Tall Tonio And The Mello-Dee's

 


Tall Tonio And The Mello-Dee's

CP-2199 - Ten-Reasons
W. Stevenson, F. Brown, T. Clark        

CP-2200 - Hot-Rod-Car    
W. Stevenson, F. Brown, T. Clark, Stebro Pub. Co. (BMI)

Stepp 235x45
1959
Rite numbers are in the dead wax


Tony Clarke Chess promo picture

Tall Tonio is Tony Clarke. His first record on the tiny Stepp label owned by Mickey Stevenson

https://mentalitch.com/the-short-life-and-career-of-tony-clarke/

Dannie Maness on Hornet Records

 

Dannie MANESS

CP-2937 – Hobo Bill

CP-2938 - Traveling blues

Hornet RH-503

1960

Label owned by Howard Rambeau, Durham, North Carolina

The Knight Bros.(Mt. Airy, Maryland)

 

The Knight Bros.

18603 - I Wouldn't Take Nothing (For My Journey Now)  / Victory At Calvary
18604 - Another Hill / Satan Must Get Along Without Me

K B Records
Route No 3 Box 16 Mt. Airy, Maryland

Source of audio : Cheesebrewwaxarchive (YT)
 

John Reedy 502

 

John Reedy And His Stone Mountain Trio
Vocal by John and Francis Reedy

CP-4759  - Oh, Death
CP-4760 -  Driftwood

See Remembering the Reedys: Appalachian Music, Migration, & Memory

 

Bluegrass Ramblers on Trepur

 

Bluegrass Ramblers

11809 ~ I'll Get There On Time
J.C. pee wee Davis
Solo: Bruce Jones

11810 ~ Ringin' "5"
Hubert Davis
Instrumental pee wee & Hubert Davis

Trepur 1018
1964

Source : Martin Hall (YouTube)

The Christian Family Singers :That City Of Gold

The Christian Family Singers
That City Of Gold

Side One - 28363

City Of Gold
The Light On The Shore
Beyond
Here Today And Gone Tomorrow
Wash Your Brother's Feet
Strenght In The Lord

Side Two - 28364

Saved Thru Eternities Day
The Angels Will Stand By
Build My Mansion (Next Door To Jesus)
From Earth To Somewhere
Ole Country Baptiing
What Jesus Means To Me

Rose LP 760
[1971]

The Christian Family Singers : Mitchell Jackson, his wife Wilma and Wilma's mother, Marie Lawless. All West Virginians by origin. Joined by Jack Williamson, bass guitar, Billy Stamper, piano and Gene Mack drums.

Country Gospel on Paul "Moon" Mullins' label.

Al Waslon Trio (Alda LP)

Al Waslon Trio

The Many Moods Of The Al Waslon Trio

19579
A1 Lazy River  2:13
A2  Cameo  2:46
A3  World On A String  2:57
A4  Sing Me No Sad Songs  2:15
A5  Yes Sir, That's My Baby  2:07
A6  What Is This Thing Called Love  2:15

19580
B1  Satin Doll  2:41
B2  Memories Of You  3:14
B3  Limehouse Blues  3:16
B4  Misty  3:48
B5  Peanuts  2:51
    Recorded At – Musicol

    Bass – Joe Schmalz
    Drums – Ed Knill
    Piano – Al Waslon

Alda ARLP 1001 [HR 1127]

__________

Sources: 

ebay (with audio clip) (The Beggar's Tomb Records)

discogs

Kirk Family (Jewel Records)

Kirk Family

Dedicated

35005
One Day At A Time
A Song Holly Angels Cannot Sing
I've Come To Far To Look Back
When I Wake Up To Sleep No More
Whisper Jesus

35006
One More River
I Believe He Died For Me
I's Worth It All
Lord Stay Near To Me
Ready To Leave

Jewel LPS 515

(1975)

The Kirk Family : Steve & Kathy Thomas, Betty Roberts, Jim Kirk, Larry Henderson and John Chamblin

Musicians :

piano — Kathy Thomas, 

bass — Steve Thomas 

Drums —John Chamblin 

Steel guitar — Chuck Rich, 

lead guitar —Eddie Drake

Thanks to The Good, Bad & Ugly Gospel Record Barn

Lance Appleton : Harp Warming

Lance Appleton

LP : Harp Warming

Side 1 (39525)

A1     I've Got My Feet On The Rock And My Name On The Roll
A2     Harp Warning (for Earl Smith wherever you are)
A3     Father, Let Them All Be One
A4     Hey Sad Stranger  

