SESSION DISCOGRAPHY * ALBUMS DISCOGRAPHY * SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Jimmie Rodgers (Jimmy) Snow




Jimmie Rodgers Snow, *08-02-1936
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Bernard Seibel, Bernd Siegemund, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS


ca. December 1949 or January 1950 unknown - Jimmy Snow and his Rocky Mountain Playboys

001 3486 I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING 4-Star 1422
002 3487 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOGIE  1422
ca. April 1950 unknown – Jimmy Snow and his Rocky Mountain Playboys
003 3656 TEARS AND BROKEN HEART 45-1472
004 3657 ANSWER TO BLUE EYES 45-1472
ca. November or December 1950 unknown – Jimmy Snow
005 3957 YOU STILL BELONG TO ME  X3
006 3958 WHY SHOULD I BE ALONE  X3
ca. February 1951 unknown –  Jimmy Snow
007 4060 NO MORE WEDDING BELLS FOR ME  X15
008 4061 SOUTHERN BOOGIE  X15
13 February 1953 [17:00-20:00, 21:00-00:30] Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Jimmie Rodgers Snow, * and Hank Snow (Hank Snow [vcl-1], Jimmie Rodgers Snow [vcl-2], Jack Shook [gt], Joseph Talbot III [steel], Charles Grean [bass], Tommy Vaden [fiddle]. Producer: Stephen Sholes)
009 E3-VB-0612 WHEN JIMMIE RODGERS SAID GOODBYE* -1-2 47-5221/LPM 3131 BACM CD D 637
010 E3-VB-0613 TREASURE UNTOLD -2 47-5190 47-5221/LPM 3131 BACM CD D 637
ca 22 February 1954 Thomas Productions, 109 13th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Jimmie Rodgers Snow and His Tennessee Playboys (Producer: Stephen Sholes)
011 E4-VB-3651 MY FALLEN STAR 47-5693/LP-8203
012 E4-VB-3652 HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL 47-5900/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
013 E4-VB-3653 WELL WHADAYA KNOW!! 47-5693/LP-8203
ca 1 October 1954 Thomas Production, 109 13th Ave. North, Nashville, TN – Jimmie Rodgers Snow and His Tennessee Playboys (Producer: Stephen Sholes)
014 E4-VB-5565 (IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME) WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GO 47-5900/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
015 E4-VB-5566 I CAN’T SPELL 47-5986/BACM CD D 637
016 E4-VB-5567 LOVE ME 47-5986/ BACM CD D 637
ca. 8 April 1955 RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN – Jimmie Rodgers Snow and His Tennessee Playboys (Producer: Stephen Sholes)
017 F2-WB-2213 GO BACK, YOU FOOL 47-6189/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
018 F2-WB-2214 SOMEONE ELSE'S HEART 47-6130/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
019 F2-WB-2215 I CARE NO MORE 47-6189/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
020 F2-WB-2216 THE FLAME OF LOVE 47-6130 /LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
3 September 1955 RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN - Jimmie Rodgers Snow and His Tennessee Playboys (Producer: Stephen Sholes)
021 F2-WB-3978 THE MILK COW BLUES 47-6430/ BACM CD D 637
022 F2-WB-3979 IT WON’T DO NO GOOD 47-6430/ BACM CD D 637
023 F2-WB-3980 BEE LINE 47-6303/LP-8203/ BACM CD D 637
024 F2-WB-3981 THE MEANEST THING IN THE WORLD IS BLUES 47-6303/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
March 1958 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Jimmie Rodgers Snow
025 J2-WB-0476 YOU FOOL, YOU 47-7234/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
026 J2-WB-0477 MY HANDS ARE TIED unissued
027 J2-WB-0478 HEY JACK unissued
028 J2-WB-0479 THE RULES OF LOVE 47-7234/LP-8203 BACM CD D 637
1962 prob. Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow and Carol Snow
029 SEA-WALKER  Heartwarming LPS 1710 
030 I SAW A MAN  Heartwarming LPS 1710
031 HELP THOU MY UNBELIEF  Heartwarming LPS 1710 
