LUKE GORDON
SESSION
DISCOGRAPHY
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
Late
1954/Early 1955
Gordon
R. “Luke Gordon” Brown (vcl/ac gtr); Bernarr Graham “Buzz” Busbice (mand); John
Humbird Duffey (dobro); Calvin Scott
“Scotty”
Stoneman (fdl); Oscar James “Jimmy” Stoneman (str bs).
Producer:
Benjamin”Ben” Adelman
CP-4571 GOIN’ CRAZY Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Luke
Gordon) Spin-O-Rama
M/S-137
CP-4571 GOIN’ DOW THE ROAD
FEELIN’ BAD Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Trad.
with the Bill Monroe text) Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
Spin-O-Rama
M/S-137,
Premier
PM/PS-9037,
Coronet
CX/CXS-246, Dixie CD-5555,
World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393,
One
Media Publishing (digital)
CP-4571 TAKE ME FOR THE FOOL
THAT I AM Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Luke
Gordon) Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
Spin-O-Rama
M/S-108,
Premier
PM/PS-9041
CP-4572 ON THE BANKS OF THE
OLD PONTCHARTRAIN Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Ramona
Vincent-Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists WACD-106,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-4572 IS IT WRONG Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): L&C LP-0014 “LUKE GORDON SINGS”
released in limited quantity and issued with plain white sleeve in 1961.
L&C = Luke & Cuca
(Luke’s first wife).
NB (2): “GOIN’ CRAZY” on L&C LP-0014 – playing
time is 2:27.8
NB (3): “GOIN’ CRAZY” on Spin-O-Rama M/S-137 –
playing time is 2:21
NB (3): “IS IT WRONG” on L&C LP-0014 – playing
time is 2:06.4
NB (4): “IS IT WRONG” on both World Artists WACD-101
and B.A.C.M. CD D-393 is sped up – playing time is 2:01.2
NB (5): Mount Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156 “LUKE GORDON
– COUNTRY & WESTERN” released 1962.
NB (6): Spin-O-Rama M/S-108 “FEATURING THE COUNTRY SINGING OF JIMMY
DEAN with LUKE GORDON”
released 1963. First pressing and later had different label designs.
NB (7): Spin-O-Rama M/S-137 “COUNTRY ROUND-UP STARRING JIMMY DEAN with
LUKE GORDON” released 1965.
NB (8): Premier PM/PS-9037 “SWINGIN’ SHINDIG STARRING JOHNNY RIVERS
also starring The Tremonts, Luke
Gordon, Charlie Francis” released 1965.
NB (9): Coronet CX/CXS-246 “SWINGIN’ SHINDIG STARRING JOHNNY RIVERS also
starring The Tremonts, Luke
Gordon, Charlie Francis” released 1965.
NB (10): Premier PM/PS-9041 “FEATURING THE COUNTRY SINGING OF JIMMY DEAN
with LUKE GORDON”
released 1965.
NB (11): Dixie CD-5555 “V.A. - DIXIE BOPPIN’ HILLBILLIES, Vol.1.” released NL 1995.
NB (12): B.A.C.M. CD D-393 “LUKE GORDON SINGS DARK HOLLOW & OTHER
CLASSIC NUMBERS” released in
U.K. 2012.
NB (13): One Media Publishing (digital) “V.A. - WILDCAT BOOGIE BOPPIN’
HILLBILLIES” released 2012.
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Buzz Busby (mand); Scotty Stoneman (fdl); Norman L. “Ric”
Nelson (dobro); Jimmy Stoneman (stg bs).
Producer:
Ben Adelman
CP-4572 DON’T SAY GOODBYE IF
YOU LOVE ME Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): According
to the late RIC NELSON, the above recording session lasted all day and mainly
repeated the
songs from
the first session and several unknown titles.
NB (2): “DON’T SAY
GOODBYE IF YOU LOVE ME” on L&C LP-0014 – playing time is 3:02.4
NB (3): “DON’T SAY
GOODBYE IF YOU LOVE ME” on
both World Artists WACD-101 and B.A.C.M. CD D-393 is
sped up – playing time is 2:55.0
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Scotty Stoneman (fdl); Donald “Don” West (stl gtr); Buzz
Busby (mand); Homer “Curley” Smith (fdl);
Jimmy
Stoneman (stg bs).
