Sunday, December 27, 2015

Earney Vandagriff (by Dick Grant)



EARNEY VANDAGRIFF
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

EARNEY VANDAGRIFF and The Big “D” Boys
                                                                            Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.                    February 1953
(vcl/gtr); plus Unk Musicians
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

FL-113/RR-113/       GUEST STAR IN HEAVEN) (A Tribute To Hank Williams)                Flair 1006, Rural Rhythm 501, Rural Rhythm 45-501, Starday 191
2288                            (Vandagriff) (BMI)                                                                                Starday 45-191
                                      (Vandagriff) (Starrite BMI)
FL-114/RR-114/       I KNOW I’M FALLING IN LOVE                                                            Flair 1006,                             501,                              45-501,               191
2289                            (Vandagriff) (BMI)                                                                                Starday 45-191
                                      (Vandagriff) (Starrite BMI)

NB(1): FLAIR 1006 released 1953.
NB(2): RURAL RHYTHM 501/RURAL RHYTHM 45-501 released 1955.
NB(3): STARDAY 191/STARDAY 45-191 released May 1955.

EARNEY VANDAGRIFF-1                                Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue         Dallas, Tx.                    1953
JOYCE LOWRANCE and EARNEY VANDAGRIFF-2
Earney (vcl-3/gtr); Joyce Lowrance (vcl-4); Donald “Don” Messick (stl gtr); plus Unk Musicians
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer

SP-718-45                  WISHING IS ALL I CAN DO                                                                    -1-3                              Specialty SP-718-45, Rural Rhythm 504, Rural Rhythm 45-504
                                      (E. Vandagriff-D. Messick) (Venice-BMI)
XSP-718-45               HUSH MONEY                                                                                        -2-3-4                                         XSP-718-45,                     504,                       45-504
                                      (J. O’Neal) (Venice-BMI)  

NB(1): SPECIALTY SP-718-45/XSP-718-45 released September 1953.
NB(2): RURAL RHYTHM 504/RURAL RHYTHM 45-504 released 1956.

EARNEY VANDAGRIFF                                    poss Jack Starnes House, Voth Road        Beaumont, TX.           ca. January 1954
(vcl/gtr); plus Unk Musicians
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer: Harold Westcott “Pappy” Daily

ST-2063                      WHERE YOU BEEN                                                                                 Starday 128, El Toro ETCD CH101
                                      (Vandagriff) (Starrite BMI)
ST-2064                      ALABAMA BLUES                                                                                                                                      128
                                      (Vandagriff) (Starrite BMI)
ST-2065                      HELPLESS HANDS                                                                                                                        Starday (Uniss)
                                      (Vandagriff) (Starrite
ST-2066                      STRICTLY ON THE BALL                                                                                                               Starday (Uniss)
                                      ()

NB(1): STARDAY 128 released February 1954.
NB(2): EL TORO ETCD CH101 “COLLECTOR’S CHOICE, Vol.1. “TEXAS FEVER” released Spain 2009.

 EARNEY VANDAGRIFF                                   Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Avenue      Dallas, Tx.                    1955
(vcl/gtr); plus Unk Musicians
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

RU-502/                     YOU CAN’T COME IN                                                                                                                  Rural Rhythm 502, Rural Rhythm 45-502, Rural Rhythm 511
RR-511B                     (Vandagriff) (Sage Brush Music-BMI)                                                                                    Rural Rhythm RR-45-111B, Buffalo Bop Bb CD-55186
                                                                                                                                                                                             Lenox CD-1010, Jasmine JASMCD-3595/6
RU-503Re-1              SWAMP WATER                                                                                                                           Rural Rhythm 502, Rural Rhythm 45-502
                                      (J. Tyler-J. O’Neal) (Sage Brush Music-BMI)

NB(1): RURAL RHYTHM 502/RURAL RHYTHM 45-502 released 1955.
NB(2): RURAL RHYTHM 511/RURAL RHYTHM RR-45-111 released 1957.
NB(3): BUFFALO BOP Bb CD-55186 “ROCKABILLY WILDFIRE” released Germany 2007.
NB(4): LENOX CD-1010 “HILLBILLY ROCK, Vol.1.” released France
NB(5): JASMINE JASMCD-3595/6 “HILLBILLY BOP, BOOGIE & THE HONKY TONK BLUES, Vol.4. 1956-1957” released United Kingdom 2010.  








