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

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