Denver Darling

*06-04-1909 Cumberland County, IL , +27-04-1981
2nd version
by Dave Sax, Al Turner, Dick Grant, Kavin Coffey, Dave Barnes, Adam Komorowski, Dr. A. Allan Greene, Ronald Keppner, Phil Tricker, Charles Garrod, Ed Novitsky, Michel Ruppli, Anthony Barnett, Wayne W. Daniel, Mark Cantor, Ronnie Pugh, Michael Gray, Brian Golbey, Bill McNeill, Louis Hatch Jr, Douglas Green, Mario Manciotti , Richard Weize, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1941 [Thesaurus Transcriptions] New York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands - vocal trio (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], Eddie Smith [vcl**/hmny vcl/accordion], Slim Duncan [vcl*/hmny vcl/bass/fiddle/clarinet], George Vaughn Horton [steel/bass/hmny vcl])
00001 MS 087496 THEY GOTTA QUIT KICKIN’ MY DAWG AROUND Thesaurus 1060/BACM CD D-136
00002 MS 087496 MY LITTLE COW PONY AND I* 1060/CD D-136
00003 MS 087496 SINGING ON THE RANGE** 1060/CD D-136
00004 MS 087496 HILLBILLY WEDDING IN JUNE 1060/CD D-136
00005 MS 087496 LONESOME DAYS 1060/CD D-136
The above is a NBC THESAURUS Transcription recording manufactured by RCA.
6 November 1941 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands (Denver Darling [vcl/gt], Vaughn Horton [steel/bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle/clarinet], Eddie Smith [accordion]. Producer: Milt Gabler)
001 69917-A DON’T LET YOUR SWEET LOVE DIE Decca 6005/BACM CD D 026
002 69918-A IT'S YOUR WORRY NOW 6058
003 69919-A SILVER DOLLAR 6058 46225/BACM CD D 136
004 69920-A I’M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES 6005 46225
22 December 1941 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (solo vcl/gt. Producer: Milt Gabler)
005 70084-A COWARDS OVER PEARL HARBOR 6008 Melotone 45486
006 70085-A I’LL PRAY FOR YOU 6008 Melotone 45486
DECCA 6008 was recorded, pressed and released on 22nd December 1941
18 February 1942 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., Nw York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands (Slim Duncan [bass/fiddle/clarinet]; Vaughn Horton [steel/bass], Eddie South [accordion; + Band vcl-1).Producer: Milt Gabler)
007 70340-A WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO SLAP THE DIRTY LITTLE JAP (AND UNCLE SAM'S THE GUY WHO CAN DO IT) -1 6027
008 70341-A GET YOUR GUN AND COME ALONG (WE'RE FIXIN TO KILL A SKUNK) 6027
009 70342-A MUSSOLINI’S LETTER TO HITLER 6028/LP-5079
010 70343-A HITLER’S REPLY TO MUSSOLINI 6028/LP-5079
9 March 1942 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (Denver Darling [vcl/gt], poss. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], poss. Eddie Smith [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle/bass/clarinet].Producer: Milt Gabler)
011 70452-A HOW LONG DO THE BLUES WANT TO GO 6036/BACM CD D 026
012 70453-A LIVE AND LET LIVE 6033
013 70454-A YOU BROUGHT SORROW TO MY HEART 6036
014 70455-A BRANDED WHEREVER I GO 6033
2 April 1942 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (Denver Darling [vcl/gt], poss. Tony Mottola [el gt], ? [banjo/steel], Vaughn Horton [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle/clarinet]. Producer: Milt Gabler)
015 70608-A THERE WAS A TIME 6050/BACM CD D 136
016 70609-A CHEROKEE MAIDEN 6050/BACM CD D 136
017 70610-A 1942 TURKEY IN THE STRAW 6043
018 70611-A THE DEVIL AND MR. HITLER 6043
14 July 1942 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (Denver Darling [vcl/gt], prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [bass], Slim Duncan [fiddle/clarine]. Producer: Milt Gabler)
019 71046-A I’M A PRISONER OF WAR (ON A FOREIGN SHORE) 6061/BACM CD D 136
020 71047-A MODERN CANNON BALL 6063/LP-5079 BACM CD-D 269
021 71048-A THE LITTLE BROWN JUG GOES MODERN 6061/BACM CD D 026
022 71049-A IN THE CARE OF UNCLE SAM 6063/BACM CD-D 269
ca July 1943 New York City - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], Eddie Smith [vcl/accordion], ? [ld gt], poss. Vaughn Horton or Lester Braun [bass], C.B. “Ezra Ford” Hetherington [vcl]. Producer: Joseph “Joe” Liebowitz)
023 366-A PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA DeLuxe 5000 5002
024 366-B OLD GLORY BE AWAVING DeLuxe 5000
025 367-A NO LETTER TODAY DeLuxe 5001
026 367-B GO ‘LONG MULE DeLuxe 5001
Fall 1943 New York City - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], Eddie Smith [vcl/accordion], ? [ld gt], poss. Lester Braun [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], ? [trumpet], ? [clarinet], C.B. “Ezra Ford” Hetherington [vcl]. Producer: Joseph “Joe” Liebowitz) [-1 Rosalie Allen dubbed later]
027 5000-A PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA DeLuxe 5000
028 5000-B/D106 PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME, HONEY -1 DeLuxe 5006
029 5001-A/D105 NO LETTER TODAY -1 DeLuxe 5006/Cattle CD-D 226
030 5001-B/D107 DON’T WAIT TOO LONG TO FORGIVE* DeLuxe 5010/CDD 226 BACM CD D 136
031 5002-A SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THE BOYS OVER THERE DeLuxe 5002
032 5002-B MAIRZY DOATS DeLuxe 5002
Masters 5002 A/B may have been recorded at a later session; the tracks have not been available for audition; however, the Billboard review cited below (*) appears to to indicate that the clarinet, resent on the four previous tracks, is not heard on these songs.
