Larry Jon Wilson

*07-10-1940 Swainsboro, GA, +21-06-2010
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
early 1975 Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN – Larry Jon Wilson (Larry Jon Wilson [vcl/ac gt], Don Potter [ac /gut string gt], Johnnie Christopher [ac gt], Bruce Dees [el gt/bck vcl], Reggie Young [el gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Henry Strzelecki [ac bass], Tommy Cogbill [bass], Hayward Bishop [drums/percussion], Jerry Carrigan [drums], Farrell Morris [percussion], Donnie Lowell [harmonica], Bobby Woods [keyboards], Gayle Whitfield [sax], Tommy Smith [trumpet], Belinda West, Janet Helm, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati [bck vcl]. Producer: Rob Galbraith, Bruce Dees)
001 OHOOPEE RIVER BOTTOM LAND Monument ZS8-8663/KZ-33382
002 THROUGH THE EYES OF LITTLE CHILDREN Monument ZS8-8675/KZ-33382
003 NEW BEGINNINGS (RUSSIAN RIVER RAINBOW) Monument KZ-33382
004 THE TRUTH AIN'T IN YOU Monument ZS8-8675 /KZ-33382
005 CANOOCHEE REVISITED (JESUS MAN) Monument KZ-33382
006 BROOMSTRAW PHILOSOPHERS AND SCUPPERNONG WINE Monument ZS8-8647/KZ-33382
007 LAY ME DOWN AGAIN Monument KZ-33382
008 MELT NOT MY IGLOO Monument ZS8-8663/KZ-33382
009 THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE Monument KZ-33382
010 BERTRAND, MY SON Monument ZS8-8647/KZ-33382
ca late 1975/early 1976 Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN/International Recording, Augusta, GA – Larry Jon Wilson (Larry Jon Wilson [vcl/ac gt], Don Potter [ac gt], Reggie Young [el gt], Mac Gayden [el gt], Weldon Myrick [dobro], Tommy Cogbill [bass], Hayward Bishop [drums], Farrell Morris [percussion], Donnie Lowell [harmonica], Bobby Ogden [piano], Bobby Wood [keyboards]. Producer: Rob Galbraith, Bruce Dees)
011 DROWNING IN THE MAINSTREAM Monument ZS8-8692 /PZ-34031
012 LET ME SING MY SONG TO YOU Monument PZ-34031
013 SHELDON CHURCHYARD Monument PZ-34031I
014 REMEMBER IT WELL Monument PZ-34031
015 BALLAD OF HANDY MACKEY Monument PZ-34031
016 I THINK I FEEL A HITCHHIKE COMING ON Monument ZS8-8692 /PZ-34031
017 WILLOUGHBY GROVE Monument PZ-34031
018 LIFE OF A GOOD MAN Monument PZ-34031
019 KINDRED SPIRIT Monument PZ-34031
020 FARTHER ALONG Monument PZ-34031
1977 Pete’s Place, 809 18th Ave. South, Nashville, TN/Creative Workshop, Berry Hill, TN – Larry Jon Wilson (Larry Jon Wilson [ld vcl/ac gt], Reggie Young [el gt], Weldon Myrick [dobro], Joe Osborn/Tom Cogbill [bass], Henry Strzelecki [ac bass], Hayward Bishop [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Greg "Fingers" Taylor [harmonica], Bobby Wood/Bobby Ogdin [keyboards], Mickey Newbury [hums/whistles])
021 WHY YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG Monument MG-7615
022 LOOSE CHANGE Monument MG-7615
023 WHAT'S HER NAME Monument MG-7615
024 JULY THE 12TH 1939 Monument MG-7615
025 SONG FOR JONAH Monument MG-7615
026 IN MY SONG Monument MG-7615
027 I BETCHA HEAVEN'S ON A DIRT ROAD Monument MG-7615
028 SHAKE IT UP (ONE MORE TIME) Monument MG-7615
029 YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION Monument MG-7615
030 SUNDOWN RACER Monument MG-7615
031 POOR CHILDREN'S TREASURES Monument MG-7615
032 SONG FOR JONAH : REPRISE Monument MG-7615
ca late 1978 Nashville, TN – Tony Joe White
033 THE BIGGER THE FOOL (THE HARDER THE FALL) Monument 45-287/MG-7631
034 LOOKS LIKE BABY'S GONE Monument MG-7631
035 YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Monument MG-7631
036 SAINTS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT Monument MG-7631
037 IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Monument 45-276/MG-7631
038 STAGGER LEE Monument 45-276/MG-7631
039 GOOD TIME LADY Monument MG-7631
040 ANOTHER FRIEND SONG Monument 45-287/MG-7631
041 I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Monument MG-7631
042 FARM (WILDFLOWERS IN A MASON JAR) Monument MG-7631
June 2007 unknown – Larry Jon Wilson
043 SHOULDERS Sony 041
044 LOSERS TRILOGY Sony 041
045 HEARTLAND Sony 041
046 LONG ABOUT NOW Sony 041
047 ME WITH NO YOU Sony 041
048 FEEL ALRIGHT AGAIN Sony 041
049 I AM NO DANCER Sony 041
050 GOODBYE EYES Sony 041
051 ROCKING WITH YOU Sony 041
052 THROW MY HANDS UP Sony 041
053 W**** TRILOGY Sony 041
054 WHERE FROM Sony 041