Producer:
Ben Adelman
CP-4571 I BELIEVE I’M
ENTITLED TO YOU Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Cliff
Carlisle-Mel Foree-Chester Rice) World
Artists WACD-104,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-4572 SWING WIDE YOUR GATE
OF LOVE Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Hank
Thompson) World
Artists WACD-104,
World
Artists WACD-106,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-4571 LET THIS KISS BID
YOU GOODBYE Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-4571 WHEN IT’S TIME (FOR
THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO SING) Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
(Alton
Delmore) (Arr. Luke Gordon - Vidor Pub., Inc. BMI) World Artists WACD-101
CP-4572/ LONELY HEARTACHE Unissued,
L&C LP-0014,
S-1336 (Luke Gordon) (Cedar Music BMI) Empire 45-512,
Spin-O-Rama
M/S-108,
Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
Premier
PM/PS-9041,
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-106,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): “LET THIS KISS BID YOU GOODBYE” on L&C LP-0014 – playing
time is 2:21.6
NB (2): “LET THIS
KISS BID YOU GOODBYE” on World Artists WACD-101 & WACD-102 & B.A.C.M.
CD D-393 is
sped up –
playing time is 2:15.8
NB (3): “WHEN IT’S
TIME (FOR THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO SING)” on L&C LP-0014 – playing time is
2:22.2
NB (4): “WHEN IT’S
TIME (FOR THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO SING)” on World Artists WACD-101 is sped up –
playing time
is 2:15.8
NB (5): “LONELY
HEARTACHE” on L&C LP-0014 – long version with complete instr. break –
playing time is
2:34.5 –
instr. Break circa 0:58
NB (6): “LONELY
HEARTACHE” on Empire 45-512 & B.A.C.M. CD D-393 is a short version with
speed slowed
down and
instr. break cut-off circa 0:30 at the end of break – playing time is 2:10
NB (7): “LONELY
HEARTACHE” on Spin-O-Rama M/S-108, Mount Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156 & Premier
PM/PS-9041
as master, but with added echo – playing time is 2:33
NB (8): “LONELY
HEARACHE” on World Artist WACD-101 is sped up – playing time is 2:29
LUKE GORDON acc. by C. Smith & Tenn. Haymakers
Capitol Transcription Service, 11th
& G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Saturday 16th April 1955
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr);
Dub Howington (el gtr); Curley Smith (fdl); Don West (stl gtr); Fuzzy Groves
(stg bs);
Jessie Parrish (dms).
Producer: Ben Adelman
Engr: Edward “Ed” Beher
45-PD-550-A GOIN’ CRAZY L&C
45-550-A, Starday 45-550-A,
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI) Dixie
CD-5555, World Artists WACD-102,
Starday
Custom, Vol. 2,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-385, B.A.C.M. CD D-393,
One
Media Publishing (digital)
45-PD-550-B MARRIED
LIFE L&C
45-550-A, Starday 45-550-A,
(Luke Gordon) (Starrite
BMI) World
Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): L&C
45-550 released Monday 2nd April 1956 and reviewed by Billboard
Saturday 7th April 1956.
NB (2): Both
L&C 45-550 and Starday 45-550 were released on 78 rpm.
NB (3): “V.A. –
STARDAY CUSTOM, Vol. 2” is a bootleg release.
LUKE GORDON
Capitol Transcription Service, 11th
& G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr);
Dub Howington (el gtr); Curley Smith (fdl); Don West (stl gtr); Fuzzy Groves
(stg bs); Jessie Parrish (dms).
Producer: Ben Adelman
Engr: Ed Beher
45-555-A LET THIS KISS BID YOU GOODBYE Starday
45-555-A, Ace Ltd 603
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI)
45-555-B BABY’S GONE Starday
45-555-A, Ace Ltd 603,
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI) Dixie
CD-5555,Starday LP-218,
World
Artist WACD-102,
Cactus
OFF-CD-5065,
Starday
Custom, Vol. 2,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393,
One
Media Publishing (digital)
NB (1): Starday
45-555 released April 1956 and BMI clearance 18th May 1956.
