House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music) (54 page)

Lil’ Son Jackson,
“Roberta Blues”
/
“Freedom Train Blues”

ca. August 1948

640

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Tim Moore’s Farm”
/
“You Don’t Know”

ca. September 1948

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641

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Treat Me Kind”
/
“Somebody’s Got to Go”

ca. September 1948

642

Lil’ Son Jackson,
“Ground Hog Blues”
/

ca. October 1948

“Bad Whiskey, Bad Women”

644

Thunder Smith,
“Santa Fe Blues”
/
“Temptation Blues”

ca. October 1948

645

Andy Thomas,
“Angel Chile”
/
“My Baby Quit Me Blues”

ca. November 1948

646

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Baby Please Don’t Go”
/
“Death Bells”

ca. November 1948

647

Sherman Williams and His Band,

ca. December 1948

“Why Don’t You Tell Me So”
/
“No One in My Heart”

648

L. C. (Lightnin’ Jr.) Williams,
“Black Woman”
/

ca. December 1948

“I Won’t Be Here Long”

650

Will Rowland Orchestra,
“Cold Blooded Woman”
/

ca. December 1948

“Run Mr. Rabbit Run”

651

Lee Hunter,
“Back to Santa Fe”
/
“Lee’s Boogie”

ca. January 1949

652

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Mad with You”
/
“Airplane Blues”

ca. February 1949

653

Lil’ Son Jackson,
“Gone with the Wind”
/
“No Money, No Love”

ca. March 1949

656

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Mad with You”
/
“Airplane Blues”

ca. March 1949

657

Will Rowland & His Band,
“Reefer Blues”
/

ca. March 1949

“Don’t Lose Your Mind”

658

Jimmie Lee’s Band,
“Bobby Sox Bop”
/
“Club Raven”

ca. April 1949

659

Andy Thomas,
“In Love Blues”
/
“Walking and Crying”

ca. April 1949

660

Buddy Chiles,
“Mistreated Blues”
/
“Jet Black Woman”

ca. April 1949

661

D. C. Washington [D. C. Bender],

ca. June 1949

“Rebob Boogie”
/
“Happy Home Blues”

662

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Jailhouse Blues”
/
“T-Model Blues”

ca. July 1949

663

Lil’ Son Jackson,
“Cairo Blues”
/
“Evil Blues”

ca. September 1949

664

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Lightnin’ Boogie”
/
“Unkind Blues”

ca. October 1949

665

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Fast Life Woman”
/
“European Blues”

ca. October 1949

666

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Automobile”
/
“Zolo Go”

ca. late 1949

667

L. C. Williams,
“Strike Blues”
/

ca. late 1949

“You Can’t Take It with You Baby”

668

Lil’ Son Jackson,
“Gambling Blues”
/
“Homeless Blues”

ca. early 1950

669

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Old Woman Blues”
/
“Untrue Blues”

ca. early 1950

670

Link Davis,
“Joe Turner”
/
“Have You Heard the News”

ca. early 1950

671

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Henny Penny Blues”
/
“Jazz Blues”

1950

673

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Jackstropper Blues”
/
“Grievance Blues”

1950

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gold star 100 series (gospel)

113

Tex Moon,
“In the Garden”
/
“Near the Cross”

1947/48

114

Elder Bonds,
“Prayer for the Sick”
/
“Can’t Make the Journey”

1947/48

115

Madam Ernestine,
“While the Blood Runs Warm”
/

1949

“I’ll Never Turn Back”

116

Elder Bonds,
[titles unknown]

gold star 400 series (mexican american)

401

Conjunto de Maxie Granados (with Fred Zimmerle, accordion,

Mike Garza, contrabajo),
“Houston Polka”
/
“Flora Perdida”

gold star 500 series (square dance)

501

Grady Hester and The Texsons,

“8th of January”
/
“Give the Fiddler a Dram”

502

Russell McKnight,
“Sally Goodin’”
/
“Bill Cheatem”

ca. 1949

503–

Grady Hester And The Texsons,

505

[titles unknown]

gold star 700 series and miscellanea

711

Eddie Noack,
“Frown on the Moon”
/
“Unlucky Me”

712

Smith Spadachene,
“Moving On”
/
“Spanish Two-Step”

713

Woody Vernon,
“My Happiness”
/Pete Marchiando,
“Latin Medley”

714

Corman Harris,
“Bolero De Diablo”
/
“Swanee Bolero”

715

Buster Dees,
“Please, Dear”
/
“The Moment I Found You”

1949

717

Buster Dees,
“White Roses”
/
“Forgotten”

1950

813

Ray Krenek Orchestra,
[titles unknown]

888

Leon Jenkins,
“Hot Pretzels”
/
“Green Corn”

1628

Tommy Wilson with Sammy Incardona Orchestra,
“My Texas Girl”
/

1947

Little Sammy Incardona and His Orchestra,
“You’re Lonesome

and I’m Blue”

3131

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Short Haired Woman”
/
“Big Mama Jump” *

ca. May 1947

* Note: Lightnin’ Hopkins also recorded scores of additional tracks at Gold Star Studios, not documented here, for release on other labels.

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III. Gold Star Masters, 1953–1963

In late 1953, Bill Quinn began assigning a sequential numeric code to the masters that he created at Gold Star. The numbering sequence started at 1000 and continued until Quinn’s retirement in 1963. The highest known Gold Star master number is 1699, dating from a session in June 1963. Beginning in 1964, under new management, the studio facility’s mastering numeration started again at 1000.

