Al Dexter

2nd version
By Tony Russell (Country Discography 1921-1942), Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Steve Hathaway
SESSIONS
28 November 1936 San Antonio, TX – Al Dexter (Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt], Jack True [bass])
001 SA 2640-1 HONKY TONK BLUES Vocalion 03435 ARC 70365
002 SA 2641-1 NEW JELLY ROLL BLUES Vocalion 03435 ARC 70365
003 SA 2642-1 IF WE CAN'T BE SWEETHEARTS WHY CAN'T WE BE PALS Vocalion 03569 ARC 79761
004 SA 2643-1 LITTLE SOD SHANTY Vocalion 03461 ARC 70464
005 SA 2644-1 WHISPER AGAIN THAT YOU LOVE ME Vocalion 03569 ARC 70761
006 SA 2645-1 MOTHER MINE Vocalion 03461 ARC 70464
15 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt], Jack True [bass])
007 DAL 330-2 DUSTY ROAD Vocalion 03988
008 DAL 331-1 CAR HOPPIN’ MAMA Vocalion 03636 ARC 70962
009 DAL 332 ONE MORE DAY IN PRISON Vocalion 04405
010 DAL 333-1,2 WAITING OLD PAL FOR YOU unissued
17 June 1937 Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
011 DAL 344-1 HONKY TONK BABY Vocalion 03719 ARC 71256
012 DAL 345-1 BROKEN HEARTED BLUES Vocalion 03636 ARC 70962
013 DAL 346-2 DON'T CRY FOR ME WHEN I'M GONE Vocalion 03719 ARC 71256
014 DAL 347-2 CALICO RAG Vocalion 03676 ARC 71061
015 DAL 348 STEALING THROUGH THE SHADOWS unissued
016 DAL 349-1 YOU'VE GOT LOVE IN YOUR HEART Vocalion 03927 ARC 80264
017 DAL 350-2 IN A LITTLE GREEN VALLEY Vocalion 03988
018 DAL 351-2 SWEET LIPS, KISS MY BLUES AWAY Vocalion 03676 ARC 71061
019 DAL 352-2 I'M LEAVING MY TROUBLES BEHIND Vocalion 03927 ARC 80264
020 DAL 353 IN THE DAYS OF YESTERDAY -* unissued
11 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
021 DAL 493-1 SHE'S THE SUNSHINE OF MOONSHINE Vocalion 04327
022 DAL 494-1 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Vocalion 04327
023 DAL 495-1 THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG unissued
024 DAL 496-1 DREAMING OF YOU unissued
025 DAL 497-1 MY BABY LOVES MEDAL Vocalion 04277
026 DAL 498-1 ONE MORE DAY IN PRISON Vocalion 04405
027 DAL 499-1 BLUE EYED BABY unissued
028 DAL 500-1,2 SHE CAN’T BE SATISFIED unissued
029 DAL 501-2 I'M HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY Vocalion 04405
030 DAL 502-1 IN DAYS OF YESTERDAY Vocalion 04174
12 May 1938 Dallas, TX – Al Dexter (Bobby Symons [gt], Luke Owens [gt/-* vcl], Jack True [bass])
031 DAL 503-1 GYPSY SWING Vocalion 04277
032 DAL 504-1 ANSWER TO HONKY TONK BLUES Vocalion 04174
13 June 1939 Dallas, TX – Al Dexter & His Troopers (? [gt], Jack Lee [steel], Leaford Hall [fiddle], Aubrey Gass [harmonica/washboard/harm vcl], Mabel Ogden [piano]
033 DAL 785-3 DADDY'S IN THE DOG HOUSE NOW Vocalion 05121 Conqueror 9330
034 DAL 786-3 DIDDY, WAH, DIDDY WITH A BLAH! BLAH! Vocalion 05255
035 DAL 787-3 JELLY ROLL SPECIAL Vocalion 04988 Columbia 37641 20240
036 DAL 788-1 MY TROUBLES DON'T TROUBLE ME NO MORE Vocalion 05042
037 DAL 789-1 MY BLUE EYES ARE NOT MY EYES Vocalion 05042
038 DAL 790-3 WHY DO I THINK OF SOMEONE Vocalion 05255
039 DAL 791-3 BAR HOTEL Vocalion 05121 Conqueror 9330
040 DAL 792-1 SUNSHINE SPECIAL Vocalion 04988 Columbia 37641 20240
23 April 1940 Burrus Sawmill Studio, Saginaw, TX – Al Dexter & His Troopers (Joe Ferguson [bass], Aubrey Gass [harmonica/washboard] etc.)
