DISCOGRAPHY

TITLE (COMPOSER[S])

RECORDING NO.

Demos circa 1939–1940.

Pee Wee Moultrie (accordion).

MARIE (Irving Berlin) (instrumental)

Mercury 314536077

HAPPY ROVING COWBOY (Bob Nolan) and RADIO DEMO

Mercury 314536077

Demos circa late 1940–1941.

SAN ANTONIO ROSE (Bob Wills)

Mercury 314536077

FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES (Roy Acuff)

Mercury 314536077

WSFA shows recorded at Highland Bridge Radio and Shoe Shop, Montgomery. Circa April 1942.

Possibly Boots Harris (steel guitar); Lum York (bass).

I’M NOT COMING HOME ANY MORE

Polydor 847194

OLD SHEP (Red Foley)

Unissued

I AIN’T GONNA LOVE YOU ANY MORE (Ernest Tubb)

Mercury 314536077

I’LL NEVER CRY OVER YOU (Unknown)

Unissued

ROCKIN’ ALONE IN AN OLD ROCKIN’ CHAIR (Bob Miller)

Unissued

AUNT DINAH’S QUILTING PARTY (Trad.)

Unissued

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (Trad.)

Unissued

THE LAST LETTER (Rex Griffin)

Unissued

JESUS WALKED THAT LONESOME VALLEY (Trad.)

Unissued

BENEATH THAT LONELY MOUND OF CLAY (Roy Acuff)

Unissued

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Unissued

Demos for Acuff-Rose. July 1946–fall 1948.

I’M GOING HOME (1) (“Standing by the bedside…”)

Arhoolie EP 548

Note: See 1950 demos for another song with the same title.

I’M GOING HOME (2) (“Standing by the bedside…”)

Mercury 314536077

Note: With mandolin, Dobro, guitar; dated by Bob Pinson to circa 1950.

MOTHER IS GONE (1)

Arhoolie EP 548

MOTHER IS GONE (2)

CMF 07

MOTHER IS GONE (3)

MGM11975

A HOME IN HEAVEN (1)

Arhoolie EP 548

A HOME IN HEAVEN (2)

Mercury 314536077

Note: Version 2 possibly recorded later, per Bob Pinson.

Note: This is the same song (except for one word) as

“Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?”

ARE YOU BUILDING A TEMPLE IN HEAVEN? (1)

MGM E-3850

ARE YOU BUILDING A TEMPLE IN HEAVEN? (2)

Unissued

IN MY DREAMS YOU STILL BELONG TO ME

Arhoolie EP 548

WON’T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME?

CMF 07

WHY SHOULD I CRY?

CMF 07

YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART (1)

CMF 07

YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART (2)

Mercury 314536077

Note: Version 2 with unknown band.

I WATCHED MY DREAM WORLD CRUMBLE LIKE CLAY

CMF 07

I TOLD A LIE TO MY HEART

CMF 07

CALLING YOU (1^*)

CMF 07

CALLING YOU (2)

Mercury 314536077

PAN AMERICAN

CMF 07

WEALTH WON’T SAVE YOUR SOUL

CMF 07

SINGING WATERFALL

CMF 07

HONKY TONK BLUES

CMF 06

I’M SO TIRED OF IT ALL

Mercury 314536077

Note: With unknown band.

Session: December 11, 1946: WSM studios, Nashville.

James “Guy” Willis (guitar); Vic Willis (accordion); Charles

“Skeeter” Willis (fiddle); Charles “Indian” Wright (bass).

CALLING YOU

Sterling 201

NEVER AGAIN (WILL I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR)

Sterling 201

Note: On label as “Never Again (Will I Knock at Your Door).”

WEALTH WON’T SAVE YOUR SOUL

Sterling 204

WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS

Sterling 204

Note: On label as “When God Comes and Fathers His Jewels.”

Session: February 13, 1947: probably WSM studio.

Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Dale “Smokey” Lohman (steel guitar); Zeke Turner (electric guitar); Louis Innis (bass).

I DON’T CARE (IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES)

Sterling 208

MY LOVE FOR YOU (HAS TURNED TO HATE)

Sterling 208

HONKY TONKIN’

Sterling 210

PAN AMERICAN

Sterling 210

Session: April 21, 1947: Castle Studio, Nashville.

Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Dale “Smokey” Lohman (steel guitar); Zeke Turner (lead guitar); Louis Innis (rhythm guitar); Brownie Reynolds (bass).

MOVE IT ON OVER MGM 10033

I SAW THE LIGHT MGM 10271

(LAST NIGHT) I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP MGM 10033

SIX MORE MILES (TO THE GRAVEYARD) MGM 10271

Session: August 4, 1947: Castle Studio, Nashville.

L. C. Crysel (fiddle, except “Pontchartrain”); Tommy Jackson (fiddle on “Pontchartrain”); Herman Herron (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (lead guitar); Slim Thomas (rhythm guitar); Lum York (bass).

FLY TROUBLE (Honey Wilds / Bunny Biggs / Fred Rose) MGM 10073

HONKY TONK BLUES Unissued / lost

I’M SATISFIED WITH YOU (Fred Rose) MGM 11768

ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONTCHARTRAIN (Hank Williams / Ramona Vincent) MGM 10073

Session: November 6, 1947: Castle Studio, Nashville.