032 I'LL BE NO STRANGER THERE  Heartwarming LPS 1710
033 I'LL NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN  Heartwarming LPS 1710
034 I'M TAKING MY AUDITION  Heartwarming LPS 1710 
035 I SEE JESUS  Heartwarming LPS 1710
036 NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE  Heartwarming LPS 1710
037 ALL THE WAY  Heartwarming LPS 1710
038 I'M IN LOVE WITH JESUS  Heartwarming LPS 1710
039 I'VE GOT SO MANY MILLION YEARS  Heartwarming LPS 1710 
040 LORD, I PRAY  Heartwarming LPS 1710
1964 prob. Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow and Carol Snow
041 HE CARED THAT MUCH FOR ME  Heartwarming LPS 1743
042 I‘M ON THE BATTLEFIELD  Heartwarming LPS 1743
043 HOLD TO GOD‘S UNCHANGING HAND  Heartwarming LPS 1743
044 THE WAY THAT HE LOVES  Heartwarming LPS 1743 
045 EV´RY HOUR AND EV‘RY DAY  Heartwarming LPS 1743 
046 I DO NOT ASK  Heartwarming LPS 1743 
047 HE WAS THERE  Heartwarming LPS 1743
048 GOODBYE, WORLD, GOODBYE  Heartwarming LPS 1743 
049 SITTIN‘ AROUND THE TABLE OF THE LORD  Heartwarming LPS 1743
050 THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT  Heartwarming LPS 1743
051 THE ALPHABET SONG  Heartwarming LPS 1743 
052 NOT MY WILL  Heartwarming LPS 1743
ca 1966 prob. Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow and Carol Snow
053 A RICH MAN AM I  Heartwarming LPS 1771 
054 KEEP ME  Heartwarming LPS 1771
055 DOWN FROM HIS GLORY  Heartwarming LPS 1771
056 BEYOND UNDERSTANDING  Heartwarming LPS 1771
057 DO YOU NEED A FRIEND?  Heartwarming LPS 1771
058 SWEET JESUS  Heartwarming LPS 1771 
059 HOW BIG IS GOD?  Heartwarming LPS 1771
060 I BELIEVE  Heartwarming LPS 1771
061 NEARER TO THEE  Heartwarming LPS 1771 
062 FAITH  Heartwarming LPS 1771 
063 THE LORD I WORSHIP  Heartwarming LPS 1771
064 HIGHWAY TO GLORY  Heartwarming LPS 1771 
 18/19 December 1975 [live, 17:00-21:00] Evangel Temple, Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow  (Jimmie Rodgers Snow [vcl], Curtis Gibson [gt], Kayton Roberts [steel], Arthur Hoak, Bobby Joe Wright, Wade Ray [fiddle], Donald Morris, Donald Favorite, Richard Morris, Betty Jean Johnston [organ] + The Evangel Temple Choir. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
06401 EWA5-1063  THE LORD'S PRAYER APL1-1361
06402 EWA5-1065  FUGITIVE FROM GOD APL1-1361
06403 EWA5-1067  JESUS (HE IS THE SON OF GOD) APL1-1361
06404 EWA5-1070  YOU AIN'T LIVIN'  APL1-1361
06405 EWA5-1072  I'M WANTING ON JESUS APL1-1361
2000 Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow (Producer: Ronny Light)
065 RESTORE ME ONE MORE TIME
066 LILY OF MY VALLEY
067 THE LITTLE BOY FROM THE CARPENTER SHOP
068 PRAISE THE LORD
069 SHALOM, JERUSALEM
070 IT WASN'T HIS CHILD
071 PRECIOUS
072 LORD, TOUCH ME ONE MORE TIME
073 I'VE GOT CONFIDENCE
074 HE WOULD BE KING
075 JESUS CAN
076 WHO CARES
077 AT THE END OF THE GLORY ROAD
tracks above issued on album Restore me One More Time
2003 G. C. N. Audio And Video Productions, Nashville, TN – Jimmy Snow (Jimmy Snow [vcl], Tommy Wills [drums], Terry McMillan [percussion], Cindy Reynolds Wyatt [harp], David Angel [strings], Sammy Levy [flute/ pennywhistle/sax/brass],  Jennifer O'Brien, Darrin Vincent, Hovie Walker, Ronnie Light [bck vcl]. Producer: Ronny Light, Jimmy Snow)
078 STEPS  Compendia 61538
079 HOME WHERE I BELONG  Compendia 61538 
080 TOUCH THROUGH ME  Compendia 61538 
081 I'M IN LOVE WITH JESUS  Compendia 61538
082 PRISON OF FREEDOM  Compendia 61538
083 HE ONLY NEEDS IT FOR THE WEEKEND  Compendia 61538 
084 WHAT SIN  Compendia 61538 
085 TILL I COME  Compendia 61538
086 HOW'D I GET TO BE SUCH AN OLD MAN SO FAST  Compendia 61538 
087 JESUS, HE IS THE SON OF GOD  Compendia 61538 
088 BORN AGAIN  Compendia 61538
089 TELL THE WORLD  Compendia 61538


