House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music) (55 page)

Bobby Collins,
“What Do I Miss”

Enterprise

1183

Bobby Collins,
“After Laughter Came Tears”

Enterprise

1195

Johnny Nelms,
“Mr. Freight Train”

Tilt 1195

1196

Johnny Nelms,
“Hurt Is the Heart”

Tilt 1196

1203

Ernie Hunter w/ Hal Harris,
“Boy Crazy”

Rainbow 1203

1204

Ernie Hunter w/ Hal Harris,
“Kissing Your Picture”

Rainbow 1204

1205

Dido Rowley,
“When the Chips Are Down”

Enterprise 1205

1206

Dido Rowley,
[title unknown]

Enterprise 1206

1958

1207

Tony Farr,
“You’re the Only One”

Enterprise

1208

Tony Farr,
“What’s the Use”

Enterprise

1211

Tony Farr,
“There’s No Sense Marrying Me”

Enterprise

1212

Tony Farr,
“Why Don’t You Try to Love Me”

Enterprise

1219

Big Charles Green,
“Rocking on the Moon Tonight”

Hitt 180

1220

Big Charles Green,
“You Excite Me Baby”

Hitt 180

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Charles Drake,
“Got to Pay My Income Tax”

Enterprise

1224

Charles Drake,
“My Baby Just Told Me Goodbye”

Enterprise 102

1959

1225

Duane Schurb,
“You’re a Fool”

Enterprise

1226

Duane Schurb,
“Rolly Polly”

Enterprise

1231

Clyde Easley,
“You Ask Me Darling”

Enterprise

1232

Clyde Easley,
“Drive in Baby”

Enterprise

1233

Floyd Lee,
“Go Boy”

Enterprise 1234

1234

Floyd Lee,
“Give Your Love to Me”

Enterprise 1233

1244

Jerry Irby,
“The Sea”

Hi-Lo 1244

1245

Jerry Irby,
“Nails in My Coffi

n”

Hi-Lo 1245

1246

Harold Casner,
“That Is Why”

Gulf 101

1247

Harold Casner,
“Marker in Your Heart”

Gulf 101

1264

Joey Ambra,
“One Love”

Teen 1005

1265

Joey Ambra,
“I Don’t Know”

Teen 1005

1960

1400 (?) The Aces Wild,
“Baby Don’t Go”

Big T 1400

1401 (?) The Aces Wild,
“Forever My Darling”

Big T 1400

1414

Richie Richardson,
“The Jump”

Galaxy 103

1415

Richie Richardson,
[?, unknown title]

Galaxy 103

1432

Charlie Booth,
“Fishin’ Fits”

Lori 9534

1433

Charlie Booth,
“Gonna Find Some Lovin’”

Lori 9534

1439

Gene Thomas,
“Sometime”

Venus 1439

1440

Gene Thomas,
“Every Night”

Venus 1440

1961

1445

Bill Mraz,
Festival Album,
Side One

Mraz LP 502

1446

Bill Mraz,
Festival Album,
Side Two

Mraz LP 502

1463

Joe Bee,
“Angel of Love”

All Star 7223

1464

Joe Bee, “
What Good Would It Do”

All Star 7223

1467

Henry Moore,
“Pretty Baby”

Master 101

1468

Henry Moore,
“I Believe in You”

Master 101

1488

Jack Moore,
“Bad, Bad Blues”

Trojan 5001

1489

Jack Moore,
“Cry, Cry (I Cry Night and Day)”

Trojan 5001

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1500 (?) Link Davis,
“Ferry Ride”

Al’s 1500

1501 (?) Link Davis,
“Rice and Gravy”

Al’s 1501

1506

Mel Douglas,
“Since You Walked Away”

SAN 1506

1507

Mel Douglas,
“Cadillac Boogie”

SAN 1506

1962

1510

Link Davis,
“Johnny Be Good”
[
sic
]

Al’s 1503

1511

Link Davis,
“My Last Goodbye”

Al’s 1503

1554

Ernest Netti,
“With Open Arms”