ALBUMS
Monument KZ-33382 New Beginnings: Ohoopee River Bottom Land; Through The Eyes Of Little Children; New Beginnings (Russian River Rainbow); The Truth Ain't In You; Canoochee Revisited (Jesus Man); Broomstraw Philosophers And Scuppernong Wine; Lay Me Down Again; Melt Not My Igloo; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; Bertrand My Son – 75 (reissued in 1977 as MC 6635)
Monument PZ-34041 Let Me Sing My Song To You: Drowning In The Mainstream; Let Me Sing My Song To You; Sheldon Churchyard; I Remember It Well; Ballad Of Handy Mackey; Think I Feel A Hitchhike Coming On; Willoughby Grove; Life Of A Good Man; Kindred Spirit; Farther Along – 76 (reissued in 1977 on MC-6636)
Monument MG-7615 Loose Change: Why You Been Gone So Long; Loose Change; What's Her Name; July The 12th 1939; Song For Jonah; In My Song; I Betcha Heaven's On A Dirt Road; Shake It Up (One More Time); Your Mind Is On Vacation; Sundown Racer; Poor Children's Treasures; Song For Jonah : Reprise - 77
Monument MG-7631 Sojourner: The Bigger The Fool (The Harder The Fall); Looks Like Baby's Gone; You Mean The World To Me; Saints Who Have Never Been Caught; It's Just A Matter Of Time; Stagger Lee; Good Time Lady; Another Friend Song; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight; Farm (Wildflowers In A Mason Jar) - 79
Sony/BMG 041 Larry Jon Wilson: Shoulders; Losers Trilogy; Heartland; Long About Now; Me With No You; Feel Alright Again; I Am No Dancer; Goodbye Eyes; Rocking With You; Throw My Hands Up; W**** Trilogy; Where From – 30-06-08 (reissued in June 2009 on Drag City 0399)



SINGLES
Monument (1975-76)
ZS8-8647 Bertrand, My Son / Broomstraw Philosophers And Scupperoog - 04-75
ZS8-8663 Melt Not My Igloo / Ohoopee River Bottom Land - 08-75
ZS8-8675 Through The Eyes Of Little Children / The Truth Ain't In You – 11-75
ZS8-8692 Think I Feel A Hitchhike Coming On / Drowning In The Mainstream – 03-76
45-276 It's Just A Matter Of Time / Stagger Lee – 02-79
45-287 Another Friend Song / Bigger The Fool – 07-79