954)
ca April 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
009 A FOOLER, A FAKER 4 Star 3S-42 Blue Ribbon 3S-42/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
ca May 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes, *& His Carolina Country Boys (Producer: Ben Adelman)
010 6572 FAT FORTY AND FRUSTRATED* 4 Star P-108 45-1674/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
011 6573 THE FIREMAN AND ENGINEER’S BALL-2 4 Star X-99 45-1665 ET-126 Blue Ribbon 3S-47/White Label WLP-2821Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
ca May 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes & His Carolina Country Boys (Producer: Ben Adelman)
012 6782 HILLBILLY JUBILEE 4 Star P-108 45-1674/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
ca June 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes & Virginia Hill (Producer: Ben Adelman)
013 ONE BY ONE Blue Ribbon 3S-47
ca July 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
014 HONKY TONK GIRL Blue Ribbon 3S-48
ca August 1954 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
015 HONKY TONK GIRL Blue Ribbon 3S-48
016 GO, BOY GO Blue Ribbon 3S-49/Hillbilly Researcher HBR-008
017 OUT BEHIND THE BARN Blue Ribbon 3S-50/HBR-008
1954 [demo session] Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
01701 TOO MANY BLUES Spin-O-Rama S-109 Mount Vernon Music MVM-177
The above recording was leased by Ben Adelman to Premier Albums Inc. in January, 1963.
1954 [demo session] Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Marvin Rainwater [hmny vcl-1/rh gt-1], poss Roy Clark [hmny vcll-2/rh gt-2], Mickey Woodward [steel], Roger Woodward [bass]. Producer: Ben Adelman)
01702 I’LL JUST PRETEND -1 Spin-O-Rama S-109
01703 I’M LIVING ON MEMORIES - 2 Spin-O-Rama S-109
01704 YOU CAN’T HIDE FROM YOURSELF -2 Spin-O-Rama S-109
01705 LIVING WITH THE BLUES -2 Spin-O-Rama S-109 Mount Vernon Music MVM-177
The above recordings were leased by Ben Adelman to Premier Albums Inc. in January, 1963.
ca February 1955 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
018 HEARTS OF STONE 4 Star 3S-56 Blue Ribbon 3S-56
019 IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN’ 4 Star 3S-56 Blue Ribbon 3S-56
ca March 1955 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
020 BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT Blue Ribbon 3S-62 Blue Ribbon 3S-66
ca April 1955 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Eddie Marvin (“Eddie” Marvin Coursey [vcl/rh gt], Wade Holmes, [ld gt] Producer: Ben Adelman)
000 SHE WOULDN'T DO FOR YOU 4 Star ED-132/King LP-753 HBR-008
000 BECAUSE YOU'VE CHOSEN ME 4 Star ED-132/King LP-753 HBR-008
The Above Recordings Were Leased By Ben Adelman To 4 Star Records. Recordings Were Purchased By King Records In 1960.
