Thursday, July 26, 2012

Swanee River Boys

2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
12 December 1950 [14:30-16:30] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Swanee River Boys
001 50-S-6128 unknown title
002 50-S-6129 SIN IS WHAT‘S THE MATTER (WITH THIS WORLD WE’RE IN) MGM K10913
003 50-S-6130 CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY K10913
004 50-S-6131 unknown title
17 April 1953 New York City – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
005 K6316 WHAT AM I GONNA DO King 45-1220
006 K6317 WHEREVER I GO 45-1220
007 K6318 GLORYLAND BOOGIE 45-1254 EP 302/LP 556 LP 567 Glory SS-1000
008 K6319 DO YOU BELIEVE 45-1254 EP 302/LP 567 Glory SS-1000
29 July 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
009 K3656 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU SO 45-1349
010 K3657 MARRIED LIFE 45-1349
011 K3658 WAS HE QUIET OR DID HE CRY ? 45-1258 EP 302/LP 567 LP 1007 Audio Lab AL 1517
012 K3659 I HAVE A DESIRE 45-1258 EP 302/LP 567 LP 1007 Audio Lab AL 1517
28 October 1953 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
013 K3684 HE LIFTED ME FROM SIN 45-1326/LP-567
014 K3685 I‘VE GOT A DATE TO MEET AN ANGEL 45-1289/LP-567
015 K3686 WHEN I MOVE TO THE SKY 45-1289/LP-567
016 K3687 NOT NECESSARY 45-1326/LP-567
8 October 1954 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
017 K3846 I DON’T WORRY 45-1431 Parlophone DP 509/LP 567
018 K3847 I WANNA HEAR 45-1401
019 K3848 I GOT TIRED 45-1401
020 K3849 FIRE’S A-COMIN’ 45-1431 Parlophone DP 509/LP 567
4 September 1955 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewester Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
021 K4015 REMEMBER MY NAME IN YOUR PRAYERS 45-4880/LP 567
022 K4016 TWELVE GATES 45-4844
023 K4017 GOING UP TO BE WITH GOD 45-4880
024 K4018 JUST AS SURE 45-4844
10 January 1957 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Swanee River Boys (Buford Abner, Merle Abner, George Hughes, Horace Floyd)
025 K4120 I AM THE MAN 45-5016 Parlophone DP-533
026 K4121 I’M GONNA TRY 45-5016 Parlophone DP-533
027 K4122 I’D RATHER BE A SERVANT 45-5039/LP 567
028 K4123 I’LL NOT WALK ALONE 45-5039
Swanee River Boys later recorded for Skylite, and Zondervan. Info in albums list

