Sunday, December 5, 2010

Sonny Hall


David O. Hall, *Ponchatoula, La
By Praguefrank, Carl Lafong, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
1947 Sellers Co. Studio, 2102 Jackson St., Dallas, TX – Sonny Hall and His Ozark Boys
001 BETTER MAKE UP YOUR MIND Bluebonnet 109/Krazy Kat KKCD-11
002 THE QUEEN OF MY HEART 109
Krazy Kat KKCD-11 WANDERERS SWIG
ca. January 1950 ACA Studio, 612 Westheimer, Houston TX  - Sonny Hall and The Moonshiners (vcl Rex Calvert)
003 ACA-1296 I’LL KEEP MY EYES ON YOUR HEART  Macy’s 118
004 ACA 1297 TEXAS WALTZ  138 
005 ACA 1298? JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE   Macy’s 118/Acrobat ARCD-125
006 ACA 1299 I'VE BEEN LOST WITHOUT YOU 138 
Acrobat ARCD-125  TEXAS HILLBILLY: THE BEST OF MACY'S HILLBILLY RECORDINGS (2006)
1958 Gold Star Recording Studio, 5626 Brock St., Brock St. Houston, TX  - Sonny Hall and The Echoes
007 1018 MY BIG FAT BABY  D 45-1009/Collector CL-1010  BCD-16408 
008 1019 GONNA ROCK UP MY TROUBLES D 45-1009/
009 1070 MEN DO CRY D 1035
010 1071 THE DAY YOU WALKED AWAY D 1035/ BCD-16408  
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16408 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.19 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF D AND DART RECORDS (GER, 2000)
1969 Houston, TX – Sonny Hall
011 IA-2047 POOR PLANET EARTH International Artists IA-131/IALP-13
012 IA-2048 THE BATTLE OF THE MOON International Artists IA-131
International Artists IALP-13 EPITAPH FOR A LEGEND: INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS STORY (1980)
1971 Houston, TX – Sonny Hall (Producer: Ray Doggett)
013 LH 7603/711-1614/ZTSB-130740 HOWARD HUGHES IS ALIVE AND WELL Bagatelle 12671-B Plantation PL 86
014 LH 7604 WRAP YOUR LOVE AEOUND MY HEART AGAIN    12671-B
Fall 1971 unknown – Sonny Hall (Producer: Ray Doggett)
015 BIG BAHAMA MAMA Plantation PL-86
1970s unknown – Sonny Hall (Producer: Ray Doggett)
016 ONE EYED SNAKE (IN A TURTLE NECK SWEATER) [A ONE EYED RATTLESNAKE*] Nashville Star  12977* Stardom 1002
017 HOMER'S BOARD   Nashville Star  12977 Stardom 1002
Discography is probably incomplete; I am not sure if all tracks were recorded by same person


SINGLES
Bluebonnet (1947)
109 Better Make Up Your Mind /  The Queen Of My Heart - 47
Macy's (1949)   w. Moonshiners    
118 Just A Little Bit More / I'll Keep My Eyes On Your Heart - 50
138 I've Been Lost Without You / Texas Waltz – ca. 51
D (1958)        
45-1009 Gonna Rock Up My Troubles / My Big Fat Baby - 07-58
1035 Men Do Cry / The Day You Walked Away - 01-59
International Artists (1969)   
IA-131 Battle Of The Moon / Poor Planet Earth - 69
Plantation (1971)      
PL-86 Howard Hughes Is Alive And Well / Big Bahama Mama – 11-71    
Bagatelle (1971)              
12671-B Howard Hughes Is Alive And Well / Wrap Your Love - 71      
Nashville Star
12977 One Eyed Snake (In A Turtle Neck Sweater) / Homer's Board (also Stardom 1002, side A titled A One-Eyed Rattlesnake)