THE COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY OF LINK DAVIS
Compiled By Pierre Monnery & Henk Scholts.Original releases are listed first, then the reissues.
An index to the reissues appears at the end of the discography.
| CRYSTAL SPRINGS RAMBLERS | Dallas, TX, June 19, 1937 |
Link Davis, 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 DAL-376-1 TELL ME PRETTY MAMA -2 Note : Other sides from this session feature Link Davis on fiddle only. |
VOCALION 03707 VOCALION 03707 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, June/July 1947 |
| 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
IF10 TIRED OF BEING LONESOME IF11 BORN TO LOVE YOU IF12 WHY DID YOU GO AWAY ? |
IMPERIAL 8004 / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8004 / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8004 / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8004 / BACM CD D 307 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, post-August 1947 |
| 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 17 I’M TIRED IF 18 I’M WAITING FOR YOU |
IMPERIAL 8009 / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8009 / BACM CD D 307 |
| LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys | KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, TX, late 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 IF 38 RICE AND GRAVY BOOGIE |
IMPERIAL 8018 / KK CD 06, COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8018 / KK CD 06, BACM CD D 307 |
LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys |
KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, TX, late 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 IF 37 YOU PLAYED AROUND Note : Matrix # shown as RFD-1 (IF-36) and RFD-2 (IF-37). |
BAYOU 3001 / BACM CD D 307 BAYOU 3001 / KK CD 06, COL CD-5594, BACM CD D 307 |
LINK DAVIS & The Blue Bonnet Playboys |
KRIC Radio
Station, Beaumont, TX, late 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
IF 40 LEAVE MY BLUES BEHIND IF 41 YOU LOWDOWN CONCEITED DOG IF 42 TEXAS SWING |
IMPERIAL 8030 / KK CD 06, BACM CD D 307 unissued / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8030 / BACM CD D 307 unissued / KK CD 24, BACM CD D 307 |
LINK DAVIS and The Blue Bonnet Playboys |
KRIC Radio Station, Beaumont, TX, 1947 or 1948 |
Vcl/fiddle with Lee Bell, gtr/vcl; other details unknown. |
|
IF 57 YOU LOVE ME TOO LATE (Vcl: Lee Bell )
IF 58 I’M GRIEVING OVER YOU (Vcl: Lee Bell) IF 59 I DON’T NEED YOU NOW IF 60 THE DAY IS SURE TO COME Note : IF 55-56, from the same session, are Lee Bell numbers. |
IMPERIAL 8025 / BACM CD D 307 IMPERIAL 8025 / BACM CD D 307 unissued unissued |
CLIFF BRUNER & His Texas Wanderers |
ACA Studio, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, 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) ACA 1177 SAN ANTONIO BLUES (Vcl: Link Davis) |
AYO 103, MODERN 20-698 AYO 103, MODERN 20-698 / BCD 15932, ACE CDCHD 893 |
| LINK DAVIS | Quinn Recording Co., 3104 Telephone Road, Houston, TX, late 1949/early 1950 |
| 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 (Good Rockin' Tonight) 670-A JOE TURNER |
GOLDSTAR 670 / KK CD 06, BCD 16355, REV 252 GOLDSTAR 670 / KK CD 06, BCD 16355, REV 252 |
| LINK DAVIS with Benny Leader’s Bayou Billies | ACA Studio, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, December 2, 1952 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Frank Juricek, steel gtr; Bill Buckner, gtr; Clyde Brewer, piano; Benny Leader, bass; Ernest D. 'Ernie' Hunter, fiddle. | |
| CO 48591 BIG MAMOU
CO 48592 PRETTY LITTLE DEDON CO 48593 LAFAYETTE WEDDING CO 48594 RICE AND GRAVY BLUES |
OKEH 18001 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18001 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH unissued / BCD 16523 OKEH unissued / BCD 16523 |
| 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, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, March 20, 1953 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Truman Williams, gtr; Ernest 'Deacon’ Evans, steel gtr; Clyde Brewer, piano; Benny Leader, bass. | |
