COUNTRY AND WESTERN: LP, 78RPM, 45s: Frank Merrill/SATURDAY NIGHT RECORDS 848 Dodge Avenue, #PMB-112 Evanston IL 60202 fmerr4illjr@4gmail.com (REMOVE both of the 4’s) THIS DOCUMENT is designated as: 8c--country IMPORTANT: PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR ADDRESS ON YOUR ORDER. Not doing so can be dangerous, because I can NEVER assume that your address didn’t change since your prior order. 10 AND 12 INCH LPs AND OTHER LARGE ITEMS (NO COVERS unless specified or SEALED): AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN [ABC watermark, 4 RECORDS, m- Cover, Cue Sheets] December 5, 1987 m- 9 Jan. 9 1988 m- 9 I HAVE MANY MORE OF THESE JOHN ANDERSON [Live at Gilley’s, with Cue Sheet, never had Cover] May 7 to 8, 1983 m- 8 I HAVE MANY MORE OF THIS SERIES EDDY ARNOLD 5-minute show [BLUE WAX, 221 through 224] EACH SHOW a song, he reads A Purina Chow ad, and sings another vg+ 6 [BLUE WAX, 229 to 232] likewise to above vg+ 6 [233 to 236] and [237 to 240] ALSO BLUE WAX, vg+ 6 each **1953** ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL [Country Sessions no #] at Lone Star Café in Manhattan NYC m- 10 “must be destroyed after broadcast”… BOBBY BARE & FAMILY RADIO SHOW [rca DJL1-0079 dj, m- Title Cover, ONE-SIDED] special radio promo show 24:55 length m- 7 BOBBY BARE [Live from the Lone Star LSC-8050, with Cue Sheet] Sides 1, 2 m- much wol-a 8 BODACIOUS BOB [Audio products AP 0048, Cover m-] getting’ your ears on [LP, STRICTLY CB – CITIZENS BAND – SONGS] m- 13 EDDIE BOND [enterprise ENS 1038] …sings the legend of BUFORD PUSSER m- 7 most songs, tribute to fallen law enforcement officer BONDED STOCK [CANADA pipetown music SAR 2015, STILL SEALED] sunset country 7 excellent country, strong traditional roots JOHNNY CASH! THE MAN, HIS WORLD, HIS MUSIC [Walter Reade Org, ONE-SIDED] radio spot announcements [MOVIE] 5 in all vg+ 15 [no #, ONE-SIDED.] “JOHNNY CASH the man, his world, his music” 8:56 length, HE TALKS (open-end interview?) m- 26 “THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW” [10737] 6 five-minute shows, he talks and plays one of his songs: It Ain’t Me Babe, The Wall, +4 m- 13 [10737] 6 more 5-minute shows: Oney, Daddy, 4 more m- wol-a 12 Social Security Admin. (Assume these originally a set) DAVE COGGINS & BONDED STOCK [CANADA pipetown music 1003, STILL SEALED] way before my time great sincere trad. Country COUNTRY COOKIN’ [2 RECORDS, 4 shows, m- Cover] shows from August 1975: Mac Davis, Statlers, C. Cato +1 m- 10 some interviews COUNTRY LINE [Army ROTC] 24 TWO-MINUTE SHOWS about Johnny Cash, Eddie Rabbitt, Statlers, M. Gilley, Willie Nelson etc. m- 5 COUNTRY MUSIC’S MAGAZINE OF THE AIR [2 RECORDS, vg Title Cover, CUE SHEETS MISSING] week of July 7, 1980 m- 6 COUNTRY ROADS [2 RECORDS, Cue sheet, never had Cover] Shows 201-204 in June 1975 Army 200 years, Fort Meade roots… m- 5 [U. S. Army Forces Command; Cue Sheet] Shows 403, 404 (1979) C. Twitty, J. Cash etc. m- wol 4 (& Fort Polk, La.) Shows 066,67, 68, 69 (1984): Merle Haggard, many more (10-minute