041 DAL 1044-2 THERE'S NO USE IN LOVING YOU OKeh 05680
042 DAL 1045-2 WHEN WE GO A HONKY TONKIN' Vocalion 05572 Conqueror 9731
043 DAL 1046-1 LET ME JOIN THE C.C.C. OKeh 05906
044 DAL 1047-2 WALKING IN MY SLEEP OKeh 05680
045 DAL 1048-2 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG Vocalion 05572 Conqueror 9731
046 DAL 1049-2 POOR LITTLE HONKY TONK GIRL OKeh 05906/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
24 April 1940 Burrus Sawmill Studio, Saginaw, TX – Al Dexter & His Troopers (Joe Ferguson [bass], Aubrey Gass [harmonica/washboard] etc.)
047 DAL 1050-1,2 THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN unissued
048 DAL 1051-1 COME BACK TO MY DARLING OKeh 05783 Conqueror 9732
049 DAL 1052-1 YOU MAY BE SORRY OKeh 05783 Conqueror 9732
050 DAL 1053-1,2 RAINBOW TRAIL unissued
4 March 1941 WBAP Radio Station Studio, Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, TX – Al Dexter & His Troopers (J.B.Brinkley [gt], Ted Daffan [steel], Joe Ferguson [bass], Cecil Brower [fiddle], Aubrey Gass [washboard/traps] etc.)
051 DAL 1215-1 DOWN AT THE ROADSIDE INN Okeh 06127
052 DAL 1216-2 IT'S TOO LATE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY NOW Okeh 06127
053 DAL 1217-1 MEET ME DOWN IN HONKY TONK TOWN OKeh 06483 Columbia 37434 20161
054 DAL 1218-1 YOU WILL ALWASY BE MY DARLING OKeh 06278
055 DAL 1219-1 THE MONEY YOU SPENT WAS MINE OKeh 06206
056 DAL 1220-1 ALIMONY BLUES OKeh 06206
057 DAL 1221-2 DARLING, IT'S ALL OVER NOW OKeh 06397 Columbia 37441 20168
058 DAL 1222-1,2 SWEET TALKIN‘ MAMA unissued
059 DAL 1223-1 NEW SOLDIER'S FAREWELL Okeh 06127
060 DAL 1224-1,2 SPANISH ROSE unissued
061 DAL 1225-1 HONKY TONK CHINESE DIME OKeh 06604 Columbia 37417 20144/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
5 March 1941 WBAP Radio Station Studio, Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, TX – Al Dexter & His Troopers (J.B.Brinkley [gt], Ted Daffan [steel], Joe Ferguson [bass], Cecil Brower [fiddle], Aubrey Gass [washboard/traps] etc.)
