Stephen Land Norris, *04-11-1877 Ellijay, GA , +10-07-1951
by Tony Russell (Country Discography 1921-1942), Mario Manciotti, Ron Norris, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
early April 1924 Atlanta, GA – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
001 8619-A YELLOW GAL Okeh 40096
002 8620-A GROUNDHOG 40096
26 August 1924 Atlanta, GA – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
003 8700-A CUMBERLAND GAP 40212
004 8701-A YOU OUGHT TO BE ARRESTED AND PUT IN JAIL 40374
005 8702-A KITTY PUSS 40212
006 8703-A FOX CHASE IN GEORGIA 40374
ca. 22 April 1925 Atlanta, GA – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
007 9083-A GAMBLING MAN 40404
008 9084-A MUSKRAT 40404
009 9085 untraced
010 9086-A CHARMING BETSY 45033/County 515 CO-CD-3533
COUNTY 515 MOUNTAIN BANJO SONGS AND TUNES (ORIGINAL RECORDINGS MADE IN 1925-1933) (1968); COUNTY CO-CD-3533 OLDTIME MOUNTAIN BANJO (2005)
ca. 2 July 1925 Atlanta, GA – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
011 9194-A DOGWOOD MOUNTAIN 40433
012 9195-A PAT THAT BUTTER DOWN 45017
013 9196-A LITTLE BIRDIE 45006
014 9197-A DINAH 45017
015 9198 untraced
016 9199-A I LOVE SOMEBODY 45033
017 9200-A IDA RED 45006
018 9201-A RED CREEK 40433
27 April 1926 OKeh Recording Studio, 25 West 45th St., Manhattan, New York City – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
019 80009-A OLD GREY MARE 45047
020 80010-A JOHNNIE 45047
021 80011 THE OLD JIM CROW unissued
022 80012-A BUM DADDY 45058
28 April 1926 OKeh Recording Studio, 25 West 45th St., Manhattan, New York City – Land Norris (Land Norris [vcl/banjo])
023 80013 A PILFRIM‘S SONG unissued
024 80014 SOME SWEET DAY BYE AND BYE unissued
025 80015 I‘VE WANDERED TO THE VILLAGE TOM unissued
026 80016-A GETTING INTO TROUBLE 45058
027 80017 GOING TO HAVE A BIG TIME TO-NIGHT unissued
SINGLES
OKeh (1924-1926)
40096 Yellow Gal / Groundhog - 24
40212 Cumberland Gap / Kitty Puss -24
40374 You Ought To Be Arrested And Put In Jail / Fox Chase In Georgia - 25
40404 Gambling Man / Muskrat - 25
40433 Dogwood Mountain / Red Creek - 25
45006 Little Birdie / Ida Red - 25
45017 Pat That Butter Down / Dinah - ca 26
45033 Charming Betsy / I Love Somebody - 26
45047 Old Grey Mare / Johnnie - 26
45058 Bum Daddy / Getting Into Trouble – 26
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Land Norris
Drew Nelson
by Praguegrank
SESSIONS
2000 unknown, MI – Drew Nelson
001 HOPE SLIPS AWAY
002 STILL IN LOVE
003 ANCHORAGE
004 SAME
005 FALLING DOWN
006 RECOVERING ANGELS
tracks above issued on EP Recovering Angels
June/August 2001 [sessions for Winter In West Michigan] Aartvark Productions, Grand Rapids, MI – Drew Nelson