NB (2): Ace Ltd
603 “V.A. – STARS OF TEXAS HONKY TONK” released in U.K. 1991.
NB (3): Cactus
OFF-CD-5065 “V.A. - STARDAY HILLBILLY, Vol. 2” released 2009.
NB (4): Starday
LP-218 “V.A. - THE LOST STARDAY RECORDINGS – ORIGINAL 1950s RECORDINGS”
NB (5): B.A.C.M.
CD D-385 “V.A. – CUSTOM MADE HILLBILLY” released in U.K. September 2012.
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Frederick Lincoln “Link” Wray, Jr. (ld gtr); Vernon “Ray
Vernon” Wray (gtr.); John “Johnny” “Pancake”
Norris
(stl gtr); Unk (stg bs).
Producer:
Ben Adelman
CHRISTMAS IN TENNESSEE Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
(Harlow-Williams) World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
LUKE GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Dub Howington or Harold “Harry” Wade or Wade Holmes (el
gtr); Don West or Michael “Mickey” Woodward (stl gtr); Curley Smith or Walter
“Buck” Ryan or Marvin West (fdl); John Duffey (dobro).
Producer:
Ben Adelman
CHANGING COMPANY Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
(Luke
Gordon) Spin-O-Rama
M/S-137,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
PASTURES GREEN Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
(Luke
Gordon) Spin-O-Rama
M/S-137,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
LUKE GORDON
TOWN &
COUNTRY JAMBOREE – WMAL-TV, Capital Arena, 14th Street, Washington,
D.C.
Saturday 31st
December 1955
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); James Ray “Jimmy” Dean (mc/accdn); Buck Ryan (fdl);
Herbert “Herbie” Jones (rhy gtr); Marvin Carroll
(stl
gtr); Mary Klick (stg bs).
HONKY TONKIN’ World
Artists WACD-102
(Hank
Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
HANK WILLIAMS MEDLEY: World
Artists WACD-102
A MANISION ON THE HILL
(Fred Rose-Hank
Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
NEVER AGAIN (WILL I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR)
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
(I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE
(Jimmie
Davis-Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
HONKY TONK BLUES
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
COLD, COLD HEART
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
KAW-LIGA
(Hank Williams-Fred Rose)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART
(Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI)
LOVESICK BLUES
(Irving Mills-Cliff
Friend)
FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES World
Artists WACD-102
(Fred
Rose) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
NB: Luke
Gordon was a guest on the above show which celebrated the 3rd
anniversary of Hank Williams death.
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1955-1956
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac
gtr); Wade Holmes (ld gtr); Dub Howington (el gtr); Don West (stl gtr); Unk
(stg bs).
Producer:
Ben Adelman
RACETRACK
BLUES Mount Vernon Music
MVM/MVS-156,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
THE DARK YEARS AHEAD Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-101,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
LUKE GORDON and his Lonesome Drifters
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
ca. April 1956
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac
gtr); poss. Curley Smith (fdl); others unknown.
Producer:
Ben Adelman
ST-45-565-A BIG NEW DANCE Starday
45-565-A, Dixie CD-5555,
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI) World
Artists WACD-102,
Starday
Custom, Vol. 2,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393,
One
Media Publishing (digital)
ST-45-565-B JUST DOIN’ WHAT’S RIGHT Starday
45-565-B, Ace Ltd 603,
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI) World
Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB: Starday
45-565 released May 1956 and BMI clearance 15th June 1956.
LUKE
GORDON
Ben Adelman
Studio, 323 Cedar Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
ca. June
1956
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac
gtr); poss. Curley Smith (fdl); others unknown.
Producer:
Ben Adelman
HO-577-A IS IT WRONG Starday
45-577-A
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI)
HO-577-B WHAT CAN YOU DO? Starday
45-577-B, Dixie CD-5555,
(Luke
Gordon) (Starrite BMI) Starday
Custom, Vol. 2,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393,
One Media Publishing
(digital)
NB: Starday
45-577 released July 1956 and BMI clearance Friday 28th
September 1956.
