Truman Lankford

Truman Mc Coy Lankford, *11-1929, +11-1981

2nd version

By Kent Heineman, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1960s poss. Springfield, MO – Truman Lankford (Producer: M.A.Box, Earl Burton)

001 1240 HERE COMES HEAVEN AGAIN Skipper 8285-1240/41
002 1141 ARKANSAS MAN Skipper 8285-1240/41
1960s unknown – Truman Lankford

003 THIS SIDE OF LONESOME Pride 660P-5075

004 MR. LONELY AND ME Pride 660P-5075

ca 1965 unknown – Truman Lankford

005 FREIGHTLINER FEVER Big Orange 651
006 WATCH ME Big Orange 651

1966 Nashville, TN – Truman Lankford (Producer: Wayne Kemp)

007 SoN 36661 HOLD MY HURT Mar Jay MJ 1002
008 SoN 36662 PUR ANOTHER DRINK BARTENDER Mar Jay MR 1002

ca 1971 poss. Springfield, MO – Truman Lankford (Producer: Wayne Carson, Si Siman)

009 JH 139 LOOKIN‘  FOR LINDA  Rose Bridge 1001

010 BIG RED NO. 1 Rose Bridge 1001

1973 unknown - Truman Lankford

011 SPIRITS OF ST. LOUIS  45-984

012 EVERY ROAD LEADS TO TEXAS 45-984

1976 unknown - Truman Lankford

013 YOU'RE GONNA TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO Alarm 108
014 THIS MAN AN WOMAN THINE Alarm 108

Btw ca 1977-1979 unknown – Truman Lankford

015 WATCH THAT FIRST STEP LADY Louisiana Hayride WIG-LH-782  SL 8875/LA 180

016 CLOSING TIME Louisiana Hayride WIG-LH-782/LA 180

017 MARY THIBODEAUX Louisiana Hayride  SL8875

018 EIGHTEEN WHEELS A ROLLIN' Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

019 I FALL TO PIECES Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

020 BORN TO LOSE Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

021 WE COULD Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

022 BEER DRINKERS HALL OF FAME Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

023 WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

024 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Louisiana Hayride LA 180  

025 (THERE'LL BE) PEACE IN THE VALLEY Louisiana Hayride LA 180   – CA 80

Around 1980 unknown – Truman Lankford

026 KILLER TRUCKER SKG 1001   

027 BELLY UP SKG 1001   

028 MIDNIGHT HAULER SKG 1001   

029 WALK ON BY SKG 1001   

030 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD SKG 1001   

031 FREIGHTLINER FEVER SKG 1001/ Gusto GT-0056   

032 CALL OF THE WILD SKG 1001   

033 EVERY SINGING COWBOY SKG 1001   

034 I DON'T JUMP THE FENCE SKG 1001   

035 MARY THIBODEAUX SKG 1001    

GUSTO GT-0056 40 MILES OF BAD ROAD (1987)

ca 1981 unknown – Truman Lankford

036 BELLY UP Stockyard SR 102

037 EVERY ROAD LEADS TO TEXAS Stockyard SR 102

(recording year estimated according to copyright file)

TRANSCRIPTIONS

1977 [live-Louisiana Hayride] Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium. 705 Grand Ave., Shreveport, LA – Truman Lankford

828 FREIGHT LINE FEVER

829-1 MENTAL REVENGE

829-2 THIS TOWN IS NOT BIG ENOUGH

830 EVERY ROAD LEADS TO TEXAS

830 CAN'T KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU

832-1 CAJUN BABY

832-2 TOUCH MY HEART

834-1 ONLY DADDY THAT'LL WALK THE LINE

834-2 FARMERS DAUGHTER

837-1 HONKY TONK STARDUST COWBOY

837-2 MY JOY

838 KEYS IN THE MAILBOX

839 WINE ME UP

840-1 JUST PRETEND I NEVER HAPPENED

840-2 CAN YOU BE HERE ABOUT CLOSING TIME

840-3 CAN'T KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU

840-4 WATCH THAT FIRST STEP

841-1 HONKY TONK GIRL

841-2 DRAGGIN' THE RIVER

842 LODI

842 A DIFFERENT KIND OF FLOWERS

843 THE YEAR CLAYTON DELANEY DIED

843 YOU CAN'T TRUST A CRAZY MAN

844 RAMBLIN' FEVER

844 MATADOR

851 I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN

853-1 LONELY WOMEN

853-2 I DIDN'T JUMP THE FENCE

854-1 WALKING ON NEW GRASS, SINGIN' A NEW SONG

854-2 YOU WOULDN'T KNOW LOVE

855-1 CAJUN BABY

855-2 BRIGHT LIGHTS AND COUNTRY MUSIC

856 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME

856 I FEEL A CRY COMING ON

857-1 SWEET DREAM WOMAN

857-2 THE KIND OF LOVE I CAN'T FORGET

860 FACE AGAINST THE WALL

860 LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE

867 THIS BED OF ROSES

867 I'LL GO BACK TO HER

870 PLASTIC SADDLE

ALBUMS

Louisiana Hayride LA-180 True Man: Eighteen Wheels A Rollin'; I Fall To Pieces; Closing Time; Born To Lose; We Could; Beer Drinkers Hall Of Fame; Waltz Across Texas; Watch That First Step; There Goes My Everything; (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley – ca 80

SKG SKG 1001 Freightliner Fever: Killer Trucker; Belly Up; Midnight Hauler; Walk On By; Six Days On The Road; Freightliner Fever; Call Of The Wild; Every Singing Cowboy; I Don't Jump The Fence; Mary Thibodeaux – ca 81

SINGLES

Skipper

8285-1240/41 Here Comes Heaven Again / Arkansas Man

Pride

660P-5075 This Side Of Lonesome / Mr. Lonely And Me
Big Orange (1965?)

651 Freightliner Fever / Watch Me – ca 65
Mar Jay (1966)

MJ 1002 Hold My Hurt / Pour Another Drink Bartender – 66
Rose Bidge (ca 1971)

1001 Lookin‘  For Linda / Big Red No. 1 – ca 71
Starday  (1973)

45-984 Every Road Leads To Texas / Spirits Of Saint Louis - 73
Alarm (1976)

108 You're Gonna Take Some Getting Used To / This Man An Woman Thine – 76

Louisiana Hayride

WIG-LH-782 Watch That First Step Lady / Closing Time - 78

SL8875 Mary Thibodeaux / Watch That First Step Lady

Stockyard (ca 1982)

SR 102 Belly Up / Every Road Leads To Texas