Fall 1943 [Sage Brush Serenade] New York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], prob. Tony Mottola [ld gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], Al Duffy [fiddle]).
03201 SMILE AND DRIVE YOUR BLUES AWAY World W-10 A (41487)/BACM CD D-269
03202 THE NIGHT WAS FILLED WITH MUSIC W-10 A (41487)/CD D-269
03203 GIVE ME THOSE OLD FASHIONED DAYS W-10 A (41487)/CD D-269
03204 I’LL NEVER LET YOU CRY W-10 A (41487)/CD D-269
03205 TRULY I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU W-10 A (41487)/CD D-269
03206 IN THE PINES World W-10 B (41493)/CD D-269
03207 WE COULDN’T SAY GOODBYE W-10 B (41493)/CD D-269
03208 FREE A LITTLE BIRD AS I CAN BE W-10 B (41493)/CD D-269
03209 I REMEMBER W-10 B (41493)/CD D-269
03210 ‘LEVEN MILES FROM LEAVENWORTH W-11 B (41496)/BACM CD D-246
WORLD BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. was based at 711 5th Avenue, New York City 23, N.Y.
10 November 1943 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (prob. Tony Mottola [ld gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle])
033 71506 THE HONEY SONG unissued World W-10 A (41487
034 71507 SHE NEVER SAID A WORD unissued World W-33-B (42021)
035 71508 WHEN MUSSOLINI LAID HIS PISTOL DOWN unissued World W-27-B (41499)
036 71509 ROSALITA unissued World W-10 B (41493)
World Broadcasting was owned by Decca during this period and, as part of Decca’s agreement with the AFM that nded the musician’s union strike - at least as far as Decca was concerned - many recordings eventually given Decca master numbers and issued on the label were initially recorded for and issued on World Transcriptions. In the case of the four songs listed above, however, the World versions and those issued on Decca were different recordings, and in the absence of other evidence it is assumed that the versions used on World derive from the above session.
10 December 1943 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (prob. Tony Mottola [ld gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], poss. Eddie Smith [accordion])
037 71558-A THE HONEY SONG (HONEY I¢M IN LOVE WITH YOU) 6097/LP-5079
038 71559-A ROSALITA 6094/LP-5079
039 71560-A SHE NEVER SAID A WORD 6097/LP-5079
040 71561-A WHEN MUSSOLINI LAID THE PISTOL DAWN 6094/LP-5079
see also note ** below
prob. late 1943 [Sage Brush Serenade] New York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], prob. Tony Mottola [ld gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], Eddie Smith [accordion]).
04001THE PRISONER’S SONG World W-11 A (41495)/BACM CD D-269
04002 CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN? W-11 A (41495)/CD D-269
04003 GOODBYE MY LOVER, GOODBYE W-11 A (41495)/CD D-269
04004 WHEN IT’S LAMP LIGHTING TIME IN THE VALLEY W-11 A (41495)/CD D-269
04005 CAROLINA MOON W-11 A (41495)
04006 GET AWAY OLD MAN, GET AWAY W-11 B (41496)/CD D-269
04007 THE LETTER EDGED IN BLACK W-11 B (41496)/CD D-269
04008 THE MAPLE ON THE HILL W-11 B (41496)/CD D-269
04009 TWENTY ONE YEARS W-11 B (41496)/CD D-269
04010 CORINE CORINA World W-27-A (41497)/BACM CD D-246
04011 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES W-27-A (41497)/CD D-246
04012 COWBOY JACK W-27-A (41497)/CD D-246
04013 SIERRA SERENADE W-27-A (41497)/CD D-246
04014 WABASH CANNONBALL W-27-A (41497)/CD D-246
04015 GREAT SPECKLED BIRD World W-27-B (41499)/CD D-246
04016 DON’T HANG AROUND ME ANYMORE W-27-B (41499)/CD D-246
04017 I’M GONNA MISS YOUR KISS AT CHRISTMAS W-27-B (41499)/CD D-246
04018 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME W-27-B (41499)/CD D-246
04019 I WISH YOU WERE WITH ME TONIGHT World W-28 A (41500)/BACM CD D-269
04020 WHEN I TAKE MY VACATION IN HEAVEN W-28 A (41500)/BACM CD D-246
04021 CARELESS LOVE W-28 A (41500)/CD D-246
04022 LOST AND FOUND W-28 A (41500)/CD D-246