062 DAL 1226-1 ALL I WANT IS YOU OKeh 06483 Columbia 37434 20161
063 DAL 1227-1 WHO'S BEEN HERE? OKeh 06397 Columbia 37441 20168
064 DAL 1228-1 SUNDOWN POLKA OKeh 06604 Columbia 37417 20144/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
18 March 1942 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX) 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 28 CA – Al Dexter & His Troopers (Johnny Bond [gt], Frank Marvin [steel], Fred Whiting [bass], Paul Sells [piano/accordion], Holly Hollinger [trumpet])
065 H 735-1 IT'S UP TO YOU Columbia 37062 20073/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
066 H 736-1 SO LONG, PAL OKeh 6718 Columbia 37404 20131/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
067 H 737-1 TOO LATE TO WORRY, TOO BLUE TO CRY OKeh 6718 Columbia 37404 20131/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
068 H 738-1 ROSALITA OKeh 6708 Columbia 37668 20267/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
069 H 739-1 REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE unissued
070 H 740-1 MY BLUE EYES unissued
20 March 1942 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX) 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 28 CA – Al Dexter & His Troopers (Dick Reinhart [gt], Dick Roberts [steel], Fred Whiting [bass], Paul Sells [piano/accordion], Holly Hollinger [trumpet])
071 H 741-1 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA OKeh 6708 Columbia 37668 20267
072 H 742-1 WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME? Columbia 37880 20365/HL 9005
073 H 743-1 I'LL WAITI FOR YOU, DEAR OKeh 6727 Columbia 37037 20062/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
074 H 744-1 THERE'LL COME A TIME Columbia 20593
21 March 1942 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX) 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 28 CA – Al Dexter & His Troopers (Dick Reinhart [gt], Frank Marvin [steel], Fred Whiting [bass], Paul Sells [piano/accordion], Holly Hollinger [trumpet])
075 H 745-1 MAYBE BABE, IT'S ME Columbia 37538 20184/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
076 H 746-1 GUITAR POLKA Columbia 36868 20010/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
077 H 747-1 WHAT IS LIFE LIVED ALONE? unissued
078 H 748-1 I'M LOSING MY MIND OVER YOU OKeh 6727 Columbia 37037 20062/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
4 April 1945 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
079 HCO 1338 MY LOVE GOES WITH YOU 37303 20108/LP-5073
080 HCO 1339 I LEARNED ABOUT LOVE FROM HER unissued
081 HCO 1340 AS LONG AS I LIVE unissued
082 HCO 1341 HONEY, DO YOU THINK IT'S WRONG? 36898 20010/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
5 April 1945 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
083 HCO 1342 WHO'S GONNA LOVE YOU WHEN I'M GONE? 37352 20121/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
084 HCO 1343 CAN THIS BE REAL LOVE? 37882 20367/HL 9005 LP-5073
085 HCO 1344 AM I TO BLAME? 37352 20121/CCD-211
086 HCO 1345 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG 37062 20073/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
11 April 1945 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
087 HCO 1360 I’LL BE LONELY unissued
088 HCO 1361 LOVE LANES OF YESTERDAY 37538 20184/CCD-211 AJA 5311
089 HCO 1362 I'M LOST WITHOUT YOU 6740 37037 20062/CCD-211 AJA 5311
090 HCO 1363 TWO BROKEN HEARTS 37881 20366/HL 9005 JS-6070
091 HCO 1364 I WAITED TOO LONG unissued
092 HCO 1365 TRIFLIN' GAL 6740 37037 20062/CCD-211 AJA 5311
15 July 1946 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA - Al Dexter
093 HCO 1900 KOKOMO ISLAND 37200 20088/LP-5073 AJA 5311
094 HCO 1901 I LEARNED ABOUT LOVE (FROM YOU) 37200 20088/LP-5073 AJA 5311
095 HCO 1902 DOWN AT THE ROAD SIDE INN 37303 20108/AJA 5311
096 HCO 1903 REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE 37594 20194/CCD-211
26 May 1947 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter (Paul Sells [accordion], Holly Hollinger [trumpet] etc.)
