DARE RECORDS 1132

THE OLD TIMERS

Sept 65

45-1132-A – Willie’s Old Hat

(PD)   (None)

45-1132-B – Little Rosewood Casket

(PD)   (None)

DARE RECORDS 1132

3648 P.S. Drive, Meridian, MS

Source: Dare B / Doug Brown

TIM RECORDS 1108

Timothy Shelby

Jan 65

45-1108-A – Just A Rose Will Do

(Bea Parker/Cecil Scaife)   (Shapenote/Tennessee BMI)

                   Without Him

(York)  (Tronic BMI)

45-1108-B – When The Stars Begin To Fall

(York)  (Tronic BMI)

                   Not My Will

(A Smith)  (Lynn Music)

TIM RECORDS 1108

Taylorsville, MS

Source: Dean Craige Morris

STAFF RECORDS 1092

HANK BEACH and The Countrymen

Sept 64

45-1092-A – I Got The Time

(Hank Beach)   (Tronic Music)

45-1092-B – Set Up Another

(Hank Beach)   (Tronic Music)

STAFF RECORDS 1092

Greenville, MS

Source: Dean Craige Morris

TOBI RECORDS 999

CLYDE LAY and The Rocketeers

Dec 62

999-A – Rocketeer beat

(C Lay - L Kimble - R Kimble)   (Tronic Music)

999-B – Well Good Then

(C Lay - L Kimble - R Kimble)   (Tronic Music)

TOBI RECORDS 999

Forrest, MS

Source: Phillip J Tricker

DIXIE RECORDS 859

THE SONGSTERS

May 60

634-SEP-45-859-A - The Mighty Sprague

(C LaHatte)   (Tronic Music)

                               Thank God For Our Ladies

(C LaHatte)   (Tronic Music)

634-SEP-45-859-B - Georgene

(C LaHatte)   (Tronic Music)

                               Soldier Boy And The Radio Man

(C LaHatte)   (Tronic Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 859

Cirero LaHatte, Vicksburg, MS

Source: Lars Lundgren and Kent Heineman

BY-LOVE RECORDS 843

THE LOVE BROTHERS

Mar 60

CP-3201 - Baby, I’ll Never Let You Go

(B Love / F Love)   (Golden State)

CP-3202 - One Time Love Affair

(B Love / F Love)   (Golden State)

BY-LOVE RECORDS 843

627 Pollock, Greenville, MS

Source: Neil Scott

VICKSBURG RECORDS 800

THE SONGSTERS
Sept 59

Be Kind To Everybody

Historic Red Carpet, Vicksburg, Mississippi

VICKSBURG RECORDS 800
Vicksburg, MS

VICKSBURG RECORDS 799

THE SONGSTERS
Sept 59

My Little Angel Ruth

My Whole Family

VICKSBURG RECORDS 799
Vicksburg, MS

GULF RECORDS 633

TRICE GARNER

May 57

45-633-A - Tombigbee

(Garner) (Starrite BMI)

45-633-B - Lover’s Hill

(Garner) (Starrite BMI)

GULF RECORDS 633

Route 4, Tupelo, MS

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FAME RECORDS 580

FAME RECORDS

Box 552, Houston, MS

MACK BANKS and his Drifting Troubadors

Aug 56 (BMI clearance on 21st Nov 56)

45-580-A - You're So Dumb

(M Banks - R Forman) (Starrite BMI)

45-580-B - Be Boppin' Daddy

(M Banks - H Brown) (Starrite BMI)

I could prattle on about this record, but instead I'll let Mack tell you himself ....

