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The !!!! Beat - a new DVD reissue series

'THE !!! BEAT' IS BACK. Once THE !!! BEAT was only a legend. Fans and collectors heard that there was a television show in the mid-1960s that captured the absolute very best of the soul and R&B singers of the day. Some said it was made in Nashville and some said that it was made in Dallas. Musicians remembered working on the show and a few people remembered seeing it, but no one seemed to know what had happened to it. Did the tapes still exist? How many shows were there? Who exactly was on it?

Now, nearly forty years later Bear Family answers all the questions. All the episodes still exist! It really was a fabulous show! It really was in color! It really did feature the absolute best of the soul and R&B acts of the day! And whereas once just fragments of the shows made their way onto bootlegs, now the entire series is available in first-generation quality. It has been a long time coming, but now THE !!! BEAT is back! Soul music is bigger than ever now, just as the original practitioners are dying off or performing way past their prime. Revivalists like Joss Stone often only emphasize how great the originals were in their day, so here is a reminder of what REAL soul music was like from the absolute original masters.

There were 26 THE !!! BEAT shows, and many of the performances were live in the studio with a backup band led by the terrific Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown. Here are just a few of the original soul and R&B stars captured in their prime: Otis Redding; Little Milton, Esther Phillips, Joe Tex, Etta James, Lattimore Brown, Rosco Shelton, Carla Thomas, Freddie King, Barbara Lynn, Johnny Taylor, Maurice & The Radiants, Louis Jordan, Mighty Hannibal, Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, Robert Parker, Joe Simon, Mitty Collier, Jamo Thomas, Zz Hill, Lou Rawls, Bobby Hebb, Willie Mitchell, Don Bryant, Ovations, Bar-Kays, Percy Sledge, Garnett Mimms, and Sam & Dave. When you’re talking about soul music, it truly comes no better than this!

Vol. 1, The !!!! Beat, Shows 1-5
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color) with 20-page booklet
BVD 20126AT

SHOW #1 (recorded January 31, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Little Milton: We Gonna Make It
3. Frank Howard & The Commanders: Shotgun
4. Esther Phillips: I Could Have Told You
5. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
6. Little Milton: Blind Man
7. Little Milton: Who's Cheating Who
8. Gatemouth Brown: Okie Dokie Stomp
9. Esther Phillips: Just Say Goodbye
10. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
SHOW #2 (recorded February 1, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Joe Tex: A Sweet Woman Like You (sings harmony to recorded track)
3. Etta James: Only Time Will Tell
4. Little Milton: We've Got The Winning Hand
5. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
6. Etta James: Something's Got A Hold On Me
7. Frank Howard & The Commanders: It Didn't Work Out That Way
8. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
9. Joe Tex: Hold On To What You Got
10. Gatemouth Brown: Funky Mama
SHOW #3 (recorded February 1, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Esther Phillips: And I Love Him
3. Lattimore Brown: I Got You
4. Lattimore Brown: I'm Not Through Loving You
5. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
6. Etta James: I'm So Sorry For You
7. Roscoe Shelton: Money
8. Roscoe Shelton: Easy Going Fellow
9. Etta James, Lattimore Brown, Esther
Phillips, Roscoe Shelton & Gatemouth Brown: What'd I Say
SHOW #4 (recorded February 14, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Lee 'Shot' Williams & Gerri Taylor: Tighten Up Your Game
3. Gatemouth Brown: Have You Ever Been Mistreated
4. Carla Thomas: Comfort Me
5. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
6. Art Grayson: When I Get Home
7. Cleo Randle: Big City Lights
8. Mighty Joe Young: Suffering Soul
9. Gatemouth Brown & Johnny Jones: Funky Jones
10. Carla Thomas: Move On Drifter
11. Gatemouth Brown: instrumental
SHOW #5 (recorded February 15, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Jimmy Church: The Duck
3. Frank Howard & The Commanders: Land Of A Thousand Dances
4. Cleo Randle: The Best Man I Ever Had
5. Gatemouth Brown: Fiddlin'
6. Joe Tex: Fresh Out Of Tears
7. Carla Thomas: Another Night Without My Man
8. Carla Thomas: Baby Let Me Be Good To You
9. Gatemouth Brown & Johnny Jones: Hitch Hike
10. Lee 'Shot' Williams, Cleo Randle, Jimmy Church & Frank Howard: If I Had A Hammer

Vol. 2, The !!!! Beat, Shows 6-9
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color)
BVD 20127AT

SHOW #6 (recorded February 15, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Jimmy Church: I Can’t Turn You Loose
3. Freddie King: Hide Away
4. Freddie King: I Love The Woman
5. Gatemouth Brown: Summertime
6. Gerri Taylor: Empty Arms And Bitter Tears
7. Frank Howard & The Commanders: Try Me
8. Jimmy Church: Uptight Out Of Sight
9. Gatemouth Brown: Jamaica Farewell
10. Jimmy Church with Freddie King, Gerri Taylor & Frank Howard: Don’t You Want A Man Like Me
SHOW #7 (recorded February 16, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Barbara Lynn: What’d I Say
3. The Kelly Brothers: I’m Falling In Love Again
4. Little Gary Ferguson: I Got You
5. Gatemouth Brown: When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
6. Barbara Lynn: You’ll Lose A Good Thing
7. The Kelly Brothers: I’d Rather Have You
8. Mighty Joe Young: Tell Me Why You Want To Hurt Me So
9. Gatemouth Brown: fiddle instrumental
10. The Kelly Brothers: Amen
SHOW #8 (recorded February 16, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Barbara Lynn: Money
3. The Kelly Brothers: I’m Falling For You
4. Art Grayson: I Got Soul
5. The Beat Boys: Billy’s Bounce
6. Joe Tex: The Love You Save May Be Your Own
7. Joe Tex: If Sugar Was As Sweet As You
8. The Kelly Brothers: You’re That Great Big Feeling
9. Gatemouth Brown: 12th Street Rag
10. Barbara Lynn: It’s Better To Have It
11. Barbara Lynn: What’d I Say
SHOW #9 (recorded February 16, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Freddie King: San: Ho: Zay
3. The Carnations: I’m So Glad To Be In Love
4. Little Gary Ferguson: High Heeled Sneakers
5. Johnny Jones: Pickin’ Berries
6. Charles 'Charlie' Hodges: There Is Love
7. Charles 'Charlie' Hodges: Can I Run To You
8. Freddie King: I’m Tore Down
9. Gatemouth Brown: Polk Salad And Hokie
10. Jimmy Church: The Tennessee Waltz
11. Little Gary Ferguson: I Got My Mojo Workin'