097 HCO 2333 NEW BROOM BOOGIE 37594 20194/AJA 5311
098 HCO 2334 I TOLD MY HEART 37882 20367/HL 9005 JS-6070
099 HCO 2335 TEXAS WALTZ 37881 20366/HL 9005 JS-6070
100 HCO 2336 I WAITED TOO LONG 37880 20365/HL 9005 JS-6070
15 November 1947 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
101 HCO 2800 IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF YOU 20461
102 HCO 2801 BARREL HOUSE BOOGIE 38038 20395/LP-5073
103 HCO 2802 NEW PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA 20696
104 HCO 2803 SATURDAY NIGHT BOOGIE 20593/JS-6070
105 HCO 2806 HIGH PRICE FOR LOVE 20492/LP-5073
106 HCO 2807 CALICO RAG 20438/LP-5073
107 HCO 2808 ROSE OF MEXICO 20438
108 HCO 2809 TEXAS ROSE 20395/LP-5073
7 December 1947 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter (Producer: Art Satherley)
109 HCO 2899 JUST TAKE A LITTLE TIME 20492/LP-5073
110 HCO 2900 I CRY WHEN I'M BLUE 20461/LP-5073
111 HCO 2901 unknown title
112 HCO 2902 IS THAT THE WAY TO TREAT A FRIEND? 20518/CCD-211
8 December 1947 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter (Producer: Art Satherley)
113 HCO 2903 CALAMITY JANE 20540
114 HCO 2904 GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND 20540/CD-9030
115 HCO 2905 ROCK AND RYE RAG 38168 20422/CCD-211 AJA 5311
116 HCO 2906 I'M LEAVING MY TROUBLES BEHIND 38168 20422/CCD-211
15 December 1947 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Gower & Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter (Producer: Art Satherley)
117 HCO 2979 BARRELL HOUSE POLKA 20696
118 HCO 2980 unknown title
119 HCO 2981 unknown title
120 HCO 2982 I'LL ALWAYS BE LOVIN' YOU 20518
121 HCO 2998 AT THE END OF EACH DAY 20569 2-195
122 HCO 2999 NEW GUITAR POLKA 20569 2-195
14 November 1949 Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 38, CA – Al Dexter
123 RHCO 3942 I’M STARTIN‘ SWEETHARTIN‘ AGAIN 20640/ASV AJA 5311 [UK]
124 RHCO 3943 EACH NIGHT I CRY OVER YOUR PICTURE 20661/Bronco Buster CD-9030
125 RHCO 3944 I DON'T SUPPOSE 20661/Bronco Buster CD-9030
126 RHCO 3945 ALWAYS IN MY HEART 20640
note: there are different master numbers listed on www.78discography.com: CO 41781 for 123, CO 41782 for 126. Session is dated as October 1949. It may have been rejected first versions of both tracks.19 May 1950 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Al Dexter (Producer: Sydney Nathan)
127 K3052 BLOW THAT LONESOME WHISTLE King 45-875/LP-869 Bronco Buster CD-9030
128 K3053 HI DE HO BOOGIE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 45-884/LP-876 LP-1006 Audio Lab AL-1566
129 K3054 TOMORROW YOU¢LL BE MARRIED unissued
130 K3055 DIDDY WAH BOOGIE 45-913
131 K3056 YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING ON ME 45-913/Audio Lab AL-1566 Bronco Buster CD-9030
132 K3057 MERRY CHRISTMAS 45-899/LP-811
133 K3058 SANTA IS ON HIS WAY 45-899/LP-680
134 K3059 WALKING WITH THE BLUES 45-884/Bronco Buster CD-9030
135 K3060 I'M SETTING YOU FREE 45-875/Bronco BusterCD-9030
7 February 1952 poss. Dallas, TX - Al Dexter & His Troopers
136 82568 COUNTING MY TEARDROPS Decca 9-28345/CD-9030
137 82573 ROSA 9-28508/CD-9030
138 82577 HOTFOOT SHUFFLE 9-28137/CD-9030
139 82578 HONEYMOON WALTZ 9-28345
140 82579 unknown title
141 82580 GUITAR POLKA 9-28508/CD-9030
142 82581 FISHERMAN’S BOOGIE 9-28137/CD-9030
