Joseph Edward Werner *26-09-1909 Rayne, Acadia Parish, LA, + 10-06-1978
by Henk Scholts, Tony Russell, Mario Manciotti, Wade Falcon, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS recorded also with Hackberry Ramlers, Riverside Ramblers,
Thibodeaux Boys
10 September 1937 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/washboard], Leroy Leblanc [gt], Roy Romero [steel], Moise Sonnier [fiddle])
001 BS-014020-1 THE LONESOME WANDERER Bluebird B-7210 Montgomery Ward M-7342/JSP 77115
002 BS-014021-1 THE ANSWER TO THE WEEPING WILLOW B-7210 Montgomery Ward M-7342/JSP 77115
15 December 1937 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX – Louisiana Rounders (Joe Werner [vcl/hmny vcl/whistling/gt], Mrs. joe Werner [vcl-1] ? [duet vcl-2], Julius ‘Papa Cairo’ Lamperez [vcl/gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], Wayne Perry [fiddle])
L01 63071-A AYOU, AYOU, MON PETITE CHIEN POUR EDETE (WHERE OH WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE) Decca17040/JSP-77115
L02 63072-A JE VUE TA FIGURE DANS LA LUNE (I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE MOON) -1 17039/JSP-77115
L03 63073-A QUATRE OU CINQ FOIS (FOUR OR FIVE TIMES) -2 17041/JSP-77115
L04 63074-A BON WHISKEY (GOOD WHISKEY) -1 17039/JSP-77115
L05 63075 LE VIEUX ARBE DE PIN (THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE) 17046
L06 63076-A LA VALSE A KARO -2 17041/JSP-77115
L07 63077-A ALONS KOOCHE KOOCHE 17040/JSP-77115
L08 63078 VINGT ET UN ANS (TWENTY ONE YEARS) 17046
L09 63079-A WISHING 5495
L10 63080-A ANSWER TO WANDERING 5483
L11 63081-A VALLEY ROSE 5495
L12 63082-A ME AND MY PAL OF NEW ORLEANS 5483
1 April 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/harmonica/whistling], Leroy Leblanc [gt], Doc Guidry [fiddle])
003 BS-022000-1 JUST THINKING B-7539 Regal Zonophone G23662
004 BS-022001-1 MEMORY OF MOTHER B-7690
005 BS-022002-1 RUNNING AROUND B-7539
006 BS-022003-1 SHE‘S A LEATHER NECK GAL B-7639
007 BS-022004-1 UNDER THE SPELL OF YOUR LOVE B-7575
008 BS-022005-1 TOMMY CAT BLUES B-7575
009 BS-022006-1 POOR BOY B-7691
010 BS-022007-1 SHE’S MY FLAPPER AND MY BABY B-7639/JSP-7749
Regal Zonophone G23662 is Australian issue
10 September 1937 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/washboard], Leroy Leblanc [gt], Roy Romero [steel], Moise Sonnier [fiddle])
001 BS-014020-1 THE LONESOME WANDERER Bluebird B-7210 Montgomery Ward M-7342/JSP 77115
002 BS-014021-1 THE ANSWER TO THE WEEPING WILLOW B-7210 Montgomery Ward M-7342/JSP 77115
15 December 1937 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX – Louisiana Rounders (Joe Werner [vcl/hmny vcl/whistling/gt], Mrs. joe Werner [vcl-1] ? [duet vcl-2], Julius ‘Papa Cairo’ Lamperez [vcl/gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], Wayne Perry [fiddle])
L01 63071-A AYOU, AYOU, MON PETITE CHIEN POUR EDETE (WHERE OH WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE) Decca17040/JSP-77115
