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McDonald, Skeets

Real name Enos William McDonald. Born 1915 in Greenway, Ark. A regular on Town Hall Party (KTTV, Compton, Calif.). Died in 1968.

References:
   Article in issue 191 (1999) of Now Dig This.


Source: Jim Hilmar

Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1956/June 23
Bb c&w rev.
Capitol F3461 You Oughta See Grandma Rock {b,d,j,k,q,t,u,v,w,x, A,B}
Heart-Breakin' Mama {b,d,j,l,r,u,x,y, C}
1
1
45-15463
45-15464
1956/Dec. 8
Bb c&w rev.
Capitol F3600 You Better Not Go {b,d,q,u,z}
Don't Push Me Too Far {b,i,r,u}
1
1
45-15765
45-15018
1957/Aug. 26
Bb c&w rev.
Capitol F3778 Fingertips {c,d,z}
Bless Your Little Ole [!!] Heart {z}
1
1
45-17367
45-17369
1957/Nov. 11
Bb c&w rev.
Capitol F3833 I'm Hurtin'
Love Wind
1
1
45-11368
45-11370
1959/Feb. 23
Bb c&w rev.
Capitol F4147 Baby Wait {d}
What A Lonesome Life It's Been
1
1
45-30294
45-30293
1960/Jan. 11
Bb pop rev.
Columbia 4-41556 Cheek To Cheek With The Blues
Where You Go (I'll Follow)
1
1
JZSP 49194
JZSP 49193
1958
 
Capitol LP cut   Blues In My Mind {c,h,s}
Fort Worth Jailhouse {a,c,e,h,m,p}
Gone And Left Me Blue {e,h,i, D}
Hawaiian Sea Breeze {f,h,z}
I'll Sail My Ship Alone {e,h}
Tomorrow Never Comes {c,h}
You're There {a,c,h,i,s}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[live recording]   Cheek To Cheek With The Blues {o}
Gotta Travel On {n}
It'll Take Me A Long Time To Live That Down {g,o}
Somebody Touched Me {o}
The Wall {n}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Skeets McDonald

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively


1974

a. Redita [1st series] 109 (lp) Nashville Country Rock

1975

b. Capitol (France) 2S 150- 81970/1 (lp) Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower

1977

c. Capitol (France) 2S 184- 85029/30 (lp) Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower, Vol. 2

1985

d. Bear Family BFX 15191 (lp) Rockin' Rollin' Skeets McDonald

1987

e. Magnum Force MFLP 048 (lp) The Rockin' 50s

1988

f. DOJO DOJL- 5009 (lp) Rock-A-Hula-Bop
g. See For Miles 98 (lp) Hollywood Hillbilly

1991

h. Capitol (France) 2C 068 86307 (lp) Goin' Steady With The Blues / Skeets McDonald

1992

i. Capitol (France) 7 99879 2 (cd) Rockabilly: Capitol Country Classics

1993

j. Bear Family BCD 15624 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 3

1994

k. Club PR PRLP- 001 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 1
l. Club PR PRLP- 003 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 3

1995

m. Club PR PRLP- 004 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 4

1997

n. Country Routes RFD 15 (cd) Town Hall Party 1958-61
o. Country Routes RFD 16 (cd) Joe Maphis & Friends At Town Hall 1958-61
p. Lucky CDLR 812 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 12

1999

q. Disky DC- 885702 (cd) A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 1
r. Disky DC- 885712 (cd) A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 2
s. Disky DC- 885772 (cd) A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 3

2000

t. Disky DO 250542 (cd) As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly

2001

u. Beat Goes On 504 (cd) Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower

2007

v. Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd) Classic Rockabilly
w. Sleazy RAB 01 (cd) Rockabilly Race: 25 Pure Rockabilly Tracks, Vol. 1
x. Smith & Co. SCCD 1125 (cd) Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!

2009

y. Fantastic Voyage FVTD 017 (cd) Good Rockin' Tonight: Red Hot Rockabilly

Year Unknown

z. CCL 1103 (lp) I Love You Mama Mia / Skeets McDonald
A. Knockville 4403 (lp) Rock And Roll for Collectors, Vol. 3
B. Lucky CDLR 813 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 13
C. Lucky CDLR 814 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 14
D. Zomboco 2 (cd) Real Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 2


Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, CMF Library, Udo Frank, Shane Hughes, Rob Karman, Tom Krajina, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, John Neal, Perica Sucevic, Gilles Vignal, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox, Jos Wouters

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

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