Vol. 3, The !!!! Beat, Shows 10-13
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color) with 20-page booklet
BVD 20128AT

SHOW #10 (recorded February 16, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Jimmy Church: I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
3. Wanda Rouzan: Men Of War
4. Wanda Rouzan: Boy From Ipanema
5. Gatemouth Brown: Cleaver’s Tune
6. Louis Jordan: The Saturday Night Fish Fry
7. Charles 'Charlie' Hodges: My Half A Heart
8. Charles 'Charlie' Hodges: Oh Lady Be Good
9. Gatemouth Brown: Soft Shoe
10. Frank Howard & The Commanders: My Girl
11. Jimmy Church: Shout
SHOW #11 (recorded March 14, 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. The Mighty Hannibal: Jerkin’ The Dog
3. Little Gary Ferguson: I Love That
4. Little Gary Ferguson: Bad Bad Boy
5. Gatemouth Brown: Jose
6. Johnny Taylor: I Had A Dream
7. Wanda Rouzan: Soldier Boy
8. Wanda Rouzan: Come See About Me
9. The Beat Boys: A Hard Day’s Night
10. The Mighty Hannibal: In The Midnight Hour
11. Gatemouth Brown: Teen Beat
SHOW #12 (recorded 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. The Dolls: And That Reminds Me Of You
3. Bobby Powell: It’s Getting Late In The Evening
4. Bobby Powell: Do Something For Yourself
5. The Beat Boys: When The Saints Go Marching In
6. Rodge Martin: When She Touches Me
7. The Dolls: Why
8. Johnny Taylor: Changes
9. The Beat Boys: Miles
10. Rodge Martin: Respect
11. Rodge Martin: Out Of Sight
SHOW #13 (recorded 1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Rodge Martin: They Say
3. Maurice & The Radiants: Voice Your Choice
4. Maurice & The Radiants: Baby You Got It
5. Bobby Powell: Jumpin’ At The Woodside
6. Bobby Powell: C.C. Rider
7. Johnny Taylor: Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
8. The Poppies: I Wonder Why
9. The Beat Boys: Our Day Will Come
10. Jimmy Church: One Two Three

Vol. 4, The !!!! Beat, Shows 14-17
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color)
BVD 20129AT

SHOW #14 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Freddie King: Funny Bone
3. Maurice & The Radiants: You've Been Cheating
4. Maurice & The Radiants: Shotgun
5. The Beat Boys: Don't Bother Me
6. The Poppies: Wonderful World Of Love
7. Les Watson & The Panthers: Beg Me
8. Les Watson & The Panthers: A Change Is Gonna Come
9. Johnny Jones: Take Five
10. Freddie King: Have You Ever Loved A Woman
11. Freddie King: Shuffle
SHOW #15 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five: Caldonia
3. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five: G.I. Jive
4. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five (w/ Martha): All I Do Is Dream
5. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five: Ram-Bunk- Shush
6. Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five: Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
7. Freddie King: Sittin' On The Boat Dock
8. Freddie King & Gatemouth Brown: Funky Mama
SHOW #16 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry: I Ain't Got No Home
3. Gwen Davis: I Can't Be Your Part Time Baby
4. Robert Parker: Barefootin'
5. The Beat Boys: Teddy Bear
6. Jimmy Church: I Don't Care Who Knows
7. Lattimore Brown: I Know That I'm Gonna Miss You
8. Lattimore Brown: Treat Her Right
9. Gatemouth Brown: Blues For Cochise
10. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry: I Don't Know Why I Love You
11. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry: New Orleans March
SHOW #17 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry: Baby Ain't That Love
3. Gwen Davis: My Man Don't Think I Know
4. Joe Simon: Let's Do It Over
5. Gatemouth Brown & Johnny Jones: Battle At The KO Corral
6. Mamie Galore: It Ain't Necessary
7. Jamo Thomas: I Spy (For The F.B.I.)
8. Joe Simon: Raise Your Hand
9. The Beat Boys: Moon River
10. Robert Parker: Just A Little Bit
11. The Beat Boys: One O'Clock Jump

Vol. 5, The !!!! Beat, Shows 18-21
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color)
BVD 20130AT

SHOW #18 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Chuck Bernard: Talking About My Baby
3. Mamie Galore: Special Agent 34-24-38
4. Robert Parker: Where The Action Is
5. Johnny Jones & Gatemouth Brown: Chicken Fat
6. Jamo Thomas: Arrest Me
7. Check Bernard: Danny Boy
8. Mitty Collier: Sharing You
9. The Beat Boys: Picking Up Chips
10. Gatemouth Brown: Okie Dokie Stomp
SHOW #19 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Freddie King: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
3. Lou Rawls: Going To Chicago
4. Lou Rawls: How Long, How Long Blues
5. The Beat Boys: I'll Remember April
6. Mitty Collier: I Had A Talk With My Man
7. Joe Simon: My Adorable One
8. Lattimore Brown: Little Bag Of Tricks
9. Z.Z. Hill: Happiness Is All I Need
10. Johnny Jones: Lucky Lou
11. Freddie King: Sen-Sa-Shun
SHOW #20 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Frank Howard & The Commanders: I'm So Glad
3. Rodge Martin: Lovin' Machine
4. Gerri Hall: Who Can I Turn To
5. The Beat Boys: It Hurts So Bad
6. Earl Gaines: The Best Of Luck To You
7. Earl Gaines: Turn On Your Lovelight
8. Gerri Hall: You Are My Sunshine
9. Johnny Jones: I Got You
10. Rodge Martin: Wasted Nights
11. Rodge Martin: Talkin' 'Bout Soul
12. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #21
SHOW #21 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Bobby Hebb: Got You On My Mind
3. Lou Rawls: If I Had My Life To Live Over Again
4. Lou Rawls: Instant Blues
5. The Beat Boys: Philly Dog
6. Gerri Hall: You Can Make It If You Try
7. Bobby Hebb: Sunny
8. The Beat Boys: In The Midnight Hour
9. Jimmy Church: Day Tripper
10. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #22
 

