DIXIE RECORDS 1186

JOHNNY HARTIN

67/68

ZTSB-132350 – I’ll Be Brave

(John H Hartin)   (Tronic Music)

ZTSB-132351 – Just As A Friend

(John H Hartin)   (Tronic Music)

DIXIE RECORDS 1186

Box 1231, Sioux City, IA

Source: Phillip J Tricker

This is the last know Starday Custom I have found. There is a rumour of a Dixie 1188, but no info on it was ever forthcoming - so this site ends here. There are other customs pressed by Starday that had their own numbering series - but that will have to wait a while before I tackle it - if I ever find the time.

I will be adding any additions and some artist info as I go along but it'll be sporadic. Thanks for hanging around since 2009 whilst I tried to find the time to keep up with this site whilst life got in the way :-)

Finally, a huge thanks to the following:-

Big Al Turner, Dean Craige Morris, Terry Gordon, Nate Gibson, Neil Scott and Pascal Perrault.

You have always been there to offer info, advice and encouragement at the times when I struggled to find the time to simple add a post. Sorry it took me so long to finish :-)

And finally - Phil Tricker - I had struggled to keep this blog going once you passed away. I miss the phone calls and visits to Chateau Tricker. Your enthusiasm was contagious. I lost count of the times you played me some monster Rockabilly record I had never heard of. Or me waffling on about some obscure record and you flourishing a photo of the artist or some newspaper clipping. Your stories about traveling around the US on a greyhound bus with a suitcase full of records with your clothes in a carrier bag! Life is a little poorer without you.......but at least God will now be able to tell the difference between a Kay Bank and a Capitol Pressing :-)

DIXIE RECORDS 1185

CURLEY VINES

67/68

1185-A – If They Should Ask Me

(C. Vines)   (Tronic BMI)

1185-B – Good Things

(C. Vines)   (Tronic BMI)

DIXIE RECORDS 1185

PO Box 1231, Sioux City, IA

Source: Phillip J Tricker

BUCKET-LID RECORDS 1164

IVAN TAYLOR & The Blue Strings

Sept 66

45-1164-A - Judy

(T Redell)   (Progressive Music)

45-1164-B – The Key

(I Taylor / L Taylor)   (Bucketlid Music)

BUCKET-LID RECORDS 1164

Shenandoah, IA

TODD RECORDS 1115

RED MOORE & the Rhythm Drifters

Apr 65   (Artist Estimate)

1115-A - Poor Lonely Me

(Red Moore) - (Tronic)

1115-B - Key’s In The Mailbox

(Harlan Howard)   (Briar Cliff Publ.)

TODD RECORDS 1115

Montrose, IA

Source: Terry Gordon

BUCKETLID RECORDS 1114

IVAN TAYLOR and the Blue Strings

Mar 65

ZTSB-100715 - Brand New Life

(Ivan Taylor)   (Mikendale Music)

ZTSB-100716 - Just Pickin’

(Sonny Thompson – Freddy King)   (Sonlo Publ.)

BUCKET LID RECORDS 1114

Shenandoah, IA

Source: Phillip J Tricker

DIXIE RECORDS 841

GENE MILLS

Feb 60

CP-3179 - Yodlin’ Chime Bells  (sic)

(York)   (Starday BMI)

CP-3180 - Nickels Worth Of Dreams

(Barnes-Aycock-Fitzgerald)   (Starday BMI)

DIXIE RECORDS 841

Montrose, IA. (Address from publicity postcard)

Source: Lars Lundgren / Kent Heineman

RED RECORDS 840

RED MOORE and his Rhythm Drifters

Feb 60   (BMI Clearance on 30th April 1960.)

CP-3177 - I’ll Miss You When You’re Gone

(Moore)   (Golden State)

CP-3178 - Crawdad Song

(Moore)   (Golden State) 

RED RECORDS 840

Montrose, IA

Source: Terry Gordon

BUCKSKIN RECORDS 829

BUCKSKIN SMITH

Jan 60

45-829-A - New Fashioned Sweetheart

(Smith)   (Starday Music)

                Out In Old Knobster

(Smith)   (Starday Music)

45-829-B - Black Eyed Susie

(Smith)   (Starday Music)

                Amen, Brother Ben, Amen

(Smith)   (Starday Music)

BUCKSKIN RECORDS 829

Lake City, IA

(King Pressing)

Source: Phil Tricker

STARDAY RECORDS 587

STARDAY RECORDS 587

(Artist based in Oelwein, IA)
Aug 56  (BMI clearance on 17th Nov 56.)

ANDY DOLL - 6 Men and 16 Instruments

45-587-A - Goodbye Mary Ann

(A Doll)   (Starrite BMI)

45-587-B - Honey Dew

(A Doll)   (Starrite BMI)

Compared to most of the artist featured on Starday Customs, Doll is one of the more prolific artists. He had many discs released on his own AD label from Oelwein, IA, mostly pressed by RCA and by 1962, we find him the proud owner of the "Coliseum Ballroom" until 1973. He also toured extensively and backed up such luminaries as Pee Wee King.


Anyhow, the A side is a nice song, set at what I guess is a waltz tempo, whilst the flip is more uptempo with a western swing flavour. All very pleasant to be sure, but not something that would set my heart racing. His later recordings on AD bordered on Rock-A-Billy in some places, but not on this occasion.

Label Shots courtesy of Al Turner (78rpm)

and Phil Tricker (45rpm)

Flyer/Mailshot courtesy of Phil Tricker.
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Billboard review - 17 Nov 56