LUKE GORDON
with the Rock & Roll Boys – 1
BILLY ADAMS
with the Rock & Roll Boys – 2
Rite Recording Studio, Cincinnati,
OH
1956
Luke Gordon (vcl - 3/ ac gtr); Willie Murray “Billy” Adams (vcl - 4/ ac
rhy gtr); Charles “Charlie” Adams (el ld gtr); Curtis May (stg bs).
CP-1331 DON’T CRAMP MY STYLE - 1 - 3 Quincy
932-A,
(Luke
Gordon/Billy Adams) World
Artists WACD-104
CP-1332 ROCK, PRETTY MAMA - 2 – 4 Quincy 932-B, Legend
LP-1003,
(Billy
Adams) Spin
EMG-1000,Lost Gold LGR-5798,
EFA
CD-88962-2, Yeaah! CD-12,
World
Artists WACD-104,
B-Sharp
LP 6/19
ROCK, PRETTY MAMA (alt) MCA MCAD-5935, MCA
MCA-25088,
(Billy
Adams) Domino
LP-1012, Collector CLCD-4411,
Club
LP-011, Bop-A-Rama BOP-002,
Castle
Music CMRCD-581
NB (1): According to LUKE GORDON the above session was held in 1956.
According to BILLY ADAMS the
session
was held in 1955.
NB (2): Quincy 932 released September 1957.
NB (3): MCA MCAD-5935 “20 ROCKABILLY CLASSICS” released 1987.
NB (4): MCA MCA-25088 “ROCKABILLY CLASSICS” released 1987.
NB (5): Domino LP-1012 “ROCK PRETTY MAMA – BILLY ADAMS” released 1992.
NB (6): Collector CLCD-4411 “NAU VOO ROCK AND ROLL” released in the
Netherlands 1993.
NB (7): Legend LP-1003 “GRAND DADDY’S ROCKIN’, Vol. 2” released 1992.
NB (8): Club LP-011 “GRAB THIS AND DANCE, Vol. 11” released 1993.
NB (9): Spin EMG-1000 “$15,000 WORTH OF ROCKABILLY” released 1997.
NB (10): Bop-A-Rama BOP-002 “BIG NOISE FROM THE PLANET BOP, Vol. 2”
released 1998.
NB (11): Lost Gold LGR-5798 “ORIGINAL HISTORIC ROCKABILLY CLASSICS, Vol.
1” released 1998.
NB (12): EFA CD-88962-2 “ROCKABILLY RARITIES, Vol. 1” released 2000.
NB (13): Yeaah! CD-12 “ROCKABILLY RARITIES, Vol. 1” released 2000.
NB (14): Castle Music CMRCD-581 “ROCKIN’ THRU THE YEARS, 1955-2002 – BILLY
ADAMS” released 2002.
NB (15): B-Sharp LP 6/19 “NASTY ROCKABILLY, Vol. 14” released in Germany
2008.
LUKE GORDON
Rodel Studio, 1028 33rd
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
April 1958
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Scotty Stoneman (fld/twin fld o/dub); Donna
LaVerne Stoneman (mand); Peggy Brain Stoneman (dobro);
Jimmy Stoneman (stg bs).
Producer: Donald F. “Don” Owens
CP-4571 DARK HOLLOW Unissued,
(Bill
Browning) L&C
LP-0014
45-5803 DARK HOLLOW Blue Ridge 502,
(Bill
Browning) (Starday Music BMI) World
Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
45-5804 YOU MAY BE SOMEONE (WHERE YOU COME FROM) Blue Ridge 502, Bark Log BL-6,
(Don
Owens) (Circle O Music BMI) World
Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): “DARK HOLLOW” entered Billboard C&W chart Monday 22nd
December 1958 - #13 – 7 weeks.
NB (2): The above record was never released on Island 0640.
NB (3): Bark Log BL-6 “COUNTRY HICKS, Vol. 6”.
NB (4): “DARK HOLLOW” – with no master tape available, a faulty 45 rpm
was used on World Artists WACD-102 and
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393 - resulting in a "cut-off"
fiddle intro.
LUKE GORDON – 1
DUB HOWINGTON and his Tennessee
Haymakers – 2
Luke Gordon Studio, near
Fairfax (a few miles from Falls Church, VA)
ca. May 1958
Luke Gordon (vcl - 1/ac gtr); Dub Howington (vcl - 2/el
gtr); Don West (stl gtr); Unk (pno - 3); Unk (stg bs).
