Melvin Price (Mel Price)

By Al Turner, Philip J.Tricker, John Burton, Dave Sax (in Hillbilly Researcher No.12), Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Carl LaFong
SESSIONS
1949 or 1950 unknown – Melvin Price and The Santa Fe Rangers (Melvin Price [vcl/poss. fiddle-1], poss. Little Sharon Lee [hmny vcl-2], Bill Smith [ld gt], prob. Bob Fluharty [rh gt], Merritt Murphy [steel], Ernie Seiler [bass])
001 R 1098 WHAT A WAY TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Regal 5068/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
002 R 1099 YOU TORE YOUR PANTS 5070/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
003 R 1100 SHIPS WITH PURPLE BANDS -1-2 5070/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
004 R 1101 THE GAME OF BREAKING HEARTS 5068/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1950 unknown – Melvin Price and The Santa Fe Rangers (Melvin Price [vcl], Bill Smith [ld gt], prob. Bob Fluharty [rh gt], Merritt Murphy [steel], Ernie Seiler [bass])
005 R 1169 A HEART OF STONE 5069//HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
006 R 1170 FOR YOU MY LOVE 5069/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1950 or 1951 unknown – Melvin Price and The Santa Fe Rangers (Bob Fluharty [vcl/rh gt], Bill Smith [ld gt], Merritt Murphy [steel], Ernie Seiler [bass], Melvin Price [fiddle], ? [piano])
007 R 1494 I CAN’T HELP IT (IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) RFD 5081/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
008 R 1495 HOWLING AT THE MOON RFD 5081/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
009 R 1496 I HATE MYSELF RFD 5080 Blue Hen 201
010 R 1497 DON’T STAY TOO LONG RFD 5080 Blue Hen 201
1951 or 52 unknown – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers
011 WITHOUT YOU Coleman CR 02
012 I ALWAYS MAKE YOU CRY CR 02
1952 unknown – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers
013 OP 185 I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Santa Fe OP 131/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
014 OP 186 I’LL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER OP 131/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
August 1954 unknown, TX – Melvin Price and His Santa Fe Rangers
015 ST-2194 THE PLACE THAT KILLS Starday 45-186/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
016 ST-2195 MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I LOVE YOU 45-186/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1954 unknown – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers (Mel Price [vcl/gt], prob. Bob Fluharty [gt], poss. Gene Long [steel], Kenny Fairbanks [bass])
017 E4KB-2491 I KNOW THAT I’VE LOST YOU Blue Hen 3006 201 Rm 1000/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
018 E4KB-2492 NOTHING SEEMS TO GO RIGHT ANYMORE 3006 201 Rm 1000/White Label WLP-2802 /HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1955 unknown – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers (Mel Price [vcl/gt], prob. Bob Fluharty [gt], poss. Gene Long [steel], Kenny Fairbanks [bass])
019 RM 105 IF I COULD ONLY HAVE JUST YOU Blue Hen 3006 202a Rm 1001/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
020 RM 106 BILL BAILEY Blue Hen 3007b 202a Rm 1001/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
021 RM 107 PLEADING Blue Hen 3006a 202b Rm 107/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
022 RM 108 I ALWAYS MAKE YOU CRY Blue Hen 3006a 203b Rm 108/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1955 unknown – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers (Mel Price [vcl/gt], prob. Bob Fluharty [gt], poss. Gene Long [steel], Kenny Fairbanks [bass])
023 RM 113A/EB 2538 I AIN’T GOT THE TIME Blue Hen 208 Rm 113/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
024 RM 113B/EB 2539 NO HALF WAY LOVE 208 Rm 113/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338

ca. late 1955 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Melvin Price and His Santa Fe Rangers
027 ST-2385 ONE MAN’S LOVE Starday 45-226/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
028 ST-2386 GONNA SEE MY BABY 45-226/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
1957 unknown, TX – Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers
029 I MISS YOU SO Starday 45-637/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
030 MIDNIGHT WHISTLE BLUES 45-637/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
ca. March 1959 unknown - Mel Price,* and His Santa Fe Rangers
031 2877 JAILED* Dixie 45-887/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
032 2878 UNTIL Dixie 45-2016/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
033 2879 I’M IN LOVE WITH A GEISHA GIRL* Dixie 45-887/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
034 2880 LITTLE DOG BLUES 45-2016/Ace CH 24/HBR CD 012 BACM CD D 338
Fall 1964 unknown – Mel Price
035 SoN 11881 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Redwing 1001
036 SoN 11882 MEMORIES OF FRANCE 1001
ca 1966 unknown – Mel Price
037 SoN 31161 ONE MAN’S LOVE Redwing 1002
038 SoN 31162 I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU Redwing 1002

ALBUMS

Hillbilly Researcher [UK] HBR CD 012 Mel Price and His Santa Fe Rangers: What A Way To Say You Love Me; You Tore Your Pants; Ships With Purple Hands; The Game Of Breaking Hearts; A Heart Of Stone;  For You My Love; I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You); Howling At The Moon; I’ve Got News For You; I’ll Never Love Another; I Know That I’ve Lost You; Nothing Seems To Go Right Anymore; If I Could Only Have Just You; Bill Bailey; Pleading; I Always Make You Cry; I Ain’t Got The Time; No Half Way Love; The Pace That Kills; Maybe It’s Because I Love You; One Man’s Love; Gonna See My Baby; I Miss You So; Midnight Whistle Blues; Jailed; Until; I’m In Love With A Geisha Girl; Little Dog Blues – 0- (oficially issued in 2011 on BACM [UK] CD D 338 The Game Of Broken Hearts)

SINGLES
Regal (1949-50)
5068 What A Way To Say You Love Me / The Game Of Breaking Hearts - 49
5069 A Heart Of Stone / For You My Love – 50 vcl Bob Flaherty
5070 You Tore Your Pants / Ships With Purple Bands - 50
RFD (1951)
5080 I Hate Myself /7 Don’t Stay Too Long -51 (reissued on Blue Hen 201)
5081 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) / Howling At The Moon – 51
Coleman (ca 1951)
CR 02 Without You / I Always Make You Cry
Santa Fe (1952)
OP 131 I’ve Got News For You / I’ll Never Love Another - 52
Starday (1954)
45-186 The Pace That Kills / Maybe It's Because I Love You - 54
Blue Hen (1954-55)
3006 I Know That I’ve Lost You / Nothing Seems To Go Right Anymore - 54
3006a/3007b Pleading / Bill Bailey  - 55
202a/203b If I Could Only Have Just You / I Always Make You Cry- 55
203 Pleading / I Always Make You Cry - 55
208 I Ain’t Got The Time / No Half Way Love - 55
Starday/*Dixie
45-226 One Man’s Love / Gonna See My Baby - 56
45-637 I Miss You So / Midnight Whistle Blues – 57 (Starday Custom)
*45-2016 Until / Little Dog Blues – 04-59
*48-887 Jailed / I’m In Love With A Geisha Girl – 12-60
Redwing (1964-66)
1001 San Antonio Rose / Memories Of France - 64
1002 One Man’s Love / I’ll Always Be In Love With You - ca 66