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Barnes, Benny

Born 1936 in Beaumont, Texas. A regular on the Louisiana Hayride (KWKH, Shreveport, La.) in 1956. Died in 1985.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 63 (1995) of American Music Magazine.


Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
 
 
Dixie (mail) 507   Searching
Sweet Dreams
I Walk The Line {a,e,f,i,k,l}
I Take A Chance
Any Old Time
Conscience, I'm Gulty {l}
3
3
3
3
3
3
A
A
A
B
B
B
 
 
Dixie (mail) 518   Stolen Moments
There You Go {h,k}
Train Of Love {f,h,k}
Don't Stop The Music
Repenting
Go Away With Me
3
3
3
4
3
3
A
A
A
B
B
B
1958/Mar. 17
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 71284X45 Moon Over My Shoulder {d,k}
Lonely Street {d,k}
2
2
YW16334
YW16335
1958/Sept. 29
Bb pop rev.
Starday 45-401 You Gotta Pay {b,d,g,j,k,m,n}
Heads You Win (Tails I Lose) {d,k}
2
2
2808
2809
1959/Apr. 6
Bb c&w rev.
D 1052 Gold Records In The Snow {k}
Happy Little Blue Bird {c,k}
1
1
1107
1106
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[live recording]   Let's Rock And Roll {o}
My Babe {o}
No Fault Of Mine [live vers.]
 
 
 
 
 
 

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Benny Barnes
  2. as by Benny Barnes With The Echoes
  3. as by Uncredited artist
  4. by George Jones

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

a. Ace CH 16 (10-in. lp) Sleepy La Beef And Friends
b. Ace CH 17 (10-in. lp) Rockabilly Party
c. Bear Family BCD 17030 (cd) Juke Joint Boogie
d. CCL 1142 (lp) The Rockin' Honky Tonk Man / Benny Barnes
e. Cascade DROP 1003 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
f. Cash CS 01 (cd) Cash On The Barrelhead
g. Chief CCD 1156502 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 2
h. Cow Girl Boy LP 5086 (lp) Country Classics Hayride / Benny Barnes
i. Million LP 4 (lp) The Best Of Dixie, Vol. 4
j. SD 830 (lp) Let's Get Wild
k. Star-Club CD 506007 (cd) The Rockin' Honky Tonk Country Man / Benny Barnes
l. Starday SLP- 102 (lp) Hillbilly Hit Parade, Part 1
m. Teenager TEEN 5919 (lp) Let's Go Rocking At The High School Hop Again
n. Texas Gold TG 931 (cd) The Starday Story, Vol. 1
o. White Label WLP 8889 (lp) Rockin' In Louisiana


Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Stéphane Chatain, Udo Frank, Gerd Miller, Adriaan Sturm, Matti Turunen, Johnny Wahlberg, Gerald Watts, Bjorn Witlox

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 08/31/2008

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