ca November 1955 Ben Adelman Studio, 323 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. - Eddie Marvin (“Eddie” Marvin Coursey [vcl/rh gt], Wade Holmes, [ld gt] Producer: Ben Adelman)
000 6842 YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG 4 Star 45-1687 ED-136/HBR-008
000 6843 WON’T YOU BE GLAD 4 Star 45-1696 ED-139/HBR-008
000 6844 I’D BE SATISFIED 4 Star 45-1696 ED-139/HBR-008
000 6845 THE HOOLIGAN KIDS 4 Star 45-1687 4 Star ED-136/HBR-008
1960 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - The Country Kings (Wade Holmes [vcl-1/ld gt], “Eddie” Marvin Coursey [vcl-2/rh gt], Roy Irvin [vcl-3], Pete Potter [vcl-4] + 3 unknown musicians Producer: Ben Adelman)
021 HONEY BABY -1 Empire 45-EP-509/Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
022 I NEED YOUR LOVE -2-3 Empire 45-EP-509
023 YOU CAN’T HIDE FROM YOURSELF -2-4 45-EP-509
024 I’LL JUST PRETEND -2 45-EP-509 Almanac 809
1962 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
025 DRINKIN’ AND THINKIN’ OF YOU Almanac 809/Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
026 LONELY BOY Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
027 NOW SHE’S CHEATIN’ ON ME Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
028 SHE’S SO SWEET Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
029 LOVE PILLS Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
030 EMPTY ROOMS Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
031 I’M A FOOL FOR YOU Mount Vernon Music MVS-177
1962 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
032 HORSESHOE BLUES Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
033 GEORGIA BOUNCE Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
034 GUITAR WHIZ Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
035 COUNTRY PICKIN’ Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
036 HONKY TONK RAG Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
037 SPANISH GUITAR Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
038 WADE’S BOOGIE Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
1962 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
039 HEADIN’ SOUTH Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
040 CORNBALL Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
041 WILLIE BROWN Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
042 DOUBLE BARREL POLKA Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
043 GUITAR BLUES Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
044 NANCY’S WALTZ Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
045 EASY PICKIN’ Mount Vernon Music MVS-180
1963 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
046 WRECK OF THE OLD 97 Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
047 LONESOME 7-7203 Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
048 PICKIN’ SWEETHEARTS Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
049 MISTAKES I MADE YESTERDAY Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
050 HANDCUFFED TO LOVE Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
051 SHOTGUN BOOGIE Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
052 IMMUNE TO ME Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
053 ALL BECAUSE OF MY JEALOUS HEART Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
054 LOVE ME Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-432
055 STAR ON EARTH Spin-O-Rama S-117 Crown CST-340 Crown CST-43
The above recordings were leased by Ben Adelman to Crown Records
1963 unknown - Wade Holmes - The Singing Truck Driver/* with Nancy Lee
056 EMPTY ROOMS Freestate FR-1
057 LONELY BOY LONELY GIRL* FR-2
1963 Empire Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. - Wade Holmes (Producer: Ben Adelman)
058 I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY GOODNIGHT Sutton SSU-304