Robert “Chubby” Wise (fiddle); Jerry Byrd (steel guitar); Zeke Turner (lead guitar); probably Louis Innis (bass); possibly Fred Rose or Owen Bradley (piano).

ROOTIE TOOTIE (Fred Rose)

MGM 10124

I CAN’T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND

MGM 10328

I’M A LONG GONE DADDY

MGM 10212

HONKY TONKIN’

MGM 10171

Session: November 7, 1947: Castle Studio, Nashville.

Same personnel as previous session.

MY SWEET LOVE AIN’T AROUND

MGM 10124

THE BLUES COME AROUND

MGM 10212

A MANSION ON THE HILL (Fred Rose / Hank Williams)

MGM 10328

I’LL BE A BACHELOR ’TIL I DIE

MGM 10171

Session: December 22, 1948: E. T. Herzog Studio, Cincinnati.

Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Jerry Byrd (steel guitar); Clyde Baum (mandolin); Zeke Turner (lead guitar); Louis Innis (rhythm guitar); Willie Thawl (bass); Audrey Williams (duet vocal).

LOST ON THE RIVER^*

MGM 10434

THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT

MGM 10461

I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME^* (Audrey Williams)

MGM 10813

LOVESICK BLUES (Irving Mills / Cliff Friend)

MGM 10352

Shreveport radio recordings. August 1948–May 1949. Most are probably Johnnie Fair Syrup transcriptions, KWKH studio, Shreveport, Louisiana.

YOU CAUSED IT ALL BY TELLING LIES (Clyde Moody)

Mercury 314536077

PLEASE DON’T LET ME LOVE YOU (Ralph Jones)

MGM 11928

FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES (Fred Rose)

MGM 11928

THERE’S NO ROOM IN MY HEART FOR THE BLUES

(Fred Rose / Zeb Turner)

MGM 12244

THE LITTLE PAPER BOY (Johnnie Wright / Jack Anglin)

Polydor 823695

I WISH I HAD A NICKEL (Tommy Sutton / Sammy Barnhart)

MGM 12244

ROCKIN’ CHAIR MONEY (Lonnie Glosson / Bill Carlisle)

Mercury 314536077

TENNESSEE BORDER (Jimmie Work)

Mercury 314536077

MY MAIN TRIAL IS YET TO COME (Pee Wee King /

J. L. Frank)

Mercury 314536077

THE DEVIL’S TRAIN (Cliff Carlisle / Mel Foree)

MGM E-3850

THE SINGING WATERFALL

MGM 12332

COOL WATER (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314536077

THE WALTZ OF THE WIND (Fred Rose)

MGM 12535

AT THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW (Lorene Rose)

MGM 12077

DIXIE CANNONBALL (Gene Autry / Vaughn Horton)

Mercury 314536077

I’M FREE AT LAST (Ernest Tubb)

Polydor 825554

LEAVE ME ALONE WITH THE BLUES (Joe Pope)

MGM 12484

IT JUST DON’T MATTER NOW (Ernest Tubb)

Polydor 827531

SWING WIDE YOUR GATE OF LOVE (Hank Thompson)

Mercury 314536077

THE OLD HOME (J. W. Earls)

MGM E-3803

ALONE AND FORSAKEN

MGM 12029

SOMEDAY YOU’LL CALL MY NAME (Jean Branch /

Eddie Hill)

MGM 12077

THANK GOD (Fred Rose)

MGM 12127

BLUE LOVE (IN MY HEART) (“Floyd Jenkins,”

aka Fred Rose)

MGM 12332

ROLY POLY (Fred Rose)

Mercury 314536077

THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON (Roy Acuff /

Odell McLeod)

MGM 12127

WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS (Fred Rose)

Mercury 314536077

WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE (Fred Rose)

Mercury 314536077

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW (Fred Rose / Mel Foree)

MGM 12535

WITH TEARS IN MY EYES (Paul Howard)

MGM 12484

ROCK MY CRADLE ONCE AGAIN (Johnny Bond)

Polydor 825548

FIRST YEAR BLUES (Ernest Tubb)

Mercury 314536077

SUNDOWN AND SORROW (Pee Wee King / J. L. Frank)

MGM E-3803

Missing Johnnie Fair Masters.

THE PRODIGAL SON (“Floyd Jenkins,” aka Fred Rose)

Unissued / lost

TRAMP ON THE STREET (Grady and Hazel Cole)

Unissued / lost

WE PLANTED ROSES ON OUR DARLING’S GRAVE

(Roy Acuff / Odell Macleod)

Unissued / lost

Note: The above three were logged into the MGM vaults in 1955, but have never been released. Versions of “The Prodigal Son” and “Tramp on the Street” were issued later, but derive from the Health and Happiness shows.

Shreveport-era song demos.

HEAVEN HOLDS ALL MY TREASURES

CMF 07

LOST ON THE RIVER

CMF 06

A HOUSE OF GOLD (1)

Polydor 833752

A HOUSE OF GOLD (2)

CMF 06

WHEN YOU’RE TIRED OF BREAKING OTHERS’ HEARTS

(Hank Williams / Curley Williams)

Polydor 833749

’NEATH A COLD GRAY TOMB OF STONE (Hank Williams /

Mel Foree)

Polydor 827531

Note: Full band performance, possibly from Shreveport.