"I wrote "You're So Dumb" in 1954 and Houston, MS, USA radio station (WCPC) recorded it with one microphone, Hook Brown (lead guitar), Luther Foreman (standup bass), Charles Rome (fiddle) and me singing and playing rhythm guitar. It was number 1 at WCPC 19 weeks in a row. Dropped to 2 or 3 for a few weeks and back up to number 1 for a total of 26 weeks at number one. It was the number one song of the year in 1956. "Be Boppin' Daddy" was 4 to 6 months behind "You're So Dumb" with Hook Brown (Lead guitar), Luther Foreman (stand up bass), and Tommy Coffee (drums) and me (vocals and rhythm guitar). It was number 1 for 7 weeks. The radio station sent these tapes to Don Pierce at Starday records and released it on Fame Records which I and the radio station owned but never registered the Fame name. My friend Rick Hall of Mussel Shoals, AL picked it up and registered the name about a year later. Collectors Records (White Label Records) of Rotterdam, Holland released 6 songs (including those 2) in the early 70's. I have re-released these songs on cd cut from that same recording on MEB 0019. To my knowledge only 350 of the Fame 580 were pressed."

Both sides are killer rock-a-billy in the highest degree! In fact, the intro to "You're So Dumb" is goose-pimple inducing madness! What a darn fine record! Only 350 pressed! Of course Rick Hall wasn't the only guy to use the FAME Record label - Jimmy Heap's Texan label springs to mind off the top of my head. But then again, nothing matters once you slap this disc onto your turntable.
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Label Shot A side courtesy of Terry Gordon

Label Shot B side courtesy of PJ Tricker

MISSISSIPPI RECORDS 574

The Hodges Brothers

MISSISSIPPI RECORDS 574

Box 101, Osyka, MS

HODGES BROTHERS

Jul 56 (BMI clearance on 28th Sept 56)

45-574-A - I'm Gonna Rock Some Too

(Ruth Thompson) (Starrite BMI)

45-574-B - Because I Loved You So

(Ruth Thompson) (Starrite BMI)

The Hodges Brothers were one of many old time bluegrass / hillbilly bands that lived in a musical time warp deep in the US south. Rediscovered by Chris Strachwitz of the famed Arhoolie Record Co in 1960, their music still harked back to the twenties and thirties before the great depression.

Originally recording for Lillian mcMurray's Trumpet label, rockabilly fans will be more aware of their gut-kicking monster "Honey Talk" on Whispering Pines 201 from Indianapolis, IN .. But recently, this disc appeared out of nowhere and it knocks that disc into the bleachers. A solid arse kicking country bopper with great guitar work and lovely back-in-the-woods vocals.

All three brothers were born and raised in a small rural settlement called Bogue Chitto, MS. Felix (1923-1979) was the fiddler in the brothers band. Ralph (1927-1976) was the guitar / mandolin player and did most of the singing. James (1932-) was the rhythm player. He was still alive in 2003.

Arhoolie brought out an LP of material they recorded for Chris and in 2003 they reissued it as a CD with extra tracks, including a never and stonkin' recut of "I'm Gonna Rock Some Too". Oh, Lord - I think I've died and gone to Heaven! I have included a photo of the Brothers taken from the CD with Arhoolie's address at the bottom in case you good people want to purchase this fine CD. Alas, the Mississippi disc is not included on the CD plus there's no story on how they came to record this disc or who financed it. But I'm off to Arhoolie Records in April so if Chris is there, perhaps I can update this page when I get back.

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Label Shots courtesy of Pascal Perrault

MISSISSIPPI RECORDS 512

JOE BRYANT and the Mississippi Woodchoppers

Jan 55 (BMI clearance on 11th Feb 55)

512-A - Pulpwood Blues

(Bryant)   (Starrite BMI)

512-B - A Man Ain't Nothin' But A Woman's Slave

(Bryant)   (Starrite BMI)
MISSISSIPPI RECORDS 512
Po Box 9633, Centreville, MS

A nice, tough Hank Williams type disc, once again bordering on Rock-A-Billy, with rough-hewn vocals and a competent band featuring steel guitar, fiddle and guitar. A side has a “Lovesick Blues” feel to the intro. Flip side is more of the same. Again, like the previous disc, there only seems to be few known copies and possibly only ever pressed as a 78rpm. I think the steel guitarist gets a little lost in the solo on the B side, but that only adds to the character of the track in my opinion. (MC).

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Label Shots: Phil Tricker