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Gordon, Curtis

Born 1928 in Moultrie, Ga. A regular on the Dixie Barn Dance (WKAB, Mobile, Ala.) in 1953. Stationed at Fort McPherson, Ga., in 1956. Died in 2004.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 6 (1983) of Roll Street Journal.


Source: Jim Hilmar

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
1952/Dec. 20
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5062 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet {c,o,u}
The Greatest Sin {c}
 
1
E4VW-7674
E2VW-7671
1953/Mar. 7
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5182 What's A Little Pride {c}
If You Tell Me One More Lie {c}
1
1
E2VW-7672
E2VW-7673
1953/July 4
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5356 Rompin' And Stompin' {c,j,t,y, I,J}
Rocky Road Of Love {c,i}
1
1
E3VW-0643
E3VW-0641
1953/Oct. 10
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5461   I Just Don't Love You Anymore {c}
Where'd Ya Get So Much Of {c}
 
 
 
 
1953/Dec. 19
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5550 Tell 'Em No {c}
Little Bo-Peep {c}
1
1
E3VW-2262
E3VW-2264
1954/Mar. 20
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5639   I'd Do It For You {c, E}
You Crazy, Crazy Moon {c}
 
 
 
 
1954/June 12
Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5760   Caffeine And Nicotine {c,d,f,u, F}
Divided Heart {c, F}
1
 
E4VW-3650
E4VW-3648
1954/Sept.
(Bb est.)
RCA Victor 47-5818 Baby, Baby Me {c, G}
I'd Like To Tell You {c}
1
1
E4-VW-3649
E4-VW-3647
1955/Feb. 5
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 70538-X45 Don't Trade {a,c}
Chopsticks Mambo
2
2
YW7674
YW7675
1955/Aug. 13
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 70648-X45 Baby, Please Come Home {a,c}
Blue Lifetime
1
 
YW7733
 
1955/Oct. 1
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 70708x45 Our Secret Rendezvous
(You're A) Girl With A Future
2
2
YW7732
YW7720
1956/Feb.
(Bb est.)
Mercury 70791X45 Too Young To Know {a,c}
Hello, Old Broken Heart
1
1
YW7805
YW7803
1956/May 5
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 70861X45 Draggin' {a,b,c,e,h,s,v,x,z, C,H,K,L}
Mobile, Alabama {a,b,c,l,r, A,I,J}
1
1
YW12691
YW12694
1956/Sept. 1
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 70933X45 Play The Music Louder {a,c,n}
Hey, Mr. Sorrow {a,c}
1
1
YW12669
YW12667
1957/Jan. 26
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury 71037X45 So Tired Of Crying {a,c}
I Know My Baby's Gone
1
1
YW14696
YW14697
1957/Apr. 29
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury-Starday 71097x45 Sittin' On Top {a,b,c,e,k,q,x,z, D,H}
Out To Win Your Heart {a,c}
1
1
YW12693
YW14718
1957/May 27
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury-Starday 71121x45 Cry, Cry {a,c}
Sixteen {a,c}
1
1
YW14774
YW14775
1957/Sept. 9
Bb c&w rev.
Mercury-Starday 71183x45 I Wouldn't {a,c}
Please Baby Please {a,c}
1
1
YW14777
YW14776
1961/Mar. 20
Bb c&w rev.
Dollie 3267   Oh Lonely Heart {c,w}
Each Time You Go {w}
 
 
M8OW-3267
M8OW-3268
1962/May
BMI clear.
Dollie 10050 From Memphis To New Orleans {c,g,w}
For The Last Time {w}
1
1
ZTSB 83008
ZTSB 83007
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
Mercury unissued   One Blue Moon, One Broken Heart {a,c}
Rock Roll Jump And Jive {a,c,m,p, B}
 
 
 
 
 
 
[need info]   My Broken Heart Still Knows {w}    

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Curtis Gordon
  2. as by Curtis Gordon And His Western Band

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Bear Family BFX 15181 (lp) Rock, Roll, Jump, And Jive / Curtis Gordon
b. Bear Family BCD 16101 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 11 (Mercury)
c. Bear Family BCD 16253 (cd) Play The Music Louder / Curtis Gordon
d. Bear Family BCD 16864 (cd) Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight!
e. Big Tone BT 5704 (cd) Mercury Rockabillies [And] Louisiana Rock 'N' Roll
f. Blazon 2002 (cd) Sizzling Hillbilly, Vol. 2
g. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55177 (cd) Step Out
h. Chief CCD 1156501 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 1
i. Chief CCD 1156502 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 2
j. Chief CCD 1156504 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 4
k. Chief CCD 1156505 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 5
l. Chief CCD 1156507 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 7
m. Chief CCD 1156509 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 9
n. Chief CCD 1156510 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 10
o. Chief CCD 1156520 (cd) Ultra Rare Hillbilly Boogie, Vol. 1
p. Club 001 (lp) Grab This And Dance, Vol. 1
q. Club PR PRLP- 002 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 2
r. Club PR PRLP- 003 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 3
s. Club PR PRLP- 005 (lp) Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 5
t. Coast To Coast CCCD- 001 (cd) Coast To Coast Rockabilly: 30 Original American Recordings
u. Detour 33- 008 (lp) Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs & Honky Tonk Angels
v. Fed 04 (ep) untitled
w. Gee Dee Music GD 270110-2 (cd) Nashville Rockabilly And Country: From The Vaults Of Jed & Dollie Records
x. Lucky CDLR 803 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 3
y. Lucky CDLR 808 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 8
z. Mercury (England) 6463 084 (lp) Mercury Rockabillies
A. Mustang MUST 1 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 1: Scratchin' On My Screen
B. Mustang MUST 3 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 3: Let's Go Boppin' Tonight
C. Mustang MUST 5 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 5: Big Boy Rock
D. Mustang MUST 6 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 6
E. Orbit 5906 (cd) Rock N Roll Dance Party Country Style, Vol. 6
F. Orbit 5908 (cd) Rock N Roll Dance Party Country Style, Vol. 8
G. Orbit 5910 (cd) Rock N Roll Dance Party Country Style, Vol. 10
H. Philips 6336 257 (lp) Mercury Rockabillies
I. Redita [1st series] 112 (lp) I Want A Rock & Roll Guitar
J. Redita [2nd series] 112 (lp) I Want A Rock & Roll Guitar
K. Rhino 73346 (cd) Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
L. Star-Club 506010 (cd) Rockin' Rollin' Wheelin'


Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, CMF Library, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Rob Karman, Pasi Koskela, Tom Krajina, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Mark Seganish

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 04/05/2008

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