NO, NOT NOW (Hank Williams / Curley Williams /

Mel Foree)

Polydor (UK) 2391.519

Note: The demo features a fiddle and a second vocalist on the refrain, possibly Curley Williams.

HONEY, DO YOU LOVE ME, HUH? (Hank Williams /

Curley Williams)

Mercury 314536077

TIME HAS PROVEN ME WRONG

Mercury 314536077

Radio performance with Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells, 1948/1949.

DEAR BROTHER

Mercury 314536077

Miscellaneous radio show circa 1948/1949.

DON’T DO IT, DARLING (Zeke Manners)

Mercury 314536077

Session: March 1, 1949 (7:30–10:30 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Dale Potter (fiddle); Don Davis (steel guitar); Zeb Turner (lead guitar); Clyde Baum (mandolin); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); probably Ernie Newton (bass); Audrey Williams (duet vocal).

DEAR BROTHER^* MGM 10434

JESUS REMEMBERED ME^* MGM 10813

LOST HIGHWAY (Leon Payne) MGM 10506

MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE MGM 10609

Session: March 1–2, 1949 (11:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Same personnel as previous session.

HONKY TONK BLUES Polydor 823695

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS MGM 10461

YOU’RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I’M GONNA LEAVE) MGM 10506

MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY (Hank Williams / Jewell House) Polydor 823695

Session: March 20, 1949 (7:30–10:30 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Dale Potter (fiddle); Don Davis (steel guitar); Zeb Turner (electric guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Velma Williams (bass).

WEDDING BELLS (Claude Boone) MGM 10401

I’VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE (Sunshine Slim Sweet / Curley Kinsey) MGM 10401

Prince Albert Opry, June 18, 1949.

Probably with Red Foley’s band.

LOVESICK BLUES (Irving Mills / Cliff Friend) Mercury 314536077

Prince Albert Opry, November 18, 1949 (on location in Germany).

Probably with Red Foley’s band.

MOVE IT ON OVER Mercury 314536077

Demos probably recorded in Nashville, 1949.

JESUS DIED FOR ME (1)

Polydor 825551

JESUS DIED FOR ME (2)

Mercury 314536077

Note: Version 2 with Audrey Williams.

WE’RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE GRAVE EACH DAY

Polydor 825557

ALABAMA WALTZ

Polydor 825554

Session: August 30, 1949 (2:00–5:30 p.m.): E. T. Herzog Studio, 811 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Jerry Byrd (steel guitar); Zeke Turner (lead guitar) Louis Innis (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton (bass).

I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

MGM 10560

A HOUSE WITHOUT LOVE

MGM 10696

I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVIN’

MGM 10609

MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT (1) (Clarence Williams)

MGM 10560

MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT (2) (Clarence Williams)

Mercury 314536077

Note: Version 2 is a vocal / guitar demo version for the band to learn the song.

Health and HappinessShows. WSM studios, October 1949.

Audrey Williams (vocals, shows 1–4); Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Bob McNett (lead guitar); possibly Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Hillous Butrum (bass).

SHOW 1

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (THEME) (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

WEDDING BELLS (Claude Boone)

Mercury 314517862

LOVESICK BLUES (Irving Mills / Cliff Friend)

Mercury 314517862

OLD JOE CLARK (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES (William Golden)

Mercury 314517862

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 2

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

YOU’RE GONNA CHANGE

Mercury 314517862

(THERE’S A) BLUEBIRD ON YOUR WINDOWSILL

(Audrey solo) (Elizabeth Clarke / Robert Mellin)

Mercury 314517862

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

TRAMP ON THE STREET (Grady and Hazel Cole)

Mercury 314517862

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 3

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

I’M A LONG GONE DADDY

Mercury 314517862

I’M TELLING YOU (Audrey solo) (Audrey Williams)

Mercury 314517862

BILL CHEATAM (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS

Mercury 314517862

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 4

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

LOST HIGHWAY (Leon Payne)

Mercury 314517862

I WANT TO LIVE AND LOVE (Audrey solo) (Gene Sullivan /

Wiley Walker)

Mercury 314517862

BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

FINGERS ON FIRE (Bob McNett solo) (Arthur Smith)

Mercury 314517862

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 5

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

A MANSION ON THE HILL (Hank Williams / Fred Rose)

Polydor 422827531

THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT

Mercury 314517862

WAGNER (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Polydor 422827531

THE PRODIGAL SON (“Floyd Jenkins,” aka Fred Rose)

MGM E-3850

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 6

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

PAN AMERICAN

Polydor 422823695

LOVESICK BLUES (Irving Mills / Cliff Friend)

Polydor 422823695

ARKANSAS TRAVELER (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

I SAW THE LIGHT

Polydor 422823695

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 7

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Polydor 422823695

WEDDING BELLS (Claude Boone)

Polydor 422827531

COTTON-EYED JOE (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Polydor 422827531

I’VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE (Curley Kinsey /

Sunshine Slim Sweet)

Mercury 314517862

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

SHOW 8

HAPPY ROVIN’ COWBOY (Bob Nolan)

Mercury 314517862

I CAN’T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND

Polydor 422827531

I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

Polydor 422827531

FISHERMAN’S HORNPIPE (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

THY BURDENS ARE GREATER THAN MINE (Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart)

Polydor 422827531

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Mercury 314517862

Note: These shows were overdubbed in 1961 and 1962 to form the core of two “live” albums. Occasionally, session masters were used in their place, overdubbed with applause. The issue numbers cited above are the first undubbed issues.