059 I LOVE YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW SSU-304
060 YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS SSU-304
061 BOIL ‘EM CABBAGE DOWN SSU-304
062 HERE RATTLER HERE SSU-304
063 I STILL LOVE YOU SSU-304
064 OVER AND OVER AGAIN SSU-304
065 I LOVE YOU (THO YOU DON’T BELONG TO ME) SSU-304
1964 unknown - Wade Holmes
066 R4KM-0151 ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Songs By Sommers 2
067 R4KM-0152 MY LADDER OF DREAMS Songs By Sommers 2
ALBUMS
Spin-O-Rama M/S-109 Golden Country Hits Sung By Marvin Rainwater With Wade Holmes: [Marvin Rainwater:] Teardrops; Wanderer In Me; Engineer's Song; Don't Tell My Boy; So Long; [Wade Holmes:] Too Many Blues; Living With The Blues; I'll Just Pretend; I'm Living On Memories; You Can't Hide From Yourself - 63
Mount Vernon Music MVM/MVS 177 Mr. Lean: Drinkin’ And Thinkin’ Of You; Lonely Boy; Now She’s Cheatin’ On Me; She’s So Sweet; Love Pills; Empty Rooms; Too Many Blues; Living With The Blues; I’m A Fool For You; Honey Baby - 63
Mount Vernon Music MVM/MVS 180 Mr. Lean, vol. 2: Horshoe Blues; Georgia Bounce; Guitar Whiz; Country Pickin’; Honky Tonk Rag; Spanish Guitar; Wade’s Boogie; Headin’ South; Cornball; Willie Brown; Double Barrel Polka; Guitar Blues; Nancy’s Waltz; Easy Pickin’ – ca 63
Crown CLP-5340/CST-340 A Tribute to Hawkshaw Hawkins: Lonesome 77203; Shotgun Boogie; Wreck Of The Old 97; Handcuffed To Love; Love Me; Pickin Sweethearts; All Because Of My Jealous Heart; Immune To Me; Mistakes I Made Yesterday; Star On Earth – 63 (also on Spinorama M/S-117, reissued on Crown CST-432)
Sutton SU/SSU 304 A Tribute To Hawkshaw Hawkins Featuring Wade Holmes: I Love The Way You Say Goodnight; I Love You Better Than You Know; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down; Here Rattler Here; I Still Love You; Over And Over Again; I Love You (Tho You Don’t Belong To Me) - 64
SINGLES
4 Star (1954)
45-1656 You’re Too Tired (For Me) / Rose Of Mexico - 06-54
45-1665 My Sweetheart My Darlin’ / The Fireman And Engineer’s Ball - 54
X 99 Too Tired / The Fireman And Engineer’s Ball - ca 54
P 108 Fat Forty And Frustrated / Hillbilly Jubilee - unissued
45-1674 Fat Forty And Frustrated / Hillbilly Jubilee - 55
Empire (1960)
(EP)
45-EP-509 Honey Baby; I Need Your Love / You Can’t Hide From Yourself; I’ll Just Pretend - 60 Country Kings
Almanac
809 I’ll Just Pretend / Drinkin’ And Thinkin’ Of You
Freestate (1963)
FR-1 Empty Rooms / Lonely Boy Lonely Girl (w. Nancy Lee) - 63
Songs By Sommers (1964)
2 Actions Speak Louder Than Words / My Ladder Of Dreams - 64
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY * ALBUMS DISCOGRAPHY * SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Donnie Bowshier
SESSIONS
by Dick Grant with acknowledgements to Graham Fincher, Al Turner, Adam Komorowski, Ian Saddler, Phil Tricker, Mitch Drumm, Malcolm Chapman, Henk Scholts, Dave Sax & Fred Masotti and special thanks to the late Donnie Bowshier and the late Joe Poovey
001 329-50 STRUT MY STUFF -1 Skip 45-100/White Label WLP-2808 Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Proper BOX 103 Hydra BCK 27144
000 329-51 unknown title unissued
0011 329-52 SOUTHBOUND LINE Skip 45-100/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
000 329-53 unknown title unissued
April 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier [-1]/Earl Slone [-2] and Melody Boys (Donnie Bowshier [vcl], Earl Stone [*vcl], Paul Hopkins [ld gt], Zeke Turner [rh gt], Walt WIlson [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Charlie Gore [fiddle], ? [piano])
0012 K3597 BULL FROG BOOGIE -2 45-1219/King LP-713 Esoldun RR-2025 Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Ace CDCHD-975 Jasmine JASMCD-3562/3 Cactus CAKING CD-3 Hydra BCK 27144
