Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Hillbilly Jewels / Joe Brown




2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Fred Isenor

SESSIONS


1952 unknown, CAN - The Hillbilly Jewels
001 I LOVE MY ROOSTER Biltmor 2303
002 I TOLD MY PILLOW Biltmor 2303
003 S 7 ROCKIN‘ THE MOON – instr. - Biltmor 2304
004 S 8 DARLING I AM A CRIPPLE Biltmor 2304
1952 unknown, CAN - The Hillbilly Jewels
005 EXHIBITION SPECIAL Biltmor 2307
006 YODEL WALTZ Biltmor 2307
007 S 15 JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER Biltmor 2308
008 S 16 DREAMS Biltomor 2308
3 December 1952 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Hillbilly Jewels (Vivian Brown [vcl/gt/fiddle/bass], Joe Brown [vcl/gt], Bob "Windy" Wingrove [steel], Sam "Speedy" Learning [fiddle/gt/mandolin/bass], Randy Stewart [accordion])
009 83679 I LOVE MY ROOSTER Decca 9-28672/BACM CD D 273
010 83680 I TOLD MY PILLOW  9-28672/ BACM CD D 273
BACM CD D 199 CANADIAN COUNTRY VOL.1 (UK, 2007);  BACM CD D 273 CANADIAN COUNTRY VOL.2 (UK, 2009)
Tracks above may have been leased Biltmor masters
Spring 1953 unknown, CAN – The Hillbilly Jewels feature Joe Brown
011 (WHAT A WASTE OF) GOOD CORN LICKER Arrow 905
012 BIG MAMOU  Arrow 905
013 MAID OF THE MIST 907
014 BOUND TO FORGET 907
Spring 1957 unknown, CAN – Joe Brown and The Hillbilly Jewels, *w. Allemn Ward
015 137 YOU’RE A LITTLE DOLL (DAMN IT) Sparton 4-445R
016 138 SQUID-JIGGIN’ GROUND* Sparton 4-445R
1958 unknown, CAN – Joe Brown and The Hillbilly Jewels
017 CANADA WALTZ 4-595R
018 KEY TO LOVE 4-595R
1959 unknown, CAN – Joe Brown and The Hillbilly Jewels
019 THE GRINGO 4-747R
020 GUILTY TEARS  4-747R
021 WATERLOO Sparton 782R
022 THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE 782R

SINGLES
Biltmor [CAN] (1952)
2303 I Love My Rooster / I Told My Pillow - 52
2304 Darling I Am A Cripple / Rockin‘ The Moon - 52
2307 Exhibition Special / Yodel Waltz - 52
2308 Just A Little Bit Longer / Dreams - 52
Decca
9-28672 I Love My Rooster / I Told My Pillow – 04-53 (US issue of Bitmore 2303 or re-recording)
Arrow [CAN] (1953)
904/905 (What A Waste of) Good Corn Licker / Big Mamou – 05-53 (rev. June 13)
907 Maid Of The Mist / Bound To Forget - 53
Sparton [CAN] (1957-59)
4-445R You’re A Little Doll (Damn It) / Squid-Jiggin’ Ground – 05-57 w. Joe Brown
4-595R Canada Waltz / Key To Love - 58
4-747R The Gringo / Guilty Tears - 59
4-782R Waterloo / They Cut 

2 comments:

  1. The Hillbilly Jewels had 4 Biltmor 78's. 2303 I Love My Rooster/I Told My Pillow, 2304 Darling I Am A Cripple/Rockin' The Moon, 2307 Exhibition Special/Yodel Waltz, 2308 Just A Little Bit Longer/Dreams
    Vivian told me they were all recorded in 1952.

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  2. Randy Stewart/Seymour was part of this also, and somewhere I read that he and Vivian had hooked up, so to speak, for a time. After this, he did a short stint with the Sons Of the Golden West (Portland) with Bus Boyk, but did not record with them. He then joined a band with my father, the Western Gentlemen, out of Idaho, in the late 50's and I have live recordings of that band. He became a close family friend and in fact my first name comes from him. After that, it was years on the Reno circuit, mostly, with others or primarily as a one man band. He died from cancer quite a long time ago, and I have never been able to track down what happened to family he had with Paula Seymour. He was a fun guy, but very mysterious.

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