Women drivers
Rhythm Harmoneers
RHYTHM HARMONEERS on the Jamboree label (not Nashville, but Shreveport, La.) # 2800. Leader was Tom Bearden. « Women Drivers » is the Bill Carlisle song (Mercury). Harmony vocals and a fine guitar on this utptempo. The Harmoneers went also in 1953 on the Flair 1003 (subsidiary label to Modern) with « Good Old Chlororophyll ».
PAUL WILSON on another Louisiana label, Picture # 1001, released 1962 or ’63. « The Blues You Gave Me » is a steel led uptempo (plus solo) with piano, a really moving track. The record was produced by one M. F. Machart, who also produced Sleepy LaBeff « Ride on Josephine » (Picture 1937) Anothee Wilson record was « You Don’t Love Me » (Pcture 1002) – untraced.
Johnny Henderson
The 3 following songs are by JOHNNY HENDERSON, a West coast artist who cut for High Time in 1956-57. Backed by The Texas Hired Hands, he released « The Girl I Love Is n Okie » (# 117), a medium uptempo bopper, lovely rhythm, although no fiddle. B-side is similar in style : « Down Beside The Rio Grande » High Time 118). « Any Old Port In A torm » (High Time 177) is easily found on compilations, not its flipside , a bluesy item with lively vocal « Rocket In My Pocket ».
All Because Of You
The Tug Boat Song
John R. McKearn
On the Hi-Lite label (Alabama 1959) the team led by JOHN R. McKEARN (backed on side A by Billy Stockstill) offers « All Because Of You » (# 510) : forceful rural vocal, a mid-tempo track, great guitar. The B-side has « The Tug Boast Song » backed by Luden R. Gouedy is uptempo Rockabilly. Same good guitar and piano in the background. This disc is valued at $ 200-300 in Lincoln book.
Hank Dalton
Hummingbirs Special
On the (U.S.) London label # 16032 from 1950, on to HANK DALTON & the Brakemen. He was actually Alton Delmore with Ray Smith . Here they do a great train song « Hummingbird Special », same style of the Delmore Brothers.
A nice mid-tempo Rockabilly with Country overtones by the PILGRIM BROTHERS on their own Pilgrim label (# 2001) : « (Slow) Cold Rain ».
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(Slow) Cod Rain
Victor Freese
An Hillbilly boppper from North Hollywood : « Let’s Pitch Little Woo » by VICTOR FREESE on the Coin 105 label,1957.
Let's Pitch A Little Woo
A nice ballad bopper- fiddle – bass chords guitar, then an average solo. It’s KIRMET PHILIPS on Dub 2841 and « Walking Alone Tonight »
From San Antonio, Tx, in August 1960, JOE B. & CHARLIE DAVIS release « Shut Your Big Mouth » on TNT 9033. Good guitar. Flip is a train song, « Mississipi Central ».
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth
Joe B. & Charlie Davis
Vaughn Simmons
Somebody Needs Your Love
sources: Gripsweat (Johnny Henderson); Bert Martins’ 1970s’ tapes (Hank Dalton); YouTube (Victor Freese, Rhythm Harmoneers); my own archives.
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Hello Xavier:
There are many of us who are concerned about your health and welfare. Please let us know you’re okay. God be with you.
Hello:
Does ANYONE know what has become of our friend Xavier M? His last post was 12-16-2020, and some of us are concerned about his welfare. Is he okay?
Hello Xavier !
Pouvez-vous donner de vos nouvelles ?
Hello Xavier (and all friends of this wonderful page):
I do not know exactly what to say. We have expressed concern for our friend Xavier since we have heard nothing from him since 12-16-2020. Genuinely concerned about his welfare. I hope it isn’t true, but I have reluctantly and very sadly concluded that he may no longer be with us. If this is true, may he rest in peace with the thanks from all of us that he created such a wonderful blog and poured his heart into this service with so much information and passion. Thank you so much for a job well done!
Xavier is in hospital for the past few months following a stroke his hoping to be back in few weeks
Courage, Xavier ! Nous attendons de vos nouvelles !!!
Xavier, best wishes to you from San Antonio, Texas.
I have made cdr’s of your posts and listen to them in the
car driving across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico
and they are the perfect company….kind of like
a dream radio station that does not exist.
Thanks for all the great work you’ve done.
Hang in there…sending you positive thoughts across the water
for a full recovery.
Bill S.