ca February 1944 New York City - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (? [ld gt], Ezra Ford [hmny vcl], Eddie Smith [ld vcl/accordion], poss. Lester Braun [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], ? [trumpet] + Male Quartet, Male Trio or Mixed Quartet. Producer: Joe Liebowitz)
041 D99 SWEETHEART, I STILL REMEMBER DeLuxe 5004
042 D100 HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG DeLuxe 5004
043 D101 DON’T SWEETHEART ME DeLuxe 5005
044 D102 TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY DeLuxe 5005
045 D103 I’M SENDING KISSES TO A GIRL IN TEXAS DeLuxe 5003
046 D104 THE HONEY SONG(HONEY I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU) DeLuxe 5003/Cowgirlboy LP 5079
see note *** below
1944 [Sage Brush Serenade] New York City - Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands (Denver Darling [vcl/rh gt], prob. Tony Mottola [ld gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], Eddie Smith [accordion])
04601 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING CANE World W-28 B (41512)/BACM CD D-269
04602 IN THE LAND WHERE WE’LL NEVER GROW OLD W-28 B (41512)/BACM CD D-246
04603 CRAWDAD SONG World W-28 B (41512)/CD D-246
04604 LITTLE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW World W-28 B (41512)/BACM CD D-246
04605 JESSE JAMES W-28 B (41512)/CD D-246
04606 OUT IN THE GREAT ALONE World W-29 A (41513)/BACM CD D-269
04607 IN THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD W-29 A (41513)/BACM CD D-246
04608 PRECIOUS JEWEL W-29 A (41513)/CD D-246
04609 WILL YOU PROMISE ME FOREVER W-29 A (41513)/CD D-246
04610 NEW RIVER TRAIN W-29 A (41513)/CD D-246
04611 IF YOU’RE THE SWEETHEART OF SOMEONE ELSE World 33-B (42021)
It is assumed that the final track above arrives from the above session. Similarly, all the above may well date from the same ca. late 1943 session that produced the tracks used on World master #s 41487, 41493, 41495-97, 41499-41500, ratherthan from a separate, slightly later session.
August 1944 New York City - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (Denver Darling [hmny vcl.rh gt], Rosalie Allen [ld vcl/hmny vcl], Ezra Ford [hmny vcl], Eddie Smith [ld vcl/vcl/accordion], poss. Vaughn Horton or Lester Braun [bass] Mac Ceppos [fiddle], ? [trumpet])
047 D110-2 I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL MY TROUBLES BY(DUET) DeLuxe 5010/BACM CD D 026
048 D111-3 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER -VOC ROSALIE ALLEN DeLuxe 5008
049 D112-1 JUST A LITTLE SONG EACH MORNING (AND A PRAYER EACH NIGHT) DeLuxe 5009/BACM CD D 026
050 D113-3 DON’T HANG AROUND ME ANYMORE DeLuxe 5007
August 1944 New York City - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (Denver Darling [hmny vcl/rh gt], Ezra Ford [hmny vcl], Eddie Smith [ld vcl/vcl/accordion], poss. Vaughn Horton or Lester Braun [bass] Mac Ceppos [fiddle], ? [trumpet])
051 D114 YOU PUT IT OVER ON ME unissued
052 D115-2 TEARS FROM SOUVENIRS DeLuxe 5009/BACM CD D 026
053 D116 LONESOME FOR SOMEONE DeLuxe 5007
054 D117-2 TRY ME ONE MORE TIME DeLuxe 5008
24 January 1945 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], poss. Eddie Smith [accordion]. Producer: Milt Gabler)
055 72713 STRAWBERRY BLONDE unissued World W-36-B (42053)/BACM CD D-246
056 72714 SIERRA SERENDADE unissued
057 72715 JUKE JOINT MAMA 46042/CD D 026
058 72716 EASTER SUNDAY ON THE PRAIRIE 9006/LP-5079
Billboard dated 31st March 1945 stated that Denver Darling, currently heard on WHOM, Jersey City, N.J., has a new release on Decca this week titled EASTER SUNDAY ON THE PRAIRIE, backed by THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE ON THE STRAWBERRY ROAN. For June he has two tunes which he composed, SIERRA SERENADE and JUKE JOINT MAMA. Darling writes from Jamaica, N.Y.: “Just had a wonderful week-end with our mutual friend Smiley Burnette. He and I were together on the air before he went with Autry, years ago at WDZ in Tuscola, Ill.”