AFRS 103, November 12, 1949.

Unknown band.

YOU’RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I’M GONNA LEAVE)

MGM MG-1–5019

Demos probably recorded 1950.

I’M GOING HOME (1) (“When my work here is o’er…”) I’M GOING HOME (2) (“When my work here is o’er…”) LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF HEAVEN HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW? HELP ME UNDERSTAND

MGM E-3850 Mercury 314536077 Polydor 831633 Polydor 833749 CMF 06

JESUS IS CALLING (Hank Williams / Charles Monroe) THERE’S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY

Mercury 314536077 CMF 06

WEARIN’ OUT YOUR WALKIN’ SHOES (1) WEARIN’ OUT YOUR WALKIN’ SHOES (2) SING, SING, SING (aka I’M GONNA SING, SING, SING) MESSAGE TO MY MOTHER

Polydor 833752 Unissued Mercury 314536077 Polydor 831634

Session: January 9, 1950 (2:00–5:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Bob McNett (lead guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton (bass).

LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES

MGM 10645

WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?

MGM 10696

WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE?

MGM 10760

MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY

MGM 10645

Session: January 10, 1950 (2:00–5:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Don Helms (steel guitar); Hillous Butrum (bass); probably Owen Bradley or Fred Rose (organ).

TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS^* (Billy Rose / Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson)

MGM 10718

BEYOND THE SUNSET^* (Blanche Kerr Brock / Virgil P. Brock / Albert Kennedy Rowswell)

MGM 10630

THE FUNERAL^* (Poem: Will Carleton; music: Fred Rose)

MGM 10630

EVERYTHING’S OKAY^*

MGM 10718

AFRS 116, February 18, 1950.

Unknown band.

I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING

MGM MG-1–5019

LOVESICK BLUES (Irving Mills / Cliff Friend)

MGM MG-1–5019

Radio station WSLI, Jackson, Mississippi, February 21, 1950.

Milton Beasley (mandolin); Red Pleasant (rhythm); Junior Stanley (lead guitar); Miller Lowther (steel guitar); Wayne “Pedro” Stanley (bass); “Farmer Jim” (James Houston Neal, emcee).

LOST HIGHWAY (Lone Payne) Conversation with Farmer Jim.

Mercury 314536077

I’M A LONG GONE DADDY Conversation with Farmer Jim.

Mercury 314536077

LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES Conversation with Farmer Jim.

Mercury 314536077

Audrey Williams session: March 28, 1950: Castle Studio, Nashville.

Same personnel as January 9, 1950, except Audrey Williams (vocal) and Hugh Cherry (vocal) on 76048; probably Hank Williams (guitar).

76046 MY TIGHTWAD DADDY (Unknown)

Decca 46264

76047 MODEL T LOVE (Audrey Williams)

Bear Family BFX 15346

76048 HELP ME UNDERSTAND

Decca 46275

76049 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW?

Decca 46275

As above, except Cherry out. April 1, 1950.

76066 WHAT PUT THE PEP IN GRANDMA (Jethro Burns / Mel Foree)

Decca 46233

76067 I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams)

Decca 46264

76068 HONKY TONKIN’

Decca 46233

AFRS 130, June 10, 1950.

Unknown band.

LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES

MGM MG-1–5019

WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?

Mercury 314536077

Session: June 14, 1950 (12:00–3:30 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Same personnel as January 9, 1950, except Sammy Pruett replaces McNett. Jack Shook possibly replaced by Rusty Gabbard (rhythm guitar).

THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)

MGM 10760

HONKY TONK BLUES

Unissued / lost

Radio show, August 4, 1950.

With Red Foley, Grady Martin (guitar); others unknown.

THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)

Mercury 314536077

AFRS 139, August 12, 1950.

Unknown band.

WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?

MGM MG-1–5019

Dialogue with Minnie Pearl.

MGM MG-1–5019

THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)

MGM MG-1–5019

Dialogue with Minnie Pearl.

MGM MG-1–5019

Session: August 31, 1950 (2:00–5:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass); Fred Rose or Owen Bradley (organ); possibly Farris Coursey (drums) on “Moanin’ the Blues.”

NOBODY’S LONESOME FOR ME

MGM 10832

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

MGM 10832

HELP ME UNDERSTAND^*

MGM 10806

NO, NO, JOE^* (Fred Rose)

MGM 10806

AFRS (unknown show), probably October 1950.

Unknown band.

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

Mercury 314536077

AFRS 151, November 11, 1950.

Unknown band.

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

MGM MG-1–5019

NOBODY’S LONESOME FOR ME

MGM MG-1–5019

Unknown location, probably WSM; probably fall 1950 March of Dimes.

Announcer, Ralph Christian.

Spoken pitch by Hank.

ACM 3

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

ACM 3

HELP ME UNDERSTAND^*

ACM 3

WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART (Cleavant Derricks)

ACM 3

Session: December 21, 1950 (7:15–9:50 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); Chet Atkins (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass).