| ACA 2412 / CO 49109 CHERE PETITE (Dear Little One)
ACA 2413 / CO 49110 PORT ARTHUR ACA 2414 / CO 49111 LONELY HEART ACA 2415 / CO 49112 TIME WILL TELL |
OKEH unissued / BCD 16523 OKEH unissued / BCD 16523 OKEH 18011 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18011 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies | ACA Studio, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, October 21, 1953 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Steve Hester, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph Smith, piano; Walter 'Buck’ Henson, bass; Basil 'Rusty’ Alfred, dms. | |
| ACA 2691 / CO 50337 MAMOU WALTZ
ACA 2692 / CO 50338 HEY GARCON ! ACA 2693 / CO 50339 FALLING FOR YOU ACA 2694 / CO 50340 GUMBO YA YA (Everybody Talks At Once) |
OKEH
18025 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18025 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18035 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18035 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies | ACA Studio, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, April 17, 1954 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Cameron Hill, lead gtr; Floyd Tillman, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph C. 'Smitty' Smith, piano; Clyde Brewer, bass. | |
| ACA 2846 / CO 51408 THE CRAWFISH CRAWL
ACA 2847 / CO 51409 YOU’RE LITTLE BUT YOU’RE CUTE ACA 2848 / CO 51410 MAMA SAY NO ACA 2849 / CO 51411 YOU SHOW UP MISSING |
OKEH 18048 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18048 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18057 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 OKEH 18057 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS & His Bayou Billies | ACA Studio, 5520-22 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX, November 16, 1954 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Cameron Hill, gtr; Herb Remington, steel gtr; Ralph C. 'Smitty' Smith, piano; Walter 'Buck’ Henson, bass; Doug Hudson, drums. | |
| ACA 3017 / CO 52833 EVERYTIME I PASS YOUR DOOR ACA 3018 / CO 52834 CAJUN LOVE ACA 3019 / CO 52835 VA TI'ACHER (GO HIDE YOURSELF) ACA 3020 / CO 52836 KAJALENA |
COLUMBIA 21431 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 COLUMBIA 21431 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 COLUMBIA 21350 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 COLUMBIA 21350 / EDSEL ED 279, REV 252, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX, circa June 1955 |
| Vcl/fiddle with Floyd Tillman, gtr; Cameron Hill, gtr; Herb Remington, st gtr; Hub Sutter, clarinet/alto sax/harmony vcl; Ralph Smith, piano; Buck Henson, bass; poss. Bill Kimbrough, drums. | |
| GS 1667 / A-5117 GRASSHOPPER GS 1668 / B-5118 MAGNOLIA GARDEN WALTZ (vcl : F. TILLMAN ) Note : Nucraft 2026 reviewed in Billboard July 16, 1955. |
NUCRAFT 2026 / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, KK CD 06, BCD 16415, REV 252 NUCRAFT 2026 / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, KK CD 06, BCD 16415 |
| LINK DAVIS | Floyd Tillman's Studio, Houston, TX, 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 ACA 137-1 COCKROACH |
WESTERN
1073, SARG 136 / COL CD 5594, BCD 16296, BCD 16415 WESTERN 1073, SARG 136 / COL CD 5594, BCD 16296, BCD 16415, REV 252 |
| Note : Sarg 136 released July 27, 1956 and issued simply as by Link Davis. 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). |
|
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, February/March 1956 |
| Vcl/ts with Herb Remington, steel gtr; Harold F. 'Hal' Harris, ld gtr; Charles 'Doc' Lewis, pno; prob. Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; poss. Bill Kimbrough, dms. | |
| ST-2417 SIXTEEN CHICKS ST-2418 DEEP IN THE HEART OF A FOOL |
STARDAY
235, 242, SPARTON 280 (Canada) / GUSTO GD-5017 X, REV 252, BCD 16523 STARDAY 235 / BCD 16523 |
| Note : Starday 235 reviewed in Billboard April 21, 1956.