Vol. 6, The !!!! Beat, Shows 22-26
DVD (Region 0 - NTSC, Color)
BVD 20131AT

SHOW #22 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Johnny Lorand (Lorand): The Eel
3. Frank Howard & The Commanders: I Feel So Sorry For You
4. Tammy McKnight: Take Away These Chains
5. Johnny Jones: Cleo's Back
6. Eva Larse: You Took My Heart
7. Bobby Hebb: I Got Rhythm
8. Rodge Martin: That's How Strong My Love Is
9. The Beat Boys: Satoria
10. Earl Gaines & Jimmy Church: Hold On I'm Coming
11. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #23
SHOW #23 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. The Four Ms: Monkey Time
3. Joe Simon: A Teenager's Prayer
4. Joe Simon: Long Hot Summer
5. Johnny Jones: Soul Drag
6. Eva Larse: All I Could Do Was Cry
7. Freddie King: She Put The Whammy On Me
8. Freddie King: San-Ho-Zay
9. The Beat Boys: Good Good Lovin'
10. Earl Gaines: It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)
11. The Beat Boys: Ram-Bunk-Shush
12. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #24
SHOW #24 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Mabon 'Teenie' Hodges & Fred Ford: Night Train
3. Willie Mitchell: Sticks And Stones
4. Big Amos Patton: He Won't Bite Me Twice
5. Willie Mitchell: instrumental
6. Veniece Stark: I Got Everything He Needs
7. Little Milton: When A Man Loves Two
8. Willie Mitchell: 20-75
9. Willie Mitchell: Hitch Hike
10. Don Bryant: Sweet Baby Talk
11. Willie Mitchell: instrumental
12. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #25
SHOW #25 (1966)
1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Freddie King: See See Rider
3. Little Milton: I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
4. Little Milton: Believe In Me
5. The Beat Boys: Apple Dumpling
6. Veniece Stark: Get You Out Of My Mind
7. Joe Simon: Woke Up This Morning
8. Joe Simon: Crying In The Chapel
9. The Beat Boys: Philly Dog
10. Freddie King: Funny Bone
11. Freddie King: Hide Away
SHOW #26(1966)
1. Intro, incl. The Beat Theme
2. Otis Redding: Mr. Pitiful
3. The Ovations: Twisting The Night Away
4. Percy Sledge: When A Man Loves A Woman
5. The Bar-Kays: Philly Dog
6. Mitty Collier: I'm Having A Party
7. Garnett Mimms: I'll Take Good Care Of You
8. Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles: Over The Rainbow
9. The Sam & Dave Band: Secret Agent Man
10. Sam & Dave: I Take What I Want

'Town Hall Party' was California's largest country music barndance, running from early 1952 until early 1961. The show was broadcast every Saturday night from a theatre made up to look like an old barn in the Compton suburb of Los Angeles. Crowds numbering up to 2000 would fill the old Town Hall to see and hear the top country artists of the day. The first hour was broadcast live over KFI and reached a wider audience when NBC syndicated the show on radio. The broadcast was extended to three hours when KTTV-TV televised the show. Jay Stewart (who later hosted the TV quiz show 'Let's Make a Deal'), and Tex Ritter were the MCs and the house band featured a Who’s Who of West Coast country music, including Joe Maphis, Merle Travis, Skeets McDonald, Johnny Bond and Tommy Duncan. Artists appearing on the show included The Collins Kids, Carl Perkins, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Wanda Jackson and, Johnny Cash. The show was so popular that, in 1958, Columbia Records issued the 'Town Hall Party' album featuring various cast members.

Johnny Cash
BVD 20001 AT

 Get Rhythm ~ You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven ~ I Was There When It Happened ~ Don't Take Your Guns To Town ~ Frankie And Johnny ~ I Walk The Line ~ The Ways Of A Woman In Love Rising ~ Give My Love To Rose ~ It Was Jesus ~ All Over Again ~ Suppertime ~ Guess Things Happen That Way ~ Five Feet High And Rising ~ I Got Stripes ~ The Ways Of A Woman In Love ~ Big River ~ Frankie and Johnny ~ I Walk The Line ~ Pickin' Time ~ Folsom Prison Blues ~ Don't Take Your Guns To Town ~ I Was There When It Happened ~ Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Impersonation) ~ I Got Stripes

Eddie Cochran
BVD 20002 AT

Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ Instrumental ~ Introduction Dick D'Agostin welcomes Eddie ~ Cochran to the show ~ C'mon Everybody ~ Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ~ Don't Blame It On Me ~ Summertime Blues (encore) ~ Interview with Eddie Cochran & band members - ~ conducted by Johnny Bond ~ Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ Night Walk (instr.) ~ Introduction Dick D'Agostin welcomes Eddie ~ Cochran back to the show ~ School Days ~ Be Honest With Me ~ Money Honey ~ C'mon Everybody

Gene Vincent
BVD 20003 AT

Be-Bop-A-Lula ~ High Blood Pressure ~ Rip It Up ~ Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ Dance To The Bop ~ You Win Again ~ For Your Precious Love ~ Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ Rocky Road Blues ~ Pretty Pearly ~ Be-Bop-A-Lula ~ Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ High School Confidential ~ Over The Rainbow ~ Introduction by Jay Stewart ~ Roll Over Beethoven ~ Over The Rainbow ~ She She Little Sheila

Bob Luman
BVD 20004 AT

Svengali ~ Blue Suede Shoes ~ Ready Teddy ~ Shake, Rattle And Roll ~ Rockin' Robin ~ Early In The Morning ~ I Walk The Line ~ Svengali ~ Folsom Prison Blues ~ Precious ~ Oh Lonesome Me ~ Rockin' Robin ~ Rockin' Robin ~ Itchy Twitchy Feeling ~ Itchy Twitchy Feeling ~ Love Makes The World Go Round ~ Stagger Lee ~ Stagger Lee ~ A Lover's Question ~ Early In The Morning ~ I Got A Woman ~ My Baby Walks All Over Me

The Collins Kids
BVD 20005 AT

We've heard so much about how great the Collins Kids were on the old Town Hall Party shows, but now there's finally a chance for us all to see just how great they really were. Lorrie looked like an angel and sang like an angel. Larry was among the era's most dynamic performers. He could run, jump, and duckwalk…all while playing a guitar that was almost as big as he was. This DVD really sets the record straight. The Collins Kids might have had no hits, but they were among the brightest stars in early rock 'n' roll. Here, they're mostly playing other peoples' hits, blues hits, and pop classics, but they're never outclassed by the originals.

November 6, 1954
Boogie (Larry Collins & Joe Maphis)

October 4, 1958
Blue Blue Day - Bird Dog - Make Him Behave - Blues Medley - High School Confidential

 October 11, 1958
Party - Great Balls Of Fire

November 1, 1958
Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Chantilly Lace - Bird Dog - Rock Boppin' Baby - Shake A Hand - Great Balls Of Fire - Blues Medley

November 8, 1958
Make Him Behave - Chantilly Lace - Shake, Rattle And Roll

November 15, 1958
I Got Stung - Great Balls Of Fire - Chantilly Lace - Blues Medley

December 13, 1958
Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Chantilly Lace - Problems

MERLE TRAVIS
At Town Hall Party
BVD 20008-AT

No one revolutionized country guitar playing like Merle Travis.

