Virginia Lucille Overstake,
*13-01-1915 Decatur, IL, *16-12-1978
2nd version
by Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Robert Platt, Steve Hathaway, Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
14 April 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids „Overstake Sisters“ (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T01 C 554-3 WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING IN THE SPRINGTIME Conqueror 8159
T02 C 555-1 I HEAR THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL Conqueror 8159
T03 C 556-1 ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE Conqueror 8158
T04 C 557-1 IT'S JUST A TUMBLE DOWN SLACK (BUT I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME) Conqueror 8158
12 December 1933 Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T05 BS-77319-1 SINCE THE ANGELS TOOK MOTHER AWAY Bluebird B-5336 Montgomery Ward M-4491
T06 BS-77320-1 IN THE HARBOR OF HOME SWEET HOME B-5336 Montgomery Ward M-4491
T07 BS-77321-1 I AIN'T GONNA STUDY WAR NO MORE B-5860
T08 BS-77322-1 HEAR THEM BELLS B-5860
3 May 1935 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids „Overstake Sisters“ (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T0801 TO-1549 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM trial recordings/unissued
26 January 1939 Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers aka Sweet Violet Boys (Lucille Lee [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle],)
001 C 2389-1-2 CHISELIN' DADDY unissued
002 C 2390-1-2 I MARRIED A MOUSE OF A MAN unissued
7 February 1939 Chicago, IL – Sweet Violet Boys (Lucille Lee (Lucille Ovestake) [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Bill Thall [clarinet])
003 C 2413-3 CHISELIN‘ DADDY Vocalion 04714 Conqueror 9225/BACM CD D 200
004 C 2414-3 I MARRIED A MOUSE OF A MAN Vocalion 04714 Conqueror 9225
22 September 1939 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers aka Sweet Violet Boys (Jenny Lou Carson aka Lucille Lee [vcl*], Salty Holmes [gt], George Barnes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Bill Thall [clarinet])
005 WC 2751-A BOY, TAKE YOUR TIME* Vocalion 05162/ BACM CD D 200
006 WC 2752-A THE WIDOW'S LAMENT* Vocalion 05283/BACM CD D 200
000 WC 2753-A CHISELIN' MAMA Vocalion 05229 Columbia 37774 20351
000 WC 2754-A SALLY LET YOUR BANGS HANG DOWN Vocalion 05229 Colimbia 37774 20351
000 WC 2755-A I LOVE MY FRUIT Vocalion 05162
000 WC 2756-A YOU'RE A DOG Vocalion 05283
30 October 1944 [13:05-19:34, World Transcriptions] Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson Carson (prob. the WLS Rangers: Ozzie Wesley [gt], Jesse Colvard [steel], Clyde Moffet [bass], Harry Sims [fiddle], August Klein [accordion]) [Decca master numbers assigned November 10, November 13*, 1944]
00601/007 C-25234/72508 I’LL KEEP SMILING World 34B Decca 46099/BACM CD D 200
00602/008 C-25235/72509 I’LL NEVER CRY AGAIN OVER YOU World 35B Decca unissued/BACM CD D 200
00603/009 C-25236/72510 TELL HIM I’M BLUE World 35B Decca 46176/BACM CD D 200
00604/010 C-25237/72511 YOU GOTTA QUIT MAKIN’ ME BLUE World 35B Decca 9005/BACM CD D 200
00605/011 C-25238*/72519 JEALOUS HEART World 34B Decca 6107 46176/BCD 16950 BACM CD D 200
00606/012 C-25239*/72520 SINCE I’M LEARNING NOT TO YERN SO ,UCH FOR YOU World 35B 46099/ BACM CD D 200
00607/013 C-25240*/72521 MANY TEARS AGO World 34B 6107/ BACM CD D 200