It is possible that the above version of SIERRA SERENADE is the version used on World Transcription W-27-A (41497).
ca 24 January 1945 [Sage Brush Serenade] New York City - Denver Darling ((prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], ? [bass], poss. Eddie Smith [accordion])
05801 BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN World W-36 B (42053)/BACM CD D-246
05802 NOBODY’S DARLIN’ W-36 B (42053)/CD D-246
05803 DEEP DELTA BLUES W-36 B (42053)/BACM CD D-269
05804 SHE LIVES DOWN IN OUR ALLEY W-36 B (42053)
05805 THERE’S A BLUE SKY OVER YONDER World W-37 A (42054)/CD D-269
05806 BE HONEST WITH ME W-37 A (42054)/CD D-269
05807 HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY W-37 A (42054)
05808 OPENING THEME World W-37 B (42055)
05809 CLOSING THEME W-37 B (42055)
Billboard reported in the edition dated 19th May 1945 that TEXAS ROSE, recorded on transcriptions by both Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands and Slim Duncan and His Texas Tornadoes, is getting quite a play from well-known vocalists. It is being used by George and Dixie on the Yankee Network; Marty Licklider on WICA, Ashtabula, Ohio., and Roy West on WGAR, Cleveland among others.
28 May 1945 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling (poss. Vaughn Horton [ld gt], poss. Eddie Smith [accordion] + more unknown musicians)
059 72907 SEND THIS PURPLE HEART TO MY SWEETHEART 6111/LP-5079
060 72908 CONVERSION (LOOK GOD I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN TO YOU) 6111/LP-5079
061 72909 THE LETTER YOU FORGOT TO WRITE 46060
062 72910 DUST ON THE BIBLE 46060
see also note**** below
25 January 1946 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Denver Darling and Walter Davidson (prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], Lester Braun [bass], Phil Kraus [drums], prob. Frank Foeba [piano], Irving “Roy” Ross [accordion], William “Wild Bill” Davison [cornet], poss. Nathan Brown [clarinet].Producer: Milt Gabler)
063 73308 DELTA BLUES 46042/CD D 026
064 73309 WHEN I GET TO WHERE I¢M GOING 9006/LP-5079
065 73310 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUE GRASS TONIGHT 9001/CD D 026
066 73311 I WISH I HAD NEVER MET SUNSHINE 9001/CD D 026
February 1946 unknown - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], Lester Braun [bass], Phil Kraus [drums], Roy Ross [accordion], Frank Froeba or Frank Signorelli [piano], ? [trumpet], ? [clarinet], Frank “Curley Gribbs” Pietro, Ezra Ford [hmny vcl])
067 D178 WAVE TO ME MY LADY DeLuxe 5011/BAM CD 136
068 D179 SILVER STARS, PURPLE SAGE, EYES OF BLUE DeLuxe 5011/BACM CD D 026 [poss. retitled: SILVER DREAMS] AL 1507
069 D180 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS DeLuxe 5013 16
070 D181 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE DeLuxe 5012 16/BACM CD D 026
Billboard reported on 6th July 1946 that TEXAS ROSE penned by Lew Mel, Larry Gondringer and Billy Doyle and published by M. M. Cole Company has been recorded by Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands, Slim Duncan and His Texas Tornadoes and Judy Martin and Her Mountain Rangers.
February 1946 unknown - Denver Darling aka Tex Grande and His Range Riders (prob. Tony Mottola [el gt], Vaughn Horton [steel], Lester Braun [bass], Phil Kraus [drums], Roy Ross [accordion], Frank Froeba or Frank Signorelli [piano], ? [trumpet], ? [clarinet], Frank “Curley Gribbs” Pietro, Ezra Ford [hmny vcl])
071 D186 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN DeLuxe 5012 #16/BACM CD D 026
072 D187 COOL WATER DeLuxe 5014 #16/Audio Lab AL 1507 BACM CD D 026
073 D188 MY LITTLE BUCKAROO De Luxe 5014 #16/Cowgirlboy LP 5079
074 D189 TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL DeLuxe 5013 #16
Advert for De Luxe album #16 (78rpm. book set) is titled TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL comprised of Deluxe 5012/5013/5014 - Billboard 1st June 1946 and again on 29th June 1946
May 1946 Linden, NJ - Denver Darling (Lester Braun [bass], Phil Kraus [drums], Eddie South [fiddle], Roy Ross [accordion], Frank Froeba or Frank Signorelli [piano], Curley Gribbs [hmny vcl/yodel-1], Ezra Ford [hmny vcl])
075 D214 I'M GONNA SUE SIOUX CITY SUE De Luxe 5015/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
076 D215 I'VE JUST GOTTA BE A COWBOY -1 De Luxe 5016
077 D216 THINK OF HOME De Luxe 5016/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
078 D217 I WAS DREAMING SOMEONE ELSE¢S DREAM De Luxe 5015/Cowgirlboy LP-5079
October 1946 poss. Linden, NJ - Denver Darling aka "The Rage Of The Sage" and vocal Trio (Lester Braun [bass], Phil Kraus [drums], Eddie South [fiddle], Roy Ross [accordion], Frank Froeba or Frank Signorelli [piano], ? [trumpet], ? [clarinet], Curley Gribbs [hmny vcl], Ezra Ford [hmny vcl])
079 D272 I’M GONNA LEAVE THIS OLD TOWN DeLuxe 5020/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
080 D273 DING DONG POLKA DeLuxe 5019/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
081 D274 A DOLLAR AIN’T A DOLLAR ANY MORE DeLuxe 5019
082 D275 I’LL SAY YOUR NAME IN PRAYER DeLuxe 5020/AL 1509 BACM CD D 136
see also note***** below
April 1947 poss. E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Denver Darling and His Smokey Mountain Hillbillies (James “Zeke Turner” Grishaw [ld gt], Louis Todd “Louie” Innis [gt or bass],Otha Dale “Smokey” Lohman [steel], poss.Bronson “Barefoot Brownie” Reynolds[harmonica*/bass], poss. Floyd Lee “Salty” Holmes [harmonica*], Tommy” Jackson [fiddle], Joey Ross [accordion])
083 D378-1 OLD SHEP DeLuxe 5036/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
084 D379-1 TENNESSEE CENTRAL (NUMBER NINE)* DeLuxe5034/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
085 D380 I COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS TRUE DeLuxe 5036/BACM CD D 026
086 D381-2 ROLY POLY DeLuxe 5034/AL 1507 BACM CD D 136
It is possible Salty Holmes was the harmonica player on the above session (instead of rather than in addition to Brownie Reynolds.
