Bob Skyles

2nd version
By Tony Russell, Mario Manciotti, Henk Scholts, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
25 February 1937 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX – Bob Skyles and His Skyrockers (Bob Kendrick [vcl/clarinet], Curly Nichols [gt], Don Kendrick [gt], Sparky Stiles [bass], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Sanford Kendrick [trumpet])
001 BS-07301-1 THE ARKANSAS BAZOOKA SWING B-6876 Montgomery Ward M-7214
002 BS-07302-1 THE BAZOOKA STOMP B-6876 Montgomery Ward M-7214
003 BS-07303-1 YOU GOTTA QUIT DRAGGIN' AROUND B-6882 Montgomery Ward M-7215
004 BS-07304-1 YOU CAN'T COOL A GOOD MAN DOWN B-6882 Montgomery Ward M-7215
005 BS-07305-1 SHE'S BUILT LIKA GREAT BIG FIDDLE B-6978 Montgomery Ward M-7216/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
006 BS-07306-1 I GOT A CROW TO PICK WITH YOU B-6978 Montgomery Ward M-7216/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
007 BS-07307-1 WE'RE NOT THE HOOSIER HOT SHOTS B-7092 Montgomery Ward M-7217/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
008 BS-07308-1 SWEET AS SUGAR BLUES B-7150 Montgomery Ward M-7218
009 BS-07309-1 THE BLUE STREET BLUES B-7150 Montgomery Ward M-7218
010 BS-07310-1 MY LOVE SONG MELODY B-7060 Montgomery Ward M-7219
011 BS-07311-1 THE DRUG STORE COWBOY B-6923 Montgomery Ward M-7220
012 BS-07312-1 THE LAVENDER COWBOY B-7092 Montgomery Ward M-7217/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
013 BS-07313-1 I HEAR YOUR MUSIC B-6923 Montgomery Ward M-7220
014 BS-07314-1 THE FARMER B-7017 Montgomery Ward M-7221
015 BS-07315-1 THE RHYTHM KING B-7017 Montgomery Ward M-7221
016 BS-07316-1 PORTER¢S LOVE SONG B-7060 Montgomery Ward M-7219
14 September 1937 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX – Bob Skyles and His Skyrockers (Bob Kendrick [vcl/clarinet], Curly Nichols [gt], Doc Kendricks [gt], Sparky Stiles [bass], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Dave Hughs [accordion], Sanford Kendrick [trumpet])
017 BS-014119-1 BLUE ACCORDION BLUES B-7219 Montgomery Ward M-7351/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
018 BS-014120-1 SHE'S STOPPED GIVING EVERY THING AWAY B-7219 Montgomery Ward M-7353/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
019 BS-014121-1 LOVE KEEPS ME AWAKE B-7410
020 BS-014122-1 MY ARKANSAS BAZOOKA GAL B-7287 Montgomery Ward M-7352
021 BS-014123-1 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE B-7447
022 BS-014124-1 LET'S PLAY LOVE B-7360
023 BS-014125-1 TURN LOOSE AND GO TO TOWN B-7322 Montgomery Ward M-7353/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
024 BS-014126-1 WHAT DID I DO? B-7322/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
025 BS-014127-1 HOT TAMALE PETE B-7495/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
026 BS-014128-1 NEW VAN BUREN BLUES B-7287 Montgomery Ward M-7352
027 BS-014129-1 THE FOX TROT YOU SAVED FOR ME B-7360
028 BS-014130-1 'WAY OUT WEST OF THE PECOS B-7381
029 BS-014131-1 I WANT THAT GIRL B-7410
030 BS-014132-1 WHAT-CHA GONNA DO WHEN YOUR WIFE COMES HOME? B-7381
031 BS-014133-1 TOO MANY TIMES YOU'RE CHEATIN' ON ME B-7447/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
032 BS-014134-1 MUSIC OF THE SOUTH B-7495 Montgomery Ward M-7351
4 April 1938 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX – Bob Skyles and His Skyrockers (Bob Kendrick [vcl/fiddle], Curly Nichols [gt], Doc Kendrick [gt], Sparky Stiles [bass], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Dave Hughs [accordion], Sanford Kendrick [trumpet])
033 BS-022060-1 SWINGIN' WITH THE ACCORDION MAN B-7546/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
034 BS-022061-1 SWINGIN' IN OKLAHOMA B-7714
035 BS-022062-1 NO FAULT OF MIBE B-7625 Twin FT-8604
036 BS-022063-1 LAUGHING SONG B-7585/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
037 BS-022064-1 GHOST OF THE BLUES B-7764
038 BS-022065-1 RUBBER DOLLY B-7650/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
039 BS-022066-1 MY HILL BILLY GIRL B-7714
040 BS-022067-1 THE HILL BILLY FIDDLER B-7909/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
