Joe Cannonball Lewis

*12-04-1924
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst, Matti Friberg

SESSIONS 

26 January 1951 [14:00-16:30] E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Joe Cannonball Lewis (Joe “Cannonball“ Lewis, Coy Farmer [gt], poss. Shorty Whitaker [mandolin], ? [fiddle])
001 51-S-6000 TRUCK DRIVER‘S NIGHT RUN BLUES K11071/Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
002 51-S-6001 TRAIN WHISTLE NIGHTMARE K10994/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
003 51-S-6002 TRUST ME AGAIN K10994/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323 004 51-S-6003 WHATEVER HAS BECOME OF YOU? K11071/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
15 December 1951 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Joe Cannonball Lewis (Joe “Cannonball“ Lewis, Coy Farmer [gt], poss. Shorty Whitaker [mandolin], Ray Brandenburg [banjo], ? [bass], ? [fiddle])
005 51-S-6131 MISSING IN ACTION K11150/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
006 51-S-6132 (DOWN THE) ROAD TO LOVE K11253/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
007 51-S-6133 WHAT‘S THE USE? K11253/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323 008 51-S-6134 STILL AROUND K11150/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
10 November 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Joe Cannonball Lewis (unknown musicians)
009 52-S-6111/52-XY-672 ID BE SWEET TALKIN‘ YOU K11400/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
010 52-S-6112/52-XY-673 ONLY IN DREAMS K11400/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
011 52-S-6113/52-XY-674 YOURS TO CLAIM K11636/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
012 52-S-6114/52-XY-675 CALLING OUT MY NAME K11636/ Mountain Laurel LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
1953 Cincinnati, OH – Joe Cannonball Lewis
013 8097 COLD AND LONELY HEART Kentucky 574/ Cattle Compact CCD-323
014 8098 unknown title
015 8099 unknown title
016 8100 YOU‘VE BEEN HONKY TONKIN‘ Kentucky 574/ Cattle Compact CCD-323
1953 Cincinnati, OH – Joe Cannonball Lewis
017 8157 I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN Gateway 3006/ Cattle Compact CCD-323
018 8287 BEFORE I MET YOU Gateway 3006/ Cattle Compact CCD-323
23 August 1954 .Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Joe Cannonball Lewis
019 54-S-320/54-XY-325 I WONDER IF I CAN LOSE THE BLUES THIS WAY K11838/LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
020 54-S-321/54-XY-326 RAILROAD ENGINEER K11838/LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
021 54-S-322/54-XY-327 I‘M MIGHTY HARD TO BEAT K11996/LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
022 54-S-323/54-XY-328 TAKE ME BACK FOR OL‘ TIMES SAKE K11966/LP-7503 Cattle Compact CCD-323
Ca 1956 unknown – Joe Cannonball Lewis
023 AND I'LL GET EVEN NOW Eastman 721
024 YOU MUST BE JOKIN' Eastman 721
1959 Cincinnati, OH – Joe Cannonball Lewis aka Jay Cee Lewis
025 CP 2048 TODAY IS TOMORROW Lucky 0004
026 CP 2049 WALTZ OF THE OZARKS Lucky 0004
1973 Cincinnati, OH – Joe Cannonball Lewis
027 30833 IS YOUR WEDDING BAND TOO HEAVEY FOR YOUR HAND Sunrise SR 116
028 30834 EAST TO LOVE (HARD TO FORGET) Sunrise SR 116

ALBUMS
Mountain Laurel [GER] LP-7503 The Railroad Engineer: Railroad Engineer; I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way; I’d Be Sweet Talkin‘ You; On;y In Dreams; Train Whistle Nightmare; Trust Me Again; I’m Mighty Hard To Beat; Take Me Back For Ol‘ Times Sake; Missing In Action; Still Around; Yours To Claim; Calling Out My Name; What’s The Use; (Down The) Road To Love; Truck Drivers Night Run Blues; Whatever Has Become Of You – 75 (reissued in 1990 on Cowgirlboy LP-5034 Railroad Engineer)
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-323 You've Been Honky Tonkin', 1952-1954: You've Been Honky Tonkin'; Cold And Lonely Heart; I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down; Before I Met You; I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way; Railroad Engineer; I'd Be Sweet Talkin' You; Only In Dreams; Missing In Action; Still Around; Yours To Claim; Calling Out My Name; Train Whistle Nightmare; Trust Me Again; Truck Drivers Night Run Blues; Whatever Has Become Of You; What's The Use; (Down The) Road To Love; I'm Mighty Hard To Beat; Take Me Back For Ol' Times Sake – 06


SINGLES

MGM (1951-52)
K 10994 Train Whistle Nightmare / Trust Me Again - 06-51
K 11071 Whatever Has Become Of You / Truck Driver's Night-Run Blues - 10-51 (rev. Nov. 3)
K 11150 Missing In Action / Still Around - 01-52 (rev. Jan. 12)
K 11253 What's The Use / Down The Road To Love - 06-52 (rev. June 12)
K 11400 I'd Be Sweet-Talking You / Only In Dreams – 12-52 (rev. Dec. 27)
K 11636 Yours To Claim / Calling Out My Name - 11-53 (rev. Nov. 21)
Kentucky (1953)
Alcar 574 You've Been Honky Tonkin' / Cold And Lonely Heart - 04-53
Gateway 3005 I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / Before I Met You - 09-53 (rev. Sept. 19)
MGM (1954-55)
K 11838 Railroad Engineer / I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way - 11-54 (rev. Nov. 13)
K 11996 I'm Mighty Hard To Beat / Take Me Back For Ol' Times Sake - 05-55 (rev. May 28)
Eastman (ca. 1956)
721 And I'll Get Even Now / You Must Be Jokin' – ca. 56
Lucky (1959)
0004 Today Is Tomorrow / Waltz Of The Ozarks – 59
Sunrise (1973)
SR 116 Is Your Wedding Band Too Heavey For Your Hand / East To Love (Hard To Forget) - 73