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BDW8025
Hot Springs, Arkansas 1937
The complete jazz and blues recordings made during an ARC
field trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas in March 1937. Includes the complete
recordings of The Range Riders, Ike Ragon, Three Fifteen and His Squares,
Fats Smith, Original Yellow Jackets, Albert Gale and Tommy Settles.
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The Range Riders
Unknown (cl,as), (vln), (p), (g), (sb), (bb), Ruth Byles-Little Willie (v). Both of the vocalists may also play instruments. Little Willie may be
Bill Barnes, the composer of The Range Riders' Stomp. The composers of Who Calls You Sweet Mama Now?, Heath and Walker, as
well as Spec Harrison, Gough and Roberts (the composers of three unissued masters) may also be members of the band.
Hot Springs, March 1, 1937
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| 1. 1-1 |
The Range Riders’ Stomp (Bill Barnes) |
Vocalion 03579 |
| 2. 3-2 |
No Foolin’ (Buck-Hanley)-vRB |
Vocalion 03579 |
| 3. 5-1 |
Who Calls You Sweet Mama Now? (Heath-Walker)-vLW |
Vocalion 03503 |
| 4. 7-2 |
It Don’t Mean A Thing (Ellington-Mills)-vLW |
Vocalion 03548 |
| 5. 9-1 |
How Come You Do Me Like You Do (Berger-Austin)-vLW |
Vocalion 03503 |
| 6. 10-2 |
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
(Henderson-Lewis-Young)-vLW |
Vocalion 03548 |
Fats Smith and His Rhythm Kings
Aubrey Yancey-Earl Watkins (t), William Pate (ts), Durant Allen (p), Jesse “Brownie” Saville (g), Wiley Fuller (sb), Theodore Saville (d),
Fats Smith (v).
Hot Springs, March 2, 1937
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| 7. 11-2 |
If I Had You In My Arms (Meechie Smith)-vFS |
Vocalion 03528 |
| 8. 12-2 |
Music Makes Me Feel That Way (Meechie Smith)-vFS |
Vocalion 03528 |
Three Fifteen and His Squares
Dave Bluntson (p,v) acc. by unknown (t), (ts), (g), (sb), (d).
Hot Springs, March 3, 1937
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| 9. 14-2 |
Saturday Night On Texas Avenue (Dave Bluntson)-vDB |
Vocalion 03515 |
| 10. 15-1 |
Drop My Stuff (Dave Bluntson)-vDB |
Vocalion 03560 |
| 11. 16-1 |
Mollie Mae Blues (Dave Bluntson)-vDB |
Vocalion 03560 |
| 12. 17-1 |
Three Fifteen Blues (Dave Bluntson)-vDB |
Vocalion 03515 |
The Original Yellow Jackets
Aubrey Yancey (t,v), Earl Watkins (t), Monroe Fingers (cl,as), Clifton Jones (as), William Pate (ts), Durant Allen (p), Jesse “Brownie” Saville
(g), Wiley Fuller (sb), Theodore Saville (d).
Hot Springs, March 5, 1937
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| 13. 22-2 |
Swinging At The Chat And Chew (---) |
Vocalion 03549 |
| 14. 23-2 |
Yellow Jackets Get Together (---) |
Vocalion 03549 |
| 15. 25-2 |
Cross Street Swing (Forrest Powell) |
Vocalion 03591 |
| 16. 26-2 |
Blue Drag (Josef Myrow)-vAY |
Vocalion 03591 |
| 17. 27-1 |
Business After Midnight (---) |
Perfect 7-05-71 |
| 18. 28-2 |
The Hour Of Parting (Kahn-Spoliansky)-vAY |
Perfect 7-05-71 |
Ike Ragon and His Orchestra
Ike Ragon (t,arr,v) dir. unknown (t), (tb), ?Paul Thatcher, ?Les Pinter, unknown (reeds), ?Merrill Ramsey (p), ?Jimmy Reda (g), (sb),
?Claude Humphreys (d). Fred Irving may also be a member, unknown instrument.
Hot Springs, March 14, 1937
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| 19. 53-1 |
Truckin’ On The Old Camp Ground (Fred Irving)-vIR |
Vocalion 03547 |
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| Harlem Blues (Paul Thatcher)-vIR |
Vocalion 03547 |
| 21. 55-1 |
Slap That Bass (I. Gershwin-G. Gershwin)-vIR |
Vocalion 03513 |
| 22. 56-1 |
Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) |
Vocalion 03513 |
Albert Gale and His Orchestra
Albert Gale dir. unknown (t). three (reeds), (p), (sb), (d), Marvin “Skeets” Morris (v,unknown instrument). Members of this band may include the following individuals (home union locals given in parenthesis - refer to album notes): Walter Gibbs, L.V. Davidson, O.A. Kopp, C.F. Wobbe, H.G. Diekman, G.L. Warren, and J.E. Pearson (all from Louisville, Kentucky); Norman Mauer (Boone, Iowa), Morgan Berry (Omaha, Nebraska), Clarence Schenk (Evansville, Indiana), Frank S. Lewis (Montgomery, Albama), and James Burlingame (Cambridge, Ohio). Lark Merryman (Fort Dodge, Iowa) was also listed with the Gale band in September 1937, but he joined after the recording session.
Hot Springs, March 16, 1937
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| 23. 66-2 |
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
(Quicksell-Lodwig) |
Vocalion 03514 |
| 24. 67-2 |
Horses And Numbers (---)-vSM |
Vocalion 03514 |
Note: The ARC files give the composers of matrix HS-67 as Bernard-Wirges; this information does not appear on the record label.
Tommy Settles With Ezekiel Lowe And Lee Bunkley
Tommy Settles (k, v) acc. by Ezekiel Lowe and Lee Bunkley, (p) and (g), but it is not known which instrument each plays.
Hot Springs, March 16, 1937
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| 25. 70-4 |
Pearlie Mae Blues (---) |
Melotone 7-07-70 |
| 26. 71-4 |
Don’t Want You No More (---) |
Melotone 7-07-70 |
Note: These masters are both probably dubs of the corresponding take 2s.
Jazzbo Tommy and his Lowlanders
Tommy Settles (k, v) acc. by Ezekiel Lowe and Lee Bunkley, (p) and (g), but it is not known which instrument each plays. Unknown (wb)
added on You Don’t Mean Me No Good.
Hot Springs, March 18, 1937
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| 27. 80-2 |
You Don’t Mean No Good (---) |
Perfect 7-05-79 |
| 28. 81-2 |
Blaze Face Cow (---) |
Melotone 7-05-79 |
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