![]() Alben Records |
year of release | title / notes | |
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501 (1948) | JIMMY WORK And His Border Boys![]() - Tennessee Border @ youtube - Jealous Heart Is Broken @ youtube ![]() rec. "around autumn 1948" in Detroit, MI; Jimmy Work, voc, ac g; ac g; el g; b | |
601 (1949) | UNCLE RUYE And His Sage Hollow Boys![]() - I Smiled At Her (She Smiled At Me) ![]() - I Cried My Eyes Out ![]() ![]() rec. prob. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Forest Rye [sic], voc, fiddle; unknown, accompanyment | |
101 (1948) | CANDY JOHNSON And His Peppermint Sticks![]() - Stampede With Van - Mood By Midnite ![]() | |
102 (1948) | CANDY JOHNSON And His Peppermint Sticks![]() - Parrot Jump - Candy's Mood ![]() Floyd 'Candy' Johnson, ts, leader | |
106 (1949) | CALVIN FRAZIER![]() - Sweet Lucy (Drinking Women) (A) @ youtube - Be-Bop Boogie (B) @ youtube ![]() rec. c. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Calvin Frazier, voc, g; 2 ts; p; b; dr Calvin Frazier discography | |
107 (1949) | WILD BILL MOORE And His Wild Cats![]() - Steam Heat (3:09) ![]() - Wanda Lee Blues (2:54) ![]() ![]() rec. c. 1949 in Detroit, MI; Wild Bill Moore, ts; unknown, accompaniment | |
1001 (1949) | TED SCHLENKER![]() - Beer Barrel Polka - Tiger Rag ![]() | |
1003 (1949) | TONY JENKINS![]() - I'm Dreaming All The Time - I'll Never Forgive Myself ![]() Tony Jenkins, voc; Ted Schlenkert [sic], org Alben 1003 | |
1004 (1949) | SISTER BEATRICE ADAMS![]() - Now Lord - Prayer Changes Things ![]() rec. c. early 1949 in Detroit, MI; Sister Beatrice Adams, voc; male voc group; p = Alben 1008 | |
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Sources / Further reading: - own record collection - Cedric Hayes & Robert Laughton: The Gospel Discography 1943-2000, Volume 1: A to O.- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions), 3rd ed. 2007, p 14 - Bob McGrath: The R&B Indies - Volumes One to Four.- West Vancouver BC (Eyeball Productions) (2nd ed. 2005 to 2007), Vol. 1, p. 74 - www.45worlds.com/78rpm/label/alben - carcitycountry.com/2014/smiled-previously-unknown-forest-rye-record/ - eBay auctions - diverse internet resources thanks to Paul Vernon, Adam Stanfel, Tino Gross and Bob Eagle for additional info / scans
![]() Billboard Sept. 4, 1948, p. 109 |