SESSION DISCOGRAPHY * ALBUMS DISCOGRAPHY * SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY

Country and crossover since 1920s and my favorite artists of all genres too...
Any help welcome!

praguefrank@seznam.cz

Continuation of the blog on address

http://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.cz/



Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Zeke Manners

Leo Manness, *10-10-1911 Sa Francisco, CA, + 14-10-2000
by Praguefrank, Tony Russell, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS see also Beverly Hillbillies, Elton Britt
March 1937 New York City – Zeke Manners and His Swingbillies (Zeke Manners [piano/accordion] + unknown musicians)
001 M-240-1 MR. GHOST GOES TO TOWN Variety VA-536
002 M-241-1 LEAVE IT UP TO UNCLE JAKE Variety VA-536
003 M-242-1 ORGAN GRINDER’S SWING VA-640
004 M-243-1 BLOW THE WHISTLE VA-640
4 March 1942 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang (Zeke Manners [vcl/piano/accordion], Denver Darling [gt], Lester Braun [bass], Mac Ceppos [fiddle], Harry Duncan [clarinet])
005 BS-073359-1 I BETCHA MY HEART I LOVE YOU Bluebird B-9041 RCA 20-2130
006 BS-073360-1 THE FIGHTIN‘ SON-OF-A-GUN B-9020/ CCD 230
007 BS-073361-1 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN B-9020 20-2130
008 BS-073362-1 THAT‘S WHY I WAITED SO LONG B-9041/ CCD 230
ca December 1945 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang
009 SIOUX CITY SUE RCA 20-1797 / CCD 230
010 DON'T DOG ME 'ROUND RCA 20-1797/ CCD 230
ca. February 1946 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang
011 D6VB-1665 IF YOU ONLY KNEW 20-1845/ CCD 230
012 D6VB-1666? MAKE WITH THE MUSIC 20-1889 / CCD 230
013 D6VB-1667 I CAN BEAT YOU DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' 20-1845/ CCD 230
014 D6VB-1668 NOBODY'S LOVE LIKE MINE 20-1889/ CCD 230
1946 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang
015 INFLATION 20-2013 / CCD 230
016 MISSOURI 20-2013/ CCD 230
017 I BETCHA MY HEART I LOVE YOU 20-2130 / CCD 230
019 EENY MEENY DIXIE DEENY 20-2139
020 FAT MAN BLUES 20-2139/CCD 230
021 I'M A-GOIN', SUE, I'M A-GOIN' 20-2247 / CCD 230
022 YOU'LL GET USE TO IT 20-2247/ CCD 230
September 1946 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang (Vcl The Swinging Lariaters)
023 D6-VB-2937 I MET A TEXAS GAL (IN CAL-I-FOR-NI-A) 20-2349/ CCD 230
024 YOU ARE SO DIFFERENT 20-2349/ CCD 230
025 YOU CAN WAIT BENEATH THAT APPLE TREE 20-2533/ CCD 230
026 DON'T DO IT, DARLING 20-2533/ CCD 230
1946-1947 RCA Victor Studio, 155 E, 24th St., Manhattan, New York City – Zeke Manners and His Gang
027 TELEVISION 20-2730/ CCD 230
028 EVER SINCE, EVE 20-2730/ CCD 230
029 THE STRANGEST FAMILY 20-2875 / CCD 230
030 THE OLD PIANO POLKA 20-2875
031 I'M A TIRED COWBOY 20-3005 / CCD 230
032 EASY PAYMENT BLUES 20-3005/ CCD 230
033 TWIN TROUBLE 20-3125/ CCD 230
034 GROUCHY GAUCHO 20-3125/ CCD 230
035 BLOW THE WHISTLE 20-3247
036 CIGARS, CIGARETTES, SOUVENIRS 20-3247
037 WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES 20-3452 48-0052
038 THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME 20-3452 48-0052
039 RUN FOR THE ROUNDHOUSE NELLIE [vcl: The Singing Lariaters] 21-0018/ CCD 230
040 THEY’RE OUT TO TRAP YA [vcl: The Singing Lariaters] 21-0018/ CCD 230
2 May 1951 [no 2084] New York City – Zeke Manners and His Trio
041 7209 SATINS AND LACE Capitol F1552
042 7210 THERE'S A RAINBOW IN THE SKY F1552
043 7211 THE PIANO PLAYER F1906
044 7212 poss. JUMP FOR JOY poss. rejected
2 May 1951 [no 2084A] New York City – Zeke Manners and His Trio
045 7290 GOOD HUMORESQUE BOOGIE F1906
5 March 1959 New York City – Elton Britt (Zeke Manners Band. Producer: Creed Taylor)
000 6087 HOME ON THE RANGE ABCS-293
000 6088 SOD SHANTY ABCS-293
000 6089 ROVING GAMBLER ABCS-293
000 6090 THE LONESOME COWBOY ABCS-293
March 1959 New York City – Elton Britt (Zeke Manners Band. Producer: Creed Taylor)
000 CHIME BELLS ABCS-293 ABCS-744
000 WHOOPIE TI YI YO ABCS-293
000 6093 RED WING 45-10743/ABCS-293 ABCS-744
000 THE RED RIVER VALLEY ABCS-293 ABCS-744
000 THE CRAWDAD SONG ABCS-293 ABCS-744
000 STREETS OF LAREDO ABCS-293
000 THAT'S WHY THE YODEL WAS BORN ABCS-293 ABCS-744
000 WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES ABCS-293
000 6099 THERE'S A STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAVING SOMEWHERE 45-10743/ABCS-293 ABCS-744