He gave his name to an entire style of playing...or picking. He influenced Chet Atkins, and just about every rockabilly guitarist on the planet. There is very little video of Merle Travis in his prime, so Bear Family is very proud to present one of the geniuses of the guitar at the peak of his skills. Guitarists will be able to look at his fingers and try to figure out the deceptive simplicity of his style. Everyone else can just enjoy some relaxed, lyrical, and easy-on-the-ear country music.

These 25 performances are a dazzling mixture of songs that Travis learned growing up in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, together with his hits, and even a tune, Main Street Breakdown, by his disciple, Chet Atkins. Very few artists truly revolutionized their music, but Merle Travis did ! Country guitar playing would never be the same after Travis, and when young country guitarists turned Travis picking into rock 'n' roll, they invented rockabilly guitar. Scotty Moore, Cliff Gallup, James Burton, and others were all disciples of Merle Travis. After Merle, it would never be the same!

Fat Gal - Under The Double Eagle - Deep South - Sourwood Mountain - If You Can't Go Right Don't Go Wrong - Bugle Call Rag - Main Street Breakdown - Blue Bell - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Squaws Along The Yukon - Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me - Nine Pound Hammer - I'll See In My Dreams - Cannonball Rag - Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon - Ike Everly's Rag - Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'Tucky Home - Cincinnati Lou - Back Home In Indiana - House Of David Blues - Squaws Along The Yukon - Cuddle Up A Little Closer - Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'Tucky Home - Hominy Grits - Midnight Special

JOHNNY BOND
At Town Hall Party
BVD 20009-AT

When Oklahoma born singer-songwriter Johnny Bond was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, many were surprised, while industry insiders and fans with a sense of the music's history felt that it was about time. Johnny Bond spent most of his career on the west coast, so many were unaware how versatile and extensive his career was. For thirty years, he was primarily associated with singing cowboys, first with Jimmy Wakely, then with Gene Autry, and later as a business partner of Tex Ritter. As a composer, he wrote enough genuine classics to be elected to the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame. As a musician, his distinctive bass guitar riffs are heard on hundreds of country hits recorded in Hollywood and Los Angeles from the 1940s through the '60s. As a comedian, his droll sense of humor was perfect for his years as sidekick to Autry and his long string of novelty songs and recitations. As a recording artist, he had eight Top 10 hits. Now Bear Family Records is pleased to present his laconic artistry to a new generation. The songs include his signature hit Cimarron, and his standards like Your Old Love Letters, Glad Rags, and Tomorrow Never Comes. There are boogie-woogie songs; honky tonk songs, country blues…in other words, something for everyone who loves vintage country music.

Roll On Mississippi Roll On - Barrelhouse Bessie - Where Can I Go - When The Bloom Is On The Sage - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - Please Don't Live A Lie - Wild Cat Boogie - Love Gone Cold - One Sweet Letter From You - Cimarron - Mean Mama Boogie -  Drifting And Dreaming (& Merle Travis) - Hang You Head In Shame (& Joe Maphis) - I'll Never Let You Go Little Darling (& Merle - Travis, Cliff Crofford, Billy Mize) - Glad Rags - Louisiana Lucy - Love Song In 32 Bars - I Hang My Head And Cry - Hang Your Head In Shame - I Walk The Line - My Blue Ridge Mountain Home (& Merle Travis) - Near You - You Brought Sorrow To My Heart - Tijuana Jail - The Fool's Paradise - Firewater - Broken Doll - Out In The Cold Again - Jim, Johnny And Jonas - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - The Long Tall Shadow - Your Old Love Letters - Glad Rags - Those Gone And Left Me Blues - Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You - Oklahoma Waltz - We're Diggin' For Gold (& Cliff Crofford & Billy Mize) - Red River Valley - Put Me To Bed - Tomorrow Never Comes - Train Whistle Blues - Put A Little Sweetenin' In Your Love - Lay It On The Line - Cimarron (& Lee Maphis & Joe Maphis) - Blue Hawaii (& Rose L. Maphis & Merle Travis)

COLLINS KIDS
At Town Hall Party, Vol.2
DVD
BVD 20010 AT

For anyone who enjoys the raw energy of Fifties rock 'n' roll, Bear Family's series of 'Town Hall Party' DVDs are a cornucopia of cool! More footage has turned up than we previously believed existed, so we are happy to present The Collins Kids, Round Two. For those who weren't lucky enough to be in the audience at Los Angeles' weekly TV show, Town Hall Party, in the 1950s, we'll remind you that the Collins Kids were teenage Oklahomans who'd come to Los Angeles in search of fame and maybe fortune. They were high energy, exciting early rock 'n' rollers, underscoring that Fifties rock music was for, by, and about kids. Lorrie's stunning good looks and sultry vocals were combined with Larry's stinging double-neck guitar licks and manic stage antics. They were very visual, and thus better suited to DVD than CD.

This DVD showcases nearly every Collins Kids 'Town Hall Party' appearance in 1959. True to the Bear Family tradition, we have offered everything in the vaults. Some highlights include LaVern Baker's R&B tune So High, So Low , the Lloyd Price hit Stagger Lee (the Collins Kids had an uncanny ability at picking great cover tunes) and Larry's blistering guitar attack on Ramrod and the bonus track Mutt And Jeff Boogie with Joe Maphis. Many say that Larry invented surf guitar, and on the evidence here, they're right.