007 BABY FOR A KING SGN Publishing
008 HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING SGN Publishing
2005 unknown, MI – Drew Nelson
009 LOVELY DAY
010 BREATHE
011 TRACTOR
012 NEXT BEST WESTERN
013 WALL-MART V2.0
014 WEALTHY ST.
015 BRAND NEW WAY
016 SUMMER RAIN
017 TERRY'S TUNE
018 IMMIGRANT SON
019 HEAVEN'S PERFECT PLAN
020 ANCHORAGE
021 INDIANA
tracks above issued on album Immigrant Son
2008 unknown – Drew Nelson
022 YOU WERE THERE
023 LOVELY DAY
tracks above issued on compilation Rock Out Cystinosis
2008 Mackinaw Harvest Studios, Grand Rapids, MI – Drew Nelson (Drew Nelson [vcl/ac gt/mandolin], Michael Crittenden [el gt/banjo/piano/organ/ bass instrument], Captain Midnight [el gt/pedal steel/dobro], Jim Spalink [hurdy-gurdy], Fred Wilson [mandolin], Dominic Sctucha [el bass], Brian Morrill [drums], Lauran Bittenger [accordion], Claudia Schmidt, Rachael Davis, Natalia Zukerman [bck vcl])
024 HIGHWAY 2 Waterbug 87
025 WAITING FOR THE SUN Waterbug 87
026 STRANGER Waterbug 87
027 GRANDMOTHER MOON Waterbug 87
028 TRUE AND FINE Waterbug 87
029 FARMER'S LAMENT Waterbug 87
030 HALF A MILE DOWN Waterbug 87
031 RAINDANCE Waterbug 87
032 HELLO Waterbug 87
033 MOLLY'S HOME Waterbug 87
034 (Untitled) Waterbug 87
035 (Untitled) Waterbug 87
2010 [live- The Medicine Show Health and Happiness Hour] unknown, Scotland, UK – Drew Nelson
unknown tracks for Live In The Highlands
2011 unknown – Drew Nelson
036 HARD TIMES Blue Corn 1103
BLUE CORN 1103 DARK RIVER - SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA (2011)
038 DANNY AND MARIA Red House RHR-CD-249
039 DUST Red House RHR-CD-249
040 ST. JUDE Red House RHR-CD-249
041 LESSONS Red House RHR-CD-249
042 5TH OF SEPTEMBER Red House RHR-CD-249
043 HERE TO THERE Red House RHR-CD-249
044 WHAT SHE DOES Red House RHR-CD-249
045 COPPER Red House RHR-CD-249
046 MY GIRL Red House RHR-CD-249
047 HALLELUJAH MORNING Red House RHR-CD-249
ALBUMS
Mackinaw Harvest Music Group ? Recovering Angels: Hope Slips Away; Still In Love; Anchorage; Same; Falling Down; Recovering Angels – 01 (EP)
Mackinaw Harvest Music Group ? (UPC713174002120) Immigrant Son: Lovely Day; Breathe; Tractor; Next Best Western; Wall-Mart V2.0; Wealthy St.; Brand New Way; Summer Rain; Terry's Tune; Immigrant Son; Heaven's Perfect Plan; Anchorage; Indiana- 05
Waterbug 87 Dusty Road To Beaulah Land?: Highway 2; Waiting for the Sun; Stranger; Grandmother Moon; True and Fine; Farmer's Lament; Half A Mile Down; Raindance; Hello; Molly's Home; (Untitled); (Untitled) – 21-04-09
? Live In The Highlands: (tracks unknown)- 28-11-10
Red House RHR-CD-249 Tilt A Whirl: Promised Land; Danny And Maria; Dust; St. Jude; Lessons; 5th Of September; Here To There; What She Does; Copper; My Girl; Hallelujah Morning - 14-02-12
SESSIONS
2000 unknown, MI – Drew Nelson
001 HOPE SLIPS AWAY
002 STILL IN LOVE
003 ANCHORAGE
004 SAME
005 FALLING DOWN
006 RECOVERING ANGELS
tracks above issued on EP Recovering Angels
June/August 2001 [sessions for Winter In West Michigan] Aartvark Productions, Grand Rapids, MI – Drew Nelson