TRANSCRIPTIONS
1940s [Supertone transcriptions] poss. New York City – Zeke Manners And His Gang (vcl: Ace [-1], Zeke [-2], Elton Britt [-3], The Gang [-4], Hank [-5], Gabe [-6], Ezra Ford [-7])
GOLDEN RIVER -4 Supertone 1
GET ALONG LITTLE DOGIES -3,4 Supertone 3
I'LL BE HANGED -4 Supertone 4
OLE FAITHFUL -1-4 Supertone 5
I WAS BORN FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO – 4-5 Supertone 7
JESSE JAMES  -1-5-4 Supertone 8
LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ON MY CLAIM SUPERTONE 9 VOCAL EZRA AND GANG WITH
YODELS BY ELTON BRITT
WAIT FOR THE WAGON -1-4 Supertone 13
OLD DAN TUCKER -1-4 Supertone 16
NEW RIVER TRAIN -4 Supertone 18
BIRMINGHAM JAIL -1-7-4 Supertone 18
LITTLE AH SAID -6-4 Supertone 24
 


ALBUMS
ABC-Paramount ABC/ABCS-293 The Wandering Cowboy: Chime Bells; Roving Gambler; Whoopie Ti Yi Yo; The Lonesome Cowboy; The Red River Valley; The Crawdad Song; Streets Of Laredo; That's Why The Yodel Was Born; When It's Springtime In The Rockies; Red Wing; Home On The Range; Sod Shanty; There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere – 59 Elton Brottt with Zeke Manners' Band


Cowgilrboy [GER] LP 5025 Zeke Manners And His Gang: Make With The Music - Vocal Refrain Curly/Ez And Gabe;  Nobody's Love Is Like Mine -Vocal Refrain By Curly Gribbs/Ez And Hoke; Satins And Lace - Vocal By Zeke And Quartet; There's A Rainbow In The Sky - Vocal By Curly Gribbs And Quartet; Wait For The Wagon – (Vocal By Ace And Gang); Golden River - Vocal By Gang;  Get Along Little Dogies -  Vocal Elton And Gang; Little Ah Said - Vocal Gabe And Gang; Old Dan Tucker - Vocal Ace And Gang;  New River Train - Vocal By Gang; Birmingham Jail - Vocal By Ezra Ford/Ace And Gang; I'll Be Hanged - Vocal By Gang; Ole Faithful - Vocal Ace/Gang; I Was Born Four Thousand Years Ago - Vocal Hank ? And Gang;  Jesse James - Vocal Ace/Hank And Gang;  Little Old Sod Shanty On My Claim -  Vocal Ezra And Gang With Yodels By Elton Britt - 90
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD 230 The Golden Age Of Zeke Manners and his Gang: Fat Man Blues; Make With The Music; They're Out To Trap Ya; I'm A-Goin', Sue, I'm Goin'; Met A Texas Gal (In Cal-I-For-Ni-A); You'll Get Used To It; Sioux City Sue; Don't Dog Me 'Round; I Betcha My Heart I Love You; You Are So Different; Television; I Can Beat You Doin' (What You're Doin' To Me); Twin Trouble; Ever Since Eve; Nobody's Love Is Like Mine; The Fightin' Son-Of-A-Gun; That's Why I Waited So Long; Easy Payment Blues; Don't Do It Darling; Inflation; Missouri; Run For The Roundhouse Nellie; I'm A Tired Cowboy; Grouchy Gaucho; You Can Wait Beneath The Apple Tree; The Strangest Family; If You Only Knew – 00

SINGLES
Variety (1936) w. His Swing Billies
VA-536 Mr. Ghost Goes To Town / Leave It Up To Uncle Jake - 36
VA-640 Organ Grinder’s Swing / Blow The Whistle - 36
RCA Victor (1942-49)
B-9020 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / The Fighting Son-Of-A-Gun - 06-42 (released on Bluebird)
B-9041 It's Why I Waited So Long / I Betcha My Heart I Love You 08-42 (released on Bluebird)
20-1797 Sioux City Sue / Don't Dog Me 'Round - 01-46 (rev. Jan 5)
20-1845 I Can Beat You Doin' What You're Doin' / If You Only Knew – 04-46
20-1889 Make With The Music / Nobody's Love Like Mine – 06-46 (rev. June 29)
20-2013 Inflation / Missouri -10-46
20-2130 Betcha My Heart I Love You / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again – 02-47
20-2139 Eeny Meeny Dixie Deeny / Fat Man Blues - 02-47
20-2247 I'm A-Goin', Sue, I'm A-Goin' / You'll Get Use To It - 04-47
20-2349 Met A Texas Gal / You Are So Different - 07-47
20-2533 You Can wait Beneath That Apple Tree / Don't Do It, Darling – 11-47
20-2730 Television / Ever Since, Eve – 02-48
20-2875 Strangest Family / The Old Piano Polka - 04-48
20-3005 I'm A Tired Cowboy / Easy Payment Blues – 07-48
20-3125 Twin Trouble / Grouchy Gaucho – 10-48
20-3247 Blow The Whistle / Cigars, Cigarettes, Souvenirs – 11-48
21-0018 Run for the Roundhouse Nellie / They’re Out to Trap Ya – 02-49 The Singing Lariateers (vcl)
20-3452/48-0052 When It's Springtime In the Rockies / There Is Nothing Like A Dame – 05-49
Capitol (1951)
F1552 Satins And Lace / There's A Rainbow In The Sky - 05-51
F1906 The Piano Player / Good Humoresque Boogie - 12-51

No comments:

Post a Comment

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.