January 10, 1959:
1. Introduction by Jay Stewart
2. Shake A Hand
3. Stagger Lee
4. Shake, Rattle And Roll
January 3, 1959:
1. The Blues Medley
January 31, 1959
1. Plain Jane
2. Stagger Lee
June, 27, 1959:
1. Sweet Chile
2. The Blues Medley
3. By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon
4. Hot Rod
August 22, 1959:
1. Kissin' Time
2. Bei mir bist du schoen
3. Ramrod (instrumental)
September 19, 1959:
1. By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon
2. Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog
October 24, 1959:
1. So High, So Low (LaVern Baker)
2. Bei mir bist du schoen
3. Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
November 28, 1959:
1. There'll Be Some Changes Made
2. The Lonesome Road
March 28, 1959:
1. Shake A Hand
2. Stagger Lee
3. Chantilly Lace
4. Shake, Rattle And Roll
BONUS
November 6, 1954:
1. Larry Collins & Joe Maphis: Mutt And Jeff Boogie
 

JOE MAPHIS
At Town Hall Party
BVD 20011-AT

"People said they didn't watch country music on TV (but) when it came to Saturday night and 'Town Hall Party,' Beverly Hills would have their eyes on it. A lot of my studio calls came from somebody watching it and seeing me there." ---- Joe Maphis 1981

Joe Maphis's presence on 'Town Hall Party' made him a guitar legend. As the show's bandleader, his dazzling, flamboyant work was prominent behind other acts and in his frequent solo spots. Watching 'Town Hall,' Ozzie Nelson decided to recruit Joe to back his son Ricky on his first, pre -James Burton Imperial sessions. THP brought Joe studio work including film soundtracks for films like 'Thunder Road' and 'God's Little Acre.' Maphis's THP performances inspired countless rockabilly and surf guitar innovators including surf guitar godfather Dick Dale. Joe's tutelage made Larry Collins of the Collins Kids a phenomenal guitarist in his own right. Now, you can see why the Hollywood elite flocked to Joe. This is Maphis at his wildest, using his doubleneck Mosrite guitar as a musical Uzi. Taken from September 1958 to December, 1959 performances (the show went off the air in 1960) the 21 performances feature:

• Maphis favorites Fire On the Strings, Katy Warren Breakdown and live versions of his Columbia recordings of Moonshot and Short Recess.
• Joe Maphis-Merle Travis performances of Wildwood Flower, Under the Double Eagle and Chet Atkins's Main Street Breakdown and a three way jam between Maphis, Travis and Larry Collins
• Joe and Rose Lee Maphis vocal duets on Billy Grammer's hit Gotta Travel On and Bill Monroe's Molly And Tenbrooks.
• Instrumental fireworks between Joe, THP fiddler Katy Warren, trumpeter Cliff Crofford and musically talented comic Quincy Snodgrass.
• A new essay by Rich Kienzle.

Introduction by Jay Stewart - Wait For The Light To Shine (& The Town Hall Party Gang) - Wildwood Flower (& Merle Travis) - Under The Double Eagle (& Merle Travis) - Main Street Breakdown (& Merle Travis) - Rockin' Along (& Larry Collins & Merle Travis) - Short Recess - Bile 'em Cabbage Down (& Quincy Snodgrass) - Moonshot - Short Recess - Gotta Travel On (& Rose Lee Maphis) - Short Recess - Molly And Tenbrooks (& Rose Lee Maphis) - Fire On The Strings (& Fiddlin’ Kate) - Katy Warren Breakdown (& Fiddlin’ Kate) - Cannonball Blues (& Rose Lee Maphis) - Orange Blossom Special (& Fiddlin’ Kate) - Wednesday Night Waltz (& Fiddlin’ Kate & Rose Lee Maphis) - Cotton Eyed Joe (& Fiddlin’ Kate & Rose Lee Maphis) - I Feel That Old Age Creepin' On (& Quincy Snodgrass) - Your Sweet, Sweet Lips (& Rose Lee Maphis & Fiddlin' Kate) - Green River Rag (& Fiddlin’ Kate)

Collins Kids
At Town Hall Party, Vol.3
DVD
BVD 20015 AT

This third Volume (together with the previous volumes) features nearly every Collins Kids Town Hall Party appearance from 1959. True to the Bear Family tradition, we have offered everything in the vaults. Some highlights include the Collins Kids' great take on Frankie Ford's Sea Cruise, Ricky Nelson's I Got A Feeling (Lorrie dated Ricky for several years, and appeared on his TV show), and the Coasters' Charlie Brown. In addition, Larry tears up his doubleneck Mosrite guitar on Johnny B. Goode, and the twin guitar showstopper Rockin' Gypsy.
Many say that Larry invented surf guitar, and on the evidence here, they're right!

June 20, 1959
Introduction by Jay Stewart
Lonely Boy (Paul Anka)
Great Balls Of Fire (Hammer-Blackwell)
Ramrod (instrumental) (Al Casey)
Sea Cruise (H. Smith-J. Vincent)
Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog (Jay Livingston-Ray Evans/Leiber-Stoller)
January 17, 1959
I Got A Feeling (Baker Knight)
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Stagger Lee (H. Logan-Lloyd Price)
August 1, 1959
Shake A Hand (J. Morris)
Great Balls Of Fire (Hammer-Blackwell)
Ramrod (instrumental) (Al Casey)
Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog (Jay Livingston-Ray Evans/Leiber-Stoller)
Lonely Boy (Paul Anka)
 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Charles Calhoun)
February 21, 1959
Shake A Hand (J. Morris)
Stagger Lee (H. Logan-Lloyd Price)
Kinda Like Love (Tom Beck-Eddie Brandt)
Sugar Plum (Fred Stryker)
Show May 2, 1959
By The Light Of The Silv’ry Moon (Gus Edwards-Edward Madden)
Ramrod (instrumental) (Al Casey)
The Rockin’ Gypsy (Joe Maphis)
You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis-Charles Mitchell)
April 4, 1959
Sugar Plum (Fred Stryker)
The Blues Medley (traditional)
Charlie Brown (Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller)
Ramrod (instrumental) (Al Casey)
December 5, 1959
Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey (PD)
Bei mir bist du schoen (Sholom Secunda-Saul Chaplin-Jacob Jacobs-Sammy Cahn)

Halloween At 'Town Hall Party'
BVD 20026 AT

Introduction by Joe Maphis

The musicians for this show are as listed below.
Joe Maphis: lead guitar
Billy Mize: steel guitar
Pat McNeill: bass
Pee Wee Adams: drums
Fiddlin' Kate Warren: fiddle
Jimmy Pruitt: piano
Cliff Crofford: trumpet

The Town Hall Party Gang: Down At The Foot Of The Mountain
Cliff Crofford & Billy Mize: I Ain't Goin' Out Tonight
Skeets McDonald: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
Jeannie Sterling: After You've Gone
Tex Ritter: Alongside Of The Santa Fe Trail
Fiddlin' Kate: Listen To The Mockingbird
The Browns: Party Doll - Scarlet Ribbons -Worried Man
Fiddlin' Kate & Joe Maphis: Back Up And PushJoe Maphis talks to Carl 'Squeakin Deacon' MooreShirley Adams: Please Mr. Mailman
Jimmy Pruitt: Piano Boogie - Guitar Boogie
Johnny Bond: Won't You Put Me To Bed
Cliff Crofford: Mack the Knife
Charlie Williams: Comedy - I got stripes

Marty Robbins
BVD 20007 AT

Marty Robbins was a reticent television performer. His appearances during the early part of his career were few. So this is a treasure trove. Here are performances and interviews dating from the heart of Marty's golden era. As an added bonus, we catch Tompall and the Glaser Brothers at the dawn of their long career. Marty was perhaps the most versatile singer in country music, and these long lost performances bear that out. He runs the gamut from Hawaiian songs to western ballads to teen pop to classic country. He does it all effortlessly, and he does it all superbly. If you weren't lucky enough to be at the old Town Hall Party in February and October 1959, we'll take you there!