28 July 1947 Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Denver Darling and Ozark Playboys (Zeke Turner [ld gt], poss. Smokey Lohman [steel], Louie Innis [gt or bass], poss. Brownie Renolds [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], Joey Ross [accordion], Jimmy Riddle [harmonica], prob. Fred Rose or Owen Bradley [piano]. Producer: Fred Rose)
087 47-S-6008-1 I CAME FROM MISSOURI MGM 10084/BACM CD-026
088 47-S-6009 WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER (I WILL LOVE YOU JUST THE SAME) 10084/D 026
089 47-S-6010-1 HEART TROUBLE 10218
090 47-S-6011-3 I JUST FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU 10218
It is possible that Brownie Reynolds played string bass and not Louie Innis on the above session
12 November 1947 Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville 3, TN - Denver Darling and Ozark Playboys (Zeke Turner [ld gt], Louie Innis [gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Brownie Renolds [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], Chubby Wise [fiddle], Joey Ross [accordion], Jimmy Riddle [harmonica], prob. Fred Rose or Owen Bradley [piano]. Producer: Fred Rose)
093 47-S-6026 IF THAT‘S THE WAY YOU WANT (THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE) 10182/BACM CD D 136
094 47-S-6027 (I‘M SENDING) ROSES TO TELL YOU I'M SORRY 10315
095 47-S-6028 THESE TEARS ARE NOT FOR YOU 10315/BACM CD D 136
096 47-S-6029 NO THANKS 10587/Cowgirlboy LP-5079 /BACM CD D 026
097 47-S-6030 TUCK ME TO SLEEP (IN MY OLD TUCKY HOME) 10129//BACM CD D 026
098 47-S-6031 LITTLE STRANDS OF SILVER (SHINING THROUGH THE GOLD) 10182/BACM CD D 136
099 47-S-6032 MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO MAKE UP WITH ME 10587/Cowgirlboy LP-5079 BACM CD D 026
100 47-S-6033 HONEST AS THE DAY IS LONG 10129
 
ALBUMS
Audio Lab AL-1507 Songs Of The Trail: Old Shep; Tennessee Central #9; Silver Dreams; I'm Gonna Sue Souix City Sue; Ding Dong Polka; Cool Water; Roly Poly; Think Of Home; I Still Say Your Name In My Prayers; I'm Gonna Leave This Old - 59
Cowgirlboy [GER] LP-5079 The Illionis Cowboy: Rosalita; When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down; She Never Said A Word; Modern Cannon Ball; Care Of Uncle Sam; Send This Purple Heart To My Sweetheart; Mussolini's Letter To Hitler; Hitler's Reply To Mussolini; No Thanks; Make Up Your Mind To Make Up With Me; My Little Buckeroo; I Was Dreaming Someone Else's Dream; When I Get To Where I'm Goin'; Easter Sunday On The Prairie; Conversion (Look God I Have Never Spoken To You); The Honey Song (Honey I'm In Love With You) - 92
BACM [UK] CD D 026 Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight: Cool Water; Deep Delta Blues; Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die; How Low Do The Blues Want To Go; I Couldn’t Believe It Was True; Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight; I Need Someone To Tell My Troubles To; Juke Joint Mama; Just A Little Song Each Morning; Tears For Souvenirs; Silver Stars Purple Sage Eyes Of Blue; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; You Are Are My Sunshine; Little Brown Jug Goes Modern; I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine; I Come From Missouri; Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old Tucky Home; When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver; No Thanks; Make Up Your Mind To Make Up With Me - 02
BACM [UK] CD D 136 Denver Darling, vol. 2 - Singing On The Range: They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around My Little Cow Pony And I; Singing On The Range; Hillbilly Wedding In June; Lonesome Days; Don't Wait Too Long To Forgive; There Was A Time; Ding Dong Polka; I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue; Tennessee Central No 9; Old Shep; I'm Gonna Leave This Old Town; I Still Say Your Name In My Prayers; Think Of Home; I'm A Prisoner Of War; Roly Poly; You Brought Sorrow To My Heart; Cherokee Maiden; Silver Dollar; Wave To Me My Lady; These Tears Are Not For You; Little Strands Of Silver Shining Through The Gold; If That's The Way You Want It - 06
BACM [UK] CD D 246 Cowboy Jack: Great Speckled Bird; Don't Hang Around Me Anymore; I'm Gonna Miss Your Kiss At Christmas; Can You Ever Forgive Me; Corine Corina; Columbus Stockade Blues; Cowboy Jack; Sierra Serenade; When I Take My Vacation In Heaven; Careless Love; Lost And Found; Montana; In The Land Where We'll Never Grow Old; Crawdad Song; Little Footprints In The Snow; Jesse James; New River Train; Back In The Saddle Again; Be Nobody's Darling But Mine; Strawberry Blonde On A Strawberry Roan; In The Baggage Coach Ahead; Precious Jewel; Wabash Cannonball; Will Your Promise Be Forever; Leven Miles From Leavenworth - 08
