Becki Bluefield

2nd version
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Hans Sandberg, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

24 April 1967 Nashville, TN – Hugh X. Lewis and Becki Bluefield (Producer: Paul Cohen)
001 K-10242 DON'T DO IT DARLING Kapp KS-3522
002 K-10243 NOBODY'S DARLING BUT MINE KS-3522
16 May 1967 Nashville, TN – Freddie Hart and Becki Bluefield (Producer: Paul Cohen)
003 K-10266 SLOWLY KS-3546
4 January 1968 Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield
004 K-10759 STOP WHERE YOU ARE Kapp unissued

005 K-10760 I'M THE ONE YOU CAN TURN TO Kapp K-892
006 K-10761 NIGHT TIME GIRL Kapp K-892
ca. June 1968 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Shelby Singleton)
007 711-299 HE WENT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING PL-27
ca. September 1968 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Shelby Singleton)
008 711-415 DEAR ANN LANDERS PL-27
009 711-416 SOMEBODY’S GONNA PLOW YOUR FIELD Plantation PL-10/Omni 124
Omni OMNI-124 PLANTATION GOLD
ca. December 1968 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Shelby Singleton)
010 711-447 THE OTHER PART OF ME PL-10
early April 1970 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Jerry Bradley)
011 ZWA4-1084 WRAP ME AROUND YOUR FINGER 47-9891
012 ZWA4-1088 LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE RCA Victor 47-9891

(ZWA4-1085/7 by Archie Campbell)
ca December 1970 Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Joe Gibson)
013 P-026 BACKWOODS CHILD Prize PR98-07
014 P-027 THE LITTLE THINGS PR98-07
015 P-028 SATURDAY TOWN PR98-16
ca June 1971 Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Joe Gibson)
016 P-056 AFTER A GREAT DAY PR98-16
1971 Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Finley Duncan)
017 NR-1621 THE BALLAD OF CHARLEY PRIDE Circle 7102/Charly CR-30118
018 NR-1621 GOING HOME TO MAMA Circle 7102
Charly CR-30118 COUNTRY COMMENT (UK, 1976)
1974 Nashville, TN – Becki Bluefield
019 LOSING YOU IS TOO MUCH TO TAKE Soundwaves SW-4502
020 NO WOMAN LIKE YOU Soundwaves SW-4502

1974 unknown – Becki Bluefield (Producer: Dan Hoffman)
021 SWEET COUNTRY MUSIC TRA 3222/Craft 02888-3 DP 147-57
CRAFT 8 88072 0288 3 STAX COUNTRY;  SOUL BAG SB 147-57 THE COMPLETE STAX-VOLT SINGLES A AND B SIDES VOL. 57 STAX + VOLT RECORDS + OTHERS DIVISIONS (FRA, 2020)
Unknown info – Becki Bluefield
022 LITTLE BOY BLUE

SINGLES

Kapp (1967)
K-892 Night Time Girl / I'm The One You Can Turn To - 01-68
Plantation (1969)
PL-10 Somebody's Gonna Plow Your Field / The Other Part Of Me – 03-69 (rev. March 15)
PL-27 Dear Ann Landers / He Went Looking For Something – ca. 08-69
RCA Victor (1970)
47-9891 Looking Out For Number One / Wrap Me Around Your Finger - 09-70
Prize (1971)
PR98-07 Backwoods Child / Little Things – 22-03-71
PR98-16 After A Great Day / Saturday Town – 19-08-71
Circle (1971)
7102 The Ballad Of Charley Pride / Going Home To Mama - 71
Soundwaves (1974)
SW-4502 Losing You Is Too Much To Take / No Woman Like You - 74