ALBUMS
King 567 Sacred Songs: Gloryland Boogie; Was He Quiet Or Did He Cry; Do You Believe; I'd Rather Be A Servant; When I Move; Remember My Name In Your Prayers; ; I Have a Desire; Fire's A-Comin'; He Lifted Me From Sin; I've Got A Date To Meet An Angel; Not Necessarily; I Don't Worry – 56
Zondervan ZLP 635 Swanee River Boys’ Finest: Up To The House Of The Lord; A Man Who Is Wise; A Fool Such As I; Tribulation; I’ll Never Turn Back; Wade In De Water; Lower Lights; The Sun Didn’t Shine; O What A Saviour; Heaven Somebody I’ll Gain; By and By; Where No One Stands Alone – 03-65
Zondervan ZLP 641 Jerry Barnes And The Swanee River Boys Sing Country Gospel: Wings Of A Dove; According To Thy Loving Kindness; He’s Everywhere; All Day, All Night; Do Lord; Do You Think To Pray; Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel; tand By Me; Blessed Assurance; Old Ship Of Zion; I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love; When We See Christ - 65
Zondervan ZLP 685 In Nashville: Surely Goodness And Mercy; I Ain't Got Time; I Will Be Rich; Go Tell It On The Mountain; The Dearest Old Rock; I've Got It You Can Get It; Love Thy Neighbor; Preachin' Man; I Wish I Had Heard; Coming Home; In Times Like These; Look Away To Heaven – 02-66 (recorded at RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN)
Zondervan ZLP 718S Swanee River Boys Sing Great Gospel Songs: I Get Happy; Beyond The Farthest Star; Heaven Came Down And Glory Filled My Soul; Touch Me; After My Cross; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Who Cares?; The Sweet By And By; Thank You, Jesus; One Of These Mornings; My Lord, What A Morning; It's Not An Easy Road – 6-
Skylite SLP 6055 That’s Gospel Brother!: Brotherly Love; Preaching Man; He Spoke; The Old Tear-Stained Altar; Drifting Too Far; Day by Day; That's Gospel Brother; I'm on my Way; So Many Reasons; It Took a Little Time; Remember My Name in Your Prayer; Touch Me: - 67
Skylite SLP 6066 The Spiritual Sounds Of The Swanee River Boys: When I Wake Up That Morning; I Talk To Him In Prayer; Do You Believe?; I Love Him More; When I Move; Was He Quiet Or Did He Cry; Ole Virginny; Worrying; Dip Your Finger In Some Water; A Quiet Room; An Empty Mansion; Things Invisible – 05-68
Skylite SLP 6077 I’m Building A Bridge: Leave It Alone; A Date with and Angel; Do A Little More; The Unclouded Day; I'm Building a Bridge; Don't Wait for the Hearse; I Am in His Care; Move to the Top of the Mountain; There's One; Satisfied Mind; Glory to His Name – 05-69 (reissued on SLP 6312 in 1984)
Associated Artists ? Bufford Abner and The Swanee Rivers Boys, vol. 1 (1939-1971): Wade In De Water; An Empty Mansion; I'll Never Turn Back; I'm On My Way To Canaanland; I'd Rather Be A Servant; I Love Him More; Brotherly Love; I get Happy; Do You Believe; I Have A Desire; He Spoke; He Lifted Me From Sin; Drifting Too Far From The Shore; Beyond The Farthest Sky; I Ain't Got Time - 02
Associated Artists ? Bufford Abner and The Swanee Rivers Boys, vol. 2: When I Move; Touch Me; In Times Like These; The Unclouded Day; The Dearest Old Book; A Man Who Is Wise; Gloryland Boogie; Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; The Sun Didn't Shine; Was He Quiet or Did He Cry; Preaching Man; Look Away To Heaven; I've Got It, You Can Get It; Day By Day; Fire's A Comin' – 02
Associated Artists ? Bufford Abner and The Swanee Rivers Boys, vol. 3: That's Gospel Brother; So Many Reasons; Worrying; I Don't Worry Anymore; Leave It Alone; A There Is One; I've Got A Date To Meet An Angel; Ole Virginny; Dip Your Finger In Some Water; O What A Savior; Remember My Name In Your Prayers; Tribulation; I Wish I Had Heard; The Old Tear Stained Altar; Coming Home
Associated Artists ? Bufford Abner and The Swanee Rivers Boys, vol. 4: When I Wake Up That Mornin'; Satisfied Mind; After My Cross; Things Invisible; We'll Understand It Better By And By; Love Thy Neighbor; I Am In His Care; Heaven Someday I Will Gain; I Thank You Jesus; It Took A Long, Long Time; Movin' To The Top Of The Mountain; Go Tell It On The Mountain; Not Necessarily; One Of These Mornings; Where No One Stands Alone

RADIO PROGRAMS (on reels or cassettes)
McCoy’s Recording Inc. 1778 Checkerboard Time
McCoy’s Recording Inc. 3052 Western Auto Circle Arrow Show


