[78-L] Merle Travis on ATLAS 78?

Han Enderman jcenderman at solcon.nl
Wed Feb 12 15:46:08 PST 2014


Also many blues titles by Luke Jones on Atlas, and sessions by Red Mack
and by Johnny Alston (in "Sepia Series")..
This Atlas label (with 100 series) was also released in Canada.
Were these Frankie Laine's first recordings?

Here is a copy of Bruyninckx:

Luke Jones & his Five Joes or with Joe Alexander's Highlanders : George Vann (vcl-l,d) Red Mack (vcl-2,tp) Joe Lutcher (as) Clarence Williams (vcl-3,p) Joe Alexander (b) Luke Jones (vcl)
Los Angeles, c. 1944-45

AT142 Going down slow (1) Atlas 115, 142, Oldie Blues (Du)OL8012

AT143 Feeling low down (1) 116

AT144 What you bet (2) 115, -

AT145 Four or five times (1) 116

AT159 Graveyard blues (1) Atlas 122, Oldie Blues (Du)OL8012

AT160 Worryin' anyhow blues (1) 123, 160, -

AT161-1 Jump the boogie (1,2) 122, 123, 160, -

AT162-2 Shufflin' boogie -

Note : "Shufflin' boogie" exist in a coupling either with mx. AT161 or AT159.

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Los Angeles, 1945

AT210 I love you love me too (2) Atlas 134

AT211 Ditch diggin' daddy (3) -

AT212 She's my baby (3) 135

AT213 Midnight blues (3) -

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Luke Jones & his Orchestra : no details

Los Angeles,

AT228-3 Boogiology Atlas 143

AT229

AT230

AT231-3 Disc jockey blues Atlas 144

AT232

AT233

AT234-2 unknown title Atlas 144

1T235 Say hello to Miss Brown 143

Take the "U" car 155

Why do I get those blues -


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>>> A favorite that I have is "Melancholy Madeline" which Laine did with Johnny Moore & the Three Blazers (FL-107). 
Travis' "That's All" is the only one I have by him on Atlas. He also did it on Capitol 57-40171.
Cary Ginell

> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:09:22 -0500
> From: joenscott at mail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Merle Travis on ATLAS 78?
> 
> Red Murrell was also on Atlas and very good.
> You tend to see a lot that Travis based "That's All" on a sermon he heard, but, 
as Archie Green figured out and e.g. Alan Lomax not so much, Travis didn't worry 
about his anecdotes being true. It really went back to "Denomination Blues" by Washington Phillips (1880-1954).
> My favorite recording artist for Atlas (while on Atlas) would be Frankie Laine who 
made some great, great recordings for them apparently in breach of his contract with Mercury.
> Joseph Scott

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clifford Bolling
> Sent: 02/11/14 05:48 PM
> To: 78-l Online
> Subject: [78-L] Merle Travis on ATLAS 78?
> 
> Just found a Merle Travis record on an ATLAS label 78. 
I have a ton of Nat king Cole and other pop stars on Atlas, didn't know they also did country. 
Is there a discography for the Atlas label somewhere online? 
The only Atlas label records I can find are for the 1980s-1990s jazz label. 
Thanks! Cliff 
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