BACM [UK] CD D 269 Out In The Great Alone: Out In The Great Alone; Get Away Old Man Get Away; Smile And Drive Your Blues Away; The Night Was Filled With Music; Give Me Those Old Fashioned Days; I'll Never Let You Cry; Truly I Promise To Love You; In The Pines; We Couldn't Say Goodbye; Free A Little Bird As I Can Be; I Remember; Be Honest With Me; There's A Blue Sky Over Yonder; When It's Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley; Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye; Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister; The Prisoner's Song; Twenty One Years; Maple On The Hill; The Letter Edged In Black; I Wish You Were With Me Tonight; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane; The Modern Cannonball; Honest As The Day Is Long; My Little Buckaroo; Care Of Uncle Sam; Deep Delta Blues – 09

SINGLES
Decca (1941-45)
6005 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes / Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die - 11-11-41
6008 Cowards Over Pearl Harbor / I'll Pry For You - 22-12-41 (in Canada on Melotone 45486, 1942)
6027 We're Gonna Have To Slap / Get Your Gun And Come Along - 18 (or 19)-02-42
6028 Mussolini's Letter To Hitler / Hitler's Reply - 19-02-42
6033 Live And Let Live / Branded Wherever I Go - 10-03-42
6036 How Long Do Blues Want To Go / You Brought Sorrow To My Heart - 19-03-42
6043 1942 Turkey In The Straw / Devil And Mr. Hitler - 02-04-42
6050 Cherokee Maiden / There Was A Time - 04-05-42
6058 Silver Dollar / It's Your Worry Now - 24-06-42
6061 Little Brown Jug Goes Modern / I'm A Prisoner Of War - 16-07-42
6063 In The Care Of Uncle Sam / Modern Cannon Ball - 27-07-42
6094 Rosalita / When Mussolini Laid The Pistol Down - 23-12-43
6097 She Never Said A Word / Honey Song - 01-03-44
6111 Conversion / Send This Purple Heart To My Mother - 16 or 25-08-45
9001 Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight / I With I Had Never Met Sunshine - 25-02-46
9006 When I Gets To Where I'm Going / Easter Sunday on The Prairie - ca. 29-04-46
46042 Juke Joint Mama / Delta Blues - 01-05-47
46060 Dust On The Bible / The Letter You Forgot To Write - 08-47
9-46225 Silver Dollar / I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - 18-02-50 (reissue)
Deluxe (1943-47)
5000 Pistol Packin’ Mama / Old Glory Be Awaving - 08-43 aka Tex Grande
5001 No Letter Today / Go ‘Long Mule - 08-43 aka Tex Grande
5000 Pistol Packin’ Mama / Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey - 02-44 aka Tex Granda
5001 No Letter Today / Don’t Wait Too Long To Forgive - 02-44 aka Tex Grande
5002 Say A Little Prayer For The Boys Over There / Mairzy Doats - 02-44 aka Tex Grande
5003 I’m Sending Kisses To A Girl In Texas / The Honey Song (Honey I'm In Love With You) - 23-03-44 aka Tex Grande
5004 Have I Stayed Away Too Long / Sweetheart, I Still Remember - 44 aka Tex Grande (avert July 7, 1945)
5005 Don’t Sweetheart Me / Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry - 06-04-44 aka Tex Grande
5006 No Letter Today / Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey - 06-04-44 aka Tex Grande, dubbed voice of Rosalie Allen & Ned Radland
5007 Don’t Hang Around Me Anymore / Lonesome For Someone - 44 aka Tex Grande
5008 Better Late Than Never [w. Rosalie Allen] / Try Me One More Time - ca 09-44 w. Tex Grande
5009 Just A Little Song Each Morning (And A Prayer Each Night) / Tears From Souvenirs - 22-02-45 w. Tex Grande
5010 I Need Someone To Tell My Troubles By / Don’t Wait Too Long To Forgive - ca 01-09-45 aka Tex Grande, dubbed voice of Rosalie Allen & Ned Radland
5011 Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes Of Blue / Wave To Me My Lady - 13-04-46
5012 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / You Are My Sunshine - 13-04-46
5013 Twilight On The Trail / Tumbling Tumbleweeds - ca 13-04-16
5014 My Little Buckaroo / Cool Water - ca 13-04-46
5015 I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue / I Was Dreaming Someone Else's Dream - 06-07-46
5016 I've Just Gotta Be A Cowboy / Think Of Home - 20-07-46
5019 Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore / Ding Dong Polka - 30-11-46 (re-released 19-02-49)
5020 I'm Gonna Leave This Old Town / I'll Say Your Name In My Prayers - 30-11-46
5034 Roly Poly / Tennessee Central No. 9 - 10-05-47
5036 Old Shep / I Couldn't Believe It Was True - 10-05-47
MGM (1947) w. The Ozark Playboys
10084 When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / I Came From Missouri - 09-47
10129 Tuck Me To Sleep (In My Old Tucky Home) / Honest As The Day Is Long - 03-01-48
10182 Little Strands Of Silver (Shining Through The Gold) / If That's The Way You Want It - 15-05-48
10218 I Just Fell Out Of Love With You / Heart Trouble - 26-06-48
10315 (I'm Sending) Roses To Tell You I'm Sorry / These Tears Are Not For You - 04-12-48
10587 No Thanks / Make Up Your Mind To Make Up With Me - 31-12-49


notes
