Connie Dycus

*06-12-1930 Dyersburg, TN

2nd version

by Dick Grant, with acknowledgements Zyndall Raney, Al Turner, Phil Tricker, Wyman Stewart, Ron Scott, Forrest Green, Kent Heineman, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

October 1958 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Connie Dycus (Connie Fay Dycus [vcl], Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins [ld gt], ? [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], The Jordanaires-Gordon Stoker/Ray Walker/Neal Matthews/Hoyt Hawkins
001 EM-1004/YW-18055 MIND IF I CRY Mercury 71376
002 EM-1005/JB-255 I KNOW  Colt “45” EM 1005/Classics CD-713
003 EM-1006/YW-18056 ROCK-A-BYE BABY ROCK Mercury 71376/BCD 16101
004 EM-1007/JB-256 PLEASE MISTER Colt “45” EM 1007/Country’s Finest CLP-233
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16101 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.11 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF MERCURY RECORDS (GER, 1998); CLASSICS CD 713 TEENAGE CLASSICS, VOL.4 (SWE, 2002); CLASSIC 713 TEENAGE TIME, VOL. 4

THE ABOVE RECORDING SESSION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY TODD MINOR the son of JIM MINOR-1st February 2011.

1959 Wayne Raney Studio, Oxford, OH – Connie Dycus (Connie Dycus [vcl], unknown hmny vcl, ld gt, steel, bass, drums. Producer: Thomas Wayne Raney)

005 PBR-45-108A SAME OLD THING Poor Boy 45-108/White Label WLP-8960 Hillbilly Researcher HBRCD-022

006 PBR-45-18B HAND FULL OF ASHES Poor Boy 45-108/White Label WLP-2808 HBRCD-022

WHITE LABEL WLP-2808 BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY, Vol.8 (NED, 1989);  WHITE LABEL WLP-8960 DREAMBOAT ROCK AND ROLL (NED, 1990)

Summer 1960 unknown – Connie Dycus

007 45-886A I COULD SHOOT MYSELF (IF I WASN’T AFRAID OF A GUN) Dixie 45-886/Million LP-5  Dixie CD-4444

008 45-886B LYING ALL THE TIME    45-886/Dixie CD-4444

 MILLION LP-5  THE BEST OF DIXIE, Vol.5 (NED, 1984); DIXIE CD-4444 BOPPIN’ COUNTRY BILLIES (NED,1994)

1960 Flint, MI – Connie Dycus

009 WOULD YOU BELIEVE Prophonics 5020/Country’s Finest CLP-233

010 (IF YOU AIN’T TRIED IT) DON’T KNOCK IT  5020/CLP-233

PROPHONICS Records was based at 666 Beach St., Mount Morris, Michigan.

1963 [Rite No. 688] Flint, MI – (Mr.) Connie Dycus (Producer: S. Greenley)

011 10843/K12001  I’LL BE UNTRUE Greenley’s 1006 King 45-5958

012 10844 LOVE COMMANDMENTS Greenley’s 1006 Country’s Finest RS 324/CLP-233

013 YOU CAN’T STOP ME Greenley’s unissued King 45-5958/Country’s Finest CLP-233

014 THAT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME Greenley’s unissued

015 DARK AS A DUNGEON Greenley’s unissued Country’s Finest RS 324/CLP-233

ca 1964 Hammond, IN – Mr. Connie Dycus (Producer: Harry Glenn)

016 I CAN’T FORGIVE MYSELF H and K 100

017 THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN’  100

1967 Country’s Finest Recording Studio, Concord, AR – Connie Dycus (Connie Dycus [vcl/rh gt], Wayne Raney [harmonica-1], ? [ld gtr], Unk [steel-2], ? [drums], ? [tenor sax]. Producer: Wayne Raney)

018 RS-235-A LET OLE LONESOME IN -1-3 Rimrock RS-235-A/Country’s Finest CLP-233 RRCD-001

019 RS-235-B WHO -2 Rimrock RS-235-B/CLP-233

COUNTRY’S FINEST RRCD-001 COUNTRY MUSIC’S BACK TO STAY (2001)

1968 Nashville, TN – (Mr.) Connie Dycus (Producer: Kent Maddox)

020 1201A WRAP IT UP Cathay 1201/Country’s Finest CLP-233

021 1201B IF THAT’S THE WAY YOU WANT IT 1201/CLP-233

1968 Nashville, TN – (Mr.) Connie Dycus (Producer: Rose Maddox)

022 PRP-11251 JAKE LEGGED PREACHER Cathay 1203

023 PRP-11252 YOU’VE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE (BUT YOUR FACE)  1203

CATHAY 1203 is a PRP [Precision Record Pressing] of Nashville, Tn. custom pressing.

1968 Nashville, TN – (Mr.) Connie Dycus (Producer: Rose Maddox)

023 1205A BORROWED TIME Cathay 1205/Country’s Finest CLP-233

024 1205B IT’S A DAMN GOOD WAY 1205/CLP-233

CONNIE DYCUS may also have recorded for RANGER Records which was owned by FORREST GREEN     

                             

ALBUMS

Country's Finest Disc. CLP-233 Let Ole Lonesome In: Let Ole Lonesome In; Who; Darn Good Way; You Can’t Stop Me; Dark As A Dungeon; Love's Commandments; (If You Ain’t Tried It) Don’t Knock It; Please Mister; Borrowed Time; If That’s The Way You Want It; Would You Believe; Wrap It Up - 72

SINGLES

Colt 45/*Mercury [leased]

*71376x45 Rock-A-Bye Baby Rock / Mind If I Cry – 11-58 (rev. Nov. 10) Yw18056/Yw18055

EM 1005/1007 I Know / Please Mister – ca 04-59

Poor Boy (1959)

45-108 Handful Of Ashes / Same Old Thing – 12-59 (rev. Jan. 4, 1960)

Dixie (1960)

45-886 I Could Shoot Myself / Lying All the Time – 09-60

Prophonic (1960)

5020 Would You Believe / (If You Ain’t Tried It) Don’t Knock It - 60

Greenlays / King [leased] (1963)

1006 I’ll Be Untrue (To Be With You) / Love Commandments - 63

King 45-5958 I’ll Be Untrue / You Can’t Stop Me - 64

Country’s Finest RS-324 Dark As A Dungeon / Love’s Commandments – 70

H and K (ca 1964)

K-100 This Boots Are Made For Walkin‘/ I Can’t Forgive Myself – ca 64

Cimrock

RS-235 Let Ole Lonesome In / Who - 67

Cathay (1968)

1201 If That’s The Way You Want It / Wrap It Up - 68

1203 Jake Legged Preacher / You've Got Nothing To Hide (But Your Face) - 68

1205 Borrowed Time / It’s a Damned Good Way - 68

                                  

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