16 May 1953 unknown - Al Dexter
143 84457 MOVE OVER ROVER 9-28739
144 84458 THAT'S HOW GOSSIP GETS AROUND unissued
145 84459 I GOT A GUILTY CONSCIENCE unissued
146 84460 MY CARELESS HEART 9-28739
1957 Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
147 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA Ekko 1020
148 I WON'T BE NUMBER TWO Ekko 1020
7 August 1961 [no. 10235]Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
149 36212 ROSALITA 6171/ ST-1701
150 36220 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA 6171/ST-1701 ST-884 CDP7-99880-2
151 36228 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG ST-1701
152 36310 HONEY,DO YOU THINK I'M WRONG? ST-1701
8 August 1961 [no. 10237] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
153 36313 TEXAS WALTZ ST-1701 CDP8-80677-2
154 36314 NEW BROOM BOOGIE ST-1701
155 36315 GUITAR POLKA ST-1701
156 36316 TRIFLIN' GAL ST-1701
9 August 1961 [no. 10240] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Al Dexter
157 36325 TOO LATE TO WORRY ST-1701
158 36326 SO LONG, PAL ST-1701
159 36327 I LEARNED ABOUT LOVE FROM YOU ST-1701
160 36328 DOWN AT THE ROADSIDE INN ST-1701
31 October 1961 [no 10311] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Al Dexter (Producer: Paul Wyatt)
161 36558 I WON'T BE NUMBER TWO 4724
162 36559 OH, MY DARLIN' unissued
163 36560 MY LITTLE HEARTACHE 4724

1964 unknown – Al Dexter

164 M 4106 COUNTRY GUITAR Allstar A 7306

165 M 4107 MY CARELESS HEART Allstar A 7306

 Al Dexter recorded after 1964. Some info in singles list

ALBUMS
Columbia HL-9005 Songs Of The Southwest: I Waited Too Long; Why Did It Have To Be; Texas Waltz; Two Broken Hearts; I Told My Heart; Can This Love Be Real; Pistol Packin' Mama; Rosalita – 49 (10“ LP)
Harmony HL-7293 Pistol Packin' Mama: Pistol Packin' Mama; Rosalita; Texas Waltz; Two Broken Hearts; Saturday Night Boogie; Guitar Polka; I Told My Heart; Honey Do You Think It's Wrong; Why Did It Have To Be; I Waited Too Long - 61
Capitol T/ST-1701 Al Dexter Sings And Plays His Greatest Hits: Pistol Packin' Mama; Triflin' Gal; Down At The Roadside Inn; New Broom Boogie; Wine, Women And Song; Guitar Polka; Rosalita; Texas Waltz; Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong; Too Late To Worry; I Learned About Love From You; So Long, Pal - 62
Hilltop JS-6070 Pistol Packin' Mama: Pistol Packin' Mama; Bye, Bye Blue Eyes; Cajun Guitar (Instrumental); Don't You Love Me Anymore; Guitar Polka (Instrumental); Too Late To Worry (Too Blue To Cry); I'm Sending Roses To My Lawyer; Wheels Of Love (Instrumental); My Careless Heart; Honeymoon Waltz (Instrumental) – 68
Cowgirlboy [GER] LP-5073 Original Hits By Al Dexter & His Troopers: Rose Of Mexico; Calico Rag; I Cry When I'm Blue; It's Just Because Of You; Frog Song; Texas Rose; Barrell House Boogie; My Love Goes With You; Down At The Roadside In; Kokomo Island; I Learned About Love (From You); It's Up To You; Wine, Women And Song; Just Take A Little Time;. High Price For Love; Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry; Can This Love Be Real – 04-92