SINGLES
MGM (1951)
K 10913 Sin Is What’s The Matter (With This World We‘re In) / Carry Me Back To Old Virginny - 51
King (1953-57)
45-1220 What Am I Gonna Do / Wherever I Go – 06-53
45-1254 Gloryland Boogie / Do You Believe? – 08-53 (rev. Sept.12)
45-1258 I Have A Desire / Was He Quiet Or Did He Die – 09-53
45-1289 When I Move / I've Got A Date To Meet An Angel – 12-53
45-1326 Not Necessarily / He Lifted Me From Sin – 03-54
45-1349 Married Life / Because I Love You So – 05-54 (rev. May 8)
45-1401 I Wanna Hear / I Got Tired – 10-54
45-1431 I Don't Worry / Fires A-Comin' – 01-55 (UK issue on Parlophone DP 509)
45-4844 Twelve Gates / Just As Sure – 10-55
45-4880 Remember My Name In Your Prayers / Going Up To Be With God – 03-56
45-5016 I Am The Man / I'm Gonna Try – 01-57 (UK issue on Parlophone DP 533)
45-5039 I’d Rather Be A Servant / I’ll Not Walk Alone – 04-57
(EP)
EP 302 Gloryland Boogie / Do You Believe / I Have A Desire / Was He Quiet Or Did He Die – 53?

Wake Eastman

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2004 prob. Austin, TX – Wake Eastman (Producer: David Murray)
001 LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
002 MAY THE LONE STAR FLAG FOREVER FLY
003 LONELYVILLE
004 AGAINST THE GRAIN
005 RAINING ALL OVER MY HEART
006 DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL
007 THESE COLORS DON'T RUN
008 HOW CAN I MISS YOU
009 DEAD END ROAD
010 BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME
011 WHAT ARE FENCES FOR
012 HITCHED, BALLED, AND CHAINED
tracks above issued on album Against The Grain
2011 Jumping Dog Studio, Austin, TX – Wake Eastman (+ Slade Crabtree, Brad Wright, Lee Crowell, Cliff Miller, Ron Flynt, Kurt Baumer, Kim Deschamps, and Greg Whitfield. Producer: Ron Flynt, Slade Crabtree, Wake Eastman)
013 I'VE BEEN HAD
014 FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW
015 BACKBONE JOB
016 THAT DIRT
017 DOG ON A CHAIN
018 AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET
019 THE KNOWERS OF THINGS
020 YOU DOUBLE CROSSED MY MIND AGAIN
021 TASTE OF FREEDOM
022 THE SORE SPOT
023 LIFE THAT WE CREATE
024 CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA
025 TIE ME DOWN
026 12-GAUGE EDUCATION
027 HELP ME HELP MYSELF
tracks above issued on album Born Again Sinner

2018 Walter Cross Drumtrack/Recording Studio,  Montgomery, TX – Wake Eastman
028 SORRY CHEYENNE
029 BLUE EYED MISERY
030 LET'S DRINK IT OVER
031 RED WINE AND THE BLUES
032 SOPHIA BEAUSOLEIL
033 CRAZY MOON
034 TAKE A RIGHT AT AMARILLO
035 WHERE THERE'S A WILLIE THERE'S A WAYLON
036 BLACKTOP BLUES
037 HE IS A SOLDIER
038 BESIDE THIS MAN
Tracks above issued on album Crazy Moon
 


ALBUMS
Wake Eastman ? (UPC750532940922) Against The Grain: Light At The End Of The Tunnel; May the Lone Star Flag Forever Fly; Lonelyville; Against the Grain; Raining All Over My Heart; Day In The Life Of A Fool; These Colors Don't Run; How Can I Miss You; Dead End Road; Battle of Wounded Me; What Are Fences For; Hitched, Balled, And Chained – 21-12-04
Wake Eastman ? (UPC 884501661959 ) Born Again Sinner: I've Been Had; Five O'clock Shadow; Backbone Job; That Dirt; Dog On a Chain; Ain't Seen Nothing Yet; The Knowers of Things; You Double Crossed My Mind Again; Taste of Freedom; The Sore Spot; Life That We Create; Cedartown, Georgia; Tie Me Down;12-Gauge Education; Help Me Help Myself - 07-02-12