Gentry 101

1555

Ernest Netti,
“Happy Days”

Gentry 101

1556

Gene Thomas,
“Mysteries of Love”

Venus 1443

1557

Gene Thomas,
“That’s What You Are to Me”

Venus 1443

1603 (?) Melvin Gayle,
“You’re in Love”

Castle 1603

1604 (?) Melvin Gayle,
“Kruschev Twist”

Castle 1603

1620

Richie Richardson,
“The Frog”

Spotlight 451

1621

Richie Richardson,
“Someone’s Been in Love”

Spotlight 451

1628

Jack Moore,
“Debbie”

Caprock 121

1629

Jack Moore,
“Baby Don’t Cry”

Caprock 121

1630

Mel Douglas,
“Dream Girl”

Gulf 1630

1631

Mel Douglas,
“Forever My Darling”

Gulf 1631

1638

Woody Bridges,
“Rich Man’s Servant (Poor Man’s Wife)”

Royce 1638

1639

Woody Bridges,
“Old Old Man”

Royce 1639

1640

Lucy Lynn,
“Ist Es Den Liebe”

Gulf 1640

1641

Lucy Lynn,
“Bright Lights”

Gulf 1641

1651

Sleepy LaBeef,
“Ride On Josephine”

Wayside 1651

1652

Sleepy LaBeef,
“Walkin’ Slowly”

Wayside 1652

1653

Tommy LaBeff ,
“Lonely”

Wayside 1653

1654

Tommy LaBeff ,
“Tore Up”

Wayside 1654

1963

1681

Mel Douglas,
“There Must Be a Way”

Tamel 11

1682

Mel Douglas,
“Pounding Heart”

Tamel 11

1688

Eddie Noack,
“Christ Is the Only Ark”

Rivera 33

1689

Eddie Noack,
“When I Get to Nashville”

Rivera 33

1691

Fred Richardson & Monroe Fields,

Rivera 34

“Locked Away (From Your Heart)”

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1692

Fred Richardson & Monroe Fields,
“Twisting the Chimes”
Rivera 34

1698

Dodie Cherry,
“He Taught Me How to Yodel”

Empire 495

1699

Dodie Cherry,
“The Girl in My Home Town”

Empire 495

IV. Nucraft Records

Singles produced at Gold Star Studios, 1953–1959

113

Harmon Tucker and His Sunset Playboys,

“Streets of Unwanted”
/
“You Can’t Win”

114

Harmonica Kid and The Sunset Playboys,

“Martha Lea”
/
“I Wish You Was My Darlin’”

115

Railroad Earl and His Railroaders,
“Pretty Baby”
/
“Foldin’ Money”

116

Gibbs Sisters,
“The Lonely Pigeon”
/
“Mama Leave Daddy Alone”

121

Bud & Bud Hooper and Their Musical Buddies,

“Please Don’t Cry”
/
“You Traveled Too Far”
[reissue of Azalea 101]

130

Harmonica Kid & Ranch Boys,
“I Didn’t Do Nothing”
/
“Little Dutch Girl”

132

Smith Spadachene and Band,
“Ivory Tower”
/
“I Love You Mama Mia”

2020

James O’Gwynn and His Cry Babies,
“Love in an Old Fashioned Way”
/

1954

“Bottle Talk”
[2020-B was reissued in 1959 as Mercury 101-B.]

2021

Harmonica Kid,
“Parakeet Love Song”
/
“My Dear Son”

2022

Harmonica Kid,
“Jole-Blon”
/
“Coo-Coo-Coo”

1954–1955

2023

James O’Gwynn and His Crybabies,
“I Wish You Wuz My Darling But
1954–1955

You Ain’t”
/
“Love Made Slave”
[also issued as Azalea 2023]

2024

Fred Hawkins and His Copycats,
“Everybody’s Doing It”
/
“Tears”

2026

Link Davis,
“Grasshopper”
/Floyd Tillman,
“Magnolia Garden Waltz”

