Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ambrose Haley

*17-04-1898, +1977
2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Bill Daniels, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
26 May 1937 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers (Ambrose Haley [vcl/gt], Monte Rhine [gt], Sonny Haley [bass], Wade Ray [fiddle])
001 C 1892-2 I CAN’T LOSE THAT LONGING FOR YOU ARC 71166 Vocalion 03709
002 C 1893-1 I’M SO ALONE WITH THE CROWD ARC 70852 Vocalion 03590/BACM CD D 292
003 C 1894-1-2 DOWN SUNSHINE LANE unissued
004 C 1895-2 WHEN A LADY MEETS A GENTLEMAN DOWN SOUTG ARC 71166 Vocalion 03709
005 C 1898-1-2 OZARK STOMP unissued
27 May 1937 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL – Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers (Ambrose Haley [vcl/gt], Monte Rhine [gt], Sonny Haley [bass], Wade Ray [fiddle])
006 C 1896-1-2 KANSAS CITY KITTY unissued
007 C 1897-1 IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN IN CHERRY BLOSSOM LANE ARC 70852 Vocalion 03590/BACM CD D 292
008 C 1899-1 I WOULDN’T TRADE THE SILVER IN MY MOTHER’S HAIR ARC 71054 Vocalion 03648 Conqueror 8888/ BACM CD D 292
009 C 1900-1-2 I OUGHT TO BREAK YOUR NECK unissued
010 C 1901-1 HOW’S YOUR FOLKS AND MY FOLKS (DOWN IN NORFOLK TOWN) ARC 71054 03648 Conq. 8888/ BACM CD D 292
011 C 1902-1-2 RIDIN' THE TRAIL BACK HOME unissued
012 C 1903-1-2 PLAIN OLD ME unissued
013 C 1904-1-2 IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN unissued
014 C 1905-1-2 SALLY'S NOT THE SAME OLD SALLY unissued
015 C 1906-1-2 WE'LL REST AT THE END OF THE TRAIL unissued
016 C 1907-1-2 ANY TIME unissued
1945 unknown - Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers
017 STARS AND STRIPES ON IWO JIMA Premier 29008/BACM CD D 292
018 GOOD OLD TURNIPS GREENS Premier 29008/BACM CD D 292
019 20231/271* KANSAS CITY KITTY Premier 29009 Mercury 6004*/ BACM CD D 292
020 20232/270* TRAIL TO SAN ANTONE Premier 29009 Mercury 6004*/ BACM CD D 292
October 1947 poss. Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago, IL - Ambrose Haley & His Ozark Ramblers
021 1045 OLD TIMEY CHRISTMAS 6067/ BACM CD D 292
022 1046 JELLY ROLL BLUES 6162/ BACM CD D 292
023 1047 WOULDN'T TRADE THE SILVER IN MY MOTHER'S HAIR 6099/ BACM CD D 292
024 1048 THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE 6067/ BACM CD D 292
025 1049 ANYTIME 6099/ BACM CD D 292
026 1050 MAMMY O’ MINE 6346/ BACM CD D 292
027 1051 IT’S TIME TO SING SWEET ADELINE 6346/ BACM CD D 292
028 1052 WHING-DING DADDY 6162/ BACM CD D 292
16 October 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Ambrose Haley
029 53-S-6131/53-XY-512 WHY CAN’T YOU SEE THINGS MY WAY MGM K11678
030 53-S-6132/53-XY-513 I HURRIED BACK K11897
031 53-S-6137/53-XY-514 A NEW FLAME K11897
032 53-S-6138/53-XY-515 LET’S TAKE OUR TROUBLES RO CHURCH K11678

ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 292 Ambrose Haley And His Ozark Ramblers: [singles:] I'm So Alone With The Crowd; It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane; I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In Mother's Hair; How's Your Folks How's My Folks; Down The Trail To San Antone; Kansas City Kitty;Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima;Good Old Turnips Greens;There'll Be Some Changes Made; Old Timey Christmas;Anytime; I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In Mother's Hair; Jelly Roll Blues; Whing Ding Daddy; It's Time To Sing Sweet Adeline; Mammy O'mine; [transcriptions-December 1944:] We've Come A Long Way Together/Put Your Arms Around Me Honey; Limehouse Blues; Sweet Georgia Brown/Tweedle O' Twill; [transcriptions –mid 1950s:] My Blue Heaven; Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone; Won't Your Ride In My Little Red Wagon; Leon's Guitar Boogie; Who's Sorry Now; Kansas City Kitty/Down The Trail To San Antone - 09