COLD, COLD HEART

MGM 10904

DEAR JOHN (Tex Ritter / Aubrey Gass)

MGM 10904

JUST WAITIN’^* (Hank Williams / Bob Gazzaway)

MGM 10932

MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS^*

MGM 10932

TITLE (COMPOSER[S])

Shows for Mother’s Best Flour and other sponsors: January–March 1951, and possibly other dates.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass). Note: Every show opens and closes with a chorus of “Lovesick Blues.” Note: No title was issued legitimately, although a few have appeared on bootleg compilations.

SHOW 1-A1

THE BLIND CHILD (Ida B. Mercer)

BLUE STEEL BLUES (Don Helms solo) (Ted Daffan)

WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART (Cleavant Derricks)

1-A2

WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS (Jimmie Davis) MOONLIGHT WATERS (Don Helms solo) (Trad.) HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW?

1-B1

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

HONKY TONKIN’ (Audrey Williams solo)

I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Unknown)

1-B2

ALABAMA WALTZ

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

LORD BUILD ME A CABIN (Unknown)

2–1A

NOBODY’S LONESOME FOR ME

TWIN GUITAR POLKA (Sammy Pruett and Don Helms solo) (Unknown) GATHERING FLOWERS FOR THE MASTER’S BOUQUET (M. D. Baumgardner) EIGHTH OF JANUARY (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

2-A2

A MANSION ON THE HILL

I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams solo) (Audrey Williams)

HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW?

2-B1

EVERYTHING’S OKAY

WHY SHOULD I CRY (Audrey Williams solo)

I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME (Hank and Audrey Williams)

3-A1

MOVE IT ON OVER

I’M SATISFIED WITH LIFE (Audrey Williams solo) (Unknown)

I SAW THE LIGHT

3-A2

SEAMAN’S BLUES (Talmadge Tubb / Ernest Tubb)

BLUES IN MY MIND (Audrey Williams solo)

SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME (Hank and Audrey Williams) (Warren Caplinger)

3-B1

BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN (Fred Rose)

BONAPARTE’S RETREAT (Audrey Williams solo) (Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart)

I’VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE (Curley Kinsey / Sunshine Slim Sweet)

3-B2

ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONTCHARTRAIN (Hank Williams / Ramona Vincent) BLUE LOVE IN MY HEART (Audrey Williams solo) (Fred Rose) CALLING YOU

4-A1

MY SWEET LOVE AIN’T AROUND

MODEL T LOVE (Audrey Williams solo) (Audrey Williams)

WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES (William M. Golden)

4-A2

PINS AND NEEDLES (IN MY HEART) ("Floyd Jenkins,” aka Fred Rose)

FOUR FLUSHER (Audrey Williams solo) (Unknown)

I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME (Audrey Williams)

4-B1

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams solo) (Audrey Williams)

WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART (Cleavant Derricks)

4-B2

MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE

MY LOVE FOR YOU (Audrey Williams solo)

DEAR BROTHER (Hank and Audrey Williams)

5-A1

THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)

(LAST NIGHT) I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP (Audrey Williams solo)

WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE (Fred Rose)

WHISTLIN’ RUFUS (Band only) (Trad.)

5-A2

COOL WATER (Bob Nolan)

ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL (Jerry Rivers solo) (Ervin Rouse)

LONELY TOMBS (J. E. Mainer)

5-B1

I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVIN’

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY (Audrey Williams solo)

(Bob Merrill / Terry Shand) JESUS REMEMBERED ME

5-B2

COLD, COLD HEART

HONKY TONKIN’ (Audrey Williams solo)

SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

Hank Williams and Louie Buck call square dance.

6-A1

DEAR JOHN (Aubrey Gass / Tex Ritter)

I’M SATISFIED WITH LIFE (Audrey Williams solo)

SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME (Hank and Audrey Williams) (Warren Caplinger)

6-A2

AT THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW (Lorene Rose)

I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams solo) (Audrey Williams)

WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART (Cleavant Derricks)

6-B1

WEDDING BELLS (Claude Boone)

MY TIGHTWAD DADDY (Audrey Williams solo)

WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES (William Golden)

6-B2

WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?

BLUE LOVE (Audrey Williams solo) (Fred Rose)

DEAR BROTHER (Hank and Audrey Williams)

7-A1

FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES (Fred Rose) FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) I HEARD MY SAVIOR CALL (Unknown)

7-A2

JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU (Johnnie Wright / Jack Anglin / Clyde Baum) I CAN’T TELL MY HEART THAT (Johnnie and Jack) (Johnnie Wright /

Jack Anglin / Jim Anglin) FARTHER ALONG (Rev. W. B. Stevens)

7-B1

MOVE IT ON OVER

DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Sammy Pruett solo) (Shelton Brooks)

THY BURDENS ARE GREATER THAN MINE (Redd Stewart / Pee Wee King)

7-B2

THERE’S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE (Fred Rose)

8-A1

I CAN’T HELP IT

PANHANDLE RAG (Drifting Cowboys) (Trad.)

GATHERING FLOWERS FOR THE MASTER’S BOUQUET (M. D. Baumgardner)

BILL CHEATAM (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

8-A2

WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS (Jimmie Davis) BLUE STEEL BLUES (Don Helms solo) (Ted Daffan) THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER (Unknown)

8-B1

ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY (Trad.)

COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES (Sammy Pruett solo) (Jimmie Davis)

THE PRODIGAL SON ("Floyd Jenkins,” aka Fred Rose)

8-B2

MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE

ARKANSAS TRAVELER (Drifting Cowboys) (Trad.)

HOW FAR TO LITTLE ROCK (portion)

I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Unknown)

9-A1

NEXT SUNDAY DARLING IS MY BIRTHDAY (Syd Nathan / Arthur Q. Smith) OLD JOE CLARK (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) DECK OF CARDS (T. Texas Tyler)

9-A2

TENNESSEE BORDER (Jimmie Work)

BLUE BONNET RAG (Don Helms solo) (Unknown)

DEAR BROTHER

WHISTLIN’ RUFUS (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

9-B1

PICTURES FROM LIFE’S OTHER SIDE SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) SING, SING, SING

9-B2

JUST WAITIN’ (Hank Williams / Bob Gazzaway) PARADISE ISLAND (Don Helms solo) (Unknown) WHEN THE FIRE COMES DOWN FROM HEAVEN (Milton Estes / Wally Fowler / Paul Kinsey / Tommy Harrell)

10-A1

MY SWEET LOVE AIN’T AROUND

I CAN’T TELL MY HEART THAT (Jimmie Skinner solo) (Jim Anglin /

Jack Anglin / Johnnie Wright) WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES (William Golden)

10-A2

I CAN’T HELP IT

PANHANDLE RAG (Don Helms solo) (Unknown)

DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE (Charles E. Moody)

10-B1

JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU (Jack Anglin / Johnnie Wright / Clyde Baum) STEEL GUITAR STOMP (Don Helms solo) (Unknown) I’LL FLY AWAY (Albert E. Brumley)

10-B2

COLD, COLD HEART

UNKNOWN FIDDLE TUNE (Jerry Rivers solo)

OLD COUNTRY CHURCH (John Whitfield Vaughn)

11-A1

MOANIN’ THE BLUES

BLUE STEEL BLUES (Don Helms solo) (Ted Daffan)

I DREAMED ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT (Fred Rose)

11-A2

I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY (Gene Autry / Fred Rose) TENNESSEE WAGONER (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) AT THE CROSS (Ralph E. Hudson)

11-B1

I DREAMED ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT (Fred Rose) BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) I HEARD MY SAVIOR CALL (Johnnie Bailes)

11-B2

LOW AND LONELY (Fred Rose)

FOOLISH QUESTIONS (Big Bill Lister solo) (Arthur Smith)

STEAL AWAY / THE FUNERAL (Trad.)

12-A1

WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS (Jimmie Davis) ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL (Jerry Rivers solo) (Ervin Rouse) WHERE HE LEADS ME I WILL FOLLOW (E. W. Blandly / J. S. Norris)

12-A2

IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU (with recitation by Louie Buck) PANHANDLE RAG (Don Helms solo) (Trad.) WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE (Fred Rose)

12-B1

I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVIN’

TENNESSEE WAGONER (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

THE PALE HORSE AND HIS RIDER (Johnnie Bailes / Ervin Staggs)

12-B2

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’

ALABAMA JUBILEE (Jerry Rivers solo) (Jack Yellen / George Cobb)

SEARCHING FOR A SOLDIER’S GRAVE (Roy Acuff)

13-A1

I’VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE

LITTLE ANNIE (Don Helms / Jerry Rivers duet) (Stephen Foster)

I’VE GOT MY ONE WAY TICKET TO THE SKY (Johnnie and Walter Bailes)

13-A2

CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR

DOWN YONDER (Jerry Rivers solo) (L. Wolfe Gilbert)

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY (Will Thompson)

13-B1

LONESOME WHISTLE (Hank Williams / Jimmie Davis)

ROADSIDE RAG (Don Helms solo)

I’M BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND (Dr. Samuel Stennett)

13-B2

I CAN’T TELL MY HEART THAT (Jim Anglin / Jack Anglin / Johnnie Wright) GEORGIA STEEL GUITAR (Don Helms solo) (Unknown) TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey)

14-A1

JUST WAITIN’ (Hank Williams / Bob Gazzaway) EIGHTH OF JANUARY (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.) FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO (Rev. W. M. Robison)

14-A2

CHEROKEE BOOGIE (Moon Mullican / Chief William Redbird) COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES (Don Helms solo) (Jimmie Davis) BEAUTIFUL HOME (H. W. Elliott / Emmett S. Dean)

14-B1

LONESOME WHISTLE (Hank Williams / Jimmie Davis) I DON’T LOVE NOBODY (Jerry Rivers solo) (Lew Sully) GREAT JUDGMENT MORNING (Shadduck / Picke)

14-B2

I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE (Henry Bernard / Morry Burns / Syd Nathan /

Henry Thurston) LITTLE ANNIE (Don Helms / Jerry Rivers duet) (Stephen Foster) I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Unknown)

15-A1

DEAR JOHN (Aubrey Gass / Tex Ritter)

ROADSIDE RAG (Don Helms solo) (Unknown)

I’LL FLY AWAY (Albert E. Brumley)

BONAPARTE’S RETREAT (Jerry Rivers solo) (Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart)

15-A2

COLD, COLD HEART

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

FARTHER ALONG (Rev. W. B. Stevens)

16-A1 (DEMO FOR AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKES)

WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?

