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 {k,l,p, C,N} Time Is Hanging Heavy On My Hands {k,l,p, C}	1 2	B A
1957/Mar. copyright	Edmoral 1011-45		Rakin [!!] And Scrapin [!!] {C,L} On My Mind Again {C}	3 4	B A
1957/Apr. 29 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1137		Rakin [!!] And Scrapin [!!] {p, C,Q} On My Mind Again {p}	3 4	14352 14353
1957/Nov. 4 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1162		Party Party {f,h,p,y, C,P,Q,S,V} Stand By Me {p, C}	1 1	A-2743 A-2744
1958/June 30 Bb pop rev.	Atlantic 45-1182		Hold Me Close {p, C} Take Time To Love Me {C}	1 1	A-3009 A-3008
1958/Nov. 24 Bb pop rev.	Challenge 59033		Egad, Charlie Brown {p,u, C} Keeper Of The Key {p, C}	1	45-310 45-309
1959/June 15 Bb pop rev.	Challenge 59048		Little Lover {p,s,z, C,O} Holding On To A Memory {p}	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 {d,p, C} 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.] {C}		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 {C} No Love For Me	6 6	48939 48939-X
	Gina RT-1116		Strawberry Shake {C} You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven	1 1	45-130 S-3415 45-129 S-3416
	Sangelo 1/2		Party, Party {C} 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 {p} (Are There) Honkytonks In Heaven	9 9	B A
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Don't Lie To Me {a,e,i, C,E} I Need Your Love {a,e, H} Long Time Gone {c,j,p, C,J} Rakin' And Scrapin' [alt. vers. 1] {b,g,j,n,p,v,x, C,D,K,M,T} Rakin' And Scrapin' [alt. vers. 2] {m,p, C} Rock Around The Town {a,e,i,o,w, A,C,G,I} What Can I Do [vers. 1] {B,C,F,K} What Can I Do [vers. 2] {C} When You're Gone {m,p, C}
	Challenge unissued		My Roberta {t} Shiverin' And Shakin' {q,r,u, C,R,U}
	[unissued]		Party Party [alt. vers.] {p}
	[need info]		Boney Shuffle {C}

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, More Hollywood Rock 'n' R, Don Stilton, Lars Stromberg, Joe Wajgel, Peter van Wilsem, Jos Wouters