002 K3598 WE’LL NEVER PART -1 45-1219/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144
003 K3599 I CRIED IN MY SLEEP -1 45-1245/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144?
004 K3600 TIGHT SHOE BOOGIE -1 45-1245/King LP-713 NO LABEL NAME CD-5112 HBRCD-053 JASMCD-3562/3, Cactus CAKING CD-3 Hydra BCK 27144
Late 1956 Wilmongton, OH - Little Donnie Bowshier/*Gene Sisco with The Radio Ranch Boys (Donnie Bowshier [vcl/rh gt], Homer Wooten [rh gt], Sonny Curtis [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Gene Sisco [vcl*/fiddle].Producer: Sam Salyer)
000 CP-1191 BLOCK OF ICE YOU CALL A HEART * Dess 7001
000 CP-1192 GRANDMA ROCK AND ROLL* Dess 7001 Day Jay Jamboree 45-115 Buffalo Bop BBCD-55019 Hydra BCK 27144
005 CP-1193 STONE HEART Dess 7002/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
006 CP-1194 ROCK AND ROLL JOYS Dess 7002/Day Jay Jamboree 45-115 BBCD-55019 WLP-8811 Lucky CD-803 HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
Summer 1957 Wilmongton, OH - Little Donnie Bowshier with The Radio Ranch Boys [-1]/Gene Sisco [-2]/Homer Wooten [-3] (Donnie Bowshier [vcl/rh gt], Homer Wooten [vcl/rh gt], Sonny Curtis [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Gene Sisco [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: Sam Salyer)
000 CP-1301 NO USE FOR ME TO TRY -2 -3 Dess 7003
000 CP-1302 TURNING THE TABLES -2 7003/WLP-8811 Flesh Den FD-6905 Hydra BCK 27144
007 CP-1345 I LOVE YOU, BABY -1 -2 Dess 7004/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144
008 CP-1346 LOVE SO RARE -1 -2 Dess 7004/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
ca. March 1958 Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano] + The Stone Hearts)
009 J8OW-2811/BSN-94 I LOVE YOU, BABY Sage 45-265 F-801Robbins 1009 Quality K-1739 Era 3029/HBRCD-053 Sage & Sand SS-930701 Hydra BCK 27144
010 J8OW-2812/BSN-93 STONE HEART Sage 45-256 F-801 Era 3029 Robbins 1009 Quality K-1739 /HBRCD-053
ca. October 1958 Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano])
011 IT’S OUR SECRET 45-276/ Hydra BCK 27144
012 GOT THE BEST OF ME Sage 45-276 Rollin’ Rock EP-35/ Key LP-1590 Esoldun RR-2002 Club PRLP-003 Sage & Sand SS-930701 Hydra BCK 27144
ca. March 1961 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [vcl], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano], ? [sax] + The Stone Hearts)
013 BSN-133 TOMORROW Bamboo 508/ Hydra BCK 27144
014 BSN-134 TALK TO ME BABY Bamboo 508/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
1963 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano])
015 MOVE IT ON OVER JD 1157-0379/ Hydra BCK 27144
016 SING ME A SAD SONG JD 1157-0379/ Hydra BCK 27144
1965 Megacity Recording Studio, Dayton, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Paul Hopkins [ld gt], Andy Eckman [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Ronald Hensley [drums], Jim Colley [piano])
017 IT HURTS ME SO Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
018 I CRIED IN MY SLEEP Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
019 ANYTHING YOU WANT Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
020 DRUNKEN DRIVER Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
021 MY WAY OF LOVIN’ YOU Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
022 STONE HEART Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
023 LET’S TALK IT OVER Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
024 IT MUST BE RAINING Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
025 I’M HAPPY Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
026 TOMORROW Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
027 AFRAID Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