SINGLES
ARC/Vocalion
70852/03590 I’m So Alone With The Crowd / It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane – 08-37
71054/03648 I Wouldn’t Trade The Silver In My Mother’s Hair / How’s Your Folks And My Folks (Down In Norfolk Town) - 10-37 (reissued on Conqueror 8888)
71166/03709 I Can’t Lose That Longing For You / When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South – 11-37
Premier (1945)
29008 Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima / Good Old Turnips Greens - 45
29009 Trail To San Antone / Kansas City Kitty – 45 (reissued on Mercury 6004)
Mercury (1947)
6099 Anytime / Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's Hair – 01-05-48
6067 Old Timey Christmas / There’ll Be Some Changes Made – 01-10-48
6162 Whing Ding Daddy / Jelly Roll Blues – 01-02-49
6346-x45 Mammy O‘ Mine / Time To Sing Sweet Adeline - 51
MGM (1953)
K 11678 Let’s Take Our Troubles To Church / Why Can’t You See Things My Way – 02-54
K 11897 A New Flame / I Hurried Back - 12-54

Tom Eldridge

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1977 unknown, CAN – Tom Eldridge
001 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD Earthland ES 7011
002 PAPER ROSIE Earthland ES 7011
003 DID YOU EVER Earthland ES 7011
004 SHE'S LEFT ME Earthland ES 7011
005 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Earthland ES 7011
006 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND Earthland ES 7011
007 UNDER NORTHERN SKIES Earthland ES 7011
008 A WORKING MAN CAN'T GET NOWHERE TODAY Earthland ES 7011
009 DON'T CRY JONI Earthland ES 7011
010 BLANKET ON THE GROUND Earthland ES 7011
011 HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER Earthland ES 7011
012 THE LAST FAREWELL Earthland ES 7011
1980s unknown, CAN – Tom Eldridge (Tom Eldrifge [vcl], Mike "Pepe" Francis/Joe Howe [ld gt], Larry Mercey [rh gt], Al Brisco/Steve Smith [steel], Johnny Burke/Ray Mercey [el bass], Lloyd Mercey [drums], Brian Barron [fiddle], Rob Asselstine [piano/keyboards])
013 SUNDAY LONESOME Cheyenne CH 89027
014 MERLE HAGGARD MEDLEY Cheyenne CH 89027
015 ROOM 19 Cheyenne CH 89027
016 PICKIN' UP THE DUST –instr.- Cheyenne CH 89027
017 UNDER NORTHERN SKIES Cheyenne CH 89027
018 ROLLIN' THE ROAD Cheyenne CH 89027
019 I THINK I'M OVER CRYING OVER YOU Cheyenne CH 89027
020 BORROWED ANGEL Cheyenne CH 89027
021 THE DESK CLERK Cheyenne CH 89027
022 THE GAMBLER Cheyenne CH 89027
023 UNDER NORTHERN SKIES –instr.- Cheyenne CH 89027
024 MY HEART JUST CAN'T SAY NO Cheyenne CH 89027

ALBUMS
Earthland [CAN] ES-7011 Introducing Tom Eldridge and Friends: Six Days On The Road; Paper Rosie; Did You Ever; She's Left Me; The House Of The Rising Sun; What I've Got In Mind; Under Northern Skies; A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today; Don't Cry Joni; Blanket On The Ground; Holding Things Together; The Last Farewell - 77
Cheyenne [CAN] CH-89027 Sunday Lonesome: Sunday Lonesome; Merle Haggard Medley; Room 19; Pickin' Up the Dust; Under Northern Skies; Rollin' the Road; I Think I'm Over Crying Over You; Borrowed Angel; The Desk Clerk; The Gambler; Under Northern Skies [instr]; My Heart Just Can't Say No – 8-