Wake Eastman ? (UPC888295806497) Crazy Moon: Sorry Cheyenne; Blue Eyed Misery; Let's Drink It Over; Red Wine and the Blues; Sophia Beausoleil; Crazy Moon; Take a Right at Amarillo; Where There's a Willie There's a Waylon; Blacktop Blues; He Is a Soldier; Beside This Man – 15-08-18
 

David Crow

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS see also Osborne Brothers


1980s unknown – David Crow
Unknown tracks for DC 83173
1991 unknown – David Crow
013 ME AND MY FIDDLE Pinecastle PC-1005CD
014 RAGTIME ANNIE Pinecastle PC-1005CD
015 KANSAS CITY KITTY Pinecastle PC-1005CD
016 SOMEONE TOOK MY PLACE Pinecastle PC-1005CD
017 AUNT CLARA'S WALTZ Pinecastle PC-1005CD
018 LADY BE GOOD Pinecastle PC-1005CD
019 WILD FIDDLERS RAG Pinecastle PC-1005CD
020 WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Pinecastle PC-1005CD
021 IF I SHOULD WANDER Pinecastle PC-1005CD
022 TWINKLE LITTLE STAR Pinecastle PC-1005CD
023 YANKEE DOODLE Pinecastle PC-1005CD
024 UNCLE JOE Pinecastle PC-1005CD
025 JESUS LOVES ME Pinecastle PC-1005CD
16-18 May 1994 Suite 2000, 424 Church St., Nashville, TN – David Crow (David Crow [fiddle/violins], Terry Eldredge [gt], Bobby Osborne [mandolin], Sonny Osborne [banjo/gitjo-1], Gene Wooten [dobro], Terry Smith [bass]. Producer: Sonny Osborne)
026 RIVER TRACE Pinecastle PRC-1035
027 SPRINGTIME Pinecastle PRC-1035
028 MARTIN WALTZ -1 Pinecastle PRC-1035
029 RUTLAND'S REEL Pinecastle PRC-1035
030 ANGELINE THE BAKER Pinecastle PRC-1035
031 PRETTY LITTLE INDIAN Pinecastle PRC-1035
032 MINUET IN G MAJOR Pinecastle PRC-1035
033 SALLY GOODIN Pinecastle PRC-1035
034 SAY OLD MAN Pinecastle PRC-1035
035 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER Pinecastle PRC-1035
036 LONESOME MOONLIGHT WALTZ -1 Pinecastle PRC-1035
037 HIGH LEVEL HORNPIPE Pinecastle PRC-1035
038 ST. ANNE'S REEL Pinecastle PRC-1035
039 LONG COLD WINTER Pinecastle PRC-1035
040 WATERMELON HANGIN' ON THE VINE Pinecastle PRC-1035

ALBUMS
David Crow DC 83173-C Fiddle Favorites
: (tracks unknown)
Pinecastle PC-1005CD Me And My Fiddle: Me And My Fiddle; Ragtime Annie; Kansas City Kitty; Someone Took My Place; Aunt Clara's Waltz; Lady Be Good; Wild Fiddlers Rag; Waltz You Saved For Me; If I Should Wander; Twinkle Little Star; Yankee Doodle; Uncle Joe; Jesus Loves Me – 91
Pinecastle PRC-1035 As The Crow Flies: River Trace; Springtime; Martin Waltz; Rutland's Reel; Angeline The Baker; Pretty Little Indian; Minuet In G Major; Sally Goodin; Say Old Man; Mississippi Sawyer; Lonesome Moonlight Waltz; High Level Hornpipe; St. Anne's Reel; Long Cold Winter; Watermelon Hangin' On The Vine – 12-09-94