shows) and talk about Army things m- 5 Cue Sheets COUNTRY TODAY [MJI Broadcasting C7-68, with cue sheet] week of August 18, 1986 various artists: songs, short interviews m- 5 DONNA FARGO [2 RECORDS/12 shows, Social Security 5-minute radio shows, m- Cover] her, Dave Dudley, Joe Stampley, etc. m- 5 4-Star 10 inch 33RPM 10-INCH SAMPLER LPs **DJ** ET-2—T. TEXAS TYLER put my little shoes away +5 vg+ sol (on flip side) 4 101—SAMPLER (FRED AND FRANK, JERRY IRBY…RANCHERS, R. D. HENDON, BILLY JACK WILLS, 2 cuts each) m- sol (flip) 4 110—(MADDOX BROTHERS AND ROSE, T. TEXAS TYLER, FRANK SIMON 2 cuts each) vg+ 4 116—T. TEXAS TYLER, FRANK SIMON, SILM WILLET, HANK LOCKLIN 2 cuts each m- sol (flip) 4 BOBBIE GENTRY [no #, 1-SIDED] a radio profile of her m- 6 music, interviews, and ODE TO BILLIE JOE soundtrack excerpts GRAND OLD OPRY [Show #506, Cue Sheet with writing] Hank Locklin, Willis Bros., Marion Worth, Norma Jean m- wol-a, b 11 1968 [Program #507, cue sheet written-on] Marty Robbins, Marion Worth, Don Winters, etc. m- wol-a, b 14 I HAVE MANY MORE! INSIDE MUSIC CITY [0038] Tom T. Hall GUEST m- MUSIC AND INTERVIEWING 7 I HAVE “TONS” MORE OF THESE!!! [0047] Week Ending 3/25/78, GUEST MARTY ROBBINS, interviews and music LOUISIANA HAYRIDE [8554, ONE-SIDED] produced by David Kent, M.C. is Frank Page vg+ 5 Truman Lankford is guest! [8566, ONE-SIDED] Bobby Borchers, etc. CLEANS to m- 6 MOE & JOE [Live From the Lone Star LSC-8032] live performance m- wol-a 6 “MY BABY DONE ME WRONG” WEEKEND [3 records, D. I. R. Broadcasting] August 15, 1982 m- 12 Heartbroke, Headed for a Heartache, Still Doing Time, Misery and Gin, Teach Me to Cheat, etc. THE NASHVILLE RECORD REVIEW [Opryland Radio Productions no #, Cue Sheet] TOP 10 COUNTDOWN 11/14/1982 m- 7 JOHNNY PAYCHECK [Live From Gilley’s Show 81-32, Cue Sheet] LIVE, show for August i-9, 1981 m- wol-a 9 I HAVE MANY MORE! GENE PRICE COUNTRY EXPRESS [2 RECORDS, m- Cover] 4 shows October 1974 (DJ’ed c&w oldies) Cash, Owens, JL Lewis etc. m- 7 RICKY SKAGGS [epic SE 37193] waitin’ for the sun to shine STILL SEALED 6 [CANADA, stony plain SPL 1060] sweet temptation STILL SEALED M- 6 THE SILVER EAGLE…RADIO SHOW [3 records, Jan. 8, 1983, cue sheets] George Jones, Gary Stewart/ Dean Dillon LIVE SHOWS m- 11 [3 records, 10/10,1982, Cue Sheets] RICKY SKAGGS live from the Knoxville 1982 World’s Fair m- 14 I HAVE MANY MORE! SAMMI SMITH [elektra “promo” 7-1-78 SP] an Interview with Sammi Smity ONE-SIDED m- 5 SOLID GOLD COUNTRY [5 records, United States Programming] July 7-11, 1986 (Cue Sheet for 5th hour only, which is all Browns, Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius) Don’t know who’s on the other four hours. Music AND INTERVIEWS Box is vg+ m- 12 SOUNDS OF SOLID COUNTRY [U. S. Marine Corps, titles on label] Vol. XXV, Programs 5, 6 (Cash, Milsap, Tubby, Wynette, etc.) m- 4 RED STEGALL [capitol ST 11056, m- Cover, coh in corner] Party Dolls and Wine m- 5 [ST 11102, m- Cover] Somewhere My Love m- 5 [ST 11228, m- Cover, coh upper corner] If You’ve Got the Time, I’ve Got the Song