Ambrose Haley

*17-04-1898, +1977
2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Bill Daniels, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
26 May 1937 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers (Ambrose Haley [vcl/gt], Monte Rhine [gt], Sonny Haley [bass], Wade Ray [fiddle])
001 C 1892-2 I CAN’T LOSE THAT LONGING FOR YOU ARC 71166 Vocalion 03709
002 C 1893-1 I’M SO ALONE WITH THE CROWD ARC 70852 Vocalion 03590/BACM CD D 292
003 C 1894-1-2 DOWN SUNSHINE LANE unissued
004 C 1895-2 WHEN A LADY MEETS A GENTLEMAN DOWN SOUTG ARC 71166 Vocalion 03709
005 C 1898-1-2 OZARK STOMP unissued
27 May 1937 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers (Ambrose Haley [vcl/gt], Monte Rhine [gt], Sonny Haley [bass], Wade Ray [fiddle])
006 C 1896-1-2 KANSAS CITY KITTY unissued
007 C 1897-1 IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN IN CHERRY BLOSSOM LANE ARC 70852 Vocalion 03590/BACM CD D 292
008 C 1899-1 I WOULDN’T TRADE THE SILVER IN MY MOTHER’S HAIR ARC 71054 Vocalion 03648 Conqueror 8888/ BACM CD D 292
009 C 1900-1-2 I OUGHT TO BREAK YOUR NECK unissued
010 C 1901-1 HOW’S YOUR FOLKS AND MY FOLKS (DOWN IN NORFOLK TOWN) ARC 71054 03648 Conq. 8888/ BACM CD D 292
011 C 1902-1-2 RIDIN' THE TRAIL BACK HOME unissued
012 C 1903-1-2 PLAIN OLD ME unissued
013 C 1904-1-2 IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN unissued
014 C 1905-1-2 SALLY'S NOT THE SAME OLD SALLY unissued
015 C 1906-1-2 WE'LL REST AT THE END OF THE TRAIL unissued
016 C 1907-1-2 ANY TIME unissued
1945 unknown - Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers
017 STARS AND STRIPES ON IWO JIMA Premier 29008/BACM CD D 292
018 GOOD OLD TURNIPS GREENS Premier 29008/BACM CD D 292
019 20231/271* KANSAS CITY KITTY Premier 29009 Mercury 6004*/ BACM CD D 292
020 20232/270* TRAIL TO SAN ANTONE Premier 29009 Mercury 6004*/ BACM CD D 292
October 1947 poss. Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL - Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers
021 1045 OLD TIMEY CHRISTMAS 6067/ BACM CD D 292
022 1046 JELLY ROLL BLUES 6162/ BACM CD D 292
023 1047 WOULDN'T TRADE THE SILVER IN MY MOTHER'S HAIR 6099/ BACM CD D 292
024 1048 THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE 6067/ BACM CD D 292
025 1049 ANYTIME 6099/ BACM CD D 292
026 1050 MAMMY O’ MINE 6346/ BACM CD D 292
027 1051 IT’S TIME TO SING SWEET ADELINE 6346/ BACM CD D 292
028 1052 WHING-DING DADDY 6162/ BACM CD D 292
16 October 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ambrose Haley
029 53-S-6131/53-XY-512 WHY CAN’T YOU SEE THINGS MY WAY MGM K11678
030 53-S-6132/53-XY-513 I HURRIED BACK K11897
031 53-S-6137/53-XY-514 A NEW FLAME K11897
032 53-S-6138/53-XY-515 LET’S TAKE OUR TROUBLES RO CHURCH K11678

ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 292 Ambrose Haley And His Ozark Ramblers: [singles:] I'm So Alone With The Crowd; It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane; I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In Mother's Hair; How's Your Folks How's My Folks; Down The Trail To San Antone; Kansas City Kitty;Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima;Good Old Turnips Greens;There'll Be Some Changes Made; Old Timey Christmas;Anytime; I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In Mother's Hair; Jelly Roll Blues; Whing Ding Daddy; It's Time To Sing Sweet Adeline; Mammy O'mine; [transcriptions-December 1944:] We've Come A Long Way Together/Put Your Arms Around Me Honey; Limehouse Blues; Sweet Georgia Brown/Tweedle O' Twill; [transcriptions –mid 1950s:] My Blue Heaven; Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone; Won't Your Ride In My Little Red Wagon; Leon's Guitar Boogie; Who's Sorry Now; Kansas City Kitty/Down The Trail To San Antone - 09

SINGLES
ARC/Vocalion
70852/03590 I’m So Alone With The Crowd / It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane – 08-37
71054/03648 I Wouldn’t Trade The Silver In My Mother’s Hair / How’s Your Folks And My Folks (Down In Norfolk Town) - 10-37 (reissued on Conqueror 8888)
71166/03709 I Can’t Lose That Longing For You / When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South – 11-37
Premier (1945)
29008 Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima / Good Old Turnips Greens - 45
29009 Trail To San Antone / Kansas City Kitty – 45 (reissued on Mercury 6004)
Mercury (1947)
6099 Anytime / Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's Hair – 01-05-48
6067 Old Timey Christmas / There’ll Be Some Changes Made – 01-10-48
6162 Whing Ding Daddy / Jelly Roll Blues – 01-02-49
6346-x45 Mammy O‘ Mine / Time To Sing Sweet Adeline - 51
MGM (1953)
K 11678 Let’s Take Our Troubles To Church / Why Can’t You See Things My Way – 02-54
K 11897 A New Flame / I Hurried Back - 12-54