Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Eddie Skelton

Etsel Skelton ,*15-04-1932 Church Hill, TN
2nd version
By Dick Grant, Malcolm Chapman, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

ca April 1957 WKPT Station Studio, Kingsport, TN - Eddie Skelton and Rhythmtones (Eddie Skelton [vcl/rh gt], Ralph Ferguson [ld gt], Ray Hutchins [bass], Roger Solomon [piano], Billy Salye [sax])
001 ST-2557  LET ME BE WITH YOU FOREVER Starday 45-294/S-D LP-840
002 ST-2558  MY HEART GETS LONELY 45-294
ca July 1957 WKPT Station Studio, Kingsport, TN - Eddie Skelton and Rhythmtones (Eddie Skelton [vcl/rh gt], Ralph Ferguson [ld gt], Ray Hutchins [bass], Roger Solomon [piano], Billy Salye [sax])
003 ST-2614  NO SWEETHEART TONIGHT Starday 45-315
004 ST-2615  THAT’S LOVE    45-315
ca October 1958 WKPT Station Studio, Kingsport, TN - Eddie Skelton and Rhythmtones (Eddie Skelton [vcl/rh gt], Ralph Ferguson [ld gt], Ray Hutchins [bass], Roger Solomon [piano], Billy Salye [sax])
005 2836  WITHOUT YOU Dixie 45-2011 Rockin’ Stars 45-100
006 2837  KEEP IT SWINGING [GOTTA KEEP IT SWINGING*]  45-2011 Rockin’ Stars 45-100*/Million LP-3, Rockin’ Stars 45-100 Potomac P-37650, Collector CLCD-4410
ca January 1959 WKPT Station Studio, Kingsport, TN - Eddie Skelton and Rhythmtones (Eddie Skelton [vcl/rh gt], Ralph Ferguson [ld gt], Ray Hutchins [bass], Roger Solomon [piano], Billy Salye [sax])
007 2873  LOVE YOU TOO MUCH Dixie 45-2015/Million LP-3 Collector CLCD-4410
008 2874  REBEL’S RETREAT -instr.-  45-2015/LP-3 CLCD-4410          
1958 or 1959 unknown – Eddie Skelton
009 SHADOW MY BABY  Ace CDCHD 704
ACE CHCHD 704 STARDAY DIXIE ROCKABILLY (UK, 1999)     
ca July 1959 unknown - Eddie Skelton (unknown musicians)
010 3064  CURLY -instr.- Dixie 45-2025/Million LP-3 Dixie CD-2222
011 3065  FEELIN’ BLUE   45-2025/Dixie CD-3333
1966 Nashville, TN – Skelton Brothers (Eddie Skelton [vcl/gt], Ron Skelton [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
S01 B225A YELLOW, GREEN AND BLUE  Bragg 225
S02 B225B I HATE TO SEE YOU BACK IN TOWN AGAIN Bragg 225
1967 Nashville, TN – Skelton Brothers (Eddie Skelton [vcl/gt], Ron Skelton [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
S03 GR-7/ZTSB-129109 THE BEGINNING OF THE END Great 1100
S04 GR-8/ZTSB 129110 MEET ME HALFWAY  Great 1100
1968 Nashville, TN – Skelton Brothers (Eddie Skelton [vcl/gt], Ron Skelton [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
S05 SoN 58731 IF I HAD YOU IN A JUG  Great 1175
S06 SoN 58732 ALWAYS, IT‘S YOU  Great 1175
S07 PRP 7711 I’LL HATE ME IN THE MORNING  Great 1250
S08 PRP 7712 TOO COLD TO BURN Great 1250
1969 Nashville, TN - Eddie Skelton
012 MT 512 YOU’RE THE LAST THING (THAT I WANT TO LOSE) Music Town 017
013 MT 513  WHAT ONCE WAS US 024
014 MT 514 LET ME BE WITH YOU FOREVER 024
015 MT 515  ENOUGH TO BRING ME HOME  017
ca. May 1970 Nashville, TN - Eddie Skelton (unknown musicians)
016 CH-912  COLORADO QUEENIE Chart CH-5077
017 CH-913  THIS HEART WAS BUILT FOR TWO CH-5077

SINGLES
Starday/Dixie* (1957-59)
45-294 Let Me Be With You Forever / My Heart Gets Lonely - 05-57 (rev. June 3)
45-315 No Sweetheart Tonight / That’s Love - 09-57
45-2011* Without You / Gotta Keep It Swinging - 11-58 (rev. Nov. 17; reissued on Rockin’ Stars 45-100)
45-2015* Love You Too Much / Rebel’s Retreat – 03-59 (rev. March 16)
45-2025* Curly / Feelin’ Blue - 59
Bragg (1966)  Skelton Brothers
225  Yellow, Green And Blue / I Hate To See You Back In Town Again – 01-66 (rev. Record World, Jan. 8)
Great  (1967) Skelton Brothers
1100 The Beginning Of The End / Meet Me Halfway – 12-67
1175 If I Had You In A Jug / Always, It‘s You – 05-68 (ad. May 18)
1250 I’ll Hate Me In The Morning / Too Cold To Burn – 27-01-69
Music Town (1969)
017 You’re The Last Thing  (That I Want To Lose) / Enough To Bring Me Home – 28-07-69
024 What Once Was Us / Let Me Be With You Forever - 69
Chart (1970)
CH-5077 Colorado Queenie / This House Was Built For Two – 06-70 (rev. June 27)

Sierra

by Michel Ruppli. Praguefrank
SESSIONS
June/July 1977 Record Plant, 1032 N Sycamore Ave., Hollywood, CA - Sierra (Gib Guilbeau [vcl/rh gt], Bobby Cochran [vcl/ld gt/rh gt/hammond B-3 organ], Sneaky Pete Kleinow [steel], Thad Maxwell [vcl/bass], Mickey McGee [vcl/drums] + Tower of Power Brass Section [horns], Felix Pappalardi [vcl/piano]. Producer: Felix Pappalardi)
001 2-53900 GINA Mercury SRM-1-1179
002 2-53901 FARMER'S DAUGHTER SRM-1-1179
003 2-53902 HONEY DEW SRM-1-1179
004 2-53903 I FOUGHT LOVE SRM-1-1179
005 2-53904 STRANGE HERE IN THE NIGHT SRM-1-1179
006 2-53905 I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU SRM-1-1179
007 2-53906 IF I COULD ONLY GET TO YOU SRM-1-1179
008 2-53907 SHE'S THE TALL ONE SRM-1-1179
009 2-53908 DON'T PLANT ROSES SRM-1-1179
010 2-53909 YOU GIVE ME LOVIN' SRM-1-1179
011 2-53910 LET ME LIVE SRM-1-1179

ALBUMS
Mercury SRM-1-1179 Sierra: Gina; Farmer's Daughter; Honey Dew; I Fought Love; Strange Here In The Night; I'd Rather Be With You; If I Could Only Get To You; She's The Tall One; Don't Plant Roses; You Give Me Lovin'; Let Me Live - 77


SINGLES
Mercury (1977)
73966 Gina / Strange Here In The Night – 77
SFL-2253 If I Could Only Get To You / Gina – 77 (Japanese issue)