00608/014 C-25241*/72522 DEAR GOD, WATCH OVER JOE World 34B 9005/ BACM CD D 200
September 1946 poss. Chicago, IL - Jenny Lou Carson
015 507 I’LL TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS Mercury 6024/ BACM CD D 200
016 508 GO WEST YOUNG MAN GO WEST 6016/ BACM CD D 200
017 509 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS 6024/ BACM CD D 200
018 510 HONEST INJUN- I LOVE YOU 6016/ BACM CD D 200
13 August 1947 RCA Victor Studio, 445 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson
019 THE CROSSROAD WHERE WE SAID GOODBYE RCA Victor 20-2519/ BACM CD D 200
020 I'LL NEVER TRUST YOU AGAIN 20-2605/ BACM CD D 200
021 I L-O-V-E YOU RCA Victor 20-2519 / BACM CD D 200
022 WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO RCA Victor 20-2605/ BACM CD D 200
1 December 1947 RCA Victor Studio, 445 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson
023 D7-VB-2305? TROUBLED HEART 20-2996 / BACM CD D 200
024 D7-VB-2306? TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 20-2842/BACM CD D 200
025 D7-VB-2307? GONNA GIVE YOU BACK TO THE INDIANS 20-2842/ BACM CD D 200
026 D7-VB-2308? I FEEL LIKE CRYIN' (OVER YOU) 20-2996/ BACM CD D 200
ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 200 The Chin-Up Girl: I'll Keep Smiling; Jealous Heart; Many Tears Ago; Dear God Watch Over Joe; I'll Never Cry Again Over You; Tell Him I'm Blue; You Gotta Quit Making Me Blue; Since I'm Learning Not To Yearn So Much For You; Honest Injun I Love You; Go West Young Man Go West; I'd Trade All Of My Tomorrows; A Penny For Your Thoughts; I L-O-V-E You; The Crossroad Where We Said Goodbye; I'll Never Trust You Again; What Do I Have To Do; Gonna Give You Back To The Indians; Too Good To Be True; I Feel Like Crying Over You; Troubled Heart; I Married A Mouse Of A Man*; Boy Take Your Time*; Chislin' Daddy*; Widow's Lament* - 07 (*Prairie Ramblers)
SINGLES
ARC (1933) Three Little Maids
Conqueror
8158 Across The Blue Ridge / It‘s Just A Tumble Down Slack (But I‘d Like To Go Back To My Old Kentucky Home) – 05-33
8159 When The Flowers Are Blooming In The Springtime / I Hear The Voice Of An Angel – 05-33
Bluebird (1933)
B-5336 Since The Angels Took Mother Away / In The Harbor Of Home Sweet Home – 02-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4491, Sunrise S 3417)
B-5860 I Ain’t Gonna Study War No More / Hear Them Bells - 02-35
Columbia (1939) Prairie Ramblers, vcl LucyLee
04714 Chiselin‘ Daddy / I Married A Mouse Of A Man – 04-39 (reissued on Conqueror 9225)
05162 Boy, Take Your Time / I Love My Fruit – 10-39
05283 The Widow's Lament / You're A Dog – 11-39
Decca (1945-46)
6107 Jealous Heart / Dear God, Watch Over Joe - 03-45 (rev. March 10)
9005 Many Tears Ago / You Gotta Quit Makin' Me Blue – 04-46 (rev. Apr. 27)
46099 I'll Keep Smiling / Since I'm Learning Not To Yearn - 05-47
46176 Tell Him I'm Blue / Jealous Heart - 08-49 (rev. Sept. 10)
Mercury (1946)
6016 Go West, Young Man, Go West / Honest Injun-I Love You – 10-46
6024 A Penny For Your Thoughts / I'll Trade All Of My Tomorrows – 01-47 (rev. Jan. 18)
RCA Victor (1947)
20-2519 The Crossroad Where We Said Goodbye / I L-O-V-E You – 10-47 (rev. Nov. 1)
20-2605 I'll Never Trust You Again / What Do I Have To Do – 01-48 (rev. Feb. 7)
20-2842 Gonna Give You Back To The Indians / Too Good To Be True - 04-48
20-2996 I Feel Like Cryin' (Over You) / Troubled Heart - 07-48
by Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Robert Platt, Steve Hathaway, Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
14 April 1933 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids „Overstake Sisters“ (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T01 C 554-3 WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING IN THE SPRINGTIME Conqueror 8159
T02 C 555-1 I HEAR THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL Conqueror 8159
T03 C 556-1 ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE Conqueror 8158
T04 C 557-1 IT'S JUST A TUMBLE DOWN SLACK (BUT I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME) Conqueror 8158
12 December 1933 Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T05 BS-77319-1 SINCE THE ANGELS TOOK MOTHER AWAY Bluebird B-5336 Montgomery Ward M-4491
T06 BS-77320-1 IN THE HARBOR OF HOME SWEET HOME B-5336 Montgomery Ward M-4491
T07 BS-77321-1 I AIN'T GONNA STUDY WAR NO MORE B-5860
T08 BS-77322-1 HEAR THEM BELLS B-5860
3 May 1935 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Three Little Maids „Overstake Sisters“ (Eva Overstake, Evelyn Overstake, Lucille Overstake)
T0801 TO-1549 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM trial recordings/unissued
26 January 1939 Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers aka Sweet Violet Boys (Lucille Lee [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle],)
001 C 2389-1-2 CHISELIN' DADDY unissued
002 C 2390-1-2 I MARRIED A MOUSE OF A MAN unissued
7 February 1939 Chicago, IL – Sweet Violet Boys (Lucille Lee (Lucille Ovestake) [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Bill Thall [clarinet])
003 C 2413-3 CHISELIN‘ DADDY Vocalion 04714 Conqueror 9225/BACM CD D 200
004 C 2414-3 I MARRIED A MOUSE OF A MAN Vocalion 04714 Conqueror 9225
22 September 1939 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers aka Sweet Violet Boys (Jenny Lou Carson aka Lucille Lee [vcl*], Salty Holmes [gt], George Barnes [gt], Bob Long [gt], Chick Hurt [vcl/gt/mandola], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Bill Thall [clarinet])
005 WC 2751-A BOY, TAKE YOUR TIME* Vocalion 05162/ BACM CD D 200
006 WC 2752-A THE WIDOW'S LAMENT* Vocalion 05283/BACM CD D 200
000 WC 2753-A CHISELIN' MAMA Vocalion 05229 Columbia 37774 20351
000 WC 2754-A SALLY LET YOUR BANGS HANG DOWN Vocalion 05229 Colimbia 37774 20351
000 WC 2755-A I LOVE MY FRUIT Vocalion 05162
000 WC 2756-A YOU'RE A DOG Vocalion 05283
30 October 1944 [13:05-19:34, World Transcriptions] Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson Carson (prob. the WLS Rangers: Ozzie Wesley [gt], Jesse Colvard [steel], Clyde Moffet [bass], Harry Sims [fiddle], August Klein [accordion]) [Decca master numbers assigned November 10, November 13*, 1944]
00601/007 C-25234/72508 I’LL KEEP SMILING World 34B Decca 46099/BACM CD D 200
00602/008 C-25235/72509 I’LL NEVER CRY AGAIN OVER YOU World 35B Decca unissued/BACM CD D 200
00603/009 C-25236/72510 TELL HIM I’M BLUE World 35B Decca 46176/BACM CD D 200
00604/010 C-25237/72511 YOU GOTTA QUIT MAKIN’ ME BLUE World 35B Decca 9005/BACM CD D 200
00605/011 C-25238*/72519 JEALOUS HEART World 34B Decca 6107 46176/BCD 16950 BACM CD D 200
00606/012 C-25239*/72520 SINCE I’M LEARNING NOT TO YERN SO ,UCH FOR YOU World 35B 46099/ BACM CD D 200
00607/013 C-25240*/72521 MANY TEARS AGO World 34B 6107/ BACM CD D 200
