Thursday, April 28, 2011

Bill Goodwin

*1930 Cumberland City, TN
2nd version
by Dick Grant with acknowledgents to Al Turner, Malcolm Chapman, Phil Tricker, Kent Heineman, Alexander Petrauskas, Praguefrank, Michal Gololobov

SESSIONS
1957 unknown, CO – Bill Goodwin (William “Bill” Goodwin [vcl/rh gt] + unknown musicians)
001 45-679-A SO WRONG Mystic 45-679
002 45-679-B I’LL STAND IN LINE 45-679
MYSTIC RECORDS was based in Cannon City, Co.
1957 unknown, CO – Bill Goodwin (William “Bill” Goodwin [vcl/rh gt] + unknown musicians)
003 CP-1405 ANGEL IN DISGUISE Mystic 45-689
004 CP-1406 IT DIDN’T COST A DIME TO DREAM 45-689
1958 unknown – Bill Goodwin (William “Bill” Goodwin [vcl/rh gt] + unknown musicians)
005 45-710-A SECOND IN YOUR HEART Starday 45-710-A
006 45-710-B TEENAGE BLUES 45-710-B/Bark Log LP-2 Starday SLP-218
BARK LOG LP-2 COUNTRY HICKS, Vol.2 (UK, 1991); STARDAY SLP-218 THE LOST STARDAY RECORDINGS (1997)
Fall 1958 unknown – Bill Goodwin & His Western Ramblers
007 ST-2861 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME Dixie 45-2014
008 ST-2862 YOUR LYING WAYS 45-2014/Million LP-2
MILLION LP-2 THE BEST OF DIXIE, Vol.2 (NED, 1981)

1960 poss. Denver, CO – Bill Goodwin
008a CP 4271? THIS BROKEN HEART OF MINE Universal 41012
008b CP 4272 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF Universal 41012

1961 Denver, CO – Bill Goodwin
009 SW-1023 TOO MANY HEARTACHES ALREADY Band Box 287
010 SW-1024 REVENUER MAN 287/Classics CD-711
CLASSICS CD-711 MY BOBBY SOX QUEEN (SWE, 2000)
1962 Denver, CO – Bill Goodwin
011 THESE SAME OLD HEARTACHES Band Box 293
012 PARDON MY TEARS 293
1962 Denver, CO – Bill Goodwin
013 HEARTACHES Band Box #309
014 DON’T TAKE MY WORLD AWAY #309
1962 Denver, CO – Bill Goodwin
015 YOU DID THIS TO ME Band Box #323
016 MAKE IT EASY ON MY HEART #323
1962 Denver, CO – Warren Robbe with Bill Goodwin (Warren Robbe [vcl/gt], Bill Goodwin [vcl/rh gt])
017 LIFE’S NOT WORTH LIVING Band Box #330
018 I’VE HAD MY CHANCE #330
early 1963 unknown – Bill Goodwin
019 63-3041 SHOES OF A FOOL Vee Jay VJ-501
020 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTING VJ-501
1963 unknown – Bill Goodwin
021 63-3151 BREAK MY HEART GENTLY Vee Jay unissued
022 63-3152 GLASS ON THE TABLE Vee Jay unissued
1963 unknown – Bill Goodwin
023 63-3587 I WON’T WAIT UP TONIGHT Vee Jay VJ-564
024 THE STAND IN VJ-564
1964 unknown – Bill Goodwin
025 THE HOUSE AT 103 Vee Jay VJ-602
026 THE SADDEST EYES VJ-602
ca December 1964 unknown – Bill Goodwin
027 SoN-16011 DEAD AMONG THE LIVING Chart 1175
028 SoN-16012 MY BABY DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 1175
1965 unknown – Bill Goodwin
029 TROUBLE IN MY HEART Chart 1215
030 YOU DID THESE THINGS TO ME 1215
1967 unknown – Bill Goodwin
031 LOVE BUG Arc A-717
032 MOTHER OF MY SON Arc A-717
033 OPEN PIT MINE A-717
034 THINGS HAVE GONE TO PIECES A-717
035 LEFT OVER ME A-717
036 YOUR HEART TURNED LEFT A-717
037 YOU COMB HER HAIR A-717
038 BEGGAR TO A KING A-717
039 SORRY FOR ME A-717
040 BOTTLES, LIGHTS & MUSIC TOO REAL TO WRITE A-717
ca 1968-1970 unknown – Bill Goodwin
041 JOHNNY FAST MTA 124
042 THE MAIL SHE'S WAITING FOR MTA 124
043 I'M THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FAILURE MTA 133
044 DARLINGS #1-2-3 AND ME MTA 133
045 LONELY RIDER [W. SHARON ROBERTS] MTA 139
046 TOP DOG MTA 144
047 COUNTRY LOVE IN MTA 144
048 EMPTY SUNDAY SUNDOWN TRAIN MTA 163
049 SHOES OF A FOOL MTA 163 MTA 182
050 ARKANSAS SOUL MTA 182
ALBUMS
ARC [CAN] A-717 Walk Through This World With Me: Love Bug; Mother Of My Son; Open Pit Mine; Things Have Gone To Pieces; Left Over Me; Your Heart Turned Left; You Comb Her Hair; Beggar To A King; Sorry For Me; Bottles, Lights And Music Too Real To Write - 67
 