028 I LOVE YOU BABY Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
late 1971 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser (unknown musicians)
029 ST-7413/ZSSB 146334 I HOPE YOU HEAR (SAD SONGS) ST-406
030 ST-7414/ST-7323S/ZSSB 146335 PRETTY THINGS ST-406/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
1972 unknown - Donnie Bowser
031 STONE HEART Choice 103
032 STOP THIS TRAIN Choice 103
1973 Jewel Recording Studio, Mt. Healthy, OH - Donnie Bowser
033 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY QCA 406
034 THAT'S WHAT I NEED QCA 406/ Hydra BCK 27144
1974 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser (unknown musicians)
035 I THOUGHT I HEARED YOU CALL MY NAME Chalet CH-1071
036 TOMORROW Chalet CH-1071
1975 Columbus, OH - Donnie Bowser & The Stone Hearts (Producer: Jack "Casey" Casebolt)
037 MY HEART STILL LOVES YOU Rome RF-4130
038 GIRL I SEE IN MY GLASS Rome RF-4130
1979 unknown - Donnie Bowser (Producer: Jack "Casey" Casebolt)
039 ON MY MIND Starr 479
040 HONESTLY I DO 479
1988 Jewel Recording Studio, Mt. Healthy, OH - Donnie Bowser
041 JUST NO WAY OF GETTING OVER YOU Bill Don 8805
042 THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER (SOMEONE LIKE YOU) 8805
1989 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser
043 FALLING FOR YOU Ridgewood R-3002/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
044 YOU’VE GOT MY ARMS TO COME BACK TO Ridgewood R-3002/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
1990 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser & Bobby Bare (Producers: Jack Gale & James “Jim” Pierce)
045 ANOTHER ONE OF MY NEAR MRS. (MISSES) Playback P-1342/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
046 HERE COMES THAT RAINBOW AGAIN P-1342/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
1990 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser
047 YOUR USED TO BE Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
048 RELIGHT THE FUSE Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
049 I STAND CORRECTED Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
050 I’VE PRETENDED LONG ENOUGH Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
ALBUMS
Top Tenn LP-1935 Donnie Bowshier Sings: It Hurts Me So; I Cried In My Sleep; Anything You Want; Drunken Driver; My Way Of Lovin’ You; Sone Heart; Let’s Talk It Over; It Must Be Raining; I’m Happy; Tomorrow; Afraid; I Love You Baby - 65
Hillbilly Research HBRCD-053: Donnie Bowshier/Donnie Bowser: I Love You Baby (Dess Version); Anything You Want; Strut My Stuff; Stone Heart (Dess Version); Afraid; I Cried In My Sleep (King Version); My Way Of Loving You; Love So Rare; I Love You Baby (Sage Version); It Must Be Raining;Rock And Roll Joys; I Cried In My Sleep (Top Tenn LP Version); I'm Happy; Stone Heart (Sage Version); Tight Shoe Boogie; Tomorrow; I Love You Baby (Top Tenn LP Version); Southbound Line (vcl: Slim Redman); We'll Never Part; Stone Heart (Top Tenn LP Version); It Hurt Me So; Drunken Driver; Let's Talk It Over; Bullfrog Boogie (vcl Earl Slone); Pretty Things; Talk To Me Baby - ca 08
Hydra [GER][ BCK 27114 Got The Best Of Me: Strut My Stuff; Southbound Line (Special); Tight Shoe Boogie; We'll Never Part; Bullfrog Boogie; I Cried In My Sleep (King Version ???) ; Rock And Roll Joys; Stone Heart (Dess); Grandma Rock And Roll; I Love You Baby (Dess); Turning The Tables; Love So Rare; I Love You Baby (Sage); Stone Heart (Sage); Got The Best Of Me; It's Our Secret; Talk To Me Baby; Tomorrow (Bamboo); Move It On Over; Sing Me A Sad Song; (It's) My Way Of Loving You; It Must Be Raining; I Love You Baby (TT); Pretty Things; That's What I Need - 11
SINGLES
Skip
45-100 Strut Stuff (w. Slim Redman) / [Slim Redman:] Southbound Line - 53 w. The Jr. Melody Boys