Starday 242 reviewed May 12, 1956. |
|
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, 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 ST-2441 GRASSHOPPER ROCK Note : Starday 255 reviewed in Billboard August 4, 1956. |
STARDAY 255 / GUSTO GD-5017
X, REV 252, BCD 16523 STARDAY 242, SPARTON 280 (Canada) / GUSTO GD-5031 X, REV 252, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, August 4, 1956 |
| Vcl/ts; personnel as above. | |
| ST-2461 ROCK AND ROLL WITH JOLE BLON ST-2462 TRUCKER FROM TENNESSEE ST-2463 BUMBLE BEE BOP |
unissued / lost STARDAY 255 / ACE 10CH 17, ACE CH 45, ACE CDCHD 311, REV 252, BCD 16523 unissued / lost |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, 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
ST-2499 BAYOU BUFFALO (alt take) ST-2500 WOULD YOU BE WAITING |
STARDAY
275 / BCD 16523 unissued STARDAY 275 / CASCADE DROP 1011, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, 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 ST-2553 SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ SOMETIMES (alt take) ST-2554 ALLONS A LAFAYETTE Note : Unknown harmony vocal on ST-2553 and unknown maraccas on ST-2554. |
STARDAY 293 / ACE NS 52, ACE CH 191, ACE CHA 218, ACE CDCH191, REV 252, BCD 16523 unissued STARDAY 293 / ACE NS 52, ACE CDCH191, BCD 16523 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, 5628 Brock Street, Houston, TX, November 57 |
| Vcl/fiddle with prob. Sidney Brown, accordion ; Ray Holder, drums; unknown gtr & bass. | |
| ST-2669 WALTZ OF THE JAMBALAYA ST-2670 BIG COONIE (two-step) (Inst.) ST-2670 BIG COONIE (two-step) (alt take) Note : Matrix # for D 1135 are, respectively, 1332 and 1333. |
STARDAY
331, D 1135 / BCD 15834, BCD 16523 STARDAY 331, D 1135 / BCD 15834, BCD 16523 unissued |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, 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-TU-RU-LA (Let The Good Times Roll) J80W-7412 MEMORIES WITH YOU Note : Allstar 7171 reviewed in Billboard, October 6, 1958. |
ALLSTAR 7171 / COL CD-5594, KK CD 06, REV 252 ALLSTAR 7171 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, 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 A-1003 VISIONS Note : Allstar 7185 reviewed in Billboard May 18, 1959. |
ALLSTAR 7185 ALLSTAR 7185 |
| LINK DAVIS & The Cajuns | Probably Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX, 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 TA-102 AIRLINER |
TANKER
715 / WLP 8908, COL CD 5594, KK CD 06 TANKER 715 / WLP 8908, COL CD 5594, KK CD 06 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, 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 ? ? ? LITTLE PEOPLE Note : Allstar 7203 probably released April or May, 1960. |
ALLSTAR 7203 ALLSTAR 7203 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, June 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 1471 FIVE MILES FROM TOWN |
D 1191 / ACE 10CH 19,
BCD 15835 D 1191 / BCD 15835 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, 1962 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| ZG 69011 LITTLE RED BOAT ZG 69012 FORGET-ME-NOTS |
ALL BOY 8505 / COL CD-5341,
COL CD-5594 ALL BOY 8505 / COL CD-5594 |
| Note : July 17, 1962 : contracts with LONGHORN Music
(BMI) for both 'Guy from Big Mamou' and 'Little Red Boat'. |
|
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, July 1963 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| ZG 69017 JOLE BLON ZG 69018 GUY FROM BIG MAMOU Note : Delta #48084 in run-out grooves. |
ALL BOY 8508 ALL BOY 8508 / COL CD-5341 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, circa 1963 |
| Vcl/ts with Joey Long, lead gtr; Walter 'Buck' Henson, bass; prob. Bucky Meadows or Wiley Barkdull, piano; unknown drums. | |
| LINK 1500 FERRY RIDE
LINK 1501 RICE & GRAVY AL’S 1510 JOHNNY BE GOODE AL’S 1511 MY LAST GOOD-BYE |
AL’S 1501 AL’S 1501 / KK CD 06 AL’S 1503, WESTERN 1001 AL’S 1503, WESTERN 1001 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX, 1963 ? |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| ACA-5466 YOU WERE ONLY PULLING MY LEG ACA-5467 WHENEVER YOU FIND YOUR LOVE MY LOVE Note : 'You Were Only Pulling My Leg' issued without backing vocals on Col. CD-5594. |
PARADISE 1007 / COL CD-5594 PARADISE 1007 / COL CD-5594 |
| LINK DAVIS | Probably Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX, 1963 ? |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| AG-5972 ORANGE BLOSSOMS AG-5973 FEU FOLLET |
PARADISE
1014 / COL CD-5594 PARADISE 1014 / COL CD-5594 |
| LINK DAVIS – The Man With The Buzzing Sax | Houston, TX, November 1963 |
