Turner Brothers

2nd version
l Turner with acknowledgements to Dave Sax, Richard Weize, Michel Ruppli, John Burton, Dick Grant, Bill Daniels, Mario Manciotti & Praguefrank The above DISCOGRAPHY ORIGINALLY appeared in THE HILLBILLY RESEARCHER #8 - 1990.
SESSIONS
Spring 1947 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH – Turner Brothers (Ulysses Red Turner [vcl], Monroe Lige Turner [vcl],Roy Lanham [gt] + unknown musicians)
001 H-101 THE LEAF OF LOVE Radio Artists 202 Imperial 45-8076/CCD-326
002 H-102 CORENE CORENA Radio Artists 203/CCD-326
003 H-103 KENTUCKY Radio Artists 201/CCD-326
004 H-104 COULD YOU TAKE ME BACK 204 Imperial 45-8075/CCD-326
005 H-105 GOD’S OWN LITTLE LAMB 202/CCD-326
006 H-106 ARE YOU LIVING FOR JESUS 203
007 H-107 I’LL FLY AWAY Radio Artists unissued/Imperial 45-8076
008 H-108 A MOTHER’S LOVE Radio Artists 201/CCD-326
1947 poss. E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH – Turner Brothers (Ulysses Red Turner [vcl], Monroe Lige Turner [vcl],Roy Lanham [gt],
009 H-145 ALL NIGHT LONG 204 Imperial 45-8075/CCD-326
010 +KNEEL AT THE CROSS Radio Artists unissued/Imperial 45-8076
+probably from this session, more tracks possibly recorded
ca. September 1947 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Turner Brothers (Ulysses Red Turner [vcl], Monroe Lige Turner [vcl] + unknown musicians)
011 973 WHEN THE FIRE COMES DOWN Mercury 6056/CCD-326
012 974 RAINBOW IN THE SKY 6056/CCD-326
013 975 TO BE OR NOT TO BE 6089/CCD-326
014 976 GOD‘S RIVER OF BLESSING 6089
January 1948 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Turner Brothers (Red & Lige) (Ulysses Red Turner [vcl], Monroe Lige Turner [vcl] + unknown musicians)
015 1685/N-129 YOU‘LL CRY FOR ME 6059/CCD-326
016 1686/N-130 YOU ASK ME WHY I‘M CRYIN‘ 6134/CCD-326
017 1687/N-131 I‘LL LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU 6059/CCD-326
018 1688/N-132 WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME? 6184/CCD-326
019 1689/N-133 SOMETHING‘S WRONG 6134/CCD-326
020 1690/N-134 IT‘S BETTER TO BE ALONE 6184/CCD-326
021 1691/N-135 I TRADED MY HEART FOR A MEMORY unissued
022 1692/N-136 IT‘S GOODBYE unissued
ca. Mid 1948 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Turner Brothers (Red & Lige) (Ulysses Red Turner [vcl], Monroe Lige Turner [vcl] + unknown musicians)
023 H 183 THE FALLEN LEAF WALTZ [THE FALLEN TREE WALTZ*] Radio Artists 234 Imperial 45-8071*
024 H 184 BOOG-BOOG-BOOGIE Radio Artists 234 Imperial 45-8071/CCD-326
025 H-185? WHEN WE ALL SINGS AROUND THE THRONE 235
026 H-186 MATTHEW TWENTY FOUR 245/CCD-326
027 H-187 PRECIOUS MEMORIES 245/CCD-326
028 H 188 HONKY TONK MAMA Radio Artists 243/CCD-326
029 H-189 BEAUTIFUL ROSE 243/CCD-326
030 H-190 WHEN THE HARVEST DAYS ARE OVER* 235
*issued as by Red & Lige
10 November 1954 E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Turner Brothers (Zeke Turner [vcl/gt], Ulysses Red Turner [vcl] + Byron P. Yelton [bass], Elmer Jack Volks [drums], Clifford Lash [piano])
031 E4-LB-5981 GET YOUR DAD BURN FINGERS OFF ME „X“ 4X-0085/CCD-326
032 E4-LB-5982 A LITTLE FELLER LIKE MINE* „X“ 4X-0121/CCD-326
033 E4-LB-5983 DON’T FETCH IT* „X“ 4X-0121/CCD-326
034 E4-LB-5984 THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF IT WAS A FARM „X“ 4X-0085/CCD-326
*released as by Kentucky Boys,** as by Zeke And Red

ALBUMS
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-326 Turner Brothers/Kentucky Boys - Honky Tonk Mama: Honky Tonk Mama; You’ll Cry For Me; When The Fire Comes Down; A Mother’s Love; It’s Better To be Alone; Matthew Twnety-Four; Corene Corena; Siomething’s wring; Could You Take Me Back; You Ask Me Why I’m Crying; Rainbow In The ky; Why Did You Leave Me?; All Night Long; Precious Memories; I’ll Live My Life For You; To Be Or Not To Be; The Fallen Leaf Waltz; Kentucky; Boog Boog Boogie; Beautiful Rose; God’s Own Little Lamb; The Leaf Of Love; Get Your Dad Burn Fingers Off Me; A Little Feller Like Mine; Don’t Fetch It; The World Would Be A Better Place If It Was A Farm - 06

SINGLES
Radio Artists (1947)
201 A Mother’s Love / Kentucky – 24-05-47
203 Corene Corena / Are You Living For Jesus – 24-05-47 (rev. May 31)
204 Could You Take Me Back / All Night Long – 31-05-47 (reissued on Imperial 45-8075 in January 1950)
202 God’s Own Little Lamb / The Leaf Of Love – 20-12-47 (rev. Dec. 20)
45-8076 Kneel At The Cross / I’ll Fly Away – 01-50
Mercury (1947-48)
6056 When The Fire Comes Down / Rainbow In The Sky – 01-10-47
6059 You’ll Cry For Me / I‘ll Live My Life For You – 01-10-47 (re-released 15-06-48)
6089 To Be Or Not To Be / God?S River Of Blessing - 07-02-48
6134 You Ask Me Why I‘m Cryin? / Something’s Wrong – 18-09-48 (rev. Oct. 1)
6184 Why Did You Leave Me? / It‘s Better To Be Alone – 09-04-49
Radio Artists (1948)
234 Boog-Boog-Boogie / The Fallen Trees Waltz – 25-09-48 (rev.Oct. 30, reissued on Imperial 45-8071}
235 When We All Sing Around The Throne / [Red & Lige:] When Harvest days Are Over – 25-09-48
243 Honky Tonk Mama / Beautiful Rose – 19-02-49
245 Matthew Twenty Four / Precious Memories - 49
„X“ (1954)
4X-0085 Get Your Dad Burn Fingers Off Me / The World Would Be A Better Place If It Was A Farm – 55 as by Zeke and Red
4X-0232 A Little Feller Like Mine / Don’t Fetch I – 55 as by Kentucky Boys