m- 5 [ST 11321, m- Cover. coh upper corner, date on front] Finer Things in Life m- 5 MEL TILLIS [Country Session no #, date unknown] he INTRODUCES his own show. LIVE Westbury NY Music Fair m- 11 [Westwood One Presents, 2 RECORDS], #L-90-15] live show from 1990 m- 7 TRAVIS TRITT [Listen In With #LW 90-25] interviews and music 1990 show from June m- 7 UNITED STATES ARMY…COUNTRY EXPRESS [37535, with vg+ Cover, writing on front, Shows 21-24, 1971 various artists DJ show m- 5 U. S. ARMY REPRESENTATIVE [February 1974, 2-records set, m- Gatefold Cover] various hits DJ radio shows m- 8 I HAVE MORE! U. S. ARMY RESERVE [2 record set/4 shows, Programs 205-208] Roy clark, Melba Montgonery, Joe Stampley, David Wills m- 11 hosted by LEE ARNOLD. These shows are THEIR MUSIC, WITH INTERVIEWS I HAVE a lot MORE OF THESE! 10-INCH 78RPM SINGLES: nearly all **newly-listed** items are BID items. LEE ROY ABERNATHY [king 4223] gospel boogie (everybody’s gonna have…up there)/you can’t believe… m- tol-a, b BID//MIN:5 MARY ROSE BRUCE modern 501—he fiddled while I burned/bird in a cage m- 4 label says “western classic” both sides SMILEY BURNETTE [capitol 1165] jackass mail/catfish, take a look at that worm m- light wol-a, b BID//MIN:5 COWBOY PHIL///STUBBY BROWN [4 star 1203] somewhere in Utah///sunset trail m- sol-a BID//MIN:5 Western, 1950-51 era KEN CURTIS [metal acetate, radio recorders] you’ll live to see the day/lemme outta here vg wol (both sides) 4 [=Mercury 6045] BOBBY DICK [hickory 1001] the Lord’s last supper/thank God I came out alive m- sol-a BID//MIN:5 LABEL DEBUT! Masters K-1, K-2 ALAN FLATT AND HIS BAND jamboree 508—it’s all over now/watching my past go by m- 4 THE FOUR SPADES [vod-vil 424] puttin’ on the dog/lovely to love vg+ small tol-a, b 8 mf/mid country early Fifties or late 40s 4 STAR REC. [#25-8] OAK RIDGE QU.. No pass to heaven/turn on your light, HANK LOCKLIN the holy train +1 m- wol-a, b BID//MIN:5 CURLY GIBSON Pennsylvania 144/145—I want you back/they’ll never make a monkey out of me vg+ sol (flip) 4 JACK GUTHRIE [capitol 2128 DJ] Oakie boogie/Oklahoma hills m- sol-a, b BID//MIN:5 MERLE KILGORE THE TALL TEXANS [imperial 8256] more and more/what makes me love you m- sol-a BID//MIN:5 TOMMY KIZZIAH…WEST COAST RAMBLERS [4 star X-53] pretty little girl/rambler’s boogie (instr.) m- BID//MIN:5 BILL MACK [imperial 8225, FLEXIBLE] I love you all over again/that’s what I feel m- BID//MIN:5 J. E. MAINER’S MOUNTAINEERS king 543—workin’ on a buildin’/mother’s only sleeping vg tol (a, b sides) 4 BOB MANNING and his RIDERS…PURPLE SAGE [bullet 659] I’m a fool to care/reading your letter with tears…vg+ wol, sol-b BID//MIN:5 MORRIS MILLS and his RITHUMAKERS [4 star 1348] no more slippin’ around/don’t walk upon my broken heart m- wol-a, b BID//MIN:5 MONTANA SLIM with the … BRONCO BUSTERS rca victor 21-0031—she lost her cowboy pal/don’t cry over me vg+ tol (flip) 4 SLIM NEWMAN with CACTUS ANDY…TEXAS DANDIES black & white 10009—oh why/please don’t leave me…hearted vg+ 4 DOYE O’DELL [intro 6084] dear Okie/when my