QUEEN RECORDS 1168

BETTY HAMILTON

Nov 66

45-1168-A – Sweet Little Boy

(B Hamilton)   (Tronic Music)

45-1168-B - Goodbye Georgia, Hello Tennessee

(B Hamilton)   (Tronic Music)

QUEEN RECORDS 1168

Rt. 1, Lenox, GA

Source: Nate Gibson

ETOWAH RECORDS 1160

CLAYTON BROWN

Jul 66

45-1160-A - Set 'Em Up Bartender

(M. Brown)   (Tronic BMI)

45-1160-B - How Much You Mean To Me

(M. Brown)   (Tronic BMI)

ETOWAH RECORDS 1160

Route 4, Cartersville, GA

Source: Jay Stern / Doug Brown

ROSSER RECORDS 1109

Evangelistic Gospel Singers

Jan 65

45-1109-A – My Only Friend

(L Teagle)   (Tronic BMI)

45-1109-B – Lonely Jesus

(L Teagle)   (Tronic BMI)

ROSSER RECORDS 1109

9 Brooks St, Hogansville, GA

Source: Phillip J Tricker

CRAFTSMEN QUARTET RECORDS 1085

The Craftsmen Quartet

Jimmy Clark, Mike Kennedy, John Lightfoot, Roberts Adams

Aug 64

45-1085-A - Swing Low

(None)   (None)

45-1085-B - Ezekiel

(None)   (None)

CRAFTSMEN QUARTET RECORDS 1085

510 Park Ave, Statesboro, GA

Source: Pascal Perrault / Big Al Turner

BIG GEM RECORDS 979

Blackie Fleetwood and The Dixie Modernaires

Jul 62

45-979-A - Take My Hand Precious Lord

(None)   (Tronic Music)

                 Just A Closer Walk With Thee

(None)   (Tronic Music)

45-979-B - The Funeral

(None)   (Tronic Music)

                 Men With Broken Hearts

(None)   (Tronic Music)

BIG GEM RECORDS 979

Po Box 368

Valdosta, GA

Source: Nathan Gibson

DIXIE RECORDS 937

HOYT SCOGGINS with Roy Ledford - Banjo and Wally Clayton - Fiddle

Aug 61

634-45-937-A - Born Of The Spirit

(Scoggins)   (Starday Music)

634-45-937-B -Calvary

(Scoggins)   (Starday Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 937
Rome, GA

Source: Al Turner

ETOWAH RECORDS 817

HORACE GOODWIN and The Etowah Valley Boys

Nov 59

45-817-A - The Georgia Two Step

(H Goodwin / F Vaughn)   (Starday Music)

45-817-B - Country Jitterbug

(H Goodwin / F Vaughn)   (Starday Music)

ETOWAH RECORDS 817

Rt 1, Carterville, GA

Source: Jay Stern / Derik Olsen

VEL-A-TONE RECORDS 796

JUNIOR GRAVLEY with the Rock-A-Tones
Aug 59  (Billboard review on 7th September 1959.)

45-796-A You Lied To Me Honey    (Starday Music)
(Gravley)
45-796-B Take My Hand   (Starday Music)
(Gravley)VEL-A-TONE RECORDS 796

7 & 13 Public Square, Cartersville, GA

Source:   Terry Gordon

ETOWAH RECORDS 789

HORACE GOODWIN and The Etowah Valley Boys
Jul 59   (Billboard review on 24th August 1959)
45-789-A - I Just Dropped By (To Say Hello)   (Golden State Songs)
(Goodwin)
45-789-B - Here's My Heart   (Golden State Songs)
(Goodwin)
ETOWAH RECORDS 789
Route 1, Cartersville, GA

Source: Al Turner

PEACH RECORDS 724

TED McPHERSON and the Dixie Land Ramblers
Jun 58   (Billboard Rev = 14th July 1958)
45-724-A - I'll Cry Tomorrow   (Golden State Songs)
(Ted McPherson)
45-724-B - You Were Laughing   (Golden State Songs)
(Ted McPherson)
PEACH RECORDS 724
Box 111, Jefferson, GA

Source: Kent Heineman and Lars Lungren

PEACH RECORDS 722

JOHN WORTHAN
May 1958  (Billboard Rev = 14th July 1958)
45-722-A - The Cat's Were Jumpin'   (Golden State Songs)
(Harold E Riley)
45-722-B - I Wrote You A Letter      (Golden State Songs)

