Compiled
By Pierre Monnery.
Original releases are listed first, then the reissues.
An index to the reissues appears at the end of the discography.
| CRYSTAL
SPRINGS RAMBLERS
Dallas, June 19, 1937 Vcl-1/fiddle with Joe Holley, fiddle; Earl Driver, alto sax; Loren Mitchell, piano; J.B. Brinkley, gtr/vcl-2; Morris Deason, gtr/tenor banjo/vcl; Jimmie McAdoo, bass. DAL-371-2 TIRED OF ME -1 VOCALION 03707 DAL-376-1 TELL ME PRETTY MAMA -2 " " Note : Other sides from this session feature Link Davis on fiddle only. LINK DAVIS KRTM Radio Station, Beaumont, early '47 Vcl/fiddle with Lee Bell, el. gtr; Clyde Brewer, fiddle/el. mandolin; Joe Davis, gtr; Shang Kennedy, bass; Jack Kennedy, piano; Merle Powell, drums. IF 9 MY PRETTY BLONDE IMPERIAL 8004 IF10 TIRED OF BEING LONESOME IMPERIAL 8008 IF11 BORN TO LOVE YOU IMPERIAL 8004 IF12 WHY DID YOU GO AWAY ? IMPERIAL 8008 LINK DAVIS KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, early '47 IF 17 I’M TIRED IMPERIAL 8009 IF 18 I’M WAITING FOR YOU ----- LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, 1947 Vcl/fiddle with Lee Bell, gtr; Clyde Brewer, fiddle/el. mandolin; Mancel Tierney, piano; Deacon Anderson, steel gtr; Shang Kennedy, bass; Merle Powell, drums. IF 35 RICE AND GRAVY BLUES IMPERIAL 8018 / KK CD 06, COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594 IF 38 RICE AND GRAVY BOOGIE ----- / KK CD 06 LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, 1947 Vcl/fiddle with poss. Clyde Brewer, fiddle; Lee Bell, gtr; poss. Deacon Anderson, steel gtr; Mancel Tierney, piano; Shang Kennedy, bass; Merle Powell, drums. IF 36 BROKEN HEART BAYOU 3001 IF 37 YOU PLAYED AROUND ----- / KK CD 06, COL CD-5594 LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, 1947 Vcl/fiddle with Lee Bell, el. gtr ; Clyde Brewer, el. mandolin; Harris Dodd, steel gtr; Cotton Erwin, tenor sax; Mancel Tierney, piano; Shang Kennedy, bass; Merle Powell, drums. IF 39 STEEL GUITAR JUMP IMPERIAL 8030 / KK CD 06 IF 40 LEAVE MY BLUES BEHIND unissued IF 41 YOU LOWDOWN CONCEITED DOG IMPERIAL 8030 IF 42 TEXAS SWING unissued / KK CD 24 LINK DAVIS and The Blue Bonnet Playboys KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, 1947 Vcl/fiddle with Lee Bell, gtr/vcl; other details uncertain. IF 57 YOU LOVE ME TOO LATE (Vcl: Lee Bell ) IMPERIAL 8025 IF 58 I’M GRIEVING OVER YOU (Vcl: Lee Bell) ----- IF 59 I DON’T NEED YOU NOW unissued IF 60 THE DAY IS SURE TO COME unissued Note : IF 55-56, from the same session, are Lee Bell numbers. CLIFF BRUNER & His Texas Wanderers ACA Studio, Houston, August 1, 1949 Cliff Bruner, fiddle; Dewey Lee Bell, gtr; Gerald Henry 'Cotton' Erwin, clt; John Wallace, string bass; Robert Lee 'Bob' Dunn, steel gtr; John Courville, drums; Link Davis, vcl/fiddle. ACA 1176 UNFAITHFUL ONE (Vcl: Cliff Bruner) AYO 103, MODERN 20-698 ACA 1177 SAN ANTONIO BLUES (Vcl: Link Davis) --- ------- / BCD 15932, ACE CDCHD 893 LINK DAVIS Quinn Recording Co., Houston, late '49/early '50 Vcl/sax with Harry Choates, fiddle; Carrol Broussard, steel gtr; Arthur 'Art' Diorio, piano; B.D. Williams or Sue Romero, bass; Herschel Marson, drums. 