sunshine goes walking in the rain m- #ol-a, b BID//MIN:5 TERRY PRESTON [4 star 1566 DJ] wise guy/cross eyed gal from the Ozarks m- BID//MIN:10 BIOGRAPHY information on label RAMBLIN’ RAY [KSOO metal acetate] a gypsy told me/the drunkards sun m- BID//MIN:5 THE REDWOOD RANGERS IntraState 3, 4—till the end of my dream (you’ll be mine)/once too often m- #ol (both sides) 4 HARRY RODCAY imperial 8244—what she did to me/don’t tell a soul m- sol (a, b sides) 4 SMOKEY ROGERS…FOUR STAR RANGERS [4 star 1019] shame on you/please give me one more chance vg+ BID//MIN:5 40s Western JIMMIE SHORT…SILVER SADDLE RANCH BOYS [4 star 1508] just as you are/a lonely world m- sol-b BID//MIN:5 [1567] MacArthur speaks (with voice excerpts)/(one generals never die) they just fade away m- BID//MIN:5 JIMMY SWAN…RANGE RIDERS trumpet 177—I love you too much/triflin’ on me m- sol (a, b sides) 6 “vocal western” “T” TEXAS TYLER [4 star 1321] soft lips/please believe in me m- sol-b BID//MIN:5 RUSTY WELLINGTON…BLUE RANGERS arcade 116—dog-gone it baby, I’m in love/every precious memory m- 4 Phila. PA DON WHITNEY [4 star 1568 DJ] move on blues/when you’re lovin’ me m- BID//MIN:5 HANK WILLIAMS [m-g-m 10073] fly trouble/on the banks of the old Pontchartrain vg+ BID//MIN:20 RARE, he wasn’t “known” yet… [10134] rootie tootie/my sweet love ain’t around vg+ (likely cleans to m-) BID//MIN:15 [10171] I’ll be a bachelor ‘til I die/honky tonkin’ vg+ BID//MIN:15 [10645] long gone lonesome blues/my son calls another man Daddy m- BID//MIN:10 [10904] dear John/cold, cold heart vg 4 TEX WILLIAMS [capitol Americana 40001] smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (that cigarette)/roundup polka m- BID//MIN:10 GREAT on 78!! DON WINDLE [republic 7045, FLEXIBLE] the Iron Curtain has parted/I want you too m- sol-a BID//MIN:5 45RPM SINGLES: “ALL TIME COUNTRY HITS” [ep 102] Hank Locklin, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Carlisle Bros. +3 m- 6 “TALKING” JOHN BARRY SINGS [driftwood 9059 EP] John Henry/talking husband/the F. F. V./Jesse James m- 8 mid crude c&w’s 50s? BLUE RIDGE BUS DRIVERS [EP 107232 private, vg+ PS] wildwood flowers/may I sleep in your barn tonight mister +2 m- 5 Spartanburg BILLY BROWN [Decca 29559 dj] drunk-drunk again/high heels but no soul vg+ 5 midtempos, 1955 CARROLL COUNTY BOYS [flair 1023] flying eagle blues/Carroll County boogie vg 6 mid/mf Instru’s, boogie flip FREDDY CHAPMAN capitol F2674—-rosita/flirtin’ with the blues m- 5 mid with steel-guitar-bass break/midslow RAY CORBIN [trend ’61 104] the whole night long/just for tonight m- xol-a 6 mf/slow, 1961 era PAPPY DAILY GABE TUCKER [D 00000] (this is a dog) PLEASE DON’T PLAY/(another dog)… m- 6 SILENT RECORD!! on THIS label?? PHILIP DAWN & THE SUNSETS [fran-tel 91740] missionary Tom/your lying heart m- wol-a 5 midt western x2, flip SEMI-answer Hank ARLIE DUFF starday 132-—let me be your salty dog/back to the country vg+ #ol (both sides) 4 mf/fast, fiddle-gui. breaks RUSS EDWARDS [decca 31978 dj] eight days at sha-dee-gap/hey, big mister m- 5 mid country