King (1953)
45-1219 We'll Never Part / [Earl Stone:] Bull Frogg Boogie - 53
45-1245 Tight Shoe Boogie / I Cried In My Sleep - 08-53
Dess (1956-57)
7002 Rock And Roll Joys / Stone Heart - 03-57
7003 No Use For Me To Try / Turning The Tables - 09-57
7004 I Love You Baby / Love So Rare - 10-57
(1960) )
Sage (1958)
45-265 I Love You Baby / Stone Heart - 04-58 (reissued on Fraternity F-801 (1958), Robbins 1009 (1958), Era 3029 )
45-276 Got The Best Of Me / It's Our Secret - 12-58
Bamboo (1961)
508 Talk To Me Baby / Tomorrow - 06-61
JD (1963)
1157-0379 Move It On Over / Sing Me A Sad Song - 63
Stop (1972)
ST-406 Pretty Things / I Hope You Hear - 72
Choice (1972)
103 Stone Heart / Stop This Train - 72
QCA (1973)
406 Make The World Go Away / That's What I Need - 73
Chalet (1974)
CH-1071 I Thought I Heared You Call My Name / Tomorrow - 74
Rome (1975)
RF-4130 Girl I See In My Glass / My Heart Still Loves You - 75
Starr (1979)
SF479 On My Mind / Honestly I Do - 79
Bil-Don (1988)
JRC-8805 Just No Way Of Getting Over You / There'll Never Be Another (Someone Like You) - 88
Ridgewood (1989)
3002 Falling For You / You've Got My Arms To Come Back To - 89
Playback (1990)
P-1342 Another One Of My Near Mrs. (Misses) / Here Comes That Rainbow Again - 90 w. Bobby Bare
by Dick Grant with acknowledgements to Graham Fincher, Al Turner, Adam Komorowski, Ian Saddler, Phil Tricker, Mitch Drumm, Malcolm Chapman, Henk Scholts, Dave Sax & Fred Masotti and special thanks to the late Donnie Bowshier and the late Joe Poovey
001 329-50 STRUT MY STUFF -1 Skip 45-100/White Label WLP-2808 Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Proper BOX 103 Hydra BCK 27144
000 329-51 unknown title unissued
0011 329-52 SOUTHBOUND LINE Skip 45-100/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
000 329-53 unknown title unissued
April 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier [-1]/Earl Slone [-2] and Melody Boys (Donnie Bowshier [vcl], Earl Stone [*vcl], Paul Hopkins [ld gt], Zeke Turner [rh gt], Walt WIlson [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Charlie Gore [fiddle], ? [piano])
0012 K3597 BULL FROG BOOGIE -2 45-1219/King LP-713 Esoldun RR-2025 Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Ace CDCHD-975 Jasmine JASMCD-3562/3 Cactus CAKING CD-3 Hydra BCK 27144
002 K3598 WE’LL NEVER PART -1 45-1219/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144
003 K3599 I CRIED IN MY SLEEP -1 45-1245/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144?
004 K3600 TIGHT SHOE BOOGIE -1 45-1245/King LP-713 NO LABEL NAME CD-5112 HBRCD-053 JASMCD-3562/3, Cactus CAKING CD-3 Hydra BCK 27144
Late 1956 Wilmongton, OH - Little Donnie Bowshier/*Gene Sisco with The Radio Ranch Boys (Donnie Bowshier [vcl/rh gt], Homer Wooten [rh gt], Sonny Curtis [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Gene Sisco [vcl*/fiddle].Producer: Sam Salyer)
000 CP-1191 BLOCK OF ICE YOU CALL A HEART * Dess 7001
000 CP-1192 GRANDMA ROCK AND ROLL* Dess 7001 Day Jay Jamboree 45-115 Buffalo Bop BBCD-55019 Hydra BCK 27144
005 CP-1193 STONE HEART Dess 7002/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
006 CP-1194 ROCK AND ROLL JOYS Dess 7002/Day Jay Jamboree 45-115 BBCD-55019 WLP-8811 Lucky CD-803 HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
Summer 1957 Wilmongton, OH - Little Donnie Bowshier with The Radio Ranch Boys [-1]/Gene Sisco [-2]/Homer Wooten [-3] (Donnie Bowshier [vcl/rh gt], Homer Wooten [vcl/rh gt], Sonny Curtis [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Gene Sisco [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: Sam Salyer)
000 CP-1301 NO USE FOR ME TO TRY -2 -3 Dess 7003
000 CP-1302 TURNING THE TABLES -2 7003/WLP-8811 Flesh Den FD-6905 Hydra BCK 27144
