Porter Johns

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank

SESSIONS

26 May 1950 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Porter Johns, “The Lonely Drifter“

001 L 5614 IT’S A LONELY, LONELY LIFE Decca 9-46251

002 L 5615 I’M SO BLUE I COULD CRY 9-46251

003 L-5616 THIS LONELY WORLD  9-46379 

8 March 1951 Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Porter Johns, “The Lonely Drifter“

004 L-6134 JUST A FEW TEARDROPS OUT 9-46379

005 L-6135 ANGEL OF PEACE  9-46341

006 L-6136 GRAND OL‘  OPRY unissued

007 L-6137 EACH DAY I LIVE I LOVE YOU MORE 9-46341

SINGLES

Decca (1950-1951)

9-46251  I'm So Blue I Could Cry / It's A Lonely, Lonely Life – 06-50 (rev. June 24)

9-46341  Angel Of Peace / Each Day I Live, I Love You More – 08-51 (rev. Aug. 18)

9-46379  This Lonely World / Just A Few Tear Drops Ago – 11-51 (rev. Nov. 17)

Pat Burton

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

 1974 Omega Recording Studio, Chicago, IL – Pat Burton (Pat Burton [vcl/gt], Harley Bray [banjo], Michael melford [mandolin], Francis Bray [bass], Vassar Clements [fiddle], John Hartford [fiddle/banjo/slide whistle/vcl], quartet: Pat-Harley-Shela Bray, Spencer Sorenson [vcl-2]. Producer: Michael Melford )

001 HIT SONG Flying Fish FF 005

002 INTRODUCTION SONG Flying Fish FF 005

003 JANE RUSSELL #3 Flying Fish FF 005

004 THE FIRST WHIPPOORWILL Flying Fish FF 005

005 SOLDIER JOY Flying Fish FF 005 

006 TRYING TO GET YOU TO BE MY BABY Flying Fish FF 005

007 COME BACK DARLING Flying Fish FF 005 

008 SLIDE WHISTLE Flying Fish FF 005

009 ODE TO COUNTRY MUSIC Flying Fish FF 005 

010 FILIPINO ROSE Flying Fish FF 005 

011 JANE RUSSELL #11 Flying Fish FF 005

012 THE OLDER THE VIOLIN THE SWEETER THE MUSIC Flying Fish FF 005 

013 GOLDEN SLIPPERS Flying Fish FF 005 

014 HEAVEN'S LIGHT IS SHINING -1 Flying Fish FF 005 

Summer 1979 Nashville, TN- John Hartford, Pat Burton and Benny Martin (JohnHartford [vcl/banjo/fiddle], Pat Burton [vcl/gt], Benny Martin [vcl/fiddle/ukulele],Sam Bush [mandolin],Buddy Emmons [steel], Roy Huskey Jr. [double bass], Henry Strzelecki [el bass],   Larrie Londin [drums], Hargus "Pig" Robbins [piano])

015 SLUMBERIN' ON THE CUMBERLAND Flying Fish FF-095
016 GREENBACK DOLLAR/CARELESS LOVE Flying Fish FF-095
017 LOVE IN VAIN Flying Fish FF-095
018 IF I CAN STAY ALWAYS LONG ENOUGH Flying Fish FF-095
019 HILLMAN Flying Fish FF-095
020 SOUTHERN MOON Flying Fish FF-095
021 I CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES IN YOUR LETTERS Flying Fish FF-095
022 BLUE WRITIN' ON WHITE PAPER Flying Fish FF-095
023 FIRST FALL OF SNOW Flying Fish FF-095
024 FIDDLE FADDLE Flying Fish FF-095
025 GO FALL ASLEEP NOW Flying Fish FF-095

ALBUMS

Flying Fish FF 005 We've Been Waiting For This: Hit Song; Introduction Song; Jane Russell #3; The First Whippoorwill; Soldier Joy; Trying To Get You To Be My Baby; Come Back Darling; Slide Whistle; Ode To Country Music; Filipino Rose; Jane Russell #11; The Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music; Golden Slippers; Heaven's Light Is Shining – 74

Flying Fish FF-095 Slumberin' On The Cumberland: Slumberin' On The Cumberland; Greenback Dollar ; Careless Love; Love In Vain; If I Can Stay Always Long Enough; Hillman; Southern Moon; I Can Read Between The Lines In Your Letters; Blue Writin' On White Paper; First Fall Of Snow; Fiddle Faddle; Go Fall Asleep Now – 09-79 John Hartford, Pat Burton, Benny Martin