670-B HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS GOLDSTAR 670 / KK CD 06, BCD 16355 670-A JOE TURNER - - - / ----- ----- LINK DAVIS with Benny Leader’s Bayou Billies ACA Studio, Houston, December 2, 1952 Vcl/fiddle with Frank Juricek, steel gtr; Bill Buckner, gtr; Clyde Brewer, piano; Benny Leader, bass; others unidentified. CO 48591 BIG MAMOU OKEH 18001 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 48592 PRETTY LITTLE DEMON ----- --- CO 48593 LAFAYETTE WEDDING Okeh unissued CO 48594 RICE AND GRAVY BLUES Okeh unissued LINK DAVIS & Benny Leader’s Bayou Billies KLEE Radio Station, Houston, early 1950’s Vcl with personnel similar to above. ALL THE WORLD IS LONELY NOW unissued / KK CD 06 LINK DAVIS & Benny Leader’s Bayou Billies ACA Studio, Houston, March 20, 1953 Vcl/fiddle with Truman Williams, gtr; Ernest 'Deacon’ Evans, steel gtr; Clyde Brewer, piano; Benny Leader, bass. CO 49109 CHERE PETITE (DEAR LITTLE ONE) Okeh unissued CO 49110 PORT ARTHUR Okeh unissued CO 49111 LONELY HEART OKEH 18011 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 49112 TIME WILL TELL ----- ---- LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies ACA Studio, Houston, October 21, 1953 Vcl/fiddle with Steve Hester, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph Smith, piano; Walter 'Buck’ Henson, bass; Basil 'Rusty’ Alfred, dms. CO 50337 MAMOU WALTZ OKEH 18025 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 50338 HEY GARCON ----- ---- CO 50339 FALLING FOR YOU OKEH 18035 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 50340 GUMBO YA YA ----- ---- LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies ACA Studio, Houston, April 17, 1954 Vcl/fiddle with Cameron Hill, lead gtr; Floyd Tillman, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph Smith, piano; Clyde Brewer, bass. CO 51408 CRAWFISH CRAWL OKEH 18048 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 51409 YOU’RE LITTLE BUT YOU’RE CUTE ------ ---- CO 51410 MAMA SAY NO OKEH 18057 / ---- CO 51411 YOU SHOW UP MISSING ------ ---- LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies ACA Studio, Houston, November 16, 1954 Vcl/fiddle with Cameron Hill, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph Smith, piano; Walter 'Buck’ Henson, bass; Doug Hudson, drums. CO 52833 EVERYTIME I PASS YOUR DOOR COLUMBIA 21431 / EDSEL ED 279 CO 52834 CAJUN LOVE ------ ---- CO 52835 VATICACHER (GO HIDE YOURSELF) COLUMBIA 21350, ---- CO 52836 KAJALENA ------ ---- LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, circa June '55 Vcl/fiddle with Floyd Tillman, gtr; Cameron Hill, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Hub Sutter, clarinet/alto sax/harmony vcl; Ralph Smith, piano; Buck Henson, bass; poss. Bill Kimbrough, drums. GS 1667 / A-5117 MAGNIOLA GARDEN WALTZ (vcl : F. TILLMAN ) NUCRAFT 2026 / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, KK CD 06, BCD 16415 GS 1668 / A-5118 GRASSHOPPER ---- ----- ----- ------ Note : Nucraft 2026 reviewed in Billboard July 16, 1955. LINK DAVIS Floyd Tillman's Studio, Houston, 1955 Vcl/fiddle; Hubert 'Hub' Sutter, harmony vcl/tenor sax/clarinet; with prob. Herb Remington, steel gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Ralph 'Smitty' Smith, piano; Darrell Newsome or Bill Kimbrough, drums. ACA 136-1 BIG HOUSTON WESTERN 1073, SARG 136/ COL CD 5594, BCD 16296 ACA 137-1 COCKROACH ---- --- ----- ------ Note : Sarg 136 released July 27, 1956. The WESTERN single was released as by Floyd Tillman with Link Davis & The Bayou Billies (1072)/Link Davis with Floyd Tillman & All The Boys (1073). SARG 136 & 137 were issued simply as by Link Davis (136) and Floyd Tillman (137). All four sides reissued on Bear Family BCD 16415. LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, early 1956 Vcl/ts with Herb Remington, steel gtr; Hal Harris, ld gtr; Doc Lewis, pno; prob. Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; poss. Bill Kimbrough, dms. ST-2417 SIXTEEN CHICKS STARDAY 235, 242 ; SPARTON 280 (Canada) / GUSTO GD-5017 X ST-2418 DEEP IN THE HEART OF A FOOL ---- Note : Starday 235 reviewed in Billboard April 21, 1956. Starday 242 reviewed May 12, 1956. LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, Spring 1956 Vcl/ts with Herb Remington, steel gtr; Hal Harris, ld gtr; Doc Lewis, pno; prob. Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; poss. Bill Kimbrough, dms. ST-2440 DON’ T BIG SHOT ME STARDAY 255 / GUSTO GD-5017 X ST-2441 GRASSHOPPER ROCK STARDAY 242 ; SPARTON 280 (Canada) / GUSTO GD-5031 X Note : Starday 255 reviewed in Billboard August 4, 1956. LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, August 4, 1956 Vcl/ts; personnel similar to above. ST-2461 ROCK AND ROLL WITH JOLE BLON unissued ST-2462 TRUCKER FROM TENNESSEE STARDAY 255 / ACE 10CH 17, ACE CH 45, ACE CDCHD 311 ST-2463 BUMBLE BEE BOP unissued LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, late 1956/early 1957 Vcl/fiddle with prob. Ernie Hunter, fiddle; Doc Lewis, piano; Hal Harris, lead gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Bill Kimbrough, drums. ST-2499 BAYOU BUFFALO STARDAY 275 ST-2500 WOULD YOU BE WAITING --- / CASCADE DROP 1011 LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, 1957 Vcl/fiddle with prob. Ernie Hunter, fiddle; Doc Lewis, piano; Hal Harris, lead gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Bill Kimbrough, drums. ST-2553 SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ SOMETIMES STARDAY 293 / ACE NS 52, ACE CH 191, ACE CHA 218, ACE CDCH191 ST-2554 ALLONS A LAFAYETTE --- --- LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, November 57 Vcl/fiddle with prob. Sidney Brown, accordion ; Ray Holder, drums; unknown gtr & bass. ST-2669 WALTZ OF THE JAMBALAYA STARDAY 331, D 1135 / BCD 15834 ST-2670 BIG COONIE (Inst.) ---- ----- ------ LINK DAVIS Houston,1958 Vcl/ts with Junior Beck, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Ray Holder, drums; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano; the Echoes, backing vcl. J80W-7411 BON-TA-RU-LA (LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ) ALL STAR 7171 / COL CD-5594, KK CD 06 J80W-7412 MEMORIES WITH YOU ---- Note : Allstar 7171 reviewed in Billboard October 6, 1958. LINK DAVIS & The Cajuns Prob. Gold Star Studio, Houston, 1959 Vcl with Junior Beck, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Ray Holder, drums; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano. TA-101 PERMIT BLUES TANKER 715 / COL CD 5594, KK CD 06 TA-102 AIRLINER ---- ----- LINK DAVIS Houston, early 1959 Vcl/ts; Junior Beck, lead gtr; Buck Henson, bass; Ray Holder, drums; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano. A-1002 BALLAD OF JOLE BLON ALL STAR 7185 A-1003 VISIONS ----- Note : Allstar 7185 reviewed in Billboard May 18, 1959. LINK DAVIS Houston, late 1959/early 1960 Vcl/ts with poss. Junior Beck or Joey Long, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; Ray Holder, drums; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano. A-1271 TEE MAMOU ALL STAR 7203 ? LITTLE PEOPLE ----- Note : Allstar 7203 probably released May, 1960. LINK DAVIS Houston, early 1961 Vcl with poss. Joey Long or Johnny Spain, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano; unknown drums. 