February 21, 1959
Marty Robbins: I Can't Quit -  I'll Go On Alone - Pretty Words - Time Goes By
Marty Robbins & Tompall & The Glaser Brothers: A White Sport Coat - The Story Of My Life - Just Married
Johnny Bond Interviews Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins: Down Where The Tradewinds Blow
Johnny Bond interviews Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins: My Isle Of Golden Dreams
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers: Nothing But Sweet Lies - When I've Learned (Old Enough To Cry)
Joe Hudgins: Where'd You Stay Last Night
Marty Robbins & Tompall & The Glaser Brothers: Stairway Of Love - The Hanging Tree

October 3, 1959
Marty Robbins Talks To Jay Stewart
Marty Robbins: My Isle Of Golden Dreams - Oh, How I Miss You (Since You Went Away)

At 'Town Hall Party' (DVD)
BVD 20006 AT

Introduction by Jay Stewart - Dixie Cannonball - Hillbilly Hula - Wildwood Flower - El Rancho Grande - Wabash Cannonball - Beach  Of Waikiki - Don't Feel Sorry For Me - Tijuana Rose - Hillbilly Hula (& Quincy  Snodgrass: vocal) - Wabash Cannonball - Hillbilly Hula - Dixie Cannonball - Tijuana Rose - My Pretty Snow Dear - Geisha Girl - Build A Highway To Your Heart -  Hillbilly Hula (& Quincy Snodgrass: vocal)

November 6, 1954 At 'Town Hall Party' (85 min.)
DVD
BVD 20027  AT

1. Tommy Duncan:  Medley of Country Songs - Mom And Dad’s Waltz / The Waltz You Saved For Me / Lady Of Spain/ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
2. Merle Travis & Joe Maphis: Cannon Ball Rag
3. Joe  Maphis & Quincy Snodgrass: The Audience Song
4. Wesley Tuttle: Footprints In The Snow
5. Tex Ritter: There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder
6. Rangers Quartet: Rock Of Ages
7. Dick Stubbs, Fiddlin' Kate, Billy  Hill: (Instrumental)
8. Joe Maphis & Rose  Lee Maphis: Half As Much
9. Merle Travis & Judy Hayden: John Bolin
10. Wesley Tuttle: Tennessee Waltz
11. Judy Hayden, Rose Lee Maphis,  Marylin Tuttle: Rock-A-Bye-Boogie
12. Les  'Carrot Top' Anderson: The Bonny Hop
13. Wesley Tuttle: That Little Boy Of Mine
14. Johnny Bond: It Makes No Difference Now
15. Joe Maphis,  Fiddlin’ Kate, Merle Travis: Turkey In The Straw
16. Larry  Collins & Joe Maphis: Mutt And Jeff Boogie

Musicians:Merle Travis:  lead guitar
Freddie Hart: rhythm guitar
Joe Maphis: guitar
Les 'Carrot  Top' Anderson: steel guitar
Dick Stubbs: steel guitar
Bud Dooley: bass
Pee Wee Adams: drums
Kate 'Fiddlin' Kate' Warren: fiddle
Billy Hill:  fiddle
Ray Klein: accordion
Jimmy Pruett: piano

November 29, 1958 at 'Town Hall Party' (87 min.)
BVD 20028 AT

Introduction by Jay Stewart
Joe Maphis and the entire cast:  Rainin' On The Mountain
Skeets McDonald: What Am I Doing Here
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis: Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy
Johnny O’Neill:  Wagon Train
Johnny O’Neill, Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Tom Dooley
Norma &  Linda: Lookin' Back To See
Tex Ritter:  The Wayward Wind
Tex Ritter: Jealous  Heart
Wanda Jackson: MEAN-Code: MEAN-Code: Man
Wanda Jackson: Pick Me Up On Your  Way Down
Wanda Jackson: Rock Your Baby
Fiddlin’ Kate: (Fiddle Instrumental)
Jimmy Pruett:  Sweet Georgia Brown
Jimmy Pruett: St.  Louis Boogie
Merle Travis: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Gotta Travel On
Billy  Mize & Cliff Crofford: Gotta Travel On (2)
Jeannie Sterling: The Day The Rains Came
Bob  Luman: Rockin’ Robin
Bob Luman: A Lover’s Question
Wanda Jackson: Alone With You
Wanda Jackson: Queen For A Day
Wanda Jackson: Hard Headed Woman
Fiddlin’ Kate: Maiden's Prayer
Conversation between Texas Tiny, Jay Stewart, Johnny O'Neill, Tex Ritter and Wanda Jackson
Joe Maphis and the entire cast: Goin' Down That Road Feelin’ Bad
Tex  Ritter: Rye Whiskey

June 6, 1959 at 'Town Hall Party' (86 min.)
BVD 20029 AT

Introduction by Jay Stewart
Merle Travis, Johnny Bond and  the entire cast: Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
Johnny Bond: Glad Rags
Billy Mize and Cliff Crofford: Billy Bayou
Jeannie Sterling: Lipstick On Your Collar
Charlie  Williams: Your Cheatin’ Heart
Quincy Snodgrass: (Guitar Instrumental, 1)
Quincy Snodgrass: (Guitar Instrumental, 2)
Carl Perkins: Matchbox
Carl Perkins:  Boppin’ The Blues
Carl Perkins: Pointed  Toe Shoes
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Tell Him No
Jimmy Pruett: (Piano Instrumental)
Skeets McDonald: You’re Free To Go
Merle Travis:  (Guitar Instrumental)
Martha Carson: That Ain’t Right
Martha Carson:I Can’t  Stand Up Alone
Lee Austin & The Last Of The Rebels: What’s A Fool To Do
Lee  Austin & The Last Of The Rebels: White Lightnin’
Lee  Austin & The Last Of The Rebels: The Battle Of New Orleans: s
Carl Perkins: She Knows How To Rock Me
Carl Perkins: Y.O.U.
Carl Perkins:  Blue Suede Shoes
Charlie Williams and Merle Travis: Nine Pound Hammer
Charlie Williams talks to Skeets McDonald
Merle  Travis: (Guitar Instrumental)
Johnny Bond: Mississippi Roll On
Jeannie Sterling: Frankie My Darlin

