Denson, Lee
Full name Jesse Lee Denson. Born in Rienzi, Miss. "Jesse James" on Kent appears to be a joint pseudonym for Jesse and James Denson.
Original Releases
Discography is intended to be complete through 1964
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Date & Source
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Label & Number
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V
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Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
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As By
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Matrix Numbers
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1956-57
(Bb est.)
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Vik 4X-0251
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  Heart Of A Fool {f,n,u}
The Pied Piper {f,u}
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2
2
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G4PW-9832
G4PW-9829
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1957/July 1
Bb pop rev.
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Vik 4X-0281
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  New Shoes {a,b,k,p,q,t,u}
Climb Love Mountain {a,u}
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1
1
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H4PW-3959
H4PW-3958
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1958/July
(Bb est.)
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Kent 45x306
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High School Hop {c,i,o,s,u}
 Devil Doll {c,m,u}
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1
1
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1
2
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1958/Sept. 15
Bb pop rev.
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Kent 45x314
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South's Gonna Rise Again {e,h,o,s,u,x}
Red Hot Rockin [!!] Blues {d,e,g,h,j,l,o,r,s,u,v,w}
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3
3
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1
2
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1960/Apr.
(Bb est.)
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Merri 202
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Twang {u}
A Tree In The Meadow {u}
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1
1
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1022
1021
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1960/Aug. 8
Bb pop rev.
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Merri 205
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Teen-Age World {u}
Who Tickled The Sphinx {u}
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4
1
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101A
1022
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Magic Lamp 703
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Sixteen States
Mississippi Bridge
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Additional Tracks on Comps
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1958
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Kent unissued
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Red Hot Rockin' Rally {s,u}
Rock Daddy Rock {s,u}
South's Gonna Rise Again [alt. vers.] {s,u}
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3
3
3
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[unissued]
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It Took Too Long {f,u}
Love Twister {f,u}
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[need info]
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Heart Of A Rosary {u}
The Miracle Of The Rosary [vers. 1] {u}
Mississippi Bridge {u}
Rock 'Til I Drop {o}
Sixteen States {u}
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References in "As By" Column:
- as by Lee Denson
- as by Lee Denson With Howard Biggs And His Orchestra
- as by Jesse James
- as by Lee Denson / Buddy Cole Orchestra
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
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1978
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a.
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Rave On 5001 (lp)
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Eddie Cochran -- The Crest Session
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1979
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b.
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RCA (England) PL 42809 (lp)
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Victor Rock 'N' Rollers
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1980
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c.
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Big H 79110 (lp)
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Vintage Rock 'N' Roll Collector's Items, Vol. 10
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d.
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Crown 56- 100 (lp)
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Rock, Rock, Rock, Vol. 1
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1981
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e.
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Ace CH 32 (10-in. lp)
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Modern Rockabilly
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1983
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f.
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Bear Family BFX 15112 (lp)
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Rockin' Rollin' High School, Vol. 4
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g.
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Cascade DROP 1003 (lp)
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Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
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1986
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h.
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Ace CH 185 (lp)
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Modern Rock 'N' Roll And Rockabilly
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i.
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Teenager TEEN 5917 (lp)
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Let's All Dance to Rock And Roll
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1988
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j.
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USA 57591 (lp)
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Teenage Thunder: Rock, Rock, Rock, Vol. 1
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1993
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k.
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Bear Family BCD 15622 (cd)
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That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 1
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l.
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Big Tone BT 5716 (cd)
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MCA Rockabillies, Vol. 4
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1994
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m.
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Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55015 (cd)
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Teenage Favorites
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n.
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Cat 1036 (cd)
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Calling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 4
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o.
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P-Vine PCD 2466 (cd)
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Long Gone Daddy: Kent/RPM Greatest Rockabillies
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1996
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p.
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Ace CDCH 496 (cd)
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Rockin' From Coast To Coast
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q.
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Teenager TEEN 5920 (cd)
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Crewcuts, Ponitails And Bobbysocks
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2000
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r.
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Ace CDCHD 715 (cd)
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Rockin' From Coast To Coast, Vol. 2
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s.
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Ace CDCHD 768 (cd)
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Long Gone Daddies
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t.
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BMG Int. 75406 (cd)
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Don't Mess With My Ducktail: 26 RCA Tracks
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2001
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u.
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Hydra BCK 27115 (cd)
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The South's Gonna Rise Again / Lee Denson A.K.A. Jesse James
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2004
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v.
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Now Dig This CMFCD 1042 (cd)
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Well, Now Dig This
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2006
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w.
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Rhino 73346 (cd)
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Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
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Year Unknown
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x.
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Lucky CDLR 813 (cd)
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Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 13
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Acknowledgments:
Denis Babey,
Bill Davis,
Udo Frank,
Bernd Hermoneit,
Bernd Kratochwil,
Kurt Krauter,
Rockin' Fifties,
Peter Staehli,
Joe Wajgel
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Compilation & presentation © 2009, Terry E. Gordon
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This page generated on 09/27/2009
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