[78-L] Hank, the Yodeling Ranger

[David Lennick]

If they say "Bluebird Series" they are definitely not original issues. That 
designation didn't appear on Canadian labels till after 1945 or 1946. 
Incidentally, I suspect that Hank's 1943 sides were recorded somewhere other 
than RCA's Montreal studios, since Victor was adhering to the AFM ban at the 
time. The quality is different on the ones I've heard, including mike pops and 
other technical problems that wouldn't have been allowed even on Canadian 
Victor's normally crappy recordings, but if they were brought in from outside, 
Hugh Joseph probably looked the other way and issued them.

dl

On 12/4/2010 10:31 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>
> 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
>>>