SAN ANTONIO ROSE (Owen Bradley Orchestra) (Bob Wills) HONEY, BE MY HONEY BEE (Beasley Sisters) (Unknown) COLD, COLD HEART

SHOW DATED 2/12/51

MOVE IT ON OVER

WALTZ OF THE WIND (Audrey Williams solo) (Fred Rose)

I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Unknown)

SHOW DATED 2/13/51

FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES (Fred Rose) FOUR FLUSHER (Audrey Williams solo) (Unknown) I SAW THE LIGHT

SHOW DATED 2/21/51

WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE? LOW AND LONELY (Audrey Williams solo) JESUS DIED FOR ME

SHOW DATED 2/22/51

LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES

(LAST NIGHT) I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP

(Audrey Williams solo) LONELY TOMBS (J. E. Mainer) TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

SHOW DATED 2/23/51

DEAR JOHN

IF YOU WANT SOME LOVIN’ (Audrey Williams solo) (Unknown) I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME (Hank and Audrey Williams) (Audrey Williams)

SHOW NUMBERED 146

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

OLD JOE CLARK (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

I DREAMED ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT (Fred Rose)

SHOW NUMBERED 147

I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

CORRINE, CORRINA (Don Helms solo) (J. W. Williams / Bo Chatman)

I HEARD MY SAVIOR CALLING ME (Unknown)

SHOW NUMBERED 150

MY SWEET LOVE AIN’T AROUND

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Jerry Rivers) (Trad.)

I SAW THE LIGHT

SHOW NUMBERED 151

YOU BLOTTED MY HAPPY SCHOOLDAYS (Edith and Sherman Collins) ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL (Jerry Rivers solo) (Ervin Rouse) DUST ON THE BIBLE (Johnnie and Walter Bailes)

SHOW NUMBERED 156

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU (Scotty Wiseman) SALLY GOODIN (Jerry Rivers solo; Hank sings a little) WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN’ IN (Trad.)

TITLE (COMPOSER[S])

RECORDING NO.

SHOW NUMBERED 157

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’

SILVER BELL (Drifting Cowboys) (Trad.)

SING, SING, SING

TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Jerry Rivers solo) (Trad.)

SHOW NUMBERED 158

I CAN’T HELP IT

STAY ALL NIGHT (Bob Wills)

LONELY TOMBS (J. E. Mainer)

UNDATED / UNNUMBERED SHOW

NOBODY’S LONESOME FOR ME

I’LL HAVE A NEW BODY (Unknown)

Demos, probably recorded 1951.

THY BURDENS ARE GREATER THAN MINE (Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart)

MGM 12185

TEN LITTLE NUMBERS (Roy Acuff)

Mercury 314536077

FOOL ABOUT YOU (Ralph C. Hutcheson)

MGM 2391.519 (UK)

Note: This song was copyrighted in Hank Williams’ name in 1962, but was actually written by Ralph C. Hutcheson and first recorded by the Barker Brothers on Jaybird Records in 1951.

CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR

Polydor 825554

ANGEL OF DEATH (1)

Mercury 314536077

ANGEL OF DEATH (2)

Polydor 831634

READY TO GO HOME

Polydor 833752

I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU

Polydor 831634

WEARY BLUES FROM WAITIN’

Polydor 825551

WHEN THE BOOK OF LIFE IS READ

Polydor 825557

Demo, possibly recorded October 25, 1951.

THERE’S A TEAR IN MY BEER

Polydor 847194

Note: Hank Williams demo overdubbed with Hank Williams Jr. and group, 1988, and first issued on Warner Bros. / Curb 7–27584. Hank Williams’ undubbed demo issued on Polydor 847194.

Demo, reportedly recorded October 25, 1951.

YOU KILLED ALL THE LOVE I EVER HAD

Polydor 847194

Session: March 16, 1951 (1:30–5:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass); Owen Bradley or Fred Rose (piano).

I CAN’T HELP IT (IF I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU)

MGM 10961

HOWLIN’ AT THE MOON

MGM 10961

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’

MGM 11000

MY HEART WOULD KNOW

MGM 11000

Session: March 23, 1951 (7:00–10:30 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Audrey Williams (vocal duet and solo); Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass).

LEAVE US WOMEN ALONE^* (Audrey Williams)

MGM 11083

IF YOU SEE MY BABY^* (Audrey Williams)

MGM 11083

THE PALE HORSE AND HIS RIDER^† (Ervin Staggs / Johnny Bailes)

MGM 12394

A HOME IN HEAVEN^*

MGM 12394

AFRS 175, May 5, 1951.

Unknown band.

COLD, COLD HEART

MGM MG-1–5019

DEAR JOHN (Aubrey Gass / Tex Ritter)

MGM MG-1–5019

Unknown radio show, probably 1951.

Unknown band.

DEAR JOHN (Aubrey Gass / Tex Ritter)

Forever Music 0409

Session: June 1, 1951 (7:00–10:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass); unknown, possibly Owen Bradley (organ).

