John I. White

by Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Steve Hathaway
SESSIONS
9 August 1929 New York City – John I. White aka Whitey Johns (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
001 8923-1 THE LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ARC unissued
002 8924-1 GREAT GRAND DAD unissued
19 September 1929 New York City – John I. White aka Whitey Johns (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
003 8923-2 THE LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY CQ 7433 JE5723 CQ7725 DO4440 BA6532 POR1715 PE12567
004 8924-2 GREAT GRAND DAD CQ7434 JE5749 RE8881 OR1751 RO1109 BA6561 CA9314 PE12567 DO 4440
on Domino, Pathe, Perfect, Ragal Conquerer as by Lone Star Ranger, on Romeo as by Jimmie Price, on Oriole and Jewel as by Whitey Joe
12 October 1929 New York City – John I. White (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
005 9073-A,C FARM RELIEF SONG CQ7438 JE5749 CHQ852 BA6531 CA9315 DO4442 OR1751 CHG852 RE8885
on Domino, Pathe, Perfect, Ragal Conquerer as by Lone Star Ranger, on Cameo, Romeo as by Jimmie Price
13 November 1929 New York City - John I. White as by Lone Star Ranger (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
006 9136-2-3 THE CROW SONG PE12583 JE5810 CQ7466 BA0556 DO4476 RE8921 OR1810 RO1176 CHG878 CQ7728
007 9137-2-3 THE DESERTED CABIN BA0556 JE5810 CQ7726 OR1810 RO1176 CA0156 DO4477 CHG878
008 9138-2 WHEN BILL HILLY PLAYS A HILL BILLY UPON HIS VIOLIN BA0583 CA0183 JE5839 OR1839 RO1205
22 November 1929 New York City - John I. White as by Lone Star Ranger or The Old Sexton (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
009 9172-3 AT FATHER POWER'S GRAVE CQ7726 BA0560 JE5812 OR1812 DO4477 CA0160
010 9173 THE UNMARKED GRAVE BA0560 JE5812 OR1812 CA0160
4 December 1929 New York City – John I. White as by The Lone Star Ranger or Lonesome Cowboy (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
011 9203-1-2 THE PRISON WARDEN'S SECRET BA0581 DO4492 RE8938 OR1837 RO1200 CHG875 PE12589 CQ7482
012 9204-2 TRAIN THAT NEVER ARRIVED BA0585 OR1841 RO1204 CA0185 JE5841 Broadway 8142
013 9205-1-3 PAPPY'S BURIED ON THE HILL BA0649 DO4492 RE8938 OR1904 RO1268 PE12589 CQ7482
23 January 1930 New York City – John I. White as by The Lone Star Ranger or Lonesome Cowboy (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
014 9302-2 I'M JUST THE BLACK SHEEP BA0618 DO4509 RE8954 OR1875 RO1237 PE12591 JE5875 [take-4] CQ7492
015 9303-3 HILLBILLY COURTSHIP BA0617 JE5873 OR1873 RO1235 CA0217
5 February 1930 New York City – John I. White as by The Lone Star Ranger (John I. White [vcl], ? [gt], ? [banjo], poss. Adelyne Hood [fiddle], poss. Ross Giorman [clarinet])
016 9341-1-2-3 ELEVEN MORE MONTHS AND TEN MORE DAYS PE12598 CQ7727 CQ7509 OR1904 JE5904 BA0649 DO4529
31 March 1930 New York City – John I. White aka Whitey Johns (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
017 9539-3-4 TAKE CARE OF THE FARMER BA0682 JE5935 CQ7549 OR1935 RO1298
018 9540-1 THE PRISONER'S ROSARY unissued
14 April 1930 New York City – John I. White aka Whitey Johns (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
019 9540-2-5-7 THE PRISONER'S ROSARY BA0707 RE10019 OR1964 RO1328 CHG895 PE12637 CQ7603
2 April 1931 New York City - John I. White aka John White, The Lonesome Cowboy (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
020 10541-2 WHOOPEE TI YO (GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES) BA32179 PE12709 CQ7753 RO1629 OR8066 RO5066
021 10542-2 STRAWBERRY ROAN [by Curley Fletcher] BA32179 PE12709 CQ7753 RO1629 OR8066 RO5066
16 April 1931 New York City - John I. White aka John White, The Lonesome Cowboy (John I. White [vcl] + unknown musicians)
022 10571-1-2 STRAWBERRY ROAN [by Howard/Vincent] CQ8037 PE10571 BA32179 OR8066 RO5066 RO1629

SINGLES

ARC labels (1929-1931)