February 14, 1959 at 'Town Hall Party' (89 min.)
BVD 20030 AT

Introduction by Jay Stewart
Johnny Bond and the entire cast: Take Me Back To Tulsa
Skeets McDonald: Baby Wait
Billy Mize, Cliff  Crofford & Quincy Snodgrass: Charlie Brown
Jeannie Sterling: Stupid Cupid
Tommy Duncan:  My Adobe Hacienda
Tommy Duncan: Roly Poly
Jim Reeves: Billy Bayou
Jim  Reeves: Medley of waltzes: Kentucky Waltz / I Really Don't Want To Know / Tennessee Waltz / Four Walls
Jim Reeves:  Bimbo
Johnny Bond: Broken Doll
Johnny Bond talks to Tommy Duncan and Jim Reeves
Jimmy Pruett: (Guitar  Instrumental)
The Flairs: Mean Woman
The Flairs: Johnny B. Goode
Rose Lee Maphis: Every Step  Of The Way
Johnny O’Neill: That Lucky Old Sun
Johnny O’Neill: Marianne
Johnny Bond: You Ain't Gonna Bring No Trouble Anymore
Jim  Reeves: Blue Boy
Jim Reeves:  Am I Losing You
Jim Reeves: Anna Marie
Skeets McDonald: What A Lonesome Life It’s Been
Jeannie Sterling: There Goes My Heart
Johnny O’Neill: White Silver Sands
Skeets McDonalds talks to Texas Tiny and Susie Guthrie
Cliff Crofford and Billy Mize: Which One Of Us Is To Blame
Quincy Snodgrass: (Guitar Instrumental)
Tommy  Duncan: Ida Red
Tommy Duncan:  Birth Of The Blues
The Flairs: Rebel’s  Inn

August 8, 1959 At 'Town Hall Party'
BVD 20031  AT

Joe Maphis, Johnny Bond  & Gordon Terry: Hot Time In New Orleans Tonight
Joe  & Rose Lee Maphis: Dim Light, Thick Smoke And Loud Music
Johnny Bond: We’re Diggin’ For Gold
Tex  Ritter: Jealous Heart
Jeannie Sterling: The Wonder Of You
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Waterloo
Gordon Terry: It Ain’t Right
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two: Guess Things  Happen That Way, Five Feet High And Rising, I Got Stripes, The Ways Of A Woman In Love, Big  River, Frankie's Man Johnny
Jimmy Pruett: (Piano Instrumental)
Jay Stewart jokes with Squeakin' Deacon
Skeets McDonald: Mona Lisa
Martha Carson: Who Built The Ark
Charlie Williams: The Long Black Veil
Rose Lee Maphis: Please  Mister Mailman
Tex Ritter: These Hands
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two: I Walk The  Line. Pickin’ Time. Folsom Prison Blues, Don’t Take Your Guns To Town, I Was  There When It Happened, Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Impersonation), I Got Stripes

Musicians:Joe  Maphis: leader/guitar
Johnny Bond: guitar
Rose Lee Maphis: guitar
Quincy Snodgrass: guitar
Billy Mize: steel guitar
Skeets McDonald: bass
Jimmy Pruett: piano
Cliff Crofford: trumpet

November 15, 1958 At 'Town Hall Party'
DVD
BVD 20032  AT

Joe Maphis, Johnny Bond, Skeets McDonald: Ridin’ Down That Old Texas Trail
Collins  Kids: I Got Stung -Great Balls Of Fire
Joe  Maphis & Quincy Snodgrass: I Feel That Old Age Creepin' On
Jeannie Sterling: Cross Over The Bridge
Johnny Bond: Lay It On The Line
Johnny Cash &  The Tennessee Two: Get Rhythm - You’re The Nearest Thing To Heaven  - I Was There When It Happened - Don’t Take Your Guns To Town - Frankie And  Johnnie
Joe Maphis & Merle Travis: (Guitar Instrumental)
Norma & Linda: Everybody's Got A Laughing Face
Bob Luman: Rockin’ Robin
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis: Don’t Make Love In A Buggy
Skeets McDonald: What  Am I Doin’ Here
Merle Travis: Blue Bell
Johnny O'Neill: Tom Dooley - Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two: I Walk The Line - The Ways Of A Woman In Love - Give My Love To Rose - It Was Jesus - All Over Again
Jeannie Sterling: Won’t  You Come Home Bill Bailey
Collins Kids: Chantilly  Lace - Blues Medley
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee  Two: Suppertime

Musicians:
Joe  Maphis: leader/guitar
Johnny Bond: guitar
Rose Lee Maphis: guitar
Quincy Snodgrass: guitar
Billy Mize: steel guitar
Skeets McDonald: bass
Pee Wee Adams: drums
Jimmy Pruett: piano
Cliff Crofford: trumpet

April 18, 1959 At 'Town Hall Party'
DVD
BVD 20033 AT

   1.  Introduction by Jay Stewart
   2. Skeets McDonald and the cast: Mountain Dew
   3. Gordon Terry: It Ain’t Right
   4. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Tell Him No
   5. Diane Jewett: He Taught Me How To Yodel
   6. Charlie Williams: Lorena
   7. Jeannie Mack: My Babe
   8. Johnny O’Neill: The Big Movie Show In The Sky
   9. Jeannie Sterling: Angry
  10. Skeets McDonald: What A Lonesome Life It's Been
  11. Johnny Bond: Broken Doll
  12. Gordon Terry: The Saddest Day
  13. Gordon Terry: Tennessee Wagoner
  14. Merle Lindsay & Ozark Jubilee Boys: Stealin' Sugar
  15. Ozark Jubilee Boys (vocal: Shanna Lawrence): I Cried A Tear
  16. Ozark Jubilee Boys (vocal: Don Pierce): Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
  17. June Moseley & Jim Mooney: Faded Love
  18. June Moseley & Jim Mooney: Harbor Lights
  19. Diane Jewett: Diane's Melody
  20. Charlie Williams: Mean Woman Blues
  21. Jeannie Mack: Holiday For Love
  22. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Tom Dooley
  23. Johnny O’Neill : They Call The Wind Maria
  24. Jeannie Sterling: The Man Upstairs
  25. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Billy Bayou
  26. Johnny Bond: Out In The Cold Again
  27. Merle Lindsay & Ozark Jubilee Boys: Got A Little Red Wagon
  28. Merle Lindsay & Ozark Jubilee Boys: You're Running Wild
  29. Merle Lindsay & Ozark Jubilee Boys: New Jole Blon