Bronco Buster [GER] CD-9030 The Original Pistol Packin' Mama: Hot Foot Shuffle; Pistol Packin' Mama; You've Been Cheating Baby; Blow That Lonesome Whistle Casey; I Don't Suppose; Saturday Night Boogie; There'll Come A Time; Walking With The Blues; Fisherman's Boogie; Rosa; Guitar Polka; Who's Been Here; So Long, Pal; I'll Wait For You Dear; Counting My Teardrops; Calamity Jane; Good Man Is Hard To Find; Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone; I'm Setting You Free; Darling It's All Over Now - 97 (Recorded 1940-52 - Columbia, King, Decca)
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-211 Country Hit Maker Of The 1940's: Is That The Way To Treat A Friend; Rock And Rye Rag; I'm Leaving My Troubles Behind; Remember You're Mine; Triflin' Gal; I'm Lost Without You; Love Lanes Of Yesterday; Am I To Blame; I'm Losing My Mind Over You; All I Want Is You; Alimony Blues; Sunshine; New Jelly Roll Blues; Honky Tonk Baby; Don't Cry For Me When I'm Gone; Car Hoppin' Mama; Broken Hearted Blues; Honky Tonk Chinese Dime; Sundown Polka; My Troubles Don't Trouble Me No More - 99
ASV/Living Era [UK] CD AJA-5311 Pistol Packin' Mama: Pistol Packin' Mama; Poor Little Honky Tonk Gal; Honky Tonk Chinese Dime; Sundown Polka; It's Up To You; So Long, Pal; Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry; Rosalita; I'll Wait For You, Dear; Maybe, Baby, It's Me; Guitar Polka; I'm Losing My Mind Over You; Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong?; Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone?; Wine, Women And Song; Love Lanes Of Yesterday; I'm Lost Without You; Triflin' Gal; Kokomo Island; I Learned About Love (From You); Down At The Roadside In; Remember You're Mine; New Broom Boogie; I'm Startin', Sweethartin', Again; Rock And Rye Rag – 99
Roots of Country 211009 Pistol Packin' Mama: Poor Little Honky Tonk Girl; I Learned About Love From You; Down At The Roadside Inn; Kokomo Island; There'll Come A Time; Blow That Lonesome Whistle Casey; I Waited Too Long; Why Did It Have To Be; Honky Tonk Chinese Dime; Rosalita; Wine Women And Song; Maybe Baby It's Me; Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry; Good Man Is Hard To Find; Pistol Packin' Mama; It's Up To You; Darling It's All Over Now; I'm Startin' Sweetheart Again; Honey Do You Think It's Wrong; Fisherman's Boogie; I'm Losin' My Mind Over You; Triflin' Gal; So Long Pal; New Broom Boogie; I Don't Suppose; Who's Been Here; Hi De Ho Boogie; I'm Setting You Free – 10-01 (2CD)
Jasmine [UK] JASMCD-3546 Honky Tonk Blues 1936-1940 - The Early Recordings: Honky Tonk Blues; If We Can't Be Sweethearts Why Can't We Be Friends; Whisper Again That You Love Me; Car Hoppin' Mama; Broken Hearted Blues; You've Got Love in Your Heart; I'm Leaving My Troubles Behind; Bring It On Home To Me; I'm Happy When You're Happy; In Days Of Yesterday; Answer To "Honky Tonk Blues"; Diddy, Wah, Diddy With A Blah! Blah!; Jelly Roll Special; My Troubles Don't Trouble Me Anymore; Why Do I Think Of Someone; Sunshine; When We Go Honky Tonkin'; Walking In My Sleep; You May Be Sorry; Down At The Roadside Inn; Alimony Blues; Money You Spent Was Mine; All I Want Is You; Who's Been Here? – 05-04
