Strommen Brothers

by Praguefrank, Michal Gololobov

SESSIONS

1977 Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN– The Strommen Brothers (Eliot Strommen, Del Strommer [vcl] + Pete Bordonalli [ld gt], Larry Keith [rh gt], Hal Rugg [steel], Don Smith [bass], Clyde Brooks [drums], Buddy Spicher/ Johnny Gimble/ Jimmy bryant  [fiddle], Charlie McCoy [harp], Billy Poett [sax])

001 HARD TIME CHARLIE SOFT SHOES  Baby Grand SE 1076 

002 BALLYHOO DAYS  Baby Grand SE 1076

003 WOULDN'T YOU RATHER  Baby Grand SE 1076

004 BAD DREAMS  Baby Grand SE 1076 

005 MISTER D.J.  Baby Grand SE 1076 

006 WHAT A WAY TO GO  Baby Grand SE 1076 

007 I AIN'T BLIND  Baby Grand SE 1076

008 CIGAREETTS, WHUSKY, AND WILD, WILD WOMEN  Baby Grand SE 1076

009 THE AUCTIONEER SONG  Baby Grand SE 1076

010 MARBLES  Baby Grand SE 1076 

ca 1978 unknown – The Strommen Brothers (Eliot Strommen, Del Strommer [vcl] + unknown musicians)

011 I FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME  Baby Grand SE 2082 

012 LET ME IN  Baby Grand SE 2082

013 DON'T THROW OUR LOVE AWAY  Baby Grand SE 2082 

014 WE COULD HAVE BEEN THE CLOSEST OF FRIENDS  Baby Grand SE 2082 

015 MAN, SHE'S A PRETTY THING  Baby Grand SE 2082 

016 LOVE'S A GAME THAT YOU PLAY  Baby Grand SE 2082 

017 MEET ME DOWN BY THE RIVER  Baby Grand SE 2082 

018 CAROLINE  Baby Grand SE 2082 

ca 1979 unknown – The Strommen Brothers (Eliot Strommen [vcl/keyboards], Del Strommer [vcl/percussion] + unknown musicians)

unknown tracks for SE 2083

1981 Columbia Recording Studio, 34 music Sq. East, Nashville, TN – The Strommen Brothers (Eliot Strommen [vcl/keyboards], Del Strommer [vcl/percussion] + Larry Keith [gt/bck vcl], Pete Bordonali [gt], Don Roth [gt], Steve Burchfield [gt], Sonny Garrish [steel], Larry Paxton [bass], Clyde Brooks [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Hubert Hester [fiddle],  Tony Migliore [keyboards], Dan Hoffman, C.C. Couch, Ricky Page, Alan Mooio, Dick Krim, Steve Pippin [bck vcl])

029 THAT’S WHEN THE MAGIC BEGINS Monument SM 12002 

030 RIDE THE BULL TONIGHT Monument 21002/SM 12002 

031 WILLIE SING ME BACK TO TEXAS Monument SM 12002 

032 WISHING WE DIDN’T KNOW NOW WHAT WE DIDN’T KNOW THEN Monument SM 12002 

033 WHAT’S A NICE GUY LIKE ME DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS Monument 21002/SM 12002 

034 LET ME DOWN EASY Monument SM 12002 

035 OLD SOLDIER Monument SM 12002 

036 I’M A FOOL FOR LOVING HER, AND YOU’RE A FOOL FOR LOVING ME Monument SM 12002

037 YOU SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT EVERYBODY Monument WS4-03875/SM 12002 

038 THE LAST SHOW Monument WS4-03875/SM 12002  

ALBUMS

Baby Grand SE 1076* Ballyhoo Days: Hard Time Charlie Soft Shoes; Ballyhoo Days; Wouldn't You Rather; Bad Dreams; Mister D.J.; What A Way To Go; I Ain't Blind; Cigareetts, Whusky, And Wild, Wild Women; The Auctioneer Song; Marbles – 77 (*SE 1072 listed in some sourcesů also as Orphan OR 0836 What A Waz To Go)

Baby Grand SE 2082 Meet Me Down By  The River: I Finally Got It Right This Time; Let Me In; Don't Throw Our Love Away; We Could Have Been The Closest Of Friends; Man, She's A Pretty Thing; Love's A Game That You Play; Meet Me Down By The River; Caroline – 79

Baby Grand SE 2083 Lifetime Loser: (tracks unknown) - 79

Monument SM 12002 Down At the Bluebird: That’s When The Magic Begins; Ride The Bull Tonight; Willie Sing Me Back To Texas; Wishing We Didn’t Know Now What We Didn’t Know Then; What’s A Nice Guy Like Me Doing In A Place Like This; Let Me Down Easy; Old Soldier; I’m A Fool For Loving Her, And You’re A Fool For Loving Me; You Say Something Nice About Everybody; The Last Show – 31-12-81 (reissued on PW  38529 The Strommen Brothers in 1983)

SINGLES

Monument

M 21002 What's A Nice Guy Like Me Doing In A Place Like This? / Ride The Bull Tonight – 21-10-81

WS4-03875 You Say Something Nice About Everybody / The Last Show – 82