Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Roy Duke

Roy James Duke *11-04-1922 Rutherford County TN
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Shane Hughes, Thieu Van De Vorst (on www.rockabillyhall.com)
SESSIONS
1953 Birmingham AL – Roy Duke
001 MY HEART CAN'T TALK Mart 1001
002 GOO GOO EYES Mart 1001
14 August 1955 Nashville, TN – Glenn Douglas & Roy Duke
003 MB-8956 YOU JUST STOOD THERE Dot 45-1268
004 MB-8957 STANDING AT THE END OF THE WORLD 45-1268
early 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Roy Duke  (Roy Duke [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], + unknown musicians)
005 SO-88/89832 HONESTY Reject 1002 Decca 9-29962
006 SO-89/89831 BE-HAVE, BE-QUIT OR BEGONE  Reject 1002 Decca 9-29962 /BCD 15971
Decca assigned master numbers on May 11
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15971 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.9/ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF DECCA RECORDS (GER, 2001)
9 June 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Roy Duke (Roy Duke [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
007 100214/NA 9405 HONKY TONK QUEEN 9-30095
008 100215/NA 9406 FROM MIDNIGHT TILL DAWN unissued
009 100216/NA 9407 GOOD MORNING WORLD unissued
010 100217/NA 9408 IT’S BEEN THE TALK ALL OVER TOWN 9-30095
20 February 1957 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Roy Duke
011 101947/NA 9665 BEHAVE YOURSELF unissued
012 101947/NA 9666 I MEAN I’M MEN 9-30325
013 101948/NA 9667 FROM NOW ON unissued
014 101949/NA 9668 HARD HEARTED MAMA 9-30325

SINGLES
Mart (1953)
1001 My Heart Can't Talk / Goo Goo Eyes – 53
Dot (1955)
45-1268 You Just Stood There / Standing At The End Of The World – 09-55 w. Glenn Douglas
Reject (1956)
1002 Be-Have, Be-Quit Or Begone / Honesty – 04-56 (rev. Apr. 21, reissued on Decca 9-29962 in July 1956)
Decca (1956)
9-30095 Honky Tonk Queen / It's Been The Talk All Over Town – 10-56 (rev. Oct. 27)
9-30325 Hard Hearted Mama / I Mean I'm Mean – 03-57