BACM [UK] CD D 322 High Price For Love: My Baby Loves Me; Honky Tonk Baby; Bar Hotel; Gypsy Swing; She's The Sunshine Of Moonshine Valley; One More Day In Prison; Come Back To Me My Darling; It's Too Late To Say You're Sorry Now; New Soldier's Farewell; You Will Always Be My Darling; High Price For Love; Meet Me Down In Honky Tonk Town; Pistol Packin’ Mama; Just Take A Little Time; At The End Of Each Day; New Guitar Polka; Barrel House Polka; New Pistol Packin' Mama; Calico Rag; Can This Love Be Real; Barrel House Boogie; The Texas Waltz; Two Broken Hearts; Each Night I Cry Over Your Picture; Calamity Jane; I Cry When I'm Blue - 10
SINGLES
ARC (1937-38) / Columbia (1938-49)
Melotone
M7-03-65 Honky Tonk Blues / New Jelly Roll Blues - 03-37
M7-04-64 Little Sod Shanty / Mother Mine - 04-37
M7-07-61 If We Can't Be Sweethearts Why Can't We Be Pals / Whisper Again That You Love Me – 07-37
M7-09-62 Car Hoppin' Mama / Broken Hearted Blues - 09-37
M7-10-61 Calico Rag / Sweet Lips Kiss My Blues Away - 10-37
M7-12-56 Honky Tonk Baby / Don't Cry For Me When I'm Gone - 12-37
M8-02-64 You've Got Love In Your Heart / I'm Leaving My Troubles Behind - 02-38
Vocalion
03435 New Jelly Roll Blues / Honky Tonk Blues – ca. 03-37
03461 Little Sod Shanty / Mother Mine – ca. 04-37
03569 Whisper Again That You Love Me / If We Can't Be Sweethearts Why Can't We Be Pals ca. 07-37
03636 Car Hoppin' Mama / Broken Hearted Blues 08-37
03676 Calico Rag / Sweet Lips Kiss My Blues Away 10-37
03719 Honky Tonk Baby / Don't Cry For Me When I'm Gone 12-37
03927 You've Got Love In Your Heart / I'm Leaving My Troubles Behind 02-38
03988 In A Little Green Valley / Dusty Road - 03-38
04174 Answer To Honky Tonk Blues / In Days Of Yesterday - 07-38
04277 My Baby Loves Me / Gypsy Swing - 08-38
04327 She's The Sunshine Of Moonshine Valley / Bring It On Home To Me - 09-38
04405 I'm Happy When You're Happy / Some More Day In Prison - 10-38
04988 Sunshine Special / Jelly Roll Special – 13-06-39
05042 My Blue Eyes Are Not My Eyes Now / My Troubles Dont Trouble Me No More - 09-39
05121 Bar Hotel / Daddy's In The Doghouse Now - 10-39 (reissued on Conqueror 9330 in 02-40)
05255 Why Do I Think Of Someone, part 1 / Why Do I Think Of Someone, part 2 - 12-39
05572 Wine, Women, And Song / When We Go A Honky Tonkin' - 06-40 (reissued on Conqueror 9731 in 41)
OKeh
05680 Walking In My Sleep / There's No Use In Loving You - 07-40
05783 You May Be Sorry / Come Back To Me My Darling - 09-40 (reissued on Conqueror 9732 in 06-41)
05906 Let Me Join The C.C.C / Poor Little Honky Tonk Girl - 12-40
06127 Down At The Roadside Inn / Soldier's Farewell - 04-41
06206 Alimony Blues / The Money You Spent Was Mine – 01-05-41
06287 It's Too Late To Say / Always Be My Darlin' - 07-41
06397 Darling, It's All Over Now / Who's Been Here? - 09-41
06483 Meet Me Down In Honky Tonk Town / All I Want Is You – 01-11-41
06604 Honky Tonk Chinese Dive / Sundown Polka – 01-03-42
6708 Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita - 11-43
6718 So Long, Pal / Too Late To Worry - 01-44
6727 I'll Wait For You, Dear / I'm Losing My Mind Over You – 11-12-44
6740 Triffin' Gal / I'm Lost Without You - 04-06-45
Columbia
36898/20010 Guitar Polka / Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong? - 01-46
37037/20062 I'll Wait For You, Dear / I'm Losing My Mind Over You - 08-46 (reissue of OKeh 6727)
37040/20065 I'm Lost Without You / Wine, Women And Song - 08-46 (reissue of Vocalion 05572)
37062/20073 It's Up To You / Wine, Women And Song - 08-46
37200/20088 I Learned About Love / Kokomo Island - 12-46