| Vcl/ts with Bobby Welborn, tpt; Joey Long, gtr; Sammy Jay (Jaramillo), fiddle bass; Link Davis Jr, drums. | |
| M-4226 I KEEP WANTING YOU MORE M-4225 BEATLE BUG (Inst.) |
KOOL 1026 KOOL 1026 / COL CD-5341, COL CD-5594, KK CD 06 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, circa 1965 |
| Vcl/fiddle with unknown personnel. | |
| M-4913 BIG MAMOU M-4914 LOUISIANA WALTZ |
ALL STAR 7305 / COL CD-5594, KK CD 06 ALL STAR 7305 |
| Note : Sept.2, 1964 : contract with ALLSTAR. Is
this the version of ‘Big Mamou’ on which Glenn Barber played
? |
|
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, 1965/1966 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| LH-1227 IF IT’S WRONG TO LOVE YOU LH-1228 I LOVE YOU A THOUSAND WAYS |
PRINCESS 4038 PRINCESS 4038 |
| LINK DAVIS | Gold Star Studio, Houston, TX, 1965/1966 |
| vVcl/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
HMLD-2 DON’T LET GO (LASH LA RA) -1 LDMS-1 AIRMAIL LDMS-2 RED BANDANA (Hobo Blues) LD3 (Live With Me In) BIG MAMOU LD4 CAJUN HONEY |
CRAZY CAJUN 517 CRAZY CAJUN 517 CRAZY CAJUN 521 CRAZY CAJUN 521, CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN 526, CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN 526, 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, TX, 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)
(Let’s Go To) BIG HOUSTON (long version) I PASSED IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR (Rice & Gravy Fever) BLUES FOR LOUISIANA 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 FACE IN THE GLASS (without organ) |
CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, EDSEL NESTCD 914 MERCURY LP SR 61243 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 PRINCESS 4057 CRAZY CAJUN CC LP 1004, EDSEL NESTCD 914 |
| LINK DAVIS | Recording Service Studios, Pasadena, TX, 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 SUGAR BEE |
PRINCESS 4057, CRAZY CAJUN LP CC 1004, EDSEL NESTCD 914 CRAZY CAJUN LP CC 1004, MERCURY LP SR 61243, EDSEL NESTCD 914 |
| LINK DAVIS | Date & location unknown |
| Vcl with accordion, bass & drums | |
| CAJUN BLUES (Rice & Gravy Blues) FOU FOULET |
COL CD-5594 COL CD-5594 |
| LINK DAVIS | Prob. Recording Service Studios, Pasadena , TX, 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’
KATALIN GOIN’G TO LAFAYETTE MY CONFESSION THE DOCTOR KNOWS HIS BUSINESS ('Operation Blues') |
MERCURY LP SR
61243 MERCURY LP SR 61243 MERCURY LP SR 61243 MERCURY LP SR 61243 MERCURY LP SR 61243 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, circa 1969 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| LH-5560 I PLAYED THAT SONG FOR YOU LH-5561 STROLLING Note : July 1969, BMI clearance sheet. Signed on Sept.13,1969. |
VENUS 1447 VENUS 1447 |
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, TX, circa 1970 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| LH-7007 JOGGING LH-7008 YOU GAVE ME THIS BROKEN HEART Note : Pressed in 1971. |
WESTERN
1004 WESTERN 1004 |
| LINK DAVIS & Band | Houston, TX, circa 1971 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| FORGET ME NOT
THE FACE IN THE GLASS KALINDA CAJON DOLL |
ODLE 119 ODLE 119 ODLE 119 ODLE 119 / COL CD-5341 |
| Note : June 11, 1971 : contract with Mary Francis Odle for these
4 songs. Odle 119 may
have been released posthumously. |
|
| LINK DAVIS | Houston, probably 1971 |
| Vcl with unknown personnel. | |
| M 4913 BIG MAMOU M 4914 LOUISIANA WALTZ Note : Reissue of Allstar 7305 ? |
STONEWAY 1053 STONEWAY 1053 |
| LINK DAVIS FERRY RIDE HOUSTON JUNCTION Note : German release from 1982. Thanks to Kent Heineman for this addition. |
RUNDELL R 013 |
ALL ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS ARE WELCOME !!
VINYL
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')
CASCADE
DROP 1011 ('20 Great Country Recordings Of The
50's & 60's-Vol.2')
CRAZY CAJUN CC-LP-1004 ('Big Mamou') - EDSEL ED 279 ('Big Mamou') - GUSTO GD-5017 X ('Starday-Dixie Rockabillys-Vol.1')
GUSTO GD-5031 X ('Starday-Dixie
Rockabillys-Vol.2') - MERCURY SR 61243 ('Cajun Crawdaddy')
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-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') - BEAR FAMILY BCD 16523 ('Link Davis - Big Mamou')
BRITISH ARCHIVE OF COUNTRY MUSIC BACM CD D 307 ('Jerry Irby & Link Davis - Texas Swing')
COLLECTABLES COL CD-5341 ('The Guys From Big
Mamou') - COLLECTABLES COL CD-5594 ('Cajun Blues')
EDSEL NESTCD 914 ('Papa Link Davis - The Crazy Cajun Recordings')
KRAZY KAT KK CD 06 ('Let The Good Times Roll') - KRAZY KAT KK CD 24 ('Diggin' Texas Swing 1946-1955')
REV-OLA CR REV 252 ('Link Davis - Gumbo Ya-Ya - The Best Of 1948-1958')