Banner

6531 Farm Relief Song

6532 The Little Old Sod Shanty

6561 Great Grand Dad

0556 The Crow Song / The Deserted Cabin

0583 When Bill Hilly Plays A Hill Billy Upon His Violin

0560 At Father Power's Grave / The Unmarked Grave 

0581 The Prison Warden's Secret  

0585 Train That Never Arrived 

0649 Pappy's Buried On The Hill  / Eleven More Months And Ten More Days

0618 I'm Just The Black Sheep 

0617 Hillbilly Courtship

0682 Take Care Of The Farmer

0707 The Prisoner's Rosary

32179 Whoopee Ti Yo (Git Along Little Doggies) / Strawberry Roan [By Curley Fletcher]

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Perfect

12567 The Little Old Sod Shanty / Great Grand Dad

12583 The Crow Song /

12589 The Prison Warden's Secret /  Pappy's Buried On The Hill  

12591 I'm Just The Black Sheep /

12598 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days /

12637 The Prisoner's Rosary /

12709 Whoopee Ti Yo (Git Along Little Doggies) / Strawberry Roan

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Jewel

5723 The Little Old Sod Shanty

5749 Great Grand Dad / Farm Relief Song

5810 The Crow Song / The Deserted Cabin

5812 At Father Power's Grave /  The Unmarked Grave

5837 The Prison Warden's Secret /

5839 When Bill Hilly Plays A Hill Billy Upon His Violin

5841 Train That Never Arrived

5873 Hillbilly Courtship 

5875 I'm Just The Black Sheep  

5904 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days / Pappy's Buried On The Hill [as Lone Star Ranger]

5935 Take Care Of The Farmer

5964 The Prisoner's Rosary

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Domino

4440 The Little Old Sod Shanty / Great Grand Dad

4442 Farm Relief Song /

4476 The Crow Song

4477 The Deserted Cabin /  At Father Power's Grave

4492 The Prison Warden's Secret / Pappy's Buried On The Hill

4509 I'm Just The Black Sheep

4529 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days 

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Romeo

1106 Farm Relief Song

1109 Great Grand Dad

1118 The Little Old Sod Shanty

1176 The Crow Song / The Deserted Cabin

1200 The Prison Warden's Secret

1204 Train That Never Arrived 

1205 When Bill Hilly Plays A Hill Billy Upon His Violin

1235 Hillbilly Courtship

1237 I'm Just The Black Sheep  

1268 Pappy's Buried On The Hill  / Eleven More Months And Ten More Days

1298 Take Care Of The Farmer

1328 The Prisoner's Rosary

1629 Whoopee Ti Yo (Git Along Little Doggies) / Strawberry Roan

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Conqueror  (Lone Star Ranger)

7433 The Little Old Sod Shanty /

7434 Great Grand Dad /

7438 Farm Relief Song /

7466 The Crow Song /

7482 The Prison Warden's Secret /  Pappy's Buried On The Hill - 30

7492 I'm Just The Black Sheep /

7509 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days /

7549 Take Care Of The Farmer /

7603 The Prisoner's Rosary /

7726 The Deserted Cabin /  At Father Power's Grave - 30

7727 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days /

7753 Whoopee Ti Yo (Git Along Little Doggies) / Strawberry Roan [By Curley Fletcher]

8037 Strawberry Roan [By Howard/Vincent] /

unlisted reverse sides by other artists (mostly by Carson Robison)

Challenge

877 Eleven More Months And Ten More Days [as Lone Star Ranger] / Stay Away From My Chicken House [by Frankie Wallace]

more singles on various ARC labels exist

 

