Thursday, August 9, 2012

Philyaw Brothers

by Tony Russell, Murray Kirch
SESSIONS
7 September 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
001 21639-1 TAKE ME BACK, LITTLE DARLING ARC 7-11-51 Vocalion 02974 Conqueror 8952
002 21640-1 THE PRISONER'S LAST SONG 02997 71253 8889
003 21641-1 MOTHER I'M COMING BACK SOME DAY Cobqueror 8889
8 September 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
004 21650-1 PRETTY LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE TO MARRY Vocalion 03011 ARC 8-01-60 Conqueror 8890
005 21651-1 THERE'S NO OTHER FRIEND LIKE MOTHER 02997 ARC 7-12-53
006 21652 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN unissued
007 21655-2 AIN'T NEVER COMIN' BACK 04065
008 21656-1 TRUE SWEETHEART 03011 ARC 8-01-60 8890
009 21657 WHAT IS A HOME WITHOUT LOVE unissued
010 21658 ON MY WAY TO CANAAN LAND unissued
9 September 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
011 21660-3 JUST FORGIVE AND FORGET Vocalion 02974 ARC 7-11-51 Conqueror 8952
012 21661 DIDN'T THEY CRUCIFY MY LORD unissued
013 21662 SOMEBODY'S WRONG ABOUT THE BIBLE unissued
16 December 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
014 22180-2 I WISH I HAD NEVER SEEN SUNSHINE 03111 ARC 8-02-60
015 22181-1,2 JUST ONE MORE TIME 03419 ARC 8-04-53 9006
016 22182-2 MAMA TAKE YOUR TIME 03419 ARC 8-04-53 9006
017 22183-1 LONELY SWEETHEART 04314
018 22184 THOSE MEMORIES BREAK MY HEART unissued
019 22185-2 BRING BACK MY BLUE EYED SWEETHEART Vocalion 04186
020 22186 ON BANKS OF OHIO unissued
021 22187-1 LONESOME LOVESICK PRISONER 04314
17 December 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
022 22196-2 THERE OUR LOVE WON'T END THIS WAY 03111 ARC 8-02-60
023 22197-2 IT'S HARD TO PLEASE YOUR MIND 04119
024 22198-1 DADDY, YOU ARE TOO LATE 04119
025 22199-2 SOME DAY YOU ARE GONNA BE SORRY 04065
026 22200-2 ARE YOU READY MY FRIEND? 03379 ARC 8-02-61 8984
027 22201 WHERE SHALL I BE unissued
028 22202-2 WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL NO 5 Vocalion 03379 ARC 8-02-61 8984
18 December 1937 New York City – Philyaw Brothers (James Philyaw [duet vcl/gt], Myrl Philyaw [duet vcl/gt])
029 22203-2 BROWN FERRY BLUES NO.4 Vocalion 04186
030 22206 YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM DREAMING unissued

SINGLES
ARC
Vocalion


02974 Take Me Back, Little Darling / Just Forgive And Forget - 37
02997 The Prisoner's Last Song / There's No Other Friend Like Mother - 37
03011 Pretty Little Girls Are Made To Marry / A True Sweetheart - 37
03111  I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine / There Our Love Won't End This Way  - ca 01-38
03379 Are You Ready My Friend? /  What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul No 5 - 38
03419 Just One More Time /  Mama Take Your Time - 38
04065 Ain't Never Comin' Back / Some Day You Are Gonna Be Sorry - 38
04119 It's Hard To Please Your Mind / Daddy, You Are Too Late  - 38
04186 Bring Back My Blue Eyed Sweetheart / Brown Ferry Blues  No.4 - 38
04314 Lonely Sweetheart / Lonesome Lovesick Prisoner - 38
Melotone + other ARC labels
7-11-51 Take Me Back, Little Darling / Just Forgive And Forget – 11-37
7-12-53 The Prisoner's Last Song / There's No Other Friend Like Mother – 12-37
8-01-60 Pretty Little Girls Are Made To Marry / True Sweetheart – 01-38
8-02-60 I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine / There Our Love Won't End This Way – 02-38
8-02-61 Are You Ready My Friend? / What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul No 5 – 02-38
8-04-53 Just One More Time / Mama Take Your Time – 04-38
Conqueror
8889 The Prisoner's Last Song / Mother I'm Coming Back Some Day - 38
8890 Pretty Little Girls Are Made To Marry / True Sweetheart - 38
8952 Take Me Back, Little Darling / Just Forgive And Forget - 38
8984 Are You Ready My Friend? / What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul No 5 - 38
9006 Just One More Time / Mama Take Your Time - 38

1 comment:

  1. According to a Grandson, James and Myrl Philyaw were from rural Jones County in eastern North Carolina and were cousins and not brothers.

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