(Harold E Riley)

PEACH RECORDS 722

Box 111, Jefferson, GA

Source: Terry Gordon

PEACH RECORDS 721

OLEN LITTLE

May 58  (Billboard Rev: 14th July 1958)

45-721-A - You Heavenly You   (Golden State Songs)

(Harold E Riley) 

45-721-B - The World Belongs To Me   (Golden State Songs)

(Harold E Riley) 

PEACH 721

Box 111, Jefferson, GA

Source: Popsike / Doug Brown

Matrix:

PE-45-721-A   C  596

PE-45-721-B   C  596

PEACH RECORDS 709

DAPPA SMITH
Apr 58
CP-1476 - A Teenage Boy   (Golden State Songs)
(Freeman Rowe)
CP-1477 - China Doll   (Golden State Songs)
(Freeman Rowe)
PEACH RECORDS 709
Box 111, Jefferson, GA

Source: Terry Gordon

PEACH RECORDS 703

LEWIS PRUITT and the True Lads
Mar 58  (BMI Clearance on 5th May 1958)
CP-1460 - I'm In A Daze   (Golden State)
(Bobby Dood)
CP-1461 - Pretty baby   (Giolden State)
(Lewis Pruitt)
PEACH 703
Box 111, Jefferson, GA

After the last few records reviewed on this site, I'd like to say there is not much disputing that this record IS a Starday Custom and fits in with the listing. Rite numbers are earlier that the Cowtowns or Beverly. Trouble is, Peach started a numbering series about this time in a rather sloppy manner - a couple of 500 series years apart for example, so perhaps we shouldn't take it for granted :-)
"Pretty Baby" is a good rocker. 

This is Neil Scott's version of a mint record. In fact, as he "downgrades" his records sometimes, the rumour that this was a mint copy until he put the sanding machine on it has yet to be proven. Though, to mimic our scummy UK journalists - "I've said it so it must be true."

Source: Neil Scott

COOSA RECORDS 625

ERNEST PAINTER

Apr 57   (BMI Clearance on 26th April 1957.)

45-625-A - No One But You

(Painter)   (Starrite)

45-625-B - Whispering Heart

(Painter)   (Starrite)

COOSA RECORDS 625

Shannon, GA

Sadly, no info on the artist. Nor have I heard either side. Ernest was brought into a recording studio by Hoyt Scoggins and most copies were given to DJ’s in the hope somebody more famous would pick up the songs. (MC)

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DIXIE RECORDS 624

TOM CROOKS and the Rock And Roll Four

Apr 57   (BMI Clearance on 26th April 1957.)

45-624-A - My Heart Don’t Lie

(Crook)   (Starrite BMI)

45-624-B - Weekend Boogie

(Crook)   (Starrite BMI)

DIXIE RECORDS 624

Rome, GA

A side is a slow number, sung with a hillbilly flavour. Tom has that great "hillbilly Twang" to his voice. There's some nice guitar gently supporting Tom whilst he's crooning his love song.

Flip the disc over and you get a great relaxed Rock-A-Billy/Hillbilly/Country hybrid ditty with an accoustic guitar taking the lead with fine support from a steel guitarist. Oh, the joys of the weekend (unless, of course, you're unemployed - in which case, to quote Morrissey,  "every day is like Sunday").

According to Terry Gordon, the artist was from Rome, GA. He sounds like he’s in his 30’s or later to my ears and calling the band “The Rock And Roll Four” is a little optimistic, but it’s a great track nevertheless. (MC)

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STARDAY RECORDS 606

HOYT SCOGGINS and the Georgia Boys

Jan 57   (BMI clearance on 15th Feb 1957)

45-606-A - What's The Price (To Set Me Free)

(J Rackey / H Scoggins)   (Starrite BMI)

45-606-B - The Old Chain Gang

(H Stillwell / H Scoggins)   (Starrite BMI)

STARDAY RECORDS 606

(Artist based in Rome, GA at time of recording)

More jolly hillbilly from Scoggins. Both are nicely sung, nicely played. The A side sets a terrific pace, whilst the flip is more akin to a medium tempo'd blues ditty, albeit sung in a hollerin' country manner. Hoyt was performing over WROM (TV Channel 9) and was the Band leader of the Saturday Night Jamboree (Rome, GA??). In any case, it's not "Tennessee Rock", but it's a mighty fine accompaniment. (MC)

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Back Row-On Right - Hoyt Scoggins.