Julian Tharpe

*28-03-1937, + 07-11-1994
by Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
ca 1968 St.Louis, MO – Julian Tharpe and Blondie Calderon
001 TAKE YOUR PICK Galaxy 114
002 JULIE’S DREAM Galaxy 114
003 IN THE ROUGH Galaxy 114
004 MEXICAN SWEAT Galaxy 114
005 PICKS AND MALLETS Galaxy 114
006 BUCKSNORT STOMP Galaxy 114
007 GENTLE ON MY MIND Galaxy 114
008 SEVEN COME ELEVEN Galaxy 114
009 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS Galaxy 114
010 ODE TO BILLY JOE Galaxy 114  
ca 1976 Sound Spectrum Recording, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Bobby Caldwell [ld gt], Steven Sheaffer [bass], Ralph Land [drums], George Tidwell [trumpet], Dennis Good [trombone], Norm Ray [flute/sax].Producer: Dewitt Scott)
011 SACK-O-WOE Midland MD-2
012 SUPERSTAR Midland MD-2
013 WHERE IS THE LOVE Midland MD-2
014 LONELY STREET Midland MD-2
015 TWELFTH OF NEVER Midland MD-2
016 BOOGIE Midland MD-2
017 RAINY DAY Midland MD-2
018 ON A CLEAR DAY Midland MD-2
019 CLOSE TO YOU Midland MD-2
020 DANNY BOY Midland MD-2  – CA 75
1976 Dallas, TX – Julian Tharpe
021 TWELVE MIDNIGHT  
022 COTTONTAIL BLUES
023 LONESOME ROAD
1977 or 1978 Hernphill Studio, Midfield, AL – Julian Tharpe and Zane Beck (Zane Beck [steel], Julian Tharpe [steel], Gerald Driver [vcl/bass], Frank Benefield [drums], Joe & Blake Fourgerousse [ ])
024 SHAKE YOUR BOOTY Zanbeck CAT-001
025 BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES Zanbeck CAT-001  
026 DEEP WATER Zanbeck CAT-001  
027 TOO FAR GONE Zanbeck CAT-001  
028 LITTLE LIZA JANE Zanbeck CAT-001  
029 LULLABY FOR CARRIE Zanbeck CAT-001  
030 BEVERLY’S TUNE Zanbeck CAT-001
031 I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID Zanbeck CAT-001  
032 TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING Zanbeck CAT-001  
033 BELLS OF ST. MARY’S Zanbeck CAT-001
034 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW Zanbeck CAT-001
035 THE LAST LETTER Zanbeck CAT-001   
18 February 1979  Etowah Sound Studio, 414 4th St., Attalla, AL – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Jimmy Day [bass], Nick Hancock [drums], A. J. Puckett [piano]) [overdub sessions: Julian Tharpe [rh gt]]
036 STEEL GUITAR RAG Midland MD-25  
037 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Midland MD-25  
038 FADED LOVE Midland MD-25
039 COLD COLD HEART Midland MD-25
040 OLD JOE CLARK Midland MD-25  
041 RED SKIN GAL Midland MD-25  
042 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Midland MD-25  
043 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Midland MD-25
044 ONCE IN A WHILE Midland MD-25
045 LET IT BE ME Midland MD-25  
23 September 1984 Gateway Recording Studio, 2180 Buttercup Drive, Florissant, MO – Julian Tharpe (Julian Tharpe [steel], Chuck Raue [vcl], Bobby Camdwell [gt], Russ Weaver [bass], John DiMartino [drums]. Producer: DeWitt Scott)
046 TENDERLY Midland MD-31
047 JERSEY BOUNCE Midland MD-31
048 MISTY Midland MD-31
049 LOST INDIAN Midland MD-31
050 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT Midland MD-31
051 MAMA’S SONG Midland MD-31
052 THIS LOVE OF MINE Midland MD-31
053 RISE AGAIN Midland MD-31
054 AMAZING GRACE Midland MD-31
055 JULIE Midland MD-31  


ALBUMS
Galaxy 114 Take Your Pick: Take Your Pick; Julie’s Dream; In The Rough; Mexican Sweat; Picks And Mallets; Bucksnort Stomp; Gentle On My Mind; Seven Come Eleven; Watch What Happens; Ode To Billy Joe -  ca 68 w. Blondie Calderon (reissued on Midland 114)
Midland ML JT-1001/MD-2 The Jet Age: Sack-O-Woe; Superstar; Where Is The Love; Lonely street; Twelfth Of Never; Boogie; Rainy Day; On A Clear Day; Close To You; Danny Boy – 77
Zanbeck CAT-001 12 + 14 = Country Jazz: Shake Your Booty; Broken Down In Tiny Pieces; Deep Water; Too Far Gone; Little Liza Jane; Lullaby For Carrie; Beverly’s Tune; I Overlooked An orchid; Time Changes Everything; Bells Of St. Mary’s; No One Will Ever Know; The Last Letter – ca 78   w. Zane Beck
Midland MD-25 Southern Fried Steel: Steel Guitar Rag; Am I That Easy To Forget; Faded Love; Cold Cold Heart; Old Joe Clark; Red Skin Gal; There Goes My Everything; Crying In The Chapel; Once In A While; Let It Be Me – 79
Midland MD-31 Deep Feelings: Tenderly; Jersey Bounce; Misty; Lost Indian; Moonlight In Vermont; Mama’s Song; This Love of Mine; Rise Again; Amazing Grace; Julie - 84
Dave Burley’s Productions ?: (tracks unknown) – 03-10 (live session in Dallas, 1976 w. Julian Tharpe)
Dave Burley’s Productions ? It’s The First Time: Twelve Midnight (8:38), Cottontail Blues, (14:51), Lonesome Road, 20:47) – 10 Lloyd Green, Doug Jernigan, Julian Tharpe, Jimmy Day, Speedy West, Buddy Emmons, Hal Rugg, Maurice Anderson and Curly Chalker - each steel guitarist with their own interpretations (album was probably originally issued in the 1970s)

SINGLES
Blackbird
114 Take Your Pick / In The Rough  - w. Blondie Calderon (also on Galaxy 114)
Black Cat
45-001 Shake Your Bottle / Little Liza Jane  - w. Zane Beck