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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Lew DeWitt

2nd versionby Praguefrank, Kurt Rokitta,Günter Diebel
SESSIONS see also The Statler Brothers
1963 Major Recording Studios, Waynesboro, VA – Harry Snuder & The Buttermilk Drinkers (LewDewitt as by Harry Snyder [vcl/gt], Calvin Gochenour [el gt], Jim Fadley [steel], John Quillon [bass], Mike Seay [drums], Carroll Durham [piano] + with Statler Brothers as by The Buttermilk Drinkers. producer: John Major)
001 THIS OLE HOUSE Wayne Way 45-103
002 SOMONE LIKE YOU Wayne Way 45-103
45 RPM also listed as 45-104 in some sources23 March 1967 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Statler Brothers (Don Reid [ld vcl], Harold Reid [bass vcl], Phil Balsley [baritone vcl], Lew DeWitt [tenor vcl] + unknown musicians Producer: Bob Johnston)
003 NCO 120474 SHE WENT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER 4-44160
004 NCO 120475 BROWN EYES 4-44160
issued as by Lew DeWitt
Mid 1967 poss. Nashville, TN – Lew DeWitt as by Harry Snyder
005 SoN 39841 BOULEVARD OF DREAMS Haney H-45-101
006 SoN 39842 THE NEEDLE Haney H-45-101
007 SoN 42421 WHY DID YOU GO AND LET ME DOWN Haney H-45-102
008 SoN 42422 DON’T LOOK THE OTHER WAY Haney H-45-102
ca. 1983 unknown– Lew DeWitt
009 MOONSET OAK 1092
010 Unknown title OAK 1092
ca. August 1985 Nashville, TN – Lew DeWitt (Lew DeWitt [vcl], Ray Edenton [ac gt], Pete Wade [el gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Mike leech [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano] + vocal chorus. Producer: Lew Dewitt and Chip Young)
011 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW CP-147/671018-1012 FLOWERS ON THE WALL 671018-1
013 I READ YOUR LETTER AGAIN 671018-1
014 WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAY INN 671018-1
015 WANDA GLEN CP-147/ 671018-1
016 85-CP-2478 I LOVE VIRGINIA CP-151/671018-1
017 SHOW ME SOMEONE MAKING PLANS TO LEAVE 671018-1
018 WHOLE LOTTA MONEY 671018-1
019 SHE MUST HAVE LOVIN' EYES CP-151/ 671018-1
020 SO THIS CLOSE 671018-1
ca. August 1986 Nashville, TN – Lew DeWitt (Producer: Lew Dewitt & Chip Young)
021 HELLO, HOUSTON CP-160
022 DON’T OUR LOVE LOOK CP-160
023 LOVESICK BLUES
024 I GUESS IT NEVER HURT
025 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS
026 IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT
027 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A NAME
028 I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE
029 CRY
030 I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE
031 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
032 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
ca. March 1987 Nashville, TN – Lew DeWitt (Producer: Mick Lloyd)
033 87-CP-2608/U-18983 SLOW DANCE CP-172

ALBUMSCompleat 67-1018 On My Own: You'll Never Know; Flowers On The Wall; I Read Your Letter Again; Welcome To The Holiday Inn; Wanda Glen; I Love Virginia; Show Me Someone Making Plans To Leave; Whole Lotta Money; She Must Have Lovin' Eyes; So This Close – 85
Compleat ? Here To Stay: Lovesick Blues; I Guess It Never Hurt; Memories Are Made Of This; It Turns Me Inside Out; There's Something About A Name; I've Been Everywhere; Cry; I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire;Save The Last Dance For Me; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – 86?


SINGLESWayne Way (1963) LewDewitt as by Harry Snyder with Statler Brothers as by The Buttermilk Drinkers
45-103 This Ole House / Somone Like You – 63 (also listed as 45-104)
Haney (1967) LewDewitt as by Harry Snyder
H-45-101 Boulevard Of Blues / The Needle – 06-67
H-45-102 Why Did You Go And Let Me Down – 67
Columbia (1967)
4-44160 She Went A Little Bit Farther / Brown Eyes - 06-67
Oak
OAK 1092 Moonset / ?
Compleat (1985-86)
CP-147 You'll Never Know / Wanda Glen - 10-85
CP-151 I Love Virginia / She Must Have Lovin' Eyes - 01-86
CP-160 Hello Houston / Don't Our Love Look - 10-86
CP-172 Slow Dance / ? - 04-87
  

Shirlee Hunter




*29-08-1939 Moneta, VA
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

ca August 1959 Unknown – Shirlee Hunter, *The Trailblazers
001 ALLENTOWN JAIL Tip Top 720
000 HOT BLOOD* -instr.- Tip Top 720
May 1963 Don McGraw Studio, Salem, VA - Shirlee Hunter
002 I CAN'T DO A THING Salem 516
003 LONELINESS IS FALLING ALL AROUND Salem 516
ca 16 March 1965 Don McGraw Studio, Salem, VA– Shirlee Hunter (Shirlee Hunter [vcl] + unknown musicians + The Statler Brothers. Producer: Don McGraw)
004 SRP-7100/60106 BILLY CHRISTIAN Salem 535 Tower 130
005 SRP-7101/60107 WHY DO YOU HESITATE Salem 535 Tower 130
March 1966 Nashville TN – Shirlee Hunter
006 2-38277 CRYIN' AND I'M ONLY HALF WAY HOME Mercury 72599
007 2-38278 DROPPING OUT OF SIGHT unissued
008 2-38279 THE LAST PLACE YOU GO 72599
009 2-38280 I CAME THROUGH FIRE unissued


SINGLES
Tip Top (1959)
720 Allentown Jail / Hot Blood [The Trailblazers] – 10-59 (rev. Oct. 12)
Salem (1963)
516 I Can't Do A Thing / Loneliness Is Falling All Around – 08-63
535 Why Do You Hesitate? / Billy Christian – 01-65 (reissued on Tower 130)
Mercury (1966)
72599 Cryin' And I'm Only Half Way Home / The Last Place You Go – 07-66
 

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.