Dwight Butcher

*06-08-1911 Oakdale, TN, +11-11-1978

2nd version

By Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

13 December 1932 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt/harmonica-1])
001 C1917-2 LONESOME ROAD BLUES -1 Crown 3433 Varsity 5126 Continental C-3013
002 C1918-2 MYSTERY OF OLD NUMBER FIVE Crown 3433 Varsity 5126/Certified CR 1502
9 January 1933 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City - Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt], Bob Miller [piano])
003 BS-74776-1 THE LONESOME COWBOY 23772 Montgomery Ward M-4468
004 BS-74777-1 A NEW DAY IS COMING MIGHTY SOON 23794
005 BS-74778-1 SWEET OLD LADY 23810
006 BS-74779-1 BY A LITTLE BAYOU 23794
007 BS-74780-1 I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG unissued
008 BS-74781-1 FRIVOLOUS FRISCO FAN 23772 / Certified CR 1502
009 BS-74782-1 FRIVOLOUS FRISCO FAN B-5012 Sunrise S-3112
010 BS-74783-1 SWEET OLD LADY Electrodisk-1946
011 BS-74786-1 A NEW DAY IS COMING MIGHTY SOON Electrodisk 1946
30 January 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel/gt], Roy Smeck [gt/steel])
012 C1983-2 MOTHER, THE QUEEN OF MY HEART Crown 3476 Varsity 5019/ Certified CR 1502
013 C1984-2 NO HARD TIMES Crown 3461 Varsity 5028/ Certified CR 1502 JASCD 466
014 C1985-1 ROLL ALONG KENTUCKY MOON Crown 3476 Varsity 5019
015 C1986-2 NOODY KNOWS BUT ME Crown 3461 Varsity 5028/ Certified CR 1502
JASMINE JASCD 466 YOU AND MY OLD GUITAR A TRIBUTE TO 80 YEARS OF JIMMIE RODGERS MUSIC (UK, 2007)

14 April 1933 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/yodel/gt/harmonica], Dick Thomas [gt])
016 BS-76003-1 OH MAMA WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO YOU? 23802
017 BS-76004-1 THE MAN WHO RODE A MULE AROUND THE WORLD 23819
018 BS-76005-1 MY RAMBLING DAYS ARE OVER 23826
019 BS-76006-1 PISTOL PETE 23819
020 BS-76007-1 I GOT A FREIGHT TRAIN ON MY MIND 23826
021 BS-76008-1 ALARM CLOCK BLUES 23802
31 May 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel], Prince Wong [steel], Adrian Schumbert [chimes])
022 C2088-2 WHEN IT'S PEACH PICKIN' TIME IN GEORGIA Crown 3529 Varsity 5099/ Certified CR 1502
023 C2089-2 PRAIRIE LULLABY Crown 3529 Varsity 5004
024 C2090-2 COWBOY'S HEAVEN Crown 3503 Varsity 5004/ Certified CR 1502
13 June 1933 New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Slim Oakdale (Dwight Butcher [vcl/yodel/gt], Lou Herscher [vcl], Prince Wong [fiddle])
025 C2099-1 WHEN JIMMY RODGERS SAID GOODBYE Crown 3516/BCD 15938
026 C2100-1 WHEN IT'S SUNSET TIME IN SUNNY TENNESSEE Crown 3516 Varsity 5099 Continental C-3011

BEAR FAMILY BCD 15938 MEMORIES OF JIMMIE RODGERS (GER, 1997)
28 May 1934 Victor Studio, 44th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher as by Joe Smith – The Colorado Cowboy (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/yodel/gt], Pete Canova [fiddle])
027 BS-82554-1 WHEN THE SUN HIDES AWAY FOR THE DAY B-5651 Twin FT-1843
028 BS-82555-1 CLYDE BARROW AND BONNIE PARKER B-5521/ Certified CR 1502
029 BS-82556-1 JOHN DILLINGER B-5522/ Certified CR 1502
030 BS-82557-1 KIDNAPPING IS A TERRIBLE CRIME B-5522
031 BS-82558-1 PININ' FOR THE PINES IN CAROLINE B-5530
032 BS-82559-1 WYOMING TRAIL B-5530/ Certified CR 1502
033 BS-82560-1 YOUNG MAN, YOU'D BETTER TAKE CARE B-5521
034 BS-82561-1 THAT SILVER HAIRED MOTHER OF MINE B-5651/ Certified CR 1502
4 October 1934 New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher  [vcl/gt])
035 38792-A,B SING ME A MELODY OF THE MOUNTAINS rejected
036 38793-A DOWN IN THE LONE STAR STATE Panachord [UK] 25647/ Certified CR 1502
037 38794-A I'M LONESOME FOR THE LONE RANGE Panachord [UK] 25647
038 38795-A,B IT AIN'T NO TELLIN' unisued
20 February 1936 Decca Recording Studio A, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt], Pete Canova [fiddle])
039 60528-A I’M A BROKEN HEARTED COWBOY Champion 45187 Minerva M-14040
040 60529-A DON'T LET MY MOTHER KNOW unissued
041 60530 I LET MY HEART IN OLD KENTUCKY rejected
042 60531 ROLL ALONG PRAIRIE MOON Champion 45187 Minerva M-14027/ Certified CR 1502
15 February 1940 Chicago, IL – Prairie Ramblers as by Sweet Violet Boys (Dwight Butcher [vcl], Salty Holmes [gt], Bob Long [gt], George Barnes [gt], Chick Hurt [mandolin], Jack Taylor [bass], Alan Crockett [fiddle], Augie Klein [accordion])
043 WC 2917 GOODBYE TO OLD MEXICO  unissued/FC-38909 BACM CD D 221
1958 unknown – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [narration])