ALBUMS
Heartwarming LPHF/LPS-1710 Visions Of Glory / Bliss-Hop-Peace-Joy And Heaven:
Sea-Walker; I Saw A Man; Help Thou My Unbelief; I'll Be No Stranger There; I'll Never Be Lonely Again; I'm Taking My Audition; I See Jesus; Neither Do I Condemn Thee; All The Way; I'm In Love With Jesus; I've Got So Many Million Years; Lord, I Pray – 19-04-62 W. Carol Snow
Heartwarming LPHF/LPS-1743 Sweethearts Of Sacred Songs: He Cared That Much For Me; I‘m On The Battlefield; Hold To God‘s Unchanging Hand; The Way That He Loves; Ev´Ry Hour And Ev‘ry Day; I Do Not Ask;  He Was There; Goodbye, World, Goodbye; Sittin‘ Around The Table Of The Lord; The Hem Of His Garment; The Alphabet Song; Not My Will – ca 06-64 Carol Snow and Jimmy Snow
Heartwarming LPHF/LPS-1771 Carry On Family Tradition: A Rich Man Am I;  Keep Me;  Down From His Glory;  Beyond Understanding;  Do You Need A Friend?; Sweet Jesus;  How Big Is God?; I Believe;  Nearer To Thee;  Faith;  The Lord I Worship;  Highway To Glory - ca. 66 Carol Snow and Jimmy Snow
RCA Victor APL1-1361 Hank and Jimmy Snow Live From The Evangel Temple: The Lord's Prayer; I'd Rather Be On The Inside Looking Out; Fugitive From God; Lord It's Me Again; Jesus (He Is The Son Of God); Lord I Do Believe; A Rich Man Am I; You Ain't Livin' (Until You've Met The Saviour); What Then; I'm Waitin' On Jesus – 03-76 + Hank Snow
Castle [GER] LP-8203 Country and Western in The 1940's and 1959's, vol.3: Someone Else's Heartache; The Flame Of Love; My Fallem Star; Well Whadaya Know; Go Back You Fool; I Care No More; How Do You Think I Feel; (If You Don't Love Me) Why Don't You Let Me Go; Bee-Line; The Meanest thing In The World Is The Blues;The Rules Of Love; You Fool You – 82
? Restore Me One More Time: Restore Me One More Time;  Lily Of My Valley;  The Little Boy From The Carpenter Shop; Praise The Lord; Shalom, Jerusalem; It Wasn't His Child;  Precious;  Lord, Touch Me One More Time; I've Got Confidence; He Would Be King;  Jesus Can;  Who Cares;  At The End Of The Glory Road – ca 00
Compendia 61538 Touch Through Me: Steps; Home Where I Belong; Touch Through Me;  I'm In Love With Jesus; Prison Of Freedom; He Only Needs It For The Weekend; What Sin; Till I Come; How'd I Get To Be Such An Old Man So Fast;  Jesus, He Is The Son Of God;  Born Again; Tell The World – 14-10-03
BACM [UK] CD D 637 Treasures Untold: I Can't Spell; Love Me; How Do You Think I Feel; If You Don't Love Me Why Don't You Let Me Go; Flame Of Love; Someone Else's Heartache; Rules Of Love; You Fool You; Meanest Thing In The World Is The Blues; Bee-Line; Go Back You Fool; I Care No More; When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye; Treasures Untold; All I Have To Do Is Dream*; Milk Cow Blues; My Fallen Star; Well Whatd'ya Know; You Still Belong To Me; Why Should I Be Alone; No More Wedding Bells For Me; Southern Boogie; I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'; Rocky Mountain Boogie; ears In A Broken Heart; Answer To Blue Eyes; It Won't Do No Good – 06-19 (*radio transcriptions)
45-1422 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' / Rocky Mountain Boogie – 02-50 (rev. Feb. 18)
45-1472 Tears And A Broken Heart / Answer To Blue Eyes  - 50
X-3 You Still Belong To Me / Why Should I Be Alone - 51
X-15 No More Wedding Bells For Me / Southern Boogie - 51
RCA Victor (1953-57)
47-5190 Treasure Untold / (w. Hank Snow) Why Did You Give Me Your Love? – 03-53 (maybe Canadian release)
47-5221 When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye (w. Hank Snow) / Treasure Untold - 04-53
47-5693 My Fallen Star / Well Whadaya Know - 04-54
47-5900 How Do You Think I Feel / (If You Don't Love Me) Who Don't You Let Me Go  - 09-54 (Canadian issue on 48-0689/58-0403)
47-5986 Love Me / I Can't Spell - 01-55
47-6130 The Flame Of Love / Someone Else's Heart - 05-55
47-6189 Go Back, You Fool / I Care No More - 07-55
47-6303 The Meanest Thing In The World Is The Blues / Bee Line - 11-55
47-6430 It Won't Do No Good / The Milk Cow Blues - 02-56 (rev. Feb. 16)
47-7234 You Fool, You / Rules Of Love – 04-58