007 BABY FOR A KING SGN Publishing
008 HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING SGN Publishing
2005 unknown, MI – Drew Nelson
009 LOVELY DAY
010 BREATHE
011 TRACTOR
012 NEXT BEST WESTERN
013 WALL-MART V2.0
014 WEALTHY ST.
015 BRAND NEW WAY
016 SUMMER RAIN
017 TERRY'S TUNE
018 IMMIGRANT SON
019 HEAVEN'S PERFECT PLAN
020 ANCHORAGE
021 INDIANA
tracks above issued on album Immigrant Son
2008 unknown – Drew Nelson
022 YOU WERE THERE
023 LOVELY DAY
tracks above issued on compilation Rock Out Cystinosis
2008 Mackinaw Harvest Studios, Grand Rapids, MI – Drew Nelson (Drew Nelson [vcl/ac gt/mandolin], Michael Crittenden [el gt/banjo/piano/organ/ bass instrument], Captain Midnight [el gt/pedal steel/dobro], Jim Spalink [hurdy-gurdy], Fred Wilson [mandolin], Dominic Sctucha [el bass], Brian Morrill [drums], Lauran Bittenger [accordion], Claudia Schmidt, Rachael Davis, Natalia Zukerman [bck vcl])
024 HIGHWAY 2 Waterbug 87
025 WAITING FOR THE SUN Waterbug 87
026 STRANGER Waterbug 87
027 GRANDMOTHER MOON Waterbug 87
028 TRUE AND FINE Waterbug 87
029 FARMER'S LAMENT Waterbug 87
030 HALF A MILE DOWN Waterbug 87
031 RAINDANCE Waterbug 87
032 HELLO Waterbug 87
033 MOLLY'S HOME Waterbug 87
034 (Untitled) Waterbug 87
035 (Untitled) Waterbug 87
2010 [live- The Medicine Show Health and Happiness Hour] unknown, Scotland, UK – Drew Nelson
unknown tracks for Live In The Highlands
2011 unknown – Drew Nelson
036 HARD TIMES Blue Corn 1103
BLUE CORN 1103 DARK RIVER - SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA (2011)
2011
Mackinaw Harvest Studios, Grand Rapids, MI – Drew Nelson (Drew Nelson [vcl/ac
gt/ el gt/ mandolin], Brett Lucas [ld gt], Drew Howard [steel], Marc R. Schroek
[bass/ mandolin/ violin/ vcl],Brian Morrill [drums], Michael Crittenden
[Hammond B3/ piano/ percussion/ tambourine/ el gt/ vcl], Jen Sygit [vcl-1].
Producer, Engineer: Michael Crittenden)
037 PROMISED LAND Red House RHR-CD-249038 DANNY AND MARIA Red House RHR-CD-249
039 DUST Red House RHR-CD-249
040 ST. JUDE Red House RHR-CD-249
041 LESSONS Red House RHR-CD-249
042 5TH OF SEPTEMBER Red House RHR-CD-249
043 HERE TO THERE Red House RHR-CD-249
044 WHAT SHE DOES Red House RHR-CD-249
045 COPPER Red House RHR-CD-249
046 MY GIRL Red House RHR-CD-249
047 HALLELUJAH MORNING Red House RHR-CD-249
ALBUMS
Mackinaw Harvest Music Group ? Recovering Angels: Hope Slips Away; Still In Love; Anchorage; Same; Falling Down; Recovering Angels – 01 (EP)
Mackinaw Harvest Music Group ? (UPC713174002120) Immigrant Son: Lovely Day; Breathe; Tractor; Next Best Western; Wall-Mart V2.0; Wealthy St.; Brand New Way; Summer Rain; Terry's Tune; Immigrant Son; Heaven's Perfect Plan; Anchorage; Indiana- 05
Waterbug 87 Dusty Road To Beaulah Land?: Highway 2; Waiting for the Sun; Stranger; Grandmother Moon; True and Fine; Farmer's Lament; Half A Mile Down; Raindance; Hello; Molly's Home; (Untitled); (Untitled) – 21-04-09
? Live In The Highlands: (tracks unknown)- 28-11-10
Red House RHR-CD-249 Tilt A Whirl: Promised Land; Danny And Maria; Dust; St. Jude; Lessons; 5th Of September; Here To There; What She Does; Copper; My Girl; Hallelujah Morning - 14-02-12