007 CP-1345 I LOVE YOU, BABY -1 -2 Dess 7004/HBRCD 053 Hydra BCK 27144
008 CP-1346 LOVE SO RARE -1 -2 Dess 7004/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
ca. March 1958 Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano] + The Stone Hearts)
009 J8OW-2811/BSN-94 I LOVE YOU, BABY Sage 45-265 F-801Robbins 1009 Quality K-1739 Era 3029/HBRCD-053 Sage & Sand SS-930701 Hydra BCK 27144
010 J8OW-2812/BSN-93 STONE HEART Sage 45-256 F-801 Era 3029 Robbins 1009 Quality K-1739 /HBRCD-053
ca. October 1958 Cincinnati, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano])
011 IT’S OUR SECRET 45-276/ Hydra BCK 27144
012 GOT THE BEST OF ME Sage 45-276 Rollin’ Rock EP-35/ Key LP-1590 Esoldun RR-2002 Club PRLP-003 Sage & Sand SS-930701 Hydra BCK 27144
ca. March 1961 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [vcl], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano], ? [sax] + The Stone Hearts)
013 BSN-133 TOMORROW Bamboo 508/ Hydra BCK 27144
014 BSN-134 TALK TO ME BABY Bamboo 508/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
1963 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowshier (Ronnie Carpenter [ld gt], Roger Bowshier [bass/hmny vcl]. Terry Bowshier [drums], ? [piano])
015 MOVE IT ON OVER JD 1157-0379/ Hydra BCK 27144
016 SING ME A SAD SONG JD 1157-0379/ Hydra BCK 27144
1965 Megacity Recording Studio, Dayton, OH - Donnie Bowshier (Paul Hopkins [ld gt], Andy Eckman [steel], Roger Bowshier [bass], Ronald Hensley [drums], Jim Colley [piano])
017 IT HURTS ME SO Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
018 I CRIED IN MY SLEEP Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
019 ANYTHING YOU WANT Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
020 DRUNKEN DRIVER Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
021 MY WAY OF LOVIN’ YOU Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
022 STONE HEART Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
023 LET’S TALK IT OVER Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
024 IT MUST BE RAINING Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
025 I’M HAPPY Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
026 TOMORROW Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
027 AFRAID Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053
028 I LOVE YOU BABY Top Tenn LP-1935/Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
late 1971 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser (unknown musicians)
029 ST-7413/ZSSB 146334 I HOPE YOU HEAR (SAD SONGS) ST-406
030 ST-7414/ST-7323S/ZSSB 146335 PRETTY THINGS ST-406/HBRCD-053 Hydra BCK 27144
1972 unknown - Donnie Bowser
031 STONE HEART Choice 103
032 STOP THIS TRAIN Choice 103
1973 Jewel Recording Studio, Mt. Healthy, OH - Donnie Bowser
033 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY QCA 406
034 THAT'S WHAT I NEED QCA 406/ Hydra BCK 27144
1974 Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser (unknown musicians)
035 I THOUGHT I HEARED YOU CALL MY NAME Chalet CH-1071
036 TOMORROW Chalet CH-1071
1975 Columbus, OH - Donnie Bowser & The Stone Hearts (Producer: Jack "Casey" Casebolt)
037 MY HEART STILL LOVES YOU Rome RF-4130
038 GIRL I SEE IN MY GLASS Rome RF-4130
1979 unknown - Donnie Bowser (Producer: Jack "Casey" Casebolt)
039 ON MY MIND Starr 479
040 HONESTLY I DO 479
1988 Jewel Recording Studio, Mt. Healthy, OH - Donnie Bowser
041 JUST NO WAY OF GETTING OVER YOU Bill Don 8805
042 THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER (SOMEONE LIKE YOU) 8805
1989 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser
043 FALLING FOR YOU Ridgewood R-3002/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