L02 63072-A JE VUE TA FIGURE DANS LA LUNE (I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE MOON) -1 17039/JSP-77115
L03 63073-A QUATRE OU CINQ FOIS (FOUR OR FIVE TIMES) -2 17041/JSP-77115
L04 63074-A BON WHISKEY (GOOD WHISKEY) -1 17039/JSP-77115
L05 63075 LE VIEUX ARBE DE PIN (THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE) 17046
L06 63076-A LA VALSE A KARO -2 17041/JSP-77115
L07 63077-A ALONS KOOCHE KOOCHE 17040/JSP-77115
L08 63078 VINGT ET UN ANS (TWENTY ONE YEARS) 17046
L09 63079-A WISHING 5495
L10 63080-A ANSWER TO WANDERING 5483
L11 63081-A VALLEY ROSE 5495
L12 63082-A ME AND MY PAL OF NEW ORLEANS 5483
1 April 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/harmonica/whistling], Leroy Leblanc [gt], Doc Guidry [fiddle])
003 BS-022000-1 JUST THINKING B-7539 Regal Zonophone G23662
004 BS-022001-1 MEMORY OF MOTHER B-7690
005 BS-022002-1 RUNNING AROUND B-7539
006 BS-022003-1 SHE‘S A LEATHER NECK GAL B-7639
007 BS-022004-1 UNDER THE SPELL OF YOUR LOVE B-7575
008 BS-022005-1 TOMMY CAT BLUES B-7575
009 BS-022006-1 POOR BOY B-7691
010 BS-022007-1 SHE’S MY FLAPPER AND MY BABY B-7639/JSP-7749
Regal Zonophone G23662 is Australian issue
1 April 1938 New Orleans, LA – Thibodeaux Boys (Erby Thibodeaux [vcl-1/fiddle], Joe Werner
[vcl-3/gt/ harmonica-2/whistling-4], T.C.Thibodeaux [vcl-5/gt])
T01 BS-022008-1 PAR DE SU LES LAMES -4-5 B-2033
T02 BS-022009-1 LA VIEUX VALSE A MA BELLE -5 B-2033
T03 BS-022010-1 LA MANVALS FEMME -5 B-2043
T04 BS-022011-1 MA PETITE CHERE AMI -2,3 B-2043
T05 BS-022012-1 DE SUEL PAYCE – 3 B-2047
T06 BS-022013-1 LE MOULIN CASAY -3 B-2047
T07 BS-022014-1 LA VIEUX VALS AN‘ ONC MACK -2-3 B-2038
T08 BS-022015-1 UN LETTRE A MA BELLE -2-3 B-2038
T09 BS-022016-1 TU PEN PAS MA RETTER DE REVERE -3 B-2051
T10 BS-022017-1 LA TWO STEP A ERBY -1 B-2051
T11 BS-022018-1 LA VALSE A ROUGE -1 B-2053
T12 BS-022019-1 LA BREAKDOWN DES CREEPERS -1 B-2053
22 October 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/harmonica], ? [gt], ? [gt], ? [fiddle])
011 BS-027699-1 SHE’S MY SWEETHEART OF THE PRAIRIE B-2076
012 BS-027840-1 MY GIRL POLLY B-7923
013 BS-027841-1 UNDER THE OLD CHINA TREE B-2077
014 BS-027842-1 MY LOVER IN DREAMS B-7923
015 BS-027843-1 CRAP SHOOTER'S HOP B-2075/RBF-1 CMF-018D JSP-7749
016 BS-027844-1 RANG TANG BULLY B-2075 Montgomery Ward M-7676
017 BS-027845-1 DREAMING B-2077
018 BS-027846-1 STORY OF THE DYING COWBOY B-2076 M-7676
22 October 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe‘s Acadians (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/hmny vcl], Julius Ramparez [gt],, prob. Wayne Perry [fiddle])
A01 BS-027888-1 LES PAULS PAUS PAS (CHICKENS DON’T LAY) B-2064
A02 BS-027889-1 LA VALSE A N ONCLE KNUTE (UNCLE KNUTE’S WALTZ) B-2064
A03 BS-027890-1 SI TU VOUDROIT MARRIEZ AVEC MOI (MARRY ME) B-2060/RBF-21 CMF-017 JSP-7749