*Billboard dated 11th December 1943 reviews De Luxe 5000 “PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA”/“PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME, HONEY” as follows - Still another new recording label makes its appearance with the lifting of the Petrillo music ban, this one offered up by De Luxe Record Company, of Linden, N.J. And since the initial issue of the company couples the leaders in the hillbilly hiy parade, and presented by Tex Grande and His Range Riders in the musical and vocal style identified with folk tune treatment, it appears that this new label intends to devote its efforts primarily to American folk tunes. With interest in such words and music already getting much stimulation, plus the fact that the mechanical reproduction for this first pairing is in high order, the new De Luxe holds much promise in such record circles. With a toe-tapping rhythmic beat act by guitar and string bass, and the clarinet, trumpet, and violin providing the background and solo interludes in good order, the Range Riders also ear-pleasing voices, both male and female and ensemble, to make both sides thoroly enjoyable. “PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA” is taken at a lively tempo, keeping close to the Al Dexter text in the singing. Boy and girl singers alternate on the verses, with the ensemble harmonizing the “lay that pistol down” passages interspersed with instrumental choruses that put the hot fiddler in the spotlight. In the same lively tempo, “PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME, HONEY” spins brightly. The male singer handles the opening chorus, with three instrumental soloists splitting the second stanza. The girl singer, bordering on the Bonnie Baker- baby voiced style, makes for an attractive chorus on the third round, while the harmony trio gets a fourth chorus under way with a solo male voice handling the middle strains of the song and the hot fiddler scratching out the last half of the chorus to complete the side. While the field is now being flooded with wax impressions of both these hit songs, the sales appeal of these sides stacks up strong for the folk tune fans. It even shapes up effectively as music machine material at phono locations in the rural communities where they take their songs and music straight and not conditioned by the strength of the artist’s on the sticker. **DECCA 6094 reviewed in Billboard on the 5th February 1944 - It’s always dusting off the welcome mat when Denver Darling is on deck again on the disks with his Texas Cowboys. Paricularly with such song material as offered up in these mated sides. Al Dexter’s ROSALITA, which shared the PISTOL PACKIN’MAMA sensation, has already attained the popularity heights. And with Denver Darling’s side now, should help this serenade to the rancho lady retain those heights in popular appeal. Darling handles the ditty at a lively tempo, singing in the true western style to the accompaniment of his capable string band. Plattermate is even more striking, being a take-off on PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA, It’s a natural as a hillbilly novelty and should carve a comfortable niche for itself in handy fashion and in short order. ***De Luxe 5003 reviewed in Billboard 1st April 1944 - From the regular Tin Pan Alley folios Tex Grande and His Range Riders whip together a pair of pops that lends themselves admirably to the hillbilly style of syncopation and song. I’M SENDING X’s TO A GIRL IN TEXAS which made a bid for song popularity about a year ago, is one of those infectious chants with a prairie flavour which is very much pronounced in the singing and playing of the Grande gang. At a lively tempo, a solo baritone and male quartet hold up the lyrical end well, with toe-tapping instrumental support provided by an effective group comprising of fiddle, trumpet, accordion and guitars. Going back a few decades or so, Grande comes up with THE HONEY SONG, which also made a bid for revival about a year ago. Also taken at a bright and lively pace, a girl singer and male trio share the singing chores, spaced by an instrumental stanza. Dance appeal in Western circles is also high for both of these sides. De Luxe 5003 re-reviewed in Billboard on 10th June 1944 - Plenty of action and rhythm in I’M SENDING X’s in both the vocal and instrumental portions. Latter exceptionally good for the dancers, and the vocals have the flavour and tempo liked by hillbilly addicts. The HONEY SONG hasn’t the appeal of the other side, but it’s lively and the girl singer and her male support are first rate. Both sides should go well on the boxes in spots where hillbilly and Westerns are popular. De Luxe 5005 reviewed in Billboard on 20th May 1944 - Tex Grande rings the bell with a resounding smack for both of these sides. The mixed voices of the quartet harmonize expertly for DON’T