044 YOU’VE GOT MY ARMS TO COME BACK TO Ridgewood R-3002/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
1990 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser & Bobby Bare (Producers: Jack Gale & James “Jim” Pierce)
045 ANOTHER ONE OF MY NEAR MRS. (MISSES) Playback P-1342/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
046 HERE COMES THAT RAINBOW AGAIN P-1342/Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
1990 Reflections Studio, 2741 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN - Donnie Bowser
047 YOUR USED TO BE Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
048 RELIGHT THE FUSE Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
049 I STAND CORRECTED Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
050 I’VE PRETENDED LONG ENOUGH Playback PC-13021 [cassette]
ALBUMS
Top Tenn LP-1935 Donnie Bowshier Sings: It Hurts Me So; I Cried In My Sleep; Anything You Want; Drunken Driver; My Way Of Lovin’ You; Sone Heart; Let’s Talk It Over; It Must Be Raining; I’m Happy; Tomorrow; Afraid; I Love You Baby - 65
Hillbilly Research HBRCD-053: Donnie Bowshier/Donnie Bowser: I Love You Baby (Dess Version); Anything You Want; Strut My Stuff; Stone Heart (Dess Version); Afraid; I Cried In My Sleep (King Version); My Way Of Loving You; Love So Rare; I Love You Baby (Sage Version); It Must Be Raining;Rock And Roll Joys; I Cried In My Sleep (Top Tenn LP Version); I'm Happy; Stone Heart (Sage Version); Tight Shoe Boogie; Tomorrow; I Love You Baby (Top Tenn LP Version); Southbound Line (vcl: Slim Redman); We'll Never Part; Stone Heart (Top Tenn LP Version); It Hurt Me So; Drunken Driver; Let's Talk It Over; Bullfrog Boogie (vcl Earl Slone); Pretty Things; Talk To Me Baby - ca 08
Hydra [GER][ BCK 27114 Got The Best Of Me: Strut My Stuff; Southbound Line (Special); Tight Shoe Boogie; We'll Never Part; Bullfrog Boogie; I Cried In My Sleep (King Version ???) ; Rock And Roll Joys; Stone Heart (Dess); Grandma Rock And Roll; I Love You Baby (Dess); Turning The Tables; Love So Rare; I Love You Baby (Sage); Stone Heart (Sage); Got The Best Of Me; It's Our Secret; Talk To Me Baby; Tomorrow (Bamboo); Move It On Over; Sing Me A Sad Song; (It's) My Way Of Loving You; It Must Be Raining; I Love You Baby (TT); Pretty Things; That's What I Need - 11
SINGLES
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45-100 Strut Stuff (w. Slim Redman) / [Slim Redman:] Southbound Line - 53 w. The Jr. Melody Boys
King (1953)
45-1219 We'll Never Part / [Earl Stone:] Bull Frogg Boogie - 53
45-1245 Tight Shoe Boogie / I Cried In My Sleep - 08-53
Dess (1956-57)
7002 Rock And Roll Joys / Stone Heart - 03-57
7003 No Use For Me To Try / Turning The Tables - 09-57
7004 I Love You Baby / Love So Rare - 10-57
(1960) )
Sage (1958)
45-265 I Love You Baby / Stone Heart - 04-58 (reissued on Fraternity F-801 (1958), Robbins 1009 (1958), Era 3029 )
45-276 Got The Best Of Me / It's Our Secret - 12-58
Bamboo (1961)
508 Talk To Me Baby / Tomorrow - 06-61
JD (1963)
1157-0379 Move It On Over / Sing Me A Sad Song - 63
Stop (1972)
ST-406 Pretty Things / I Hope You Hear - 72
Choice (1972)
103 Stone Heart / Stop This Train - 72
QCA (1973)
406 Make The World Go Away / That's What I Need - 73
Chalet (1974)
CH-1071 I Thought I Heared You Call My Name / Tomorrow - 74
Rome (1975)
RF-4130 Girl I See In My Glass / My Heart Still Loves You - 75
Starr (1979)
SF479 On My Mind / Honestly I Do - 79
Bil-Don (1988)
JRC-8805 Just No Way Of Getting Over You / There'll Never Be Another (Someone Like You) - 88
Ridgewood (1989)
3002 Falling For You / You've Got My Arms To Come Back To - 89
Playback (1990)
P-1342 Another One Of My Near Mrs. (Misses) / Here Comes That Rainbow Again - 90 w. Bobby Bare
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.