talker about AN ABDUCTION JIMMY ELKS goldband 1191-—woman in the picture/what swinging doors did to me m- wol-a 5 flip Almost Persuaded +Merle answ. DONNA FARGO ramco 1982 dj—-you make me feel like a woman/would you believe a lifetime? m- 5 rare slows; PROMO INSERT note LESTER FLATT – EARL SCRUGGS columbia 21054-—Flint Hill special/dim lights, thick smoke m- 4 fast fiddle-bass-banjo bluegr. I. HOWARD (NICK) FOLEY…RAMBLING ESQUIRES [process 129] if you’ll be mine, I’ll treat you kind/wrinkled… m- BID//MIN:5 mf Hillbilly/ DALLAS FRAZIER capitol F2895dj—-I’m gonna move over yonder/love life at fourteen m- 5 mf/midt, early (1954) JERRY GILMORE [L. D. L. 821L-3790] Guam blues/shake the hand of a service man m- 6 c&w NOVELTY – Guam label? ROCKIN’ “RUDY” HANSEN x 0102dj—-the mambo queen/I walked away vg+ #ol-a, b 5 mf with guitar break/slow, 1955 era c&w HERB AND KAY [king 4849dj, BIOGR. LABEL] I’ve got a right to be jealous honey/we did m- 4 mid/mf, with breaks BILL JENEROU [gold soul 1029] every other day/closed for repair m- 5 Detroit c&w 1972 JIM and JESSE and THE VIRGINIA BOYS capitol F3141dj—-too many tears/a memory of you m- 5 midt, banjo break/mf, banjo break RED JOHNSON [hep 2932] things you promised me/I took your memory for a walk vg+ 5 Minnesota, early 60s AL JONES [glenmar 1000] out in the country/reaching for the sun m- 6 bluegrass, 60s Falls Church VA label TOM AND ELLIS KUHN///ELLIS KUHN [PV 8723] go on and leave me///easy to please m- 5 (w/Sherman Valley Boys) HUGH LEWIS [fern 802] bloody Harlan/two of a kind m- 7 Ashland KY, rare mid/ms country early 60s [803] daddy frog/rockin moon hen m- 8 JOE (CANNONBALL) LEWIS [m-g-m 11994] I’m mighty hard to beat/take me back for ol’ times sake vg+ 6 1954 LEON MERRITT, ADOLF HOFNER sarg 232—-little star in heaven (estrellita)/ten pretty… m- 4 midt, different songs vocal/Inst. TX 50s GENE MILLS [jin 284] rocking rolling ocean/chime bells m- 5 mid country/mf yodeler (not Christmas) Louisiana late 60s(?) BLACKIE MINOR [delft 1001] the big D-8/pusher demonstration m- 10 TRUCKIN’ both mid country story-songs MOON MULLICAN [king 1343] all I need is you/(don’t let temptation) turn you ‘round m- 7 HOYLE NIX and his WEST TEXAS COWBOYS caprock 105-—coming down from Denver/my Mary m- 5 mf fiddlin’ Ins./midt traditional DOYE O’DELL [sage 297] if the devil wants to talk/everybody likes a little lovin’ vg+ 7 Fifties ART PETTIBONE [nashville 5252] fire fire fire/moon rocket m- light wol-a, b 7 RAY PRICE [columbia EP B-2809, m- Cover] I’ll be there/release me/don’t let the stars get in your eyes +1 m- 6 RED RIVER DAVE [tnt 1003] the RED deck of cards/searchin’ for you, buddy m- 21 story narration/mid country, 1954 ORIGINAL LABEL Decca 29002] the red deck of cards/searching for you, buddy m- 9 A-side Cold War material THE REECE SISTERS [nashville 5102] memory and a broken heart/leave it alone vg+ sol-a 6 THE R - G ‘s [nashville 5201] take this picture/right or wrong m- wol-a, b 5 mid/ms country late 50s AL RUNYON [kentucky 546] Lord I’m coming home/there’s a light guiding me vg 4 Fifties JOHN RUSSO [wildwood 107] trucker’s nightmare/hot load blues vg+ 6 mid/slow TRUCKIN’ c&w talkers, many sound effects (AL AND JEAN///AL) SHADE [aljean 1002] forever and a day/I’m a star on WLBR vg (LOOKS M-!!) 