Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Dee Stone (by Dick Grant)



DEE STONE
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

DEE STONE and The Melody-Hill-Billys                                               
                                                                                                                               Chicago, Ill:                                                                           1948
Dee Collins Stone (fdl); Edward “Ted” Prillaman (bjo); Roy Fulcher (gtr); James “Jim” Wyatt (vcl-1/gtr).

                          BLUE RIDGE WALTZ        -1                                         Mutual M-300, Liberty 101
                          (Dee Stone) )Peer BMI)
                          FIDDLER’S DREAM                                                     (Inst)                      M-300, JSP JSP-77110
                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)

DEE STONE, fiddle with Ted Prillaman’s Virginia Ramblers
                                                                                                                               Chicago, Ill:                                                                           1948
(fdl); Edward “Ted” Prillaman (bjo); Roy Fulcher (vcl-1/gtr); James “Jim” Wyatt (vcl-1/gtr).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

UB-9656             “ANSWER TO LITTLE PAL”                                            -1                Mutual M-201, Liberty 201A, JSP JSP-77110  
                          (Dee Stone)
UB-9657             “SQUARE DANCE POLKA”                                            (Inst)                        M-201,             201B,        JSP-77110
                          (Dee Stone)
                         WHY DID WE EVER PART                                                               Liberty 101
                          ()
                         
NB(1): LIBERTY RECORDS was owned by Ted Prillaman.
NB(2): LIBERTY 101 released 26th December 1949.
NB(3): “SQUARE DANCE POLKA” was shown on MUTUAL M-201A as “SQUARE DANCE RAG”.
NB(4): MUTUAL 201 released 19th December 1949.
NB(5): MUTUAL RECORDS of Bassett, Va. was owned by DEE STONE and RAY PARKER who was located in                                           Lancaster, Ca.
NB(6): LIBERTY 201 reviewed Billboard 31st December 1949.
NB(7): MUTUAL M-201 released (45rpm) 22nd January 1951.
NB(8): MUTUAL M-201 Billboard Advance Releases 3rd February 1951.

DEE STONE and The Melody Hillbillys    
                                                                Radio Station WPAQ                                Mt. Airy, N.Car:                                                                       1950
(fdl); Frederick “Fred” Murphy (vcl-1/gtr); Dewey Murphy (mand); Joseph “Joe” Medford (bjo); John Murphy (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          IS THERE ANY HARM TO DREAM                                       -1          Mutual M-203-A, JSP JSP--77110
                          (Dee Stone) (Valley Hill BMI)                                                                                                                                                                                                       MOUNTAIN SWING                                                      (Inst)                         M-203-B,        JSP-77110
                          (Dee Stone) (Valley Hill BMI)                                                            

NB(1): Actually the band appearing on the above titles is The Murphy Brothers and the Blue River Boys.
NB(2): MUTUAL M-203 released 22nd January 1951.
NB(3): MUTUAL M-203 Billboard Advance Releases 3rd February 1951.

DEE STONE and The Melody Hill-Billys                                                                   1951
(vcl-1/fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          I’M LOST WITHOUT YOU                                              Mutual M-216, JSP JSP-77110
                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)
                          HEADS YOU WIN TAILS I LOSE                                    -1                            M-216,         JSP-77110
                          (Johnny Haynes) (Tune Towne Tunes BMI)

NB: BILLBOARD 16th June 1951-DEE STONE now working at Radio Station WBTM-Danville, Va.

DEE STONE And His Melody Hillbillies    
                                                                Radio Station WPAQ                                Mt. Airy, N.Car:                                                                       1952
(fdl); Paul Jefferson (bjo); Leonard Wall (vcl/gtr); Joseph “Joe” Fulcher (vcl/gtr); Harold Jorden (stg bs-1).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

1213                   NO ROOM IN YOUR LIFE FOR ME NOW                                          Blue Ridge 203, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10                                                                         (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)                                                           JSP JSP-77110                                                                              
1400                   PILOT MOUNTAIN RAG    (Inst)-1                                  Blue Ridge 203, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10
                          (Dee Stone) (Acuff-Rose BMI)                                                           JSP JSP-77110

NB: BLUE RIDGE 203 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 9th May 1953.

DEE STONE And His Virginia Mountain Boys 
                                                                Radio Station                                          Hickory, N.Car:                                                                       1953
(fdl); Paul Jefferson (bjo); Leonard Wall (vcl/gtr); Joseph “Joe” Fulcher (vcl/gtr); Harold Jorden (stg bs).
                                                                                                                               Producer:

1467                   COUNTIN’ THE DAYS                                                   Blue Ridge 304, Collector’s Classics CC LP-10
                         (Dee Stone) (Lynn Music Co. BMI)                                  JSP JSP-77110
1866                  HIGHWAY 220                                                             (Inst)            Blue Ridge 304,                                  CC LP-10                                                                    (Dee Stone) (Lynn Music Co. BMI)                                  JSP JSP-77110

NB(1): COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS CC LP-10 “ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED BLUEGRASS, Vol.1.” released Germany 1983
NB(2): JSP JSP-77110 “AUTHENTIC RARE BLUEGRASS: INDEPENDENT LABEL SIDES 1951-1954” released United Kingdom 2008.

DEE STONE and Virginia Mt. Boys                                                                          1956
(vcl/fdl); Horace King (pno);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

G70W-725          SUN OF LOVE                                                                                Eastern ES-5619-A
                          (Dee Stone) (Snow Music Pub Co. BMI)
G70W-726          DRIFTING DOWN THIS LONELY ROAD                                                          ES-5619-B
                          (Dee Stone) (Snow Music Pub Co. BMI)

DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                           1960
(vcl/fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOUR                                  Eastern 70
                          ()
                          Unknown Title                                                                                               70
                          ()

DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                          1960
(fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

CP-4247             MORNING BREEZE                                                     (Inst)            Eastern ER-45601
                          (Dee Stone) (Rite Music BMI)  
CP-4248             NASHVILLE MOOD                                                      (Inst)                          ER-45602
                          (Dee Stone) (Rite Music BMI)

DEE STONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                
(fdl);
                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          AFTER THE DANCE                                                                        Eastern 726, Eastern 12460
                          (Dee Stone) (Starday Music BMI)
                          OCEAN OF DREAMS                                                                726,                12460
                          ()

NB(1): EASTERN 726 released
NB(2): EASTERN 12460 released May 1960.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Dave Sax & Al Turner.


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