Julian Tharpe

*28-03-1937, + 07-11-1994
by Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
ca 1968 St.Louis, MO – Julian Tharpe and Blondie Calderon
001 TAKE YOUR PICK Galaxy 114
002 JULIE’S DREAM Galaxy 114
003 IN THE ROUGH Galaxy 114
004 MEXICAN SWEAT Galaxy 114
005 PICKS AND MALLETS Galaxy 114
006 BUCKSNORT STOMP Galaxy 114
007 GENTLE ON MY MIND Galaxy 114
008 SEVEN COME ELEVEN Galaxy 114
009 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Galaxy 114
010 ODE TO BILLY JOE Galaxy 114  
ca 1976 Sound Spectrum Recording, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Bobby Caldwell [ld gt], Steven Sheaffer [bass], Ralph Land [drums], George Tidwell [trumpet], Dennis Good [trombone], Norm Ray [flute/sax].Producer: Dewitt Scott)
011 SACK-O-WOE Midland MD-2
012 SUPERSTAR Midland MD-2
013 WHERE IS THE LOVE Midland MD-2
014 LONELY STREET Midland MD-2
015 TWELFTH OF NEVER Midland MD-2
016 BOOGIE Midland MD-2
017 RAINY DAY Midland MD-2
018 ON A CLEAR DAY Midland MD-2
019 CLOSE TO YOU Midland MD-2
020 DANNY BOY Midland MD-2  – CA 75
1976 Dallas, TX – Julian Tharpe
021 TWELVE MIDNIGHT  
022 COTTONTAIL BLUES
023 LONESOME ROAD
1977 or 1978 Hernphill Studio, Midfield, AL – Julian Tharpe and Zane Beck (Zane Beck [steel], Julian Tharpe [steel], Gerald Driver [vcl/bass], Frank Benefield [drums], Joe & Blake Fourgerousse [ ])
024 SHAKE YOUR BOOTY Zanbeck CAT-001
025 BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES Zanbeck CAT-001  
026 DEEP WATER Zanbeck CAT-001  
027 TOO FAR GONE Zanbeck CAT-001  
028 LITTLE LIZA JANE Zanbeck CAT-001  
029 LULLABY FOR CARRIE Zanbeck CAT-001  
030 BEVERLY’S TUNE Zanbeck CAT-001
031 I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Zanbeck CAT-001  
032 TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING Zanbeck CAT-001  
033 BELLS OF ST. MARY’S Zanbeck CAT-001
034 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Zanbeck CAT-001
035 THE LAST LETTER Zanbeck CAT-001   
18 February 1979  Etowah Sound Studio, 414 4th St., Attalla, AL – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Jimmy Day [bass], Nick Hancock [drums], A. J. Puckett [piano]) [overdub sessions: Julian Tharpe [rh gt]]
036 STEEL GUITAR RAG Midland MD-25  
037 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Midland MD-25  
038 FADED LOVE Midland MD-25
039 COLD COLD HEART Midland MD-25
040 OLD JOE CLARK Midland MD-25  
041 RED SKIN GAL Midland MD-25  
042 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Midland MD-25  
043 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Midland MD-25
044 ONCE IN A WHILE Midland MD-25
045 LET IT BE ME Midland MD-25  
23 September 1984 Gateway Recording Studio, 2180 Buttercup Drive, Florissant, MO – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Chuck Raue [vcl], Bobby Camdwell [gt], Russ Weaver [bass], John DiMartino [drums]. Producer: DeWitt Scott)
046 TENDERLY Midland MD-31
047 JERSEY BOUNCE Midland MD-31
048 MISTY Midland MD-31
049 LOST INDIAN Midland MD-31
050 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT Midland MD-31
051 MAMA’S SONG Midland MD-31
052 THIS LOVE OF MINE Midland MD-31
053 RISE AGAIN Midland MD-31
054 AMAZING GRACE Midland MD-31
055 JULIE Midland MD-31  


ALBUMS
Galaxy 114 Take Your Pick: Take Your Pick; Julie’s Dream; In The Rough; Mexican Sweat; Picks And Mallets; Bucksnort Stomp; Gentle On My Mind; Seven Come Eleven; Watch What Happens; Ode To Billy Joe -  ca 68 w. Blondie Calderon (reissued on Midland 114)
Midland ML JT-1001/MD-2 The Jet Age: Sack-O-Woe; Superstar; Where Is The Love; Lonely street; Twelfth Of Never; Boogie; Rainy Day; On A Clear Day; Close To You; Danny Boy – 77
Zanbeck CAT-001 12 + 14 = Country Jazz: Shake Your Booty; Broken Down In Tiny Pieces; Deep Water; Too Far Gone; Little Liza Jane; Lullaby For Carrie; Beverly’s Tune; I Overlooked An orchid; Time Changes Everything; Bells Of St. Mary’s; No One Will Ever Know; The Last Letter – ca 78   w. Zane Beck
Midland MD-25 Southern Fried Steel: Steel Guitar Rag; Am I That Easy To Forget; Faded Love; Cold Cold Heart; Old Joe Clark; Red Skin Gal; There Goes My Everything; Crying In The Chapel; Once In A While; Let It Be Me – 79
Midland MD-31 Deep Feelings: Tenderly; Jersey Bounce; Misty; Lost Indian; Moonlight In Vermont; Mama’s Song; This Love of Mine; Rise Again; Amazing Grace; Julie - 84
Dave Burley’s Productions ?: (tracks unknown) – 03-10 (live session in Dallas, 1976 w. Julian Tharpe)
Dave Burley’s Productions ? It’s The First Time: Twelve Midnight (8:38), Cottontail Blues, (14:51), Lonesome Road, 20:47) – 10 Lloyd Green, Doug Jernigan, Julian Tharpe, Jimmy Day, Speedy West, Buddy Emmons, Hal Rugg, Maurice Anderson and Curly Chalker - each steel guitarist with their own interpretations (album was probably originally issued in the 1970s)

SINGLES
Blackbird
114 Take Your Pick / In The Rough  - w. Blondie Calderon (also on Galaxy 114)
Black Cat
45-001 Shake Your Bottle / Little Liza Jane  - w. Zane Beck