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Endsley, Melvin

Born 1934 near Heber Springs, Ark. Died in 2004.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 44 (1992) of Rockin' Fifties.
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 94 (2004) 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
1957/Jan. 26
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-6795 I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere With You {b,c,e,i}
Bringin' The Blues To My Door {b,e,i}
1
1
G2WW-5458
G2WW-5456
1957/Apr. 27
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-6891 I Like Your Kind Of Love {b,c,e,i,m,o}
Is It True {b,e,f,i}
1
1
G2WW-5459
G2WW-5457
1957/July 8
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-6968 Keep A-Lovin' Me Baby {b,c,e,i,n,o}
Lonely All Over Again {b,e,i}
1
1
H2WW-0711
H2WW-0710
1957/Oct. 28
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-7062 Lovin' On My Mind {b,e,i}
Hungry Eyes {b,e,i}
1
1
H2WW-5648
H2WW-5646
1958/Jan. 27
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-7147 I Got A Feelin' {c,e,i}
There's Bound To Be {e,i}
1
1
H2WW-0712
H2WW-0713
1958/Apr. 21
Bb sac. rev.
RCA Victor 47-7216 Let's Fall Out Of Love {b,e,i}
I'd Just Be Fool Enough {b,e,i}
1
1
J2WW-0428
J2WW-0427
1958/Aug. 4
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-7312 Gettin' Used To The Blues {b,e,i}
Just Want To Be Wanted {b,e,i}
1
1
J2WW-0426
J2WW-0425
1959/Feb. 23
Bb pop rev.
MGM K12763 I'll Get Even With You {b,i}
Can I Say Something {b,i}
1
1
59-XY-306
59-XY-307
1959/June 29
Bb c&w rev.
MGM K12806 Let Me Sing The Blues (Just One More Time) {i}
Oh Yeah, Baby {i}
1
1
59-XY-586
59-XY-585
1959/Dec. 28
Bb c&w rev.
MGM K12859 Ain't It Fine {b,i}
I Can't Go Anywhere {b,i}
1
1
59-XY-1033
59-XY-1034
1960/June 20
Bb pop rev.
Hickory 45-1123 The Search {i}
You Make It Sound So Easy {i}
1
1
45-F-265
45-F-266
1960/Oct. 24
Bb pop rev.
Hickory 45-1131 Here I Am {i}
For My Baby {i}
1
1
45-F-264
45-F-267
1961/Mar. 13
Bb c&w rev.
Hickory 45-1141 I Wish I Knew {i}
Everytime I See The Sun Go Down {i}
1
1
45-F-310
45-F-311
1961/Sept. 25
Bb pop rev.
Hickory 45-1152 Started Out A-Walkin' {a,d,g,i}
How Lonely Can You Get {i}
1
1
45-F-310
45-F-313
1965
RCA mx code
Millionaire 698B-3643 Keep The Water Running
To Have My Baby Back
1
 
SK4M-3644
SK4M-3643
 
 
Melark 2003 Half As Blue
Almost Crying
1
1
PRP 4221
PRP 4222
 
 
Melark 2004 It Ain't Easy
I Just Came From There
1
 
PRP 7642
PRP 7641
 
 
Melark 2005 You Gotta Go Out And Get It
I Found Myself Losing You
1
 
PRP 27531
PRP 27532
Additional Tracks on Comps
1957
 
RCA Victor unissued   Gettin' Used To The Blues [alt. vers.] {e,i}   H2WB-5647
 
 
Stomper Time unissued   The Blues Don't Mean A Thing {h,j,k,l}    

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Melvin Endsley

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1977

a. DJM 22069 (lp) Hillbilly Rock

1978

b. Point 315 (lp) Melvin Endsley

1983

c. Bear Family BFX 15113 (lp) Rockin' Rollin' High School, Vol. 5

1985

d. Magnum Force MFLP 034 (lp) Hillbilly Rock: 20 Rare Tracks From The Hickory Vaults

1987

e. Bear Family BFX 15275 (lp) I Like Your Kind Of Love / Melvin Endsley

1988

f. Detour 33- 008 (lp) Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs & Honky Tonk Angels

1991

g. Magnum Force CDMF 034 (cd) Hillbilly Rock: 20 Rare Tracks From The Hickory Vaults
h. White Label 8969 (lp) Memphis: The Stompertime Record Label Story

1992

i. Bear Family BCD 15595 (cd) I Like Your Kind Of Love / Melvin Endsley
j. Collector CLCD 4404 (cd) Original Memphis Rock And Roll & Country

1998

k. Stomper Time STCD 8 (cd) The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night, Vol. 2

2001

l. Stomper Time STCD 14 (cd) Memphis Rockabillies, Hillbillies, & Honky Tonkers

2002

m. Bear Family BCD 16339 (cd) The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 1
n. Bear Family BCD 16607 (cd) The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 2

2007

o. Bear Family BCD 16864 (cd) Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight!


Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Rob Karman, Pasi Koskela, Kurt Krauter, Gerd Miller, Peter Mohr, Adriaan Sturm

Compilation & presentation © 2009, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 09/27/2009

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