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
CP-1559 THE FOOL THAT I AM - 1 Quincy
933-A,
(Luke
Gordon) (Circle O Music BMI) B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-1560 MUSTACHE ON THE CABBAGE HEAD - 1 - 2 - 3 Quincy 933-B,
(Luke
Gordon) (Circle O Music BMI) Collector
CLCD-4464,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
CP-1561 ROAD OF HEARTACHES - 2 Quincy
934-A
(Dub
Howington) (Circle O Music BMI)
CP-1562 DON’T PLAY WITH LOVE - 2 Quincy
934-B,
(Dub
Howington) (Circle O Music BMI) Greasy
GRLP-006
NB (1): Both Quincy 933 and 934 released June 1958.
NB (2): Greasy GRLP-006 “GREASY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Vol.
6” released 1999.
NB (3): Collector CLCD-4464 “CRAZY ROCKIN’”
released in the Netherlands in 2001 and re-released in 2012.
LUKE GORDON
Luke Gordon Studio, near
Fairfax (a few miles from Falls Church, VA)
1959
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Dub Howington or Harry Wade or Wade Holmes (el. guitar); Don West or
Mickey Woodward (steel guitar);
Curley Smith or Buck Ryan
(fiddle); Marvin West or John Humbird Duffey (dobro).
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
WHEN YOU CROSS YOUR HEART Spin-O-Rama
M/S-108,
(Clairborne-Davis-Dean-Stone) Mount
Vernon Music MVM/MVS-156,
Premier
PM/PS-9041,
World Artists WACD-106,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
WHY DO YOU TREAT ME THIS WAY? Spin-O-Rama M/S-108,
(Hope Harlow-Link Wray) Mount Vernon Music
MVM/MVS-156,
Premier
PM/PS-9041,
World Artists WACD-106,
B.A.C.M. CD D-393
LUKE GORDON
Rodel Studio, 1028 33rd
Street, N.W., Washington
Sunday 19th April 1959
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); with The Drifters.
Producer: Don Owens
45-6007 EIGHT YEARS IN ATLANTA Blue Ridge
506,
(Don
F. Owens) (Lonesome Pine Music BMI) World Artists WACD-102,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
45-6008 WHEN IT’S TIME (FOR THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO
SING) Blue Ridge 506,
(Alton
Delmore) World Artists WACD-102,
(Arr.
Luke Gordon - Lonesome Pine Music BMI) B.A.C.M. CD D-393
LUKE GORDON
“Don Owens Jamboree” –
WTTG-TV, Washington, D.C.
1959
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Donna Stoneman (mand); Ric Nelson
(dobro); Jack Cooke (stg bs).
I’ M FREE AT LAST (Ernest Tubb) World Artists WACD-101,
World Artists WACD-105
I SAW THE LIGHT (Hank Williams)
(Acuff-Rose BMI) World Artists WACD-105
A MANSION ON THE HILL World Artists WACD-105
(Fred
Rose- Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
WHEN IT’S TIME (FOR THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO SING) World
Artists WACD-105
(Alton Delmore) (Arr. Luke Gordon - Vidor Pub. Inc.
BMI)
JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) World Artists WACD-105
(Hank
Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
I’LL BE A BACHELOR ‘TIL I DIE World Artists WACD-105
(Hank
Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
LUKE GORDON
Rodel Studio, 1028 33rd
Street, N.W., Washington
Spring 1961
Luke
Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Wade Holmes (el gtr); Bill Yates (hmny vcl/stg bs); Wayne Yates (hmny vcl/gtr); Curley Smith (fdl).
Producer: Don Owens
S-1335 13 STEPS AWAY Empire 45-512,
(Merle
Haggard-Eddie Burris) Spin-O-Rama
M/S-108,
(Arr.
Luke Gordon - Cedar Music BMI) Spin-O-Rama
M/S-126,
Premier
PM/PS-9041,
World Artists WACD-104,
B.A.C.M.
CD D-393
NB (1): Empire 45-512 released with a picture
sleeve in 1961.
NB (2): The above record is a ‘Sheldon’ pressing.
