House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music) (58 page)

7/14/61

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Danny Reeves,
“I’m a Hobo”
/
“Bell Hop Blues”

7/25/61

1218

Al Dean,
“I’ll Win Again”
/
“One Heartache from the Blues”

9/29/61

1220

Eddie Noack,
“It’s Hard to Tell an Old Love Goodbye”
/

10/18/61

“Love’s Other Face”

1222

Harry Choates,
“Oh-Meon”
/
“Big Woods”

10/29/61

1225

Dave Edge,
“Chained to a Love”
/
“Tears That I Wasted”

11/29/61

1226

George Jones,
“Maybe Next Christmas”
/
“New Baby for Christmas”

11/30/61

1235

George Cooper,
“I Finally Broke the Spell”
/
“The Ways of Life”

3/26/62

1236

Jerry Jericho,
“Just for the Thrill”
/
“Tears Fall Again”

4/9/62

Eddie Noack,
“The Same Old Mistakes”
/
“You’ve Got a Woman”

—

[unissued]

1239

Billy Western,
“Worn Out Words”
/
“His and Hers”

6/6/62

1240

Al Gressett & The Texas Ramblers,
“Do You Realize”
/
“You Gotta Hurry”

8/23/62

1245

Billy Western,
“My Blue Room”
/
“Say When”

2/8/63

1247

Johnny Nelms,
“I’m So Ashamed”
/
“The Sulfur Queen”

3/12/63

1248

Tex Wayne,
“Angel with a Pony Tail”
/
“Standing at the Crossroads”

4/20/63

1252

Billy Western,
“Home’s Not Where My House Is”
/
“Love Enough”

6/22/63

1256

Tex Wayne,
“She’s Lying Again”
/
“My Party’s Over”

2/20/64

1257

Truitt Forse & Jerry Lynn With Benny Leaders Band,

3/10/64

“Searching for Someone”
/
“Fool You Fool”

1260

Don Gilbert,
“Your Time for Tears”
/
“With Open Arms”

3/27/64

1270

Stoney Stark,
“Face in the Crowd”
/
“Your Conscience Will Hurt”

10/21/64

IX. Kangaroo Records

Singles produced at Gold Star Studios, ca. 1958–1959

101/102

The Dolls,
[?, unknown titles]

103/104

Albert Collins And His Rhythm Rockers,
“Freeze”
/
“Collins Shuffl
e
”

105/106

Joe Hughes and His Orchestra,
“I Can’t Go On This Way”
/

“Make Me Dance Little Ant”

107/108

Henry Hayes and Orchestra,
“Two Big Feet”
/
“Call of the Kangaroo”

109/110

Henry Hayes And Orchestra,
“It Takes Money”
/
“Stop Smackin’ That Wax”

111/112

Little Joey Farr,
“I Want a Big White Cadillac for Christmas”
/
“Rock ’n’ Roll Santa”

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X. Gulf Records (Label reactivated by Bill Quinn)

Singles produced at Gold Star Studios, ca. 1959–1962

101

Harold Casner,
“That Is Why”
/
“Marker in Your Heart”

62760/62761

Sleepy LaBeef,
“I Can’t Get You Off My Mind”
/
“I Found Out”

62762/62763

Jerry Bryan [And The] Houndogs,
“Vampire Daddy”
/
“Walking Out”

1630/1631

Mel Douglas and The Nu-Notes,

1962

“Dream Girl”
/
“Forever My Darling”

1633

Virgil Gage,
“I’m Still in Love with You”
/
“I Live You”

1962

1640/1641

Lucy Lynn,
“Ist Es Den Liebe”
/
“Bright Lights”

1962

XI. Sarg Records

Singles produced at Gold Star Studios, 1955–1960

136

Link Davis,
“Cockroach”
/
“Big Houston”

1955

137

Floyd Tillman,
“Baby I Just Want You”
/
“Save a Little for Me”

1955

Coye Wilcox,
“Bird’s Nest on the Ground”
/

1955/56

—

“Don’t Take My Love”
[unissued]