Truth (1975)
TRA 3222 Sweet Country Music / ? – 01-75

Merritt Smith

by Tony Russell (Country discography 1921-1942)
SESSIONS
11 March 1929 Atlanta, GA – Merritt Smith and Keith Pooser (The Two Larks) (Merritt Smith [duet vcl], Keith Pooser [duet vcl] + unknown musicians)
001 W402275-B THE OLD RUGGED CROSS OKeh 45326
002 W402276-A SOFTLY AND TENDERLY 45326
003 W402277 IN A GARDEN unissued
004 W402278-B CAROLINA MOON 45318
005 W402279 DOWN AMONG THE SUGAR CANE unissued
006 W402280-A SLEEPY HEAD 45318
10 July 1929 OKeh Recording Studio, 11 Union Sq., New York City – Merritt Smith and Keith Pooser (The Two Larks) (Merritt Smith [duet vcl], Keith Pooser [duet vcl] + unknown musicians)
007 W402518 TAKE THE NAME OF JESUS WITH YOU unissued
008 W402519 DEATH IS ONLY A DREAM 45474
009 W402520 THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF PRAYER 45474
010 W402521 SOMEWHERE unissued
011 W402522–A-B MEMORIES OF HOME 45362
012 W402523 GOOD BYE ELIZA JANE unissued
013 W402524 THE LONESOME ROAD 45362
18 August 1930 Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, NY – Merritt Smith (Merritt Smith [vcl/gt])
014 GEX-2755-A SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY Challenge 33064
015 GEX-2756-A DEAR OLD SOUTHERN MOON rejected
016 GEX-2757-A I GOT A GIRL IN TENNESSEE rejected
017 GEX-2758-A GOING BACK TO DIXIE rejected
30 September 1931 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN - Merritt Smith and Leo Boswell (Merritt Smith [duet vcl/gt], Leo Boswell [duet vcl/gt/harmonica-1])
018 G18064-A TRY NOT TO FORGET Challenge 16358 Superior 2741
019 G18065-A SWEET MARTHA WILLIAMS 16358 Superior 2761
020 G18066 ON THE BANKS OF THE BRANDYWINE 16335 Superior 2761
021 G18067 WHEN THE HARVEST MOON IS SHINING 16335
022 G18068 DAISIES NEVER TELL 16433
023 G18069 OH MARY, DON'T YOU WEEP 16344 Superior 2825
024 G18070 JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE FOUNTAIN 16344 Superior 2825
025 G18071 THE NIGHT WAS DARK AND STORMY -1 16433
026 G18072 I REMEMBER WHEN MOTHER LEFT HOME -1 Superior 2741
28 October 1931 Atlanta, GA – Merritt Smith and Leo Boswell (Merritt Smith [duet vcl/gt], Leo Boswell [duet vcl/gt/])
027 W151972-1 MY HEART'S TURNED BACK TO DIXIE Columbia 15748-D
028 W151973 SONYA MY DARLING unissued
029 W151974-1 TRY NOT TO FORGET 15748-D
030 W151975 WHEN THE HARVEST MOON IS SHINING unissued
1 May 1934 New York City – Merritt Smith (The Voice of Melodies) (Merritt Smith [vcl/gt])
031 15142 DRIFTING DOWN THE BLUE RIDGE TRAIL ARC unissued
032 15143 MY OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME unissued
033 15144 DOWN IN THE OLD CHERRY ORCHARD unissued
034 15145 SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD unissued


SINGLES
OKeh (1929) The Two Larks
45318 Carolina Moon / Sleepy Head – 29
45326 The Old Rugged Cross / Softly And Tenderly – 29
45362 Memories Of Home / The Lonesome Road - 29
45474 Death Is Only A Dream / The Beautiful Garden Of Prayer – 29
Gennett (1930-1931)
Challenge
33064 She Was Bred In Old Kentucky / [Arkansas Woodchopper] – 30
16335 On The Banks Of The Brandywine / When The Harvest Moon Is Shining – 31 w. Leo Boswell
16344 Oh Mary, Don't You Weep / Jesus Keep Me Near The Fountain – 31 w. Leo Boswell
16358 Try Not To Forget / Sweet Martha Williams – 31 w. Leo Boswell
16433 The Night Was Dark And Stormy / Daisies Never Tell – 31 w. Leo Boswell
Superior (as Jim and Jack Burbank or Jack and Jim Burbank)
2741 Try Not To Forget / I Remember When Mother Left Home
2761 Sweet Martha Williams / On The Banks Of The Brandywine
2825 Oh Mary, Don't You Weep / Jesus Keep Me Near The Fountain
Columbia (1931)
15748-D My Heart's Turned Back To Dixie / Try Not To Forget – 31 (Australian issue on Regal G21556)