NB (3): Date sticker on label shows March 1961.
NB (4): Spin-O-Rama M/S-126 “HOOTENANNY COUNTRY
STYLE” released 1964.
LUKE GORDON
Oak Leaf Park, Luray, VA
July 1961
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Frank”
Wakefield (mand); William Hundley “Bill” Emmerson (5 stg bjo).
WHEN
IT’S TIME (FOR THE WHIPPOORWILLS TO SING) Unnissued
(Alton Delmore) (Arr. Luke GordonI)
YOU MAY BE SOMEONE (WHERE YOU COME FROM) Unissued
(Don
Owens)
THE FOOL THAT I AM (Luke Gordon) Unissued
DARK HOLLOW (Bill Browning) Unissued
YOU’RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I’M GONNA LEAVE) Unissued
(Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
I CAN’T HELP IT (IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH
YOU) Unissued
(Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
LUKE GORDON
Wynwood Studio, Falls Church, VA
Early 1966
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); Daniel Mark “Danny” Pendelton (stl gtr); Harry
Wade (gtr); others unk.
Producer: Peter “Pete Roberts” Kuykendall
8018/ LOVE’S FANTASY Nashville
NV-5271,
ZTSB-110852 (Luke Gordon) (Tronic BMI) World Artists WACD-102
8019/ THRESHOLD TO HEAVEN Nashville
NV-5271,
ZTSB-110853 (Luke Gordon) (Tronic BMI) World Artists WACD-102
NB: Nashville
NV-5271 released March 1961.
LUKE GORDON with Vern and The
Drifters
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
ca. 1969
Luke Gordon
(vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Gordon
R. Brown
SO-7054 REPEAT OF THE PAST World Artists GRB-200/201
(Luke
Gordon) (Tom-Cat BMI)
7113B FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES World Artists 7113,
(Fred
Rose) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists GRB-200/201
THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT World Artists GRB-200/201,
(Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists WACD-106
TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN World Artists GRB-200/201,
(Merle Haggard) (Blue Book BMI) World Artists WACD-106
GOIN’ CRAZY World Artists GRB-200/201
(Luke Gordon) (Starday BMI)
SO-7055 WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE World Artists GRB-200/201,
(Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists WACD-106
TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART World Artists GRB-200/201,
(Fred Rose-Hy Heath) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists WACD-106
DARK HOLLOW (Bill Browning) World Artists GRB-200/201
THIRTEEN STEPS AWAY World Artists GRB-200/201
(Merle Haggard-Eddie Burris)
(Arr. Luke Gordon - Cedar
Music BMI)
7112A OBLIVION (Luke Gordon) (Tom-Cat BMI) World Artists 7112,
World
Artists GRB-200/201
NB (1): World Artists 7112/13 released 1969.
NB (2): World Artists GRB-200/201 “WORLD ARTISTS PRESENTS THE BEST OF
LUKE GORDON” released
February
1970.
LUKE GORDON
Showcase Country Music Attractions, American
Legion Park, Rt. 229, Culpepper, VA
Sunday 31st May 1970
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); others ukn.
Unknown titles Unissued
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
1976
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); others ukn.
CRYIN’ ON ONE HAND (LAUGHIN’ ON THE OTHER) World Artists NR-6361-1
(Luke Gordon)
U-10316M/ THERE COMETH A DAY World Artists NR-6362-2,
WAP-1003B (Luke Gordon) World
Artist WAP-1003,
(Reeder
BMI/Richard Allan Williams BMI) World Artists WACD-103,
World
Artists WACD-106,
World
Artists WAS 0171105
U-10316M/ A HOUSE OF GOLD World Artists NR-6362-1,
WAP-1003A (Hank Williams) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World Artist WAP-1003,
World Artists WACD-103,
World
Artists WACD-106,
World
Artists WAS 0171105
LUKE GORDON
Luke’s home, Quincy, KY
1978
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr) only.