A04 BS-027891-1 LA TWO STEP A CHACHIN (ASA’S TWO-STEP) B-2060/RBF-21
A05 BS-027892-1 IL YA PAS LA CLAIRE DE LUNE (NO MOONLIGHT) B-2069/CMF-013 JSP-7749
A06 BS-027893-1 LA FILLE DE VILLAGE (TOWN GIRL) B-2069
A07 BS-027894-1 AMMEND LA NOUVELLE A MAMERE (BRING MOTHER THE NEWS) B-2054
A08 BS-027895-1 LA VALSE A DEUX TEMPS (TWO STEP WALTZ) B-2054
A09 BS-027896-1 JOE'S BREAKDOWN B-2073
A10 BS-027897-1 LA VALSE DE BAYOU GRANDDAN B-2073
A11 BS-027898-1 LA ONE STEP A MOUJEANE B-2078
A12 BS-027899-1 JE SUIS SEUL ENCORE (I’M ALONA AGAIN) B-2078
SINGLES
Bluebird
B-7210 The Lonesome Wanderer / The Answer To "Weeping Willow" – 37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-7342)
Decca (Louisiana Ramblers)
17039 Je Vue Ta Figure Dans La Lune / Bon Whiskey - 38
17040 Ayou, Ayou, Mon Petite Chien Pour Edete / Alons Kooche Kooche - 38
17041 Quatre Ou Cinq Fois / La Valse A Karo - 38
17046 Le Vieux Arbe De Pin / Vingt Et Un Ans - 38
5495 Wishing / Valley Rose - 38
5483 Answer To Wandering / Me And My Pal From New Orleans - 38
Bluebird
B-7539 Just Thinking / Running Around - 38
B-7575 Under The Spell Of Your Love / Tommy Cat Blues
B-7639 She's A Leatherneck Gal / She's My Flapper And My Baby
B-7690 Memory Of Mother / Poor Boy
22 October 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe Werner and The Ramblers (Joe Werner [vcl/harmonica], ? [gt], ? [gt], ? [fiddle])
011 BS-027699-1 SHE’S MY SWEETHEART OF THE PRAIRIE B-2076
012 BS-027840-1 MY GIRL POLLY B-7923
013 BS-027841-1 UNDER THE OLD CHINA TREE B-2077
014 BS-027842-1 MY LOVER IN DREAMS B-7923
015 BS-027843-1 CRAP SHOOTER'S HOP B-2075/RBF-1 CMF-018D JSP-7749
016 BS-027844-1 RANG TANG BULLY B-2075 Montgomery Ward M-7676
017 BS-027845-1 DREAMING B-2077
018 BS-027846-1 STORY OF THE DYING COWBOY B-2076 M-7676
22 October 1938 New Orleans, LA – Joe‘s Acadians (Joe Werner [vcl/gt/hmny vcl], Julius Ramparez [gt],, prob. Wayne Perry [fiddle])
A01 BS-027888-1 LES PAULS PAUS PAS (CHICKENS DON’T LAY) B-2064
A02 BS-027889-1 LA VALSE A N ONCLE KNUTE (UNCLE KNUTE’S WALTZ) B-2064
A03 BS-027890-1 SI TU VOUDROIT MARRIEZ AVEC MOI (MARRY ME) B-2060/RBF-21 CMF-017 JSP-7749
A04 BS-027891-1 LA TWO STEP A CHACHIN (ASA’S TWO-STEP) B-2060/RBF-21
A05 BS-027892-1 IL YA PAS LA CLAIRE DE LUNE (NO MOONLIGHT) B-2069/CMF-013 JSP-7749
A06 BS-027893-1 LA FILLE DE VILLAGE (TOWN GIRL) B-2069
A07 BS-027894-1 AMMEND LA NOUVELLE A MAMERE (BRING MOTHER THE NEWS) B-2054
A08 BS-027895-1 LA VALSE A DEUX TEMPS (TWO STEP WALTZ) B-2054
A09 BS-027896-1 JOE'S BREAKDOWN B-2073
A10 BS-027897-1 LA VALSE DE BAYOU GRANDDAN B-2073
A11 BS-027898-1 LA ONE STEP A MOUJEANE B-2078
A12 BS-027899-1 JE SUIS SEUL ENCORE (I’M ALONA AGAIN) B-2078
ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 543 Early Cajun Artist: Le Vieux Arbe De Pin (They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree); Vingt Et Un Ans