October 11, 1958 & August 22, 1959 At 'Town Hall Party'
DVD
BVD 20034 AT

   1. Introduction by Jay Stewart
   2. Johnny Bond and cast: Cimarron
   3. Skeets McDonald: Tomorrow Never Comes
   4. Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis: Paper Of Pins
   5. The Collins Kids: Party
   6. The Collins Kids: Great Balls Of Fire
   7. Johnny Bond: When The Bloom Is On The Sage
   8. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Bird Dog
   9. Hank Snow: Tangled Mind
  10. Hank Snow: Medley: Yellow Roses / Let Me Go, Lover / I Don’t Hurt Anymore
  11. Hank Snow: I'm Movin' On
  12. Cliff Crofford & Billy Mize: Just Before Dawn
  13. Jimmy Pruett: 12th Street Rag
  14. Jimmy Pruett: St. Louis Blues<p>

August 22, 1959 (Show 2)

   1. Introduction by Jay Stewart
   2. The Collins Kids: Kissin' Time
   3. The Collins Kids: Bei mir bist du schön
   4. Tex Ritter: High Noon
   5. Martha Carson: Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord
   6. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: ‘Til I Kissed You
   7. Larry Collins & Joe Maphis: Ramrod
   8. Charlie Williams: Kansas City
   9. Fiddlin' Kate & Joe Maphis: Kate Warren Breakdown
  10. Lefty Frizzell: Cigarettes And Coffee Blues
  11. Lefty Frizzell: Ballad Of The Blue And Grey
  12. Charlie Williams talks to Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford
  13. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Heartaches By The Number
  14. Charlie Williams announcement
  15. Charlie Williams talks to 'Squeakin' Deacon' Moore
  16. Jimmy Pruett: Somebody Stole My G
 

July 18, 1959 At 'Town Hall Party'
DVD
BVD 20035 AT

   1.  Introduction by Jay Stewart
   2. Johnny Bond, Rose Lee Maphis & Cast: Lil' Liza Jane
   3. Johnny Bond: We’re Diggin' For Gold
   4. Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford: Waterloo
   5. Rose Lee Maphis: I Don't Want It On My Conscience
   6. Johnny O'Neill: Jambalaya
   7. Jeannie Sterling: What A Difference A Day Makes
   8. Gordon Terry: Johnson's Old Grey Mule
   9. George Jones: I'm Ragged But I'm Right
  10. George Jones: Treasure Of Love
  11. George Jones: White Lightnin’
  12. George Jones: The Girl I Love
  13. Jimmy Pruett: Boogie Woogie
  14. Jimmy Pruett: Casey Jones
  15. Skeets McDonald: Mona Lisa
  16. Billy Mize: Blue Boy
  17. Martha Carson: Let The Light Shine On Me
  18. Johnny O'Neill: She's My Truly Fair
  19. Charlie Williams: I Got Stripes
  20. Rose Lee Maphis: Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree
  21. Gordon Terry & Harold Hensley: Old Joe Clark
  22. Leon 'Quincy Snodgrass' Silby: Bile 'em Cabbage Down
  23. Jeannie Sterling: Lonesome Road
  24. George Jones: Medley
  25. George Jones: Seasons Of My Heart
  26. George Jones: Who Shot Sam
  27. George Jones: You Gotta Be My Baby
  28. Billy Mize: Steel Guitar Rag
  29. Johnny Bond: The Long Tall Shadow
  30. Martha Carson: Do Lord Remember Me
  31. Skeets McDonald: Hawaiian Sea Breeze

JIM REEVES
Kimberley Jim
DVD
BVD 20102 AT

2 movie trailers
the movie: widescreen version
the movie:fullscreen version
Audio Songbook:
16 songs in Afrikaans
The Kimberley Jim Soundtrack
FILM:
   1. Introduction
   2. Dolly With The Dimpled Knees
   3. Born To Be Lucky
   4. My Life Is A Gypsy
   5. I Grew Up
   6. The Boom-Chic Polka
   7. Diamonds In The Sand
   8. That Sparkle In Your Eyes
   9. Fall In And Follow
  10. Old Fashioned Rag
  11. Roving Gambler
  12. A Stranger's Just A Friend
  13. Strike It Rich
AUDIO SONGBOOK
Afrikaans
   1. Tahiti
   2. Bolandse Nooientjie
   3. Ek Verlang Na Jou
   4. Die Ou Kalahari
   5. Jy Is My Liefling
   6. Daar Doer In Die Bosveld
   7. Ding Dong
   8. Draf Maar Aan Ou Ryperd
   9. Die Blonde Matroos
  10. In Die Skadu Van Ou Tafelberg
  11. Verre Land
  12. Geboorteplasie
  13. Net 'N Stille Uurtjie
  14. Nooientjie Van Die Ou Transvaal
  15. My Blinde Hart
  16. Sarie Marais
Kimberley Jim Songbook
   1. Kimberley Jim
   2. Strike It Rich
   3. I Grew Up
   4. My Life Is A Gypsy (instrumental)
   5. Born To Be Lucky
   6. Old Fashioned Rag (instrumental)
   7. Diamonds In The Sand
   8. A Stranger's Just A Friend
   9. Fall In And Follow (instrumental)
  10. Roving Gambler
  11. Dolly With The Dimpled Knees
  12. The Boom-Chic Polka (instrumental)
 

WAYLON JENNINGS
Nashville Rebel
1-DVD (NTSC-Region 0-Color)
BVD 20103 AT

Waylon stars as Arlin Grove, a young rebel trying to make his way in the music business. Sound familiar? Lovable gullible Arlin becomes a star only to be betrayed by his evil manager. With guts, determination and a few encouraging words from Tex Ritter, he makes a comeback. 'The Nashville Rebel' premiered in November 1966. The majority of the film was shot in Nashville and featured many live performances from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.

Tracks
Cousin Jody: Mockingbird
Waylon Jennings: Nashville Rebel
Waylon Jennings: Green River
Faron Young: Sweet Dreams
Tex Ritter: Hillbilly Heaven
Waylon Jennings: Nashville Bum
Porter Wagoner: Howdy Neighbour Howdy
Porter Wagoner: Country Music's Gone To Town
The Wilburn Brothers & Loretta Lynn: Christmas
Sonny James: Do What You Do Do Well
Waylon Jennings: Silver Ribbons
Waylon Jennings: Nashville Rebel
Waylon Jennings: Tennessee
Sonny James: Take Good Care Of Her
Loretta Lynn: You Ain’t Woman Enough