Len Tanner



by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
30 July 1968 [no 13240] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Len Tanner (Producer: Kelso Herston)
001 54688 MIDNIGHT TRAIN  unissued
002 54689 LOVE IS A HEARTBREAKING THING Capitol 2615
003 54690 CONSCIENCE, I'M GUILTY 2351
004 54691 OLD MAN, I'M SORRY 2351
19 June 1969 [no 13323] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN – Len Tanner (Producer: Larry Butler)
005 54952 SWEET MEMORIES  unissued
006 54953 NOW SHE'S GONE  unissued
007 54954 FOR THE GOOD TIMES  unissued
008 54955 BRING US A BETTER DAY 2615
13 October 1970 Nashville, TN - Len Tanner
009 70N-51225 SEVEN HOURS TO NASHVILLE MGM K14219
010 70N-51226 I'VE BEEN THERE K14219
011 70N-51227 TAKING IT OUT ON YOU  unissued
012 70N-51228 REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES unissued

SINGLES
Capitol (1968-69)
2351 Conscience, I'm Guilty / Old Man, I'm Sorry – 12-68
2615  Love Is A Heartbreaking Thing / Bring Us A Better Day – 08-69
MGM (1970)
K 14219 Seven Hours To Nashville / I've Been There - 01-71


John Rossbach



by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
February 1988 UCA Recording, Utica, NY – John Rossbach and Chestnut Grove (John Rossbach [vcl/gt], Karl Lauber [banjo], Perry Cleaveland [mandolin], Jack Metzger [bass], Buddy Griffin [fiddle])
001 DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN  Chestnut CR 101  
002 A MILLION LONELY DAYS  Chestnut CR 101  
003 BEAR TRACKS  Chestnut CR 101  
004 THY BURDENS ARE GREATER THAN MINE  Chestnut CR 101  
005 LOVE GONE COLD  Chestnut CR 101  
006 THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN  Chestnut CR 101  
007 COAL TATTOO  Chestnut CR 101  
008 TO A FRIEND IN TROUBLE  Chestnut CR 101  
009 WILL YOU MISS ME  Chestnut CR 101  
010 BLACK DIAMOND  Chestnut CR 101   
011 SUMMERTIME  Chestnut CR 101   
012 DOWN IN CAROLINE  Chestnut CR 101  
013 BLUEGRASS LULLABY  Chestnut CR 101  
014 THE YEAR OF JUBILEE  Chestnut CR 101  
May/December 1994 Aircom Studios, Syracuse, NY – John Rossbach (John Rossbach [vcl/gt/mandolin], Marie Burns [baritone vcl], The Burns Sisters [vcl], Karl Lauber [vcl/gt/banjo], Doug Yaehrling [vcl/gt/banjo], Charles Sawtelle [vcl/gt], Dave Kiphuth [vcl/gt/banjo], Mac Benford [banjo/ claw hammer banjo], Bill Keith [banjo], Doug Henrie/ Mary Burdette [bass], John Kirk / Pete Sutherland [fiddle])
015 SINGING IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE Alcazar ACL 126
016 THE TENNESSEE WAGONER –instr.- Alcazar ACL 126
017 FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE Alcazar ACL 126