Side 2 (39526)
B1     Swing Low Sweet Chariot
B2     Lighthouse 
B3     Listen To The Voice
B4     You've Got To Be A Baby
B5     Soon And Very Soon    
B6     King Jesus Is All

Lance Appleton (vocals, harp & flute), Merna Appleton (vocals), Crista Joy Appleton (vocals), Jr. Bennett (fiddle) , Chuck Rich (pedal steel & dobro) , Dan Burton (piano, rhythm guitar) , Gary Smith (lead guitar), Dennis Herrell (bass guiar) Tim Short (drums) Phil Burkhardt recording engineer, Dan Burton & Lance Appleton (remixing engineers)  

Lance Appleton Rt. 4, Box 225, Columbia, Missouri

Thanks to Discogs and to ThriftStoreVinyl (YT)

May Redding (Ronnie 2282)

May Redding

28123 - My Baby's Got It
(Willie Evans, Winslow Music ASCAP)
28124 - ?                          

Ronnie 2282

Distributed By Paragon Productions
1265 Broadway New York

1971

Bob Rayford (Bango Records)

Bob Rayford
Landis Brady & His Tel-Stars

9601 ~ I’m Going To Pay You Back Baby
9602 ~ I’ve A Got A Notion Blues

Bango 504

1963

 

Thanks to : http://45rpmrecords.com/,  Fonsoul Bcn (YouTube)

The M'Pax

The M'Pax

26581 - Mistakes
Larry Childers & Alan Gabbard / Jimmy Price Music Pub. (BMI)

26582 - Can’t Bear the Thought
Larry Childers & Alan Gabbard / Jimmy Price Music Pub. (BMI)

Sun-Ray SR 144

Previously undocumented. Found here (plenty of info about this band from Lexington, Kentucky). Has link to audio of both sides.

E.J. Lunsford & The Gospel Four

E.J. Lunsford & The Gospel Four

30951--Crossing Over Jordan / I'm Headed Home
30952 - Oh What A Happy Day / Since He Gave Me This Heart Of Love

Gale Records EP

1973

Gospel Rec. Studio
222 E. 3rd St. London, Ky.
Manager & director Ray Hoskins; engineer Merle Gabbard

 

 

Label & audio file from ebay HERE

This fill in a blank between the Tim Petersen album "King Is Coming" (30949/30950) and the Philmore Sound single by Joy Incorporated (30953/30954)

Lucky Look on Noray

Lucky Look

27181 - I Hear Voices
21782 - The Pace Is Slow
Noray

1968

One of his earliest record not listed in this discography

Lucky Look on the cover of "Last Call", a Music City album

Orville “Lucky” R. Look  passed away on May 20, 2019 after an extended period of ill health. Born in Whiting, Maine, Lucky spent his childhood in Maine before heading out to pursue a musical career in country music. He wrote and recorded several albums, and played in night clubs throughout New England. In his earlier years, he appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. Lucky served in the Korean War (1953-1955), and was a life time member of the American Legion Post 9 in Machias, Maine.

*Audio file & label from ebay (record on sale); album cover from Discogs; bio from his obituary

The Minister and the Nuns

The Minister and the Nuns
(Rev. David Wayne Smith and the Congregation
of the Missionaries of Jesus the Crucified).

When The Heart Sings

Fé Records 1003

Side 1 [18215]

A Good Friendship
Don't Let Evil Win Out Over You
Suffering
Mist
Read The Gospel
Hello! Hi There!

Side 2 [18216]

Yet The Sun Continues To Shine
A Little Bit Of Perfume
True Happiness
Life, Why're You Running
Your Smile

(1966)

All selections written by Smith and Gomez copyrighted in Brazil


This record was made in Brazil by a group of six Brazilian Roman Catholic Nuns and an American Protestant Missionary.  The Rev. David Wayne Smith, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., who is interested in developing Christian leadership in Brazil, has been working there since 1963. Wayne is a former minister of South Charleston.

Musical arrangements : Maestro Pachequinho; Music and portuguese words : Sister Irene Gomez MJC, solo and duets : sister M. Auxiliadora Chaib, Sister Glaucia Balteriro MJC and the Rev. David Wayne Smith.  Producer Hugh McPherson

To purchase this record in the United States : Fé Records 1465 Bridge Road Charleston, West Virginia 25314

There was a Brazilian edition of this record.

 

True Happiness 

 

Words and Music by "Jim" Stross on J.K.S.

