Sunday, September 7, 2014

Forest Rye



*19-12-1919 Erin, TN, +24-04-1988
2nd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Al Turner with help of carcitycountry.com

SESSIONS


Poss. 1941 Detroit, MI - Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers (Conrtad Brooks [Forest Rye] [vcl/fiddle], + unknown musicians)
001 SNAKE BITE BLUES Universal 1002
002 DON’T COME CRYIN’ ROUND ME MAMA Universal 1002
Early 1942 Detroit, MI – Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers (Conrtad Brooks [Forest Rye] [vcl/fiddle], + unknown musicians)
003 YOU HAD TIME TO THINK IT’S OVER Hot Wax 1616 Mellow 1616
004 ON DOWN THE LINE Hot Wax 1616 Mellow 1616
1949 Detroit, MI - Uncle Ruye and his Sage Hollow Boys (poss. Forest Rye [vcl/fiddle], Jimmy swan [bass] + unknown musicians)
005 I SMILED AT HER Alben 601
006 CRYING MY EYES OUT  Alben 601
ca. January 1951 poss. Nashville, TN - Forest Rye
007 YW-7090 CRYING MY EYES OUT Mercury 6328-x45
008 YW-7091 MODNIGHT BOOGIE BLUES  6329-x45
009 YW-7092 AFTER ALL THESE YEARS  6328-x45
010 YW-7093 WON‘T YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING  6329-x45
ca. November  1952 or early 1953 Fortune Studio, 3942 3rd St., Detroit, MI – Forest Rye/*Pete Pyle
011 WILD CAT BOOGIE Fortune 172/Properbox 103 WLP 2808 CLCD 2862
000 ARE YOU MAKING A FOOL*  Fortune 172
COLLECTOR WLP 2808 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY VOL.8 (NED, 1989); COLLECTOR CLCD 2862 DETROIT IN THE 50'S VOL.2 (NED, 1989); PROPER PROPERBOX 103 BOPPIN' HILLBILLY RED HOT ROCKABILLY (UK, 2006, 4CD)
1950s unknown - Forest Rye
012 PEPPER HOT BABY
1961 Nashville, TN - Forest Rye
013 MY SWEET BABY’S GONE   Stompertime STCD-13
STOMPERTIME STCD 13 NASHVILLE ROCK AND ROLL UNISSUED RECORDED 1961 (UK, 2001)
1962 Nashville, TN – Little Willie Rye and The Old Timers
014 PC 3311/CM 904 ROAD OF HAPPINESS Pace 45-1007
015 PC 3312/CM 905 MAKE BELIEVE GIRL 45-1007
Forest Rye also recorded for his own label Forest, no details known


SINGLES
Universal (ca 1941) Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers
1002 Snake Bite Blues / Don’t Come Cryin’ Round Me Mama – ca 41
Hot Wax (1942) Rye’s Red River Blue Yodelers
1616 You Had Time To Think It Over / On Down The Line – 42 (also on Mellow 1616)
Alben (1949) as Uncle Ruye amd his Sage Hollow Boys
601 I Smiled At her / Crying My Eyes Out - 48
Mercury (1951)
6328-X45 Crying My Eyes Out / After All These Years – 04-51
6329-X45 Midnight Boogie Blues / Won’t You Give Me A Little Loving – 04-51
Fortune (1952)
172 Wild Cat Boogie / Are You Making A Fool [Pete Pyle] – 53
Pace (1962) Little Willie Rye
45-1007 Road Of Happiness / Make Believe Girl - 62
 


1 comment:

  1. This was my dad. He published many records on Forest Records. One was Cousin Jody singing a song dad wrote called "Ramblin Sam". He recorded some gospel songs on that label in the 80's after he became a preacher. In 1962 he recorded under the name of Little Willie Rye (His comedy name he used when he was on the radio and Opry.On PACE Records he had 2 songs he wrote, "Make Believe Girl" with "Road of Happiness" on the flip side. In the 1940's he played on the Opry with Roy Acuff and many others. He was good friends with String Bean.

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