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
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