041 BS-022068-1 RODEO ANN B-7909/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
042 BS-022069-1 THE PAL THAT I LOVED B-7843
043 BS-022070-1 BLUE BAZOOKA BLUES B-7546
044 BS-022071-1 MR. BAZOOKA AND MISS CLARINET B-7815
045 BS-022072-1 COUNTRY COWBELLS B-7585
046 BS-022073-1 SLOW IT DOWN B-7650
047 BS-022074-1 YOU'RE NOT THE GIRL FOR ME B-7764
048 BS-022075-1 LOOKIN' FOR THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS B-7815
049 BS-022076-1 THAT'S ALL THERE IS B-7625
050 BS-022077-1 HONKY TONK GALS B-7689
051 BS-022078-1 YOU'RE A COLD HEARTED SWEETHEART B-7689
052 BS-022079-1 I'M GONNA DIE WITH A BROKEN HEART B-7843/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
25 October 1938 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX – Bob Skyles and His Skyrockers (Bob Kendrick [vcl/fiddle], Sanford Kendrick [bass/trumpet], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Frank Wilhelm [accordion/tuba], Max Bennett [piano], Dave Hughs [trumpet/clarinet],)
053 BS-028553-1 SWAT THE LOVE BUG B-7998 Montgomery Ward M-7914/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
054 BS-028554-1 YOU'VE PUNCHED NUMBER FOUR B-7963 Montgomery Ward M-7913
055 BS-028555-1 ALL NIGHT LONG B-7963 Montgomery Ward M-7913
056 BS-028556-1 PLENTY MORE FISH IN THE SEA B-8029
057 BS-028557-1 SLAP IT, SHAKE IT B-7932/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
058 BS-028558-1 IT'S BAD TO BE A GOOD GIRL B-7932
059 BS-028559-1 DRINKING BLUES B-8080/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
060 BS-028560-1 SHAKE UP YOUR GOURD SEEDS B-8029/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
061 BS-028561-1 WALTZING WITH YOU B-8142
062 BS-028562-1 YOU'RE O.K. B-8116
063 BS-028563-1 I WANT TO LIVE IN LOVELAND B-8102
064 BS-028564-1 DRIFTING AND DREAMING B-8142
065 BS-028565-1 THE OLD GREY GOOSE B-8080
066 BS-028566-1 JIVE AND SMILE B-8116/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
067 BS-028567-1 MY DARLING TEXAS COWGIRL B-7983
068 BS-028568-1 SWING IT DRUMMER MAN B-8102/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
069 BS-028569-1 MOONLIGHT WALTZ B-7983
070 BS-028570-1 HONKY TONK RAG B-7998 Montgomery Ward M-7914/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
9 April 1940 Rice Hotel, Houston, TX - Bob Skyles and His Skyrockets (Bob Kendrick [vcl/fiddle], Lou Brown [*vcl], Curly Nichols [gt], Doc Kendrick [gt], Sanford Kendrick [bass/trumpet], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Frank Wilhelm [accordion/tuba], Max Bennett [piano])
071 C 92058-A ESKIMO NELL* Decca 5841
072 C 92059-A THAT’S RIGHT, I BETCHA 5829/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
073 C 92060-A YOU’VE BEEN UNTRUE 5829
074 C 92061-A MARIA ELENA 5851 46087
075 C 92062-A ONLY IN DREAMS 5887
076 C 92063-A,-B POKEY JOE unissued
077 C 92064-A,-B I LIKE IT HERE WHERE I AM* 5841
078 C 92065-A DON’T CALL ME, BOY 5851/ Krazy Kat KKCD-29
079 C 92066-A I AIN’T GOT NO GAL 5887/Krazy Kat KKCD-29
28 October 1941 Los Angeles, CA – Bob Skyles and His Skyrockets (Bob Kendrick [vcl/bass/fiddle/clarinet], Bob Hemphill [gt], Sanford Kendrick [bass/trumpet], Clifford Kendrick [drums], Max Bennett [piano])
080 DLA 2801-A GOODBYE, ADELITA, GOODBYE 6017
081 DLA 2802-A,-B I WON'T BE BACK IN A YEAR LITTLE DARLING unissued
082 DLA 2803-A BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE 6017
083 DLA 2804-A LOVELY VEIL OF WHITE 6068
084 DLA 2805-A I'M PRETENDING 46087
085 DLA 2806-A,-B ONE MORE DRINK AND I'LL TELL IT ALL unissued
086 DLA 2807-A THE LOVE THAT USED TO BE 6068
087 DLA 2808-A,-B WHO'S GONNA PLAY IN THE BAND? unissued

ALBUMS
Krazy Kat [UK] KKCD-29 Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets 1937-1940: She's Built Like a Great Big Fiddle; I've Got a Crow to Pick With You; We're Not the Hoosier Hot Shots; The Lavender Cowboy; Blue Accordion Blues; She's Stopped Giving Everything Away; Turn Loose And Go To Town; What Did I Do; Hot Tamale Pete; Too Many Times; Swinging With the Accordion Man; Laughing Stone; Rubber Dolly; Hillbilly Fiddler; Rodeo Ann; I'm Gonna Die With a Broken Heart; I Ain't Got No Gal; Swat the Love Bug; Slap It Shake It; Drinking Blues; Shake Up Your Gourd Seeds; Jive and Smile; Swing It Drummer Man; Honky Tonk Rag; That's Right I Betcha; Don't Call Me Boy; I Ain't Got No Girl – 26-02-02