140

Al Parsons & The Country Store Boys,
“Wait for Me Baby”
/

May 1956

“Memories of Yesterday”

144

Johnny Carroll,
“The Stars Came Down from Heaven”
/
“I’ll Think of You”

1956

147

Al Parsons & The Country Store Boys,

1956

“Darling, I Still Dream of You”
/
“Why Can’t You Be True”

148

Al Urban,
“Lookin’ for Money”
/
“I Don’t Want to Be Alone”

1956

154

Al Parsons & The Country Store Boys,

1956

“You’ve Done Her Wrong”
/
“I Got You Where I Want You”

155

Dick Fagan,
“Love Is Like the Sun”
/
“My Aim in Life”

1956

158

Al Urban,
“Won’t Tell You Her Name”
/
“Gonna Be Better Times”

1958

—

Dick Fagan,
“This Lonesome Road”
/
“Blues in My Heart”
[unissued]

1958

174

Al Urban,
“The Last Heartache”
/
“Street of Memories”

1960

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XII. Various labels owned by Huey P. Meaux

Singles recorded and produced at Gold Star/SugarHill Studios, 1964–1988

for American Pla-Boy, Crazy Cajun, Jetstream, Pacemaker, Pic 1, Teardrop, Tribe, Tri-Us, Typhoon, Ventura

american pla-boy records *

1977

Heather Black,
“There”
/
“Circles”

1972

1980

Doug Sahm,
“El Paso Train”
/
“Ain’t Nothing Wrong with You”

1976

1983

Donny King,
“I Played That Song for You”
/
“Mathilda”

1984

Jesse Lankford,
“I’ll Have to Be with You Again”
/
“Take Your Time”

1984

Ron Arledge,
“Woman of the World”
/
“You Can’t Get There from Here”

1985

John Craig Stout,
“Louisiana Funk Homegrown”
/
“Lovin’ Cajun Style”

1975

1986

Clarence Henry,
“We’ll Take Our Last Walk Tonight”
/
“In the Jailhouse Now”

1986

Ron Wayne,
“Country’s Got the Slows”
/
“Warmed Over Coff ee”

1987

Jerry Biscamp,
“Since Baby’s Back Again”
/
“You’re the One I Love Tonight”

1988

Sandra Morrison,
“It’s You”
/
“What Might Have Been”

1989

Tommy Mclain,
“Baby Jesus”
/
“Carefree Moments”

1990

Clarence Henry,
“We’ll Take Our Last Walk Tonight”
/
“You Can Have Her”

1991

The Nashville Rebels,
“A New Girl in Town”
/
“The Rains Came”

1992

Heather Black,
“Cajun Blue”
/
“Harris County Jail”

1992

John Craig,
“JJ”
/
“We’ve Seen Worse Times”

1993

Tommy McLain,
“Real Rock & Roll”
/
“Sister Caroline”

1994

Tommy McLain,
“Wild Side of Life”
/
“When It Rains”

1995

Billy Johns,
“Dreams”
/
“Feel It”

1995

Harvey Thompson,
“Ride This Train”
/
“What I Want What I Need”

1996

Tommy McLain,
“Dim Lights Thick Smoke”
/
“Just Out of Reach”

2025

Donny King,
“The Flame of Love Too Low”
/
“Woman of the Worlds”

2026

Freddy & Manuel,
“I’m Up on the Right Track”
/

“Flying My Way Back to Texas”

2031

Johnny Cantrell,
“Come to Me”
/
“I’m Lonestar Lonesome Tonight”

1986

8000

Mel Garrett,
“Hello Whiskey Again”
/
“I Can’t Hold a Candle”

* Note: This label inexplicably twice assigned the catalogue numbers 1984, 1986, 1992, and 1995—in each case to a diff erent artist performing a diff erent pair of songs.