(Twenty One Years); Wishing; Answer To Wondering; Valley Rose; Me And My Pal Of New Orleans; Just
Thinking; Memory Of Mother; She‘s A Leather Neck Gal; Under The Spell Of Your
Love; Poor Boy; Un Lettre A Ma Belle; My
Girl Polly; Under The Old China Tree; My Lover In Dreams; Rang Tang Bully; Dreaming;
Les Poules Paus Pas (Chickens Don’t Lay); La Valse A N’oncle Knute (Uncle
Knute’s Waltz); Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi (Marry Me); Two Step A Chachin (Asa’s Two-step); La One Step A Moujeane; Je Suis Seul Encore
(I’m Alone Again); Stay In Your Own
Backyard; Wondering – 11-16SINGLES
Bluebird
B-7210 The Lonesome Wanderer / The Answer To "Weeping Willow" – 37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-7342)
Decca (Louisiana Ramblers)
17039 Je Vue Ta Figure Dans La Lune / Bon Whiskey - 38
17040 Ayou, Ayou, Mon Petite Chien Pour Edete / Alons Kooche Kooche - 38
17041 Quatre Ou Cinq Fois / La Valse A Karo - 38
17046 Le Vieux Arbe De Pin / Vingt Et Un Ans - 38
5495 Wishing / Valley Rose - 38
5483 Answer To Wandering / Me And My Pal From New Orleans - 38
Bluebird
B-7539 Just Thinking / Running Around - 38
B-7575 Under The Spell Of Your Love / Tommy Cat Blues
B-7639 She's A Leatherneck Gal / She's My Flapper And My Baby
B-7690 Memory Of Mother / Poor Boy
B-2033 Par De Su Les Lames / La Vieux Valse A Ma Belle – Thibodeaux
Boys
B-2038 La Vieux Vals An‘ Onc Mack / Un Lettre A Ma Belle – Thibodeaux Boys
B-2043 La Manvals Femme / Ma Petite Chere Ami – Thibodeaux Boys
B-2047 De Suel Payce / Le Moulin Casay – Thibodeaux Boys
B-2051 Tu Pen Pas Ma Retter De Revere / La Two Step A Erby – Thibodeaux Boys
B-2053 La Valse A Rouge / La Breakdown Des Creepers – Thibodeaux Boys
B-2054 Ammend La Nouvelle A Mamere / La Valse A Deux Temps
B-2060 Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi / La Two Step A’ Chachin - 39
B-2064 Les Pauls Paus Pas / La Valse A N’oncle Knute - 39
B-2069 Il Ya Pas La Claire De Lune / La Fille De Village - 39
B-2073 Joe's Breakdown / La Valse De Bayou Granddan - 39
B-2075 Crap Shooter's Hop / Rang Tang Bully - 39
B-2076 She’s My Sweetheart Of The Prairie / Story Of The Dying Cowboy - 39
B-2077 Under The Old China Tree / Dreaming - 39
B-2078 La One Step A Moujeane / Suis Seul Encore - 39
B-7923 My Girl Polly / My Lover In Dreams - 39
B-2060 Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi / La Two Step A’ Chachin - 39
B-2064 Les Pauls Paus Pas / La Valse A N’oncle Knute - 39
B-2069 Il Ya Pas La Claire De Lune / La Fille De Village - 39
B-2073 Joe's Breakdown / La Valse De Bayou Granddan - 39
B-2075 Crap Shooter's Hop / Rang Tang Bully - 39
B-2076 She’s My Sweetheart Of The Prairie / Story Of The Dying Cowboy - 39
B-2077 Under The Old China Tree / Dreaming - 39
B-2078 La One Step A Moujeane / Suis Seul Encore - 39
B-7923 My Girl Polly / My Lover In Dreams - 39