J.K.S. label

Globe Recording - Masters

All songs words & Music by "Jim" Stross except track 2 on side two

33 1/2 RPM - 10" 

1962

Side 1 - 8869

1. Just Before Sunset (Sammy Marshall)
2. One Night In Tucson (Sammy Marshall)
3. Sudden Love (Sammy Marshall)
4. Stop Playing With My Heart (Kris Arden)

Side 2 - 8870

1. Dip, Flip, Twist, Stomp (Sammy Marshall)
2. My One Ambition (Kris Arden)  Words by Marshall Rooke, Music by Jim Stross
3. Autumn Rain (Mary Kaye)
4. Santa Claus Means Christmas (Kris Arden)

Dip, Flip, Twist, Stomp  

Acknowledgments : Bob Purse (The Wonderful and The Obscure Blog)

Betty & Evelyn Cremeans / Betty Cremeans

Betty & Evelyn Cremeans

9407 – Starlight Heaven / I  Am The Way

Betty Cremeans
9408 – Taggin' Along / His Window Up Above

Revival Tone Records
 PO Box 480
Chillicothe, OH

(1963)

Acknowledgment: audio from YouTube (Mark Lee Allen channel)

George Brinkley (Logan Records)

George Brinkley

CP-2384 - Hear His Call Today

CP-2385 - Wonderful, Marvelous Grace

Both songs wr. Brinkley, Gaylord Music Co.

Logan 3119
(1959)

★

George Willie Brinkley, age 97, of Henderson, KY, passed away at 8:51 p.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Lucy Smith King Care Center under the care of St. Anthony’s Hospice in Henderson, KY.
George was a member of Immanuel Baptist Temple for forty years and present member of Grace Point Church.

He served in WWII with the 851st Aviation Engineers in the United States Army Air Force and he was a Kentucky Colonel. George was the last surviving member of the Les Smithhart Super X Cowboys; a popular television and radio program running in the 1950s. He was a talented musician who enjoyed singing in church and with a gospel group Henderson's Ohio Valley Gospel Group.

 

Sister Arlessie Barney

Sister Arlessie Barney

Lamentations

[no label]
(1976)

Side 1 - 36303
I'm Going To Make It To That City / Look Out For Me Jesus / Already Been To The Water / I Trust In God / Lift Him Up

Side 2 - 36304
I'm Happy With Jesus Alone / Gald I Am / It's Real / He Showers His Blessings On Me / Give Me A Heart Like Thine / Pay Day

audio sample

★

   
Evang. Arlessie Barney
   24059 Touch Me, Lord Jesus
24060  Pilgrim Of Sorrow
SAS Records, no #

(1969)

★

Mrs. Arlessie Mae "Sister Barney" of Dayton, was born March 26, 1923 in Lake Village, Arkansas to the parents of Jim and Mattie Fisher.  She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and later, a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church and was an evangelist. Sister Barney also played piano for several churches, organizations, and helped many choirs. She sang with the "Golden Girls", her missionary sisters. They sung at many churches in Dayton.

She was called upon by WLAC radio station in Gallatin, Tennessee for Randy's gospel hour to record songs by Rosetta Tharpe.  She went on to record several albums. Her recording of "Strange Things Happening Everyday" was Randy's introduction song to his show.  Her favorite songs included "Life is just One Step" and "If I Can Help Somebody". 

She departed this life Monday, July 12, 2004 at Abors of Dayton Nursing Home. She was married to the late Mr. Lesley Barney on November 10, 1943.

★

Links:

Discography (as Alessie Barney) at discogs (Randy's Spiritual Record & Dance Hour)

YouTube links:
Sister Alessie Barney: When They Ring Those Bells / Randy's Spiritual Record Co. 

Sister Alessie Barney: Strange Things Are Happening / Randy's Spiritual Record Co.

Historic Randy's Record Shop Foundation

Blues Sattin

Blues Sattin
41613 - background vocals: Nacomis Jefferson, Tony Washington
The Girl That I Love (McDonald)

41614 - background vocals: Alicia McDonald
 Savage Lovin Man (McDonald)

Buttons Records
Lucky Pub. Co. BMI
206 Connor Ave. Lockport, Ill. 60441
Produced by J. Olani

★

One of the last records pressed by Rite in 1980. The only reference to this record is found (without any info or date) in Ferdie Gonzalez' Disco-File, discography of all American Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, and Soul vocal groups ...
Source : ebay (auction has clips).