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Friday, September 2, 2011

Skeeter Bonn (by Dick Grant)

SKEETER BONN

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

SKEETER BONN United Studio Chicago, Ill: 1954

Junior Lewis “Skeeter Bonn” Brougham (vcl/gtr); James “Jimmy” Hutchinson (rhy gtr); James “Jimmy” Gross (stl gtr); Toby Nix

(fdl); Augie Klein (pno); Holly Swanson (stg bs). Producer:

54-5441 HONEY BABY Amijo 933, RCA Victor 20/47-5814, Castle LP-8110

E4VB-4677 () Cowgirlboy LP-5111

54-5442/ I’VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE Amijo 933, RCA Victor 20/47-5814, LP-8110

E4VB-4678 (Hank Williams) Cowgirlboy LP-5111

/ FEELING SO BLUE Amijo (Uniss), RCA Victor 20/47-5861

E4VB-4679 ()

/ YOU CAN NEVER BE MY DARLING Amijo (Uniss), 20/47-5861

E4VB-4680 ()

NB(1): Masters purchased by RCA VICTOR on the 4th April 1954.

NB(2): RCA VICTOR 20/47-5814 released August 1954.

NB(3): RCA VICTOR 20/47-5861 released September 1954.

SKEETER BONN

RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission

1525 McGavock Street Nashville, Tn: Thursday 18th November 1954

(vcl/gtr); Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins (el gtr); Bud Isaacs (stl gtr); Thomas Lee “Tommy” Jackson Jr. (fdl); John Gordy (pno); Ernest “Ernie” Newton (stg bs); Murray M. “Buddy” Harmon (dms). Producer:

E4VB-6025 MY SON, MY SON RCA Victor 20/47-5967, Castle LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

E4VB-6026 BABY DOLL RCA Victor 20/47-5967, LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

E4VB-6027 YODELIN’ MAN RCA Victor 20/47-6115, LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

E4VB-6028 SECOND CHOICE RCA Victor 20/47-6115, LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

NB(1): RCA VICTOR 20/47-5967 released December 1954.

NB(2): RCA VICTOR 20/47-6115 released May 1955.

SKEETER BONN

RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission

1525 McGavock Street Nashville, Tn: Friday 4 th February 1955

(vcl/gtr); Samuel “Sam” Pruett (el gtr); Jack Shook (rhy gtr); Bud Isaacs (stl gtr); Thomas Lee “Tommy” Jackson Jr. (fdl); Dale Potter (fdl); Robert L. “Bobby” Moore (stg bs). Producer:

F2WB-0248 NUMBER ONE IN YOUR HEART RCA Victor 20/47-6052, Castle LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

F2WB-0249 CONSCIENCE (SET ME FREE) RCA Victor 20/47-6052, LP-8110

(Blasingame-Collie-Williamson) (Acuff-Rose BMI) Cowgirlboy LP-5111

F2WB-0250 PLAY A WAITING GAME RCA Victor 20/47-6229, LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

F2WB-0251 LIFE WITHOUT YOU (WON’T BE THE SAME) RCA Victor 20/47-6229, LP-8110

(Al Vaughn) (Acuff-Rose BMI) Cowgirlboy LP-5111

NB(1): RCA VICTOR 20/47-6052 released March 1955.

NB(2): RCA VICTOR 20/47-6229 released August 1955.

SKEETER BONN

RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission

1525 McGavock Street Nashville, Tn: Monday 7th November 1955

(vcl-1/gtr); Cindy Parks (vcl-2); Kennedy Jones Jr. (el gtr); Coy Martin (stl gtr); Marvin Monoban (fdl); Charles Linville (fdl); Donald Jones (stg bs); Robert Parker (dms). Producer:

F2WB-6527 THE YODELING BIRD -2 RCA Victor 20/47-6473, Castle LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

F2WB-6528 ROCK-A-BYE BABY -1 RCA Victor 20/47-6352, LP-8110

(Skeeter Bonn) (Hill & Range BMI) Cowgirlboy LP-5111, Proper Properbox 103

Cactus RCACD-1

F2WB-6529 THERE’S NO USE NOW -1 RCA Victor 20/47-6352, Castle LP-8110

(Buck Nation) Cowgirlboy LP-5111

F2WB-6530 SOMEBODY NEW -2 RCA Victor 20/47-6473, LP-8110

() Cowgirlboy LP-5111

NB(1): RCA VICTOR 20/47-6352 released December 1955.

NB: RCA VICTOR log has the notation that RCA VICTOR 20/47-6473 was withdrawn on the 23rd March 1956.

NB(3): PROPER PROPERBOX 103 “BOPPIN’ HILLBILLY TO RED HOT ROCKABILLY released United Kingdom 2006.

NB(4): CACTUS RCACD-1 “RCA HILLBILLY Vol.1.” released

SKEETER BONN-1 prob: Wheeling, W.Va: 1957

SKEETER BONN and his Pickin’ & Singin’ Boys-2

(vcl/gtr);

Producer:

12957.A CHAINED -1-2 Admiral 1007, Regency 628

(Mary L. Strode) (TAC Pub Co. BMI) Town And Country TAC-12957-A, Castle LP-8110

Cowgirlboy LP-5111, Cactus CACT-5005

12957.B LOVE CALL -1-2 Admiral 1007, Regency 628

(Mary L. Strode) Town And Country TAC-12957-B, LP-8110

Cowgirlboy LP-5111

NB(1): REGENCY 628 is a Canadian release.

NB(2): TOWN AND COUNTRY TAC-12957 A/B is a late 1950’s/early 1960’s reissue.

NB(3): CASTLE LP-8110 “THE YODELIN’ BOY – STAR OF THE WHEELING JAMBOREE” released Germany

NB(4): COWGIRLBOY LP-5111 “SKEETER BONN - STAR OF THE WHEELING JAMBOREE” released Germany

NB(5): CACTUS CACT-5005 “ROCKIN’ HILLBILLY Vol.6” released 2004.

SKEETER BONN & SHIRLEY STARR 1963

(vcl/gtr); Shirley Starr (vcl);

Producer:

6514 FOR SALE Nashville NV 5145

(Lydia Alexander) (Cedarwood-BMI)

6515 OLD MEMORIES NV 5145

(Benny Joy) (Cedarwood-BMI)

NB: There is no indication on the labels that the above tracks were recorded in Madison, Tennessee.

SKEETER BONN 1966

(vcl/gtr);

Producer:

A THE HAPPY BIRD Sims 274 A

()

B TURN ME LOOSE 274 B

(Skeeter Bonn) (Hill & Range Inc. BMI)

NB: SIMS 274 has the notation ‘Performed at “The Cave” Livingstone. Montana’ and “FROM THE FANTASTIC SKEETER

BONN SHOW”.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by AL TURNER & DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Adam Komorowski; Richard Weize, John Morris Jr. & Mario Manciotti.

2005-2011.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.