Lee Emerson

Lee Emerson Bellamy, *21-09-1927 Billings, MT, +02-02-1978

2nd version

By Richard Weize, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
1953 or 1954 poss. Cody, WY – Lee Emerson as Lee Smith and The Western Gadabouts

001 I HATE TO SAY GOODNITE Wagon Wheel 45-10001/BCD 16526

002 FOREVER ALONE  Wagon Wheel 45-10001/ BCD 16526

23 June 1955 [14:00-17:00] Bradley Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN  - Lee Emerson (Lee Emerson [vcl/gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Sammy Pruett [gt], Shot Jackson [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Tommy Vaden [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law)
003 CO 53585/NASH 1985/ZSP-36585 YOU CALL THAT WAITIN‘ 4-21435/BCD 16526
004 CO 53586/NASH 1986/ZSP-36586 THANK YOU MY DARLING 4-21487/ BCD 16526
005 CO 53587/NASH 1987/ZSP-36587 SO LITTLE TIME 4-21487/ BCD 16526
006 CO 53588/NASH 1988/ZSP-36588 A PAIR OF BROKEN HEARTS 4-21435/ BCD 16526
1 April 1956 [10:00-14:00] Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Lee Emerson, * and Marty Robbins (Lee Emerson [vcl/gt], Marty Robbins [vcl*], Grady Martin [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Bob Foster [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law)
007 CO 55831/OB 1097/JZSP-38255 I’M GONNA RISE AND SHINE TONIGHT unissued/BCD 16526
008 CO 55832/OB 1098/JZSP-38256 I CRIED LIKE A BABY 4-40868/ BCD 16526
009 CO 55833/OB 1099/JZSP-38257 I'LL KNOW YOU'RE GONE* 4-21525/ BCD 16526
010 CO 55834/OB 1100/JZSP-38258 HOW LONG WILL IT BE* 4-21525/ BCD 16526
4 September 1956 [14:00-17:00] Music City Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Lee Emerson, *and Marty Robbins (Lee Emerson [vcl/gt], Marty Robbins [vcl*],Grady Martin [gt], Joe Vincent [steel], Lightnin Chance [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], Grover Lavender [fiddle]. Producer: Don Law)
011 CO 56865/OB 1169/JZSP-39190 WHERE D'JA GO* 4-40868/ BCD 16526
012 CO 56866/OB 1170/JZSP-39191 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME 4-21570/ BCD 16526
013 CO 56867/OB 1171/JZSP-39192 IT‘S SO EASY FOR YOU TO BE MEAN 4-21570/ BCD 16526
014 CO 56868/OB 1172/JZSP-39193 YOU DON‘T KNOW unissued/ BCD 16526
19 June 1957 [19:30-23:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Lee Emerson (Lee Emerson [vcl/gt], Hillous Butrum [gt], Jack Pruett [gt],  Joseph Wright [gt], Grady martin [bass],  Louis Dunn [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Don Law)
015 CO 58452/OB 1381/JZSP-41862 START ALL OVER 4-40985/ BCD 16526
016 CO 58453/OB 1382/JZSP-41863 CATCH THAT TRAIN 4-41046/ BCD 16526
017 CO 58454/OB 1383/JZSP-41864 DO YOU THINK 4-40985/ BCD 16526
018 CO 58455/OB 1384/JZSP-41865 WHAT A NIGHT 4-41046/ BCD 16526
ca March or April 1961 Nashville, TN – Lee Emerson as by Heywood Jenkins

019 YW-21113-1 YOU CAN’T HEAR ME  Mercury 71855/BCD 16526 [take-4] unissued BCD 16526

020 YW-21114 LOVER BOY unissued/BCD 16526

021 YW-21115 TOTALIN’ TIME  71855/BCD 16526

1960s [demo sessions] unknown – Lee Emerson

02101 TEN THOUSAND CRYING TOVELS  BCD 16526

02102 I’VE THOUGHT OF LEAVING TOO    BCD 16526

02103 BEN-JA-MIN FRANKLIN  BCD 16526

02104 I‘M GONNA GO IN HIDING  BCD 16526

02105 I’M KEEPING IT TO MYSELF BCD 16526

02106 HOSSY RIDING POLICE  BCD 16526

02107 TRUCK STOP CUTIE  BCD 16526

02108 THIRTY BLOCKS ACROSS THE SKY  BCD 16526

1970s [demo sessions] unknown – Lee Emerson

02109 WAITING IN THE SHADOWS LATE AT NIGHT BCD 16526

02110 AIN’T IT FUNNY HOW STRIPER CAN TURN LOVE OFF BCD 16526

02111 SINNER’S CORNER BCD 16526

02112 DREAMS ALWAYS LIE   BCD 16526

1976 Sugar Hill Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Lee Emerson (Producers: Huey P. Meaux, Mickey Moody)
022 711-2461 GOSPEL TRUTH (LIKE IT IS) Plantation PL-134

1976 Sugar Hill Studio, 5626 Brock St., Houston, TX – Lee Emerson (Producers: Huey P. Meaux, Mickey Moody)
023 711-2497 LET ME BE THE FIRST TO KNOW Plantation PL-134

ALBUMS
Bear Family [GER] BCD-16526 It’s So Easy For Me To Be Mean: It's So Easy For You To Be Mean; I Cried Like A Baby; Where D'ja Go?; You Call That Waitin'?; I'm Gonna Rise And Shine Tonight; I'll Know You're Gone; Thank You My Darlin'; So Little Time; A Pair Of Broken Hearts; You Don't Know; How Long Will It Be; What A Night; Start All Over; Catch That Train; I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name; Do You Think; I Hate To Say Goodnight; Forever Alone; You Caon't Hear Me; Lover Boy; Totalin' Time; You Can't Hear Me; Gospel Truth (Like It' Tis); Ten Thousand Crying Towels; I've Thought Of Leaving Too; Ben-Ja-Min Franklin; I'm Gonna Go In Hiding; I'm Keeping It To Myself; Hossy Riding Police; Truck Stop Cutie; Thirty Blocks Across The City; Waiting In The Shadows Late At Night; Ain't It Funny How Stripes Can Turn Love Off; Sinner's Corner; Dreams Always Lie – 29-08-11


SINGLES
Wagon Wheel (ca 1953)

A/45-10001 I Hate To Say Goodnite / Forever Alone

Columbia (1955-57)
4-21435 You Call That Waitin' / A Pair Of Broken Hearts - 08-55 (rev. Aug. 13)
4-21487 Thank You My Darling / So Little Time – 01-56
4-21525 I'll Know Youre Gone / How Long Will It Be - 19-06-56 w. Marty Robbins
4-21570 I Thought I Heard You Callin' My Name / It's So Easy For You To Be Mean - 11-56 (rev. Dec. 1)
4-40868-c I Cried Like A Baby / (Marty Robbins:) Where D'Ja Go? – 11-03-57 (rev. March 30)
4-40985-c Do You Think? / Start All Over – 05-08-57
4-41046-c Catch That Train / What A Night – 11-11-57
Mercury (19631) as Heywood Jenkins

71855 You Can’t Hear Me /  Totalin’ Time  - 61

Plantation (1976)
PL-134 Gospel Truth (Like It Is) / Let Me Be The First To Know - 76