Lew Williams

Lewis Wayne Williams, *12-01-1934 Chillicothe, TX,  +01-09-19

2nd version
by Richard Weize, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
June 1953 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Joe Knight [rh gt], James G, Jimmy Rollins [ld gt], poss. George Mccoy Or Doyle Messick [steel], poss. Artie Glenn [bass], Harold Carmack [piano])
001 I'VE BEEN DOIN' SOME SLIPPIN' TOO Flair 1027/BCD 16347
002 PLEASE DON'T TELL A LIE ABOUT ME Flair 1027/ BCD 16347
003 I CRIED OVER YOU FOR THE LAST TIME LAST NIGHT unissued/ BCD 16347
004 JUST FOR TONIGHT unissued/ BCD 16347
October 1953 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Joe Knight [rh gt], James G, Jimmy Rollins [ld gt], prob.. George McCoy [steel], poss. Artice Artie Glenn [bass], poss. Harold Carmack [piano])
005 SOMETHING I SAID unissued/ BCD 16347
006 WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO unissued/ BCD 16347
June 1954 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Joe Knight [rh gt], James G, Jimmy Rollins [ld gt], ? [steel], Grundy Slim Harbert [bass], poss. Fred Cantu or Chuck Carrell [drums], prob. Harold Carmack [piano], ? [sax])
007 CAT TALK unissued/ BCD 16347
008 TEENAGERS TALKIN' ON THE TELEPHONE unissued/ BCD 16347
009 COOL IT RAMON unissued lost
010 LITTLE 'UN unissued lost
June 1955 [demo session] Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], James G, Jimmy Rollins [ld gt], ? [bass], Bill Simmons [piano])
01001 DON'T MENTION MY NAME unissued/ BCD 16347
01002 GONE APE MAN unissued lost
01003 CAT TALK unissued lost
01004 I'LL PLAY YOUR GAME unissued lost
December 1955 [demo session] Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas, TX – Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], poss. James G.Jimmy Rollins [gt], ? [bass], Bill Simmons [piano])
01005 MY NEW PINK SHOES unissued/ BCD 16347
6 February  1956 Master Recorders, 535 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Irving Ashby [gt], William Hadnott [bass], Raymond Martinez [drums], David Grupp [percussion], Ernie Freeman [piano])
011 IF 725 DON'T MENTION MY NAME Imperial X8306/ BCD 16347
012 IF 726 CAT TALK X5394/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
013 IF 727 I'LL PLAY YOUR GAME X8306/ BCD 16347
014 IF 728 GONE APE MAN X5394/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16102 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.12 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF IMPERIAL RECORDS (GER, 1997)
19 September 1956 Hollywood, CA - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Irving Ashby [ld gt], Joe Comort  [bass], Jimmy Miller [drums], Ernie Freeman [piano], ? [sax]. Producer: Jimmie Haskell)
015 IM 1137 BOP BOP BA DOO BOP (CLASSROOM HOP) X5411/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
016 IM 1138 SOMETHING I SAID X5411/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
017 IM 1139 CENTIPEDE X5429/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
018 IM 1140 ABRACADABRA X5429/ BCD 16347 BCD 16102
July 1957 Nesman's Recording Studio, 3108 York St., Wichita Falls, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], ? [gt])
019 ROCK AND ROLL SCHOOL unissued/ BCD 16347
020 BETWEEN CLASSES unissued/ BCD 16347
021 OVER unissued
022 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL unissued
May 1958 Nesman's Recording Studio, 3108 York St., Wichita Falls, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], unknown musicians)
023 I'M THE MANAGER OF THE FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE EATER unissued/ BCD 16347
024 TEENAGE TEARS unissued/ BCD 16347
025 JUST ANYTIME unissued
026 MISSIN' unissued
June 1958 Nesman's Recording Studio, 3108 York St., Wichita Falls, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], unknown musicians)
027 BA-BA-BABY unissued/ BCD 16347
028 I LIKE THE WAY unissued/ BCD 16347
029 BLUE EYED BLUES unissued
030 STICK AROUND ADTER SCHOOL unissued
July 1958 Nesman's Recording Studio, 3108 York St., Wichita Falls, TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Shurlon Doc Jones [drums], Fred Bridges [piano] + more unknown musicians)
031 MB-11959 I SAW YOU CRYING IN THE SHOW* Hamilton 45-50013/ BCD 16347
032 THREE CHEERS (FOR MY BABY) unissued
033 YOU'RE NOT MY BABY THIS YEAR unissued
034 THE GIRL I SAW ON BANDSTAND unissued
September 1958 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave.South, Nashville, TN - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl], Hank Garland [el gt], poss. Ray Edenton Or Harold Ray Bradley [gt], poss. Bob Moore [bass], poss. Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [paino/leader], The Jordainer. Producer: Mac Wiseman)
035 MB-11809 I SAW YOU CRYING IN THE SHOW unissued/ BCD 16347
036 MB-11810-1 THE GIRL I SAW ON BANDSTAND* 45-50013 / BCD 16347
037 YOU‘RE NOT MY BABY THIS YEAR unissued lost
038 ALL THAT I OWN unissued lost
*issued aka Vik Wayne
12 January 1999 [overdub session] Yorktown Digital Works, Irving TX - Lew Williams (Lew Williams [vcl])
034 YOU'RE NOT MY BABY THIS YEAR unissued
track recorded on April 1959 at Le-Drene Studios, Dallas, TX (Bobby Rambo [gt], Jack Castleberry [bass], Tom Cross [drums], C.B.Oliver [piano], ? [vocal chorus])

ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BCD16347 Cat Talk: Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop; Cat Talk; I Saw You Crying In The Show; Centipede; My New Pink Suedes; I'll Play Your Game; All Through The Night; Something I Said; Gone Ape Man; Rock And Roll School; Cat Talk [demo]; Abracadabra; Teenagers Talkin' On The Telephone; Don't Mention My Name; Girl I Saw On Bandstand; I Saw You Crying In The Show; Between Classes; I'm The Manager Of The Flying Purple People Eater; Ba-Ba-Baby; Teenage Tears; I Like The Way; You're Not My Baby This Year; Don't Mention My Name; Something I Said; Please Don't Tell A Lie About Me; Just For Tonight; I've Been Doing Some Slipping Too; What're We Gonna Do?; I Cried Over You For The Last Time Last Night - 99
SINGLES
Flair (1953)
1027 I've Been Doin' Some Slippin' Too / Please Don't Tell A Lie About Me - 53
Imperial (1955-56)
X8306 Don't Mention My Name / I'll Play Your Game - 03-56
X5394 Cat Talk / Gone Ape Man - 06-56
X5411 Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop (Classroom Hop) / Something I Said - 10-56
X5429 Centipede / Abracadabra - 03-57
Hamilton (1958, Dot subsidiary)
45-50013 I Saw You Crying In The Show / The Girl I Saw On Bandstand - 58