OBLIVION (Luke Gordon) Released
on YouTube
DARK HOLLOW (Bill Browning) Released on YouTube
THIRTEEN STEPS AWAY Released on YouTube
(Merle Haggard-Eddie Burris)
THE FOOL THAT I AM (Luke Gordon) Released on YouTube
REPEAT OF THE PAST (Luke Gordon) Released on YouTube
WALTZ OF THE ANGELS (?) Released on YouTube
NB: Soundtrack
from private film by Hans Häggström, Sweden – just Luke Gordon
and his guitar.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
1981
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producers: Gordon
R. Brown/Jim Riffe
U-10045 M MUSTACHE ON THE CABBAGE HEAD World Artists
WAP-5001,
(Luke Gordon) (BMI) Riverside
RSS-4603 (cass.),
World
Artists WAP-1002,
World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
B/7567 ALL MY LOVE (Luke Gordon) (Tom-Cat BMI) World
Artists 7567,
World Artists WACD-101
A/7566 ALIMONY (Luke Gordon) (Tom-Cat BMI) World Artists 7566
NB (1): World Artists WAP-5001 “PRESENTS LUKE GORDON – PICTURE SHOW” –
label says
“PRESENTS
LUKE GORDON – KEEPING IT COUNTRY” released 1983.
NB (2): World Artists WACD-101 released Tuesday 5th June
2001.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
1982
Luke Gordon
(vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Jim
Riffe
Engineer: S.
Hoffman
U-10604 M/ PICTURE
SHOW World
Artists WAP-5001,
WAP-1004 A (Luke Gordon) (Richard Allan Williams BMI) World
Artists WAP-1004,
World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
U-10604 M/ (I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE World Artists WAP-1004,
WAP-1004 B (Hank Williams-Jimmie
Davis) (Acuff-Rose BMI) World
Artists WACD-104
NB: World
Artists WACD-103 released Saturday 5th June 2004.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
ca. December 1982
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Gordon
R. Brown
MY GOOD FRIEND JIM World
Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke Gordon) (Richard Allan Williams BMI) World Artists RSS-4580,
Riverside
RSS-4603 (cass.),
World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
COMING BACK World Artists
WAP-5001,
(Luke Gordon) (Richard Allan Williams BMI) World Artists RSS-4580,
Riverside
RSS-4603 (cass.),
World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
NB: Riverside
RSS-4603 “LUKE GORDON AND THE NEW COUNTRY SOUND” released 1983.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
December 1982
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producers: Gordon
R. Brown/Jim Riffe
Engineer: S.
Hoffman
UR-4076 A DON’T CRAMP MY STYLE World Artists
WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (BMI) World
Artists RSS-4603 (EP),
Riverside
RSS-4603 (cass.),
World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
UR-4076 A / OBLIVION World
Artists WAP-5001,
R-83054-A (Luke Gordon)
(Richard Allan Williams BMI) World
Artists RSS-4603 (EP),
World Artists WAP-1001,
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
OBLIVION Riverside
RSS-4603 (cass.)
(Luke Gordon)
MASTERPIECE World Artists
NR-6361-2,
(Luke Gordon) (Reader Music BMI) World Artists
WACD-105
UR-4076 B MASTERPIECE World Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists RSS-4603 (EP),
Riverside RSS-4603 (cass.),
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
WAP-5001A ALL MY LOVE World Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (Reeder BMI/Richard Allan Williams
BMI) Riverside RSS-4603 (cass.),
World
Artists WAP-1002,
World
Artists WACD-103
NB (1): World Artists WAP-1001 a date of 29th March 1984 is
shown.
NB (2): “MASTERPIECE” (#1 & #2) are using the same vocal track, but
differently mastered, instrumentation and speed.