SWEETHEART ME, with a bright rhythmic beat added by the accompanying troupe of Range Riders and the hot trumpet and fiddle making the instrumental chorus count. Also taken at a bright tempo, and with the singers in good style, is Al Dexter’s popular TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY. Both sides also styled for maximum play in the coin-operated phonos. De Luxe 5005 re-reviewed in Billboard on 3rd June 1944 - A pair of tunes for the jukes, the SWEETHEART ditty having just the proper lilt, and the other a not too lugubrious sentimentality. Excellent harmonizing in both numbers, but effectiveness of the recording is lessened, from a hillbilly standpoint, by the tricked up instrumental arrangements. Would be more acceptable if played straight. There’s no place for a hot trumpet in a hillbilly tune. Billboard report on 15th April 1944 - Denver Darling, radio cowboy singer was featured in a Radio Cavalcade presented Easter week-end in Trenton, N.J., at the War Memorial Stage, Matinee and evening shows were staged both Saturday and Sunday (8th and 9th). **** Billboard dated 7th April 1945 stated that Folk artists all over the country are featuring a new song by Nelson Cogane, Dick Robertson and Lee David. SEND THIS PURPLE HEART TO MY SWEETHEART, published by Rytvoc, Inc, and the song is going to play a part in the rehabilitation of our wounded veterans. It has been dedicated to the Military rder of the Purple Heart and the publisher is contributing a royalty to the order for the duration of the copyright.“After visiting hospitals and seeing our wounded,” writes Deanna Bartlett, “we have pledged ourselves to go all out on the song so that we turn over our large quarterly checks. This royalty will be used for the rehabilation of wounded veterans. We take our hats off to the folk artists all over the country. We covered all of them with copies and the mail response and co-operation has been wonderful. Jesse Rogers of WFIL, Philadelphia, started the song and is doing a terrific job on it; not only in his fan mail but in the orders he has created. I have received a lot of letters from folk artists who write that they are telling their listeners about the royalty and urge them to buy their copies. It’s swell of them, because to date the Military Order of the Purple Heart has nearly 500,000 members in nearly 300 chapterd throughout the country .” --- Billboard reported on 4th August 1945 that Denver Darling back on WNEW. Darling who has been freelancing for the past seven months during which time he has been heard on the Ivory soap jingles on the daytime series RIGHT to HAPPINESS, LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL, and ROAD to HAPPINESS returned to WNEW, New York, July 16th, in a program of folk and Western tunes. On the new series, heard Monday thru Friday, Darling will sing songs dealing with famous folk characters and will be accompanied by Merle Pitts WNEW Ork. --- Billboard stated on the 18th August 1945 that Denver Darling’s recording of Rytvoc’s song, SEND THIS PURPLE HEART TO MY SWEETHEART, will be released August 16th. This is Denver’s first record release in about 20 months. Rytvoc is turning over a substantial royalty on the song to the Order of the Purple Heart and Darling also is turning over his first pressing royalty check to the order.--- Billboard reviewed DECCA 6111 on 20th October 1945 as followes-Denver Darling tugs at the heartstrings in singing SEND THIS PURPLE HEART TO MY SWEETHEART, a natural for outdoor folk who seek a tear in a tune. The cowboy is in good voice and sings it at a bright tempo to make it more appealing. CONVERSATION, also provides Denver Darling with ample opportunity to display his sympathetic understanding of the brave soldier getting religion in a fox-hole. *****Deluxe 5019 & De Luxe 5020 reviewed in Billboard - 18th January 1947 - Singing each of these Western ditties in rousing fashion, Denver Darling rings the bell on every count. In A DOLLAR AIN’T A DOLLAR ANYMORE, Denver has a timely and attractive novelty. Male trio joins in for the singing of the choruses, with the accompanying string band providing spirited and throughroly toe-tapping support. Also in breezy fashion, and spinning with contagion as the vocal sells the wordage, is DING DONG POLKA, to which the threesome add a lick of yodelling in harmony. Ditty itself holds much melodic and lyrical appeal, the song story referring to wedding bells that are ringing for someone else. Denver singings it alone and with the male trio for a bouncy and catchy I’M GONNA LEAVE THIS OLD TOWN, spinning instrumentally and vocally in tiptop fashion. More reserved, but just as effective, is the pretty I’LL SAY YOUR NAME IN MY PRAYER, the spinning along smooth and sweet lines. Music ops can well chalk up all of these sides for the phone selectors.