Sunday, March 31, 2013

JD Strait



By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2012 Digital Sac A Lait Studios, Houma, LA – JD Strait (JD Strait [vcl], Pershing Wells [gt/keyboards/drums/bass], Pat Fornies [gt], Carol Berzas [gt], Kevin Koike [mandolin], Rodney Giroir [steel/dobro/banjo], David Hyde [bass gt], Waylon Thibodeaux [fiddle], Mark Duet/Todd Adams [piano], Terri McPhail Chiasson [bck vcl]. Producer: Pershing Wells)
001 I LOVE YOU GIRL
002 BLACK AND BLUE
003 COME TO MY LIFE TONIGHT
004 I STILL MISS SOMEONE
005 WHERE IN THE WORLD DID THE REAL COWGIRLS GO
006 2 GUYS CAN'T COOK .. BUT IT'S ALL GOOD
007 KISSING HER LIPS
008 LADDY LIND
009 BRAKEMAN BLUE WALTZ
010 JUSTIN'S SMILE
011 KARMA CHAMELEON
012 WHITE COLLARED MOTHER SUCKERS (WALL ST. SONG)
013 WENDY IN THE WIND
014 JOHNSONVILLE JUNCTION
015 DOWN AT THE DEPOT
016 I LOVE YOU GIRL
Tracks above issued on album Stories


ALBUMS

Jd Strait ? (UPC700261938271) Stories: I Love You Girl (2011 Hmma Country Song of the Year); Black and Blue; Come to My Life Tonight;  I Still Miss Someone; Where in the World Did the Real Cowgirls Go; 2 Guys Can't Cook .. But It's All Good; Kissing Her Lips; Laddy Lind; Brakeman Blue Waltz; Justin's Smile; Karma Chameleon; White Collared Mother Suckers (Wall St. Song); Wendy in the Wind; Johnsonville Junction; Down at the Depot; I Love You Girl (Bonus Track)

Kanawha Singers



By Tony Russell, Praguefrank

SESSIONS
29 April 1927  New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + Bill Wirges [piano])
001 E22775/6/7* WEST VIRGINIA HILLS  Vocalion 5142 Brunswick 158 
002 E22778*/9/0 HAIL WEST VIRGINIA    Vocalion 5142    Brunswick 158
*means master
13 August 1927  New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + Carson Robison [gt], John Call [banjo], Vernon Dalhart [harmonica/vcl], Sam Raitz [fiddle])
003 E24213/4/5/6 OH, DEM GOLDEN SLIPPER  Vocalion 5173 Brunswick 189 Supertone S2040
13 January 1928  New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + Bill Wirges [piano], ? [banjo], ? [fiddle])
004 E26002/3* INDIANA   Brunswick 255
005 E26004/5* ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH      Brunswick 255
24 January 1928  New York City – The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians + Carson Robison [gt on some takes])
006 E26257/8* SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT     Brunswick 205 3801    Supertone S2125
007 E26259/0* CLIMBING UP DE GOLDEN STAIRS   Brunswick 205  3801    Supertone S2125
18 May 1928  New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians)
008 E27567 GOODBYE, MY LOVER, GOODBYE        Brunswick 242 3991  
009 E27568 THAT OLD COUNTRY TOWN      Brunswick 242  3991 
4 April 1929 New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians)
010 E29540 CLIMB UP, YE CHILUN, CLIMB  rejected
011 E29541 ELLA REE  rejected
ca. 30 April 1929 New York City – The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians [gt, banjo, fiddle])
012 E29698 DE CAMPTOWN RACES   Brunswick 337 
013 E29699 KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF DE ROAD   Brunswick 337 
11 June 1929 New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians)
014 E30053 BRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE  Brunswick 328 
015 E30054 SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER?      Brunswick 328
016 E30055 GOD BE WITH YOU  unissued
28 June 1929 New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians)
017 E30303 RESCUE THE PERISHING  unissued
018 E30304 THERE IS SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL    Brunswick 472 
019 E30305 IF YOUR HEART KEEPS RIGHT     Brunswick 472
18 July 1929 New York City –  The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians)
020 E30402  MOUNTAINS AIN'T NO PLACE FOR BAD MEN   Brunswick 347     Supertone S2068 
021 E30403  HIGH SILK HAT AND A WALKING CANE    Brunswick 347     Supertone S2050
27 August 1929 New York City – The Kanawha Singers (Arthur Herbert, Alex Mason, Neil Evans, Jesse Phillips [vcl] + unknown musicians [banjo, piano])
022 E30513 ELLA RAE (CARRY ME BACK TO TENNESSEE) Brunswick 459
023 E30514 CLIMB UP, YE CHILLUN, CLIMB UP    Brunswick 459
024 E30515 EARLY IN THE MORNING     Brunswick 365
025 E30516 THE GOSPEL TRAIN       Brunswick 365 


SINGLES
Vocalion (1927-1929)
158  West Virginia Hills / Hail West Virginia – 27 (reissued on   Vocalion 5142)
189 Oh, Dem Golden Slipper / [Al Hopkins] – 27 (reissued on Vocalion 5173, Supertone S2040)
205 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Climbing Up De Golden Stairs – 28 (reissued on   Brunswick 3801, Supertone S2125)
242 Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye / That Old Country Town – 28 (reissued on Brunswick 3991)
255 Indiana / On The Banks Of The Wabash - 28
328 Brighten The Corner Where You Are / Shall We Gather At The River? – 29
337 De Camptown Races / Keep In The Middle Of De Road – 29
347 Mountains Ain't No Place For Bad Men / High Silk Hat And A Walking Cane – 29
365 Early In The Morning / The Gospel Train - 29
459 Ella Rae (Carry Me Back To Tennessee) / Climb Up, Ye Chillun, Climb Up – ca 30
472 There Is Sunshine In My Soul / If Your Heart Keeps Right – ca 30
Supertone S2050 High Silk Hat And A Walking Cane / [Hank Marvin]
Supertone S2068 Mountains Ain't No Place For Bad Men / [Pickard Family]