37303/20108 My Love Goes With You / Down At The Road Side Inn - 03-47
37352/20121 Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone? / Am I To Blame? – 19-05-47
37409/20131 So Long, Pal / Too Late To Worry - 06-47 (reissue of OKeh 6718)
37417/20144 Honky Tonk Chinese Dive / Sundown Polka - 06-47 (reissue of Okeh 06604)
37434/20161 Meet Me Down In Honky Tonk Town / All I Want Is You - 06-47 (reissue of OKeh 06483)
37441/20168 Who's Been Here? / Darling, It's All Over Now - 06-47 (reissue of OKeh 06397)
37538/20184 Maybe Baby, It's Me / Love Lanes Of Yesterday – 16-06-47
37594/20194 Remember You're Mine / New Broom Boogie – 11-08-47
37641/20240 Sunshine Special / Jelly Roll Special - 08-47 (reissue of Vocalion 04988)
37668/20267 Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita - 08-47 (reissue of OKeh 6708)
37880/20365 I Waited Too Long / Why Did It Have To Be Me - 09-47 (reissue)
37881/20366 Texas Waltz / Two Broken Hearts - 09-47 (reissue)
37882/20367 I Told My Heart / Can This Be Real Love - 09-47 (reissue)
38038/20395 Barrel House Boogie / Texas Rose - 01-48
38168/20422 Rock And Rye Rag / I'm Leaving My Troubles Behind – 22-03-48
(Columbia series 20000/20425 – reissues of 36000 series, released in Spring 1948)
20438 Calico Rag / Rose Of Mexico - 06-48
20461 It's Because Of You / I Cry When I'm Blue – ca. 08-48
20492 High Price For Love / Just Take A Little Time - 10-48
20518 I'll Always Be Loving You / Is That The Way To Terat A Friend – 22-11-49
20533 There'll Come A Time / New Pistol Packin' Mama - unissued
20540 Good Man Is Hard To Find / Calamity Jane - 02-49
20569/2-195 [33 RPM] New Guitar Polka / At The End Of Each Day - 04-49
20593/2-271 There'll Come A Time / Saturday Night Boogie - 06-49
20640 Always In My Heart / I'm Startin' Sweetheartin' Again - 11-49
20661/2-459 Each Night I Cry Over Your Picture / I Don't Suppose – ca. 28-01-50
20696/2-640 New Pistol Packin' Mama / Barrell House Polka – 15-05-50
King (1950)
45-875 I'm Setting You Free / Blow That Lonesome Whistle - 07-50
45-884 Hi De Ho Boogie / Walking With The Blues - 08-50
45-899 Merry Christmas To All / Santa Is On His Way - 11-50
45-913 Diddy Wah Boogie / You've Been Cheating Baby – 01-51
Decca (1952-53)
9-28137 Hot Foot Shuffle / Fisherman's Boogie - 05-52
9-28345 Counting My Teardrops / Honeymoon Waltz - 08-52
9-28508 Rosa / Guitar Polka - 12-52
9-28739 Move Over Rover / My Careless Heart - 06-53
Ekko (1957)
1020 Pistol Packin' Mama / I Won't Be Number Two - 57
Capitol (1962)
4724 I Won't Be Number Two / My Little Heartache - 03-62
6171 Rosalita / Pistol Packin' Mama – ca. 72
Allstar (1964)
A-7306 My Careless Heart / Country Guitar - 64 (rev. Nov.7)
Aldex (1963-66, leased to Dot)
AD-115 Wheels Of Love / Sittin' By The Jukebox – 04-63 (add Apr. 6)
AD-116 Move Over Rover / Honeymoon Waltz -
AD-117 Bye, Bye Blue Eyes / Don't You Love Me Anymore -
AD-118 Six Little Teardrops / Old Heartache Is Back In Town -
AD-120 Old Long Tongue / Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry –
AD-121 Darlin’ Say You’ll Be Mine / Nobody’s Baby But My Own -
AD-122 Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita – 66 (reissued on Dot 45-16842 in 03-66)
45-16977 Down At The Roadside Inn / My Careless Heart - 12-66 (released on Dot)