044 JIMMIE RODGERS IN RETROSPECT Certified CR 531

BACM CD D 221 SOUTH OF THE BORDER (UK, 2008)

1967 unknown – Dwight Butcher

045 STRAIGHT AHEAD Sage and Sand 416

046 JACK IN THE BOX Sage and Sand 416

047 Unknown title unissued

048 Unknown title unissued

August 1967 Bluebonnet Recording Studio, 1041 Isbell Road, Fort Worth, TX – Dwight Butcher (Dwight Butcher [vcl/gt])
049 THE OLD LOVE LETTERS Bluebonnet BL-125

050 DOWN IN THE LONE STAR STATE Bluebonnet BL-125

051 YOU TOUCHED ME Bluebonnet BL-125  

052 OH MAMA, WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN Bluebonnet BLS 306/BL-125  

053 GOODBYE TO OLD MEXICO Bluebonnet BL-125  

054 I'M A KING Bluebonnet BL-125  

055 ONE DIAMOND RING Bluebonnet BL-125

056 WHAT ELSE Bluebonnet BL-125  

057 CLYDE BORROW AND BONNIE PARKER Bluebonnet BL-125

058 GOIN' DOWN THIS ROAD Bluebonnet BL-125  

059 BOULEVARD OF SHAME Bluebonnet BLS 306/BL-125

060 SALTY DOG BLUES Bluebonnet BL-125  

061 WHEN JIMMIE RODGERS SAID GOODBYE Bluebonnet BL-125

062 FOLLOW ME Bluebonnet BL-125 

ALBUMS
Certified CR-1502 Dwight Butcher: Clyde Barrow And Bonnie Parkercut; Cowboy's Heaven; Roll Along Kentucky Moon; No Hard Times; Nobody Knows But Me; Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia; John Dillinger; Mother, The Queen Of My Heart; Mystery Of Old Number Five; Silver Haired Mother Of Mine; Frivolous 'Frisco Fan; Wyoming Trail; Pistol Pete; Down In The Lone Star State – 72
Bluebonnet BL-125 Journey Into Country Song: The Old Love Letters; Down In The Lone Star State; You Touched Me; Oh Mama; Why Didn't I Listen; Goodbye To Old Mexico; I'm A King; One Diamond Ring; What Else; Clyde Borrow And Bonnie Parker; Goin' Down This Road; Boulevard Of Shame; Salty Dog Blues; When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye; Follow Me – 08-68

SINGLES
Crown (1932-33)
3433 Lonesome Road Blues / Mystery Of Old Number Five – 32 (reissued on on Varsity 5126)
3461 No Hard Times / Noody Knows But Me – 33 (reissued on Varsity 5028)
3476 Mother, The Queen Of My Heart / Roll Along Kentucky Moon - 33 (reissued on Varsity 5019)
3503 Cowboy’s Heaven / [Bob Miller] - 33
3516 When Jimmy Rodgers Said Goodbye / When It’s Sunset Time In Sunny Tennessee - 33
3529 When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia / Prairie Lullaby - 33
Varsity
5004 Prairie Lullaby / Cowboy’s Heaven (reissue)
5099 When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia / When It’s Sunset Time In Sunny Tennessee (reissue)
Victor (1933-34)
Victor
23772 The Lonesome Cowboy / Frivolous Frisco Fan – 03-33
23794 A New Day Is Coming Mighty Soon / By A Little Bayou - 06-33
23802 Oh Mama Why Didn't I Listen To You? / Alarm Clock Blues – 07-33
23810 Sweet Old Lady / [Gene Autry:] Your Voice Is Ringing – 07-33
23819 The Man Who Rode A Mule Around The World / Pistol Pete – 08-33
23826 My Rambling Days Are Over / I Got A Freight Train On My Mind – 08-33
Bluebird
B-5012 Frivolous Frisco Fan / [Bob Miller] – 05-33 (reissued on Sunrise S-3112)
B-5521 Clyde Barrow And Bonnie Parker / Young Man, You'd Better Take Care – 07-34
B-5522 John Dillinger / Kidnapping Is A Terrible Crime – 07-34
B-5530 Pinin' For The Pines In Caroline / Wyoming Trail – 07-34
B-5651 When The Sun Hides Away For The Day / That Silver Haired Mother Of Mine – 09-34
Electrodisk
1946 Sweet Old Lady / A New Day Is Coming Mighty Soon - 34
Gennett (1934)
Panachord [UK]
25647 Down In The Lone Star State / I’m Lonesome For The Lone Range - 34
Champion (1936)
45187 I’m A Broken Hearted Cowboy / Roll Along Prairie Moon – 36
Columbia (1940)
Vocalion
05498 You've Got To See Mama Ev¢ry Night (Or You Can¢t See Mama At All) / Lulu From Honolulu - 40
Tribute (1958)
CR-531 Jimmie Rodgers In Retrospect / [Jimmie Rodgers:] Jimmie Rodgers Last Song(Old Love Letters) – 58

Sage and Sand (1967)
416 Straight Ahead / Jack In The Box – 07-67

Bluebonnet (1968)

BLS 306 Boulevard Of Shame / Oh, Mama, Why Didn’t I Listen To You – 68