00608/014 C-25241*/72522 DEAR GOD, WATCH OVER JOE World 34B 9005/ BACM CD D 200
September 1946 poss. Chicago, IL - Jenny Lou Carson
015 507 I’LL TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS Mercury 6024/ BACM CD D 200
016 508 GO WEST YOUNG MAN GO WEST 6016/ BACM CD D 200
017 509 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS 6024/ BACM CD D 200
018 510 HONEST INJUN- I LOVE YOU 6016/ BACM CD D 200
13 August 1947 RCA Victor Studio, 445 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson
019 THE CROSSROAD WHERE WE SAID GOODBYE RCA Victor 20-2519/ BACM CD D 200
020 I'LL NEVER TRUST YOU AGAIN 20-2605/ BACM CD D 200
021 I L-O-V-E YOU RCA Victor 20-2519 / BACM CD D 200
022 WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO RCA Victor 20-2605/ BACM CD D 200
1 December 1947 RCA Victor Studio, 445 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Jenny Lou Carson
023 D7-VB-2305? TROUBLED HEART 20-2996 / BACM CD D 200
024 D7-VB-2306? TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 20-2842/BACM CD D 200
025 D7-VB-2307? GONNA GIVE YOU BACK TO THE INDIANS 20-2842/ BACM CD D 200
026 D7-VB-2308? I FEEL LIKE CRYIN' (OVER YOU) 20-2996/ BACM CD D 200
ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 200 The Chin-Up Girl: I'll Keep Smiling; Jealous Heart; Many Tears Ago; Dear God Watch Over Joe; I'll Never Cry Again Over You; Tell Him I'm Blue; You Gotta Quit Making Me Blue; Since I'm Learning Not To Yearn So Much For You; Honest Injun I Love You; Go West Young Man Go West; I'd Trade All Of My Tomorrows; A Penny For Your Thoughts; I L-O-V-E You; The Crossroad Where We Said Goodbye; I'll Never Trust You Again; What Do I Have To Do; Gonna Give You Back To The Indians; Too Good To Be True; I Feel Like Crying Over You; Troubled Heart; I Married A Mouse Of A Man*; Boy Take Your Time*; Chislin' Daddy*; Widow's Lament* - 07 (*Prairie Ramblers)
SINGLES
ARC (1933) Three Little Maids
Conqueror
8158 Across The Blue Ridge / It‘s Just A Tumble Down Slack (But I‘d Like To Go Back To My Old Kentucky Home) – 05-33
8159 When The Flowers Are Blooming In The Springtime / I Hear The Voice Of An Angel – 05-33
Bluebird (1933)
B-5336 Since The Angels Took Mother Away / In The Harbor Of Home Sweet Home – 02-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4491, Sunrise S 3417)
B-5860 I Ain’t Gonna Study War No More / Hear Them Bells - 02-35
Columbia (1939) Prairie Ramblers, vcl LucyLee
04714 Chiselin‘ Daddy / I Married A Mouse Of A Man – 04-39 (reissued on Conqueror 9225)
05162 Boy, Take Your Time / I Love My Fruit – 10-39
05283 The Widow's Lament / You're A Dog – 11-39
Decca (1945-46)
6107 Jealous Heart / Dear God, Watch Over Joe - 03-45 (rev. March 10)
9005 Many Tears Ago / You Gotta Quit Makin' Me Blue – 04-46 (rev. Apr. 27)
46099 I'll Keep Smiling / Since I'm Learning Not To Yearn - 05-47
46176 Tell Him I'm Blue / Jealous Heart - 08-49 (rev. Sept. 10)
Mercury (1946)
6016 Go West, Young Man, Go West / Honest Injun-I Love You – 10-46
6024 A Penny For Your Thoughts / I'll Trade All Of My Tomorrows – 01-47 (rev. Jan. 18)
RCA Victor (1947)
20-2519 The Crossroad Where We Said Goodbye / I L-O-V-E You – 10-47 (rev. Nov. 1)
20-2605 I'll Never Trust You Again / What Do I Have To Do – 01-48 (rev. Feb. 7)
20-2842 Gonna Give You Back To The Indians / Too Good To Be True - 04-48
20-2996 I Feel Like Cryin' (Over You) / Troubled Heart - 07-48