PEACH RECORDS 597

LEON HOLMES and his Georgia Ramblers
LEON HOLMES and JOHNNY GARRISON and the Georgia Ramblers

Nov 56  (BMI clearance on 11th Jan 57)

45-597-A - She's My Baby

(Leon Holmes)   (Starrite BMI)

45-597-B - You're Not Mine At All

(Leon Holmes)   (Starrite BMI)

PEACH RECORDS 597

Box 111, Jefferson, GA

Possibly one of my favourite discs in this series. Great stop-start vocals through the verses with a nice hint of rock-a-billy mumbling through the choruses! But it's the guitar breaks that have always grabbed my attention (for obvious reasons I guess). Slightly understated with a smattering of Carl Perkins with a lovely cascade of notes at the end. It sounds to me that right at the end of the song, the guitarist must hit his pick-up switch by accident as the tone changes slightly. I could probably listen to this all day and not get bored. In fact, sometimes I think I do!
Both sides were recorded at WIMO (Winder, GA) as a trio with another of Johnny Garrison's brothers. It was supervised by Slim Williamson (who owned Peach and Chart records amongst others). According to Slim, he paid Don Pierce $150 to press the record with the promise that if it was a success it would be released again on Starday. So Slim got his pressings and started mailing the out to DJ's.
Leon appears later in this series on Starday Records and also again on Peach Records. (MC)

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MOONLIGHT RECORDS 568

MOONLIGHT RECORDS

Box 745, Waycross, GA

CARL TANNER and IVENA BUCKINS and the Southern Pine Boys

Jun 56 (BMI clearance on 20th July 56)

45-568-A - Together You And Me

(Tanner) (Starrite BMI)

45-568-B - We're In Love

(Tanner / Buckins) (Starrite BMI)

A second offering from Carl, this time supported by one Ivena Buckins. A side is a slow hillbilly disc with sawing fiddles and Carl & Ivena take turns in singing portions of the song. Ivena's voice is a little flat here and there - (in fact, Carl struggles a little too - almost like the key is slightly too low for him to sing in.). The flip side is taken at a breath-taking tempo, with both singers sound much more comfortable with the song. The band cook up a storm throughout this side. (MC)

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RAMBLER RECORDS 549

CURLEY MONEY and the Rolling Ramblers

Mar 56 (BMI clearance 6th Apr 56)

45-549-A - Playing The Game

(Curley Money)    (Starrite BMI)

45-549-B - Why Must I Cry

(Curley Money / Ruth Sanders)    (Starrite BMI)
RAMBLER RECORDS 549
Columbus, GA

Unlike many of the artists in the Starday Custom series, Curley was quite a prolific artist, though this seems to be his only Starday pressing. Curley was born Robert Earnest Money in Halesburg, Alabama in March 1925, the youngest of eight children. Money was naturally musical and learned to play the fiddle early in life, followed by the guitar. He soon found music not only a pleasure but a way of making some much-needed income on the side, and in his teens he was playing locally at barn dances. He moved to Columbus in 1942 (age 17) and whilst labouring in the cotton mills, formed the Rhythm Ramblers - playing over WGBA and doing some TV appearances along with a string of one nighters across the state. By 1956, his ambition fuelled by years of gigs and radio, he formed RAMBLER Records which mainly released his own work. Later on he was forced to changed the label name to MONEY Records. As Colin Escott wrote in his sleeve notes for the Flat Git It Series: "...One of the artists he had signed in 1957 was Lee Mitchell, whom Money was apparently pushing with Sam Phillips at SUN, when he brought him to Memphis, sometime in the year after. He left behind a recording of his own, “Chain Gang Charlie,” that didn’t get heard by anyone until over three decades later, when it was found in the SUN vaults, but showed Curley Money doing perfectly respectable, even pretty hot rockabilly for a guy who was past 30 at a time when this music was still new. Money’s forays into rock & roll didn’t last, though his label did, into 1965, with 42 releases to its credit be- fore he closed it down that year…". Quite a few of his Rambler Record releases were pressed by RCA. The A side is a nice country bouncer, with guitar, steel guitar and sawing fiddles. Flip is a waltzy-little number. In 2003, Money was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He passed away later that year, at the age of 78.(MC / Bear Family CD 16210 - That’ll Flat Git It Vol. 14 - notes by Colin Escott)

Label Shots: Phil Tricker

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