John David Sloan

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS

ca. September 1969 Nashville, TN – J. David Sloan (Producer: Waylon Jennings, Charlie McCoy)
001 S-9081 ANGELINE Starday 45-881/SLP 453
002 S-9082 SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT 45-881/SLP-453
003 S-9083 HEAVEN HELP MY SOUL 45-891/SLP-453
004 S-9084 LOVE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE WAY YOU WANT IT 45-891/SLP-453
September or November 1969 Nashville, TN – J. David Sloan (Producer: Waylon Jennings, Charlie McCoy)
005 SCARLET SISTER SLP-453
006 NAME OF THE GAME SLP-453
007 MAMA LOU SLP-453
008 COLOR OF THE BLUES SLP-453
009 SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE SLP-453
010 TARNISHED WEDDING RINGS SLP-453
011 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE SLP-453
November 1969 Nashville, TN – J.  David Sloan (Producer: Waylon Jennings, Charlie McCoy)
012 S-9115 SLEEP WOMAN SLEEP 45-897
013 S-9117 YOUNG WIDOW BROWN 45-897/SLP-453
1971 Delta Sound, Fort Worth, TX – J. David Sloan (Producer: David Anderson, Mickey Moody)
014 S-9274 THE SONGBIRD 45-929
015 S-9275 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE 45-929
016 S-9276 unknown title
017 S-9277 I'LL HAVE TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN 45-939
1972 Delta Sound, Fort Worth, TX - J. David Sloan (John David Sloan [vcl], Ronnie Dawson [gt], Bobby Rambo [el gt], Larry White [steel], Jerry Harris [bass], Paul Vinton [drums].Producer: David Anderson & Mickey Moody)
018 S-9305? COUNTRY BOY 45-932
019 S-9306 EVERYTHING 45-939 45-932
4 September 1973 [no 13664], Nashville, TN – John David Sloan (Producer: Jim Bowen)
020 81027 I THOUGHT I'D CALL YOU UP AND TELL YOU SO Opryland 3752
021 81028 I'M GETTING LONELY UNDERNEATH YOUR BIG OLD BED unissued
022 81029 I DON'T BELIEVE IT,I THINK I'LL KEEP IT OPRYLAND Opryland 3860
4 September 1973 [no 13665] Nashville, TN – John David Sloan (Producer: Jim Bowen)
023 81030 POLLY ANN unissued
024 81031 LET THE WHOLE TOWN WATCH 3752
20 February 1974 [no 13686] Bradley’s Barn, 722 Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - J. David Sloan (Producer: Jimmy Bowen)
025 81108 I KNOW THE FEELIN‘ Opryland 3860
026 81109 MAKING TENDER MEMORIES unissued
027 81110 (I SEE THE) WANT-TO IN YOUR EYES Opryland 3936
028 81111 WHO INVENTED HONKY TONKIN' Opryland 3936

ALBUMS
Starday SLP-S-453 The Exciting Young J. David Sloan: Scarlet Sister; Angeline; Name Of The Game; Mama Lou; Color Of The Blues; Heaven Help My Soul; Love Can't Always Be The Way You Want It; She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye; Tarnished Wedding Rings; Okie From Muskogee; Young Widow Brown; Something Ain't Right – 05-70

SINGLES
Starday (1969-72)
45-881 Angeline / Something Ain't Right - 10-69
45-891 Heaven Help My Soul / Love Can't Always Be The Way You Want It - 02-70
45-897 Young Widow Brown / Sleep, Woman, Sleep - 05-70 (rev. May

30)
45-929 The Songbird / One Toke Over The Line – 03-71 (rev. March 13)
45-932 Country Boy / Everything – 06-71 (rev. June 26)
45-939 Everything / I'll Have To Be With You Again – 01-72 (rev Feb. 5)
Capitol – Opryland (1973-74)
3752 I Thought I'd Call You Up And Tell You So / Let The Whole Town Watch - 10-73  (rev. Nov. 3)
3860 I Don't Believe It I Think I Feel It / I Know The Feelin' - 04-74 (rev. May 18)
3936 (I See The) Want-To In Your Eyes / Who Invented Honky Tonkin' - 07-74

  

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS DISCS:
United States Air Force - Country Music Time  # 154:  When The Sun Shines Baby;  Okie From Muskogee;  Something Ain’t Right;  Louisiana Man;  Today I Started Loving You Again;  Heaven Help My Soul – ca 09-70 (MX: 37144