JOE POOVEY and EARNEY VANDAGRIFF and the Big “D” Boys-1
JOE POOVEY and the Big “D” Boys-2
EARNEY VANDAGRIFF-3
JOE POOVEY And EARNEY VANDAGRIFF-4
JOE POOVEY-5                                                 Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Avenue      Dallas, Tx.                    October 1955
Arnold Joseph “Joe” Poovey (recit-6/vcl-7); Earney Vandagriff (vcl-6); “Tex” Ray Crutsinger (ld gtr); Buddy Griffin (rhy gtr); Donald “Don” Messick (stl gtr); William “Bill” Simmonds (pno); Harlan Powell (pipe); John “Johnny” Hicks (tuned whiskey glass); William “Bill” Noble (stg bs).
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer: Johnny Hicks

RR-503-A/                  CHRISTMAS FILLED WITH CHEER                                                       -1-3-4-6                      Rural Rhythm 503, Rural Rhythm 45-503, Rural Rhythm RR-45-511B
RR-511B/X-463        (E. Vandagriff) (Sage Brush Music Pub. Co. BMI)                                                                Rural Rhythm RR-45-511B, Rural Rhythm XMAS RR-503
                                                                                                                                                                                              Dragon Street DCD-70199, Rollercoaster RCCD-3037
RR-503-B/                  SANTA’S HELPER                                                                                    -2-5-7                          Rural Rhythm 503, Rural Rhythm 45-503, Rural Rhythm RR-45-511A
RR-511A/X-464        (B.A. Poovey)                                                                                                                               Rural Rhythm RR-45-511A, Rural Rhythm XMAS RR-503
                                                                                                                                                                                             Dragon Street DCD-70199, Rollercoaster RCCD-3037
                                                                                                                                                                                             Buffalo Bop Bb CD-55095

NB(1): RURAL RHYTHM 503/RURAL RHYTHM 45-503 released November 1955.
NB(2): RURAL RHYTHM 503/RURAL RHYTHM 45-503 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 12th December 1955.
NB(3): RURAL RHYTHM RR-45-511 (EP) released November 1957.
NB(4): RURAL RHYTHM RR-45-511 (EP) released TWICE with ONE different recording.
NB(5): RURAL RHYTHM XMAS RR-503 released November 1962 on Sky Blue label.
NB(6): RURAL RHYTHM XMAS RR-503 released November 1963 on Sky Blue label.
NB(7): RURAL RHYTHM XMAS RR-503 released November 1964 on Sky Blue label.
NB(8): DRAGON STREET DCD-70199 “GREATEST GROOVES: “GROOVEY” JOE POOVEY” released 1999.
NB(9): ROLLERCOASTER RCCD-3037 “GREATEST GROOVES: “GROOVEY” JOE POOVEY” released 1999.
NB(10): BUFFALO BOP Bb CD-55095 “ROCKABILLY XMAS” released Germany 2000.

EARNEY VANDAGRIFF                                                                                                                                                      Dallas, Tx.                                                                                                                           1957
(vcl); Unk (ld gtr); prob Buddy Griffin (rhy gtr); Bill Simmonds (pno); Bill Noble (stg bs); Unk (dms).
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

RR-511A                     BE-BOP SANTA CLAUS                                                                                                                Rural Rhythm 511A, Rural Rhythm RR-45-511A
                                      (Vandagriff) (Sage Brush BMI)
RR-511B                     ATOMIC KISSES                                                                                                                             Rural Rhythm 45-45-511B
                                      (Vandagriff-O’Neal) (Fairway BMI)


EARNEY VANDAGRIFF                                                                                                                                                                                 , Tx.                                                                                         Unknown Date
(vcl/gtr); plus Unk Musicians
                                                                                                                                                                                             Producer:

                                      A CHILD LEFT TO STRAY                                                                                                              (Uniss)
                                      (Vandagriff) (Acuff-Rose BMI)




DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT & AL TURNER with acknowledgements to the late Joe Poovey, the late Bernice Poovey , Steve Hathaway & Frantisek Frank.

1978-2015.
                                                                             

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