Carl Dobkins Jr.

2nd version
by Richard Weize (BCD-15546), Praguefrank and Michel Ruppli

SESSIONS

November 1957 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr.
001 HO9W-1541 TAKE HOLD OF MY HAND Fraternity F-794/CHCHD 316
002 HO9W-1542 THAT‘S WHY I‘M WALKING F-794/CHCHD 316
ACE CHCHD 316 - ALL AMERICAN ROCK 'N' ROLL FROM FRATERNITY RECORDS
23 April 1958 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Carl Dobkins, Jr.
003 104827 IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVIN‘ Decca 9-30656 ED-2664/DL-8938 BCD-15546
004 104828 LOVE IS EVERYTHING 9-30656 ED-2664/DL-8938 BCD-15546
7 November 1958 [19:00-22:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Anita kerr. Producer: Owen Bradley)
005 106076/NA 10471 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK 9-30803 ED-2664/DL-8938 BCD-15546
006 106077/NA 10472 MY PLEDGE TO YOU 9-3080 ED-2664/DL-8938 BCD-15546
9 June 1959 [15:00-18:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Floyd Cramer, Anita Kerr. Producer: Owen Bradley)
007 107523/NA 10758 IN MY HEART 9-31020/ BCD-15546
008 107524/NA 10759 OPEN UP YOUR ARMS DL-8938 BCD-15546
009 107525/NA 10760 THREE LITTLE PEGGIES DL-8938 BCD-15546
010 107526/NA 10761 CLASS RING unissued
10 August 1959 [19:30-01:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Floyd Cramer, Producer: Owen Bradley)
011 107948/NA 10811 LUCKY DEVIL 9-31020/ BCD-15546
012 107949/NA 10812 LOVELIGHT 31182/ BCD-15546
013 107950/NA 10813 EXCLUSIVELY YOURS 9-31088/ BCD-15546
014 107951/NA 10814 SUE unissued/ BCD-15546
11 August 1959 [19:00-01:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Floyd Cramer, Anita Kerr. Producer: Owen Bradley)
015 107952/NA 10818 CLASS RING DL-8938 BCD-15546 [alt.] BCD-15546
016 107953/NA 10819 ONE LITTLE GIRL 9-31088/ BCD-15546
017 107954/NA 10820 TRUE LOVE DL-8938 BCD-15546
018 107955/NA 10821 FOR YOUR LOVE DL-8938 BCD-15546
12 August 1959 [18:00-24:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Floyd Cramer, Anita Kerr. Producer: Owen Bradley)
019 107956/NA 10822 THAT’S ALL I NEED TO KNOW unissued/ BCD-15546
020 107957/NA 10823 I’M SORRY DL-8938 BCD-15546
021 107958/NA 10824 A FOOL SUCH AS I DL-8938 BCD-15546
022 107959/NA 10825 RAINING IN MY HEART DL-8938 BCD-15546
3 August 1960 [14:30-18:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Owen Bradley, Floyd Cramer, Anita Kerr. Producer: Owen Bradley)
023 109437/NA 11200 GENIE 9-31143/ BCD-15546
024 109438/NA 11201 A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE 9-31143 / BCD-15546
025 109439/NA 11202 TAKE TIME OUT 31182/ BCD-15546
20 April 1961 [14:15-18:15] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN –Carl Dobkins Jr. (Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
026 110471/NA 11507 PROMISE ME 31353/ BCD-15546
027 110472/NA 11508 THAT’S WHAT I CALL TRUE LOVE 31260/ BCD-15546
028 110473/NA 11509 PRETTY LITTLE GIRL IN THE YELLOW DRESS 31260/ BCD-15546
029 110474/NA 11510 SAWDUST DOLLY unissued/ BCD-15546
20 June 1961 [14:15-17:15] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Carl Dobkins Jr. (Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
030 110788/NA 11582 A CHANCE TO BELONG 31301/ BCD-15546
031 110789/NA 11583 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS 31353/ BCD-15546
032 110790/NA 11584 SAWDUST DOLLY 31301/ BCD-15546
1963 New York City - Carl Dobkins, Jr. [unknown production, leased to Atlantic, mastering date November 14, 1963]
033 63C-7385 IF TEARDROPS WERE DIAMONDS Atco 45-6283
034 63C-7386 I'M SORRY, LITTLE GIRL Atco 45-6283
1965 poss. Hollywood, CA - Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Producer: Paul Kaufman)
035 10232 A LITLE BIT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE Colpix CP-762
036 10233 HIS LOSS IS MY GAIN Colpix CP-762
1969 poss. Nashville, TN - Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Producer: Howard and Raneau)
037 CHM-106 THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS Chalet CHR-1053
038 CHM-107 LINDA THE MOTEL MAID Chalet CHR-1053
1969 poss. Nashville, TN - Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Producer: Bobby Bobo)
039 CHM-111 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK Chalet CHR-1056
040 CHM-112 PICTURES Chalet CHR-1056
Carl Dobkins Jr. recorded after 1969, some info in albums list