1470 COME DANCE WITH ME D 1191 / ACE 10CH 19, BCD 15835 1471 FIVE MILES FROM TOWN ---- ------ Note : D 1191 released March 31, 1961. LINK DAVIS Houston, circa 1961 Vcl/ts with Joey Long, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano; unknown drums. LINK 1500 FERRY RIDE AL’S 1500 LINK 1501 RICE & GRAVY AL’S 1501 / KK CD 06 AL’S 1510 JOHNNY BE GOODE AL’S 1503, WESTERN 1001 AL’S 1511 MY LAST GOOD-BYE ----- ---- LINK DAVIS Houston, 1963 Vcl with unknown personnel. ZG-69011 LITTLE RED BOAT ALL BOY 8505 / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594 ZG-69012 FORGET-ME-NOTS ----- ----- Note : July 17, 1962 : contracts with LONGHORN Music (BMI) for both 'Guy from Big Mamou' and 'Little Red Boat'. LINK DAVIS Houston, July 1963 Vcl with unknown personnel. ZG 69017 JOLE BLON ALL BOY 8508 ZG 69018 GUY FROM BIG MAMOU ALL BOY 8508 / COL CD-5341 Note : Delta # (48084) in run-out grooves. LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, 1963 Vcl with unknown personnel. ACA-5466 YOU WERE ONLY PULLING MY LEG PARADISE 1007 / COL CD-5594 ACA-5467 WHENEVER YOU FIND YOUR LOVE MY LOVE ---- ------- Note : 'You Were Only Pulling My Leg' issued without backing vocals on Col. CD-5594. LINK DAVIS Probably Gold Star Studio, Houston, 1963 Vcl with unknown personnel. AG-5972 ORANGE BLOSSOMS PARADISE 1014 / COL CD-5594 AG-5973 FEU FOLLET ---- ------ LINK DAVIS – The Man With The Buzzing Sax Houston, 1964 Vcl/ts with Bobby Welborn, tpt; Joey Long, gtr; Sammy Jay (Jaramillo), fiddle bass; Link Davis Jr, drums. M-4225 I KEEP WANTING YOU MORE KOOL 1026 M-4226 BEATLE BUG ( inst ) ---- / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, KK CD 06 Note : March 2, 1964, contract with ALL STAR (BMI). Nationally released by March 9, 1964. LINK DAVIS Houston, late 1964 Vcl with unknown personnel. LH-1227 IF IT’S WRONG TO LOVE YOU PRINCESS 4038 LH-1228 I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS ----- LINK DAVIS Houston, circa 1965 Vcl/fiddle with unknown personnel. M-4913 BIG MAMOU ALL STAR 7305 / COL CD-5594 M-4914 LOUISIANA WALTZ ----- Note : Sept.2, 1964 : contract with ALL STAR. Is this the version of ‘Big Mamou’ on which Glenn Barber played ? LINK DAVIS Gold Star Studio, Houston, 1965/early 1966 Vcl/fiddle with Marc Savoy, accdn; Rodney Lejeune, gtr; Lionel Blanchard, bass; Dallay Roy, dms; Huey Meaux, vcl shouts -1 I DREAMED OF MY BUDDIES -1 CRAZY CAJUN 517 HMLD-2 DON’T LET GO (LASH LA RA )-1 ---- LDMS-1 AIRMAIL CRAZY CAJUN 521 LDMS-2 RED BANDANA (Hobo Blues ) ----, CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243 LD3 ( Live With Me In) BIG MAMOU CRAZY CAJUN 526, CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243 LD4 CAJUN HONEY ----, MERCURY LP SR 61243 Note : Crazy Cajun 517 is credited to Link Davis-Huey Meaux. 'I Dreamed Of My Buddies' is credited to Huey Meaux only and does not feature Link Davis. 