[78-L] Hank, the Yodeling Ranger

[Cary Ginell]

Here are what dates I have for these. They're in red. 

I hope the color comes through. 

> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:35:04 -0800
> From: 78records at cdbpdx.com
> To: 78-l at 78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Hank, the Yodeling Ranger
> 
> Here is a list of the recordings:
> 
> HANK, THE YODELING RANGER:
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - B-4694
> WANDERING ON / YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL ME    Feb. 8 to 10, 1941
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - B-4733
> I'LL TELL THE WORLD THAT I LOVE YOU / THE GALVESTON ROSE  January 16, 1942
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - B-4736
> LET'S PRETEND / I TRADED MY SADDLE FOR A RIFLE  April 14, 1942
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Black) - B-4737
> BROKEN DREAMS / THE RAINBOW'S END  April 14, 1942
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Black) - B-4739
> WHEN THAT SOMEONE YOU LOVE DOESN'T LOVE YOU/ THE DAYS ARE LONG AND I AM WEARY  April 14, 1942
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - B-4742
> LONESOME BLUE YODEL  October 29, 1936 (1st session) / WAS THERE EVER A PAL LIKE YOU?  November 6-9, 1937
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3208
> GOODNIGHT LITTLE BUCKAROO / YOU'LL REGRET THOSE WORDS MY DARLING  c. May 8, 1943
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3214
> THE SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER / YOU BROKE THE CHAIN THAT HELD OUR HEARTS  December 20-22 or 23, 1943
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3216
> YOUR LITTLE BAND OF GOLD / HEADIN' HOME  December 20-22 or 23, 1943
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3220
> CAN'T HAVE YOU BLUES / DARLING I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU  December 20-22 or 23, 1943
> 
> 
> HANK, THE SINGING RANGER:
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3227
> MY KALUA SWEETHEART / TOO MANY TEARS  December 20-22 or 23, 1943
> 
> RCA VICTOR BLUEBIRD SERIES (Lt blue) - 55-3232
> I'LL NOT FORGET MY MOTHER'S PRAYER / THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS  December 20-22 or 23, 1943

These are all original issues. Nice find!

Cary Ginell
>  
> I assume these were most likely recorded originally in the 1930s-early 1940s and these are re-issues..??  
>  
> Thanks!  CDB
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 12/3/10, 78records at cdbpdx.com <78records at cdbpdx.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: 78records at cdbpdx.com <78records at cdbpdx.com>
> > Subject: Hank, the Yodeling Ranger
> > To: "78-l Online" <78-l at 78online.com>
> > Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 12:59 PM
> > Just digging through a recently
> > acquired record collection and found 12 10" RCA VICTOR
> > "BLUEBIRD SERIES" label 78s pressed in Canada, all
> > recordings of Hank The Yodeling Ranger or Hank the Singing
> > Ranger.  Some of these sound a lot like Jimmy
> > Rodgers.  A little research revealed these are actually
> > some early Hank Snow recordings.  WOW!  Imagine
> > what might have been if Jimmy Rodgers had lived another
> > 30-40 years.  
> > 
> > Anyway, I know very little about Canadian pressings and was
> > wondering when these were issued.  Some of the numbers
> > start with 55-xxxx and others are in the 4xxx series. 
> > All say made in Montreal.  Most are light blue labels,
> > a couple are dark blue.  I thought they might have been
> > from an album, but the numbers are not sequential, as you'd
> > expect from an album set.
> > 
> > Any info would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks!  CDB
> > 
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