SINGLES
Mystic/*Starday/**Dixie (1957-58, Starday Custom)
45-679 So Wrong / I’ll Stand In Line – 11-57
45-689 Angel In Disguise / It Didn’t Cost A Dime To Dream – 01-58
*45-710 Second In Your Heart / Teenage Blues – 04-58
**45-2014 Will You Still Love Me / Your Lying Ways – 01-59

Universal (1960)
45-45012 Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself / This Broken Heart of Mine - ca 09-60Band Box (1962)
# 287 Too Many Heartaches Already / Revenuer Man – ca 01-62
# 293 These Same Old Heartaches / Pardon My Tears – 04-62
# 309 Heartaches / Don't Take My World Away – 62
# 323 You Did This To Me / Make It Easy On My Heart – 11-62
# 330 Life’s Not Worth Living / I’ve Had My Chance – 12-62 (rev. April 24, 1963)
Vee Jay (1963)
VJ 501 Shoes of a Foo l/ It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' – 03-63 (rev. March 16, 1963)
VJ 564 I Won't Wait Up Tonight / The Stand In – 10-63 (rev. Nov. 2, 1963)
VJ 602 House At 103 / The Saddest Eyes – 08-64 (rev. August 29,1964)
Chart (1964)
1175 Dead Among The Living / My Baby Don't Live Here Anymore - 65
1215 Trouble In Heaven / You Did These Things To Me – 05-65 (rev. May 29, 1965)
MTA (1967/70)
MTA 124 Johnny Fast / The Mail She's Waiting For - 67
MTA 133 I'm The Most Successful Failure / Darlings #1-2-3 And Me - 67
MTA 139 Lonely Rider [w. Sharon Roberts] / Theme From Will Penny [Lonely Riders] - 68
MTA 144 Top Dog / Country Love In - 69
MTA 163 Empty Sunday Sundown Train / Shoes Of A Fool - 69
MTA 182 Shoes Of A Fool / Arkansas Soul - 70

Gene Watson (Rockets)

by Dick Grant, Willard Watson
SESSIONS
1957 Holmes City, FL – The Rockets Featuring Gene Watson (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
001 GB-681 MY ROCKIN’ BABY Tri-Dec 25725 G1/Collector CLCD-4423 Legend LP-1006
002 GB-682 THIS LOVE SONG Tri-Dec 25725 G2
COLLECTOR CLCD-4423 WILD ROCKIN’ (NED, 1994); LEGEND LP-1006 GRAND DADDY’S ROCKIN’, Vol.2 (FRA, 1995)
1957 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson and The Rockets (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
003 GB-876 MY ROCKIN’ BABY Tri-Dec 8357/Pontomac LP-37650 White Label WLP-8829 Club LP-010 Collector CLCD-4423 Lucky CDLR-801
004 GB-877 DRUMMER BOY ROCK Tri-Dec 8357/Pontomac LP-37650 Buffalo Bop BbLP-2051 White Label WLP-8829
Club LP-006 Collector CLCD-4423 Lucky CDLR-801 Pan American CD-56004
PONTOMAC LP-37650 ROCK TICK TOCK (1980); WHITE LABEL WLP-8829 WILD ROCKIN’ (NED, 1981); BUFFALO BOP BbLP-2051 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED, Vol.39 (GER, 1985); CLUB LP-006 GRAB THIS AND DANCE, Vol.6 (UK, 1993); CLUB LP-010 GRAD THIS AND DANCE, Vol.10 (UK, 1993); LUCKY CDLR-801 ROCKABILLY GOLD, Vol.1 (UK, 1996); PAN AMERICAN CD-56004 TWO TIMIN’ WOMAN (SUI)
1957 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson (Gary Gene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
005 DON’T BE CRUEL Tri-Dec unissued/White Label WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
006 INTERPLANETARY ROCK Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
007 SCHOOL DAY Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829 Collector CLCD-4423
008 WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON Tri-Dec unissued/WLP-8829
early 1958 Dazz Dodd Studio, Holmes City, FL – Gene Watson (Earl Eugene Watson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Daz Dodd)
009 ST-2763 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Dixie 45-2003/Lesley CD4
010 ST-2764 LIFE’S VALLEY 45-2003/White Label WLP-8829 Lesley CD-001
Both of the above masters were leased from TRI-DEC Records.
LESLEY CD-001 THE LOST STORY OF THE ROCK-A-BALLAD, Vol.1; LESLEY CD4 THE LOST STORY OF THE ROCK-A-BALLAD, Vol.3

SINGLES

Tri-Dec
25725 My Rockin’ Baby / This Love Song – 57
8357 My Rockin’ Baby / Drummer Boy Rock – ca 11-57
Dixie 45-2003 I’ll Always Love You / Life’s Valley – 04-58 (rev. April 14)



From left to right: Dave Stanley (bass), Gene Watson (vcl/gtr), Jimmy Maddle (drums), and Oz Wiley (ld grt). (thanks to Willard Watson)