Beard, Dean

Born 1935 in Santa Anna, Texas. Died in 1989.

References:
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 23 (1980) of New Kommotion.
   Two-part feature article and sessionography in issues 51-52 (1994) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1955/June 18 Bb c&w rev.	Fox 45-405		Red Rover Wake Up, Jacob	2 2	A B
1955/Dec. 10 Bb c&w rev.	Fox 45-408		Sing, Sing, Sing {d,g,i, B,N} Time Is Hanging Heavy On My Hands {d,g, B,N}	1 2	B A
1957/Mar. copyright	Edmoral 1011-45		Rakin [!!] And Scrapin [!!] {h, B} On My Mind Again {B}	3 4	B A
1957/Apr. 29 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1137		Rakin [!!] And Scrapin [!!] {c, B,N} On My Mind Again {N}	3 4	14352 14353
1957/Nov. 4 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1162		Party Party {c,w,x, B,C,K,M,N} Stand By Me {B,N}	1 1	A-2743 A-2744
1958/June 30 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1182		Hold Me Close {B,N} Take Time To Love Me {B}	1 1	A-3009 A-3008
1958/Nov. 24 Bb pop rev.	Challenge 59033		Egad, Charlie Brown {a, B,N} Keeper Of The Key {B,N}	1	45-310 45-309
1959/June 15 Bb pop rev.	Challenge 59048		Little Lover {B,J,N,P,T} Holding On To A Memory {N}	1 1	45-432 45-433
	Villa VA-101		Little Koko Herrera Moon Over Mexico	1 5	- +
1962 RCA mx code	Gaylo BM-112		(Cuidad) Villa Acuna The Day That I Lost You	6 7	N8OW-2497 N8OW-2496
1962/Sept. or later (Bb est.)	Candix 341		Villa Acuna {A,B,N} The Day That I Lost You	1 1	CD-DB-103 CD-DB-104
1962/Dec. RCA mx code	Joed JT-715		Tropical Night  [instr.] Coffee Break  [instr.] {B}		NO8W-2555 NO8W-2556
1962/Aug. 25 Bb c&w rev.	Winston 1063-45-1		The Red Rose I Don't Know How	1 1	44090 44090-X
1963/Apr. mx series	Winston 1073		That's How It Gets Sunup [!!] Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes  [instr.]	6 6	47955 47955-X
1963/July mx series	Winston 1074		My Roberta {B} No Love For Me	6 6	48939 48939-X
	Gina RT-1116		Strawberry Shake {B} You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven	1 1	45-130 S-3415 45-129 S-3416
	Sangelo 1/2		Party, Party {B} You Don't Have To Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)	8 8	2 1
1966 or later (Bb est.)	Sims 299		Pocketfull [!!] Of Stardust {N} (Are There) Honkytonks In Heaven	9 9	B A
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Don't Lie To Me {e,f,s, B,R} I Need Your Love {e,f,u} Long Time Gone {n,v, B,N,S} Rakin' And Scrapin' [alt. vers. 1] {b,k,l,m,p,y,z, B,H,N,O,S} Rakin' And Scrapin' [alt. vers. 2] {B,N,Q} Rock Around The Town {e,f,o,q, B,E,I,R,U} What Can I Do [vers. 1] {r,t,z, B} What Can I Do [vers. 2] {B} When You're Gone {B,N,Q}
	Challenge unissued		My Roberta {G} Shiverin' And Shakin' {a,j, B,D,F,L}
	[unissued]		Party Party [alt. vers.] {N}
	[need info]		Boney Shuffle {B}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Mitch Drumm, Udo Frank, Peter Grendysa, Anton Grundner, Derek Hamilton, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Don Stilton, Lars Stromberg, Joe Wajgel, Peter van Wilsem, Jos Wouters