R. D. Hendon

2nd version
By Praguefrank, Henk Scholts, Bill Daniels, Carl LaFong
SESSIONS
Early 1951 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys (Charlie Harris [gt], Johnny Cooper [gt], Herb Remington [steel], Tiny Smith [bass], Don Brewer [drums]
001 1834 THOSE TEARS ON YOUR EYES Freedom 5033/Cattle Compact CCD-329
002 1835 NO SHOES BOOGIE Freedom 5033/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. March 1951 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys
003 4083 OH! MR. PRESIDENT X20 Gilt Edge 5040/Cattle Compact CCD-329
004 4084 DON’T SAY NO X20 Gilt Edge 5040/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. May 1951 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys
005 5015 WANDERING BLUES X24/Cattle Compact CCD-329
006 5017 MARKING TIME X24/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. July or August 1951 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys
007 5081/6003 THIS MOON WON’T LAST FOREVER X 33 45-1590 /Cattle Compact CCD-329
008 5082/6004 I CAN’T RUN AWAY X 33/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. February 1952 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Cherokee Cowboys (Eddie Noack [vcl])
009 6030 I’D STILL WANT TO YOU 45-1595/Cattle Compact CCD-329
010 6031 MUSIC MAKING MAMA FROM TENNESSEE 45-1595/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. March 1952 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Cherokee Cowboys (Eddie Noack [vcl])
011 6073 PLEASE MR . POSTMAN 45-1599/Cattle Compact CCD-329
012 6074 THERE’S A PLACE IN MY HEART 45-1599/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. March 1952 Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D.Hendon and His Western Cherokee Cowboys (Eddie Noack [vcl])
013 6081 I’M GOING TO SEE MY BABY* X 41/Cattle Compact CCD-329
014 6082 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN X 41/Cattle Compact CCD-329
late 1952 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - R.D. Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys (4-Star MN assigned in summer 1953
015 6383/ACA 2299 HIT AND RUN DRIVER Shamrock X-13/Cattle Compact CCD-329
016 6384/ACA 2300 BLUES BOOGIE Shamrock X-13 1644/Cattle Compact CCD-329
2 unissued Shamrock tracks
019 HIT AND RUN DRIVER Shamrock
April 1953 ACA Studio, 5522 Washington Ave., Houston, TX - R.D. Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys (4-Star MN assigned in summer 1953
020 6385/ACA-2520 AIN’T GOT A LICK OF SENSE Shamrock 1644/Cattle Compact CCD-329
021 6386?/ACA-2521 LITTLE WHITE COTTAGE unissued/Cattle Compact CCD-329
022 6387?/ACA-2522 STEP BY STEP unissued/Cattle Compact CCD-329
1953 Houston, TX - R. D. Hendon (vcl Chuck Davis)
023 6511 CRAZY MIXED UP KID X 86/Cattle Compact CCD-329
024 6512 TALKING TO MYSELF X 86/Cattle Compact CCD-329

1953 poss. Gold Star Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX – R.D. Hendon (vcl: Jerry Jericho [-1], Rocky Bill Ford [-2], Eddie Npacl [-3])
025 TRADEMARK -3 Blue Ribbon 3S-28/HBR bonus CD Cattle Compact CCD-329
026 SPANISH FIREBALL -3  3S-28/ HBR bonus CD Cattle Compact CCD-329
027 FOR NOW AND ALWAYS -3 3S-29/ HBR bonus CD Cattle Compact CCD-329
028 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL -1 3S-28/ HBR bonus CD Cattle Compact CCD-329
029 HEY JOE -1 3S-28/HBR bonus CD
030 DON’T THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY -2 3S-28/HBR bonus CD
031 A MESSAGE FROM THE TRADEWINDS -2 3S-28/HBR bonus CD
032 FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION -1 3S-29/HBR bonus CD
033 I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE -2 3S-29/HBR bonus CD
034 DARLING, AM I THE ONE -1 3S-29/HBR bonus CD
035 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART -2 3S-29/HBR bonus CD
036 YESTERDAY’S GIRL -1 3S-29/HBR bonus CD