ALBUMS
Decca DL-8938/DL-78938 Carl Dobkins, Jr.: If You Don't Want My Lovin'; Love Is Everything;
My Heart Is An Open Book; My Pledge To You; Open Up Your Arms; Three Little Peggies; Class Ring; True Love; For Your Love; I'm Sorry; Fool Such As I; Raining In My Heart – 09-59 (MX: 7-7320/1)
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15546 My Heart Is An Open Book: If You Don't Want My Lovin'; Love Is Everything; My Heart Is An Open Book; My Pledge To You; Open Up Your Arms; Three Little Peggies; Class Ring; True Love; For Your Love; I'm Sorry; Fool Such As I; Raining In My Heart; Lucky Devil; Promise Me; Take Time Out; Chance To Belong; In My Heart; Ask Me No Question; Sawdust Dolly; Pretty Little Girl In The Yellow Dress; Exclusively Yours; Sue; That's What I Call True Love; One Little Girl; Genie; Different Kind Of Love; Lovelight; That's All I Need To Know; Sawdust Dolly; Class Ring – 91 (complete Decca)
dBW Sound 519D1 N1522P Now And Then: If You Don't Want My Lovin’; The Wonder Of You; My Heart Is An Open Book; The Phone Call; It May Be Love; I Won't Be Home For Christmas; Laughing Brown Eyes; That's Why I'm Asking; Come Go With Me; Annalise; The End - 07
dBW Sound ? Cruising With Carl: Rock and Roll Medley; Lost in the Fifties; My Heart Is An Open Book; Think It Over; Sea of Love; Little Bitty Tear; It Doesn't Matter Anymore; Lucky Devil; Raining in My Heart; Angel Baby; Rock and Roll Medley – 08-08 (also version with track: Memories are Made of This (as track.1, Rock and Roll Medley as track 11)

SINGLES
Fraternity (1957)
F-794 Take Hold Of My Hand / That's Why I'm Asking - 01-58
Decca (1958-61)
9-30656 If You Don't Want My Lovin' / Love Is Everything - 05-58
9-30803 My Heart Is An Open Book / My Pledge To You - 01-59
9-31020 Lucky Devil / (There's A Little Song A-Singing) In My Heart - 11-59
9-31088 Exclusively Yours / One Little Girl - 04-60
9-31143 Genie / A Different Kind Of Love - 09-60
9-31182 Love Light / Take Time Out - 12-60
31260 That's What I Call True Love / Pretty Little Girl In Yellow Dress - 05-61
31301 Chance To Belong / Sawdust Dolly - 09-61
31353 Promise Me / Ask Me No Question - ca. 10-01-62
MCA-60044 My Heart Is An Open Book / My Pledge To You – ca. 73 (reissue, released on MCA)
Atco (1963)
45-6283 If Teardrops Were Diamonds / I'm So Sorry, Little Girl - 63
Colpix (1965)
CP-762 A Little Bit Later On Down The Line / His Loss Is My Gain - 65
Chalet (1969)
CHR-1053 The Days Of Sand And Shovels / Linda The Motel Maid - 69
CHR-1056 My Heart Is An Open Book / Pictures - 69
Gusto (1979, possibly reissue)
GT4-2099 My Heart Is An Open Book / (Jimmy Gilmer:) Sugar Shack – 79