The record label and corresponding catalogue number for each entry (if known) is indicated parenthetically. (Note: The Gold Star mastering numbers may or may not be the same as the issuing record companies’ assigned catalogue numbers.)
1953

1003

Slim Jones,
“Texas Woman”

Blue Light 1003

1954

1004

V. Cecil Williams,
“Two Timin’ Baby”

Gilbert 1004

1005

V. Cecil Williams,
“Maurine”

Gilbert 1005

1010

Deacon Anderson,
“Daddy’s Waltz”

Bayou 1010

1011

Deacon Anderson,
“Just Looking through These Tears”

Bayou 1011

1012

Eddie Noack,
“How Does It Feel to Be the Winner”

TNT 110

1013

Eddie Noack,
“Too Hot to Handle”

TNT 110

1016

Sonny Corner,
“Darling Goodbye”

Pilgrim 1016

1017

Bill Lister & Del Dunbar,

Pilgrim 1016

“There’s a Million Ways to Say I Love You”

1020

Doyle Brothers,
“Wedding Day”

TNT 113

1021

Doyle Brothers,
“TNT Baby”

TNT 113

1032

Woody Simmons,
“Hold Back the Dawn”

Pacifi c 210

1033

Woody Simmons,
“Coney Island Lights”

Pacifi c 210

1038

James O’Gwynn,
“Bottle Talk”

Nucraft 2020

1039

James O’Gwynn,
“Love in an Old Fashioned Way”

Nucraft 2020

1042

Randy Reeks,
“I’m Gonna Call”

Robin 1042

1043

Randy Reeks,
“Give Me Back My Heart”

Robin 1043

1056

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Unsuccessful Blues”

reissue of Gold Star 104

1057

Lightnin’ Hopkins,
“Grieving Blues”

reissue of Gold Star 104

1060

George Edgin & Leon Jenkins,
“The Goober Song”

Unique 1060

1061

George Edgin & Leon Jenkins,
“Only a Tear”

Unique 1061

1062

Toni Rose,
“Let’s Love”

Lightning 301

1063

Toni Rose,
“My Heart Says”

Lightning 301

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1066

Bill Heyman,
“Easy Way Out”

Lightning 111

1067

Bill Heyman,
“I Want My Baby”

Lightning 111

1070

Stoney Paige,
“Second Hand Sweethearts”

Zip 1070

1071

Stoney Paige,
“It Seems Unfair”

Zip 1071

1072

Floyd Tillman,
“Save a Little for Me”

Western 1072

1073

Link Davis,
“Big Houston”

Western 1073

1074

Wanda Gann,
“Little Miss Claus”

Nucraft 2028-4

1075

Wanda Gann,
“So Nice”

Nucraft 2028-5

1955

1086

High Pockets,
“Then We’ll Be Happy”

Rainbow 1086

1087

High Pockets,
“Boy Crazy Jane”

Rainbow 1087

1092

The Scholars,
“The Poor Little Doggies”

Cue 7297

1093

The Scholars,
“What Did I Do Wrong”

Cue 7298

1098

Johnny Carroll,
“The Stars Came Down from Heaven”

J.M.C. 1098

1099

Johnny Carroll,
“Think of You”

J.M.C. 1099

1956

1103

Smith Spadachene and Band,
“Ivory Tower”

Nucraft 132

1104

Smith Spadachene and Band,
“I Love You Mama Mia”

Nucraft 132

1107

Jimmy Duncan,
“Sing Me No Sad Songs, Sam”

Cue 7929

1108

Jimmy Duncan,
“Here I Am”

Cue 7929

1113

Arlene Irby w/ Becky Barfi eld,
“Come Back to Me”

Sylvia

1114

Arlene Irby,
“You Don’t Think about Tomorrow”

Sylvia

1119

Sir Cedric Fatwallet,
“What Is a Waitress”

Tone 1119

1120

Sir Cedric Fatwallet,
“Honest John Crabmore”

Tone 1120

1121

Wink Lewis,
“More Times Than One”

Tone 1121

1122

Wink Lewis,
“Zzztt...Zzztt...Zzztt”

Tone 1122

1125

Louisiana Lannis,
“Tongue Twister Boogie”

Snowcap 1125

1126

Louisiana Lannis,
“Walking Out”

Snowcap 1126

1132

Becky Barfi eld,
“Blue Guy in Town”

Pilgrim 1132

1133

Wayne Forest,
“Maybe You Know”

Pilgrim 1132

1135

Tex Cherry,
“Dirty Jim Blues”

Mel-O-Tone

1136

Tex Cherry,
“Cannon Ball–Fox Chase”

Mel-O-Tone

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1137

Walton & The Silver Lake Boys,
“Man, What a Party”

Lael

1138

Walton & The Silver Lake Boys,
“Don’t Tell Me”

Lael

1139

Larry Wheeler,
“Sittin’ Here Drinking”

Mel-O-Tone

1140

Larry Wheeler,
“Cry Woman Cry”

Mel-O-Tone 1140

1957

1145

Don Mahoney,
“Saddle Up Your Rocky-Horse”

Enterprise 1145

1146

Don Mahoney,
“Old Shep”

Enterprise 1146

1148

Bobby Muncy,
“When the Chips Are Down”

Enterprise

1149

Bobby Muncy,
“Empty Heart”

Enterprise

1152

Charles Drake,
“I’m Gonna Take Life Free”

Enterprise

1153

Charles Drake,
“You’re the One I Dream About”

Enterprise

1172

Wayne Henderson,

Circle 1172

“Won’t You Hold Me in Your Arms Again”

1173

Wayne Henderson,
“Walking in Circles”

Circle 1173

1174

Joe Nettles,
“Oh, Baby!”

Circle 1174

1175

Joe Nettles,
“Give Us a Chance”

Circle 1175

1180

Harold Young,
“Rock and Roll Dice”

Wagon Wheel 1180

1181

Harold Young,
“Louisiana Baby”

Wagon Wheel 1181

1182