Lucky Joe Almond

By Dick Grant & Phil Tricker With Acknowledgements To Marc Ryan
Story & Session Discography By Dick Grant & Phil Tricker Originally Appeared In Rockin’ Fifties #76 2000.
SESSIONS
3 February 1953 ACA Studio, 5520 Washington Ave., Houston, TX – “Lucky“Joe Almond (Joseph Curtis “Lucky Joe” Almond [vcl/ac gtr], R.B. Mitchell [ld gt], Charley Ward [steel], Hilton Giger [bass], Clayton Parker [fiddle], Anthony “Tony” Rogark [piano], Lillian McMurry [ac board]. Producer: Lillian McMurry)
001 DRC-154/ACA-2436 ROCK ME Trumpet No. 78/45-199/Wendi LP-000003 Esoldun RR-2009 Cactus Trumpet-1 Proper PROPERBOX 103, Jasmine JASMCD-469
002 DRC-155/ACA-2435 THE LAST WALTZ Trumpet No. 78/45-199/Esoldun RR-2009
WENDI LP-000003 LET’S GO ROCK-A-BILLY (AUS, 1980); ESOLDUN RR-2009 HILLBILLY BOGGIE & ROCK-A-BILLY (FRA, 1987); PROPER PROPERBOX 103 FROM BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY TO RED HOT ROCKABILLY (UK, 2006); JASMINE JASMCD-469 ROCK ME, MISSISSIPPI HILLBILLY BOOGIE, BOP & THE HONKY TONK BLUES (UK, 2008)
18 January 1954 Diamond Recording Studio, 309 N. Farish, Jackson, MS – “Lucky“Joe Almond (Joe Almond [vcl/ac gt], D. Tucker [bass vcl-1], Clyde Harris or Clyde Holmes [ld gt], Raymond “Ray” McCall [steel], John “Johnny” Morgan or Carl “Wimpy” Jones [bass], William “Billy” Tabb [piano]. Producer: Lillian McMurry)
003 DRC-197 Unknown Title -1 Trumpet 222 [Unissued]
004 DRC-198/ACA-2860 GONNA ROLL AND ROCK Trumpet No. 78-221 No. 45-221/Wendi LP-000003 Esoldun RR-2009 ev-Ola Bandstand CR REV-170 Jasmine JASMCD-469 Cactus Trumpet-1
005 DRC-199 Unknown Title -1 Trumpet 222 [Unissued]
006 DRC-200 HICKORY NUT BOOGIE Trumpet No. 78-221 No. 45-221/Zomboco CD-8 Jasmine JASMCD-469 Cactus Trumpet-1
The above recordings were mastered by ACA in Houston, Tx.
REV-OLA BANDSTAND CR REV-170 COUNTRY GOES ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Vol.2. THE NEW BREED (2006); ZOMBOCO CD-8 is titled “REAL RARE ROCKABILLY, Vol.8
18 January 1954 Diamond Recording Studio, 309 N. Farish, Jackson, MS – “Lucky“Joe Almond (Joe Almond [vcl/ac gt], D. Tucker [bass vcl-1], Clyde Harris or Clyde Holmes [ld gt], Raymond “Ray” McCall [steel], John “Johnny” Morgan or Carl “Wimpy” Jones [bass], ? [fiddle-2] William “Billy” Tabb [piano]. Producer: Lillian McMurry)
007 DRC-221/ACA-3038 EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK [I’LL BE LOVING YOU]-2 Trumpet No. 78-233 No. 45-233/Cactus Trumpet-1
008 DRC-222/ACA-3039 TANGLEWOOD WALTZ -1-2 Trumpet No. 78-233 No. 45-233/Cactus Trumpet-1
009 DRC-223 LET THE ROUGH END DRAG Trumpet 234 [Unissued]
010 DRC-224 I’M BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU 234 [Unissued]
The above recordings were mastered by ACA in Houston, Tx.
CACTUS TRUMPET-1 TRUMPET RECORDS HILLBILLY JACKSON-MISSISSIPPI (2010)
ca March 1955 Diamond Recording Studio, 309 N. Farish, Jackson, MS – Chick Soley and His Westernaires (John “Chick” Soley [vcl/gt], “Lucky” Joe Almond [gt], Harold Wilson [gt]: Harold Sanders [bass], Otis Butler [drums], Lillian McMurry [vcl effts-1], Grace Graham & The Graham Sisters [bck vcl]. Producer: Lillian McMurry)
000 GL-226/ACA-3352 DON’T LET YOUR LIPS SAY YES (AND YOUR HEART SAY NO) Globe 45-236
000 GL-227/ACA-3351 I JUST WANT TO BE YOURS -1 45-236
GLOBE 45-236 released 1956.
The above recordings were mastered by ACA in Houston, Tx. in ca March 1956
17 March 1956 Diamond Recording Studio, 309 N. Farish, Jackson, MS – “Lucky“Joe Almond (Joe Almond [vcl/ac gt], Clyde Holmes [ld gt], James “Jimmy” Scoggins [bass], “Fast Freddie” Frederick Waits [drums], David Campbell [piano], Duke Huddleston [sax], Lewis Jones [sax], Sherrill Holly [sax]. Producer: Lillian McMurry)
011 GL-234/ACA-3339 GO ON AND TALK YOUR HEAD OFF Globe 45-240
012 GL-235/ACA-3340 OO-O-O-O-! ANYTHING GOES 45-240
The above recordings were mastered by ACA in Houston, Tx.

SINGLES
Trumpet (1953-55)
78-199/45-199 The Last Waltz / Rock Me – 53 (rev Aug. 1)
78-221/45-221 Gonna Roll And Rock / Hickory Nut Boogie – 54 (rev. Aug. 7)
222 ? / ? – 54 (unissued)
78-233/45-233 Every Day Of The Week (I’ll Be Loving You) / Tanglewood Waltz - 55
234 Let The Rough End Drag / I’m Better Off Without You – 55 (unissued)
Globe (1956)
45-240 Go On And Talk Your Head Off / Oo-O-O-O-! Anything Goes – 05-56