ca. October 1954 poss. Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - R.D. Hendon
037 ST-2220/ST-15 YOU TRAVELED TOO FAR Starday 45-167/Cattle Compact CCD-329
038 ST-2221/ST-16 RETURN MY BROKEN HEART 45-167/Cattle Compact CCD-329
ca. May 1955 poss. Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - R.D. Hendon
039 ST-2292 FOUR WALLS (AROUND MY HEART) 45-194
040 ST-2293 BIG BLACK CAT 45-194
ca. February 1956 poss. Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - R.D.Hendon
041 ST-2397 WE SMILED 45-228/Cattle Compact CCD-329
042 ST-2398 DON'T PUSH ME (LET ME FALL) 45-228/ Cattle Compact CCD-329
May 1956 poss. Goldstar Recording Studio, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX - R.D.Hendon
043 ST-2448 THE WALZ OF TEXAS 45-248/Cattle Compact CCD-329
044 ST-2449 LONELY NIGHTS 45-248/Cattle Compact CCD-329

ALBUMS
Hillbilly Researcher HBR bonus cd R.D. Hendon and his Western Jamboree Cowboys: (tracks in sessions list) - 04 (2004)
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-329 R. D. Hendon and And His Western Jamboree Cowboys, 1951-1956: Blues Boogie (Inst.); Don't Push Me (Let Me Fall); Don't Say No; For Now And Always; Hit And Run Driver; I Ain't Got A Lick Of Sense; I Can't Run Away; I'd Still Want You; I'm Going To See My Baby; Little White Cottage; Lonely Nights; Marking Time; Music Making Mama From Memphis; Nervous Breakdown (Inst.); No Shoes Boogie; Oh Mr President; Please Mr Postman; Return My Broken Heart; Spanish Fireball; Step By Step; Talking To Myself; The Waltz Of Texas; The Wandering Blues; There's A Place In My Heart; This Moon Won't Last Forever (# 1); This Moon Won't Last Forever (# 2); Those Tears In Your Eyes; Trademark; We Smiled; You Crazy Mixed Up Kid; You Traveled Too Far – 06

SINGLES
Freedom (1951)
5033 Those Tears On Your Eyes / No Shoes Boogie – 51
4-Star / *Gilt Edge /**Shamrock (1951-54)
*5040 Oh! Mr President / Don't Say No – 51 (also on X-20)
X-24 Wandering Blues / Marking Time - 51
X-33 This Moon Won't Last Forever / I Can't Run Away – 51
45-1590 This Moon Won't Last Forever / Please Mr. Postman - 01-52
45-1595 I’d Still Want To You / Music Making Mama From Tennessee – 52 vcl Eddie Noack
45-1599 Please Mr . Postman / There’s A Place In My Heart – 52 vcl Eddie Noack
**X-13 Hit And Run Driver / Blues Boogie – 52
X-41 I'm Going To See My Baby [vcl-Eddie Noack] / Nervous Breakdown – 52
X-86 Crazy Mixed Up Kid / Talking To Myself - 53
**45-1644 Blues Boogie / Ain't Got A Lick Of Sense – 11-53 (rev. Nov. 14)

Blue Ribbon (EPs)

3S-28 R.D. Hendon’s Western Jamboree Cowboys: Jerry Jericho (Vocal) Hey Joe; Rocky Bill Ford (Vocal) Don’t Throw Your Life Away; Uncredited Vocal, But Actually Eddie Noack – Trademark; Jerry Jericho (Vocal) Crying In The Chapel; Uncredited Vocal (Eddie Noack) Spanish Fireball;  Rocky Bill Ford (Vocal)A Message From The Tradewinds – 53

3S-29 R.D. Hendon’s Western Jamboree Cowboys: Jerry Jericho (Vocal) Free Home Demonstration;  Rocky Bill Ford (Vocal) I Won’t Be Home No More; Jerry Jericho (Vocal) Darling Am I The One;  Rocky Bill Ford (Vocal) Take These Chains From My Heart; Jerry Jericho    Yesterday’s Girl; Uncredited Vocal (Eddie Noack) For Now And Always – 53

Starday (1954-56)
45-167 You Traveled Too Far / Return My Broken Heart – 12-54
45-194 Big Black Cat / Four Walls (Around My Heart) – 06-55
45-228 Don't Push Me (Let Me Fall) / We Smiled – 03-56 (rev. March 24)
45-248 The Waltz Of Texas / Lonely Nights – 06-56