018 THE ROSE Alcazar ACL 126
019 COMPTIME – instr. - Alcazar ACL 126
020 THIS IS THE GIRL I LOVE Alcazar ACL 126
021 RAILROAD BILL MCKINLEY Alcazar ACL 126
022 HIGH TIMES IN SPECULATOR – instr.-  Alcazar ACL 126
023 IF YOU'RE NOT FREE Alcazar ACL 126
024 THE LAST THING ON MY MIND Alcazar ACL 126
025 MISS MACLEOD'S REEL –instr.- Alcazar ACL 126
026 EAST VIRGINIA Alcazar ACL 126
027 EAST BOUND FREIGHT TRAIN Alcazar ACL 126
028 THE SUNSET WALTZ –instr.- Alcazar ACL 126
029 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Alcazar ACL 126
2002 unknown, NY –  John Rossbach and Chestnut Grove (John Rossbach [vcl/gt] + Perry Cleaveland, Ted Lambert, Andrew Van Norstrand, Doug Hernie,  Mac Benford,  John Kirk)
030 SHADY GROVE Chestnut CRCD-103
031 GEMSTONE REEL Chestnut CRCD-103
032 THE SAME OLD RIVER Chestnut CRCD-103
033 THE SAWTELLE BLUES Chestnut CRCD-103
034 BRIGETTE Chestnut CRCD-103
035 THE RICHMOND BLUES Chestnut CRCD-103
036 GONNA PAINT THE TOWN Chestnut CRCD-103
037 MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM Chestnut CRCD-103
038 CAROLINA Chestnut CRCD-103
039 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT Chestnut CRCD-103
040 WHISTLING RUFUS Chestnut CRCD-103
041 LAST TRAIN FROM POOR VALLEY Chestnut CRCD-103
042 CLUCK OL' HEN Chestnut CRCD-103
043 THE GOSPEL SHIP Chestnut CRCD-103
044 BILL CHEATHAM Chestnut CRCD-103
045 OLD TIME SHADY GROVE Chestnut CRCD-103


ALBUMS
Chestnut CR-101 This Is Where I Came In:  Don't Let YOur Deal Go Down; A Million Lonely Days; Bear Tracks; Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine; Love Gone Cold; This Is Where I Came In; Coal Tattoo; To A Friend In Trouble; Will You Miss Me; Black Diamond;  Summertime;  Down In Caroline; Bluegrass Lullaby; The Year Of Jubilee – 88 w. Chestnut Grove
Alcazar ACL 126 Never Was Plugged: Singing in the Family Circle; The Tennessee Wagoner; Freight Train Boogie; The Rose;  Comptime; This Is the Girl I Love;  Railroad Bill McKinley;  High Times in Speculator; If You're Not Free;  The Last Thing on My Mind;  Miss MacLeod's Reel; East Virginia; East Bound Freight Train; The Sunset Waltz; You Are My Sunshine - 15-02-96
Chestnut CRCD-103 From The Mountains To The Mills:  Shady Grove;  Gemstone Reel; The Same Old River; The Sawtelle Blues; Brigette; The Richmond Blues;  Gonna Paint The Town; Magnolia Blossom; Carolina;  Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out; Whistling Rufus; Last Train From Poor Valley;  Cluck Ol' Hen;  The Gospel Ship; Bill Cheatham; Old Time Shady Grove  - 02 w. Chestnut Grove

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.