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crazy cajun records

526

Link Davis,
“Big Mamou”
/
“Cajun Honey”

2001

Alvin Crow,
“Retirement Run”
/
“Country Ways”

2002

Freddy Fender,
“Before the Next Teardrop Falls”
/
“Waiting for Your Love”

2004

Doug Sahm,
“Hot Tomato Man”
/
“If You Really Want Me to I’ll Go”

2006

Freddy Fender,
“Esta Noche Mia Seras”
/
“Vivo en un Sueño”

2007

Tracy Friel,
“Missing You”
/
“If You’re Ever in Texas”

2008

Joe Barry,
“There’s a Crowd”
/
“I Started Loving You Again”

2012

Sherri Jerrico,
“If You Fake It I Might Make It”
/
“Mind Can’t Control Baby”

2014

Freddy Fender,
“No Toquen Ya”
/
“I Love My Rancho Grande”

2015

Tommy McLain,
“Good Morning Louisiana”
/
“Mama Send Me a Dollar”

2018

Tommy McLain,
“Honky Tonk”
/
“Tender Years”

2019

Freddy Fender,
“Vaya Con Dios”
/
“No Soy El Mismo”

2024

Floyd Tillman,
“She Loved Me”
/
“Paper Flowers”

2025

Tracey Balin,
“A Man Would Be a Face”
/
“These Hands You’re Holding Now”

2027

Tommy McLain,
“Jukebox Songs”
/
“Leaving This Town”

2029

June Terry,
“Wheel of Fortune”
/
“Someday”

2031

Tommy McLain,
“Send Me the Pillow”
/
[?, B-side title unknown]

2033

Tommy McLain,
“I Cried”
/

Freddy Fender,
“Bartender Play Me Some Freddy Fender”

2036

Donny King,
“I Don’t Want Nobody”
/
“Beer Barrel Polka”

2037

Freddy Fender,
“Going Out with the Tide”
/

Tommy McLain,
“Fannie Mae”

2038

Warren Storm,
“I Walk Alone”
/
“Don’t Fall in Love”

2041

Willie Tee,
“Misery Loves Company”
/
“Sick and Tired”

2042

Harvey Dubois,
“Gettin’ Baby off My Mind”
/
“I’m Not Just Woman Hungry”

2043

Berly Hanks,
“Cowboys Never Use Their Hearts”
/
“Dum Dum”

2044

Tommy McLain,
“They’ll Never Take Her Love Away from Me”
/

“Lose the Blues”

2045

Harvey Wray,
“Woman I’m Leaving”
/
“Unattended Love”

2051

Arch Yancey,
“Rose of Ol’ Pawnee”
/
“Cadillac”

2053

Warren Storm,
“I’ve Shed So Many Tears”
/
“We’ll Sing in the Sunshine”

2054

Harvey Dubois,
“Hole in the Boat”
/
“In Memories of You”

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2055

Willie Tee Trahan,
“Before the Next Teardrop Falls”
/

“My Tears Are Falling Tonight Love”

2056

Tommy McLain,
“They’ll Call Me Daddy”
/
“Please Mr. Sandman”
/

“I’ll Change My Style”
/
“Crazy Baby”
[EP]

2057

Freddy Fender,
“She’s Still My Mexican Rose”
/
“Come On Home”

2060

Freddy Fender,
“Goin’ Honky Tonkin’”
/
“My Confession”

2061

Warren Storm,
“They Won’t Let Me In”
/
“You Can’t Get There from Here”

2063

Tommy McLain,
“Goin’ Honky Tonkin’”
/
“It’s the Same Old Thing”

2065

Warren Storm,
“Jealous Woman”
/
“Old Honky Tonks”

2072

Burton Gaar,
“Don’t Fan the Flame”
/
“Sugar Roll Blues”

1984

2074

Tommy McLain,
“Parlez Vous France”
/
“Baby Dolls”

1985

2075

Val Lindsey,
“Big Basile”
/
“Val’s Cajun Fiddle”

1985

2076

Pat Straza,
“Sing Me a Song Papa”
/
“She Don’t Know about Love”

1985

2077

Freddy Fender,
“Pobre Viejo Papa”
/
“Vaya Con Dios”

1985

2078

Johnny Winter,
“Holidays & Weekends”
/
“Driving Me Crazy”

1985