Which
one is the ORIGINAL version is hard to say as we have no information that there
existed two version.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
December 1982
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producers: Gordon
R. Brown/Jim Riffe
WAP-5001A THE
FOOL THAT I AM World
Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (Richard Allan Williams BMI) World Artists WAP-1004,
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
WAP-5001A CHANGING COMPANY World Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (BMI) World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
WAP-5001B PASTURES
GREEN World
Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (BMI) World Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
WAP-5001B GOIN’
CRAZY World
Artists WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (BMI) Riverside RSS-4603 (cass.),
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
WAP-5001B CRYIN’ ON ONE HAND (LAUGHIN’ ON THE OTHER) World Artists
WAP-5001,
(Luke
Gordon) (BMI) Riverside RSS-4603 (cass.),
World
Artists WACD-101,
World
Artists WACD-103
NB: First
pressing of World Artists WAP-1004 “THE FOOL THAT I AM” is shown as “FROM THAT
I AM”.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
Saturday 5th December
1987
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
U-20564M RACE TRACK BLUES World Artists WAP-1006,
(Luke Gordon) (Reader BMI) World Artists WACD-103,
World
Artists WACD-106
U-20564M BEST WESTERN COWBOY World Artists WAP-1006,
(Luke
Gordon) (Richard Allan Williams BMI) World
Artists WACD-103
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
2004
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians;
o/dubbed instrumentation - 1
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
FOGGY MORNING - 1 World
Artists WACD-102,
(Luke Gordon) World
Artists WACD-105
MY HEART, MY WORLD - 1 World
Artists WACD-102,
(Luke
Gordon) World
Artists WACD-105
HIGH ON A HILLTOP World Artists
WACD-105,
(Tommy Collins) World
Artists WACD-106,
World
Artists WAS-0171105
WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS World Artists WACD-105,
(Hank Williams) (Sony/ATV Songs BMI) World
Artists WACD-106,
World
Artists WAS-0171105
JUST A WOUND World Artists
WACD-106,
(Luke Gordon) World
Artists WAS-0171105
NB (1): World Artists WACD-106 released September 2005.
NB (2): World Artists WAS-0171105 released 2005, and with two different
sleeves.
LUKE GORDON
Riverside Studio, Ashland, KY
2004
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
DARK
HOLLOW (Bill
Browning) World
Artists WACD-103
REPEAT OF THE PAST (Luke Gordon) World Artists
WACD-103
LUKE GORDON
Huntington, W VA
2005
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr/vcl only -1); unk
musicians.
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
FAST TRAIN TO NOWHERE World
Artists WACD-104
(C. C. Hudson)
MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT World Artists
WACD-104
(Clarence Williams)
PAN AMERICAN World Artists
WACD-104
(Hank Williams) (Sony/ATV BMI)
PICTURES FROM LIFE’S OTHER SIDE World Artists WACD-104
(Hank Williams) (Sony/ATV BMI)
ROSE
COLORED GLASSES (?) World Artists WACD-104
SOME DAY YOU’LL CALL MY NAME World Artists
WACD-104
(Eddie Hill-Jean Branch)
TRAIN WHISTLE BLUES World Artists WACD-104
(Jimmie Rodgers)
HOW CAN I WIN (Luke Gordon) World Artists
WACD-104
WINGS OF YOUR LOVE (?) World
Artists WACD-104,
World Artists WACD-106,
World Artists WAS-0171105
JUST A WOUND (Luke Gordon) World
Artists WACD-104
THAT’S WHERE I GO (G. F. Alexander) World Artists WACD-104
ROSSIES (Luke Gordon) - 1 World
Artists WACD-104
MONKEY UP A TREE (Luke Gordon) - 1 World Artists WACD-104
HEY PAULA (Ray Hildebrand) - 1 World
Artists WACD-104
LUKE GORDON
Huntington, W VA
2005
Luke Gordon (vcl/ac gtr); unk musicians.
Producer: Gordon R. Brown
GOOD MORNING TRUCKERS (Luke Gordon) World Artists WACD-105
THE WRECK OF OLD 97 (Dorsey Dixon) World Artists WACD-105
FADED
LOVE AND WINTER ROSES World Artists WACD-105
(Fred Rose) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
LU’S SONG (Luke Gordon) World
Artists WACD-105
LOST HIGHWAY (Leon Payne) World Artists
WACD-105
NB: World
Artist WACD-105 released Wednesday 4th May 2005.
DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK
GRANT; THE LATE LUKE GORDON; THE LATE RIC NELSON; AL TURNER; KENT HEINEMAN;
DAVE SAX & SVEIN MARTIN
PEDERSEN with thanks to Tom Mindte; Walt Saunders; Johan Lofstedt; Andy Brown;
Tom Sims;
Dave Penny; Tapio Väisänen;
Phil Tricker; Adam Komorowski.
©℗ 2013 Svein Martin
Pedersen & Dick Grant