1955

2028

Wanda Gann,
“Little Miss Claus”
/
“So Nice”

2029

Wayne Henderson,
[titles unknown]

100

Harmonica Kid [and] Fay Froelich,
“I Can Always Tell”
/

1959

Harmonica Kid [and] M. T. Schultz,
“Little Dutch Girl”

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V. Starday Records

Singles produced at Gold Star Studios, 1954–1957

152

Sonny Burns & The Western Cherokees,

7/17/54

“Waltzing with Sin”
/
“Another Woman Looking for a Man”

156

Fred Crawford,
“Each Passing Day”
/
“Never Gonna Get Married Again”

8/21/54

159

Eddie Noack,
“Take It Away Lucky”
/
“Don’t Trade”

9/11/54

160

Peck Touchton,
“Let Me Catch My Breath”
/

1954

George Jones,
“Let Him Know”
[A-side credited to George Jones]

162

George Jones,
“You All Goodnight”
/
“Let Him Know”

9/25/54

163

Eddie Eddings and The Country Gentlemen,

1954

“Smoochin’”
/
“Yearning (To Kiss You)”

164

Red Hayes,
“A Satisfi ed Mind”
/
“Doggone Woman”

10/16/54

165

Sonny Burns,
“Tell Her”
/

11/6/54

Sonny Burns & George Jones,
“Heartbroken Me”

166

Glenn Barber,
“Ring around the Moon”
/
“Ice Water”

11/6/54

167

R. D. Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys,

1954

“You Traveled Too Far”
/
“Return My Broken Heart”

169

Eddie Noack,
“Left Over Lovin’”
/
“I’ll Be So Good to You”

1955

170

Fred Crawford,
“You Gotta Wait”
/
“I Just Need Some Lovin’”

1955

174

Bill Nettles,
“Wine-O Boogie”
/
“Gumbo-Mumbo (Papa Had to Go)”

1955

175

Sonny Burns,
“Invitations (To Your Wedding)”
/

1955

“Let’s Change Sweethearts”

178

Biff Collie,
“What This Old World Needs”
/
“Lonely”

1955

179

Sonny Fisher,
“Rockin’ Daddy”
/
“Hold Me Baby”

March 1955

186

Melvin Price,
“The Pace That Kills”
/
“Maybe It’s Because I Love You”

5/7/55

187

Harry Choates,
“Jole Blon (French)”
/
“Jole Blon (English)”

1955

[reissue of Gold Star masters]

188

George Jones,
“Hold Everything”
/
“What’s Wrong with You”

1955

189

Sonny Burns,
“Six Feet of Earth”
/
“You’ll Look a Long, Long Time”

1955

190

Sonny Fisher,
“Hey Mama”
/
“Sneaky Pete”

5/14/55

192

Smokey Stover,
“You Wouldn’t Kid Me, Would You”
/

1955

“It’s Easier Said Than Done”

194

R. D. Hendon and His Western Jamboree Cowboys,

June 1955

“Big Black Cat”
/
“Four Walls (Around My Heart)”

196

Glenn Barber,
“Poor Man’s Baby (And a Rich Man’s Dream)”
/

1955

“Married Man”

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197

Jack Hammonds,
“Mr. Cupid”
/
“That’s the Way to Fall in Love”

1955

198

Gene Tabor,
“A Real Gone Jesse (I’m Hot to Trot)”
/

1955

“I’m Not the Marrying Kind
”

199

Fred Crawford,
“Cain’t Live with E’m!! (Cain’t Live

8/20/55

without E’m!!” [sic]
/
“What’s on Your Mind”

201

Eddie Noack,
“Wind Me Up”
/
“If It Ain’t on the Menu”

1955

202

George Jones,
“Why Baby Why”
/
“Seasons of My Heart”

8/22/55

203

Biff Collie,
“Goodbye, Farewell, So Long”
/
“Look on the Good Side”

1955

204

Jimmy Lee Durden and The Drifters,
“What Can I Say”
/
“Reconsider”