SESSIONS
ca November 1950 ACA Studio, 5520 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - Rocky Bill Ford
001 3879 BEER DRINKING BLUES X1 Gilt-Edge 5023/Audio Lab AL-1561 Design SDLP-607 [va] BACM CD D 193
002 3880 AGGRAVATIN‘ WOMEN X1 Gilt-Edge 5023/Audio Lab AL-1561 Design SDLP-608 [va] BACM CD D 193
003 4068* YOU KNOW DOGGONE WELL I DO Gilt Edge 5039 BACM CD D 193
004 4069* WAS I DREAMING Gilt Edge 5039 BACM CD D 193
*according to BACM these tracks were recorded on this session
ca. February 1951 Houston, TX – Rocky Bill Ford and The Sunset Ramblers
005 4027 I‘M A HEN PECKED MAN Gild-Edge 5031 BACM CD D 193
006 4028 DARLING, WHY DO YOU PRETEND Gild-Edge 5067 T-9/ET-106 BACM CD D 193
007 4029 I‘LL TRY ALL MY LIFE Gild-Edge 5031/ BACM CD D 193
008 4030 WILLY DUM DEE Git-Edge T-9/ BACM CD D 193
ca. December 1951 poss. Houston, TX - Rocky Bill Ford and The Sunset Ramblers
009 6020 BLOWING SUDS OFF MY BEER Gilt-Edge 5058/ET-104 Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
010 6021 WHAT WOULD YOU DO Gilt-Edge 5058 5058/ET-104 BACM CD D 193
011 6022 WATCHIN‘ THE CLOCK AND GRIEVIN¢ Gilt-Edge 5067/ET-106 Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
ca November 1952 unknown – Rocky Bill Ford and His Rocky Road Ramblers
012 DON’T THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY Blue Ribbon 3S-28/ BACM CD D 193
013 A MESSAGE FROM THE TRADEWINDS Blue Ribbon 3S-28/ BACM CD D 193
014 I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE Blue Ribbon 3S-29/ BACM CD D 193
015 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART Blue Ribbon 3S-29 / BACM CD D 193
1954 unknown – Rocky Bill Ford and His Rocky Road Ramblers
016 6517 HAVE I OVERSTAYED MY WELCOME (IN YOOUR HEART) 45-1662/ET-125 Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
017 6518 IN ALL MY DREAMS 45-1655/ET-124 Audio Lab AL.-1561 BACM CD D 193
018 6519 AT MY EXPENSE 45-1662/ET-125 BACM CD D 193
019 6520 unknown title
020 6521 LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT 45-1655/ET-124 Audio Lab AL.-1561 BACM CD D 193
Fall 1954 unknown – Rocky Bill Ford and His Rocky Road Ramblers
021 6736 THERE SHE GOES 1670X45 3S-57 3S-63/ET-131 Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
022 6737 unknown title
023 6738 DRIFTING APART 1670X45/ET-131 Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
ca 1954 unknown – Rocky Bill Ford and His Rocky Road Ramblers
024 A LITTLE LESS AD-134/Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
025 YOU MARRIED FOR MONEY AD-134/Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
026 SINCE YOU’RE GONE Design DLP-634 BACM CD D 193
027 I DON’T WANTA Audio Lab AL-1561 BACM CD D 193
May 1956 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - Rocky Bill Ford
028 ST-2450 HAVE YOU SEEN MABEL Starday 45-253 / BACM CD D 193
029 ST-2451 MAD DOG IN TOWN 45-253/ BACM CD D 193
ALBUMS
Audio Lab 1561 Rocky Bill Ford, A New Singing Star: Beer Drinking Blues; Blowin’ The Suds Of My Beer; In All My Dreams; There She Goes; Drifting Apart; You Married For Money; Aggravatin’ Woman; Watchin’ The Clock And Grievin’; Love Me, Love Me Not; Have I Overstayed My Welcome (In Your Heart); A Little Less; I Don’t Want Ta – 61
BACM [UK] CD D 193 Rocky Bill Ford – His Complete Recordings: Beer Drinking Blues; Aggravatin' Woman; You Know Doggone Well I Do; Was I Dreaming; I'm A Hen Pecked Man; Darling, Why Do You Pretend; I'll Try All My Life; Willie Dum Dee; Blowing Suds Off My Beer; What Would You Do; Watchin' The Clock And Grievin'; Have I Overstayed My Welcome (In Your Heart); In All My Dreams; At My Expense; Love Me Love Me Not; There She Goes; Drifting Apart; A Little Less; You Married For Money; Since You're Gone; I Don't Wanta; Don't Throw Your Life Away; A Message From The Tradewinds; I Won't Be Home No More; Take These Chains From My Heart; Mad Dog In Town; Have You Seen Mabel - 07
SINGLES
4-Star
Gilt-Edge
5023 Beer Drinking Blues / Aggravatin’ Woman – 01-51 (rev. Feb. 10)
5031 I’m A Hen-Pecked Man / I’ll Try All My Life – 03-51 (rev. March 17)
5039 You Know Doggone Well I Do / Was I Dreaming? – 06-51 (rev. June 16)
5058 Blowin’ The Suds Of My Beer / What Would You Do? – 01-52 (rev. Feb. 2)
5067 Darling, Why Do You Pretend? / Watchin’ The Clock And Grievin’ – 05-52 (rev.
Four Star
X-1 Beer Drinking Blues / Aggravtin’ Woman – late 50 or early 51
45-1655 In All My Dreams / Love Me, Love Me Not – ca 04-54
45-1662 Have I Overstayed My Welcome (In Your Heart) / At My Expense – ca 08-54
45-1670 There She Goes / Drifting Apart – ca 01-55
Blue Ribbon
3S-28 Don’t Throw Your Life Away / A Message From The Tradewinds – 53
3S-29 I Won’t Be Home No More / Take These Chains From My Heart – 53
Starday (1956)
45-253 Have You Seen Mabel / Mad Dog In Town – 07-56