RAMBLIN’ MAN^*

MGM 11120

PICTURES FROM LIFE’S OTHER SIDE^*

MGM 11120

I’VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE^*

MGM 11017

I DREAMED ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT (Fred Rose)

MGM 11017

Session: July 25, 1951 (7:15–10:35 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Don Helms (steel guitar); Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Sammy Pruett (lead guitar); probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass).

I’D STILL WANT YOU

MGM 11100

LONESOME WHISTLE (Hank Williams / Jimmie Davis)

MGM 11054

CRAZY HEART (Fred Rose / Maurice Murray)

MGM 11054

CRAZY HEART (alternate take)

MGM X-1014(EP)

BABY, WE’RE REALLY IN LOVE

Unissued / lost

Session: August 10, 1951 (7:00–10:30 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Personnel as on July 25, 1951, except add Fred Rose or Owen Bradley (piano).

I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND

Unissued / lost

HALF AS MUCH (Curley Williams)

MGM 11202

I’D STILL WANT YOU

Polydor 823695

BABY, WE’RE REALLY IN LOVE

MGM 11100

Unknown location, probably WSM studios, possibly September 1951.

RADIO SPOT FOR HOW TO WRITE FOLK AND WESTERN MUSIC . . .

Mercury 314532601

AFRS 197, September 22, 1951.

Unknown band.

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’

MG-1–5019

Unknown show, probably 1951.

Unknown band.

I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU

Forever Music 0409

Session: December 11, 1951 (10:00 a.m–12 noon): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); possibly Sammy Pruett (electric guitar); Don Helms (steel guitar); probably Jack Shook (acoustic guitar); Ernie Newton or “Cedric Rainwater,” aka Howard Watts (bass).

I’M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND

MGM 11160

HONKY TONK BLUES

MGM 11160

LET’S TURN BACK THE YEARS

MGM 11202

Unknown location, late December 1951.

THE APOLOGY (1)

Polydor 833752

THE APOLOGY (2)

Mercury 314536077

Demos probably recorded 1952.

IF YOU’LL BE A BABY TO ME

Polydor 825557

YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART

CMF 06

I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU

Mercury 314536077

KAW-LIGA (and two false starts)

Mercury 314536077

ARE YOU WALKIN’ AND A TALKIN’ FOR THE LORD? (1)

Mercury 314536077

ARE YOU WALKIN’ AND A TALKIN’ FOR THE LORD? (2)

Polydor 833749

JAMBALAYA

CMF 06

A TEARDROP ON A ROSE

Polydor 833749

YOU BETTER KEEP IT ON YOUR MIND (Hank Williams / Vic McAlpin)

CMF 06

Note: Second vocalist is probably Hank Snow.

LOW DOWN BLUES

Polydor 831633

I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT TIME

Polydor 825548

AFRS 221, March 22, 1952.

Unknown band.

LET THE SPIRIT DESCEND (J. M. Purdom)

Mercury 314536077

HONKY TONK BLUES

Mercury 314536077

Radio show April 1, 1952.

Unknown band.

ARE YOU WALKIN’ AND A TALKIN’ FOR THE LORD?

Mercury 314536077

Radio show April 4, 1952.

DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE (Charles Moody)

Mercury 314536077

AFRS 223, April 5, 1952.

Unknown band.

BABY, WE’RE REALLY IN LOVE

Polydor 827531

THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH^* (John Whitfield Vaughn)

Polydor 825548

Kate Smith Evening Hour, April 23, 1952.

Unknown band.

COLD, COLD HEART

Unissued

I CAN’T HELP IT^*

Mercury 314536077

Radio show(s) April 1952.

Unknown band(s).

WILD SIDE OF LIFE (Arlie Carter / William Warren)

Mercury 314536077

I CRIED AGAIN (Autry Inman)

Mercury 314536077

Session: June 13, 1952 (10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar.); Chet Atkins (electric guitar); probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Chuck Wright (bass).

WINDOW SHOPPING (Marcel Joseph)

MGM 11283

JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)

MGM 11283

SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE (Fred Rose / Ed Nelson)

MGM 11318

I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE (Hank Williams / Fred Rose)

MGM 11366

Session: July 11, 1952 (1:45–3:45 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Jerry Rivers (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); probably Chet Atkins (lead guitar); Harold Bradley (rhythm guitar); probably Ernie Newton (bass).

YOU WIN AGAIN

MGM 11318

I WON’T BE HOME NO MORE

MGM 11533

BE CAREFUL OF STONES THAT YOU THROW^* (Bonnie Dodd)

MGM 11309

PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR MIND^*

MGM 11309

Session: September 23, 1952 (1:30–3:40 p.m.): Castle Studio, Nashville.

Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Don Helms (steel guitar); Chet Atkins (lead guitar); Jack Shook (rhythm guitar); Floyd “Lightnin’ ” Chance (bass); Farris Coursey (drums)^*.

I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU

MGM 11366

YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART

MGM 11416

KAW-LIGA^* (Hank Williams / Fred Rose)

MGM 11416

TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART (Hy Heath / Fred Rose)

MGM 11479

Demo session, KWKH, December 3, 1952.

THE LOG TRAIN

Time-Life TLCW-01

Undated radio performance.

Audrey Williams (duet vocal).

SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME (Warren Caplinger)

Polydor 831633