'Hobo Blues' starts with a dialog on the MERCURY LP version. LINK DAVIS Recording Service Studios, Pasadena, 1966-67 Vcl/fiddle/ts with Buck Henson, bass; Hank Flanagan, Joey Long, gtrs; Glenn Paul/Jerry Shea, steel gtr; Wiley Barkdull, pno; Roger Greer, drums. (Let’s Go To) BIG HOUSTON-short version CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004 (Let’s Go To) BIG HOUSTON-long version MERCURY LP SR 61243 I PASSED IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004 (Rice & Gravy Fever) BLUES FOR LOUISIANA -----, MERCURY LP SR 61243 I PLAYED THAT SONG FOR YOU -----, ------- (My Pretty Blonde) JOLE BLON -----, ------- (Let’s Go Little Dee Don) PRETTY LITTLE DEDON -----, ------- LD4 FACE IN THE GLASS PRINCESS 4057 FACE IN THE GLASS (without organ) CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004 LINK DAVIS Recording Service Studios, Pasadena, 1966-67 Vcl/fiddle/ts with David Carey, bass; Joey Long, gtr; Jerry Shea/Glenn Paul, steel gtr; Wayne Talbert, organ; Wiley Barkdull, pno; Link Davis Jr/Bobby Jet, saxes; Don Lacy, drums. LD3 ALBUQUERQUE PRINCESS 4057, CRAZY CAJUN LP CC 1004 SUGAR BEE CRAZY CAJUN LP CC 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243 LINK DAVIS Date & location unknown Vcl with accordion, bass & drums CAJUN BLUES (Rice & Gravy Blues) COL CD-5594 FOU FOULET ----- LINK DAVIS Recording Service Studios, Pasadena ? 1966-67 Vcl/fiddle/ts with Buck Henson,bass; Hank Flanagan,Joey Long, gtrs; Glenn Paul/Jerry Shea, steel gtr; Wiley Barkdull, pno; Roger Greer, drums. STROLLIN’ MERCURY LP SR 61243 KATALIN ------ GOIN’ TO LAFAYETTE ------ MY CONFESSION ------ THE DOCTOR KNOWS HIS BUSINESS (aka 'Operation Blues') ------ LINK DAVIS Houston, circa 1967 Vcl with unknown personnel. M 4913 BIG MAMOU STONEWAY 1053 / KK CD 06 M 4914 LOUISIANA WALTZ ----- LINK DAVIS Houston, circa 1969 Vcl with unknown personnel. LH-5560 I PLAYED THAT SONG FOR YOU VENUS 1447 LH-5561 STROLLING ----- Note : July 1969, BMI clearance sheet. Signed on Sept.13,1969. LINK DAVIS Houston, circa 1970 Vcl with unknown personnel. LH-7007 JOGGING WESTERN 1004 LH-7008 YOU GAVE ME THIS BROKEN HEART ----- Note : Pressed in 1971. LINK DAVIS & Band Houston, circa 1971 Vcl with unknown personnel. FORGET ME NOT ODLE 119 THE FACE IN THE GLASS ---- KALINDA ---- CAJON DOLL ---- / COL CD-5341 Note : June 11, 1971 : contract with Mary Francis Odle for these 4 songs. Odle 119 may have been released posthumously. |
VINYL
MERCURY SR 61243 ('Cajun Crawdaddy' * released
circa mid-'69) / CRAZY CAJUN CC-LP-1004 ('Big Mamou'
* released posthumously)
EDSEL ED 279 ('Big Mamou') /
CASCADE
DROP 1011 ('20 Great Country Recordings Of The
50's & 60's-Vol.2') / ACE 10CH
17 ('Rockabilly Party') / ACE
10CH 19 ('Kings Of Rockabilly-Vol. 2') / ACE NS
52 (reissue of Starday #293) / ACE CH 45 ('Best
Of Ace Rockabilly') / ACE CH 191 ('Rockabilly Shakeout-Vol.1')
/ ACE CHA 218 ('The Fifties - Rockabilly
Fever') / GUSTO GD-5017 X ('Starday-Dixie Rockabillys-Vol.1')
/ GUSTO GD-5031 X ('Starday-Dixie
Rockabillys-Vol.2').
CDs
ACE CDCH191 ('Rockabilly
Shakeout') / ACE CDCHD 311 ('Rarest Rockabilly
& Hillbilly Boogie' & 'Best Of Ace Rockabilly')
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15834 ('The Complete D Singles
Collection-Vol.3') / BEAR FAMILY BCD 15835 ('The
Complete D Singles Collection-Vol.4') / BEAR FAMILY BCD
15932 ('Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers') / BEAR
FAMILY BCD 16296 ('The Sarg Records Story')
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16355 ('Harry Choates-Devil
In The Bayou') / COLLECTABLES COL CD-5341 ('The Guys From Big
Mamou') / COLLECTABLES COL CD-5594 ('Cajun Blues')
/ KRAZY KAT KK CD 06 ('Let The Good Times Roll')
/ KRAZY KAT KK CD 24 ('Diggin' Texas Swing 1946-1955').
---> ONCE AGAIN, ALL ADDITIONS WELCOME !! <---