BACM [UK] CD D 612 Recorded 1937-1938: Arkansas Bazooka Swing; Bazooka Stomp; You Can't Cool A Good Man Down; You Gotta Quit Draggin' Around; Sweet As Sugar Blues; The Drug Store Cowboy; I Hear Your Music; The Farmer; The Rhythm King; My Arkansas Bazooka Gal; New Van Buren Blues; Way Out West Of The Pecos; Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Wife Comes Home; Music Of The South; No Fault Of Mine; Ghost Of The Blues; The Pal That I Loved; Blue Bazooka Blues; Country Cowbells; You're Not The Girl For Me; Lookin' For The Girl Of My Dreams; That's All There Is; All Night Long; It's Bad To Be A Good Girl; You're Okay; I'd Love To Live In Loveland; Drifting And Dreaming – 11-18

 
SINGLES
Bluebird/*Montgomery Ward
B-6876 The Arkansas Bazooka / The Bazooka Stomp – 04-37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7214)
B-6882 You Gotta Quit Draggin' Around / You Can't Cool A Good Man Down – 04-37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7215)
B-6923 The Drug Store Cowboy / I Hear Your Music – 05-37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7220)
B-6978 She's Built Lika Great Big Fiddle / I Got A Crow To Pick With You - 37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7216)
B-7017 The Farmer / The Rhythm King - 37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7221)
B-7060 My Love Song Melody / Porter¢s Love Song - 37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7219)
B-7092 We're Not The Hoosier Hot Shots / The Lavender Cowboy - 37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7217)
B-7150 Sweet As Sugar Blues / The Blue Street Blues – 10-37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7218)
B-7219 Blue Accordion Blues / She's Stopped Giving Every Thing Away - 11-37
B-7287 My Arkansas Bazooka Gal / New Van Buren Blues – 12-37 (also Montgomery Ward M-7352 )
*M-7351 Blue Accordion Blues / Music Of The South
*M-7353 She's Stopped Giving Every Thing Away / Turn Loose And Go To Town
B-7322 Turn Loose And Go To Town / What Did I Do? – ca 01-38
B-7360 Let's Play Love / The Fox Trot You Saved For Me - 38
B-7381 'Way Out West Of The Pecos / What-Cha Gonna Do When Your Wife Comes Home? - 38
B-7410 Love Keeps Me Awake / I Want That Girl – 02-38
B-7447 Napoleon Bonaparte / Too Many Times You¢re Cheatin¢ On Me - 38
B-7495 Hot Tamale Pete / Music Of The South - 38
B-7546 Swingin' With The Accordion Man / Blue Bazooka Blues - 38
B-7585 Laughing Song / Country Cowbells - 38
B-7625 No Fault Of Mibe / That's All There Is - 38
B-7650 Rubber Dolly / Slow It Down - 38
B-7689 Honky Tonk Gals / You're A Cold Hearted Sweetheart - 38
B-7714 Swingin' In Oklahoma / My Hill Billy Girl - 38
B-7764 Ghost Of The Blues / You're Not The Girl For Me – 09-38
B-7815 Mr. Bazooka And Miss Clarinet / Lookin' For The Girl Of My Dreams – 10-38
B-7843 The Pal That I Loved / I'm Gonna Die With A Broken Heart - 38
B-7909 The Hill Billy Fiddler / Rodeo Ann - 38
B-7932 Slap It, Shake It / It's Bad To Be A Good Girl – 12-38
B-7963 You've Punched Number Four / All Night Long (also Montgomery Ward M-7913) – 01-39
B-7983 My Darling Texas Cowgirl / Moonlight Waltz – 01-39
B-7998 Swat The Love Bug / Honky Tonk Rag (also Montgomery Ward M-7914) - 39
B-8029 Shake Up Your Gourd Seeds / Plenty More Fish In The Sea – 02-39
B-8080 Drinking Blues / The Old Grey Goose – 03-39
B-8102 I Want To Live In Loveland / Swing It Drummer Man – 04-39
B-8116 You're O.K. / Jive And Smile – 04-39
B-8142 Waltzing With You / Drifting And Dreaming – 05-39
Decca (1940-41)
5829 That’s Right, I Betcha / You’ve Been Untrue - 40
5841 Eskimo Nell / I Like It Here Where I Am - 40
5851 Maria Elena / Don’t Call Me, Boy - 40
5887 Only In Dreams / I Ain’t Got No Gal - 40
6017 Goodbye, Adelita, Goodbye / By The River Sainte Marie - 41
6068 Lovely Veil Of White / The Love That Used To Be - 41
46087 Maria Elena / I’m Pretending - 47