5 both midfast, central Penna. JIMMY SIMPSON [nashville 5022] a year and a day/life goes on “I wonder why” m- sol-a 6 Fifties TOM SLINE sarg 235—-is it hard to believe/red river jake m- 4 midt teener-crossover country/midt Western, Texas 60s SONS OF SONG [R.E.M. 111924, YELLOW WAX, m- PS] that’s J. D. (same both sides) m- 4 Flint, Mich. Tribute to J. D. Sumner SONS OF THE PIONEERS [GREEN WAX rca victor 48 0060] riders in the sky/room full of roses vg+ 4 GREEN WAX 48 0141] santa fe, new mexico/red river valley vg+ 5 good western, 1949-50 [2 records – THIRD ONE MISSING – GREEN WAX rca victor 48 0004, 0005, vg+ BOX] cool water/tumbling tumbleweeds +2 vg 4 THE SOUTHERN COLONELS [rebel 1001] Dixie (instrumental)/a rebel vg+ 4 flip generic “southern” country, not Civil War SOUTHERNER [rose petal 002, descriptive insert] I wonder if Willie knows/legend of Billy m- 4 Willie Nelson tribute/ EDDIE SOVINE [toye 0001] truck driver’s stop/soul of a convict m- 12 TEXAS?? (looks like it) 50s, a-side TRUCKIN’ RONNIE SPEEKS [red hed 1004] I talked with hank – a prayer to the immortal Hank Williams/if you tell a lie vg 5 late 50s New Jersey PHIL SPEER [miss em 1001, m- PS] a tribute to Marty/that’s just what your lovin’s for m- 4 Robbins tribute THE STANLEY BROTHERS [mercury 71302] no school bus in heaven/I’ll never grow tired of you m- 7 Floyd County KY 50s bus tragedy [starday 565] a few more seasons/Carolina mountain home m- wol-a 5 THIS & MERCURY with CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS THE STANLEY BROTHERS [king 6046] prayer of a truck driver’s son/never again m- 5 TRUCKIN’ a-side 6236] I’ll just go away/highway ambush m- 4 These KING items don’t mention Clinch Mountain Boys RED STEED [nashville 5202] I still see your face/no one will ever know m- sol-a 5 REDD STEWART [briar 119] I’m praying for the day/Um-Pah-No-Lah m- much wol-a 5 wish for peace/Indians WES ST. JON [star-key 8650] oilfield cowboy/service hands m- 4 midfast, also rodeos/mf also oil MITCHELL TOROK abbott 150—-hootchy kootchy henry/gigolo m- 5 midtempos EARNEY VANDAGRIFF rural rhythms 501—-guest star in heaven (…Hank Williams)/I know I’m falling in love m- 19 ORIGINAL label! starday 197-—guest star in heaven (a tribute to Hank Williams)/I know I’m… m- 14 flip midt EARLY BOPPER GEORGE WAITE [star 1173] someone before me/don’t be angry m- 6 rural eastern Illinois, 60s KITTY WELLS and…MOUNTAIN BOYS [GREEN WAX, rca victor 48 0384] how far is heaven/my mother m- 6 BEFORE Decca hit! ROGER WHITE [blue giant 826W-4871] wake me/our divorce vg+ AUTOGRAPHED-b 5 mid, Canton Ohio 60s HANK WILLIAMS [m-g-m 11366] I’ll never get out of this world alive/I could never be ashamed of you vg+ 5 HARRY YOUNES & THE TOWN’N COUNTRYMEN [arco 1906] rubies & diamonds/frog went a courtin’ vg+ 9 mid country/mr rocker